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Apprentice
Issue
Volume 40, Number 8_______NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL
Friday, April 21,1978
National H onor Society
selects new members
Forty-seven students have been named
as new members of the National Honor
Society by the Faculty Selection Com
mittee of the East chapter.
SENIOR MEMBERS including those
selected from last year (indicated by an*
after the name) include James Adelman,
Karen Andre,* William Andrea, Alan
Bain,* Jan Blitt, Scott Brueckner,*
Brooke Caplin,* Lisa Cohn,* Judy
Cooper,* M ario D eRango,* M artin
E llen by,* Susan Fishm an,* Tam i
Friedman, Cheri Gassel,* Wendy Ger
ber, Melinda Goodman, Pamela Haag,*
Jeanne Hausman, Charles Heftman,
Kathi Isserman,* Melanie Karafotias,*
Steven Kessler, James Kipnis,* Sheridan
Lam, David Larson,* Jerold Lavin,*
Cheryl Lee,* Judith Lee,* Sharon Lee,*
John Lopez, Robert Luke,* Sheri Mar
shak, Laurie Mayrent, Beverly Miller,
Edward Nemmers,* Anita Nussbaum,
Norman Rifkind, Saralee Rosenson,*
Robert Rubenstein,* Victoria Samelson,
Charlene Schlager, Stacey Schneider,*
Paul Silver,* Andrea Slowik,* Eileen
Sohn,* Steven Taibl,* Jenise Vassilatos,*
Paul Weisman,* and Alison Wohl.*
THE 29 JUNIORS selected are Ellyn
A cker, Allen Adelm an,
M ichael
Berkowitz, Sandra Brenner, Alan Cohn,
Elaine Cohn, Karen Feldman, Jodi
Firfer, Julie Geiser, Ruth Goldberg,
Wendy Jackson, Brian Kamajian, Alan
Karras, Thomas Kasper, David I. Klein,
Susan Kulovsky, Debra Malina, Elliot
Nelson, J e ffre y Newm an, Steven
Nussbaum, Tatsumi Ozawa, Jeffrey
Pozen, Ph illip Rappoport, Cathleen
Resnick, Ruth Saltzman, Alka Sakena,
James Stukas, Daniel Tresley and Loren
Wahl.
Seniors, Martin Ellenby and Robert
Rubenstein, 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
developm ent of character in East
students,” said Dr. Anthone Kort, chair
man of the Faculty Selection Committee.
TO BE E L IG IB L E FO R M E M
BERSHIP a junior or senior must have a
scholastic average of 3.0 or higher, not
have any record of failure in a major
course, and must submit an application
for membership to the Faculty Selection
Committee.
Each applicant is given points in five
categories. Selection is determined on
point totals. The categories include 1)
scholarship, 2) in-school activities, 3)
out-of-school a ctivities, 4) honors
courses taken, and 5) faculty re
commendations. Point totals are
tabulated for each applicant by Dr. Kort
and then sent to the Faculty Selection
Committee 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 rest,” commented Dr. Kort.
A PPR O X IM A TE LY SIX PE R CENT
of the junior and three per cent of the
senior class are inducted into the
National Honor Society each year. About
nine to 10 per cent of the graduates are
usually members of the Society.
The Facu lty Selection Comm ittee
members are Dr. Kort, chairman; Ed
Degenhardt, K a rl DeJonge, James
Dorsey, Dennis Grabowski, Robert
Keen, Don Larson, Miss Vem iel Lundquist, Gordon Malone, Mrs. Sylvia
Mazouch, Jerry Proffit, Dr. Barbara
Tyler, and George Yursky.
One of the animal choruses from Noah’s Flood is rehearsing for the opera, May 7 at
Holy Name Cathedral. (Front row, from left) Sue Ohlhausen, Larry Handbrook.Phil Martini,
Lori Schwartz. (Second row) Scott Goldstein, Bill Eberle, Randi Rabin, Jon Schwartz, Raul
Zambrano.
East choirs, orchestra
to perform in Opera
Benjam in B ritten ’s opera Noah’ s
Flood will be presented by the combined
choirs and orchestra of East, the Holy
Name Cathedral choir of Chicago, and
the choir of St. Barbara’s of Brookfield at
8 p.m., Sunday, May 7.
The performance, which will be given
at Holy Name Cathedral, State and
Superior Streets, Chicago, is based on a
16 century miracle play depicting The
Deluge of the Book of Genesis.
THE CHESTER M IRACLE PLA YS of
the 16th century were performed by
Nilehilite staff
wins aw ard
The Nilehilite’s first semester news
papers 77-78 were rated as All
American, the top honor rating, by the
National Scholastic Press Association, at
the University of Minnesota, School of
Journalism.
TO RECEIVE AN A L L AMERICAN or
“ superior” rating, a newspaper must
exceed 3800 points, the equivalent of a
First Class Rating and receive four of the
five Marks of Distinction.
The Nilehilite earned 4265 points and
Marks of Distinction in Coverage and
Content, Writing and Editing, Editorial
Leadership and Opinion Features, and
Physical Appearance and Visual Com
munication.
The Nilehilite was judged by Mrs.
Mary Skar, director of the critical ser
vice, and also reviewed by a supervisor
before the final rating was assigned.
MRS. SKAR felt that a lot of in
teresting copy is carefully written and
edited for the Nilehilite. “ You write
mature, relevant editorial copy. Your
news copy is crisp, clear, and concise.
You tell the story without needless
detail,” commented Skar.
She summarized the Nilehilite as a
“ handsome and readable package” and
said that the newspaper is back in the
ranks of the All American. (The
Nilehilite received a First Class rating in
the past two years. In 1974-75, the news
paper was rated All American.)
The editors for first semester included
Wendy Gerber, Editor-in-Chief; Phil
Rappoport, M anaging E ditor; Ken
Greism an, Featu re E ditor; Alan
Friedman, Sports Editor; and Barry
Schwartz, Assistant Sports Editor.
ordinary people: local craftsmen and
tradesmen of the town and their families
with singers from the local church or
cathedral. The scenic devices, though
carefully worked out, had to be ex
tremely simple. The scenery was placed
on a cart and moved around the town
from place to place.
Noah’s Flood, set to music, is in
tended for the same style presentation—
though not on a cart.
LEADING PARTS FROM EAST will
be performed by Ellen Acker, Laurel
Bleadon, Elaine Cohen, Karen B eldman,
Nancy Jaffe, Sin Yung Kang, Pat
Mahoney, Sheri Marshak, Ed Nemmers,
Lauren Pitalis, Alan Schoen, Laurie Sch
wartz, Sue Shrifter, Joseph Sochaki, and
Karen Wilner.
The orchestra will be directed by
B rank Winkler, and the choirs by Robert
Anderson.
The set is being designed by Mrs.
Hazel Larsen and built by Jerry Proffit
and the drama workshop.
East bands to go
on spring tour
Robert Anderson directs students rehearsing the “ Tallis Cannon” in seven parts from
Noah’s Flood. (From left) Scott Goldstein, Chris Quincones, Renee Sweet, Sue Ohlhau
sen, Steve Stukas, Barbara Dickstein, Sin Yung Kang, Ellen Zimmann.
Prom
78 to be held M a y 26
“ Precious and Few ,” this year’s
theme for Junior-Senior Prom, will take
place on May 26 at the Chateau Ritz in
Niles. As in previous years, the Prom
will honor graduating seniors.
The band for Prom 78 will be Frank
Amorosi and his seven piece band.
“ They play all kinds of music,” com
mented Steve Poznansky, Junior Cabinet
sponsor.
Tickets go on sale Monday, April 24, at
a cost of $35 per couple. The price in
cludes dinner, coke bar, sweet table, gift,
music, and bid.
THE JUNIOR CABINET has done
many things to raise money for this
event. The cabinet plans to raise ad
ditional money by selling suckers, and on
May 1-5 they will sell “ Secret Love”
letters.
Poznansky concluded, “ The Junior
Cabinet started raising money as fresh
men and sophomores, instead of waiting
until their junior year. To conclude, I feel
when you see what prom is like, you will
be able to appreciate the hard work they
did.”
Recognition Assembly to honor students
The Recognition Assembly (Awards
Assembly) will be held May 10 at 7:30
p.m. in the auditorium.
“ In the past there has been some mis
understanding that the awards assembly
was just for outstanding scholastic
students, but it also includes awards
from the physical education department,
and school spirit,” commented Dale
Flick, Director of Math and Science.
A PPR O X IM A TE LY 200 STUDENTS
will be honored. Awards include gold,
silver, and bronze pins; school spirit;
Illin ois scholarship; N .E .D .T. cer
tificates; National Honor Society; and
National Merit.
For outstanding senior students, de
partment directors will be giving special
awards to the senior student who ex
celled in that department.
Niles East’s Concert and Marching
bands, and also the Jazz Ensemble, will
go on tour from April 28-May 1, with
stops in St. Louis, Missouri, and
Jacksonville, Illinois.
THE TO U R , which will be a first for
the school, was arranged so the bands
will play at the Kiener B ountain Plaza,
downtown St. Louis; Six Blags
Amusement Park; and Jacksonville
High School for the Visually Impaired,
according to T im W olfram , band
director.
To raise money for the trip, band
members sold candles, shampoo, apples,
candy bars, and held a car wash.
“ It’s a tradition for bands to go on tour,
and I hope it will be with us, too,”
Wolfram commented.
OTHER UP-COMING BAND events
include the Marching Band playing
Saturday, May 6, at Great America
Theme Park for its opening day.
On Thursday, May 11, the Jazz
Ensemble and the concert and sym
phonic bands will perform in the May
Band B estival, a free performance that
will be held at 8 p.m. in the auditorium.
THE CONCERT BAND also recently
won a first division rating at the Illinois
High School Association Band Organiza
tion Contest. This is the second year in a
row that they have won this honor.
�Friday, April 21
Volume 40, No. 8
Student expresses opinion on march
Friday, April 21, 1978
Apprentice Issue
.................................David Eingorn
Editor-in-Chief . . .
...............................Diane Woloshin
News Editor...........
. Leslie Doi and Larry Perlman
Feature Editors. . .
.............................Mark Pos
¡sports Editor.........
.. . Jim Adelman. Leslie Doi.
Reporters.............
Joyce Gothelf, Brian Kamajian. Andi Levin, Howard
Simon, David Sockel
.................................Cesar Borges
Cartoonist.............
.................................Gary Couris
Distributor.............
.............................David Eingorn
Photographer. . . .
.......................... Mrs. Angie Panos
Advisor...............
by David Eingorn
Get in shape
f o r spring
Now that winter is gone and spring is
here, many find that they’ve been
carrying with them a few extra pounds.
Some reasons for this added weight
may be due to large meals, parties, but
mostly, because of the weather. Now that
all the snow has finally melted, it’s a
good time to go outside and exercise.
Jogging is an excellent way to lose
unwanted pounds and get in shape. If one
is careful, he can usually run as many
laps as he wants as long as he doesn’t in
terfere with others using the track. One
should be sure to have a good pair of
shoes and only jog a distance he knows
he can handle or sets a goal for. Unless
one is planning on entering a marathon,
a distance of one to two miles is fine.
Running isn’t the only way to exercise.
Weight training is gaining in popularity.
This fact can be attested by the large
number of people who work out in the
East weight room.
THE WEIGHT ROOM’S another good
place to exercise. Weight training is not
just for the guys. Though girls might not
be able to lift as much, there are exer
cises they can do on the universal
machine designed to strengthen the
arms and legs, and firm the stomach. It’s
best to ask someone, or take out a book to
learn about how to properly weight train,
and get the best results.
Recently there have been many ar
ticles written on the Nazi march, some
articles condeming the march, others
saying that it should be allowed fo r the
sake of free speech. But no matter how
much is said, the issue of a Nazi march in
Skokie is very pertinent and definitely
should be addressed. Many people say
that the media is giving just what the
Nazis want, namely, publicity. Maybe
so, but what kind of publicity are they
getting?
The residents of Skokie, must not let
the Nazis march, voicing their racial
slurs. If there ever was an example of
speech that shouldn’t be protected, it is
the credo of the Nazis that proposes
genocide. One can’t tell holocaust sur
vivors to ignore bands of swastikawearing Nazis walking through streets
that they helped to build. After what
these people lived through, many whose
entire families were wiped out by the
Nazis, telling them to sit home and shut
up, would be an outrage. Many would
venture out into the streets of Skokie
constitutional problem. These include
the lewd and obscene, the profane, the
libelous and the insulting or fightin’
words—those which by their very ut
terance inflict injury or tend to incite an
immediate breach of the peace... ‘Resort
to epithets or personal abuse is not in any
proper sense communication of in
formation or opinion safeguarded by the
Constitution...’ ”
armed with guns and pipes ready to seek
ven gean ce on these neo-Nazis who
symbolize the nightmarish persecution
that they, the survivors, lived through.
THE PROPONENTS of the Nazi
march totally ignore the basic principle
of free speech in the First Amendment of
the Constitution. The basic principle of
free speech is that it’s designed to
protect the community from official
suppression of valuable ideas—-ideas of
conceivable truth—ideas deserving due
consideration. Ideas that preach hatred
and violence because of a person’s race
or national origin don’t fit under this
category, which are in essence the ideas
of the Nazis.
THE RESIDENTS OF SKOKIE also
must look back in history to the days of
the Weimer Republic, in Germany, in
which civil libertarians advocated the
rights of the Nazis to free speech.
Ironically, these civil libertarians and
their constitution were used by Nazis to
come to power, but as soon as they came
to power, the first thing the Nazis did was
to throw out these same civil libertarians
with their constitution.
The only results of letting the Nazis
march in Skokie would be a total slur on
both respectable Jews and non-Jews who
pride themselves in living in this com
munity.
The view s established in the
preceding paragraphs are clea rly
supported by a 1942 ruling of the
Supreme Court. It reads as follows:
“ There are certain well-defined
narrowly limited classes of speech, the
prevention and punishment of which
have never been thought to raise any
Feedback
Freshman wants o-grams
Dear Editor,
O-grams are in till we find something
better.
Car washes, dances, and carnivals!
What do these all have in common? They
all cost money and lots of time, as Bob
Silverman stated in the Nilehilite, March
17 issue, “ That ever so popular way for
clubs and activities to make themselves
some fast money is to have o-grams” is
true. I can see Bob’s point on how the ograms are overused; but, look at how
many of your clubs have survived on the
“ o-gram.”
Without the ever so popular “ o-gram”
many clubs wouldn’t have the money to
have a car wash, rent a band for a dance,
or equipment for carnivals, etc. and
besides, how many car washes, car
nivals, and dances can you have? It’s
unfortunate that “ o-grams” are about
the easiest and fastest way to make
needed money. But they work and people
seem to be buying them all the time.
Until something better comes along,
they’ll have to do.
We as freshmen support this lucrative
means of building up our treasury.
Phillip Zerof ’81
Dear Editor,
I feel the ride about getting a detention
when one loses an admit is unfair. Some
times the teacher forgets to give them
back or accidentally throws them out.
If the administration could be more
understanding, it would be helpful to the
students.
Mark Arenson ’78
Dear Editor,
I think the policy of some P.E.
teachers of using the weight room and
punching bag is not fair. Those teachers
will not allow the students to use either
one during their free periods.
I think the doors leading downstairs
should be left open at all times, so a
student can use a punching bag at any
time and any day. Students should also
be allowed to use the weight room, as
long as there is a supervisor.
Name Withheld Upon Request
Dear Editor,
I have noticed a lot of people who
wanted to go to the weight room during
their free time to work out, but couldn’t.
The reason was that either a teacher is
not there or some class teacher won’t let
us work out with the class.
I think if a teacher is there all the time
and the teacher who is having class will
let us work out, we will have cut the
number of people who come after school
by one-fourth, and then it will leave more
time and space for the teams to work out.
Joe Broton ’79
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Friday, April 21,1978
Museum exhibits Peruvian treasures
by Leslie Doi
Rare pre-Columbian gold from the
Musea Oro de Peru, Lima, is on tour for
the first time in the United States and is
presently at the Field Museum in
Chicago. P eru ’ s Golden Treasures
exhibit opened February 16, and will be
shown until May 21, 1978.
UPON EN TERING THE A R R A Y OF
ARTWORK, either on your own or audio
tour, ancient Peruvian music sets the
mood to this exhibition. According to one
security guard, most eyes fall upon the
gold objects which are displayed in glass
cases against or on a reddish-brown
background illuminated in light.
This collection of Peru’s ancient cul
tures dates from 200 B.C. to 1532 A.D.
The treasures are grouped according to
the cultures that ruled over the regions in
which they were found. These cultures
include Vicus, Nazca, Moche, Chimu,
ând Incas
PE R U VIA N GOLDSMITHS fashioned
objects remarkable for the mastery they
showed in some of the most advanced
gold-working techniques in the ancient
world. Gold is the symbol of status and
power in pre-Columbian Peru and in
some cases was associated with the
devine and used to adorn temples. Many
pieces of the exhibit come from the
tombs which held gold that accompanied
the dead. Among the brilliance of gold,
potters, w eavers, architects, and
musicians also displayed their works of
great splendor.
Since there was no currency system, a
person’s status depended on the items
and objects he had collected during his
lifetime through gifts or rewards. One
piece of art which showed how the ob
jects played a part in social rank was a
collection of huge earrings. These
weighed down the ear lobe, making it
longer. According to the Chimu society,
the longer the ear lobe, the higher the
social rank.
Although textiles were considered less
valuable than precious metal and pot-
News Hilites
Senate gives tri-school dance
An innovative new dance theme is
being carried out by the Student Senate’s
district-wide Computer Dance, to be held
Friday, April 28, at 8 p.m. in the Niles’
East girls’ gym.
This will be the first tri-school dance
ever, with an expected turnout of 600-800
people, according to Mario DeRango ’78,
chairman of the Senate’s Dance Com
mittee.
A FTE R THE PURCHASE of a ticket
that costs $1.50, each person fills out a
questionnaire relating to personal likes
and dislikes. The answers are then sent
away to be processed by computer, and
each will be matched up to six others of
the opposite sex. Those six people can be
Club elects officers
»
Mike Berkowitz ’79 has been elected
president of Key Club for the 1978-79
school year at a recent meeting.
TO Q U A LIFY for the office, Mike has
been an active member for three years
and served as secretary this year.
Other officers elected were Dave I.
Klein ’79, vice-president; Chuck Gollay
’80, secretary; and Marc Shuman ’79,
treasurer.
For the student
who wants to excel
in social studies.
from either Niles East, West or North,
and all are given a number which will
appear on both parties’ printouts.
Entertainment will be provided by the
band “ Fortune,” though a band made up
of East students will play during the
intermission, to round-off the program.
Sophomore cabinet will run a re
freshment stand.
Skokie to observe
Sun Day solar fair
A Skokie park area was designated by
Congressman Abner Mikva as the site
for the outdoor activities of a Solar Fair
to be held in conjunction with the nation
wide observance of Sun Day, May 3.
THE SOLAR FAIR, which wifi take
place on open grounds adjoining the
Skokie Public Library, is open to all and
will provide a forum for educating
students and other citizens about the pos
sibilities of solar energy.
There will be many displays and
exhibits of energy devices, including the
world’s largest solar collector. At the
same time, in the Library auditorium,
there will be additional speakers and
video programs.
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D ru ry Lane East presents Godspell
by Diane Woloshin
The stage didn’t quite look like a stage,
more like a circus ring with shag car
peting. The orchestra resembled a rock
bank more than anything else. An
ticipation was in the air.
THIS WAS THE SCENE at Drury Lane
East for the production of Godspell, the
musical based upon the Gospel of St.
Matthew.
From all ends of the theater the
disciples quickly filled the stage. The
band flared and bells rang. There stood
Judas, telling a new prophet and bap
tizing all. While all were rejoicing, an
outsider approached and asked to join.
Judas replied, “ I think it more fitting if
we follow you.”
TRANSITIONS W ERE MADE and the
characters returned on the stage dressed
in costumes that resembled circus
clowns. The fun lessons began, as Jesus
told all what he was brought to tell. With
fun and games, stage tricks and en
joyable music, it was easy to get in
volved and carried away with the story.
The fun, however, couldn’t last forever.
One of the disciples was to betray Jesus.
The final good-byes were said. Silence
echoed in the theater as the crucifying
took place. The audience was deeply
touched and still.
Godspell is a very controversial play
because it deals with religion in a joking
manner. “ Are people ready to sit and
laugh at their own religion?” questioned
Mr. James Pappas, executive director of
Drury Lane East.
THIS P L A Y is not only for those of the
Christian religion; it is a fun and moving
experience to be had by all.
Godspell will be playing through May
at the Drury Lane East Theatre.
by Andi Levin
In 1964, millions of t.v. viewers wat
ched Ed Sullivan announce them with a
“ Ladies and gentlemen...,” and ever
since the Beatles, composed of John
Lennon, Paul M cCartney, G eorge
Harrison, and Ringo Starr, have been
riding on a tidal wave of popularity.
Beatle revivals are another facet of
this trend. In 1977, Chicago’s Palmer
House was the scene of a two day extra
vaganza Come Together-Beatle Fest ’77,
featuring Beatles momentos, old film
clips, and other Beatle fans; and, more
recently, “ The Beatles Rise Again,” a
two hour movie that employs film clips
and other media aids.
gingiss form alw ear
Gold tumi is on display at Golden Treasures.
Fans revive Beatlemania craze
THOUGH THE GROUP disbanded
over seven years ago, souvenirs such as
buttons, books, t-shirts, rings, posters,
m irrors, trays, bubble-gum trading
cards, re-issues of old Beatles
magazines, pens (now selling for $17.50
each in Atlanta), and records remain as
sought-after now as when they first came
out, attesting to the current Beatlemania
craze.
On prom night, a tuxedo from Gingiss
Formalwear could mean the difference
between passing and failing.
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by a textile with 13,000 small gold scales
sewn to it.
SHOWY GOLDEN MASKS featured
were fascinating to look at although
some had dulled, and paint had worn
over the years. These masks used to be
placed over the face area of a dead
person after he had been wrapped in
cloth and placed in his mortuary
residence.
Seeming to be part of the knight era,
but much more magnificent, is an extra
ordinary rare work in gold of a pair of
gloves for the forearms and hands which
were placed on a person of higher rank
for burial. The back of the hands depict
warriors in plumed headdresses, breast
plates, and short skirts.
The object most commonly associated
with the advertisements for this at
traction is the tumi. This exquisite object
with its shining surface is a knife with a
circular blade and ornamantal handle.
This particular tumi is surmounted by a
seating anthropomorphic figure. The
headdresses and ear ornaments are
adorned with pieces of turquoise.
TH IS A T T R A C T IO N is averagin g
approximately 6,000 persons a day.
Unlike the King Tut exhibition, there is
no long line or wait. Peru’s Golden
Treasures is indeed an educating and
rewarding experience.
HOLLYWOOD HAS NOT FORGOT
TE N the four lads from Liverpool,
England, and soon to be released are
“ Sgt. Pepper,” featuring Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees living out the
fantasy of the Beatle album of the same
name. “ I Want to Hold Your Hand” is
also scheduled to be released, the latter
retracing the so-called invasion as the
Beatle’s popularity spread across the
land.
These movies will be joining the ranks
of movies such as “ A Hard Day’s Night,”
“ Help!,” “ Let It Be,” and the whimsical
cartoon “ Yellow Submarine,” all made
during the time when the Beatles were
popular and performing as a group.
“ Beatlemania,” Broadway’s tribute to
the group, uses multi-media forms, such
as a live band imitating their way
through twenty-nine B eatle songs
against a huge backdrop featuring flash
backs from the 1960’s.
NOW, OF COURSE, they’ve all gone
their separate ways.
Even though the Beatles have broken
up, their popularity still remains a
testimony to the impact they had on the
generation of the ’60’s, as trends now
show.
M a n k o ff survives heart disease
“ I didn’t believe I only had a short tim e
to live because I had always been active,”
said Phillip Mankoff, psychologist at
Niles East, when he discovered the
seriousness of his coronary heart disease
which required open heart surgery.
CHEST PAINS had first sent him to the
doctor and then his condition turned
worse with 90 per cent of his arteries
clogged by a cholesterol plaque; then
Mankoff underwent surgery. His surgery
was a rare one consisting of a 4-way
bypass. Surgeons tied a vein from his leg
to the top and bottom of the heart which
enabled fresh blood to travel through the
veins so the heart could receive an
adequate supply of blood. Mankoff com
mented, “ The doctors told me that if I
didn’t go for surgery, and I had a heart
attack, I would be dead in three
minutes—faster than Elvis Presley; he
went in four. Even if the paramedics
were in the next room, they wouldn’t
have been able to help me.”
Mankoff noted that his unusually good
health, his careful diet, and the fact that
he didn’t drink or smoke all contributed
to his survival. By the end of the first
month since surgery, he was full tim e at
almost all his duties whereas most
people have to stay rested for four to six
months. Mankoff stated, “ After surgery
you go back to normal doing everything
you did before.”
M A N K O F F B E L IE V E S that diet,
exercise, and living habits are im
portant, but he stressed that the biggest
factor of his survivial was that his lungs
were good. He illustrated that he was one
of ten people in the hospital who had
heart surgery; the other nine had
problems because they smoked.
Mankoff was once given a short time to
live but he can now state, “ My fighting
spirit, motivation, and determination
helped in my recovery.”
�4 sports
Friday, April 21,1978
Galla stresses defense
f o r baseball success
by Howard Simon
“ Inexperience, that unfortunately, is After working against the other coaches
what I would have to say to sum up the last year, I became fam iliar with their
outlook of our team ,” stated va rsity coaching techniques. Now, however, I
baseball coach G eorge Galla. “ Unlike have to decipher entirely new and d iffer
other teams in the conference, we have ent techniques.” In terms of competition,
to work with an unfamiliar group of Galla feels East w ill be compatible in the
young adults. There are very few return new division.
ing seniors which is a crucial factor, that
THE COACH STRESSES that he en
is going to hurt our ball club,” stated
courages the students to play in his
Galla.
summer league so he can give a fa ir
“ HITTING IS OUR M A IN CONCERN,
evaluation of the players rather than
but excessive time is spent on defense
choosing them for the spring team on the
and pitching to compensate for the w eak
few tryouts. Besides taking ability into
hitting,” added the coach. The coach
consideration, leadership and sports
feels that the pitching staff is “ young,
manship are determining factors for
but adequate.” We have seven pitchers
choosing his team.
and six of them are juniors,” rem arked
Galla.
Steve Gothelf and A rt Mandell w ere
When asked how the shift in divisions chosen by their teammates as co
from the Central Suburban League South captains for this year’s squad.
to the CSL North affects the team, G alla
The next home gam e will be Thursday,
responded, “ I don’t like the change. April 27, against Highland Park.
Spring Sports Schedule
Fri.,April 21
Boys Track vs Maine North
Girls Track-Waukegan Invite
Home
Sat.,April 22
Boys Swimming vs Waukegan West
Boys Baseball vs Granite City
Away
Away
Tues.,April 25
Boys Baseball vs New Trier East
Boys Tennis vs. New Trier East
Boys Track vs Maine West
Away
Home
Home
Wed.,April 26
Boys Swimming vs Deerfield
Girls Softball vs Niles North
Away
Away
Thurs.,April 27
Boys
Boys
Girls
Girls
Away
Away
Away
Away
Fri.,April 28
Boys Baseball vs New Trier West
Boys Track-Prospect Invite
Boys Swimming vs Deerfield
Away
Away
Away
Sat.,April 29
Boys Tennis-GBN-Invite
Away
Tues.,May 2
Boys Baseball vs. Waukegan West
Boys Tennis vs Niles North
Boys Track vs Maine West
Girls Softball vs Evanston
Away
Home
Home
Home
Wed.,May 3
Girls Track vs Highland Park
Away
Thurs.,May 4
Boys Baseball vs. Deerfield
Boys Tennis vs New Trier West
Girls Softball vs New Trier East
Away
Home
Home
Boys Baseball vs Niles North
Home
Fri.,M ay 5
Baseball vs Highland Park
Tennis vs Evanston
Softball vs Deerfield
Track vs Glenbrook North
Mitch Kalter is practicing for the upcoming tennis meet. Story below.
Winans predicts good season
by Brian Kamajian
“ The Central Suburban League w ill be
the top league in the state for tennis.”
This was recently written in the
Suburban Trib, in the April 5th issue.
Head Coach Len Winans feels with five
seniors, four juniors and a sophomore
plus tough competition, the Trojans
should finish .500.
The following seniors will try to lead
the team to this goal: Pablo Leon, Keith
Jaffee, Jeff Cohen, Bruce Pales and Jeff
Adler. “ These seniors are all close in
talent,” stated Coach Winans.
ON S ATU R D AY, A P R IL 1ST, the
Trojans finished second in the township
meet. Niles North took first, while Niles
West and Notre Dame took third and
fourth respectfully. Jeff Cohen was the
top tennis performer for East, winning
all three of his matches. Jaffee and Pales
won two of their three matches.
The Trojans next faced a strong M aine
West team, and fell to defeat 4-1. Bruce
Pales was the only winner for East,
finishing third.
ON SATURDAY, A P R IL 8TH, the
Trojans tied for sixth in the Maine South
Invitational. Jeff Cohen won first singles
playback, while Stuart Flanzer won third
singles playback.
The Trojans league and home opener
will be April 25th against New T r ie r
East.
AN UNUSUAL PROM FLOWER
GIVE
A LEI
Sport Shorts
For that special occasion,
give her (him) something
really special. A beautiful,
authentic Hawaiian lei,
made of fresh orchids
and flowers. Delivered
from Hawaiian Gardens
direct to her (his) door,
with a card attached.
Gymnast places fourth
in Regional Elite meet
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by Leslie Doi
Stu Flanzer getting ready for backhand return in a recent practice. Flanzer
recently won a playback match in the Maine South meet.
Gymnast Mary Ann Kostyniek ap
peared in the Third Regional Elite meet
for compulsory and optional at the Mid
American Twisters on April 8-9. She
competed all-around in eight routines
and placed fourth out of 11 competitors.
A score of 72 was needed to advance to
the National Elite Meet and only one girl
made it. Although Mary Ann didn’t
qualify, there is a possibility of her going
because of her base scores.
postage
paid
Enclocad check or m oney order for $15 and m all to:
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Spring vacation
begins today!
Volume 40, Number 7___________ NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
Friday, March 1 7 , 1 9 7 8
DECA wins 14 awards
Scott Nathanson,
D ECA
state
president and chapter president,
presided over the State Conference in
Springfield March 2-4 and announced
that the Niles East DECA chapter was
named Chapter of the Y ear for the third
consecutive year.
TH E C H A P T E R , coordinated by
W illiam Coulson, earned 13 other
awards. This was more than any other
chapter at the conference which was
attended by approximately 1200 students
representing 200 high schools.
“ I was very pleased with the per
formance of my students,” commented
Coulson. Nathanson was selected by the
judges as Student of the Year and Marc
Shuman, parlimentarian, placed second
as student of the year.
Julie Gold, vice-president, received
second place for girl Student of the Year.
To be chosen as Student of the Year, the
students had to submit a manual
describing their activities and had to be
interviewed.
THE DECA CHAPTER entered the
Free Enterprise competition, sponsored
by Phillips Petroleum Company. They
prom oted free enterprise through
displays and bulletin boards. The
manual placed first in state and the
DECA chapter received a $100 check.
Julie Gold 78 entered an individual
manual on free enterprise and placed
second.
MICHELE ROTH received a first
place trophy after competing in Apparels
and Accessories in the competency
based events on the Owner-Manager
level. In this level, the students are
required to complete five events. On the
Master-Employee level, they must do
three events.
Bob Brown competed in Automotive
and Petroleum. Brown placed second in
the Owner-Manager level.
IN ADDITION TO COM PETITIVE
E V E N TS , East students conducted
market research studies through sur
veys and interviews. Wendy Gerber,
Editor-in-Chief of the Nilehilite placed in
V a riety Store M erchandising; Julie
Gold, Home Furnishings Industry; and
Sharon Hill, Specialty Store, each earned
first place trophies.
A lisa B in der’s manual (S ervice
Industry) placed second. Nathanson
(Service Industry) and Shuman (Variety
Store Industry) both received third place
awards.
NINE STUDENTS were chosen as
finalists (top eight) in the competency
based events and for their studies in
marketing. These students include April
Alpiner (Advertising-Owner-Manager),
Alisa Binder (Finance and CreditOwner-Manager), Bob Brown (manualHome Furnishings), Jim Coens (manualSpecialty S to re), Wendy G erber
( A dvertising-O w ner-M anager), J eff
Hester (Automotive and PetroleumM aster-E m ployee), Debbie Kagan
(m anual-Service In du stry), Cindy
T rillin g (m anual-Departm ent S to re),
and D evin Schreiber (m anual-Food
Marketing).
The newly founded Niles West DECA
chapter, also coordinated by Coulson,
was represented by John Lutz, Freta
Mandel, and Gail Portugal, president. “ I
can really say I like DECA now. I only
wish I had joined as a junior,” said Gail.
The first and second place winners in
the manuals and competency based
events will attend the National Con
ference in Washington D.C., May 7-12.
The DECA chapter also is going to plan
an Employer-Employee Banquet in the
spring, to give recognition to their em
ployers.
DECA award winners include (front row, left to right) Scott Nathanson, president, Julie Gold,
Wendy Gerber (middle row, left to right) Marc Shuman, Debbie Kagan, Bob Brown, Cindy
Trilling, Devin Schreiber (back row, left to right) Jim Coens, Sharon Hill, Jeff Hester.
News-feature
DeRango conducts first SAB hearing
Judge Advocate Mario DeRango 78 of
the Student Appeals Board (SAB) con
ducted his first appeal between a student
and a teacher last month.
The SAB allows students to appeal
what they feel is an unjust accusation or
misunderstanding between themselves
and their teachers. They are allowed to
appeal the action they were accused of
but can not appeal the charges or punish
ment they were given.
THE SAB, a part of the Student Senate,
consists of Kenny Miller 78, Lloyd
Pilchen 79, and DeRango, who was
appointed Judge Advocate by Student
Senate President John Lopez.
Only a two-person quorum, Romayne
Baker, Director of Student Services and
Dean Dan Miller were present on the day
of the first appeal. What follows is the
main portion of the appeal.
THE ISSUE: Was the student right
fully in or out of class? Did the student
leave five minutes after class began for a
valid reason?
Teacher: I asked him where he was
going and he didn’t answer.
STUDENT: I felt I only had to answer
to the editor. I told her I was going to get
facts for a story and I didn’t know if I was
or was not going to return to class by the
end of the period.
Greenwald attends study program;
learns about government operations
Senior Robert Greenwald represented
East at the 1978 Presidential Classroom
for Young Americans, a government
study program, February 25-March 4 in
Washington, D.C.
“ STUDENTS IN THE PAST haven’t
done anything like this before and
Principal Galen Hosier and Student
Senate wanted to try it,” Rob explained.
Eight of the 24 Senate members were
interested in attending the Presidential
Classroom. Rob was selected after being
interviewed by Hosier, Bill Weiss, Senate
sponsor, and John Lopez, Senate
president.
More than 400 high school students,
from across the nation and overseas,
attended 15 formal seminars, consisting
of brief talks and then followed by
question and answer sessions on the
operations of the federal government;
session
m eetings;
and
toured
Washington’s main attractions.
THE PURPOSE of the classroom is to
provide a better understanding of
government and to develop civic res
ponsibility among student leaders.
“ I feel that it’s a good opportunity if
you’re interested in the functions of
Washington and you plan on going into
politics and government,” commented
Rob.
The students’ activities began at 7 a.m.
and lasted until 11 p.m. Daily section
meetings were held, 90 people in a
session, to discuss and debate topics such
as the role of the U.S. in the next 20
years, nuclear solar energy for the
future, and the role of the President.
The seminars usually one to one and a
half hours in length consisted of lectures
follow ed by question and answer
sessions. Jack Watson, one of President
Carter’s aides and an Atlanta attorney,
was the final speaker.
O TH E R S PE A K E R S IN C LU D E D
representatives from the CIA Court of
Appeals, U.S. Senate and House, Los
Angeles Times, and various members of
government agencies. Each student had
Rob Greenwald ’78 attended the Presi
dential Classroom at Washington, D.C.
time to talk to his senators and repre
sentatives about key issues. Rob talked
to Congressman Abner Mikva about the
trade in balance and the social security
budget cut.
Rob, however, felt that the Presi
dential Classroom could have been
improved. “ I feel they should deemphasize quantity and emphasize
quality.”
Many students didn’t listen to reason,
asked low caliber questions, didn’t
realize the bias in readings, and just
didn’t do enough research and reading,
according to Rob.
SOME OF THE BOOKS he read,
included The Best and the Brightest, the
Role of the Supreme Court, Ramsey
Clark, The Power of the President, and
The Artillery of the Press because “ the
more material you know the more you
get out of it.”
During the week, Rob also attended the
American Dance Machine at Ford
Theater. The play covered the last 30
years in Broadway music.
ROB BELIEVES that East students
should stay involved in the Presidential
Classroom. He feels that the committee
should remain selective in choosing who
to send to represent East.
Rob plans on taking liberal arts and
science classes in his first year of
college. He w ill probably attend
Washington University in Missouri or
Dartmouth College in New Hampshire.
Teacher: The story would have been
too late to meet deadlines.
STUDENT: That isn’t the case here.
Judge: Is it common practice to leave
after five minutes?
TEACHER: If they tell me or the
editor. But, I ’m responsible for the at
tendance.
Student: I don’t know why no one said
anything to you (the teacher). I didn’t
feel like answering, and I was upset
about the previous day.
BAKER: The teacher is responsible.
The fact that concerns me is that if a
teacher asks you where you are going
you must not ignore their request.
Student: I felt I didn’t have to respond
if I didn’t want to.
B A K E R : I t ’ s a teach er’s legal
responsibility to mark a student absent if
he is not granted permission to leave and
if he doesn’t know where the student is.
Teacher: Was I correct in attendance
policies?
JUDGE: Yes, it was correct procedure.
Pilchen: Did you tell the teacher where
you were going?
STUDENT: I told many people where I
was going. I just didn’t have time to get
back to class. I feel the case here
depends on whether or not I was absent. I
was not absent.
Teacher: But you disregarded my
question. I didn’t know where you were
and nor did the other students, so you
were marked absent at the end of the
period because you didn’t come back.
STUDENT: I was not absent.
Judge and Pilchen end the discussion
to privately make a decision.
JUDGE: We’ve made a decision. The
detention should stand. The student
should have found out the policy before
hand.
Student: I should have been told the
policy.
PILCH EN: Being ignorant of a policy
is not an excuse.
Judge: It was your responsibility to
tell the teacher where you were going.
TEACHER: I did ask him where he
was going.
Dean Miller: The detentions will stand.
They will not be doubled even though
they were overdue because you had to
wait for your appeal.
W HAT TH E R E A D E R has just
finished is the type of cases that the SAB
will hear and then evaluate.
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Grieman impresses student
Dear Editor,
In reference to the speech given by Re
presentative Alan J. Grieman, I would
like to commend him on his appropriate
choice of topics as well as his eloquent
presentation.
I WAS E S PE C IA LLY IMPRESSED by
his motivation to pass a bill for the
decriminalization of marijuana. As I see
it, possession of marijuana is subject to
stringent punishment and he wishes to
suppress the penalty for possession of
small amounts of marijuana to that
comparable of a traffic violation.
Another topic which was under dis
cussion was the mandatory retirement
bill. When a person reaches the age of 65
they are forced to retire from some jobs.
Grieman feels that reaching the age of 65
does not mean becoming suddenly in
competent.
I F E E L THAT G RIEM AN is an ex
cellent candidate for the upcoming reelection. He is very independent and
realizes that constitutionality comes
before personal opinion. Most of the
seniors will be eligible to vote in the next
election. I feel that Alan J. Grieman,
representative from the 15th district
deserves their support.
Howard Simon ‘78
Club thanks Coulson
Dear Editor,
On March 4, 1978, in Springfield,
Illinois, the Niles East Chapter of the
Distributive Education Clubs of America
(DECA) was named Chapter of the Year
for the third consecutive year.
Winning the top honor in Illinois has
not been a ‘fluke’ . Bill Coulson, our
teacher, is one of the most dedicated
staff members at East. As an example,
this year Coulson went with us to Six
Flags in St. Louis; Bismark, North
Dakota; Springfield, Illinois; and will be
escorting us to Washington D.C. in May
for our national conference.
HE HAS ALSO SPENT out of school
time with us such as setting up DECA
billboards, collecting toys and food for
charity, and speaking to business
organizations. Two weeks ago, preparing
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 wijl encounter, and
the various strategies for dealing
with them.
