Vol 25 issue 9

Vohime25. issue 9 January 13,19S8

Southwards

Maint' Smilh High Scliool

Westman makes all-state band When Dean Westman first heard about the Chicagoland district band his sophomore year, he wasn't even thinking of the Illinois All-State Band. Now, he is the first Maine South student to qualify for the All-State Band.

"My interest in the district bandfirstgrew when I heard about it in music camp my sophomore year at the University of Kansas," said Dean.

When the students were aware of the tryouts for this band, they were given three weeks to prepare for it. Most kids had been practicing since July.

In late October Dean, along with other Maine South band members, went to West Leyden High School for the tryouls. "There were three different judges. We were tested on scales, sight reading, and a prepared piece," Dean said.

In the Chicagoland area. Dean was in from New Trier and Buffalo Grove," Dean competition with 45 other tuba-players. The stated.

Ifop nine players made the district band, and Dean described the district band as "an )ean was third. "The main competition came experience I wouldn't give up for the world. It

was different being a follower instead of a leader in the district band, because even the worst in the band is still the best."

The band practiced four hours before the contest at West Aurora High during November. John Poynter, a musical director at Northwestern, directed the band. "Hearing the band play made me reaUze that our band has a lot of potential. It gives a goal to shoot for on improvement."

Two weeks later, Dean heard from Mr. McLean that he qualified for the All-State Band. Tryouts for the band arc in late January in Peoria. "I'm hoping to rank in the top three.

It isn't a longshot because ours is the hardest district and it will go the same as the district competition did. Two bands are formed— All-State and All-State Honors. The difference between the two is in sightreading."

Dean has also participated in a wide range of activities at Maine South such as V-show, musical, orchestra, and concert choir. In college Dean plans to major in Music Education with hopes of becoming a band director.

King day^more than Just a day off What does January 16 mean to you? A Monday? The day beforefinalexams? A day off from school? It is all of these, but it is also a federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1985, Congress passed a bill stating that the third Monday of January be proclaimed Martin Luther King Day. On January 20, 1986, the U.S. officially observed the holiday for the first time.

Even though Martin Luther King Day had been a holiday in many states for several years before '86, it took several years for the bill to pass through Congress. Many citizens and congressmen opposed the bill. Most opposition claimed that King was not as important as George Washington, the only American to liave a federal holiday named after him. Racism may have been another factor leading to opposition.

Martin Luther King, Jr., was bom January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Morehouse College and received a diBi inity degree from Crozer Theological Seminary. Dr. King earned his doctorate degree from Boston University.

Dr. King became nationally famous in 1955, when he led a boycott of public buses in Montgomery, Alabama. This boycott was

successful; in 1956 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation on transportation was unlawful. He later organized the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which began the struggle for black equality.

Peaceful reform was a major point of King's struggle for black rights. Even though he was tempted many times to act violently.

King rarely succumbed. King also stressed that blacks must never give in to poverty, and must strive for a high standard of living.

Unfortunately, Dr. King died on April 4, 1968; he was shot by James Earl Ray while standing on a hotel balcony. All Americans owe a debt of gratitude to this man and his dream of equality.

MS nominated for national award Recently, Maine South, along with 23 other Illinois schools, has been nominated by the Illinois State Board of Education for the National Secondary School Recognition Award.

Begun in 1982, the purpose of the award is to give public recognition to outstanding secondary schools across the United States.

To be nominated the school had tofillout an application consisting of three parts. The first part deals with the demography, the school's and district's characteristics, followed by a second section on eligibility criteria.

Thefinal,most involved part is the effective schooling section containing six underlying areas composed of three tofifteenquestions each. Areas covered include leadership.

learning and teaching environment, institutional vitaUty, parental and community support, and indications of success. There is also a special emphasis area which focuses on education in geography and strengthening curriculum requirements.

Two committees collaborated to compile information for the application. One of the committees, the Administrative Council, comprised of department chairmen, lead teachers, deans, and vice-principals, worked to find information for the report. The writing committee, consisting of Miss Pierce, Mr. Kohler, Miss Pfiederer, Miss Purdy, Miss Feurer, Dr. Cachur, parent Mrs. Duerkop, and District 207 administrator Joel Morris, helped with the phrasing and construction of the continued on page 2

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25th winter concert scheduled On January 29th at 3:00 p.m.. The Maine South Concert Band will be performing its 25th annual Winter Concert. The concert will also feature the 8th grade members of the Lincoln Junior High School Concert Band.

