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Volume 32, Issue 10 February 24,1995

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Inherit recreates Scopes trial

by Alison Adlaf This year's All-School Winter Play, Inherit the Wind, opened yesterday with performances continuing through tonight and tomorrow.

The play recreates the 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial," the case that first confronted the conflict between religious beliefs surrounding creation and the scientific theory of evolution. John T. Scopes, a young high school biology teacher was arrested for his teachings about evolution.

Inherit the Wind, written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, is now part of Maine South's curriculum.

English teacher Mr. Tom Kerth said, "It was the trial of the century because it was truly the century that was on trial."

Characters in the play correspond to the people who were actually involved in the _case. Bertram Cates represents Scopes and is fiyed by Joe Pindelski. Real-life defense atfmey Clarrence Darrow and prosecuting attorney William Jennings Bryan are represented by Henry Drummond and Matthew Harrison Brady, portrayed on stage by Kevin Byme and Todd Herring, respectively.

The cast was expanded to allow over forty people to be in the play, which is directed by Mr. John Muszynski and student director

Richie Russo.

The crew is headed by technical director Mr. Pat Sanchez, student stage manager Tina DeGrazia and assistant stage manager Heidi Funk. Mrs. Laurie McCleneghan is the show's costumer and also designed and built the puppet that is used in lieu of a real monkey.

Other student crew heads are Tom Curtin, construction; Alison Adlaf and Jenny

Chrzanowski, costumes; Kenny Lindgren, lights; Maureen Gill, makeup; Megan Tucker, painting; Chris Nuzzo, props; Karen Hibbeler and Maureen Regan, publicity; and Janet Lucchesi, sound.

Inherit the Wind performances are tonight and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in the Clyde K. Watson Auditorium.

Seating is general and tickets are $4 at the door.

Young Scientist Schwemin recognized Scott Schwemin has been named a finalist in the Museum of Science and Industry 1994 Outstanding Young Scientist award competition.

For his projects on computer programming and metric mastery, Schwemin, a senior, was selected out of 71 Chicago-area high school student nominees to be one of the nine finalists. He had to undergo an interview by a panel of scientists to achieve this position.

Schwemin and Maine South each received a S300 award at a recent ceremony at the museum.

The Outstanding Young Scientist award has been presented for the past 12 years to a graduating high school student in the Chicago metropolitan area who demonstrates exceptional ability in science. The program is made possible by support from the Nobel Foundation.

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Dear Maine South students,?

Recently, I was walking down the hallwayfromthe cafeteria to the drama department when I happened upon something so utterly disgusting thai I decided lo wnte this letter pleading to my classmates. For those of you who have w^eak emotional stabilities, I warn you not to read any further.

I was mnocendy going to my seventh period class when I saw a couple "making out." Now, this was not akiss on the cheek.

This was some hardcore stuff; next base was a home run (if you know what I mean andl think you do).Th is had,of course, just made my day. The one thing that 1 want to see in school is a couple making out, NOT!I! I come to school to learn, to have fun- not to be revolted in the way that I was.

I said to that couple, "Why don'tcha just take it all off and go full way?'" Since they were that dose, I felt that ihey should just do it. Before I continue^ I must exclaim that I have noobjection to peoplekissing. However, I do object when it evolves into something so utterly revolting that the mere sight of it sends you home, sick to

your stomach, never wanting to return to school again.

I had some thoughts about reasons thai|| people make out in fixint of everybody. ;p| must admit, i wasn' t the only one who saw-' this. I'm the only one with enough guts to write about it in the school newspaper.) I pondered that it could be out of pure love that they were doing this- that actually, they loved each other so much that they could not wait to get home to show their affection tov.'ard$ one another. Yet, I figured that this was not the case.

A hypothesis to why they were doing this: the couple wanted to show off that they are going out and that they are in love.

Which, to me, is a farce. What is the point of showing off? Fine, so you have a boyfriend or a girifriend. Big deal So do 1000 other people in this school. Do they brag about it? Do they show off? Probably not.

So why do you? My point is, if you w^antto make out, do it where the entire student body can't see you.

