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by Karin Vonesh "We the People of the Maine South Constitution Team do hereby ordain our ferociously-sought victory and dedicate it to our honorable school." The first days of May brought the flowers of excitement to the 30 A.P. Hawks on their Hawk-flight to Washington, D.C. They qualified in December for the Center for Civic Education's National Constitution Competition. The smdents were divided into 6 units, each grappling with a different subject area of the Constitution. The 3-day-long competition included the presentation of prewritten 4-minute speeches as well as periods of time for free response questions in-
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vented by the distinguished panels of judges. When all was said and done, the A.P. Hawks came out with a 4th place finish in the nation. The trip was not all work, though. A variety of touristy activities including tours of memorials and governmental buildings added an educational air to the 5-day adventure. From the State Department and the Department of Justice to the glistening White House, many "excellent rooms" boasted unique artwork and the labors of talented architects. Milking government connections led to one-on-one meetings with both Congressman Henry Hyde and Senator Dick Durbin. Learning turned to
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bump-and-grind at the informal dance hosted by the "We the People" people. Needless to say interactions with participants from other states were encouraged. The following evening a slightly higher-brow banquet was held and later aired on C-Span. Every competitor present enjoyed the words of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. After the sUghtly disappointing announcement of the winning states (that failed to include Illinois), the A.P. Hawks worked their feelings out on the dance floor at yet another Booty Call-inspired shindig. Perhaps the most emotional moment on the trip was witnessed at the Vietnam Mecontinued on page 9
Close encounters of the animal kind by Jamie Foltz For some reason, strange sounds are coming from PA 109. Instead of the expected chatter from a group of young actors, the noise is a series of caws, cackles, snorts and grunts. One might think, "What is this, a farm?" This guess is close, but not quite right. ITie students are rehearsing "Animal Farm," the upcoming Spring Play based on George Orwell's famous novel. When it was first pubhshed in 1943, few could ignore the book's parallels to the Russian Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 as well as the novel's stance on sociahsm and communism. Orwell chose to diguise his social commentary by moving the location to England and giving key players such as Lenin, Marx and Trotsky new animal identities and names Uke Napolean, Old Major and Snowball. As senior Vanessa Cerf noted, "This is a very different piece to do. Not only does it deal with the main issues of communism and social injustice, but it shows a whole new aspect of theatre as well." Also contributing to the play's uniqueness is each character's mix of human and animal qualities, which adds to the excitement in each scene, but can also prove challenging for the actors. "It can be difficult expressing human ideas through animal
sounds. It's almost like making up your own language," commented Jenny Beacraft. "This show is done in a presentational style; it's not something we'd normally do," Mr. Muszynski noted. As director he has the task of bringing his visions to life with the help of the actors and crew. The actors onstage perform as an ensemble for much
of the show. "It's amazing that 23 people can come together as one," said Jon Hultgren. Assisting Muszynski at rehearsals are Student Director Jamie Foltz and Stage Manager Lee Adlaf, along with Janet Peterson as Assistant Technical Director and Mike Walters as Assistant Stage Manager. Behind continued on page 9 collage by Mike Tomassi
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Drawing and coloring in English? P l a y i n ^ ^ by Mr. Marsicano It wasn't all that long ago that I was sit- a heavy metal song in British Literature? n ^ by Elizabeth Gibbons ting in a high school classroom as a stu- it is an effective means of proving a point Losing. Naturally, we all hate it. But some dent. Now, only a few years later I find and applies to the material, I will give it a take the need to win to a new level, accept- myself on the other side of the grades as a try. These are often the lessons students reing nothing but perfection. Maybe the ultn teacher. I feel that I am fortunate to be not member far beyond high school. competitive people, the ones who are so usee too far removed from my high school expeWhile I did notice positive things in high to winning, are the ones that lose. rience because I can recall what teaching school which helped me to shape my style A competitive spirit is often the predeces- styles and activities I found interesting and of teaching, I also perceived some things sor of success. It fosters a dedication and z what classroom characteristics caused me to which I am carefiil to avoid with my own drive that can contribute greatly to the count a room's ceihng tiles (246 1/2 in my students. Looking back, I was put off in a