Mr. Robert Nebgen, director of the Lincoln Junior High School Concert Band, will also be directing both bands along with the Maine South Concert Band, Mr. Gordon McLean.

"It's fuUfilling to see the talent that will be the future members of the Maine South Music Department," Dave Neisler commented.

"It gives you a better view of the whole

Park Ridge music department instead of just one group," said junior flutistBonnie Duncan.

The concert will also give the Lincoln players a fine example ofwhat to expect in the Maine South Music Department.

The Maine South Cadet Band will also be playing in the concert. Brad Johnson feels, "It will show the two Maine South bands blending together."

The Maine South Jazz Band along with select members of the Maine South Concert Orchestra will be accompanying Kent Wehman, a Maine South graduate and tal-

Students, faculty win video awards Two Maine South students and one faculty member have been honored by the International Student Media Festival for their Video Tape entries.

Led by broadcasting teacher Mr. Mark Bielak, Maine South brought home three awards. In the 10-12th grade Video Tape division, junior Frank Stokes was awarded second place for his entry The Adventures of Rick Havoc . Taking second place in the 10-

12th grade News Video Tape division was senior S cott Dummler with his presentation In Search For. Also receiving an award was Mr. Bielak. His entry. Summer Institute for Academic Gifted, tied for third in the Video Tape division. The winners have been invited to attend the International Student Media Festival to be held February 2,1989 at the convention center in Dallas, Texas.

Consumer education proficiency test to be offered at Maine South For the third year, the Consumer Education Proficiency Test is being administered providing students with an opportunity to be exempt from this course requirement.

To pass the exam a student must obtain a score of 70 percent. This is an increase from the 53 percent previously required to pass when the test wasfirstgiven. The Illinois S tale Board raised the requirement to keep the

number of those who pass down tofiveand ten percent. The board felt that the first year too many students passed and standards must be raised to truly test proficiency.

The test will be administered at Maine South on Wednesday, January 25th at 7:00 p.m. Deadline for signing up to take the test is 4:00 p.m. today in the bookstore.

ented pianist, on the popular Gershwin peice, "Rhapsody in Blue." "It will be an inspiring and unforgettable experience to play \/ith a Maine South graduate who is as talented as Kent Wehman," said Jim Pas, lead alto saxophone player in the Jazz Band.

Senior Dean Westman, recently named to the All-State band commented, "Taken the music and the blending of the musicians, it should be an all-around success."

School award, cont'd continued from page 1

thirty-page report The next step in the process is for the National Board to choose schools for site visits. A site visit is comprised of a twomember team which observes the school for two days. The schools chosen for the visits will be announced on February 6.

Dr. Cachur still feels it an honor to have been nominated even if the school does not compete any further. He believes that the nomination is "a tribute to all—students, staff, administrators, parents, and the community."

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November students of the month recognized Physical Education: Gerhard Stange, MattGolliet, Dave Rundblad, Scott Schweda, Ann DeJulio, Lisa Heyden, Kristin Jacobs, Karen Rioch, Maxine Sinda; Health: Daran Puffer.

Home Economics: Collen Gill, Sheryl Haras, Dawn Julitz, Kirsten Krischke, Holly Lesak, Pamela Raguz, Theresa Sadilek.

Driver Education: Karen Feltes, Natasha Siddiqui, Amy Biedron, Richard Martwick.

Art: Christine Goble, Greg Barrington, Deborah Paulov, Geoffrey Docherty, Jon Marquart.

Industrial Education: Jeffrey Lydecker, Mitchell Anderson, Christopher Chandler, Eric Bratu, Paul Anton, Walter Gansz.

Fine Arts: Nancy Green, Cara Spurrier,

Margaret Filkins, James Falzone, Philip Maniaci.

Mathematics: Jordon Amos, David Cook, Oksana Dudycz, James Dunn, Caroline Guzaldo, Stacey Jachim, Lynne Jackson, Dean Kovzes, Linda Riordan, Renee Russo, Raymond Sinnappan.

Business Education: Peter Christian, Debbie Dean, Anthony Gesualdo, Annemarie Hoffman, Kevin Oesle, Amy Wickstrom.

English: Kenneth Alt, Rebecca Bahnsen, Amy Berka, Erik Brandenburger, Gregg Coomer, Pete DelRe, Katrina Flener, Kristine Gableson, Mary Hukic, Katherine Kamezis, Nancy Kenyeri, Georgia Lamar, Brad Pawlowski,Conr'e Walker, AnitaRenaghan, Paul Chartouni, Robert Janas.

