Vol 37 issue 4

SOUTHWORDS Maine South High School • 1111 S. Dee Road • Park Ridge, IL 60068

Vol. 37b. Issue 4

October 6. 2000

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NEWS Pickwick -p. 2 Homecoming events -p. 3 New lighting system in gym -p. 3 COMMENTARY

Lauren Bransen

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''Everything I do, I do it for you "

Property of the editors -p.4 No pain no gain -p.4 Maybe we're born with it -p.5 In my life -p. 5 Letter to the editor -p. 5 Students guiding friends- p.6 FEATURES New teachers -pp. 7-9

Molly O'Keefe

Katie Ristau

SPORTS Football, Boys' golf.

Girls' tennis -p. 10 ^irls' volleyball. Girls' swimming- p. 11 Boys'cross country.

Boys' soccer -p. 12

Natalie Rubino

Claire Sharkey

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Family Fun Run/Walk to benefit Pickwick

by Tracy Schmidt Teenagers interested in saving the Pickwick Theater will soon have the chance to do so. Next Sunday, October 15, is the first Annual Pickwick Fun Run/ Walk. This is a large fundraiser organized to raise funds for the Pickwick Theater Council, a committee dedicated to bringing live theater to the Pickwick.

The run is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Park Ridge Community Center, located at Touhy and Western. It will extend two miles towards uptown, commencing at the Pickwick Plaza, located behind the theater.

The Family RunAValk is open to all men, women, kids, and even dogs. Occurring only two weeks before Halloween, children are encouraged to come in their Halloween costumes.

In order to participate, walkers need to pre-register with the Pickwick Theater Council. Walkers then need to seek individuals who will sponsor them. Run/ Walk officials hope that each participant can raise at least fifty dollars.

Teenagers should not feel as if they're wasting a Sunday morning. "Along with the knowledge of knowing that they helped to save a historic landmark," says Mrs. Kenney, "prizes will also be rewarded."

Prize categories include the most money

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Where exactly will this money be going? To benefit "Pickwick Live," this year's performing arts series that will be opening in two weeks. This performing arts series will feature concerts, ensembles, and plays. It is the first of its kind to hit the Pickwick stage in years.

On October 22, L'opera piccola will present From Verdi to Ellington, an opera and jazz concert. On November 24, the production of A Dickensian Christmas will run. December 2nd will be the Lira Ensemble's concert, Christmas Spectacular.

The Organic Theater, a popular local theater company, will also be staging two shows at the Pickwick. From December 12 through 21, The Little Prince will run and Romeo and Juliet will run from January 30 through February 10.

Romeo and Juiliet is of special importance to Maine South students and faculty—plans are being finalized to run indepth discovery programs for English students to discuss the classic play with the show's director.

Mrs. Kenney asks all teens interested in participating in the run/walk or volunteering behind the scenes to contact her at (847)692-6590. = \

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October 6, 1857- First major US Chess tournament is held in New York City October 6, 1889- Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture October 6, 1927- "Jazz Singer," the first movie with sound, premieres October 6, 1976- John Hathaway completes a bicycle tour of every continent.

October 6, 1991- Elizabeth Taylor weds for the eighth time.

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Homecoming Events Friday, October 6 Homecoming Queen E l e c t i o n - all students will vote for one candidate in front of the student cafeteria during lunch periods 4, 5, 6, or before school.

Saturday, October 7 H o m e c o m i n g Parade-10:00 a.m. (Line-up 9:30 a.m.)

Game-Maine South Hawks vs. Waukegan Bulldogs-2:00 pm Varsity C r o w n i n g - Held before Varsity game D a n c e - 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

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H o m e c o m i n g T h e m e - "Back Off Bulldogs"

Student council wants you to get involved

Ick up one of these buttons, a symbol of Hawk Pride, at school sponsored and athletic events before Honriecoming

New lighting system for dances

by Meghan McCall As students may recall from last year, there has been much controversy over the lighting in the gym during the dances. The administration and teachers became concerned after students displayed inappropriate behavior at the dances.

Concerns surround students coming intoxicated to dances as well as engaging in suggestive dancing. In an attempt to eliminate these problems, it was decided that the gym lights would be left on during the dances.

Students were not pleased with this and demonstrated their feeling in a sit-down during last year's Girls' Choice dance. Dean Johnson confirmed that having all the lights on was too bright.

The administration has responded to the students* concerns that the gym lights are not conducive to the overall atmosphere of

a dance. They do, however, feel that due to students' behavior there is no way that the school may return to having the lights completely off.

To solve the problem, a compromise has been reached. A special lighting system similar to theatre lights will be installed in the gym. The money for the lights is coming from left-over funds from last year's Senior Class Council account. These will provide subdued lighting, so that teachers may still see what students are doing, but it is not nearly as bright as having the gym lights on.

Dean Johnson said, "It is unfortunate that this has to be done, but we believe we've reached a good compromise."

The lighting system will hopefully be installed by Homecoming. If not, the gym lights will remain on and the system will be ready for the next dance.

