Vol 31 issue 7

Volume 31, issue 7 ^December 2, 1994

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Maine South H.S. Park Ridge, IL

Get dressed up for V-Show

by Steve Chiagouris and Alison Adlc^ Last night marked the opening of Maine South's 31st annual V-Show.

This year's theme is "All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go," and the spectacle involves nearly 300 students.

Work on the show began over the summer, and in late September dozens of acts were carefully reviewed by the show's student directors. Senior directors are Kevin Byrne, DonnaCulhaneand Jerry Miceli;juniOT directors are Mary Loise, Lisa Lutzer and Joe Pindelski; and the music directors are Matt Kurinski and Todd I*ytel. Together, they chose 22 acts which provide a myriad of entertainment from lyrical dance to comedy to musical performances.

Returning performing groups include the Hawkettes, Flag Corps,//! r/iefiuc^ andGer^Club. The latter is, interestingly enough, ig a Beatles song in German ("Komm giDf mir deine Hand") that the Beatles themgiDimi selves actually performed. Brotherhood and Orchesis will not be featured in this year's show.

Lisa Lutzer, Kathy Alexander and Natalie Berg have vocal solos. The orchestra will play "The Barber of Seville," and the stage band will once again demonstrate their extensive repertoire.

As in previous years the show's talented all-student writing staff has been hard at work preparing comedy skits for Trunk, the group that performs in between acts during the "blackouts."

The 90 members of Footlighters open with their energetic song and dance version of "Celebration," the product of weeks of rehearsal under the direction of Mary Loise, Joe

Pindelski, and Mr. David Danckwart.

The entire show is directed by Mr. John Muszynski. Other involved faculty members are Mrs. Sandy Deines, costume director, and Mrs. Krista Clarke, make-up director.

Behind the scenes, crew has been working after school and on the weekends. The crew is directed by Mr. Pat Sanchez and student stage manager Rachel Cannon. This technical portion of V-Show '95 will be enhanced through the use of "Intelbeams."

This new lighting system, according to student lighting head Joe Kasmierski, "moves around, flashes, and does all sorts of things." He says that it will greatly accent an already outstanding set.

Other students in charge of crew are Mau-

reen Gill, head of both running crew and make-up; Tina DeGrazia, head of painting, Tom Curtin, head of construction; and Roberta Andresen, head of sound.

Student Council will again sponsor the event, and this year's Student Council Chairperson is senior Maureen Regan.

The combination of all these aspects results in a show that causes Pindelski to say, "the insurmountable talent contained within the opening act, much less the entire show, is bound to astonish and amaze the entire viewing audience."

Seating is reserved, and tickets for the performances tonight and tomorrow are availiable for S4 at the door one half-hour before showtime.

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Memoirs of a cheater

by Katie Burns Chicago weather is rarely appreciated and often cursed by almost everyone...with the notable exception of children and the rare adult. Children see the weather flukes that define Chicago weather as a marvelous excitement, as a lovely disruption in the normal schedule, and as a grand challenge.

The challenge, for the children, is how to make the abrupt storms and temperature changes fun.

So, a snowstorm will always sprout thousands of snowpeople and snowcreatures, snow forts and snowballs. Cold weather turns puddles to ice skatingrinksand warm weather turns them to wading (or splashing) pools, in all cases perfect for small booted feet To a child, thunder is no more or less than the sound of angels bowling. An ice storm clothes the trees in crystal and a thunderstorm clothes the sky in light.

Any weather is beautiful, is magnificent, in the eyes of a child.

Adults, however, with the "perfectly planned" schedules of the adult world, have no time for weather. Heat and cold are merely time consuming. Snow, ice, thunder are considered insurmountable and annoying obstacles. All of this natural display is reduced, in adult minds, to ugliness.

The children, I think, are right.

A child's approach to life and weather is to take both as they come, reveling in the unexpected delights that each new day brings.

Children have no schedules, but see each wind-wrapped weather as a joyful challenge.

