Vol 37 issue 12

Vol. 37b. Issue 12

Maine South High School • 1111 S. Dec Road • Park Ridge. IL 60068

February 23.2001

Sympathy for the Devil NEWS The Devil's Disciple -p.2 Students of the Month -p. 3 News comment -p. 3

COMMENTARY Property of the Editors -p. 4 A little respect -p.4 Suburbia -p.5 Above the chair lift -p.6

FEATURES Focus on Miss Moore -p. 7 Focus on Student Excellence -p. 7 Jerry Springer -p. 8 H20: more than water -p.8 The supreme officer -p.9

SPORTS Boys' swimming, Girls'track-p. 10 Boys'track-p. 11 Boys' basketball. Girls' basketball.

Wrestling -p. 12

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Winter play; The Devil's Disciple.

by Meghan McCall This year's winter play, The Devil's Disciple by George Bernard Shaw was presented by the Maine South Fine Arts De-

photos by Rachel Kalom partment last weekend. Each night—^February 15th, 16th, and 17th—the auditorium was packed by 7:30. Mixing adventure, romance, and comedy, the play follows rebel Richard Dudgeon as he denies the ritual Puritan way of life in 1777 New Hampshire. Dudgeon is a local "bad boy" who rejects his family's views by praising the Devil. He is eventually arrested for being mistaken for the local minister 'and is hanged by decree of King George. The Devil's Disciple reveals the good nature in those considered bad and the delights in showing others transformed by the unexpected morality of the supposedly godless.

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The Devil's Disciple brought two changes to the Maine South stage this year. Instead of Mr. Muszynski directing, the job was handed over to Mrs. McCleneghan who normally runs the costuming department and VShow's Trunk. Also, instead of being preformed in spring after the school musical, the play was moved to late winter with this year's musical. The Sound of Music, opening in May. Student director Courtney Stevens spoke well of the finished product,"It came out really well. This was Mrs. McCleneghan's first time directing and I believe she brought a lot to it.

"Shaw's plays, by tradition, are difficult to produce. I think with her guid-

ance as well as everyone's hard efforts we pulled off something great."

Cast member Marko Tomic, who played Christy, commented on this year's cast.

"Devil's Disciple offered a mix of people whom you don't usually see in other plays.

It went against the usual suspicions that the Fine Arts Department plays favorites which needed to be done."

Stage Manager Allison Montgomery was equally pleased with the play, saying, "Crew, despite a few problems, was able to combine skills and make show to be proud of."

Cast member Adrianna Kesala sums the production up best by quoting one of her lines, "{Devil's Disciple) is the cock of the walk."

T©p^¥ m February 23,1455- Johannes Gutenburg prints the first book—^the Bible February 23,1886- The London Times publishes the world's first classified ad February 23,1896- The Tootsie Roll is introduced by Leo Hirshfield Febraury 23, 1967- 25th amendment is declared ratified, defining the succession of executive office February 23,1970- Holy Eucharist is given by a woman for the first time in Roman Catholic mass February 23,1997- Scottish scientists announce the successful cloning of a iamb named Dolly

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#Students of the Month Science: Predrag Barac, Brittany Busby, Brian Filippini, Demetrios Floudas, Allison Pullman, Amanda Johnson, Elizabeth Juiris, James Puis, Rita Sayat, Carole Schiffman, Carolyn Schwartz Art: Sarah Nicholus, Caroline Kochmit, Justyna Kuczaj, Magdalena Chwierut, Gregory Sidelnik Music: Martha Douglass, Courtney Romba, Jennie Eraci, Karen Davis Math: Alex Aufmann, Shahbaz Baig, Anna Banc, Robin Clement, Alycia Dinvemo, Sean Gill, Tanya Gluzerman, Liam King, Christina Mulvany, Abigail PoUey, Eric Sapp, Robert Schaul, Carole Schiffman, Julia Szatan, Kevin Bogusz Drama/Broadcasting: Dan Floriano, Joe Oliver, Stephanis Potakis, Rosalee Inendino, Christos Prezas Driver Education: Kelly Burke Foreign Language: Marco Bartolomei, lAnthony Dinvemo, Martin Forde, Drew Huening, Megan Johnson, Michelle Kucharski, Karen McCann, Marcelino Rivera, Nathan Zureikat English: Mark Aulisio, Pecci Barac, Jenny Begich, Tracy Borowsky, Craig Braun, Monique Buonicontro, Emily Haak, Emmi Harbert, Catrina Klimara, Erica McQueen, Catrina Klimara, Amanda Pekic, Mark Seske, Rio Smith, Jason Ziols Social Science: Julie Adamczyk, Kevin Aumiller, Rob Barrett, Tina Brionez, Meghan Bruen, Gosia Bursakowska, Chris Czapla, Daunta Godlewski, Nick Northfell, Marta Skwarczek

D'OH! Southwards regrets the following error in the February 9th issue: Kate Hogan, as well as the ^hMaine South Symphonic Band ^ ^ and nine other individuals participated in IMEA All-State performances in Janurary.

Kate performed on the piano.