Coiximentary

by Lauren Hurley Many years ago, before Warner Brothers' WB had the monopoly on teenage targeted programs such as "Dawson's Creek" and "Roswell" to name a few, there was a little thing called TGIF. Brought to the prepubescent public by the good people at ABC, TGDF was a weekly event that was looked forward to as much as ice skating at Oakton. Over time, shows got rewritten, rearranged, and eventually rejected. However, the one TGIF program that stood the test of time was "Boy Meets World," the 90's answer to "The Wonder Years" and to America's craving for another Savage child actor.

Unlike the 90210 crowd, the characters in "Boy Meets World" aged right along with their adolescent demographic. Eventually the long-haired mystic, the Brillo-headed worry wart, and the cool third wheel found themselves in a lot of odd situations.

I recall in one particular episode that Sean found a purse. Upon a search of the purse, he came across a CD of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, a book of Shakesp)earean Sonnets, and various postcards from around the world. As he read the poems, engulfed himself in the music, and became enchanted by the far off lands, he came to a realization that he completely loved the girl to whom this purse belonged.

Finally when someone came to claim the lost purse, Sean was absolutely stupefied to discover that this person who seemed so brilliant and so akin to his tastes ended up being a girl he had broken up with the prior week.

How well do we really know our friends?

Is what is in their backpacks or purses truly define the people they are?

Often we carry items out of necessity or neglect. This leaves the finder of a "Eiu-opean carry-all" to discover a wonderful world full of old ID cards, gas receipts, and gum wrappers. Places to hoard our property can go as far as our cars and our bedooms.

Is it because we hardly clean out our arm rest compartment in our cars that we have no clear understanding of ourselves? If the walls in our rooms were blank from all the posters we put up years ago (during the dooming reign of Hanson and Spice Girls) but neglect to take down for unknown reasons, would we be different people?

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No painT no gain

by Britt Frederiksen Recently seated at my doctor's office, I opened a magazine to read while I waited for my routine physical appointment which was by then a half-hour behind schedule. As I feigned interest in the monotone pages, I heard the door open and looked up to see a woman, in obvious pain, struggle to cross the room to the desk to sign her name and fill out her forms. She coughed, clawed at her throat and wiped her eyes. She whined about her pain, moaned a bit, and suddenly, another doctor in the suite came in to take care of her immediately. I continued to wait for my physical that would take close to fifteen minutes. The doctor rushed to alleviate any pain from this woman's head. As I watched the sick woman leave the room, I asked myself: is pain necessarily bad?

The woman left soon after with two prescription sheets clutched in her right hand.

She probably went to the first-floor pharmacy right after and waited until her prescription could be filled. She then must have gone home, taken her pills, and expected a miracle. In the rush to prescribe a panacea for her, did anyone stop to consider the magnitude and urgency of her needs? Did anyone consider whether she needed pain in her life?

Granted, the woman was in a great deal of pain due to an upper respiratory infection.

She had had a migraine headache for a day with cold and flu-like symptoms. How horrible this pain was, in actuality, was never considered. Would she have survived had the doctor given her prescriptions ten, fifteen minutes later? Of course. In today's modem society, however, all pain is bad, and all pain is equal.

Older generations welcomed pain as a right of passage. One's ability to suffer, survive, and sustain made heroes and legends.

Pain, physical and mental, created the proverbial "man" and distinguished superiors.

It was the custom of Native Americans to perform certain tasks considered necessary to enter manhood, many of which depended on the strength of their performer.

It was the survival, the perseverance through malady, that was honored and revered. To endure, to continue was always expected. Pain is the character-building substance that our grandparents speak of when they tell us of their daily journey to school

that was uphill both ways through six feet of snow. When was the last time you respected someone for whining about a headache for an hour?

We are incredibly lucky compared to our elders who somehow could tough it out through a headcold. We have so much more than any other generation. Our access to medicine and recent advances in health-care alone prolong our lives. We can cure anything, and thus complain about anything. We have hospitals for physcial pain and phsychiatric institutes for mental pain. We should use these facilities to improve the quality of life, but not abuse them to the point at which instead of simply resting and going on with life, we schedule a doctor's appointment for a headache. We expect to be completely healthy all the time. We forget, however, that life involves pain, be it physical or mental, and this pain molds us into real people.

Pain can bring so much into life. Pain, though difficult, forces us to a new level. If we persevere despite the pain, we learn to i accept malady as a part of life. Inevitably, we will get sick from time to time. We will lose our good health. We will have a cold, the flu, chicken pox.

When we accept pain as a part of life, we are more ready to accept minor losses and are thus better able to pull through serious problems. If we never encounter bad luck or disease, what will we think when we suddenly have cancer at the age of sixty?

If we know what hard times really are and accept them, bigger problems become easier to tackle and easier to understand. Cancer will still be a serious, life-threatening disease, but we will be able to take a different perspective on it. If we are diagnosed with cancer, does our entire life have to suffer?

Life does not stop because we are ill. Time keeps going, our activities continue, and the world will not end with our failing health.

