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Stop vandalism winners announced by Marc Mazzuca Senior Eric DeWilt was recently named the winnerof this year's annual poster contest against vandalism. Maine South's annual poster contest was held two weeks ago in accordance with the North Central Accredidation Committee and the Maine Township High Schools AntiVandalism Policy. In last year's Committee report, it stated that, "the use of extensive antivandalism campaigns will make the student aware of the need to respect the property of their school and their community." This poster contest, along with Saturday morning cleanups supervised by the Deans and end of the year locker cleanouls, shows District 207 compliance with the North Central Committee. A week after the drawings were submitted for the contest, the judging was complete, with Eric DeWitl earning first place, senior Chris Szczelina in second, and junior Jill ^ ^ i r a g u s a coming in third place.The cash ^ ^ r i z e s were S35,325, and 315, respectively. In a recent interview with the winner, Eric DcWitt was quoted as saying, "There was very stiff competition, but I just put forth my best effort, and am pleased with the way things turned out"
Stop Vandalism Poster Contest winner Kric DtWiit (centtr) is flanked by second-prize winner Chris Szczelina (left) and Jill Siragusa (right), who was awarded third prize.
MS pond scene of deadly accident by Eric Eichin and Marc Mazzuca On December 3rd, Elaine Daly of Chicago was driving home from work when, at about 5 P.M., her 1985 Chcverolet Cavalier swerved across the median on Dee Road into oncoming U-affic. The car was hit twice, and slid into the deep Maine South Retention Pond, with Daly trapped inside. Several Maine South Students wimessed the incident, including junior Carl Meland. He was quoted in the Park Ridge Advocate as saying: "There was a lady in the street, screiiming and crying, 'There's a car in the water.' The guy that hit her went through his windshield. The whole thing was shattered. He was on top of his car. The next time I saw iiim, he was in a neck brace." Daly was u-appcd in the icy waters of the pond for approximately 30 minutes, while police divers and tow uucks worked frantically to free her from the vehicle. It was originally feared that Daly was not the only one in
the car, but that there were also children inside. But none were found during the search of the pond or the car. When she was brought to Lutheran General Hospital, she was still alive, but her body temperature had dropped to 76 degrees. She was pronounced dead at 6:21 P.M., the cause, according to the Cook County Coroner, was drowning. The car was pulled out of the water at about 6:45 P.M., showing the extent of the collision that took place. The entire passenger side of the car was demolished and nearly ripped in half from the force of the impact. As of now, there is no explanation as to why Daly's car swerved into the opposite lane in the first place. "When I got outside, the only thing I could see was the tail lights, slowly sinking into the water," said Dr. Reese, Maine South's Director of Pupil Personnel Services. Reese was also present during the rescue attempt.
Food Drive Facts Money raised: —$2,230 Total food amount: —over 9,000 cans Winning Homeroom: —McCann Proceeds sent to: —Marillac House —Little Sisters of the Poor Thanks for helping to make the holidays happier—and healthier—for others!
