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; By_tesized news in• brief Summerschool to offernew courses,travel U-High Mi.dway C1Tuesday. March IO, 1998 One-weekfield trips will be featuredin newcourses taught by HistoryTeacher Paul Hortonduring Summer Schoo)June 22-July 31. ASouthern Appalachian History class willtravel to PigeonForge, Tenn., and Ashville, N.C .. , anda Puebloanhistory class will exploredifferent areas of NewMexico. • "I am reallyexcited about teachingthese new courses,"Mr. Horton said. "I really thinkit allowsteachers and studentsan opportunityto learnin a waythey aren't able to duringthe year." A HighSchool Civil War course taught by MiddleSchool Teacher David Harris also willinclude a tripto Gettysburgand other battle sites. Biology, Geometry and Discrete Mathalso are beingoffered. LowerSchool Teacher Curt Lleneck, new summer school principal, said information on the programis beingmailed to allschool families. Here'slookin' at new,kid, in SeniorSeminar In a white suit and hat, holdinga cigar,Humphrey Bogart in "Casablanca"captivates an audi ence of 18seniors and six facultymembers in a T.V.-litroom. With a theme of respondingto quick change, Senior Seminar,"The Shockof the New,"has been meetingWednesdays at lunch this quarter. "In classwe try to do activitiesthat make us ask ourselves,'What happens when somethingwe knowas familiar,produces unfamiliar results?"' Mrs. Shapiro said. "Allof whatwe havedone so far-'Casablanca', Plato's 'Mino,' and reviewing Cubism and the period from classical to impressionistic art-has carried the theme of how to react to unexpected outcomes." Plansfor the rest of the quarter includelistening to music from differenttime periods and a look at the historyof mathematics. "Hopefully,"Mrs. Shapiro added, "seniorswill leave the classroomwith more open minds." Teamswin, clubs plans includeplants Academic teams are continuing their winning ways and clubs are continuing planting plans, including planning planting. MODELU.N.-Planning for a repeatof last year's sweeping victory at the Univer.;ityofCalifornia at Berke ley,20 members of the U-High Model United Nations Club had been preparing for the March 3-7 conference sincethe beginningof December.Debating against 2,000 delegates from other schools, the U-Highteam Blues brothers representedthe UnitedStates. Two weeks following the Berkeleyconference 21 delegates will make their early 200 people attended the fifth an- nior Mike Hoy Qeft) and JuniorDavid Katzpor- wayto theNational Conference sponsored by the United Nations in NewYork City, representing Indonesia .._I andthe United Kingdom. 1~ nual MississippiHeat and Jazz Band con- trayed the Blues Brothers. 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"ButI'll tell mymom to ex "Labreally promotes involvement in extracurricu cuse me later." laractivities, especially during college workshops," Thatscene really occured. Administrators saida juniorgirl who asked to remainanonymous. say parentshave been excusingstudents not just "It's what distinguishesstudents here. Teachers forentire days but evenspecific periods more than need to understandthat studentsdon't alwayscut in past yearsand are compromisingthe school's becausethey procrastinate. Sometimes there is just carefullydesigned and painstakinglyenforced at too muchwork to be done." Percentages tendancesystem. U-Higherseven cut school on Thoughexcusing cuts maynot teachstudents to are out of 362 daysof major assignments and simplyfax them in. acceptthe consequencesof theiractions, parents totalstudents "Thisboils down to a manipulationof the sys say theydo it to ease pressureon their children. not in class tem becausesome parents don't technicallyact "It's this simple,"said a fatherof a sophomore duringthis againstschool policy but misusetheir ability to ex girl. "Ido not wantto see a childburnt out byhigh period.in cusetheir children,"said Assistant to the Principal school. If theyare tryingtheir hardest and grades January. TomMinelli. "They get to decidewhether it's okay meanso muchto them,I wouldexcuse them." (Students are either excused,ill or potentially cutting class.Eighth period was chosenat random.) for their childrento missindividual classes." Contendingthat cuttingis cutting,adminis AttendanceCoordinator Frankie Newcom added, tratorssay that consequencesshould be equalre "Theattendance system becomes unfair