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"The Lovely Bones" (Lefi), afiirstplace creation of Erica Neff and Anna Biondo (Center), won first place in the English and Art Departments' collaborative project. " Thief of Always " (Right) won second. Story on page 2.

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by Mr. Pappageorge "Lovely Bones," a poster created by Art II students. Erica Neff and Anna Biondo (period 2).

Over the past several weeks, Art II students have been working on a new and different assignment with a unique clientele.

The English department teachers selected 30 books to be used as part of a Summer reading program in order to give their students more choice in what they read, and they asked art II students to design posters for each one.

The students worked hard. For a couple of weeks, students worked under Ms. Meier and Ms. Moore to put together a graphic design assignment to promote the books around school.

On April 29, the two winners were announced, along with the second place winners: Katie Allen and Angelo Demakis and the third place winners: Emily Tichawa and Nick Palella.

This was a really interesting collaborative project between the fine arts and English departments and the students were very creative.

Rocks, ropes, and^ doafs 2003

by Nicol Corcoran On Sunday, April 25, a number of students from Maine South's Adventure Club, under the guidance of Mrs. Kawalek and Mr. Sanchez, participated in the second annual Rocks, Ropes, and Boats Competition at Niles North High School.

Several events were held including individual and team wall climbing: traversing, and kayaking.

The club met early in the morning and drove to Niles North. When they arrived at the competition, the students registered themselves in different events. Most entered in the wall climbing, and traversing competition, while two students registered in the kayaking competition.

The club members were very impressed by the facility and the other teams, who seemed ready for competition. Although the Maine South competitors didn't at all seem ready, they brought home three ribbons and a lot of pride.

One ribbon was earned by junior Alec Humphries for the skill and time he displayed on the climbing wall. Although no one else from Maine South placed on the

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wall climbing and traversing competitions, the team continued to show a great deal of support and enthusiasm.

Another event held was kayaking. The amazing part of this story is that both competitors from Maine South had never been in a kayak before. The two girls thought that they'd try it out, so they hurried over to the pool and got in some much-needed practice. They paddled the boats around the pool for a while before it was time to compete.

The object of this event was to maneuver the boat forward through the first and second gates, backward through the third, turn around and go forward through the fourth gate, zig-zag through the fifth gate and proceed straight through the last gate. It looked easy on the dry-erase board, but the competitors soon found that it was very difficult. In this event, Maine South seniji Janette Lau and Nicol Corcoran padtif their way into second and third place.

After all was said and done, the Adventure Club of Maine South was pleased with its performance both in the events and as motivators to fellow competitors. =\

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May 16, 1866 - Charles Elmer Hires invents root beer.

May 16, 1868 - President Andrew Johnson is acquitted by one vote during the Senate impeachment.

May 16, 1891 - George A. Hormel and Company introduce Spam.

May 16, 1939 - The United States first issues food stamps.

May 16, 1985 - Michael Jordan is named NBA Rookie of the Year.

May 16, 1988 - The United States Supreme Court rules trash may be searched without a warrant.

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Physical Education: Melina Bartolomei, Donald Bungam, Dirk Haller, Jesse Kramer, Steven Matumo, Matthew Smart.

Jason Strains. Alexis Waters, Stephanie Zipp Science: Kristen Allen, Tessa Brewster, Fallon Calandriello, Christopher Catino, Elizabeth Gorski, Jessica Hilliard, Shannon McLennan, David Nicholus, Paul Osterberg, Elizabeth Poli, Adam Shalzi, Anna Spikovsky, Steven Truty, Krystyna Zwolinski Social Science: Anjelica Bannos, Jessica Kertz, Ashley Lewinsky, Megan Loughran, Kaitlyn McCarthy. Lisa Nicholus, Robby Rasmussen, Marc Sarran, Slavvomir Smolen, Mike Zimmerman

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Celebrate good times h\ Lara Madden The Celebration Committee worked hard 'to raise money and plan post-prom activities. Celebration, the drug and alcohol free post Senior Prom event, has been held in past years at Dave and Busters, but this year's committee decided to hold Celebration 2003 elsewhere. A combination of different activities, the night begins at the Hard Rock Cafe, continues at the Second City Comedy Club, and concludes with a cruise on Lake Michigan.

The total cost of Celebration is $28,000: however, students who attend pay only $ 15.

Maine South Seniors and parents have been soliciting businesses across Park Ridge, Niles. and Norridge for donations. One example of the fundraising activities would be the Valentine's Day flower and candy sale, which raised approxiately $1,500.

Another event was the fashion show, held at Grazie on April 13 where Seniors modeled formal wear as well as the new spring fashions from David's Bridal, Vanessa's Bridal, New Prospects, and Littlest Angels. The costs of tickest were $30 for adults and $13 for students. The |event raised approximately $4,000. The seniors also held a car wash and bake sale on May 10 in the circle drive of Maine South. Everyone's hard work has made Celebration 2003 possible.