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The child left in alcohol's wake0 by Tonie Cameron
She might be smiUng, but what is going through this little girl's head? Perhaps she sees the image of the fire she almost died in trying to save her brother. Maybe a recollection of her baby sister when she cried and almost died of malnutrition. She could be reminiscing about her parents leaving her and her brother alone for days
while they went on an alcoholic binge. Maybe she recalls the flashing lights that took her away from that ugly worldOr maybe she is just happy because she doesn't have to play "mommy" anymore. She was bom a happy, healthy baby in Madison, Wisconsin. She was the best Christmas present her parents could hope for. So everyone thought. Little did anyone know of the father's drinking problem that would lead to disaster. The mother soon fell to the lure of drinking and began to join in. Two years later, a not-so-healthy baby boy was bom. He had a slight speech impediment and was a slow learner who needed a lot of attention due to damage done to him in the womb by his mother's alcohol abuse. Not even a year later, a tragicfirebroke out in their apartment building. The parents not around, the little girl, now two and a half years old, had to save her brother. The family soon gathered what they had left and moved on. The last baby was bom, a little girl. More of the truth about the parents' drinking problem was revealed when this baby was bom an alcoholic. The father, unable to handle his problem, began to abuse his wife. Before anyone figured out that this was now a habit, he had already beaten her so badly that her left eye was sealed shut He left and was never heard from again. The mother, her husband gone, went on one more binge. That was the night the chil-
dren, being sick and tired, went to give their landlord a visit. The landlord, seeing that there was a serious problem, called the police. In a quick investigation it was decided that the mother could no longer care for her children as long as she was twisted by this disease. The oldest girl and her brother were kept together in foster homes for two years before they were separated because the boy needed special attention for his alcohol-induced learning disability. He was placed in a family that ended in divorce and was finally abandoned by the mother nine years later. He now lives at Mary ville. The youngest girl was sent to live with an aunt, where she met with further abuse at the hands of the aunt's boyfriend. Finally, the abuse became intolerable. Her whereabouts today is unknown. The oldest, the little girl in the photograph, ]s now seventeen years old and living in a happy home in Park Ridge. She recalls the pain and suffering that the alcohol abuse caused her and she knows the dangers of alcohol. She knows how it can tear apart a person and a family. She knows how it can take over a person and make him deadly, threatening, and insecure. Despite her early scarring childhood, she has grown strong enough to talk about her past, and even to write this article. Today, many of herfriendsand classmates enjoy "partying" and believe that it isfineas long as they have control. They should think before they drink.
Some helpful advice for the holiday shopping season by Matt Krause As the Christmas season arrives and the procrastinators, namely me, scurry along for last-minute presents, I have some final thoughts. Walking through Golf Mill recently, I realized just how much I HATE shopping. as shoppers, we are expected to find a present inside any one of thestores that will fit a special person's tastes, size, color schemes, interests, and, of course, our pocketbooks. This, I found, cannot conceivably be accomplished in less than two hours by an inexperienced, impatient shopper like me. As a result, I am not only shopping for less people this year (Bah humbug), but I'm also making a special list of Things To Avoid when Christmas shopping. This will hopefully make shopping much easier and enjoyable. AVOIP; 1) Santa Claus. I can't imagine that that
large man sitting in the mall for hours will remember everything that everyone wants.
clean your prescription glasses. He'll talk so much, you won't have time to shop!
2) Any product or person with the words Milli Vanilli attached. There could not be a "musical" group that annoys me more than this one. I strongly believe that they should be shipped overseas in exchange for American hostages.
6) Any product that's endorsed by Mike Ditka, John Madden, or Milli Vanilli.
3) Any product or person with the words New kids on the Block attached. (See above for explanation)
7) Those annoying slap-bracelets. 8) Los Angeles Kings caps. 9) Do-it-yourself breast implants.
10) Yugos. (These later items obviously need no explanation) Well, I'll be leaving you with this list of 12 4)Any piece of jewelry that could pay (marked down to ten for the holiday seasoij^fck for a college education. So, as you scurry through the mall for t h o ^ ^ gifts, keep this article in mind! You just might 5) That old man with the awful loupd keep sane during this jolly season. Happy that sits in Sears and asks you if he can Holidays!
