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Poe the paper tiger- p.4 Voices in my head -p. 5 Letters to the editor-p.6 Dancing decade-p.6 FEATURES Focus on Faculty: Mr McCann-p. 7 Focus: Margie Staniewicz-p- 7 2000-01 Applications-p.8 Southwords staff itinerary-p.9 SPORTS Boys' track and volleyball-p. 10 Girls' badminton -p. 10
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Robin Hood and his merry men by Sam Fuller Maine South will soon be taking a magnificent journey...into the past. May 4,5, and 6 will be nights of feasting and sporting, the likes of which will never be forgotten. This year Maine South has chosen to perform a production of Robin Hood. The story is of an English folk hero who battles with wit, arrogance, and skill. The performance promises to be filled with excitment, love, and an understanding for the life of a time-honored hero, Robin Hood. The time has finally arrived for all of the hard work, rehersals, sword fights, and English accents to pay off. Following years of planning, this amazing production, the months constructing sets and forests, and hours of practice preparing to put on a dazzhng show, the cast is expecting nothing less than satisfying. With characters ranging from the merry band to the Queen of England, this delicate masterpiece is enjoyable for all ages. The characters fill the stage with grace, style and laughter, and all are invited to come and see the magic on stage.
Drew Huening and Allan Zarach rehearse together. photo by Eileen
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When asked of their thoughts of the production, Marko Tomic, the character Much, elequently states, "We drink, we laugh, we cry, we die," as he summarizes the production. The evil Sheriff of Nottingham, Tony Allegretti, explains, "It is a roller coaster for your heart, you sympathize with the foresters, become aggravated with the sheriff, and fall in love with Robin Hood. Not to mention, the sword fights are really cool." To all of those who have made this amazing production possible, the cast would like to give a special thanks. A special mention goes to the extremely patient fight choreographers, who despite the great challenge, never once became irritated. Mr. Muczynski, the stage directors, and all others involved in the production deserve a thank you for creating this incredible oppor- ^ tunity. Finally, the cast and crew would like to guarantee a truly tantalizing experience. All are encouraged to come and learn of the legend of the great hero Robin Hood, on May 4, 5, and 6th at 7:30 pm, in the Maine South Auditoium.
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Seniors offer a helping hand Maine South is helping map out the fu nization to the list, as on May 14th memtures of graduates, as Jobs for Illinois Gradu bers of the class hope to walk in the Y-Me ates enters it's third year, helping seniors with leadership and career skills. This class is offered to seniors only, the class, guides the students to understand how to better be a leader, and learn how to direct their paths towards the careers they might be interested in. Maine South is one of fifty-three schools in Illinois that offer the program to their students. Giving many opportunites to participate in this worth while optogram. A goal of the organization is to perform service learning projects, in which they can assist others while they are learning. The class has completed two projects that in- JILG officers helping out during an outing, photo by Mr. ^ u d e sponsoring fifteen under kvileged children's Christmas and sending race to help fight breast cancer. inding to help a sick child. It is these exEvery year the class decides on different periences that send these seniors down the projects, and the Maine Township special right path, and they plan to continue their Olympics is the project that the class has work. The class plans to add another orga- chosen this year. On May 20th, they will
