Volume 32, Issue 3 September 29, 1995
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Sandy Homecoming '95 festivites start this weekend at Maine South. Preparation for "Stayin' Alive in '95" began sooner than usual this year, with the dance being eight days earlier than in '94. The celebration begins on Saturday with the football game versus Glenbrook North and culminates with the ÂŤ i c e that evening, ^dominations for Homecoming Queen re cast in homerooms around the school on Sept. 15. Candidates for Queen and their biographies were posted on the south wall of
the cafeteria on the 19th. On Friday, Sept. 22, students cast their votes before school and during lunch periods for up to five candidates to determine the Homecoming Court. Introduction of the Court took place during the Fall Assembly Thursday, and ballots for Queen will be cast today outside the cafeteria. The Homecoming Queen for 1995 will be crowned between the sophomore and varsity football games on Saturday. The traditional window decorations are on display in the front hallway. Various clubs
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and organizations have been steadily working on the windows, and winners of the contest were announced on Sept. 27. Saturday's events kick off early with the traditional Homecoming parade through Park Ridge. Later that afternoon, the Hawks face the Spartans of Glenbrook North in the football game at Wilson Field. The dance takes place in the Spectator Gym on Saturday evening, from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. This year's theme for the dance is "I'll Stand By You."
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Ty'^yruTWuson As Maine South completes its first month of the 95-96 school year, the seniors must shift their attention from the past summer to school and the future. For most, this includes the tedious process of completing college applications. Unfortunately, the phrase "equal opportunity, affirmative action institution" that appears on the back of some viewbooks suggest that some students will be denied admission in order to make room for greater numbers of minority students. The imbalance of races in American society should be removed, but this is not the best way. Giving equal opportunity to all students would be a wonderful practice, allowing admittance based on merit rather than race. In an ideal society, this would result in representation of various minorities in the college. The college would benefit because its population would consist of the best students. However, in reality, discriminatory practices of the past have not been fixed entirely. Lyndon Johnson started affirmative action in 1965 to give special assistance to minorities to compensate for all the discrimination they had experienced. Though affirmative action has existed for thirty years, it continues because divisions between races still exists. Quotas in college admissions attempt to correct the imbalance by making sure that enough minority students attend the college. This does not effectively relieve the problem because students who get admitted into a college because of minority status but do not have sufficient ability will not be successful. The colleges, though, cannot be blamed for using affirmative action because they must obey the conditions of the government in order to receive funding. The theory of affirmative action is not all bad, because minorities need a boost to enter new fields previously devoid of diversity. The problem, though, is that assistance to minorities at the college level only alleviates a symptom, without touching the cause. If all children are offered equal education from the beginning, they will be prepared enough for college that equal opportunity will be possible at the university level without the need for quotas or minority preferences. Though programs created with that purpose originated from the same civil rights movement, the divisions between races have not been removed. If some of the useless affirmative action policies in college admittance and job hiring were removed, more attention and funding could be directed towards ensuring equal preparation of all children for college and careers. A strong person must be built from the foundation up.
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Winning ugl% by Antoine Mickiewicz It is slowly becoming apparent that our homecoming opponent Glenbrook North is not really making as much of a frightening impact upon Hawk Fans as it should. Of course, we Hawks are a proud people, but unfortunately not gentle and moist hosts. Every Homecoming, a generous school gives up its Saturday, and allows itself itself to be humiliated and routed without any form of recompensation, so that we can have a reason to celebrate that evening at the dance. The visiting school allows itself to be squished, smeared, and battered, for the sake of seeing big, sunny smiles on our faces. Maybe the Hawk football team should be gentle in their massacre of the Titans this year. Please be careful; a smooshed Titan is a useless Titan. If the Hawks enjoy themselves too much on the 30th no team will want to repeat the process next year. That would mean that next year the Hawks would have to play Northwestern. (University of Notre Dame would be too easy). Either way, such extremes are not necessary. All our team needs is a little tender love and lovely tenderness. In fact, that should be our homecoming theme next year.
