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The Editors

by Margaret Byrne I have been thinking a lot lately, and a particular question has come to the forefront of my thoughts. That question is "Why does discrimination exist?" I sit around and think about this, and I know that there should be a rational explanation for it. I see discrimination all the time: where I live and where I go to school people discriminate against others ceaselessly, as if they are fighting some sort of deadline and need to take their aggressions out on others right now. Why does it seem that only I have a problem with this? Is it the way I was brought up? The way my parents were raised? Is it in my genes? I just don't understand why more people don't actively voice objections to this type of behavior.

Why do people care who considers him or herself "gay" and who doesn't? Is it really anyone's business? It amazes me that people who I spend all day with, in the same classrooms and hallways can have so much hatred and contempt for people who haven't done anything to anyone.

Despite this, people act as if they are on personal vendettas against supposed homosexuals.

People of different races, of different sexes and sexual preferences are looked down upon. What is even more baffling is that people who are usually discriminated against, such as people who are handicapped or of different races, badmouth other groups of people. Don't they realize that they are sometimes the brunt of discrimination as well? A handicapped person badmouthing gays? Isn't that a double standard? I have been told that people who are mean to others have a low self-esteem.

But somehow I thought that high school students were beyond that. I thought that we were more adult and could look past differences that don't affect us in the sUghtest. I was so wrong. I hear racial and ethnic slurs as well as slang homosexual references everyday of my life. I have pondered a solution to this problem. Confronting the discriminator could prompt them to bother me for one reason or another. A solution can only be made when the problem stops. As a society, as a school, as a microcosm of the world we have to make the decision to "fight the filth," and stop making these horrible generalizations.

The right kind of light

by Dan Schwartz Recently, during a college visit, I was able tremendous love for his wife and son.

I believe that this message of love is the to sit in on a class called "History of the Holocaust." The class was taught by a very message that the filmmakers were trying to knowledgeable professor who also had a convey, and that while the film does expose personal background involving the Holo- the brutality and savage inhumanity of the caust, and therefore had very strong feelings Holocaust, this message should be of secabout the subject. During the class I sat in ondary importance to the first when considon, he chose to direct some of his comments ering the work. Many people probably toward the film "Life is Beautiful," which, viewed "Life is Beautiful" as a Holocaust he asserted, was an inappropriate use of hu- movie, and I believe that they missed the mor to tell a Holocaust story. The question point. They probably learned a valuable lesof whether or not this was the case had been son or gained a new appreciation for the the subject of debate for the previous week value of human life and freedom, but they missed the point in an e-mail forum set up for students "If people will agree to take things of the movie. taking this and other They didn't look in the spirit in which they are inrelated courses, so at it in the light it the professor had de- tended, many unnecessary conflicts was meant to be cided to give his could be avoided." seen in, and in opinion in person. doing so lost the He stated that by using humor to relate significance of the movie. the story of a family's ordeal during the HoThere were people in the theater who locaust, Benigni and his colleagues had missed the boat the other way, also; laughsomehow trivialized the extremely serious ing during very serious moments and comsubject of the Holocaust. He interpreted the pletely failing to appreciate the seriousnes^ film as being primarily a Holocaust story, of the events taking place in the movie. R l ^ therefore making it an inappropriate medium gardless of the intent of the movie, it is apfor the use of humor. He said that since the palling that people are so insensitive as to movie was a Holocaust movie, it should treat laugh during scenes taking place in concenthe subject in a somber, serious way, not tration camps. They didn't recognize that using humor or making light of the situa- any jokes made during the scenes in the tion in any way. camps were made solely to protect the mind I believe that the professor, in saying this, of the main character's young son, and not was looking at the movie in a way other than to amuse the audience. that in which it was intended to be seen. The The way I see it, the people from both of movie was not intended to be primarily a these categories were simply misunderstandHolocaust movie, and the makers of the ing the intents of the artists and taking the movie state this in the subtitle of the movie, film for something it was not. Perhaps the which clearly says that the story is a fable. filmmakers needed to be less subtle in makThis means that it is meant primarily to be a ing sure people knew how the film was inwork of fiction and romance, something that tended to be viewed, especially with subcouldn't really happen, and not an effort to ject matter as serious as the Holocaust. If convey the horror of the Holocaust to an they did this, they would of course be audience. It does convey this horror to some dumbing down their work to some degree, degree, but this is not the main intent of the but perhaps more people would realize befilm, which is to show one man's love for fore entering the theater what kind of expjehis family and the lengths he was willing to rience they were intended to have. go to in order to save them from harm.

The same is true for all types of art: if In "Life is Beautiful," the Holocaust people will agree to take things in the spirit serves as a setting for the stor>' to take place they are intended, everyone might just end in and is used to motivate the main charac- up happier. Many unnecessary conflicts an ter. It is a tool for driving the main character arguments could be avoided, and man^ to the limits of his endurance and, through people could easily avoid hurting the feelhis reactions to the circumstances, he is con- ings of others or having their own feelings fronted with the audience is able to see his hurt.