Weather reminds me that no one can plan a life. The unexpected will always arise. An opportunity will knock, a problem will arise, a stranger will extend a friendly hand, a responsibility will develop...and seeing only the bad side of each situation reduces life to a bitter struggle to maintain an unnatural and unexciting order.

I rejoice in the unpredictibility that is Chicago area weather.

A Chicago area snowstorm can keep its citizens from going to a movie on a Friday night, but inspire them to spend the evening building snowbeasts with siblings and neighbors, parents and children. Chicago can create an icy slush that makes even the air gray... and then the sun will come out and turn the world to quicksilver. A thunderstorm will down power Unes and plans, but people will gather on screened back porches to feel the cool spray of rain, to hear the roll of thunder, to watch the flare of pink lightning.

Chicago weather reassures me that life holds boundless possibilities.

by Natalie Mazzuca It was a dark and stormy night when 1 walked into the Cheaters Anonymous meeting. The door was heavy and all eyes in the tightly packed room were on me as a thud and a squeak settled my fate.

I had never seen anything wrong with cheating; it was like second nature to me. I had never believed it hurt anyone, not even myself.

I was numb to the reality of it; I had forgotten what life was like without taking and using other people's work. I was hooked on a drug more addictive than heroin.

It all started when I was young and naive to the world and its evils. I had been introduced to cheating by helping others cheat on their homework and peek at spelling tests in second grade. Of course, when the chance came to cheat off them, I did. After all, cheating is a give-and-take process. Soon I became dependent on it. I did not do my work. I always copied someone else's. I would switch the words around a bit to keep suspicions off me, but I never spent my time researching or working out the problems. I figured that homework was just useless busy work. I would learn the information just long enough to skid by the test, but then that stopped too.

Then I started cheating on tests and anything that required work. My life was filled with laziness and carefree afternoons of watching DuckTales after school. All through grammar school I did not crack a book, just rode on the wagon the other oxen were pulling.

Cheating was exciting. It was a rush, an

adventure. Dodging authority and respoi^^ bility was not only fim, but also challenging.

It was a game to me; I was a spy working for the government and steaUng the enemy's information. After I came away "clean" from my covert operation, a surge of adrenaUne mixed with the knowledge of my deed came over me. I did not reaUze, as with a drug, how addicted I was. I had to cheat, 1 had to feel that sense of rebelUon and freedom.

And then I was caught After years of successfully evading the teachers, they found me out Of course, the authorities told my parents, and they told me that IT had to stop. I had to stop. Every night they watched over me, hawk-like, making sure I did my homework.

My teachers did the same during class. It was a painful transition. I had been dependent on cheating and this was a shock to my system.

I knew I could not go back to cheating, but I was tempted. So I looked around in Barnes and Noble and found a self-help novella on cheating. I found out I was not alone with my pa-oblem. Many others fought addictions to cheating and often supported each other during Cheaters Anonymous meetings. I sought out one of these gatherings and with the help I received there, stopped the madness. ^ ^ And if you believe that, I ought to let ;j^B know that tonight I am headed for my 12 Steps to End Habitual Lying meeting.

Whether or not to cheat is a hard decision, often influenced by others, but ultimately the choice is yours. I know I have made the right decision- haven't you?

If I were a woman....

by Steve Chiagowis Some time last week I took a Calculus test and did rather poorly. I didn't really understand a question and asked my teacher about it.

He said, "Well, that's too bad. Next time try harder." I didn't expect much more because 'The test was unfair' had never been a valid excuse. No college would show special consideration to a bad ACT score because I thought the test was unfair. Fortunately, I know that in the future I will be able to blame my failure on the test, or at least I will be able to if I am a minority police officer in the city of Chicago. When only 5 of 114 top scorers on the city's sergeant's exam are minorities, the conclusion is that the test is unfair. Unfortunately, I am not a minority so my Calculus teacher's conclusion was that I didn't know the material.

Recently, I read that the SAT is also unfair.

Apparently the topics of word problems cause confusion to minorities and push down their

math scores. Minorities' verbal scores are decreased by the high level of vocabulary unfamiliar to them. Coincidentally, this also lowered my SAT verbal score. But that's OK with me now that I've learned thatthe test was unfair. Although it wasn't supposed to be unfair to me since I'm not a minority. I could complain to some sort of national organization of white people, but there isn't one.

