Volume 32, Issue 4 October 13,1995
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Maine South H.S. Park Ridge, IL
Drama prescribes Good Doctor by Kate Rowland This year's fall play. The Good Doctor, opens Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7:30p.m. in Maine South's Clyde K. Watson auditorium. The Good Doctor, written by Neil Simon, "is a good, solid comedy. I especially like it because of the combination of Simon's modem comedy and Chekhov's classic dramas," said director John Musynzski. The play, set in 1890 Russia, is composed of several small, independent scenes. Each of the scenes is connected by a character called the Narrator, who represents Chekhov. "[It] allows each actor to be featured in his own funny and unique way," said cast member J.R. Rose. "It's not the same characters coming back every time...it's different from everything," said Aileen De Courcey, cast member and Makeup Crew head. The stagecrew is faced with the task of Seating sets for each of the scenes, which take place in a myriad of locations, including a whorehouse, the seashore, and a dentist's office. According to Stage Manager Jessie Rumczikas, "It's a very unusual set. Each set "We need twice as many props because is on a different part of the stage, and they there're so many smaller acts. We need period swivel in and out." pieces that are also Russian," Nuzzo said. "Everyone [on costume crew] chose a Musynzski called the set "new and different. There's a false procenium, rotating character and designed and created the costume for him or her," said Chrzanowski, who platforms...it's cool!" The prop and costume aspects of the play also mentioned the unique period costumes are two of the more difficult to arrange, said the crew must create. Prop Mistresses Chris Nuzzo and Maggie The combination of cast and crew efforts Hadam and Costume head Jenny Chrzanow- will create an unusual show, those involved
"It's raunchy with a touch of class," said Mat Lake of the cast. "Where else can you watch seduction, drowning, pain, humilation, sex—all the things we really hke in a good comedy? And hey, if you don't like the ending, the box office will be giving five million ruble refunds." Muszynski said. The show runs through Oct. 21. Tickets are $3 and available at the door.
No rest for the superstitious today by Jon Dudlak Checking the calendar, one will find that today is indeed the thirteenth of the month, Friday the thirteenth. While not exactly a holiday, this day has received some pretty special attention from ae paranoid portion of the population. Classuperstitions seem to be strengthened by "the eerie power this otherwise average day appears to possess. But does anyone know why or how this strange association began? Supposedly, the whole idea relates back to
Bibhcal times. According to the story, Jesus was betrayed by one of his twelve disciples after the last supper, which led to the death of Christ on the following Friday. Because there were thirteen jjeople in all, the association between that number and the Friday of Christ's death has given any such combination a very negative connotation. So technically, one might say that acknowledging the "spirit" of Friday the thirteenth is a function of personal reUgious belief
Nonetheless, millions have subscribed to the concept of an unlucky day without even knowing, or caring, about its origin. It seems that superstition is just an inherent human trait, and that a little can be found in everyone. With policies toward walking under ladders, path-crossing black cats, and of course the infamous thirteenth of Friday, one has to wonder if people have a secret desire to be frightened. Whatever the reasons, this pseudo-holiday still dictates the activites of those with the most vivd of imaginations.
