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NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILLINOIS
Friday, May 30, 1980
Twenty-first A nnual Senior Issue
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Retirees discuss plans
Three East social studies teachers,
representing total of 57 years of
teaching experience, are retiring at the
end of this year.
Sylvia Mazouch who has been at
East for the last 14 years says she has
no regrets about retiring. ‘T ve had my
share of pleasant moments. I ’ve
enjoyed the students. But there’s more
to life than getting up at dawn every
day,” Mazouch said.
MAZOUCH PLANS to “love my
animals, dig in my garden, read, and
play bridge,” after she retires.
William Osness who has 19 years of
teaching experience at East plans to
take advantage of the early retirement
plan by retiring at the end of this year.
“ I ’ll m iss the contact with the
students. It keeps you young in your
approach to life,” Osness reflected.
WITH 19 YEARS at East, Osness
said that student attitudes have
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recently taken a turn for the worse.
Mike Ewing also had strong feelings
about the changes in student attitude
in recent years. “The school is now
divided into antagonistic camps. It
seems as though we’re not in this
together. Everyone seems to be in his
own separate cubicles — teachers,
students, and administrators,” Ewing
said.
Ewing blames student disinterest in
“learning” and the mass of antagon
isms on the restructured daily schedule.
“Students drift from one 40 minute
period to the next. In a 40 minute
period, there is no time to work
individually with a student or inspire a
class with relevant topics off the course
objectives,” Ewing stressed.
EWING PLANS TO remain. active
in the future by either coaching football
at North Park or Lake Forest Colleges,
and traveling.
V
included the Iran and draft surveys, two
$250 scholarships to Washington for
the Presidential classroom, a $250
scholarship for graduating senior, and
crazy hat day. In addition, there will be
a free concert by Glacial Till on June 6
in the auditorium.
Next year Toback hopes to have
more all-school activities and more
student involvement.
“AS THE YEAR closes, I’m very
sorry to be separated from my friends
but we don’t have any choice, so I hope
to make the best of the situation by
making new friends at North and
keeping old ones who are going to
West. I ’d like to urge everyone to lend
their cooperation also.”
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Retiring teachers and librarian from top left to right, include William Osness, Mick
Ewing, Loretta Redford, and Sylvia Mazouch.
Student wins writing awards
Lese Kantz, ’82, has won two awards
in the National Scholastic Writing
Contest. The awards are an Honorable
Mention in the national competition
and third place in the Chicagoland area.
Kantz entered the short story
category of the contest with “The
Dream Listener” which is about a
District 2 1 9 enacts new drug policy
The recent Board crackdown on
drugs is a concerted effort to rid Niles
Township of in-school drug use, said
David Schusteff an E ast dean of
students and member of the task force
established to study, plan, and enforce
regulations concerning the problem.
The task force is one facet of Board
member Erich Moch’s seven-point plan.
The plan is an outline of policies
intended to curtail in-school drug use.
ACCORDING TO SCHUSTEFF,
the task force will propose concrete
recommendations intended to obliterate
drugs from the schools.
“I think we need a more effective
policy for first time offenders. This
includes the addition of the word
expulsion in the behavior code,”
Schusteff said.
The need for a more stringent drug
policy follows the realization by the
deans that many first time offenders
are not first time users.
“ OUR CURRENT POLICY is
effective for first time users, but most
of our offenders have been using drugs
since junior high school,” Schusteff
said.
The harsher drug policy complies
with the Board’s mandate by law to
provide and preserve an educational
atmosphere within the school, Schu
steff stressed.
As for media stories on the alleged
drug problem at East, Schusteff said
they represent gut reporting rather
than serious investigative work.
OTHER PROVISIONS in Moch’s
seven-point plan in in addition to
the task force include:
♦Notice be served to all parents and
students that the use of and trafficing
of drugs will not be tolerated;
♦All students who are caught using
or trafficing drugs and alcohol be
dealt with severely;
♦ALL STUDENTS smoking areas be
immediately discontinued;
♦The cause of drug abuse be
articulated to the high school students
and that a working relationship be set
up with junior high students;
Chief of Security, James Puff is responsible along with the deans for enforcing the new
drug policy, (photo by Erich Massat)
At the last Spring Sports Award
Assembly, the following students won
awards:
MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS:
BASEBALL
Harold Schwartz
BOYS GYMNASTICS Mike Lankford
and Steve Malitz
Eric Hinchman
BOYS TENNIS
Barry Leb
INDOOR TRACK
Barry Leb
OUTDOOR TRACK
Sharon Jacobson
ARCHERY
Judy Klancic
BADMINTON
Nancy Kusek
SOFTBALL
Linda Becker
GIRLS TRACK
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Toback captures second term
Student Senate President Paul
Toback ’81 was reelected over Julia
Bienias ’82 on May 21 to co-govern
the Student Congress at North.
“Julia put up a good fight and waged
a good cam paign,” said Toback.
All three Niles schools elected a
president with the stipulation that
co-presidents would exist wherever the
East president would go next year.
Toback will be working with North
president, Stacey Brirstin ’81. Bill
W eiss, current E ast advisor will
be the advisor at North next year.
“I HOPE STACEY and I will be
able to work well together,” comment
ed Toback.
Student Senate sponsored a variety
of activities this past year. Some
Friday, May 3 0 ,1 9 8 0
♦In-Service efforts be established to
educate the faculty and administration
concerning drug abuse; and
♦An effort to “ go public” by
publicizing the Board’s intent to keep
drugs off the Nilehi campuses.
OUTSTANDING SENIORS:
Kelly Walls
Claudia Brisk
AL BECK AWARD WINNERS
Barry Leb
Claudia Brisk
psychiatrist who has trouble trying to
disprove that his patient is dreaming
his life away.
THE CONTEST WHICH was held
nationwide, had thousands of entries.
Faced with this fact, Kantz said, “I
have just as much of a chance as
anyone else.”
As a Sophomore Honors English
student and a reporter for the Nilehilite
staff, Kantz gets much experience in
writing. Kantz has entered other
writing contests but does not know the
results of them yet. The reason Kantz
entered the National Scholastic Writing
Contest was to “see where I stand as
far as my writing is concerned.”
In the future, Kantz intends to
progress and develop his writing to the
best of his abilities. He also plans to
enter and maybe even have his material
published. Making a career of journal
ism or creative writing is also a part of
Kantz’s plans for the future.
Gymnast Malitz;
conference champ
Steve Malitz, sophomore gymnast at
E ast, captured the conference allaround title at New Trier East High
School, May 15. The effort coupled with
a third place finish in the all-around by
junior Mike Lankford, helped the
Trojans remain in second place in the
conference standings. The Trojans
boast a 4-1 conference record and an 8-1
overall record for the season.
Malitz compiled over 7.0 on every
event except the side horse. His best
efforts of the season on the still rings,
parallel bars, and vaulting clinched a
title with a 6.96 average on six
gymnastic events.
OTHER TOP-SIX finishers at league
level included Steve Fishman on free
exercise; Steve Korn on horizontal bar;
Jim Lankford on side horse; and John
Murray on still rings.
At District competition May 21 at
East, Malitz earned a fifth all-around,
second on floor exercise, and fifth on
high bar. East finished third at the
competition.
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Friday, May 3 0 ,1 9 8 0
Page 3
*My Fair Lady *provides enjoyment
By Andi Levin
My Fair Lady, a musical
adapted from George Bernard
Shaw’s well received tale,
“Pygmalion,” was chosen as
East’s farewell spring musical,
ending a 17 year tradition of
performing a Broadway show
each spring.
The play, a romantic musi
cal, starred alumna Debbie
Crane ’69 as the female lead,
Eliza Doolittle; Ted Hill ’80,
who portrayed Professor Hen
ry Higgins; Andrew Rosenson
as Alfred P. Doolittle, Eliza’s
father; and Ira Strongin ’82 as
Colone Pickering. “My Fair
Lady” featured a composite
cast of 38, including 13 alumni.
Crew and orchestra members
brought the total number
involved to 147.
The play centers around
Professor Higgin’s acceptance
of Pickering’s bet that he
could not tranform a very
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dirty Eliza into a lady within 6
months. His success was to be
tested by trying to pass Eliza
off as a lady at the Embassy
ball, which he does successful
ly. The greedy blackmailer
Zoltán Karpaty, played by
Scott Tauber ’81, tries to
discover Eliza’s true origins
(lower class Cockney). After
much difficulty he decides that
she is a Hungarian princess.
The sets, designed by a
professional designer Gary
Baugh, were excellent, being
both realistic and designed to
shorten the time necessary to
change props in between
scenes. The period costumes,
which had been rented for the
show, added much to the aire
of professionalism that sur
rounded the performance.
Technically, the sound under
the direction of Brad Dorfman
’83, was very good, although
the actor’s speeches were
occasionally lost due to their
talking too fast. In the
beginning, E liza’s quick
speech obscured her lines,
.already partially buried under
her Cockney accent.
The lighting crew, headed
by Craig Weisman ’81 and
Gena Schoen ’81, provided a
tasteful accompaniment. Other
crew chairmen included Mike
Schaffner ’81, construction;
Maureen
Statland
’81,
costumes; Tim Ortman ’81 and
Andrew Rosenson ’72, publi
city; Marc Small ’82, pinrail;
Linda Sugarman ’80, pro
grams; Lisa Geiser ’80 and
Muriel Steiner ’79, proper
ties; Jackie Woll ’81, tickets;
and Carol Miller ’78, make
up.
All told, this performance
was equal, if not above, many
professional efforts. The effort,
money, and time spent cannot
accurately be recorded in the
theater program.
The cast, crew, and
orchestra members are to be
heartily commended for a well
done effort that unfortunately
was to be East’s last theatri
cal production.
Clockwise: Prof. Henry Higgins (Ted
Hill) dances with Eliza Doolittle
(Debbie Crane); Donna Kulwin and
Norman Fox dance the “Ascot Gavote”; Higgins discusses Eliza with
his mother (Elleah Horowitz); Hig
gins paces about nervously waiting
for Eliza to make her social debut,
(photos by Jeff Silver and Steve
Suslick)
Proms remain traditional;
only themes, students change
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prom may be “The Times of
our lives,” but for many East
alumni, the themes of their
prom have included “A night
in Bermuda,” the 1959 theme;
and, a Southern Ball, which
the 1960 prom was centered
around.
Students attending those
events arrived in cars with tail
fins, with the dream car being
a two-toned, red and white
Cadillac. The boys, sporting
crewcuts, wore white dinner
jackets, while the girls dressed
up in strapless, knee-length
formals. After prom arrange
ments for 1960 attendees
included a snack at Chez
Paree, which the junior
cabinet had rented for the
affair.
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his orchestra serenaded prom
goers at the June 1 affair, held
at the Gran Ballroom of the
Palmer House. The prom
leaders included Joyce Holtz
and Jim Hartman*
Although 1969 was a year of
anti-war protest, long hair,
blue jeans, and black arm
bands, the 200 students who
attended prom on the whole,
dressed very conservatively:
the boys, dressed in the
traditional white dinner jack
ets, escorted their dates, who
tended toward long, flowing
dresses and white gloves, and
“ Camelot” hairstyles. Dick
Carlton and his orchestra
played while the prom guests
dined on punch and petit fors
in the plush atmosphere of the
Highland Park Country Club.
In 1974, the North Shore
Hotel was the site of “The
Trip.” The band, Chapter IV,
provided the rock-to-traditional music that the couples
danced to. Prom fashions
included platform shoes for the
girls, who also sported hair
that was usually shorter than
their dates. Long dresses
replaced the usual mini-skirt.
Boys now wore tuxes although
many of their suitcoats fea
tured prominent prints.
TONIGHT, OF, COURSE,
East’s last prom is being held.
With an expected attendance
of over five hundred people,
many more will gain memories
that will live on through both
yearbook pictures and prom
keepsakes.
Mayfield and Derichs
chosen as favorite teachers
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This year, for the third time,
Jeanne Derichs and Frank
Mayfield have won “favorite
teacher” in the senior survey.
Although both Derichs and
Mayfield have had this honor
bestowed upon them before,
they were both surprised that
they had won.
M AYFIELD, WHO does
not believe he is deserving of
the award, is just “happy to
have w on.” Derichs feels
highly complimented and
slightly embarrassed for being
chosen above the other tea
chers.
Both Mayfield and Derichs
have their own techniques
when it comes to teaching.
Mayfield believes in taking a
“practical approach.”
Derichs, on the other hand,
tries not to show favoritism.
She makes the classes chal
lenging, and communicates
with the students.
DERICHS TEACHES elec
tive English courses and
Mayfield teaches family living.
M ayfield’s students con sist
mainly of seniors though he
does supervise a freshman
study hall. Derichs has a
variety of students ranging
from freshmen to seniors.
Counseling often enters into
Derichs’ job. Her advise to
students is, “If you have a
problem in a class I ’ll try to
help, but if i t ’s a family
problem, talk with your par
ents.”
Even though Derichs does
not know Mayfield personally,
she suspects that they are
continually winning the posi
tion of “ favorite teacher”
because, “We enjoy laughter,
even if sometimes the laughter
is directed at us.”
NEXT YEAR W HEN a
senior survey is taken, the
results may change. There will
be more students and more
teachers. Chances are Derichs
and Mayfield may not win
favorite teacher again. Will
they be replaced? No one
knows except the class of ’81.
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Friday, May 3 0 ,1 9 8 0
Last Will and Testament . . .
To Coach Poznansky, a complete set of
four visas so he is permitted to stay in
the U.S. and to Howie Fogel, all the
little girls he wants.
David Americus
To Sue Dickman I leave George from
the gas station. To Lynn Breidenback I
leave more confidence. To Brian Wexler
I leave a box of Hershey’s kisses, a
message on his locker, a phone call at 7
in the morning, and good luck always.
To Barb Belair I leave Brian Wexler
because I know she really does have a
crush on him.
Chris Anderson
To Bemie I leave a senior year filled
with straight A’s. I leave Jana a
chocolate bunny and all the love in the
world.
Louis Bahrmasel
To Mr. Mayfield I leave another Janet,
Marcia, and Lisa at Niles North, Good
luck. To Janet Small I leave all the
whip cream that there possibly is to
satisfy her hungry needs. To Lisa
Mizock, all the happiness in the world.
And to Sandy Salas all the French
Cuts.
Marcie Baizer
To Coach Galla and Coach Coulson, I
leave a chance I never got. To Dean
Shusteff, another junior cut day and
the whole class of '80 in BAC. To
Greg, Gary, Scott, Dave, and the two
Al’s, a night at my house. To Mr.
Gralewski, many thanks. To the pea
coat gang — happiness, and to Marci
— everything.
Dan Bartfeld
To Mark Finckle, I leave Laurie’s
arms, Willie Nelson’s songs, Steve
Lisco’s mom, a S.O.B. turn with Jackie
Brown while the driver is going slower
than 65 m.p.h., an invitation to meet
my neighbor’s friends from England,
and a small gymnast with a nice rear
end. To Steve Schaller, I leave a ’74
challenger in mint condition, a home in
Tennessee, and a party where the girls
aren’t all geifs. To Mr. Bostic, I leave a
basketball team whose players’ number
are all 24 and 42, because it will confuse
the other team and make a twenty
point difference at the end. To Mike
Bernstein, I leave the chance in high
school athletics that I never had, three
inches; and a brain. To Henry Goldenstein, I leave two Mitch Kalters and a
Jim Cronig, to help make our hockey
games close. To Mr. Ferguson, I leave
a play book that includes more plays
than a 132 blast, 234 slant, 438 quick
pitch, and punt.
To Dave Gassel I leave the answer to
his famous question, “Hey, what are
you guys doing?”
Bob Bernstein
To Janice Iacullo, I leave an auto
matic pants stuffer and a batting
average. To Ruth Paul, I leave bacon to
sizzle on her legs and goober. To Janice
Feldman, I leave Ivan Santacruz. To
Mr. Sanstead, I leave students who
dress during Lent.
Barb Belair
To Marky, my baby brother, I leave
three happy years without me and good
luck. To Lisa Yedlin, an everlasting
friendship with me and happiness for
the rest of her life. To Ellen Lebowitz, a
phone call and the best of luck and
happiness. To my sweetheart, Timmy
O’Malley, I leave all my love forever
and all the happiness we share!
Brigitte Bielinski
To Janice Iacullo, I leave a life’s supply
of “Rod Stewart” and quarter pounders
with cheese. To Ruth Paul, I leave a
date with Nerdburt, a mommy, a daddy
in S., and a hick friend. To Ellen
Lipsky, an “A ” in Family Living, 10
bowling tips, and a lifetime friend. To
Ira Shapiro, one big “Yea-Rah.” To
Ellen Gradman, a nousy card. To
Karyn Wilner, the “Three Musketeers”
and J.JBarbara Bienick
To Connie my best friend, I’ll miss you,
Good Luck at West! Mr. Mayfield,
you’re more than just a teacher, you’re
a great friend. Puffer, the best guy
around, thanks for a great four years!
Coach Rifkind, thanks for the best
season I’ve ever had. Good Luck at
North. To Cari, Good luck wherever
you end up.
Lori Blackman
To Dave Bart, a lifetime’s supply of
lifesavers, the Investment Club ma
chine, and a dead cow. To Rick
Simmons, a hell of a lot of patience for
the next four years and Mr. Yursky. To
Roger Zander, just another hole in the
wall with a funny red headed thing and
Dynamo. To Jay Plich, a lifetime’s
worth of tennis lessons and my brain.
Jan Blok
To Dave Lorig, many round toothpicks
and a new alarm clock. • To A1
Freidman, more knobs to play with on
your stereo. To Gary Karhoff, help in
college, after blowing off 4 years in
H.S.; to A1 Weiner, 18 Gran Prix’s, 14
condominiums, 12 T. Bills and a razor.
Dan Bartfeld, a mirror and some girls
to play American Gigolo on. To Dean
Schusteff, a great time giving North
kids hell. To Scott Reicin, I leave
nothing, because Jenny and Squiggy
will buy it for him anyway.
Gregg Bolotin
To my brother, Henry, I leave good
teachers, grades and an excellent time
at Niles West. To my teachers, I leave
many thanks. To Chris Anderson, The
nicest “3-piece suiter” and lots of
Rocko-Rocko. To Renee Olson, lots of
frat parties and good luck at
Augustana.
Lynn Breidenbach
To Andi Kotler, I leave a hospital
insurance plan. To JoAnn Mikos, I
leave “B.B.” To Colleen Hubbard, I
leave a new arm. To Madeleine Cerrone,
I leave Steve Dahl. To Steve Brooks, I
leave a friend and a picture of myself to
cherish while I’m away in Utah.
Kathy Brooks
To Beth Feldstein, I leave three bowls
on her table in her dorm room next
year, and the ability to speak clearly.
To Laura Grodskey, I leave thanks for
her friendship and all night phone calls.
To Renee Friedman, I leave the Indiana
boys. To Lisa Samuelson, I leave “Who
Will Buy,” tanning on the roof, an open
offer to stay in my room next year.
To Marcie Mandell, I leave bottles of
Diet Rite Cola and a pot of hot coffee.
To Sue Rotblatt, I leave a washroom to
talk in. To Mr. Cooper, I leave a
certificate of congratulations for not
going insane this year. To Alan
Friedman, I leave my boots and thank
God for spilled beer.
Linda Burstyn
To Mr. Osness, I leave the book
“World War III.” To Priscilla Burgess
and Anita Lorenz, I leave a six pack of
Heineken. To my friends, I leave a hell
of a lot of good times. To Mark
McCracken, a snow mobile to use over
the winter. To Ilissa Greenberg, I leave
the best of luck always.
Andy Caplin
To Rich Human, I leave a pink Cadillac
and a massage parlor so he can start
his own business.
Brian Casey
To Joanne Mikos, door chimes from
Wally Phillips. To Renee Williams, I
leave you and so on, and so on, on your
skateboard. To Andi Kotler, I leave a
comb, brush, Farrah Fawcett shampoo,
ruby red lipstick, rouge, and false
eyelashes. To Colleen Hubbard, I leave
a garbage can full of Ooompas from
Willie Wonka.
Madeleine Cerrone
To Frank Mayfield (Fuzzy), I leave a
classroom full of mature girls who don’t
laugh at things they should have
learned years ago, and of course all my
love.
Karen Ciskoski
To Bunny Greiman, I leave a private
expressway, a chocolate factory, all the
sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll you can
handle, and a forever friend; to Melissa
Glazer, I leave a basket of diapers, an
excellent speedweek '80, a tourist
outfit, and a golden friendship; to
Debbie Gibbons, I leave the best
memories of Harvard Point, a lot of
nerve, a map of Chicago, and a friend
forever; to Stacey Udell, I leave a
sunrise that you can see through with a
clear vision; to the rest of the gang, I
leave all the love in the world, good
luck, it’s been great.
Love always, Nancy Cohen
To A1 Weiner, I leave a silver spoon
and a towel to wipe his brown nose; to
Paul Kahan (King Crappie), I leave a
box of soggy Lucky Charms and a tub
of Buc Bait; to Emil Capitani, I leave a
winning sophomore basketball team at
Niles West.
Steve Cooley
To Robyn Gomberg, I leave an I.D.; to
Wendi Kamp, I leave another Key Club
dance; to Rich Rudy, I leave “Rocky
Horror Picture Show ” ; to Henry
Goldstien, I leave Red Speedw^gon; to
Ellen Zinman, I leave you another pair
of “Lee” jeans and a filet mignon; to
Stephanie Wolcoff, I leave you myself
and a lifetime supply of Niles West
guys; to Carol Rollick, I leave a
portable radio to take with you
wherever you go; to Andi Wexler, I
leave a basketball player with curly
hair (no one in particular, of course); to
Billy Keller, I leave memories of New
Year’s Eve.
Cheryl Cooper
To Karen, I leave a room full of
cookies, cakes and candies in hope that
someday she will be able to gain a
whole pound; to Chris, I leave our
many diets that we started but never
finished; to Debbie, I leave a whole
street of orange traffic cones for you to
run over with your car SPARKY; to
Joel Kessler, I leave a good T.P. job on
your house; to my sisters, Margie and
Patricia and my brother Billy, I wish
you good luck next year at Niles West;
to Mr. Malone, I leave you one good
timing with no mistakes.
Susan Coyne
To Richard, Julie and Bobby, I leave
many happy times at West; to Joann
add Tracy, I leave the anniversary
cakes I never baked; to Chris, I leave a
new Hollywood Park; to Leslie, I leave
a poster saying “Pigs are my thing!”
Marypat Cristante
To Coach Ricardi, I leave ten Mark
Pollacks, five plexyglass clipboards to
smash into a million pieces, “Wild
Man,” Louis’ three younger brothers,
an orthopedic license to work on knees,
Alan Portnoy to referee all future Niles
West wrestling meets, $2000 in cash for
nose job and plastic surgery, and a
Sectional Championship with 12 fourth
place finishers.
Mark DeMar
To all my friends, I leave all the love
and friendship that we’ve shared these
past four years and a toast to the
Harry Buffalo’s; to Bill Weiss, I leave
a man who I have had the privilege of
sharing a friendship with. You’re one in
a million and I can’t begin to express
my appreciation for all you’ve done for
me. Please remember me because to me
you’re unforgettable; to Gail, I can’t
leave you anything because our 13
years of friendship has just begun
another year. I wish you all the luck
and happiness the world has to offer.
Thanks for lettin g me learn the
definition of “friendship.”
Love always, Barb Dickstein
To Mr. Osness, my homeroom teacher,
I leave an American flag for a true
American; to Jeff Dubin, I leave a
couch for all his psychiatric patients,
and a lonely hearts column; to Sue
Coyne and Chrissy Billisits, I leave the
stoplight at the corner of Howard and
Skokie Blvd. and sill of the memories
that go with it; to Nancy Kusek, I
leave an endless amount of change for
lunch.
Debbie Doniger
To Mrs. Powell, I leave a pen and a
piece of notebook paper just in case she
has the urge to write a paper while
driving on the road; to Mr. Wolfram, I
leave an ink pad and a stamper that
says “N.T.H.S.”, all the music that is
in concert order, two bass clarinet
reeds, and a red letter day; to Maureen,
I leave a thermometer so she can watch
the mercury go up and down.
Hope Drucker
To Rich Nikchevich, I leave a pair of
“spaghetti arms”; to Mike Moy, I
leave a person to make his decisions in
college and a new Fischer space pen; to
Bob Rotche, I leave a ’69 Mustang
Fastback.
Jeff Dubin
To Gabi, I leave a day when everyone
can make it to her party; to Julie, I
leave a chair to fall off of, someone to
tell her how to drive, and a gallon of
Rocky Road ice cream; to Wendy, I
leave a case of Old Style; to Robyn, I
leave lots of memories and Good Luck;
to my “family,” I leave.
Adeline Eberle
To J.D., I leave the courage to ask S.B.
out and the rise of two rungs on the
social ladder; to Bill Keller, I leave a
1969 Z28; to Bob Rotche, I leave a set
of J.B.L. Studio Monitor speakers; to
all the students of Niles East, I leave
the memory of having attended the
best of the three N iles Township
schools; to Steve Ehrlich, I leave a Key
Club without any members.
Scott Elesh
To Mark, I leave Paycheck, Tucker,
Willie, Waylon, and Elvis; to Rich and
Henry, I leave a million mirrors for
next year; to Bob, I leave more
mementos for his museum; to Mike,
someone to keep him out of trouble; to
Dave a slapshot; to Steve L., a
landlord who lets him do anything; to
Joy, my love forever.
David Ellison
To Farmer Cris and her devoted animal
friends, I leave, a farm and a barn to
play in; to all the teachers who
participated in the class course
luncheons, I leave you with the fact
that I caught over 32 mice in that class
which lived on the carry dishes you ate
from.
Bill Englehardt
To M iss Matlak, I leave another
Rhonda on the badminton team; to
Sharon Barrett, all the disco records
that you can dance to; to Pam James, I
leave you the most fattening foods
around.
Jackie Espinueva
To Ruth Paul, I leave your favorite
sailor with the green teeth and an
appearance with me on “Zoom;” to
Barb Belair, a typesetting machine of
your own so you can practice at home;
to Shari Miller, a date with my brother
set up by me, and a seat in the debate
club next year at Northern; to Julie
Harris, some more kinky Florida guys.
Janice Feldman
To Norman Fox, I leave a pair of
indestructable glasses, the old secret
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handshake, dancing lessons, my frisbee, the best of luck for the future and
many thanks; to Jeff Sumner, I leave
high-heeled boots and a masculine
laugh; to David Americus, I leave a
vote in the senior survey in the
category of Friendliest; to Coach Gerry
Ferguson, I leave all of my wonderful
football memories and a new set of
eyes.
Daniel Finn
To my brother Randy, I leave my
guinea pig, bird and mouse and lots of
good times and luck at Niles West; to
Lisa Mizock, I leave a big fat “Thank
you” for all the memories.
Julie Firfer
To Michele Dodd, I leave the fun times
in Biology (baaa), a dance, a skeleton, a
goat, and Wilma/Herbie, Dan, Larry,
Scott, Al, Steve, Don, Mike and all
the rest of them; to Mr. (Fuzzy)
Mayfield, all your fantastic jokes in a
giant 3 volume set, never to be
censored; to Shari Moss, all the
good times, like Tim. Franko, Nursery
and crafts and really which is better,
Burger King or McDonald's?; to Linda
Fertel, many years of devoted friend
ship which I’ll always remember. Most
important, a tankful or two (three?) of
gas; to Cheryl Cooper, a more
intelligent way to cheat for a manage
ment test other than using a string.
Susan Fisch
To Barb Reich and Elaine Tzakis, I leave
a thousand wishes of good luck; to
Judy and Joy, my irridiscent red cap;
to Munhi, three more years of high
school and lastly, I leave Miss Matlak
a great badminton team at Niles West.
Thea Fisherkeller
To Steve Lisco, Tina Lee; to Pud,
Dave, Rich, Steve, Bob, etc. . . . a tape
to Dirt; to Dean Schusteff, an unserved
in-school suspension for junior cut day;
to Mr. Wolfram, a trumpet player, who
improves instead of getting worse; to
Niles East, a fleet of bulldozers, a
wrecking ball, and many tenants for
new condos; to Paul Toback, j|j
clippings of all his newspaper pictures,
articles, and TV films, to put under his
pillow so he can worship himself in his
dreams.
Steve Fishman
To Coach A. Poznansky, a bucket of
crawfish to use for bait, some new
friends to weightlift with at the “Y”,
Leo Durocher’s book on how to manage
baseball, and good luck to you and
your brother for next year’s wrestling
season; to Coach S. Poznansky, a move
by East Leyden’s varsity wrestling
team to North’s district next year; to
Bill Stein, a promise to never use his
name again, and a dozen combs; to
Chris Redlin, an argument that doesn’t
end with a laugh, and a peanut butter
and jelly sandwich as a bribe for
sunbathing with you; to Dave Ameri
cus, I leave Omar Kushinov.
Howard Fogel
To Dave, Good luck at Indiana. I hope
your roommate wears contacts. And
remember, you look like me; Robo, take
some lessons in social grace and you'll
be all right; to all my friends, I leave a
summer of backyard kegs, all night
adventures, and the hope that we can
all remain friends; to Allan, a direct
line to Mr. McGill at the Ft. Lauder
dale Holiday Inn.
Alan Friedman
To Ellen Zinman, I leave the “Movin’
On Up Club”; to Cheryl Cooper, I leave
Coach Richardi’s 6-7 gym class first
semester, senior year, along with Bill
Keller; to Rich Rudy, I leave “Be
serious, oh Dave, that hideous laugh,
Mrs. Mallon and Maureen O’Rourke; to
Andi Wexler, I • leave the Saturday
N ight cloak rooms, Larry Sim on’s
letters, and Dave Fleishman; to Wendi
Kamp, I leave Chernin’s Shoes, and
Allen Weiner, to Dave Ellison, I leave
all the wonderful memories from
February 11th to the present with love
always.
Joy Fullett
To Mr. Yurksy, I leave a calculator; to
Myles Greenberg, I leave a blue ’69
four door Chevy Beater.
Joe Gaffin
To Chicken Man, I leave a lifetime
supply of Polyglycoat and chocolate
covered french fries; to Pud, I leave a
car stereo, and elevator shoes; to Dave
Ellison and Rich Rudy, I leave all the
muscles that their bodies can handle; to
Mark Finckle and Duh, I leave a
complete set of Country Music, which
nobody else can stand; to Mr. Oswald,
I leave a victory as head golf coach,
and something he really needs, a carton
of cigarettes.
David Gassel
To Kathy Barry and Donna Lee, I
leave a cow; to Tim Ortmann, I leave
another “fool”; to Helaine Silver, I
leave the host. What else could anyone
ever want?
Lisa Geiser
To Matt Donath, I leave one basketball
game in which he is sober; to Henry
Goldenstein, I leave a muzzle which
will stop him from singing REO
songs; to Rich Rudy, I leave a bunch of
new jokes instead of the ones he stole
from George Carlin and Bill Cosby
Albums; to Jeff Dubin, I leave more
college interviews like the last one.
Noha Ginsburg
To Mrs. Shiftman, I leave you a room
free of imperfections, especially a film
projector that works; to Mrs. Panos, I
leave you a newspaper staff that meets
all the deadlines promptly and doesn’t
give you any ulcers; to Mr. Drobny, I
leave you a life-long subscription to
National Geographic; to Mr. Mayfield,
I leave you the ideal female, free of all
imperfections, that even tells dirty
jokes. I also leave you all the rain in
the world when you go on vacation; to
Mr. Osness, I leave you a class of
“typical Niles East students ”
Steven Goldenberg
To Dave Ellison & Rich Rudy, I leave
one “still” for our room at IT; to
Wendy K. 1 date with Arthur
Fonzarelli and 1 Alan Weiner wedding
ring; to Cheryl & Bill one trouble free
double date; to Cheryle Cooper 1 card
from Florida and 1 burnt steak; to Jack
C. & HTS tickets to REO and 1 case of
Walter’s beer; to Todd Malin, 10 more
days of school to be made up in
summer; to Corky and Lloyd, 1
forgotten ticket to REO; to Mark F. 1
shop; to Dave G. a seat for his favorite
group in the same place as our UFO
tickets; to all, years of REO pleasure.
Henry Goldenstein
To John I leave a black Devo suit with
frey piping to match black thunder,
REO to heal you, vacation memories
and my love for you always; to Chritty,
I leave a clean-up committee for your
wild parties with Guyana Koolaid, and
the convertible of your dreams or a
KZ1000; to DCF, I leave shoes like
J.J.’s, poison squirrels, and a world
with no homeroom; to Ellen, Lia; Lia,
Ellen; to Thepus Mahagoya, I leave
creativity!; to Kevin; I can’t leave you
anything because I gave you all I
could.
Leslie Goldstein
To Elena Ayala: I leave a ticket to
Mexico; to Mary Pat Cristante, I leave
you a white bathing suit to get married
in; to Leslie Goldstein; I leave you one
large jar of honey; to Laura Grodski, I
leave a memory book so you can write
down what you want for later; to Chris
Pittas, I leave a year’s supply of Petey
sweaters; to Joann Portman, I leave a
penguin and Butch Cassidy.
Tracy Gorchoff
To- Barb Bieniek, a chest exercise
machine; to Adeline E., mom and Aunt
Africa; to Nancy K., the Weinstein
fam ily and fortune; and to Mr.
Sandstead, some head polish and
longer jogging pants.
Janice Iacullo
To Ellen Zinman and Andi Wexler, a
lifetime supply of prime beef; to Henry
Goldstein and Rich Rudy, a note pad to
write more anonymous Fonzie letters
on; to Cheryl Cooper more late night
phone calls, and to Alan Weiner, I
leave my neck.
Wendy Kamp
To my brother, all the opportunity to
have great times, many friends, and a
good education, and all his short,
skinny girlfriends.
Julie Kane
To Ellen Gradman, Bob Campbell and
my Mickey Mouse ears; to Helen
Lewkowicz, no big schmiel; to Gary
Packer, a brand new 1970, red Cutlass
convertible; to Mark Sullivan, the best
of luck always, many years of
happiness and most of all, all my love.
Paula Kasper
To Matt, Rich, Ed, Dave, Bill, John,
Tony, Steve and Dave, Thanks; to
Myles, gym shoes and a mirror; to Joe,
a punch in the nose; to Mark, a new
pair of boots; to Pete a plastic bag and
Lysol; and to Ira, a four-barrel
carberator.
Joel Kessler
To Cheryl, memories of this year and a
lasting friendship; to Mike, a serious
relationship; to Bob, a mind of his
own; and to Jeff, ear plugs and a ’71
Cutlass.
BiU Keller
To my sister Chris, I leave Niles North
and one state basketball championship;,
to Sue and Chris, all the fun we’ve had
at N .E ., a diet that works and
Gullivers; to Renee, a paper cup to
replace the one you gave me in N.Y.;
and to Sue D., a copy of the book “I
lost it at the movies” and one loud “Oh
Yea.”
Karen Konior
To Gena Shoen, one fully operational To Steve Fishman, a lifetime supply of
yearbook staff, an inflatable punch bag bags for his dates and a two headed
to take all your frustrations out on, angel; to Mike Silver, a rag to take my
windows for next year’s office, and a place and N.S.’s phone number; to
ton of confidence in someone who’ll be Steve Lisco, some No-Doze for Dr.
the most dynamite editor-in-chief; to Kort’s class and an undented ski pole;
Linda Sohn, a full staff meeting at the and to Ellen Lebovitz, I leave. . . well,
end of the year so she can “thank” the at least you’re mentioned in my will.
faculty for their unbounded coopera
Barry J. Leb
tion; to the entire ’80 Reflections staff,
enough good pictures for her layouts; To Lisa, a Yishivah Buchan; to Mark,
to Dennis Grabowski, a dictionary (or Snoopy; to Tammy, lots of luck, and
is it Dictionery?), shape spelling, guys at Niles North; to Barry, five
Dennis Eder, and the best of luck next colors of car paint and a blue date
year; to Karen Sawislak, “terrific” book; to Andi, ear plugs for school;
“Dat is Gut” and “Fantastic”; to Tim and to all my friends and classmates,
Ortmann, a non-stop train ride, another lots of luck, happiness, and love in the
rehearsal, and Jack’s, and to Mr. future.
Proffit, one temper tantrum.
Ellen Lebovitz
Ted Hill To Steve Lisco, some manners,
To Lyle Levin, I leave two new wrists; maturity, and an indestructible calcula
to Debbie W inston, an everlasting tor; to Gabe Strack, one good year at
supply of Big Red; to Pete Lamport, North; to Shelly Mozin, a chemistry
my collection of Moon Mullins comic pop quiz; and to George Lee, my hat.
books; to Geri West, the best buttered
Tina Lee
toast I ever tasted.
To Mr. Mayfield, a box of Trojans and
Monte Hinchman two EPT tests for his drawer rats —
To Coach Ferguson and Coach Odlivak,
the pills were kind of old; to Jerry
an honorable membership to the Joe
Proffit, ten talented people who will
Suhajda Fan Club; to Tim O’Malley, 33 listen to what he says — who aren’t
different recorded versions of the same accident prone; to Helaine Silver, one
fight, and all of my Shell station copy of “I Am a Bunny”. . . (I live in a
uniforms; to Gary Ornoff, a Star Trek hollow tree) with a pen flashlight and
meal certificate coupon redeemable at dark closet with clear floor.
any McDonalds, and a set of authentic
Mindy Levin
Star Trek communicators and phasers; To Helen Lewkowicz, we will be miles
to Dave Goldsmith, a two year contract apart, but I will love you forever . . .;
at Michellen Tire Corp.
to Ellen Lipsky, I will always be your
Dave W. Hoffman big brother, and to all my friends, an
To Mad C., Steve Dahl and Gary invitation to visit me in Florida.
Meyer; to Adeline E ., a case of
Marcelo Levy
peppermint schnapps; to Roberta S.,
Leon and Mr. Renton; to Kathy B.,
M.F. and his biceps.
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Colleen Hubbard
To Jill, I leave Neil Young, French
Onion Soup, Banana Banchees, one red
rose in full bloom, and all of my best
wishes for you in the future; to Andi, I
leave lots of good times next year, and
everything you’ve ever wanted because
you deserve it; to Ellen I leave all the
weighted grades in Hebrew that we
did not get; to Myles, I leave my Live,
Love, Cough charm. I’ll keep the Live,
Love, Laugh one; to Karen, I leave a
croquet set; to the Niles East Class of
’80, I leave a Homecoming to come
back to next year.
Joyce Gothelf
To Helen, I leave a smile and an all
year tan; to Caryn I leave a S.C.S. and
Chandlers (Step 3); to Chritty and
Dan, I leave a puppy to carry in your
pocket always, and 3 days in BAC; to
Barb, I leave mash potatoes & roast
beef.
Ellen Gradman
To Joe Gaffin, I leave a fuzzbuster; to
Andy Zarch, I leave a pair of arms; to
Joel Hoffman, I leave a “how did you
like that one?”
Myles Greenberg
To Rich Graw, I leave one M.G.
John Gregorian
To Renee, I leave Junior year, and the
friendship we’ll always have; to Linda,
all the late night calls and phone
sleepovers; to Steph, Vi peanut butter
sandwich, and “what’s up”; to the girls
who sent me the o ’gram hasn’t
homeroom been fun?
Laura Grodsky
To Ruth Paul, I leave the memories of
timing the Boys’ Indoor Track meets,
those long bicycle rides, and the
summer days at the beaches; to Steven
Suslick & Jeff West, I leave more
Friday nights at Sally’s Stage; to my
brother Steven, I leave his senior year
at N iles North, and the best of
everything always.
Rochelle Herman
To Mike Mandell, all of the great times
I had in high school. Hope you have as
many.
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When Bill, Howie, Mark,
Danny, and I went to Lake
Geneva to look for girls the
first thing Danny said was, “I
miss Tracy.”
Dave Americus
My most memorable experi
ence happened at the Home
coming against Evanston. I
was at right comerback posi
tion on defense. Evanston
decided to sweep on my side. I
came up and with great force
made the tackle. That’s about
all I remember; I was just
about knocked out cold. I do
remember asking to be helped
up. Later I was told that for
the next two or three plays I
was walking around rhumbling, “Just help me up guys,
I’ll be all right.”
Dan Bartfield
One of my most memorable
expeiences was on Halloween.
Lisa Yedlin and I dressed up
as the couple ort the cornflakes
box. We both went to the
cafeteria and threw a few eggs
and shaving cream on one of
the tables. Unfortunately, we
were caught and brought up to
Rita Stewart’s office where Mr.
Hosier stood. We both stood
wearing our masks while he
started to yell at us. Finally
he decided to find out who he
was yelling at so he told us to
take the masks off.
Brigitte Bielinski
My most memorable experi
ence was sophomore year when
the volleyball team played
New Trier East for districts
and finally beat them to win.
Christine Billisits
Sophomore year in gym class
we had swimming with Mr.
Stemple. I dared my best
friend to take off her gym suit;
since she had on a T-shirt she
did and went running to the
locker room with her buns
hanging out. I never saw him
turn so red.
Junior year during the activi
ties fair our cabinet was selling
sno-cones so we needed lots of
ice. Some of us went to the
Holiday Inn and stole two
garbage bags of ice. The rest
of us raided Doc’s ice machine.
Later Doc came to us and
offered us his ice but said,
“ Somehow my machine is
empty.”
Senior year at the cops vs. the
coaches game I tore my pants
on the bleachers and Freddy
Fagenholz announced to the
entire gym that I had a hole in
my pants.
Lori Blackman
Getting even with Mr. Petrazelka, my swim coach by
fumigating the whole science
department by boiling a cow’s
head while he was on monitor
ing duty in the science
resource room.
Jan Blok
Senior year when some friends
and I didn’t have anything
better to do one Friday, we
kidnapped a freshman girl. It
seemed like great fun until we
heard in school Monday from
Dean Schusteff that we could
go to court for kidnapping and
unlawful restraint of a minor,
if her father signed a com
plaint. It was a very nervous
week until we found out we
were off the hook.
Gregg Bolotin
...when I found out I was
Friday, May 3 0 ,1 9 8 0
Seniors recall four years—
receiving a scholarship I did
not apply for.
Lynn Breidenbach
Senidr, A1 Winer, Gregg
Bolotin, and I wanted to get
out of Physics early, so we
went to sign up for the blood
drive to give blood (we weren’t
actually going to give.) Gregg
went first. He began by eating
free Zingers and drinking
Hawaiian Punch when the
ladies asked if he had eaten
breakfast. When he asked for a
pass to get out of class early
they said, trYou don’t need
that. Wee’ll take you right
now!” and they took him
away!
Linda Burstyn
One of my most memorable
experiences occurred senior
year. The basketball team was
playing Maine South at home.
Some of the guys filled a water
bottle with lemonade and
everclear to help quench our
thirst. During one timeout I
remember taking a sip and
thinking that it was very
strong because I could dis
tinctly taste the everclear.
Needless to say the bottle got
around during the game. With
several minutes remaining in
the game I fouled out. I picked
up the water bottle and sat
down next to Matt Donath
who fouled out also. I looked
at the bottle and it was still at
least half full. Within several
minutes Matt and I had
finished the bottle and no
longer felt sad about the game.
Ed Cohen
Senior year on the way home
from the beach Kelly Walls
and I decided to have some fun
with Paul Kahan. We were all
in the back seat while Steve
Hirsch and Bill Johnson were
in t he front. It all started when
Kelly and I started tickling
Paul. Paul laughed hysterical
ly. We then stopped until we
got to the gas station. Then we
started to take off Paul’s shirt
while holding his arms. Paul
then proceeded to go crazy. He
started punching everybody
and tried to get out of the car.
Well, we finally let Paul out of
the car. To make a long story
short, Paul walked all the way
home from M cDonald’s on
Dempster to Jack’s on Touhy.
Paul got home about 1 a.m.
Steve Cooley
My most memorable experi
ence was when Chris and I
went over to Joel Kessler’s
house, before the big and last
basketball game against Niles
West, and T.P.’d his house at
3:30 after school and his mom
drove up, got out of the car
and smiled, then went in the
house and watched us from the
window while we tried to get
the toilet paper to stay in the
trees and on the basketball
hoop.
Susan Coyne
Sophomore year in French
class when Lisa Samuelson
asked Miss Klein if we could
play a French word game with
the animals that were printed
on her skirt.
Barb Dickstein
My most memorable experi
ence happened senior year in
the cafeteria. It was Renee
Olson’s birthday and for the
occasion Sue Dickman brought
a chocolate cake. Karen Konior
Nancy Kusek, Sue and I
managed to devour most of it
but we couldn’t figure out
what to do with the remains.
One thing led to another and
Karen and I started to throw it
at each other. As usual, I lost
the fight and was covered with
chocolate cake. Karen ran off
to the locker room. I thought
of a great way to get her back.
I followed her into the locker
room, sneaked up behind her
and preceeded to pour a 6 oz.
container of Johnson’s baby
powder over her head. Need
less to say, Karen went
through the rest of the day
surrounded by a white cloud of
smoke.
Debbie Doniger
Sophomore year, we had a
soccer game the morning after
Homecoming night. Steve
Tuchman showed up feeling
sick after his first night on the
town. While Highland Park
was running behind our net
(before the game), Tuchman
threw up on the field.
On the way home from a
soccer game against Wauke
gan, someone (a junior) had to
use a toilet badly. Instead of
fighting it until we got back to
school, he went on the floor at
the back of the bus. Everyone
moved up because the smell
chased them away.
Jeff Dubin
W atching Rich Hyman get
sick after he drank too much.
Bill Englehardt
I remember in my sophomore
year, (I never got initiated
freshman year), I was on my
way to my locker, after having
a cigarette on Mulford Street.
I saw Sue Miller and Nora
McCormack walking towards
me, and there was a garbage
can in front of the dean’s
office. Nora and Sue looked at
the garbage can, then looked
at me. When I saw them do
that, I slowly turned around,
and started walking back
towards the Mulford doors.
However, they ran after me,
picked me up, and carried me
to the garbage can and threw
me in head first. Dean
Schusteff came out after they
let me out, and all he said was,
“Miller, McCormack and Etcheson. It figures!” Then he
walked away.
Laura Etcheson ’
My most memorable exper
ience in my four years here at
East was the opportunity to
participate in each of the
“clique” groups. They’ve en
abled me to experience many
new insights and feelings on
human nature.
Daniel Finn
Freshman year when we were
done dissecting our sheep’s
heart in biology class, I
decided not to let mine go to
waste so I hid it in my
notebook. During my free
period, Audrey, Addie and I
hung it by its ventricle in Lisa
Mizock’s locker. Then during
passing time we hid around
the corner. We never saw
anyone scream so loud and
jump so high.
Julie Firfir
Sophomore year, in Mr. Pirok’s Western Civ. course, we
began the course by discussing
“human behavior.” Mr. Pirok
said that there are certain
things that society inhibits us
Jrom doing. I opened my big
mouth and said, “Try me, I’ll
do anything.” He responded
by daring me to parade around
the room with my pants off. I
backed off, but promised that
I would eventually do it. Well,
the last day before finals, I
came to class early, broke into
his office, took off my pants,
and walked into class in my
underwear which read “Junior
Whopper.” The ironic part is
that he was so stunned that I
was in his office, he didn’t
notice my pants were off.
Also, losing the election for
Student Senate President jun
ior year, and being grateful fo
it senior year.
Steven Fishman
My most memorable experi
ence occurred during my junior
year in the m idst of the
Blizzard of ‘79. I was enrolled
in early bird gym and each day
I left my house at 7 a.m.,
regardless of the weather since
the decision to close school
usually was not made until
later in the morning. This
particular morning the snow
was falling heavily, but I still
went to school only to find it
empty. I walked around the
school for a while still not
encountering a person. While
walking past the main office I
noticed that the phone was
constantly ringing. Seeing no
’bne around, I went into the
office and picked up the phone
and was asked by a student if
there was school that day. I
told him no and hung up. I did
this several times before I
decided to have some fun. I
started asking each caller what
school they were from since
the phone number was for the
entire district. I then told all
the students from North that
there was school, but cancelled
school for West. I soon tired of
this and began asking the
callers what grade they were
in. Soon, all the freshmen and
sophomores had school but
juniors and seniors had the
day off. I continued this for
about 25 minutes before a
janitor told me to leave. I told
him I was doing a story for the
paper and stayed another 15
minutes.
Alan Friedman
After the final football game at
East, I was standing near the
locker room door congratulat
ing the football players on
their victory. Before I knew it,
I was picked up by a group of
players and carried, against
my will, into the locker room
and then into the shower area.
This would not have been so
bad, but the showers were on
and Steve Cooley decided to
take a shower at this time. I
finally kicked myself free and
ran out of the locker room. By
the way Steve, you have a
great body!
Renee Friedman
My most memorable experi
ence was in the wrestling room
last year when Coach Ricardi
was chasing Mark Demar
around the room and I locked
the door and Demar ran into it
and bounced off.
David Goldsmith
My most memorable experi
ence was when Steve Stukas
tied his brief case into the
cords of the window blinds. He
then got Mr. Drobney’s atten
tion and threw his brief case
out the window.
The second experience is a five
minute lecture on how we
should be quiet after clas
begins by Mr. Drobney. Then
sat down upon a whoopee
cushion and turned red of
embarrassment.
Richard Graw
My most memorable experi
ence happened senior year in
gym class. Bill Stein, Howie
Wallovitch, Steve Tuchman,
and I were late to gym and we
were walking to class through
a girls’ gym class when all of a
sudden Howie and Bill pulled
down Tuchman's pants and I
pushed him down. Tuchman
was lying there with his hind
quarters in the air for all the
girls to see.
Jnhn Grecrorian
My most memorable experi
ence was my freshman year at
East and the teachers were on
strike. My friends and I were
walking around the building,
in the front, towards Mulford
Street. Mr. Hosier came out
and started yelling at us that
we had to get back on the
other side of the street. Well,
we ignored him and started
running away and he ran after
us. While he was running he
tripped on the grass and wiped
out. It was the funniest thing
I’ve ever seen.
Bunny Greiman
On New Year’s Eve, junior
year, Renee F. Wendik, Allan
W. David L., Scott R., Gregg
B., Gary K., and Bobby B.
were at Scott’s house. It was
the worst snow storm. Mike S.
said he would pick us up and
drive up to a party at the
Grove Motel. When we finally
got there, it was 11 p.m. We
were there for 20 minutes when
the police arrived and they
started searching people. They
said to leave. We did and so
did Mike S. without all of us.
Renee, Allan, Bobby, and I
had to walk home seven miles.
We were at Tam Tennis Club
at 12 p.m. When we finally got
to Renee’s, everyone else had
been there for an hour. They
had taken a cab!
Laura Grodsky
One of my most memorable
experiences in high school was
getting embarrassed by Mr.
Dougherty and my classmates
in biology in my junior year. I
was looking at some makeup
that my friend Gabi Strack
had and I put it up to my nose
real lightly. Mr. Dougherty
saw me do this, so he yelled
out whose brand is better,
yours or Gabi’s. It felt like all
my fellow classm ates’ eyes
were on me. I said something
quickly about embarrassing
me, and covering my face with
my book.
Julie Harris
Junior year, driving the Datsun on the range in Driver’s
Education class turned out to
be an interesting day. I knew I
would have problems when I
saw my car parked at the other
end of the parking lot. I had
never used an automatic shift
on the floor before, and I was
shocked to see it in the
Datsun. I started the engine,
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but I didn’t know how to
unlock the gear shift. So I
screamed over to Mr. Pugliese
who was helping another
student in another broken
Datsun. He told me what to
do, but now my car wouldn’t
start. So I called him over
again. He started my car and I
joined he others. What I didn’t
know was that he told the
student with the broken
Datsun to sit with me as a
passenger. So as I was pulling
away, a boy started chasing
me around the range track! I
missed all the directions that
day, and I must have driven
over half of the cones!
Rochelle Herman
During my freshman year after
Mr. Byram’s physical ed.
class, all the guys were in the
showers and someone pulled
the fire alarm.
Dave Hoffman
Bill Englehardt using up eight
of his nine lives.
Rich Hyman
My most memorable exper
ience was junior year at
Rockford basketball tourna
ment. We were all in Lorig’s
room after the game when I
thought I heard someone say
Emil was coming. So I decided
to throw out some of the
empty beer bottles. As I was
walking outside I slipped on
some ice falling straight down,
breaking the b ottles. The
bottles cut my arm and five
tendons. I came back into the
room gushing blood all over.
Someone wrapped my arm in a
towel, while someone else tried
to explain to S. Reicin that he
had to drive me to the
hospital. I had a two and
one-half hour surgery to tie the
tendons and sew the cut. The
irony of this story was that
Emil didn’t know about it
until two or three months
later.
Gary Karhoff
My most memorable exper
ience at East was in my senior
year when we beat Evanston
in the basketball Regional
Tournament at Glenbrook
South.
Joel Kessler
Junior year the band had an
exchange with a band from
New York. When we arrived
we found they were far from
straight. On Friday night we
were kindly invited to a keg
party. Soon enough, certain
members of the N.E. band
were having quite a good time.
The next morning we d is
covered that Mr. Wolfram had
found out about the party, and
we were all going to be
suspended for failing to follow
band manual rules. Luckily, for
most of us, he never followed
through. Band tours will never
be the same.
Karen Konior
My most memorable exper
ience was sophomore year in
Dr. Kort’s geometry class. We
had a big proof test and I
couldn’t think of the reason for
one of the steps. I put “take
my word for it” and Dr. Kort
gave it credit because it made
his day.
Barry Leb
Barb Dickstein, Karen Zaban
and I had to hop down the
aisle and onto the alter of Holy
Name Cathedral in Lion and
Tiger outfits singing a Latin
Bible Hymn for Concert Choir.
Ellen Lebovitz
During my junior year a
friend, who will remain name
less, walked into music class
obviously out of it and
proceeded to lay down across
three chairs and promptly fell
asleep. Ruth, Paul and I picked
up three coats and tied her
down to the chair securely
without waking her Up. Mr.
Anderson happened to notice
at that point that she was not
participating in class and
yelled at her. to wake up. She
woke up and tried to sit up
with a jerk and discovered she
couldn’t.
Mindy Levin
My junior year the night
before Junior Cut Day, A1
Friedman and I went to get a
case of beer. We wanted to get
it cold but we couldn’t keep it
at either of our houses because
we didn’t want our parents to
know. We asked around and
nobody had a refrigerator we
could use. Finally we talked to
Bill Stein and he had a key to
the refrigerator in the conces
sion stand. So that night, with
Mr. Puff sitting in the parking
lot guarding the school we
pulled into Circle Drive, put
the beer in a hot dog box and
marched right in. The next
morning we got to the school
at about 7:30 and we took our
beer and “ calm ly” walked
through the school saying
hello to various janitors and
teachers. Nobody ever found
out and we had ice cold beer
for our picnic.
David Lorig
When Sylvia ripped off Mr.
Proffit’s gradebook and I took
the blame for it.
Todd Malin
My most memorable experi
ence happened sophomore year
when the most exciting thing
to do was to pile six or seven
girls in a car and try to get
into all the discos. Since most
of us didn’t have I.D.’s I told
everyone put big black X ’s
on their hands and just walk
in. I, of course, led the whole
group through the crowded
doorway, pushing people out
of the way shouting “Excuse
us. We’ve already been in.”
When we finally got up to the
bouncers, I flashed my X ’d
hand in front of him and
continued walking as I signal
ed all my friends to follow.
Just as I thought we’d gotten
away with this sneaky trick,
the bouncer grabbed my
hands, started laughing and
shouted, “Hey Joe, first one
tonight.” Then he turned to
me and said, “You can tell all
of your 15 year-old friends that
we’re using dots tonight, not
X ’s.”
Marci Mandell
In my sophomore year, Linda
Sohn was my lab partner in
Mr. Welch’s chemistry class.
One day we had a lab using
Bunsen burners and I love to
light matches. Linda warned
me about screwing around,
My most memorable experi and before I knew it, my lab
ence was sophomore year when book was flaming. All I can
say is Linda never forgave me
Chris Redlin, Ellen Zinman,
and Mr. Welch never noticed.
Kathy Matz
My most memorable experi
ences at East came on the
baseball field or were at least
baseball related. . . my first hit
freshman year, Miles Green
berg fielding ground balls with
his feet and nose; the longest
bus ride and Shell station pit
stop from Waukegan sopho
more year; hook slides in the
hallways; playing in near
tornado conditions at Maine
West as a junior; the honor of
being elected team captain as a
senior, and beating Niles Weat
this year.
Peter Miscinski
My most memorable experi
ence was on April Fool’s Day
junior year. Julie Firfer and I
didn’t think Janet Small was
very patriotic to Niles East. So
we decided to enforce a little
patriotism upon her and hung
a “Trojan” in her locker.
Lisa Mizock
I remember this Halloween
vividly. Arlene W eicensang,
Edie Lipsky, and I decided to
dress up. Arlene was a devil,
Edie a cat, and I was Robin
Hood. We had our picture
taken for the yearbook. The
only problem was that every
one thought I was Peter Pan.
By the end of the day I
became so aggravated that I
drew my bow, took one of my
arrows, aimed it at a clown
who called me that and said,
“Peter Pan’s not dangerous”
and don’t you know.ha called
me Robin Hood then.
Teri Mortell
Junior year in honors physics,
Tina Lee and Steve Lisco were
constantly fighting. One day
Tina decided to hide Steve’s
calculator in the drawer of Mr.
Cooper’s desk. When Steve
found out that his calculator
was m issing, he grabbed
Tina’s and proceeded to cut
the battery terminals. Think
ing that I would be the nice
guy, I returned Steve’s calcu
lator to him, and Tina’s to her.
Tina was so angry that her
battery terminals were cut,
that she seized Steve’s calcula
tor and whipped it across the
entire length of the room. It
fell to the ground and
shattered. Steve was unable to
believe that his “undestructable calculator” had broken,
and Mr. Cooper was unable to
believe that his favorite stu
dents could do som ething
wrong.
Shelly Mozin
Junior year, the concert band
went on an exchange tour to
New York. When we arrived
on Friday afternoon, the band
we were staying with an
nounced there would be a
party that evening. After
dinner my host took me to the
party at the house of one of
the New York chaperones. We
walked into the backyard
where I saw a couple kegs of
beer. Against the instructions
of our band director, I and a
good number of band members
helped ourselves. After I had a
substantial amount, Karen
Konior came up to me and
asked me for a piece-of gum. I
handed her my paper cup and
reached in my purse. When I
gave her the gum I looked at
the glass in her hand and said,
“Karen, you must have been
drinking too much, because
your cup is really worn out!”
Needless to say, it was my
cup!
Renee Olson
In the last football game of our
senior year, we were beating
Maine South 11-0 with one
minute to go. The play had
just been blown dead when one
of the Maine South players ran
into Kelly Walls from behind.
I grabbed the kid, and the
next thing I knew the whole
Maine South bench had clear
ed, and left me at the bottom
of a pile of bodies.
. . . Playing on the Niles East
1978 football squad with guys
like Brian Kamajian, Tad
Slowick, Dave Sproat, and the
rest of the guys in the class of
’79.
. . . Freshman year in Mr.
Drobney’s class Dan Moss and
I put up a playboy centerfold
on the world map while
Drobney was out for a second.
When he came back in, *we
asked him to show us where
Peking China was. He pulled
down the map and got the
surprise of his life. The whole
class burst out laughing, and
Drobney just stood there with
one embarrassed smile.
Dan Patlak
I haven’t gone to Niles East
all four years. I’ve been here
since November ’79. My most
memorable experience at East
was that the friendliest people
of America were all gathered
here!
Urvashi Patel
My most memorable experi
ence happened senior year. It
was a typical Friday night
in Skokie with nothing to do.
In fact, it was the Friday night
before our first home football
game. Marci, Pam, Barb,
Beth, Sue, Lisa, Renee, Laura,
Stephanie, Carol and I decided
to be devious. We ambushed
all the gas stations and food
stops from Howard to Demp
ster in desperate search of
toilet paper. Plan A was to
T.P. the houses of the football
team, but we didn’t know
where anyone lived. At that
point we had* to proceed to
Plan B, which was to stuff the
fence at Niles East and test
the night security. We had to
buy cups at White Hen, for
that was the only store open at
that late hour. We successfully
stuffed the fence with “Good
Luck Trojans, Class of ’80.” It
just goes to show, you can find
something crazy and fun to do
even when you’re straight.
Christine Redlin
My most memorable experi
ence occurred senior year.
Ellen, Cheryl, and I decided to
go out one night. Since there
was nothing to do, the three of
us decided to go to Jacks. On
our way, we passed the
Fairview North parking lot (on
Howard) and noticed a small
car parked way in the corner of
the lot. I turned to Ellen who
was driving and said, “Would
n’t it be funny if that was
Steve Bartelstein’s car with
Chris in it?” We decided to
find out if this was true; so we
drove into the parking lot.
Ellen put her brights on, and
drove very near the car. Sure
enough, it was Steve’s orange-
red rabbit. The three of us
wanted to have some fun so we
decided to “ambush” them.
We turned our car around and
drove like wild women toward
the rabbit, blinking the head
lights, blowing the horn, and
screaming. We decided to
make a couple of rounds. It’s a
good thing that Ellen had just
bought her car and no one had
seen it before this episode,
especially Chris and Steve who
would have been very upset
that we discovered their
“parking area.”
Carol Rollick
Losing my retainer. . . in
gym. . . while playing water
polo. . . in the deep end. . . and
having Coach Ferguson stop
class to ask for volunteer
scuba divers!
Arthur Rosenson
My most memorable experi
ence occurred freshman year
during my 6-7 lunch period.
That period was typically the
most crowded and contained
many upperclassmen. Being a
freshman, one is subject to
such comments as “Hey, look
at that freshman. What a
dummy!” and “Well, what do
you expect from a freshman?
Miraculously, I had somehow
avoided the many embarrass
ments that would warrant
such comments — that is,
until one fateful Friday after
noon. That day I had finished
my lunch early and stood up to
take my ti*ay, plate, and
silverware to the dishwashers.
As I approached the center
aisle, I didn’t see a chair
pulled out to my left. Sudden
ly, my left foot caught on the
rear leg, and I flew forward
instinctively letting go of the
tray in order to catch my bal
ance. Seconds later I heard a
loud metallic crash and the
sound of shattering china.
Before I could realize what had
happened, the entire cafeteria
stood up and gave me a
roaring, standing ovation. The
applause and comments conti
nued until I has picked up
every last piece of broken
plate.
Jeff Ross
Sophomore year we had cheer
leading practice in the court
yard. There r
*wefe three girls
sitting-Hfr^Tthe flag pole. We all
turned around to start a cheer.
Bunny just happened to be
facing one of the girls. The girl
asked her what she was
looking at. Bunny said, “Your
beautiful red hair.” (Her hair
was really ugly.) The next
thing I knew, the girl took out
a knife. We all ran inside the
building, and yelled at her as
she kept approaching us.
Finally Doc came to save the
day, and wound up just hiding
behind us.
Sue Rotblatt
Senior year in Autos class we
were seeing another exciting
movie, during which John
Gregorian decided to catch a
little shut eye. After the movie
ended, Sellers started talking
but noticed he had lost a
student. Still talking, he
motioned for everyone to
leave. Needless to say, John
had a rude awakening.
Bob Rotche
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My most memorable experi
ence was freshman year. I was
in Reflections and was excited
to be one of the lead dancers in
a number called “ We go
together.” It was a ’50s dance,
so I had to wear an old skirt.
My skirt did not have a
button, so I had to put a
safty pin on. Well, the number
began. I was dancing my heart
away with Ed Nemmers, when
suddenly I felt a snap from the
safety pin. I continued dancing
hysterically. While I was
dancing, I tried to stay in one
place so that my skirt
wouldn’t fall off. I whispered
to Ed that my safety pin had
opened. Instead of telling me
what to do, Ed started
laughing and couldn’t even
sing. Little by little my skirt
kept creeping lower an lower.
The audience was cracking up
at me, because I kept pulling
the damn thing up! It was
very disappointing, because
this was the only number that
I could really be seen! Luckily
the number was over before
the skirt slipped off.
Sally Rylko
My most memorable exper
iences were g ettin g locked
inside Howard Sim on’s car
with Marci Mandell freshman
year, and missing Mr. Henry’s
algebra class; David Lorig’s
pajama party senior year;
Sitting in the Dean’s office my
entire senior year drinking
coffee in the winter, and
enjoying the air conditioning
in spring while listening to
everybody’s excuses that I
always thought sounded so
true when I used them.
Freshman year when Marci
and I cut school to go to Old
Orchard, and saw her mother
in the hat department of
Marshall Field’s.
Lisa Samelson
My most memorable exper
ience was when we decided to
strike Mr. Cooper’s physics
class because he was going to
give us a test. We made signs
in the cafeteria and had a
sitdown strike in the hall for
10 jninutes after the bell
rang. When his face turned
very sad, some scabs deserted
their fellow student because
she had no points in the six
weeks so far.
When LB went into class, the
others followed shortly.
Danny Sarasin
One day sophomore year after
an extended lab experiment in
chemistry, I arrived late to
band. I was sent to the third
floor several times for a pass
while two teachers engaged in
a power struggle with me as
the pawn. As I exited noisily
for the final time, I caused a
terrific crash between the
metal door and the metal cage.
I was sure it would produce a
referral. This time I went to a
supervisor who wrote a pass
for me to end this foolishness.
Upon receiving the pass, the
teacher left the room to
continue the struggle with his
supervisor. As the door closed
behind him now 15 minutes
into the period, I was wel
comed by a loud and approv
ing applause!
Rick Simmons
My most memorable exper
ience happened freshman year.
Bunny Grieman, a few other
friends, and I were sitting
down fco lunch. We started to
throw peanuts at a bunch of
guys at the lunch table. The
next thing we knew, there was
food flying all around. I took
some coleslaw and hit Tom
Siemsen (’78) in the chest. He
came over and put some relish
all over my head. Then the
garbage cans began to roll,
and everyone got rowdy!
Celine Slowik
Freshman year the first day of
school, when I was walking
across the bridge in my new,
wrap-around skirt, and I was
carrying about six books
suddenly my skirt dropped,
along with my books, and my
self-esteem. I picked up my
skirt, tied it around my waist
and grabbed my books and ran
only to see a good friend of my
sisters standing at the edge of
the bridge laughing. She asked
while chuckling, if I needed
any help. With an extremely
red face I made it to the
bathroom.
Jill Soble
The summer before senior
year, a group of theater jocks
were in New York City for a
convention. Before we left, my
friend Elly innocently bought a
Playgirl for some mature
entertainment. After reading
the magazine, we took a walk
on the train. In the next car,
we noticed a familiar face: a
guy that looked exactly like
one of the models in the
magazine. He was sleeping so
we had time to stare, wonder
ing. Finally, Mindy Levin got
enough courage to ask his
name. Unfortunately, it was
not the right guy. Our dreams
were shattered.
Linda Sugarman
One day during junior year,
Stu Rappoport walked into
Mr. Livingston’s Bible and
Mythology class a couple of
minutes late, as usual. How
ever, this day it seemed that
Livingston was also going to
be late for class. Not seeing
him near the classroom, Stu
went to the front of the class
and gave us his impression of
Livingston complete with ges
tures, facial expressions, exag
gerated voice, etc. I was
laughing so hard it took me a
couple of minutes before I
could point to the back of the
room where Livingston was
sitting at a desk talking to a
student.
Brian Sullivan
In Biology, sophomore year, I
was in Mr. Rostvold’s room
and the teacher was Mr.
Daugherty. Mr. Rostvold al
ways liked to clean things in
his room even if it meant
disrupting our class. Mr.
Daugherty decided that he
would wait until he was
through. Finally about fifteen
to twenty minutes after class
had started, he finished trying
to clean the P.A. speaker and
went into the side office. I
asked Mr. Daugherty if Mr.
Rostvold was crazy or some
thing. Evidently Mr. Rosvold
heard me because the office
door slowly closed. After that
day he was always out by the
beginning of our class period.
Steven Suslick
During my senior year in
period 3-4 Physics, Mr. Cooper
asked Louis Bahrmasal what
the mass of Uranus was.
Erek Vassilatos
One day during senior year, it
was rainy and pretty wet
outside. I got dressed for gym
arid knew I would be late. I
ran out the back door of the
lockerroom by circle drive. I
was running to the doors
which led to Trojan Hall
toward the contest gym.
However, gym shoes were
slippery on the bottom and
had no tread. On the way up
the few stairs I fell on my
back, and suddenly heard a
loud crash. My knees slid into
the glass door, and shattered
the whole bottom half of it.
You could tell where my knees
hit the glass. There was glass
all over me, and I was lucky to
be wearing sweat pants. Chris
Porter was behind me, and
feared I really got hurt.
Actually, she found me on the
ground laughing. Scared of
being marked tardy I ran to
class. Later my knees swelled
up, but no one could believe I
put them through the heavy
glass door.
Dee Dee Vlay
It was during football practice,
and it was a rainy muddy day.
Everyone wanted to impress
the coaches for a starting
position! We were all told to
run a lap, and right in my way
was a huge mud puddle. As a
joke, I splashed Bill Johnson
top to bottom with mud. In an
attempt to get me back, he
splashed Coach McCarral.
Kelly Walls
Junior year I was working as
chairman of the painting crew
for “See Saw.” It was a quiet
afternoon and Mr. Mayfield
had given me a very large set
to paint red orange. Steve
Suslick and Marc Small were
in pin rail above my working
area, so they kept throwing
their gloves at me. I was
becoming annoyed quickly. So
I put a big drip of paint in
each glove and returned them
to Marc and Steve. Anyway,
one thing led to another and
we ended up chasing each
other with wet paint brushes
and buckets of water. I hid
behind a door and as Steve
came around the corner he got
a wet surprise, bucket includ
ed!
Arlene Weicensang
My most memorable exper
ience occurred in my senior
year. I worked with Mr. Hosier
and my counselor Mr. Ander
son for weeks working for my
admission to the University of
Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana.
Mr. Hosier helped me write an
extraordinary letter for special
consideration. I got to know
and work with this man to a
degree not many other stu
dents have, maybe because not
enough students know that
Mr. Hosier will work with
students and is not just an
authority beyond a student’s
reach. I am very grateful for
all the time he spent helping
me. Gaining admittance to the
University of Illinois has been
a great accomplishment. I am
very proud of this accomplish
ment because I have done
something not many thought
was possible. And through
many disappointments I never
stopped trying. I never gave
up hope. Mr. Anderson and
Mr. Hosier helped me do the
impossible.
Brian Wexler
Junior year when Laura Grodsky and I were standing in the
hall by Exit 13, Gary O. and
Marc D. picked us up and put
us in the boys’ bathroom, then
came in with us and stood
against the door. When we
finally got out a teacher was
walking by and looked at us
very strangely.
Stephanie Wolcoff
On Halloween during my
senior year, Brigette Bielinski
and I thought we’d go down
into the cafeteria and liven
things up a bit. For a
Halloween at East, it was
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unusually quiet. We had
dressed up in masks and
costumes, so no one could tell
it was us and snuck up to a
table where some girls that we
knew were sitting. On the
count of three we bombed
them with a few eggs and
some shaving cream. After our
heroic escape from school we
made our big mistake. We
went back to East to see how
things were. Puff found us and
politely escorted us to Miss
Stewart’s office. I don’t think
I’ll ever forget all the adminis
trators staring at us when Mr.
Hosier asked us to “unveil”
ourselves. Needless to say,
from than on I left the eggs to
the cooks to handle in the
cafeteria.
Lisa Yedlin
East closing
A question of values
Like a thousand other
schools across the country,
East will close its doors come
June. It’s rational, it’s logical.
Declining per capital birth
rates, say from 3.8 to 3.1
babies for each thousand
residents, means a community
can’t afford to keep its area
high school open. Look at the
economics of the matter the
hundred dollar an hour,
C.P.A.’s say! Look at the high
cost to benefits ratio, they
exclaim! And then they point
to a black and white figure in a
neatly bound study booklet.
But a school is not a factory.
It doesn’t have to turn over a
quarterly profit. A school’s
benefits are measured in
intangibles: the ability of the
students to function in soci
ety; the intellectual level of the
graduates; and the social
awareness of its high school
students. However, the com
munity does accrue some
“real” benefits too. How many
of our parents have attended
East plays, musicals, or spe
cial events?
WHAT I’M SAYING is the
decision to close East was a
misinterpretation of the word
worth. Economically, all the
kings men couldn’t prove it
“feasible” to keep East open.
But in a decision as consequen
tial as the E ast closing,
numbers alone should not have
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only there was the energy and
willingness to start a cam
paign to inspire district resi
dents into raising their own
property taxes, there would be
no need for closing gala’s and
sad farewells. I mean the kind
of campaign that saved Provi
dence — St. Mel’s High School
on the South Side.
I know it’s much too late to
save East. But there are some
issues surrounding the closing
that must be considered. What
will happen when OCC’s lease
expires in 1985? Will East be
tom down to make room for
condominiums? Imagine! The
old wing of East, a structure
built during the throngs of the
Great Depression, a govern
ment project intended to
employ skilled workers to
useful productive jobs, demol
ished to make room for
profitable condominiums.
The greater question in
volved in the East closing and
the numerous school closings
across the country, is our
system of values. Will we
continue to place price tags on
institutions like education, or
will we realize our society’s
commitment to learning and
art for its own sake?
In closing, thank you for
listening to two years of Focus
and Observer. I am grateful.
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Last Will an d T esta m en t.....
To Marcelo Levy, one grapefruit and all
my love forever; to Caryn Salzman, a
tube of zinc oxide and memories of the
great times we shared in high school;
to Ellen Gradman, a tall guy of her
dreams; to Paula Kasper, a lifetime
supply of suntan oil and a tan that
won’t fade or peel; to Ellen Lipsky, Ira
Shapiro and a friendship with me
mories,
Helen Lewkowicz
To Dave Ellison, a tape of the Doobie
Brothers concert; to Barry Leb, a
larger trunk, a smaller tree, and a
McDonalds Gift Certificate; to Mike
Silver, “Fresh Air IV,” two tickets to
see Pure Prarie League, and a brick; to
Mark Finckle, Willie, Waylen, and 30
seconds on the Bull at Gillies; to Rich
Rudy, one summer of having to drive
every day and a camera that takes
“film that develops in your face” ; and
to Tina Lee, the pieces of my
calculator.
Steve Lisco
To Scott Reicin, a cheddarburger, some
small change so he doesn’t have to
break a “50” and a tree to practice his
driving; to the Varsity basketball
team, one high defense and a water
bottle; to Chris Redlin, a keg of beer so
she can quench her throat for about an
hour; and to A1 Weiner, A1 Friedman,
Gregg Bolotin, some Saline solution for
their “bog” contact lenses.
David Long
To Frank Mayfield, Karen Cisckoski
and I leave him another two semesters
of girls with tight pants, and another
class like mine, that he referred to as a
“big joke”; to Dean Schusteff, I leave a
pile of detentions (what are those?) and
all my thanks and all my love; to
homeroom 225, I leave; to Tommy
Ciskoskie, I leave two Van Halen
tickets and all the luck in his new
school.
Andrea Luck
To the entire staff and faculty of Niles
East, my thanks for the best high
school education I could have received;
and to Mike Moy, a girl who is not just
a “friend,” and a space pen.
Steve Meyers
To Sue Judd, Alfred, tapes of Mr.
Plock’s accounting lectures, and an
autographed picture of Herman
Franks; to Kathy Matz, a ticket to
New York and a lifetime supply of
knees; and to Renee Williams, Ray
Meyer and the basketballs.
Joanne Mikos
To Coach Galla, another Polish team
captain and a younger brother to fill
the spot in six years; to my mom, four
more kids worth of college forms and
applications, a lot of thanks; and to
Lisa Yedlin, all of my love and a bright,
happy future, spent together.
Peter Miscinski
To Lisa Samelson, thanks for all the P.
quizzes; to Tina Lee, one million
excuses to get out of practice and a box
of kleenex; to Steve Lisco and Steve
Fishman, thanks for making the second
semester of chemistry so “entertain
ing”; and to Cheryl Cooper, I leave
“Who are you?”
Shelly Mozin
To Ellen, the question: “I wonder what
they’d look like?”; to Jeff, a date with
S.B. and a girl from Flushing,
Michigan; to Rich, the rest oi my
perilous problems; to Matt, an icepack
and to Bob and Bill, “The Coffin.”
Michael Moy
To Linda, I leave a senior year that
goes by fast, three years of memories,
and a whole lotta love.
Hal Nagel
To Faith, a few inches of my height; to
Ellen, some visitors on a Saturday
night; to Larry, the Mr. Olympic title
and a glass of milk; and to Jeff, a ride
in the Nova.Richard Nikchevich
To Steve Fishman, a love life; to Sue
Dickman, a gorgeous 5 ’8 ” , dark,
wavy-haired, blue-eyed trumpet player;
to Therese LeVan, first chair; and to
Karen Konior, half of the blonde
blue-eyed Swedish guys in Augustana,
the other half goes to me.
Renee Olson
To Gary Omoff, a gift certificate to
best hair transplant surgeon in the
world; to Mark De Mar, a giant wheel
barrel so he doesn’t have to drag along
any more, and a giant helium balloon;
to Coach Ferguson, a book titled “How
to Coach Football and Be A Human
B eing” ; and to B rigitte Bielinski,
myself and happiness for the rest of her
life.
Tim O’Malley
To Tim “Bushman” O’Malley, we leave
a star of David to wear around his
neck, a year’s subscription to PlayGirl
Magazine (since he likes so much to
talk about these things), a 44 magnum
and set of files for later in life, a dozen
rolls of Lifesavers to pass breathalizer
tests, a free pass to Sam and Hy’s for a
lox and bagel brunch, 250 diet tablets
along with a pair of stolen leg vinyls
and a kettle of Mulligan Stew spiked
with grain alcohol.
Mark De Mar and Gary Ornoff
To Mr. Yursky, a book entitled, “Kids
are People Too”; to Mr. Osness, a book
entitled, “Optimism and What it Can
Do For You”; to Coach Ferguson,
Henrici, McCarrell, Odlivak, Steve
Poznansky, Capitani, Gralewski, Schuteff, Ewing, Howard, Galla, A1
Posnansky, Richardi, Herter, Sokalski,
and Doc Katzman, I leave my thanks,
respect and friendship.
Dan Patlak
To Barb Bieniek, a home for Nerd Bird
and a year’s supply of wiener schnitzel;
to Janice F., a tube of silicone and
happy summer with Slime, Ronnie and
Steve; to Rochelle, LL and some
leather and a nice gun; to Sheri, a set
of weights to build up those biceps;
and to Michael J., a pair of tickets to
the Notre Dame-DePaul game at the
horizon and a new right arm.
Ruth Paul
To Lori Mazur, a new pair of shoes for
all those trips to my house and a billion
cookies to make it all worth while; to
Mark Mullin, my thanks for all your
help in keeping my spirits up; and to
Mrs. Foss, thanks for the best
education I’ve ever received and never
telling me, “I had your sister.”
Myma Petroski
To Mr. Welch, a big bowl of fruit salad;
to Cary Miller, Pierre Cardin tooth
paste; to Mary Cristante, a semester of
barber school; to Leslie Goldstein, a
big bottle of Pierres Faries Control d’
Fag; to Tracy Gorchof, binoculars
because Texas Tech is a big school; and
to Chris Pittas one big party catered by
Lee and Eddies.
Joann Portmann
To Mark Robbins, I leave him with my
true smile; to Stew Stein, a new body;
to Mr. Slattery who tried to teach
FACTORING, I leave stacks of blank
ditto papers so he can make copies for
his future take-home tests and projects,
and a better “Advanced Algebra Trig
Class”; and to Mrs. Lundquist, a new
“alligator.”
Pam E. Puertollano
To Carol, my $1 for gas, a Tab, and
Steve Miller in Tampa; to Skofie, and
Kay, a library and an official La
Sharmet membership card; to Steve, a
pool table, thanks for teaching me how
to play, it was loads of fun; to the
senior girls, the senior guys (if you
want them!); and to Steve B., all my
love whether you want it or not.
Chris Redlin
To Pam Puertollano, 100 dozen roses,
love, and a long happy life; to Ed
Cohen, a pair of spaghetti arms and a
book of excuses for when I beat him in
tennis; to Bob Rotche, five tons of soft
snow to fall on and a pair of women
(ope for each knee); and to Mr.
Wolfram, a catalogue of “ good”
marching band music and three cases
of day old fruitcake.
Mark Robbins
To Chris, Skokie or Skofie, everything
and anything in the world, wealth,
health, and happiness; to Zinny, all the
conversations about the bit T.C.; to
Freddy, Peter, Bill, Paul, Dave, Stosh,
Steve, (the wild men), all the wild
women at Niles East; to Carol, Chris,
Skofie, and Barb, the major Porker Fan
Club for Niles West and North; and to
Chay, Wendell, Sal, and Zinny, all the
beef in the world.
Carol Rollick
To Hal Meltzer, Charles Atlas body
building course; to Rich Nikchevich,
coordination at the free-throw line; and
to Helaine Silver, a Mercedes Benz.
Arthur Rosenson
To Marci, Beth, Lisa, Pam, Barb, and
Linda, “a piece of my heart” and the
great memories of our senior year
spring vacation; to Dave, my thanks
for making my senior year great and
our memories together; and to Laura
Davids, all the luck in the world at
Niles West, and an open invitation to
visit me at school next year.
Susan Rotblatt
To Mrs. Malin, a copy of Mein Kampf
and a German Shepherd to help her
patrol the library; to Mike Kilian,
somebody at West who he can buy
answers off of as easily as me; to Bill
Keller, a mind of his own; and to Ed
Cohen, a complete understanding of
Bio-Chemistry and an unbreakable
racquetball racquet.
Bob Rotche
To Mark Finckle, a box of vanilla
wafers and a glass of milk; to Mike
Silver, the sayings I stole from him; to
Wendi Kamp, a stack of Fonzie letters
she still thinks I wrote; to Mr. Plock,
another Henry Goldstein; to Henry G.,
Earnest Angley, Steve Dahl, REO
Speedwagon, and $10 in pennies; and
to Cheryl Cooper, a guy who throws
ping pong balls at her on a date.
Richard Rudy
To Matza Ball, two extra days in Fort
Lauderdale, an all expense paid ticket
with United arid a friendly skies
friendship forever; to Carol Rollick, a
whole store full of Bill Blass Jeans, and
a radio with “Wepa, Wepa” on full
blast; to Chey, Andy, and Wendi, all
the good luck in the future for them;
and to Tracy Gorchoff, a weekend in
Madison, Wise.
Sally Rylko
To Joel Kessler, thanks for being such
a good friend (and an idol); to Marcie
Baizer, an appointment book so you
can make appointments to go out
separately with all your friends; to
Elena Ayala, all the senior guys ■
—
Menza!; and to Debbie Vicari, a great
senior year at North.
Sandy Salas
To Scot Salzman, the best of luck and
loads of fun in your next three years; to
Ellen Gradman, Chandlers, a trip to
Wisconsin, a little sister forever; to
Ellen Lipsky, hot fudge banana split
with nuts and a cherry, and a sister
that neither one of us ever had; and to
Paula Kasper, a dictionary with an all
new vocabulary.
Caryn Salzman
To the Varsity cheerleaders, a treasurer
of the squad so that next time they
could “just buy the books!”; to Marci
Mandell, a turkey club sandwich, a
fifth period coffee break with Woody
Wood Pecker, a role of Kodak film; to
Pam Schwartz, an appetite, only one
outfit to choose from, and some spuds;
to Linda Burstyn, a complete edition of
Cliff’s notes, someone to drive to school
who’s always in a good mood and on
time, and a friend to move in with next
^ear’
Lisa Samelson
To Andi Kotler, P.O. and a fully
equipped Evanston barfbag; to Sue
Levine, a Visa charge plate, Frankensteins, and a guy who has mono; to
Elain and Barb, sorry they are all for
me!; and to Mr. Winans, thanks for the
best counselor on earth.
Stacy Sacksner
To Coach Richardi, a clean T-shirt that
he can wear for ten years; to Mr.
Larson, a new set of keys to throw at
his students when he gets mad; and to
the Poz brothers, twelve state champs
so they can blow the Niles West
wrestling team away.
Dan Sarasin
To Arthur Rosenson, a Chicago sports
trivia book and an international law
practice; to Claudia Brisk, a victory
over Randi Rosen arid real Topsiders;
to Mr. Miya, a European History class
with more than five people in regular
attendance; and to Mr. Grabowski and
Gena Schoen, a competent staff and
successful tenures as editor-in-chief and
advisor.
Karen Sawislak
To Claudia, all our ball fights and a
cupcake on her birthday; to Rich,
somebody as easy to compare tests
with as I and the name “nic” forever;
and to Pam, an invitation to my
sweet-sixteen.
Cindy Shapiro
To Ellen, happy times together and all
my love; to Joe, an R for all the SIO’s
at Iowa; to Myles, a “69 Chevy with a
good trans; to Mark, a winning
baseball season, and to Caryn, an
employee list of Chandlers.
Ira Shapiro
To Mark Finckle, a T-shirt four sizes
too small; to Bob Bernstein, a Willie
Nelson album and a lineball field with
no mud; to Steve Fishman, an eight
gallon bucket and a pair of gollashes
and a chocolate cake; and to Steve
Lisco, 16 lbs. of potting soil and a bag
of fertilizer.
Michael Silver
To Yursky, many slow boring cruises
around South America (Huck Finn
style of course), tanker of rotten eggs
minus shells, many more classes of
“stupid” students who ask questions,
and seven hours of “ interesting
trigonometry problems; to Jan Blok,
success in life and a lost cause for a
roommate!; and to Ron Lund, an $8 an
hour job and the world title.
Rick Simmons
To Coach Richardi, a sectional
championship team with twelve fourth
place finishes and a lenient jury when
they discover the 33 bodies buried
under Coaches place; and to Dan
Sarasin, these words of wisdom:
One day you will awake and see,
That there’s more than one fish in
the sea;
But by the time you find out this is
true,
You will already be married to you
know who!
Bill Stein
To Helaine Silver, a Varsity football
jacket, a seat in Trojan Hall, a cowboy
hat, designer jeans, and a jiggly walk;
to Linda Sohn, the boy of her dreams. .
on roller skates and wearing a tuxedo;
to Tina Lee, something really exciting
to gossip about and four years without
Steve Lisco.
Brian Sullivan
To Terri Leahy, another person to tell
her lies to; to Howie Walovitch, my son
Jason, and a new volleyball serve; to
Bill Stein, a doctor’s license to deliver
more children; to Sharon Palm, the
three stooges in 20 years; and to
A lison, Connie, and Sherife, heart
medicine.
Tracy Teitler
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Eastern Illinois University, Charle
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Loyola University, Chicago —
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Illinois State University, Normal —
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To Mr. Sellers, the memories of the
accident of the front end machine in
Autos; to Mrs. Farrell, a burnt
chocolate cream pie that our foods class
created; and to Coach Richardi, luck to
Niles West as their new head wrestling
coach.
Drew Ulberg
To Mr. Cooper, another class as high
spirited as ours.
Erek Vassilatos
To Julie Firfir, I leave the best
roommate possible; 2nd to Lisa
Mizock, I leave the book “1001 Dumb
Jokes” and a place to visit in Iowa.
Audrey Wagner
To Mr. Mayfield, I leave the “10 Ways
to Improve a Bad Joke” book and a
smile for all the times we talked; to Mr.
Malone, I leave three shining faces to
replace Cindy, Cindy, and me; to Lori
McCormack, I leave three great years
of art class, a Judie Miller voodoo doll
and cheers to a long friendship; to Cary
Miller, a lunch date to anywhere and
four skinny dippers in your old
backyard swimming pool; and to Mr.
Grabowski, 100 perfectly set headlines.
Arlene Weicensang
To Scott Reicin, I leave a bottle of
cough syrup; to Gregg Bolotin, a pair
of sunglasses; to Dave Lorig, a new
car; and to A1 Friedman, a sloppy
roommate.
Allan Weiner
To Ms. Snyder, I leave a spotless
Home Ec. room with no mice and
students who stay in bed when they are
sick; to Dolly Gerszonovicz, I leave
Bucko’s phone number, cans of cold
corn to eat in the Home Ec. room, and
a Space Invaders game to play with
George Yursky; to Stacey Udell I leave
a lifetime supply of Tab and Trident
sugarless gum, followed by dentures in
forty years; to Bunny Greiman, I leave
M ike’s phone number and all the
munchies we pigged out on; 2nd to
Gordon Gruenes, a person who can
“make you laugh.”
Pam Werner
To all my friends and teachers, I wish
the best of luck and happiness; to Cher,
El, Joy, and Wendy, I leave a life
supply of good beef; to Chris, Carol,
Joyce, Sally and Steph, I leave 1000
porker songs; to Geoff, a year with no
brothers or sisters; to Jill, a nightshirt;
and to Ellen, smiles.
Andrea Wexler
To Ellen Zinman, I leave all the love in
the world always, all the cherished
memories with more to come, a
successful singing career, a fantastic
time in Las Vegas, a B-506 instead of a
T-307, a match to burn my terry cloth,
and “Steelers” shorts; to the gang,
Cheryl, Sally, Wendy, Carol, Chris, my
sister Andy, and Sally Salas my phone
number to keep in touch; to Carol and
Chris, the fine memory of Ellen’s first
party; to Sue Spraggins, all the years
of your life full of love with our best
friend, Mike Curtiss; to Mike Curtiss, I
leave everything, Sue our best
friendship, one of my phone bills, a
comb a mirror, a quiffmobile, a six pack
of Old Style, and another year of
consumer economics with Miss Coon;
and to Chris Anderson, fond memories,
a rainbow in Ohio, kleenex, a'door to
unlock, a successful career, Gordon
Lightfoot, Neil Diamond and me.
Brian Wexler
To Kathy B., I will a bottle of “Instant
Grow Pills” guaranteed to make you
grow one way or another; to Mad, I
will Eric Hieden’s legs and a pair of
cotton panel pantyhose worn by none
other than Steve Dahl himself; to Dana
W., I will a new pair of Nike tennis
shoes with cement soles, maybe this
way I’d win one game; to Andi K., I
will a new appendix; to Colleen H., I
will a two ton hershey kiss and Josh to
nibble on her right ear to make it all
better again; and to Joanne M., I will
all 1981 Cub’s season tickets, boxseats
on Bill Buckner’s lap.
Renee Williams
To Chris, I leave all the unusuals, a
major party and a 6 of TB’s; to Laura,
I leave the Florida sun; to Cheryl, I
leave me, next year and Eunice; to
Carell, I leave a major Porker Bill Joel
and F.E.S.; and to Carol and Chris, I
leave Champaign and all the fun we
had second semester, senior year.
I love ya, Stephanie Wolcoff
To Brian, I leave our friendship always
— for it is the greatest thing we ever
composed; to the girls in room 246 and
Chris, I leave a lifetime supply of takee
outee shmatees; to Tim C., I leave all
the right reasons; and to Andi Wexler,
I leave more of whatever it is that
made her smile all these years.
Ellen Zinman
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Nilehilite sta ff bids an era fa rew ell
Typical of many year’s in East’s
history, the 1979-80 school year has
had its share of surprises, new twists,
and reruns of previous accomplish
ments. The teachers went on sJ^ke, we
didn't use any snow days latter last
year’s fiasco of a winter), and, as of
June 11, there will no more Niles East.
In between these things, however, lie
the personal, day to day touches that
never seem to find their way into print,
things that constitute the true spirit of
Niles E ast. Who can forget the
now-infamous “Junior Cut Day ’79”
where Deans Schuesteff and Miller
unexpectedly dropped in on the picnic
and played softball with those in
attendance? Of course, almost everyone
there received a day in BAC the next
day, but. . .
Then, of course, further back in
East’s annals of time, in 1944, Nilehi
students sold enough war stamps to
purchase a jeep for the army, and it
took only two days to do so. Many
East alumni have gone on to become
doctors, writers, actors, and many
other people vital to a community.
People are what make a school great;
without them and their efforts, a school
is just a building and walls. So many
teachers, parents, and students have
put through such efforts to secure
seemingly impossible dreams such as
the recent garage sale that the Junior
Cabinet held, to help raise funds for the
Prom committee. And, also in respect
to Prom '80, Jim Puff and “Doc”
Katzman’s two successful dances,
which also added money to Prom
coffers.
N ext year, of course, shall be
different, if not also difficult at times.
Adjusting to a new school is never
easy, entailing more than the usual
effort and control, on the behalf of
freshmen to graduating seniors, many
of whom will be starting college this
fall. All will have to adjust to new
teachers, procedures, and classmates
and co-workers, while possibly having
to give up an activity’s sponsorship by
a favorite teacher. There may even be
resentment from both parties that next
year’s high school communities will
have to overcome.
In any case, the Nilehilite staff would
like to wish everyone the best of luck in
all future endeavors, including a very
happy and successful next year.
‘ Empire Strikes Back’ is entertaining and exciting
by Lee Kantz
Well, three years have past and it’s
time for another Star Wars movie.
The Empire Strikes Back is it
and it is one of the few sequels I have
seen that is better than the original.
I was surprised when I got to the
theater and saw the mile-long line. I
didn’t know why the theater was so
crowded, as I didn’t think Star Wars
was anything more than Star Wars. It
had no powerful acting, no superfantastic plot, or on-the-edge-of-your-seat
scenes. It was just fun and entertain
ing. I was appalled that critics called
it the best sci-fi movie ever, as sci-fi
needs a good plot that takes more than
the average moron to understand.
The Empire Strikes Back, however,
is science fiction. It takes the heroic
plot of Star Wars and adds to it, giving
it a more complete story line, more real
characters, and some of the most
effective suspense scenes I’ve ever seen
in a sci-fi movie. I guarantee anyone
that, toward the end of the movie, the
slightest beep from R2-D2 will make
you jump out of your seat.
The Empire Strikes Back is not only
the sequel, but it is also titled Episode
V in the saga, as Star Wars has been
retitled Episode IV. There will be nine
episodes all together, later going back
in time to the days of Obi Wan Kenobi
and the Jedi Knights in Episodes I-III.
This plan has a big effect on Empire, as
it ends with many unanswered
questions, leaving way for Episo'de VI,
Revenge of the Jedi, to take over in
1983.
into hyperspace to 1983 to solve the
unanswered questions.
Man, at least Flash Gordon episodes
changed after a week or so!
There are many surprises in the
movie besides the fantastic special
effects. There are fantastic sets,
fantastic action scenes, and even a
muppet named the Yoda who teaches
Luke Skywalker the ways of the Jedi
Knights. His voice even sounds like
Fozzie Bear!
The plot hangs on past the final
credits and makes you want to jump
GRADUATION INFORMATION
REHEARSAL — Friday, June
6, 9 a.m. in the auditorium. Extra
Tickets will be passed out on that
day.
COMMENCEMENT - Sunday,
June 8, in the Stadium (Contest
Gym if weather is inclement).
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Student recalls years at East
SCHOOL CALENDAR
1980-1981
September 2: Institute — All Teachers
September 3: School Opens
September 11 & 12: No School — Rosh Hashanah
October 13: No School — Columbus Day
November 10: No School — T eachers’ Institute
November 11: No School — V eterans’ Day
November 27 & 28: No School — Thanksgiving R ecess
December 19: L ast Day before Christmas R ecess
January 5: School Resum es
January 30: No School — Day B etw een Sem esters
February 12: No School — Lincoln’s Birthday
February 13: No School — Teacher’s Institute
April 10: Last Day Before Spring Vacation
April 20: School Resum es
May 25: No School — Memorial Day
June 19: Last day of School (or less 5 days)
Dear Editor,
When I first stepped on the grounds
of Niles East, I knew it was a different
school from any school I ’ve been
through. I have learned a lot of things
since then.
First of all, I’m proud to be one of
the last class of Niles East. This school
has a lot of things to be proud of. East
can be proud of its students, from
freshmen to seniors, who and where
ever they are. Just walking through
Trojan Hall, you can see the spirit of
East, its achievements and most of all,
every athlete who dedicated their time
and effort to make East the best.
Yes, a champion it is! There are a lot
of champions at East in every way.
From figuring the m ost difficult
problems in geometry to concentrating
on the most artistic work of art that
I’m sure was done at East.
Well, we the students could not have
done it, without the help of Niles East’s
administration and its staff. They kept
us organized and they were always
there when things went wrong, and
picked up the pieces at the same time.
They deserve the credit of East as
being the number one. Without them
East wouldn’t function.
As I leave Niles East, I will always
remember it and treasure the good
things. I’m proud of each and everyone
of its administration, the staff and the
students. I wish them the best of years
to come. And if years come, I hope that
I would still see Niles East’s walls
standing.
Jackie Espinuela ’80
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Vol. 42, No. 13
Friday, May 30,1980
Editor-in-chief...................................... Leslie Doi
News editor.................................... David Eingorn
Editorial Editor................................................And*Levin
Features Editor............................ Kathleen Barry
Sports Editor........................................... BarbaraReich
Photo Editors................. Erich Massat, Jeff Silver
Art Editor.... ................................... Daniel Finn
Cartoonists............... Caesar Borges, Daniel Finn
Reporters................................. Steve Bartelstein,
Linda.Burstyn, Lee Kantz, Wanda Mech, Stacey
Sacksner, Nancy Zim merm an.
Advisor..................................... Mrs. Angie Panos
The Nilehilite statt would like to give special
thanks to Sue Portmann.
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Top male athlete prefers academics
Matt Donath
by Barb Reich
Uiflike most popular high
school athletes, Matt Donath
says he didn’t learn a thing on
the Niles East teams, that
sports will never be a part of
his life, and that he’d rather
spend his time in a library
rather than on a playing field.
Though Donath was just
named Top Male Athlete by
the senior class at East, the
graduating Trojan takes pride
in being a typical young
athlete. “ I really consider
myself the academic type,”
Donath explained in a recent
interview. “When I leave Niles
East, I don’t intend to pursue
sports. I’m going to Purdue
University. I’ll major in com
puter science, and my sports
career will be a memory.”
DONATH WAS unphased
about being elected East’s top
male jock.
“I think I won by default,”
joked the 5’9” Donath.
But Donath’s athletic past
is nothing to joke about. In his
four years at East he has
chalked up three years in
football, four years in basket
ball, and one-half year in track.
DESPITE THE FACT that
he will specialize in computers
as a college freshman, the
unpredictable Donath has art
istic dreams for his post-col
lege career.
“Actually, I’d like to write
novels when I get out of
school,” said Donath.
Asked what kind of novels
he’d prefer, Donath threw yet
another curve.
“ SCIENCE FICTION
might be nice.”
Maggio voted best female athlete
by Barb Reich
In the final survey ever to
be taken at East, Julie Maggio
has been selected top female
athlete by her classmates.
Although adm ittedly sur
prised, Maggio commented, “I
do put alot into sports.” No
one can doubt that, for Maggio
has been involved in East
athletics for all four years.
AS A FRESHMAN, Mag
gio received a junior varsity
letter for tennis, and was voted
most proficient player on the
team. She was immediately
chosen captain of the J.V.
volleyball team, and earned a
minor letter. But that wasn’t
enough for Maggio, who won a
school spirit award. Being so
attached to sports, Maggio
couldn’t resist joining the J.V.
basketball team, and becoming
a varsity softball player.
M aggio’s sophomore year
brought her a move up to the
varsity basketball team. Need
less to say, she kept playing
volleyball and basketball.
It was in her junior year,
that a sprained ankle kept her
out of softball. “Having to be
on crutches the whole month
was my worst memory here,”
laments Maggio. However her
athletic abilites weren’t affect
ed, for this year Maggio was
named m ost proficient in
volleyball, basketball, and
softball. She started playing in
4th grade on a Skokie League
team.
Yet, volleyball was the
most awarding to her. “The
game against Maine W est
freshman year was my most
memorable,” says Maggio. In
that challenge, Julie gained 15 could be improved if only the *
points on no-stop serves. But physical education teachers
even though she knew how to
were coaches,
handle the volleyball, Maggio
Her feelings stem from the
never missed East’s annual
fact that sports will always be
summer training camps. “Our a part of her life. “Right now
former volleyball instructor
you can even say I take sports
Mr. Richardson was the best more seriously than school,”
coach I ever h ad ,” beams
admits Maggio.
Maggio. He knew what was
going on, showed that he
BUT MAGGIO KNOWS
cared, and was always willing
that after spending this sum
to put in the time.
Time was what Maggio mer in another park district
softball league, sports will
come second in her life. “I
found lacking at East this
year. “I don’t think the school want very much to try out for
put in enough time for the the basketball team at La
girls.” Maggio points to the Crosse next year, but I may
teams unm atching softball not have the time. The reason
uniforms — last season’s for that is because Julie will be
softball pants, with this sea spending her time studying
son’s basketball jerseys. She physical therapy at the Wis
also feels sports in high school consin College.
Julie Maggio
R eporter predicts regional win
Junior David Birz makes diving catch at a recent baseball practice.
Outstanding athletes
receive recognition
The 1980 sports season
brought many all-conference
athletes, who have contributed
in making East teams success
ful this year. Here is a list of
those sport talents who are
recognized for their outstand
ing athletic abilities.
Football
Dan Bartfeld
Dan Patlak
Kelly Walls
Wrestling
Steve Cooley
Mark DeMar
Paul Kahan
Chris Mamarel
Renato Nepemucano
Mike Pechter
Dan Sarasin
Steve Sylvan
Kelly Walls
Baseball
Steve Goldenberg
Scott Reicen
Boys Basketball
Joel Kessler
Boys Gymnastics
Steve Malitz
Girls Basketball
Cindy Michaels
Girls Gymnastics
Mary Ann Kostyniuk
Girls Tennis
Claudia Brisk
EDITOR’S NOTE: TheNilehilite sports section would like
to give many thanks to all who
have made our pages get to
the printer on time. All the
coaches have been cooperative
under our constant hassles to
get a story right. They have
also been most understanding
of errors that were made.
Much appreciation goes to
Athletic Director James Swan
son, who was always there to
give information and new
ideas. More than a thank-you
is necessary to the athletes,
the rest of the Nilehilite staff,
and Mrs. Angie Panos for her
constant push.
by Steve Bartelstein
To be a Chicago sports fan
is to say the least, very
depressing. To be a Chicago
sports fan and a Niles East
athlete, is like sliding down a
razor blade into a pool of
alcohol. Being an optimist, I
believe that the Cubs would
win the World Series in seven
games over the Sox, that the
Bulls would beat the 76’ers for
the N.B.A. title, and that the
Hawks would win the Stanley
Cup. Why not the Trojans
winning a state title?
Here is my prediction of the
regional tournament and its
outcome. The Trojans were
seeded high in the pairings,
thus giving them a first round
bye and advancement to the
second round. They played the
second round game against the
Suburban Tribs 14th pick,
Maine South. Steve Golden
berg, right handed ace of the
Trojans pitching staff, opened
the tourney with a win. This
advanced the Trojans to the
semi-final round, and got
Goldenberg a candy bar named
after him.
THE SEMI-FINAL round
found E ast pitted against
Catholic League Champs
Notre Dame. Bill Garcia,
premiere curveballer for the
Trojans took the hill against
N.D. Bill came from behind to
collect the win, and advanced
the Trojans to the regional
championship game.
The Trojans faced off against the Suburban Trib’s no.
2 pick in the state, Maine
W est. The Trojans handed
West our only two defeats of
the year earlier in the season.
Goldeberg was to gain another
win for our team.
The Trojans won the region
al title in front of a crowd of
about 1700. This was the first
step in the route to a state
title. After the game, the
Trojans received a police
escort home. Reporters and
businessmen filled the club
house looking for stories and
pitching business propositions.
The Cinderella team of the
Central Suburban League had
just won the Regional title
under skipper George Galla. It
is reported that Galla will be
the new jock image for the
hairline creations ads. It is
also rumored that Assistant
Bill Coulson will be shooting a
Budweiser commercial after
the state tourney. It's the
American way, cashing in on
success.
HOPEFULLY ALL THIS
optimism will be a reality, and
that the Trojans will indeed be
playing for the sectional title
tomorrow. But if they don’t,
the Trojans have given us all a
little excitement and a truly
memorable spring. The last
spring baseball season at Niles
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Boys have memorable season
The last year at East was,
for me, a memorable one. For
the boys, the fall brought
football, golf and soccer.
Although team records were
not impressive, individual ac
complishments were. All con
ference selections included Dan
Bartfeld, Dan Patlak, Kelly
Walls on the gridiron, and
Steve Bartelstein on the golf
course. While the soccer team
had no all conference players,
Brad Cole collected the M.V.P.
award.
The winter sports season
was highlighted by the most
successful team here at East
— the wrestling team. The
team won the conference title
on all levels. All-conference
selections included, Renato
Nepomugeno, Chris Mamaril,
Steve Sylvan, Mike Pechter,
Bill Stein, Mark De Mar, Paul
Kahan, Howard W alovitch,
Danny Sarasin, Steve Cooley,
and Kelly Walls. Steve Sylvan,
Mark De Mar, Danny Sarasin,
and Kelly Walls all advanced
to the state tourney. Kelly
Walls placed 4th in state to
highlight a truly exciting year.
Boys swimming chose Erik
V assilatos, Brad Swerdlow,
Eric Duerig, and Steve Lisco
as their MVPs. The basketball
team was paced by all-confer
ence center Joel Kessler.
Kessler posted an 18 point per
game average.
The spring schedule inclu
ded baseball, track, and gym-
nastics for the boys. At tne
time of printing, all-qonference
picks were unknown. Scott
Reicin paced the Trojans with
a .450 batting average. Steve
Malitz, Steve Korn, and Jim
Lankford, paced the gymnas
tics team to a successful
season. Barry Leb was the
stand out of the track team,
winning 3 races in the
conference tournament and
qualifying for three races in
the state meet. The second
year Leb was qualified for the
trip down state.
This truly was an exciting
year for East athletics. Never
again, though, shall anyone
don the blue and gold. So long
Niles East, so long Trojans, so
long Memories.
Girls help teams with individual efforts
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Sports Editorial
because Brisk kept the team in
shape. She hasn’t missed
conference competition
throughout her high school
years, and held a record of 40-1
in dual meets. Brisk placed
first in conference three years
consecutively, and 2nd this
year. As a junior Brisk placed
in the top eight in state, this
year she placed twelfth. All her
natural racket abilities have
won Brisk a fourtime MVP
award, and a four year tennis
scholarship tp the University
of Minnesota.
GYMNASTICS
TO BRIGHTEN up the
gymnastic team was junior
Mary Ann Kostyniuk, who
joined mid-season. Being in
volved with Twisters, and the
American Academy of Gym
nastics, Kostyniuk came onto
the high school team for fun.
Her fun brought victory for
East. At the Niles W est
Invitational, Kostyniuk gar
by Steve Bartelstein
We’ve seen illegal recruiting
on the college level for quite a
while; it was only a matter of
time until we saw it at the
high school level as well. The
conditions are perfect for it
here in District 219. Come
June, the athletes and coaches
will be going in two directions,
either to North or West.
There’s no problem if the
coach and the athlete go to the
samé school, but, if the coach
and the athlete are separated,
there are problems indeed.
There are many solutions
to this problem; some are
legal, some are ‘not. | David
Schusteff, E ast Dean of
Students stated, “It’s very
easy to catch athletes violating
the boundary rule. We make
routine residency checks and
violators will eventually be
found out.”
THE NILEHILITE HAS
learned of such practices
here at East. On the legal
side, is change of legal
guardianship. Allegedly this is
one route to be taken next year
to circumvent the boundary rule
of the District. This process is
undertaken by the courts.
Director of Student Services,
Romayne Baker commented,
“With change of legal guardi
anship, the athlete must be
living with the new guardian,
and the guardian is now
responsible for the athlete. We
also make routine checks and
if the athlete is not living with
the guardian, the athlete must
attend the school in which
boundary he resides.”
Another practice which is al
legedly going to be used next
year is false residency for the
purpose of having a mailing ad
dress inside a certain boundary
line. This is where an athlete’s
parents purchase, usually on a
renting basis, property for a
mailing address while no one
actually lives there. This route,
however, is illegal and accord
ing to Schusteff, is easy to
detect.
These are not the only ways
to go to the school of your
choice, but these are the ones
allegedly to be used next year.
There really isn’t much sense
to list any more because, in
this reporter’s opinion, the
athletes who choose to go to a
school outside their boundary
are going to be well coached,
pardon the pun, to do so as
legally as possible, and if
th a t’s not possible, be as
careful as they can.
Dr. Ronald Henrici, a teach
er and coach in the district,
went before the Niles North
Booster Club and made them
aware of what the situation
was and that the conditions
Although there weren’t ma
ny outstanding win records for
the girls’ teams this year,
individual efforts proved all
athletes gave their best in
trying to overcome rough
obstacles. Senior Chris Billisits
became most valuable player
to the volleyball team, who
ended up with a 4-13 record.
Head coach Jean Wojdula
strongly believed that the
team could have improved last
year’s 9-9 overall record if,
defense, lack of height, and
student jobs didn’t stand in
the way. “Work became a
major hinderance because
games revolved around it,”
said Wojdula.
TENNIS
The tennis team didn’t have
too many difficulties, even
though they finished 3-7. The
record wasn’t a major problem,
nered four trophies. She placed
first in vault and beam
routines, and second on bars.
Her high scores of 8.85 and 9.2
made the other 32 schools
com peting envious. K osty
niuk’s grace carried her to
sectionals and state, where she
placed 2nd all-around.
BASKETBALL
Even though the basketball
team won only two games this
season, they can boast about
having Cindy Michals as their
all-conference Central Subur
ban League winner. Michals,
averaging 12 points per game,
shared the m ost valuable
player award with Nancy
Kusek. Recognition should
also go to Linda Becker, who
scored 22 points in a 58-54 win
against Evanston.
VARSITY BADMINTON
players placed 5th in confer
ence com petition. Rhonda
Gold contributed success, by
placing 4th. Coach Pat Matlak
are perfect for it here in
District 219. He told President
Lowell Ruffer how the viola
tors may be from one sport but
how they will weaken the
entire
athletic
program
through their participation in
more than one sport.
Coach Frank Houlihan, head
football coach at Niles North
next year, commented to the
Nilehilite, “ Anytim e profes
sional people or anyone tamper
with athletes when rules and
regulations have been set, then
it becomes a very unethical
situation and you really have
to wonder where that person’s
morals are.”
It seems to me that if a
coach is good enough to build
a program from scratch at one
school, he should be able to at
another school as well, unless
he is afraid of failure or lack of
confidence to build a team
from virtually nothing. Either
way, it’s not fair to the victim
school to have their athletic
program weakened by such
practices either promoted by
the coach or undertaken by the
athletes themselves. This arti
cle was not written to point
the finger at anyone in
particular, but one thing is for
sure. Anyone thinking about
trying to go to another school
outside his boundary may
think twice about it or be
careful in doing so.
was satisfied with the season
because, “All the girls impro
ved their skills, and always
had a strong desire to learn.”
SOFTBALL
SPRING SPORTS seem
ed a bit tougher on the girls.
The softball team had to face
countless near wins. East lost
to Maine West 13-12, after a
12-2 lead in the first inning. By
the 6th inning the opponents
tied. East also lost to High
land Park, 10-9. Power house
New Trier defeated us by only
a 4 point margin.
“We always had one lousy
inning. The m istakes all
happened to come at once,”
says head coach Lee Sellers.
“We also needed faster pitch
ing.”
But even more crucial,
Sellers stressed, “We needed
ju st one win to gain our
confidence. That win never
came, but with a team batting
average of .293, we weren’t
losers. Nancy Kusek held the
highest individual average of
.464.
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SENIOR
Friday, May 30, 1980
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Apprentice
Issue
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Vol. 42, No. 12
Friday, May 9, 1980
P ro m 9
80
Junior C abinet to give
‘ Tim es of Your L ife’
Prom time is here again and while
students are busy buying dresses or
renting tuxedos, the Prom committee
and Junior Cabinet are busy making
arrangements and reusing money to
ease the costs.
This years’ prom, “The Times of
Your Lfe,” will be held on May 30 at
the Continental Plaza Hotel, Welling
ton ballroom on N orth Michigan
Avenue and Delaware Place in Chicago.
TICKETS WILL go on sale two
weeks before the prom and will cost $45
per couple.
Prom King and Queen nominations
will also begin two weeks before Prom.
The prom will begin at 8 p.m. and will
include dinner, dance, and the corona
tion of Prom King and Queen and the
Court.
PROVIDING THE music for the
evening will be Dick Single and his
Orchestra. The featured performer will
be the world reknown violinist Franz
Benteler playing on his 1701 Strativarius violin.
“Benteler is now playing at the
Consort Room a t the Continental
Plaza,” stated Adele Higgins, faculty
advisor and coordinator of the prom
committee. “He’s coming to the prom
as a special guest,” added Junior
Cabinet President Michael Larks.
“ We hope it will be elegant,”
continued Miss Higgins, “because it is
the 40th and last prom.”
THE JUNIOR CABINET garage
sale, held on April 19, raised $3,300 to
help reduce the prom tickets. “The sale
was successful, but we are going to try
to raise another one thousand dollars
by continuing to sell candy and by
selling a prom book,” stated Heidi
Weitmann, Junior Cabinet member, “to
pay for the flowers for the court and if
we raise enough money, we are going to
try to get the parking costs reduced.”
The prom book will be a souvenir
book of names. Any student who wants
to put his name in the book will pay 50
cents and parents and businesses will
pay one dollar.
The Junior Cabinet garage sale netted $3,300 for prom *80. (Photo by Steve Goldenberg)
Students receive awards
The Recognition Assembly was held D epartm ents each recognized Brian
May 7 in the auditorium as approxi Sullivan ’80 as their outstanding
student.
mately 400 students were honored.
Tina Lge ’80 was acclaimed, as the
“In the past there has been some
outstanding science pupil.
m isunderstanding th a t the awards
Steve Bartelstein and Arlene Weicenassembly was just for outstanding
sang were named the outstanding
scholastic students, but it also includes
senior boy and girl in Physical
awards from the physical education
department and school spirit,” com Education.
Those acclaimed in the Practical Arts
mented Dale Flick, director of math
include: Dan Finn, Loretta McCormack
and science.
and Arlene Weicensang as the out
alumnus Marc Schwartz.
THE PROGRAM consisted of
The East theater department, under
standing seniors in the Fine Arts; Joel
“Auditions were held sometime in students receiving various awards
the guidance of Jerry Proffit, East
Kessler ’80 and Christine Anderson ’80
presented to them by administrators
March,” stated Proffit.
theater director, will perform the
named as the outstanding boy and girl
Students were granted a role and faculty.
musical “My Fair Lady,” May 22-24 in
according to their singing and dancing
The decisions as to who would be in Business Education; Hee Jung Ko
the East auditorium.
'80 as the outstanding Home Econo
honored in the various departments
abilities.
“This play has the best story and
mics pupil; Ralph Dellheim ’80 and Jim
Those chosen to play leads are Ted belonged to the teachers of th a t
music in the American musical
Lankford ’80 recognized as the
Hill as Prof. Higgins; Ira Strongin as particular department.
theater,” commented Proffit.
Industrial Arts’ outstanding students.
In the English D epartm ent, the
Colonel Pickering; Eleah Horwitz as
THE PLAY is primarily a love story
IN THE MUSIC Department, Chris
Mrs. Higgins; and East alumna Debbie Skokie Women’s Club Literary Award
about a flower girl trying to better
Redlin ’80 was named outstanding
Crane as Eliza Doolittle. She perform was given to Tina Lee ’80. Brian
herself through the help of a speech ed the same part when East first Sullivan ’80, Leslie Doi ’81, David vocalist, Linda Sohn ’80 was acclaimed
teacher. He later passes her, on as a
Seifert ’82 and Michael Korey ’83 were as the outstanding Orchestra ipusician
produced the play in 1968.
duchess at the Embassy Ball.
“THE DECISION to include alumni named the outstanding English stu and Renee Olson ’80 was named as the
The musical contains such big hits as was made because we wanted to pay dents in their respective grades.
outstanding Band musician. Those
“I Could Have Danced All Night,” trib u te to a history of quality
honored in the Music Department had
AWARDS GIVEN to students in the
“Wouldn’t it be Loverly,” “The Rain in performances at Niles E a st by
the opportunity to perform during the
Foreign Language Department include:
Spain,” “I ’ve Grown Accustomed to involving a variety of people in our last Ellen Gradman '80 as recipient of the
program.
Her Face,” and “On the Street Where production,” stated Proffit. The National Hebrew Culture Council’s
Others honored included seniors Ted
You Live.”
Hill, Kurt Kessler and Brian Sullivan
closing of a school is meaningful to Award; Ann Naumes ’83 and Cary
Students from the orchestra and more than just the current students. Jacobs ’82 as the outstanding first and
as National Merit Scholarship Final
concert band will comprise the pit The alumni have very strong feelings second year German students respec ists.
orchestra directed by Timothy Wolf about Niles East and their participa tively; Pamela Puertollano ’81, Michael
The remaining awards included gold,
ram. Robert Anderson is the vocal
silver and bronze pins, Illinois State
Korey ’82, and Barry Deutsch ’81 who
tion in the show gives them a chance to
director for the show. Amy Ginsburg, a
Scholars, National Honor Society
express their feelings. The alumni in were’ acclaimed as the outstanding
graduate of East and a dancer, will the cast have added a zest and energy Spanish pupils.
Inductions, N.E.D.T. Certificates and
choreograph the dances.
School Spirit.
The Mathematics and Social Studies
to the production that is really exciting
FRANK MAYFIELD, the show’s
and enjoyable.”
technical director, will receive help from
A special free performance for senior
Gary Baugh, a professional scene
citizens will be given on May 21.
designer from Chicago.
“Farewell to Niles East,” a festival and nostalgia,” stated Muriel SucherThe lighting will be designed by
to commemorate E a s t’s 42 year man, Forum Director and also a
existence before its closing, will be held member of the mailing and publicity
Friday, May 23 from 9 p.m. until committee.
Stewart and Sucherman are just two
approximately midnight in the East
of about 35 people involved in
facility.
m
T hat same evening, the theater coordinating the function and making
production of “My Fair Lady” will take sure the evening will be a success.
THE ONLY SETBACK that has
place from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. As the
people leave the play they can partake occurred so far has been a lack of
money in order to buy refreshments.
in the festivities.
“ IT’S ONE BIG final extravaganza However, a few of the school s clubs,
1
for those ever associated with the such as Student Senate, have donated
■ ü
school to see former classmates, walk money to help alleviate the problem. As
through the halls and relive the Stew art stressed, “ Every little bit
memories of their high school days,” helps.”
About 2000 people, including many
commented Rita Stew art, Building
Manager and member of the function’s from out of town and many linked with
East in its early years are expected to
mailing and publicity committee.
“I t ’s a reception for all those who attend the event. The festival is for the
love and will ’*niss Niles East, a last entire im m unity and anyone ever
Ted Hill and alumna Debbie Crane, and Ira Strongin, star in the East theater department’s
night of music, dahcing, memorabilia, associated with East in any way.
Easttheater department
to present 6 Fair L ady9
My
East to have a farewell party
/
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production of “My Fair Lady” to be performed May 22-24. (Photo by Steve Suslick)
�2 editorial
MiLEMMUTK
Friday, May 9, 1980
U.S. m ust boycott
Moscow Olym pics
U nfortunately, sports always has
been and always will be involved in
world affairs. Hitler showed this in
1936, as the Olympics in Berlin served
as Nazi propaganda. Politics again
interfered in the 1972 Summer Olympic
as the Israeli Olympic team was
murdered by Palestinian terrorists.
Politics will also enter the 1980
Olympics scheduled in Moscow follow
ing the Russian invasion of Afghani
stan.
ON THIS OCCASION, a boycott of
the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
by the countries of the world is
justified. We must have a means of
protest which can let the Russian
people know what their government
has done.
We sometimes forget that there is no
freedom of the press in the Soviet
Union. The newspapers are owned and
run by the government. The Russian
people do not even know that Russia
has invaded Afghanistan, and they
don’t know th a t there is world
opposition to this aggression. They are
told that Afghanistan has invited the
Soviet Union to come in and straighten
out the country. They are told only
what their government wants them to
know, even if it is false.
If the countries of the world don’t
send an Olympic team to Moscow, then
the people will wonder why, and
possibly find out about the invasion.
This could lead to the Russian public
learning that their government keeps
things from them.
TO NOT PROTEST the invasion by
sending an Olympic team to Moscow
would let the Russians know that there
is not protest to their move. Russian
propaganda includes the idea that the
Olympics are held in a country in which
the rest of the world recognizes as a
peace-loving country. With the aggres
sion and human rights violations that
the Soviet Union practices, they could
hardly be recognized as a peace-loving
nation. To let the invasion of
Afghanistan go without major protest,
as sending our team, would signify that
the United States does not take the
invasion seriously; This would serve as
a form of appeasement as Neville
Chamberlain did in 1938. Chamberlain
was a representative of England, and
attended peace negotiations with
Hitler. Chamberlain agreed to let Hitler
have a large and industrialized part of
Czechoslovakia if he promised not to
conquer any other European territory.
Hitler agreed to this, and signed the
Munich agreement. Hitler then went on
to conquer Europe and tried to take
control of the rest of the world.
IF WE ACT as Chamberlain did, and
just let the Russians take Afghanistan,
it will show the Russians that they
could conquer the rest of their
neighbors, and continue human rights
violations.
Some people say that we shouldn’t
react so harshly to the invasion,
because Afghanistan was totally dom
inated by the Soviet Union. If
Afghanistan was so totally dominated,
why was an invasion necessary?
Instead of attending the games,
competitions should be held for the
athletes of the countries that boycotted
the games. It wouldn’t be the same as
the Olympics, but it would give
recognition to the athletes that trained
so long.
THE BOYCOTT MAY show the
Russian people what their government
is doing. Someday, the Russian people
will be able to get together, and they
will be able to change it.
F-F-F-F-FfiD t W M f
,
Parents staff merit
much recognition
This year we have four outstanding
parents who have helped the school out
in various activities.
These activities include: the Garage
Sale, in which we profitted $3,300.00,
the Prom, the “Farewell to East” party,
and all Booster Club activities.
These parents mainly involved are
Irv and Peggy Bartelstein, Chuck and
Sandi Pos, Robert and Muriel Nagel,
and Harvey and Marlene Stein.
THEY ENJOY HELPING out in
this way because it is a “family event”
according to Stein.
Students positive on East closing
On June 11, 1980, Niles East will
close its doors forever leaving forty-two
years of memories. For E ast’s fresh
men, sophomores, and juniors, this
will mean upheaval and new adjust
ments as students transfer to West and
North.
Students have mixed feelings about
the transfer. “I would rather stay at
East if it were possible,” stated Sandy
Fryer, ’83, “I t’s more like home.”
Phyllis Lubel ’83, commented, “I
don’t really want to go. It will be hard
to get used to, but I ’ll probably make
new friends.”
“I think it will be a good experience
for everyone transferring to find out
what the West and North kids are
like,” noted Michelle Mendelsohn ’83.
David Sockel, a junior, summed up
his feelings about the closing. “I t’s not
a great situation, but yofl have to make
the best of it. I ’d like to graduate at
East. I t ’s a good school.”
We would also rather stay at East. It
took a while to get used to this school,
and it will be hard to get used to Niles
North and West, but we will try hard
and make new friends.
Niles East will always be remember
ed by students and administrators. Its
closing will affect us all in different
ways.
“ I feel sad th a t Niles E a st is
closing,” stated Nancy Lee ’83,
“especially for the juniors who have
been here for three years and have to
graduate at a new school.”
The Juniors will probably be affected
the most, but it will work out.
"To the Editor
Student praises DECA and advisor
Dear Editor:
This letter is to inform you about a
teacher who I feel deserves special
praise. Mr. Bill Coulson came to our
school district nine and a half years ago
and since th a t time the Business
Department has never been the same.
Mr. Coulson assumed the responsibility
for the Distributive Eduction class
seven years ago and has made it into
the success it is today.
For the last six years our chapter has
had a state officer every year, more
than 100 state finalists, five years o t
being named the top chapter in the
state of Illinois, and last year the
chapter finished eighth in the nation.
Mr. Coulson felt so strongly about
this program that he went to Niles
North, Niles West and New Trier East,
starting DECA chapters in each of
these schools.
At the Career Development Confer
ence for all Illinois DECA members the
Niles East chapter and Mr. Coulson
were given a three-minute standing
ovation for the great job they have
done for DECA.
This year in organizing our Chapter
of the Year book, Mr. Coulson, Alan
Friedman, and many others stayed at
school till the wee hours of the morning
organizing this book. For two nights in
a row Mr. Coulson stayed up all night
getting our Free Enterprise project and
our Shoplifting book typed and ready
for judging. These books earned first
and second in their respective divisions.
Mr. Coulson didn’t do this for himself,
but did it for the entire Niles East
DECA Chapter.
I feel that the entire student body of
Niles East, administrators, and staff
should be proud that we have such an
outstanding teacher on our Niles East
staff. Thanks for a terrific year, Mr.
Coulson.
Robert Chavin ’81
Cabinet’s prom work comes to end
The three years of hard faork,
determination, cooperation and argu
ments are now coming to a close. Since
1977 our ultimate goal was to make
Prom ’80 the best ever in the history of
Niles East. It will be the 40th and last
Prom and, I think, will be the best. The
members of cabinet, our sponsor Miss
Higgins, the administration, and the
parents of the community have all gone
out of their way to make our goal come
true.
Our theme this year is “The Times of
Your Life.” I hope to see every Junior
and Senior at Prom ’80.
Sincerely,
Michael Larks
President of the Niles East
Junior Cabinet
Stein helped out in this year’s mini
wrestling tournament, and he helps out
in many paper drives and dances.
Irv B artelstein was the main
coordinator of this year’s garage sale.
This project involved approximately
four weekends of work. He had to pick
up the items, price them, organize the
event, and set it up. The parents also
had_ to work all day Saturday from 7:30
a.m. to 5 p.m.
THESE PARENTS DESERVE a lot
of appreciation from the students of
East, for all the work they do for our
school.
Along with these four parents two
very fine administrators have done an
excellent job in running Niles East
High School.
PRINCIPAL GALEN Hosier and
Building Manager Rita Stewart have
really worked hard these past years to
make this school a “nice place to be.”
HOSLER IS A very fair, friendly
man. It is very admirable the way that
he is always ready to listen, and ready
to help any student that needs it.
Mr. Hosier is this years “Farewell to
East” chairman, and is trying very
hard to make the transition as smooth
and as simple as possible.
In general, Hosier has formed a
definite structure of good education for
all students attending Niles East.
STEWART HAS ALSO done an
excellent job in being the building
manager at East. This is not a small
job. She is in charge of the mail, the
bulletins, and the. data processing. She
aids in the study halls, end is in charge
of the teachers security scheduling.
Students should all give the parents
Hosier and Stewart a big “Thanks”
for all they have done for our school.
The vole«of the Nilas East Studsnts
Published during the school year by the students
of Nilas Township High School East, Lemon and
Mulford Streets, Skokie. Illinois 60070. Printed by
Son's Enterprises, Inc. Skokie, III.
May 9,1980
Vol. 42, No. 12
E d ito r -in -c h ie f...............................
J e ffre y Leeb
N e w s e d it o r s ..................Rich C o h e n , S u e P ortm ann
F e a tu re e d ito r . ..
.................... ...
■ ■ ■M a rk
Arbus
S ports e d i t o r ............................... Ken Van D er H a eg en
C a rto o n is t ................................................. C a es a r B orges
R e p o r te r s ..................................................... S andra G a n ji,
S te v e G o ld e n b e rg , S te ve G o o d m a n , M ik e J e n
s en , N a n c y Le e, M a rci M ille r, and ]7 a c y R obe rts
P h o to g r a p h e r s ___ M ark A rbus, S te ve G old en b erg
A d v i s o r ...............................