achievement of one's goals. Michae high school economics class). class where a teacher simply relayed mateJohnson would not have broken the work Most teachers would probably agree that rial and evaluated work. I enjoyed learning record in the 200 meter dash if he had beet their high school teachers impacted their de- about people and wanted to understand at able to handle losing. Watson and Crick ma> cision to become an educator. I am grateful least a littie of the "human" part of my teachnot have discovered the double helix struc- to my teachers for affecting me in both posiers. I didn't need to or even want to know ture of DNA if they had given up easily anc tive and negative ways to help me carve out everything about my teachers, but I appreaccepted defeat. my own teaching style. ciated their trust and honesty when they Competitiveness, while it is a virtue, i; My favorite class in high school was, not would share their stories about things that also a fault. Not only can it prevent people surprisingly, an English class. Not only did happened to them in their Uves. I felt more from trying new activities, but it can alsc I appreciate the subject matter and enjoy the of a connection and was willing to open up prevent them from giving a full effort ai teacher, but, most importantly, I responded more for these teachers. times. First, a competitive person will noi to the effort the teacher put forth to ensure I try to share any relative personal inforinvest any length of time in an area of new that the class was spontaneous and filled mation I can with my students. I will lay found interest, if, at any point, he shows with a variety of activities. I always knew you odds that there is not a single student of signs of anything less than perfection. Fur- what piece of Uterature was going to be covmine that doesn't know that I went to t h ^ ^ thermore, if failure seems imminent where ered in class, but I had no idea what was University of Illinois, that I went to h i g l ^ ^ winning is usually the norm, the easiest thinj going to happen in that particular class peschool with Mr. Smith and that my cat's to do is give up. While this may seem silly riod. In this class, students read, discussed, name is Tripod. I know this personal conit creates an excuse. This leaves the view oi wrote, drew, created, and performed. The perfection intact, and no true loss in the class was never boring because it was never nection helps me build strong relationships with my students. record (it only counts if you lose at youi routine. I didn't reahze that my own teaching style best.) I always know what I want to cover in was being formed while I was sitting through Thus, competition, while fostering a dedi- class before I figure out how I want to aphigh school courses; the impact of those cation and spirit, can also lead a person tc proach it in the classroom. I put a lot of classes is larger than I expected. It is the miss out on a lot. He may miss an opportu- consideration into the presentations and accontinuous variety in the classroom and the nity to win, never realizing his full poten- tivities in a lesson because I feel that variopen relationships I have with my students tial, simply because his fear of losing is sc ety in the classroom is essential for heightthat keeps me eager to come to Maine South great. Or, even worse, he may completely ening motivation and effective learning. every day - even Mondays. overlook a sport or activity that may have brought him great happiness because he worried that he would not be the best. ftite articles. Give them to Jeff or Ti So, don't be afraid of losing. Be competiini. tive, but have faith in yourself. Be like Steve Prefontaine prior to competing in the Olymby Matt Haak pic games as he said, "I'm going to try tc work it out so that it is pure guts at the end During the weekend of May 2째'^, of thousands of starving refugees, young and then I'm the only one that can win." Well he didn't win. On the last lap he gave every- EntreMed Inc. announced an exciting, yet old. Supplied with grain from the heartland, thing he had, making a move to the lead witJ still risky new ueatment for cancer. The these young men are bringing one of hfe's a quarter left to go. He faded on the fina drugs they developed, angiostatin and essentials to countless needy. Isn't it great that we can extend life c " - ^ ^ straightaway exhausted from his kick anc endostatin, had remarkable success eliminatended up finishing fourth. So he gave up z ing tumors in lab rats. 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'Festivus for the rest of us!' fry Derek Smith As senior year passed by, I tried to think of an article that would have an impact on the readers. Most importantly, I wanted to write something that would leave people thinking. I realized that people are interested in things that are none of their business and bored by things that are important to know. So, I'm not going to bore you with governmental policies that will actually affect you. We know more about celebrities and fictional characters than we know about our neighbors! (Ever notice how houses aren't built with large porches anymore?) Without further ado, 1 present a brief collage of Seinfeld memories, since it will end May U-* taking NBC's "Must See TV" slogan with it.
