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Drug testing new HS concern Despite increased drug testing in several suburban high schools, no plans for testing have surfaced at Maine South. However, a south suburban high school, HomewoodFlossmoor, has supported and passed a controversial proposal to randomly test student athletes for cocaine, marijujana, opiates, amphetamines and phencycydine (P.C.P.).

Does Maine South have any such plan or any proposals related to testing? "No, not at all," replied M.S.'s first year Athletic Director Mr. Jim Rees.

When asked about South's official policy on drug matters, Mr. Rees stated, "At the present there is no other than the previous policy." That is a ten day suspension, or a three day suspension with enrollment in Project Rescue, a drug and alchohol counseling program for first offenders.

And looking at general drug checks, Willowbrook High School, Villa Park High

School, and Addison Trail High School come to mind. The Du Page County school board has recently approved a plan that will subject students at these three schools to tests for alchohol, steroids, and other drugs. This plan also gives the schools the right to conduct drug and weapon searches.

These tests and searches would be conducted on students not randomly, but based on "reasonable cause." Reasonable cause? According to the board officials, that includes acting strangely or appearing glassy-eyed.

However, for the student body, the drug tests, which include a urinalysis, would have to have parental consent. Therefore, if the parents of the student do not approve, all the school officials can do is to check the cuffs, coats, and pockets of the students without infringing on the student's rights.

However, students in extracurricular activities would have to sign consent forms

Steroid and holocaust legislation aimed at HS Governor Thompson has recently raised two new bills concerning public high school students in the state of Illinois.

One bill is to curb steroid use by studentathletes, and another bill, two years in the making, is to teach a unit of World War II's Holocaust as a graduation requirement The first law entitled the Steroid Control Act now makes trafficking steroids a felony.

Any coach, trainer or health club staff member who delivers steroids to a person 18 years or younger or to any other amateur athlete would be convicted on a felony charge carrying a fine up to $ 100.000.

Also, any non-athletic professional, doctors included, who provides drugs may be guilty on felony charges and may befinedup to S50,000. However, this is only a small part of the new mandate.

Now it is the responsibiUty of school officials to call in drug sniffing dogs to conduct reasonable searches of lockers and school grounds. Although the use of dogs would be used sparingly and only after a rigorous set of procedures, dog-searching has already become routine in inner-city schools

of Detroit and New York City.

These new programs are to be financed by the 10% increase in the tobacco tax akeady approved by the Illinois General Assembly this year.

The second new bill, which starts next year, involves the requirement of all lUinois public schools to teach students about the Nazi Holocaust. The term refers to the mass execution of more than 6 million Jews during Adolf Hitler's reign over Nazi Germany from 1933-1945.

'The events that began more than 50 years ago in Europe should not be forgotten to ensure that history does not repeat itself," Thompson said in a statement accompanying this action.

The bill allows local school districts to determine the course that they will use to follow the law.

It is believed that through the passing of this law, prejudice will be reduced and the high proportion of students polled last year who don't know about the Holocaust will be enlightened.

for possible drug searches or tests. Even though parental consent would be needed for these drug tests, if a student in an extracurricular activity refuses to take the test, they can possibly be kicked out of all extracurricular activities.

Another clause of this plan permits the use of metal detectors, if they have information about possible violence, to check for weapons.

And yet, another part of the plan says students, with parental consent, could be asked to take lie detector tests if ihe school has evidence against them.

Earlier on this year, a proposed plan which required athletes to be subjected to random drug tests was killed because many parents thought that it discriminated against athletes. Therefore, this new plan applies to the whole student body at the three high schools in Du Page County.

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Freedom: choose or lose

by Maureen Sheehan Every fall, students return to Maine South to discover the administration has found new sets of rules. Students' complaints can be heard in the halls-"There are too many restrictions,"-'This place is like a jail"... and so on.

They have a point, to an extent. The administration insists the rules are needed for student safety, of course. Disturbingly though, I've noticed that the amount of liberty one desires is inversely proportional to his or her age. This mathematic constant not only applies here at South, but everywhere. I'm speaking of the controversy surrounding the issues of flagburning and abortion.

