Vol 32 issue 5

Issue 5, Volume 32 October 27, 1995

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Maine South H.S. Park Ridge, IL

Maine South welcomes Germans Maine South had the opportunity to participate in a foreign exchange with Germany during these past two weeks. Fourteen students from Markgrafen-Gymnasium, a high school in Karlsruhe, Germany, arrived at O'Hare Airport on Saturday, Oct. 14.

The German students were greeted at O'Hare by their host families. This summer, the host students from Maine South will visit Germany as guests in the homes of the students they hosted. Thanks to the efforts of Ms. Eva Lorenz of Maine South and Ms. Hoffheinz of Markgrafen-Gymnasium, the two schools were able to participate in this exchange for a second time.

Despite extreme luggage delays, the German students were able to attend and participate in classes at Maine South on Monday, Oct. 16. During the rest of their time here, they saw attractions around the Chicago area, including the Art Institute and Joseph at the Chicago theater. They spent their last day esterday) at Maine South and then departed Tor the return trip to Karlsruhe.

National Merit participants recognized The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of 13 Maine South students last month who qualified for Letters of Commendation in the 1996 Scholarship Program.

Out of a million students who took the PSAT/NMSQT last October, 35,000 across the nation were awarded letters and were recognized for their "exceptional academic promise."

Although this top 5% of the nation had excellent performances on the test, these students' scores fell slightly below those of the 15,000 semi-finalists, and they are unable to continue competition for the 1996 Merit Scholarship awards.

A Merit Program spokesperson commented, "Recognition of academically promising students and of the key role played by schools in their development is essential to the pursuit of educational excellence in our nation."

Maine South's Commended students are Laura Batt, Bryan Dayton, Meg Donehoo, Aimee Kiefer, Christopher Kiepura, Lisa Back Row: Dr. Cachur, Meg Donehoo, Beth McCabe, Christopher Kiepura, Kurt Zemaier, Ali Lutzer, Beth McCabe, Greg Reuhs, Kate schultz, Mr. Reese. Front Row: Lisa Lutzer, Laura Batt, Greg Reutis, Bryan Dayton, Tracy Rowland, Ali Schultz, Tracy Stankiewicz, Âťtankiewicz. Laurie Strotman. Kate Rowland. Aimee Kiefer.

Photo b\ T. Braziel Laurie Strotman, and Kurt Zemaier.

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Tough Enough?

by Cyrus Wilson Though the O.J. trial has been over for some time, Simpson continues to be a main focus of the media. The interview with NBC that Simpson cancelled was predicted to be one of the most watched television events in history. The O.J. case remains interesting because, though the jury reached a verdict, everyone still debates it. No one can agree on a verdict, because either way, there is something very wrong with the system.

The media coverage of the O.J. trial was incredible. Starting with the white Bronco chase and continuing on past the announcement of the verdict, every broadcast television network delivered hours of O.J. into people's homes. Unfortunately, this caused many problems. The lawyers' concerns moved from presenting the case to performing it dramatically. This also may have contributed to the length of the trial. Some argue that the quick verdict was motivated by an urge to finish the trial. Another problem created by the media was the emotional involvement of the entire country in the court case, which could have instigated riots in response to the verdict.

"In the corrupted currents of this world Offense's gilded hand may shove by justice And oft 'tis seen the wicked prize itself Buys out the law."

William Shakespeare, Hamlet This murder trial was so unique because of Simpson's fame and riches. Different people have vastly different representation in our court system. Without all his money, Simpson would not be able to hire a "dream team" of lawyers, a team so good that they were able to shift blame from Simpson to the L.A.P.D. The problems that were exposed in the L.A.P.D. probably had a very strong effect on the verdict. The many mistakes in the investigation reduced the reliabiUty of the findings.

A racist detective and the idea of planted clues increased doubt of Simpson's guilt.

The verdict itself raises concerns. If O.J. is indeed guilty, his money was able to buy out justice with a "dream team" who used police problems to excuse his murders. If O.J. is innocent, then the world has wasted a year while the real murderer wasfi-eeto murder others.

