Students Display Spirit of Christmas
Tots at Business Club's Christmas party give Santa long lists of requests for toys.
Vol. 1 No. 7
The tree in the library g l i t t e r s with the Christmas spirit.
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Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge, III.
December 22, 1964
SC Public Relations Distributes Christmas Food to Needy, Poor Cartons of food collected in the Food Basket Drive, sponsored by Student Council Public Relations Committee, were given to charities last Friday, December 18. The purpose of the drive was to supply Christmas dinners to families who would otherwise have no Christmas meal. The drive was organized by Sue Henkin, Public Relations Committee Chairman; Carol Farley, Sally Mullen, Georgia Sarieka, and Mr. Loren Stuvick and Miss Elizabeth Baly, Student Council Sponsors. Student council representatives collected money donations from their homerooms December 8-11. A total of $230 collected was used to buy meat to supply the heart of the Christmas meal. . . . Distribute By Need The number of families which
Homerooms Rate Council Reports Student Council representatives have been evaluated recently by their respective homerooms. This evaluation was on appearance, enthusiasm, and delivery of reports. The following Student Council members were evaluated by the homeroom teachers in t h e homerooms, where they reported. Excellent ratings were given to: Carol Farley, Ellen Press, Sandy Lee, Sandy Guzzetta, Donna Hood, Mark Romness, Cheryl Acton, Ken Matson, Jackie Ciulla, Gary Koca, Betty Paulauskis, and George Cantonis. Rated as good were: John Benda, Chris Stegner, H u g h Rodham, Marcia Gazel, Sandy Rassmussen, Marilyn Johnson, Scott Bremer, Colleen Lunch, Joyce Jonasen, John Flaherty, Dennis Osgood, Pat Pierce, Ron Grove, Sherry Heiden, Sukie Askew, and Sally Mullen. Connie Mack, Eileen Halek, Paulette Pamell, Patsy Henderson, and Dave Switzer were rated fair. Al Parks and Julie Johnson Were rated poor.
will be supplied with dinners is not yet known. The charities will distribute food according to need. Food was collected in homerooms December 14-18, with each homeroom supplying a certain type of food. This method was a major difference from procedure at Maine East last year. At East, each homeroom supplied a complete dinner for one family. Each member of the homeroom brought a different type of food to add to the total dinner. One reason for the change was that last year the amount each person had to spend differed with his type of food. This year each person's item was approximately the same price. . . . Large Number Served Another reason was this way each family will have just as much as they need, no less, no more. This will insure the biggest possible number of families a dinner. The charities, two Protestant, one Catholic, and one Jewish, which received the cartons, stressed that the food to be
given would be chosen according to need rather than according to religion. Carol Farley, one of the drive chairmen, commented, "We are especially grateful to students and faculty for their wonderful cooperation and generosity. The amount of food and money received is something to be proud of. We hojie that the Food Basket Drive will become a tradition at Maine South."
Student Council representatives grin from ear to ear, happy with the great success of Public Relations Committee's Christmas Food Basket Drive.
S.C. Appropriates Funds, Deplores Wall Vandalism student Council has appropriated $300 to cover vandalism expenses at Maine South. The action was prompted by damage to the northwest wall of the school building. Not only is Student Council assuming the responsibility for the wrongdoings of other students, it is also forming a committee to fight vandalism in the school. The Anti-Vandalism Committee was organized to prevent vandalism, not just erase it. Committee chairmen are Hillary Rodham and Vicki Marti. The main project of the committee will be an all-school assembly held after Christmas vacation to acquaint the students with the effects of thoughtless destruction. Student Council hopes to have students representing different
Editors Plan Creative Magazine Maine South's first Creative Writing Magazine is off to a good start, headed by five student editors. Kathy Moore and Jim Casey were chosen co-editors-in-chief by the two creative writing classes. Cathy Lippert is art editor, Linda Dillon is business editor, and Betsy Olson will direct the editorial staff. Mr. Kenneth Beatty, creative writing instructor and school publications sponsor, will sponsor the magazine. The magazine's staff will consist of creative writing students.
Serving on the editorial committee will be Jon Kirkeleit, Steve Karina, Ken Winiarski, Derek Gilna, Ann Linquist, Ed Neff, Ellen Press, Kathy Tongue, Bruce Childs, Candy Downer, Chris Lanni, Sue Tessaro, and Clark Weichmann. . . .Staff Named Working on the art staff will be Marianne Butz, Pete Schroeder, Claudia Board, Dcanna Gedde, Jan Heinrich, Laurie Burns, Gail Rago, and Sukie Askew. Responsible for publicizing and selling the magazine will be
Group Sings On WMAQ Station WMAQ presented a radio broadcast featuring a Maine South choral group on Sunday morning, December 13. This Christmas concert was heard on the station from 8:05 to 8:30 a.m. The program consisted of sacred and popular carols. Some of the selections were the Spanish carol, "Fum, Fum, fum," "The Snow Lay on the Ground," and the pop number, "The Little Pine Tree." There was also a medley of well-known carols. The program was prerecorded on December 9 at the WMAQ studios. It was sponsored by the office of the Cook County Superintendent of Schools.
school groups speak on the responsibility every student has to his school's property. Student Council feels that prevention of further vandalism must start with a change in the attitudes of the students. "A student need not take part in the actual destruction to encourage it. When he ignores or jokes about vandalism at South, he is actually condoning both the offense and the offender," stated Hillary Rodham, cochairman of the committee. The committee hopes that having student leaders speak at the assembly will arouse student enthusiasm for the prevention of further violence. Student Council believes that if the majority of the student body is behind the Anti-Vandalism Committee, the minority who are guilty of destructive acts will realize the far reaching effects.
Upper staff for the Creative Arts magazine are trying to decide what size magazine to publish. Cathy Lippert (left), art editor, likes large pages; Betsy Olson, Editorial editor, likes a smaller page; Kathy Moore, coEditor-in-Chief wants lots of pages; Jim Casey, coEditor-in-Chief has huge ambitions; while Linda Dillon, Business manager, is conservative—expenses you know.
the business staff of Bruce MacLain, Trudy Hosey, Ed Doombos, Carl Groh, Ron Englander. Barb Kent, Cheryl Acton. Linda Haka, Chuck Harris, Bro Gregory, and Margaret Schmid. The magazine this year will deviate from past years by including more material and fresh ideas. We hope to expand the magazine into a true creative arts magazine, featuring not only writing, but artwork and photography," emphasized Kathy Moore, co-editor. . . .Includes Artwork In addition to the usual poetry and fiction, non-fiction and essays, pen-and-ink drawings, charcoal sketches, and wash drawings will be included. Another new concept will be the addition of a photographic feature, a story told completely in pictures. This year the magazine will present awards to the best creative piece in each area and in each of the four classes. A cover design contest, sponsored jointly by the creative writing magazine and the Art Department is being considered. Size will depend on the sale of the magazine, but the staff would like to publish a book 8V4" by IV. "Many features and aspects of the magazine will depend on bow successful our sales campaign proves," stated Jim Casey, coeditor. He is hoping that all students in the school will contribute creative pieces to the magazine to make it the best one possible.