Vol 28 issue 9

Volume 2S, issue 9 F e b r u a r y 2 1 , 1992

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Maine South H. S. Park Ridjie, IL

East dress code to come to South?

by Marc Mazzuca The right of the individual to say, express, and for that matter wear what he wants to has been one of the most explosive issues in America in both national and local circles in recent years. As far as the First Amendment is concerned, in areasfromflag burning to abortion, the great legal minds of our country are still debating what exactly it protects.

Last year's debate at Maine South on dress code policies has resurfaced this year at Maine East, in the form of a rally, following the outright ban of coats and hats from the school environment.

Early Tuesday morning on January 27th, between 70 and 100 students walked out of their classes at Maine East and staged a sit-in within the building's rotunda.

After Principal Carol Grenier warned the group that their persistence would lead to suspension, the protesters returned to the hallways to incite others to join the rally.

During this time, some students began to vandalize the school by starting small fires in a variety of locations.

At this point, police were called in to secure the building and to keep the protest under control.

After Principal Grenier gave the students two more chances to return to class without punishment, the remaining 40 students involved were suspended, and one of these students, who refused to leave the school property, was later arrested.

The specific rule that was instated at Maine East was that, as of January 27th, 1992, "students will be asked to place these items [hats and jackets] in their lockers when they arrive at school and will not be allowed to wear them during the school day." This policy was pursued on a recommendation to Ms. Grenier by a committee composed of teachers, students and administrators to curb any possible gang violence that may occur in the schools.

The students protesting the new policy at Maine East were doing so for a variety of reasons, according Maine Township High Schools' Public Relations Director Karen Larsen. "Some students were protesting for free speech...and some were just looking for something to do," said Larsen. Ms. Larsen was quick to point out that 97% of Maine East's students did not protest the new ban, and in the community, the new policy had unanimous approval from the parents.

No, it isn't a protest of the dress codes, but rather the winning senior lip-synch contestants at the Winter Activities Assembly. See page 6 for more.

The new policy, though oriented against gang activity, has some very favorable side benefits. Without coats and hats in the building, it is easier for teachers and administrators to pick out who belongs in the building and who doesn't. According to Maine East Fine Arts Chairman David Jeffers, the incidence of theft in the school has gone down considerably in the past few weeks since the ban has been in effect.

In addition, there are several positive intangibles in the learning environment that have resulted from the ban. According to Larsen, the students have, "less distraction in the classroom," and they "seem more at ease, and are ready to learn when they come in the morning."

In a recent interview with Principal Thomas Cachur at Maine South, he sees an added plus in the fact that smoking violations will decrease, since students will no longer be able to hide packages of cigarettes in their clothing without it being readily apparent.

The big question, though, is whether the ban on hats and coats will come to Maine South. Such rumors have been circulating in the hallways as well as in certain other

elements of the local media.

"There has been no statement to that effect," remarked Cachur. The question of implementing the policy at Maine South has not yet been answered, or even discussed indepth. Mr. Rob Alexander, Chairman of the district Discipline Committee has called for a meeting sometime in March to discuss this and other yearly revisions to the District 207 Discipline Code. This meeting will ultimately determine whether the dress code comes to Maine South.

In addition, the district public opinion telephone survey, to be conducted later this year, will help to determine the community's feelings on dress code legislation. But, Larsen said, "the survey will not address the Maine East policy specifically."

Asked about his position on a policy of banning hats and coats at Maine South, Dr Cachur said, "Truthfully, at the beginning of the year, I would have ^aid no. Now, past the halfway mark, I am inclined to say yes, I am in favor of it." Cachur went on to say that when he talked recently with the Maine South Executive Committee, they were also in favor of the dress code proposal.

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•FEBRUARY

21,1992

Rethinking the way you thinl<

by Brenda Saavedra Isaac Newton, one of the greatest malhettiaticians, physicists and natural philosophers of all time, is famous for his fundamental laws of motion and gravity. Did he have it?

At his canvas, Pablo Picasso redefined the field of art through his cubist perspective of the world. Did he have it?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote the overture to Don Giovanni in only a few hours, after a virtually sleepless night and without revision. Did he have it?

Dr. Seuss, the creator of The Cat in the Hat and TheLorax, wrote 48 whimsical books that have entertained generations of children. Did he have it?

Or perhaps more importantly, do you have it?

