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South teacher wins state teaching award One of Maine South's very own. Social Science teacher Patton Feichter, has just been named "Outstanding Teacher of American History for the State of Illinois."

Mr. Feichter was nominated for this award by the 21st Star Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution of Park Ridge. After being nominated, Mr. Feichter had to write an essay describing his achievements and accomplishments. He also received numerous letters of recommendation from such people as Student Council President, Brenda Saavedra, Principal Dr. Cachur, Social Science Chairman, Otto Kohler, Congressman Henry Hyde, and Illinois legislators, Marty Butler and Bob Kustra.

The criteria for this award included being committed to the students, inspiring them, making history live, requiring excellence

from the students while maintaining good rapport, providing a knowlege of the people who "sacrificed their lives and fortunes" to give us freedom, and promoting patriotic endeavor.

For the past 23 years, Mr. Feichter has taught social science here at Maine South, teaching classes from World Cultures to AP Government. Mr. Feichter is also the Student Council advisor. Last year, he was a finalist for the Golden Apple Award. He also has coached the Constitution Team to two straight state titles, and is vying for a three-peat this weekend. (For more Constitution Team news, see page 6.)

When notified of the award, Feichter stated that he was "thrilled with the honor and hopes to continue to maintain the high standards that this award represents."

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dances in annual show Finalists named Orchesis

by Jennifer Johnson

Recently, Maine South was notified that all eight of its National Merit Semi-Finalists were named Finalists.

These Maine South students, who are in the top half of one percent of U.S. high school seniors, are: Dan Berko, Joel Gregie, Marc Mazzuca, Brenda Saavedra, Hyun Shin, James Spindler, Rich Stasiek, and Sean Watkins. Each student received a Certificate of Merit to signify this accomplishment.

The 1993 National Merit Scholarship Program began back in October, 1991, when about one million high school juniors from across the nation took the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Only about 15,000 of these students were named Semi-Finalists.

After being notified of their Semi-Finalist standing, the students were required to fill out a lengthy application, and undergo a confirmation process, in order to quailify as a Finalist. The confirmation process and application required that each Semi-Finalist have a consistently high academic performance ; throughout high school, also they had to be j endorsed by the school. Thirdly, they had to I ^erify their PSAT/NMSQT score, by per- ; I rming similarly on the Scholastic Aptitude 'est (SAT). Finally, the Finalists had to fill out an application, which included a record of their high school continued on page 6

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Friday March 5th and Saturday March 6th, Maine South's own dance company, Orchesis, will perform in their annual show, this year entitled Mysterious Ways.

The performance, which is performed in two acts, begins at 7:30 P.M. both nights and admission is $3.50 per person.

Orchesis officers include President Ann Gawne, Vice president Natalie Kukuruza, Secretary Georgia Giakoumis, Historian Diana Rodino, Publicity Chairperson Denise Marshall, Costume Chairperson Karen Selsky, and head of Junior Orchesis Sarah Benedict.

This is the 23rd year that Orchesis will perform in their own show which will feature many different styles of dance, ranging from ethnic to ballet, modem, jazz, and Broadway dancing, all choreographed by members.

Orchesis, which is under the direction of Ms. Jaqueline Sinclair, has also participated in this year's Homecoming parade, performed in the V-show,andjust recently competed against various high schools and dance studios at the Regency Talent Competition held at the Marriott Hotel in Schaumburg.

In fact, Orchesis picked up a third place award for their age and dance category when they ix;rformed "South Side S tory," the dance that was featured in V-show.

This year's Orchesis group is definitely excited about their show which will have '.he audience dancing in their scats to the music of

A.B. Logic, Paula Abdul, Shakespeare's Sister, and Erasure, just to name a few of the artists featured.

Sponsor Ms. Sinclair, who has directed the group for the past two years, says, "This year's members are extremely dedicated. We have numerous self-starters. Their enthusiasm is contagious."

To keep spirits running high, "Dancer of the Week" awards have been awarded to members who have shown great effort or enthusiasm towards dancing.

"If you like to dance, then Orchesis is where to find it," says member Patty Duca.

"The people are great and you're sure to have fun."

Tickets for Mysterious Ways can be purchased at the door or during lunch periods from Orchesis members.

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Change, not tragedy needed Requiem for the '80s

by Marc Mazzuca The 1980s in the United States might appropriately be called the "What, me worry?" decade in American government. The idea was simple: give the people what they want, and if you cannot keep the promise, don't worry about it, because people vote with their pocketbooks, and will keep the status quo as long as the money keeps rolling in.