Though it may never be known whether O.J. Simpson committed the murders, Simpson did indeed abuse his wife. Unfortunately, he has not been punished from that, and the only product of the year-long trial is a revellation of several problems. The question now is not one of Simpson's guilt, but rather the guilt of the media, the court system, and the police.

by Matt Glavin With the start of the pre-season, the Maine South wrestling team greeted with a surprise: for the first time in Maine South's history, a girl, Kim Linzer, had joined the wrestling team. The Hawks seem to be accepting her presence and giving her respect for her efforts.

Coach Fallico replaced "Let's go people!" with "Let's go men!" as the battle cry, but other than that, few changes have occurred, and that is what makes me respect Linzer.

When Coach tells us to do 50 push-ups, everyone does 50 push-ups; when we run our mile and a half warm up, everyone runs.

Linzer has never once stated that the rules which govern the wrestling room should be changed to accommodate her.

Yes, most of the guys try to tone out the dirty jokes, and avoid vulgar language, but that was strictly their idea. If she finishes this year, she will have outlasted over 50 percent of the other first year wrestlers and will have gained respect for doing it.

Yes, some people find that Linzer is out of place, but most of those people have never found a niche for themselves in life, or have

never had the courage to try something d i f f e ^ B ent that they thought was fun.

Whether she wins a state championship or never wins a match, when Linzer finishes this year she will experience the same feeling that all wrestlers experience. This is a feeling of great accomphshment, of knowing that you are physically stronger, but more importantly knowing that you have become mentally stronger.

Unlike Shannon Faulkner, the woman who briefly attended the Citadel, Linzer shows no sign of quitting. She appreciates the hard work and hopes to learn a lot ft-om her wresding experience.

The wrestlers can also learn a lot from Linzer, a person who overcame her own fears and defied the status quo to enjoy a sport. If we put what others think aside and work hard at what we love, who knows what kind of changes this world would experience.

There is a slogan many wrestling teams use when referring to their attitude towards the sport: "Love it, or Leave it."

And so far, Linzer has proved that she loves it.

( For the Birds Dear Editors, Birds lying face down on the exterior of the glass wallâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; do we really need to be faced with the carcasses of finches and sparrows? Who is to blame for this act of injustice? The windows, no doubt are the culprit, but they can't be blamed.

So who can be blamed for this? Are the janitors to blame? Are the windows just kept too clean? Are birds' lives being taken for the sake of clean windows?

How can we save these poor birds' lives? Should every passerby spit on the window to warn the birds of this translucent killer?

Maybe we could tack up some more of those long tacky strips of plastic to warn the birds. Or is that too much to ask? There are, if you care to notice, a few yellow

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strips on the east side of the main South hallway, strips flapping in the ever present wind.

This topic troubles many, but few choose to express their anger, for it is considered a touchy subject. Some think of it as unimportant; others don't care to notice. Still others, like myself, are not scared to express their birdy love and revolt against this cruel treatment. Maybe, just maybe, if we all pull together, spitting or writing commentaries about it, more birds' lives could be saved.

The blame for this tragedy can be laid upon the too-thorough janitors, the lack of spit, or the absence of many tacky yellow strips. It is up to you to choose.

Sincerely, Margaret Byrne

Hey You! We invite your comments and are interested in hearing your responses to school and the world around you. Southwards reserves the right to shorten for space and edit obscen^ or libelous material. Please drop your comments in V i 31.

"Commentary

^ Working on the Chain Gang

by Brian O'Neill Just call me Bob freaking Woodward.

In my ongoing effort to make your Uves at Maine South a little easier, and perhaps even better, I investigated some negative things I saw going on. I noticed that some people were being stopped in the halls, and then these people were forced to remove their wallet chains.

I was stunned. What was this? Were my eyes deceiving me? I was sure that I saw what I saw, yet how could this be? In a school such as Maine South, was it possible that wallet chains could be contraband? I was steamed.