•News Commentary-

Key Club lending a hand

by Megan Kamani Many students were informed that there was an earthquake that day, but very few actually considered what that really meant. On January 26, 2001, a destructive earthquake registering about a 7.5 on the Richter scale hit mostly the state of Gujrat (on the west coast of India). The news was terrifying because most of my family is concenfrated in Gujarat. Luckily, my family received phone calls, as did other families living in America, from our relatives in India telling us everything is okay. I was extremely happy to know that none of my families' lives had been taken. Fortunately, my friends who also have family in Gujarat were not severely injured. However, this was not true for all families; the death toll is up to 100,000 and still rising due to continuous after-shocks.

dia Development and Relief Fund.

The organization will use that money to

reconstruct the countless damaged buildings and homes and also to help the victims of the Mother Nature's forces.

If anyone would like to help out, the address to the India and Development and Relief Funds: AttentionrNagaraj Patil 1589 HoUendeck Ave Apt #4 Sunnyvale, CA 94087

I felt that I needed to do something, but had no idea. My friend, Anjali, from Lane Technical High School in Chicago, called me a few days after the earthquake. She contacted India Clubs from the surrounding area to ask them if they would like to participate in raising money for the disaster. I really wanted to help, but I was not sure the enthusiasm would be great considering that there isn't an India club or there aren't many Indians at Maine South. But that was not going to stop me.

I called the President of Key Club, Katie Bemdtson who was very enthusiastic.

She immediately got the address of the organization that the money was going to and typed up a money form for our meeting the next day. Key Clubbers have been collecting money for two weeks now. The money will go to a non-profit organization— Inpictures courtesy of the American Red Cross.

C omraentary Property of

The Editors

by Lauren Hurley I have gone through a few ordeals at this school, but none so insulting as an incident that occurred a short while ago. I accidentally left on my headlights one morning. For the most part of the day, I was unaware of my mistake. Fortunately a good Samaritan friend of mine approached me at the start of fourth period saying that he had seen my lights on. I requested to leave class to save my car battery from dying out. Unfortunately, the substitute was unsure of Maine South's policy on this sort of thing and decided I should wait until the next period.

This is forgivable because she was truly uninformed, and she was looking out for her best interests. However, I cannot forgive people who are here every day and know all the rules inside and out. As fifth period began, I ran to the A-Wing only to be bombarded with questions of "Where do you think you're going?" and "Do you have a pass?" I explained my predicament to the paraprofessional stationed at the A-Wing exit. As expected, she sympathized with me, but did not have the power to allow me to freely gallivant the parking lot.

I was then told to bring my troubles to the Dean. Reluctantly, I trudged down the long empty pond promenade to the office.

This time, I was initially greeted kindly.

With a slight feeling of deja vu I told my story. At the end of the tale, the secretary revealed to me that the Deans were out. I asked when they would be back and received the very informative answer of "I don't know, maybe 6"' period." Because time was of the essence, I requested that Officer Kitty escort me through the parking lot.

Again I was rejected because I needed special permission to leave the building from the Deans and did she know the whereabouts of Officer Kitty Frustrated, I asked if a paraprofessional could assist me. Instead of answering, she asked me again what I wanted. "I need to turn off my headlights..." "How do you know they are on?" "A friend told me last period that he saw them on this morning."

In an accusatory tone she berated, "What friend?" Completely bewildered at this line of questioning, I told her the name and asked her to just give me the permission to go turn off the lights. The response... "I don't know what to tell you, we did not receive any recontinued on pg. 6

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A little respect

by Megan Gibbons A whoopee cushion on the teachers chair, or a "kick me" sign on her back for so long have been the demonstrations of the teenage delinquencies of the past. As we watch Leave it to Beaver and witness Eddie Haskell sliding that chewing gum on his teachers chair, we all laugh at the immaturity and the thought of how much times have changed.

However, it has to be asked, have they?

Our classrooms today are nothing like Eddie Haskell's classrooms right? All students today are in the classroom to learn and have complete respect for the people that stand before them everyday; those who give of themselves so that we might succeed, right? At such a thought it must be recognized that despite the fact that we laugh it off when people mention such silly behavior, it exists and is definitely not helping the teachers who work so very hard everyday.

We all can attest to the fact that at some point in the classroom, we've had a good laugh at the mistake or the misfortune of the teachers that guide us, but at what point does this want of something to laugh at go too far? How much humiliation and difficulty do we wish upon our teachers? Classrooms can get rough, a bit boring while the teacher goes on about some sort of cell structure or Shakespeare's iambic pentameter, but does enjoyment of school have to come at the expense of the teachers that work to educate us?

According to teachers in the Chicago area rude behavior and complete disregard for teacher authority is everywhere in the classroom today. To the students that model such behavior everyday, it is a laugh a second, and to those around the classroom it provides a little lift to the day. However, to the brunt of the jokes, the teachers who prepare the class each day see it as anything but as they are interrupted every ten minutes by a rude comment.

Granted, from time to time a nice laugh is not so bad, but when apathy and disrespect is all that the students are leaving the classrom each day with, it is difficult to have the desire to keep trying.

With all that teachers put up with from students who just do not feel like being there, it would be no surprise to see a fine teacher

walk away fed up with the anguish of empty effort. Watching the work that keeps you up until all hours of the night be turned into paper airplanes or watch a project that you have worked on for so long be completely disregarded is difficult to swallow.Such a situation would be like witnessing a teacher throw a paper you spent countiess hours writing into a pile and fall asleep on their desk.

