Vol 34 issue 15 senior issue 1998

• OUTHWORDS

Maine South graduating, year's Senior Honors

Outstanding achievers from I.be class of 1998 were honored on May 27 at I.be Senior Honors award ceremony.

Students receiving departmental awards were:

John Kopec (Applied Technology), Morgan Fantetti (An), Mariusz Bajno (Business), Kirsten Krone (Family and Consumer Sciences), David Wilson (Music), Elizabeth Gibbons (English), Sara Douglass (Physical Education), Melissa Poulos (Social Science), Karin Vonesh (Foreign Language), David Wilson (Mathematics), Sushila Dalal (Science) and Nick Castellanos (Speech/Drama).

Coll ege and University Awards

Marquene University: Alison Milnamow, Loyola University of Chicago: Andrew Trenkle, Sheila Musurlian , Barbara Rodecki, Kirsten Krone , Monica Caporale , Northern Michigan University: Lauren Malone y, Oral R oberts University: Michelle DeStefano, Indiana University: Michael Jano wski, Nicholas Reuhs, Michigan State University: Sean Devlin, University of Dayton: Mary Battista. Mary Friest, Megan Terretta, Furman University: Kathryn Donehoo, Valparaiso University: Kristen Hannon, Concordia University: Susanna Bass, Lewis

University: Jeffrey Dopke, Universi ty of San Diego: Penny Bilissis, University of Iowa: Maureen Gunning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Karin Vonesh, Santa Clara University: Alice Gleason, lllinois Wesleyan University: Natalie Berg, Aileen DeCourcey, Zora Popovic, Ohio Wesleyan University: Jeff Clapper, John Carroll University: Suzanne Kostolansky, University of Wisconsin at Madison: Taylor Duncan, Southern Illinois University: John Kopec , Brown University: Denise Pavichevich, University of Miami: Marco Capasso, Miami University of Ohio: Tiffany Apolinski, DePaul University: Marc Olzeski, Jeff Hejza, Truman State Univers ity: Heidi Barton, University of New Hamp shire: Jennifer Husar, Case Western Reserve University: Stephanie Rieder, Oberlin College: Colleen Matheu , Kalamazo o College: Alicia Dicks, Monmouth College: Meghan Corkill, Augustana College: Lynn Janik, Hope College: Janet Peterson, Marian College of Fond du Lac: Elizabeth Nyman, David Nolan.

Local and Special Awards Aid Association for Lutherans All-College: Jennifer Husar, Illinois Congress of Paren1s and Teachers Lillian E. Glover Scholarship: Lynn Janik ,

AHEPA Thirteenth District Scholarship Foundation Awards: Penny Bilissis, M elissa Poulos , Illinois Student Assistance Comm is sio n M erit Recognition Scholarships: Vishal Kamani, David Popiel, Barbara Rodecki , Anne Rose, Karin Vonesh , Lutheran General H ospital Service League Internship and Sc h o larship: Mary Manning , Alpha Psi Chapter Scholarships: Sara Douglass, Ly nn Janik, National Merit Scholarship Commended Students: Erica Bailey, Robert Bello, Mauree n Gunning, Vishal Kamani, Radley Kanaszyc, A li Khan. M arc Olzeski, Kathryn Spindler, Andrew Trenkle , Alison Upton, Nic h o l as Va ssi l os, Ka rin Vonesh, National Merit Fit ists: T1mothy Barounis, Sus Dalal, Jus tin Eraci, Jeffrey Lei Dave Popiel, Meli ssa P ou los. Stephanie Ri eder, Graham Schmidt, Dave Wil son, Northwestern Un i versi t y National Merit Scholarship : Tim Barounis, Unit ed Airlines Fou ndatio n Scholarship: Dav id Wilson, National Merit Scholarship: Sushila Dalal, Un i ve rsi t y of Richmond Merit Scholarship: Graham Schmidt, Illin o i s Wesleyan University Merit Scholarship: Jeff Leist, Nalco Chemical Company LP Scholar· ship, Annie Rose, Universi ty of Wisconsin Club of C hi cago Award: Matthew Wa n at, H al

Morgan Fantetti

Business

Mariusz Ba jno

.seniors awarded at this award ceremony

Chastain Scholarships: Jennifer Beacraft, Janet Peterson, Park Ridge Art League Scholarships: Tiffany Apolinski, Morgan Fantetti, Don Martello Scholars h ip: S. Andrew Schneider, Civic O rchestra Scholarship: Matt Haak , Colleen Matheu , Ralph J . and Ellen Frost Schola r s hips: Stephanie Rieder, Katherine Rogers, Harry Shaw Scholarships: Todd Knight , Robert Waggoner, Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award: Melissa Poulos , Sons of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award: John Fahrenbach, Dr Ganner Scholar s hip Fund : Karin Vonesh , Bob Barker Vocational Scholarships: Dawn Gavin , Derek Pasieka, Chicago O ' Hare

• Rotary Club Memorial Scholarship: Natalie DiValerio , All Around Young American Awards: Lynn Bielski, Meghan Corkill, Maine Township Government Scholarships: Shannon Mal oney, Robert Roman, Helen Dobbins Memorial Scholarship:

Sa r a Douglas s, Hawkette Booste r Schoalrships: Tiffany Apol inski, Amanda Madsen, Vanessa Ricken, Speech/Drama/ Broadcasting Boosters Scholarships: Jennifer Beacraft, Aileen DeCourcey, JeffDopke, Kathryn Donehoo, Sara Douglass, Corinne Kabat, Natalie Levendoski, Graham Schmidt, Stephen Schneider, Daniel

Smith , Karin Vonesh , Mike Walters , Park Ridge Panhellenic Club Scholarships: Heidi Barton, Gillian Bender, Alexandra Giannopoulos, Stephanie Rieder, Maine South Mothers' Qub Scholarships: Tiffany Apolinski , Timothy Barounis, Robert Bello, Gillian Bender, Lynn Bielski, Monica Caporale, Robert Collura, Kevin Dawravoo, Aileen DeCourcey, Michelle DeStefano, Jeffrey Dopke, Michelle Fontana, Elizabeth Gibbons, Maureen Gunning, Jennifer Husar, Kathryn Ilic, Colin Johnson, Suzanne Karnatz , Kelley Lake , Tara Larsen , Natalie Levendoski , Nicole Marte , Elisa Park , Gordana Petrovic , Vanessa Rickert, Stephanie Rieder, Barbara Rodecki , Patricia Ryan , Demetrios Sarantopoulos , Daniel Smith. Nicholas Vassilos, David Wilson, Dr. Clyde K. Watson Award: David Wilson , Virginia Feu r er Scholarship : Meghan Corkill, De s Plaines Ladies of the Elles Scholarships: Monica Caporale, Barbara Rodecki, Pip Foundation Scholarship: Ines Ti u , Twentieth Century Club Juniors Foundation Scholarships: Gillian Bender, Meghan Corkill, Aileen DeCourcey, Natalie DiValerio, Adam Knight , Natalie Levendoski , Patricia Ryan, Scon Wade Memorial Scholarships: Meghan Corkill, Alice Gleason,

Michael Kemerer

National Honor Society Tutoring Scholarship: Sushila Dalal, Srudent Council Scholarships: Rob Bello, Natalie Berg, Melissa Poulos, Ines Tiu, Student Council Drama/Music Scholarship: Jennifer Beacraft, Kathryn Pierce Varsity C lub Scholarship: Lynn Bielski, MClub Scholarships: Kevin Duffy, Man Wanat, United States Anny National Scholar Athletes: Joshua Klaczek, Melissa Poulos, Illinois Coaches Association Scholarship: Brian Deines, Outstanding Athlete Awards: Elizabeth Gibbons, Dino Gardiakos, Navy College Fund Reci pi e nt: Matthew H olmes, Ken Ree se Senior Service Memorial Scholarships , Aileen DeCourcey, Sara Douglass, Elizabeth Gibbo ns, Colin Johnson, Katherine Rogers, Karin Vonesh, Matthew Wanat, Chris Harris Memorial Scholarship: Meghan Corkill, Michael Hudson Scholarship: Joshua D' Auria, Good Will Awards: John Armour, Natalie DiValerio, Sara Douglass, John Fahrenbach, Dino Gardiakos, Suzanne Kostolansky, Brigid Matchen, Dave Popiel , Nick Reuhs, Megan Terretta, Honorary Good Wlll Awards: Rahel Gazso, Yoann Godin , Mikael Palo Science

Susbila Dalal

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Foreign Language students bridge the language gap

Receiving high honors:

French I: Susan Abraham , An1hony Perrozzi, Erin Tyrell.

French I Accelerated: Carl Hughes, Jaclyn Jemc. Christine Mata. Anne MaRous. Elizabeth Ori, Lisa S i moncelli Katherine Skwarczek.

French Il Accelerated: Katherine Dwyer, , Colleen Matheu, Natalie e , arta , Young Song.