As I think about the woman even now, I know that pain teaches. It helps us grow into better human beings. Exceptional pain shows us how lucky we are not to endure it daily. She had the flu and needed the world to save her, while people have endured the same sort of pain for centuries with no help and no medicine. Pain is not all bad. Like so many things in life, it is only as bad as we make it.

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by Anna Marzulo Flipping through the channels, one is bombarded with images of anti-wrinkle creams, women complaining about models that look fifteen, and men in desperate need of Rogaine. Do those of us who belong to the newly complete Generation Y truly need our idyllic childhood shortened to the point where we feel sixteen, going on thirty?

We are Generation Y. We are young, we are fresh, and we do not yet have wrinkles.

Should we worry about them?

Who, or what, then, is Generation Y? People bom from 1960 to 1979 qualify as Generation X, and those bom in the years 1980 to 1999 are Generation Y, commonly referred to as Generation Y (not) due to our generalized characteristics. We test the limits, soar to new heights, and, throughout the journey of our lives, question.

We want to know the "because" and the real reasons things are what they are, and why they cannot be changed. We want to J ^ o w why we should not do something dif^^Bfcntly. We are not the radical reformers of the sixties, the peaceful hippies, or the funk rockers of the eighties. We are the ever-individualistic future of the entire world; the future doctors, lawyers, mothers, and soccer coaches. If we are all this and more, if we have a future and can embrace it in this no-nonsense attitude, why do we need to hear about wrinkle creams, Rogaine, and age?

I was bom in the year 1983, at the dawn of Generation Y, and recently tumed sixteen. Suddenly, I felt old. Hundreds of years ago, I would already be married and have three or four children, if they had not died.

If that was not depressing enough, I have lived an entire sixteen years. It is now only a moment before I turn thirty. I have been told by society that thirty is the deepest depth of depression.

Most people who have already tumed thirty have reached the consensus that life is great - until you get old. They look back at their younger years and realize all they took for granted in being young. As with pst things, this message that life is over at irty has reached the listening ears of the new generation. High school years are the best years in the nostalgic views of our elder Generation X-ers. Somehow, they forget the pains and hard work associated with

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What happened to aging with grace? Why do fifty and sixty-year-olds feel the need to do whatever it takes to look three or four years younger? Why do the media tell us about it? I am sixteen. I cannot even vote, and yet I feel as though my youth is but a fading memory of a happier time. The people that were once young and at the top of the world cannot accept that they are no longer eighteen and spry youngsters who had lives ahead of them. They pretend they have a whole new life ahead of them, and thus must be ready for it by looking the part.

To all those with laugh lines around their eyes or (gasp!) wrinkles slowly apprearing on their faces: accept reality. Gravity and age are two things that cannot be held back.

Age will never be a flood you can dam-up.

Enjoy the years you have ahead of you to relax and do things you may not have been able to do when you were younger because of the expenses or regulations of your time.

Allow the waters of time to be the trickle of a lazy spring and you may discover that the stress of the necessity to look younger is alleviated.

Generation Y, take our examples fi-om those that have seized their day, past though it may be, and we may be able to clutch at our slipping adolescence. As a generation, we may yet be able to live full lives and accept this when we are of a mature age. The Baby Boomers can only control the media if they are allowed to. If we step up, we can make a place for ourselves in the world now, young though we may be.

Yes, I am only sixteen, and may have little experience finding gray hairs or a wrinkle suddenly appearing in the morning. I do know, however, what I have seen. I have seen the difference between a person who realizes that age is a sign of wisdom and experience and someone who sees aging as a relentless wasting away. Who do you think is the happier of the two? The Baby Boomers need to set their own example, to show Generation Y that tuming the dreaded two or three-zero is a great moment in our lifetimes, not the armageddon that it seems. I want to be young while I can, and once I can feel I have a long life ahead of me without the anti-wrinkle remedies, I may finally be able to enjoy it.

the editor After seeing Meghan McCall's article in the past week's Southwards, we have to say that we are extremely disappointed. We believe it is necessary to restore the football tradition.

When did the belief come about that team unity depended upon the color of their socks? Team unity is only dependent upon the common goal that the team shares. Whether team members have different color socks, shoes, or even skin color, they are still a team.

They are a team working together toward the ultimate goal: a state football championship.

Which would you rather have? A team that goes out every week with different color socks, but dominates the opposition or a team with colorcoordinated socks that gives no effort and fails to win a game? We must remind you that Maine South football games are not fashion shows. This is the Hawk Attack. It is not how many different color socks a team wears, but the number of wins the team accumulates that matters. For those of you who would like to cheer on a "sock-coordinated" team, take the short trip down Potter Road and support the 0-6 Maine East Demons.

Finally, when a game is lost due to the type of sock worn, then an article on this topic will be valid, Ms. McCall.

A tme Hawks fan should be satisfied with a productive, not one that deals with fashion.

We should all be thankful to have a football team with such a great tradition. We should be thankful to the players and coaches who give so much time and effort to keep the fans happy.