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Santa brings new gift to the world
by Dave Saavedra Unless you've been dead the past five months, you already know that there is a potential energy crisis on hand. Soliders this Christmas will not be allowed home just in case that war breaks out in the Middle East over the situation with Iraq. The main problem? Oil. What good is oil, you ask? Oil, I answer, is what makes the world go 'round. It is what makes transportation a possible. Oil allows cars to scoot about in urban traffic. It makes skin flare up with acne. It allows large sea-going vessels to transport goods (such as more oil) across the oceans. And oil makes the fantasy of flight a reality. Hence, whoever controls the oil, in a sense, controls the world. This is not good. What we need is an alternative source of energy so we don't have to rely on foreign fossil fuels all the time. Now, I am not talking about yet-to-be-seen fusion, or impractical solar power cells, or even 9-volt batteries. I am saying that we must learn to harness the ultimate source of energy found on this planet: Santa Claus. As you all know, Santa doesn't just deliver iargo to kids in this country alone, but throughout the whole world (the gentile world, specifically). Now, I figure if he has to do all this in a SINGLE NIGHT, he must have some kind of power source that either is really abundant or is really efficient—maybe both. Some people have suggested to me that Santa is no help to the conservation of energy for he actually uses the common petroleumbased fuels (like gasoline and kerosine). But I think that that accusation is incorrect. For one thing, if Santa was using fuels like gasoline or kerosine, he would be in the desen right now to help ease tensions with Iraq so he himself wouldn't have to pay over a bucksixty per gallon at the pumps. Secondly, even if he has his OWN oil drill, his OWN oil pump, and his OWN oil refinery up there in the North Pole, he still would be attacked by environmentalists for unnecessary air pollution ("Fur is murder" people would probably try to shut down his business, claiming that his stocking cap is actually made from the hides of the not-so-good girls and boys). And last but not least, let's say that he kSOMEHOW does use fossil fuels—where is fit kept? Aje his reigns actually fuel lines to the engines under his seat? Is the huge sack of toys in his sleigh really
How did they evolve that way? Perhaps a just a diguised gas tank? And does he use the high-octane or just the particular species had the ability to avoid sudden death while crossing the highway by low-quahty stuff? These are questions to be considered when jumping high enough to clear the speeding accusing St. Nick that he's contributing to the cars. These reindeer survived and were able to breed. Thus the descendents are able to fly, problem of the energy crisis. It think it is obvious my clear-thinking, but this is only speculation. Anyways, whatever theories had been logical friends, that Santa Claus does not use fossil fuels. Rather, it is something totally new floating around out there, all will be uni-aveled to us. Somthing that lasts for a long time and on Christmas Eve, when scientists will dress does not pollute the air. Something fresh. up as good little children asleep in bed. Others Something mysterious. And probably some- would be hiding in various places in the house and others behind the chimney. Then, when thing cheap. Also, I do not believe the energy source has Santa's relaxing with his plate of warm milk something to do with the sleigh. If this was and soft cookies left out as a clever decoy, all true, then what is the purpose of the reindeer? the scientists ambush him from behind the sofa. Those on the roof would have an easy Tradition? Lunchmeat? time capturing the reindeer, since with Santa No! The answer relies on Dasher, on Dancer, incapacitated, they would not get the signal to on Prancer, on Vixon, on Comet, on Cupid, on fly away. Though the remaining gifts would obviDonner, and Blitzen! To the top of the porch to the top of the wall! Dash away! Dash away! ously not make it to the kids the next day, the promise of an energy-indepedent counU"y that Dash away all! (SLAP) Sorry. Of course, I can't prove it—but I've seen doesn't have to rely on Middle Eastern oils doctumentary films of Santa Claus on televi- should be a good enough present in itself (I sion and I know that the reindeer do have the hope). After a few harmless test and studies, the ability to fiy by themselves. entire United States would then be powered "FLY?!!"youshouL by the energy found inflyingreindeer. Then "Yes, fiy," I reply. "Where are the wings? Where are the instead of re-enacting the draft, the government could just send the animal-rights people. feathers?" you scream. I cannot answer those questions. But as I'm sure they have umlimited amounts of you can sec, these creatures have the potential energy. to unlock the mysteries of energy conservation for generations to come.