Sincerely, Prezemek Bogdanowicz

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''niceness" is just an added bonus they have to

by Alison Milnamow The bright colors and the happy faces on the being popular.

When Brotherhood elections rolled large poster invited people to come closer and read about Brotherhood. The poster looked as around I put my vote in for the only three good as the idea behind it. Having high school people who had ever talked to me. By Thursstudents helping the poor and himgry, raising day the results were announced. Several money for the United Way and visiting abused people bounced up to the podium to receive children all seem to be great ideas. The large their shirts. Before the winners-1 mean, the number of cheerleaders washing cars left me well deserving new members- were anounced, the president of Brotherhood with an uneasy feeling, though.

A few days after I saw the poster, Brother- spoke to us.

She said, "Brotherhood is about helping hood nominations were held in homeroom.

Popular people raised their hands to nominate people and whatever."

Yeah, whatever... others like themselves. As I looked at that board I noticed something: only one of the nominees had ever talked to me. She didn't even make thefinalround.

The subject of Brotherhood came up in English class. One boy didn't think it was a popularity contest He said, "If you're nice, you're popular."

Most people disagreed with what he said. I think he was trying to say that it doesn' t matter that it's a popularity contest because in his opinion they are all nice people. That's just great if you're popular like he is, but there is also an overwhelming number of nice, unpopular people, r m not saying that none of the people in Brotherhood are nice, but their

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^ours of fun for everyone at the DMV

by Matt Farrell The day had started so well forme. Around 9:30 that morning I headed for the Illinois Drivers' Facilities, to "attempt" to get my license. I arrived at around 10:00 and entered the winding multi-cultural-racial-ethnic-lingual line of Illinois citizens. The line did not seem all that long, but as my poor luck would have it, the wait seemed to become longer rather than shorter.

"That's all right," I thought. I had been prepared to spend some time here.

After what seemed like hours (one and a half to be exact), I finally was called up to a station. I had been wondering what they were going to ask me that had taken so long to ask everyone else.

After determining my name and place of residence, the aged, feeble man asked me, "How tall are ya?"

I responded, "Five eleven, sir."

Then he hit me with something I hadn't expected; as he looked up at mefromhis short shrunken body he said, "Really? You look more like five nine or five ten."

I wanted to please him so naturally, I said, )kay, fine, I'm five ten."

I thought this would satisfy the old pain, but he looked up from behind his buggy eyes and squealed, "Well, what is it, boy? If you don't know your height how do you expect to

get a license?"

Great This was not what I needed. After insisting that I indeed was five eleven for several minutes, hefinallylet me go on.

For the next hour or so I went through a series of pointless tests. Thefirstwas the eye test. I was a little worried that I might be restricted to wearing glasses. Ha- the elderly lady next to me spentfiveminutes just trying to figure out where the Uttle flashing light was. The test operator just gave up and let her pass.

After passing the eye exam, I passed the hearing test. Afterward, as I sat waiting to be called for the driving portion, a man walked around tirelessly asking people if they were registered to vote. He asked me twice, even though the first time I explained I was only 16.

Finjdly, I went out and pulled my car around into the line of cars waiting to be tested. Here I found that there were only two men testing, leaving every 5-7 minutes. I figured I had 45 minutes to an hour. I turned on the radio and waited. When I was about third in line, I noticed that the men after the last test had not returned to get another victim.

After 45 minutes, none of the cars in front of me had moved. Finally, the men returned; both had taken a lunch break at the same time.

When it was my turn I turned on my lights to prove I could handle that difficult task. And

then he spoke. I couldn't tell what he said; he had a terrible accent I asked him to repeat and could just barely make out "let's go."

As I drove along, he asked me to make some lane changes. (Yes, somehow 1 managed to do it.) As we were returning he mumbled something unintelligible, so I politely asked him to repeat what he said. I guess this upset him because he was suddenly agitated and started speaking harshly about me not being within the speed limit The speedometer read 40mph. Tlie sign we passed read 35mph. I just listened to him ramble on about my dangerous situation and that just because I was 16 didn't mean I was going to get a license.