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The last word on O.J. i7>' Laura Ban The sky was blue; the clouds were cottonlike; the sun was comfortable- making the day of the Northwestern vs. Miami football game the kind people praise in loud exclamations. "What a nice day!" my mom exclaimed as we made our way inside the stadium and to our ticketed seats. Already seated there were two middle-aged-looking fans dressed from hats to socks in purple and white. They told us that a young man was in both of their seats and had refused to move. We found a place to sit two rows down. I studied the young man. Tattooed with a skull, a dagger, and a cursive "Larry" on his right arm, the man was sitting on a pack of cigarettes and griping loudly. "Ijusthad'em," he growled, "and now someone stole my smokes." Lucky for those around him, in searching for his keys to shake during the opening kickoff, Larry came across the squished pack of cigarettes. After Miami's first snap, he started hollering. "Fumbo! I wanna see a @#$%-ing fumbo!" screamed the man, flexing his muscles and showering flecks of whiskey spit onto those sitting below him. " Yeeeaaaaaaah!" The two fans who had been sitting in our seats stood up and moved several rows back. Later, I saw a boy with "Pepsi" lettered front and back on his apron walking up and down the nearest aisle yelling, "Pepsi! Cold Pepsi!" Larry said, "Why in the @#$% does that @#$% have "Pepsi" written all over 'im? Don'tcha think people would figger it out?" He laughed and yelled, "Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo!" just as the Pepsi boy turned to head back down the aisle. When the boy paused and turned around, Larry stopped yelling. After a scan of the area, steadying his tray of Pepsi's, the boy continued down the stairs. "Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo!" Larry persisted. He cackled. "Didja see that dumb @#$%?" Between the first two quarters, as an announcement was being made over the loudspeaker to remind fans that smoking is not allowed in the seating areas, I saw Larry reach for his Marlboros. He chain-smoked until the first half was over. At the break, Larry staggered down the stairs. He did not come back for the second half. Larry-like actions do not encourage me to attend future Northwestern games or other crowded events. Larry's overshadow the excitement of play on the field when they are belching obsenities. If all of these human duds stayed at home, they wouldn't get the attention they seek, but football games on nice days would be much more enjoyable for others.
-Brian O'Neill and Alison Milnamow You knew from the start that this was going to be a weird one. "I was at Tami Gudukas's house. And my mom wouldn't pick me up until it was over." -Karen Hibbeler "I was at a friend's house. We watched the whole thing." -Ian Broeker Amazing that a boring incident can galvanize America. This was not a Moon Landing, a Preidents funeral, or even a Super Bowl. This was a slow-moving white Bronco, and it was not even John Elway (one of the first jokes). It is just that a rather famous person was in it. Orenthal James Simpson, football star, movie hero, and corporate spokesman was on the run, and he was wanted for murder. Of course there was more of a reason for watching the chase than to see if he would get away.(not that he could have gotten away at twenty miles per hour). It was the fact that he had a gun to his head that kept everybody in rapt interest for the duration of the "chase". There was a morbid fascination to see if this superstar would pull to the side of the road and blow his head off in fi^ont of millions of viewers. There was also the added hope of seeing him get into a gunfight with the cops. I know, this is sick and a sure sign of the decomposistion of societal values, but isn't that why you watched? One thing that was never cleared up was why would an innocent man, as O.J. claimed he was, befleeingarrest with a gun to his head. One would think that this was a sign of guilt. Another theory is that he was upset because the women he loved was killed, he was going to be charged with murder, and most likely everything he had worked for in his whole life was sure to come crashing down on him, and therefore he was in an advanced stage of the bummers. Of course, the guilt idea seems a bit more reasonable. "I thought it was pretty good novelty, but Court T.V. is not my cup of tea" -Chris Ryan When the trial started, a majority of Americans got their first look at the judicial system. Many were upset when their soap operas were interrupted, but stayed to watch the arrainment hearings. Just about everybody tuned in at one time or another to see the spectacle. Then Lance Ito was picked and the dancing Itos arrived on Jay Leno singing O.J.L.A. The trial was ready to begin I (insert scary music)