Between studying for calculus exams and SAT's I've been searching for scholarships to discover just how my education will be paid fOT. My search would be gready simplified, however, if I were a woman of mixed black and hispanic heritage who had recently converted to Judaism and also had just a t o u c l ^ ^ American Indian ancestry. These scolarshS^ do require some scholastic merit which, given that all scholastic tests are unfair, I'm stunned that anyone achieves. Oddly enough, I have yet to find a White Male of European continued on page 3

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Mediocrity? it's okay, I guess ^ ^

by Kevin Byrne Nothing deeply philosophical could possiI say, enjoy mediocrity while you can. I If you do not agree with the opinions ex- bly be learned from knowing another say, avoid the new Evian flavored Slurpees at pressed in this article, then you are probably person's grade. The only reason a person Seven-Eleven. I say, if they give you striped an "A" student. This article is not for you. This would want to know someone else's status in toothpaste, brush the other way. 1 say, it is is a piece of propaganda, an appeal to those a class is to compare it to his own. S tudents set perfectly alright to miss a math assignment who have not reached the academic Olympus. goals according to what others achieve in- because you are watching Matlock or skip It is an article aimed at one of the largest stead of what they personally expect and some Spanish to commune with nature for a groups in the school: the struggling students. require of themselves. In response to this, while. These are supposed to be the best years Please bear this in mind. rarely do I ask people exactly the grade they of our lives, and that has absolutely nothing to In this day and age, an increasing number acquired and rarely give an answer to the do with getting the highest grade in your conof the general populous prefer water from the same question. It is a wrong best left righted. sumer education class. Mediocre students of mountains of France to the local brand. The I am pleading with you, John Q. Student, to all classes: Unite! We have nothing to lose but sleek and stylish Joe Camel is more recog- follow my example. our brains. nized by America's youth than obsolete T^mwii Mickey Mouse is. Waistlines in Budweiser 7 X commercials are slimming as the infomiation superhighway is expanding. And Maine South is no different from the rest of society.

We are part of a school where the students believe that class rank is the most important thing to have, 85 is a better number than 81, Excellence is Education. Part of the reason ior this is that these ideas have been pounded into our heads since the first day of school. Students are aspiring to perfection. Perfection is the opiate of the people.

Let me elaborate. Recently, the adminifcfion administered the first quarter grades ine South students. Everyone had received them, and everyone had been anticipating theirarrival. Thenextday in school, the hallways were buzzing with excited children asking excited questions. "How did you do with..." "What did he say about..." "Can I have a drag of your..." "What was your grade in..." But the only question that came to my mind was "Why?"

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Ancestry Scholarship. I know that one exists, or at least did once; it was probably found to be unfair.

Somehow, I will graduate from college. I wiU probably do fairly well since everything is geared toward the white male's success.

After college I will settle down and work at some sort of occupation for 40 years. My chances for promotion are pretty slim since the employment quota system doesn't require any white males in higher offices. I will be forced to be careful of every word I say for fear of offending someone. (Just to be on the safe side, I definitely won't make any friends named Johnson.) I wiU vote in all of the ions, provided that all districts aren't pporitoned like the Chicago district which connects two distant Hispanic neighborhoods by one street in order to provide Hispanics with a majority.

While 1 was pondering all of this minority business, I became curious as to what exactly

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the word minority means. My dictionary defines it as "the smaller number or part; less than half." Unfortunately, with this definition, women, who comprise over 50% of the population, would not be a minority. Since they recieve special privileges, they are being treated as a minority. Fortunately, a minority group is defined as any group " occupying a subordinate position in a community."

Oddly enough, this is the only case I can think of, outside oxymorons, where two words combined lose their individual meaning in combination.

Looking closely at the measures being taken to ensure equality, an interesting paradox arises. Through these measures, while males are being discriminated against By forcing quotas and other such measures as retribution for past wrongs, feelings of hatred are being intensified. As such, employers will attempt to circumvent the laws with even greater effort. In other words, the process is

self defeating.