MATH
For juniors & seniors who have
c o m p le te d on e year each o f
algebra
and
geometry.
These
sessions will focus on reviewing
THESE 0 GRAMS
ARE REALLY
Ge t t i n g o u t
Of HAND.
for competitions, he even stayed at East
until 2 a.m. on two consecutive days. We,
the members of the Niles East DECA
Chapter, would like to thank him for all
he has done for us.
Niles East DECA Chapter
Friday, March 1 7 , 1 9 7 8
yen, i wonder
WHAT th e y 'll
t h in k
of
Emphasis will be on efficiency in
VER BAL
T h e s e sessions will focus
vocabulary,
word
on
relationships,
sentence completion, and reading
comprehension. The small class
size will allow for informal dis
cussion and individual questions.
session begins
MARCH 19
APRIL 8
For information, call 256 3400
One-toOne
Leaning Center
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702 Locust Road • Wilmette
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Substitute agrees . ..
Dear Editor,
I would like to compliment the
Nilehilite for its fair and even-handed
editorial concerning substitute teachers.
Too often in the past the issue has been
clouded by emotional rhetoric and the
need to distribute blame. I have been a
substitute teacher here since 1976 and,
by 3 p.m., I often resemble that frazzled
“ after” picture in your cartoon, I have
been met with enough enthusiasm, good
will, and courtesy from administration,
faculty and students to have made my
day rewarding.
CONFUSION AND DISRUPTION of
established routines are natural con
sequences of teacher absenteeism.
However, my experience at Niles East
has proven that the more we come to
know and respect each other, the easier
it becomes to keep things running
smoothly.
After all, despite the various factions
within the school, we all have one thing in
common—the desire to provide the
students with meaningful and unin
terrupted educational opportunities.
Mary Cay Roberts
Guest Editorial
Educational system needs
improvements, changes
by Rob Greenwald
FR EE, a great education isn’t free.
One must work hard in order to improve
the educational system he studies under.
Guest Editorial
Organizations overuse
o ’grams fo r fundraisers
by Bob Silverman
Goul, stick, flower, gobble, valentine,
yam. What do these all have in common?
They’ve all been o-grams—that ever so
popular way for clubs and activities to
make themselves some fast money.
IT A L L STARTED with the flower-ograms sold by Homecoming four years
ago. The flowers sold like hotcakes! Hey,
now there’s an idea for an o-gram—why
not hotcakes? That’s just the p rob lem clubs are going out of their way to find
something to make into an o-gram.
It seems that every time a holiday
approaches so does an o-gram, such as
Goul-o-gram for Halloween, Easter Eggo-yam for Easter, Hanukah-o-gram for
Hanukah,
G obble-o-gram
for
Thanksgiving, and Candy Cane-o-gram
for Christmas. Then there’s the between
holiday o-grams, such as Bubble Yum-ograms, Candy Stick-o-grams, Yam-ograms, and Tootsie Pop-o-grams.
DOES IT R E A L L Y SEEM worth it for
the individual clubs? First, they must
buy the object of the o-gram in a fairly
large quantity, then they must print up
the form on which the message is to be
written. Students must then sell them in
the cafeteria for a week.
Next, at the end of the week, about
eight students stay after school to look up
the homerooms of the names—list that
on the form—attach the object of the ogram to the m essage—sort by
hom eroom —stick them into bags—
number the bags by homerooms—sort
the bags into sections of the building—set
up a schedule for students to deliver
them—get admits for those students to
miss homeroom—then finally deliver
them to homerooms.
SOME CLUBS still seem to be earning
about $100. What ever happened to the
good ’ole car washes, dances, and car
nivals? If there’s going to be Yam-Ograms, Gobble-o-grams, and Goul-ograms, then why not Whipped Cream pie
in the face-o-grams?
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The past few years student interest in
the Board of Education has dwindled.
Because of the lack of student input and
knowledge, many students are unaware
of the changes that will affect them in the
years to come.
N IL E S
TO W N S H IP
is quickly
becom ing a district of structured
education. From a curriculum with a
vast elective choice, students will have
less of an opportunity to vary their
education.
Examples of this are the recent
changes in the social studies and English
curriculum. Against staff opposition, the
Board of Education has reverted, to
some extent, into the freshman English,
sophomore English format. Similarily,
in social studies, students will have only
one elective in the six courses necessary
to graduate. These are serious changes
that are indicative of future Board
policy.
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ANOTHER A REA of interest is the
Board’s attempt to create uniformity in
grade weightings before uniformity in
courses are obtained. This is evident in
the course weightings that will be in
effect next year. In its concern to move
from three to two schools, the Board has
neglected the fact that differences of 15
years cannot be resolved in two.
What is hurt when this occurs? YOUR
EDUCATION. The Board of Education
listens
consistently to the ad
ministration, and rightfully the ad
m inistration is the B oard’ s re
presentative in the schools. However, the
teaching staff in the classroom each and
every day, deserves a voice.
I F E E L A TEACHER with a master’s
degree or greater is more knowledgeable
on a subject than an administrator with
no practical background in the field. The
staff has been “ shut off” when their
voice should be heard.
The time is long past when students
should have become involved. Stop
leaving the work to the other guy. Fight
for your education, a few years from
now, you’ll wish you had.
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.
Volume 4 0 , No. 7
Friday, Mar. 1 7 , 1 9 7 8
Editor-in-Chief....................................................Wendy Gerber
Feature E ditor........................................................... Shari Miller
Sports E d ito r ......................................................Alan Friedman
R eporters..........................................Jim Adelman, Leslie Doi,
David Eingorn, Janice Greenberg, Judy Lee, Larry
Perlman, Mark Pos, David Sockel
C arto o n is ts ............................. W .C . Andrea, Cesar Borges,
Ralph Fujiwara
Distributor................................................................Gary Couris
Advisor...........................................................Mrs. Angie Panos
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Friday, March 1 7 , 1 9 7 8
Ex-Nilehilite staff member
now serving as editor
by Wendy Gerber
Kathi Isserm an, m id-term
’ 78
graduate, is serving as Managing Editor
fo r New Expression, a newspaper
written by and for teenagers in Chicago
and suburban areas.
Kathi became interested in journalism
as a freshman at East. She took a twosemester course in journalism, taught by
Mrs. Mary Scherb and became a
reporter for the Nilehilite. As a
sophomore, she took Newspaper
Production and was selected co-sports
Editor.
“ As sports editor, I think I did a lot for
girls sports. It was the first time the
Nilehilite has had a girl as sports editor.
I don’t think I would have liked jour
nalism if it wasn’t for sports,” said
Kathi.
Kathi also served as Editor-inChief of
the September 1976 strike issue as a
junior, She felt that this was one of her
most important issues.
Kathi wrote for other newspapers
while in high school. For almost a year
and a half she did some free-lance
writing for the Skokie Review. During
one summer, Kathi wrote sports for the
Oak Park World. She also wrote for
Feedback for a few months.
“ MRS. SCHERB was the key for me
still being in journalism. She gave me
support, advice, and encouraged me
when I felt I was not cut out to be a
journalist,” explained Kathi. “ I felt she
made me a journalist more than anyone
else. But, I also feel people are what they
make themselves.”
In October ’76, Mrs Scherb informed
Kathi about New Expression. Mrs.
Scherb had attended a convention on
journalism where she learned about the
newspaper.
“ I felt sports wasn’t enough, and I
wanted to get out and do other things,”
commented Kathi.
In August 1977 Kathi was chosen
Managing Editor of New Expression.
She had taken a workshop from the Wall
Street Journal’s Newspaper Fund and
she felt she had a lot of experience and a
good background.
SHE GRADUATED E A R L Y to take
this position because “ Managing Editor
is a full-time job.” She spends ap
proximately 35-55 hours a week at the
office in Chicago (207 S. Wabash). “ A
person has to be willing to give up part of
his senior year to work on a paper like
this. I would have been taking dynamite
classes and I also gave up other things,”
explained Kathi.
New Expression is distributed to 40,000
teens e v e ry month. The 12-page
newspaper is the first of its kind in the
nation, according to Kathi. The staff
consists of 60-100 members, five section
editors from various high schools. Kathi
felt this has created a problem because it
often was hard to get in touch with the
staff.
Working on a paper like New
Expression, Kathi believes that there are
more opportunities and learning ex
periences because “ the newspaper
covers all of Chicago and the news
source is not as limited like it is for high
school newspapers.”
“ We are different because we have no
“ hand” over us, no censorship, and our
advisor works with us,” described Kathi.
“ We have a lot of different ideas and
different view points because staff
members come from all over the city.”
“ I ’ve learned more about people
through journalism. I think I know what
it takes to be a journalist,” said Kathi.
“ The most important quality is not
knowing how to write, but is honesty. I
feel honesty is the most important
element in any kind of relationship.”
KATH I HAS SPOKEN to the Easthi
journalism class and at Ohio State
University. She was interiviewed by
Terry Murphy, “ Eyewitness Chicago” ;
Harry Porterfield, Channel Two News;
and has appeared in “ D ifferen t
Drummers,” Channel 2; and was in
terviewed on WLS radio show and
Channel 5’s “ Black Life.”
Think
Harry Portarfiald interviews Kathi Issasman ’78, Managing Editor of New Expression, for
the 6 p.m. Channel 2 news; aired September 5,1977.
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by Leslie Doi
Inches, feet, and pounds will even
tually leave the minds of students and
instead meters, grams, and liters will
take its place.
Many changes will take place when the
metric system becomes international.
The metric system is almost inevitable
and will affect most people in some way.
“ It’ll be harder for the people who grew
up with the English system, but it’ll be
easier to measure with,” says Pat Chan
’78.
THE METRIC SYSTEM is based on
units of ten. “ It’s basically easy to learn
except they shouldn’t have conversion
tables but should start teaching the
metric system from the very beginning,”
commented Debbie Malina ’79. Other
principal units of the metric system are
one gram which is a unit of weight, one
liter, unit of capacity, square meter, unit
of area, cubic centimeter, unit of mass,
and cubic decimeter, unit of volume.
“ The transition will be hard at first
because there are different units but
once the change is made, it’ll be easier,”
says Mark Rostvold, science teacher at
East.
“ The metric system is considered
more accurate and easier, too.”
James Shugrue, science teacher at
East also said, “ It’s no problem for
young students to learn. It’s good for
them to learn and they should learn it.”
Rostvold commented on some of the
advantages of the metric system. “ The
metric system eliminates errors and
makes multiplying and dividing easier.”
This is true because the next higher unit
is always 10 times the lower one. Larger
units are changed to smaller units by
multiplying by 10. It’s merely a method
of moving the decimal. This same
system applies to liters and grams.
Another advantage of this system is
that it’s a uniform system of names. The
word “ meter” is derived from a Greek
word meaning “ to measure.” Other units
are formed by adding a Latin or Greek
prefix such as “ centi” or “ deci” to the
basic unit.
THE METRIC SYSTEM may be easier
but computing one’s mind from the
English system to the metric system will
be hard as Mrs. Linda Snyder, home
economics teacher said, “ It will be more
difficult; there’s no question about it.”
The metric system will cause some
changes in today’s measuring devices.
Rostvold explained that a m ajor
reconstruction of eating devices,
household tools, industrial tools, rulers
and household appliances will occur.
The change will be very expensive
because of the new scales. He also
mentioned that stores will have changes.
“ THE METRIC SYSTEM will be
harder because this generation is still
solely on the English system. Even
though we and our children are and will
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to be hard to switch into everyday life,”
commented Jackie Woll ’81.
As for those who cook, Mrs. Snyder
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verted. All the measurements in recipe
books will have to be changed.” She
added that the cooking class has already
started using m etrics because the
equipment has both English and metric
conversions. She also said that in cooking
the accuracy of the metrics will be about
the same as the English system.
ENGLAND DROPPED the English
system in 1975. The only nations using
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so we should go along with the majority.
If we change we’ll be better in the long
run,” expressed Rostvold.
According to Think Metric, the metric
system will be truly international by
1980. Two East teachers think it will
become international within a decade.
Male gym teachers
‘treat us like boys’
by Janice Greenberg
In the past few years at East, girls’
gym classes have also been taught by
male teachers. Some girls don’t mind
having male gym teachers but others
resent it.
ONE STUDENT, who wouldn’t give
her name or the teacher’s, said, “ He was
10 times harder than any woman
teacher. He treated us the way the boys
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are treated. I ’m a girl, and I want to be
treated like one. Our teacher swore and
insulted us. I expect better treatment
from them.”
Not everyone can think only negative
remarks about male teachers. Cathi
Resnick ’79 had Don Larson and found
him “ very nice.” She said the main
difference between men and women
teachers were that “ men graded easier
and didn’t care if we wore white socks.”
Barb Bianiek ’80 and Pam Herbach ’80
had H ollister Sandstead and Tom
Sokalski. They agreed that men are
easier graders and added that they don’t
give written tests like the female
teachers.
A ccording to the present Easthi
Physical Education System, freshmen
and sophomores must take prescribed
gym classes while juniors and seniors
are given a choice of four activities every
six weeks.
MOST OF THE STUDENTS inter
viewed said the activity meant more to
them than if the teacher was male or
female. Presently, the only time women
will teach boys is during co-ed classes.
All the girls interviewed said they didn’t
think this is fair.
Feelings varied among the boys,
concerning women teachers. “ If a guy is
serious about gym and wants to make a
team, then he would probably want a
male teacher, but if they are just there to
pass or to fool around, it probably won’t
matter,” commented one freshman boy.
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sports
Friday, March 1 7 , 1 9 7 8
East places four in state
by Alan Friedman and Mark Pos
Bill Saputo, senior gymnast, shows off his talents on the rings. Saputo took a tenth place
finish in the state gymnastics meet with a strong horizontal bar performance.
Scott Norris 78 finished his high school
wrestling career with a seventh place
finish in the IHSA state wrestling tourna
ment held last month in Champaign.
Norris, who was the only Trojan
wrestler to qualify for the state meet, fell
to defeat in his first match at the tour
ney. But Scott came back with two
victories in the wrestleback bracket
opposed to only one loss and took
seventh.
“ Scott just really did a hell of a job,”
exclaimed Coach Fred Richardi. “ If he
could have won his first round match, I
think he could’ve made it to the finals.”
NORRIS FINISHED THE Y E A R with
a 35-7 record and was named as an all
conference w restler. Cited as a ll
conference wrestlers were John LaManna 36-6; Victor Suarez 30-5 who was
named for the second straight year;
Richard Yale 32-5 for the fourth straight
Girls’ Sports
Coaches feel optimistic
by Judy Lee
The girls’ mid-winter and spring sports
schedule is off to an optimistic start,
according to several of the coaches.
Badminton, gymnastics, softball and
track are being offered to those girls
wishing to participate. Badminton and
gymnastics, indoor sports, have already
competed in several meets.
THE BADMINTON TEAM is under the
direction of Pat Matlak with assistance
from Coach Cass Friedman. The girls
lost their first two matches in non
conference competition against Maine
South and Glenbrook North, but bounced
back to defeat Waukegan West 4-2 in con
ference play. Coach Pat Matlak op
timistically stated that her team works
hard and although there are many new
players this year, they show good
potential and much team spirit. Jo
Martinez, Ellen Mayer, and Jean Russell
show strength in singles play, while
Brooke Caplin and Judy Malekow are a
strong doubles team.
“ The girls show improvement with
each practice,” commented Matlak.
“ Although they are inexperienced, I am
still optimistic about the season.”
THE G IRLS’ GYMNASTICS team
began their season with victories over
Maine North and Waukegan West, but
plagued by illness, were defeated by
Niles North and Highland Park.
Cathi Caliendo is serving as the head
coach for the first time and is being
assisted by Coach Barb Benson. With
many freshm en coming out, Miss
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The squad has only nine members
returning from last year’s team and is
being aided by solid performances by
freshman Kim Karnes in all-around and
senior Cathy Leaven in floor exercise
according to Miss Caliendo. With the
team at full strength, Miss Caliendo is
looking forward to a winning season.
Forced to hold their practices indoors
by bad weather, the girls’ track and
softball teams are waiting to begin their
seasons.
THE GIRLS’ TRACK team however
got an early start on their season
when they competed indoors in the
Evanston Invitational on March 2. Mary
Kinnamon was the only Trojan who
placed in the meet, earning a third in the
shot put. But like all the other coaches
interviewed, Jaci Hess sees “ good
potential in many of the freshmen who
are trying out for the team.”
Chris Besser, Jim Burke and Bill
Saputo ended their high school careers at
the IHSA state gymnastics finals, with
all three performers placing in the top 10
in the state.
BESSER PLACED THE highest when
he scored an 8.65 on the rings event
which earned him a fourth place finish.
Besser also placed 15th in the state in allaround competition.
Saputo placed 10th in the state with a
7.4 score on the horizontal bar. Jim
Burke with a 7.3 also took a tenth in the
state for side horse. Burke, who
averaged 7.72 for the season had trouble
with his dismount, but still turned in a
fine performance.
“ I feel that just getting into the top 10 is
a fantastic accomplishment. I ’m ex
tremely proud of the way these boys
performed,” exclaimed Coach Sokalski.
As for the gymnastics team, they
finished with a 10-1 conference record
and a season average of 125, with their
highest score of 140.84 against New Trier
West.
“ TH E D IF F E R E N C E B E T W E E N
being in the top eight in the state was .10
of a point. The least we could finish
would be ninth,” commented Sokalski.
“ I ’m very pleased in what the team ac
complished with its number of mem
bers.”
At the awards banquet held last
Sunday, Chris Besser was selected as
MVP, Bill Saputo was named most pro
ficient, Mike Epstein was cited as being
the most improved member and Jim
Burke was voted the best team member.
“ Besser, Lopez, Saputo, and Burke are
names that I will remember as the team
that was great in 78,” concluded
Sokalski.
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Caliendo commented that “ the team
looks very promising and is gaining
experience in competition.”
year and also took districts for the fourth
straight year; and John Boigk 31-6.
Norris received another honor as the
Trojan wrestling coaches selected him
as the M VP of the 1977-78 season. Rick
Yale was voted as the most proficient
wrestler. Victor Suarez was chosen as
the best team member and Mark DeMar
was picked as the most improved
wrestler.
“ I wasn’t surprised that Scott made it
down state, but I was disappointed that
he was the only one to qualify,” con
cluded Richardi.
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Spring sports to begin
As the snow slowly melts and the
temperatures rise, other things begin
besides spring. Spring sports at East will
be getting under way soon and the Trojan
athletes and their coaches are preparing
for the new season.
Coach George Galla and his baseball
team will begin their season on Satur
day, April 1 with a 12 p.m. contest
against Ridgewood.
A P R IL 1 ALSO MARKS the date for
the initial boys’ tennis meet. The tennis
team coached by Len Winans looks as
good as ever and should have a suc
cessful season. Their first meet is the
Township Quad at Niles West.
Also opening their season at Niles West
is the boys’ track team under the
direction of Richard Howard. Their first
test will be the Paul Ganz meet on April 8
with the action beginning at 9 a.m.
How will an industrial arts teacher do
as the head coach of a girls’ softball
team? Well, Lee Sellers will answer this
question on Thursday, March 30 as he
debuts as the new head coach in a contest
against Glenbrook North. The first home
game for the girls will be against Maine
West on April 6 with the game starting at
4:30.
LAST BUT NOT least, is the girls’
outdoor track team coached by Jaci
Hess. The girls begin their season with
an April 5 clash against Maine North.
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Volume 4 0 , Number 6________ NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, III.__________ Friday, February 1 7, 1 9 7 8
District tries to provide substitutes
School districts throughout the country
are faced with the problem of providing
continuous classroom instruction during
the year for students.
THIS GOAL must be attained in spite
of a substantial increase in teaching
absenteeism during recent years, ac
cording to a report presented to the
Board of Education at the end of last
year.
Illinois public school districts spent
approximately $32 million during the
1975-76 school year to pay for substitutes
for absent teachers.
This is one of the findings of a Report
on Teacher Absenteeism in the Public
Schools of Illinois which was presented to
the State Board of Education and was
conducted by the Academ y for
Educational Development, the Public
Policy Division, of Indianpolis, Indiana.
THE REPO RT STATES that “ teacher
Music students
to perform
‘Dam n Yankees 9
The Niles East Drama Department
w ill present the musical, “ Damn
Yankees” March 9 to 11 at 8 p.m., in the
auditorium.
The musical which was written in the
late 50’s is the story of a baseball player,
Joe Hardy, (Ed Nemmers) who wants
his team to win the pennant so much that
he declares he would sell his soul for the
pennant. The devil later appears in the
disguise of a character named Applegate
(Bill Elliot) and offers a bargain to
Hardy who then becomes the team’s star
player.
THE DIRECTORS INCLUDE Jerry
P r o ffit, Robert Anderson, vocals;
Timothy Wolfram, orchestra; and Frank
Mayfield, technical director. Mrs. Hazel
Larsen and Mrs. Bettie Ladd are in
charge of costume and design and Marla
Lanpert, a dance major from North
eastern U niversity, w ill serve as
choreographer.
The cast consists of ten crews with
about 150 members. Auditions as well as
crews were open to all students.
Students were selected for the musical
on the basis of a memorized cut from the
play, which determined the student’s
acting abilities, a short dance which
showed the student’s coordination, and a
song selection from the show. The drama
departm ent o ffered two clinics,
preceding the tryouts, where students
could learn the dance and song.
STUDENTS HAVE BEEN REHEARS
ING the musical for two weeks. Re
hearsals are held every day after school
from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and students
are required to attend rehearsals when
held on Saturdays.
When asked how the department
directors had chosen “ Damn Yankees”
as this year’s musical, Proffit replied,
“ We try to select a production by
determining the appeal to the audience.
We must also consider the vocal
demands of the singers. For instance,
this show doesn’t require too many
tenors; therefore the range will be better
for the students. We must also consider
the set changes and the cost of costume
rental.”
Proffit felt that the production was
progressing quite well and is pleased
with the work in the department. The
department will present a drama in the
spring, the title of which is currently
undecided. A t present, the music
department is involved in a few other
productions, a spring concert and the
junior high concert.
TICKET SALES for “ Damn Yankees”
begin March 1. They will sell for $1.75 $2.75.
absenteeism is a problem of continuing
concern among many districts and has,
in fact, occupied the energies of a
number of educators and board mem
bers for several years. Teacher ab
senteeism has the potential to be a
serious problem for Illinois ...
“ Teacher absenteeism as a problem
m ay be aggravated rather than
alleviated in the years ahead.”
According to the report, during a five
year period 1971-72 through 1975-76 the
median rate of absenteeism increased 16
per cent, the median expenditures by
school districts for substitutes rose by 36
per cent, and salaries statewide in
creased by 34.4 per cent.
THE RESULTS SHOWED almost 50
per cent of all reported teacher absences
occur on either Friday or Monday (23.6
per cent on Friday and 22.6 per cent on
Monday), with only 17.5 per cent oc
curring on Tuesday, 18.5 per cent on
Wednesday, and 17.8 per cent on Thur
sday.
Illness was the reported reason for 96
per cent of all teacher absence days in
the sample 252 districts, a response rate
of 86 per cent.
A t present, Illin ois teachers are
allowed, by The School Code of Illinois,
such leave “ not less in amount than 10
days at full pay in each school year,” and
they may accumulate up to 90 days of
sick leave.
TH E R E P O R T SUGGESTS that
principals should consider interviewing
teachers who seem to have an ab
senteeism problem and considering
excessive absenteeism as a factor in
evaluating and rating teachers.
The report offered other recom
mendations including a suggestion that
the district should provide in-school
training for substitutes and a certificate
should be completed by a teacher’s
doctor and filed at the district office after
three days of illness.
In approaching the problem at Niles
Township, the three schools provide
substitute teachers in order to maintain
their educational programs, and as a
legal and educational responsibility of
the profession. Board of Education feels
regular staff members should be called
to perform the responsibilities of the sub
stitute if none are available.
S E V E R A L STATISTIC S FOLLOW
concerning Niles Township absentees.
—During the 1976-77 school year
teachers were absent a total of 4218.5
days, (including the strike days).
—East teacher were absent less, 1046
days a year, compared to West, 1615, and
Niles North, 1557, last year.
—The beginning and end months of
school had the lowest absenteeism rates
for last year.
—At East, teachers were absent 17.3
per cent on Monday and 25.2 per cent on
Fridays.
EDITOR’S NOTE: See the following
page for an editorial on substitutes in
the classroom.
Graduation exercises for the 73 mid
term graduates (19 participants) were
held Friday, February 3, at 8 p.m., in the
student lounge.
Miss Rita Stewart gave the welcome
speech, and the students sang “ When
Love Is Kind” and “ A Man Doesn’t
Know.” Principal Galend Hosier then
aw arded the students with their
diplomas and made a short closing
speech. Refreshments were then served
to the graduates and their guests.
THE GRADUATES INCLUDED Yanai
Adaky, Glenn Agrest, Aaron Alman,
Elaine Bergman, Bruce Bower, Donna
Burke, Madonna Carlson, Mary Carney,
Andrea Cohn, Laura DeFratus, Mark
Deutsch, Lisa Donna, Paula Dorfman,
Ross Edelman, Ellyn Fertel, Mark
Freedm an, Lynn Friedm an, Tina
Georgeow, Loren Girovich, Sari Gold,
Allan Goldenberg, Bonnie Grimson,
Silvia Halperin, and Frances Hasegawa.
The graduates also were Randall
Hertel, Kathi Isserman, Roger Jaklin,
Dawn Johanson, Beth Kahan, Jeri
Kamenir, Richard Kane, Lori Kaplin,
Teri Katz, Howard Katzman, Mary
Knish, Michael Kolpas, Jill Kozak,
Christine Kot, Scott Krause, Gary
K raw etz, Roberta Levin, M ichael
Meyer, Lynda Michell, Barbara Mueller,
Carolyn Ohlwein, Michael O’Malley,
Kristyn Pamper, Sheryl Pearlman, Beth
Posmantier, and Philip Risch.
The graduates also included Jonathan
Ritter, Michael Rosen, Jay Rosenzweig,
Elana Rubinstein, Diane Sanchez, Anita
Schatz, Hollie Scher, Kim Shimizu,
Francine Simon, Alan Spanjer, Alan
Spiegel, Kathryn Stukas, B arry
Tscheyka, Sandy Vocos, Marci Weber,
Karen Weidenbach, R osalie Weiss,
Kenneth W eitzman, Donna Wilson,
Harry Yablon, Marci Zimbler, Jean
Mannette, and Sherry Shayman.
Board approves curriculum changes
The Board of Education approved the
plans to establish a uniform set of
English course requirements for all
three Nilehi schools for September 1978.
sophomore English, deisgned to expand
the students’ skills. The student also
must take a semester of American
Literature.
Five of the six semesters of English
must be taken in certain classes to fulfill
graduation requirements. Freshmen will
still take a one year introductory course
but this must be followed by a year of
THE BOARD TOLD the director’s that
each course should be taught at three
different ability levels. The establish
ment of the new program will assure
East students arriving at North and West
Tom Sokalski congratulates senior gymnast Jim Burke on taking first place in the pommel
horse event of the district gymnastic meet. Burke finished with a 7.95 score. Dave Nisson
(left of Burke) took a second, scoring a 6.5. Additional gymnastics coverage on sports page.
in 1980 of a common English background
with their classmates, according to Lee
Hawkins, Director of English.
The students will benefit because they
will have two years of foundational
English skills to help them prepare for
the harder classes.
“ TEACHER W ILL THEN BE ABLE to
make certain assumptions that they
couldn’ t make in the past with
youngsters com ing from differen t
baakgrounds,” explained Hawkins.
The English department still plans to
maintain the elective courses if students
demand them. The department wants
students to take elective classes in ad
dition to the basic program, not in place
of it.
A new curriculum also was designed in
the social studies department which will
go into effect September 1978.
The social studies teachers from the
three schools made several suggestions
to provide for commonality for course
offerings which is definitely needed for
the transfer from three schools to two,
according to Thomas Giles, social
studies director. It is also important to
assure students from the three high
schools similar experiences in social
studies.
THE CURRICULUM STATES that
freshmen must take People and their
Culture,
first
sem ester.
Second
semester, the students will be able to
choose from an area study concentrated
on the Middle East, Japan and China or
on Africa, India, and China; sophomore
year, they will be expected to take one
semester of Western civilization; junior
year, they are required to take a U.S.
history survey course.
The students will still have to fulfill the
basic requirement of three years or six
semesters of social studies, but they will
still have electives to choose from.
A LL SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSES will
be taught on one level although A P P
courses will be offered. Giles feels that
this is a step in the right direction,
“ because life is hetergeneous, con
sisting of various levels of abilities.” He
also feels that students can learn dif
ferent ideas from their classmates of
different abilities.
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printer implements limitations
The Nilehilite may look different to our
readers because we have been forced to
change our printing style.
At the beginning of January, when
school was resumed a fte r w inter
vacation, the staff was notified that Des
Plaines Publishing Company had new
owners. Along with the new owners were
different formats and limitations.
One of the most obvious changes is
the four column layout. Until this issue,
we have been able to use four and five
columns. (Four columns on the news and
editorial pages and five columns on the
feature and sports page.)
WE HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED, along
with other newspapers which Des
Plaines prints, from using various type
sizes and headlines. We will only be able
to use four different headline styles.
Besides the Nilehilite undergoing these
changes, the newspaper will not have
Feedback'
Senate president rebukes letter
Dear Editor,
In response to a feedback letter in the
last issue I would like to comment on
some matters that I found to be
ridiculously erroneous to say the least.
The originator of the letter, Chuck
Heftman, has had very little to say to me
in the past. The two things that he
requested of me were, first, to appoint
him Judge Advocate of the Student
Appeals Board and, second, to change
a constitution that was ratified by the
entire student body. The appointment
was my decision, but changing a con
stitution approved by 77 per cent of the
student body is more illegal than
anything I am being accused of in his
meaningless letter. Using my best
judgement I denied both of his requests.
Even the assumed facts of his letter
are nothing but hallucinations of an
envious mind. The constitution was
posted in every homeroom and was
ratified in a very democratic manner.
The figures given would be just as ac
curate if they were drawn from a hat.
Concerning my inactivity last sum
mer: although it is in no way required of
me, after I returned from programs at
two colleges and a vacation in Min
nesota, I spent the last month of my
summer, meeting with last year’s Senate
president, Howard Steirman.
It’s true that I am running things dif
ferently this year. I am the kind of leader
who likes to see results. My concern for
East students goes far beyond Chuck’s
expressions of personal interests.
Chuck, as a Senate member, you are
expected to represent the students with
an open mind. What are these marvelous
things, that according to you, the
students are being deprived of? I can’t
have any respect for someone who
destructively criticizes and neither of
fers or knows of any solutions.
As for the computer dance and school
spirit project, if you don’t approve of the
ideas, you’re not supposed to vote for
them, Chuck. When a person does that
they are referred to as a hypocrite.
I want to see something tangible being
done for East students and I want Senate
to be closer and more important to
students. That’s what I stand for and
that’s why I ’m doing these things.
There’s nothing wrong with Senate
becoming sociable, but this does not
mean that I ’m not concerned with school
policies.
As long as they will eventually benefit
the students, I am all for putting in my
time and energy, but there is no war with
the administration. The opinion of some
students that the administrators are
plotting against the students is
justifiably ridiculous. These people are
paid to see that the quality of education
at our school is upheld, and they have
nothing to gain by doing us wrong.
The revolutionary days of the sixties
are gone, and it’s about time that we
made clear our alliance with the ad
ministration for the purpose of im
proving the quality of education at East.
John Lopez ’78
Student Senate president
any hoods, backgrounds, screens,
shadings, boxes, or frills.
The staff discussed these changes and
even though we dislike the changes we
have decided to finish the year with the
publishing company.
The staff could do nothing about the
changes. The school never had a
contract with the company and has just
followed whatever they changed. For
example, the company used to deliver
and pick up the copy for the newspaper.
The school was not able to argue when
they forced this hardship onto the staff.
Now, the staff and advisor are respon
sible for seeing that the copy is delivered
and picked up.
ANOTHER CHANGE that the staff
could do little or nothing about in the
past, because a contract was never set
up, was deadlines. Four years ago the
staff had later deadlines and did not have
to do paste-ups. They would design a
layout on paper and the printer would cut
out the material and paste it down onto a
dummy lay-out sheet. Now, the staff
must first do a lay-out and then paste
ups. Since we have to do paste-ups the
first copy must go to the printer earlier.
The staff just stayed with the company
and agreed upon the changes. It seems
as if the company can do anything they
want to us and get away with it because
we don’t have a contract.
A T THE BEGINNING of the school
year, next year’s staff should either set
up a contract with the printer, writing
down all freedom the staff will have. If
next year’s staff feels that they do not
want to do paste-ups and want to have
boxes and borders they should change
printers.
For the time being the Nilehilite will be
published by Des Plaines Publishing
Company. The second semester staff can
just hope that the company does not
implement any further changes.
Substitutes often ‘babysit’f o r teachers
Substitutes may earn $35 a day but
almost all of them leave the school with
one thing in common, a headache.
When a substitute replaces the teacher
for a day, students immediately react.
Some begin pranks; others start talking
and do not stop for 40 minutes; others
react in distress because they missed
their planned test that they had studied
for all night.
PLANN ED ACTIVITIES are usually
cancelled when the regular teacher isn’ t
present because they have to be there to
mark it, teach it their own way, or to
watch for moving eyes during tests.
In the report presented to the Board,
substitutes will be given the class lesson
or instructions of how to spend the period
by the regu lar teacher. Students
sometimes experience a completely
different assignment from what they’ve
been doing.
Some teachers, when absent, just
leave the substitute an assignment to
give the class and then they are in
structed to collect them at the end of the
period. For that class the substitute is
getting paid to “ babysit” or protect the
students from trouble. In other classes a
movie may be shown to the students and
it’s usually the student, not the sub
stitute, who works the projector.
Other days when one has a substitute
he may be lucky. He may have a sub
stitute who teaches a regular class.
Usually then, the class is kept in control.
However, not all substitutes sit back.
Some try to teach the class but usually
the class doesn’t allow the substitute to
even talk about work.
A FEW SUBSTITUTES are relatively
knowledgeable on the class topics. Those
are the ones who discussed the class with
the regular teacher and are able to follow
the teacher’s instructions. One may
encounter a substitute whom he finds is a
more enjoyable teacher than his regular.
Those are the ones to be desired.
Substitute expenditures don’t have to
be costing the district the $135,000 that is
allowed for 1977-78. The practical arts
department, directed by Dr. Barbara
Ray, has been using an alternative plan
since 1972 when no qualified substitutes
were available.
The teacher posts an assignment on
the door to be done that period in the
resource centers and returned into the
director’s office at the end of the class
period. Dr. Ray recommends it for this
department and not the others because in
practical arts the classes are more
skilled and dangerous.
THE STAFF RECOMMENDS that the
school evaluate substitutes closer and
take necessary actions against teachers
who are continually absent. The staff
would like students, teachers, and
substitutes to voice their opinions on
absenteeism.
All Letters to the Editor should be
submitted to a staff member or Mrs.
Panos’ box in the main office.
The Voice of the Niles East Students
Published during the school year by the students of Niles
Township High School East, lam on and Mulford Streets,
Skokie, Illinois 6 0 0 7 6 . Printed by Des Plaines Publishing
Company, Des Plaines, III.
Volume 4 0 , No. 6
St/dSTIT V T E
TEACHERS,
BEFORE (Z :0 0 ) ........... A N D ........... A ET ER O '-OO)
Friday, Feb. 1 7, 1 9 7 8
Editor-in-Chief....................................................Wendy Gerber
Feature E ditor............................................................Shari Miller
Sports E d ito r ...................................................... Alan Friedman
Reporters..........................................Jim Adelman, Leslie Doi,
David Eingorn, Judy Lee, Mark Pos, Barry Schwartz,
Steve Shayman, Diane Woloshin
Photographers...................... Steve Contos, Brad Swerdlow
C a rtoonists..............................W .C . Andrea, Cesar Borges,
Ralph Fujiwara
Distributor................................................................Gary Couris
A dviser........................................................... Mrs. Angie Panos
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Friday, February 17, 1978
Autographs bring collector
unforgettable moments
(photo by Steve Contos)
Steve Shayman ’79 collects autographs with pictures of well-known people. Three examples
(left to right) include President Jimmy Carter, Bill Bixby, and Casey Stengel.
“ Almost everyone has obtained an
autograph at one time or another,
whether it be a movie or TV star or a
sports fig u re,”
exclaim ed Steve
Shayman ’79.
In its most elementary form this hobby
involves collecting the signatures of the
world’s celebrities. These people tend to
congregate in ball parks and theaters.
“ I COLLECT SIGNATURES because
when someone signs an autograph for
me, it’s as if I ’ve had a private moment
with the person. It might be just a few
seconds, but I ’ll never forget it. The
signed slip of paper is the evidence of
that private moment,” explained Steve.
‘Operation Re-Entry’ helps teenagers
Editor’s Note:
The information for the following
article was submitted to the staff by a
student who learned about “ Operation
Re-Entry” while visiting Florida.
“ Operation Re-Entry,” a program
located in Dade County, Miami Beach,
Florida, helps teenagers with problems
related to drugs, school, family life, and
simply identity.
THE CENTER was started by Warren
Klein, who understands the problems
that troubled teenagers have because he
experienced similar problems as a
teenager. “ I ’ve been that route before. I
can remember when I was younger,
ditching classes. I was on every drug
imaginable—pot, pills, heroin. I even
overdosed on cough medicine.”
Klein feels the center is an alternative
to the juvenile offender which he was in
and out of. “ I feel there must be another
answer—not just locking kids up in
cages.” Klein feels that the center “ tried
to provide a positive environment to give
the teenager some direction .” He
stresses the fact that center isn’ t a
hangout or a school.
One of the key goals of the program is
to help both parents and youth. Parents
are also encouraged to become involved
in the program. This would make
parents more aware of their child’s
problems and it would help them cope.
Many of the teenagers are referred to
the program by ju ven ile courts,
probation officers and parents. However,
Klein believes the program won’t work
unless the youth wants to help him or
herself.
E V E R Y SATURDAY NIGHT an Open
House is held for the youths and their
families to get together and discuss their
problems and their accomplishments.
“ The program is all part of the mind. In
order to change you must want to
change; when you want to change, you
will feel that you have changed. This is
important in solving problems and
making a new start,” added Klein.
Youths entering the program must be
interviewed first. The youths are then
given a set of rules and standards by
which they and their parents must abide
in order to remain in “ Operation ReEntry.”
“ OPERATION R E -E N TR Y” teaches
its members to become mature, res
ponsible adults, and their regulations
prevent reliance on others and on liquor
or drugs.
The program consists of various
“ levels.” New arrivals are on the lowest
level, or C level. They must come seven
days a week and also must follow
directions and help around the center.
Participants on the B level come six days
and those on the A level come five days a
week. When ending the program, youths
participate in a “ phase-out,” which only
requires them to come three days a
week. “ Graduates” may return at any
Landecker doesn’t create image;
WLS disc jockey enjoys ego
“ I am not going to manufacture an
image, trying to be something I ’m not,”
explained John Records (his real name)
Landecker, WLS disc jockey.
LANDECKER A PPE A R E D in the
student lounge January 12, periods 4 and
5, where he presented a documentary
film entitled “ Studio A—Profile of a Disc
Jockey.”
The program, which was attended by
about 500 people, was arranged by the
East Radio Club In late November.
Landecker, who generally charges $250
per appearance, cam e free. The
program was directed by Mrs. Muriel
Sucherman, Miss Sharon Corombos,
Radio Club sponsor; and Jon Schwartz,
club president.
Landecker felt that a large number of
students who attended the Forum were
interested in broadcasting.
AS THE AUDIENCE settled down in
chairs and floor to view the movie
Landecker yelled, “ Pass out the popcorn
and no necking in the back!”
Landecker explained that the reason
he looked heavier in the film was due to
the fact that it had been filmed one year
ago at the WLS studio. He also said he
treated the camera as if it were a visitor.
In the film, Landecker admitted that
he started as a custodian for a radio
station, where he earned little money. In
college he majored in communication
arts. He obtained his first full-time job in
Philadelphia and was offered a job in
Chicago three years later. He im
mediately accepted the position, and
commented, “ I like it here a lot. A real
nice, big city.” He also said that on WLS
there’s more freedom of speech, so he
can say whatever he wants to and that’s
why he started “ Boogie Check.”
LANDECKER REV EALED that he
learned to be a disc jockey through onthe-air experience. He doesn’t create his
image, but the people who listen do. He
went into explaining a handsome guy, to
give listeners that image. But why does
this man give his life to being a disc
jockey? “ Ego is the reason a disc jockey
gets on the air,” concluded Landecker.
time.