Comixientary 3

Enough war for one century

by Mary Futris The fight is over a piece of land in Yugoslavia, that is a southern province in Yugoslavia's chief district, Serbia. It is called Kosovo. The problem is the KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army), composed of ethnic Albanians, wants Kosovo to become independent from Yugoslavia. Kosovo used to be 50%/50% of ethnic Albanians and Serbs _ after WWII. Today, though, the split is roughly 90% Albanians and 10% Serbs.

In the seventh century BC ancient Greeks colonized the coastal areas of Albania and most other areas of the Balkan Penin sula. In 350 BC, lUyria, an independent kingdom, emerged in present day Yugoslavian and Albanian areas. Present day ethnic Albanians are descendents of these ancient Illyrians. In the seventh century AD Slavs settled in the SerbianA'ugoslavian region under Byzantine sovereignty. People in these areas converted to Christianity in ^the ninth and tenth centuries AD. Then in 1389, Serbs fought against the Ottoman Empire and lost. Turkish rule and occupation in the region converted most Albanians to Islam. In 1830 the Serbs finally became

independent from the Ottoman Empire. In 1918 Yugoslavia was created; Yugoslavia was ruled by a Serbian monarchy. During WWII atrocities committed by fascists devastated the country. After WWII Communist leader Marshall Tito brought the different cultures that made up Yugoslavia (Serbs,

Croats, Slovenes, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Muslims of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albanians, Hungarians, Romanians, Turks and Gypsies) under one nation. After Tito's death in 1980 the central government began to crumble: ethnic rivalries and violent conflicts resulted. Such problems engulfed the province of Kosovo in Serbia.

Last October, the Clinton administration

demanded limits on Serbian army forces in Kosovo. The guerilla KLA rebels began their independance campaign and Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic ordered his forces to get even with the rebelling Albanians. Instead of taking an eye for an eye, Milosevic took a head for an eye.

Outsiders decided to settle this country's conflict. NATO, of which the US is a core member, decided to force a political settlement for peace on both sides by interfering without continuing peaceful negotiation. The interfering fools must not have realized that peace cannot be forced. The Serbs and the KLA didn't even see each other before NATO deV manded at gunpoint the Rambouillet peace settlement. The settlement was not even created by the Serbs or the KLA. They didn't really have a choice because they were threatened.

If Milosevic didn't sign, then NATO would bomb. The treaty said that the KLA would be granted autonomy, meaning they would rule themselves, but not under an independent name. The KLA did not like this because it really wanted Kosovo to become in-

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Give your stress a rest A few tips to help you relax during the last month of school

by Kristen Ignaczak Band practice, basketball games, auditions for the play, and when you finally get home you have hours of homework. Have you ever had a scenario like this hanging over your head? Believe it or not, many teens have schedules like this, where they spread themselves "too thin" and end up getting stressed out for no reason.

Yes, stress can be due to too much homework, but the majority of it is selfinflicted. See, with homework, I would hope that everyone knows that they are going to get some every night. Other things that are secondary, like sports, plays, chorus, band, and having fun with your friends, seem to build up and eventually take away the time set aside for homework. When this happens you may become frustrated and start taking out your confusion on everything and everyone. These are definite signs that you need to start prioritizing.

By prioritizing, I don't mean take all of the fun stuff out of your schedule and have a totally boring and unenjoyable life. I just mean this: budget your time. Really, just do the things that you have to do and the things that you will benefit from. After all, stressing yourself out just to tell friends and college counselors that you were on track or

the stage crew is just plain dumb.

I know friends want you to do the things that they do so you can spend time together, but you don't have . t o

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erythey tell Even if they ing on the same number or even a greater number of activities than you are, their stress point may be different than yours. Only you

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Enough War^ dependent. This treaty in Milosovic's eyes pointed to eventual Kosovar independence, which he sees as unacceptable.

The treaty also said NATO troops would occupy Kosovo to keep the peace. This angered Serbs because they had been occupied before by the Ottoman Empire, the Austrian Empire, Hitler and Stalin. The Albanians finally agreed to the peace pact, but Serbs did not. On March 19, Clinton declared that NATO bombing was necessary. Initially NATO's plan was to allow Serbs to crush the Albanian rebellion, but as the conflict escalated, the organization revised it's position. NATO bombed and hindered Serbia's war machine to artificially sustain the rebellion. Europe and the US have long opposed

know how much you can handle and when it is just too much. Instead of doing everything with your friend, why don't you set aside a time when you two can just talk. Plus, besides getting to catch up with them, you will be helping each other get rid of some of your stress.