Nice idea. One little problem, though. In the budget of the government, there was not enough revenue coming in to let the politicians do what they wanted. So they decided that it was okay to run the country in the red, since raising taxes would be very detrimental to their getting re-elected. This particular self-interest left the American people in debt, from which we are now trying to recover.

President Clinton, less than one month into his term of office, has devised a plan to begin cutting the federal deficit. It includes tax increases on personal and business income, Social Security, and energy, along with spending cuts in defense and government administrative staff. It is a plan of "shared sacrifice." Although the American people like the idea of cutting the federal deficit, they don't like the shared sacrifice.

According to a recent Time/CNN poll, 53% of all Americans believe that they should make some sacrifices, but they aren't as receptive to the specific sacrifices. Seventy-four percent of Americans oppose an energy tax, 65% oppose increasing Social Security income tax on middle and upper class recipients, and 62% oppose taxing employee health benefits. If their personal interests are affected, somebody else ought to be sharing the sacrifice, not them.

In the 1990s, the American people are left to resolve the debt of the 1980's government.

But although it is popular to blame politicians for the mess, somebody else is at fault.

The American people did not want to deal with the harsh reality of the 1980s: we were ceasing to be an economic superpower.We wanted all of the wealth with none of the sacrifice. Today, we see the result.

But now we are a reformed lot. We are willing to make sacrifices, not of ourselves, but of others. That is the same self-interested, hypocritical behavior we have collectively tagged as the attitude of the 1980s. But it is 1993. We have to take responsibility for the economy in our actions, not just in our words.

If not us, who? If not now, when?

by Nicole Berg Drunk driving has got to stop. I have seen too many of my peers leave parties without a safe ride home. I have heard too many people boast of their driving skills while intoxicated.

I am tired of worrying if everyone is going to be ab-ight.

One of these days, everyone is not going to be alright, but by then it will be too late. When I heard about the accident on Golf, I was willing to bet that the driver had be drunk. But he wasn't. However, had those victims been drinking, the accident would have created an entirely new situation. Teenagers would have become genuinely aware of how foolish it is to get into an unsafe automobile.

But why do we need a tragedy to spur change? Everyone should be able to think about what they're doing now.

Go ahead and party every Friday and Saturday night, but take the responsibility that goes along with it. If you're going to get drunk, then make sure you have a safe ride

home. Call a friend. Make arrangements with your parents (no matter how ridiculous that may sound it usually works out). Call a cab.

Call anyone. Or walk; walking may not be the easiest, but is a safe alternative.

And what has happened to the idea of designated drivers? Has it gotten to the point where not one person is willing to stay sober for a single night? Everyone needs a break, so take turns and assign designated drives.

SADD and Snowball have worked hard to try to make students understand the effects of alcohol. Health classes have taught as much as they can about alcohol as well. Parents have repeated over and over again how dangerous it can be. Television shows and MADD have tried to pound it into our heads that drunk driving is a big mistake. Has it all just gone in one ear and out the other?

What does it take to teach teenagers that drunk driving is deadly? Someone should not have to get killed in an alcohol related accident for us to get the picture.

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Change Amendment to protect ourselves

by John Frederiksen Recently, guns and gun owners have become such an integral part of American news that almost every other day some newspaper prints a story dealing with a violent gun massacre.

After reading such disturbing accounts, many Americans sit back at their breakfast tables and guess at the motives of the gunman ("Was that guy nuts or what?"). Next they wonder, "How the heck did the guy get hold of all those firearms?"

Easily. There are fifteen million non-miUtary guns in the country. Either he walked into a store and bought the guns or he picked them up off the street.

In Chicago, every forty minutes a person is shot. Police forces often complain that street gangs outgun them. Law-abiding citizens must hit the street when, say, two gangs argue over which one should order out for a pizza.

Stray rounds from supposedly safe (and some unsafe) target ranges whiz over people's heads.

Noting that dead constituents cannot vote, lawmakers have formulated various gun control schemes as alternatives to martial law.

Some states have instituted waiting peri'ods for the purchase of firearms to conduct, background checks of buyers. Waiting periods can also prevent crimes of passion by preventing people from buying guns on the spur of the moment. However, it seems that whenever legislators seriously discuss any bills restricting firearm ownership or availability, the National Rifle Association begins to whine.

