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JILG working hard page 1 Projects Plus views college life page 9 Amnesty International trying to make a difference page 9

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— COMMENTARY Dan Schwartz gives thanks page!

Make your own turkey! page 3 A list of Thanks page 2 Disturbing behavior page 4

FEATURES Focus on Student Excellence page 5 Special on Jim Lonergan page 5 Harassment at South page 6 Hemingway's Quote for the day! page 6

SPORTS Smythe qualifies for state swim meet page 12 Winter sports begin pages 10-11 Scholar Athletes are announced page 10

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On October 17, the Jobs for Illinois Graduates (JILG) class held its second annual Initiation and Installment Ceremony.

The Ceremony initiated all the students into the Illinois Career Association.

The Career Association is a state and national association which does community service. Former Maine South teacher Mr. Gasche came back to South to be the guest speaker.

JILG students completed their first community service project of the semester by participating in the Maine Township Spe-

cial Olympics.

JILG is also committed to helping those in need this winter by sponsoring a clothing drive. The drive has been a success and will help many people.

The officers of Jobs for Illinois Graduates have been working on a number of their leadership skills. All the JILG officers attended a conference. The goal of the conference was to help develop students'abihties in their leadership roles.

JILG has been very busy and will continue to be as the year goes on.

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The Editors Things to be thankful for: water chap-stick freedom of speech eggs field trips music tire swings marching bands, half-time shows museimis photos, family videos Dr. Suess chocolate-covered strawberries laughter birthdays mail Flouride jello fireworks weekends (long ones preferable) cartoons good pens, mechanical pencils grandparents Chamber Orchestra playing Christmas music in the hallway Teflon The Simpsons animals (especially friendly ones) The Statue of Liberty clouds backrubs Flannel duct tape pockets yearbooks, yearbook messages cruise control self-stick stamps the human mind, the brain, the human body the National Anthem a = Fnet / m New Years' Eve things that quack convertibles maccaroni and cheese (Kraft) magnetic poetry Disney movies {The Little Mermaid) Double-Stuff Oreos warm socks jeans Velcro libraries people who hold the door open coffee

Giving Thanks

by Dan Schwartz Recently, I took a trip on a day off from school. I went with a few friends to my mom's workplace in the city: Chopin Elementary School, where she was recently hired to replace a second grade teacher who was not able to handle her class. The mother of one of the friends I went with also teaches there, so she spent the day with her mom and I spent the day with mine, helping her with various things and assisting her in watching her students. I began my thinking about my life and the things that I have the instant I entered the parking lot of the school.

The outside of the building looked cold and dirty, with metal grates over many of the first floor windows. The inside, despite attempts to brighten the corridors with murals and student projects, was hardly warmer than the exterior. The walls still had a somewhat industrial air about them, with exposed metal pipes and peeling paint nearly everywhere I looked. I went to my mom's classroom, which was in no better shape than the halls, and was introduced to all the students.

I had been told that a good number of these children had already dealt with great hardships in their family lives. True, there are many families in the city where the parents do care about their childrens' education, but simply do not know how to help. There are others, however, who simply didn't care about their children's education, are drug or

alcohol abusers, or simply are not presen?

The effects of this kind of lack of parental support and guidance were quickly demonstrated when I met the class.

The kids, those who were sitting, mostly talked to one another or occupied themselves by playing with their supplies or those that they had stolen from one another. Some seemed to be paying attention, and the rest were up wandering around the room, doing basically whatever they pleased. My mom was trying her best to calm them all down, but they simply would not respond, nor did they to any large degree for the rest of the day.

Given what I had seen of the environment these children have been given to learn in, I wonder how they can even be expected to pay attention in class. It makes me wonder how people used to the kinds of advantages we have would respond in this type of environment: perhaps we too would lose hope.

