Vol 33 issue 3

Volume 33, Issue 3 September 27, 1996

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Maine South H.S. Park Ridge, IL

Maine South spirit shines through

Gina Anichini

Lania Ho

Diana Kostolansky

Which girl has that Southern Style?

Renee Schaul Students have been enjoying Homecoming activities throughout the past week. Tuesday, students showed their school spirit by wearing pajamas to school. Wednesday was Clash Day, and Thursday was School Colors Day. During this week, students have been enjoying the colorful front windows, this year decorated for the theme. Southern Style.

Yesterday, the Homecoming assembly was held, where all the athletic teams received pport and encouragement. Also, students ad a chance to see their Homecoming Queen

Jill Sigalos candidates. Today, students will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite Homecoming Queen candidate in front of the student cafeteriafirom7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and during periods four, five and six.

Saturday, the festivites kick off with the annual Homecoming parade through Park Ridge. This begins at 10:00 a.m. This will be followed by the Homecoming football games, in which all four Hawk football teams will face the Maine West Warriors at Wilson Field.

The Homecoming queen will be announced and crowned between the Sophomore and Varsity games. The varsity games begins at 2:00 p.m., thus making the crowning at about 1:30 p.m. In case of rain, the crowning will be held in the fieldhouse.

The day will end with the Homecoming dance, held in the specatator gym from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The theme for the dance is "One More Try." So, why don't you give this year's Homecoming excitement a try?

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^^Ty^ean Andr Andrews Tomorrow, being Homecoming at Maine South, is one of the most, let's say, interesting, lays at this particular high school. Unfortu lately, some Homecoming events, namely the firelight rally, have been cancelled in Southfest Fashion. (For you underclassmen who have no ;lue what I am referring to...forget it, I guess his commentary is for seniors only). However, liere still exists a festive, school-pride (?) ori ;nted schedule of events to follow.

Although I really do not see the point in a flomecoming Parade, (realistically, who in i'ark Ridge should care about some high jchool' s Homecoming?) except that it impedes ny progress down Belle Plaine on my way to see the football game, it could turn out to be fur 'or those who are in it (as long as you don't have 0 walk). Meanwhile, every child under the age )f six is cramping the streets of Park Ridge with heir parents. (Is it just me, or is it kind of weird hat it's little kids that live for the parade and not he students?).

Then, of course, comes the football game ivhere the most exciting moment of the week ;nd comes (right): the announcement of Home :oming Queen. I have to give South students :redit, however, seeing that in recent years they lave nominated a queen based on the correct ;haracteristics (which, to be honest, I couldn't eally tell you what they are) rather than on sheer popularity. After the Hawks play (win) iieir football game against Maine West, everyone will go home and get all dressed up and lead back to that pleasant school dance atmosihere (Who wouldn't want to spend an entire evening in the spec gym?). The Homecoming lance usually kind of drags (as you can tell, I •eally think that sometimes students can get way to into the Homecoming thing) and then students have to plan the rest of their evenings intil at least 3 a.m. (I'm trying to help you younger ones with early curfews here).

After all this hassle of getting ready for a lance, and unorganized rushing among clubs :o paint windows, and the evening's events are ill finally over (well, the days events, too), one questions that continually pops into my mind is ivhat is the whole point of Homecoming? Is it solely so us upperclassmen can see last year's seniors at the football game? Is it for even older dmuni to get together and reminisce about Jieir past experiences here (remember back in '72 when we played Maine West?...)? No. It's ibout students and their respect and pride in the school. Now the question is do we have it?

Incidentally, in case someone was wonderng about the strange writing style of this article ' can't explain it (just kidding, it's subliminal oumalism month). You' re j ust going to have to ead it twice if vou don't understand.