Touting Americans' Second Amendment right to bear arms, the NRA mobilizes its members, who flood legislators with anti-gun

control letters.

The NRA also targets opposition lawmakers and has effectively blocked even the most sensible legislation. Why? Because the NRA protects the American right to obliterate game animals in the interest of sport.

Because of the NRA's constant griping about constitutional rights, legislators resort to other means of gun confrol. In response to the recent Palatine massacre, Illinois legislators have drafted bills that would establish "safe retail zones" within one thousand feet of restaurants and shopping malls. Under these laws, anyone inside the zone convicted of committing a crime with a firearm or of possession of a concealed firearm would face stiffer penalties than outside the zone. One can only imagine how much police would like conducting surprise searches ofmalls in order to enforce this law.

Since our own legislators can't seem to effectivly shake the NRA, I have proposed my own gun control solution. To begin with, let's change the Second Amendment to read, "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to bear arms shall not be denied, but shall be regulated." The framers of the Constitution were concerned with the local militia that protected the people themselves, not with their right to hunt themselves.

Regulation could begin with a ban on military style assault rifles. Surely Americans don't need access to missile launchers or AK47s. Also, along with background checks, the government could force gun owners and purchasers to submit to a gun safety and marksmanship test This marksmanship test would prevent many gang members from wielding their

guns. After all, they know how to shoot, but can they shoot straight? Those who passed might not pass the background check. A time might come when we could walk down a given street in Chicago, confident that we didn't need to wear a bulletproof vest. We could take out the garbage in the morning without being mowed down by semi-automatic machine gun fire.

National and state governments could freely pass gun control legislation without the NRA complaining about constitutional rights.

By just slightly modifying the Second Amendment, we could almost take away a major lobbying group's reason for existence.

This proposal would also give game animals a fighting chance for survival. If Americans must satisfy their idea of sport, let them use normal rifles or bows and arrows. Native Americans survived without assault rifles.

They knew that if they atomized their prey, it couldn't possibly be used for food or trophies or anything else.

In addition, the firearms industry could be realigned to a metalworking industry. Former gun factories could turn out metal objects, like metal furniture, metal jewlery, or parts for cars, locks or any other practical product for the American market.

Although the anti-gun lobby would like to see guns entirely banned, guns are too easy to hide. Even if we called in the military, we would have wasted much effort before collecting even a fraction of the total guns.

Just a small change in the Second Amendment would solve the debate over gun control, while saving millions of Americans from the sight of gunshot victims. Those who must hunt could look forward to earning real trophies, rather than merely parts of a leg bone.

Don't be a friend who can't say ''no''

by Jenny Kostalansky Being a senior at Maine South has taught me a lot of things. One of the most important discoveries I have made is that life moves pretty fast, and the irony of it all is how much of this time is wasted over the years. It seems as though "wasting time" is a communally enjoyed pastime.

But upon stopping to think how much this time is spent on executing tasks for friends to their satisfication, instead of for one's own eeds, it becomes apparent that very rarely oes one express what he or she truly feels.

To quote a person who has taught me a lot over the years, "You should always do what you feel, not what you feel obligated to do."

Well, living by this rule isn't always possible. But if we spent more time trying to

please ourselves and less time doing things for people that continuously take us for granted, perhaps we'd all have a higher opinion of ourselves.

Our parents and grandparents tell us that our generation is the "me" generation. But the exact opposite is true. Next year, the graduated seniors will have the opportunity to think only about themselves. However, chances are instead they will run around campus trying to please every other person.

But if your friends tell you to jump into the Maine South pond because if would make them happy, would you do it? Sure, sharing yourself with friends can be really rewarding, but don't shortchange yourself.

A clear concience is worth its weight in

gold.

As we get older, the notion of self-respect arises within each one of us. We begin to question our ability to strengthen each of our own wills instead of bending to the complaints of others. It is important to understand this aspect of maturity and practice by it.

Self-esteem in teenagers is at an all-time low, and it is due to our miscommunication with our inner feelings and a constant will to please an insatiable group of friends. Chances are, these friends won't come through for you in your time of need. Who's watching your back while you're guarding someone elses?

I suggest establishing a clear sense of priorities, or at least getting a pair of eyes in the back of your head.

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The Blues: past and present

by Dan Berko The Deep South was the birthplace of the blues. It started first as a means to while away the workday in the fields with the African "call and response" style of singing. Each individual worker sang to his own speed and with his own style of "holler." The "holler," as James Welden Johnson described it, was full of "curious twists and turns and quavers and the intentional striking of certain notes just a shade off key."