hold a carwash from 10 to 2 to benefit the Maine Township special Olympics. The idea that lies behind the class is that people can do activities as a group while having fun, but also serve to help others. The officers of the organization this year are; President: Allan Zarach, Vice President: Mike Hammersmith. Secretary: Becky Bjelopetrovich, Treasurer: Kris Salvador, Reporter: Shauna McGuire, and Historian: Cassie Szczudlo. The members of this years Jobs for Illinois Graduates are: Laura Palella, Claire Cerezo, Lindsey Mander, Ryan and Sean Slattery, Joe Arends, Joe Fahrenbach, Doug Kremer, Pat Antonacci, Brittany Knight, Alison Jackson, Kurt Marquis, Colette Trudeau, Nenad Denovich, Renee Nicholus, Tom Therriault, Jason Graboski, Sarah Kearney, Lindsay Eatherton, Diana Puckett, Sarah Timmer, Chelsea Heller, Dan Griner, and Scott Larsen. -edited by Megan Gibbons
Corrections: February Students of the month for Italian: Kathryn Ballard, Allan Zarach
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English: Jen Bagnall, Christine Berke, Tracy Borowsky, Lindsay Bransen, Tim Bratko, Timothy Britt, Cristina Falbo, Patrick Hilty, Alexander Markovic, Corey Norman, Anna Oliviero, Steve Padovano, Kevin Pick, Peter Ranke, Kara Ross, Lauren Rywelski, Sarah Schmidt, Tanya Tabic, Jennifer Ylagen, Nathan Zureikat Science: Thomas Abbatacola, Tim Britt, Margaret Charicki, Lucia DiGioia, Jeff Ferschl, Ryan Guerrero, Phil Keith, Rafal Kopyeinski, Sebastian Kulpinski, Erika Larsen, John Martino, Maxi Mathew, Maggie Pijanowski, Robert Raczyla, Lee ^^egner. Victoria Schaefer ^Hbthematics: A.J. LeBeau, Susie Carroll, ^lelanie Clark, Beth Cyze, Meaghan Glass, jAmanda Johnson, Krista Payne, Peter Kurinsky, Liana Pini, Piotr Rewerski,
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Driver's Education: Joe Janik, Anna MarzuUo History: Kathryn Bemdtson, Katie Dhamer, Patricia Diduch, Carolyn Ellefson, Kate Ferraro, Marissa Frankos, Julie Fudukos, Lindsey Krukowski, Melinda Optie, Jeffirey Percak, Edward Uliassi Spanish: Stephanie Allen, Melanie Clark, Katherine Dunn, Christopher Elkiswani, Natalie Kruk, Brendan Sullivan, Nathan Zureikat Italian: Timothy Britt French: Anthony Gaddini German: Abigail PoUey Technology: Eliza Baniel, James Metz, Jeffery Cichanski, Matthew McHugh Health: Lauren Paez
Phsychology/Child Care: Christophei Downing, Christina Perez, NataUe Kedrick. Colette Trudeau, Jacquelyn Szczelaszczyk Business: Ryne Schraw, Noreen Walsh, Wilham Gipson Physical Education; Arthur LeBeau Kathryn Kapolnek, Jose Guerrero, Nina Mariano, Aleksandra Florek, Kathryn Berndtson, Harra Tsatsakos, Rebecca Boudos, Boban Ivanovic, Michael Braun Thomas Battaglia Art: Maria Colletti, Nicole Musurhan, Julie Fudukos, Ashley Thielsen, Irena Tomova Music; Krista Payne, Lori Buckely, Emily Haak, Matt Skomasa Drama/Broadcasting; Mike Nyman, Jeff Stack, Elizabeth Abezetian, Lauren Hurley, Sharon Jaffe
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The Editors A break from the fast-paced world by Maura Collins The other day I was listening to my Walkman on the bus ride home from a track meet. The music was good, however, halfway through my tape, the batteries started running low. Rob Thomas' voice was sounding a little deeper, and the chord changes were getting a little slower. Music that once was upbeat now sounded more mellow. Rather than accuse my sister of stealing my good batteries, I continued to listen to my tape at this new slower speed. Crazy as it may seem, the experience wasn't all that bad. Listening to music at such a grueling pace caused me to start acting and reacting at a slower pace. For example, the bus came to a sudden stop and my track bag flew forward. Because I was under the influence of my slow music, I didn't react quick enough to catch my bag before it fell on the ground. I suppose it was a good thing that I wasn't the one driving the bus. Today, as most people are way too preoccupied with the general hustle and bustle attitude of the twenty-first century, it is nice to relax and just take life a little slower. It's good every now and then to simply take life as it comes, rather than stress out in anticipation of the next deadline or the next world changing event. A little relaxation and time for reflection can go a long way. While having the batteries in my Walkman die on me was all that was necessary for me to realize that I really haven't had much down time in the past few weeks, there are a ton of other more structured ways to basically do the same thing. One option is by participating in Monday Momin' Motivation, an unofficial gathering at Maine South on Monday mornings at 7:15 at the east end on the A-wing hallway. The event is a meeting opportunity at which participants can share poems, stories, advice, etc. Everyone and anyone is welcome to attend.