When the Supreme Court decided that flag burning is legal, rage rushed through the public. Such actions as flag burning, the enraged argued, are disrespectful to the flag and the country it represents. However, what people don't seem to realize is that it is not possible to bum the flag. A flag, maybe, but the flag, no! A flag is just a symbol, but the flag is the emotions and feelings which reside within a person, and unless those change, the flag will always exist. Thus, the burning of a flag will have no effect, and will be of no harm to any individual or group of people.

It is frightening that people want an amendment to the Constitution; an amendment which would be in direct violation to the First Amendment. If an exception can be made once, it can and will be made numerous

times. The result will be afirstamendment in name only, not practice.

Another right at risk is one which is more complicated, but a right no less; abortion.

With their recent decision in Webster vs.

Reproductive Health Services, the Supreme Court for the first time restricted an already provided right. The woman chosing the abortion is the only one who knows what is best for her and the fetus inside her.

By reversing the Roe vs. Wade decision, which legalized abortions, abortions will not be eliminated. The reversal would be as effective as Prohibition. Women will continue having abortions even if they must revert to the crude coat hanger method, which in many instances takes the mother along with the fetus. What would happen to women who have plausible reasons for abortion? They too would have to resort to crude methods. The issue of abortion is too complicated to go in depth, and what I've just written is not necessarily a reflection of my personal feehngs, but I feel people are continually confusing moral rights with Constitutional rights.

Now, if you finish this article and are debating whether flag burning and abortion should be legal or not, you have missed the point. Rather, you should be wondering if Americans are too willing to sacrifice rights which are already granted to them. We should be fighting to extend our rights, not limit them.

Putting drug tests to good use

by Imran Siddiqui Have you seen how four schools have now adopted plans to check students for drugs? This drug scare is spreading like an epidemic, and now three Du Page County high schools and one high school in the south side are enforcing their drug proposals. The way this is spreading, you would think that it's the newest fad for school officials. Before you know it, the officials are going to be testing the toddlers in the Child Care Occupations class.

Picture this conversation happening in Maine South in 1994.

"Hey Mary, see that kid over there...no, not the one in diapers, the one playing with the alphabet blocks. He looks a little fazed out today. And he always strikes me as suspicious. The way he's growing, his parents are going to have to move to bigger sized diapers in a few days. What do you say we make him take a urinalysis to test for steroids?"

You think that's improbable, well before you know it, it might be happening in a school near you! Even though I can understand the

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officials' concern over drug problems, I still BOR.IW&...X METflN W& REAIU' think that they are carrying it a little too far. kKJON HOW TO HAKE R 6OOP And the students who vehemently protest these drug plans make me sick. After all, don' t SCHEOULE O f O u e "n H F . . 'J these guys have better things to do than to sit IT THINK in a hot, crowded, and stinky room shouting obsenities at each other. \ So instead of vehemently opposing the drug plan, I could easilyfinda way to use it to my benefit. If I'm on my way to a Chemistry test that I did not study for, and I happen to see a school official, I could put it to good use. I' 11 just start looking glassy-eyed and I'll start to butt my head against a locker section! That should be good enough to get the officials to pull me off the halls to check me for drug possession and test me for use of drugs. And by the time they're finished with me, voila!

Chemistry is over and I have a legit excuse for not taking the test.

So if they actually do plan any drug testing or checks as South, don't shout 'til your lungs fall out Just accept it and put the plan to good use.

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Letter to the Editor

• No time out for common sense Here at Maine South, there are many things to be proud of: the nice classrooms,tfiespacious auditorium, the improved CRC, and also the freshly sodded stadium field. But one of these things is not like the other because one of these things is not being used. If you haven't already guessed it, the stadiumfieldis what we are speaking of.

It is nice to know that the Administration cares about thefields,but what purpose does it serve if it is not put to use? Obviously, there must be a certain period of time in order for the grass to take root, but for four months? If the

Administration knew it would have to take that long, why didn't they plant it sooner? Oh well, common sense can't be used all the time.

Soccer was originally to play on the field first, on September 23; however, the administration suddenly "changed their minds."

Football will now be using the field for the first time on September 29th. Seriously though, that makes sense, to let football use it first just so it won't be ripped up, but once again common sense can't be used all the time.