Yet another paradox can be seen. All the measures enacted to bring about equality assume that white males already posses all the power. If that is the case, why are they giving away their power to minwities? It can't be because of their generosity. If that were the case, the quotas would be unnecessary because job holders would already be representative of true talent.

While the first paradox is upsetting, the second is a source of great confusion to me. I urge anyone to try to explain the logic behind all of this. Minorities are not struggling for equality but for supremacy. 1 never knew that ourrightnot to be offended existed. However, I am forced to believe that it does since hate speech has been outlawed on many college campuses and the laws have been upheld in our courts. All 1 can do is sit back and wait for the punishment of white males for the actions and beliefs of their ancestors.

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Embarrassing moments ^

by Brendan Lekan, Billy OKeefe and Jane Quaiver No one can go through life without a little embarrassment After all, everyone trips over his own feet or says something ridiculous at least once. The real questions are: What causes these feelings? How do we react to them and why?

Levels of embarrassment vary depending on the individual. According to the Dictionary of Psychology, embarrassment is "an emotional condition marked by unpleasant self-consciousness and by some degree of confusion."

Total humiliation for one person might not even make another person think twice. So why does embarrassment affect some people more than others?

"People who are not easily embarrassed tend to be more aware of themselves; more sure and more confident. They seem to be able to accept change and laugh at themselves," says Betty Lloyd, a psychology teacher at Maine South.

Margo McNeiU, a senior, says, "I do not have embarrassing moments because I don't care; I just laugh to myself and move on."

Many see making light of an embarrassing

A fast recovery:

o "On April Fool's Day I my sister put underwear in my book bag and I opened it in my seventh | grade Geometry class and everyone saw. II quickly said, 'They're notj dirty' and just went on."

situation as the best way to diffuse it "It was freshman year and I was late for a class," says senior Dan Panattoni. "As I darted up the last step, I noticed a senior girl right behind me. Not paying attention to where I was going, I tripped over the last step and started to fall. But as I fell, I somehow performed a full somersault and ended up on my feet. With that I just walked away... as the girl laughed uncontrollably behind me."

While some feel that ignoring an embarrassing situationOTmaking light of it is the best way to handle it, othersfindit difficult to deal with humiliation.

Lloyd thinks that one embarrassing incident can make some students feel so self conscious that they will never again want to be in the same predicament. If, for example, a student feels ridiculed by his teammates, he may quit the team.

The key to dealing with embarrassment is realizing that it happens to everyone. The truth of the matter is that no one wilj even remember the incident two years or even two days from now. So the nexttimeyou trip over your own feet or say something ridiculous, laugh at the situation and move on. We a^ make misteaks.

Focus on student excellence...

Name: Mary Loise

Year in School: Junior

Activities: Junior Drum Major, Marching Band, Orchestra member, Concert Choir member.

Quote: "Mary has very high standards and she is empathetic to the weaknesses and strengths of others. Mary is a strong musician and a willing project volunteer. I am confident that we will continue to get great things from her in the future."

-Mr. Pressler

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Hidden treasures!

by Cyrus Wilson Maine South's "hallowed halls" are full of intriguing places. Unfortunately, many of these areas are unknown to the majority of Maine South's students. While some places will have to remain a mystery, others can be revealed.

One of the many treasures that Maine South hides is the Freedom Shrine. This memorial is a wall in the library devoted to famous documents from American history. It includes reproductions of such famous documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address. It also features several inaugural addresses. Other documents that are very important to the American past but not well known, such as the Northwest Ordinances, can be found in the shrine. This tribute to U.S. history is located by the section of tables bordered by the library classrooms and the bookshelves.

Another interesting memorial is what some have dubbed the "Hillary Shrine." A small display case outside the library has been devoted to Maine South's own First Lady. Liked by some, loathed by others, the "Hillary Shrine" includes pictures of the Clintons' visit to Maine South. Though its birth went unnoticed, the jllary Shrine has become a permanent piece • the school.