It is creativity. Are you creative"} Unfortunately, the great majority of you will answer "no." Most of us have come to believe that "ordinary" people like ourselves can never be truly creative. We act as though it is the product of genius, the property of the elect. As if it is naturally present in some and absent in others and is restricted to those with astronomically high IQs. Well, ask.yourself this: do you think you could deal wiQi life in a more effective, inven-

tive and fulfilling manner? Ironically, most will react positively to this question after only moments ago categorizing themselves as noncreative people.

It seems that most of us have developed a stagnant way of thinking; we have become so automatic about the way we do certain things, that we have trouble going beyond our very comfortable perspective.

Creativity is a basic human endowment.

However, mired down in a numbing daily routine, many of us may virtually relinquish our capacity for independent thought and action. Although we may want to share our own vision of the world with others, we have been taught that it's wrong to do things differently or look at things a new way. We often begin to deny the promptings of our own minds. Early on we're told to sit in desks and raise our hands before we talk. The emphasis is on conformity and order. In fact, schools probably do as much to undermine creativity as to foster it.

As most students know, risking an unusual response on a test, of an idiosyncratic approach to a paper, usually isn't a wise thing to do. That's because there's almost always a safe response that will secure, rather than jeopardize the all-important "A".

In standardized tests, the student's objective is to find a path that leads to a correct solution. Problems such as these don' t require insightful thinking. One often ends up trying to psych out the person who wrote the test, rather than to generate one's own original thought.

In addition, people are much more likely to respond creatively to a task that they enjoy doing for its own sake, rather than something they do primarily for extrinsic motivators.

The fact is, most schools today motivate students through one seeming effective method: grades. Grades are often seen as the ultimate criterion of one's success in school; therefore, many students will perform just well enough to get them that "A". After all, no report card assesses creativity. Anyway, when you're taking six classes at one time, there just isn't much opportunity to spend the time or effort needed to be creative in any of them. It's reached the point that whatever intrinsic motivation a student may have had at the outset of his education is drummed out of him by a system that rewards extrinsically.

Whether in the classroom or on the canvas, creativity involves creating or revealing something new in the world. Almost invariably, when the mind exercises its creative muscle, it generates a sense of pleasure. It may be powerful and mystical. Or quiet and full of wonder, as it was for Issac Newton, who compared his lifetime of creative effort to "a boy playing on the seashore and diverting himself and then finding a smoother pebble or prettier shell than ordinary, while the greater ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.

You can't refuse to take standardized tests, but you can try to be more creative in the

countless other aspects of your life. Regardless of if your creative effort involves a first time oral report in history class, or discovering the fundamental of physics, creativity is the mind's best work, its finest effort.

Break free from old ways of thinking.

Discard the idea that any given moment of your day is fixed in its form. In the morning, don't gulp down your orange juice, taste it. Is it what you want? If not, try something else. If you can just open yourself up to new information, perspective and focus on process rather than outcome, you're likely to be more creative.

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Late for a very important date?

by Katie Burns "I wish that the calendar had never been invented!" has probably been the desperate plea of people through all of the centuries of civilized man. Time can be so confusing that everyone feels, at some point in life, like maliciously ripping up all of the calendars in existence, or sending them into outer space to confuse other civilizations, or using them for fuel. Okay, I admit that not everyone is that drastic, but everyone has been annoyed with keeping track of years, months, days of the month, and days of the week. Half of the time half of thepeoplein more thathalf of the world probably have no clue as to what the date is, half of them because they just don't care and half because they don't remember.

And I have even more bad news for you.

Unfortunately, this year is a leap year. You're probably not too surprised, but still upset that you have to remember another annoying date.

(Of course, the more drastic among you are at this moment plotting a worldwide protest) In my opinion, however, you should be falling down on your knees and thanking whatever god(s), goddess(es), or anticalendar rulers you believe in that you don't live back in the horror of ancient times.

You see, the ancient peoples were thoroughly confused on the subject of time and calendars. Though there were countless problems and inacciu-acies with all pre-Roman calendars, there was one inaccuracy that

caused inestimable psychological damage to the ancients and was probably the reason the lemmings started to run into the sea. This inaccuracy had to do with the years, months, and seasons. Each civilizations seems to have picked a number of months that make a year by drawing out of a hat, and each one came up different. None of the years formed were the right length, and most were too short The seasons started to get out of line with the months, and so, with the enormous amount of logic and planning demonstrated earlier by their month-picking, the ancients just threw in a few extra months once in a while.