We returned to the facility without a scratch. Hefinallygave me a sheet saying that I passed, and went on and on about what a favor he was doing me and how close I had come to failing. Oh well, it was over.

Inside, after having to get my picture taken twice because they forgot to move the red curtain over thefirsttime, I got the little plastic license and started to leave. As I did I was handed a card.

It read, "How were our services today?"

Underneath it asked for a ranking of satisfaction. I looked at my watch. It read four o'clock. Hmmm...five hours. Yes,fillingout that card was the best part of my whole day.

Fan support leaves opposition seeing red

by Dan Wiederer It was a cold January Tuesday night when I glanced around the spectator gym bleachers engulfed in a sea of red shirts and overwhelmed by the rhythmic clapping of the new . student section.

It was odd to see a large crowd of students in the bleachers for a boys' basketball game, especially mid-week. I turned back to the action on the court, watching as a New Trier player's missed lay-up was greeted with taunts and jeers. Some observers have called it low class, others have called it mean. We call it school spirit.

This Hawk pride, recently revived by a group known as the Red Scare, has finally brought some excitement back into a boys' varsity basketball program that has faded in recent years. It started out as a small group of ; school's most vocal fans and has recently • veloped into hysteria as the Red Scare continues to grow and receive some well deserved publicity. The Red Scare plays a huge role in Hawk hoops, exciting everyone involved: members, players, coaches, parents, the athletic director and even some referees.

The Red Scare has shown excessive support at both home and away games. The team's biggest road triumph of the year came at an early December game at Notre Dame, at the Red Scare's inauguration. The Scare's vitality and ear-shattering taunts ignited Hawk players while demoralizing ND players. That game set the tone for the Scare's role.

It is not pleasant to be a star player on the opposing team before the Red Scare. Ask Maine West forward Brian Gumee, who was given the nickname "Teen Wolf for his high socks and unshaven appearance and harassed until he fouled out in a big Hawk home win.

Then there was Deerfield's superstar Ryan Hogan who, initially bottled up by tremendous Hawk defense, was further frustrated by the Red Scare's jeers and chants. Unable to ignore the noise, Hogan gestured obscenely to the Scare, indicating the fans' effectiveness. That night, the Scare sent numerous Warrior players home with visions of Red and nightmares of their experience.

The scene following the truly emotional, if not the biggest victory over the Deerfield

Warriors was terrific. As the buzzer sounded.

Hawk players and Red Scare loyals came together in one celebrating mob on the court.

Later, as they emergedfromthe locker room, the players were greeted by more raucous applause and chants, a symbol of respect from the Scare to their Friday night heroes.

The Red Scare has offered a welcome alternative to fans of the past who were either too shy, too cool or too self-conscious to make any noise. Now, with the Red Scare, silence at a basketball game is uncomfortable and uncommon. It's been a long time since the stands remained full after the Hawkette halftime show. But times are changing. The Hawk players are rightfully supplanting the dance team as the main attraction, thanks in part to the Red Scare. And as Red Scare seniors continue to grab support from lower classes, they hope to provide them not only with Red Scare fever, but also with a new outlook on MS sports- a tradition of cheering and jeering that will be alive and well come rime for our 10th, 20th and 50th year reunions- a pride that won't disappear from Maine South Uke hats, jackets and M-Club initiations.

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Maine South teachers honorecL

by Cathy Owsiany Two Maine South teachers have been namedfinalistsfor the Golden Apple Teaching Award this year.

Social Science teacher Nancy Canova and English teacher Lauren Andrews were among 700 teachers from the Chicagoland area (including Cook, Lake and DuPage counties) to be nominated. The application/selection process began in late November, when they received the news of their nominations. Next, they sent the necessary application papers to the Golden Apple Academy.

As part of the application, each teacher was to write an essay (four pages maximum) including a description of what he does during a typical day as well as three recommendations written by an administrator, a colleague and a student or parent The Academy selected 400 semi-finalists and then narrowed the field down to 30 finalists.