Social Science: Jason Chidester, Vida Gosrisirikul, Pat Loukas, Roger Moore, Cheryl Roma, Annette Siwiec, Alicia Stasica, Laura Wagner.

Foreign Language: Joe Curcio, Steve DeCherrie, Ann DeJulio, Meg Lobitz, Matthew Marienau, Angle Papassavas, Natasha Siddiqui, Annette Siwiec, Renee Siwiec, Kimberly Wiederer.

Science: Trent Agenlian, Chris Albright^ Mitch Anderson, Carolyn Chandler, Chris Dosenbach, Elizabeth Eicher, Jennifer Gluchman, Mark Hermes, Pat Loukas, Martha Muhlena, Alison Pease, Helen Poulos, Tom Thein, Albert Tseng, Chris Walton.

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^ An eye-opening trip to tiie Orient

by Jenny Miller Junior Frank Stokes and his freshman sister Sophia took a three week vacation to Hong Kong, Bangkok, Thailand, Burma, ChaingMai, and Japan, where they got a firsthand look at Oriental cultures.

Hong Kong, a very crowded city, was filled with open air markets in the streets.

Merchants sold everything from food that "you would not want to eat!" to small pels and handmade crafts. "One thing we (Americans) weren't used to," said Frank, "was that you're expected to bargain for goods after being quoted an outrageously high price."

Many gardens were found away from the cities, such as the Tiger Balm Gardens, which featured huge statues of various animals carved into the walls. Pagodas were everywhere, sometimes housing Buddha statues of gold weighing up tofiveand a half tons.

Bangkok, Thailand was the Stokes' next destination. They found the city to be extremely dirty. Frank commented that, "If polluuon could kill, Bangkok would be a ghost town." Taxis, called Tuk-Tuks, were like golf carts, and because of overcrowding and u-affic jams, drivers often crossed lanes of oncoming cars to avoid delays.

Because of its many rivers, houses in Bangkok are built "Vienna-style" on stilts directly on the waterways. Floating markets are also a vital part of life on the river. Merchants sell imitation Gucci purses, various "pirated" merchandise, and cheap jewelry.

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A visit to the Orient reveals a world Vastly different from our ovm. China, for example, offers sights as old as the Great Wall, over 2,000 years old, or as new as the New World Hotel in Kowloon, Hong Kong (pictured below.)

The Stokes spent a week in Burma. Because of the recent rioting, a 9:00 curfew was established, causing the Stokes to spend Christmas Eve in their hotel room. They, along with a German touring group, were the first tourists allowed in the revolutionary and riotous country. Because of this, they were

treated royally and even made the front page of the newspaper.

Burma's population is 90 percent peasant farmers and only 10 percent working class.

The upper regions of the country are the areas controlled by drug smugglers. A group of soldiers controls the mountains where heroin is grown and transported to the cities. 90 percent of the drugs come from the Golden Triangle where Burma, Laos, and Thailand meet.

On the way back to the States, Frank and family stopped in Japan for one forty degree day. Since the dollar is down against the yen, a cup of coffee cost four dollars.

One funny aspect of the trip was that Frank kept hitting his head on the street signs because they were so short. "I couldn't stand up straight in the buses because the ceilings were too low," Frank explained.

"The food was "pretty good," but you had to get used to their cuisine. During their stay in China, the Stokes stayed at the Shangri-La, a modern, exclusive hotel, where they enjoyed comfortable rooms and good service.

Communication was not too much of a problem. Most of the Chinese could speak only a little English, but it was enough to get by. The trip gave them a new outlook on the Oriental culture and was an experience they will remember for a long time.

Q ommentary

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it's Friday the 13th again...^

by Jenn Oschger

In case you haven't already noticed, today is Friday the 13th. And if you're superstitious you would probably prefer being locked in your room. Don't worry, you aren't alone; Winston Churchill felt the same way. Today really takes a bad rap, for not only is 13 unlucky, but so is Friday.

Unfortunately, the negative side of Friday, named after the Germanic goddess Frija, tends to outweigh the positive. Sayings such as "Friday sail, always fail," and "Friday flits have not long sits" were created based on people's superstitions.

Throughout the years, superstition has played on human fears. We tend to plan our lives around this day. Ships set to cast off on a Friday will often delay their departure until midnight If Lord Byron had heeded this warning he might have had a longer life.

Couples wed on a Friday are said to have

been poorly mated, and should expect years of unrest ahead of them. Turn your mattress on a Friday, and sleeplessness will follow.

