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Volume 33, Issue 6 November 8,1996

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"Voice of the People" introduced

by Tom Repetto With numerous problems and concerns facing the students of Maine South, Student Council has worked diligently to right what is wrong, to improve what is flawed, and to change what is unfair. Thus, Student Council is introducing "Voice of the People," an open forum where students can present concerns, problems and possible alternatives directly to the administration. Administrators attending the forum are Dr. Cachur, Mr. Adamo, Mr. Borowiak and Deans Johnson and Thetard. It will be held at the Student Council meeting on Friday, November 15,fi^om7:20 a.m. to 7:55 a.m., in room ClOI. Everyone in the school is encouraged to attend the meeting and present a concern if they so choose.

You may be thinking, "I'm not in Student Council, but can I still present my concern?"

The answer is yes. This forum is "open" to every member of Maine South's student body, not just the Stundent Council. The administration and members of Student ouncil want to hear your concerns. You have a voice, so say what you feel.

How is Maine South living up to its title as a "smoke free campus?" Are the prices reasonable and the services adequate in the cafeteria? Should there be a change in the school curriculum? What do you think about parking permits? Is there something around school that bothers you? Hopefully, all of these questions and more will be addressed at "Voice of the People."

If you are saying "I really have a problem.

Student Council deals with student issues but I can't come to the meeting on November 15," don't worry. Simply ask a Student Council representative or a friend to present your concern. Also, you could come into the Student Council office and talk directly to sponsors Mr. Feichter or Ms. Schultze, or to any of the officers.

The preliminary meeting regarding who is interested in speaking and what concerns will be brought up was already at this past Wednesday's meeting. However, if after reading this article, you want to present a concern, come to the Student Council office by the end of today and tell someone there that you would like to be added to the list of forum

Photo by Kate Boychuck speakers.

This forum will be most successful if many people participate. Its success will decide whether or not future sessions will be held.

Even if there aren't any more sessions, it is a little known fact that anyone may attendStudent Council meetings. This does not mean that you therefore become a member of Student Council, but that you can hear about current school issues and events. The achievements of Student Council hinge on student interest and involvement.

Come out and make a difference at "Voice of the People" November 15, in ClOI. Changes can't be made without suggestions.

If Maine South chose the president.

The results of the election have been decided, the fates of men and women who have spent millions of dollars campaigning are known. These candidates have done everything in their power to ensure victory, bombarded the public with their ideas, plans and morals, as well as political advertisements.

The victors were chosen by American citizens over the age of eighteen. The elections would have been different if the voters had been high school students. Mock elections were held at suburban high schools throughout Cook founty on Tuesday, October 29. The results "were faxed into the County Clerk's office, compiled and reported on the news.

Maine South had an especially low voter turnout with only 470 students voting, including the 257 seniors who voted in government class. Seniors voting in their government classes had the opportunity to vote in actual poUing stations. This means that they had the experience of using the "vote-o-matic."

Twenty-three seniors out of class, 53 juniors, 57 sophomores, and 80 freshmen voted as well. This clearly represents the drastic difference in votership when people are given every convenience to vote. The low turnout also proves how easily people can completely ignore politics.

In the race for president at South, Clinton/

Gore, Democratic, won with 219 votes. Dole/ Kemp, Republican, followed with 145 votes.

Coming in third with a surprisingly large number of votes, 81, was Ross Perot of the Reform Party. Third parties receiving votes in the presidential election were the Libertarian candidates, Brown/Jorgenson; U.S. Taxpayers candidates, Philips/Zdonczyk; and Natural Law candidates; Hagelin/Tompkins. The race for senator saw Salvi seize the victory with 218 votes, defeating Durbin's 180. Also recieving votes were Perry of the Reform Party; Miller, a Libertarian; Davis of the Natural Law party; and Koppie of the U.S. Election continued on page 6

Commentary!

by Natalie Mazzuca The other day, my government class hap pened to go off on a tangent discussing the possibility of an open campus at Maine South.

At the time, it turned into a "Why not, Mr. Feichter? But..." discussion. The more we, as students, considered the option, the more we felt it was our right to have an open campus.

The proposal itself began as a very liberal, open-door if you will, type policy. Then as the banter continued, it became more limited due to attendance concerns and safety issues ex pressed by Mr. Feichter. The conclusion I came to is as follows: 1. Make Maine South an open campus for upperclassmen (the Juniors and Seniors) who have 40+ minute lunch/study block.

2. Students not returning on time for their next class more than two times will lose open campus privelages and be rerouted to a fresh man or sophomore study hall at that time.