.........M rs . A n g ie Panos
�feature 3
M O JSB tU T B
Friday, May 9, 1980
Activities signal coming summer
by Mark Arbus
There are two sure signs of
summer in the Chicago area;
everybody is excited about
warm weather th a t is ap
proaching and people are
getting bored with nothing
exciting to do. There are
countless things that one can
do for leisure time in the
Chicagoland area.
Sports Life
During the spring, m ost
people look forward to the
baseball season. Whether one’s
allegiance is with the Cubs or
the Sox, everybody agrees that
the baseball season is a big
happening in Chicago.
HOWEVER, ONE MAJOR
sport goes almost unrecogni
zed in the city. The Chicago
Sting, whose record is 4-1, is
Chicago’s franchise in the
North America Soccer League.
Sting home games for May are
May 10, California, 7:30 p.m.,
Comisky Park: May 12, De
troit, 2:30 p.mi, Wrigley Field:
May 24, Toronto, 7:30 p.m.,
Comiskey Park; May 28, Ft.
Lauderdale, Comiskey Park at
7:30 p.rti. More information is
available by calling 558-KICK.
Barring any major league
players strikes, baseball will be
in full swing in Chicago this
month. The Chicago Cubs play
day baseball at Wrigley Field.
Fans can see Dave Kingman,
the National League homerun
leader, and Cy Young Award
winner Bruce Sutter.
At White Sox games, fans
can be amused by Bill Veeck’s
promotions, H arry Carey's
seventh inning aria and organ
ist Nancy Faust in Comiskey
Park.
Concerts
This summer, many people
will take advantage of the
brand new concert halls that
have been built in the
suburban area. Despite con
struction problems that have
delayed the opening of the
Rosemont Horizon on Manheim Road, it will open with a
blockbuster lineup of concerts.
The first group to appear will
be Fleetwood Mac on May
14-15. The grand opening at
the Horizon features Kenny
Rogers with special guests
George Burns and D ottie
W est. Bob Seger and the
Silver Bullet Band will appear
May 22, 23; Journey and the
Babies, May 27; Genisis, June
6 and Ted Nugent, June 15.
Another new concert hall on
the scene this summer is
Poplar Creek. It has pavillion
seating along with lawn space
for outdoor picnics. Poplar
Creek is located on 200 acres
at the intersections of high
ways 59 and 72, and the
Northwest Tollway in Hoff
man E states. The grand
opening is June 6 with John
Denver. Barry Manilow will
appear in July.
Museums
If one is not a sports buff or
a music fan, then maybe
museums are for him. Chicago
has three fine museums on the
lakefront.
The Field Museum, located
at Roosevelt Road and Lake
Shore Drive, ranks as one of
the great natural history
museums in the world. The
museum specializes in exhibits
in the areas of anthropology,
botany, geology and zoology.
Until July 6, The Gold of El
Dorado: The H eritage of
Columbia will be a t the
museum. The exhibit is the
largest and most comprehen
sive display of Columbian
archeology ever seen in the
United States. I t includes
more than 500 solid gold
artifacts.
“The Great Bronze Age of
C hina,” a m ajor exhibition
from the People's Republic of
China, will open at the Field
Talk show host sports honest image
by Jeff Leeb and Mark Arbus
“You can’t con the fans,”
says Chuck Swirsky, WCFL
sports talk show host. Swir
sky, 26, hosts a sports talk
show Monday through Friday
from 7:05 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Anyone can call him and
discuss his views, or ask a
question on any topic in
sports. Frequently, Swirsky
has sports celebrities on the
show.
Swirsky prides himself on
being upfront and honest with
his listeners, and accepts
everybody's calls, even when
they criticize him or his show.
SWIRSKY WAS BORN
into a naval family in Norfolk*
Virginia. When he was very
young, he moved to Seattle,
Washington, but he now calls
Chicago his home.
He always had a great
interest in sports, but his
physical size inhibited him
from participating. Swirsky
also related that he used to
shag fly balls with Wilbur
Wood in the Red Sox Triple-A
farm club in Seattle. When
asked if he thought Wood
o n Pr o m n ig h t ,
LOOK UKE YOU’VE DONE
YOUR HOMEWORK.
CUB SLUGGER DAVE
Swirsky’s formula for suc
would ever develop into a
KINGMAN has made the
cess is, “do as much as you
superstar, Swirsky replied,
can and if you listen, work
“No, hell, Wilbur Wood was news lately for his attitude
hard, and if you really want it,
terrible. That was why Boston toward the press. “Kingman is
then everything will pay off in
traded him to Pittsburgh and a nice man, but he is moody.
the long run.
then to Chicago, and look what But that is not an excuse to be
rude,” Swirsky said.
happened to him.”
Swirsky went to Ohio Uni
versity on a scholarship and
majored in communications
and sociology, while producing
a sports talk show shown in
Cleveland and hosted by Pete
by Steve Goodman
Franklin.
FROM THERE, Swirsky
“I have a social life and I should keep busy.
went to Seattle to host his own like to exercise,” Mrs. Shirley
Mrs. Magnus is seventy-five
talk show for two years. Before Magnus said, when asked how years old and has been
coming to Chicago in August
she looks so young. She working in the Dean’s office
of ’79, he hosted a sports talk
recommends th a t everyone for three years. She has a
show in Columbus, Ohio.
daughter and son, and two
“I believe of all the sports
grandsons. In her spare time,
talk shows I ’ve heard in
she helps the woodshop tea
Boston, D etroit, Cleveland
cher, Robert Keen.
on the West Coast in Seattle
and San Francisco and the one
MRS. MAGNUS first got
involved in the Niles East
in Dallas, Chicago’s fans are the
m ost knowlegeable sports
Township District five years
ago at the central office on
fans,” said Swirsky. “They are
the most appreciative and I
Gross Point Road.
think they are quality. It
She says that she has no
reflects the city because it’s a
idea where she will be going
great city,” he added.
after East closes but she will
Swirsky says that he loves
miss the school very much.
Wrigley Field and is against
Mrs. Magnus enjoys her work
putting lights in. He also feels
here. She concluded, “I t ’s nice
that the excuse the Cubs have Mrs. Shirley Magnus (Photo by Steve
to work with nice people.”
for not winning the pennant Goldenberg)
because of not having lights is
a “cop-out.”
He also believes that the
reason there are more pressby Tracy Roberts
player disputes is that the
tee needed, they have raised
The Stadium Light Brigade approxim ately $25,000. The
money, players are making
Committee is well on its way First National Bank of Skokie
does something to them.
“They are spoiled,” he said. to raising the $60,000 needed donated $20,000 and the other
“Of all the players in any to light up Niles W est $5,000 was raised by the Little
Stadium.
professional sport, I dread
500 Race, held at Niles West
Out of $60,000 the commit on April 16.
covering baseball more than
any other. They are the most
arrogant,” said Swirsky.
IN RECENT TIMES, there
has been great controversy
over what a fan should expect
from a player. “The fan should
expect a ballplayer to give 100,
per cent each and every day
when he is playing. He also
added, “A player should over
extend himself for the commu
nity. He should give back to The members of the Little 500 Race team are first row: Dawn Roberts,
the community what he gets Norman Fox, Sheree Modloff, and Tony Quinones. Second row includes
Dan Finn, John Schwartz, Dennis Grabowski. (Photo by Bev Modloff)
out of it.”
Clerk works to stay young
Museum on August 20, 1980.
The hours are 9 a.m. to 6
p.m. Saturday through Thurs
day and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on
Fridays.
ALSO ON THE lakefront,
is Museum of Science and
Industry at 57th Street and
Lake Shore Drive. Founded in
1933, the museum occupies the
reconstructed Fine Arts build
ing of the 1893 Columbian
Exposition. Visitors can push
buttons, turn cranks, lift levers
and operate computers. High
lights of the trip to the
museum can be touring a full
scale replica of an underground
coal mine, or stepping aboard
the German U-505 submarine
captured during World War II.
The museum’s hours are 9:35
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Any museum tour should
include a visit to the Adler
Planeterium, and a viewing of
the fabulous Sky Show. Until
June 9, the Man Enters The
Cosmos show, shows the
history named space travel
from 1926 to the present. If
skies are clear on Friday night,
the show includes a tour of the
Doane Observatory for a view
of the Chicago skyline, the
moon, stars and planets.
The museum hours are
Monday to Thursday 9:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., Friday 9:30 a.m.
to 9:00 p.m., Saturday and
Sunday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The Planeterium is located at
1300 South Lake Shore Drive.
Biking
EACH SPRING, Chicago
ans bring out their bicycles for
another season of riding
enjoyment. Riders will clog
bike paths and street as well
as miles of forest preserve
trails and paths that stretch
along the lakefront in Chicago
and Evanston.
In Chicago, the M ayor’s
Office of Special Events an
nounced that the city will host
a three day bike race. The
Chicago Cycling Classics May
16, 17 and 18 will feature
racing 20 teams from around
the world.
“We are recalling the tradi
tion of international racing in
Chicago this spring with our
three day event,” said Karen
Conner, Director of Special
Events. “During the 1930’s
Chicago was one of the world
capitals for six day racing.
Chicago is the only major city
in the United S tates to
sponsor such a race.
Light Brigade charges to stadium goal
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great looking prom tuxedos to choose from
than Gingiss. And that's all you have to
remember to look smart on the night of the
big test.
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and receive your special rate.
THE
yUAKTERBACK
CLUB is expected to raise
$10,000 among East, West,
and North. The remainder ofthe money is to be donated by
the community, businesses,
real estate, professional, and
retail dealers. Other high
schools, junior highs, and
elementary schools are expect
ed to donate. “The money
should be raised by the end of
May, or the beginning of
June,” commented Jim Swan
son, Executive Committee
member.
The committee hopes that
more people will become
involved in sports and com
munity activities, because of
the lights.
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.V TLEHIUTE
Tough breaks plague Trojans
by Steve Bartelsteiii
The Niles E a st Trojans
surprised the whole Central
Suburban League when they
won six straight games, inclu
ding wins over the Suburban
Trib’s number three pick in the
state, Maine West. Since that
time the Trojans have been on
the short end of the stick.
Head coach George Galla
commented, “We’ve only lost
one game straight out, and
that was to Waukegan West
with the score of 9-0.” The
game Galla speaks of was
played in 30 degree weather
with 20 mile an hour winds.
THE TROJANS played Ev
anston in their 4th conference
game, trying to break back
into the win column. The
Trojans lost 6-5. Galla stated,
“Of all our losses, this one was
the most disheartening. All six
of their runs were unearned.
They only collected three hits.
We helped them along by
committing seven errors. Steve
Goldenberg threw one of the
best games of any pitcher this
year. We just didn’t give him
any support.”
Then the Trojans lost to the
Suburban Trib’s number ten
pick in the state, and undefeat
ed in conference, New Trier
East. We lost by the score of
4-3. The Trojans led until the
6th inning, when the Indians
went ahead 3-2. However the
Trojans weren’t about to give
up. They came back to tie the
score in the top of the 7th.
Brad Cole opened up the
inning with a double. Pete
Miscinski sacrificed him over
to third, then Larry Stolberg
came up with a clutch base hit
to score the tying run.
The Indians came back in
their half of the inning and
scored to nip the Trojans 4-3.
Galla commented, “We have
nothing to be ashamed of. We
stayed with the best team in
the Central Suburban League
through seven innings.
THE TROJANS played 2nd
place Deerfield on Saturday,
losing by the score of 2-0. Both
the runs were unearned. “We
just didn’t hit the ball. We
also had a couple of signal
mix-ups,” stated Galla. The
Trojans are out of the Central
Suburban League race, finding
themselves four games out of
first place.
Now the Trojans are trying
to regroup and trying to get
their game in shape by the
regionals to be held the 19th of
this month. Galla concluded,
“We’re as good a team as any,
as our opponents will attest.”
Shortstop Tim Foli comments
about his baseball career
by Mike Jensen
“It doesn’t take much to get
ready when you’re on a good
ball club. Things happen
around here th a t make it
exciting and just trying to win
everyday is exciting for me,”
said Tim Foli, the scrappy
Pittsburgh Pirate shortstop.
Foli, the much traveled
shortstop, has played with the
New York Mets, M ontreal
Expos, San Francisco Giants,
and now the Pittsburgh Pi
rates over his ten year major
league career. “You just don’t
worry ab’ ujt it. You do the
o
best you can by .giving 110%
and hopefully
can stay
someplace where your family
can get settled,” stated Foli
about being traded.
HIS MAIN goals for the
season are, “Just to win, do
the best I can, and help win
another division title.”
Foli was bom in southern
California and now he, his
wife, his twelve year old
daughter and fourteen month
old son make their home in the
Daytona Beach area of Flor
ida. He likes to golf, hunt, fish
and just plain relax in the off
season.
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from behind Wrigley Field during
a recent game.
His family played a major
part in his baseball career.
“ My dad had the m ost
influence, but my brother
played professional baseball
for eight years with the
California Angels, Houston
Astros and a little bit with the
St. Louis Cardinals so he was
a big influence,” said Foli.
FOLI’S CHILDHOOD idol
was Willie Mays but, “I ’m
probably playing right now
with two or three guys that are
gonna be in the Hall of Fame,
so I really enjoy the ball club
I ’m on right now,” noted Foli.
When asked what advice he
could give to high school
players, Foli answered, “The
biggest advice I can give is
that whatever you do here on
earth is material and it’s not
as important as your main
concern and that’s to get to
heaven. The reason I say that
is that you have to make a
personal comm itm ent with
your life and once you do that
those other priorities won’t be
so important and you’ll be able
to work them out. I know that
everyday if you work hard at
whatever you’re doing and you
do the best at that then that’s
all you can expect of yourself.”
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Deerfield on May 3.
East softball coach
expresses confidence
Maggio ’80 at second; Jenny
Now that the weather gets Moshak ’82 at third; and Lisa
nicer, the girls varsity softball Cohan ’82 at shortstop. Janice
team looks forward to continu
Iacullo will be doing the
ing the schedule. Coach Lee
catching.
Sellers feels confident about
Joanne Mikos ’80, Vicki
the remainder of the season.
Heller ’82, and Marcy Locasha
He feels that the team can be ’80 will do the pitching. Sellers
com petitive if the pitching feels that the pitching will be.
holds up.
the key factor in the games to
“The team is good defen come.
sively,” said Sellers. Last year
In their first game, the
the team had a b attin g Trojans lost to Deerfield 16-3.
average of .300, and this year’s Deerfield scored most of their
team can hit just as well.
runs in the first inning. The
THE STARTING infield for three tough teams the girls
the Trojans includes Cindy will face are Niles W est,
Michals ’81 at first base; Julie Deerfield, and New Trier East.
;
Freshman Judy Friedman warms up in recent softball practice.
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“The badminton team didn’t
have the strong singles teams
that they would have liked to
have had this year, but the
doubles teams did well.” When
asked how the team might
finish the season, Head Coach
Pat Matlak just smiled and
said, “better than last year.”
Boys’ Track
“The boys track team had a
better outdoor team turnout
but not a very productive
season,” feels Coach Richard
Howard. The team will com
pete at the conference meet
tomorrow, 11 a.m. at Evanston.
A t this meet qualifying
times will be recorded for state
competition.
The Trojan expected to
advance to state competition is
senior Barry Leb. His best
event is the 100 yard dash.
Girls’ track
The girls track season began
late this year because the first
two meets were called off due
to weather.
Head coach Dave McCarrel
feels that since the team has a
few girls it won’t have a good
season. McCarrel believes* the
season will be weak because
the varsity team consists
mostly of freshmen.
Boys’ tennis
The boys’ tennis team began
its (79-80) season with a 3-5
record.
Coach Lep Winans states,
“The record isn’t bad. Even
though our team loses, we still
have a lot of spirit.”
“We look forward, to tough
competition. Even if we lose we
gain experience,” continued
Winans.
The coach concluded, “East
probably won’t have a winning
tennis team, but North and
West could benefit from our
experience.”
Archery
The archery team started
this season with an 0-2 record.
Head Coach Jean Wojdula
feels that the team can’t do
very well because “the stars
from last year are old enough
now to get jobs and make
money.”
“Archery takes more than
one season to learn,” says the
coach. “We’ll have to do the
best we can with what we
have.”
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OCC to acquire space at East in 1 9 8 0
Come August 15, Oakton Commun
ity College will begin a five-year lease
with the District 219 Board calling for
its use of about one-third of East as an
eastern campus site. The agreement
eliminates the possibility of demolish
ing the 41-year-old building to make
room for multi-family housing.
Oakton will pay about $593,000 a
year to rent 103,000 square feet of the
300,000 square foot E a st building,
which includes 60 per cent of the
facility’s classroom space. This figure is
comparable to the amount OCC now
pays to rent its interim campus in
Morton Grove. After the completion of
its permanent campus in Des Plaines
OCC will abandon the Morton Grove
Volume 42, Number 11
site and move into East.
OAKTON OFFICIALS’ decision to
move into East will aid in their quest
for $9.9 million in state funding needed
to complete phase two of their
permanent campus in Des Plaines,
according to State Sen. Howard Carroll
(D-15th, Chicago). Carroll is chairman
of the Senate Appropriations Commit
tee, where Oakton’s funding request
will arrive in June for consideration.
“I think OCC’s decision to rent space
at East is a very enlightened response
to a community’s concern for the use of
its educational facilities,” Principal
Galen Hosier said.
The lease itself includes an agree
ment by District 219 to spend $750,000
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
in building improvements, which will According to the Skokie Life, the
be reimbursed by Oakton, at a rate of Skokie Park District, which already
$150,000 a year. In addition, OCC will uses E asthi athletic facilities for
pay $443,000 a year in maintenance and various program s, would like to
utility costs. About $500,000 of the continue using them after the East
improvement costs will go for installa closing.
tion of air conditioning in the portion to
Another section of the remaining
be used by Oakton. District 219 will
space at East will be used by District
also spend $200,000 in providing the
219 to house its administrative offices,
600 additional parking spaces Oakton
which are currently at 7700 Gross Point
has requested. The additional parking Rd., Skokie.
is scheduled to be built on the football
practice field.
AMONG THE AREAS left unused
by OCC will be East’s auditorium,
library, and all physical education
facilities, including two gymnasiums, a
swimming pool, and an indoor track.
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East sponsors
closing gala
Friday, April 25, 1980
Honor Society selects new members
47 students have been named as new
members of the National Honor Society
by the Faculty Selection Committee of
the East chapter.
Senior members, including those
members selected from last year
(indicated by an * by their name),
include:
Daniel Bartfeld*, Rosalyn Behr*,
Barbara • Bieniek, Christine Billisits,
Jan Blok, Judith Brazen*, Lynn
Breidenbach, Claudia Brisk*, Timothy
Chin, David Ellison, Thea Fisherkeller,
Steven Fishman*, Alan Friedman*,
David Gassel*, Charles Gollay.
Pamela Herbach*, Theodore Hill*,
Kathy Jean, Kurt Kessler, Karen
Konior*, Barry Leb, Tina Lee*, Steven
Lisco*, David Long, Katherine Matz,
Roger Merel*, Steven Meyers, Peter
Miscinski, Shelly Mozin*.
Hal Nagel*, Richard Nikchevich*,
Renee Olson*, Arthur Rosenson*,
Jeffrey Ross, Karen Sawislak*, Cyn
thia Shapiro, Richard Simmons*, LinH^
Sohn*, William Stein, Linda Sugarman, Brian Sullivan*, Allan Weiner*,
Andrea Wexler.
The 27 juniors selected are:
Diane Agemura, Linda Becker,
Charles Blanke, Marc Brenner, Steven
K ey Club elects
officers fo r 9
81
Key Club, the first E a st club
expanded to include all of District 219,
elected officers for the 1980-81 school
year on April 9.
Steve Ehrlich ’81 was elected
president; David Birz ’81, vice
president; Howard Korey '81, secre
tary; and Larry Perlman '81, treasurer.
THE EAST KEY CLUB is primarily
a service organization, affiliated with
the Kiwanis Club of Skokie Valley. In
the past Key Club has particiated in
such projects as visiting Lamb’s Farm,
having a Christmas party for handi
capped children, blood drives, and an
annual picnic.
East Key Club is also part of the
Illinois Eastern Iowa District of Key
Club International of which East junior
Nancy Zimmerman is a lieutenant
Governor.
Senior surveys
due today!
Camnitzer, Barry Deutsch, Leslie Doi,
David Eingorn, Mary Ha.
Elise Holzheimer, Zulima Hurtado,
John Iskandar, Bruce Kaplan, Howard
Korey, Michael Larks, Therese LeVan,
Alisan Mann, Timothy Ortman.
Larry Perlman, Keith Rosenthal,
Jonelle Roth, Scott Tauber, Paul
Toback, Heidi Weitmann, Jaclyn Woll,
Lynn Yamanaka, Nancy Zimmerman.
Seniors, Steve Fishman and Ted Hill
were nominated by this year’s Society
to be applicants for the 225 nationwide
National Honor Society Scholarships of
$1,000 each.
“The purpose of the society is to
create enthusiasm for scholarship, to
stimulate a desire to render service, to
promote worthy leadership, and to
encourage the development of character
in East students,” said Dr. Anthone
Kort, chairman of the Faculty Selection
Committee.
EACH APPLICANT is rated in five
categories. Selection is determined on
point totals. The categories include 1)
scholarship, 2) in-school activities,13)
out-of-school activities, 4) honors
courses taken, and 5) faculty recom
mendations. Point totals are tabulated
for each applicant by Dr. Kort and then
sent to the Faculty Selection Commit
tee where actual selection is made by a
majority vote.
“Students should have high scores in
at least two areas and fairly high scores
in the others. It is not sufficient for a
student to be high in two categories
and low in the re s t,” Dr. Kort
commented.
TRADITIONALLY, about six per
cent of the junior and three per cent of
the senior class are inducted into the
National Honor Society each year.
Approximately nine to ten per cent of
the graduates are members of the
society.
“Because of the East closing this
year’s Committee selected more juniors
than usual. However, juniors who were
not elected this year will have the
chance to be elected at North or West
in ’80,” Dr. Kort stressed.
The Faculty Selection Committee
members include Dr. Kort, chairman;
Ed Degenhardt, Karl DeJonge, James
Dorsey, Dennis Grabowski, Robert
Keen, Don Larson, Vemiel Lundquist,
Gordon Malone, Sylvia Mazouch, Jerry
Proffit, Dr. Barbara Tyler, and George
Yursky.
A gala to commemorate E a s t’s
closing will be held Friday, May 23
from 9 p.m. until approxim ately
midnight in the East building.
The theater production of “My Fair
Lady” will be held the same night from
8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. As the people
leave the play, they can partake in the
various activities.
VARIOUS COMMITTEES have
been formed to coordinate the function.
These include mailing and publicity,
welcoming, refreshments, decorations,
entertainment, reflections, and secur
ity.
A welcoming committee consisting of
Chuck Pos, Lois Samuels, Fran Holz
heimer, and Sylvia Dickman has been
formed to greet people entering
through different entrances and giving
them a name tag.
Posters of graduating classes from
1939 to 1980 and nostalgic reflection
Tables will be displayed in ope half of
the contest gym. Alumni can go to the
poster of their own class to see if they
can find former classmates.
THERE. WILL BE dancing and
music on tapes from the 30’s to the 80’s
in the Girls Gym area. Tables and
chairs will be set up on the stage and
balcony.
Finger food like fresh fruit, chips and
pretzels, fresh vegetables, dip and
punch will be served in the cafeteria.
Flyers have been distributed to past
faculty members, colleges, and alumni.
Posters have been printed and will be
displayed in Old Orchard, Golf Mill,
and Downtown Skokie.
THE COMMITTEE expects around
2000 people to attend the event. The
festival is for the entire community,
alumni, parents of alumni, students
and people who have lived in the
township in the past, according to Mrs.
Lois Samuels, PTSA president.
Students attend
Spanish contest
On Saturday, March 22, at North
eastern Illinois U niversity, seven
students attended/ the Spanish Aca
demic Cultural Contest sponsored by
the American Association of teacher’s
of Spanish and Portuguese.
Six of Herminia Lopez’s students
received awards. In the A rtistic
Competition, Sandy Salas ’80 and
Larry W olfberg ’81 received an
outstanding award. In the Written
Competition, Clara Epstein ’81 received
an outstanding while Sandy Salas
received an excellent rating.
IN LEVEL IV OF the Oral
Competition, A rthur Rosenson ’80
achieved an outstanding rating. In
Level II, Michael Korey > received an
’83
outstanding and Ira Strongin '82
received an excellent rating.
In Level III, Micah Frankel ’81, as
student of Judy Rochotte, achieved an
outstanding rating.
�Friday, April 25, 1980
2 editorial
Board election
divides commurity
After the polls closed for the new schools. Having been “burned”
Saturday, April 12 school board once, when it was decided that East
/2,
elections, one wonders who actually would close, Districts 73 and 731 now
slated to attend North next year, had a
won. Prior to the election, the few
issues had disintegrated into insults strong sentiment that they should not
and name calling in the local papers, be forced through another school
showing a district still deeply divided closing. Niles North is supposedly
by the board’s 1975 decision as for going to close in 1985. Sutker and
Ruffer are closely identified with the
which school should close.
Reviewing the vote returns, it is still “keep North open” forces, and Ruffer
District 68 versus the other feeder had filed a law suit against the board
districts that comprise our high school last year to stop their secret
district. Of the 2600- odd votes that the negotiations to sell North to Oakton
winning Concerned Citizen’s slate of Community College.
Also, many Caucus members were
Lowell Ruffer and Florence Sutker
slow to take the initiative to work for
garnered 59 percent of their total, or
approximately 1600 votes a piece, came the candidates they had endorsed. By
from their home district, 68. There, the time their work began in earnest, it
they beat the long-established 219 was too late. The Concerned Citizens
Caucus by a 9 to 1 margin, although group had successfully concentrated
the Caucus-endorsed team of James their money and effort on thé North
Poet and Ed Kaminski captured a feeder district 68. Reflecting backward,
majority of the votes in eight feeder it is frightening to think that the future
districts. Sutker also won in District of the 219 district and its students
73, the small East Prairie district. The hinge upon just one area.
Clearly, a restructuring of the
fact that the Caucus slate swept the
current power balance is needed. If this
other districts and yet lost the election
brings to light a great power year’s voting patterns continue, future
elections will become a Niles North
imbalance.
MANY FACTORS surface when versus Niles West free-for-all. Although
analyzing the Caucus’ defeat, an event the community may be able to
which had occurred only once before, withstand one or two years of this, it is
also by a Niles North candidate. With the students and their education that
East closing in June, its feeder districts will suffer. And, aren’t these the very
have already divided themselves and people whose interests we should be
have aligned their policies with their fighting to protect?
Guest Editorial
Student justifies apathy
by Larry Perlman
Every year there is at least one
article in the NilehiUte telling students
not to be apathetic toward sports and
to generally “get involved.” I hope the
editors don’t spend too much time
fantasizing about this dream.
The reason students are apathetic
towards Niles East sports is because
East teams usually seem to come out
on “the short end of the stick.” In
State Senator Carroll helps save East
for community interest. There had to
As most everyone knows by now,
be someone motivating people, strong
Niles East will not become the new
personalities within the community,
condominiums of Lincoln Avenue, but
leaders and doers. One such man is
rather it will host Oakton Community
Saul Weiner, who met with members of
College in part of the building until
the 219 board and later sent a letter to
July, 1985. This action was largely
the OCC board, detailing benefits of
initiated by Senator Howard Carroll
Niles E a st and requesting their
(D-15) who exposed Oakton’s lack of a
presence.
promised eastern facility when their
funding was being considered. What is
ANOTHER GROUP of highly
not generally known, however, is what m otivated people is C entrE ast, a
else influenced this action and what, if non-profit corporation organized in
anything, is to become of the wing of July of 1979 to preserve East. Its
the building not occupied by OCC.
president is Jeff Ortmann, a graduate
There exist other factors in the of the school and of the University of
decision which are not as apparent. Illinois. He is presently the executive
Senator Carroll would probably not director of Wisdom Bridge Theater,
have become involved had it not been and he has a strong emotional tie with
East. It is people such as these who
create action internally within Skokie.
Skokie should be very concerned
with OCC’s decision because of its
social implications. District 219 has
established a rapport with Oakton,
which is sure to have positive
repercussions in the community.
CentrEast now has a base from
which to transform the building. The
citizens and Senator Carroll have
demonstrated that it is within the
potential of all of the members of
D istrict 219, whether students or
adults, to influence decisions in their
community.
OCC’s contract represents a begin
ning for the renovation, and it is up to
local groups to consummate it. Niles
East need not become condominiums,
but rather, an asset to the community
that created it.
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To the Editor-----
Senate offers
by Julia Bienias
The Niles East Student Senate has
been very active in the past two weeks,
including accepting applications for the
Senate-sponsored scholarship. It will be
awarded to seniors showing strong
leadership qualities.
On the community service side,
President Paul Toback has become
involved with The Stadium Light
Brigade. This committee’s main goal is
to raise enough funds to light the Niles
West stadium Barask Field. “Teams”
are being formed to reach this goal, and
interested people should contact James
Swanson, East athletic director.
ONE SUBCOMMITTEE of Senate,
the Club Exchange Committee, has
begun to organize meetings between
E ast, North, and W est groups,
beginning with Dance Company. The
committee will publish a list of the
other schools’ club opportunities at the
end of the year.
An election committee has been
organized to coordinate the upcoming
presidential elections, which will be
held in May. Inform ation will be
publicized when it is available. The
Senate is also accepting suggestions
regarding the elections, or anything
else pertaining to East.
Students often label each other unfairly
Dear Editor,
“ F reak s” aren’t the only people
being stereotyped. The Mulford crowd
would have had a good argument if
they had just said that they were
individuals and had chosen to spend
their freetime there for other reasons
than to party. However, all their
reasoning disappeared when they
started to stereotype others who choose
to pass the time elsewhere and who the
groups coldly refer to as the “jocks.”
According to these people, a *Jock” is
‘
good-looking, popular, or on a team. If
that isn’t a stereotype in itself, I don’t
know what is. Looking around, I think
you’ll find a very small minority of
people fitting into any of these three
categories. Niles East is composed of
many different kinds of people. Yes,
there are those that fit the stereotypes
of “jock” and “freak” to the letter, not
to mention a half of dozen other
classifications. But, more important are
the vast majorities of individuals. If
only people would stop classifying
others, they might find out what was
really inside. The people you classify as
“stuck up” might really just be shy,
and the person you think is outgoing
may also have a quiet side you never
noticed. I t’s easy to put people into
neat little boxes and stick a label on
the top, but the person inside is what
counts.
Beth Diamond
other words, they always seem to have
losing records. And, nobody likes a
loser. ,t? dp
W HEN DEPAUL had a losing
record, nobody even knew who they
were. Now, led by Mark Aguirre to a
26-2 season and national fame,
everybody cares about DePaul and
wants to be associated with it. If Niles
East won a conference championship in
football or basketball, I ’m sure
students would “get involved.”
I know winning a championship isn’t
as easy as it seems, but this is the best,
and probably the only way to solve the
“problem” of apathy. Besides, what’s
so wrong with apathy?
Apathy, or a lack of interest in an
activity, occurs all the time. If a
student is supposed to care about
everything that goes on in school, it
would be mentally exhausting. I am
very apathetic towards drama and the
band, and am not interested when or
where their next play or concert is. Just
because I am no,t in the drama
department or friends with its members
does not make me a mean person. I do
hope they do well in each of their
engagements. U
THE OTHER day, I was thinking of
forming a Students for Apathy Club.
Of course, nobody would show up for
the meetings.
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There are resource rooms in our
school but they are noisy, too.
Sophomores are forced to go there and
study the whole semester. Most of
them don’t try to study and the ones
that try, find it an almost impossible
task. So where is the student supposed
to go to study?
Name Withheld
upon request
The v o ic e o f th e N ile s East S tu d e n ts
Library’s noise
level is too loud
P ublis h e d during th e school year by: th e stu d e n ts
of N ile s T o w n s h ip H ig h S chool E as t, Lem on and
M u lfo rd S tre e ts . S k o k ie , Illin o is 60076. P rin te d by ’
S o n 's E n te rp ris e s, In c . S ko k ie, III.
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Dear Editor:
What is a library for? I t’s a place
designated in a school for studying and
has many books for reference. But,
time after time I have gone to the library
with the idea that I can get some
homework or studying done, and I left
in 40 minutes without accomplishing
much at all. The reason is distraction.
Unfortunately too many people come
there to socialize and the noise level is
not that of what a library should be.
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Friday, April 25,1980
East alum wages war on cancer
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by David Eingorn
Cancer is a disease whose
very name invokes chills down
the spines of most people. To
be a cancer surgeon, a man
must deal skillfully and com
passionately with one of the
most difficult of human trage
dies, the battle against cancer.
Noted cancer surgeon Dr.
David Winchester, East class
of ‘55, fights the battle against
the nation’s second commonest
cause of death, daily from the
vantage point of A ssistan t
Professor of Surgery at the
Northwestern University Me
dical School and Senior Atten
dent in Surgical Oncology at
Evanston Hospital.
BORN AND « i n o r i l i u *
RAISED in
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November of ‘71. In retrospect
last two years of his high
school career at East. At that he refers to that period as the
time East enrolled 1300 stu “best years of my life.”
W IN C H E S T E R ’S A C A
dents and was the only high
school in the township. While DEMIC record is indicative of
at East Winchester participa the kind of rigorous training
ted in basketball, track, and needed to be a successful
specialist in the high technolo
student government. During
his senior year, Winchester gy world of modem medicine.
rose to become president of Winchester is a graduate of
Northwestern University and
E ast’s student senate.
the Northwestern University
From the time he was a
medical school. - ,
sophomore in high school,
His specialty in surgical
Winchester knew he wanted to
be a doctor. His early determi oncology stems from an addi
tional six years of training, 1
nation undoubtedly helped him
per cent of which was spent at
survive the 16 years from the
the M.D. Anderson Clinic in
time he graduated high school
Houston.
;
until he “hung up the shingle
“I chose surgical oncology
of his own ----practice,” in
i
beings who care about human
suffering.”
because it gave me the
opportunity to care for people
while still allowing me to delve
into significant research,”
Winchester said.
In a recent interview, Win
chester expressed strong feel
ings on the medical school
selection process:
' “ I think medical school
admissions people place too
much emphasis on grades and
test scores. The intuitive
ability and compassion level of
applicants must be weighed in
a medical school’s admission’s
decision if we are to have good
doctors,” Winchester stressed.
Summing it up, Winchester
said, “Doctors must be humàn
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Assistant Professor Surgery at
the Northwestern University Med
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By Linda Burstyn
Rollerskating used to be
regarded as a child’s sport,
and one that an adult would
never undertake. However, in
the past two years, the sport’s
popularity has increased im
mensely.
Many new shops,
specializing in roller skates,
have been opening. One such
store, the Pony Shop which
just opened last year, reports
“Rentals have begun to pick
up. We expect a very good
year.” ?
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It is not only the grammar
school students and older
jet-set who have begun to
skate. This new trend of travel
has hit hardest in the high
schools, East included.
“ I t’s good exercise,” com
mented Senior Scott Reicin.
“I t ’s better than jogging!”
Senior Sue Rotblatt agrees,
“When I rollerskate I don’t
think of it as strenuous
exercise, I think of it as fun. I
just put them on and roller
skate around my neighborhood
instead of jogging.”
ANOTHER GOOD aspect
of rollerskating is that it can
be done all year-round; in
doors, in roller rinks during
the winter months, and out-
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doors, virtually anywhere, dur
ing the warmer months.
The streets of your neigh
borhood or bike paths in the
forest preserve are good places
to start. One favorite roller
skating route is the paved
path which runs along Lake
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U niversity’s E vanston cam
pus. In addition to the
healthful benefits of the skate,
one could enjoy the beauty of
the campus, and during the
summer, get a tan.
To buy skates, one could go
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to any sport shop, of any of
the skate rental stores listed
below. The skates,-either gum
shoe or ankle style, can cost
anywhere from $22,00-$125.00.
ROADSKATES
$1.50 per hour., $6 for the
entire day. $5 for minors.
THE PONY SHOP - 743
Evanston
Chicago Ave., Evans
$3 for two hours. $1 each
additional hour. $6 for the
entire day. $3 if kept over
night.
THE NATURAL TRAVEL
ER — 1216 Waukegan Road,
Glenview
$2 for the first hour. $1.50 for
each additional hour. $6 for the
entire day during the week,
and $7 for a whole weekend
day.
Puff secures school
By Wanda Mech and
Who is the man with a kind
heart, a great sense of humor,
and willing to help anyone who
needs help? No, it’s not Santa
Claus — it’s James O. Puff East’s chief security guard.
Puff grew up in Chicago and
has been at East since 1969.
Before coming to East, Puff
had such jobs as detective,
mechanic, mailman, and police
man at North Park College.
PUFF CAN BE MEAN at
times, but that’s his job. His
only interest is the benefit of
the students. “I really like
the kids,” Puff explains.
When walking past exit 13
you may notice Puff’s small
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office cluttered with girls.
They are just a few of Puff’s
acquired helpers. They help
Puff by making and distribu
ting I.D. cards and doing other
odd jobs.
ALTHOUGH PU FF isn ’t
sure of where he’s going when
E ast closes, he is hoping
however for a security job at
either Norht or West. Principal
Galen Hosier says, “Puff has
seniority in the district and
will probably be chief or
security wherever he goes.”
So remember, if you ever
have a problem or need
someone t6 talk to, go to Puff.
“I ’m always here to help,”
says Puff.
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by Lee Kantz
The Chicago Sun-Times held reporter. His humorous anec
a seminar for high school dotes about his own high
newspaper editors on Satur school days livened up a
day, April 12, at the Sun- would-be dull speech. He
ended his presentation with a
Times Building.
After being welcomed by quote from Hemingway stat
Virginia Butts, vice president ing that a columnist sums up
of publiq relations, students “the good and the bad...peo
from all over Chicagoland ple, places and how the
listened to Ralph Otwell, weather is.”
AT LUNCH, students met
editor, lecture on freedom of
Gary Deeb, former Tribune TV
the press.
“ A PERSON’S w riting critic and the newest addition
rights begin when he is bom,” to the Sun-Times staff. He
said Otwell. “ High school explained the importance of
papers are not restricted from television before critisizing it.
any rights. All journalists can “The shows I would recom
say virtually anything (true),” mend for younger viewers are
He named three organizations, much the same as those I’d
one being the American Civil recommend for older ones,”
Liberties Union, th a t help says Deeb. “These aré the
student papers with problems shows on Sunday and Monday
nights such as “Sixty Min
concerning rights.
Casey Ladowski, an adverti utes,” “ ‘MASH,” and “Lou
sing executive of the paper, Grant.” Deeb explained that
told students about the most the subtleties of such shows
important part of production; tend to play in the viewer's
advertising and seventeen mind more than “ childish
helpful hints in developing shows like ‘Three’s Compa
ny.’”
ads.
All speakers emphasized
The tone of the meeting
that they got their starts on
changed as columnist Roger
high school papers, and that
Simon explained the difference
working on a major paper
between a columnist and a
allowed them to realize rights
they never thought they had in
high school.
Editors note: For all North
bound students — if you have
received youi registration
printout for the ‘80-‘81 school
year, and are wondering what
AAA means — it is the North
equivilent of homeroom.
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Coach Galla hits balls to his varsity team during warm-up. (photo by
Jeff Silver)
Bv Barb Reich
Although head baseball
coach George Galla stands
5’7”, he’s a guy who doesn’t
go unnoticed at East. Galla
has been with Niles Township
for sixteen years, nine with the
Indians, and seven with the
Trojans.
AT WEST he was an
assistant baseball trainer for
the freshman and junior
varsity team s. “ My best
experience was coaching with
Jim Phipps in 1972, when we
went downstate and won the
championship.”
Hitting, Pitching, Defense,
come together for Trojans
By Steve Bartelstein
‘‘This team plays as a unit,
and has the best spirit of any
team I ’ve ever had,” comment
ed head coach George Galla,
referring to this year’s varsity
baseball squad. The Trojan’s
won their sixth straight game
in the Central Suburban
League last week.
The Trojan’s opened up two
weeks ago against Gordon
Tech. They lost a tight game
by the score of 2-1. The
Trojans could only manage
two hits, one better than the
Gordon Tech Rams. Coach
Galla commented, “I think the
loss woke them up. It was
good for us to feel what it’s
like to lose.”
Three days later the Trojans
beat the SUBURBAN TRIB’S
number three pick in the state,
Maine West. They not only
beat them once, but twice, in
the spring vacation double
header. The Trojan’s won 7-6
and 8-7. Then they beat
Waukegan East handily, with
a score of 9-2. The team added
another mark to the win
column when they defeated
cross-town rival Niles North
7-4.
“ H itting has been the
strong point for the Trojans,”
says Galla. Leading hitter for
the T rojan’s during spring
break was junior Kurt Mueller
who supplied seven extra base
hits to help their cause. Also
adding to the offense was Tim
Cahlahan, and Scott Reicin.
After returning from spring
vacation, the Trojan’s picked
up from where they left off.
They beat Maine North 12-5 in
an offensive game. Galla said,
“This is the best offensive
showing I ’ve seen in all my
year’s here at East!” Hitting
was supplied by the entire
squad. Standouts were Kurt
Mueller, Scott Reicen, and Tim
Calahan, all with extra base
hits.
HITTIN G HASN’T been
the only thing contributing to
the wins. Coach Galla states,
“Our pitchers have been doing
an outstanding job this year,
keeping their heads in tight
situations. The mound corps
includes seniors Billy Garcia,
Gary Karhoff, Steve Goldenberg and Scott Reicin. Junior
hurlers include Terry Shapiro,
Brad Biaetto, and Bill Witry.
The defense has been solid
with Scott Reicin at third,
Brad Cole and Mark Raffel as
short-second double play com
bination, and Steve Bartelstein
at first. Kurt Mueller, Peter
Miscinski,
and
Harold
Schwartz man the outfield for
the Trojans this year. Tim
Calahan handles the pitchers
behind the plate.
The Trojan’s made it six
straight when they defeated
Maine East 3-0. The shut-out
was credited to senior hurler
Billy Garcia. If the rest of the
season goes as well as the past
two weeks, the Trojan’s better
plan on making reservations in
Springfield for the state tour
nament.
Galla’s East memories go
back to ’78 when, “we placed
second in the division. If
not for a Maine West defeat,
we would have tied for first.
“Tad Slowik made last year
special for me,” adds Galla.
Slowik was a two-time all
conference winner who re
ceived a baseball scholarship
to Rollins College in Florida.
GALLA FEELS the teams
present 7-1 success story is
because each player gives his
all. However, he stresses,
“ We’re always striving to
improve defensive lapses.”
Besides devoting himself to
coaching, Galla also teaches
drivers education. It was just
three years ago that he became
a health instructor, and start
ed teaching special education
students how to drive. “I was
offered the position for my
patience, and I find it
rewarding because the kids
want it so much.” Galla says
he refuses to feel sorry for the
special education students be
cause he feels it’s the wrong
a ttitu d e to take if these
students are to become inde
pendent and lead normal lives.
Galla received part of his
training in how to deal with
the younger generation by
rearing three daughters. “Don
na is 9, Denise is 11, Dawn is
13, and if we had a fourth he
would be David,” joked the
jovial coach.
THE BASEBALL coach
has no objections to being the
only male in his family,
because his girls are chips off
the old block when it comes to
athletics. “Dawn is a confer
ence champ in basketball, and
the younger ones are involved
in swimming and gymnastics,”
declares Galla with pride.
As for himself, Galla is a
real sportsman. “I bowl, golf,
jog, play racquetball, and do
any type of callisthenics. At
148 lbs. Galla pats his tummy
and admits, “I t’s the only way
to lose some extra weight.”
His other outside interests
include wood working and
doing any mechanical jobs
around the house.
But to Galla, nothing is
more important then spending
time with his family. “I t’s
traditional that we go down to
Florida for Christmas, because
baseball keeps me away from
home a lot during the spring
and summer months.”
Boys gymnastics team
wins early in season
By Steve Bartelstein
mentally. We’re going to have
“What can you say about a
5-1 team, except that we’re to hit some career scores, and
they’ve got to make some
doing something right and
m istakes. We’re ten points
winning,” expressed Tom Sobehind them as far as team
kalski, head mentor of the
scores go. We’ll have to really
East gymnastics team.
go at them, and if we do, we’ll
The Trojans reached this
win.
current 5-1 mark by defeating
When state competition is
sister schools North and West
mentioned, Coach Sokalski
in the Township meet on
talks confidently. “We’ve got
March 20.
potential to. do well. Sokalski
ANOTHER W IN came
named sophomore Steve Maagainst Maine West on April
prior to their first meet.
litz, and seniors Steve Korn,
Michals ’81 first base, 12. Coach Sokalski comment
W ith the ever-changing
SELLERS FEELS it’s just Julie Maggio ‘80 on second, ed, “This win was a true team
Jim Lankford, and John
spring weather, the girls
too early to predict how the and Jenny Moshak ‘82 on effort. We hit a couple career
M urray for potential state
softball team was rained out
team will perform, but he’s third. Nancy Kusek ‘80, Chris high scores and we also
qualifiers. “They’ll have to hit
of its first season meet
sure th a t “ i t ’s a pitcher's Porter ‘81, and Chris Sproat scored well as a team. I didn’t
some good scores, but I believe
against Highland Park, a
ball game. If our pitching will ‘81 are outfielders. Lisa Cohan expect us to score as well as
they can do it!”
team that defeated them by
be secure, we’ll be competi ‘82 is the shortstop, and Janice we did so early in the season.”
AS FAR AS conference
the slim score of 14-13 last
tive.”
competition goes, Coach Sokal
Iacallo ’80 is the catcher.
year.
Last Friday they took on
The pitching staff Seller’s is
ski concludes, “If we beat New
“WE LOOK GOOD defen New Trier East. Coach Sokal
“The weather was a hin
counting on includes Joanne sively, and have no trouble ski stated, “We’re the only
Trier E ast, we’ll win the
drance, and the girls were
Mikos ‘80, Marcy Locasha ‘80, hitting, but concentration is a team in this conference who’s
conference. There’s no one else
basically confined to practices
and Vicky Heller ‘82.
that can beat them, so if we
big thing,” says Sellers. “If got a shot at them. Our kids
in the stage gym,” said head
Other varsity players repre the girls make a mistake they have got to get themselves up
lose we'll take second.”
softball coach Lee Sellers,
senting the Trojans are Cindy
become flustered, and lose
their train of thought. All we
need is a couple of wins to gain
our confidence.” But it may be
a tough goal, because the girls
have to face New Trier, which
has a winning record, and
Niles West, who went downstate last year.
Another team setback was
the 16-3 loss against Deerfield.
In reference to th a t game
Cindy Michals remarks, “It
was their fourth game of the
season, and only our first. We
were a bit nervous, so our first
inning threw us off.”
Nancy Kusek added, “We
needed three extra runs to
extend the game to seven
innings but ju s t couldn’t
swing it.” The three runs were
scored by Kusek, Maggio, and
Weiner.
Their second game was a
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A F S host
students
The Niles W est Chapter o f American
Field Service (A F S ) International is
offering an opportunity to high school
families to host a foreign exchange
student from August, 1980, to June,
1981.
The students will attend Niles West.
award in the Free Enterprise Competi
For more than ten years, families in
tion. Tony N itti, Elise Holzheimer, and
this community have welcomed stu
C ary M ille r w ere fin a lists. “ The
dents from South Africa, Australia,
dedication that two or three of the
South America, Ecuador, Switzerland
members have put into the chapter this
and many other countries, according to
year has contributed to its success,”
W est counselor M ary Pat Carr, one of
stated Coulson “ Us working together
the school’s two A F S sponsors.
has made it successful.”
“ M A I N L Y W E ’ R E lo o k in g fo r
The purpose of D E Ç A is to promoted
parents who are concerned for and
knowledge o f merchandising, market
interested in young people,” said Mrs.
ing and management in high school
Sallie Blackman, homefinding chair
students who are planning on entering
woman for W est A F S chapter. While
the business field.
many families participating in the A F S
“ Even though we tried to publisize
program have children in high school,
D E Ç A this year, few students really
it ’s not a prerequisite.
know what the program is about,”
A F S In tern a tio n a l in N ew Y o rk
asserted East’s chapter president Alan
carefully screens candidates who apply
Friedman. “ For a student interested in
for the ten month stay in the United
business there is no better experience.”
States. “ They told me she would be like
a daughter when she got here, and she
Nine H E R O club students partici
is,” commented Mrs. Harriet Snyder,
pated in the Sectional Home Economics
Lincoln wood, about Aleyda Ta veras
Related Occupations Skills Workshop
from the Dominican Republic whom
in Wheeling H igh School on March 12.
she is currently hosting. “ M aybe that’s
Cheryl Sylvan won third place in
because of the careful selection to
Fashion Display; Allen Shepard won
match her personality to ours.”
! second place in Personal Interview and
Host families incur no financial debt
Job A p p lic a tio n ; K im K arn es and
by hosting an A F S student aside from
Valerie Fabian won second place in
some food costs and small incidental
C rea tive N eed lew o rk , w h ile D ebbie
expenses. S tu dents g e t a m on th ly
Kabiller captured first place; Audrey
allow an ce from *A F S and each is
M ojve won first place in Dining Room
covered by the organization for medical
Service; Toni Ferrante won first place
expenses. Carr .and co-sponsor Frank
in Professional Sewing; Dolly GerszpMustari also help students get small
novieg won first place in Nutritional
jobs at the school, working in the book
Snacks; and Bunny Greiman won first
store, mailroom or various offices, to
place in Sandwich Showcase.
make extra spending money.
T H E T O P three first place winners
F A M IL IE S IN T E R E S T E D in parti
will be eligible to compete in State
cipating in the A F S experience should
Competition in Springfield on M ay 2
contact Carr or Mustari at Niles W est
and 3.
High School, 966-3800.
Friday, March 28, 1980
Vol. 42, No. 10
W ork study students receive awards
Three V IC A , (Vocational Industrial
Clubs o f America) students from East,
Jerry Burke, '80, Steve Contos, '80,
and Joe Suhajda, ’80, were chosen to
participate in the U.S. Skill Olympics
as a result o f scoring in the top twenty
on a related test.
On A p r il 25, J erry Burke w ill
compete in a contest that will consist o f
activity in three phases: Body Repair
(metal working), Painting the repaired
part, and Estimation o f a damaged
vehicle. A ll these will be done with
sep arate tim e lim its to ta lin g fiv e
hours.
S T E V E CONTOS will compete in
Auto Mechanics, which will cover (but
is not restricted to) engine repairs,
power train components, brake sys
tems, ignition and electrical systems,
engine operation diagnosis, and testing
and emission control systems.
Joe Suhajda w ill com pete in
Vocational Printing (offset) where he
will demonstrate his ability to operate
graph ics equ ipm ent, in te rp ret the
requirements for a finished job, prepare
a layout, figure stock requirements,
strip in a series o f processed negatives
and operate an offset press.
Although these students will com
pete in similar or related trades, the
U.S. Skill Olympics has many other
typ es o f co m p etitio n s, such as,
Cosmetology, Commercial A rt, Carpen
try (all sorts of Trade and Industrial
Operations), various Health Occupa
tion s and Lea d ersh ip D evelop m en t
Skills.
For the fifth consecutive year the
East DEC A (Distributive Education
Clubs o f America) chapter has been
named the chapter of the year. East
competed with over 200 high schools
across the state to earn this honor at
the Illinois State Career Development
Conference held in S p rin g fie ld the
weekend o f March 8-9.
The chapter coordinated by W illiam
Coulson also won first place for their
Anti-Shoplifting project. This event,
was judged on the chapter’s efforts to
help prevent Shoplifting — Americas
fastest growing crime. E ast’s chapter
conducted a s h o p liftin g su rvey, in
a d d itio n to g iv in g sem inars and
speeches to some junior high schools in
the hope of instilling a knowledge of
the harm that shoplifting causes for
store owners as well as consumers.
T H E Y A L S O won a second place
Committee plans Prom ’80
Joe Suhajda, Jerry Burke, and Steve Contos, VICA students, were selected to participate
in the U.S. Skill Olympics, (photo by Jeff Silver)
East dance company
presents “ Last
The East Dance Company presented
it ’s final performance “ Last Chance for
our Last Dance. . . Show” on March 14
and 15 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium to
approximately 270 people.
A ll the numbers were choreographed
and staged by the 16 girls. A wide
variety of modem bqjlet, jazz, toe, and
tap was performed to music such as
“ Gym M ontage” from The Champ, “ A ll
For The Best” from Godspell, “ Send In
T h e C lo w n s’ ’ b y S h irley B assey,
“ Tornado” from The Wiz, “ In The
Stone” by Earth W ind and Fire. A
medley from W est Side Story, and
“ Music and the M irror” from A Chorus
Line.
S U Z A N N E M E IS T E R ’82, president
o f dance com pan y com m ented, “ I
though it went really well when it came
down to the end, the girls really came
through. I ’m really proud o f the job
they did.”
Meister choreographed seven o f the
15 numbers and performed a solo
modem ballet to “ I f you Remember
M e” from The Champ. She began
taking ballet when she was seven and
has been taking jazz lessons for the
past six years. v
N E X T Y E A R , the dance members
will join the companies at either North
or West. M indy Schwartz ’81, vice
president of the company said, “ The
girls were all fun to work with. I hope
next year the girls can work together as
well as we did this year.”
The w6ek before the show, the girls
rehearsed every day from 3 p.m. until
9:30 p.m. Miss Patricia Wahlstrom,
sponsor, said, “ In spite of pom pom
and cheerleading tryouts, band con
certs and basketball games, the girls
made a real effort to practice.”
SH E A D D E D , “ Several o f the girls
had never been on stage before but
th ey adju sted w ell to the quick
changes. Dress rehearsals went really
smoothly although there was very little
practice time on the stage.”
Meister expressed, “ I wish more
people could have attended the show
since it was the last show. This show
was something very special to the
company.” In the future, the company
will be touring local grammar schools
and will possibly have a Forum at
school on A pril 24.
The cast included Jackie Bakshy,
Linda Becker, Michele Dodd, Leslie
Doi, Alissa Friedman, Lisa Fullett,
Lissa Greenburg, Conni Hertel, Joan
Kindwald, Monika Kroeger, Therese
LeVan, Marie Mamaril, Faith M arti
nez, Suzanne Meister, M indy Schwartz,
and Dee Dee Vlay.
“ This year’s prom will be our biggest
and our best,” explains Higgins, this
year’s chairwoman.
Prom committee is putting in extra
effort to make East’s last prom the
b est ever. A n u pcom in g even t to
promote prom is a garage sale. Phone
crews are calling students and their
parents trying to get donations for this
event. Prom committee’s main goal is
to get student participation in all
matters concerning prom.
T H IS Y E A R ail students will be able
Key Club
to have their names printed in the prom
souvenier books for a fee o f $.50.
Th ou gh there h ave been m any
rumors about prom committee having
money problems, Higgins says, “ W e
have no financial problems, th purpose
of these events is to get prom bids as
low as possible.”
A s a final comment Higgins said, “ I f
there is anyone willing to make a
donation, please see Rita Stewart in the
main office or me in the library.”
sponsors
On A pril 22, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon,
in the student lounge, the East Key.
Club in'conjunction with the Skokie
H ea lth D ep a rtm en t w ill sponsor a
blood drive for the Michael Reese blood
program.
A n y student 17 years and older and
110 pounds and over can contribute.
W hoever gives blood is then insured for
a year. “ Skokie really needs the blood,”
blood drive
commented Chuck Gollay ’80, president
of K ey Club.
L A S T Y E A R , the senior cabinet
sponsored a blood drive and collected
about 79 pints. “ This year w e’re going
to hit a hundred if we can,” said
Gollay.
The process will take 45 minutes to
an hour. Each contributor will receive a
pin that says “ I gave blood” to get
back in class.
�2 editorial
XILEMMUTE
Friday, March 28, 1980
Choosing a college
deserves forethought
Dlans
Choosing a college where one plans
to spend the next four or, in some
cases, five or more years, is not an easy
decision. Hopefully, the student has
researched the school, v is ite d the
campus, or requested ag interview with
the admissions office. The drop-out,
transfer, and failure rate, now at 20
percen t, in dicates these are not
common practices.
Many falsehoods may influence a
student’s decision. Eastern and Iv y
League schools, while still being good,
are not the only good schools in the
cou ntry. W hen Canada and G reat
Britain wree expanding and updating
their university systems after W orld
W ar II, they obtained many o f their
ideas from Midwestern schools, both
public and private. Also, a student will
have a b etter chance fo r ga in in g
admission to colleges outside of the
crowded East.
W H E R E O N E ’S friends go should
not be a factor in choosing a college.
Part of the allure o f going away to
school is the chance to meet new people
of varied backgrounds. Students at
tending college while living at home
also have the opportunity to mix and to
make new friends.
From the student’s sophomore year,
careful research should focus upon the
stu d en t’ s ex p ecta tion s, needs and
desires. A lth o u g h m any counselors,
teachers and professors do not feel that
ch oosin g a m a jo r b efore reachin g
college is a wise idea, most students
have a general idea as to which areas of
study they are interested in.
Likewise, cost, although important,
should not be the deciding factor.
Grant, aid, and loan programs have
been v a s tly im p ro ved and revised
during the last ten years, in order to
accom m odate the “ m id d le class
crunch.”
C O L L E G E C A T A L O G U E S , a l
though helpful, are not a true indicator
o f student life. In order to attract more
students, schools tend to use a
well-produced catalogue as its chief
sales pitch. In many cases, the people
who write it can be from ad agencies
I f a school stresses all their resident
scholars, one should find out how many
a ctu a lly teach u ndergradu ates, and
what the average class size is. In many
co lleges and u n iv ersities gradu ate
students are used as teaching assis
tants, and for the few universities that
have their scholars teaching under
grads, it is often in filled lecture halls.
Some schools have been known to have
classes taught by teachers on closedcircuit television, an experience on par
to watching T V at home.
Clearly, a decision as to what school
a student applies to relies upon many
fa ctors. B esides u sin g the co llege
resource room, one should be awarded
that the school district has a computer
available to students and counselors for
the purpose o f locating appropriate
schools. No one school can fill all a
student’s requirements, although after
a careful search one can be found that
comes quite close.
Th e T u esd ay, M arch 18 Illin o is
primary showed no surprises after the
returns w ere counted. Th e ta llies
matched the predictions o f numerous
pre-election polls and computer esti
mates.
Unfortunately, politics has always
been and will probably always will be
a “ beauty contest,” or a race of party
allegian ce. Issues becom e obscure
underneath smiles, handshakes, three
piece suits and press endorsements.
W hoever’s name is the least known can
usually give his concession speech at
the outset o f his campaigns, or be
forced to run cam paigns in v o lv in g
thousands o f dollars for TV , radio, and
newspaper ads. Incumbent President
and hopeful Democratic nominee for
the presidency, Jimmy Carter, spent
$300,000 in a pre-primary media blitz,
and his challenger, Ted Kennedy, spent
$200,000. Republican John Anderson
spent $250,000; George Bush $500,000.
A dd to this the expenses o f district
offices, literature, and statewide per
sonnel, and the total figure spent runs
into the millions.
W IT H T H E government providing
matching funds for presidential candi
dates who fulfill the requirements of
raising $800,000 in thirty states, these
campaign expenditures become a costly
burden to the taxpayer. The Internal
Revenue Service provides a space for
those filling out tax forms to donate
one dollar o f th e ir ta xes to the
Presidential Election Fund, without
increasing one’s tax bill. However, all
o f the matching funds do not come
from there. Also, many people prefer to
donate to the specific candidates they
would like to see in office. For those
who choose this route, the IR S allows a
tax credit equal to one-half o f the
contribution, with the credit not to
exceed $50 ($100 for a joint return).
The latter situation also applies to
donations to local, state, and Congres
Senate reviews
month’s progress
Student Senate has had an extremely
successful month. A t its meeting on
Wednesday, March 19, there was a
record attendance o f approximately 30
people.
V ariou s su bcom m ittees are b ein g
formed. The Exchange Committee is
becom ing m ore p ro d u ctive , and is
presently contacting East clubs for
in form a tion re g a rd in g n ex t year.
Membership is open to anyone who
would like to meet people from the
other schools. Senate is also planning
fundraising events which will culminate
in a special activity at the end o f the
year.
D U E T O the in creased a c tiv ity ,
Senate has increased its meeting times
to weekly on Wednesdays at 3 p.m. in
room 124.
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s¡+t¡rt& on "the 'floor.
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A dm inistration to dispose
o f East building equipm ent
Th e labels h ave a rrived . R ita
Stewart, building manager, is presefttly
coordinating a massive effort to label
all o f East’s valuable equipment and
furniture for shipment to North or
W est depending on need. M ost of the
remaining items will be auctioned o ff
later this summer. In their effort to
reloca te E a s t ’ s huge in v e n to ry o f
equipment, the administration must
make certain that nothing valuable is
stolen or thrown away.
Th ere are m any people in the
community who would be interested in
bidding for a used desk, cabinet, or
chair from East. In the hands of a
dexterous refinisher, an old chair could
sional candidates.
Unfortunately, campaign costs stead
ily increase w ith the co m p etitio n ,
leaving many politicians struggling to
scrounge funds from various sources
since money, name recognition, and
winning an election are often inter
changeable.
In the recen t 10th
Congressional District special election
held on January 22, Republican victor
John Porter had a campaign war chest
totaling $800,000, while his Democratic
opponent, Robert Weinberger, had a
budget o f approximately $100,000.
Recently, politicians such as W ein
berger have set ceilings on the amount
o f special interest money they collect
due to increasing public concern as to
how unbiased a politician can remain
when most o f his funds come from “ big
money” contributors. These policies are
Activities shift in purpose
Every year there are certain events,
such as the homecoming dances and
the spring musical, that are thought of
as for students only. One would never
dream o f o p en in g them up for
participation by the general public.
That is, unless the school was closing.
Alumni do have the right to be
interested in the final events o f their
former school. They should be en
couraged to do so. However, what
should be student oriented events are
quickly becoming very alumni oriented
instead. A s the last d^ys o f East draw
nearer, the school seemingly becomes
more open to the public, a fact which
may not be beneficial to the students.
W IT H A L L the alumni
around
these days there is the question of what
position they should be given. When it
was first announced that alumni would
be allowed to audition for “ M y Fair
L a d y,” current students were told that
only they would be given leads and the
alumni would be used to fill up the
chorus. A s time has proven, this is not
so. The female liad, and 40 percent of
the cast are alumni. W ill “ M y Fair
L a d y” still be called a high school
production? Alumni will also be allowed
to participate on the crews o f the show.
Students have been told that alumni
will be used to fill in only if there are
not enough students involved. W ill this
also prove false?
Another example o f the reemphasis
o f student activities include the football
and basketball homecoming dances.
B oth these even ts, which have
previously been exclusively for stu
dents, were open to the public or more
specifically, to the alumni. Perhaps this
did bring more publicity to the events
but is it w orth s a c rific in g the
traditional feeling o f student accom
plish m ent ju s t fo r ex tra public
attention? H ave we given up the true
feeling of high school?
T H E R E IS a special kind of feeling
that is generated by students when
th e y all w ork to g e th e r to make
som eth in g happen. W h eth er this
something is a basketball homecoming
or the last musical, the feeling and
sharing is the same. I t is this feeling
which will give us our own memory.
be transformed into a valuable antique.
The administration must also make a
strenuous e ffo r t to circu m ven t the
attitude o f “ I t ’s probably going to be
thrown away so I might as well take it
home with me.”
SO F A R U N D E R the leadership of
Stewart, the administration has pur
sued the right path in the disposal o f
East equipment. Innovative ideas like
the sale of team uniforms to the players
th em selves and the d istrib u tio n o f
valuable sports equipment to North
and W est after the close o f a sports
season have helped immensely in this
pursuit.
adm irable but fu rth er reform s are
needed.
A M E R IC A ’S FO R M of government
depends upon an informed electorate,
meaning that voters should read the
paper, a tten d appearances b y the
candidates, and then unbiasly decide
w hose q u a lifica tio n s b est fit the
dem ands o f the o ffic e . M ed ia ads
cannot accurately inform the public as
to a candidate’s qualification, since an
ad is an ad, no matter what the
content. Party loyalty is fine, but it
should not extend to the point where it
in v o lv e s ele c tin g a can didate w ith
weaker qualifications just because one
recognizes the party, or the candidate’s
name from ads.
Editor’s Note: In the February 29 issue
o f the Nilehilite a letter appeared Name
Withheld Upon Request highly critical
o f the p h o to gra p h y class and its
teacher. It pointed to such abuses as
stealing and the misuse o f developing
chemicals.
Usually, a letter making such serious
a llega tio n s w ould n ot be prin ted
without the author’s signature, but in
this particular case the editor made a
special allowance.
In the future, letters seriously critical
o f an individual or a class will be signed
and strenuous efforts will be under
taken to get both sides o f the issue in
question.
The voice of the Nile® East Student®
Published during the school year by the students
of Niles Township High School East, Lemon and
Mulford Streets. Skokie, Illinois 60076. Printed by
Son's Enterprises, Inc. Skokie, III.
Vol. 42, No. 10
Friday, March 28,1980
Editor-in-chief.................................. David Eingorn
News editor.................. ........................... Leslie Doi
Editorial Editor........................................Andi Levin
Features Editor......................... Nancy Zimmerman
Sports Editor.................................... Barbara Reich
Photo Editors.................. Erich Massat, Jeff Silver
C artoonists................ Caesar Borges, Daniel Finn
Reporters.. ......................... Kathleen Barry, Steve
Bartelstein, Linda Burstyn, Vicki Heller, Lee
Kantz, Erich Massat, Stacey Sacksner, Ken Van
Der Haegen, Nancy Zimmerman
Photographers_ Steve Berkowitz, Glenn Brezka
_
Advisor........................................ Mrs. Angie Panos
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feature 3
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Students share views about
M ulford Street
at
b y Erich Massat
Students congregate on Mulford Street during class breaks. (Photo by
Erich Massat)
Chamber Theater
performs dramas
Chamber theater, a collec
tion of short literary pieces,
was presented last Friday and
Saturday, March 21 and 22, in
the student lounge. The pieces
were also presented on Mon
day, March 23, for English
classes.
Each o f the six dramatic
presentations was selected by
the student who directed it.
The directors chose a story
they felt would be appropriate
and then set about the task of
converting a literary pièce into
a scrip t w hich w ould be
suitable to produce for the
stage. “ I felt it was easy to
show the motivation of the
characters,” commented Direc
tor Linda Sugarman ’80. “ The
n arration , p ro vid ed b y the
author, helped the audience to
understand the story.”
• /
it ’s a better place to hang
W hen one thinks about
arou nd.”
A n o th e r person
M u lfo rd S treet, the fir s t
termed it as “ a little escape
thoughts that usually come to
route.”
' mind are drugs, “ freaks,” and
W H E N A S K E D about the
a lot o f students who hang out
people who sit outside, every
and smoke cigarettes.
one seemed to agree that “ the
W H E N S T U D E N T S were
people are less inhibited, and
asked why they hang out on
are nicer to be with.”
M u lfo rd the basic response
One person stated, “ Out
was because o f the people and
4 here we accept people for what
because it ’s outside. One girl
they are. To be considered a
responded, “ I t ’s nice outside.
‘jock’ you have to be pretty,
You ’re not jailed in. People out
•popular, or on a team. Y ou ’re
here can relate on the same
accepted right away out here.
level.”
I t ’s real nice. W e are willing to
One ju n io r com m ented,
share things like cigarettes.”
“ The name ‘Mulford’ doesn’t
Another guy added, “ People
mean anything to me. People
out here are cool. I t ’s nice out
think ‘Freak this, freak that,’
and people don’t start fights
but that’s B.S. Mulford has
like the jocks do.”
benches and it ’s outdoors, and
O N E G IR L said about the
it ’s better than sitting in the
students inside, “ People stere
cafeteria.”
otype us out here. Teachers
One gu y com m ented, “ I
think kids hang out on
hang out here to get away
Mulford because they’re on
from the school, and besides,
I—
Pos boosts E ast’s clubs
by David Eingorn
In any school community,
there are only a hand full of
parents d ev o ted enough to
sacrifice many hours of their
free time to a high school and
its a c tiv itie s . B o o ster Club
President Chuck Pos is just
such a parent.
Pos, Booster Club president
fo r tw o con secu tive term s,
heads an o rga n iza tio n th a t
supports and raises funds for
East sports teams. A group of
Booster Club members which
includes Pos is cu rren tly
p rep a rin g fo r an A p r il 19
ga ra g e sale. Th e sale is
intended to raise funds for this
year’s prom.
IN A D D IT IO N TO being
Booster Club president, Pos
serves as chairm an o f the
subcommitee responsible for a
fair transition o f clubs between
North and W est in 1980.
W hy does Pos devote so
much of his time to school
related activities?
“ I to ta lly en joy ed b ein g
involved. I think it ’s a lot of
fun to serve on committees
and help out with the sports
program. I really feel sorry for
the parents who don’t get
involved.”
H O W DOES POS afford
time for all o f his activities?
East.”
Pos’ long history o f com
m u n ity in vo lv em en t began
long before he moved here five
years ago from the South Side.
There he participated in such
varied community activities as
social d irector fo r an area
canteen and youth director for
a local synagogue. The canteen
he coordinated was a social
center frequented by students
from both private and paro
chial schools
“ I don’t watch T.V., play
golf, or go bowling. I simply
devote m y free time to Niles
A F T E R E A S T closes, Pos
plans to continue his active
p a rticip a tio n in the N ile s
Township school community,
d iv id in g his tim e eq u a lly
between North and West.
Selecting the right school
needs careful research
On the average a college
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$15,000 to $45,000 over a four
year period. For this amount, a
student receives an education
and new experiences, although
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to college. A rriving at a final
decision as to which school to
atten d can p ro ve to be a
harrowing experience for any
individual.
P o in ts to consider when
“ comparison shopping” should
include the school’s religious
affiliation, educational goals,
reputation, size, academic re
quirements, atmosphere, cost,
and academic programs.
ALSO ,
TH E
stu d en t’ s
G .P.A . and test scores should
be considered, since grades
high enough for one college
may not suffice for another.
Extra-curricular activities also
come into consideration when
an admissions officer reviews
an application.
v
Before one begins to re
search a college, it ’s a good
idea to re a lis tic a lly assess
what he wants; also it ’s wise
SPEND
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to visit the campus, attend
classes, and meet some o f the
faculty of the colege one is
p lan n in g to attend. Senior
Colleen Hubbard agreed. She
said her investigation o f the
school’s atmosphere and repu
tation first hand helped her
greatly.
T H E C O M P U T E R terminal
in the guidance room can be
another valuable aid in choos
ing a college. When using the
terminal the student should
program the size, preference,
A C T or S A T scores, location,
subject, cost, or other factors;
the computer then provides a
list that can be used as a base
for future reference.
A n o th e r im p orta n t fa cto r
that could influence a stu
dent’s college choice is the
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vanced placement credit. Some
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actual credit toward gradua
tion, while others will place the
stu den t in sophom ore le v e l
classes. I f a stu den t does
invest careful research, how
ever, he can be almost certain
that his choice will be the best
one to fit his needs.
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Classes for:
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• College level
• SAT preparation
• Individual tutors
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Call 256-3400 for a
complete description of
each class. We suggest you
act immediately because
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party too.
“ I came to this school with a
very open mind and they (the
jocks) just started cutting me
down because I ’m different.
T h e y go a lon g in their*
‘rah-rah’ ways. They cut up
everyone for partying.”
“ I hate the stereo ty p e
‘freak.’ The definition of a
freak is ‘one who is on drugs
all the time.’ I ’ve quit smoking
pot for a long time now. They
call me a ‘freak’ just because I
smoke cigarettes.”
W h a t w ould happen if
somepne from a d ifferen t
group came out on Mulford?
“ Nothing, because it doesn't
matter. I t ’s not the groups.
W e are all individuals and
w e’re all human.”
O b s e r v e r --------
Broadway
A nigh t on 1
r ia v ir i f t i n g n r n - ----- r
A drunken woman lay on
the frosted sidewalk, a disori
ented pathetic heap o f flesh. I
saw her on marvelous Broad
way, the street famous for its
fine theaters and equally fine
massage parlors near Times
Square.
I had just seen the Tony
A w a rd
w in n in g
m usical
“ Sweeney Todd,” and was ma
king m y way back home when
I saw her lying in front of a
comer drug store. Occasional
ly, she would moan or cry out
for help, but nobody on the
crowded boulevard heard her;
they were all too busy going
nowhere.
I P A U S E D in m y own mad
rush to re flect. I said to
myself, “ Is this what I came
to New York to see?” I later
RAPID
READING
W ould you like to:
The emphasis will be on
giving every student
individual attention in
reading, writing, math.
drugs, and everythirfg else.
M ost ‘jocks’ in this school
• S p e n d less tim e studying
— for better results?
• D o m ore pleasure
reading?
• B e better p rep ared to
tackle the h eavy reading
load in college?
This unique course will
em phasize ways, to get the
m ean in g from printed wprds
quickly and efficiently. S p e e d
ed com preh en sion is virtually
guaranteed.
Call 2 5 6 -3 4 0 0 for a c om p le te
description o f this n ew course.
W e suggest you act im m e d i
ately. T h e class size is lim ited
to 15.
A
rebuked myself for feeling this
indignation. I questioned m y
right to feel superior to the
sloven lying on the sidewalk.
Essentially, was I o f better
“ s t u ff” than the m iserable
wretch lying on the sidewalk?
No. I was a human being and
she was a -human being. By
Chance, Fate, or G od’s will I
was looking down at her and
she was looking up at me.
A s I stood there primly
dressed men, women with long
fur coats, and young children
gathered abound me to watch
the spectacle. The event added
to th eir th eater experience.
None lifted a finger to help the
desperate wom an. M o n o to
nou sly, the crow d trick led
away. I looked at m y watch. Ijt
was gettin g late. I left»too.
S.A.T.
PREPARATION
Juniors & Seniors
The purpose o f these sessions is
to familiarize students with the
format of the S.A.T. the type of
questions they will encounter, and
the various strategies for dealing
with them
M ATH
For juniors & seniors who have
co m p le te d one year each of
algebra and geometry These
sessions will focus on reviewing
concepts and th e ir a p p lica tio n
F.mphasis will be on efficiency in
solving typical problems and prac
ticing in a test situation
VERBAL
These sessions w ill focus on
vocabulary, word relationships,
sentence completion, and reading
comprehension. The small class
size will allow for infomial dis
cussion and individual questions
First session begins February 23
O n e -to -O n e
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Individual tutors also available
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M LEEÍUTE
Friday, March 28, 1980
HEY-HEY! HOLY-COW!
“ T h is yea r w e 'v e been
w ork in g harder than ever
before. There are no superstars. W e have to work as a
team. I feel if we do we can
win the conference title.”
Sharing this opinion with
Coach George Galla is the
majority of this year’s squad.
I t ’s a fa irly yo u n g team
comprised o f only eight sen
iors. Much of this year’s squad
has been working on their own
since the first of the year.
W eight and stamina training
headed the w orkou ts fo r
seniors Pete Miscinski, Tim
Calahan, and S te v e B artelstein. Galla feels that Calahan
will be depended upon this
year for his power hitting.
T H E T R O J A N S sta rted
o ffic ia l practice w ith G alla
three weeks ago. To get that
extra jump on their opponent
they conducted double practice
sessions, one after school and
the other at 6:30 a.m. Galla
believes the teams to beat will
be perennial C.S.L. powers,
Niles W est and New Trier
East.
Today, weather permitting,
the Trojans hope to open up
their season on a winning note,
when they square o ff against
Gordon Tech at 3:30 p.m.
This summer the Trojans
beat Gordon Tech in the first
round o f the regionals. Galla
commented, “ W e ’ve beat them
before but this doesn’t mean
anything. W e ’ve got to be
consistent, execute, and use
our heads. I f we do, w e’ll win.”
C O A C H G A L L A stated,
“ Our opponents will probably
score quite a few runs, but I
feel our hitting will keep us
close. I ’m hoping the pitching
staff can do that, but we have
no one who can overpower the
hitters.”
Seniors hurlers Billy Garcia
and Steve Goldenberg head
the relatively young staff. For
the opening game Coach Galla
looks toward his starting nine
from the summer season.
Galla concluded, “ I f what
I ’ve seen so far is characteris
tic of what is yet to come this
season, I ’m quite optomistic.
Everyone’s given 100 percent
at all the practices, and they’re
working together as a team.
They are closely knit this year
and that will aid our chances
even more. I feel this year
w e’re going places.” Could one
of those places be the state
finals in Peoria?
N IL E S E A S T
Note: The Trojans play every
day o f the week during spring
vacation. A ll games are at
home and start at 11 a.m.
Cindy Michals is chosen MVP,
Central Suburban League winner
B y Barb Reich
Though the girls basketball
team achieved only a 2-13
record this year, it will always
be remembered for having had
a Central Suburban League
all-conference w inner named
Cindy Michals.
Michals, a junior, was also
chosen most valuable player
by her teammates. But tryng
to a vo id praise, the 5’ 11”
center adds, “ I shared the
aw ard w ith senior N a n cy
Kusek.”
“ S H E ’ S T H E most remark
able kid I ’ve ever coached,”
commented basketball instruc
tor Jerry Oswald.
“ C in d y was our lea d in g
scorer and rebounder who
played half the season with a
sprained a n k le,’ ’ added O s
w ald. M ich als incurred the
in ju ry a fte r fa llin g in the
second qu arter o f a gam e
against Waukegf.n W est. She
sat out at half-time to apply
ice on the sprain, and came
back in the fourth quarter to
score 18 points.
“ Her last minute scoring
secured our v ic t o r y ,’ ’ says
v a r s ity team m ate Jen n ifer
Moshak.
H o p in g to b rin g m ore
success to the team, Michals
p erservered b y p la y in g in
subsequent games despite her
previous injury. However, af
ter a few more games, Michals
acquired another sprain, and a
pair of crutches. And though
“ Cindy’s ankle caused some of
her shots to go astray. She
refused to take time o ff to
heal it.” said Moshak.
N o w th at the b a sk etb all
season is over, M ich a ls is
planning to give her ankle yet
another workout in softball.
She’s been on the basketball
volleyball, and softball team
for the past three years and
won’t break this tradition next
season. Michals limits her in
school a c tiv itie s to sports
because “ I want to become a
grade school gym teacher.”
F o r M ich als, the m ost
distressing game this year was
the first one against Niles
W est. “ W e w ere scared,
psyched out by the fact that
they were state contenders,
and we lost by a wide margin
— 40 points. But we lost the
second game against them by
only 18 points, and W est’s
coach approached us a fte r
wards and said, ‘You hustled
m y girls good!” ’.
M IC H A L S D O E S N ’T seem
to be a ffected b y E a s t ’ s
closing. “ I have Mends at
W est so the transfer won’t be
that bad.”
And maybe if Cindy had been
on their team this year, W est
might have won the one point
th ey needed to m ake it
downstate.
Sports Com m entary
Apathy affects teams
B y Steve Bartelstein
W hile eating lunch recently
the conversation turned from
Gordon Tech upsetting New
Trier W est to student apathy
towards athletics at East. The
major question was why. W hy
in a tow n w here everyo n e
claims there’s nothing to do,
don’t the students support the
athletes of East? This apathy
exhibited by the students rubs
off on the athletes themselves.
A s B o b b y K n ig h t, head
mentor for Indiana University
says, “ A dead crowd makes for
a dead team.”
O N E E X C U SE heard fre
q u en tly is, “ I f we had a
winning team I ’d come and
watch.” I f this is true nearly
all of you who said this are
liars. The East wrestling team
won conference on all four
levels, won the East In vita
tion a l, won the Th orn w ood
Invitational, won the Glenbrook South Tourney, won the
state district tournament, and
qualified four wrestlers down
state. I f you eliminate the
lower level wrestlers, wrestlettes, and parents, you don’t
have enough student support
ers to field a baseball team.
W h a t ’ s you r excuse now?
Granted, some students don’t
know a n y th in g about the
sports played at East, but
there’s no better way to lose
your ignorance than to come
him so optimistic is the fact
that “ W e won the tri-meet by
decision o f sta te ju d g e s .’ ’
E ast’s 118 point finish toppled
W e s t ’ s 109 outcom e and
North’s 101 final score.
“ Jim Lankford ( ‘80), Mike
Steve Malitz practices routine on pommel horse during recent gym
nastics practice.
Lankford ( ‘81), Steve Fishman
( ‘80), Steve Korn ( ‘80), and
Steve M alitz ( ‘82) gave out
standing performances,” said
Sokalski.
H IG H L IG H T IN G T H E
evening was Steve M alitz’s 1st
place win in the all-around
events. H e scored 7.7 on floor,
7.5 in vaulting, and 7.1 on the
parallel bars.
M alitz has no qualms about
b ein g a sophom ore on the
varsity team. “ I get a lot more
help and experience that w ay.”
However, M alitz couldn’t be in
much need o f experience if he
was on the varsity team as a
freshm an, and m ade it to
section als on flo o r exercise
that year. But a modest Malitz
says, “ I probably was the last
on the list to make it.”
To develop his talents to its
fullest, Malitz started working
out at East since 7th grade.
And every year thereafter, the
Girls sports
The varsity badminton team
opened its season with a close
3-4 loss a ga in st W au kegan
East. “ W e lost the last game
o f the match 15-13,” says head
coach Pat Matlak. However,
junior varsity won 5-2.
In reference to that meet
Matlak says, “ W e have good
placement and thinking, but
we need to work on hitting
clear, deeper shots, stronger
■ smashes, and building up our
endurance.”
T H IS
Y E A R ’ S v a r s ity
members from first to fourth
singles respectively are soph
omore Rhonda Gold, senior
Kathy Matz, sophomore Sibil
Mircanyan and freshman Mira
Iskandar.
First standing double play
ers are Judy Klancic and Joy
5’2” 110 lb. gymnast remained
K lan cic, fo llo w ed b y senior
a part of the East summer
Tina Lee and Shelly Mozin,
program. He feels “ I ’m good
and juniors Pam Puertollano
at the full twisting somi on
and Sue Levine.
floor, and the stalter shoot on
T H E A R C H E R Y team opens
the highbar.”
its season tomorrow with the
M A L IT Z IS hoping for the
Glenbrook Invitational. Those
team to becom e conference
representing East are juniors
champs but he thinks, “ W e
Cara Johanson, Judy Ander
don’t have much of a chance if
son, Natalie Odlivak, Sharon
we can’t beat New Trier East.”
Jacobson, S ta cey Sacksner,
In preparation for the A pril 18
and freshmen Judy Jacobson,
meet, Malitz admits, “ W e ’ll
Jackie K u rtz, and W en d y
have to strengthen our skills
Heiman.
on the pom m el horse, but
W O N D E R IN G IF the team
w e’re powerful on floor and the
could have a winning season,
high bar.”
W ojdula says, “ A lot o f the
A s fo r in d ivid u a l goals,
other schools are in the same
Malitz just wants “ To become position as we; W e have five
a successful gymnast in col returning players so it won’t
lege.” But for right now his
take too long to get in the
thoughts are on his ankle.
groove.”
“ Coach says i t ’ s p rob a b ly
W ojdula stresses that the
tendon problems, but it didn’t
girls have lots of desire, and
hurt m y performance yet. And
h ave been w o rk in g in the
it better not, because team
weight room constantly for
hopes are rid in g on S te ve
muscle endurance.
Malitz.
Malitz brings gymnastics team success
B y Barb Reich
A fter Tom Sokalski’s boys
won th eir fir s t gym n a stics
m eet a ga in st our
sister
schools, the coach is confident
that “ we can become confer
ence champs.” W hat makes
out and watch.
The Athletes appreciate your
attendance and it gives them
that extra incentive to per
form. Those of you are now
saying it ’s too late to show
your spirit are dead wrong!
East spring sports include the
ever exciting baseball team
going for the conference title
and state advancement, and
the gymnastics team going for
another conference champion
ship.
The girls spring schedule
includes track and softball.
This is the last season for
East.
W h y not le t enthusiasm
take the place o f apathy?
W hat’s your excuse?
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Danceshow
tonight
Volume 42, Number 9
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
Friday, March 14, 1980
Band presents music festival;
obtains high ratings at contest
The East Music Department present*
ed a F estiv a l of B ands in the
auditorium on Saturday, March 8, at 8
p.m.
The program began with a tri-school
band. The intermediate bands of East,
North, and West combined to play six
tunes: Devonshire Overture, Try to
Remember, Zodiac March, Heritage
Overture, Movin’ Right Along, and Die
Meistersinger. The first three pieces
were conducted by J . Keith Ramsden;
the last three by Dr. Charles Groeling.
T H E E A S T JA Z Z Band then
performed Dues Blues, What I Did for
Love, and Buffalo Breath, the three
tunes they played at Millikin Universi
ty jazz festival.
The Concert Band played Los
V alientes, W abash County Saga,
Concertino (featuring Renee Olson on
clarinet), and selections from “They’re
Playing Our Song,’’ all under the
direction of Timothy Wolfram.
The trumpets of all three district
schools were then featured on Bugler’s
Holiday. The concert was finished with
the brass sections of North and West
joining the Concert Band in The Finale
from Kalinnikov’s Symphony No. 1 in
G.
IN THE M IDDLE of their perfor
mance, the Concert Band played Nilehi,
as this was the last big concert that
they would perform in. Prior to the
concert, the Music Parents Association
served a dinner in the Student Lounge,
and afterwards a reception commemor
ating the final East Festival of Bands
was held.
On Saturday, March 1, eighteen East
band students attended the Illinois
High School Association Solo/Ensemble Contest at Plainfield High School in
Plainfield.
First division ratings for solos went
to Mary Chamerlik, Sue Dickman,
Ilene France, Cary Jacobs, Sharon
Jacobson, Karen Konior, and Helaine
Silver. Jana Bass, Liz Cooper, Aviva
Gold, Renee Olson, Lynn Parker, Faith
Reitman, and Barry Zabo received
second division solo ratings.
TW O F L U T E duets, Eliza For-
cade/Liz Cooper and Karen Knoior/Sue
Dickman received first place ratings in
ensemble competitions. A clarinet duet
with Therese Levan and Aviva Gold
also won first. Ted Hill and Chris
Konior got a second for their horn duet.
Two flute solos, Sue Dickman and
Ilene France received perfect scores for
their performances.
“My Fair Lady ” selects cast
The East Theater Department will
present its final production, My Fair
Lady, May 22-24. Auditions held
March 4 and 5 were open to any
interested alumni as well as any
students currently attending East.
The leading roles were given to Ted
Hill ’80, who will play professor Henry
Higgins, and alumna Debbie Crane,
who will play Eliza Doolittle, the same
role she portrayed in 1968 when East
first produced the musical. Also chosen
as leads were Ira Strongin '82, and
alumni Marc Schwartz and Andrew
Rosenson. Fifteen alumni and twentyone students were chosen to make up
the supporting cast.
ALUMNI HAVE ALSO been select
ed to aid the usual directors, Jerry
P roffit and F ra n k . M ayfield, in
Producing and directing what they
hope will be the best musical ever put
on at East. Assistant directors include
Ellen Lieberman ’69, and Sue Klein '70.
Amy Ginsburg '72 will choreograph the
show and Marc Schwartz ’72 will
design the lighting. Gary Baugh, a
professional set designer has designed
elaborate sets for the show.
Profrit hopes that the show will be a
success, but in order to accomplish
this, extra funds will be needed. “We
don’t have enough money to do what
we want to.” he admits. He estimates
that the show will cost about $10,000
and even if it sells out every night the
cost will still not be covered.
“We haven’t received anything extra
y e t.” comments P ro ffit, “ However,
we’re still negotiating.’
Faculty reviews equipment
All the supplies and equipment at summer public auction.
East are now being reviewed and
T H E E Q U IP M E N T is from the
evaluated by the staffs of the three stage and theater, shops, physical
Niles Township Schools according to education, science, ath letics, home
Galen Hosier, East principal.
economics and library. Jerseys and
“ W herever there is a need, the sweaters with Niles ast emblems and
equipment is being identified to be words are being sold to members of the
placed there,” Hosier explained. “Lots teams by Doc Katzman. All those not
and lots will be going to North and identified with East will be shared with
W est.” The excess will be sold at a West and North as practice uniforms.
Pom pon and cheerleaders hold tryouts
Cheerleading final cuts were held Feb
29. About twenty-two girls tried out for
varsity cheerleading. Sandy Karabinas,
Karen Sutker, Tammy Levowitz, Mich
ele Dodd, Merilee Slipenko, Suzanne
Meister, Diana Chin, Faith Martinez,
and Jill finish were the lucky ones who •
made it.
About thirty girls tried out for sophmore cheerleading and only nine were
selected. The sponsors of this event
were Linda Snyder and Mary Ferrell.
City” by David Bowe.
The sponsors of pom pon were Barb
Benson and Pat Wahlstrom.
The fortunate girls who made the
squad are Mindy Fisch o ff, Fabi
Zimansky, Debbie Liu, Mary Ha, Leslie
Doi, Karen Berman, Anita Arrigo,
Awards assembly
honors athletes
The Winter Sports Awards assembly
which honored boy’s basketball, swim
ming and wrestling in addition to girls
bowling, gymnastics, basketball, cheer
leading and pom pon was held Sunday
March 9, at East.
JO E L K E SSL E R won the MVP
award for basketball. The award was
given to him by boy’s basketball coach
Emil Capitani. Coach Richardi gave the
Wrestling MVP award to Kelly Walls
in addition to an all-conference award.
All-conference awards were also given
to Steve Cooley, Mark De Mar, Paul
Kahan, Chris Mameril, Renato Nepomuceno, Mike Pechter, Daniel Sarasin,
William Stein, Steve Sylvan, Howard
While tryouts for cheerleading were Walovitch and Kelly Walls.
watched individually, potential pom • Eric Duerig ’80 received the MVP
pon girls tried out four at a time.
award for swimming.
In girls basketball, Nancy Kusek ’80,
and Cynthia Michals ’81 received the
Over sixty girls tried out for pom
pon and thirty-two made first cuts. MVP award. In bowling Katherine
Requirements for final cuts were to Matz won the MVP award and in
learn a new routine and again be able to gym nastics M ary Ann K ostyniuk
form a kickline to the song “Suffer Je t received it.
The requirements for cheerleader try
outs were to learn a cheer, make up a
cheer, he able to do a dive cartwheel, a
running walkover, cartwheel splits, a
straight jump, a flex jump, and a Russ
ian jump.
Pom pom tryouts were also recently
held. Pom pon clinics were held Mon
day, March 3 and Tuesday, March 4.
Tryouts for first cuts were on Wednes
day, March 5 and final cuts were held
Friday, March 7.
Requirements for pom pon girl try
outs were to learn a routine and to be
able to form a kickline.
Chris Sproat, Hung Joo Kim, Laun
Saks, Monica Hagg, Nancy Sugarman,
Beth Rezwin and Monica Kroeger.
Dana Sobel, Jackie Woll, and Yvette
Stroesser are permanent members of
the pom pon girl squad because they
are two year veterans of the squad.
Paul Toback, Student Senate president re
ceived a certificate for meritorious service
to the citizens of Niles Township.
Toback
receives
award
Paul Toback, Student Senate presi
dent received and award for meritus
activity with the Iranian situation, on
behalf of the Niles Township on March
3, 1980.
Present at the ceremony in Dr.
Wesley Gibbs’ office, District Superin
tendent, was the secretary of Niles
Township, chairman of the Committee
of Youth, and Mrs. Kaplan.
THE AWARD WAS presented also
to the Senate presidents of West, Dave
Kaufman, and North, Mark Kaseman.
In January, the three Niles high
schools conducted a survey. They
passed out blank pieces of paper to the
homerooms and asked students to
contribute opinions on the Iranian
crisis. Out of about 1500 responses, half
were taken downtown to the Iranian
Consulate General, Mohammed Zaini.
Much publicity followed on five
different radio station s and three
different television stations. This led to
an in vitation to the three Senate
presidents to appear on AM Chicago
on ABC with Sandi Freedman.
WHEN ASKED TH E purpose of
this p ro ject, Toback replied, “ I t
allowed high school students to
contribute opinions on world crisis.”
�2 editorial
Friday, March 14, 1980
Schools must recognize
working students’ plight
Students work for a variety of
reasons: lack of money, a desire for
experience, or parental pressure are a
few that come to mind. Whatever the
reason, approximately 60% of East
juniors and seniors work, and, unfortu
nately, most are left struggling to
maintain the tenuous balance between
school and good grades, their jobs, and
often extracurricular activities, such as
athletic practice.
Fulfilling these responsibilities in
volves many “late nights” spent up
until one or two in -the morning so that
all homework and studying can be done
before the alarm clock buzzes at
six-fifteen. Other times the homework
may not get done, catching the student
in a vicious cycle.
MANY WORK TO help pay future
college expenses, and then may not be
able to maintain the grades necessary
for the college of their choice.
Scholarship money is in scarce supply,
and college costs, along with every
thing else, continue to rise almost
n ecessitatin g the added income a
student’s job supplies. Parents are also
struggling in our tightening economy
as they try to buy necessities that
have become luxuries.
Schools must recognize the current
“Era of the Working Student,” and
realize that it will be in vogue for many
years to come. Students need teachers’
and counselors’ aid in arranging a
schedule that allows enough time for
schoolwork, job, and leisure. Programs
like DECA, co-operative education, or
on the job training courses, that the
school offers are not for everyone —
students with five or even six majors,
plus gym, simply do not have time in
their schedules to fit these in.
Also, current school policy has
students signing up for next year’s
classes by early April. Granted, the
school needs time in order to plan and
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prepare for the oncoming schedules,
but as it stands, leaves little flexibility
for the student. Few students, or, for
that matter, adults, know exactly what
they are going to be doing next
September or January. Dropping a
class has become an almost Herculean
task, thus leaving students to struggle
with lowering grades, and/or the
distinct possibility of failing a course,
often with no “out” in sight.
CURRENT SCHOOL BOARD poli
cy allows for one-half hour of homework
per class per night, an amount not
unreasonable in itself. However, multi
ply it five, and the working student has
but little choice except to stay up late.
Most of the available jobs involve a
shift of approximately 5-10:15, leaving
little time inbetween the end of school
and the reporting time at work. Few
can sit down immediately upon arriving
home and “hit the books” after having
spent the day doing that at school, and
the half-hour figure is idealistic-in
actuality it can take twice that time,
especially if an honors class is involved.
Obviously, the dilemma of the
working student is not an easily solved
problem, since combining school,
homework and a job that usually«
entails at least twenty hours a week is
not an easy task. The answer does not
include teachers, counselors, and
administrators telling the student that
he should not be working, and/or to
quit his job. With today’s inflation rate
at 18%, th a t is an unreasonable
request, and one that is unlikely to be
enacted.
Rather, it involves future cooperatioxi
on behalf of all parties concerned while
also requiring greater flexibility in
scheduling and communication. Hope
fully, these changes will occur before
too many students find themselves
either sinking or failing, a problem that
has become all too common in recent
years.
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Early graduation heeds
reconsideration
Generally, students can’t wait until
they’re out of school, and adults can’t
stop" rem iniscing about the “ good
times” they had when they were in
school. For those students with the
academic prowess ¿o amass the magical
number of 32 or 34 credits, early
graduation is an everpresent tempta
tion. But for most of these academic
ally talented students, six or seven
semester graduation proves to be more
Of a liability than an extra year of high
school.
The extra semester or year in school
allows the student additional time to
mature emotionally. When an early
graduation student with high ability
enters college, he mny find himself
equal to his peers academically but
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Another last
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As E ast’s “Final Days” draw nearer,
Trojans should be aware of attempts by
overly sentimental students and admin
istra to rs to “ finalize” every single
aspect of E ast’s daily routine. We have
already become well acquainted with
the by-weekly p.a. announcem ents
emphasizing the last basketball game,
the last floor hockey tournament, and
the last homecoming dance.
Attention all East administrators!
Generally, East students know that
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their school is closing to make room for
condominiums. We don’t need the
constant reminders. East students are
bright enough to recognize that since
this is east’s last year all activities will
be having their final games, final
benefits, and final awards ceremonies.
WHAT REA LLY CONCERNS me,
as that final day approaches, is the
chance of special awards being doled
out to the last student to be expelled,
the last drug dealer to be arrested on
Mulford Street, or the last student to
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graduate with a 3.98765 G.P.A.
To inspire real interest in the last
year of activities at East, the emphasis
must be shifted away from the “last
game” to the schedule throughout the
season. For example, all important
basketball games should be announced
and publicized, not ju st the last few
crucial ones. A special bulletin board
adjacent to the main office could serve
such a purpose. On it, upcoming games
could be listed plus transportation
informaiton.
Athletes deserve commendation
Although E ast does not have the
reputation of being an “ a th le tic ”
school, with the possible exception of
our wrestling team, which was ranked
socially far behind. Failure could result
from the early graduate’s lack of the
kind of emotional strength needed to
survive in tod ay’s ultracom petitive
colleges. Regarding the social factor,
it ’s highly unlikely that the early
entrance student will fit-in to a group
considerably more mature than he.
E A R L Y G R A D U A TIO N N A R }
RO W S the high school stu dent’s
experience. To graduate early a student
m ust take a strenuous workload,
allowing little time for extra-curricular
activities. As a result, the student loses
the opportunity to enrich him self
through extracurricular activities, and
the school suffers from the lack of his
participation. Not only does the
student lose the opportunity to
participate in extracurricular activities
while he’s struggling to graduate early,
but loses a whole semester or year of
high school which could be devoted to
the extra-curricular activ ity of his
choice.
Finally, there is the financial loss of
graduating early to attend college. A
student who does well on his APP or
CLEP tests1" ean literally save thou
sands of dollars in collage tuition. For
example, a high score on the CLEP
American Literature test could learn
the student six hours of college credit
or $1100.
The Nilehilite does not advocate the
eradication of the early graduation
option. For some highly gifted students
it is a blessing. What needs attention is
the growing number Of students of
modest academic ability who are opting
to graduate early. More effort should
be made by counselors, teachers, and
parents alike to convince these
students that early graduation -could
ruin their educational and emotioned
development instead of fostering it.
sixth iin state, all East athletes deserve
special commendation.
It is not easy to compete in a league
noted for its powerhouse teams or to
put-in long hours of hard work during
daily practice sessions. I t ’s necessary
for the benefit of the team, but it often
fails to garner recognition for the
“average” athlete and mainstay of the
team. Everyone has been under great
pressure to make E ast’s final season its
best. Gymnast Mary Ann Kostyniuk
took first in state for the uneven
parallel bars, second in the all-around;
wrestlers Mark DeMar, Danny Sarasin,
Steve Sylvan, and Kelly Walls qualified
for state meets, as did tennis player
Claudia Brisk.
A LSO , ’T H E LOCAL press and
Chicago Tribune have been d( oting
much attention to such Trojans *as
all-conference basketball player Joel
Kessler, Brisk, and wrestler Howie
W alovitch. T ro jan s have merited
all-conference honors on the tennis
courts, football field, basketball court,
and golf course. A majority of places on
the all-conference wrestling team are
held by Trojan grapplers.
To remedy this situation, where only
the top stars of a team have received
the press and the PA announcements,
the Nilehilite would like to commend all
who have given up their time
exhibiting much selflessness and
exerting much effort for the team and
for East. A school cannot compete
successfully unless students support
their teams, either by participating on
one, or by attending the meets.
The Nilehilite hopes that all; players,
students, coaches and teachers under
stand and appreciate the great efforts
that have been put forth so that this
last year could be one of E ast’s best.
The voice of the Nilee Eeet Students
Published during the school year by the students
of Niles Township High School Esst, Lemon and
Mulford Streets. Skokie, Illinois 60076. Printed by
Son's Enterprises, Inc. Skokie, III.
Voi. 42,Wo. 9
Friday, March 14,1980
Editor-in-chief................................ David Eingorn
News editor.................... .................. Leslie Doi
Editorial Editor.................................... Andi Levin
Features Editors__ Kathleen Barry, Wanda Mech
Sports Editor................................. Barbara Reich
Photo Editors................. Erich Massat, Jeff Silver
Cartoonists...............Caesar Borges, Daniel Finn
Reporters..........Steve Bartelstein, Linda Burstyn,
Lee Kantz, Erich Massat, Stacey Sacksner; Ken
Van DerHaegen, Nancy Zimmerman
Photographers__ Steve Berkowitz, Glenn Brezka
Advisor..................................... Mrs. Angie Panos
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M LE m nw
Friday, March 14, 1980
Student jobs both
help and hinder
By Stacey Sacksner
“Even though my job seems
to interfere with my school
work, I like it, and I find that
I can organize my time better
now,” says one senior at East.
This seems to be the attitude
of many students who work.
TH E
REA SO N
FO R
W O RKIN G while attending
school is the need for extra
money and there are pros and
cons in this situation. Most
students are in need of money
for a college education or
additional career courses, and
don’t have much choice as to
whether or not they should get
a job. Frequently, they are
told by their parents to go to
work if they intend to continue
their education because the
fam ily budget can ’t be
stretched any further, especial
ly if there is already a college
student in the family.
Even if furthering their
education is not part of their
immediate plans they often
receive the same type of
“subtle” suggestion from thenparents.
“My parents tell me that if I
want to buy items for myself, I
should go out and work for it,”
says Kathleen Barry, ’82.
W ITH T H IS K IN D OF
M O TIV A TIO N urging the
students on, and the need for
Brick by brick Floyd
builds a new classic
By Erich Massat
Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” is
destined to become another
link in the chain of classic
albums released by the band
since their first real success,
“Dark Side of the Moon.”
This group doesn’t
merely scribble out tunes or
mouth catchy lyrics, but sings
songs which are provoed by
society and life, filled with
ideas and images that capture
the imagination.
TH E DOUBLE ALBUM ,is
a “comcept album;” that is, it
deals with one theme. Most of
the songs were written by
Roger Waters. They tell the
story of the band’s incapabil
ity to deal with reality which
began in the late 60’s when
ex-Floyder Syd Barrett, com
mitted in 1968, began having
personal problems. In those
years, the band members were
caught up by their own
success. In essence, “a wall”
was built between the band
and society. The band mem
bers, in the end, were “forced
to expose themselves as being
real.”
In an interview with the
Chicago Tribune, g u itarist
David Gilmour expressed the
band’s feelings, “I guess we
are, to a certain degree,
obsessed by both the way the
music industry and society eat
up people.”
The song “In the Flesh”
expresses the band’s identity
crisis.
So ya thought ya might like
to go to the show. To feel the
warm thrill of confusion and
spaee cadet glow. I ’ve got
some bad news for you
sunshine, Pink isn’t feeling
well, he stayed back at hte
hotel And they sent us along
as a surrogate band And we’re
going to find out where you for
us stand. Are there any queers
out there tonight? Get ’em up
against the wall If I had my
wav I ’d have you all shot!
In this critic’s view “The
Wall” was the best album
released in 1979. But with the
group having done so much in
the past decade, one has to ask
what’s next for Floyd? Only
time will tell. After all, “We
are all ju st bricks in the wall.”
Editor’s Note: All records
courtesy of Record City, 4504
Oakton.
Let’s go dutch treat
By Linda Burstyn
paying for him/herself? “When
Who should pay on a date?
you’re .going out, there is no
With the cost of a nice
reason why the boy can’t pay
dinner for two reaching the
for himself and the girl can’t
mid-twenty dollar bracket, and
pay for herself,” claimed junior
a couple of movie tick ets
Laura Davis. “Every once in a
costing eight dollars — not
while, either the boy or the girl
even including popcorn — the
should tr e a t.” Some boys
question of whether the boy or
claimed that they would be
the girl should pay on a date
insulted if a girl wanted to go
has become a questioned issue.
dutch, especially on the first
Of the teenagers asked,
date.
almost all agreed with senior
TH ERE
S T IL L
ARE
Wendi Kamp, as she said,
G IRLS who feel that it is only
“ Whoever asked who out
right for the boy to foot the
should pay.”
bill. “On special occasions girls
“ON TH E F IR S T DATE,
can pay,” said junior Tammy
whoever asked the person
Lebovitz. “Other than that
o u t,” stated senior David
bqys should always p ay .”
Lorig. “After that, whoever
There is always the know
has the money.”
Many others thought that ledge that summer, with its
the responsibility to pay for sunny beaches, parks for free
the first date should automat picnics and walks on a warm
ically go to the boy, mid some summer evening is ju st around
even thought, as Greg Bolotin the comer for those of us who
said, “The guy should pay for lack funds. As senior Dan Finn
puts it, “If you don’t have a
the first few dates.”
job, you can’t go out.”
What about going dutchtreat, t h a t is, each person'
money ever present, a job is
found which the student
thinks is “pretty decent” and
he quickly develops a routine
that balances schoolwork and
a job.
The students meet new
friends, gain experience, and
generally feel useful. It can be
difficult when they return
home from work and still face
a stack of homework “due
tomorrow.” Some work at it
until the wee hours of the
night while others leave bits
and pieces undone — to be
completed at school, in the
morning, if possible. Both are'
poor practices because after
awhile their m arks sta rt
slipping and they must look
. for a solution. All agree the
best solution to this problem is
to organize their time so that
every minute is accounted for.
Most students agree that
work experience is important
because they learn about the
world outside of school and
make new contacts, while at
the same time earning money.
TH E FINAL COMMENT
of most students is, “I like my
job and the feeling of indepen
dence it gives me. Even when I
get to college, I think I ’ll
continue to work. Now that
. I ’ve started, I really enjoy it.”
Financial aids help cover
rising college tuitions
By Stacey Sacksner
While college costs continue
to rise, the amount of financial
aid rises also. For the 1980-81
school year, over $12.3 billion
will be available for college,
junior college, and vocational
school students who need help
in paying for their education.
The key word is “need.” With
even state schools costing over
$3,000 a year, many “middle
income” families will be sur
prised to find that they are
judged “needy” — particularly
when number and ages of
other children, expenses,
debts, and retirement factors
are considered.
The outlook for m iddle
income families is even better
for the school year ’80-’81. The
federal government passed the
“ Middle Income A ssistan ce
Act” last year Which moved up
the income level to over
$25,000 and moved down the
percentage of college costs
parents are expected to pay.
Financial aid programs con
sist of grants or scholarships
(aid that does not have to be
repaid), loans, (aid that must
be repaid) and college work
study (a job that the college
provides or a student finds for
him self). When a student
applies for financial aid, he is
usually offered a combination
of each kind. He is free to
accept or refuse any part or all
of the combination.
Most students say, “I won’t
even try for aid because I
know th at I ’ll get refused
anyhow.”
This is not true. If a person
can dem onstrate financial
need, then aid will be granted
to him. The important thing is
th a t the students try
Two major types of state
ments are used to evaluate
one’s ability to finance the
costs of college. Some colleges
want one form; some want the
other — Financial. Aid Form
(FAF) and Family Financial
Statem en t (F F S ). B oth of
these forms can be obtained
from M rs. Zaid, in the
Resource Room (room 108).
Scholarship forms for the
Illinois State Scholarship Com
mission Monetary Award Pro
gram are also available. Fur
thermore, there are many
reference books showing ad
ditional sources. Finally, each
week counselors will bring
local scholarship bulletins to
homeroom.
Students are encouraged to
try for aid even if they don’t
feel the need a t the time
because unfortunate situations
sometimes occur later in which
students can no longer “hack”
the cost of college.
Sophomores and jun
iors can have their pr rents fill
out an early Financial Aid
Form to get an idea of their
eligibility n ext year
Metals class welcomes back Maggio
By Wanda, Mech
E a s t Audio V isual and
Learning M aterials Center
Coordinator, Andrew Maggio,
has returned to the classroom
after an eighteen year haitus.
Maggio teaches two metals
classés at E ast while retaining
his position of LMC and Audio
Visual coordinator.
MAGGIO DID NOT E X
PECT to teach a metals class
this year but when Tom
K aiser, former E a s t m etals
teacher, took a leave of
absence Maggio was notified
that he would replace him.
In 1956, Maggio came to
East to teach in the metals
shop, a position he held for six
years. During this time he also
coached football and wrestling.
In 1962, after training for
audio visual duties, Maggio
was made audio visual coordin
ator. Besides this, he served as
president of E ast’s PTA from
1972-1974. In 1977 Maggio
became LMC coordinator.
During his long tenure at
East, Maggio has noted a
change in shop procedures and
student attitu d es such as
today’s lack of cooperation.
During M aggio’s firs t six
years in class (1956-1962) a
student would come into class,
take a seat, wait for the
teacher to take attendance,
listen for announcements, and
then start, continue, or finish
his projects.
“Now students are restless,”
said Maggio. “As soon as they
get into class, they want to
work on their individual
projects. Many students are
cooperative but according to
M aggio, “ There are a few
problem students who don’t
seem to want to be in the
class.”
“TH E F IR S T FEW weeks
were difficult, but now I ’m
adjusting,” explained Maggio.
N ext year he is going
to West and is hoping to retain
his title as Audio Visual and
LMC coordinator.
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MLEBMLMTE
Friday, March 14, 1980
Trojans defeat Evanston
in last regional playoff
by Barb Reich
When the ’79-’80 basketball
season began, coach Em il
Capitani longed to win a
regional game. His Trojan’s
fulfilled that goal when they
beat the Evanston Wildcats on
March 3rd. Though the Tro
jan ’s were down 12 points in
the 3rd quarter, Joel Kessler
rallied with 14 points in the
final minutes of the game.
Team m ate Ed Cohen also
contributed to the Trojan win
with three jumpshots. B y the
end of the game, Kessler had
accumulated 32 points, and
Cohen scored 14. Coach Capi
tani felt the slim 55-52 triumph
“was clinched by Jo el’s two
freé throws."
HOWEVER, IT WAS to be
the final success of the season.
The Trojan’s later lost to Niles
West 75-62 — a game which
could have led the Trojan’s to
sectionals playoffs had they
won.
“W E COULDN’T BREA K
their full court press," says
Guard Matt Donath.
ALTH O UGH T H E S E A
SON came to a close with
seven points (as opposed to
last year’s 9 wins), the season
still hfeve its high points. The
Trojan's smashed St. Gregory
75-39. They won the Rockford
Holiday Tourney 71-54, with
K essler making all-tourna
ment. The Trojan’s trounced
sister school North to a
grueling defeat of 52 to 26.
Also, Kessler received honor
able mention and was named
all-area by the Chicago SunTimes.
Despite some hard losses,
Coach Capitani held the team
in high praise. “ W ith our
record most would call it quits,
but the boys still battled back
in the regionals." And one of
Capitani’s special battlers was
Matt Donath. “He’s one of the
best defensive guards and ball
handlers I ’ve seen in all my
years of coaching," continued
Capitani. I t ’s ju st that our
record didn't give him a
chance to be recognized."
Grapplers take first on all levels
Freshm en — Conference
Champs
Sophomores — Conference
Champs
Juniors — Conference Champs
Seniors — Conference Champs
Niles East Varsity Invitational
— 1st place
Glenbrook South Varsity Invi
tational — 1st place
Thomwood Varsity Invitation
al — 1st place
State District Tourney — 1st
place
State Sectional Tourney — 1st
place
Renato Nepomuceno — Con
ference Champ — D istrict
Champ
Chris Mameril — Conference
don’t aspire to becoming offi Champ
cials, even though the pay Steve Sylvan — Conference
isn’t bad.
Yet most officials are not in it
for the money, they ju st plain
love officiating. They enjoy be
ing involved with athletics and
helping kids.
So next time anyone attends
high school sporting event, re
member to think twice about
Trojan indoor track started
booing the officials. They’re three weeks late this year.
doing the best they can. Be Apparently, IHSA shortened
sides 98 percent of instant re the season due to lack of
plays show the official is cor funds.
rect. Not bad percetage for
As a result, there is only one
someone who always, always, week left to go in the indoor
needs glasses!
track season, and the Trojan’s
are still sluggish. “We don’t
have a strong varsity team, bu
we have strong individuals,"
commented head coach Dick
Howard.
£he East wrestling team took
the Central Suburban League
by storm again this year,
winning on all four levels,
winning three invitational
tournam ents, and capturing
the district title. This was the
best year for head coach Fred
Richardi and his grapplers,
clim axing with four state
qualifiers and K elly W alls
winning a 4th in state.
W R ESTLER S DO IT
AGAIN!
Cheers, not jeers, for Refs
“Call it the same at both
ends!" These immortal words
are uttered by every player,
coach, or spectator at one time
or another. The words are dir
ected at the men and women
who don the black and white.
I t ’s easy to sit up in the
stands and call every play cor
rectly, or so you think you’ve
called it correctly. Some people
ju st feel they should be issued
a whistle when they pay their
two dollars. If this happened
there would be so many whis
tles you couldn’t complete a
game in a week!
What most people don’t re
alize is that when they see
som ething from fifty yards
away, it looks different than
from four to five feet away,
which is where the officials
vantage point is. All officials
are required to take competen
cy tests which involve rule in
terpretation questions. These
questions may be used every
game, or they may never be
used in an official’s career.
However, he has com plete
knowledge of them and can
deal with them when they
arise. Most of us feel that we
could do a better job then the
officials on the floor, but it’s
a whole different ball game
when one is actually down
there with the whistle between
his front teeth.
Officials that we see every
Friday night in high schools
com petitions have probably
been officiating since before
many of us could walk. They
worked their way through jun
ior high, freshman, sophomore,
and J.V . ball before making
the move to varsity. Granted,
some don’t belong there when
they usually make it, but they
get weeded out. Most kids
I
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|
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Indoor track cut;
no funds available
M O ST O F T H E varsity
players like Barry Leb ’86, Joe
Ferguson ’81, Joe Greenspan
*81 and Ken Van Der Haegen
’81, haven’t reached their peak
yet, but when they do “the
team will be be.tter o ff,"
according to Howard.
Barry Leb, who went down
state last year, is again
expected to qualify this year.
“Barry’s a strong runner and
very competitive. If he works
hard, he could place downstate
U pcom ing sp o rt events
BOYS BA SEBA LL
Niles East March 28 Gordon
Tech
East March 31 Maine North
E ast April 1 Maine West
East April 2 Waukegan East
BOYS GYMNASTICS
East March 20 Township Meet
NN&NW
East April 11 at Highland
effort according to Galla.
Park
Opening day, March 28, the
East April 12 Maine West
Trojans will face Gordon Tech.
The following week they will East April 18 at New Trier
play better' than six games. % East
BOYS TEN NIS
“The schedule is tough,” says
G alla and the audition of East March 29 at Niles West
East April 10 at Highland
Maine South and Niles West
Park
to the Trojan division may
East April 15 Deerfield
cause greater problems.
E ast April 17 Waukegan East
Baseball season looks hopeful
Spring is here, and sports
like baseball, gym nastics,
archery, badminton, and softball have officially begun as of
Monday, March 10.
In an interview prior to that
tim e, head baseball coach
George Galla voiced enthus
iasm about the upcoming
season, despite the inexper
Champ — District Champ —
State Qualifier
Mike Pechter — Conference
Champ — District Champ
Bill Stein — Conference —
Sectional Qiialifier
Mark DeMar — Conference
Champ — District Champ —
State Qualifier
Paul Kahan — Conference
Champ — District Champ.
Howard Walovitch — Confer
ence Champ — injury
Dan Sarasin — Conference
Champ — District Champ —
State Qualifier
Steve Cooley — Conference
Champ
Kelly W alls — Conference
Champ — District Champ —
Sectional Champ — 4th in
State
ience of his team.
“ IF W E CAN get some
good pitching we’ll have a
good season. The problem is
we only have two returning
players, Steve Goldenberg ’82
and Bill Garcia ’82,” says
Galla.
However, E a s t ’s closing
hasn’t hurt the baseball team’s
BOYS INDOOR TRACK
East February 23 at Oak Park
E a s t March 13 Township
Frosh Championships
J,
G IRLS ARCHERY
East March 29 at Glenbrook
North
East April 8 at Fenton
J*
*
East April 10 Maine West
East April 14 Maine West
G IRLS BADMINTON
E a s t March 19 Waukegan
East
East March 21 at Maine East
East March 26 at Deerfield
East April 15 Glenbrook North /V
G IRLS SO FTBALL
East April 14 at Highland
Park
W
East April 17 at New Trier
East
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Closing gala to commemorate East’s closing
A gala to commemorate the closing
o f East will be held on Friday, M ay 23
at 9 p.m. till approximately midnight in
the East building.
The festival is the same night as the
production o f “ M y Fair L a d y” which is
from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. According to
Dr. Lee Hawkins, as the people come
out o f the play, they can partake in the
activities.
I N T R O J A N H A L L , po sters o f
graduating classes will be displayed all
around Trojan Hall so alumni can go to
the poster of their own class to see if
they can find former classmates.
“ I t ’s the last activity o f East and is
o ffe re d as an o p p o rtu n ity fo r old
graduates to come to Niles East for one
la st tim e and m eet w ith form er
classmates,” explained Hawkins. “ Stu
dents can move through old halls and
spend time with memories.”
M ost of the activities like music and
dancing will take place in the Girl's
Gym area. Refreshments will be served
in the hallway, Trojan Hall, and the
cafeteria.
V A R IO U S C O M M IT T E E S w ere
form ed a t the P T S A m e etin g on
Wednesday, February 13. Committee
chairmen include Galen Hosier, Rita
Stewart, Sue Froese, A die Zuckermen,
and A lexia Foreman, entertainment;
Chuck Pos and Chris Redlin, decora
tion; Lee Hawkins, refreshments; and
Rita Stewart, reflections, which involve
gathering old pictures and setting them
up th rou gh ou t the b u ild in g fo r
memories and nostalgia.
According to Hawkins, there still is
much to be done. Old graduates must
be contacted, money must be financed,
and activities coordinated.
Mrs. Lois Samuels, president o f the
P T S A concluded, “ W e would like to
see thousands o f people there. I t ’s for
the entire community, alumni, parents,
parents of alumni, students, and people
who have lived in the township in, the
past. W e hope everyone will spread the
news by word o f mouth.” Anyone is
welcome to serve on the committees.
Final Trojan Home
G a m e . . . E ver
Volume 42, Number 8
NILES EAST HIGH SCH O O L, SKOKIE, ILL.
Friday, February 29, 1980
Jazz band attends music festival
The East Jazz Ensemble received
first division ratings from all three
judges and placed third overall in the
class A division at a jazz festival at
M illik in U n iv e rs ity in D ecatu r on
Saturday, February 16.
The band arrived at Millikin via
Greyhound bus at 10:15 a.m.r While
most of the day was spent listening to
other groups perform, the ensemble
attended a jazz climic, where university
students and teachers performed and
gave advice to students who were
interested in jazz.
p rofessors on such elem en ts o f
performance as interpretation, tone,
and dynamics.
The Jazz Ensemble will perform,
along with the Concert Band and
In term ed ia te Band, at the M u sic
Parents Association Dinner Concert on
Saturday, March 8. They will play their
three contest tunes along with a few
others.
T H E J A Z Z B A N D performed at 5
p.m. playing “ Dues Blues,” featuring
Ken Goodman on piano, then played
“ W hat I Did for Love,” with Gary
Jacobs on alto sax; and topping the
performance o ff with “ Buffalo Breath,”
which featured Harry Price on tenor
sax, Dan W ax on guitar, and Roger
Yusen on trumpet.
Each high school band played two or
three tunes, and were judged by three
D ebate team wins tournam ents;
merits speaker awards
A small group of East students,
mostly underclassmen, has reshaped a
fledgling debate team into a successful
squad respected statewide. The group
of five includes Julia Bienias ’82, Lori
Holst ’83, Sue Kang ’83, Kathy Kilian
’82, and David Sockel ’81.
Since the December 14, 15 Maine
East tournament, the debate team has
strung together a number of impressive
showings. A t the Maine East touma-
ment, Sockel and his partner from
West, Rick Aronson advanced to the
semi-finals. Bienias' also won a third
place speaker award.
IN L A T E R T O U R N A M E N T S , Bien
ias and her teammates were to merit
additional speaker awards. A t the Feb
ruary 1, 2 Maine South tournament,
Kilian won a fourth place speaker
award and SoCkel won a fifth place
speaker award. In their most recent
showing, the February 15, 16 Western
Illin o is U n iv e rs ity tou rnam ent, the
team o f Sockel and Aronson advanced
to the semi-finals. In this tournament,
Bienias earned a fourth place speaker
award.
The debate team’s two-hour biweekly
meetings are held at W est. During
tournaments, the team represents Niles
W est not East because there is no
official East debate team.
Sockel, a member of the team last
year, attributes this year’s successes to
“ hard work and dedication.”
News Briefs
From February 9-16, Student Senate
President Paul Toback ’81 and Scott
Shintani ’81 attended The Presidential
Classroom for Young Americans.
“ I t gave me a better understanding
of how our government works,” Toback
commented.
T O B A C K A N D Shintani met many
famous leaders including Bob Burgland, Secretary of Agriculture; Senator
Moss o f Utah, Tip O ’Neil, Speaker of
the House of Representatives; a four
star general, and the South African
Ambassador.
In addition to their busy schedule of
seminars, the students managed to
take in the sights and saw and Agatha
Christie play called “ Spider’s W eb.”
“ W e really had a good time,” said
both Shintani and Toback. The trip
was sponsored b y S tu dent Senate
w hich selected the can didates in
December.
On Sunday, February 17, the District
219 Caucus endorsed former board
member Edward Kaminski and District
69 board president James Poet to run
for the board positions that Gordon
H irsch and G eo rg e C on ta rsy v^ill
vacate after the A pril 17 elections.
The Caucus, composed of representa
tives from various community groups
such as P T A ’s, Booster Clubs, student
governments, and Homeowners associ
ations, listened to brief speeches by
those who sought their endorsement
b efore d ecid in g upon P o e t and
Kaminski.
Samuel Booras, Sheldon Schwartz,
James Gottreich, Lowell Ruffer, and
Florence Sutker also appeared although
the latter two were previously endorsed
b y the n ew ly form ed C oncerned
Citizens o f 219, formerly Concerned
Citizens to keep Niles North for the
Students. Sutker was acting president
of the group but resigned to become a
school board candidate.
Dance company prepares show
Members of the Debate Team include, from left to right, David Sockel, Sue Kang,
Lori Holst, and Julia Bienias. Team member Kathy Kilian not pictured, (photo by
Jeff Silver)
_____________
The East Dance Company sponsored
b y M iss P a tric ia W a h lstro m , w ill
present “ Last Chance for Our Last
Dance. . . Show” on March 14 and 15 at
8 p.m. in the East Auditorium.
“ Th e rehearsals are tu rn in g ou t
better but we’ll have to start rehearsing
every day now until the show. W e still
have costuming and staging to do but
I ’m sure w e’ll get it done,” commented
Suzanne Meiser ’82, president o f Dance
Company.
SO M E M E M B E R S include a medley
from W est Side Story, “ Music In The
M irror” from a Chorus Line, “ Lean On
M e” by Bill Withers, “ Tornado” for
The W iz, “ A ll For The Best” from
Godspell, “ Gym M ontage” from The
Champ, “ Fire On H igh ” by Electric
L igh t Orchestra, and “ Jump Shout
Boogie” by Barry Manilow.
Some modern jazz numbers include
“ In The Stone” and “ Fantasy” by
Earth, Wind, and Fire.
T H E C O M P A N Y consists o f 16
girls, freshmen through seniors. “ W e ’re
all working especially hard since this is
E ast’s last dance show,” said Meister.
Tickets are $1 in advance and $1.50
at the door. Tickets can be bought in
early March from any Dance Company
member.
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editorial
Friday, Feb. 29, 1930
Student visits
m erit p raise
to
any simple solutions. Erasing
T.ikft many East students, I
have apprehensions about at hard feelings, equally dividing
leadership in extra-curricular
tending a new school next
a c tiv itie s , and crea tin g a .
year, m y senior year. I harbor
constructive educational policy
many cold memories leftover
from the past furor over the that voids a student’s past
school are all problems that
closing of East, and upon my
had to be faced and w ill
February 18 visit to Niles
North, I found many precon continue to be faced. Each
N ile h i school con sists o f
ceptions still raging in the
variou s socio-econom ic com
back o f m y mind. However,
m unities, and a fte r E a st
after attending classes there, I
closes, its communities will be
have erased or at least
changed many o f these precon added to the already diverse
groups th a t com pose the
ceptions, although I still feel
student body at the other two
that the North building is too
school. T h is process then
institutional a structure, havbegins again in another few
•ing become accustomed to the
casual, campus style building years. A r e w e s o lv in g our O B S E R V E R
problems, or merely putting
th a t has contain ed N ile s
Township East for the past them off?
Several committees consist
year.
in g o f parents, teachers,
The North students I met
administrators, and students
were friendly; the classes were
have been formed to ease next
sim ilar; the tex tb o o k s the
y e a r ’ s tria ls and tensions,
by David Eingorn
same. W hile walking down the
although no one can be sure of
B ack in the 1960’ s, the
hall, new acquaintances would
their success until the ’80-’81
purpose o f education changed
tap on m y shoulder or wave to
school year ib well underway.
from schooling students in the
say hello. Tw o of m y teachers
Also, one cannot fully compre basics of readin’, ritin’ and
for the day had been teachers
hend or be a part o f a school
’rth m etic to ed u ca tin g the,,
at E a s t, and were anxiously
community by attending clas “ individual.” This meant the
a w a itin g n ext y e a r's new
ses for just one day, or for that
school would now transform
contingency of students and
m atter, one w eek. Perhaps
malcontents into healthy hap
teachers, as were the North
py children through a battery
students 1 encountered. The after next year I will be back
o f well-paid psychologists, so
Njlehilite reporter who visited to the same thoughts as I was
N ile s W e s t encountered a before m y North visit. H ow cial workers, and advisors. It
ever, if these visits to North
similar situation.
also meant the creation of
and W est were any indication,
health education courses to
stop students from turning
T H E PRO CESS o f assimil great effort is being exerted
by all sides, and that, at least,
into dope fiends. Its greatest
ating East students with those
is a step in the right direction.
impact, though, was in educa
from North and ‘ W est is a
tion itself. Its advocates cried,
many faceted task, without
“ students shouldn’t be forced
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essays. Education should be
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In essence, the school and its
fa c u lty w ould becom e the
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individual’s fam ily and society
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and would succeed where the
external society had failed.
W h a t has fa iled is the
Niles East
Celebrates
“ National
Brotherhood
Week”
Feb. 22-27
DC P
Education’s role in society
mandates reconsideration
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concept o f ed u ca tin g the
“ in d iv id u a l.” W e see its
failures in the burgeoning num
ber o f students w ith dru g
problems, students graduating
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who can ’t read, and the
supercompetitive environment
in our schools.
I A M N O T suggesting a
complete return to the bare
basics in edu cation. E x trcurricular activities help stu
dents g ro w p s y c h o lo g ic a lly
and improve their skills. W hat
Cabinet president
refutes editorial
(In the Friday, February 1, 1980,
edition o f the Nilehilite, an editorial
appeared under the heading “P ro m
lacks funds; needs m ore support.”
The article detailed factors that lead
to the money shortage, while quot
ing the co-chairperson o f P ro m '80
about internal problems within
P r o m ’s sponsoring group, Junior
Cabinet I t is the policy o f the Nile
hilite to allow a rebutal by qualified
persons in response to anything that
appears within our pages.)
by Michael Larks
In response to the editorial
about Prom I would like to
make a few comments. More
than 30 students in clu din g
myself attended meetings over
the summer and searched the
C h icagolan d area fo r the
To the Editor
Photography class
Dear Editor:
There is a mad house in our
school. When I say a mad
house, I re a lly mean the
photography class in room 18.
They have had some o f the
strangest occurrences in the
school.
For instance, stealing has
occurred. Some stolen articles
were money, expensive filters,
photographic paper, folders,
enlarger keys, pictures, lens
cleaning paper, pens, pencils,
and heaven knows what else.