Just about everything I am about to say now may sound cliched and formulaic, but^ it really is true. It's been said before, but( really believe that many of us suburban teen-" agers never take the time to think about things such as this. It's not easy to admit, thanks to people who will accuse me of being insincere, but I really am thankful for the things that I have. And I think many of continued on page 4

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Remembering Thanksgivings past

by Crystal Johnson The other day I was sitting at my kitchen be at your aunt's house by three o'clock, table with my mom discussing this dressed up. And you'd better be on your year's plans for Thanksgiving. As /^ ^ \ best behavior." Considering that I am usual, she replied " "**" '^' almost same response I sev- / \ // receive every year when I inquire about this holiday."You have

holiday had finally arrived. Upon arriving at my aunt's house we were greeted by my entire family, many of whom were adoles-

You have to be at your aunt's house at three o'clock, dressed up. And you'd better be on your best behavior."

enteen it may seem quite strange that she would be instructing me on my manners for a family gathering. However, she learned from experience that kids will

b e kids a n d s o m etimes seem to find their way into trouble.

The whole lecture tradition began after the best Thanksgiving ever. I was seven years old at the time and very excited that the

Gobble this up!

Southwards invites you to revisit your Thanksgiving past How many of you have traced your hand with a big crayon and then transformed your sketch into a turkey, using each of the fingers as a feather?

The hand turkey is one of the most popular Thanksgiving projects to infiltrate grade schools since the cornucopia.

Use your third grade creativity to design

your own turkey hand in the space provided. Don't forget to include little webbed feet, a red wattle (that's the pan under the chin, if your third grade teacher never taught you that one), plenty of colorful feathers, and your name scrawled across the middle in crayon.

Have fun, and treat someone special in your life to a nice homemade Thanksgiving present.

cent youths. After all of the adults had pinched my cheeks and dinner was announced.

My cousins and I all assembled in a line to pack our plates with turkey and all of the other traditional trimmings. Then we filed into my aunt's basement to dine at the "Kids Table."

It was unusually quiet, but each of us was busy stuffing our mouths full of food.

Suddenly, my cousin Katie held up a spoonful of mashed potatoes and launched them across the table.

I watched as the blob ghded through the air and landed on my glasses. The gooey mess slowly slid down my face as I loaded my fork with a heaping amount of turkey and gravy.

It may have been Thanksgiving, but an all out food fight had begun. We finally stopped throwing food as my uncle came downstairs in the midst of all the action. We were caught and had to face the consequences.

First, we had to pitch in and clean up the mess and, worst of all, we were all assigned to dish duty. I went home that night starving, with cranberry stains on my dress and dried gravy in my hair, but I also had a great memory that I will never forget.

So now, every year, when 1 ask my mom about Thanksgiving plans, I am reminded of the true meaning of the holiday. Thanksgiving is a time to remember the past and be grateful for everything that has been bestowed upon us.

However, having memories like this one to share with others makes me thankful everyday that 1 get to see my family or eat a meal, because I know that not everyone is as fortunate.

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Disturbing Behavior

by Anna Kurtz A couple weekends ago I went to see Meet Joe Black. This may sound strange but the part of the movie that I've pondering happened only five minutes into the show. (So anyone concerned that I'll give away the plot, dont worry about it.) Brad Pitt gets killed by a truck whilr crossing a street.

Usually movie directors stage car accidents from the victim's point of view; the audience sees only the oncoming car, hears screeching tires, then the screen goes black.

Not this one. Instead you see Pitt get hit; in fact he flies through the air and bounces off several cars.

The approach to that scene was different enough. What got me was the audience's reaction: everyone laughed! It seemed just a little cruel. I know it was only a movie, and we a 1 1 know

Is laughter the spice of life?

he's out of the picture, right? But how can that many people, a random group of moviegoers, witness the depiction of any person's death and find it humorous?

Take a look at humor in our culture. Television alone offers a glimpse into what humans truly seem to find amusing. America's funniest home videos. Celebrity Death Match. South Park. Even comedy as classic as The Three Stooges or Charlie Chaplin.

Or just turn on the TV on a Saturday morning and count the number of fatalities among the population of cartoon characters.

Pain. Embarrassment. Humiliation.

Death. Why do we laugh? I wonder if it is nervous laughter, caused by our fears and subsequent relief that we are not in that situation. Is laughter then acting as just a mechanism to release negative emotion? That certainly doesn't seem right. I'd like to think I have a choice in what I find "funny."

I prefer a different sort of laughter. The kind you share with a best friend over jokes remembered from grade school.