These 30 are observed by two members of the Academy. At least one observer is familiar with the teacher's field. The observers' task is to make the applications come to life.

In other words, they must make sure that the teachers truly are what their applications say they are.

They sit in on a couple of the teachers' classes, observe, take notes and then speak with colleagues, students and administrators.

Of these 30 finalists, 10 teachers wUl be

inducted to the: Academy.

Canova has taught Social Science at Maine South since it opened in 1964. She

Sheencourages encouragesIher students to fulfill t h e a ^ "civic responsibility" while convincing others to do the same. This is Canova's eighth year as National Honor Society sponsor. She considers this very worthwhile since many people picture students as being irresponsible and the model NHS member proves them wrong.

Canova is also an assistant Dean at Maine South.

She says, "Students at Maine South are very special kids."

Andrews has taught in the Maine South English Department for eight years. For the past seven years she has been in charge of Snowball at Maine South as well as co-director of the 1994 district-wide Snowball event.

Andrews co-sponsors the sophomore class council with Craig FalUco. She is also involved with the crisis team and the suicide awareness program.

When asked what she thinks might have helped her become a finalist, Andrews said, "My philosophy of looking at students as individuals with different learning styles, and helping them achieve by knowing how they coaches the AP. Hawks along with Pat Feich- learn." ter and has been doing so for the past five The Golden Apple Teaching Award it years. Hoping to promote a deeper under- presented annually to teachers who displaf standing of the Constitution, Canova says, "1 excellence in education. Congratulations to want to make the constitution a living docu- both teachers and good luck with the rest of ment for the students." the competition!

Focus on student excellence...

Name: Lisa Lutzer

Grade Level: Junior

Activities/Acheivements: German Club Secretary, Tri-M, Thespian Society, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, IHSA Solo and Ensemble Contest, Junior P.E. Leader, Musical (Guys and Dolls), Fall Play (Mother Hicks), Student of the Month, National Merit High Scorer (99th percentile). High Honor Roll.

Teacher's Cominent: "Lisa is a role model of excellent student/academic skills in the classroom. She is always willing to help her peers by showing her solutions to homework one on one or as a group. Her maturity and 1 caring is also above the norm!"

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School prayer: is that Constitutional?

by Kate Rowland 'It is my intent to show this court that what Bertram Cates spoke quietly one spring morning in the Hillsboro High School is no crime."

As defense lawyer Henry Drummons says this in the courtroom of Inherit the Wind, the Hillsboro jurors are deciding whether Bertram Cates should be punished for teaching the theory of evolution.

The play, being performed at Maine South this weekend, amplifies the moral/ethical debate that the question of religion in schools creates. School prayer, which has been controversial since the writing of the Constitution, has an interesting history.

In the real-life case on which Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's Inherit the Wind is based, high school teacher John Scopes was found guilty of violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which forbade teachings contradictory to the Bible.

Though the local jury found Scopes guilty, the state Supreme Court eventually ruled the law unconstitutional and overturned his conviction. That 1925 case was the first of several Supreme Court decisions regarding the Bible and prayers in public schools.

In 1962, Engle vs. Vitale became the first these important decisions. Several parents New York public shool students protested the daily recitation of a prayer by students and teachers. Though the prayer was not mandatory—any student could choose not to participate—the parents protested, citing the First Amendment and the idea of separation of church and state. The United States Supreme Court decided that the parents were correct and that prayer or Scripture reading in the classroom was unconstitutional.

This ruling was upheld in 1992, when 17year-old Debbie Weisman took a New Jersey school system to the Supreme Court over a

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prayer at her high school graduation ceremony. The Court ruled that scheduled prayers of any type at commencement services were also unconstitutional, and the school was instructed to stop the practice.

In 1993, the same Court expanded this decision in a case in Farmer City, 111. Clergyled prayers had been the tradition at graduation at the Blue Ridge High School. Deferring to law, the graduating class voted to include a student-led prayer. The Supreme Court stated that any scheduled prayer by any individual at a graduation ceremony was unconstitutional, and that "a public school

"The Bible is a book.