It may seem easy enough to relieve stress, but if you think about it girls and guys deal with stress differently. Girls often seem to rely on the comfort of their friends by telling them what is bothering them. It is not meant to be a conversation full of complaints, but rather a way to let off steam and get some feedback on how to deal with their problems. Guys, on the other hand, aren't big on talking, but prefer to do something physical like riding a bike, or some other form of exercise.

Just because these examples of ways to reduce stress don't work for you doesn'j mean that you can't be helped. There arl many other ways to reduce stress such as: listen to music, get up fifteen minutes earlier, say "no" more often, set priorities in your life, smile, believe in yourself, ask a friend for a hug, or keep a journal. Relax, and take each day one at a time. You have the rest of your life to live.

an independent Kosovo for some reason.

NATO's plan was to reintroduce their peace plan.

NATO's plan was and still is unlikely to succeed and it never had a clear United Nations mandate. NATO is attacking a sovereign nation, a violation of international law.

Now Serbs are kicking out Albanians. The refugees are disrupting neighboring Macedonia. The whole world is confused, and the whole war is confusing.

Protestors are everywhere, and the situation seems to be getting worse. Now 20,000 refugees, after being forced from their homes, are being taken to a naval base in Cuba. Thousands are also being sent to Norway and other coutries. Thousands of people

are dying on both sides. How will the refugees ever find their way back home? And who will be responsible for those who will never breathe again?

In 1992, former President Bush issued the "Christmas Warning" in a private letter to Milosevic. It warned that if the Belgrade government brought ethnic violence to Kosovo, the US would respond by sending armed forces. Sadly, blood is being spilled and many people are being torn from their homes. Can continued violent military action force peace or can we engage in intellii gent and peaceful negotiations with the Serbs and Albanians to save all of us from another great war? A just, fast and peaceful solution must be found.

Features 5

Focus on faculty Looking around Mr. Kerth's workspace in the Southwards office, you can get a good idea of what kind of person he is. His desk is cluttered with papers. The walls and bulletin boards are cluttered with soccer pictures and his own paintings. Other things proudly displayed are pictures of his family, cover designs of his novels, soccer awards, a plastic duck and an armadillo.

Upon getting to know Mr. Kerth, you will realize that all of these things are important to himâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even the duck.

Mr. Kerth grew up in the Chicago area and attended Elmwood Park High School and West Leyden High School. He did his undergraduate study at Western Dhnois University and was part of their track team.

While still in college he married. He was offered a full scholarship to Wake Forest in North Carolina to do his graduate study. He and his family moved there and he earned his master's in English.

In 1971 Mr. Kerth and his family moved back to Chicago and he began teaching at Maine South. He has spent all 28 years of his teaching career here and has taught a wide range of courses. He has taught students of all levels in all years of school and classes including journalism, creative writing, American studies, reading research and individualized reading.

In 1983 Mr. Kerth started coaching soccer. He spent 4 years coaching boys' soccer and then moved on to be the girls' junior varsity coach for 8 years. This is his eighth

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year coaching varsity girls' soccer and he says, "I'm really looking forward to another great season."

Outside of school he has coached traveling teams and Stars and Stripes, which is composed of soccer players from all over the United States. They travel to Europe each summer to compete in international competitions. He says, "It's a lot like the Olympics. There's a very elaborate opening ceremony, and people in Europe really get into soccer."

Mr. Kerth also plays in a blues band called the Robert Fair-Weather Blues Band.

They are now involved in a Battle of the Blues Bands. They won the competition a few weeks ago and earned their place in the Final Four. The winning band will receive twenty hours in a recording studio and some

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Photo by Lindsey Krukowski air play.

While Mr. Kerth enjoys music and has also played at the House of Blues, he has many other interests. He has written two novels that are not yet published and dozens of magazine articles. He has also done some painting, including a few soccer pictures that hang in his office. Mr. Kerth says, "It's important for people to find different avenues for creativity, not just one. That's why I like to do so many things. Each avenue has its own satisfaction to it."

Mr. Kerth enjoys spending time outdoors aside from coaching soccer. He owns a kayak, three canoes, and a rowboat. He loves spending time on the water with his friends or by himself and says, "I like having time alone in nature, experiencing solitude."

Mr. Kerth has a 28-year-old daughter and a 23-year-old son. His daughter has a threeyear-old boy and one-year-old twins. This summer he and his wife will be celebrating their thirtieth anniversary.

Mr. Kerth does not believe that people should dedicate their lives to only one thing.

His advice is, "Be as well-rounded as you can possibly be. The world wants us to specialize and they want to make tools of us, but it's the job of human beings to resist that."

6 Features

Nice is nice in the spring . . . as French students found over break

by Britt Fredrickson hear, but the way each Nineteen Maine South native acts is a whole students, five chaperones and other lesson, and just as Mrs. Nica's daughter important when trying boarded a Boeing 747 for an to blend in. The people eight hour flight across the are not as tense as Atlantic Ocean on March 20.