The paper tiger in my bedroom by Britt Fredriksen There is a lot of paper in my room. A lot. None of it is clean, either, nope, it is all letters, fact sheets and notes. Constantly I find "call your mother" and "sweep the floor" under my history notes, my chemistry notes, and my English notes. I pile up a lot in hopes that I will need them all, that it will come in handy someday. Some of it does. The day before finals I scuffle through all my notes, none of which are in any particular order, and try to put them in chronological order. Then I try to pick apart my chicken scratch and completely incoherant method of notation. I usually end up with a few reminders and pieces of information and return to the conventional routine of study: re-reading every chapter. So what happens to this vertible forest I have consumed in this my sophmore year? What should I do with all my notes? There are only twenty-eight days left for me. By then I will have re-organized my notes for finals and have perfectly set-up information that will render no help whatsoever. What good, I ask myself, will that do me? Maybe I should have kept distinct notetaking notebooks since day one Freshman year. I could have a complete set of all I ever learned. I could have never missed a thing any teacher said. I could have compared notes with all my classmates and made sure I had all the information. I could have taped my classes and made sure I was the only one with this wealth of knowledge and kept up with the competitive nature of this school. I could have made sure no one saw my homework, even if they needed help with half the work, and made sure I was always completely done with all ahead of time. Yes, I could have, but I did not. I worked hard but I never got around to keeping what I had in order. My mother tells me that I should get a file cabinet and wants to buy me one. I do not really care - I like having to put all my work back together. It helps me study. Part of it is most likely the physical aspect of paper. It is tangible and moveable, terable and can be added to. It adds to the atmosphere of my room. It creeps all over
my bookshelves and near my computer. It drives me crazy having my room a mess but it makes me remember to get thing! done. A file cabinet would make me think I was done with everything because everything was put away. Leaving paper out makes me remember what I have not finished. I have a lot of books that are completely destroyed, ink all over them. I write all over my novels for English and independent endeavors. There are notes and underlined pages, dog-ears and post-it notes. That does not bother me either. Some of my more cleanly fellow students may scoff at this display of disorganization. A mess is an important part of being a high school student. There are some things that have to be clean, different for everyone. Some people have to have their CD collection in alphabetical order. I have to have my room floor as clear as possible. I pile paper on my desk. It does not make my papers any more systematic^ but it looks nicer. There are, however, cc{^ tain things that need to remain messy. What good is a mess? A lot. People do not think, dream or create in a orderly fashion. Thoughts and ideas come to the surface in a sporadic manner. This is why the majority of high school students today use the word "like" excessively. If we do not sort through our thoughts before we talk, complete sentences cannot be formed from a string of ideas and the word "like" is added in between to fill gaps of completely disordered thoughts. Disorder is helpful in note-taking. If people do not think in a perfect, structured form, perfectly structured notes do not really help form memory. Notes already in a little disorder with the weird neumonic devices that somehow work communicate with our brains more easily. Life needs disorganization on larger levels as well. Events never go exactly as planned. If they did, life would not really be interesting. What fun is a Friday night when nothing surprising happens? The beauty of life is that is is unpredictible and spontana^^ ous. If we try to be more relaxed and e a s ; ^ ^ ^ going in harder situations, we become more flexible. We can cope with emergencies becontinued on page 6
People do not think, dream or create in an orderly fashion.
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Voices in my head: Ladders and Lockers by Lauren Hurley As luck would have it, all of my friends had the same lunch period. Within the past two weeks, we had decided that our daily conversations lacked a certain intelligence level (i.e. "I'll pay you five bucks to drink this! Chug it! Chug it!"). Thank goodness for the female of the species' desire to constantly improve. At first the guys were reluctant to be immersed in such prestigious banter, but eventually caved in due to the fact that they liked to argue. Today, Celeste was outright refusing to beUeve in something that I had casually brought up in Enghsh this morning: that we have social levels here at Maine South. She was still raving by fourth period. I sat down next to Guy. "I'm just saying that there's an underlying social hierarchy established in all high schools that is simply expected of us to understand and recognize," I explained. "You cannot expect me to fall for that," Celeste retorted. That is when Jake piped in, "What are the levels then?" thus breaking the gender barrier of the caviling d thrusting the entire table into the intel'ectual equivalent of rugby. Before I could answer, in jumped Delia,