3. Students with excessive cuts ortardiness to other classes may be subject to loss of opien campus privelages as well.

In addition, if a student's parent wishes that their child have a study hall instead, the student could be rerouted.

As it stands now, Maine South is facing an increasingly large student body. Although the student body has been greater in past decades than today, crowding will still exist, especially at lunch periods. If some of the student population were allowed to leave, this would be alleviated.

I and other students feel that we are mature enough to recieve open campus privelages.

However, some teachers made good points when I approached them with such an option.

Some students may cause trouble in the community if allowed off campus during the day. There is also a lack of eating establish ments in the area that students could frequent for lunch. More importantly, other schools in the area with open campuses are trying to eliminate them due to various difficulties they have had. And, at one time, the open campus issue was seriously considered by Maine South. Parents and community leaders rallied against the idea, threatening to not re-elect school board members if Maine South be came an open campus.

The only answers I can come up with, such as the Rosemont McDonald's is 2.5 minutes away, are not very convincing to parents and teachers alike. Although I realize the danger in letting young adults loose on a community, the point of an open campus is not to encourage deviance, but to allow students more freedom and give them a bit more responsibility.

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The Halloween Quiz: A space odyssey

by Margaret Byrne and Alison Milnamow It's been more than a week since the merry festivities of Halloween have come and gone. You no doubt you stuffed yourself with candy in the days since, or did you? We at Southwards have come up with an easy way to find out how good your Halloween really was. Just complete this quiz below, and you too can find out.

True or False?

-You drank egg nog -You ate raw pumpkin guts -You think gourds are fun, all year long -You gave out raisins -You say "punkin" -You went trick or treating with two bags, one for you, and one for your "sick sibling."

Questions: 1. For Halloween you gave out: a) Spanish Club candy b) M&M's c) apples, pennies and raisins 2. This year kids came to your door a) 80 b)25 c) none, they're too scared 3. You dressed up as: a) me b) a bumble bee c) a para-pro 4. Your costume a) was mocked by small children b) was flammable c) costume? What costume? You're too cool for one.

c) looked like raw meat, (see A and B)

8. The worst part of Halloween was: a) actually singing the song "trick or treat, smell my feet. Give me some thing good to eat. If you dont, I don't care, I'll pull down your underwear"to the NRA supporter on Vine Street. b)being scared by the kid in the Quasimodo costume c)eating the cinnamon in your cider.

9. The worst part of post Halloween is: a) being addicted to Smarties b) having to play poker with Milkyways and Skittles c) leftover candy is now your staple food 10. You spent Halloween a) at school writing this b) eating the candy that was meant for the trick o' treaters c) at the police station because it's illegal to trick o' treat if your older than thirteen 11. What did you do with your candy? a) ate it as you walked b) took it home for your parents to check c) pelted it at young kids 12. The lawn decorations you had included: a) a pumpkin b) spider webs in the bushes c) a dramatic display in your front lawn including mummies, skeletons, Carol Channing, and other scary things 13. . scares you most a) Linda Blair in The Exorcist b) Freddie Krueger c) Ronald McDonald

5. When you ran out of candy you: a) gave out car keys b) gave out Southwards c) turned out all the lights sat in silence and prayed no more kids would come to the door.

14. The best Halloween song is a) Monster Mash b) Oh, lets face it. There are no other Halloween songs

6. Your house was a) egged b) toilet papered c) set on fire

If you answered all the questions you get 10 points. If you did not finish, you get no points. If you don't even read the commentary page you should die.

10 points: Congratulations, you had an excellent Halloween 0 points: You are a loser, your Halloween sucked. Sorry.

7. Everyone said your costume: a) smelled b) smelled

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Tim's overcooked pasta

by Tim Barounis Picture three elderly Italian women, sitting around a lonely dinner table one evening, engaging in idle chit-chat with their thick New York dialect. This particular evening, my sister and I have the good fortune of listening in, as we gorge ourselves on overcooked pasta, and give each other occasional smirking looks, attempting to keep from laughing at some coimnent we find mutually hysterical. Be advised however, that the following conversation is subject to all the failures and shortcomings of my long term memory. I assure you that any deviation from the truth is purely unintentional.

"Did you hear about Nana?" my grandmother initiates the dialogue.

(Marie, my Great Aunt and Rita, my other Great Aunt speak at once.)

"Oh my god!" they exclaim, though they still do not know the situation. "What happened? Why didn't you tell me before? I swear Rose (my grandmother), you never tell me anything anymore. What happened? God forbid, she didn't..."