because gardlessof a student'sreason. studentswho reallywork are still forced to miss he number of students getting ex some studentscan skip out on schooland others "I understandthat studentshave a lot of workto schoolto catchup, I wouldsay that they must be Tcused from class is rising but it is diffi haveto acceptthe consequencesof their actions. do and sometimesthings suddenly come up but I in overtheir heads and overcommitted. We can't cult to determine whether their excuses The cuttingstudents often don't get in trouble." also realizethat procrastinationand mismanage allowstudents to think that their parentswill al are legitimate or fabricated. Ttfe graph Teachersbecome awareof single-classcutting ment of timeare keyfactors," Mr. Minelli said. "If waysbe there to get them out of trouble." pictured above shows the number of U Highers who got excused by parents compared to the number who possibly cut. A possible cut turns into a cut if the student does not clear it up with the As Is it copyingh~o~!!m~~~ad~t!~,, it~~!!!!!!!&!P,~"''" sistant to the Principal Tom Minelli. The b, And;cLeiT, -Bcrkcr isn't cheating;it's helpingpeople out." theirtwo points for the daybut in the longrun will students who were reported ill were ex 1 :·'1,Jwav'C[)'" l('~ But neither studentsnor teachersjustify cheat- haveto facethe consequenceson the test." cused by parents as well. ollectingthe previounight 's homework, ingwhenit comesto exams.While homework can a math teacher smile as he realizesall of be done with the help of outside resources, Cher studentshave fini hedcbeir work. Her they say, exams are the true test of what a stu- students smile, too, proud they will get credit dent has learned. for the work they copied from the three stu- Teachers explain that nightlyassignments, dents who actually did it. thoughoften repetitive and dull,allow students to U-Highersestimate copying takes place in every truly understand the material rather than just classlevel every day but teacherssay they are un- memorizingenough for a passinggrade. awareof how often students copy and do n~know "Whenstudents don't do homeworkthey may be if the problemis greaterthan in past years. ableto do wellon the nextquiz," Spanish Teacher Cheatingis dishonestand neveracceptable, say Suzanne Baumexplained. "Butwhen it comes faculty,butsomestudentsbelievetheyhavetocopytime for a final exam, students who didn't to get aroundlong assignmentsand pressuresto spend time doing the work themselves usu- Start Swinging at get good grades. ally will have forgotten the material." "AlthoughI don't copy, I can sympathize Though cheatingcan result in students losing withpeople who feelthey need to," a sophomore crediton the assignment,suspension or an F for boy said. "Thereis an enormousworkload here the quarter,teachers say they cannotmake accu- and the pressureto do wellis huge. Gradesare sations unless they catch copiers in the act. Joan'9 Studio stressedmore than anythingand peopleoften do Rather than crackingdown on copying,teach- whateveris necessaryto keep up their grades." ers say, they find ways to get around it. We offer terrific dance Whilesome U-Highersunderstand the need to "Teacherscan't monitor students," Math copy,others say they are often blamedfor cheat- TeacherRosa McCullagh said. "Sincemost math lessons at Joan'5 Studio ingwhen theyare justworking together. problemshave only one solution,students can get "If there are 20 math or scienceproblems, my the same answerwithout copying. Ratherthan for the Performing Art5 , friendsand I will each do 10,"a junior boy ex- askingevery student 'did you copy?'I focusmore with classes in ballet, tap, plained. "In Englishor historyI sometimesask on tests and makehomework a smallerpart of the jazz, modern and belly It's in the cards dance. Whatever your interests we offer Arter hours the gaming gets going qualified instructors and low-priced lessons to help By V:k:.1,Singha: paymentplan." F,Jit.,:-Jn,Ch!cf Butwith Mr.Tom Minelli, assistant to the princi you in your artistic pal, workingin his officein sight of the senior development. Come check t's 7:30Frida y night. Classesended fivehours lounge,seniors say they often have to findhidden previousand moscU-Hlghers have gone home. placesaround the schoolto play. outJoan'5 Studio and let ICustodians are busy ·weeping, vacuumingand "It's riskyand we'vegotten caughtbefore," said us help you