Are you confused? Don't worry, the calendar improves with time. The Greeks, though their calendar was also off, started to add extra months scientifically, on aregularbasis. After the Greeks came the biggest blessing, and curse, for manking with the arrival of the Romans. The Romans stopped the madness and chaos of mismatched years by establishing steady months that added up to a year, and by instituting the famous leap year to make up for the extra quarter day in each year which was left out for sanity's sake. However, after those breakthroughs, the Romans mutilated their own system for political reasons.

Months were renamed after gods and caesars.

Months and years were lengthened to extend political terms. Added to this were all of the

different days of the month: the calends, the ides, the nones, and the rest of the days in relation to these.

Luckily for us, the Roman system was easy and accurate when the days of the month were numbered and the politicians stopped messing up everything. The only inaccuracy that existed was that the year was slightly too long with the leap year added in, and every four hundred years the calendar was three days ahead. Pope Gregory Xin fixed the problem by declaring that every century evenly divisible by four hundred would be a special backwards leap year in which three days were to be dropped from the calendar. So start looking forward to the year 2000, when I'm sure you'll be overwhelmed with joy over the date changes.

The calendar that we live with is the most impossible thing in this world to make sense of, but we're better off now than the poor ancients ever were. Unless you can zap yourself into the future, can start a major political movement in favor of changing the calendar, or can completely ignore the calendar, you are going to have to live with it as it is. So eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow is another day in which to live and enjoy the diversity and chaos of our calendar. May you enjoy leap year and enjoy being confused. You and I are together, lost in time.

Pondering pools, pickles, and pennies Asthcedilorsof Souihwords jogged around Maine South'sFieldhousc track, they were blinded by the Mondo Super X rubber flooring,? and a.s such, they took a wrong turn and ended up m Maine Somh's nalatorium. Aftor bong saved by the swim team, they started to ponder how much water their dead bodies would have initiaUy displaced, and foffiltermofe, how many dead bodieSDVOUld fit into the 150,000; gallon pool. Thus, with this frame of mind, two drenched editors decided to Calculate how many dead bcxlics would fit into the poot;i unfortunately, they got carried away and compiled this list of trivia for ytmr pleasure (Courtesy: Imran Suldiqui and S'ale Hulimun) Material Amount Pimento stuffed olives 53,423,389 Baby Steps for Him Level 4 diapers 2,197,988 Keilog's Mini-Buns Ccrca!

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Colitei^or^^^laiects in movement took off in Jamaica when Haile he kept touring, playing, and recording. He reby Dan Berko All through the ages man has sought ways Selassie visited in 1966. tains a following as large today as it ever was.

The only constant belief of Rastamen is Bob Marley brought reggae to the rest of the to express himself. But from the earliest sounds of rocks being hit together and rhyth- that Haile Selassie is god. Some Rastas advo- world. mic chants to the modem sounds of funky cate the smoking of marijuana, citing Biblical Today, a new style of reggae called backbeats and a staccato flow of lyrics, none passages in support of it, while others refuse to dancehall is becoming more and more popusmoke it. Many Rastas do not shave or cut or lar. Dancehall was popularized by artists like has been as successful as music.

There have been many types and styles of comb their hair, which leads to the dreadlocks Shabba Ranks, Tiger, and Eek-A-Mouse. It music throughout time. However, some of the sported by many reggae artists. Others do not has essentially the same basic foundation as most popular music in the world has been wear dreads. Most are vegetarians and do not reggae, only instead of singing, the listener is created by blacks, namely reggae and the drink alcohol. With the exception of a few, greeted wiUi a fast paced barrage of lyrics, such as Jimmy Cliff, most reggae performers faster than any rapper. Unlike rap, the lyrics newest trend, rap. are Rastafarians. are delivered in a particular rhythm and in the Reggae difficult to understand Jamaican dialect.

In Jamaica, even though much of the popuMention Bob Marley, and most people Rap think of Jamaica and reggae. But mention lation enjoys reggae, it is hardly played on the The youngest black music today is Toots Hibbert or Jimmy Cliff, and the controversial music called rap. very few people know what to think.