This, too, is an example of how laughter can act as an emotional release but it does something more as well. It makes you feel so much better no matter what kind of mood you were previously in. Who can tell me that happens after you watch Celebrity Death Match? So next time you're renting a movie think about what really puts you in a good mood. You may find yourself watching It's a Wonderful Life. (Now I know you're laughing.)

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or for having helped them to accomplish the things they have done.

I am truly thankful that I have received exactly the kind of love many of these kids at my mom's school may never get. Some people's parents couldn't care less whether they have dreams or do well in school. Some people never really get the opportunity to do well in school, and their parents have a lot to do with that as well.

I am thankful for the opportunities I have been given throughout my life. A lot of kids never get the things we get as citizens of this community and students of Maine South. A lot of kids have to pass through metal detectors every morning at the schoolhouse door: we feel our privacy is violated by the ID's we wear. Nearly all of us expect to go on to college and earn a degree which will allow us to find a job and live in comfort. Many children our age do not even dream of college and only hope to find a job which will allow them to simply live comfortably. ^ ^ For all we have, for all we've been g i v e m ^ ^ and for all we will receive, the least we can do is be thankful.

Features 5

Focus on faculty Did you know that we have some faculty musicians right here at Maine South? Mr. Lonergan, along with Southwards' own Mr. Kerth, will be playing harmonica at the House of Blues on December 20.

Mr. Lonergan is a 1974 graduate of Maine South. The main reason he decided to go into education was because of the wonderful experience he had as a student here. The things he remembers most about his classes were the projects and activities.

He really enjoys working with his colleagues trying to introduce them to new things that can be done. He says.

They're the curriculum experts and I'm the technology expert. Working together we can create some great opportunities for students."

He started out teaching business education and computer courses for about 10 years. He then switched into English and assisting in the writing lab. He has always been intrigued by what can be done with technology to help meet student needs.

He loves teaching literature because of what the reader gets out of it. He feels that for most people, something will strike the reader and stay with them. He says, "We discover new things all the time and learn from characters."

Mr. Lonergan loves teaching here and has always had strong feehngs for Maine South.

He used to teach at Maine North until it closed. After that, he wanted to go to Maine South or he wouldn't go anywhere. When he switched departments, he taught at Maine

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East for a while but continud to coach here.

He likes Maine South the best because, "We have outstanding teachers and great students that don't let you get away with anything less than really great." He feels so lucky that he's here because there's a great sense of community.

One thing that concerns Mr. Lonergan is when people sell themselves short—whether it's the language used in the halls or effort put into our schoolwork, jobs and relation-

ships. He tries to get people to feel good about who they are and aspire to reach that higher level. He makes reference to reading the works of authors such as Emerson and Thoreau. "You have to put the effort into reading it and trying to understand it, even if it doesn't all make sense. Aspire for something higher and try to improve yourself."

His other school involvement, aside from

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teaching and holding the position of Writing Lab Coordinator, is coaching. He coaches girls' volleyball in the fall and jumping events for boys' track in the spring Mr. Lonergan enjoys spending time with his family. He has three children, ages 12, 10 and 7. All of their activities take up a lot of his time, and he and his wife are very involved in their children's lives. He hves in Mount Prospect, and his children's lives now remind him of growing up in Park Ridge.

Mr. Lonergan doesn't teach summer school because he tries to spend summers with his kids. During the schoolyear, he is so busy with teaching and coaching that he doesn't spend much time with his family. He and his wife help their children with their homework, attend their sporting events and eat dinner together. He thinks time spent together as a family is very important.

Mr. Lonergan also enjoys dogsledding. A few years ago he went to Colorado for four days on a dogsledding trip and says it was a great experience. He also has two Siberian huskies and is trying to get a dogsled team together.

His basic philosophy on life is taken from Abraham Lincoln. "People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."

He says that each morning we are given a day and it is up to us what we do with it. It is our responsibiUty to make ourselves have an eniovable dav.

Rebecca Stein Focus on Student Excellence

Activities:

Teacher's Comments:

•NaticHial Honor Society Tutoring Chair •Symphony Band •Jazz Band •Spanish Club •Peers Reaching Out •Soccer

Rebecca is an outstanding student, but what sets her apart is the sjKcial type of person that she is—sensitive, compassionate and benevolent. She has been involved in many activities at school and just about all of her responsibilities in and out of school have been devoted to helping others. She is a delight to work with because of her attitude and wonderful perities.