get grooving. polishingthe school.The onlyother movementis another senior. "Nothingserious has happened the occasionalmouse scrambling for foodand the so far. I guesswe'll keep playinguntil someone 12seniors scrambling for money. seriouslygets broke." BUILDINGON HER artistic growth Usingtheir lounge as casinoheadquarters, about Thoughhe's confiscatedmore than 10decks at Joan's , SeniorKirsten Steele 25 seniors- mostlymales-gamble playing card of cards,Mr. Minelli says that punishingis difficult. workson a balancingexercise. gamessuch as blackjackand poker duringand af "WhenI catchseniors playing," he said,"there are ter schooland even on weekends. Thoughcard alwaysa bunchof peoplearound the table. How playingis against school rules and gamblingis do I know who was playing and who wasn't? againststate law for minors, seniors say they won't If I punish the innocent, then people are pun 'Joan's Studio for and can't stop playing. ished for nothing. "Eversince someone brought a deck to "Cardsare kind of likemusic. If we let students school,"said a senior boy who asked to remain play music,then we have to controlall the vari the Performing 74.rts anonymous,"we have seriously been addicted. We ables, like how loud it can be. If we let people playwhenever we get a chance. It's crazy.I knew play cards, then we have to control the vari thingswere messedup when I saw girlsget into ables, like gambling. It's better to not have 1438 t. 51th St. the action." people play." Betsare normallykept under $5, he explained, Withthe schoolcatching up, seniorsare nowpe 113-493-9288 but occasionallyfly over $100. titioningto formthe "PlayersClub," a placefor them "Wedon't makethem paythat muchmoney," he to playcards within the schoollegally. If the club said. "Wegive them some kindof a break,maybe passesit willnot be a placefor gambling,assured cut theirdebt in halfor put themon whatwe calla Mr. Minelli. DANCE Music TAI CHI audy :0 mt 50 pm 5:00 to am 8:30 Saturday h nvriy f Chicago Bookstore of University The

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And meanwhile, she has spent her time ducesthe Andas a PeerLeader, captain of both the varsity helpingwith EmptyBowls, a sophomoreproject Choir at swimand soccerteams, Dance Troupe Choreog to helpfeed the hungry,and organizing the Feb.7 one of the rapherand a memberof the ModelUnited Nations MississippiHeat concert,sponsored by the Peer all-school Club,Christina believes in schoolspirit and hopes Leaders. weekly as to motivateU-Highers "Iwork with Christina in PeerLeading everyday," semblies saidJunior RebeccaZemans, fellow Peer Leader and for which friend. "She'sa naturalleader who is goodat ev they serve erythingshe does. I callher superwoman.She's as hosts. involvedin so manythings and dedicated to them all- a realrole model." Readyfor the ModelU.N. conferenceat Berkeley,March 6-9, Christina looks forward to rep resentingthe UnitedStates there. ___ J!_eop__le---=--= "I receivedan awardat the U. of C. conference lastyear," Christina explained. "I like going to con 98 ferences,especially because I canmeet people from allover the country." Butmore than anything,Christina cherishes the Hoosiers not ;b-;;?~;;; friendsshe's made and the peopleshe's met since her freshmanyear at U-High,though she remains NewIndiana group exp_lores car p_ooling,_sp_eciql events loyalto her hometown,Munster, Indiana. "I knoweveryone in Munster,"Christina said. "I ByHannah Scherberg Approximately15 U-Highers---- didn'twant to staywith the samepeople I'd been MidwayReporter livein NorthernIndiana com n a stunning navy blue evening friendswith since middle school. ButI stillkeep "Hoosiershavefeelings , too." munities includingMunster, Igown, Senior Christina Cantwell as in touchwith all my old friends and hangout with That'sLhe motto of the newIndiana Stu- Hammond,Crown Point, Dyer, CulturalUnion president had the plea thema lot,too. Sometimesit's just nice to getaway dents As.5ociationfounded by Junior Portage,Chesterton, Valparaiso sure of seeing one ofthe student fromthe HydePark scene." AdamFer.sch. and Schererville. government organization's major so Herworkload might seem liketoo much "Manystudents are forcedto travelinto Chicago Some commute up to an cialevents, the SemiformalDance Feb. to handlewith all the excitementof senior year but on weekendsin order to see friends,"explained hour-and-a-halfeach way to