A good book. But it's not the only book."

-Henry Drummond, Inherit the Wind cannot officially promote prayer without violating the Constitution's separation of church and state."

The issue of school prayer hit the courts again in Dec. 1993, when Principal Bishop Knox of Wingfield High School in Jackson, Miss, was suspended for permitting students to read a morning prayer over the intercom. A state judge later ruled that Knox had not violated the Constitution by doing so and ordered him reinstated.

However, public response to the suspension rather that the actual court decision, caused the greatest stir. Overwhelmingly, public opinion considered the decision an infringement of freedom of speech. Most Mis-

sissippi residents believed that if the students wanted a prayer or a moment of silence, they were entided to it Polls done across the country in summer, 1994 have concurred.

In an attempt to ensure this entiUement, Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, backed

by Senator Jesse Helms and President Clinton, has proposed an amendment to the Constitution Uiat would allow for prayer or "reflection time" in the classrooms of public schools. Gingrich has publicly expressed his optimism over the current proposition.

Though teacher-led prayer is illegal, Illinois has a law providing for a moment of reflection. The School Law of Illinois (1993) says, "The Constitutionality of the law is questionable."

Some Maine South students agree with such a regulation.

Junior Greg Reuhs said, "I don't think that the teacher should stand up there and give a 'repeat after me' prayer. But I don't think it is wrong for students to be given a ten second silent time during homeroom to pray if they like or think about life or whatever."

Kerry Wagoner, a sophomore, said, "Prayer is a form of freedom of speech in school; prayer should be allowed in school for any religion."

With the introduction of new legislation, the Supreme Court's role may be diminished as student rights are more clearly defined.

However, the issue of putting prayer and religion next to books and pencils is as pertinent in 1995 as it was in 1925, and the rights that John Scopes fought for continue to affect students throughout the United States. Scopes would probably be equally delighted with Debbie Weisman for fighting against prayer in public schools as he would be with Bishop Knox for struggling for prayer in public schools.

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DAR/SAR Award winners

Jennifer Sass and Leo J. Dietlin receive^! this year's Daughters and Sons of the Amen can Revolution Awards, respectively.

The awards are given based on four criteria of good citizenship.

The first criterion is dependability. Tht nominees are judged on responsibility and punctuality. The second criterion is truthfulness, including such areas as cooperation, helpfulness and honesty. The third criterion is leadership. The student must possess personality, self-control and initiative. The fourth criterion is patriotism, defined by the two Societies as a" loyalty to American ideals."

Sass is President of National Honor Society and Treasurer of Senior Class Coimcil.

She is an Illinois State Scholar, AP. Bicentennial Hawk member, Co-Publicity Chairman of Brotherhood Society and a member of Mu Alpha Theta. Sass has been a Hawk Honor Card recipient for the past two years as well as

a Junior and Senior P.E. Leader.

Dietlin is a member of Concert Band, MClub, Marching Band, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society and Pep Band. He is in Senior Class Council, and is a member of the Swim Team and Soccer Team, Spanish Club,

and Stage Band. Dietlin has been Student Council Assembly Chairman for the past two years, and he is an Illinois State Scholar.

Sass and Diedin were selected for these awards through a vote by both the students and faculty of Maine South.

P.E. department gets a new look Last year, on the bus coming home from bowling, a group of students started casually complaining about the ever fashionable P£. uniforms.

Dr. Jane Allen heard these complaints and offered a chance for students to design a new uniform for the upcoming school year. This year saw the integration of a new uniform to the physical education department

The student- designed uniform seemed to be a good idea, and this year, another contest was announced. The faculty voted on several applicants' designs and the winning design is

by Jennifer Pietrzykowski.

Dr. Allen said, "I was amazed that we [gym teachers] communicated wellness to the students. We hope we are building wellness into each student during the four- year program.

We want to stress that beingfitis a composite of many programs. Plus, we wanted to g i v ^ ^ the uniforms a more contemporary look." T h ^ ^ new uniform will be available next year. Dr. Allen said that hopefully there will be new uniforms every year to add variety.