Frenc h m Accelerated : Jill Baty, Som Dalal, Matthew Palys, Nicolette Stach.

French IV Accelerated: Cynthia Barounis, Jeffrey Lazzaro , Bradley Metzinger, Brian Price, Elizabeth Raap , Maria Sabljic, Mary Sosniak, David Wtlson.

French V Accelerated: Paul Frederiksen, Eric Geroulis, Elisa Park.

German I Accelerated: Lara Zimmerman, Christine Kabat, Elizabeth Sutter.

German II Acce le rated: Susanna Bass, Piotr Rewerski

German ill Accelerated : Kris ta Diestel, Jennifer H usar, Barbara Rodecki Karin Vonesh.

German IV Accelerated: Carl Hughes

Italian I Accelerated: Joseph Bello, Lynn Bielski , Sandra Calenda, Katie Genualdi , Cynthia Golec, Basilee Gonzalez, Violetta Malacha, Jane Optie, Sylvia Palella, Melissa P enovich, Katherine Th om ps on, Karin Vonesh

Italian 11 Accelerated: Katherine Aulisio , Adriana Bartucci , Beatrice Ceccherini-Nelli, Michelle Destefano, Antonello DiBenedeno, Ke ndra Durianski, Anna Lisa Marchiafava, A d rianne Pontarelli , Charla torn Warapanyaseni.

I talian mAccelerated: Roben Bello, Lisa Cal enda , Julie Lucchesi, A n gela Ev ol a , Katherine Marcucci , Adelina Sessa.

Italian IV Accelerated: Bridget Burns, M onica Caporale, Kristen Hannon , Antonio DiLorenzo, Michelle Fontana.

Spanish I: Michelle Fricke. Sam Fuller. Jamie Gillett , Anna Golec , Patrick Griffith , H eidi Libner.

Spanish I Acc elerated: Mike Cocagne,

Theresa Dulski , Gregory Feiereisel , Rabel Gazso , Ellen Ghisholf, Aaro n Hil yard, John Jacob sen, Meghan Kamani , Amy Moorehouse , Molly O'Keefe, Laura Seske, J oe Sergo, Dan Tomassi , Catherine Witczak.

Spanish Il: Margaret Niemczyk.

Spanish Il Accelerated: Kathryn Ballard, Shea Barrett , Rebec ca Bo ud os, MichaelMary Conlon, Gwend oly n Fisher, Mary Futris, Kira Ho, Lauren Hurle y, Andrea Kite , Agnes Kurpisz. Am y Lichter , Kate Magnuson , Elizabeth Maratea , Nina Mariano , Meghan McCall , Stephanie Mitchell, Daniel Ostalowski, Brian Park, Jennifer Semowski, Mana Skwarcz.ek, Angelica Wozniczka.

Spanish ill: T1D1othy Barounis.

Spanish III Accelerated: Sabina Brkic, Shawn Davis , Bro ok e Fillippo , Anna Mieszaniec, Jane Optic, Jeffrey Percale, Katherine Skwarczek, Edward Uliassi, Mark Wojteczko.

Spanish IV Accelerated: Ellen Crawford, Barbara Rodecki , Rebecca Stein.

Spanish V Accelerated : Lynn Bielski , Penny Bilissis, Marco Capasso, Joshua Klaczek, Elizabeth Mocarski, David Popiel, Melissa Poulos , Stephanie Rieder , Anne Rose , Karin Vonesh, Matthew Wanat

Receiving h onors: French I : Colleen Hannon

French ID: Grant Ullrich.

French ID Accelerated: Martin Machnica, Walter Wodzien.

French IV: Trista Raczyla.

German I : Kristina Mam.me!.

German I Accelerated: Jennifer Hunsader.

German II A ccelera ted : Katarzyna Gruszkowska, Katie Husar.

Ita l ian I : Tommy Abbatac o la , Tony Allegretti, KristineAnsenberger, Nora Bums, Mike O'Malley, Michela Pagano, Paul Di Franco.

Italian I Accelerated: Margherita Barone, Corinne Kabat. Stephen Natali , Elizabeth Pahlke, Elizabeth Raap , Anne Rose.

Italian II: Lisa Cupello, Steven Dabrowski , Maurizi o Gulotta.

Italian ID: Lindsay B eyer, Bret 01sJeffery Frankowiak, Gina Kremer. • Italian IV: Na talie D iValer io, Robert Kurek, Stephanie Rifkind, Kim be rl y Schwartz.

Spanish 1: Joseph Cappe llo, P aul Drazba, Sarah Kaulfers, Car olina R ad zisz weski, Christina Rasane, B ria n Dema, Bria n Johnson, Erika Kr onborg- Mogil, Jennifer Fink, Jeffrey Franckow i ak, Alexa n dra Giannopoulos, R yan Grob, Miche ll e Kolaczewski, Ca th e r i n e Rista u , Cla i re Sharkey, Kevin Sherlock, Melissa Wal ler, Douglas Kisielius, R ebecca Swoboda.

Spanish [ Acce lerated: Ell en Gartner.

Spanis h II: Kevin A ndrews, Jess ica Baldacchino, Kelly Bl ohm, Kath erine Byrne, J enn ifer Cacco m o, Kathe r ine Ci moch. Amanda Conner, Karen Davis, Kathry n Delk, Yannis Dracopoulos, D ouglas E dsey, Elaine Erne, K evin Fleischmann, Sean Garbu tt, Kate l in Gill, Yoann Godin , Er in Green, Adrienne Hernandez, Lynn H err man n , Michael l berl, J en nifer Kamieniak, Laura LaCerra, John M artino, Stephanie Murphy, Jennifer Sagat, Edwin Schil li nger, Tlill othy Seiwen,Brendan Smaha, Neil Sobczak, Jennifer Steele , Michae l Tedeschi, Melissa Thomas, Domenica Zu ccarello.

Spanish II Accelerated: Angela Sic a , Bridget Sieck

Spanish ID: Christina Anane w ycz , IA Braun, Eliza Duncan , Kurt Fleischmann, )'fl!/! G oodrich, Amy Goodwin, Deirdre Gru baM cCallis t er, Theone H aralampopoulos, Am~da J asinowski, Kimberl y Kapus n ik , Enuly Knoblauch, Kelly Kurowski, Eric Macapugay, Chris Marshall, Bexy Mathew, Martha Motala. Melissa Penovich Eric Pi ck, Rebecca P ietrzak, Mary Pin de lski. Jo anne Schoffi3:ck, Tara Soldan, Sean Story, Michae l Tomassi , Randy Tosch , Pe nny Tsi li petros, Renee Vassilos, Holly Warchol, Ch arles Zei.

Spanish IV: Anna Kurtz, Susan Skaczy lo, Sbenylou Vergara.

Spanish IV Acce lerated: J ohn Bang, Bndget Garcia, Elizabeth G ibbons, An nette Kaczmarek.

The Art Department recognizes artistic talent

S~de~ts _of Mr. Greg _ Alderson : Tiffany Srudents ?f - Robert Cobb: L:ee Adl~. O ~sini, Katherine Pietryka, Catheri n e ~polinski, Jil~ Baty, B~ilee Gonzal~z, Jes- Tiffany Apolinslci, ~on Braun, S3:1>ina B~c. PtJanowsb, Alexa nder Popowych, Anna s.t~aGorog1arus, Stephanie Kaw~Elizabeth Sandra B rown, ManaCoUetta,BnanDemes, Purymska, A n thony Sa lt ar elli. M aria Michalec , Matthew Ognar, Jenrufer Palm, Nathan Egebergh, Andrew Farrell, Suzanne Solorz.ano, Scott Tagge Clarissa Thompson Be th P~ t rie , Katherine Ri~tau , Jcre~y i!i!M alluzzi Am Goodwin, Monica Ha~ , Amanda Wilberg, Tm Wilczynski, Bria~ Schwemm, Matthe~ ShalZI, ~isa Thoss, , Joanna Janasko, Erin W Llson, Olga Yovanovich. Tunney, Grant Ullrich. Adalin~ Wmlcows~ . euz, e~an ~an , ~elly Leszczynski , Students of Ms. Mary Lee Moore: Jessica Students of Mr. Teny Brag:iel: Stephanie Mary Manning , Julia Mills Don Olmstead, Bloom, Dawn Cielocha Erica Dietz Nick Bailey, Colleen B~ker, Nora Burns, Jenni- Carolyn Radz.iszeski ~Martin Sara. Kimberly DiSabato, Stevan Dobri~. Mo rgan F~tetti , fer Caccomo. ~nan CaJ?, Kate Ferraro, Schwartz, ~art.a Skik. Andrew Wagg oner, Patri cia Grivas, Amanda Jasinowski, JenniMaureen <:3unmng, Ka~1e Husar ,_ Sar~h Nathan Zyrcikat. fer Kam.ieniak, Barbara Levand, M ary M . Kc~ey, Gina Kremer,. Enn Lazer,Llna Liu, Students of Mr Rowland Ecker: Janet nfog , Georgja O'Keeffe, Jen ni fer Pa l Jenmfer Mey~rs, KatJe Morgan, Daruelle ~o!ea, Mar~aret Czyz, He~ther Frystak, Katherine Pietrykn, Jennifer Sheehan, Craig Puc kett, Karoline Salvador, Meghan Sarran Jillian G0!5ki ,_ Mattbew_Hryruewiecki, Amy Stankiewicz , Michael Tomassi, Erika Amanda Schrock. Meghan Sexton, Megan Janowski , Nicole K.hne . Manas e Latu Valenc iana, Apasara Warapanyase ni Terrett.a, William Waring.