But I do not consider myself one to act rashly (except for the "Pasta Incident," but I'd like to stress that the Pope was unharmed). So, I decided that before I went into a selfrightous tirade, I would ask around, see what other people knew. I would take the pulse of Maine South! I started my questioning with people I saw wearing these chains. (For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, wallet chains are the things some people wear. You know, the chains that run from a clip in the front of the pants to the .wallet in the back, presumably holding the wallet in place. I'd also like to use this opportunity to state that I don't wear one, nor am I a wallet chain advocator. I'm just a commentary reporter, ma'am.) It was odd, walking down the halls, glancing from one person's hip to another, in hopes of finding these chains. Though the majority of people don't wear chains, it was easy to find one or two who were harrased. And who would talk.

"A[hall monitor] told me to take it off. Also some librarians did," said my source.

"Do you know why?" I asked. "Are they banned?"

"I don't know. Maybe."

"What do you think of this?"

"It's kind of stupid."

That seemed to be the common response among these chain wearers. They didn' t kno w why they were told to take off their chains.

They were also unhappy.

"I think it sucks. It's unfair. The school's taking away rights."

And he was right. The school was taking away our rights. And for what reason? Why? Everybody knows that hooded sweatshirts are banned for gang related puiposes, but why chains? Is there a chain gang? And why was ^ ^ h l : s rule never made known? I decided to go to higher authority. I went to a hall monitor.

"I'm with Southwards," I said, showing my press pass. "Can I ask you a few questions?"

"Pertaining to what?" The wallet chain

bannings. "That's not my poUcy." I reassured this hall monitor that I wasn't blaming him; I just needed facts. Why have all wallet chains been banned?

"I don't know. I didn't ask." The same hall monitor I had seen making kids take off their chains was in the dark about the fx)hcy, following orders blindly. I had had enough. I had to see a dean.

So one morning I went to the deans' office and talked to a secretary. I asked her if I could speak to one of the deans about the wallet chain policy. She went to check. I waited.

"Dean liietard is busy right now. Can you come back later?" I certainly could. I went back after school, yet I was denied an appointment. Oh well, tomorrow is another day.

Yet the next day a scaringly similar scene took place. He was unavailable, could I come back after school? Damn Skippy I could. And yet, after school, Mr. Thetard was all tied up.

"Hmmm, I thought, all tied up in avoiding me." And when I saw him walking briskly through the halls, clearly going somewhere, I pounced like a journalistic leopard.

"I'm really busy right now. But come in tomorrow morning and we' 11 talk." Yeah, I' ve heard that line before. But I agreed. After all, he is the dean.

The next morning, I hovered outside the locked deans' office for about ten minutes before he came into the building. "Waiting for me?"

Yes, I was. I was pumped. He sat me down in his office, and he excused himself to get a cup of coffee. Of course, I thought, a cup of coffee and a ticket to Uruguay, because you know you're going to go down.

As I mentally prepared myself, I wanted to attack the fact that nobody knew about this rule. That's what burned me the most. A new policy that nobody knew about? He would hear from me. "Are these chain gangs related?" I would ask. "That'spreposterous", I would follow it up with. I was getting excited.

When he came back I almost had to wipe the drool off my face.

"Are wallet chains banned?" The lead- in to the kill. Just answer, sir, and sit back; get ready to be stomped on. Thetard opened his mouth, forming the words. In my mind this was a slow build up to ecstacy.

"No. They're not banned as such, it's not a stated rule."

What!? I was stunned. My ego had dropped about 200 points. I tried to recover.

"Well, uh, people, that I've talked to, um, have been told to take, um, you know, take them off I mean, yeah, the wallet chains have been told to be taken off by the people, I mean hall

monitors." Only it wasn't quite as suave as it sounds on paper.

"Well we just wanted them to stuff them in pockets, [the chains] have a tendency to mar fiimiture." Oh, furniture. "So it's not a gang related pohcy?" I asked this even though he had just stated that.

"No, they're not gang-related. We know that. We just don't want them to scratch furniture. It's a group of people who wear these chains. The so-called punks, skateboarders, are the ones who wear chains... any group can be called a gang... we try to identify trends, gang-wise. Clothing is used as an identifier [in gangs],but 99% of people just dress and go to school. They don't think about gangs... We're just responding to today's society."

