Vol 33 issue 10

Voliune 33, Issue 10 Februarv 7,1997

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Maine South H.S. Park Ridge, IL

McCann inducted into Hall of Fame

by Elizabeth Gibbons Exceptional people are few and far between. They can be described as men and women who display unususal amounts of courage, commitment, enthusiasm and dedication in everything which they do. Many are not fortunate enough to interact with an exceptional person during their lifetime. However, the entire Maine South population is part of the fortunate few. No matter where life takes the people of Maine South in the years to come, they will have had the opportunity to work with Mr. Dennis McCann, a truly exceptional man. Striving for excellence in all he does, McCann has become a role model encouraging young people to settle for nothing less than their best. His many accomplishments over the past three decades as a wrestler and a coach will earn McCann an induction into the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Hall of Fame in April.

McCann's induction into the Wrestling baches and Officials Hall of Fame places % m among some of the very best of his field.

The wrestling career which ultimately led to this honor began at St. Joseph College in Rensselear, Indiana. During the four years which McCann wrestled on the school's team he earned three varsity letters and shared the position of team captain. St. Joseph recognized him in 1974, inducting him into the school's Hall of Honor. After graduation, he taught at the Chicago Board ofEducaton for a year before moving to Gordon Technical

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The move to Gordon Tech marked the beginning of a highly successful coaching career which would alow McCann to lead his teams to many victories. Only two years after joining the Gordon Tech coaching squad he was named head coach in 1971. During the fifteen years which McCann led the Ram's wrestling team they achieved vast success.

Winning 211 dual meets, the team won the

photo by Brian Johnson highly competitive Catholic League's crown in 1973 and 1975, and finished among the top three fourteen out of fifteen years. Voted Catholic League coach of the year in 1973, 1975 and 1985, McCann was commended for demonstrating outstanding coaching abilities.

In 1986, McCann made the decision to move to Maine South, making what he has called the greatest professional decision of his continued on page 6

Students participate in Modei UN

by Stephanie Rieder The United Nations is an important organization in which countries from all around the world come together to discuss problems of the international community. Model United Nations at the University of Chicago, commonly known as Model UN, is a chance for high school students from all around Dlinois and the rest of the United States to exjjerience le procedures used by the United Nations. ^ . n February 6, 28 students along with their sponsors, Mrs. Bondi and Ms. Koshgarian, headed to the Palmer House in Chicago for a

weekend of committee meetings and resolutions. This weekend is organized and run by students of the University of Chicago.

Maine South was chosen to represent the countries of South Africa and Haiti during this conference. In committees with titles such as the Economic and Financial, General Assembly, Legal and Women's Rights, Maine South delegates will assume their countries positions and argue their points in front of up to 200 other delegates. With two students on each committee , delegates have the opportunity to engage in formal parliamentary debate

and informal caucuses. The weekend is spent discussing possible solutions to pressing world conflicts. Hopefully, by the end of the conference, a compromise between countries will be reached and a resolution passed. In the words of sponsor Mrs. Bondi, "This is an excellent opportunity for students to grapple with problems facing the international community."

Through discussing these topics, delegates hope to come up with a solution that is agreeable to all of the countries in the committee and be successful in reaching a compromise.

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by Natalie Mazzuca Carpe diem. The way I see it, I've only got one more semester to do all the things I've always meant to do in high school. Recently, I decided to take up the trombone, thinking to myself that this is most likely my last opportunity to begin. Learning trombone is something that I have wanted to do for quite awhile and I know if I didn't give it a try I'd regret it.

So I feel a bit more satisfied. I'm trying to leave high school with no regret that I didn't take advantage of this fine institution. But then I realized I will never get to do that, to make the most of my high school experience.

I never really got the chance to try.

As wonderftil of an education one receives at Maine South, I can't say that it is a wellrounded one. When we enter as freshmen, each of us ends up stuck in a specific track.

Some follow the traditional college preparatory route, some take the vocational route and some concentrate on the arts.

But no one can really experience part of each. There's many a requirement to fulfill: Driver's Education, Oral Communications, Consumer Education, Health, P.E. and a various number of each major subject. There were so many times when I could've been becoming a well-rounded person, but I was wasting time.

While I agree that it is important to fulfill some of the requirements set by District 207 and the state of Illinois, I really don't believe that it's necessary to take four years of P.E., for example. I missed out on an opportunity to explore some aspect of learning while I watched volleyballs whiz by my head in another unsuccessful attempt to learn a sport I was completely uninterested in.

