Vol 22 issue 13

News Briefs

souihwoRcls Vol. 22, No. 13

Maine Township High School South

May 16, 1986

First aid team wins second Purdy elected president of board

On Sat., March 15, the Maine South First Aid Team achieved the highest score in the state of Illinois at the annual nationwide First Aid competition. This score was also good enough to earn the team a first place ranking in the Mid-America Red Cross Competition while earning them a second place finish nationwide.

"The team was prepared for the unexpected, so not only did we do well, but we had a lot of fun." —Karen Frank, '86

The team consisted on Karen Frank '86, Trudy Gross '88, John B. Velousis '86, and Peter Astorino.

Every year, m dozens of locations across the United States, the first aid competition is held.

Maine South's teams, under the direction of Miss Candace Purdy, Health teacher, have taken first place in their region all seven times

they have participated, including two high scors nation-wide.

Despite their successful history, Maine South was almost unable to enter a first aid team in this year's competition, as only three students joined the team, one less than the required number of four.

The continuing success of Maine South first aid teams can be attributed to the hard work and guidance of sponsor Miss Candace Purdy.

Along with the success of her team, she has recently been elected president of the Illinois School Heath Association. As president. Miss Purdy will direct an annual convention, communicate with state legislators on bills concerning school health, and organize local workshops for members of the association Karen Frank, a senior and one of the four member of the team said, "The team was p-epared for the unexpected, so we not only did well, but had a lot of fun."

"If it weren't for the bee sting, which we didn't know whether to elevate or lower, we would have done even better," Karen added.

Fashion show showcases talent The Advanced Clothing students at Maine South will present their 22nd annual fashion show, "Kaleidoscope." The show will be held on Thurs., May 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium.

Admission is free and following the performance dessert prepared by the Advanced Foods classes will be served in the cafeteria.

This year's show has been organized by Advanced Clothing 111 and IV students along with their sponsor and teacher, Mrs. Ann Burger.

Students from all levels of clothing classes will participate in the show. Introducing the models will be commentators Deana Curcio '86, Anita Schwandt '87, Sue Seabolt '86, and Sharon Soeder '86.

The designs modeled by the students vary Kristen Kimura, '89, Deana Curdo, '86, and Denise Muscarello, '86, nfKxJel three of the fashions to be shown at South's fashion show Kaleidoscope.

from casual shirt and short combinations to formal wear. According to the participants, "Kaleidoscope" is guaranteed to be an exciting presentation of this season's fashions.

The Mariin Swim Club is competing this weekend at the International Festival of Aquatic Art which is being held this year in Evansville, Indiana.

Because of their previous award winning performances in the annual festival, Mariin is the only high school synchronized swim club to be inducted into the International Association of Aquatic Art Hall of Fame.

Decorating for the 1986 Junior Prom, "Once in a Lifetime" will be held tonight from 5p.m. tolOp.m. Anyone who can attend would be greatly appreciated.

Class of '87 applications for Class Council officers will be available on Mon., May 19 in the Personnel Office.

The group Senior Class picture is scheduled to be taken on Tues., May 20 from 8 to 9 a.m.

The Maine South Music Department will hold its awards night on Tues., May 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium.

There will be a district Half-Day Workshop on Wed., May 21. Periods 1,2,3, and 8 will be held.

Senior Honors Night will be held on Wed., May 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Senior Prom will be held on Fri., May 23 at the Marriott O'Hare from 7 p.m. lo 12 a.m.

Editors announced At the recent publications banquet, editors for the 1986/87 editions of Southwords, Graffiti, and Eyrie were announced.

Next year's Southwords editorial staff will consist of Maura Scott '88 as News Editor, Meredith Brammeier '88 as Commentary Editor, Katy McGarry '87 as Features Editor, Jen Richter '87 as Sports Editor, and Alisa Regas and Wayne Goble '87 serving as CoEditors-In-Chief.

Maine South's Creative Writing Magazine, Graffiti will be headed by Kathy Coudal '87 as Editor-in-Chief, Samantha Malten '88 as Chief Judge, Amy Smithe '88 as Copy Editor, and Steve Lalik as Art Editor.

Next year's yearbook. Eyrie '87 will be staffed by Julie Filip '87 as Editor-in-Chief and Julie Pfaff '88 will serve as Copy Editor.

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May 16, 1986

Commentary

Stormy Weather

A simultaneous cheer goes up

by Steve Slaughter As the curtain hit the floor, a simultaneous cheer went up. Dozens of people screaming, laughing, crying. At that moment it didn't matter whether you were a singer, dancer, actor, band (string band) member, crew member, or whatever. It was a time of satisfaction and pride in producing the best show possible. At that moment Hello, Dolly was over.