So, I thanked him, and left, but not before getting my point across that nobody knows about this. He assured me that there would probably be an announcement.

What can we learn from this? Was everyone in the dark? And, more pertinently, is there a communication problem between the administration and students? Perhaps. In this case, certainly. And in other cases, like the hood policy, which was just recently brought into the open, there was a problem. Announcements have to be made; student council needs to be briefed on policy so they can share information with other students, and on the flip side of the coin, students have to talk to the deans. You really won't get a runaround, unless you have an ego-bom imagination Uke I do. So I suppose I learned a lesson. Next time I notice something amiss in the halls of Maine South, I'll dig a deep hole, and bury myself in it. It have my pride.

Question of the Week!

Do you think a girl should be allowed to compete on a boys' team?

"No changes should be made, but if she [is able], then let her compete."

Dan Smith, sophomore "I think if she can make it past the cuts, then she should be ont the team."

Dominika Smereczynski, junior "We have enough sports. Everyone should be happy with where we are."

Annika Uzemack, senior "As long as she can handle the pressure and criticism, then it's fine."

Stephanie Rifkind, sophomore

IFeaturesl

The ominous All Hallows' Eve An uninvited guest

by Mandy Morylak Hazel has been dead for 70 years, but she is still living with a family on Prospect Ave. in Park Ridge.

The 90-year old house where Hazel died in the early 1920's still stands a few blocks north of the Pickwick Theater. Hazel was about 60 years old when she died, apparently of old age. When she lived in the house. Hazel worked as a maid for the couple living there and was allowed to sleep in the attic. Now, decades later, Hazel has surprisingly revealed herself to the new owners of the house.

The youngest family member, a sophomore at Maine South, describes the ghost as having gray hair and hazel eyes. She claims, "She wears a black dress and has her hair in a bun."

The ghost of Hazel was first sighted by the father of the sophomore about two years after the family moved there.

Although the sophomore's father is the only one to have ever seen Hazel, other members of the family have come across signs of the ghost. For instance, a sister of the sophomore hears knocking on her nightstand every time she forgets to set her alarm clock.

"She's my own personal reminder," she explains.

The mother of the student at South has repeatedly seen flashes of a pair of eyes that she assumes to belong to Hazel.

"She's very nice," insists the sophomore.

"She's never done any harm to us and always

stays out of the sight of non-family members.

The family does not mind having Hazel around. Although this sophomore is still waiting her turn to meet the friendly ghost, she feels honored to have someone like Hazel, even though she is a ghost, watching her house when no one is there.

Trivia Graveyard - Halloween was originally a Celtic festival for the dead, celebrated on the last day of the Celticyear, October 31. The Celts called it Samhain, the title of the lord of death. TTiis festival was later combined with the Christian holiday of All Hallows' eve, the night preceeding All Saints' (Hallows') Day, the commemoration of all the saints of the Catholic religion. Until the nineteenth century, most Europeans actually believed that on this night witches and warlocks were powerful enough to curse or even kill them.

- Religious dissident Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on a church at Wittenberg College on Halloween at the end of the sixteenth century.

- The small town of Keene, New Hampshire, has an annual Harvest Festival where they repeatedly break the world record for most jack-o'-lantems in one place at one time. They have reached nearly 1700.

- Michael Green, Regina Johnson and Daniel Salcedo of Nut Tree, Califomia, carved the largest jack-o'-lantern in the world from an 827 pound pumpkin on October 30, 1992.

- Nevada became the thirty-sixth state in the U.S. on Halloween in 1864.

- Ehrich Weiss, America's best known magician and escape artist, more commonly known as Harry Houdini, died on Halloween in 1926. His interestin life after death prompted him to make a pact with his wife that stated that whichever of them should die first would try to communicate with the one that was still alive. They had set up a series of secret coded messages to try this ultimate test of spiritualism. After years of attempting this mystical feat, Beatrice, Houdini's widow, finally gave up.

Focus on student excellence...