There's a school that may be opening next year in Joliet, called Liberty Valley School, that encourages children to explore whatever aspects of learning they choose. Its students are allowed to do whatever they want, whether that means playing video games all day or studying Greek. The idea is that children will find their interests on their own; once they want to learn about something, they will seek out the knowledge if given the opportunity.

As strange and radical as it seems, I think a system such as this could be a good idea if implemented on a small level. It will encourage self-sufficiency and learning. If students get the chance to follow a schedule they are interested in, they will be more willing to be "good students."

With a broader base of knowledge, one can't help to think we might see more tolerant , well-rounded indiviuals.

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Idiot savants

by Tim Barounis The idle chit-chat of two philosophers as they enjoy a quiet evening of thoughtful contemplation: "Hey Harold?"

"Yes, Floyd."

"Did you know that when some people are dying of a terrible disease, they'll sometimes have themselves frozen? They can live forever that way. They hope that someday they'll find a cure for whatever they're dying of Then they can be unfrozen and cured."

"Oh yes." Hoyd replied, staring off into space. "It reminds me of the story of old man Gromit, one of the first to have the procedure done. I can' t quite recall what he was dying of something to do with bad drinking water.

Sadly enough, the whole thing got messed up.

It wasn't really their fault, though. You see, everything went okay at first. They got him tucked away all nice and cozy in his little refrigerator thing and put him away in an empty room figuring he was good for another two centuries. Coincidently, the local power plant exploded that very night and the hospital had to be evacuated because all the power had gone out. I guess they just forgot Mr. Gromit in the commotion because he awoke to find 'the hospital empty. When he didn't find anyone around, he tiiought it was a hundred years later and that he was the sole surviver of WWHI! They found him running through the street that night yelling, 'You fools! You fools! What've you done? You've destroyed yourselves, you fools!"

"What happened then?"

"A local policeman thought he was druni Hauled him in for public indecency."

"Oh." They sat in silence for awhile. Floyd puffed lightly on his pipe, considering the irony in whay Harold had said. "Harold?" he probed, hoping his friend would hear him over the noise of his own complex thoughts.

Floyd's head jerked up as if he had been in a deep trance. He looked left...and saw no one.

He looked right...and was surprised to find his friend Harold sitting next to him.

"Yes, Floyd," he answered, pleased that his commentary was desired.

"What if they only froze your head? Could they do that- only freeze your head? I'll bet it would have cost less if they only froze your head. Wouldn't it cost less?"

"Why yes, Floyd. Yes, it would indeed cost less." Harold leaned back and smiled at his friend, admiring his insightfulness. "Let us consider that one has a terminal illness. Rather than remove the illness, would it not be much simpler to simply remove the entire body, since it is obviously the body that contains the illness and not the head? Once the head is frozen, it would then only be a matter of time_ before a suitable body could be obtained t ^ ^ k reattatch the head. Ingenious Floyd!" ^ ^ Again they sat in silence. Floyd sipped his Mr. Pibb, proud of himself for having made a discovery that would allow humans to live forever. Floyd did not dwell on it however.

His mind began to wander.

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by Kathren Swarzynska "I pregnant. You pregnant. We all pregnant. Wayne father." Verb anyone? No, this is not an English class discussing Ebonics; it's your typical guest speaking on the Ricki Lake show. Does it sound strange to you, the topic is even stranger— "Choose me or loose me."

This segment features two sisters battling it out for Wayne, who impregnated both of them. The two girls battle it out while Wayne sits and smirks. This is an American lifestyle soon to be a tradition: watching trash.

Recently though, networks put in place a rating system for programs. The rating system is similar to the ones used for movies. Except this system is less accurate in judging the appropriateness of a program.

This is obvious in shows such as Beverly Hills, 90210 which is rated PG, despite the fact that all you see is plasticized people dis-

cussing or on the verge of, or after making love. Oops I lied, I mean sex.

My friend's eight year old sister recently told me that she wanted to be just like Kelly.

Why, because of her keen fashion sense? I thinik not. "Because she got to sleep with all the cute guys," this little girl explained to me.

Aren't you glad that she and millions of other children watch this show every week? Aparently it is appropriate; after all, the networks have given it a PG rating.

Another show in this time period, also rated PG, is Friends. This show, though not as graphic as 90210, portrays the same ideals.

How are the ratings helping ?Plain and simple, they are not. A kid will watch what he want; to despite the rating. The only way for rating! to work is if the networks rate them more accurately and parents take an active role in what their children are watching.