Kristina Mammel , Brenda Metelka, Rebccc~ •

Outstanding Social Science students honored " at festive gathering

The talented a nd e qua lly outs ta nding M r. Ch r is Deg e r MCs the well-a ttended event

Peggy Ross Best A merican S cholar Sush i/a Da lal b rings crowd to its feet with rousing speech

Receiving honors : Slaughter, Anna Sojka, Megan Terretta, Papaioannou, Mark Phillips, Angie Plewa, World C u ltures: Demetri Alexakos, Michelle Tolczyk, Sherrylou Vergara. Samuel Porras, Joanne Razowska, Matthew Predrag Barac, Margherita Barone, Shea Advanced Placement Government: Reardon ,AndreaRoth,BeauRousseau, BraBarren, Rebecca Boudos, lza Bursakowska, Timothy Barounis, Robert Bello, Lynn dley Shemluck, Bud Sims, Christi n e Donna Cbaricki, Andrew Donovan, John Bielski, Penny Bilissis, Robert Collura, Stevens, Craig Stankiewicz, Penny Dwyer, Kevin Fleischmann, Rahel Gazso, Kevin Dawravoo , Aileen DeC ourcey, Tsilipetros, Andrew Waggoner. Anna Golec, Matthew Huffman , Meghan Michelle Destefano, Alicia Dicks, Nenad United States History Accelerated: ChrisKamani, Kri s tin Kloess, Katrina Kloess, Djordjevi c, Sara D ouglass, Michelle tine Anderson, Michael Ansenberger, Ayn Kelly Leszczynski, Dominick Lupo, Nina Fontana, Mary Fries!, Bridget Garcia, Lynn Balija, Jennifer Barren, Cynthia Barounis, Mariano, Sarah MaRous , Nicholas Olenec, Janik, Theodore Kostiuk, Kelley Lake, Jef- Lindsay Beyer, Angelica Brozyna, Kathleen AnnaPurymska,EricR.az, T1mothySapieka, frey Leist , Krysta Liveris, Elizabeth Dunne, Katherine Dwyer, Amy Goodwin , Katherine Sidelnik, Marta Skwarczek, Mocarski , Scott O ' Donnell , Michael Adam H aney, Patrick Hauser, Beth Sylvia Werem , Ma ggie Witek, Anna O'Malley, Daniel Reid y, Vanessa Ricken , Humbert, Ashley Kiefer, Beata Wypyski , Nathan Zureikat. Anne Rose , Demetrios Sarantopoulos , Kortykowski, Scot Kronenfeld, Szymon World Cultures Accelerated: Jessica Stephanie Ri eder, S Andrew Schneider, Krzyzanowski, J ulie Lucchesi, Megan ManBaldacchino, James Bello, Karen Boysen, Kathryn Spindler, Ines Tiu , Andrew Trenkle ning, Caroly n Man rose , Anne MaRou s, Katherine Byrne, Joseph Cappello, Arlene Government/Democracy Accelerated: Michelle Menoni , Joseph Miller, Jennifer Dawravoo, K evin Dooley, Je ssica KatherineAulisio, Kathleen Boyc huck, Jeff Mozdren, A n drew Mueller, Piotr Obara, Gorogianis, Patrick Griffith, Aaron Hilyard , Clapper, Melissa Cocagne, Josh D ' Auria, Matthew Palys, Trista Raczyla, Paul Rogus , Katie Husar, Stephanie Kawka , Meghan Douglas Edse y, Mic hael Frett, Maureen Maren Ronan, Michael Santoro, Susan McCall , Timo t h y Moran, Megumi Gunning, Kristen Hannon, Suzanne Karnatz, Skaczy lo,Amanda Thomas , Renee Vassilos, Nakamura , Jason Nuzzo, Brian Park, Jenni- Laura Morylak , Joanna Mueller, Anna Andrea Vigna, Colin Yarck, Anne Wlezien, fer Sentowski, Anna Tom czyk, Michael Nawara, Katherine Rogers , Zoran Stanoev, Amanda Wolf. Tomczyk, Catherine Witczak Michael Tunzi , Robert Waggoner. United States History Advanced Place-

• History of the Western Wo rld : John Ceb, Law in American Society : Kathleen ment: Ste r lin g Chung, Sionhan Dolan , Claire Cerezo, Steven Dabrowski , Boychuck, Sandra Brown, Marco Capasso, Natalie Fuller, Kyle Gann, Jonathan Hilyard , Genevieve Fabisch, Lindsay Kleiner, Amy Meghan Corkill, Natalie DiValerio, Nenad Serena Hohmann , Anna Kurtz, Gabriella Kopecky, Erika Kronborg-Mogil, Michael Djordjevic, Kathryn Donehoo, Anthony Kusz, Ho-Chen Liu, Martin Machnica , Lupo, Julia Mix, Margaret Niemczyk, Laura Friel, Kyle Gann, Eric Geroulis , Margaret Katherine Marc ucci, Bradley Metzinger, Palell a , Edith Pietrzykowski , Panagiotis Kehoe , Laurie Kondzi olka, Kurt Lenard , John Moran, Maureen Mulvihill , Monique Prezas, Lukasz Pyzowski, Stella Pappas, Kirsten Larson, Mary Nuzzo, Jennifer Palm, Poslinski, Brian Price, Rebecca Rangel , Sara Jennifer Sherman, Stephanie Sosniak , Beth Petrie. Rybak , Nicholas Schmid t , Michael Marjorie Stankewiecz, Lauren Zucchero. Modern Hi story: Nora Bielat, Nenad Sebastian, Joseph Slezak, Emily Smythe, History of the Western World Acce ler- Djordjevic , Paul Enderle , Corinne Kabat, Young Song, Allison Wagoner, Donald ated: Kathryn Ballard , Joseph Bello, Lauren Todd Knight, Kelly Kurowski, Nicole Marte , Walsh , Apasar a Warapanyaseni , Jordan Colletti, Nicholas DiSabato, Alaina Frano, Stephanie Rifkind , Patricia Ryan, Karoline Wipf Nicholas Giovannelli , Natalie Gondela , Salvador, Maggie Szymczak, Megan

Receiving high honors: Katanyna Gruszkowska, Elizabeth Haley, Terrena

Advanced Placement European History: Sarah Hansen , Siobhan Hic key, Counney Anthropology: John Armour, Sandra Sabina Brkic, Michael-Mary Conlon, Som Keifer, Kurt Marqui s, Hannah Megacz, Brown, Kyle Gann , John Ko pec, Jared Dalal, Wtlliam Heerman , Elizabeth Maratea, Anna Mocarski , Daniel Ostalowski, Joanne Skiba, Mary Sosniak, Kathryn Spindler Jeffrey Percak, Adrianne Pontarelli, Natalie Schornack, Matthew Sley ko , Meli ssa Economics : Mariusz Baj no, Kati e Selk, Katherine Skwarczek, Mary Sosniak, Sobota, James Sullivan, Rita Veron, Dawn Klo butcher, Jenny Patel, O scar Slus arc zyk, Edward Uliassi, Grant Ullrich. Wilson . Magdalena Szymczak., Krista Zech. Advanced Placement Government: TifAdvanced Placeme nt European Hist ory: Soc iology: Erica Bailey, Amanda fany Apolinski , Erica Bailey, Sushila Dalal, La ure n Brinati , Lia Germabia , Deidre Sc hrock, Gretchen Schrock, Young Song Justin Eraci, Paul Frederiksen, Elizabeth Gruba-McCallis ter, Elizabeth Lovero, Kevin Americ an Studies: Lee Adlaf, Brian Gibbons, Vishal Kamani , Ali Khan , Joshua Moot, Susan Pul s, Gregory Rasputin , Marta Dema, Eliza Dunc an , Kimberly Kapusnik, Klaczek, David Popiel, Melissa Poulos, BarSkik Emily Kn o blauch , Mary Nuzzo, Ann bara Rodecki , Graham Schmidt, Alison Government: John Arm o ur , Geo rg e Oravec, Denise Po llworth, Margarite Prieto, Upton , Karin Vonesh , Matt Wanat , David Athanasopoulos, Mariusz Bajno, Sandra Allis on Stanhope, Elizabeth Tedeschi, Li sa Wilson. Brown, Christopher Cannata. Marc o Thoss, Lind say Utz, April Valle , H o lly Government/Democracy Acce lerated : Capasso, Meghan Corkill, James Demetry, Warchol, Walter Wodz.ien

