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Note from Southwords staff Due to the events that have occurred within the last two weeks, Sottthwords has chosen to focus on important ideas inside this issue. Southwords dedicates this issue to the families of victims in Littleton, O)lorado and to the victims of diunk driving accidents.

1Paramedics from nearby suburbs participated in Maine South's car crash simulation. Here, paramedics bring a boy to a Flight For Life helicopter.

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by Anna Kurtz Advice. What to think of it? I recently had a conversation in which I was told, "Advice can't be taken completely seriously. After all, how does the person giving it know how the receiver is feeling about the situation in question?" This was a fairly new idea for me; what exactly could anyone else know about a situation in which they were not involved?

It is always so easy to fall back on the reasoning of a friend or family member when trying to decide what to do. Your father has a million reasons as to why you should choose a certain college, your mother holds very definite opinions on which extracurricular activities have priority, your sister knows exactly how to handle a rocky relationship. However, each of the definite answers they have to give usually is in conflict with advice handed out by other people in your life. Who is correct?

Pretty frustrating, right? A question worth asking is whether the feedback is what you truly need. A more important task is discovering what you want to do by asking the person who will have the only "right" answer: yourself. How many of us are able to do that?

Sometimes it seems as if the answers in your own mind cannot possibly be the right choice. Following through on how you feel might go against the norm or hurt someone else. In the end, however, your own conscience is the only individual for whom you must have an answer. Have a little talk with yourself the next time you want to make a decision.

Another friend and I discussed the importance of decision making last week; I will also carry her words with me to college. "Every senior is dealing with the process of discovering what is truly meaningful in his or her life; as graduation nears each of us must decide what to take with and what to let go." I think this holds true no matter what stage of life a person is at.

The power of decision making rests with the individual; when it comes right down to it, the most important person to listen to is yourself. The advice you will receive comes from the person you know best, and coincidentally, who will be around to deal with the results no matter what.

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by T. R. Kerth "Weather conditions," the form asks, and the patrolman inks in, "clear."

"Road conditions: dry."

And you sit in the back seat of the squad car, waiting for him to stop writing so you can tell your story and be on your way. You think of how late it must be getting, of how your family will wonder where you are. But then the thought of other families comes to your mind and the thought is too painful, so you just sit and watch the steam rise from your wet trouser cuffs or look out the window at the bare trees washed in the deathly blue pallor of the revolving lights.

And then you are asked to tell your story, and the events come flooding back.

You are doing 50, the speed limit on the two-lane road, but the car close on your bumper wants to go faster. It swings into the left lane and roars past, and you notice in your side-view mirror that only one of its headhghts is lit.

Once it is past, you expect the car to move back to the right lane, but it doesn't. A hundred yards, two hundred, and you notice the hghts of an oncoming car.

The realization is sudden: They will collide.

Your heart races in your chest and your mind tries desperately to discount what it is seeing: two cars doing the impossible, the unthinkable. You flash your lights, sound your horn; stupidly, you even shout a warning.

Neither car swerves; neither brakes.

And then you hear the sound of your own voice in your ears saying, "Oh no, oh God, no," trying to negate the reality of what you've just seen as you search among the snow on the shoulder for a firm spot to stop alongside the ruined cars.

You've seen hundreds, perhaps thousands of auto crashes on television, but nothing has prepared you for this because television has got it all wrong. There is no slow motion, no clinical frame-by-frame analysis of events from three ideal perspectives. Time is not drawn out; rather, it is collapsed into a single nightmare moment, a collage of sensory impressions.

There is the spray of glass, pinpoints of light swarming in the winter air. There is no sound that you recall, but rather the feeling.

the sensation of concussion. The whisper of steam from burst hoses and the clockwork ticking of cooling metal. The pungent smell of antifreeze. The glare of a single, fragile headlight still lit, twisted obliquely to wink in cryptic code to the stars.

The shouts of others who have stopped to help, arranging telephone calls, sharing advice. There is no time to take note of these useless detail, you tell yourself, but the details are insistent.

And then there is a man dead in your arms, and there is no more comfort you can give him.

His last sound is a gentle one: more than a sigh, not quite a word. You hold him a brief while, wanting to do more but lacking knowledge and skill, and a new collage is formed: the wind toying softly with the hair on his forehead as the warm air spills through the open door into the night; the Indian print design on his jacket; his hand, a fist slowly unclenching, relaxing. (Later, much later, you will realize that the radio was still oi and the music was loud, but you will not b S able to recall the song that was playing. You will be angry with yourself, feeling that it is somehow important that you remember, but it is not part of the collage and is lost.)

Sitting in the squad car, it will all seem important to you and you will tell it, but the patrolman will politely interrupt you after listening with patience, and will ask you to focus your attention only on the events leading up to the collision.

You will want to tell of the Dr. Seuss book lying open like a wounded bird on the floor of the car, feeling that it is somehow the most important detail of them all, but you don't, for the patrolman has a job to do.

You will tell the story again to your family and again to your friends and again to your colleagues at work. With each telling you will feel a little better, for the words seem to give the experience a structure.

If you can answer the question, "How?", perhaps you won't have to think about "Why?" Gradually, even the dreams begin to f a d ^ ^ ^ though they are never completely gone. Y o ^ B try to forget but you know you never will, and perhaps that is the only element of the entire story that is as it should be.