The last thing the team needs is meaningless and petty criticism. The football team is undefeated due to their loyalty to the game, their committment to winning, and their desire to succeed.

Their socks have yet to affect their victories.

Dave Thommes and Tim Moran

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Students guiding friends

by Stephanie Caccomo As most people know, period six is the busiest lunch period at Maine South. The cafeteria becomes crowded, noisy and uncomfortable, like we all know it can get. In the back gym, behind the noise of the sixth period lunch, is where the sixth period Adaptive Physical Education Class meets daily despite the sweltering heat. This class consists of special needs students who are assisted by their peers. These peers choose to give up their very valuable free period to act as gym leaders in this class. These leaders, all juniors, engage in activities with the students ranging from basketball to swimming.

The activities go far beyond what you may think, and they provide for the students much more than simple physical fitness. The class goes ftirther than the walls of the back gym, to reach the hallways of Maine South where smiles, high fives, and fiiendly exchanges are made daily. It is not only their need for great physical education, but also their need for suitable conditions for socialization that makes Adaptive P. E. a positive place for these students to be.

Under the direction of Mr. Mueller and Mrs. Avenson, many of the Maine South students learn lessons for life as they participate in physical education that goes far beyond the physical element. Unfortunately, even the common goals of the class are hard to meet. Due to the lack of space available for the Adaptive Class, the activities have been limited to basketball, swimming and Softball in the Field House. It is a step forward that these students have access to these activities, but an increase in the variety of activities could benefit them so much more.

Lack of space has limited the different sports and activities these students can partake in, which also lessens what they can take from Adaptive P. E. It is difficult to broaden their horizons when there is so little space for all the gym classes.

In previous years, the most common

place the class met was the back gym, which most Maine South students know can become extremely uncomfortable due to the overbearing high temperature. Upon request for a wider variety, the Physical Education Department has been able to open up the Fitness Center and Spectator Gym for a unit this year. These students however, are still being denied the right to move into areas more suitable for their specific needs. Nonetheless, the Adaptive P. E. students go to gym with broad smiles on their faces. These

not earned the title of "leader", as defined by the Physical Education Department. They are not "Gym Leaders" because they have not received the quota of training that can earn them such a title. Despite this definition, a question remains: what better training is there than to lead these children through their education, not to mention their years at Maine South?

In reality, it would be hard to find students who are better frained than these sixth period helpers. These students stretch out the students confined to wheel chairs, give them the opportunity to move around and to move limbs that rarely get used. The helpers assist the students in walking, something they seldom are able to do. They play games with the students, like "Seam" (a basketball game much like the game of "Horse").

These helpers assist each and every student, which is a difficult task. Every student is unique, and therefore requires different approaches on the part of the assistant. The fact that these helpers have come into a class without any formal photo by Dan Saavedra training and have adjusted so well is proof that they truly are leaders.

The rewards to working in Adaptive P. E. are the students who deserve opportunities the most, but it seems that they are the ones are just as great as the rewards the special needs students get from the class. When who are most easily neglected.

A student who has been in the class for asked why she continues to come to class four years is well aware that "people like day after day in such unpleasant conditions him are so often stereotyped," and he won- at times, one helper responded, "I do it all ders why that is. He wonders why there is for the smiles. When I walk into that class, not enough space. He wants to be able par- it brightens my day to know that these kids are waiting for me to help them leam. Those ticipate in more activities.

Hearing of those involved in the class smiles alone would make anyone want to brings forth another question: what about endure 100 degree heat for the whole pethose who help them? The leaders who vol- riod." unteer their time have never been recogThere are not many people who know nized by the school as actually participat- about Adaptive P. E., and there are not many ing in gym class. They do not earn credit people who realize what an important part for giving their time. The time spent with of Maine South it is. Adaptive P. E. helps these terrific children is no doubt its own students that would otherwise have no physireward, however their time deserves rec- cal education and give them opportunities ognition for their hard work and dedication. to make friends and leam. As you walk by Despite the fact that these leaders help the back gym sixth period, know that great the Adaptive P. E. students daily, they have things are going on there.

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• M o r e New Teachers Trisha Genovese

by Eileen Collins One of our new counselors at Maine South is Ms. Trisha Genovese. She came here last February after spending a year at Maine East. She has also taught English and journalism at a Chicago high school. Ms. Genovese attended Prospect High School and the Saint Mary's College.

M s Genoves became a counselor because "you get to know students and are a source of support." She came to Maine South origiJly to help out while a counselor was abT stayed at Maine South because I enjoy being a counselor here and working with the students and faculty. The students are kindhearted, friendly, and driven. Their accomplishments amaze me." When asked what her favorite thing about Maine South is she responds, "The glass hallway. My office does not have windows so walking down the hallway is refreshing."

Roberta Meier

by Eileen Collins Ms. Roberta Meier is a new art teacher here at Maine South. She came here because,she says, "I spent many years working as a graphic designer and felt the need to be closer to my own personal art-making."