Rapping, or toasting, was largely But these two men are as much a part credited to Cool DJ Here, a Jamaican of reggae as Bob Marley and dreadwho moved to the Bronx and alleglocks. edly brought toasting over with him Back in the sixties, Jamaica had in the early 1970s. very few of its own musicians and The first actual rap songs started relied on American music from Miout as merely dance music around ami radio stations heard late at night 1975 in New York City. There was a on transistor radios. These R&B need for a fast and funky music to songs were extremely popular with match the dancing styles of New the younger crowds. Unfortunately, York teens. This is where rap music these records were too expensive for came in. "The point wasn' t rapping, it most Jamaicans. was rhythm, DJs cutting records To combat this problem, many [playing certain parts of songs and record store owners set up their own then pulling the record back to play it sound systems in trucks and held TheBIackPrinceofReggae,BobMarley,showshowhecancombine again] left and right, taking the big open air dances. These sound systems religion and music to create reggae, a much loved Caribbean music, (jrurn break from Led Zepplin's got so competitive that police were radio.

The government does not allow it to be "When the Levee Breaks," mixing it together often needed to maintain order and end fights.

When the R&B trend ended in America, Ja- broadcast except during late night hours. with "Ring My Bell," then with a Bob James There is a fear that the messages delivered in Mardi Gras jazz record and some James maica had to turn inward for its own music.

Many of the early songs recorded were the music could worsen the social and politi- Brown," said Bill Stephey, the "smartest man in the rap business." eitherska, a faster precursor to reggae more cal conditions in Jamaica.

At this point all the rapper did was "rock Even though reggae is quite popular in suited to the dances, or rock steady, a slower music. Many of these songs were cover ver- Jamaica, it is even more popular in the rest of the mike." Nobody paid any attention to what the world, especially the United States. This is he was saying. The DJ was the focus. He sions of old R&B songs. picked which music to play, what to cut, and In the early seventies, reggae was bom. It mainly due to Bob Marley.

Bom on February 6, 1945 in St. Ann's where to scratch. He generally chose to use was mainly composed of a heavy bass line that could stand on its own as melody, and ac- Parish in Jamaica, the son of a black woman much of the contemporary black music: disco cented second and fourth beats. Where the and a white army major. Bob Marley moved to and funk. The styles of clothing were a take term reggae came from, no one knows. It first Kingston when he was fourteen. In 1965 he off of performers like Bootsy Collins and appeared in the song "Do the Reggay" by started recording with Bunny Wailer and George Clinton: gold lame jumpsuits and Toots and the Maytals. Toots claims it means Peter Tosh, the original Wallers. In 1967, the Jericurls.

Rap began to spread to Philadelphia, Chi"regular," that the music is from and for the band broke up and Marley went to live with his mother in Delaware.

Retuming later that cago, Boston, and other cities with large black common people. It deals with the the common year, Marley reformed the Wallers with the populations.

Then in 1979, the first popular themes of love, racism, poverty, government, rap song was released. It was "Rapper's DeAfrica, freedom, marijuana, and Rastafarian- addition of Family Man and Carly Barrett.

In 1972, the Wallers signed with Chris light" by the Sugar Hill Boys, an all-star group ism.

Blackwell on Island Records and recorded from the Sugar Hill recording label.

Rastafarianism is the belief that someday, The social commentary of ghetto Ufe and their first album.

Catch a Fire. From here on somewhere, there will rise Jah, a black Messiah. Haile Selassie, the late emperor of out, the Wallers were the foremost group in anti-drug messages, from the likes of GrandEthiopia, was considered to be Jah, some the reggae field. Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh master Flash and Mellie Mel, needed to sell records earned the praise of Bob Dylan and people even claiming to have seen the scars on left the Wallers in 1974 others. However, at that time, rap took a dive.

Until Marley's death from cancer in 1981, his pahns from the cmcifixion. The Rastafari

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the universal language It lost popularity until Rick Rubin, a college student who loved rap, started Def Jam Records out of his dorm room in 1984. That year. Run D.M.C. released their self-titled album. This album helped rap regain its popularity. Part of their success was due to the fact that they had what the white audiences wanted: a tough, gang banger attitude, even though neither Run nor D.M.C. ever ran with a gang. In fact, both of them, as with many rappers, were from middle class backgrounds.

Def Jam's next big hit was the Beastie Boys, a white punk group turned rap group.

Their album. Licensed to III, was the first rap album to sell one million copies. Their success showed that rap catered to white audiences, and these audiences wanted more "blackness" in rap.