Jennifer Hus ar, Mi chael Kemerer, Lauren Sean Devlin, Natalie DiValeri o, Nenad United Sta te s Hist o ry : Chri s tina Malo ney, BrigidMatchen, ColleenMatheu Djordjevic , Amanda Ei c h, Ton y Friel , Ananewycz, Arny Angarone, Kevin Barren, Gregory Sobkowicz. ' • Leonidas Fronimos, Aristidis Geroulis, Alice Eva Braun , Raul Crisan, Mario DiLorenzo, United States History Accelerated : John Gleason , Yoann Godin , Colin Johnson, Suzy Anthony Enright , Angela Evola, Tina Bang, Jeffrey Cox, Katherine Greenslade Kostolansky, Tara Larsen , Mary Manning, Gcorganas, Ro bert Hemnann, Paul Jo hnson, United States Hi story Advanced PlaceNi co l e Marte , Chris t o pher Pl oog, Paul Sarah Kaulfer s, Gina Kremer, Maureen me nt: Anne Edison-S~ift, Brooke Fillippo, Poskozim , Patri c ia Ryan , Sara Sampra, Kudlik , Keith Kura , Matthew Madura , Carl Hughe s, Anna M1eszan1ec , Brian Pick Amanda Schrock, Kimberl y Schwartz, Jed Katherine Mocarski , Laura Pain e, Jamie Elizabeth Raap , Rebecca Stein . '

In the pursuit of truth and honesty

We have finally achieved our four-year goal. We will walk the stage, grab our diploma and be off to summer and higher education. We will also climb in status on the social scale. Good thing we all worked our butts off. Good thing we had the help of some of the best teachers. Good thing we had so many great friends who were there for us.

But like a weary soldier returning from war, we must ask: ourselves what we have to be proud of. Have we all done some degree of hard work? Sure. Have we all been in some way kind and helpful to our friends? Usually. But along with these positive ethics, we have ultimately achieved success, both academically and socially, through lying and cheating.

This article is about honesty. I would be a hypocrite not to share with you what has actually made my four years here successful. I will tell you about my academic life, and my social life.

First, as far as the grades, let me say that

I've done my fair share of bard work. At the same time, though, I've lost count of the number of times I've cheated. I'm talking about everything from asking someone for their homework to looking off someone else's test. I guess I'm a nut for admitting this so blatantly, except that I live in the comfort of knowing that you 've done it too. And that our teachers and parents did it when they were our age, and still do. Funny bow our diplomas don't mention that! Instead, they just show off bow well we pulled off A's, B's, and so on.

And bow about the ancient art ofB.S.ing?

How many times have you knowingly written bogus answers to homework questions, o r blabbed on and on in an essay about an article or story you ' ve never read If you're good at that, you might just have yourself as pretty a GPA as anyone else.

Then there's my social life. Why do I have friends? Why do people talk to me and not avoid me? Because I lie! Lie after lie after lie, everyday. From asking , ' How are

Our childl ike past and today

by Kathryn C. Spindler,

I had the strangest urge the other day: to bite a friend of mine 's knee We were just sitting there and he was talking about comic books or something and the impulse just hit me. I suppose; fundamentally, I am just a silly person. However, if being at Maine South has taught me anything , it 's certainly okay to be weird

I don 't mean creepy. Creepy is not a quality anyone admires in a person. I do not approve of eating bugs or pretending to throw up c hocolate pudding. That's just plain icky. What I'm talking about is unusual

My brother 's favorite memory of high school was a guy who bad painted the Tbundercats logo on the hood of his car. Charming, isn't it? An adult manifestation of a childlike delight. This image of the Dodge with the Tbundercats insignia on the hood stuck with me . It is one thing I truly believe in.

If you look for it you'll see it a lot. A guy will make Scooby Doo noises during class, a girl might wear a Cbeesasaurus Rex T-shin or a person might draw bunnies all over their h omework assignments. This is not necessarily a bad thing After all, playing is one of the surest signs of intelligence. It's what separates us from earthworms.

The majority of us loved the movie

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. It is the celebration of a childlike, but not childish. If I could have a dairy of chocolate cows, wallpaper that really tasteS like snozzberries or geese that lay gold eggs for Easter I would. However, not everyone shares my feelings. Some people are depressingly adult.

There are people in this world who don ' t watch cartoons or reread Shell Silverstein or deeply mourn the passing of Dr. Seuss and Roald Dahl. These people are not to be trusted They are too caught up in who they are now to even remember the people they o nce were They are totally convinced being mature means forsaking what they used to love I feel kind of bad for them.

I'm sorry if this article lacks the usual bizarreness of my commentaries, but this is the last one I will e ver write . I wasn ' t going to waste it on people who stick bones through their noses

So my final advice to underclassmen : remember the things that gave you joy. If you saw value in them once, you will find it again . Remember the names o f your stuffed animals , take out the old tranSformers once in a while , or even , heaven forbid, get a few friends and play double trouble. You' 11 be a bener person for it.

byMattHaak

you?" (Like I really care) to rep lyin g "Fine" (Actuall y I feel horrible.) Then people sometimes ask me if they look okay, and I of course tell them what they want to h ear. And that's why people talk to me: they d on't h ave to worry about hearing the truth.

Imagine if I did tell the truth to my friends. I'd only ask them how they're feeling when I really care, and sometimes, w he n they ask me, I'd yell at them and tell the m my day bas been terrible. Then someone asks me if bis or her hair looks okay and I reply, "Actually, you look like you j ust woke up." How many friends would I have the n ? How willing would people be to tal k to me? I'd be one of those guys who are "hard to talk to." Those guys are just being honest. The truth hurts.

Then imagine ifI hadn't cheated a single time in high school. I' d probably be repeating freshman year for the third time Since almost everyone else ch eated, I had to in order to stay competitive.

And that 's what 's so sad. We live in a world where dishonesty is rewarded, and the truth is forb idden. When I'm at the Uni versity of Successful Cheaters nex t year, I' ll remember what it was that got me there, and bow many times I lied to spare people's f_. ings. I'm not proud of it. I hate i t. B u t if .. to change, I'll lose the game of life. -

So called South

by Alison Milnamow

Looking back on High School I can relate my experiences to Angela Chase (well at least dying my hair) in My So Called Life and Joey in Dawson 's C reek (wh o doesn't relate to her ?). Although sometimes I do see my life play out in MTV rerun land and in the liYCs o f four teenagers on a second rate network; I think my High School experience bas been a lot more than that. After all , these past four years have been fi lled with more memories than any network television show could contain in one hour.

The lessons I've learned at Maine South were sometimes learned in the classroom. Parallel structure, for example, is a purely academic exercise. But other, more important (sorry, Mr. K err) lessons were learned outside the classroom. These I know I'll remember far beyond graduation.

In the past two years I have found out what it is like to lose the trust of a friend, and that it is a feeling I never wam to experience again Of course, gaining tJ.a person ' s trust back afterwards became a 1..,so n unto itself

And as much as my m o th e r will be shocked to bear this : I did learn to prioritize conti11u~d on page 8

"How do you like being an

by Timothy Barounis

Alpha.

B e t a

alpha?

In

Gamma. Delta. Epsilon.

Aldous

Huxley ' s Brave New World all citizens would belong to one of these five classes. Alphas are engineered to be the best They hate Epsilons.

In the wild, a dominan t male emerges within any given pack of animals: lions, wol ves, e tc. This male is the only one who is allowed to mate with the females. He is called the "alpha male." Once in awhile, the alpha male has a close rival who is also, occasionally allowed the privilege of mating. He is called the "beta male."

Today, we do not engage in genetic engineering for the purpose of predetermining someone's strength and intelligence. Neither are we allowed to kill those who would contest our dominant position.

Today, we have go-kart racing. It wasn't until recently that I ever would have even cons idered go-kart racing as a

• quest for dominance. All of my prior experie nce with go-karts h ad been either in M ichigan or Wisconsin. These tracks had been highly regulated and there had usually been an arcade or a miniature golf course nearby and lots of small children running around. This place (l'm not even sure if it h ad a name) was next-door to a construction site. There were no small children and there was no miniature golf course. There were batting cages and cigarette machines.

The man who apparently ran the place wore a b lack sweatshirt with a zipper in the fro nt and ri pped gray jeans. Before he started us up, we received a brief safety lecture. "Don' t stop o n the track. don't kill anybody and do n ' t get yourself killed. You kill som eone, I stop the race and everyone loses the ir money as a group."