W hile some took this course as
a go o d tra in in g course in
photography, others took it
expecting an easy A . These
students cause frequent dis
ruptions. Take, for example,
the student who became so
disenchanted with his lunch
needs review
th a t he threw it in to the
developing chemicals (if you
don’t know, tuna and develop
er don’t mix). Another stu
dent, a girl, was not capable or
in terested in ta k in g p h o to
graphy. She tried to give away
her paper and camera once.
She doesn’t even understand
the correct procedures. Usually
half the students sit in the
room, doing nothing. These are
part of the problems in our
class.
The teacher is a nice man
but isn’t strict enough. Be
sides, the cost of this course
fo r a yea r could be $100
dollars. Meanwhile, grading is
lax as students are pushed
from th eir en largers. Som e
students should be able to do
certain jobs in half the time it
takes them now, while others
can’t do their jobs at all. Tell
me, is this a class, or isn’t it?
Name withheld upon request
Student questions
open hall policy
Dear Editor
The other day a friend of
mine and I went out for lunch
period 6-7. When we returned
at the end o f seventh we both
went to m y locker to «get my
books and put m y coat away.
When we got to m y locker, we
were stopped by a teacher who
was acting as a so-called hall
monitor. I didn’t even get a
chance to start opening my
lock when she said to us, “ Get
needs radical change is our
belief in education as a remedy
for all o f society’s ills. The
school cannot edu cate the
“ individual,” unless he has a
stable family life and lives in a
clean decent com m un ity.
Therefore, basic changes in the
society itself must be under
taken before the “ individual”
can truly be educated.
downstairs; you’re going to
disturb classes.” When I asked
her about the open hall policy,
she told me, “ That died six
months ago.”
N o w I ’m in a sta te o f
confusion. About two months
ago, Miss Stewart made an
announcement that while the
administration encourages stu
dents n ot to go into the halls
during the periods, there still
exists an open-hall policy, so
as “ n ot to re s tric t the
students.”
I wish the administration
could make up its mind. Is
there an open hall policy, or
has it taken away another one
of our rights?
Paul Nathanson’81
“ perfect place.” A ll o f us may
n ot p a rticu la rly lik e each
other, but we put our differ-;
ences aside, learned to work as
a group, and had a fantastic
time. Our biggest concern was
to make this prom the best
ever. The girl who supplied the’
information for the editorial
did not work over the summer.
Because E a st is closin g
e v e ry club w ants to make
every event the best, and this
has caused great competition
fo r fu n draisin g. A ls o m any
students want to be active in
as many clubs as they can
while maintaining high grades
and an after school job, so we
were unable to work at full'
stren g th du rin g the fir s t
semester like some wanted.
A ll this is now in the past.
The next big event is Prom.
Our last bake sale and the 50’s
hop were both very successful;
*more and more students are
helping Junior Cabinet; special
events are planned for the
future. There is definitely a
prom scheduled on M ay 30,
and it will be the best ever.
M LEBIU TB
The Voice of the Niles East Students
Published during the school year by the students
of Niles Township High School East, Lamon and
Mulford Streets, Skokie, Illinois 60076. Printed by
Son’s Enterprises, Inc. Skokie, III.
Vol. 42, No. 8
February 29,1980
News Editor........
....................... . Leslie Doi
Editorial........ .......... ........................ Andi Levin
Feature Editor........ Kathleen Barry, Wanda Mech
Layout Editor................................. David Eingorn
Photo Editors................. Erich Massat, Jeff Silver
Art Editor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . , . . . . . . . . . Daniel Finn,
Photographers..........Steve Berkowitz, Alan Levin
Reporters......................... Steve Bartelstein, Rich
Cohen, Brad Dorfman, Lee Kantz, Stacey
Sacksner, Nancy Zimmerman
Cartoonist......................................... Daniel'Finn
Advisor.................................... Mrs. Angie Panos
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Friday, Feb. 29, 1980
Editorial
¡M it t
Groups endorse board candidates
Every school policy, curricu
lum change, or recent directive
can be traced to its point o f
origin, the school board. These
seven people make decisions
that affect approximately 4000
Nilehi students, and their jobs
as trustees o f three buildings,
their contents, and the educa
tional system employed within
needs to be held by qualified,
competent, and interested peo
ple.
Being a school board mem
ber in v o lv e s a m a jo r tim e
com m itm en t o f o v e r th ir ty
hours a m onth w ith no
monetary rewards, and more
o ver, the board m embers
should be able to rem ain
unbiased and to maintain a
perspective as to the import
ance o f their “ home area, i.e.,
the h igh school boundaries
that decide who goes to which
Nilehi school.
S E C T IO N A L C A N D I
D A T E S , although they may
be q u alified , are s till a
detriment to the whole as they
exert one group's wishes, often
one sided, over another. People
will often vote for or against
can didates who are clo sely
identified with one area while
ignoring their other qualifica
tions.
In recent years the 219
board has remained divided
over key issues such as the
recent decision as to which
high school should be closed.
Since W est is a fairly new
building and is larger than the
other two schools, either East
or North would have to close.
A s we all know, Niles East will
close its doors this June,
thereby delaying the need to
close yet another school for
five years. I f we do not want
to sta rt another b a ttle amongst the community when
this occurs, careful planning
and farsightedness on behalf of
the school board needs to be
employed.
S U N D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 16,
the 219 Caucus, composed of
com m u n ity leaders, student
representatives, and other in
terested members within the
area convened for their annual
candidate endorsement meet
in g. A ft e r lis te n in g to the
seven who appeared in hope of
receiving the caucus’ endorse
ment, the group decided upon
two candidates with previous
school board experience —
former 219 board members,
Edward Kaminski and current
school District 69 board presi
dent, James Poet. Poet was
selected on the first ballot and
K am in ski on the second,
garnering much praise from
representatives from through
out the 219 d istrict. A ls o
appearing but failing to receive
an endorsement were Florence
Sutker and L o w e ll R u ffer,
candidates endorsed by the
n ew ly form ed caucus riv a l,
Concerned Citizens of District
219 (formerly Concerned Citi
zens to keep Niles North for
the S tu d en ts). S u tker has
taken a leave o f absence from
her role as acting president o f
the group while she seeks a
school board seat.
Both candidates, although
qualified, were and still are
closely identified with Niles
North area, a remnant from
the recent “ Which school are
we g o in g to close??” era.
Kaminski, another North area
resident, remained relatively
silent during the furor, and is
not as identified with just one
area.
W HEN
TH E
DEM O
CRATS
and Republicans
choose a candidate to endorse,
they not only look at the
person’s list of qualifications,
but also, at the p erso n ’ s
total image, including a candid a te ’ s view . T h e y tr y to
choose candidates th a t not
only align themselves with the
“ p a rty lin e ,” as w ell as
candidates that all voters can
accept and su pport a t the
polls.
I t seems as though this year
the Caucus is finally applying
th em selves tow ard the d is
trict’s need for stability, and
are to be heartily commended.
Too much strife has occured
due to the b o a rd ’ s p ick et
fence-walking attitude as they
wavered more than once after
announcing that they would
indeed close East.
Students ligh t up East’s stage
“ M y family has always been
very theater and movie orient
ed. Commented junior Eleah
Horwitz on her interest and
involvement in the theatre.
She continued,
“ I f ju s t
seemed logical that I should
prefer to be up on the stage
acting, rather than sitting in
the audience watching."
H o rw itz , who has been
active in East’s theater depart
ment since the beginning of
her freshman year, was select
ed for lead parts in both Our
Town during her sophomore
year and more recently The
Matchmaker last January. She
was also one of four students
chosen to direct the student
run produ ction “ R eflection s
’79” and one of two students
chosen from East to audition~
for the Intemation Thespian
production o f Godspell.
S E LE C T E D TO A U D I
T IO N along with Horwitz was
Tim Ortmann ’81. Both sub
mitted their taped auditions,
which consisted o f a comedy
monologue, a dramatic mono
logu e, and a song from
G od sp ell to B ob Johnson,
th eater d irector from N iles
West. O f the two hundred
tapes submitted, seventy-five
were chosen to audition in
person over the weekend of
M ay 10. Ortmann was selected
as one o f the seventy-five.
“ M y first serious play was
in fifty grade when I played
one o f the little kids in East’s
production o f The Kin g and I,
Ortmann said of his begin
nings in theater. “ M y brother
and sister got me interested in
theater. They were both very
active in theater at E ast."
Since coming to east Ort
mann, .has been in productions
such as Reflections ’77, Reflec
tions ’78, and See saw as well
as having the lead in Our
Town and directing Reflections
’79. Last M ay he was also
elected as president o f the
Niles East Thespian Board.
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The popularity of miniatures is increasing that many area stores, such as
Marshall Fields in Old Orchard, now carry many of these collectables,
(photo by Steve Berkowitz)
O NE O F T H E hardest but
most rewarding tasks either
Horwitz or Ortmann have ever
undertaken was the production
of Reflections ’79.
“ W e had to select the music,
prepare dialogue, and struc
ture the entire show," Ort
mann revealed. “ T h e m ain
question was how do we do
it?”
Good looking hair
appears to be a con
cern for both girls
and boys, as one can
witness by walking
into any East wash
room during a pass
ing period, (photo
by Erich Massat)
Survey results describe
ideal hair
Hair care, one o f the high
points o f fashion today is on
its way to vast popularity,
now being the “ in " thing.
Everyone wants their hair to
spring, swing and shine, and
they’re doing everything they
can to attain that ultimate
goal.
In the past few years hair
style s and hair care have
almost become an obsession.
First there was the Dorothy
Hamil style, short, carefree,
and easy to care for. Then
alon g cam e Farrah F a w cet
with her golden grosses, and
girls desperately wanted their
hair tinted blonde and cut in
the lion mane style.
E V E N TH O U G H M OST
beauticians agree that dying
and perming hair is not always
a good idea, it can be done by
a professional with minimal
damage to the hair. Hair care
can also become an expensive
procedure. N ot only are dyes
and perm s exp en sive, the
average price for a cut and
style for a girls is $13.50 and
$7.00 for boys.
Care and style are not the
only important things about
hair. A s thé Nilehilite survey
shows color is also o f major
importance. According to the
survey 25% o f the girls prefer
blonde hair on b oys, 38%
pFefer brown hair, 9% voted
for black hair, less than 1%
voted for red hair, and 27%
were undecided.
Boys on the other hand had
a 48% vote for blondes, a 25%
vote for brunettes, 13% prefered black hair, less than 1%
voted for red hair and a little
more than 13% were undecid
ed. Only 3% o f the girls dye
their hair while 11% perm
theirs. For the boys, none dye
their hair, 5% perm it.
Permed hair seems to be
popular. Over 20% of the boys
said that perms look good on
boys and 45% said they liked
perms on girls. Girls voted a
high 30% for perms on boys
and gave a 50% to perms on
girls.
Center parts came out just
ahead o f side parts. B y the
boys there was a majority
vote of 60% for center parts
followed by 40% vote for side'
parts. Th e g irls came out
with a 54% vote for center
parts. The cost o f hair care
ranged anywhere from $0 to
$30.00 a week. Styles also
ranged from short and thick to
long and thin for boys and
girls.
R E M E M B E R ; IF YO U
don’t like your hair, you can
always change it!
Miniatures provide large-scale interest
C locks th a t chim e, liv e
gardens featuring plants 1/12
their usual size, electric lights
in every room o f the house
including the garage, and a
piano six inches high that can
be used like its regular-sized
counterpart are all features
th a t com prise the n ew ly
popularized hobby o f minia
ture collecting.
N o lo n ger d ele ga ted to
young girls who once used the
small-scale buildings as doll
houses, miniature collecting is
now avidly enjoyed by people
o f all ages, ranging from 10
through adult. Colleen Moore’s
Fairy Castle, a popular exhibit
a t C h ica g o ’ s M useum O f
Science and Industry, illus
trates this fact as hundreds
stand in line to see it each day.
The Fairy Castle, like many
p r iv a te ly ow ned m iniatures,
contains real > crystal chandaliers, g ild e d fu rn itu re and
molding, and silk upholstery
and panels, which currently
sell for $37.50 for one five
inches high and six inches
across.
W H E N C O N S ID E R IN G
the hobby in monetary terms,
a basic w ooden, six room
farmhouse with electric lights
can run up to $250, while a two
inch by one inch painting can
cost eight dollars or more,
depending upon the pointing’s
in trica cy and d eta il. O ther
accessories are, such as porcelin plates, pewter and brass
im plem en ts, ca rp etin g , and
furniture, are equally costly
and can escalate the cost of
furnishing a miniature house
into hundreds o f dollars.
In order to reduce these
costs, many miniaturists, as
they are called, often resort to
constructing their own furni
ture, although the small-sized
equipment is also expensive —
a lath e costs $70. S im ila r
effects can often be accom
plished by using an artists’
knife and sandpaper.
A n o th e r w a y to reduce
expenses is to create one’s own
wallpaper by stencilling de
signs on blank paper, while
also allowing greater creativi
ty. A few companies offer the
same furniture styles in kit
form, thus reducing the total
cost by as much as V*.
L IF E - L IK E FOOD, chewed
balls o f yam that look as
thou gh the cat had ju s t
finished chewing them up, and
sculptures are also available.
Literary minimums, or minia’ ture books, most slightly over
1" high, are also popular with
collecters. In order to make the
scenes as natural as possible,
m any h obb iests w ill lea ve
these books open and resting
<on a coffee table or arm chair,
as though someone had put it
down only minutes before.
O th er popu lar b a sis’ fo r
miniatures include apothecary s’ shops, one-room schoolhouses, and Tudor, American
C olon ial, and E liza b eth ia n
style houses. One miniature
has even depicted the princes’
palace from C IN D E R E L L A ,
com p lete w ith couples th a t
circle around the room and
also has a w o rk in g w a ter
fountain.
Craft magazines, such as
“ T h e M in ia tu re M a g a z in e ”
supply information on trends
and furnish instructions for
co n stru ctin g va riou s m in ia
tures. T ra d e shows, w ork
shops, seminars, and exhibits
also cater to these hobbyists.
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M L E O tU T E
Friday, Feb. 29, 1980
Preview of next year
Students sam ple a vera ge
days at N o r th a n d West
West provides welcome feeling
There are moments in life
th a t people w ant to la st
forever and then there are
some that linger on too long,
the kind most people hope
they will never have to endure.
I encountered one such mo
ment standing alone in the
Oakton Street lobby at Niles
West.
I was there “ on a ssign
ment.” I was sent to observe a
“ typical” day at W est. The
first thing I had to do was
m eet m y escort. H e n ever
‘ showed. O f course, if he had,
I ’d never have known; I didn’t
know what he looked like.
A F T E R A W H IL E , when I
was positive that I was lost
and alone, I found m y way to
the Dean’s office to get my
visitor-a n d -h q ll pass. Th e
D ean, M r. G eiss, seemed
friendly enough as he wrote
out the passes. But then why
shouldn’t he be friendly; he
didn’t have to walk out into
the h allw ays. E v id e n tly a
skunk(s) had been trapped in
the school and it certainly left
its m ark on the halls o f
Westhi.
T H R O U G H F R IE N D S I
arranged to attend a number
o f classes such as U .S .
History, A rt, Chemistry, and
A m erica n L itera tu re. From
w h at I ’v e been to ld the
teachers I encountered are
the cream of the crop at W est;
by Kathy Barry
for instance, ph otograp h er,
E rich M assa t, also v is itin g
W est for the day, was stopped
in the halls by a teacher who,
hallpass or not, would not let
him go through. The teacher
com m ented th a t true, the
closed hall policy was “ totali
tarian and it stinks.” Massat
still could not pass.
This incident was a reminder
o f the stricter, fa cto ry -lik e
atm osphere o f N ile s W est.
E ve n the bells sound like
fa c to ry w h istles. A s one
teacher put it, “ I t sounds like
there’s a new shift coming on.”
There is a much more con
trolled atmosphere at W est
but most of the restrictions
and disciplinary actions are
well founded. Many students
supported the closed halls by
saying that even though it was
“ unfair” for some it did get
noisy in the halls before they
were closed.
B U T U N D E R N E A T H the
structured, sometimes unusual
appearances, W e s t is ju s t
another h igh school. The
classes are just as average as
any class at East. Although
the W e s t d ay has ten 40
m inute periods from 7:45
A .M . to 3:25 P .M . m ost
students have only four majors
plus gym and health. These
classes contain basically the
same m aterial, the same
assortment o f students, the
same jokes, and even the same
graffiti on the desks.
One thing that is different is
the lunches. N o th in g m ore
needs to be said then that you
should enjoy the lunches at
East while you’re here. East’s
lunches are gourmet compared
to W est’s.
T H E N I T W A S OVER. M y
day at W est had ended. I did,
however, learn many things, I
think that the East students
transferring to W est next year
will fit in fine. The students I
talked to all welcomed the new
students. The only problem
forseen by many is the new
co m p etitio n th a t the E a st
students will bring. “ Many
juniors or seniors who are
counting on being starters or
having leads in plays next year
will have to face new competi
tion and possibly not make
number one,” said one stu
dent. She added, “ But this can
o n ly im p ro ve the d ep a rt
ments.”
There can be no real end to
this story. I t is impossible for
one student to accu rately
p red ict the success o f the
entire transfer program. Howe
ver, if my experience is to be
any indication I can only say
that East students going to
W e s t n ext yea r can look
forward to being welcomed and
accepted by their peers at
Westhi.
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by A n di Levin
From
the
top,
the pictures include
the gymnasium at
Niles
West;
stu
dents converse in the
halls of W est during
a passing period;
North students relax
in East cafeteria;
students visit each
other in Viking Hall;
students congregate
in one of North’s
four mail hallways.
(West
photos
by
Erich Massat; North
photos by Alan Le
vin)
Monday, February 18 was
an “ a v e r a g e ” school day,
where I followed an “ average”
junior schedule consisting of
classes in English, U.S. H i
sto ry, m ath, Spanish, and
accounting. The students re
sembled East students, the
class fo rm a t alm ost in te r
changeable with E ast’s. The
major difference was that I
was a guest student at Niles
North that day, as I followed
the “ m o d s” system o f 29
fifteen minute periods, which
will be phased out for next
year.
I arrived ten minutes late to
m y first class o f the day,
new spaper produ ction , b e
cause, just as many other new
students, I g o t lo st. T h a t
classroom, as most others at
North, was a bit larger than
East’s, but also have few, if
any, outside windows, so for
m y second class, U.S. History,
w ith M r. Scherb, I was
reduced to gazing at a calendar
featuring a blond jogger which
I may have appreciated more
had it or I been a boy.
S ta tis tic s and P r o b a b ility
might have proved interesting
had we not had \ sub” . I spent
“
the time reading m y English
assignment — Catch-22 — I
read 60 pages o f Catch-22 that:
day, as well as the blue-inked
message “ Niles East Rules!”
that someone had written on
the wall as a souvenir from
summer school days.
Next, I attended Triple-A,
the North equivalent to our
daily homerooms. Talk o f how
everyone’s weekend had been
spent, o verru led the P .A .
announcem ents, ex cep t fo r
their sign-off line o f “ W e take
our chances — what are your
circumstances?” V ery interest
ing.
Later m y guide and I just
made it to the Spanish 7-8
class that filled the next three
m ods. I had n ever taken
Spanish. T h e teacher, M r.
R osen zw eig, was an E a st
alumnus so we talked about
teachers he had in the early.
’60’s, as well as asking me
questions about m y visit to
North.
One thing to be said about
North is that good food is
available. I had a corned beef
sandwhich and w ou ld h ea rtily
recommended the Deli across
the walkway from Fields.
A ll told, it was an interest
ing day of finding out that all
North students have to share
a locker with a locker partner,
I met a lot o f new people, and
rid myself of the “ foreign”
feeling I had during most of
the morning. And, I didn’t
have any homework!
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Friday, Feb. 29, 1980
DECA combats shoplifting
B y Linda Burstyn
M o s t eigh teen yea r olds
have shoplifted at some point
in their lives, and many o f
them plan to continue this
practice.
This information was made
available by a recent shop
lifting survey given by the
East D E C A chapter, which is
currently involved in an anti
shoplifting campaign. The sur
vey was given to Oakview
Junior high students as well as
East students so the surveyed
ages ranged from eleven to
eighteen.
T H E S U R V E Y showed that
there is a difference in the
attitudes males and females
have in regard to shoplifting.
W h ile 80 percen t o f the
eighteen-year old males had
sh o p lifted b efore, and 60
percent planned on continuing,
only 59 percent o f the 18-year
old females had shoplifted and
— more importantly — only
15 percent planned on doing it
again.
M U CH OF TH E
antishoplifting program was direc
ted to the grammar school
aged students. “ W e educated a
lot o f grammar school students
about shoplifting and tried to
d iscou rage them b y te llin g
them o f the consequences they
could face i f ca u gh t,” e x
plained E ast’s D E C A chapter
p resid en t A la n Friedm an .
“ Stores are becoming much
tougher on shoplifters. They’re
not letting them go with just a
slap on the wrist.”
D E C A also spoke to busi
ness owners in the downtown
Skokie area and found that 60
percen t o f those su rveyed
admitted to haying a shop
lifting problem. “ To the shop
owner every customer is a
potential shoplifter,” claimed
one discount-store owner.
A T T H E A G E of 11, over
half of the boys surveyed had
already shoplifted.
hinder Trojan record
Kostyniuk goes downstate
B y Nancy Zimmerman
A fter placing 1st in confer
ence, 1st in districts, and 2nd
in sectionals, East gymnast
M ary Ann Kostyniuk quali
fied for state competition at
P a la tin e H ig h , and becam e
state champ on the uneven
parallel bars.
A t the all around semi-final
meet on Friday, February 22,
Kostyniuk placed 1st on bars,
1st on beam, 2nd all around,
and 7th on floor. She qualified
for all events except vaulting.
Kostyniuk was only .04 o f a
point away from being number
one that night, and avid fans
felt it was because her vault
was misjudged.
On Saturday night, Feb. 23,
Kostyniuk turned in another
outstanding bar routine, ma
king her state champ in that
Close basketball games
event. In the balance beam
com p etitio n , K o sty n iu k lo st
first place to Nina Dziem of
Forest View.
Kostyniuk attempted a floor
performance that was for more
tricky to those ordinarily seen
in IH S A gymnastics, but she
lost her balance while coming
out of a double back flip. That
minor fault cost Kostyniuk the
state championship title for
floor. “ I ’m happy with m y
performance, and would once
again like to thank the team
for voting me in, and giving
me their constant support,”
says a worn out but cheerful
M ary Ann.
Mary Ann Kostyniuk practices beam routine in preparation for the
state finals on February 22 and 23.
The Trojan basketball team
recently defeated non-confer
ence Maine W est 60-53, and
Joel Kessler scored 24 o f those
points.
HOW EVER, TH E TE A M
lost 51-43 in a close conference
match-up against New Trier
East. In the first quarter, the
Trojans had a four point leap,
and M att Donath’s jump shot
gave the Trojans a 10-8 lead.
They maintained and extended
the advantage, holding a 21-17
lead at half-time.
Though New Trier tied early
in the third quarter, Donath
scored 12 points on assorted
drives, keeping the Trojans
ahead w ith a 35-33 score.
Victory seemed on our side,
u n til N e w T r ie r gain ed 11
points in the final quarter. Joel
K e s s le r’ s desperation shot
trimmed the New Trier lead to
44-22, but the Trojan couldn’t
get any closer, and free throws
enabled New Trier to remain
atop the conference.
“ W e’d play good for twothirds of the game and blow it
towards the end,” commented
Capitani. And that was also
true in the Deerfield game,
when the Trojans lost 41-43. In
the last minutes the Trojans
were fouled with charging, so
not even Capitani’s calling a
technical foul on the other
team helped. “ Kessler scored
20 points and with 17 seconds
he missed the winning shot,”
commented Capitani.
C A P I T A N I F E E LS , “ Kess
ler and Donath both deserve to
make all-conference but be
cause o f our two-win record,
Donath may not make it, but,”
says Capitani, “ Kessler does
have a chance at all-area.”
Right now Capitani’s mind
is on p reparation fo r the
regional playoffs at Glenbrook
South. “ I t ’ s a w ide open
tournament and any of the
teams have a chance to win.
But we need the students to
cheer us on.”
Capitani hesitates to look
tow a rd the fu tu re because,
“ I ’m very disappointed about
not being named head coach at
W est, even though of the three
major sports (football, basket
ball, and baseball), I realize
they retained the incumbent
coach.”
Joel K essler scores high on m odesty
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B y Barb Reich
Joel Kessler is one o f East’s
basketball stars who could live
without the limelight.
“ I don’t look for glory. I
look for team wins,” says the
6’4” c.enter. But Kessler’s high
scoring record has outshone
the T ro ja n s sh ow in g this
season.
Kessler admits the Trojans
current 6-16 overall record is
because, “ W e play inconsistantly. W e ’re not quick, and
we don’t have height.”
HOW EVER, TH E TE A M
does have Kessler, who’s the
C en tral Suburban L e a g u e ’ s
lea d in g scorer. H is oth er
achievements include playing
all-tou rn am en t a t R o ck fo rd
during the Christmas season,
scoring an average o f 18-20
points per game, and being
able to score from 20 feet.
Kessler credits all his tri
umphs to his team m ates.
“ Th ey’re the guys who set me
up.”
A nd Kessler doesn’t forget
who really gave him his start
in basketball. “ I t was Rich
Nikchevich’s father who put
Rich and I on a basketball
team in 4th grade when we
were really two years under
the other guys.”
D U R IN G T H E R E S T o f his
gram m ar and ju n io r h igh
school days, K essler jo in ed
Trojan Youth Basketball, once
run by East. Kessler became
so accustomed to the contest
gym, and so motivated by the
sport, that he took a shot at
becoming a Trojan.
“ I knew I didn’t have the
talent, but I just wanted to
play.” And toward that goal
Kessler never stopped trying.
“ During m y junior year I went
to the Y .M .C .A . five times a
week, and spent that vacation
training in Coach Capitani’s
summer camp program.
KESSLER REM EM BERS
ju n io r yea r as his best
b a sk etb a ll experience. “ W e
beat Rockford in overtime with
a last second shot.” His worst
experience was this year when
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s
“ W e lost to New Trier 80-30.”
Now that Kessler’s basket
ball dreams have turned to
on-the-court skills, Kessler’s
waiting for his next big break.
“ I ’m hoping for a small
school basketball scholarship,
because teams like De Paul
don’t need a guy to just sit on
the bench and get splinters,”
joked Kessler. “ Otherwise I ’ll
go to Northern to become an
accountant.”
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Joel Kessler, Central Suburban League’s leading scorer looks for open shot at the Deerfield game.
�Friday, Feb. 29, 1980
Wrestlers head for state finals
B y Steve Bartelstein
The scene was set for one of
the o ld est schools in the
Centred Suburban League to
com pete in its fin a l sta te
wrestling series.
Just four weeks ago the
T ro ja n s clinched th eir 7th
stra ig h t varsity, conference
title and their 4th straight on
all levels. They accomplished
this when they defeated peren
nial wrestling power, Evan
ston, handily, by the score o f
40-10. The first stop on the
road to the state tournament
was the district tourney held
ju s t three weeks ago at
Glenbrook North H igh School.
THE
TRO JAN S,
TH E
strongest team in the District,
were heavily favored going in.
T h e y liv e d up to
th eir
ex p ecta tion s
by
b ea tin g
th eir closest riv a ls b y 66
points. A fter the first round all
tw e lv e w restlers w ere a liv e
either in the winner’s bracket
or in the wrestleback division.
First round highlights in
cluded wins by both Bill Stein
126 lbs. and Danny Sarasin
155 lbs. by pins. A t the end of
the first round the Trojans had
advanced 10 wrestlers to the
Stein, however, was not quite
as lucky facing the number one
seed in the tou rn ey, un
d efea ted G eo rg e P a tterso n
from Evanston. He, however,
kept the score close and lost in
the last period by the score o f
4-0. T h e T ro ja n s w ere n ot
ready to give up the ijiat yet in
these final matches.
NEXT
UP
FO R TH E
Trojans was Mark De Mar. De
Mar was out to prove he was
the best, and Mark accom
plished this early when he
pinned his opponent in 2:55.
N ext up for the Trojans was
Paul Kahan. Kahan wrestled
cross town rival Niles W est in
the 132 lbs. cham pionship
m atch and when the fin a l
buzzer sounded Kahan found
himself on top by the score of
6-4.
The Trojans gave up the
mat for a few matches, but not
for long. The 155 lb. match
found D ann y Sarasin, the
Trojan with the best record
and the number one seed in the
tou rney, fa c in g o ff a ga in st
G len brook N o rth fo r the
D is tric t title . Sarasin also
came out on top by the score
of 2-1.
S y lva n , 34-7, a ga in st G len
brook North’s Mark Cantalupo, 20-14. From the start of
the first period until the end o f
the third, all could see it was
Sylvan’s match, scoring with 4
unanswered points. The final
score being 4-1 in favor of
Sylvan. One down, three to go.
Mark DeMar pinning Niles North opponent in semi-final match.
Am ong the qualifiers was
Steve Sylvan, 105 lbs. Sylvan
won by the score of 5-3. The
second wrestler to qualify for
the sem i-fin als was D anny
Sarasin. S ara sin ’ s m atch
p ro ve d e x c itin g when he
pinned his opponent in 4:14.
The last wrestler to qualify for
the second round of wrestling
was senior K elly Walls. W alls
won with a takedown in the
fin a l p eriod w ith o n ly : 14
seconds remaining, the final
score being 3-1.
Now it was no longer up to
the Trojans. I t was now a
waiting game to see if the
other schools could help the
T r o ja n s ’ s cause. W hen the
second round com m enced,
everyone was hoping for a
miracle, and as far as Mike
Pechter and Mark De Mar
were concerned it happened.
Both Pechter and De M ar’s
opponents from Friday night’s
d efea ts won th eir second
match thus allowing them to
wrestler back. A s far as the
fir s t round w inners were
concerned it was ju s t the
opposite. Steve Sylvan lost a
tight match by the score of
2- 0.
second round and tra iled
Glenbrook North by only 3
points.
W hen the second round
began, everyone could see it
was the year o f the Trojan.
Th e second round was as
eventful as the first. I t started
with Renato Nepomuceno ad
vancing to the finals. Nepo
muceno was joined by Steve
S ylva n , M ik e Pech ter, B ill
Stein, Mark De Mar, Paul
Kahan, Danny Sarasin, and
K elly Walls.
H IG H L IG H T S IN C L U ded Mark De Mar winning by
a major decision 13-5. Paul
Kahan also won by a major
decision 9-0. Dan Sarasin, 155
lbs. pinned his opponent in
1:30 and Hwt. K elly W alls
scored his pin in 1:49 to
increase the Trojan lead over
their nearest competitor by 41
points.
The final round started like
the second ended. R en ato
N epom uceno won a close
match by the score o f 8-7.
Steve Sylvan, next up for the
Trojans, pinned his opponent
in 3:37. T h e n ext m atch
involved yet another Trojan,
Mike Pechter. Mike also won a
close match by the score of
8- 6 .
The next wrestler up for
N ile s E a st was B ill Stein.
T H E L A S T T R O J A N up for
Niles East was Kelly Walls.
Walls, too, had a close match,
but in true Trojan style won
b y the score o f 3-1. A ls o *
adding to the East point total
was senior wrestler Howard
Fogel. Fogel, who placed third,
lost a tight wrestleback match
to get edged out of a Sectional
birth.
Others adding to the Trojan
cause were senior Steve Coo
ley, junior Steve McManamon,
and junior Alan Seleman. A ll
three added points with first
round w ins. S te v e C o o ley
added even more points with a
first round pin in the rat tail
section. When the scoreboard
was updated for the last time,
it showed the Trojans with a
final point total o f 159.5 with
th eir n earest co m p e tito r 66
points behind.
The Trojans now owned the
D is tr ic t title , the la st any
N ile s E a st w re s tlin g squad
would ever own! N ext stop —
S E C T IO N A L S !
T H E A N T IC IP A T IO N O F
a Sectional title filled the air at
North Chicago, but when the
first round ended these hopes
were all but gone. Only three
of the eight Sectional qualifiers
advan ced in the w in n er’ s
bracket and to the semi-finals.
NEXT
UP
FO R
TH E
Trojans was Danny Sarasin.
Sarasin, injured in the second
period, didn’t, in this repor
ter’s opinion, wrestle the same,
seeming to favor the injury.
H e took a blow to the left rib
cage while attempting a rever
sal. H e still kept the score
close only losing by the score
of 4-2.
The final blow came when
H w t. K e lly W a lls lo st to
undefeated Chris Nicholson of
Waukegan East. W alls fought
through two periods of score
less action before losing by the
score of 3-2. That was it.
The
Trojans
had
no
one
going for first place and no one
was assurejd o f a state birth. I t
was now do or die for the five
Trojans who were left. They
must win tjo advance to the 3rd
place championships tonight.
F IR S T t jP IN the semi-final
wrestlebacks was Steve Syl
van. Sylvan’s match was a
little close for comfort, only
winning by the score o f 6-4.
N ext up for the Trojans was
Mike Pechter. Pechter didn’t
fair as well as Sylvan, losing
by the score of 7-1, and thus
e lim in a tin g him from any
chance to Advance.
N ext up was senior Mark De
Mar. Due to an injury in the
p reviou s round, D e M a r ’ s
opponent defaulted thus ad
vancing him to the third place
championships. Now it was
Sarasin’s turn. W ith only a
sh ort tim e to regain his
strength, Sarasin came back to
defeat his opponent in a close
match by the score o f 6-4.
TH E LA ST W RESTLER
fo r E a s t in the sem i-fin al
wrestleback round was K elly
Walls. K elly came out visably
con fid en t, and this showed
when he beat his Barrington
opponent handily by the score
of 7-1.
I t all started two weeks ago
at G len brook N o rth H ig h
School with 12 wrestlers and
now it was down to four. The
Trojans were now in a must
win situation. This is the time
when no one can help them.
Y ou ’ve got to do it yourself,
and if you lose you have no
one to blame but yourself.
Now you can tell who has the
determination, fortitude, and
just plain guts. This is where
all the hard and gru elin g
workouts culminate.
For three o f the four Trojan
wrestlers would mean the last
time they would ever wrestle.
The first match pitted Steve
D U E U P N E X T for the
Trojans was Mark De Mar,
30-7-1. De Mar was to face o ff
against Joe Stein, 31-3. W itji
only :12 seconds gone in the
first period, De M ar had tallied
4 points to Carmel’s zero. I f
there’s such a thing as guts,
De M ar had enough for a
whole .team. He wrestled tough
through all three periods and
when the third period ended he
had enough points for a whole
team, coming out victorious by
the score o f 16-9.
The next wrestler up for the
Trojans was Danny Sarasin,
32-4, against Brian Rathje of
Wheeling with a record of
23-3-1. Sarasin, still wrestling
with an injury, had a close
match throughout. A fter the
first period the score was tied
at two apiece. A t the end of
the second period, Sarasin had
gain ed an ed ge o ver his
W h e e lin g opponen t w ith a
takedown in the closing se
conds. B u t when the fin a l
buzzer sounded Sarasin found
himself on top by the score o f
3-2. Three up, three down —
Down state that is.
The last Trojan due up was
Hwt. K elly Walls, 32-4. W alls
was p itte d a ga in st D a ve
Domkowski o f Mundelein. His
p reviou s record b ein g 27-4.
Before the night was over,
W alls was to add one more to
the loss side.
A T T H E E N D o f the first
period the match was score
less, bu t when the second
ended, W alls found himself up
by 2 points. The match was
filled with stalling but Munde
lein fe lt the brunt o f the
penalty points. The final score
was 3-2.
T h e S ection als are now
history and Niles East is a
d e fin ite p a rt o f it. Fou r
wrestlers faced o ff for third
place and state berths. A ll four
succeeded.
Now it comes down to the
biggest weekend in high school
w re s tlin g and p rob a b ly the
biggest weekend o f their lives.
H o p e fu lly th e y w ill be as
successful this w eekend as
last. N E X T STO P C H A M
P A IG N !!!!
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Clubs hold sock hop
James Puff and Brian Katzman prepare to recruit teeny hoppers to the 50’s sock hop. (photo
by Jeff Silver)
Students are invited to “rock around
the “clock” at the '50’s dance on
Thursday, February 7, in the student
lounge from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
The proceeds from the dance*
sponsored by the Dragonettes and
Junior Cabinet, will be used to support
Prom ’80.
Various contests such as a twist
contest and a greaser contest (the best
dressed greaser) will be held and prizes
awarded.
BRIAN “DOC” KATZMAN and a
couple of students will be disc jockeys
as they play records and tapes with
music from the ’50’s. “We had a ’50's
dance four years ago and it went great!
Now the ’50’s music is coming back,”
commented James O. Puff, advisor of
the Dragonettes,
“It’s going to be a fun night. You
don’t have to be dressed up or have a
date,” added Puff. Tickets may be
purchased for $1 from Puff, Brian
Katzman, or any Jr. Cabinet member
or Dragonette.
“We hope everyone will turn out,”
said Puff. “We want to try to make the
last prom the best. If we’re going to
close, let’s close right. We’ll go out in
style,” he concluded.
Good Luck
On Exams!
Friday, February 1, 1980
Voi. 42, No. 7
Junior Cabinet
plans Prom ’80
Prom ’80 will be held Friday, May
30, in the Wellington Ballroom at the
Continental Plaza. The Dick Single
Orchestra will provide the music.
Junior Cabinet, sponsor of prom, will
be conducting various activities to reuse
money. These include a bake sede, a
co-sponsored ’50’s dance, and a
Bachelor Day on February 29 when
girls will send a token of admiration to
Others thought it would be better to
have a single plan for the whole area.
Some builders even indicated that thet
may want to save a piece of the
building.
The School Board will be given
tentative terms for the draft of
specifications on February 11, 1980,
and will hopefully approve them by
February 25th.
“WE HOPE to take bids on March
21,” explained Gibbs. He mentioned
that they would very much like to see
Oakton take the property. “It is a
likely development that East will be
sold,” he concluded.
Kaiser accepts new job
Tom Kaiser, metals teacher, will be
taking a leave of absence for the second
semester to accept a job as service
manager at Schaumburg Honda after
seven years of teaching at East.
Kaiser worked at a Honda motor
cycle dealership in Palatine during the
summer of ’70, ’71, and '72 while he
was in college and also the summers of
’75 and ’79. In 1977, the dealership
changed hands. The new owners are
constructing a new building in
Schaumburg which should be com
pleted by February.
THE OWNERS plan to start a car
repair service for Honda cars, even
though they don’t sell new Honda cars.
“ They needed someone with an
autom otive background,” explained
Kaiser who also taught auto mechanics
at East for five years previously. “I’ve
never worked professionaly on cars
though, just motorcycles. I get a great
deal of satisfaction from that kind of
problem solving, gratification in fixing
whatever is wrong,” he commented.
KAISER IS taking a leave of
absence now instead of at the end of
the school year because he wants to
help the owners move into the new
building and set up for the motorcycle
season. “Things get heavy in June and
July but things pick up in March.
That’s when all the activity starts,” he
K ISS
the boys in the school according to
Miss Adele Higgins, Junior Cabinet
advisor.
“PROM IS the last big event that
Niles East will ever have before it
closes and therefore we want the best,
and we need support,” commented
Miss Higgins. She continued, “We
hope we’ll have a big turnout because
it’s going to be a success.”
Board plans to sell East
On Thursday, January 24, 1980, the
School Board developed a draft of
specifications for the sale of East.
According to Dr. Wesley F. Gibbs,
District Superintendent, the bidders
feel the School Board will have to
guarantee some zoning that will
provide for multiple dwellings under
planned unit development. These
dwellings may be condominiums,
houses, or a combination of both.
THE DEVELOPERS are afraid of
the risk. The builders feel that if the
Board would allow them to take the
site in sections, in a “take-out plan,” it
would help them and also make the
property more valuable.
I ■
stated. This leaves the owners about a
month to set everything up.
“I’m looking forward to it. I want to
be part of the whole deal as it starts.”
“I feel it’s a good opportunity in that
I hope my position will grow as the
business grows. The owners are
planning to increase the size of the
building in two or three years by
adding a 40 foot addition for car repair
service. Looking ahead, t hope that
there will be several guys working for
me. Initially I’ll be working on most of
the cars.”
Some members of the Jr. Cabinet presently working on Prom ’80 include from left,
clockwise: Robert Hunsick, Pam Puertolono, Alison Kleiman, Michael Larks, Sue
Spraggins, and Debbie Kronowitz.
Porter defeats Weinberger
John Edward Porter, a former state
legislator from Evanston, was declared
the winner of the special 10th
Congressional District election Tues
day, January 22. The final totals were
36,891 for Porter; and 30,928 for his
Democratic opponent, Robert A. Wein
berger, a Glencoe attorney.
The 10th District, nationally noted
for close elections, had only 25 percent
of its registered voters turn out, a fact
which was most likely influenced by the
cold, snowy weather that raged most of
Tuesday. Although Porter was una
vailable for comment since he was in
Washington being sworn in, Mitch
Roob, coordinator of students for his
campaign stated, “I felt the weather
definitely helped Weinberger,” adding
that in poor weather, fewer people tend
to leave their houses to vote.
Both candidates were impressed with
the success of former imcumbent Abner
Mikva’s “youth corps”, which helped
defeat Porter in the 1978 elections.
Then, in March, 1979, President Carter
nominated Mikva for a federal
judgeship. Porter, who had not
disbanded his organization, filed for
candidacy. When Mikva was approved
for the appointment,' Porter’s campaign
was already well under way. Weinber
ger, on the other hand, campaigned for
approximately three months with a
young staff, most veterans of former
Mikva campaigns.
Both men are to face two party
challengers in the March 18 primary —
Porter will have to face State Senator
John Nimrod, whom he easily defeated
in the special-election primary of
December 11; and Weinberger will face
^Thomas Flynn of Maine Township.
WEINBERGER-, however, disa
\K E Y ISSU E S in the campaign
greed. “I would say that Tuesday was included nuclear power, SALT II, and
both a victory and a defeat. With one- campaign funding, although by the
tenth of the money, one-tenth of the regular November elections, many
time, along with ten times the effort, other issues will separate the candi
we did better than anyone had expected dates and possibly aid voters in
us to do. I don’t think the weather had deciding who the November victor will
be.
anything to do with it,” he said.
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�2 editorial ____________ milxmilits__________
Friday, February 1, 1980
P rom lacks
needs m ore support
As Prom ’80 draws near, the massive
money shortage facing its sponsors
becomes more and more urgent. At this
point Junior Cabinet, sponsors of prom,
are several thousand dollars short of
the funds needed to put on the prom
which is scheduled to be held on May 30.
The money problems are the result of
many factors including m ism anage
ment, internal problems, and the ever
popular “student apathy.” “Student
attitudes have changed in recent years
which can account for some of our
money problems,” stated Miss Adele
Higgins, Junior Cabinet’s advisor. She
also added that much more support is
needed from the students if Prom ’80 is
to go on as scheduled in four months.
enough students don’t take interest
and help us, either by joining the
cabinet or by supporting our money
making campaigns, we will not have a
prom this year.”
Although the situation seems bleak,
there is help on the way. James Puff,
chief of school security, and Brian
Kajtzman, athletic trainer, have devel
oped an admirable plan to aid the
failing'Junior Cabinet. They have
enlisted the help o f P u ff’s office
monitors, or Dragonettes, in spon HZ observer
soring a '50’s style sock-hop to be held
on February 7. The cabinet itself is
planning many fund-raising events
such as a bake sale, something for leap
year day, and an ad booklet in which
students can have their names printed.
The Nilehilite staff urges all students
MAUREEN STATLAND, co-chair
“Hell no, I won’t go,” I said to
person of Prom ’80, cited problems to support Prom '80. Prom is a
m yself as I listened to President
within the cabinet itself as another schoolwide event in which all should
Carter’s January 27 State of the Union
cause of the current money situation.
take interest. As Statland said, “I
messge. The proposed reestablishment
“Due to internal problems we are not1 think this should be the best prom, not
of draft registration is a victory for the
doing so well.” She continued, “If a non-existent prom.”
advocates of military preparedness, and
perhaps a return to the Cold War
mentality.
Militaiy preparedness doesn’t mean
smartly dressed G.I.’s marching up and
down State Street with gleaming rifles
during Fourth of July parades, but a
government’s preparation for death and
Adventure is an integral factor in that he is in need of some adventure
destruction through war. Draft regi
everyone’s life. The myriad of charac too. So 33-year-old Hackl departs for
stration is a key step toward the
ters in “The Matchmaker” comically New York along with 17-year-old junior
mobilization aspect of military pre
strive for adventure in their dull lives, clerk Barnaby Tucker, their goals being
paredness.
and eventually attain it at the end of to almcfst get arrested, to have a fine
MILITARY PREPAREDNESS has
the play. The January 24, 25 and 26 meal and to kiss some girls. By the end
never been a war deterrent in the
productions of “ The M atchmaker’’ of the play, all of these goals have been
modern world, as some pro-defense
were excellent, capturing the human fulfilled, and all of the characters have
legislators may wish to suggest. Arms
need for adventure implicit in Thornton resolved their need for adventure.
build-ups and troop readiness have
Wilder’s play.
always meant war, not peace. Hitler’s
One of the outstanding facets of the
The play’s plot centers around the performance and the play itself is the
Third Reich is a prime example.
search by Horace Vandergelder, a soliloquies done by major and minor
If a war between the United States
miserly Yonkers merchant, for a wife to characters. In one such speech Malachi
and the Soviet Union proved to be
help him domestically but mainly to Stack, a newly employed cleric defends
imminent, draft registration would fail
add “spice to his life.” To this end, he the right of individuals to have one
to be as advantageous as pro-draft
em ploys Mrs. Dolly Levi who vice. “It is the leacherous liars that
people would suggest. In a war between
eventually cajoles him into marrying bring vice to disrepute,” he says. Stack
the United S tates and the Soviet
her.
also comments that virtue can be a vice
Union, the deploym ent of nuclear
WHILE LEVI IS still Vandergeld- if it is imposed on people.
weapons is a real possibility. If nuclear
er’s matchmaker she arranges a
weapons were to be used, the war
E ast Theatre Departm ent’s “ The
meeting between Vandergelder and a
would be over soon before any draft
prospective fiancee, Mrs. Malloy, a M atchmaker’’ was a play of near
numbers could be called out.
widow. Before leaving for the trip’ professional quality. Special praise
Vandergelder delegates responsibility should go to Jerry Proffit for all the
war as expounded by presidenti
over the store of senior clerk Cornelius time and effort he invested in its
candidate George Bush, among othei
production.
Hackl. Hackl then promptly decides
Draft registration leads
us closer to war
Nilehilite praises
Matchmaker production
Album Reviews
Rush expands musical horizons
At last Rush has released its new
album, “Permanent Waves.” It is a
departure from their past works and is
much more relaxed.
Side one opens with “The Spirit of
Radio.” This is a good song done in
typical Rush style: The keyboards and
guitars playing harmoniously in the
background with the drums pacing, not
overpowering the air waves. The band’s
lyrics always try to tell a story or
convey a feeling, as evidenced by the
line from “The Spirit of Radio:
The words of the prophets were
written on the stadium wall, The
concert hall.
THE SIDE PROGRESSES up until
“Jacob’s Ladder.” This is the best song
on the disc. All the instruments in this
cut complement each other perfectly.
The keyboards are what gives the song
balance. Near the end the keyboard is
singled out to do a solo. Bells are
playing in the background, and the cut
as a whole sounds like something from
a sci-fi movie.
Side two starts exactly where side
one ends, with the keyboards putting
out a sound that seems to come from a
different universe in the song “Ertre
Nous.”
This album is slower than previous
Rush albums. There are only six songs
on the album and each is five minutes
long. The group seems to be exploring
the m usical horizon, experim enting
with different sounds, something most
groups don’t try to do.
THAT IS WHAT separates a good
band from a great band, and Rush is a
great band. However, the record is not
great. It lacks the power and punch
that past Rush albums had. But the
lack of punch is made up for by fine
instrumentals.
Senate reviews accomplishments
by Julia Bienias
Student Senate has been very active
over the past few months. Most notable
of its activities was its participation in
the m eeting of the three N iles
Township student councils with the
spokesman of the Iranian consulate in
Chicago.
In school and community news,
a lighting committee has been formed
by members of the community to raise
money for stadium lights at West.
ON THE DOMESTIC side of
Senate, the Exchange Couuuitjtee is
making much progress toward student
club exchanges during the second
semester. On Wednesday, December
19, the faculty sponsor of W est’s
student representative assembly (SRA)
attended the regular meeting of Senate
to discuss the subject and its problems.
A regular report of this subcommittee
is included in each copy of Senate
minutes, and more information about
upcoming meetings will be posted.
Anyone interested in discussing the
future of his particular dub, or who
wants information about joining is
welcome to attend the next meeting of
Senate February 13 (room 124), or
place a note in the Senate mailbox in
the main office.
da vid eingorn zzz
is responsible for the real possiblity of
nuclear war. These people believe that
the side that comes out with the fewer
number of millions dead wins such a
war.
IT IS time for both the United
S tates and the Soviet Union to
abandon the cold war mentality and
begin to negotiate serious arms
reductions. If not, it may be too late for
all of us. .
Report cards
to arrive soon
by Helaine Silver
It never occurred to me how many
people got copies of my grades until
December 7, when the last marking
period ended. And now with the end of
another marking period so near, it’s
been difficult getting a good night’s
sleep.
Every night it’s the same nightmare.
I get good grades in all of my classes
with the exception of math, which I
flunk. That in itself may seem
tolerable, but the thought of my
homeroom teacher announcing the fact
to my entire homeroom is just too
much. And then without warning my
counselor calls for an appointment,
leaving a message that he wants to
“discuss” my math grade.
IT SOON turns into something like
one of those really bad sci-fi movies pn
Channel 4 4 .1 see Mr. Hosier snickering
and pointing at me in the hall, and I
keep getting condescending looks from
classmates who were bright enough to
get D ’s in math. The registrar refuses
to speak to me, or change my schedule.
And even the janitor looks like he's
plotting against me.
Walking through downtown Skokie
becomes a harrowing experience. I’m
not even allowed to walk into Herman
Miller’s because the garbageman who
collects the garbage at the school and
at the store mentioned it tQ Herman in
passing.
I ’ve never worked so hard in math
before, I ’ll probably flunk French,
instead.
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Friday, February 1, 1980
new s/f eature 3
6
Con man’ discusses techniques
Other than being a Pan
American airline pilot, assis
tant attorney general of Louis
iana, and millionaire, all before
the ripe old age of twenty,
retired con artist Frank W.
Abagnale, Jr. is much like any
other man.
The tenth grade graduate
visited East on January 18 as
a special service to DECA
students to help protect
America’s free enterprise sy
stem. Abagnale has appeared
on “The Tonight Show” seven
times in the past year, and
plans to host it during the
second week of March. He has
also appeared on talk shows
such as “Donahue!” and “The
Mike Douglas Show,” as well
as “The Love Boat.”
IN ADDITION to sharing
his interesting life story,
Abagnale instructs how to
protect against forgery, spot
hot checks, recognize fraud,
and beat quick change artists.
He is able to do this well
because he perpetrated all
these cons in his own past.
“At sixteen, I ran away to
become a Pan American airline
pilot, and at nineteen I became
assistant attorney general of
Louisiana,” he said. He accom
plished all this through his
running. He became a million
aire because he wrote “over
two and a half million dollars
worth of bad checks.”
“All the time I wanted to
get caught in a way,” he now
claims, “because I knew I
couldn’t live the rest of my life
that way. But, I was too far in
to give myself up, so I just
kept going. It got to be kind of
a game with the authorities.
Sometimes, I even slowed up
and let them get closer.”
AT THE age of twenty-one,
Abagnale was finally arrested
in France where he served six
months in prison. He also
served six m onths in a
Swedish prison until he was
shipped back to -the United
States.
“While in a U.S. penetentiary, I escaped three times.”
Each time he was brought
back until the last time, when
authorities finally decided that
he belonged in the Atlanta
Federal Penetentiary; a maxi
mum security prison.
“The judge had a hard time
deciding whether or not to
send me there, since I was five
to ten years below their usual
minimum age limit.” However,
after three days in the
maximum security prison, Ab
agnale escaped in disguise. He
was caught, and served almost
four years there. He has also
worked as a resident pediatri
cian in a Georgia hospital and
as a college instructor.
ABAGNALE NOW used his
nasf to his full advantage as a
thirty year old president of
Abagnale Associates Consul
tin g firm, which is worth
millions of dollars. His firm
instructs banks, department
stores, hotels, airlines, lending
institutions, and other vulner
able big businesses on me
thods to prevent white collar
crime through lectures and
seminars. During the week he
travels, delivering speeches
and conducting seminars,
A book about his life, and £
movie which will be released
this summer and are entitled
“Catch me if you Can.” The
film stars Dustin Hoffman as
Frank W, Abagnale Jr., al
though Abagnale himself will
also have a small role in it;
ironically, “ I will play an
F.B.I. agent.” Next spring, a
television series based on his
life will be aired on ABC. This
is not the first time his life
story has been used for a
televison series, “ I became
most famous when
Grant
At the fifth« annual Illinois
Larcet began a TV series on High School Theatre Festival
my life called, “It Takes a hosted in Normal, Illinois, by
Thief.”
Illinois State University, two
THIS LIVELY, dark haired East students Jeff Sumner and
man is also a member of Norman Fox were chosen to
numerous police forces, a represent E ast in a mime
professor of criminology, and show.
the sole consultant to the U.S,
“People from all around the
Senate on fraud.
state audition,” Sumner ex
He is very possibly the most plains, “It’s very rare that two
accomplished con artist in people from the same school
the world, and that’s no con.
make it.”
ELEVEN STUDENTS from
various Illinois public schools
were picked from all of those
who auditioned, to participate
in “ The Ali S tate Mime
Production.” The students
worked with the United Mime
Workers, who brought down
ideas, and techniques to teach
the students.
The students weren’t sure
what to expect. “We came
down there blindfolded,” Fox
remembers. “We didn’t know
help everyone.” During the what would happen.”
non-wrestling season A1 can
Their schedule was hectic.
often be found with numerous On Thursday, their first day
wrestlers at the YMCA. “I there, the students attended
spend a lot of my time helping various workshops, and deve
the wrestlers build up their
loped the program with the
strength,” A1 said.
Theater students act
in Mime production
W restling team depends
on the
bv Nancy Zimmerman
The success of East's wrest
ling team is due to a great
extent, to the “backbone” of
the program, — the Poznansky brothers.
Steve and A1 Poznansky
have cpached together for six
years. Steve came to East in
1972 with A1 following in
1974. “ Even though we've
been together for six years,
we’re always learning some
thing,” A1 explains. “That’s
the difference between our
program and others.”
“ WE SPEN D the first
month teaching basics, then
each senior helps a freshman,”
Steve says. “This makes us
more like one team rather than
four different teams.” Both
brothers agree that the reason
the program works so well is
because, “everyone works to
gether.”
Steve Poznansky is an East
math teacher and coach. As
freshman wrestling coach, he
must transform freshmen with
little or no experience into
com petitive wrestlers. After
graduating from Niles North,
he attended Illinois State
University, where he played
football and wrestled.
A1 Poznansky is E a st’s
junior varisty wrestling coach.
“I’m J.V. coach, but aU of the
teams practice together, so I
Pozna
WRESTLING
HAS
a
greater number of returning
athletes than any other team
at East. This is partly because
of the impression the Poznan
sky brothers give the wrest
lers. “I think that a positive
mental attitude and a desire to
win are the qualities I try to
get across to th em ,’’ A1
. Poznansky claimed.
This year, however, with the
closing of East just around the
comer, there has been a drastic
drop in freshman participation
in the wrestling program.
“ Last year we had fifty
'freshmen, while this year we
have fifteen,” Steve added.
“ The freshmen realize that
they are only here tempor
arily.” As for doubts in regard
to the conference title which
E ast varsity w restling has
held for six years, there
aren't any. “ We view the
conference title as something
we m ust fight for,” A1
summed up, “rather than just
defend.”
help of the United Mime
Workers. From 9 a.m. Friday
morning until 10 p.m. that
night, they rehearsed, only to
begin again early Saturday
morning. They finished finally
at five that evening, just in
time to perform!
“IT WAS amazing that we
were able to do i t ,” Fox
exclaimed.
“I learned a lot,” Sumner
said. “ We learned various
things which everyone was
able to benefit from.’
The fifteen students who
attended the wordshops were
chaperoned by Mr. Jerry Proffit, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
M ayfield. While the school
provided transportation, the
final cost of the trip was left to
the students.
THE TRIP was a success
for those who made the final
cuts, and for those who were
able to just experience the
different techniques of acting
that were demonstrated. “The
kids saw a variety of shows
and experienced workshops
that they normally wouldn’t
have,” Proffit concluded.
Career & college Fair
Tuesday, February 19,1980
6 :30-9:3 0 P.M.
P athw ays to your future
• Exhibits
• Career Preparation
• Representatives from
Illinois Colleges &
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Friday, February 1, 1980
Wrestlers beat W. Leyden
by Brad Dorfman
Winning East Wrestler
pinned to hospital bed
by Barb Reich
“Howard Walovitch is one
of our best boys, and we're
hoping he could carry us
through sta te ,” wrestling
coach Fred Richardi said. But
for now, the team will have to
face the absence of Walovitch.
“I won’t make it back for
districts,” stated Walovitch,
who underwent knee surgery
on January 22, as a result of a
recent injury. “Skokie Valley
H ospital left me with 20
stitches, and it will probably
take four or five months to
heal after they’re out.”
HOWEVER, WALOVITCH
seemed in good spirits as he
chatted from his hospital bed
about this year’s wrestling
team. “All the coaches devel
oped a good, sound team with
no weak spots in the line-up. I
expect them to take districts,
sectionals, and be one of the
top ten downstate.”
Walovitch became a wrestler
because, “I like the mean
ness.” He favors mat wrestling
because of the down position,
plus all other wrestling styles
that involve throws.
This aggressive attitude
helped Walovitch win his very
first meet as a freshman, and
go on to bigger and better
victories. W alovitch was a
junior varsity conference
champ, last year’s varsity
conference champ, and has
paved his way to becoming
varsity conference champ this
year by placing first in the
Thom wood Invititational, se
cond in the Glenbrook North
meet, and second in the Niles
East tournament. He also took
first in the Junior Olympics
Greco Tourney this summer,
where he was named “Out
standing Wrestler.”
BUT WITH these achieve
ments came pain for Walo
vitch. After winning the state
Greco-Roman championship,
he went down to Iowa for the
nationals. However, it was
impossible for Walovitch to be
a winner, because he tore a
cartilage in the right knee.
That year his shoulder was
separated, and he suffered
blood poisoning during dis
tricts.
His latest knee injury
occurred January 19 at the
West Leyden meet. “I wasn’t
wrestling at the time, but my
knee just snapped funny.”
Even though it will take
time for Walovitch to recup
erate, the convalescence has its
advantages. “What I always
disliked about wrestling was
that you have to watch your
weight,” said Walovitch, as he
ate handfuls of calorie, rich
popcorn.
COMING BACK to school
before finals, Walovitch can
resume the activities he enjoys
most such as being N-Club
vice president, going out with
girls, and going to parties.
Next year, Walovitch will take
up these and other functions at
the U niversity of Illinois,
Champaign, where he’ll major
in liberal arts and sciences.
In the hope of a speedy
recovery for Walovitch, Coach
Richardi dedicated the Maine
South meet on Friday, Janu
ary 25, to the 5’7” 145 lb.
athlete.
The East/West Leyden me$t
on January 19, was yet
another success for Trojan
wrestlers on all four levels.
Although the opponents are
ranked number three in the
state, East matmen defeated
W est Leyden 25-19. Junior
varsity won with a score of
47-11, while the sophomores
triumphed 53-3. The freshmen
were also recognized for their
57-18 sweep.
Varsity wrestlers who won
individual m atches included
Renalto Nepomuceno, Steve
Sylvan, Marc DeMar, Steve
McManamon, and Kelly
Walls. Ties were recorded by
captains Bill Stein and Dan
Sarasin. Steve Coley scored
the only pin.
THÉ VARSITY team is
currently ranked fifth out of
530 high schools in the state,
but Coach Richardi seems to
shy away from rankings.
“They could make a team too
confident and cause them to
lack concentration,” Richardi
says. But he also stresses,
“The team is mature enough
to know who they have to beat
and how and when to beat
them.”
The varsity team lost to
undefeated Palatine 25-18 and
beat Mount Carmel 58-2
last weekend. First place wins
at Palatine were by Chris
Maniai, Paul Kahan, Dan
Sarasin, Steve Cooley, Kelly
Girls’ teams pursue victory
The girls’ basketball team
started off their season with a
1-4 record. They beat Evanif^on 58-54, and junior Linda
Becker contributed 22 points
for the Trojans in that game.
“Our teams leading scorer
and rebounder sprained her
ankle and won’t be playing for
a couple of weeks,” said Coach
Jerry Oswald about Becker.
OSWALD ADMITS, “We
are a young team, but we’re
steadily improving.” He cites
examples of senior Julie Maggio and junior Cynthia Michals
who averages 12 points per
game.
Oswald’s first goal of the
season is to “beat Niles West,
the defending state champs.”
The coach won’t make any
predictions toward that goal,
but Maggio says, “I watched
West play, and I don’t think
they’re as good as they were
last year.”
“It was Maine East and
Niles North who hindered us in
conference play,” Coach Dee
Whyman said. Whyman felt
G ym nast K ostyniak stars
at West Invitational
The decision to compete in
Illinois high school gymnastics
was an important one to junior
gymnast Mary Ann Kostyniuk.
Kostyniuk has been compe
ting since she was eight years
old. She participated in the
MidAmerica Twisters, and as
a sophomore she joined the
American Academy of Gym
nastics.
After five years Kostyniuk
left the Twisters because, “It
took took much time, seven
days a week, and six hours a
day.”
KOSTYNIUK SPENT her
sophomore and junior year at
the American Academy, where
she was best remembered for
her superb performance at
USGFA state meets and the
Mid West Open.” She placed
2nd in all-around at both
meets in '76, and 3rd at the
W alls and Alan Seleman
There were no pins.
Tomorrow all four teams
have home m eets against
Evanston. It’s a crucial meet
for the freshmen and varsity
teams, who could clinch their
conference titles if they win.
However, the sophomore and
junior varsity teams aren’t as
pressured because they’ve al
ready accomplished that goal.
A CONFIDENT Ricardi con
cludes, “With our enthusiastic
coaches, we’ve won 23 out of a
possible 28 conference titles in
the past seven years.”
The last meet for the
wrestlers before the districts is
against Glenbrook South on
February 8.
Midwest Open in ’77 and ’78.
Before she left the American
Academy, Kostyniuk came in
1st all-around at the Wisconsin
Open.
Kostyniuk decided to join
E a st’s gym nastic team be
cause “It’s more fun.” Kostyniuk’s fun turned into success
for East.
At the Niles West Invita
tional K ostyniuk won four
trophies. She placed 1st in
vault by scoring 9.20 and 1st
in beam with a 8.85. She also
scored 8.85 on the bars,
earning a 2nd place trophy. In
floor exercise, her 8.55 out
come took 5th place. Out of 33
schools competing, .Kostyniuk
was East’s star.
She also helped East win the
meets against Niles North and
New Trier East by placing 1st
on the beam, bars, vault, and
floor bringing the gymnastics
record to 4-7. Her performance
at West showed that Kosty
niuk will be a favorite at this
year’s state meet.
After the gymnastics season
is over, one could still see
Mary Ann perform for the
American Academy of Gymastics. “That’s where I’ll be,”
said Kostyniuk.
Trojans have
little luck
Trojan basketball players
are having little luck. As Matt
Donath who’s a varisty guard
points out, “We just aren’t
winning any games.” After a
69-52 loss against Niles West,
the varsity conference record
dropped to 0-8, and their
overall record is 5-14. High
scorers in the game against the
Indians were Joel Kessler who
led with 20 points, M att
Donath who made 12 points,
and Ed Cohen who accumu
lated 10.
In prior meets, the Trojans
took on the defending Illinois
State Class AA champion
Maine South. Although Kess
ler earned 17 points, by
half-time the Hawks led 30-20.
IT WAS at the Deerfield
game on January 19, that the
Trojans had a chance to win
their first conference game.
The Trojans led 43-40, but in
the last two minutes of play
they couldn’t hold the slight
advantage. “It was one of
those games that we let get
away from us,” and Coach
Emil Capitani.
that W h 3rd place finishes
were because, “ We weren’t
fast enough until mid-season.”
Although East wasn’t the
winner of its own invitational,
outstanding group efforts we
made by Cindy Kouzoures who
bowled a high game of 203,
and Cynthia Hogg who bowled
a high game of 184. Sue Yates
bowled a 221 game against
North, scoring the highest
game of the season. Her
overall series was 504.
Whyman is hopeful because,
“all the girls competing in
districts tomorrow will hold
averages between 140-170.
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East theatre d ep a rtm en t
presents The M a tch m a k er
T h e M atch m aker, a com ed y b y
Thornton Wilder, will be presented by
the Theatre department on January 24,
• 25, and 26 in the East Auditorium.
The Matchmaker, the original ver
sion o f the musical comedy “ Hello,
D o lly!” is about a certain old merchant
o f Yonkers who is now so rich that'he
decides to take a wife. To this end he
employs a matchmaker, a woman who
subsequently becomes involved with
two o f his menial clerks, assorted
young and lovely ladies, and the head
w a ite r a t an ex p en sive restau ran t
where this swift farce runs headlong
into "a hilarious climax o f complications.
“ I T H I N K it ’s coming along really
well. W e still need some work but I ’m
sure it ’ll be a great show,” commented
Kathleen Barry.
“ The play has the potential to be
extremely good. E lly is the perfect
D olly L evi as is Arthur as Vandergelder,” remarked Brad Dorfman.
M em bers o f th e ca st include
K a th leen B a rry , G re g B a rt, S te v e
Charous, Brad Dorfman, Eleah Horwitz, Barry Leb, M indy Levin, Hal
Meltzer, Helen Moshak, Tim Ortmann,
Arthur Rosenson, Barbara Shedroff,
j Julie Stone, Jeff Sumner, and Scott
; Tauber.
T IC K E T S M A Y be purchased in
advance or at the door for $2. A ll seats
are general admission. Performances
begin at 8 p.m. For information, call
673-6822 Ext. 1157.
Illinois names
state scholars
Volume 42, Number 6
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE. ILL.
Fifty-nine East students were named
Illinois State Scholars b y the Illinois
State Scholarship Commission.
T H E S T U D E N T S IN C L U D E David
Bart, Daniel Bartfield, W illiam Bauta,
Barbara Bieniek, Jan Blok, Judith
B razen , C lau dia B risk, K a th leen
Brooks, Tim othy Chin, Edward Cohen,
M a tt Donath, Jeffrey Dubin, Scott
Elesh, D avid Ellison, Steven Fishman,
A lan Friedman, David Gassel, Henry
G o ld stein , Charles G o lla y , J o yce
Gothelf, Pamela Herbach, Theodore
Hill, D avid Hoffman, Kathy Jean,
W illiam Keller, Kurt Kessler, Karen
Konior, Barry Leb, Tina Lee, Steven
Lisco.
D a v id L o r ig , W a y n e M a ta yo sh i,
Katherine Matz, Roger Merel, Steven
Meyers, Joanne Mikos, Peter Miscinski, M ich a el M o y , S h elly M o zin ,
Richard Nikchevich, Marci Parkinson,
D an P a tla k , S te v e P rech t, S tu a rt
Rappaport, Scott Reicin, Arthur Rosen
son, J e ffr e y Ross, R o b ert Rotche,
R ich a rd R u dy, E liza b eth Sam elson,
K a ren S aw islak, S te ven S chreiter,
Cynthia Shapireo, Richard Simmons,
L in d a Sohn, W illia m Stein, B rian
Sullivan, Allan Weiner, and Debbie
January 18, 1980
Teachers receive assignments
for 1980-1981 school year
East teacher assignments for next
year at either W est or North have been
decided. These decisions were based on
teacher preference and projected enroll
ment at both schools.
Ninety-six percent o f the staff were
placed at the school they requested.
P rin cip a l G alen H o sier com m ented,
“ M ost are happy. Those we couldn’t
place where they had requested under
stood and there are no problems.”
“ I am pleased to be going to North
and I ex p ect no real ch a n ges,”
remarked Miss Mildred Hall.
I E X P E C T no change though we
might feel a little crowded. I hope w e’ll
be able to offer the same kind o f
curriculum. W e ’ll try to incorporate
courses from E a st th a t a ren ’t at
North,” explained Mrs. M ary Scherb.
“ I ’d prefer to stay at East because
there are a bunch o f nice people here,
but there won’t be any East. I have no
real preference for either North or W est
but I chose North because it ’s closer to
home,” commented George Yursky.
Leaving East is like leaving home
and all that’s familiar and comfor
table,” said Mrs. Jeanne Derichs.
T E A C H E R S P L A C E D at N o rth
include Kenneth Anderson, Jane Bumham, John Cooper, W illiam Coulson,
Karl DeJonge, James Dorsey, James
Dougherty, Gerald Ferguson, Dennis
Grabowski, Tom Grossman, Mildred
Hall, Ronald Henrici, W illiam Henry,
John Herbst, Dorann Klein, Bettie
L a d d , R ich ard L iv in g s to n , W a y n e
L u eck, V ern eil L u n d q u ist, G ordon
M alon e, Frank M a y fie ld , R ich ard
Miya.
Jerry Oswald, A n gie Panos, Charles
Plock, Steven Poznanski, Jerry Proffit,
Edward Pugliese, Richard Requarth,
S eym ou r R ifk in d , J u d y R o ch ette,
Mark Rostvold, Hollister Sahdstead,
M a ry Scherb, L e e S ellers, T om
Sokalski, Dee Whyman, and George
Yursky.
T E A C H E R S P L A C E D at W est are
Bill Bloom, Em il Capitani, Joan Coon,
Ed Degenhardt, Jeanne Derichs, Irwin
Drobney, Dennis Duffy, Todd Dvorak,
Ed Ernst, George Galla, John Golata,
Ronald Gralewski, Barbara Handler,
Adele Higgins, Glenn Jurek, Robert
Keen, and Anthony Kort.
Don Larson, Herminia Lopez, A ndy
M aggio, Lenore Marti, Pat Matlak,
Dave McCarreH, A lex Miron, John
Moshak, Nick Odlivak, M el Pirok, Kay*
Powell, Fred Richardi, Barbara Scar
brough, Marilyn Schiffman, Jerome
S la tte ry , D o ro th y T a y lo r, B ern ard
Welch, Len Winans, and Jean Wojdula.
W e in b e r g e r visits
Democrat Robert Weinberger is running
for the Congressional seat recently va
cated by Abner Mikva in the January 22
special election.
C on gression al can didate R o b ert
Weinberger appeared at East Wednes
d a y D ecem ber 19 in the S tu dent
Lounge. There, the Democrat aired his
v iew s on a v a r ie ty o f su bjects,
including inflation, oil prices, nuclear
power, S A L T II , and the practice o f
receiving special interest money as
campaign contributions.
“ The 10th Congressional District is
tra d itio n a lly a h ard -fou gh t ra ce ,”
Weinberger said, “ and in 1978, m y
opponent spent $500,000 as compared
to former Congressman Abner M ikva’s
$200,000, and also led the country in
receiving contributions from the special
Nilehi residents sue Board
Ten residents of Nilehi D istrict 219
have file suit to forcé the School Board
to make up the twelve days students
missed due to the September teacher’s
strike. Four days o f the contingency
school may also be counted toward that
total, depending on a ruling of the state
school board a fte r it re view s the
situation. State law requires that 180
days be held per year.
Those listed as plaintiffs in the suit
include former Nilehi Board member
Ben Lipin; Sharon and Harold Firfir;
M ary Hennesy; Sandford Hollander;
A n th o n y Irp in o ; M a ry L ach m an;
Harry Melnick; and Judy and Barry
Sigale. Irpino’s brother Joseph rah for
the Nilehi board with Diane Steele as
independents in the 1978 elections but
were unsuccessful In their quest.
B O A R D A T T O R N E Y M arvin Glink
said he would seek to have the suit
dismissed due to what he termed as
questionable legal technicalities, such
. as the question if the specific type of
order the p la in tiffs sou gh t was
necessary for this type o f case.
A fter the September teacher’s strike
ended, officials of the Niles Township
Federation of Teachers stated that they
would not insist upon making up the
lost days since community residents
already planned to take the Board to
court.
This is the first court challenge o f
this type in Cook County, according to
the County School Superihtendent’s
office.
Winston.
airs views
interest groups.’
A state debate champ from New
T r ie r H ig h School, the G len coe
attorney has spent the last six years in
Washington, D.C., drafting legislation,
p rep a rin g C on gression a l testim o n y,
and advised the Secretaries o f Com
merce and Transportation. He also
helped coordinate urban policy legisla
tion for the W hite House.
A fte r serving as a college intern to
U.S. Senator Paul Douglas, Weinberger
also interned with the Illinois State
Senate. “ W e bring to politics energy,
time and commitment,” he stated.
“ W hen I was growing up John F.
Kennedy was saying, ‘A sk not what
your country can do for you, but rather
what you can do for your country,’ and
so m y fnends joined the Peace Corps
and go t involved.”
W einberger favors a moratoruim on
the building o f nuclear power plants
u n til stric te r safegu ards can be
developed; opposes decontrol o f oil
prices; believes in a tough windfall
p r o fits ta x , and desires a g re a te r
development o f alternate fuel sources.
H e also favors S A L T II , feeling that
without it, the arms race' is more
expensive, unpredictable, and harder to
monitor. Backing the M ikva Handgun
Control Bill, solid U.S. support of
Israel, and a ceiling on the amount
special interest money that can be
«accepted during one campaign are all
issues Weinberger would fight for.
Board plans to sell East
The controversy over what to do
with the East building after the school
closes in 1980 will be decided in the
next few months as the School Board
makes final plans for i t » sale.
A t one time there had been plans to
keep the building and use it as a fine
arts center. But according to Principal
Galen Hosier, those plans are now
completely diminished. “ The possibility
o f having a CentrEast cultural center is
practically impossible,” he explained,
“ I t ’s just too costly.”
IN S T E A D , P L A N S are now being
made to sell the building to an outside
realtor or contractor within the next
few months. “ Its uses w ill then be
decided by the new buyers,” said
H o sier. “ I t could be m ade in to
apartments or condominiums.”
However, the building is not quite
ready for sale. First, the Board must
formally declare the building- for sale
and then buyers can begin to make
their offers. “ I don’t know who will buy
it,” commented Hosier, “ but I do know
that it will be sold within a few more
months.”
�M L E B tU T K
2 editorial
Board moves toward
sale of East grounds
The District 219 Board has manda
ted Supt. W esley Gibbs to compile all
the legal documentation necessary to
allow for the sale o f East. A formal
resolution to be passed on by the Board
is expected in February, according to
East Principal Galen Hosier.
W ith the alternative of converting
E a st in to a cu ltu ral arts cen ter
eliminated because of cost, two major
options remain open to the Board as to
the future o f the East building and
property. The Board may sell East to
private developers, or it may sell or
ren t E a s t to O akton C om m u nity
College.
A L T H O U G H T H E OCC lease seems
unlikely now, there are good reasons to
believe' th a t OCC w ill e v e n tu a lly
occupy some space at East come 1980.
It's granted that East is not centrally
located in OCC’s district but neither is
their new permanent campus in Des
Plaines. East is clearly accessible by
both public and private transporta
tion . I t is w ith in three blocks
o f five major bus routes including
the G len view / L o o p 210, and it is
one-half mile from the Touhy entrance
o f the Edens Expressway.
Tw o significant faults OCC finds
w ith E a s t include th e la ck o f
parking space and the absence of
air-conditioning. But these are relative
ly m in or when exam ined clo sely.
E ast’s lack o f parking space could be
remedied by converting the football
field into a parking lot. E ast’s lack o f
air-conditioning really isn’t a problem
due to a fine ventilation system.
W h a te v e r a lte rn a tiv e the B oard
decides- upon it should not allow the
East building to remain vacant in 1980.
This would cost the taxpayers $500,000
a year in maintainance besides being an
obvious eyesore.
Counterpoint
T h e N ile h ilite rep orted in its
D ecem ber 7 issue th a t the en tire
sophomore basketball team was sent
home prematurely from the St. Bede
Tournament, Nov. 21-23, for rowdy
behavior. Since then, a “ small group of
East students” have submitted Letters
to the Editor accusing the Nilehilite
editor and advisor o f distorting the
facts in the story, and deliberately
losing one o f the group’s letters. These
accusations are simply not true.
A c c o rd in g to the grou p, the
“ falsehood” centered around the addi
tion of the word soft by the advisor.
I N T H E O R I G I N A L sto ry , the
word soft was omitted. The Nilehilite’s
advisor Mrs. Angie Panos added the
word soft to clarify the sentence’s
meaning and to avoid speculation that
the players were sent home for drinking
alcoholic beverages. According to East
Athletic Director James Swanson and
all the coaches that were there, the
players were sent home for being loud
and breaking curfews. I t should be
noted that most of the “ small group o f
East students” were not even present
at the tournament.
The Nilehilite does not print student
hearsay. I t prints the facts and relies
on responsible sources. The “ small
group o f East students” is welcome to
talk to Swanson and the coaches and
get the facts straight for themselves.
The Nilehilite did not print the
group’s first letter because it was
unsigned, and its content was unclear.
The Nilehilite has never reneged on its
journalistic responsibility to print those
letters critical o f its staff and policies.
D avid Eingorn
Editor-in-Chief
Commentary
Friday, January 18, 1980
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Also, most persons do not burst into
tears when Bert Parks bellows, “ Here
she comes, Miss America” (except, of
course, M iss A m e r ic a .) T h ere is
however, a very important issue con
cerning Bert Parks and the pageant,
and this is why many persons are
supporting Johnny Carson’s campaign
“ W e want B ert!”
T H E IS S U E H E R E is age. Bert
Parks turned 65 and was promptly
fired. Is 65 the magical number when a
person all o f a sudden can not do what
In school, we have to learn about the
Constitution which includes freedom of
the press. Y e t we have heard from more
than one member of the Nilehilite staff
that the adult in charge took the liberty
to remove a word which changed the
meaning of a sentence.
W E R E C E N T L Y W R O T E a letter
expressing our anger on the falsehood
of the article. The letter, we are told,
was not printed because it was not
signed. When we wanted to sign it, we
discovered that through the irresponsi
bility of the newspaper this letter was
“ lost.” The letter included criticisms o f
the newspaper’s advisor. W e were told
the newspaper doesn’t need negative
criticism. W e think that one o f the
main reasons why there are “ Letters to
the Editor” are for criticism good or
bad.
be better o ff going to the cafeteria to
re st or ea t som eth ing, in stea d o f
studying for an extra forty minutes.
Plus, some students have study hall
first period and have nothing to stud'
or do.
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Guest Editorial
H o m e r o o m policies
n e e d reconsideration
by Helaine Silver
The time has come once again for all
o f us to qu estion the v a lid it y Of
homeroom.
Once upon a time the administration
saw no need to spend ten minutes o f
each day sitting in a homeroom. There
was simply and extra five minutes
added on to fift h p eriod fo r P A
announcements. Students were out o f
school at 2:45 instead o f 2:55. On days
when it was n ecessary to have
hom eroom (a p p ro x im a te ly once a
month), it would be announced, and the
present schedule would be followed.
T H E N I T W A S deemed necessary to
have a daily homeroom for “ important
communications.” So the administra
tion set aside ten minutes each day for
three minutes o f communication and
seven minutes o f chaos. The admini
stration is under the delusion that
these seven minutes are spent t alking
with the homeroom teachers about, to
quote one administrator, “ things.”
A fter talking to many teachers, it
has been discovered that Mr. Hosier
created homeroom to enable him to
contact a student without fear o f the
student having a free period at that
tim e. B u t cou ldn ’ t a stu den t be
contacted during a class? This has been
done before, and, even though there is a
daily homeroom, it is done now.
Since December, P A announcements
have been shortened to M onday’s and
Friday’s only. This is because, accord
ing to Building Manager Rita Stewert,
it just wasn't necessary. The admini
stration has obviously realized that its
“ important communications”
aren’t
really so important. Now that they
have seen their folly, how long will it
take for them to completely correct
their mistake?
I A M A S K IN G every student who
reads this article to please speak out. I f
you agree with what you've read, talk
to Mr. Hosier and let him know how
you feel.
Senior gives grade tips
by Steve Goldenberg
H ave you ever received a grade that
you thought was unfair? I f so, then this
he could at 64?
Americans treat their older persons
poorly. Youth is glorified too much in
America. Television is filled with the
over-glorification o f youth. This coun
try has its 65-year-olds dead and buried
before their time. I t is not that Bert
Parks himself won’t host the Miss
A m e ric a P a gean t, bu t it is the
principle o f the matter. Bert is old, but
persons should not treat old age as a
feared disease. The firing o f Bert Parks
ex em p lifies the n arrow -m inded w a y
many Americans act toward old age.
I f the new spaper loses letters ,
doesn’t take criticism, and one person
can change everything, you only have a
one-sided view.
SO W H Y D O E S N ’T somebody just
sit alone in the alley and write the
whole newspaper himself?
Michael Schaffner ’81
Norman N . Fox ’81
Marc Small ’82
Fran A lp e rs te in ’ 81
S te ven Suslick ’ 80
Student disclaims validity
D e a r E d ito r :
I think study halls are a waste o f
time for a number o f students. There
are students I know that have study
halls right after they have had three
majors in a row- These students would
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Group attacks Nilehilite policy
Dear Editor:
W e are a small group o f students at
East, and we are all disappointed in the
school newspaper.
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Pageant should retain Bert Parks
by Dee Dee Vlay
There has been quite a stir about
Bert Parks being fired from his position
as M C o f the Miss America Pageant.
M ost persons would react by saying
“ W ho cares?” Considering all that has
Happened in the world recently with
Iran,* the Soviet Union, and Afghani
stan, the Bert Parks “ controversy”
seems quite trivial and unimportant.
M a n y persons cou ldn ’ t care less
about the Miss America Pageant. They
find it demeaning to women. The
pageant does, however, sponsor an
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I think study hall could be improved
by letting some students go the the
library or to have some magazines in
the study area. Then students with no
homework w ill have something to do.
Tom Judd ’83
is for you.
There are many things a student can
do when th ey h ave been graded
unfairly:
1W A L K IN T O C L A S S and demand
the grade you want with a 45 automatic
pistol. This is very effective.
2You can put tacks on everybody’s
seats until the teacher gets mad.
3Bring a radio to class and blast the
Loop! This will usually get the teacher
mad.
T H E T E A C H E R S C A N do the
following:
1Get the new-teachers-model sub
m achine gun w hich can be ea sily
mounted on the side of a teachers desk.
The gun comes complete with enough
ammunition for a full day o f classes.
2- G ive five tests every class day.
The truth o f the matter is that once
grades come out, they are difficult if
not impossible to change. Unless you
think you have really been short
changed, you have no one to blame
except yourself, or the teacher in rare
cases.
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Vol. 42, No. 6
January 18,1980
Editor-in-Chief___
New« Editor......... ...............................Leslie Doi
Feature Editor___
Sport« E d ito r.. . . .
Photo E d ito rs..
......... Erich Massat, Jeff Silver
Art Editor...........
Photographers.. „ Steve Berkowitz, Glenn Brezka
Reporters.............
Bienias, Brad Dorfman, Daniel Finn, Steve
Goldenberg, Lee Kantz, And! Levin, Erich
Massat, Wanda Mech, Sue Portman, and Dee
Dee Vlay
Cartoonists......... . . . Caesar Borges, Daniel Finn
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W X R T p ro v id es variety
b y Erich Massat
Bob Gelms broadcasts at WXRT.
The Best F.M . Station in
the Nation Award for 1978
w en t to W X R T , C h ic a g o ’ s
“ fine rock” station. W X R T is
d iffe re n t from m ost radio
stations because it plays an
extraordinary variety o f music,
from rock to a touch o f
classical.
A form er E a st student,
Karyn Esken, who is presently
W X R T ’s public relations per
son explains W X R T ’s success:
“ W E DO not wait for a song
or record to become a hit. W e
D J . discusses views
“ Disco will eventually fade
and melt into some category of
music. A fter all, country music
is the only music America can
call its own.” This is the
opinion o f W J E Z program
manager Jon Anthony, better
known as B ig Jon. W J E Z is a
country music station, located
on 104 F M which has in
creased its listening audience
greatly in the past few years.
“ C O U N T R Y M U S IC has a
down to earth quality that
people appreciate,” stated B ig
Jon. H e also noted that many
country recording stars have
broadened their horizons by
combining country and pop,
although “ rock has no influ
ence on country music.” This
blend has resulted in a smooth
flo w in g sound w hich has
gained mass appeal.
B ig Jon has confidence in
country, a long lasting form o f
music, and isn’t worried about
competition. H e is on the air
every morning from 6 a.m.
until 10 a.m. So, if you would
like to hear more o f the goings
on o f country music, be sure to
listen to him then.
Minus snow,
winter is fun
W ith winter here minus the
usual snow which can keep us
snowbound for days, there is
no excuse for staying home
and becoming lethargic.
M an-m ade snow is b ein g
produced at n ear-by sk iin g
spots such as W ilm ot and
Alpine Valley.
F O R TH O S E o f us who hate
the cold, there is a variety o f
indoor sports such as tennis,
racketball, basketball or swim
ming.
any ideas from anyone else.”
Their format is innovative in
many ways. Last month, they
devoted ten days, each to a
different year in the seventies,
as a tribute to that decade. On
W ed n esd a ys, W X R T p la ys
new releases. One can hear the
latest cut, or sometimes a
w hole new album . “ Sounds ta g e ” featu res liv e p e r fo r
mances o f well-known artists
and is broadcasted on Thurs
day and Sunday nights on
W XRT.
O TH ER
TH AN
m usic,
W X R T also broadcasts an
entertainment guide to Chica
go, a daily astrological report,
and film reviews.
Skater increases skill
B y Sue Portmann
“ I used to ice-skate on a
frozen pond near m y grandpar
ent’s house. One day I wanted
to learn to skate backwards
and decided to take lessons.”
Therese Lankford ’82, has
come a long way from skating
on that pond in the last four
years. On November 24, 1979,
Lankford won her latest medal
at the A ll American competi
tion held at the S kokie
Skatium. She came in second
place.
“ L A S T Y E A R I came in
third, and next year I hope to
come in first,” Lankford said.
Lankford has entered only
two competitions. She says, “ I
want to enter more when I
have the time.”
She says, “ I like skating
because the music allows me to
express myself. But sometimes
I ’m still scared to land a
jump.”
Right now Lankford fills her
time with East’s gymnastics
team. She’s a varsity member
who devotes her talents to the
beam.
She sometimes wishes to
skate couples, and alw ays
looks forward to the winter so
she can get on the ice and
show her skating ability.
Utopia blends well
Todd Rundgren and U to
pia’s new album “ Adventures
in Utopia,” is one o f those rare
album s th a t h ave a go o d
m ix tu re o f e v e ry th in g . Th e
words are smooth and pleas
ant, the guitar work is free and
easy, the keyb oard s blend
n icely and a t tim es are
electrifyingly spectacular.
This album is for those who
“ The Black Hole”
Climax fails movie
M ic k e y M ou se in ou ter
space? Hollywood came very
close this winter with the W alt
D isn ey scien ce-fiction epic,
“ The Black H ole.” “ The Black
Hole,” aside from being the
most expensive and first PG
rated Disney film, is expected
to help bring Disney Produc
tion s back in to the b ig
box-office money.
The movie takes place on a
large ship situated on the edge
of the largest known black
hole. (You scientists out there
are expected to know that the
black hole rs a burnt-out star
that becomes a vacuum, suck
ing up whole stars and planets. )
The large ship is occupied
by robots and a mad scientist,
Maximilian Schell. Schell has
one goal; to take his shop
down the black hole on a sui
cidal feat to gain fame.
T H E C R E W o f the little
ship (Anthony Perkins, Robert
F o rs te r, Joseph B o tto m s,
Y vette Mimieux, and Ernest
play it before it becomes a hit.
W e treat music as something
worth listening to.”
Esken emphasized W X R T ’s
location as another facet o f its
success. “ W e ’re not located in
the Loop,” Esken continues,
“ and w e’re not caught up with
the daily hustle and bustle.
Things are relaxed here.”
A lth o u g h th in g s m a y be
relaxed at the station, they
have managed to keep their
ratings consistently high.
“ W E ‘ R E N O T g o in g to
change a good thing in order
to get most people to listen
to us,” says Esken in regard to
the station’s format. “ W e are
individual and don’t borrow
Borgnine), however, find out
Schell’s scheme, and realize
their own goal; to get out of
there!
This part o f the film is filled
w ith action packed' fig h t
scenes, chases, and races
against time. It is the best
part o f a poor movie. The
action leads to an ending that
not only makes no sense, but
also ruins the whole movie.
T H E S P E C IA L effects are
fantastic and the robots are
comical. But even the presence
o f Schell and several other big
names does not compensate for
the senseless climax o f this
story.
The Planet Pluto may have
been named after the cartoon
dog, but at least, until they
can improve their science-fic
tion w ritin g , W a lt D isn ey
productions should stay with
down to earth stories about
com ical ducks and sincere
mice; *
appreciate a balance o f good
in stru m en tation , and sm art
ly ric s , bound to g e th e r to
produce some smooth flowing
music that is easy to listen to.
. The songs are unified
throughout the disc and it only
drags once. A c c o rd in g to
many, this is the band’s last
album. But what a way to
go!
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Friday, January 18, 1980
Coaches reminisce about form er athletes
B y Barb Reich
Even though East is closing post high school career o f some
o th er
conferen ce
this year, the memories o f o f his
outstanding athletes and ath champs. “ Gary Castino (who
letic achievements linger on for was the team captain and most
the coaches who taught here valuable player in 1972) be
cam e a liq u o r salesm a n .”
during the ‘70s.
For wrestling coach Fred Castino’s big year in ’72 was
Richardi, '76-’77 was “ a year also a sterling one for the
to remember.” I t was the first 'Trojan team, which achieved a
time in East history that the 39-17 record. “ K ip Weismann
Trojans won conference compe ( ’73) became a lawyer, and
Paul Kostyniuk ( ’75) became
tition on all four levels. Their
an engineer,” continued Rich
overall record was 50-7-1 that
ardi.
year, with a conference total o f
R E M E M B E R IN G
LAST
26-1-1.
y e a r ’ s trium phs, R ich a rd i
T H E F O L L O W IN G y e a r
points out that “ m y top per
the Trojans kept going strong.
formers o f ’79 were John LieW ith contributions from all
Manna and Mark Pollack. Lafour levels, East wrestlers won
Manna not only came in fourth
14 tournament trophies.
in state competition, but earned
Reflecting on successes in
the titles as East’s Invitational
the early ’70s, Richardi points
cham p, C en tra l Suburban
to senior J eff Rock o f ’75. “ li e
League champ, and National
came in second as a state
Greco champ. LaManna went
contender, and a fte r h igh
on to Illinois State University,
school he went on to work for a
where he continues his wrest
bus company.”
ling activities as a physical
Richardi also followed the
education major.
R ich a rd i has no qualm s
about the ’80s. “ W e ’re aiming
for seven varsity titles.” And
that is well in reach since
they’ve already won six.
Basketball coach Em il Capit«n i declares, “ W e ’v e come a
long way since the early ’70s.
W e ’v e ga in ed resp ect and
aren't just doormats for the
other schools to step on.” That
statement is verified b y the
prow ess o f p a st b a sk etb all
stars. Forward N eil Schreiber
took all-conference in ’74-’75,
and M ike Brines (a six foot
g u a rd ) re ceived hon orable
mention the same year.
“ M A R K B E R C O O N was
our o u tsta n d in g gu ard and
p la ym a k er in ’ 76-’ 77,” said
Capitani.
The Trojan Basketball play
ers finished o ff a sparkling
decade with the contributions
o f T a d S low ik . T h e ’ 79
o u tsta n d in g sen ior a th lete
gained 1200 points, making
Him Chicago Tribune Athlete
o f th e W eek , and E a s t ’ s
highest scorer in basketball
history.
For baseball coach George
Galla, “ Slowik made this past
season especially rewarding.”
H e pitched 70 innings, had 65
strikeouts, and 19 walks.
G Y M N A S T IC S C O A C H
Tom Sokalski looks upon the
’80’s as “ hopefully a time of
renewed interest. Student en
thusiasm came to a low ebb at
the end o f the year.” However,
Sokalski commemorates some
o f his former athletes. Mike
Burke ( ’74-’75) is a two-time
national pommel horse man,
“ who still wins with 9.9 scores
at Northern.” Brian Austin
( ’76-’78) was a conference ring
champ, who came in 3rd in
state .competition. A nd Steve
B ork an ( ’ 77-’ 78) w ork ed at
Great America as a teeterboard specialist, and is now in
California trying to become a
stuntman.
Trojans’ recent play stirs
basketball excitement
B y Barb Reich
I t ’ s m id-season fo r the
Trojan basketball players, and
head coach E m il C a p ita n i
states, “ They play very well.”
In the h o lid a y R o ck fo rd
Boylan tournament, the Tro
ja n s beat R o ck fo rd Oburn
71-54. “ I t was a great team
effort,” said Capitani. David
L o n g had 14 rebounds,. Joel
Kessler scored 26 points, and
Bill W itry got o ff the bench
and scored 10 points.
Hqwever, the Trojans lost to
Chicago Fenger. Capitani cites
their advantage to the fact
that “ they outscored us 12
points when Kessler was out
on the bench for foul trouble.”
Kessler played all-tournament
at Rockford, and M att D o
nath, w ho C a p ita n i c o m p li
ments for “ an excellent floor
game,” received an honorable
mention.
T H E O U T C O M E o f the
N ew T r ie r E a st ga m e on
January 11 turned out to be a
80-30 loss for the Trojans. “ W e
just didn’t rebound well, and
let them intimidate us,” com
mented Kessler. “ W e weren’t
aggressive enough,” empha-
sized the te a m ’ s lea d in g
scorer.
The very next night the
Trojans did gain aggressive
ness, but lost to Waukegan
W est 48-47. “ I t went back and
forth until they ended up on
to p in the la s t q u a rte r,”
Kessler said.
Another frustrating experi
ence for the Trojans was a
42-40 upset by W est in the last
second o f the game. “ The team
has no love loss for W est,”
smiles Capitani. So the Tro
jans should be looking forward
to January 25, when they have
another chance against W est.
N O W T H E Trojans confer
ence record is 0-5, while their
nonconference record is 5-5.
fo r Sports Illustrated
B y DeeDee Vlay
“ L o o k in g lik e a scu lptor
putting on the last touches on
a bust, Bob Fermain stood
over Sugar Ray Leonard and
gently applied a dab o f grease
p a in t to the fig h te r 's le ft
ch eek .” W illia m N ack , an
alumnus of East, wrote these
w ords w h ile c o v e rin g the
S u gar R a y L eo n a rd versu s
W ilfred Benitez fight in the
December 10 issue o f Sports
Illustrated.
Nack graduated from East
in 1959. H is m oth er said,
“ W illiam liked East because
he p a rticip a ted in m any
sports, in clu din g tra ck and
b a sk etb all. W illia m lo v e d
words. His high school friends
thought he was weird because
he liked to read the diction
ary.”
His love o f words led him to
become editor o f the mini,
(University o f Illinois paper).
W hile serving in Vietnam,
N a ck w ro te fo r the A rm y
newspaper, and then wrote 10
years fo r N e w s D a y , a
prom inen t paper in L o n g
Island, New York. This was
when Sports Illustrated no
ticed his talents and hired him.
Nack basically covers fights,
and horse racing. However, he
took a year o ff to write a book
entitled “ Secretariat: The M a
king o f a Champion.”
Wrestlers win praise
Girls look toward bright future
B y Sue Portmann
East girls’ basketball team
opened its season by defeating
Evanston.
“ W e hope to be in third
place or better at the end o f
the season,” stated head coach
Jerry Oswald. “ W e ’ve got a
very good team. Th ey’re the
hardest working bunch I ’ve
ever been with.”
Although they were in last;
place in 1979, Oswald said,
“ This year they’re stronger
and are better shooters. They
go out and play the game with
the idea that they’re going to
win.” Oswald has confidence in
the starting line-up to do the
job.
T h e sta rters are C in d y
Michals, Linda Becker, Nancy
Kusek, Julie M aggio, Chris
Porter, Julie Cristanti, Jenny
Alumnus becomes writer
MoShak, and Lisa Cohen.
T H E B O W L IN G team, led
by Dee Whyman, is aiming for
first place in the district. ‘ ‘W hat
we need is a few more girls
that bowl 150 point games,”
stated Whyman. The three top
scorers are Cindy Kouzoures,
►
with a 151 average, Ruth Paul
with a 145 average, and Chris
Pittas with a 140 average.
A s for their low attendance,
Whyman said, “ I f more people
came to our meets and cheered
us on and i f th e y d id n ’ t
distract our players and ruin
their concentration, it would
defm itetly be beneficial.”
The team is hosting the
League Invitational meet at
Oakton Bowl on January 25
and the S ta te D is tr ic t on
F eb ru a ry 2. A c c o rd in g to
Whyman, “ W e have an advan
tage because w e’re hosting and
it ’s on our home alleys.”
T H E G Y M N A S T IC S team
has been trying to move up
from their next-to-last place
standings. “ The floor exercise
routines need the most im
provements,” explained head
coach Seymour Rifkind. “ Their
dance m oves lack ch oreo
graphy. Th ey’re better than
last year. They know what I
expect from them and during
meets they go for both points
and im p ro vem en t on each
girl’s part.”
Their main goal this year, as
in others is “ to see how many
girls we can get downstate.”
This goal is led b y varsity
members Sue Besser, Alisan
Mann, and M ary Pankiw.
The Trojan wrestlers won
two meets over winter vaca
tion. In the Glenbrook South
tournam ent, first-p la ce was
taken by K elly Walls. Second
places were taken by Captains
H o w ie W a lo v itc h and Dan
Sarasin. Paul Kahan, Steve
M cM an n om an and C aptain
Bill Stein wrestled to a third
place finish.
In the Thom wood tourna
ment, first-place was achieved
b y H o w ie W a lo v itc h , and
second places were taken by
Bill Stein, Dan Sarasin, and
K elly Walls.
Renalto Nepomuceno, Steve
Sylvan, Mike Pechter, Mark
Demar, Steve McMannoman,
and Steve Cooley took third
places.
Wrestler Frank Mooradian grapples with opponent in the New Trier
East meet on January 11. The wrestlers are now sixth in state.
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by Daniel Finn
As the days become shorter and the
nights become colder, the spirit of the
holiday season is once again here.
Skokians, as in years past, will be
celebrating the holidays of Christmas
and Chanukah.
In Skokie one can observe various
yuletide decorations, such as the
wreaths that line Oakton Street. At the
Old Orchard shopping center, one will
find displays depicting warm and
friendly them es of C hristm as and
Chanukah. Piped-in music adds to the
effect and proves to be very entertain’
ing.
A N O TH ER H IG H L Y decorated
spot in Skokie is the Lincolnwood
Towers area. Located ju st south of
Skokie between Devon and Pratt west
o f ‘"the Edens Expressway, this area
offers colorful and decorative displays.
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In-car sightseers are attracted to this
area in great numbers, resulting in
occasional traffic jams.
Some students won’t even be
spending their Christmas’ near Skokie.
They will be skiing, trav elin g to
warmer climates, or visiting distant
relatives or friends.
Aside from the forthcoming twoweek vacation, students should also
stop and realize the meaning involved
in th is holiday season. C hristm as
honors the b irth pf C h rist, and
Chanukah commemorates the war
between the Jews and the SyrianG reeks, and the m iracle of the
Jerusalem temple’s “menorah (candel
abra), burning eight days, instead of
one.
The Nilehilite would like to wish the
students, staff, and administrators a
very fulfilling and happy holiday, and
the best of luck in the coming year.
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Commercialism obscures
Christmas’ true meaning
Lamp posts draped with boughs of
holly, store windows arrayed with
ipagiral scenes, and trees donned in
bright, colored lights — these decora
tive sights are all obscured by the rush
holiday shoppers. Even the yuletide
carols don’t drown out the sputtering
of exhaust pipes, the constant rumble
of the El, and the beeping horns of
impatient drivers.
Millions of prospective buyers go to
the downtown shopping area so they
can avoid the hassle of going to
different stores that are far apart. Most
return home with brilliant buys, but
also with tired, aching feet and a
pounding headache.
TH E COUNTDOWN of shopping
days until Christmas turn many hairs
gray and set many people' into frantic
shopping sprees. Buyers must wonder
whether all the pushing and shoving is
worth it. I t probably would not be
unusual to see two ladies bickering over
the last pair of the $1.99 sale gloves in
a department store. Even worse than
the constant elbowing are the long lines
at the cash registers that test one’s
patience tremendously.
Profits rocket sky high for store
owners during th is happy holiday
season. (They probably have the
merriest Christmases of all). Christmas
sales spring up everywhere and
shoppers are vulnerable to even the
slightest markdowns. Although many
people can be seen carrying Saks Fifth
Avenue and Lord and Taylor packages,
they suddenly are transformed into
modem day Scrooges at the sight of a
Red Salvation Army bucket. Hardly a
thought is given to those who barely
own a warm coat or boots for the
winter.
Whatever happened to ‘‘peace on
earth, good will towards men?”
Q U IE T N IG H T S spent before
crackling fireplaces, popping popcorn,
telling Christmas stories, and singing
carols that reflect the joy of this
holiday season should be restored.
Gifts should be exchanged with an
attitude of “giving,” not “receiving in
return”. The true meaning of Christ
mas, the birth of Jesus Christ, is being
forgotten amidst the growing commer
cialization of this holiday.
President Carter merits
support in Iranian crisis
by Paul Toback
On November 4th a group of Iranian
students invaded the United States
E m bassy in Iran . T his group of
students then proceeded to take
hostage all of the workers and officials
who were inside the embassy.
In response, programs to demon
strate American feelings on the Iranian
situation have been started across the
country.
Here in Niles Township, students
from all three high schools, wrote down
their opinions on the Iranian situation.
These papers were collected and were
later made public in a news conference
by the three student governm ent
presidents. Half of the letters were then
sent to the Iranian Consulate in
Chicago while the other half were sent
out to Iran.
GENERALLY, TH E STUDEN TS
supported President Carter and the
steps that he has taken so far to insure
the safety of the hostages.
I t is important to note that these
letters were not intended to result in
the release of the hostages, although it
would be nice if it were that easy to free
them. This program was meant as a
way for students, being the future
leaders of the world, to make their
feelings on important world issues be
known. Hopefully, the p ractice of
students voicing their own opinions will
continue in the future.
The President of the United States,
ahould be supported in all he is doing
to free the hostages. All peaceful
altern ativ es should be tried before
military action is used. However, there
will come a point after which U.S.
government can no longer allow the
current stalemate to continue, and
military intervention will be necessary.
This country must not yield under any
circu m stances to the pressures of
international terrorism. To do so would
sacrifice the integrity of the United
States government and the American
people.
Editor views ’8 0 ’s
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Jan u ary 1, 1980, will m ark the
beginning of a new decade. In the 80’s
present E ast students will leave the
sheltered world of education to enter
the adult world, or the “rat race.” After
they com plete the famed “ Paper
Chase,” what type of world will be
waiting for them?
Most sooths agree that there will be
significantly less waste since there will
be so little to go around. This is
because, as Walter Conkite puts it so
tersely on the C BS Evening News, the
age of abundant cheap fuels is over.
Higher priced fuels not only mean
higher priced unleaded gasoline for
our Buick La Sabre but higher priced
everything', from television sets to
tooth brushes.
UNFORTUNATELY, TH E only two
things Americans listen to are televi
sion sports commentators and their
checkbooks. Americans be prepared to
live less “luxuriously.” Translated into
real terms, no more driving to the
mailbox to mail a letter and no more
prime rib for the pet cat Samantha.
Economic shortages will result in
escalated social tensions. ,We already
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see the repercussions of this trend in
the Bakke Supreme Court Decision. A
white vying for an ultracompetitiveseat at a California medical school uses
all tactics open to him to insure that
seat for himself whether or not it comes
at the expense of a minority student.
As economic pressures increase, so will
racial prejudices, simply because of
competitive explosion to make it and to
succeed.
The ultimate threat to us is nuclear
war. With the build up in United States
and Soviet arm s, the increased
hostilities between the United States
and the Third World, and increased
competition for limited world resources
may result in a nuclear war. A crisis
like Iran might erupt into a world
conflict if foreign policy practitioners
like Jim m y C arter and Cy Vance
should make a serious mistake.
A LTH O U GH T H IS column may
indicate to the contrary, I am not a
pessimist. I am not an optimist either.
Actually, 1 believe earth will still be
around come Decem ber 31, 1989.
However, I can’t say if there will be
any humans left on it.
Movie Reviews
Star Trek series embarks
on new movie mission
by Lee Kantz
were done by John Dykstra, who did
In 1966, NBC released “Star Trek,” “Star Wars,” and Douglas Trumbull,
but due to low ratings, the Enterprise’s
who did “Close Encounters.”
five year mission was cut to three.
With these talents, Roddenberry has
Since then, however, “Star Trek” has
relied more on fantastic special effects
gone where no TV series has gone
and pets now, than hard science-fiction
before.
plot, for which the TV series was
Follow ing worldwide syndication,
hundreds of “Trekkie” fan clubs have kx\own., The result was wasted footage
sprung up. Also the mania has included of the ship’s journey which could have
yearly conventions, more than 50 been cut to save money and develop the
plot.
books, and “Star Trek” has become the
“Star Trek-The Motion Picture” is
only series to have an episode
entertaining and allows one to remi
preserved in the Smithsonian.
nisce about television’s “Star Trek.”
IN L IG H T of th is, Param ount
Unfortunately, the TV show and the
Pictures has invested $42 million to
film are difficult to compare, leaving
bring back the .original^ crew of the
much doubt in the viewer’s mind about
Enterprise* The movie takes place two
which “Star Trek” is the final frontier.
and one-half years afte the Enterprise’s
historic mission.
In the latest mission a reconstructed
first Enterprise is rushed out of dock to
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Published during the school year by tho students
Earth.
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T ea ch er criticizes g u n control story
Dear Editor:
I feel I must take exception to the
article in the 12-7-79 issue of the
Nilehilite entitled ‘’Guns Pose Haz
ards”. I question the judgement of the
editors in allowing such a highly
opinionated viewpoint to be presented
without at least a byline. To present
the fa cts concerning gun control,
espoused by Abner M ikva as
anything b u t opinion is highly
irresponsible. Anyone th a t is even
vaguely familiar with the issue realizes
that Mikva represents only one side of a
many faceted issue.
I must also question the picture that
was printed with the article. What was
the connection between a photograph of
rifles and shotguns and an article on
handguns?
Glenn Jurek
Industrial Arts Teacher
Vol.42, No. 5
December 21,1979
Editor-in-Chief...................................David Eingorn
News Editor............................................. Leslie Dot
Feature Editor................................... Linda Burstyn
Sports Editor.......................................... Barb Reich
Photo Editors.................. Erich Massat, Jeff Silver
Art Editor............................................... Daniel Finn
Photographers___Steve Berkowitz, Glenn Brezka
Reporters................. Mark Arbus, Kathleen Barry,
Brad Dorfman, Daniel Finn, Lee Kantz, And!
Levin, Jeff Leeb, Erich Massat, Wanda Mech,
Dee Dee Vlay, and Nancy Zimmerman
Cartoonists................ Caesar Borges, Daniel Finn
Advisor........................................ Mrs. Angie Panoa
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Frida y, December 21,1979
Presidential candidate , Kennedy
delivers speech to council
by Je ff Leeb
Presidential candidate, Sen
ator Edward Kennedy, spoke
before the Chicago Foreign
Relations Council on December
10 at the Pick Congress Hotel
as p art of a “ m eet the
candidate series”.
Kennedy’s “American Secu
r it y ” address began as he
tripped and fell in the likeness
of Gerald Ford coming up
several stairs to the stage. The
stum ble was sym bolic of
Kennedy’s recen t falterin g
campaign.
A FT E R A LONG introduc
tion, Kennedy came to the
podium and commented on
future foreign relations propo
sals of other candidates. “I
understand that Ronald Rea
gan who speaks to the council
proposes that the U.S. recog
nize the ‘Holy Roman Empire’,
and Jerry Brown will propose
that the U.S. recognize the
planet Jupiter, and President
Carter will announce a new era
of Detente between Washing
ton and Chicago.”
Kennedy then spoke briefly
about Iran . “ W hatever the
grievances against the Shah
and his regime, there is no
justification for terrorist ac
tions and outlaw conduct.” He
went on to say that we must
be determined to protect our
diplomats and never to submit
to blackmail
In general, Kennedy avoided
talking and answering ques
tions about Iran because of
recent criticism of his state
ments about the Shah.
KEN N EDY ST R E SSE D
that defense is the “corner
stone of foreign policy,” and
that we will be weak as long as
our economy is weak and as
long as others such as OPEC
dictate the terms of our energy
supply.
Much of his speech centered
around the Soviet-A m erican
confrontation in the field of
[Student leaders address
current Iranian crisis
Student council officers plus
newspaper editors from all
three Niles Township High
Schools spent Monday, De
cember 10, a t the Iranian
Consulate in Downtown Chica
go in part to deliver letters
from students from all three
high schools demanding the
release of American hostages,
and to probe into the issues
surrounding the crisis. A t the
Consulate, students met with
Consulate spokesperson Mo
hammad Ziani.
“ The m eeting with Ziani
wasn’t intended to automati
cally result in the release of
American hostages in IranT
but to serve as an outlet for
the students to voice their
opinions,” said Paul Toback,
E ast Student Senate Presi
dent.
T H E D E S IR E O F the
Iranian people to try the Shah
for the alleged crimes he has
com m itted and the alleged
illegal use of the United States
Embassy as a spy center was
the justification Ziani gave for
the em bassy takeover. The
Niles Township representative
countered these contentions by
saying that it was illegal for
the Iranian students to take
the embassy.
Student Senate President, Paul Toback, ibiks to tiosemary Gulley of
Channel 7 News at the Iranian Consulate in Chicago, (photo courtesy
of “North Star”)
Santa visits Skokie
Santa Claus is more' than
ju st a mythical, jolly, old man
who brings gifts and fantasy
to children on Christmas Eve.
He is also a department store
promoter at Marshall Field’s
in Old Orchard.
As usual this has been a
busy year for the Santa. “Not
quite as busy as years in the
past but that’s because there
are more m alls and more
S a n ta s ,” revealed the jo lly
Santa.
Many children still believe
that Santa flies through the air
in a sleigh pulled by eight
reindeer, and slides down the
chimney.
SANTA R E C E IV E S many
requests for Christmas pre
sents. Most children ask for
toys but there are unusual
requests, such as asking for a
brother, sister, and sometimes
even a parent. The m ost
touching request Santa has
received was from a fifteen
year old blind girl. S an ta
asked her what she wanted for
Christmas and she answered
by saying, “Sight.” Santa’s
reply was that the Lord works
in mysterious ways and that
she should try to understand
these ways.
Santa’s Christmas wish this
year is for good health and
peace on earth. Santa would
also like to wish everyone a
very Merry Christmas.
arms. He said he favored the
new M X missile system, and
warned of a heavy So viet
military buildup. He explained
that he was in favor of Salt II,
and said we should update our
weapons.
In addition to this, he feels
that we must train our forces
better. “Many pilots fire one
live missile at a target every
two years.” Along with this he
explained th a t we are n ot
ready for attack. “ On any
given day, one-third to one
half of our ships and planes
are not ready for battle.”
Kennedy’s opinion is that
we need q u an tity in arm s
instead of tremendous quality
by not “gold plating every
tank, plane, and ship.” He
proposed more incentives so
more men and women will
enlist in the armed forces.
H E WENT ON to express
his support for Israel, and said
that the security of Israel is
“indispensable to the security
of the U .S.” He also added
that U.S. should not openly or
¡secretly deal with the P.L.O.
For the first time, Kennedy
proposed an energy alliance
that would be like that of
NATO, and would “ assure
that never again will America
and its allies become victims.”
The alliance would help 44
developing, energy potential
nations.
Kennedy gave strong sup
port for the immediate aid of
Presidential candidate Edward Kennedy speaks to the Chicago
Foreian Relations Council, (photo by Jeff Leeb)
starving peoples of the world.
“Today, one-third of the planet
is ill housed, in clothed, and ill
fed... Surdy a nation that
could deliver bombs to Cambo
dian rice fields in a matter of
hours can deliver rice to
starving Cambodian children
without a delay of months.”
A F T E R F IN A L COM
M E N T S , a question and
answer period was held where
submitted questions were se
lectively asked by the presi
dent o f the council.
Kennedy answered that he
was in favor of a Federal
Chrysler bailout plan. When
asked if he was in favor of the
d raft, he blu ntly answered,
“ N o.” T h is was m et with
applause.
On energy, he feels we
should expand alternate re
sources and give an incentive
to homeowners for conserva
tion, and to the commercial
sector to expand energy effi
ciency and productivity.
JVhen asked what would be
the biggest difference between
his administration and Presi
dent Carter’s, he replied that
there would be one voice
m aking the decisions and
policies, and the policies would
not change. He said he would
concentrate on youth unem
ployment and the rights and
unemployment of women.
W H EN D IC K K A Y and
Peter Nolan of Channel 5 News
were asked, “Were you impres
sed with Kennedy’s address?”
Kay replied, “They threw him
a few softballs,” referring to
the easy questions that were
selected among the questions,
mainly avoiding Iran. Hugh
Hill, the political reporter of
Channel 7 replied, “Oh yeah,
sure.”
P o rte r airs his views
by Mark Arbus
“I love my country,” said
John Porter, the winner of a
primary election held Tuesday,
December 11 to determine the
Republican candidate for rep
resentative of the 10th Con
gressional District, at a De
cember 5 forum.
P orter will be running
against attorney Robert Wein
berger Ja n u a ry 22 for the
v acan t 10th Congressional
District seat in the House of
Representatives. Former Con
gressman Abner Mikva was
appointed to the United States
Court of Appeals.
T H E S IL V E R -H A IR E D
candidate appeared tall and
confident as he faced questions
put to him by students who
gathered to hear him speak on
a wide range of subjects.
“It is a travesty that we are
so dependent on foreign oil,”
claimed Porter. He also agrees
with President Carter’s plan to
use less Proganization Petrole
um E xp orting Countries
Club forms
The Cooperative Work
Training class (C.W.T.) has
formed a Cooperative Voca
tional Education Club (C.V.E.)
under the direction of Dr.
Ronald Henrici, to raise money
for the employer appreciation
banquet at the end of the year.
Scott Turner, president of
the dub, explained, “I t was
decided that this would be a
good leadership experience for
thfe class.”
(OPEC) oil than a year ago.
Stressing the fact that the
government should stop regu
lating the oil companies, he is
in favor *of more competition
between them.
But Porter’s main platform
is the economy. He cited the
use of stricter money control
as a means of easing the 300
billion deficit.
OTHER PLANKS IN his
platform are the need for strict
gun-control and the use of
nuclear power to help ease the
energy situation, only if cau
tion is used in dumping
nuclear wastes.
Commenting on world af
fairs, he is strongly against
talks with the Palestine Liber
ation Organization. He also
denied that Israel is slowly
losing support from the United
States.
Porter also commented on
foreign imports saying, “The
United States cannot afford to
build walls around itself with
high tariffs. We must compete
with other countries.”
PO RTER, AN ATTORNEY
from Evanston, gave up his
seat in the Illinois House of
R ep resentatives to run for
Congress.
“ When I was here la s t
year,” referring to his unsuc
cessful campaign against Mik
va, “I saw that some of you
supported Mikva, some sup
ported me, but that’s not what
is important.” He added, “I t s
that you took interest and
supported somebody.”
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Friday, December 21, 1979
loaches leaveEast
with mixed emotions
by Barb Reich
When East closes in June,
the head coaches and their
athletic teams will part compa
ny. Some of the coaches will be
going to North, others to
W est, but they all have
thoughts and reflections about
leaving.
Fred Richardi, who will
coach wrestling at West next
year has mixed feelings about
the 1980 closing. “Why are
they closing East? We have
the best teachers, the best
administrators, the best princi
pal, and the best “vorything,”
R IC H A R D I A LSO E X
P R E S S E D disappointm ent
th a t his a ssista n t coach
Steve Poznansky will be going
to North as head wresting
coach. “ W ith Poznansky’s
seven years of coaching we
won 23 out of 28 conference
titles," said Richardi, who’s
been training Trojan wrestlers
for ten seasons.
Poznansky, who in past
years developed the skills of
E ast’s football players, wrest
lers, and baseball players, has
^conflicting em otions. “ I'm
looking forward to being in
charge of my own program,
West. “E ast has the nicest
looking building especially
with the ivy growing in
warmer months," said Larson,
who’s a former E ast student
himself.
TO TH E GOLF COACH
Je rry Oswald however, the
change of scenery won’t make
much difference. “I haven’t
really given the move m uch,
thought, but I ’m optimistic
because junior Mark McCrack
en will be coming with me to
North."
As for football, basketball,
and soccer, Trojan athletes will
no longer be working under
E a s t coaches. In football,
Frank Houlihan will continue
to coach at North, and Don
H uff will stay a t W est.
Basketball coaches Pete Chris
tie and Robert Murphy will
remain at North and West
respectively. And the soccer
coaches next year will be Rory
Weber at North, and Peter
Zorn at West.
but being pulled apart from
our fa n tastic ath letes and
coaches here puts everything
in the groove."
George Galla will be m oving
to West to begin his eighth
year as a baseball coach. “I ’m
happy,” says the jovial health
teacher. “The outdoor facilities
at West are great. You don’t
have to keep switching playing
fields."
NORTH W IL L also be
receiving a new head baseball
coach, and his name is Ron
Henrici. Henrici assisted in
football and baseball during
his ten years at East as a
Cooperative Vocational Educa
tional instructor.
B o th of E a s t ’s current
gymnastics coaches will go to
N orth, and they share a
common outlook about the
move. “Coaching is coaching
no matter where," said girls
coach Seymour Rifkind. “I ’ll
do as good a job as I ’ve tried
to do here," agreed boys coach
Tom Sokalski.
Swimming coach Don Lar
son, who’s been with East
since 1958, expressed strong
sentiments about leaving for
New stadium can provide
super playground
by Ken Van Der Haegen
Chicago, it ’s a windy city
and now a sports city too...
maybe.
R ight now the staduim
plans aren’ any further than a
drawing board. However, a
new movement in Chicago
wants a 35-story all-weather
stadium built here. The new
stadium would house a mini
city within its w alls, and
would cover 500 acres costing
an estimated 700 million.
training facilities.
TH E STADIUM WOULD
be bu ilt to hold 103,000
football tans, and y3,“
UU0
baseball buffs. Though the
m ost likely location is a
suburb, Chicago is said not to
be ruled out.
Those who have tipped their
hats to this project are Bear’s
George H alas, S tin g ’s Lee
Stern, and White Sox vice
president Roland Hemond.
The only person to show no
interest or support, is Cub’s
general manager Bob Kenne
dy-
TH IS* N EW ST A D IU M
would take five years to build,
and would be considered the
largest one in the world. Plans
now feature 1,200 condomini
ums inside the stadium, with
each having a picture window
loking onto the field.
Condominiums would sell
for approximately $150,000 to
by Brad Dorfman
$200,000 a piece. This project
In the December 11 basket
would be financed by the new
ball meet against Niles North,
residents.
' the T ro jan s smashed the
Besides the condominiums,
! Vikings 52-26. High scorers
the arena would house a hotel,
were R ick N ikchevich and
a rooftop restaurant, shopping'
M att Donath, both gaining 12
mall, racquetball courts, and
finally sports, medicine, and points. Joel Kessler also scored
Mrs. Dee Whyman, present
ly sports co-ordinator at East,
will resume that position at
North. Likew ise, M iss P a t
M atlak will become head
tennis coach at W est, her
current position here. “I ’ve
been with E ast 17 years, and
it ’s a part of my life I'll never
forget,” concluded Matlak on
a sad note.
Sophomore Rick Van Royan attempts reversal on Conant wrestler in
the December 15 meet.
Trojans scalp Indians
As w restling coach .Fred
Richardi predicted, the Tro
jans squashed West Indians.
Varsity wrestlers blanked the
opponents 62-0, junior varsity
won 52-12, sophomores clinch
ed them 48-6, and the fresh
men defeated West 54-20.
“We only have 14 freshmen
out for wrestling,’’ says Ri
chardi, “ and their beating
team s with more p la y ers.’’
Richardi believes, “It's tradi
tion. They feel they have to
win, and they do. There is also
„a magic to Steve Poznansky’s
coaching."
TH E W R ESTLER S HAD
three dual meets on Saturday,
Dec. 8. They lost the first meet
to number three ranked Grant
32-18. “We probably would
have lost the first meet to
anyone that day," explained
Richardi. “ W e ju s t weren’t
ready.”
But, the Trojans went on to
beat number one ranked
Addison Trail 34-15, and
number six ranked Proviso
E ast 24-20. Kelly Walls and
Mark Demar each won all
three of their matches.
The wrestlers beat Maine
West, Conant, and Fenton,
and now hold a 10-2 record.
They will also participate in an
eight team tournament witn
South Holland, and a 16 team
tournam ent with Glenbrook
South.
“If the guys listen to what I
say, they win,” warns Richar
di.
Bowling an d gym nastics team s
seek im provem ent
E ast gymnasts opened their
season with a meet against
Maine South, but were defeat
ed. “The competition was too
m u ch ,” stated head coach
Seymour Rifkind. “Not only
are we in one of the toughest
conferences in the whole state,
but this area is a hotbed of
good gymnasts."
However, Rifkind com pli
mented varsity members Sue
B esser, Alison M ann, and
M ary Pankiw, “ who gave
strong performances."
The bowling team was also
defeated in their first seasonal
m eet again st M aine E a st.
According to head coach Dee
Whyman that’s because, "we
started out against our rough
est com p etito rs.” However,
JT
the ju nior v arsity bowlers
gained strength by winning.
the next meet against Niles
North. The third seasonal meet
was successful, when both the
v arsity and ju nior v arsity
teams beat Niles West.
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Steve McManamon struggles for the ball with a North teacher. The
Niles East faculty — Brian Katzman, Seymour Rifkind, and Tom
Sokalski — won the donkey basketball game against North faculty.
11 big ones.
“Powerful rebounding and
superb defense were accom
plished by Dave L o rig ,”
commented head coach Emil
Capitani. Although this was
only the T ro ja n s’ second
seasonal win, Capitani assert
ed, “ T h ey’ve been playing
good ball all year."
CURRENTLY TH E TEAM
holds a 2-6 record, but
Capitani feels, “We should win
our next three games against
Senn, Schurz, and Waukegan
West. Our goal," continued
Capitani, “is to have at least a
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Volume 42, Number 4
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
Friday, December 7, 1979
Library displays memoirs
In keeping with this year’s theme of
“Memories,” the library has added a
second display case depicting various
theater productions from past East
shows. It joins a display containing
pictures of East homecomings, old
athletic equipment, and a pom pon
uniform.
“ This display case consists of
mementoes from Reflections, plays, and
m usicals produced a t E a st from
1939-1980,” stated Mrs. C harlotte
Mallon, librarian. She was aided by
Mrs. Bess Sandoff, and future display
cases include decorating one of the
school’s personalities, past and pre
sent; school dubs, and a final one
devoted to various proms and gradu
ations in East’s history.
“ The Nilehilite, yearbook, main
office, and alumni have donated
mementoes, and we would appreciate it
if anyone else would loan us things
pertinent to the displays,” Mallon
requested. She added that she has
encountered only positive reactions
from students and teachers.
Music and boosters
plan holiday activities
A winter Holiday Music Festival will
be held in the auditorium on Sunday,
December 16, at 3 p.m. This will be a
choral, orchestral, and band presenta
tion under the direction of Tim
Wolfram, Bob Anderson and Dr.
Charles Groeling.
The Concert Band will perform four
of five numbers, including A Tribute to
Richard Rodgers, Shepherd’s Hey,
Israeli F antasy, and A ndante and
March from Tschaikowsky’s Pathetic
Symphony.
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A second East Homecoming christ
ened “Holiday Homecoming” is plan
ned for December 21. This event gives
alumni and students one more chance
to celebrate at East.
THE HOMECOMING WILL fea
ture a dance centered around a holiday
A bulletin board covered with pictures from past reflections is displayed in the library.
Board reviews graduation policy
Niles high schools seventh semester
graduates may be released from
attendance in certain classes upon
approval of the building principal, but
will be required to complete all course
“At this time of the year,” said work including the final examination.
Wolfram, “the band is further along This policy was proposed Monday,
that it’s ever been in the past years. November 16, at the Board Meeting.
We’re really in very good shape.”
For a student to qualify to graduate
THE INTERMEDIATE BAND will after his seventh semester he or she
perform Wheatland, selections from the must:
English Suite, and the more recent Mu 9 Have a definite need for leaving
sic Box Dancer, and Angela, the theme school early due to any type of
from television’s “Taxi.” Dr. Groeling experience or opportunity that would
described the progress of the Intermed be beneficial and that would not be
iate Band as “fantastic! and tremen obtainable at a later date.
dous!”
•N o tify the principal’s office by
submitting a statement of intent by
atmosphere at 9:15 p.m. in the girl’s November 15 of the student’s seventh
gym. This will be preceded by a semester.
•F ile final application with verifica
sophomore game at 6 p.m. and a
Varsity game at 7:30 against Wauke tion of educational or vocational
gan West. “Dates are not necessary for opportunity by the first school day in
December of the student’s seventh
the dance; just stop by after the
semester.
basketball gam e,” commented a
GRADUATES WHO will leave Feb.
committee member.
7, 1980, include Joyce Adam, Rosalyn Bleadon, Gregg Bolotin, Laurel
! Custodian Fiuth retires
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Joe Fiuth, ground custodian at East,
will officially retire January 1, 1980,
after serving district 219 for over
fifteen years. He is 68 years old.
Fiuth started his job on July, 1964 at
North and transferred in 1972 to East.
He also spent nine months at West.
“At first I thought North was best, but
after working here, I think East is the
best. The kids and faculty are nicer and
easier to work with.”
MISS RITA Stewart, building man
ager, assigned Fiuth as overseer of a
working program she set up with
Divisional Vocational Rehabilitation
during the 1971-72 school year when
she was the Prevocational Coordinator
for Special Education. This program
established job stations in various
schools for special ed students. They
cleaned leaves, planted flowers, pulled
weeds, and other such jobs. This
temporary employment usually was
followed by their placement in a job in
the community.
“JOE WAS tremendous as being the
kind of person to talk to. He was a
father figure. He liked nothing better
than to talk with people and share a
smile. Some kids still check back and
call him. This program was probably
more therapeutic than vocational
training,” Stewart said.
Now that he will be retiring, Fiuth
plans to “to take it easy” and be able
to go places when he wants. Stewart
concluded, “I think Joe’s one of the
finest people that I’ve met and worked
with. H e’s extremely well read, a
self-educated man.”
D ECA plans
activities
Dr. Lee Hawkins, left, presents Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Fiuth with a gift at Fuith’s retirement
retirement party Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. in the fac
ulty cafeteria.
Swanson sends sophomore team home
)
James Swanson, East athletic direc the girls.
tor, sent the entire sophomore basket
INSTEAD OF wasting the extra
ball team home in the wee hours of rooms, Swanson arranged for the sopho
Saturday morning during the St. Bede more basketball team to go along with
Tournament Nov. 21-23 after repeat the varsity to participate in a scrim
edly warning them about their rowdy mage with the Marquette Crusaders
conduct late Friday night.
and watch the varsity squad’s games.