Out of this came a group from Long Island produced by Hank and Keith Shocklee. This is perhaps the most popular and successful group ever. This is Public Enemy.

The sound of Public Enemy was harder and more abrasive than the rap music of the day. It was dance music with a political leaning. The hard rhymer. Chuck D, denounced the media and critics. He proclaimed himself "Public

Enemy # 1 " and praised Louis Farrakhan.

He shocked the nation with his biting criticisms of society's treatment of blacks, his antidrug messages, and his extreme black pride.

Flavor Flav is the second member of Public Enemy.

He parodies the stereotypical street style with his hats, sunglasses, and clock around his neck. He provided comic relief with slight social commentary, in contrast to Chuck D's viciousness.

Public Enemy's Flavor Flav and hard rhymer Chuck D The third, and perhaps the most important, and even though many speak against gang member of the group is Terminator X, consid- involvement, some do glorify it. These groups ered by many to be the best DJ in rap. With the also speak about the treatment of blacks in SlWs, the Nation of Islam security guards, American society: "If I could, I would mail a and the new addition of Sister Souljah, Public copy of Ice Cube's AmeriKKKa's Most Enemy is complete.

Wanted, N.W.A's Nigaz4life and "Fâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the On the other side of the coin are groups like Police" to every single black politician in the N.W. A., Ice Cube, and Ice T, who rap from the country. Because you know what their songs ghetto, about drug dealers, prostitution, gang reflect? A decade of black bourgeouis profesviolence, police brutality, and sex. These sional neglect. A reflection of their failure to rappers speak from the lives they came from. stand up," says Sister Souljah.

Life of Malcolm X

by Nick Cicinelli and Tony Lanahan

Today is the 27th anniversary of the assasination of Malcolm X, El-Hajj Malih Shabazz. He was shot and killed on February 21, 1965, by three black gunmen.

Malcolm X was a devout Muslim evangelist who lived a rough, controversial life.

El-Hajj Malik Shabazz was bom as Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, and lived in Omaha until he was driven out by the Klu Klux Klan. He then lived in Milwaukee and later moved to East Lansing, Michigan, where his father was hit by a car under suspicious circumstances.

At the age of thirteen, Malcolm Little lived in a detention home, and was later admitted to a junior high school, where he excelled. Before he was twenty-one, he had been arrested for stealing, drug pushing, and pimping. Upon his release in 1952, Malcolm renounced his surname Little and substituted X, which took the place of his long-dropped African name.

Over the next dozen years, Malcolm X became well known for his bitingly articulate analysis of the lives of black Americans.

Malcolm X supported blacks during some of their roughest times in history; times filled with segregation and racism.

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Some feel that he went so far as to say that, if violence is necessary, that it shall be used.

Malcolm and his beliefs of self-respect, self-help, and self-reliance have become more popular since his assassination, according to Jet Set magazine.

Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. were thought to have polar opposite ideas about the solution to racism, but their daughters agree that the ideas of both men were merging as their deaths neared.

Malcolm's brother, Wilfred Little, said, "On his eastern travels Malcolm' s view began to change as he saw Islamic practices with no race division."

Malcolm's beliefs began to lean more toward King's ideas of equality and brotherhood, and began to lean away from his own views of all blacks as good and all whites as bad.

As Malcolm's views changed, many Muslims began to see Malcolm as a traitor.

Malcolm saw this, and predicted that he would be assassinated, saying, " I do not expect to live long enough to read my book."

On February 13, 1965, his home in Long Island was firebombed. Eight days later, his

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self-predicted end had come.

Reactions to his assassination here at Maine South were few. Mr. Koehler, the chairperson of of the social science department, was here in 1965 and recalled that," Students didn't even know who he was; therefore, there was litde, if any, reaction."

When gym teacher John Riccitelli was asked about any reaction he simply stated, "There was none." But the reaction around the country was different. There weren't any riots, as there were when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, but people were obviously very upset.

There are many mysteries surrounding the death of Malcolm X. One of these mysteries is the rumor that one of Malcolm's bodyguards was a government official who had previously carried out sabotage orders in California.

Even today, people are walking around with shirts of Malcolm X, just to show that he has made an impact on people and that he will be on the minds of the people always. Through those who wear his picture on their shirts and hats, the appreciation that the public has toward him is displayed.