This was going to be fun

The race was brutal. Tues squealed, engi nes smoked. These were not the same gokarts I bad ridden in Wisconsin. I learned quickly that if you were going to cut somebody off, you had best be prepared for a sharp rear-endi ng Every so often, somebody would get knocked in to the tires and the attendant would run, dodging karts all the way, to yank them out and set them in the correct direction Anything was fair game

• In go-kart racing, as in life, we strugg le to get ahead, to ta1ce the lead There is however, one critical difference between go-kart racing and life In life we have rules which even the playing field a little. In order to keep life from being a constant war for sur-

vi val of the finest. we have both p laced restrictions on the individuals ability to succeed and made special accommodations for those who are inherently less capable of success. Some examples: handicapped parking spaces, affirmative action progr ams, anti-monopoly laws, graduated income tax and welfare. Despite these regulations however, classes emerge.

We don ' t call them "alpha" or "beta"; it has become taboo in our society for one to speak of a cenain class of people as being bener than any other. But already, not having even begun "life" yet, we are differentiated by the amount of success we h ave achieved. by what colleges have accepted us. We are rewarded for our leadership, the number of accelerated classes we have and our grades in them, our physical strength and prowess , o ur

continues.

My band director o nce to ld me that life is a con test. Harsh and cruel as that may seem, I believe h e is righ t. We can be prepared and aggressive, or we c an be weak and defensive. It will be difficul t. It is necessary that it will be diffic ul t because if life were easy, the n it wou ldn't be meaningful. Anything that we acco mp lish is satisfying only by virt ue of its difficulty.

Several days ago I was showing my s ix year-old cousin a table of LePlace Tran sformatio ns. He didn 't understand it, b ut he told me this, "If you get the answer, I'll bet you won't be as famo us as LePl ace because you've got all the an swers righ t in front of you!" He's a bsolutely righ t! You see, I can do th e problems o n ly because I've been given the answers ; " I.his is h ow it's done, now you do it." B ut that's easy. In order to fee l a true sen se of accomplishment it wi ll have been necessary to do all the work that led up to an a m az in g d iscovery, s u c h as Le P lace Transfonnations

Se ni ors, as this year comes to an e nd, you ab i 1- are g ive n the greatest ity to assig nme n t yo u have speak clearly ever been g iven . You are to live, and elegantly, our think and act independe ntl y. The responability to sing, act or si bility of en gi neering your life now rests play an instrument. our performance on stan- e ntirely upon yo ur shoul d er s. You miss dardized tests. That is simply how success 100% of the shots you d o n ' t take. is recognized. ,--A~--d~-----"---------

Thereis alsothe success thatisn' t directly n here we are rewarded and bas less to do with innate ability. This is the success that stems from social dominance. I'll give you a "for instance."

Since about eighth grade, my friend and I have been in love with the same girl. It never caused a problem because she was never interested in either one of us. There was, however, always a tension whe never the three of us would socially interact. Ironically, the first rule of competition, in this case for a mate, is never to let on that you are in fact competing Whether or not she realized it. there was a violent struggle going on between my friend and I. Not bei ng antelopes, we found other ways of locking antlers: who could make the cleverest comment, who could crack the funniest joke... that is how we compete for dominance in a civilized society. I suppose neither of us gained status as alpha male as we both have yet to mate with said individual But nevertheless , the struggle for dominance

by Kate Boychuck

Almost four years ago, many students, insecure and stri vi ng to become their ow n person, entered as The C lass o f 1998. Four years later, these fres hmen h a ve all d eveloped into individ uals. This task however is not a sim ple o ne. The pr essures of high school are far greater than anyone can ever fathom unti l they experi en ce it them selves. What is supposed to b e " the best time of our lives" seems to be the most diffic ult. I h ave c~me to the _ co n cl usion _tha t, like many things, we will not a ppreciate Maine South to the fu llest un til it becomes a memory. On Sunday afternoon, we are goin g to kiss the life we once knew good-bye. So, for all of you who ca n 't wait " to get out of this hellhole" this symbol izes a time to start a new chapte r in your li fe. For those that want to han g on, M ai ne Sou th will onl y be a mem~ry ~way. Seniors, the place is here. Toe ume 1s now. Let's ta1ce it with pride.

Looking back on four years of what?

by Lynn Janik

Hi, how are you? (Notice my cleverness in avoiding the use of a great inspirational intro quote.) I'd like to comment on Maine South: the institution, the people, the experiences and the reality of it all.

In general, I guess that Maine South is not all that bad. Seriously, although we may have sometimes dreaded going, and, maybe once or twice we questioned the wisdom of our teachers, is ours worse than any other school? Usually, these notions only arise anyway after we forget that this institution was recognized as demonstrating 'excellence in education ' in 1989.

The people, however, which are in essence the school are extraordinary Within the walls of Maine South on an average school day lie the jocks, the brains, the popular clicks, the nerds, the jerks, the Mafia, the faculty, the administration, the health and fashion conscious and the Manson worshipers. While these politically un-correct stereotypes may appear offensive, I am just trying to point out the variety we experience on a daily basis. The people are what I am going to miss. Although the same types may be represented in college, the individuals will never be the same. I will miss the schedule, knowing that I will see Janet and Kristen pericxi 1, Mr. Gabauer in passing of 6b and

Constitution Team pericxi 8. Of all the friend- the football team win a state champions~ ships I have made, no doubt some will end or seeing the basketball team beat Mai'!' with graduation. Hopefully, most will carry West twice in the same year? While these are onto college, although in all actuality that only a small slice of my high school memory notion is unrealistic The closest of my pie, they do highlight some great times. friends will keep in touch, but we will meet All in all, the greatest part of high school new people, nevenbelcss, and forget about is not what happens from 7 :40 until 2:50, but others until the 20 year reunion. I think the it is actually what happens before and after hardest part about graduating is realizing that that allotted time set aside for 'learning.' High I am leaving many behind. I know I'll never school is what you make of it, and although sec half the people I used to see, chat with, the reason it exists is to provide us with joke with or run with again. knowledge and skills we can take with u s,

Every day we pass nearly 2,000 people this level of education in our lives really proin the hallways, some we know and some vides us with so much more.

we don't, some we say hi to and some we To wrap this all up, my goal was not to kind of avoid. Regardless, they are mere sound preachy, but rather try to enlighte n you memories after graduation. An even stranger that Maine South is not that bad. While sumthought is that the same holds uue for col- mer is too short, it must end sometime or we lege, only there are usually a lot more than would get bored. My place is not to say bow 2,000 hallway commuters. great high school has been, rather just to com-

Whereas I was bored during the entire ment on my views of my four years here at freshman orientation assembly, I owe a lot South. I am eager to begin college and start to the inspirational words of the 'High a new chapter in my life, but undoubtedly School is the best time of your life-so far' will miss people, that is just a fact of life. I speech. In all seriousness, how many Ameri- wish all the se niors good luck, and sincerely cans can cling to memories of competing hope that life o nly gets better for all of on Capitol Hill with 29 other Constitutional you (not that this was bad or anything). scholars, marching in an Orange Bowl Pa- Finally, Grandma Moses re fers to life as I rade and in Disney World, venturing across will refer to high school : I look back on li fe the ocean to Spain, journeying down state (high school) like a gocxi day's work; it is to the 5 Star Motel in Charleston, watching done and I am satisfied with it.

The philosophy beh ind sen ior cut day

by Jeff Clapper plan was foiled when the attendance attcn-

Many have heard dant inquired, "what kind of appoinanent?" by now of my perils Assuming that an appointment with Dr. on senior ditch day, Beach wouldn't suffice, he replied "a college but I will reiterate for appointment," and was abruptly told that I those who haven ' t. had already used my two college days , and I was in the posi- that I was unexcused. End of story. lion of having honest Seniors will forever be absent that day, parents who would and there's not much they can do about it, not lie for me, and so short of withholding our diplomas There I had the option to cut wouldn't be any serious consequences if seand take finals, or niors took l\Ulls having cut days throughout call and pretend to be my parents. When it the year, but because the entire class chooses came down to it, I really didn't want to take to have one special day off after four years fmals so I planned to get up early Friday of good attendance, the school has to shoot morning and call myself out. At seven in the them down.After jumping through all the morning I dialed up the attendance office and hoops, and playing by all the rules, that day was greeted by the machine, I was ecstatic ended up being very freeing. I came into that I could just lie to the machine and not to school to say hi to some people, and when someone's face. However, the tape ended the hall monitors asked if I had a pass I reup being full and I was onto plan B . At 7: 15 plied, "No, I'm just cutting." Playing by the I called back and my unanswered call was rules is good, and essentiaJ for survival in a forwarded to the main office where I was told large sodcty, as a good friend pointed out. I had to call the attendance office backat?:30 But once in a while it' s OK to break a small OK,jump in the shower and call back in fif- rule. It reminds you that although you're still teen minutes, no problem. Wrong. As I put able to ~ake decisions for yourself and get my toothbrush in my mouth, I hear a knock along with others An editorial in Tune at the door, and my mom just says, "we' vc Magazine said, "suck ups make bad citizens." made a terrible mistake," and leaves. Curi- That is to say, always doing what you ' re told ous, but not swayed from my plan, I continue hurt the flow of society rather than help my clean-up. A second knock at the door. IL Be yourself, do what yo u want to 1f it My dad comes in and tells me how he thought doesn't mess up other people, and cut on scthey'dswprisemeandjustcall meout Their niorcutday

S o called continued from page 6 my time. I can now reason why Dawson' reek needs to be watched on Tuesday, rathe doing homework. But also I know whe have to do my Bio logy lab, rather th atching Ally McBeal.