Post-prom events

by Dina Bosco, Camille Gitter, Monica Rangel, and Nickie Tonioni As a Maine South senior attending prom, what you do after the dance is almost the most important part of the night. So you need to make sure you plan everything perfectly. It could take hours upon hours of arguing with your friends on where to go and how to get there. And of course, you need to make these reservations months in advance.

Students form a group of their best friends to spend their last night together as seniors. After smiling your heart out for your pictures, and dancing the night away at the dance, you can't wait to kick back, relax. and enjoy the night.

Many students rent out a limousine to chauffeur them to and from the dance, and wherever their destination will be for the night. For years, it has been a Maine South tradition to spend the night of, and the day after the dance at a cottage. You spend your prom with the people you care about laughing, barbequing, partying, and having a fun time. For senior students who plan to have a night like this, they are on their own.

With no adult supervision, and the night to themselves, they plan on doing whatever they want.

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Yet, some students don't look forward to hours of arguing and months of planning for their senior prom. For these students, the school sponsors a pre-planned, alcohol, and substance free post-prom event.

Celebration 2003 is a plan to keep kids safe under parental supervision, but at the same time have fun. All school rules and policies apply for this event.

Trolleys will pick students up in the Maine South parking lot to take them to the Rosemont Waterfall on River Road and Higgins for a brief photo session before the dance. At 11:00 pm when the dance ends, buses will depart to the Hard Rock Cafe for music and a pre-ordered meal.

After being filled with food, he bus then departs to Second City. A private comedy routine will be displayed along with refreshments. Then, the bus will take students to Navy Pier for a two-hour cruise and view of the city's scenic nightscape.

Here, there will be dance music, snacks, and soft drinks. Around 5:15, students will arrive back at Maine South after a fun-filled night of food, laughter, and dancing. No matter which route Maine South students and their dates decide to take, plan on being responsible and safe but most of all, have fun.

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SOUTHW'ORDS • MAY 16, 2003

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by Emily Haak As I sal watching my half-year-old cousin crawl around at my 18"^ birthday party, I was jealous of her carefree life.

She attempted to walk around, holding on to anything in the area for support. She simply smiled and looked curiously at all of us who were making fools of ourselves trying to entertain her. She didn't have any of the worries that a teenager has.

She has no relationship blues, no academic concerns, and her chubby thighs do not perturb her in the least. Her life is so without worry that she doesn't even have to worry about going to the bathroom.

But then 1 thought, that must be a horrible burden to an infant: sitting there, knowing that you have no control over your bathroom habits and that you're at the complete mercy of your elders as to when you might get a fresh diaper. It must be awfully traumatic to a small child, and suddenly I embraced my problems that are so stereotypical of teenagers.

We should learn to deal with those issues that appear to be such monumental problems at the time. A mortifying experience with a member of the opposite sex gradually turns into a hilarious story to tell your friends. The F you got on that test becomes a battle scar. The fight you had with your parents makes your relationship all the stronger once you (or they) apologize.

That's not to say that teens don't have real problems: we do. But hopefully friends and family help as much as they can to resolve the situation as best as possible.

My only point is that issues that appear to be substantial problems at the moment pass, and then all we are left with is a stronger relationship, a better sense of ourself, or a few good laughs. And, as we deal with the various tribulations thrown our way. we should keep this in mind.

So, while I'm jealous of my baby cousin, I wouldn't swap lives for all the pacifiers in the world. I think I'll keep all of the problems that go along with being 18. After all. at least/don't have to worry about getting a fresh diaper

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by John Krone According to the National Safety Council there were 250 accidental gun related childhood deaths in 1990. That fact alone may seem encouraging to gun control lobbyists, but that was the least number recorded in the past twenty years. Gun control is a national debate that has been questioned for years, and will continue to be a controversy. But where do we draw the line on gun control?

On one side, we have the Second Amendment right to bear arms. On the other side, we have to deal with the agony that this brings. When a person legally buys a gun, all records are reserved.

All the guns receive serial numbers similar to cars. Each type of gun fires a different type of bullet. With the shell casing from the crime scene, police can narrow down to the person who purchased that type of gun.

Then with the gun they can analyze the markings that the gun would leave on a bullet, but this is only with legal guns.

We have to stop spending our time and efforts trying to stop the law-abiding citizens from getting guns and turn our attention to the illegal guns in this country.

An estimated .'^0.000 illegal gun deaths occur in the U.S. each year. We can't take away a person's right to self-defense, but we must address these illegalities.

According to the Second Amendment of the Constitution, every person has the right to bear arms. Officer David Polsby writes, "In the real world, security would be enhanced by encouraging the distribution of more fire arms rather than less.

"Everyone appreciates that the presence of armed police officers in a neighborhood makes it a more secure place than it would

be with their absence. Armed civilians of equally good character and with equivalent firearm training would be useful in a similar way."

So often when you hear about gun control you hear about the deaths caused by guns, but uncounted lives are also saved each year by guns. Northbrook police officer Krone states, "If we outlaw guns, only criminals will [have] them."

In recent history, gun control has become a hot debate since the Columbine incident.

The recent sniper run through Washington D.C. area has shed even more light on the situation. Such incidents are faults in the legal system. Yet how often do we hear the stories_ about how gil save live^ These stories are never reported because they aren't good press.