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The holidays time to reflect on past So long, '90—it's been . . . interesting by Charles Cycholl Bush waged a war on drugs, while Penny When you are relaxing by thefire,roasting chestnuts, and singing Christmas carols with Pullen waged a war on the Election process— loved ones, take a look back on 1990. Or better both are history now, and in both cases, what yet, I'll take a look back on 1990, and you can we gained is questionable. Jim Edgar, our new governor, is ready to do his duty, as are all our just read this article. This past year was, to say the least, newly-elected officials in our community. We interesting. No other year in recent memory saw a voting revolution: "Throw the bums was quite as action packed. I am recalling now, out," rang at the polling areas. The budget for the U.S. was also decided after much in no specific order, 1990. Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, and now deliberation. 420,000 soldiers sit in the hot desert poised to Almost as hot were the sports of this year. attack or defend, whatever the case may be. The San Fransisco49's won their second Super Marines sit off of the coast of civil war-ridden Bowl in a row, and are well on their way to a Liberia, keeping the peace no doubt, while two third. The A's lost to Cincinatti in a thrilling regimes lay waste to the capital. Panama has a upset. And the World Cup went to West new leader, thanks to us, and old "pineapple- Germany, but America advanced in the face" Noriega is languishing in a Rorida competition for the first time in forty years. prison, debunked of his ruling status. We saw theriseand fall of boxers Tyson and Speaking of debunked, MiUi Vanilli took Douglas. quite a spill. As you've probably heard, they Maine South has seen a lot of action in never really sang a single note. Their Grammy 1990. We have a new Fitness Center, footbgj^ now gone, they too languish in the hearts and field, and gang problem. We may have a ™ ^ minds of everyone. Stevie Ray Vaughn met library soon, but at least the asbestos is his fate, as did Jim Henson, Sammy Davis, removed. We saw our soccer team go far in Mel Blanc, and Mary Martin, otherwise competition, and our football team did well, known as Peter Pan. too. We have a slew of new teachers and We saw a number of innovative movies, administrators,and all is happy in Maine namely Ghost, Die Hard II, Predator II, Pretty Southland. Woman, Always, Hunt for Red October, Dick Tracy, and others I don't recall. In 1990 we saw the year of the cicadas and Looking back on the year, I have realized the New Madrid earthquake that never was. that it's a great time to be alive. Activity Politics were hot, as usual, and we saw the last thrives everywhere, there is constantly breath of Communism, and the beginning of a something to talk about. Our lives, and this new world order. We saw the "Iron Lady", decade, are so exciting. It will soon be 1991. Margaret Thatcher, rust out and finally fall Let's hope everything continues to improve. from the graces of her party. Gorbachev won After all, we only get one shot at this life. the Nobel Peace Prize and a $700,000 grant to Enjoy your Christmas, and may you have a charity. wonderful New Year!
Waiting for the inevitable tioiiday Event by Carolyn Chandler Ah, yes, the old, familiar Christmas tradi- with the same genes in the same room, along tions: putting the lights up... sitting by the fire with the fact that, although you can ignore . . . cracking nuts . . . setting fire to the someone at school that you don't like, you are stockings stuck with these people . . . FOREVER. Our family has its own tradition. Every Whatever the reason, a gathering of relayear, some disastrous deed occurs around tives seems to create a feeling of expectation, Christmas, whether it's a Christmas tree from and something or someone will subconHell that attacks any living creature that dares sciously decide to fulfill this expectation. to venture near its boughs, or a young cousin Thanksgiving is usually a tamer version of that unwraps the gifts and shows everyone Christmas—not quite as dangerous. The what they got two days before Christmas Thanksgiving Event usually foreshadows morning. how bad the Christmas Event is going to be. It's gotten to the point where, each year, This Thanksgiving, our dog jumped off of the family will gather in the living room and a 15-foot wall and barely missed hitting conwait for The Event, knowing every person is crete. a Disaster Waiting To Happen. Christmas should be very interesting. It must be the chemistry of so many people
Waiting for Santa, the same as always byLizzWillc Up until I was about eight, my parents told me to sit down and write out my Christmas list to Santa Claus. It was an extremely exciting time because I knew that I would get almost everything on my list. This was because I wouldn't repeatedly wniQpony over and over until the page was filled up with a herd of ponies. Instead, I would put down realistic things—like a Smurf puzzle, or maybe a Barbie Doll. Then, I would want to mail the list to the jolly, old, fatman himself. I would become impatient waiting and being a good little girl. I always had a countdown of the number of days until Christmas. Soon, the official Chrisunas break would come. This was a joyous time because now Christmas was so close you could feel it. Finally, after a few days Chrisunas Eve arrived. After going to my relatives' home and a special church service, I would leave out milk and cookies for Santa to munch on while he
filled my family's stockings and made the bottom of our tree overflow with colorfully wrapped packages in every size and shape imaginable. Maybe it's just instinct, but every Christmas morning I would awaken anytime between five and seven o'clock. After finally persuading my family to get out of bed, we would finally do what I had been waiting for for 364 days: open the Christmas gifts. Not much has changed. I still count the days to Christmas and impatiently await its arrival. I also still write out a Christmas list— just not necessarily to Santa, though. I also get up, as always, around seven, much to my parents' dismay. But some things just have to change along with time. I now want clothes and look down on toys. I also don't put out milk and cookies. And I don't just receive gifts anymore, but I also give them. But one thing that will never change is the fact that I'll always have a little part of Santa in me.