Name: Mat Lake

Grade Level: Junior

Activities: Fall Play Cast, V-Show Junior Director, Junior Drum Major, Marching Band, Concert Band, Symphony Band, Choir, Vocal Jazz, Mathletes, Tri M, Thespian Society, Model United Nations, Musicals, Summer Drama Performances Teacher's Comment: "Mat is extremely conscientious and an excellent musician. He is a very, very nice young man and is easy to work with."

-Mr. Danckwart

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Attempts to trim fat from District 207 budget cut to very heart of education

by Kate Rowland Those mysterious and incomprehensible tax caps and property assessments that parents talk about have suddenly alerted Maine South students. nhnois schools are financed by funds collected through property taxes. In 1994, the Illinois state legislature passed a bill putting a limit on the amount of money that could be obtained through property taxes, a process called a tax cap.

"The people who were against it didn't vote," said State Representative Rosemary Mulligan. "The minority party [that suggested it] never thought the majority party would pass it~they did."

The 1992 tax assessment freeze compounded these caps. Because of the freeze, the district could not collect a higher amount of taxes, even with a higher property value.

According to District 207 superintendent Steve Snider, "The board of education was forced to make permanent cuts of $ 1.5 million in this year's budget," due to the loss of revenue. These cuts came from each department's chairperson, said South principal Thomas Cachur; some departments had to make major cuts that directiy affected the stuf dents.

"Writing Lab coordinators have been cut from eight periods to three periods for this school year. The support staff was also cut," said English chairperson Phillip Loveall. This decreased staffing greatly restricts the number of students who can drop into the lab, though nearly half of the students who used the lab last year were drop-ins.

Reduced staffing in the Special Education department led to "larger class sizes, fewer resources available to teachers, [and fewer] supportive services," said chairperson Janice Pietron. This cuts the time for individual at-

tention. *"-*•— The Athletic department, chaired by Jim Rees, had to "cut money available to teams when they go to tournaments [and] cut significant supply and uniform money."

Science chair Greg Dietz explained his department's predicament. There, cuts eliminated plans for a new computer lab, prompting Dietz's comment, "We are mandated by the state of Illinois to teach our students about technology...but we are not allowed to purchase such technological items due to budget cuts."

While some departments were hit hard, Alan RoUa of Social Science and Judy Lange of the LRC reported minimal repercussions, both mentioning shghtly lower supply budgets.

The Foreign Language, Technology, and Mathematics chairpeople said they have not felt the affects of budget cuts, though the number of Math Team coaches was cut.

Students also felt the impact of budget cuts in V-Show. Fine Arts cut two of the faculty supervisorsfi"omthe show, which also cut a third of the acts. Student directors of V-Show protested, asking the school board and Student Council for money to finance the show.

"We gave $ 1400 out of o«r account to give to Fine Arts for an assistant director for supervision at rehearsals and shows," explained Student Council President Bridget Kufner.

Fine Arts Chair Michael Pressler did not respond regarding cuts in his department.

Despite student work to the contrary, the cuts are probably here to stay. The tax cap will not likely be retracted, and the damage done by the property assessment freeze is irreversible. However, these cuts will show lawmakers how schools are hurt by budget cuts and show them the disadvantages and arguments they cause.

Ms. Donna Douglas

by Karin Vonesh New to Maine South this year is Ms. Donm Douglas. A freshman biology teacher, Douglas enjoys outdoor activities: hiking ivhitewater rafting, mountain biking anc Dther sports.

Douglas graduated from Maine West anc aught at Mahomet-Seymour High School ir :entral Illinois before coming to District 207 "I would like [my students] to become more active in their school. I ask them ever) lay if they have joined any clubs yet. It's important to me to try hard and take risks ] mow will help them be more successful ir ife."The teacher is getting involved herself as m assistant badminton coach.

Douglas is a welcome addition to Maine South.

Mr. Brian Fortney

by Zhaleh Naghibzadeh Teaching at Maine South is like Homeoming for Mr. Brian Fortney, a new physica science and physics I teacher.

He graduated from Maine South in 1987 uid attended the University of Iowa where he :amed his Bachelor's degree in chemistry uid education. Fortney taught at Provisc West High School in Hillsdale before decid ng to teach at Maine South.

"It wasn't weird to come back," he com nents, even though some of his old teachers are now his colleagues.