To add an interesting flavoring to next year's homecoming, the parade should be after the varsity game. That way the football team could masquerade as ancient Indian warriors of the Hawk tribe, carrying with them on parade, remnants of their opponents' ripped clothing, discarded dentures, and flattened helmets, to rest at the feet of the newly crowned Homecoming Queen. Leading them would be Coach Hopkins, slowly edging his way like a grizzly conqueror, dragging the bound and gagged visiting coach by the toenails. Hrmn. Maybe not. Instead we should treat our opponents to free ice, and present them with a pigskin autographed by Maine South's most popular kids. Speaking of pigskin, it's time to whip out and start stretching those old polyester pants. Certain members of the homecoming planning coiimiittee have been affected by a severe case of Senioritis, and have had religious flashbacks to the era when women danced barefoot and men, in platform shoes. As the theme indicates, the tune "Stayin' Alive" will be played several times during the dance, and every morning over the loudspeaker first period for the rest of the year. I hopei there's something good on t.v. that weelra
The universe by Tim Paschke
It's no big discovery. It's not disgusting...you drink Gatorade to replace ions your body loses because of sweating, so that's what it's made of sweat. So get off your bloody health kick, blast it. The Marine Ka-bar is the finest fighting knife ever made. The pounded leather handle fits naturally in your hand. The fine balance makes sure you always draw first blood. The powder-blasted blade won't shine and give away your posistion. A fine knife. I got one. If Mr. T and E.T. had a child, what would it be named? Think about it. The bridge is an easily learned trick. It makes you look like you know what you're doing when you play cards. The main key is a good shuffle to set it up. If you want to learn, just ask Dustin, Chris Ryan or me. Elmo. A monster? A fuzzy guy? An overhead projection system?
AMRAAM. Advanced Medium Air-toAir Missile. Your parents' tax dollars helped develop this multi-million dollar weapon system. The missile is fired from a platform of the F-15 Eagle and Strike Eagle, the F-16 Falcon, and F/A-18 Hornet. It has not had much of an opportunity to prove itself in battle, though. We'll have to wait and see. The best present a fourteen year-old boy can receive is fourteen superballs. I know.
Smart Boy is a mythological character made popular in the late 20th century. Legend had it that Smart Boy knew everything. He was flanked by Idiot-Boy(knowing nothing). Dumb Boy(knowing some things), and Fake Goatee Boy(self explanatory.) (editors note: Don't ask us what this means. We don't know.) Pierre will kick your butt at chess. He^ cocky. Running. 90% mental. 10% physical. Swimming...same deal.
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Children of the Damned by Alison Milnamow I answered the phone. On the line was a pleasant sounding man asking if I could babysit his two kids. The oldest was an eight year old girl, and her little brother was seven. "Sure, why not?" I said and hung up. I rang their doorbell at 7:00. Three angeliclooking children ran to open the door. Their bright blue eyes looked up at me with amazement. Their parents left immediately. They gave me twenty dollars for pizza and then they were gone. The children sat in firont of the television and their eyes began to glaze over. "Want to play something?" I asked. David ran for the Legos. The two children sat down and played nicely...for about two seconds. Then the oldest, Tammy, (name has been changed to protect the guilty) started to scream loud, bloodcurdling screams. She didn't stop until Danny began to hurl Legos at her. I looked on with horror. Ding-dong! They froze in place. Pizza! I ran to the door and paid for the pizza. I put the food on the table and gave each of them a glass of p)op. Rule of thumb: children who are hyper do not eed any sugar) I turned around and a piece of
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pizza whizzed by my head. The children laughed maniacally. Danny grabbed a bottle of liquid soap and squeezed it so that it shot out like a water gun. Meanwhile, Tammy found a two-Uter bottle of Pepsi to shake with all her might. She opened the bottle and Pepsi exploded onto the floor. Arrgh!! I try to keep calm in these situations. This time I couldn't. I yelled at them to go to their rooms. Finally there was some quiet. I began to clean up the kitchen. After ten minutes, something began to worry me. There was no sound coming from upstairs. The kids were completely silent. As I tiptoed upstairs I began to wonder just what these kids were doing. What could keep them busy this long? Were they planning to kill me? I laughed to myself at how ridiculous I was begining to sound. I heard Tammy saying, "We can use this to tie her up!" "After we tie her up can we play outside?" Danny asked eagerly. "We can do anything we want," Tammy said.
AAAAAH! Just who was I dealing with here? Spawn of Satan? I walked in. "What are you doing?" I said while grabbing the string out of Tammy's hand "Nothing," the two said simultaneously. They ran in opposite directions. Tammy ran to the bathroom, grabbed the toilet paper and ran through the hall, trailing the paper behind her. I chased her down the stairs. I saw Danny and grabbed him. He turned around and asked, "Do you give up, or are you thirsty for more?" What!??!? I couldn't believe what I had heard. He repeated himself. Why is he quoting Home Alone! I thought to myself as I began to ponder the age-old question of "nature vs. nurture." Were these children bom this evil, or was this all because of Home Alone'? Could it possibly be because of overexposure to a twisted Chistmastime movie? Were these children perfectly normal when they saw Home Alone and it was actually Lost in New York that put them over the edge. Or was it something else, something deeper, something much more inherently evil? Something like Macaulay Culkin.