It is this that makes you feel like you have failed, or that all your effort and your time is worthless. Now imagine feeling that everyday.

Teachers work harder than anyone I know, and they have such an amazing dedication to what they do that it leaves me in awe. They have the strength to create lessen plans powerful enough to keep even the most lethargic student involved, and even have a concern for each and every one of their s t u - ^ ^ dents which they take home with them e a c n ^ ^ night. The long and tedious hours they put forth, as well as the strength and bravery they portray as they stand in front of the thirty members of the most critical audience, make them a true blessing.

What directions would our lives be taking if somewhere along the line of our education some teacher did not take that extra effort to lead us on? If our first grade teacher didn't group the words together as sentences, if our fi-eshmen homeroom teacher didn't smile and explain everything in freshmen terms for us, and if our sophmore year Englsih teacher didn't explain to us the position each of us truly hold in the world; where would we stand today? It is that thought that needs to make us stop, to make us understand how amazing teachers really are.

Next time when you are bored or you just do not feel like paying attention in class anymore, don't spark up a joke about the person in front of you. Try to avoid falling asleep or working on other tasks while your teacher tries to enlighten you. Understand^^ that these are the people sending you off a ^ ^ bit smarter than the person just ahead of you.

That in itself is a truly astounding thing, and not only does it deserve respect, it deserves great thanks.

Coinraentary 5

Suburban stability

by Britt Frederiksen

Back in the 50's, the modem highways were strewn across America connecting state to state and suburb to city. The American middle class took over the cities' outskirts with the emergence of the affordable automobile and created a whole new American ideal —the "Leave it to Beaver" syndrome. It was this era that really made Park Ridge what it is today.

We all hate the suburbs to some extent. We hate that everyone knows us. We hate that there is never anything to do, dubbing our small town "Action Ridge." We hate that to get anywhere we have to use a car. We long for the anonymity of kj;ie "walking city" where all within reach and there is always something to do. For suburbanites, the city is perfection. What Park Ridgians lose sight of is the benefits of the suburbs and the shortcomings of the "City of Big Shoulders."

Here in Park Ridge, in Brickton, in Pennyville, at the highest point in Cook County, we all know each other to some extent. We have our own microcosom.

We have our own heroes, As quaint our own fame, and our own fortune. Boy Scout Pinewood Derbies are the highlight of some kids' months. Maybe it would be more exciting to live in the heart of the "Windy City," but exciting does not necessarily mean safe, stable, or pleasant.

In this age of constant motion and constantly changing knowledge, the serenity of suburban life should never be taken for ranted. We do live in a protected bubble.

"We watch chaos from the sidelines. Here in the suburbs nothing really does happen.

In our little town, however, we buy into all the fleeting fame of the nouveau riche.

Even as much as we are immersed in our

own small-town life, we still keep an eye out for the romantic city life. We follow the celebrities, new and old, and we do care who is "in" and whose fifteen minutes are up. We care because it connects us to the outer realms with which we are otherwise de-

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tached. We set ourselves physically aside from the madness but keep in touch. We keep up with the news, the gossip, and the fashion of city life. We are constantly informed, but we save our suburban stability.

In any large city, one can see the remnants of fame or the ends of fortune. The rawness of the city reveals all of the perils of modem life. With the information age at its peak, we have seen in the past years dotcoms rise and fall in weeks and people gain and lose everything in seconds. The city has a habit of picking up the new, making it

known, and swallowing it whole. Certainly, a city life is more likely to make one known to the world, yet is it really worth losing it all so quickly?

Suburbanites romanticize the dangers of the city as well. The stereotype Al Capone leaves on Chicago gangsters remains engrained in our heads even today. Park Ridge is sheltered. It is a bubble. This can be frustrating. Chicago is not, however, a piece of cake.

4SB| There are dangers in the Itp suburbs as well, but the dangers of the city certainly would be unthinkable to any teenage W. A.S.P.s from Park Ridge. And we all know that. But we still want to life in the city, and we still want that excitement, and we still want that same adrenaline rush that the city can give.

City life does have drawbacks that we forget. In fact, "city slickers" tend to attribute the "good life" to the suburbs. Tess Monagham of New York City says that city teens "love the city but are fascinated by suburban life."

The suburb's allure comes from their peaceful nature that we tend to call "boring."

Excitement is not all it is cracked up to be. our town.

As often as we chide the Pickwick for playing yearold movies and uptown Park Ridge for its love of silence, we need to remember what there is in this town that is not really so bad. No, there is never anything to do, and nothing really exciting ever happens here. Do we really want anything exciting to happen here, however?

Park Ridge may be boring, but there is more to it than that. A little look around can reveal our own town celebrities and heroes, and can remind us why our parents chose to reside here in the first place.

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A b o v e the chair lift

by Scott Cameron My foot swimg into the dense snow bank.

We continued, higher and higher, the air becoming thinner and thinner. There is a need to climb; walking on flat ground grows old fast.