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Cause I'm a believer..

by Matt Glavin "People say I'm strange, does it make me stranger that my best friend was bom in a manger?" -DC Talk In case you were still sleeping on the morning of September 18, you probably didn't see the large group of Christians that started a prayer session around their schools flag pole. The number of students and schools that were involved with this grew, until, on September 18,1996, over 1 milUon Christians from Park Ridge to Moscow bowed their heads and prayed. They prayed for their schools, friends, the faculty members and their enemies, but most of all they gathered to give thanks to our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Now, I know that some of you are thinking "Oh my gosh! They're hke a cult!" How do I know that this is what some of you are thinking? Because you told me. Let me explain something for you, Jesus Christ died for our sins and I will gladly support a group that worships Him and gives thanks to Him. I also know that many of you are thinking something along the lines of, "That's pretty cool, but I'm too embarrassed to tell people that I'm a believer." To those people I say one thing; "STAND TALL." There is nothing to be embarrassed about, 'no matter who persecutes you, you will always have a place in the Kingdom of God, and can find companionship with others who

Some of you may remember the article in the last issue of Southwards written by my nemesis, Tim Baroimis. In that article he talked about how his family and most other adults are simple-minded because they choose to seek their happiness within society.

He also claims that there are limits to what you can achieve within the "confines" of normalcy. If you can achieve happiness within these "confines", isn't that the greatest you achieve, the "brightest heaven of invention?"

Tim Barounis is using Southwards to rebel against his parents; employing a method that is almost unrecognizable.

I am sure that everyone reading this has rebelled against their parents. Every teenager has that feeling of angst that accompanies the teenage years. The cause of this angst? Being too young to be treated like and adult and too old to be treated as a child. We all want to be adults, and rebelling is the way we show it.

Unfortunately, school provides (for some of us) a feeling of "deceptive wisdom." This feeling is achieved by those whom we all

worship Him. There is another group of people that also have feelings on this c^j mony. These people are the ones who arcj Christians but are interested in learning abOTn abJ the Savior. To diese people I invite you to ask questions, because that is what being a Christian is all about.

There are many people who would be willing to listen to you and answer any question.

These people would be thrilled to answer any questions you have and share the Good News of Jesus Christ.

I am a firm believer that if we had a moment of silence during the day, if not to pray then to self-reflect, our school would be greatly improved. And to all of you who persecute us and ask how we can believe in something that we have never seen, I ask you two questions; do you believe that there is something that we have something called the wind? If you do I would like to know why, you can not see it. Just like we don't see the wind, we don't see our Father yet we believe in him.

I know that this article doesn't appeal to you all and I also know that many of you have already stopped reading it, but that doesn't bother me because if one person is now interested in what Jesus preaches it is worth it. I would like to leave you with a quote from the song "Mysterious Ways" by the band U 2 : j | you want to kiss the sky, you better learn 1 to kneel."

know and hate; the people who say"Oh, I've got hours of homework tonight. Ya'know, all of my A.P. classes." School provides these people with "deceptive wisdom." This allows them to look on the rest of us as inferiors and to scorn even their parents with a malicious intensity bom of too much knowledge too fast. This is a generalization. There are a few exceptions to this phenomenon, as with any phenomenon. That is not to say the phenomenon is small. It is quite massive in actuality.

So, where does this leave the rest of us and what can we do to make sure this doesn't happen to us? Just remember that true wisdom cames from experience, not from school books. If you do, you will always have a reason to respect and listen to you parents.

Finally, if you fit the profile described in this article ask yourself, "Is this truly how I want to exist?" Unlike Tim Barounis and his associates, I don't claim to have the solution to the problems of how to achieve ultimate hapj ness and knowledge; I do try make simp^ solutions to complex problems.

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by Tim Barounis There are several issues associated with the annual celebratory season of Homecoming. So, I have taken it upon myself to address those issues which I feel are most important.

Issue One: Why is it called Homecoming?

This is a question I am often embarrassed to ask because it seems that there is some obvious answer which I happen to be overlooking.