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Is harassment haunting South?

by Karen Weyna and Nichole Wright Until the 1980s, sexual harassment was something that women could not do anything about. Sexual harassment became prominent as more women entered the workforce and started demanding equal opportunity and pay. According to Grolier's 1997 encyclopedia, sexual harassment is defined in United States law as "a civil offense in which employers are held financially liable for their own or their worker's transgressions against fellow workers of the opposite sex, usually women."

Sexual harassment can occur at any time and place, and has no age or gender limits.

A victim of sexual harassment may not have been directly harassed, but if he or she has been adversely affected, then that person, too, has the right to file charges. The most important factor of sexual harassment is, of course, that the aggressor's conduct must be unwelcome.

In the early 1990s, the issue of sexual harassment was brought up to school boards throughout the U.S. Students need to feel safe and comfortable in his or her school; it is a place to learn and develop, both mentally and emotionally. Sexual harassment changes school from an ideal environment into a dangerous one.

In order to discover if sexual harassment was a problem within the Maine South student body, researchers surveyed 100 students of all grades and both genders. What they found was a bit disturbing.

While only 18% of the males claimed to have ever sexually harassed anyone, verbally or physically, almost 70% of the females said

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they had been sexually harassed at some point. About 9% of the males have been sexually harassed themselves, either verbally or physically, while 13% of the females said they sexually harassed someone before.

Most of the students said they had been harassed (or had harassed others) at school.

Others said the harassment occurred at work or in cars.

Federal law requires a school to have a pubUshed policy against sex discrimination.

This policy helps to prevent sexual harassment. Schools are also required to adopt and publish procedures to resolve sexual harassment complaints.

Preventing sexual harassment is especially important because harassing behavior, if ignored or not reported, is more likely to continue and possibly become worse.

M o s t people assume that 18% by ignoring the harassment, the problem will go away. This dangerous assumption is probably the reason most cases of sexual harassment, especially those in schools, will go unreported. Developing a tough sexual harassment policy; educating teachers, counselors and students about the seriousness of sexual harassment; and working together with both parents and

students to develop more effective measures for addressing sexual harassment can successfully lessen sexual harassment, in schools.

Sexual harassment in a learning environment can cause a student to have trouble learning, lose the will to continue schooling, become isolated or lose self-esteem. The impact of sexual harassment on any student should not be underestimated. Schools need to learn how to successfully protect their students from sexual harassment. When about 70% of the female population of Maine South say they have been sexually harassed, there is a definite problem.

If you have been a victim of sexual harassment, and feel that you need to talk about it, please talk to your guidance counselor for assistance.

70% Seventy pecent of the females surveyed said they have been sexually harassed, while eighteen percent of the nudes said they committed sexual harassment.

The survey was conducted by the authors at Maine South.

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"They say the seeds of what we will do are in all of us, but it always seemed to me that in those who make jokes of life the seeds are covered with better soil and a higher grade of manure."

Features 7 A look at what's happening at area schools. . .

A Show of Talent

by Susie Skaczylo The excitement heightens as the crowd cheers and the intensity lingers. The band is setting up as screaming fans await the performance. Maybe you have experienced a similar situation at a concert by your favorite singer or band. The Niles North Chorale and jazz ensemble, however, experi-

enced all of this up close when they performed as background singers for Reba MacEntire at the Rosemont Theater.

They received their "big break" when MacEntire's original backup ensemble canceled, and she was left looking for a replacement at the last minute. The Rosemont Theater had the name of North's Choral Director Daniel Gregerman from when the group performed with the Radio City Rockettes last December MacEntire's producer contacted Gregerman to lend a hand, and he and the students grasped the opportunity at once.

They had 30 minutes to practice before the performance, but they did not panic.

When it came time for the group to perform in front of 10,000 people they had no problems. In the end they all had a great time, and everyone made memories that will last a lifetime.

As if this wasn't enough excitement, the group will be traveling to Austria next summer to perform along with 25 other groups at a music festival. The music department at North is making great progress this year, and they have a lot of great talent flowing into the group.

Information for the article was from North Star, a publication ofNiles Township North High School Skokie, IL.