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Tragedy strikes close to home I It could happen..

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The tragic scene was set in an affluent middle class town, not unlike our own. Students walked down the halls of a "safe" high school with about two thousand students, not unlike our own. Students walked down the halls of a "safe" high school with 2,000 students - not unlike our own. It could have been us - you and I - that ran from classes, leaving bloody halls where our friends lay dead.

This incredible event was a reality for students at Columbine High School on Tuesday April 20, 1999. Watching the news reports on television, every tragic story is surreal - somewhat unbelievable. Well, the deaths were all too real, all too gruesome.

Even more frightening is the idea that this event could easily be repeated in the halls of Maine South High School. It could be us crying over the deaths of our friends.

What happened in Littleton, Colorado is not a distant event. It is real and personal.

The deaths of those students, who had their own dreams and hopes, should not be in vain.

There are two very important lessons that our student body needs to grasp to prevent such a tragedy. Events such as this can be checked with a little help from each person, but each person must help.

The Trench Coat Mafia's motivation to commit these atrocities seems to be revenge.

I challenge you, as high school students, to live your life in such a way that no person could claim a vendetta against you. Look

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past cUques - whether jocks, preps, metal heads - they are all different stereotypes and each person is different.

Every person in our school has feehngs and emotions. Would it really be that hard to befriend a lonely person? Is your popularity worth isolating even one student because you are just "too cool" to talk to him or her? Have a little compassion and treat people the same way you want to be treated.

Accept a person's differences, even if it goes against your very nature.

Your respect should not stop with the students; extend it to the faculty and administration. I hate ID'S as much as anyone, but these recent events have helped me to gain a new perspective. As much as I disagree with the pohcies, I realize the school board did not implement them to annoy us; rather, they are seeking to protect us from harm.

Even more drastic than that, I do not think the ID'S go far enough. I even think that metal detectors should be brought to Maine South. I would rather be a little inconvenienced for four years than feel the indescribable pain that losing a best friend would bring. Such security devices are not a reflection or punishment of our behavior - they are meant to prevent a life-changing tragedy.

Something can be done. Even if our school does not install metal detectors you can help make Maine South a safer place by having a little respect for fellow students and faculty.

by Britt Frederiksen Tuesday two students at a high school not much smaller than Maine South came to school wearing black trench coats concealing shotguns and pipe bombs. Upon entering the school the two opened fire on their fellow students and left about thirteen dead, including themselves.

What could possess anyone to take their anger out on others? Is there any other way to deal with anger?

Every student at Maine South considers their school to be a boring, little-town school, and every student doesn't expect tihat one day someone will come in and end the lives of a number of others. What is this hate that drives people to kill?

"What do teens learn today about controlling anger and why isn't it working?

Ehiring the past year, far too many stories have surfaced about kids who kill at their schools. These kids look like nice kids, but one day they snap and another side is seen. Something makes them so angry that the only way they feel they can solve their problems is by taking out a gun and pulling the trigger.

Most of these stories end in suicide or prison- Neither of diese outcomes is really telpmg the situation, though. These kids were angry and felt diey had no other way to express their hatred besides killing for attention. Had someone noticed the anger earlier, maybe these kids could continued on page 4

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have gotten help and some way to relieve the pressure that was building inside of them and was bound to explode. The point is, there two were just KIDS. Adolescents are among the most emotionally unstable people alive. Their problems can be treated with counseUng or medication; both methods are better than current methods of treatment. Twenty years of prison will not make a kid learn right from wrong or self-control any better than putting a three-year-old in a comer for a "time-out" will. It takes a teacher of a counselor to help kids work out their problems.

People killing people out of hate does not stop in America. The war in Kosovo is based on hate. World War II grew out of ethnocentrism. The ongoing terrorism and conflict in Israel is because of hate. Some call it human nature; then again, it could be human stupidity. If humans can cure countless diseases why haven't they found a cure for mental illness, the kind that drives people to kill? With all the psychiatrists in the world today, I hope that some are working on finding people who are disturbed and not just waiting for the disturbed to come to them.

The tread of hfe walked each day is thin and unstable. One little shake could ruin a lot; one push can change a person's life forever. One caring gesture can help. Life is fragile. People are unstable. Watch what you say, because people sometimes cry for help silently until suddenly the world around them changes and they cannot keep what is inside of them hidden any longer.

To the Maine South Community: This past year our school was provided with a challenge; we were asked to raise money for the Makea-Wish Foundation of Northern Illinois. We not only accepted this challenge, but we excelled in meeting it. I wish to commend the students, staff and parents for coming together and showing what a first class institution this is. It was because of these special people in our school that a little girl, Natasha, was able to see her own wish come true.

Our four thousand dollar donation to the Make-a-Wish Foundation provided Natasha and the rest of her family with the chance to travel to Disney World over spring break.

Withouttfiehelp of the Maine South commtmity, this young lady may have never been able to have this experience. Because of us, Natasha will be able to spend the time she must in a hospital surrovmded by pictures, Mickey Mouse ears, and memories.

There really is no other way to express the pride I have in our school other than to tell you what a rewarding feeling it was presenting the check to the Foundation. I was presenting not only a substantial amount of money but also recognizing the effort of so itiany people.

I would especially like to recognize the Brotherhood organization for its open mind towards a new and risky idea. The organization has never led such a concentrated fimd-raiser in its history.