The
center
also
operates
a
“ homebound school.” Youths come to
the center after school two days a week.
The purpose is to help prevent
association with negative influences.
ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAM does
not have a punishment system it does
operate a “ Learning Experience.” When
participating
in
the
“ Learning
Experience,” youths can remember
their weaknesses and try to correct
them.
Pizza survey
Students become connoisseurs
by Jim Adelman
The simple mention of “ pizza” can
invariably lead a person’s mouth to
water and stomach to growl.
IN THE THIN-CRUSTED PIZZA DE
PARTM ENT, the overall favorites were
LaRosa’s, Eastern Style, and Piazza’s.
Most students said that they liked
Gulliver’s Pan Pizza the best, though
Gino’s East, Pequod’s, My Pie and Lou
Malnati’s were right behind. If stuffed
pizza is your preference, the students
highly recommended Nancy’s, Piazza’s,
or Giordano’s.
Each student who helped participate in
the survey was asked why he or she pre
ferred the one type of pizza they had
chosen as best. The reasons varied.
Many students said that they preferred
pan pizza because of the thickness of
crust, cheese, and overall taste; while
others who like thin pizza commented
that they don’t want to get filled up on a
lot of crust and would rather have extra
ingredients such as mushrooms, onions,
green peppers, or anchovies.
S TU FFE D
P IZ Z A
is
gaining
popularity because as it was said, of the
unique way it’s made which includes
extra cheese and a double crust with the
ingredients baked inside. It could
literally be called a “ pizza pie.”
So why not check out one of the places
selected by our own student connoisseurs
this weekend.
r
further information call 249-1234.
That round little disc with tomatoes,
cheese, and sausage is one of the most
popular foods today and East students
know what they like. A recent survey of
Easthi students enables one to get an
idea of where to go for the best in thin,
thick, and stuffed pizza.
N ews-in-Brief
THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES BOARD
officers as elected in the spring 77 have
resigned as of January 11, 1978. The
officers included Jerry Lavin, president;
Cheri Gassel, vice-president; Howard
Levco, secretary; and Bob Silverman,
treasurer. Miss Rita Stewart, student ac
tivities director still feels the need for de
velopment of a Student Activities Board.
Meetings will be held to discuss the need
for SAB and to elect new officers.
THE ENROLLM ENT for next year,
1978-79 will be decreased by about 374
students, according to a report on en
rollment projections at the end of 1977. In
addition, 300-500 less students are ex
pected to enroll for each year for at least
the next six years. By fall of 1980,
enrollment will have dropped by 37.4 per
cent.
MRS. BARBARA HANDLER, East
counselor, will only accept appointments
for Thursdays because she adopted a
baby girl. Students can make appoint
ments to meet with Mrs. Marilyn
Stoumen who is serving as a substitute
counselor.
John Records Landecker spoke about being
a WLS disc jockey to East students on
January 12 in the student lounge.
People who obtain signatures by mail
are regarded as “ serious collectors,”
eligible for an opportunity to receive
more valuable material, such as signed
photographs and actual replies from the
people to whom one chooses to write. For
example, writing to any government
official one will usually receive an 8 x 10
signed photograph with an occasional
brief note on official stationery.
“ WHEN I ASK A CE LEBRITY a
provoking question, I discover that it’s
possible to obtain information that has
real significance and most important
dollar value,” said Steve. “ So you see,
receiving a meaningful reply can be
rewarding to both you, your pride, your
sense of accomplishment and your
pocketbook, should you ever decide to
sell your collection.”
Celebrities’ mailing addresses are
available in the library from reference
sources such as the World Almanac,
Who’ s Who, or Current Biography
Yearbook.
“ M Y COLLECTION is comprised of
approximately 500 sports autographs,
assorted United States officials, as well
as
miscellaneous
entertainm ent
figures,” added Steve.
“ I have found autograph collecting
satisfying and worthwhile. If you should
decide to start a collection yourself, you
won’t be disappointed,” concluded Steve.
M ARRIO TT’S GREAT AMERICA will
hold performing auditions for students,
at least 16 by April 1, February 18-19, and
24-26 at the Marriott’s Lincolnshire
Resort. The amusement park needs
talented people, singers, dancers,
tumblers, jugglers, and clowns. For
1
EAST’S CLASS OF ’52 held its 25th
year class reunion on February 11 at the
Arlington Park Hilton Hotel in Arlington
Heights.
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SUM M ER O P P O R T U N IT IE S for
students in Israel will be described in a
program sponsored by the Chicago
Jewish Youth Council February 19 at
7:30 p.m., at the Bernard Horwich JCC.
Information on tour, study, scholarships,
and work programs will be given. For
information call 761-9100.
CHICAGO’S OPERA STUDIO will
present the Barber of Serville, a comedy,
on February 18 at Niles West. Tickets at
$4 for students can be obtained at the
Skokie Fine Arts Center (677-5038), First
National Bank of Skokie, and Village
Hall.
THE DEVONSHIRE PLAYHOUSE
will present The Good Doctor by Neil
Simon February 25,26 and March 4, 5,11,
and 12. Advance tickets costing $2.50 ($3
at the door) can be purchased now at the
center.
DECA STUDENTS and Bill Coulson,
coordinator, will travel to Springfield
March 2-4 for state competition in
marketing, distribution, and retailing.
The club is currently promoting the free
enterprise system.
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Wrestlers, gymnasts
gain conference titles
by Barry Schwartz and Alan Friedman
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(photo by Steve Contos)
Jim Burke captures a first place in the pommel horse event in the recent district meet. Dave
Nisson casts a disgusted look after hearing his score of 6.5 on the pommel horse which
earned him a second place finish.
Bowlers end season;
basketball has hopes
by Judy Lee
The Niles East bowling team wound up
its season with the district tournament
held Saturday, February 4. The team
placed fifth with Morton West, clinching
the first place position. “ Districts is a
completely new game since only the top
five bowlers can compete. A team does
not need as much depth,” said Coach Dee
Whyman.
In regular season play the team
finished third on both the varsity and
junior varsity level. Maine East placed
first in varsity competition and Niles
North placed first in junior varsity
competition. The team competed in 15
meets with eight varsity and four junior
varsity players bowling in each meet.
Coach Whyman considers this a building
year after losing several top senior
bowlers last year. “ The girls started out
slowly, but improved greatly toward the
end of the season,” she said. Forty-four
girls tried out for the team this year and
22 were kept on the squad.
TOP BOWLERS FOR EAST were
Virginia Ulloa, with a 144 average, Lori
Jensen, 142 average, Jackie Ungar and
Dawn Johanson, both with a 140 average.
Trophy winners include Val Scheinpflug, high series for the season, Virginia
Ulloa, high series at the Maine East
Invitational, and Kathy Matz, most pins
over average at the Maine East
Invitational.
The girls’ varsity basketball team is
working for a winning season under the
direction of new Head Coach Jerry
Oswald. The team is currently in third
place in their league with a 4-3 con-
V arsity
basketball
victorious
by Alan Friedman
The Niles East varsity basketball
squad gained its fourth victory of the
year with a 65-60 victory over the
Highland Park Giants on February 4.
The Trojans, attempting to avenge an
earlier defeat by the Giants, which oc
curred on a last second shot, came out in
the first quarter and played even with
Highland Park.
The Trojans went into halftime with a
41-40 lead, that was built up by the good
shooting of Tad Slowik and Jeff Frankel,
and all-around hustle of Dave Sproat.
THE THIRD QUARTER was another
stand off wi|h the lead changing hands
many times. It wasn’t until the middle of
the fourth quarter when East took a
relatively comfortable lead of six points.
Although at several times the Giants
could have cut the lead down to four or
two points, their cold shooting and the
strong Trojan defense prevented this.
The Trojans will be facing Waukegan
West tonight in the final home game of
the season. The varsity game begins at
8:15 p.m. and the sophomores play at
6:30 p.m.
ference record. This is Coach Oswald’s
first year working with the varsity,
although last year he coached the junior
varsity. When asked how he liked
coaching girls, Coach Oswald said, “ I
really enjoy working with the girls. Their
attitude is good and they have a great
deal of endurance.” Coach Oswald
previously coached boys’ basketball for
11 years both here and in Iowa.
THIS Y E A R ’S TEAM consists of 12
players, with six returning from last
year’s squad. While the team does have a
low shooting percentage, Coach Oswald
is very pleased with the team’s
rebounding effort and their play on of
fense.
“ We need to work on our defense,”
commented Oswald. “ We can’t let other
teams run the score up on us.”
While hopes of a league championship
may be dim because of the fact that both
New Trier East and Waukegan West are
in the same division with the Trojans, the
girls are working hard for at least a
second place conference finish and a
sectional championship. The girls will be
in action February 21 when they face
sister school Niles North, here at East.
The Trojan wrestlers successfully
defended their conference titles on all
four levels by defeating host Waukegan
West on February 2. It was the fifth con
secutive conference title for the varsity
team and the seventh consecutive one for
the sophomores. The Trojans have now
won 18 titles in the last seven years.
The varsity team ranked fifth in the
state, won a close contest over
Waukegan, 23-21. This meet between the
two division leaders came down to the
final moments of the last match before
the Trojans could claim conference
supremacy.
THE SEASON GOT OFF to a shaky
start for the varsity squad, with many
key injuries and defeats. In conference
meets, the team lost to non-contender
New Trier East and narrowly escaped
defeat from Evanston. But it was the
“ winning tradition,” as Head Coach
Fred Richardi put it, that turned the
whole season around. “ The boys wanted
to win and they went out and did it,” he
commented. “ The results really amazed
me.”
Richardi attributes the team’s success
to spirit, unity, and the excellent
coaching of Marootunian and the Poznansky brothers. Richardi mentioned
outstanding perform ances by the
following varsity wrestlers as additional
reasons of this years’s success: Rick
Yale, Chuck Purcell, Victor Suarez,
Scott Norris, Mark De Mar, Dan Sarasin,
Mark Pollack, John La Manna and Orrin
Edidin.
THE JUNIOR-VARSITY took its own
conference championship defeating
Waukegan by a narrow score of 30-26.
Leading the way for the Trojans were
Ray Martinez, Don Schmidt and Mike
Newberger, according to Richardi.
The sophomore team won the con
ference by beating Waukegan West, 3419. Outstanding performers included
Rich Hyman, Kelly Walls, Tim O’Malley,
Hal Nagel and Dave Americas.
RICHARDI WOULD LIK E to give
special thanks to the wrestlettes and all
the fans who helped support the team
this year.
When a gymnastics team scores a
team total oif 137.59, they should have all
rights to be happy and expect to win.
Things didn’t go as such for Tom
Sokalski and his Trojan gymnasts, who
lost 139.61 to 137.59 in district gymnastics
competition held at East on February 2.
Niles West, Maine South and Lane
Tech also competed in the meet.
The Trojans whose 137.59 points was
one of their best performances of the
year, fell to defeat for the second time
this year to the Wildkits, whose 139.61
was their best outing so far this season.
EAST TOOK AN E A R L Y three point
lead after the free exercise and pommel
horse competition. Two Trojan per
formers in each of these events finished
in the top five. In the free exercise, Chris
Besser scored an outstanding 8.4, only to
finish second to Evanston’ s D ave
Macherey. Macherey, who is ranked
number one in the state in the free
exercise, took first with an 8.7 score. Bill
Saputo, with a 7.85, earned a fifth place
finish.
In the pommel horse competition,
East’s Jim Burke as expected took a first
with a 7.95 score. Dave Nisson, only a
junior, came through with a strong 6.5
and took a second place medal.
This would be the last time the Trojans
would hold a lead as Evanston came out
on top 90.05 to 89.0 after the horizontal
bar and vaulting events.
Chris Besser, with a 7.55 score, took
fourth and was the only Trojan who
placed in the horizontal bar event. In
vaulting, Besser took another fourth with
an 8.25, and was followed by fifth place
finisher Bill Saputo who scored 8.15.
EVANSTON INCREASED ITS small
lead by only .35 after the parallel bar
event and the Trojans were still in a
position to take first with only the rings
and all-around scores to be added.
However, Evanston outscored East in
both events and finished with its first
place finish.
Other Tojans who placed high were
Chris
Besser
and
B ill
Saputo
on the parallel bars. Besser also took a
first in the rings competition and a third
in all-around. Saputo earned a fourth in
all-around.
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Scoreboard
compiled by Mark Pos
The Trojans against a tough Evanston
team fought hard only to lose by four
points. In the game, Tad Slowik had 16
points and 20 rebounds. Dave Sproat had
11 points and 18 rebounds and Marc
Bercoon had 12 points.
NILES EAST
59
EVANSTON
63
Against New Trier East, the Trojans
again lost to a much stronger team. Tad
Slowik again led the forces with 22 points
and 14 rebounds.
NILES EAST
52
NEW T R IE R EAST
65
The Trojans won their fourth game of
the year as they defeated Highland Park.
Tad Slowik had 19 points; Dave Sproat
added a season high 13 points.
NILES EAST
65
HIGHLAND P A R K
60
V ARSITY
NILES EAST
EVANSTON
The Trojans barely escaped defeat
from a strong Wildkit team.
NILES EAST
23
W AUKEGAN WAST
21
With this victory over Waukegan, the
Trojans captured yet another conference
title on the varsity level.
NILES EAST
44
D EER FIE LD
10
The wrestlers defeated both Deerfield
and Glenbrook North in a tri-meet held at
East, February 3.
NILES EAST
22
GLENBROOK NORTH
21
NEW T R IE R WEST
JUNIOR VARSITY
NILES EAST
NEW T R IE R WEST
13
5
(photo by Steve Contos)
23
22
Victor Suarez shown here working over a Deerfield wrestler in the tri-meet held at East,
February 3. For the score of the meet see the scoreboard.
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volume 40, Number 5
NILES EAST HIGH S C H O O L, SKO KIE, ILL.
Friday, December 23, 19 77
The celebration of Christmas in Skokie usually begins in November, shortly after
Thanksgiving. Department stores, filled with Christmas decorations, display various
gifts for people of all ages.
The Old Orchard Shopping Center has several holiday displays. They represent
Chanukah and Christmas around the world.
DOWNTOWN SKOKIE prepares for the season by decorating the street posts with
“ boughs of holly” . Children can visit Santa Claus at his “ home” on Oakton and Lincoln
Streets.
The citizens of Skokie usually celebrate Christmas by decorating their houses,
attending church services, and inviting friends and relatives for a big meal on Christmas
Day. It’s also customary to sing carols and open presents which are placed beneath a
decorative tree on Christmas Eve.
SEVERAL OTHER HOLIDAYS are celebrated during this season. The African
celebration of Kwanzaa is a reflection on the activities of the past year. The Jewish
celebration of Chanukah commemorates the war between the Jews and the Syrians. The
traditional lighting of candles represent the eight days in which light burned in the
temple. This year Chanukah, the festival of lights, began sundown on December 4 and
ended at sundown on December 11.
People who are interested in seeing Christmas decorations should take a drive through
the Lincolnwood Towers and Sauganash area, located just outside of Skokie between
Devon and Pratt, West of the Edens Expressway.
ONE HOME HAS A display of a choir on the front lawn singing Christmas carols,
which can be heard for two blocks. The area is congested with sightseers during the
period between Christmas Eve and News Years, but it seems worth the wait.
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Rappoport reports
Eastht to definitely close
RUMORS are always occurring in
District 219, and the latest rumor is
connected with the East closing in 1980.
There were reports that the Board of
Education had second thoughts on the
closing of East, and were thinking of
closing North or West instead. The
supposed reason is that so far nobody
has made an offer to buy or rent East,
and that North appeared to be a more
interesting piece of property than East.
Well, we decided to go all the way to
the top and ask D istrict 219
Superintendent W esley Gibbs to
comment on the situation. His response
was that the East closing was definite,
no second thoughts. The Board of
Education is “ dead set” on closing the
doors in 1980, and have already made
many plans to insure the vacation of the
building.
Gibbs also stated that if the Board
Telephone rates rise
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I Student asks Lopez to resign
Dear Editor,
I would like to congratulate John Lopez
and Ronald Lamb for driving the last nail
into the coffin of the Student Senate.
Whereas the Senate was once a voice of
student opinion, the Senate has now gone
the way of a social group. It has gone from
a respected voice to a meaningless
organization, staying afloat only because
it has been around so long.
JOHN WAS ELECTED under the old
constitution, and then he and Lamb
proceeded to write a new one without the
consent of the Senate. It’s almost the
equivalent of President Carter scrapping
the United States Constitution and writing
one that he liked better.
Lamb said that it was his executive
privilege to change the constitution. John
followed whatever Lamb said. Well, for
one thing, there is no executive privilege in
either constitution, no implied powers to
be used by the president, and especially
not by the sponsor.
So, the way that the new constitution
was written was illegal, but the way in
which it was ra tified was totally
ridiculous. First of all, from past
experience I can say that 97 per cent of
the voting students never read the
constitution or saw the changes it would
make. I ’ll wager that 50 per cent of the
voting students don’t even know where the
constitution was displayed, or for that
matter cared. So, in effect, the Student
Senate is not legally in operation and has
not been since last May.
JOHN SHOULD HAVE SPENT at least
part of the summer learning how the
Senate works. Instead, he did nothing. He
and Lamb then wasted the first three
months of this year writing an illegal
constitution,
putting
controls
on
membership that were erased years ago
when the old constitution was amended to
include all school clubs and organizations.
Through the “ Meetings” held to date,
John Lopez has not concerned himself with
the problems of students, the questions of
board policy, or any ways of making the
school a better place. No, instead John has
concerned himself with a dance (which
due to poor planning will probably never
be held) and an award to be given to Niles
East’s best fan. This stuff is fine for Jr.
High, or the Booster Club, but not for a
high school student government.
A T EACH “ M EE TIN G ” John has shown
more and more that he does not know what
he is doing, and that he can’t handle the
job. Now that Lamb is gone, there is
nobody to protect John from himself and
his politically self-destructive tendencies.
A group of concerned students has asked
John to resign for the good of the school.
John has stubbornly refused. He will not
I
be impeached because the majority of
students “ elected” to the Senate are new
inexperienced members (just like John)
who haven’t the slightest idea what the
Senate could be, and what it once was.
I am a member of the Senate, and I ran
because I thought that I could change
things better from the inside, rather than
the outside.
So, once again, I ask John Lopez to
resign for the good of the school and the
Senate. If John doesn’t resign soon, we can
all kiss the student government of Niles
East GOOD-BYE.
Chuck Heftman ’78
Student Senate Representative
Too m any adm inistrators?
In looking through a recent issue of
Dimensions, the report to the
community from the Nilehi Board of
Education, an interesting statement
was spotted.
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were to change its mind and decide on
another school, “ It would be a one-in-50
chance.”
Gibbs added that Oakton Community
College (OCC), thought by many to be a
possible buyer, has never made contact
with D istrict 219, concerning a
purchase and has not indicated interest
in any definite manner.
Concerning the closing, Board
President Shirley Garland also said,
“ The usage for East is undetermined,
but we are actively exploring ideas.”
Concerning the release of some
teachers
in
1980 due
to
an
overabundance of staff, Garland said,
“ We have not had to let go tenured
teachers (so far), and we may not have
to.”
The latest rumor heard in the
newsroom: watch for the closing of
North in 1985.
According to a recent newsletter
from the Niles Township Federation of
Teachers (N T F T ), there are much too
many administrators in the district.
“ D ISTR IC T
TELEPHONE
EXPENSE for 1976-77 was $134,200.
Despite an administrative move to
reduce the number of phones and
service by 10 per cent this year, it is
projected that a rate increase by the
telephone company will boost our costs
to approximately $165,000.”
Isn’t that hard to believe? The Niles
Township Board of Education is
spending $165,000 alone on telephones
— telephones to be used to call the
teacher in the next room, or to call an
old buddy in California. After the
Nilehilite looked into this matter last
year, we got the impression that after
careful planning, the cost would be
reduced more than 10 per cent.
Ten per cent is not enough; the
District should even go further to
reduce spending. One hundred and
sixty-five thousand dollars is a lot of
money to spend on telephones.
I am going to become state champion in
the 220 yard dash.
—Steve Locasha ’78
To get my name in the Nilehilite.
—Chris Quinones ’78
I want to quit smoking.
—Jim Mooradian ’78
I am going to quit smoking.
__Donna Lissi *7$
I am going to tell people they don’t have
to be a jock or a freak.
— Andi Luck ’80
I want to find a job that I could progress
to a higher position.
—Susie Milecki ’79
I want to get and stay healthy because
I ’ve been sick since May.
—Sheryl Pearlman ’78
To get an A in math even if it kills me.
—Elly Horwitz ’81
I resolve to be more helpful and friendly
to people I encounter in everyday life.
—Chuck Thiry ’78
To wait until all the $3.50 movies move to
the Skokie Theater so I only have to pav
$1.25.
—Toni Verschoore ’78
To quit smoking.
—Jerome Oswald
I ’m going to try to get better grades.
—Caroline Eberle ’79
I want to grow three inches.
—Janice Schneider ’78
I am going to weigh less than David
Williams.
—Carol Miller ’78
I am going to remain 10 pounds less than
Carol Miller.
—David Williams ’79
I ’m not going to go out with two guys at
the same time because it definitely does
not work.
—Pam Rian ’80
I ’m so proud for keeping my last year’s
resolution that I ’m just going to rest my
lungs.
—Mrs. Joan Macala
Not to get in any more accidents.
—Barry Craven ’79
To add a little
homeroom.
excitement
to my
—Karyn Wilner ’80
I resolve to get straight A ’s in my next
year of high school.
—Mitch Greenberg ’78
I resolve to play ahead of Keith Jaffe on
the tennis team.
—Bruce Pales ’78
I am going to go to gym for four straight
weeks.
—Bill Elliott ’79
To get an A on Dr. Kort’s final exam.
—Louis Bahrmasel ’80
To maintain my weight loss.
—Mrs. Nettie Isaacson
I ’m going to stop biting my nails.
—Karen Weidenbach ’78
I am not going to cut any classes.
—Dave Peiser ’81
To lose 15 pounds.
—Frank Bostic
I don’t need
already perfect.
any
V E R Y FE W TE A C H E R S who
retired, resigned, or took leaves of
absence have been replaced, but the
number of administrators has risen 80
per cent, due to the hiring of deans
(whose duties lay with the assistant
principal) and the change in the
management structure.
With
few
exceptions,
every
administrator who retired, resigned, or
took leaves of absence has been
replaced. If the N TFT is accurate with
their statistics, then one must wonder
why more administrators are needed to
supervise less students and teachers.
On the cover
1978 resolutions made
In a recent survey, students and
teachers were asked what New Year
Resolutions they are going to make for
1978.
Here are the responses:
This is the gist of the article: In 1970
there were 7,963 students in District
219. There were 529.8 teachers and
approximately 20 administrators. In
1977 there are 6,379 students, 410
teachers, and 36 administrators. The
student-teacher ratio has remained
rather constant, increasing slightly in
this period.
resolutions;
I ’m
—Miss Doranti Klein
Howard Simon ’78 recently took the
cover picture at Lee Beach in Evanston.
Before the winter months, the beach was
usually congested. Since it snowed, the
area is almost always deserted. It has
been a tradition of the N ILE H ILITE to
print a winter scene for the annual holiday
issue since the early 1970’s.
P o w e r o f press
When a doctor makes a mistake, he
buries it.
When a garage man makes a mistake,
he adds it on your bill.
When a carpenter makes a mistake, it’s
just what he expected.
When a lawyer makes a mistake, it was
just what he wanted, because he has a
chance to try the case all over again.
When a judge makes a mistake, it
becomes the law of the land.
When a preacher makes a mistake,
nobody knows it.
But when an editor makes a m istaketrouble starts.
Tid Bits, London
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.
Volume 4 0 , No. 5
____________ Friday, Dec. 2 3 , 1 9 7 7
E ditor-In-C hie f......................................................Wendy Gerber
Managing E ditor....................................................Phil Rappoport
Feature Editor........................................................ Ken Greisman
Sports Editor........................................................... Alan Friedman
R e p o rte rs .....................................Leslie Doi, Zehava Goldstin,
Joyce Gothelf, Janice Greenberg, Marci Greenberg,
Richard Kane, Sue Kulovsky, Judy Lee, Shari Miller,
Janet Peterson, Barry Schwartz, Brian Sullivan.
Photographers...................... Glenn Ramdas, Howard Simon,
Brad Swerdlow
C a rto o n is ts ................................W .C. Andrea, Ralph Fujiwara
Distributor.....................................................................Gary Couris
A d v is e r............................................................. Mrs. Angie Panos
�news 3
Friday, December 23, 1977
VICA student tahes first on test
Bill Brock, vice president of VICA
(Vocational Industrial Clubs of America),
took first place at East, in a semi-finals
test for Greer Tech, to qualify him to take
the final test.
Brock will compete in April with first
place winners from other high schools for
six $2,600 scholarships. Brock is a B plus
student in industrial and practical arts and
in the past three years has taken two years
of autos, one year of printing, two years of
metals and chef’s course.
VICA’S MAIN PURPOSE is to establish
the same kind of recognition for excellence
in the skilled trades as is given to those
who excel in sports, music, or academic
areas.
This work study program , where
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to participate
in festival
Forty-five Easthi students will travel to
the Illinois High School Theater Festival
on January 5-7 at Illinois State University,
at Normal.
THE FESTIVAL which is co-sponsored
by the Illinois Office of Education, Illinois
State University and the Illinois Theater
Association will feature five full-length
productions.
It
also
w ill
o ffer
approximately 100 workshops for both
teachers and high school students on
improvisation, set design, costume design,
make-up acting techniques, and theaterrelated topics.
Illinois colleges and universities will
present displays about their theater
departments, scholarship offerings, and
will hold auditions. The festival also will
present perform ances by a Chicago
professor, theater groups, and a major
theatrical star will perform. Illinois
Governor James Thompson is also
scheduled to speak.
Students who will perform at the festival
applied at the beginning of the school year
and were interviewed by teams of college
' university evaluators.
The fiv e
productions were not chosen on a
competitive basis but to insure variety,
according to Ms. Mina Halliday, an
educational consultant with the Illinois
Office of Education.
PAST FESTIVALS have presented A
Midsummers Night’s Dream, Our Town,
Plaza Suite, The Miracle Worker, and a
musical, The Boys from Syracuse. Last
year, about 2,000 people attended the
festival.
East was selected this month to present
“ Story Theatre,” which was presented in
September. Sponsor Jerry Proffit, who is
D irector Em eritus fo r the festival,
directed the play. Cast members include
Ellyn Acker, Bill Elliott, Norman Fox,
Layne Friedman, Julie Geiser, Jami
Lieder, Ed Nemmers, Kris Quinones,
David W illiam s, and Alison Wohl.
Assistant director Lisa Cohn and four
musicians will also accompany the cast.
students have class in the morning and
work in the afternoons, has been part of
East’s course offerings for only two years.
“ VICA is very big everywhere, but in Niles
Township it’s just getting started,” said
Joe Heinz, VICA president. “ Neither West
nor North division have VICA though they
do have work study.”
The twenty-three students who are
members of VICA consist of all boys.
However, the class and club allow girls to
join.
To be a member of VICA, the student
must be a junior or senior, enrolled in
work study, must have taken or be taking
an industrial arts course, must complete a
written application, and must have a
personal in terview with Don Test,
coordinator. But, the most important
requirement is to have the desire to
succeed.
THIS Y E A R THE CLUB WON first
place in its region’s recyclable collage
contest. It also took second place in GAA’s
all school volleyball tournament.
However, the club’s main goal for the
year is the state contest, April 22-23, in
Springfield. VICA members throughout
the state take a written qualifying test and
a practical skills test in areas such as
photography, auto mechanics, electronics,
construction, welding, graphic arts, and
dental technicians. In the state contest
students compete fo r benefits like
scholarships.
BY TAKING WORK STUDY AND VICA,
many advantages are available. Students
receive one credit per semester for class,
one credit per semester for holding a job
besides work pay, and VICA may be used
as a reference when applying for new jobs.
“ Work study is more organized with
VICA, and it makes it more fun,”
concluded Heinz. “ You learn while on the
job, but you also have the state contest to
look forward to and that makes you want
to do better.”
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‘Earn as you learn 9
Sunshine helps dropouts earn diplomas
Sunshine 25, “ Nilehi’s new earn as you
learn program,” is now helping high
school dropouts earn their diplomas.
The program which was developed by
Mick Herzog and Jim Hickey, CETA’s
Field Office Coordinators, will also enable
students to gain an employable skill and
earn wages at the same time.
THE FED ERAL GOVERNMENT funds
Sunshine through the Comprehensive
Education and Training Act. Dick Yanz,
coordinator of the program, said that the
government’s main concern, in funding
this program , is to lessen
the
unemployment rate by teaching job skills
to dropouts.
In order to be eligible to participate in
the program, students must be 17-21 years
old, no longer attending school,
unemployed, only need 10 or less credits to
graduate, and have the initiative to pursue
his academic credits.
Yanz and his staff all interview the
candidates and ask them questions in
order to determine “ how much they want
the degree and how much they want the
job skills.” They quickly exclude students
who feel Sunshine is “ another summer
school.”
STUDENTS IN SUNSHINE spend two to
three hours in school and two to three
hours on the job each day. From 8 a.m. to 9
a.m. all 25 students attend a values class,
taught by Yanz and Mrs. Judy Elserman,
counselor. This course combines group
counseling techniques and consumer
education / job preparation curricula. The
students also are provided with interest
testing (Ohio Vocational Interest Scale)
and aptitude testing (General Aptitude
Test Battery).
The student must earn his final credits
by working at a non-profit agency within
the community. Yanz stresses that the
students are not involved in “ make-work
types of jobs,” but in positions that will
benefit the community. One student, for
example, served as an aid to Morton
Grove Mayor Richard Flickinger. After
graduating, the Sunshine students seek
full time employment or further their
education.
YANZ ALSO EXPLAINS that a good
number of students in Sunshine are what
the federal government calls emancipated
youth, students that are independent of
their parents. The students are more “ on
their own.”
Sunshine began July 5 of this year and is
funded until January 27, with a budget of
$82,000. Long-range plans are difficult to
assume because the program relies
exclusively on federal funds, according to
Yanz. However, the program will be
judged on an evaluation of how well the
staff works with the students during the
sessions and how successful the graduates
are in seeking and maintaining
meaningful employment. Seven Niles
Township students graduated from the
program on September 29, six of whom are
employed.
ONLY 25 STUDENTS can participate in
each 12 week, one semester session. For
more information Yanz can be contacted
at 966-3800, ext. 444 or 445.
News Hilites
Dance company to perform show
“ Circus,” the annual dance show, will be performed by the Niles East Dance Company
January 13-14 in the East auditorium.
THE COMPANY which is comprised of 30 members, two males (Phil Martini and Ed
Nemmers), will present 17 dances including jazz, ballet, and disco mainly pertaining to
different aspects of a circus. The members have been preparing for the show since
September and are now practicing at least three times a week.
The show, sponsored by Miss Cathy Caliendo, will include three duets. Elaine Cohn and
Ed Nemmers will perform a jazz dance “ On the Right Track.” A “ Doll on a Music Box,”
a ballet toe dance, will be presented by Karen Feldman and Dana Soble. The third duet, a
jazz dance about “ Street L ife” will be danced by Cheryl and Sharon Lee.
THE “ CIRCUS” will also include the dances, “ Love Makes the World go Round,”
“ Morning Glow,” and “ Tijuana Taxi.” A full company dance is titled “ Baby Face.”
The company may perform the show at the Skokie grammar schools. They also plan to
see the musical “ Chorus Line.”
Reserved seating, which will also be sold at the door, costs $1.25. Show time will begin
at 8 p.m.
SAGE gives students assistance
SAGE (Strengthening Academic Growth Effectively), offers 20 students from each of
the three Niles Township High Schools special assistance with reading and other
Language Arts problems.
LESSONS ARE HELD three times a week; the students, who are chosen for the
program by their counselors and after an interview with Mrs. Lorraine Rubin, are then
responsible to attend each lesson which is federally subsidized.
Lessons are based on reading and group discussions. Students set a goal to obtain a
higher grade in one of their classes; if they achieve their goal the parents receive a letter
of recommendation and the counselor receives a certificate which can be used as proof of
the student’s efforts and responsibilities for colleges.
“ Students can not be forced to join the program,” said Mrs. Rubin, “ But, once a
student makes a commitment to join the program, then he or she must attend each
lesson,”
SAGE also tries to help the student achieve a positive attitude about life.
Oakton Ski Club plans outings
DECA members, surrounded by snow, attend Central Region Conference in Bismark, North
Dakota, to develop leadership. From left to right, John Lutz, Scott Nathanson, Cindy Trilling,
Julie Gold, Jim Coen, Sharon Hill, Marc Shuman, Miss Mary Luckew (student teacher), Debbie
Kagan, and Bari Ellis.
Oakton Ski Club, sponsored by the Skokie Park District, have planned several ski
outings for students attending the three Nilehi schools.
TO JOIN THE CLUB, students must pay membership dues of $5 which includes a
monthly newsletter on ski information and winter trips, and meetings with films,
speakers, and workshops.
On December 30, the club will ski at Alpine Valley ($9.50, bus and lift; $4.50, rental)
and on January 6 they will go to Wilmot Mountain ($8, bus and lift; $5.50, rental). On
January 7, the park district will hold a workshop for Cross Country Skiing for $10.
Friday night outings to Wilmot and Alpine will leave from school locations on Januarv
13, 20, 27; and February 3 and 10.
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On January 26-29 the ski club will travel to Ski Boyne Mountain in Michigan for $113
The trip will include three nights of lodging, meals, and lift tickets. A deposit of $25 is due
before December 29.
THE CLUB W ILL M EET at North, January 16, 3:15 p.m.; at West, January 19, 3:30
p.m.; and at East, January 17,3 p.m. For further information call Debbie Holmstron at
674-1500, ext. 40, or see Bill Weiss at East, Room 252.
�4 feature
Friday, December 23, 1977
Easthi student enters beauty pageants
by Wendy Gerber
(photo courtesy o f yearbook)
Cheri Gassel ’78 has been a beauty
contestant in four pageants.
The judges have made the final
decision. The results are soon to
be announced. The envelope
please...and the first runner-up
for Miss Northshore Junior Miss
is...
TH ESE S TA TE M E N TS are
just a few of the many announce
ments that keep beauty con
testants in suspense. One student
at East, Cheri Gassel ’78, has
entered four pageants.
Cheri first became interested
in the contests sophomore year
when her mother saw an
advertisement in the newspaper
and suggested she call for more
information. Cheri then decided
to enter Miss Teenage Chicago
’76.
THIS PAG EANT REQUIRED
the 100 contestants to take a
written examination on general
information. The top 25 scorers
w ere then interview ed, and
continued to compete at Old
Chicago Amusement Park for a
day.
Each girl was required to
perform. For talent, Cheri sang
“ Adelaide’s Lament,” from Guys
and Dolls. Cheri was selected as
one of the eight finalists and
these girls had to repeat their
talent perform ance for the
judges.
M uch to see and do
Holiday festivities already underway
Holiday festivities are already
underway and w ill continue
throughout the season.
Round the World
THE MUSEUM of Science and
Industry presents 30 decorated
trees which represent different
nationalities. The display will be
shown during museum hours,
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., daily; and
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday.
by Sue Kulovsky
H istorical Society, includes
vin tage decorations, antique
toys,
and
a
Victorianornamented evergreen tree, in
the form er home of V ice
President Charles Dawes, 225 W.
Greenwood Street, Evanston.
Displays continue throughout
December from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.,
except on Wednesday and
Sunday.
Star of Bethlehem
ADLER
PLANETARIU M
Special Christmas sky show
explores the appearance of the
star seen by the three wise men.
Adults will be charged $1.50;
children under 18, 75 cents. The
presentation will be shown 2
p.m., Monday-Thursday; 2:30
p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Friday; 11
a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4
p.m., Saturday, Sunday, and
holidays.
Carolers
MUSIC W ILL BE SUNG at the
Daley Center from noon to 12:30
p.m. and 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The
Chicago Temple Choir also will
sing Christmas music from 10
p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Chicago
Tem ple, 77 W. Washington
Street. A Candlelight service will
be held at 11 p.m. to midnight.
For more information, call 2364558.
19th Century Celebration
THE
C E LE B R ATIO N ,
sponsored by the Evanston
the
la rg er
pageants
the
contestants are required to learn
routines and do more work.
F in ally, Cheri entered a
contest for goers and doers
sponsored by Teen Magazine.
She completed a form describing
her activities. Five students were
selected as top winners. Cheri
was one of 95 semi-finalists who
earned
a
certifica te
of
achievement.
“ THE CONTESTS I E N
TERED aren’t so glamorous
as they’re made out to be. Often
the contestants will be pushed
and shoved around,” commented
Cheri. “ However, they’re pretty
fun, exciting, and fair.
“ You meet new people; you
have chances to win nice prizes;
it’s good experience; and you
learn how to handle yourself
around new people.
“ The scariest part of the
contest was the interviews. A
whole panel of judges talk to you
separately.”
CHERI E X PLA IN E D that any
student who plans to enter
pageants should look for contests
that require a talent and a
transcript of your grades so it ill
not only be based on beauty and it
will be more worthwhile.
Cheri does not think she will
enter any more teen contests,
because she will be too old for
them.
Comedy dominates prime time TV
by Janice Greenberg
Nutcracker Suite
THIS CHRISTM AS DANCE
will be presented by the Chicago
Ballet Company at McCormick
P la ce A rie Crown Theater
throughout December. Tickets
cost $3.50 to
$8.50.
F or
reservations, call 791-6500.
THE NEXT PAG EAN T Cheri
entered was Miss Illinois
Teenager ’78 which was held in
Aurora, Illinois. Cheri, who was
sponsored by The First National
Bank of Skokie, competed
against about 160 other girls. The
pageant did not include any
written test or talent show.
Annette
Wilson
’78
also
participated in this pageant.
Another contest that Cheri
entered was Miss Teenage
America ’78, through the mail.
Cheri was required to complete
an information form and send a
photograph. She received a blue
ribbon for outstanding achieve
ment.
On Novem ber 21, Cheri
participated
in
the
Miss
Northshore Junior Miss ’78 with
five other girls. The
contest,
which was held in Old Orchard
and sponsored by Montgomery
Wards, was more casual than the
other pageants she entered.
CHERI WAS REQUIRED to
speak to the coordinator and
judges to learn about the
operation of the pageant. Each of
the girls had to model an evening
gown. Caryn Glickson ’78 also
participated in this pageant.
“ In the smaller pageants, it’s
easier to know who would win. In
the larger contests, you may not
even know the winner,” said
Cheri. She also explained that in
Saturday Night Live, Soap,
Woody Allen, and Bob Hope all
have something in common.
They offer entertainment in the
comedy field.
“ Comedy shows dominate
prime time television, and the
reason may be that it makes us
forget our own problem,” said
one junior. “ I enjoy Saturday
Night Live because it takes the
most serious situations and turns
them into comedy situations. The
cast isn’t afraid to say anything
or make fun of anyone. They’ve
insulted everyone from Barbara
Walters to Gerald Ford.”
SOAP, A PO PU LAR comedy,
almost never became a show
because certain religious groups
didn’t approve and they tried to
have it banned. Soap deals with
homosexuality, transexuals, an
affair between a tennis player
and an older woman, and one
between the tennis player and the
woman’s daughter. “ Soap is
unrealistic,
but
funny,”
commented one senior. “ It
makes fun of soap operas, but not
the way Mary Hartman, Mary
Hartman did.”
Another controversial show,
Three’s Company, is about two
girls who share an apartment
with one guy. “ It’s like a realistic
situation where instead of having
one girl and one guy living
together, there are two girls and
one guy. One would expect a lot of
romantic involvem ent,
but
instead they are three very close
friends who provide a comedy
p lot,”
explained
Rochelle
Herman ’80.
FO R THOSE WHO enjoy
hearing about the 1950’s, Happy
Days and Laverne and Shirley
provide amusing story lines.
Barney Miller and Fish offer
comic relief for those who enjoy
police shows. For family shows,
viewers can watch All In The
Family, One Day at a Time,
Maude, and the Jeffersons.
A comedy is aired for almost
everyone, just check the weekly
television guide.
These ten favorite comedy
shows were chosen by East
students.
1) Saturday Night Live
2) Soap
3) Three’s Company
4) Happy Days
5) Welcome Back Hotter
6) MASH
7) Laverne and Shirley
8) Carol Burnett
9) What’s Happening
10) Barney Miller
Just as there is a comedy show
for almost everyone, there is also
a comedian for almost everyone.
“ M ANY COMEDIANS spend
their time insulting someone or
something. The ‘king of insults’
has to be Don Rickies. His whole
routine involves insults. I don’t
think I ’d want to see him in
person,” said one freshman girl.