Regardless, Friday does have a few good points. Dreams during Friday might come true if told on Saturday. And it is considered good luck to be bom on this day: "Friday's child is loving and giving."

Along with Friday, 13 has taken on an unlucky connotation throughout the ages.

Often associated with death and misfortune, 13 is said to "dangerously exceed the proper hmits, and starts a new and uncertain course."

The first or last to rise from a table of 13 will die or encounter misfortune within the year. Ironically, Judas was thefirstof the 13 men present to rise and beu^ay Christ at the Last Supper.

Thirteen, the number of sin, has been omitted from France's and Italy's lottery, the floor does not exist in hotels and hospitals, and airlines refuse to have a Flight 13.

Tarot trump number 13 portrays Death—a skeleton mowing afieldof human heads with a scythe, while hands and feet grow in their place. It is tradition that a coven of witches contain 13 members, the 13th being the Devil.

Some people have even taken superstition to such extremes as to create clubs like the National Committee of Thirteen Against Superstition, Prejudice, and Fear. It was organized on Friday, August 13,1946, founded

by Nick Matsoukas, bom June 13, the 13th of 13 children. His name has 13 letters, and he immigrated to the U.S. Febmary 13, 1917.

The members of this club demonstrate that superstitions are absurd. They open umbrellas indoors, smash windows, and hold black cats without ill effects.

But whether you're superstitious or not, the fact that you're here today is a generally good sign. It sure beats the alternative! Just remember, don't leave on a cmise, walk under a ladder, hold a black c a t . . .

.and againJ and again, and again

by Phil LoSasso ously not her lucky day.) Shefinallystumbles Sequels, sequels, sequels. Can't anyone upon the killer, who tums out to be the insane think of a new or original idea these days? mother of the boy who drowned years back, From Caddyshack II to Arthur II to Coc- Mrs. Voorhees. She explains to the girl that it coon II; it nearly seems impossible, when was the counselors' fault that her boy, Jason, looking through a movie section, tofindany- died, and that she was going to get her revenge thing without a roman numeral after it now. A long chase follows which results with In the early days of the theaterafilmwasn't Mrs. Voorhees being decapitated. The film called a movie, but a serial. These shows were ends with the girl sitting in a boat on the lake much like the modem-day sequel but much and all of a sudden Jason leaps out and drags better. These serials came out each and every her in. weekend, much different than the two- to Friday the 13th Part 2 three-year gap between sequels these days.

This movie starts as another group of counThey also were only 25 cents or so to see one, selors come back to Crystal Lake and once not like today's movies which are an outra- again are slaughtered unmercifully. Could geous six bucks a pop. this be the beheaded Mrs. Voorhees again?

Yet, on this day and date, rather than re- No, of course not, but rather her maniac offviewing all of the thousands of sequels, it is spring, Jason, who goes on a killing spree of most appropriate to review only the movies his own. most timely on this day of days. Yes, you Friday the 13th Part 3 guessed it, Friday the 13th.

Part 3 begins as Jason once again starts his Friday the 13th reign of terror to anyone that visits his lake.

The beginning of the long-standing series, The main occurrence of this installment is that it all begins as a group of unwary camp coun- Jason dons his infamous hockey mask. This selors come to reopen the dilapidated Camp movie was originally shown in the theaters in Crystal Lake, 15 years after the unfortunate 3-D,yetdoesn'tretainthisfeatureonvideo.ln drowning of a boy that ultimately caused its the end Jason gets hit in the face with a giant closing. Shortly after commencing their reha- machete and drops to the ground. bilitation, they one by one find themselves Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final alone in the wrong place at the wrong time and Chapter are exterminated in an array of brutal ways.

This movie beginsrightwhere the last one Finally, one girl is left alone, stranded in a ended as Jason's carcass is brought to the rainstorm with a bloody corpse lying in the hospital. Jason is revived while in the only remaining working car (this was obvi- hospital's cold room and once again returns

on his hockey mask rampage. Jason is once ^ ^ y againkilled in theend of this film,this time by ^ F a young boy. Tommy Jarvis.

Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning This film doesn't even feature Jason, but rather Tommy, the boy who killed Jason in the previous film. An older Tommy is now traumatized by his encounter with Jason. His problems are not helped by a copy-cat killer mnning around trying to make everyone believe that Jason is alive and well. In the end, Tommy kills the mass murderer and feels free of his problems.

Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives Tommy is back and now feels that he must cremate Jason's body. Upon digging him up, a one-in-a-million lightning bolt suikcs Jason' s body and charges him up into another killing frenzy. Tommyfiguresout that he has to return Jason to his original resting place, the floor of Crystal Lake. Tommy finally tricks him and sends Jason down to the depths of the lake and leaves him for dead.

Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood: Not even the efforts of Tommy Jarvis can provide a permenant end to the, now cult hero, Jason Voorhees. In this latest encounter, a new heroine with telekenetic powers accidendy uses these powers to drown her father ^B) in, you guessed it, Crylstal Lake. After returning to the lake with her psychologist, our young heroine attempts to wish daddy alive.

(Apparently, his body was never retrieved continued on page 5

(commentary

^My New Year's resolution is—nah!

by Alice Raidl Many people make a new year's resolution, but does it always stick?

The New Year's festivities have come and gone. Just think how many people on January 1 rose above a crowd of cheering maniacs at 12:04 to announce, "My New Year's resolution is " Well, to illustrate the point, let me describe a resolution my family declared.

I'm sure everybody knows something about what family vacations are like. Some things just don't turn out the way they're planned.

My family, consisting of my parents, three older sisters (two of whom are over 21 and have had more than their share of family

trips,) myself, and a younger brother, had quite a time when we traveled by train to Colorado this winter break.

My family as well as my boyfriend arrived at Union Station on December 26, all psyched to be on our way. We arrived at Winter Park 22 hours later. It was a long ride and we were more than anxious to get off the train. Luckily, we did have a sleeper car, which was a whole lot more comfortable than a coach seat.

Anyway, we skied for four days, seven hours a day, so it is easy to picture the shape we were in by the time New Year's rolled around. My family was tired and crabby. The vulgar language that is constantly used around the house by all of us had progressively gotten worse. Four-letter words were tossed out regularly.

Finally, my dad, who is the worst offender

and blamed as teacher of the words, made a motion to have it stopped. Before 12:00 even rolled around on New Year's Eve, he rose and said, "OK, the New Year's resolution for the entire family will be to stop using vulgar words. Especially one word in particular."

The next day, January 1, we again boarded the dreaded train. We were once more shown to our rooms, but this time two of the five rooms were occupied.

The resolution ended there. Words and phrases flew from everyone's mouth. It ended up that four people from my family agreed a little less than graciously to stay in two rooms that were seven cars ahead of the other.

As you can guess, this year's resolution for my family lasted less than a day. How many people actually survive the threat of a New Year's resolution?

A lesson learned in the shadows of centuries

by Jenn Oschger "Can anyone tell me when the Declaration of Independence was signed?" asked my third . period history teacher to a room full of blank faces. I couldn't tell you which fairyland the rest of the class was in, but I do remember what was lingering in my mind.

I was thinking about how young we are. By young I don't mean the kids in my class related to the teacher, or our juvenile way of approaching things, but how young this country is compared to the rest of the world.

As we celebrate roughly 200 years of American history, far away in France sits one of the greatest Gothic cathedrals, hiding in the shadows of 1,245 years As I leaned against the sideof the cathedral at Chartres, posing for the typical "everyone smile and look like you're having a good lime" family vacation pictures, I could feel the stone crumble from my touch.

Tour groups were being led around like baby chicks following their mother; people from all over the world were speaking in many different tongues. Even though everyone was different, we were all there for the same reason—we were drawn to the beauty of the Chartres Cathedral.

I stood outside and admired the intricate statues surrounding the great doorway, beheaded by age. war, and fire. I could not gel I ^"^ ''^'^ size; it seemed the towers extended •to Uic heavens. The thought that men built inis by hand and it is still standing today overwhelmed me. When Christopher Columbus discovered America, the cathedral had already been standing for 749 yeare. The

cathedral was even around for 472 years before the Magna Charta was signed.

After my eyes had adjusted to the dark, musty indoors, I stared in awe. The cobblestone floors were worn down by millions of feet which trampled upon them for centuries.

Light poured in through the stained glass windows, many of them decaying from age; red, blue, and green shapes danced on the floor. Each window tells a story to its viewer Creation, Ascension, the Crucifixion, etc.

I walked between enormous pillars, admiring each small chapel off to the side. Each done with as much care and detail as the one before; each with a window telling a story, a

reason for the chapel.

And then there was the high altar. I knelt down and said a prayer as a chill ran down my spine. A huge sculpture stood behind the altar, representing the Assumption of Mary to which the cathedral is dedicated. Magnificent gold candle bases held towering candles, as if they were an offering to God....