While it is impossible to recognize every individual who made this possible, I ask you to take a minute to think about what we have done. When you pass by the certificate in the hall from the Foundation, let it remind you of Natasha and the decorated gymnasium that hcKted the Dance Marathon. Think of the early morning meetings, the filled up pledge sheets, and the moment that you decided to make a contribution.

We showed the Park Ridge community what we are really capable of achieving. We have forged what will hopefully become a new tradition at Maine South for years to come.

I lookforward to tte planning of our second annual Dance Marathon next year with even higher goals and more opportunities for involvement. For those of you who did not get a chance to come to the Dance, marie your calendars for next year, and let some Brotherhood members know that you are interested in being a part of their success in years to come.

Thank you. Randy Tosch

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Focus on faculty Have you ever wondered if one of your classmates will one day become famous?

Whether Mr. Andrews ever wondered it or not, he does have a very famous classmate and is often associated as a friend of Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Mr. Andrews was among the first students to ever walk the halls of Maine South.

He says, "I guess I'm one of the few people that have been here for a long time that was a member of the student body and now the staff here." When Mr. Andrews started teaching here in 1970, only five years after graduating, many of his former teachers were still here. He says, "It was so awkward to suddenly be working with them and calling them by their first names."

In 1965, Mr. Andrews went to the University of nhnois at Champaign-Urbana. He stayed an extra year after he was supposed to graduate to complete his masters' study.

In 1970, he graduated with a master's degree in Mathematics.

Athletics have always been a part of Mr. Andrews's life. He played basketball here at South and for one year in college. He also played basketball in industrial leagues and played in many softball leagues over twenty-five years. He coached freshman and junior varsity boys' basketball at South from 1974 to 1984.

Aside from coaching basketball, Mr. Andrews has had many other commitments to Maine South. He has been the head coach

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of Mathletes here since 1982. At various times he also sponsored the computer club and Mu Alpha Theta. He now holds the position of crowd control supervisor at athletic events; a post formerly held by Mr. Gasche.

When asking Mr. Andrews what he does in his free time, he replied, "Is there any??" He enjoys watching old movies, especially movies from the 1930s, collecting movie memorabilia and reading mysteries, especially anything about Sherlock Holmes. Also, much of his time during the school year is spent doing both individual and team statistics for North Suburban Math League, which he says "keeps me very busy in the offhours." The league is made up of fifty schools and over two thousand students participate.

Mr. Andrews became interested in teaching while in college. He was studying math and computer science, and says, "I spent a lot of time helping the other guys in my fraternity with their calculus and other math homework. I liked it so much, I decided I wanted to teach and switched my curriculum to teaching mathematics." He says, "I am also certified, but not necessarily qualified, to teach chemistry, physics and physical education."

As far as his friendship with the First Lady, Mr. Andrews has been involved in an event of hers every year that President Clinton has been in office. He savs. "I've

been lucky enough to be invited to all the affairs put on for Hillary, especially those in Chicago. It's nice to be included in her group of close friends and it's a lot of fun

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to go to those galas. We even went to Little Rock three years ago on election day and celebrated with her friends. Most people also know that we had our thirtieth reunion in Washington, D.C. back in 1995." Mr. Andrews was also part of Mrs. Clinton's birthday celebration last year.

Mr. Andrews holds an opinion about being successful in teaching and in life. He says, "I feel that in teaching, we should take small packages and build up to the big stuff.

Students get a much better picture than if it's all thrown at them at once." His best advice is, "Don't sweat the small stuff— it's all small stuff."

Amy Fulara

Activities: •Four year member of Hawkettes •Two year captain of varsity Hawkettes •Miss Drill Team Illinois 1997 •Participant in Miss Drill Team U.S.A. •Instructor for Jr. AJl-Siars Halftime performance •Dancer for Walt Disney Company •Ten year piano student

Teacher's Comments: "Over the four years I have known Amy. she has been one of the most dedicated, dependable and caring young people I have worked with. She always contributes to the welfare of the team (in time, creativity and genuine concern) above what might be expected. Amy is a leader definitely committed to excellence in the performing ans. She is a pianist as well as superb dancer and an all-around good student Amy is the ideal Hawketle captain to whom being a Hawkette is not jast a school activity—it is a way of life! I wish Amy a successful college career and a bright future."

-Miss Barbara Bobrich

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Once upon a German field trip. . .

by Nicole Perm On April 9, the German Club took a field trip to Waukegan High School to watch a group of actors recreate various Grimm Brothers' fairy tales.

Red Riding Hood, The Miller's Daughter, Ashelputtel (Cinderella), Hans und Gretel, Fishermann und die Frau were some of the tales that were performed. Since the group performed the original fairy tales, some of the stories were not exactly like the students had learned them. The biggest difference in the tales was in Ashelputtel. When the glass slipper didn't fit the stepsisters their stepmom ordered their toes and heels to be

cut off.

All of the fairy tales were in half-English and half-German. The fairy tales were both funny and enjoyable.

After the performance, the club headed over to the Hans Bavarian Lodge for lunch.

However, due to poor instructions, the bus driver got lost and the students had to wait a little longer than they expected for lunch.

But the wait was worth it.

Traditional German salad started off the meal. The waitresses, who were dressed in German costumes, served the food and made small talk—auf deutsch naturalich— with some of the students.