Gun control is the answer, but where do we draw the line?

According to the Constitution, we have the right to bear arms, but laws have already begun restricted this right; laws that take away a person's rights, like gun control laws, need to be stopped.

I agree with the counterpoint that, "Gun control would largely decrease the number of murders in our country." We need to start cracking down more on gun manufacturers and distributors. We also need to make harsher laws against people selling guns illegally, and those who possess those guns.

If we start at the source of the problem we can control the outcome better.

We have started to control this probljj by limiting illegal gun purchases required licenses, but many are still illegally buying guns.

We can solve the problem of gun control by creating more laws on distributors and not taking away the right of citizens.

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COUNTERPOINT-Student Opinion

Control the guns

by Trisha Krysztopa In the 17th century, Europeans used guns for hunting in order to get food to survive.

Now guns are used as weapons with the number of households owning guns rising across the country. The southern part of the U.S. ranks the highest with 44% of households owning one or more guns. They are followed by the Midwest with 25%, West with 18%. and Northeast with 13% according to author Tom Streissguth in his book. Gun Control: The Pros and Cons.

For the safety of our country, those numbers should be dramatically decreased. Individuals having access to guns do not have nearly as many advantages as they do disadvantages.

Gun control would largely decrease the number of murders in our country. According 10 justthefacts.com, in 1997, 15,289 people were murdered. Of those, 10,369 were killed from the use of a gun. It is much easier to kill a person with a gun because there isn't much that you can protect yourself with from a bullet.

For example, how would cult leaders and members be able to perform suicides so easily if it were not for guns? If they would not have had so much control, many people would still be alive.

Many argue that everyone has a right to bear arms for self-defense because the Bill of Rights gives them that privilege. If guns were truly used for this reason, then why did only 11% of gun owners and 13% of handgun owners use their firearm for protection from criminals?

When they used their firearm to protect themselves, they only wounded the criminal 1 out of 100 times. Considering the previous statistics, guns have not proven to be the most effective self-defense mechanism.

With guns being legal, anyone can get their hands on one. A 17 year old child laughed at the question of how hard it was to get a handgun on the streets of L.A., "You can buy a handgun anywhere on the streets for $40, or they give it to you for free it you tell your gang you're on the way to shoot someone," claimed the young man.

It is true that when a gun is purchased legally, the bullet can be tracked to the owner of a gun. Many of the people who acutally

use guns to kill people, however, do not purchase their guns legally. It is not enough to try to stop the illegal selling of guns. Without any guns, it would be easier to control and stop those who use guns to hurt others.

How many times do you hear the story about the little boy playing with his friend and finding his daddy's gun and then accidently shooting his friend or himself? The answer: one too many. According to the United States Conference of Mayors, 71 % of accidental fatalities involved firearms.

Without firearms, those "accidents" would never have happened.

Laws limiting guns are not enough.

People under the age of 21 are not allowed to purchase or possess a handgun, but surprisingly enough, 18, 19, and 20 year olds ranked leaders as perpetrators of gun homicides committed in 1997 according to the U.S. Department of Treasury and U.S. Department of Justice.

Cracking down on gun manufacturers and distributors, like some argue, is not the way to answer our country's plea to control the guns. We would have to eliminate all guns in order to have control over this issue.

Credit should be given to the government for their efforts made so far in protecting our country from the dangers of firearms.

Tliere have been laws made in order to limit who can purchase a firearm and waiting periods to protect impulsive decisions. This has already decreased firearm-involved injuries. In 1995, there were 316 less murders, 939 less rapes, and 14,072 less aggravated assaults in the ten states that had adopted the right-to-carry laws according to justthefacts.com.

With all the danger of random people walking around with illegally or legally purchased guns, the dangers significantly outweigh a gun's effectiveness for any purpose. The guns should be completely eliminated to protect the citizens of this country.

We must stand strong in our beliefs and continue to voice our opinions to our government until something is done to save innocent lives from being carelessly lost. If something isn't done, the problem will continue to grow out of hand.

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â&#x20AC;˘Movie Review

Taking films to a new lever

by Sarah Yunker The movie Amelie is an enchanting story directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Amelie takes foreign films to a new level. The story takes place in Paris in the year 1997 and is about a young woman named Amelie.

Amelie bursts with imagination. Experiencing an unusual childhood, she enjoys simple pleasures and comes to realize that her goal in life is to help others.

Amelie takes it upon herself to secretly help others find happiness by using all sorts of tricks without them suspecting anything.

The problem is that no one is around to help find happiness.

The film has amazing character development, cinematography, and setting.

The different shades of colors set the mood perfectly with its reds, yellows, greens, and blues. Amelie'^ cinematographer, Bruno Delbonne. does a wonderful job with the hard-to-reach camera angles.

The film was up for five Academy Awards in 2002.

Amelie was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. Best Writing Original Screenplay.

Best Cinematography, Best Sound, and Best Art Direction. It won in the 2001 European Film Awards for the Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematographer, and was also nominated for the Best Actress (Audrey Tautou). In 2001, at the Toronto International Film Festival, it recieved the

People's Choice Award, and at the Chicago International Film Festival, it won the Audience Award.