“ I ’m surprised that Chevy
Chase hasn’t been sued yet,”
added another freshman. “ I
think he’s really funny, but when
Faulkner to
Football?
Range Is the essence o f a liberal arts education.
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FauUcner? Coe's Humanities program gives
students an opportunity to learn about novelist
William Faulkner and his writings, as well as
scores o fo th er authors, poets, and
philosophers.
Footba ll? Coe's Athletic Department Is where
a student o f Faulkner can also participate in
team or individual sports programs. Coe has
one o f the top intercollegiate athletic programs
in the Midwest.
From Faulkner to Football, Coe's Open
Choice* curriculum provides the range and
the freedom to help students obtain maximum
personal benefit.
And. with a coed enrollment o f about
1.200. Coe offers an ideal learning
environment as well as a vibrant exchange
o f ideas.
For additional information about Coe's
Open Choice liberal arts educational
opportunities, write to:
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Dean o f Admissions
Coe College
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ow n fou r-year program w ith th e a s s is t a n c e o f c o n c e rn e d ca
an d fa c u lty c o u n se lo r s.
I put myself in Gerald Ford’s
place, I feel insulted.”
REDD F O X X is another
insulting comedian. “ My parents
saw him two years ago in Vegas
and said he was very vulgar,”
stated one freshman. They said
he was different from his role as
Fred Sanford. They would not
pay to see him again.”
Steve Martin recently became
a star, and his famous lines “ Well
excuse me,” and “ I ’m a crazy
kind of guy” can be heard
in the halls of East.
Lily Tomlin has created her
own characters which she
portrays. Edith Ann, her first
character became famous when
Tomlin was on Laugh In.
ANOTHER
COMEDIAN,
George Carlin, was very popular
in the survey. “ He m ostly
attracts kids,” stated one junior.
Some comedians have become
famous from their television
roles such as Esther Rolle,
Jimmy Walker, Bea Arthur,
Bonnie Franklin, and Gabe
Kaplan.
JIMMY
W A L K E R ’ S
ROUTINE centers around people
who live in the ghetto. TVo
students commented that it may
be his way of trying to forget the
painful memories.
According to the student
survey, old time comedians such
as Bob Hope, the Marx Brothers,
Milton Berle, and the late Jack
Benny are still popular.
“ Comedians are the best to
watch for depression,” stated a
senior. “ They make me forget
my problems. Everyone has to
have some comedy in their lives.
It’s the best thing that ever
happened to me.”
These
top
10
fa vo rite
comedians were chosen by East
students.
1) Dick Van Dyke
2) Steve Martin
3) Woody Allen
4) Bob Hope
5) George Carlin
6) Chevy Chase
7) Carol Burnett
8) Jimmy Walker
9) Lily Tomlin
10) Tim Conway
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sportslfeature 5
Friday, December 23, 1977
Collectors gain money
by Alan Friedman
B A S E B A LL CARDS...these
two words w ill bring back
memories of a not so distant
childhood to many East students.
Baseball cards bring back
something else to certain
people...money.
These people are collectors of
baseball cards that have been
packaged in everything from Old
Judge cigarettes (the first cards
ever made) in 1886 to the bottom
of Hostess Twinkie boxes in 1977
as well as the familiar Topps
Chewing Gum cards. Some
collectors can sell cards for as
much as $4,000 a piece, like a 1910
Honus
Wagner.
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HONUS WAGNER was an allstar shortstop for the Pittsburgh
P irates in the ea rly 1900’ s.
Wagner did not think very much
of smoking cigarettes and when
Sweet Caporal cigarettes issued
a primitive card baring his
photograph, W agner became
enraged and threatened to sue
the makers of Sweet Caporal
cigarettes.
Th erefore,
the
cigarette makers quickly pulled
all the Wagner cards off the
market and destroyed them.
Approximately two dozen cards
exist and if they are in good
condition, they will each sell for
$4,000.
Some of the more prominent
ones include The Card Collectors
Company, Box 293, Franklin
Square, New York, N.Y. 11010;
Gar Miller, 400 W. Cherry St.
Wenonah, N.J. 08090; and Glen
Lewis, 3535 DeKalb Ave., Bronx,
N.Y. 10467. There could be a
market for some card collectors,
but don’t expect anything for a
1971 Art Shamsky or for that
matter a 1970 Sonny Siebart.
Jim Piersall
r
t
Besides the elusive Honus
Wagner card, other cards also
bring in big money.
A 1957 Jimmy Piersall baseball
card.
Teacher 9 a film bu ff
Drobny acts as gangster
by Richard Kane
Irwin Drobny not only teaches
social studies but has an unusual
hobby — a film fanatic.
During
the
month
of
November, instead of seeing 1012 movies, he viewed 31 films.
Fourteen were shown at the
three-week
Chicago
Film
Festival which Drobny has been
a member of for about six years.
He attends many differen t
theaters, universities, and film
societies; prices range from 60
cents to $3.50 to see a film.
IN HIS CHILDHOOD YEARS,
he went to theaters with his
friends. “ I becam e more
interested than most young
people,” commented Drobny.
Frosh gymnast leads club
to first place victory
Since then, he has become a film
buff.
“ Film s
are
more
than
watching actors and actresses,”
stated Drobny. “ Each movie has
a special meaning.” He judges
each m ovie with differen t
standards. When he watches a
comedy film he looks for its
entertainm ent value.
“ I ’m
interested in what the actors and
actresses say and the methods
the director uses to get the
meaning across,” explained
Drobny.
DROBNY ACTED in a film
made by a friend.
Filmed in a factory area on the
south side of the city, Drobny
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championship.
The Twisters, a gymnastics
club based in Northbrook,
finished first with a team total of
104.7 points.
KOSTYNIUK PLACED FIRST
in the floor exercises with a 9.7.
In this event two judges gave
Mary Ann perfect scores of 10.
Kostyniuk also took a second on
the balance beam with a 9.5
score, third on the uneven
parallel bars scoring 9.4 and a
9.275 score earned her a fourth
place finish in vaulting. In the allby Brian Sullivan
around competition Mary Ann
placed third.
1.
They all were members of 5.
Phil Regan, the infamous
the original Chicago Fire W FL
Kostyniuk, who is only four feet
relief pitcher.
football team in 1974.
eleven inches tall, started her
gymnastics career at a young
6. A ll four players w ere
members of the same team, the age. She became interested in
2.
In 1971 Danny and Hal 1966 California Angels.
gymnastics as the result of both
Breeden were the last set of
her sisters who were active in
brothers to play for the Cubs until
7. Felipe, Matty and Jesus gymnastics. Mary Ann practices
Rick and Paul Reuschel came to. Alou all played for the San more than 25 hours a week.
the Cubs.
Francisco Giants between 1963
Kostyniuk
also
has
and 1965.
participated
in
the
E lite
3. Indiana Pacers, New Jersey
competition. In this meet only the
8.
The Cleveland Browns are
Nets (then known as the New
gymnasts with a 9.0 average on
Jersey Americans), San Antonio the only N F L team with plain all eight all-around events (72.0
helmets.
Spurs
(then
the
Dallas
total points) qualify.
Chaparais) and the Denver
9.
Shula was the head coach of Mary Ann finished her work at
Nuggets (known then as the
the Baltim ore Colts before the Elite competition with a total
Denver Rockets).
of 71.65 points, less than one half
coming to Miami.
—
of a point short of qualifying for
the national meet.
4. Hubie Brown, coach of the
10.
Vince Lombardi finished his THIS WAS M ARY ANN’S first
D etroit Pistons and L a rry
Brown, the coach of the Denver coaching ca reer with the attem pt to qualify for the
Washington Redskins.
Nuggets.
nationals.
acted as a gangster that the
Mafia was looking to kill. Most of
Drobny’s part was a chasing
scene and he had to run a lot.
ONE TROUBLESOME SPOT
was a running scene down a long
stairway. “ The camerman was
in an elevator and we had to time
my running with the elevator to
create the scene of my running
down the staircase. We shot that
scene many times before we had
it correct,” reminisced Drobny.
The cam eram an also had
difficulty filming him when he
was killed at the end. He could
not help from blinking so they
focused on his hand and falling
body.
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by Marci Greenberg
recently helped lead the MidAmerica Twisters gymnastics
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each year. The cards individually
form the largest set ever of 660
cards for the 1977 set.
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a vera g e
pitcher
fo r
the
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achieved immortality through
baseball cards because of a
broken printing plate. The
production of cards bearing his
image was stopped.
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Friday, December 23, 1977 ^ Li
Gymnasts, wrestlers have success;
basketball team having problems
by Barry Schwartz
The undefeated gym nastics
team is going all out for the
Central
Suburban
League
championship this year, and
neither size nor age will stand in
the way, according to Head
Coach Tom Sokalski.
Despite the low turnout of only
four seniors and ten juniors, the
varsity squad opened its season
with victories against Niles West,
Waukegan East, Niles North, and
Deerfield. “ This team possesses
quality, not quantity,” explained
Coach Sokalski.
“ THE TEAM IS MAKING
SOME REM ARKABLE showings
with the individual and team
efforts it has shown, and is
progressing very well,” said the
coach. At the Niles West meet the
Trojans had fi ve performances
better than the 7.5 mark, and
senior Bill Saputo won three
events. At the Niles North meet
the side-horse competitors of
John Lopez, Jim Burke, and
Dave Nisson scored a combined
total of more than 20 points which
helped the team defeat the
Vikings, another conference
contender, 121.65-116.5.
Evanston and New Trier East
should give the Trojans the most
trouble for a conference title, but
Coach Sokalski believes that if
the team m em bers rem ain
healthy, th ere’s no stopping
them.
The team should be a favorite
at the John Cress Invitational on
December 30 at Niles North.
The
w restling
team
is
undefeated in conference play
and working towards its fifth
straight league title. At the same
time, Head Coach Fred Richardi
is trying to develop a solid state
contender.
RICH ARD I’S STRATEGY IS
to add more depth to the team by
experim enting with differen t
wrestlers in some non-conference
meets. Coach Richardi hopes to
build the strongest possible team
in this manner.
So the losses to Buffalo Grove
and Palatine, earlier this season
came as no great surprise to
Richardi. In those meets the
Trojans used only a couple of
their regular starters and lost
only by small margins in both.
“ These defeats have hurt the
team’s ranking in the state, but
have made the team realize that
they can lose,” said Richardi.
After a slow 0-3 start, the
basketball team is trying to get
out of the conference cellar and
make a respectable showing this
season, according to Head Coach
Emil Capitani. “ We are not
playing up to our expectations,
but we should get rolling very
soon,” he said.
The Trojans’ first three games
were sound defeats, each of them
by a margin of more than 20
points, at the hands of Niles
North, New Trier East, and
Evanston.
“ HEIGHT IS A D EFINITE
P R O B L E M fo r the team ,”
admitted Capitani. The 16 man
team does not have a 6’6” player,
unlike most other schoolshin the
district. The coach tries to
compensate for the height
problem by using a running and
m ovem ent
offense
and
a
pressure defense.
“ Students are going to see
some excellen t basketball if
they would come and support the
team,” concluded Capitani.
sii
(photo by Brad Swerdlow)
Bill Stein shown here wrestling his way to a first place finish in the recent
Niles East sophomore tournament. Other first place finishes for the Trojans
were Dan Sarasin and Kelly Walls.
Skiing an exciting winter sport
by Leslie Doi
*‘After you start you fall down a
lot, but then you get used to it and,
it’s a lot of fun,” commented
Terri Richard, ’81.
The time for skiing down a
snow
covered
slope
has
approached. Once used as a
method of transportation in
regions with heavy snowfall,
skiing is now a world-wide sport
of enjoyment. It has been gaining
increasing popularity in the U.S.
W H EN B U Y IN G SKIS, an
expert should be present to help
the skier select the right pair.
The general rule is that it’s about
a foot longer than the skier is tall.
Good long skies help a skier to be
m ore stable as
he goes
downshill.
Poles are needed to help the
skier keep balance going
downhill and are also used as
walking sticks on flat land or
when climbing.
One of the most important
parts of a skier’s equipment is ski
boots. They should have a roomy,
square toe, a straight sturdy sole,
and a grooved heel. The skier
should be sure to bring two pairs
of woolen socks when buying
boots so he will get a snug fit.
Sports triva quiz
by Brian Sullivan
It’s trivia time again. Here are
ten more questions to test your
knowledge of sports.
The
answers are on the other side of
this page.
1. What do these three N FL
players have in common? a)
Jack Dolbin, Denver Broncos b)
James Scott, Chicago Bears c)
Mark Kellar, Minnesota Vikings.
2. Besides Paul and Rick
Reuschel, name one other set of
brothers to play for the Cubs in
the same season.
(photo by Glenn Ramdas)
Chris Besser, Jim Burke, John Lopez and Bill Sapoto are the only four
senior gymnasts competing for Tom Sokalski’s gymnastic team this year.
The team has had victories on all four levels in their first four meets.
Volleyball ends season
by Judy Lee
The varsity volleyball team
won
the
IH SA
D istrict
Championship by defeating New
Trier East 20-12, 21-19 in the
finals held on December 2.
LAST Y E A R THE TEAM also
faced New Trier East in the
finals but lost a three game battle
to the Indians. This year, the
team came back, placing first in
their conference as well as in
their district. The team reached
the district finals by defeating
Evanston 20-10, 20-10.
After defeating New Trier the
Trojans advanced to sectional
play where they faced Maine
West and lost 12-20, 20-8, and 1620. The volleyball team finished
the season with an overall record
of 16-4.
3. Name the four NBA teams
that were members of the ABA in
its first year of existence. (The
year was 1967)
4. Who were the only brothers
in the history of the NBA to coach
teams at the same time? (The
event occurred last year)
5. Who was the former Cub
and Sox pitcher who was
nicknamed “ the vulture” and
was often accused of throwing a
greaseball?
6. What do ex-Cub Jose
Cardenal, Sox broadcaster
Ji mmy P iersa ll, Sox coach
Bobby Knopp and ex-Sox player
Rick Reichardt have in common?
7. Two brothers playing for
the same team is a common
occurrence (question number 2),
but in the mid-60’s baseball
history was made when three
brothers played for the San
Francisco Giants at the same
time. Name these three brothers.
8. Name the only N F L team
that has no emblem on its
helmets?
9. Which team did Don Shula
coach before his present day job
at Miami?
10. Sticking with N F L coaches,
Vince Lombardi coached most of
his career with the Green Bay
Packers, but which team did he
finish his coaching career with?
A problem with skiing is that
the skier needs some good snow
covered slopes and these are
seldom found in the backyards of
Skokie residents. Th ere are
many ski resorts available in and
near Illinois.
VILLA
OLIVIA
IN
BARTLETT,
Illinois,
is
Chicago’s closest and only ski
area with quad chairlift. It is
located one half mile west of Rt.
59 on Rt. 20 (Lake Street) Villa
O livia is open during the
Christmas holidays through
January 2, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.,
Christmas and New Y ear’s Eve,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Christmas
and New Y ea r’s Day, 11 a.m. to
11 p.m.
Equipment, school rates,
season pass rates, and ski lessons
are also available. For snow
conditions, call 695-SNOW(7669).
For more information telephone
742-5200.
If one is looking to spend a
weekend away skiing, one trip
could
be
to
Powderhorn
Mountain which is located
between
Ironwood
and
Bessemer, Michigan. Call 906932-4838 for general information.
There is skiing from November
through April with 18 varied
runs, five double chairlifts, ski
school, plus ski and rental shops.
Week ski packages are available.
For reservations and information
call 906-932-3100.
Booster club presents aw ards
by Alan Friedman
Although the fall sports season
is over, the Niles East Booster
Club gave awards to players at
the Fall Sports Assembly on
December 11.
The awards night is held to
present numerals, letters, and
pins to the athletes who nave
competed in fall sports. The most
valuable players and athletes
who made all conference teams
were also announced.
IN
FOOT BA L L ,
JIM
M U RPH Y was voted by his
teammates as the team’s most
valuable player. Murphy, Chuck
Thiry, and Norm Dellheim were
named on the all conference
team.
John Boigk was voted as the
soccer t ea m’ s M V P ; Mitch
Ginsburg and Bill Andrea were
selected as a ll conference
performers. Andrea was also
named to the all sectional team.
The golf team voted Roger
Jaklin as their MVP, while Ed
Santacruz was voted the cross
country M VP for the second
consecutive year.
THE GIRLS’ VO LLEYBALL
team had three all conference
players. Jenise Vassilatos, Judy
Lee and Andi Slowik were voted
to the all conference team.
Slowik was the only player
selected by unanimous vote and
was also named to the Suburban
Trib’s all-star volleyball team.
The team includes the top 20
volleyball players in the state.
The tennis team voted both
Mindee Epstein and Claudia
Û »
Brisk as their MVPs. Both girls
were named to the all conference
tennis team. Beryl Schwartz
was voted as the archery team’s
most valuable player.
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D E C A elects
president
Class designs
equipment shed
The second year woodshop class
students, taught by Robert Keen, are
building a shed for athletic equipment
behind the football stands.
THE WOODSHOP CLASS offered to
build a sturdy shed for the athletic
department. Last year the two aluminum
sheds that were by the football stands
were blown down in a strong wind storm.
So the class decided to accept the
challenge by first thinking of the design
and then constructing the shed.
“ Each boy had his own job,” said Keen.
The woodshop teacher felt this will be
beneficial for his students because it will
give them an actual experience in
carpentry.
“ WHEN TH EY STARTED to design the
inside, they realized they couldn’t use
ordinary type of rafters, so they
created a special kind of rafter,” added
Keen.
This project, which was started on
October 1, costs $1089 and should be
completed in the spring.
Scott Nathanson ’78 was elected
president of the Illinois Chapter of
Distributive Education Clubs of America
(DEÇA) at the Illinois State Executive
Conference held in Springfield, November
4-5.
To qualify for the office Scott was
elected president of the Niles East DEÇA
chapter. He was also elected president of
Area 15, which includes schools from the
north suburban area.
TO ENLIGHTEN THE PUBLIC about
the many benefits of distributive
education is one of Scott’s main goals this
year as president. Scott will do this by
developing a state-wide newsletter to be
distributed to all the state DEÇA chapters.
(photo by Gary Kantz)
Newly constructed shed is located behind the football stands.
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
Volume 40, Number 4
Friday, December2, 1977
Proposal boosts credits to 34
On December 19, the Board of Education
will receive a proposal from the Niles
Township High Schools Curriculum
Council which changes the graduation
requirement from 32 credits to 34 credits.
The new graduation requirem ent,
starting with the class of 1981, would allow
the two added credits to be used as elective
subjects. It would also make the ratio 18
required subjects and 16 elective subjects
instead of 18 and 14 respectively.
THE REASON for this change was
brought on by the new policy changes that
have occurred in District 219 during the
past 15 years. Some of the changes made
in recent years have been concerned with
independent study, the dropping of the
normal load requirement, the change from
the seven to the nine period day, and the
consumer education and health education
requirements.
The Curriculum Council has felt that
with the many policy changes during the
years, it is easier for students to meet the
requirements for graudation. The Council
termed its recommendation to add two
credits as “ simply a means of recovering
lost educational experience for Nilehi
students which resulted from the changes
in the policy.”
AT THE NOVEMBER 10 meeting, the
Educational Policy Advisory Committee
(E P A C ), an advisory committee to the
Board of Education, review ed the
Curriculum Council’s proposal. After a
two hour discussion, the EPAC passed the
proposal almost unanimously.
Students to present opera
“ Amahl and the Night Visitors,” a one
act opera, written by Gino-Carlo Menotti,
will be performed for the first time at
East, December 8-9, in the auditorium at 8
p.m.
THE OPERA, which was written in 1951
for TV, is about a crippled boy. The
performance will include the East concert
and chamber choirs. The concert
orchestra, directed by Frank Winkler, and
the Chicago Chamber Wind Ensemble will
play the orchestral accompaniment,
according to Robert Anderson, vocal
director.
“ Amahl is a seasonal opera. It is so
written that the students in the music
department must perform it with hard
work,” replied Anderson.
“ W INK LER AND I looked at the student
1
Michael Brody, Ed Nemmers, and Kathy
Stukas take part in a scene from “ Amahl and
the Night Visitors.”
personnel and decided there was enough
talent to produce an opera. Through
conversations, we found that we both liked
Amahl. We didn’t consider any other
operas.
“ We have been working on the opera
since the first week of school. The second
week we held auditions for the lead parts.
The choices were difficult, and we had to
have call backs,” said Anderson.
Amahl, the crippled boy, will be acted by
Michael Brody, a sixth grader at Old
Orchard Junior High School. “ At least 25
boys auditioned for the part of Amahl,”
added Anderson.
THE OTHER LEADS include Kathy
Stukas, Amahl’s mother; Ed Nemmers,
the page; Bill Elliot, King Balthazar; Ted
Hill, King Kasper; and Phil Martini, King
M elchoir. F ifty -fiv e other students
participate in the choir.
The teachers, who are involved in the
production include W inkler, music
director; George Mayfield, sets; Jerry
Proffit, staging; Ms. Hazel Larsen, set
designer; and Mrs. Bettie Ladd costume
designer.
“ Only students in the music department
can participate in the opera, but anyone
can be on crews,” commented Anderson.
Tickets will be sold for $2.
DECEMBER 15 at 8 p.m., the music
department will also present the Winter
Festival featuring the concert band,
orchestra, and all choral groups. The
music to be performed at this concert will
be a variety of holiday tunes and medleys.
When asked if he thought there would be
any problems with the two programs so
close together, Anderson replied, “ No,
everything is under control.”
Compared with neighboring suburban
school districts, Niles Township presently
rates
the
lowest
in
graduation
requirem ents. In N iles Township 32
credits are needed to graduate ; Glenbrook
34; Evanston, 37; D eerfield-H ighland
Park, 33; New Trier, 34; and Maine 35.
Scott also wants to increase com
munication between DEÇA chapters by
having area socials and meetings that will
bring students from different high schools
closer together in order to share ideas and
thoughts about DEÇA.
AS PRESIDENT, Scott will have many
responsibilities such as to preside over all
meetings and to develop programs that
will benefit and promote DEÇA. Another
duty as state president is to make personal
appearances on weekends. “ It is a lot of
hard work, but I enjoy doing it,” said
Scott.
Scott and 10 DECA Members attended
the Central Region Conference in
Bismark, North Dakota, on November 1720 to develop leadership. DECA also
sponsored a can food drive for
Thanksgiving baskets. They are planning
the annual DECA auction this month
offering more than 100 pieces of donated
merchandise.
THE OTHER OFFICERS in DECA,
coordinated by Bill Coulson, include Julie
Gold, vice president; Devin Schreiber,
secretary; Debbie Kagan, reporter; and
Mark Schuman, parlimentary.
F orams provide education
Forum programs such as Fife and Drum
Arm y Marching Band, Psycho-Drama,
Effects of Nuclear Weapons, and SelfProtection were presented in November.
Five events are scheduled for this month;
one of them was held yesterday.
Michael Dessimoz, assistant Director of
Admissions and Records at Oakton Com
munity College, spoke about career
education and job opportunities after high
school. He discussed occupations such as
commercial and industrial art, typing,
steno, accounting, data processing,
business management, home economics,
and industrial occupations.
ON D E C E M B E R 6 an all-school
assembly will be held in the contest gym,
fourth period and homeroom to present a
national assem bly program . General
Motors “ Previews of Progress” uses
showmanship to make science “ come
alive” with its program about solar
energy, space navigation, pollution
abatement techniques, and other scientific
advancements.
On December 7 the topic for discussion
is “ Shoplifting: The Effects on Business
and on Individuals.” Carson, Pirie, Scott
and Company’s chief security agent,
James Finnelly, will speak second through
seventh periods, in the student lounge. He
will present a film entitled “ Caught” and
discuss the precautions taken to prevent
shoplifting, and the consequences of an
offender being caught and prosecuted.
This is a necessary program for students
due to the approaching shopping season
for the holidays, according to Mrs. Muriel
Sucherman, sponsor.
ABNER MIKA, Illinois Congressman
from the 10th district, will come to East’s
student lounge fourth and fifth periods on
December 13. This will give students,
parents, and teachers an opportunity to
ask him questions.
On D ecem ber 14 handwriting and
graphology will be discussed by William
McCabe, Jr., in the student lounge, fourth
through seventh periods. McCabe was
engaged in personnel placement and
worked
with
a
European-trained
psychologist who dem onstrated the
validity of handwriting analysis as a
predicator of vocational success.
A L L STUDENTS SHOULD T R Y to
attend Forums during their free periods
for
educational
enrichment
and
enjoyment. Teachers also may bring their
classes to the programs if they pertain to
their course.
Student Senate
selects officers
Officers for the 1977-78 Student Senate
have been announced as John Lopez ’78,
president; P h il Rappoport ’79, vice
president; Lisa Samuelson ’80, secretary.
SENATE is also in the process of
electing representatives to various com
mittees including the Educational Policy
Advisory Committee, Board of Education,
Committee of School Affairs, Student
Appeals Board, and several village com
missions.
One of the future programs for Senate
includes a tri-school computer match-up
dance between East, West, and North. The
representatives of the three schools have
been notified of the computer-dance and a
committee is now being formed, according
to Lopez.
A N O TH E R PR O G R A M consists of
sending a representative to a presidential
classroom in Washington, D.C. The
program , “ to prom ote a better
understanding of American democracy
and a deeper feelin g of citizen
responsibility,” will be held in six separate
sessions from January to March. Student
Senate is planning to send at least one
representative to the final session on
February 25-March 4.
The following students have successfully
petitioned for seats and now comprise the
’77-’78 Senate body: senior class
representatives include Mario DeRango,
Martin Ellenby, Chuck Heftman, David
Larson, Sheri Marshak, Kenny Miller;
junior class representatives include April
Alpiner, Marc Hartzman, Julie Millman,
Lloyd
Pilch en ;
sophomore
class
representatives are Steve Bartlestein,
Lau rie Dubin, Sue Isserm an, Cindy
Photos, Karen Sawislak; and freshman
class representatives are Laura Elman,
Lisa Engleberg, Andi Levin, and Cari
Segal.
�2 editorial
MIILMWH*I/TW
Students shouldn’t receive
detentions for lost admits
Any student who loses his admit,
whether it is truant or excused will receive
a 40 minute detention for every new admit
that is issued, according to a new policy.
BEFORE
TH E
CH ANGE,
the
secretaries in the attendance officer were
overwhelmed each day with students
requesting duplicate admits. They have
had less problems concerning admits
since the policy went into effect.
First, the policy makes it easier for the
attendance office personnel. Second, it
saves time for both students and
secretaries which would have been spent
finding the student’s schedules and
redoing admits. Finally, it should reduce
carelessness.
However, another side to the argument
remains. Many students may have a
legitimate excuse for losing their admit. A
teacher may take it and fail to return it to
them. A student m ay accidentally
misplace it or drop it. These accidents,
while they may be called carelessness by
some people sometimes can’t be helped.
TO THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE it
seems like a very simple solution to a
small problem, but to some of the students
it seems ridiculous and impossible.
“ There’s really no reason for it, you’d
think we lose our admits on purpose,” said
Tracy Gorchoff ’80.
“ I think it’s bad because sometimes
people are forgetful. What’s the purpose of
having an admit if you’re going to be
marked unexcused anyways. I think they
should have an offense system for the
people who are constantly losing admits,”
commented Andrea Slowik ’78.
“ I TH INK IT ’S AW FUL for those who
don’t need duplicates often. They should
keep records of the students who are
always needing them,” added Andy Snow
’79.
“ I don’t see why you should have to
serve a detention. They should go back to
the way it was,” said Barbara Carver ’81.
“ Speaking as a Student Senate member,
we think it’s one of the stupidest rules.
We’re going to try to change it,” explained
Steve Bartelstein ’80.
“ IT ’S NOT F A IR to get a detention. They
should save the duplicate admits (yellow
copies) so they wouldn’t have to do the
extra work,” suggested Julie Kane ’80.
Another student, Joy Fullet ’80, felt that
students should be allowed to receive a
duplicate admit because “ If they are
trying to save paper, why are they issuing
detentions?” Joy, however, had another
suggestion. “ If a student has a legitimate
reason for losing his admit, he should be
charged a small fee because it is unfair to
have to serve a detention for losing a piece
of paper.”
THESE STUDENTS REFLEC T the
views of a majority of East students. While
the attendance office is just attempting to
save work and paper, the issue should be
reconsidered; and if students have a
legitimate excuse, they shouldn’t be
punished for it.
‘Hassles’ bring supervision
After several complaints from English
and foreign language teachers about class
disturbances, Miss Rita Stewart, building
manager, initiated a new policy.
“ The teachers complained and said the
noise level is intolerable,” commented
Miss Stewart.
H ALL SUPERVISION has been in effect
throughout the school for many years,
with teachers in charge. However, this
year in addition to supervision, teachers
prohibit students from going into the halls,
in the new section, the last ten minutes of
each period.
The purpose of hall supervisors is to
keep the halls quiet but with the heavy
traffic from the P.E. classes in the new
wing, this policy had to be added,
according to Miss Stewart.
“ I ’m not trying to hassel the students. I
am only trying to make it possible for the
teachers to be able to teach for 40 minutes,
not 30 minutes,” explained Miss Stewart.
“ I want students to try to spend their time
i
in one area during a period. They should
remain in areas like the resource centers,
the cafeteria, or the student lounge so they
don’t disturb the classes.”
The Nilehilite staff feels students who
complain that they can’t walk through the
halls because of the hall supervisors
should realize they are causing trouble
and bringing the administration “ hassels”
upon themselves.
“ STUDENTS SHOULD TAKE a look at
the situation objectively,” said Miss
Stewart. “ There are about eight gym
classes each period, with approximately
40 students in each class. So you see what I
mean about an excess amount of students
in the new wing.”
Miss Stewart also feels that there must
be “ certain rules for the good of
everybody.” The Nilehilite agrees that
regulations are needed to maintain order
throughout the school, and one must
rem em ber that everyon e cannot be
satisfied all the time.
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Sophomore dislikes admit policy)
Dear »Editor,
I feel that the new policy the Dean’s
Office has employed is not a good one.
The rule I am referring to states that if a
student loses an admit and has to obtain a
new one he receives a detention. My main
reason for feeling this way is that often my
teachers don’t hand me back my admits.
I also would like to know what brought
this rule about? I think the Dean’s Office
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should revise this regulation because it
really is a poor punishment.
Steven Suslick ’80
Dear Editor,
I don’t think it’s fair that students are
allowed to take courses that are below
their achievement and capability level.
It’s not fair to their peers who take harder
courses and receive lower grades.
It should be the policy of the
administration not to let students flounder
their education with sub-par courses, but
to make students work to their ability.
This way all students will have an
education, on their level, and grades will
be more indicative of a student’s ability.
David Eingorn ’81
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by P h il R appoport
Rappoport reports
Since May of this year, Skokie has
turned into a suburban dump for murder
victims. Five females have been found,
two of them high school girls.
On August 29, the body of Susan Clarke,
a student at St. Scholastica, was found in a
Skokie Park District garden near Edens
Expressway (Old Orchard). Supposedly,
she was abducted as she was walking
down a street. Her killer or killers have not
been found.
THE OTHER TEE N MURDER, of
course, was Andrea Sax, a West junior,
who was stabbed November 6 and
discovered at Madison School. Her killer is
alleged to be Randall Kraman, also a West
junior. Andrea was considered a ’straight
A ’ student and a nice girl. The night of her
murder was also the night she received
her new car. The recent murder has really
scared the daylights out of some people,
girls and boys alike.
Some people have said it won’t change
their attitude about going out at night, but
,
others have said they are really afraid.
Many of the students’ parents have
restricted their child’s activities, for
example, driving alone after dark.
It is not only the negative image that
Skokie has received that is important, but
rather the emotions of teenagers and the
relationships between each other. Andrea
Sax and Randall Kraman supposedly were
very good friends, and no one yet knows
why he may have killed her. We have all
heard of problems between boyfriends and
girlfriends, but this one seems like a new
concept — possible murdering one of your
friends because of an argument.
ADDED NOTE: We talk about TV
violence and its effect on youngsters, but
never department stores. The weekend of
November 19-20, Montgomery Ward in Old
Orchard sponsored a “ Turkey Shoot”
contest. They gave out BB Guns to the
seven to 10 year old winners. What a great
way to get chldren into the world of crime
Students teachers acquire gifts
fo r attending school regularly
In Dade County, Florida, outside of
M iam i, school o fficia ls started an
experiment some time ago which consists
of “ luring” truants to school with gifts.
Yes, gifts.
THE SCHOOL has handed out frisbees,
t-shirts, yo-yos, and hamburgers in a plan
to get the kids to school. Teachers have
also benefited for having the best
attendance records. They receive free
gasoline, dinners, record albums, and
other goodies.
The reason for the program is that
school officials believe this will solve their
problem of much needed funds. In other
words, all school districts across the
country receive subsidies from the state.
If more kids show up, the school will get
more money. This program, they believe,
will benefit them in the long-run.
H O W EVER, SCHOOL O F F IC IA L S
HERE stated that it wouldn’t really be
necessary to have this program because
this district does not need as much
subsidies as the Dade County district.
District 219 also has a higher “ assessed”
value than most school districts.
But it’s a nice thought, isn’t it? One used
to come to school to learn or teach; now he
receives prizes.
New requirement should pass
The new graduation requirement is
really a plus for the school district. The
Board of Education will receive the
proposal on December 19. The proposal
(see page one) will increase the credits for
graduation from 32 to 34.
It has been said that over the years it has
become easier for students to graduate
from District 219. People have also made
opinions about the quality of education in
the district. With 34 credits, it won’t make
that much of a difference, but it will give a
little more challenge to students.
Athletics deserve praise
Finally, I must truly say that East
sports teams have come alive. In the past,
East hasn’t been considered a sports
threat in the Central Suburban League.
After three months, the school has
accomplished quite a few records.
F IR S T , TH E F O O T B A LL T E A M
snapped its “ forever” losing streak, and
won two games. The players deserve
much credit for the work they did.
Unseeded Mindee Epstein ’78 also
captured fourth place in singles tennis in
the state at Arlington a few weeks ago.
Claudia Brisk ’80 came in sixteenth.
The cross country team has also posed a
threat. Ed Santacruz ’78 won the all
conference title last year. Mitch Ginsburg
and Bill Andrea were chosen all
conference in soccer.
THE GIRLS’ VO LLE YB A LL TEAM
placed first in our League division, and the
wrestling team is now defending its league
title.
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Friday, December 2, 1977
Brutzkus promotes club
by Howard Simon
(photo by Brad Swerdlow)
The Ripplettes practice for their upcoming annual swim show on December
15-17.
Mark Brutzkus ’78, president of
Key Club, promoted Key Club
Week, November 13-20 to inform
the community and student body
of the club’s achievements and
goals.
BRUTZKUS STATED that Key
Club is a service organization for
high school students. “ Key Clufc
is unique because it is sponsored
by a liberal Kiw anis Club,
composed of the leading business
and professional men of the
community,” said Brutzkus.
He also feels that through this
association, the members will
learn more about the community
and how it functions. Brutzkus
emphasizes that members will
have the opportunity to gain
knowledge of various businesses
and professions.
The president feels that the
club is also unique, for its aim,
which is the development of
initiative, leadership ability, and
good citizenship practices.
“ These qualities,” he said,
“ are encouraged by each
member
accepting
responsibilities
in
the
administration and participation
of activities of the club and by
allowing each member to use his
own initiative in completing the
project selected.”
BRUTZKUS
EMPHASIZED
the variety of the Key Club’s
service program. “ Not only has
the club provided the school with
many services, but it also
undertakes various projects for
the com m unity’ s ben efit,”
explained Brutzkus. “ It provides
a chance to use all of your talents
constructively in building a
better community.”
Key Club is a popular club at
East, with m ore than 60
members attending the weekly
m eetings.
The
president
attributes this to many factors.
Palm reading may reveal future
by Sue Kulovsky
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Palmistry, a combination of
astrology and handreading, has
been the practice of analyzing
character and personal futures
from the lines, sizes, and shape of
the hand for many centuries.
ANCIENT RECORDS SHOW
palmistry was first practiced in
India. Palmistry then grew and
flourished with the Greek
civilization, and has continued to
develop to the present day.
“ P eop le
re a lly
becam e
interested in palmistry when the
occult started to become popular
about 10 years ago,” said Ms.
Jacqui Lewis, a noted lecturer,
writer, and teacher of palm
reading.
“ The palm is the map of a
person’s brain. Certain thought
patterns and attitudes are
reflected in a person’s hand. If a
person’s attitudes or way of life
changes, the lines in his hand will
change. Palmistry is not a see
all, know all. It reveals a person’s
personality and future to a
certain extent.”
MS. LEWIS EXPLA IN E D that
she has no typical readings.
“ Readings depend on each
individual palm but I usually
begin to analyze the major lines
and take it from there. Many
people inquire about the life
lines.
“ The life line depends on a
person’s health. If a person has a
short life line this usually
indicates a loss of energy in that
period of his life. This person
should take better care of himself
so he will live longer.
“ Ninety-nine per cent of the
time a palmist can’t tell the exact
year of a person’s death. But
even if we could, we would not
tell the person,” said Ms. Lewis.
“ A P A L M IS T can tell a
person’s artistic abilities. They
also can tell if a person will be
successful, rich, and famous,”
added Ms. Lewis.
A palmist never stops learning
about palm istry. “ To learn
everything there is to know about
palmistry would require a life
time. I began reading books on it,
and practiced readings on my
friends,” said Ms. Lewis.
AN AM ATEUR PALM IST at
East is Lalitha Rao ’78. She
started to learn about palmistry
when she was 10. In India, by her
school bus stop there was a
fortune teller who read palms.
Lalitha became friendly with him
and he taught her how to read
palms.
Ripplettes prepare far show
by Richard Kane
Traveling from coast to coast
on Interstate 80 will be the
Ripplettes’theme for their annual
swim show on December 15-17 at
8 p.m. in the Niles West Pool.
THE SYNCHRONIZED swim
club w ill perform sixteen
numbers
with
each
one
pertaining to a certain region of
the United States such as “ New
York City Rhythm.”
“ The girls work three of four
nights per week at both East’s
and West’s pools because East’s
pool has been occupied, said Mrs.
Marcia Berke, club sponsor. Mrs.
Berke also states that the girls
make their own costumes and
scenery as well as solicit their
own publicity.
The production features two
solos and two duets. Caryn
Glickson performs a number that
relates to Massachusetts and
Brooke Caplin performs another
solo pertaining to Vermont.
Laura
Finn
and
M ary
Kinnaman do a duet entitled,
“ North and South Carolina,”
Sisters Kathy and Donna Thiry
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MRS. BETH HELMERS spoke
to the U.S. Colonial History Class
on November 7 about colonial
flowers and decorations. She
showed her work which won first
place in a state-wide contest.
TH E CH AM B ER CHOIR,
directed by Frank W inkler,
entertained, senior citizens as a
service to the community on
November 22 at B’nai Emunah.
THE
NEXT
N IL E S
TOWNSHIP Board of Education
m eeting w ill be held on
December 19 at 7:30 p.m., in the
District Office, 7700 Gross Point
Road.
TH E
S KO KIE
P U B L IC
L IB R A R Y will show the films
“ The Red Shoes,” December 8;
“ The Yearling,” December 15;
and the “ A frican Queen,”
December 22 at 8 p.m.
SEVEN STUDENTS have been
selected as guests of the Rotary
Club, an organization consisting
of businessmen and important
community members, for this
school year. The East repre
sentatives who will attend a
Rotary Club meeting at Club El
Bianco restaurant include John
Lopez, Wendy Gerber, Robert
Silverman, Robert Greenwald,
Judith Lee, Robert Rubenstein,
and Jerry Lavin.
A HOBBY AND CRAFT F A IR
will be presented by the Skokie
Park District at the Devonshire
Center on December 10-11 from
12 p.m. to 5 p.m. A Holiday Ice
Show will be performed on
December 17 at the Skatium at
8:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for $1.
THE SPOTLIGHT is on teens
Tuesday night, when Center
Stage comes alive at the JCC.
Stage features classes in jewelry
making, woodwork, ceram ics
and leatherwork. Also included in
their pre-entertainment schedule
are co-ed gym activities in
volleyball and basketball.
The main feature of Center
Stage is the Coffeehouse where
high school students can come
and dance or just listen to a
variety of live entertainment,
including bands playing today’s
music: jazz, blues, and the ever
popular rock ’n roll. Other live
entertainment also includes a
comedy revue or “ Teen Talent
Night” . The newest addition to
Center Stage will be the disco
class, starting November 29.
