OCTOBER
11,1991
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a fresh outlook in the classroom Beth Burns New teachers at Maine South include, from left to right, Ruth Jacobsen, Steven Karlblom, Paul Gabel, Michael McDonough, and Kelly Lownsberry.
Craig Fallico
Karen Duckworth
by Jenny Kostolansky The new wrestling coach and hilariously funny Spanish teacher who is roaming the halls this year is none other than Mr. Craig Fallico, a native of Park Ridge who attended Loyola Academy and Marquette University. This is Mr. Fallico's seventh year of teaching; he arrived at Maine South after several years of teaching at Marist High School and Gordon Tech. He states that there is no comparison between Marist, Gordon, and South; he praises the the activities and facilities available to Maine South students and staff. He is concerned with the sheltered life Maine South students have, but believes this provides a safe environment which and produces more well tumed-out students. . "Maine South's toughest kids are another school's dream kids," he says. Mr. Fallico enjoys activities such as reading, writing, working out, and travelling in his spare lime. He has been all over the world: throughout Italy, France, Africa, Central America, and Mexico, where he studied abroad during his junior year of college. When asked about his philosophy of teaching, it was a more generalized one: to teach others to love life and learning, as he does himself. Mr. Fallico believes that if a student enjoys learning, he or she can learn anything. If he could change one thing, Mr. Fallico wishes that there were more hours in a day to enjoy life, to play with his kids Amanda, Nick, and Kimberly, and to be able to "love life more."
byLizWilk Miss Karen Duckworth, a new addition to the Maine South faculty, teaches Spanish One and Spanish Two. Miss Duckworth grew up in Western Springs, Illinois, and later attended the University of Illinois Champaign where she double majored in Spanish and French. In Champaign, Miss Duckworth student-taught three classes each of Spanish One and French One to eighth graders at Jefferson Middle School. While she enjoys travelling to foreign counuies as well as around the United States and watching sports. Miss Duckworth's busy schedule doesn't permit much of this. Miss Duckworth is currently involved in Spanish Club and is considering working with French Club, National Honors Society, Student Council, and perhaps some smaller organizations. "There are a lot of good things I can say about it!" was Miss Duckworth's immediate response when asked how she liked South. The great students and very helpful staff don' t hurt either, although there is quite a bit of paperwork. Miss Duckworth's overall goal in teaching is to have the students not only take a foreign language just for college credit, but also to want to keep with it for all four years and to really learn the language and culture.
by Dan Berko This Kalamazoo, Michigan native is a welcome addition to the Physical Education department. Miss Bums teaches not only P.E., but also Health. Miss Bums attended Michigan State and student taught in Leslie, Michigan. There, she was a building substitute. She keeps dogs as pets, and used to raise Labradors and Golden Retrievers. She hopes to start raising them again, as soon as she is settled in her new home. She has also played Softball for twenty years, and will be the new freshman softball coach. She finds the best aspect of Maine South to be the enthusiasm and environment here for learning. "The faculty as well as students work together well. They have their priorities in line." Miss Bums feels that education should be fun and that the majority of learning is up to the student and the teacher is there to guide them. Miss Bums doesn' t have any idols because she doesn't believe in heroes. But she feels that many regular people, such as housewives, are deserving of respect. Miss Burns recommends that you "Enjoy what you have and have fun."
Kelly Lownsberry
by Dan Berko Another new face in the science department is Mrs. Kelly Lownsberry. She teaches Accelerated Biology and General Science. Mrs. Lownsberry has lived in Chicago all her life. Originally starling out as a nurse, she decided that nursing wasn't for her. Because she liked to help and be with kids, she entered the teaching profession. She attended West Park College, before student teaching here at Maine South last year. She also taught summer school at St. Gregory's . She feels that it is a teacher's responsibility to be helpful and to offer as much as possible to the students. She feels that South has "tons of opportunities. The kids here are really lucky." This observation also fits in with her philosphy of hfe: "Do all you can. Live to the fullest. Get Mrs. Lownsberry says that she / consider the human soul without education like marble in the quarry, involved." would like to get involved in the clubs and which shows none of its inherent beauties till the skill of the polisher organizations here, but as yet doesn't know fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every which ones. Mrs. Lownsberry is also the Varsity Girls' ornamental cloud, spot, and vein that runs through the body of it. Volleyball assistant coach as well as the assis—Joseph Addison tant Varsity Track coach.