"No, no, no. Nana fell again the other day."

(Again they speak at once.)

"Oh, not again! Why did you let that happen? I' ve always said we should put her in a home."

"A home! You know she'never allow it ,

that stubborn, hundered year-old woman with her dyed red hair. You should've heard her in the hospital today, 'This >s the end Rose. I'm gonna die. Say good-bye to the family for me: to Bobby and Gloria and Tommy. And don't forget the children!'"

"Oh, my god," they say. "She is so afraid of death. Should anything happen, god forbid."

"Don't worry about Nana. If anything should happen, god forbid, I belive it'll be for the best. She's 100 years old for Pete's sake."

"If something happened, god forbid.

Tommy will be left all alone in that house she made us buy for her. God forbid that anything should happen."

On the evening of October 21, 1996, my great grandmother, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the overripe old age of 102.

Though I was not able to attend the funeral myself, I am told that the priest gave a moving sermon about what a nice, sweet, old woman Nana had been. It is odd that such a sermon would have upset my mother, not because of the grief she was feeling, but because it was simply untrue. Though Nana was one of a kind and we all loved her dearly, the fact remains that she was a stubborn, difficult old woman. The preacher's message only emphasized the fact that he didn't know Nana and wasn't qualified to give a meaningful tribute

to her.

My mother's Aunt Genie was also upset by this unfortunate event. Also not because the saddness of her loss, but because she had gone to great lengths to prepare the funeral service and did not feel that she had received proper recognition.

Nana's death even managed to affect to life of my second cousin Kenneth. Once again, not because he had any strong emotional attachment to Nana, but because he would be dragged away from his soccer game in order to participate in this funeral.

The earth "getting used to us" is what happens when we can no longer make a meaningful contribution to the lives of others. It is what happens when the emotional life-line goes flat, and every day becomes indistinguishable from the day before it. My greatgrandmother had existed in this state for a number of years, though she was in otherwise perfect health for a centenerian.

Death always has and probably always will bring saddness, but when we put everything into perspective, the loss of a life is no loss at all. As long as the individual has contributed to the greater "life system," he will always exist as part of that system. As a great philosopher once said: "I am he, as you are he, as you are me and we are all together."

-John Lennon

It's been a hard day's night

by Margaret Byrne Music has changed over time. It just isn't what it used to be. I am not saying that I am some "Oldies 104.3" fanatic, but what I am saying is that music is not as versatile as it used to be.

The Beatles, for example. Now there's music that you can do anything to. In the past I have read, slept, cleaned and sang to The Beatles. I cannot say the same for, let's say, Liz Phair, whom I admire greatly, but I just can't do everything to her music.

In the words of my older brother, "Music makes everything more enjoyable." It does; everything you do would be nicer if you could hum along to a favorite band. But the problem arises when you are listening to Dance Hall Crashers, while say cleaning your room, and you feel like taking a nap. You lay down on your newly made bed, and have to get up to

turn the music off. Now wouldn 'tit have been convenient if you could have listened to the same music to clean and sleep to? If you had been listeningto, say. The Beatles, while cleaning your room, and felt like taking a nap, you would have fallen asleep to "Michelle" or, better yet, "Strawberry FieldsForever! !"

That is why radio is frustrating sometimes.

Radio would be great if it just automatically changed stations, but it doesn't. Let's say you were flipping through the stations and found some good sleeping music (Thelonious Monk is one of my personal favorites). The song ends and all of a sudden your world of slumber is shattered by that "What if God was one of us.." tune. I loathe that song....

I don't know what makes the quality of The Beatles' music that much more versitile, whether it is the fact that it wasn't composed in the 1990's, or all the artists are British. Or

perhaps because The Beatles had John Lennon. But I have found that you can listen to it while you do anything. If you feel like dancing, pop in "A Day In The Life," and if you feel like sleeping, pop in "I 'm So Tired" (I haven't slept a wink...), and find yourself encased in slumber.

There really isn't anything you can do to stop this phenomenon, but at least now you can be aware of it, and you will realize how truly wonderful The Beatles are.

Beatles Fun Fact!

The song "Helter Skelter" was actually 12 minutes long!

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Bet you didn't know Maine Township District 207 has been in existence for nearly a century. Here is a timeline of some of the major events that have occured in its past: 1902 The first high school opens on Thacker Street in Des Plaines.