and L.,o - __ ___,,:__._i 21 at International House, draw an el Christinanever seems to get overwhelmedby her Adam,whose family lives in Hammond."But the fromschool daily and forSatur- Adam egant and happy crowd. Christina schoolactivities. IndianaAssociation will make it lessdifficult." day activitiessuch as sports was one of three senior girls nomi "Eversince freshman year I've wanted to be really Membersplan to formcar pools to makeit easier gamesand practices,drama rehearsals and year nated for Semiformal Dance Queen involvedin the school,"she explained."If some forU-Highers from Indiana to get to schoolevents. book classes. Eveningsports eventsand dances and with Student Council President thingis funI'll sign up forit. Andifl had the time, Theyalso may plan social eventscloser to home add to the commutingtask, which often fallson Randy Sawyer crowned the royalty. I'd be doingeven more." for U-Highersfrom the Hoosierstate. parents. Seniorgets T.V. 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Schein Schein 1998 1998 TheOutstanding Mr. O'Connor reparing for Arts Fest, English Teacher PJohn O'Connor captivates, from left, Englishteacher, club sponsor,musician, Albert Akuamoah, Chris Allocco, Casey Man coach, 'O.C.'loves his school and his life ning-Sullivan and Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl. By BobbyStokes knowingthat I don't know all the answersand hoping that through MidwJyReporter discussionI will learnthat muchmore. "I enjoythe Hai-KuClub for the samereasons. It givesa chanceto " Lookaround you . Everyteacher and studentat thisschool interactwith students through the poemswe writeand discuss.As is strange, weirdor eccentric. Theseare mypeople, n En· faras tennisgoes, I enjoybeing able to addany advice I canby work gli.shTeacher John O 'Connor,known to many as "O. C.,'' ingwith the teams. I love the sport and hope that my enthusi joked while motioning to the students surrounding him asm will help the teams." in the cafeteria. An accomplishedmusician, Mr. O'Connorbegan takingvoice Standingfive-feet, eight-inches in gymshoes, wearing comfortable classeswhile at college and later took up the guitar. clothingand rimmedglasses, Mr. O'Connor, though small in stat "I wasinspired heavily by folk music when I beganthe guitar,"Mr. ure,is not intimidatedby anyone or anythingand is the firstto voice O'Connorsaid. "Ilike the waythat it combinespoetry with music. I hisopinion about controversial topics. With an easy-goingpersonal evenworked as a discjockey on a folkmusic station. Recently I have ity,entertaining wit and a well-roundedapproach to life,Mr. O'Connor played at some coffee houses around the Chicago area solo receivesrespect as wellas smilesfrom those who knowhim. But U· and I also sing at retirement homes with a group." Highers say what really makes Mr. O'Connor stand out is his Growingup on the NorthWest Side, Mr. O'Connor attended Gor friendly teaching style and personal relations with students. don TechHigh School and then the U.of C. He then taughtEnglish Balancingtime between teaching classes, advising Hai-Ku Club, play at PennState and workedin an adultliteracy center before return ingfolk guitar and coachingthe tennisteams, Mr. O'Connor enjoys ingto Chicago.After two years at MortonWest High School in Berwyn spendingtime in activitieshe lovesas wellas raisinghis two chil he came to U-Highfour years ago with knowledgeof the hard dren,Alison,four years oldand Ted, five months, with his wife Eleni. working reputationU-High students have. "Besidesmy family there is nothingI lovemore than words and the "I felt that I couldrelate to the hard workingapproach many U formation of ideas," Mr. O' Connor commentedduring a re- Highstudents take after coming from a similarsituation at U.of C," cent Thurs Mr. O'Connorsaid. "I appreciatethe intelligenceas wellas the ea day lunch gernessto learn U-Highstudents have after coming from situ duty period. ations where students weren't as enthusiastic." arts "Igo intoeach Mr. O'Connorhopes never to leaveU-High. "I'll probably teach 1 English class here untilI die,"he said,breaking into a smile. U-High Midwuy LJ Tuesduy, Man:h 10, 1998 Keyboardvirtuoso brings harmony to discordantlounge situation BvAlice Blander Afterthe loungewas closed for almosta month keepingother studentsfrom throwingtheir gar vermedal in the NAACP-sponsoredAct/So compe AssociateEditor