Amelie is romantic, humorous, lighthearted, and an all round good film. It will leave you with a wonderful feeling at the end of the movie.

Restaurant Review

Two coffee shops with two different styles

by Michelle Le We need our caffeine in the morning to help us survive the long days, but what about at night? You can stop by Starbucks again, but why not try something different?

If you like to sit back and chat with friends over a steaming cup of hot chocolate, try Kafein, no not caffeine. Located on 1621 Chicago in Evanston. it is the perfect place for students in the area to wind down. The spelling of the name says it all: unique. Try the Chocolate Oreo milkshake, or if you'd rather, go for espresso or mocha. Not in the mood for drinks? Try sandwiches, salads, and desserts. The atmosphere is lively and the wait staff are more than happy to get you whatever you need. There is indoor and outdoor seating including great music.

On the other hand, if you'd rather silently study try Bourgeois Pig. It is located on 7.^5 W. Fullerton in Chicago. This cafe is quiet and comforting. There are two levels of seating.

On the upper level are shelves of old, classic books and board games to enjoy. You're bound to find something on the menu which covers half of the walls. Great items include the hot grilled panini. smoked turkey on tomato bread, and vegetarian cheese sandwich. There are shakes and coffee available too.

So, if you're looking for somewhere to go, try Kafein and Bourgeois Pig. They aren't one of the many beloved Starbucks here in Park Ridge, but something new never hurts.

Letter to the Editors.

Patriotism Your article entitled Patriotism with Cars suggests that the make of a car designates its impact on the welfare of our country. Considering that many "foreign" cars are built in America by American workers, and many cars under American names are built abroad, the, correlation between car company and benefit to our country appears to be not as significant as Mr. Anderson and Mr. Tallungan suggest.

In these times of the Middle East crisis, much of which stems from the production and consumption of oil, it seems more appropriate to associate patriotism with the fuel economy ol'automobiles.

In a recent, independent (non-scientific) survey conducted on April 28.

2003. we discovered that over 80 automobiles in the south parking lot were large SUV's (please note that we did not count cars known to be fuel efficient such as the Honda CRV, Toyota Rav 4. or the GEO Tracker).

If the good of our country is really what matters to the car consumer, then they should look past the label stamped on the exterior of the car. Rather, they should help to alleviate our reliance on foreign oil by purchasing a fuel-efficient vehicle.

When viewed from this perspective, a Honda Accord is a more patriotic purchase than a Ford Explorer.

Patriotically submitted, J. Anthony Marsicano & J. Robert Scorza

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The road to Nationals

by Elyse Russo Just imagine a city: it's chock-full of cheerleaders, there are pineapple curls sprouting up from every girl's head, girls are tossed and flipped in the air, smiles and happiness shoot off the walls, and there's a ruckus of school fight songs being screamed at the top of everyone's lungs.

This was what the Varsity Maine South Cheerleaders saw as they got off the plane in Dallas, Texas, for the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) National Competition. Everyone on the squad was astonished by what they saw.

The Varsity Cheerleaders made Maine South history by being the first squad from Maine South to go to the NCA Nationals Competition. They qualified to ascend to Nationals during a summer camp at the University of Wisconsin in Whitewater.

The requirements to qualify for Nationals include a total of 65 points or more during a squad's home cheer .evaluation and an assessment of the squad's limprovement throughout the four-day camp.

On the last day at camp, the cheerleaders not only qualified to go to Nationals but also received the Top Team Trophy and first place in the Champion Chant. In addition to these trophies, several girls made the AilAmerican Cheerleading Squad including Lindsay Bransen. Maggie Charicki, Camille Gitter, Stephanie Uy, Tiffany Wersching, and Katie White. In addition. Tiffany Wersching won the Top AU-American Cheerleader Award for receiving the most points during the camp's All-American try outs.

After the camp in August, they prepared for what would be the most thrilling, yet exhausting experience of their lives. This was the first year where the squad had

double practices on top of cheering for football games and performing in the V-Show.

The squad also had to research the rules and regulations for the Nationals Competition because, as the team quickly learned, they are different than those for the Illinois Cheerleading Competition Association (ICCA). Since the varsity squad had been competing for ICCA the past three years, it was a challenge to make a routine that met the requirements for NCA. "On the road to Nationals." as the squad would say, they hit several bumps. The team lost two squad members, one due to illness and another due to an injury in Dallas the night before the competition. Luckily, two extra girls from the JV Cheerleading squad, Katherine Steiner and Marissa Alicea. came as alternates in case a Varsity member could not compete. Without the alternates, the squad would never have performed.

Nonetheless, after getting over the little "bumps," the varsity cheerleading squad managed to perform the best they could for the circumstances, finishing in 22nd place out of 31 teams in the Large Varsity Division.

Since they didn't qualify for finals, the squad entered the Challenge Cup and received fifth place out of twelve squads.

Considering the absentees and lack of experience, the captains and coaches helped pull the team through to do the best they could.