At first it was fun. There were plenty o" charactors to keep us amused. The clown prince of these was Kato Kaelin. This long haired houseguest became an instant celeberity. He seemed to be a typical surfer dude, blond, energetic and rock hard stupid. Despite the fact that he was actually more intelligent then people gave him credit for, he was loved by the nation as if he was O. J.' s loveable dog, big smile and ready to help the master. Another bit charactor who got boosted to instant fame was Faye Resnick. This was a firiend of Nicole's who wrote a book entitled Private Diary of a Life Interrupted; The Life and Death of Nicole Brown Simpson. This book was the first best-seller of the whole O.J. affair. Despite being trashy according to most reports(we here at Commentary have not read it); it was a huge book. Resnick was on all the talk shows, and did all the required crying. Miss Resnick has faded into the depths of fourth-tier celeberties (behind 80's sitcom actors), and will probably never emerge, although she is reportedly writing a new book. Kato is about gone, but he more than outlived his Warhol-esque 15 minutes of fame, and got plenty of movie deals. Unfortunatley, knowing O.J. did not turn him into a good acti Sadly, the only two people who wer carried by the Juice into stardom were Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Oh sure, you heard a little about them now and then, but the media rarely let you realize that these were two living, innocent people who were brutally killed and ripped away fi'om thier young lives by a knife-wielding murderer. You almost never heard that. That is because the lawyers on O.J.'s dream team tried to lead you away from the actual murder, and lead you into a realm of confusion where they would use tactics of doubting experts and throw in the race card in the hopes of detracting from the facts, which all led to the verdict of guilty. And it worked. So it's over. Nobody knows what will happen to O.J. although it's assumed he will get filthy rich from this. The lawyers will get rich, the jurors will get(deservedly) rich, the Judge probably won't get rich, everybody connected with the case will make money, except the victims. Americans will take a new look at race and justice, and we will have to reevaluate how we look at the system. And now, Court-TV can get back to it's regular programming. Thank God. "The system worked. But is the syl right?" -Sean Andrews
Sontfawords
ICommentary
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b\ Brian O'Neill "I have found vou can find happiness in slavery."-Trent Reznor Should the pursuit of excellence be compromised for the pursuit of happiness? Should achievement be lowered to the point where the briUiant student is on par with the worst student in the class. Should school become a communist society where everybody is equal despite that there are some who have advanced quailifications? These are the questions that are being asked in the sensitive times that are the 1990' s in America, and more and more people are saying yes, yes to the question of implementing a complete and unnecessary overhaul of the grading system for schools in America. Education expert William Spady is an antigrade crusader. He believes that grades are harmful and should be done away with. This is because, he claims, "[grades] label students, control their opportunites, limit their choices, shape their identities, and define their rewards for learning and behaving in given ways." Spady is right on the mark about what grades do, but he is wrong when he says ades are harmful because of this. In actualy, grades are helpful for the same reason.
Yes, grades label students. They can label them as A-students, or they can label them as F-students. Either way, you get labeled. But at the same time you also get incentive. Which would you rather be known as, the smart kid who gets good grades and will go to an excellent college? Or the dumb kid who is going to fail and go to Oakton, if he is going to go anywhere at all? (This is in no way meant to imply that kids who get bad grades are dumb or that Oakton is not a good school. I am just engaging in a little bit of sterotype to help label people, so no harm intended.) Most people would rather be known as the former. If indeed you do not care about being known as the bad student and worthless person, then you truly are ignorant. Do grades control opportunities? Yes. If you get good grades you will receive good opportunities. But people like Spady believe that this system is inherently wrong. They feel that grades should be based on individual achievement potential, instead of a general standard. Now that sounds fair, but in practice it would be insanity. First of all, whose right is it to determine what each individual student can achieve? Who can tell a kid, "You're smarter then he is, but you will get the same grades and
the same opportunities because your work and your life will be harder and this kid is going to get off easy because he's dumb as a rock"? And in this system, who goes to what college? Surely not everyone can get into Harvard, even though most people will have the grades to get in. How will the Deans of Admission decide? You can not use grades. Standardized tests, Uke the ACT, or the SAT? Then that system will be unfair to some people, and the tests will have to be altered for individuals, thus destandardizing them, despite the fact that there is no such word. If you believe that the system of grading in America should be reformed, then you must beUeve that reform comes through revolt, because a complete overturn of the American schooling system is necessary to implement these changes. So although it might be the nice thing to do, it is harmful in the long run, on both a social and individual basis. Imagine the student who gets A's and B's all his life, then wakes up one morning to find that his opportunities have been controlled, his choices have been limited, and his rewards defined because he has no real education. Then he shall be labeled, and he shall be nothing.