Leaming how to change is one of the mos portant lessons to be learned. To be sue essful in life, one must learn to adapt. Tues our years I've watched people around m hange. Most of these people have chang or the good. There are a few people though ho have been unaffected by this entire hig hool experience. From the moment thes ople walked through the door freshm ear, and the day they graduate, these peopl ave managed to be unfazed by cverythin ound them. I'm not sure why these peopl on't change, maybe it's because they neve ound their niche in high school, or may t 's because they choose not to change. What vcr their reason, it's a path few of us tak thankfully).

The decisions we have made in hig hool will affect us for a long time. But, i ill be a long time before we find out ho ur decisions have affected other people (af er all , this isn't Saved By The Bell, so w ' t aJl go the same college too.) So, as y back on these past four years, attem g to determine if high school was more lik aria or Dcgrassi, you are bound to encoun er the memories and lessons that will sha rest of your life.

You can't stay here

ti by Karin Vonesh through the jungle of junk mail from Col"Cl osing time -e very new beginning leges A and B ? Somehow, though, she mancomes from some other beginning 's end." It 's ages to keep her feet easing on down that hard to fathom that almost 1000 Maine South yellow brick road. The day has arrived; the school days are behind us as seniors. No more tassel moves from right to left. The world practice; no more rehearsal; no more A-Wing changes to Technicolor. Dorothy becomes...a classes; no more chatting in the library Each coUege freshman! Sure, there are dangers of the 484 seniors who will leave Maine along the way that each of us must face: manSouth behind on Sunday, June 7 has four aging school and social activities, handling years worth of memories that will be sealed being away from mom and dad's caring arms, away as a hand reaches out for the diploma. and even missing Fluffy the pet go ldfish. Rest

At first adjusting will be difficult: what assured that it ' s not as hard as you would kind of day begins without a " Where's your think; if Dorothy could kick the Wicked ID?" from Mr. Wallace and his brigade of Witch of the East's butt and win herself a pair parapros? What's Monday morning without of ruby slippers to boot, chances are any the Monday Morning Sports Report? No Maine South graduate can do preny well out more changing for gym, no more "Truly there in the real world. Madly Deeply" in the cafeteria, no more I encourage you, seniors: look eagerly to Sports Awards or concerts or pre-game and the future, remember fondly the past, but alpost-game parties. High school as we know ways live for today. Don 't pull a Dorothy; it is over. One last shibang (prom of course) the no-place-like-home philosophy never got is left, then, badda bing badda boom, we're anybody anywhere. High school was a great ouna here . Kinda scary, isn't it? four years, for some the best four years so Imagine high school as life in Kansas far. Just don't let it be the best four years of Dorothy, suffering from an incurable case of your life. We each have a good seventy years senioritis, stares eagerly out at the Maine left to live , knock on wood. Hopefully we South pond. Her mind floats to the wonders will take each thing we have learned at Maine that await her after graduation: college (meet- South, each laugh, each tear, each question ing new people, having new experiences), her and each cheer, with us as we ascend the steps career (making a difference, changing the of greatness. To quote Lucas from "Empire • world), maybe eve n starting a family or mov- Records," "I do not regret the things I have i ng away. Then comes the tornado of senior done, but those I did not do." Onward in year. College applications, acceptance and Ferris Bueller-style, never forgetting what has denial letters, scholarship applications, ACT, happened in the past and confident about SAT, AP, oh my! How will she ever make it what will happen in the future.

The light ~t th e end ~!

Reflections

by Elizabeth Gibbons

What they don 'r understand about graduations and what they never tell us is that when we are seniors and ready to graduate, we are also juniors, and sophomores, and freshmen , and eighth graders, and seventh graders We truly are what we were. As we stand ready to walk out of the doors we walked into for the first time fo ur years ago, whether we realize it or n ot, we have grown as students, as athletes, as perfonners, as wri ters, as friends, and most importantly as people. After graduation ends on June 7 some of us may leave with tears in our eyes and others may run out cheering and never look back. But, regardless of how we feel when we leave , we will never fo rget...

The part of us that us that still fears walking into the wrong classroom, that constantly calculates o ur grades, worrying about every assignment, that doesn 't want to miss sc hool even when we are sick, well, that is the part of us that is still a freshman. It may be in a new a job, as a new parent or even at school next year, but inevitably we will come in contact with the frightened , insecure piece of ourselves and we will remember a time in our lives when we first felt that same sensation.

~~ith~~11~an~Yegret we sho uld by Sushi/a Dalal appreciate what we are leaving, but also look "Even if you're n o r ready for the day, it ahead with excitement. can 'r always be night."

An extension of these ideas is per-

The words of Gwendolyn Brooks seem haps best expressed by the words that Brooks pertine nt as we leave lhe comfortable pre- co ntinues her poem with: dictability of high school and move on to- Live not for Battles Won. ward an unknown but exciting future Surely Live not for The-End-of the Song. it is hard to leave the protection of foUowing Live in the along. the same structured schedule each day and On graduating high school most can say going to school for the same number of hours that they feel a definite sense of accomplishweek in and week out. Each day we uavel ment about some things that they have done down the same halls, seeing the familiar faces in their past four years. This satisfaction is of hall monitors who say the same things each certainly fulfilling, but we should not give in day. We push through crowded halls seeing to the temptati o n to rest on it. We sho uld familiar faces each day and walking into strive to build new achievements and conclasses with people that we have learned with quer other challenges; we should not merely for years. We know o ur friends well by now, look back with pride at what we have done. knowing what to expect from them and hav- Nor should we see the next years as merely a ing established an easy comfortable conver- transition into later life It is easy not only to sation rapport. Sure, the panems can become say that the past is what we are proud of and tedi o us Yet, somehow it is also comforting then rest, but it is equally easy to say that the knowing what to expecL Looking back, it is future will be better than the present. If you easy to say that yo u donft feel quite ready to wait for something better to come along, you leave for college , that it seems a little scary may spe nd your whole life waiting. As we However, if we stay somewhere protected graduate from high school we are leaving and predictable, then we never can find new something behind and carrying something exciting experiences that he lp us develop and with us. However, we must be careful keep grow. The future must come whether you the balance of happiness in between reachare ready for it or not. Instead of looking 10 ing into the past and gazing into the future.

The part of us that still feels the beginnings of co nfide nce, that still thinks of Oral Communications class when speaking in front of groups, that remembers random facts from health and that still fosters a love of dance, well, that is the part of us that is sti ll and will always be a sophomore. We may find ourselves addressing a convention of doctors about a cure for cancer, training our first employee or getting our chi ldren through their first illness and we will begin to recall the new found confid ence, the information we were given here

The part of us that still feels a sense of comfortable establishment, that fee ls the happiness of seeing our dreams begin to materialize , well , that is the part of us that is still a junior. This part, like the others we have gained, will never leave us. We will uncover it from time to time when we realize the benefits of our efforts and will never forget how it first felt to achieve measurable su ccess.

And now we are seniors unable to recognize exactly what the new additions to ourselves will be. But we are ready to find out. We have become amazing people, ready to amaze the world. Our experiences have thoroughly prepared us for this day So good-bye. I wish everyone the best. I will miss you all , but now "it is time for us to go ou t to the places that we will be from." With apologies t o Sandra Cisneros.

Maine South honors

Arthur Fitzgerald English Department

Mr. Arthur Fitzgerald has been working in the Maine Township District for 32 years

The last of these , totaling 21 years, have been spent teaching the students of Maine South In this timespan , Fitzgerald has taught a multitude of different English c ourses These include the following: Freshman English, Freshman Remedial English. Sophomore English, Senior Remedial English , Magazine Reading , American Dream, Advanced Composition and American Literature.

He comments, " I'm looking forward to not having much of my life controlled by bell schedules." After retirement, Fitzgerald is looking forward to traveling, reading, working toward a black belt in Tae Kwan Doe as well as being hired out to play the piano at parties, weddings and restaurants.

Charlie Francis Mathematics

Mr Charlie Francis has enriched Maine South since its opening in 1964 Before coming to Maine South, Francis taught at Maine East for 2 years and then went to Brown University Francis then took a year off during the 34 years of teaching at Maine South to go to the University of Michigan.