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Sometimes a Scotch tape dispenser can look like a vehicle. Most often this vehicle is a boat or a tank. Also,apencanbea submarine or something like that and those black clip things make great planes/hydrofoils. They can also be clipped to an ear.
A couple is two. A few is three. A dozen is twelve. A baker's dozen is thirteen. A myriad is one thousand. A google is one folowed by one hundered zeros. A google-plex is one followed by a google zeros. Big cards are funny.
You just gotta respect 3-sport athletes. I know I do. They got some dedication, huh? Dry ice will bum your hand pretty well. It's really cold, baby. If you put it in your Halloween jack-o-latem you will be pleased with the results. I guarantee it. The Scandinavian countries are easy to remember. Just think No School Friday. It stands for Norway, Sweden, Finland. Isaac Asimov defined the "Rules for Robots" in his science fiction writings. 1) No robot can harm any human being. 2) A robot ^^Bmiust follow the orders of its human masters, except when they conflict with the first rule. 3) A robot must protect its own existence, except where this conflicts with the first or second rules.
90% of all readers will not make it this far. Thank you for your time. The airplanes in WWI and some in WWII had engines that rotated around a fixed bar, instead of standing still and tuming the bar. This created huge amounts of rotational inertia and sometimes made planes very difficult to fly. Jet engines eliminated all of that. Having blood taken isn't that bad. I'd much rather have blood taken six times than have a cavity drilled. Now that's bad. Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta...I guess I don't know the whole thing. Oh well. Hemingway is a great writer. So is Vonnegut. And Conrad.
Ebola. Don't ever carry it on your bike. It's just not safe for the rest of us. Okay? These httle faces are kind of cool. Marge Simpson:ÂŽ@@@: ) Abe Lincoln: =1: )> The generic smiling guy :) The smiling winking guy ;) The possibilities are limited. The stream of consciousness approach to writing was used by some writers starting in the 1900's. If you are interested in this style, try writing a commentary at 2:00 am the day before a deadline. : )
Question Of The Week! If you had a bucket full of the dreaded Ebola virus, what would you do with it? •'Uh...Hmmm. What's Ebola?" -23ialeh Naghibzadeh, senior "A bowl of what??" -Four Hawkettes "I'd make an Ebola cake." -Jeni Aris, senior
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AFS students cross continents Myriam Fedrson Australia Hi, my name is Myriam and I am an exchange student from Australia. I live in a small town called Ulverstone on the northwest coast of Tasmania, where Tasmanian Devils come from, though they don't look anything like Taz. They are black and white and don't spin around in circles. My town, which is not officially a city because it only has about 17,000 residents, is situated on both sides of a river. No building is taller than four stories. I spend most of my spare time on the beach where my friends surf or play Aussie-rules football. I love Chicago because it is so big and different, but I miss seeing stars at night and breathing really clean air. I hope to have a great year at Maine South, and by the way, we do speak English in Australia!
Kristine Lindliom Norway My name is Kristine Lindhom and I come from a small town, FlekkeQord, on the south coast of Norway. In Norway, I have two sisters who are 15 and 23 years old and I like to play soccer, go cross-country skiiing, go hiking in the mountains, and be with friends. My great host family here is Ken and Marilyn Pientka and their daughter Mary, who is also a senior at Maine South. I like Park Ridge a lot and the school too, but many things are different about Maine
AFS Students Morbeili, Fedrson, and Lindhom South compared to my school in Norway with about 300 students. It does not offer classes like music, art and drama and does not organize any sports activites or clubs. I'm sure this year will be an exciting, challenging and happy year for me. At least my experiences so far have just been great! AFS student Quika Morbelh, of Argenina, will be profiled in the next issue. -the Editors
Ms. Kawalek is the last of the new teachers to be profiled in Southwords, a continuation of last issue.