Americans, or as fastMost members of the group paced either. The people spent the fhght asleep or gosseem to enjoy life more, siping, but the thing shared which is easy to underby all was the excitement evstand with one look at eryone felt when the plane the sea and the Bay of touched down in London, Angels. As we wanEngland. We boarded yet andered around the old other plane for a three hour town, beach area everyflight to Nice, France, a city where in Nice, we began located right on the Mediterto see why artists flock ranean. to this region and what these masters mean by The descent down to Nice the light being so differwas a preview of how our ent. The light seems to time would be spent: glossbask everything so that ing over pebbled beaches, the world around has a visiting villages perched at glow, a better quality of the top of the French Alps color. and enjoying the Nicoise sunshine. As we stowed our As our stay came to carry-on bags, locked our a close, we were far tray tables in the upright pofrom experts on French sition and reminded ourculture, but much closer selves that there is a life than we would have jacket underneath our seat been without our vacacushion, the plane almost tion in Nice. Our flight floated over the water and back seemed like a punprobably caused a number of ishment for having had sail boats to capsize as it such a time. As the pilot barely reached the landing was trying to crash the strip. Our group was very plane and the video sysThe students take a break to take in the French air. tired, but ready for whatever tem broke down at Photo courtesy of Brit Fredrickson would come O'Hare on next.

Sunday, we We spent our knew that days in the south of France and leisurely seeing the sights of Nice and the trip did not end with the as the French doâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sitting the surrounding cities. We went to Eze, plane ride. We all got outside in cafes Monte Carlo, Monaco, Vence and the per- different bits out watching life go fume capital of the world, Grasse. We saw of the trip and, by, visiting candy being made by hand, fish with buck- because these, museums of teeth and tomatoes the size of our heads. stay with us, art masters Most importantly, however, we saw the the time like Picasso, French in action. spent in Matisse and Although the people in Nice tend to speak Nice lives C h a g a l l , English to any tourist, eventually they found in us all.

Features 7

News onnew^

by Susie Skaczylo Picture this: you walk into your favorite restaurant and order the most tantalizing thing on the menu. When your order arrives the aromas arouse each taste-bud and the heavenly sight before you brings your mind and body to culinary bliss. Do you ever wonder who was the mastermind behind your favorite dish?

A student at Niles West High School was chosen to shadow a chef for a day through a nationwide program. He was allowed to

A learning experience dents as well as to give a "hands on" view into a day in the life of a chef. This program has sparked an interest in culinary study in many students /f**Y and continues to be a '1 fA great success.

Information^ for this article was collected from West Word, a publication of Niles West High School.

visit Charlie Trotter's restaurant, not to eat, but to go behind the scenes and see how a restaurant really works. Students from across the country are taking part in this program if they desire to pursue a career as a chef or as a restaurant manager.

The Niles West student, Matthew Sola, was allowed to prepare food and serve it during regular restaurant hours. He learned how to manage a popular restaurant and how to make sure every thing runs smoothly.

This program is set up to enlighten stu-

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Secrets of Southwords On page 7 of this issue is the application for next year's Southwords staff. Not many students know what exacdy Southwords is and what each person on the staff does.

The staff includes Editors-in-Chief, news editors, features editors, sports editors, commentary editors, photographers, artists, cartoonists and production editors.

EDITORS-IN-CfflEF Editors-in-chief (EICs) are seniors with desktop publishing experience. They make the final decisions on what is published in Southwords. The EIC's also take on the responsibility of writing a commentary for each issue to fill the "Property of the Editors" section of Southwords. The EIC's attend Student Council meetings to be updated on school activities or appoint an editor to do so. The final and most important duty of the EIC's is to review every page, every sentence, every word, of Southwords to confirm accuracy and completeness. They decide when a page is finished and place it in the box for the printer. EIC's take on a lot of responsibility and must be able to make mature decisions.

NEWS EDITORS News editors are typically good English students and should be interested in school activities. They are responsible for keeping up with school events and writing or assigning articles. The news editors must also report the Students of the Month and make sure the staff box appears on the correct page. Like all editors, news editors leam how to do layout in Adobe printshop. As news editors, they must remain impartial in every article written and verify the facts within the articles. The news editors must also proofread their three pages and submit them to the EIC's for corrections. They then enter any changes made by the EIC's.

FEATURES EDITORS Features editors must also be excellent English students and have a variety of interests. They have the responsibility to assign stories, photographs, cartoons and graphics that relate to their section. Features is the most diverse section of the paper and requires creativity to hold the interest of the

reader. The features editors must also take responsibiUty for sending out applications to all the teachers to nominate students for Focus on Smdent Excellence and make sure it appears in each issue on the correct page.

The features editors must also proofread their three pages and submit them to the EIC's for corrections.