"Well first there is there is the minority: the two- percent of the students here who absolutely do not get involved with any aspect of school. No extra-curricular activities, nothing. In my opinion, they are at the bottom of the social ladder. "Above them are all the peeps who are too involved in just one thing, whether their pleasure is sports, drama, literature, crew, science, art: to even have a social life. The whole basis of life here is to be wellrounded." After Delia said this, there was an awkward silence. Jake questioned, "Who is above them?" Todd, always the delicate one, replied, "Who cares who is in the middle, I say who is at the top?" Mae, who was now being called AU-the-way-Mae after a group consensus, answered his challenge with a voice of a 1980's valley girl, "Well, of course the top is composed of jocks and cheerleaders." Celeste sternly quipped, "Where do the Hawkettes fit in?" "Okay, at the top are jocks, cheerleaders, and Hawkettes," Mae insisted. Guy still did not say anything. He was just picking at his food while innuendoes and insults passed between peeps, but
flew right over his head. While trying to figure out what was his boggle, I noticed the voices at the table started to increase a decibel or two. "What do you mean badminton's not a real sport?!" Celeste demanded of Todd. This was no longer my conversation, so I held off. I focused my attentions on Guy, who was staring so hard at his Pepsi, it would have started levitating had 1 not disrupted his concentration. "Bello, come stai?" I asked. "I have a severe case of the Molly Ringwald's," he answered. I knew what he meant. He thought that everyone had forgotten his birthday. He did not know how wrong he was. "You have not been to your locker yet have you?" I asked. He smiled. He now knew that something would be in there, but exactly what he did not know. Lockers are essential to the relationship between myself and Guy Preston. That's how we met. Freshman year, first day, this demi-god approached my locker sector, opened the one next to mine. In a panic, I threw open my locker door, thereby banging the Italian stallion in the noggin. From that moment on, we were friends.
Letters to the Editor A wish come true
Little sibling syndrome my brother. If I had taken part People who have older siblings with just a few years difference between them know exactly what "Little Sibling Syndrome" is. Somehow, they just don't know how to deal with it. BrittFrederiksen's article, "Siblings Revisited" in the March 24 issue of Southwards really caught that idea. I am a sufferer of this crisis of having siblings, but I agree with her that it is, in reality, a gift At the beginning of this, my freshman, year, I heard "Hey, aren't you Jeff's little sister?" from a vast majority of my teachers and a lot of my brother's old friends. I didn't realize how great this was! In fact, at the time, I thought it was an annoyance. The truth was that my brother had left me a pretty nice legacy. Usually, when teachers remember my brother, they think about the good things. I now know to think of that as a legacy to live up to. I'd like to have teachers think of me as Jeff's little sister, so I strive to be just as good a student, if not better, than he was. People might think of it as a lack of identity. I think it's just the opposite. At the beginning of the year, teachers have a lot of names to remember and personalities to learn. If they already know you, even if it is for your older sibling, they know you. The only difficult thing about being a little sibling is if you're a lot like your older brother or sister. It's a lot harder for people to realize that you're not the miniature version of your older sibhng. The one thing that I regret doing this year is avoiding things that I really would have loved being a part of, just so that I could shake that title off. Now, everybody knows who I am, and that I'm really not the same as
in any of those activities, it really wouldn't have made a difference. People still address me as "Little Clapper," so it really does not change much. I think that my brother's legacy has given me a lot. I have made friends that I probably would not have even talked to had I not been "Jeff's little sister," and I have tried to keep the same attitude that I have always had. I know now that I do not need to try too hard to be Jeff's little sister, and I should not try not to be Jeff's little sister. No matter what, people are going to realize that I am a lot more than that. My advice to every little sibling out there is enjoy it, because some people don't have the opportunity. by Anne Clapper
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cause we do not panic - we get used to the idea that life is not perfect. So if life is already imperfect, why not try to perfect it by taking perfect notes? You tell me. The little things I keep disorderly on a regular basis keep me in line and keep life a little more interesting. I can get caught in a pile of old notes for hours trying to find one thing, but I can also find a lot more I was looking for because of it. For some reason, when I see piles of paper I throw down, I can remember where in the stack certain sheets are. A file cabinet would only make my life more disorganized because I would foi^et where I put what used to be sitting at my fingertips, ready for me to grab it as need arose - and ready for my spontaneous and irrational brain to reach for it when I remember my test on Tuesday.