"Jennifer? Jennifer, can you tell me the answer?" I suddenly came to a rude awakening.

"1776, just a little over 200 years ago," I answered. I had to chuckle to myself; even the new section of the city of Chartres puts our old towns to shame.

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from the lake.) To make a long story short, Jason is wished back to life by mistake and he begins, yet another, killing spree. Jason's body, more decrepid and rotted than ever, seems to be the most acrobatic of all the Jasons. After killing all the new residents of Crystal Lake and miraculously surviving a huge explosion, Jason corners our heroine on the end of a dock. Unfortunately for Jason fans, daddy suddenly leaps from the water to drag Jason back to the lake's depths.

Although these films are not loaded down with artistic quality and deep thematic statements, they are stupid to the point of hilUirity, especially for the sadistically inclined. You begin to wonder, after viewing these films, with so many unanswered questions from the first seven movies, how could they not make another one?

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F r G S h e y G S ; the chronicles of Derek Frapp Oops. A kid ran by and said, "If you see Cliff, tell him he's on n two minutes!" I looked

by Frank Stokes down at Cliff lying peacefully on the floor.

"Five minutes to show time!" a kid said as Wanna bet?

I thought for a second and the ran into the he stuck his head in the doorway of the dressdressing room. Luckily, there was another suit ing room.

I began to feel a pit growing in my stomach. of armor in there. I quickly threw it on and put In five minutes I was to be on the stage for the the helmet over my head. Then I walked back frist time since sixth grade. Not that I had to do out. anything, I was just a dumb stone. But I was still nervous.

"Quick! You've got to put on makeup!" said one of the actors, and shoved a large tub of Crisco grease toward me.

"I...rve got to put this on?...On my face?"

I stared into the tub of lard.

"Yeah, hurry up!"

I stuck my fingers in and scooped up some of the lard in my hand. 11 was cold and slimy.

I gingerly dabbed some on my cheeks.

"No, like this!" exclaimed Cliff and pushed my hand against my face, smearing it all over.

I glared at him from behind the grease. jz::iB<i^ If there was one person who was really getting on my nerves throughout the three "Cliff?" a kid asked and squinted at me in weeks of rehearsals, it was Cliff Every day he hit on Amanda, who seemed neither to en- the dark. I nodded. "C'mon!" I followed him courage it of distourage it The worst was out on the stage.

Suddenly, kids started attacking us from watching the kissing scene. At the end of the play Lady Guinivere kisses Arthur and then all angles. I realized something awful. I forgot runs off with Sir Lancelot. Cliff was enjoying to bring a sword! Without thinking, the first kid that took a swing at me, I reached out and every minute of it.

Well, I got out on stage, sat down with the grabbed the end of his sword. We started a sword, and waited for the first scene to end. tug-of-war match that went on for about five T he lights went up. Cliff and two other actors minutes. Finally, I yanked the sword out of his came out on stage and Cliff began to walk hand. I started to fight off all the soldiers. around babblling some ten-minute speech. He After I killed about three, I realized that I was holding the sword at the wrong end, but I don't grabbed the handle of thesword.

"With this sword, I will..." Commit hara think anyone in the audience noticed. kari, I hope, "...become king of all Britain!"

Then he pulled on the sword and I let go.

Wow. A real dramatic breakthrough. The scene ended shortly after. So, I went backstage to hang around waiting for the play to end.

About ten minutes before the last scene.

This faculty member was bom and Cliff came up to me. "Derek, come help me raised in Chicago. He attended Quigley run through the next scene." I reluctantly North and went to Loyola University walked over. where he studied for many years under "What do I have to do?" many different intents. Most recently he "Just swing at me like you're going to hit has worked at the Candlelight Playhouse me. and the Body Politic Theater. He is curI swung my arm rather pathetically at him. rently engaged to be married to a future "What was that?! Are you going to help me college professor and he is known for his or what? No wonder you got the part of a rather odd hats. stone! You act about as well as one!" Then he stood and waited for me to wsing again. So, I Hint: his favorite dessert is lemon jello. swung at him as dramatically as I could.

Last issue's mystery faculty member I didn't miss, though. Cliff stumbled back was Mr. Robert Hunt a few steps, said "Ungh..." and collapsed.

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Faculty 25 years ago

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Who is it?

After about ten minutes I killed every soldier. Then there was silence. What was supposed to happen next?

Then I heard a loud whisper from offstage.

"You're supposed to die!!" Then I remembered. King Arthur was supposed to be killed by the soldiers. I looked around, but no one else was there to attack me. So, I screamed, "OOOOOOH my heart!" clutched my chest, and collapsed. Slight alteration of history, but it was only a minor detail.