In conclusion, we the varsity soccer team

would like to say that we are deeply saddened by the Administration's poor judgment, and would like to wish the football team the best of luck in their games which will be the first athletic contest held on the new field, and hopefully, not the last. So for now, we lowly soccer players, a #3 state ranking with no home field, are just waiting and waiting until football plays first.

Sincerely, The Maine South varsity soccer team

Just what is a typical American, after ail?

by Natasha Siddiqui Just think...if you were a foreigner and your neighbor tells you that he is American, what exactly do you know about him? Does it mean that his ancestors were the Pilgrims? Or that he lives in the U.S.? Not necessarily.

Infact, he may just as well be a second generation immigrant whose parents travelled to the United States.

So, how do we define an "American"? Is I there such a thing as a "typical American"?

The title "American" encompasses just about anybody whose home base is in the States.

Surely, if it were up to the Framers of the Constitution in the 1780's, anybody coming to America, seeking personal liberty and freedom, would be "American". But that is clearly not the case in the 1980's, where there are people who view immigrants as unacceptable

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to the "American" standards, therefore resulting in frequent disbutes about racial discrimination.

But where do we draw the line? Fortunately, the U.S. government has found a solution to this complex situation by making all people bom in the U.S. automatic citizens; immigrants settling here via their green cards are able to become naturalized citizens within a few years.

Frankly, there is no checklist in determining an "American" because we are really a combination of cultures, frequently referred to as a 'melting pot' of society. As stated by historian D.W. Brogan,"Weareallmarkedby at least one culture; we cannot escape this fact."

Bearing this in mind, we can logically

conclude that an "American" is not determined by race, physical characteristics or geographical location, but by common goals and beliefs in the American system. A belief in the "American Way": freedom of religion and speech, opportunity, private enterprise and a representative democracy is what links us all together, along with the willingness to enforce a government to uphold our unalienable rights. This system works only because ofour individual contributions which Herbert Agar described as "traits we have freely adapted, or else originated - the trait.'; which are our own." This, in effect, contributes America's success to a healthy mix of ethnic groups.

Therefore, there is no such thing as a "typical American." It is merely a stereotype.

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Land of campers and kamikaze cars b\ Lauren Siraeuxa whitesand sandand andclear, clear,blue bluewater water(very Cvervsalty). saltv"). old oldcastles, castles,orortotoaalanguage laneu; camp and are white by Siragusa For almost two months, I spent an unfor- Daniela and I would go to the beach at about immersed in school to study the language as 1 gettable summer in Italy. Through AFS, I ten in the morning, and stay for three or four did. lived with an Italian family, and then spent hours, then return home for lunch. After a The thirty of us who were going to study time at a language camp, where for five and huge lunch, everyone would sleep for two language took a train from Rome to Florence, one half hours a day, we studied Italian. It was hours or so. But it was hard for me to sleep at a bus from Florence to Sienna, and then a bus three in the afternoon, so usually I would read, from Sienna to San Gimignano, where we a summer I will never forget.

My family was wonderful-my mother's wnte letters, or walk around the town a bit stayed. It was a beautiful liule town, and it was name was Rina, and my father's name was (even though everything was closed). When hundreds of years old. Some of us stayed at a Giampaolo.I had a 21-year-old brother my sister woke up, we would go back to the youth hostel and others stayed at a monastery.

Giuseppe,and a 16-year-old sister beach until around seven. When we came School went from 8A.M. to 3 P.M., and then Daniela.They included me in everything they home, it was a while until dinner, so we would we had the rest of the day to ourselves. I had did and made me feel just like another all do various things together. At around studied Italian for two years, so I had an daughter. (They had a "pet" name for me, as 10:30 or 11:00, we would go out with friends advantage over most of the kids. In my class they did for each other - my mom was "Pina", for ice cream, or to the disco. It wasn' t uncom- we concentrated mostly on the history, govmy dad "Pino", Giuseppe was "Piseppe", my mon to go swimming at night, since the water ernment, school system, and culture of Italy. was very warm. sister "Pinella", and me- "Pinissima".)