by Randy Tosch Last Saturday night, as I laid in bed, exhausted from the past several months of planning and publicizing the Dance Marathon, I started to reflect upon the great success of the night. With the help of students, teachers, parents, and even some local businesses, we were able to raise a little over $3,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and we were able to have a great time while doing it! While this monetary accomplishment was outstanding, I was even more inspired by the specific group of 190 students and 15 teachers who made this event what it was. Each individual involved made a different contribution, and together they created a night that I will never forget. I certainly could not possibly thank every person in this article that helped out. I do feel, however, that by mentioning a few contributions, it will help support my point: whether it was Mr. Deger giving up a Saturday night with his kids to M.C., Susie Logsdon raising over $500 dollars in pledges, Ms. O'Malley bigheartedly donating four months of her time to guiding, supporting, and teaching a committee, or the nine committee members who met every Wednesday since January. Each person found a way they could help, and together their efforts synergized into a great achievement for our school. It was seeins this occur that made all the
phone calls, the meetings, the letters, and the mail labeling worthwhile. Finally, I want to thank Jenny Caccomo, my partner in crime, who was the driving force behind the success of this year's dance, and a true inspiration to work with. Her consistently positive attitude, her willingness to always go the extra step, and her outstanding leadership made the entire process run smoothly. This dance would not have happened without her and I really learned a lot from her. I want to tell all of you, who supported this dance, that I have a great amount of respect for you, and that you should really be proud of the difference that you made. As I sit and reflect about my original goal in initiating and planning this dance, I think my top two reasons were to provide a fun opportunity for service and to show others the awesome results of teamwork. I hope that those of you involved were able to see this lesson, because then I have reached my goal. Also, I encourage those of you who are sitting on a good idea to take the initiative and start taking the steps to make things happen. Share your idea with a teacher or a friend. Having the support of others is tremendously helpful. Make the most of your high school experience. You will never know if your idea stinks unless you share it with someone.
Wacko of the week: The newsmedia in America: for paying more attention to Elian Gonzalez than... well, we wouldn't know about any other events because they aren't covered!
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Focus on Faculty Mr. McCann is easy to spot in the halls, Iways bearing a grin and his enormous Hall of Fame ring on his right hand. Just looking at Mr. McCann, it is obvious that he is quite content with his life. Mr. McCann is a Chicago native, growing up on the North side and attending St. Patrick's High School. After graduating from St. Patrick's, Mr. McCann went to St. Joseph's College in Indiana. There, he got his degree in sociology and psychology. Mr. McCann came about becoming a teacher in a very interesting way. He says, "I knew I always wanted to work with people, but I wasn't sure in what capacity. I was deciding between going into the police force, social work, or teaching." After college, Mr. McCann began teaching in the Chicago public school system. He taught briefly at an inner-city junior high for about a year before leaving for Gordon Tech High School in Chicago. Mr. McCann spent 17 years at Gordon Tech as a teacher, coach, counselor, and dean of students. Mr. McCann is certified to teach social science and physical education and has taught both. Mr. McCann says, "I really love teaching, but while I was at Gordon Tech, I spent a lot of time counseling. Since I spent so much time doing it, someone suggested that I should get a degree in counseling. So, I went to Northeastern Illinois University and got my Masters in Counseling. I became a counselor at Gordon Tech, and it turned out that there was an opening for a counselor at Maine South in 1986. It turned out to be the best professional decision of my life. It was a great move coming to Maine South. I love the people, the students, the opportunities; it's been great." Mr. McCann has coached football and
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wrestling for many years at Maine South. He says, "That's been a great ride. I've had a couple of great things happen. I think it gave me a great opportunity to work with great families and kids in both sports. A big thing was being on the staff of the 1995 State Championship football team. And, in wrestling, being inducted into the Illinois Coaches and Officials Association Hall of Fame. Those things were great honors."
Mr. McCann really loves his job as a counselor. He says, "I guess you could say that I love counseling because of the ability to forge great relationships with students, faculty, and peers. I'm half-Irish and halfItalian, so I like to have a lot of positive relationships! What I really love about the way the counseling program is set up at Maine South is that we work with the same group of students for four years. We really get to know each other and develop close relationships. I've always like the relationship aspect of things."