For more information as to
how to get involved in Center
Stage or information on times
and special events, contact Mike
Rosenberg at 675-2200, ext. 228 or
Renee Rosen 675-2200, ext. 232.
by Leslie Doi
Teacher
M ark
Rostvold
maintains two professions. He is
a science teacher at East and is
also a member of the Chicago
Symphony Choir.
ROSTVOLD F IR S T started
singing at the age of five when his
mother sent him to church to sing
in the choir. Since then, he has
sung in his high school choir,
Navy choir, many other church
choirs, and now in the Chicago
Symphony Choir.
With his first tenor voice,
Rostvold has been with the choir
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perform
the
other
duet,
“ Pinquins from Alaska.”
In addition, the club w ill
perform the traditional twelve
man dolphin as well as a
precision
number,
“ New
Orleans.” The show also features
“ C alifornia G irls” with the
performers using surf boards.
MRS. BERKE concluded that
each number is costumed
differently, the show is narrated,
and it also includes special
lighting effects. Tickets may be
purchased for $1.50.
Rostvold sings
with symphony
News-in-Brief
JA C K B E N D E R , ’77 East
graduate, has returned from
A rm y Basic Training and
Advanced Individual Training at
Ft. McClellan, Alabama, to serve
as a recruiting aid at the U.S.
Army Station, in Chicago, with
Dennis
Russo.
When
his
assignment is completed, he is
scheduled to report to Ft. Hood,
Texas, as a military policeman.
The Arm y accepts 200,000 high
school seniors, a fter they
graduate, into the Arm y’s Entry
P rogram . Opportunities for
technical
skills,
training,
advance education, adventure,
travel, and good starting pay
with security are some of the
incentives.
M ore
detailed
information may be obtained by
visiting the Recruiting Station,
2043 W. Howard Street, or calling
549-1535.
This year the girls have a
greater responsibility than other
years because they are now able
to become official members. As a
result, more of them become
involved in the club.
A N O TH E R FA C TO R , that
Brutzkus relates to the number of
enrollments, is that members
draw their friends into the club
because they are interested in the
activities.
A ll-school
volleyb all
tournaments,
three-men
basketball tournaments, car
washes, Christmas parties at
M alloy School fo r m entally
retarded children, peanut day,
and annual dances are all
a ctivities which K ey Club
sponsors.
Despite the abundance of
participants, Brutzkus still
encourages new members. He
feels that the initiation might be
preventing new members from
joining the club.
“ JUST BECAUSE you may get
eggs cracked over your head, or
flour thrown in your face, or
required to dress as a Walt
Disney ch a ra cter,” Brutzkus
concluded that, “ you should not
be discouraged from joining the
club because all in all we have a
great time in Key Club and I
think that the entire student body
should participate in these
activities.”
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for ten years and still auditions
every year.
WHEN ASKED if it has been
difficult keeping up with both
teaching and singing, Rostvold
replied, “ It’s a full schedule. I
have to plan every minute.” He
added that it has been hard to
keep up with all the schoolwork.
On October 31, Rostvold
perform ed with the Chicago
Symphony Choir in a semi
annual “ Choral Th ing” at
Carnegie Hall in New York City.
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Friday, December2, 1977
Volleyball team finishes season;
wins conference championship
by Judy Lee
The
N iles
East va rsity
volleyball team finished their
1977 conference season with a 6-1
record; good enough to earn
them a first place finish in the
north division of the Central
Suburban League.
This is the first conference
championship to be won by any
girls’ team at East. “ The team
worked hard and refused to be
intimidated by other teams. They
played like champs, in every
sense of the word,” commented
Jerry Richardson.
The team ended with an overall
record of 14-3 and although a
match consists of the best of
three games, they won more than
60 per cent of their matches in
only
two
gam es.
One reason for the success was
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The volleyball team finished their season with a 6-1 record and a first
place finish in the Central Suburban League North Division.
Can wrestlers repeat ?
by Barry Schwartz
The Niles East wrestling team
opens their season ranked fourth
in the state out of 535 schools.
They are the defending Central
Suburban League champions on
all four levels and are unbeaten
in 21 straight meets.
Head Coach Fred Richardi
does not know exactly what
makes a team excel so much in
the sport of wrestling, but he
presumes it lies som ewhere
within the team’s spirit. “ Our
team is extremely enthusiastic
and looking forward to the season
ahead,”
stated
Richardi.
A d ditional championship
characteristics that Coach
R ich ardi sees on the team
include aggressiveness, depth
and discipline.
ABOUT 130 STUDENTS came
out for the wrestling team this
year and Richardi is finding
much difficulty in elimination.
“ Most of the boys are sticking
with us so far and this creates
better
com petition
within
ou rselves,” com m ented the
coach.
It is the competition from
outside, how ever, that the
Trojans must contend with. They
will have to defeat other top
contenders like Highland Park
and Waukegan West before even
thinking about a state title.
The 45 man varsity squad will
include three time all-conference
champion Rick Yale and last
year’s all-conference performers
John Boigk, Victor Suarez, Dave
Polin and Scott Norris. Other
expected standouts on the team
according to Richardi are Bruce
E a rl,
M ark
Pollack,
L ee
Feldstein, John Lamanna and
sophomore Bill Stein. The team
members selected John Boigk,
Rich Yale and Lee Feldstein as
captains.
THE O NLY SETBACK to the
team is the loss of heavyweight
wrestler Chuck Purcell due to a
football injury. Chuck is expected
to return by the holidays,
according to Richardi.
“ The junior va rs ity team
should turn in another excellent
performance this year,” said
Coach Richardi. “ If they were
competing on the varsity level
they would probably finish
second to our varsity team.”
THE SOPHOMORE TEAM will
try to uphold their seven year
undefeated streak and Richardi
feels that they can do it. He
p rim a rily
attributes
the
im p ressive record
to
the
freshm an
coach
Steve
Poznansky.
“ Poznansky is
not concerned that much about
freshman victories as he is in
developing the boys into better
wrestlers,” stated Richardi.
Tomorrow, the varsity and
junior va rsity teams w ill
challenge Buffalo Grove High
School at home, and the
sophomore team will host the
N iles
East
Sophomore
Invitational.
One weakness the team has is
the size of the players. With only
one player over 5 feet 6 inches the
team has difficulty using an
ef f ect ive block. The team
compensates for this lack of
heijght with quickness and the
a b ility
to
anticipate
the
opponents’ offensive attack. “ We
play like a tea m ,” stated
Richardson. “ Togeth er the
players work as a very close-knit
unit.”
THE VA R S ITY TEAM consists
of ten players with seniors Judy
Lee, captain; Andrea Slowik,
captain; Jenise Vassilatos,
captain; and Sue Zelasko;
juniors
N a ta lie
Doi,
Sue
Gockenbach, Julie Hanson, Mary
Kinnaman, and Bobbi Lewen;
and sophomore Chris Billisits.
First game at North
Basketball season opens tonight
by Howard Simon
Coach Emi l Capitani is
optim istic about this y e a r ’s
varsity basketball team. To what
does he attribute this optimism?
“ W e’re an experienced ball club
this year, and we are going to
play some excitin g b a ll,”
proclaimed the coach.
Capitani describes the team as
“ a fast-break ball club with a
pressure defense. Most of our
games will be decided in the last
few minutes of play.”
“ WE L A C K H E IG H T, but
Trojan Talk
by Alan Friedman
The 1977 V a rsity football
season came to a close a month
ago with the Trojans fighting
surprisingly tough against state
contender D eerfield.
Even
though they lost the game 41-20, it
was a fitting end to a surprising
season for football at East.
The game was a fitting end not
because they lost, but because
they played tough and surprised
one of the better schools in our
area.
THE SEASON BEGAN back on
Septem ber 10 with a gam e
against Niles West. As the crowd
settled back expecting to see the
usual Niles East football game
they w ere surprised as the
Trojans took an early 7-0 lead and
held it to defeat West 7-6. The
victory was the first one at East
in almost two years.
The Trojans next opponent was
Maine East, a team that was
ranked high in the state. The
Trojans came out and gave
Maine East a scare, with the
Demons winning by a slim 13-8
score.
The next three games were
losses for the Trojans, but this
string
was
broken
on
Homecoming Day when the team
defeated the Highland Pa r k
Giants 18-12. During this game it
was apparent that some school
spirit had returned to East. The
student body had completely
filled the stands and w ere
cheering and encouraging the
team.
THE TROJANS REM AINED
pepped up and in their next game
against a strong New Trier West
team they came close to an upset
victory, but fell short in their
efforts and lost, 14-12.
In the eyes of most students
and most faculty the football
a six week summer volleyball
program, conducted by Coach
Richardson. In addition, four of
the starters attended a five day
volleyball camp instructed by
Northern Illin o is ’ volleyb a ll
coach. F iv e non-conference
games were also scheduled for
the team before beginning
regular season play.
MUCH OF THE SUCCESS of
the team should go to Coach
Richardson for his success in
changing the style of play from a
basically defensive one to that of
a more aggressive, attacking
team. “ We win about 70 per cent
o f our points o ffe n s iv e ly ,”
commented Coach Richardson.
“ What makes us strong, though,
is that we are able to handle other
team’s attacks as well as set up
our own.”
season was successful. Granted
the team did have a losing
record, but instead of being 0-9
like the previous year, they
ended the season 2-7. The entire
varsity football team and their
coaches should be congratulated
for the work they put into the
season, a surprise season for
Niles East football.
Editorial
Gymnasts
look strong
by Marci Greenberg
East’s gymnastics team has a
right to feel optimistic this year
with returning lettermen Bill
Saputo, Chris Besser, John Lopez
and Jim Burke.
Juniors
that
w ill
help
supplement this strong nucleus
include Brian Sanchez, Mike
Epstein, Dave Nisson, Ronny
Nagel, Dennis Pucher, and Mike
and Mark Seplowin.
SIDE HORSE SEEMS to be
East’s strongest and deepest
event. Jim Burke has one of the
most difficult routines in the
state coupled with the strength of
returning side horse man Scott
London and all arounders Besser,
Saputo, and Lopez. The event
could score a state high total.
If no injuries are incurred at
the varsity level a conference
title is more than a mere
possibility.
The sophomore gymnasts are
also in a position to do well this
year. They are supplemented by
a strong frosh gymnast, Mike
Langford. The frosh led by Joe
O’Malley and Dave Schwartz
should also do well.
w e’re aggressive. Our biggest
advantage this year is our depth.
We have eight or nine players to
depend upon to support the team
without hurting the ball club,”
added Capitani.
East has changed conference
this year from the south division
to the north division. Capitani
comments on how this will hinder
the team. “ Last year the south
division was composed of seniors
who were outstanding players,
but because of their graduation,
the south division is weaker this
year. In our division it’s quite the
opposite, where the juniors last
year will be the tough seniors this
year. In addition, three of our
division teams, New Trier East,
New Trier West, and Evanston
will be rated which will make it
even more competitive.”
But Capitani says that East
will be “ a dark horse contender”
and to pull out the crucial wins,
they will need the support of
everyone. He hopes that the band
will continue to play, the pom pon
girls and cheerleaders w ill
continue to cheer, and most of all,
he hopes that the student body
w ill continue to show their
enthusiasm by attending the
games as they have done in the
past.
THIS Y E A R ’S SEASON opened
with a tournament downstate
followed by the battle against
North on the road December 2,
and the Trojans play their first
home game Tuesday, December
6, against New Trier East.
How does Capitani respond to
his preparation for the season?
He resents an implication that
the basketball players are not a
hard working group. In addition
to playing after school during
A p ril and May, the coach
supports
this
with
their
involvement in the spring league
at Loyola Park.
During the summer the team
practiced from 8:30 a.m. to 12
p.m. three days a week and
played in a league two nights a
week during June and July. He
also encourages his players to
attend basketball camps and
feels
that
these
extra
involvem ents
portray
the
dedication and hard work of the
group.
“ I RESENT A N Y criticism to
the contrary and I am looking
forward to a successful season,”
concluded Capitani.
The sophomore basketball
team is looking forward to the
upcoming season which begins
for them tonight at 6:30 p.m. with
a contest against the Niles North
Vikings. The game will be the
debut of the sophomores’ new
coach Frank Bostic. Bostic
comes to East with a 15
year background in coaching the
game of basketball.
TH E F R E S H M E N will be
directed by Steve Pappas and
Richard Howard for the second
straight year.
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(photo by Glenn Ramdas)
Jim Burke is shown practicing his side horse routine. The gymnastics team
should remain strong on all levels as they have done in the previous sea
sons. The team under the direction of Head Coach Tom Sokalski will travel
to Waukegan West tonight for a meet at 6:30 p.m. Next Friday night the Tro
jans will host the Niles North Vikings. The action begins at 6:30 p.m. in the
girl’s gym.
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Volume 40, Number 3
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
Thursday, November 10, 1 9 7 7
‘Reflections
of the
Unknown9
this weekend
M a jo r transitions occurring in Senate;
battle f o r representatives unpredictable
John Lopez ’ 78 Student Senate
president, has significantly revised the
structure of the Student Senate
Constitution.
Previously, 80 members were appointed
to attend the meetings. With the new
adoption allow ing only 24 elected
representatives, Lopez feels, “ There will
be less fluctuation in attendance and a
more controlled atmosphere.”
John Lopez, student senate president.
Homecoming game
increases spirit
during weekend
Homecoming ’77, “ Trojans don’t horse
around’ ” was highlighted by the varsity
football team, winning 18-12 against the
Highland Park Giants'.
RICK Y A L E was crowned king and
Mary Knish, queen. The senior court
consisted of Bruce Earl, Jim Kipnis, Andi
Liss, and Carol Porter. Junior court
included Irene Theodore, Diane Uhle,
Carolyn U lbert, Sherwood Blitstein,
Dennis Pucher, and Dave Sproat.
The winning floats included Key Club,
first; Junior float, second; and the Music
and Theater float, third. GAA was
considered the “ Best Car.”
THE TURNOUT to the dance was better
than last year, with almost 300 people
attending, according to Sari Gold,
Homecoming chairman.
The duties of the representatives are to
introduce, discuss, and vote on legislation
before the organization. Lopez stresses the
responsibility of the members to also form
an e ffe c tiv e two-way communication
system between the Senate and the portion
of the student body being represented by
that member.
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION must
meet the requirements of having a definite
interest in the school and having twelfth
period free. Only six representatives from
each grade will be elected and therefore,
each candidate must submit a petition
with at least 40 signatures from his class
level before having his name printed on
the mandatory ballot.
Lopez is disappointed with the scarcity
of underclassmen candidates. As he sees it
now, only three freshmen have submitted
their petitions to the Senate office, Room
226B. The president could only attribute
this to the reluctance of taking on the
responsibility of class representation
before adjusting to the school environ
ment. “ I just want to stress the im
portance of equality among grade levels
and this cannot be obtained if the classes
are not represented equally,” stated
Lopez.
have only six candidates who submitted
petitions which is insufficient for an
election in their grade.”
“ THE CLASS OF ’78 is by no doubt the
most involved class,” emphasized the
president. From the number of petitions
submitted, Lopez feels that there is going
to be a close run-off among the senior
representatives.
Lopez regrets the lack of enthusiasm in
Student Senate involvement. He relates it
to the unfamiliarity of the new or
ganization and hopes while he is president
the students w ill gain a better
understanding of the obligations which the
Senate is required to fulfill.
TH E F O R M E R PU R PO S E of the
organization was to coordinate school
activities, but now that the Student
Activities Board has succeeded, the
Student Senate has the sole duty to provide
a forum for clarification of all matters
relating to students, to be in constant
direct contact with groups such as the
Board of Education, to inform the student
body of their related functions, and to
support all school activities.
This year the Senate has purchased hats
and mittens
for
the
sophomore
cheerleaders with money obtained from
the vending machines. However, Lopez
feels that his idea to promote an all
district computer match-up dance at East
will be the highlight of the year. His plans
are
to
have
students
com plete
questionnaires when they purchase their
ticket, and through computer technology
they will be paired with a companion of the
opposite sex for the dance. “ If we would do
this within the limits of our school
attendance, responses would be poor. On
the other hand, by including North and
West in this activity, it should be an out
standing event,” proclaimed Lopez.
LOPEZ IS INVOLVING the organization
more directly with students than in
previous years. His reason, “ I want the
students to be aware of this organization
and be able to recognize and appreciate
what is being done for them.”
Van Cleave leaves after 1 0 years;
Lam b to pursue business career
LOPEZ ADMITS that he is surprised
with the number of potential candidates in
the sophomore class and pleased to see the
interest.
“ The junior class is not living up to my
expectations,” claimed Lopez. “ They
Scholarships reduce college tuition
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Various scholarships, which would
reduce tuition and fees, are offered to
seniors who plan to attend college next
faU.
Competitive Scholarships for the 1978
class are available November 1, January
16, and March 27 at the National College of
Education’s Evanston campus.
COM PETITIVE SCHOLARSHIPS are
merit-based awards providing tuition to
high school seniors who rank in the top
quarter. Students write an essay, are
in terview ed by co llege faculty, and
demonstrate talent in an area of their
choice: art, English, mathematics, music,
psychology, social science, science, or
speech ' theater, during the competition
weekends.
“ Fin ancial aid is becom ing an
increasingly crucial aspect of college
education,” said Susan Swaback, NCE’s
Assistant Director of Admissions. “ One
reason our Competitive Scholarship has
been popular is because students are
interested in receiving scholarships based
on talent instead of financial need.”
For more information or to apply for the
competition, contact Susan Swaback, 2565150, ext. 235.
THE PA U L W. CLOPPER Memorial
Foundation of the Illinois State Dental
Society is holding an essay competition.
Two winners will receive $500 scholarships
to any college.
The 450-600 word essay should be written
¡1*1
based on the subject, “ Why we need a
dentist — from youth through the golden
years.” The deadline for submitting
essays is December 15. More information
is available in The Guidance Office, Room
107.
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Service Academy
Applications
fo r
requesting
a
nomination into a U.S. Service Academy
are now available for seniors. The
academ ies include U.S. A ir Force
Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado;
Military Academy, West Point, New York;
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland;
and Merchant Marine Academy, Kings
Point, New York.
TH E C R IT E R IA fo r selecting the
nominees is based on the student’s
academic record, ACT and ’ or SAT
scores, extra-curricular activities, a
recommendation from a high school
principal or counselor and a personal
interview with the advisory council.
December 1 is the deadline for students
to apply for nomination. To obtain further
information, call the Congressman’s office
at 676-1350.
_________
Seniors who are not interested in these
offers should still apply for financial aid at
the college they plan to attend. Colleges
will give grants to some students who
scored high on the ACT or SAT, rank well
in the class, or are talented in an activity
or area.
(photos courtesy of yearbook)
science
Ronald Lamb, social studies and fine arts
director.
Charles Van Cleave, math and science
director, retired on November 1, after
serving Niles Township for 10 years.
Ronald Lamb, social studies and fine
arts director for the last two years at East,
will leave around December 1 to pursue a
business career.
PRIOR TO COMING TO EAST, Lamb
was a member of the English staff at West
for five years.
Lamb has always had a longtime
interest in business. He has devoted ten
years to education, and he would like to
have other experiences outside of the
school situation. Lamb feels that this will
provide a new challenge. He will be going
into finance and investment.
LAMB ALSO ACTED as Senate adviser
at East. Dr. Barbara Ray will replace him
as adviser. Tom Giles, from Zion-Benton
High School, will assume Lamb’s duties in
the next few weeks.
Charles Van
director.
Cleave,
math
and
Van Cleave taught math for three years
before becoming an administrator of
theoretical sciences. Van Cleave also has
adm inistrative
responsibilities
for
hom ecoming a ctivities, honors and
awards assemblies, annual freshman
mixers, and graduation ceremonies.
DALE FLICK, who is an administrator
at West and also taught math and science,
has replaced Van Cleave as of November
7.
Van Cleave and his wife plan to live in
Arkansas, where Van Cleave intends to
sell real-estate and deal with other
investments.
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Fire alarms
draw concern
“ Who did it?” Who pulled the fire
alarms is probably the first question the
students, faculty, administrators, and
custodians thought or asked.
Despite the fact that the names were not
released the girls were caught, suspended
from school for ten days, and referred to
c iv il
authorities
(Skokie
P o lice
Department).
THE FIRST G IR L admitted to pulling
the fire alarm on October 6 and later
revealed she also did it the following day,
with a friend who broke the glass.
The second girl, when she had her
hearing, implied that she thought that the
whole situation was a prank. Schusteff
feels that the girls did it to be “ cute.”
SECURITY GUARD James Puff and
Dean David Schusteff questioned both
girls, allowing them to state their side of
the story, individually (minimal due
process).
The girls were fortunate that they were
not expelled from school. One of the girls
who was 17 years old also could have been
sentenced to a year in prison by civil
authorities, if there were, other
complications.
“ The risks in evacuating the entire
school and loss of time for students,
faculty, custodians, and fire department is
major. That’s why the penalty should be
severe,” explained Schusteff.
WHEN A STUDENT or any person sets
off a false fire alarm, he should consider
the risks.
1) The school members, especially
teachers, have an added responsibility.
They must watch the students in their
class.
2) One incident occurred when the fire
engine was coming to East. The fire
engine which was driven down Niles
almost crashed with the assistant chief’s
car which was driven down Mulford,
against traffic.
3) The fire engine might have been
needed somewhere urgent when it was at
East. In this case, the girls would be liable
and would have committed a felony.
THE DAMAGE to the school was
minimal since only the fire alarm glass
was broken, but the potential dangers to
the community were great.
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Thursday, November 10, 1977
N e v e r mind t h a t b e l l
I T 'S ONLY THOSE
TROUBLE-MAKERS AT
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N ILES EAST.
Second, a trainer is present at most
every home event held at East; this
includes all of the sports mentioned in your
comments, plus several more.
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Are students allowed to decorate hall lockers ?
Yes. Students are allowed to decorate
their lockers on the inside as long as it
doesn’t interfere with the operation of the
locker door, according to Miss Rita
Stewart, Building Manager. However,
students should use caution because
contact paper could get caught in the
hedges of the door. Students are also asked
to remove the decorations (posters, memo
boards, and wallpaper) at the end of the
school year.
Why was the trampoline dropped from
gymnastics?
The trampoline was eliminated from
state competition due to high risk factors
and therefore the school dropped it from
gym nastics.
Schools
in
Illin ois
encountered problems with students being
injured and obtaining insurance. On the
college level, the tram poline was
discontinued from competition a few years
ago.
How many times can a student come
late to a class before having to serve a
detention?
A student is allowed three tardies. On
the fourth tardy or an unexcused absence
to homeroom a 20 minute detention is
issued. Every tardy after the fourth, the
student must serve another 20 minutes.
For every class a student cuts, he must
serve a 40 minute detention after school
and a phone call is made to the child’s
home. After a student has accumulated 12
unexcused absences from one class he is
withdrawn with a failing grade and is
assigned to study hall for that period.
Who are the winners of the All-School
Volleyball Tournament?
The tournament sponsored by GAA
awarded N-Club, first place; VICA, second
place; and the Rebels, third place. The
board members who planned the program
include Diane Ament, Brooke Caplin,
Jeanne Hausman, Cara Johanson, Dawn
Johanson, Cheryl Lee, Sharon Lee, and
Donna Thiry.
How can the computer in the guidance
office help students?
The computer is useful to any student
who is uncertain where he will attend
college. However, the student should know
what specific area he plans to major in. It
is a quicker method than looking through
catalogs and it gives the student a more
complete list of colleges.
W hat’s the local sta ff scholarship
committee?
This committee was designed to select
and screen candidates for scholarships.
(They choose as many applicants as the
college requests.) The grants cover need,
extra-curricular activities, and grades
which are not always the most important
factor. The com m ittee consists of
Rom ayne Baker, B ill Bloom, Mrs.
Barbara Handler, chairperson; Richard
Livingston, Mrs. Herminia Lopez, Richard
Miya, and Steve Poznansky. Scholarships
are posted in homerooms and the guidance
center. Please see page one for more
scholarship information.
Satire
A high school student’s program
(Reprinted from the 1977 May-June W est Wind, Cranston, R.I.)
Athletic trainer criticizes article
First, there is no requirement that
medical personnel be present at football
games.
There
are
strong
recommendations to that effect purely
because of the nature of the game. There
are over fifty high schools in Chicago alone
playing football, the number of trainers
could be counted on one hand, the number
of doctors is slightly higher. Parents of
suburban children should feel fortunate
that their schools try and budget for
trainers.
h i g h
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ANDREA
F eedback
Dear Editor,
I have just finished your editorial of
October 14, regarding the necessity of
medical personnel at athletic events.
While I agree with the motivation behind
its writing and the basic principles it sets
forth, there are several points that I take
exception to.
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I find your line, “ At most sports,
accidents could occur,” ludicrous. There
are more serious home accidents then
athletic. Any athlete (male or female)
accepts the possibility of injury when they
sign their permit card, which also includes
required doctors exam ination before
participation.
The voice of a school paper should
reflect the situation as it exists at that
school. On the whole I found that your
editorial presented broad generalizations,
pipe dreams for solutions, and a complete
disregard
fo r
good
journalistic
procedures, i.e. checking your facts before
printing anything.
Brian Katzman
Athletic Trainer
Student thanks team
Dear varsity football coaches and players,
I ’d like to take this time and space,
To express to you my special thanks.
To wait for me was more than kind,
You’re the best team a cheerleader could
find.
Stacey Schneider
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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.
Editor’s note: The N IL E H IL ITE will print
any acceptable letter from faculty, admin
istrators, and students. However, we wish
to remind our readers that the NILEHIVolume 4 0 , No. 3
Thursday, Nov. 1 0 , 1 9 7 7
LIT E is not a sounding board for personal
Editor-in-Chief........................................................ Wendy Gerber
arguments. All letters should be signed; if
Managing E d ito r ....................................................Phil Rappoport
requested, their names may be withheld.
News Editors.................................. Shari Miller, Janet Peterson
Feature E d ito r ............................................................................. KenGreisman
The next issue will be distributed
Sports E d ito r................................................
Alan Friedman
December 2. The deadline for submission
Assistant Sports E d ito r........................................Barry Schwartz
R e p o rte rs .................................... April Alpiner, Howard Berry,
of Letters to the Editor is November 21.
Zehava Goldstein, Sue Kulovsky, Judy Lee, Howard Simon
The views expressed in Letters to the
Photography E ditor............ ................... ................ Steve Contos
P h otographer........................................................ Howard Simon
Editor do not necessarily reflect the views
C a rto o n is ts ................. .............. W .C. Andrea, Ralph Fujiwara
of the N ILE H ILITE staff.
Distributor.....................................................................Gary Couris
Adviser................................................................Mrs. Angie Panos
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Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Ambition
To Graduate
with a 95
average
To Graduate
with an 85
average
To Graduate
with a 75
average
To Graduate!
The 3 R’s
’Readin
’Ritin
’Rithmetic
Recitation
Red Tape
Report Cards
Records
Rapture
Record Clubs
Relaxation!
Romance!
Remorse!
Teachers
They know
everything
They know
a lot
They know
something
To ere is
human...
Excuse for
Tardiness
I didn’t leave
home in
time
I missed
the bus
The bus
was late
The bell rang
too early!
Homework
They say to do
40 minutes so
I ’ll do 1 hour
They say to do
45 minutes so
I ’lldo 30
I ’ll do it on
the bus!
She won’t
call on me!
Late Bell
A signal to be
in my seat
A signal to
run to my
seat
A signal to
leave my girl
and run
When I get
there, I get
there!
Review
Television series attract viewers
‘79 Park Avenue is one of many mini
series shown on TV which captures large
audiences.
It’s the story of a 17 year old girl, Mirja,
whose unfortunate circumstances, such as
the death of her father, the illness of her
mother, force her to search for a means of
employment during the early depression
years.
While her ill mother is in the hospital,
her step-father rapes her, and as revenge,
she stabs him. She is then sent to a
correctional school. When she is allowed to
leave almost a year later, unfortunate
financial circumstances force her to
become a call-girl.
M ANY STUDENTS FOUND the series a
big, fancy, soap opera with the abundance
of love, lust, sorrows, and crises essential
to a good soap opera. It showed the
feelings and the inner thoughts of the
strong and likeable Mirja so the viewer
could sympathize with her and find the
series believable. Most of all it was en
tertaining, and never dull. Usually when
one problem was solved, another crises or
love affair would begin.
Other mini-series which are made from
best-selling novels, include Rich Man Poor
Man, Captains and Kings, Washington;
Behind Closed Doors; and Roots. Series
are appearing more often due to the high
ratings they receive.
IF THE FIRST SHOWING of the series
attracts and “ hooks” enough viewers,
proceeding episodes will also receive high
ratings, since they are shown for one to
three hours during prim e-tim e and
continue to outshine other stations’
competition. They also don’t allow viewers
to miss an episode without missing
important scenes.
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Thursday, November 10, 1977
Pom Pon Squad
attends workshop
by Wendy Gerber
The Pom Pon Squad, sponsored
by Miss Jennifer Hall, attended a
clinic to improve the squad on
August 7-11, at University of
Wisconsin in Whitewater.
The twenty-six schools which
w ere
represented
at
the
workshop learned new steps,
routines, skills, how to work
together as a squad, and obtained
more experience performing in
front of others.
“ MOST OF THE time we spent
practicing. We learned two
routines a day and at night we
w ere ju dged,” said Captain
Martha Viteri.
The winning teams w ere
awarded ribbons each night. The
Easthi squad earned three first
place and three second place
ribbons.
“ Every night after we were
told how we scored, the captains
*« (* talked
about
how
w e'
worked with our squads back
home and what we needed to
work on,” explained Martha.
TH E IN STRU C TO RS also
conducted pom pon seminars to
give the girls some pointers on
appearance and techniques,
according to Co-Captain Janet
Cohen.
The girls participated with
many other pom pon squads.
(East’s sister squad was Catholic
Memorial). “ We met a lot of nice
girls and we became better
friends with the girls from Niles
North,” added Sandy Zimansky.
Sandy also modeled the school
uniform in the clinic’s fashion
show.
THE LAST D AY of the clinic,
the squads performed for parents
and friends and were awarded
trophies. The Easthi Pom Pon
squad received a second place
trophy for overall performance
and a fifth place trophy for an
originality routine.
Each week a few pom pon girls
are assigned to choreograph a
different routine for the squad to
perform.
THE SQUAD includes Janet
Cohen, Elaine Cohn, Sandy
Fadhel, Karen Feldman, Ellen
Goodman, Melanie Karafotias,
Ellen Kray, Cathy Lasowski,
Cathy Leaven, Marci Mandell,
Carin
Schneider,
Janice
Schneider, Martha Viteri, Joy
Wagner, Janette Weiner, and
Sandy Zimansky ; Sandy Brenner
and Debbie Winston,
are
alternates.
Winan rides moped
Economical bike ‘beats walking9
by Howard Berry
A moped, a motorized bicycle
with a two horsepower engine,
gives the rider an option of
pedaling or motoring, according
to Leonard Winans, N ilehi
student counselor.
Winans rides an Austrain
made Puch moped. His moped
averages approxim ately 120
miles per gallon and cost him
$500. The Puch, which weighs 92
pounds, can attain speeds up to 35
4 E\’ helps kids in despair
K
by Wendy Gerber
Suppose a student’s father was
transferred to a job in another
state and his child, a senior in
high school, wants to graduate
from the same school. Where
should he turn for help or a place
to live?
K IN
(K ID S
IN
NEED)
provides emergency short-term
(no longer than 30 days)
assistance and/or housing for
anyone 18 years or younger in
Skokie, Lincolnwood, N iles,
Morton Grove, and Golf.
“ Our goal is to keep families
together. All we may have to do is
go and talk to the family for an
hour to help avoid a crisis,”
explained Miss Pam Winans, a
K IN social worker.
If child neglect or abuse exists,
a child may be removed from the
situation by being placed in a
foster home in the community.
K IN wants to insure children a
home when
they
are
in
immediate need of one.
“ A N Y PLACEM ENT we make
has to have parental consent,”
said Miss Winans. In addition,
sometimes evaluations of the
child are made so he will be able
to go to the same school and have
the same routine.
K IN also wants to begin
building a ‘ ‘life plan” for the
child. The social workers may
help the child engage in
constructive activities to help
define
his
goals
and
accomplishemnts in life.
For Niles Township residents
no bills will be charged, but if a
placement is made the natural
parents are responsible for
m edical fees, clothing, and
allowances for the child.
THE VO LU NTARY FOSTER
HOMES can take no more than
four children. K IN now has four
licensed homes and three that
may be licensed soon.
K IN
opened
its
office
on October 1, 1976, at 9301
Gross Point Road. The idea was
present for three years but it took
tim e fo r planning, studies,
surveys, and authorization,
according to Miss Winans.
KIN HAS RECEIVED almost
a referral a week, which is a call
for help from the parents or
child. The hotline, 679-6410, is
available 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, to handle family
problems.
CAFETERIA FOOD
5 0 6 /p H Y FRIENDS ARE
1
BRINGINO THEIR own
-—
lunch!
ML
The Niles East Pom Pon Squad recently attended a workshop to learn new skills.
t h in k
miles per hour and cruises at a
speed of 30 miles per hour.
W IN A N S D ESCRIBED his
moped’s maintenance essentially
basic. “ I lubricate it, keep it dirt
free, and I plan to give it a tuneup
eve ry 1,000 m iles,” stated
Winans. “ My moped also uses a
26 to one gas-oil mixture as fuel.”
Illinois became the 33rd state
to legalize mopeds on October,
1977. To operate a moped one
must be 16 years old, and have a
valid driver’s license. Although
mopeds can attain speeds up to 35
miles per hour, maximum
federal and state speed limits for
a moped are 30 miles per hour.
Mopeds are also prohibited on
highways because vehicles must
drive a minimum of 45 miles per
hour.
Illin ois state law requires
special licenses for a moped and
these plates cost $12 a year.
Although insurance is not
required for a moped, Winans
possesses a carrier which goes
along with his auto insurance.
This extra insurance costs him
approximately $70 a year.
“ I HAVE RIDDEN my moped
in the rain although one must be
(photo by Steve Contos)
Student counselor Len Winans poses on his moped.
ve ry carefu l under these
co n d itio n s*” a ck n o w led ged
Winans. “ Ice and deep snow are
the only real weather problem for
a moped which is an eight month
vehicle.”
Although a great amount of
extras are available for a moped,
Winans only bought a carrier
rack as an extra. “ If one buys a
lot of extras for his or her moped,
it defeats the purpose of
economy,” added Winans.
“ M Y W IFE DEClDEDthat she
wanted to buy a moped when she
saw them in the movie “ The
Deep,” described Winans. “ She
liked mopeds, and she bought the
moped for the family as a sort of
gift and economy measure.”
“ You become more safety
conscious when you are riding a
m oped,” said Winans. “ You
become a defensive driver.”
Although helmets are not
required in Illinois, Winans
wears a helmet because he feels
most serious injuries, when
riding, occur to the head.
“ The advantages for a moped
are that it is an inexpensive!
means of transportation and it is’
a
pleasurable
riding
ex
perience.”
Winans’ most m em orable
experience on his moped was
running out of gas in the middle
of Oakton Street and having to
switch to auxiliary power. “ I
would suggest a moped for any
student
who
only
needs
transportation for going to and
from school or work,” concluded
Winans.
News-in-Brief
CAST MEMBERS were chosen
for the complete one-act opera,
sB d , t o d a y
ta
a
h
1
THREWTHAT FOOD IN
THE GARBAGE AND THE
GARBAGE THREW I T BACK1
.
RALPH F uJ
i w HRA
“ Amahl and the Night Visitors,”
which w ill be presented on
December 8-9. The student opera
is directed by Frank Winkler and
Robert Anderson.
IM E A
(Illin ois
Music
Educators Association), District
Seven, band winners include
Steven Albert, bassoon; Scott
Brueckner,
alto-saxophone;
Chuck Heftm an, percussion;
Tom Kasper, tenor-saxophone;
Carole M eyer, contra-bass
clarin et; and Paul S ilver,
trumpet. These students will
perform
at
Northwestern,
November 12.
CHARLES GROELING, band
director, was selected as a
winner of the “ MAC” award
from the First Choir of America,
a national organization that
recognizes outstanding teachers
and students in the music
department.
TH E
E N V IR O N M E N T A L
CLUB is continuing last year’s
project. Every two weeks West’s
recycling center sends a truck to
East to obtain newspapers. Last
year the club collected about six
tons of paper. In the spring, the
club plans to have another
garden.
ON OCTOBER 19, the Spanish
classes, Mrs. Herminia Lopez,
and Miss Judith Rochotte, went
to Downers Grove High School
North to see a Boston Ballet
perform .
It
included
an
explanation of the flamenco,
tuna, and gaucho dances. After
the performance, the classes ate
a Mexican lunch at Neuvo Leon
restaurant.
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4 photo
Thursday, November 10, 1977
‘Reflections’ prepares for weekend
Music, song and dance will fill the East
auditorium when the drama department
presents “ Reflections of the Unknown,”
this weekend, beginning tonight at 8 p.m.
AN A N N U A L E V E N T at East,
“ Reflections” is a totally student written,
directed and produced variety show. This
year’s show features a cast of 65 students.
Orchestra and crew bring the total
involved in the production to 150 students.
Selections from the program include
arrangem ents of “ M agical M ystery
Tour,” “ Hernando’s Hideway,” and the “ I
Don’t Know Where I ’m Going in a Hurry
Blues.”
Student director of “ Reflections” is
senior Carol Miller; choreographer, junior
Phil Martini; music director, senior Scott
Brueckner; set designer, senior Diane
Ament; and choral director, senior Kathy
Stukas.
TICKETS for reserved seating is sold for
$1.50, $2, and $2.50.
Ed Nemmers and Bill Elliott wonder what the others discuss in an improvisation.
(photos by Steve Contos)
Students dance their way through ‘Hernando’s Hideaway’
Ed Nemmers and Julie Geiser sing “ Daddy, What If.”
Students look to Bill Elliott as he sings “ Purple People Eater.”
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�6 sports
Thursday, November 10, 1977
Epstein places fourth in state
by Judy Lee
(photo by Steven Contos)
Claudia Brisk returns the bail during the state tournament.
Mindee Epstein ’78 finished
fourth in the girls’ state tennis
tournaments held the weekend of
October 27-29.
E PSTE IN ADVANCED to the
semifinals where she lost to the
eventual winner Suzy Jaeger, of
Stevenson High School. Claudia
Brisk ’80, who also qualified for
the state tournament, was
defeated in the quarter finals by
Sue Whitney of Hinsdale Central
who ended the tournament in
second place. Brisk finished
within the top 16 players in the
state.
Epstein, coming into the finals
as an unseeded player, met her
first match with a victory over
the sixth seeded entry. In
Mindee’s quarter final match she
defeated another seeded player,
Amy Williams of Crystal Lake,
Wrestling season to open ;
coach looks for success
who was ranked third in the
tourney. But then Epstein ran
into Jaeger who defeated her and
proceeded to take a second state
championship.
Both girls reached the finals
after having successful seasons.
IN THE REGU LAR SEASON
Epstein played first singles and
finished her conference season
with an 11-1 record. Brisk
finished her conference play as
the second singles player with an
undefeated 12-0 record. In the
conference tournament Mindee
and Claudia both came through
with conference championships
at their respective positions.
A fte r these championships,
Brisk and Epstein advanced to
the district tournament held
October 21-22. At this tourney
Mindee took second place and
Claudia third, as they both
qu alified
fo r
the
state
championships. Qualifying also
with them were the doubles team
of Karen Sawislak and Julie
Millman.
THE EFFORTS of all four girls
helped East achieve a tie for
sixth place in team competition.
HEAD COACH P A T M ATLAK
is pleased and impressed with the
perform ance of these two
players. “ Both give 100 per cent
to the team,” she said. “ I would
like to have as much dedication
from all my players. That’s what
makes them winners.”
Assistant
Coach
Cass
Friedman also thinks very highly
of
these
two
athletes.
Commenting on the styles of play
they each have, she said,
“ Claudia is a very calm player on
the court, whereas Mindee is
much more aggressive.”
M IN D E E AND C LA U D IA
work hard and stay with tennis
because they enjoy playing it so
much. Both plan to continue to
play com p etitively at least
through co llege and maybe
afterw ards, but only on an
amateur level. Neither one wants
to play professionally, but their
love fo r tennis w ill always
remain.
by Howard Simon
The wrestling team for the past
six years has won 13 conferences
or divisional titles. The reason
for the success? Head Coach
Fred Richardi explains, “ There
is not one reason; it is a
combination of things.”