Farming for a feast

Next year the quarter will receive a face lift. The U.S. Mint is issuing a series of fifty quarters honoring the fifty states over a ten year period. Every year from 1999 to 2008, five new quarters will be issued commerating five states. The states will be released in order of the date that they became states of America. The first five to be released will be Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and Connecticut.

The quarter honoring nUnois, which gained statehood on December 3,1818, will not be released until 2003. The Fifty States Commemorative Coin Program will change the quarter and honor the history of the United States of America.

Information from the U.S. Mint website

by Tina Janczura The Thanksgiving turkey is placed in the center of the dining room table. The entire family gazes at it hungrily. They can barely wait to start devouring it. A prayer is said, and the feast begins.

By this time a family member has asked, "Where did you get the turkey?" The answer is usually, "The grocery store."

However, the turkey does not start its journey at the grocer.

It is possible this turkey might have come from Kauffman Turkey Farms, one of the many turkey farms in northwest nUnois. Over thousands of turkeys are raised here to satisfy taste buds everywhere.

A turkey's life starts on a very warm and sunny June 9. The first turkeys of the year

arrive this day. They Uve indoors for the first five weeks of their lives. Although they have a primitive brain that limits their learning capacity, they are very good at adapting to their surroundings. Soon after they are let out to live on the range. This is where they make most of their friends for life. That is, until harvesting time rolls along.

By November the turkeys are ready for Thanksgiving. In order to get the turkeys plump, they are fed a com and soybean diet. Although it may seem like a short time, the turkeys are ready for harvest in less than six months.

It is now Thanksgiving the following year. The same family member asks, "Where did the turkey come from?" This time the answer is not, "From the grocery store." It is, "From a turkey farm."

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October Students of the Month Physical Education: Predrag Barac, Hollisa Edison, Margaret English, John Giacomino, Melissa Gilbar, Michael Kain, Robert Kiepura, Kristen Kloess, Robert Levar, Elizabeth O'Donnell, Sarah Sutter, Mehssa Waller, Robert Westman Health: Katrina Kloess Family and Consumer Sciences: Bishoy Abo-Saif, Karen Barnes, Alison Jackson, Amanda Jasinowski, Helen Kontos Applied Arts/Technology: Shawn Curry, Joseph Freeman, Julia Hammond, Tracey Kapusnik, Renee Nicholus, Nicholas Olenec, Martin Pietryka, Philip Sloan, Brian Zoerink Driver Education: Daniel Griner, Amanda Schwemin Science: Thomas Abbatacola, Magdalena

Chwierut, Corina Crisan, Anthony DiSilvestro, Todd Gierke, Juliette Jurczyk, Angela Marshall, Andrea Ocasio, Andrew Piotrowski, Andrianne Pontarelli, Angelo Poulikakos, Eric Raz, Stephanie Raz, Jennifer Sagat Mathematics: Jim Bannos, Nora Bums, Chelsea Collet, Kelly Foy, Mary Futris, Amul Ganger, Lauren Hurley, Mike Iberl, Jaclyn Italia, Martena Kusz, Beth Magnuson, Laura Montroni, Julie Szramek Histroy: Martin Bliss, Tim Carlson, Antonello Di Benedetto, Peter Donovan, Anthony Enright, Katie Husar, Laurie LaCerra, Jorie Walsh, Jeralynn Weiner Foreign Language: Jennifer Anderson, Melanie Clark, Lauren CoUletti, Kelly Foy, Sarah Hansen, Dominick Lupo, Katherine

Maine South performs well

by Kathleen Dunne Recently, Maine South sent out the 1998 School Report Card to Park Ridge residents.

The report card discussed grades that Maine South received along with comparisons to Maine East, West and the state in general. Overall, the Maine schools were above average achievement levels within Illinois.

The report card is based on test performances from each school in Illinois.

The tests are divided up within your

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How many times in a row can you use the word "that" in a grammatically correct sentence?

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school district and/or state according to the students, the instructional setting, the money available and student performance. The state averages are based on the information from regular public schools and not private or other special-purpose pubhc schools.

The reports declare that, in our district, the average class size is about twenty people while our personal school has the average size of twenty-one students. The report also showed that the funds spent in the 1996-97 school year amounted to S70, 540,403.