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Dennis McCann Mr. McCann has enjoyed the opportunity to teach at such different schools. He says, "All of the different experiences have been very rewarding. I've worked at three very different schools. One thing that has been a thread through all of them, no matter which school or what students, from the south side of Chicago to Park Ridge, is that people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." Mr McCann is quite satisfied with his job at Maine South. He says, "I love my job, I love my work, and I think I'm blessed a million-fold. There has been a lot of fun and lots of adventures. I look forward to continuing to do this for many more years." In addition to loving his job, Mr McCann truly loves his family. He says, "I'm super proud of my family. My wife Jade is a registered nurse. My son Terry graduated from the University of Iowa in 1998 and Kevin is currently a fi-eshman at the University of Wisconsin in Whitewater. I've had a lot of great adventures with them, and I've had a lot of fiin watching them on the football field and the wrestling mat. Personally and professionally, I'm blessed. Lou Gehrig once said that he considered himself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. Well, I don't know if he was, but I really think that I am. One thing that Mr. McCann firmly believes in is a positive attitude. He says, "Attitude is everything. The best attitude is a positive, "can-do" attitude. A positive, enthusiastic attitude is so important as a teacher, a coach, a student, an athlete, whatever you are. I've learned this by seeing what the most successful people I know have done. Their positive attitude has always led to success."
Margie Stankiewicz Focus on Student Excellence
Activities: • Varsity Swimming • Smdent Council • Brotherhood
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"Margie is priceless-she has been one of the best swim captains since Fve been here. Though not my most talented swimmer, she cared • Qass Council and nurtured a team that was wuite desparate into a weU-fimction• T.O.RY.S. ing group. She is charismatic, caring, and shoots from the hip. She • Varsity Oub has the ability to get along with young and old, well and disabled, • Honor RoU known and unknown. She is poised, has a people-oriented style and • Student of the Month • Hawk Honor Card tries to acheive consensus within the group. She is focused, deter• Extraordinary Captain Award mined, and strong-willed but endowed with a wonderful sense of • Rioto Gold Key Award humor and an ability to laugh at and with herself." •Scholar Athlete —Mr. Chris Deger
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2000-2001 Southwards Staff Application ., class of_ ., wish to become a Southwards staff/core staff member for the I, 2000-2001 school year. In completing this application, I agree to conduct myself as a responsible memeber of the student body. My cumulative GPA is
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What do Southwords staff members do? The opposite page is the application for fouthwords 2000-2001 staff. Since most students do not know what is involved in being a staff member, we are including a description of all staff positions. The staff is made up of editors-in-chief, news editors, commentary editors, features editors, sports editors, photographers, artists, cartoonists, and production editors. For more information on the requirements of each position, contact Mr. Kerth or any member of this year's staff. EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Editors-in-chief (EICs) are seniors with desktop publishing experience. They make the final decisions on what is published in Southwords. The editors-in-chief also take on the responsibility of writing a commentary for each issue to fill the "Property of the Editors" section of Southwords. The editors-in-chief 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 editors-in-chief is to review every page, evtry sentence, and 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. Editors-in-chief take on a lot of responsibility and must be able to make mature decisions. NEWS EDITORS News editors must be good English students, with grammar profficiency being extremely important. News editors must be interested in school activities. They are responsible for being up-to-date with school events and writing or assigning articles. The news editors also report the Students of the Month. News editors must ensure impartiality in every article written and verify the facts within the articles. Like all editors, news editors learn how to use Adobe PageMaker to design the pages. The news editors mustfinallyproofread their three pages and submit them to the editorsin-chief for final corrections. FEATURES EDITORS Features editors must also be excellent nglish 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 responsibilty for sending out applications to all the teachers to nominate students for Focus On Student Excellence and make sure it appears in each issue. The features editors must also proofread their three pages and submit them to the EICs for corrections.
a must! Familiarity with Macintosh computers and Adobe Photoshop is also extremely important for production editors. They have the responsibility to fix any and all technical glitches and make sure that the paper looks organized and professional. The production editors also have the responsibility to send a copy of each issue out to other schools in the area.
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 a responsibilty to assign photographs for the in-season sports and making sure a photo appears on the back page.They also fill in "Hawk Highlights" box and "South Stats". They must also proofread their pages, submit them to the EICs for corrections, and enter any changes made by the EICs.
Southwords holds many opportunities for the students of Maine South. It requires dedication, commitment and creativity. It's also a lot of fun to be a member of staff! The staff is a crazy-but-loveable family who will become good friends throughout the course of the year. Paste-up days are filled with excitement, debate, comedy and tragedy. Anything is possible under Mr. Kerth's supervision! The staff is what makes Southwords happen; apply for a year full of great times and great journalism experience!
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 also must include "Property of the Editors" in their section. The commentary editors must also proofread their three pages and submit them to the EICs for corrections.