In his spare time Fortney enjoys playing he guitar, backpacking, kayaking and rocl; Umbing. He also enjoys juggling.

"I want [my students] to realize that phys cs is all around us," he explains.

As for the future, Fortney would love tc am a Ph.D. and hopes to continue teaching a Maine South throughout his career.

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Project Plus extends opportunities This summer about 20 students had the opportunity to work with a mentor in the business world. These students are members of Project Plus, a District 207 program that offers extra learning experiences to gifted students.

Project Plus is a relatively new program, with members who are juniors, sophomores and freshmen. Juniors were the only students allowed to participate in the mentorship experience, the first time the district had attempted such a program.

Students worked with people of various occupations in order to learn abou future careers that interest them. These careers varied greatly, including financial analysis, law, public relations, insurance, dentistry and veterinary medicine.

Participants felt that their experiences gave them great insight into what they might want to do in their futures. "It's so hard to guess and speculate what kind of career one should go into," said Matt Farrell. "I can't think of a better way to find out what the job is really like unless you actually try it out."

Students talked of memorable experiences that enhanced the effectiveness of the program. Larry Logsdon, while working on a hog farm, had to travel 150 miles to collect sperm from a boar, then return to help perform artificial insemination. Rachel Stein mentored with a judge that deals with evictions, and although she found his work very interesting, she found it much too depressing for her to consider as a career. Matt Farrell mentored with a law office, where he learned

that the emotions that come into play in a case are often more work than the legations of the case, and that although lawyers get hassled a lot, they are generally nice people.

Most were generally happy with the Project Plus mentorship experience. Farrell said, "I would like to encourage this program to continue."

Students who are interested in Project Plus and feel they are qualified, should obtain an application from Mr. Kerr in the Enghsh department. r~~""

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September Students of the Month Science: Laura Beckerdite, Mark Cameron, Aileen De Courcey, Jon Desmond, Patrick Maigler, Marc Olzeski, Claire Pawlowski, Christine Poulos, Andrew Sanders, Demetrios Sarantopoulos, Gregory Sobkowicz, Adam Stec, Aima Szybowski, Jordan Wipf English: Ashley Abraham, Robert Cera, Stephanie Chen, Daniel Curcio, Josh D'Auria, Steve Diduch, Julie Folz, Luke Fuksa, Carl Hughes, John Kaldis, Marisa La Licata, Jamie Lissau, Lauren Maloney, Frank Merle, Liz Mocarski, Melissa Poulos, Erika Schraw, Belinda Spike.

Foreign Language: Robert Bello, Nicole Bolton, Nick CoUc, Meghan Corkill, Joseph Kazmierski, Anna Kulik, Maya Parekh, Kate Rowland, Edward Stoltz, Inez Tiu.

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Social Science: Havalah Backus, Gregory Cegielski, Jenny Levar, Ho-Chen Liu, Patrick Maigler, Mehssa Poulos, Tracy Stankiewicz.

Physical Education: Bradley Anderson, Brian Angarone, Christina AuUsio, Robert Cera, Peter Gawronski, Daniel Payne, Brian Price, Thomas Swidnicki, Matthew Wanat.

Home Economics: April Aronson, Suzanne Barsellotti, Tara Desnet, Jefft-ey Dopke, Rebecca Ryan.

Driver Education: Kevin Conroy, Kerry McGuire, Michael Mercado, Paul Salamondra.

Health: Katarina Ilic, Michael Tunzi.

Business: Michelle Capasso, Paul Enderle, Carl Hughes.

Mathematics: Stephanie Aglikin, Sandra

Upcoming Events First Quarter Ends Friday, October 27 ACT testing Saturday, October 28 Fall Choir/Orchestra Concert Sunday, October 29 Fall Sports Awards Wednesday, November 1 Late Arrival Thursday, November 2 SAT I and II Testing Saturday, November 4 Band-0-Rama Saturday, November 4 No School Thursday, November 9

Anselmini, Tiffany Apolinski, Laura Batt, Natalie Fuller, Jonathon Hilyard, Anna Kerber, Agnieszka Malicka, Paul Pawola, Panteli Poulikakos, Jeffrey Vaca, Shawn Walldren, Isa Werner.