Academically, District 207 stood up well against the competition. The scores were based on IGAP tests and different tests were administered to each grade statewide. For example, the tenth grade average score was well above 80% in all areas tested: reading, math and writing. The eleventh grade also scored above 80% in science and social science.

Maine South and the district performed very well according to state standards. The school sent out the report to keep all citizens informed on the success of the school.

Maine South also stated that the scores helf)ed the school determine how to increase scores next year.

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News 9

Students can help solve international problems

by Maura Collins You have probably seen the plethora of signs that plaster many of Maine South's walls about an organization called Amnesty International. Amnesty is a world wide group that deals with international affairs and human rights and was created to ensure that each and every individual receives the rights that they deserve.

Maine South's organization accomplishes several things through means of letters, the simplest method of protest, written to the governments of various countries. The group writes specifically to officials in countries in which people have fallen victim to unjust acts in |that particular country.

Unjust acts are anything that violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a list of basic rights that each individual has.

It is similar but more extensive than our Bill of Rights and it is what the members of Amnesty want to uphold as an international standard for the treatment of all people.

The United States headquarters for Amnesty is in Nederland, Colorado. They peri-

odically send bulletins or "Urgent Action" newsletters to all of the nation's branches of Amnesty, informing people of wrong doings.

Ms. Clarke sponsors Amnesty at Maine South and the group's co-presidents are Anna Kurtz and Marissa Liugris.

A chapter of this organization started at Maine South last year and is hoping to become an actual club soon. There is a board meeting on December 7th at which the group is hoping to get a charter passed so that they can become an actual club.

Meetings for Amnesty are every other Tuesday at 7:15 AM and, for those who can't make it in the mornings, at 3:00 PM. The next meeting is on December 1st. Your help is greatly appreciated by everyone involved in the international organization. Donut holes are provided at all of the meetings.

Projects Plus students visit area colleges

by Joanne Schomack Last Saturday, about 30 sophomores and juniors from Project plus went on a field trip to visit the University of Chicago and Lake Forest College. High school students from Maine South, East and West participate in Project Plus' Saturday seminars.

The groups' first stop was downtown at the University of Chicago. Before the grand tour, chaperones Mrs. Farrell and Dr. Dieter explained various questions to ask representatives of the colleges and what to look for in a college.

The UIC campus consists of mostly tall buildings. Some were built in the 60's during riots and as a result they have tiny winows. UIC has a student population of 25,000 and is known for a variety of majors, namely Architecture, Engineering and Pharmacy.

For a complete contrast, the students visited Lake Forest. Lake Forest is a private college and only has 1200 students; about half of the size of Maine South!

At a smaller school, students may receive more personal attention from professors than they would at a larger pubhc school.

Then the members of Project Plus broke into smaller groups, were treated to a free lunch in Lake Forest's cafeteria, and were given a tour around the college.

The campus was very scenic and spread out, with classic architecture resembling buildings at Cambridge and Oxford in England.

Lake Forest has a variety of majors and clubs, with students from 33 states and 16 foreign countries. This trip was very informative and helpful to the students involved.

Project Plus is also looking at the possibility of visiting other colleges sponsored by the CRC and Project Plus.

Correction!

Last issue. Southwards did not mention senior Christy Stevens, who won a spot in IMEA vocal jazz ensemble.

Southwards ^xjlogizes for that error.

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Past success brings high expectations for Girls' Basketbaii

by Maureen Mulvihill The Winter Sports Preview two Fridays ago was a great way to see the up-and-coming Maine South girls' basketball team. However, the game was only a precursor to the exciting and eventful season to come.

As this year's Maine South girls' basketball season begins, the players and coaches hope to repeat the successes of last year. The amazing accompUshment of clinching the Conference championship lingers in the minds of the players. Expectations and goals are high.

To help the team prevail, the leadership of the six returning varsity players will be a necessity.

Seniors Amy Angarone, Colleen Foy, Maureen Mulvihill and Laura Paine lead the team in the guard positions.

Not only that, but with the addition of junior Barbara Porras and sophomores Katie Ristau and

Krissy Vonesh, the team is developing an even stronger back court.