SPORTS EDITORS Sports editors are good writers who have an interest in athletics here at South. However, they do not have to be in a sport. They are responsible for covering each sport at the varsity level for its entire season and covering each sport equally. Sports editors also have the responsibility of assigning photographs for the in-season sports and making sure a photo appears on the back page. They also fill in the "Hawk Highlights" box. The sports editors must also proofread their three pages, submit them to the EIC's for corrections, and enter any changes made by the EIC's.

COMMENTARY EDITORS As with the other editors, commentary editors are typically good English students.

They are responsible for assigning stories, photographs and cartoons that relate to their section. They must also check all commentaries to make sure they are appropriate.

They choose the Editor's "Pic of the Week."

The commentary editors must also proofread their three pages and submit them to the EIC's for corrections.

PHOTOGRAPHERS The photographer must be creative and ready to shoot pictures at all times. The pictures must be taken as soon as they are assigned and developed immediately after taken. They must also save all receipts to be able to be reimbursed. Photographers must also include the names of the people in the picture and include his/her own name for the byline.

ARTISTS/CARTOONISTS Artists and cartoonists must be creative and willing to draw on a moments notice!

Cartoonists must have their cartoons ready before the deadline. Also a signature on his/ her piece is required.

PRODUCTION EDITORS Computer/printer/scanner skills are a must! Familiarity with Macintosh computers and Adobe Printshop is also helpful. Production editors fix technical glitches and make sure the paper looks sharp and professional. They send out a copy of each issue to area schools.

Southwards holds many opportunities for students at Maine South. It requires dedication, commitment and creativity. It's also really, really fun. The staff is a crazy-butloveable family. Paste-up days are filled with excitement, debate, comedy, tradgedy, suspense and so much more! The staff is what makes Southwords happen, so be sure to fill out and turn in the application.

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Anne Edison-Swift Anna Mieszaniec Kathleen Dunne News Editors Maura Collins Commentary Editors Dan Schwartz Katie Thompson Features Editors Lindsey Krukowski Katie Marcucci Sports Editors Brian Price Anna Kurtz Production Editors Chris Buckley Som Dalai Ted Kocher Core Cartoonist Julie Motala Core Photographer Nora BumSi Core Staff Artist Ho-Chen Liu' Staff Heads Margaret Byrne Susan Wilson Advisor T R. Kerth Editors-in-Chief

News 9

Brotherhood makes a wish

by Maura Collins Money can buy almost anything. On Saturday March 13, Brotherhood hosted a dance marathon, benefiting the MakeA-Wish foundation. Nearly $4,000 were raisedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;more than enough to buy a wish for a sick child.

Juniors Randy Totsch and Jenny Caccomo came up with the idea of hosting a dance marathon. Both ofthem love to dance and thought that hosting a dance marathon would be the perfect way to raise money while having fun.

Money was raised by students who collected pledges.

Anyone who raised over $25 received a free T-shirt and ticket to the dance.

The dance lasted about three hours.

All of the money raised went

to the Make-A-Wish foundation, an organization that helps grant wishes to sick children . For example, if a six-year-old is suffering from leukemia, Make-AWish Foundation can enable him to go to Disney World, attend a pro basketball game, etc.

Brotherhood is mainly a community service organization. The club is one of the biggest at Maine South. Its sponsors are Miss Albright, Mr. Male, Miss O'Malley and Mr. Parrilli. Student presidents of the club are Ann Carrol and Sam Porras.

Beside merely raising money, members of Brotherhood also help at local food kitchens, participate in an AIDS walk, sing at nursing homes, hold car washes and are in charge of the Toys for Tots program at Maine South.

Water your imagination Miss. Albright shows off her modem dance moves at the Dance Marathon. pf^oto by Maura Collins

Today and tomorrow the Maine South Marlin swim club will host their 35th annual show. Entitled "Water Your Imagination," the show features creative syncronized swiniming to a variety of music from jazz to Disney. Tickets are four dollars and can be purchased at the door or from members of Marlins. The event will be held at the Maine South pool.

February Students of the Month English: Diana Bartula, Nadia Blan, Hollisa Edison, Anthony Fonseca, Jerry Golf, Sean Hill, Priscilla Janiewicz, Diana Marcieniec, Meghan McNeil, Katelyn Michelini, Randy Nowak, Kelly Oenning, Mary Ann Pekara, David Rosales, Nora Sapieka, Amanda Schmidt, Christine Schwartz, Alexandra Uzemack and Emily Zoelliner.

Physical Education: Megan alogh, Timothy Curry, Martha ouglass, Maureen Fallon, Joseph Farenbach, Nicholas Kotis, Brittany Luxton, Stephen Natali.

Demetra Papaioannou, Kim-

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berly Toter and Josclyn Wolf.

Health: Alexis Monaco.

Family and Consumer Sciences: Shea Barrett, Helen Jones, Kristin Stann and Amanda >\llberg.

Business: John Dwyer, William Sims and Edward Weaver.

Applied A rts/Technology: Timothy Frey, Nicholas Larkin, Timothy Sapieka, Wayne Weinke and Antonina Urso.