There were four boys and 25 girls. We We returned to Cagliari on August 2, and became unbelievably close during the time I lived on the island of Sardinia (northwest of Sicily) in the capitol city of Cagliari. It was on August 3, I left for the language camp. that we were there. When ten girls share a a beautiful place, some parts of which dated Leaving my family was vert tearful, espe- room 25' x 15', you get to know people really over 1000 years old. Unfortunately, I didn't cially at the airport. My whole family cried, as fast. We shared the bathroom with the boys too, and by the end of two weeks, we were see the city in its entirety because the third day I did.

The flight to Rome was about 45 minutes. doing our laundry together and walking I was there, my sister and I left for a camping trip. She is a "scout", and her scout troop, There were five of us AFSers on the plane around in towels. It was a really great couple called "Sagittario", spent two weeks out of whose famines lived on the island. In Rome, of weeks, and I hope that the friendships will every summer teaching little scouts all the we met the other 89 Americans and spent the last even though we are all from different fundamentals of camping. There were ten of night at a youth hostel outside of Rome. The states. us (Daniela, eight boys and I!!) in Sagittario next morning, everyone left for their camps; I will never forget the places I saw.the and about 30 other little kids with Five coun- Italy does not offer just a homestay program. wonderful times I had.or the people 1 got to After your stay with your family, you go to know. We all learned a lot;about Italy, its selors to help supervise.

It was a lot of work, but lots of fun. I have either an archaeological camp to help restore people, and, most of all, ourselves. never been camping before, so it was quite a new experience to "live in nature." I am not used to sleeping under the stars, and waking up with bugs in my ears!! I had a great time, and made many good friends. The only drawback is that I now have about 50 people that I promised to send Chicago postcards to!!

We returned from Gonnos fanadiga, the village on the mountain on which we were camping, on a Sunday. We arrived in Cagliari at about four in the afternoon, and by five o'clock, we were driving to Costa Rei, where my family had a summer home. August is a month in which 90% of Italy goes on vacation, and my family was no exception. It was about a two-hour drive (that is, with an Italian driver; with an American at the wheel, it would probably have taken three hours. Yes, Italians do live up to their stereotype of being Kamikaze drivers!!). The mountains and scenery were just beautiful.

Costa Rei is a small tourist town on the eastern coast of the island. People from all over Europe vacation there. The majority were Germans, but there were also Austrians, Scandinavians, Swiss, Belgians and other Italians—but I didn't see any Americans, or Happiness radiates from the faces of Lauren Siragusa and her Italian family, who nicknamed her hear any English. The beach was beautiful; "pinissima" during her stay this summer.

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^ New Zealand more than fuzzy fruit

by Grant Vruels Life can be very funny at times, when you just stop and think about what you have done with it.

Such was the case when I returned from my A.F.S. experience in New Zealand. After spending my entire summer in a foreign country (while attending high school there regularly and getting incredibly cold and wet on New Zealand's mountains), I came up with a few questions: Why? What was it that motivated me to spend an entire summer with peole that I didn't even know? What character flaw did I possess to make me get up every weekday at the crack of dawn to go to school, an institution in which I had just spent the last ten months anxiously waiting for it to end?

Words like... 'technicoloryawn' for vomit made me wonder what these people had been drinking.

I Why did I voluntarily repel down a cliff in a wet suit only to dive into a freezing river at the bottom? After thinking about these questions, I realized why I had—because it was FUN!!!

I know what you are thinking-I must be crazy! Maybe I am, but I was having fun down under in New Zealand where men are men and the sheep are nervous. This place was WILD!!!

The country is exceptionally beautiful.

Miles and miles of rolUng ^een hills with white snow-capped mountains in the backround could be seen everywhere, even in the major cities. When night came, the stars lit the night in a brilliant display of sparkling light as the Southern Cross and the Milky Way exposed themselves to the universe. The lakes and rivers of New Zealand are untouched by pollution and could be drunk from at will.

While hiking in the mountains, you could stop and relax in one of the many natural hot pools located on the mountainsides.

To add to New Zealand's geographic beauty, almost everything is done the opposite way of the United States. The steering wheels are on the right side of the cars, and therefore people drive on the left side of the ^road. The hot and cold water faucets are reversed (hot on the right, cold on the left). The light switches work in the opposite way (one flicks them down to turn the light on). In New Zealand's national game of rugby. one passes the ball backwards instead of forwards. When

it's summer in the U.S., it's winter down there, so their schools are in session while we are all on summer vacation.