"I wanted experience working with students to help them realize their artistic po^ ^ p t i a l as well." ^ ^ She also taught in Crane High School in Chicago and an elementary

school in Oak Park. Ms. Meier attended Northern lUinios University to get her bachelor of fine arts in visual communications.

She also attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. There she met Ms. Pichinos. "That really made me want to come to Maine South. I thought it would be an excellent way to step into a new career."

Ms. Meier has a very good attitude about Maine South. She says her favorite thing about our school is "the students. The students are energetic, bright, and inquisitive.

Because I am only working here part- time, I am not yet invovled outside the classroom with my students."

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all older brothers. Although they fought a lot when they were teens. Miss Wendling says she and her brothers get along much better now than they did in the past. Miss Wendling became a teacher because her mother was a teacher and she was always an example to Miss Wendling.

In her free time. Miss Wendling loves to travel. She enjoys the beautiful sights of the oceans, the mountains, and the diverse people.

Right now. Miss Wendling is the sponsor of the German club, which she loves.

"It's a ton of fun," she said. She appreciates the fact she is able to teach here at Maine South and share her love for the German culture. She hopes to continue her involvement in the German club and the school.

by Nicole Penn Miss Margaret Wendling is the new German teacher this year at Maine South. She loves the language and the culture. In addition to her love for the language, she loves young people and their energy.

For her, teaching allows her to share her appreciation of German with the students.

Before Maine South, Miss Wendling taught at Saint Viator in Arlington Heights.

She also attended officers training college in Budapest, Hungary, and in Indiana.

For her college degree ^my Miss Wendling attended University of Wisconsin at Madi^-^ •^s^ son and Bonn Unversitat in ^k V Germany. ^^^S^ i^ M i s s Wendling loves all the kids at Maine South.

Whether they are in her German classes, or in her eighth period lounge, she enjoys their intuition. She says they are positive, enthusiastic, proud of their school and are great to know. She also likes the fact that Maine South has a reputation of providing an environment in which kids enjoy their high school experience and prepare well for their future.

She is the youngest in her family and has

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New teachers: Bradley Wolcott

by Nicole Perm Mr. Bradley Wolcott is a social worker in the Special Education department for Maine South. Teaching only two and a half days at South, he then teaches the following two and a half days at Maine West. Mr. Wolcott became a social worker because he enjoys helping others.

Before teaching at Maine South, Mr. Wolcott taught at Hinsdale Central High School and G 1e nbard West High School. For the last two years, he worked as a social worker at a middle school in Glendale Heights.

Mr. Wolcott attended Loyola University in Chicago for his masters degree in social work. His bachelor's degree is from the University of Notre Dame.

Because he wanted to work in a high school environment again, Mr. Wolcott chose to come to Maine South. He also had heard a lot of positive comments about the school. Right now, his favorite thing about Maine South is the students, teachers, and administrators. He really likes everyone at Maine South.

Coming from a family of teachers, Mr. Wolcott was inspired to be a teacher in social education because of his parents. His father was a teacher and principal, and his mother is a social worker.

In closing, Mr. Wolcott believes the students at Maine South are great, and he appreciates working with them.

Terry Rausch

by Nicole Perm Mrs. Terry Rausch is a new guidance counselor at Maine South. She decided to become a counselor because she feels "the teen years are exciting and full of changes."

For her, being a counselor gives her the opportunity to be in the middle of "the adventure called high school."

Before becoming a guidance counselor, Mrs. Rausch taught physical education for the elementary level. She taught grades kindergarten through fifth grade.

Mrs. Rausch received her high school diploma at Kelly High School in Chicago. She later went on to receive her bachelor's degree in physical education at Southern Illinois Unversity in Carbondale. Her masters degree is in counseling; she received it from Northeastern Illinois University.

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Rausch decided to come to Maine South because of its Developmental Guidance Program. This means that counselors are able to work with all students in a proactive way. She enjoys the fact that the counselors at South do not just sit in a chair waiting for problems to happen. She likes that she has already met just about all of her freshmen before the end of September.

Mrs. Rausch is delighted with everyone she has encountered here at Maine South. The kids, the teachers, the secretaries, the paraprofessionals, the administrators, even the custodians, she appreciates.

At home, she enjoys the company of her husband and three children. She has two boys who are currently attending college and one girl in junior high school. Mrs. Rausch also enjoys the company of her black labrador, Sadie Mae. For Mrs. Rausch, Maine South can be summed up in one word: awesome. She firmly believes Maine South has students that are unlike any other school. For her, that is probably what she enjoys most.

Robert Karlov

by Nicole Perm Mr. Robert Karlov teaches in the special education department. He loves working with the students and seeing them progress in the classroom.

This is his sixth year teaching. However,

for the last three years he has taught special education. Before that, he taught physical education.

Mr. Karlov went to Lane Tech in Chicago for high school. At Lane he played football, baseball, and wrestling. At Eastem Illinois University and St. Joseph's College he received his undergraduate degree.

Mr. Karlov later received his graduate degree at Northeastern Illinois University.

"I'm very excited about being a part of this school," Mr. Karlov said. "Maine South is the cream of the crop academically and athletically."