Science: Mike Andersen, Brian Annes, Som Dalai, Michael DiPilla, Erin Farley, Tanya Gluzerman, Michael Kuczynski,Elizabeth Niemczyk,

Christina Perez, Anthony Perozzi, Liliana Provenzano and Nikoletta Sarantopoulos.

Mathematics: Kathryn Berndtson, Paul Drazba, Sam Fuller, Eli Galayda, Krista Luzio, Christina Mulvany, Frank Palicke, Mike Tedeschi, Angelica Tomasiewica, Melissa Trahame and Dawn Wilson.

History: Anthony Anichini, Milutin Cejovic, Sterling Chung, Amanda Collins, Michelle Fox, Mary Futris, Lynn Herrmann, Mike Joyce and Alexander Markovic.

Foriegn Language: Jon Ceh, Michael Gallagher, Jennifer

Kamieniak, Peter Kontos, Nina Mariano, Laura Paine and Anna PuUara.

Driver Education: John D i M a g g i o , T o n y a Haralampopoulos and Matthew Hryniewiecki.

Drama/Broadcasting: Tim Barabas, Raul Crisan, Eric Leslie, Lauren Paez and Courtney Stevens.

Music: Garrett Chen, Gwen Fisher, Lee Regner and Anne Wlezian.

Photo/Art: Stephanie Bailey, Heather Hatch, Tina Intravaia, Jerissa Mae Lynch and Rita Yonkers.

Sports-

Hawk Softball defeats Resurrection

by Andrea Roth At the beginning of the season, Maine South Softball is just a pitch, hit and run away from being the ball club which they strive to be. The varsity team has seven returning seniors who show plenty of dedication and skill. These seniors are Amy Czerwionka (pitcher,) Andrea Roth (catcher,) Jenny Udischas (third base,) Amy Angarone (shortstop,) Emily Hughes (second base,) Colleen Foy (outfield) and Jill Yetsky (right field.) Other team members include Colleen Van Hoesen (first base,) Lauren Colletti (left field,) Nicole Cameron (center field,) Meg Nakamura (outfield,) Nicole McCluskey (pitcher) and Tma Rivera

(pitcher.) Last but not least is team manager Maureen Kudlik who plays a key role for the team. Without Maureen's help of keeping score, reporting changes jmd most of all encouraging the players with her positive attitude, the team and the program would not be improving as rapidly as they are.

The girls played their first ball game Monday March 29th against Hoffman Estates and tied one to one. The game was called due to darkness, but the girls played a "zero to zero" game. In Mr. Kerr's words, this means the team played as if the score was zero to zero, never letting up. Amy Czerwionka's pitching (giving up no walks) combined with the rest of the team's defense

Girls' soccer team just won't leave the record book alone The girls' soccer team just can't be satisfied.

Following last year's amazing undefeated regular season, which ended at 25-1 with a heartbreaking defeat to New Trier in the Sectional finals, this year's team opens as a top-ten ranked team in both the Tribune and Sun-Times, and has jumped into the record books right off the start.

With goals scored in the first four games of the '99 season, added to last year's totals and the last eight games of the '97 season, this year's squad has brought Maine South soccer into second place on the all-time IHSA list of consecutive game scoring. In a sport in which goals often are few and far between, a record of 38 consecutive games with at least one goal scored is hard to match.

In fact, in the history of Illinois girls' soccer, only one program has scored in more consecutive games. That program?

Also Maine South. Between 1985 and 1987, Maine South scored in an incredible 62 consecutive games.

This year's barrage began with a 5-0 drubbing of conference foe Niles North.

Senior co-captain Laura Paine tallied twice from dead balls, and fellow junior co-captain Fran Futris added one on a rocket from 25 yards out. Junior Diana Puckett also scored on a splendid drive into a defensive wall, and freshman Ashley Stopa scored her

first varsity goal, a cheeky little flick under pressure in the penalty box to beat the goalkeeper to the upper right comer.

The next game, against highly regarded Rockford Boylan, threatened to put an end to the scoring run, but a late dash by senior all-area defender Maureen Mulvihill lit up the scoreboard with less than four minutes remaining. Sophomore Krissy Vonesh supplied the assist, but Rockford stormed back 30 seconds later to tie the game at 1-1 on a comer kick.

Against Oak Park, the Hawks started slowly, tallying only once on a sloppy goal in the rainy first half, but at halftime they put it all together and dominated the second period completely. The game ended at 4-0, as the hapless Oak Park squad had trouble advancing the ball past midfield. Vonesh scored twice in the match, and junior Emily Auge and freshman Rhea Basseas each added one. Auge's goal was perhaps the prettiest of the match, as senior Emily Knoblauch received a cross at the top of the box and headed it to Auge at the near post, who headed it home.

Last Thursday the Hawks met Fenton, and they coasted to a 9-0 victory in the rain.