It was bliss knowing that I should have been walking along the tile floors of Maine South surrounded by two thousand people last Monday, but instead, I was hiking up a forty-five degree slope through waist deep powder, twelve-thousand feet above sea leve, accompanied by only one other soul.

Things become a lot clearer when you can hear yourself breathe. When the eyes can marvel at God's creations instead of man's, life becomes beautiful. On Monday the twenty-first I stood up higher than I had ever stood up before and looked around, and life became beautiful .The climb to twelve thousand feet was not really a climb; it was the splurge of two individuals to break free from the churning of their breeding ground. It was a journey to see what is possible in life.

We reached the summit and sat down to eat lunch on bottomless snow. Looking out there were mountains reaching endlessly into the clouds filled with bowls of snow beckoning to be climbed and skied. There were no chair lifts that carried people halfway to the top, not even roads to get to the base of them. They were the mountains that kill the negligent and bless the enlightened.

At a point in life the importance of education slips away. For some it comes immediately, for others only after many years.

To spend eighteen years of life buried in books with the faith that one day it will all come together is hard if not impossible. Yet when the moimtains come into view, the realization that every day spent learning was not a day spent in waste, rather a day of undeniable importance will hit hard.

The biggest and most remote mountains are the ones that will yield the most gratification, but also require the most knowledge, skill, and dedication.To climb these mountains you need to know everything there is to know about climbing. You can not study one aspect of climbing alone and expect to make a successful journey. Technique is nothing without knowledge.

Danger is ever so present on these mountains and so the study of snow safety must be completed. There must be an understanding that sudden changes in weather can leave a climber stranded on the mountain. Therefore the climber must also be proficient in meteorology. At very high altitudes, injuries do not heal normally and the lungs can become dangerously deprived of oxygen.

So, it is essential that the climber be aware of first aid and life saving techniques. To make a climb easier and avoid potential hardships it is beneficial to have knowledge

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of past climbers' experiences and the history of the mountain.

It is easy to cheat on a test, but by cheating on a test you are cheating yourself of the skills that will later aid in your climb. It is easy to slide by in a class copying homework, winging tests, and coming away with a decent grade.

When you make the same mistake a climber made last year and are stuck one hundred feet below the summit because the route is impossible, thank yourself for watching TV instead of reading your history.

To see these mountains go up a little higher than the chair lift is incredible and beautiful. Learn all that there is to know and then climb. Remember, the higher you climb the longer you get to ski on the way down.

Property of the Editors continued from page 4 ports that any headlights were on." With a cap on my maddening fury, I politely thanked her for her time and said I would return 6* period. When I did, surprise, no Deans, no Kitty, no pennission, no chance to get those lights off before the battery died.

So I gave up.

At the end of the day, my car was dead as I had dreaded. I waited for the cars around mine to leave and for someone with jumper cables, and when that did not happen, I had to call my mom for help. What a day.

My main problem with this incident is that it could have been easily avoided, and that I did everything right, everything on the level, only to get punished. Every person I told this story to asked me why I did not just go outside. It was because I thought that I could do everything the right way and things would be all right. By giving me the runaround, I was given the impression that maybe things would have been better if I had ignored the rules.

When I took this article to the Deans, I was apologized to, which actually made me feel better. I understand that they have to deal with a lot of shady people, but that does not mean that I should have been preudged.

.JFocus on Faculty ""

"Mv mother always alwavs told me I could do "My whatever I wanted. She always said my "brother, my sisters and I could do anything if we set our minds to it. She wanted us to do something we love. I love art," says Maine South art teacher Ms. Moore. Ms. Moore teaches Art 2 and all levels of Photography here at Maine South. She started to teach because she loves "sharing creativity with the students and watching artwork come alive."

Ms. Moore grew up with art. Her father was an art professor at Illinois State University and her mother was very artistic. "I remember my dad would run neighborhood art lessons in our backyard. I used to love them." Ms. Moore's entire family is creative. One of her sisters is a very successful actress. Another sister choreoaphs a jump roping routine. All of her famy members are artistic in some way, even if it's not for a living. "Ever since I was a little kid, I have always loved working on art. It was a family thing. Art has been a joy of mine that has stayed with me throughout my life."

In college Ms. Moore first studied theatre, but then switched to art. She helped a family friend run an "art in the park" class for little kids. After seeing their faces brighten up after creating artwork, she knew she wanted to teach it.

After getting her undergraduate and masters degrees from Illinois State, Ms. Moore taught at a small school downstate. "One of the things I like the most about the students

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in my m v classes I in is their view on things. We are so close to the city that they experience more. Students here have a more worldly view about art. I think that this is because we are so close to the Art Institute and other famous museums."

In her fi-ee time, Ms. Moore is a resident artist at Cliff Dwellers, a private club downtown where people meet to talk about art. They sponsor her as an artist. Recently she has had artwork in the Cliff Dwellers art show.

She is also in the Chicago Fota Gallery and has artwork in Panes, a Chicago restaurant. "I mainly focus on alternative processes in photography and making wall murals from clay, but in the past I have used a variety of different methods of art." Ms. Moore also likes to rock climb, camp, travel, and volunteer She has begun volunteering at Children's Memorial Hospital.