Music: Paul Berko, Adam Cartwright, Suzana Kotur.

Applied Technology: Marc Mocarski, Padraig O'Shea, Nick Tworek.

Speech/Drama: Jim Frey, Luke Herman, Michael Sergo.

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â&#x20AC;˘Tennis hopes for state play

by Michelle Dulski Though most of the season is over for the girls' tennis team, six players are still practicing hard. These six people are playing at sectionals and hope to go to state. These players include Denise Lesniewski at first singles, Theresa Brown at second, Kristen Goodman and Karin Beaumont at first doubles and Kiki Athanasopoulos and Isa Werner at second doubles.

These six players, along with the rest of the varsity team, played at conference Oct. 6 and 7. Goodman played first singles and won one of her three matches. Lesniewski played second singles and lost her first two matches.

Brown lost a close match against Deerfield, but beat Maine West. Wrapping up singles play was Audrey Rogus who also won her first match against Maine West, but lost her next two. Athanasopoulos and Beaumont played

first doubles and lost their first match, but won their second. Werner and Maureen Jamieson won their first match but lost their next two as did Liz Hughes and Melissa Poulos.

Overall the team placed fouth in conference as did the JV team. Most of the varsity players lost their matches to Glenbrook North, Highland Park, or Deerfield. Hopefully Maine South will have some representation in state play.

Cross -country trying for first

by Sara Payne The Maine South girls' cross-country team could not have been happier about their win over Niles North. This victory was not easy for the Hawks. Outstanding efforts by Elizabeth Gibbons, Johanna Zumer, Kathryn Drozd, Sara Payne, Amanda Wolf, and

Angela Janik led the team to victory.

At the junior varstity level Lynn Janik, Gina Kremer, and Danielle Hernandez also helped the Hawks with an easy win. The JV Hawks are undefeated in conference and are hoping for the conference title.

With a few last minute lineup changes, the

Hawks are optimistic for a good conference finish. Because of a few losses during the season, the best the Hawks can do is tie for first place. But the title would mean more than just number one in the central conference; it would symbolize all the hard work the girls have done this season.

Hawl<s bring in thie gold at hiome

by Christina Atanowsky The girls' swimming team has been swimming strongly. On Saturday Oct. 7, the swimmers had their annual Hawk Relays and they swam to victory. The Hawks received first place with 146 pts., beating York (134 pts.), Hoffman Estates (107 pts.), Niles North (104 pts.). Highland Park (50 pts.), and Lane Tech (34 pts.). The Hawks took six first places and

Volleyball shines

by Laura Huber and Vanessa Winkowski Once again the Hawks showed their determination at the Pumpkin Tournament, which was held Oct. 13 and 14. After suffering two tough losses to Wheaton, St. Francis, and Carl Sandburg on Friday night, the Hawks arrived Saturday morning to bum their opponents.

In three quick games against Wheeling the Hawks scored 6-15, 15-4, 15-12. Immediately following, the Hawks, still on fire, played Oak Forest with the scores of 3-15,1512, 15-12. They had two victims down and one left to go.

After resting for one half hour the Hawks F crushed Riverside/Brookfield in two games.

Even though RB put up a fight, gaining a total of 21 pts, the Hawks won the Division B Championship and "brought home the hardware."

four second place wins out of 13 events. Wins for the varsity include Emily Larson, Laura Beckerdite, Kristen Dodt and Aimee Kiefer in the 200 yd. medley (2:07.86), Laura Schornack, Cara Jamriska, Sandy Anselmini, and Larson in the 200 backstroke, and Kristen Dodt, Schomack, Kiefer and Jill Bender in the 200 Freestyle (1:54.96) First place wins for the junior varsity include Vicki Miller, Emily TJrW%Af]

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Smythe, Chris Atanowsky, and Theresa House in the 200 medley (2:15.60), Smythe, Miller, Atanowsky, and House in the 500 crescendo (5:44.26), and Miller, Smythe, House and Atanowsky, in the 4(X) freestyle.