As if New Zealand's oppositeness wasn't hard enough to get used to, there was that confusing dialect of theirs officially known as English. Somehow I had an easier time understanding Mr. Bostic and his mathematical terminology than an average New Zealander.

Words like "dunny" for the toilet, "rubbish bin" for the trash can, "grog" for an alcoholic drink, and "technicolor yawn" for vomit made me wonder what these people had been drinking.

To top it off, everyone there must have read HucklebeiTvFinn because they always use the word "reck'n". They "reck'n" this and they "reck'n" that I reck'n they use reck'n almost as muck as they use "G'day".

All in all, once I got used to it, their accent was pretty cool, but apparently not as cool as mine. Any American slang term that I used would be the "in" term. "No doubt", "radical", "chill-out", and "geek" are going to be household words in New Zealand soon.

Looking backat it all, I had a blast. My host family was really cool. I met and made a lot of great friends at school. I played rugby for my

Any American slang term I used would be the 'in' term. school team. I had the opportunity to spend three weeks in the mountains and bush of New Zealand's Tangariro National Park, where I rock-climbed, skied, hiked, and kayaked in some of the most beautiful lands that I have ever seen.

I went to New Zealand on A.F.S. because it was fun and well worth waking up early to go to school, getting wet and cold in the wilderness, and staying with a bunch of strangers that soon became my friends and family.

Besides, it gave me a whole summer to grow a beard!

Germany's people, sights create lifelong memories

by Alex Keenan When most people think of Germany, a couple of different thoughts pop into mind. I thought of Hitler and fat women with hairy armpits carrying huge mugs of beer. I don't know if that is typical, but that is the idea I had when I left for Germany.

I was extremely pleased to find out how wrong I had been. There still were hairy armpits, granted, but my trip to Germany is one that I'll not soon forget

nearly as many old buildings from before the war as modern buildings. Hamburg is a city of many interesting streets, such as Hafen Street.

Here, only "skinheads" and "punks" could walk down the street. There is another street which is dominated by adult bookstores, movie theaters, and things like that.

Bremen and Luebeck are much different from Hamburg. There are many enormous churches that still stand after many centuries.

These architectural timepieces were fairly interesting, but if you've seen one old church, you"ve seen 'em all! With the churches and With the churches and various various other sites, the cities were filled with other sights, the cities were history.

Probably the most historic city in Germany filled with history. is Heidelberg, the only city not bombed in World War II. Heidelberg is famous for a castle that was built around 1000 B.C. I had a For the most part, I would say that I saw small problem with Heidelberg; there were most of West Germany. I really did see a Americans all over the place! My German plethora-o'-things-places such as Hamburg, brother (who just happens to have a red Bremen, Luebeck, Munich, Heidelberg, Aus- mohawk) and I spent the entire day making tria, and also some concentration camps. fun of them.

Hamburg is a coal city all in all that was Over all, my trip to Germany is an experileveled by World War II, and there aren't ence I will never, ever, forget.

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Interest in speech team growing The first time that people hear of the Maine South Speech Team, they laugh. They think of people standing there and, well, talking. It's an absurd idea, but that which takes endless hours of preparation and concentration. The competitors are judged on every movement they make and every word they say. Depending on the event being judged, areas such as humor, characterization, interpretation, and intelligence are meticulously observed. A common ability all competitors must share is to stand in front of a judge and anywhere from 8 to 800 other competitors, and not faint.

This year's team is about twice as large as it has been in the past, which may result in more people going to regionals, sectionals, and possibly national competition in California. Head Coach, Krista Clarke, an English teacher at South, has done an exceptional job in organizing a great looking team this year, and in spreading enthusiasm over its members.

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The coaches asssisting Clarke are Chris Kohl, a Maine South alumna; and Sheree Gilbert, a teacher from Maine East who herself has done exceptionally well in Contest Speaking. Helping their peers this year are student coaches Dom Loise, Charis Runnels, and Greg Barrington.

The team is headed by president Greg Barrington and Matt Krause, vice president.

