Vol 3 issue 2

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Parade, Game, Dance Highlight Homecoming

Jeanie Chamberlain

Chris Gehmlich

Climaxing a busy Homecoming week will be tomorrow's parade, football game against Glenbrook North, crowning of the queen, and "Through the Lookiig Glass", the Homecoming dance. Following the theme of "Once . Upon A Homecoming," the Senior Class has been building their float, "Winnie the Pooh Bears

Down on the Spartans." at 1112 South Western. "We Nose We'U Win," the Junior Class float based on the story of Pinnochio, is being built at 2110 Talcott Road. At 1400 Devon, the Sophomore Class float "Stomp Glenbrook," using the idea of "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe" is being built. "Cinderella" is the fairy tale that the Freshman Class used for their float, "Cinder Hawks Sweep Spartans" at 1216 South Western. The Pep Club float at 1851 Norman will have an original fairy tale. Floatbuilding will be from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. tonight. . . . Parade Features Floats Homecoming parade featuring the floats, queen candidates, the Maine South Marching Band, the cheerleaders, and Maine South's foreign exchange students will form at Roosevelt School. The parade beginning at 9 a.m. will proceed north on Prospect Avenue, past the City Hall to the viaduct, and then down Prairie Avenue. The band will play a Sousa march, "King Cotton." At the assembly on Monday, October 3, the eleven Homecoming Queen candidates were introduced to the student body. Voting took place during the lunch periods. Members of the football and cross country teams and their coaches were recognized. Final elections for Homecoming Queen were held during homeroom on Tuesday, October 4. The five girls who will be the queen and court are: Jeanie Chamberlain, Chris Gehmlich, Lynn Hagen, Jody Poyer, and Karen Smith. . . . Queen Will Be Announced At the half-time of the football game against Glenbrook North, which will begin at noon, the winning floats and the Homecoming Queen will be announced. Following these announcements, the Pom Pon Squad will do a routine to "Don't Fence Me In", and the band will do one to "Spanish Flea." "Through the Looking Glass", the Homecoming Dance sponsored by the Senior Class, will be held on Saturday October 8 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the spectator gym. The crowning of the Homecoming Queen will take place at the dance. Tickets are on sale during the lunch periods today for $2 per couple.

Senior Play Has Tryouts Tryouts for the senior class play, Inherit the Wind, will begin Monday, October 10, in Room PA-101 immediately after school. Open tryouts will continue until October 12. Many male parts will be featured in Inherit the Wind, since the play is based on the trial of a biology teacher who broke the law by teaching his students the theory of evolution. "I especially wish to emphasize," stated Mr. Donald K. Martello, director, "that tryouts are open to all students." Inherit the Wind is required reading this year for juniors. Scripts of the play are available in the drama office, PA101, or can be purchased in the bookstore. Crew applications will also be available in the drama office starting Monday, October 17.

Mrs, Stuart Goes To Convention Mrs. Helen Stuart, Maine South Career Counselor, will attend the Association of College Admissions Counselors convention in Washington DC. Thursday October 6 through Sunday, October 9. This convention gives counselors an opportunity to discover the latest information on the many colleges and universities throughout the United States. The hundreds of college repre sentatives and admissions directors will set up displays and booths to which the counselors may come and ask questions about the colleges represented. From the information received, Mrs. Stuart will fill out a card on each college to be used when a student wishes information on a college. The cards contain the names of the Director of Admissions and the representative and information on requirements, admissions policies, cost, scholarships, curriculum, and other information. Mrs. Stuart also attended, along with many other Maine South counselors, the Illinois Guidance and Personnel Association convention at the PickCongress Hotel in Chicago on Friday, September 30 and October 1. Information from research on guidance, counseling, and social work was furnished by speakers Dr. Fritz Redl, authority on guidance and counseling, and Mr. Red Motley.

Jody Poyer

Lynn Hagen

WU^ Vol. 3, No. 2

Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge, ill.