This evolved into a popular form of music both on and off the farm. As popularity off the farm grew, instruments were used more often.

Early on, banjos were used but soon fell into disfavor when the guitar became more accessible in the South.

Some of the poor musicians made their own instruments, such as guitars made from cigar boxes and wooden planks. Other instruments used were the wash tub bass, corrugated washboard, Jews' harps, kazoos, pan pipes, harmonicas, and earthenware jugs.

Some distinct styles of common features in songs, instrument techniques, melody choices, and verses were developed. These were generally seen only in small areas. There were no styles which developed over large areas or states. Styles fused with the wanderings of various bluesmen. By 1911, the style of "bottlenecking" became widely used. This was the use of a knife blade, bottleneck, polished bone, or brass ring on guitar strings to produce the wailing sound of a human voice.

In the early days, blues musicians were limited to playing in the streets or in a few theaters and black nightclubs. The year 1905 saw the first black theater, the Pekin, open in Chicago. Soon after, black theaters opened

Bluesmaster B. B. King and Lucille Photo: Rolllne Slont

everywhere. These theaters saw a lot of jazz, but eventually blues took a more prominent role. Chicago, as well as Detroit, had many blues pianists, such as Jelly Roll Morton, Richard Myknee Jones, and Little Brother Montgomery.

Piano blues was not as popular as guitar or vocal blues because of the difficulty in obtaining the blue tone color. Many blues pianists were fortunate to find old, out of tune pianos, or pianos with worn hammers. Others put newspapers behind the strings, and some put tacks in the hammers to get a distinct sound.

"Crushing" the keys, or playing one note a second later than the first, was another method used to get the distinct blues sound.

By the end of the First World War, the blues were pretty much set. It was based on a twelve bar, three line structure, and played with flatted notes, usually the third and seventh, to add a soulful sound. The instruments were played on various scales, but were intended to sound like a human voice. There were many themes in the music, ranging fromi anti-Jim Crow feelings to sexual songs. The common thread was that they were all sung and played from the heart, with great feeling.

B.B. King is one of the more famous and influential blues performers, even today.

With his electric guitar, Lucille, he has influenced many young blues musicians. Even though bom in Mississippi in the heart of blues country, his style is original, full of flashy guitar riffs and a deep gospel-singing style. He has influenced many, especially the blues artists from the West side of Chicago, with his fast and flamboyant guitar playing and singing.

Marijuana at Maine South

by Ryan Berg and Melinda Polan If you're an upperclassman at Maine South, do you realize that you are a minority if you can truthfully say that you've never tried marijuana? According to a recent survey given randomly to 100 Maine South upperclassmen, the majority confided to at least trying marijuana.

Sixty-one percent of those surveyed stated that they have tried marijuana at least once. Of the 61%, more than three-fourths have used marijuana more than ten times, and only 19% have used marijuana less that 10 times.

Marijuana is a drug made from the dried leaves and the flowering tops of the hemp plant, and, upon smoking, has various psychological and physical effects, both short and long-term.

The short-term effects usually last three to five hours after a person has smoked marijuana. Psychological reactions, known as a "high," consist of changes in the user's feelings and thoughts. The physical effects include redness of the eyes and rapid heart beat.

Marijuana smoking also interferes with a person's judgement and coordination.

The long-term effects of marijuana are not

completely known. Studies have shown that some people who have smoked marijuana daily for several months have developed serious problems similar to those caused by smoking tobacco, including bronchitis, coughing, and chest pains.

Most people who have smoked marijuana knew about these effects, but their curiosilyi overwhelmed them. That same curiosity event led some to experiment with other drugs; 79% of the people surveyed have experimented with LSD, nitrous oxide, cocaine, and mushrooms. That same curiosity could even be the cause of their deaths.

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The ultimate tale of group masochism

by Katie Burns To mixed emotions of horror and delight, the time of the annual Girl's Choice Dance approaches us once again. At this point, it is probably too late for a last minute date to be arranged, unless that date happens oddly to have the same unique nose thought only to be found in your family - not to mention the same eye color, the same type of hair....

Girl's Choice is what some people would consider to be the highest form of personal torture. Outsiders probably look on in awe at what appears to be the ultimate tale of group masochism. Girls can be found counting down the days to the vital event months in advance with numerous brightly colored reminders scribbled in their Chandler's. Gossip tends to revolve around the topic like a moth drawn irresistably to a flame, regardless of personal safety. Those who have snagged dates try not to appear to be too smug while others mourn their single status. Maine South males without girlfriends tend to get a certain hunted look in their eyes as the end of February approaches.