because of messiness, bageon the floorand writingon the walls. They titionlast year,Jonathan is currently preparing for a pi· Jonathan submitted a pro give students three warnings before report· ano competitionthis summer at Interlachen.Sac nteringthe thirdfloor lounge to findCheetos posalfor reopeningit. Ever ing them to facultymembers. rificingbeing on the basketballteam to get ready scattered all over the carpet, Sophomore since his proposal was ac 'When the loungewas closed,"Jonathan said, for the competition,Jonathan said he needs EJonathan Cambry iooks at classmates sitting cepted last month by Mr. slouchingon a benchin the lounge,"I lookedat all the time he can get to practice. on the benches. "Whodid this?"he asks. Asthe Minelli,assistant to the prin· the s09homoresand they all lookeddepressed. "I'll be playinga 24-pagepiece by Rachmaninoff," groupsneaks off to the other side of the lounge, cipal, Jonathan has the Theyhad nowhereto go to relax. So I decided he said,fishing the scoreout of his backpackand responsibility of keep· something had to be done and submitted a flippingthrough it. "Rachmaninoffis my favorite Jonathan sighs, bends his tall frame over and Jonathan begins to clean the Cheetos off the floor. ing it clean. proposal to Mr. Minelli." composer. I love the challenge-his piecesare "Ionly left the loungefor about five minutes," he Underhis plan,Jonathan got around40 students Whenhe's not in schoollooking after the lounge, both the mostdifficult and the mostbeautiful. I've said, "and when I came back it was a mess. I to agree on paper not to makea mess. He and Jonathanis likely to be playingclassical piano. Wm· been practicingfour hours a day. I come straight had to clean everythingoff the floor." four sophomorevolunteers now have the caskof ningawards for his-pianoplaying, including a sil- home after school and just play until dinner." Life-Size Fanta-Size

------Pa~an- Ma hija EDICI 1327 E. 57th St.• (773) 667-7394 Monday- Thursday 7 a.m. • Midnight On 57th Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. • 1 a.m. Sunday 9 a.m. • Midnight Jumpinginto life Trackstardom, teaching or diving intofires, Marty Billingsley does it all ByLbby O'Neill "Iwas fighting forest fires and there are basically Bcgi nni ng Reporter threeways to get to them,"Ms. Billingsley recalled ifceenhu.ndred _feec above t~e ground, a fondlyduring a recentconversation. "You either w0manwith straigh t brownhair seeps to the drive,fly by helicopteror smokejump, which is Fedge of the plane.With a strong, ablebody, goingby planeand parachutingout. At that time she preparesto jump to the forestsof Montana theywere trying for equal opportunity, so theyre below.She checks her parachutebut knowsthat a cruitedseven women, myself included. We went safelanding always depends partly on luck.Taking to a three-weektraining session with physical tests a deepbreath, she jumps.A cord extends and the I didn't find too tough. So I becamea smoke parachuteopens. And for a coupleof seconds,fly jumper.Also, Norman Maclean, a formerprofes ingthrough the clouds,all she canfeel is the cold sorat theUniversity ofChicago, wrote a bookcalled ======air. As she gets closer to the 'YoungMen and Fire'in whichhe mentionedme "As so on as I groundthe air becomessmokier. andmy smoke jumping-but it wasonly a fewsen Thisis no joy ride.This is a job. tences." Stepped ()fl the And Marty Billingsleyis the AlthoughMs. Billingsley always enjoyed run womanwho has acceptedthe ning for fun, before 1973a track team didn't track I realizedI challengeor puttingout the fire exist for girls to competitivelyrun on at U thatwaits below. For four years High. had foUn d my starting in 1979, Ms. "In 1973, Title Nine was passed. This said Billingsley, a '77 U-High that girls and boys could both do the same sport." graduate, lived the experi- sports," Ms.Billingsley said. "Theylet me run ence of a smoke jumper. on the boys' track team. The guys didn't con -Ms.Marry Billingsley, Before fighting fires, Ms. sider the fact that I was a girl. I was just a run Computerchairperson Billingsleyexcelled as a track ner along with other runners. As soon as I star at U-High.While running stepped on the track I realized I had found on the track team as the only girl, Ms. my sport. At the State meet, I was second at Billingsleycontinuously beat the boys' times. the two-mileand the one-mile on the same