“The kids were running in and out of
That Friday morning the Trojans
their rooms carrying food and soft scrimmaged the Crusaders. This scrimdrinks,” Swanson said.
mage resulted in a bench clssriwg
The sophomore basketball team brawl.
wasn’t scheduled to attend the St. Bede
“In the middle of the game two
Tournament, a varsity tournament held Marquette varsity players took over as
annually over Thanksgiving weekend. referee’s. They let their team get away
Originally, the Pom Pon girls were with a lot of elbows and pushing.
supposed to attend. Most of them had Finally, when one of our players hit the
prior commitments with their families, deck, the benches cleared,” according
however. The problem was that the to sophomore basketball team member,
East athletic department had reserved Rich Cohen.
rooms in the Ottawa Holiday Inn for all
The real trouble began when the
Bleadon, Steve Brown, Brian Casey,
Janet Chavin, Karen Ciskoski, Ralph
Dellheim, Lenore Deutsch, Barb Dickstein, Maria Douvris, Harla Dobryman.
Julie Ellison, Jon Esm ael, Julie
Firfer, Deborah Gibbons, Charles
Gollay, Sheri Gordon, Gerald Hansen,
Eileen Bower Inglesby, Laura Johnson,
Debra M. Kahn, Julie Kane, Julie
Kaplan, Beth Kauffman.
Phyllis Klein, Cynthia Kouzoures,
Mark Leipold, Susan Lerner, Paul
Levine, Marcelo Levy, Edith Lipsky,
Nora McCormack, Diane E. Miller,
Lisa Mizock, Howard Moss, Ann
O’Kane, Robert L. Ottlinger, Adelena
Paugoulatos.
Gary Pittel, Robin Richmond, John
Rutkowski, David Salomon, John
Scheinpflug, Sue Schuman, Larry Siegal, Janet Small, David Theobald, Pam
W erner, B arbara J . Wilson, M arla
Wisse, Bonita Zivin, and Howard
Zuckerman.
JUNE GRADUATING seniors will be
getting out of school early t.hia year
just as they have in the past. Their last
day will be May 30, 1980.
“The reason seniors get out of school
early, said R ita Stew art building
manager, is so that the office has time
to make sure that all seniors have clear
files.”
there is a law requiring that a
student be in school a certain number
of days a year, but as long as a
majority of students are in their classed
the school is upholding that law.
team returned to the hotel after the
varsity game and dinner.
BEFORE HIS DECISION to send
the sophomores home, Swanson had
warned them twice about their
rowdiness.
Swanson said that his decision was
based primarily on the motel manager’s
repeated complaints about the rowdi
ness of the team.
“East has participated in the St.
Bede Tournament and stayed in the
Ottawa Holiday Inn for the past six
years. Over that time, East students
have developed the reputation of being
a polite and orderly group of kids.
Their conduct over Thanksgiving
weekend ruins that reputation,” Swan
son concluded.
DECA will sponsor a donkey
basketball game featuring East faculty
vs. East pom pon squad and North
faculty members vs. East N-dub on
December 15 at 7 p.m. in the Contest
Gym. The games will have team
members riding on donkeys while
attempting to play basketball.
TICKETS in advance are $2 for
students and adults. At the door,
admission will be $2.50 for students
and adults. For further information call
673-6822, extension 1140.
The East DECA Chapter collected
over 2,300 cans of food during the week
of November 12-16 in cooperation with
the Salvation Army and several
grammar schools.
“We originally set a goal of 2,100
cans,” stated Robert Chavin, chairman
of the canned good drive at East, “but
with a good effort by the Oakview,
Fairview North and South, and East
Prairie grammar schools, we surpassed
it.”
The 34,371 ounces of canned food will
be distributed by the Salvation Army
during the Christmas season to needy
families and persons, enabling them to
enjoy the holiday season.
�2 editorial
Friday, December 7, 1979
Near abduction calls
attention to student safety
What would you do if a strange man
in an unfamiliar car tried to cajole you
into going for a ride with him?
Many people would think such a
situation would be impossible in a
“ safe” N orth Suburban area like
Skokie. But just last Wednesday an
E a st freshman girl was in this
predicam ent. While walking home
toward Brummel, she was “menaced”
by a man in an unidentified car,
according to E a st Principal Galen
Hosier.
In fear, the girl ran home. The
incident was first reported to the school
and later to the Skokie Police
Department. As of now, there are no
suspects.
TH E ONLY ACTION the E a st
administration took in preventing such
an incident from occurring in the future,
was a p.a. announcement the following
day warning students to be careful. But
no matter how many times students
are warned about talking to strangers,
hitching rides, or traveling alone, it will
have no effect on them, until they
themselves are assaulted or one of their
friends is.
The attitude that says: I t won't
happen to me because I live in Skokie
simply doesn’t hold true. It certainly
didn’t hold for Andrea Sacks nor
Evonne Bender and Sue Ovington all of
Niles West.
Moch m ovie fu n d ra iser
deserves critisicism
planned, the aforementioned attorney
will ask S ta te ’s A ttorney Bernard
Carey to prosecute Moch, and the
Nilehi District 218 Caucus, which got
permission from school administrators
to use the school auditorium, and the
Nilehi Board for violating state school
law.
According to the Skokie Life, the
section of schdol law cited, describes
what type of outside groups can use
school buildings and what they can use
them for.
The current Board fiasco is yet
another in a series of conflicts between
Board factions pitting Erich Moch
against Gordon Hirsch. The Board
under the direction of Supt. Wesley
Gibbs is simply playing partisan
politics with this fundraiser issue
favoring the Moch faction. I t’s truly
pathetic that the community allows
this political in-fighting to continue,
because as long as the Board members
are busy pursuing their own personal
glory, there is no time for them to
devote to the business of education.
Editor's Note: The Nilehilite encour want his name printed, then under his
ages all students freshmen through signature he should w rite Please
seniors to submit letters to the editor. Withhold Name. All letters received
The letters may comment on any of a become the property of the Nilehilite.
The Nilehilite would like to acknow
variety of topics affecting students at
East. Letters should be placed in the ledge Record City, 4504 W. Oakton,
Nilehilite box in the main office. All Skokie, for providing the records for
letters should be signed. If one does not Erich Massat's Album Reviews.
The District 219 Board voted at its
November 26 meeting to go ahead with
the showing of the Mel Brooks film
“Silent Movie” in the Niles West
auditorium as a fundraiser for Eric
Moch despite outcries by both deposed
Board president Gordon Hirsch and an
attorney for the county school super
intendent.
The Nilehilite on this issue is in
tandem with Hirsch against the
fundraiser. Public school property
should not be used, without charge, by
an individual in order to pay off
campaign debts, (in Moch’s case a
$1000 legal debt.) If an individual is
interested enough in campaigning for a
Board position then he should be
prepared to assume the financial
burden, not the community.
Besides the fundraiser being ethically
wrong it may be illegal as well.
“ I ‘D SAY IT ‘S illegal for the
fundraiser to be held on school
property,” the attorney in the county
school superintendent's office said.
If the movie is shown December 8 as
A
L E IS U R E S WALK HOA1E
:observer:
Man’s new technologies
may increase stresses
■davideingorn
Bureaucracy, technocracy, and the
computer age, are terms familiar to
those who follow today’s mass media.
These terms are destined, however, to
become known to everyone as we
approach the year 2000. Until then,
technology will continue to play an ever
greater role in our everyday lives.
Advocates of a technical society
stress the hugh strides in free time, for
janitors as well as doctors, their plan
would bring. They also stress advances
in communications and the eradication
of the need for manual labor. These
contentions are generally true b u t
questions still rem ain as to their
efficacy.
First, will all than new free time be
beneficial?
DR. RICHARD Livingston, an East
English teacher, suggests th a t for
those who know how to organize their
time and have outside interests like
reading good books or writing poetry,
the additional free time will be a
blessing. B ut for those who are
unorganized or have no outside
interests, a substantial increase in free
time would bring on many additional
stresses. An unorganized individual may
take on more activities than he can
handle as a result of receiving greater
free time. The person who has no
outside interests may become severely
depressed from sheer idleness.
Second, hasn’t the improvement in
communications skills been an addi
tional stress in our environment?
“ As a result of our improved
communications system we are made
Album Reviews
Starship takes off into the ’80’s
By Erich Massat
Jefferson Starship has been around
for many years. They have gone
through many personnel changes, but
the basic Starship sound has primarily
remained the same. “Freedom at Point
Zero,” though, contains some new
material which is refreshingly different
from the typical Starship sound.
This album features a’good variety of
songs; from fast-paced ones to the slow
and melodic which are characteristic of
the Starship.
The title cut opens with a short but
sweet drum solo, and continues with
good guitar work, the best the Starship
has yet to produce.
The rest of the album contains more
typical Starship m aterial, featuring
mellow vocals and easy guitar work.
This album is one of the better discs
the Starship has come out with in
recent years. Instead of sounding
entirely the same, like many other
recent Starship albums, “Freedom at
Point Zero” offers something new that
can appeal to old Starship fans as well
as those who have never heard of the
band.
Take the song “ Girl W ith the
Hungry Eyes,” for example. It is a
good song with a precise lead guitar,
and superb keyboards filling in the
background.
THE KEYBOARDS AND backing
horns are just excellent. But there are
problems with this album. Some of the
songs tend to drag, and just as one is
getting into a good song what follows
is a slow long song which interrupts the
tempo.**
To the Editor-
Stewart emphasizes hall responsibilities
Dear Editor:
In response to your recent editorial
and on behalf of the administration, I
would like to emphasize that yes, you,
the student body, still have the rights
and privileges of open halls. But hand
in hand with the freedom is responsibil
ity. Each student must accept this
responsibility and use good judgement
as he moves through the halls.
He might ask...“Do I need to leave
Trojan Hall after my gym class and
before the end of the period?
The bulletins were not made to
SCHOOL..
confuse students but only to say that
more concern should be given to the
responsibility in your use of this
student right, that of open halls.
Rita Stewart
Building Manager
aware of the pressures of life sooner.
Also, our communications system
tends to heap on us great amounts of
information on us all at once,” Dr.
Livingston commented.
WHETHER WE like it or not we
shall be forced to live in more and more
technical society. If we are to keep our
sanity we must develop hobbies to
occupy our free time and become more
organized and less frantic.
Guest Editorial
Bus crowding
needs action
By Steve Goldenberg
Overcrowded buses may cause
serious injury to E a st students
someday.
Is the bus company cutting back? In
the past, there was one bus to cover the
Birchwood route, and one bus to cover
the Brummel route. Now, one bus picks
up both routes. There are 15 people
that never get seats on the bus.
State regulations say that a bus
can’t move while the people are
standing. This does not bother the bus
driver as he blasts his radio during his
daily run.
THE PROBLEM is that nobody cares
about the situation. They have more
important things on their minds. They
won’t care until the bus driver gets into
an accident and the people that are
standing are thrown everywhere.
When confronted with the problem,
Mr. Jam es Puff gave his serious
business look and said, “Yes, we are
looking into it. The bus company wants
to cut back, and it should be better in a
week or so. Thanks.”
I t ’s up to the students to do
something if they care. They are the
only ones left to take action.
Ths voice of the Niles East Students
Published during the school year by
the students of Niles Township High
School East, Lemon and Mulford
Streets, Skokie, Illinois 60077. Printed
by Son’s Enterprises, Inc. Skokie, III..
Vol.42, No. 4
December 7.1979
Editor-in-Chief................David Eingorn
News E d ito r...................... Leslie Doi
Feature Editor.............. LindaBurstyn
Sports Editor.................... Barb Reich
Photo Editors............... Erich Massat,
Jeff Silver
Art Editor.......................... Daniel Finn
Photographers........Steve Berkowitz,
Glenn Brezka
Reporters......... Kathleen Barry, Brad
Dorfman, Vicki Heller, Lee Kantz,
Andi Levin, Erich Massat, Wanda
Mech, Dee Dee Vlay, and Nancy
Zimmerman
Cartoonist............................ Dan Finn
Advisor.................. Mrs. Angie Panos
�feature 3
Friday, December 7, 1979
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Divorce affects teens as well as parents—\
By Kathleen Barry
Today nearly one out of
every two marriages in Cook
County ends up in Divorcé
Court. Many of these cases
involve children who find
them selves caught between
what their parents tell them
and their own personal feel
ings.
Even though most teens of
divorced couples wish th a t
their parents were still married
they prefer their present lives
over the turbulence they would
have lived through had their
parents remained together. As
Chris Pasquith '82, expressed
it, “I’ve always wanted my
parents to still be married but
I know I couldn’t stand living
with them if they’d fight all
the time.”
ONE PROBLEM that oc
curs often in divorce is the
glorification of the parent with
whom the child is not living.
This happens because the
custodial parent must deliver
punishments while the other
parent usually furnishes en
joyment only. “Sometimes it’s
hard to remember that my
mom has the responsibility of
bringing me up and can’t be as
lenient with me as my dad
can.” said one student who’s
m other received custody of
him.
A nother m ajor problem
teens face is rem arriage.
“Often teens feel that their
mother or father is trying to
find a replacement for their
other p a re n t.” said Miss
Nancy Perlstein, a therapist
working for Turning Point, a
counseling agency for teens.
But troubled teens do not
have to face their problems
alone. Besides Turning Point,
there is the Orchard Center for
Mental Health, and the E ast’s
counseling staff. However,
many teens don’t realize that
these facilities are available to
them. “Students tend to view
their counselors as schedule
changers rather than sympa
thetic ears.” said Mrs. Barbara
Handler, who has been a
counselor at East for the past
nine years. She continued,
“We are here to help; In
troubled home situations we
try to help the whole family.
Sometimes we just can’t reach
everybody, but we still can
help the student. I ’d say that
about 30-40% of our students
are facing unusual home
situations, among these are:
divorce, separation, or the
death of a parent.”
CUSTODY IS ALWAYS a
problem in divorce cases.
“Unless the father contests,
Controls needed
Guns pose hazards
The handgun in the last 80
years alone has killed more
Americans than all of Ameri
ca’s wars. The issue of gun
control was first brought to
the attention of area residents
by Congressman Abner Mikva
of the 10th congressional
d istrict. I t is through his
crusade that we know the facts
concerning gun control.
There are many reasons for
owning a gun. In a 1976
national survey, it was found
th a t 71% of all handgun
owners claimed th a t they
bought it for self-defense;but
does it really protect them?
Burglars, who are usually in
one’s house when no one is
home, often steal the owner’s
gun. In fact, at least 100,000
are stolen each year.
A ROBBER* OR rapist who
relies on speed and surprise,
will rarely wait for his victims
to bring out their guns, aim,
and fire.
3,000 people are killed each
year in gun accidents, plus
another 20,000 are injured.
M ost of these deaths are
“crimes of passion,” resulting
from quarrels between fam
ily members and friends. In
a fit of rage, it is easy
to pick up a gun and fire
blindly at someone. The fig
ures show that 54 per cent of
the m urders commited last
year were caused by handguns;
only 8 per cent were caused by
physical fighting, and 18 per
cent by knives. In other coun
tries where gun control is
enforced, murder rates are well
below the United S ta te s ’
percentages.
Is there a solution to this
problem? There are many
possible solutions. One is to
completely stop the manufact
uring and selling of handguns
* to civilians unless they are
used in a licensed shooting
range. Another is to educate
the public on how to use a
handgun properly and to
require licensing of them.
If a national law is agreed
upon, it would have to be
adjusted so that it would not
infringe upon anyone’s right to
property, privacy, and securi
ty.
custody is usually awarded to
the mother.” states Mr. F.
Dennis France, a Divorce
Court lawyer and chairman of
the Matrimonial Law Commit
tee of the Chicago Bar
Association. He added, “We
do get many requests to
change the custody after the
ruling. Sometimes when this
happens students are transfer
red midyear. This adds to the
stress and problems already on
the child’s shoulders. There is,
however, a new law which
states in effect, that custody
can only be changed if the
child’s welfare is endangered.”
declared France.
The majority of teens are
happy w ith their custodial
arrangem ents. One stu d en t
who lives with his mother said,
“I t works, I dont’t know what
it would be like to live with my
dad instead because I never
have.” He added, “I see a lot
of my dad anyway so I don’t
really miss him.”
“I ’m very happy with my
In cases where resentment
or other problems do develop,
therapists recommend a dis
cussion group. “We encourage
the whole family to come in.”
said M iss Perlstein. “ I t ’s
BY FAR, the most trying better for everyone concerned
time for all concerned is during if they can air their feelings;
or soon after the divorce, “I let the others know they have
was ten when my parents got the same problems.
their divorce. I was very upset,
Anyone w anting inform a
and confused,” began one girl, tion on Turning Point, or
“but since my parents had other available agencies, can
separated three or four times call 673-0996. All help sought
before I wasn’t really sur at Turning Point is completely
prised.”
confidential.
mom,” explained Chris Pas
quith, “I don’t think it would
have worked if I ’d have lived
with my dad. I think a young
girl needs a woman around.”
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2
3
27%
35%
4
42%
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DECA trains interested
students in business skills
What is DECA?
DECA, the Distributive Ed
ucation Clubs of America, is a
program designed to promote
the knowledge of merchandis
ing, marketing and manage
ment in high school students
who are planning on entering
the business field, either right
after school or after college.
The students receive on the
job training as well as class
room instruction.
“ I’M PLANNING ON go-
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ing into business, and DECA
provides a lot of experience in
the field,” stated Dan Regidor
’81, chapter parliamentarian,
the enforcer of rules during the
chapter meetings.
The East DECA Chapter
hopes to be voted The Chapter
of the Year in Illinois for the
fifth consecutive year, and
would like to rank at least
eighth in national competition,
like last year’s chapter. >
In addition to a donkey
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basketball game which will
take place this month, DECA
recently sponsored a holiday
canned goods drive in coopera
tion with the Salvation Army.
“We are very pleased with our
collection of 2300 cans and
that our efforts will help needy
families during the Christmas
season,” stated chapter Presi
dent Alan Friedman referring
to the 2108 pounds of food
which was collected.
BOTH FRIEDMAN, who is
also sta te vice-president of
Illinois DECA, and DECA
sponsor Bill Coulson have
appeared on live radio inter
view shows on radio stations
W LS.WCFL, and WPRZ.
They have been featured in the
Suburban Trib and the Skokie
Life and are now making plans
to appear on a Channel 32 talk
show.
DECA allows students to
learn about their future careers
and helps them to understand
their current jobs, and besides,
as Debbie Frank ’81 adds,
“I t’s interesting and not like a
regular class.”
Film offers off-beat com edy
Take an owner of a gay
nightclub, a few transvestites,
and a lot of humor and what
do you get? An extremely
amusing film intitled, “ La
Cage Aux Folles”, translated,
“Birds of a Feather”.
This is a French film with
English subtitles, but this is
not a distraction and it is easy
to keep up with the film.
The film revolves around
Renalto Baldi, the owner of a
gay hightdub called La Cage
Aux Folles, located in St.
Tropez, France. The film
begins in La Cage Aux Folles
where the audience m eets
many interesting characters,
such as men who dress up as
women and perform on stage
at the nightclub, and the main
attraction at the nightclub,
Roulin, a singing transvestite,
who Renalto has been living
with for 20 years.
Much to Renalto’s dismay,
his son L aurent w ants to
marry Andrea. Andrea’s fami
ly is the extreme opposite of
Laurent’s family. Her father is
the Chief of Moral Conduct for
the President of France.
Unfortunately, a tragedy oc
curs; the President dies in the
arms of a prostitute. Andea’s
fath er’s reputation as the
efficient Chief of Moral Con
duct is shattered.
MEANWHILE, ANDREA
TELLS of her plans to marry
Laurent. Her father demands
to know L aurent’s fath e r’s
occupation. Andrea who is
unable to tell him the truth,
faWly creates a prestigious
job in the Em bassy for
Renalto.
Laurent immediately warns
Renalto that Andrea’s parents
would like to meet him.
Laurent begs Renalto to
change his ways for the one
evening that Andrea’s parents
come for dinner. Renalto and
Roulin finally agree that they
m ust act manly for th a t
evening. The two lovers go to
a cafe to order toast and tea
and attem p t to eat in a
masculine manner. “Hold the
to ast firmly, like a m an!”
Renalto tells Roulin. When
they try to walk like men, the
result is a combinaiton of
M arilyn Monroe and John
Wayne.
The conclusion of this film is
hysterical and one that every
one should see.
�4 sports
Friday, December 7, 1979
B asketball p la yers
strive f o r defense
By Barb Reich
While most students were
celebrating Thanksving, East
Trojans were at Perdu, Illinois
playing basketball. The St.
Bede tournament opened the
season Nov. 21-23. Although
the Trojans lost to St. Bede
55-51, to O ttaw a-M arquette
69-63, and to Crete-Monee
62-48, “We won’t let a few
early losses get us down,”
commented forward Richard
Nikchevich.
Nikchevich proved to be
right when the Trojans crush
ed St. Gregory with a 75-39
score.
Based on the first two
seasonal meets head coach
Emil Capitani is optimistic.
“We have an excellent ball
handler and fine shooters.
Center Joel Kessler scored 57
points in the St. Bede
tounam ent, and Nikchevich
also scored in double figures.”
HOWEVER,CAPITANI
POINTS out that the team
also has its weak spots. “We
don’t have enough speed and
size.” The shortest varsity
player is Steve Greenberg at
5’8” and the tallest is letterman Kessler at 6’4”.
But says Capitani, “we can
easily compensate with ball
control and defensive stunts.”
Defense is the big word for
the Trojans. As assistan t
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Volleyball tourney succeeds
Key Club’s annual volleyball
tournam ent was held on
Wednesday, Nov. 14. Fortytwo players consisting of seven
teams took part in the event.
The team that took first place
included Tim Calahan, John
Gabe, Henry Goldstein, Rich
Rudi, Larry Stolberg, and
Je rry Stone. Second place
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varsity coach Frank Bostic
puts it, “We’ll win as many
games as defense will allow.
We’ll be up against last year’s
state finalists Main South.”
The team’s goals, according
to coach Capitani, “ is to
exceed last year’s 6th place
standings. Capitani hopes for
“a winning finish in the first
division of the league, and a
regional win.”
However, the Trojans first
have to overcome a rough
obstacle — trying to defeat
New Trier East. “They are our
most challenging opposition,”
Capitani says, “but student
support and pom-pon cheers
can only help.”
Wrestlers remain undefeated
■
By Brad Dorfman
team scored points,” said Coach
The Trojan wrestlers won Fred Richardi. “ L ast, year
this year’s Thanksgiving tour we only had a few guys scoring
nament by one and one-half points and we came in sixth.
points over second place Joliet You can’t win with that.”
and Fenton. The wrestlers had
“We have a solid team,”
four second place finishers — commented Bill Stein, who
132 lbs., Paul Kahan, 138 lbs. along with Sarasin and Walo
Howie Walovich, 155 lbs. Dan vich are this year’s captains.
Sarasin, and heavyweight Kel EARLIER THAT week t.h«
ly W allis; one third place wrestlers beat Loyola 39-18
finisher — (105 lbs. Steve
and Notre Dame 48-8 in a
Sylvan); three fourth place tri-meet at East.
finishers —(112 lbs. MikePech'Tonight the wrestler^ have
ter, 125 lbs. Mark Demmar, the -final duel meet against
and 185 lbs. Steve Cooley); Niles West. Coach Richardi
and two fifth place finishers — invites everyone to come "'and
(119 lbs. Bill Stein and 145 lbs. “Watch us beat the — out of
David Soloman).
West.”
“All the members on the'
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finishers were Ed Cohn, Matt
Donath, Joel Kessler, Mike
Moy, Rick Nikchevich, and
Louis Smith.
“ We were pleased and
impressed by all the partici
pants,” commented Key Club
member Paula Miller, “and
now we’re planning the three
man basketball tournament.”
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Coaches plan big for
girls winter sports
By Barb Reich
The upcoming winter sports
season means E a st girls'
shooting baskets, striking
down bowling pins, and per
forming gym nastic tricks.
Though i t ’s too early to
predict the skills of the
athletes, on thing is certain:1
the coaches are setting high
standards.
“We’ll go down in style,”
smiled head coach Seymour
Rifkind as he commented
about E ast’s last year as a
gymnastics contender. Though
the team finished last in the
78-79 season Rifkind states, “I
expect the best winning re
cords from the girls.”
The varsity gymnasts this
year will be Sue Besser, Lori
Blackman, Teri Dallas, Mary
Ann Kostyniuk, Therese Lank
ford, Alison Mann, and Mary
Pankiw.
BESSER , A MEDAL
WINNER in vaulting, spent
this past summer perfecting
her skills at camps Porter and
Tsukuhara. K ostyniuk, 3rd
all-round winner in the MidWest Open, is this year’s team
addition.
Coach Dee Whyman also
has ambitions for her bowling
team. “Their efforts should be
on placing' 1st in conference
and winning a banner in
district competition. Her goals
seem rough, but the team did
it last year. At first, Whyman
was a bit doubtful because “we
lost two girls who held
averages above 140. And two
players can be alot when you
need a t least five high
averages to qualify in District
Toumament. ’’
HOWEVER,
WHYMAN
DIDN’T lose her confidende
when the team was defeated in
its first meet against Maine
East, Nov. 30; eight of the top
bowlers who tried out hold
averages over 132. Currently,
the top eight are Chris Pittas,
Ellen Mendelson, Cindy Kouzoures, K athy M atz, Ruth
Paul, Dawn Winandy, Barb
Bieniek, and Susan Yates.
i t won’t be until Dec. 15
before the girls basketball
team plays its first game
against Evanston. At this time
head coach Jerry Oswald won’t
commit himself to a long range
prediction of season outcomes.
B ut coach Oswald does
adm it, “ The season looks
promising because Linda Beck
er, Nancy Kusek, Julie Maggio, Cindy Michaels, Jennifer
Moshak, and Chris Porter will
be returning.
Swimmers need more team
East swimmers began their
season with a loss against
Waukegan East on Friday,
Nov. 30. However, varsity
diver Brian Swerdlow won in
the diving events, and the
team beat Waukegan in the
400 relay.
Coach Don Larson explains,
“ The team is handicapped
because there isn ’t much
P a rt II
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student participation.” There
are only eight varsity team
members including Lou Blan
co, Eric Deurig, Roy Deurig,
Joseph Gaffin, Steven Lisco,
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Tony Quinones, Mike Rowe,
and Erek Vallilatos.
Eric Deurig points out, “We
didn’t have a special summer
program with work-outs at the
Y.M.C.A. as some of the other
schools did.”
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During practice, East freshman gymnast gracefully does the splits for her
beam routine.
Money issues trouble stadium backers
By Ken Van Der Haegen
The question about wnat
should be done with Soldier
Field has yet to be resolved.
“ Chicago needs a new
stadium but not a sports
com plex,” says Bill Frink,
sports reporter on WGN.
“ People want a stadium
built that will house mainly
football, soccer, track, con
certs, and other sporting
events,” says Frink.
WHY SPEND MORE mon
ey than needed? Only a few
teams are going to use the
stadium , so why build a
complex that’s going to cost
millions when we can build
just what we need,” Frink
added.
The best solution to the
problem of financing such a
stadium is for the owners to
sell stock. Most of the shares
would be bought by private
industries. This approach
would also give fans a choice
in funding the stadium. They
would not be ordered to spend
their money.
Another big question asked
is what will a new stadium
cost? The answer to this
question is still unknown. All
figures that have been released
are just press talk, but prices
will undoubtly figure in the
millions.
Some people ask are there
any benefits in a new stadium?
“Just being new is a benefit.
The players may feel better in
a new stadium so maybe
th ey ’ll play better. A new
stadium could hold about
70,000 people. It might also be
a tourist attraction,” conclud
ed Vince Lloyd, another WGN
sports commentator.
For these reasons it’s time
Chicago got the stadium it has
needed for a long time.
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1 Hosier becomes North principal in ’80
Galen Hosier was named principal o f
N ile s N o rth H ig h School fo r the
} 1980-81 school year at the Novem ber 12
board meeting.
“ I feel great about going to North. I
j started out m y teaching career there,
| and I was an administrator there until
I 1974 when I became principal at East,”
7 commented Hosier.
T H E C U R R E N T N O R T H I principal,
j Gilbert W eldy, w ill become assistant
su perinten den t fo r curriculum and
l instruction at the district’s central
T office.
N ich o la s M an nos w ill rem ain as
W est principal. In addition, E ast’s six
other administrators were assigned to
other posts: Dale Flick, director o f
theoretical sciences, will become admin
is tr a tiv e a ssista n t fo r th e d is tr ic t;
James Swanson, athletic director, will
become W est building manager; and
Rita Stewart, building manager, will
become director o f student services at
West.
A t N o rth , R o m a yn e B aker w ill
become student services director; also
Dr. Lee Hawkins will become lang uage
arts director and Dr. Barbara Tyler will
become director o f practical arts.
H O S L E R C A M E T O 'file district in
1964 as a social studies teacher at East.
H e became East director o f social
studies and fine arts in 1970, when Dr.
W esley Gibbs became Nilehi superin
tendent. Hosier became principal in
December 1974 when Dr. Arthur Colver
left that post to become principal o f
John F. Kennedy H igh School in New
York.
“ I feel it is necessary to dose East
due to declining enrollment and the
increase in cost o f keeping it open. I t is
the oldest building and also has the
smallest campus,” Hosier conduded.
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next year.
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junior-senior prom will be h dd at the
Continental Plaza in downtown Chica
go.
Junior Cabinet has been active for
the p a st tw o years ra is in g the
necessary funds fo r th e prom in
a c tiv itie s th a t ra n ged from s ellin g
musical instruments on commission to
o ’grams and stuffed animals.
“ W E ’V E R E N T E D T H E Wellington
Ballroom, plus a foyer with winding
staircases and chandeliers. Both rooms
are very large and have an degant red
and g o ld co lor sch em e,” cabin et
president Michael Larks said.
“ W e have had some seniors hdping
us this year, since it is the last East
prom and we want to get as many
people in v o lv e d as possib le. W e ’re
p la n n in g fo r a n in e-to -tw elve piece
band. W ith wide school support, this
will be the greatest prom ever,” Larks
conduded.
Other cabinet officers indude Sue
L e v in e , v ic e p resid en t; Sue Judd,
sec reta ry ; and M au reen S ta tla n d ,
treasurer.
Colton returns to U.S.
Retired East social studies teacher,
Everett Colton, is back in the United
States after spending a year travding around the world.
C o lto n ’ s tra v e ls to o k him to
Yugoslavia, Greece, M ainland China,
and India. Colton spent the m ajority o f
his 51 week sojourn in India teaching
at a college preparatory school in
Banglar.
“ India has much more open space
than people think. Also, there is less
evidence of hunger in the towns and
rural areas than thought to be,” Colton
said.
C O L T O N D E S C R IB E D T H E cli
mate o f Banglar as excellent: “ Banglar
is close to the equator but because o f
its high devation, 3000 feet it hovers
around 75 d egrees th rou gh o u t the
year.”
In a letter to the Nilehilite from last
year, Colton described what it was like
tea ch in g in an In d ia n school. H e
commented that generally there is more
memorization in Indian schools than in
our schools here, and that teachers
there recdve much more respect.
When asked to describe his trip in
one word, Colton replied, “ Fantastic!”
The hall that borders the south end
o f the contest gym and the entrance to
the pool area at Niles W est has been
designated as Trojan Hall. This transi
tion is the result o f the transfer o f stu
dents to North and W est in 1980 due to
the lack o f enrollment at East.
A floor tiled blue and gold has al
ready been installed in this area. The
-I Booster Club and James Swanson,
athletic director, surveyed that section
to determine how the trophy cases will
be installed.
“ The cases at East are not port
able so the wall would have to be
tom down to remove them. There are
already some cases at W est so w e’ll
probably add to them. Ultimately,
there will be 80 to 100 feet o f trophy
cases. These will be built either b y the
school carpenters or th e y w ill be
ordered out,” explained Chuck Pos,
Booster Club president.
T H E P R O B L E M O F whether to
split the trophies or put them in one
place arose. The decision to transfer
everything affiliated with East to W est
was determined on the basis that in
three years the school district will have
only one school, Swanson said.
Some East students disagreed with
the resolu tion . E r i T a n im o to '82
retorted, “ I don’t think it ’s fair because
half o f the East population is going to
North.” Chris Konior ’83 shouted, “ W e
deserve equal rights!”
Angie Piculus ’81 stated her view. “ I
think the trophies shouldn’t go to
either school. They should be kept here
so people can come and see them.”
Heidi Fishman ’82 commented, “ They
should divide the trophies between the
schools and make mini Trojan Halls in
paph
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“ W E ’R E A L S O D E C ID IN G whe
ther to have a crest on a flag enclosed
in a case or have a mosaic emblem
mounted on the wall. I t ’s not practical
to take the emblem that we have now
and mount it again. W e don’t want to
put the insignia on the floor because
the hall is too small and there won’t be
enough room to rope it o ff,” Pos said.
H e also mentioned that the “ Trojan
Head” at East is the wrong emblem
anyway. The “ Fighting Trojans” will
be mounted.
Galen Hosier, East principal, com
mented, “ I hope that students would
recognize that Niles Township is a
single district. W e have had much
in v o lv e m e n t w ith in tersch o lastic
sports, activities, and students for over
40 years and a Trojan Hall at W est
represents part o f that history; and
that history is important to each o f us
because it gives us a tie to the past
that helps us appreciate and under
stand the future. I t isn’t ‘Niles East’ or
‘Niles W est’, but for a long time it was
‘Niles Township’ from 1938 to 1950. I
hope everyone w ill look at the Trojan
Hall as a part o f that history and
background.”
No cost factors have been established
yet, but Pos is anticipating that the
Board o f Education will include this
project in their budget.
Burris, comptroller,
visits East s Forum
Roland Burris, Illinois State Comp
troller spoke at the East Forum on
November 8, 1979. Burris discussed
taxes, tax relief, where tax money is
spent, and how it ’s spent.
Burris also discussed the Illinois bud
get, Public A id and other matters con
cerning taxpayers’ money.
A C C O R D IN G T O B u rris about
11.8 b illio n d o lla rs a yea r is in
the Illinois budget for 1980. Yearly
expenses o f the state indude educa
tional funds, prison and correctional
centers, highway maintenance, medical
assistance, the Environmental Protec
tion Agency, and the department o f
Children and Fam ily Services funds.
The duties o f the chief fiscal officer
o f Illinois are to make reports1on all
finances, verify bills, checks, invest
ments, and make out monthly reports
on Illinois finance.
In conclusion, B u rris encouraged
stu dents to in v o lv e th em selves in
political campaigns and to get their
voter’s registration cards as soon as
they’re o f age.
Ill
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■irDECA and the Student Senate, in cooperation with the Salvation Army, held a canned
goods drive last week. The cans were collected last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
and will be distributed by the Salvation Army during the Christmas season. The cans
will aid needy families. Pictured above are (l*r) Alan Friedman, DECA president, Miss
Rita Stewart, and Bob Chavin, can goods collection chairman.
�2 editorial
Wednesday, Novem ber 21, 1979
Administration implies
change in hall policy
Contrary to the impression given by
daily bulletins and p.a. announcements,
E a s t ’s open h all p o lic y has not
changed.
Currently, many students do not
know whether they are allowed to be in
the halls during their free periods. This
is because o f recent administrative
announcements w hich im p lied th a t
students were only allowed to be in the
halls during passing periods. Phrases
like “ students should not go to their
lockers du rin g free p e rio d s ” were
typical o f these announcements.
W H A T D ID T H E administration
hope to gain by confusing the students
about East’s attendance policy? Un
doubtedly, they hoped to befuddle the
students in to s ta y in g out o f the
hallways without formally declaring
“ closed halls” . Thus, the edministration would reap the benefits in student
control that come with closed halls
without facing the student protests
that would come' in a formal declaration
o f policy.
E a st stu dents need open halls.
Students should not be restricted in
th eir m ovem en ts d u rin g th e ir free
periods. A student scheduled to lunch
should not be forced to sit 40 minutes
in a crowded and noisy cafeteria when
it takes him 20 minutes to eat lunch.
I t is gra n ted , th a t m any tim es
classes are disrupted by noisy and
reckless students who wander aimlessly
through the halls. Open halls should
not be eliminated because o f these
students. East has hall supervisors to
prevent such disturbances.
C H A N G IN G H A L L P O L IC Y in any
way from that o f last year would be a
major blow to student rights. The
“ what next” test aptly fits the current
situation. I f students hall rights are
restricted now, other student rights like
open campus may be restricted in the
future.
Steve Dahl press party
reflects cheap p.r. hype
The evening o f Oct. 30 would have
been an edu cational experience fo r
anyone had he gone to the classy Four
T orch es R esta u ra n t in dow ntow n
C h icago. T h a t n igh t, there was
supposed to be a press conference for
h igh school rep orters in terested in
questioning Seve Dahl, the famous
W L U P disc jockey who seems to be
anti-everything.
W hat was termed a press conference
for Dahl turned out to be a “ press
party” honoring him. There were only
fiv e or six stu den t rep orters in
attendance; everyone else worked for
various publications such as Chicago
Faces magazine.
This was not one’s average idea o f a
press conference. But a singles cocktail
party, where men went to pick-up
women.
B E IN G A N O P E N bar “ cocktail par
ty ,” nobody went without drinking.
None o f the bartenders hesitated giving
high school sophomore a screwdriver or
rum and coke.
Few people were there to see Steve
Dahl. Even if they did get a chance to
see him, it was only for a very short
time, five minutes or so. That evening,
500 people w ere crow ded in w hat
seemed to be a 250 capacity lounge.
I T W A S V E R Y disappointing to be
thrown into the company o f people who
had nothing better to do them freeload
for drinks.
In this press conference or “ press
party” Dahl never commented on the
disco music playing in the background.
The highlight o f the evening was a slide
presentation by Dahl on his hometown.
W hat the student reporters gained
from this “ press party,” if anything,
was a firsthand experience in cheap
hype.
Album Review
by Erich Massat
The Eagles are one o f the few groups
that can reach every type o f music
listener; Their easy ballads, metropoli
tan pop, and calculated rock reaches
everyone.
Their album “ The Long R im ” holds
true to this theory. The album is a
g re a t follow -u p . to th eir “ H o te l
California” which was released three
years ago.
The ballads on the disc are not o f the
a vera g e slow and b o rin g v a rie ty .
Rather, they give the listener a chance
to hear the group’s guitar work at its
best. The guitar solos float freely
throughout the album.
T H IS A L B U M LO O K S like another
multi-million seller for the boys from
C a lifo rn ia . T h e album sim p ly has
something for everyone — from rockers
to pop fans. In this album the Eagles
successfully blend smart lyrics with
weaving guitar licks, to produce a
record that can appeal to everyone.
T I M E A ö A l t f FOR A N O T H E R
_ EPISO D E O F Î
Observer
A d m inistrator comments
on his careers
by David Eingorn
East English and foreign languages
d irector, D r. L e e H a w k in s, n ever
planned on becoming involved in high
school education. I t is th rou gh a
seemingly unbelievable chain o f events
that he is here instead o f Washington
or Wales.
Hawkins’ first career was in army
intelligence. H e served in both Field
Operations Intelligence (F O I) and the
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC).
Hawkins described F O I as a small
group mainly concerned with gaining
“ positive” information from the enemy
through penetration efforts, and CIC as
a unit whose purpose was to neutralize
enemy intelligence efforts through such
activities as the running o f security
checks.
“ I left army intelligence because I
becam e disenchanted w ith such a
narrow gauge view o f reality as that
entertained by m y former associates,”
Hawkins reflected.
In 1960, he retired from army life and
began work on his degrees. Hawkins
holds P h .D ’ s in both secondary
education and French from Indiana
University. In addition, his disserta
tion in S econ dary E d u ca tion was
published.
F o llo w in g the co m p letio n o f his
doctoral theses early in 1970, he went
on to direct a program in graduate
teacher education at the University of
Illinois.
H e left after only two years because
the p rogram w as “ d ivo rc ed from
reality,” Hawkins commented.
In 1972, the unemployed Hawkins
heard o f an opening in English and
foreign languages at East, a position he
applied for and has consequently held
ever since.
E ast’s present English and foreign
languages director stressed that people
should enjoy what they’re doing. He
claimed that this philosophy was the
reason for him having such varied
occupations over the course o f his life.
Hawkins has deep feelings about his
current love, education. H e believes in
To the Editor —
----Class splits in 9 0 will cause problem s
8
Dear Editor:
I really don’t like the way classes are
being split up after East closes.
I think it is wrong to split the senior
class in 1980. They have gone to school
together and been on extra-curricular
Freshmen praises high school
Deer Editor:
A f t « : attending East for only a short
time, I have already discovered many
benefits to high school life. I ’ve enjoyed
all the activities the school has to offer.
There is something for everyone. For
instance, if one is interested in sports
one may join the football, soccer or
tennis teams. Both boys and girls can
join most sports.
J o in in g a c tiv itie s can m ake the
school year more pleasurable for all
students o f all grade levels.
Laura Mozin ’83
7\T7“Z
teams together for three years and now
they are being forced to graduate
separately.
I A L S O T H I N K it is wrong to split
up the freshman class. These students
have just begun to adjust; making
friends and meeting teachers. In 1980,
they will be split, undoubtedly ruining
newly formed friendships.
A ll students will suffer because o f
this policy, and I think someone should
have the imagination to prevent the
split in 1980.
Nancy Lee ’83
a structured curriculum, foreign lan
guage requirements, and an interna
tional language, Esperanto.
“ F o re ig n la n g u a g e stu d y su ffers
beccause there is no direct translation
in the job market,” Hawkins said.
The once railroad worker who still
works with his hands building patio
drainage systems defends his middle
class values by pointing out that those
values have always championed those
ideals that Americans have held so
dearly — ethics, hard work, and the
belief in God.
From time to time in the near future,
Hawkins plans to publish. A paper,
“ R eflectio n s on T ren d s in E n glish
Instruction,” will appear in December.
A novel, Tim e and Chance, tracing the
e ffe c ts o f the dep ression and war
economies on an extended hill family, is
being read for possible publication by
the W illiam Morris Agency.
Student Senate
briefing
by Julia Bienias
East once again has music in the
cafeteria because o f Student Senate.
Since the m usic has reappeared,
feedback has been good, and it appears
th a t the progra m w ill be h ig h ly
successful. C om m ents, com plain ts,
and/or great thoughts are encouraged.
They should be placed in the Senate
mailbox.
In response to a general concern by
the student body, a Club Transition
Committee has been formed for the
1980 split. This organization is trying
to unite the clubs here at East with
their equivalents at North and West.
The next regular meeting o f Senate is
November 21, at 3 p.m. in Room
124.
The voice of the Niles East Students
Published during the school year by
the students of Niles Township High
School East, Lamon and Mulford
Streets, Skokie, Illinois 60077. Printed
by Son’s Enterprises, Inc. Skokie, Hi.
Vol. 42, No. 3
November 21,1979
Editor-in-Chief.............. David Eingorn
News E d ito r............ .......... Leslie Doi
Feature Editor.............................. LindaBurstyn
Sports Editor...................... Barb Reich
Photo Editors___ ___ Erich Massat,
Jeff Silver
Art Editor. ...................... Daniel Finn
Photographers........ Steve Berkowitz,
Glenn Brezka
Reporters..................... Kathleen Barry,
Brad Dorfman, Dan Finn, Lee Kantz,
Andi Levin, Erich Massat, Wanda
Mech, Dee Dee Vlay, and Nancy
Zimmerman.
C arto on ist................... CaesarBorges
Advisor.. . . . . . . . . . M rs. Angie Panos
�feature 3
Wednesday, Novem ber 21, 1979
Reflections ’79
reviews East’s past
by David Eingom
Reflections ’79 had 29 people in the
“ Reflections ’79” through the efforts cast and not many more people in
o f Directors, Eleah H orwitz and Tim crews and make-up. The numbers show
Ortmann, and the patience o f Jerry how student apathy really affects high
Proffit, faculty advisor, truly “ reflect school activities.
E V E N W IT H these liabilities plus
ed” East’s history for its audiences on
the loss o f a number o f last year’s
three consecutive nights.
This year’s Reflections did not have talented seniors, the students behind
a clear theme, like shows in the past, Reflections ’79 were still able to put out
such as Reflections o f the Unknown a quality performance that could be re
which concentrated on the unknown. membered by all.
A highlight o f Reflections ’79 was
Instead, this year’s Reflections con
centrated on reviewing E ast’s history the song “ For A ll W e Know ” In “ For
A ll W e Know,” the soloist was Linda
through popular music and slides.
S O M E O F T H E H I T S o f past Sugarman, and the dancers were Jeff
decades that filled Reflections included Sum ner and J a ck ie W o ll. In this
songs lik e “ B o o g ie W o o g ie B u gle num ber, both Sum ner and W o ll
B oy,” performed by Erin Kern, Helaine performed with style and grace nearing
S ilv e r, and L in d a Sugarm an, and professional execution.
“ W e ’ve Only Just Begun,” performed
by M indy Levin and Ira Strongin.
U P C O M IN G E V E N T S for the East
E IG H T S H O R T Y E A R S ago Reflec Theatre Department include the play
tions had 165 people in the cast and “ Matchmaker” to be performed in late
close to 200 in crews and make-up.
January.
Chicago hosts Lautrec exhibit
Prostitutes, circus performers, and
dancers were for Henride ToulouseLautrec (1865-1901), the famous artist,
the most fascinating o f subjects to
paint. Lautrec’s career as an artist
lasted fewer than 20 years but he left a
prodigious body o f work. His subjects
were immortalized by his line and color.
W e see them not as they were, but as
Lautrec saw them.
Toulouse-Lautrec liked to paint the
raw side o f Paris. H e lived in brothels
for weeks studying the clientele, as well
as the prostitutes. “ Everywhere and
alw ays u glin ess has its b ea u tifu l
aspects,” he has said.
D U R IN G H IS T IM E , Lautrec was
renowned as a poster artist. H e was a
pioneer in raising the level o f Poster
A rt to that o f fine art.
The Toulouse-Lautrec painting exhi
bition will be shown to the public until
D ecem ber 2 at the A r t In s titu te .
A d m ission is $2 fo r adu lts, and
$1 for students, seniors citizens and
children. Th ere are severa l slide
presentations and guest lectures in
addition to a slide program and a
recorded tour. For other information
call the special information line (312)
443-3901.
Chorus sings st Reflections 7 9 . More pictures on pages 4 and 5.
Opinions vary on survey
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A good looking person has a lot of
status at East according to a recent
survey given to 200 East students of
varying ages. The survey compares the
d iffe re n t a ttitu d es each gra d e has
toward different activities.
Freshmen, the only class that doesn’t
d riv e (o r at le a s t is n ’ t supposed
to), gave the highest rating for owning
your own car, yet they claimed not to
care what one’s parents’ income was.
N IL E P O L L
H ig h e s t status ratin g
M uch status, but not the m ost
H a rd ly any status
N o status a t all
U n acceptable fo r high school students
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fo r a fte r school
10. B ein g in vo lved in
school clubs
11. P a r ty in g
12. B ein g a trou ble
m aker
13. B elo n gin g to a
clique
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m em ber
2. Pom-pon/Cheerleading
3. B ein g in a school
play/Reflections
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car
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6. D resses w ell
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T H E SO PH O M O R E S were impress
ed with belonging to a sports team, but
they barely acknowledged owning a car
and hated trouble-makers.
Juniors were most impressed by
having their own cars, and partying.
Th e seniors ten ded to be less
impressed with just about everything
except for having a high G .P.A . (does
that tell you something, freshmen?)
The seniors thought that belonging
to a clique gave one no status, at all.”
Phil Donahue speaks on radio-t.v. career
by Andi Levin
M a rtin L u th er K in g and B o b b y
K en n ed y are am on gst the m ore
memorable guests that talk show host
Phil Donahue has interviewed during
his twenty year career. Donahue spoke
to a student press conferen ce at
Northwestern U niversity’s Cahn Audit
orium to support a journalism scholar
ship fund.
H e com m ented on a v a r ie ty o f
subjects, ranging from his syndicated
television program to his career and his
views on a number o f current issues.
“ IN O U R SH O W , program variety is
the key. I t doesn’t do any good to talk
if nobody will listen, so w e’ve featured
homosexuals, Aims o f a birth, actual
cosmetic surgery, and Nazis,” said
Donahue. H e added th a t p rogram
censorship is left to the individual T V
stations that carry his talk show,
“ Donahue!”
Defending his feminist views, Dona
hue stated, “ M y brain has done most of
its growing since I'v e been out of
school. Being a divorced person and a
single parent has influenced m y views,
and m y show has helped orientate me
to women’s issues. I feel it should be as
easy for a woman to compete as it is for
a man.”
W H IL E A T N O T R E D A M E in 1959
Donahue g o t his fir s t jo b in the
radio/TV media, working at W N D U ,
the Notre Dame-owned NB C affiliate in
South Bend, Indiana. His salary was a
dollar an hour.
H is perseverance paid o ff, and
in 1967 Donahue tra n sferred his
successful call-in radio show to
television, using basically the same
format. Controversial subjects brought
the show high ratings, mainly from an
audience o f housewives. “ Donahue!”
then moved to W G N in 1976.
A L A R G E P A R T o f D onah ue’ s
success comes from his successful
interview technique. “ In m y profession,
I get caught in a large cross-stream o f
life. I'v e interviewed thousands and
thousands o f people since 1959,
lawyers, people going to jail. Sometimes,” he added, “ they are the same,
people.”
Besides being nationally syndicated
on 260 stations, Donahue appears three
times weekly on N B C ’s “ Today Show.”
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�4 photo
Wednesday, Novem ber 21, 1979
Reflections ’79: A Musical Revue
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Erin Kern and Norman Fox sway together as they sing “Side By Side.
Jackie Woll does a ballet dance to the
song “For All We Know.”
Mike Korey escorts Wendy Heiman at “ The Follies.’’
The cast sings and dances to “Chattanooga Choo Choo.”
Mindy Levin and Ira Strongin sing “W e’ve Only Just Begun.”
Steve Charous and Jackie Hurtz sing “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To.”
Chris Redlin sings “Misty
Pom pon girls Debbie Liu and Dana Sobel lead the crowd in a rousing tribute to
“Nilehi.”
Inez, portrayed by Ellen Zinman, and Zelda, portrayed by Joyce Gothelf greet one another
before deciding to attend “The Follies.”
�MLBMILMTE _______________ photo 5
Wednesday, Novem ber 21, 1979
Performed on November 8, 9, 10
(From top clockwise) Mike
Korey, Janet Smason, Debbie
Liu, Jackie Woll, and Erek Vassilatos sings “Penny Lane.”
Alison Kleiman and Erek Vassilatos sing “True Love.”
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Debbie Liu dances to the Beatle song,
“Got To Get You Into My Life.”
Three U.S.O. entertainers harmonize in “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.’
Erin Kern sings a solo “Fool on the H ill.”
Linda Sugarman, Erin Kern, and Heiaine
Silver.
A Thanksgiving feast
ftft
Restaurant offers kindness during holiday
by Leslie Doi
A F A M I L Y G A T H E R S around a
chipped wooden dining table awaiting
their Thanksgiving dinner. A news
paper open to the “ want ads” serves as
a tablecloth. The father despairingly
looks into the faces o f his saddened
children. Forlornly, the mother places
the scanty meal onto the table — a
turkey is not even affordable. The
crumbs which spill onto the peeling tile
floor will eventually be ravenously
consumed by rodents that scurry from
the pantry at night. Even their bellies
ache with a hollow emptiness. Slowly
the family bows their heads. W hat have
they to be thankful for?
A N O LD W O M A N , withered with
age and capped with strings o f silvery
hair, rocks methodically in her ancient
rocking chair, her refuge. She stares
in to the c it y th rou gh a w ind ow
surrounded by worn gray curtains that
match the atmosphere. Cars pass back
and forth before her. Suddenly, a car
pulls in front o f her house. She watches
as la u gh in g ch ildren bound out
shouting, “ Grandma! Grandma!” She
doesn’t move. The door to the next
building opens wide and the little
children are swept into the arms o f a
cheery grandmother whose cheeks are
flushed from roasting a turkey. The old
woman just rocks, she hardly turns her
head. N o one is coming to her house. A
tear collects in the corner o f her eye and
drops into her hand which rests on her
thin cotton dress. She doesn’t brush it
away. There are too many.
M any people spend Thanksgiving, a
supposedly bountiful holiday, in this
fashion. They have no money, no food,
no place to go, and perhaps no family.
Ismet Deletioglu, owner o f French Port
Restaurant, 2585 N. Clark, realizes this
and o ffe rs a T h a n k s g iv in g fea st,
w ith o u t ch arge e v e ry y e a r to the
public.
“ M y father and mother died when I
was six months old so I was an orphan.
I know how those who are homeless
and poor feel,” said Deletioglu. “ I
know 1 should help others. I t ’s very
important. You don’t need money to
make others happy, just support their
m orality.”
F R E N C H P O R T W I L L O P E N at
I I a.m. T h e y w ill serve tu rkey,
stu ffin g , sw eet p o ta to es, mashed
potatoes, vegetables, cranberry sauce,
fruits, milk, bread, and dessert. “ The
best thing we give them though, is love
and a smile,” remarked Deletioglu.
N o m oney is accep ted b y the
restaurant for the dinner. “ I don’t care
if they bring a million dollars. I won’t
take it! I f the customers ask me if they
can do something, I tell them to keep
their friends happy. I f the people are
happy, I ’m happy too.”
For the past three years, no prayer
was given for the meal. This year, a
rabbi and a priest will come in to bless
the food.
T H IS Y E A R W I L L mark the fourth
year o f his program. In 1976 he served
about 400 people. H e mentioned that
people were probably scared to come in
because “ they thought we would poison
them . O thers w ho w ere preju diced
thought we did it for publicity.” In
1977 about 600 people were served and
last year 1200 people came to enjoy the
dinner.
Deletioglu doesn’t care how many
people or who com es in to the
restaurant because they’re not giving
away money, but food which feeds the
mind. “ W e never wonder where the
2000 people will fit. W e just thank God
for the people who will see our example.
You should give an example today for
the future. Even rich and wealthy
people may come because they may be
lonely and perhaps have no friends.
Money doesn’t buy everything,” he
stressed. “ I don’t care if the President
o f the United States comes! W e have
room for everyone.”
He suggested that all the restaurants
in the cities should do it, for everyone,
not just the poor people. Everyone
spends money 365 days a year at
restau ran ts and ca feteria s so a
restaurant should be able to open for
just one day. “ Everyone should have a
fiesta!” he exclaimed. “ Nobody can
take anything with them when they die
so they should feel good in life. People
are all human bein gs. G iv e them
something to love.”
“ IN S T E A D O F C R IM E , we should
see kindness in sharing; not money,
but goodness. W e don’t need war, we
need love to walk together. W e all just
have to thank God now and pray for a
better day tomorrow.”
�6 sports
Wednesday, Novem ber 21, 1979
East blanks Maine S.
in last football game
by D avid Eingora
On a cold Saturday afternoon which
cem ented ph otograp h ers fin g e rs to
their cameras and nearly froze the pom
pon’s o ff the Pom Pon girls, the
T ro ja n s in th e ir la s t gam e ever,
blanked Maine South 11 to 0.
The Trojans demonstrated the same
irinH o f defensive power and offensive
consistency that led to their opening
game upset against Waukegan East.
ALTO G E TH E R , TH E TRO JANS
hpH seven quarterback sacks. One o f
the key sacks came early in the first
qu arter a fter M a in e South had
recovered a Trojan deflected punt on
the East 24-yard line. All-Conference
end Dan Patlak registered this sack
which resulted in a loss o f ten yards
and prevented a Maine South touch
down. G regg Bolotin, Harold Scwartz,
Joe Wisniewski, Perry Rempas, and
Hal Nagel were the others who scored
the other ever important Trojan sacks.
Besides the seven sacks, the Trojan
defensive team racked-up two fumbles
and a safety. The safety late in the
game, by senior back H al Nagel, was
the Trojans’ last score in the game.
A 14-yard quarterback keeper by
Kurt Mueller, during fourth down,
highlighted the Trojans first scoring
drive which began at the Maine South
36-yard line. W ith two minutes left in
the second quarter, the Trojans were
able to march to the Maine South
8-yard line. Unable to put six points up
on the scoreboard, senior kicker Tim
Calahan came in to kick the field goal
which gave the Trojans a 3-0 halftime
lead.
Th ro u gh ou t th e a ftern oon , the
Trojans dominated the game. When
ever, Maine South would put together a
few first downs, the Trojan defense
would stop them cold without any
damage.
TH E TR O JAN S’ TOUCHDOW N
was to come during the third quarter.
A 20-yard breakaway run b y senior
back Barry Leb keyed this drive which
brought the ball inside the five. There
Peter Rollick plunged-in for the score.
The November 3 game against Maine
South was E ast’s last, a school not
known for the quality o f its football
team. Head Coach Gerald Ferguson
best described feelings toward that last
game when he said, “ A s a result o f
w in n in g the ga m e a ga in st M ain e
South, Niles East goes out with a
w in n in g streak th a t can n ever be
broken.”
No. 11 Kurt Mueller runs toward a touchdown in the final football game for the Trojans
on Saturday, Nov. 3, against Maine South.
Sports com m entary
Free Agents stir debate
b y Brad Dorfman
I t ’ s about tim e ow ners stopped
blaming baseball players for the huge
salaries caused b y the free agent draft.
Each year owners protest that players
are making too much money. The
owners seem to forget that without
their approval o f the draft, Pete Rose
would probably still be in Cincinnati
scratching out a livin g o f $100,000 a
year.
One o f the owners’ biggest argu
ments is that the huge player salaries
Coach hopes to clinch state title
by Barb Reich
Today East wrestlers open their
season with a meet against Notre
Dame/Loyola, and head coach Fred
Richardi has big plans.
“ M y goal is to clinch the state title
this year, and I think the boys can do
it,” said Richardi in a recent interview.
Richardi’s optimism is based on hard
fact. Last year the varsity wrestlers
picked up a 19-4 record, and won their
seventh consecutive conference title.
The junior varsity took their fourth
title in a row, the sophomores their
ninth (they haven’t lost a conference
match in nine years), and the freshmen
their fifth.
H O W H A V E E A S T wrestlers man
aged to stay on top o f the competition
year after year?
“ A large part o f the credit goes to
A th le tic D ire cto r Jam es S w an son,”
explains Richardi. “ Swanson insures
that we keep the same coaching staff
every season. These trainers, Steve and
A1 Poznansky and Carlo Hartunian, are
extremely devoted. They inspire con
fidence in the team! The Poznansky’s
spent this summer leading an intense
teaching and competition program for
East wrestlers. M y role is that o f the
bad guy — I ’m the team disdplinari99
an.
A bove all, Richardi gives credit at
the grass roots level.
“ Our kids are tough and have a
positive attitude. They have to be
boisterous, since w e’ll be competing
a ga in st d efen d in g sta te cham pions
sometime in the season.”
Coach Richardi captures student in a half nelson during wrestling practice.
Chicago
Pressure, that’s the name o f this
game. The winning team will have
heroes, the lo sin g team go a ts. A
player can make or break a reputation
in just one hour.
Call it torture, but that’s the nature
o f the gam e. I t ’ s A m e r ic a ’ s m ost
regarded sporting event, with a packed
b y Ken Van Der Haegen
stadium and another 100 thousand
people watching TV .
S IN C E A B O U T T H E time Soldier
Field was built in 1902, it hasn’t been
g iv e n g re a t care. B ecause o f this
neglect, Soldier Field is in a great state
o f disrepair.
M ost people who attend the games
Controversy on the best way to repair Soldier Field, home of the Bears, never cease to
exist.
don’t take time to think if a 70 year old
building can withstand the weight of
55,000 people. People just don’t realize
th a t the sea tin g is u nstable. I f
something is not done in the near
future, a major tragedy may occur.
Building a new stadium is the best
solution. Although tearing down Sol
dier Field could be a large loss to
Chicago, building a new stadium would
be a larger gain.
The biggest question is where does
one build a new stadium? M ost o f the
fans w ant the stadiu m to replace
Soldier Field’s current location. Few
others would like to see the Bears
relocate in a suburb.
T H E B E S T S O L U T IO N to this
problem is to ask season ticket holders.
Find out how they stand on the issue.
See how much season ticket sales
would decline, and how much they
would increase.
Fair weather fans should have no say
in the matter. G ive part o f the decision
to loyal fans.
[T o be continued in the next issue.]
force them to hike ticket prices —
wrong again. I t is a fact that sports is
this nation’s only self-governing mono
poly. The owners don’t even pay taxes.
Attendance has been higher than ever.
Surely the owners can afford to pay the
players the salaries they want without
driving prices into double figures.
But, say the owners, the draft makes
it unfair to teams that can’t afford to
draft. Untrue. A ll teams can afford to
draft except Toronto and Seattle who
h a v en ’t had tim e to reap the
organization’s full benefits. Besides,
the teams that don’t draft usually come
out on top anyway such as Baltimore
and Pittsburgh.
SO L A Y O F F the poor ballplayers.
They have a right to make two or three
m illio n . T h e tru e v illa in s are the
owners, who’ve already made their
millions. I t ’s time for them to give
someone else a chance.
Sport Shorts
East held its last fall awards cere
mony honoring fall athletes on Sunday,
N ov. 11. Speeches b y A thletic Director
Jam es Swanson and B o o ster Club
President Charles Pos, concentrated on
achievements o f this year’s athletes.
A fter the speeches, tennis captain
Claudia Brisk was honored io r her
o u tsta n d in g fea ts in E a s t ’ s tennis
program. These accomplishments in
cluded a 40 win with a 1 loss record,
three entries in state meets, and four
most valuable player awards.
T H E N E X T P R E S E N T A T IO N was
made by Coach Gerald Ferguson who
honored senior Dan Patlak as the most
valuable football player, and named
seniors K elly W alls and Dan Bartfeld
and Patlak as all-conference players.
M OST
VALU ABLE
PLAYER
awards also went to Steve Bartelstein
( ’80) in golf, Brad Cole ( ’81) in soccer,
Chris Billisits ( ’80) in girls volleyball,
and V ic k i H e lle r ( ’82) in g irls
swimming. Heller currently holds two
varsity swimming records.
In the last strokes o f the tennis
season, the East varsity team garnered
a 3-7 record. In analyzing the season’s
outcom e, head coach P a t M a tla k
stressed, “ all 32 members improved
and will help to strengthen our sister
schools next year.”
H o w e ver, E a s t ’ s b ig g e s t trium ph
was achieved by Claudia Brisk, the
only one on the team who qualified for
state competition.
A L S O E X P E R IE N C IN G the fare
well blues, M atlak concluded, “ I hope
non-graduating tennis players won’t
give up the sport just because East is
closing.”
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The Pope visits Chicago
No visitor to Chicago has ever stirred
up as much excitement and commotion
as Pope John Paul II. Nearly two
m illion people of all faith s and
nationalities waited for eight hours or
more to catch a peek at the Pope.
His most controversial speech was
about the Roman Catholic Church’s
opposition to extramarital sex, abor
tion, homosexuality, and divorce. The
people most excited by the Pope’s visit
were the two million or more Catholics
in Chicago. But as it turned out,
Lutherans, Jews, and even the Moonies
of the Unification Church came to see
the Pope.
Volume 42, Number 2
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
Theater department
presents Reflections
Thirty students, twenty girls and ten
boys, were selected to participate in
t.his year’s student production, Reflec
tions, to be performed November 8, 9
and 10 in the auditorium.
“Not as many people auditioned as
we would lik e ,” com m ented Tim
Ortman ’81, director. He feels this is
p artially due to the strik e. E lly
Horowitz ’81, director, added, “It’s n o t,
that we have less talent, but people
who were prominent have graduated
and new talent needs time to establish
itself. We had a difficult time choosing
because we had to keep the show
proportioned and therefore couldn’t put
everyone in.
The show, entitled “The 40 Years of
N iles E ast: A M usical R eview ”
co n sists of num bers including the
original school hymn from 1938 called
“ Gold and B lu e” . Other num bers
include a Beatles medley and a takeoff
from the Zigfield Follies. A duet ballet
will be performed by Jackie Woll and
Jeff Sumner as Linda Sugarman sings
“For All We Know”.
Solos will be sung by Ira Istrongin,
’82, “Thank Heaven For Little Girls”;
Joyce Gothelf, ’80, “It’s Today” ; Erin
Kern ’82, “Fool on the H ill”; and Jeff
Sumner, '82, “Copa Cabana”.
One big screen will cover the back
while other screens will border the
The Pontiff s itinerary began with a
morning mass at Holy Martyrs Church,
which was attended by some two
hundred thousand Polish-Americans.
Polish flags were a part of the scene in
addition to the pictures of the Pope
that decorated virtually every window
in the neighborhood. The people
cheered “Long live the Pope’’, applaud
ed him, and then sang the traditional
P olish greetin g, “ Sto L at” , which
wished the Pope a hundred years of life.
Spanish-Americans chanted, “Juan
Pablo.’’
Throughout the Pontiff’s visit, he
seem ed p h ysically and em otionally
strong, even though he had dark circles
around his eyes. He jokingly told a
group of people outside the Holy Name
Cathedral, “You must go sleep. You
must go sleep.’’ Then he blessed th^m
in L atin and added, “ Go sleep.
Goodbye.”
The most exciting and the highest
Not only the Polish gave the Pope a point of the Pope’s visit was the mass
warm welcome. In the Pilsen communi at Grant Park, Friday afternoon. An
ty an estim ated seven ty thousand estimated one and a half million people
gathered for the holy mass. A rhngen
one hundred fifty people were lucky
enough to receive Holy Communion
from the Pontiff.
Leaving Grant Park a teenager said,
“ H e’s an am azing and in terestin g
human being. H is speeches are
inspiring and he seems to have lots of
Friday, October 26, 1979 energy.”
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stage. These will be used for projecting
images that will serve as scenery to the
production. The screens w ill also
convey important events of the time.
“Now we have to get everyone to'
take rehearsals seriously so the show
will be as good as it could be,” Ortman
8
explained.
Reflections is different from other
productions because it is directed by
students. Ortman commented, “It’s
Dee Dee Vlay ’80 and Jeff Sumner ’82 rehearse “Fascinating Rhythm” for Reflections. (Photo
easy to yell but it’s hard to listen to
by Jeff Silver)
_________ __
someone who’s actually not any better
than you are. It’s hard for us directors
to realize that the other people in the
show will be mad at us if we yell. The
main thing is not to get wound up in
being director. You have to take control
without taking control.”
“ The stu d en t directors are ju st
class and they have the challenge of
An acceleration program for gifted
beginning to realize the authority they
thinking with students of their own
have as directors,” Horowitz stated. 8th grade math students has been
caliber. It’s a delight to have them.”
estab lish ed at E ast in order to
“Unfortunately, the people over whom
T his program was prom pted by
they have authority don't realize it. challenge exceptional stu d en ts who
NSMTS (North Suburban Math Talent
When more than one person works on have been identified in their junior high
Search) which identified students who
something, there are always conflicts. schools.
could be advanced two years in math
Ten students, eight from Fairview
Luckily we’re all friends and through
using honors level material, according
South and two from East Prairie, board
reason we’re solving everything.”
to D ale F lick , m ath and science
EVEN WITH THE limited time we the high school bus every morning to
director. “We saw those kids accom
have to complete the show, we are take either honors algebra with Miss
plish it and were concerned about
Mildred Hall or Algebra 1A2A with Dr.
confident that it will be on time and
taking care of others.” Two students
Anthony Kort. After these classes,
very good,” she concluded.
who were part of this program include
they take buses provided by their own
Tickets are $3.00 for orchestra seats
Michael Cory who is a freshman taking
schools to then attend their regularly
and $2.50 for; mezzanine.
Calculus B.C., and Heidi Wiesenfelder,
scheduled classes.
a freshman taking Math Analysis.
“ I LIKE TO GET A H E A D ,”
Although high school credit is not
commented Sally Cohen, a Fairview
alloted to these students, this accelera
student. Miss Hall stated, “They’re as
tion program allows them to enter
g 4 -1 as honors freshm en. T hey’re
geometry instead of algebra next year.
getting math they’re capable of doing.
AN ART DEPARTMENT workshop They’re going to learn additional math
Flick concluded, “It’s early yet, but all
indications point out that they're doing
was held on Friday.
than if they stayed at their junior
A rts W eek concluded w ith a highs. They’re exchanging ideas in
well.”
performance of “Pajama Game” on
Saturday evening. Over 800 people
attended the show and Mrs. Sucherman
exclaimed, “Although the actors were
amateurs, the show was so professional. ”
will be the chapter activities which can
A lan Friedm an '80, was elected
be grouped into five categories. These
president of the East DECA chapter as
are sales projects, social activities, civic
well as the Area 15 president of DECI
projects, professional activities, and
(D istrib u tive E ducation Clubs of
benevolent projects.
Illnois).
The students also have the chance to
E lected as vice-president of the
com pete in statew ide and national
'chapter was Priscilla Burgess. The
competition based on their ability in
secretaries this year are Carry Miller
the marketing fields. They are judged
and Elise Holzheimer. Other officers
on such things as sales ability, building
include Bob Chavin, executive commit
displays, and human relations prob
tee member, Dan Mandusion, represen
lems.
tative, and Dan Regidan, parlimenCOULSON HOPES that DECA will
tarian.
be able to finish first in the state
“DECA IS A WORK study program
this year as they have in the past four
where the kids work towards careers in
years. He also would like to be in the
m arketing, sales and d istrib u tio n ,”
top eight chapters in the nation again.
explained Bill Coulson, coordinator of
This would be an appropriate end for
A Trojan, sculpted during Art’s week is on dis the East DECA chapter.
the last East DECA chapter.
The main interest of DECA this year
play in the main office, (photo by Jeff Silver)
Ju n ior high students
take freshm an m ath
Artists display works
Exhibitions in a multitude of varied
arts were displayed during E ast’s Arts
Week, October 9-13 in conjunction with
Illin o is’ A rt W eek proclaim ed by
Governor James Thompson.
“FROM JUNK TO ART,” a sculp
ture presentation by Tom JorTs began
the week's displays on Tuesday. Joris’s
Trojan, sculpted during h is art
session, is on permanent display in the
main office. Tuesday also featured a
piano recital by Steve Stukas, ’79, and
a concert by the Skokie Valley Youth
Symphony that night.
On Wednesday, the National School
of E ducation Folk D ance Group
presented ethnic dances from around
the world. Muriel Sucherman, Forums
director, stressed that the dance show
was possible “by the good graces of the
East PTSA.”
Thursday was filled with a variety of
activities including the Chicago Brass
Quintet, a senior citizens’ improvisional
group drama workshop and the
presentation “Acting Up.” That even
ing the Skokie V alley Sym phony
Orchestra held an open rehearsal.
DECA elects officers
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MLEWLMTE
Friday, October 26, 1979
Use for East buildijig
mandates attention
All that remains certain concerning
the fate of East is that it will close in
1980, w hether or not a suitable
“tenant” is found.
The District 219 Board continues to
delay a decision on whom that tenant
should be. In fact, as recent as its last
m eeting the Board postponed a
decision on what to do with East come
1980.
The Nilehilite implores all Board
members to reach a decision soon. The
District 219 community will not be
content to pay $800,000 a year to
support a vacant high school after
1980.
A t its la st m eeting the Board
discussed a number of possibilities.
• A long term lease w ith the
Commonwealth Edison Co., which is
considering the site as a school and
lodging facility for training nuclear
power plant operators.
• The possibility of giving CentrEast
Inc., enough money and authority to
start sign in g up tenan ts for its
proposed com m unity cultural arts
center.
• Demolishing the East building and
selling the land for housing develop
ments.
Obviously, CentrEast is the most
attractive of all the possible tenants.
CentrEast would serve to enlighten the
entire District 219 community.
As of now, the District 219 public
rem ains unaware th at the E ast
property may one day be the site of a
string of profitable condominium«,
Support for C entrE ast m ust be
rallied by organizations like PTSA and
Student Senate if East is to avoid the
wrecking ball come 1980.
East Homecoming ’79
deserves much praise
When the Homecoming Committee
held its organizational meetings last
spring, few people showed up, and thus
began the committee’s main problem —
lack of student participation. Meetings
that before had attracted only eight to
ten people suddenly found themselves
w ith a whopping forty people in
attendance when elections for subcom
mittee chairmen were held.
In the end three of those subcommittee
chairmen, plus some other offices, had
to be replaced for not doing their jobs.
The heavy burden of planning the
school-w ide even t fell solely upon
committee chairman Chris Redlin and a
dozen or so dedicated students, and
faculty sponsors Gus Carlson and
Alexia Forman.
Over the summer, the commitee held
a car wash, planned a pep rally, parade,
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an ad book, dance, an alumni reception,
and met in the evenings to finalize their
preparations. Arranging for a guest
speaker for the pep rally proved to be
another eleventh-hour task, due to poor
response from the possible speakers.
In spite of these problems, the 1979
Niles East Homecoming Committee
managed to provide a weeked that will
long be remembered by staff, students,
and parents, and teachers, from the
caged wildkit in the parade to the final
minutes of a heartbreaking game.
The Nilehilite staff would like to
commend both Redlin, the committee,
sponsors Carlson and Forman, building
manager Rita Stewart, Principal Galen
Hosier, and all others who pitched-in to
make E ast’s final Homecoming the
success it was.
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Album Reviews
Molly Hatchet
by Erich M assai
Jack son ville, Florida, has been
known for producing such bands as the
Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd,
but in my opinion the best band to
come out of the city yet, is Molly
Hatchet.
“Flirtin With Disaster,” their second
album, starts off where their last album
ended, featuring serious music that is
quickly becoming this band’s patent.
These guys are by no means your
average country/rode band. Obviously,
they are from the South and proud of
it, but they specialize in rock ’n roll not
traditional country blues.
When listen in g one can’t help
noticing the quality of the rock style
guitar work by Duane Roland, Dave
Hlubek, and Steve Holland. These
three standout throughout the record.
A t the beginning of “ One M an’s
Pleasure,” one can really feel Bruce
Crump’s fa st drums and Banner
Thomas’ excellent bass.
Vocalist Danny Joe Brown’s deep,
tough, voice never falls behind the rest
of the band.
Side two contains the title song
“Flirtin’ With Disaster”. This song
makes one appreciate the no-nonsence,
basic, fast rock that grabs the listener
by the ear.
The second side is only 17 minutes,
the album 37 minutes. In all, this
album ends sooner than you would like
it to.
These guys play pure rock with a
little southern touch, fast guitars, and
some tough vocals. (****)
The Hounds
Take a good drummer, excellent
keyboards, three fine guitarists, and
some smooth vocals and one has the
ingredients for a p oten tially great
band. The Hounds follow this recipe
with their second album “Puttin’ on
the Dog”.
Side one opens with the song “Do
Wah Diddy Diddy,” originally done by
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. This
song is im proved v a stly over the
original by some innovative keyboards
by lead singer John Hunter.
Included on side one is their version
of the Rolling Stones’ “Under My
Thumb.” They speed up the song, add
their spacey keyboards, and include
some good background vocals to make
a good song even better.
Side two keeps up the space with the
songs “ W orkin' On My C ool,”
“Horses,” and “Who’ll Be Next In
Lne.”
From start to finish, this record
grabs the listner and doesn’t let him
go. W ith fa st, precise, som etim es
awesom e gu itars, cap tivatin g k ey
boards, and a drummer who paces the
band perfectly, it’s surprising that this
album is not selling better.
For some reason the group ends each
side with a slow song. This method
only serves to fill-up the last five
minutes of each side. However, this is
the only flaw in an otherwise good
album. (***)
--------- To the E ditor ---------Form er E ast student lauds sem inar
Dear Editor:
Although I have already graduated
from East, and am now attending
college, I wanted to write about the
program I attended this summer on a
scholarship from East.
The program, A Presidential ClassDear Editor:
Thanks again to East for indulging
me during Homecoming. It was a great
honor for me to be with all of you on
that historic day. I ’m sorry you
couldn’t win the game, but I know Mr.
room for Young Americans, was held in
Washington D.C. Its purpose was to
involve students in an intensive one
week experience with the government
as its core. Eighty-eight students from
across the country and overseas were
exposed to almost every possible facet
Ferguson’s men played hard.
Tim Weigel, WLS-TV
This letter was originally addressed
to Principal Hosier and was reprinted
with his permission.
of government.
We had an amazing array of speakers
who presented each of their topics for
approximately a half an hour and then
opened it up to questions. We heard a
lobbyist, an assistant director of the
CIA, the political analyst for World
News Tonight, a union boss, Represen
tative Marjorie Holt, Senator DeConcini, and the list goes on.
A program like this is a must for
anyone considering politics as a career.
Lisa Woll, ’79
Th« volo* of th« Nil«« East Studanta
Published during ths school year by the studanta
of N ilas Township High School East. Lemon and
Mulford Streets, Skokie, Illinois 60076. Printed by
Son s Enterprises. Ine. Skokie. III.
Voi. 41, No. 2________ O c t o b e r 26,1979
Editor-in-Chief................................... David Elngorn
News Editor............................................. Leslie Dol
Feature Editor................................... Linda Burstyn
Sports Editor.......................................... Barb Reich
Photo Editor....................................... Erich Massat
Photographers....... Mark Arbus, Steve Berkowitz,
Steve Goldenberg, Jeff Silver, and Mike Silver
Reporters.............. Kathleen Barry, Brad Dorfman,
Vicki Heller, Andi Levin, Erich Massat, Wanda
Mech, Dee Dee Vlay.and Nancy Zimmerman
Cartoonists........... Caesar Borges and Daniel Finn
Advisor........................................ Mrs. Angie Panes
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Friday, October 26,1979
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by Linda Burstyn
This summer the 1979-80 Pom Pon
girls and Cheerleaders attended camp.
The Pom Pon girls attended Bagerette
camp at Aurora College from August
11 to the 15th. The cheerleaders went
to Camp Birch Knoll in Eagle River,
Wisconsin from August 16th to the
20th.
The Pom Pon girls competed at camp
for ribbons and trophies whereas the
cheerleaders attended camp for the sole
purpose of learning new cheers and
techniques.
Pom-Pon camp turned out to be an
exhausting but worthwhile experience
for the 16 girls who attended. Each day
the squad learned two routines. The
girls picked one routine to perform at
night for the competition. The girls also
performed an originality routine to the
song “Hair”. Each squad was judged
on a point system . The judges looked
for pointed toes, neatness, pep and
sportsmanship.
The girls were up every morning at
5:00 A.M. practicing routines which
they had learned the previous day. All
that practice proved to be worthwhile,
for the girls won five first place ribbons
and an award for “the most spirited
squad”.
Marti Mandell, captain of the squad
stated» “I’m really proud of the squad,
we learned alot while the squad became
close and had lots of fun.”
Pam Schw artz, co-captain added,
“I’m happy to say the squad is very
organized and we are putting to use all
the great steps we learned at camp.”
The cheerleaders learned new cheers
and sidelines at camp. They were
taught jumps, helpful exercises, how to
build pyramids, movement techniques,
and how to organize good practice
sessions. The girls also learned how to
get the fans rowdy.
The camp w as located near a
beautiful lake so activities such as
water skiing and water toboganning
were part of their camp experience.
T.isfi Samuelson, a cheerleader of four
years, com m ented, “ Camp helped
trem endously. It helped bring the
squad closer together so that it is easier
to work with one another.”
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“Apocalypse N ow ” seeks truth
“Apocalypse Now” is yet another
movie dealing with the Viet Nam war.
Produced and directed by Francis Ford
Coppola over a two year period. The
film co st th irty m illion dollars.
“Apocalypse Now” is more an epic of
a decade than anything else, getting
across many insights, political and
otherwise.
The plot revolves around a Colonel
Kurtz (Marlon Brando) an exceptional
officer for the U.S. military that has
gone crazy, causing death and destruc
tion to all who come in his way.
Captain W illard’s (M artin Sheen)
mission is to find Kurtz and terminate
his position permanently.
As Willard winds his way through
Viet Nam in pursuit of Kurtz the
viewer is shown the brutality of the
war. It was Coppola’s intent to get the
Haunted House chills all
Men with yellow faces, warts on their
noses, and a crazy look in their eyes,
leap out at you from every corner at
“The Haunted House,” in the Oak Mill
shopping center at 7900 Milwaukee
Ave. in Niles.
The entrance fee to this ghoulish
place is $1.50 and all proceeds go to
The Chicago Childrens Charity: “The
Haunted House” is open from 7:00
p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on weeknights, and
from 2:00 p.m . to 5:30 p.m . on
weekends, opening again from 6:30
p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
The atmosphere is dark and dreary
as you begin your adventure. You turn
a corner and find yourself face to face
with a hairy monster who roars at you
and follows you further down the
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shoulder and when you turn around,
it’s Frankenstein’s look-alike!
This goes on for about ten minute,
by the end of which you are pretty glad
to be out, but anxious to go back in!
Student senate
elects officers
O fficers for the 1979-80 Student
Senate include Paul Toback, president,
Barry Leb, vice president, and Pam
Herbach, secretary-treasurer.
All students are encouraged to join
Senate from freshmen through seniors.
All a student needs is to have a petition
signed by forty students.
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American audience, to both see and feel
what being in Viet Nam was really like
so that Americans would not forget its
travesties.
There are many scenes in the movie
which make one feel the frustration the
soldiers stationed in Viet Nam must
have encountered. One poignant scene
shows Captain Willard and a crew of
three moving up the river to find
Colonel Kurtz. They encounter a small
boat of native villagers. One of the
soldiers is ordered to search the boat
for explosives.
He searches everything with extreme
paranoia. When one of the women on
the boat reaches for a small basket,
shots errupt and all the people on the
boat are killed. Afterward, the men
learn that the basket held a small white
puppy.
Robert Duval’s character, Lt. Col.
Kilgore, exemplifies Coppola’s strong
character development. While soldiers
all around him “hit the decks,” under
shell attack, Kilgore stands tall and
proud, inspiring morale amongst his
men. The view er responds to his
actions by admiring Kilgore’s men for
their reaction to the horrors of war than
the “courageous” Kilgore.
W hen W illard fin ally encounters
Kurtz the movie becomes quite bloody
and gruesome. One starts wondering
why so much brutality is shown. Many
Americans were unaware of the kind of
violence perpetrated in Viet Nam, a
fact which the North Viet Namese
eventually used to reach American
hearts.
By seeing the horror and brutality of
Viet Nam, students and even parents
responded with the peace demonstra
tions of the sixties and early seventies.
“Apocalypse Now” is more than just
a war movie well worth the four dollar
admission price. One can seemingly
return to the turbulent times of the
decade. Coppola has given of him self to
create a epic of Viet Nam during the
war years, sacrificing two years of his
life to film this movie in the Phillipine
jungles.
From fasts to mouthbraces
Diets can control weight
L osing w eight is easy to do,
according to the m any naive and
skinny people who frequent pizza
parlors and ice cream shops.
But what about the many people who
find it difficult to lose weight? To these
unfortunates there are tw o major
questions that have to be asked. They
can either a) go on eating great food
and gaining weight or b) go on a diet
and lose weight. If you chose a), happy
eating! And remember, there are a lot
of large sized clothing stores around. If
however, b) is more to your liking,
there is a whole medley of diets to
choose from.
F irst of all, it is im portant to
remember that while exercise is not
imminent to successful weight loss, it
never the less speeds up the process,
and firms muscles at the same time.
The basic diet consists of cutting
down on sweets and starches, while
increasing exercise. This diet is good
for th ose of you who have the
self-motivation to make yourself stick
to your diet and exercise plan without
outside help.
The crash d iet guarantees rapid
weight loss. This diet usually amounts
to a couple of fruits, a vegetable, and
some peanuts. The drawbacks to this
sort of regim e are obvious. It is
unhealthy, and makes one grumpy and
lethargic. The epitome of the crash diet
— the fast — is a complete absence of
food. Besides the possible bad effects
on one’s personality, the fast does not
improve one’s regular eating habits in
any way.
Weight Reduction groups, such as
W eight Watchers, have been becoming
more and more popular.
Finally, there is the mouthbrace. A
homem ade one could be made by
sim ply m elting down spoons and
pouring the mixture into a mold of your
mouth. Apply to the teeth while still
soft so that the mixture will stick. This
method is not recommended since you
tend to lose your teeth along with your
weight.
Open House ’79
Parents attended E ast’s Open House
on Wednesday, November 17, from
7:30-10 p.m.
Parents were invited to follow their
children’s schedules and meet teachers.
This gave teachers an opportunity to
explain their cla ss curriculum and
in v ite parents to make individual
appointments to discuss their chil
dren’s progress.
The event also gave parents a chance
to experience a typical school day at
East. According to Rita Stewart, East
building manager, the library and the
resource centers were opened to viewers
throughout the evening. There were
also student performances in the music
and drama departments.
Refreshments were served in the
cafeteria throughout the night. “There
was a special program on nutrition
available to parents.
�Friday, October 26, 1979
Memories” of Homecoming ’79
Homecoming parade
travels through Skokie
by Linda Burstyn
The sun rose over the East parking
lot to shine upon many shivering
people putting finishing touches on
their Homecoming floats.
The excitement heightened as the
time for the parade grew closer. The
parade, beginning at East, consisted of
six floats and many cars. The pom-pon
squad led the assemblage on foot
beginning at 9:00 a.m.
While travding down Oakton Street,
a few people began to notice smoke
seeping from the car that was pulling
the Junior Float. Soon, everyone noticed
and began running away from it.
“I thought it was going to blow up!”
claimed Laura Grodsky who was riding
on the float at the time. The matter
was soon taken care of when the float
was pulled into a nearby gas station.
The rest of the parade was
uneventful, until it moved up to the
railroad tracks at Skokie Blvd. and
Oakton. A freight train chose this time
to go by . . . and by . . . and by. It took
about ten minutes according to many
people involved in the parade.
Then, after the freight train had
passed the parade participants, sighing
with relief, began on their way again,
the gates came down for the Skokie
Swift, only this time practically on top
of the bands’ heads!
The parade in general was successful,
as well as being fun for those who
helped in making the floats. This year’s
winning float was the senior float. It
was built at Audrey Wagner’s house.
“Everyone was really cooperative
and helped with the float,” Audrey
said. “I really enjoyed having it at
my house.”
Next year, while there will be no
Niles East parade, the spirit will live on
at W est’s and North’s parades with
East people participating.
Pep rally rouses East
by Brad Dorfman
Although cold air settled over the
football field, Trojan spirit permeated
the air at E ast’s last. Homecom ing pep
rally, October 5.
HOME OF THE
Mayor Albert Smith, who was a
surprise guest, reminisced about last
year’s win over Evanston as “the
impossible dream come true.” He was
follow ed by freshm an coach D ave
Schusteff who announced his teams’
new trick play — the forward pass.
G uest speaker Johnny M orris,
Channel 2 TV announcer, introduced
his plan of “having babies to save Niles
E ast” during his speech. He also came
up with a list of athletics and their
strongsuits.
“Football has the strongest athletes,
basketball the best, track the most
courageous, and baseball the laziest.”
“Let’s go Trojans!” was the fiery cry
of the cheerleaders as they performed
cheers on the field. The pom pon squad
performed a synchronized number to
“Doctor, Doctor”, choreographed by
the last East graduating seniors.
A t the end of the rally, Laura Davis
announced the H om ecom ing K ing,
David Lorig, and Queen, Carol Rollick.
They were to reign over the event-filled
weekend.
The Court included seniors Beth
Feldstein, Tim O’Mally, Chris Redlin,
and Dan Bartfeld. Juniors were Linda
Liss, Peter Rollick, Tammy Lebovitz,
Paul Kahan, Fabi Zam ansky, and
Steve McManamon.
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Friday, October 26, 1979
Trojans lose close
by David Eingorn
Memories linger at
E ast’ last dance
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The contest gym wasn’t Studio 54
during E ast’s last Homecoming dance,
but it came close with a giant disco ball
silver stars and ornaments suspended
from the ceiling. A huge poster which
read “Goodbye Trojans’’ and the theme
of the dance “Memories” was also on
display.
In the center of the gym Don Caron
and his orchestra played songs such as
“Yesterday” and “We are Family”.
East’s last Homecoming dance was
organized by Sherife Jusufi and Karen
Zabin. Over 250 tickets were sold to
students and alumni during school
hours and another 270 tickets were sold
at the door.
If one became hungry while dancing,
a hospitality room located in the girls'
gym was available with lots of goodies.
A pastries table was set up by the
“House of Fine Chocolates” and ice
cream was served by “Zips”.
A photographer from Skokie Camera
took pictures of couples standing in
front of a backdrop which read
“Memories”. The walls in the girls gym
were decorated with Nilehilites dating
back from the 1930’s, blown up to
poster size. One Nilehilite had a senior
survey from the 1950’s showing the
senior stated as “the ideal spouse” and
the senior with “the prettiest eyes”.
At 10 p.m. the king, David Long and
the queen, Carol Rollick and court were
presented. The King and Queen then
began dancing to the theme song
“Memories”.
The evening concluded when air-filled
balloons were dropped from the ceiling
as the la st song of E a st’s la st
homecoming dance was played.
The Trojans almost pulled it off. In
their 20 to 18 defeat to Evanston, the
Trojans narrowly missed beating one of
the powerhouse teams in the Central
Suburban League Conference.
The Trojans showed they had the
momentum to win early in the first
quarter when sophomore tackle Art
Zygmun recovered a fumbled punt for a
touchdown.
The extra point attempt by senior
kicker Tim Callahan was no good.
Missed extra points and conversions
were to haunt the Trojans the entire
afternoon, undoubtedly leading to their
defeat.
The Trojans had a chance to add
another six to the scoreboard late in the
first quarter but failed to capitalize.
The drive was set up by a defensive
pass interference penalty again st
Evanston which moved the ball to the
Evanston 22-yard line.
At the end of the first quarter, East
had a 6 to 0 lead, mostly on the efforts
of a fine defensive squad.
In the second quarter, though, the
Wildkits were to come roaring back. On
their second possession, the Wildkits
scored when Evanston running back
Manny Henry broke free for a 73-yard
touchdown run.
Unlike the Trojans, the Wildkits
added two points to their touchdown on
a two yard pass conversion from
quarterback Gerald Weatherspoon to
running back Mike Terry.
But the Trojans were to come back.
Senior gregg Bolotin picked up an
Evanston fumble on the East 26-yard
line, and the Trojans were driving. The
first play of the drive featured a
40-yard bomb from senior quarterback
Steve Coley to senior Steve Greenberg.
Cooley then ran 19 yards on a
quarterback keeper to the Evanston
19-yard line. On fourth and two, Barry
Leb plunged in for the touchdown.
Leb was to amass over one hundred
yards rushing that day.
A confident East team took a 12 to 8
lead with them to the locker room at
the close of the first half.
In the third quarter, the Wildkits
managed to rebound back, on another
breakaway touchdown run by Manny
Henry, this time for 73 yards.
But the Trojans were not phased.
They wanted the game badly. Their
next touchdown came at the end of the
third quarter on a 44-yard Cooley
touchdown bomb to Greenberg.
It looked as though the Trojans had
the game go into the fourth quarter
with a 12 to 8 lead, but their hopes
were to be shattered on a 17-yard
touchdown pass from Weatherspoon to
Dennis Kwiecinski, an Evanston end,
with three minutes to go in the game.
Even though they lost, the TYojans
played a fine game, and made E ast’s
last Homecoming game memorable for
all.
�Friday, October 26, 1979
Commentator reminisces
on sports career
by Brad Dorfman
two Pro Bowls and was one of the
"It was a great feeling to play for N.F.L.'s top pass receivers.
a world champion, and it became even
Morris spent five years with N.B.C.,
greater as I realized that we were to be but is now back with C.B.S., as a
the la st big winner in C hicago,” sports announcer and broadcasting
Johnny Morris said about the 1963 Bear games. He likes working with his
Chicago Bears, on which he starred as wife Jeannie, because it gives them
wide receiver.
something to talk about.
As a kid, Morris played football and
How long will it take for Chicago to
starred in track. Living in California, have another winner? "I don’t know.
he wanted to play football for U.S.C., The Cubs look like the best bet, being
but when they said he was too small, only a second baseman and a couple of
Morris settled for a track scholarship at pitchers away.
Santa Barbara College.
"As for the Bulls, Sloan looks like a
"The greatest moment of my career good coach who can handle the players.
was making the Bears. I was a low It will probably be a couple of years
draft choice from a small college and before he matures.”
was still little by pro standards.”
"The Bears will probably wind up
Morris made the Bears in a big way. this season 9*7, with a possible wild
Besides the ’63 season, he played in card berth in the playoffs.”
Johnny Morris CBS sports announcer gleams at his T-shirt during his visit to East’s
Homecoming Pep Rally, (photo by Erich Massat)
East tennis star scores big
by Barb Reich
Once again senior tennis champ
Claudia B risk has qualified for
all-conference competition. This is the
fourth year that Brisk has made it to
conference. Dining her freshman year
she won second singles.
B esides a victory in the sam e
com petition sophom ore year, B risk
. came in third in districts, and qualified
for state.
Junior year Brisk placed second in .
conference and district; while placing in
the quarter finals in state.
Through the course of her high
school career, Brisk holds a 40-1 record
in dual meets and was consistently
voted most valuable player by her
teammates.
Though considered one of the top ten
players in Illinois as a junior, Brisk has
no asperations to play pro-tennis.
"I’m not good enough,” says a
modest Brisk.
Was it her late start in tennis that
holds her back?
"No, the fact that I started at age 11
w asn’t a sertback. I would have
probably been turned off with the. sport
too soon.”
Although she doesn’t intend to turn
pro, Brisk hopes to pursue the sport in
college. Specifically, she dreams of
winning a sports scholarship at the
University of Ulinois/Champaign or the
University of Minnesota/Minneapolis;
there she’ll study business and law.
Her free time is spent in tournaments
like "The W estern,” where she
competes against athletes from Indi
ana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and
W est Virginia.
"What makes Claudia special, is she
gives herself to the whole team, and
ignores the fact that she’s a star,”
concluded head tenn is coach P at
Matlak.
Helmet wars
A longstanding football rivalry will
continue on October 27, when East
plays Niles W est at West.
In the past, East has rarely beaten
West, but according to head football
coach Gerald Ferguson, “past records
will have little effect upon the outcome
of this game.”
Coach Ferguson believes that "junior
players will have a great impact on the
outcome. They’ll be trying to show
W est coaches that there is a place for
them in next year’s starting lineup.”
A ssista n t football coach S teve
Poznansky asserts that on a player to
player basis, our squad is as good if not
better than West.
N iles W est football coach H uff
admits "The Niles East — Niles West?
game will be a hard fought battle, with
E ast’s attitude playing a major role.”
Golf swings
R unners m ake the big time
On October 21, East senior Marissa
Färber and junior Robert Klawans
participated in the Mayor D aley
Marathon. The 26 mile 385 yard run
started at the D aily Center on
Randolph Street, and ended at the old
Grant Park bandshell on Roosevelt
Road.
In an interview prior to the event
Färber said, "I want to complete the
race in under four hours.” Toward that
goal, Färber ran 10 to 15 miles a day
before the race.
Sport Shorts
Farber’s interest in the sport began
when she decided to lose some weight
and keep healthy.
She loves r unning because, "My
mind is free and I feel on top of the
world when I run. The only drawback is
my gym shoes constantly wear out.”
In preparation, Farber loaded up on
protein and carbohydrates a week
before the Daley Marathon. She also
competed in mini marathons like, "The
Skokie Fun Run,” and "The Midtown
Bank Marathon,” at which she placed
52 out of 4,500 runners.
Robert K lawans, also contacted
before the marathon, said he Hi«»«
running because "it’s pure enjoyment
and gives me a sense of achievement.”
Klawans was on the track team for
two years at East and plans to join
again once the season begins. This
year’s Daley Marathon was Klawans
first, but he hoped to finish in less than
3 V hrs. He plans to run annually until,
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“I'm good enough to qualify for The
Boston Marathon.”
The golf team finished its season by
placing fifth in the district tournament.
Although their overall record was 3-6,
the team achieved one of the best
averages at East in a number of years,
and was able to defeat both Niles W est,
168-180, and Niles North, 160-161.
The highest team score was a 156
against Maine South.
Among individual efforts the best
nine hole score was a 36 by Mark
McCracken, and the best 18 hole score
was a 78 by Captain Steve Bartelstein.
B a rtelstein ’s 40.6 average was the
highest scored at East in a number of
years.
Other team members included Ted
Theodore, Scott Reicin, David Gassel,
and sophom ore Frank M cLaughlin,
who earned his varsity letter this year.
B arry Leb gains yard age as tailback
A look at Barry Leb out of helmet and shoul|der pads, (photo by Jeff Silver)
by Barb Reich
"H e has sp eed ,” nodded head
football coach Gerald Ferguson. The
coach was referring to leading ball
carrier, senior Barry Leb.
This small but speedy tailack, at
5’10” and 150 lbs., averages between
80 and 85 yards per game. Leb’s best
football performance this season came
during the E ast victory again st
Waukegan East on Sept. 15. In that
contest, Leb ran for 170 yards, and
scored three touchdowns.
Besides rushing aggressively on the
field, number 22 always blocks the
front line, "and it’s scary having five
husky mean-looking guys staring in
your face,” joked Leb.
Having played the tailback position
for all of his Trojan years, Leb no
longer has pre-game jitters. His only
worry is the Trojans’ lack of team
spirit.
With a current 1-4 record, “we need
another win to boost morale.” But Leb
has faith in the team and admits, "a
strong defense and Steven Cooley’s
passing kept us competitive in the
games.”
Away from football, Leb has college
am bitions, although h e’s undecided
about his prospective major. "Last
year it was medicine, and now I’m
interested in accounting and going on
to law school.” Leb, this year’s Student
Senate vice-president, has his heart set
on going to either Cornell, Duke, or
Yale.
He realizes a football scholarship is
out of reach because, "I’m just too
little.” However, Leb is hopeful for a
track scholarship.
"He’s a good track man and qualified
for the 220 dow nstate la st y ea r,”
commented coach Ferguson.
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NILEHILITE, October 26, 1979
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Reich, Barb, Sports Editor
Massat, Erich, Photo Editor
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Union calls off strike;
school back in session
The ’79 teacher strike has been over
for nine days. Pending the outcome of
litigation brought on by parents, the 15
days of education that the students lost
will not be made up.
The Board of Education and the Niles
Township Federation of Teachers
(NTFT) reached a tentative agreement
early Sept. 25, after the board
negotiating team had proposed a
substantially higher pay increase than
they had before. The increase amounted
to a 10 per cent across-the-board pay
increase this year and 8.7 per cent in
creases for each of the next two years.
An East teacher who was paid the
average salary last year of $23,000,
according to Supt. Wesley Gibbs, can
expect to be paid $25,600 this year;
$28,200 next year, and more than
$31,000 in 1981-82.
with a young child at home who was
given two coaching assignments.
• A five per cent salary bonus over the
regular stipend they get for extracurri
cular duties for the second such duty
they take; 10 per cent for the third.
• A provision whereas all extracurricu
lar pay would be tied to the salary
schedule so that stipends for these
duties would be increased automatical
ly each year.
• A provision which would establish a
faculty-administration committee to
suggest which hall and cafeteria
supervision duties could be eliminated.
The settlem ent followed student
walkouts on Monday and Tuesday.
The teachers ratified the board-union
contract early Wednesday morning and
then returned to their respective
schools to teach.
I STRIKE
Striking teacher displays placard.
The union also won the following pro
visions for the 360 teachers it represents :
• A grievance procedure for teachers
who feel th a t an extracurricular
assignment, such as coaching soccer,
causes them a hardship. The union
defended this clause by citing the
instance of an E ast English teacher
A brief history
& 2 9J -/
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Strike lasts
by David Eingorn
Late Tuesday night, Sept. 4, the
Niles Township Federation of Teachers
(NTFT), voted to strike, marking the
fourth teacher walkout since 1967.
The union struck after the Board of
Education refused to discuss the non
salary items of the contract. During
this time period, the board remained
firm that it wished to continue with the
provisions from the last contract.
“ It’s only their thinking that they
can say that only such items are open
to negotiations and that’s it. In effect,
what they’re asking is that we keep the
non-salary items of the last contract in
perpetuity,” Jim Dougherty, president
of the NTFT said at the time.
The m ajor issues separating the
H om ecom ing celebrates E a st’s past
The kick-off festivities for E ast's last
Homecoming, “Memories, 1939-1979,”
begins today at 1:30 p.m. with a pep
rally and concludes with a dance
tomorrow night.
Johnny Morris, channel 2 sportscaster, will be the speaker at the rally.
Other entertainm ent includes the
Trojan Marching Band, the school
mascot, clowns, and the cheerleading
and pom pon squads. The football team
will be introduced, as will the
Homecoming king, queen, and court.
“ Many people have contributed
effort and money to help make this the
best Homecoming ever,” stated Chris
Redlin, '80, chairman of the Homecom
ing committee. “Combined with the
effort of our sponsors, Gus Carlson
and A lexia Form an, everyone who
attends can expect a lot of fun and
surprises.”
the strike, many clubs did not have
time to raise enough money for floats,
so the school is donating $50.00 to each
club, and is paying for the chickenwire
for those who cannot afford it.”
The Homecoming com m ittee has
organized a reception for alumni on
Saturday, October 6, at 10 a.m. in
the Student Lounge. A m assive
publicity campaign which included
articles in the local papers, announce
ments on T.V. and radio stations, and
signs in local stores, are expected to
attract alumni.
To raise money for the event,
buttons, bumper stickers, hats, mit
tens and t-shirts were sold, and a
balloon launch was held. Ad books will
also be sold at the game and dance.
The dance will be held in the contest
gym. The small gym will be used as a
hospitality room. Decorations include
mini blue and gold banners, party balls
dimensional stars, and a disco ball with
flowers in the h osp itality room.
P astries will be provided by the
House of Fine Chocolate and ice cream
sundaes by Zips.
Redlin stressed the fact that daæs
were not needed. “If everyone brings
their friends and pitches in, the dance
and the weekend will be very
successful.”
days
board and the union included salary,
mandatory supervision of halls, and
extracurricular assignments such as
coaching, for which the teachers did not
receive an additional stipend. As for
salary, the original offered seven per
cent across the board, and the teachers
wanted 19.
After meetings in early September
between the board and the union failed
to make any progress, the board
announced on Sept. 11 that school
would reopen Monday, September 17,
on a temporary basis with non-striking
teachers as substitutes.
The “silly school” as the striking
teachers called it reduced the total
number of classes from 200 to 40 and
shortened the regular school day into
five 55 minute classes.
During the week in which the board’s
contingency plan came into effect, the
209 striking teachers received official
notice that they were engaged in an
illegal strike and faced dismissal unless
they returned back to school.
Students angered about the limited
number of courses being offered began
walking out that week. Some 200
district students did not attend classes
that Monday.
The student walkouts plus an uproar
ious board meeting at which parents
yelled pleas for both sides to get
together and settle, invariably ended
the strike.
Homecoming
Schedule
Friday, Oct. 5 — 1:30 p.m. pep ral
ly featuring Johnny Morris.
The parade which begins at 9
a.m. will leave E ast and travel down
Lincoln Avenue to Niles Center
turning into Main S tre e t. I t will
continue down Crawford Avenue as it
works its way up Oakton to Niles
Avenue, eventually ending up in the
circle drive back at East.
“ The school and M iss Stew art,
building manager, have been more than
generous,” commented Redlin. “Due to
Sat., October 6 — 9:00 a.m. pa
rade starting from East.
Sat., Oct. 6 —10:00 a.m. reception
for alumni in Student Lounge.
Sat., Oct. 6 — evening, Homecom
ing dance in the Contest Gym.
8000550
�2 editorial
MMLBMÍUTE
Friday, October 5, 1979
Union and board
w arrant blame
The teachers had to strike. The board
by not negotiating with the union on
anything except pay denied the
teachers the right to have some say on
their own working conditions.
The union had to negotiate outside of
school, so it would have a position to
bargain from. It is unfortunate that the
union held the students “for ransom”
during the strike, but if the board was
truly interested in seeing the students
back in the classroom, they would
compromise; thus alleviatin g such
drastic action by the union.
As for the major issues during the
strike, the union’s original position of a
19 per cent salary increase was
ludicrous. This position taken by the
union ju st antagonized parents and
infuriated board members. If the union
would have started with a more
reasonable pay raise, then they might
have had early community support
which would have ended the strike
much sooner,
Also the union’s posture of on*again,
off-again stressing of extracurricular
activity assignments and mandatory
supervision as major issues in the
strike helped delay a settlement,
Undoubtedly, the mass walkouts by
students from West and North had a
sign ifican t im pact on the s trik e ’s
ending when it did. As usual, students
at East were somewhere in the middle
with some deciding to walk out and
others too scared to come in,
Whether or not there will be a strike
three years from now depends upon
whether the board decides to shuck all
its predispositions about the evilness of
teacher unions and accept that the
N TFT exists and is here to stay.
Guest Editorial
Observer
Strike ends; no change
by David Eingorn
The 15 day teachers’ strike has been contract is scheduled tp expire,
over now for nine days, but has
“We have no indication that the
anything really changed?
board will negotiate with us in 1982,”
When walking through the cafeteria, Dougherty said. “As far as we can tell
one still sees teachers standing around the board still wishes to maintain
idling their time away. “Mandatory control over, and dominate all decision
supervision” supposedly was a severe m aking and inform ation in the
detriment to the student who needed district.”
extra help. Instead of his teacher
Have parents and students become
helping him, the teacher would be busy more concerned about the quality of
monitoring the lunchroom or an empty education after the strike?
hallway. Where are the outcries by the
Attitudes toward the quality of edu
union teachers now?
I t seems as though m andatory cation have not changed. Each year the
supervision was never the key issue it district offers fewer classes, has fewer
seemed to be early in the strike. More teachers, and less extracurricular acti
likely, it was ju st a “bargaining chip” vities. A strike like the one we ju st had
should fuse the community into fight
for the union.
Now let us consider the post strike ing for the maintenance of a sound edu
relationship between the board and the cation for their children.
union. Is the board more willing to
I t seems as though the only thing
recognize the union as the sole
bargaining agent for the d is tric t’s that has changed has been teachers’
salaries. The teachers received a 10.5
teachers?
“No,” says Jim Dougherty, presi per cent pay raise for this year, plus
dent of the Niles Township Federation eight per cent for each of the next two
of Teachers (NTFT), who will undoubt years. By 1982, the average teacher in
edly play a major role in the 1982 the district will be making $31,000 a
con tract talk s when the present year.
Students lose in strike
by Paul Toback
For the past three weeks, Niles
Township District 219 has been struck
by a majority of the teachers employed
in the district. A strike is always
unpleasant, but when it occurs in a
school system, it can turn into a power
struggle. Usually, the students are
stuck right in the middle. This is
exactly what happened in our district.
The strike becam e effective on
September 5 (which was supposed to be
the 1st day of school.) when the board
and the union failed to reach a
compromise. The union was asking for
three things: a pay raise, an end to;
involuntary extracu rricu lar assign
ments, and an end to supervision
assignments.
As the strike was implemented by
the union, intense negotiations began
to take place. It is my opinion that
these are negotiations that should have
taken place in May and June instead of
waiting until September to begin.
Nevertheless, the strike continued.
With each day came more propoganda
to us, the students. This propoganda
came from both union and board,
taking many forms. Both the board and
the union had its own hotline which
you could call at anytime to get
----------- To the Editor-----------Students give views on Strike ’7 9
Dear Editor:
I am a sophomore at Niles E ast High
School, and I am appalled at the school
board for using the students as bait to
get the striking teachers back.
I have to hand it to them. Only Niles
Township High Schools would refuse to
negotiate with the teachers.
The contigency plan was ridiculous.
The only thing the students learned
was how intractable the school board
was. Actually, the board seemed to
want the students back ju st so they
could say, “The kids are in school. Now
Dear Editor:
Do teachers really care about
students more than they care about
getting paid? The answer is obvious.
One might find a wealthy teacher who
teaches because he really cares about
the students. But most teachers teach
because its a job, and they need money.
If the students were important, the
teachers would not have kept us out of
school for three weeks, and then
wanted us to make up the days.
This strike has shown how students
can easily be used as pawns. When it
comes to money, teachers forget about
the students altogether, go on an illegal
strike, and then “demand” that they
get paid for striking. And who loses?
The students dp, by having needed
days of vacation taken away from
them, Don’t get me wrong, I ’m not
saying the strike was right or wrong, or
that I hate teachers, but I am saying
that I don’t like to be taken advantage
of.
If the teachers’ number one priority
was the students, they would make up
days without pay, ju st for the students’
benefit.
Erich Massai, ’82
we can kave our football games.” That
was how they pressured the students
into coming back. They said, “Support
your school. Go to these games!” Sure,
I ’d like my school’s football team to
have a winning season, but my
education comes first. When I went to
school to receive my revised schedule,
there were six speakers pushing
extracurricular activities, such as the
Booster Club and the Homecoming
C om m ittee. This was the m ajor
emphasis. The speakers didn’t mention
our education, because there was none.
They had hired substitutes, condensed
200 classes into forty, turned an eight
hour-nine period day into a five
hour-five period day, and that threat
ened students into coming to school.
The adminstrators said that if we
didn’t go, we would be suspended.
The contigency plan wasn’t a way to
educate students but a way for the
board to stall for time.
Lee Kantz '82
contradictory information from each
side,
B oth the union and the board
distributed flyers presenting their view
of the strike, and of course both sides
had representatives talking to stu
dents.
Student support was something that
was very important to both sides. In
this strik e, whoever had student
support, was in a stronger position. For
this reason both the board and the
union tried to convince the students
that they were correct and ultimately
had the students’ welfare in mind. The
result was one to be expected. Students
were caught in the middle of the adult
conflict.
And as the strike wore on, both sides
continued to talk to the students. There
was a split in student opinion which
resulted in a split of the student body.
The result of the strike is already
history. The teachers won because they
got their pay raise; the board won
because it did not give up control of the
schools to the union.
So who are the losers in this strike?
The students.
We have lost three weeks of school
— three weeks that are vital to a school
whose days are already limited.
And the students, what did we gain
from the strike? Perhaps nothing more
than an insight into what happens
when adults get involved in education,
and forget to concern themselves with
the welfare of the students they are
trying to educate.
M ZEH IUTE
The voice of the Niles East Students
Published during the school year by
the students of Niles Township High
School East, Lamon and Mulford
Streets, Skokie, Illinois 60076. Printed
by Son’s Enterprises, Inc. Skokie, III.
October 5,1979
Vol. 42, No. 1
Editor-in-Chief.. . .
News E d ito r......... ........... Leslie Doi
Feature Editor........ . . . LindaBurstyn
Sports Editor......... ......... Barb Reich
Photo Editor.........
Reporters..'........... .. Kathleen Berry,
Brad Dorftnan,
Andi
Levin, Wanda Mech, Dee Dee Vlay
Cartoonists.. Caesar Borges and Dan
Finn
Advisor.................. Mrs. Angie Panos
�MLEWLMTE
Friday, October 5, 1979
feature 3
Homecoming traditions
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Homecoming Dance, 1946
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by Linda Burstyn
Homecoming has been an annual
event for many years, but at East
traditions have certainly changed.
In 1948, after the usual cheers, yells,
and speeches, the school’s population of
nine hundred and twenty-six would
begin to weave in and out of Skokie in
the Homecoming snake dance. After
returning to the school, a huge bonfire
would be built to symbolize the
upcoming Trojan victory.
There has always been a Homecom
ing dance, but in 1954, tickets were Half
the price that they are now. The dance,
called the Huddle Up, was graced by
School opens minus jitters
by Kathy Berry
There were no first day of school
jitters this year because the contin
gency plan involved a highly condensed
class curriculum and strange schedul
ing.
On the second day of W estern
Civilization, students found themselves
watching one substitute’s home slide
show of his trip to Russia. Another
fam iliar com plaint was of teachers
handing out the day’s assignments as a
prelude to a fifty-five minute mono
logue about their lives.
Combining classes is one thing, but
political science students couldn’t help
but be surprised when they learned
that their class had been combined with
a Chef’s course. In one Spanish class
which was a combination of Spanish 5-6
with Spanish 7-8, students were taught
how to count up to twenty. “ I learned
that in seventh grade!” complained one
ed the changing times;
In 1967, Homecoming Chairman,
Rpchelle Apple, stressed th a t ‘’all
smoking, drinking and loitering will be
strictly forbidden . . .!”
In 1968, the ‘Groovin’ Dance was
held for “wild, wild East-psychedlic
’68” homecoming.
The year 1979. The last homecoming
ever will be .celebrated within Niles
E ast’s walls, and the best. Floats, the
parade, the game, the dance; all the
basics are there. But instead of a
football in the middle of the dance
floor, there will be a disco ball hanging
from the ceiling. Alumni from past
years will be there to reminisce, and to
remind us that things really haven’t
changed that much.
Spanish student.
Schedules were a different sort of
problem. They ranged from nearly
correct, to one modified schedule of
typing and four English courses.
However, students were not the only
ones facing d ifficu lty ; su b stitu te
teachers had their share of problems
teaching the unusual courses.
“ Keeping their interest up was the
most difficult thing,” commented one
substitute who was assigned to teach
American Lit;, to students who had
originally signed up for Novels of
Escape. She added, “The students were
generally cooperative, but they seemed
anxious to begin their regular sched
ules.”
One student was in a hurry to start
normal classes because she felt that the
contingency plan was not working. “I
learned nothing,” she said, “absolutely
nothing.”
CentrEast plans East
as cultural arts center
by Leslie Doi
The main objective of CentrEast, a
non-profit organization set to manage
the East building after it closes, is to
raise funds and create interest within
the community.
As a first step to using the building
later on, National Art Week will be
held at East from October 7 to 13. “The
Pajama Game” will be performed on
October 13 and “Tartuffe” will be
performed by the Wisdom Bridge
Theater Group. Julia Bienas, student
representative of CentrEast comment
ed, “We don’t want to close the school,
we want to keep it going all the time.”
The managem ent organization is
searching for theater groups who will
rent space. They are looking for small
artists and also larger corporations and
theater groups,
“I t ’s a beautiful building and should
be preserved and kept intact,” stated
music from one of the neighboring
orchestras, as the students danced in
the shadow of the enormous football in
the center of the gym.
Fireworks heralded E ast’s twentyseventh homecoming in 1963. At the
pep assembly a huge junior-senior tug
< war contest was held. The next
of
morning was an Alumni tea, followed
by the game which was played against
Oak Park.
In 1965, the gym where the dance
was held was decorated in Op-Art, and
ticket prices were up to $2.50. By 1967,
tickets were $3.
A twilight pep assembly replaced the
usual one held during school hours in
1969. The theme of that year’s home
coming, “A Space Odyssey,” reflect
Miss Rita Stewart, building manager.
C en trE ast focuses on converting
East into a cultural arts and recreation
center for the North Shore, according to
Julia Bienias. As a fine arts center,
many sections of the building could be
incorporated into the production of a
play or musical. The print shop could
be used for advertisement, the clothing
department for costumes, the shop for
scenery and props. The gym may be
used for health clubs or small
conventions.
CentrEast is presently working on a
feasibility study on ways to create
enough income from the shows to make
the school self-sufficient.
“I am very interested in preserving
the building because i t ’s brighter,
better built, and homier than the other
two Niles schools. I t ’s ideal for that
type of transition,” concluded Bienias.
3 achieve merit status
by David Eingorn
National Merit Semi-Finalist status
or a Letter of Commendation from the
National Merit Scholarship Corpora
tion, is one of the highest honors a
student can accrue during his high
school career. This year E ast had three
Semi-Finalists, and ten students who
received Letters of Commendation.
Yearly, students across the country
compete for these honors by taking the
PSAT/NMSQT test at their respective
high schools. Whether or not a student
becomes a N ational M erit Scholar
Semi-Finalist depends upon how high
his “selection index” number is.
The selection index number equals
two times the verbal score plus the
mathematical. The maximum possible
score is 240 (2 times 80 verbal + 80
mathematical).
About 15,000 students from around
the nation gain Semi-Finalist strtus.
They represent the top half of one
percent of each regional selection area.
Once a student becomes a Merit
Semi-Finalist, he may then compete for
Finalist standing. To qualify as a
Finalist, a student must demonstrate
high academic standing, be actively
applying to a regionally accredited
college in the United S ta te s , an ’
confirm PSAT/NMSQT scores by an
equally high performance on the SAT
test.
E ast’s Semi-Finalists include Brian
Sullivan, Kurt Kessler, and Ted Hill.
Students who received Letters of
Commendation include Stuart Rappaport, Tina Lee, B arry Leb, Larry
Siegal, Arthur Rosenson, Karen Sawislak, Steven Meyers, Linda Sugarman,
Robert Rotche, and Pam Herbach.
Registration is being held now in the
guidance area for 1979 te st. The
PSAT/NMSQT test alone costs $3.50.
Reflections honors East
“The 40 Years of Niles E ast: A
Musical Review” is the title of this
year’s production of Reflections to be
performed November 8, 9 and 10 in the
auditorium.
This year’s production, under the
direction of Jerry Proffit, is dedicated
to East. There will be songs dating
back to every decade since E ast first
opened. Some popular songs which will
be in the show include “American Pie,”
and “Let the Sun Shine In .” A Beatles
medley will also be presented. Even the
original school hymn from 1938, E a st’s
first year will be performed.
The directors of the program are
Eleah Horwitz, ’81, and Tim Ortman,
’81. The musical director is Ted Hill,
’80; the choreographer is Sue Fisch ’80;
assistant choreographer is Je ff Sumner
’82; and technical director is Roger
Merel ’80.
“I t ’s going to be an excellent ‘up’
show and I encourage everyone to
attend,” says Ted Hill. Eleah Horwitz
concluded enthusiastically, “I know it’s
going to be marvelous.”
East’s National Merit Scholars from left to right include Brian Sullivan, Ted Hill, and
Kurt Kessler.
�4 sports
Friday, October 5, 1979
Giants upset East
by David Eingorn
It takes more than determination to
win a football game. A team needs
execution. In the Trojans 15*7 loss to
the Highland Park Giants, the varsity
football team failed to capitalize on key
downs.
During the Trojans’ first possession,
tail back Barry Leb took a pitch-out
from quarterback Steve Cooley and ran
65 yards for an apparent touchdown.
But it was to be nullified by a clipping
penalty.
Although Highland Park did not
score in the first quarter, it did control
much of the first half. Paul Barcani, a
senior fullback from Highland Park
scored the first points of the ballgame
on a 2 yard run in the second quarter.
Ju st before the end of the first half,
Highland Park scored again, after
recovering a Cooley fumble. The score
was on a 33 yard field goal.
At the onset of the third quarter, Hal
Nagel, a senior from East, made an
interception that brought the ball to
the Highland Park 36. But the Trojans
hopes were not to materialize. On the
next set of downs, the Trojans returned
the ball to the Giants when a Cooley
pass was picked off.
Again the Trojans rebounded back
showing their tenacity. On a drive
capped by a 30 yard pass interference
call against Highland Park, the Trojans
scored their lone touchdown on a half
yard plunge by Cooley.
At the end of the fourth quarter,
Baracani scored a 70 yard touchdown
which proved to be the game winner.
“People would get into position but
wouldn’t come up with the tackle,”
Dan Patlack, Trojan defensive end
said.
“ We beat ou rselves,” concluded
Head Coach Gerald Ferguson.
Niles East Trojans and Highland Park Giants clash during Saturday’s game Sept. 29 at
Highland Park.
____________
Girls’ sports off to slow start
SWIMMING
by Barb Reich
Since Aug. 20, the Niles E ast girls
varsity swimming team practiced daily
to prepare for the Waukegan East meet
on Sept. 15.
According to head coach Don
Larson, “the defeat had nothing to do
with the recent teachers strike.” Larson
said, “We ju st don't have enough water
enthusiasts to fill up all the competitive
events.”
Mary Ann Kostyniuk, who placed
firs t in diving com petition again st
Maine West and North, stated that
“only nine or ten swimmers show up at
the meets. And that could make the
difference between a winning and losing
team.”
Although the girls’ team now has an
0-4 record, there have been individual
wins by Vicki Heller, Sandy Nehrling,
Marcy Locasha, and Nancy Zimmer
man.
Heller broke a school record in the
200 m eter b reaststrok e Individual
Medley against Niles West. Nehrling’s
backstroke, Locasha’s freestyling, and
Zimmerman’s first place in diving made
the challenge for Main North that
much harder.
Even though Larson admits “we
already lost against our easier oppo
nents,” four school records could be
established by the end of the season.
TEN NIS
Like most of the Niles East Sport
activities, the girls varsity tennis team
Strike hinders boys’ sports
by Barb Reich
Football
East football fans didn’t get the
chance to cheer the varsity team in the
season-opener again st W heeling be
cause of the teachers’ strike, but they
surely had the chance the following
Saturday against Waukegan East.
On Sept. 15, the Trojans smashed
Waukegan East 38-0. In that game,
T rojan B arry Leb scored three
touchdowns and ran 170 yds.
The following game against Deer
field, resulted in a 26-0 defeat for the
Trojans. Ferguson called the Deerfield
opposition “our toughest competitors,
who may even win the state finals.” He
said the Trojans were defeated because
“it was a day of too many penalties and
mental errors for the Blue and Gold.”
Injuries also played a role in the loss.
A hurt hand for returning letterman
Gregg Bolotin, and a knee injury to
Fred Fagenholz kept these players on
the bench.
On an optimistic note, Ferguson
also had a slow start this year. The
team ’s first non-conference game
against Highland Park was cancelled,
and the Deerfield game was pushed up
to Oct. 10.
But when the season officially got
underway, the team acquired a 2-3
record. Wins were against Waukegan
West and Maine West, while losses
were against Evanston, Niles North,
and Niles West.
VOLLEYBALL
In addition to causing on and off
practice sessions, “the strike effected
the volleyball team most severely the
day of the student walkout,” said the
new varsity volleyball coach Je a n
Wojdula.
Before the walkout the girls had
beaten Lake Zurich and Highland Park.
But on the day of the walkout, the
team was m issing three startin g
players, and lost to Ridgewood.
pointed out that “our defense is the
strongest, and with other returning
letterman Bob Bernstein, Dan Bartfeld,
Steve Cooley, Dave Hoffman, Gary
Karhoff, Hal Nagel, Dan Patlak, Kelly
Walls, and Alan Weiner, we can beat
Evanston in the homecoming game
Oct. 6.”
opponents scored in the la st five
minutes.”
In view of the team’s 0-4 record Noah
points out that, “we lack offensive
strength, and probably won’t score
many goals throughout the season.”
However, he is optimistic, because “our
regular, tough-disciplined coach Tex
Sanstead is back.”
Soccer
During the Niles Township strike,
the varsity soccer team underwent
training with former E ast student and
soccer player Gene Freed.
“He coaches the way they play
soccer in college, w ithout much
conditioning during practices,” com
mented Henry Goldenstein.
Captain Noah Ginsburg explains,
“we weren’t serious at first, and didn't
know we’d compete until three days
before the meet.”
Although the East team lost in
squeakers to Loyola (3-0) and Deerfield
(2-1) Goldstein complains that “the
Golf
The East golf team including Mark
McCracken, Dave Gassel, Scott Reicin,
Frank McLaughlin, and Ted Theodore,
scored a .500 in conference play since
the season opened on Sept. 10.
Golf captain Steve Bartelstein stud,
“We practiced every day during the
strike, and so it had no bearing on the
golfers.”
B artelste in stresses, “ the m ost
serious challenge for us will be the New
Trier East tournament. I t ’s the team to Varsity soccer player kicks the ball in last
beat if we're going to reach the Thursday’s home game against Stevenson.
sectional playoffs.
Professional football referee talks about c a r e e r
by Brad Dorfman
“I made the right call,” said NFL
referee Jerry Markbreit, who ruled the
famed forward fumble a touchdown
which allowed Oakland to defeat San
Diego last season.
Now there is a new rule which states
that if a fumble occurs in the last two
minutes, only the player who fumbled
may recover. Is this the league’s way of
saying he made the wrong call?
“ No, Markbreit said. It was such a
bizzare play that the league felt it
should be cleared up. There was always
a rule against fumbling forward on
fourth-down inside the ten. It was just
expanded.”
M arkbreit played two years of
football at the University of Illinois,
when an injury forced an early end to
his career.
“I wanted to continue in sports
without playing,” says Jerry, “so when
I graduated from college, I started to
officiate local intramural games.”
In 1965, he became a back judge in
the Big Ten, and in 1967 he became a
referee in the same league. In his Big
Ten career he officiated many Michigan-Ohio State games and the 1972
Rose Bowl in which Stanford defeated
Michigah 13-12.
In 1976 he became an NFL line
judge and in 1977 he became a referee.
The highlight of his professional career
was last season’s Pro Bowl Game.
A s for travel, Markbreit said, “I t is
difficult and tedious but it is part of the
job. I t would be nice if we could stay
home and officiate. I leave on
Saturday, usually before noon, arrive in
the city of the game, eat dinner, and
have a meeting with my crew (in which
we see a film of our previous game
which has been graded by the league).
Sunday we have another m eeting,
officiate the game, and leave that
evening.”
In reference to new rules such as the
no bldck below the waist on a kick
return, and the rules devised to protect
the quarterback, M arkbreit said,
“They’re necessary because they help
prevent injury.”
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Committee approves
application for use
The Alternate Use Committee for
East, which is responsible for finding
an acceptable alternative use for East,
has unanimously approved a recom
mendation to the District 219 School
Board that E ast be considered for
conversion to a regional Arts and
Special Events Center.
An application has been made to the
National Endowment for the Arts for a
$25,000 grant to underwrite a study of
the proposal.
Jay Wilensky, Student Senate President, delivers the farewell address to his fellow
classmates during the graduation ceremonies held June 10. (Photo by Erich Massat)
Volume 41, Number 11
ACCORDING TO M IS S R IT A
Stewart, East building manager, and
member of the com m ittee, three
committee members, Arlene Bezark,
Dorothy Litwin and Je ff Ortmann have
written the proposal.
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
June 18,1979
Roth leaves after 32 years
George Roth, E ast science instructor,
will be leaving a fter 32-years of
teaching.
“Kids are basically the same as when
I started teaching here. They have the
same desires and wants, but the way
they express themselves is different.
The fads have changed. In the early
'50’s girls wore ‘hoop’ skirts and bobby
socks.”
ROTH, AN EARTH SCIENCE and
biology teacher, created the Student
Services O rganization, which was
started to improve student attitudes.
He is also responsible for the
Homecoming Parade being started.
“At first, nobody knew how to build
the flo a ts ,” said R oth. “ Everyone
would stuff napkins in the chicken wire
without staples or anything. So one
Assembly honors athletes
The Spring Sports Awards Assembly
on May 31 was an evening devoted to
this year’s m ost prominent E a s t
athletes.
Seniors Bobbi Lewen and Je ff Pozen
won the 1979 A1 Beck Award. In
recognition of their athletic achieve
ments Lewen’s and Pozen’s photo
graphs will be displayed permanently
in Trojan Hall.
However, more than great athletic
prowess was needed to be a winner. The
15 Beck nominees were judged on grade
point average, academic accomplish
m ents, and involvem ent in school
activities and services.
T H E O U TSTA N D IN G SE N IO R
Athlete Award was presented to Tad
Slowik and Bobbi Lewen. This honor
recognizes those who have garnered
most valuable player status, as well as
major letters in sports.
EXAM SCHEDULE
June 19,1979
Arrival
8:00-8:15 a.m.
Period 1 Exams
8:15-9:30 a.m.
Break
9:30-9:45 a.m.
9:45-11:00 a.m. Period 2-3 Exams
11:00-11:15 a.m. Break
11:15-12:30 a.m. Period 4 Exams
1:00 p.m.
Departure
Seniors N atalie Doi and Brian
Kamajian received the Bud Blumenthal
Memorial Award, which acknowledges
attitude, team leadership and sports
manship.