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Kids in the IVIaine South Halls After spending what seems to be an eternity at this school, one develops certain opinions involving it. Not just about the teachers or classes, but also about the students. I'm not saying particular students, in fact most of us have an opinion about a faceless group of students. I am talking about the ones in the hall. Be it the kids who run into you or the ones who narrowly miss you, only because they have more coordination than the afore mentioned. After spending several years here, most people have an opinion about these people. We at commentary thought it appropriate that we we share some of them.

by Alison Milnamaw Suddenly I was dancing. Not the tango, nor the cha cha, but some sort of crazy dance in the middle of the hallways. This was not by choice, instead it was as if some all knowing being had sought out this exact time to embarass me. As I move to the right, my partner did too. And back to the left we bodi went. After a few steps, we both grew frustrated. Our eyes met.

"Walk!" I finally said. And then I went on with my life.

by Margaret Byrne Little clumps are okay, they're bearable. But large clumps are bad, real bad.

They hinder the navigational potential of all of the other non-clumped people. I hate to say this, but it seems to me that the freshman of this institution have the most clumping tendency. Every where I look, I see a clump or two smashed together against the lockers. Why can't they relocate? They could clump elsewhere, like by a drinking fountain, but they insist on glueing themselves infiront of my locker.

Typical senario, I walk through the foyer, headed for my locker. I slam into a few small freshman, unintentionally of course, and start down the long and winding road to my puke orange locker. When I am within 40 feet, I can tell that there is no way that I am going to get it open without a brutal, strenuous fight. The day has begun.

Isn't it sad that we have to start off the day on the wrong academic foot? Yes, my friend, it is. But I have learned that it is an ongoing battle. The only thing that you can do is be as brutal and outright mean as you possibaly can. Then we will see if that horrific clump is there tomorrow.

by Sushila Dalai Separation, is, perhaps one of the oldest and most painful situations to deal with in a relationship. Not seeing a person one cares about for an extended amount of time creates a certain excitement at the prospect of a return. Perhaps this trying separation from their fiiends during the school day that students feel the need to lunge across the crowded halls of Maine South in order to exuberantly grasp the hand of a long lost friend.

The scene is one that is familiar to us all.

You innocently walk to class, perhaps chatting with some friends. Suddenly an arm is flung out from the mass of people in front of you.Two friends urgently relay earth shattering news with their hands clasped and arms outstretched. What to do? Do you stop and wait for the long-lost friends to detach, creating a traffic jam and a pile-up behind you? Or, perhaps you decide to gracefully side step the duo.

Deciding upon the latter, you move forward when steps come to a screeching halt as you encounter a group of at least four people walking shoulder to shoulder at the slowest pace they can possibly muster while still picking their feet off the ground.

Ah, the perils of the hallway are never ending.

by Barbara Rodecki As I stroll down the halls of Maine South, I am constantly being tossed, pushed, trampled and thrown about by my fellow students when I am simply trying to get to my next class. I am stopped by three categories of people (I chose to call them nuisances): ones with purpose, ones without purpose, and yes there are those few who think they have a purpose, they just don't know what it is. Along with many other students, I fall into the category of one of the people who have a purpose.

Such people have a destination to reach, on Maine South as well as in their lives. These types of people would like to reach their next class in time in order to perhaps receive somewhat of an education to get by in the real world, the world which exists outside of the sheltered and picture perfect suburban city of Park Ridge.

I personally do not appreciate those that have no purpose and choose to move through the hallways as if they had lead in their shoes, moving in super slow motion.

If they wish to move like that through life, by all means I have no qualms with that.

But please get out of my way! I am tired of walking through human walls, when all I want to do is just get to my next class.

"Uhh.. umm.. excuse me please ?"

by Garrett Chen The halls for Maine South can be a rather scary place for a freshman. I can remember last year when I was roaming the halls, nervous and worried about penny-pitchers and random scorings. Now that I'm a sophomore, I'm beginning to find other problems in the halls of South.

Just the other day as I was walking from the A-wing to English in C-129 I became trapped behind a group of eight people walking side by side across the hall. They took up the entire hallway and were walking about as slow asthey could without stopping. I tried to steer right, by they were almost to the wall. I tried to steer left; no luck there.