A very interesting and unknown place is the underground room residing adjacent to the pool. This room contains the pool filtration system, which takes about eight hours to clean all the water in the pool. But the most important feature of the room is the window it has to the pool. This allows for the photography of underwater activities, such as Marlin Shows. The underground room also provides access to the

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chlorine room, the storage place for all the chlorine in the school. The extremely toxic amounts of chlorine in the room provide justification for locking the door and only having two copies of the key. If the chlorine were to leak, the school would have to be evacuated.

Previously kept secret, the costume room has a very interesting history. What is currently the home of the costumes used to be the music library for band and orchestra.

When the old costume room was changed into a new music office, the costumes were moved lo the music library. The little music stored in the room was removed. Most recently, the false ceiling in the new costume room was removed to make it phenomenally more spacious. Various types of costumes are featured in the room, rangingfrom70's clothes to Mrs. Cachur's wedding dress. The costume room is accessible via a small hall connecting the orchestra room and band room. Unfortunately, the essence of the costume room is appreciated only by those who use it daily as an integral part of their lives.

Though some of the unknown yet interesting places around Maine South can be revealed and enjoyed, others remain inaccessible. Still other places remain mysterious, such as the trap doors in the hall that runs adjacent to the pond. Though they provide a unique disposal place for freshman, they cannot be used by the public. Another phenomenon is the paper on which these words appear, published today, to be published again in two weeks. Its place of production remains a mystery, the school's enigma, the Southwards room.

Off Limits!

-Underground pool room -Trap Doors -Costume Room

All in the numbers Maine South Journalism II classes gathered the following statistics. The data was obtained via surveys distributed to Maine South students. Contributing reporters: Ryan Naegele, Nico Scardino, Ron Bauer, BrendanLekan, Julie Tesch, Tyler Norman, Mike Karnatz, Bart Leszczynsti.

Smoking 42% have never smoked 19% smoke only at parties 39% smoke everyday

Drug Use 42% have used an illegal drug 65% of those who use drugs smoke marijuana

Drinking 72% of the males polled drink once a week 57% of the females polled drink once a week 59% of all those polled have been drunk more than 20 times

Discrimination 50% believe homosexuals should have the samerightsas others 83% believe women are equal to men 73% believe they are discriminated against because of age 57% beUeve teachers at Maine South favor female students 11% believe teachers at Maine South favor male students 32% believe thwe is no favoritism at Maine South

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Students rally for wetlands

by Amy Balija Maine South Ecology Club members and Dean Andrew Bitta participated in an Oct. 29 rally organized by Lake County residents against the extension of Yorkhouse Road.

Ecology Club members and Mr. Bitta were joined by other students of the Des Plaines River Student Alliance(DRSA). This group, which includes Maine South, represents twenty subiu^ban schools which actively oppose indiscriminate construction along the Des Plaines River and surrounding wetlands.

At this protest, the students were informed

about the proposed road through the Des Plaines River Wetlands Demonstration Project. Known all over the world, this project is the first restoration of a wetland area. Once plowed under for farming, it is now returning to its original state. Besides attracting raccoons, beavers, deer and herons, the wetlands have also lured endangered species, such as the Least Bittern and the Yellow-headed Blackbird.

Speaking at the rally, Bitta emphasized the need for young people to get involved. "We [the older generation] have not been good

stewards of the earth. It is up to you to do something," he said.

Organized by Bitta, DRSA was originally established to oppose the extension of Illinois 53 and the destruction of weUands along the Des Plaines River.

This student group seeks weUand protection because they serve to slow flood waters downriver.Working as sponges, they absorb rain water, something impossible to acomplish if they are paved. In its mission statement, DRSA summarizes the importance of these natural water retension areas. "Our earth is very precious. We are part of it; if we fail to protect these eco-systems, we fail to protect our well-being."

In response to the rally, the Ecology Club is circulating a petition declaring that the proposed road causes unnecessary destruction of valuable wetlands and requesting that the Lake County Board consider other alternatives to relieve traffic congestion in the county.