Let's look at the two parts of the word Homecoming- 'home' and 'coming.' Who's coming home? If it were that the football team was coming home, then every game would be Homecoming. So the meaning of this mysterious word will continue to elude, as does the tradition of Homecoming.

Issue Two: The Homecoming Queen!

What would the fall sports assembly be without the announcing of the homecoming queen nominees? However, as political correctness has infiltrated deep into our society, it seems the legend of the Homecoming Queen has managed to remain relatively pure. There have been girls on football and wrestling teams, even guys on the cheerleading squad.

If this trend continues, I predict a day when we cease to acknowledge any differences be\^\. ween races, religions or genders; a day when ^ ^ ^ ( e will have the first male Homecoming Queen! Of course, then one must ask, 'would his escort be male or female?' Perhaps by then we will have put to rest the pigeonhole terms

of 'male,' and 'female.' - it will be a day when this person of indeterminite gender will simply be known as the "Homecoming Monarch."

Issue Three: The Parade. As a member of the Maine South Hawk Marching Band, I have never had the opf)ortunity to actually witness the parade itself. I can only appreciate the precision with which we march: perfectly in step, perfect aUgnment, and perfect posture (we wish!). The parade is a grueUng event for the Marching Band. We then have relatively little time to recover before marching the game, which brings me to Issue Four.

Issue Four: The Football Game. Here lies the core, the very essence of what the word Homecoming stands for (I think). The finest athletes of Maine Township South High School adds the perfect flavor to the Homecoming Festivities; the flavor of blood, saliva and sweat. They do this for a higher purpose than "Hawk Pride" and "School Spirit." They do this for our enjoyment and pleasure. I hold the football game, not as evidence, but as irrefutable proof that the origins of Homecoming go back many ages, to a time of bloody wars, and senseless violence. It parallels such events as Medieval jousting, the gladiator arenas of Rome, and the human sacrifices of the Druids. Perhaps the pomp and circumstance ofHomecoming is nothing more than an attempt to glorify the innate

violent nature of mankind, all endorsed by the lovely, delicate. Homecoming Queen herself.

Is it a good thing that death is no longer an acceptable means of release for our aggressive tendencies.

Issue Five: The Dance. The dance is inevitably and undoubtedly the most difficult and time consuming event of the day to organize and plan. There are several different philosophies in regards to this special evening. Those who are lucky enough to have a significant other may decide to make it a quaint evening alone. The overzealous ones may end up in groups of twenty or more! Somewhere along the line however, (also dating back to the time of the Druids) it was decided that the dance itself wasn't enough. People were coming home too early, the sun hadn't even begun to rise yet. It was then that the post-dance activity became just as important as the dance itself.

Dinner seems to be the popular favorite, as humans have always equated food with pleasure. The fact is that people generally find a way to have a good time on Homecoming Day. And why is that? I'll tell you why. It is because we all have the ability to choose the way we feel at any given moment. Did you know that? It's true. Since people have enjoyed this sacred occasion since the dawn of time, it is only fitting that we decide to have a blast. Once you realize this, you can make every night your own personal Homecoming.

It's a small world after all what with all the electronics and replace- The Republican Party is the Party of Big

by Courtney Ishinger The world is ending! This was my first ments and staff that it requires. Maybe they Business. They obviously work together to thought as I saw the billboard driving to my will "upgrade" the perfection of the Parade, to keep profits high and the Republicans in dad's house from Los Angeles International make it more cost efficient. I mean, maybe power. If that means shutting down a Parade, Airport. The billboard announced death. THe even Disney has to cut comers somewhere. by all means they will shut it down. It's a death of something very dear to my heart, and But, I just don't understand why, instead of conspiracy! probably yours as well. The Main Street Elec- cutting the Parade, they can't just cut the top The Walt Disney Co. and The Grand Old trical Parade is in its farewell season. This is executives' pay a few milhon or so. And do Party are trying to corrupt our children, roban outrage! Sure, concessions are being made we really need another Disney movie? (I just bing them of their inalienable right to see and to those lovers of the Parade, loyal supporters saw one the other day. Trust me. We don't). enjoy The Main Street Electrical Parade as of the lights that adorn the Main Street of So why can't they cut from the film many times as they want! Disney and the Disneyland each night. We can buy a mom- department's budget?