Girl's Choice is not fundamentally evil, however. It gives girls a chance, if they are otherwise too shy or (God save us!) too conservative, to break the standards and ask a guy out.

I Though the modem world is far less sexist than in the past when the Industrial Revolution was postponed a few hundred years due to lack of feminine input, some ideas persist. One of these is the outdated notion that a guy should ask a girl out, and not vice versa. While most students see nothing wrong with a girl taking the lead, the theory doesn't follow in practice.

Girl's Choice was around in your parent's generation and before. In other words, it most likely existed before the Agricultural Revolu-

are perfectly satisfied doing other things.

Many will attend the dance and have the time of their life with friends even if their date is about as interesting as a small gray stone on a bad day. And a lucky few will find love (or extreme like) at some point during the evening. This is the way dances have always been and will continue to be for a long while.

Girl's Choice has its bad and good side. On one hand, it puts a good deal of the female and male population of Maine South through as much pressure as they could get with a simple trip 20,000 leagues under the sea without diving gear. On the other hand, it gives students the chance to further break sexist ideas and girls the chance to express their emotions clearly if constant and far from subtle flirtation isn't doing the trick. On the third hand (or maybe the first foot?), it can be as terrible as any dance can. On the fourth hand (or second foot), it can also be as great as any dance can. Finally, on the fifth hand (or, um, first and only nose?), whether you go or not, the whole deal can't fail to be at least an interesting experience^ ____„„,„__

tion (another event coming several hundred years later than it would have if women had been allowed to say anything.) Never minding the precise date, it probably started around the time of a cartoonist named Al Capp. He created the comic strip called L'il Abner in which Sadie Hawkin's Day is alluded to. SadieHawkin's Day, February 29, was the day a women could ask a bachelor to marry her. The guy was supposed to say yes, but there were nevertheless a few broken hearts. Girl's Choice developed as a milder version of this tradition and is still held as close to February 29 as possible.

Girl's Choice is a dance. While this may seem obvious, it is treated differently than any other similar event. A dance is a dance, though. As always, some people will stay home, be absolutely miserable, and lower their self esteem beyond even their own comprehension. Others will go to the dance and have as much fun as they would stuck alone in a large white room for several weeks with only a dictionary for company. There will be those who don't attend the dance and

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A test of you rmu sic savvy How much do you really know about :: modern music? Here's your chance to ]: test your Musk IQI Each of the following songs was reIcorded more than once. Name the orj^i• ncil group or artist to record the song.

3. All Along the Watchiower 4. Unchained Mekxiy 5. Peace Train 6. Live and Let Die 7.1 Shot tJic Sheriff 8. Knocking on Heaven's Door 9. Traveling Riverside Blues 10. Hard to Handle II. (Don't Go Back loj Rockville 12. Sweet Jane Answers on Page 6

Thievery rears its ugly head in Park Ridge

by Nada Todorovic and Laura Lawson "Do you want me to lock the car door?"

"No. We're in Park Ridge. And besides, we only have a stupid movie in here. Who'd actually want to steal it anyway?"

Suprise! A couple hours later, the movie was gone.

Although it is hard to believe, theft does exist in Park Ridge. Now, you may be shaking your head vigorously saying, "No, no, no! Not in Park Ridge! This is a safe community!"

Well, we've got news for you!

Theft is all around us. According to Chapter ?8 in thelllinois Criminal Law andProcedure, theft is defined as "obtained unauthorized control over property." Even though it does not necessarily happen to you, it does happen.

Theft is not limited to parked cars or stores in our community, either. Take, for instance, one

student who had twenty dollars stolen from her wallet in Maine South during a musical rehearsal last year. "I was mad. I mean, how could someone go and steal something and not even care? I mean, I worked hard for that money."

What would possess someone to steal?

According to Officer Nega of the Park Ridge police department, there are various reasons for theft. A person may see a wallet laying around and figure it is an easy way to obtain a little more cash. In a lot of those cases, the thief usually steals just for the excitement and the thrill of committing and illegal act.

And, in a few cases, these people are considered to be kleptomaniacs.

The dictionary definition of a kleptomaniac is "one who has an obsessive impulse to steal, especially in the absence of economic necessity or personal desire."

