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April 16, 1987
News
'Southfest '87: an exciting day'
The 1987 Southfest, held on March 2S, was kicked off by the Illinois State Gamma Phi Circus. The circus performed a variety of circus stunts and tricks.
Editorial
The purpose of Southfest was to provide the students a day full of enriching opportunities. Through Southfest, students were able to encounter various types of experiences ranging from the arts to the sciences. This was only the third year that Maine South has held such an enlighenign event, and Southfest 1987 was the most successful of them all. A similar type of event was held at Maine North High School where only a few guest speakers were represented. Mr. Drennan and Mr. Kerth picked up on this idea and envisioned such an event at Maine South. Soon, this became a reality. A voluntary committee was formed to turn these ideas into action. This year, the committee was made up of deven faculty members, who volunteered their time and efforts to make Southfest successful. Preparations for this year's Southfest had started last spring. The committee had met about once a week, but during the months before Southfest, they met nearly every day of the week after regular school hours. Many sources including magazines and local newspapers were used to contact the performers. A type of contract was then drawn up
between the performers and the school. Formnately, all 63 performers were present at Southfest this year. There was much concern about the attendance level since over the last two years, student attendance had dropped below the average on this particular day. In face, this year was to determine whether Southfest was to be continued or not. One solution to the jM-oblem (suggested by Dr. Cachur) was that PTC call every household to inform the parents that Southfest was in face a regular school day. The parents' efforts was a real success because nearly 84 percent of the student body showed up, as compared to 68 percent last year. Another reason why Southfest was successful was because of the selection process. Students were asked to select eight to ten dioices, while last year students selected only three for each hour. This year's method gave the students a far greater chance to obtain their dioice. In addition, a survey was taken about a month before Southfest to allow the committee members to know where each performer continued on page 5
We are the Hawks—are we the best?
A visitor strolls down the hallowed halls of Maine South, marveUng at how privileged the students who are able to attend such a wonderful educational establishment are. As the visitor inspects this opportunity-filled building, what does he first notice? The new weight room in the girls locker room? The various display cases and the Students of the Month? The new stage in the auditorium? No. The first things that catch the visitor's eye are the papers, apple cores, wrappers, and other miscellaneous items strewn across the hall fioors; the cigarette ashes scattered on the bathroom floors and toilet seats; the chewedup gum and tobacco in the drinking fountains. Beautiful sights, don't you think? The visitor must think so. After all, the Maine South students are the creme de la creme of society, aren't they? Their fathers pat them on the back when they are announced Illinois State Scholars; their mothers beam with pride when they tell their friends that their little
gjrl is getting a Maine South education, one of the best around. And what these students do must reflect their higher intelligence level, their appreciation for the opportunities being offered them, their pride in their school. Smiling, the visitor sits on one of the painted benches by the PA wing, upon which various names have been randomly scratched. Yes, the students do reveal their appreciation of the large, spacious building and up-to-date facilities available to them. Unquestionably, they reahze that many high schools across the United States offer only one freshman English class, consider themselves lucky if they can put together a football team from the ICX) enrolled students, and rejoice if they have one shoebox of a gym. Yes, the visitor muses, the community has a right to be proud of Maine South. Its students are so engrossed in the educational process, so enthralled by the innumerable advantages of attending this fine school that they forget
M.S. sophomores score high on math exam The American High School Mathematics Examination(AHSME) was given on March 3 to over 80 Maine South students. The purpose of the examination is to identify talented high school students in the field of mathematics. katie Flener, a sophomore, was the high scorer for Maine South. Her score was high enough to earn National Honor Roll status in this prestigious national examination and to qualify her for the American Invitational
Mathematics Examination(AIME) to be held later this year. Last year, only 1 percent of the more than 500,000 students who took the AHMSE qualified for the National Honor Roll and the AIME. Two other sophomores distinguished themselves on the AHSME contest by scoring high enough to be placed on the National Merit Roll. Jeff St. John and Mark Denzel are accorded this honor as their scores are extremely high for their grade level.
wnere the garbage cans are; they have become so well-informed in Health class that they must retire to the bathrooms and baptize the sinks with the ashes of their new-found knowledge; they have acquired such a thirst for knowledge that they delight in discovering how many thirsty people they can make nauseous from discarding their tobacco remains in the drinking fountains. Yes, Mr. Visitor, that's Maine South for you. Hopefully, you will leave this building more enlightened than when you came. And, hopefully, the students will be proud of the impression they have made on you. After all, "We are the Hawks, and the Hawks are the best!"
87-88 Junior Leaders The 1987-88 Junior Leaders were recently announced by physical education teacher, Miss Finneran. The 32 girls are: Christine Albright, Kristen Algminas, Laurie K. Anderson, Melissa Harrington, Jennifer Burkhardt, Kimberly Casper, Elizabeth Cole, Amy Darlington, Debbie Dean, Kristina Dcmetry, Karen Dowgiallo, Colleen Durack, Elizabeth DuBrock, Kristi Frank, Eleni Georgatsos, Holly Heiser, Karen Kerver, Kristen Kimura, Jamie Kleis, Carlyn Krystal, Barbara Larson, Jody McCormick, Amy Mast, Kathryn Metzinger, Kimberly Mundt, Kathryn Oberheide, Cathalyn Restivo, Cynthia Rigali, Carolyn Seng, Kristin Thorsson, Kimberiy Ulrich, Lorraine Wilkens.