The 1989-90 Speech Team consists of Heather Baniak, Greg Barrington, Colleen Brennan, Joelle Busby, Heather Cannon, Chris Dynneson, Ann Ethridge, Joan Grzesinski, Holly Hansen, Melanie Keller, Lisa

Kosmicki, Matt Krause, Megan Lennon, Dom Loise, Mary Morman, Caroline Morris, Charis Runnels, Brenda Saavedra, Kristen Shaefer, Maureen "Giggles" Sheehan, Imran Siddiqui, Natasha Siddiqui, Jill Siragusa, Chris "Ellard" Sosnowski, Sue Swanson and Nada Todovoric.

The regular season is from October to February and then begins regionals, sectionals, and nationals. This year has nine tournaments, highlighted by the two overnighters at Illinois State University and Bradley University.

Maine Township's Leaders Meet Last week, on September 25, students and staff from Maine South's student council convened with Maine East's and Maine West's student councils at the Maine Township Town Hall for the Student Leaders' Exchange Day. This meeting took place to compare and contrast student council sponsored activities of each school to generate fresh ideas for this school year.

The students began by getting acquainted with each other by grouping with other students bom in the same month. This was followed by an inspiring address made by Mr. Frank Bucaro who denounced the myths of life: trying to always avoid pain, seek happiness, acquire materialistic things and believe that winning is everything. He concluded that life's real "high" comes from social esteem and involvement, and that experience, reflection and decision is a continuous cycle.

"There's always a surplus of good actors, but new writers need a chance," stated Mark Bielak, fall play director, who is giving a Maine South student that chance this year.

Senior Frank Stokes's original play Skeleton Key along with The Water Engine by David Mamet will be presented .

The Skeleton Key is the first student written play performed during the school year. After visiting a coffee house, Frank was inspired to write the play this summer within a month. Skeleton Key was created but the final touches and the ending were not completed until the play's production was apAs school inches forward many senproved by Mark Bielak. iors are now thinking more and more about The other play. The Water Engine by their college plans; and many of them are Chicago writer David Mamet, is quite unlike pondering the many different scholarship Skeleton Key. Bielak chose to put two short programs available. One of these programs is plays which are very different from each other the Century in Leaders program fcff high together to broaden the styles of plays pre- school seniors. This program offers one sented at South. The Water Engine is a serious S11,500 college scholarship, and many other tragic play, while Skeleton Key is a lighter smaller scholarships. piece. However, both plays deal with the This annual program offers local, state, fulfillment of one's dreams and ambitions. and national awards to high school seniors The cast of Skeleton Key includes Keith who demonstrate the leadership abilities and Westman, Jenny Peterson, and Rob Schaefer social awareness to help meet America's (the voice) and is directed by Frank Stokes; needs in the third centure, hence, the name of the cast of The Water Engine includes Louis the program. The program is administered by Maonusus, Melani Keller, Bill Barker, and the National Association of Secondary Rob Shaefer and is student directed by Dom School Principals and founded by the Shell Loise. Both plays will be presented in arena Oil Company Foundation. At the school level, style on the Maine South stage from October students are judged on leadership abilities, 26 thru October 28 at 8:00 each evening. academic success and school and community Tickets cost $2.00 for students. involvement, a projection that identifies and

Student discussions during the "break out" sessions helped student officers to compare their programs and how they were carried out.

Such sessions involved ideas in class councils, student service, school elections, fundraising, community service, V-show, dances, faculty-staff appreciation and homecoming. These committees covered the details of several programs such as transfer students' orientation, food drives, voter registration, homecoming parades and student rights.

Much advice was given by Superintendent Dr. James Elliott, principals of Maine EastMrs. Carol Grenier, Maine West-Dr. James Coburn and Maine South-Dr. Thomas Cachur, which covered thetfaditionof excellence, proposal tips, leadership qualities and tips for a successful meeting, respectively.

Century III scholarships now available proposes solutions to challenge facing America, and a current events examination. Out of all the school winners in the state, two will receive college scholarships of $ 1,500 plus an all-expense paid trip to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, where the national Century III Leaders conference takes place. Two alternatives in each state will earn $500 college scholarships, and six other state finalists will each win SIOO. The national winner, to be selected during the Williamsburg conference on March 2-5, will receive an additional $ 10,000 scholarship, while nine other finalists will receive an additional $500. The Century III Leaders program also is designed to allow students to discuss social, economic, and educational challenges that America will face in its third century. The entry deadline this year is October 17, and the examination is October 23, 1989.