Cyndee Kawalek by Sean Andrews Cyndee Kawalek is Maine South's newest edition in the physical education department. She attended Northeastern Ilhnois University to receive her teaching certificate. Previous to becoming a physical education teacher, she
!,_ Photo by T. Bragiel was a social worker. This year at South, Kawalek will be coaching both the boys' and girls' gymnastics teams. Kawalek decided to work at Maine South because she attended Maine East and always wanted to work for the district. She substituted at South last year for Mrs. Weber. In her free time, Kawalek hikes, rockclimbs, bikes, swims, and reads anything she can . She adds, "I love step aerobics!" The last movie Kawalek really enjoyed was Apollo 13 because the acting was excellent and the idea of the sheer motivation it took a^^ these men to overcome disaster is ama? and inspiring to her. Kawalek would like her smdents to sKow respect for themselves and others. She stated, "I hope my students learn to respect their bodies, minds and spirits, and try to reach their fullest potential. I hope they will want to be physically, emotionally, mentally, socially and spiritually fit." Congratulations to Ms. Kawalek and a warm welcome to Maine South.
Focus on student excellence.. Name: Matt Glavin
Grade Level: Junior
Activities: Wrestling, Concert Band, Pit Orchestra, Spanish Club, Stage Band, V-Show, Student Council, Class Council Treasurer, Southwords Staff Writer, Ski Club, Intramurals, Journalism Award Teacher's Comment: "Matt has a strong academic record and an impressive athletic one also. But more importantly, he is involved in all of our organized clubs and programs that heM| others. He is a giver. He cares. The Maine South community can count on Mr. Matt Glavin." -Mr. Craig Fallico
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Class presidents accept challenges Christy Stevens By Kate Rowland Christy Stevens won the freshman class presidential election the hard way—running against her best friend. "It was hard," she admits, but apparently worth it. Stevens is already considering activities which she describes as "something more than the Freshman Mixer, one activity that's all freshmen." She also wants to set up a meeting every two weeks or so with the administration. First, however, the newly elected freshman class council is responsible for pulling together a homecoming float and window. Stevens says she refuses to "boss the freshmen around." She merely wants to help lead them through their first year.
I Class Presidents: Stevens, Popiel, Repetto, and Raddi
Chrissy Raddi by Sean Andrews in addition to being the senior class presirit, Chrissy Raddi is a homeroom represenive in student council and a varsity member of Hawkettes. Raddi was also the president of her class during her freshman year, and has participated in both student and class council for the last three years. When asked the reason she is active in student government, Raddi replied, "I would say it's because I'm able to get things done quickly." Raddi's main concerns in class council this year are to try to move senior prom one week earlier than it is scheduled, and to continue the success of past Beach Parties.
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Tom Repetto by Sean Andrews Tom Repetto is one of the most active students at Maine South in both clubs and athletics. He is the junior class president, a third year veteran of student council, and a three sport athlete. In addition to these activities, Repetto is involved with the speech team, Mathletes, SADD, Project Plus, French club, and Reaching. His main concerns this year are making sure that the Girls' Choice dance and Junior Prom run smoothly. He would also like to raise money with Hunny Bunny eggs, which was started last year, and other fundraisers to give next year's senior class an excellent prom. Most importantly, he wishes to increase class participation.
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by Kate Rowland Sophomore class president Dave Popiel is ready to start the year, and his first order of business is to give the sophomores an identity that is unique. "Sophomores are alway the in-betweens. Freshmen are pennies and juniors and seniors are more highly regarded. We're [just] there." Popiel has several ideas as to how the sophomore class council could create their new identity. "We're probably going to do a Halloween fundraiser, and [we've] started on a Homecoming float and window." Popiel is a cross-section of the various interest groups that the Class of '98 sports, being an athlete, an academic, and a politician. The incorporation of these facets, Popiel feels, will lead to sophomore pride.