Photoby Brook e Casabadan She also broke records at state track meets day. Nobodyelse doubled up on races. Both rack star as a U and continued running in college at Univer of my times were under the previous state THigher, Ms. Marty Dinner to honor winter teams sity of Wisconsinat Madison.Track remains records and my two-miletime was under the Billingsleynow coaches Echoingsuccessful innovations at the fallsports ban quet, a wintersports video produced by Athletic Direc important to Ms. Billingsleyand the students nationalrecord. So even though I wasn't first, track. She is Computer she coaches on the U-Hightrack team. Ms. I ran very well." tor KarenDuncan and a buffetdinner cateredby Pizza Department chairper Capriwill highlight the WinterSports Award Banquet, 6 Billingsleyspends mostof her daysin the com Recruitedby the Universityof Wisconsinat son and here helps puter lab, where she is the chairperson. p.m. tomorrow,Wednesday, March 11 in the cafeteria. Madisonfor running, Ms. Billingsleycontin

lchingsize for size with such teams as LutherNorth for the first imein manyyears, varsity basketballers were able to add new height with a fast style of playand their pressuredefense and produce a uccessfulseason. - Hopingto avengetheir second-placefinish to Elginlast year, var Msityboys' basketballMaroons went into their Feb.20 awaygame at Elginas the big one. Knowingthat gamewould decide who would win the IndependentSchool League (ISL) title, both teamswere 8-2, put extra pressure on the Maroons. Althoughalready beating the Hilltoppersonce at home,varsity Maroons were not ableto contain the Elginthree-point shooters as the Maroonswent down 45-62. See ing their title hopes come to an end, the Maroonswere forced to settle for secondplace once againwith a 67-55heart stopper. Ledby the fourthhighest scorer in the league,Senior Justin Slaugh ter, who averaged13.9 points a game,and the 13th,Senior Karega Bennettwho averaged10.7 points a game,scoring consistency and sizealong with some timelyshots were keysin the titlerun . "It definitelyhelped that we had some biggermen this year,"said Photohy Ari I Iimmel JuniorJason Camp, cocaptain with Justin and Karega. espite this first quarter block, Jason Ca~ p's efforts came up short in an unexpected loss "Adam Fetsch and Matt D Jan. 9 at Latin. Shelton reallyadded some much needed size to the "Wereally didn't expectto finishany better than third in the league team this year and Charles at the beginningof the season,"said CoachRon Presley. "Surpris Simmons' blocking ability wasbig." ingly,we were in firstmost of the year but then we didn't show up AlthoughCharles was out about a month becauseof an anklein for the NorthShore game. Peoplewere not readyto win,they were jury,U-High kept on winning,with one of the biggestgames coming readyto play." Feb. 3 at home againstLatin. Seeminglya consistentproblem, the playersthemselves saw their Leadingby one,Justinwent to the lineand hit both ofhis freethrows inconsistencyas a majorproblem throughout the season. to extend the Maroonlead to three. Butwith less than a minuteleft "Allthe gameswere close,"said SophomoreReid TokarL "Butwe PbotOby Jeff 1/anaul!T to play,Latin stampeded down to theirend of the court and missed neverhad one consistentplayer who couldcarry the team. One day one guywould have a good gameand no one else wouldstep it up wo North Shore defenders a potentialgame tying three-pointer. To the Maroons'dismay, Latin watch as Jason Camp hits a grabbedthe reboundand put up a shot as he was being fouledby and anotherday a differentguy would have a good game." T Morecontent with their second-placefinish in the ISL,freshmen layup as the Maroons go on to win Adam.Hitting a free-throwshot with3.6 seconds left to tie the game in a Jan. 15home game, 51-49. at 46,U-High'got the ballto Karega,who in tum weavedaround the ballerssaw the seasonas an improvementnot onlyon their playing Romansam'! put up a three pointer. but alsoon their expectations. "Itwas a big, big shot,"Jason said. "He timedit perfectlythe "I reallydidn't think we would playover .500ball," said firstyear minuteit cameoff his hands the buzzersounded, then peoplejust CoachDan Dyra. "But we did. Weall came a longway, especially in startedrunning on the court." our passing.Although some gameswe weren't mentallyprepared, Not quite havingthe same luck as their varsitycounterparts, the when we were, we could beat the best teams." Scoresnm previously recorded, U-High score first than opponents, j.v.erssaw their championshiphopes destroyedwith two losses to varsityfollowed by j.v.in parentheses Parker,Jan. 6 andJan. 