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Dream of world peace a nightmare
by Imran Siddiqui just floating around somewhere on planet Visualize World Peace. Pretty hard isn't earth. it? "Big deal," you say? When I tried to do that, 1 realized that I This attitude, repulsive as it seems, could could not visualize world peace; it just actually be condoned if the United States seemed impossible. I mean, sure, 1 could wasn't in any way involved with the conflict imagine a world where everyone lives in Unfortunately, the United States, being the harmony and has what he wants, but that's just "head honcho" superpower that it is, seems to my imagination, it's not really a visuahzation. be involved in a majority of these conflicts. In order to visualize it, I would have to The United States government has subsisomewhat believe in it, and for some reason, dized military struggles/tensions in regions of I just don' 1.1 think that one of the reasons may the world such as the Middle East, South East be that some poll or another states that there Asia, Europe, and Africa, but the majority of are currently 38 or so conflicts (or quasi- the American people don't even seem to care conflicts) occurring throughout the world about them. However, if you take a close look, today. Can you imagine that?! Thirty-eight it becomes obvious that the American people conflicts going on the minute you read this. are in fact supporting these conflicts, and Right now I can think of perhaps eight encouraging their continuity. Incredulous as this may seem, just take a conflicts; such as the ones in the Persian Gulf, the battles in Cambodia, Mozambique, South look at our democratic government and the Africa, Ethiopia, Sudan, Lebanon, El Salva- way that things are run. The American people dor, and Peru. That leaves about thirty more, elect the men and women who represent them
Happy ^Stfowwui by Eric Landen A short time ago, we all went through the same holiday - type mood, just the specific fun, frolic, and merriment that I like to call names and decorations change from week to Halloween. This was good hearty fun and I'm week. Holidays are fun, but the reason they are sure everyone had a blast, including myself. supposed to be special is because they only The day after Halloween, I ate all my candy; then because of the resulting sugar rush I happen once a year. That's why they're so walked three and-a-half miles to Golf Mill, magical, because a holiday captures a certain where in the crisp golden fall weather I was mood or feeUng that you can only get one cheerfully greeted by... fake snow and a Santa night, when fireworks are bursting over your head on a hot July night, or when you're ail Claus? This made readily apparent a growing cozy in front of afirebathed in the warm glow practice that is threatening to destroy the of candlelight from your tree, or whatever. magic that should accompai>y all holidays and You get the idea. Holidays just can't be all special times of year. that special or unique when you see giant This problem has probably been around for plastic Easter eggs hanging around in winawhile anyway, but it seems more and more evident and forced as time goes on. This phenomenon I am talking about is this: you walk into a store, and a good Four Months before any "important" holiday, you will see the typical "appropriate" decorations that one would associate with the holiday. The decorations themselves I don't mind in fact, doing that sort of thing usually gets people all cheery and in the fun-type mood it's just that these decorations go up hours after we all finish our revelry and good cheer from the holiday that just happened. I'm not exaggerating, either. As soon as a holiday has ended, the decorations immediately go up for the next. It's as if we are living in a perpetual state of hoi iday-ness - it's all the
m Washington D.C. The representatives i n , ^ ^ D.C. are the ones who have been voting for these wars to continue by passing bills which allow the U.S. government to give more money to the warring factions. And just recently, by reelecting 96% of these representatives back into Washington D.C, we have voiced our approval of their behavior. This may seem like a ridiculous, roundabout, way at looking at how our political system works, but it's true. Thus, all American voters who vote for the war-monger representatives effectively have blood on their hands. We may not be directly involved in the conflict, and the American people may not directly give money to the warring parties around the world, but our tax dollars and our votes do ui fact subsidize these conflicts, and so we are responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people every year. Think about that, and while you're at it, have a Merry Chrisunas.