October 7, 1966

Five Seniors Semifinalists In National Merit Exam Steven Duerksen '67, Steven Hyde '67, Douglas Olsen '67 (transferred), Marjorie Press '67, Gail Swinnerton '67, and Richard Witt '67 have placed as Semifinalists in the 1966-67 Merit Scholarship competition. Twenty-two other Maine South seniors have received Letters of Commendation. The Semifinalists are some of the highest-scoring students in Illinois on the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test given last spring in 17,500 schools nationwide. Semifinalists are representative of the country's most intellectually able young people according to Mr. John M. Stalnaker, president of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. "From them will

come much of our future leadership." . . . 4,000 Semifinalists More than four thousand Semifinalists have been appointed across the nation. The 38 thousand students receiving Letters of Commendation rank just below Semifinalists. The commended s t u d e n t s scored in the upper two percent of students graduating from high school in 1967. "The outstanding record made by these students in a national competition deserves public recognition," said Mr. Stalnaker. . . . 22 Students Commended Seniors receiving Letters of Commendation are: Paul Anderson, Brian Berger, Ralph Berke, Joyce Bussell, Marion Gordon,

Marcia Jackisch, Jeffrey Krausman, Colleen Lynch, Robert Marmaduke, J a m e s McCullough, Kathleen Metz, Craig Moen, William Murphy, Susan Olsen. Thomas Petty, Judith Projahn, Rodney Rieger, Stephen SchoHield, Mark Schrag, Julia Vantellingen, Glenn Waitkoff, and Francis Zilla. The Semifinalists may become Finalists by being endorsed by their schools, repeating their high grades on a second exami nation, and submitting information about their achievements and interests. Merit Scholars will be selected from these Finalists. Although students receiving. Letters of Commendation may advance no further in the Merit Program, their names are reported to other scholarshipgranting agencies and the colleges they named as first and second choices on the NMSQT. . . . Semifinalists Names Sent The NMSC sends the names 1 "* \M of Semifinalists to all regional&^ ly accredited colleges and universities and to scholarshipgranting agencies and other / sources of financial aid. In selecting Merit Scholars high school grades, creative acsSteRjA*'•.*'(:.':• > ^ complishments, leadership abilities, school citizenship, and test scores are evaluated. Each Merit Scholarship covers the four undergraduate ll f years of college. Money awarded is determined by the winner's need. A student financialH ly able to attend the college of his choice may receive as little Pictured above is Dr. Watson (left) congratulating as S400 for four years. The National M e r i t Semi-finalists (Standing I. to r.) Richard normal maximum is $6,000 or Sl,500 per year. W i t t , Gail Swinnerton, Steve Duerksen, Margie Press, . . . Many Scholarships Available and Steve Hyde. Not pictured is Doug Olsen, another semi-finalist who has recently moved to California. Finalists are eligible for scholarships from NMSC and about 340 corporations, foundations, colleges, unions, trusts, professional associations, other organizations, and individuals. Students chosen as Finalists homerooms," said Judy Jack- time of order and $2.25 in the will be announced about May 3, son, sales manager. spring. 1967. The exact number of Sales of Eyries last week awards will depend upon sponEyrie for 1967 will have seven reached a total of 1,950 copies, color pictures with spot color on sor support. Last year over a small increase over last fourteen pages. 2,250 Merit Scholarships were year's sales, Judy said. "We are designing this year's awarded, 17 hundred of them Dates for the special extra book to be casual and collegiate by sponsors. sale wUl be announced next in style and pictorial coverage," In past programs at least 97 week. Students who were un- remarked Barb Walker, co-orpercent of the Semifinalists able to purchase an Eyrie last dinating editor. have become Finalists. Each week will be able to do so at Finalist receives a Certificate Barb added that Eyrie will the regular price of $4 at the contain 224 pages, 16 pages of Merit for his performance in the program. time of order or $2.25 at the more than last year's.

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Eyrie Reopens Book Sales Plans for a second sales campaign after Homecoming for Eyrie were announced today by Barb Walker and Judy Jackson, co-editors. "Although we don't usually hold a second sales period, we are doing so this time because many upperclassmen came to us after the sales closed last week complaining that Eyrie salesmen never had time to reach all the students in some

Karen Smith


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