Next was the main course—chicken snitizel and spaezel. The whole meal was sehr gut! Silence was heard during the meal as the club ate and ate and ate.

The waitstaff brought out desert—apple strudel. This pastry was cooked apples with cinnamon in a light, flaky crust.

Full of food, the German Club headed back to Maine South. A little disappointed that their teacher, Frau Ittner, had to miss an exciting day due to illness, the club still agreed that they had a good time.

The German Club plans to attend the production of more Grimm Brothers' fairy tales next year.

Kidding around tiie Old West

by Jamie Papaioannou William H. Bonney, a.k.a. "Billy the Kid," is one of the best known characters of the Old West. Today, April 30th, marks the 107th anniversary of his escape from the Mesilla, New Mexico jailhouse, after killing two deputies on guard. Unfortunately, parts of his life have been built on legends and misinformation.

Everybody knows him as "Billy the Kid, the guy who shot all those people." The shooting part is true. In fact, by the age of 18, he had already been charged with twelve murders, and, by the age of 21, he was responsible for 27 deaths. However, the records state that he is only known to have killed four people in his lifetime.

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While closely associated to the Wild West, William H. Bonney was actually bom in New York. There is speculation as to whether or not he was bom in September or November of 1859. In the 1870s he moved to New Mexico.

One of the most prominent jobs he had as a cowboy was working in Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory for the rancher J.H. Tunstall.

Tunstall became a father figure to "Billy."

Tunstall spoke of Billy in a favorable manner. "That's the finest lad I've ever met. He's a revelation to me every day and would do anything on earth to please me. I'm going to make a man out of that boy yet." This quote of Tunstall's seems to contradict some of the myth of "Billy's" evil personsality.

After all the hard work and dedication they both put forth, Tunstall's plan never materialized. Tunstall's plan to make a man out of a boy was crushed after Tunstall was shot and killed

by Billy's former friends before he switched sides in the LincolnCounty War. In a fit of vengence, Billy retaliated and therefore began to earn his reputation of as an outlaw.

Even though Billy was a measly five feet ten inches tall, he had a receding chin and overbite that

made him appear to have exaggerated buck teeth and eyes that seemed to dart about nervously whenever danger was near. He was greatly feared.

Trying to "kill every s.o.b" that murdered Tunstall landed Billy quite a few trips in jail, but every time he broke out. After he broke out of jail for his last time, he was recaptured and shot by Sherrif Pat Garrett at the home of Pete Maxwell in Fort Sumner.

Today we have many more "outlaws," none quite like Billy, though. They are punished much more severley and guarded w i t h ^ ^ closer attention. ^ ^ Billy the Kid's life as an outlaw in New Mexico was short and bloody, but he became a legend that characterizes the Old West.

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by Susie Skaczylo As I was sitting in Sociology class listening to our discussion of discrimination against other cultures, I began to ponder the idea of a world without prejudice. I know that this is an impossible wish, but I couldn't help but wonder how we could go about this enormous task. Then I came across an article in The Centinal, a publication of Champaign Centennial High School.The article described an International Fair that re-

A W h o l e HGW WOMd cently took place at the school.

The fair was sponsored by the school's International Club and its purpose was to make people aware of and appreciate different cultures.

Iran, China, Korea, Africa, and Japan were some of the many cultures explored in the fair. Also food from the different countries was available to give a "taste" of life in that particular country. Dancing and elaborate costumes gave a wonderful example of

the arts of each culture.

This fair was a great way to learn and find beauty in other cultures. This in turn teaches us to leave our judgments and comments aside, and, instead of viewing different as negative, see it as a window into a whole new world.

Information for this article was collected from The Centinal, a publication of Champaign Centennial High School.

Cigarettes and your health

by Billy Roumeliotis and Alex Polymenakos Smoking cigarettes is a fact of life throughout the world, regardless of the tremendous health risks. Young people are faced with a great dilenmia. They see businessmen, CEOs, even ministers and other "sensible" adults smoking without any health problems. At the same time, they are being advised to NOT smoke. What they on't see is these sensible people, 20-30 years in the future, will be carrying an oxygen tank instead of a briefcase and fighting for their lives rather than fighting for a raise. In turn they continue to puff away, not knowing what is inevitably to come. They use pressure or stress to expleiin this, but they are just trying to fit in and seem a little bit more mature.

Being mature is trying to improve your life, not ending it earlier. The American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study found that men who smoke less than half a pack a day have a death rate sixty percent higher than nonsmokers. A pack or two a day jumps to a ninety percent increase in death rate than nonsmokers, and more than two packs a day raises the rate one hundred and twenty percent higher! Cigarette smoke can kill you in different ways. It is one of the major risk factors in heart attacks. Cigarette smokers ave seventy percent more heart attacks than nonsmokers. Lung Cancer is uncommon among nonsmokers, but is the most frequent cause of death among cigarette smokers after heart attacks and strokes. Deaths from

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emphysema and chronic bronchitis are over 700 percent more coiranon in smokers.

In a recent survey conducted with Maine South students, 82% of smoking students know or are familiar with these dramatic risks. Yet, they continue to smoke. It's a prime example of how young people are ignorant to the facts, but follow what they see: sensible adults with almost no health problems, smoking away. The survey also showed about 65% of smoking students smoked regular filter cigarettes. Recent studies have shown that smokers who smoke "light" cigarettes (low tar/nicotine) have a lower lung cancer death rate. Many more smoke related diseases are hitting the female community due to an increase in smoking among women.