Perhaps that could explain some of the more interesting items found stolen, such as playground equipment stolen from Woodland Park on September 24.

Theft is not the only crime related to stealing. Robbery, defined as "the taking of property from another person by use of threat or force (physically or with a weapon)," is another. Burglary, defined as "the unlawful entrance of a person into a building or dwelling with the intent to commit a felony or theft," also plagues our community and nation .Both of these crimes are considered more serious than theft by the state.

This year there have already been 354 thefts, 150 burglaries, and nine robberies in Park Ridge. After looking at last year's respective figures of 533, 244, and seven, one realizes that it probably would be a good idea to lock that car door.

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AP Hawks travel to state competition Each topic is composed of three subtopics, each of which has two questions. The team divided into six groups to tackle each topic.

Then each group had to create a four minute presentation for each subtopic, answering both the subtopic and the two questions relating to it. Extensive research was required to assure that all the angles to the topic were covered. At the meet, each group of the four team members will give their presentation on the subtopic the panel of judges chooses, and afterwards they will put away their notes and endure a six minute question period. During the question time, the judges can ask any question dealing with the subject.

This year Maine South will face stiff competition from several schools, among them last year's runner up, Gridley High, and the Chicago magnet school powerhouse Whitney Young. The winner of the event will be eligible to go to Washington D.C. to compete in the national competition. Last year's team finished 4th overall, while the year before, the A.P. Hawks came in third. Mr. Feichter feels that there is a good chance for another

by Hyun Shin This weekend, the Maine South Constitution Team, fondly known as the A.P. Hawks, will try for something the Los Angeles Lakers of 1988 and '89 and the Detriot Pistons of '89 and '90 could not accomplish.

They will attempt what the Chicago Bulls and the Pittsburgh Penguins are currently in the hunt for. That something is a three-peat of their respective championships. This Friday, the Constitution Team will travel down to Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois where the competition is to be held on Saturday.

For the last four months, the Constitution Team, coached by Maine South's Advanced Placement Government teacher, Patton Feichter, has been working diligently to prepare for the challenge. The focus of the competition is on the Bill of Rights and what rights the Bill endows to the people of the United States. There are six topics covered, which range from the history of the document, to how our rights are expanded and preserved.

trip to Washington D.C. saying, "This team has an extremely positive attitude, they work well together, and they have a great talent.

These are the components of a championship team." The team realizes that the road before them is a long and difficult one, but feel that they are up for the challenge.

Finalists cont'd continued from page 1 activities and achievements, community activities, future educational plans, and a selfdescriptive, 500 word essay.

About ninety percent of the Semi-Finalists quailify as National Merit Finalists. Nearly 46 percent of these Finalists will receive a Merit Scholarship.

Finalist Hyun "Wally" Shin commented, "Needless to say, it feels good. To be named a Final ist is a tremendous honor. Although the full impact of what this means has not yet hit me, so far, my initial sensations are both of relief that I've made the cut, and of satisfaction at being that much closer to winning some serious cash."

January Students of the Montti The Students of the Month for January are: Math: Donald Kura, Joene VanCraenenbroeck, Susan Reynolds, Kara Wipf, Matthew Rioch, Laura Hanson, Maria Poulos, April Aronson, Meredith Swanson, Cheryl Bratu, Thomas Carlson, Melanie Johnsen Business: Amy Poyner, Esther Cardenas, Amber Kosmicki, Amy Hanson Health: Julie Johnson, Christene Thomas Physical Education: Kevin Wong, April Aronson, Georgia Giannakopoulos, Amy Hanson, Harold Petruleas, Christopher Kiepura, Brian Czerwinski Music: Erika Comelisen, Justine Isbaner, Jim Rossi.

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10-12 correct— Fill out an application to be manager of Rose Records.

Hefferan, Charles Kaufman, Kenneth Shubert, Richard Stasica, Robert Perry Foreign Language: Heather Brammeier, Rebecca Pontarelli, Christa Poskozim, Michael Roth, Cyrus Wilson, Terry Wittek, Ross Blank, Kathleen Hanley Accidently omitted from December's list is Steven Madura, who received a Student of the Month for Physical Education.

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Girls' b-ball defeated at Regionals

by Kalherine Nelson The girls' basketball team finished their season with a record of 11 wins and 16 losses.

Mr. Deines, head coach of the team was very happy with teams' performance in the last leg of their season. "This years' program was strong," commented Coach Deines.