And when I finally managed to, I pohtely blurted out, "uhh...umm...excuse me please?" and motioned that I needed to get through, the girl in the middle turned around to reveal her heavily eve shadowed

face, and with a look that could have scalded me to death she grunted in disgust "ugh....fine!" "Ugh....finer I walk behind you for the entire passing period and when I politely ask if you could slide over a foot so I could squeeze myself through you say ugh...fine? Refresh my memory, I didn't hear a thing about you giving me your first bom child. I didn't ask you to donate a kidney. I merely requested that you part the sea of gossip and let me through.

Now I don't know about you but I can still remember the absolute fear of my first two semesters of high school. The "meet new people, find a table at lunch, ask Sue to Homecoming, oh I hope that's not a zit, gotta study for Mr. Deger's test, how's my hair, watch out for pennies" kind of frosh fear. But that which I find to be true. I know with every moral fiber of my being. "Bury me in pennies any time. Just don't give me *ugh....fine!'"

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by Alyson D'Souza and Christina Hagerty Katie stands at a display of hair clips. She pretends to calmly decide which chp she will buy, but inside she is nervously planning how to take one without paying for it. She quickly slips a clip up her sleeve and quietly exits the store.

This story, although fictional, is similar to incidents that occur numerous times each day. Each year, 10 billion dollars of merchandise is boosted, clipped, Ufted, bagged, thieved, raided, ripped-off or stolen from retail stores. The FBI reports that incidents of shoplifting are increasing by 20 percent each year, making it one of the fastest rising forms of larceny in the United States.

What is Shoplifting?

Shoplifters know that anyone can be watching them, and to ensure their own victory, want to take what they want quickly and get out.

Shoplifting strategies vary gready. Many will use a bag to hold the stolen articles.

Others take a fnend to act as a watchdog.

Usually the friend will distfact the clerk by asking for help, allowing the other time to commit the crime. Dressing rooms are common places to hide theft. They ensure privacy, but often prove dangerous when eagle-eyed clerks count the number of items going in and out. If the dressing room tactic is used, the articles are most commonly worn out under clothing, stuffed into pockets or placed in bags.

Regardless of what strategy is used, there is always the chance that the offender will be caught.

Who Shoplifts and Why?

A common misconception is that only women shoplift. Although women do account for 55 percent of shoplifting incidents, men account for the other 45 percent and are therefore almost as likely to shoplift as women.

Adolescents account for 25 percent of shopUfting arrests. Although this statistic might seem small, it is estimated that 50 percent of teenagers steal at one time or another, but are lucky enough not to be apprehended.

Most people who shoplift do not do so because of need or a lack of money. Eighty percent of shoplifters have the money to pay for what they steal. What motivates a person to steal?

Kleptomaniacs are people who cannot control their impulses to steal anything they can get their hands on. However, less than 5 percent of shoplifters are kleptomaniacs.

A slightiy larger percentage of shoplifters are professionals who rob stores for profit and do not steal on impulse. They plan their operations with care and steal only highpriced items that can be sold easily.

Most people shoplift to get something for free. Getting something for nothing gives them an unusual feeling of power. Eighty-five percent of shoplifters are amateurs. They steal because of peer pressure, anger, depression and problems with home, school, work or relationships. Shoplifting helps them deal with their problems and it makes them feel in charge of their life again.

Samamtha, an 18-year-old college freshman, began stealing before she went away to college. She stole a hat from a major department store. "I expected to get caught," said

Samantha. "All through high school I was always the 'good girl.' I needed something t j ^ ^ prove that I wasn't." ^ ^ The Ultimate Price to Pay Read Hayes, author of the 1992 National Retail Theft Trends Report, says that 66 percent of shoplifters are not reported to the police. Sometimes it is more expensive for the stores to pay the legal fees involved in arresting and prosecuting shoplifters. By doing this, a store earns a reputation for being an easy target and ultimately their losses climb. Some stores, on the other hand, are very tough on crime. A certain store in Michigan makes shoplifters pay 10 times the price of the item they stole.

The penalty for juvenile shoplifting ranges from probation and community service to time at a correctional facility.

Once a person turns 18 they are considered an adult. The penalty for shoplifting as an adult is more severe than for a juvenile. An adult can be charged up to $ 1000 and spend a maximum of a year in prison for shoplifting.

Their wrongdoings will also stay on their permanent record.

Loss Prevention Stores have taken drastic measures to stop people from shoplifting. Almost all m a j o ^ ^ stores have at least fifty video cameras, ^ n j ^ ^ even supermarkets have had them installed^^ Some are so small that they cannot be seen. It is very possible for a person to be followed all over an entire store without ever knowing it.