This will not be the last trip to Nationals that the Maine South Varsity Cheerleaders will make. In fact, this is only the beginning of what will hopefully become a tradition.

This experience will not only benefit the future cheerleading squads of Maine South, but also will be a building block of an increasingly competitive and skilled Maine South varsity cheerleading squad.

The tryouts for next year's squads were held April 28-30, 2003. These squads will have up to four competitions in ICCA and a

chance lo qualify for the NCA Nationals.

Next time Maine South Cheerleaders go to Nationals, they won't be shocked by a city full of spirit fingers and matching makeup.

It'll be familiar to them, and they'll probably fit right in!

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SOUTHWORIJS- MAY 16.2003

Bully survey results*

by Caroline Kim

Approximately five months ago. a survey regarding bullying and its prevalence at Maine South was given to the student population. The results of the survey, tabulated by Dr. Marzoff at the district office, are now available.

On the survey, bullying was defined as "one student or a group of students picking on another student or treating them in a way that they do not like." The survey's purpose was to know who, where, when, and what in regards to bullying amongst the students at Maine South.

The study shows that 30 percent of the students had been bullied in the past month.

This result is the same as the national average. In addition, when asked which year were students the most troubled by bullying, more than 50 percent of the respondents indicated freshmen year. Sophomore year was second with a significant decrease to 8.5 percent.

The reason for freshman year being the most troubling year with bullying issues may be due to the circumstances of being a freshman. Freshmen are the newest attendees of Maine South and are the least comfortable with the school. Consequently, that circumstance is the ideal opportunity for bullying to occur either amongst peers or even from the upper classmen as freshman are often picked on due to their grade level.

The most prevalent type of bullying is verbal teasing with a third of the population being verbally bullied in the past

month. Boys were also identified as bullying others more often than girls. In addition, students responded that most of the people who bullied them were of the same age and that most bullying occurs in the hallways.

For those who were bullied, about a third indicated that the adults at school did not deal with bullying at all. Even greater, more than half of those who were surveyed stated that the Maine South faculty/staff do not deal with or poorly deal with bullying. A majority of the population thinks that the staff members are not dealing with the issue well and are only aware of less than 25 percent of the bullying that goes on. Though this is only the opinion of those who were surveyed, the perception of faculty inaction may be due to the staff not recognizing or not knowing how to handle bullying.

In light of these results. Dr. Ken Sorensen, coordinator of Hawk Pride at Maine South stated, "We as a school need to address bullying. Change has to come from the students themselves. Students need to be empowered to intervene."

Bullying can occur to anyone, but it is said that 90 percent of all bullying stops when someone steps in. According to Deborah Peppier of York University, an average episode of bullying behavior only lasts for 37 seconds and only one in 25 teachers are able to recognize bullying.

Some teachers are simply unaware of information on bullying, its effects, and how to deal with it. Dan Olweus in Bullying at

How can a bystander intervene?

Support a victim in private.

Alert an adult that a bullying situation is occurring.

Take a bully aside and appeal to his better nature, using humor or genuine praise to counter a lack of self-esteem, Offer support to a victim in the presence of the bully.

Confront a bully; use words to disagree, not to hurt, & show willingness to help.

Join with other people to protect a victim.

Suhllcn Fried and Paula Fried.Bu//;e.? and Victims: Helpini> Your Child T}iroui>li the Schoolyard Baillefield

School: What We Know and What We Can Do indicates that 10 percent of teachers bully students on an average basis too. Thus, bullying is not solely an issue amongst teens; it is a problem amongst adults as well. Adults engage in bully activities in the work field, even in schools.

Risk factors in possible bully situations in a school setting are due to various reasons such as lack of supervision during breaks or both students and staff have indifferent or accepting attitudes towards bullying.

According to John Hoover and Ron Oliver in The Bully Prevention Handbook: A Guide for Principals, Teachers, and Counselors, certain characteristics are common in victims of bullyingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they are overly emotional, sensitive, passive, socially ineffective, overprotected, and better with adults than with child culture.

As well, family traits of bullies i n c l u ^ ^ emotional frigidity, indifference, n e g l e U ^ harsh physical discipline, little communication, rigidity in family order, and angry or coercive interactions.

Therefore in order to counter bullying.

Hawk Pride will have a curriculum in place for the next school year, which will involve students, teachers, and other faculty members in addressing bullying. For more specific information regarding bullying or results of the survey contact Dr. Ken Sorensen in the Maine South Science Department.

What can a bully do?

Learn how to handle your anger.

Ask yourself: "Why am I doing this?"

Get help to feel good about yourself in other ways.

Try to stop picking on someone for at least one day.

Listen to a friend.

Talk to another bully and discuss your behavior.

Form a bullies anonymous group.

Recognize what you are doing.

Work really hard to control your behavior.

Think about how you would feel if you were the victim.

Try to get attention by doing something good.

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SOUTHWORDS-MAY 16,2003

A smile makes me happy

h\ Caroline Kim "\ like to play basketball, rollerblade, swim, and spend time with friends," says Lauren Mandel. She is just like any other teenage girlâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; spending time with friends, going to school, and developing into a woman.