Jerry, George, Kramer and Elaine betting each other to see who's master of their domain Jerry and George trying to convince a college reporter that they're not gay, "not that there's anything wrong with that" Jerry forgetting his date's name and only having the knowledge that it rhymes with a female body part Jimmy's third person referrals Elaine's run-in with the "soup Nazi" The cast dealing with: a low talker, a close talker, a long talker and a high talker Jerry delivering Newman's mail, in an attempt to have Newman transferred George trying to replace a marble rye that his parents took back from his fiances house
Seinfeld Thoughts From SeinLanguage "But the health clubs are a little too strict. What's with the high level of security? The picture I.Ds, the security guards, people signing in and out... What is this, NORAD? I mean the people that have a membership go twice a year, who's breaking in? Is this a big problem, people stealing exercise? And what if they catch the person, what then? They run. That's aerobic, makes it even worse." "IQs, SATs, GREs, it's all initials. They don't even give you enough credit that you can understand the name of the test. That's your first confidence booster. Then there's the sample question at the beginning where they show you know to fill in the circle. This should be the first elimination point right
there." "I always did well on the essay questions. Just put everything you know on there, maybe you'll hit it. And then you'd get the paper back from the teacher, and she's just written one word across the entire page, "vague." I thought "vague" was kind of a vague thing to say. I'd write underneath it, "unclear," send it back. She'd return it to me, "ambiguous." I'd send it back to her, "cloudy." We're still corresponding to this day. Hazy, muddy..." "When I was a kid, my favoriteridewas the bumper cars. What a wonderful fantasy of the driving experience as it could be. All confrontation, no destination. That's what the bumper cars are. Driving as an act of pure hostility."
i (Left) America's favorite TV foursome: (left to right) 1 Kramer, George, . Jerry, and ; Elaine; (Right) On the stand-up circuit in '92, the year before Seinfeld landed a permanent i time slot on NBC
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Brotherhood walks for food by Ann Carroll What do Brotherhood members do when asked to help a charity? On April 25th, they walked away from it or, rather, walked for it. Maine South's charity organization. Brotherhood, has been helping at the REST shelter all year and two Saturdays ago they were able to finally work off all the food they had served. Fifteen members and two sponsors, Mr. Male and Mr Parrilli, showed up to walk four miles along Lake Michigan. Each walker was responsible for raising money through sponsorship. Thanks to a persistent manner and bullying friends.
Brotherhood was able to raise over one thousand dollars for the REST shelter. The REST shelter has existed on a volunteer basis since 1978. Brotherhood first decided to really become involved when it was discovered that the REST shelter does not simply hand out charity, but also helps those in need gel back on their feet. What make this group so different is the many services that they provide. One man stated that, through the help of REST shelter, he has now been sober for five years and is back in school.
Throughout the year, a variety of smdents have worked at the REST shelter and have enjoyed the experience, but the Walk-AThon was a relaxing finale to the year of service. Mr. Parrilli was surprised at the amount of money that this fairly small group of walkers could raise on their own and as John Armour said, "Even though it was early in the morning, it felt good to raise money for a group that really helps." All in all, the year and the walk for the REST shelter were big successes that Brotherhood hopes to repeat again next year.
Community Beat by Dave Smith Yes, sir, there is trouble in Park Ridge, with a capital T. The civil unrest between the mall parking violators and the local merchants took a turn for the worst just a few days ago in Park Ridge. After years of parking disputes in the uptown area. City Hall (more specifically Public Safety Director Robert Colangelo) reached the verdict that the city was getting too many complaints about the towing policy on private lots.
So he declared thatfromnow on the city will not ticket parking violators. The tension on the issue has been very overwhelming. About two weeks ago an incident occurred between an owner of a recently towed car and a spotter, who was paid by mall management to locate such violators. A httle confrontation ensued between the two and Park Ridge Police had to intervene. Tliey gave the men warnings.
Senior Activities: •Ski Club Treasuer •Spanish Club •Italian Club •T.OJ^.Y.S. •Celebration Committee
But let us not fear fellow Uptown shoppers. An Uptown Parking Committee has been meeting with the Uptown merchants to put an end to the senseless violence by solving the parking problem that is plaguing the Uptown area.