Most valuable player awards went to
seniors, Tad Slowik in baseball, and
Stuart Flanzer in tennis; juniors Barry
Leb in track, and Kyu Hur in
swimming.
FEM ALE A TH LETES were also
saluted in the most valuable player
category. Senior Julie Hanson won for
softball, senior Lee K lancic for
badminton, sophomore Terri Dallas for
gym nastics, and freshman Jen n ie
Moshak for track.
Athletic Director James Swanson,
who presented the awards, said, “This
year’s athletes are the most successful
that I can remember.”
June 20,1979
June 21,1979
Arrival
Period 5 Exams
Break
Period 6-7 Exams
Break
Period 8 Exams
Departure
Arrival
Period 9 Exams
Break
Period 10-11 Exams
Break
Period 12 Exams
Departure
IMPORTANT DATES
June 18-21
Underclassmen return locks to room 104.
Underclassmen return textbooks to room 320
June 22
See teachers for grades
Students make outstanding fine payments
Stewart noted that some difficulties
existed in the proposal. “We don’t
know who will provide funds to
refurbish the rooms, or where patrons
of the center would park.”
A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
called Center East is being formed to
lease this space from District 219, as
well as a general overseer of the
p roject. Anyone who would be
interested in involvement with this
organization is invited to write to
Center East, 7700 Gross point Road,
Skokie, 111. 60077.
Grades held
till fines paid
year, a float was blown over, and the
napkins went in all direction.”
He earned his bachelor’s degree at
the University of Wisconsin, Milwau
kee, and his master’s at the University
of Wisconsin, Madison.
“THEN AT THE TIM E of Sputnik,
I had to go back to school,” Roth
stated. “There »was so I went to
Humboldt State College in (Areata)
California.”
He is now 65 years old and cannot
hold tenure any more, according to
d istrict policy. The Nilehi, board
recognized Roth with a silver bowl for
his 32 years of service.
However, Roth is not through
teaching. He has three offers at other
non-public schools.
“It is intended that rooms be rented
out to artists, musicians, and others as
studios, while the student lounge, and
auditorium be used as th e a te rs,”
explained Stewart. “I t is also feasible
that we rent okt memberships to health
clubs for use of the swimming pool,
indoor track and tennis courts.” The
committee also plans on converting the
cafeteria into a restaurant.
Students who do not pay their fines
for lost materials, such as books or
athletic equipment, on or before June
22, will not receive their grades,
according to Miss Rita Stewart, East
building manager.
“The registrar will withhold grades,
diplomas and grade tran scrip ts of
students who do not return either the
articles themselves or pay for the loss,”
explained Miss Stewart.
“Toback
Attacks!”
Paul Toback '81 was elected Student
Senate president June 1 in a runoff
election against Steve Fishman ’80.
The May 29th election which
included David Eingom ’81 failed to
produce a majority winner. Toback
feels he won because “the students
wanted someone who would be involved
in the issue of the closing of E ast.” He
also believes that his slogan “Toback
Attack” aided his campaign.
“STEV E PUT UP A GOOD FIGHT,
waged a good campaign, was a good
opponent, and was h on est,” said
Toback. Now that elections are over, he
expressed that he feels relaxed, eager to
work, and get Senate moving.
C ontrarily, a t the first Senate
meeting on Monday, June 4, only seven
students attended. Disappointed at the
turnout, Toback commented, “We need
student support.” He also stressed, “I
feel it’s very important that this year’s
freshmen get involved in Senate
because this past> year, the freshman
class provided no representatives. I t ’s
important that they have a chance to
vote on decisions that affect them.”
Over the summer, Toback will be
attending a Summer Leadership Pro
gram for Students and Advisers at
Camp Cheley in Estes Park, Colorado,
from August 14-19. The purpose of the
program is to teach student leaders in
the school’s Student Senate or National
Honor Society the basic skills of leader
ship. The curriculum involves problem
solving techniques, organizational
skills, human relation skills, and com
munication techniques.
i
“ STUDENTS WHO DO NOT attend
to those obligations will not be issued
their student ID ’s in the fall and will
not be able to pick up their books and
supplies,” Miss Stewart added.
Students will receive letters in
homeroom informing them of their
fines.
“We aren’t trying to make money,
but to educate kids to their responibilities,” concluded Stewart.
�Pranks cause harm
When seniors break windows, deface
buildings, and cause the injury of
certain individuals, their so-called
pranks should be considered acts of
vandalism.
On the night of May 24, 13 students
wandered through the school seeking
out places they could vandalize. The
damange of that night included a
broken window in Room 150 of the new
section and grafitti written all over
E ast’s buildings.
TH E N EXT MORNING four other
students perpetrated acts of vandalism.
They oiled doorknobs in the English
and foreign language sections of East.
When those seniors oiled the doorknobs
they accidentally spilled some oil near
the doors. This resulted in the injury of
a secretary who slipped and fell near
one such oiled doorway.
“All 17 seniors who participated in
acts of vandalism were caught within a
week of the tim e they com m itted
them,” according to Jam es Puff, chief
of security.
Once caught, the seniors might have
received criminal records, but E a st’s
administrators decided not to press
charges, according to Rita Stewart,
building manager. Instead the seniors
were offered the alternative of with
drawal from the graduation exercises or
fulfillment of a variety of punishments.
First, they were suspended from school
for five days. Each of them was also
asked to pay $18.75 in damages to
cover the costs of renting a sand
blaster, cleaning a secretary's coat, and
paying for the extra hours put in by the
maintenance staff while cleaning up.
T H E M O ST S T R IK IN G punish
m ent, though, was th a t all 17
“ p ran ksters” were forced to do
maintenance work on the E ast grounds
the week following the incidents. This
work included landscaping and the
arrangement of chairs for graduation.
I t seems strange that the only people
participating in the beautification of
the E ast grounds were the ones who
had vandalized those grounds a week
earlier. This raises the question, “Are
vandals the only ones who have a stake
in the maintenance of E ast?” Clearly,
the answer to this question is no. All
student should participate in beautifi
cation projects.
Senate could provide the organiza
tion for this beautification program. In
th is way, students could promote
instead of destroy pride in their school.
Sunbathers
“ If I were to choose a religion I
worshipper of the
would become
sun.”
Graduate refutes criticisms
Dear Editor,
If you don’t print this letter, you are
guilty of the same journalistic wrongs
you accused the yearbook; if you do,
you should be commended.
This letter is not intended to defend
the yearbook, only explain it. In many
ways I agree with your article of
criticism of the yearbook. The yearbook
was not perfect, it never was perfect,
and I bet it never will be perfect. We
made mistakes ju st as the Nilehilite
and any other club or activity makes at
Niles East. Over all I am proud of what
we accomplished and would not tmk
twice about doing it over again.
Personally, I felt if I told the truth
about certain teams being bad, it would
make the teams that had good seasons
stick out. For example, the football and
wrestling teams had good seasons.
Don't worry Mrs. Blab. There is no threat of pranksters harming our staff, T H IS Y E A R .
Why make it look like they were ju st
like everybody else, when they deserve
much more credit?
To respond to “one for a better
yearbook” I only wish you were right!
The sports section in the yearbook is
almost twice as long as any other in the
entire book.. If you would like more
sports pages, then I invite you to join
the staff, talk to coaches and stay up
until 3 in the morning doing pages to
make deadlines. Finally, if you hate the
whole five thespians out of the
twenty-six people on staff, why didn’t
you sign your name. What are you
afraid of, a bunch of Thespians?
Respectfully,
Alan Schoen
Action Editor
1979 Reflections
According to a University of Hawaii
tudy, about 300,000 cases of skin
(»flwfflr are discovered in America each
year, in addition to premature aging
and wrinkling of the skin.
SUNBURN IS IN EV ITA BLE to
those who do not take the necessary
precautionary measures against overex
posure. 'Follow these simple common
sense rules to get an even, safe tan this
summer.
1) B e sure to wear sunscreen
whenever outdoors. The ones contain
ing P A B A are especially effective.
Don’t be fooled by a rainy day. The
sun’s ultraviolet rays can pass right
through clouds.
2) Don’t count on water to protect
you from the sun’s harmful rays; on
the contrary, the sun is attracted to
water and easily passes through it,
even through the density of a pool.
3) GIVE EX TR A PROTECTION to
areas most exposed to the sun such as
lips, nose, and eyelids.
da vid eingorn
The June 4 graduation ceremony was
a joyous occasion for all the seniors
who were able to participate. For those
students th a t could not graduate,
however, it was a time of anguished
reflection, especially the ones th a t
narrowly missed filling the require
ments. In some cases students were
only a P.E. class away from their goal.
Editor’s Note: The letter which appears
on this page, regarding the yearbook,
like all letters to the editor, was
submitted by an E ast student. In the
letter Alan Schoen, referring to a letter
which appeared in the June 1, 1979
issue states, “. . . you are guilty of the
same journalistic wrongs you accused
the yearbook . . .” I t should be clearly
pointed out that the letter that appeard
in the senior issue was not the opinion
of the Nilehilite staff. Our views were
expressed in the “Yearbook’s views
deserve criticism” editorial, appealing
in page two. I t is also our policy to
withhold the name of the letter’s author
if so requested by the author. Finally,
we will print any letter we receive,
withholding only those that we view as
being slanderous to specific individuals.
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R ecently, a concerned counselor,
Mary Murphy from North, brought to
the attention of E.P.A.C., the serious
hardships brought upon students who
n arro w ly miss graduating. She suggest
ed that a student who narrowly misses
graduating be allowed to participate in
the graduation ceremony if the student
is able to make up the credits by the
end of summer school that year. The
individual would participate in the
ceremony but would not receive a
diploma.
T H IS PLAN IS a fair solution for all
parties involved. First, the individual
does not have to face the traumatic
experience of telling family and friends
that it is not possible for him to
participate in the graduation ceremony
as planned. Secondly, teachers will no
longer be put in the precarious
situations of passing students out of
sympathy so that they may participate
in the commencement excercises.
Finally, it does not give the student a
“false sense of reality,” because, after
all, what matters is not the ceremony
but the diploma. If the individual does
not have enough credits, he simply will
not receive a diploma.
4) If you have olive or dark toned
skin, you are still susceptible to the
harmful effects of overexposure.
5) Remember that good things take
time, and in the case of suntanning this
is especially true. The smartest tan is
built up gradually to give the skin’s
pigment a chance to offer natural pro
tection.
6) ONCE YOU’VE ACQUIRED that
deep, golden tan, keep it by moisturiz
ing your body after every shower or
bath. This also keeps your skin soft,
supple, and wrinkle free.
7) Sunburn is not the only sun
related problem. B e sure to wear
sunglasses on sunny days to avoid
squint lines in future years, and to
protect the eyes.
Don’t think that this means that you
should avoid the sun a t every
opportunity. Picnics, swimming, and
boating go hand-in-hand with sunny
days, deep tans, and all the fun that’s
sure to come.
Committee makes proposals
"•“r.nmmentarv --------------------------------------------------------------------- — —
Focus
neeprotection
At the June 4 meeting of the 219
Board of Education, the Committee to
Close Niles E a s t made its final
recommendations on the fate of East
and its students in 1980.
Regarding guidance and curriculum,
some of the major recommendations
included that counselors will retain the
same group of students when they
tran sfer respectively to North and
West, C.I.C. programs will be devel
oped at both North and West, and
E a s t ’s class of ’81 will m aintain
separate ranks at North and West.
OF ALL TH E RECOMMENDAtions op the closing, the ones that have
attracted the m ost atten tion by
students are those pertaining to
student activity articulation. In its
report to the Board the Area I I
subcommittee states, “Throughout, the
feeling of the committee members was
that in most cases the difficulties could
be resolved by establishing co-officer
positions for the 1980-81 year only.”
The only proposal of the Committee
to Close Niles E ast that was not
accepted im m ediately was the one
regarding student government. This
proposal stated in part that the East
student elected as president in 1980
would serve as a second semester
president at the respective high school
he transferred to. This directive was
attacked vigorously by North student
government members who think that
semester presidents cause disharmony.
The matter is still pending until the
Board reviews the North alternative
plan which has the E a s t student
elected as president serving as an
jnf-prim vice president. After a six-week
period, an election committee would be
held between the North elected
president and the E ast interim vice
president; the winner would serve as
president.
MLEOIUIW
T h e v o ic e o< th a N ile * E a s t S t u d a n t a
P u b lish e d d u rin g th a s c h o o l y aa r b y th a st u d e n t s
o f N lla a T o w n sh ip H ig h S c h o o i E a s t, le m o n a n d
M u llo r d S traa ta. S k o k la , Illin o is 60076. P rin te d b y
S e n 's E n tsr p r la a s . Ine. S k o k la . III.
Vol. 41, No. 11
June 18,1979
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NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILLINOIS
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Friday, June 1,1979
Class forms lobby
The East political science class has
recently formed a group called the Niles
East Student Lobby. The purpose of
the group is to lobby com m unity
organizations like the Skokie Youth
Welfare Commission and the Niles
Township Youth Commission to organ
ize more youth-oriented activities.
The specific goals of the lobby
include em phasizing the need for
concerts during the summer months, a
Park District facility for use as a teen
center, and carnivals similar to the
county fairs that have been held in the
past, according to Sherwood Blitstein,
Lobby chairm an. The Lobby also
favors keeping the parks open until
11:30 p.m. instead of the current 10
p.m. closing time.
TO ANY OBSERVANT person, it is
clear that there are too few activities
for young people in Skokie. E ast’s
political science class deserves much
credit for taking the time to speak out
on this issue. Mr. William A rndt
deserves special credit for allowing his
class to pursue this important youth
problem.
Of all the lobby’s proposals, the one
that seems the most disputable is the
suggestion to close the parks at 11:30
p.m. instead of 10 p.m. In the past,
many people who live near parks have
complained that the kids who frequent
the parks cause too much of a
disturbance and make it difficult for
area residents to get any sleep. Unless
the East Lobby finds some way to stop
the people who frequent the parks from
being too rowdy, the Skokie Park
closing time must not be later made.
Teacher sings with chorus
Dr. Richard Livingston, English
teacher, traveled to Washington D.C.
on April 28 with 36 members of the
Chicago Symphony Chorus under the
direction of Margaret ,Hillis.
The Chorus perform ed a t the
W ashington H ilton Hotel for the
annual dinner of the White House
Press Correspondents’ Association, the
people who do television and newspaper
work in Washington.
According to Dr. Livingston, this
dinner, which has been in existence
since 1941, was almost like a “who’s
who” of Washington. The dinner was
attended by President Carter, many
senators and congressmen and many
other noted people including Chicago
Mayor Jane Byrne, Jack Anderson,
columnist for Washington Post, Walter
Cronkite, and Ralph Nader, consumer
advocate.
The Medley of Americana, which
included songs from Broadway music-
als and concluded with the Battle
Hymn of the Republic, was presented
for the guests. Dr. Livingston com
mented, “It was a really exciting
opportunity to sing for so many very
well known people.”
Dr. Livingston, as well as Mark
Rostvold, East science teacher, and
Ms. Rebecca Komick, voice teacher,
will be traveling with the Chicago
Symphony Chorus to Carnegie Hall in
New York City on May 19. They will be
performing Beethoven’s Fidelio under
the direction of Sir George Solti. This
will be the ninth time Livingston and
Rostvold have sung there.
Livingston has also participated in
choruses th a t have perform ed in
Chicago for Prince Charles of England,
officials from Japan, Mexico, and West
Germany and for a special St. Patrick’s
Day tribute to Mayor Daley the year
after he died.
Library accepts aw ard
The East Library has been awarded
the 1979 Book Award, by the Mothers
Association at the University of Illinois
in Cham paign-U rbana, in honor of
Karen Andre, Lisa Cohn, M artin
Ellenby and Alok Chandra Saxena,
members of the graduating class of
1978.
The M others A ssociation Book
Awards were established in 1963-64 for
the purpose of honoring academic
excellence achieved by freshmen during
their first semester at the University of
Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and to
recognize the roles of high schools in
making this achievement possible.
The Mothers Association allows the
amount of $10 for the purchase of a
significant book for the home high
school library of each university
freshman who achieves a straight A 4.0
academic record and com pletes a
minimum of 15 hours of all graded
courses during his or her first semester
on campus.
Niles East student lobby recommends closing parks such as this one at 11:30 p.m. instead
of 10 p.m.
Focus
Responding to a May 4 letter to the
Nilehilite that criticized one of the
policies of E a st Band Director
Timothy Wolfram, Dr. Charles Groeling, director of E a s t’s In term e
diate Band, labeled the Nilehilite as
being “unfair” in a Nilehilite interview.
The controversy concerns Wolfram’s
refusal to let stud en ts of the
Interm ediate Band go on tour,
although they had spent time selling
candy and jewelry to raise tour funds.
Groeling calls the Nilehilite “unfair”
for printing a letter critical of Wolfram
w ithout notifying him in advance.
First, the Nilehilite does not print
letters critical of individual teachers.
Regarding the content of this letter, it
is not an indictment of Wolfram as a
teacher, just a criticism of one of his
policies. The reason why Wolfram
wasn’t notified in advance of the letter,
is due to the fact that it was a letter,
not a staff editorial. All parties that are
the subject of derrogatory editorials are
warned prior to publication and are
provided with space for rebuttal. As for
letters, a person u pset about a
particular letter may write a response
explaining his point of view.
ABOUT THE LETTER itself,
Groeling felt that it was too one-sided
and failed to mention all of Wolfram’s
accomplishments. Accomplishments in
cluded winning firsts in the state band
contest three years in a row.
The Nilehilite has always strived for
fairness and accuracy. The Nilehilite
encourages the expression of reasonable
views contrary to those of the paper in
letters to the editor or in guest
editorials.
DECA receives awards
The East DEC A chapter was named
one of the top eight finalists out of
approximately 5,000 nationwide chap
ters when five DECA stu d en ts
attended a N ational D istributive
E ducation Conference in H ouston,
Texas, on May 8-13, 1979.
Marc Shuman, East chapter presi
dent, Karen Feldman, Jeff Hester,
Ellen Kray, and Lee Masover partici
pated in this conference because of a
previous statewide DECA competition.
Their Chapter of the Year manual
explaining all activities accomplished
during the year was submitted for
finalist honors. Each activity, which
included the benevolent Toys for Tots
sale, promotions on the Free Enterprise
System, leadership development semi
nars, a market research project on
selling iron-on decals, and many others
had to be documented with a picture
and a letter of verification. The DECA
chapter received a gold medallion for
being a national finalist. Shum an
commented, “It was a tremendous
honor being on stage in front of 7500
people to receive this award.”
At the conference, many motivation
al workshops such as Selling Dynam
ics, Grooming for the Successful
Businessman, and The Free Enterprise
System: Where Do You Fit In? were
held. “The speakers were very informa
tive as well as interesting,” commented
Shuman, “there was something for
everyone to learn.”
S tu d en ts from all fifty states
including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico,
Guam, and the Virgin Islands were
among the 7500 people represented at
the conference. Shuman reflected,
“Meeting people from all over the
country, sharing ideas, and learning
about their lifestyles was one of the
many memorable highlights of the
trip.”
Yearbook’ views deserve criticism
s
The primary obligation of any journal
istic medium is to be fair and accurate.
The 1979 yearbook, in a number of
headlines and stories, arrogantly
rebukes this prim ary journalistic
responsibility.
The 1979 yearbook makes it a point
of basing most of its editorial content
on supposition rather than fact. On
page 53, the yearbook states, in a story
about the Nilehilite, “Many of the
students at East feel that the news
publication isn’t as good as it has been
in the past years. In spite of that the
Nilehilite editors have worked hard to
improve the newspaper.”
Debbie Precht ’79 donates blood during the
Senior Cabinet blood drive held Thursday, May
17 in the student lounge. Seventy-nine pints
were collected from students and faculty.
THE ARTICLE FAILS to mention
who were the “many people” who felt
the newspaper wasn’t as good as it was
in the psat, and just how many people
felt that way. The article also omits calls. The headline is even more
any mention of a student poll that meaningless because it fails to state
would enable the yearbook to make any kind of comparison between the
such a statement. Not only is the amount done in previous Senates and
yerabook inaccurate for criticizing the the amount done in this year’s Senate.
newspaper without any real evidence,
O ther headlines th a t stress the
but is unfair for not providing the negative instead of positive include
newspaper with the space to reply to “Baseball has a weak year” on page
190; “ Softball team holds average
the yearbook’s criticisms.
season” on page 95, and “Soccer team
The yearbook doesn’t lim it its has spirit: lacks skills” on page 105.
criticism s to the new spaper b u t
THIS YEAR’S YEARBOOK takes
vindictively attacks a number of other
E a st activities. On page 72, the the unprecedented action of arbitrarily
Yearbook uses the headline “Senate slurring a number of E ast’s activities.
does little”. It may seem to the person Morale at any school is very important,
who wrote this headline that Senate especially here at East due to the
has done little, but in actuality Senate upcoming closing. By indiscriminately
has accomplished a variety of things criticizing of E a s t’s activities, the
including the Toys for Tots drive and Yearbook, instead of promoting school
statements on tardiness and late parent spirit, helps to destroy it.
�N iië w im
Friday, June 1, 1979
Page 3
Students can see the world
with summer tour groups
by Linda Burstyn
Whether you prefer camping
on the Swiss Alps, treking
through the jungles of Africa,
or simply sightseeing through
the streets of Paris, there is a
summer tour group that is
right for you. These tours last
anywhere from two to six
weeks and include supervision,
meals (in most cases), and a
complete touring schedule.
If the idea of camping
abroad appeals to you, you are
likely to find a camping tour
th a t is exciting and fun!
Countries which are visited
include E ngland, France,
Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Ger
many, Austria, Belgium, Swe
den, Russia, Greece, Turkey,
and many more. Tours can be
arranged to include any or all
combination of these countries
with some exceptions.
CAM PING IN A group,
sharing cooking and other
chores, is one way to get close
to nature, and to be a part of
the beautiful scenery passing.
The average camping tour,
which consists of visiting six
European countries in sixteen
days, costs approxim ately
$850.
If your budget is low, but
you don’t like the idea of
‘roughing it’ quite that much,
a treking expedition may be
just right. Transportation is
usually either a minibus, land
rover, expedition truck, or
coach. Sleeping arrangements
change from economy hotels to
camping throughout the trip.
A sample trek would begin
in London and move on;
within four months, to Syd
ney, Australia. Other tours go
through Africa or South
America. These tours, because
of the length, cost about
$2,500.
HOTEL TOURS, which are
the most common available,
are more costly than camping
tours but certainly have their
advantages. The hotels are
more convenient and certainly
more luxurious, while they also
give the traveler the sense of a
home base. The obvious disad
vantage is the higher price.
Tours for those over 18 years
of age can be flexible and
loosely supervised, such as
this sample one. Two weeks of
sightseeing in Israel, followed
by two weeks of kibbutz
living. After that you have two
weeks to spend at your leisure.
Another tour may include a
combination of Italy, Switzer
land, and Israel, spending an
average of ten days in each
country and costing about
$2,000, which includes airfare
and landcosts.
Don’t think you need to step
beyond the United S tates
border for a complete change of
pace. The beautiful mountains
and rivers of such places as
Montana, Idaho and Alaska
are perfect for an adventure
expedition. One such trip could
be an excursion on a like in
Montana where fishing, hiking
and exploring are the main
pastimes. Rapids traveling in
the untouched scenery of
A laska
or
backpacking
through the wilderness and the
canyons of Idaho are two other
such trips.
Don’t feel discouraged if
none of the above tours
mentioned seem to fit into
your budget of your lifestyle.
Ju st remember, “There’s no
place like home.”
Home computers aid students
by Larry Perlman
W hat stu d en t would not
love to have a friend help him
do his homework (in half the
normal amount of time) and
then play a game with him?
Today, home computers are
being used as a teaching aid to
students, while also entertain
ing them with the m ost
sophisticated video games on
the market.
Home computers do much
more than be calculators;
instead of leaving it up to the
student to figure out what
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data he needs to enter and
when, most of the time the
computer prints out each next
step in the process. This
The Bally Corporation has
made an addition to their
video game, nicknamed “Grafix.” This addition includes a
keyboard »and a computer
language using simple English
words.
BASIC BOARD games such
as chess are becoming regulars
on home computer systems.
Now, a new board game, CBS
Toys’ Othello, is playable on
the Compucolor II home
computer. An Othello enthusi
ast without a partner can play
the Compucolor computer,
watch the com puter play
against itself to pick up some
extra expertise, or use the
computer as referee to keep
score and check against illegal
moves.
And if one enjoys playing
cards, the computer puts on a
great poker face.
contact the Office of Admissions at 967-5391
Berkeley. He has played in 28
consecutive games with the
Bears.
Ted enjoys cooking Chinese
food because he says i t ’s
healthy. “What you put into
your body is what you are.”
He either jogs, plays racquetball or golfs every day to stay
in shape.
“ FOOTBALL IS THE sec
ond highest risk sport. But I
can benefit from it and can
make a living.”
Later the talk progressed
into sports, and he stated,
“The Bears had a really good
draft, getting (Dan) Hampton.
He had 18 sacks last year.
He’s smart, big, and is going
to help our club.”
A lbrecht also felt th a t
quarterback isn’t the Bear’s
problem. “If our defense stops
the other team it doesn’t really
matter. I also think (Mike)
Phipps will report to camp. He
doesn’t want to hurt the club.”
According to Albrecht, “Neill
Armstrong is a good person
and has really helped the
Bears. He kept their heads
above water after they lost
eight straight.”
Albrecht feels that the Bears
can win their division next
year. “All the teams in our
division are tough, but anybo
dy can beat anybody on any
given Sunday. I would just
like to be in the Superbowl.”
i
Shayman’s Concert Crackdown—
by Steve Shayman
7900 North Nagle • Morton Grove, IL 60053
For information:
by Erich Massat
“ You’ve got to have a
burning desire to make it.”
These words best summarize
the thinking and logic of Ted
Albrecht, defensive end for the
Chicago Bears.
In his talks with the
students of East, he shared
some of his thoughts about
being successful in life.
TED, WHO IS twenty-four
and single, came to East May
8, because he likes speaking
and sharing his past experi
ences with other people hoping
it will help them. “I know kids
at my old high school who
could hit .333, score twenty
points a game, or gain twenty
yards on each play. They were
the ones with the million dollar
bodies and one cent brains.
They have no common sense,
and they still hang out in the
old neighborhood.”
“When I first started play
ing football, I didn’t think I ’d
make it. But there is nothing I
would rather do than play
football,” commented Albrect.
“I got it rough, you got it
rough, everybody’s got it
rough. You just have to know
how to budget your time.”
TED HAS BEEN playing
football for nine years and was
the Bear’s first round draft
choice in 1977, after playing 38
games in a row at the
U niversity of California in
Summer is a time of
baseball, hot dogs, apple pie,
and concerts (also a part of
modern Americana these
days). Music fans with
“bucks” to burn are advised to
watch out, as there are enough
concerts scheduled this sum
mer to send you to the
poorhouse.
The discriminating concertgoer will hopefully find the
following list useful in the
eternal quest for good seats.
Ratings are 1-5; 5 is tops, 1 is
trash.
CHICAGO CONCERTS in
clude:
Yes, 6/8-10; A m phitheatre
(Superb, but sold out — 5)
Eric Clapton/Muddy Waters
6/12; Stadium (Muddy de
serves top billing — 4)
America, 6/15; Auditorium
(3)
Cheap Trick, 6/15-17; Amph.
(Appearing with Graham Par
ker, whom I ’d rather see —
3.5)
Blue O yster Cult, 7/27;
Amph. (For laser lovers — 4)
Kansas, 8/9; Amph. (Over
blown mediocrity — 3.5)
A LPIN E VALLEY has
som ething for everyone —
Heart, 6/1-2; (Those chicks
click — 4)
Marshall Tucker, 6/10; (Hon
ky-tonk at its finest — 5)
Supertramp, 6/16-17; (Exqui
site — 5)
Kansas, 7/2-3; (3.5)
Jam es Taylor, 7/7; (The
guy’s great — 5)
Steve Martin, 7/27-28; (He
laughs all the way to the bank
my
C rosby/N ash, 8/18; (More
clones of CSNY?)
Foreigner, 8/24-25; (Capital
ist pigs — 2)
Dolly Parton, 8/31; (I heard
she can sing — 1.5)
Cheap Trick, 9/1-2; (3)
I HOPE THAT the preced
ing will help you, the average
E a st student, in rationally
deciding where to put your
hard earned $$$. This has been
a public service.
�Page 4
Friday, June 1, 1979
H H ë b lim
Students have last words for school year
f Dear Editor,
* I am a student in the East Concert
Band, and I am somewhat upset about
the harsh treatment upon Director Tim
Wolfram by my peers. I would like to
set some things straight.
In the May 4 Nilehilite, an unnamed
student mentioned that the Intermedi
ate Band could not go on tour, and
thus p u t the blame on Wolfram.
Intermediate Band students do not
understand that he is only Director of
Bands, and not the entire East music
department. It was not his decision
alone.
EAST STUDENTS HAVE also
complained about Wolfram’s attitude
in band. Wolfram also teaches at
North, making his day busy and hectic.
He is only human, and is entitled to
human qualities. In his position he
must come down hard on the students,
or fail.
Students who complain about Wol
fram should realize that • this is the
same man who brought the band up
from a farce to something students
should be proud to be a part of. This
year’s band has already received a first
division rating in the state competi
tions and has toured New York.
The question is not only what
Wolfram could do for the band, but
also what the band could do for him. If
the band stu d en ts don’t like his
attitude, they will have to pull their
own weight and adjust their attitudes.
There will have to be a m utual
understanding. If the band has
undergone so much improvement with
unpleasant teacher-student relation
ships, there is no stopping them if the
band stands behind Wolfram the rest of
the way.
Name withheld upon request
Dear Editor,
I have been a student at East for
four years, and they have all been
enjoyable. The reason for this is
because of participation in extra-curri
cular activities. By getting involved in
events th a t are not related to
school work, the student can have a
good time while escaping from the
drudgery of day to day living. Some
people don’t realize the exciting things
they can do after school instead of
going home and watching television.
One might then say, “Most of those
activities require hours of work after
school, and it’s too much to ask people
to sacrifice that much time.”
“ SO WHAT!” is my reply to this
statement. People have more spare
time after school than they realize. The
average student is finished with school
at 2:20 p.m. and goes to bed around 10
p.m. This leaves the student plenty of
time, not to mention weekends, to
devote to homework, school activities,
and eyen a part time job.
While high school provides four
years for people to get an education, it
is also a time to enjoy life. Ask the kids
in the theater department if they don’t
love being in the productions; or ask an
athlete if he’ll ever trade the chance to
compete in high school sports for
anything else. See if the people who put
together the yearbook and newspaper,
or the people who worked on the
homecoming floats would trade the
experience for the opportunity to watch
a soap opera. Get involved, sing, act or
direct; exercise, sweat and compete;
work, study, dance and enjoy. But
above all don’t get lazy. You’ll find
that the people you meet, the friends
you make, and the good times that you
will experience by participating are far
b e tte r th an anything you’ll find
anywhere else.
Brian Kamajian [’79]
Feedback
Dear Editor,
As the class of 1979 leaves Niles
East it is both a happy time and a sad
time. It is a time to reflect and a time
to look ahead. I look ahead to the
future with many goals that I would
like to reach and many dreams that,
hopefully, will someday come true. I
look back on my high school years with
many memories of good times, good
friends, and learning.
I hope I have learned many things
here at East because I think that’s
what high school really is. It is a place
to learn about ourselves and about
other people. It is a place to mature
enough to see our own goals as being
important to us and not neccessarily
gearing ourselves toward trying to live
up to the expectations of others;
whether they be parents, teachers, or
peers. It is a place where we should
begin to try to see beyond the labels
and reputations of people that have
established them selves in the p ast
years. I believe it is this individualism
that makes us adults now more than
ever before. I believe it is this
knowledge and insight that will allow
us to become more open with others in
the future as it already has in the past.
It will help us see past those labels and
reputations enough to realize that we
all share many of the same feelings. To
be quite frank, I find it fascinating to
listen to another person discuss his
goals and the way he feels about them.
To realize that beyond a reputation and
beyond what the majority of people
think this person is like, there really is
too much of an individual there to be
shut out or ignored. I see far too many
people being ignored!
AND NOW AS I leave Niles East I
feel strongly about saying these things.
That more important than anything
one can be taught in a classroom is the
simple fact of life that every person is
an individual and that labels and
reputations are only superficial barriers
to dealing with the real persons behind
them.
I think there are quite a few people
who can understand what I am trying
to say. And if there are a few who
can’t, I only hope that someday they
will.
To all I wish happiness and Good
Luck.
Nell Thomas [’79]
Neil Thomas
Dear Editor,
Throughout a student’s four years of
high school, few people play such an
im portant role in shaping th a t
stu d e n t’s future as his guidance
counselor.
When the student starts out as a
freshman, he is much like a child —
insecure, unsure of his surroundings,
and more than a little afraid. To whom
can he turn? His counselor, his friend.
Here the student knows he will find
compassion, security, guidance, and the
benefits of years of experience.
WHEN THE STUDENT becomes a
sophomore, he is a bit more steady on
his feet. With one year of high school
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behind him, he can only look forward.
And his counselor is right there by his
side, should he ever need any help, or
answer, or just a friend to talk to.
Junior year comes, and the student
takes a new look at himself. He is fast
becoming a young adult. College is his
major interest now, and there are so
many overwhelming, unanswered ques
tions about what may lie ahead. His
counselor is only too glad to help. He
realizes that this is a crucial time for
his student; he will be objective and
open, and will try to pave the way for
several opportunities that his student
may wish to pursue.
Senior year is a time for reflection;
three of the best years of the student’s
life have now passed, and his goals are
set on the prospect of bigger and better
things. He will go to college halfway
across the state, and meet many new
and interesting people. But he will
never forget that special person who
helped him through the hard high
school career — his counselor, his
friend.
For all of the times when I needed
my counselor, I want to say thank you
for always being there — to Leonard
Winans, my counselor and very special
friend, thank you.
Cathi Resick [’79]
Reflections
Walking through the crowded halls at
school,
Looking neither right nor left
But down at my shoes,
Staring straight ahead,
Pretending others aren’t there,
Wanting to reach out
But not quite ready to dare.
I ’ve passed up many people
Who I see every day.
Not giving them a second look,
Just staying far away.
I ’ve labelled many others
When I don’t even talk to them
Or get to know them much
I ’m afraid to make the first move,
To smile or say, “Hello,”
Afraid of getting a stare in return
Or stormy silence to make my pride
bum.
I wish I didn’t seem quite so cold on
the outside.
Deep in my would I want to reach out,
I really do
Because I would like to become better
friends with you.
I t ’s not too late to start.
To all my friends “new and old”
The best of luck.
Audrey Fischoff [’79]
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Dear Editor,
I think that this year’s yearbook is
the worst in Niles East history. The
Thespians, who by the way, produce
the yearbook year after year, dominate
most of the pages in the book. Instead
of many pages of cool activities, such
as Homecoming, the football team,
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Prom, the wrestling team and other
candid shots of regular non-Thespians,
they put in pictures of “who gives a
damn” plays and music groups. It
complete made me sick and enriched
my hate for those fellows who hang
around at the auditorium.
Someone who wants a better yearbook.
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To Mr. Henrici, I leave a car wash with
all your students showing up.
Neil Bauer
To Pam, Tracy, and the rest of the
Wrestlettes, I leave the last year with
“The Beast from the E ast” and next
year’s Parent’s Night; to Mr. Slattery,
I leave you all the culture I know to
share with next year’s APP Calculus
AB class; to Penny, our notebook that
you left in Wisconsin, somewhere!
Suzi Birz
To Kathy Tamaris, I leave you a new
pair of high Chinamen shoes; to Sue
Kelly, an endless supply of gas from
any Standard station!
Tina Deven
To Coach Fergie, five players like Brian
Kamajian to make him look respect
able; to Miss Burnham, a class full of
French foreign exchange students to
keep her busy!; and last but not least,
to Mrs. Ladd, I leave a dozen copies of
“How to Not Stutter When Teaching
an English Class!”
Mike Esses
To Paul Toback, I leave a “clean”
election; to Mr. Yursky, I leave a class
with enough courage to ask questions;
to Chuck Blanke, I leave another of Mr.
Cooper’s jokes, and my excellent lab
technique.
Alan Federman
To Steve Bunes, I leave an inexhaust
ible money supply, a “Neil Pearl” drum
set, and one million pairs of drum
sticks.
Donna Hachiya
To Wendy Jackson, I leave 2000 refund
tickets to the cafeteria ice cream
machine.
Marcie Lampert
To Mr. Dennis Grabowski, I leave my
deepest thanks for being a terrific
advisor and allowing us to express our
own ideas; to Ellyn Acker, I leave a
pay phone.
Leslie Oif
To Dean Miller, I leave a school full of
incorrigibles; to Mrs. Panos, I leave a
bottle of tranquilizers.
Steve Shayman
To W.W., a life-time supply of J.O. and
J.B.; to Mr. Dvorak, a new “tool”
during next year and a bottle of car
wax; to Mr. Slattery, a new set of black
sheep.
Steve Santacruz
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Reporters.....................
Andi Levin, Erich Massat, Larry Perlman, Mark
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Last Will a n d Testam ent
The Class of ’79
To Julie Knee, I leave my gym shoes;
to Mr. Proffit, my appreciation; to
Fuzzy Mayfield, a Trac-II razor; and to
Señora Lopez and Mr. DeJonge, my
love and thanks.
Ellyn Acker
To Coach Galla, I leave an entire
season where no one quits, gets hurt, or
becomes ineligible, plus, another Tad
Slowik.
Eric Anderson
To Nancy and Elaine, my belt, my
blonde hair, and that great name —
Distract-what?; to Dave Klein, I leave
one mutilated locker and a fingerprintcovered calculator.
Kathy Baer
To Jeff Newman, I leave my T.V.
forever; to Mari Ivener, I leave
mashed potatoes and gravy; to Rick
Miller, the big “M” ; and to Sherri
Bain, a gold belt, a Journey tape, nail
pills, and Sweet and Low on salads.
Mindy Bain
To Neal Schneider, I leave all the
wonderful memories we have had
together these past two and a half
years, and my love always; to Nancy
Kaplan, I leave the four years of
problems we’ve shared during Mrs.
Lopez’s Spanish class.
Barbara Balter
To Mr. Capitani, I leave a free pass to
all Junior Varsity basketball games; to
Miss Stemp, I leave the concept that
every day is Monday; to Beth
Feldstein, I leave a banana to
remember me by; to Doc Katzman, I
leave a thank you.
Mike Berkowitz
To Hal Unterberger, I give a check to
The Hut; to Orrin and George, I leave
a bundle of flowers from our spring
vacation; to Coach Ferguson, I give a
season without injury.
Sherwood Blitstein
To Mr. Byron, another Polock that he
can tease like me; to Dawn Schroeder, I
leave me, because I know you really
want me.
Joe Broton
To Miss Lundquist, a fourteen foot
long alligator; to Mr. Yursky, a
computer system that works all of the
time.
David Chawlisz
To Mr. Mayfield all of my dirty jokes.
To Alan S., Nancy J., Joe S. and David
W., four more years of “Reflections” to
direct, paint and be in.
Aarona Cohen
To Leslie Doi, I leave the best of luck
in school next year; and, to Mr.
Richardson, I leave boxes of spaghetti
noodles so his volleyball team will be
nice and tall.
Natalie Doi
To Mr. Mayfield, I leave the decision
that I will get married, and also my
porno magazines.
Susie Dolnick
To Mr. Arndt, I leave a straight
jacket; to Mr. Yursky, I leave the
world’s largest forest; to Dr. Living
ston, I leave a podium; to Helaine
Silver, I leave NOTHING!; and to Mr.
Proffit, I leave Mr. Anderson.
Wayne Dressier
To Coach Richardi, one last great
season at East; to George Kafkis, I
leave two weeks to grow a moustache;
to Hal Unterberger, about 8” ; and, to
Sherwood B litstein, all my porno
magazines.
Orrin Edidin
To Mr. Byram, I leave a lifetime supply
of suntan oil, and a wish of luck for his
new home.
Nan Eisen
To my sister Adeline, I leave another
year of shin splints and the same track
coach and our room to yourself.
Caroline Eberle
To all Seniors, I wish the best of luck;
to Robin, I leave four walls — it will
still be like talking to me; to Robert,
David, Tad and Brian, a Saturday
afternoon when you have to pay for
cakes; to Jay, a Forever Yours candy
bar.
Audrey Fischoff
To Dean Miller, I leave a friend; to
Marc Shuman, I leave DECA and 57
awards; to Paul Gawin, I leave all the
one night stands; to Nancy Schmidt, I
leave a “B” in a class; to Niles East, I
leave a winning team in a sport; to Mr.
Hosier, I leave a medal for doing a
great job.
Stuart Flanzer
To Jay Wilensky, I leave the 1996
Democratic presidential nomination; to
Mrs. Snyder, I leave a school week
without Mondays or Fridays.
Paul Gawin
To Beth Weisberg, I give a hairy,
nature-loving, musically inclined macho
man; to Mary Mader, I leave end of the
month of green sheets, good wishes and
a lot of luck in the future; and to Mr.
Slattery, I give another fun-loving,
hard-working Calculus class.
Ruth Goldberg
To Jeanne Derichs, a copy of Paradise
Lost written in blood, along with a
recording of “Springtime for Hitler” ;
to Debbie Malina, a soft room complete
with party; to Dennis Duffy, his own
movie theater which shows three
different movies each day (only the
best ones), which has an admission
price of $1 but students are free, and
com fortable chairs, quadraphonic
sound, and. . .
Larry Hanbrook
To Mari Ivener, I leave the Polish
National Hockey team; to Dan Tresley,
a friend with a first name, Chico Resch,
and the rest of the Islanders; to Dave
Klein, I leave a quarter pounder special
with ketchup and I wish him good luck
in the army.
Rick Hirschaut
To Laurie P., I leave a record of animal
sounds and someday maybe you-knowwhat: to Mr. Doughery, two passes to
“Close Encounters of the Third Kind.”
Julie Horwitz
To Mr. Moshak, a Communist
revolution of your very own, and an
Olympic gold mdeal in desk jumping.
Ken Houdek
To George Kafkis, Orrin Edidin; to
Orrin Edidin, George Kafkis; to Mr.
Cooper, an extra package of oreo
cookies; to Mrs. Shiftman, I leave an
extra tongue, one to walk with and one
to chew on.
Jerry Isaacson
To Mr. Grabowski, a spud from the
potato princess; to Mrs. Scherb, a bird
named Herb and a pass to every Friday
Cubs game; to Mr. Plock, a cookie jar
for all those goodies in his desk; to
Mark McCracken, a third year German
workbook with the answer pages intact.
Mari Ivener
To David Wiliams, I leave a friend who
will always be there whether he ever
makes it Broadway or not, I.L.Y.; to
Kathy Baer and Elaine Cohn, I leave
an audience who will happily watch us.
Nancy Jaffe
To Lou W. I leave somebody to burn;
Paul G. all of the pretty girls at ISU
and Dave K. somewhere to sleep at
ISU; I leave Jay W. the comer backs
on 138 quick pitches, and Dave Sproat
the holes we opened for him; to Kenny,
Mitch, Lee, and Morr, I leave
successful businesses somewhere; to
Tad, I leave the van and the majors;
and to all of my friends, I wish happy
and beautiful lives always.
Brian Kamaijan
To Mr. Amt, I leave 200 kg. of
tranquilizers; to Mr. Cooper, I leave
hair; to Mr. Yursky, I leave two tickets
on a cruise around Cape Horn, to San
Francisco, and a life’s supply of typing
paper; to Ms. Mazouch, I leave cab
fare.
Tom Kasper
To Cindy Michals, all my love plus
some pure luck to use anyway she
wishes; to Dana Wohlbrandt, an A in
espanol; to Fred Deube, a self-driven,
non-cashable car; to Mr. Ewing, a
gigantic “we love you L.B.J. poster” to
hang in his room.
Paul Kelly
To Marc Shuman, DECA; to Stu
Flanzer, all-conference tennis; to Julie
Millman, a burning match; to Tex
Sandstead, three all-conference votes;
to Cathy Lasowski, a wet shirt.
Dave I. Klein
To Miss Stemp, I leave a pair of
glasses for each outfit she wears; to the
Niles East Band, I leave one song
played perfectly well with no mistakes;
to Mrs. Powell, I leave a tailor to hem
all of her pants; to Mr. Roth, I leave a
full time secretary; to Doc Katzman, I
leave a pom-pon squad all to himself.
Ellen Kray
To Dean Miller, I leave my voice on the
overnight tape; to Lisa Mollan, I leave
my locker; to my sister Lisa, I leave
my summing ability and hope she
sticks with it or else I ’ll kill her; to Rob
Schwartz, I leave my voice here
because at college it’s long distance.
Beth Kutok
To Val Zucker, I leave a lifetime sup
ply of Kaopectate; to Lisa Samuelson, I leave an open invitation to come
and stay with me next year; to Jerry
Isaacson, the Norridge theater and
Villa Pillarmo.
Linda Katz
To Marla Greenspan, I leave a lifetime
of Gidgetness, Maurice, Stella, Bonini
Bunnies, and pink undergarments; to
Elly Horwitz, a Yucca-bite first aid kit.
Jami Lieder
To Andi Stem, a pair of pink bedroom
slippers, complete with fungus and
bacteria; to Val Zucker, a college
supply of Kaopectate; to Linda Katz, a
spare brush in case hers ever
disappears “temporarily” or if someone
“borrows” it; to Susie Dolnick, $126
for “emergencies” ; to my friends, the
best of luck in the future, and to Mr.
Poznansky, endless thank-you’s for
everything.
Amy Lashinsky
To Mrs. Snyder, I leave my varsity
cheerleading sk irt to wear every
Friday.
Cindy Marsch
To Coach Ricardi and the wrestlers, I
leave the word DA!
Mark Pollack
To Doc Katzman, two more trainers; to
Coach Capitani, Another basketball
player like Tad Slowik; to A1
Friedman, another year as editor of the
paper; to Coach Poznansky, another
year of the N-Club.
Mark Pos
To my sister, Jane and Marge, I leave
them the rights to the telephone and
one more year at Niles East; to Mary
Mader, I leave a S.W.A.T. mission
complete with a six pack of beer; to
Sue Kelly, I leave my nail supplies.
Colette Purcell
To Elly Horwitz, one “Shayna Punim”
t-shirt; to Mr. Ewing, one “LBJ”
campaign button; to Roger, David,
Debbie, Steve, Linda, Phil, Tim, Elly,
Norman, Mike, and Rhonda, a fantastic
theater department.
Cathi Resnick
To Howard Berry, five minutes alone
with Yassir Arafat; to Layne Fried
man, a copy of “I ’m OK, You’re OK” ;
to Shari Dobryman, a check for $20 and
a map of Road Island; to Ricky Miller,
a fur briefcase and a copy of “Power!
How to Get It and Maintain It!”
Dan Sawislak
To my buddy Mark Pollack, as big
arms as I in the future; to Mrs.
Georboski, reading teacher, all the
mornings I missed; to my best friend
Dave Sproat, I leave a funny green
plantation in Hawaii; to Lynn Marsch,
all my love forever whether you want it
or not.
Dru Scarbrough
To Mr. Coulson, I leave a D.E. class
full of honor students and a lifetime
with Miss Lucken; to Ruth Goldberg, I
leave an air sickness bag to take with
her to parties; to Robert Schwartz, I
leave one million dollars to pay off
some of his debts.
Marc Shuman
To Coach Galla, I leave my curveball to
the next left-handed pitcher he has, and
my uncheezed socks; to Mr. Coulson, a
case of Miller beer and Cheryl Tiegs for
an hour; to my brother Craig, I leave
him Mrs. Ladd, Mrs. Shiftman and
Miss Marti.
Rick Spata
To Doc Katzman, I leave his very own
personal back scratcher; to Donny and
Tony, lots of luck at East (they’ll need
it); to Mr. Swanson, a book entitled,
“How to be an Athletic Director; and
most of all I leave Niles East!
Carolyn Ulbert
To Nancy Jaffe, I leave two tickets for
when I get to Broadway; to Jeff
Sumner, four more inches.
David Williams
To Mrs. Shiftman, I leave 15 tons of
chewing gum; to Mr. Mayfield, more
“women’s libbees” in his classes; to
Dave Sproat, a bronzed football.
Ellyse Witz
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Seniors recall four years—
My most memorable experience hap
pened sophomore year. It was the
second football game of the year. I
caught both touchdown passes and we
beat Deerfield 12 to 8. The joy of the
team and the look on Coach “O’s” face
made the whole experience unforget
table.
Eric Anderson
anybody who came by. Also, being a
member of the gymnastics team for
four years.
Mike Epstein
My most memorable experience was
senior year when Sue Brown kept
g ettin g m ysterious, d irty notes in
homeroom. She began accusing every
one she knew, but couldn’t find out
Watching Dr. Hume and Dr. Ivy who it was. Sue — I confess! One
movies in Physics senior year; Culture morning, junior year in biology 3-4,
Nan Eisen discbvered that I had white
days in Calculus A.P.
Howard Berry spots in my throat. Well, of course,
My m ost memorable experience is everyone had to take a look and that
Reflections ’78-’79. I want to give a afternoon I found out that I had mono
special thanks to everyone involved. I and could have infected the entire class.
Jodi Firfer
wouldn’t have given up a single
moment of yelling, running, sweating, My most unforgettable experience was
or finally,'smiling. It was great!
sophomore year during the Ripplettes
Sandy Brenner Show when one of the straps on my
My most memorable experience was “Lifesaver” swimsuit unhooked while I
when I shook hands with President was under the water. Luckily, I caught
Carter here in school during my senior it and I didn’t know whether to laugh
year.
Stuart Bulmash or cry as I attempted to finish the rest
of the act while holding onto the loose
My funniest experience was in the strap. Needless to say, I wore safety
cafeteria talking to Bruce Earl, when he pins on both of my straps for the next
was leaning against the garbage can two performances.
and I kicked it by accident and he went
Laura Finn
flying along with the garbage can. I The first day of sophomore year, I
couldn’t help but laugh with the whole forgot about homeroom and went
cafeteria. He didn’t talk to me for a directly to my fifth period class. It was
couple of days afterwards.
a junior homeroom and I sat down
Gigi Carlson wondering why I didn’t know anyone.
One day this year in Family Living Mr. Then some guys started laughing and
Mayfield had been discussing the saying, “ Hey, a dumb freshm an.’’
bodily functions of a few noteworthy Everyone turned and started laughing.
animals when he said that the male of a I ran out so fast to my homeroom and I
certain monkey species ejaculates in sat on the floor. Miss Mazouch told me
one-tenth of a second. One boy who to sit in a desk but I wouldn’t get up.
hadn’t been listening said, “Who?”
Everyone thought I ripped my pants or
Catherine Cerny something.
Julie Geiser
One of my most memorable experiences
was senior year when I “yelled” at two Freshm an year we were studying
librarians for talking, and they kicked Romeo and Juliet in Mrs. Powell’s
me out of the library for talking too English class. Mrs. Powell played the
loud.
Andrea Cohen record for us and threatened to fail
anyone who laughed during the balcony
Last year when Mrs. Malin caught me scene. During that scene everyone was
and a certain girl “getting down” in a silent except for Ms. Powell, who sat in
corner of the library and just about had the back of the room, laughing
uncontrollably. Junior year when we
a heart attack.
Mike Curtiss perform ed “ Amahl and the N ight
At the activities fair Ruth Goldberg Visitor” in front of an audience of
and I wanted to leave but the teachers about 25 people.
Janice Greenberg
were guarding the doors. So, like
convicts, we climbed over the fence I was so bored with the uniformity of
leading to the outside track. Two boys each day here during sophomore year
were passing by so they helped us th a t I decided to do som ething,
down. Unfortunately, I was wearing a (ANYTHING!) to enliven the halls. So
dress.
Susie Dolnick I made a half-hour tape of a screaming
lady (off a sound effects record) and left
I was doing the lighting for the Dance it running in my locker. Fortunately,
Company show junior year. Ed my locker was down the hall from the
Nemmers and Phil Martini were in the nurse’s office so I could watch people
show. They were the only men. The as they walked by my locker. The
rehearsals went fast and the night of reactions of people varied from apathy
the show was upon us. I started to dim to such fearful assumptions of captivity
the lights when Ed came bursting into in a locker that some student (I have
the lighting booth and yelled, “Bill, I no idea whom) told Mr. Puff, and next
need your underwear!!” Needless to time I went to my locker my tape
say, I was shocked. He went on to recorder was gone. I had to pick it up
explain that he was wearing black from Mr. Hosier’s office the next day.
Larry Hanbrook
colored underwear and that it would
show through the tights he had to
wear. I always wear white underwear When Lepa and I painted the board in
so we went down to the men’s dressing the bathroom . Also p u ttin g Ivy
room, and on the count of “ 3 ,” Zekelman in the garbage at least once a
switched. On the count of “three and year. And, M endota if I could
one-half,” Phil Martini walked in and remember it.
Julie Hanson
simply said, “Oh, excuse me.” We
quickly explained the problem and the Senior year when Shari Lederman and
show went on without a hitch. The next Beth Hoffman insisted that Mr. Plock
day Ed and I gave each other a wore a toupee. Although I was certain
wrapped present in the middle of the he didn’t, the students I asked weren’t
hall. We opened our respective presents too sure. To settle the argument I went
and got the strangest looks. I can’t to his office, closed the door, and asked
him. He bent down and told me to pull
imagine why.
Bill Elliott his hair. I did and it’s his.
Mari Ivener
My most memorable experience was
building the infamous “Death Mobile” My m ost unforgettable experience
a t Dan P a stro n ’s house during happened freshman year when Caroline
Homecoming this year. . .crashing the Eberle, Georgette Saenz and I put a
parade. . .and yelling “EAT ME” to cup of water on the locker room door
which was supposed to fall on Lori
Jensen but unfortunately, fell on Miss
Matlak instead.
Susie Jacobson
My senior year, when I was on the best
football team that East has had in
years, and having a trem endous
amount of friends. Then, after the
season ended, having about a dozen
friends. Being labeled as a “dumb
jock” for my first two-and-a-half years
at East, then making the National
Honor Society my junior year with all
of the “smart” people. „ . Kamajian
Brian
My most memorable experience was in
sophomore year geometry. I sat behind
Steve Nussbaum. One day during class
I slipped a piece of twine through
Steve’s belt loop, without him knowing,
of course, When the bell rang, Steve
got up to leave and his seat got up with
him. The knot pulled tight and Steve
could not untie it, so in the end, Mr.
Henry had to cut Steve loose with a
pocket knife. I also remember my
junior year, Scott Bruckner started to
think he was the God of Music. So, one
night during jazz band practice, we
managed to get hold of his jacket. We
hung it up on the cage in the form of a
cross. We left a note behind it reading:
“Jesus Christ got his, now it’s your
turn.”
Tom Kasper
. . .Sophomore year when Colette
Purcell and I were in the English
resource center. She had on head
phones, listening to a tape, while
talking to me about a boy she liked. I
suggested to her that she call him.
Colette looked at me and forgetting she
had on the earphones, said in a very
loud voice, “ I don’t call b o ys.’’
Everyone in the room turned around
because they heard her scream.
Donna Kenig
Senior year, when Kevin Nelson, Paul
Stone, and I ripped off Hid Unterberg e r’s gym shorts during baseball
practice. With many girls looking on,
Hal proceeded to put his m itt over his
posterior, and ran across the field
through all the girls, into the locker
room. Senior year, when the baseball
team made 13 errors because Rick
Spata wasn’t our friend. _
Dave Kleifield
It was my sophomore year in the
library when a bunch of guys were
sittin g in the section where the
newspapers are read. We began making
a lot of noise and Bob Rubenstein kept
staring directly at Mrs. Midin. She
began getting really upset until tears
began to roll. She then proceeded to
kick everyone out of the library. Steve
Polz then walked right up to her and
while staring down at her said, “You
should really see someone!” She then
chased him around the library and
Steve took off while everybody else was
rolling in laughter.
Dave Klein
My most memorable experience hap
pened senior year, just before Christ
mas vacation. Jeff Hester and I had C.
& C. but nowhere to drink it since it
was cold and snowy outside. We
decided to go up to the third floor girls’
washroom where we indulged in some
Canadian Club. Just as we were ready
to leave, Mrs. Coon came in. Jeff ran
into the stall and put his feet up on the
toilet. Mrs. Coon didn’t see him as she
went to a stall and Jeff jumped off the
toilet with his blue jeans and cowboys
boots on. We both ran out of the room,
laughing hysterically.
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Julie Knee
It was during production week of my
junior year “Reflections.” The rehears
ing time and tension were mounting
and everyone was under pressure. I had
the solo right before the finale. Well,
while we were rehearsing that number,
David Williams thought He’d be cute
(the poor kid always tries so hard!) and
make an attempt at breaking the
monotony. So, while I was singing the
song, he tried to sweep me offstage.
Because not enough people laughed at
that, he proceeded to do spot turns
while wearing a garbage can over his
head. I knew if he tried one more stunt,
I was going to break. Ju st as I was
finishing the song, he lowered the main
act on me. Needless to say, I fled to the
dressing room in hysterics. Sometimes
you can push a good thing too far. It
happened during a Saturday rehearsed
for “ Seesaw .” We had finished a
number and were exiting the stage. I
was climbing over a set and was not
watching where I was going. I walked
right into a steel girder. My head was
pounding and I was hyperventilating
madly. I guess I was crying quite
sufficiently, also. Anyway, everyone
huddled around me. Nancy Jaffe
ordered someone to make an ice-pack
for me out of snow (she was always
creative. . .) Around 10 minutes later
an ambulance came and carted me off
on a stretcher to Skokie Valley for
x-rays. A nything to get out of
rehearsal!
..
Marty Lemer
My most memorable experience for the
last four years of high school has to be
listening to David Saltzm an every
Monday saying, “Who should I go for
this week?”
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Carlos Levy
I ’ll never forget the balloon launch last
year. Mary Mader, Colette Purcell,
Terri Johnson, Donna Kenig and I all
tied our balloons together so that they
would go really far. They went as far as
the nearest tree! Junior year Sue Kelly,
Tina Georgeow and I dressed up for our
nursery class on Halloween. Tina was a
bride, Sue and I were Mickey Mouse
and Minnie Mouse and I had a little
black nose, whiskers and white eyes for
a month!
0 Lewandowski
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Sue T
In my senior year when we had the
all-school volleyball tournament, I hurt
my knee and was taken away in an
ambulance. I forgot that I was wearing
an old fisherman’s hat and sweat
clothes. The param edics m u st’ve
thought I was crazy because they did a
360 degree skid and the oxygen bottle
. . . . , T. ,
fell on me.
Mitch Lieberman
One Friday senior year, during an
eighth period lunch, all the big
administrators came to the cafeteria
because they heard a rumor of an
alleged food fight. They picked out the
ones they had th o u g h t would be
involved in the activity and end up
sending a group of us upstairs into a
room. Mr. Hosier told us all to sign our
names on a sheet of paper and our
phone numbers so that he could notify
our parents. I didn’t want to get in
trouble so I signed Bob Hayes. After
everybody finished signing in we were
allowed to go. Five minutes later I was
told my Mr. Puff that Mr. Hosier
wanted to see me. Mr. Hosier gave me
a five minute lecture on lying and why
we shouldn’t do it, and asked for my
real name. I said I was Doug Liu. Ten
minutes later I was back in his office.
He said, “Okay, Mark Seplowin, I'm
calling your parents.” I didn’t want to
hurt his feelings, so I played along with
him. The following Monday I learned
that he had found out my real name
when I walked out of his office. I
weasled my way out of g ettin g
suspended. The old “My mother is in
the hospital and my Dad would be so
upset” trick works everytime.
Dean Lustig
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most unforgettable experiences
My most memorable experience oc» curred in my junior year on a day I had
in-school suspension. When homeroom
was over I was leaving the Dean’s
office and heading back to the
! t suspension room when I ran into Norm
Johnson. He was irritated with me
because I didn’t have time to talk so he
■ grabbed my arm and wouldn’t let me
go back and serve my suspension. I
was already late so in an effort to get
away I pushed him away from me, he
slipped, and where should he fall but
right into the display case in front of the
Dean’s office. Needless to say the Dean
wasn't very amused, in spite of the fact
that Norm made a real cute display.
Rachel Mann
j|
A few months ago, A1 Federman was at
his locker. I took his unlocked lock,
stuck it in my pocket, and pointed to a
locker that had two locks. While he
¡ried to open someone else’s lock, I
gave A l’s to Gary Fujiw ara who
replaced it. A1 couldn’t figure out why
we were dying of laughter.
John Matsuoka
Senior year when Penny Elkins and I
skipped through the halls singing the
theme song from “Mr. Ed.”
Carole Meyer
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During our sophomore year, Lisa Watfe
and I figured out a way to call in for
ourselves. One day we used the plan to
get out of school and pick up a friend at
West. We were walking around the
school when the West Dean overheard
our conversation and realized we were
from East. He yelled something at us
►and we ran out of the building. He
eventually caught up with us and we
had to serve detentions. The Dean at
East never found out our method
’ though and we’ve used it ever since.
Sue Milecki
Y Senior year dressing up as a killer bee
on Halloween and running into Mrs.
Derich’s class screaming for her pollen.
. Sophomore year teaching Mari I verier
how to get on and off the bus after she
took a big fall getting off one day.
Senior year when Dean Miller came to
calculus to take Jim Stukas back to the
B.A.C. and Jim first said, “No thanks,
I ’d rather stay here and study,” and he
stayed all period. Senior year when we
1 had a spontaneous food fight in the
cafeteria and then two weeks later
Mari Ivener was kicked out for trying
, to recreate the atmosphere by putting
jello on the wall.
Jeff Newman
Freshm an year I was in Mr.
i 1» Sandstead’s gym class, and we had
badm inton. My p artner was Mike
Newman. Well, we were in a great
i
1 game until the other team lobbed the
birdie into the air. Mike was standing
in front of me and we both yelled, “I
i 1 got it.” I went to swing at the birdie,
but instead, I banged the racket right
over Mike’s head. Mike was on the gym
* n floor in shock, I was on the floor
laughing.
Mark Pos
A i \ During my senior year in calculus, Dr.
Kort asked Jeff Newman what answer
i I 4 he had for a particular math problem.
Jeff replied he didn’t get it, and Dr.
1 i T Kort said, “You mean you didn’t do
your work?” and when Jeff said, “yes,”
Dr. Kort said, while angrily gathering
his books, “there is just no point in my
wasting my time teaching if you’re not
H i v going to do the work.” He then walked
out leaving us stunned, and didn’t
return. In geometry class, sophomore
year, the entire class did so badly on a
test that Mr. Henry threw them out so
that no one else would see them.
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Alan Pregozen
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Senior year during “Reflections,” I was
walking down the first floor hall from
the dance studio to the auditorium one
Saturday morning. At the end o f the
hall, I came upon some locked doors
and looked around, wondering how to
get back to the auditorium. I suddenly
heard some giggling and looked around
again. No one was in the hall. I soon
realized I was standing by the girl’s
washroom, and the door was open. So,
being as nonchalant as I could, I
strolled past the washroom and glanced
inward. I didn’t see anyone, but I heard
more giggling. At that moment, I was
determined to satisfy my curiosity. I
took a deep breath, and walked slowly
into the washroom, whereupon I saw a
most dazzling sight: Sally Rylko and
Andi Stern shoving Nancy Schmidt out
the window. I couldn’t believe it; there
was Nancy lying horizontally on the
open window with her legs dangling
outside. After a good laugh, the girls
explained that they also wanted to get
back to the auditorium and this was
the only way. Agreeing, we all decided
to help each other out of the washroom
window. We finished pushing Nancy
out, and then Sally. But while Andi
was halfway through the window, I
realized there was no one inside to help
me. So we finished getting Andi out
when my turn came. I took off my gym
shoes and belt and threw them out the
window. I wanted to get as thin as
possible since the open window was
only a few inches wide. I boosted
myself up onto the window and stuck
my legs out. All three girls grabbed
ahold of my legs and pulled — my blue
jeans. I thought this was the end of my
life! They were pulling the pants off a
helpless person. Well, let’s just say I
finally got out of the girl’s washroom
window!
Phil Rappoport
Stormy. Wen, we were on our way out
when Stormy left his smelly calling
card on the rug in front of the exit
under the bridge. Mark and I laughed
and started to walk away, but Mr.
Baker came along. So Mark told him
what happened. I sat there laughing
and Mr. Baker and Mark went and
picked up the rug together and flung
the droppings on to the lawn!
Dru Scarbrough
Sheri Newman and I were at Old
Orchard one night and when we got
back to my car, I couldn’t open it. I got
a guy with a hanger to get it open.
When I sat in the driver’s seat,
everything was different — the gas
tank was full, the seat was all the way
back, the dashboard was all cracked
and more. I thought someone broke in
and I started to panic. But when I
quickly got out and looked at the
license plate I realized what happened.
I broke into someone else’s car — just
like mine.
Nancy Schmidt
Sophomore year for Key Club initiation
I had to come to school for a day
dressed as “Klinger.” My costume
consisted of a dress, pantyhouse, and
a big nose. Just before school as I was
changing into my outfit and putting on
my bra in the school washroom, Dru
Scarbrough walked in, took one look at
me and almost thought he was in the
ladies room.
Marc Shuman
My senior year we turned the cafeteria
upside down during a food fight eighth
period. Then a couple days later the
whole administration staff took us
upstairs because they heard a rumor of
another one. My senior year, playing on
one of the best football teams East ever
had and having a lot of friends. Then
My most unforgettable experience at after the season was over, everybody
East was during my sophomore year. I didn’t even know our names. When we
was walking down the hall and Mr. beat Deerfield sophomore year to gain
Rifkind was walking towards me in the our first victory when everyone else
opposite direction. So, as a friendly thought we were going to get killed.
Tad Slowik
gesture, I was going to punch him in
It was a warm day in April my senior
the arm, only my hand slipped and
instead, I punched him in quite a year. We were playing Evanston in a
personal place. I never ever questioned baseball game at Evanston and I was
why he called me “wild one” from then the starting pitcher. In a classic display
on.
Cindy Reich of defensive baseball, my team made a
to tal of nine errors in ju s t three
My most incredible experience had to innings. Ground balls, pop ups, wild
be junior year, the day Shelly Lewin pitches, walks, it was a great day. But
brought a cap gun to chemistry class. that was just the start of it. By the
At the end of the class Howard Minsky fifth inning we were losing 8-2 and my
grabbed the gun from Shelly and stuck team had made twelve errors. Well,
it flush up to Ms. Fugiel’s face and Coach Galla had seen enough and
demanded, “Okay, I want an A this mercifully pulled me from the game.
m arking period!” Ms. Fugiel was Waiting for the new pitcher to come in,
surprised. It took her a second to a fan on the Evanston side who was
realize that it was indeed a cap gun riling me from the first inning made a
being pointed at her. She flinched and big obnoxious comment that made me
stammered, “Well, at least I ’ll die blow my top. I called him a !#* and
being a good teacher.” Howard stared before I could get another breath out,
and said, “You? A good teacher?” That Coach Galla put a strangle hold on my
same day Shelly and I went down to mouth and neck and turned my head
lunch. As we stood in the lunch line completely around. We lost the game
Shelly pulled out his cap gun and 14-2 but Coach Galla came up to me
yelled, “If this line doesn’t go a lot afterwards and told me I had pitched a
faster there’s going to be people all good ball game. To me I ’ll never forge
over the floor!” This produced little that game. What a game! Rick Spata
response yet it didn’t stop us as we My most memorable experience was
motioned. with our mock pistol and when Nancy Schmidt showed me and
demanded, “Come on, more gravy on Marty Lemer that she cut off the
those potatoes!” The best moment bottom of her gum suit and now she
came when two girls came in line just had to put shorts over it and our
behind us. Shelly pointed the gun at gym teacher would never know. Marty
them and snarled, “Your money or and I were dying to get Nancy in
your lives!” The two girls got strange trouble so we decided to pull the
looks on their faces, turned and ran out gymsuit top hjid show everyone that
of the line. As they turned one of them there were no bottoms attached. We
yelled, “You’re a couple of lunatics!”
got a little carried away and we pulled
Dan Sawislak her shorts down. All Nancy could say
In the summer of our junior year, Mark was. . .“ You guys, I can’t believe
Andrea Stern
Pollack and I came to East to pay a you!”
fine Mark owed. Mark brought his dog
Senior year at baseball practice, Kevin
Nelson and Dave Kleifield tackled Hal
Unterburger and we all ripped his
shorts off of him. He had to run past
the girls’ track team wearing only his
jock strap to get into the locker room.
Paul Stone
Sophomore year when Eric Anderson
and I found a biology frog in the hall
and knowing full well that it was a
member of the student body took it ir
to get its I.D. picture taken.
Mark Streicher
The summer before junior year Jerry
Isaacson and I were in the middle of
Lake Michigan on the Isaacson’s sail
boat. When the wind died we found
ourselves in a swarm of fleas as big as a
cloud. They covered the entire sail of
the 16 foot “Hobie Cat” we were on.
They were in our hair, our ears, our
noses and mouths. In a panic we both
dove into the water and pulled the boat
in until the bugs were gone. We were
exhausted and disgusted.
Neil Thomas
Sophomore year during the strike. It
was the day of the student walkout and
Jim Krysl and I w^re in the hall
discussing whether or not we should
cut class that period. What we didn’t
know was the Mr. Hosier was standing
right behind us listening. He grabbed
us by the neck and pulled us into the
office where he called our parents. It
was quite em barrassing. My m ost
joyous experience was defeating Deer
field in football 12-8 sophomore year.
Jay Wilensky
My most memorable experience was in
sophomore year, when I told Debbie
Malina to shut up. . .and she did.
Lauren Wohl
My most memorable experience was in
my sophomore year during my biology
class with Mr. Ernst. While dissecting
frogs I bet Paul Gawin one dollar to
french kiss my formaldahyded frog. He
did. Also, freshman year when I
accused Karen Bressler of passing gas
in my algebra class. We later found out
it was Mr. Stanley Weitzenfeld who did
it.
Lisa Wolfe
On my second day freshman year I was
walking down the hall trying to be as
inconspicuous as hum anly possible.
Suddenly, my clarinet case opened and
I became the focal point of two hundred
students as the pieces of my clarinet
rolled in various directions down the
hall. T.ie week before yearbook pictures
went on sale this year I was able to
obtain five color shots of various
shows. When Mr. Proffit saw them, he
grabbed them from me and started
screaming’in a voice an octave higher
than normal th a t he wanted the
pictures and I couldn’t have them. He
locked the pictures in a steel closet and
told me he wanted to use the pictures
in the theatre showcases. I explained
that I had paid for them (I really
hadn’t) whereupon he gave me five
dollars. At last he gave them back
when I explained I could get reprints.
(Actually, I should have kept the five
and gotten reprints myself.) Lisa Woll
Junior year on the band tour, seniors
Scott Brueckner and Chuck Heftman
filled an empty box of chickles with
look-alike EX-LAX gum. Dave Levit
was the lucky recipient of the gum,
consuming about 24 times the normal
dosage within ten hours. Dave has
never been the same since then.
Ted Yusen
Junior and Senior year, having the
opportunity to be a part of “Reflec
tions.”
Valerie Zucker
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Friday, June 1, 1979
n h s m u is
Seniors leave East: travel 15 states
ARIZONA
OHIO
MASSACHUSETTS
Arizona State University, Tempe
Sari Salon
Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington
Lori Schwartz
Brandéis University, Waltham Marti Lemer
University of Arizona, Tuscon Jeri Rubin, David Saltzman, Hope Veit
Lincoln Jr. College, Lincoln Allen Goeschman, Lesü Schulmeister
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Cambridge —
Tom Kasper
Massa College, Phoenix —
Julie Knee
Loyola University, Chicago —
Sophia Gabrielides, Sue Kelly, Carolyn
Noll
Miami University, Oxford —
Catherine Cemy
COLORADO
University of Colorado, Boulder
Larry Hanbrick
Denver College, Denver —
Shai Lothan
FLORIDA
Broward Community College, F t.
Lauderdale —
Tina Deven
University of Miami, Coral Gables —
Mari Ivener
Rollins College, Winter Park —
Tad Slowik
University of South Florida, Tampa —
Carlos Levy
ILLINOIS
North Central College, Naperville —
Joe Broton
National College of Education, Evan
ston —
Janice Greenberg
Northeastern Illinois University, Chi
cago —
Julie Horwitz
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
Barbara Balter, Andrea Cohen, Shari
Dobryman, Debbie Gershbeim, Lauren
Goldberg, Rick H irschaut, Susan
Jacobson, Shari Lederman, John
M atsuoka, Colette Purcell, Andrew
Snow, Cindy Trillins, Valerie Zucker
Northwestern University, Evanston —
Allen Adelman
Oakton Community College, Morton
Grove —
Michael Hajduk, Mary Madea, David
Zaslowski
Parkland College, Champaign —
Lauren Berg
Roosevelt University, Chicago —
Wayne Silverman
Augustana College, Rock Island —
Laura Finn
Bradley University, Peoria —
Marcie Lampert, Steve Shayman
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale —
Mike E pstein, Mike Esses, Dean
Lustig
The University of Chicago, Chicago —
Jeffrey Shancer
Western Illinois University, Macomb
Carole, Meyer, Mark Pos
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston
Eric Anderson, Lee Klancic
DePaul University, Chicago —
Stuart Bulmash, Audrey Cohn, Elaine
Karamanis, Steve Santacruz
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chi
cago —
David Chwalisz
INDIANA
Indiana University, Bloomington —
Ellyn Acker, Susan Birz, Penny Elkins,
Bill E lliott, Audrey Fischoff, Ken
Heller, Sharyn Hoffman, Mitch Lieberman, Lee Masover, Leslie Oif, Neal
Schneider, Jay Wilensky, David Wil
liams
Illinois State University, Normal —
Robert Frankel, Gary Fujiwara, Paul
Gawin, M arla Greenspan, R obert
Holzheimer, David Kleifield, John La
M anna, M ark Pollick, Rick S pata,
Louie Weisbach
U niversity of Illinois, ChampaigneUrbana —
K athy Baer, Mindy Bain, Mike
Berkowitz, Howard Berry, Sandra
Brenner, Gary Chin, Aarona Cohen,
Elaine Cohn, Maxine Darch, Orrin
Edidin, Alan Federman, Karen Feld
man, Judi Firfer, Stuart Flanzer, Julie
Geiser, Sandy Glass, Steve Glickman,
Ruth Goldberg, Donna Hachiya, Jerry
Isaacson, Wendy Jackson, Nancy
Jaffe, Terri Johnson, Brian Kamijian,
Nancy Kaplan, Linda Katz, Yon Kim,
David I. Klein, David Klein, Susan
Kulovsky, Jeff Newman, Steve Nussbaum, Lloyd Pilchen, Alan Pregozen,
Cindy Reich, Cathi Resnick, Laura
Robinson, Larry Schaffner, Nancy
Schmidt, Marc Shuman, Robin Spira,
Andrea Stern, Lisa Woll, Ted Yusen
The John Hopkins University, Balti
more —
Alan Karras
University of Illinois, Chicago Circle —
Scott Glait, Leon Levin
University of Maryland, College Park
Betty Kutok
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso —
Bernard Futcher, Laurie Pautz
IOWA
Grinnell College, Grinnell —
Debbie Malina
University of Iowa, Iowa City —
Nan Eisen, Sandy Fadhel, Donna
Kenig, Mark Landau, Paul Morris, Dan
Pastron, Neil Thomas
MAR YLAND
MICHIGAN
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Amy Lashinsky, Lauren Wohl
MINNESOTA
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Jill Bernstein
MISSOURI
TEXAS
Southern Methodist University, Dallas
Irene Theodore
WISCONSIN
Lawrence University, Appleton —
Jim Stukas
University of Wisconsin, Madison —
Sheri Newman, Paul Stone, Diane
Woloshin
University of Wisconsin, Parkside —
Wayne Diersler
Lincolnwood College, St. Charles —
Susie Milecki
ARMED FORCES
Washington University, St. Louis —
Steven Urow
United States Marine Corps, San Diego
Dru Scarbrough
NEBRASKA
Doanne College, Crete —
Ken Houdek
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Six teachers to leave East
By Linda Burstyn
and Howard Berry
Along with the graduating
Seniors this year, there will
also be six so-called “graduat
ing teach ers.” A few will
remain in Illinois, while others
plan to go as far as the U.S.
Virgin Islands to reside.
“I will probably follow the
sun!” stated E a st Spanish
teacher Donald Blair when he
spoke about his post-retire
ment plans. Blair, who has
been a t E a st since 1950,
reminisced about his p ast
foreign language trips. “Trav
eling to Mexico with the
Spanish classes is one of my
fondest memories I recall
about my teaching career here
at East. These trips to Mexico
occurred every spring for
nearly fifteen years.”
R ETIR IN G W ILL NOT
mean not working to physical
education teacher Howard By
ram, who is moving to the
Virgin Islands and teaching
either U.S. History or physical
education there to either high
school or junior high students
there. Byram has been at East
for 26 years teaching U.S.
History, family living, govern
ment, and his present class,
physical education. “I can't
wait to go!” Byram exclaimed.
“I have already bought a lot
and built a house.”
“ I have mixed emotions
about leaving E ast,” explains
E nglish teacher Virginia
Stemp. “I enjoy teaching, but
I am excited about my
future.” Ms. Stemp has taught
Spanish, television, film cours
es, dram a and m ost other
types of English courses in the
31 years that she has taught at
East.
“One of my most memorable
moments at East is the time
that the faculty presented a
talent show,” continued
Stemp. “Mr. Blair and I did
the Charleston. It took me a
month to teach him the dance.
The show was a real success.”
Ms. Stemp, who resides in
Lake Forest, is not sure of her
future plans. However, she
would like to help present
community plays and to work
with executives, giving speech
training.
DEVELOPING AND ex
panding an ice-cream business
in Rockford will be the main
occupation of science teacher
Jam es Shugrue, after his
retirement.
‘‘EAST IS THE nicest
school that I have taught at,”
stated the veteran teacher of
24 years, eight of which were
spent at East. Shugrue has
tau g h t a t high schools in
Illinois such as Belvedere,
Stronghurst and Wolflake in
addition to East. At these
schools he has taught every
type of science available in
high school. “I have enjoyed
my stay here a t E a s t,”
concluded Shugrue, “but I do
look forward to retiring.”
Retirement is not the only
reason for a teacher to leave
East. Teacher Jennifer Wat
ters is moving to Louisville,
Kentucky, this summer, be
cause her husband has been
transferred there. “We’re real
ly looking forward to it,” Ms.
Watters claimed. She has been
teaching at East for four years
in addition to being the pom
pon sponsor. “My first day
teaching here, one of the
teachers who was patrolling the
halls turned me in to the
dean’s office for being out in
the hall without a pass. He
would not believe me when I
told him I was a teacher. I
would like to continue teaching
in Kentucky. It will be hard to
leave here, yet it’s exciting to
start a new lifestyle.”
“I'm going to enjoy my
retirement!” says East librari
an Frances Williams of her
upcoming retirement. Travel
ing is on the top of her list of
priorities with visiting China
as her first choice. Ms.
Williams started to teach at
E a st in 1952, as a m ath
teacher and left to teach at
West when it opened. She
returned to East in 1977 as a
librarian. “There have been
alot of changes here at East
since I first came here, both
good and bad. I ’ve watched
the school grow.”
Sum m er provides fun for all
By Larry Perlman
School is out, summer is
beginning, and there is no
thing to do.
This is the complaint of
many unaware people these
days. Contrary to what these
people believe, there are many
things to see and do this
summer.
SUMMER AND sporting
events go hand in hand.
Chicago’s soccer entry, The
Sting, plays at Wrigley Field
(Addison and Clark) this year.
Led by world class stars like
Karl-Heinz Granitza and Jorgen K irstenson, The Sting
has one of the best records in
the league. For more informa
tion about game dates, call
558-KICK.
The Chicago Cubs and
White Sox fill the summer
days and nights with baseball
action. Between them, they
play over 100 games at home.
The Cubs, who also occupy
Wrigley Field, play only day
game. The White Sox, how
ever, play mostly night games.
This allows the Sox to have a
mini fireworks show after each
Sox home run. As the saying
goes, “You can’t beat fun at
the old ball park.”
Not everybody wants to be a
spectator, though. Many peo
ple jog or play tennis or
softball in parks all over the
Chicagoland area. Oakton and
Devonshire Parks offer swim
ming pools for those who enjoy
a dip or dive into the water.
PARKS AND FOREST
1
Preserves have excellent sights
for picnics and other outings.
The closest forest preserves
are in Edgebrook or on
Dempster and Lehigh.
A nother popular summer
spot on Dempster in Morton
Grove is P ar King. This
miniature golf course features
many unusual holes including
a roller coaster and a replica of
M ount Rushmore and the
Prudential Building. Par King
also has a large game room.
Novelty Golf, on Devon near
Lincoln, features m iniature
golf for less money, but it is
not as sophisticated.
Great America in Gurnee,
111., is starting its fourth year
in operation. Great America
features many thrilling rides
(including The Tidal Wave)
and live shows for one general
admission. During the sum
mer, it is open from 10 a.m. to
10 p.m. Greyhound buses
(available at the Skokie Swift)
run to and from Great America
every day.
FOR MANY PEOPLE,
summer would not be complete
without going to the beach.
Many cities along Lake Michi
gan offer beach-goers places to
swim, get a tan or to just
relax.
The horsepaths for Harmswood Stables (Golf and Harms
in Morton Grove) and North
western Stables (9501 Austin
in Morton Grove) are very
scenic. The Harmswood Stab
les ($8 an hour) travel through
the F orest Preserves. The
Northwestern Stables ($10 an
hour) also provide heated
indoor riding areas.
Downtown Chicago has
som ething for ju s t about
everyone this summer. Water
Tower Place is one of the finest
shopping centers in the city.
Sears Tower and the John
Hancock Center have observa
tion towers where, for a small
fee, one can see for miles
through a telescope on a clear
day.
So, with all these things to
do, there is no excuse to stay
home this summer.
Teachers leaving East at the end of this schoolyear are from upper
left clockwise: Donald Blair, Howard Bryan, Virginia Stemp, James
Shugrue, Jennifer Watters, Frances Williams. (Photos by John Matsuoka)
Sports games
You call the shots!
By Larry Perlman
You are the manager! You
call the shots! Do you pitch to
Sandy Koufax or bring in a
reliefer against Babe Ruth? Or
rest Artis Gilmore and save
him for the final period?
Sound exciting? In table-top
sports games, all this is
possible and more.
For baseball fans and statis
tical buffs, there are many
games that might be enjoyable
to them. Superstar Baseball, a
Sports Illustrated/Avalon Hill
game, contains the actual
pitching, hitting, running and
fielding statistics of 96 of
baseball’s early superstars.
Henry Aaron, Willie Mays, Ty
Cobb and Cy Young are all
represented on individual,
computer analyzed cards.
Whereas Superstar Baseball
is basically a statistical game,
Baseball Strategy, however, is
purely a skill game. Called “a
thinking man’s game,” Base
ball S trategy has no dice,
spinners or luck elements.
EXTRA INNINGS is an
other baseball game th a t
emphasizes statistics. W ith
this one, one can replay an
entire major league season or
put great teams of yesteryear
against recent powerhouses.
Games like Paydirt! (includ
ing recent pro teams) and
Bowl Bound (pitting the
greatest college team s ever
against each other) add a
special set of dice so that the
result is not always the same.
MOST TABLE-TOP foot
ball games require much
strategy and decision making.
On the other hand, baseball
.games usually contain a lot of
luck.
A nother popular sports
game type is basketball. In
Statis Pro NBA Basketball, all
the current players display
their abilities in many categor
ies including field goal shoot
ing, rebounding, foul drawing
and shooting, and stamina.
The strategic situations in
clude fast break and full court
press. If nobody else is around
to play it, SP Basketball is
also made for solitaire play.
SPEED CIRCUIT IS a
game for people who wish they
could be behind the wheel of a
Grand Prix racer. Speed
Circuit allows players to
design their own cars and play
on three different race courses.
There are many places in
and around Skokie that sell
sports games. These places
include all Kroch’s & Brentanos Stores, Toys-R-Us, Mar
shall Field in Old Orchard and
Sportmart in Niles.
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H
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Friday, June 1,1979
Slowik voted top male athlete
by Brian Kamajian
Senior Tad Slowik has been selected
as the outstanding senior athlete in the
Nilehilite’s senior survey.
W inning the voting by a wide
m argin, Slowik has played both
quarterback and defensive end in his
two years of varsity football, pitched
Tad Slowik
Bobbi Lewen nam ed
best fem ale senior athlete
by Mark Pos
Roberta Lewen has been named the
top female senior athlete in the annual
senior survey.
Bobbi’s four years at East have been
very active ones. She has participated
in two years of varsity volleyball, has
played varsity basketball for three
years, and softball for two years.
UPON GRADUATING, BOBBI
will pursue a career in the business
field. She has received the Harriet
Kneip vocational scholarship for her
use after high school while she pursues
her career.
whereas boys’ programs are coached
strictly by men.
“ IT D ID N ’T M ATTER to me
whether I had a man or woman coach,
as long as they knew what they were
doing,” stated Bobbi.
Bobbi felt th a t volleyball and
basketball will be better next year, with
softball still having a young team.
Overall Bobbi feels the girls’ sports
programs have been improving since
she came to East.
“Winning the conference title in
volleyball my junior year was a big
thrill. Then a couple of weeks later, we
were able to beat New Trier East for
the district title. That was a very
emotional game for some of the girls,”
commented Lewen.
Roberta Lewen
East athletes win awards
VOLLEYBALL
Natalie Doi
WRESTLING
Victor Suarez
Bill Stein
Dan Sarasin
Mark Pollack
Rena to Nepomuceno
John LaManna
Kelly Walls
Howard Walovitch
In his four years at East, the football
game against Deerfield in Slowik’s
sophomore year stands out as his most
memorable experience. “They’re always
a powerhouse and nobody gave us a
chance to win but we went out and beat
them 12-8. It was a great game,”
remembered Slowik.
The 1979 varsity baseball season
ended with the Trojans taking a fourth
place in conference. They had a 7-7
conference finish, and were 9-12 overall.
“The school does not back the girls’
teams as much as the boys’. There is a
lack of interest toward girls’ sports
here,” added Lewen.
FOOTBALL
Joe Broton, defensive end
Brian Kamajian, lineman
Dan Patlak, defensive end
Dennis Pucher, wingback
Tad Slowik, quarterback
Dave Sproat, tailback
“I ’ve really got to thank my coaches
for part of my success,” commented
Slowik. “ I was brought up as a
sophomore in two varsity sports and
that gave me a good jump.”
“God has given me good raw talent
and I believe I should work on it as
hard as possible,” continued Slowik.
“It bothers me when I see kids with
talent and don’t do anything with it
even if it’s just high school. I hate to
see a half-effort when I know there’s
more inside a person.”
Tad feels strongly ag ain st the
decision to close East next year instead
of North or West. “There’s a lot of
spirit going around the school, people
are getting behind the teams this year
and the sports program is on an
upswing. We’re doing better than the
other schools in the conference, and it’s
a shame that East has to close next
year. People don't realize it, but we
came close to winning some conference
titles.”
“ MR. HOSLER IS a good example
of this. He is great relating with the
spirit of the school and the kids,”
commented Slowik.
Tad plans to continue his education,
and sports career at Rollins College in
.Florida on a baseball scholarship.
“I ’ll take a lot away from my high
school sports that I ’ll use later on in
life, and I know I’ll never be able to
duplicate the good times I ’ve had here
at East. I just hope I can do my best in
the future and someday make it to the
pros. I think if somebody pursues
something, he should try to become the
best at it and use the things that God
gave them.”
Varsity baseball
has good season
MANY GIRLS PARTICIPATE in
athletics while at East, and many of
them feel th a t g irls’ sports are
neglected by the fans.
While the teams at East have been
b attlin g tow ards their respective
conference titles, m any individual,
performers have received recognition
for their performances. The following
list includes all-conference athletes.
BY NO MEANS has Slowik not
been honored for his participation.
Twice he was named to the CSL
all-conference squad in basketball and
this year passed the 1,000 point total
making him one of the top scorer’s in
E a s t’s history. Slowik is also a
two-time all-conference performer in
baseball, as well as an all-conference
quarterback. Slowik has also been
honored by the Chicago Tribune as
their athlete of the week this year for
his performances on the basketball
court.
“ EVERYBODY ON THE team
believed in winning that game and
t h a t ’s w hat makes a team good.
Everyone on the team has to have a
positive attitude and work extra hard
at winning. Teams at East lack this too
often and have lazy players,” added
Slowik.
With all of the events Bobbi has
participated in, she remembers last
year’s volleyball season the most.
The girls’ teams at East are exposed
to both male and female coaches,
and played outfield in three years of
varsity baseball and has participated in
three years of varsity basketball.
BASKETBALL
Tad Slowik, forward
BASEBALL
Kevin Nelson, outfielder
Tad Slowik, Pitcher
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Nilehilite
sports department would like to pass
out a few thank you’s to some of the
people that have offered their time and
help in the publications this year.
In addition to the regular staff sports
reporters, we have received excellent
guest reporting from several interested
students throughout the school year.
The Athletic Director James Swanson
has always offered information whenever
it was requested. The school photo
graphers, cartoonists, and the yearbook
photography departm ent have also
always come through for us. We would
also like to thank the sponsor Mrs. An
gie Panos for her help; but above all we
thank the athletes of East who provide
a g reat contribution to everybody
throughout the regular school year.
“The two major bright spots this
year were the pitching of Tad Slowik
and Mark Story,” commented Head
Coach George Galla. Slowik was 8-2
with an E.R.A. of 2.18. He has also
been unanim ously selected to the
all-conference team by the C entral
Suburban League coaches. Story was
1-3 with one save. “Story just didn’t
get the breaks,” stated Galla.
IN HIS LAST two starts, against
Luther North and Deerfield, Slowik
pitched a five hitter and a two hitter
respectively.
In the five hitter, the Trojans beat
Luther North 4-2 in regional competi
tion. The Trojans came up with two
runs in the eighth inning to win the
game.
The next day the Trojans were
eliminated from regional action by
Maine West 13-4.
“The New Trier West game was
probably our best game played. We had
fine pitching and great defense,” stated
the coach. Not only did Slowik just
give up two hits, he struck out four
while winning 2-0.
“ RELIEF HAS NOT been as good
as I wanted,” commented Galla.
In games against Evanston and New
Trier West this was true to form. In
both of these contests Steve Polz was
the pitcher. Against Evanston he left
with the score 4-1 in favor of Evanston
with the final score ending 13-4.
Against New Trier he left with the
score 7-1, and the final was 13-2.
In the first game against Waukegan
West the Trojan left 10 men on base
and lost 6-0. “We didn’t do much with
the bats. Story pitched a pretty good
ball game,” commented Galla.
IN THE NEXT meeting of the two
teams, the Trojans lost 7-1.
“Their pitcher threw a no-hitter. Our
defense blew it wide open for them.
Story only gave up two earned runs
and struck out nine,” Galla stated.
“The main downfall has been our
defense and relief pitching. Up to the
tail end of the season hitting was not a
problem. Despite the lack of hitting, we
have four guys who play regularly tht
are batting .300 or better,” stated
Galla. Those players are: Jeff Brin
(.378), Paul Stone (.325), Tad Slowik
(.302), and Kevin Nelson (.368), who
won the team batting title. He also
was selected to the all-conference team
by the coaches of the Central Suburban
League. Brin, Nelson, and Stone all
joined the team late due to injuries.
“Next year we will be very young and
inexperienced. We have eight juniors
out and the rest are sophomores. I
encourage the boys to play in summer
ball, but there will be no pressure type
situation,” concluded Galla.
�Friday, June 1, 1979
Page 11
T rojans im prove in ’79
The 1978-1979 boys’ sports season at
E a st represents one of the more
successful seasons in East’s recent
history. Adjusted to a change into the
CSL North division, the Trojans fielded
competitive teams in several sports
where they had previously been
considered “push overs.’’
The Trojan varsity football started
its season with results similar to E ast’s
p ast football team s. A lthough the
squad dropped their first two games,
both games were close and hopes for a
successful season still remained. These
hopes were boosted by the squad’s first
victory, a 20-8 trouncing of sister
school Niles North.
A SOLID DEFENSIVE unit shut
down North’s offensive while E ast’s
offensive, led by Dave Sproat’s 199
yards, controlled the contest.
E ast’s next victory had to be one of
the biggest surprises of the season.
Until September 30, an East varsity
football hadn’t defeated the Evanston
Wildkits for twenty years. The Trojans
scored first and led the entire game
until the closing seconds when
Evanston scoredon a long pass play.
The Wildkits, if successful on the
conversion play, could have stolen the
game, but a tenacious Trojan defense
stopped the conversion and East was
victorious 7-6.
At this point the players, coaches
and E ast’s student body began to
realize that this team was no “fluke,”
and had the qualities of a fine team.
The Trojans, holding a 3-1 conference
record shared the league lead for
several weeks with league powers
Deerfield and New Trier East. The 1978
Homecoming game was scheduled
against New Trier West and students
filled the stands anticipating a victory.
The fans, of course, were not
diappointed. East defeated the Cow
boys 20-8 and provided one of the most
memorable homecomings of past years.
HOWEVER THIS victory proved to
be the last of the season for the squad.
Successive losses to Waukegan West
and Deerfield left the Trojans with a
commendable 4-3 conference record and
a 4-5 overall record.
Although the 1978-79 football season
might have contained some surprises,
the wrestlers continued their winning
ways by gaining the conference title on
the v arsity level for the fifth
consecutive year. Benefiting from much
of the school spirit generated by the
success of the football team, the
Trojans had relative ease with other
CSL N orth Division opponents.
Strengthened by tough competition in
their dual meets, East was able to send
seven wrestlers to districts. Of the
¿even, two athletes, John LaManna
and Kelly Walls advanced to the state
tournament. At the tournament LaManna wrestled to a fourth place finish.
Following the example set by the
varsity football team, this y ear’s
varsity basketball did a turn around
and compiled one of the better records
of recent varsity teams. The Trojans
finished the season with an overall 9-16
record and a 3-11 mark in conference.
East got off to an excellent start by
posting a 4-1 record. This included two
victories in the St. Bede’s Thanksgiv
ing Tournament enabling the team to
take first place. However, the Trojans
ran into some difficulties with their
conference opponents. After winning
their first conference game, E ast
dropped their next eleven conference
games before finishing the regular
season with two victories. For the first
time in many years, the varsity squad
got past the first round of regionals by
defeating Loyola Academy.
Hurt by a lack of experience and
injuries, this year’s varsity gymnastics
teams finished fourth in the conference.
S tandout perform ers for the team
included Dennis Pucher and Dave
Nisson on the side horse; Brian
Sanchez and Mike Epstein on the still
rings, and Mike Lankford and Steve
Malitz in the all-around event.
Y ear ends f o r girls
At the close of the ’78-’79 sports
season the girls team showed showed a
few impressive triumphs and strong
individual efforts.
The girls’ bowling team stands out
as one of E ast’s most successful teams.
Placing first in conference competition,
the girls were awarded a Booster Club
pennant that now drapes the contest
gym.
The highest scoring bowler in
conference competition was Lori Jen
sen, with a 150.63 average. Other top
scorers were Cindy Kouzouris, Virginia
Ulloa, Val Scheinpflug, Jackie Unger,
and Sue Yates, all averaging between
142.87 and 149.5. Although the bowling
team didn’t make it to downstate
competition, head coach Dee Whyman
is ready for another strike at it; next
year’s season begings in November.
ALSO LOOKING INTO the near
future, girls’ tennis coach Pat Matlak
hopes present team members will take
Len Winans’ summer program. She
feels its conditioning and preparatory
work-outs could only improve this
year’s 3-4 record. Victories were scored
against Evanston, Waukegan West,
and Niles North high schools. The team
finished the season in 6th place, with
Claudia Brisk achieving second place in
first singles. Brisk’s power led her to
state competition, where she placed in
the top eight.
As far as volleyball coach Jerry
R ichardson is concerned, “ valuable
players” is a key phrase. Though the
team will be losing senior Natalie Doi,
(unanimously selected best conference
defensive player) and senior Bobbi
Lewen, (all-conference honorable men
tion player) Richardson is optimistic
about improving this year’s 4th place
finish. He believed that being the
shortest team in the conference caused
spiking and blocking difficulties, and
led to a 9-9 over-all record. However, if
returning players Chris Billisits, Susan
Coyne, Leslie Doi, Sherife Jusufi,
Nancy Kusek, and Julie Maggio attend
the two-night-a-week summer volleyball
camp, Richardson will have six weeks
in which to make next year’s team
grow in strength, and hopefully
height.
But not all girls sports were quite as
successful as the volleyball team. There
was always a major hinderance in
achieving new records. For softball, it
happened to be the five error average in
every game. Although softball coach
Lee Sellers feels the slip-ups were
triggered by excitement, there were
close seasonal games. East softball
players lost against E vanston and
Highland Park by two points, New
Trier West by three points, and the
state championship team New Trier
East, by five points. However, the girls
accomplished a .327 team b attin g
average, making Sellers proud of his
hitters. But the coach admits there will
be a big hole to fill when seniors Sue
Gockenback, Julie Hanson, Bobbie
Lewen, Val Scheinpflug and Carolyn
Ulbert leave.
Track and archery also had off
seasons. Coach Jaci Hess and Jean
Wojdula blame after-school jobs for
dominating the girls’ athletic lives.
Special atten tio n went to Sharon
Jacobson, the number 1 archery
shooter, Jannie Moshak, who came in
5th in the 880 conference run, and
Linda Becker, the 5.2’ high jumper in
dual meets.
�Page 12
i& s b iim
S E N I O R
Friday, June 1,1979
SURVEY
MOST INTELLIGENT
Tom Kasper
BEST LOOKING
Debbie Malina
Dave Sproat
MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED
Marc Shuman
Diane Uhle
MOST INDIVIDUALISTIC
Marty Lemer
Jim Stukas
MOST TALENTED
Sue Kulovsky
BEST PERSONALITY
MOST ATHLETIC
Tad Slowik
Bobbi Lewen
FRIENDLIEST
Brian Kamajian
Karen Feldman
Bill E lliott
Lori Schwartz
BEST BODY
L a rry Cohan
R ach ael Epstein
WITTIEST
Jay W ilensky
M ari Ivener
Brian Kamajian
Karen Feldman
MOST VERSATILE
Phil Rappoport
Elaine Cohn
FAVORITE TEACHER
Jeanne Derichs
Frank Mayfield
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35 Days
To Go!
Volume 41, Num ber 9
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
Friday, M ay 4, 1979
National Honor Society
selects new members
Forty-five students have been named
as new members of the National Honor
Society by the Faculty Selection
Committee of the East Chapter. Dr.
Anthone Kort, chairman of the
selection committee noted, “Becoming
a member is one of the highest honors a
student can receive at East.”
Senior members including those
selected from last year (indicated by an
* after the name) include Ellen Acker*,
Allen Adelman*, Mindy Bain, Michael
Berkowitz*, Howard Berry, Susan Birz,
Sandra Brenner*, Elaine Cohn*, Max
ine Darch, Natalie Doi, William Elliott,
Alan Federman, Karen Feldman*, Jodi
Firfer*, Layne Friedman, Julie Geiser*,
Ruth Goldberg*, Julie Horwitz, Wendy
Jackson*, Brian Kamajian*, Alan
Karras*, Thomas Kasper*, David
Klein*, Susan Kulovsky*, Cathy
Lasowski, Martha Lemer, Debra Maline*, Elliot Nelson*, Jeffrey Newman*,
Steven Nussbaum*, Laurie Pautz,
Jeffrey Pozen*, Alan Pregozen, Phillip
Rappoport*, Cathleen Resnick*, A l a n
Schoen, Lori Schwartz, Jeffrey Shancer, Marc Shuman, James Stukas*,
Neil Thomas, Daniel Tresley*, Hope
Veit, Lauren Wohl, and Theodore
Yusen.
THE TW ENTY-FIVE JUNIORS
selected are Daniel Bartfeld, Rosalyn
Behr, Judith Brazen, Claudia Brisk,
Steven Fishman, Alan Friedman,
David Gassel, Pam Herbach, Theodore
Hill, Susan Isserman, Karen Konior,
Tina Lee, Steven Lisco, Roger Merel,
Shelly Mozin, Hal Nagel, Richard
Nikchevich, Renee Olson, Cynthia
Photos, Arthur Rosenson, Karen
Sawislak, Richard Simmons, Linda
Sohn, Brian Sullivan and Allan Weiner.
The purpose of the Society is to
create enthusiasm for scholarship, to
stimulate a desire to render service, to
promote worthy leadership, and to
encourage the development of character
in students of E ast, according to
Dr. Kort.
To be eligible for membership, a
junior or senior must have a scholastic
average of 3.1 or higher, not have any
record of failure in a major course, and
m ust subm it an application for
membership to the Faculty Selection
Committee.
Approximately six per cent of the
junior class and three per cent of the
senior is selected each year. Each
applicant is given a point rating in five
categories: 1) scholarship (class rank),
2) in-school-activities, 3) out-of-school
activities, 4) honors courses taken, and
5) faculty recommendations. Dr. Kort
tabulates point totals for each appli
cant. The selection committee then
meets and, by majority action, makes
the selection on the basis of the point
totals.
The Faculty Selection Committee
includes Dr. Kort, Ed Degenhardt, Karl
DeJonge, James Dorsey, Dennis Grabowski, Robert Keen, Don Larson, Miss
Verniel Lundquist, Gordon Malone,
Mrs. Sylvia Mazouch, Jerry Proffit, Dr.
Barbara Tyler and George Yursky.
Seniors to
graduate
June 10
The 1979 graduation commencement
ceremony will be held in the East
Division stadium on Sunday, June 10
at 2 p.m. The class gift consists of
three parts according to Steve Poznansky, senior advisor. Money wifi be
donated to the Ruth Saltzman
Memorial Scholarship, and also to the
1980 Olympics in Moscow. A blood
drive will be held on May 17 from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. in the student lounge.
The blood will go to the Village of
Skokie blood bank.
SENIORS ARE REM INDED of
these important dates. Graduation
tickets, caps, and gowns will be
distributed on Tuesday, May 22 from
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Auditorium
Foyer. A graduation rehearsal will be
held on Friday, June 8 at 9 a.m. in the
Auditorium.
Awards Assembly honors students
The Recognition Awards assembly
will be held at 7:30 p.m. on May 9,
1979, in the E ast auditorium. A
rehearsal will be held first period on
May 7.
Galen Hosier, East principal, will
make the welcoming speech. Academic
achievement awards will be presented
by Romayne Baker, Director of
Student Services at East. Gold, silver,
and bronze pins, as well as the Gold
and Blue certificates will be presented
by Mrs. Barbara Handler, E ast
guidance counselor.
AWARDS WILL ALSO be given in
non-academic areas such as School
Spirit Award and Student Senate
Service Award. Two new scholarships
have been added to the ceremony this
year. The Harriet Kneip Scholarship
will be awarded to a student entering a
clerical or secretarial school, and the
Ruth M. Saltzman Scholarship will be
awarded to a deserving senior.
According to Dale Flick, E ast
director of Math and Science, invita
tions to attend the ceremonies were
mailed to students and their parents on
April 25. The assembly will be followed
by a reception in the cafeteria.
“The main thrust of the Recognition
Awards Assembly is to recognize all
student achievem ents, and to give
parents a chance to see their children
honored, whether their achievements
are academic or non-academic," con
cluded Flick.
Prom 9 to be held June 1
79
“Somewhere in your lifetime," is the
theme for Prom '79, which will be held
Friday, June 1, at 7 p.m. at the
Chicago Radisson, formerly the Chica
go Sheraton, Grand Ballroom and
Crystal Foyer in Chicago.
According to Chris Redlin '80,
decoration chairman, the price of the
evening will be $35 per couple, which
will include a five course dinner,
dancing, bids, party favors and an
all-night coke bar.
Pastel flowers will decorate the
tables, and stars decorated with glitter,
as well as styrofoam pillars surround
ing the band will decorate the room.
“We will also be having a satin banner
stating the theme at the entrance of the
room,” noted Chris.
Pictures will be taken by Fred Fox
Studios at an additional cost, and
music will be provided by the rock
group “Rif-Raf."
The King and Queen will be
announced the night of the prom.
Campaigning began this week. The
couples will have three weeks to
campaign. Juniors and seniors will vote
the week before Prom in Trojan Hall.
“In order to be eligible to run, one
member of the couple must be a senior,
and they must turn in the appropriate
petition, which will include fifty
junior-senior signatures," Chris ex
plained.
The King and Queen Will be crowned
during the evening. There will be three
couples on the court. At this time the
girls will receive their flowers and
pictures will be taken. The Junior
Cabinet will also read the poem which
they have written for the seniors.
In preparation for the Prom, the
Junior Cabinet, whose officers include
Lori Blackman, president; Barb Dickstein, secretary; Gail Morrison, treasur
er; and Bill Weiss, faculty sponsor, has
been working since last year. They
sponsored o-grams, including the
Valentine o-gram, as well as the St.
Patrick’s Day Dance. The group also
sold refreshments at the dance and held
bake sales in Trojan Hall throughout
the year.
Their most recent fundraisers include
a candy sale and a sno-cone booth at
the Balloon Launch today.
“I think Prom will really be nice this
year. I would like to stress the fact that
although the Prom is downtown, there
is parking underneath the Radisson
Hotel. I would also like to add that the
Prom is not restricted to couples, or
juniors and seniors. Everybody is
welcome,” commented Chris.
Tickets for the Prom went on sale
May 1.
East musicians
tour New York
Members of the East Music Depart
ment will display their musicianship on
the East coast as the concert band, jazz
ensemble, concert orchestra, and choir
tour to New York City, Friday, May
18-21.
The tour is part of an exchange
program with Mepham High School in
New York City. Mepham students will
tour Chicago and perform at East on
May 3-6. They will sleep and eat in
homes of East music students, just as
East students will do in Mepham
students’ homes while in New York.
“ I DON’T THINK they realize it
yet, but students from both schools will
be crazy about it,” commented Tim
Wolfram, band director. “They’ll be
spending time with kids from a
different area and making friends. We
spent one night in homes in Jackson
ville, Missouri, last year and more
friendships arose out of that one night
than I ’ve seen arise in days.”
While in the “Big Apple,” East
students will not only have two
performances, but will also see one.
They will view a Broadway matinee of
“Beatlemania” and sightsee or go fc >
the beach in their free time.
�2 editorial
Friday, M ay 4, 1979
U.s. A R M Y
Draft creates problems
Responding to a failure by the armed
forces to meet their recruiting goals, a
new call to restore the draft has begun.
When carefully analyzed, the majori
ty of articles reporting on the armed
services recruiting failures only pertain
to deficiencies in the final three months
of 1978. This information comes from
an article in Newsweek by Nobel Prize
winning economist Milton Friedman,
dated April 16, 1979.
THE FAILURE IN recruitment so
raved about by journalists and
Pentagon brass amounted to the armed
forces only enlisting 90 per cent as
many recruits as their plans called for,
also according to Friedman who serves
as a member of the President’s
Committee on an All-Volunteer Army.
Reacting to the increased propagan
da toward reviving the draft, Les
Aspin of Wisconsin pointed out that
the number of people in uniform was
two thousand greater at the end of the
year than the military had budgeted
for. The relatively miniscule shortage of
recruits was more than compensated
for by the number of re-enlistments.
“The average score of recruits on
m ental-aptitude tests is far higher
today than it was under the draft.
Quality has risen and every service has
been able to meet is overall quotas,”
added Friedman.
THERE ARE OTHER reasons why
the draft should not be reinstituted.
The existence of a draft poses a very
real threat to the functioning of
democratic checks and balances in this
country. Without the draft, it would
have been impossible for the Vietnam
War to have escalated to the
proportions it did without the approval
of Congress and the people.
Another issue that must be consid
ered along with the draft is that of
mandatory community service. In a
report by the Committee for the Study
of National Service, titled “Youth and
the Needs of a Nation,” the committee
urged that students be encouraged to
serve in activities such as the Peace
Corps or neighborhood renovation
projects but not forced to.
Requiring young people to do
military service or community service
is wrong because it deprives them of
their constitutional right of freedom of
choice.
State upps requirements
The recent move by the Illinois
Secretary of S ta te’s Office to re
toughen the driver’s license renewal
exam should be the first step in upping
the state’s drivers’ requirements.
Previously, the renewal test consist
ed of 20 multiple-choice questions. The
drive had to correctly answer 16 of the
questions to pass the exam. The new
test will require motorists to answer 28
out of the 35 questions correctly.
ALTHOUGH THIS IS a step in the
right direction by the Secretary of
State’s Office, it should not be the only
change made.
The current behind-the-wheel exam
ination that prospective drivers must
pass to receive a license is much too
easy and needs toughening.
Drivers interested in obtaining a
license for the first time must perform
such moves as a three-point turn and
up and down hill parking to receive a
license. These maneuvers are import
ant, but a greater emphasis should be
placed on more commonly encountered
driving situations.
SKILLS SUCH AS the ability to
make a left turn across a busy
intersection and gettin g onto an
expressway should become a part of the
behind the wheel examination.
Upping the requirements for a
drivers’ license would have the result of
generally improving the quality of
drivers on the road today.
'.commentary
Focus reviews Hair
da vid eingorn ,
Films seldom portray accurately the
lifestyles and atmosphere of the time
period they are trying to represent, but
Milos Foreman’s production of Hair
there is a clear exception.
The success of Hair relates to its
ability to relate the major themes of the
sixties to its audience through wonder
fully arranged songs with meaningful
lyrics.
THE THIRST FOR freedom of mind
and body exhibited by the youth of the
sixties was shown by such songs as “I
Got Life.” In “I Got Life,” one of the
hippies, named George Berger, in
response to an insult by one of the
society ladies seated around the dining
room table, jumps up on the table and
begins to sing about how free and
uninhibited he is.
The revolt by the hippies against the
moral and ethnical codes of society was
exemplified in a scene in which one of
the hippie girls and the wife of one of
the male hippies named Hud confront
each other. In this scene, the wife of
Hud could not understand how the
pregnant, hippie girl did not care or
know whether Hud was the father ofher
baby.
IN THE SIXTIES there was no
middle ground. One was either radical
or reactionary. This great gap in views
and lifestyles was shown by the
IT IS UNFORTUNATE that we, the
inheritors of the idealism of the young
people that lived in the sixties have not
moved toward a “freer” society. The
vitality of the sixties is gone; apathy is
rampant. There m ust be increased
concern by young people about the
world around them. If not, all the gains
of the hippies in abolishing prejudice
and increasing personal freedom will be
lost or forgotten.
News Brief
Awards were presented by E ast
Practical Arts students in the twentythird annual Industrial Education
E xhibit held at Northern Illinois
University, in DeKalb during spring
vacation.
Tim Dawson and Dave Goldsmith
received a Superior in graphic arts. Ira
Pilchen and Joe Suhajda were awarded
O utstanding. In the photography
division Steve Kmich, Jeff Leeb, Chuck
East band policy needs revision
Dear Editor:
I have been involved in the East
band for seven years. Unfortunately,
many people, including myself, are very
dissatisfied with this year’s program..
Until a few years ago, the band
program here was a farce. Around two
years ago, Timothy Wolfram came here
to take over the bands. In less than two
years, he was able to make the East
band one of the best in the state. Last
year’s successes included trips to Great
America and St. Louis and a first
division rating in the sta te band
adventures of Claude Boukowski with
the hippies. Claude, a God fearing
patriotic American, runs into the
hippies while sight seeing in New York
before entering the army.
After meeting the hippies, Claude is
taken to a secluded area. There Hud
sings a song about the ridiculous racial
slurs that still carried a lot of meaning
in the sixties. Hud’s song is then
followed by a song by all the desperate
people in the area on how they have no
hope for a better life.
To many people the hippies seemed
ridiculous, but in many way they were
just as ridiculous as the rest of society.
After the hippies played a practical
joke, Claude confronts them and call
them ridiculous. Berger replies and
calls him even more ridiculous for
wanting to go off and kill innocent
women and children in a foreign war.
though, intermediates who spent time
contest.
Because of last year’s success, many and energy selling candy and jewelry
people signed up for band this year. were told that they could not go on
But when auditions were over they tour because they weren’t in the
were shocked to learn that Wolfram Concert Band. Then the orchestra and
had decided to allow only a small group choir were invited on tour, a function
of the best people into “Concert Band.” that was supposed to be limited to the
The majority of students were then band. As a result, the morale of both
bands was hurt.
labeled as the “Intermediate Band.”
IN THE BEG IN N IN G interm e
If this unfair policy continues in the
diates were told that they could go on
future Wolfram will find himself with
tour if they raised money with other
band members, and if their individual less of a band than he started with.
Name Withheld Upon Request
behaviors warranted it. In the end,
Lipka, and Reed Oliff were awarded
Honorable Mention. Janet Torstenson
and Dave Zavell received Outstanding.
Bob Losoff was awarded a Superior and
Ferdinand Soco an Honorable Mention
in technical drawing.
The volo* ol Ih * N ilM E u t Students
Published during the school year by the students
ol N ll u Township High School S u t , teuton and
Mulford Stru ts. Skokie, Illinois 00078. Printed by
Son's Enterprlsu, Inc. Skokie, Ml.
Vo. 41, No. 9
May 4,1979
Editor-In-Chief........................ Alan Friedman
Managing Editor................................ DavidEingorn
News Editor............. ..... .
Leslie Dot
Assistant News Editor.......................... ShariMiller
Feature Editors.........................Howard Berry,
,
LindaBurstyn
Sports Editors......... Brian Kamajian, Mark Pos
Reporters.................................. ; Bob Fisch,
Lee Kantz, Andy Levin, Larry Perlman, BarBara Reich, Steve Shayman
Photo Editor.......................................MikeSilver
Photographers........................ Erich Massat,
John Matsuoka, and Paul Toback
Cartoonists..... ......... Cesar Borges, Dan Finn
Advisor.................................. Angie Panoa.
�feature 3
Friday, M a y 4, 1979
Candidates present views
The Nilehilite believes that
in order for the East student
body to make their selection
for next year’s Student Senate
president, the students should
know the plans of each
candidate for the upcoming
scholastic year.
Each of the four Student
Senate presidential candidates
was asked to submit a short
and concise essay of his plans
to the Nilehilite. The replies we
received from the candidates
are herewith presented.
—— David Eingorn ’81—
“In the past year I have
served as secretary-treasurer
of Senate, Judge Advocate for
the Student Appeals Board,
alternate representative to the
Board of Education, and
E.P.A.C. representative.
As everyone knows, next
year will be the last year of
East and its Senate. To insure
that all East students have a
fair transition to North or
W est, it will take strong
individual leadership by some
one who knows the facts
surrounding the closing.
I KNOW THE facts sur
rounding the closing ’and I
have written about them in the
Nilehilite and I have spoken on
them during Board meetings. I
know the administrators in
volved and have served with
them on committees concerned
with the East closing.
Finally, vote for me to
insure that the last year of
East’s Senate will be one of
its best.”
— Steve Fishman ’80 —
“ Being a junior, I have
viewed recent developments
involving the planned closing
of East. 1 am presently a
member of the district-wide
Social Studies/Fine Arts Ad
visory Committee. I was also a
founding member of the Band
Board and an author of the
present Band Manual.
IT IS QUITE obvious that
with only one year left until
E ast closes, m ost actions
taken by the Senate will deal
with the transition to the two
schools in the district. I plan
to institute fair and equitable
policies which will allow East
students to be transferred with
the least possible discomfort
and disadvantage. This in
cludes social relations, club
functions and officers, and
educational opportunities.”
1 Paul Toback ’81 —
“If I am elected Student
Senate president, I plan to
institute many new policies
which I believe will benefit
both Student Senate in parti
cular and the entire student
body in general. Some of the
ideas that I would like to
initiate are the following:
First, I would have the
meeting time of the Senate
changed from 12th period to 3
p.m.
SECONDLY, I WOULD
wage an all out campaign to
inform freshmen of what
Student Senate is and what it
does, and I would try to
encourage these freshmen to
join Senate.
Thirdly, one of the most
important things I would do is
that I would publish the
Student Senate minutes so
that the entire school would
know what its representative
organization is doing.
Finally, I would have the
East Senate work with the
Student Senates of both West
and North so as to ensure an
orderly transition of E ast
students to West and North
when East closes in 1980.
WITH THESE POLICIES
instituted, I feel that the East
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“ “ Scott Turner ’80
“My plans for East if I am
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students more involved in
student government. I also
hope to get students to
exercise their rights more,
such as to make use of the
Student Appeals Board.
I have had much experience
in student government. I have
served as one of the represen
tatives to the Niles Township
Council of Students and I have
also been an East student
representative to the Niles
Township Board of Education.
I am presently one of the
representatives to Dr. Haw
k in s’ Student Articulation
Committee.
I am very concerned about
the problems that may
occur during the transition to
the other two schools and I
will do whatever I can to help
ease this transition for our
students.”
East Student Senate presidential candidates are from above left clockwise
Steven Fishman ’80, Scott Turner ’80, David Eingorn ’81, and Paul
Toback ’81.
Fudge is banana split’s secret!
Three luscious scoops of ice
cream, with dripping hot
fudge, mountains of whipped
cream and slices of fresh
banana; who could ask for
more?
The Nilehilite’s special split
tasters went to renowned ice
cream parlors to rate the
quality of the ice cream, fudge,
appearance, and atmosphere.
May the best split win!*
THE BANANA SPLIT at
Swensen’s Ice Cream Factory,
1724 Orrington Ave., Evan
ston, “is what you think of
when you think of an old
fashioned banana split,” said
one satisfied customer. Thirtyone delicious flavors of ice
cream are offered and so are
many different toppings.
The fudge was good. Choco
late sprinkles and a wafer
decorate the creation. The
comparatively new store was
made to look like an old
fashioned ice cream parlor. The
one major flaw was the
service, which was slightly
slow. ($2.40 ***)
The famous hot fudge is
what made the banana split at
The Buffalo, 6000 Dempster,
Morton Grove, rate so well. It
came hot, and in a separate
dish so that the customer
could either swim or merely
wade in it. The ice cream was
good and the sendee was fast
because the waiters memorize
the order.
THE SETTING IS rustic,
with buffalo posters, and
buffalo related articles decorat
ing the walls. This was the
best split we tasted. ($1.85
****)
Homers Ice Cream Compa
ny, 1237 Greenbay Rd., Wil
mette, served a slightly disap
pointing banana split. The
fudge was good, but not hot,
and the ice cream was “okay.”
The atmosphere was nice,
though, and the service was
fast. ($2.10 **)
One would think that after
waiting 30 minutes for our
banana split at Dr. Jazz,
913Vt Chicago Ave., Evanston,
it would have been magnifi
cent. On the contrary, we
found it to be the worst that
we’ve tried. The three scoops
of ice cream were vanilla.
There was not enough fudge
on the split to even rate, and
the whipped cream was a poor
quality.
THE ROOM IS interesting,
though, with a player piano
and silent movies playing on
the walls at night. We would
never order their split again,
although we do recommend
some of their other creations.
($2.25 *)
*( Items in parentheses in
clude the price of the banqna'
split at the time of survey and
the overall rating of the split.
Stars (*) indicate rating, with
four stars giving the highest
quality rating.)
Bikepaths provide
scenery fo r cyclists
With summer just around
the corner, Americans áre
getting into gear in anticipa
tion for the bicycling season.
When bicycle riding first
became popular, it was be
cause of an interest in
physical fitness. Now, bilges
are used to ride to school and
run errands in less time than it
would take to walk and it is
cheaper than driving.
“TEENAGERS between the
ages of 13 and 16 tend to make
up a large segment of buyers,”
said Rich Evers of Spoke ‘N ’
Ski, 4650 Oakton, Skokie.
“After the age of 16 people do
not ride bicycles as much
because they would rather
drive,” added Evers.
For cyclists who enjoy the
outdoors
and
beautiful
scenery, there are many bikepaths in the Chicagoland area.
The bikepaths are set aside
only for riders; there are no
cars on the paths endangering
the cyclists.
THE FIVE MAIN trails in
the north suburban Chicago
area are the Forest Preserve
Path, the Evanston Lake
Front Trails, the Scenic Illi
nois Prairie Path, the Green
Bay Trail, and the long path
that runs along the Chicago
lake front.
The Forest Preserve Path is
probably best know to East
students. It starts at the
corner of Devon and Caldwell
in Edgebrook and ends at
Lake Street near Harms Road.
The trail passes Par King
miniature golf and the Harmswood Stables. There are plans
to extend this paved path
sometime in the near future.
THE EVANSTON TRAILS
start north of the Lee Street
Beach and extends into north
western Illinois. Some of the
branch trails are on the
Northwestern University cam
pus.
One of the best places for
enjoying the view is along the
Illinois Prairie Paths. The fine
gravel path runs beside an old
scenic railroad. The separate
paths start in Aurora and
Wayne and link together in
Wheaton. The trail then goes
through Wheaton and ends in
Elmhurst.
The Green Bay Trail starts
in south Wilmette and extends
north of the Illinois-Wisconsin
border.
So get your bicycle out of
the basement, and get ready to
enjoy a summer full of cycling.
�4 sports
M LEBTUTE
Friday, M ày 4, 1979
Galla “ feels good”
about season
land Park 8-4 with- Slowik
by Mark Pos
“We haven’t had any sur getting his second win on a
four hitter. This game showed
prises this year except on
that Galla has a bench that he
defense, it’s been lacking; and
can count on.
we spent a lot of time working
“Jeff Brin and Scott Recin
on it this spring. But overall I
both had two hits a piece, with
am very pleased,” commented
Recin getting a home run,”
Head Baseball Coach George
stated Galla.
Galla.
In the two non-conference
The Trojans are 3-2 in
games, the Trojans lost to
conference and 3-4 overall.
Weber 11-6 and to Maine
THE TROJANS OPENED
North 4-3.
conference play with a 4-3
‘‘THE PITCHING HAS
victory over North. Tad Slowbeen great,” commented Gal
ik was the winning pitcher,
la. Slowik is 3-3 with an
with two sophomores, Scott
E.R.A. of - under two. Rick
Shintani and Brad Cole,
Spata is 0-1 and has an E.R.A.
starting at catcher and short
of 0.00.
stop respectively.
“With Jeff Brin, Paul Stone
“In the North game, we hit
and Kevin Nelson coming
fairly well and had good
back, and if we can play
defense. I was encouraged
*consistently we can have a
because after being ahead we
great season,” added Galla.
lost the lead, but we were able
“I think we played some
to pull it out,” stated a pleased
good ball this season, except
coach.
The next conference game the Evanston game. Our team
was not one of the finest is starting to jell,” commented
baseball exhibitions. The Tro third baseman Rich Sklena.
“If people would get more
jans made 13 errors and lost to
into the game, we can be a
Evanston 14-2.
super team. We got the
IN THAT GAME Rick
potential to take the confer
Spata pitched a three hitter
and didn’t give up an earned ence,” stated first baseman
run. “Rick threw well. He did Eric Anderson.
The next home game will be
everything I asked him. Our
defense was not making the Tuesday against Highland
Park.
play,” stated Galla.
SOPHOMORE BASEBALL
The third conference game,
The Trojan Sophomore base
the Trojans lost 6-1 to New
ball team is 4-2 in the C.S.L.,
Trier East. The New Trier
while being 5-2 overall.
pitcher threw a one hitter.
“We have a very sound
Slowik took the loss.
team. We had one bad game
“Errors were another bad
hgainst North. Since that
experience. Tad only gave up
game, we have been improv
two earned runs out of six. The
ing,” commented Coach Ron
non-hitting concerned m e,” Henrici.
Gala remarked.
THE FOURTH conference
game showed the Trojans can
score runs. They beat High-
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Seniors Tad Slowik, Rich Sklena and Rick Spata warming up for an upcoming game.
Trib reporter gives views
by Brian Kamajian
As I was pondering what to
put in the spring issue
of the N ilehilite, someone
suggested the sportswriter
from the Chicago Tribune. Ed
Stone has been reporting
Chicago sports for 18 years,
the last five being with the
Tribune. Since he lives in
Skokie and has a son attend
ing East, I figured I would
give him a call.
“Hello, Mr. Stone, I’m a
humble reporter from Niles
E ast looking for a story.
Could you spare a couple
minutes to chat about a few
things?” I asked feebishly.
“WHY Y E S , SON. What’s
on your mind?” was his
anxious reply. I could tell he
was excited about the chance
to get his name in the
Nilehilite.
“Well, you’ve been covering
Chicago sports for a while, and
m ost recently, the Bears.
What do you think of Chicago
fans?”
“I give the fans of Chicago
credit. They have supported
many teams over the years,
some good, some bad. There
are a lot of fair weather fans
that only come out when
things are going good. But
Chicago also has some people
that come out to the games
rain or shine, real die-hards.
“THERE HASN’T BEEN a
champion in this city for a
long time,” continued Stone,
“and the fans get restless. But
when a team shows some
promise or does well, the
people really get behind them.
For instance, the Bears mak
ing the play-offs last year and
De Paul making the final four
this year really boosted the
city’s morale.”
“Mr. Stone, what is your
opinion about the decision to
remodel Soldier Field and
forgetting about building a
new stadium?”
Stone replied, “It was a
good decision. Mayor Byrne
wouldn’t allow much tax
money to go toward a new
stadium anyway.”
My next question was,
Softball seeks victory
by Barbara Reich
WE CAN
Both the varsity and junior
varsity girls softball teams
HELP YOU
played their opening games of
the season against Maine
DEVELOP
South and Deerfield high
STUDY SKILLS school last week. head varsity
According to
coach Lee Sellers, difficulties
i
THIS SUMMER arose. “Our biggest problem
The emphasis will be on
giving every student
individual attention in
reading, writing, math.
Class sizes limited to
12 students.
Classes for:
• Grades 9,10,11,12
• College level
• SAT preparation
• Individual tutors
also available
Call 256-3400 for a
complete description of
each class. We suggest you
act immediately because
of the strict limitation
of class size.
was losing four major athletes
including an all-conference
player from last year.” How
ever, Sellers sets a, .500 season
as the team’s goal.
SELLERS BELIEVES that
achieving the goal is just a
matter of who gets the lucky
breaks in close plays. But he’s
confident that ‘‘with our
hitters we’ll go beyond the
first game of the state
tournament!”
On the other hand, junior
varsity coach Jean Wojdula
has pessim istic views. ‘‘I ’ll
be satisfied with one win, so
long as all twenty-three girls
have a chance at gaining
experience.”
W ojdula’s main seasonal
goals are to improve the
team’s fielding and batting
skills, while making the group
strong enough to reach varsity
level.
SELLERS AND Wojdula
agree that “bad weather is a
hinderance.” M ost of the
team’s practice sessions were
indoors where ‘‘there isn ’t
enough room to re-inact game
O ne-to-O ne
Learning Center
Wilmette Community Center
702 Locust Road • Wilmette
The East tennis team shown here daring a workout.
situations, or get a real
workout,” complained varsity
player Gayle Portnoy.
If weather perm its, the
teams will play New Trier
West today at West.
“Soccer’s new to this country.
Will it become popular in
Chicago someday?”
“SOCCER HAS ITS pro
blems. The biggest is that it
overlaps with the baseball
season, which is much more
familiar with everybody. Peo
ple don’t understand soccer
and would rather watch base
ball,” answered Stone. “I will
give the owner of the Sting,
Lee Stern, credit. He has done
more than any other owner in
Chicago in terms of money and
promotion to make the club
successful.”
“What do you think of this
whole business now of high
priced athletics, free agents,
and no-cut contracts?”
“The owners are competing
with each other on who can
pay the highest salaries and
the players are getting what
the market is willing to pay.