However, unlike most teenagers. Lauren has endured numerous surgeries and medical complications. She was born with a congenital birth defect and has undergone over 30 surgeries in her life of 15 years.

Lauren had arterial venous malformation (AVM), which is caused by abnormal communication between the arteries and veins within a vascular malformation. It formed on the left side of her face and caused other vessels to come together.

Consequently it produced a very high blood Jflow just to that area and shorted the blood flow to the rest of her body, which strained her heart and could have resulted in congestive heart failure. Fortunately, operations removed that danger.

Lauren remembers, "When I would come home from a surgery, I'd have my friends come over. Then we'd just talk and spend time together. But being with my friends helped me become more confident."

However, the scars from her operations remain, and her insurance company will not cover the medical costs that they deem to be cosmetic surgery. Yet for Lauren and other children with disfigurements, those r

procedures would be reconstructive surgery, which will help them to appear like everyone else, and help in their development into an adult. Thus, Lauren Mandel and her family are advocating for the Treatment of Children's Deformities Act to be passed.

Senator Peter G. Fitzgerald introduced the legislation, and if passed, it will require health insurance companies to cover corrective surgeries and other treatments for children with deformities.

"This legislation will be important because kids will be able to look normal," says Lauren. "I don't want kids to have to go through what I had to go through."

If such legislation had existed earlier, Lauren's mom stated, "I would have been able to spend more time with Lauren instead of spending time on the phone with the insurance company."

Nonetheless, Lauren and her mother feel that Lauren has been blessed. Of her school years during elementary and junior high, her mother comments, "In kindergarten, Washington School had an awareness program, explaining Lauren's condition, and I appreciate that she didn't have to deal with all the questions. I feel fortunate that the school district, in her early years, did an awareness program, which was very successful. The students understood her and the school was very supportive towards her.

School has always been a place where Lauren has felt accepted and very comfortable. That was her safe haven. Consequently, she hasn't had to encounter numerous instances from somebody who doesn't understand her. I feel very fortunate."

In regards to Lauren's transition to high school, her mother shares, "It's better than I could have ever imagined. I am so pleased.

Having a peer show her where to go and walk with her to class has really helped a lot too."

In second grade, she wrote a book, A Smile Makes Me Happy, for the Illinois Young Authors' Conference. Its message about friendship and attitude towards people with disabilities was so strong that it is read to kindergarteners in District 64.

On page five and six of her book. Lauren writes, "When you smile at me, you can get to know me and we will become friends.

That is how true friends are made."

Her mother commented, "People would just stare at Lauren or gasp. But some people would smile and treat her normally.

If they smiled, Lauren would turn to me and say, "Look, she likes me. mom.' " Lauren advises, "When you see someone who is different, just smile." For Lauren, a smile is the indicator of acceptance. When she meets someone new, if that person smiles, she knows she is accepted.

"Lauren doesn't have a lot of selfconscious issues. She's very pleased with her looks. I give her a lot of credit. Lauren's really taking a stand, and she come a long way." says Lauren's mother in describing her daughter.

Lauren Mandel has become a more courageous and stronger individual. Her life has been one of perseverance, and those qualities of strength and determination will carry her through the years ahead. For Lauren, "it all starts with a smile."

What can a victim do?

Ignore the bully.

Walk away.

Use humor.

Think about good things.

Talk to a friend.

Tell an adult.

Get involved in some activities that make you feel good.

Involve a peer mediator.

Take karate lessons.

Fight back as a last resort.

Share your feelings.

Try to make a friend of a bully.

Go to another school.

Give the bully a compliment or a hug.

Stand up for yourself.

SuEUen Fried and Paula Fried. Bullies and Viclims Helping Your Child Through the Schoolyard Batttefiehl

Teaching victims to say,

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"So:"

So is a very- powerful word.

You 're bald, so.

You 're ugly, so.

I don't like you, so.

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Busy l3ircii^s#

by Laura Hape man It has been a busy time for the Maine South Girls" Badminton team these last few weeks. The Hawks played Glenbrook South at their own home invitational and nearly missed winning by a score of seven to eight. Next up was the Evanston Invitational. It was a sixteen-team tournament in which the Hawks placed well. Phenomenal efforts were put forth in singles by seniors Magda Budziakowski, Laura Hapeman, and Alison Thalhammer.

Meghan Carlson and Amanda Raz, as well as Katie Waller and Mitzi Cardenes. did extremely well in doubles competition.

Next up was a home meet against Deerfield. After some tough games, the

Hawks lost ten to fifteen. Following this meet, the Hawks played Leyden. This meet held special significance for varsity coach Eve Muir, because her old badminton coaches, from when she went to Leyden, were retiring. To honor them, she held a special ceremony before the meet and was even joined by her old doubles partner, who came all the way from Indiana for this special night. The Hawks in turn, made the night even more memorable by squashing the Lions fourteen to one. Excellent games were played by Eli Papadimitriou, Kaitlin Moran.

Jenny O'Donnell, Nora Kaitis, and many others. At conference, the Hawks placed sixth overall and had many medal winners

including Waller and Cardenes for doubles, and Hapeman and Budziakowski for singles.