Vonesh scored a hat trick, followed closely

by Puckett with two goals and two assists.

Stopa scored twice, and single goals were added by Auge and sophomore Heidi Libner.

is what kept the Hawks in the game.

With the feeling of accomplishment from Monday's game the Hawks came out with their heads and spirits high on Wednesday against Resurrection. They won in the bottom of the seventh, 1-0, after Amy Czerwionka drove in the winning mn. Amy Czerwionka was also the winning pitcher for that game.

The Hawks play thirty five games this season, twenty of which are at home. Show your Hawk Pride and come out to the games to cheer them on. You'll never know how exciting the games are until you experience one. Their next game is today at 4:30 against Maine East.

Boys' Tennis The 1999 varsity tennis team has a nice blend of experience and new faces that bodes well for their chances this spring.

Coach Greg Young, previously the JV coach, moved into the top spot after the retirement of long-time coach Mr. Schmidt.

He brings with him a new attitude for thi varsity, especially in the team's condition ing routine. He is familiar with most of the team members since he was at the JV level for three years.

Leading the strong group of seniors is four-year varsity player Brad Metzinger.

Brad moves into the team's top spot fulltime this year with the graduation of Rob Kurek. Supporting him will be Scot Kronenfeld and Scott Roebuck at singles and Jacek Wypych widi Dave Milewski at doubles. Other seniors include Chris Zantua, Ernest Klusak. Brian Dema and John Bang. Having this talented group should ease Mr. Young's transition to the new level.

The Hawks will have a very competitive sctedule this year. In the Central Suburban League North alone there are two of the top ten teams in the Chicago area. GBN is ranked nmnber two in both the Tribune and Sun-Times rankings while Deerfield holds number nine. Besides the tough conference play, the Hawks will be chaDenged at their tournaments this year.

The season did get off to a solid start, on Wednesday, April 7, with a 7-0 trounc ing of the Elk Grove Grenadiers. Hopefully this result foreshadows future strong results for the Hawk Tennis program

Sports 11 Boys' Track prepares for the outdoor

by Paul Johnson After a two-week break from ending the indoor season, the boys' track team is back in action on ^ outdoor arena.

Hie dme has been spent preparing for the the transition. Two new events will be added for the outdoor season: the 200m dash and the 4xl00m relay.

Hie Hawks had a fantastic indoor season despite a second place finish to Highland Park at the indoor conference meet.

Of course, the outdoor conference meet is where the action is, and Maine South is hosting that meet at the end of the season.

The Hawks were not completely without competition over the past two weeks as they held their annual intrasquad pentathaion. In search of the best overall athlete on the team, each member competed in five events: shot put, long jump, 50 yard dash, 50 yard low hurdles and 800m run.

A point value was given to the performance in each event, where 100 was the maximum score per event. Once ail the score were tallied up. Marc Szramek finished first with 432 points, followed

by Paul Johnson (429), Nick Norman (416), Corey Norman (410) and Danny Payne (405).

Events to look for in the spring season wiE be the sprinlrelays, mid-distance and distance runs and the throwing events. The 4x160m relay team of Szramek, Johnson, Norman and Tony Skaczylo posted an indoor time that was fourth in the state according to Preps Plus. This should make for a very competitive sprint relay team as the season progresses.

Meets have already begun, so come out and support your running Hawks in the spring.

Baseball off to a great start

by Mike Char The 1999 Maine South baseball team has started the season on the right note. After several weeks of hard work and sacrifice, the Hawks busted out with a great two weeks.

The fu^st game was a tough loss to Palatine but the Hawks got the last laugh with a 5-1 victory in the rematch.

They proceeded to ratde off three victories in a row, against Rolling Meadows, Appleton and Notre Dame. The thrilling win over the Dons was especially gratifying after the pre-game dedication of the new rightfield scoreboard.

The wins are due in no small part to great pitching performances, especially by Chris Schutt. The junior right-hander was dominant in the victories over Rolling Meadows and Notre Dame.

Also picking up more than their share of the slack are senior pitchers Mac Campagna and Rocky DiSilvestro, each of whom has kept opposing hitters baffled.

Many people have contributed on the offensive end. Up and down the line-up, the Hawks pound the ball and have generated exciting, high-scoring games. Led by strong senior leadership, the Hawks are on their way to a great season.

Badminton starts season 1-1

by Margaret Albin The sun is finally shining and it's time for another smashing season of Maine South badminton. This year's team, with a record number of 31 players, is lead by team captains Braulia Keane and Robin Humbert.

This year's varsity squad is also lead by seniors Eileen Forde, Sabina Brkic, Beata Korytkowski, Susan Abraham, Beth Humbert, Brooke Fillippo and Boo Young Yoon. Along with our seniors we have the talent of juniors Adrianne Pontarelli and Margaret Albin along with sophomore Maggie Witek. This year's junior varsity squad is led by Liz Maratea, Kira Ho, Erika

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The 1999 season started off against top ranked Hinsdale South, where the varsity team lost 0-15 and the jv squad lost 7-8. In our second meet of the season against long time rivals Maine East the varsity squad was victorious with a final score of 8-7. The junior varsity finished impressively, scoring 162.