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Juiris places second at Special Olympics by Rachel
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Junior Mary Juiris won second and sixth place medals'^m the national Special Olympics this summer at Yale University. This past July 1-10,7,000 athletes from over 140 different countries competed in the week-long Special Olympics held at Yale University in New Haven, New Hampshire. Juiris was one of only six gymnasts from EUnois who was chosen to compete in the national Special Olympics. Juiris has been a part of the competition since she was eight years old, and this year competed in the level four gymnastics competition. The fourth level is the highest level in the Special Olympics and the only one in which participants design their own routine. Juiris's journey began in April when she performed well at the district competition, and went on to win a gold medal at the state level. She, along with the five other Ilhnois nominees, advanced to the national meet held at Yale. Athletes from all over the world gathered in New Hampshire for the Olympics. One of the most memorable days of her trip was that of the opening ceremonies. In addition to the 7,000 athletes and 45,000 volunteers attending, the President of the United States, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandra Bullock, Dan Johnson, Bonnie Blair and the Pointer Sisters also participated in the festivities. The five- hour ceremonies included the lighting of the Olympic torch by two Connecticut athletes and a speech by President CUnton. Juiris won a second place medal for the bars and a sil place medal for the floor event at the national competition"
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South students take to the stage in "Fiddler on the Roof" by Kara Wipf Maine South students Joe Monroe and J.R. Rose can be found acting outside of Clyde K. Watson auditorium this month. Seniors Monroe and Rose are appearing in the Des Plaines Theatre Guild's production of Fiddler on the Roof. The show has been running since September 8, and will continue through Sunday, October 1. Performances are at the Prairie Lakes Center, which is on Thacker (Dempster) Street, just west of Wolf Road, and east of Mt. Prospect Road. Showtimes are Friday nights at 8:00 pm, Saturday nights at 8:00 pm, and Sunday afternoons at 2:30 pm. Tickets are S12, or $10 with a student ID, at the Friday and Sunday shows. Monroe and Rose were picked for a cast of about 35 from 100 that auditioned. Most cast members are in their twenties or older; few are in their teens. Rose is playing the character of Papa
Yussel, and Monroe is acting as both Chaim, Yussel's son, and a Russian bottle dancer. Both students are active in Maine South drama and Chapter 2554 of the National Thespian Society. Monroe and Rose feel that this experience has been exceptional and rewarding, although the practices were grueling. Beginning the third week of July, practices lasted from 7:00 pm until 10:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Rehearsals now involve a run-through of the entire play on Thursday nights. Both Rose and Monroe will have to miss this year's Homecoming dance for a Saturday night production. Regarding that matter, Rose stated, "1 would be more upset if it was Senior Prom, but it's only Homecoming. The play is definitely worth it, and everyone should come see it." Reservations are recommended and can be made by calhng (708) 391-5720.
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Volleyball steps up a notch by Colleen Tedor After struggUng through the first part of the season, the Hawks stepped up their play against Highland Park during their first conference match. The team combined its precise passing, setting, and powerful hitting to sweep the Giants 15-17,15-8. Shortly following this big conference win, the Hawks fell in two to Niles North (7-15, 3-15). With a conference record of 1-1, the Hawk's goal of a
conference championship is still within reach. Recovering quickly from their first conference loss, the Hawks took first in their pool in the Resurrection High School Tournament, defeating St. Barbara and Elmwood Park, and splitting two games with Loyola. Overall, the Hawks finished fourth in the tournament, losing two close games to Resurrection (1315,16-17) and Loyola 5-13, 13-15. The outstanding passing of Claire Pawlowski and
Ursula Szczelina helped starting setters. Heather Kura and Kathy Korytkowski, perfectly set kill after kill. Middle hitters Colleen Tedor and Alice Gleason dominated the net by taking full advantage of oversets and by blocking their opponets. The volleyball team's motto, "The floor is our friend," shows the intensity and spirit that this team plays with and gives proof that many wins are to come.
Hard work and dedicaton pay off by Sara Payne The Maine South girls' cross country team continues to run strong. With a fabulous start to a long season, the Hawks' confidence is high. Head coach George Gaubauer, is pleased with the way the team has been running. Much of the girls' success is due to a strong team effort. Sophomore Elizabeth Gibbons and junior Johanna Zumer have teamed up to
capture some needed wins. Gibbons is off to another great start. Finishing second in the Highland Park meet and consistently running in the top ten, at the Resurrection Invite and the Downers Grove Invite, she is right on track for another AllConference title. Many freshmen are also among the Hawks' top runners. Great efforts from Amanda Wolf, Cara Cardaro, and Gina
Farmer have helped the team to improve their record of 3-0. With wins over Maine East, Maine West and Highland Park, the Hawks are hopeful for a good finish in the conference meet, which will be held on Oct. 10. Until then, the girls are focused on upcoming meets against Deerfield, Maine West, Glenbrook North and Niles North, where they expect good finishes and solid times.