October Students of the Month

Applied Technology: loan Marinau, Franc- Cincinelli, Carolina Condemi, Michael De Speech/Drama: Joe Monroe, Brian esca Picciuca, Tuccio Pompilio Lance, Michael Inouye, Anita Knap, Marisa O'NeUl, Fred Wiatr Business: Michelle De Stefano, Kerri La Licata, Vicky Manko, Tom Nesbitt, Kelly Lomax, Claire Pawlowski, Kathleen Row- Newton, WilUam OKeefe, Claire Pawlowski, land, Carrie Smaha, Shawn Walldren Jenny Pietrzykowski, Elizabeth Schutt, MiDriver Education: Anne Hildebrandt, chael Yurkus Mark Iwaszko, Maureen Jamieson, Jenna Music: Todd Herring, Laura Lulusa, MiMilazzo, Kelly Newton chael Segawa English: Buel Adaya, Brian Albin, IzaPhysical Education: JoAnne DiCola, John bella Cegielski, Mohammed Dajani, Jayne Farenbach, Olivia Forys, Donald Jones, Mat- Soutiwonh is th« studenl-producert newspaper Hohra, Vince Imburgia, Kristin Klaczek, thew Magnuson, WilUam Pavichevich, Jenof M«IB€ SoHth High School, 1111 S. Dee Rd, Park Rfdge, IL {6006S}. Letters to the edHor Suzie Kostolansky, Melissa Lifton, Jamie nifer Sass, Paul Therens, Elisa Winckel should be delivered lo room V^-130 or gjven to a Lissau, MattMagnuson, Kevin Murray,PatriScience: Alison Adlaf, Robert Collua, TOember of the editoria! staff . Sauthvords recia Ryan, Rebecca Ryan, Rachel Stein, Jes- Kelly Erwin, Anne Hildebrandt, Lisa Lutzer, «erv«s the right to edit obscene or Jibelous matesica Talaga, Anne Timmer, Gina Vignola Matiew Magnuson, Kerry Matesi, John Ko- riaL Foreign Language: Trina Andresen, April pec, Adam Megacz, Christine Poulos, Joe Aronson, Michelle Fontana, Georgia Gian- Rodino, Karoline Salvador, Graham Schmidt, EdJtors-bi-Chief.., Jiaiie Burns nakopoulos, Suzanne Kostolansky, Laurie Linse Smith, Cara Tracy, Jeff Vaca, David Andrea Wdfs News edttors™...

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Young swimmers look to next season

by Laura Batt The Maine South girls' swim team ended its season with an eighth placefinishout of twelve at the Sectional meet Although the team did not break into the top half of the competition as Coach Chris Deger had hoped, several individuals performed extremely well.

Sandy Anselmini was Maine South's most decorated swimmer. She captured a medal in each of the four events she swam. Missing the state qualifying time by less than a second, Anselmini took sixth place in the 50 yd. Freestyle in 26.48 seconds. She placed fifth in the 100 yd. Freestyle with a personal best time of : 58.14. Named Pioneer Press's "Athlete of the Week," All-Conference Anselmini anchored the 200 yd. Medley Relay of Emily Larson,

Laura Beckerdite and Kristen Dodt.

The Relay finished fifth with a seasonal best time of 2:01.67.

The 200 yd. Freestyle Relay team of Jill Bender, Beckerdite, Dodt and Anselmini dropped enough time to edge Maine East out of sixth place with the season's best time of 1:48.05.

Another multiple medal winner for the Hawks was Beckerdite, who notched three personal best times. Besides her participation in the two medal-winning relays, the AllConference swimmer placed sixth in the 100 yd. Breastroke. Beckerdite's time of 1:14.78 was the lowest breastroke time posted by a Hawk in ov er six years.

Larson earned Uie team's last individual medal with a sixth placefinishin the 100 yd.

Backstroke. Her time of 1:07.11 was a seasonal best. Larson also helped win the Medley Relay's medal.

Other swimmers with best times included Lynn Bielski in the 200 yd. Individual Medley and the 100 yd. Butterfly, and Bender in the 50 yd. Freestyle and the 200 yd. Freestyle Relay.