Cameras behind dressing room mirrors have helped cut down the incidents of shoplifting.

The only way to beat this method is to hang clothing over the mirror, but this would most

by Christina Hagerty One warm summer night three 16-yearold girls, Alice, Claire and Laurie, went to a retail discount store to buy some items for a trip.

As the girls browsed around the store, they stopped to look at arack of sunglasses. "Alice said she saw a hot guy looking at us," commented Claire. "Neither Laurie nor I saw him, so we didn't pay much attention."

As Laurie and Claire were deciding which sunscreen to buy, Alice found a display of condoms. "Hey, look guy s!" said Alice as she showed the package of condoms to the other girls. Thinking it would be hilarious, Alice decided to purchase the condoms.

Claire and Laurie went to buy their sunscreen, planning to meet up with Alice after she made her purchase. Again, Alice mentioned the hot guy, yet with more urgency.

Time passed. Claire and Laurie had already purchased their sunscreen, but they could not fmd Alice. Laurie's mom had come to pick up the girls and they told her about Alice's disappearance.

"As we looked for Ahce, the weird guy who had been eyeing us approached us," said Claire. "He said that he was the head of Loss Prevention and that he had Alice."

"He asked who we were there with and I told him my mom. I don't think he believed me because he asked us to take him to her," said Laurie. The man followed the girls to Laurie's mom.

The man then told Laurie's mom that Alice had been caught shoplifting. "My mom thought that we were playing a joke on her at first, but then she realized it was true," said Laurie. "She was not happy."

Alice apparently decided she was too em-

barassed to buy the condoms and stuck them in her purse with the intent to steal them. She then felt very guilty and took them out, but she had already been spotted by the undercover security guard, who had been following her.

Alice was released to Laurie's mom after talking with the manager. She was given a stem warning that if she ever stole again at that store they would not hesitate to arrest her. Said Claire, "I think she learned her lesson. I don't think that she will be stealing again anytime soon."

"Its our big joke now, 'Alice the Thief but at the time it wasn't very funny. It was kind of creepy knowing that we had been followed from the minute we entered the store. We were three teenage girls, and it was almost like they were just waiting for us to steal..."

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A visitor from artottier iand Hi! This is Belinda Hart from New ZealIand. I'm going to be staying in Park Ridge for one year, but two school years. You see, in New Zealand right now it is the middle of summer and school's out, so I've come to you in the middle of your school year.

I thought I'd tell you a bit about New Zealand so that you have some idea of what kind of place I come from. New Zealand is a small country made up of two islands and situated in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. The population is around 3.6 million people and 49.5 miUion sheep, which means there are 14 sheep to every person. I live on the South Island of New Zealand in a town called Christchurch, which has a population of around 350,000. I have already graduated from my school at home, but while I was in school I participated in my school dance group, my school choir, played theatresports and touch rugby and had a part in my school production, which we do only once a year.

Our classes are different in New Zealand fi^om what you have here. At home in the final year of school we can choose all our own subjects, but in the proceeding years we have some subjects set for us that we have to take. Also we start school at 8:30 a.m. and have two classes followed by a 15 minute break, then I we have another two classes followed by a 50

Belinda Hart (right) with her host sister Courtney Ischinger photo by Roberta Ischinger minute lunch break and then we have our last Zealand's national bird is the KIWI and the fuzzy brown fruit with the green insides is two classes, finishing school at 3:30 p.m.

While I'm in Park Ridge I'll be staying KIWI FRUIT. Lastly, I do speak with a funny with the Ischingers and doing half of a senior accent but I'm sure that living with an American family and having 2000 American stuyear twice.

Before I finish, there are a few last things dents around me will eventually rub off and I I'd like to tell you about New Zealand. First, will get a more American sound to my voice we are part of the Commonwealth but we are some time during my stay here! Hope to see NOT part of Australia. Secondly, New you around!

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fire, most commonly when a new employee uses the removing machine.

Stores have had security guards for many years. Most of the security guards in stores are plain-clothed people, dressed as one would least expect an undercover agent. Many stores are also hiring teens to walk around and report the shoplifters. Most people expect the teens to be shoplifters anyway, and will not feel in-

timidated to steal in front of them. Other places that security guards use to monitor store activity are inside of displays, small mirrors and mannequins.

In many of the smaller stores, people with bags have to check them upon entrance, receiving their bags back when they leave.

Since so many people place things in their bags while shoplifting, this discourages theft.