With veteran varsity post players Lauren Colleti and Colleen Van Hoesen as well as newcomers Sarah Anderson, Beatrice Ceccherini, Christina Eich, Frances Futris and Katie Madl, the firont court is one to be reckoned with. These players provide the team with a solid and powerful presence in the paint.

Under the guidance of Coach Deines and Coach Walker-Proesel, the team appears to be heading in the right direction. The first home basketball game will be held on December 1st. The varsity game is at 7:30 versus Deerfield and the sophomores play at 6:00. Your enthusiasm and support would be greatly appreciated.

Swimmers prepare to swim for CSL North title

by Brian Pick TTie 1998-99 boys' swimming and diving season has begun, with this year's Hawks in search of their first conference title in quite a while.

Guided by Coach Sayre on the junior varsity level and Coach Deger on varsity, the swimmers are ready for whatever the season may bring: 6:00 am practices, long workouts and even a few speedo runs through the field house.

Led by two All Conference swimmers, jtinior Ryan Evans and senior Brian Pick, the Hawks are confident that they will be come a strong force in the north Central^ Suburban League. The returning squad a p l ^ pears strong.

Senior veterans inctade Frank Rameriz and Jeff Cox in the butterfly, Dave Smith in the distance events, Joe Kipta in fireestyle, Keith Kura and Joe Ranieriz in the backstroke as weD as the Pick brothers in the breastroke.

The team also expects sophomore sensation MaU Hufifinaa to give them a boost He stormed onto the team his freshman year and perfOTmed remarkably well. Even greater things are predicted for the upcoming season.

Last year's team members are excited about newcomers joining the team. Not only are the s wimmo-s ready but the Maine South divers are prepared to take the conference, led by returning diver Kris Salvador Even without the leadership of 1998 graduate Matt Wanat, the team still feels confident they can succeed.

While fans cheer on both of these cap ^ l e teams they will be dazzled by the new timing system at South; come chec it out at the first meet which will be at home on Friday, December 4th at 5:00 pm against St. PatricL

Scholar A thietes announced for the 1998 autumn season Once again Maine South athletes proved their ability to balance the demands of being on a sports team with their school work. This year there were 47 scholar athletes for the fall season. In order to qualify for this award athletes need to maintain a 3.0 grade point average and be a senior.

According to team, scholar athletes for the 1998 fall season are: Boys' cross country; Matt Madura, Paul McGuire, Craig Stankiewicz; Football; Kevin Barrett, Vedran Dzolovic, Bill Federighi, Tony Grippo, Keith Kura, John Moran, Dan Payne, Justin Sieck, Joe Slezak, Joe Wnek; Golf; Brad Metzinger, Bret Olson; Boys' soccer; Jeff Caudill, Mario DiLorenzo, Justin Eatherton, Paul Johnson, Syzmon Kryzanowski, Brian Price, Eric Schmidt, Jordan Wipf, Don

Walsh.

Girls' cross country; Lindsay Beyer, Natale Fuller, Asheley Kiefer, Gina Kremer, Anna Kurtz, Lisa Thoss; Girls' tennis; Jenny Mozdren, Laura Paine, Lauren Stanton; Girls' volleyball; Mary Megan Anderson, Amy Angarone, Lisa Calenda, Ellen Crawford, Kathleen Dunne, Jane Optie, Andrea Urbaszewski; Girls' swimming; Anne Marous, Rebecca Rangel, Amy Goodwin, Katherine Greenslade, Meghan Sarran, Emily Smythe, Christina Wrobel.

The administration would like to acknowledge these individuals for their hard work and dedication.

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Boys' basketball returns eight seniors

by Bret Olson This years Maine South Boys' Basketball Team is preparing for an awesome season. The squad opened with an impressive inter-squad scrimmage at winter sports preview night. The team begins its season with

the Schaumburg thanksgiving tournament.

The Hawks first opponent is Dundee-Crown on Wednesday night at 6:00. The student body should not hesitate to come to the game at Schuamburg.

This years team will be marked by an uptempo, unselfish style of play.

The team is deep, with eight seniors and several quality underclassmen. Seniors Bucky Barrett, Eric Schmidt and Brian Price will help to handle the ball and shut down opposing teams with their stifling defense. Seniors Todd Gierkie, John Moran, and Bret Olson, will help the hawks at the forward position.