This picture is worth a four letter word by Stephanie Rieder Smile pretty for the picture. I could hardly even get the frown off my face after waiting an hour after school to have my yearbook portrait taken How could it possibly take that long? After kicking at least half the people out of line and telling them to come back tomorrow, the photographer, in her tight black jeans and ruffled green top, tried to convince about 50 of us, squished like sardines into the tiny study hall/auditorium, that if we did not shut up, her friend (bodyguard against angry mobs of students?) would kick us all out and none of us would have our pictures taken. In this room there were all of the freshmen who had not been able to get their pictures yesterday, all of the sophomores, and all of the juniors who had to go on the field trip the next day. This absolutely amazes me. How could the school possibly plan a picture day on the same day that 60 junior leaders were going on a field trip? In grade school they gave homerooms assigned times and kept the pictures moving _asien if it was less than swiftly. Here at the big d prosperous school of Maine South, they had pure mayhem and only one photographer. I and many other sophomores do not happen to have four to five studies in which to wait two hours during the day. Many others
who had gone early in the morning waited over an hour and finally had to leave the endless line to go to class late, facing the wrath of teachers. I decided I would skip my 20 minute lunch and have my picture taken then! I thought this an excellent plan until one of my friends informed me that the photographers were not going to be there sixth period. After fuming and worrying for at least half of my day, I knew that I would have to skip my afternoon activities to stand in line and finally sit on the stool for five minutes until she could push the button. After school I hurried to the bathroom in a final attempt to make my hair look as if it had been through only a two hour day instead of a seven hour one. This was a fi^itless task and I eventually gave up and trekked with my friend to C-100. The line was already out of the door and halfway down the hall when we rushed in tojoin the mass of people all looking in the display cases to see their reflections. The line moved an inch or so every few minutes and we all wondered, some more loudly and vehemently than others, what took so long to circle a letter and push a button. After getting in the door a whopping six or seven feet, they crammed us in and shut the
door on half of our compatriots. How the photographer and her friend kept from losing their voices, I'll never know, but their voice boxes must have been very strong in order to yell "BE QUIET!" all day. I spoke with a junior in front of me, who was justly worried about not having her picture taken today and not being able to come tomorrow, especially after "the man" approached her and asked her what the juniors were doing there on sophomore day. I moved up slowly and still no one could figure out what was taking so long. How much skill does it take to tell someone to sit straight and to use an already focused camera? Even when I waited in line at Great America for over an hour, I at least was able to enj oy myself for the thrill of a roller coaster for thirty seconds. Here even the end result was somewhat less than exciting. A ratherefficient school, Maine South has failed at picking a likewise efficient photographer. I doubt that next year the school would be so eager to hire this company again. I finally got my turn and was pained to smile into the face of the lovely photographer who was responsible for my aching feet, head, and vanished patience. CLICK. See you again next year.
Features[
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Foreign experiences with AFS Kika Morbelli
My name is Maria, but ever since I was little my friends have called me Kika. I am seventeen years old and I come from Argentina. At home I have one younger sister who is fourteen. I live in Santa Fe, the capital city of my province. Since I was three years old, I have attended a private Catholic school. There are about twelve hundred students there. At school I play on the volleyball team. I have been in the United States for almost two months and so far I love living here. I especially love my host family, the Crawfords. They are always there to help me out and make me happy. My friends have been a lot of fun and I like to go out with them. People ask me if I like the school here. What can I say? It is very big and nice, and all my friends are there. It is very different from my home at school, though. If I had to compare my city with Park Ridge I would have to say that they are very different. In Santa Fe we have discos for everyone our age. Every Friday and Saturday night we go to the discos from two-thirty in the morning until six. In Argentina you have to be eighteen to get your drivers hcense, so our parents have to wake up and come and pick us up. I just want to say thank you to all the people who have helped me out at school and have been my friends. I know this year will be won-
derful for me. See you around....probably at Denny's. Kika is the last AFS student attending Maine South this year that we began to profile in the last issue of Southwords. Sarah travelled to Chileduring the second semester of her sophomore year. Donna travelled to Finland during this past summer. -the editors
A semester in Chile by Sarah Crawford To me Chile is not only my dad's specialty dinner, but also my second home. For six months I lived in a suburb of Santiago, Chile, through the AFS program. In that short semester I stayed with the Carrasco family, studied at a private Cathohc school, and ate, drank, and slept Spanish. I would like to describe a typical Friday to help all of you understand a httle more of my life in Chile: I would wake up at six forty-five and go to school around seven thirty. I took five classes every day in one classroom; the teachers changed classes. At night I would go to discos until the early morning hours. My life never stopped when I went to Chile. I don't think of that semester as missing
something here, but rather doing everytl^^^ there. All of you may understand what I say about Santiago, but until you live in a different country you will never know exactly what I mean. Open your minds.