Sixty-one percent of males are smoking compared to fifty-two percent of females.The results were certainly alarming considering a woman's chance of getting lung cancer jumps twelve times higher if she smokes.

In the study conducted at Maine South, the results showed that in both males and females, cigarette smokers increased by class, supporting the theory that young people are smoking to prove their maturity.

Of these young smokers, approximately fifty-seven percent are smoking less than ten cigarettes a day. They are trying to get the best of both worlds: proving their maturity while trying to avoid the associated

risks. It doesn't work that way.

As previously stated males who smoke half a pack or less a day have a sixty percent higher death rate than those who do not smoke. According to the American Heart Association even smoking as few as four cigarettes a day can damage your blood vessels.

Smokers are not only hurting themselves, but everyone around them as well. Second hand smoke produces the same effects as smoking but to a lesser extent. Forty-five percent of students surveyed said a family member smokes, exposing them to toxic chemicals and carcinogens. The American Cancer Society conducted a study that found "involuntary smoking" can be long lasting since children of smokers are far more likely to grow up to become smokers themselves.

Children who live in a home where a parent smokes are more likely to have colds, bronchitis and pneumoniaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially during the first two years of life. Smoke's effects can even set in before birth. Women who smoke while pregnant may deliver a baby with a low birth weight, birth defects, chronic breathing problems and learning disabiUties.

When a smoker quits, the risks go down.

This decrease starts immediately and will eventually reach the level of a nonsmoker's.

Young people who smoke are at a perfect time to quit while they have time to reach the level of a nonsmoker. Almost half of all young people smoke less than one pack a day, which allows for an easier time in quitting compared to someone who smokes two to three packs a day. The time is right for any young person to join the 40,000,000 Americans who have quit smoking and saved their future.

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NHS Inducts new members Near the end of March, 98 juniors and seniors were inducted into National Honor Society. Sponsored by Mrs. Nancy Canova, National Honor Society (NHS) is an organization for students who demonstrate good character, service, leadership and have a GPA of 3.5 or greater.New members to National Honor Society are: Christina Ananewycz, Sarah Anderson, Kathryn Ballard, Adriana Bartucci, Jill Baty, Joseph Belle, Candice Bilson, Lauren Brinati, Sabina Brkic, Jennifer Caccomo, Steven Chung, Lauren Colletti, Maura Collins and Michael-Mary Conlon.

Som Dalai, Michael DePilla, Mary DeMarchi, Antonello DiBenedetto,

Megan Dieschbourg, Kimberly DiNino, Nicholas Disabato, Andrew Douglass, Ryan Evans, Roberto Fatta, Brian Fee, Jennifer Fink, Tracy Foltz, Jeffrey Franckowiak, Alaina Frano and Frances Futris.

Natahe Gondela, James Goodrich, Laura Gorski, Elizabeth Haley, Sarah Hansen, Theone Haralampopoulos, William Heerman, Lynn Herrmann, Siobhan Hicky, Dionelle Jakubow, Eunice Jang, Amanda Jasinowski, Tatjana Kecman, Courtney Kiefer, Joseph Kipta, Douglas Kisielius and Lindsay Kleiner.

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Mogil, Lindsey Krukowski, Susan K s i a z e k ^ ^ Jodie Kupsco, Laura LaCerra, Linda Lazar, Amy Lichter, Elizabeth Lovero, Kathleen Madl, Lisa Maillie, EUzabeth Maratea, Ellen McGuire, Megan McHugh, Kathleen Meyer, Julia Mix, Stephen Natalie and Margaret Niemczyk.

Elizabeth Ori, Matthew Palys, Jeffrey Percak, Eric Pick, Rebecca Pietrzak, Alexander Policy, Lukasz Pyzowski, Celestina Rivera, Maria Sabljic, Joanne Schornack, Christopher Schutt, Timothy Seiwert, Natalie Selk, Jennifer Sheehan, Jennifer Sherman, Angela Sica and Edward Sim. Jared Skiba, Marta Skik, Bonnie Skowronski, Tara Soldan, Sean Story, James Sullivan, Elizabeth Tedeschi, Randall Totsch, Edward Uliassi, Grant Ullrich, Rita Veron, Apasara Warapanyaseni, Chalatom Warapanyaseni, Dawn Wilson, Susan Wilson, Mark Woiteczko and Charles Zei.

SOUTH WORDS

March Students of the Month English: Jim Belle, Christine Bisanz, Sean Cassidy, Paul Crisan, Patrick Dorsey,Matt Dubowski, Eliza Duncan, Anthony Leleniewski, Bexy Mathew, Magda Myszkowski, Anna Purtmska, Joseph Ramirez, Natalia Sadowski, Jenny Sagat, John Spann, Matthew Spriggs, Monica Wojtczak, Christopher Weppel and Nate Zureikat.

Physical Education: Anthony Anichini, Nickolas Dobric, Andrew Douglass, Susan Jaeger, Liana Pini, Rita Sayat, Belinda Spike, Marjorie Stankiewicz and Garifalia Tsapralis.

Health: Danielle Pallasch and Erin Stepa.