Republicans are trying to corrupt America's ento of our happiness at ten dollars per light, But Disney won't do this. They are "big children! Soon they will be denying them a but what good does this do me?!? I will never business" and we are simply the little people family (don't even mention a village) to raise — again be able to see the (almost) glorious with sentimental ties to the Parade. If we pro- them right! procession of (mostly) Ut-up lights! Since I test to Disney, we will be ignored. I know. Ive People, please. I'm begging you. Do somecannot afford the twenty dollar Farewell tried. If we petition Congress, full of Repub- thing about this heinous crime that is occur_ Season Video of the Parade, I will never hear licans (at least till November), asking for a ring in our time of youth to preserve happiness ^ ^ ^ e (annoyingly) joyous music that fills Constitutional amendment to make it illegal for generations to come. If that means voting ^^^isneyland every night. This is where I grew to shut down The Main Street Electrical Pa- out Republicans or storming the gates of the up, folks! Disneyland probably feels that my rade, we will be ignored. I know. I've tried.

Disney Headquarters, I'm all for it. But please, childhood dream is just a waste of money. keep the Parade alive.

Think about this. Disney is Big Business.

Features

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Enthusiastic new faces...

Kathleen Kiley

Christine Albright

by Elisa Park In the midst of the crowded halls at Maine South, one can catch a glimpse of the faces of several new teachers. Ms. Christine Albright, however, is no stranger to this school. After graduating from Maine South in 1989, she went on to teach Enghsh at Glenbrook South High School and Highland Park High School, eventually returning to Maine South to teach sophomore English and composition classes.

Albright describes," Maine South as a friendly school, very welcoming, everyone is being helpful to everyone else: that type of environment doesn't happen everywhere and it's very special here."

Returning now as a teacher and not a student, she feels that she has settled in. Commenting that her first day was like "deja vu," she has adjusted to the teaching role.

"Most things have stayed surprisingly familiar: the quality of teaching here and the friendliness...as a new teacher, that has made me feel comfortable."

Managing to balance a busy schedule that includes planning for the school year, she finds some spare time to read and write.

Growing up in Park Ridge and being the youngest of four children, she values her time with her family. Taking trips, whether big or small, is something she enjoys when having the opportunity to do so, especially fishing trips in Minnesota. Once editor-in-chief of Equinox during her high school years, she now co-sponsors the creative writing magazine here at Maine South.

Linda Borchew

by Brian Dema Maine South is Ms. Linda Borchew's first teaching position and we are lucky to have her. Last spring she graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University. In her position as a math teacher, Borchew works mainly with freshmen in Plane Geometry, Algebra 1, and Introduction to Algebra. Having recently finished school, she is very open to new teaching methods. She believes in leading the students in the direction they must follow to learn the material: "I try to feed off the smdents and sometimes it is nice not to know what is going to happen."

Besides teaching math she will also be the new freshman girls' Softball coach. She went to Illinois Wesleyan on a sports scholarship and now plays on a women's softball team in Bloomington.

Math is not only useful in the classroom according to Borchew, but also can be very helpful in sports. The concepts one learns in math class, especially statistics and probabilities, are essential in sporting events.

Borchew cares about people and loves children. She values her family very much.

"Students have to want to learn, no one can force-feed you to do well. Both the student and teacher have a job; the student's is to learn and the teacher's is to teach. Together they have to work to find an equal median."

by Kate Boychuck If you have happened to notice a new face in the Social Science Department, it is Ms. Kiley. Kiley is a graduate of Loyola University of Chicago, where she also played volleyball. She did her student teaching at Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, Illinois.