A summer in Finland by Donna Jackson Saunas, sausages, and the midnight sun meant very little to me before I left for my summer abroad in Finland. And much like Vincent Vega said in Pulp Fiction. "It's the little differences that get ya." I spent the summer in a village called Liminka about six thousand miles away from home. My days were filled with berry picking, bike riding, and spending time with my host family. Evenings were spent in the sauna with the entire family (bathing suits optional). My family spoke very little English and had the impending fear of the language as well. Thanks to this I have mastered the game of charades. This was not the easiest summer I have ever spent, but it was certainly the i Q ^ ^ memorable. I shared the experience of a i ^ ^ p tively unknown nation and learned a lot about myself. I enjoyed every aspect of the trip because a litde knowledge was gained with each experience.
Focus on student excellence... Name: Denise Knipp
Grade Level: Senior
Activities: National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Presidents' Club, Student Council, Class Council, Varsity Cheerleader, Ecology Club, Peers Reaching Out, SADD, Encore Chorus, V-Show, Ski Club, Spanish Club, Social Science Award, High Honor Roll, Constitution Team, Musical Teacher's Comment: "Denise is an excellent student who balances a demanding academic schedule with many varied school and extra-curricular activities and responsibilities. S is sensitive, self motivated and enthusiastic." -Mr. McCann
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South who, what, why, where, and words by Kate Rowland What you are reading was three weeks in the making. Even before the Homecoming issue came out, the Southwards Staff was hard at work, producing this issue. Most students do not realize what goes into creating an eightpage, biweekly newspaper. For this Oct. 13 issue the core staff, 14 editors of everything from art to news, began planning their sections on Tuesday, Sept. 26. The following is a chronicle of the production of Southwards, starting with the first day that Volume 32, issue 4 was mentioned. 9/26 Homeroom—Editors-in-chief Laura Batt and Cyrus Wilson announce that paste-up will take place on Oct. 3. Section editors begin to think about what they are going to produce. The task of coming up with a topic is most difficult for News editors Natalie Mazzuca and Kara Wipf. "If we have something to write about, no one cares about it two weeks later when the issue comes out. A lot of times we have to write about things that haven't happened yet!" Wipf says. Brian O'Neill and Alison Milnamow, ommentary editors, look over a Ust of staff • : writers to get topics. This list, compiled from applications submitted last spring and at Project Freshman, contains the names of everyone who applied to be on staff as well as for which sections they want to write. Each commentary writer writes about his own topic, O'Neill explains. This way, he and Milnamow do not have to worry about coming up with stories. "We let them pick," Milnamow says, "so the writers are always fresh." For Features editors Sean Andrews and Kate Rowland, finding a topic should not be a
problem. Their section encompasses human interest, general interest, and just plain interesting stories. Unfortunately, they are both stuck for ideas today. "I hear about things through my friends and clubs and I take those ideas and form them into an article," Andrews says. The Sports section, edited by Chris Ryan and Katie Rybak, is the consistent brunt of criticism from coaches and players. "Producing the paper two weeks in advance is definitely the most daunting problem for sports," Ryan says. "By the time the articles are read, several other competitions have occurred." Ryan and Rybak have lists similar to that of Milnamow and O'Neill, but they generally choose writers who are managers or members M/