The last regular competition of the season was against the tough conference opponent, Evanston. Since both of the teams were doing well in preceding games this game promised to be eventful. The last time the two teams met Evanston won on their home court: however, now that the game was at Maine South the Hawks had the upper hand.

It came down to one minute and 50 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. The score was 31-30, with Evanston in the lead. Senior Maiu"een Nugent gave the Lady Hawks the lead by sinking a three pointer. Evanston answered by making two free throws.

With 25 seconds remaining in the game sophomore Sue Sroka passed the ball into

junior Samantha Lazich who scored two points., which brought the score to 35-33.

Evanston passed the ball in and ran down the court and tried for a basket, but it was rejected.

South rebounded the ball and junior Trisha Melendy was fouled. Melendy went to the free throw line, she sunk the free throw which increased the Lady Hawks' victory over Evanston to three points, 36-33.

The top scorers for the Hawks were senior Lisette Mroz, Lazich, and Sroka. All three players scored eight points.

Coach Deines commented on the Hawks' victory over Evanston: "It was the best win in conference. Evanston just recently defeated New Trier. The team's victory over Evanston proved to the team that they have what it takes to compete with the best of teams."

The first game of the state competition for Maine South was on February 16th against Regina. Regina was placed sixth in the regional competition, and South was placed

eleventh. The competition between the two teams was as exciting as the game against Evanston.

Maine South led at the half with, 23-18.

"South had shut down Regina's regular scoring habits," commented Coach Dienes.

However, in the third quarter Regina became full of energy and brought the score to 35-31.

The Lady Hawks were in the game until the end. Considering that Regina competes with the best teams in the area. South was doing pretty well against them. Regina came out victorious with a final score of 45-35.

The highest scorer for the Hawks and the only player to hit double figures in the game was Mroz with ten points.

Overall the girls' basketball team did really well throughout their whole season.

Coach Deines commented, "Since the team in only losing two varsity members to graduation this June, the team will have an up beat season next winter."

Gymnastics ends year at Sectionals

by Katherine Nelson The girls' gymnastics team has had a fairly good '92-'93 season. The team's final record was six wins and four losses, not the best ever, but certainly not the worst.

"Despite lots of injuries and illness among team members the season was great," commented Ms. Cain, the head coach of the girls' gymnastics team.

In the regional competition the team finished in second place with a total of 130.35 points.

On the balance beam competition there were several good efforts. Senior Kristen Neisler placed seventh with a score of 8.65. Senior Monica Huettinger finished in ninth with a 7.65. Sophomore Jane Quaiver finished tenth place by receiving a 7.55.

The team was also strong in the floor exercise competition. Neisler finished in seventh place by receiving an 8.6. Huettinger placed eighth with a score of 8.1. There was a three way tie for ninth place between junior Tamara Borck, sophomore Heather Anichini, and Quaiver. They all were awarded a 7.8.

On the uneven bars, three Lady Hawks performed well. Neisler finished in sixth place with a score of 8.85. Junior Amy Lyons repived an 8.2 and placed ninth. Sophomore Danne DiCola placed eleventh with a score of 7.9.

On the vault competition, the Lady Hawks continued their success at the regional competition with good efforts by members of the team. Huettinger placed fifth with a scoreof

8.9. Borck received an 8.35 and finished in seventh place. Junior Tracy Haas placed ninth by receiving a score of 8.05.

In the all-around competition Neisler was the only one to place. She finished in fourth place with a total score of 32.35.

Neisler qualified for the sectional competition on every event except for the vault competition. Huettinger and Borck both qualified on the vault.

In addition the team as a whole qualified for the sectional competition on February 12th.

At the sectional competition there were not as many highlights as there were at the regional competition.

Overall the team finished in sixth place with a total of 125.25 points.

There were a few good performances by the Lady Hawks. Neisler received an 8.35 in the floor exercise. Huettinger received an 8.7 on the vault. Borck was awarded an 8.4 on the vault.

No one qualified for the next state competition.

Even though sectionals was not a success for the girls' gymnastics team, their season was a success. This is reflected in the team's record.

"The team performed really well throughout the whole entire season and deserve a big round of applause. Even though we are losing three seniors who were a great asset to the team, next season will hopefully go well," commented Coach Cain on her feelings on this season and the one to come.

Girls' track has great start

by KatherineNelson The girls' track and field team is off to a winning start. After only two meets their record is all ready at five wins and zero losses.

The reason for the five wins, is that there was more then one team at a meet.