Ms. Moore's students have been in shows of their own. Many pieces of artwork were recently on display in the Randhurst Mall for the Scholastic Art Show. In April, the Northbrook Art Show will be featuring artwork from many area schools, including Maine South. Maine South will be putting on their own show in the Brickton Art Center Ms. Moore is busy with her shows and teaching, but always has time to enjoy artwork. "I think the best part of my job is when past students come back. I like to hear what they have been working on."

Junior Activities: • Brotheiiiood • Hawk Honor Card • High Honor Roll • Marching Band • Student Council • Student of the Month • Symphony Band • Symphony Orchestra

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Maine South Hi^i SC^HOI , i | l l South Dee Ro^J LettersMtoNthe edftor^hpuld be deBvered to room V-lSlioF-^enio ajnember of the editorial staff.'SqjJTHWORDS'^reserves the right to edit .material for clarity and brevity and to r^ct-i^cene^or Jibeious submissions. '^^ -v—<:^^^' ;\\ Editors-in-Chief News Editors Commentary Editors Features Editors Sports Editors Production Editors Core Photographers

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Sam Fuller Lauren Hurley Meghan McCall Tracy Schmidt Britt Frederiksen Megan Gibbons Eileen Collins Nicole Penn Ellen Gartner Chris Mitchell Jim Puis Dan Saavedra Rachel Kalom Deanna Oleske Megan Price Monica Haak T.R.Kerth

Remember to turn in your nominations for Focus on Faculty and Focus on Student Excellence to Nicole or Eileen in the Southwards office, V131.

Emily Zoellner

Focus on Student Excellence

Teacher's Comments: "A virtuous person and extremely intellectual, Emily Zoellner is one of the best that Maine South has ever helped educate. She is caring, compassionate, considerate, patient, hard working, and accomplished. I am compelled to mention her G.P.A. (4.7), but this is overshadowed by her involvement and commitment to othCTS. Emily is a COACH tutor, a Student Council member, a Brotherhood member, and a director in the P.R.C.C. youth group which has inspired her working trips to Canada, West Virginia, and Tennessee. She is also a member of band and an artist Miss Emily Zoellner is a superb example of student excellence."

-Mr. Craig Fallico

8 Features

"Jerry! Jerry!

by Nicole Perm "So you have a secret that you want to share with your boyfriend?"

"Yes, I do, Jerry. I am really a man," the cross-dresser shifted in her chair, sweating under the hot lights of the set.

"You mean he doesn't know?" the middle-aged talk show host asked. "How can he not know?"

Trying to appear more feminine than he really is, he answered, "No, Jer, I mean we never slept together."

"Well let's bring him out!" The man comes out and the crowd goes wild. This is exactly what they were waiting for.

Jerry Springer, the most controversial talkshow, is also one of the most watched forms of entertainment on television. For the price of parking, one can actually witness firsthand what goes on inside Jerry Springer.

A couple of years ago, the waiting list for the Springer Show was almost a year long. However, today the waiting list is only about a month.

When calling the show for tickets, be sure to have a good ten minutes to spare. Also, the hours for calling the show are not very typical; one can only call for tickets between the hours of 9:00am and 2:00pm.

Once the tickets are reserved, the Springer Show staff is really on top of things. The tickets are sent out within a week and the recipient must fill out an RS VP card and send the card back to the station.

The show times can be anytime during the day. From ten o'clock in the morning until eight o'clock at nightâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the filming of Jerry Springer takes place all day. The doors open for the show an hour prior to the taping, but the staff recommends arriving at least two hours before the show tapes. Because the audience needs to look full, the staff overbooks the show. Seating is then on a first come first serve basis.

Arriving as early as possible is strongly recommended because the lines fill up really fast for the show. The audience consists of many different kinds of people. Although the minimum age for admittance into

the show is 18, the average age for the audience member is 31. Males and females are equally dispersed throughout the show. The show also appeals to both heterosexual and homosexual people. Sprinkled throughout the audience are cross-dressers and prostitutes.

After going through the metal detectors, and having your bags checked for cell phones, beepers, and weapons, you are led to a sitting room. The people at the front of the line are put in the back of the room, because they will be seated first in the best seats.

After waiting for the set to be ready, and

Jerry's makeup to be complete, the crowd is led into the Jerry Springer set. The room in which the show is filmed is much smaller than what is perceived on television. When walking in, a crew member will ask how many people are in your party. With groups of two, seating is usually in the middle to

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back. For groups of one or three, the front is usually where they are seated.

To pep the audience up, the television monitors play Jerry Springer's Too Hot For Televison videos. Yelling, screaming, and whistling fills the stage. Next, the director of sound comes out and explains the rules for television. Basically no cussing is acceptable. However, anybody who has seen the show knows what language is acceptable and what is not.

Next, when the panelists are talking, the audience is to remain silent. However, if the participant says something offensive, stupid, or outrageous, the audience should reply with boos, shouts, or chants. The director is off to the side of the stage, and the audience is instructed to react as he reacts. If he laughs, the audience laughs, if he starts to chant| the audience starts to chant.

"I take pride in my work," the director commented before the show started.

Finally the star of the show appears. Jerry Springer takes the stage confidently and eases any tension off of himself or the audience with a stand-up comic routine. Jerry continued on page 9

H20: more than water

by Mandy Payne H20? What kind of a group name is that?