If they think there’s a
possibility of getting a multi
million dollar contract, they’ll
ask for it. In the past few
years there have been owners
willing to pay it.”
W anting to get off the
subject, I asked him how he
liked being a reporter. He
replied, “I enjoy being asso
ciated with the teams. I got
into reporting because of an
interest in sports more than in
interest in reporting. Athletics
is an enjoyable atmosphere to
work in,” Stone concluded.
Tennis builds team
“WE HAVE A possibility of
by Brian Kamajian
Playing tennis at East can qualifying a doubles team for
the state tournament because
be a frustrating experience.
The varsity team, although of the way the tournament is
containing many good individ set up this year. W e’re
uals, has had trouble putting it matched up against some of
together for a victory, accord the weaker teams in the area,”
ing to Head Coach Len added Winans.
Winans.
The sophomore netmen are
“WE HAVE FIVE strong currently posting a 2-2 record
individuals who form the this year.
nucleus of the team in Dean
“We have a strong sopho
Heinberg, who is probably our more squad this year and we’re
best player, Marty Brisk, Stu trying to build a strong
Flanzer, Dan Pastron and nucleus for next year with
sophomore Eddy A dler,” these boys,” explained sopho
stated Winans.
more Coach Ron Gralewski.
“After these five players we “Mitch Kalter and Howard
run into the problem of Korey are both doing fine jobs
inexperience and lack of depth. so far.”
“Enough kids turned out for
We have problems competing
with some of the other schools freshman tryouts this year so
in the league where there are we are fielding a freshman
more kids and a greater team,” commented Gralewski.
interest in ten n is,” added “The frosh have a full schedule
and it should help the overall
Winans.
W inans is hoping for a program.”* According to Gra
respectable finish in the con lewski, Murray Mizock and
ference standing and is looking Steve Charous have produced
forward to the state playoffs at well for the freshmen this
year.
the end of the season.
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DECA wins competition
DECA winners and finalists pose with their trophies in front of DECA’s showcase. At top,
clockwise; Jeff Hester, Lee Masover, Marc Shuman, Ellen Kray, Karen Feldman.
Volume 41, Number 8
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
For the fourth consecutive year,
East’s DECA Chapter has been named
Chapter of the Year as the result of a
recent statewide DECA competition at
the O’Hare Ramada Inn on March 2-4.
No other school has ever achieved
this honor two years in a row. “I’m
very surprised that we won for the
fourth cpnsecutive year. It’s unheard
o f,” commented William Coulson,
DECA coordinator.
THIS AWARD WAS ACHIEVED
by submitting a manual explaining all
activities accomplished during the year.
The 200 page manual documented each
business, recreational, benevolent, and
promotional activity.
Marc Shuman '79, Illinois DECA
Friday, April 6, 1979
Schools aim for uniformity
Discussions among Niles Township
directors and representatives of depart
ments concerning the integration of
East students into North and West in
1980 have begun.
According to Galen Hosier, East
principal, the areas concerning the
merging, of the three schools include
students’ instruction, extra-curricular
activities, faculty, and building equip
ment.
THE ENGLISH department has the
least uniformity in the three schools.
Therefore, “All students will follow a
two and a half year prescribed English
program which came into effect this
year,” explained Dr. Lee Hawlyns,
East English director. Hawkins contin
ued, “During their first year, students
will take freshman English; during the
second year they will have sophomore
English; and then will take one semester
r
of American Literature in their junior
year. This will be common to all three
schools.”
Hawkins added, “If students want to
take electives, those courses will be in
addition to, instead of in place of these
English courses.” He believes that in
this way, the English department will
be strengthened and the school will
send students out with a stronger
English preparation.
As far as extra-curricular activities
are concerned, Hawkins believes that
everyone must think on a co-leadership
basis for only the 1980-81 year. By the
end of that first year, East will then
have ties.
HAWKINS NOTED, “If possible,
think in terms of tw o.” In such
activities as drama, newspaper, and
yearbook, co-editors should be estab
lished. The pom-pon and cheerleading
News-in-Brief
From 3:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. today,
East will host 15 schools from Chicago
and North Shore in the Illinois High
School Association Contest for band,
orchestral and choral groups. Each
group will sightread and perform three
arrangements, all to be judged by men
of high musical knowledge.
The Concert Band performs first
thing this afternoon, according to Tim
Wolfram, director. “I know what all the
other bands are playing, and our band
can set the stage for every other band
there. We have the potential to be the
best band at the contest.”
Admission is free and the public is
invited to go. All money raised by the
school from the sale of food and
programs will help pay for the May
18th tour to New York City.
THE EAST HOMCOMING Com
mittee has announced their slate of
officers for Homecoming, ’79. Heading
up the committee is President, Chris
Redlin ’80; First Vice-President, Lori
Blackman, ’80; Second Vice-President,
Sherife Jusufe ’81; Secretary, Sandy
Karabinas ’81; and Treasurer, Paula
Miller ’81.
The pep rally is scheduled to be held
on Friday, October 5, while the game
and dance are being held Saturday,
October 6. East will play host to the
Evanston Wildkits.
The group sponsored by A lexia
Forman and Juanita Carlson, is
planning many activities to raise funds
for East’s final homecoming. A May 4
balloon launch, a car wash, and various
selling projects such as the sale of
buttons, hats and gloves, t-shirts,
pennants, and calendars are scheduled.
OFFICERS HAVE BEEN selected
for the 1979-80 Key Club. They are
Chuck Gollay, President; Alan Fried
man, Vice President; Jon Schwartz,
Secretary; and Paula Miller, Treasurer.
According to Gollay, the club is
already making plans for next year's
activities. M are planning volunteer
We
work at Lambs Farm, a peanut day
with the Kiwanis Club and the annual
volleyball tournament to raise money
for a charity.
The group is also planning on
establishing a Key Club at both North
and West. East is the only school in
District 219 that has a Key Club.
THE SKOKIE POLICE Department
will face faculty members in a fund
raising basketball game on April 20th.
The game, sponsored by East’s N-Club,
will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Contest
Gym. Admission is $1.00.
The following teachers are expected
to participate: Frank B ostic, Emil
Capitani, Galen Hosier, Brian K$tzman, A1 Poznansky, Steve Poznansky,
Fred Richardi, Jerry Richardson,
James Swanson and Jean Wojdula.
The cheerleading for the game will be
provided by several of East’s female
teachers as well as several mothers
from the Booster Club.
During halftime the N-Club has
planned a raffle drawing for a free
basketball and the boys’ basketball
team, with the handicap of boxing
gloves will challenge the girls’ basket
ball team.
squads should expand to make room
for more members. “Everything will
work out smoother than adults see,
because kids are more flexib le,”
Hawkins commented, “but if it comes
down to a flip of the coin, which will be
a very rare case, East students should
get the preference because they are the
ones who have been uprooted.”
George Baptist, athletic director at
North explained that prospective ath
letes would not have to worry too much
about making the teams at North since
a shortage of varsity players exists for
their football, soccer, track, and
gymnastics teams. While the situation
may not be the same at West, Those
athletic teams do not have “cuts” so
any student who would have made the
varsity team at East will probably
make it at the other two schools.
Baptist stated, “There are a number of
athletes at East that we would be more
than glad to have on our teams, and
since the sports programs are basically
the same throughout the district, they
shouldn’t have too hard a time.”
Baptist concluded, “By adding the
East athletes to both West’s and
North’s teams, the athletic program
will improve, and may eventually lead
to powerhouse teams.”
vice president and East chapter presi
dent exclaimed, “It was a great feeling
to receive such high .recognition after
all the hard work we put into the
manual and activities.”
The chapter also placed ahead of 100
other Illinois DECA chapters by
winning the Free Enterprise competi
tion which consists of promoting free
enterprise across the state, sponsored
by the Phillips Petroleum Company.
IN THE IND IV ID U A L written
event, which is also sponsored by
Phillips Petroleum Company, Marc
received a second place trophy. To
compete in this event, a manual which
includes an approximately 500 word
essay on what free enterprise means to
the con testant’s future must be
presented.
Three winners and one finalist placed
in competency based events. These are
designed to test how capable the
student is about his job. In this com
petition there are two levels, OwnerManager, which competes in five events,
and Master-Employee, which com
petes in three events. Students
may compete in seven different kinds
of fields.
Ellen Kray ’79 placed first in General
Merchandise in the Master-Employee
level. Lee Masover ’79 placed first in
General Merchandise in the OwnerManager level, and Jeff Hester placed
second in automotive and petroleum in
the Master-Employee level.
FINALISTS INCLUDED Karen
Feldman ’79 in Finance and Credit and
Cindy Trilling ’79 in General-Merchan
dise written event.
Shuman noted, “Much of the credit
belongs to Mr. Coulson because
without him, our chapter could never
be where it is.”
The winners and finalists will be
attending national competition against
over 5,500 top students from all over
the country in Houston, Texas, on May
8-13 1979
COULSON CONCLUDED, “ B e
cause we only had eleven competitors,
we were limited to the amount of
events we could enter; but I was
especially pleased with some of the
winners.” Their trophies will be set
among the 100 other trophies in
DECA’s showcase.
Chapter membership rolls also
include Debbie Kagan, Chapter vice
president; Frank Davis, Julie Knee,
Karen K otsovos, Sue Kelly, Scott
Turner, Jim Coens, Mitch Lieberman,
and Mariam Mardi.
Jerry Ryan played by Bill Elliott and Gittel played by Elaine Cohn talk over a cup of tea in
Act I of the musical “See Saw”, performed March 23-25. Here, Gittel announces, “I love
Japanese restaurants but I hate the food.”
East remembers
Mrs. Harriet Kneip, secretary to
Romayne Baker, director of student
services, passed away Thursday, March
22, at 11 p.m. Mrs. Kneip, who was 59,
had worked at East for 23 years.
“I was very close to her,” said Gloria
Schabilion, secretary. “ Harriet was
warm-hearted and very congenial. She
was well-liked by her peers, faculty as
well as clerical.”
BAKER REFLECTED, “She was
a lady who held her job in high
esteem — she was extremely compe
tent, always at work on time, a
perfectionist, and was aware of her
responsible obligation to Niles Town-
. Kneip
ship. Harriet was admired for her
sincerity and the will to help people.”
The funeral was held on March 26. A
scholarship in Harriet Kneip’s memory
will be established depending on the
amount of money donated. “It will be
awarded to seniors who are outstanding
secretary or clerical students who
exemplify Harriet’s characteristics,”
explained Baker. “Anyone wishing to
contribute funds for the scholarship
please make your check payable to The
Harriet Kneip Scholarship Fund and
turn it in to Kaye Krilles, bookkeeper,”
concluded Baker.
�2 editorial
Friday, April 6, 1979
Area retains theatre
In response to a 3,000 signature
petition and general community pro
tests, the Skokie Village Board decided
not to press for the closing of the
Skokie Theater. In the opinion of the
Nilehite, the decision not to make the
Skokie Theater a public parking lot was
a good one.
The Skokie Theater provides inex
pensive entertainm ent for a wide
variety of people. The Skokie Theater
provides the elderly who are on fixed
budgets with good entertainm ent
without straining their budgets. For
people with large families, who have
to spend much of their income
on necessities, the theater provides
an economical form of entertain
ment. In fact, the Skokie Theater is so
economical that the entire family can
afford to go to the movies. The Skokie
Theater provides teenagers who are
generally on a fixed budget like the
elderly and must save for college, a
cheap form of entertainment they could
frequent regularly.
THE REASON WHY the Skokie
Theater could be so economical is due
to the lack of capital put into
rennovation by the owner. Most people
would agree that the theater is
in a shambles. It is dirty and there
have been reports of mice scampering
across the building.
The threat of condemnation was the
reason given by the current owner as to
why necessary rennovations haven't
already begun. Investing money in the
building that is likely to be condemned
would be ridiculous. Presently, there
exists a danger that since there is no
chance of the Skokie Theatre being
condemned, the owner may not want to
invest the additional funds heeded to
rennovate.
It is in the opinion of the Nilehilite,
that if the Skokie Theatre is to
continue as a vital source of cheap
entertainment it must be thoroughly
rennovated. These rennovations may
include new seats and the general
beautification of the outward appear
ance of the building.
Seesaw merits praise
For everyone who had the opportuni
ty to come out and enjoy it, this year's
spring musical “Seesaw" directed by
Jerry Profit was nothing short of
outstanding.
Consistently, year after year, the
E ast Theater Department performs
plays and m usicals of professional
quality without extravagant budgets or
paid personnel. The quality of East
productions lie in the long hours of
rehearsal both cast and band members
put in before each performance.
IN RETURN FOR those long hours
of practice, the cast and band members
receive the approval and satisfaction
that comes from a good performance.
On the outside, this might seem like a
poor return for all the hours that
they put in. But as many of the cast
members will relate, the thrill of the
performance itself easily compensates
for all the time and effort that they put
in.
Unfortunately though, the E ast
Theater Department cannot exist alone
on the thrill of performing. The East
Theater Department must continue to
have adequate funding and a continued
flow of interested students to maintain
its reputation as one of the best theater
departments in the state.
Students lack interest
East curtails program
Resulting from a lack of participa
tion and the move toward a more
structure curriculum, many of East’s
Stop and Shop programs have been
cancelled.
The only remaining Stop and Shop
program is in the field of busines and
work study. But even in the business
and work study Stop and Shops there
exists a severe attendance problem.
APPROXIMATELY 90 PER CENT
of the eligible people this year didn’t
attend the business and work study
Stop and Shop," according to Dr.
Barbara Tyler, B usiness Education
Director.
Stop and Sops are necessary because
they provide teacher-student conference
time that is sometimes lost because of
students and teachers not having the
same free periods. Also, Stop and
Shops expose students to a variety of
courses that may lead them into taking
a course they wouldn’t have considered
if they just would have relied in their
course books.
In the end, the /program of
having Stop and Shops must not be
rejected because it provides a definite
benefit in time and understanding for
both facuty and students.
hiMÊè. ¡ r .
icommentary:
Focus
david eingorn
Recently, there has been a call by
North students for a “ sm ooth”
transition from East in 1980. Apparent
ly, the North students sincerely want
an orderly and fair transition but under
close scrutiny it seems they do
not. In North Star editorials
and North Student Congress state
ment, North as repeatedly reject
ed the idea of having co-officers of
clubs when E ast students transfer
there in 1980.
The idea of having co-officers was
originally suggested to insure that East
students would have the same club
position opportunities at North as they
would at East. This proposed policy
came under the Board premise to insure
all District students an optimal and
equal education. The reason for the
opposition by some North students lie
ih fears they may have of having to
relinquish or share their club positions
with the transfering East students.
REGARDING STUDENT govern
ment, North particularly disfavors
co-presidents. Instead, as of the March
29, 1979 NTCS meeting, they propose
the election of an interim vice
president. Then, after a six to twelve
week interim period an election between
the interim president and vice president
will take place with the votes being
cast only by the North Student
Congress representatives. The winner
would serve as student government
president, the loser as vice president.
Surely, there is a slim chance of the
East vice president winning simply
because he wouldn’t have the same
amount of experience as his North
counterpart. Also, he wouldn’t know
his fellow ^eDresenatives as well.
As for other activities, instead of
Cubs9 opener creates problem s
Opening day at Wrigley Field, the
mere mention of the words conjure up
mental images of peanut vendors, Bill
Buckner, Bobby Murcer and overcast
days.
Skipping school to attend that
“magical” first game of the season is
more or less a tradition for students who
conned their parents into calling in for
them, and for some who decided to go
anyway and serve the consequences in
B.A.C.
IT IS AN expensive tradition at
that, with box seats at Wrigley Field
costing $6, and the school losing state
aid for each student who decided to
attend the opener instead of coming to
school. It could have also cost the Cubs
owner William Wrigley quite a bit of
money too, if state truant officers
decided to enforce Chapter 122, section
26-11 Illinois State Law, which holds
responsible any person who knowingly
induces a child to unlawfully miss
school, or harbors one who is missing
school. At up to $500 and 30 days in
jail as a penalty for each of the many
truant students who filled the stands,
Wrigley could indeed end up hardpressed financially as well as time-wise.
"I recognized about 10 to 15 other
people when I went to the game yester
day. It was great and I plan to go
every year," stated Steve Shayman, an
East senior.
Of all East students, however, only
five per cent, at most, attended the
1978 opening game, and in a school
with over 1850 students, the total
number isn’t as many as the “baseball
truan ts” may have led others to
believe. W ith all seats for y ester
having co-officers North favors selec
tion of officers based on ability. This
feeling was exemplified in a North Star
editorial dated March 19, 1979. All the
editorial says is that officer selection
should be based on ability, nowhere
does it state who will make the ability
decisions and if East students will
receive some preferencial treatment.
Nor does it say how ability will be
judged. What is clear about this
editorial is that it means that North
students aren’t going to readily share
their club positions.
One of the major objections North
students have with co-presidents is
that they claim they cause factional
ism. Clearly, depriving East transfer
students of their right to become
president of clubs creates much more
factionalism that having co-presidents.
Not having co-presidents would cause a
great deal of resentment on the part of
the East students who are deprived of
club positions. This feeling would
spread to many other East students
who transfered. In the end, one would
find a majority of E ast students
resentful toward North and its clubs.
THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE,
though, to, in North’s own words a
“smooth" transition is the failure of
North students to realize that East
students are being put at a consider
able disadvantage by having to
transfer. Especially seniors who, after a
three year period of attending East and
acquiring numerous friendships, will be
required to attend a school mostly
unfamiliar to them.
East wants
“smooth" transition.
But until North students recognize that
East students are the people that are
transfering, and that, to insure equal
opportunity, there must be co-presi
dents, then there can not be „a
“ sm ooth” transition from E ast to
North in 1980.
d ay’s opener being reserved, that
percentage was probably reduced.
“Technic illy, when a parent calls his
child in sick so they may attend the
opener, they are breaking the law and
could be taken to court," comniented
David Schusteff, student dean.
ALTHOUGH A
MAJORITY of
students didn’t go to the Cub
opener, when students traded in school
desks for bleacher sets, they were
stealing class time from themselves and
state aid from school.
Ignoring the number of students that
attended the Cubs’ opener yesterday
doesn’t solve anything. Parents must
be made to realize in the future that by
calling in for their children they are
actually breaking the law and also
disrupting their children’s education.
Th« voie* of the N ilo* E u t Students
Published during tho school yosr by tho students
of Niles Township High School East, Lemon arid
Mulford Street!. Skokie, Illinois 60076. Printed by
Son's Enterprises, Inc. Skokie, III.
Voi. 41, No. 8
April 6,1979
Editor-in-Chief.................................................AlanFriedman
Managing E d ito r............................ David Eingorn
News E ditor..........................................Leslie Doi
Assistant News E ditor.................................. ShariMiller
Feature Editor............................................HowardBerry
Sports E ditors............. Brian Kamajian, Mark Pos
Reporters......................................................LindaBurstyn,
Lee Kantz, Andi Levin, Erich Massat, Wanda
Mech, Larry Perlman, Barbara Reich, and Steve
Shayman
Photo Editor...................................................MikeSilver
Photographers..........................
HowardGerber,
Erich Massat, John Matsuoka, and Paul Toback
Cartoonists...................Caesar Borges, Dan Find
Advisor.................... .........................Angie Panos
�feature 3
Friday, April 6, 1979
Teacher to receive award
by Linda Burstyn
Conducting four tours
around the world, being the
first woman initiated into Phi
Delta Kappa, and working for
Reverand Jesse Jackson, were
all things that were considered
when Northwestern University
selected East special education
teacher, Mrs. Jean Damisch to
receive its outstanding service
award.
“ Out of 80 outstanding
alumni, 13 were picked to
receive the service award in
recognition of loyal and out
standing service to the Univer
s ity ,”
explained
Mrs.
Damisch. Actor Charlton
Heston will also be present at
the cermony, receiving the
medal award for his contribu
tions to Northwestern and to
his profession.
“ I DID ABOUT everything
there was as an undergradu
ate,” Mrs. Damisch reminis
ces. “I thought that North
western University was the
greatest school in the United
States.”
Some of her most memor
able accomplishments were —
to be the first woman initiated
into Phi Delta Kappa, previ
ously an all male fraternity; to
be the N.U. representative on
a nationwide lecture series for
Reverend Jesse L. Jackson;
and being the founder and
editor of the N.U. newsletter,
“The Educator.” “We were
one of the first universities to
print a new sletter,” stated
Damisch.
Mrs. Damisch, and her
husband, Richard Damisch,
have directed four world tours
for Gotaas World Travel. The
tours have included experi
enced world travelers. “They
have all gone around the world
10 and 20 times,” Damisch
adds.
THOSE TOURS included
such places as Ouagadougou,
Upper Volta (they were the
first charter group to arrive
there), Lambarene, Gabon (the
first tourist group to travel the
swamps of Gabon in dug-out
canoes) and Katmandu, Nepal,
where the group saw the 5
o’clock sunrise over Mt. Ever
est. “I spent one day with Sir
Edmund Hillary (the first man
to climb Mt. Everest),” re
counts Damisch.
Within one day, the group
breakfasted in Hong Kong,
from there they went to
Borneo; onto the Philippines
for lunch, and then they flew
to Bali for dinner. “While in
Borneo, I danced with the lead
dancer who picked me out of
the group,” adds the former
dance teacher.
While traveling through
these foreign countries, ‘Mrs.
Damisch did more than sight
see. “I find the children and
teach them songs and dances.”
WITH ALL THESE experi
ences, travels, and accomplish
ments, will receiving an award
from her alma mater prove
exciting? “I think it will be
one of the high points of my
life,” Mrs. Damisch says
assuringly. “To receive this
award from this university
that I love so much and that
has become a part of my life is
a great honor.”
East investment club
provides new experiences
Familiarization in investing
techniques and gaining experi
ences in investing is the
purpose of the East invest
ment club according to Allen
Adelman ’79, president of the
club.
A club m eeting usually
consists of movies (related to
Video games expand world of TV
by Larry Perlman
Did you ever want to watch
two TV shows at the same
time? Or do something else
with your TV beside look at
There are many different
ways to use a television set be
side watching reruns of “The
Brady B unch.” Now many
kinds of video games, video
cassette recorders, home com
puters and a newly developed
product, the videodisc are on
the market.
VIDEO GAMES WERE the
first accessories for TV’s. They
have come a long way since
the first game; the original
Odessey from M agnavox,
made its debut in 1972. To
play it, one had to put plastic
overlays on the TV screen with
cellophane tape.
Since then, tiny electronic
chips, smaller than a fingernail
are responsible for the visual
display, on-screen scoring, ad
justable speed and skill posi
tions, and sound effects.
There are two categories of
video games: non-programable (the games are built into
the unit) and programmable
(additional cartridges offer a
variety of selections.)
THE PROGRAMMABLE
cartridges include basic games
like tennis, sophisticated adult
games like Las Vegas-type
blackjack, poker and back
gammon, challenging skill
ketball, word and memory
games that test powers of
concentration and teaching
games.
As of now the only compan
ies to make programmable
games are Atari, Bally, Fairchild and Magnavox. Accord
ing to a salesman at Videoodessey, a store devoted only
to video accessories, the Atari
Video Computer System is the
largest selling item in stock.
In ten years the videodisc
will be as common as the color
TV is today. That’s the claim
of the president of U.S.
Pioneer, a popular hi-fi brand.
JUST WHAT IS A video
disc, anyway? A videodisc
system is made up of two basic
components. The first com
ponent is the videodisc player,
which resembles and serves
the same purpose as a record
player. It is about the size of a
typical compact stereo unit,
and with its sleek, smart
styling it can easily blend in
with its surroundings. The
difference between the video-
Mrs. Jean Damisch, East Special Education teacher, will receive North
western University’s outstanding service award.
disc player and a basic record
player is that the videodisc
makes it possible to hear and
see “Saturday Night Fever”
rather than just listen to the
soundtrack.
The Video Age began in
1975 when Sony introduced
the Betamax, the first video
cassette recorder (VCR). The
first VCR’s had a maximum
record/playback capability of
one hour. Today, some mach
ines can record up to four
hours. Other features have also
been introducted — such as
electronic pushbutton tuners,
variable-speed playback and
programmable timers that can
be pre-set to do multiple
recordings.
The second component, the
videodisc itself, looks like a
regular 12-inch record, but it
contains both audio and visual
information.
Magnavox is the first comp
any to offer the public a
videodisc system . Its unit,
called Magnavision sells for
$695.
THERE ARE MORE than
200 titles to choose from in its
catalog (100 additional titles
are scheduled to be introduced
this year).
Almost half of the catalog is
devoted to feature films,
retailing at $15.95 each. Some
of the titles include “National
Lampoon’s Animal H ouse,”
“Day of the Jackal,” “Dirty
Harry,” “ Slap S h o t,” and
“The Ten Commandments.”
Owning a video game, VCR
or videodisc, makes a TV more
useful and meaningful because,
according to Video “ . . .
owning a TV that is fed only
by today’s meager diet of
network and independent
broadcast programming“is like
having a refrigerator barely
filled with food, and a lot of
junk food at that.”
investing), lectures on the
stock market, and a review of
the latest economic happen
ings in the world. This is
achieved by reading the Wallstreet Journal and other
sources of financial news. Club
members also play games
relating to the stock market.
THE CLUB, which present
ly consists of 25 members, it
sponsored by Charles Plock,
business education teacher.
Officers of the club include
president Allen Adelman, vicepresident David Bart ’80,
treasurer Dan Tresley ’79, and
secretary David Eingom ’81.
Club members have recently
acquired with funds in their
treasury 16 shares of common
stock in the United Technol
ogies Corporation. The club
paid $39.50 per share and is
retaining its hares in the hope
of making a profit.
The club uses a discount
broker for purchasing its
stocks. According to Adelman,
a discount broker gives no
advice. He or she just buys
and sells stocks for people, and
therefore receives a commis
sion not as great as regular
brokers.
MOST MEMBERS OF the
East investment club have no
desire to enter the field of
investing, but, are preparing
themselves for the fact that
most people eventually become
involved in investing.
“It is interesting to see how
the stock market works and I
am learning something that
should prove to be useful in
later life,” stated club member
Martin Brisk ’79. “ The club
also helps to give you an inside
look at investing on the stock
exchange,” added Tresley.
Anyone interested in invest
ing should contact Mr. Plock
or any of the club’s officers.
The club meets every other
Tuesday at 3 p.m. in room 324.
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Friday, April 6, 1979
Baseball starts season
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“I’m very optimistic about
this season," commented Head
Baseball Coach George Galla,
as he looks toward the
commencement of the 1979
baseball season.
Coach Galla also feels there
are a couple "big question
m arks.” “ Defense is my
biggest worry. We did not
have a good summer, so I hope
all the hard work will help
out," stated Galla.
WHEN GALLA SPEAKS
of ’hard work’ he is refering to
the first two weeks of the
season when the team prac
ticed an hour before school in
addition to the normal after
school work-out.
When practice started,
pitching seemed to be the least
of Coach Galla’s worries. But
in the last two weeks he has
lost two pitchers, Jay Wilensky and Jeff Brin, to injuries.
Also injured was outfielder
Paul Stone.
“If Tad Slowik can pitch as
well as he did last year and get
better support behind him, it
ould be a good sea so n ,”
stated the coach. “The key to
the season is how well the
infield will play," added Galla.
THE TEAMS TO beat in
our league are the same teams
as last year, New Trier East
and Evanston," stated Galla.
The Trojans first two games
were called off due to rain.
Besides those two games, the
players have been outside only
three times.
“All the schools are in the
same position as us. Some
schools may have it a little
better than others as to how
good their indoor facilities
are," concluded Galla.
The Trojans will play Niles
West away, on April 9. The
game will start at 12:00.
Girls’ Sports
“We’re stronger in the dis
by Barbara Reich
tance and field events."
Varsity bedminton player
H ess’ only objection to
Judy Klancic, who predicted at
coaching track is “Not being
the start of this season that,
able to give enough individual
“We probably won’t win an
attention. Coaching 42 kids n
overwhelming number of
Varsity and Junior Varsity
meets," turned out to be right
senior year at Kentucky,
levels gives me a pretty good
on target.
Odlivak was invited by the
work-out!”
The badminton team has a
San Francisco 49ers for a final chance to improve an 0-6
CHEERLEADING tryouts,
tryout but declined their pffer record against Waukegan
moved equipment and injuries
to coach in Louisville. During West on April 24.
have all prevented the East
Odlivak’s first two years at
girls’ gymnastic team from
BUT TO ACHIEVE victory
Kentucky, George Blanda was Klancic feels “We have to
putting together a winning
the team’s quarterback.
season, according to Head
learn how to return smashes."
WILLIAM OSNESS
Coach Seymour Rifkind.
Varsity Doubles Player
W illiam O sness, history Janet Torstensson, feels that
“All of our equipment was
teacher, played college foot “The secret might be to think
moved into the smaller girls’
ball at Illipois W esleyan strategically, but when you’re
gym, without room for a floor
for three years and was a on the court you just concen
exercise m at,” complained
teamate of Harry Ewing for a trate on whipping the bird, not . Rifkind. “We’ve also been very
year. Osness also played four where it goes."
unlucky with injuries this
years of baseball at Wesleyan.
year. So far w e’ve had a
Though head coach Pat
STEVE POZNANSKY
broken arm, a blood clot and a
Matlak wishes each team
Math teacher and football, member would possess Judy
dislocated knee."
wrestling and baseball coach, Klancic’s
Adding to these woes, were
smash,
Gabe
Steve Poznansky participated Strack’s return of smash,
several losses by dose scores.
in four years of football and Janet Torstensson’s winning
“Teams like Deerfield, Evan
wrestling at Illinois State desire, Tina Lee’s encourage
ston and Highland Park blew
University.
us out of competition last year,
ment to her partner, Natalie
EDWARD PUGLIESE
but this season they beat us
Doi’s movement on the court,
Edward Pugliese, drivers’ and the Klancic sister’s sense
by a crummy three to nine
education teacher, played four of humor," she declares. “The
points," observed varsity gym
years of both football and girls have potential and in
nast Sue Besser.
baseball on the varsity level at crease their scores at each
THE GY MN AS T IC S
Western Illinois University.
IJ lQ g f f *
record still stands at 1-6 and
In high school, Pugliese was a
the girls will end their season
CONFIRMING THE arrival
member of the Austin High
with a full squad against
of Spring, the East girls’ track
Football team that won the
Waukegan West.
team was rained out of their
Chicago city championship for
“We’re a small varsity team
first meet.
two consecutive years.
but d evoted,” conclude^
However, indoor preperation
JERRY RICHARDSON
Rifkind. “And to me that’s
against Niles West proved to
Drivers’ Education teacher Head coach Jjaci Hess that
what matters most."
and volleyball and base
ball coach, Jerry Richard
son was an all-state baseball
player and an all-american
basketball player in high
school. After high school,
Richardson attended the Uni
versity of Minnesota where he
competed in football and
basketball for four years.
SEYMOUR RIFKIND
Health teacher and gymnas
tic coach, Seymour Rifkind
won the state title in the
parallel bars and all-around
The Trojan trackmen finishing off their indoor season, will start outdoor
com petition while attending
season soon.
East in 1969. Rifkind then
attended the U niversity of
New Mexico for two years but
transfered to the University of
Iowa where he was a college
all-american and participated
in international competition.
JEAN WOJDULA
formances in the sprints. Leb
G irls’ physical education
The Trojan trackmen fin
is one of the fastest men in the
teacher and coach, Jean
conference,” noted Howard.
Wojdula won the beginning ished off their indoor season
by placing third in the Niles
HOWARD ALSO singled
fencing championship while
West Invitational.
out Jeff Pozen and Steve Urow
attending Circle Campus.
“We had many good indivi
as strong performers in the
Wojdula also participated in
dual performances this year,
distance events and Gary Chin
basketball and the shot put at
but we didn’t have a good
in the hurdles.
Circle.
enough turnout to help the
“We’re looking forward to a
GEORGE YURSKY
team overall,” commented
good outdoor season. The team
Math
teacher
George
is building for the future
Yursky played football for four Head Coach Richard Howard.
“Both Barry Leb and Chad
around a strong sophomore
years at Concprdia College in
Howard displayed good per
squad," concluded Howard.
River Forest, Illinois.
Teachers were once athletes
A Rose Bowl player, a
teamate of George Blanda and
college all-American all walk
the halls of Niles East. These
athletes as well as many other
teachers all were outstanding
performers in high school and
college.
HOWARD BYRAM
Howard Byram, physical
education teacher and former
East wrestling coach partici
pated in four years of football,
wrestling and track at the
University of Omaha. Prior to
his participation in college,
Byram played football and
wrestled in the service for two
years.
EMIL CAPITANI
Varsity basketball coach
and math teacher, Emil
Capitani played three years of
basketball and baseball while
attending Putnam Country
high in downstate Granville,
Illinois. An all-state honorable
mention basketball player for
three consecutive years, Capiani led his team in scoring
each year and amassed 1,041
points in his high school
career. Capitani’s basketball
career continued into his
freshman year of college when
he played at Western Illinois
University.
KARL DE JONGE
E ast
history
teacher
Karl DeJonge played four
years of basketball and base
ball while in the service
in
Florida.
After
the
service, DeJonge went to
Kelvin College in Grand
Rapids Michigan and played
freshmen basketball and four
years of baseball.
TODD DVORAK
Math teacher and cross
country coach Todd Dvorak,
played two years of basketball
at W right Junior College
under the tutelage of former
Chicago Bull coach Ed Badger.
HARRY EWING
Harry “Mick" Ewing, social
studies teacher and varsity
football coach, played college
football for five years at five
different schools. Ewing began
at the University of Illinois
and played football there for a
year, but then entered the
service and played at Utah
State for a year before going
overseas. After returning,
Ewing participated in football
and basketball at Murray
College in Kentucky ,
tucky. After one year of
football at Georgia Pre-Flight
while in the service, Ewing
finished off with a year of
football at Illinois Wesleyan.
GERALD FERGUSON
Head V arsity football
coach and physical educa
tion teacher Gerald Ferguson,
was an all-conference and
all-state tackle his senior' year
at Mattoon High in Mattoon,
Illinois. Ferguson played
college football his freshman
year at Northwestern and then
transfered to Eastern Illinois
and played there for two years.
GEORGE GALLA
George Galla, head varsity
baseball coach and health
education teacher, compete in
three years of baseball at Navy
Pier college (later to become
Chicago-Circle). Galla also
played one year at the
U niversity of Illinois at
Champaign on a team that
won the Big 10 championship.
While in high school, Galla
was a Chicago all-city baseball
player and played in several
all-star games.
RONALD HENRICI
An all-state football player
his senior year at East, Ronald
Henrici played college football
at the University of Wisconsin
at Madison. His freshman year
Henrici’s team went to the
Rose Bowl, but was unable to
play becuase of the freshman
ineligability rule. Wisconsin
returned to the Rose Bowl in
1963 when Henrici was a
senior, but his team lost to
USC 42-37.
JACI HESS
Physical education teacher
and g irls’ track and vol
leyball caoch, Jaci H ess
played both volleyball and
basketball her senior year at
Illinois State University.
ROBERT KEEN
Robert Keen, woodshop
teacher, com peted in epee
fencing for four years at the
U niversity
of
UlinoisChampaign.
PAT MATLAK
Girls Physical education
teacher and coach, Pat Matlak
participated in volleyball while
attending Central M issouri
State University.
NICK ODLIVAK
Nick Odlivak, boys physical
education teacher and football
and
swimming
coach,
competed his senior year in the
1960 Orange Bowl while
playing for the University of
Kentucky. Odlivak’s coach at
this time was Paul “Bear"
Bryant, now a very successful
coach at Alabama. After his
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Volume 41, Number 7
Students take
trip to Spain
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
Friday, March 16, 1979
District 219 students will have the
opportunity of participating in a trip to
Spain this coming spring.
The trip, which includes visits to
Toledo, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca,
and a day in Paris, will be offered the
Five E ast students have been named
and SAT scores. Students achieving
the competition arp based on need as week of April 7-15, explained Mrs.
finalists in the National Merit Scholar
finalist status represent the top 5% of
well as academic achievement.
Herminia Lopez, E ast Spanish teacher.
ship com petition. They are Susan
high school graduates.
“ I ’VE N EVER SEEN anyone with
‘‘A L L N IL E S S T U D E N T S are
Isserman '80, Alan Pregozen ’79, Jim
After receiving the honor, students
less than a 195 score achieve welcome to come whether they are
Stukas '79, Elliot Nelson '79, and
are usually offered additional scholar
sem i-finalist statu s in this s ta te ,” taking Spanish or not,” commented
Debra Malina ’79.
ships at the colleges at which they
commented Ron Gralew ski, E a st Mrs. Lopez.
Finalists are determined through the
applied. Monetary awards offered by
guidance counselor.
Mrs. Lopez pointed out that the
use of the PS AT scores. The students
district is not sponsoring the trip. “The
receive a certificate of merit. Some
trip is being sponsored by the Da Rosa
14.000 finalists are then eligible to
Travel Agency, which has sponsored
compete for the 4,000 openings as
similar trips in the past,” explained
Merit Scholars.
Mrs. Lopez. “In fact the School Board
IF THE STUDEN TS are named
will not permit any publicity concern
Merit Scholars, they are eligible to
ing the trip in the schools.”
compete for 1,000 N ational M erit
Mrs. Lopez stated that both parents
scholarships valued at $1,000 and over
and students are welcome to participate
3.000 four year scholarships to be
in the trip. “The fee will be around
awarded in the spring.
$800, which includes transportation
The semi-finalists were named in
both here and in Europe and the cost of
September. The students then submit
hotels.”
ted a self-evaluation essay as well as
“We will be leaving Chicago on
counselor recommendations and ACT
Saturday, April 7, and return on
Sunday, April 15. We’ll be visiting a
Finalists in the National Merit Scholarship competition are (front row, from left) Sue
cathedral; the home of E l Greco, the
Isserman, Debra Malina, Jim Stukas. (Second row) Elliott Nelson, Alan Pregozen, and Galen
painter; and El Valle de Los Caides,
Hosier.
the National Palace of government in
Toledo. A t Palm a de M allorca,
students will have the opportunity to
The E ast Photo Arts Club, sponsor
swim and sunbathe.”
ed by Dick Miya, E ast social studies
MRS. LOPEZ, AS well as East
teacher, is currently sponsoring a
teachers Donald Blair and Miss Judy
photography contest. The deadline for
Rochotte are expected to go on the trip,
all entries is March 22.
possibly along with teachers from West
According to Miya, this is the first
Helaine Silver, oboe solo; Jana Bass, and North. “ Approxim ately twenty
E ast music students took twelve
year that the club will hold such a
clarinet solo; Ilene France, flute solo; students have contacted the travel
firsts and eight seconds at the Illinois
contest. “We are hoping to have a lot
Renee Olson, clarinet solo; Mark agency in regard to the trip,” stated
High School A ssociation Solo and
of students p articip ate. The more
Robbins, Charles Blanke, David Levit, Mrs. Lopez.
Ensem ble music com petition held
entries we have, the better representa Saturday, March 3, 1979, at Niles
Ivan Santacruz and Henry O’Young,
All interested students and adults
tion of good photography.”
percussion ensemble; Karen Konior, are asked to contact the DaRosa Travel
West.
ALL E A ST STUDEN TS are wel
flute solo; Pam Messer and Faith Agency, which will provide exact prices
The students played scales, sightcome to submit entries which can fall
Reitman, clarinet duet; and David and various information, including an
read, and performed an arrangement
under three different categories: color accompanied by R obert Anderson,
Saltzman, alto sax solo.
itinerary outlining the trip:
photos, color slides, and black and orchestra and choir director, on the
white photos. The photos will be piano.
66
judged on com position, technical
F IR S T S W E R E EA R N E D by
quality, and subject matter.
Sharon Jacobson, trumpet solo; Roger
“See Saw”, E a st’s spring musical,
“The subject of the photos should Yusen, trumpet solo; Lauren Wohl,
will be on wagons or wheeled sets.
will be presented by the theater
pertain to winter. Whether they are flute solo; Roger Yusen, Wayne
Instead of carrying the sets on and off,
department March 30-April 1 in the
outdoor or indoor photos is totally up Dressier, Steve Greenspan and Rick
the crews can ju st wheel them back
East auditorium.
to the photographer,” explained Miya.
and forth.”
Simmons, brass q u artet; Therese
According to Frank Mayfield, East
Miya added that there will be one LeVan, Cindy Cheung, Jana Bass and
MORE ELECTRICAL WORK will
technical director, “The show will be a
winner per category, as well as one or Lori Jensen, clarinet quartet;' David
be used since the show itself is very
little different this year. All the sets
two runners-up.
colorful and lively. “The lighting phase
Saltzm an, K eith Rosenthal, Tom
STUDEN TS IN T ER E STE D IN par Kasper and Leo Kelly, sax quartet;
of the show will be emphasized, in an
ticipating in the contest should see Lauren Wohl, Ilene France, Diane
effort to match the mood of the show,”
Miya for an application and list of the Miller and Barb Belair, flute quartet;
commented Mayfield.
contest rules.
The technical crews con sist of
Tom Kasper, tenor sax solo; Steve
“The purpose of this contest is to Fishman, Sharon Jacobson, Ted Hill,
approxim ately th irty people. Alan
stim ulate in terest in photography. David Stahlberg and Dan Gol, brass
Schoen ’79 is the assistant technical
Sixty-five East students were among
Many students do not really realize the q u in tet; Ju lie E llison and Debbie
director. Georgette Saenz and Laurie
9,000 students, statewide, to be named
amount of work put into photography,” Gershbein, flute duet.
Pautz, ’79 worked on the set designs,
Illinois State Scholars by the Illinois
doing sketches for Mayfield.
concluded Miya.
Second place was achieved by
State Scholarship Commission.
“Once everything is designed, the
T H E ST U D E N T S A R E Ellyn
crews can begin work. T his year,
Acker, Allen Adelman, Kathleen Baer,
everything had to be postponed due to
Mindy Bain, Sheila Barsky, Michael
the weather. The crews did not begin
Berkowitz, Howard Berry, Susan Birz,
fulltime work until February 13,” noted
Sandra Brenner, David Chwalisz, Alan
Mayfield.
Cohn, Elaine Cohn, Michael Curtiss,
The crews meet every day from 3
Maxine Darch, Alan Federman, Karen
p.m. to 5 p.m. They will also meet the
Feldman, Jodi Firfer, Layne Friedman,
four weekends preceeding the show.
Bernard Futscher, Julie Geiser, Scott
Possible work on Sunday may also be
Glait, Ruth Goldberg, Matthew Hartznecessary.
man, Richard Hirschaut, Susan Isser
“TH E CREW S USED TO meet
man, Wendy Jackson,jfTheresa John
everyday all together; but this year
son, George Kafkis, Brian Kamajian,
each separate crew has assigned times
Nancy Kaplan, Alan Karras, Thomas
to work. We find that we get more
Kasper, Linda Katz, Paul Kelley, Lee
work done this way,” added Mayfield.
Klancic, David Klein, Jam es Krysl, and
Mayfield supervises four technical
Susan Kulovsky.
crews (lighting, sound, construction
C athy Lasow ski, R oberta Lewen,
and painting), as well as a stage crew
Ja m i Lieder, Douglas Liu, Debra
and pinrail crew, which operate during
Malina, Pamela Messer, Elliot Nelson,
the show. The stage crew changes the
Jeffrey Newman, Steven Nussbaum,
floor sets, while the pinrail crew
Laurie Pautz, Lloyd Pilchen, Jeffrey
changes the sets which are suspended
Pozen, Alan Pregozen, Phillip Rappo
from the stage ceiling.
port, Cathleen Resnick, Daniel SawisEast office occupation students, (from left to right) Janice Feldman, recipient of a first
TIC K ET S FOR TH E show will go
lak, Jeffrey Shancer, Wayne Silverman,
place award in General Clerical I and a third place in Typing and Related; Karen Stein,
on sale March 12 in the auditorium
Christine Soehn, Muriel Steiner, James
who won a first place award in Accounting; Mary Mader, who placed in job interview;
foyer periods 6-12. Tickets are $2.50 in
-Stukas, John Thunholm, Daniel Tesley,
and Marilyn Capuano, who achieved a third place in the Filing'competition competed
advance, and $3.00 at the door.
Hope V eit, Gary W ellberg, Philip
for those honors against students from seven other schools at a contest held at Northern
Waller, and Lauren Wohl.
niinois University at DeKalb in early February.
Five attain national merit status
Photo club
holds contest
Band members place
in music competition
See Saw” to be presented
Illinois scholars
nam ed
�2 editorial
Friday, March 16,1979
Board changes policy
In accordance with the 219 Board
directive, all students starting with the
class of '82 will be takin g five
semesters of English, rather than the
four semesters previous classes have
had to take.
Currently, sophomores, juniors, and
seniors have had to take one year of
freshm an E n glish at two different
ability levels, a one semester literature
course of their choice, and a one
semester composition course of their
choice. The remaining two semesters of
required English were to be taken from
the wide variety of electives East
offers. Beginning with the class of '82,
however, all students will be required
to take a year of freshman English at
three levels, one year of sophomore
English at three levels, and a semester
of American Literature; plus, one other
elective. That means if a student is
taking five semesters of prescribed
English, he will not be able to take the
same number of electives he would
have been able to take under the
elective system.
ACCORDING TO Dr. Lee Hawkins,
E ast’s Director of Language Arts, the
reasons behind the Board’s July 1977
directive was to insure all students
receive a balanced English program.
Hawkins added, “The current seniors’
transcripts are lacking in composition
and literature courses,” due to their
taking of electives that questionably
fulfill requirements.
The lack of skills shown by some
E ast students is a serious problem, but
it doesn’t mean the entire elective
system should be drastically curtailed.
The elective program provides students
the ability to pursue their interests in
English and also develop their skills.
Instead of narrowing the entire elective
system, each English class in the
elective system should spend more time
w riting and developing mechanics
skills. The emphasis put on developing
basic writing and grammar skills would
be proportional to the class ability as a
whole. In this way the administration
would keep the benefits of the elective
system plus insure basic skills,
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‘commentary:
Focus
david eingorn,
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Album Reviews
Isteve shayman.
These days, ju st about anything live
sells, regardless of the musical content;
look at live albums by Kiss, Ted
Nugent, K ansas, etc. Though th a t
doesn’t mean that this is another
run-of-the-m ill live album, “ Cheap
Trick at Budokan” is by no means
exceptional. But diehard Tricksters will
rush out and buy the record anyway, so
this review is for those who can look at
this objectively, without bias.
Frankly, the sound mix isn't too
good. For example, wouldn’t you rather
hear focalpoint Rick Nielsen’s guitar
News B riefs
The Student Articulation Committee
met at E ast on March 7, .1979 at 7:30
p.m. “The purpose of the committee is
to take every step necessary to insure
that East students have a smooth
transition into West or North where
student clubs and activ ities are
concerned,” explained Dr. Lee Haw
kins. The committee listed potential
problems accompanied by suggestions
for action to reduce them. The spirit of
the committee is “fair play”. Students
a t E a s t should have the same
opportunity at West or North as if
E ast weren’t closing. Meetings will be
held every four to six weeks.
An East PTSA Scholarship of $400
and the Ruth M. Saltzman Memorial
Scholarship of $500 will be offered to
East graduating seniors.
To be eligible for the P T S A
Scholarship, the candidate must be a
senior who plans to continue his
education in a college or vocational
school, has financial need, gives high
standard of character, and not be the
recipient of other scholarships totalling
more than $500.
A ST U D E N T H A V IN G specific
plans for an education in a medical
curriculum, has financial need, and
gives evidence of a high standard of
character and involvement in extracur
ricular activities fulfills the criteria for
selection for the Ruth M. Saltzman
Memorial Scholarship.
Winners will be selected by the Staff
Selection Committee. Local scholarship
forms may be obtained from the
Guidance Office, room 109 and must be
returned no later than March 30, 1979.
punch through crisp and d istin ct
melodies instead of being subjected to
the sound of thousands of shrieking
and screaming Japanese girls? I know I
would. Tom Peterson’s bass becomes
indistinguishable in the fray at times,
but as usual, drummer Bun E . Carlos
paces the band quite well in spite of the
bad acoustics.
B e tte r cuts definitely have been
considered for the album. Besides
Cheap Trick favorites “Ain’t That a
Shame,” “Clock Strikes Ten,” and “I
Want You to Want Me,” I, for one,
would have liked to have songs like
“ Auf W iedersen,” “ Downed,” or
“Southern Girls” performed. Maybe
it’s a matter of personal preference, but
there are too many mediocre songs here
where instead they could have included
more popular material; some vintage
stuff.
If nothing else, “Cheap Trick at
Budokan” showcases the rawness and
energy of a live performance. But I
wonder how the record would sound if
it were recorded in the U.S. instead of
Japan. Maybe if they boost the crowd
noise a little higher up in the mix . . .
Cheating a t E a s t is n ’t a new
phenommenan nor is it a unique one.
What is striking about the whole issue
of cheating is the number of students
who admit to cheating and the number
of students who are being caught for
cheating.
According to a Niles West West
Word poll, some 86 per cent of the total
number of students polled admitted to
cheating. Surprisingly, only 4 per cent
of the students polled said they had
never turned in anyone for cheating
A LTH O U GH ON T H E outside
cheating might not seem too serious, it
is a difficult problem. If the cheating is
wide spread enough a school's whole
system of evaluating individual stu
dents, consisting of homework, tests,
and finally grades, may become useless.
With the lack of a proper system of
evaluation, a student with a learning
disability may be able to pass through
his classes by cheating. Although
cheating may appear to this student as
a visible alternative to failing, in the
end, the cheating deprives this student
of the attention he desperately needs.
The other m ajor drawback to
cheating lies in the fact that one can’t
learn by cheating. No one as of yet has
proven that a student could attain as
much knowledge cheating as studying.
When cheating is as wide spread as it is
today, students ju st aren’t receiving
the amount of education they deserve.
The variety of causes for cheating are
as numerous as the cheating methods
themselves. Some students say that
they cheat because they have to acquire
good grades in order to be accepted at a
good college. Other students say they
have to cheat in order to receive a
passing grade. Still other students say
they cheat due to parental pressure.
The key word, of course, in all of these
exam ples is pressure. Clearly, our
current society places an overemphasis
on attaining good grades in order to be
successful. Some of the pressure is real
and relates to the intense competition
in today’s job market, but most of this
pressure is exaggerated.
The solution to the problem of
cheating doesn’t lie in harder punish
ments. Inflicting harsher punishments
is not a determent. If a student deems
it necessary, he will cheat regardless of
how strict the penalty. The answer to
the problem of cheating lies in
removing some of the original pressures
that caused the individual student to
cheat in the first place. This could be
done by convincing colleges and
businesses to place less emphasis on
grades, in order for admission or
employment, and more emphasis on the
applicant himself.
F eed b ack
Foreign student gives impressions
Dear Editor:
I have been in this country a year
and a half, and in this school one year.
There are many differences between
Indian and American high schools. I t ’s
very difficu lt to go into all the
differences but I ’ll try to name a few.
Indian schools are physically small.
There is no credit system for
graduation in India. In India, if you
have adequate attendance you can
graduate. Indian schools have only
three tests during the whole year. All
our tests are 100 points.
Throughout India there are very few
public schools. Most of the schools are
private and very expensive.
NOW I ’D L IK E to say something
about East. When I came to this school
my English was poor. The teachers
were extremely helpful to me. I am sure
I could never have gotten this kind of
help anywhere else.
Here, education is a lot easier than in
India if you know the language. The
only problem is the students. They are
really mean to foreign students.
Especially, they’re mean to Indians and
Pakistanies because they have a little
bit blacker skin than they have. It
happens especially in the suburbs
because I have gone to high school in
Student praises East teachers
Dear Editor:
I ’d like to say that the teachers at
E ast aren’t as bad as the students
think they are. Sure, sometimes
teachers are too critical, but most of
the time it ’s the students’ attitude that
causes them to be so tempermental. If
students would present teachers with a
pleasant attitude, the teachers would
be less tempermental and be more
courteous to their students. So for
anyone who reads this letter, I implore
you to respect your teachers more and
present a better attitude toward them.
Barbara Barton ’81
Chicago. For four months, I had a good
time in Chicago while here I haven't
had any fun at all.
Name Withheld Upon Request
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Voi. 41, No. 7
March 16,1979
Editor-In-Chief...................................Alan Friedman
Managing E ditor............................... David Eingorn
News E ditor......... .... ...........................Leslie Doi
Assistant News Editor................ 7 ... . Shari Miller
Feature Editor. .7 ...............................Howard Berry
Sports Editors................ Brian Kamijian, Mark Pos
Reporters........................................ Linda Burnstyn,
Bob Fisch, Lee Kantz, Andy Levin, Larry Perl
man, Barbara Reich, Steve Shayman, and Jay
• Wilensky.
Photo Editor............................................Mike Silver
Photographers — .................... Howard Qerber,
Erich Massat, John Matsuoka, and Paul Toback
Cartoonists........................Cesar Borges, Dan Finn
Advisor................................................Angie Panos.
�feature 3
Friday, March 16, 1979
Garza to fight on national TV
by Leslie Doi
The street is yet dark and
the chilled air penetrates the
outdoors. Inside, a boxer turns
over and shuts his alarm off.
I t ’s 2 a.m. Dregsing warmly he
moves toward the door, spo
radically jabbing at an in
visible opponent. W ith a
breath, he steps into the world,
ready to tackle the road ahead.
Sound like a scene from the
motion picture “Rocky”? Ju st
like the Italian Stallion, Jose
Garza, a junior at East, will
attempt to make a position for
himself.
P R E S E N T L Y , GARZA
holds a record of 63 wins and
one loss. He was defeated
during his first m atch in
February 1978 in a Golden
Glove’s Tournament. He pre
viously commented in another
issue of the Nilehilite that he
“ worked harder because he
had a lot to learn.”
His effort proved worthy.
On Sunday, April 15, Garza
will fight the U.S. National
Champion, Je ff McCracken, a
marine in his m id-twenties
from North Carolina at M c
Cracken’s marine base, Camp
Le Juine. The fight will be
televised on Channel 7 at 2:15
p.m.
“McCracken did not want to
figh t me earlier; but in
January I fought 41 times and
the national coaches told him
he had to fight me,” explained
Garza.
H E CON TIN UED , “ I t ’s
like a dream. When I wake up,
I don’t think it’s real. I worked
really hard over the summer,
four to five hours a day. Now I
work about four hours a day.”
His training con sists of
waking up at 2:30 a.m., when
some of us are ju st getting to
bed, running until 4:30 or 5
a.m. in the streets (one can
ju s t imagine the trum pets
blaring), sleeping again from 5
to 6 a.m,, eating breakfast (no,
not five raw eggs), studying in
school, running again after
wards, and then working out
at home on a heavy punching
bag, a speed bag, skipping
rope, and shadow boxing.
Garza feels optimistic about
beating the United S ta tes
champ. He adm its, “ I ’m
excited. I wanted to fight him
for a long time. Now I ’m
starting to get nervous.”
IF TH IS EA ST JUNIOR
wins this fight, he will be able
to advance to the Pan Am
Games in Puerto Rico, an
Olympics for the western
hemisphere, in July where he
will fight boxers from other
countries. If he obtains that
title, he will return to the
United S ta te s, figh t some
more, and train again — this
time for the 1980 Olympics in
Moscow. He will try out in the
spring of 1980 and if he wins,
Garza will go to the Olympics
in the summer.
After a little over a year of
training, Garza has advanced
from a boxer with ambition to
a boxer with ambition and
prowess. Garza stated , “ I
want to go to the Olympics,
but I want to turn pro
afterwards.”
Garza concluded that he is
thankful for all the support he
receives because, “When kids
wish me luck, it makes me feel
good.” So, beware of a rising
“Rocky” !
Foreign students attend East
E atin g french fries with
mayonnaise, Christmas with
out snow, and school ending at
noon, are all things th at
foreign students at E ast have
had to learn to live without.
They come from as far away
as Holland, Indonesia, and the
Philippine Islands.
MARIANNE FEEN STRA,
18, an exchange student from
Holland, knew what to expect
when coming to Skokie, be-
Israeli youth delegation visits East
Traveling abroad in the
middle of the school year
sounds like a dream; one that
became reality to Israeli
students Zev Lederman and
Galit Freedman who visited
East on March 6.
“We’re here in a sort of high
school d elegation,’’ Zev ex
plained in his slightly accented
voice. Seventy students from
Israel are on a two month
governm ent sponsored pro
gram, and, like Zev and Galit,
are traveling around the
United States talking about
Israel and answering ques
tions.
GALIT, 16 AND a junior in
high school, is enjoying her
first visit to America and the
snow, which is uncommon to
her in Kiryat Tivon, Israel.
Zev, however, was bom in
Denver, Colorado, after which
his family moved to California
where they lived for 11 years
before immigrating to Israel.
“You don’t know how good
you have it here,” Zev explains
as he talks about Israeli high
schools. In Israel they have a
six day week and must pass
cum ulative final exam s in
order to graduate. English is
required from fourth grade
Galit Freedman, 16, and Zev Lederman, 18, pictured here with East
Hebrew teacher Alexander Miron, are part of an Israeli youth delegation
visiting the U.S. (Photo by Erich Massat)
Jose Garza ’80 will fight for the U.S. National Boxing Championship
title on April 15.
until high school graduation,
and schedules are different
every day of the week.
The driving age is Y lx ,
A
“But no teens have their own
c a rs ,” G alit stressed. This
could be due to the high price
of gasoline, $2.75 a gallon!
“Buses are the primary mode
of travel, being very efficient
and very cheap,” added Galit.
H O W EV ER, W E E K E N D
activity is much the same as in
America, primarily movies and
parties. Although there is no
drinking age in Israel, Zev
stated, “It is not customary to
get drunk. We do not party as
much as you do here.”
“The social structure here is
different.” Galit adds, “When
we go out, we go out with a
group of both boys and girls.”
They are quick to add that
single dating is also very
common.
“I will enter the army when
I finish high sch ool,” Zev
explained. “I am proud to be
joining the army because I feel
it is my duty to help defend
my country.”
“Girls must also serve in the
army,” Galit added. “Girls are
trained to do everything from
repairing tanks and airplanes
to serving in secretarial posi
tions. However, girls do not
fight at the front lines.”
“ People thin k; how can
A rabs and Jew s live to
gether?” Zev concluded while
speaking about the prospects
for peace in the Middle East.
“Across the street from my
home is an Arab community.
Although we do not hug and
kiss, there is a mutual respect
we have for each other.”
cause her fam ily had an
she did not know about the
Illinois student stay with them
weather related driving prob
this summer.
lems because one must be 18
“Before I left,” Marianne
years old to receive a driver’s
reminisced, “The kids back
license in the Philippines, and
home said, ‘Say hello to A1 lessons are only offered pri
Capone!’ ” She loves Chicago
vately.
though, and is finding her
Ched would like to become a
classes much easier than those
nurse, although she is not sure
in Holland where foreign
if she will go to college in the
language is stressed.
United States. “I doubt if I
“YOU MUST TAKE En
will make the United States
glish, German, and French,”
my home,” she admitted. “I
she added, “and you must
will probably stay here for two
major in English.” She speaks
years and then return to the
those three languages, plus
Philippines.”
Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and
IN P A LEM BA N G , Indo
her local tongue Frisian.
nesia, school lasts until noon,
When on vacation, her
according to John Iskandar '81
family travels all over Europe,
“. . . and the school day is
where she comes in contact
divided into periods ju st as it
with many different cultures
is in American high schools.”
and foods.
Jo h n moved to America
A DUTCH FAVORITE is
with his family a year ago,
French fries with mayonnaise
before which he attended a
or peanut sauce (tastes like
parochial school in Jakarta,
melted peanut butter). “Most
the capital of Indonesia. “The
of the people here eat junky
level of the courses in Indone
food,” Marianne commented.
sia and in the United States is
She is pleased with her trip
about the same. The main
abroad, and concluded, “I t ’s
difference between Indonesian
been a good experience to see
schools and American schools
how people live and how their
is that American schools have
opinions differ. You can really
more facilities for students,”
get to know what people are
John observed.
like.”
AS A STUDENT in Jakar
The Philippine Islands are
ta, John studied 16 different
home to East student Mer
subjects a year ranging from
cedes Sanchez '79.
physics to religion. “ Even
M ERCEDES, OR ‘CHED’
though I went to a private
as she prefers to be called,
Catholic school,” commented
arrived in the Unites States in
John, “the costs were rather
May, 1978.
inexpensive in American
“I wanted to come to the
terms. One month of schooling
costs ten dollars.”
United S ta te s to see the
country and to m eet new
“The thing that I appreciate
people,” she stated. “I am
most at E a s t is the lack of
currently stayin g with my
prejudice exhibited by the
uncle.”
stu d en ts,” concluded Jo h n .
“When I first came to the
“Here, you are judged by what
United States, I noticed that
kind of person you are, not by
some people dress very casual
what ethnic group you belong
ly for school. In the Philip
to.”
pines we must wear uniforms
to school.”
CHED ADDED that in the
Philippines, ¡school begins in
Ju n e and ends in M arch.
“English is a required course
in the Philippines, so I did not
have too much trouble with
the language when I came to
the United States.”
The snow is a new experi
ence for Ched who is used to
temperatures between 70 and
100 degrees. She thinks that Marianne Feenstra, lk, is an exchange
snow looks like ‘confetti’ and student from Holland now attending
is “ju st beautiful.” However, East. (Photo by Erich Massat)
�4 sports
Friday, March 16, 1979
Basketball ends season
The East Varsity basketball
team ended its season March 7
by losing to the Evanston
W ildkits 72-55 in regional
competition.
Prior to this loss, the
Trojans had been victorious in
three straight contests. The
squad defeated Deerfield and
Highland Park in their last
two conference matches and
beat Loyola Academy in the
opening game of regionals.
AGAINST
EVANSTON,
the Trojans played even with
the host team in the first half
earning a 25-25 tie. But in the
second half Evanston found
their range and opened up the
game to win 72-55. Tad Slowik
led East with 26 points.
In the opening rounds of
regionals, the Trojans played
one of their best games of the
season defeating Loyola Aca
demy 69-55. One of the keys to
this victory was the Trojans’
dominance on the boards. East
outrebounded their opponents
44-21. Tad Slowik led a
balanced scoring attack with
18 points and 17 rebounds. A1
Andrea and Ken Houdek both
added 18 points.
East finished off the con
ference season with back to
back victories over Deerfield
and Highland Park. The squad
lost to both of these teams in
their previous meetings.
A G A IN S T H IG H L A N D
Park, the Trojans maintained
a small lead throughout the
contest winning 73-66. Slowik
again was high scorer pouring
in 31 points. Andrea had his
second highest game of the
season scoring 25 points.
The Deerfield match was
another close game. The two
teams ended the game tied
a fter exchanging the lead
several times. In the overtime
period, M att Donath hit
several clutch free throws to
wrap up a 76-70 victory for
East.
The varsity squad ended the
season with an overall record
of 9-16 and 3-11 in conference
play. The 9-16 record is one of
the better records for East
teams the last few years.
Although the 9-16 record
might have been disappoint
ing, the performance of 6’4”
senior forward Tad Slowik was
not.
Slowik finished the season
with the top scoring average
and point total in the CSL. For
the second year Slowik was
named to the all-conference
team. In addition, he was
given a special mention in the
Chicago Sun-Tim es all-area
team. The Chicago Tribune
also honored him by naming
him the “Prep Athlete of the
Week” for the week of March
8.
W restlers win with R ichardi
by Mark Pos
The match is over and again
the East wrestlers have swept
all four levels. This has been a
common sight the last few
years to most East students
but there was a time when
“the Beasts from the E ast”
weren’t so good.
When Fred Richardi took
over as head coach in 1970,
Trojan wrestlers hadn't won a
commentary:
Trojan Talk
'.alan friedman:
The Tuesday night basket
ball game ends at 10:15 p.m.
By the time the athlete gets
home and has finished his
homework i t ’s alm ost mid
night. The short night’s sleep
ends at 6:30 a.m. when he has
to rise for early bird gym.
The tough schedule of an
in-season athlete is made even
tougher by the fact that he
must attend physical educa
tion class daily. In-season
athletes should be excused
from P.E. for the duration of
their athletic season.
TH ER E ARE SEV ER A L
reasons why such a plan
should be adopted. The fore
most is that the athletes do
not need this extra exercise
that P.E. provides. Although
the instructors may try to
teach the game and develop
the students’ skills, little is
accomplished.
The gap left in the athlete’s
schedule by the removal of
P.E. could be filled with a
study hall period. With long
practices and many games, an
athlete often n eglects his
homework. An extra study hall
period could provide this
“extra time.”
So why hasn’t such a plan,
th a t would obviously be
popular to most athletes, been
proposed and adopted?
“ W ELL, TH IS IDEA was
proposed three or four years
ago by the Student Senate. It
was turned down for several
reasons,” stated Jam es Swan
son, East Athletic Director.
According to Swanson the
physical education classes are
for more than ju st exercise.
“One cannot equate a sport
with P.E. class. P.E. is more
comprehensive; it gives ath
letes a chance to develop skills
and interests in other sports.
P .E . class is designed to
benefit both proficient and
deficient students.”
“P.E. is extremely impor
tant to all athletes,” comment
ed v arsity w restling Coach
Fred Richardi. “Taking the
P .E . class away from the
ath letes would destroy the
leadership qualities of many
athletes.”
“ON A TEAM , a mediocre
athlete is not really looked up
to. But when this same athlete
is in class, he immediately
becomes one of the best
players. This is where leader
ship is developed,” pointed out
Richardi.
The 1978-79 wrestling program again sweeps the conference on all four
levels. (Photo by Silver)
“Although this plan might
benefit the athlete it would
hurt many other students,”
stated Swanson.
“Because a large portion of
the student body is involved in
sports, such a plan would cut
the size of P.E. classes in
half,” continued Swanson. “A
sm aller amount of people
would then cut down on the
number of classes and activi
ties thaj; could be offered to
the other students.”
Although this plan might
not have the support of E ast’s
athletic director or of some of
the coaching sta ff, it still
should be adopted for next
year. P .E . class may be
beneficial to those who need
the exercise, but offers very
little to the athletes who
already are getting sufficient
exercise through participation
in a sport.
match in over 161 meets.
“ IN 1969-70 TH EY finished
last place on all four levels. It
was a nothing sport around
here. The other schools used to
laugh at u s ,” commented
Richardi.
After his first two years,
Richardi’s program started to
jell in the lower levels. In those
first two years the varsity
team finished last place and
sixth place, but improvements
were being made on the lower
levels.
By the time the freshmen
had become seniors, the grapplers finished in first place.
The other levels were still
winning, and a dynasty was
forming.
SINCE THAT F IR S T varsi
ty title , the T ro jan s have
reeled off five more titles. The
sophomore team has had eight
conference titles in a row since
Richardi has taken over.
“When we started winning
it was easy to find wrestlers.
Everybody wants to be part of
a winner,” stated Richardi.
In the last eight years the
Trojan grapplers have won 22
league title s, eight second
places, and have taken dis
tricts seven of the eight years.
I t ’s a shame th a t the
“dynasty” which Richard has
built up will have to end next
year. But the coaches and kids
involved with the East wrestl
ing program in the last eight
years will have many memo
ries.
Boosters give awards
by A1 Friedman
The E a s t booster club
handed out awards to winter
athletes last Sunday night at
the Winter sports assembly.
In basketball, Tad Slowik
was voted to the C SL
all-conference team for the
second year. A1 Andrea re
ceived an honorable mention
citation . A t the assem bly,
Slowik was honored for being
E a st’s all-time leading scorer.
He was presented with his
away basketball jersey, and
his home white jersey will be
hung in the showcase in
Trojan Hall.
T H E W R E S T L IN G pro
gram sported eight all-con
ference wrestlers. The follow
ing wrestlers were all-confer
ence: John LaManna, Rena to
Nepomuceno, M ark Pollack,
Dan Sarasin, Bill Stein, Victor
Suarez, Kelly W alls, and
Howard Walovitch.
The gymnastics team select
ed Michael Lankford as its
MVP. Cynthia Michaels and
Nancy Kusek were voted by
the girls’ varsity basketball
team as their M VP’s, while
Lori Jensen was selected as
the bowling team’s MVP.
Pre-season training benefits all
by Brian Kamajian
and A1 Friedman
Summertime is the time of
year where i t ’s warm and
everybody plays softball and
goes to the beach, right?
Maybe. There are also many
athletes sweating it out in
local weight rooms preparing
themselves for the upcoming
sports that they will partici
pate in.
The spring and summer
provide an excellent period of
time (about six months) for
fall and winter athletes to
train. Most of them work in
the E ast weight room and
downstair track. Some lifters
travel to the YMCA in Niles in
pursuit of different and more
extravagent equipment.
The YMCA offers over 100
different pieces of weightlifting
machinery.
“Off-season weightlifting is
a m ust for a th letics. I t
develops the individual more
than if he ju st became a year
older; and with all of the other
teams in the conference doing
it, we must so we won’t fall
behind. Lifting also provides
plenty of protection against
injury. It made a big difference
for us this year,” stated East
footall Coach Jerry Ferguson.
B oys are not the only
pre-season ath letes though.
Girls’ volleyball Coach Jerry
Richardson has his girls
working in the off-season also.
“Pre-season training definitely
helps us. All of the other
schools in the conference have
enough money to send their
teams to summer camps, but
East can’t. We work out most
of the spring, and we have our
own six week summer program
where we work on our skills
We have to do this to survive
in our conference,” Richardson
commented.
“OUR K ID S ARE wrestling
and liftin g all spring and
summer. They travel to differ
ent tournaments throughout
the sta te w restling again st
good competition. It helps the
p ro g ram tr e m e n d o u s ly ,”
wrestling Coach Fred Richardi
added.
But athletes are not the only
people training these days.
One present in the indoor track
after school will observe the
many students running around
the track or pumping away at
the weights for their own
self-improvement and enjoy
ment.
As shown by the improve
ment of this year’s football
team and the continued suc
cess of some of the E ast sports
with a strong effort by a good
number of the participants,
this will bring about many
positive and even unexpected
results.
�
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East sends two
wrestlers downstate. Details on
page 4.
East announces
scholarship nominees
The East Chapter of the National Honor Society has selected seniors Phil Rappoport and
Karen Feldman as their nominees for the National Honor Society scholarships.
‘See
S to be presented
a
The East theater department, under
the guidance of Jerry Proffit, East
theater director, w ill perform the
musical “See Saw”, March 30-April 1,
in the East auditorium.
The show, with a cast of over fifty, is
a combination of a musical and love
story set in New York.
“THIS MUSICAL is rather unusual
in that it has eight big production
numbers using the full cast,” Proffit
explained. “ The show is a good
opportunity for company involvement
since it involves more group singing
and dancing, rather than individual
acting parts.”
The music for the show will be
provided by the E a st orchestra,
directed by Robert Anderson. Cathy
Higgins, English instructor at North
w ill choreograph the dances. John
Schwartz '80, will serve as the show’s
student director.
“Miss Higgins, Mr. Anderson and I
chose the musical, based on the singing
and acting abilities, as well as our
finances and the experience which the
show offers,” explained Proffit. “We
did try to censor student opinions
before choosing this show.”
AUDITIONS FOR THE show were
held early in February. Dance and
vocal clinics were held a few weeks
prior to auditions. “Generally, clinics
would be held two or three days befoffe
the auditions, but auditions had to be
H istory class
tapes show
Dick Miya's European History APP
class appeared on the Lee Phillips
Show on Monday, February 19, at
12:00 noon.
The class taped the show on Friday,
February 16 at the CBS studio, The
students were interviewed by Gabe
Kaplan on TV’s “ W elcom e Back,
Kotter.” According to Thomas Giles,
East Social Studies Director, Kaplan
w anted, “ ou tstan d in g high school
students to as questions and interact
with him.” Kaplan also was interested
in the the “ teenage response to
‘Kotter’.”
The E ast PTSA (Parent-TeacherStudent A ssociation ) received the
invitation to appear on the show and
forwarded it to Miya.
The following East students were to
appear on the show, April Alpiner,
Julie Geiser, Stephen Glickman, Alan
Karras, Cathy Lasowski, Elliott Nel
son, Daniel Sawislak, John Thunholm,
and Steven Winer. Four W est students
in M iya’s cla ss, also appeared.
They are Keith Abrams, Phyllis Ellin,
Hugh Schonfeld and Steve Shavel.
postponed due to the weather condi
tions,” Proffit added.
“ Students were chosen on their
ability to sing and dance, while lead
parts were given to students with
acting ab ility as w ell,” explained
Proffit. The lead characters will be
portrayed by Bill Elliott as Jerry Ryan;
Elaine Cohn as Gittel Mosca; Jeff
Sumner as David; and Lori Schwartz
as Sophie.
Crews were selected at the end of the
first semester. Studefits who signed up
were assigned to crews by Frank
Mayfield, the show’s technical director.
Crew chairmen include Tim Ortman,
Program s C ostu m es;. Donna Lee,
Make-up; Phil Zeroff, Publicity; Art
hur Rosenson, Tickets; Shari Dobryman and Jami Lieder, Props; and
Randi Rabin, House Manager.
East members of the National Honor
Society have selected Karen Feldman
'79 and Phil Rapport ’79 as its
nom inees for the N ational Honor
Society Scholarships.
“I’m really happy and touched that
my classmates would select me for this
special award. I was certainly surprised
to learn that I had been nominated. It
was a very nice gesture on their part,”
exclaimed Karen Feldman.
ACCORDING TO DR. ANTHONE
Kort, National Honor Society sponsor,
225 scholarships are awarded each year.
“There are probably 10,000 applicants
competing for these scholarships, which
may be used toward any course of
study leading to a degree in any
accredited university, college, or junior
college in the United States.”
Kort explained that the two nomi
nees were selected by the National
Honor Society members at East. “The
students are sent a list of members.
Each student may select three names,
one o f which may be his or her own.
The two students with the highest
number of votes are selected as the
nominees.
The nominees then fill out question
n a is which include an essay. This
year's theme is, “The Decline in Voter
Turnout in American Elections.”
THE SCHOLARSHIP MONEY will
be paid directly to the college and may
be used only for tuition fees, room and
board, books and supplies. Cash will
not be paid to the students. The normal
program is based on four years of
study. Any student who fails to enroll
in college the academic year of his
award will forfeit his scholarship.
The scholarship may not be used if
an awardee decides to attend one of the
U.S. service academies or receives a
fully funded ROTC scholarship pro
vided by the government. In these
cases an honorary scholarship will be
awarded.
“I’m really excited; this is a very
great honor. Even if. I don’t win a
scholarship, it gives me a tremendous
feeling to think that my fellow students
chose me for this honor. I think all the
Society members deserve some sort of
recognition because they are all special
people,” concluded Rappaport.
East has approximately twenty-five
members in the N ational Honor
Society. All present members were
elected in their junior year for
membership.
Key Club sponsors tournament
The East Key Club will sponsor a
student volleyb all tournam ent on
March 5, 1979 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Contest Gym. The cost will be $1.00
per person.
According to Dan Henrick, Key Club
sponsor, all East students are welcome
to participate and should obtain an
application in the main office or in the
athletic office as soon as possible.
“WE WILL FOLLOW the IHSA
rules. There will be sixteen teams of at
least six students per team. The game
rules are stated in the application, and
students should write the names of
their team members on the applica
tion,” stated Henrick.
Although there is no official deadline
for applications, the first sixteen teams
will be chosen to participate.
“WE HAVE INVITED the Kiwanis
Club to send a team, but it is not
definite whether or not they will attend.
This is the third year that we will be
sponsoring this activity, and in the
p ast w e’ve had good sh ow in gs,”
commented Henrick.
Key Club members will be participa
ting and supervising the game. Henrick
will referee.
“We are raising this money for the
various school even ts which we
sponsor, as well as for donations which
we make throughout the y ea r,”
Henrick concluded.
East installs new system
District 219 has installed a new
telephone system. The new East line
went into effect on February 12, 1979.
The new number is 673-6822.
The phone system in stalled by
Elaine Cohn and Lori Schwartz are shown practicing a dance routine for the musical “See
Saw” that will be presented March 30—April 1.
Pritec, a private telephone system of
Tele-C om m unications, enables a
caller to dial East directly. Within a
few w eeks all four D istrict 219
buildings will have their own numbers.
W est and Central will be sharing a
single number. This new system is
more efficien t and less expensive
because calls cannot be made out of
area code 312,
The E ast attendance num bers,
677-7569 and 677-7634 will remain the
same, according to Rita Stewart, East
Building Manager.
“I think it is a good idea for East to
receive its line first, since we are
closing. It will give us more time to use
it,” commented Stewart.
“The change is much more efficient
for all four buildings. However, it will
be more difficult to call the other
b uildings u n til all three lines are
installed,” explained Stewart.
The school board made the decision
to install a new phone system in early
1978 and installation began in the fall
of 1978.
“A neighboring high school tried this
system first and experienced a few
difficulties, which took two weeks to
straighten out,” commented Stewart.
“Patience will be needed, but we are
hoping to remedy any problems as
quickly as possible.”
�2 editorial
Friday, February 23,1979
Vandalism affects all
In light of the number of broken
windows, that have occured due to
vanadlism, it becomes necessary to
take a look at the whole question of
vandalism at East. Particularly, how
much vandalism is going on; what are
the punishments for each act; and, are
the individual punishments too strict or
too lenient?
Surprisingly, there have been only
eigh t to ten cases of vandalism
involving more than $50 in the last two
years, according to Miss Rita Stewart,
building manager. The most frequently
practiced kind of vandalism at East is
graffiti, still nofca major problem.
THERE ARE THREE typ es of
p u n ish m e n ts dealt to East vandals: 1)
suspension; 2) restitution; and, 3),
police referral. The severity and type of
vandalism determine the degree of
pu n ish m e n t. Usually, the individual act
of vandalism results in restitution and
school referral.
The seem ingly harsh punishm ent
handed out to E ast vandals is
definitely needed. This type of strict
p u n ish m e n t impresses upon the point
that vandalism is no “joke”, but a
problem that if left alone could be a
major lia b ility to the school and
community.
There are other reasons, besides the
strict punishment for acts of vandal*
ism, that keep v an d alism at East from
becoming a major problem. First, East
is located in a reasonably affluent
community. In most instances, vandal*
ism is m ost severe in poor inner-city
areas where frustration and hopeless
ness run high. These teenagers who live
in the inner-city, instead of talking out
their problems, leash out their frustra
tions in vandalism. Second, the lack of
vandalism at East could be attributed
to the success of James Puff, chief
security officer.
“We apprehend the kids involved in
the various acts of vandalism about 85
per cent of the time. The reason'why we
are so successful, is because of the East
students who tell me who was there
when the specific act of vandalism
c z blues brothers:
occured. I don’t think these kids come
to me because they like to ‘fink’ on
other people, but because they are
leg itim a tely concerned about their
school,” concluded Puff.
Album Reviews
com m enta ry :
Focus
david eingorn'.
Any aware person who takes the
trouble to look around him can see the
lack of activism and increased interest
in self that have caused sociologists to
label this the “Me Decade.”
It’s hard to pinpoint the precise
factors that have caused the drift from
social responsibility to self fulfillment.
Basically, the factors that caused the
shift were the disillusionment of the
’60’s activists in their attem pts to
create a more idealistic society and the
W atergate Crises. Of the two, the
Watergate Crisis contributed most to
the rise of the “Me Decade”. Watergate
simply ruined America’s trust in her
government. This decline of govern
ment trust, caused. Americans to be
weary and not trust each other as much
as they did before Watergate. This
added mistrust exhibited by Americans
and caused by W atergate, drew
A m ericans’ a tten tion s away from
others and into themselves.
SEEMINGLY, IN MY opinion, the
only way to remedy this grave problem
would be to somehow convince the
individual, through the mass media, to
be different, and to really take an
interest and care about others as well
as himself.
Here’s the setting: master bluesman
J o liet Jake B lues stro lls out to
Stateville Penitentiary for the last time
(hopefully). Hitching up with younger
brother Elwood, the pair cruised out of
Calumet City, Illinois, to fully realize
their oldest and fondest dream — to
becom e the B lues B rothers. Once
found, word spread quickly (actually
their music did), and the rest is history.
The phenom enon of the B lues
Brothers, Jake (John Belushi) and
Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) is incredible.
Starting with an appearance as a
regular skit on “Saturday Night Live”
sin gin g “ H ey B artender,” the act
quickly mushroomed into something of
such magnitude that even Jake himself
would never have dreamed. Due to
popular demand, the brothers staged a
number of reunion concerts in Los
Angeles that resulted in their live
Drinking age needs raising
Skokie’s Board of T rustees is
currently looking over the proposal to
raise the v illa g e’s minimum legal
drinking age to 21 — a move that we
feel has both good and bad points.
There are basically two reasons that
have caused local governments to seek
legislation to set the age to 21 again.
ONE OF THESE REASONS is the
great increase in traffic accidents and
fatalities involving youths under 21.
The number of mishaps has risen
drastically since the drinking age was
lowered by the state’s lawmakers.
A ccording to an article which
appeared in the Skokie Life, there has
been a 33 percent rise in auto accidents
since 1973 when the drinking age was
lowered. Currently, about 60 percent of
the drivers killed in accidents involving
a drunken driver are teenagers.
The second major reason that has
caused lawmakers to consider raising
the drinking age is the proliferation of
alcohol use and abuse by people under
19 who are supplied with alcohol by
persons over 19.
“IT’S LIKELY THAT a kid of about
14 or 15 might know some guy over 19
who could get this underaged kid
liquor, but it’s less likely that a kid 14
or 15 would know somebody who’s 21
that will buy the kid liquor,” stated
Sgt. Michael Bums of the Skokie Police
Department.
It’s difficult to argue with such
statistics, but many people feel that
state legislators would be in the wrong
if they raised the drinking age.
The people that hold this opinion feel
that the legislators aren’t acting on a
factual basis. These opponents argue
that the decision is being made out of
the sense that it is “morally wrong” to
allow someone under 21 to have the
privilege of drinking. This kind of
moralistic attitude is best typified by
Skokie Trustee William Elliot when he
said, “I just don’t feel a 19 year old
should drink.”
HOWEVER, THE CASE proposed
by the advocates of the raised drinking
age is much more valid in final
analysis.
Through the use of alcohol, hundreds
of kids under 19 are being crippled and
killed in accid en ts, In addition,
thousands of kids of junior high age are
developing alcohol problems due to the
availability of alcohol to them. By
raising the minimum purchasing age of
beer and wine to 21, the amount of
alcohol use and abuse by teenagers will
decline due to decreased availabity.
■
sieve shaym an ,
“Briefcase Full of Blues” album that
was certified gold its first week of
rel6&SG.
ALL KIDDING ASIDE, this is a
serious album, Belushi snarls and his
band sizzles through numerous blues
cla ssics such as “ Soul Man and
“ M essin ’ W ith the K id.” Elwood
(Aykroyd) has his moment on “Rubber
B iscuit,” a number with blues-type
“ liv e ” gibberish (err rabba hedda
waddaya jagga widdaya!). The brothers
taka an old blues standards “I Don’t
Know,” “Flip Flop and Fly,” “Al
m ost,” and emerge victorious every
time. There’s even a reggae-charged
version of King Floyd's “Groove Me.”
Their costumes have been criticized
for making a joke of blues musicians,
but B elushi retorts th at it ’s a
self-parody. “It’s not a ripoff . . . the
outrageous dark suits, tiny specks of
beard, funny hats and shades, the
manic shuck and jive motions are all
derived from the blues style.”
This record is claimed to be a novelty
by som e in th is “ preprogrammed
electronic disco age,” but I disagree.
On the other hand, this disc serves to
awaken and expose the masses to an
old American art from once more
the
blues.
Editor’s Note: The Nilehilite
welcomes all letters to editor and
comments regarding the paper.
All letters submitted for publica
tion should be signed, but one’s
name can be w ithheld upon
request. Letters can be dropped
off in the Nilehilite mailbox in the
main office. Also, any parties
interested in writing guest editor
ials are welcomed to do so. The
albums that appear in the album
reviews are courtesy of Dog Ear
Records, 8838 Harlem, Morton
Grove.
The voice of the Nilee East Students
Published during the school year by the students
of Niles Township High School East, tamon and
Mulford Streets, Skokie, Illinois 00076. Printed by
Son’s Enterprises, Inc. Skokie, III.
Vol.41,No.6
Friday, Feb. 23,197»
Editor-in-chief..........................Alan Friedman
Managing Ed ito r...................... David Eingorn
News Editor................................ Shari Miller
Feature Editors...........Howard Berry, Leslie Doi
Sports Editors.... ........Brian Kamijian, Mark Pos
Reporters..... ......................... Linda Burstyn,
Larry Perlman, Barbara Reich, Steve Shayman,
and Jay Wilensky
Photo Editor.................................Mike Silver
Photographers..... Howard Gerber, Erich Massat,
John Matsuoka, Paul Toback
Cartoonists................ Cesar Borges, Dan Finn
Distributor.................................. Gary Couris
A d v iso r............... .............. Mrs. Angie Panos
�new s 3
Friday, February 23,1979
NE caste system outlined — where do you fit?
[Adapted from a story by John Russel, Highland Park High School ]
Anywhere people gather,
one is very likely to find a wide
range of people with many
different ways to spend their
weekends. Niles East is no
exception to this rule.
There exists no single way
that average students spend
their weekend. E ast’s student
body can be divided roughly
into four major .social groups,
each with their own way of
spending their free time. These
groups are the Social Veget
ables, the Fine, Upstanding
Citizens, the Social Elites and
the Burnouts. What would be
considered fun for the Burn
outs would make the Fine,
Upstanding Citizens sick and
vice-versa. See where you fit
in.
The Social Vegetables — The
Social Vegetables are interest
ing and unique characters.
Since it is very difficult to be
good one, these determined
people have to maintain their
strict sense of self-denial about
themselves at all times, lest
they be dragged into a Ted
Nugent concert or seduced into
an R-rated movie. Saturday
nights for these people are not
dull and boring.
When they decide to stay
home, they are either watching
“Nova,” trying to get into
Arthur Fiedler’s rendition of
“Smoke on the Water,” or
programming their home com
puters. Social vegetables will
never be found at parties
because they are thoroughly
convinced th at they really
wouldn’t want to go anyway.
They envision an opium den
crawling with depraved pdbple
having unmentionable orgies.
If they don’t want to stay*
home or Skokie bores them,
the Social Vegetables might go
to Chicago to the Symphony,
or to the Planetarium, or to
study in some college library.
No, they aren’t doing their
homework — that was done
Friday afternoon. They are
just reading up on Thoreau,
Einstein or Fermi.
The Fine, Upstanding Citizens
— This group, with their ever
present high sense of morals,
is subdivided into the workers
and the free. The workers can
be found in some respectable
establishment slaving for a
barbaric manager. Those who
are free on Saturday night
can be found at Oakton Bowl
or at the Old Orchard Theatre
viewing a movie they haven’t
seen twice.
One can always spot Fine,
Upstanding Citizens by the
way they go cruising. If one
sees seven people piling into
som eone’s Mom’s station
wagon with a warm six pack of
“Special Export,” one knows
these are the citizens with the
high morals. Saturday night
for the Upstanding Citizens
usually ends with a quick trip
to McDonald’s, leaving just
enough tim e to catch the
beginning of “Saturday Night
U ve.”
The Social Elite — If one is
climbing the social ladder, this
is probably where one would
stop. The Social Elite is where
the action is on Saturday
Library exhibits literary material
With a collection of over
40,000 books and audio visual
m aterial, the school library
proves to be a rich source of
literature m aterial. Often
though, finding the type of
book needed or wanted can be
a problem..
Although a card catalogue is
available, one may easily
discover top ical books d is
played in cases in and outside
the library and on the bulletin
board.
THE LIBRARIANS study
current book lists and reviews
to select new books monthly
that are appropriate for the
collection.. Selection is based
Si
V
on current needs and the
amount of books on a single
subject at the present time.
Also, all outdated books are
removed from the shelves.
M iss Frances Williams, li
brarian at East, puts out the
new book list every month and
does the display work in the
library to inform students and
staff of now additions to the
library. First, Miss W illiam s
devises the theme, and then
looks for the books which fit it.
In addition to the books
displayed, she finds something
else which would “catch the
student’s eye.”
o t i *»** ****
A train of book jackets line the bulletin board in the library as part of a
display. (Photo by John Matsuoka)
The present display which is
shown in two cases in the main
room is based on “Arts . . . a
universal language”. One case
includes books on pottery,
sculpture, and daywork. The
“ atten tion g etter” is som e
exam ples of sculpture. The
second case contains books on
plays, dance, and photogra
phy, with pages opened to
captivating pictures.
OTHER THEM ES have
included stience fiction, arts
and crafts, home economics,
fact and fiction, sewing, and
literature.
Mrs. Charlotte Mallon pre
pares the outside display case
which co n sists of the new
books after they are ready to
circulate. She also organizes
the brow sing shelf. “ When
Holocaust was in the news, the
theme was on that,” comment
ed Miss Williams.
A train of book jackets fills
the bulletin board in the
reference section. Miss Wil
liams produces this. “I use
what comes into my head from
other displays I’ve seen,” she
explained, “but it has to be
condusive to being long.”
ACCORDING TO M ISS
Williams, these display cases
have proven effective. She
concluded, “The purpose is to
get kids to see there are many
interesting topics in school —
not all books are new, but are
of interest.”
nights. For these individuals,
school on Thursdays and
especially Fridays is meant for
party planning — not for
school work. On a given
Friday, it's very likely to find
members of the Social Elite
slipping out on their lunch
period to a friend’s car or
house to drink some beers
(Olympia, of course) or some
thing else to make the rest of
the day seem easier.
The m ajor event of the
weekend for the Social Elite is
Saturday night. This is the
night to find a good party and
someone of the opposite sex to
spend the major portion of the
night with. A party that is
considered good by the Social
E lite has to m eet certain
standards. F irst and m ost
important of these standards
is the availability of some type
of alcohol (preferably a keg of
beer). If someone has a party
but says “No Beer,” don't
count on too many people
coming in. The second stan
dard that makes a Social Elite
party good is music. Loud
music. Current favorites in
clude Styx’s “Renegade” and
the B lues B rothers’ “ Soul
Man,” but all time favorites
such as Van Halen, the Rolling
[Stones or any Ted Nugent
long can always be heard.
UPON BECOMING a memsr of the Social Elite there are
tw o th in gs th at one m ust
always avoid doing. The first
is called “dumping.” “Dump
in g ” co n sists of casually
discarding a semi-full bottle of
beer w ithout any of your
friends n oticin g. T his is a
major social mistake — es
pecially if it is noticed by
friends. The second “faux p a s”
is the act of “crashing.” A
sure sign that a person has
crashed is when he falls asleep
in someone’s basement with
“Cat Scratch Fever” playing
at full volume. “Crashing” is a
definite mistake by any mem
ber of the Social Elite.
The Burnouts — It is rather
difficult to find out what this
group does on their weekend
mainly because few members
of this group can remember
how their Satiurday night was
spent. If one can find a group
member in school and ask,
“Dave, what did you guys do
on Saturday n igh t?” you
probably won’t get an answer.
No, he isn’t deaf, he just can’t
remember where he was, what
he did or with whom. The
B urnout’s p arties are the
opium dens and wild orgies
that terrifies the Social Veget
ables. With good cause. This is
where one will find most of the
serious “ bong-a-thons” and
cosmic chemistry sets.
Where do you fit in? Don’t
worry if you don’t fit in any of
the groups. Most people are a
composite of several groups,
and when it comes to Saturday
night activities, there is no
such thing as abnormality.
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Friday, February 23, 1979
East sends two downstate
By Brian Kamajian
K elly W alls and John
LaManna will represent Niles
East at the state wrestling
tournament this weekend at
Champaign 111. They qualified
by finishing in first place at
the W est Leyden S ectional
meet last Saturday.
“I’m really happy with the
two boys that placed first.
They both listen and adapt to
instru ction very w ell. They
were also well prepared for
their m atches as to the
knowledge of their opponents’
style of wrestling,” comment
ed Head Coach Fftd Richardi.
After placing second in the
heavyweight division of the
Glenbrook South meet, Walls
won his first two sectional
matches by scores of 7-2 and
10-2. In the finals Kelly pinned
his opponent from New Trier
W est in the second period of
his match.
LAMANNA TOOK FIRST
place in the district 119 pound
cla ss. He then won his
sectional matches by scores of
16-4, 2-1, and 4-2 in the final
against his Hoffman Estates
opponent.
“I ’m looking for these two
to place somewhere in the
sta te m eet. That was the
second or third tou gh est
sectional in the state; and
there are eigh t of th em ,”
Richardi explained.
East had five other wrestlers
that made it past districts by
placing first or second, but
were stopped on the sectional
meet. A third place or above
sectional finish was required
for advancement to the state
meet.
MARK DEMAR [105], Bill
Stein (112),- and Victor Suarez
(126) lost two of their first
three m atches, thus being
knocked out of sectional
competition. DeMar and Suar
ez both placed first in
d istricts, and lo st in their
wrestleback matches by scores
of 9-2 and 4-2 respectively.
Stein placed second in districts
by winning a fierce overtime
match, but was stopped in his
sectional wrestleback by a slim
2-1 score.
In the 145 pound class Dan
Sarasin won his first match
6-3, but lost his second to East
L eyden’s Jim Farina, the
national champion. He then
successfully wrestled back into
a match for third place, but
lost by a close 8-6 score.
After a first round loss,
167 pounder Mark Pollack also
fou gh t back to a p osition
where a victory was needed to
go downstate, but he lost his
third place match late in the
third period by a score of 3-1.
“I WAS DISAPPOINTED
by our post-season perfor
m ance. T his year we were
hoping to send more than one
or two wrestlers downstate.
“I feel for the kids that
aren’t going dow nstate be
cause of the excessive amount
of work they put into wrestl
ing. In this sport you have to
be more than dedicated to
win,” concluded Richardi.
Senior John LaManna, wrestles an Evanston opponnt in district competi
tion. He later went on to place first in districts and sectionals in the 119
pound weight class.. . (Photo by Mike Silver)
'.commentary'.
Trojan Talk
: a!an
their equipment,” commented
I t ’s as predictable as
Brian “Doc” Katzman, East
snow in January. Each year
several hundred dollars worth
equipment manager and train
of sports equipment are ripped er. “Of the several hundred
off by Trojan athletes from dollars worth of stolen equip
East.
ment, we absorb the cost of a
“The amount could definite small percentage.”
ly be higher, but I try to put
The majority of the stolen
pressure on the kids to return equipment is paid for by the
athletes to whom the equip
■ » ¡■ I
ment was issued. “If I can pin
down who lost the equipment,
the athlete will be charged for
the cost,” explained Katzman.
If an athlete fails to pay the
cost, grades and even diplomas
can be held back until the
money is turned in.
“ IF A PERSON really
wants his uniform bad enough,
he’ll take it, but he will pay for
it,” stated Katzman.
According to Katzman, any
uniform th at needs to be
replaced will cost the buyer 50
percent above the uniform's
. . . later in the meet heavyweight Kelly Walls wrestled to a second place
district finish. He also placed first in sectionals at West Leyden last week
current cost plus a service
end. (Photo by M iko Silver)
charge. This could run into
substantial money considering
the cost of some of E ast’s
uniforms.
A v a rsity w restler’s uni
by Barbara Belch
form, with warm-ups, runs $63
“The team didn’t bowl up to Matlak will be coaching both
GIRLS’ BOWLING
par,” stated Coach Dee Why- the varsity and junior varsity
The East varsity bowlers
man. “It just depends on the teams this year.
closed their season victoriously
“ The girls are certainly
day. Nevertheless, because of
as they walked off with first
the team’s constant effort the dedicated,” declared Matlak
place in the league with the
after only a week of practicing
junior varsity team taking a season was terrific,” concluded
their drop sh o ts, sm ashes,
Whyman.
second.
back -hand lobes and fore-hand
GIRLS’ BADMINTON
Though Niles North finished
“ I u sually don’t like to drives.
first in districts and elminated
by Jay W llansky
Matlak confesses however,
predict the future, but I think
East from state competition,
A s the conference b as
that problems exist. Limited
high scorers Lori Jensen and that this will be an interesting
ketb all season com es to a
gym space, a faulty net, plus
Cindy Kauzoreres placed East sea so n ,” com m ented Head
close, the varsity Trojans find
an exceed ingly long season
Badminton Coach Pat Matlak.
second in the tournament.
themselves in last place with a
may hinder the team.
1-11 conference record after
“We’re hoping for a .500
losing to Waukegan W est last
season, concluded Matlak.
Friday.
The girls are entered in the
Although the Trojans were
New Trier W est Invite on
close m ost of the gam e,
Saturday, March 3.
W aukegan pulled away by
GIRLS’ GYMNASTICS
hitting fifteen consecutive free
Despite being described by
throws and won 71-64. Tad
Coach Seymour Rifidnd as a
Slowik led in scoring with 32
team “that hasn’t had enough
training yet” the girls gym points by hitting 15 of 19
shots from the floor.$
nastic team defeated Wauke
“A key reason we haven’t
gan East last Thursday in a
done well was the absence of
dual meet.
playmaking guard A1 Andrea.
“The girls aren’t used to the
A l’s injury was a big disap
strenuous ath letic training
RECORDS A N O T O »
pointm ent for u s,” stated
S&3& HARUÉM (AND
involved in in tersch olastic
com p etition ,” Rifkind com coach Emil Capitani.
AN EXAM PLE OF th is
mented.
SP E C IA L O F F E R
came in the January 8th home
Rifkind feels that the girls
game against Waukegan West.
have to adapt to a different
With East up by seven points,
type of coaching style with the
Andrea was forced out of the
coach p layin g the roles of
“father, friend and psychia game by reinjuring his sprain
ed ankle and did not return.
trist.”
The Trojans ended up losing
Rifkind believes that if the
the game in overtime.
girls put their heart into sport,
According to Capitani the
they will not only represent
Trojans have played very well
East favorably in the 15 meets
at times yet at other times
this season, but they’ll gain a
sense of “discipline, motiva have played very poorly.
4’M any gam es have been
tion and pride.”
Girl bowlers take first
friedm an \
an outfit. The varsity basket
ball uniform is even more
expensive, costing $120 for the
complete uniform. “Game uni
forms are rarely not returned
w ith the exception of the
football jerseys. The stuff that
is taken frequently is practice
outfits and warm-ups,” stated
Katzman.
DESPITE INCURRING an
annual cost for the replace
ment of lost or stolen equip
ment, Katzman claims that
this has never prevented him
from buying new equipment.
“Since I’ve been here, East
has never skimped or held
back when buying equip
ment,” boasts Katzman. “Our
athletes are as well dressed
and protected as any major
college or university in the
nation. The equipment that we
buy is of the finest quality.”
“If you treat the athletes
right and gain their respect,
very few item s w on’t be
returned. It’s very important
to keep control and not let
anyone g et away w ithout
paying for lost equipment,”
concluded Katzman.
Trojans face
D eerfield tonight
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•the parchóse of a. second LPI
very close until the last few
minutes but then the other
team p ulls away. A gain st
Evanston, New Trier East and
New Trier W est we played well
until the fourth quarter and
then got blown out,” stated
Capitani.
“I DON’T THINK the final
scores hae been indicative of
the game itself. We’ve yet to
put together a complete game
of solid b ask etb all,” said
Capitani.
One bright spot of the
season has been the scoring of
6 ’4 ” forward Tad Slow ik.
Slow ik has been averaging
close to 30 points per game
and is one of the top scorers in
the sta te. A gain st M aine
South, Slowik became the first
player in E ast’s history to
amass 1000 points in a varsity
career.
In other levels the junior
v a rsity team has a 4-7
conference record, and the
sophom ores, after d efeatin g
Maine South and Niles North,
are 2-10.
The Trojans open up in
regional competition against
Loyola Academy on March 5
at Evanston.
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Friedman, Alan, Editor-in-chief
Eingorn, David, Managing Editor
Miller, Shari, News Editor
Berry, Howard, Feature Editor
Doi, Leslie, Feature Editor
Kamijian, Brian, Sports Editor
Pos, Mark, Sports Editor
Silver, Mike, Photo Editor
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Volume 41, Number 5
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NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
Friday, February 2, 1979
Former administrator
dies in Arkansas
Virgil Van Cleave, retired Easthi
m ath and science director, died
January 13 in Rogers, Arkansas, of an
apparent heart attack.
Van Cleave came to East in 1964 as a
math teacher and a football coach and
he was promoted to the position of
assistant principal in 1967. In 1970,
Van Cleave was appointed the director
of math and science, where he remained
until his retirement in November of
1977.
VAN CLEAVE AND HIS family
then moved to Arkansas where he sold
real estate. Van Cleave is survived by
his wife Ruth, and two sons, Mark and
Jim.
Ruth Van Cleave will be setting up a
M emorial Fund w ith the Hope
Evangelical Church in Arkansas to
purchase an organ for the church in
V irgil Van C leave’s memory. If
anyone would like to contribute to the
fund, the school will be happy to see
that Mrs. Van Cleave receives any
contributions.
Test resigns fro m East
Donald Test, East Industrial Arts
teacher, and VICA coordinator, will be
resigning, effective at the conclusion of
the first semester, after 181* years of
/
teaching at East.
Test and his family will be moving to
their farm in Aurora, Missouri, where
they will be operating a True Value
hardware store.
TEST CAME TO EAST in 1960 and
has taught auto mechanics and drivers
education. He also served as a campus
supervisor.
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‘When I first came to East, students
did not have the privilege of open
campus. As a campus supervisor I had
to patrol the grounds to insure that
students reminded on school grounds,”
commented Test.
Test noted that many other changes
have occurred since he first came to
East.
‘‘Boys were subject to suspension if
they didn’t wear a belt with their
pants. Jeans were strictly forbidden
and girls were required to wear skirts
or dresses to school.”
“IN 19691 BECAME involved in the
work study program in addition to
teaching auto mechanics. I became the
VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of
America) coordinator about four years
ago. Students taking Industrial Arts
courses are involved in the VICA
program,” stated Test.
T est is looking forward to his
upcoming move, “My wife and I have
bought a True Value hardware store
which we will be running. We’ll be
living in a small house on our grounds.
Then we’ll be building a large garage
which we’ll move into until our house is
constructed,” Test and his wife will be
executing the architecture and con*
struction of their new home.
“The people are very different there.
53 graduate mid-year
Fifty-three students will graduate
mid-year, according to Galen Hosier,
East principal.
Students who are graduating early
are welcome to participate in a small
ceremony February 15, at 4:00 p.m. in
the student lounge. “Students and
their parents are welcome to join us for
coffee and refreshm ents after the
ceremony,” commented Hosier.
“WE ARE EXPECTING about 20
students to participate in the ceremo
ny. Other students will be returning for
the June ceremony,” Hosier concluded.
The graduates are as follows:
Donald Anderson, Sheila Barsky,
D enise Braverm an, .D iane Brazen,
Karen Bressler, Joel Collins, Linda
David, Paul Davidson, Eric Edin, Lyle
Edw ards, Stephen Faller, Sharon
Favish, Mindy Sue Fine, Peter Gebavi,
Laurie Ann Goldstein, Zehava Goldstin, Janice Greenberg, Todd Gunther,
Larry Hanbrook, Julie Hoffman, Diane
Horak, Donna Kenig, Steve Korres,
N ancy K raft, Howard L evine, Sue
Lewandowski, Roberta Lewen, Diane
Lovitt, Cindy Marsch, Phil Martini,
Julie A. Miller, Richard Miller, Ronald
Nagel, Colette Purcell, Sharyl Purvin,
Cindy Reich, M arcy R oss, Randi
Siegel, Ivy Sirt, Sharon Speigel, Karen
Stein, Diane Uhle, Carolyn Ulbert,
Rene Vasquez, Rhonda Vowell, Arlene
Weinberg, Mickie Weiss, Lisa Wolff,
Iv y Zekelman, Marla Zimbler and
Brian Zolin.
EXAM SCHEDULE
February 7,1979
8:00—
8:15 a.m.
8 :1 5 -9 :3 0 a.m.
9:30—
9:45 a.m.
9 :4 5 -1 1:00 a.m.
11:00-11:15 a.m.
11:15-12:30 p.m
1:00 p.m.
L.
February 8,1979
February 9,1979
Arrival
Period 1 Exams
Break
Period 2-3 exams
Break
Period 4 Exams
Departure
Arrival
Period 5 Exams
Break
Period 6-7 Exams
Break
Period 8 Exams
Departure
Arrival
Period 9 Exams
Break
Period 10-11 Exams
Break
Period 12 Exams
Departure
They are kind and considerate. In fact,
our neighbors will be helping us build
our home,” continued Test. “I think I
will enjoy most, the fact that there is
only one stop sign between our farm
and the town,” laughed Test.
TEST REMARKED that the area is
very peaceful. “I think it is a good
environment in which to raise children.
One of the reasons we are moving is to
give our children a chance to grow up
in a country atmosphere. The children 'Donald Test resigned after 18V years of teach
fe
them selves are excited about the ing at East.
move.”
Test announced his decision to leave
in late October of this year. “I have
mixed feelings about leaving. I still like
teaching but I feel it’s time for a
change, and the time to change is when
one is happy, not unhappy.”
Graduate
returns
to East
Jack Knish, former East student, is
the new assistant security officer. He
has replaced John Herter who left the
position last December.
After graduating from East in 1975,
Knish took classes in Law Enforcement
at Oakton Community College. He
recently passed a test to become a
Skokie policeman and is now on their
waiting list.
K N ISH ’S D U T IE S w ill include
patroling halls, issuing parking tickets,
and keeping everyone in general control
at sports events.
When asked to compare East in 1979
to E ast when he attended, K nish
replied, “The rules are more strict than
they were when I attended East. I
think it’s for the better. When I went
to East, there were no study halls.
Smoking on Mulford was limited to the
curb; however, nothing was enforced.
It was like a country club. Now I feel
that the kids are more relaxed and easy
going. There isn’t as much vandalism
as when I attended E ast.”
“So far I have really enjoyed my job.
I feel “right in” with the school,”
concluded Knish.
Weather
changes
schedule
Due to the adverse weather condi
tions that Chicago and the surrounding
suburbs have been subjected to, a
number of school days have been
m issed, m aking it necessary to
im plem ent changes in the E ast
calendar.
Final exams will be held one week
later on February 7, 8, and 9. February
2, previously scheduled as the semester
break, will now be a complete school
day. February 19, previously scheduled
as an institute day, will also be a full
day of school.
BECAUSE FR ID A Y , JANUARY
19, served as an institute day for the
teachers, only four days have actually
been lost in the school year, according
to Mr. Galen Hosier, East principal.
Two days will be made up on February
2 and 19, leaving only five days left.
“The last day in the school year has
not y et been estab lish ed and no
adjustments have been made in the
second semester either due to the fact
that more snow emergency days may
be necessary,” Hosier explained.
TRANSPORTATION TO AND from
school has also proved to be a problem.
Because the bus company needs time to
make all their scheduled stops, only the
7;25 a.m. bus will be running. There
will not be a bus at 8:10 a.m. until
further n otice. A ll routes in the
afternoon will remain as scheduled,
with the exception of the 5:30 athletic
bus, which will also be canceled until
further notice. The 6:15 athletic bus
will continue to run as scheduled.
�2 e d ito rial
Friday, February 2, 1979
Nilehilite reviews policy
On January 21, the District 219
School Board, on a motion by George
A. Contarsy, voted 6 to 0, with one
abstention by Gordon H irsch, to
reaffirm a decision made in 1975 to
close East. In the opinion of the
Nilehilite, this decision should not be
viewed as the final verdict concerning
the East closing.
Going back to 1975, the decision
made by the Board to close East at
th at tim e was reasonable. In the
District there was to be a projected
enrollment drop of 61% of the peak of a
decade ago. Since East was the oldest
of the three District high schools and
needed the most repairs, amounting to
$2.9 million, East was the logical school
to be closed. So, at that timé, the
Board concluded that “barring unfore
seen developments,” East would be
vacated by September of 1980.
But as everybody knows “unforeseen
developments” did arise about two
months ago when OCC offered to
purchase North if it closed in 1980.
“The total bid of $5.8 million by OCC
included $5.2 million for the North
building, half a m illion for North
equipment and supplies, and five years
free rental of space at North to be used
for District headquarters,” according to
Raymond F leischer, Board mem
ber. U n til the January 21 Board
decision reaffirming the Board com
mitment to close E ast, the Board
seemingly had given due consideration
to the plan of closing North in 1980
instead and selling it to OCC. This
consideration, on closing North instead
of East, was logical since OCC was
what the Board would term a “first
priority buyer or leaser” because it was
a school and would be very beneficial to
District residents.
But instead of holding a public
national discussion on the fate of Niles
North and East and the availability of
closing North and selling it to OCC,
there began a “smear E ast” campaign
led by some North parents. These
protesters claimed that East was in a
total shambles and unfit and unsafe as
a high school structure.
Currently unresolved by the Board,
is which of the many alternatives
they’re to choose concerning the East
closing. First, should the Board reject
the bid by OCC as too low and go
ahead with closing of East in 1980?
Second, should the Board accept the
offer of OCC and close North in 1980
saving East from demolition? Third,
should the Board sell North now,
marking East for destruction in 1980,
and turn over the North building to
OCC in 1985? Or fourth, should the
Board do its utmost to lease North to
OCC, having OCC take over the North
building in 1980 and consequently
saving East from demolition?
Of all these policy options, the one
the Board should try and move toward
is clearly the one that deals with
leasing North to OCC in 1980, and in
r
the words of the eloquent Gordon
Hirsch, “End the matter of the East
closing once and for all.”
This plan that deals with leasing
North to East in 1980 is the best for
many reasons. First, according to this
plan, E a st would be saved from
demolition and would continue to serve
the District as an active and vital
institution. Second, if OCC would leave
North, the North building would be
used in the capacity it was designed
for, nam ely to educate D istrict
residents. Third, if North is leased to
OCC, if there is ever á need for a second
high school in the future here in the
District, the North building will be
available. Finally, leasing North to
OCC in 1980 will give the Board more
time to find a suitable leaser for the
East building in 1985.
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X leader talks about gang life
'david eingornm
“You know, you can tell the story of
a person’s life from his hands,” he
began. “Just look at my hands, see
here, eleven stitches from a guy who
pulled a knife on me,” he continued.
“Look at your hands,” he said to me,
“no cuts, no scars; I know from this
you’re a nice person, not a bum,” he
added.
I was flying to Miami when I met
this former gang leader who was going
to pick up a truckload of merchandise
that he was bringing out to Atlanta.
HE SAT NEXT to me and we
started talk ing, and I began to
question him. He was very interesting
and open without the pretentions that
characterize most people in the North
Suburban area.
Caeser (as he will be known in this
article) told me that he was a Cuban
from the Uptown area, that he was the
oldest of a family of eight, that he was,
poor, and that he had very little
opportunity to get a decent education
because of the violence that permeated
his school and community.
The call for breakfast came which
temporarily interrupted our conversa
tion. Immediately after breakfast I
continued questioning him.
EINGORN: Why did you join a
gaing in the first place?
CAESER: I joined the gang because
I had to. Whenever I would walk down
the street some kids would come up
and jump me and take my money. I
needed gang membership for my own
protection so people would be afraid to
start up with me because if they did,
my gang would get them.
EINGORN: W hy is revenge so
important to gang life?
CAESER: Revenge is simply a fact
of life. If someone beats you up and
takes your money, and you or your
gang don’t get him back, then the next
time he sees you he’ll demand your
money, and if you don’t give it to him
he’ll beat you up and take it. This guy
will just keep taking from you until you
or your gang get him back.
EINGORN: Why do gangs flourish
in poor areas of the city?
CAESER: There are a lot of reasons
why gangs are so popular. First, the
parents of the kids in my own area
don’t spend much time with their kids
because they’re either working long
hours so their fam ilies could eat,
looking for jobs, or drinking at the
neighborhood bar. Therefore, their kids
g et the atten tion and sense of
belonging th ey need from various
gangs, instead of from their parents
where they ought to get it.
Second there’s too many kids and
not enough facilities. There are simply
not enough parks, basketball courts, or
open spaces for all the kids. Con
sequently, individual gangs rule over
specific parks or basketball courts, and
if you ever want to play ball in a park
or shoot baskets you better be a
member of a gang and be in that gang’s
territory or else you’ll gdt beaten badly.
EINGORN: Where does the gang
get its money, and how is it run?
CAESER: Some of the money comes
from dues, a lot of it from stealing.
In my old gang, the members elected
officers (Pres., V.P., etc.) and the
officers ran the gang. The president
was the head of the gang and was
always the craziest of the members. By
that, I mean he hasn’t afraid of
nothing. When two gangs would meet,
Feedback
System baffles student
Dear Editor:
After recently looking at my report
cards for the first two marking periods,
I have been totally dumbfoundd as to
their meaning.
In this letter, I do not intend to
criticize the grading system , because I
believe that the new weighted grafie
system is a good idea. I just wish that
someone could explain to me how to
decipher these new report cards.
FOR INSTANCE, is an underclass
m an’s grade point average to ta lly
'«determined using the weights for the
f l< * . g p o / t
i t a n y m o re .
classes that he or she successfully
completed or does one’s gradepoint
remain the same?
What is the honor roll G.P.A.? What
is the cumulative weighted G.P.A.?
W hat is sem ester average w eight?
W hat is the cum ulative average
weight? These are all points regarding
the new report cards that have baffled
me.
I have talked to adm inistrators
about the report cards and they have
not been able to help me understand
the new report card system because
fk
they themselves don’t know how to
explain the system , as they frequently
admitted to me.
I THINK IT WOULD be a good idea
for the Niles Township School District
to publish a clear and concise
explanation of how to analyze one’s
report card. I feel that if East students
can’t understand their report cards,
they w ill not be able to fu lly
understand the significance of weighted
grades and their effect on one’s high
school career.
Name Withheld Upon Request
it was the presidents that started
fighting first and then the rest of the
gang members would fall in.
Finally, from what I learned from
this former gangleader was that there
is a solution to the problem of gangs.
The solution lies in desperately needed
revitalization funds from the federal
government to rejuvenate the poor
areas w ithin all citie s, sp ecifically,
m oney for m any new parks and
recreational areas. Also, more impor
tantly, there should be a great number
of public works jobs created for area
residents intended for area renovation
and improvement.
The results of this effort by the
federal government would be twofold.
First, the part of the problem of the
decadence of the modern city would be
limited. Second, there would be more
money and attention directed toward
the children of the individu al area
residents; not forcing these kids to find
atten tion and exceptance through
gangs, and money through thievery.
Third, this plan, instead or the current
system of welfare “handouts” would
instill pride in poor city residents which
is so badly needed.
In addition, I’d like to relate Caeser’s
experience to us and our community.
For example, the teenager of both the
Skokie and Uptown areas have
b asically the sam e problem s of
acceptance, peer pressure, and parental
conflict. Just in the case of Caeser,
their problem s are com pouded by
poverty and the depressed conditions
that surround them; causing them to
revert to gangs as a refuge. While in
our own area, conditions aren’t so bad
as to cause kids to revert to forming
gangs as a way of helping them solve
their problems.
jm Eutum
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�Friday, February 2,1979
fe a tu re 3
Bob Wallace reminisces
by JaniceGreenberg
“Coming to Chicago in May,
1970, was the my first big
break in the broadcasting
business,” stated Bob Wallace,
Channel 2 news anchorman
and feature reporter.
“I sent a tape of my voice to
an audition for a CBS station
an St. Louis. I didn’t get the
job but the station sent the
tape to Chicago, knowing that
Channel 2 had an opening, and
I was eventually hired.”
WALLACE, WHO IS 37
years old, is married and has
two children. He grew up in
Som erville, M assachu setts,
which is located right outside
of Boston. Wallace received his
Bachelor of Arts degree in
broadcasting from Boston Uni
versity in 1962.
He participated in a two
year Associate Arts Degree
Program in Boston. A t first he
wasn’t interested in broadcast
ing as a career, but rather a
“latent desire”. “My parish
priest in Somerville, who I
admired very much, thought I
had a good speaking voice and
encouraged me to utilize it. I
wasn’t sure what major to
pursue in college; then I
discovered broadcasting and
chose that for my career. I
alw ays enjoyed actin g, so
broadcasting fulfuills my act
ing desire. I guess I can be
called a frustrated performer,”
commented Wallace.
“I DISCOVER MOST of
my stories by keeping my eyes
and ears open. I think if
something is interesting to me,
it will be interesting to the
viewers. I also receive notes
from public relations and
viewers. I throw most away,
but every once in a while I get
a good tip.”
Wallace noted that when
filming on location, everything
is ad libbed. He usually plans
his feature stories a few days
in advance. Although he works
w ith a planning u nit, he
always has the final decision.
Some of the stories Wallace
has agreed to included wash
ing windows in the Hancock
Building, parachuting, and a
wing walk.
“ THE PA R A C H U TE
jump was very scary even
though I had ground training.
I felt fear of the unknown. A
wireless microphone was at
tached to me, but I froze.
Finally I jumped. The whole
thing took four or five seconds,
but it seemed like eternity.
A lthough I was scared, I
would do it again if I had to.”
“I also did a wing walk on
an airplane. I was waving and
doing hand stands. My wife
thought I was crazy,” remin
isced Wallace.
Wallace concluded that stu
dents interested in broadcast
ing as a career should take
classes in many different fields
such as political science, law,
humanities, and typing.
Yearbook staff prepares ’79 copy
by Leslie Doi
in the cafeteria and in Trojan
Hall or sitting cross legged at
the foot of their lockers
shrieking over pictures, point
ing at familiar faces, hiding
their own faces, and dreaming
of memories of the past year.
Students proudly display their
yearbooks to relatives and
other friends but few realize
the amount of work spent on
it.
“Headline deadline!” some
a practical one as well in these nue, Evanston, and 1016 Davis
one may yell out. Under the
days of being snowbound. The Street, Evanston and Spoke
supervision of Dennis Grabowskiier will find himself the N' Ski located at 4650 Oakton,
ski, the yearbook staff works
envy of all his immobilized Skokie.
to m eet the five major
friends when he casually skis
SO INSTEAD OF waiting deadlines made by the printing
to the movies or does his for warmer days th at are
company, Josten’s American
shopping.
certain to come, strap on a pair
Yearbook in Topeka, Kansas,
A few rental shops nearby of cross country skis and enjoy
according to Josten’s produc
include: Tack-L-Tyers which is the winter wonderland that
tion schedule. “If we don’t
located at 939 Chicago Ave seems to be here to stay.
m eet the deadline, we are
charged by the yearbook
company for each day and the
yearbook will be delayed at the
end of the y ea r,” claim ed
Grabowski.
THE YEARBOOK WHICH
is scheduled to appear at the
end of May must be completed
by March 1st. Many different
jobs are established to produce
an attractive final product.
The editors-in-chief, Alan Kar
ras ’79 and Ted Hill ’80 must
check details, copy, layouts,
pictures, cropping, and identi
fication of the entire book
according to Grabowski.
Grabowski pointed out that
it is difficult “to find the
Two Glenview residents ski cross country in the snow that remains from
amount of time necessary to
Blizzard ’79 at Harms Woods.
finally check all the material.
It takes hours and hours of
work.”
Each of the five major
sections has its own editors:
E xpression, L eslie Oif ’79;
S pirit, Gena Schoen ’81;
Action, Alan Schoen ’79 and
Sue Isserman ’80; Ideas, Judy
Brazen ’79; Individuals, Lau
rie Pautz ’79 and Nancy
“She bought hamburger buns
The problem is that patent Kaplan ’79; and copy editor,
because it was much easier to
lawyers are not. The lawyers Lisa Woll ’79. Each section
put a hot dog on a hamburger
do not believe “the time for editor is responsible for the
bun than to put a hamburger
round hot dogs has come.”
same work as the editor but in
WHEN ASKED HOW the smaller quantity.
on a hot dog bun.”
“I did not care for the idea
hot dog is made, Hiddleson
A STAFF PERSON usual
of cutting up the hot dog to
replied, “That is my secret and ly, has a page assigned to him
make it fit,” reminisced Hid until I get the patent, it will and must take care of all the
dleson, “ I remember th at
remain my secret and only necessary jobs involved. Each
every time that I would take a
mine.”
staff member must see to it
HIDDLESO N HAS AL- that all photos needed for that
bite of the bun, a piece of the
ready brought the world page are taken. For this they
hot dog would fall out.”
perfumed horse manure and would approach Mark Ross, a
Now after many years in the
fiberglass burial vaults. He professional
* food industry,
Hiddleson has
photographer
believes that “now what the
developed and is ready to
from Root Studios, who does
world needs is the round hot 99 per cent of the photography
promote the round hot dog.
dog.”
When the annual E ast
Yearbook, Reflections, comes
out, students are seen huddled
Cross country skiing provides
exercise and transportation
by Linda Burstyn
Winter pounds piling up?
Here’s a sure fire solution that
not only bums off a whopping
625 calories per hour, but also
tones up leg and arm muscles
and can even clear up pimples.
Is it a pill? a gas? a new
gadget? No, it’s. . . cross
country skiing.
T his sport is relatively
inexpensive. The cost of cross
country ski rental is minimal
and no money is wasted for
gas because it can be done
anywhere where snow exists.
There are no crowds or lines or
lift tickets to worry about.
NOW ONE MAY wonder,
“Will it really cure my acne?”
Well, maybe not cure it, but,
doctors agree that the fresh
outdoor air th at in evitab le
com es in con tact w ith the
while skiing produces a healthy glow and helps clear the face.
With the over sixty inches
of snow that has fallen this
winter, one doesn’t have to
search far to locate a suitable
skiing area. Not only is skiing
a great recreational sport, but
New food invention may solve
the problem of sloppy eating
by Paula Kasper
Darwin Hiddleson, who re
tired from the restaurant
business after 37 years, has
a new idea which he believes
will “solve the problem of
sloppy eating.”
Hiddleson has developed a
donut-shaped hot dog. The hot
dog fits on a hamburger bun
and has a hole in the middle
for all of the trimmings.
“WHEN I WAS younger
my mother did not believe that
it was necessary to buy both
hot dog and hamburger
buns,” explained Hiddleson.
Bob W allace, Channel 2 news anchorman and feature reporter.
according to Karras.
Here another obstacle ex
ists. Scheduling all events to
be photographed is difficult
because it must be coordinated
w ith publication deadlines.
Also, Hill commented that a
problem is “ the frequent
uncooperativeness of som e
faculty members.”
That hard cover that saves
the pages of the yearbook from
being ruined from sp illed
punch was not drawn by
Picasso nor were the pages set
by a professional printer. The
yearbook’s art staff, George
Levin and Dan Finn, are
responsible for settin g the
headlines to be sent to the
company, and designing the
division pages and cover for
the book.
GRABOWSKI NOTED that
one problem is when 24 kids
have to depend on one another
for help and cooperation to
produce a “beautiful quality
yearbook. It’s hard for some
students to completely accept
the responsibility. This lets
down not only the staff, but
the entire student body.”
According to Hill, Grabow
ski is “exactly what an advisor
should be — he advises and
lets us do what we like.”
Although this is Grabowski’s first year as advisor, he
has been assistant advisor for
the p ast three years. He
believes that “if the problems
are carefully worked out so it
can be solved, everything will
work out fine.”
KARRAS CONCLUDED,
“The yearbook is going to be
the best ever this year. People
are committing themselves to
creating an artistic as well as
jou rn alistic product. People
will really love it.”
Karen Sawislak ’80 works to meet
deadline for East yearbook.
�4 sports
Friday, February 2, 1979
Wrestlers near conference titles
by Brian Kamajlan
By beating previously unde
feated Waukegan W est last
Saturday, the East wrestling
teams took sole possession of
first place in all levels of the
CSL North division.
“One of the reasons for our
success is from the first day of
practice our kids keep improv
ing. Not just the first few
w eeks, but throughout the
entire sea so n ,” com m ented
Head Coach Fred Richardi.
“ANOTHER REASON IS
that we give as many wrestlers
as much varsity experience as
possible. Some days we have
two different meets scheduled,
so we bring up sophomore and
JV wrestlers to give them
some varsity experience.”
After beatipg St. Patrick
35-6 on JuQUary 5, all four
levels swept previously unde
feated Highland Park, in this 1
annual school rivalry. “They
thought that they could psych
us ou t because we were
wrestling in their gym, but we
“THESE
FRESHMEN
just went in and beat them ,”
learn and apply new moves
declared senior Mark Pollack.
better than any group of
“ W e’ve got m any good
freshmen have for the last four
steady 'w restlers besides
or five years, commented fresh
(John) LaManna and (Victor)
men coach Steve Poznansky.
Suarez, that don’t get much
According to Poznansky the
notice, but they turn in good
following wrestlers are sport
perform ances week after
ing outstanding records, Chris
week,” remarked Richardi.
Mamaril (10-3), Troy Henikoff
AMONG THESE WREST(13-1), Rick Van Royen (8-1),
lers are Kelly Walls, Mark
S teve P o tts (11-1), D ave
Pollack, Don Schmidt, Howard
Carlson (13-4), Tim ChristopWallovich, Dan Sarasin, Mark
oulos (8-0), Rick Kane (8-0),
DeMar and Bill Stein.
and Art Zygmun (16-0).
While the varsity lost to
East Leyden on January 20,
The squad w ill take on
the sophomores were busy in
Deerfield this weekend in a
the Notre Dame tournament.
dual meet. The district meet
Pete Rollick and Mike Pechter
will be held next Saturday at
both placed first, while Art
Glenbrook South.
Zygmun took a second and
Troy Henikoff placed fourth.
The East sophs are heading
towards their eighth straight
conference title.
The freshman team has an
undefeated conference record
The East basketball team
so far, with several of the
w ill try to g et back the
wrestlers sporting strong rec- j winning track tonight when
ords.
they face the New Trier East
Indians at home at 8:00.
After playing well in an
overtime loss to Waukegan
W est on Jan. 12, the Trojans
suffered a setback in losing
81-61 to N iles N orth on
January 19.
“IT WAS HARD losing to
North, but I hope we’ll get
another shot at them in the
Alan Andrea sets np a play in the January 12 contest against W aukegan |
West. In the fourth quarter of this game Andrea reinjured his ankle and
has been sidelined for two weeks. (Photo by Silver)
Basketball seeks victories
region al,” com m ented Head
Coach Emil Capitani after the
game.
Coming home the n ext
Friday night against Evan
ston, the Trojans played well
for three quarters, and trailed
the W ildkits by only four at
the end of the third quarter.
The Trojans were rattled by
the Evanston running game in
the fourth quarter, eventually
losing by a score of 90-67.
L ast Saturday n igh t the
Trojans travelled to M aine
South to take on the highly
ranked Hawks. Although the
Trojans lost the game by a
score of 93-67, the game was
highlighted early in the first
quarter when E ast forward
Tad Slowik scored his 1000th’
point of his two and a half year
varsity career. Slowik will be
honored in a ceremony prior to
tonight’s game.
Bowlers victorious
Girls’ basketball tries to untrack
by Barbara Reich
Mark Pollack, Trojan varsity wrestler, grapples with h is W aukegan W est
opponent. The wrestlers swept thè Raiders on all four levels and are
heading towards another conference title. (Photo by Silver)
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
As girls’ basketball coach
Jerry Oswald drills and in
structs his team, the group
practices long hours in an
effort to break their four game
losing streak.
'commentary'.
Trojan Talk
"alan friedman
When school resumes next
fall, several sports, including
b o y s’ gym n astics, w ill find
themselves in new seasons.
The changes are the result of
an IHSA referendum which
changes the tim es of five
sports.
The season changes include
boys’ gymnastics from winter
to spring; girls’ gymnastics
from spring to winter; boys’
swim m ing from spring to
winter; girls’ swimming from
w inter to fall; and g ir ls’
archery from fall to spring.