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Imaginary Invalid now playing Anyone walking through the doors of the Clyde K. Watson Auditorium on the nights of the 20th, 21st or 22nd of February expecting to see "just another high-school play," will be pleasantly surprised by the splendor and authenticity of this year's all-school-play. The Imaginary Invalid, directed by Mr. John Muszynski.

Playgoers shouldn' t be shocked by the professional calibre of performance seen on stage. Entering the Maine South Drama scene last year, Muszynski brought with him innovative ideas, fresh concepts and experience that have made Maine South's recent productions exceptional. Together with the expertise of Technical Director Pat Sanchez, Invalid

will astound the most skeptical of audiences.

The Imaginary Invalid, a classic French play by Moliere set in 1674, offers audience members a look at life in France in the late 1600's. For this reason, many French and English classes have studied the play as well as its author prior to M.S.'s production of it.

As can be seen in many of Moliere's plays, Mohere uses the script as an effective tooltopoke fun at the hypocracy of 17th century France. In the case of Invalid, Moliere shreds the dignity of "upper crust," andripsat the intelligence of the medical filldat large in a script that is witty and charming.

The combination of expert staging, incredible costuming and an unbelievable optically

pleasing set, almost every aspect of the show is authentically 17th century French. This is a production not to be missed; a spectacle of authentic quality .

The twelve main roles are played by: Brendan Barey, Christe Poskozim, Cara Spuruer, Sue S wanson, Brad Haak andPaul Kim; Keith Westman, Jim Lawson, Kevin Byrne. The stage manager is Ann Gortner, with Mrs. Jane Dix assisting in stage direction, and Kathy Sandrik student-directing.

The Imaginary Invalid can be seen at 8;0Op.m. on February 20th, 21st, and 22nd.

Tickets are available at the door for $3.

Students of month of January recognized The Maine South students of the month for January are: Driver Education— Carl Cunningham, Laura Hanson, Angela Zenzola, Erika Bondarowicz.

Art— Paul Luka, James Chung, Thomas Edison, Elizabeth Steinfels.

Music— Chika Saeki, John Stasinos.

Indusu^ial Education— Robert Perry, John Meyenberg, Walger Zegers.

Drama— Julie Connors, Kristen Schaefer.

Business— Sae Tsukahara, Collin Sasser, Maria Burton, Margaret Young, Jenny McCabe.

Social Science— Tarak Chokshi, Carey Devience, Renata Kesala, Manoj Mishra,

Anthony Pasquale, Andrew Sapp, Stephen Zibrat.

English— Jim Carroll, Matt Friesl, Camelia Herlo, Ghizala Khan, Elias Kontos, Maria Maniatis, Kelli Moczamy, Jeffrey Morris, Christopher Owens, Bella Patel, Amy Pawlowski,PaulRaidl, Imran Siddiqui, Scott Surman, Tracy Van Craenenbroeck, Tim Waltz, Susan White, Kevin Wong, Rita 2femaier, Tom Perry.

Foreign Language— Ross Biank, Cheryl Bratu, Sean Denham, Larissa Dudycz, Katie Michal, Jennifer Sass, Lauren Scorza, Breton Stein.

Math— Charity Trelease, Amy Carlson, Jason Wellner, Rita Zemair, Marissa Romano,

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Renata Kesala, Doran Puckett, Brian Walsh, Andrew Patras.

Science— Peter Szczelina, Jill Buckley, Kathy Sandrik, Randy Webb, Matthew Friesl, Brant Palmquist, Erin Flaherty, Lauren Scorza, Robb Williford, Mary Frances Gavin, Renata Kesala, Colleen Brennan, Kathleen Nickele, Milissa Hill.

Health— Kimberly Biala.

Home Economics— Dorothy Gulick, Julie Domanchuk, Colleen Hynes, Cathy Lauber, Trina Hovda.

Physical Education— Soo Kim, Geoffrey Mleko, Raymond Albin, Sharon Tucker, Christine Sliwa, Carrie Rice, Chacko Mammen, Terry Bacon, Mario Cardomone.

Junior Keith Verisario maizes a complete Axl of himself at the Winter Activities Assembly.

When you think of March, what comes to mind? St. Patrick's Day? Giri's Choice?

Southfest?

Yes, it's time again for Southfest. Southfest 92' will include roughly forty activities varying from topics like art to celebrities and music to fashion. Southfest 92' promises to offer exciting new presentations in addition to many of last year's most popular.