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December Students of the Month The students of the month for December are as follows: English: Angela Bucaro, Laura Beckerdite, Megan Dieschbourg, Alyson D' Souza, Monica Frigo, Doug Kisielius, Michael Klobutcher, Emily Knoblauch, Krysta Liveris, Chris Marshall, Kate Miller, Maureen Mulvihill, Tomasz Myszkowski, Jane Nesbitt, Renee Nicholus, Russell O'Connor, Scon Pahlke, Demetrios Sarantopoulos, Rick Tosch.

Foreign Language: Susanna Bass, Jeffrey Cox, Anne Marous, Colleen Ness, Matthew Palys, Michael Rizzo, Susan Samkari, Penny Tsilipetros.

Social Science: Jeff Clapper, Annalisa Marchiafara, Anna Mieszaniec, Michael Mueller, Daniel Ochs, Karoline Salvador,

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Katherine Skwarczek, Charlie Zei. Art/Photo: Kathy Pietryka, Kristin Stann, Derek Pasieka, Grant Ullrich, Gina Singer.

Music: Andrea Lifton, MoUie Manrose, Anne Fink.

Drama/Broadcasting: George Avet, Jennifer Sherman, Elizabeth Steinfeld.

Physical Education: Lena Sankhavanija, Krysta Liveris, Sarah Timmer, Susan Abraham, Phillip Lambert, Antwan Turpeau, Andrea Vigna, Laura Smith, Jeffrey Pope, Jenna Miglore, Eric Pick.

Health: Ayn Balija Home Economics: Nicole Nelson, Izabella Cegielski, Agnieszka Sodo, Tomasz Myszkowski.

Business: Erin Corbett, Melissa Gelsomino, Meghan Sexton.

Applied Technology: Raymund Wachnil^^fc Mikolaj Tworek. ^ ^ Mathematics: Gina Anichini, Elizabeth Baldi, Catherine Floeter, Robin Humbert, Michael Iberl, Douglas Kisielius, Peter Krol, Laura LaCerra Mathew Lake, Kathy Mocarski, Aaron Nardi, Jane Optie, Chris Resales, Bridget Sieck.

Science: Kelly Anichina, Eric Atwood, Izabella Cegielski, Sushila Dalai, Brooke Fillippo, Eric Geroulis, Serena Hohmann, Laura James, Amanda Jasinowski, Mike Kain, Vishal Kamani, Kelley Lake, Denise Pollworth, Paul Salamondra, Bridget Sieck, Tim Strauts, Tim Zei. Driver's Education: Jamie Glowinski, Paul Poskazim, Apasara Warapanyaseni, Lynn Janik.

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life. For four years he assisted head Varsity coach, Tom Ziemek. Finally in 1991, he was named as Maine South's head wrestling coach. Under McCann, South's teams have won close to one hundred dual meets. Defeating a strong Maine West team, they won the CSL title in 1994. McCann achieved a milestone this year capturing his 300th career dual meet victory. McCann attributes the many successes to "a great group of ordinary, regular guys who have achieved extraordinary accompUshments."

Throughout his career McCann has coached numerous outstanding athletes. He has led thirty-eight athletes to regional championships and seventeen to qualify for the state tournament. Forty-seven of his wrestlers captured Catholic League championships and twenty-eight Maine South wrestlers have been named CSL All-Conference Athletes.

Among the most notable athletes he has coached are Frank Santana of Gordon Tech

who continued to become NCAA Champion as a wrestler at Iowa State, and Bill Jepsen, nUnois Scholastic Wrestler of the year. Despite all of the successes achieved by his individual athletes, his teams and his personal successes, McCann maintains that he is most proud of the involvement in wrestling and the relationships between coaches and athletes that have been developed.

McCann's contributions reach beyond the high school wrestling arena. He started the Illinois Kids' Wresling Federation (IKWF) Ram wrestling team at Gordon Tech and hosted the Central Greco Championships. He also founded the IKWF Wrestiing Club in Park Ridge and aligned it with the Rosemont Cobras. McCann, who has also coached football for many years, assisted in coaching Maine South's state champion football team in 1995. On the educational level he has numerous achievements as well. In 1991, he was voted Maine South's Educator of the Year,

Girls just wanna have fun

by Dave Popiel and Melissa Poulos February has just arrived and that means Girls' Choice. On Saturday, the twenty-second of February, the Junior Class is presenting "I Wanna Hold Your Hand," the 1997 Giris' Choice dance.Tickets will go on sale the week of the 17th for S16 per couple in the bookstore.