Although illness impeded their efforts, the seniors on the team held their own. "Seniors Heather Anichini, Angela Stanley and Kara Vormittag are some of the best captains I have had in 35 plus seasons of coaching. ..their hard work and dedication during the year has been another highlight of the 1994 season," Deger said.

He believes the experience the younger team recieved during Sectionals and the 1994 season wOl be valuable in the future.

Basketball off to a successful start

by Laura Batt Every day for two hours the dedicated Hawks run drills, shoot free-throws, scrimmage and do plenty of other skill builders. The l^»kS' most recent matchup was with Imn ^ ^ a t e Heart of Mary in their first game of the Bison-Hawk-Lancer Tournament. The Hawks won 65-54 and four players. Colleen Tedor, Sue Sroka, Denise Pavechivich and Joy Pavechivich scored in double figures. The Pavicheviches and Sroka were recognized for

Gymnastics "We hope to do the best possible," saic Z!oach Heidi Cain of the first girls' gymnastic; Tieet at Maine East. On Tues. Nov. 22, hei lopes were nearly realized as the Varsity teanr ost a close meet 105.3 to 111.1.

High scores for Maine South includec fackie Korus on vault with a score of 7.7 Christina Dorow on bars with a score of 7.0 Zolleen Matchen scoring 8.2 on beam anc fane Quaiver taking a score of 7.5 on floor.

Also competing were Sam Schumacher anc Vlatchen on vault, Laurie Strotman on bars 3uaiver on beam and Beth Markowski anc strotman on flcxjr.

Kate Bacon was a strong asset on bars >eam and floor. Strotman showed strength ir i]^B|as of competition. However, key com}^^y Heather Anichini was injured during ;oiiipetition and could not finish the meet The team is practicing hard and l(X)king tc Jieir next meet, the Rolling Meadows Invita ional on Sat. Dec. 3.

their accomplishments and earned a place on the All-Tournament team as well.

The Hawks were victorious in their next game as well, defeating Fenton. In their third game of the tournament, Maine South defeated Lake Park by 36 points with a final score of 68-32. Sroka had 19 points in this game that advanced the Hawks to the toumement Finals held November 26 at Maine South. Results of this game and also the game against Glenbrook North were unobtainable at press time.

The Hawks, with a record of 4-0, started off their season with a 72-49 win over Regina. Leading Maine South in scoring against

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the Panthers were freshman guard Denise Pavechivech with 19 points, and her sister, junior forward Joy Pavechivich, with 17 points. Another outstanding player of the game, according to Coach Mike Deines was Joanna Pulice.

"When Sue got into foul trouble, Jo came in and grabbed ten rebounds... this depth off the bench is as important as Denise's outstandingfirstgame."

"We're focusing on one game at a time because every game is as important as the next," said Denise Pavichevich.

All levels begin Conference play today at home against Niles North.

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Swimmers optimistic about '95 seasor^

by Joe Dietlin As the swimming season begins, the swimmers are slowly forcing themselves to become used to the early rising and the intense workouts. The team looks to their coach, Chris Deger, for guidance and encouragement in the opening weeks of practice.

Deger says, 'The team should do fine, as soon as they get over their fear of water."

Coach Deger's biggest task is to find an able replacement for Jamie Mills, a three time

state qualifier from last year's squad. The Hawks will look to many swimmers including juniors Tim Paschke and senior co-captain Joe Diedin. Both were state qualifiers last year and Paschke hopes to regain the form that helped him win a conference championship in he 200 meter freestyle. All-Conference co-captain Steve Chiagouris will show his versatility, competing in many events.

Other returning lettermen expected to make large improvements include Bryan

Dayton, Don Kura, Nat Tone, Darren Jamriska, Jerry Miceli and Tom Marcotie.

Other swimmers showing promise in the preseason include Paul Beiico and Paul Pawola.

Deger says, "1 believe the CSL North is wide open this year. My goal is to send two relays and four individuals to the state meet."