of the featured teams. "They know best what is going on with the team," Ryan explains. "I choose writers by the interest they express in writing and sports." Art editor Maggie Sadowicz is responsible for the comic strip at the bottom of page 5. She has received several submissions for this issue and must decide which one to go with. Later, Andrews, Rowland, Batt, Wilson, and Sadowicz will meet to decide which one will be published. So far. Photo editors Paul Berko and Tobey Schimdt have not had much to do but their services are required for almost every section this issue. "I usually guess when my services are needed. Sometimes people tell me, and somefSouthwords continued on page 6)
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1 Features (continued from page 5) times it says on the board," Berko says. 9/27 Homeroom-Wilson okays a Features story about Southwords by Rowland, and Andrews decides to finish up with the new teachers and APS students, which were partially covered in the first issues. "We ran out of room in the first issue when we were doing new teachers," Andrews says. "Same thing with for AFS students. So we're going back to finish up." Sports is on target. Ryan and Rybak have assigned articles and have requested a picture of the girls' tennis team. 9/29 Homeroom—An error is discovered in the Homecoming issue and discussed with Southwords's sponsor, Mr. Kerth. His presence in the room is exactly for this purpose— to address questions of legality, technicality, and generalities that no one else knows how to answer. "Just make a correction box," he says. Mazzuca and Wipf are still having trouble finding news. They consult the school calendar and decide that the fall play will be the topic of choice. Even with an article on the play and a picture of the same topic, news is still strapped for topics. They have another page to fill and nothing to fill it with. "Nothing happens at Maine South!" wails Mazzuca. Production editor Jon Dudlak volunteers to write, but he doesn't have a topic, either. "Friday the 13," Kerth announces. He receives blank looks. "This issue comes out on Friday, Oct. 13. It's kind of a Feature, but News can write about it if they need to." Dudlak is assigned to write about Friday the 13, and this is chalked in the box that covers half of the blackboard. Editors fill the box with their planned topics. The other half of the blackboard is mostly filled with notes. Three are for Berko and Schmidt, requesting pictures. One note is a large reminder that paste-up is next Tuesday.
Another is a request from Dudlak to sign up for lunch periods to distribute Southwards. 10/2 Homeroom—"Deadlines are what makes Southwards tense," Batt says. "You don't want to be near an editor when a writer misses a deadUne." Today is the day for most of the writers to have their material in. During free periods and after school, editors come into Southwards to type up the articles they've written or received. 5th period: Heated words are exchanged over the style of Dudlak's article before a compromise is reached. Dudlak agrees to rewrite the article in exchange for a cookie from Wipf and Mazzuca. After school: A problem arises as Berko discovers that Schmidt is absent and a picture needs to be taken after school. He cannot do it himself, so Ryan is elected to take the photo. He receives a crash course in camera management. A few editors type articles in Mac Write on Southwards's eight Macintoshs before being put onto the respective templates in an exhausting process called paste-up, which will start at 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. 10/3 Homeroom: Today's biggest problem involves the art section. Two cartoons were mistakenly planned for the strip. A discussion ensues between the editorsin-chief and the art and features editors over consistency with a strip and artist. They compromise as the bell rings, agreeing to switch off artists every other week. Photo editors are also busy. Schmidt snaps away for Features as the editors argue and ask questions of each other in homeroom. Berko has taken a picture of the fall play and now must develop it...somewhere. "I wish we had a darkroom of our own!" he gripes. "My Ufe would be much easier." After school: Paste-up begins at three. The computers are on, WCKG is drumming from the radio, and editors are frantically creating their copies.
Upcoming Events Saturday, October 14
PLAN test, 8:00 a.m.