The Lady Hawks first meet was against Niles North, Resurrection, and Steinmetz.

South finished in first place followed by Resurrection, Steinmetz, and finally Niles North.

South had a few good efforts to help them finish first.Sophomore Julie Johnson tied Maine South's record for the 55 meter high

hurdles. Senior Melissa Ponticelli won the 400 meter run.

The Lady Hawks then went on to run against Lakeview and Notre Dame. Maine South came out victorious again.

Junior Candi Abreu won the mile run.

Junior Trisha Stankiewicz was victorious in the half mile run.

Senior Meg Sheehan won the shot put competition.

So far the girls' track and field team is doing pretty well. If they keep this winning streak up their chances for qualifying for the state competitions looks bright.

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Swim team captures 4th in CSL

by Jaime Mills A few weekends ago the Maine South swim team placed fourth overall at the Central Suburban League South Conference meet.

Although many of the Hawks were still recovering from the flu, they turned in some very good performances.

In the 200 yd. Medley Relay, Steve Chiagouris, Mark Hohimer, Kevin Gillespie, and Brian Hameder took sixth place with a time of 1:54.60.

The 200 yd. Freestyle Relay team of Gillespie, Kurt Kuever, Hameder, and Jamie

Mills recieved fourth place.

The 400 yd. Freestyle Relay squad of Tim Paschke, Kuever, Dan Berko, and Mills captured second place with a season best time of 3:39.07 Individual medal winners included Kevin Gillespie with a sixth place finish in the 100 yd. Butterfly and Kurt Kuever taking fourth place in the 200 yd.Freestyle and third in the 100 yd. Freestyle.

Mills captured two individual titles winning the 200 yd. Freestyle and the 100 yd.

Butterfly.

As of this writing, the Hawks are hoping for good things to come at the Sectional Meet where they hope several individuals can qualify for the State meet at Evanston this weekend.

As one swimmer put it, "The Sectional meet is the meet where the individual shines.

Sure, the 'team' concept is still there, but the main focus is on individual performances.

This is where all the hard work during the season comes into play.

"Hopefully, it will all pay off and we can qualify a few guys for State."

Track team starts off '93 on right foot

by Paul Zurawski The Maine South Boys' Track team started their season off against Glenbrook South and Wheaton North on February 5.

Though scores were not kept at this meet the team did quite well.

Some individuals equaled their seasons best from last year at this meet, so improvement seems a definite.

Among those who equaled their personal bests was Steve Silarski, who pole-vaulted 12'6". His vault tied the GBS fieldhouse record.

At the Hawks second meet on February 10 versus New Trier and Ridgewood, the Hawks came out victorious.

Maine South took first in 9 of 14 events on the varsity level.

In this meet the Hawks were led by Keith Cichy, who won the long jump and R.J. DelaCruz, who captured the 50 yd. dash.

The two teamed up to lead the Hawks to victory in the 880 yd. relay.

MattLaBonar won the high and low hurdle events at this meet and Ron Mazukelli won the shot put.

After the meet Coach Drennan thought that the team put forth a good effort but insisted that there is much room for improvement.

"The next few weeks of work will be crucial as we try to prepare for the indoor conference meet and the outdoor season."

The seniors on the team have shown good signs of leadership early in the season.

"This is a good omen for the rest of the season and a positive sign of things to come."

Matt LaBonar leaps over the high hurdle en route to victory.

Faldetta, Komo advance to State meet at U of I

by Devon Dillenbeck Two wrestlers from the Maine South Wrestling team advanced to the state meet held at the University of Illinois last weekend.

These two represent the first time since 1982 that the Maine South team has sent two wrestlers to the state competition.

The two wrestlers are senior Clint Faldetta and sophomore Mike Komo. Both advanced following second place finishes in their weight divisions.

In the case of Komo, he advanced to the finals in the 103-pound division before being defeated.

In his quarterfinal match, Komo defeated Wesley Young from Waubonsie Valley 10-5.

Then came the semi-finals, in which he went into overtime and defeated Hoffman Estates' Andy Douglas. The match was decided by the score of 3-1. And in the finals, Komo went up against soon-to-be champion from Conant, Andy Maniar. It was here that Komo was defeated, 9-2.

Faldetta also advanced to the finals, where he too was defeated by a Conant wrestler, in this case Peter Marx. This is the second

straight year that Clint has advanced on to the state competition.

In his quarterfinal match-up against Schaumburg wrestler Lou Aguirre, Faldetta

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