tennis entering heart of a good season by Michelle Dulski When the varsity tennis team played Maine East on Sept. 6, it came out on top with a 7-0 victory. First ranked doubles team Kiki Athanasopoulos and Kristen Goodman, defeated Maine East's first ranked doubles team that
Girls' swimming by Christina Atanowsky Maine South girls' swim team is off to a good start. Even though it lost its first meet versus Prospect, the competition was very close and the Hawks came back to claim third place at the Hoffman Estates Hawk Invite, with Laura Beckerdite setting the pace by winning the 100 yd. breaststroke and placing second in the 200 yd. individual medley. The girls also proved themselves by placing first in a dramatic victory against Leyden with Sandy Anselmini achieving her best split ever on the last leg of the 400 Free Relay (57.75), e other members of the relay were Kristen thee t, Aimee Kiefer, and Jill Bender. The ~ l sIs' additional victory against Maine East demonstrated strong swimming by everyone. The Hawks have set the pace of winning and hope to keep at it.
went to state last year. The Hawks also defeated Glenbrook South 7-0 that same week. Maine South lost to Niles West in a close meet, 3-4. This was partially due to an underestimation of the other team's strength. As the team's line-up solidifies, the girls TT
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Cross-country remains undefeateq^ by Brian Shields Maine South, Deerfield, and Maine West, the three undefeated teams of the Central Suburban League North met on Tuesday September 19 at Maine West. The meet decided who would take sole possession of first place. The Hawks rose to the occasion, dominating the race and beating Maine West (19-41) and Deerfield (22-38). Again, the Hawks were lead by Paul Berke who finished second overall in the race. Berke was followed across the line by Bryan Dayton, Joe Guest and George
Hartman. Sophomore Tim Zei contributed again on the varsity level as he continues toimprove and gain experience. Others who added to the victory were Dustin Puckett, Ted Gayford, Steve Madura, Greg Reuhs, Brian Shields, and Paul Pawola. This important victory secures Maine South's place on top of the conference standings. The varsity continues to build upon each race, including one the previous Saturday at Downers Grove South, where Maine South placed third out of a very competitive field.
On Saturday the Hawks were lead by Dayton who placed in the top ten. He was followed closely by a pack of Maine South runners. Though much work remains, the Hawks look ready to go after a state qualifying position. On the frosh-soph level, the Hawks beat Deerfield, but lost to Maine West. Matt Madura lead the way to victory for the froshsoph Hawks. The team continues to improve and could still make a good showing in the conference race. The future of Maine South cross-country looks promising.
Golf driving towards Conference title by Matt Magnuson After a shaky start to the 1995 golf season, the Maine South golfers are experiencing a "good revolution." With wins over Maine East, Maine West, Niles North and Prospect, the Hawks have jumped right back into the conference competition. Hard work, intelligence, and great team leadership from seniors
Terry Wittek and Stino Milito have inspired the team to go on this impressive four game winning streak. Also contributing to the team's success are seniors Josh Martin and Matt Magnuson, as well as juniors Mike Kraft, Matt Simpson, Brad Galvin, Brian Johnson, George Pappas and Brian Reaney. Coach Ross has assembled a winning lineup
that hopes to pay dividends in the final meets of the season including the conference meet. Even though some conference rivals have defeated the Hawks early in the season. South will be looking for revenge during the remainder of season, with the ultimate revenge at the conference meet. The team plans to continue its success for the rest of the season.
Football dominates unprepared rival East by Chris Ryan The Maine South varsity football team crushed crosstown rival Maine East by a score of 43-6. The Hawks dominated East both offensively and defensively in the afternoon
contest. South built up a quick 29-0 lead, behind the play of quarterback John Schacke. The Hawks continued to play well throughout the first half, finishing the period with a 36-0 advantage. Maine South scored once
more in the second half to finish off the Demons. East finally put the ball in the end zone with just over a minute to play, barely avoiding a shutout.
Soccer scoring an early season winning streak by Wes Crampton After a lethargic start to the season, the Hawks have picked up their play after each passing game. This improvement started with the Foreman game in which the Hawks won 30. The team was able to penetrate Foreman's defense at will. Against Maine East, the Hawks had trouble, but still prevailed 2-1 in the battle of crosstown rivals. Heading into the New Trier game the seniors on the team had a mental goal, to beat New Trier. In past contests, the Trevians had always came out on top. This attitude helped immensly in an inspired 3-0 victory for the Hawks. Eric Kuever, Eric Defort and Thomas Buszydlo scored goals in this game. Finally, the Hawks beat Waukegan 6-0. Six different players contributed to the scoring in this blowout. Now as the middle of the season appraoches, the team hopes for a strong finish heading into the playoffs.