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Boys' track goes outdoors by Tony Skaczylo If you track fans thought that the indoor season was exciting, you won't believe the outdoor season. Along with the new atmosphere and style of being outside, the events and lineups change as well. For the sprinters, there is the change from the 50 meter dash to a 100 dash and the addition of the 4x100 relay. The hurdlers are even more thrilled now that the 100 high hurdles race is complimented nicely by the ever so popular 300 Intermediates. Sorry distance fans, their events stay the same, but the discus now acompanies the shot put. Also, on the competition side, the Hawks took home first place at the District 207 meet, which is the biggest meet so far outdoors. The team took a victory over East and West and made it look easy. See you on the track.
Girls' badminton eyes conference by Sonja Mirsky As a result of the hard work and dedication during practices both before and after school, the Maine South Girls' badminton team has done exceptionally well so far this season. As the girls are making their way through the season and playing into the home stretch, both JV and Varsity have managed to pick up some very crucial wins along the way. Varsity has a record of seven and one, losing only to New Trier so far. The varsity team placed second in the East Aurora Tournament. Maggie Witek placed first at first singles, Liz Sutter and Margaret Albin placed first at second doubles, and Amanda Jasinowski and Jess Kmiecik placed first at third doubles. On Saturday, April 15th, the Varsity Hawks tied for seventh place out of sixteen of the best badminton teams in the state. This well earned place was helped by a first place at number one singles by Maggie Witek and a third place at number four doubles by Jennifer Hunsader and Sonja Mirsky. The badminton team is looking forward to playing Deefield and Rolling Meadows. Both JV and Varsity are both expecting to do vey well during their conference tournament on April 28th and 29th.
Facing Highland Park and Niles North, the Hawks showed what kind of teamwork it Continued from pg. 12 takes to win ball games. They tallied up only There's nothing better than beating another two errors in the field, stopping everything Maine" school. The Hawks went in with in sight in those two games. They won 13that kind of attitude when they played 9 against Highland Park and 5-0 against Maine West. With the game being a Niles North. pitcher's duel, only five hits were smacked The Hawks hope to continue their streak by both teams combined. Mark Ori threw as they face two top ranked teams in New another shutout and the Hawks came up Trier and Niles West. with a 1-0 victory.
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Boys' volleyball overcomes early season woes by Joey Jarosch and John Vigrm A couple of early season losses have been only a minor setback for the Boys' varsity volleyball team. Their 2-7 record has cast a cloud over the Hawks strong early season play. The Hawks began the season with a tough three game loss to Notre Dame. They then rebounded with a dominating win over Maine West, in which John Vigna recorded 10 aces. Things then fell apart for the Hawks, who found themselves losing two straight matches to Stevenson and Niles West, and tallying a 1-4 record in the Rolling Meadows Invite. The Hawks have had many bright spots, including the suprisingly good early sea-
son play of outside hitter Ryan Bratt. Another bright spot has been the play of Mark Wojteczko, who leads the team in kills, and John Vigna, who leads the team in digs and aces. Others keys for the Hawks have been the consistent play of setters John Jacobsen and Joe Jarosch, and middle hitter Alex FoUey. With hard work and dedication, the Hawks hope to correct early season problems, that have caused them to lose many close matches. The Hawks start out their run for the CSL conference championship with four conference games in the next two weeks. Hawk fans, come cheer them on.
Adrianne Pontarelli and Margaret Albin polish their fundamentals at a recent practice. photo by Eileen Collins
Sports 11 South Stats 0 Number of losses suffered by the Boys' tennis team, who remain undefeated with a record of 3-0.
10 Number of aces recorded by varsity Boys' volleyball player John Vigna against Maine West.
Soccer keeps dreams alive by Sarah Anderson Busy. That is one word to describe the Maine South Hawks Girls' soccer team. Within two weeks, the girls will be playing eight games, four of which are against teams that are ranked in the top fifteen in the state. The Hawks started off this campaign with a 8-0 victory against Highland Park. BCrissy Vonesh scored two goals, Diana Puckett pitched in one goal and two assists, and Ashely Stopa, Nicole Penn, Erin Farmer, Jess Stuckey, and Christina Eich each came up with one goal. South's next victim was Waukegan. The Hawks dominated this game and won 9-0, with two goals by Diana Puckett, Ashley Stopa, and Krissy Vonesh. Goals were also converted by Claire Sharkey, Emily Auge, and Erin Tunney, South's next opponent would be a very physical Evanston team. The Hawks played
hard, but came up short losing to Evanston 1 -0. This loss did not bring the high expectations these girls have for themselves this season down however. The Hawks came out in their next game against Deerfield and won 4-1, with two goals by Krissy Vonesh and a goal each for Emily Auge and Erin Farmer. The girls found their next opponent, Glenbrook South, to be difficult. The game ended in a 0-0 tie. The Hawks had the most prestigious tournament in the state, with sixteen of the top ranked teams. The Hawks began this tournament Thursday April 20 when they faced Naperville North, followed by two games on Saturday April 22 against Lyons and Fremd. They still have much of their season in front of them, so come check out this team as they drive on to success.