Katie Aulisio Teacher's Comments: Katie has taken on responsibilities for organizing and staging the Celebration Fashion Show with style and grace, oiganization and people skills. Her class and her school should _tejrateful for her efforts. —S, Deines
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by Kyle Gann That special day when the ground is covered in newly fallen snow and presents lie beneath a green tree comes but once a year. However, it was on April, not December, 25th that Brotherhood members hoped to show love and care in a special way. They did this by participating in a charity event called Christmas in April. Christmas in April is a one day blitz that attempts to fix up many of the needy houses in the Chicagoland area. Many volunteers worked long and hard, lending whatever skill or labor they could. Led by Ms. O'Malley and Ms. Albright, Brotherhood members Kim Di Nino, Kyle Gann, Christina Mammel, Jane Optie, Adrianne Pontarelli, Kelly Sherman and Julie Szramek put in a long day's work in an attempt to demonstrate their compassion. Despite the hard work, it was enjoyable. Jane Optie said, "The painting was fun and it is great to know you're helping someone else." For each member the day began at around 5:00 a.m., well before the sun rose. At 6:00 a.m.they met near the Maine South gym and drove to ITT Tech. From there, a sheriff's bus (used to transport prisoners) was
Brotherhood lends a helping hand boarded and taken to the home of an elderly woman who recently suffered a stroke. Once there. Brotherhood Society joined forces with a Lutheran church from Mount Prospect. In a maner of minutes, the students were put to work preparing the house for painting. This included vacuuming and taping floorboards as well as eradicating
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Photo by Ms. O'Malley spider webs on the walls. After this task was finished the B r o t h e r ^ hood members began to paint. Long h o u r ^ of painting were interrupted only by a short lunch break. The lunch was a delicious pizza supplied free of charge by a local pizzeria. In addition to the meal, all materials used in the charity effort were donated by corporations or other sponsors. Before the food had even settled, the group was back in the house. Working around furniture and tight comers the volunteers covered the house in a new layer of paint. Christina Mammel confessed she would gladly repeat this activity. As time began to run low, the house was cleaned and furniture was returned to its original arrangement. In addition to the students' labor, the work of carpenters and electricians was invaluableThese volunteers managed to create a whole new kitchen with new lightingThey also installed fans throughout the house and updated it in many wonderful ways. When it was time to leave, the volunteers were leaving an entirely differen^^ house from the one they entered e a r l i e i ^ that day- Through the caring cooperation of a small group of volunteers someone s life was changed.
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Brooks visits Fremd by Kathleen Dunne A visit from one who has created so many wonderful gifts. Illinois Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Brooks, is a great honor. On Monday April 27, Fremd High School was visited by Gwendolyn Brooks. Students stood in hne for two hours waiting for their turn to meet the world famous poet. Brooks was invited as part of Fremd Writers' Week. Writers' Week was designed to expose students to live readings and performances. Also, the event allowed students to explore different writers and their writing styles. The students from Fremd were very excited about Brooks coming to their school. Reggie Gibson, a junior, says that the crowd was not siuprising. "When you make poetry relevant to them, they can grasp onto it." he said. The students all agreed that the visit was <t>lk:Fl»,.-,,.^ ^1k1>/^.l
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8 Ne^vs It's 9 a.m. Do you l<now where your Spanish teacher is? by Amy Goodwin Recently one of Maine South's Spanish teachers received one of the biggest surprises ofher Hfe. One of Ms. Anton's students sent a letter to the Oprah Winfrey show describ-
ing the extremely energetic 6th period Spanish class and the teacher that makes them smile and laugh every day. Amazingly the letter was chosen out of 10,000 and within a few days they recei\ed the response that they
Update: Celebration '98 by Lynn Bielski As the end of the year ncars seniors are talking about the exciting activities that await them. Before graduation and vacation seniors have an opportuniG? to celebrate Senior Prom and Celebration '98's unique post-prom party Let the Magic Begin. Is there any other time when all the seniors get together to party somewhere that offers such a wide variety of activities? I'll bet you're wondering, where on earth is this too-good-io-be-irue celebration happening? This year Celebration is being held at Enchanted Castle in Lombard. I iKar you moaning and groaning; yes, this may be the same location you h ^ your second gr^de birthday party many moons ago. However, the Casde has been recently remodeled and updated so it is more sq>bisticated then when you were seven. The Castle features laser tag, a nijDe hole miniature golf course, bumper cars and karaoke in addition to 2$0 video and arcade games. Special entertainment has been arranged for the night and will include psychics, a hypnotist. DJ, light show, contests and prizes. All seniors arc invited to attend Celeteation. Tickets »dll be available for the bargain IMJce of only $15 per person. That's less than dinner and a movie (m Friday night! Early bird ticket sales will begin on May 19 at all lunch periods. The advantage of purchasing your ticket early is that you can enter a drawing lo win a multitude of fabulous prizes. Finally, a few w(»ds of advicefrcansenior Katie DuPont, **If you go to Celebration thinking this is where I had parties when 1 was six you will not have fim—guaranteed. You must go wiUi an open mind, thinkingfriends,food, great things to do... J will definitely have a great tinw."