Thursday, October 19
Half-day, no school p.m. Fall play, 7:30 p.m. Fall play, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 20 Saturday, October 21 Friday, October 27
PSAT/NMSQT test, 8:00 a.m. Fall play, 7:30 p.m. First quarter ends
tlrtntierK%1W5 Each article must be moved from MacWrite onto a template in the PageMaker software on the Macs. The articles must then be moved so that they, along with c a r t o ^ ^ boxes and pictures, fit neatly onto the paj^B This is harder than it sounds, Mazzuca explains. "Paste-up is time consuming because it is a learned art of balancing the layout of the page." "Headlines are tough because you can't find the right size. When you do, the editorsin-chief want to change it," O'Neill says. Paste-up is when the editors-in-chief take over, proof reading and making editorial decisions. Batt and Wilson run around the room during paste-up, answering the beckons of stumped editors. Paste-up takes hours over two or three days. These are hours of saltines, arguments, goldfish, kooshes, and Christmas trees. "And a hell of a lot of work!" Mazzuca and Ryan say in unison. Once the issue is pasted-up and proof-read the eight pages and assorted pictures and graphics are put into a box. The Friday before the issue comes out, Kerth ships it to the copy center at Maine East, where 1000 copies are printed for distribution. When the boxes full of Southwards returns to Maine South, Dudlak takes over. "I mail out our newspaper to other schools. I also line up editors to distribute at l u n c h ^ ^ nods and before and after school," he sa>^^^ his duties. Once Southwards is distributed, the rest is up to you. In order for this is be a decent representation of Maine South, we need your input. Write us letters. Write us articles. Yell at us in the halls. But let us know. Please!
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•Runners finish off perfect by Brian Shields The Maine South cross-country team finished off their home season on Monday Oct. 2 with another outstanding performance against Niles North. This time Bryan Dayton lead the Hawks with a time of 15:36, just seconds off last year's star Jack Kaffel. Others who set top ten course records were Paul Berke (15:40) and Joe Guest, who ran his best race ever with a time of 16:13.
These three were followed by Ted Gayford (5th, 16:43), Steve Madura (6th, 16:54), George Hartman (7th, 16:59), Dustin Puckett (8th, 17:02), Tim Zei (9th, 17:03), Greg Reuhs (13th, 17:54), Paul Pawola (15th, 18:13), Steve Mahler (19th, 18:44), Brian Shields (20th, 19:01) and Tim Woods (22nd, 20:31). The Hawks easily beat Niles North by an overwhelming margin. The Hawks finished the regular season with a perfect 5-0 in
conference meets and clinched at least half of the conference title. The junior varsity team also made a strong showing, easily beating the Vikings, and looks strong heading into the Central Suburban League North race, which will be on Saturday Oct. 14 at Harms woods. After the conference race, there is no way to tell how far the Hawks can go in the state competition.
Homecoming victory for football by Chris Ryan The Maine South football team celebrated Homecoming with an impressive victory over the Glenbrook North Titans. The Hawks beat the Titans by a score of 21-7. The Hawks battled hard all day against the tough Glenbrook North team. With the help of some impressive but wind aided kicks from Brian Schmitz, the Hawks were able to pin the Titans deep in their own territory. The defense |Was able to keep hold of the Titan offensive ^ttack and allow the offense to go to work. The ""Hawk running game lead the way on the offensive side of the ball. Tim Gavin was the featured runner on Saturday, carrying the ball
13 times for 126 yards. South scored all three of their touchdowns on the ground. Brad Mulvihill scored from one yard out; George Czerwionka had three yard run for a touchdown; and John Hammersmith ran the pigskin in from the four yard line. The Titans were held to only one touchdown on the day and suffered a loss to a clearly better Hawk team. South improved its record to 4-2 overall and 2-0 in conference play. The previous week the Hawks opened conference play at Maine West. The Hawks defeated the Warriors 10-3 in a close contest. The Hawks trailed early after a fumbled punt lead to a Warrior field goal. After the field
goal, both teams were held scoreless for the rest of the first half. Maine South finally tied it up late in the third quarter on a field goal by Schmitz. His kicking was a factor all game, not allowing West good field position. The Hawks went ahead early in the fourth quarter when John Schacke threw a 26 yard touchdown reception to Rick Tosch. Throughout the game. South runners were hampered by a tough Warrior defense. The Hawks responded with some key plays in the air. Maine South's defense also performed solidly, refusing to allow West into the end zone. This victory got the Hawks off to a good start in the conference season.