1930 The next high school (Maine East) opens on Potter and Dempster in Park Ridge.

1930 Maine wins national high school swimming championship.

1937 Maine is swimming national champs again.

1952 Modem Music Masters (Tri-M), a national nonprofit honorary society for music students, is organized at Maine.

1958 WMTH, District 207's FM radio station (90.5) is established.

1959 Maine West opens on Wolf Road in Des Plaines.

1964 Maine South opens on Dee Road in Park Ridge.

1971 Maine North opens on Harrison Street in Des Plaines.

1995 Maine South wins state football championship.

1975 Maine South wins first place in girls' state swim meet.

1995 Maine South wins state Science Olympiad.

1979 Maine South wins state basketball championship.

1995 Maine South wins first place in state Constitution competition.

1981 Maine North closes due to declining enrollment.

1996 Maine South wins state Constitution competition.

1983 Maine North provides the suburban high school setting for the movie The Breakfast Club.

The first three-point basket made in the spectator gym was shot by Doug Flutie, who was then a quarterback for the Bears. The three-point line had just been set and the Bears were having a friendly basketball game against the Maine South faculty.

1989 Maine South named a Secondary School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.

1991 Maine South wins state constitution competition.

1992 Maine South wins state constitution competition again.

1994 South is state Constitution champs again.

At least two cars have been run into the pond in front of the school. One was a car stolen by a Maine South freshman, who drove the car in intentionally and was later caught and expelled. The other was an accident, resulting in the drowning of one woman.

The Maine South Girls' Soccer Team was undefeated for their first four seasons, winning or tying 86 games in a row.

Focus on student excellence...

Name: Isa Werner Grade Level: Junior Activities: Varsity Tennis, Junior Leaders, Hoops for Heart, Student of the Month, Spanish Club, Varsity Club, Intramurals (pickleball), and Honor Roll.

Teacher's Comment: "Isa is a very hard-working and dedicated individual. Over the summer she traveled to Poland where she practiced tennis for five hours a day.

During the years I have known her I have seen her progress from a good JV tennis player to a talented Varsity doubles player to an outstanding Varsity singles player. Having had Isa as a student I can add that such dedication extends to her academic work as well. " -JoAnn Bondi

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Monday commemorates Veterans

by Tom Janas Seventy-five years ago the last official act of Woodrow Wilson left a tradition that may live on as long as the United States engages in war.

November 11, 1921, Veteran's Day, was the burial of the first Unknown Soldier.

As a suggestion from a member of Congress, the Unknown Solidier was to be a memorial to all who had given their lives in service, especially those who were left behind in the graveyards of France. Thus began a long and secretive process of transporting a body from France to serve as the Unknown Soldier.

First, four unidentifiable bodies were chosen from French graveyards.

They were then transferred to the Chalons-sur-Mane, sight of major bloodshed during the war, where one was chosen to be immortaUzed at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The caskets were laid out in a row at the Hotel de Ville. Sergeant Edward Younger made the choice, third from the left, by placing white roses on it. A cruiser, the U.S.S. Olympia, brought the body across the Atlantic where it was placed under an American Honor guard until the ceremony.

When the soldier was finally laid to rest, the attendance and attention it received can be compared only to the Presidential inauguration. Thousands lined up in the street to see the procession. It attracted dignitaries from England, France and Belgium, all of whom bestowed their countries' medals of honor upon the soldier. President Harding marched, Wilson rode in a carriage, and the casket was pulled by six black horses. The body was lowered into the grave. The inscription read: "Here rests honored in glory an American soldier known but to God." Though there were three others buried at the tomb for World War n, the Korean War and Viemam, the first ceremony regains the most national and international recognition.

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Taxpayers. The Republicans again claimed victory at South with Hyde winning the race for representative over Democrat, DeLa Rosa. A Libertarian, Meyers also recieved 40 votes.

Maine East's and Maine West's voter turn out was even worse than South's. At East, Clinton claimed the victory in the presidential race with 62% of the vote over Dole's 32%.

West showed similar results with Clinton's 53% victory over Dole's 22%.

The county wide results reported 5000 voters, which was significantly lower than the projected 30,000. In the presidential race, Clinton seized 50% of the vote, followed by Dole with 26% and Perot with 20%. In the Senate race, Salvi emerged as the victor narrowly with only one percentage point over Durbin's 43%. Clearly, this mock election demonstrates many aspects of elections that are present. Perhaps this experience will lead to more informed and involved voters in the future; who are mindful of the fact that democracy cannot work without the people.

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Gino Ori takes time to vote at lunch.