It was especially strange for the seniors, even more so for those who have been on the stage for a while. The newcomers wonder (I know I did) why they see so many seniors crying. It is kind of difficult to explain; it is kind of twosided.

First, it is merely the realization that you will never perform on that stage again, which, in itself, is reason enough. But, second, and most important, it is the wonderful relationships developed over months and sometimes years of dose working with those students and faculty involved.

So, again they ask, "Why do you do it?"

For the same reason athletes train so hard. Do you think they like to lift weights all the time and do sit-ups and pull-ups and all of those other "ups." Most don't. They work hard to achieve success. It really isn't fun memorizing, running lines, working day after day in hopes that it will work in time. But then, at a certain

un-name-able time, it suddenly all becomes worthwhile.

This year I first say it when we started to put together the "Harmonia Gardens" scene. We started putting it all together about a week and a half before opening night. Before this time, everybody had been working on their particular area of the show.

The leads had been rehearsing scenes; diorus, learning songs; dancers, learning dances; the crew, frantically putting the sets together; and the band, learning the music. On this day, people who had been working on the same show for five or six weeks and didn't even know each other were suddenly thrown together.

I can't begin to explain how exciting it is to see all of these individual group efforts become, in the end, one unified company.

I am very glad to have this experience as a last memory. In past shows, there has been so nnich more distance between the different groups, particularly cast and crew. But I am so grateful that this has been more than just cast doing their thing and crew doing theirs vrithout any added communication.

I think this is what Mr. Martello has meant by the "tradition." For those of you who aren't familiar with this tradition that he so

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often speaks of, I'll explain. It refers to the reputation of two decades of outstanding high school theater at this school and it includes anyone who has performed on this stage.

I don't think people fully realize the truth of this statement until it is finally over. They don't fully appreciate the fact that they are now part of something so important. I hope that the tradition never dies. For those of us who are already a part of it, it won't.

But now something might jeopardize the tradition, the future of it, that is. I understand that the school district is considering initiating programs of cutting back on the fine arts and "getting back to basics." But here arises a problem that, apparently, has been overlooked.

The basics (math, english and science) arc fine for those students who plan to become nuclear physicists and engineers and accountants...but what about those who plan a career in art or music or theatre. Aren't those people just as important as the academically-based students? This school and this town has always expected, and received, a reputation of excellence in concerts, plays, V-shows, and musicals.

With classes being cut and opportunities taken away they will still expect excellence. But how will we be able to produce on the same continued page 3

And the cycle moves on...

Karen Daviin

Well, since this is the final issue of Southwords before the big senior issue, it seems almost expected that some good-byes be mentioned, or something should be left behind for posterity, or something of deep relevance should be said about life.

That isn't going to happen. (Thank goodness, you say.) I'm sick of that fluffy garbage, too! The last thing you need is to read somebody's sob story in the newspaper.

Have you noticed that many things in life go in cycles? It could be anything: a new school or a new job to get used to, whatever. It starts out with a period of uneasiness. You're a little uncomfortable because of the unfamiliarity of the new situation. Then you get used to whatever it is, and begin to like it. Before you know it, the end of the cycle is near, and it's time to move on, away from that school, job, or whatever.

It's about that time that everybody gets all sobby and mushy and gooky. If you don't believe me, just wait until graduation.

Everybody will start blubbering all over each other, hugging people they hardly know, swearing they'll write letters - it happens every year.

I guess without that yearly ritual, the ceremony wouldn't be complete. And by adequately terminating one cycle, you are free to begin a new one. As soon as you finish the sobby/mushy/gooky stage, you start in another period of unfamiliarity, etc.

It's sort of like two people getting married.

It's an unwritten rule that if they don't get slobbered on by lots of elderly relatives, they aren't really married. That's why the bride and groom patiently endure all the smoochics they get in that procession of relatives after the wedding. It's because they know that they have to end their single life cycle properly before heading off on their honeymoon and beginning the new cycle.

Why else would they let those noisy aunts ffljd uncles get them all wet?

So what we have is a world wide traditon of getting all sobby/mushy/gooky every time a cycle of our life ends. I'd like to suggest that we change this embarrassing habit. Long goodbyes are so depressing, don't you think?

It's good to show thai something has been important in your life, but this messy tradition has got to stop. We've got to commit ourselves to shorter goodbyes.

Thanks for reading. Goodbye.

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Commentary

JA offers a unique experience Junior Acheivement is a non-profit run program in which high school students are given the opportunity to actually organize and operate their own business.