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Girls' track starts strong outdoor season by Eileen Collins The Maine South Girls' track team has started out the outdoor season with success, they won the district 207 meet with some exceptional performances. The Hawks(89 points) were followed by Maine West(58) and Maine East(34). Mary Payne came in first place in the half mile with a time of 2:40.4. Maura Collins came in second place in both the mile the two mile. Susie Logsdon came in first in the two hundred meter sprint, finishing in 28.7 seconds. Natalie Rubino came in first in the 400 run with a time of 66.0 seconds. In the
100 high hurdles, Ann Kielar came in first with a time of 18.0 seconds. Katie Kapolnek finished the same race in 20.1 seconds, coming in third place. Jenny Wayer came in first place in the discus with a throw of 761/2. The mile relay team of Katrina Kloess, Rubino, Linda Lazar, and Payne took first place, finishing with a time of 4:26.8. Then they went to the very tough Wheaton North Invite, where the Hawks came in sixth place. Susie Logsdon came in first in the long jump with a jump of 15 feet 10-1/2 inches.
She also finished second in the triple jump at 34-1.25, helping the team do well. In the half mile Payne finished with a time of 2:31.3 earning seventh place. The Hawks medley relay team of Hannah Megacz, Joanna Ortega, Rubino, and Meg Dwyer finished seventh in 2:04.9. The 400 relay team finished in 50.9 seconds, earning Theresa Weritz, Lazar, Kloess, and Logsdon a first place. Rubino finished the 400 run in a time of 64.1 seconds earning seventh place. Lazar came in third in the 200 run, finishing in 26.7 seconds. The mile relay team of Rubino,
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Boys'tennis undefeated by Sean McGuire The Maine South Boys' tennis team has had a flawless year, with a 3-0 record and a invitational championship at the Hawk Invite this past Saturday. The Hawks beat Niles North 5-2 with singles wins by Luke Lasota, Scott Roebuck, Steffen Mirsky, and Paul Mangiardi. Alec Sipkovsky and Sean McGuire also won their doubles match. The team went on to beat Maine East 6-1, then narrowly defeated York 4-3, with wins by all 4 singles spots. Number one singles player Lasota played outstanding tennis and placed first in the Hawk Invite. Roebuck played at number two singles and took first place. Freshman Mirsky played third singles and he too took first place after making an amazing comeback in the championship match. McGuire and Sipkovsky played solidly at doubles and had only one loss on the day.
Liz White, Payne, and Kloess came in fifth in 4:24.3. Commenting on this past meet junior Erin Maassen says, "We did really well against some of the best girls in the state. We were right up there, so we should have a great rest of the season." Sophomore Mary Payne agrees, "This meet allowed us to realize that we will be in the running for state. But we also know we will have to work really hard. Our team has become much more dedicated and focused. We are very determined right now." The Hawks hope to continue to improve with each meet.
Ann Kielar and her teammates hurdle over the competition as the Girls' outdoor track team hits full swing. photo by Eileen Collins
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by Dan Kamatz There's nothing surprising about the nm varsity baseball is having. After dropping a game to Glenbrook South, the Hawks exploded with six straight wins to bring their record to 9-3 and 3-0 in conference. They started the streak against Schaumburg in a 7-1 pounding and hope to never look back. As conference play is underway, they feel this is a challenge that's worth fighting for. Elk Grove, the next victim on the list, didn't have a chance as Chris Schutt threw his and the team's first no hitter of the season. The Hawks won 12-2 in a ten nm slaughter rule. The Hawks had to face their next opponent in the presence of falling snow. Adam Rosales went four for five with two triples. The team totaled fifteen hits and won in an 8-2 pounding. continued on pg. 10