T h e student's and teachers' eccentricity is Mr. Karlov's favorite part about Maine South. He feels the enthusiasm and spirit are wonderful.

For the last four years he has been married to his wife, Evett. He has a five-month baby, Serena.

Coming from a background of teachers, Mr. Karlov felt he was inspired to become a teacher. Not only was his dad a teacher, but his two sisters also became teachers.

This year, Mr. Karlov looks forward to working with the students on a daily basis and helping with the freshman 'B' football team.

Daniel States

by Nicole Penn Mr. Daniel States teaches American Govemment and history courses to juniors and seniors, the same courses he taught at Saint Patrick High School for the last eight years. He also taught courses to undergraduates on congress and foreign policy and in world history and culture. He was also the head soccer coach at Saint Pat's.

Mr. States came to Maine South because he felt it was time to move on in his teaching and coaching ability. He also feels that Maine South has a reputation of excellence continued on page 9

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Mr. States is a graduate of Naperville Central High School. His Bachelor's degree is from North Central College in political science and history and with a specialization in American foreign policy.

He lettered in soccer and track in high school and played soccer in collage.

Mr. States' favorite part of Maine South is the total high school atmosphere. He also oys the professional interaction with the chers.

Mr. States believes the students are a lot of fun to be around. He thinks the young men display a much better attitude in a coed environment.

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Monique Clark

by Eileen Collins One of our new math teachers this year is Ms. Clark. She is teaching Intro to Algebra, Plane Geometry, and Algebra 2. Ms. Clark has taught for many years. She previously taught for six years at Taft High School and substituted for a year in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Ms. Clark is not entirely new to Maine South, however. She went to school here when wt she was high chool. She then attended Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. She participated in raquetball and was a student advisor at Maine South.

Ms. Clark became a teacher because she wanted to find a rewarding career that could combine both her love of math and her desire to work with people. She also says, "My family always emphasized education and are, what I consider, life-long learners. Our family gatherings often involve heated discussions that keep me on my toes. So, in a way, they inspired me to become involved in education, whether as a teacher or as a student." Ms. Clark not only came to Maine South to teach at her old school, but also because of its excellent reputation. She says, "The environment created by the people and the building is my favorite thing. The students have been a joy to teach. Although I am not involved in much here outside the classroom, I hope to get involved in something in the near future."

Donna Spanos

by Eileen Collins Ms. Donna Spanos is a new social worker in the Special Education department at Maine South. "I wanted to come here because Maine South has a terrific reputation and is well known in the suburban area for high academic standards and achievement.

I decided to leave my old field in order to make a difference with adolescents." Ms. Spanos worked for twenty years in the treatment of substance abusers.

She then completed an internship at Maine South last year.

Ms. Spanos attended UIC for college.

She then went to Aurora University and DePaul Rehabilitations Services. She is a certified addictives counselor. She says, "My favorite thing about Maine South is the excellent teaching staff and the enthusiasm of the students. They are terrific." Ms. Spanos is a member of the Crisis Team and the Drug Free Schools.

Angela Navilio

by Eileen Collins

Ms. Angela Navilio is a new Special Education teacher at Maine South. She is a first year teacher, but was here last year as a teaching assistant. "I chose Special Education because I love working with a diverse group of students who have a variety of needs. It is also great working with a variety of teachers throughout the building.

"One of the best things about working at Maine South is the students. They are very friendly and kind. They really made me feel welcome since the first day of school.

"My favorite thing is the school spirit.

All the students, staff, and parents love to take part in all the programs and athletic events we have to offer. Maine South is part of a wonderful community."

Ms. Navilio graduated from Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. She attended Maine South for high school.

"I loved being here as a student and always thought it would be great to come back and work here. Everj'one here makes you feel at home."

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Sports

Driving out in front

by Ben Pietrzyk The Maine South Hawks golf team is on a roll with four straight wins and an eleventh place finish in the Conant Invitational Tournament. This season has been a good one for varsity Hawks, winning ten meets and losing only four.

The continued great play of seniors Pat Dillon, Ryan Grob, Mike Kuczynski, and Mike Walczak have helped the Hawks win meets. With some tough losses to Evanston and New Trier in the past weeks, the team has come together to win against Deerfield.

The Hawks shot 160 compared to the 164 of Deerfield. Some notable scores were Pat Dillon with a 39, and a solid 40 round by Jerry Dhamer.

Park Ridge Country Club, the home of the Hawks, was the site for the next meet against Elk Grove, Evanston and Conant.

The Hawks rallied behind the scores of Dhamer (41), Norm Olsen (39), Dillon (39),

and Kuczynski (41). This led to a huge win over all three teams. Maine South posted a meet best 158, while Elk Grove's team shot a 159, followed by Evanston's 161 and Conant's 171. This was one of the biggest meets Maine South has won all year, and to have won it at home was even sweeter.

After the meet at home, the Hawks were off to Rob Roy Golf Course to play rival Maine East. The Hawks as a team posted a score of 163 to Maine East's 181. Some notable scores were medalists Olsen and Kuczynski, who both shot a meet best of 39.