"This was very nice and unexpected," said Coach Deger about the victory.

The Hawks are looking forward to their conference meet today.

Sat 10/28

Boys' Cross Country

IHSA Regional

Girls' Cross Country

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1 Sun 10/29

Regional 1st Round Playoff

Football

Season Ended

Golf Soccer Swimming Tennis VolleybaU

CSL No. Div. Mne. West Season Ended

] home contest Mon 10/30

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Sports

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CIctober 27,1995^

Fifty shutouts for Sernel

by Wes Crampton Last year, Maine South and the rest of the state thought Mike Semel had broken the state shutout record. But Springfield High School turned in statistics late causing the record to be misrepresented. This time there is no doubt about it. With shutout number 50 of his illustrious four-year career, Semel broke the rec-

ord previously held by Rob Fulcher of Springfield. The Hawks beat Maine West 8-0 in the record breaking game.

However, lost in the celebration is the fact that the Hawks are on a tear. After tying Glenbrook South, the team won six straight.

They had wins over Deerfield, Libertyville, Niles West, Maine West, Leyden and High-

land Park. It seems that the Hawks finally got out of their slump.

Ever since the Hawks have implemented their new lineup, things have been clicking.

Last week, the Hawks entered the state playoffs, with the soul ofthe Elite Eight in mind.

So come cheer your Hawks on to victory in the playoffs.

Football captures first place again On a chilly Saturday afternoon, the Maine South football team took on the Deerfield Warriors in a key Central Suburban League North matchup. Deerfield was expected to compete for the conference title early in the season, but the Hawks thoroughly dominated the Warriors, winning 33-0 and spoihng Deerfield's homecoming. John Schacke had another good game leading the team on the offensive side ofthe ball. Schacke hooked up with Rick Tosch for three touchdown passes.

The Hawk defense was again very stingy.

It stifled the Warriors for the entire game, recording a shutout. The victory propelled the Hawks to first place in the conference with a 4-0 record and a 6-2 record overall.

The previous week the Hawks dominated another conference rival. This time it was Niles North that took the brunt of the Hawks' attack. Schacke led the offense once again, connecting for two touchdown passes on the day. The impressive air attack helped move

the ball up and down the field throughout the game.

The Viking offense was no match for the superior Hawk defense. North was only able to muster the energy to score once late in the game. This victory continued South's dominance ofthe conference. As the regular season winds down, teams throughout Illinois make preparations for the state playoffs. The road ahead will be tough but not impossible for this Hawk team.

Cross-country wins third straight

by Brian Shields and Greg Reuhs The Maine South boys' crosscountry team set a new record on Saturday Oct. 14, by attaining a third straight conference title.

The Hawks won the title after finishing first in the conference race, beating the next closest team, Deerfield, 45-60.

The team was led by All-Conference runners Bryan Dayton (3rd), Paul Berke (5th) and Joe Guest (10th). Despite great individual efforts from other teams, Maine South's depth prevailed as George Hartman, Dustin Puckett, Steve Madura and Ted Gayford ran well to secure the victory.

On the junior varsity level, Paul Pawola (2nd), Greg Reuhs (4th) and Brian Shields (5th) ran terrific races, all finishing within 10 seconds ofthe leader.

Sophomore Tim Zei took second in the sophomore race followed by a seventh place finish

by Matt Madura.

Overall, it was the best performance by the Hawks in a con-

ference race in recent years. The varsity team is now on to regionals, then hopefully a high finish in the sectional race.

Last Tuesday the team ran in the Niles West Invitational, where the team placed third.

Berke finished fifth in the race followed by Dayton. There were several strong teams in the race.

South runners ran below their maximum potential during the race. The reason for their lessthan-average performance ma> have been that the Hawk runners were looking forward to next week's regional meet.

The freshmen, coached by Mr. Jack Marino, took first place in the meet. This race shows the future Maine South cross-country runners should be successful.

Matt Madura led the freshmen to victory.

Coach Drennan responded to Saturday's performance saying, "I'm happy but not satisfied."

Neither is the team as they continue to compete and work for success in the post-season.