Gateway offers students opportunities

by Laura Schomack and Mary Hoekstra To those of you who think that a "gate" is a part of a fence, welcome to the world of electronics. During a three week internship over the summer, called Gateway to Electronics, students from all over Chicago were given a chance to roam through the electronic world, thanks to the sponsorship of U.S. Robotics and the DeVry Insititue of Technology. If this sounds like a boring way to spend a summer, how does working with an 800 degree soldering iron sound? And how about twenty one free lunches? Not too bad, huh?

The majority of the internship was spent working with modems. At DeVry's computer and electronics lab, interns built a Pulse Amplitude Modulator (PAM), which demon-

strates the basics ofhow a modem works. The word MODEM is actually an acronym. It stands for MOdulate DEModulate. All this means is that a modem changes "computer language" into "telephone language" and back again so people can communicate over the internet. Modems are in high use and demand in this age of expanding internet technology and use.

At the U.S. Robotics' factory floor, multimillion dollar machines produce these modems at twenty dollars a piece plus labor.

However, the cost to the consumer is around $200 for this finished product. So, what happens to the extra $ 180? Well, we were served gourmet lunches every day.

If you want to find out what a gate really is.

watch for the "Gateway to Electronics" sign up at the end of the year. If you cannot wait. until the end of the year, contact Mr. Theime.

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Hawk football seizes Conference

by Tom Repetto With a 40-20 win over Highland Park, the Hawks captured their fifth consecutive conference championship. The game was close for three quarters of play, but the Hawks pulled away at the end.

Remi Benkowski set the tone early with a long touchdown pass to Rick Tosch, giving the Hawks a 7-0 lead. George Gardiakos was the main man in the back field, rushing for two first-half touchdowns and 197 yards for the game. The Giants' potent offense kept the game close in the first half as the Hawks led 24-14.

Highland Park came even closer to upset-

action. George Gardiakos added another touchdown and Dino Gardiakos punched the ball in for three more. Tim Strauts and Don Jones also had touchdowns for the Hawks.

The defense did not let Deerfield come close to challenging, allowing just 4 yards in the first half Most plays didn' t even get past the defensive line, led by seniors Anthony Ragona, Brian Marvucic and Tim "T-Dog" Larson.

With an 8-1 record in the regular season and the return of many key players from injury, the Hawks look forward to the playoffs.

ting the Hawks by scoring on the opening drive of the second half. But it was all Maine South from then on.

Dino Gardiakos and John Hammersmith ran for touchdowns, set up by brilliant pass receptions by Tosch and George Gardiakos. Two field goals by Phil Lucchese proved to be important as the Hawks edged out their conference opponent.

In crushing Deerfield 47-0, the Hawks won with a bruising ground game and a relentless defense. Dino Gardiakos, John Hammersmith, and George Gardiakos filled in tremendously for the injured Tim Gavin. Hammersmith ran for 88 yards and a touchdown in the first half of

Hawk runners win their fourth title

by George Hartman The Central Suburban League North's Boys' Cross-Country Conference Meet was hosted by Deerfield this year. The Hawks entered the meet undefeated in conference, ready to snag another Conference title.

Unfortunately for Maine South, the Hawks were unable to handle the competition. Settling for second place at the meet to crosstown rival Maine West, Maine South will

Despite the letdowns at the end of the year, the boys' cross-country team overcame many setbacks since the start of the school year. Injuries plagued the Hawks all season, eliminating four of the top seven runners by the time of regionals. With some luck, the young team can make the improvements necessary to have a better season next year by capturing yet another Conference championship.

have to bear the title of "Co-Champions" this year. Despite the loss, three Hawk runners achieved all-conference honors. These runners were junior Tim Zei and sophomores Matt Madura and Brian Dickey. The following week, the team traveled to Fenton High School for regional competiton. Finding disappointment again, Maine South failed to qualify for sectionals, placing an unusual ninth out of twelve teams.

Soccer

by Filip Cejovic After a roller-coaster season, the Varsity soccer team is getting hot at the perfect time.

In the last two regular season games, the Hawks proved that they were back. They beat Highland Park 3-0, with Mike Krull, Thomas Buszydlo and Paul Johnson scoring for the Hawks.

Next in line was Glenbrook North, whom the Hawks dominated 3-0. In that contest, Erik Kuever scored two goals and Filip Cejovic knocked in another, as the Hawks captured their fourth straight Conference championship. After a whole season of hard work and determination, the Hawks were ready and anxious for the playoffs. The first victim was Francis Parker. The Hawks took the lead in the first half on a goal by Buszyldo and with two minutes left, Cejovic scored to seal the 20 win. Goalie Kurt Kuempel recorded his tenth shutout. The support from the crowd was "FANtastic", and will be a key part in order for the Hawks to win State.