He has taught Advanced Placement Calculus BC for the last 15 years and has taught every other mathematics course at Maine South except for Accelerated Geometry. Francis admits that the students at Maine South have not changed and states, " I have certainly enjoyed teaching at Maine South. It has many outstanding students and an outstanding faculty to work with." After retirement, Francis plans on continuing teaching only one course at Maine South, Multivariable Calculus, as well as traveling and visiting his grandchildren

Tom Gasche

Mathematics

Maine South has lost one of its most beloved Math teachers this year. Mr Tom Gasche has taught here at Maine South for twenty-nine years. He bas taught every grade level and a variety of math courses Mr Gasche bas received an award on account of his effons, the Recognition of Faithful Services. Along with teaching, Mr Gasche has also volunteered at many of the varsity basketball games during bis years at South.

Mr Gasche claims that his best memory of teaching is "coming to Maine South to work for twenty-nine years with wonderful students and a very dedicated and com.mined staff." Mr Gascbe will be greatly missed and all wish him the best of luck.

John Vergoth

Mathematics

One of Maine South's finest math teachers will soon be leaving Mr Jo hn Vergoth , affectionately called "Dr. V" by bis students, will be retiring. Mr. Vergotb has spe nt thirty-three years of his teaching career devoting his time to students here at Maine South Throughout his years here Mr. Vergoth has taught a variety of math subjects, ranging from remedial math to calculus. He has taught for a total of thirty-seven years, though the majority of his years have been spent here

Mr. Vergoth says that the best part of teaching was " all the nice kids" that he 's met throughout the years and the simple "j oy o f teaching."

He has reached many students and will be missed by many here at Maine South.

its retiring faculty

Robert Hunt

English Department

Mr. Robert Hunt has been teaching for 35 years. He began teaching at Barrington High School and has been teaching here at Maine South for the l ast 30 years. This year Hunt has celebrated 25 years of teaching Advanced P lacement E nglish Indeed, he has taught a wide-range ofEnglish classes through his years ofteaching. These incl ude the following: World Literature, English Literature, American Literature, Advanced Placement English, Art of Film. Filmmak:ing and Communication Studies.

After retirement, Hunt is looking forward to fishing at his cottage in Wisconsin. In September of this year he will enter a training program to become a docent, a volunteer for the Chicago Architecture Foundation, and give gu ided tours. Hunt states,"! have had the absolute best high school teaching job in the country. I have taught the best students in the country."

John LaFruit

Mathematics

Soon Maine South 's Mr. John LaFruit will be leaving the sch ool after thirty-one years of service to the students and faculty. He has devoted much time and expertise to the school, ever since he first began in I 967.

LaFruit was one of the fo unders of the North Suburbuan Math League and actually started the Malhletes in three high schools in the Towns hip.

Before coming to Maine South, Mr. LaFruit taught for two years in Indiana. His teaching career has consisted of teaching Introduction to A lgebra, Algebra 2 and Precalculus.

Mr. LaFruit' s best experience in teaching has been "being hired h ere at Maine South." After retirement, LaFruit intends to go back to school for another three years.

Lucille Wright

Eng li sh Department

Maine South' s Lucille Wright has been a great asset to the E nglis h Department at Maine South. After twenty-eight years at South, Miss Wrigh t is retiring. Although Miss Wright has taught at other schools, Maine South has been h er primary place of employment.

During her years he.re , she has taught several classes includi ng Survey of American Literature, Composition 2 , Accelerated English 2 , Engli sh 3 and American Studies.

"I'm lucky to be able to teach. " Miss Wright confesses. Miss Wright's positive attitude toward teaching will be greatly missed here at Maine South.

Donald Ouimet

Custod ial Person nel

Mr. Do nald Ouimet has been a part of the Mai ne South c ustodial pe rson nel for a number of years Maine South students hope that he has a great retirement and wou ld like to extend thanks for bis service to the school.

Unsung Heroes ~ Paul Frederiksen

Paul Frederiksen bas been a part of Maine South in many ways . He bas extended himself in both academics and athletics. Academically, Paul bas been an Illino is All-State Orchestra Member, a member of National Honor Society and the Constitution Team Paul bas made High Honors all four years and bas received both Foreign Language and Social Science Awards

He was also a member ofMathletes and Mu Alpha Theta. Other activities and honors include Junior Leaders , Illinois State Scholar, Model UN , Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, Midwest Young Artists, French Club Editor, Tandy Technology

Stephanie Rieder

Stephanie Rieder bas accomplished many wonders here at Maine South. She bas devoted herself to a variety of areas, adding color to many groups in her four years here. Stephanie has been actively involved in Chamber, Concert and Pit Orchestra Also in the performing arts department, she has been in Maine South' s own Fashion Show Along with success in performing arts , Stephanie bas been an outstanding student. She is a member of National Honor Society, was awarded a Scholastic Art Award and

bas been on the Honor Roll all four years She bas also been recognized as Student of the Month and bas received both Foreign Language and Social Science Awards.

Outside of Maine South, Stephanie has volunteered at Lutheran General Hospital She bas also devoted time to teach Sunday School. She bas been a great service to all of Maine South and her whole community. Stephanie bas achieved great success and undoubtedly will continue tO d o so in the coming years.

Scholar and Eagle Scout.

Alongside Paul's academics has been his athletic ability He bas bee n on the soccer team at Maine South all four years. He was also on the tennis team for three of his four years here Paul earned a Varsity letter in both sports

Paul bas also added his talent in the drama department by participating in V-Show for three years and appearing in the school musical.

Paul has been a true asset to Maine South and deserves the best. His experience here at South will give him a good head start as be moves into his new s uccesses.

Dan Smith

Dan Smith is one senior that has been involved in a variety of activi ties throughout his years at Maine S outh.

A member of the Cons titution Team , Smith has also actively participated in Varsity Golf, Peers Reaching Out., Vocal Jazz, Tri-M, Speech Team, Senior Leaders and the Illinois Theater Festival Dan is involved in the National Honor Society and is a Three Star Thespian.

However, Smith has even had time to participate in such community activities as the

Firs t Park Ridge History Walk and has worked on Rosmary Mumgan's campaign Dan also found time 10 work at Giappo 's Pina.

Smith' s new goal for the next few years is to do well in college. He hopes to be an orthopedic surgeon and is planning to attend the University of Illinois at Champaign-Ur:," bana.

" I'd just like to thank Maine South for all the opportunities given to me," say s Smith, " and the high standard of education."

from 1997-1998

Aileen Decourcey

Aileen DeCourcey has been in the halls of Maine South for four years now While she has been here she has taken an important role at Maine South. She has extended herself in many areas and has accomplished much in all of them.

Aileen has been a part of Peers Reaching Out, an Adaptive PE Leader, and a volunteer at Lutheran General Hospital Aside from her volunteer work , Aileen has participated in V-Show as Director and Make-up

Rob Gliwa

Rob Gliwa is an accomplished student here at Maine South. He has devoted his time to many areas and has achieved success in all of them . In his four years here , Rob has taken a total of nine advanced placeme nt classes, been vice-president of the German Club, vice-president of Ski Club and a captain of V-Show. Rob was also a member of the Ecology Club Other activities that Rob has been involved in are the All School Play, Class Council, First Aid Team, Health Un-

limited , Mu Alpha Theta, Intramurals, Reaching Co-Editor, Student Council and Science Olympiad.

Along with his academic success, which includes being part of National Honor Society and a Hawk Honor Card recipient, Rob has been a member of the Swim Team and the Tennis Team. In both sports, Rob has earned a Varsity letter.

Rob has achieved much in his four years here at South. His accomplishme nts will help him on his journey of new successes.

Director, Tri-M Music Society and the International Thespian Soceity. Ail een admits that the most enjoyable experien ce outside of school has been working as a D.A.R.E. role model becuase she is able to talk youn g children and make a difference.

Aileen says that "it's been very rewarding, the involveme nt of great friends and great teachers." With the success that Aileen has had at Maine South, she can accomplish wonders as s he continues her journey.

KC Spindler

KC Spindler has been part of many aspects here at Maine South. She has given much of her time to academics as well as to extracurriculars.

Since freshman year, KC has been part oftheConstirution Team , Equinox, Quill and Scroll Society, Southwords, Model UN, AP Bicentennial Hawks, Arena Play C rew, Thespian Society and National Honor Society. Also, KC is an Illinois State Scholar

and Hawk Honor Card recipient. KC participated in V-Show and been p art of the musical crew.

KC says that "despite the fact that Maine South is built on a garbage dump and is designed like a giant hamster cage, it 's really not that bad."

Her fond memories of South will be carried with KC as she moves on into new life experiences.

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Boys' MVP's recognized for

Luke Murch ie

Luke Murchie was the MVP of a Gymnastics Team that returned to Maine South this year after a one-year departure. He was an All-Confe rence performer on the vault with score of 8.4. A junior, be also advanced to sectionals and performed well on the p arallel bars. He led the team by example, coming to every practice and ~orking hard all season to improve his rounnes

Taylor Duncan

Taylor was an outstanding athlete in both football and track and field. In track, he broke the school's twenty-six year old shot put record and bas a top ten throw in the discus. Ranked number two in the state and number twelve nationally, he will continue his career at the University of Wisconsin on a Track and Field scholarship In Football, be was All-State and voted the outstanding lineman in conference.