And I like to do drawrings Four students represented Maine South High School in the Ilhnois Drafting Educator's Association Regional Competition at Oakton Community College in March. Joshua Myers placed first in Introductory Board which qualified him for state competition in April.
wanted: Ms. Anton would be on the show. , In the few days prior to the show the stu-M dents found themselves barely able to contain their excitement and keep the secret from Ms. Anton. Bright and early at 6:30 a.m. the class boarded the bus for Harpo Studios. After checking in at the door they were taken to Oprah's personal theater. There they sat, attempting tofindMs. Anton in the large studio audience. As the end of the show neared, the class waited backstage where on cue they burst out, running with balloons and flowers. They brought a message for their favorite teacher: "Te queremos, Srta. Anton." (That's "We love you. Miss Anton," in Spanish.) Like so many Maine South teachers who deserve recognition for their efforts, Ms. Anton was treated to her spot in the limehght.
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Award-winning drafting students Joshua .Myers, Jim Goodrich, Amy Byrge and Brian Wilson with drafting teacher .Mr. Kratsch
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The Students of the Month for March are; Health: Theone Haralampopoulos, Derek Jamriska. Home Economics: Champ Cuesta, Anastasia DiSilvestro, Nikki Hinson, Christine Jacobson-Romain, Dena Konieczny. Business: Leonidas Fronimos, Mariusz Bajno. Industrial Technology: Anna Sojka, Joshua Myers. Physical Education: John Kopec, Tatyana Janczura, Eric Leshe, Justin Martinez, Mary Futris, Justin Sieck, Mary Ladra, Maxi Mathew, Anastasio Fourkas, Bridget James, Adam Goss. Driver Education: Charlatorn Warapanyaseni, Michael Nyman. Social Science: John Dwyer, Mike
Kuczynski, Kelley Lake, Margaret Niemczyk, Steve O'Neill, Piotr Piatek, Beau Rousseau, Lauren Zucchero. Foreign Language: David Gillespie, Nicole McCluskey, Alexander Policy, Brian Price, Kim Toter, Edward Uliassi, April Valle. English: Michael Bondi, Lauren Bransen, Marco Capasso, Antonello DiBenedetto, Brian Drugan, Elizabeth Gibbons, Aaron Hilyard, Jason Iberl, Stephanie Kawka, Sue Ksiazek, Laurie LaCerra, Tara Larsen, Brian O'Donnell, Brian Pick, Lisa Raap, Piotr Rewerski, Magdalena Witek. Science: Michelle Bonner, John DiMaggio, Andrew Donovan, Katherine Dwyer, Jessica FoUmer, Lynn Herrmann, Adam Kanaszyc, Tracey Kapusnik, Tatjana
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morial. Several students prepared an inspiring dedication and presented a wreath at the base of the chilUng black marble monument. All 30 members, though periiaps disillusioned, are planning to continue Uving their lives, pausing only momentarily to "eat some moldy popcorn in the gutter." Undoubtedly the trip proved both exciting and disappointing for its participants. The word from parents, government officials and trip sponsors was that the material learned
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in the end be of more value than the numerical outcome. Until the team members reach that higher plateau of understanding, they will have to continue relishing their fond memories, especially those of coaches "Papa" Patton Feichter and Nancy "Mama" Canova. (Note to next year's team: don't bother stealing Mr Feichter's personal effects; it's been done.) And to all those budding politicians out
Kecman, Joseph Miller, Joseph Nugent, Dave Popiel, Erin Shewfelt, Greg Sobkowicz, Melissa Traharne, Katia Wsniewski. Mathematics: John Armour, Rebecca Boudos, Kelly Coffey, Colleen Foy, Ellen Gartner, Tim Goodrich, Tatyana Janczura, Erin Lichter, Bryan O'Donnell, Michela Pagano, April Valle, Peter Wojtowicz, Lauren Zucchero. Drama/Broadcasting: Alice Gleason, Ashley Holz, Christopher Holland, Katie Genualdi, David Lamont. Art: Jill Baty, Danielle Puckett, Eldon Olmstead, Manase Latu, Amanda Jasinowski. Music: Kelley Lake, Greg Sobkowicz, CoUn Johnson.
there lurking in the halls of Maine South, Constitution Team truly is a unique experience. Growing as a scholar and speaker as well as a person comes together with a 5day voyage to our nation's capital. Despite how corny it may seem, the friendships made really do last forever. The jock meets the drama freak; the musician works hand-inhand with the brainiac. After all, A.P. Hawks are forever "one class, one team, one victory."