30 and one loss to NorthShore Country Day SI. Benedicts, Feb 7, home: 67-58 (48-50); North Shore Country Day School, SchoolFeb. 10and were forcedto settle for secondplace. Feb . 10, away: 44-55 (48-54); Luther South, Feb. 17. home: 62-65 (56-50) . r----T-h_e_S-ea_s_o_n_ls_C_h_a_n_gi-ng-.-.-.- Strong starts! It'sTime For A New Style! fadingfinishes Sering brings forth warmer weather, earninga lessonchat has p lagued. o many brighter colors and a celebration of you! teams beforethem , varsitygirl basketballers di coveredthat nm man y game· can be won L David Katz withonly three quartersof solidbasketball. Photoby ith his opponent a step be Typifingthe season,in the firstRegional game, a hind Aaron Scott scores two 52-32loss at LutherNorth, Feb. 10, the teamplayed W points to help his team to a Feb. 5, threestrong quarters, then couldnot maintainthe j.v. home win, 62 -45, against Elgin. intensityto finishit off "Wewere onlydown by fourat halftime,"said Se nior AngieKeene, cocaptainwith Seniors Dina Moskowitzand KatieHanek. "But we fell behind towardsthe end of the game and Jost by around 20." In their third lossto Parkerthis season, the Ma roons finishedoff the season in fifthplace in the IndependentSchool League OSL) at 7-9,9-13 record overall,averaging about 20 turnoversa game. "Weworked hard all season,"Coach Mike Moses said."We just had troublesustaining a higherlevel ofenergy than ouropponenl, throughout the games." Thisself-destructive, many turnovers and fading HannahScherberg finishestype of play strongly affected the outcome of the 3343Maroon loss on SeniorDay to Willows Feb. 6. Come to Sty le Network and treat Catchingup to withinthree pointsin the final yo~rse:lf !o a new look. Let the friendly minutes,the teamcommited a fewcostly turnovers anddid not show the intensity to win the close game. hair sty hsts at the Sty le Net work give Includinga center measuring above six feet, yo~ a fresh look for the new season of SophomoreTai Duncan, averaged somewhere near sevenpoints a game,the Maroons'losing did not, spring, in fact,have anything to do with lackof talent. Pbo10b1 •Jefl_JIanau er n a breakaway, flying by his "Wehad so muchtalent," Junior Rebecca Zemans defender, Anthony Williams said."It just feltlike we couldn'tput it togetherfor 0 eachgame." assisted the Maroons to a Feb. 5, Style Network Althoughthey did strugglefor intensitymost of hemewin, 63-60, overthe Hilltoppers. the season, a high point came, Dec. 23 against "Everyonelearned to playas a team,"JV. Coach 1621 E. 55th ST. AddisonTrails at Ridgewoodwhen the team made an unexpectedcomeback to almostwin the game. JoyceStiles said. "By the end of the seasonplayers (773) 241-7778 "Wewere trailingby 14points and were able were lookingmore for assiststhan points. Bythe to comeback within four," Coach Moses said. "We end of the season, even the bench playerswere contributing." OPEN WEEKDAYS 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m. ended up losingby six,but the team reallyplayed their heartsout." Scoresnot previouslyrecorded, U-High score first SAT. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Makingteamwork their top priority,the j.v.ers than opponents, varsityfollowed by j.v.in paren CLOSED SUNDAYS learnedthe importanceof playingtogether on their theses: Willows. Feb . 6. home: 28-59; Trinity, Feb 6, away: wayto a 3rd placefinish in the ISL,8-13 overall. (41-28), Woodlands, Feb . 7, away; 32-51 (20-26) , Photoby Adam Hamburg erforming their last halftime dance of the year Pat the last boys' game of the year Feb.17against ___ sports Luther South, Dance Troupe ended a spectacular 17 season. With over 25 members, the Troupe enter tTll((JiL:.Hidwuu °;j'fucscft1y . 