The last home game was played against Rolling Meadows. This meet held a special significance for seniors who will not be here next year including: Dawn Vlcek, Hapeman.

Thalhammer, Kristal Williamson, Budziakowski, and Cardenes, who will be graduating early.

A good effort was put forth by all and as a result, senior night ended with a twelve to three Hawk victory.

The team is looking forward to sectionals, where they hope to have both their two singles and two doubles teams qualify for state.

//(9/Hawks shower in wins

By Anthony Gonka and Chris Hayes Last Friday and Saturday, Hawk volleyball triumphed at the Downers Grove South Invitational. Getting off to a good start with hard fought wins over fourth seeded Downers Grove North and archrival New Trier, the Hawks won their pool and a chance to participate in the gold bracket with some of the state's finest on Saturday.

Led by Scott Wojteczko's post-game hugs the night before, the Hawks came out ready to play on Saturday in their first game against state ranked number eight.

Sandburg. Sandburg, led by their top out-

side hitter, proved to be too strong for the Hawks to topple and lost another hard fought battle. After the game. Dan Fabry stated that, "We would" ve beaten them easily if Scottie would have given out more hugs!"

After a tough loss to Sandburg, the Hawks regained their confidence with an easy win against eighth seeded Andrew. But that confidence, even when strongly emphasized in pre-game cheers from senior captain Wojteczko, was not enough to overcome the strengths of then state ranked number three, Wheaton-Warrenville South.

The Hawks finished sixth out of twentyfour overall in the tournament after entering the tournament as the twenty-first ssej e^^ The Hawks put on a show the foUov Wednesday, with a rematch against New Trier. The Hawks sweept the Trevians 151."^ and 15-12.With upcoming conference matches against #2 Glenbrook South , and #3 Evanston, the Hawks will really need to bring their 'A game to finish off the season strong. Seniors: Fat Stuckey, Chris Hayes, and Wojteczko, look to help the young, but talented, juniors in the final weeks.

These girls can do it all

h\ Kara Collins to fiersist. ^^^cellent time of 1 minute and 58 seconds. The Shot-putters and discus throwers had an Run- to sprint, to compete, Jump- to leap, to bound, to soar. relay consisted of Claire Forde, Susie excellent night as well. Veronica Allen Throw- to hurl, to toss, to fling.

Logsdon. Ann Niski and Sarah Andersen. placed fifth. In the hurdle races Maine South Hurdle- to clear, to jump over, to leap over. The mile relay grabbed second place with a again proved to be top quality. The poleVault- to spring, to hurdle, to bound. time of 4 minutes and 27 seconds. The sf)eed vaulters had an excellent outing as well.

There are just not enough words to de- demons in that relay were Katie Kloess, Anna Sipkovsky tied the school record as scribe what the Maine South girls" track Allison Pullman, Katie Coppin and Forde. she vaulted her way to 7" 6"!

This complete team effort gave the team does every day. Not only do they run The distance runners also had an excellent exceptionally fast, but they jump, throw, night taking third place honors in the two- Hawks a third place finish against some great hurdle and vault at the top as well. mile relay. Runners in that race were Coppin. schools. Last Thursday the girls' competed The sprinters are always blazing; the Joanne Rinaldi. Jenny Szaflarski and Emma in the CSL conference meet. After another middle distance runners compete at the top Keenan. The jumpers also had a great night. great performance against the top t e a m ^ ^ ^ each day; the distance runners persist Logsdon placed first in both the triple jump the state at conference, the Hawks hea^lr through long workouts. It all has paid off. and the long jump, withjumpsof 36' 1" and sectionals tonight. With a strong showing On May 2 at the Elk Grove Invite, the girls 16" 10" respectively. High jumpers there, these speedy girls may head down took third place out of 18 teams. The 800 Magdalen Kmiec and Theresa Spencer also state next weekend. These girls have proven that they can do it all. medley relay took first place with an ex- fared well.

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Refusing to give up

by Melissa Raushenberg Varsity HawkSoftball has had a rough was not going to stop the Hawks. Melissa Raushenberg came up and beginning, mainly due to got a hit. bringing the first the inexperience of the run in. Jenny Sanders, Kim young team. However, the Coppin, and Margie Norris girls have progressively with a triple, continued to gotten better each day of rally.

That inning the team the season during had six hits and six runs. practices and games.

The Hawks did not earn a On Saturday, the win that game, but that was Hawks had a double by far, the best offensive header against Warren. inning they've had all They played a solid first season. game to take the win.

After a quick lunch, the The Hawks' next game second game began a little on Monday vs. rocky. The girls dug Resurrection was the best themselves a hole with a offensive game of the score of 9-1 in the bottom season. An errorless game The Hawks throw hardof the sixth. The Hawks earned the girls ice cream were not going to give up. from their coach, Ms. Photo h\ Kile\ Borowski Hawk fans would be Pasier. amazed with what was to come. Sioban On Tuesday, the girls stretched for a win Mischke got a great hit through a gap to in an extra inning, 4-3. The Hawks, with a 2et the Hawks started. Next up, Nicole record of 7-12, are on the rise and have earned 'Cummings hit a rocket to the outfield that the sixth seed out of eighteen for state was caught, advancing Mischke. This out tournament play.