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Bunners take second in home meet

by Katie Rybak In the second track meet held on Valentine's Day, the Hawks took second place in a home meet against Niles North and Lx)yola.

A first placefinishfor the team came fi-om Sara Payne, Stephanie Chen, Whitney Swanson and Ines Tiu, running the four lap relay with a time of 1:18.1. The mile relay team of Payne, Chen, Tiu and Johanna Zumer also won with a time of 4:45.1.

In individual events, Zumerfinishedfirstin the 880 in 2:45.2. Jenny Green tookfirstin the 50-yd. dash with a 6.9 and in the high jump with a height of 4' 10". Gretchen Hendrickson beat the competition in the long jump with a distance of 16'2".

The team captured a first place win at its first scored home meet Feb. 7 against Steinmetz and Resurrection.

Among the first place wins were Payne in the 440 with a time of 1:09.3. The mile relay team of Payne, Chen, Tiu and Zumer also took first place with atimeof 4:50.1. Hendrickson won in the long jump with a distance of 15'5", and Deidre Larson passed all competitors in

~3BBlir A high jumper competes at a recent meet. the shotput with a throw of 28'5.5". Maine South swept high jump, with Green taking first (4'8"), Sandy Mulligan in second (4'6") and Jamie Martello in tiiird (4'0"). Varsity athlete of the meet was Tiu and Sharee Baccay was commended on the JV team.

photo by Natalie Mazzuca "We're hoping the blend of freshmen and veterans will help us to become indoor and outdoor Conference champions," Coach Gabauer said. Since the Hawks are hosting both indoor and outdoor Conference meets, the girls hope to win at home.

Clasketball season ends for all levels

by Laura Batt The Varsity girls' basketball team suffered a tough loss Feb. 16 to Loyola in the regional championship game. The 48-47 loss ended a tremendous season for the Hawks. Game and season scoring leaders were Sue Sroka and Joy Pavichevich. This loss in the second round of the Class AA Girls' Basketball state tournament followed a blowout win over St. Scholastica. The Hawks won 57-32 and Sroka led three players in double figures.

According to the Chicago Tribune, the team participated in the "...strongest sectional in the state." Going into the single-elimination tournament, nine teams had been ranked in the Tribune's top 25 at some point this season.

Maine South's position in the sectional was not easy;fiveof its six losses on the season came from teams participating in this sectional. The team ended the season 22-7.

The Junior Varsity and Freshman teams also had extremely successful seasons. According to Coach Don Kerr, the JV team was made up of four distinct groups of people that blended together in tremendous athleticism aai chemistry. The team consisted of one ^ ^ m a n , Kori Bieszczad; two sophomores who played JV ball last year, Gina Anichini and Danielle Kain; three juniors, Chris Battista, Trisha Chmielinski and Karin Beaumont; and five sophomores who played on a Frosh

team last season, Rita Fallon, Allison Lofthouse, Cheryl Schaul, Kelly Newton and Katie O'Keefe.

Kerr says, "[the team] wanted to work together...that is one of the intangibles that made this team so very unique a champion."

The Freshman A team, also snatching a conference championship, was 22-2 for the season. Kerr says that this accomplishment is

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even greater than it seems, considering that one freshman starts on Varsity (Denise Pavichevich) and one on JV (Biesczcad). The Frosh B squad was 12-8, with the most wins ever by a girls' B team.

The success of the under level programs suggests that the tradition of excellence in girls' basketball at Maine South will continue in the future.

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Coach Scott's troops win three in a row

by Dan Wiederer Looking to stay ahve in the conference race, the boys' basketball team has put together a strong run as they approach the final stretch of the regular season.

The Hawks have stepped up their play in an uphill effort to catch frontninner Glenbrook North which leads the Hawks by two games.

The Hawks had their work cut out for them when the Highland Park Giants came to South with their highly-publicized 6* 11" center Carl Claxton for the aruiual Pack the Place game.

Playing before a full house, the Hawks and the Giants battled back and forth the entire night Matt Hermes sparked the Hawks' early scoring as the game became a see-saw battle.