Then Amanda and the kid playing Sir Lancelot came out. Two other kids helped me up as Amanda began to babble another ten minute speech. Then she walked over and hfted the front of my helmet and kissed me.

She kissed me! Suddenly I felt so good.

Not that she even knew it was me, or that she meant anything by it, she had to do it for the play, but it was still great! Then she opened her eyes.

"AAAAAAH!" She let go of the front of my helmet, which clamped shut. I couldn't see anything! I stumbled around for a few minutes, trying to pry it open. Then I heard the audience applauding. Ifinallygot it open and realized that I had stumbled out onto the front ^ ^ of the stage. The curtain had dropped behind ^ P me. I clumsily bowed and slunked offstage.

And so ended my first and last experience on the stage at my high school. Luckily, according to some kids I knew in the audience, no one knew it was me in the last scene; they just thought Cliff was screwing up. Cliff still hasn't spoken tome.

Amanda, on the other hand, thought it was very good thinking to go out and take his place after he suddenly fainted for no apparent reason (another slight alteration of history).

Qports

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Jacobucci leads matmen to wins One of this year's best assets to the varsity wrestling team is senior Jim Jacobucci. This year is his fourth and final year as a varsity team member and he intends to make this year a great one. He is well on his way to achieving his goal: a trip to downstate competitions.

Competing in the 135 pound category, Jim's record is 14-1. His only loss was to a wrestler from Grays Lake. Within the eleven remaining meets before regional, which begin next month, Jim may once again wrestle the Grays Lake competitor to prove his capabilities.

In Jim's opinion, the teams he has been wrestling are not strong as a whole, but there are many individuals within these teams that are also in contention for regional titles. Jim and the Hawks have shown steady improvement all season, doing better now than ever before. Once the varsity team gains more experience, Jim predicts the Hawks will have a really strong varsity team, especially in the next two years.

With Jim's goal to go downstate this year, he has had to practice consistently with his coaches assistance. The help of Mr. McCann kand Mr. Falico has truly improved his season and keep him striving for perfection.

Senior Jim Jacobucci, pictured here on the left, is aiming for a trip downstate. His opponent is his brother, Jeff, who was also an outstanding wrestler for Maine South before graduating last year.

Mr. Ziemek, who helps with the coaching this year, is one of Jim's driving forces.

"When I'm in a match, I'm thinking about Mr. 21iemek." His helpfulness, spirit, and dedica-

tion encourage Jim to do his best. With the combination of Jim's downstate goal and Mr. Ziemek's guidance, big things can be expected from Jim Jacobucci.

Girls' basketball playing with Intensity When the girls' varsity basketball team ment with a second place finish. An entire takes the court, they are a force to be reckoned team effort helped the Hawks to roll past with. During Christmas break and earlier Wheeling with a 60 to 21 victory and crush games they have surpassed Coach Deines's Conant 57 to 44. expectations. While unlucky by being in a In the championship game against Hersey, conference with some of Illinois' best teams, the Hawks took control early and led at the including New Trier, the Hawks have stood half 22 to 16. Then at the end of the quarter, tall and sent all contenders back with tired the score was tied at 28 to 28 due to an bodies and respectful minds. incredible run by Hersey. In the fourth quar New Trier had been the Hawks' biggest worry, as well they should have been, having one player standing at 6'4". A totally new game plan for the Hawks, though, sent New Trier home with some worry. Even though The IHSA has announced major changes Maine South lost 29 to 46, they consider it a great step forward. It was the first game the to be made this spring in girls track and field.

Trevians had been held to under 60 points, State qualifying times have been reduced in also holding their center to half her average. all events except the shot put and discus Scoring for the Hawks was led by Karen throw. Another change to be made is to Walker and Denise Dohr with 9 points each. replace the 100 low hurdles with the 100 high A big victory came soon after for the hurdles.

These changes have been made in hopes to H&wks when they defeated Hoffman Estates "Jff. to 42. Karen Walker was the Hawks' highincrease the female contingent to qualify at scorer with 17 points. Debbie Remblake state level. Though many coaches were critiadded 8 points and Cheryl Roma and Marga- cal of the number of boys at state in compariret Zimmerman each had 7 points. This vic- son to girls, the IHSA have been slow in tory led them into the Chrisunas break where moving due to fear of sacrificing quality for their hard work paid off in the Hersey Tourna- increased showing.

ter, each team kept the score close until the Hawks were forced to make a last minute shot and lost 40 to 38.