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the scenes, the crew—led by Mr. Sanchez and Mrs. McLeneghan—is working especially hard to make the show a success. Whether building the set, fashoning legs for the animals or assembling groups backstage to help the show run smoothly, crew always goes the extra mile to see something through. The show's unique style has also led to a special atmosphere at rehearsals. Because the show is so physically demanding, many times the actors warm up before practice. As in Orwell's writing, the characters blend human with beast until there are times when the differences between the two are not easily seen. It all adds up to produce an experience unlike any seen before at Maine South. "The energy on opening night always exceeds expectations," Kathryn Donehoo observed. If you're in the mood for something unexpected and insightful this is the show you've been waiting for. Show dates are May 14, 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $4.00 and can be purchased at the door.
Nick Scafa, Margaret Byrne and Julie Lucchesi work on their animal magnetism photo by Mike Tomassi
Sports Boys' Track takes first at Spartan Relays by Paul Johnson The track team battled through several invites during the past couple of weeks. On April 24, they competed in the thirteen-team Lyons Invite for the first time. They took a satisfying fourth place behind three track powerhouses. First place finishes included the mile relay (Skaezylo, Cicone, Payne, Turpeau), the 400 meter relay (Szramek, Turpeau, Johnson, Gardiakos), which set the meet record, and the high hurdle shuttle relay (Porras, Seberhagen, Santoro, Armour). The Hawks took part in the Spartan Relays a week later and emerged victorious for the second year in a row. In this twelveteam meet, the Hawks outperformed such teams as York and Deerfield. First-place finishes included the 400 meter relay (Szramek, Turpeau, Johnson, Gardiakos), the low hurdle shuttle relay (Porras,
Norman, Seberhagen, Armour), the mile relay (Gardiakos, Szramek, Johnson, Payne), the pole vault (Fahrenbach, Seberhagen, Hilyard, Norman) and the shot put (Duncan, Urbanski, Story, Fee). Taylor Duncan broke his own school record with an amazing toss of59'5". Several second and third place fmishes played a key role in obtaining the victory. Meets such as the Lyons and Spartan are unique in that every event is a relay. The running go as usual, but the field events add up four measurements for a combined total and the hurdling events require two lanes per team which makes them very entertaining events. These meets provide opportunities for many athletes to participate and excellent competition. The celebration of the Spartan Relay victory was short-lived because the Hawks had to compete in yet another invite the next
morning at Morton. The six team compet| tion was not as strong as the two previous invites, but were still tough considering the team had just run the night before. The long distance runners finished strong in the two mile relay and Dickey did well in the two mile. Maine South crushed the competition in the final scoring and ran away with the first place trophy for the third year in a row. The Hawks were without their fearless leader, Mr. Drennan, for almost two weeks because of illness. Unfortunately, he had to miss four meets, but he was back on his feet in no time. As the season culminates to the end, the Hawks prepare for Conference and Sectionals. When asked about the season, Danny Payne quoted Steve Prefontaine in saying, "I do everything I can to make it a guts race."
Baseball rebounds from losing streak by Mike Chor The Hawks have hit their fu^t bump in the road to the conference championship. They lost a hard-fought game 4-1 to the nationally ranked Liberty Wildcats, and then went on to lose to Evanston, Highland Park and Buffalo Grove. After the loss to Buffalo Grove, the Hawks had hit their low point. Coach Jerry Romes questioned the team's heart and desire. Less than an hour later, the The baseball team rallies before a Hawks retook the field against Hersey. critical game. photo by Ines Tiu They got off to a bad start, faUing behind 10-1 midway through the game. The Hawks were down but not out. They rallied together the game. The Hawks still lost the disapto make a comeback, and stormed back into pointing game 11-9, but there were no more
questions about their desire. The team then traveled to Highland Park for a rematch. They had been b e a t e n | ^ . before, so revenge was on their m i n d s l i ^ The Hawks were led by the wisdom and the bat of Steve Diduch, who went a perfect 4 for 4 on the day. Also playing a huge role was Mac Campagna, who threw a gutsy complete game victory. He was backed up by a solid defense throughout the game. The Hawks believe that if they keep up their hard work, success will follow. If they continue to play as a team, their road to the conference championship will surely smoothen out.