Charlie Geist and Brendan "He can and will dunk" Smaha look to dominate the post.

Mark Wojtecko and Joey Bello lead a quahty batch of Juniors. Brutes Mike Hammersmith and Randy Tosch help add to the team specifically on the defensive end of the floor. The underclassmen are also aided by the Point guard Kevin Barrett dribbles the ball up hot-hands of Brad Gierkie and court.

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by Katie Marcucci eleventh in the grueling 500 yard free In the Varsity swim team's final competi(7:18.84).

Another extremely tough event, tion of the season, the Hawks did better than the 100 yard butterfly, was handled exexpected and placed fifth at their Sectional tremely well by Vanessa Kosloski, who took meet. Led by the state-qualifying perforeleventh (1:23.60).

Amy Kopecky added to mance of Emily Smythe in the 100 Breastthe talent of the distance swimstroke (1:09.58), the team immers with a tenth place finish in proved on their seventh seed by the 200 fi-ee (2:31.98). Rounding having numerous personal bests. out the great swims of the juniors No drop was greater than that diswas Shauna McGuire taking sixth played by fi-eshman Megan Gibin the 100 yard backstroke bons. Her great improvement (1:19.65). bodes well for the future of Maine The trio of sophomores went on South girls' swimming. to continue the success of the As for the seniors on the team, Hawks that ran throughout the they swam their best and placed meet.

Anna Tomczyk took sevfifth in the 200 Medley Relay. enth (6:42.01) in the very comAmy Goodwin, Meghan Sarran, petitive 500 yard freestyle. C h r i s ^ ^ Emily Smythe and Erin Tyrell fintina Eich took sixth in the 2 ( ^ B ished their careers on a high note yard IM (2:57.04), and Kristin^ with the swim. Beside her 100 Mammel contributed greatly to Breaststroke success, Smythe also the success of the 200 free relay. finished fifth in the 200 Individual The team was fortunate enough Medley with a time of 2:20.34. to have welcomed two freshmen The three months of training the to the team. Sharon Jaffe placed JV team put in were well repretenth in the 500 yard free sented as they went into their fi(7:06.02), and showed a great imnal meet with a 4-1 record. The provement over the year. The sixteen talented swimmers were other talented freshman, Liz ready to swim their hearts out.

Niemczyk, upset the duo of Already knowing the tremendous Glenbrook North in the 50 yard strength of GBN before the meet, free; Liz took the Hawks only first the JV Hawks looked to hold their Varsity swimmer Meghan Sarran executes her backstroke. place (27.92).

Photo courtesy of Eyrie second place seed in the ConferNext year the team will be movence. When the team traveled to ing to another conference, with Niles West to swim against the five other teams such as New Trier and Evanston. The teams in the CSL North Conference, the the top six: Rebecca Rangel took second remaining swimmers will provide a strong Hawks held their ground. After all was swum (1:21.50), Katie Marcucci took fifth foundation for the 1999 team. Also, the JV and done, the Hawks were the second num- (1:25.36) and Siobhan Dolan rounded out is grateful for all of the support of the Varthe top six (1:26.15). The forth place 200 ber one. sity team, especially at Conference.

HowThe team, composed of five spectacular relay team (2:00.04) comprised of Rangel, ever, the most support all year came from seniors, six stellar juniors, three talented Christina Eich, Kristina Mammel and Anna Miss Goll.

Miss Goll is retiring this year, sophomores and two terrific freshmen, pro- Recchia saw many drops in their times.

The juniors also swam their hardest; their and her coaching will be greatly missed. The duced some of the best times of the seasons.

Many of the swimmers placed in the top six efforts show in their times. Jill Baty placed work ethic Miss Goll taught her swimme| of their events. Spectacular swims were forth in the 100 free (1:03.14) and fifth in has helped the team achieve great height turned in by the seniors. Anne Marous placed the 200 yardft-ee(2:25.60). The stellar jun- Her attitude makes hard work seem easy, fifth in the 50 yard free (28.87). The 100 iors continued their streak with Erica even though the road to Conference second yard breaststroke had three seniors place in Hohimer taking seventh in the 200 yard IM was tough.

JV hawks splash their way to 2nd place in the CSL conference meet