Single tickets will be on sale for $8. The dance starts at 7:30 p.m. and ends at 10:30 p.m. No admittance will be allowed after 8:30. Girls' Choice king nominations will be done in

homeroom the week before the dance, and winners will be crowned at the dance.So, remember to cast a vote for a favorite king nominee, someone who will represent your class for the night.

The plans have been made and the decorations prepared, so all that remains is for girls to ask a date and prepare for an exciting night.

Refreshments will be served and the fun will just roll in, so, in case you have forgotten, get psyched for Girls' Choice.

and in 1993, was awarded the Award of Merit in the "Those WTio Excel" program from the Illinois Board of Education.

McCann will be inducted into the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Hall of Fame of April 20, 1997, at the Lexington house in Hickory Hills. This earns him a pwsitio: among some of the best coaches, athletes ami d officials in the history of Illinois wrestling.

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Hawks swim to victory

by Matt Wanat The swim team, after the euphoric victory against defending conference champions Deerfield, encountered problems with Glenbrook North. The Hawks swam well with first place honors going to Nat Tone (50 and 100 yard freestyle), Frank Ramirez (200 yard freestyle), the 200 yard medley relay (Tone, Brian Pick, Chris Plog, and Matt Wanat), and the 400 yard freestyle relay (Rob Bello, Mike Lupo, Ramirez, and

Wanat). Despite these great performances, the Hawks lost the meet by a mere 6 points.

After the swim team recovered from the loss, they recoiled with a crushing victory over Niles North. At the Niles North meet, the Hawks took first place in every event.

First place honors went to Tone (200 yard I.M. and 100 yard freestyle). Pick (50 yard freestyle and 100 yard breaststroke),Wanat (200 yard freestyle), Plog (100 yard butterfly), Ramirez (100 yard Backstroke), Ryan

ard freestyle), 200 yara Evans (500 yard yard medle medley relay (Tone, Pick, Plog, George Pappas), 200 yard freestyle relay (Bello, Lupo, Wanat, Tone), and the 4()0 yard freestyle relay (Bello, Plog, Ramirez, Wanat).

At the Titan Relays, the Hawks took third place, only ten points behind the leader. The swim team has a recordof 4-4, and a conference record of 2-1. The Hawks are looking to take first at the conference tournament, and a share of the tide.

Wrestlers on winning streal^

by Matt Glavin As the Hawks wrestling season draws near to the end, instead of cooling down, the Hawks have continued their hot streak.

At the Niles North tournament the Hawks took second, a mere point behind the leaders, Maine East. Mark Cameron, Brett Harman, and Frank Stanke all won the tournament.

Many points were scored in every weight class.

Those who took second, third or fourth were Luke Murchie (103), Josh D'Auria fll2). Will Stanke (125), Scott O'Donnell !l25), Greg Goodrich (140), Nick Sacoufa-

Basketball

by Brian Angarone The Maine South Hawks Varsity basketball team kept their winning ways going with an exciting win against the cross-town rival, Maine East on Tuesday January 28. In a physical game the Hawks kept their cool, blowing out the Demons by an impressive score of 60-37. The Hawks were led by senior guard Brian Angarone (16 points) and sophomore sensation Todd Gierke (10 points).

Although the Hawks took a tough loss against Glenbrook North, there were some positives that came out of the loss. The Hawks showed that they can play well against a ranked team. The Hawks were led

by Mike Rizzo (19 points) and Brian Angarone (16 points).

Track season has just begun, so come join the Hawks on their guest for the conference title!!!

cius (145), Mike Schimmel (152), Brad Shemluck (160), and Matt Glavin (171).

Frank Stanke had an outstanding performance against everyone he wrestled, including a state place winner. Stanke was also named Pioneer-Press Athlete of the Week for his achievements as a Hawk wrestler. However, he wasn't content there, and the next Friday against Maine West he scored a huge victory against another stateranked wrestler.

Although the rest of the team didn't have the same good fortune at Maine West, the team competed with pride. The following

day at Carmel was a moment for the history books. The wrestlers fought hard and when all was said and done. Coach Dennis McCann had received victory number 300.

The victory was an emotional one for all the wrestlers, especially the seniors, who wanted to be part of the historic team. Nineteen wins was the season goal and before the season it seemed almost unreachable. However, every wrestler made a commitment to strive for 19 and the hard work has paid off.

The Hawks hope to finish in the top two as a team at their Regional and send many wrestlers to the Sectional next weekend.