“ I CAN’T TAKE all the credit
for the winning team myself. I ’ve
adopted my way of coaching from
,other coaches within the school,”
said Richardi. “ I copied the way
Coach Tom Sokalski handles and
works with the kids, but I just
wish I could adopt Sokalski’s
temperament, some of Jerry
Ferguson’s quietness, Hollister
Sandstead’s patience and Nick
Odlivak’s team discipline; then I
would consider myself a good
coach.”
“ ANOTHER REASON I feel the
program is successful is because
of the large amount of kids we
attract each year,” commented
Richardi. He expects in the area
of 150 kids to participate in the
wrestling program this year.
Richardi cannot relate the reason
for the large turnout other than
he feels it is his coaching staff. “ I
have the best coaching staff in
the state thanks to James
Swanson. All of the coaches have
respect for all the students at
East and try to treat them the
same.”
Richardi believes in the words
of Coach Odlivak when he said,
“ If you don’t have the people or
the horses as other schools, you
must work them h arder.”
Richardi works them to the point
where the wrestlers acquire the
tradition of going on the mat and
questioning, how much they are
going to beat their opponent
rather than if they are going to
beat them.
“ A KID COMPETES from his
heart, not just his mind or body,
and when we find a boy who
wrestles with his heart, we have
a winner and East seems to
be blessed with a lot of hearts,”
declared Richardi.
“ Wrestling is a counter for
counter for counter sport; you
must out think and outwit your
opponent at all times, or else you
will lose,” explained Richardi.
“ If a kid can take something
from every loss, he soon wifi
become a winner. We only have
three objectives in our program,
to win, to win, and to win; people
don’t remember how close you
lose. They just remember if you
win or lose. We stress winning,
we demand it,” said Richardi.
For all the previously stated
reasons the coach predicts a
good season. “ Even though there
are
many
inexperienced
wrestlers, the team does have
some highlights and they could
again be champions on all four
levels,” said Richardi.
When asked how this success
was
achieved,
Richardi
explained, “ The first two weeks
of the season I force the varsity
kids to work with the freshmen to
guarantee that they are starting
on the right track.”
RICHARDI HAS HAD seven
successful years of coaching at
East. Although he could be doing
other things, Richardi explains,
“ I enjoy coaching the kids here at
East.”
Soccer teams finish season
by Barry Schwartz
The va rs ity soccer team
finished its season on October 24,
after being shut out 3-0 by
Glenbrook South. The loss
brought the team’s record to 4-111, and sixth place in the Central
Suburban League North Division.
“ TH E REC O RD was no
indication on how well the team
perform ed
this
y e a r ,”
comm ented
Head
Coach
Hollister Sandstead. “ This team
showed a lot of hard work and
courage, and really played some
good soccer,” he added.
STANDOUT PLA YE R S on the
team according to Sandstead
were Boigk and Bill Andrea,
halfbacks Mitch Ginsburg and
David Festenstein, and forwards
Jim Adelman, Paul Stone, Jeff
Frankel, Mark Bercoon, and
Alan Waskin. Tw o of these
players Ginsburg and Andrea
received All-Conference honors.
THE SOPHOMORE TEAM had
their own troubles this year,
finishing with a 2-11-1 record,
according to Head Coach Don
Larson.
“ The boys were inexperienced
Answers to quiz
1. John “ Big Red” K err who is
now a color man for Chicago
Bull television broadcasts.
2. Ex-New York Knick and
former ABA commissioner
Dave DeBussehere.
3. Form er Boston Celtic guard
Bob Cousy ended his career
with the Cincinnati Royals.
4. The Chicago Majors were
the Chicago entry.
5. Connie Hawkins played for
the Pittsburgh team in the
American Basketball League,
both the Pittsburgh and
Minnesota teams in the ABA,
and Phoenix and Los Angeles
in the NBA.
6. Dennis Awtrey.
7. Dr. J went to the University
of Massachusetts for a couple
years.
8. Lenny Wilkens was the last
player coach in the NBA.
9. Who could forget Kennedy
McIntosh along with Howard
Porter and Clifford Ray.
10. The Memphis team in the
ABA was fielded under the
nicknames Pros, Tams and
Sounds.
and lacked the necessary skills to
work together as a team,” said
Coach Larson. “ They could not
handle the ball well and as a
result scored very few goals,” he
explained.
P la y e rs
who
performed exceptionally well on
this squad, according to Larson,
included Dan Sarasin, Noah
Ginsburg, Brian Sullivan, Alan
Friedman, David Ellison, and
Rich Nikchevich.
“ TH E F R E S H M A N T E A M
played aggressively and tough
this y e a r ,” said Coach B ill
Coulson. The team concluded its
season with a 5-6-2 record.
D espite the losing record,
Coach Coulson was proud of the
26 man team. “ This team had
substance for the most part and
held up the opposition pretty
well,” he commented.
COULSON ADM ITTED that
the biggest problem on the team
was the lack of experience. He
said other schools in the con
ference stress soccer in summer
school and the park district.
Above average performances
were achieved by Brad Cole, Gus
Psyhogios, Dave Burrs, Howard
Korey, Craig Heinburg and John
G abrelides,
according
to
Coulson.
Trojan Talk
by Alan Friedman
The class of 1980 will be the last
graduating class from East.
They will also be the last class to
have sports teams with losing
records.
TH E SOPHOM ORE FO O T
B A L L T E A M last yea r as
freshmen won only a single game
all
year.
This
yea r
as
sophomores the team has again
only won one game, a 20-0 victory
three weeks ago against New
Trier West.
“ We have a lot of talent and
spirit, but we can’t put it all
together
fo r
a
v ic to ry ,”
comm ented sophomore team
m em ber D avid L o rig. The
simpliest answer to the problem
would be to blame the coaching
staff, but in this case, it is not the
answer since the coaches have
had successful seasons with other
teams.
The story is the same with the
basketball team which also had
trouble winning games.
“ We were in every game, but
we always seemed to fall apart
near the end and lose by only a
few
points,”
stated
Bob
Bernstein, sophomore basketball
player.
DESPITE LETTIN G DOWN at
the end of the game, the
basketball team did have a fairly
successful season compared to
other sophomore teams.
The reason these two teams
and most other sophomore teams
have losing records is because
they are not expected to win since
East’s sports teams have a long
line of losing records. Maybe this
is also the answer to why most
athletes do not work hard enough
in practice and do not work in the
off season to improve themselves
so they can become winners.
But the athletes’ dedication
and a losing attitude did not
appear to be any problem in
wrestling and gymnastics, the
only two sports teams with
winning records.
“ WE W ERE SUCCESSFUL in
wrestling mainly because of the
coaching, but the well organized
practices and the large amount of
kids that came out also helped,”
explained
K e lly
W alls,
sophomore w restler. Another
factor that could be a reason for
the wrestlers’ success is the
dedication by the wrestlers. Last
summer and after school, many
wrestlers work out and practiced
for the upcoming season. In
gym nastics the same thing
occurs as in wrestling with many
of the gymnasts practicing their
routines after school.
The exam ples set by the
wrestlers, gymnasts, and also
their coaches who provide the en
couragement, should be followed
by all East athletes and their
coaches if we are to have any
hopes of having any more
winning teams in the remainder
of East’s history.
Dave Festenstein, varsity soccer player, fights for the ball in a recent game
against New Trier West.
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Rappoport, Phil, Managing Editor
Miller, Shari, News Editor
Peterson, Janet, News Editor
Greisman, Ken, Feature Editor
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Schwartz, Barry, Assistant Sports Editor
Contos, Steven, Photography Editor
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Homecoming ’77 to present
‘Trojans don’t horse around’
Homecoming ’77, “ Trojans Don’t Horse
Around,” will be held tomorrow on the
football field with the East Trojans hosting
the Highland Park Giants.
THE HOMECOMING COMMITTEE,
headed by Chairperson Sari Gold, Cochairperson Andi Liss, and Sponsor Steve
Poznansky has been planning Home
coming for a year. “ W e’ve put a lot of
work into it,” said Andi. The committee,
which consists of about thirty members,
has held several fund raising activities.
They have sold ice cream in Trojan Hall
and are selling Trojan hats and mittens,
‘ which come in two styles.
THE KING AND QUEEN will be
announced at the pep assembly today,
during periods 10-11 and 12, outside, if
weather permits. Guest speaker, John
Landecker, DJ (disc jockey) WLS Radio,
will present the football team with an
award for “ Team of the Week” .
A Powder Puff football game will also be
held during the first fifteen minutes of the
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Pep Assembly. The “ team” will consist of
fifteen senior girls coached by members of
the Varsity football team and sponsored
by -Coach Herter. “ This should involve
more people in homecoming activities,
particularly girls” said Sari. Sari feels the
pep assembly should promote more school
spirit and serve as encouragement for the
team.
THE HOMECOMING PARAD E will
assemble at 8 a.m. tomorrow morning.
The parade is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
The route proceeds on Lincoln Avenue to
Niles Center, Main Street to Crawford
Avenue, and then to Oakton Street to the
school. Scott Krause will be dressed as the
Trojan mascot in the parade.
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HOMECOMING will be concluded with a
semi-formal dance tomorrow night at 8
p.m. in the girl’s gym. The dance will be
catered by Baskin Robbins Ice Cream, and
music will be provided by the band
“ Unity” . Tickets are selling for $4.50 each.
Homecoming games
begin at 9:30 a.m.
tomorrow
Volume 40, Number 2
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
Friday, October 14, 1077
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Teacher builds Lazer
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Dropouts decline
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Tom Kaiser, metals teacher, and his
father-in-law built the “ Lazer,” which is a
fiberglass body placed onto a Volkswagen
chasis.
On September 26, the Niles Township
Board of Education received a report from
Assistant Superintendent Milton Herzog
concerning the declining Nilehi dropout
rate.
THE REASON that Kaiser became
interested in the car was that his father-inlaw has been wanting to build this kind of
car for about four years.
K a is e r’s father-in-law bought the
complete body and accessories from the
manufacturer for $3000. “ It was fun to
V » * build the car and it was a good learning
experience,” commented Kaiser.
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‘The Lazer” was Tom Kaiser’s summer project.
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Board assists seniors
College Board helps with financial aid
The College Entrance Examination
Board feels that it is important to let high
school seniors learn all about college so
that it will help seniors in choosing the
* ■ * right college.
This year the C ollege B oard’s
Admissions Testing P rogram , which
v 1 * includes the SAT used by more than a
million college-bound students each year,
will offer two measures of writing abilities
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as part of its regular examinations,
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First, the College Board will add a new
I 20-minute centrally graded essay section
to the all objective English Composition
Achievement Tests. The test will remain
^ * one hour in length, combining multiple
choice questions with the essay. The essay
will be offered once this academic year in
December, 1977, and scores will be
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reported on the same 200-800 scale as other
achievement tests.
Second, the multiple-choice test of the
Standard Written English, which has been
experimentally available since 1975, will
become a permanent adjunct to the SAT in
all test administrations this year.
ABOU T 1.4 M IL L IO N high school
students take the SAT each year, and
about 300,000 take one or more of the 15
subject-m atter achievem ent tests for
v ft * college admissions and placement.
In addition the 20-minute essay section
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of the English Composition Test will be
ft ■ combined with 40 minutes of objective
yl
questions.
IF THE STUDENT cannot afford test
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fees for major College Board Programs,
vjm » the high school guidance director or the
person in charge of special programs for
students from low-income families gives
the test for a “ fee-waiver.”
If high school seniors are now applying
for financial aid in the 1978-1979 academic
year, the process is now much simpler.
Millions of students can use only one form
now, instead of two or three forms.
At the present time the U.S. Office of
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(Photo bv Steven Contos)
Education does not require the student to
fill out a special form for the Basic
Education Opportunity Grant, the nations
largest financial aid program; the student
can use Financial Aid Form of the College
Scholarship Service for the Basic Grant as
well as for other kinds of financial aid.
P A Y IN G FO R C O LLE G E is the
primary responsibility of the student and
the parents. But if the student cannot
cover the cost of college, there’s more than
$9 billion in financial aid to help the
student.
To qualify for some of that money, the
student has to show the need for it. In fact,
the more a college costs, the more need for
financial aid.
The answer to one frequently asked
question about the cost of college will help
in understanding how the system works.
Before considering the figures, remember
that what a college costs is not always
what the student has to pay. If a student
qualifies for financial aid, the payment
that is due is the difference between what
the college charges and whatever can be
afforded, as measured by a national need
analysis system. That way, an expensive
college is within the financial reach, and
the college can be chosen for its
educational value, not its cost.
AVERAGE COSTS of attending a public
four-year college where the student lives
at home this academic year (1977-78) will
total $2,486. This includes an estimated
cost for living at home, plus tuition and
fees, books and supplies, transportation
and other personal needs. At the same
kind of college, a student who lives away
from home (in a dormitory or private
house) might pay about $3,000 a year.
A priva te college or proprietary
(vocational) school, usually the most
expensive, would cost a resident student
anywhere from $4,000 to $8,000, when all
expenses are counted for a nine month
period. A two year college where the
student lives at home can cost between
$2,000 and $4,000.
IF A STUDENT has already chosen a
college, he should ask for specific
information on total costs. Be sure to
include those “ extras,” not just tuition and
fees.
Remember, there is financial aid money
to help the student pay for the college of
his choice, but perhaps the student cannot
afford it. But to get financial aid, the
student must apply for it in the right way,
and at the right time.
The data for the 1976-77 school year
showed a continuation of the decline in the
number of dropouts in each of the Nilehi
schools since a high of 212 or 2.68 per cent
in 1971-72. The percentage in 1976-77 is the
lowest — 1.64 per cent (112 students) since
the definition of dropout was commonly
agreed to and accurate records kept.
One of the main reasons for the
continual declining number of potential
dropouts is the Off Campus Learning
Center. A variety of efforts are also being
made within the high school such as
student review boards, the Individualized
Instruction Center, the Center for
Individualized Instruction, Project Sage
II, ALCr and Summer School.
T O T A L N U M B E R OF DROPOUTS,
DISTRICT 219 — 1967-68 to 1976-77
YE AR NUMBER P E R CENT OF TO TAL*
1967-68
192
2.5
1968-69
192
2.4
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1969-70
NO RECORD
1970-71
207
2.68
1971-72
212
2.68
1972-73
181
2.4
1973-74
148
1.9
1974-75
152
2.04
975-76
132
1.83
1976-77
112
1.64
»based on fall semester enrollments
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(Photo by Steven Contos)
Principal Galen Hosier stands with the National Semi-Merit finalists. Top row, left to right are
Kevin Hubbard, Bob Rubenstein; bottom row, Eileen Sohn and Karen Andre.
These seniors took the PSAT last October and were four of the 15,000 finalists chosen through
out the country.
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Friday, October 1 4 , 1 9 7 7 *
Thespians save their show
In the last issue of the Nilehilite, a story
was printed concerning the Closing Com
mittee of East, the Student Articulation
committee, and its objectives.
ONE OBJECTIVE, the future of the dra
ma program, raised considerable debate
and question among several East stu
dents, especially those in the theater
department. The Student Articulation
Committee agreed, in effect, that the East
student-variety show, Reflections, would
merge with the North and West studentvariety shows. Thus, instead of three
shows, there would be two, one consisting
of East and West students, the other of
East and North students. Both would take
place in 1978 and 1979.
Late last school year, however, a few
students from the theater department
spotted this section in the proposal to the
Board of Education. It was brought to the
attention of the Thespians at their last
m eeting of the school year, and
immediately some Thespians went to
work. Four Thespians, Bill Elliott, Nancy
Jaffe, Carol Miller, and Phil Rappoport
formed a committee to draft a proposal
from the Thespians to the Student
Articulation Committee. Several other
Thespians later joined the four and gave
several suggestions. The original four then
met with Principal Galen Hosier, gave
him their proposals, and he agreed that he
would look further into the matter.
THE H E A R T OF THE THESPIAN
proposals lay in the matter concerning the
future of Reflections although the others
were concerned with the point systems
and the methods of choosing variety show
directors.
The following is a shortened excerpt
from the proposal: “ ...we strongly urge
that Reflections not be cancelled ... we feel
that joint variety shows are not necessary
in 1978, because it is not necessary to begin
orientation two years in advance. Since we
feel that they are not “ necessary” in 197879 or 1979-80, we instead offer the following
solutions... A ) North and West should each
host theater workshops for East students;
B) In 1979-80, Reflections, Pow Wow, and
Norsecapades will all take place, but their
schedules would be arranged to allow East
students to participate in Reflections and,
if they wish, the variety show of the school
they will attend in the fall of 1980; C) Same
as “ B ” , with the exception that East
students may participate in the show of the
school they will attend in 1980, instead of
Reflections.”
STUDENTS NOW W ILL BE ABLE to
have a little more faith in the administra
tion. The Thespians have completed the
final draft of their proposal, and this week
Hosier will send the proposal to all the
committee members. We are glad Hosier
is doing that, because now many
Thespians can be at ease. We also are glad
that the adm inistration has heard
different suggestions, and has taken them
into consideration.
The Nilehilite would like to suggest
something to members of all the clubs at
East — find out where your position is now
and “ where you stand” for the future.
Many clubs, including athletes, might not
know this, but things might have already
been planned for your future, without you
being consulted. The adm inistration
promised the students that activities
would continue until the closing of East in
1980.
Sports require medical trainers
An accident has just occurred at a
soccer game; a student goes into con
vulsions, similar to epileptic seizures, and
neither a trainer nor medical personnel is
at the game.
A trainer is present at all football games
in case of emergencies, but at no other
game is medical personnel required.
Football may be a game where the most
injuries are likely to happen but what
about
cross
country,
w restling,
gymnastics, girls’ volleyball, archery,
swimming, and tennis?
A T MOST SPORTS, accidents could
occur. In tennis, a player may be knocked
unconscious with a racket; in swimming
or cross country a respiration problem
may exist.
Medical personnel or a trainer is
especially necessary at physical contact
sports and should be available at all
athletic events and intramurals.
On September 24, Bill Andrea ’78,
participated at an away soccer game
versus
N iles
West.
Andrea
was
accidentally hit on the head by a
teammate in pursuit of a ball. He was
knocked unconscious and he went into con
vulsions. Luckily, a parent had a blanket.
No trainer nor emergency equipment was
available until the paramedics came.
Editor’s note: In the September 23 issue of
the Nilehilite, the new faculty and admin
istration story did not include Miss Cindy
Brandt and Mrs. Linda Snyder, Home
Economics; Mrs. Em ily Epton, English;
John Herter, Security ; Miss Sheri Greene,
TT- " fife----- taaM and Miss Sharon
Corombos, Reading Specialist.
AND REA SETS an example for the
necessity of medical help at games. This
may be just an example but it could
happen to others when the assistance may
be needed even more.
It may be possible to have a trainer or
medical personnel at games. It’s even
m ore im portant to have em ergency
equipment at events. If the extra
protection is expensive, the players or the
school should pay a fee for the trainers at
the beginning of the season.
A L L PLA YE R S DESERVE immediate
medical assistance at sports events; then
maybe the team members will not be
eliminated from games due to injuries.
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Dear Editor,
What is the most spirited group at East?
What group has received a first division
state rating? What is the classiest group at
East? What group has a stuffed dog for a
mascot? What is the answer to all these
ridiculous questions?
The Cross Country team? No. The
Soccer team? No. The Archery team? No.
The
F ootball
team?
Not
quite.
According to this “ group,” the answer is,
of course, the Marching Band.
THE MARCHING BAND, famous at
East football games for such great cheers
as: “ Kill Them! Kill them!” “ Make them
so that they are dead!” and “ We eat
Wheaties, we are fit; the other team
doesn’t, they eat — (shredded wheat).”
The Marching Band does more than just
play at football games, leading the cheers
of half-dead East football fans, and
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disturbing the third and fourth period
English and foreign language classes.
On September 24, the band participated
in the annual Northwestern University >
Band Day. Besides Northwestern getting
killed by North Carolina, 47 high school
bands (more than 4,000 students) tromped
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onto the field at half time.
The next day, the band played at
Marriot’s Great America after a one hour
parade through the park, (and after V
bribing park officials) the band was then
readmitted free, and spent the next seven
hours roaming the park with nothing to do.
THE BAND RETURNED from the park
slightly rowdy, and Director Tim Wolfram
brought back a white stuffed dog. The dog
is now dressed in an East Marching Band
uniform, and has been named Irwin
Melvin Wolfram, and sits next to
Wolfram’s desk!
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Feedback
Aesop’s collection. It was
September 30 and October 1.
presented
The cast members included Ellyn
Acker, Bill Elliott, Norman Fox, Layne
Friedman, Julie Geiser, Jami Lieder, Ed
N em m ers,
Cris
Quinones,
D avid
Williams, and Alison Wohl.
D irected by J erry P r o ffit, “ Story
Theatre” is a delightful play consisting of
ten fables from the Grimm Brothers’ and
On October 7, “ Story Theatre” was
performed at the Thespian Conference
sponsored by Niles West. It is an entry in
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What’s the real purpose o f H om ecom ing ¥
Every Easthi student knows that Home
coming means many things: the building
Published during the school year by the students of Niles Township High School East, Lamon and Mulford
Streets, Skokie, Illinois 60076. Printed by Des Plaines Publishing Company, Des Plaines, 1 1
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Friday, October 14, 1977
.......................Wendy Gerber
.......................Phil Rappoport
. . . Shari Miller, Janet Peterson
.........................Ken Greisman
.......................Alan Friedman
..................... Barry Schwartz
........................ Jim Adelman
Marc Bercoon
Howard Berry
Marching band entertains
others besides themselves
I was very disappointed to find that no
mention was made of the show, “ Story
Theatre” in your September 23 issue of the
Nilehilite. The performers and stage
hands put in a lot of work and effort and
they deserve much recognition.
The Voice of the Niles East Students
Editor-in-Chief.........
Managing Editor . . ..
News E d ito rs..........
Feature E ditor.........
Sports E d ito r.........
Asst. Sports Editor .
Reporters................
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Story Theater ’ director comments on play
M L E I I I L IT E
Volume 40, Number 2
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Janice Greenberg
Sue Kulovsky
Judy Lee
Brian Sullivan
Photography Editor .
Photographers ......... . Paul Giancola, Brad Swerdlow
Cartoonist .............. .........................W.C. Andrea
Distributor ............
Sponsor ................. ..................Mrs. Angie Panos
of floats, a parade, an exciting football
game, and a dance. However, not many
know where homecoming first started or
why.
THE FIRST ANN UAL “ Homecoming”
of alumni took place at the University of
Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, in 1910. The
purpose of homecoming was, as its name
implies, to have alumni of the school
“ come home” or return for a weekend.
The event coincided with the biggest
football game of the season, against the
strongest possible university rival, and
was at once a successs.
The tradition has been carried on in
colleges and high schools throughout the
country and here at East, students can
participate in this fun-filled occasion that
they’ll remember for a long time to come.
the All-State Thespian Conference to be
held in Normal, 1 1., in January.
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Lisa Cohn ’78
Assistant Director
Story Theatre
Dear Editor,
I realize and understand some of the
problems that exist in the production of
our school newspaper and feel that it
should be expressed to the other readers.
I think that the students are comparing
our Nilehilite with Chicago’s daily papers r
and as a result, they are expecting too
much from our paper. They should take
into consideration that it takes two weeks
to process an issue where as the daily
papers distribute new issues at least twice
a day.
The main difference is the size of the
staff and that is why we are lacking
quality. We do not have enough student
involvement in the newspaper. Perhaps it
is because we have so many involved in
sports or maybe it is because everyone is
employed and does not have the time.
However, I think the main reason is
indifference. People just don’t care, but
when the paper is distributed they have
enough nerve to criticize it. If the editors
would make it more clear to the students
that they are able to submit articles,
pictures, or suggestions, I think that our
Nilehilite could rebuild its reputation to
the top.
Howard Simon ’78
�feature 3
Friday, October 14, 1977
1968 Easthi graduate
now working at W K Q X
Silverman takes first
in archery tournament
by Ken Greisman
by Howard Berry
Steve Silverman ’78 won first
place in the Intermediate D ivi
sion of the All-Chicago Outdoor
A rch ery championships. The
championships, which were held
on September 10 and 11, took
place at Reese Park in Chicago.
Steve’s first place finish earned
him a plaque and a patch.
Steve took archery in camp
when he was 10 years old. He
later started shooting at indoor
archery ranges when he was 14
years old. “ I have been shooting
for seven years,” stated Steve.
“ But I have taken arch ery
seriously only in the past three.”
Steve belongs to a variety of
archery organizations which
include the Chicago Park District
Archery Club, the Illinois Target
A rch ery
Association,
the
National Archery Association,
the National F ie ld A rch ery
Association, and the T a rget
Master’s Archery Club.
Steve, who participated in the
Na t i o na l
A r c h e r y
championships, wishes to join an
archery team at the college he
attends.
“ During winter, archery takes
place indoors. An archer shoots
20 yards from his ta rg e t,”
described
Steve.
“ During
summer two types of archery
take place. The first type is field
course, where the archer shoots
at his target at distances ranging
from 6 to 60 meters on different
land levels. The second type is a
level course, where the archer
shoots at his target at a distance
of 3 to 90 meters,” added Steve.
“ A rch ery
is
gaining
popu larity,” concluded Steve.
“ But I do not think archery will
eve r replace basketball or
football.”
Students establish new English class
Brooke Caplin, Cheryl Lee, and
Sharon Lee are now able to take
advanced English after obtaining
18 interested students at the
beginning of second semester
last year.
“ I WANTED TO TAKE the
English A P test so I was planning
to take independent study. We
asked friends, people in our
classes, and those we thought
would be interested in taking the
A P exam in May. Enough people
were interested in the test so we
felt we would like a class. On the
assumption that the school is to
serve the students, we asked to
start the cla ss,” explained
Brooke.
The three students talked to
■News- in-B
“ P r o g r e s s in g
T o g e th e r :
Serving All,” will be brought to
the parent’s attention at Open
House, Wednesday, October 19 at
7:30 p.m. The parents are asked
to follow the schedule of their
student’ s classes. Teachers,
adm inistrators,
and
sta ff
members will answer questions
and discuss curriculum with the
parents all evening. In addition,
the orchestra and jazz band will
provide entertainment.
The March of Dimes 15-mile
walkathon will be held Sunday,
October 23, to raise money for the
fight against birth defects. To
walk, students must be sponsored
10 cents a mile on the official
sponsor sheet. A 10-speed bicycle
will be given to the walker who
collects the most money.
T w elve
students
are
recognized
as
commended
students in the 1978 m erit
program. The students took the
PSAT test in the beginning of
their junior year. These students
include Paula Dorfman, Martin
Ellenby, M elinda Goodman,
Deborah Kelson, Sheridan Lam,
D avid Larson, Cheryl Lee,
Sharon Lee, Laurie Mayrent,
Loranne Piper, Paul Silver, and
Steve Taibl.
On October 24, the Board of
Education will meet at East. The
board has approved the proposal
to have several meetings at the
high schools.
On October 6 faculty and
students from six local high
schools came to East to learn
how last year’s Heart Awareness
Day was set up. Git (Get it
Together) described the program
which was also organized with
Forums. Some aspects to the
discussion consisted of blood
pressure, CPR, smoking, and
cholesterol foods.
Skokie Pet Supply
7949 Niles Ave.
Skokie, III.
Under new ownership
Students Welcome!!
(Photo by Steven Contos)
Steve Silverman ’78 takes aim.
Easthi
graduate
H arvey
Welstein ’68, is currently working
for FM radio station WKQX.
W elstein, known as H arvey
Wells, is a disc jockey (DJ) and
has been with KQX since August
of 1977.
“ ALTHOUGH W ELSTEIN is
my legal name and always will
be, Wells has stayed with me
since my beginning in radio,”
said Wells.
After graduating from East in
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SKOKIE P A R K DISTRICT will
begin registration for the Oakton
Ski Club from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on
October 18. Membership dues of
$5 will include a newsletter,
Friday night outings, weekend
excursions,
and
monthly
meetings with guest speakers.
For further information call 6741500.
The next Forum activity will
feature Mrs. Margie Gernhofer,
the Wendy Ward Director. On
October 19, periods 5-8 in the
student lounge, she will speak
about male and female dress and
job opportunities.
The
Investm ent
Club,
sponsored by Charles Plock, is
currently conducting a stock
contest in which the winner will
receive a cash award. The club
plans to visit a brokerage home,
Midwest Stock Exchange, Board
of Trad e Building, and a
company meeting this year. Also
guest speakers will visit East to
discuss related topics. The group
w ill
also
study
investing
techniques and they already have
purchased stock to get involved
in the market.
by Wendy Gerber
Dr. Lee Hawkins, Director of
Language Arts, and John Golata,
English teacher, about their idea.
They w ere told that there
previously had been an A P class
but when the school adopted the
elective system, they dropped the
class because most of the English
classes were only one semester
and A P English is a year long.
It also was felt that under the
elective system if a student chose
his courses wisely and worked
hard he should be able to do well
on the A P exam. However, Niles
West has an A P English course;
so it was easier to start a class,
according to Brooke.
“ I wanted to take an English
class that would have essays,
reading, literature, and com
positions. I wanted to take a
mixture of everything. If we
couldn’t have a class, I would
have taken independent study,”
commented Cheryl.
THE CLASS IS GOING to
overlap with other English
classes. “ But we hope to get out
of this one what you would have
to take 2-3 other classes to get,”
said Brooke.
The class will include writing
compositions, several papers
analyzing books fo r sig n ifi
cance, reading novels, and
ancient
to
modern
plays
according to Brooke. The
students have read Great
Expectations by Dickens, and
essays from Contexts for
Composition, have written five
essays and have viewed the film
“ Hard Times” by Dickens.
A
CLASS
HAS
many
advantages than if the students
had taken independent study.
“ You have a regular meeting
time, you get the opinions of
everyone in the class, we share
and criticize other writings, and
we can listen and get new ideas
from others in the class,”
explained Cheryl.
“ I don’t like criticizing other
people’s papers,” said Cheryl.
“ But it has its benefits,” added
Brooke. “ You can learn from
mistakes and if it’s a good paper,
you can follow a decent
example.”
“ There are a lot of discussions,
we all contribute, the class is
small, and so we know each other
and I think we are comfortable,”
said Brooke.
WHEN 'fH E GIRLS started the
class, they did not know who was
going to teach it. “ I think most of
us that are taking the class like
Miss V erniel Lundquist. She
seems to be doing a good job of
teaching
the
course,”
commented Brooke.
“ I think Miss Lundquist finds it
difficu lt having two sets of
identical twins in the same class
because som etim es she has
difficulty telling Sharon and me
a p a rt,”
explained
Cheryl.
Marsha and Paula Dorfman are
the other set of twins.
A few of the students may
major in English in college, but
some colleges do not accept
English AP, according to Brooke.
THE STUDENTS who enrolled
in the class include M arla
Berman, Brooke Caplin, Laura
DeFratus, Marsha Dorfm an,
Paula
Dorfm an,
Jeanne
Hausman, Chuck Heftm an,
Ruth Kahn, Steve Kessler, Linda
Krischer, Cheryl Lee, Sharon
Lee, Stacey Schneider, and
Eileen Sohn.
1968, Wells attended Southern
Illinois University in Carbondale.
He majored in radio and tele
vision
communication
and
worked on the campus radio
station. “ College is the best place
to get started in radio,” said
Wells. “ In college radio you can
afford to make mistakes —
people expect it, but as a pro
fessional you just can’t,” he
added.
Wells got his first break in
radio shortly after graduating
from SIU in 1972. A new radio
station opened up just five miles
from Carbondale.
HE WORKED FOR that station
for three years before coming
back to Chicago. In October of
1975 Wells went to work as a DJ
for W XRT in Chicago.
X R T is the only station in the
Chicago area which still uses
records instead of tapes,
according to W ells. “ Using
records allows the DJ more
freedom to do whatever he
wants,” said. Wells. “ But the
tapes used today are of much
finer quality than records,” he
added.
WELLS LE F T XRT in July
1977 to come to KQX. He left
because he felt that he learned all
about one aspect of radio, and
wanted to move on to something
new.
Wells is very happy at KQX,
but says that a DJ is always in
danger of losing his job. “ There
is intense competition for your
job when you are a DJ,” he noted.
WELLS DECLINED to say
how much he earns, but said
being a member of a union called
AFTR A (American Federation of
Television and Radio Actors)
means that he must earn a
minimum of 19.3 thousand
dollars each year. On the other
hand, he exclaimed, “ The idea
that DJ’s earn between 60 and 80
grand a year is a misconception;
it simply is not true.”
Wells, who lives on the North
Side of Chicago, is currently
studying business. He hopes to
become involved with station
management and the business
aspects of radio in the future.
Three students learn
trainer’s techniques
by Howard Berry
Mike Berkowitz ’79, Mark Pos
’79, and Jan Lieberman ’81 are
Nilehi’s new assistant trainers
according to Brian
(D oc)
Katzman, Easthi athletic trainer.
TH E ID E A FO R assistant
trainers is not new, but for the
last three years Katzman has had
only one assistant trainer a year.
“ The reason for obtaining more
assistant trainers is the addition
of girls’ athletics. With the
addition of girls’ sports there is
too much work for one trainer to
handle,” described Katzman.
Katzman has been teaching
these students basic taping
techniques, injury recognition,
and rehabilitative therapy. “ My
assistants come after school
every day and on weekends so
that they can obtain actual
experience,” added Katzman.
“ An athlete has to get used to a
tra in er,” continued Katzm an.
According to Katzman there is
always a first natural reluctance
of an athlete to be taped by an
assistant trainer, but after the
first time it becomes much
easier.
“ I LIK E SPORTS and being an
assistant trainer, it gives me
a chance to be a part of the
athletic program here at East
during my off season,” stated
Mark Pos.
Katzman is teaching assistant
trainers in the hope that any
coach can re ceive training
assistance when he is not
available. “ I am not training
these students to take my place
as a trainer, but to assist me in
w hatever m ight come up,”
announced Katzman.
“ The
assistant
train er
program has definitely been a
success,” said Katzm an. He
hopes he can continue to find
people who are interested in
becoming trainers.
Both Berkowitz and Pos work
with Katzman during their entire
school year. “ I am looking for
students with athletic interests
who are interested in getting
involved,” stated Katzman.
“ As my assistants become
more proficient, I will give them
more responsibility,” concluded
Katzman. “ I am interested in
finding three more girls who are
interested in becoming trainers
for girls’ athletics.”
Anyone interested in becoming
an assistant trainer should
contact Katzman in the trainer’s
room.
�4 sports
Friday, October 14, 1977
East hosts Highland Park;
coaches look for victories
by Barry Schwartz
The Niles East varsity football
team are going to do the best they
can to stop the Highland Park
Giants
in
tom orrow ’s
Homecoming battle, according to
Head Coach Gerald Ferguson.
The Trogans come into the
game with a 1-4 record. After
defeating Niles West, the team
had lost to Maine East, Niles
North, Evanston and last week to
New Trier East.
“ The
offense
has
been
consistantly good for the Trojans
this season,” said Ferguson. “ We
have a strong offensive line, a
sturdy quarterback and six good
running backs.”
Coach Ferguson is also proud
of his defense, but he feels that
this defense is unpredictable
from week to week.
T H E
T R O J A N S ’
O PPO N E N T S , the Highland
Park Giants, are another team
with a losing record in the Cen
tral Suburban League’s North
Division. Ferguson feels that the
Highland Park game will test the
Trojans strength.
“ The sophomore football team
will make a respectable showing
against
Highland
Park,
tomorrow afternoon,” said Head
Coach Ronald Henrici.
THE SOPHOMORES HAVE a
1-4 record at this point of the
season, their only victory coming
on a forfeit from Niles North.
This does not discourage Coach
Henrici, who has confidence in
his 27 man squad.
The Varsity soccer team will
also play the Highland Park
Giants on Homecoming Day.
“ The season has been going
steady for the Trojans so fa r,”
said Head Coach H ollister
Sandstead. “ We have been
playing some good soccer this
year, and we will win our share of
games.”
COACH
S AN D STEAD
is
esp ecia lly pleased with his
team’s defense. He is impressed
by the performances of defensivemen Bill Andrea, Jeff
Frankel, John Boigk and David
Klein in limiting the opposition’s
scoring. *
“ It’s our offense that’s been
givin g us some trou ble,”
commented Coach Sandstead.
Sandstead feels the offense needs
to work at playing at its top
potential, H ow ever, he also
points out that the offense is
showing good effort, and rapid
improvement is very likely.
“ ANOTHER PROBLEM for
the Trojans is that we are in a
tough new league playing some of
the best teams in the state,” ex
plained Sandstead. Highland
Park was not one of the schools
Coach Sandstead was referring
to, but he still thinks the Giants
are a good team.
When asked if the Trojans can
beat the Giants, Coach Sandstead
replied, “ We can beat anyone.”
Tomorrow, Homecoming Day,
the Niles East cross country
team will entertain a field of
11 schools in the annual Trojan
Cross Country Invitational at
Bunker Hills Forest Preserve in
Niles.
“ The team has fared well in
almost all of the invitationals this
season,” said Ristow. The team
has won the Niles Township
championship fo r the third
straight year and have also won
( — Sport S h o r ts ----- ^
—
The Niles East w restlin g
program will begin November 7,
after school in the wrestling
room. All boys who are interested
in trying out for the team should
contact coaches Steve Poznansky
or Fred Richardi. Any girls who
are
interested
in
being
wrestlettes should see Richardi.
The Trojans, who last year won
conference titles on all four
levels, will “ need the help of all
freshman that are interested if
we are to continue our winning
ways,” stated Richardi.
The Girls’ Bowling team will
hold tryouts on Tuesday,
November 1 at 3:15 p.m. at
Oakton Bowl. Interested girls
should see Mrs. Dee Whyman
now for an eligibility card and
further information.
The girls are not charged to
bowl during the practices or
meets.
but they failed to score on the
conversion and the half ended with
the sophomores ahead 8-6.
EVANSTON SCORED FIRST
in the third quarter to make the
score 14-8, but on the ensuing
kickoff, Bob Bernstein ran back
the kickoff 80 yards to tie the
game 14-14.
East and Evanston both added
touchdowns early in the fourth
quarter and with game tied at 22
all Matt Donath took the handoff
from quarterback Steve Cooley
and ran six yards with 2:06 left to
give the Trojans their final lead,
28-22.
But the lead did not last long as
Evanston took the kickoff and
marched 55 yards downfield in
only 45 seconds and scored the
touchdown that tied the game.
The two point conversion, a run
over the right side, was the
margin of victory as Evanston
beat the Trojan sophomores, 3028.
The Trojan football team was
defeated by the Evanston
Wildcats, 18-0, at home.
EVANSTON SCORED late in
the first quarter with a six-yard
run by Gregg Shaun. However,
the conversion was no good.
In the fourth quarter, Evanston
added two more touchdowns on
drives of 34 and 45 yards. Both
conversion attempts had failed.
The sophomore football team
dropped a close gam e to
Evanston 30-28, on October 2.
The Trojans scored first on a
42-yard run by running back
B a rry Leb. The conversion
scored by Gregg Bolotin put the
Trojans ahead 8-0. Evanston
scored on the next play from
scrimmage on a 54-yard run, by
Evanston fullback Albert Bowie,
Ed Santacruz is in action during a
cross country meet. East will com
pete in the Trojan Cross Country
Invitational Meet, tomorrow at Bun
ker Hill Forest Preserve.
the Maine North Invitational.
COACH RISTOW predicts that
his runners may win the Trojan
Invite. “ We expect strong com
petition from Niles West and
Notre Dame, but these are two
teams we have defeated earlier
this season. We should be able to
beat them again,” said Ristow.
Other
teams
that
are
competing in tomorrow’s meet
are Luther North, Mt. Carmel,
Lakeview, Proviso East, Quigley
North and South, Taft and Notre
Dame.
The football team is shown practicing for their homecoming game, tomor
row against the Highland Park Giants.
... (Photo by Steven Contos)
Buckner reviews Cub season
by Janice Greenberg
“ More power and speed.” That
is what Bill Buckner, Chicago
Cub first baseman thinks will
make the Chicago Cubs a con
tender in 1978. Buckner also looks
fo r
third
baseman
Steve
Ontiveros and shortstop Ivan
Dejesus to improve and become
stars next year.
“ What really hurt us this year
was losing Bruce Sutter after the
All-Star break,” said Buckner.
“ He should be the Cubs most
valuable player.”
BUCKNER
SEVERELY
SPRAINED his left ankle in 1975
and has had two operations since
then. “ I ’ll be completely healed
next year and that will help me a
lot. I ’ll be able to play better de
fensively and I should be a lot
quicker. I could also go back to
the outfield if they really need me
there,” stated Buckner.
When asked if Herman Franks,
the Cubs manager, had a chance
of being manager of the year,
Buckner replied “ I like Herman
a lot. I think he has a good chance
to win. I would vote for him if I
had an opportunity.”