Sports 11 South Stats

3:21.1 The new 4x400 relay record set by Chuck DiFranco, Neil Sherlock, Ken Johnson, and Tony Marcinek.

15 The number of spots the boys' volleyball team moved up in the Downers Grove South Invite. ^

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(a)CSLSouth Division-Evanston

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vs. Evanston 4:30 pm

(a) Maine West 10:30 am DH

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May 19

vs. Evanston 6:00 pm

Badminton

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May 18

(a) Niles North 6:00 pm

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2003 SPORTS Record breaking potential Baseball • Softball • Outdoor Track • Badminton • Girls' Soccer • Boys' Gymnastics • Boys' Volleyball* Tennis

by Austin Gibbons ^ ^ / | Uneven performances have haunted the as the best relay in the state at the time. The places. The following day. that's right, the Hawks this outdoor season, as they go into 4X200 Relay of Johnson, Sherlock. following day, at the Morton Invitational the the final weeks of the season. The Hawks Lewkowski, and DiFranco, also snagged first Hawks came out victorious. They ran away have yet to live up to their full potential. place. The next week at the Glenbrook North with the meet, scoring 192 point to Morton's They have not come together on the same Relavs. the Hawks lost a close meet to 152. Stellar performances came from Lee night at the same time, compete Camarano in the 3200M Run, as to their fullest potential. But, be ran a sizzling 10:04 for second it as it may, the Hawks are still ice. Moran took second in the having a solid outdoor season. pule vault with a jump of 14-0.

On April 25, at the Lyons David Spencer had a rough day Relays, the Hawks placed getting a concussion falling to the fourth out of twelve teams. It track. DiFranco took the 200M run was a record-breaking day for with a 22.5, putting him fourth on the Hawks as they shattered two the Hawks all time list. meet records, as well as another Lewkowski ran to second in 1OOM school record. The Sprint dash, with a time of 11.1. The Medley Relay of Chuck Hawks had a solid weekend, DiFranco, Pawel Lewkowski, we have still yet to see the The 4X400M relay broke the school record in 3:21.1.

Tony Marcinek, and Chris Hawks. photo by Austin Gibbons Mitchell, shattered the old meet With one or two weeks left for record of 3:38 by three seconds, lowering archrivals New Trier, 105-100. Chris Ryan the Hawks track season, the "ultimate goal" it to 3:35. Later at the end of the evening, had a tough day as he dislocated his shoulder is at hand. The IHSA Sectional is a week the 4X400 Relay, DiFranco, Neil Sherlock, warming up for his hurdles races, but he still from today at Glenbrook South, where the Ken Johnson, and Marcinek, went to its came back to cheer on the Hawks. The Hawks will look to qualify individuals in usual business again. They trounced the old Hawks had several victories on the day, as many events to the state meet at Eastern meet record by two seconds lowering it to 4X200 Relay, 4X400 Relay, Triple Jump Illinois University, and the Hawks have a a 3:21.1, which also set an astounding new Relay, Sprint Medley Relay, 4X100 Relay, legitimate shot at taking the trip back from school record. This established the Hawks as well as numerous second, third, and fourth Charleston with a trophy in their hands.

Uniting as 3. toeim

by Carly Calkins Recently in the season, the Maine South after a tough battle, lost 2-0. Later that day, Girls' Soccer team has worked hard to the Hawks played Lyons Township and lost improve their 5-8 record. Led by captains 4-2; both goals by Kristen Wnek.

With the weekend behind them, the girls Karen Malcolm and Kim Talaga, the team has shown improvement in their used Monday to prepare for the war that was cohesiveness on the field but unfortunately to take place the next day against statethe scoreboard has not reflected this. The ranked archrival New Trier. The day proved last two weekends, the girls played in the to be a rainy and cold one and this did not Naperville North Invitational. With a tough end up helping the Hawks in this importatnt schedule on top of being in the conference game. Ending in a 4-0 loss, once tournament's toughest brackets, the team again, the score did not reflect the great effort did not come out victorious. The first and challenge the girls presented to the weekend, the Hawks lost first to Palatine- Trevians.

Fremd 4-2; goals by Justina Orlando and As the weekend rolled in, the girls Malcolm. The next morning, the team continued the extended Naperville North faced state-ranked Naperville North and Invitational. Winning Friday night against

Palatine, the Hawks were happy to get back on a winning track. The score was 4-0 with goals by Orlando, Alycia Dinverno, and Annie Walsh. In the last game of the tournament, the Hawks lost 2-1 against Hinsdale Central. The loss was a heartbreaker with the Hawks' lone goal by Wnek.

As the season continues, the team shows hope for the future. The girls have united on and off the field, and their play is s t a r t j ^ to reveal this. The injuries suffered e a ^ B in the season are starting to heal; Abby Sapp returned May 6, from a concussion, for the Glenbrook South game. The girls look to keep improving as the season continues.