1\,Ju.rd1 10_ 1996' tained the fans at most boys' games and some girls'. In the photo, from left, are Makam Prakuti, Bree Boulware, Wendy Goodall, Melek Kot, Yarrisa Brutus, Liz Tomasek, Janelle Turner, Kelly Williams Tracksters get new coaches and Lonnie Hubbard. Not shown in the photo are Faith Baxter, Chris lJvMik(: lky Chairmanof the USATrack and FieldOr tina Cantwell, Euna Chi, Dana Cohn, Marie-Laure Mi, !"3,· lk[~)({N ganization for Youths in Illinois, Mr. Geffrard, Rivetta Goodrich, Tiff any Harper, Joi primingin a new clirect.ion,U- High' Murnanwill head Coachboys' trackwith track teams are ru11ningwith new Kamper-Knight, Lillian Koppel, Elizabeth Joynes, AssistantCoach Tom Minelli until the end Arielle Levin-Becker, Anju Mahajan, Bridget McNeil, Scoaches. CoachBud James has de of the outdoor season,May 30. Rebecca Nichols, Chakka Reeves, Sara Stewart, cided not to return after 13 seasons. His JoiningMr. Murman, Ms. Angie Bolton, successoris Mr.Art Murnan,who brings Kirsten Steele, Lindsay Strong, Jaime Jo Tyler. '87 graduate, replacesAthletic Director The Troupe was coached by Lower School 30years of coachingexperience to U-High. KarenDuncan as assistantgirls' coach. Mr. Murnanserved 26 years as a track Teacher Donna O'Sullivan, herself an experienced Ms.Bolton is assistingHead Coach Marty dancer. coachat ProvidenceSt. Me] HighSchool Billingsley,'77 graduateand the firstgirl and four years coach for Providence's everto ru·ntrack at U-High.She still holds middleschool team. U-Highrecords in the 1600-meterand "I'vecoached top 10 state finalistsfive 3200-metertrack events. Ms.Billingsley times and there has never been a time I is ComputerDepartment chairperson. haven'tcoached a state qualifier,"Coach With 10 girls and 21 boys, membersof Murnansaid. "It shouldn't be any differ the trackteam see the currentindoor sea ent this year,there's no wayI'm goingto son as excellentpreparation for the out state as a spectator." (continuedon page 19) New ideas for Swimmers rebuild your spnng ackingseniors on their 14-manroster, fiveof them freshmen,boy fashion Maroons swimmerssaw this season as a chance to start over and rebuild a leamfrom team. Bythe end of the season, they had reconstructedthemselves collection theirlosses Linto a potentiallydominating group of swimmers. · await you at Finishingthe season 1-9 , the team often lost because of its rela tivelysmall size and inexperience. Cohn & Stern. "It'snot thatwe haven'tswam well," Coachumy Mcfarlane said. "It's just that we were outnumberedby biggerteams. But the We've got freshmenthis year have made an impactbecause most of them have been swimmingat the South SideYMCA since they were really young. everything So they joined the team with some experience." from a variety U-Highswimmers gained experience through practice and challeng ing meets against such opponents as Mt. Carmel,St. Ignatiusand of colorful Latin. The meet Jan. 28 at Morton proved a surprise as the St. Ignatius cotteon knit Wolfpackjoined the meet, scheduledas a dualbetween the Maroons and Morton. The Wolfpack,U-High swimmers say, did not swimto sweaters to their potential,with a number of disqualifiedswimmers and swims sharp looking that lackedeffort. Coming down to the 400-yardfreestyle relay, the finalevent, dockers the Maroonslost to St. Ignatius,consequently losing the meet by three points. kahkis. And Finishingfourth of sixat thisyear's Conference meet Feb. 13at Latin, the Maroonssaw themselves finishing potentially anywhere from third we're Photohy Brooke Casadaban to sixth. Althoughthe swimmersdidn't acquirethe third-placefin conveniently eady to start one ish, individualtimes improved. Rof his four races, "Wedon't have a large number of people on the team this year, WhatA Grab!Senior Etan Hedaya has foundthe per located near Josh Jackson has been which obviouslyeffects our placingat big invitationals,"said Junior one of the leaders of ChesaBoudin . "Butat the conferencemeet, each individualon the fectrobe for his spring wardrobe, only at Cohn& Stem U-High! the seniorless swim team swamat least one personalbest time." team, winning both dis Finishing 11th of 12 in SectionalsFeb. 21 at Morton,the Ma tance and sprint events. roons saw what it takes to win in the Oak Park-RiverForest team, whichwent on to win State. Gym Show coming "The Huskieshad the best swimmerin the city,Tim Barry,"noted C0HN;J~l~N The Gym Show which Junior NateWhalen. "He could swimdarned fast." A Great Store for Men proved such a hit last year Scoresnot previously recorded, U-High corenr t than opponents: returns 7-8 p.m., Thursday, Evergreen Park, Feb . 5. away: 45-57; Lake Forest Academy Invitational. Feb . in the Hyde Park Shopping Center 7, away: 3 of 6. March 19 in Sunny Gym. 1500E. 55th. 773-752-8100 -By Mana Perkovic, Associate Editor Must

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