Signing up for Southfest 92' will take place during the week of February 17 with Southfest itself happening on March 11th. As always, an evening performance the night before Southfest will take place.

This year has great performance in store as Southfest 92' presents "Jazz Fest". This evening performance will include the Chi Town Dancers and both the Elm hurst College Jazz Band and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Tickets for "Jazz Fest", on March 10th at 7:30, may be purchased for S5.00 at the book store aiter February 24th.

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21,1992i

B-ball ends disappointing season The end of a depressing season for the girls' basketball team has finally arrived.

Adding to their losses, the Hawks were defeated by New Trier's strong team. Although senior Sarah Wanat led the team with fifteen points, her skill alone could not lead the team to victory. On the defensive end, Ann Zoellner pulled down seven rebounds. The final score was Maine South 41, New Trier 62.

On a happier note, we move to the Junior Varsity level, who has been having somewhat better of a season than the Varsity squad. The JV team held their opponent. New Trier, to a mere 16 points as they strove to their final score of 41 points.

On the freshman level, the Hawks lost to New Trier, the final score being 26 to 11.

Continuing on a losing streak, the Varsity team failed to defeat the Glenbrook South Titans. The Titans held the girls to 35 points

while they went on to score six more pomts, gaining a total of 41 points at the end of the fourth quarter.

Despite the bad luck of the Varsity team, the J V squad defeated their opponent, crushing Glenbrook South 51 to 22.

The freshman A team put up a good fight but still lost to the Titans. Thefinalscore was Maine South 11, Glenbrook South 26.

The freshman B squad was a little more successful against the Titans, the final score being Maine South 44, Glenbrook South 35.

Competing against cross town rival Maine East, the Varsity came up short once again. At the end of the third quarter it looked as though the Hawks might come up with a win. However, as the buzzer went off at the end of the fourth quarter the story was different as Maine East defeated the Hawks with a score of 40 to 30.

Gymnastics tumbles to a close The Maine South girls' gymnastics team has been having a surprisingly good season.

Opposing Waukegan, the Varsity team was helped out by Monica Huettinger and Kristen Neisler. On the uneven bars, Huettinger received an 8.7 and was awarded an 8.5 on the floor exercise as well. At the end of the meet the Hawks came up with 119.1 points as opposed to Waukegan's 83.0 points.

On the JV level, Waukegan defeated the Hawks with a score of 43.4 to 36.6. Similarly, the freshman team was defeated by Waukegan with a final score of 39.9 to 10.2.

The freshman team then went on to Niles West and they competed in the Niles West Freshman Invite. Here JoAnn DiCola placed third on the vault and fifth on the uneven bars.

Colleen Matchen received fifth place on the beam and eighth on the vault. Heather An-

ichini helped with a tenth place on the floor exercise. JoAnn Oliwa gave it her best and received an eighth place on the balance beam.

The Hawks went on to place third in the Niles West Invite.

At the Varsity Conference meet, Monica Hrsttinger competed well. She placed sixth on the balance beam with a score of 8.75. On the all-around competition she was awarded sixth place. Altogether, the Varsity squad placed fifth at the Conference meet with a total score of 125.6 points.

In the JV Conference meet. Amy Lyons placed sixth on the uneven bars with a 7.2, and freshman Heather Anichini placed third in the all-around competition. The JV squad racked up enough points to put them in fifth place in Conference.

Wrestlers advance to sectionals Over the past few weeks, the wrestling Valkanet, each of whom picked up firstplaces team has been performing very well, finishing in the heavyweight, 145-pound, and 152with a second place in conference as well as a pound divisions, respectively. foiuth place team finish in the regional meet.

Others contributing to the Hawk cause On January 31, the Hawks defeated were sophomore Marty Dula, who placed Waukegan 43-29 to secure their second place third in the 160-pound division, sophomore in conference. On the year, the varsity squad Marc Helma, who placed fourth in the 130pound division, and senior John Caliendo, finished a strong 11-6.

After their impressive conference placing, who finished fourth in the 125-pound the Hawks entered the regional meet with division.

Following a strong season and regional high hopes. In the end, the Hawks finshed in a strong fourth place, qualifying them for the meet, the Hawks hope to keep up their strong sectional meet. Aiding the Hawk effort were performances in the remainder of the post Clint Faldetta, Damon Federighi, and Mark season.