With a varsity record of 1-1 and a 1-0 in conference the team faces top-notch teams of New Trier and Deerfield. The badminton team would like to congratulate all new players that have made the 1999 squad.

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M-Club sweeps faculty in annual game Before the M-Club/Faculty game on Tueday, April 6th, the faculty put posters up around the school reminding students of their domination over the varsity athletes.

The faculty team had an astounding 26-2 record against the M-Club in basketball.

That record now stands at 26-3.

Perhaps inspired by the confidence of the "has beens," the "young guns" pulled off an improbable sweep of the faculty with a 8786 overtime victory in basketball and a threegame triumph in volleyball. After an embarrassing performance in last year's game the M-Club vowed that never again would a bunch of slow, balding old men make them look that bad on the court.

Using suffocating defense and precision offense, the senior-dominated squad took it right to faculty stars Mr. Young, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Smith. The game was back and forth for three quarters until the faculty jumped out to a 72-62 lead early in the fourth. It did

not look promising for the young athletes, but key baskets by Marc Szramek, Sam Porras, Matt Reardon and Joe Wnek eventually sent the game into overtime. Late in the overtime period the jocks were down one with only ten seconds remaining. Wnek drove baseline before getting fouled on a running layup attempt. He calmly sank both firee-throws with four seconds left to seal the victory.

In the other contest, the M-Club overcame a first game loss to come back and steal the matchfiromthe faculty in volleyball..The faculty looked unbeatable in the first game with the all-around play of varsity volleyball coach Mr Granell. Overcoming their fear, the M-club team took the next two easily and gave the basketball players confidence for the following match-up.

Thanks to all the teachers who participated, to Mrs. Kura, and finally to all those who showed their school spirit as fans.

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Boys' volleyball In a show of heart, the varsity volleyball team overcame a first game loss to win the next two games and the match against Notre Dame. While Notre Dame had four matches under their belt, the Hawks showed their inexperience in the first game. They jumped out to a 7-0 lead before eventually falling in a tight 15-13 game. The Hawks then stormed back to take the second, 15-13, and the deciding game, 16-14.

The young team is led by senior captains Jeff Lazzarro, Joe Miller, and Brian Price. Much of the early season success can be attributed, however, to the play of nine varsity newcomers. Juniors Alex PoUey, Garrett Fechner, Mark Wojteczko, Ryan Bratt, Greg Kazmierski and Jeff Percak dominate the nets with their blocking and hitting, while sophomores John Vigna, Joe Jarosch and John Jacobsen help| the team with their setting and digging.

Girls' track victorious in indoor conference

by Anna Kurtz True to their goals, the girls' track team walked away from indoor conference with a decisive victory. On March 18th the varsity team defeated each of the Central Suburban League schools, scoring 125.5 points in the process. Junior varsity took second with 113 points.

Starting off the meet, the field events contributed their fair share of points. Shayna Robinson took first in shotput while Angle Plewa finished fourth. The Liu sisters paired up for top performances in long jump and triple jump. Lina jumped 15'0" to take second in the long jump while Lydia was third with 14'11.5". For the triple jump Lydia leapt 31 '7.5" for third place. Her sister finished second with 31 '8.25". Lydia also took third place in the high jump competition with a height of 4'8".

Starting off the meet was the 4 x 880 yd relay of Gina Kremer, Mary Payne, Maura Collins and Cara Cordaro. The girls ran one of their best time ever to win the race in 10:49.6. The four lap relay was next. Liz

Pahlke, Anne Wlezien, Theresa Weritz and Katrina Kloess won with a time of 1:32.4.

As the meet went on the Hawks continued to crank out some excellent performances. Kelly Haas won the two mile run with her time of 12:54.9. Theresa Weritz took fourth place in the 50 yd. dash (7.1) as well as second in the 220 yd. dash (29.1.)

Liz Pahlke won the 440 yd. run with her time of 67.7. Amanda Wolf also earned some points with a 67.8 for third place.

In the distance events, Cara Cordaro finished fourth in the 880 yd. run (241.2.) Gina Kremer was fourth in the mile with 6:02.1 and Maura Collins took sixth place in 6:11.3.The end of the meet quickly approached as did the 4 X 440 relay. Tension was high as winning this race was vital to a Maine South conference victory. The Hawks came out on top with flying colors of red and black as Liz Pahlke, Amanda Wolf, Linda Lazar and Katrina Kloess won the final event in 4:30.3. The indoor season was over; it was time to get ready for the next one.

Theresa Weritz sprints to victory.

Photo by Coach Gabauer