Kiley is currently teaching World Cultures to freshmen and U.S. History to juniors. When Kiley was asked what made her want to major in Social Science, she replied,"! had a really good teacher in high school. He was very vibrant. As a result I became inspired to teach."

As for expectations, Kiley expects hard work and enthusiasm from all her students.

Outside of the classroom you can catch Kiley coaching the Freshman-A Girls' Volleyball team. Let's hope this is the beginning of a historical career for Kiley at Maine South.

James Flanagan

by Stephanie Rifkind James Hanagan has quite a history. Before he was hired as Maine South's new District Technology Chairman, Flanagan worked at a montage of diverse schools. A graduate of DePaul University, Flanagan majored in both physics and philosophy before deciding o n ^ ^ career in education. He earned his B a c h e l o ^ ^ and his Master's degree and began his teach-

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from many different places ing in math and science at ajunior high school, where he first realized what computers could do for schools everywhere. After making the decision to work with computers full time, he organized a class at Chicago State University for training staff members of schools to use technology to their advantage.

Flanagan has been an active member of I.C.E. (Illinois Computing Educators) for over a decade. He has successfully routed every classroom in a Glenview school district (where there is presently a one-tothree computer-to-student ratio) onto the Internet, and even arranged for third-graders to have access to an educational Virtual Reality program. He is married to the Learning Center Director of a Chicago pubhc school and has two sons, fourteen and sixteen.

Coincidentally, Flanagan says that the idea to apply at Maine South first came to him when Sam Reese e-mailed him, telling him that the position was available.

Ranagan would love to hear students' suggestions and comments, and can be eiiled at: flanag39@mail.idt.net.

herself. When asked what led her to become a history teacher, she stated with enthusiasm;"! love history and enjoy helping people." She began her role of teaching as a student teacher at Downer's Grove North High School and later taught in Ohio. So far she feels her time at Maine South has been enjoyable:"The students seem very nice."

Ronning is no stranger to our part of town.

She grew up in Chicago and presently lives in Lincolnwood. There she enjoys working in her garden and taking care of her two children.

When time permits she hopes to help out with the German Club, go on trips with the Ski Club, and enjoy fun history events, such as the Mock Trial Team and the Constitution Team.

Ronning will strive to help her students this year, and gain valuable insights as an educator.

school to achieve her Master's Degree in Education from Northwestern. She graduated just August.

Sayre teaches Freshman English and Composition II. Sayre's opinion of South thus far is a positive one: "Everyone here is so friendly; the teachers, the students. People are always willing to help out. It's a lot of fun here!"

Mark Smith

Rita Sayre

Linda Ronning

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kMrs. Lydia Ronning, a new addition to our cial Science department, hopes to make this year a successful one for her students and

by Lisa von Wahlde Ms. Rita Sayre is one of Maine South's newest faculty members. Although Sayre is a new teacher to Maine South, she is no stranger to Hawk territory; she was a student teacher here for some time. Sayre started her college career as an undergraduate at University of Michigan. She then went on to law school and received her JD degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After working as a lawyer for five years, she went back to

by Katie Rybak One of the newest additions to this year's Maine South faculty is Mr. Mark Smith.

Smith attended high school at Hinsdale South in Darien and graduated from Augustana University last year. One in a family of many teachers, Smith's brother teaches at Maine West and his stepmother teaches at Maine East.

Smith's main reason for choosing mathematics Ues in his enjoyment of the subject and his basic desire to teach. He teaches Plane Geometry, Algebra and Introduction to Algebra. Smith includes his success at math at an early age as another reason for teaching.

In addition to teaching. Smith will assist in coaching the Freshman Football team and in the spring will help with baseball.

So far Smith's Maine South experience has been ideal: "I love it," says Smith. "I can concentrate on teaching instead of worrying about kids coming to class. My colleagues have also been very supportive and helpful."