The Hawks have been playing with deep intensity and look ahead to their upcoming games. With the memory of many close scores to spur them on, the Hawks hope to keep their momentum going to make the difference in thefinalmoments.

New IHSA standards to benefit girls' tracl< and field However, there are still criticisms of the new standards. Because of the great increase of girls expected to qualify this year, there is much concern that there will be problems in managing the preUminary round. Some feci that it will take too long to get through the round, which will take its toll on those reluming for thefinalsthe next day.

Still many concede that the benefits will for outweigh any problems. Some coaches feel that many of the girls who have been discouraged by the tough qualifying times will be encouraged to participate in more events.

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Swimmers continue to improve The boys' swim teams have shown vast improvement from one year ago, and are well on their way to reaching many of the goals they set for the 1988-89 season.

The varsity boys, coached by Mr. Chris Deger, wound up 1988 with a record of 1-4.

Mr. Deger and the team are not too dissapointed with their record, for as Mr. Deger put it, "We lost to Niles West by 22 and Maine West by 10, and those are teams that beat us by almost 100 points last year." Mike Nelson, Bill Barker, and Brian Gillespie have been the strongest swimmers so far this season, and all three are hopefuls to make the state meet in February. Strong performances have also come from Bill Maloney, John Overby, Tim Duerkop, Andy Hill, and underclassmen Karl Steinke and Brian Coltman.

The Hawk swimmers trained hard over Christmas break, preparing for the second half of their season. Early in the morning on Christmas on Christmas Eve, the swimmers had the second annual "X-MAS Relays", one of Mr. Deger's many "festive innovations."

This was an intersquad, every-man-for-himself meet that put every swimmer's endurance to the test. Mike Nelson won the meet, and was rewarded with the gold medal, and first pick of the donuts. Bill Barker and Karl Steinke also swam well,finishingsecond and third, respectively.

New Year's Eve saw the Hawks back at the pool for the second annual "Wacky Relays".

Swimmers (from left)Bill Barker, Brian Gillespie, and Mike Nelson have led the Hawks In their bid for the best season In several years.

These relays, another one of Mr. Deger's "festive innovations," were won by the team of John Overby, Rob Han, Damon Harkey, and Mark Garcia. Mr. Deger summed up the day best when he said, "Everyone had a nutty, festive day...except (Bill) Barker."

After their vigorous Christmas break

workouts, the team has high hopes for thei 1989 half of the season. The swimmers hope to win several dual meets, as well as finish well in relay meets. The team is continuing to improve, and is looking forward to one of the most successful boys' swimming seasons in the last ten years.

Boys' b'ball on path to achieving goals With a first placefinishin the Thanksgiv ing Tournament, the boys' varsity basketball team is well on its way to fulfilling its goals for the season.

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tournament play. The Hawks are currently 83, with a 1-1 record in conference action.

Working well together, there is no one star player that the team counts on. Rather, the Hawks make their presence known through cooperation. The highest individual point

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Sports nigniignis sport

Fri. 1/13

Sat. 1/14

Boys' Basketball

Glenbrook S V/S—6:00

Htnsdale Cent,; V/S—6:00

Girls" Basketball

Glenbrook S. V/jy/F—6/7:30

Gymnastics

Res. Invite JV—6:30

Wheeling V/JV—1:00

Swimming

Glenbrook S V/F&S—5:30

Titan Relays V—10/1:30

Wrestling

Glenbrook S 3 levels—6:00

Elmw'd Pk Inv V—12:00

home contest

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T u e . 1/ 17

JV/Soph Toum 10/11:30

Waukegan VV V/JV/F—5/6:30

Frosh Invite F-^:00 Morton V/F&S-^:30

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average of between 10 and 11 points is shared byfivedifferent players.

Leading the team this year are seniors Mike Tworek at guard, Matt McLain at center, Dennis Nielsen at forward, Keith Sciarra at forward,Xevin Waden at forward, and Rob Harper at center. Juniors include guards Bill Vrbancic and Paul Repak, and sophomore Jim Rushford plays forward.

Although the Hawks lost once to both New Trier and Evanston, their toughest conference competition, they felt they played good games and are looking forward to playing them again. Oak Park, Hersey, and York make up the three toughest non-conference competition, and the Hawks are anticipating good games against all three.

The only weakness exhibited by the Hawks so far this season has been their lack cl consistency on offense and at the free throw line, but the players' cooperation and unselfishness has usually compensated for this flaw.