Christmas! dows for four months, having arrived barely <M^ month after Chicago usually has its first snow.^Br I'm not naming names, but I think store owners and shop-keepers are getting just a little too greedy, trying to cash in on everyone's holiday generosity by getting them into the buying spirit as soon as possible and then milking all the good cheer that can be gotten from Joe Q. Public. Maybe, just once, we could start seeing elves in winter and turkeys in fall, and then maybe nobody would really mind such "traditional" holiday favorites such as fake snow in a spray can.
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Hawks trounce CSL opponents ^^FThe boys' basketball team has jumped out The Hawks preserved the victory by knocking to its best start in years, currently posting a 5- down numerous free throws in thefinalmin1 record, 1-0 in conference play. The Hawks' utes. tremendous start have also given them a top The Hawks' game against Glenbrook 10 Pioneer Poll ranking. Recently the Hawl^ South not only opened up conference play, but have destroyed CSL North opponents High- also marked the Hawks' "Pack the Place" land Park and Deerfield, by scores of 46-44 night. With home-court advantage and hunand 73-62 respectively. The Hawks then went dreds of roaring fans, the Hawks took a comon a 75-70 victory over Glenbrook South in manding 50-37 halftime lead, shooting near their CSL South opener. 60 percent from the field in the first 16 minUtilizing the size of junior center Roy utes of the contest. Johnson, the Hawks pulled out the victory The Hawks continued their domination over Highland Park. Johnson finished the throughout the third quarter and held on for game with a game-high 22 points. Also con- the win. Leading the Hawks were juniors tributing was senior Jim Rushford, who added Buell Hudson (22 points, 11 rebounds), Sean eight points from his outside shooting. Collins (19 points, 10 rebounds), and Lanno "We felt that they couldn' t stop Roy inside, (12 points). Also pacing the Hawks was and he played a great game," Coach Scott Schmitz (12 points), who played an outstanding game at center, replacing the injured commented. Against Deerfield, the Hawks wasted no Johnson. time in jumping out to a 20-6 lead in the first "The key against Glenbrook South was the quarter. However, Deerfield got back into the rebounding. We knew that we had to get to the contest when Johnson left the game in the first boards," said Schmitz, who was recently half due to a foot injury. The Hawks then named All-Area Second Team in football by regained their composure to carry an 11 point Pioneer Press. The Hawks outrebounded advantage at halftime. Glenbrook South 40-32. Although Deerfield cut the Hawk lead to The Hawks will face conference rival Lr points with less than four minutes re- Evanston away tonight, beginning at 6:00 aining, the Hawks responded again with p.m.. The Hawks will also be competing in the Junior Sean Collins shoots a pull-up jump shot layups by seniors Bill Schmitz (15 points) and Wheeling Harwood Classic, which takes for t\vo of his 19 points against Glenbrook South. Dan Charley. Dan Lanno also contributed place Dec. 26-29. Roy Johnson looks on from the lane. heavily, finishing the game with 16 points.
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Swim team opens season Impressivel The boys' swim team is certainly off to a very strong start this season. With three meets under their belts, the Hawk swimmers are posting a more than respectable record of two wins and one loss. , Both of the Hawk triumphs were impressive, with margins of victory of over 30 points againstNotre Dame and 50 points over Maine West. The single loss the Hawks suffered was to Schaumburg, with less than 15 points separating the two teams. Added to die fact that five Hawks were disquaUfied due to technical
mistakes, the meet was an even battle. Of the many highlights in the first three meets, the most significant performance was that of the 200-yard freestyle relay team, who broke the Maine South school record. Individuals composing this relay team include Bill Barker, Karl Steinke, Jamie Mills, and Karl Hener. In addition, for the first three meets, Flener holds an undefeated record in sprints. "I thinkrightnow, our goal of a .500 season is obviously within reach. But the team now
believes we can perform much better than .500 if we continue practicing hard and improving," said senior Dave Hartwig. The freshman-sophomore team, coached by Mrs. Cheryl Doane, has started slow with an 0-3 record. However, the young team should improve, demonstrated by the overwhelming turnout for the team as well as dedication shown. All Hawk squads will prepare to battle conference powerhouse Evanston tonight at home, beginning at 5:30 p.m..