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by Elizabeth Gibbons Land mines, divided cities, artillery shells, beggars, refugees, snipers. These are the sights and sounds of Bosnia. Once a part of Yugoslavia, Bosnia-Hercegovina is a state in struggle. Bloody battles between Serbs and Croats have raged throughout the country.

Several months ago, the U.S. negotiated a tentative peace which is still in effect. UN poUce forces and IFOR troops still patrol the area.

One cannot come close to envisioning the destruction and horror this war of hate has brought until he or she witnesses it firsthand.

One Maine South teacher, Mr. Pat Feichter, had this eye-opening experience this summer.

Feichter, along with thirteen other American teachers, traveled to Bosnia-Hercegovina as part of a federal program. The United States Information Program sent these teachers to the war-torn nation in an attempt to teach civic education to Bosnian educators. The trip started in Croatia, since the airport in Sarajevo was closed due to the war. The flight was followed by a seven hour trip along the Adriatic Sea in a bullet-proof bus. The troop of brave, dedicated teachers then arrived in Sarajevo, where they were trained. From that point the teachers dispersed, in pairs ofone man and one woman, to teach in seven different cities.

Feichter traveled to Travnik, a town sixty miles from the capital city.

The class taught in Travnik was a civic education course. Feichter and his partner, through the aid of translators, stressed the operation of the American system, i.e. freedom of speech, free press, elections, and citizen involvement in government, to Bosnian teachers. They broke up into groups and discussed current problems, and picked one to research. Then they followed up their research with an oral report. The Bosnian teachers responded very well to this class, according to Feichter. Friendships were formed, and the American teachers were even invited into the homes of Bosnian teachers.

Among all the growth and peacefulness the class stressed, conflict could not be avoided.

One evening, Feichter was kidnapped by Croatians off the street. The men did not want to hurt him. They did, however, stress to a great length their anger over the imbalanced number of Croatians and Muslims in the class.

After nearly an hour of argument, the three men returned Feichter, unharmed, to the place where they picked him up. This is a clear example of the hatred and mistrust between Croatians and Muslims.

The sights of Bosnia are unforgettable.

Sarajevo, the city which hosted the 1984

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Olympic games, now lays in ruin, its buildings destroyed, and thousands killed. The Holiday Inn which still bears the Olympic rings is dotted with bullet holes, and stair wells are blown out by rockets. Over 1,000,000 artillery shells hit Sarajevo. It is a mere shadow of the beautiful city it once was.

The destruction, sadly, is not contained to the capital. Every village in Bosnia is either partially or completely destroyed. Land mines provide constant danger: 8 to 11,000,000 are planted in Bosnia. UN police took Feichter to a Cathohc church which had just been blown up. Charges were placed in the tabernacle, and much of the church was rubble. Homes were destroyed by the thousands. The wartorn country lays in disarray, the victim of a civil war.

The war affects not only the buildings and structures of Bosnia, but also the people.

Many citizens have been driven out of their homes by war. Beggars fill the streets. One beggar woman slapped her daughter for not crying when the Americans passed. Feichter tried to help all that he could by giving money, shoes, food, and clothing; however, the damage was too great. Refugees live in horrible conditions. Dozens occupy small rooms.

They sleep on cots and have little food. Feichter saw a young refugee with a plate holding a small piece of goat cheese, all his food for the day. Not more that twenty feet away, American donations of food were being sold on the black market. Feichter also was brought by the UN police to the horrifying site of a mass execution where he saw 250 bodies of Muslim men who had been lined up along a cliff and shot. All of this struggle is caused by hatred and fear being stirred up within a nation of three groups; Muslims, Serbs, and

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Croatians.