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Footba[l steers a perfect course The regular season is nearly half over and the Varsity football team's dream is still intact- the dream of going 9-0 and winning the championship of the Central Suburban League South. However, the very important conference match-ups began last week which will decide the destiny of the Hawks.

After the season-opening victory at York, the Hawks played Niles West and beat the Indians easily 56-18, not only in front of the Niles West home crowd, but in front of the thousands at home due to the fact that the game was the "Prep Game of the Week" on cable TV. The player of the game had to be Bill Vrbancic at quarterback. He completed 11 of 22 passes for 185 yards. As coach Phil Hopkins stated, "the passing game was exceptional." The Hawks dominated this game from the start as the defense forced a Niles West fumble on the first play and recovered it.

A few plays later, the Hawk offense scored their first of many touchdowns as they trounced the Indians.

Head coach Phil Hopkins has pointed the way The Hawks had an important game to play toward an undefeated first half of the season.

Runners chase Evanston for title Despite the recent loss of last year's most ^valuable player, Todd Lilliberg, to a season ending in sickness, the cross country team has not lost a step.

Chris Parks and Pete Gayford rose to the challenge of winning conference without Todd. They both placed in the top 10 at the Downers Grove Invitational where the team placed 4th. Andy Hovland, Mike Nommenson, and Mike Nelson all helped grasp this 4th place finish with improving times. Sophomore Mike Palac also had a great race, while placing in the top ten.

Later in the week, Maine South met Lane Tech at home. The cross country team de-

feated Lane with an average improvement of 53 seconds per man for the three mile course.

In addition, John Bryjak, Mike Szwed, Brian James, Mike Robinson, Matt Glamer, Andy Longman and Rick Tucker helped conuibute to this victory.

The varsity team is now tied for second in the conference with New Trier and Glenbrook South, while trailing Evanston who is in first alone.

The sophomore team, led by the above mentioned Mike Palac and Mark Wynn, Carl Steinke and Mike Raida are tied with New Trier for first in the conference.

Soccer continues to shock foes

The Maine South soccer team this year has turned a few heads, to say the least.

After tying number-one-ranked Buffalo Grove on a last-second headball by Dan Schaefer, the Hawks proceeded to beat state powerhouses Granite City and New Trier in the New Trier Tournament. In doing this, the Hawks have leaped from being ranked fourth in conference to third in the state.

This great accomplishment is a result of only one thing, TEAMWORK. Out of the seven goals scored in the tournament, each one was scored by a different player. come, a positive attitude and hard practicing Except for a 3-2 loss to Libertyville, the are bound to bring success.

Hawks have played undefeated soccer. Wins "Mr. Deger really motivates us. He's so over Waukegan East, Deerfield, Maine West, creative, he makes every practice fun," said and a tie with Highland Park have propelled Natalie Kuehn. "We have a lot of hard work the Hawks to a 10-1-2 record. ahead of us, because our hardest competition The Hawks are prepared to take on conferis still ahead." ence rivals Evanston and Glenbrook North The junior varsity, coached by Ms. Goll, this week. These matches should decide the and consisting of Michelle Davies, Sue Swan- conference champion. son, Jackie Urquart, Jody Matousen, Lesley Co-captain Mike Defort leads the team Rowen, Jenny Myalls, Sae Tsukahara, Nancy slogan for the determined Hawks, "Ole, Ole, Green, Erica Bondarowicz, Debbie An- Ole, Ole, we are the champions, Ole!" If the silmini, Courtney Barker, Kelly Geist, Linda Hawks play their kind of soccer, as a team, its Hermes, and Jenny Kostolansky, are showing goals on a conference championship and some impressive times, and always practice bringing home a state championship this seawell. son might be realized.

Swim team cruises to early season victories The girls' swim team has splashed to the most successful record in several years.

The junior varsity has arecordof 3-1, and the varsity has a record of 4-0, defeating Maine East, West, Niles West, and surprisingly, DGN by a mere 10 points. This year's divers, Jean and Katie Pavlik, Nicole Doctor, and Mindy Caiden, are working hard and contributing greatly in Maine South victories.