At the Conant Invitational Tournament, the Hawks placed eleventh in an eighteenhole match. There were twenty-four teams at the Invitational, and the Hawks shot an impressive 324. Olsen shot a two-over-par 72 to come in with the second best score out of all of the teams. With a few more meets at home, the Hawks look to finish the season on a strong note.

Hawk winning streak continues

South Stats 11 State ranking of the Maine South football team by the Chicago Tribune.

583:707 Ratio of total weight of the top five Girls' cross country runners versus the Boys' cross country top five runners.

State ranking of the Boys' varsity soccer team by the Chicago Sun Times.

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By Kevin Sherlock Maine South football produced two more victories over Maine East and Niles West to improve to 5-0. The Hawks dominated the cross-town showdown against Maine East.

The Hawks are now eleventh in the state according to the Chicago Tribune.

With a 28-point first quarter, the Hawks were on their way to a victory. The Hawks offensive strike was led by Corey Norman and Chris Fosco, who each scored a touchdown. Fosco also returned a punt for a touchdown. Anthony Schittino also added a score with an interception return for a touchdown. The defense, once again, proved to be strong with huge plays and big hits.

In week five, the Hawks welcomed Niles

West at Wilson Field, and greeted them with a Hawk win. Corey Norman scored four touchdowns behind offensive linemen Jeremy Arbuthnot, Jim Magiera, Rafal Kopycinski, Joe Madden, and Pat Stritzel.

Dominick Lupo provided excellent blocking and an impressive reception. Shawn Kain passed for over 150 yards, with touchdown passes to Joe Sergo and Tony Traynor.

Mark Ori added three interceptions.

As always Jeremy Arbuthnot offered comments to the team. He eloquently said, "Right now, we are winning. We would like to continue that, and stuff." The Hawks will play the Bulldogs of Waukegan at Wilson Field for the Homecoming game.

Number of games won by Girls' tennis player Maggie Witek against Deerfield's internationally ranked #1 singles player.

by Jennifer Hunsader With the tennis season coming to a close, the Hawks look to have a strong finish as they go into the conference meet. The team hopes to finish the season with its only conference loss under their belt to powerhouse New Trier, and are seeking revenge. They want to see the Trevians in the finals.

Fortunately, this year's team has a lot of depth to it, and even though the team has

been faced with injuries, the players have stepped up to the challenge and have come out victorious. Coach Bondi stated, "This year's team is more spirited and more cohesive than any team before, and that makes us stronger as a team."

The big trial will be this Saturday at New Trier, where theconference meet will take place. Big hopes and trials await the team.

by Anna Tomczyk

Average number of Steffen Mirsky fan club members that attend the Boys' varsity soccer games.

Swimming remains Smashing into conference undefeated The undefeated girls' swim team contin ues to do well against its competition. In the meet against Maine West, both Varsity and rv beat the opponents handily. Many swimmers won their events, including Megar Gibbons in the 200 freestyle, Amanda Lounsbury in diving, Natalie Kruk in the IOC continued on pg. 11

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by Laura Seske The Girls' volleyball team has encountered many highly competitive teams over the past few weeks. There is a tremendous amount of strength on this year's team due to the dominating ladies at the net. Excellent defense in the back row is the main reason why the front row girls are able to kill as many attacks as they do. The team continues to work harder and push each other one step fiirther towards success.

Recently, the Hawks pulled away with several victories against Waukegan and Evanston. The game at Evanston really showed what the Hawks are all about this year. They pushed the Wildkits to three games. After incredible effort all around, the ladies got what they wanted: the big win.

This would not have been possible if the team didn't have the massive kills by junior Jessica Stuckey and freshman Adrianna

Stasiuk. The powerful attacks were a result of the precise setting of seniors Kim Toter and Kelly Dunne, along with junior setter Jill Krol. Seniors Krissy Vonesh, Jenny Liggett, Molly O'Keefe, and junior Britt Luxton executed forcefiil.blocks. Back row girls were diving all over the court to attempt to get every pass up. This demanding work was done by seniors Katie Ristau, Sandra Calenda, and Laura Seske. Juniors Anne Forde and Mary Therese Ristau were also big in the front row, and surprisingly threw some target sets in there to help the Hawks win the match.

The girls continue to have a strenuous season ahead of them. They will face numerous teams ranked high in state on Homecoming. They will look to achieve their goal of winning additional conference games against New Trier and Glenbrook South.

continued from pg. 10 butterfly, Am.anda Fallico in the 1(X) backH ^ k e , and Beth Spitelli in the 100 Hatsroke. All three relays also placed first, Swimmers in the relays were Fallico, Spitelli, Julie Szramek and Laura Bender in the 200 medley relay; SpitelU, Kate Paine, Szramek and Kruk in die 200 free relay and

Bender, Paine, Szramek and Kruk in the 400 free relay.

The following Friday, the Hawks traveled to Highland Park and once again triumphed against the Giants. First places went to Kruk in the 200 IM and the 100 back. Bender in the 50 free and Fallico in the 500 free. All three relays were once again victorious.