After three weeks of witnessing the power and destruction of Bosnia, the tired American teachers returned home. They were greeted with a surprise reception at the White House hosted by the first lady, Hillary Clinton. The fourteen brave men and women, who placed their lives in danger to spread democracy, returned to the fireedom and peace of the d, vet United States. They returned exhausted.^vet enriched by their experience, and the mi tude of the struggle in Bosnia-Hercegogol permanently engrained in their memory.

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Cross country going for 100

by Angela Janik One hundred wins. Conference Champions.

These are the goals of the 1996 Girls' Cross country team. So far, these goals are not falling short of reality. Under the leadership of senior captains Kathryn Drozd, Angela Janik and Johanna Zumer, the team has three wins and one non-conference loss.

At the Resurrection Invite, both Varsity and

JV placed fourth. The Freshman team Frosh-Soph runners this year include Asheley placed third at this same meet. Last Tues- Kiefer, Lyndsay Beyer, Alex Uzemack, day against Deerfield, Varsity won 38-21. Maura Collins, Meghan Sexton, Megan JV was also victorious, winning 50-15.

McHugh and Jenny Fink.

Top Varsity runner Elizabeth Gibbons Despite numerous injuries, with hips topkeeps cranking out times that no one in ping offthe favorites this year, the Hawks have conference can touch. Following her in just completed win #97. Training is rigorous hot pursuit is Zumer, Gina Kremer, Cara and comf)etition is tough as the big Conference Cordaro, Siobhan Dolan, and Drozd. Top date draws closer.

Volleyball towers over Giants

by Jamie Martello and Michelle Dulski Against Glenbrook North, the final games were 15-6, 15-8, with the Spartans on top. The lack of communication between teammates contributed to the loss. At crucial points, net violations, serving errors, and other unnecessary mistakes did not help the team out.

On a brighter note, the team defeated Highland Park, establishing a 1-0 Conference record.

The road to this win was not an easy one.

The first game was slightly rocky. Passing was off and the team just did not seem to be playing their game. Despite Highland Park's inability to dig the hits of Maine South's offense, the Giants managed to win the first game.

With Rita Fallon, Renee Schaul, and Kathy Koytkowski making their usual

starting appearances, things started to look up.

Carrying the excitement over from an awesome digfiromFallon at the beginning of the second game, the Hawks were able to end winning 15-3 in both the second and third games.

The Lady Hawks next match will be played agianst the Niles North Viking's on Monday, September 30 at 5:00 p.m.

Swimming wins big over Leyden Eagies

by Michelle Dulski and Lynn Bielski The Varsity Girls' Swim team has been doing pretty well thus far in the season. Against Leyden Varsity won by a huge margin, 104-79. It was surprising that the team was able to do so well since they were actually expecting tougher competition. JV was also able to defeat the Eagles by

Tennis servin' it up

by Penny Bilissis Last week began with a victory for the Varsity Girls' Tennis team. They were able to beat Loyola 4-3. Outstanding efforts by Abby Smith and Chris Goodman at first doubles, Sarah Cohen and Mary Friesl at third doubles, Emily Hughes and Kate Rogers at fourth doubles and Denise Lesniewski at third singles, helped the team with the win. JV was unfortunately defeated 3-4 by Loyola.

The next day the girls met competition from Maine East. Both teams were able to come up on top with JV winning 4-3 and Varsity sweeping all positions 7-0.

The next tennis meet for Varsity is tomorrow ÂŁ the Lake Park Quad, starting at 9:00 a.m. Both i and Varstiy will meet Deerfield on Tuesday, ctober 1, at 4:30. Varsity will travel to Deerfield and JV will be playing at home.

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a huge margin. Senior Laura Beckerdite won the 100 Breaststroke in this meet.

Other exceptional swims from seniors Christina Atanowsky and Vicky Miller contributed to the team's success.

Although the team did so well against Leyden, they were unable to defeat Pros-

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pect. Last year, the team lost to Prospect by 30 points, but this year they were able to cut the loss to only two points. The team was very proud of their performances that night.