Congratulations to Coach Dennis McCann for his induction into the Wrestling Hall of Home and to Coach Carl Magsamenfor being inducted into the Football Hall Of Fame !!!

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Boys' Track

First Meet 2/13/97

Boys' Wrestling

Girls' Gymnastics

2/11 Resurrection Steinmetz 3:30 p.m.

Girls' Track

Boys' Basketball

1 home contest

IHSA Regionals Wheeling 7:30 p.m.

Maine West 7:30 p.m.

IHSA Sectionals

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February 7,1997

Basketball

Basketball beats Bandits in OT

by Michelle Dulski The Hawks have dominated the last four teams they have met. With an exciting overtime finish against Resurrection, the team has proven that the season is far from over.

The girls met Resurrection on January 21.

Although the game started slowly, the tempo increased and the competition heated up.

With a few seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, the Bandits were ahead 55-52. Renee Schaul got the ball and fired a three-pointer.

Her shot fell into the basket and the Hawks tied the score. The remaining four minutes of overtime were controlled by Maine South.

Shooting five for six in overtime at the fi-eethrow line, Schaul added to her 16 points of the game. Gina Anichini and Denise Pavichevich each shot two for two at the line in overtime. Rita Fallon's two baskets and Sarah Cohen's free throw also helped the Hawks with their win over the Bandits, 69-60. The high scorers of the game included Pavichevich with 27 points, including two threepointers, Schaul with 16 points, Fallon with ten points and Anichini and Cohen with six points each. Schaul ended the game with a total of two three-pointers.

Maine South also won their next game, where the team found competitionfi-omGlenbrook North. The Hawks won 48-31, stopping Glenbrook from scoring no more than 10 points in each quarter. Schaul and Fallon each had nine points, followed by Pavichevich's seven points and Alice Gleason's six points.

Schaul, Cohen, and Pavichevich each added a three-pointer to the winning score.

The next day the Hawks won against Niles

North 37-30. Schaul had 15 points, Anichini had ten points and Pavichevich and Gleason each had four points. Schaul and Anichini had two three-pointers a piece that contributed to the win.

The last game Maine South played was against Regina. The beginning of the first

Gina Anichini at the Niles North game.

Photo by Kate Boychuck

quarter in the game seemed as though the Hawks would have trouble obtaining a victory. Things quickly turned around by the end of the same quarter after a series of steals and a few baskets. The first quarter ended with the Hawks ahead 15-14. After that quarter, the Panthers were not much of a scoring threat to the team. They only scored four, two and six points in the second, third and fourth quarters, respectively. The Hawks won the game, 3726.

Schaul was the high scorer in the game against Regina, with 12 points. Kori Bieszczad had six points and Mary Friesl and Gleason each had five points. Bieszczad also had seven rebounds, six of which were defensive. Friesl had six rebounds, Schaul had four rebounds and Fallon and Pavichevich each had three rebounds. Steals from Pavichevich (six steals) and Schaul (five steals) helped the Hawks obtain some offensive points. Other steals that contributed to the offensive effort came from Sue Czesak, Fallon, Vicki Manko, Friesl and Gleason.

With these games behind them, the t e a n ^ ^ hopes to continue this winning s t r e a k ^ ^ Tonight's game against Maine West is sure to test the strength and endurance of the team.

The last time the team met with the Warriors, they lost. The Hawks are now looking to break through the strong Warrior defense and thus run their offensive plays. This game is at home and starts at 7:30 p.m. The team is sure to make this an exciting game, as the season runs down with only a few games remaining against competitors such as Maine East, Highland Park and Stevenson.

Gymnastics

Hawks take first place at invite

by Alison Upton As the end of the girls' gymnastics season approaches, the team is at its highest point of the year. The team took home a first place award at the invitational at Lane Tech. A number of individual awards were also granted at this invitational. Sophomore Elena Beladakis and senior Jessica "Birdus" Bou-

dos won bars. Other award winners included Lauren Murphy on bars, Maureen Fallon and Kate Bacon on vault, Erin Tyrrell on beam and Beladakis and Boudos on floor. This victory reflects all that the team has accomplished this season.

Following the invitational was a home meet agianst Glenbrook North. Varsity lost

against them, 125.2 to 130.6. High scores ft-om this meet came from Beladakis with an 8.6 on her bar and floor routines. Sam Schumacher scored an 8.4 on vault and Boudos received a 7.1 on beam.

Sectionals is yet to come after a gooo^ showing by the team at Conference competition.