“CHANGES SUCH as the
ones made were origin ally
proposed five years ago by the
Central Suburban L eagu e,”
said Jam es Sw anson, E ast
athletic director, “We felt that
the changes were necessary to
avoid the scheduling conflicts
that we have every year.”
The conflicts that Swanson
was referring to occur mainly
during the month of February
when E ast has five team s
sharing the limited gym space.
With the new alignment there
will still be a conflict among
boys’ and girls’ basketball and
g ir ls’ badm inton, but the
problem of an overlapping
season betw een b o y s’ and
girls’ gymnastics should be
ended.
W hiie the changes found
much approval among Illinois’
athletic directors, many boys’
gymnastics coaches don’t like
the new changes.
“ W INTER TIM E JU ST
seems to be the best time to
conduct gymnastic activity,”
com m ented E ast gym nastic
coach Tom Sokalski. “ The
biggest problem, however, will
be the inability to work out
co n sisten tly throughout the
year. We may not be able to
practice during the winter.”
Although Sokalski is gen
erally in disapproval of the
change, he does see a possible
advantage. “With the season
changing it w ill now give
athletes involved in wrestling,
basketball, and swimming the
chance to get involved with
gym nastics.”
Because of the new align
ment, two East coaches will
now have season conflicts with
the sports they coach.
Don Larson will have to
choose betw een soccer and
girls’ swimming, both of which
are now scheduled in the fall.
Jean W ojdula w ill have a
conflict between softball and
archery, both scheduled in the
spring. “These two coaches
will be placed where we feel
they are needed the m ost,”
explained Swanson.
“ W e’re going through a
developm ent period righ t
now ,” stated O swald. “ We
have to get organized and
improve.”
HIGH SCORERS for the
Trojans are N ancy K usek,
Cindy M ichals and Ju lie
Maggio. “These girls all had
good scoring games in our first
four c o n te sts,” pointed out
Oswald.
Another challenge facing the
team is the loss of five original
varsity players. The players
are replaced by sophomores
Mindy Fischoff, Lisa Levy,
Chris Sproat, and Cindy Wu.
“We’re a young team with
out much experience — we
need tim e,” concluded Chris
Porter.
GIRLS’ BOWLING
Despite tough competition
and an active bowling sched
ule, the East varsity team
remains first in the conference.
The team’s final seasonal
challenge in M aine E ast
tomorrow afternoon. “It will
be a tough match. They’re
strong competitors,” declared
Coach Dee Whyman.
Barb Bieniek, Lori Jenson,
Cindy K auzoreres, K athy
Matz, Ellen Mendelson, Chris
Pittas, Val Scheinpflug, Vir
ginia Ulloa, Jackie Ungar and
Sue Yates will represent East
in the d istrict tournam ent
again st S t. B enedict, Providence-St. Mel, Luther North,
and Niles North. All of these
competitors are averaging over
143 points per game.
Gym nasts fin ish fo u rth
The East gymnastics team
competed in District competi
tion la st W ednesday after
finishing fourth in the confer
ence.
“We were really hurt by the
snow. We had to cancel several
meets and our practice sched
ule was cut down, commented
Coach Tom Sokalski.
THE SQUAD finished
fourth in the conference while
several individuals placed well.
Dave Nisson took second in
the side horse event. Mike
Lankford took third on the
parallel bars, fifth in the
all-around, and sixth in the
side horse. Other gymnasts
who placed well include Dennis
Pucher, fifth in side horse, and
Brian Sanchez who took fifth
in the rings.
“Besides the snow hurting
us, we lost one of our best
g y m n a sts,” said Sokalski.
Sokalski was referring to
horizontal bar performer Steve
Korn who sustained a broken
arm in practice.” W ithout him
we lost about four or five
points.”
BEFQRE THE conference
meet, the Trojans faced the
eventual conference champion
New Trier East in a dual meet.
“Both teams didn’t meet
their normal range, but New
Trier was able to hit better,”
explained Sokalski. The gym
nasts fell to the Indians by a
score of 111-96.
THE TROJANS’ next op
ponent was Highland Park.
“The Highland Park meet
was our best meet of the
season. If a few better routines
would have been turned in, we
could have won the m eet,”
stated Sokalski. The Trojans
lost this heartbreaker by a
narrow margin of 114-112.
The sophomore team ended
a very successful season by
taking the conference title on
the sophomore level.
The squad, coached by
former East gymnast Seymour
R ifkind, w ent undefeated
throughout the entire season.
S teve M alitz, a freshm an
competing on the sophomore
level, took first place in
conference on every event but
the pommel horse and floor
exercise. Fred lies took a first
in the pommel horse event.
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As the season progresses into winter,
Skokians will once again be celebrating
the holidays of Christmas or Chanukah.
In Skokie, merchants prepare for the
season by displaying holiday decora
tions and enough various gifts to suit
everyone's tastes.
The Old Orchard shopping center is
in time with the holiday spirit; its
holiday displays depict a theme of
Christmas and Chanukah around the
world.
Downtown Skokie traditionally cele
brates by draping "boughs of holly" on
the street posts, and scenes of glitter,
garland, and silver bells garnish stores'
■windows.
If Christmas decorations strike one’s
fancy, then take time out for a casual
drive through the Lincolnwood Towers
area. Located just south of Skokie
between Devon and Pratt, west of the
Edens Expressway, the area residences
offer colorful decorative d isp lays.
Sightseers in cars are attracted to the
area in droves, and occasionally some
heavy traffic results, but most don't
mind the wait.
Aside from the forthcoming twoweek vacation, students should also
stop and realize the meaning involved
in th is holiday season . C hristm as
honors the birth of C hrist, and
Chanukah com m em orates the war
between the Jews and the Assyrians.
This year Chanukah and Christmas are
on the same day, December 25.
Some East students will spend their
vacation time by going skiing, by
traveling to warmer climates, while
still others will be content staying
home.
The N ileh ilite w ishes stu d en ts,
staff, and administration a very happy
holiday, and th e b est of luck
throughout the New Year.
�2 editorial
Friday, December 2 2 ,1978
Skills mandate change
Recently, due to the general decline
of (SA T/A C T) scores and basic
academic competency of high school
graduates, there has been a nationwide'
movement toward minimum competen
cy requirements for graduation.
Currently, there have been a number
of programs proposed and implemented
regarding the insurance of minimum
competency upon graduation. These
include the im plem entation of a
state-level high school graduation test
as in New York State, an evaluation of
the students competency in basic skills
areas by the individual local districts,
or the establishment of competency
standards for grade-to-grade promotion
by each individual school.
Of all the previously m entioned
alternatives, the one that has received
the m ost m edia atten tion is the
state-level high school graduation test.
This “test for graduation" has many
flaw s and d efin itely shouldn’t be
implemented in the district. Particular
ly, this system has two faults. First, if
“tests for graduation" are implement
ed, they will result in District schools
narrowing their curriculums to the j
-queen
minimal requirements of the tests.
Second, if “tests for graduation" are
used, they may cause serious life crisis
for students who have planned to
graduate and are then refused a
diploma.
THE SOLUTION TO THE problem
of lack of minimum competency may be
found in the rough draft of a proposal
regarding minimum competency made
by the District Curriculum Council en
titled, Minimum Competency Testing
A National Movement. This report’s
plan stresses guidelines for minimum
competency made by the teachers of the
individual courses taken by the specific
student. The list of teacher and Board
advised standards of the various
required and elective courses taken in
order to acquire the 34 credits needed
for graduation will be the measure of
minimum competency ' at the various
stages of the high school students’
career.
F in ally, the Board should m ove
ahead and accept the proposal of the
Curriculum Council to insure that all.
District graduates can function and be
active members in our complex society.
■
A lbum Reviews
Keeping with the methods that made
their past releases all very successful,
the royal jesters of the rock genre,
Queen, pull no punches with their new
release, “Jazz". The album is injected
with Queen’s traditional great sense of
fun and offbeat versatility.
The album shows its colorfulness
right from the beginning. “Mustapha,"
is the world’s first rock song sung
com pletely in Arabic (the n ative
language of lead singer F red d ie,
Mercury who was bom in Zanzibar),,
leads off the first side and is a n ;
excellen t parody of the ‘ex o tic’
Middle-Eastern musical style.
THE GROTESQUE musical plague,
disco also fa lls prey to Q ueen’s
parody. “Fun It" is an effective* satire
of this country’s latest dance craze.
i
As usual, Brian May’s guitar is the
major in terest in Queen. M ay’s
sw eet-sounding (hom em ade) guitar
gives that fluid cohesiveness which is
so necessary for Q ueen’s sty le of
con stan t m usical turns and tem po
changes from song to song. Their latest
sin g les. “ B icycle R ace’’ and “ F at
Bottomed Girls", are in the Vein of
outrageousness, with May Mercury and
drummer Roger Taylor trading off
vocals in a heavy-metal rock preten
tious sort of ‘rhapsody’.
zsteve shayman:
JUDGING FROM THEIR recent
Stadium perform ance Decem ber 7,
there’s no doubt in my mind that Queen
will attain multi-million selling status
with “Jazz", so prepare your ears for a
“Jazz" radio airplay onslaught over the
next few months.
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Focus
idavid eingorn:
In my opinion, all in-school assem
blies should remain mandatory with
some provisions added.
First, during an assembly students
should be allowed to sit wherever they
choose. The behavior of students at the
past few assemblies has shown that
they could handle sitting with their
own friends without a major disturb
ance occurring.
A s for attendance at an “ open
seating" assembly to insure that the
assembly remains mandatory, a “paper
slip” system could be used. On the day
of the assembly during homeroom,
students would sign their names on
slips of paper. At the beginning of the
assembly, students of each homeroom
would meet at a predesignated place
and personally give their homeroom
teachers their signed slips of paper. In
this way attendance would be taken.
After each student personally gives his
piece of “attendance" paper to his
teacher, he would then be able to sit
wherever he pleased.
SECOND, THE QUALITY of the
assemblies should be improved. Stu
dents shouldn’t be forced to m iss class
tim e to see som e sort of “ dress
rehearsal" for a later performance.
A lso, there shouldn’t be a great
proliferation of assem blies — ju st
major ones like Homecoming, Fall and
Winter Sports, and Reflections.
Finally, the advantages of having
mandatory assemblies definitely out
weigh the disadvantages.
Having mandatory assemblies pro
motes activities and “school spirit"
which are needed by a school in order
for it to su rvive. A lso, having
mandatory assemblies encourages en
thusiasm among the individual partici
pants in the activity being honored
through peer recognition. Mandatory
assemblies do teach students the very
important skill of how to be a good and
appreciative audience.
Feedback
East’s-condition warants its success
Dear Editor:
Some Niles North parents seem to
think that a great injustice would be
done to the world should North close.
They go around causing more trouble
than necessary and making the already
unpleasant task of dosing a high school
harder.
These parents have tried to prevent
the p ossib le closin g of N orthi by
m aking E ast seem run-down and
outdated. They have complained about
everything from the p ossib le poor
condition of the building structure to
the idea that E ast’s teaching facilities
are poor.
Student praises club
Dear Editor:
y
I am a member of the Niles East
B DECA (Distributive Education Clubs
Editor’s Note: The Nilehilite would
like to apologize for several mistakes of America). This is my first year in
that appeared in the November, 1978 DECA, but I find it rewarding. The
issue. In the Ruth Saltzman story, we . purpose of DECA is to find careers that
regret the misspelling of Ruth's last interest the members. One works in his
name. The letter which appeared at the chosen field along with his fellow
bottom of page 2 was written by former dassm ates, teacher, and employees.^
DECA has many fund raising
E ast teacher E verett C olton. A ll
album s th at appear in the album
reviews this year are supplied by Dog
Ear Records 8836 N. Harlem, Morton
Grove.
It should be dearly acknowledged by
In this issue, the photo on the front
all that DECA (Distributive Education
page of Old Orchard Shopping Center
_ Clubs of America) deserves praise on
was taken by Mike Silver.
jS its outstanding progress with building
leaders in the m arketing and the
distribution industries. DECA teaches
DA ROSA TRAVEL
students about all the different facets
of retail business while finding jobs for
Spring vacation trips to Parj(s>
students.
France, Madrid, Spain, and
Bill Coulson, DECA Coordinator at
Marllorca will be offered by Da
East, has done a fine job working with
Rosa Travel. For information,
h is E ast stu d en ts and should be
write or call Da Rosa Travel,
commended on preparing them for the
duties of nationw ide office. A lso,
4648 Oakton St., Box 587,
Coulson should be recognized for
Skokie, III. 60076. 677-2550.
milking the East DECA state chapter
projects planned such as carwashes,
candy-o-grams, collecting canned food
for the needy, and collecting toys for
the children in the hospital.
Mr. Coulson is the teacher of DECA.
' He is a great teacher. He always seems
to be on the same levd as all of the kids
in the class, and he is always pushing
for DECA to be #1.
Julie Knee ‘79
DECA deserves praise
of the year for the last three years.
Students in DECA spend most of the
day in school with the remainder spent
at their predesignated DECA jobs,
according to S cott Turner, DECA
Parliamentarian.
DECA isn’t only a dub but a class as
wfell, “ You receive one credit per
semester for DECA class and one credit
per semester for working on the DECA
job," conduded Turner.
All students who are interested in
joining DECA should first see Mr.
C oulson, and then their respective
counselors so they could sign up.
However, the condition of the East
building structure was recently found
to be totally sound when a building
com m ittee toured the school and
reported that it was and is in fine
condition. As for the teaching facilities,
all three Niles Township High Schools
follow the same instructional programs,
u sin g b asically the sam e teaching
equipment.
AFTER ALL THE complaints and
differences have been reviewed, the fact
remains that one school must dose in
1980 and a decision of which school
must be made soon. This decision
should be made w isdy and without the
pressures of court orders and parent
protests. Also, this decision should be
made with the good of all students, in
all three high schools in mind.
Kathleen Barry, '82
The voice of the Niles East Students
Published during the school year by the students
of Niles Township High School East, Lamon and
Mulford Streets, Skokie, Illinois 60076. Printed by
Son's Enterprises, Inc. Skokie, III.
Voi. 41, No. 4
Friday, Doc. 22,127«
Editor-In-Chief...................................Alan Friedman
Managing E ditor............................... David Eingorn
News Editor.................................... .
Shari Miller
Feature Editors...............Howard Berry, Leslie Doi
Sports E ditor..................................Brian Kamajian
Reporters........................................Kathleon Barry,
Janice Greenberg, Lee Kantz, Mark Pos, Barbara
Reich, Stacey Sacksner, Steve Shayman, Jay
Wilensky
Photo Editor............................................Mike Silver
Photographers... Howard Gerber, John Matsuoka,
. Paul Tobaok
Cartoonist.................................... .. 'Cesar Borges
Distributor..............................................Gary Courts
Advisor........................................ Mrs. Angie Panos
�news 3
Friday, December 22,1978
East perform s
“R eflections ’7 8 ”
East’s annual student directed musical “Reflections *78” was presented December 7 ,8 ,9 .
DECA has active y e a r
E ast DECA (D istrib u tive Educa
tional Clubs of America), under the
direction of Bill Coulson, has partici
pated in and has sponsored many
activities so far this year.
DECA students have sponsored a
holiday auction outside the Dean’s
office for students on December 11-15.
According to Debbie Kagan ‘79, “All
the items are brand new merchandise
donated by stores from Skokie,
Glenview, Morton Grove, Niles, and
E vanston. Coulson who was the
auctioneer explained, “Four hundred to
five hundred different items were sold
including w igs, tou p ees, furniture,
jewelry, and pianos. The auction gave
students opportunities to get good
bargains at good prices.”
A TOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE was
held November 27-December 20 in con
junction w ith Student Senate and
G.I.T. (Getting It Together). All home
rooms were asked to bring in new and
old toys in good condition. These were
given to the Marine Corps who will dis
tribute them during the holidays.
A formal candlelight ceremony for
the new chapter officers took place on
November 16 in the student lounge.
Parents, special guests, and students
witnessed the initiation and installation
of Marc Shuman, president; Debbie
Kagan, vice president; Jeff Hester,
secretary; Frank Davis, reporter; and
Scott Turner, parlimentarian.
On November 3-5, several students
participated in a Central R egion’s
Groups
sponsor
charity
DECA, Student Senate and GIT
sponsored a Toys For Tots Drive in
conjunction with the Marine Corps,
November 27-December 20.
Students were asked to donate both
new and used toys in good condition.
The toys then are distributed by the
Marine Corps to needy children during
the Christmas season.
During the week of December 11, the
groups launched their publicity cam
paign over the P.A. system . Students
were encouraged to bring toys to the
student lounge during homeroom on
Thursday, December 14,” commented
Rita Stewart, Building Manager.
All students that brought in toys
were given a small prize by the drive’s
sponsors. The homeroom donating the
in ost to y s received a $5.00 g ift
certificate to Record City for each
student in the homeroom.
’’DECA participates in the drive
every year. We normally collect 300-400
toys. By involving the other clubs we
hoped to gain the support of all the
students and fill the student lounge
with toys,” noted Bill Coulson, DECA
coordinator.
T H IS YEAR’S “ TOYS FOR
Tots” chairpersons were Jay Wilensky,
Marc Shuman, and Cathy Resnick.
Wilensky also appeared in the student
lounge as Santa Clans.
Leadership Conference at the Hyatt
Regency Dearborn in Dearborn, Michi
gan. Approximately 1700 high school
students from all over the Midwest
attended, “to go through a series of
motivational and leadership develop
ment workshops,” according to Coul
son. Debbie Kagan noted, “We had a
guest speaker involved with business,
and students participate in different
activities to motivate you to reach a
higher goal.”
East students were elected to state
offices for the fifth consecutive year at
a DECI (Distributive Education Clubs
of Illinois) convention October 20-21
held at the Ramada O’Hare Inn. Marc
Shuman ‘79, who was parlimentarian
last year, was selected vice president of
the state organization by the judges.
Debbie Kagan was chosen secretary.
Jeff Hester, Frank Davis, and Cindy
Trilling completed training to qualify
as Public Relations Ambassador for
DECA of Illinois, according to Coulson.
The East student directed variety
show, Reflections ‘78, was performed
December 7-9 in the East auditorium.
“ The show im proved w ith each
performance,” commented Jerry Proffit, East Theater Director, “There were
several good numbers. The students
involved in the show put in over 200
hours worth of work.”
Proffit admitted however, that he
didn’t believe all the time and effort
put into, a m ajor student-directed
production was w orthw hile. “ The
directors spend so much time trying to
get the attention of the cast that
valuable rehearsal time is lost. If a
teacher directed the show this would
not be the case. Students are far more
cooperative under the guidance of a
teacher. The students’ grades slip and
there 'is a lot of extra anxiety that
would be alleviated under the direction
of a teacher.”
Norman Fox ‘81, ca st member,
disagreed, “I think the problems are
caused by the size of the cast, not
because students are in charge. It’s a
very good experience because students
can learn about the problem s of
directing a show.” Laurel Bleadon ‘80
added, “The show giyes students a
chance to use their imagination, to
make a show that their fellow students
can relate to.”
Alan Schoen ‘79, Reflections’ tech
nical director agreed, “Personally, I
think a student directed production is a
Library receives gift
The East library’s record collection
has recently been expanded by the
addition of the C lass of 1978’s
graduation gift, a 52 album record
collection.
The new records will be available for
overnight use, when school resumes
January 8, 1979, and students will be
able to use the Lighting and Viewing
Area in the library, to listen to the
records. The albums will be available
for renewal when there is no waiting
lis t for them , according to Fran
Williams, East librarian.
The albums consist of show tunes
such as “The Wiz” and “Pippin”, as
w ell as several jazz a rtists. The
collection also contains some classical
albums and popular artists such as
Barbra Streisand, Joni Mitchell, the
Rolling Stones and Led Zepplin.
“ M ost of the records previously
belonging to our collection consisted of
classical and teaching records. These
new albums cover a wide variety of
musical interest,” added Williams.
“The Senior Cabinet wanted to give
the school something that students
could continue to use when and if East
closed, so they submitted a list of
■ ¡■ i
records to Andrew Maggio, the Library
M edia Center Coordinator, and he
placed the order with the distribution
company,” commented John Herbst,
E ast Science teacher and Senior
Cabinet sponsor. “The students used
money left over from the Junior-Senior
Prom to pay for the records.”
good experience, I, for one, learned a
lot about people and about producing a
show. I thought it was really
glamorous to be in charge of the show,
but I discovered there is a great deal of
pressure involved. Because it was my
first time directing I wasn't sure that I
was doing everything right. It’s also
very difficult to have to discipline your
friends.” Schoen added, “I can really
appreciate and understand what Mr.
Mayfield and Mr. Proffit go through
when they produce a show.”
Phil Rappoport ‘79, one of the show's
stage directors commented, “A stu
dent-directed show is definitely good
because stu d en ts can develop the
ability to learn qualities of control and
leadership. I think it is important to
have at least one student-directed show
each year because a teacher has many
chances to direct the shows. This gives
the students at least one chance to gain
experience.” Although all the theater
productions have stu d en t directors,
Rappoport noted that Reflections is
different from the others because the
teacher steps aside unless be is asked
to help out by the students. In the
other productions, it is the students
who assist the teacher. The roles are
completely reversed.
“The show was excellent. The cast,
crew, and orchestra all com bined
excellent talents and qualities. But the
audience reacted positively and this is
what makes the show good,” comment
ed Rappoport.
Schoen agreed saying, “Everyone
concentrated and the show went well.
The audience was responsive and
polite. We drew good-sized crowds,
particularly Friday and Saturday
nights. We were just sorry that the
in-school performance didn’t turn out
well.”
“The students who didn't attend
because they were put off by the
in-school performance missed an enter
taining evening,” concluded Proffit.
Students graduate early
Six of the fifty-th ree mid year
graduates have been granted early
dismissal.
Early dismissal is granted if the
student can dem onstrate th at the
college or university he plans to attend
will begin before East's semester ends.
The earliest date students are allowed
to leave is the first day of winter
vacation, according to Galen Hosier,
East principal.
Mid year graduation was adopted by
the school board in July, 1973. “The
number of mid year graduates has been
decreasing slightly,” commented Hos
ier.
<
“Mid year graduation wasn’t de-
s
These records are part of the graduating gift given by the Class of ’78. The records will begin
circulation when school resumes in January.
signed to be a success or failure. As a
general rule, it is wise for a youngster
to spend four years in high school;
however, there »are exceptions. For
instance, a student may leave high
school early because he has to go to
work to help support his family. Most
mid year graduates go on to college,
although a small percentage go to
work,” stated Hosier.
Students who are granted early
release are graded on what they have
done up to the time they leave. Class
ranks of mid year graduated are still
included second semester, according to
Hosier.
The six mid year graduates who
have been granted early dismissal are
Todd Gunther, Sheila Barsky, Zehava
G oldstein, Shari F avish , Rhonda
Vowell, December 22; Donna Kenig,
Sue Lew andow ski, C ollete Purcell,
Marla Zimbler and Jodi B olotin,
January 12.
The graduation ceremony in which
the regular mid year graduates will
graduate will take place February 15.
The informal ceremony will graduate
about 12 students.
The other mid term graduates will
graduate with the rest of their class in
the regular commencement exercises to
be held June 10.
“ Students who decide not to
graduate early are more than welcome
to stay. About five students change
their minds each year,” commented
Hosier.
�4 feature
Friday, December 22,1978,
Frosh English classes
study com m unication unit
by Lee Kantzand Kathleen Barry
This year, freshman English
classes are learning more than
verb tenses and prepositional
phrases — they are learning to
communicate with others by
giving demonstration speeches
and stu d yin g short subject
fj)ma as part of a mass media
unit.
“With all of the television
and movies that have been
brought before us, we should
be aware of the techniques
th at go into th is m edia,”
com m ented M iss V irginia
Stemp, East English teacher.
STEMP’S STUDENTS are
studying films in order to learn
more about filming styles, the
fjlm maker’s purpose and other
techniques that go into a film’s
production. “I think that we
should begin to appreciate
movies as a form of entertain
m ent and com m unication,”
said Stemp.
In other E nglish cla sses,
66
stu d en ts are dem onstrating
their hobbies and talents by
giving short speeches.
IN JERRY PRO FPIT’S
English class, students have
been dem onstrating every
thing from wrapping presents
to making “hero” sandwiches
or saving a choking victim.
Proffit feels that the biggest
area of difficulty encountered
by his students in preparing
their speeches was in picking a
topic that was appropriate,
easy to dem onstrate, and
interesting to others.
“Most of the speeches were
potentially interesting,” stated
Proffit. “However, the best
speeches not only had good
topics, but were demonstrated
by the speaker actually going
through the process, step by
step.”
ACCORDING TO PROFfit there have been a few
mishaps during the speeches.
Stuchers” teach kids
by Janicé Greenberg
What would such children’s
item s as fin gerp ain ts, Play
School farms, see saws, play
kitchens, and modeling clay be
doing in a high school? These
toys are all part of E ast’s child
nursery located in room 220.
Every Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, eleven 4 year
old children from the neighbor
ing community attend E ast’s
nursery where they are taught
pre math and reading con
cepts, health and safety. The
teachers of the youngsters are
juniors and seniors who have
fulfilled the prerequisite for
Child Growth and Develop
ment. Some of the activities at
the nursery include art work,
m arching bands, film strip s,
and woodwork.
“ THE STU DENTS REquested a ’hand on’ program
with kids to coincide with the
Child Growth and Develop
ment class. Both East and
W est started the nursery in
1973 as a response to this
request,” stated Shirley Foss,
Child Growth and Develop
ment and nursery teacher at
East.
The high school students,
who Foss refers to as “stu
chers” (students and teach
ers), are divided into three
groups. One group observes
the children, one group is
researching and developing a
plan around a topic which was
assigned by Foss, and the
third group is utilizing their
plan.
“I like teaching the children,
but I also enjoy observing
them because we are watching
the kids from a different
an gle/’ stated Leslie Schulmeister ’79, a “stucher” in the
nursery class.
“ EACH ‘STUCHER’ IS
assigned a specific child to
observe and work w ith
throughout the semester. A
d etailed case stu d y is the
culmination of the ‘stucher’s ’
w ork,” com m ented F oss.
There are no tests and few
written assignments for the
stu d en ts, although a room
project is assigned to each
“stucher”. Projects created in
the p ast include a puppet
sta g e, phone booth, doll
h ouses, traffic lig h t, wood
working bench, and other
learning materials.
“The main subjects we try
to stress are strengthening self
concepts with activities the
children can accomplish, peer
interaction, and building pre
skills for kindergarten,” con
cluded Foss.
A future Picasso at work painting in East’s nursery class. (Photo by
John Matsuoka)
One student who was going to
demonstrate how to make a
banana split came to class only
to discover that the ice cream
for the dem onstration had
melted. Another student de
monstrated how to improve
one’s golf swing. As he stood
on a desk giving a high back
swing, he shattered the flourescent light about him.
Other topics that the fresh
men will cover this semester
include listen in g sk ills, in
form ative speeches, reading
short stories and novels, Bible,
and mythology.
Debra Gassel ’82 gives demonstration speech as part of a freshman
English communication unit. (Photo by John Matsuoka)
Job market undergoes change
by David Eingorn
A t some point while growing
up, a teenager asks himself a
variety of questions that will
determine his whole future:
What should I do with my life?
What field should I go into?
Will there be a job in the field
of my choice?
These questions will be all
the more important to high
school students today, due to
the fact that the U.S. Labor
Departm ent predicts th at
there will be a shortage of 4,5
million jobs in the total labor
force in the next decade.
T H IS IS N ’T A pleasant
outlook. It simply means that
some college graduates will be
forced to take jobs that high
school graduates used to have.
Many high school graduates
will be forced to take jobs
dropouts used to g et, and
finally high school dropouts
will displace those who never
finished grade school.
Nevertheless, the more edu
cation a person has, the better
he or she will be able to adapt
to changes and be successful in
tomorrow’s job market. Indica
tive of things to come, many
Ph.D’s in the humanities have
turned to business and man
agement due to tremendous
shortages of humanities pro
fessorships open at the uni
v ersity level. A lso, young
people trained as elementary
or high school teachers are
finding the need to adapt, due
to the overabundance of
qualified teachers. These
would be teachers who are
going back to college for
degrees in accounting or
business administration, two
fields in which a substantial
grow th in em ploym ent is
forecasted in upcoming years.
CURRENTLY THE FASTest growing of all professions,
law, will reach its peak in the
early 1980’s. Projections made
by the American Bar Associa
tion indicates that there may
be 100,000 more lawyers than
the profession can employ by
1985. Many will undoubtedly
take jobs in management, a
field where legal training has
become very important due to
the proliferation of laws regu
lating commerce.
Any estim ate of where the
largest number of jobs will be
in this dynamic economy must
take into account the rapid
grow th of the service in
dustries. In 1948, the number
of workers involved in produc
ing goods exceeded the total
involved in servicing of goods
by a ratio of 55 to 45. Twenty
years later the ratio has
reversed with 55 per cent of all
workers in service industries
and 45 per cent in production.
According to the Department
of Labor, “Now more than 58
million workers, seven out of
every ten, are employed in the
service industries,” according
to A.H. Raskin, editor-in-chief
of The Journal of International
Labor.
OF ALL THE SERVICE
industries, the one that will
entail the most rapid growth
w ill be the health service
industry. In the future, the
need for physicians, nurses,
and technicians will be greater
than ever. Also, there is a
prospected boom in a paraprofessional medical fields like
doctors’ assistants.
The greatest overall growth
within the next ten years of
any industry will be in clerical
job s. G overnm ent an alysts
predict that four million new
clerical jobs will come into
being by 1985, many of which
will be the result of the spread
of computerization.
Engineers will also be in
strong demand especially in
the energy field. Occupations
in the retail and wholesale
trades and in banking and
finance w ill also experience
strong future growth, accord
ing to the D epartm ent of
Labor.
FINALLY, NO MATTER
what profession one goes into,
a college degree will be the
key. During the recession in
the early 1970’s, unemploy
ment was three times less
likely for a college graduate
than for a high school
graduate.
Santa m akes his list
A lthough d olls, choo-choo
trains, and jacks-in-the-box are
in past memories of teachers,
this holiday season still brings
excitement and anticipation.
While Santa is busy making
h is C hristm as L ist, E ast
teachers shared their wishes
with the Nilehilite.
Two extra hours in every
day.
Richard Livingston
Two 240 lb. tackles and a
tailback who can run 9.6
seconds in the 100 yd. dash for
my football team.
Gerald Ferguson
A computer . . . to solve all
my problems.
John Cooper
Peace and harmony in
mankind.
Galen Hosier
East to have an outstanding
basketball season.
Emil Capitani
A trip to Florida.
George Galla
A General Electric steam,
and spray iron.
Barbara Scarbrough R.N.
A class with all ‘A ’ fresh
man students.
John Moshak
Natalie Doi to fail school
and come back and play
volleyball and her sister Leslie
to grow to 6’2”.
Jerry Richardson
East to stay open.
M iss Rita Stewart
A dog sled . . . to get
through the snow.
Miss Judy Rochotte
38-26-38.
Seymour Rifkind
A little more spare time.
John Golata
A new car.
Alex Miron
A toupee (suggested by Mr.
Henry).
Jerry Oswald
A new garage door and an
automatic garage door opener.
' William Henry
A 35 foot sailboat.
Ed Ernst
SUNSHINE!
Mrs. Dee Whyman
A happy tim e w ith my
family.
George Yursky
An atmosphere of teaching
where I can expand my
energies in creativity to help
the stu d en ts rather than
con stan tly being forced to
defend w hat I think is
educationally sound.
Mrs. Mary Scherb
A giant sized Lego set so
my children can be happy for
hours.
Frank Mayfield
Everything including a trip
to Florida.
Mrs. Kay Powell
A few extra hours in each
day and a world of w ellmannered people.
Mrs. Jeanne Derichs
A new Porsche.
Irwin Drobny
�feature 5
Friday, December 22,1978,
D oi receives awards
“We can do it (stamp, dap)
hey!” yells the East volleyball
team as they run onto the
court, jumping up and down,
limbering their musdes, and
film ing their nerves. In the
serving position, a ponytail
bobs, capping the figure of
4'11” Natalie Doi 79.
This tiny member, who is
one of the co-captains, was
selected as MVP of the East
team. Natalie was also chqsen
for the All Conference award
for the 1978 volleyball season
among twelve other girls in
the North Division by the
coaches of 15 schools. She was
one of only three girls who was
voted unanimously by all the
coaches. Senior Bobbie Lewen,
the other co-captain, received
an honorable mention dtation.
NATALIE HAD JOINED
the E ast volleyb all team
during her sophomore year and
was moved up from the Junior
Varsity, along with Bobbie to
the varsity, near the end of the
season. She has been a starter
for the past two years.
“ A lthough w e’re not a
perfect team, I know we had
the potential to do better,”
commented Natalie on the 78
season.
B ecause of her lack of
height, Natalie had to focus
almost totally on defense. “A t
the beginning of the season,
my goal was to block a spike
but I wasn’t even able to reach
the top of the net yet,” smiled
N atalie. “ I hope to play
volleyball in college; so now
I’ll have to concentrate on my
setting too.”
NATALIE BELIEVES the
most difficult game this year
was against New Trier East.
“There was a lot of tension
because we beat them last year
in districts.”
Natalie, who played on a
church team for three years
before joining East volleyball
commented, “The competition
in high school volleyball has
greatly increased and I ’ll
alw ays remember when we
won the districts tournament
last year.”
Natalie Doi 7 9 executes a bump during pregame warmups. (Photo by
John Matsuoka)
Grossman guards secret
by Leslie Doi
from his mouth. The tip was lit
and smoke filtered out from
sweet sixteens. “My work is
“Let’s take four cards and
the end. He put it slowly into
geared primarily for teens and
turn two right side up. I’ll flip
his cupped hand and pulled it
adults. I have performed all
all four cards over and voila!
back out without a wince.
over ffie world including a
They’re all face down again!”
Again he pushed the cigarette
show at the Magic Castle in
No card had moved in his
into his hand and tightened his
hand. They all lay like solid
Hollywood, California.”
grip on it. With a look of
“THE HAND IS QUICKbricks in this deft hand; yet,
confidence, Grossman opened
er than the eye. Sometimes the
somehow they m ust have
his hand . . . the cigarette had
magician uses misdirection. He
turned over.
lets you look at something
disappeared! He assured, “It’s
That is the magician’s secret
gone! See what I mean? If I
while he does something else.”
— the answer to the trick lies
had used a little black wand,
Grossman noted, “My fa
in the mind of Tom Grossman,
you probably wouldn’t have
vorite tricks deal with mentalcounselor at E a st and an
been as impressed.”
experienced magician. Grossism or mind readin g.” He
GROSSMAN reminisced a
man first became interested in
proved his professionalism in
memorable moment. “I most
these illusionary acts when he
th is area by asking th is
remember when one of the
was about 10 years old.
reporter to think of a card in
Tom Grossman uses common everyday items as props to perform his
world’s finest magicians, Dai
“ I FIND IT EASY to learn
the deck and he simply pulled
magic routines.
Vernon, complimented me on
tricks. I either invent them,
it out as if she had told him to
one of my routines.”
read about new tricks, or trade
do so.
Disappearing
cigarettes,
ideas with other magicians,”
Grossman does not use any
flipping cards, and mind
explained Grossman.
fancy props or costum es
reading makes one wonder just
Grossman, a member of the
because “magic is magic when
what the trick is. When asked
Society of American Magicians
common everyday things start
if he would ever reveal a
and International Brotherhood
doing things they shouldn’t be
magician’s secret, Grossman
of Magicians, has taken his
doing.” With this statement,
replied w ith an absolute
m agic show s to lounges,
he pulled the cigarette that he
“Never!”
restaurants, bar mitzvahs, and was smoking at that moment
like a m an’s thum b. T his
Of all the unsolved phe
suggested to the Colonel that
nomena in our world today,
the creature whose footprints
there is still one riddle that
he had found was a cross
students, sdentists, and re
between a tree-climber and a
searchers around the world
ground walker.
have yet to answer or even try
EVIDENCE OF AN ape
to explain — the existence of
like man roam ing in th is
the Abominable Snowman (al
Your body will boogie and your toes will tingle on
mountainous region continued
so known as the Yeti).
the Axle’s new electronic disco dancefloor. Or roll
to pour in as W estern
A ccording to som e E ast
around the huge Axle rink two inches off the ground,
expeditions continued to at
students, the Yeti is anything
under a brilliant half acre light show. Music,...
tempt to scale the world’s
and everything ranging from
gam es,...snacks...and a whole evening of disco
h igh est peak, M t. E verest.
“a big furry thing” to a white
dancing and skating...every Friday and Saturday
Most expeditions that return
“Bigfoot” (a beast that is
READING & ST U D Y SKILLS
night at the Axle. I
ed after failing to scale this
reported to liv e in the
Learn ,effective reading and study
peak brought back varying
northw estern part of the
techniques; taking notes; making
types of Yeti stories. Many of
United States).
th ese stories proved to be
outlines; studying for tests; answer
IN ACTUALITY, the Yeti
nothing but the politeness of
is a half-hum an, half-ape
ing test questions.
“monster,” that some scien local natives, who told visitors
WRITING SKILLS
tists believe could be the last from the West just what they
Goal is clear, well integrated writ
wanted to hear.
missing link between ape and
ten expression. Improve para
Many scientists doubt the
man.
graph structure, build clear
The Yeti, reported to stand existence of the Yeti, but then
between six and ten feet high, they remember their predeces
thought sequence, develop note
is believed to liv e in the sors who had doubted a Phoen-1
taking skills, relate writing to read
Himalayan mountain range. It ician navigator who h a d '
ing. Attention to sentence struc
is said to roam over the vast claimed to have seen a huge
ture, verb tense, spelling, punctua
highlands between India, Ti ape which beat its chest with
tion.
bet, and the Soviet Union. One its fists when angered. Scien
thousand five hundred fifty tists prior to 1856 laughed at
Students will develop & polish
m iles long and 160 m iles the alleged sighting of this ani
skills appropriate to school work.
across, th is highland area mal that they knew nothing
Small class size for individual help.
contains five of the world’s about. In 1856, a Frenchman,
Precise course content will be ad
highest mountain peaks, all du Chaillu, shot a gorilla in
justed to meet individual needs.
greater than 27,500 feet in Equatorial Africa and set the
facts straight. This had stun
elevation.
Call 256-3400 for information.
An
Amusement
The first alleged evidence of ned the scientific world.
TODAY, AS A LIMITED
a Yeti was found by a Western
In Norridg«, 4510 N. Harlem. Phone 453-3114.
explorer, Colonel W.A. Wad- search goes on for the Yeti,
In Niles, on Milwaukee Avenue north of Golf Rood.
del, in 1887. He claimed to m any scien tists hope th at
Phone 297-7030.
have found footprin ts 18 they too, like the Frenchman
Open 7:30 PM every night except Monday
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inches long. The foot was the du Cbaillu, will someday be
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same as a man’s foot except able to turn a legend from
that the big toe was opposable, fiction to fact.
Abominable snowman
baffles scientists
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�6 sports
Friday, December 2 2 ,1978i
Trojans face New Trier tonight
by Jay Wilensky
The East varsity basketball
team will be trying to improve
their conference record to 2-3
when they face the New Trier
W est Cowboys tonight at 8
p.m.
The Cowboys are ranked in
the top ten in many polls. Last
year’s squad earned a spot in
the state tournament as one of
the eight finalists.
“IT WILL DEFINITELY
be a tough game, but I think
we can pull out a victory,"
stated Head Coach E m il
Capitani.
Against what many people
consider a team better than
NT-W, the Trojans lost to New
'Frier East Tuesday, December
12 by a score of 81-72.
“Just like at Evanston we
spotted New Trier an early
lead (22-8). We dug too deep a
hole to climb out of,” observed
Capitani. A1 Andrea led all
scorers by popping in 33
points and Tad Slowik contri-
buted 18.
IF THE DEFICIT at the
beginning of the New Trier
game was bad, then the start
of the Evanston contest was
horrendous. The W ildkits ran
up 17 straight points before
the Trojans g o t on the
scoreboard. Although the team
cut the lead down to seven
p oin ts, E vanston prevailed
81-67. High scorers in this
game were Slowik with 31
p oin ts, and Joel K essler,
coming off the bench, scored
12.
“ G etting behind a good
team like E vanston by 17
points makes it tough to come
back. We had trouble with
their pressure defense and
commited far too many turn
overs," stated Capitani.
• “It’s awfully tough playing
two top teams like Evanston
and NT-E within four days of
W restlers face
stiff com petition
By Brian Kamajian
The East wrestling team is
in the midst of what Head
Coach Fred Richardi describes
as being a “successful season,
so far."
The team has had onfetaKOconference meets so far this
year. The wrestlers faced Niles
North December 8 and swept
all four levels by large scores.
Last Friday, December 15, the
Trojans faced the Evanston
W ildkits in their only other
conference meet.
“We have more matches in
tournaments and against out
of conference competition than
we have against teams in our
own conference," commented
Richardi. “Our non-conference
meets are against the toughest
competition in the state. When
we go again st th ese good
teams, it makes us better.”
The quality of the Trojans’
non-conference opponents was
shown when they competed in
a four team tournament which
included D eK alb, A ddison
Trail and Glenbrook North.
“DeKalb and Addison Trail
are two of the better teams in
the state," stated Richardi.
DeKalb defeated the Trojans
32-21 and Addison handed the
squad a 34-18 loss. The team
did however tie Glenbrook
North 27-27.
East also faced some tough
competition in their own 16
team tournament held Novem
ber 24 and 25.
“The Niles East tournament
is considered as being one of
the toughest tourneys in the
state. I’m very proud that we
finished as high as we did,’
stated Richardi. The Trojans
finished fourth behind state
contenders Joliet W est, East
Leyden and M aine . E ast.
Seniors V ictor Suarez and
John LaM anna both took
first in their weight classes,
w hile juniors Dan Sarasin,
K elly W alls and Howard
Wallovich all placed second.
Our performance in our non
conference meets are really no
indication of what our confer
ence team is like," declared,
Richardi. “In our meet against,.
Addison Trail, we had sev
eral sophomores and a fresh
man wrestling varsity to give
them experience. If we used
our line up that we used for
conference m eets, then we
could have given Addison all
they could handle."
“That’s why we’ve been so
successful the past six years.
We give the younger kids
experience by having them
w restle v a rsity m atches.
That’s the reason we have
been and will always be a
conference contender,” con
cluded Richardi.
each other," commented And
rea, “we’ll get even with those
teams when we play them at
home."
The Trojans opened their
conference season December 2
w ith a victory over N iles
N orth 69-65. The Trojans
m aintained a sm all lead
throughout the game but the
Vikings closed the lead to one
point before East pulled away
for their first conference
triumph.
__ I
_
Joel Kessler, seen here in J.V. action vs. Evanston. Kessler has lately
been seeing much varsity action including a 12 point performance against
Evanston. (Photo by Mike Silver)
Bowlers have success;
volleyball ends season
BOWLING
The E ast g irls’ bow ling
teams have opened up their
seasons by posting victories
over Niles North, Niles West
and Glenbrook South.
“Though there isn’t one star
bowler on the team, the group
is the strongest we’ve ever
had," boasted Head Coach Dee
Whyman.
The varsity team’s current
range is a pin fall betw een
140-153 per game. According
to Whyman this average can
give the girls a chance at the
District Meet on February 3.
Success at districts means a
shot at the state tournament.
“ BEFORE WE START
thinking about districts we
have several very tough
m atches com ing u p ,” com
mented Whyman.
Glenbrook N orth, M aine
East, and St. Benedict’s will
all present a challenge to the
East bowlers.
VOLLEYBALL
Although the final record
was not as good as p ast
by Barbara Raich
seasons, girls volleyball Coach
Jerry Richardson still main
tains that the ’78 campaign
was “a super season."
GIRLS’ SWIMMING
The East girls’ swimming
team is in the midst of a
season that Head Coach Don
Larson describes as “a season
in which I’d be surprised if we
“ We finished 8-10 and
won any meets."
m aybe there w eren’t any
outstanding victories, but it
“ TH EY’RE BASICALLY
was a super season. Many
lassez-faire. The team is only
players improved their skill committed if jobs, homework,
or other sports activities don’t
and received much playing
happen to stand in the way,"
tim e during the gam es,”
complains Larson.
stated Richardson.
Despite the difficulties, sev
RICHARDSON POINTED eral individuals have broken
out that a lack of experience as school records this year. Kelli
well as serious height problems Gillen '79, has broken previous
plagued the squad. “Offensive records in the 50 and 100 yard
ly we were at the bottom; we free sty le even ts. Nancy
missed last year’s jolly green Zimmerman ’81, has set new
gian ts and their effective school marks in the diving
settin g and blocking tech events.
niques," lamented Richardson.
“I ’ll be satisfied with the
season as long as we show
Co-Captain Natalie Doi, an
all-conference selection and a som e im provem ent,” coneluded Larson.
member of last year’s squad,
believes that the team’s prob
lem was that “in some games
we had too much energy and in
other games we stuck to the
floor. We ju st never were
consistent," concluded Doi.
S.A .T .
PREPARATION
Girls9Basketball
Coach previews girl’s season
by Mark Pos
of young ladies."
sports than the boys."
The girls’ basketball team
The following girls will be on
Last year’s team finished
under the direction of Head
the season with a 6-10 record. the varsity squad this year:
Coach Jerry Oswald is looking
Two girls from the squad, Roberta Lewen, Cindy Miahead to what Oswald calls “a
Andi Slowik and Judy Lee, chals, Sue Gockenbach, Julie
promising season."
were named as all-conference Maggio, Chris Porter, Nancy
“We have six girls returning
players. Both will be missed Kusek, Debbie Precht, Karen
that received varsity letters
last year. We have good height
according to Oswald. “Sure, Konier, Chris B illisits, Carolyn
which is definitely one of our ’ we’ll miss these girls, but they U lbert, Janice Iacullo, and
b ig g est ad van tages,” com i are replaced by a good group Linda Bechn.
mented Oswald.
OSWALD FEELS THAT
W aukegan W est and New
Trier East will be the teams to
beat and com m ented, “ We
should be ready for th ese
games. We started practicing
in mid-November and we have
a lo t of tim e to prepare
ourselves for these games."
A fter spending 11 years
coaching boys’ basketball, Os
wald became the girls’ head
varsity coach last year. Os
wald observes that the girls,
“Of course are not as strong as
the boys. A good girls’ teem
could not compete against an
average boys’ squad. But I
find that the girls’ attitude is
Varsity gymnast Steve Fishman, shown here, performing par| of Ms free,
much more positive towards exercise routine. The gymnastic team started their season on a good no e
by defeating Niles North and West in the township meet.
athletics. They are also much
(Photo by Mike Silver)
more devoted towards their
Juniors & Seniors
The purpose of these sessions is
to familiarize students with the
format of the SA T., the type of
questions they will encounter, and
the various strategies for dealing
with them.
MATH
For juniors & seniors who have
com pleted on e year each of
algebra and geometry. These
sessions will focus on reviewing
co n cep ts an d their application.
Emphasis will be on efficiency in
solving typical problems and prac
ticing in a test situation.
VERBAL
T hese sessions will focus on
vocabulary, word relationships,
sentence completion, and reading
comprehension. The small
size will allow for informal dis
cussion; and individual questions.
session begins
February 24
For information, call 256-3400
O n e -to O n e
Learning C enter
Wilmette Community Center
702 Locust Road r Wilmette
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F irst varsity
bask etball gam e
Monday at 7:00 pm
Theater Department to
perform “Reflections 9
9
Reflections ‘78 will be performed
December 7-9 in the East auditorium.
The theme for this year’s show is
*‘Communicating ’ ’.
“ The theme is meant to express
successes and failures in communicat
ing,” stated Phil Rappoport, one o f the
show's directors. The show, which was
written and directed by East students,
will feature skits on methods and
efforts tg communicate.
T H E C A S T H A S B E E N rehearsing
every day since October 21 from 3 to
5:30 p.m. in the auditorium.
“ The play is a lot o f fun. I t ’s a very
interesting experience,” said Rappoport.
Alan Schoen, technical director, also
feels that the chairmen are having fun
working together.
“ The technical aspects o f the play
are as important as the rehearsals.
W e ’ve been planning the sets and
lighting effects since June. Construc
tion began a week before rehearsals
s ta rte d ,” exp la in ed Schoen. ‘ ‘ Frank
Mayfield, our technical advisor, has
been a very valuable asset in the show.
W e ’d never make it without him,”
Schoen commented.
“ EVERYONE
IS
W O R K IN G
hard to produce an excellent show, and
w e’re all cooperating and getting along
well,” commented Sandy Brenner, the
show’s choreographer.
“ A s choreographer, I make up the
dance steps so they match with the
music and I teach the steps to the
people in the various numbers,” stated
Brenner.
Brenner explained that there were
several changes in this year’s show.
“ This year we have four choreogra
phers and four stage directors; in the
previous two years that I ’ve been
working on the show we only had two
stage directors.” The three assistant
choreographers are Elaine Cohn, Cathy
Lasowski and Phil Martini.
“ W E H A V E M O RE S K IT S in the
show this year and the musical material
is also better,” concluded Brenner.
Th e cast consists o f fiv e more
directors: Nancy Jaffe, Joe Sochaki,
L a y n e Friedm an , T ed H ill, Tom
Kasper, and fifty-five performers.
According to Jerry Proffit, Theater
Director, the students have selected
“ some good musical numbers and have
done a fine job in casting the play.”
“ T H E P L A Y IS V E R Y well-bal
anced. A ll o f the students have
important parts. No single role is
dominant in the play,” commented
Proffit.
Board discloses plans
The District 219 Board o f Education
will decide within a month whether or
not to close Niles East, according to
Principal Galen Hosier.
“ The final decision will come after
the school board hears and evaluates
all o f the input from the community
and from the citizens’ letters and
opinions at the recent public hearing,
November 6 at Niles W est,” stated
Hosier.
H O S L E R F E E L S T H A T the open
meeting, held November 6 at W est, was
a good opportunity for the public to air
their feelings on E ast’s closing.
“ The purpose o f the meeting was to
allow any citizens to make a statement
expressing their opinions before the
school board and the public,” said
Hosier.
“ Despite the controversy, the school
board is acting in their legal authority,
although they may be challenged along
the way,” commented Hosier. H ow
ever, Hosier foresees no immediate
court action.
“ T H E D E C IS IO N T O C L O S E
East now rests on the shoulders o f the
Board o f Education. I t ’s their responsi
bility, since they’re elected for their
positions,” concluded Hosier.
President Carter speaks at East.
Carter visits East
President Jimmy Carter attended a
p o litic a l ra lly fo r D em ocratic 10th
district congressional incumbent Abner
M ikva on November 2 in the East
gymnasium.
Th e P resid en t g a v e a speech
encouraging the crowd, estimated at
over 4,500 people, to vote for Mikva on
election day, sa yin g, “ Th e m ost
important thing to me is to see A b
M ikva return to Congress.” Carter also
praised the 10 th d is tric t fo r its
enthusiastic commitment to the Demo
cratic party.
D U R IN G T H E C O U R S E o f his
speech, C arter cited some o f the
improvements which had been made in
employment and economics since he
was elected to office. “ When I became
president there were 10 million jobless
citizens. There have been 6 V2 million
jobs available since that time.” He then
stated that the federal deficit had been
cut more than 50 per cent his two years
in office.
O NE O F T H E lighter moments of
the evening came when Carter began to
remove his sports jacket. The other
politicians on the dais immediately
stood up and removed their coats, not
w a n tin g to be d iffe re n t from the
President.
East remembers Ruth
Ruth Salzman, an East senior, died
W edn esday, N o vem b er 1 , 1978, o f
cancer.
Ruth participated in Reflections and
Spanish Club during her first two years
at East. She also worked at Oakton
Bakery in Skokie.
A C C O R D IN G TO L E N W IN A N S ,
R u th ’ s guidance counselor, Ruth
became a homebound student last fall.
Several teachers, including Judy Rochotte and Dick M iya worked with her.
In spite o f her illness, Ruth took the
A C T tests over the summer with the
help o f Winans. Winans commented,
“ Ruth wanted to go to college and was
interested in physical therapy or a
related health field.”
Ruth was in the upper five per cent
o f her class and was a member o f the
National Honor Society. Throughout
her illness Ruth continued to work
toward her goal which was, according
to Winans, to graduate from high
school with her class.
A M O N G R U T H ’ S O T H E R interests
w ere gou rm et co ok in g and sew
ing. “ Ruth often cooked and sewed
for her fam ily,” stated Winans. “ Ruth
was a considerate and very mature
person.”
Ruth’s former employers at Oakton
Bakery have set up a scholarship fund
in her memory. Anyone caring to
contribute to the fund can do so by
sending a check to either Mrs. Evelyn
R osen zw eig, 4622 O akton, Skokie,
Illin o is 60076 or to M rs. K a y
G reenw ald, bookkeeper, N ile s E a st
H ig h School, L in coln and N iles
Avenue, Skokie, Illinois 60076. Checks
should be made out to the Ruth
Lynn Saltzman Scholarship Fund.
Congressional seminars offered
Washington Workshop Congression
al Seminars will be open to high school
students in the winter and spring of
1979.
The seminar is a one week workshop
in Washington D.C. which includes
firsthand participation in the work of
the federal government, daily meetings
with senators, congressmen, ambassa-
dors, C a p ito l H ill s ta ff and other
officials o f the government, and ca
reer p la n n in g sessions h ig h lig h tin g
legal, political and international areas
of study.
S T U D E N T S W IL L S T A Y on the
campus o f Marymount College and will
also be in v o lv e d in personal and
cultural activities, as well as a casual
sh op ping trip in W a s h in gto n D .C.
accordin g to P ea rl Z aid, career
counselor.
Interested students should pick up
an application in room 108. No deadline
is given but enrollment is limited.
The fee is $295 including tuition,
dormitory, and meals at the college.
The first trip is January 28-February 4.
Carter emphasized throughout his
speech the importance o f a person
voting. A t one point Carter asked the
crowd “ to each contact fifty people and
get them to vote on election day. He
concluded the rally by saying, “ Thank
you very much. Y ou ’ve made m y trip
worthwhile!”
Th e ra lly was fo llo w ed b y a
torchlight parade in which the presiden
tial motorcade continued on to the
Bridgeport home o f Chicago Mayor
M ich a el B ila n d ic, w here P resid en t
Carter spent the night, before leaving
for Oregon in the next morning.
Senate
relays
plans
“ This year’s Student Senate will try
to represent the feelings o f the East
student body more accurately and keep
them better informed than in years
p a s t,” com m ented J a y W ilen s k y ,
Student Senate president.
Last year, to get to know what issues
were important to the student body,
Wilensky handed out a questionnaire
that was distributed to the homerooms.
The results o f the questionnaire were
significant: 1 ) the m ajority of students
want to retain the present consititution; 2 ) students would like to be more
in form ed about w h at goes on at
Student Senate meetings; 3) students
would like more social functions, and 4)
students aren’t satisfied with the way
the library is run.
R E G A R D I N G rep resen ta tion , all
class lev e ls are a d eq u a te ly rep re
sented in S enate e x cep t freshm en,
according to Wilensky.
“ I t ’s disappointing, concerning the
freshm en, because I b elie v e i t ’ s
especially important for freshmen to
get involved and let their views be
known,” added Wilensky.
Currently, Student Senate is working
on a charity drive with D E Ç A . This
program is called “ Toys for T o ts” . This
program involves students bringing in
toys that are in good condition but
which the students don’t want. The
to y s w ould then be donated to
u n d erp rivileg ed ch ildren who d o n ’t
have the opportunity to buy toys
themselves. The program will be held
from November 27 to December 22. The
homeroom that donates the most will
receive a prize.
“ I K N O W I F E V E R Y O N E gives a
little effort we can all help make this
y e a r a real go o d o n e ,” concluded
Wilensky.
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Friday, November 17,1978
New attendance policy
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Success justifies policy
make up less than one per cent o f the
In the opinion o f the Nilehilite, the
East student body, according to Dean
new attendance policy at East, though
Schusteff.
unpopular among some students, is
I f a person is a chronic truant it
very successful and should certainly be
doesn’t necessarily mean that there is
continued.
no conceivable way to get him back to
The successfulness o f the attendance
class. Surprisingly, East social work
policy is clearly shown by an increase
ers, deans, and psychologists have a 60
in percentage monthly attendance from
per cent success rate regarding these
94 per cent for September, 1977 to 96
chronic truants. H ow do these East
per cent for September, 1978, according
faculty members do it? A s soon as an
to Dean Schusteff. This difference o f l individual case is diagnosed by the
two percent per month according to
deans as a case o f chronic truancy,
Dean Schusteff, seems insignificant, but
a battery o f East faculty members try
when its multiplied over a year it really
their best to find the reason behind the
adds up. In addition, it must be noted
truancy and solve it.
that the schools funds are proportional
O N E V E R Y S U C C E S S FU L method
to its attendance. T h erefore, low
of solving chronic truancy is having the
attendan ce means reduced fu n din g
chronic truant attend night school so
from the state.
he can handle a daytime job. It is
The two percent increase in attend
recognized by the East administration
ance consists mainly o f former “ casual
that day school isn’t for everyone.
cutters” who are now going to classes.
Finally, it must be noted that with
Primarily, this was the goal o f the new
all the mountains o f paperwork, the
attendance policy.
deans are doing a great job. Whether
A S FO R T H E chronic truants, the
one likes them or not, they’re just
new attendance policy isn’t seemingly
upholding the law; i.e.,. Chap. 122
affecting them at all. These people who
Section 22-6 o f Illinois State Law,
“ cut” days are still continuing to do so.
better known as the Illinois School
Fortunately these chronic truants only
Code.
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For things to have gone as smoothly
as th e y did a t the N o vem b er 2,
Mikva-Carter rally, much planning and
preparation was needed.
Going back three weeks before the
rally all three Niles Township High
Schools were contacted. “ W est was
asked first, but rejected the proposed
rally because o f night school. North
was then asked but rejected the offer
due to conflicts with activities. Finally
East was asked: since it had no
conflicts, East agreed to having the
r a lly ,”
accord in g to M iss R ita
Stewart, East building manager.
A S SOON A S it was decided that
East was going to be the site of the ral
ly, elaborate preparations were begun.
F o r com m unication purposes, a
direct line from Mr. Swanson’s office to
the W hite House was set up, according
to Principal Galen H osier.” In addition,
com m unication equ ipm en t was in
stalled to connect East to A ir Force
One and the President’s limousine so
Secret Service agents could monitor the
President’s trip to East,” stated Hosier.
For security, there were some 65
Skokie policemen at East, 100 Chicago
policem en on the S kok ie-C h icago
border, if needed in an emergency,
a cco rd in g to Jam es P u ff, ch ief o f
security at East.
“ B E S ID E S P O L IC E M E N T H E R E
were 16 Secret Service agents at East
during the weeks before the rally and
many additional ones at the rally
itself,” added Hosier.
‘ ‘ In case o f a p o ssib le health
emergency, Skokie Valley Hospital was
prepared with a bank o f the President’s
blood type, and notified specialists like
orthopedists and neuro-surgeons that
in case o f an emergency, they should be
a v a ila b le ,” com m ented M r. Fred
Hutchins o f Skokie Valley Hospital.
A L M O S T A L L O F the expenses o f
the rally were paid for by the Citizens
fo r M ik v a O rg a n iza tio n in c lu d in g 1
insurance, lighting, carpeting, sound
system, and flowers. The Carter flight
itself was paid for by 27 people at
$1,000 a p la te dinner a t N ew to n
M inow ’s, the M ikva campaign treasur
er’s house in Glencoe.
a rriva l, the P resid en t came
through ofae o f the entrances surround
ing the gym and proceeded through
Trojan Hall, District Superintendant,
Dr. W esley Gibbs, A thletic Director,
Mr. James Swanson, and Student Sen
ate President, Jay Wilenski. Wilensky
—da vid eingorn —
presen ted the P resid en t w ith an
h on orary E a st diplom a and school
spirit belt buckle.
A t the rally itself, there were no
arrgsts although there was a significant
number o f extremist Iranian students
ou tsid e the b u ild in g p ro te s tin g
the apparent ignorance o f “ human
rights” violations by President Carter
in Iran. Later that day, the Skokie
police were commended for their “ great
poise and expertise in handling the
situation” by W L S -T V news. A s for
Secret Service protection, there were
some agents in the audience, and others
outside checking tickets making sure
nothing went wrong.
V R P K
The Pat Travers Band’s latest L P ,
“ Heat in the Street” , is basically a
showcase for the rock and roll guitar o f
Pat Travers with not much else except
for a dash o f synthesizer by band
member Pat Thrall and some innova
tive bass work by Mars Cowling.
This L P frequently runs into slow
spots. The band’s cohesiveness is lost
when they seemingly lurch into “ I
Tried to Believe,” a weak attempt at a
ballad by a band more suited to playing
ear-splitting rock.
T R A V E R S ’ B A N D A T T E M P T S to
sound majestic as in “ Prelude” by use
o f synthesizers and guitar feedback,
but the rhythm and guitar work sound
uninspired and weak.
Don’t kid yourself, the Pat Travers’
Band can rock as evident in the soaring
rock exchanges in “ Killer’s Instipct” .
“ Go A ll N igh t,” opens the second side
and m oves a lon g w ith all o f the
intensity and fu iy o f which the title
implies and is the cut which will
deservedly receive the air play. “ E vie” ,
Travers’ ode to a certain seventeen
year old girls, shows the band’s best,
great heavy metal rock.
Y O U C A N C H E C K out the Pat
Travers’ Band for yourself at the
Aragon Ballroom, December 2, with the
Outlaws.
W ith th is la te s t album, Yes retains
its title as one o f the premier super
groups o f the seventies.
Last year’s “ Going for the One,”
which reunited the group with key
board extraordinaire Rick Wakeman,
marked “ comeback” for Yes. Their
albums without Wakeman were com
paratively mediocre, but “ Going for the
One” put Yes’ music back on the track
and the charts.
A D E C A D E O F performing certainly
hasn’t hurt Yes, but in fact “ Torm ato”
is laced with some o f Rick Wakeman’s
most fascinating work yet. In “ Don’t
K ill the W hales” , Wakeman makes his
keyboards emulate the sound of the
whale cry while Jon Anderson’s vocals
weave through the song, simulating an
eerie “ whale cry” effect.
‘ ‘ Release, R ele a s e” ex h ib its the
g ro u p ’ s a b ility to rock w ith A la n
W hite’s one minute live drum solo,
Chris Squire’s melodic bass backup,
and with Steve Howe’s powerful guitar
work. Totally, the cut is something for
the Yes fan to behold.
In “ A rriving U F O ” , Wakeman, using
his B irotron syn th esizer p ra c tic a lly
takes the listen er aboard a U F O
spaceship to hear the aliens “ conver
sing” .
A ll in all, “ Torm ato” is such a
brillian album .that if you’re a Yes fan,
you should have already bought it way
before reading this review.
F orm er teacher describes India
Dear Mrs. Panos and the Nilehilite:
M ay I assume you would like to hear
about southern India as a former
teacher at East is experiencing it? I f so,
bring on the tea pot and let’s have a
cup o f tea and some thin sandwiches
like we do here at around 4:30 p.m.
each day. Ready?
In the B o ys H ig h S chool I ’m
teaching what would be about East 9th
graders. These black haired, dark eyed
students are sharp and delightfully
courteous and are far from poor. W e
study English prose poetry and I get to
teach them about the M ogal period o f
history. Like the British system in the
past, they are closely tied to what they
call the Cambridge examinations. That
means you have text books, usually
several paper back ones for various
subjects and for each o f the trimesters
that make up the school year. The
finals aren’t graded by the classroom
teachers but by governmental clerks.
So you can see there is no way your
smiles and good looks will affect the
grades. I try to add a bit more to the
text and to present its facts and ideas
in non-stereotyped ways. But I have to
be fair, they must pass these final
exams and so we put more emphasis on
the text than I usually would do at
East.
S T U D E N T S S T A Y I N the same
classroom, with a few exceptions for
science lab work. Teachers move about.
Each class has a monitor who is
responsible to see that there is chalk
and that the absentees are listed on the
front black board. I f the teacher is
detained, the monitor is responsible for
class order — and they do this very
reliable.
There is much less homework and
iess written assignments. O f course, I
speak slowly and select rather simple
words. A major aim is to get a lot o f
students using English individually in
every class. N ot just listen but show
they understand correctly. I f you ask,
they will always say they understand.
But often they don’t understand but
are shy about saying so.
You know they stand up when the
teacher comes in and says, “ Good
morning or afternoon, sir,” depending
on the time o f day. Usually they say at
the end o f the day when the teacher
leaves, “ Thank you, teacher.” They
crowd around me; double checking on
assignments and asking, “ W hat is your
name?” You know this is a good life.
I f anyone would like to correspond
with a student, I can arrange it.
E d ito r-in -C h ie f___ . . . A lan F rie d m a n
M a n a g in g E d ito r . . — D avid E in g o rn
N e w s E d it o r ...........
F e a tu r e E d ito r s ___ ............. L e s lie D o i,
H o w a rd B erry
S p o rts E d i t o r ......... . . B rian K a m a jia n
R e p o rte rs : J a n ic e G re e n b e rg , L e e
K a n tz , D avid L o rig , L arry P e rlm a n ,
M a rk P o s, S te v e S h a y m a n , J a y
W ile n s k y
P h o to E d i t o r ........... ..............M ik e S ilv e r
A s s is ta n t P h o to E d it o r . . . M a rk B a rb a
P h o to g ra p h e rs : H o w a rd G e rb e r, Paul
T o b a c k , L arry S to tla n d , S te v e S h a y m an
C a r t o o n i s t ................ — C e s a r B o rg es
D is tr ib u t o r ................
A d v i s o r ...................... M rs . A n g ie P a n o s
�Friday, November 17,1978
fe a tu re 3
Reading Dynamics increase speed
by Leslie Doi ^
A nauseating feeling, sitting
at a dimly lit desk the night
before a major social studies
exam, churns in the student’s
stomach. Words stare back at
him from the four assigned
chapters — each thirty pages
long. The student yawns and
slowly turns the pages, one by
one, hour after hour . . .
This scene is common to
almost every student at one
time or another causing less
interest in reading material.
Evelyn Wood, a former Utah
school teacher, has developed a
program for successfully teach
ing the ability o f speed reading
to others.
M rs. W o o d ’ s in te rest in
speed reading began when a
professo r read her 80-page
typewritten term paper at a
remarkable speed. She became
determined to seek out the
methods o f this skill. Since
then, Evelyn W ood Reading
Dynamics has taught speed
reading to almost one million
people in the last ten years and
now operates over 150 insti
tutes in the United States and
abroad.
S T U D E N T S CO M E to class
once a week for a three hour
class period. The design o f the
course is to teach people o f all
ages to develop rates between
500-2,000 wpm w ith b etter
comprehension than they are
obtaining at slower rates. IQ
and special abilities are not
required — just the will to
invest the amount o f time and
attention needed.
M ost o f the mistakes made
in reading are forms of patient
plodding. A s Mark Rostvold,
science teacher at East admit
ted, “ I knew I was a slow
reader as I was majoring in
sciences courses and I wanted
to read faster to cover more. I
was reading light magazines in
the same way I was reading
science literature, and I knew
that was just too slow.”
Inner speech, or subvocali
za tio n is the h ardest to
improve. Other common mis
takes include: word by word
reading instead of phrase or
idea reading, regression to be
sure the text is understood,
losing the line and failing to
start with the correct line on
the return sweep, and day
dreaming while the eyes just
follow the print. Eighty-three
per cent o f all bad habits are
easy to correct so Is a b el
Davidson, mini-lesson instruc
tor, smiled as she encouraged,
“ Don’t get hyper from the first
class.”
B E FO R E S PE E D R E A D ing dynamics was introduced,
there was a theory that the
human brain could only take in
1.000 wpm; but it was shown
that the human brain, the
greatest word processing sys
tem in existence, can process
63.000 symbols per minute.
Evelyn W ood’s course chal
lenges students to use their
brain to its fullest potential to
read and comprehend as fast
as they think and understand.
T h e basic read in g tech
niques are based on five key
elem en ts: speed, fle x ib ility ,
concentration, comprehension,
and retention. Speed is in
creased by learning to take in
entire thoughts at one time
instead o f individual words.
Flexibility means being able
to adjust the speed o f reading
according to the difficulty of
the material and the reader’s
background and purpose in
reading the material.
S IN C E R A P ID R E A D IN G
requires a tteh tio n , students
improve their concentration so
they’re not easily distracted.
A s con cen tration increases,
c o m p r e h e n s io n im p r o v e s .
Speed readers are taught to
fin d the au th or’ s concepts
which results in more under
standing. Finally, retention,
how much one remembers, is
also improved.
S T E V E F IS H M A N ’80, a
graduate o f Evelyn W ood’s
speed read in g course, e x
plained, “ I use the reading
method for reading that is not
too complex. The course als'
taught spelling, study meth
ods, and note-taking methods.
I use these very often.”
The Evelyn W ood method
involves the use o f the hand as
a pacer. W ith this, the reader
learns how to reac^ smoothly
down the page as well as from
left to right. According to Mrs.
D a vid son , each class deals
with new hand motions and
S A T tips aid students
by Larry Perlman
S A T scores leveled o ff last
year for the first time in many
years. A few tips on taking the
test may aid the student in
achieving a higher score.
Speed is a significant factor
in taking the S A T . Students
may have taken many tests
but have rarely raced against
the clock. Some tests are so
long that it is difficult for even
the most intelligent student to
fin ish in a g iv e n period.
Therefore, timing is important.
A frequent contributor to low
test scores is panic b y a
student who ponders one ques
tion too lo n g in stead o f
skipping it and m oving ahead.
S IN C E T H E S A T ’ S penal
ize students for wrong an
swers, a shrewd guess should
be made if one can eliminate
one or two answers as being
ridiculously wrong.
F in a lly , the test taker
should d evelop a h ab it o f
checking the answer grid to be
sure the right answer space is
being blackened in.
B Y M A S T E R I N G these
skills o f timing, guessing, and
checking, the student should
be just as relaxed about the
S A T as any other test he may
take.
f
new skills.
B E C A U S E O F T H E speed,
many people believe it will
take .the pleasure out o f
reading. Actually, the reader’s
en joym en t should increase
with progress because slow
reading tends to be dull and
monotonous.
M rs. D a vid son concluded,
“ People think speed reading is
unbelievable but we went to
the moon and they believe
that.” For more information
on the course, call M rs.
Davidson at 236-1996.
Wmmp-tms.
Lueck studies astronomy with his own telescope.
East teacher studies the stars
by Lee Kantz
“ Anyone who is interested
in a stron om y m ust have
p a tien ce,” explain ed \yayne
Lueck, earth science teacher at
East and an amateur astro
nomer.
L U E C K ’ S I N T E R E S T in
astronomy began out o f a cu
riosity from looking up at the
stars. Lu eck stu died a stro :
nom y a t San D ieg o S ta te
U n iv e rs ity . H e reads much
about it and continues his
studies with his own telescope.
But where does Lueck stand
on issues concern ing the
universe?
‘ ‘ R E L I G I O N A N D S c i
ence do not actually contradict
each other. W ith use o f one’s
U
mind, man has the power to
ask why. The language o f the
B ib le is ju s t in terp reted
wrong. The earth could have
been created in a day; but
back then a day could have
been one billion years,” com
mented Lueck.
Lueck said that there is no
reason for there not to be life
elsewhere. “ H o w e ver, th ey
may not contact us. W e are
such a tiny fragment in the
universe, they probably can’t
even see us.”
In a recent Tim e magazine,
an article appeared about a
phenom ena
called
‘black
holes’, which were destroying
star systems, vacuuming them
up. Lueck stated his opinion
on this issue. “ Th ey’re prob
ably not holes,” Lueck began.
“ I believe that the holes are
som eth in g w ith a h ig h ly
immense gravitational pull. I
don’t think they lead any
where,” Lueck added doubting
the p o s s ib ility o f a fou rth
dimension.
C O M M E N T IN G on another
matter Lueck stated, “ A s for
the tenth planet, it ’s probably
a moon o f another planet, or
maybe a large asteroid.”
Lueck concluded that for
those interested in astronomy,
one-third of the earth science
course deals with the sun and
the solar system in relation
ship to earth.
Lefties are unrecognized minority 11
by Howard Berry
W h a t do the fo llo w in g
people all have in common?
Charlie Chaplin, Jimmy Con
nors, Clarence Darrow, Leo
nardo da Vinci, Gerald Ford,
Jack the Ripper, Sandy Koufax, Harpo Marx, Paul M c
Cartney, Michaelangelo, Babe
Ruth, and Harry S. Truman?
I f you guessed that all these
people w ere (a re) all lefthanded, you are correct.
“ L eft-h an ders are an un
recognized and overlooked mi
nority,” stated Roz W attel,
president o f L eft Hand Plus (a
mail-order house, located in
M o rto n G rove, w hich sells
products especially made for
lefties).
A C C O R D IN G T O W A T tel, about 10 per cent o f the
people in the w orld are
left-handed. “ More males are
left-h anded than fem a les,”
added Wattel.
“ Left-handers are most fre
quently known by the nick
name of ‘southpaw’,” stated
W attel. This name originated
from left-handed pitchers in
Chicago ball parks who would
face south before pitching the
Supplies for loft handed people, as shown above, are available at
Left Hand Plus in Morton Grove.
J
ball.”
Although there is a sub
stantial number of lefties in
the world, most products are
made for right-handers with
out consideration fo r le ft
handers. A n example of an
item made for right-handers
only is the desks in some
schools which have the table
hooked onto the chair. Right
handers can use the armrest
part while lef-handers must
use their knee as an armrest.
O T H E R IT E M S that are
produced without regard to
“ southpaws” are: light bulbs
(rotate to the right); cameras
(the shutter release is on the
right side); car door handles;
automotive stick-shifts (loca
ted on the right side of the dri
ver); slot machines (the handle
is on the right); wind-up toys;
watches and playing cards.
“ I believe the most benefi
cial product specifically pro
duced for lefties are scissors,”
continued W a tte l. “ Scissors
are also our best-selling item.
Manual can openers made for
left-h anders are also v e r y
popular.”
“ Spiral notebooks with the
coil on the right instead o f the
usual left are very beneficial to
left-h anded stu d en ts,” con
tinued W attel. “ W e also sell
felt tip pens that have ink
which dries almost instantly.
When writing, lefties have a
tendency to smear ink because
their hands must cross over
the sheet o f paper.”
L E F T - H A N D E R S around
the w orld h ave establish ed
Left-handers International, an
o rga n iza tio n o f left-h an ders
which is based in Topeka,
Kansas. The organization pub
lishes a magazine four times a
year.
“ Left-handers do have one
major advantage,” explained
W a tte l. “ Left-h a n d ers have
two hands o f comparably equal
a b ility w h ile m ost righ thanded people tend to depend
totally on their right hand.”
Other positive qualities attach
ed to le ftie s are su perior
intelligence, athletic, and artis
tic ability.
Left-h an ders h ave o ften
been unfairly associated with
the qualities o f poor coordina
tion, reading disabilities, cri
minality, stubbomess, impul
siveness, and emotional disa
bilities. In French, the word
le ft translates to “ gauche” . In
English this word is associated
with a clumsy or awkward
person.
E X P E R T S D IS A G R E E
over the causes o f left-handed
ness. Som e d octors b elie ve
left-handed syndrome results
from h ered ity and e n viro n
mental pressures.
One Canadian psychologist
claimed that left-handedness is
caused by a lack o f oxygen
that occurs during pregnancy
or at birth.
The psychologist stated that
the hemisphere o f the brain
controlling the right hand side
needs more oxygen than the
hemisphere controlling the left
hand side. Therefore, if oxygen
is not available in sufficient
quantities for the hemisphere
that controls the right side
hand, the handedness is
switched over to the other
hemisphere causing the person
to become left-handed.
A N Y O N E IN T E R E S T E D
in pu rchasin g m erchandise
especially made for “ south
paws” should send $1.00 to:
L e ft Hand Plus, inc. P.O. Box
161, Morton Grove, Illinois
60053. A catalogue o f mer
chandise and a $1.00 g if t
c e r tific a te w ill be sent in
return.
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Weigel broadcasts naturally
by Janice Greenberg
T im W e ig e l, Channel 7
sportscaster, has been inter
ested in broadcasting since he
was a child. “ M y father was a
broadcaster, so sportscasting
just came naturally to me,”
stated Weigel.
he can not remember how it
really got started. “ W e might
give out the ‘W eigel W einer’ if
someone has been real ‘jerk y’,
or we might give it to someone
who’ has tried really hard.” Its
purpose is to ge t a laugh out
o f life, and it is not intended to
hurt anyone’s feelings,” stated
W eigel.
W eigel was born in Minne
sota and was raised in
Libertyville, Illinois. H e re
ceived his bachelor’s degree
from Yale, and his master’s
degree from Northwestern Uni
versity. He did not participate
in school pu b lica tion s or
broadcasting in high school or
college.
W E IG E L W R IT E S his own
script, but, sometimes ho ad
libs and changes the words
while on the air. “ I f I ever
think of a better way to say
something, I will always ad
lib,” continued Weigel.
“ M Y F IR S T B IG break was
when I joined W M A Q radio in
1975,” commented W eigel. He
eventually became a reporter
for the Chicago D aily News
and later, a sportscaster for
Channel 5, b efore jo in in g
Channel 7.
W eigel’s most embarrasing
moment occurred during the
recent M uham m ed A l i and
Jimmy Young fight,
“ I was watching the fight,
with the sound o f the televi-
“ When I became a television
sportscaster it was not diffi
cult for me to be accepted by
the p la yers because I had
previously met many profes
sional team members while I
was a reporter. However, the
public was a different story. I t
takes television viewers a long
time to accept and trust new
faces,” commented Weigel.
W eigel, who works 12 hours
a day (both in and out o f the
stu d io ), says his fam ous
“ W eigel W einer” was created
as a “ group thing” , although
sion turned off, while I was
reporting the news on Channel
7. I thought Howard Cosell
said that Young had won, so
that was the first thing I
announced,” described W eigel.
“ The switchboard immediately
lit up because Cosell had said
that “ it looks like Young has
won,” but the decision even
tually went to A li. I then
announced that I had made a
m istake, and I corrected
m yself.”
“ I D O N O T F IN D m yself
being prejudiced against any
certain team, but, sometimes it
is hard to stay impartial. The
New York Yankees is the team
that I find the hardest to be
objective about in m y report
ing; however, I realize m y pro
fessional responsibility,” con
cluded Weigel.
Tennis ends season
The East girls’ tennis team
finished their season with a 3*4
record in a conference that
H ead Coach P a t M a tla k
describes as b ein g “ v e r y
competitive.”
“ This year’s team was made
up o f a fine group o f girls.
They showed a vast amount of
im p ro vem en t and alw ays
he man cast ■ lingering
spell o f awe and wonder,
o f magical innocance
overcoming evil, o f simple
courage conquering tear
— he gave us the legend
that will llvabm m r
in our minds.
J.R.R. Tolkien triumphed
with the peraptkm that
a singly dream Is more
a - powerful than
.^a thousand realities.
^ Come to Middle-earth,
a world beyond the
irthest reaches o f
ir Imagination.
worked hard in practice, They
were a nice group to work
with,” stated Matlak.
C L A U D IA B R IS K ’80, first
singles player, improved her
place this year by finishing
eighth in the state.
Matlak has praise for team
captain Ju lie M illm a n ’ 79.
“ She’s a very devoted player
and because o f this dedication
she has improved tremendous
ly since she began playing at
East,” commented Matlak.
“ I feel that next year we
could have a very good squad,
but, to have a good team we
need the same girls from this
y e a r to com e ou t a g a in ,’ ’
added Matlak. “ I want to
encourage all the girls to try to
en ter sum m er tennis p ro
grams, if they do so we will
have a skilled and experienced
team when the season begins
next fall,” concluded Matlak.
Tim Weigel receives the famous “Weigel Werner” at East’s home
coming pep assembly.
East girls to compete
in bow ling tournament
The East girls bowling team
will be the host team at the
Third Annual Doubles bowling
tournament to be held Decem
ber 2, at Oakton Bowl.
“ Som e o f the v e r y best
b ow lers in the C h icagolan d
area w ill be presen t. Th e
competition among the girls
will be very good,” commented
bowling coach Dee Whyman.
“ T W E L V E SCHOOLS will
be competing in the tourna
m e n t,”
added
W h ym an .
“ There will be three sets of
doubles teams from each o f the
twelve schools. Trophy win
ners will be determined by the
total scores o f the three games
bowled.”
Although tryouts were al
ready completed, Whyman is
still accepting new members
fo r the team . A ll g irls
interested in joining the team
should contact Whyman for
information. “ W e are especial
ly looking for freshman bowl
ers,” concluded Whyman.
Garza boxes with ambition
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East, first became interested
in boxing from street fights.
G arza began to w ork out
seriou sly when he w as a
freshman in high school.
Jose practices every day at
home on a punching bag. H e
spars (practice fighting) three
times a week with his manager
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gym s in Chicago to get more
experience with other fighters.
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last February in a Golden
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m atch and w as kind o f
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harder because I had a lot to
learn.”
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a record o f seven wins and one
loss. His most recent fight was
on October 31. “ I knocked the
guy out in the third round.”
The majority o f Jose’s oppo
nents are in their mid-20’s.
“ Some people look at boxing
as two animals trying to kill
each other,” Jose explained,
“ but if you know what the
game is really about, it has
meaning.”
“ O N T H E D A Y S that I
fight I ’m all nervous but when
I get in the ring I try to think
o f something that will get me
upset.” Garza added, “ When I
don’t think things are good or
I think I ’m going to lose, I
look down at m y shoes where
the words, “ mom and dad,”
are taped on. They died the
February I was a freshman,
before I started boxing. When
I look at the words, I get
inspired.”
On n igh ts when b o x in g
matches are shown on TV ,
Jose can be found in front o f
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take a lit t le b it from all
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Friday, November 17,1978
Wrestlers prepare to defend title
John Murray ’80, performs on the rings. This year’s gymnastic team
will include many junior gymnasts. (Photo by Mike Sliver)
tt
by Brian Kamajian
East varsity wrestlers will
open their season this Wednes
day with a team that Head
Coach Fred Richardi describes
as being a “ very enthusiastic
grou p th a t w ants to w ork
hard.”
The squad, although con
taining many juniors, w ill still
h ave ten retu rn in g v a r s ity
lettermen.
“ LA ST Y E A R ’S TE A M
had more experience than this
year’s, but we still have many
b o ys th a t w restled some
varsity matches last year,”
commented Richardi. “ A hea
v y schedule o f summer wrestl-
This is the y ear”
Basketball looks promising
h%i Jay W I l A n e l r v
by low Wllensky
W ill this be the year that
the East varsity basketball
team em erges from th eir
yearly spot in the bottom half
o f the C S L and becomes a
d e fin ite contender? H ead
Coach Em il Capitani definitely
thinks that this will be the
year.
“ I ’m looking forward to an
excellent season,” stated an
optimistic Capitani. “ Our main
assets will be that the team
has a lo t o f desire in
everything they do. They are
willing to work hard and have
Boosters
give awards
The East Booster Club held
its fall sports assembly last
Sunday to present awards to
all athletes who competed in
fall sports.
The varsity football team
placed six p la yers on the
all-conference squad. The all
conferen ce p la yers are Joe
Broton ’79, Brian Kamajian
’79, Dan Patlak ’80, Dennis
Pucher ’79, Tad Slowik ’79,
David Sproat '79. Sproat, who
gained 868 yards, was named
the team’s M V P.
K E N H E L L E R ’ 79, was
nam ed the v a r s ity soccer
team’s M V P . Jeff Pozen ’79,
was selected the cross country
team’s most valuable player.
The varsity go lf team select
ed D a v id E s k o ff ’ 79, and
Michael Grobman ’79 as their
M V P ’s.
In g ir ls ’ sports Sharon
Jacobson ’81 was picked the
archery team’s M V P . Claudia
B risk ’80 was the tennis
team’s M V P and Natalie Doi
'79 was chosen M V P by the
volleyball team.
^
a super attitude.”
A C C O R D IN G T O Capitani
this year’s starting five will be
com prised o f seniors. “ W e
have three starters returning
from last year’s team. Tad
S low ik , 6’4 " , was an a ll
conference center last year. A1
A n d rea , 6’0 ’ ’ , and D a v id
Sproat, 6’2” , are also returning
starters from la s t y e a r ’ s
team.” Six-five Ken Houdek
and 6’4” Dave Klein will round
out the starting five.
“ A n o th e r reason fo r our
p rom isin g o u tlook is our
success in the summer tourna
ments. W e won the consolation
bracket o f a very tough Joliet
Tournament. The tourney in
cluded some o f the top teams
in the s ta te ,” com m ented
Capitani.
“ I think the main difference
from last year’s team and this
u
'
year’s is that w e’re much more
physical,” pointed out Slowik.
Andrea also feels that this
year’s team “ is definitely a
much stro n ger and m ore
p h ysica l team than la st
year’s.”
“ New Trier East will be on
the team to beat this year
with Evanston and New Trier
W est not very far behind. A ll
three can be picked in the top
tw e n ty in area pre-season
polls. But I definitely think we
can challenge them,” stated
Capitani.
M O N D A Y , N O V E M B E R 20
will be the first contest o f the
year for the squad. The action
will begin at 7:00 p.m. A fter
the Mather game, the Trojans
will travel downstate to com
pete in St. Bede’s Thanks
givin g Tournament.
ing gave many o f these guys
good experience on the varsity
level.” Richardi also stated
that the team also wrestled
over 1,000 matches this past
summer.
“ W e 'll be fa cin g a v e r y
tough schedule this year, but I
feel that the only way to
improve yourself is to face
good competition, ” commented
Richardi. The Trojans have
matches set with virtually all
the teams that are ranked in
the top ten in the state.
“ A d d iso n T r a il is ranked
number one this year; Fenton
is second and la s t y e a r ’ s
champs East Leyden is fourth.
W e have matches with all
these teams,” said Richardi.
Richardi expects the toughest
conference challenges to come
from Evanston and Waukegan
West.
“ This year w e’re going to
have an advantage that no
other wrestling team has had
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T roja n Talk
:alan friedman =
Tell somebody from around
here that you go to Niles East.
A usual response will be, “ Oh
you guys have a real good
wrestling team, right?” I f this
past football season is any
indication, people soon might
be saying, “ Yeah, you guys
are the ones with a good
football team.”
For the first time in many
years, the v a r s ity fo o tb a ll
team finished this season with
Young” gymnasts seek title
by Mark Pos
The East gymnastic pro
gram has established itself as
being a steady contender in
the CSL over the past years.
According to Head Coach Tom
Sokalski, this year’s team will
“ again be am ong the top
contenders in the conference.”
“ W e have a fairly young
varsity team. Apart from a few
senior specialists, we will rely
on juniors for many events,”
commented Sokalski, who is
entering his 14th year as a
gy m n a stic coach. “ In the
all-around position, which is
usually taken by seniors, we
w ill h ave tw o sophom ores,
Mike Lankford and Joe O ’M al
ley,” stated Sokalski.
S E N IO R M E M B E R S o f the
squad this year includes Dave
N isson , side h orse; M ik e
Epstein, still rings; and Den
nis Pucher, vaulting and side
horse. Other senior gymnasts
include B rian Sanchez and
M a rk and M ik e S eplow in .
A dding to team depth will be
juniors Steve Korn and Jim
Lankford.
“ I feel th a t w e w ill be
relatively stronger than most
o f the other teams in the CSL.
A t the present time there is a
lack o f strength among most
other teams in the division,”
added Sokalski. “ New Trier
E a s t w ill be the tou gh est
com p etitio n at the presen t
tim e. E va n ston and N ile s
North will also be very tough
competition.”
On the lower levels, Sokalski
feels th a t d esp ite a sm all
number o f people, the quality
since I ’ve been here,” stated
Richardi. “ The school spirit
generated by the success o f the
football team will be a definite
plus for us.”
W H IL E T H E V A R S IT Y
team has received much publi
city for its string o f conference
titles, the sophomore teams
have been compiling their own
s trin g o f e ig h t su ccessive
conference titles. “ Our lower
levels will be very tough also,”
added Richardi.
This year the coaching staff
will take on a new look. Gone
is JV coach A1 Poznansky and
taking his place will be John
Herter. “ This will not have
any effect on the program
whatsoever,” concluded Rich
ardi.
The first meet will be this
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at
East. The Trojans will put
three varsity teams up against
Niles W est, Loyola and Notre
Dame.
is there to place East high in
the division. Hollister Sandstead will coach the freshman
team and Seym our. R ifk in d
returns to coach the sopho
more squad.
R IF K IN D , W H O W O N
the state all-around and paral
lel bars title in 1969 while
attending East, returns after a
y e a r ’ s absence. “ I ’m v e r y
pleased that Coach Rifkind is
b a ck ,” exclaim ed S okalski.
“ H e is an asset tow ard s
d e v e lo p in g team m o tiv a tio n
and strength.” Rifkind will
also serve as head g ir ls ’
gy m n a stics coach in the
spring.
T h e team w ill open its
season this Wednesday with
the Tow n sh ip T ria n g u la r
Meet, to be held at East at
7:00 p.m.
EAST HAS IT ALL t
a winning record in conference.
N ot only did the varsity team
have good success in confer
ence, but the sophomore team
finished 3-4 and the freshman
squad ended up 6-2 in
conference.
T R A N S F O R M IN G A sport
with a non-winning tradition,
like football, into one that wins
is not an easy task. I t ’s very
easy for a Trojan football team
to give up and use the excuse,
“ Well, w e’re not expected to
win so we don't have to try .”
This excuse has been used in
the past years, but no one had
any thoughts like those this
year.
A ll of the people connected
with the East football program
should be congratulated on
their spirit and desire to win
that they have displayed these
past months. L e t’s hope that
these qualities are picked up
by the winter sports teams
that have had a long line of
non-winning seasons also.
W hat I am especially refer
rin g to are the b a sk etb all
teams, which have had trouble
putting together winning sea
sons in the past. W ith the
season opening this Monday, I
d o n ’ t think th a t there are
many people who doubt that
this year’s team is one of the
finest teams East has had in a
long time.
T H E V A R S IT Y T E A M has
already shown that it is a team
to be reckoned with this year.
T h e squad had a v e r y
successful summer playing in
summ er tou rnam ents and
leagu es. .V e r y few T ro ja n
basketball teams have come
into a season with the past
performances like this year’s.
The Trojans should emerge as
being a definite contender in
the C S L the year.
East has already witnessed
the re-birth o f the football
p rogram . I f the b a sk etb a ll
team can live up to their past
perform an ces, people soon
might be saying, “ Yeah, Niles
East, the school with the good
fo o tb a ll
and
b a sk etb all
teams.”
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Volume 41, Number 2
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
East celebrates
Homecoming ’78
m ine
Homecoming '78 will be held
tomorrow as the Trojans oppose New
Trier West. The freshman game will
begin at 9:30 a.m. followed by the
sophomore game at 12 p.m. and the
varsity game at 2 p.m. The Homecom
ing parade will begin at 9 a.m. in front
of the school.
The Homecoming pep assembly was
held today periods 4 and homeroom on
the football field. The guest speaker will
be Tim Weigel, channel 7 sports commen
tator. At the assembly, the cheerlead
ers will sell flowers. As in previous
years, the “Most Spirited Class” will
be selected. In addition, the class
wearing the most flowers and the class
wearing the most blue and gold, will
also be honored.
T H E H OM ECOM IN G DANCE
will be held Saturday night at 8 p.m. in
the girls’ gym. Tickets are $3.50 per
person at the door. The band Jam
Track will perform at the dance.
The student body will elect a
homecoming king and queen. Accord
ing to Amy Lashinsky, Homecoming
Committee chairperson, there will be no
campaigning whatsoever.
T H E COU RT con sists of the
top six juniors, and the winners were
announced at today’s Pep Assembly.
“The girls and boys in the court will
escort each other to the Pep Assembly
to avoid any extra hassles,” stated
Steve Poznansky, Homecoming Com
mittee sponsor.
“The floats will be built Wednesday,
October 18, the week of Homecoming,
although some of the schools in the
the area begin several weeks in advance
of their H om ecom ing,” commented
Poznansky.
H O M E C O M IN G C O M M IT T E E
chairpeople include Chris Redlin,
assistant chairman; secretary-treasur
er, Audrey F isch o ff; Paula M iller,
floats; Mary Ivener, king and queen;
Linda Katz, pep assembly; and Karen
Berm an and Nancy Zimmerman,
weekend program.
“The committee and the chairmen
are all doing a wonderful job in their
areas. Everything is going beautifully,”
said Amy Lashinsky.
The committee would like to thank
Jam es Swanson for his cooperation and
help in organizing Homecoming activi
ties.
East presents fall play
OUR TOWN, the Pulitzer prize
winning play by Thornton Wilder will
be presented by 'the E a s t theatre
department Friday, October 27, and
Saturday, October 28, at 8 p.m. in the
E ast auditorium.
Jerry Proffit, theater director, feels
that Our Town, which was written in
1938, still has some very innovative
aspects in its staging. “The play was
first performed without scenery. Only
basic props were used, ’’commented
Proffit.
TH ERE A RE 38 students in the
cast. Proffit added that the play is
particularly good to perform because it
allows for a large number of students to
participate.
“The play is appealing because it
deals with important events in life,
such as marriage and love. The play is
emotional for both viewers and the
actors,” stated Proffit.
P R O F FIT ALSO B E L IE V E S that
the students understand the play and
are sensitive to the characters. “The
students are growing into the parts
well, and it promises to be a good
performance.”
According to Proffit, part of the
p lay’s future success should be
attributed to the fact that many of the
students involved have previous acting
experience, with several planning on
making their careers in theater.
‘‘ IT I S V E R Y helpful to have
students with experience in the play.
Each time a student acts he or she
develops new abilities. Each role is
Frank Winkler, former East High musio
teacher, has resigned from East to become
an accompanist for Sammy Davis Jr, (Photo
courtesy of Yearbook)
better than the previous one,” added
Proffit.
Rehearsals for Our Town are held
every day after school with approxi
m ately six hours of rehearsal on
Saturdays. Each show has an average
of 60 to 70 hours of rehearsal. Proffit
did admit that the rehearsals might be
a slight problem, as Reflections tryouts
interfered with rehearsals.
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Committee reviews closing
In a statement published in the
E ast Daily Bulletin Friday, September
29, the District 219 Board of Education
made known a “full disclosure of the
facts” on the closing of E ast in 1980.
According to the statem ent, the
Board adopted a position paper in June
1975 which included the following
relevant statements:
The B o ard ’s decisions and a c
tions must be based on its highest
priority . . . a quality high school
program for every student in Niles
Township.”
“Barring unforeseen developments,
East will be vacated by September,
1980 . . .”
“. . . plans for 1980 and beyond are
necessarily general and will be refined
as more information is available. Major
changes in plans could result if new
circumstances develop.”
New circum stances did devel
op recently, as Oakton Community
College appeared interested in some
space at North High School, which left
the community speculating as to which
of the many rumors to believe that are
currently making the rounds.
According to Rita Stewart, Building
Manager at East, “There's no firm
commitment from Oakton or anywhere
else. We’re ju st waiting, like everyone
else, for the school board to decide. We
don’t really know otherwise,” stated
Stewart.
M ISS STEW ART was formerly on
the committee in charge of closing
East. “The committee worked through
last spring,” said Stewart. “We worked
with a real estate research firm on how
East might be used, but nothing is
conclusive at this point.”
According to the Board’s September
29 statem ent, “ the m eeting was
scheduled for October 18 but was
postponed indefinitely because it
appears now that no new important
inform ation is forthcom ing on the
closing of E ast.”
The Board has promised to share any
new information that is available.
F orum programs open to all students
“Niles E ast presents Forum pro
grams for the benefit and enrichment of
E ast students. Programs have widerange political and social interest and
may include a speaker on nuclear
weapons'or a jazz band,” explained
Mrs. Muriel Sucherman, director of
Special Programs.
M R S. SU C H ERM A N plans and
arranges all the Forum programs. All
the speakers are volunteers and receive
no money for speaking.
As in p ast years the Forum
programs will be presented during
school hours and all students with free
tim e are invited to attend. The
presentations are often pertinent to
classes, and teachers bring their classes
to the Forums as well.
“ U nfortunately, speakers are not
available all day, and because they are
volunteers, I appreciate the time they
can give us. But if I could, I would
gladly have the speakers all afternoon,”
commented Mrs. Sucherman.
TH E FOLLOWING is' a list of the
Forum programs scheduled for the next
three months. All are presented in the
student lounge, except where indicated,
they are elsewhere.
October 24 — John Porter will speak
4th period only.
October 26 — All school assembly —
auditorium.
November 1 — 4th period auditorium
play on birth control (“That’s what it
is” ) by Planned Parenthood.
November 7, 8 — Alcohol Abuse
Programs, sponsored by Lutheran
General Hospital. Periods 1-5 on the
7th and periods 6-11 on the 8th.
November 15, 16 — Sergeant Kozub
of the Skokie Police Force will present
a film on self-protection. Periods 1-7
on the 15th and periods 8-12 on the
16th.
November 30 — 4th and 5th periods —
Geraldine Aiuppa, faculty member at
Oakton Community College, will be
a guest. She will show a film and
discuss Jo b Opportunities.
W inkler leaves East
Teacher jo in s concert tour
Frank W inkler has resigned as
director of the E a s t chorus and
orchestra to accept a position as piano
accompanist for Sammy Davis Jr . He
will be travelling in Europe on a
concert tour for three weeks.
FOR S IX W EEK S this summer,
Winkler played with Sammy in the
musical production “Stop The World I
Want To Get Off” at Arie Crown
Theater. The conductor liked the way
he played and invited him to play at
Sam m y’s apartm ent for a party,
according to Winkler. After that, he
was invited to play on the Phil
Donahue Show with Sammy Davis Jr .
The manager told Winkler he’d let him
know if anything came up but Winkler
commented th a t he didn’t expect
anything.
On September 25, the conductor
called and asked if he wanted to
accompany Sam m y on a tour of
Europe. Winkler excitedly reminisced
that he yelled, “Of course I want to
come!”
B EFO R E LEAVING for Europe,
Winkler played on the Johnny Carson
Show on O ctober 2 and played
for a soundtrack of the movie “Stop
The World I Want To Get Off”.
Winkler and the concert tour will
open at the London Paladium and then
will travel to England, Norway,
Denmark, Brussels, Germany, France,
and A u stria. W inkler added th a t
traveling was the most exciting part
because he has never been abroad. He
rejoiced, “ I t ’s too excitin g. I t ’s
something you dream about but can
never imagine happening to you.”
TH E GROUP W ILL RETURN from
Europe before Christmas and will then
go to the W est C oast, W inkler
explained th a t his fam ily may be
moving to the West Coast in the
spring. He added, “I can’t imagine
playing in Hollywood . . . I feel like
Cinederella.”
Winkler admitted that when he first
told his orchestra at E ast about his
resignation, he said, “Now get out of
here before I start to cry.” He also
revealed with admiration that he had
17 very beautiful years at East.
FRANK W INKLER, now accompan
ist for Sammy Davis Jr . concluded,
“I ’m still in awe of the whole thing.”
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Friday, October 20,1978
East deserves a chance
MORE THAN TH REE years ago in
June, 1975, District 219 School Board
made, in its own opinion, the
“regretful” decision to close E ast due
to a projected enrollment drop of 61%
of the peak of a decade ago. There were
many reasons why E ast was singled
out in the Board’s estimation. East was
the oldest school, had the smallest
campus, and needed renovations as
envisioned in 1974 of $2.9 million.
Therefore, on that June day in 1975 the
Board stated “ barring unforeseen
developments,” E ast will be vacated by
September of 1980.
Everyone who has been following the
recent developments surrounding th§
E ast closing knows that there have
been “new” unforeseen developments.
To this day, there is no prospective
buyer for the building while there is
“possibly” one for the Niles North. The
“possible” buyer or leaser of some
space at North is Oakton Community
College, which has expressed a sincere
interest in making Niles North its
Eastern Campus. North is close to Old
Orchard shopping center and near
the highway for the convenience of
OCC’s commuting students; therefore,
making it a logical extension for OCC.
W ITH TH IS NEW interest on the
part of OCC in buying or having some
space at North, there has been a great
deal of protest by some North students
and parents. These people feel that
under no circumstances should the
Board
close
N orth,
forcing
their kids to attend a “substandard
school.” This view is totally ludicrous.
Sure, E ast needs some renovations, but
with the additional revenue from the
North closing, E ast could get the
renovations plus provide new educa
tional and extra-curricular programs for
all of its students.
In the past, during the years 1954
through 1956, additions to E ast were
bu ilt to handle g reat influxes of
students. Not only were these students
given adequate facilities, but given an
education unparraUeled in the nation.
Ju st as it proved in the past, E ast can
handle adquately great influxes of
students in the near future.
FIN ALLY, if Oakton Community
College should make an offer for space
at North, the District 219 School Board
should accept it for many reasons.
First, there is no customer for E ast at
the present time. Even if a customer is
found at the last minute, the price that
they would pay for the use of the E ast
building, would be minimal compared
to the price OCC would pay for North.
Second, if E ast closes and has no
buyer, it will remain vacant or be
demolished. Do the Board members
and the people of Niles Township want
a vacant high school or a vacant lot
instead of a vigorous, alive high school?
Third, if North closes and is taken over
by OCC, it will be serving the purpose
it was originally designed for, namely,
educating district residents.
Moody Blues
A lbum Reviews
“OCTAVE” IS TH E latest release
from the recently reformed Moody
Blues.
The Moody Blues enjoyed v a st
popularity in the late 1960’s, but when
the 1970’s came and hard rock became
more popular, the Moodies disbanded.
The group, after being split up for
several years regrouped and produced
“Octave.”
THE ALBUM contains no songs
that one would consider rock songs.
Most of the songs are relatively slow
compared to today’s standards. Know
ing that the album contains no rock
music, few teenagers would buy the
record. W ell, those who haven’t
listened to “Octave” are missing a fine
album.
Side one is as smooth of a set of
songs as I ’ve ever heard. Side two,
however, can’t really compare to side
one, four of the five songs on side two
are very slow, unexciting songs. They’d
Editor’s Note: The Nilehilite would
like to apologize for the numerous
mistakes in the spelling of names in the
last issue. Due to a misunderstanding
with the printer many errors which the
staff had corrected were left uncorrect
ed by the printer. We apologize to all
who had their names misspelled.
We would also like to correct the
information in the new teacher story
regarding M s. M ary F arrell. M s.
Farrell had previously taught Child
Development and Foods and Nutrition
in a California school for seven years. I t
was erroneously stated in the last issue
that she previously worked at the
Central Film Library.
make good music for a doctor’s office.
ONLY ONE S IN G L E has been
released from “Octave”. “Steppin’ in a
Slide Zone,” on side one, is probably
the fastest paced song of the album.
Another good song on side one is “Had
to Fall in Love Again,” which is a very
nice, slow song. What makes this song
so good is the background music.
Excellent harmonica and vocal back
grounds make this song very easy to
listen to.
I would definitely recommend “Oc
tave” to any one whose main interest
isn’t hard rock. The Moody Blues will
be in concert November 10, at the
Chicago Stadium if you’d like to hear
more of them.
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Student Rights
1
Focus
IT ’S IMPORTANT for everyone
to know his legal rights, especially
teenagers, because of their rights are
most prone to abuse. There is no assur
ance, though, that one’s rights will be
respected even if one knows the current
laws since the interpretations and the
laws themselves are constantly chang
ing.
One such interpretation of a law that
is currently changing is the doctrine of
loco parentis. Loco parentis states that
parents, by sending their children to
school, delegate their control over their
children’s welfare over to school
officials, who can then act in place of
the parent. This strict interpretation of
full parent responsibility of the school
has changed to today’s interpretation
which states that school officials can
make and enforce only reasonable rules
of behavior that are directly related to
the student’s education and not to the
ad m in istrator’s moral or political
.judgements about student’s lives.
One of the most important rights for
both students and adults is the right of
free speech. In the case Timber vs. Des
Moines Independent School District,
which involved students who were
forbidden by school officials to wear
black armbands in school to protest the
war in Vietnam, the Supreme Court
held that students don’t lose their right
to free speech under the F ir s t
Amendment when they are in school.
Furthermore, the Court stated that
students may be prevented from
expressing their views only when the
students’ materially and “substantial
ly” disrupt the work and discipline of
Feedback
Village needs sore spot cleanup
Dear Editor:
I wish to comment on the condition
of Downtown Skokie. In the past four
or five years, numerous merchants have
moved from our Oakton S tre e t
shopping area. For instance, look at the
store fronts on the north side of Oakton
Street ju st east of the First National
Bank of Skokie. There used to be a
clothing store, an ice cream shop and a
camera shop, in these buildings. Now
since the owners moved out, nothing
but empty shells are le ft behind.
Another sore spot is the former location
of the old A&P food market on the.
West side of Niles Center Rd. That
whole side of the street is empty except
for the new bank. The owners of the
A&P will not lease it out. This building
has been abandoned for nearly nine
years. I think that these sore spots of
town should be put up for rent or
tom down.
We should put back some beauty in
the Village of Skokie. Otherwise, all of
Skokie’s stores in this vicinity could
become vacant. Then how would we
pay for new things like the “Light
Sculpture” or those fancy street lights
and sidewalks?
Drew Ullberg ’81
Student rem a rk s
on closing
Dear Editor:
The proposed closing of E ast is
relatively far off in the future but
should be discussed now. The parents
and students have a right to know
w hat’s happening concerning the
closing of their school.
In my opinion, there are two major
problems in regards to the current
situation concerning the E ast closing.
First, the media says that North will
close, and then the school administra
tors say the media claim isn’t true and
E ast will probably close as planned.
Second, why should the seniors of ’81
at any school in the District spend their
last year in a school where they neither
know their way around, nor the
teachers?
Name withheld upon request
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the school.
ANOTHER M AJO R problem con
cerning student rights, sparked by the
fear of drugs and violence, is the new
p o lic y _ of many schools to hire
policemen or security guards. I t ’s of
great concern to students to know their
rights in these cases if they are ever
confronted by a policeman or security
guard.
First, neither school officials nor
anybody else can make students talk to
the police. As a United States citizen
one has the right to remain silent. In
New York, the S ta te Education
Department has warned school boards
that “police authorities have no power
to interview children in the school
buiding or to use the school facilities in
connection with police work.”
Police who wish to speak to a
student m ust take the m atter up
directly with the student’s parents.
Second, when being interviewed by
the police, one should remain “silent”,
ju st giving his name and address,
because anything one says to a
policeman can be used against him.
Third, the law allows students
lockers to be searched, despite the
Fou rth Am endm ent’s prohibition
against “unreasonable searches and
seizures” of persons, their homes
and private belongings. For a search to
be legal in the outside world, the
governm ent official m ust generally
have a search warrant signed by a
judge or the expressed consent of the
person whose property is to be
searched. No court, however, has yet
been chosen to apply these specific
constitutional protections to a high
school student’s locker, desk or other
place in school in which he keeps his
personal things, partly because the
school owns the locker and the master
key.
In the preceding paragraphs, a few of
the many student rights were mention
ed. To get an adequate picture of an
individual student’s rights, it would be
necessary for the individual to get one
of the many pamphlets published by
the American Civil Liberties Union or
by consulting a lawyer who specializes
in the rights of young people.
The voice of the Niles East Students
Published during the school year by the students
of Niles Township High School East, Lamon and
Mulford Streets, Skokie, Illinois 60076. Printed by
Son’s Enterprises, Inc. Skokie, III.
Volume 41, No. 2
Friday, Oct. 20,1978
Editor-in-Chief...................................Alan Friedman
Managing E ditor........................ ,f .. David Eingorn
News Editor...........................................Shari Miller
Feature Editors...............Leslie Doi, Howard Berry
Reporters ...................................Janice Greenberg,
Larry Perlman, Steve Shayman
Photographers...........Howard Gerber, Mike Silver
Cartoonists.................... Cesar Borges, Billy Perez
Distributor............................................. Gary Courts
Adviser.........................................Mrs. Angie Panos
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SAT scores drift downward
by Larry Perlman
There has been a growing
concern during the past decade
about declining standards of
education in this country. The
decline, seen as a sign that
American education is on the
downgrade has been blamed on
everything from divorce to
m arijuana use to a rising
truancy rate.
For 14 straight years, scores
on Scholastic Aptitude Tests
have begun to drift downward
after holding steady for de
cades. The average score for
verbal ability, measured on the
S A T ’s 200 to 800 scale,
dropped gradually from 478 in
the 1962-1963 academic year
into the 430’s. The median
m athem atic score dropped
from 502 into the 470’s. What
is the cause of this decline?
The College Entrance Examin
ation Board commissioned an
independent two year study
to find out the reasons for the
decline.
T H E P A N E L concluded
th at declining scores are
resulting from the high rates
of absenteeism which are now
generally
overlooked
in
schools, automatic promotion
from grade-to-grade, juvenile
writing delinquency brought in
by lack of proper training in
reading and w riting, less
homework than in former
days, less demanding te x t
books with more pictures and
wider m argins, and more
women (resulting in lower
m ath) and blacks (yielding
lower verbal) taking the tests
than ever before.
The National Association of
Secondary School Principals,
in their own study, may have a
simpler answer. They believe
students take too many elec
tive courses and too few
required courses in English
and math — the skills that
SA T’s are designed to test.
W H ILE SCORES IN most
schools dropped, in some
schools the scores remained
level, or had even gone up. The
Principals’ association looked
at 34 of the most successful
schools and compared them
with schools where scores have
dropped the most. The suc
cessful schools require that
college-preparatory
students
take at least two years of math
and four years of English.
Qualified college counselors
aid students in choosing
appropriate colleges and make
sure they take the courses
required for admission before
they take nonqualifying elec
tives. Students, particularly in
math and English, are grouped
by ability. Thus, the faster
may go further, and the others
can learn more effectively, free
of pressure to rush. Teachers
in successful schools have an
average of five more years
experience than those in
low-scoring schools.
Changes in American home
life may have contributed to
the decline of top achievers.
Television was cited as the
probable factor. The panel
figured that by age 16, most
children have spent between
10,000 and 15,000 hours watch
ing TV, more time than they
have spent in school. More
television has meant less time
spent on reading.
TH E RESEA RC H ERS found
no fau lt with the S A T 's
themselves. If anything, to
day’s tests are slightly easier
than those given in 1963, the
year of peak scores.
Although the score decline
has been across the board,
there are groups whose scores
have not declined. These
include students involved in
journalism, drama, communi
cations, music, social clubs,
and community organizations.
While the college officials
are upset by the abilities of
modern freshm en, they are
simultaneously pleased to find
them more sophisticated than
ever before.
Next month: more tips on
preparing for the SAT.
Beatlemania proves successful
Amidst the recent surge of
1960’s era Beatle nostalgia,
there is the epitome of the
Beatle rage — “Beatlemania”.
BEATLEM AN IA, a multimedia production, involves
four look-alike, sound-alike
musical artists performing 29
Lennon-McCartney composi
tions.
TH E SHOW CONSISTS of
two casts, one for weekends
and one for weekdays, accord
ing to to Tony Kishman, who
portrays Paul M cCartney.
Kishman has the added advan
tage of somewhat resembling
McCartney, aside from the fact
that he handles McCartnye’s
bass with apparent ease.
“ I t ’s not as easy as it
looks,” said Kishman. Kish
man admits it took a year’s
worth of practice and rehearsal
although he believes that his
efforts were not in vain.
“Beatlemania” has been an
exciting experience,” contin-
ued Kishman, “in general the
audiences really seemed to
enjoy the show.”
KISHMAN, L IK E the rest
of the ca st, is from Los
Angeles. There he auditioned
for the part of McCartney
amongst very tough competi
tion. “There were one hundred
men auditioning for each part
and most were musicians, like
myself,” Kishman continued.
“I enjoy playing in Beatle
mania. I feel that because our
group relates to the audience
while performing, it seems like
a concert although B e a tle
mania is technically a play.”
Another performer in Beatle
mania is Jim m y Poe who
portrays George Harrison in
the show. Poe became involved
in Beatlemania about a yaer
ago after reading a notice in a
Los Angeles publication. Since
Poe also resembles his charac
ter, he knew before and what
part in the show he was most
suitable for.
Ripplettes present
“Toys in the
Baby dolls, teddy bears, and
jacks-in-the-box will swim in
rhythm on November 10, 11,
and 12 at 8 p.m. in the Niles
West pool.
The E a s t R ip p lettes will
perform eleven numbers per
taining to the theme of this
year’s production, “Toys in
the A ttic,” according to Mrs.
Marsha Berke, club sponsor.
T H E PRO D U C TIO N fea
tures a solo and two duets.
Ju d y Doles will perform
in
“ A Clow n.” • S iste rs
Sue and Sharon Cone will do a
number titled “Raggedy Ann
and Andy” and Wendy Jackson and Sharyn Hoffman will
perform the other duet entitled
“Ernie and B ert.”
In addition, this synchro-
nized swim club wall do the
traditional twelve man dolphin
and will display floating,
stroking and pattern skills.
The numbers were choreo
graphed by juniors, seniors,
and Mrs. Berke. The Ripp
lettes will also make their own
scenery and costumes and will
do their own ligh tin g and
narration.
M RS. B E R K E NOTED that
they have to work on endur
ance to build up their stamina.
She also commented, “I t takes
a different kind of effort to
come and swim everyday
because the girls have to get
all wet and swim when it’s
forty degrees outside.”
Tickets which are $1.50 may
be purchased at the door or
from any swim club member.
Halloween approaches
“EVERYONE SAID I look-,
ed more like Harrison by far,
than any of the other fellows,”
explained Poe. “After I got the
part, I was groomed to look
“I t ’s creepy, eerie, scary,
more like him with a haircut and terrifyingly unique,” stat
and makeup. The actual ed Ms. Nancy Condon, repre
process of getting Harrison’s sen tativ e for Campus L ife,
referring to the Campus Life
guitar style came next.”
When Beatlemania finishes SC R EA M IN T H E D A R K
its run, which is not foreseen, haunted house.
A ccording
to
Condon,
the producer of the show, Jules
Fisher, plans to take the cast the haunted house features
of Beatlemania on the road as more than fifteen rooms which
have been “overrun by fifty,
a rock ’n roll touring band.
T IC K ET S FO R BEA TLE- live human monsters who are
mania are available at Ticket- trained to make your hair
ton and the Blackstone Thea stand on end and make your
tre box office, 60 E ast Balbo, goose bumps move.” Condon
added that if a visitor happens
Chicago.
Haunted House opens
to “turn chicken,” one of the
fearless staff will lead you to
an available exit.
A SC R EA M IN TH E
DARK is located at Palatine
Mall, near Hicks Road and
Northwest Highway in Pala
tine. Visitors to the House are
advised to wear old clothes.
The entrance fee is $2.50.
TH E HAUNTED HOUSE
will be open from 7 p.m. to
curfew, daily, except for
Sunday. A SCREAM IN THE
D A R K will be open thru
October 31.
Contact lenses gain popularity
by Howard Berry
^
Tired of wearing those old
glasses of yours? Do you think
th a t you will look b etter
without them? Did you ever
think of getting contact len
ses?
“People with eyesight prob
lems can usually wear contact
le n ses,” stated Dr. Jero ld
Silverman, optometrist.
plained Silverman.
“ SO M ETIM ES R EG U LA R
glasses wall not correct certain
problems,” continued Silverman. “Contacts can usually
solve these problem!? and
provide a little better vision
than glasses.”
CONTACT LEN SES, which
became popular in the past 20
to 30 years, were developed in
Germany for the protection df
pilots’ eyes. In their early
stages, contacts were made of
glass. Today, most are made of
plastic.
According to Silverman, two
kinds of contacts are available;
hard co n tacts, which are
made of p lastic, and so ft
contacts, which are made of a
substance known as Hema.
Contact lenses require cleaning daily shown above, are some supplies
needed by a person wearing the lenses.
The Ripplettes will be presenting their annual Swim Show, November
10, 11, and 12 at 8 p.m. at Niles West. The theme of this year’s pro*
duction will be “Toys in the Attic.” (Photo by Howard Gerber)
In the state of Illinois you
can only buy contact lenses
from an eye doctor. “Contacts
are fitted by the doctor for the
cornea and for vision,” ex-
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getting them. On the average,
in the city of Chicago, contacts
costs $325 for soft lenses and
$225 for hard lenses, according
to Silverman.
“Contacts can last many
years or one day depending
how the owner takes care of
them,” said Silverman. “The
“ C on tacts are b e tte r for
care of the lenses involves
cosm etic reasons an d for
keeping them clean, in one
sports than regular eye glass
piece, with no scratches, and
es,” related Silverman. “ But
storing them in a sterile
con tacts can cause corn ea
solution when not in use.”
damage if there is misfit ting
G enerally, so ft co n tacts re
by the doctor or p a tie n t
quire more care than hard
missues during the wearing: of
ones.
the contacts.”
The lenses of the contacts
Alan Federman, ’79, feels» can be colored if desired. For
that by wearing contacts his example, a brown-eyed person
eyesight will not deteriorate as can appear blue-eyed when
much as it would have if he wearing tinted contact lenses.
had worn regular glasses. L isa
“HARD LEN S CONTACTS
Brown, ’81, finds c o n ta c t ou tlast so ft ones although
lenses less of a bother to wear both have their purpose,”
than regular eye glasses.
concluded Silverm an. “ The
ALTHOUGH TH ER E are care of hard lenses per year
many advantages to wearing costs about $10 while soft
co n tacts, the price of th e lense care may cost up to $25 a
lenses stops many people from year.”
�4 sports
Friday, October 20,1978
Trojans tied for league lead
by Alan Friedman
The E ast varsity football
team, currently tied for first
place in the C SL North
Division, will face the New
Trier West Gowboys in the
Homecoming football game
tomorrow at 2:00 p.m.
“ We have an excellent
chance of winning the game
tomorrow,” stated Head Coach
Gerald Ferguson. “ Of the
three games we have left, 1
believe that we can beat New
Trier and Waukegan and we
should have a very good game
against Deerfield.”
TH E TROJA N S have a 3-1
conference record which ties
them with New Trier E ast and
Deerfield for the top spot.
“The key to our success
this year is our team unity,”
commented Ferguson. Co-Cap
tain Tad Slowik agrees with
Ferguson on the reason for the
team ’s success. “ We stay
together as a team on and off
the field. The seniors realize
they need the juniors and visa
versa. I t wasn’t like that last
year.”
The Trojans have reached
first place with victories over
Niles N orth, E v an sto n and
Highland P ark. The only
conference loss came at the
hands of New Trier East.
TH E LA TEST Trojan vic
tory came last Saturday, with
a defeat of Highland Park,
18-12.
E ast got on the scoreboard
early in the first quarter on a
three yard run by Sproat.
Highland P ark was having
much difficulty sustaining a
drive and couldn’t generate
much offense against a tough
Trojan defense. E ast’s second
touchdown came on a one yard
run by Slowik, late in the
second quarter, making the
score 12-0. The final tally came
on a 24 yard pass to Dennis
Pucher in the fourth quarter.
Highland Park’s only touch
down came in the final minutes
of the game, ruining the hopes
of a shutout.
The squad gained its first
victory be defeating Niles
North 20-6 on September 23.
Dave Sp roat led the team
by gaining 199 yards and
the defensive unit prevented
Niles North from moving the
ball.
The following Saturday the
Trojans defeated the Evanston
Wildkits 7-6. This was the first
time in twenty years that an
East team defeated Evanston.
TH E LONE SCORE for
E ast came early in the first
quarter on a one yard quarter
back sneak by Tad Slowik.
Except for a lapse in the last
minute of the contest, the
T ro jan s defense shutdown
Evanston’s offense. “The de
fense was really super in this
game,” concluded Ferguson.
NFL “not violent
”
Bears express views
by Alan Friedman
“Sure it’s a violent sport,
but it’s not as violent as it looks
on television.” This view of
violence in professional foot
ball is shared by Chicago
Bears Doug Plank and Revie
Sorey.
The two Bears expressed
these views a t W T T W ’s
Chicago Feedback people’s
press conference on October 3.
“T.V. G IV E S TH E GAME
a different angle, the h its
aren’t really that bad, they
ju st look bad because of the
angle,” explained Doug Plank,
free safety of the Bears.
“Every sport is going to
have some contact in it. When
I ’m out on the field I try to
express myself gracefully. Col
lisions are a part of the game.
Football only becaome violent
when a player becomes angry
and gets mad,” commented
Revie Sorey, offensive guard of
the Bears.
Plank has had a reputation
as a hard hitter ever since he
came to pro ball. “You can call
me a hard hitter, but don’t call
me a cheap shot artist or a late
hitter. I ’ve never had a late
hit,” stated Plank, “Sooner or
later it’s going to look like a
late hit, but it’s all in the
judgement of the officials.”
W H ILE PLANK is known
around^the league as a hard
hitter,^Revie Sorey is known
as a member of perhaps the
best offensive line in the NFL.
Sorey feels that having Walter
Payton behind him doesn’t
exactly make him look bad.
“Walter is off to a slow s ta rt,,
but everyone is comparing his
stats to last year. He’ll end up
on top. He’s a phenomenal
athlete. He doesn’t feel any
competition from any one else.
W a lter’s goals are for the
team, he’ll achieve his own
goals through the success of
the team,” added Sorey.
BOTH PLANK and Sorey
are experienced veterans of the
NFL and each has his own
methods of “psyching up” for
a game.
“I start preparing for the
next game as soon as we finish
the previous game. Youc can’t
live on p ast performances.
Before the game I try to think
of things that get me mad,
then I ’m ready to p lay ,’’
disclosed Plank.
“ PSYCHING UP” for Revie
Sorey consists of “getting the
last game out of my mind,
g ettin g into shape during
practice and then listening to
vibrating music.”
Around the N FL other
players have their own me
thods of “ p sych ing” them
selves up. According to Sorey
many players rely on emphetamines (more commonly known
as speed) in pro football is
pretty wide spread. “I can’t
say that it’s not a problem. An
athlete using speed is beating
himself even before he gets on
the field. I t ’s bad new s,”
concluded Sorey.
Tad Slowik runs for yardage In'the Trojan victory over Evanston.
Slowik’s running and passing have been key factors in the recent
Trojan victories. (Photo by Mike Silver)
Sporting events
highlight weekend
While sports activities are
n’t the only events of Home
coming they do play a major
role.
The varsity football game
will be a t 2 p.m. The
sophomores play at 12 p.m.
and the freshman game will
begain a 9 :3 0 a.m. The
opponent for the football
games will be the New Trier
West Cowboys.
NEW T R IE R W ILL also be
the opponent in the Homecom
ing .soccer games. For the first
time the soccer teams will play
the day before the regular day
of Homecoming. Today at 4
p.m. the varsity team plays
the Cowboy soccer team ,
which is ranked among the top
soccer squads in the state. The
sophomores will also play at 4
p.m., but at Niles West. The
frosh team is playing its
Homecoming game a t New
Trier today at 4 p.m.
O TH ER E A S T T E A M S
active this weekend will in
clude g irls’ volleyball vs.
Glenbrook South today in the
contest gym at 4:30 p.m. The
g irls’ tennis team will be
com peting in d istrict play
today and tomorrow, and the
cross country team will travel
to Deerfield tomorrow for
division competition.
‘Tough” schedule
hurts soccer team
by Janice Greenberg
Chicago Baar Doug Plank boars down on a Dallas Cowboy running
back. Plank has smargsd as ons of the Bear’s top safeties. (Photo
courtesy of the Chicago Bears)
The E ast soccer team has
been enduring a difficu lt
season due to “tough competi
tio n ,” according to Head
Coach Hollister Sandstead.
The Trojans are situated in
one of the toughest leagues in
the state according to Standstead. “Teams like Evanston,
New Trier E ast and New Trier
West are considered to be
V(olleyball hopes fo r first
by Janice Greenberg
The E ast volleyball team
enters their conference season
with a team that “is capable of
finishing in first place again,”
according to Head Coach Jerry
Richardson.
“1 think that we can finish
first again, but we must play
more consistently than we did
in our non-conference games.
We finished off our non-confer
ence schedule with a 5-2
record, but in those games we
seem to have had lapses in
concentration and perform
ances. Because we are a small
team, height-wise, we cannot
afford to have these break
downs ag ain st the tough
competition in our league,”
commented Richardson.
RICHARDSON F E E L S that
being in a tough division is an
advantage. “All the teams in
our division are competitive.
That always makes a team
better because the team is
always facing tough competi
tion.”
“Co-Captains Bobbie Lewen
and Natile Doi, along with
Chris Billisits, are very capa-
ble of having an outstanding
season. These three girls could
be all-conference this year, but
it depends on how we end up
in the stan d in g s,” stated
Richardson.
Richardson believes the
team’s spirit is their strongest
point. “ The girls have a
tremendous rapport with each
other. This makes it easy to
practice and work together.
The girls on the team are
friends, they respect each
oth er’s skills, ab ility and
opinion,” concluded Richard
son.
three of the top teams in the
sta te. They are extrem ely
difficult to beat and I expect
them to be very competitive in
post-season play,” commented
Sandstead.
“W E HAVE SOME exper
ienced players on the squad,
what I would call experience
for an E ast player would be
three or four years, but for
some of the other teams an
“ experienced” player m ight
have been playing seven or
eight years,” observed Sand
stead.
The returning seniors for
this y ear’s team include,
Bobby Sonshine, Mark Lan
dau, Dan G allagher, Lou.
Weisbach, Kevin Nelson, Mark
Schum an, Doug Liu And
Captains Paul Ston e, Dave
Klein and ken Heller.
“The team’s willingness to
play hard and put forth 100%
effort, even if we’re out of the
game, is our strongest point.
However, we don’t have the
skills necessary to play better
soccer,” stated Sandstead.
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F irst home foot
ball tomorrow
at 2:00
Volume 41, Number 1
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
September 22,1978
9019
East stages “Our Town”
W hat’s going to happen in 1980?
Board to review closing
The Niles Township school
board has recently reached a
decision to consider the closing
of Niles North, rather than
East.
Oakton Community College
has implied that it would be
willing to lease North, rather
than East, as part of the
College Campus, due to the
fact that Niles North is in the
center of the college’s district,
and is easily reached by the
expressway.
IF THE SCHOOL board
fails to lease Niles East, its
only other option would be to
tear the school down.
The decision to close Niles
East was made in 1975 due to
declining enrollment figures
and changes in tax assess
m ents. The board is also
considering budget cuts for
various areas in all three
Niles high schools
a period of courtship, George
Gibbs marries Emily Webb.
But things don’t work out
happily ever after. Emily dies
and is burned on a rainy,
gloomy day.
As a result of tryouts
Friday, September 11, the cast
of characters of “Our Town”
include: Stage Manager, Phil
Martini, Dr. Gibbs; Joe Sockacki, Joe Crowell; Paul LeVan,
Howie
Newsome;
Ron
Deutsch, Mrs. Gibbs; Lori
Schwartz, Mrs. Webb; Ellyn
Acker, George Gibbs; Tim
Ortmann, Rebecca Gibbs;
M arla Greenspan, Wally
Webb; Hal Meltzer, Emily
Webb; Elly Horwitz, Professor
W illard; Gary B ittel, Mr.
Webb; Bill Elliott, Woman in
the Balcony; Julie Horwitz,
Man in the Auditorium ;
Norman Fox, Lady in the Box;
Sue Isserman, Simon Stimson;
Layne
Friedman,
Mrs.
Soames; Sue Kulovsky, Con-
H o m eco m in g 9
78
44
Trojans move out West
Niles East Homecoming will
be held Saturday October 21.
This year’s theme will be
“ Trojans Move out W est’’,
tying in with the fact that the
Trojans oppose New Trier
W est in the homecoming
football games. The freshman
game will begin at 9:30,
followed by the sophomore
game at 12:00 o’clock and the
varsity game at 2:00.