In diving, senior Jack Reynolds is back for his third year on varsity and leads one of the area's best squads. Paul Pawola will also be a solid contributor.

Hoops looks to seniors for leadership

by Matt Friesl Aft&T coming off a disappointing 6-20 record last year, the Hawks' basketball team hopes to rebound and make a strong showing in the always tough CSL North. The Hawks look to a taJented group of seniors who finished 8-2 last year on the JV level.

The Hawks will rest their hopes square on the shoulders of the starting backcourt combination of Matt Friesl and Spiro Katerinis.

Due to the loss of football sensation Jason

Loerzel, the highly touted man in the middle, Chris LoPinto, will have to provide an intimidating force in the paint. Mark Simpson and promising junior Mark Hermes will join LoPinto down low.

If the Hawks are to reverse their fortunes of a year ago, juniors Brian Schmitz and George Mougolias will need to step in for the Hawks.

Defensive dynamo Andy Chojnowski will need to provide a spark off the bench.

As the Hawks look towards conference

play, they realize each game will be tough considering the competition in the CSL North.

The Hawks must face two ranked teams which include Deerfield and ninth ranked Glenbrook North. The GBN Spartans feature one of Chicago's best players in senior Bill Donlon.

It will be difficult for the Hawks to contend in such an extremely solid conference, but the talented hoopsters feel they can challenge every team in the basketball-rich NcHthwest area.

Grapplers look to solid team for success

by Dan Wiederer Coming off last years impressive season, the Hawk wrestiers bring a number of talented competitors to the mats in their quest for a repeat conference championship.

Although the sectional qualifying team of a year ago will have to cope with the losses of impressive wrestlers like Marc Helma and Marty Dula, the Hawks bring a number of

returning wrestlers back this year.

Leading the way will be senior superstars Mike Komo, Kevin Libby and Matt Rioch.

The team will also expect key contributions from seniors Pete Sedivy, Mike Kumiga, Trent Vensas, and Derek Lenard. Junior standouts wll be Ken Schuberth, Alex Whammond and Tom Schmitz.

Hoping to continue Uieir recent successes

and better their postseason finish, the Hawks must deal with a tough and busy schedule throughout the winter. Among the area's better teams will be conference rival Maine West who the Hawks face on Jan. 27.

If the team's character and work ethic are any indication, the Hawks can expect a season filled with many victories and hopefulty send the team downstate.

Football accolades awarded to many players

by Dan Wiederer The Maine SouUi football team's most successful season ever culminated with numerous individual awards. The Hawks were honored with an overwhelming number of All-Conference recipients after the team finished 10-2 with a conference championship and a state quarterfinal appearance.

Ten Saturday stars were named to the AllConference team, including junior Matt Braun, under-appreciated offensive lineman Ray Albin, two-way lineman Matt Rioch, and outstanding defensive end Derek Lenard.

Senior Nick Cataudella was a deserving selection at wide receiver. Terry Bacon was strong at defensive back and his seldom used

roll at tailback was key in the Hawks' conference championship. Mark Rantis, an emotional leader, was solid on special teams and defense tying the school record for sacks in a season with eighteen. Quarterback Tim Thein generaled the Hawk offense this year posting impressive numbers all-around. Thein threw for over 1,100 yards and accounted for fourteen touchdowns.

Completing the Hawks long list of AllConference players are junior Brian Schmitz and senior Jason Loeizel who were also named to the All-Area and All-State team.

Schmitz's kicking performance this season was impressive. Not only did most of his kickoffs go for touchbacks, but the junior's

leg was the source of numerous huge punts and multiplefieldgoals, many of which were critical down.

And as if Jason Loerzel needed any more press, the senior All-Stater could be the best ever to come through this school rich in football tradition. The senior was named as the Chicago Sun Times "Player of the Year." Defensively, Loerzel was tremendous as a fierce hitting linebacker and safety. On offense, Loerzel accounted for 13 touchdowns scores in all manners, proving why he is one of j state's top recruits.

Overall, there was notiiing at all disappointing about this past 1994 football season on die gridiron.