Soccer is mired in a long iiard slump by Wes Crampton In a recent stretch of seven games, the Hawks varsity soccer team went a miserable 3-3-1. During this stretch, the team played well under its potential in losses to Downers Grove South, Stevenson, and Evanston as well as in a tie against Glenbrook South. Hoping to make a change in momentum, the Hawks switched the positions of some players. Eric Defort moved to forward; Wes Crampton, to sweeper; and Matt Huetttinger and Thomas Busydlo, to halfback. Also, the Hawks have brought in Filip Cejouie and Alex EUashevsky, in an attempt to batter the forward ranks. Both have helped immensely.
Correction! Southwards inadvertently misspelled |the names of exchange students Myriam Pearson and Kika Morbelli in the Sept. 29, 1995 issue. We regret any confusion this may have caused. the editors
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High hopes for Hawk runner^ by Sara Payne With just one week left in the season, the Maine South girls' cross country team is still working hard. The dream of being conference champions keeps the girls running everyday after school and sometimes as early as 6:15 am on Saturdays. After suffering tough defeats to Maine West and Glenbrook North, the title of confer-
ence champs seems to be slipping away. But with the talent and leadership of sophomore Elizabeth Gibbons, the Hawks may be able to accomplish their dream. Gibbons finished second in both the Maine West/Deerfield meet and the dual meet against Glenbrook North. Her personal best time of 12:39 on the Maine South course placed her number four on the Hawk all time top ten list. The talents of
juniors Johanna Zumer, Kathryn Drozd and Julie Folz and seniors Sara Payne and Julie Green also contributed to a win over Deerfield.
Even though the Hawks seem to be in a slump, they hope to tum things around and finish the season strong. A much needed win over Niles North would help secure a top spot in the conference standings.
Girls' volleyball shows great skill by Katie Rybak The girls' volleyball team has begun to fully shine. On Friday Sept. 29 the Hawks demonstrated their talents. The team won big over Maine West with scores of 15-7 and 1513. All the players played excellently and many examples of skill were obvious. With a pool of 14 players the Hawks have a large amount of talent to draw from. Not
Swimming by Christina Atanowsky With a current record of 4-2, the Maine South girls' swim team is doing well and looking forward to the coming meets. The team has had two great wins against Niles North (Sept. 22) and Hoffman Estates (Sept. 26). The Hawks were led by Laura Beckerdite and Sandy Anselmini in both of those wins. The girls lost to Deerfield but had one of their best meets ever in terms of personal best times. The swimmers are looking forward to today's meet against Maine West at 5:(X) and next week's against Highland Park.
Tennis ending by Michelle Dulski The girls' tennis team started off the month of October playing against Rolling Meadows and York. Good performances by all of the top players were demonstrated and many dreams of a great ending to the season were realized. The junior varsity team competed in its conference meet on Oct. 6 and 7, as did varsity. But varsity continued its season by playing in the sectional on Oct. 13 and 14. The varsity players are now preparing for state, to be held Oct. 19 and 20. They are hoping for a positive outcome from the state competition.
only has Colleen Tedor been excelling consistently but team captains Heather Kura and Claire Pawlowski have kept the mental game of their teammates up. Extra special talent is being shown by sophomores Kim Schwartz and Alice Gleason, who are receiving the playing time that they well deserve. Schwartz leads the team in serving (89%) and Gleason ranks top in digs.
kills and serves. Among other top contributing players are Ursula Szcezlina (kills 66%, digs 87%), Heather Kura (87% serving, setting 93%), and Sandy Mulligan (blocks 86%). With many more games ahead of them the girls' volleyball team is not about to give up. Their talent and experience on the court will bring them through the roughest games.