The traditional Homecoming
parade, which usually consists
of about seven floats, sponsor
ed by each of the four classes,
Key Club, and the Music
New faculty joins East
Niles East has made several
new additions to its teaching
staff this semester. In the
English Department, East has
acquired Rochelle Samuels,
former teacher at Niles West
and substitute at North. Ms.
Samuels teaches Basic Writ
ing, M asterpieces in Short
Fiction, and Introduction to
Literature. Ms. Samuels com
mented that she is enjoying
her first week at East and
finds the students to be
serious and responsible.
Mary Farrel joins the Home
Economics D epartm ent, re
placing Cindy B randt, who
recently married. Ms. Farrel is
a former clerk at the Central
Film Library.
JA C I HESS, formerly
teaching at New Trier East,
and later working in the Niles
East Library is a new addition
to the Physical Education
Department, where she will
teach all four grade levels and
coach volleyball and track.
“ ‘OUR TOWN’ is one of the
most outstanding of American
plays because of its universal
theme of man not appreciating
the beauty of life until it’s too
late,” commented Theatre Dir
ector Jerry Proffit.
“Our Town,” Niles E ast’s
fall play for the 1978-79 school
year, will be performed Octo
ber 27 and 28 at 8:00 p.m.
“Our Town,” a Pulitzer Prize
winning play by Thornton
Wilder, is the story of a New
Ham pshire village and its
people at the turn of the 20th
century. In “Our Town,” the
town's humor and emotion are
set against the new social
openness at the turn of the
20th century.
THE PLAY begins in
Grovers Corners where the
Gibbs and the Webbs are
neighbors. The children of the
Gibb’s and Webb’s families,
George Gibbs and Emily
Webb, grow up together. After
The CIC Department has
added Patricia Wahlstrom and
Eric Dahl to its teaching staff.
Both teach English, History,
social science and health. Mr.
Dahl studied at the University
of Wisconsin at Madison and
also worked in residential
treatment centers before com
ing to East. Dahl was pleased
with his position at East and
simply said, “I love it.”
In addition to these new
staff members, East welcomes
Mr. Seymour Rifkind, recently
returned from a one year leave
of absence. Teachers on leave
this year include Mrs. Joan
Macala, English Department,
and D ottie Fugiel, M ath
Department. Mr. Blume, of
E ast’s Science Department has
been transferred to West and
Cathy Polanski, librarian, has
been transferred to North.
Mrs. Marci Burke, Physical
Education, is on m aternity
leave, and Janie Isaacs, Eng
lish, has resigned.
D epartm ent, and ten cars
representing GAA and N-Club
as well as other groups, will
pass down Lincoln Avenue
through downtown Skokie to
the police station and then
back up Oakton to the school.
Before the parade, representa
tives of the Booster Club will
judge the floats.
THE HOMECOMING
dance will be held at 8:00 P.M.
in the girls gym. Tickets are
$3.00 per person and $3.50 at
the door. Refreshments after
the dance will be provided by
Baskin Robbins Ice Cream
(all you can eat) and cakes will
be provided by Let Them Eat
Cake. At this writing a band
for the dance had not yet been
decided on.
The Homecoming Queen will
be announced at Friday’s Pep
Assembly. The top three
juniors chosen in the Prelimin
ary election, to be held the
99
Tuesday before homecoming,
will be on court. The final
election to determine the
Queen will be held the day
before the Pep Assembly.
The Homecoming Commit
tee, sponsored by Mr. Steve
Poznansky, has about thirtyfive members and has been
preparing for the dance since
last March. Fund-raising acti
vities included selling home
coming calendars, and later ski
hats and mittens will be sold
and in the spring the balloon
launch will be held to raise
money for the 1979 Homecom
ing Dance.
COMMITTEE OFFICERS
include Amy Lashinsky, chair
man, Chris Redline, assistant
chairman, and secretary-treas
urer, Audrey Fishoff.
Mr. Pozansky feels the
committee is doing a good job
and that this year’s Homecom
ing will be a good one.
stable Warren; Phil Zerof, Si
Crowell; Steve Singer, Base
ball Players; Jeff Sumner, Ira
Strongin, Norman Fox Sam
Craig; Norman Fox, Assistant
Stage Managers; Jeff Sumner,
Ira Strongin.
PEOPLE OF THE town
include Helaine Silver, Jami
Lieder, Mindy Levin, Laurel
Bleadon, Renee Olsen, Sue
Isserman, Julie Horwitz, Nor
man Fox, Gary Pittel, Alison
Kleiman, Jodie Firder, Linda
Sugarman, Jill Soble, Sue
Levine, Rhonda Malina, Betty
Katsaros, Rhona Constance,
and liana Kraus.
Six attain
merit
status
The 1979 annual M erit
Scholarship Competition se
lected five East students as
semi-finalists, while six others
were cited with letters of
recommendation.
The semi-finalists include
Susan Isserman, Debra Mal
ina, Elliot Nelson, Alan Pregozen, and James Stukas.
THE WINNERS of letters
of recommendation include
Allen Adelman, David Chivalisz, Wendy Jackson, Thomas
Kasper, Cathy Lasowski, and
Muriel Steiner.
Each year the N ational
Merit Competition, supported
by corporate contributions,
awards scholarships of $250 to
$1500 depending on financial
need to students who score in
the top ten per cent of the
total number of students who
take the PSAT tests, and
reach the status of finalist. To
be a finalist, a semi-finalist
must submit a list of his
activities and information about him or herself to the
N ational M erit Corporation.
Ninety per cent of all semi-fi
nalists reach finalist status.
Attendance policy affects all
Students are quickly learn
ing that it won’t be as easy to
cut classes as it has been in
previous years. Beginning this
year, the Dean’s office has
adopted a much tougher policy
on attendance procedures.
Compared to the old system,
in which a student was not
admitted into the classes that
he or she missed without an
admit, the new system incor
porates a method of “blacklist
ing” those students who fail to
fulfill their responsibilities re
lating to notes and admits.
IN THE NEW POLICY,
students will be summoned to
their Dean through a list that
will be distributed to all
teachers at the end of each
school day. Students whose
names appear on the list will
not be admitted to any class
without a dean’s admit.
According to Dean Miller,
the move was necessitated by
the increasing num ber of
truancies. “ A tough a tte n
dance policy has proved to be
a success at Niles West,’r said
Miller. “So, starting this year,
Dean Schusteff and m yself
along with the a ssista n t
superintendent’s office, decid
ed to implement this system
here at East since we felt it
would be more effective.”
When asked why the plan
went into effect so late when
East is closing in ’80, Miller
responded, “This is all part of
a trend, simply one step in an
overall plan to make the three
high schools similiar in policy,
in everything from attendance
policies to the class curriculums. When East closes
in 1980, the remaining stu
dents will have the smoothest
transition possible to W est
and North.”
ACCORDING TO Miller,
Niles North also changed their
attendance policies this year so
East students shouldn’t feel
“discriminated against.”
“ Any further clarification
and explanation of attendance
and disciplinary policies and
procedures are stated in your
Student Guidebook,” conclud
ed Miller.
�2 editorial
Friday, September 22,1978
Staff defines policy
At the beginning of each school year,
the Nilehilite staff reviews its purposes,
goals and style so that the student
body and administration realizes its
responsibilities.
The Nilehilite staff, “The Voice of
the Niles East “students,” will inform
the high school and community
accurately, clearly, impartially, truth
fully and with insight into what the
staff feels is in interest and of need to
the reader.
E ditorials which appear in the
Nilehilite are not necessarily the
opinion of the entire staff, but on the
other hand, the editorials are not one
writer’s opinion. Columns are reserved
for this. The purpose of the editorials is
to point out to the reader an issue, even
or happening that we feel should be
praised or faulted. The Nilehilite will
not attack or find fault in individuals
but rather comment on issues, policies,
and decisions. We will not attack or
critize anything that we feel would
serve no purpose. We will try to offer
solutions to the issues and practical
suggestions to resolve the problems.
The coverage which the Nilehilite
gives to school clubs, activities,
departments and sports will depend on
the new’s worthiness and interest to
the majority of students. We encourage
the various organizations to come
forward with news that they feel should
be included in the school newspaper. It
would be impossible for us to cover
everything that happens at East. If one
feels that we have missed a newswor
thy event please inform us so that in
the future we will cover it. Although we
encourage the student body and all
organizations to make contributions,
we reserve the right not to print any
article if it contains libel, obscenity,
,
indecency or is likely to cause
disruptions of school. Articles printed
in humor will be labeled as such and are
written in jest and not as an attack on
an individual.
We encourage all students, faculty
and adm inistration to subm it any
article, photography, cartoon or any
thing else to the staff for publication.
Again we reserve the right not to
publish anything we feel has not use to
the students.
If a reader is upset or wishes to
compliment anything, he or she may do
so by a letter to the Editor or submit a
guest editorial. Since we feel that the
Nilehilite should be the “voice of the
students” we strongly encourage this
kind of contribution.
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Editor tells plans for year
Dear readers,
In future issues you’ll find this space
filled by letters to the editor, but for
this issue, you are instead reading a
letter from the editor.
Since the end of school last year
many changes have occurred, myself
becoming editor of the Nilehilite
is only one of them. To most people
this will not make much of a difference,
but it will have an effect on our school
newspaper. Last year as some of you
might know I served as editor of the
sports page and Wendy Gerber capably
handled the job as editor. Wendy
graduated last year and I graduated to
the job of editor.
Becoming editor after only one
complete year on the newspaper staff
will handicap myself. Wendy for
instance was on the staff since her
freshman year and became the editor
after three years of learning and
experience. The same problem of little
experience also plagues most of this
year’s staff. Only one page editor
besides myself has returned from last
year. In other words, I ’m trying to say
that we are going to make some
mistakes. With the exception of a few
teachers, the administration and base
ball umpires, everyone makes mistakes
so please bear with us, I hope that our
improvements will overshadow our lack
of experience.
AS FAR AS others changes from
last year, this year the Nilehilite
will be printed by Son’s Enterprises, a
local printing house that specializes in
the printing of school newspapers.
Now at this point you’re probably
saying to yourself, what difference does
this make, the paper still looks the
same. You’re right it does, but what
you will notice in future issues is that
the news and sports sections of the
paper won’t be filled with stale two
week old news as in past years. With
the new’printer we’re able to cut those
two weeks needed to publish a paper
down to only one week. This change
means news and sports that will be
more current.
As for the rest of the paper, (the
editorial and feature pages), one will
not notice much difference. The only
major difference is the addition of
record reviews to the editorial page, an
additional which I feel will be helpful to
most students.
SO SIT BACK and enjoy this issue
and the ones to follow. I promise that
you’ll find us to be an interesting and
informative publication.
Alan Friedman
Editor-in-Chief
Styx foreigner
A lbum Reviews
New column
66 7 7
FOCUS
99
by David Eingorn
S ty x ’s new album “ Pieces of
Eight” follows up their highly success
ful “Grand Illusion” album, their best
seller ever. “Pieces of Eight,” which is
the Chicago bom band’s eigth album,
contains 10 original songs that are all
appearing on an album for the first
time.
Underlying the words and music to
all the songs is the ever present
synthesizer that Styx and Kansas use
so well. The appeal of the synthesizer
makes all the songs on this album
highly listenable. It was a pleasure
listening to an album that at no time
dragged or made me lose interest in it.
THE FIRST SIDE contains five
very good songs th a t are all
characteristically performed by Styx.
Using a comfortable blend of guitar,
synthesizers and vocals, all five songs
could be considered rockers rather than
being slow songs. Side two leads off
with the first single released from the
album. The single titled “Blue Collar
Man” is a showcase of Styx’s best
talents. The synthesizer work is
excellent and doesn’t over-power the
good guitar work and lyrics. The
remaning four songs are all fine songs,
they’re a bit slower than the previous
six songs, but all are good songs.
“Pieces of Eight should prove to be
Styx’s most successful venture yet, a
fine follow up album to the “Grand
Illusion.”
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Foreigner’s late st effort, “ Double
Vision” comes off the heels of their
debut album titled simply “Foreigner.”
Foreigner’s first album will go down
as being one of the most successful
albums of all times. If not for Boston’s
debut album, Foreigner would have the
highest selling debut album of all time.
THEIR SECOND ALBUM contains
very little of the electricity generated
by their first album. The songs seem to
have the same basic melodies but with
different words. In most of the songs
the lyrics are unimaginative and dull.
The first side begins with the first
single released from the album Hot
Blooded.” This is one of the better
songs on the album and is followed by
another good song, “Blue Morning,”
which is receiving a lot of airplay on
FM stations. After the first two songs,
the remaining three songs on the first
side aren’t very interesting. The second
side also starts off good. “Double
Vision,” the title cut, displays all of the
good qualities Foreigner displayed in
their first album. The rest of the side
wearily drags on. Even a semi-lively
instrumental can’t bring up the other
songs.
ALL IN ALL, Foreigner’s “Double
Vision” is a dissappointing second
album for a very good group.
In every high school one finds
students who are concerned and
well-motivated and students who are
apathetic. This is normal and expected.
But when an observant person finds
that there are a majority of appathetic
people and an ever increasing minority
of concerned people, then there is a
grave problem. Teachers lose their
pleasure in teaching, lecturing mani
kins, concerned and well motivated
students are affected too by loss of
programs due to insufficient enroll
ments, and then there are the apathetic
students which lose a high school
experience and education.
There are many symptoms of the
problem including lower SAT scores,
less enrollment in clubs, and less
participation by the student body in
other school activities likes dances, but
seemingly no cures.
On can’t force a student to become a
member of a club, to care about his
education, or to show school spirit. The
student has to want to do it himself.
Counselors could try their utmost to
convince students to joing clubs since
colleges want students th a t are
“well-rounded” (meaning that colleges
want officers of clubs and captains of
teams). But that won’t work because,
for m ost students, college seems
infinitely off in their futures and
doesn’t conem them. Clubs could make
p.a. advertisements and alike but no
matter how many advertisements are
made the apathetic will just ignore
them . Teachers could give more
homework assignments but the apathe
tic students would just ignore these
additional assignments like they did
previous ones.
Well, what is the answer? I t ’s
certainly not a simple solution. First,
there must an awareness by students
that the jobs they hold during their
high school years are of no value to
them in the long run, and that their
jobs are just competing with school
work for time and energy. A possible
solution to this problem would be a
more rigid school schedule allowing
fewer students to ignore their school
work by working during hte day.
Second, teachers of basic courses
should try more novel methods and
verbally enourage their students more.
In conclusion, student apathy
doesn’t have to exist to the extent it
does today in the high school. If
students wouldn’t be so concerned with
interests outside the school, and if more
teachers tried harder to encourage and
motivate their students, then student
apathy wouldn’t be as severe as it is
today.
The voice of the Niles East Students
Published during the school year by the students
of Niles Township High School East, Lamon and
Mulford Streets, Skokie, Illinois 60076. Printed by
Son’s Enterprises, Inc. Skokie, III.
Volume 41, No. 1
____________ Friday, Sept. 22,1978
Editor-in-Chief...................................Alan Friedman
Managing E ditor...............................David Eingorn
Feature Editors.............. Leslie Doi, Howard Berry
News Editor............................................Shari Miller
Reporters ...................................Janice Greenberg,
Larry Pearlman, Steve Shayman
Photographer.............Howard Gerber, Mike Silver
Cartoonist......................................... Cesar Borges
Adviser........................................ Mrs. Angie Panos
�feature 3
Friday, September 22,1978
Pom Pon Squad
learns at workshop
Fifteen members of the Niles
East Pom-Pon Squad, sponsor
ed by Mrs. Jennifer Watters,
recently attended clinics and
participated in the competition
at the Badgerette Pom-Pon
Camp held at Aurora College,
Aurora, 111., this past summer.
“The average day consisted
of learning one or two new
routines, many hours of hard
practice, and nightly competi
tion,” explained Mrs. Watters.
According to one of the
Pom-Pon members, the squad
perfected two numbers for
camp. Their try o u t routine
done to the song “ Jungle
Love” won a first place ribbon
and an originality routine
titled “High School Dance”
failed to place.
THE GIRLS won five first
place ribbons, one for each
night of competition. On the
last day of camp, the squad
was awarded the most out
standing showmanship and
was voted by the other schools
as the “ sunshine squad” .
Captain Karen Feldman was
picked by the camp staff for
the “sunshine girl” award.
“We all worked very hard,
had a great time, and are
looking forward to the upcom
ing y ear,” Mrs. W atters
rem arked. The squad will
perform on Septem ber 23,
1978, at half time of the first
home football game.
Members of the 1978-79
squad include Karen Feldman,
Sandy Fadhel, Kathy Baer,
Sandy Brenner, Gigi Carlson,
Elaine Cohn, Julie Kane, Ellen
Kray, Cathy Lasowski, Marci
Mandell, Pam Schwartz, Dana
Sobel, Yvette Stroesser, Aud
rey Wagner, Debbie Winston,
Jackie Woll, Sandy Glass, and
Laurie Goldstein.
Niles East Pom Pon squad recently attended a camp to learn new skills and compete.
Downtown Skokie gets facelift
by Howard Berry
What is the mess in the
downtown Skokie area all
about? This has been a
frequently asked question in
Skokie.
“The current renovation of
the downtown Skokie District
is intended to revitalize the
area,” stated Mr. Fred Schattner, Assistant Traffic Engineer
New students attend Kenton
by Leslie Doi
Christm as and Columbus
Day will no longer be celebrat
ed at Kenton School in Skokie.
Instead, the students will be
celebrating
“Mochitsuki”
(New Year’s Day), Doll’s Day
(girl’s festival), the Emperor’s
birthday, and will hold an
“undokai” which is an athletic
field day.
Kenton School, 4600 Main
St., was rented in July from
Skokie Elementary District 69
by members of the Japanese
Consulate in Chicago and the
Futabakai, a social organiza
tion for Japanese living out
side their country.
THE PRIVATE school for
first thru seventh grades,
opened Sept. 6, for students
who are someday returning to
Japan to finish their education.
Students must be able to speak
Japanese because all classes
are tau g h t, by the twelve
teachers of the school, in that
language. The students’ pa
rents are generally members of
the Japanese Consulate or
employees of Japanese firms in
the Chicago area.
The school teaches academic
courses Monday through Fri
day with one hour a day of
English taught. On Saturday,
classes are taught for stu
dents, kindergarten through
ninth, who can’t come daily
because of transportation or
tuition.
The school was developed to
“keep the old culture, lan
guage, and customs,” accord
ing to Mrs. Noriko Hara, an
office worker at Kenton school.
“The main purpose is so the
students will be able to adjust
to Japanese schools when they
go back to the country,”
explained Mrs. Hara. “Some
day they’ll have to go back to
Japan and if they go to an
English school, they’ll forget
their Japanese.”
THERE WAS some opposi
tion to the school’s opening
from the public. ‘
,‘When the
students came back to school
there was vandalism all over.
There were fourteen windows
broken and bad language
written on the cement and on
the w alls,” reported Mrs.
Hara. Since this vandalism,
the Skokie Police patrol the
area every night. “Now every
thing is okay. A pparently
some people didn’t like Japan
ese.”
The idea of the Japanese
school in America has come up
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Books have been successful in preparing for SAT.
in New York where there’s a
public school where anyone
can go as long as they know
Japanese. Another is also
being planned in San Francis
co.
Mr. Ken Mitsugi, a PTA
member of the school com
mented, “In the future, if the
school can provide classes for
high school students, there will
be no more separation in
families. Right now, m ost
upper grade children are being
sent back to Japan for the rest
of their education.”
The present daily enrollment
is 103, and on Saturdays, 500.
of Skokie.
“THE RENOVATION pro
ject was suggested approx
imately six years ago by the
Central Business D istrict
(CBD) commission,” continued
Mr. Schattner. “The planning
of the project got under way
five years ago under the
supervision of Skokie’s mayor,
Albert J. Smith.”
According to Mr. Schattner
the renovation was necessary
because of electrical problems.
“The street lights were old and
the main electrical cable in the
downtown district needed re
p a ir,” said Mr. Schattner.
“The sidewalks needed repairs
because they were becoming
dangerous.”
The repair work is being
done on Oakton Street extend
ing from the Chicago and
Northwestern tracks (across
from Skokie Lumber), to
Floral S treet (adjacent to
Town Hall).
“THE PURPOSE of the
renovation is to provide new
street lighting and new side
walks,” explained Schattner,
“Exposed aggregate has been
used in the construction work
in an attempt to eliminate the
future painting of assorted
surfaces.”
According to Mr. Schattner,
the total renovation will cost
approximately $600,000. “The
merchants in the downtown
district pay about 60% of the
cost while the other 40%
comes from the Motor Fuel
Tax (MFT) and special assess
m ents,” added Schattner.
“The taxpayers do, however,
pay for the renovation through
the MFT.”
“The construction has been
headed by Heckor and Com
pany, an electrical contractor,”
described Schattner. “ The
work which began in the fall of
1977 should be completed
sometime later this m onth.
When the work is completed, a
ceremony is planned at which
all the new lighting will be
turned on.”
“The renovation project will
improve the downtown dis
tric t,” concluded Schattner.
“It will be a nicer area and I
expect more people will come
to shop there.”
Part One
Books help SAT scores
by Larry Pearlman
This year, thousands of high
school juniors will take the
Scholastic A ptitude Test
(SAT) which, along with
college achievement tests,
school grades, interviews, re
commendations, extra-curricu
lar activities, geographic and
ethnic background will deter
mine where they go to college.
The SAT is a three-hour
multiple-choice exam com
posed of verbal and mathemat
ical questions. It is designed to
test reasoning ability, reading
comprehension and other basic
skills developed over the years,
rather than acquired know
ledge, which can be learned
(and forgotten) in shorter,
more concentrated periods of
time. Consequently, m ost
authorities have advised that
cramming for an SAT would
not afreet a student’s score.
BUT RECENTLY, this as
sumption has been challenged.
While Education Testing Ser
vice (designer of SAT) and
many schools insist th a t
coaching is useless, even
harm ful, other school are
offering courses, and private
coaching services are flooding
parents with handouts. Can
students improve their SAT
by preparing? If so, what is
the best way?
Frustrated by inconsistent
responses to w hat seemed
reasonable questions, a group
of New York City parents
recently conducted their own
research and wound up run
ning an eight-week study
group, proving — at least for
their own children — that
proper m otivation and pre
paration could substantially
improve SAT scores. Their six
children, all bright, verbal, and
good students, had done so
poorly on the practice SAT
given the previous fall that
even the 30-point rise expected
from maturation would have
put them in the below average
category.
The group used many books,
but those found most success
ful were B aron’s “ How to
Prepare for College Entrance
Examination” ($5.50) and. Jo
seph Orgel’s “ College E n
trance Reviews” .) The latter
also has a thousand-word
vocabulary list, and the stu
dents were held responsible for
as many words as possible.
THE SESSIONS were in
formal yet structured, ranging
from checking answers to
lively debates over correct
answers to difficult questions.
The four who prepared im
proved their scores an average
of 120 points each. The two
children who did not work
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seriously did not improve their
scores.
More than anything, the
group said that the extra time
the students took to study for
the SAT’s had provided them
with something more impor
ta n t than inform ation. It
provided them with self-confi
dence. Familiarity with the
tests put them at ease for the
real exam. They had mastered
the techniques of test taking,
knew how to spend their time
more effectively and knew
when to guess.
Also helpful will be sample
copies of the SAT, and the
T est Of S tandard W ritten
English (TSWE) released by
the college board.
The new 48-page booklet,
“Taking the SAT”, includes
complete SAT and TSWE
practice tests, answers, scor
ing, keys and scoring proce
dures. The guide also has
descriptions of types of ques
tions on the tests with advice
for solving them, strategies for
taking the tests and informa
tion on the purpose of each
test.
“Taking the SAT” will be
given free of charge with the
SAT registration packet.
NEXT MONTH in part 2;
Why the recent SAT score
decline?.
�4 sports
Friday, September 22,1978
Inexperience hurting girls
by Janice Greenberg
Mark Pollack dives towards the goal iine in the Niles West game. Pollack
en an ensuing play scored the first touchdown of the year for the
Trojans. (Photo by Irv)
1 Trojans seek victory
by Alan Friedman
The varsity football team
will be seeking their first
victory of the 1978 campaign,
tomorrow, when they face the
Niles North Vikings in the
first home game of the year.
The varsity team will be
trying to avenge an 18-0 defeat
handed to them by the Vikings
last year.
THE TEAM, although
showing some signs of a very
good ball club, failed to win
either of their first two
contests.
On September 9, the Trojans
lost to Niles West 12-6 and
were defeated by Maine East
12-7 last Friday.
At the Maine East game,
Gerald Ferguson and the
varsity football team found
out that baseball isn’t thè only
game of inches. 72 inches
separated the Trojans from
upsetting the Maine E ast
Demons.
TRAILING BY a 12-7
margin, the Trojans got the
ball on the Demon’s 40 yard
line with about three minutes
rem aining. Aided by the
strong passing of Tad Slowik
and the pass catching ability
of Dennis Pucher, the Trojans
moved the ball down to the
Maine East seven yard line.
With thirty seconds remain
ing, the Trojans faced a fourth
down goal to go situation. A
pass play was called for but
good coverage by the Demons
forced Slowik to run the ball.
Slowik tried bulldosing down
whomever got in his way, but
fell short of the goal line by
two yards — 72 inches.
The Trojans fell 72 inches
away from their first victory of
the year.
THE EAST VOLLEYBALL
team will encounter the same
problems as many other
Trojan team s this year, a
problem of a lack of exper
ience.
“We’re not going to have a
real inexperienced team be
cause we do have seven seniors
returning to the team,” stated
Head Coach Jerry Richardson,
“But we did lose three very
skilled people who are Jill
playing college volleyball, los
ing those girls is like losing
four years of experience in
each of them,” said Richard
son who was refering to Jenise
Vassilatos, Andrea Slowik and
Judy Lee.
“Our strongest point this
year is our ability to play
together, we have good rap
port, we work well together
and are outstanding defensive
ly,” commented Richardson.
“While we have an out
standing defense, our offense
will be our weakest point, due
to our lack of height and
experience. The offense is
adequate, but not outstand
ing,” offered Richardson.
THE NILES EAST GIRLS’
tennis team comes into this
season with a team featuring
only one senior, Julie Millman.
“I feel that even though we
have only one senior, we still
have an experienced varsity
team,” stated Head Coach Pat
Matlak.
LAST YEAR’S team, who
finished the season tied for
sixth place in the state, was
anchored by the strong per
formances of Mindee Epstein
and Claudia Brisk. “The fact
that Mindee graduated will
hurt the team, but we can do
without her,” stated Matlak.
Taking Epstein’s place as the
first singles player' will be
Brisk who took first place last
year in second singles competi
tion.
“TEAM SPIRIT and in
terest.”
That is what archery coach
Jean Wojdula thinks are this
year’s archery team’s strong
est points.
Of the 13 team members
(three junior varsity, 10 varsi
ty), only four girls have had
previous experience. There is
only one returning senior,
Cathy Cemy.
“Everyone who tried out for
the team was picked,” accord
ing to Miss Wojdula. “Some
never had the opportunity to
shoot archery, and were cur
ious,” stated Wojdula.
Teams active over summer
by Alan Friedman
While most East students
worked or relaxed this sum
mer, several Trojans partici
pated in summer leagues and
tournaments.
The basketball team during
the last weeks of school year
competed in the Loyola Park
“ Jungle League” . In the
summer leagues and the
summer tournaments the play
ers coach themselves. There is
no baskeball coach sitting on
the bench.
THE TEAM consisting of
six seniors and three juniors,
didn’t have much success in
the non-playoff games, but
once the playoffs began the
Trojans caught fire and work
ed their way into the finals.
The team faced St. Ignatius of
Chicago, a team ranked highly
in the Chicago Catholic league.
But in the final game the
Trojans fell to defeat, losing
by seven points.
“I was very happy with the
way the team came back in the
playoffs,” stated V arsity
Coach Emil Capitani, “ it
showed that the boys didn’t
give up.”
The squad continued their
success in their next tourna
ment held at Joliet.
“ IN OUR BRACKET there
were 15 teams and I ’d say that
about six of the teams are
ranked in the top 15 in state in
the preseason polls,” com
mented Capitani.
The Trojans encountered
one of these ranked teams in
their first game and lost to
Joliet Central, but a subse
quent victory over Plainfield
and a forfeit by Morgan Park
helped the team reach the
consolation
championship
where they beat Joliet West.
“ WE GAINED a lot of
respect from other team s.
They realized that we won’t be
a push over this y e a r,”
commented Dave Klein, team
member.
The Niles East wrestling
program also kept active over
the summer months.
“As a team, we wrestled
some 1200 m atches in 19
tournam ents this sum m er,’’
stated Fred Richardi, wrest
ling coach. Many wrestlers had
good success in these tourna
ments and placed very high.
The following list contains
these achievers. (The list was
supplied by Coach Richardi.)
At the Federation National
tourney, Mark Pollack, 178,
third in freestyle, Victor
Suarez, 123, second in greco,
John LaMana, 123, freestyle.
LaManna also was the AAU
National Champ at 123.
Other wrestlers who placed
in state are Kelly Walls, third
in state, greco, Howard Walovitch, third in state, greco,
Mike Pecter, fourth in state,
greco. Walls also won the AAU
state championship in greco.
Foosball finds new popularity
by Janice Greenberg
S.A .T .
PREPARATION
Juniors & Seniors
The purpose of these sessions is
to familiarize students with the
format of the SA T., the type of
questions they will encounter, and
the various strategies for dealing
with them.
MATH
For juniors & seniors who have
com pleted o n e year each of
algebra and geometry. These
sessions will focus on reviewing
concepts and their application.
Emphasis will be on efficiency in
solving typical problems and prac
ticing in a test situation.
VERBAL
T hese sessions will focus on
vocabulary, word relationships,
sentence completion, and reading
comprehension. The small class
size will allow for informal dis
cussion and individual questions.
First session begins September 2 6
For information call 256-3400.
O ne-to-O ne
Learning C enter
Wilmette Community Center
702 Locust Road • Wilmette
Upon entering the school
store, one will alm ost im
mediately view several stu
dents surrounding a rectangu
lar shaped table. What these
students are doing is playing a
game known as foosball or
table soccer.
The game of foosball is over
one hundred years old, but has
been recognized in American
only in the past decade.
FOOSBALL IS a very
simple game to learn and takes
almost no skill at all to begin
playing. The playing field is a
board of markings similar to a
soccer field. At the shortest
ends of the rectangle there are
two nets; the object of the
game is to hit the ping-pong
sized ball into these nets. One
directs the ball into the nets
with the aid of several rows of
players th a t are suspended
above the playing surface by
metal rods. These metal rods
extend to the outside of the
rectangle and serve as a handle
for the player to direct thenmen. Sounds confusing? Well,
I guess you’ll have to see a
foosball table for yourself to
figure it out.
As a result of the increasing
popularity of foosball, such
things as foosball to u rn a
ments, foosball magazines and
foosball houses have appeared.
A foosball house is similar to a
pinball arcade but of course
with foosball tables.
One of the most prominent
tournaments in the world of
foosball was held last Novem
ber in St. Louis. The World
Championship Foos Festival
offered contestants prize mon
ey totaling some $250,000. Not
bad for a game that has only
been popular in the last ten
years.
“ FOOF NOOS” HAS the
distinction of being the offical
foos-ball magazine. The maga
zine is published monthly with
each issue containing a focus
article on a player or recent
tournament.
Although foosball may be
gaining a lot of popularity in
amusement centers, it has not
yet caught on as a home game.
“Every so often we get a call
about home foosball games,”
responded a represenative of
Admiral Music a Chicagoland
amusement dealer. “A foosball
table for the home would cost
about $400 dollars, a little less
than a nice pinball machine,”
stated the spokesman. Accord
ing to the spokesman, foosball
tables have been found to be
very popular in taverns,
arcades and schools, but have
not yet caught on in the home.
Although popular for many years In foreign lands, foosball is finding
new popularity in America. (Photo by Irv)
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Page 2
Friday, June 2, 1978
Planning continues for East’s closing
by David Eingorn
Jay Wilensky, newly elected Student Senate
president.
Wilensky chosen
Senate president
Jay Wilensky was elected Student
Senate president May 18 in a runoff
election against Phil Rappoport.
The May 16th election, which also
included Sue Kulovsky, failed to produce
a majority winner. It was a close elec
tion, but Jay feels he won because “he’s
the type of person almost everyone can
relate to.”
“One of the main reasons I ran for
office was that during the three years
I’ve been at East I have felt that students
haven’t been informed of what goes on in
Student Senate,” commented Jay.
HE FEELS THAT the Senate should be
run for the students, and that they should
know what’s going on in Senate.
“I plan to write a questionnaire on
school policies for students to see what
they want changed,” remarked Jay.
As for changes to the Senate itself, Jay
plans to keep the constitution the same
except for a revision to add more
delegates. Jay plans to start Senate early
next year and keep the students in
formed of the Senate’s actions.
Editorial
Plans for the closing of East in 1980 are
being completed as scheduled, according
to the latest meeting of the Committee to
Close Niles East.
Regarding class and test uniformity
among the Niles Township High Schools,
steps have already been taken that have
resulted in standardized placement tests
for incoming freshmen, and a required
semester course in western civilization
beginning with the class of 1981.
“GUIDELINES concerning curricu
lum uniformity are made by the Board
with the specific methods toward curri
culum standardization made by the indi
vidual curriculum areas such as math,
social studies, and science,” explained
Principal Galen Hosier.
Concerning departmental articulation
with the East feeder schools, the recom
mended program of articulation con
sisting of meetings between North and
West professional staffs with East junior
high school district staffs is moving on
schedule toward full participation by the
1979-80 school year.
Another major area considered by the
Committee to Close Niles East is the
future of athletics, music, and publi
cations of East. Referring to this pro
blem there have already been coopera
tive plans made regarding the program
ming of a district wide concert band and
shared performances by the pom pon
and cheerleader squads. Newspaper
staffs in the district are also planning
shared columns and stories.
RELATING TO CERTIFIED staff
articulation guidelines that have already
been approved, East teachers will be
asked in January, 1979, to express a pre
ference as to their building assignments
and their departmental assignments for
the fall of 1980.
Each teacher will also be asked to
express a preference for an extra
curricular activity assignment and to
indicate whether this preference would
have priority over a building or depart
mental assignment.
Regarding
teacher
placem ent,
teachers from East won’t be able to use
their seniority to “bump” a less senior
teacher West to North or from North to
West. The places taken by East teachers
at North and West will primarily be from
retirements and additional openings
caused by the influx of students from
East.
WHEN MORE THAN one teacher from
East expresses preferences for the same
building or departmental assignment,
district seniority will be the deciding
factor. After all preferences for the
extra-curricular assignments are ex
pressed, the principals and directors will
“What I’ll remember most is the
friends I’ve made, the fun times we had,
and all the enjoyment I’ve had from
being in theater and music,” stated
Lauren Pitalis.
Looking back at the past four years,
most seniors said they would have
becom e more involved in sports,
organizations, and theater. “I regret that
I couldn’t take some of the classes that I
wanted to,” stated Jo Martinez.
Dear Seniors,
As we glance back over the past four
years, we realize that we often felt ne
glected and ignored but through strug
gling and working we learned to fight
every problem with courage. We have
experienced
m any
unforgettable
moments, both good and bad, from the
first time we entered Niles East to the
present i
FRESHMAN YEAR, 1974-75
Freshman Mixer was held September
14 in the girls’ gym featuring the band
“Apocalypse.”
October 16-19, Homecoming weekend
“Movies” was held featuring Wally
Chambers.
Principal Dr. Arthur Colver left East
on December 1.
GALEN HOSLER was appointed prin
cipal by the Board of Education.
A new homeroom policy was planned
requiring students to attend homeroom
every day.
March 31, marked the day for the first
open hearing concerning East’s possible
closing.
FIVE FRESHMEN were seriously in
jured in an automobile accident, April 19.
Freshman Terry MacDonald was killed.
THE CLASS OF ’78 is looking forward
to a wonderful life. The NilehiUte would
like to wish them the best of luck.
4 5 0 seniors to graduate Sunday
This Sunday at 2 p.m., approximately
450 students will graduate in the
stadium, six of whom are valedictorians.
THE VALEDICTORIAN is the student
with the highest grade point average.
Since six students have a 4.0 average, no
one will be named salutatorian. This is
the first time that East has had six
valedictorians and all of them will take
part in the presentation of the assembly.
The valedictorians include Karen Andre,
Martin Ellenby, Susan Fishm an,
Sheridan Lam, Robert Luke, and Paul
Weisman.
The program will begin with the
concert band playing the ceremonial
march and then “Pomp and Cir
cumstance.” After the National Anthem
and pledge of allegiance, the welcome
and introduction of platform guests will
be given by Sheri Marshak. The East
choir will then present selections from
“Chorus Line,” directed by Robert
Anderson and Frank Winkler. Timothy
Wolfram will then direct the band when
they play selections from “The Wiz.”
After the valedictorians speak,
remarks will be made by Board of Ed
ucation president Mrs. Evelyn Rosenzweig and Raymond Fleischer. Principal
the people for the assignments,
qualifications, experience, re
and seniority in similar openings
district.
“Clearly, there is a definite need to
close East due to enrollment estimates.
Surely, it’s unfortunate to move any stu
dent from one high school to the next, but
I’m sure the kids of East will adjust
quickly and be enriched by new exper
iences and relationships encountered by
them at their perspective new schools.
Academically speaking, all efforts have
been made for a top quality education for
all who transfer,” concluded Hosier.
E d ito r addresses seniors
Seniors f e e l 6 top o f the w o rld
on
To many seniors it seems as if
yesterday they attended their eighth
grade graduation. To others it has been
an eternity. Many seniors hate to see this
year fade away so fast because they feel
“on top of the world” .
In the past four years, the class of ’78
encountered many changes. In 1980,
however, the largest and perhaps the
most dramatic change will occur. East
will close its doors to hundreds of
students who will be transferred to North
and West. After the closing, all that will
remain will be the memories.
MANY SENIORS AGREED that the
one class they would always remember
is family living with Frank Mayfield. “It
was the best class offered. It should be
required, not an elective,” commented
one boy.
Evaluating the year wasn’t difficult for
most interviewed. “We were given at
tention from teachers and admin
istrators that we never had before,” said
one girl. “I’d always heard seniors get
top priority; we sure did. It was by far
my best year in school.”
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Galen Hosier will then give recognition
to students for scholastic achievement.
After the diplomas are presented by Mrs.
Rosenzweig and Fleischer, the band will
play the Coronation March from “The
Prophet.”
IN THE EVENT of rain, the
graduation ceremony will be held in the
contest gym. Each senior received four
tickets.
The caps and gowns were furnished by
E. R. Moore Company. The 49 National
Honor Society members will wear gold
tassels. The other graduates will wear
white tassels. At the end of the
ceremony, student graduates must turn
in their caps and gowns before receiving
their diplomas.
The honor guards for graduation are
Terri Johnson, Sue Kelly, Dave Kleifield,
and Dave Sproat.
THE CLASS GIFT (tentative as of May
23) includes recordings of popular rock
groups and a selection of books for the
library. The Senior Cabinet decided on
this gift “because we knew that
something like this will be transferred
easily to the other two schools,” ac
cording to Sheri Marshak, cabinet
president.
SOPHOMORE YEAR, 1975-76
After school detentions were imple
mented.
Homecoming “We’re on Top of the
World” was held October 18, featuring
TV sportscaster Johnny Morris.
Arrows, circles, and rainbows de
corated East halls.
THE BICENTENNIAL YEAR began;
$2 bills were circulated.
A new credit-audit option and pass/fail
system was adopted.
Students, 18 years old and older, were
allowed to run for a Board of Education
office.
JUNIOR YEAR, 1976-77
Freshmen and sophomores were re
quired to attend study hall.
N iles Township Federation of
Teachers (NTFT) declared strike on
September 21.
Closing committee was formed and
then divided into five subcommittees.
Homecoming’s “Western Round Up,
Eastern Style and the Sun Rises on the
East and Sets on West” was held October
15, featuring Robert Irsay.
Gold and blue time schedules were dis
continued.
GORDON HIRSCH, former Student
Senate president, was elected as Board
of Education member.
Junior-senior prom “This One’s for
You” was held May 27 at the Henrici’s
O’Hare in Rosemont.
SENIOR YEAR, 1977-78
Homecoming, October 15, “Trojans
Don’t Horse Around” featuring John
Landecker.
Student Activities Board was formed.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT was
increased from 32 to 34 credits for next
year.
Students were issued detentions for re
questing duplicate admits.
English and Social Studies curriculums were changed.
Weighted grades will be implemented
next year.
PROM ’78 “Precious and Few” was
held May 26 at Chateau Ritz in Niles.
Graduation ceremony will be held
June 4 in the football stadium or indoor
gymnasium.
MANY TIMES ARTICLES have been
written, encouraging students to join
clubs and to be active and less apathetic
in school. Most of us in our class did not
need the “push”. We were enthusiastic
from the beginning. For example, some
seniors even started a community
organization, “Get it Together” (GIT) as
sophomores. This club still exists.
For many of us, graduation is the be
ginning of a new journey...a journey that
no one knows where it will lead. To the
Niles East class of ’78, I wish everyone
success and happiness in the future.
Sincerely,
Wendy Gerber ’78
Editor
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Teachers to leave in June
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by Shari Miller and Wendy Gerber
Everett Colton, East’s social studies
teacher since September, 1959, will retire
from teaching in June.
Colton taught non-western civilization,
United States history, basic social
studies courses, and political science.
His students have ranged from freshmen
to seniors.
“Non-western civilization has greatly
influenced my life,” Colton commented.
Due to his teaching he developed a
special interest in this area of the world,
Colton has traveled in both non-western
and western countries. After his retire
ment he plans to tour Mainland China in
June and July, visiting Shanghai and
various other cities in Northern China
with a group. “After I visit China, I will
have visited every m ajor country
covered in the non-western course,”
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Stewart gains experience as administrator
by Leslie Doi
At least 1305 women educational
personnel in Illinois had administrative
and supervisory certificates but weren’t
employed in those areas in the 1976-77
school year.
Miss Rita Stewart became one of seven
administrators under Principal Galen
Hosier. Miss Stewart, a teacher, rose to
the position of building manager this
past year.
Sixty-eight percent of women educa
tional personnel agreed with the
statementj “Women are discriminated
against in seeking adm inistrative
posts,” according to a poll given by the
Illinois Office of Education’s Research
and Statistics section. Though public
schools may be wary of hiring women as
adm inistrators, M iss Stewart com
mented that being a woman ad
ministrator has been no handicap and
added, “I like to work with kids, be fair
and demand appropriate teenage
behavior.”
THE JOB of the building manager is to
make sure all departments are func
tioning properly and physical parts are
running smoothly, according to Miss
Stewart. “For instance, if the heat isn’t
right, the students are miserable and
they can’t learn,” she described.
TTie building manager is also re
sponsible for the safety precautions and
makes sure that everyone knows what
he’s doing when emergencies occur. She
also added that she takes care of the
“little, bitty details” to make sure every
thing is operating correctly for staff as
well as for students.
MISS STEWART
shared
her
philosophy that whenever she has a
problem, she’d go and ask someone for
help. She mentioned that Principal Galen
Hosier, Dr. Barbara Tyler, Mrs. Elsie
Levin, and a few directors have been
very helpful.
Public places offer jobs
by Shari Miller
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Good jobs can still be found as late as
June for the person who is serious in his
efforts, according to Don Test,
Occupations Coordinator.
THE BUREAU of Labor Statistics has
determined that only one in every three
Chicago teenagers has a summer job,
and approxim ately four m illion
teenagers are expected to join the labor
force this summer.
However, there is an increasing
amount of job openings this summer due
to an improvement in private industry.
Last year the National Alliance of
Businessmen placed some 200,000 youths
in summer jobs. This year they an
ticipate a higher rate of placement.
Test concedes that good jobs are
available in construction work, land
scaping and as gas station attendants for
boys and as waitresses and office
workers for girls. “There are more jobs
available for girls than boys. The school
receives more requests for girls than
boys,” said Test. (All job requests are
posted in Room 124.)
TEST FEELS THAT JOBS are avail
able for the student who really wants to
work, is reliable, and possesses some
type of skill. He also believes that while
jobs are available, students cannot af
ford to be choosy where the job market is
concerned.
Test said there are several things an
employer looks for when interviewing
job applicants. His or her skills, educa
tional background, and references are
all important. One or two references
should be from previous employers, and
two or three should be personal
references from adults. The employer is
also influenced by the applicant’s in
terview.
IF THE STUDENT applying for the
job has no previous experience, he
should list any voluntary work he has
done, or any responsibility he has held,
even if it’s at school. It is also important
to remember that an employer is looking
for a chance to build his company when
hiring, and he will assess the employee’s
benefit to him.
Other places of employment include
public places. Marriot’s Great America
is expecting to hire more than 2,000
workers for the sum m er season.
Positions are available as ride operators,
gam es and arcades, food service,
security, accounting and office skills.
FOR LOCAL JOB opportunities, the
park district hires students for various
positions including camp counselors and
lifeguards. The zoos often hire students
to work the concession stands and
various other jobs. Another place to
consider is local hospitals, which hire
volunteers and kitchen help.
Students should also consider national
parks. Each summer parks hire hun
dreds of students as tour guides, main
tenance workers, kitchen help,
lifeguards, infirmary orderlies, typists,
and gift shop clerks.
DUDE RANCHES also hire students
during the sum m er. Openings are
generally available in the area of trail
ride guides, swim instructors, kitchen
help, maintenance, and working with
livestock, and acting as a general farm
or ranch hand. Musical and instrumental
talent might be beneficial in these jobs.
Other opportunities include museums,
day camps, parks, and beaches.
Before becoming building manager
Miss Stewart had been a special ed.
teacher for seven years at East and
revealed that her most difficult problem
was making the transition from teacher
to administrator in a building where all
the teachers had been peers and still
m aintain the relationship she had
established with them.
Miss Stewart remarked that she felt
com fortable as building manager
because she had worked closely with
special ed. students, assigning them jobs
in the lunchroom and handling multi
tudes of other details in their educational
program. She also mentioned that
working with the students had given her
some great experience and had prepared
her for the “rigors of this job.”
Meeting students, she hadn’t had a
chance to meet before, has been her most
enjoyable part of being building
manager. Her secretary commented,
“she’s doing a terrific job,” and then
joked, “she sits in the dark to conserve
energy.”
When asked if she will be building
manager next year, she replied, “Put it
this way, I’m planning on it.” She also
added, “With the experience I’ve gained
this year and the mistakes I’ve made, I’d
like to at least have the position a second
year, and really do the job right.”
Colton commented.
AFTER HE RETURNS from China,
Colton plans to spend a year in the city of
Bangalur in India, serving on the staff of
an English-speaking high school.
Colton feels that one of the high points
of his teaching career was his trip to
India in 1971. Colton also remembers an
earlier trip in the summer of 1966 when
he spent seven weeks in Atlanta,
Georgia, studying black history on a
black college campus. “It was a
tremendous experience for me. It made
me aware of my own ability to com
municate with blacks, and it gave me a
new awareness of many things,” he said.
COLTON HAS TRAVELED both in
groups and alone. Part of the enjoyment
of traveling was returining with
souvenirs. “I often discuss my trips with
my classes and I show them some of the
things which I brought back.” He also
added that seeing something and hearing
about it might be the stimulus necessary
for some students when learning.
Although Colton is anxious about his
future travel plans, he will miss the staff
members. However, “I am looking
forward to a more leisurely schedule. I
am anxious to travel.”
In addition to Everett Colton, Mrs.
Hazel Larsen, art, is also retiring. Mrs.
Nona Pirokowski, health and Mrs. Joan
Eisenberg, English, who were on leave of
absence, have resigned. Miss Cindy
Brandt, home economics, is resigning to
be married.
THE FACULTY MEMBERS who were
on leave of absence and are taking
another year of leave include Miss
Elizabeth Dreazen, library; Miss Cathy
Traub, home economics; Dr. William
Warner, drivers ed.; Mrs. Kathryn
Chopra, English; and Miss Ruth Belser,
English.
Frank Bostic, English; Mrs. Barb
Benson, special ed.; Juanita Carlson,
special ed.; and Mrs. Alexa Forman,
special ed.; are non-tenured teachers
who were released and then rehired for
next year. Seymour Rifkind also will
return to teach health. He was on a leave
of absence.
MEL PIROK, Yearbook sponsor, has
resigned his publication sponsorship
after eight years. Dennis Grabowski will
assume his responsibilities as sponsor.
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Friday, June 2, 1978
Students have last words for school year
Dear Editor,
How many times has one heard several
students say: “I hate this school. All the
kids here are snobs. They only “hang
around” with their own cliques. The
“jocks” are always with the “jocks.”
the “freaks” with the “freaks,” and the
“bookworms” with the “bookworms”. It
is my opinion that students who say these
things have the wrong attitude about
school. Cliques do not have to exist.
FRESHMAN YEAR, I slowly de
veloped the reputation of being the in
sane bookworm who spent all his week
ends at the library. It became a pretty
secure situation for me to be considered
“Alan, the studier.” For these past four
years I’ve seen labels constantly being
placed upon people: “John Doe, the ath
lete” or “Mary Smith, the freak.” Many
of these people either create their own
reputation or someone else creates it for
them.
For some time now, I have been
coming to the conclusion that these rep
utations are only barriers that hinder
people from getting to know one another.
There has to be someone in this school
who still knows me only as “the studier.”
That person really never had the chance
to get to know me. This is why so many
people become frustrated with Niles
East. They are not willing to make an
attempt to search for the more mean
ingful asp ects of another person’s
character. They only see the superficial
reputation that has been created.
A STUDENT MIGHT SAY: “This per
son is a freak. He is not responsible. He
doesn’t have his head together; there
fore, I don’t like him.” I feel that this at
titude is wrong. Why not give everybody
a chance and try to understand what
makes them act the way they do.
John Doe won’t have to be only re
ferred to as the athlete. He can be the
nice guy who not only likes sports but
also likes good conversation. One will
find that these barriers will slowly dis
integrate “into the air.” People are
people, not jocks, bookworms, or freaks.
The whole situation is a “give and take”
relationship. People need to understand
each other.
All this might sound too deep to write
about, but I truly know that many people
reading this letter can appreciate what I
am conveying. I have seen how, students
from four different schools have found
some sort of understanding and respect
for each other’s lifestyle. In many ways,
I feel that the class of 1978 has matured
greatly over these past four years.
Frankly, I am truly excited about it.
Opening myself up to others and learning
to accept their own individual lifestyles
has brought me closer to all types of peo
ple.
BEING FRIENDS with freaks, jocks,
and bookworms is not so bad once you
find out that the words have absolutely
no meaning at all.
To all the seniors—I wish the best of
luck in the future!!
Alan Bain ’78
Dear Editor,
I’m writing to protest an issue that I’m
sure others have written in about. Since
when did the process of making a mis
take, or having a relatively poor
memory, become worthy of punishment?
I committed the abominable crime of
forgetting to have my ID picture taken,
and received a detention for it. Why
couldn’t they just call us down like they
used to do and drop the detention? It’s
almost as bad as giving the Nilehilite
staff detentions for spelling Honor
Society names wrong.
Signed,
Lauren Wohl ’79
not
Loren Wahl
EDITOR’S NOTE: The NILEHILITE
staff had no jurisdiction over the April
21, 1978, issue. The NILEHILITE staff
was not involved with any article or
photograph in that issue—the apprentice
issue. In regard to misspelling two
names, the names of three National
Honor Society members were submitted
over the phone to the printer and those
errors could not be corrected before final
printing.
“Ode To Niles East”
I’ll miss my old friend Niles East—
It’s ivy-covered walls.
I’ll miss cruising down Circle Drive,
And walking through Trojan Hall.
I’ll miss our “winning” football team,
And cheering in the cold.
I’ll miss the sight of letter sweaters,
On the day of blue and gold.
I’ll miss the cafeteria’s
“Special of the Day.”
I’ll miss the shoving in the lines,
And turning in my tray.
I’ll miss all the librarians,
Though they were stem and stout.
I’ll miss the “sound-proof” conference
rooms—
Especially getting kicked out.
I’ll miss the crowd at all the mirrors,
With that distinctive locker room scent.
I’ll miss my tiny gym locker,
And fights for deodorant.
I’ll miss my French and English books—
Writing in my texts.
I’ll even miss my calculus,
Oh, who will get them next?
I’ll miss my teachers—most of them,
their quizzes and their tests.
I’ll even miss school policies,
Though they were not the best.
I’ll miss the juicy gossip most,
That went from mouth to mouth.
But I’ll be near for at Champaign,
I’ll be at Niles South.
Stacey M. Schneider ’78
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Dear Editor,
I have never written a Letter to the
Editor before but now that I’m leaving
East I would like to say that I have en
joyed high school.
MY PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES with
Lee Sellers and Dennis Grabowski
turned out to be one of the most en
joyable things I’ve ever done. The new
foods teacher, Miss Cindy Brandt, was
terrific! She’s getting married in June
and I hope East doesn’t lose her.
I have also enjoyed East a lot more
than my junior high—high school years
are said to be the best in your life.
Karyn Simmons’78
Dear Editor,
Last December I wrote a letter to the
Nilehilite, in which I stated that unless
the inept leadership of the Student
Senate was replaced, the entire year
would be wasted, and the Senate would
lose what little respect it still had.
After the writing of my letter, I re
ceived nothing but good comments and
promises of support. But what happened
to these Senate members when it came
time to change the leadership? They all
ran and hid in the woodwork of Room 216.
It was this hypocrisy and stupid tim
idness which showed to me that the year
was wasted, and it just wasn’t worth the
time, so I resigned my meaningless post,
a move which I now regret for the rea
sons stated later in this letter. Since then
the Senate had done nothing; the com
puter dance flopped, which I knew it
would.
NOW, THIS LETTER could be con
strued as simply an “I told you so”
letter, but it is more than that. The timid
apathy shown by the Senate this year,
sadly is characteristic of our generation.
High school students today are
politifally, apathetically conform ist.
Voter apathy for 18 year olds is just as
high as for any other age group.
I am not saying that every high school
student should be a radical activist. God
knows I’m a conservative follower of the
ideas of Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman.
But I am the only student I know of (out
side of Phil Rappoport) who is not afraid
to make his views known, and that is sad.
What about the students reading this
letter? Are they actually reading it or
just watching the words pass before their
eyes? (I’m sure that many teachers have
been asking the same question for
years).
Since I am a senior, what the Senate
does next year really doesn’t matter to
me. However, since I intend to enter pol
itics (but even if I wasn’t) the political
attitudes and involvements of this gen
eration matters a great deal to me.
One reason I am writing this letter is in
the hope that a few students will stop and
think about how apathetic they have
been acting, and then change toward a
renewed interest in this nation’s politics,
economics, and government.
I know that there are a few of you out
there who do care, and it is to you that
this letter is directed.
Chuck Heftman ’78
To all “Heart Day” helpers,
I’d like to take this opportunity to
extend my thanks to all those who helped
me organize GIT’s second annual Heart
Day activities, held on May 5.
SPECIAL THANKS to Laurie Pautz
and Bob Silverman, who kept things rol
ling at the nutrition booth and the blood
pressure station. I also would like to
thank Alan Bain, Andi Cohen, Michelle
Goldberg, and Melinda Goodman, who
helped with publicity and organization.
I wish to thank Mrs. Muriel Sucherman, Miss Rita Stewart, and GIT’s spon
sor, Mrs. Ellen Agoranos, for their spe
cial interest in this project; and a big
thanks goes to Michelle Anstadt from the
North Cook County Heart Association,
without whose support this project would
never have come about.
Thank you all for making my day a
success.
Cathi Resnick ’79
We came into this school, younger and
afraid,
paving our paths for which we made.
Each experiencing bad and good, wish
ing we were out,
graduated, wondering if we could.
Basketball, baseball, football and more,
as freshmen we’d anticipate what was in
store.
Before you know it’s sophomore year,
we got our friends and everything a little
more clear.
A drivers license has opened the door,
to off campus activities, and even more.
It’s junior year, the upper half
superior to the rest of the class.
Our meeting places all secure,
the lounge, Mulford, or at lunch,
there’s always someone there,
you can be sure.
So you cut class, or just forget the day,
let’s go out you don’t want to stay.
Serving detentions has never been fun,
but as all rules you pay for what you’ve
done.
By senior year, it’s all routine,
you’re at the top, you’ve seen everything.
The freshmen seem smaller,
or maybe you’re just taller.
You’re now counting the days till you’re
all through,
this is something common, yet sad, but
very true.
You hate high school while you’re there,
the aggravation, the tests you just don’t
care.
Soon some will be in college entering
freshman year.
Funny—we’re starting all over the cur
iosity, the fear.
Once very tall,
soon back in place, a number you’ll feel
so small.
Then you’ll think to those high school
days,
they’ll seem so good like you had it
made.
Then you’ll catch yourself with a parents
line,
if I could do it all over again I would, I’d
change it all, I’d go back in time.
Either way it all ends fast,
holding special memories from high
school past.
In a few years our school will be gone,
what about our class reunion, what about
the school song?
If nobody else does, I will, I hope it’s not
breaking the students rule,
because I’ll always remember, Niles
East High School.
Sharon Hill ’78
Dear Editor,
I have gone to two high schools, Holy
Trinity and here. Niles East has many
things that Holy Trinity does not have:
free periods, more choice of courses,
more rooms, an auto shop—just to name
a few. So I think students should be
grateful for having what they have at
Niles East.
Jim Garcia ’78
Dear Editor,
I think it is too bad so many of the tea
chers are unhappy with the Board, and
the administrators. When people have to
work as one, and cannot work together,
you cannot have unity. This only leads to
tom emotions from all of the people in
volved. Then there will be hard feelings.
No good wijl come of any of it.
Carol Porter ’78
Dear Editor,
I would like you to come back with me
to Room 117, the Niles East band room
just a little over two years ago.
PICTURE BLUE WALLS which sur
rounded an orange carpet; a feeble at
tempt to modernize the room. In about 80
chairs, only about half of them are oc
cupied, for the rest of the students are up
and around, laughing and talking. For a
better idea, try to remember your math
class in grammar school when there was
a substitute, complete with paper air
planes.
However, the student’s instruments
are there, the ability is there. Compare it
to the Granada Theater in Rogers Park;
with a little fixing up, it would be specta cula r
IT REMAINED RIDICULOUS until,
until ‘It’. It came to take over our cage,
unaware...It told us that the name was
Wolf-RAM. He told us to behave. He told
us to sit down in our proper seats. No one
listened. He then made us sit for nearly
an hour without saying a single word.
For some reason it worked, slowly but
surely. The kids learned to respect the
strict and controlled style, probably be
cause they had to.
The blue walls were than painted
orange. The room coordinated well, once
someone took the time to show it how. We
got a first division in the High School
Band Contest, we also participated in
Band Day at Northwestern’s Dych Sta
dium, Band Day at Sox Park, played at
Great America, played six or seven suc
cessful concerts in our own auditorium,
played and marched at every home foot
ball and basketball game, not to mention
the fantastic jazz ensemble which sprung
from the band.
Some of us were even fortunate enough
to support the theater jocks in their pro
ductions.
To Timothy Wolfram and Dr. Charles
Groeling, I send my thanks and car
nations for making the Easthi band the
best organization in the entire school.
Toni Verschoore ’78
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The Voice of the Niles East Students
Published during the school year by the students of Niles
Township High School East, Lamon and Mulford Streets,
Skokie, Illinois 6 0 0 7 6 . Printed by Des Plaines Publishing
Company,- Des Plaines, III.
Volum e 40, No. 9
Friday, June 2, 1978
Editor-in-Chief............................................... Wendy Gerber
Feature Editor...................................................... Shari Miller .
Sports E d ito r..........
..............................Alan Friedman
Asst. Sports E d ito r ...............................................Judy Lee
R e p o rte rs ................................ Leslie Doi, David Eingorn,
Janice Greenberg, Brian Kamajian, Andi Levin,
Mark Pos, Diane Woloshin.
C a rto o n is ts .........................W C. Andrea, Cesar Borges
Photographers...............................................Glenn Ramdas
D istributor......................
..............................Gary Couris
A d v iso r.. ................................... .'............Mrs. Angie Panos
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Last Will and Testament
The Class of 9
To Mr. Baker, I leave a year with no
paperwork; to Eddie Adler, I leave three
great remaining years; to Linda Katz, I
leave one gallon of peppermint ice
cream; and to Jerry Lavin, I leave a
friend named John and a bottle of
Southern Comfort.
Jeff Adler
To my sister Marcie, all the good luck
and happiness for her remaining two
years; to Mrs. Derichs, I leave a dic
tionary with only two words in it, “their”
and “there” ; to Rick Spata, I leave a
lifetim e supply of patience, happy
memories, and all the good numbers;
and to all my friends, much luck next
year in college.
Judi Baizer
To Judi Baizer, friendship and
memories; to Ken Miller, a prom date;
to Glenn Agrest, a detention for indecent
behavior in the cafeteria; to Anita Nussbaum, the whole summer with Steve;
and to Niles East, another class like the
class of 1978.
Karla Berman
To all the English teachers at Niles East,
thanks for sharing your works with me
and to Lori Frankel, I wish many good
karmas and a happy present life.
Marla S. Berman
To Jerry Lavin, I leave a dent on the San
Diego freeway; to Mitch Greenberg, I
leave a copy of “The Dave Kopay
Story” ; to Keith Jaffee, I leave the title
of “King of the Mutual Sex Attraction” ;
to Dave Wolf, I leave our “typical ado
lescents” ; to Miriam Ehrlich, I leave a
bed to use when her roommate kicks her
out and to Stacey Schneider, I leave a
“Little Butz”.
Mark Brutzkus
To Mr. Oswald, a fantastic basketball
season next year and to Felice Wienberg,
a school that never makes you go to
class.
Jill Chavin
To Mr. Plock, I leave nine dancing
squirrels; to Dave Wolf, another night in
the gutter; to Janette Weiner, a red
football jacket; to Rhonda Davidson,
“just one more lap” ; and to Mona
Kalter, a list of 25 prospective boyfirends
at ISU—all Jewish and with red hair.
Janet Cohen
To the Niles East Computer Terminal,
erased programs and a lot of headaches;
to Sue Shrifter, a fraternity; to Anita
Nussbaum, 100 gallons of gas; and to
Diane Hart, all the answers in chemistry
and accounting.
Judy Cooper
To my sister Laura, someone to wake up
with each morning and a person to run
out to the bus with next year and a tape
recording of my advice so she can sur
vive without me and to Alan G., muffins
to hawk every morning.
Elaine Davis
To Mr. Coulson, Confucious says:
“Always check bed sheets before jum
ping in.
DECA Class 1978
To Gary Chin, I leave a chance to beat
Nestor Eviaristo in the hurdles; to Mr.
Duffy, my Gesso-Cariso language; and
to the Niles East Track Team, a Con
ference Championship.
James Doumouras
To Mr. Mayfield, I leave tons of my dirty
jokes; to Mr. Sandstead, all my gym
clothes and someone else to make fun of
your Polish socks; and to Dave Sproat,
all the yummies that came out of our
cooking class.
Laurie Dunn
To Linda Sohn, a t-shirt saying “Shorter
People Have More Fun” ; to my sisers,
the wisdom to pick the cute guys rather
than the not-so-good looking guys; to
Marla Greenspan, all the guys with snapbutton shirts; and to Alan Schoen, I leave
Mr. Wolfram and the Niles East Mar
ching Band.
Wilhelm Eberle
To Mr. Puff, I leave my memory of
thanks, a heart full of love, and the best
of luck; and to Mr. Poznansky, more
years of Homecomings as good as
Homecoming 1977.
Lori Fefferman
To Marc Shuman, I leave a life-time
supply of non-glare sheet protectors and
a typist; to Alison Wohl, a fish named
Herman; to Mr. Coulson and DECA, at
least one national finalist next year; to
Dr. Henrici, thanks; to Mrs. Panos,
another person who won’t disclose
newspaper secrets; to Alan Friedman, a
staff that knows how to do lay-outs; to all
freshmen, a senior issue of the Nilehilite;
and to my brother Howard, I leave my
counselor, Mrs. Handler.
Wendy Gerber
To Emil Capitani, I hereby present
Volume I, II, III of “How to Coach
Basketball” in ten easy lessons.
Mitch Ginsburg
To Key Club, I leave the initiation that I
never had.
Caryn Glickson
To Gary Kantz, I leave 10 shares of To Mr. Coulson, I leave a bowl of fresh
Columbia Pictures; to Kenny Miller, I cherries.
Michele Roth
leave the White Sox; to Bob Rubenstein
and Dan Silver, I leave a new member To Mr. Ewing, I leave a gold plated copy
for their club; to Professor Dave Klein, I of Sylvia Porter’s Money Book.
leave K and K chemicals; and to Mark
Jean Russell
Kusatsky and Steve Rubin, I leave a book To Mrs. Derichs, I leave a utopia which
on the process of interpleation.
will never all and to Mr. Oswald, I leave
Steve Kaufman golf conventions.
Alka Saxena
To Mrs. Ladd, I leave and so on, and so
on, and so on, and so on... to Sandy Charous, I leave a voice that
Gary Klawans could hit the low notes; to Vicky
To Mr. Cooper, I leave a box of Granola Samelson, I leave a date with Michael
bars; to Dr. Kort, I leave a gold plated M.; and to Mrs. Derichs, I leave my
straight edge; and to all incoming fresh terrific name.
Charlene Schlager
men, I leave as good a time as I had in
my four years of high school.
To Joni Lemer, one tube and a patch to
Kevin Klein fix the hole in her racket; to Joy Wagner,
To Niles East students, I leave another varicose veins; to Rhonda Davidson and
phenomenon like Steve Kessler.
Janet Cohen, just one more mile; and to
David Larson Mr. Oswald, a freshman homeroom to
To Mr. Coulson, thanks for teaching us
Janice Schneider
how to fix the Coke machine.
To Nancy and Chris, I leave a pair of take our place.
Julie, Jeff, Wendy boxing gloves and a first-aid kit; to Julie,
To Mr. Shugrue, another homeroom like I leaye a copy of “The Problems of To Bobbi L., I leave a pair of arms and
Growing Up; ” to Judy Lee (freshman), I
legs for the ones you always seem to lose
ours!
Gigi Greenberg
leave my name and reputation...good around Homecoming and to Debbi D., I
luck! to Coach R...thanks!
Judy Lee
To Marci Greenberg, I leave three more
leave a new big sis—you’re still a frosh.
years of fun and great teachers I know
Beryl Schwartz
To Sally Lehman, I leave a telephone To Karen, I leave all the sincere hopes
she’ll love.
Mitchel Greenberg
without charges; to Brooke Caplin, I for your happiness, and I’ll always
leave no more complaining about
To Karen Mulcahy, I leave one aspirin political science; and to Jean Hausman, remember the great times we had in high
school.
Beth Shanfield
tablet; to Sue Dolnick, I leave 100 I leave a day without giggling!
Spanish novels; to A1 Friedman, I leave
Jean Lehman
Shari Miller; and to Mr. Oswald, I leave To the school, I leave my track shoes for To Lisa Samelson, I leave all those ex
a bowling alley so he can use his head my sister, so she can dust them before periences she’ll never regret and to
once in a while.
KenGreisman the school closes.
Steve Locasha Sharon Spiegel, I leave a con
versationalist to talk on the phone until 3
Howard Simon
To Mr. Colton, I leave a Gentlemen To my buddy “Tex” Sandstead, I leave a in the morning.
Quarterly magazine of all of the latest pair of steel belted radial gym shoes for
fashions.
David Harris better mileage; to Coach Sokalski, I To Mr. Rostvold’s new homeroom, Carin
leave best of luck and his winning ways; and I leave all the little white maggots;
and to my one and only Pam Schwartz, I
To Pam Werner, I leave a parking spot leave “nothing”, she can’t possibly want to Mrs. Derichs, I leave the B I was
supposed to. get; and to the music
where Puff can’t ticket her.
anything more.
ArtMandell department I leave a copy of “01 Man
Marcia Hartman
River’’.
Danny Silver
To Cindy F., I leave a bundle of smiley To Gemma Marabella, I leave her good
faces; to Marci Z., I leave a container of luck for her remaining years at East
creamsicles and fudge; and to Marla G., (she’ll need it) and to Mr. Sokalski, I To Alan Schoen, I leave a poke in the
I leave millions of parties in the near leave him a new room in the indoor track side; to my sister, Linda, I leave the
freedom you never had while I was here;
future.
Linda Harwood to teach adapted gym.
Grade Marabella to Fuzzy Mayfield, I leave a whopper
To Mr. Sellers, I leave all my weapon with cheese, large fries, medium coke,
To the school, I leave 500 “Save Niles systems and my brother Wayne for you small vanilla shake, and 46 cents back
East” records; to the band, I leave to handle, have a blast; and to Nick from your $3; to Mel Pirok I leave about
$5,323.51; to Mr. Miya, I leave all of the Psyhogios, I leave my cruise missile to two dozen tear-stained layouts—all
tests and papers which he never retur find you wherever you go.
rejects; and to the Theatre Department,
ned; and to Mr. Winkler, I leave a legacy
Steven Matayoshi I leave the remains of Charlie Tecnis,
that can never be followed.
Eileen Sohn
To Larry Hanbrook, I leave a crispy bar; may he rest in peace.
Chuck Heftman to Ellyn Acker, I leave “The disco chick
To Mr. Bloom, I leave a mole of look” ; to Dean Miller, I leave two hours To Lauren Wohl, I leave all the great and
chemistry problems; and to Mr. Plock, I of referrals and detentions finished in gorgeous guys in the band.
leave all unpaid notes and bad debts four; and to Lauren Pitalis, I leave a
Anita Stahlberg
case of beef jerky.
Randi Merel
from two years of accounting.
To C.P., Martha, Suzy B., Liza and
Howard Herman
To Mr. Herbst, I leave a senior cabinet Colleen, I leave all the happiness in the
To my teachers, I leave many thanks to meeting at least once a week and frogs world; to Neil and Hope, I leave love and
those who helped me during my high which he can use for his reproduction beautiful memories; to the 1977-78
school years; to Mrs. Scherb, I leave one experiment; to Mr. Degenhart, I leave a varsity cheerleading squad, I leave my
of the best teachers ever, sadly; to Mr. fruitfly’s weight in fairness since that’s four year trophy and a little bit of class.
Ewing, I leave an economics course; to all he needs; and to Anita Nussbaum I
Stacey Thomas
Mr. Cooper, I leave two more model leave a lifetime filled with happiness and To Lynne Von der Sitt, I leave Joe Heinz
students like Vicky Samelson and Kathi sunshine, but a very careful next year! and her gym locker all to herself.
Isserman; and to Vicky Samelson, I
Bev Miller
Lisa Von der Sitt
leave more rumors to spread.
To Pudgers, I leave all my love for the To Steve Rubin, I leave a 60 average in
Kathi Isserman friendship and good times we share all
Spanish; and to Steve Brodsky, I leave 4
To Sue Fishman, I leave an eligible baby through high school. Sheryl Pearlman years of suffering at U of I.
Alan Waskin
face boy who doesn’t live far away; to
Joni Lemer, I leave “a little turbulence To Mr. Miya, I leave all my test papers To all of the girls, I leave Dennis Pucher.
Lauren Weinberg
in the air” ; to Ellen Goodman, I leave he never returned back to me, and “The
“the People” ; to Gary Klawons, I leave Wordly Philosophers” ; to Mrs. Ladd, I To Mr. Anderson, I leave a revolving
him his very own calculator; to Mitchel leave her all my “Greek Roots” ; and to door on his office to help move traffic; to
Greenberg, I leave him his very own Mr. Poz, I leave him “The Perea Mr. Herbst, I leave a homeroom of
laugh mona (He, He, He); to Keith Special”.
Carlos Perea freshman every year until he realizes
Jaffee, I leave a 12 by 12 foot poster of
that we weren’t so bad; and to all my
himself; and to Marc B. and Jerry L., I To Steve, I leave an A in math; to Sue, I friends, especially Elaine, I leave good
leave free skiing lessons. Mona Kalter leave a robot to do her homework; and to luck and happiness in all of their future
Mr. Slattery, I leave infinitely man in endeavors.
Paul Weisman
Lalitha Rao
To Penny Katsaros, I leave a souther finitesimals.
ner; to Mr. Slattery, I leave another set
To Penny Katsaros, I leave Robert
of Kojak’s angels; and to Rob Ruben- To Mr. Yursky, I leave the A he never Redford’s toupee and a copy of
gave me; to Mr. Rostvold, I leave a
stein, I leave a map, so he can get lost on
“ Southern N igh ts;” to M elanie
his own.
Melanie Karafotias freshman homeroom as bad as ours; and Karafotias, I leave a tall dark basketball
to Kris Quinones, I leave Y.A.
Norman Rifkind player, bronzed pom-poms and to Rob
Rubenstein, I leave “short” pills and
To Rob Rubenstein, I leave a beautiful 5
Ed Yep
foot 10 inch girl; to Betty, I leave three To Mr. Degenhardt, I leave one of my more 8-tracks to put away.
more wonderful years at Niles East and favorite sayings: A giggle a day keeps
good luck always; to Ralph, I leave a the gloomies away; to Mr. Yursky, I To Mr. Colton, I leave a pair of pants and
guide to muscle building by Arnold Sch- leave much respect; to Mr. Livingston, I a shirt to match; to Mr. Dvorak, I leave
wartzinager; and to Mr. Herbst, I leave a leave the satisfaction of knowing that his him a bad point; and to Mr. Plock, I
brand new yardstick to use on his brand graduate work in oral interpretation paid leave him some good accounting
new freshman homeroom.
off...thanks for aiding me in seeing the students to replace the old ones.
Penny Katsaros beauty of poetry.
Saralee Rosenson
Steve Zimmerman
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Friday, June 2, 1978
Seniors recall four years
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One of the most memorable experiences
was during freshman year in Rostvold’s
7-8 honors biology class. He was lec
turing and class was not very exciting.
All of a sudden, John Boigk,who had been
leaning back against a glass cabinet on
the wall, knocked his head and actually
hurt himself. All Rostvold said was,
“Dam it, John, you nearly broke my
cabinet,” and what was hard to believe
was that he was serious.
Jim Adelman
Nothing I have done can surpass the
completion of the set for “Superstition”
in this year’s Reflections. From the
drawing board to the actual day we
picked out the lighting, seemed like a few
days even though it was three months. I
owe Linda Sohn, Lisa Geiser, Joe
Sochaki, and Arlene Weicensang thanks;
for without their help I would not have
had this experience.
Diane Ament
Three months ago we were sitting in the
cafeteria and Tami Friedman told me to
pour milk on her head so that we would
have a “most memorable experience.” I
refused, so she poured it on me instead.
Karen Andre
Freshman year I had Coach Larson as a
gym teacher. The class was having three
weeks of soccer and we were learning
how to “head” the ball the right way. He
said when you “head” the soccer ball,
you hit it on your forehead, not your nose.
Well, Larson was getting mad at us
because we were all “heading” the ball
on our noses so, he had someone throw
the ball up so he could do it the right way.
When the ball got to him he hit it on his
nose and his glasses split in two pieces.
The first time Robert Rubenstein drove
to school he forgot that he had driven and
took the bus home.
Bill Andrea
...sophomore year when I took Ander
son’s grade book right before the six
weeks grade deadline so that I wouldn’t
fail, and I didn’t.
Scott Avers
My most memorable high school ex
perience occurred during senior year. It
was sixth period and Sandy Serrano
walked up to the table at which I had
been enjoying lunch. In her hand she held
a jar filled with a delicacy; chocolate
covered ants. Kenny Miller and Alan
Goldenberg decided to be brave. After
attracting a crowd of 15-20 people, they
decided to plant an ant into each other’s
mouths spontaneously. The crowd
walked away in shock at the fact, that
these two brave souls had survived their
ordeal.
Judi Baizer
Freshman year, Joe Heinz locked Jeff
Cohen in a locker before basketball
practice. Joe had used Jeff’s lock and
Jeff refused to tell his combination.
Finally, he gave him his combination
and escaped, only to be locked up several
more times that season. ...reaching 5’6”
in height.
Marc Bercoon
stopped, and we asked them for a ride. At
first they didn’t believe us since there
were 11 guys staring into their car. With
a little persuasion, they decided that it
would be worth a try, so all 11 of us piled
in. People walking by couldn’t believe
what they were seeing. Anyways, these
two girls gave us a ride to the party, and
even waited for us to give us a ride back
to the other side of town.
Marty Ellenby
Senior year there was a sophomore
basketball tournament held at Niles
East. One second remained in the game
with the other team losing by one point.
They were shooting a one and one free
throw. Just when the player was about to
shoot, Dave Larson ran down the side
lines parallel to the free throw line and
slammed an English book to the gym
floor. The player missed the shot and his
team lost—Dave was escorted safety out
of the gym by a group of about 20 of his
protective friends.
Barry Finn
...swimming freshman year...that I’ll
never forget. It was the first time I’d
been introduced to this “sight.” But what
strikes me odd is when Ferguson was
handing out swim suits, I dis
covered to my amazement that my suit
did not have a tie string and if that wasn’t
enough—it was three sizes too big! When
I informed Ferguson of this, he boldly
barked back, “You’ll have to do with
what you have, Frankel!” Naturally
being a freshman, I did as I was told. But
little did I know that we were having
diving exercises today. Of course, when I
My most memorable experience was jumped off the board, my trunks went
during junior year in Livingston’s major clear down past my ankles!
American literature class and his fly was
Mike Frankel
open. He was trying to give a serious At the freshman mixer, there was talk of
lecture, but the whole class was giggling. a big party at Jerry’s house. So, when the
Lisa Cohn dance was over, we all walked over to
It was freshman year and I was in a Jerry’s house. Everyone was outside
number in Reflections. All I had to do talking, and I was very anxious to meet
was pose on a ramp with Lisa Phillippe. this boy Jerry. Minutes later, I found out
If that wasn’t bad enough, a week before that we had to wait for Jerry’s parents to
the show they decided to have signs hang come home before we could go in. Dis
from the ceiling. Well, one sign came appointed, I confided in this girl next to
right down in front of us that no one knew me about how much I wanted to meet
Jerry. She looked at me strangely, and
we were in the number.
Rhonda Davidson with a laugh said, “Hi, I’m Jeri!”
Cindy Friedman
After a soccer game freshman year the
The most memorable experience I can
team went back to East on the bus as
remember is being the boys’ track
usual, but this time the cheerleaders
manager for freshman and sophomore
were with us. We were all told by Coulson
years and being in the band freshman,
not to cause any trouble. We weren’t on
year.
the bus even five minutes when Mike sophomore, and junior Lynne Friedman
Markich decided to moon the cheer
...junior year when I accidentally left my
leaders. The guys all broke up, the girls
car running with the keys locked inside
tried not to look, and Coulson had a talk
with Mike.
Larry Deutsch of it and I didn’t find out until homeroom.
looked me over, then asked me if I
needed any help.
JanBlitt
One of my most memorable experiences
at Niles East occurred junior year in
Dvorak’s math class. I was talking to
friends (as usual) while Dvorak was
talking. He tried to stop me by throwing
chalk. One time, he returned to his desk
while I wasn’t looking and threw a tennis
ball at me. He missed but he hit Roger
Jaklin who was trying to do his
homework. The look of surprise on
Jaklin’s face was great!
Michael Brow
Freshman year Bill Saputo, Chris Besser
and I were in the girls’ gym on the
trampoline when some girl came in and
asked Coach Sokalski if she could go on
the rings? Coach said, yes. Well, she had
a dress on and when she did an inverted
hang her dress almost fell off; she gave
us all a free show that day.
Jim Burke
...being president of GAA, having a solo
in the swim show, participating in
Project SAGE, taking U.S. history AP.
Brooke Caplin
My most memorable experience was
when my bus driver drove me home. (I
live on a dead end street.) When he was
reversing the bus to exit my street he got
caught on a fire hydrant located near
somebody’s lawn. The unhappy woman
threatened to call the police but I never
saw the final outcome of the situation
because I ran as instructed by the driver.
Sandy Charous
...when during a boring movie in
sociology some students started passing
around a certain white substance and
Drobny yelled at them for passing
around gum.
...junior year when our word power class
counted the number of times that Mrs.
Ladd said “and soon” and “umm.”
...during a heated discussion in U.S. bio
graphical history in my sophomore year,
when the class noticed DeJonge staring
For three years every time there was an out the window at birds on the roof. What
o-gram, Candy Kane and I would receive followed was an interesting discussion on
one in our homeroom with a love poem on bird watching.
Chuck Dushman
it, but always signed your secret lover.
Candy and I could not figure out who was During my senior year I attended a
sending us these obnoxious letters until weekly Key Club meeting. That night
one day Candy caught the person in the Howard Simon and Jeff Frankel were to
act. Guess who? Bonnie Grimson—she be initiated. Ther initiation consisted of
was going to do this until the end of the sticking their heads in bowls of flour in
year and then write it for her most search of a piece of gum. Well, the in
itiation got rowdy; soon raw eggs and
memorable experience.
Ava Berman flour were sailing around the hall. Being
the klutz that I am, I slipped and fell on
...having three out of the four seniors the messy floor while running from an
qualify for state gymnastics finals.
attacker. Later I found that I had
broken my left elbow. And to think, it
...having the privilege to be coached by wasn’t even my initiation!
Sokalski; whose time, effort and attitude
Miriam Ehrlich
greatly increased my love for the sport.
One of my most memorable high school
Chris Besser experiences occurred on a rush weekend,
My most memorable experience was downstate, at the U of I. A large group of
sophomore year when I went to the fellow Niles East seniors and I had just
driver’s ed. office for the first time and finished participating in “Friday night
found this out of the way stair case fraternity rituals,” and we decided to
behind the student lounge. I walked all take a walk. After a bit of walking, we
the way to the top and there was a door discovered that there was a party going
that said “ School P sy ch ia trist.” I across the campus. Knowing that this
decided that I would knock on the door was a good 15 minute walk away from
and run. I was wearing gym shorts and a where we were, we attempted to flag
t-shirt holding a basketball. Just as I was down a car for a ride. Almost im
about to knock, a lady opened the door, mediately, a small car with two girls
...freshman year when I spilled soup all
over my white painter pants and while I
was waiting for my mom to bring me
another pair of pants I spilled a Sprite all
over my pants.
...senior year—getting my mom to call in
and say I was at the doctor for all the
classes I cut.
Cheri Gassel
During my senior year, I was taking an
advertising test and the rest of the dis
tributive education class was taking a
merchandising test. While Bob Brown
was almost half way through the test,
another student goes to him: “Wendy is
not taking the same test.” He had copied
down all of my answers.
...joining DECA, being Editor of the
Nilehilite, working about 16 hours a
week, taking four classes at East, and
taking accounting at Oakton, all during
my senior year.
Wendy Gerber
...sophomore year when I was locked in
the print shop until 8 p.m. Friday night.
...junior year when I greased the desks in
my different classes.
Gary Glochowsky
My most memorable experience hap
pened when I was in Florida this past
spring. On the day we left, I discovered
that I had lost my ticket for the flight
home. I didn’t know what to do. After a
lot of hassles, I finally got on the plane. It
was to leave at 9 p.m., and Fran Simon,
Sandy Zimansky, and I got on the plane a
few minutes to 9 .1 felt like 0 .J. Simpson
on the commercial where he’s running
through the airport! As much as I hated
to leave Florida, I was glad to be on that
plane when it took off. Marla Goldberg
...senior year in word power class when
the sentence—“Mrs. Lad is a b—ch” was
written across the blackboard. Mrs.
Ladd never said a word about it all
during class but just before the bell rang,
she looked at it and said, “I wish they’d
spell my name right!”
Michelle Goldberg
...freshman year on the tennis team
when Keith Jaffee gave Coach Baker one
of his “fingers” behind his back.
Needless to say Coach Baker was dis
pleased and made it a point to give Keith
a talking to (actually a chasing to).
Alan Goldenberg
One of my most memorable experiences
occurred during senior year. There was
a fight in the cafeteria and Drobny was
on duty. As the fight became wild,
Drobny ran over to stop it and proceeded
to slip on some juice on the floor. He
landed with a “plop” like some slapstick
comedy. I must admit that it did break
the fight up!
Dorinne Gomberg
During my freshman year, five friends
and I tried to climb out the bathroom
window to escape Hosier.
During my sophomore year in Weitzenfeld’s geometry class, Ricky sent me
one of Ids more “personal” notes.
Weitzenfeld took it from me, read it,
turned bright red, and talked for the next
20 minutes with his voice an octave
higher.
Nina Grant
My most memorable experience was
junior year when Tasha, Kim, Nancy,
Madonna and I cut Byram’s 9th period
gym class during winter time and
decided to take a ride to Lee Beach.
When we got there, we walked on the
mountains of snow and ice. While
walking, Madonna decided to walk by the
water to see how deep it was. Before
long, I heard Madonna screaming only to
find her in the water. We ran over there
to pull her out. She was wet and ex
tremely cold. Maybe that was a sign
saying that’s what we get for cutting Mr.
B’s class.
Gigi Greenberg
My most memorable experience was
running for Student Senate president
junior year. It started out as a joke being
played on me by some senior friends of
mine. Soon there were signs all over the
cafeteria. Surprisingly, I received 33
votes, mostly seniors.
Ed Grousnick
Sophomore year after R ipplette’s
practice a man walked through the girls’
locker room carrying his clothes in his
hands. All we could do is scream at him
to Get Out.
Pam Haag
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Senior year I received a progress report
in the mail saying I was doing excellent
work in management for living only to
find out the next day I had flunked the
test on taxes.
Diane Hart
My most memorable experience is going
through state competition for DECA, and
taking first place with my manual. The
people that helped me know who they are
and I thank them for the note of con
fidence.
Sharon Hill
One of my most memorable experiences
happened sophomore year during the six
weeks that our biology 3-4 class was dis
secting fetal pigs. At the conclusion of
the dissection when the pigs were dis
carded, I decided to take my pig’s eyes.
Later, in the cafeteria as I walked by the
senior jock’s table I had the pig’s
eyeballs in my pocket as a weapon
against their obnoxious comments. Then
I found myself throwing the pig’s eyes at
them, and to my surprise they all ran
faster than they do on the playing field.
Laura Howard
One day in choir, junior year, Ralph
Salas ’77 got his finger stuck in the zipper
of his jeans. He tried with all his might to
get it out but he just couldn’t. Jill Kozak
and I were dying of laughter from the
desperate faces he was making while
trying to get his finger out.
Donna Kaluzna
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most unforgettable experiences—
My most memorable experience hap
pened during my junior year. Nurse
Scarborough gave me an eight week old
puppy promising it would not grow to be
bigger than a poodle. Six months later I
have a puppy who resembles an Old
English Sheep dog! Thank you, Mrs.
Scarborough.
JeriKamenir
My Key Club initiation is by far my most
unforgettable experience at NE. It’s
hard to forget (even though I’ve tried)
dressing up as a ballerina and going
through school all day.
...having floats at my house two years in
a row.
Kenny Miller
...winning the Central Suburban League
Sophomore Championship. James Kipnis
...being a member of the 1975 Central
Suburban League sophomore football
champs.
...being a part of the football program for
four years.
Jim Murphy
In the last six weeks of junior year in
Yursky’s math class, we had to put trig
problems on the blackboard. If we got
the problem correct, we would get an A,
if we got it wrong, we would get an F. I
was so nervous when I went up to the
blackboard, that I left ou the c in “secx”
and wrote sex.
Sharon Lee
In my senior year being in a Niles East
Theater Production, “Damn Yankees”
was an experience that I will never
forget. I have changed my mind about
the people who are in the plays. They
were friendly and very helpful to me
when I didn’t know what I was doing.
During “Damn Yankees” rehearsal,
Lori Schwartz was practicing her strip
tease for the part of “Lola.” She was
using padding and by accident her dress
and padding fell apart during her song.
Ed Nemmers stood on stage amazed
while everyone else broke up laughing.
Alan Lev
...during Reflections senior year, when
Carol Miller and I went into Minnesota
Fabrics and told the lady that we wanted
to buy 175 yards of material.
Arlene Levin
...in Mrs. Panos class when Sari Gold sat
on a tack I put on her chair. The next day
she came to school with a bandage on her
arm. I asked her what it was for, and she
said she had to get a tetanus shot for
sitting on the tack.
Bruce Levy
...being Mitch Ginsburg’s and Jim
Levine’s admit office secretary senior
year.
Andi Liss
I ’ll never forget the three-man,
sophom ore, gym nastic team that
couldn’t be beat.
John Lopez
My most memorable experience oc
curred at the beginning of my senior
year when an “intelligent” sophomore
introduced me as Rostvold to some
freshmen. The freshmen, not knowing
who Rostvold or I was, believed the
sophomore and walked away content
that they had made a new faculty ac
quaintance.
Robert A. Luke
One of my most unforgettable ex
periences happened my senior year. I
was changing after swim practice in the
locker room. I was almost nude when
Danny Gallagher and Gregg Dskweigel
walked through the locker room very
casually. I screamed for 20 seconds. All
they did was laugh!
Judy Malekow
...junior year when Larry Meisner said
“hi” to me in the hall—wow, what hair!
Sheri Marshak
...the first day of school, freshman year
when I couldn’t find the bridge even after
someone told me where it was.
Cindy Marshall
...senior year when I was changing into
my band uniform in the girls’ washroom
and Hosier opened the door only to start
commenting to one of the girls how good
the band was.
Ellen Mayer
One of the most unforgettable ex
periences I had was when I went to take a
drink of water from the faucet in Mrs.
Snyder’s cooking class and she dumped a
pot full of water on my head.
One of my most unforgettable exper
iences is driving down to Florida with
Dave Festenstein, Alan Waskin, and
Steve Brodsky and having to live with
them for a week.
Steve Melnick
In sociology senior year, Drobny said we
would be seeing a movie. When he pulled
the screen down to show the movie, he
found a playboy centerfold taped to the
screen. He then proceeded to put it in his
briefcase.
Michael Mendelson
This year the Senior Citizen’s per
formance of “Damn Yankees,” I was
supposed to wear boxer shorts in the
locker room scene. Somehow I forgot to
put them on so I went on with the best
thing—my underwear. Everyone said
the light shined in such a way...
Ed Nemmers
I had an unforgettable experience during
my sophomore year in my behind-thewheel class. Galla was sitting at the
bottom of the stairway which leads to the
driver ed. cars. I was standing a few
stairs above him. Engrossed in his at
tendance book, he shouted back to me,
“Anita, take the keys and start the car.”
Without even knowing exactly where I
was standing since he was looking down
at his book, he threw the keys over his
head and back towards the direction
where I was standing. My hands were
cupped in front of me, ready to catch the
keys, when suddenly I feld a cold object
slipping down my blouse. Astonished and
embarrassed, I didn’t know how to
retrieve the keys. However, the fellow
next to me stood with his mouth wide
open and kindly offered to assist.
Anita Nussbaum
My most memorable experience was
freshman year, the first week of school,
when I locked myself in a bathroom stall
and had half of the senior class laugh at
me.
Sue Ohlhausen
In behind-the-wheel one day, my partner
Sue Ohlhausen and I were out with
Pugliese. He told me to pull into an alley
and back out. I pulled in and Sue started
to laugh. Mr. P turned to me and asked if
I like Ketchup. I said, “sure, why?” He
said, “you have it all over your wheel! ” I
had driven over someone’s entire tomato
garden!
Lauren Pitalis
..w atching Cooper demonstrate the
disaster drill position, senior year.
.. .when Jeff Adler and I got A’s on Plock’s
test, with the answers at our feet.
Stuart Pollack
Jennie, Sue, and I planned to meet in the
nurses office fifth period. Jennie and I
went down from the same class and Sue
was coming from gym. Jennie and I were
in the office not five minutes when Sue
came in, in a wheel chair. She had really
hurt herself.
Carol Porter
...during my senior year when I went
flying with aeronautics class and Jim
Ossey got sick.
...December 1st of my senior year.
Thanks Debbi.
Michael Potts
I’ll never forget the day, freshman year,
when I got tied to the tree and everyone
crowded around me and just laughed.
Finally, someone untied me.
Sandi Redman
...sophom ore year, when Bonnie
Grimson dropped her box of crayons
while getting on the bus. No one helped
her pick them up. They just stood there
and laughed, including me.
...junior year, when John Orloff drank
five cartons of milk in 30 seconds.
Jay Rosenzweig
...freshman year, being thrown in the
girls’ locker room showers with all my
clothes on.
...junior year, having Roth lock me out of
his class as a joke!
Julie Rubenstein
It happened junior year in my physics
class. That day, Scott Friedman was to
teach the class. Everyone knew that
there was to be a surprise quiz to be
given near the end of the period. So in the
beginning of class, Scott stated that he
was to teach the class today and the first
thing he was to do was to cancel the quiz
and right then he reached into Coopers’
briefcase and tore up the quizzes. Cooper
then decided that Scott had taught
enough for one day and proceeded to
pass out the quizzes in different parts.
Steve Rubin
My most memorable experience oc
curred one morning in the library. Sit
ting and talking as usual with Melanie
Karafotias, Karen Andre, and Tami
Friedman, we were suddenly interrupted
with a scream from Melanie. As we all
turned to the corner in which Mel was
staring in horrow, we saw a tail flashing
by at 90 m.p.h. While pushing and
shoving our way out of the room, we were
im m ediately confronted by Mallon,
“You girls are much too noisy. Leave the
library,” she stated. She ignored the
situation and told us to leave.
Vicky Samelson
Junior year I had Lueck as my science
teacher. One morning during class
Lueck was giving a lecture on gravity. In
the middle of the lecture he stopped to
demonstrate gravity. He started walking
across the room and threw an object in
the air, he continued walking to catch the
object and when he did catch it he
stopped in his tracks and continued to
slide into a glass case.
Bill Samuels
Sophomore year when Carol Ley
dropped half a peanut butter sandwich
onto the floor during algebra class. Mrs.
Kilstrom stepped on it, couldn’t get it off
her shoe, and told us how much she hated
us—but an hour later Steve Samuels and
I conned her into changing our six week
grades to A’s.
John Schmidt
...the night Billy Andrea, Miriam
Ehrlich, Marty Ellenby, and I all slept
together in a sleeping bag at PI LAMB
DA PHI and Billy kept repeating all
night that he couldn’t believe it was
happening.
Stacey M. Schneider
Sophomore year while helping the
coaches in boys gymnastics, I was
grabbed by two of them during practice,
dragged from the gym all the way
downstairs to the boys’ locker room.
Thank God, the door was closed or else
I’d have wound up in the pool.
Dey Serrano
...my senior year in family living class
when Mayfield was lecturing on con
doms and how it is almost impossible to
tear them. He was passing it around the
room when it came to me. I put it on my
finger and unnoticedly over my sharp
ring. When I tried to take it off, I had half
of it around my fingers and the other half
in my other hand. I was never so em
barrassed.
Sandy Serrano
During one of the last few weeks of my
sophomore year, I was sitting in an
exciting word power class taught by Mrs.
Ladd. Suddenly, the door swung open.
There stood four tall guys with grocery
bags over their heads. It all happened so
quickly that I hardly knew what had hit
me, but within ten seconds, I was
drenched with water. The charming boys
had whipped several water balloons into
our class, obviously aiming at Mrs.
Ladd. Unfortunately for me though, I
was sitting in the first seat, directly in
the line of fire. Mrs. Ladd had to excuse
the class for the rest of the period
because half of us were sopped. Perhaps
the anonymous attackers had taken
Word Power at East.
Sue Shrifter
My most memorable experience at Niles
East has to be the planning of Prom ’77.
Prom ’77 turned out to be a great success
and I’m glad I was part of it. A lot of
planning and hard work went into it and
this school should only be so lucky as to
have another Prom as great as Prom ’77.
Bob Silverman
I will never forget my experience in the
dark room, senior year. I was doing
some developing for the yearbook and
Grabowski let me use the darkroom
while no class was there. He left and I
was all alone. I closed the darkroom door
so I could develop the pictures. Then I
went to the door and it wouldn’t open. I
finally opened it after 10 long minutes.
Karyn Simmons
In my junior year the girls basketball
team was preparing to leave for a meet
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against Glenbrook South. Miss Wojdula
took attendance and then sent Jan Blitt
to get the water bottles. Miss Wojdula.
forgot she had sent Jan and the bus left
without her. When someone finally
realized that Jan was missing, we had to
turn around and go back to the school to
get her.
Andrea Slowik
...watching Doc Warner stand on his
desk and throw a pipe out the door to
show gravity of a moving object, and just
m issed Principal Hosier who was
walking by.
Carol Sopkin
...those wonderful water fights freshman
year in the girls swimming locker room.
Renee Sweet
Senior year, when Marty Rossman and I
were kicked out of the cafeteria and
almost were suspended for not taking
back someone elses’ lunch trays.
Steve Taibl
Sophomore year, Bill Precht, Dave
Larson, Barry Finn, Steve Locasha and I
decided to watch the girls’ track meet.
When we headed to the announcer’s
booth for viewing, we were surprised to
find that the P.A. system was working.
Dave Larson proceeded to announce the
girl’s meet like it was a horse race. Bill
then expressed his opinion about certain
track team members and we finished
with a chorus of the theme from SWAT
echoing over the football field. We got
several strange looks from the track
coaches but no one chased us out of the
booth.
Chuck Thiry
Freshman year I was going up to the
third floor with Ellen Goodman to her
locker. There was a science class out in
the hall doing an experiment with a long
wire coil that was stretched out the whole
length of the hall. As I was walking to her
locker, minding my own business, I
managed to step on one end of the coil
and the whole thing sprung back at me. I
was totally embarrassed because the
whole class was laughing at me. I
definitely ruined their experiment.
Anita Urborg
...attending Niles East has been an ex
perience in itself.
Marina Vamvakos
...junior year while walking to my car
parked in a lot in downtown Skokie I
noticed a driverless car rolling faster
and faster towards my car and I
assumed the car was possessed and I
screamed for help. Finally, an older man
helped me push the car back to its
parking space, while a crowd of able
bodied people watched. Janette Weiner
Junior year in nursery class will always
be a favorite memory for me. There was
a young girl attending nursery who was
very shy and uncommunicative. It took
a bit of perseverance but after a bit she
and I became friends and we both
learned a lot from each other.
Linda Weintraub
...junior year building the cabinet float
and having it fall apart on the way to the
parade.
Vicki Wexler
One day during my senior year I decided
that my detentions were piling up and I
had better talk to the dean about ex
tending the “due dates.” I knocked on
the door and no one answered. Rather
loudly I said a few obscene words to my
friends indicating that I was disap
pointed that the dean was out. Within
seconds Hosier opened the door, behind
him Baker and other high ranking school
personnel. Later the dean told me when
the door opened my mouth dropped a
foot!
...leaving my English class, junior year,
to have a cigarette in the washroom and
throwing a still lit match into the plastic
garbage can. The can caught on fire and
I ran hysterically out while three
librarians ran in. To this day they never
knew I was the guilty one. LoriWolin
In science class Gigi Greenberg and I
dressed our dissected frog in a cloth
dress, and shirt. We then colored his
nails and put shoes on it. Linda Zaban
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Friday, June 2, 1978
Seniors leave East; travel 18 states
ALASKA
University of Alaska, Fairbanks—
Chris Besser
M alekow, Stuart Pollack, Jay
R osenzw eig, Steve Rubin, Bob
Silverman, Lori Wolin
MASSACHUSSETTS
OHIO
Boston University, Boston—
Ohio State University, Columbus—
Pam Haag, John Lopez
Mindee Epstein
North Park College, Chicago—
ARIZONA
Toni Verschoore
Arizona State University, Tempe —
Lisa Phillippe
N orthw estern University, E v a n
ston—
Robert Luke
CALIFORNIA
University of California, LaJolla—
Robert Rubenstein
COLORADO
University of Colorado, Boulder—
Ruth Kahn
Beverly Daniels, Lynne Friedman,
Cindy Marshall, Lucille O’Young,
Dey Serrano, Karyn Sim m ons,
Sandy Vocos, Marci Weber, Lori
Wolf
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale—
University of Miami, Coral Gables—
Laurie Dunn, John Schmidt, Marla
Simon, Scott Avers
University
Tampa—
of
South
Florida,
Ava Berman, Marcia Hartman
Triton
Grove—
Junior
College,
R iver
University of Hawaii, Honolulu—
East
W estern M ichigan
Kalamazoo—
University,
Mitch Ginsburg
University of Illinois,
Campus] Chicago—
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Barry Finn
Bradley University, Peoria—
Carthage College, Kenosha—
Barbara Hamilton
Saginaw Valley College, University
Center—
University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse—
Jim Murphy
Jean Russell
University
Arbor—
of
M ichigan,
Ann
Chuck Heftman, James Kipnis,
E llen M ayer, Vicky Sam elson,
Charlene Schlager, Alison Wohl
Steve Melnick
Chicago State University, Chicago—
Carlos Perea
College of DuPage, Glenn Ellyn—
Gary Glochowsky
Columbia College, Chicago—
Michael Mendelson
DePaul University, Chicago—
Andrea Slowik
E a stern
Illinois
Charleston—
U niversity,
Michael Brow
H arp er
Palatine—
Community
College,
Ruth Handelman, Lauren Pitalis,
Chuck Thiry
Illinois Institute
Chicago—
of
Technology,
Jam es
Doum ouras,
Matayoshi, Michael Potts
Steven
Diane Ament, Karen Andre, Bill
Andrea, Alan Bain, Judi Baizer,
Marc Bercoon, Karla Berman, Jan
Blitt, Barb Chabner, Janet Cohen,
Lisa Cohn, Judy Cooper, Larry
Deutsch, Miriam Ehrlich, Marty
Ellenby, Cindy Friedman, Marla
Goldberg, Dorinne Gomberg, Ellen
Goodman, Diane Hart, Linda
Harwood, Jeanne Hausman, Donna
Kaluzna, Jeri K am enir, David
Larson, Joni Lemer, Alan Lev, Andi
Liss, Bev Miller, Carol Miller,
Kenny Miller, Anita Nussbaum, Jay
Nussbaum, Alan Portnoy, Lalitha
Rao, Sandi Redman, Steve Samuels,
Janice Schneider, Stacey Schneider,
Mike Serota, Beth Shanfield, Sue
Shrifter, Steven Silverman, Howard
Simon, Eileen Sohn, Alan Waskin,
Vicki W exler, Ed Yep, M arci
Zimbler
W estern
Macomb—
Illinois
Lake Forest College, Lake Forest —
Marla Berman
Loyola University, Chicago—
Michelle Goldberg
INDIANA
Mundelein College, Chicago—
N ortheastern Illinois University,
Chicago—
Melinda Goodman, Janet Peterson
Illinois
Indiana University, Bloomington—
Lorie Brown, Chuck Dushman,
Wendy Gerber, Caryn Glickson,
Mark K usatzky, Bobbi Levin,
Norman Rifkind, Michele Roth,
Janette Weiner
IOWA
Grinnell College, Grinnell—
David Nygard
Melanie Karafotias
N orthern
DeKalb—
University,
Lynne Ciskoski, Lori Fefferman,
Sharon Hill, Jean Lehman, Stacey
Thomas
Illinois State University, Normal—
Jill Chavin, Ellyn Fertel, Dave
Harris, Mona Kalter, Arlene Levin,
Sue Ohlhausen, Sheryl Pearlman,
Linda Zaban
University,
E laine Balikov, Maura Butler,
Robyn Cohan, Elaine Davis, Mitchel
Greenberg, Ken Greisman, Richard
Kane, Gary Kantz, Steve Kaufman,
Judy Lee, Bruce Levy, Judy
University of Wisconsin, Madison—
Jeff Adler, Mark Brutzkus, Alan
Goldenberg, Nina Grant, Kevin
Klein, Art Mandell, Jimmy Sobel
University
Menomonie—
University of Iowa, Iowa City—
Rhonda Davidson, Gary Klawans,
Bettyann Lichtenstein, Julie Ru
benstein, B ill Sam uels, Steve
Zimmerman
LOUISIANA
Louisiana State University, Baton
Rouge—
Jim Burke
Tulane University, New Orleans—
Jim Adelman, Teri Katz
of
Wisconsin,
Steve Locasha
Carlton College, Northfield—
University of M innesota,
neapolis—
GREECE
Min
University of Illinois, Urbana—
Augustana College, Rock Island—
WISCONSIN
Brooke Caplin
Sandy Charous, Howard Herman,
Steve Kessler, Randi Merel, Kris
Quinones, Anita Urborg, Jenise
Vassilatos
ILLINOIS
Oregon University, Portland—
Ed Grousnick
MINNESOTA
Sharon Lee
Marina Vamvakos
University,
Grace Marabella
University of Chicago, Chicago—
HAWAII
Michigan State
Lansing—
OREGON
Gary Pondel
Oakton Community College, Morton
Grove—
FLORIDA
John Naubert
MICHIGAN
University of Athens, Athens—
Penny Katsaros
Kathi Isserman
Winona State University, Winona—
Laura Howard
SWITZERLAND
A m erican
Lucerne —
MISSOURI
Fashion
College,
Renee Sweet
Washington University, St. Louis—
University of Geneva, Geneva—
Tami Friedman, Cheri Gassel, Sheri
Marshak, Ralph Newman, Saralee
Rosenson, Steve Taibl
Anita Stahlberg
TRADE SCHOOL
NEW YORK
Cosmatology School, Chicago—
Sherry Shayman
Cornell University, Ithaca—
Restaurant Management—
Paul Weisman
Wilhelm Eberle
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Friday, June 2, 1978
Page 9
Offense plaguing Trojans
by Mark Pos
“I have trouble finding people who can
go out and do the job consistently.”
This is how varsity baseball coach
George Galla sums up this year’s per
formance by the Trojan baseball team.
The squad has an overall record this
year of 6-8 and are 2-6 in conference play.
“The hitting is still a problem and that
definitely hurts us, but our fielding per
formance has been weaker than our
hitting,” stated Galla. This statement
can be backed up by a low team batting
average and a total of 47 team errors.
“I FEEL THAT the only real bright
spot this season has been our pitching.
Even though we’re losing, our pitchers
have been good,” said Galla. Galla feels
that in all but two contests the pitchers
have done the job. “It’s our defense that
has been lacking,” added Galla.
“Tad Slowik, pitcher, has probably
been our most consistent of all per
formers,” said Galla. “What helped him
the most is the experience he gained
playing varsity ball last year. He’s young
and experienced and for sure that will
help a lot next year,” he added.
GALLA HAS “both good and bad”
feelings about next year. “We’ll have a
good pitching staff next year with Slowik
and Jay Wilensky returning and Rick
Spata will help too. However, our
problems this year might continue on to
next year,” he said. “Our hitting will
probably still be weak and this year’s
sophomores aren’t hitting so well either
and that sure doesn’t help,” assessed
Galla.
“I do feel that next year we will be a
more experienced team than this year,”
stated Galla. “Many juniors are getting
good playing time this year and we will
have a 30 game baseball schedule this
summer which will present a good op
portunity for the boys to get some actual
game experience,” said Galla. “The
summer program is not mandatory for
the ball players to attend, but I have no
doubt that these games over the summer
will help them a lot for next year and will
make us a better ball club by next
spring,” concluded Galla.
Senior sees progress
in g ir ls 9athletics
by Judy Lee
Interscholastic girls’ athletics has only
been in existence at East since 1972.
Since that time, the program has under
gone many changes. All sports now con
sist of league competition and state tour
naments.
AS EACH YEAR PASSES, the skill
and performance of girls in all areas of
athletics gets better and better. Such
rapid improvement of players is largely
due to the improved coaching techni
ques; as the player learns, so does the
coach.
With the advancement of the program,
the female athlete receives more recog
nition. Athletics is no longer a field
totally dominated by males. At East,
awards such as the “A1 Beck” and the
“Outstanding Senior Athlete” are now
given to both a boy and a girl. Selections
for all-conference teams were made for
the first time this year and each team
may select a Most Valuable Player. Col
lege scholarships are also more readily
available for women.
AS MORE GIRLS become involved in
athletics, there is a need for more levels
of competition. At East, most girls sports
have varsity and junior varsity teams.
With many young players trying out,
freshman teams should be incorporated
into the program so that these players
can work on fundamentals. Where pos-1
sible, programs should also be initiated
for girls in junior high school.
The problem is to find qualified
coaches who are interested. Several
teams at East are coached by men
(volleyball, basketball, and softball),
and their ability and experience has been
greatly beneficial to the girls’ athletic
program. The women coaches are also
becoming much more knowledgeable in
all aspects of competitive sports.
A major problem facing girls’ athletics
today has been a lack of facilities. This
problem hits especially hard at East,
where the Contest Gym is used continu
ally by both boys’ and girls’ teams for
many different sports. The girls can not
expect to always have prime time in the
gym, but priority should be given to the
varsity teams. Although there has been
great improvement in this area already,
there are bound to be further conflicts
over the availability of space. The only
solution is to compromise.
EAST HAS a good athletic program for
girls. One problem it faces, though, is
lack of support. Many girls with out
standing ability do not try out for the
teams. This may be due to the fact that in
the past, girls in sports were often
wrongly stereotyped as “jocks”. It is
also true that being on a team means
devotion and hard work, but the reward
of working together with your team
mates is well worth the effort. One an
swer might be to have a workable
athletic club for girls in sports (GAA was
only for intramural athletics) to create
more enthusiasm and team spirit.
Girls’ athletics is sure to keep on grow
ing in the future. This past year many
freshmen have tried out for various
teams and hopefully their enthusiasm
will carry on. The best of luck to all re
turning athletes at East.
Julie Maggio shown above prepared to swing at opponent’s delivery.
T rojan T alk
by Alan Friedman
The final issue each year of the Nilehilite usually contains someone’s opti
mistic outlook for next year’s sports
teams. Although he might not really
stand behind what he writes, he’ll still
print it.
This issue will be no different from the
past. Here is an optimistic outlook for
two of next year’s teams. The only dif
ference from previous years is that
many East students and I believe that
next year could be a success for the East
varsity football and basketball teams.
Last year the Trojan football team was
2-7. This fall the squad will be facing the
same schedule as last year. One would
then expect the outcome to equal last
year’s 2-7, but I wouldn’t jump to any
conclusions about next year’s team.
HAVING THE SAME teams as last
year will mean that East will have to
play against perennial powers Deerfield,
Evanston and New Trier East. Granted
these games will be tough ones for the
team to win, but the remainder of the
schedule looks very optimistic for the
Trojans.
What makes the five other games and
the whole season look like a potential
winning one can be found in one w ord experience.
On last year’s 2-7 team, many juniors
saw playing time in varsity games. This
experience along with a summer con
ditioning program will put the varsity
football team in good shape for Sep
tember 9. Watch out Niles West!
Experience is also a key word for next
year’s varsity basketball team.
Emil Capitani will have three junior
starters—Tad Slowik, A1 Andrea and
Dave Sproat are returning for another
season. With a less than spectacular
record last year, there is much room for
improvement.
THE SCHEDULE FOR next year’s
team looks much like the one played this
year. New Trier East should replace
their rival New Trier West as the top CSL
Sports Shorts
compiled by Judy Lee
In tennis East ran into some tough
competition when changing to the north
division. Four schools from this division
are ranked in the top ten of the state:
New Trier East, Evanston, Highland
Park and Deerfield. East currently holds
a 5-9 record, according to Winans. Jeff
Cohen has been the best performer this
year with a personal record of 12-8.
Coach Len Winans feels that the team
would benefit more from tournament
competition, but is confident in the play
of returning juniors Dan Pastron, Marty
Brisk, Stuart Flanzer, and Dean Heinburg. In lower level competition the
team has a current record of 2-12.
THE GHtLS‘ TRACK team also faced
some stronger competition in the north
division. Evanston easily took first place
in the league, followed by New Trier
East. Coach Jaci Hess found the team’s
strength to be in field events and long
distance running. In league competition,
freshman Chris Porter finished third in
the 2-mile and sixth in the mile. While
sophomore Debbie Precht was fourth in
high jump, freshman Linda Becker was
fifth in high jump, and junior Mary Kinnamon finished sixth in shotput. Like
other coaches, Coach Hess has been
working with a relatively young team.
“The freshmen have shown much im
provement, especially in long distance
running,” she commented.
GIRLS’ GYMNASTICS finished their
season with a fifth place finish in Dis
tricts. Several girls, however, turned in
good performances in their individual
events according to Coach Cathi
Caliendo. Caliendo is especially pleased
with freshmen gymnasts Alison Mann
and Terry Dallas. Mann received an 8
out of a possible 10 for her beam routine,
while Dallas received an 8.1 in vaulting.
Coach Caliendo found vaulting to be the
team’s strongest event, followed by floor
exercise. With only two seniors grad
uating from the team, Coach Caliendo is
hoping to have a strong team next year.
THE GIRLS’ BADMINTON team
finished fifth in their division this year
with a conference record of 3-3 and an
overall record of 4-6. Deerfield and New
Trier East finished first and second, res
pectively. “Although we were unable to
place in any tournaments, many of the
young players will be coming back next
year with more experience,” com
mented head coach Pat Matlak. The
team will be losing seven senior players.
ALTHOUGH THE SOFTBALL team
was constantly plagued with rainouts
throughout the season, the girls were
finally able to finish their schedule with a
record of four wins and six losses. In con
ference the team was 3-4. “Our defense
was usually strong, but our offense was
lacking,” commented Coach Lee Sellers,
the fourth different varsity softball
coach in the last four years. Coach
Sellers hopes to improve the team’s
batting average with the aid of a pitching
machine next season.
north division team. The north division
will remain tough, but the Trojans, with
a year of competition in the new division
behind them should find an easier time
than last year. Next year could see a wel
come change in Niles East basketball.
SO NOW ONE can see why I think that
next year could be a good one for these
two sports. Some of you will agree with
me and others will cite the example of
the “super sophomores” of 1976 in 1977
and 1978 as teams that should have done
well but didn’t. To answer those who feel
that way, I repeat the statement Marc
Bercoon made in this issue about why the
sophomores w eren’t successful as
juniors and seniors. “We couldn’t adjust
to the varsity level our junior year and
we changed into a stronger division our
senior year,” he said.
Good things will happen next year in
East football and basketball.
S.A.T.
PREPARATION
Juniors & Seniors
The purpose of these sessions is
to familiarize students with the
format* of the S.A.T., the type of
questions they will encounter, and
the various strategies for dealing
with them.
MATH
For juniors & seniors who have
com pleted one year each of
algebra and geometry. These
sessions will focus on reviewing
concepts and their application.
Emphasis will be on efficiency in
solving typical problems and prac
ticing in a test situation.
VERBAL
These sessions will focus on
vocabulary, word relationships,
sentence completion, and reading
comprehension. The small class
size will allow for informal dis
cussion and individual questions.
session begins
JUNE 26
For information, call 256- 3400
O ne-to-O ne
Learning Center
Wilmette Community Center
702 Locust Road • Wilmette
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Slowik voted top fem ale athlete
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by Alan Friedman
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Andrea Slowik recently was named the
top female senior athlete of this year’s
graduating class in the annual senior
survey.
At East, Andi has participated in
volleyball and basketball for four years,
three on the varsity level. She has
competed all four years on the varsity
level in softball and had competed on the
Andrea Slowik
M arc B ercoon n a m e d
best m ale sen io r a th lete
by Alan Friedman
Marc Bercoon, ’78, has been selected
as the best senior male athlete by the
seniors.
Marc has competed in three sports in
his four years of high school: basketball,
soccer, and baseball. This year is the
third straight year in which the Nilehilite
senior survey winner has competed in
those three sports. John O’Malley last
year and Mark Brines the year before
had all competed in basketball baseball
and soccer.
Having been named a standout per
former on the varsity basketball team
the past two years, it is appropriate that
Marc’s most memorable experience
occurred on the basketball court. “We
were losing to Niles North by one point
with only a few seconds remaining; I had
the ball so I just threw up a prayer shot
and luckily it fell in,” related Marc. “The
most incredible thing about the game
was that we were down by 14 points with
three minutes to play and we caught
them,” said Marc. Along with the last
second victory over North, the homecourt victory over Niles West last year
also stands out in Marc’s memory.
The last two years for both basketball
and soccer have not been the most
successful, but as sophomores, the team
captured the conference championships
in both of the sports. So why didn’t the
“supper sophomores” find success on the
varsity level? “We just couldn’t adjust to
playing varsity ball,” explains Marc.
“Of course, this year we were hurt by
changing divisions, but our junior year it
seemed that some people didn’t have the
time and the desire. Many thought it just
wasn’t worth the work,” commented
Marc.
MARC BELIEVES THAT the closing
of East in 1980 has affected and will
continue to hurt Trojan athletes. “To be
successful you need stable programs
with the same coaches year after year,”
said Marc. “The last few years,
especially in basketball, have been rough
because of the continual change of
coaches. Many coaches have stayed just
for one year and then leave because of
East’s closing. I think that the talent is
here; it just needs a better program,”
assessed Marc. Bercoon also finds that in
many cases a player’s attitude takes
away from his performance. “During the
season an athlete must concentrate on
his sport; he has to make it a priority,”
commented Marc.
As for the remaining years, Bercoon
optimistically believes that next year
could be successful for the Trojan
basketball team. “The competition will
remain tough, but I feel that the team
will be fairly strong. The juniors who
will be seniors next year have the right
attitude and worked hard,” commented
Marc. Marc foresees a similar situation
for the soccer team next year, but feels
that the team will lack in experience and
thus be hurt by this.
year’s team but the conditioning work we
did over the summer really helped us.”
IN ADDITION to her athletic ac
tivities, Andi has received some im
THE CONDITIONING was the idea of
pressive awards. This past year was the Coach Jerry Richardson, according to
first one that all-conference citations Andi. “We did all kinds of skill drills that
were given to female athletes. Andi really improved all of us,” added Slowik.
earned all-conference awards for her In addition to Richardson’s summer
performance in volleyball and basket program, four of the girls attended a
ball. Slowik also was named to the summer volleyball program taught by
‘Suburban Trib all area team in volley the head coach of Northern Illinois Uni
ball and was given an honorable mention versity. They were Slowik, Judy Lee,
to the Suburban Trib’s all-area basket •Jenise Vassilatos; and Bobbi Lewen.
ball team. Andi also was named by the
Chicago Tribune as Prep Athlete of the
Andi feels that such a rigorous con
Week for her performance in volleyball.
ditioning program such as the one run by
Due to her athletic record Andi was Richardson couldn’t have been possible
pursued by many colleges. “I’ve ac if the head coach was a lady. “Men
cepted a scholarship to DePaul Uni coaches work you and push you much
versity for basketball and volleyball,” more than the women coaches. It’s not
stated Andi. According to Slowik, that the female coaches aren’t doing a
DePaul only awarded three volleyball good job’ it’s just that the men coaches
scholarships and basketball scholarships are naturally more competitive than the
this year. “Last year the volleyball team ladies,” observed Slowik.
at DePaul finished the season ranked
fourth in the state.” Loyola and North
BEING INVOLVED in athletics, Andi
western also made offers to Andi, but she
ruled them out because of their lack of is in a position to assess the wrongs in the
courses in Andi’s hopeful career, nur girls’ sports programs at East. “I feel
that since almost all of the girls that
sing.
tryout for the teams are accepted; some
Throughout her four years of com of the girls gain the attitude that ‘it
petition, Slowik has competed in many doesn’t matter what I do, I made the
games but she remembers most the loss team; this situation is going to be
to New Trier East in district volleyball changed when East closes and more girls
last year and the team’s victory over will have to compete for fewer positions
New Trier East in district volleyball this at West and North,” said Andi. Although
year. “The victory this year was really a she believes this situation is a problem,
surprise; we (the volleyball team) had Slowik feels that on the whole, girls
never expected to even go this far,” athletics at East are getting much better
commented Slowik and added “we had and female athletes are becoming more
only four people returning from last accepted.
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East athletes win awards
by Alan Friedman
While the past year of sports at East
has been unstable, many individual per
formers achieved recognition for their
performances. The following list in
cludes all-conference athletes and other
achievements earned by Trojan athletes.
(At presstime, awards for spring sports
had not been announced.)
FOOTBALL
Jim Murphy, all-conference defensive
end
Norm Dellheim, all-conference splitend
Chuck Thiry, all-conference center
SOCCER
B ill Andrea, all-conference all
sectional fullback
Mitch Ginsburg, all-conference half
back.
CROSSCOUNTRY
Ed Santacruz, all-conference
VOLLEYBALL
Judy Lee, all-conference
Jenise Vassilatos, all-conference
Andi Slowik, all-conference, first team
(all-area)
TENNIS
Mindee Epstein, first singles con-
varsity archery team for her first three
years.
ference champion, fourth in state
Claudia Brisk, second singles con
ference champion, top 16 in state
BASKETBALL
Tad Slowik, all-conference center
GYMNASTICS
Jim Burke, district champion side
horse, tenth in state
Chris Besser, conference champion
horizontal bar, still rings, all-around dis
trict champion still rings, fourth in state
still rings, 15th in state all-around,
N ational G ym nastic coaches AllAmerica
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Andi Slowik, all-conference center
Judy Lee, all-conference forward
WRESTLING
John Boigk, conference champion 185
pounds
John LaManna, conference champion
112 pounds
Victor Suarez, conference champion
126 pounds
Ricky Yale, conference champion 132
pounds, district champion 126 pounds
Scott Norris, conference champion 138
pounds, seventh in state 132 pounds
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Troj ans find hard times;
hurt by division change
The 1977-1978 sports season will be
looked back upon as a year in which the
Trojans of East found some hard luck as
they switched to the north division of the
Central Suburban League.
The switch was intended to place East
in a weaker division, but did not prove
effective as East was placed in the same
league as many larger schools.
East with approximately 1850 students
was scheduled to compete with schools
such as Evanston, 4,300 students; New
Trier East, 3,500 students; and New
Trier West, 2,500 students. Besides
contending with a smaller student body,
the supposedly weaker north division
sported two state contenders. Deerfield
reached the finals of the Class 5A football
playoffs and was the top ranked cross
country team in the nation and New
Trier West placed within the top eight
basketball teams in the state.
COMPETING WITH these adversities,
East did manage to play strong and
never quit. It is a credit to all the athletes
who have put in the time and hours of
practice to make the Trojans respectable
in these fields of competition.
The East football team reached re
spectability last fall, as they finished
with a 2-7 record. Normally when looking
back on a 2-7 season, most people would
think the season would have been a
disaster. But putting a “disaster” label
on this season would be far from the
truth.
Coach Gerald Ferguson’s squad
played some of these best games against
some of the best teams in the state.
Against a very strong Maine East team,
the squad didn’t play dead and made a
run at the Demons losing only 13-8.
Against Deerfield, a team which finished
the season second in the state, they were
outmanned but still played a very good
game.
THE TWO VICTORIES for the squad
came at two very appropriate times at
home. The first victory was a 7-6 triumph
over Niles West in the first game of the
year. Four games later the Trojans gave
a huge Homecoming crowd a treat by de
feating Highland Park 18-12.
The East soccer team finished their
season with a 4-11-1 record and a sixth
place finish in the CSL north division.
“The record was no indication of how
well this team played. They showed a lot
of hard work and courage,” commented
Head Coach Hollister Sandstead. But for
all the hard work the Trojans put in, the
competition was just too strong.
THE TEAM PLAYED almost a full
schedule of the entire CSL league.
Although the CSL didn’t produce any
state contenders, several teams came
extremely close to getting into post
season play.
The East wrestling team continued
their winning ways by taking the con
ference title for the fifth straight year on
the varsity level. The Trojans also won
conference titles on the other three
levels, with the sophomores winning the
title for the seventh straight year.
Even though the Trojans did take the
conference title this year, it was far from
an easy one for the Trojans. The team
had been plagued the entire year by
injuries to key wrestlers and the line up
was constantly being changed. The
weakened team was defeated by New
Trier East in a mid-season meet that
resulted in their only conference loss and
for a while put the Trojans in second
place in the division. However, the
Trojans with what Head Coach Fred
Richardi calls their “winning spirit”
defeated Evanston and Waukegan West
to regain the conference title.
The East gymnastics team upheld
their tradition of being one of the more
successful teams at East by capturing
the CSL north division title.
The team in the same fashion as the
wrestlers did not have an easy path to
the title. Evanston, who had given the
Trojans trouble all year, defeated East
in a dual meet by a narrow margin. This
defeat forced the Trojans into a must win
situation when they faced the Wildkits
again in the division meet to finish the
season in second place. Tom Sokalski’s
squad did it the hard way but defeated
Evanston by less than one point.
Year ends fo r girls
This past year, girls’ athletics has
faced some drastic changes. The most
important change has been the switch
from a four season calendar to a three
season one, eliminating the double
winter season.
Many of the girls’ sports, which use the
gym, have been moved to either the fall
or spring in order to accommodate more
sports in the gym and to use available fa
cilities efficiently.
SOME OF THE GIRLS’ programs
have suffered from the switch because
many upperclassmen have had to choose
between sports which now fall in the
same season. The change has been
beneficial in that the playing season has
been lengthened, giving the girls more
game experience. It also provides better
practice times for many girls sports
which used to have to work their
schedules around the boys’ schedule.
There is still some trouble with over
lapping seasons, however, such as girls’
volleyball and boys’ basketball.
Although the change has produced some
good effects and some bad ones, girls’
athletics has survived.
Success in athletics is not a common
occurrence in the history of East. The
1977-1978 girls’ volleyball team was not
common either. Being the first girls
team sport to win a championship, the
volleyball team captured both the con
ference and district titles. Although
seven seniors graduated from last year’s
team, and only three players returned,
the team played with confidence after
finishing second in the conference and
district last year. The team ended this
season with an overall record of 16-4.
THE TEAM will be losing four seniors
this year, but returning players include
Chris Billisits, Natalie Doi, Sue Gockenbach, Julie Hanson, Mary Kinnamon,
Bobbi Lewen, and Carolyn Ulbert. Coach
Jerry Richardson hopes to come back
strong next season and he will again be
holding a summer volleyball program
for any interested players.
The tennis team also finished on a
successful note this year. Under the
direction of Coach Pat Matlak, the team
tied for sixth place in state competition.
Individual players Mindee Epstein and
Claudia Brisk, turned in outstanding per
formances for the season. Epstein ’78
played first singles for the team, while
Brisk ’80 played in the number two spot.
In regular league competition, both
players were conference champions in
their respective positions; Epstein with a
record of 11-1, Brisk with a record of 12-0.
Coach Matlak was pleased with her
team ’s performance and, although
Epstein’s presence will be missed next
year, she is hoping to find strength in the
many returning players.
The bowling team finished its season
with a fifth place finish in the district
tournament. In regular season play the
team wound up third on both the varsity
and junior varsity level. After losing
several top senior bowlers last year,
Coach Dee Whyman considered this a
building year for the team. Having
noticed a great deal of improvement
towards the end of the season, Whyman
is looking forward to having a strong
team next year.
Although expectations for a winning
season for the girls’ basketball team
existed, all hopes were diminished by
finish of six wins and 10 losses. Accor
ding to Coach Jerry Oswald, the team’s
play was inconsistent with moments of
outstanding play being followed by
careless mistakes. The team will be
losing four senior starters, while
returning players include Sue Brown,
Laura Finn, Sue Gockenbach, Nancy
Kusek, Bobbi Lewen, Julie Maggio,
Cindy Michals, and Chris Porter.
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Niles Township High School Nilehilite, Volume 40, No. 9
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NILEHILITE, June 2, 1978
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Niles Township High School, Skokie, Illinois
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Gerber, Wendy, Editor-in-chief
Miller, Shari, Feature Editor
Friedman, Alan, Sports Editor
Lee, Judy, Assistant Sports Editor
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Niles Township High School, Skokie, Illinois
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The NileHilite is edited, published, and printed biweekly by the students of Niles Township High School of Skokie, Illinois, also known as Niles East High School. The school opened in 1939 and closed in 1980. Last issue of school year 1977-1978.
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eng
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1978-06-02
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1970s (1970-1979)
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