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Molly O'Keefe and Britt Luxton go up for a block. photo by Dan Saavedra The following day the Hawks competed at the very competitive DGN Trojan Invite.

Although the Hawks did not place well, there were many strong swims. Medalists on the Varsity level were Szramek and Kruk in the 50 free (tied for 5th), Fallico in the 100 breastroke (2nd), and the relay of Bender, Spitelli, Szramek and Kruk (3rd).

Hawk Highlights 10/6

10/7

Boys' Soccer

10/9

10/10

@ Leyden West 10 AM

vs. Niles North 4:30 PM @ Deerfield 4:00 PM

Boys' Golf @ Addison Trail 9:00 AM

Cross Country Girls' Tennis Girls' Volleyball

@ GBN 5 PM

@GBN AM vs. Waukegan 9:30 AM

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@ Conant Inv. 5:00 PM

@GBS

Football \ Girls' Swimming

10/11

@ Waukegan 5:00 PM

vs. New Trier 5:00 PM

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SOUTHWORDS Football • Golf • Cross Country • Soccer • Girls' Tennis • Girls" Volleyball

Tour de Spiegel

by John Jacobsen As the gloomy clouds rolled in and the Thor lightning detector As the rest of the team continued to sweat away, Spiegel's worksirens blared, Maine South soccer was at a loss. As all sports rushed out only intensified. Upon reaching the second hill, heartbreak struck inside to avoid the impending rain, there was one glaring problem: again as goalkeeper John Dwyer was forced to exit off of the appaa lack of space. Volleyball teams sprawled throughout all the gyms, ratus as he experienced extreme trauma and cramping in his right football players ranflypatterns in the Field House, orchesis danc- thigh. Dwyer later revealed, "I hit the wall. I wasn't on that 'emoers jumped about outside the cafeteria and in the hallways, and the tional high" anymore, and my legs just plain gave out." girls' cross country team trekked The Hawks had to recover away on the Fitness Center bikes. quickly as the next night they travHawks' soccer had no place to eled to St. Charles' Norris field to soar. take on the fifth-ranked Saints for the prestigious St. Charles TournaAfter an intense discussion bement championship. The Saints tween Coach Spiegel and Assis greatly misjudged Maine South's tant Coach Sorensen, the young new and improved play tactics. men's fate was decided. It was oft Steffen Mirsky would later reveal to the health room for a grueling to the press, "St. Charles greatly unsession on the spinning cycles derestimated my work in the weight Spiegel, accustomed to the cycles room this summer. I tossed them, that were part of his marathon around like they were ten-pound training, said, "The great thing dumbbells." about these bikes is that by increasing the tension you can creDespite the Saints' home field ate imaginary hills, or even better advantage, the Hawks' outplayed yet, mountains!" The team could and outshot them seven times to already feel the lactic acid buildthree in the second half. At the end ing in their quads as they traveled of regulation, however, the score up the first hill, which Spiegel Steffen Mirsky demonstrates his ball handling skills as his fan was tied one to one, and the fate of would call "Mini Himalayas." club cheers him on.

Photo by Shalanah Backus the championship would be deUpon reaching the top and Spiegel giving the sign to release the cided on penalty kicks. The ball didn't roll the Hawks' way as they tension, the team erupted in cheers and excitement. Unfortunately, lost five goals to four in the shootout, in a game which had been that is when disaster struck as Jimmy Denk raised his hands in tri- dominated by the Hawks. Almost in tears, junior defender Charles umph only to plummet backwards into the health room chalkboard. "Scottie Baio" Olsen said. "United we stand, divided we fall; that's He would later confess, "I was never any good at riding a bike. I our team motto. Except on those stupid spinning cycle things; people like Denk and Dwyer have a little more trouble than the rest of us." didn't get the training wheels off my Huffy until I was twelve."

Striding towards consistency

by Adam Wolf The boys' cross country continue to cruise through the competition with only one loss obtained on their record. At past meets against competitors such as New Trier, Waukegan, and Niles West, the team has shown consistency in dominating all three teams. In addition to meet victories, the team came in second to impressive, state-ranked St. Charles at the Downers Grove Invitational a couple weeks ago.

Steadily, the team is improving their performances not only by time, but also by packing together more so than before by finishing their top five runners (the runners who score) within thirty seconds of each other. "This improvement is gained from the work ethic the team posesses," junior Chris McGuire states. "The other day we

ran twenty quarters (four-hundred meter sprints). That was four more than Coach expected of us. Sure, it wasn't exactly the most enjoyable workout to do, but the team warm-ups are definitely worth a little added pain." That having been said, Chris McGuire went on to race at Niles West where he won his first race of the year.

The cross country team would like to thank classmates for their comments regarding the runner profiles in the cafeteria, and remind them that the end of the season is approaching quickly. The Addison Trail and "Old Spike" Conant invites are up next, then it is on to conference at Glenbrook South. Hopefully, the team can end the season without anymore losses, and finish strong at conference.