A new swim team, or maybe a science club?

No, H20 is actually our new non-school sponsored Christian fellowship group at Maine South. The acronym stands for Humble to One. It also has another view point of representing "living water," a name that Jesus referred to himself as in the Bible.

As a student last year, Mandy Payne noticed that there was really no Christian organizations or groups available to students at Maine South. She wanted to start one for any student to feel welcome.

The idea of such a group at Maine South really became impressed on Payne's heart

over the summer. It wasn't until the middle of this school year that the organization adopted the name H20, and a group of students have began meeting every Thursday morning at 7am in room Al 17.

H20 is a group of students who come together ones a week to pray for our school, our student body, and faculty. Anybody is welcome to join the group any Thursday morning to lift Maine South in prayer.

High schools today are desperate for^ strong leaders with good morals and high values. 1120 simply wants to love, encourage, and be devoted to the well being of students of Maine South.

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T h e 'supreme' officer

by Nicole Penn Diane Ross is at Maine South. She walks among the students keeping everything safe and under control. Not many students may know her as Diane, but more commonly as 'Officer Ross.'

"Oh, there have been many jokes about my name. Ever since I was a kid. People sometimes ask me to sing for them. It's kind of funny sometimes. Sure, the jokes bother me sometimes because they get old, but I usually don't mind," said Maine South's new officer.

Attending Niles East High School, Ross knew she wanted to be an officer ever since she was ten-years-old.

"I've always wanted to help people, you know? This is the kind of work that I can really get into. I like my job because I enjoy working with teenagers."

After attending high school, Ross became waitress and then three years ago she heme an officer # I worked at the Niles Police Station. It was really quiet there. In my three years, I really cannot remember anything major hap-

Jerry continued from page 8 is no Jay Leno, but his jokes are cute and deserve a polite chuckle.

After what seems like a year of waiting, the lights brighten and the theme music is played.

"JERRY! JERRY! JERRY!" the audience stands and applauds loudly.

The show starts.

As the show runs-on, people begin to forget about being on television. They are really interested in the story of the panelists. Although most of the featured guests are obviously poorly paid actors (the Springer show is no more real than Professional Wrestling), they make other people _ on the whole feel better about themselves tirough their pathetic situations.

However, every once in a while, the truth creeps in. Last week, the Will County investigators arrested three men for admitting on Jerry's show that they had sex with a 15-year-old. During the show, the sister of

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However, over the weekends, Ross works in Rosemont in crowd control. She is called for duty at concerts or wrestling matches.

"It can get really out of control. I mean I know the kids just want to have fun and they are excited to see all of the big stars, but I have to keep them in line.

"Once, at a wrestling match, during one of my first times on crowd control and the units were called to break up one fight, and then the next minute we had to break up another fight, and then another fight. It's tough because you have to act on the spot.

You don't have time to think, you just act.

And that's what I had to do."

Ross does not consider herself tough, but she usually is able to talk people out of fights. "It's all about communication. I just walk up to the guys [at an event] and ask one of them to apologize and shake hands, then I ask the other guy the same thing. It usually works and it's not that big of a deal."

Ross really enjoys the environment and

the girl was offered one hundred dollars every time she threw a punch.

Many people find the way Jerry Springer encourages his guests offensive, but when

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her co-workers at Maine South. However, when coming to South, she was a little apprehensive about her new job.

"When I first started, I wasn't sure what to expect or what to do. But I'm just being myself and everything is working out great.

I cannot wait until the students grow and change and create solutions. I'm happy to be a part of this positive environment."

from what is shown on television, it is hard to treat the guests seriously.

Jerry's Final Thought is filmed right in front of everyone. The audience is told to remain silent during Jerry's last speech. Jerry reflects on the show and talks about what we can learnfi-omthis.

Although the show runs for an hour on television, the actual taping of the show takes only fortyfive minutes.

Watching a live viewing of the Springer show is only recommended for those who do not have many morals. A live Springer show is a lot more crude and degrading than watching the 'soft' version of the show at home.

However, if one has no problem watching the lowlifes of society and bringing themselves down a few levels, the Springer show is something to try.

"Watching a live viewing of the Springer show is only reconunended for those who do not have many morals" you go to a taping, it is just amusing.

The question and answer part of the segment during the end of the show is a lot longer than what people see at home. The crew films about double of what is used. The show is then edited, and the editors will whatever questions they think are entertaining enough for the public. If you really want insight into another persons problems, the live taping will give you that. Some of the questions asked and anwsered are so different

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Striding toward state

by Matt Huffman The month of February has proven to be a test of character for the Maine South boys' swim team. The varsity dropped a close meet to Niles West 99-87. A couple of firsts were taken by the lucky swimmers, notably Matt Huffman in the 100-yard Freestyle and the 200-yard Freestyle Relay combination of Huffman, Chris Marquez, Jon Michaels, and Tim Sapieka. Numerous seconds were taken, but it was not enough to topple the Niles West squad. However, the varsity finished the season with a 6-4 record.