Kurek leads Hawk tennis to victory by Brad Metzinger This year's Hawk tennis team has shown that they are now in midseason form. The Hawks have also displayed their endurance by playing great at the Saturday tournaments. The team took second place at the highly-touted Maine South Invitational and fared decently at the Maine South Quad. Rob Kurek has been the catalyst to the Hawk's success. He has proved himself by defeating opponent after opponent. He took furst place at the blood and guts number one singles division of the Maine South tourna-
ment. He has also struck fear into many opponents and has gone through the season with only a single defeat. As usual. Brad Metzinger has been right behind him. Metzinger also won his division at the Maine South Tournament. These two top singles players provide an intimidating one-two punch that has knocked out many teams this year. In doubles action, Scot Kronenfeld and Jacek Wypych have displayed great improvement. They won the consolation bracket of the Maine South Tournament and
scOTed an impressive victory at the quad over Lake Park. The other combinations that coach Schmidt has put in the lineup have also had excellent results. George Athanasopolous and Matt Makula took home a silver medal at the Hawk Invite, The doubles teams have gotten a better grasp of the neccessary strategy and have seen better results. With this improved play, the Hawks are^ thinking about championships. Two upcoming goals include the Glenbrook South Invite and Sectionals.
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Girls' Track aims for strong finishi by Maura Collins of Weritz, Kloess, Ganas and Wright. Sec- Gibbons in the 3200 M run (11:50.9). In Rain or shine, the Maine South Girls' ond place finishers were Elizabeth Gibbons third place was the 800 M relay team of Track team is outside running to success. A in the 1600 M run (5:58.0 min.), DuPont Weritz, Wlezien, Kloess, and Wright (1:52.2 few weeks ago they did just that. They jour- (triple jump, 31'6") and the 1600 M relay min.). neyed all the way to Buffalo Grove in the team of Pahlke, Katie Dwyer, Amanda Wolf The Girls'Track Team also participated numbing wind and rain to compete in a meet and Lazar (4:28.2 min.). Third place fin- in the Glenbrook South Invite. The varsity against Buffalo Grove and Fremd. The ishers were Lynn Bielski (3200M run, team and the junior varsity team both finweather certainly did not affect the Hawks 13:59.0 min.), DuPont (lOOM high hurdles, ished in third place overall. Meet champias they finished in second place overall with 17.1 sec.), and the 3200 M Relay team of ons were Gibbons in the 3200 M run many individual first, second and third place Dwyer, Gina Kremer, Maura Collins and (11:58.2 min.), Wright in the 100 M dash finishes. First place finishers for Maine Gibbons (11:04.7 min.). (13.0 sec.) and the 400 M relay team of South were Nicole Wright in the 100 M Dash In the Wheaton Invite, the track team Weritz, Lazar, Kloess and Wright (51.9 sec). (12.7 sec.) and the long jump (15' 10"), took third place out of seven schools with The 400 M relay team has been undeKatie DuPont in the 300 M low hurdles (50.9 79 points. First place finisher in the Wheaton feated the entire season. That relay team sec.), the 8(X) M medley relay team of An- Invite was the 400 M relay team of Weritz, usually consists of Weritz, Lazar, Kloess, gela Ganas, Theresa Weritz, Katrina Kloess Anne Wlezien, Kloess, and Wright (52.3 Wright or Wlezien. Come and cheer the reand Liz Palke (2:00.7 min.), the 400 M re- sec). In second place was Wright in the Long lay team on to an undefeated season and the lay team of Weritz, Kloess, Linda Lazar and Jump(16'5")andthe 100 M dash (12.8 sec.), rest of the team to victory in the IHSA SecWright (52.9 sec.), and the 800 M relay team DuPont in the 300 M Hurdles (50.1 sec.) and tional meet hosted at Glenbrook South.