Mario Dilorenzo

Mario DiLorenzo was the anchor of a stingy Hawk defense that allowed less ~an one goal a game. He manhandled opposing forwards and midfielders with his speed and strength. Only a j unior, he will look to lead the team next year and become a two-time All-Confere nce ~rformer. H~ will be 'fl' of the top returnmg defenders 10 the statt- :-

Despite being only a sophomore, Eric was voted MVP of the golf team. Displaying consistency not usually seen in und~rclassmen, be swprised his opponents with mammoth drives and deft touch around the greens. Nearly a state qualifier ~uring ~s freshman year, he will be dissapomted with anything but a binh in the state meet next year.

Matt, a junior, was the top performer for the Cross-Country team this year He had numerous high finishes in meets including a seventh- place at the highly-competitive Addison Trail Invitational. Named to the All-Region Team and bis second AllConference Team, be was also a Sectional qualifier He will look to qualify for the State Meet next year and also excel on the baseball field.

Brett Harman

Brett Hann an has set new standards for Maine South wrestlers. O nl y a junior, be bas set numerous records: his thirty-seven victories are the most in MS hi story; hi s ninety-five career victories put him numbe r two on the all -time list; his IHSA sectio.,. title makes him one of o nly three Ha~ wrestler to accomplish this feat. He is also on track to become Maine So uth 's first fourtime AH-Conference wres tler.

.exemplary athletic achievment

Matt Angarone

Coach Da ve Scott says, "Man is everything you want in a point guard: good defense, great sh ooting and outstanding ballhandlin g." He was a three-year varsity playe r and the starti ng point guard the last tw o years. A leader by example, he was voted All - Area, All-Conference and MVP of the team He averaged eighteen points and six assists t o lead the Hawks in both categories.

Matt Wanat

Man was the captain and MVP of the swim team this year. A three-year letterman and tw o-time All-Conference selection, he also was a Pioneer Press athlete of the week and All-Regional swim team member. He pe rformed exceptionally well outs ide the pool as well; he was an IHSAAll-StateAcademic Team member, an NlSCA academic All-American and a CSL Scholar Athlete.

Rob Kurek

Rob Kurek has been a leader of the ten ni s team for his last four years. This year was a culmination of his many years of hard wo rk . He won or placed in numerous Saturday Invi ta ti onals and took f u st place at Sectionals. Having a 26 -2 record , his only losses came agains t one of the top four players in the state. He will continue his tenni s career at DePau l University.

Steve Diduch

A fearle ss a n d ag ressive leader. Diduch was voted to hi s second All-Conference Team this year He did everything th e coac h es as ked of him and led the

teamw i th a near .500 batting average S teve was a role model for this year's unusuall y youn g baseball team He will continue his playing career next year at the college level.

Jeff Chimelinski

Jeff was an all-arou nd performer for this year's volleyball team: he was the team leader in blocking, passing and serving. An All-Conference and Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year candida te, he started every game for the team He was able to make the swi tc h to middle blocker thi s year after starting last season at ou ts ide hitter His versatility and team atti t ude will be sorely missed next year.

Zoran Stanoev

A three -y ear varsity performer, Zoran was an Al l-Conference setter for the Hawk Vo lley ball Team this year. At only 5'7" he h el d his ow n at the net again st people over six inches tal ler than him . Originally a defe nsive speci ali st , he 100 had to make an adjustment for hi s seni or year and become the team's setter. His numero u s a ss ists h elped hi s team become sectional qualifiers.

Girls' 1997-1998 outstanding

Denise Pavichevich

Denise has proved herself an integral part of the varsity basketball squad, as she bas been a starter for 4 years. To quote Mr. Deines, "She has dedicated herself to becoming the be st." Other tremendous achievements include: Co-Captain, Scholar Athlete , 4 year All-Conference, All-Area First Team (Sun Ttmes and Pioneer Press), and finally, Second Team All-State by Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, Chicago Tribune and Champaign News Gazene.

Lauren Maloney

Lauren Maloney participated in South gymnastics for three years. During that time she was a strong and fierce competi tor, providing a sure challenge for all. Unfortunately, her career was brought to a halt with a crushing knee injury at the beginning of the season. As a motivated individual, though she was in faithful attendance at al-

Emily Smythe

Emily has participated in varsity swimming all three years, qualifying for state this year in the 100 yd. breaststroke. This year she was captain along with being named the team 's MVP. Her conference meet consisted of a second place in the 100 yd. breastroke, and a third place in both the 200 yd. free and medley relays. Her skill has led her to acheive three gold medals in the Hawk Invitational, a medal in the Mustang Relays , a Pioneer Press athelete of the meet award, and a spot on the fall 1997 all-regional swimming team.

Mary Ladra

Mary Ladra is a three year varsity pitcher for South. She has recently been named to the All-Conference team due to her exceptional abilities. Mary demonstrates consistent performance which ttuly establishes the foundation for Hawk Softball. She rises to the level whenever a tough game lies ahead, proving her desire to win and compete.

Isa Werner

Isa has played varsity tennis for three years, all of which she qualified for the state tennis to urnament Her motivation has led her to be named Most Improved (96-97), Most Valuable (97-98), and All-Conference (97-98). She is an integral part of the team, as she took 12 wins and 5 losses for the 1997-1998 season, and first place in doubles at the Hawks Invite 'Through her outstanding work ethic and dedication to the SPiiaii. she achieved a third place in co nferer. singles this past season .

Kori Biesczad

Kori Biesczsad is a three year varsity softball athlete who has been selected for the All-Co nference team. Her play in the center field is an advantage to Hawk Softball. Kori is a tremendous asset to the team, and a positive role model. South Softball has been improved due to Kori 's willingness to aid the team whenever possible.

•achievers in Hawks athletics

Nicole Wright

Nicole Wright is the Hawk sprinter of the decade. She currently b olds indoor records in nearly every Hawk sprint and the long jump. She has been a state qualifier during her sophomore and junior years. Nico l e is the team is top sprinter, long jumper and relay runner. Her remarkable ability has led her to become the top scorer

for the team with more than 200 points scored this season alone.

Kris Goodman

The tenacious Kris Goodman has held a spot on th e varsity squad for four years, during all of which she traveled to the State tournament She was named to the Second AllState Tenni s Team in her junior year, ending up twelfth Her record fo r the 1997-1998 season consisted of 14 wins and 3 losses, and sh e achieved a first place in conference singles

Kim Schwartz

Kim Schwartz exemplifies Hawk pride in both badminton and volleyball. In badminton, Kim served South with 3 years on the varsity level, and a mention to the AllConference team in 1998. Her abilities allowed her to travel downstate to represent the school as a sophomore. Thus, her leadership has allowed her to be voted the cocaptain for the 1998 season.

Krissy Seberhagen

Krissy Seberbagen is a four year varsity soccer starter. She served the team as Cocaptain her senior year. Her record of 41 goals in a season is currently the school record. 1bis phenomenal athlete was named All-Conference and All-Sectional all four years, along with being named All-State her sophomore, junior and senior Years.

Alice Gleason

Alice demonstrated her exceptional goalkeeping abilities throughout her four years a varsity starter. Servi ng as a Co-captain for the 1998 season, she will attend Santa Clara next year w ith an athletic scholarship and a Scott Wade Memorial Scholarship. Alice has been All-Conference and All-Sectional all four years. Her skill has also led her to be named All-State during her sophomore,junior and senior years.

Mary Fries/

As a rwo year varsity basketball starter, Mary Fries] has been able to successfully balance he r studies and athletics. She has served as Co-captain, been named All-Conference, r eceived a Scholar Athlete award and been named to the Second Team AllArea. Mr. Deines adds , "Mary played this season with the courage and heart of a champion."

Maine South's athletes of the yeae

Elizabeth Gibbons

Cross Country

-4 time All -Conference

-Conference Champion

-MVP 4 season s

-Four Varsity letters

- All Re gio nal

-Undefeated in dual meets

-#2 o n all time list

•Team Captain

Track

-4 time All-Conference

-In door 3200 record hold er

- 1500 run record holder

-IHSAAll -Sta re Academic Honorable Menti o n

-Conference C hampion

-Co-MVP

-Team Captain

Dino Gardiakos

Football

- CSL All-Conference selection

- Unanimous Offensive MVP in Central S uburban North

- School record holder fo r yards (season and career), touchdowns in a season and average yards per carry

- Two All-State Teams

- Two varsity letters

Track

- Four-time All-Conference

- Four varsity letters

- State track qualifiers in soph junior and senior years

- CSL track champion ten times in six different events

- School record in 100 meters and Jong jump, top ten in five other events