The varsity team, coached by Mr. Deger, consists of Greta Malten, Cathy BUson, Tahira Alag, Mary Hannah, Leslie Shewfelt, Katie Carlson, Natalie Kuehn, Jamie Scafa, Kim Wiederer, Melissa Kinder, and freshmen Carolyn Bilson, Kate Reynolds, and Chris Cassin. Though some tough meets are yet to

against Waukegan West for their first home contest played at Maine East. The Hawk offensive line consisting of Doug Winter, Brian Fennelly, J.J. Buckman, Nate Paulson, and Chip Dunn had a stellar performance, allowing Graham Vandenbrink to carry the ball 31 times for 174 yards and Mike Lawrence to taled up 86 yards of his own. The tides turned several times throughout the game, but the Hawks gained momentum when they were down 14-0 with five minutes left in the first half, scoring twice before halftime. That extra boost gave the Hawks what they needed to beat the Raiders 26-21.

Keeping their dream going at 3-0, the Hawks went to Maine West knowing full well that they had to beat the Warriors on a cold and windy Friday night. Again, Vandenbrink and Lawrence shined by gaining 142 and 83 yards respectively, en route to a 27-6 scalping of the Maine West team. Lawrence and Steve Mendo combined for a fantastic performance defensively in stopping the Warrior offense in a pivotal non-conference match-up.

Now that conference games have begun, the Hawks must be particularly keyed up for every game in order to keep the dream alive.

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Hawks head for conference crown Remain undefeated in conference meets The girls' cross country team is on their way to another conference championship.

Co-captains Lauren Ofenloch and Rachel Kelleher have led the team of sophomore Susan Crawford, juniors Karin Hynes, Mary Michal, and senior Nancy Swienton to an undefeated conference record. In invitationals the Hawks have won second place in both the Downers Grove South Invitational and the Maine South Invitational.

On October 7, the Hawks will face some of their toughest competition of the year. Coach Gaebauer believes that this team has a good chance of qualifying for State, as last year's team did.

The team's main goals are to win conference and regionals. If they continue to run and stay healthy, they should have no problem Hawk runners Rachel Kelleher, Karin Hynes, Mar> Michal, and Lauren Orenloch toe the line and attaining these goals.

On the JV level, a strong pack of freshmen await the gun. The Hawks are sprinting toward their goal of a third conference title in as many have helped the team to success. Melissa years.

Ponticelli and Kate Michal are two very Kerrin Denham, have also helped contribute Saturday, October 12, where the Hawks will promising young runners. A strong group of to their success. try to repeat as conference champs for the veterans, Tina Thrush, Joanne Sicilano, and The conference meet is at Maine South on third straight year.

Volleyball on roller coaster ride The first half of this year's volleyball season has had its ups and downs.

After a convincing win at Prospect, the varsity faced a competitive Summer's End Tournament. First losing to state ranked E.

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After the tournament, the team put a few more wins under their belt which helped boost the players' spirit until another conference match against Maine East. Another loss to the Demons made the Hawks realize that East 1 was a force to be reckoned with.

The team put this behind them and came up home contest with victories against Evanston, Glenbrook North, New Trier and Wheeling.

T u e . 10/lO W e d . 10/11 With two more tournaments and a lot of regular season left to play, the Hawks, in order to win, have to pull together as a team and that is something head coach George Sherman and the volleyball team hope to do.

JV volleyball has also done well. They have shown the ability to become a great team with a lot of promise. Although their start was State a bit rocky, J V has established themselves as Sectionals a team with the will to win.

Maine Easl GBN At the JV Quad in LaGrange, the Hawks S/V—5/7:00 JV/F-4;30 broke the tradition of never winning any of the three matches played. In the last of the three matches , after losing the first two, the team Elmwood Pk. decided that it would be best to just have some V—4:00 fun, and that is what they did. The Hawks won GBS and brought on a new feeling of acomplishV/JV/Fr--4:30 ment, and in this case, fun.

Lockport, and later to pur sister school, Maine East, the Hawks became aware of what challenges the season will hold.However, winning a few tournament games also reminded the players that victories are available and will

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