Stretching out their winning streak to three wins, the JV squad conquered Maine East. The Hawks held the Demons to only ten points, while they went on to score a powerful 45 points.

The freshman also did well, defeating their opponent Maine East with the score of 24 to 17.

The Varsity finally found a victory when they faced St. Viator. The Hawks benefited by the energy of Amie Roames, who ended up with fourteen points and led the team to victory. The Hawks defeated St. Viator with a score of 49 to 34.

The JV team, as always, left the opposing team in the dust, defeating St. Viator44 to 27.

And going for the clean sweep, the Freshman team defeated St. Viator as well. The final score was Maine South 25, St. Viators 15.

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21,1992

Swim team looks to post season

The Maine South swim team finished off its dual meet competition last week by tying Glenbrook South 93-93. Overall, the Hawks finished with a 7-3-1 record and 2-2-1 in the conference.

The Hawks had a disappointing loss against Evanston, 106-81, but came back to defeat Waukegan 50-43 and get revenge for last year's heartbreaking loss.

The Hawks had a festive time against Notre Dame thanks to the Maine South Pep Band and Orchesis. After these great performances, Maine South defeated Notre Dame 124-61. Unfortunately, the fun lasted only a little while as the Hawks lost to New Trier 113-73.

Maine South also showed that it could perform well in invitationals as well as in dual meets. At the Titan Relays at Glenbrook South, the Hawks placed third overall and medalled in several events. Some of the highlights included the team of Jamie Mills, Kurt Kuever, Karl Steinke, and Karl Hener who placed second in the 200 Free Relay with a time of 1:33.27, well below the state qualifying time. In the 200 medley relay, Karl Steinke, Matt Malten, Jamie Mills, and Karl Hener took home the second place medal.

Not only did the Hawks place third at Glenbrook South, but they also placed third at the Conant Invitational. In addition, the Hawks took home two first places on the "A" level. In the 200 Free Relay, Mills, Kuever, S teinke, and Flener set a new meet record with

.,v;^% Karl Flener helps Maine South splash their way to a new meet record in the 200 Freestyle Relay.

a time of 1:33.27. Individually, Matt Malten stole first place in the 100 yd. breaststroke with a time of 1:05.34, narrowly missing a meet record.

With the success in the last several meets, the Hawks are looking forward to the Confer-

ence meet at New Trier. After this meet, the team will concentrate on the upcoming sectional and state meets later this month, where Maine South hopes to qualify two relays as well as several individuals.

Johnson, Collins lead Hawks past Demons For the second time this season, the Hawks went up against cross-town rival Maine East, in a game that the Hawks were highly favored to win.

Just as in the earlier game, the Demons played strong and almost came away with the victory, yet in the end the Hawks rallied to a 55-53 victory over their Central Suburban league opponent. The game came down to a few free throws, yet East misses gave the Hawks the victory and boosted their record to 12-8.

It was a close one for most of the game, yet late in the fourth quarter the Hawks opened their biggest lead of the game, 50-41, when Roy Johnson nailed a free throw to finish a three-point play. Yet the Demons struck back with a three-pointer and two free throws, cutting the score to 50-48.

Hawk Karl Meland hit two free throws with 34 seconds left, but an East lay-up and foul shot brought the score to 52-51 with just 20 seconds remaining in regulation. The game

was up in the air, yetRoy Johnson came down with a big rebound at the other end and completed his superb play with a basket that raised the score to 55-51.

Roy Johnson and Sean Collins each ended

the night with 15 points.

In their next game, the Hawks crushed Niles West 75-60, giving them a 4-3 record in conference. Roy Johnson had 28 points while Sean Collins added 21.

Track team is off and running The Maine South boys' track team has once again assembled to pursue a conference title, yet this might show difficult with only five returning seniors. A lot of the burden will now be put on the juniors and sophomores which both have large numbers of returning as well as new members. Coach Bill Drennan is expecting another successful season despite the lack of senior participation.

Because it was the team's firstmeet, the Hawks did not keep a team score against opponents Glenbrook South and Wheaton

North, yet still the Hawks were narrowly defeated. Many fine performances were turned in, capped off with the varsity twomile relay team of Mike Palac, Matt Staniec, Chris Brandenberg, and Mike Raida, who set a new Glenbrook South Field House record with a time of 9:03, bettering the former record by over fifteen seconds.

Maine South is expecting many more record-breaking performances in their next meet at home on Febuary 26 against Conant.