Under the program advisers from local business organizations offer the student companies help in running and managing their business. Local big-name businesses like Ctntel and Xerox participate in the program with products like video cassette racks, paper holders, and hand crafts. The students will, however, elect a board of directors and, subsequently, do all the same things that any real corporation does.

Each Junior Acheivement Company will, for example, incorporate and capitalize under a corporate charter. Actually, they do not file a charter with the Secretary of State, as is normally done, but with the National Headquarters of Junior Acheivement.

Next, the student company manufactures and markets a product. The operation of the

Ignorance is learned Dear Editor, Ignorance is learned. This may sound like a contradiction, but it is not. An incident that occurred recently here at Ye Olde Maine South made me aware of this.

1 was sitting in class today, listening calmly to a discussion between my teacher and several students. This discussion gradually wound around to the topic of cars, and then to the color of cars.

Then, commenting on pink Cadillacs, my teacher said they were "niggers' cars." He then proceeded to elaborate on "niggers" and their behavior to the approving laughter of the students.

One of them even voiced the opinion, "Hey, man, 1 like you better now."

Language such as this would not have shocked or offended me as much, perhaps, if it had come from the mouth of one of my peers, who are relatively inexperienced. However, I believe that someone who has been educated and who has been trusted to set an example of a responsible adult should know better than to show his or her ignorance.

The teacher, a man who 1 have always found quite likeable and a good teacher as well, had just erased all of my respect for him in a few short sentences. Teachers are supposed to give us differing

business even includes maintaining a complete financial record sytem and the payments of wages, salaries, commissions, and taxes. At the end of the 15 week session, the student company compiles an Annual Re[x>rt after which it liquidates.

Aside from the mechanics of a Junior Acheivement Company, there are many valuable things a student can learn. For example, JA offers valuable insight into both the student himself, as well as those around him; it is a valuable insight into human nature.

JA also gives the student job contacts and references as well as insights into many careers.

Many students also develop leadership skillsthrough their involvement in their Ja Company.

Last, but certainly not least. Junior Acheivement offers the chance to compete for cash awards and travel opportunities. In fact, a number of scholarships are awarded to students each year by both Junior Acheive-

views, but voicing their own prejudices is hardly necessary. i can sadly understand that some people have been raised to feel they are superior to others, but perhaps they can avoid passing this ignorance on to others.

Sincerely, Ashley Runnels, '87

Fools repeat history Dear Editor, We finally did something to combat terrorism: two Americans are dead; Greeks, Yugoslavians, and Italians, injured; French, Austrian, Finnish, and Romanian embassies heavily damaged; and "decent people," as Reagan termed Libyan citizens, died.

After the American attack on Libya, anti-American riots and protests raged in Germany, Austria, Greece, and England.

Support from our European allies was so strong that pilots flew an extra 3,200 miles to avoid European air space.

Anticipating the President's "safer and more secure world," TWA cancelled Cairo-Rome flights, airports stepped up security, and U.S. military bases and embassies were put on alert. We finally did something to combat terrorism?

A frightening logic exists in the minds of those supporting the U.S. attack on Libya. The consequences of the attack are over-

ment and sponsoring companies.

All in all, participating in the Junior Acheivement program offers the student a unique and interesting way to learn and gain business experience and job skills. JA is also a k>t of fun and a good chance to make friends as well.

Slaughter continues ... countinued from pg. 2 caliber without the training? Talented students don't generally just pop out of the woodwork.

They are trained and with more training comes more talent.

I hope that the school district seriously reconsiders this idea of "back to the basics." I would urge students, an better yet, parents, who are concerned about this to please get involved in preventing the demise of this department.

whelmingly negative, yet many express a euphoric excitement over the attack.

The attack also raised serious questions about the U.S. role in Nicaragua. If President Reagan is as aggressive in Central America as he was in Libya, escalation of the war in Central America is imminent. What will happen when "Sandinista terrorists" shoot down a U.S. helicopter transporting contras or kill an American advisor? F-lll's from Britain or A-6's and A-7's from the sixth fleet will not be necessary. The President has all he needs in Texas.

On the surface, air strikes against Libya or Nicaragua do not seem threatening to world peace.

But nobody thought the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in 1914 would ignite a war either. The alliance structure in 1914 created a world war out of a small incident—one major power after another drawn into war through relations with other major and non-major powers.

Today's system of alliances and the rise of militarism in Reagan's foreign policy are not far enough from the conditions that facilitated the outbreak of World War I to ignore the similarity.

"History never repeats itself, but fools repeat history."