Family and Consumer Sciences: Wictoria Bozek, Stefanie Czwalinna, Anna Lutgen, Penny Tsilipetros and Annette Udzielak.

Business: Jamie Gillett and Jack Kurowski.

Applied Arts/Technology: Daniel Cichanski, Jesse Howard, Todd Jackson and Lukasz Szerlag.

Science: Alecia Arends, Jessica Baldacchino, TJ Cash, John Ceh, Erika Fabisch, William Gipson, Danuta

Gedlewski, Katie Gruszkowska, Paul LaProrte, Matthew Palys, Bill Plencner, Bradley Smith, Keri Travis and Rita Yenkers.

Mathematics: Anne Church, Michael Cocagne, Michael Curcie, Adam Gross, Heather Halminiak, Barbara Levand, Shannon McCue, Anne Park, Stephanie Raz, Sara Rybak, Nick Schweiger, Liz Steinfeld and Melissa Waller.

History: Madeleine Agaton, Christopher Czapla, Brain Dema, Shelia Gibbons, Andrea Kite, Jamie Mackin, Padraig O'Shea, Laura Paine, Gina Pontrelli, Angelica Tomasiewicz and Allison Wagoner.

Foriegn Language: Rebecca Boudos, Siebhan Hickey, Gregory Kane, Ivana Nickele, Lukasz Pyzowski and Adam Showalter.

Driver Education: Karen Boysen, Tracy Foltz and Jeffrey Shewfelt Drama/Broadcasting: Nadia Blan, MeUssa Gilbar, Sean Slattery and Brain Wells.

Music: Kristen Church, Will Dushek, Mary Nuzzo and Mark Segawa.

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^Marlins "Water Your Imagination"

by Amy Goodwin They are still swimming now and are preWalking past the pool after school, one tended. can hear the same song blasting fi'om the However, the Marlins Swim Club does paring for the International Aquatic Art Festival which will be held at Highland Park speakers over and over again. not stop working after their show.

High School sometime in May. A group of swimmers are swimThey are preparing yet anming in formadon the length of the other creative aquatic routine to pool, repeatedly counting to eight. be presented for evaluation by a What on earth is going on? panel of five judges.

The Marlins Swim Club is pracThis event resembles the ice ticing! dancing competitions and is The Marlins Swim Club is judged in the same fashion. The Maine South's synchronized swim judges look for alignment, creteam whose members combine ativity and, of course, synchrotheir athletic talents, their creativnization. ity and their choice of music with The Marlins Swim Club is swimming. proud to be the first high school In addition to their annual show to be inducted into the Aquatic which was April 16 and 17, the club Art Hall of Honor. participates throughout the year in They were given this award the local US Synchronized Swimbecause of MarUns continued exming Figure competitions and cellence throughout their 35 Aquatic Art Clinics and Festivals. years of existence.

Two weeks ago the Marlins reThe Hall of Honor is located kalized their dreams on a liquid canin the Intemational Swimming rvas and took their audience on a Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, creative and magical journey as Florida where photographs of they presented their 35th annual their winning compositions are show. This year's show was enon display in their newly contitled "Water Your Imagination." structed hbrary.

After spending hours after Over the years, Marlins has school choosing music, choreobeen awarded with the top honor graphing routines, painting waves, trophy at nine festivals. sewing costumes, and practicing, they turned off the lights and turned In their upcoming events, the Michelle Fricke, Amy Goodwin, Kelly Leszczynski and the pool into a stage. That show Marlins are confident in their Karoline Salvador (class of '98) pause during Four-Part Harwas "splash-tacular" and received ability to bring home a trophy to mony. a routine that won manv awards. wonderful reviews from all who atMaine South

On April i4th, Maine South juniors and seniors filed out to Wilson Field to watch amock drunk driving accident. The simulation was very powerful, very emotional and very effective. Juniors and seniors were told to report directly to the stadium following first period and a scenario was created fcr Uie students. In one car, a family with a ten-year- old-son was driving to Florida to visit grandma and Disney

World. In the other car, four Maine South students were driving home, comingfi-oma party where the driver had been drinking.

The cars were shown crashed and police and firemen acted out the routine procedure for situations such as drunk driving accidents. The result was two people killed, beii^ a fellow classmate, and another classmale arrested for driving under the influence.

The simulation was sponsored by Drug

Free Schools. The purpose of showing the studentsfliiswas to make them more aware as prom weekend approaches. Last year six hundred students were killed because of drunk driving related accidents during the three week span of proms in Iliinois.

Drug Free Schools and Maine South hopes that this message will stay witii students throughout the year, not just during prom season.

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Boys' baseball team defeats New Trier

by John Moron Though the rainy weather has forced the Hawks to postpone two crucial contests with Glenbrook North, the Hawks, with a record of 8-3, are continuing to soar on the baseball diamond.

After a very impressive victory over Maine East, the Hawks unfortunately allowed the Glenbrook South team to get the best of them on a very sloppy field. Despite hitting the ball very well against an all-state pitcher, the Hawks lost 6-3.

Maine South quickly put the loss behind them by crushing the Central Suburban League South favorite New Trier Trevians.

The Hawks were led by the arm of senior Rocky DiSilvestro, who kept the Trevian hitters baffled.

In contrast the Hawks' bats came alive early and stayed hot throughout the game.