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Cross country captures second

by Lynn Janik As winter nears and cross country concludes, this year's team will look back and be satisfied with their results. All levels strived for excellence this season, which was displayed at the Conference meet held at Deerfield.

The Freshmen team finished in a tie for first with 37 points. Jenny Fink, Meghan McHugh, Meghan Sexton, Stella Pappas and Suzy Palermo dominated the race as they brought the title to Maine South.

On the JV level, the girls experienced victory once again,finishingone pwint away from a perfect score. Lindsay Beyer finished fu^st, followed by Alex Uzemack, Anna Kurtz, Asheley Kiefer, and Lynn Janik. This team proves to be strong and dedicatedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;both qualities which will help lead the Hawks to victory again next year.

Varsity girls truly ran their best, hoping to obtain another win for Maine South. After an extremely difficult race, the girls finished in second. Johanna Zumer, Gina Kremer, Ehza-

beth Gibbons, Kathryn Drozd and Maura Collins helped the team obtain 54 points for this second place finish.

As Varsity continued on at Regionals, which were held at Fenton, they swept away the comp)etition. Never intimidated by the larger schools, these Hawks captured fifth place, securing their spot at Sectionals. The victorious Hawks, including Gibbons, Zumer, Kremer, E>rozd, Collins, Beyer and Cara Cordora, fought hard throughout the race.

Tennis season ends at state tourney

by Penny Bilissis The girls' tennis team's season came to a closure with the State tournament, which took place on October 25 and 26.

The outstanding doubles team of Abby Smith and Chris Goodman finished their season with a rank in the top ten in the state.

This faboulous duo only lost two matches, winning a total of six at this tough competition.

Singles play at state included Elizabeth Bingier and Isa Werner. Bingier was able to win two of her four matches. Although Werner lost her fu-st match, she came back to

win her second. In her third match, she ended up losing in a tie breaker.

With these four individuals competing so well at state, next year's team is sure to be just as strong and competitive. With the loss of only three seniors, the victorious momentum will not be broken for next year.

Swimming looking for conference title

by Karin Vonesh The girls' swim season is drawing to a close. After much success in dual meets, the Varsity will compete tonight for the Conference title. JV swimmers will compete tomorrow afternoon at their Conference meet. Both meets will be held at Maine South. JV and

Varsity will come up against tough competition, as Glenbrook South and Deerfield intend to beat the Hawks.

Tuesday, October 29, marked the last home meet of the season. Varsity found York to be a strong competitor, and came up short 79107. JV, however, was more successful, com-

ing from behind to win with a score of 107-79.

The team celebrated their last home meet with a ceremony honoring the ten seniors who would not be returning and their parents.

Though many tears were shed, most were happy to celebrate the years they had spent swimming for Maine South.

Fall Scholar Athletes The Fall Scholar Athletes have been announced for the 1996 season. In order to be named a Scholar Athlete, one must be a senior who participated in a fall sport and had a 3.0 grade point average during the season. Recipients work hard in school and on the field.

On boys' and girls' cross country, recipients include Kathryn Drozd, Julie Folz, George Hartman, Danielle Hernandez, Angela Janik and Johanna Zumer.

Brian Albin, John Hammersmith, Tom Janas, Don Jones, Pat Maigler, Mike Mueller, Tom Repetto, Tim Strauts, Rick Tosch, Mike Worasutr and Paul Wright receive the award for their contributions on football.

Those receiving the award for boys' golf are Brad Galvin and Matt Simpson.

Filip Cejovic, Scott Elmlund, Nick Georgiopoulos and Mike Talaga receive the honor for participating on Varsity soccer. Joe Cincinelli, Matt PoUey and Mike Wilkening receive it for participating on JV soccer.

Five girls on Varsity swimming, including Christina Atanowsky, Laura Beckerdite, Cara Jamriska, Vicki Miller and Laura Schomack are ScholarAthletesaswell. Also included is Alex Bialecki who participated on JV swimming.

The two recipients on JV tennis are Michelle Dulski and Mary Hoekstra.

On girls' volleyball, Rita Fallon, Danielle Kain, Kathy Korytkowski, Jamie Martello, Renee Schaul and managers Laura Huber and Vanessa Winkowski receive this award.

Freshman Elizabeth Bingier.

Photo by Brian Johnson