Steve Langdon Maine South Class of '84

Letter to the Editor

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May 16,1986

Sports

Track to compete in sectionals This weekend the sectional track and field meet will be held. This is the qualifying meet for the IHSA state meet to be held next weekend in Charleston at Eastern Illinois University.

The first and second place finishers at each sectional meet as well as all athletes who reach the state qualifying mark in either event will qualify for the state meet.

Some of the Maine South hopefuls to reach the state meet include Rich Palumbo. Rich has pole-vaulted 14 feet which, if done at the sectional meet, would qualify him for the state meet. He also has a very good chance of mak-

ing state as a member of the sprint relay.

Senior Kevin Baden is another likely state qualifier, he has jumped over 20 feet in the long jump as well as being the anchor of the sprint relay.

In the longer distances the Maine South hopeful is senior Pete Delano. Last season he missed going downstate in the mile by a matter of seconds and is expected to make the qualifying time this year.

In the field events, junior Stan Holsen has a good chance of qualifying for next week's state meet. As a sophomore last year, he took third place, missing a shot at the state meet by a mat-

ter of feet.

Another discus thrower, senior In Ki Park also did extremely well at the Conant Invitational. Park was rated the athlete of the meet by the track and field coaches for his performance. Park threw over 128 feet in the Conant three-level Invitational.

In this Conant meet the entire meet is divided into an A, a B, and a C class. Each school enters its best athletes in class A, second best in dass B, and so on. In reality there are three different meets going on at once, with awards being given for placing in each class.

Girls soccer team opens post-season Tomorrow the JV soccer team will be competing in the Junior Varsity Invitational Tournament. The JV team will be looking to extend the reputation that the Maine South girls' soccer program has earned in the past three years.

Since the introduction of girls' soccer at Maine South their record is 49-0-3.

So far this season, their record is 10-0-1.

This record includes such strong teams as intra-conference rival Evanston, Libertyville, and Collensville, which is in the St. Louis area.

In the most difficult tournament of the season the Hawks took the team title. In the Evanston Invitational the Hawks played three games in two days against Evanston, Collensville, and Libertyville. the Hawks final record was 2-0-1. With the tie coming against Libertyville by the score of 1-1.

The main strength of this year's team is its defense. In holding opponents to only four goals in 11 games, the defense has been able to keep the team in the game.

In the Evanston game senior Sherri Herbert scored for Maine South and the defense made the goal stand up for a I-O victory.

Next year Maine South will be shooting for its third straight unofficial state championship.

Because girls' soccer is not recognized as a sport it does not have a state-wide tournament.

Miles West High School runs a mini-state tournament in which the best teams in Illinois are invited to play for the "championship."

Maine South will host the first round of the regional and will most likely be playing Hinsdale South. The Hawks played Hinsdale South on April 23 and won by the score of 3-1.

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Track season winds down Today and tomorrow the girls' IHSA track and field meet will be held. Because of deadline we are unable to report on the Maine South team members who have qualified for the state meet.

One of the biggest highlights of the season came in the Central Suburban meet. With a strong showing from the whole team, Maine South took fourth place. Evanston easily won the meet, followed by Glenbrook North, New Trier, and Maine South.

Junior Christy Ward won the Conference Championship in the 100 meter low hurdles.

Ward's time was 16.0 seconds, which was just ahead of the rest of the field. The difference between the winner and the fourth place finisher was one tenth of a second. Ward also took fourth place in the high jump at the height of four feet four inches.

The 800 meter relay team of Alice Raidl, Beth Raidl, Pat Harris, and Carolyn Krystal

finished in second place.

The 1600 meter relay team of Beth Raidl, Chris Rosdahl, Shelia Malec, and Adrienne Waters took third palce in the conference. The team ran their fastest time of the season for a 4:29.8 finish.

Adrienne Waters also took third place in the 400 meter dash. Waters' time was just 1.6 seconds slower than that of Kathy Gil from Qenbrook North, the eventual champion.

Carolyn Krystal took fourth place in the 200 meter dash with the time of 29.1 seconds.

Andrea Hug took fourth place in both the 800 meters (2:31.9) and the 1600 meters (5:38.7).

In field events, Pat Harris took fifth place in die long jump with a leap of 15 feet one and a half inches. This jump was the best of the year by more than five inches.

After the conference meet Maine South sent two people in each event on to the sectional.

Schedule Baseball Holy Cross May 19 home 4:00 Regionals May 20 Tennis Sectionals May 16 State Finals May 22 Gymnastics State Finals May 16 State Finals May 17 Softball Regionals Sectionals

May 20 May 27 Soccer May 17 May 19

JV Invite Niles West Meet