Buckner has been interested in
playing baseball since he was
four years old. “ My father prob-
ably influenced me the most,”
said Buckner.
“ HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
who are interested in baseball as
a career should work just on
making contact with the ball and
not to try to hit home runs every
time they are up.
“ The best thing to do is to keep
practicing. If you are good, the
scouts will find you. It’s easy to
get disappointed; after all only
700 players have the opportunity
to play each year,” commented
Buckner.
Buckner was traded to the
Cubs with Ivan DeJesus and
minor leaguer Jeff Albert for
Rick Monday and Mike Garman
last January. He and his wife,
Jan,' still make their home in
California.
BUCKNER PLA Y E D for the
Los Angeles Dodgers for six
years.
“ There are more Dodger fans
than Cub fans, but the Cub fans
are more enthusiastic,” stated
Buckner.
Buckner hopes to play baseball
for a few more years, but when
he does retire, Buckner may con
tinue to sell real estate and raise
cattle like he does in the off
season.
Bill Buckner, first baseman of the
Chicago Cubs.
Basketball
trivia quiz
by Brian Sullivan
Trojan Talk
by Alan Friedman
Something has returned to
East, a quality that most East’s
teams have lacked the last few
years. The something is a
winning attitude.
A W INNING ATTITU D E is
present on the football field,
volleyball court, soccer field, and
all other fields of competition.
With the winning attitude
comes spirit and fan support
which is important to all athletes.
On the football field, the Tro
jans were ignited on the first
game of the season when they de
feated Niles West 7-6 in a thrilling
game. Since then the Trojans
have given high ranked Maine
E ast a genuine scare and
received some recognition for it
by being ranked in the Suburban
Trib High School football poll. It
marked the first time an East
football team has achieved that
status. Regardless of what they
do the remainder of the season,
the Trojans have brought back
some school spirit and pride to
East.
THE G IRLS’ VO LLE YB A LL
team at East also has a winning
attitude and spirit. The team
could represent E a s t’s best
chance to win a fall division title.
Because of hard work during the
summer, the team has looked
sharp in its recent games and
seems to be already in mid
season form. The only problem
this team has is the lack of fan
support at their games.
The girls work hard and de
serve recognition fo r their
efforts. The next home game is
October 20 against Evanston,
with action starting at 4:15 p.m.
for the junior varsity team and
the sophomores, and 5:15 p.m.
for the varsity match against
Evanston.
THE V ARSITY SOCCER team
also lacks in fan support at
events. The Trojans, although
they are in a much tougher divis
ion than last year, have held their
own so far this season by playing
strong defense and scoring with a
persistant offense. A major vic
tory for the Trojans came early
in the season when they shutout
Maine North 1-0. While a divis
ional title may not be possible,
the Trojans will remain tough
throughout the season.
These are just three teams that
have brought a winning attitude
to East along with school spirit.
There are other teams such as
the cross country and girls’ ten
nis teams that are strong teams
and have a good chance for a
winning season, but do not re
ceive much if any fan support.
THE TIM E HAS COME when
East has other teams, besides the
football team, that deserve fan
support. Besides, if the athletes
can “ put out” why can’t the stu
dents come out?
With the basketball season
approaching quickly, here is a
quiz just on basketball for the
fans. Among the 10 questions one
should be able to answer 7 of
them correctly.
1. What was the name of the
coach that Dick Motta replaced
when he accepted the job as
Chicago Bulls coach?
2. Name the former NBA
player that pitched a short time
for the White Sox?
3. With what team did Bob
Cousy end his career?
4. What was the name of the
Chicago entry in the American
Basketball League that lasted
thru the 1961-1962 season?
5. What recent NBA player
played with a total of five teams
in three different leagues plus a
short stint with the Harlem
Globetrotters?
6. Name the former Bulls cen
ter that was number 20, had red
hair and was noted for playing
very aggressive and physical
basketball against K areem
Abdul-Jabbar?
7. What college did Dr. J,
Julius Erving attend?
8. Name the last player coach
in the NBA?
9. Who were the Bulls first
three draft choices in 1971?
(Hint: All three have been traded
and two are still active.)
10. Name the ABA team that
changed names three times while
still in the same city and was
owned by Charles Finley and
later Motown Records?
The answers will appear in the
next issue of the Nilehilite.
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East remembers
Debbie Schack ’76
Volume 40, Number 1
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
Friday, September 23, 1977
Adminstration changes
New faculty members join East staff
Several faculty members and admini
strators have left East to accept new
positions, while seven additions have been
made to the staff this fall.
David Schusteff and Dan Miller will
serve as the two new deans. David
Schusteff joins the staff as the new
sophomore-senior
dean.
Schusteff
previously taught biology at Niles West. At
East, he coached wrestling with Coach
Fred Richardi for three years. “ I ’ve been
here before, and I ’ve always liked it,” said
Schusteff.
DAN M ILLER, the freshman-junior
dean previously taught English at
Wheaton Central High School for seven
years. “ I ’ve always wanted to be an ad
ministrator, but I didn’t want to lose the
close relationship between a teacher and a
student,” explained Miller.
The new deans are replacing Tom Engle
who has accepted an administrative
position at Woodstock High School, and
Romayne Baker who has replaced Dr.
James Richter in Student Services.
MISS RITA STEWART has recently
been promoted to building manager at
East. Miss Stewart is in her eighth year of
teaching with the district. Before her pro
motion she was prevocational coordinator
and team leader for the CVE program.
As building manager, Miss Stewart
hopes to follow through in all res
ponsibilities of her position and she feels
that the job offers a challenge to her.
“ In my previous position I spent most of
my time helping parents and students with
their problems. I ’d like to carry my
concern for people into this job,”
commented Miss Stewart.
SEVERAL TEACHERS have also been
added to the staff. Frank Bostic has joined
the English department, coming from Ben
Davis High School in Indianapolis, where
he taught for seven years.
Bostic moved to Chicago to take the
position offered at East, where he now has
a one-year contract. Later, he hopes to
teach at West or North.
When asked to comment on the school,
Bostic replied, “ I like this school; it’s
similar to schools I previously taught at.”
Bostic will also serve as sophomore
football and basketball coach.
Miss Barb Benson, Miss Juanita
Carlson, and Mrs. Alexia Foreman, have
also joined the staff this year. All three of
them teach in the Special Education
Department.
IRW IN DROBNY who has been teaching
at East and West since 1969, is now strictly
teaching in the history department. He
replaced Mrs. Mardonna Isenberg when
she left.
In the Foreign Language Department,
Mrs. Lenore Marti, previous librarian at
East, teaches two German classes, and
four Spanish classes. In addition Mrs.
Lillian White teaches German this year.
STEVE ROSENZWEIG, former Spanish
teacher and Spanish Club sponsor, is now
teaching Spanish at North. Mrs. Herminia
Lopez has become sponsor of the Spanish
Club.
Miss Frances Williams returns to East
to work in the library. She taught math at
East but then transferred to West, where
she continued to teach math. In addition,
William John has replaced Peter Segard
as a counselor.
Debbie Schack, a 1976 graduate,
died on September 2, 1977, of
leukemia.
While Debbie attended East she
worked in the deans’ office and main
office. She also worked in the deans’
office during the summer of ’76.
D E B B IE A T T E N D E D Lincoln
College in Lincoln, 1 1 from the fall of
1.
’76 to the spring of ’77. She had a very
optim istic attitude about life,
according to Principal Galen Hosier
“ She was always smiling, and always
looking into the future with consider
able happiness,” commented Hosier.
“ She was always so happy and so
dependable,” commented Mrs. Edna
Gustafson, a member of the clerical
staff in the main office.
“ I wish that everyone could be
rem em bered
with
such
fond
memories, the way that Debbie is
remembered by all of her friends at
East,” concluded Mrs. Harriet Kneip,
also a member of the office staff.
Debbie Schack ’76
Senate President Lopez
strives for improvements
David Schusteff
IPhotos by üïar.y Kantz)
“ I was interested in running for
president right at the time of election last
year,” said John Lopez ’78, Student Senate
president. ‘ ‘I decided to run because the
organization wasn’t doing well enough.
Since I would be a senior, this was the only
opportunity to get something done.”
IN TH E F IN A L D AYS of the
presidential campaign, candidates Jerry
Lavin and Cheri Gassel had already
turned in their mandatory petitions of at
least 75 signatures. Lopez said he didn’t
know of the petition deadline, and missed
Dan Miller
it by one day. This prevented him from
being on the ballot, so he campaigned as a
“ write-in” candidate. Concerning the
petition, Lopez added, “ I got about 150
signatures, and it only took a few classes.”
Although he was a “ write-in” candidate,
Lopez was very confident. “ I had a good
idea how the election would go, and I knew
it would be close. I was confident enough
to take the election the first time (the first
out of two elections).”
His predictions were right, because he
did win on the first ballot. However, it was
Closing committee sets objectives
Last year the committee to close Niles
East in 1980 divided into five sub
committees: two student articulation
committees, classified staff, certified
staff, and distribution disposal of
equipment.
VARIO U S PRO PO SALS from the
student articulation subcommittees were
presented to the Niles Township Board of
Education and the parent committee
towards the end of the 1976-77 school year.
The student articulation subcommittee,
headed by James Richter, met on
numerous occasions to discuss, review,
and relate the recommendations. The
subcommittee is working on five charges
which relate to departmental articulation
to the feeder schools, the special education
program , registration for classes,
assignment of students to counselors, and
the disposition of East graduate records. A
sixth area of concern was also added by
the committee. Its concern was to develop
a program for English as a second
language.
SOME OF THE GOALS that the com
mittee may complete or start this school
year follows:
The Department Artieulation
to Feeder Schools
The junior high schools will continue full
involvement and participation in the
articulation process with the exception
that their representatives will attend all
the West or North division articulations
during the entire year.
Special Education Program
The Off Campus Learning Center may
continue as a program separated from
either North or West. The program may be
located in the Central Administration
Center, Niles East, or another location
where other comm unity or school
activities may take place.
Registration for Classes and Tests
The district may adopt uniform require
ments for courses that fulfill the
Consumer Education requirement.
Sequential programs that may be made
uniform include these recommendations:
1. Two schools offer modified geometry;
one does not.
2. Some divisions offer different terms of
levels of foreign language.
3. Prerequisites for entry into industrial
arts differ by division.
4. Prerequisites for entry into art also
are different.
5. Grade level requirements for courses
should be uniform throughout the district.
6. A consistent policy and procedure of
registration for students to be transferred
from East to North and West should be
developed and implemented.
Assignment of Counselees to Counselors
Tentatively, counselors may continue
with the same group of counselees as those
students progress from East to North.
English as a Second Language
The com m ittee may establish a
comprehensive program and guidelines
that can be used in teaching English as a
second language at North and West.
THE
SECOND
CLASS
78
79
80
81
Student
Articulation
BOYS
260
264
230
214
Committee, directed by Dr. Lee Hawkins,
also
met
to
set
forth
their
recommendations. The subcommittee was
charged specifically with considering the
problems surrounding student clubs and
activities which would result from the
closing of East. The following recom
mendations may be started this school
year.
Drama Program
Two variety shows will be held after co
steering committee members are chosen.
One show will consist of East and West
students; another combining East and
North students. This will take place in 1978
and 1979.
Music Program
This fall East’s music and drama
directors will establish and maintain close
liaison with their counterparts at West and
North.
Student Government
A joint committee representing the
three schools will be formed this year for
the purpose of restructuring the student
government organization, in order to
achieve commonality.
THESE PROPOSALS are just some of
the recommendations that the student
articulation subcommittees hope to
implement this school year through 1980.
G IR L S
TOTAL
257
227
231
198
517
491
461
412
This chart shows the declining enrollment. It represents 1881 students
who attend East.
Student Senate President John Lopez
not a majority over Lavin and Gassel, so a
run-off election was held. Lopez and Lavin
received the most votes, so they were the
run-off candidates. Two days later, Lopez
won a major victory.
D U R IN G THE C A M P A IG N , Lopez
would not commit himself. “ My goals and
ideas were to come from members of
Senate. If I had made commitments, I
would have binded myself into an issue. I
also did not want to make the point of view
as an athlete, but many people took it that
way.”
Lopez has new plans for this year’s
Senate. He plans on limiting the number of
Senate members to 32, having eight people
per class level. “ I want Senate
to be exclusive, and w e’re only going to
have meetings once in a while, not every
week.”
THE NEW PRESIDENT also has many
goals. He plans to rebuild Senate and
make it a more powerful organization
through the student body’s ideas. “ The
other officers will definitely be more
involved this year. In addition, the Senate
meetings will not be as casual as they have
been in the past. W e’re also going to have
strict rules this year on membership and
having members at all meetings.”
At this writing, it is not definite whether
meetings will be twelfth period or after
school. A fte r school m eetings could
conflict with Lopez’s gymnastic schedule.
But he believed that the coaches will help
in arranging his schedule.
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Extra-curricular activities require students’ involvement
Easthi is very fortunate to have so many
different extra-curricular activities for
students to get involved in this year.
In these activities, a person can find
enjoyment and self-satisfaction, and at the
same time be helping out the school.
Whether it be watching a home football
game or being president of a club, there’s
something here for everyone.
FO RTY STUDENT CLUBS and or
ganizations currently exist at East, and
more are likely to be formed as the year
proceeds. These clubs are generally easy
to join, most just requiring a signature and
a small commitment of determination and
participation by the student.
The clubs vary in many different fields,
so they should appeal to just about every
student in this school.
For decision-minded students who take
interest in the well-being of East, there’s
the Student Senate. The Senate is an or
ganization which works on the school
policy and tries to uphold student rights.
Students with any amount of school
spirit can join either the Pep Club, the
School Spirit Committee or the Home
coming Committee. They try to brighten
up the atmosphere at East.
The Senior, Junior, Sophomore, and
Freshman Cabinets are special social
groups which plan class activities and
have many fund raising events.
THE
FO R E IG N
LA N G U A G E
department offers the French Club,
Spanish Club, German Club, and Russian
Club for students who have the desire to
learn and understand a foreign culture.
These clubs are open to everyone, not just
foreign language students.
The four vocational education clubs,
however, are only open to students
enrolled in special vocational or business
classes. These clubs are the Illinois Dis
tributive Education Clubs of America
(DECA), the Home Economics Related
Occupations Club (HERO), the Vocational
Industrial Clubs of America (V IC A ), and
the Office Occupation Clubs.
Each year these organizations try to
express their business talents by com
peting against other schools in the state
championship and perhaps the national
championship
tournaments.
They
compete as a school and individually, and
the winners are awarded prizes on that
basis.
FOR STUDENTS that are interested in
w riting and production, the Golden
Galleon, the Nilehilite, and the Yearbook
staff are available. All of these clubs are
looking for talented writers, artists or
people willing to work on their publication.
These are just some of the many clubs
r
offered at East this year. The other 22
clubs cover everything from aeronautics
to finances. However, joining clubs is not
the only way to get active in the school.
Interscholastic sports are available for
students that like to compete for their
school, and the theater program is for
students who are not afraid to get up on
stage.
TH E BO YS’ SPORTS activities,
freshman, sophomore, and varsity levels,
are divided into three seasons. The fall
sports, which include football, soccer,
golf, and cross country, started practice
prior to the first day of school. The week of
November 7 begins the winter sports
activities which include basketball,
fencing, gymnastics, swim m ing, and
wrestling. March 6 starts the three spring
sports: baseball, tennis, and track.
THE G IRLS’ SPORTS activities are also
separated into seasons and are held at
junior varsity and varsity levels. The first
season offers archery, swimming, and
--------------Hotline-------------What will replace Bay’s restaurant?
Bay’s restaurant was torn down June 21,
1977, and now Lincoln Towers is being
built on the corner of Lincoln and Howard
Streets. The condominiums will have one
to three bedroom apartments, with two
full baths, and indoor parking for most of
the occupants. A swimming pool and
recreation areas will also be constructed.
The general contractor is Sim Con
struction Company and will be available
for occupancy May, 1978.
Why was East’s athletic teams changed
to a different league this year?
East was changed to the North Division
because the number of schools is
unbalanced. The transferred schools were
selected at random. Waukegan East
switched from the North Division to the
Lavin, SAB
both look
impressive
The purpose of the Student Activities
Board is to coordinate all student
organizations. The board, headed by
president Jerry Lavin, also appropriates
money and schedules major events as well
as daily club sales.
Already this year, on August 23 and 24,
the SAB coordinated an orientation day for
freshmen. The class of ’81 was given a tour
throughout the school culminating at the
student lounge where a small scale
student activities fair had been organized.
Approximately 300 of the 419 freshman
participated in this very successful event.
From an interview with Jerry Lavin for
the Nilehilite, the editors were very much
impressed with him. Students can expect a
great deal from the SAB this year.
Although Lavin lost last year’s Senate
election, it seems that he is working with
an extrem ely pow erful organization,
which will coordinate all activities. It also
can be questioned if the SAB is more
powerful than the Senate.
The other SAB officers are Cheri Gassel,
vice-president; Bob Silverman, secretary
and Howard Levco, treasurer. The
Nilehilite will have more detail on the SAB
in upcoming issues.
tennis. The next season begins the first
week of November and consists of
bowling, gymnastics, and volleyball. The
third season starts January 23 for
badminton and basketball. The final
season, in April, includes softball and
track.
The theater department willl present
five major productions this year, and
students with the ability to act are en
couraged to try out. The activities will
consist of Reflections, a musical variety
show; a full length play, a children’s
theater, and One Act plays. Students in
terested in working on a stage crew for
these events should join the Tecnis Club.
By cheering the Trojans on in sports
events, going to a theater activity, or
listening to a Forum discussion, the
student is contributing to the school.
PA RTICIPATIO N will hold the key to a
great year for everyone. With all these
activities available, there should not be an
excuse for not getting involved at Easthi.
South to complete the balanced league and
Niles East and Niles North were changed
to the North Division.
Who are the Administrators at East?
The administrators include Principal
Galen Hosier, Deans Dan Miller and
David Schusteff; Building Manager Miss
Rita Stewart; Language Arts Director Dr.
Lee Hawkins; Practical Arts Director
Dr. Barbara Ray; Math and Science
Director Charles VanCleave; Physical
Welfare Director James Swanson; the
Director of Art, Music, Library, and Social
Studies, Ronald Lamb; and Director of
Student Services, Romayne Baker.
What changes have been made in the
attendance office?
Mrs. Pearl Zaid transferred to the
Guidance Resource Center after Mrs.
Judy Gilmore moved to Atlanta, Georgia.
Mrs. Lisa Sandroff will replace Mrs. Zaid
by serving as a Dean’s secretary. Mrs.
Virginia Ziebart also will work in the
attendance office this school year.
(photo by Steven Contos)
Construction work has begun on Lincoln and Howard for the Lincoln
Towers condominiums.
Nilehilite staff defines policy
At the beginning of each school year, the
Nilehilite staff reviews its purpose, goals,
and style so that the student body realizes
our responsibilities.
THE N ILE H ILITE STAFF, “ The Voice
of the Niles East Students,’’ will inform
the high school and community
accurately,
clearly,
im p artially,
truthfully, and with insight.
We intend to give complete coverage to
all school events, but we do not want to be
used as a means for publicity. We allow
advertisements for this purpose. Clubs are
also welcome to inform us if we fail to
cover their events.
THE STAFF HAS THE RIGHT not to
print any article if it contains libel,
obscenity, indecency, or is likely to cause
disruptions of the school.
We encourage all faculty and students to
submit hotline questions, guest editorials,
artwork, ideas, and rebuttals or join the
staff. The class meets fifth period every
day and students are always welcome.
IF A READ ER IS UPSET about any
publication in the Nilehilite, we encourage
him to write a letter to the Editor.
The new staff will try to print all letters,
but we reserve the right to alter all
wording, correct all errors, and delete any
material. All articles should be signed; if
requested, their names may be withheld if
accompanied with a valid reason for this
action.
This year, we will strive for columns on
every page. All columns appearing in the
Nilehilite will not necessarily reflect the
opinion of the whole staff but will tell a
reporter’s views. This year the staff will
write more sports features and will avoid
continuous rehashing of past games.
THE STAFF W ILL W RITE articles
using good judgment, style, interest, com
pleteness, and ob jectivity. We w ill
produce the newspaper free of restrictions
and interferences. Do not deny us
cooperation. Give us the freedom to
uphold our rights to freedom of the press
under our own authority with res
ponsibility and maturity.
We plan to discuss and analyze pertinent
issues, and we request your comments and
observations so that together we can give
our school a newspaper to admire and be
proud of.
Who are the people who made Dance
Company?
The new Dance Company members
include Diane Ament, Kathy Baer, Linda
Becker, Sandy Brenner, Elaine Cohn,
Karen Feldman, Beth Feldstein, Sue
Fisch, Cindy Friedman, Renee Friedman,
Cheri Gassel, Ellen Goodman, Melanie
Karafopias, Cathy Lasowski, Cathy
Leaven, Cheryl Lee, Sharon Lee, Marty
Lemer, and Arlene Levin.
The company members also consist of
M arci Mandell, Ph il M artini, E llyn
Meyer, Ed Nemmers, Pam Schwartz,
Dana Sobel, Yvette Strauser, Dee Dee
Vlay, Janette Weiner, Beth Weisberg.
Debbie Winston, Jackie Woll, and Lisa
Woll.
What students placed high in the state in
wrestling during the summer?
The freestyle state qualifiers include
John Boigk-fourth
Chuck Purcell-fourth
John LaManna-sixth
The Greco state qualifiers consist of
John Boigk-third
Chuck Purcell-third
John LaManna-second
Victor Suarez-second
Howard Walovitch-fourth
A National Freestyle qualifier was
Victor Suarez.
The National Greco qualifiers were John
LaManna and Victor Suarez.
Volume 40, No. 1
Friday, September 23,1977
Editor-in-Chief.........................Wendy Gerber
Managing E ditor..................... Phil Rappoport
News E d i t o r s . . . Shari Miller, Janet Peterson
Editorial D irector................... Barry Schwartz
Feature Editor, 'i ................. .
Ken Greisman
Sports Editor . . \ ................... Alan Friedman
Reporters......... Marc Bercoon, Howard Berry,
Janice Greenberg, Judy Lee
Photographers. . . . Steven Contos, Gary Kantz
Cartoonists........W.C. Andrea, Ralph Fujiwara
D istrib u tor.................................. Gary Couris
S pon sor.............................. Mrs. Angie Panos
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Space shuttle flights
to begin in mid 1980’s
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by Howard Berry
AS THE SUN was rising over
Cape Canaveral, the Pan Am bus
pulled up to launch pad thirty eight. Four men and two women
filed out of the bus and boarded
the two w aiting launchpad
elevators.
Twenty minutes later, Pan Am
shuttle flight 21 lifted off the
launch pad in central Florida, its
destination an orbit 100 miles
above the earth’s surface.
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Although this story may sound
like science fiction, shuttle flights
like this one could be taking place
as early as March of 1979 when
NASA ( National Aeronautics and
Space
Adm inistration)
is
scheduling the shuttle for its first
flight.
The space shuttle’s first flight
took place on August 22, 1977,
over Edwards Air Force Base, in
California. The shuttle, dubbed
Enterprise, was piloted by Fred
Haise, Jr. and Charles Gordon
Fullerton. Enterprise was flown
piggyback style attached to a 747
jumbo jet. At 27,000 feet, the
shuttle was jettisoned from the
747 to begin its freefall landing on
the seven mile long bed at Rogers
Dry Lake in southern California.
York and Chicago. NASA has
three prime shuttle bases for
these landings: Edwards Air
Force Base, the Kennedy Space
Center
in
Florida,
and
Vandenberg Air Force Base.
The space shuttle, originally
named Constitution, has been re
named Enterprise a fter the
spaceship in Star Trek. President
Ford had received 400,000 letters
from Star Trek fans around the
world requesting the name
change, which was eventually put
into effect.
THOUGH SPACE travel in a
shuttle craft may seem hard to
believe, by the mid-1980’s former
Nilehi students may be spending
their winter vacations orbiting
above the earth in the space
shuttle instead of bathing in the
sunshine of Miami Beach.
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N e ws-in-B rief
Niles West will host College
Night for the sixth consecutive
year, September 28 at 7:30 p.m.
About two-hundred guests will
represent colleges and univer
sities across the nation. All high
school students in the district and
their parents are invited to
attend.
The space shuttle should prove
to be economical. Although the
shuttle costs millions of dollars, a
typical shuttle should be able to
make at least 100 round trips be
tween earth and outer space be
fore being withdrawn from the
space program.
THE SHUTTLE is also unique
from previous NASA spacecraft
in the way it returns home to
earth. No splashdowns in the
Pacific will take place. The
shuttle will be flown home and
land on a runway just like a
scheduled flight between New
'THE
R IC H A RD H ILD R E T H , a
special agent for the Chicago
Federal Bureau of Investigation
(F B I) will speak at East on
September 28, periods 2-3, 4, and
5. Hildreth will be discussing the
history, the mission, and also the
job opportunities that the FBI has
to offer. Many people are going
into law enforcement today, and
Hildreth feels that it is important
that the student understands all
the different aspects of law
ENFORCER”
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by Ken Greisman
What you are about to read is
true. While it is not unique, it is
quite traumatic. It is called eat
V
ing lunch at East. It is something
that I will never forget.
AS I PICKED up a tray, I found
v i my shirt to be somewhat wet. It
was then that I realized the trays
are never dried after being
washed.
Once in line, I picked up a
knife, a spoon, and a fork. The
knife was fine. The spoon and
fork were not. The handle of the
spoon had been bent out of shape
in two places. For a moment I
could not tell the fork apart from
a half bald porcupine. Its prongs
had been bent so that each was
sticking out in a different direc
tion. I got the impression that the
silverware had been taken from a
V \* modern art sculpture. I was
wrong.
I advanced to the salad rack
and took a salad. For some reas
on I thought that there was too lit
tle lettuce in my salad. I then
noticed that the guy in front of me
had an overflowing pile of let
tuce. Oh well.
THE N E XT THING that I can
recall is watching the lady scoop
v r
ing up mashed potatoes in an ice
cream scooper. She plopped the
potatoes down into a dish along
with my hamburger. She did this
with amazing skill. One half of
the potatoes landed in the dish,
and the other half landed, well,
y L elsewhere. “ Gravy?” she asked.
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“ Yes, please,” I replied. I had
m om entarily forgotten how
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strategically the mashed po
tatoes had been positioned. As I
took my plate, I saw the gravy
drip over the edge of the plate,
enhancing my already damp
shirt.
Passing up the milk, I went
directly to the punch dispenser. It
wasn’t until I had filled my cup
that I realized punch was leaking
out from the bottom. Brilliantly, I
put the leaking cup into a second
cup, and proceeded to pay for my
lunch.
WHEN THE WOMAN at the
cash register saw that I had two
cups she began to lecture me
about wasting cups. After quietly
accepting the third degree, I
m oved on to the napkin
dispenser. It was empty. The guy
in front of me had just taken the
last six.
Finally, I made my way to a
table. Just as I was about to sit
down I noticed that my chair was
a little sticky. I guess the last
person to sit here also had a leaky
cup.
I began to eat. My head was
low, and my eyes were forever
looking in every direction. I eat
this way because I once saw
someone get hit in the ear with a
flying piece of meat loaf. Since
then, I have always eaten with
my head low and wearing a pith
helmet.
While I like the food in the cafe
teria, I find the atmosphere is
somewhat less than that of the
Ritz Carlton.
enforcement.
DECA W ILL PRESENT a show
on WOPA radio station today at 8
p.m. in Oak Park. They will
discuss distributive education
and free enterprise, according to
William Coulson, faculty sponsor
of DECA and CONFERENCE
chairman of Illinois. Some of the
DECA members also w ill
tentatively attend DECA day at
St. Louis’ Six Flags Amusement
Park, September 25.
THE M A R C H IN G
BAND,
directed by Timothy Wolfram,
will spend the day performing at
Great A m erica in Gurnee,
September 25. The band also will
be appearing for the second time
at the Northwestern Band day on
November 24.
Independent study program
offers ‘unique’ opportunities
“ Independent study is a
program which offers curriculum
above and beyond what is offered
in the normal school program,”
stated Dr. Barbara Ray, director
of
the
Industrial
Arts
Department and Practical Arts.
THERE ARE THREE basic
requirements for students in
terested in taking independent
study, according to Dr. Ray.
First, a student must have taken
all the courses offered in his field
of interest. Second, a student
must have a great interest in the
field. Third, a student must find a
teacher who is w illing to
supervise his efforts in the
program.
“ The grading of independent
study is pass-fail only,” stated
Dr. Ray. “ A student may take as
many independent study courses
as desired, but a student can only
receive two credits from all the
independent study courses
offered toward his graduation
total.
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“ I believe independent study
gives a student a chance to do
something on his own and gives
him a sense of self discipline,”
announced Dr. Ray. “ I feel as
long as there are self-motivated
students at East, there will
always be an independent study
program here.”
Six students are presently
involved in independent study in
the Industrial Arts department,
according to Dr. Ray. One of
these students is Steve Matayoshi
’78.
STEVE BECAME INVOLVED
in independent study during his
junior year when he took an inde
pendent aeronautics course. In
this course, Steve spent most of
his time developing technical
plans for aircraft. This year
Steve is taking independent
engineering where he plans to
make mechanical drawings and
enter them in contests.
“ I enjoy independent study,”
stated Steve. “ You can study
what you want to, when you want
to, and where you want to. I
prefer to study at home, and you
cannot do this in a regular
course.”
“ You must do your own
research,” added Steve. I usually
get most of my information at a
lib rary
or at
bookstores.
“ Sometimes I go to my super
visor who also gives me added
assistance.”
“ At the beginning of the
semester a student sets goals for
him self that he wishes to
accomplish for each semester
and the whole year,” stated
Steve. “ When your supervisor
grades you, he judges if you
accomplished your goals.”
“ I feel independent study’s
successfulness depends on the
student,” concluded Steve. “ A
student should have something
constructive in mind before
entering the program.”
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Boys’ sports outlook
Varsity football defeats West
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by Marc Bercoon and Barry Schwartz
The Niles East Varsity football
team defeated Niles West, 7-6,
September 10, for the team’s first
victory in almost two years.
THE TROJANS received a
break early in the game when
Niles West fumbled on the second
play. The fumble was recovered
by defensive end Jim Murphy on
the Indian’s 33 yard line. From
there the offense led by
quarterback Paul W
’hitm ore,
drove down the field and scored
on a 10 yard pass by Whitmore to
wide receiver Norm Dellheim.
The extra point, kicked by Brian
Kamajian, was good and the
Trojans led 7-0.
The Trojans held Niles West
scoreless until the third quarter
when a Whitmore pass was
intercepted and Niles West drove
the ball down field and scored but
missed the extra point. East held
the Indians scoreless for the
remainder of the contest and won
their first game of the season 7-6.
The Trojans received some bad
news after the game when it was
learned that lineman Chuck
Purcell had broken his thigh bone
on a third quarter play and would
be out for the season.
Prior to the game, Head Coach
Gerald Ferguson said that this
year’s squad is bigger and better
than ever. He even predicted a 5-4
winning season for the Trojans.
“THE FIRST FEW GAMES of
the year will decide our outcome,
because these are the games that
we have a good chance of
winning,” commented Ferguson.
The victory over Niles West came
as no surprise to Coach
Ferguson.
From the 49 players, 17 of them
are returning lettermen. Coach
Ferguson thinks that the large
turnout is a great asset for the
team.
“ THE
D IV IS IO N
NEW
SCH OOL
change w ill not
greatly affect the team, although
the Trojans are now in a league
with some state contenders,”
said Coach Ferguson. Ferguson
sees nothing with this year’s
team that compares with last
y e a r ’s 0-9 squad.
He
is
determined and confident for the
season ahead. Tomorrow, the
team will play the Niles North
Vikings at Niles North.
‘ ‘The Trojan golf team will
have their work cut out for them
this season,” said Head Coach
Jerry Oswald.
spots the
new league schedule as a major
problem. “ When N iles East
changed divisions earlier this
year, we ended up in one of the
best golf leagues in the state,” he
said. “ The New Trier schools
have dominated this division and
the state in the last few years.”
COACH
O SW ALD
“ ANOTHER PROBLEM is the
team is very young and in
experienced,” commented Coach
Oswald. The team will consist of
seniors R oger Jacklin and
Howard Simon, juniors Mike
Grogan and Davd Eskoff and
sophomore Scott Reicin. These
five golfers will be competing in
the
Sterling
Invitational
Tournament in Sterling, Illinois,
September 31 and October 1
.
Coach Oswald is optimistic
about his team. He feels that with
a little work the team can make a
respectable showing.
The cross country team is
hoping for an excellent season,
according to Coach Tom Ristow.
The stand-out performers on
the va rsity team are Ed
Santacruz ’78, Jeff Pozen ’79 and
Phil Waller ’79, according to
Ristow. “ We have four other boys
who should also place very high
in most meets. Dave Larson ’78,
Barry Finn ’78, John Thunholm
’79 and Steve Urow ’79 are very
solid performers.” “ Right now,
we have the best varsity team in
my five years of coaching,”
commented Ristow.
(Photo bv Steven ('< rntosl
Sophomore football team is shown practicing for an upcoming game, The
sophomore team’s next contest is October 1 against Evanston.
Racquetball growing in popularity
by Alan Friedman
“ Racquetball is really a neat
game, I enjoy it because it’s fast
paced and easy to play,” said
Mike Silver ’80. “ I ’ve only played
once but I really enjoy the game
a lot.” commented Allan Weiner,
’80.
Racquetball is one of the
fastest growing sports in the
country today. The game is
enjoyed by about two million
people, according to Danny
Kenis, Skokie Court House
employee.
RACQUETBALL IS PLA YE D
on a four walled court that is 20
feet high, 20 feet wide and 40 feet
long. The server starts the game
by standing in a rectangle-shaped
box, about 20 feet from the front
wall. The serger is allowed two
chances to hit the ball past his
box without hitting the back wall
on a fly.
After the serve, racquetball is a
contest of speed, strength and
endurance between the players.
The players try to score by
hitting the ball against the walls
(the ball must hit the front wall
each time it is hit) so that his or
her opponent can not reach the
ball before it bounces twice.
Games are played to 15 points
and one must win the game by
more than two points. In addition,
the players can only score when
they have control of the serve.
ONE DISADVANTAGE of the
game is that a specially designed
court is needed to play. Several
racquetball clubs have opened
throughout the North Shore and
are accessible
to
Skokie
residents.
The Court House, 3710 Touhy,
Skokie, is a local racquetball
club. To play at the club one must
be a member and reserve court
time. Rates for memberships are
$55 for a family, $35 for an adult
and $15
for
a
junior.
Editorial
P LA YIN G TIM E is separated
into non-prime time and prime
time. Non-prime time consists of
Saturday and Sunday nights after
6 p.m. and Monday thru Friday
until 4 p.m. The cost for non
prime time is $7 an hour. All
remaining time is prime time;
the cost for prime time is $10 an
hour. For further information
call 677-4100.
Another nearby racquetball
club is run by the Morton Grove
Park
D istrict.
Nine
air
conditioned courts are available
for racquetball or handball use at
6834 Dempster, telephone 9657554.
“ I think that more people,
esp ecially kids, should play
racquetball; they would really
enjoy it,” remarked a Niles East
senior.
V
Sports Calendar
Girls’ sports outlook seems good
September 23
by Judy Lee
The fall season has begun with
a regrouping of girls’ sports.
Archery, tennis, and volleyball
are now offered to those willing to
compete on an interscholastic
level.
THE
ARCHERY
TE A M
consists of 20 members this year
and is being coached for the third
season by Miss Jean Wojdula.
Ten players compete on each
level, varsity and junior varsity.
About the team, Coach Wojdula
said, “ It’s a good group to work
with because everyone is eager to
learn.”
With
only
11 members
returning to the team, she
considers it a rebuilding year.
Top shooters include Dawn
Johanson, Laurie Pautz, and
Beryl Schwartz. The team will
compete in 11 meets, hoping to
Memberships last one year from
the purchase date.
improve last year’s record of
three wins and four losses. With
almost half the players being new
to the team, however, Coach
Wojdula said she finds it “ hard to
say how the team will do in
competition.” The team’s first
home meet will be held Sept. 27.
HEAD TENNIS COACH Pat
M atlak and Cass Friedm an,
assistant, are very optimistic
about their team; yet of the 26
members, only 10 are returning
from last year’s team. The
team’s strength lies in the singles
players with defending con
ference champs Mindee Epstein
and Claudia Brisk heading the
(Photo by Steven Contos)
The girls’ volleyball team is shown
here trying to score in a recent
match against Stevenson High
School.
list. Some singles players are
being
combined
to
help
strengthen the play of the doubles
teams.
“ We definitely have an inex
perienced tea m ,” commented
Coach Matlak, “ but many of the
freshmen players show good
potential. All of our players are
great competitors.” Captain of
this year’s team is Jan Blitt. The
team plays 12 meets and will be
trying to surpass last year’s
excellent division record of seven
wins and one loss. Their next
home meet will be held today
against New Trier East.
Because of the regrouping of
sports, volleyb all, an indoor
sport, was able to extend its
season to 18 games. Varsity
coach J erry Richardson is
looking forward to an even more
successful record than last year’s
five wins and two losses which
earned the team second place in
its league.
THE V ARSITY CONSISTS of
nine players. Miss Cindy Brandt
is coaching the junior varsity
team for the first time this year
and Miss Jaci Boyle is coaching
the freshmen team.
“ Although we lost some top
players, the team is far in
advance of what we were at the
same point last year,” said Coach
Richardson. The coaches remain
optimistic because of the hard
work and diligence of all the
players on all levels. The team’s
next home game is the night of
Oct. 7 against Niles North.
THE LE V E L of competition in
all girls’ sports has risen tre
mendously in the past few years.
Even so, the girls are still not
receivin g the support they
greatly need and deserve.
September 24
September 27
September 28
September 29
September 30
October 1
Cross Country vs.
Niles West
Golf vs. Niles North
Soccer vs. Maine
North
Soccer (JV) vs.
Niles West
Girls* Tennis vs.
New Trier West
Football vs. Niles
North
Soccer vs. Niles
West
Girls’ Volleyball vs.
Libertyville
Cross Country vs.
New Trier West
Golf vs. Evanston
Soccer vs. Maine
East
Girls* Tennis vs.
Evanston
Girls’ Archery vs.
Lake Park
Girls’ Archery vs.
Arlington Heights
Girls’ Swimming vs.
Morton East
Golf vs. New Trier
East
Girls’ Tennis vs.
Deerfield
Girls’ Archery vs.
Glenbrook North
Girls’ Volleyball vs.
Waukegan Wrest
Soccer vs. Evanston
Girls’ Swimming vs.
Highland Park
Football vs.
Evanston
Away
Away
Home
October 3
Home
October 4
Home
Away
Away
Away
Home
Home
Away
Away
October 6
Home
Girls’ Volleyball vs.
Lake Forest
Away
Away
October 7
Away
Home
October 8
Away
Away
Away
October 11
Home
Home
Central Suburban
League line-up
NORTH DIVISION
NILES EAST
EVANSTON
D EER FIE LD
NILES NORTH
NEW T R IE R EAST
NEW T R IE R WEST
W AUKEGAN WEST
HIGHLAND PA R K
SOUTH DIVISION
NILES WEST
M AINE EAST
M AINE WEST
M AINE SOUTH
W AUKEGAN WEST
GLENBROOK NORTH
GLENBROOKSOUTH
October 5
Cross Country vs.
Niles West
Golf vs. Sterling
Girls' Swimming vs.
New Trier East
Golf vs. Highland
Park
Cross Country vs.
Deerfield
Soccer vs.
Waukegan West
Girls' Tennis vs.
Waukegan West
Girls’ Archery vs.
Forest View
Girls’ Swimming vs.
Deerfield
Golf vs. New Trier
West
Girls’ Archery vs.
Hersey
Girls’ Tennis vs.
Highland Park
Girls’ Archery vs.
Central/O’ Hare
October 12
October 13
October 14-15
October 14
October 15
October 18
Golf vs. Niles West
Girls’ Volleyball vs.
Niles North
Football vs.
New Trier East
Girls’ Swimming vs.
Niles N./Maine E.
Away
Away
Away
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Home
Home
Home
Away
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Away
vl
Away
Home
Home
Away
Away
Cross Country vs. New
Trier W ./
Away
Waukegan W.
Golf Divisional Meet Away
Soccer vs. Deerfield Away
Girls' Archery vs.
Home
Ridgewood
Girls' Swimming vs.
Away
Waukegan West
V
V
Girls’ Volleyball vs.
Home
Maine South
Girls' Tennis vs.