With the game tied at 55 and under 2 minutes to play, the Hawks worked the ball around the perimeter in an effort to take time off the clock. Finally, Mark Simpson turned to the

basket and made a clutch go-ahead field goal from the comer.

The Hawks took advantage of over 20 Giant turnovers, the biggest from Simpson's interception of an inbounds pass to Claxton in the closing seconds. This preserved a 57-55 victory for the Hawks. Despite giving up seven inches to Claxton, senior Chris LoPinto held the Giant center scoreless in the fourth quarter. Spiro Katerinis also held sharpshooter Greg Gilbert scoreless in the crucial final quarter. The fan support from a group of fans known as the Red Scare was loud and appreciated.

The Hawks continued their strong play in a Friday night match-up versus conference rival Niles North. The guard play was the key as Matt Friesl led all scorers with 14 points and Andy Chojnowski added 11. Chojnowski stepped in nicely for the injured Simpson who went down with an ankle injury. Katerinis

talUed six assists in limited playing time ^ ^ ^ ^ Hawks blew out the host Vikings, improving their record to 13-10 and 5-3 in conference.

The Hawks came back to their own place to host the Wheeling Wildcats in a game which saw Maine South dominate from the opening tip-off. The Hawks went into the locker room at halftime leading by fourteen and they never reUnquished the lead. LoPinto lead all scorers with 16 and Katerinis and Hermes each added 12.

The Hawks will finish the regular season by hosting the state-ranked Glenbrook North Spartans.

The Hawks wiU try to avenge an early season loss to GBN when the Red Scare welcomes Billy Donlon and the rest of the Spartans to the hostile Maine South gymnasium.

The Hawks will then host the Maine East Demons in the first round of the regional action.

MS swimmers finish tiiird in CSL Nortii

by Jon Ban The swimmers finished the conference season with a third place mark at the CSL meet held at Maine South.

Junior sensation Tim Paschke stole the spotlight when he won both the 50- and the 100-yd. events. In the 100-yd. freestyle, Paschke won by an overwhelming margin of

three seconds with a state qualifying time of 49.20 Steve Chiagouris, Nat Tone and Joe Dietlin were also instrumental in the meet Chiagouris and Tone both qualified for AllConference honors when they finished second and third, respectively, in the backstroke.

Dietlin claimed fifth place with a time of

Shot putters, track team punish New Trier, improve record to 3-0

by Billy OKeefe The Maine South boys' track and field team is off to another fast start at 3-0 with victories over Niles North, Ridgewood and most recently, New Trier.

While short in number, the Hawks have displayed a balanced attack with talent in all competition areas.

Seniors Chad WilUams, Willy Pavichevich, Brian Kilmer, Mike Paskvan and Andy Rauscher lead the track team. On the frosh/soph level, J.P. Veron dominates with outstanding sprinttimes.

In the hurdles, the rivalry between senior Neil Gregie and junior Tom Swidnicki continues, with Gregie slightly ahead of Swidnicki. Eric Anderson has led the sophomores.

Senior Pat Anderson and sophomore Pat Maigler have been

essential contributors ii the field events. Anderson leads "he way in the long, triple and hi^h jumps with personal bests in each.

Maigler has been victorious as South's number one pole vaulter, with jimior Paul Bailey challenging his position.

In the shot put, Soutl 's only real competition has been liself as they have swept first, second and third place in every meet Dan Maigler, Ray Albin and Billy OKeefe currently lead the iam.

On the frosh/soph level, \ ince CoUura continues to eat the competition alive.

The shot puuers have dominated the throwers' r^lay race, winning in every nreet, with Maigler, Paul Urbaszewski, David Darling, I latt Uraun and OKeefe all playing n.les in the victories.

24.97 in the 50-yd. free. Jon Batt provided inspiration for the team with his two sixth place medals and his recently half-shaven head.

Also picking up a medal in the meet v^ Chiagouris in the 100-yd. butterfly. Tof Bryan Dayton, Chiagouris, Dietlin, Batt and Paschke all swam on medal-winning relay teams for the Hawks.