Some big hits and smart base running by the entire Maine South lineup helped the Hawks stun the confident boys from the north shore, jumping out to a 4-0 lead. The Trevians tried

to mount a comeback, but the attempt was stomped out by junior Chris Schutt's appearance on the mound. Also contributing to Maine South's victory was some handy glove work by seniors Brendan Smaha. John Moran, Joey Porcaro and super sophomore Adam Rosales.

The Maine South Hawks are hoping that the weather will improve soon so they can continue their winning ways. May 1 st is their next game so hope for clear skies so you can cheer them on.

Girls' track set for conferenceBoys' track sets

by Maura Collins Once again the Maine South girls' track team can call themselves the best team in district 207. In the first outdoor track meet of the season Maine South came out on top with 80 pointsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;more than enough to secure a victory over cross-town rivals Maine East and Maine West. East was second with 54 points, followed closely by Maine West with 50.

The meet began with a first place finish for the sprint medley team of juniors Liz Cera and Angela Ganas, sophomore Katrina Kloess, and senior Amanda Wolf. Then the 3200M relay team of seniors Cara Cordaro and Gina Kremer, junior Maura Collins and freshman Mary Payne ran a time of 11:04 for second place. The next event was the 400M relay, where the team of Kloess, juniors Theresa Weritz and Linda Lazar along with sophomore Liz Pahlke won in 52.1 seconds.

As the meet went on, numerous Hawk athletes placed first, second and third.

Freshman Kelly Haas and junior Jenny Sagat finished first and third respectively in the 3200M run. Weritz and Kloess were first and third in the 100 M dash and Cordaro won the 800 meter run in 2.41. Payne came in third in the 800 run. In the 800M relay, Weritz, Ganas, Kloess and Wolf came in first with a time of 1.54.

In the later portion of the meet, Lazar won the 400 M dash and Liz Cera won the 300 hurdle race. Collins came in second in the 1600 M run. Weritz won the 200 M dash with a time of 28.0 seconds, followed closely

by Lina Liu, who finished second in 28.8 seconds. The last and most exciting race at a track meet is always the 1600 M relay.

South's team of Kloess, Lazar, Wolf and Pahlke won with a time of 4 minutes and 25 seconds.

The Hawks did just as well in the field events as they did in the running events.

Shayna Robinson won the shot put with a throw of 32 feet. Lina and Lydia Liu finished second and third in the long jump. Lina also came in third in the triple jump with a jump of 30' 9" and Lydia came in second in the high jump. In discus Angle Plewa came in third with a throw of 78' 3.5".

Maine South finished ninth out of ten teams at the Wheaton Invite two weeks ago, beating only Fenwick. The teams at this invite. Lake Forest, Naperville North and WTieaton North and South, are among the top teams in the state, and several of the state's top runners were competing. Even against top competitors, however, Maine South turned in some good performances.

The 800 M relay team of Wolf Ganas, Kloess and Weritz came in third, as did the 400 M relay team of Weritz, Lazar, Kloess and Cera. Weritz came in fourth in the lOOM dash and Shayna Robinson came in fourth in the shot put. Maine South earned two fifth place finishes in the sprint medley(Pahlke, Weritz, Kloess and Wolf) and the 1600M relay (Kloess, Katie Dwyer, Wolf and Lazar).

Tomorrow is the Elk Grove Invitational, the last chance for the Hawks to prove themselves worthy before the CSL conference meet and the state series.

season goals

by Paul Johnson The outdoor track season is in full swing and the Hawks have three meets under their belt. The second meet was the annual District 207 meet. In this meet Maine South, East and West compKte on both the frosh-soph and varsity levels for ^ a traveling trophy. Maine West in partici^M lar brought some good competition to the track, but the Hawks won nine of eighteen events to win by seven and a half points, capturing the title for the third year in a row.

Ail four relay events won, most setting season best marks. Individual winners included Tony Skaczylo in the 400 m. Marc Szramek in the 100 m. Jon Hilya^d in the pole vault and Nick Normian in the 200 m.

More recently the Hawks hosted Kenwood, St Ignatius and De LaSalie.

'While none of the opposing teams proved to be stronger than the Hawks overall, they combined to offer excellent competition in most events. Maine South had a good day especially in the shot and discus, in which Brian Fee and Sean Story each took a first and second. Tim Seiwert was a double winner, taking both the mile and two mile. Nick Norman won the 200 m while Corey Norman won the pole vault competition. Marc Szramek was also victorious in the 100 m dash.

Hie team has not been too c o n c e m e ^ ^ with scores recendy. Instead they are c o ^ W tent with Aeir goals and proven abihty to continue improving each time they hit the track.

Tennis

by Brad Metzinger The Maine South Tennis Team is off to a great start The competition has been fierce but the Hawks have rose to the occasion. H i e Big Boss Man, Mr. Young, is counting on a continuation of quality play and even m o r c success. As for the tough c o m p e t i t i o n , it has not hindered the Hawks. T h e team still boasts a dual meet record of 2-0 with a first place finish at the Rolling Meadows Invitational and a decent finish in the Maine South Invitational.

The key to success will most definitely rely on p r o d u c t i o n from the doubles teams. A t Rolling M e a d o w s , the 1-2 sweep of Scot Kronenfeld, Scott Roebuck, lacek Wypych and Dave MUewski led the way for the Hawks. As usual, the singles players also got the j ob done with the third place finish of Brad Metzinger and the quality play of Brian Dema. The Hawks were a surprise at the Invite and turned some heads in the process.