The next swim meet is against Glenbrook South tonight at home at 5:00 p.m. The team will be looking for another win.

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Sports

Septfember 27rt99r

Hawks win the Maine Event

by Tom Repetto Any time that the Hawks step on the field against their sister school, there is a special energy that deals with pride and bragging rights. The Hawks used this energy to defeat the Demons of Maine East 17-0. Maine East, which was 2-0 entering the contest, fielded one of their best teams in years and felt confident that they could pull the off upset However, the Hawks were not about to lay down and let this happen.

Thefirsttime the Hawks had the ball, they pounded out a running game that concluded with a Tim Gavin touchdown. After only

leading 7-0 at halftime, the Hawks needed some breathing room in the second half. Phil Lucchese provided that room with a perfect field goal that increased the lead to 10-0. John Hammersmith punched in a touchdown later to make the score 17-0.

The defense held on to the shutout Phil LaMonica intercepted a pass in the second half, stopping the surging Demons on a key drive. Lineman Anthony Ragona and Vince CoUura continuously harrassed the quarterback with relentless pursuit. The defensive backs played brilliantly as the Demons failed to complete a significant pass all game.

Unfortunately, the Hawks did not ha\-^ iWsame good fortune against Evanston. Tr elling to the home of the Wildkits the Hawks lost by a score of 37-16. Evanston utilized their speed and made several big plays that were the difference. The Hawks played better then the score indicated, but still failed to match Evanston's play-making abilites. The Hawks led briefly in the first quarter when Remi Benkowski connected with Rick Tosch on a 69 yard pass play. The Hawks added a field goal by Phil Lucchese and a touchdown pass from Chris Gruening to Tim Strauts in the second half.

Steady pack carries Hawks to victoty

by George Hartman The Maine South boys Cross-Country team started their conference meet scheldule versus Deerfield. The Hawks defeated the Warriors by a score of 25-34.

The key to success for this race was its large pack in the midst of the field. Although the first two runners who crossed the line were from Deerfield, Maine South clinched the

race when six runners crossed the line uncontested. Displaying their team depth and disiphne, the pack of Maine South runners worked together through the race to deny any of Deerfield's hopes for victory. Junior sensation Tim Zei and senior Ted Gayford led the team as the first to Hawks to cross the finish line. New faces up front were sophomores Matt Madura and Mac Campagna.

Dominating the Frosh-Soph team were two more highly talented sophomores Brian Dickey and Paul McGuire. These young runners, working their way up through the ranks, should insure Maine South's Crosscountry program a solid future. Next in line for the Hawks are Highland Park and Maine West, two teams that will push the Hawks to the limit and test their ability.

Boys soccer looks ahead to victor^f

by Matt Glavin The boys soccer team has shown its strength both mentally and physically. The offense has stepped up the intensity scoring 13 goals in 4 games. In their 4-0 win over Barrington, Thomas Buszyldo, Filip Cejovic, Jeff Chmielinski, as well as Scott Elmund all

Golf This years golf team has started out with the birth of a star. Mike Kraft has shown off his incredible talent with some of his best scores ever. Kraft was awarded Athlete of the Week by the Pioeneer Press. Matt Simpson and Matt Makula are also playing with outstanding talent. The Frosh/Soph team is also doing well and are being led by sophomore phenomPatTerretta. With big meets coming up against Conant and Maine West the Hawks are preparing to prove that they are a top team in the area.

scored for the Hawks. Elmund and Marco Capasso also added tallies in the 2-0 win over Prospect. Against Crystal Lake South, Buszyldo and Erik Kuever added points to the score board with Cejovic adding another two goals. While the offense is truely outstanding it is the defense that will brine this team to

championship caliber. Kurt Kuempel and the defense led by Nick Georgiopoulos, produced 3 shut-outs in four games. Mike Talaga and Kevin Murray also have stepped up their game. If the Hawks can keep up this great momentum the state championship looks like an accomplishment that can be met.