The conference championship meet on February tenth pitted the Hawks against state powers Evanston and New Trier, as well as rivals Glenbrook South and Niles West. As taper began for a third of the squad, they hoped for the best and hit 24 out of 48 best times. However, seven conference records fell to New Trier and Evanston. Despite some good wins, the Hawks finished fifth in the meet and tied for fourth overall. The relays all medalled: the 200-yard Medley Relay of Bill House, Will Kruesi, Kevin Pick and Sapieka took fifth with a time of 1:51.22.

The same 200-Freestyle Relay as seen at Maine West took fourth with a time of

1:36.43, while the 400-Freestyle relay of Hufftnan, Kruesi, Marquez, and Michaels took fifth at 3:38.56.

The highest individual finishers included Huffman in the 50-yard Freestyle (8th) and 100-yard Freestyle (7th), Kruesi in the 100yard Backstroke (9th), and Sapieka in the 50-yard Freestyle (9th).

The JV swimmers did a phenomenal job taking third after New Trier and Evanston with some strong performances. All three relays took third place, and the JV was able to place a number of swimmers in sixth place to foil the Evanston-New Trier monopoly.

Taking sixth places were: J.P. Allen (100yard Freestyle), Dan Mathisen (l(X)-yard Butterfly), Peter Przekota (100-yard Backstroke), and Alan Zarychta (50-yard Freestyle). The JV squad finished their season with a 7-2-1 record taking third place in conference overall.

The Hawks had to face their biggest rivals at the state-qualifying sectional meet against Evanston, St. Patrick, and Niles West. Maybe this season's hard work will pay off, and the dream of sending a swimmer downstate will come true this year.

Starting off strongly

by Eileen Collins The Maine South girls' track team is off to a great start. The team finished strong in the first three meets of the season. The first meet of the season at Glenbrook South was not scored, but was a good indication of what the team could do. In the 1000 yd. run, sophomore Morgan Sokes, who finished second, and junior Mary Payne, who finished fourth, both earned a spot on the All Time Top Ten List. The Hawks continued their efforts in the next two home meets.

The Hawks scored 88 points against Ressuerction(76), Gary Grove(31), and Good Council(25), and pulled through with a victory. Maine South had many first and second places. Sokes led the way in the mile with a time of 5:54.9. Jill Hayes brought in another first place in the 660 yd. run with a time of 2:02.2. The Hawks 4-lap relay and the 880 yd. relay both came in first.

Maine South continued to improve and earned 123 points against Simeon(48), St.

Viator(42), and Chicago Jones(O).

Many Maine South ruimers earned a spot on the All Time Top Ten List. Junior Mary Payne finished first in the 660 yd. run with a time of 1:52.4, earning second place on the Top Ten List. Liz White succeeded in winning a spot on the 440 yd. Top Ten List with a time of 67.5. Other achievements were made by senior Katrina Kloess who became tenth on the 220 yd. run Top Ten List after a meet time of 29.7 and by sophomore Susie Logsdon who jumped 16-0, earning the third spot on the long jump Top Ten List. The team proved to be always improving when two freshmen, Jermifer Begich and Allison Pullman, earned 7th and 9th place on the 300 yd. Top Ten List. Begich had a time of 46.0, and Pullman had a time of 46.4.

The girls' track team knows that their dreams are within reach. With so many members achieving best times, the team can't help thinking of the victories to come.

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Record number of wrestlers who quahfied for the state meet.

2:02.2 First place time achieved by track team member Jill Hayes in the 660 yd. run.

73-36 Score of the girls' varsity basketball game versus Maine East.

17 Points accumulated by Jeremy Arbuthnot in the varsity boy's basketball's unfortunate loss to GBS.

46 Margin of victory in boys' track meet against Fen wick and Notre Dame.

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<Flying high over Fenwick

by Chris Mitchell Throughout recent weeks the boys' track team has kept up the intensity to say the least.

Even though the winter bug has hit the team hard, the Hawks have still managed to defeat all of their competition with ease. Two weeks ago in a triangular meet against St. Viator and Highland Park the Hawks swept the competition off of their feet, but the focus of the runners, jumpers, and throwers quickly shifted towards their upcoming meet against the Fenwick Flyers, a team that nearly upset the Hawks last year in a nailbiting 82-79 battle.

"This will have to be a day for personal records," Coach Drennan informed the team.

"Last year we won ten out of sixteen events, but only managed to win by three points which means that we have to not only win the events, but fill in the other top places too." This having been said, the varsity team ccompanied by three sophomores crushed accc wick and Notre Dame.

The Two Mile Relay, run by Chris McGuire, Erick Reuhs, Mark Dickey and Scott Fullman, started off the meet by win-

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ning the event and in a time of 8:49.8. Scott Pullman's anchoring split impressed the fans and his teammates as he tied Adam Wolf's season best half-mile time of 2:09.7.

Next the meet migrated into the field events where Tony Marcinek and Corey Norman led the Pole Vault with vaults of 11'6", and Chris Mitchell led Coach Lonergan's "Sandmen" with a long jump of 18'9", closely followed by Corey Norman and Mark Annes. Immediately following the 2 mile run, Dave Skiba displayed his skill, poise, and technique as he dominated the competition with a time of 6.6 seconds in both the high and low hurdles. Meanwhile, the unspoken shot putters were hard at work as Vince Natalie led the event with a distance of 47'0", earning himself a highly coveted powder blue athlete of the meet t-shirt at a recent practice.