A new respect is one of the goals of this season. Already realizing tiie overall talent of the Hawks include early opponents Palatine and Naperville Central. Upcoming teams on the schedule include CSL North competitors Highland Park, Deerfield and Glenbrook North along with sectional rival Glenbrook South. All those teams are in for a big surprise as Maine SoHth comps in with its new atrihidft

Sports 11 Volleyball victorious at Lane Tech

by Brian Price and Joe Miller When the Hawks Volleyball Team traveled to Lane Tech recently, they encountered a wide range of emotions. Surprise was followed by joy as the team defeated the defending city champions by a score of 15-12, 15-9.

Upon arrival, it seemed as though they found themselves in the middle of a bizarre world.

The gymnasium ceiling was low, the court seemed long, the lighting was bad and the net seemed too high.

To make things w o r s e , the crowd was hostile and the team was forced to play without the benefit of a warmup.

At the beginning of the first game, the Hawks were slow to Sophomore John adjust to the new environment. The Indians jumped out to a quick lead, and things did not look good. After a time-out, however, the Volleyballers regained their composure and took the first game.

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easier than the first. The Hawks had a quick start and never relinquished the lead. With the two-game victory came a 4-4 record and confidence as they begin a tough CSL North season.

Currently, there are three North division t e a m s in t h e C h i c a g o T r i b u n e ' s Top Ten. As the nine underclassmen gain v a l u a b l e varsity experience, the Hawks will continue to improve for their playoff run.

With a record of 4-4, many of the state powerhouses may overlook them.

The Hawks are confident they can p l a y with Jacobsen the state's top teams.

Last year's team started the season with a 1-4 record but finished the season only one game from an appearance at the state meet.

The '99 team hopes to repeat their improvement, but surpass their success.

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Soccer defeats number two in state

by Nicole Penn Still soaring high, the girls' varsity soccer team is passing milestones and is coming close to their ultimate goal—a trip down state.

Coming into the game against the second ranked team in the state, Naperville North, the Hawks were a little nervous but pumped. After a cheap handball in the box, Naperville got a penalty kick and jin easy goal. However, two minutes later senior Laura Paine dribbled the ball downfield and made a great pass to junior Diana Puckett, who distributed the ball right in front of the net. Sophomore Nicole Penn was able to one-touch a goal. The game ended in a 1-1

ue.

Going straight into the shoot out, Diana Puckett, Krissy Vonesh, Francis Futris and Nicole Penn were able to step up and score.

The game ended in 2-1 victory for Maine South.

The next day was a tough one. With some injured and all tired the team could only manage a 0-0 tie against Evanston. Against Glenbrook South, however, the Hawks were well rested and rose up to meet their opponents. Despite the cold rain, the girls achieved a 3-0 win with goals by Diana Puckett, Emily Auge and Krissy Vonesh.

The following week the team took on Niles West. Once again in cold weather and

rain the Hawks adjusted to the elements and fought hard. Coming out with an 8-0 win, the team was satisfied. Diana Puckett, Ashley Stoppa, Stacey Hendrickson, Krissy Vonesh, Qaire Sharkey and Rhea Basseas scored goals.

Looking ahead, the team will face a tough schedule with eight games in only eleven days! The Hawks are hoping to finish strong in the Naperville North tournament.

This season should be promising as Maine South prepares for not only conference games but other tough games as well.

Upcoming games include the Naperville North championship bracket and a battle against arch-nemesis New Trier on May 4.

Boys' gymnastics prepares for Sectionals

Randy Nowak ptrlormi on the p-bars. photo by Megan Price

Under the leadership of new coach Larry Kaplan, the Maine South gymnastics team is improving with every meet. Kaplan, the former coach at Highland Park High School, is taking over for Emilio Hernandez. Hernandez left after one year as varsity coach when he was offered the head coaching job at Maine East. In the words of one team member, "Coach Kaplan runs very organized practices and he has gotten us to do tricks we never thought we could have done." Excited about the new way of doing things, the team has responded with several strong performances.

Don't let the varsity's 15 record fool you. This year's team is relatively young due to the departure of several key members from last year's squad. The '99 Hawks are without the

help of graduating seniors Will Stanke a| Tony Friel, and several current seniors e are either injured or did not go out for their senior season. Luke Murchie, a strong member of last year's squad, was lost for the season when he badly injured his elbow during an earlier wrestling meet.

Even with the slew of departures, the younger team members have risen to the challenge of varsity competition. Standouts include Mike Jozwiak in all-around, Eric Berke on rings and parallel bars, Nick Olenik on pommel horse and high bars and Randy Nowak on parallel bars and high bar.

The junior varsity and freshman also show consistent improvement as the season progresses. Their performances bring the team optimism for the future of Maine South gymnastics. Standouts include Jessie Howard in all-around, Phil Seton in allaround and Zion Lee. With the short season coming to an end, the team is now preparing for the IHSA Sectional meet on May 8. They hope to learn from their setbacks during the season and turn the experience into a strong s h o w i n i ^ ^ Sectionals. ^ ^ If the Hawks can finish near the top of the Sectional meet, they will move on to the IHSA state meet on May 14.