Badminton is smashing by Margaret Albin With only four matches left in the season, including conference, the Hawk badminton team is unfortunately winding down. Although both the junior varsity and varsity have not been as successful as they would have liked to have been in the last two weeks, they have shown that Maine South athletes don't go down without a fight. Facing tough competition at Deerfield, both the JV and varsity went home with a loss. Against the Evanston Wildkits the Hawks fought hard, but wound up being unsuccessful in the end with JV scoring (3-15) and varsity finishing at (0-15). At the last home meet of the season, which was also senior day, the Hawks faced Elk Grove, but unfortunately the Elk Grove team never showed up, so both teams won by default, even though the Hawks would have enjoyed the challenge.Over the past weekends the varsity team has played in two tough tournaments, the New Trier Feather Fest and the Evanston Invitational. On both occasions the varsity team played extremely hard and came in thirteenth place at Feather Fest and sixteenth place at the Evanston Invite. With all the hard work that both teams produced thus far, they .should come awav with many victories.
Softball nears end of season by Amy Czerwionka Girls' Softball is closing up their last two weeks before they get ready for IHSA Regionals. The girls are focusing constantly on what they can do to improve their game. This season the softball team is learning a lot about the actual game of softball, and what they can do to master it. The week of April 21 was a great one as the girls played Glenbrook North and won. The varsity team also played Maine West on April 23, once again playing successful. On May 1st the
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Record season afoot for soccer team As the girls' soccer season nears state playoff time, the Hawks continue their record-setting ways. With 15 straight victories and an unblemished record, the 1998 Hawks have the best opening record in the history of Maine South girls' soccer. The next best was 13 straight victories in 1984, the first year that girls' soccer was played at Maine South. That year, the record was blemished by a wild 5-5 tie with Evanston. On Tuesday, April 28, senior goalkeeper Alice Gleason set a new Illinois state record of 56 career shutouts, eclipsing the previous mark of 55 set by Karen Wake of Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffm in 1993. With each new shutout she raises the bar, and she should finish the Congratulations on the soccer field are a common sight at Maine South these days. season with far more than 60, a record Here, Fran Futris (#9, center) is congratulated by teammates Emily Auge, Maureen that could stand for a very long time. Muivihill, Kriss}' Bachewicz and Belinda Spike for a goal against Oak Park earlier Ironically, Maine South is also the home in the season. Photo courtesy of Eyrie of the boys' record for shutouts, set by Mike Semel in 1995. with 16 goals, including three consecu- more teams are undefeated, and the JV "This is the best team I've ever tive hat tricks. Following close behind has only one loss for the season, the coached at Maine South," says coach are freshman Krissy Vonesh (13 goals), Hawks have plenty of reason for optiTom Kerth, "and it might be the best junior Emily Knoblauch (nine goals, all mism. we've ever had here, though it's hard to in the last six games), sophomore Fran The Hawks travel to Peoria today Futris (eight goals) and junior Laura compare teams across the years." Still, to compete in the challenging Peoria there's no question that the level of girls' Paine (eight goals). Despite missing nine Notre Dame tournament, featuring sevsoccer has risen considerably in recent games due to a stress fracture, all-state eral of the top teams from downstate. years. There are currently nearly 300 senior co-captain Krissy Sebethagen still When they return, they will still have a has seven goals and is finally ready to highly-regarded Glenbrook South team school fielding varsity teams. to face before the state series begins. And near the top of the heap, ranked return to action. In all, the Hawks have outscored #5 by both the Sun-Times and Tribune, As with this year's basketball team, their opponents 70-5, allowing no more the soccer team faces perhaps the most sit the Hawks. In recent games, the Hawks than a single goal in a game. In confer- difficult road to the final 8 in the entire trounced conference foes Niles West, ence, their statistics are even more dra- state—four teams in their sectional have Maine West and Maine East, all by matic—a staggering 49-0 goal differen- been ranked in the state's top ten throughout the season. Only one will^^. scores of 9-0, the unofficial Umit that tial. ^P Coach Kerth will allow his teams to The fact that so many goals have make it downstate. reach before turning off the scoring. come from underclassmen is a positive But if the Hawks keep playing at the Leading the scoring for the Hawks sign for the future. And when you con- level they have achieved so far this seais sophomore forward Diana Puckett sider that both the freshman and sopho- son, you know who that will be.