Wrestlers show signs of improvement Although the wrestling team is improving, the Hawks have smuggled in their past few meets. Against Maine West, the Hawks were soundly beaten by the Warriors, 42-14. And ^eainst cross-town rival Maine East, the ^ ^ w k s lost in a closely contested meet, 39-25. However, in the Wheeling Tournament following the dual meets, there were a few bright spots. Senior Bill Ladra captured sec-
ond place in the 130 lb. weight class, and senior John Kirpanos won third place in the 140 lb. weight class. Others who competed well were seniors Stuart Kirk (171 lb.) and Paul Mulvaney (160 lb.), who both placed fourth in their respective divisions. With the success at the Wheeling Tomnament lo build on, the Hawks remain optimistic about the remainder of the season.
"We're looking to continue our great improvement and to be at our peak for regionals (February 2)," summed up Coach McCann. The Hawks' next meet will take place Saturday, January 5, when they will take on Notre Dame.
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Injuries continue to plague gymnasts The girls' varsity gymnastics team has rearranged with Nancy Green, Tamara Borck," given new meaning to the phrase "the walking and Michelle Marasse being moved up to wounded." It all began at the Hawks first meet varsity and a few freshmen taking open spots against Highland Park. Kristen Neisler fell of the JV level. while vaulting, tearing three ligaments in her Coach Cain is still hopeful of individual knee which resulted in knee surgury on Friday performances, "If everyone does their best, December 7. This brought the total to two then I'll be a very happy coach." The Hawks varsity team members out for the season, next meet is not until after Christmas Break, Niesler and Annette Pappas. The Hawks also on Tuesday, January 8. The Hawks are hoping ended up losing the Highland Park meet by that the break will give them an opportunity to two points. recover from many of the injuries that are Veteran senior Fran Borchers has also had plaging the team. They are looking toward a a problem with a sprained ankle. This injury very bright second half of a season. kept her from competing on December 11 against Evanston. Monica Huettinger and Jean Pavlik are both dealing with back pain, gymnast's biggest problem. The sum of all the injuries has made for a dismal start to what was to be a promising season. The Hawks are now 1 -3 for their first four meets losing to New Trier, Willowbrock, Sophomore Monica Huettinger reaches for the and Highland Park. top parallel bar as senior Jean Pavlik looks on. The JV and Freshmen teams have been
'Tenacity' the word for Hawks' B-ball Coming off their Buffalo Grove Tournament Victory, the Maine South girls' basketball team has continued to exhibit an intense and competitive style of play. Three weeks ago the Hawks took on their greatest conference rival, Evanston. Despite losing the contest 55-52, the Hawks, led by the outstanding play of Julie Sebastian, played well and kept the score close the entire game. If it hadn't been for a few crucial turnovers in
the fourth quarter, the Hawks may have pulled off a victory. The team is looking forward to welcoming the Wildkits to the Maine South gym for their second conference game, on January 19. The following weekend, the Hawks defeated the Knights from Prospect The Hawks' tenacious defense and unrelenting press overwhelmed the Prospect guards.
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Maine South was victorious by a score of 6 4 ^ ^ 28. Tlie following week was a tough one for the Hawks as they played three games, two of which were in their conference. The girls first match for that week was against Waukcgan, when they saw their opponents, complete with a nosering, they knew they were not up against the ordinary. The extremely physical game was called very loosely by the referees, however, the Hawks still brought home a voctor>', winning 61-36. The following game for that week was against Fremd, a team who last year went down state. The difference in score increased gradually throughout the game, and in the end, Maine South came home with a 61-44 victory. Margaret Zimmermann was the high scorer for the game, with 23 points. Maine South's record expanded to 7-3 after a win against Glenbrook South, on December 7. Although, the effects of a long week were evident, the Hawks had many steals and rebounds and were able to maintain a sufficient lead throughout the entire game. Thefinalscore was 76-52. ^ ^ Next week, the team will be travelling tf(|P Dixon to compete in a three day Christmas tournament. The Hawks hope to win four games and bring home the tournament tfophy.