Other significant events occurring during the meet included the blistering speed of the continuously improving sprint relays.

The 4 X 200 relay of John Giacomino, Joe Janik, Mike Psaltis, and Tony Skaczylo im-

proved their season best time to 1:41.5. Another large improvement occurred in the Mile Relay where Joe Janik, Tony Marcinek, Scott Fullman, and Tony Skaczylo lowered the season best time down to 3:43.6. Watching Marcinek run his blistering 53.1 second leg of the relay, Adam Wolf was quoted stating, "Wow, in my four years of track and field I've never wimessed someone else in a Maine South jersey run that fast."

Through the team's outstanding jjerformance, the athletes proved to the fans and the coaches that what is said by the coaches during practices and before meets is always listened to, and whatever goals are set are met, no matter what pain may be experienced. Making first place finishes for Fenwick few and far between, the Maine South men's track team won thirteen of sixteen events and the meet 103-57. Notre Dame's presence was nonexistent with a total score of six points, for they brought with them about five varsity athletes. The Hawks proved that they couldflyhigher than the Flyers themselves.

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Heading into Ruling at regionals tiie playoffs

by Krissy Vonesh With the season almost over, the girls are looking forward to playing hard in the state

by Tim Moron tournament. With The boys' basketball team's last couple early round reof weeks have been somewhat of a gional games at roUercoasterride. The team started off their home, the Hawks ,*— three game stint with a tough loss at have faced the DeGlenbrook South. A bright spot on the mons firom Maine Hawks' side was the 17-point performance East and will most

by Jeremy Arbuthnot likely be playing The next game wasn't much better for against a powerthe Maine South squad. The visiting Pros- house from Regina pect Knights came away with a hard fought Dominican for the 9-point victory over the host Hawks. John Regional champiVigna poured in 16 points in the loss, and onship plaque. The Tim Moran chipped in an extra 12.

Hawks have had a In their next game, the Hawks reversed great season so far their fortunes in a tremendous way against with helping Mr. a conference foe, Niles West. The Hawks Deines achieve his came away with a 20-point win over the 400"" career win Indians behind another 16-point perfor- and also achieving mance by Vigna. Vigna also had a four- 20 wins which is a point play and Arbuthnot had two dunks in feat not all teams the contest. After his "throw-downs," can tackle.

Arbuthnot was quoted as saying, "I'm tall!"

The accomAfter the Niles West game, Bryan Smaha plishments of the Hawks commented that, 'The whole team really are numerous including defeating top teams rose to the occasion today." to win the Christmas Holiday Basketball Playoffs start Tiiesday, February 27, Tournament earlier in the season. They have when the number-five seed Hawks will take competed strongly all season long includon the Niles North Vikings at home. ing their 79-36 win over Maine East on

Tuesday night the first round of regionals.

The Hawks dominated the boards and were exceptional in assisting one another. Junior Liz Bondi came alive with 5 blocked shots. All of the girls are contributing to post season play and the outlook looks promising. The threepoint shooters that will be advancing from Maine South are Maria CoUetti, who led the Hawks with 7 out of 15 shots, and Meg Nakamura, who shot 5 out of 15 in the firsL round, and 3 out of 10 i the second to secure a"" spot in the next threepoint shooting competition.

The team is recovering from injuries in starting players such as Meg Nakamura and Krissy Vonesh that could have caused weakness or disunity, but the team continues to come out strong for competition. Congratulations to all of the girls and Mr. Deines on their success.

Good things come at sectional meet

by Jim Denk The mighty Hawk wrestlers went into the last couple of weeks of their excellent season with goals. The 2000-2001 Conference Champs went into Regionals wanting to win the tournament as a team. Not only did the Hawks win the meet, but they dominated the competition, wiiming the tournament by over 100 points. The Hawks brought home six champions and six second place finishers, shattering the previous record for most sectional qualifiers by three wrestlers. The twelve sectional qualifiers were; Dan Tedeschi, Adam Showalter, Nick Fallico, Sam Strain, Jason Caudill, Mike Tedeschi,

Jim Denk, Jeff Shewfelt, Matt Recsetar, Pat Stritzel, Alex Chavez, and Jim Magiera.

The following week the Hawks knew they would have their hands full with all the competition at the sectional meet. They have trained and withheld pain all season for this week, and knew only good things would come their way. "We're a great team with a lot of experience and work ethic. We wrestled tough all year long so there was no doubt that good things would come our way. Only good things have come to us thus far, why wouldn't they come to us now?" stated coach Fallico just before sectionals.

The Hawks went into the sectional meet

wanting to break the old Maine South record of two state qualifying wrestlers in one season...and that they did. The Hawks' 103pounder sophomore Dan Tedeschi qualified by taking third along with senior Jim Magiera, the Hawks' 275-pounder. Also qualifying was freshman Nick Fallico, who took an impressive second at the sectional meet. Fallico became the first freshman i ] ^ ^ Maine South history to qualify for the s t a t j ^ ^ tournament.

As the season approaches the end the Hawks are still only exf)ecting good things.

What else would a program with great coaches and great athletes expect?