Away
Niles North
Girls' Archery vs.
Home *
Fenton
Away
Golf District Meet
Girls’ Volleyball vs.
Away
Deerfield
Girls’ Tennis Divisional
Away
Meet
Girls’ Swimming vs.
Home
New Trier West
Homecoming
Football vs.
Highland Park
Home
Cross Country
Home
Trojan IN V .
Soccer vs.
Home
Highland Park
Girls’ Archery District
Away
Meet
Cross Country vs.
Highland Park
Niles North
Golf Sectional Meet
Soccer vs. Niles
North
Away
Aw ay
Home
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FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1977
Telephone abuse continues
by Phil Rappoport
and Ken Greisman
There are still a large number of what
appear to be personal telephone calls
being placed and charged to District 219’s
telephone account, according to District
219 business manager Gene Francis.
“ I don’t know why previous action was
not taken regarding the calls,” said
Francis, who first discovered the calls
shortly after he was hired in March 1975.
Francis feels that many of the calls are
legitimate business calls; however, he
also feels that most can not possibly be
business calls. “ I can not see any reason
for someone to be calling Morelia, Mexico,
several times each month for business
purposes,” he said. Most of the calls to
Morelia have been made at night, gen
erally about 7:45 p.m. When asked how
many of all the long-distance calls he
thought might be business calls, Francis
replied “ Maybe 20 per cent.”
The annual Nilehi telephone bill for the
three high schools and central office is in
excess of 135,000 dollars each year. As a
result of this excessive total, Francis
proposed a new phone system to the school
board in December 1976. The new system
would restrict access to outside phone
lines capable of making long-distance
calls. The only drawback to the system is
it’s 93,000 dollar price tag.
Because of its high price, the board
rejected the newly proposed system.
Francis still feels, however, that the new
system would cause a substantial savings
in the long run.
Since Francis proposed the new system
to the board, two new members have been
elected. He plans to propose either a
modified version of the first system, or a
different system to the new board soon.
Instead of accepting the newly proposed
system, the board recommended several
ways to cut costs within the present
system. One such recommendation was to
lock all phones (with special telephone
locks) when not in use. Also, the board
recommended that Francis try to trace
some of the calls, which he recently has
done.
Also, the business office recently sent a
memo to all administrators stating: The
business office will request the telephone
company to assist in identifying unmarked
or unidentified calls and will recommend
that a letter of reprimand of appropriate
disciplinary action be filed against any
individuals fo r any non-reimbursed
personal call which can be traced to a par
ticular individual.
So far, Francis has caught over a dozen
phone abusers, and has collected from
most of them. The largest single phone
abuser that he has found thus far made 795
dollars worth of personal calls. Presently,
Francis is on the trail of several other
phone abusers. “ The telephone company
District 219 business manager Gene Francis is tracking down telephone abusers with the
aid of the telephone company.
Photo by Ken Greisman
and myself are making progress with this
thing every day,” he remarked.
One of the calls that he is currently
looking into has been traced to a dorm
itory room occupied by a former Niles
West student. The dormitory is located at
the University of Illinois, at Champaign.
He is also looking into several other calls
placed to the Champaign campus.
Francis’s most recent action to combat
the phone abusers was on April 25 of this
year, when he sent a memo to all admin
istrators in the district. In order to curb
telephone misuse he requested the
following of all faculty: 1) Obtain approval
from supervisor for all long-distance calls,
and log them on a special log sheet to be
forwarded to the business office. 2) Use
written correspondence instead of tele
phone whenever possible. 3) Restrict use
of telephones to student groups. 4) Obtain
locks for use on phones not under direct
supervision. 5) Removal of any telephones
not absolutely needed. 6) Personal
telephone calls not to be charged to the
district.
When asked who could be making the
majority of these calls Francis replied
“ Anyone that ever sets foot in one of the
three high schools could be making the
calls;” however, he feels students are
responsible for many of the calls. Francis
also noted the easy access to the phones,
as there are phones in many classrooms
and offices throughout the three schools.
Asked who he thought could be making
the calls, Easthi Principal Galen Hosier
replied “ I think students, janitors, or
faculty members could be responsible;
however, I strongly feel that ad
ministrators are not making any un
authorized calls, at least not here at
E a st.”
On the contrary,
James
Dougherty, Easthi science teacher and
Niles Township Federation of Teachers
(N T F T ) president, disagreed with Hosier.
“ I think that administrators are res
ponsible for most of these calls. There
would not be many reasons for a teacher to
make a long-distance call. I have not made
any long-distance phone calls, nor have
any of my departmental colleagues. There
is simply no reason to.”
The unauthorized telephone calls ij
continue to trouble Gene Francis as well f
as the tax payers who must pay for the
calls. One tax payer summed up the sit
uation by saying “ I would rather see my
tax dollars go towards education than
telephone bills.”
Miss Toi vola to retire
Miss Aune Toivola will retire after
counseling for 23 years at East while Miss
Elizabeth Dreazen will take a leave of
absence.
Mrs. Joan Field, an English teacher for
seven and a half years has resigned after a
two year leave of absence. Mrs. Janie
Isackson, English teacher, will return
next year to teach English, part-time in
the district. Mrs. Isackson had taken a
three year leave of absence after 12 years
in the district.
Miss Toivola will be saying good-bye to
East on June 16. “ I will miss my
counselees very much. Circumstances in
my life are such now that I have not made
any long term plans and I ’ll do whatever I
want at the time,” stated Miss Toivola.
She intends to read, study on her own, go
to art exhibits, concerts, plays, and
entertain friends.
“ I ’m looking forward to not racing
against the clock. I ’ve hurried all of my
life and now I won’t have to squeeze in a
social life” added Miss Toivola.
Miss Toivola previously taught zoology
to students planning to enter medical tech
nology and other health fields at Stephens
C ollege in M issouri. E v e ry facu lty
member at that time was expected to be
an advisor for the students, and was re
sponsible for helping the students to
develop not only academ ically, but
socially and emotionally too. In this
capacity she becam e interested in
counseling.
Miss Toivola then came to East to teach
social studies and general science for half
a year. The next one and a half years, she
was a freshman class advisor whose func
tions were similar to those of an assistant
principal. From 1956-1960 she worked as a
college counselor and then became a
general counselor.
Seniors to graduate June 5
Approximately 550 students will grad
uate Sunday June 5, at 2 p.m. on the foot
ball field.
The program will begin with the concert
band playing “Pomp and Circumstance,”
and a prelude.
A welcome will be given by a
representing senior, and the band will play
“Battle Hymn of the Republic.” After the
Valedictorian and Salutatorian speak,
principal Galen Hosier will give re
cognition to the students with scholastic
achievement.
After the diplomas are presented, the
band will play the Coronation March from
“The Prophet.”
The Valedictorian is the top student in
the graduating class (highest Grade Point
Average), and the Salutatorian is the
second student in the graduating class. If
more than one student has a straight A
average, or if there is a tie for the highest
Grade Point Average, the Salutatorian
will be eliminated. This would allow more
than one student to become Valedictorian.
If weather does not permit an outdoor
ceremony, graduation will be held in the
Contest Gym. Students are permitted to
invite only four guests should the cere
mony be held inside. However, if the
ceremony is held outside, students may
bring any number of guests.
All students will be wearing caps and
gowns distributed by the E.R. Moore
Company. The 20 National Honor Society
students will wear a gold tassel on their
caps. All other students will wear a white
tassel.
A pre-graduation rehearsal on Friday,
June 3, at 9 a.m. will prepare students for
the ceremony. Attendance is mandatory.
The names of students not attending the
ceremony will not be read out loud;
however, their names will appear in the
program.
After the ceremony, the graduates will
go to the south end of the cafeteria and
turn in their caps and gowns.
Photo by Gary Kantz
Miss Toivola will retire after counseling for
23 years.
“ I suppose one thing that has char
acterized Niles Township is the great
number of changes in administration, and
ai
the fact that procedures have changed
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constantly.”
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“ Niles Township has had a lot of rough
periods, but obviously I have survived and I se
to
I ’m carrying away memories of a lot of
>
beautiful
experiences
as
w e ll,” r m
E
commented Miss Toivola.
fo
East Librarian Miss Elizabeth Dreazen
st
has requested a leave of absence. Miss
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Dreazen feels that she’ll miss the students
the most “ because you have to be working
gl
in a school to see them.”
ri
Miss Dreazen feels that the student’s ap
in
pearances are better now, m ore
th
refreshing, and their attitudes have
st
changed a lot from seven years ago.
se
“ When I came they were still involved in
ei
the Radical 60’s, and political activism.
di
Now, there’s less involvement in politics,
or
civil rights, and reforms of society.
he
Students have shifted back to being a more
ur
traditional teenager.”
Miss Dreazen plans to research in
be
specialized private libraries as opposed to
ot
public libraries. When asked if she will
be
return to East, she commented, “ It’s
ne
possible there isn’t going to be a position
se
for me to come back to.”
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FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1977
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PAGE THREE
ACLU defends NAZIS
Skokie violates First Amendment
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Photo by Steve Suslick
David Hamlin, executive director of the
ACLU, speaks to students.
David Hamlin, executive director of the
American Civil Liberties Union, spoke
Wednesday, May 11, in the Student
Lounge. The Forums program, arranged
by Mrs. Muriel Sucherman, centered on
Prom tonight
This years prom, “ This One’s for You”
will be held tonight at Henricis O’Hare in
Rosemont from 7:30 to 1 p.m. in the grand
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ballroom. Frank Amorosi and five other
orchestra members will provide the en
tertainment.
Sponsored by Miss Adele Higgins, the
junior cabinet has been planning the
formal dance since last spring. They have
raised money through candy sales, ograms, an ad book and Derby Day.
Officers include Sue Shrifter, president
(Danny Santow, former president); Bob
Silverm an,
vice-presiden t;
Sheri
Marshak, secretary; and Jerry Lavin,
treasurer.
The tickets cost 30 dollars per couple,
one of whom must be a junior or senior.
The meal will include a fruit cup, mixed
salad, chicken kiev, green beans, glazed
carrots, roll and butter, and chocolate
cream pie. There will be gifts for every
one.
For the first time, to help make this^a
more memorable occasion, pictures will
be taken. Sanford studios will take the
pictures-$8 for a packet of twenty.
“We do it all for you”
Throughout the year, many students
i have criticized the Nilehilite. In fact, there
is always criticism. But criticism is the
basis for improvement.
At the beginning of the second semester,
there was a change of leadership on the
staff. New page editors were assigned to
people just entering the staff. After a little
shakiness, we pulled through. The major
ity of our staff feels that we have brought
to our readers more interesting and better
quality newspapers in the second
semester.
Every day of the school year, fourth
period, seven people of our staff have
come to the Nilehilite office to produce the
paper. Though we have had numerous re
porters, only seven people set the foun
dation for the newspaper. Seven people
have had 4 weeks or less to churn out a
publication. It seems a long time, but in
reality it isn’t.
While many daily newspapers get their
,news off teletype machines, the staff at
East has to hunt out every inch just to
please our readers.
Many students take the Nilehilite for
‘ granted. They probably think it falls out of
the sky every once in awhile. Sorry, it
doesn’t. It is ironic to see how many people
•criticize this newspaper, yet when one
passes the homerooms on distribution day,
not a sound is heard in the homerooms. All
heads are buried under the newspaper.
~~I? the reader is upset with an article or
another thing he sees in the paper, we ask
him to do something about it. That does
not mean ripping it up and sending it into
the garbage cans. What we do ask is that
he write a letter and give some con
structive criticism. And if he wants to
make a big deal about it, let him join the
staff, or at least contribute an article or
two.
Next year, the Nilehilite will probably
get a face lift. We again hope to make it in
teresting and appealing. One plan is to
have regular “ teacher features” and
articles on students. Also, each page
editor may have his own column, some
thing that no other high school in the state
or country has (at least none we know of),
and we would like to start it.
In the past, many students have shown
interest in writing for the newspaper, yet
they don’t have time to sign up for the
class. Don’t worry, sometime next week,
before finals, the Nilehilite will set up one
or two workshops for students who wish to
write but cannot fit the class into their
schedule. Such a system has been looked
to for some time, and now we would like to
start it. Please watch for details in the
daily bulletins. And we would like the
reader to know not to hesitate to come and
get involved—we won’t bite him!
the upcoming Nazi rally.
Responding to a greeting of applause,
Mr. Hamlin warned, “ Don’t applaud me
yet; you haven’t heard me.”
.. The ACLU director opened the Forum
with, “ I guarantee you, they (the Nazis)
will be here...probably by the end of the
summer. The reason that they’ll be here is
that the First Amendment protects all
political ideas, no matter how distasteful
or revoltin g. The V illa g e o fficia ls
destroyed the First Amendment for the
Village of Skokie.”
Said Mr. Hamlin, “ Under the present
ordinances (which were passed against
the Nazis) the Bike-A-Thon is illegal; you
could be arrested for participating in it.”
Mr. Hamlin continued, “ The First
Amendm ent gu aran tees...free speech,
free press...tools to express political ideas.
Once that is done, we all make our choices.
If you remove one of those groups, you
have given the government the right to
shut down any political party. So long as
any government says ideas are bad, your
freedom is being taken away.”
“ During the Martin Luther King demon
strations, the city of Cicero had taken es
sentially the same position as the Village
of Skokie. The Constitution forbids that
kind of action.”
Rgarding the notion of “ prior res
tra in t,” Mr. Ham lin suggested, for
example, that while the publishing of the
Pentagon Papers would cause the death of
American soldiers, they had to be
published on the grounds of the First
Amendment. “ The court says prior
restraint is the absolute last thing we will
do...we don’t want speech stopped,” com
mented Mr. Hamlin.
Mr. Hamlin said that the Nazis are
acting entirely within their constitutional
rights. “ They will carry two signs: ‘White
Free Speech’ and ‘Free Speech for
Referring to the three recent ordinances
against Nazi action in Skokie, Mr. Hamlin
said, “ I don’t care what the mood of the
community is...(attempting to march
April 30) is not contempt of court...that
Saturday injunction says...the Nazis can’t
ever come...I have never seen an or
dinance like that.”
A second ordinance was passed that for
bids the display of “ para-military” uni
forms. Mr. Hamlin said, “ What difference
does
that
sym bol
make?
Boy
Scouts...policemen.. .even
bands...have
‘para-military’ uniforms.”
The third law, a libel ordinance, was
passed forbidding the defamation of one
group of people.
In response to the first two of the or
dinances, the ACLU spokesman said,
“ They (the Village of Skokie) are so far
away from anything close to a con
stitutional perspective that I am amazed. I
have never seen the First Amendment
abused, shredded as it has been in the
Village of Skokie. Nixon at his worst never
came after the First Amendment like the
Village of Skokie. The response is just this
side of hysterical.”
Mr. Hamlin is not optimistic about the
coming trial in the Illinois Appelate Court
to be held some time this summer. “ We
(ACLU) will lose in the Illinois Appelate
Court.” However, he feels the ACLU will
win the case, if not in the Illinois Supreme
Court, then in the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Concluded Mr. Hamlin, “ Freedom of
speech is an absolute right...political free
dom is losing badly in the Village of
Skokie. My guess is that they (the Nazis)
will be here before the end of the
summer.”
by Murray Cohn
Editor-in-chief
Letter F R O M the editor
Dear Niles East:
After seeing scores of letters to the ed
itor, I feel it’s time to react, first, re
garding the student body attitude—if a
student has a complaint, he should not be
afraid to voice his opinions either to the
Nilehilite or to the appropriate ad
ministrator. However, he should also be
In essence, the Nilehilite staff hopes that able to offer an alternative. For example,
the readers were given some satisfaction people who complain about the poor
this school year. The Nilehilite staff isn’t quality of education at Easthi should be
asking for a thousand dollars in con willing to go to Board meetings, Student
tributions. We’re simply asking for a little Senate meetings, SAB (Student Activity
kindness. As the McDonald’s hamburger Board and Student Appeals B oard)
slogan states, “ We do it all for you.”
meetings, and talk to department heads.
Second, regarding the physical ed
ucation system, I think that girls gym
should be graded in the same manner as
boys—either with tests or without tests,
The Forums Enrichments Programs
nine through 12.
but both should be graded the same. Also,
have given students more than their ed
However, Mrs. Sucherman says that
the present system penalizes students who
ucation throughout 1977. The programs
periods four through eight are her favorite
are absent. In no other department is this
brought Niles East out of its shell. There
times. “ I can get more students then and
true. Why in a nonacademic class should
has been at least one guest speaker or
it’s usually the best time of the day for the
excused absences be punished?
presentation each week. And all the credit
speaker. Also, many students are gone
for these educational sessions must go to after eighth period, so we try to get the
Third, regarding the attendence system,
one woman. This woman devotes her time
guest speakers at the heaviest time of
I feel that students should not be required
setting up these programs for the students
day.”
to know in advance if they will be ill. In the
of East. Her name is Muriel Sucherman.
Though this is the only drawback, the present system, families where both
Mrs. Sucherman organized the appear
ances of Mr. Larsen from the Center for Nilehite would like to again commend parents work or are not home during the
UFO Studies, the musical group “ Under Mrs. Sucherman on a job well done. For day must call in after the attendence office
New Management,” “ Ad Biz” — the art of without Mrs. Sucherman and her 30 pre closes and be recorded on the answering
selling, and the Clemente High Steel Band, sentations in the second semester alone, service. These admits are not prepared
to name a few. According to Mrs. Sucher we students would really be deprived of until first period has ended.
Fourth, regarding pass fail option, I
man, Heart Day, recently celebrated at some informative and marvelous supple
feel that students should be required to
East, was one of the most successful mentations to our education.
forums in the entire year. It involved
student participation in several activities,
which was rare compared to the other pro
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the Forums is that they don’t reach every
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student in the school. The programs are
pem ooH
set up usually during periods four through
eight. Many students simply cannot attend
due to the facts that they may have lunch
or classes during those periods. Students
have been disappointed because of being
unable to attend.
The Nilehilite suggests that “ Forums”
be presented during rotating periods. In
other words, one day the programs would
be presented periods one through four the
next program a week later would be pre
sented periods four through eight, and the
week after have the “ Forums” periods
Forums successful, but
Whites’ ...Only 20 to 50 people will demon
strate... there will be no chants, no
speeches.”
choose pass fail either at the end of the
sem ester when grades have been
computed, or at the beginning of the
semester. The former method is of benefit
to students who are unsure of grades, the
latter will prevent grade grubbing, but the
present system is next to useless-for it
does neither.
Fifth, I feel that supervisory duties are a
waste of precious time for teachers and
counselors. Supervisors are not allowed to
work on class preparation during their ob
servation periods, yet they are allowed to
work on needlepoint! Can the building
manager and other administrators show a
significant decline in vandalism? I bet
they are not even willing to admit there
ever was a problem. I suggest a com
prom ise—that
supervision
should
occasionally be withdrawn unannounced
to see if it really has an effect This
shouldn’t upset the so called “ supervision
applecart.”
Last, I feel that the student body should
take a more active stand on the issues of
Niles East. I predict major losses of free
dom next year for students, already,
major changes have been made; there is
talk of ending open campus. Some of the
best courses in this school have closed,
namely, A P Chemistry, A P Physics,
Latin, and Shakespeare. Unless Easthi is
willing to continue this downward path,
each student and his parents must be
willing to work and fight, if necessary.
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FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1977
Feedback
Seniors relate years at East; juniors optimistic
Dear Editor,
It’s been quite a year, and I think it was
a good one. However, I don’t want to write
a list of the Senate’s accomplishments, but
I ’d rather write about what is on my mind
at this time.
My major complaint is that more people
didn’t get involved with Senate. I ’m
talking p rim a rily about N iles East
students, but also about other people in the
school community. I hope that more stu
dents in the future will realize that Senate
is an excellent" channel to use to alleviate
problems, or to initiate change. I also hope
that next year’s Senate will work with
other groups, such as West’s Student
R epresentative
Assem bly,
N orth ’ s
Student Congress, the PTSA ’s and other
groups, because I have learned that
cooperation does get you far. Especially in
the light of the upcoming combining of the
schools, we will have to work together with
many sectors of the community.
One mistaken thought that I have found
prevalent with many students is that, “ It’s
not worth it to fight the system, because
students never win.” I think students
should remember though that schools are
to serve students, so you should try to
make the system serve you in the best way
possible, but don’t let it get out of hand.
Also remember that administrators keep
the welfare of students in mind, or at least
should, so whenever anybody, including
students, have a good suggestion, I ’m sure
that they appreciate it.
To sum it up, I hope many students get
involved with Senate in the upcoming
years—from all areas of the school—to
work together with the school community
to make the best school system possible.
We can do it!
Howard M. Steirman,
Student Senate President ’76-’77
Dear Editor,
I have been going to Niles East for only
three semesters. Before coming here I
went to three other high schools in three
different areas. Because of the many
schools I have attended, I feel I should
relate some of my opinions to everyone at
Niles East.
I spent my freshman year at Naperville
North in a southwestern suburb. My
sophomore year I was going to school in
Miami. And half of my junior year I was
going to a school in a suburb of
Washington, D.C. The people of these
schools were from many different areas of
the nation and the world. Most were from
very wealthy families. Very few were as
open and friendly as the people in this
area. For some reason the people of the
East and Southeast are not as open toward
strangers as the people of the Midwest. Of
course, there are some people in this area
who are not very open or friendly. Some
people fit the notorious sterotype of a
Skokian. Material things mean quite a bit
here. I ’ve lived in many cities and can see
where this reputation comes from .
However, being a generalization, that
statement does not pertain to all Skokians.
Several students I ’ve met in my short stay
at Niles East know there’s more to life
than a new set of clothes. Unfortunately,
the kids here are one of the only things that
can be complimented.
I am in no position to try and correct the
ills of this school and the entire Niles
Township system. But I have gone to other
schools that have systems that are much
better than those of this district. One
major problem that bothers most students
is the idea of homeroom and the at
tendance procedure. I suggest eliminating
homeroom. The school I attended in
N ilêb im s
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 Des Plaines Publishing
Company, Des Plaines, III.
Volume, 39, No. 11__________________ Friday, May 27, 1977
Editor-in-Chief........................................................Murray Cohn
Feature E d ito r..................................................... Wendy Gerber
News E d ito r.......................................................... Ken Greisman
Editorial Director ...............................................Phil Rappoport
Sports Editor .............................................................. Mike Bass
Reporters ..........................................................Howard Shariro,
Sanford Cherney, Judy Lee
Photographers............................. Steven Suslick, Gary Kantz
Steve Kontos, Barry Schmetter
Cartoonist............................................................ Ralph Fujiwara
Distributor............................................................ Steven Suslick
S p o n so r..........................................................Mrs. Angie Panos
Miami combined the same things that are
done in homeroom here with the second
period of the day. Ten minutes were added
to that period. This school also had a com
pletely different attendance system. If a
student was absent from a class for more
than thirteen days in a quin (nine weeks),
he would have to fail that class. The only
way you would not fail the course is if
every absence is excused by a doctor. A
second part of this system was the con
sequence of being late to class. Three
tardies would result in one official
absence. This system was much more fair
than any system I have ever seen.
Overall, I must say that the last three
semesters have been a very good ex
perience. One experience which I benefitted from was the teachers’ strike. I had
the opportunity to speak with teachers, ad
ministrators, and other students about an
issue which truly affected me. Everyone
learned a lot. Unfortunately, today every
thing is not as good as it appears to be.
Both union members and non-members
have told me this. There is still much
bitterness between the union teachers and
the administration. One very disturbing
thing about the union is its little pendant
commemorating the strike. This will not
help to end the bitterness. Nor will it help
East in its last few years.
And these next few years will be some of
the hardest that East and the township will
face. I wish patience and luck to the ad
ministrators, teachers, and especially the
most important part of Niles East High
School — the students.
Brian David ’77
Belle gives a
good luck wish
To my fellow classmates,
Now has come the time for us to bid
many sad and painful good-byes. But stop
and think for a minute. What about all of
those whom you’ve never really gotten to
know? Does it bother you? Well, it bothers
me. That is why I ’m writing you this
letter.
After having gone to school together for
four years, and with some, even longer, it
makes me sad as I look over the many
faces in the halls and classrooms. So many
of us miles from friendship. Soon it will all
be over. W e’ll graduate, go our separate
ways, and probably forget each other’s
names. After all w e’ve gone through to
gether, does that really have to happen? I
suppose everybody could feel the same
way I do, but it only works if everybody
puts out an effort. If not, well, what’s the
use? It’s not hard to find a small spot of
good in everybody. But it takes a lot not to
even look.
Here it is almost the end, The end of four
years building our foundations. Now we go
on. On to bigger and better things. Now it
is time to put our knowledge to work. Even
though there are times you feel you’ve
learned nothing. You’re wrong, you really
have. And you’ll find that out, later. When
becoming something and reaching your
long awaited goal all of a sudden seems
very important to you. Important enough
to do anything for. And if you as a person
care enough about yourself, stay strong;
don’t ever fall short of your desires. It’s
just too important to you.
So in ending this letter I would like to say
good luck in the future and con
gratulations ! Not just to my friends, but to
my classmates. However, I can’t. At least
not to your faces. So the best I can do is
just say it in a letter. That way everyone
will see it. And I hope it inspires others to
do the same. L et’s make this graduating
class one that others will remember. One
that w e’ll remember. At least on June 5,
feel good about the people around you. You
know w e’ve all strived for the same g o a l32 credits and out! Now that w e’re all at
that point, let’s share the glory together,
as friends. On graduation day, just for one
last time, let’s all be friends.
Have a wonderful summer. See you in
1987. Hope you can make it. Good luck in
all of your endeavors. But mostly, good
luck as people.
Your fellow classmate,
Belle Reich ’77
Dear Editor:
In the April 1,1977, issue of the Nilehilite
there appeared a letter from an ad
m inistrator rega rd in g some rem arks
made by a Niles East student in a previous
issue. In the rebuttlement, the student’s
remarks were held up to public criticism,
a new precedent taken by the ad
ministration. The Nilehilite called even
more attention to the letter by including a
picture of the administrator whose re
buttlement appeared. This new precedent
set by the administrator and the Nilehilite
is quite hypocritical, for it is a well-known
fact that no student may write an essay or
editorial criticizing the administration
and expect to get it published, but yet we
have no choice in hearing from the other
side.
The majority of his rebuttlement is a
series of comparisons between the activi
ties of three years ago and those we have
now. He compares the Mitch Miller con
cert of three years ago with the Woody
Herman concert of this year, but he fails to
mention the trouble the band and theater
departments had in getting students to buy
tickets this year. He also fails to mention
the fiasco caused earlier this year when he
required every club in Niles East to sell a
quota of Up With People tickets. The com
parisons become ludicrous as he com
pares the Student Activities Fair of this
year with the All School Carnival, which
was sponsored by all clubs, three years
ago. But through it all he does not once
admit to the incredible rise in apathy that
has occurred; instead we are left to
believe the problem does not exist.
Perhaps the most interesting passage is
the one where he informs us that these are
the good old days, those were not. Surely
he cannot say that a daily homeroom,
mandatory study hall, a severe lack of
academic freedom, or the deepening
effects caused by the closing of our school
three years from now are conducive to
happiness and stability. No, these surely
are not the good old days.
I will not go on rehashing the remainder
of his letter, nor will I stoop to pointing out
the fact that the administrator in question
is in charge of all clubs in Niles East and
their activities. Nor will I point out the
hypocrisy of forgetting to mention that the
Students for Easter Island are also
sponsoring International Day.
As a member of the student body, l am
deeply disturbed by his letter and the
paper’s allowing its printing; I would
expect better judgement.
Irwin Zeidman ’77
E ditor’s Note: The previous letter written
by Irwin Zeidman questions the printing of
an administrator’s letter. Zeidman also
states that “ no student may write an essay
or editorial criticizing the administration
and expect to get it published.” This is
false. Letters are printed on a “first come,
first serve basis.” The reader may note
that Zeidman is criticizing an ad
ministrator, and his letter is printed right
here in black ink. Also, we encourage
every student to write an essay or edi
torial, but no profane, obscene, or
libelous articles will be printed. Letters
printed are not necessarily the opinion of
the Nilehilite staff.
Dear Editor,
In my four years at Niles East I have
learned many things—the most important
lesson being that 50 per cent of those four
years have been a waste of time. I find it
sad to report that this school has grown far
away from its original purpose—to teach.
The administration, in an effort to make
themselves felt, bind the school in a
strangle-hold of red tape. Those under
them, the people who have to deal directly
with the students, are caught in the red
tape too and take their irritation out on the
kids. The teachers themselves become
bound and find it impossible to teach the
way they’d like to. Some teachers are so
involved with their image of themselves as
“ teachers” that they forget about their
students. The majority don’t want to make
trouble so they go along with every stupid
rule. A few, very few, break through and
reach their students. Maybe school would
be better off without these teachers,
because they are an example of what a
teacher should be; without them, we
wouldn’t know what we were missing.
Paula Sugarman ’77
Dear Editor,
I would like to comment on the English
course entitled Satire and Utopia and its
teacher Mrs. Jeanne Derichs. This course
is one of the best courses I ’ve ever taken at
Niles East. Every day in that class is dif
ferent and exciting. I give credit to the
witty and intelligent Mrs. Derichs for
making this class so enjoyable. Every
student in my class participates en
thusiastically in class discussions, and I
have never been in a class where the
entire class contributes every day. This is
because of the excellent teachings of Mrs.
Derichs. She makes the class interesting
and fascinating, and at the same tim e we
are involved in a great learning ex
perience.
There are also many other very good
and interesting English courses taught at
this school; Creative Writing and Novels
of Escape to name two. We have many
very fine people teaching English at East,
and I would like to commend them. They
are doing a great job!
Kathi Isserman ’78
To the Students of Niles East,
Since Niles East’s conception, back in
1939, our school has always maintained its
dignity and pride. We adopted the Trojan
as our mascot to represent our school’s
competitive spirit. And all through the
1940’s, 1950’s, and even early 1960’s, Niles
East’s dignity, pride, and spirit had been
snowballing. It was like a massive struc
ture of abstract principles and ideals that
formed the very foundation of daily
academic life.
Furthermore, in that same time period,
Niles East was named one of the top 20
high schools in the country. The school had
high ratings in academics and in terms of
student activities. Students were glad to
attend Niles East and maintain its past
traditions and school spirit.
As the m iddle 1960’s approached,
however, the tide began to turn. The
American society was being torn from its
roots and bigotry, war, racial discrimina
tion, mundaness, and symbols of authority
had become the enemy. It was to be an al
truistic crusade, but whose ending was
uncertain. As a result, the war was ended,
blacks’ rights became recognized, and
people began to feel their uniqueness. But,
symbols of authority in higher educational
institutions remained as the enemy in the
eyes of the student population.
In the early and middle 1960’s, students
here at East felt compelled to carry-on
with this antiauthoritarian crusade of |
their forebearers. They believed that no
matter what the administration proposed
— it was bad. Our Student Senate was ob
sessed with this one principle. And un
fortunately the accomplishments of our
Student Senate in the 1970’s have not been
all too many or very worthwhile.
But it’s 1977 now, and a new breed of stu
dents have sprung forth. We are now
ready, willing, and able to return: to more
interorganizational activities, to a more
useful student government, to better rela
tions with the administration, and to a
great deluge of school spirit. In a way, I
suppose that this is our crusade—our
mission. The time is now ripe for change,
and together we can infuse new life—a
(new spirit in Niles East—a spirit that will
radiate from every football game to
theatre event—from every Key Club
dance to Senate meeting—and from every
student to every student.
In conclusion, I can only say that our
task will not be an easy one to fulfill. It will
require a commitment from every student
to give of themselves their time and effort
in order to achieve our common goal. And
as far as the administration goes, they can I
either be a help or a hindrance; let us all |
make them a help. Have a happy and safe
summer, and see you all in September.
Jerry Lavin ’78
Vice-President of Student Senate
Editor’s Note: The Nilehilite staff and|
sponsor had no jurisdiction over the May
3, 1977, issue; that issue was the ap-|f
prentice issue—written, edited, and dis
tributed by the Journalism class. The,
Nilehilite staff was not involved with any
article or photograph published in that!
edition.
�FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1977
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PAGE FIVE
Last Will and Testament
The Class o f
To Len darling, I leave a toll
house cookie; to Mary Postel and
David Pevsner, I leave all the
cookies in the world; and to Ann
Morton, I leave a bottle of Boones
Farm and all the Peter Sellers
movies.
Mira Achimovich
To Mr. Capitani, five more inches
of Robert Rubenstein.
Mike Bass
To Doc Katzman, I leave my sis
ter Ros and to my sister Ros, I
leave the white tennis dress for
badminton and my Russian tests.
Karen Behr
I leave Brian Udell a piece of land
in South Dakota.
Eric Berg (Ricky)
To Brigitte Bielinski, I leave the
great time I had.
Renee Bielinski
To Mr. Cooper, I leave a year
supply of Granola Bars so he can
eat them every time he gives his
physics’ class a test; to Scott
Kleiman, I leave a 52 inch chest;
and to A1 Lev, I leave a gigantic
empty telephone book to put all
his dates’ telephone numbers in.
Greg Blix
To Danny Moss, a towel to dry his
hair; to Miss Quinn, a soap box;
to Mr, Livingston, a new ward
robe, a wife, and instant gravy
for next Thanksgiving; and to
Miss Toivola, Thanks.
Fred Block
To Niles East, I leave 1981!
Steve Borkan
To Reflections Staff of ’78, a
super show next year and to Mrs.
Powell, a quiet homeroom next
year.
Allison Brantman
I leave Chris Besser, a Seymour
R ifkind doll; I lea ve Steve
Seplowin his own private heli
copter that comes with a hanger
to put on his roof and one can of
pickled squid; and I leave Greg
Siillar, one stuffed squirrel.
Jon Brooks
To Mr. Galla, I leave one Mar’s
light; to Rick Martini, I leave my
“ Best of Soul Train” album; and
to the library staff, I leave the
following book, “ How to imitate
Adolf Hitler,” but I think they
have all read it!
Marc Brown
To Mr. Richardson, a box of
“ Riceland Rice,” hoping to prove
that rice that has been slaved
over for 30 minutes tastes better
than “ Uncle Ben’s Minute R ice;”
to Greg Blix, a Chinese dinner
that I ’ve owed him since junior
year.
Patti Cheung
To Mr. DeJonge, I leave a garden
full of vegetables.
Margie Chin
To Mrs. Lopez, a new homeroom
that was just as great as ours; to
Mira Achimovich, a trip to
Europe for the summer; to Sheila
Hamer, a book written by Fred
Astaire; to Eric Berg, Florida;
and to every N.E. Coach, a state
championship.
Cary Claver
To Mr. Winkler, A recording of
“ Chameleon,” “ The Sainte,” and
“ C Jam Blues” as performed by
our brass section and to all my
teachers, my ticket stub to the
W hite Sox home opener on
Tuesday, April 12.
Lawrence Cohen
To all my friends, I wish them the
best of luck and happiness.
Rhonda Cohen
To Mr. Degenhardt, a two pound
jar of banana flakes; to Mr.
Livingston, an autographed copy
of the sequel to “ The Scarlet
Letter,” which I will write while
in college; and to Miss Klein, a
suggestion — start grading on a
curve, or there will be another
French Revolution.
Ben Dubin
I leave Mrs. Burke three empty
three Musketeer suits.
Judy Dumke
To Dennis Sowenek, a new pair of
gym shorts and a new love
counselor; to Randy Hertel, a
blue tanker and the Harley of his
dreams; to Elana Rubenstein, a
halter so she can get an A in
Hebrew; and to David Harris, a
permanent shoe mark on his
white pants.
Carol Feldman
To Mr. Miya, a year’s supply of
doughnuts; to Mr. Richardi, a
box of sucrets; to Mrs. Mazouch,
an armed guard for protecting
her electric stapler; and to Mr.
Byram, hearing aids for future
students in his gym classes.
Joseph Feldman
I leave my stack of detentions to
Mr. Eyerman; my broken lock to
Puff; my own private floor to
Jeanne Derichs along with my
collection of what’s left of the
Devil in Lit project; I also leave
my frog to Karen Andre; to Mr.
Yursky, I leave a roll of Rolaids;
and to Mrs. Schiffman I leave a
pack of Freedent.
Steve Feldman
To Mr. Weitzenfeld, a box of
kleenex; to Mr. Sandstead, four
all-girl gym classes; and to Dave
Wankovsky, a book about Hank
Stram.
Scott Friedman
To Coach Galla, I leave 50 argu
ments to the umpire; to Coach
Coulson, I leave all the coke he
can drink; to Art Mandell, I leave
second base and a place to land
his spaceship; and to all future
athletes, I leave the hope that Mr.
Swanson will retire.
Dennis Garlick
To Jodi Friedman, I leave my
new book “ Three Easy Ways to
Play Volleyball;” to Kim Bauer,
I leave my sweatpants because
Lisa stole hers; and to Mr.
Mayfield I leave all my sex
manuels.
Nona Kazan
To Mrs. Derichs, I leave a Satire
class that doesn’t know about her
“ Catch-22” tests, and to Mr.
DeJonge, five new bird sightings.
Joel Koenig
I leave Elaine Bergman one more
year of doging the music
department; I leave Rich Levin a
1977 full size Chevy — lime green
with red seat covers; I leave
Debbie Dinelli a piccolo that
plays very flat; and I leave my
brother, Mark, two more years at
Niles East and the hope that
freedom still reigns.
Pamela Landau
To Mr. Wetzel, I leave my middle
name for your second puppy and
a special most meaningful thank
you for all your help and
encouragem ent and to Scott
Friedman, I leave all my physics
notes, a box of erasers, a life-time
supply of rolls, butter, and coke.
Nora Laos
To Mr. Gemeny, I leave a shovel
for all of the snow that has
accumulated throughout the
semester and to John Kadus, I
leave a book entitled “ How to
Flip Coins.”
David Larks
I leave to Mrs. Powell, a tape
recording of my golden oldies ; I
leave Sandy Goldmeir a bowl of
chili and memories of beanie;
To Sue Caccamo, one ’69 mus and I leave Joanne and Aileen a
tang; to Mike Korey, one comb perfect game of tennis.
and instructions on how to use it;
Sheila Lesorgen
to Mrs. Theobald, a homeroom as I leave Mr. Oswald the “ pick
great as ours; and to Julie n’role” ; and I leave Jan Seyller
Hanson, one dress.
our little bottle.
Mark Giancola
Lori Lipson
To Sir Bloom, I leave a new pair
To
Mr.
D egenhardt
my
of Mickey Mouse ears and to
nightmares of fruit fly invasions
Karen Rinder, I leave one taco
and to the ’76-’77 Bowling Team
stand.
and Mrs. Whyman, reservations
Melissa Goss
in Peoria.
To Mark Greben, Alan Mallon,
Vivian Maniates
Mrs. Mallon, and another World To Mary Knish, a gym locker
P o w er
course
with
Mr. with shelves to keep her clothes
Livingston with the hope that you neatly folded.
might pass this time; to Marla
Paula Marks
Berman, a membership in the To Sir bloom, a case of scotch and
Young Republicans of Illinois;
to Norman a few parking tickets.
and finally, to Louise, King Kong.
Jim Matz
Brian Harris To Robby Politzer, I leave a fully
To Mr. Herbst, I give another equipped Cutlass Supreme with
class like ours, and a new grade all the extras; to David Pevsner,
book; to Mr. DeJonge, I give a I leave five extra fingers in case
red beaked, blue footed, yellow he chews all his up before college
bellied sapsucker; and to Mr. starts; and to Gail Norris, I leave
Bulthuis, four shares of stock and the secret to the mysterious
a major.
Valentine-O-Gram junior year ...
Alan Herback it was Ilene!...
Larry Meisner
I leave my sister Julie, two
To the janitors, a large can of
beautiful years at Niles East; I
lea ve good health fo r Mr. ozium to get the smell we left in
the elevators out.
Shugrue and an active student for
David Meister
Israel Club; I leave Mr. Reiter,
To Mrs. Greenberg, furniture
Uri Geller’s contract; and I leave
that we can put our feet on and to
Mr. Lueck the love for science
Ellen Gill, Bob Blinic.
that he gave me.
Michael Meyers
Cathy Horwitz
To Mrs. Panos, I leave all my
To Rich, my brother, I leave tardies to her 8 o’clock class; I
three m ore years of the leave Mr. Rosenzweig all of Steve
c a fe te ria ’ s food; to Chuck Korres’ cheat sheets; and I leave
Hyman, I leave a month’s supply Mr. Byram my cast from when I
of Dean’s admits; and I leave Mr. broke my arm in his volleyball
Oswald a cage of “ lions, tigers, class.
and bears.”
Sheri Miller
David Hyman To Lori Graff, I leave someone
To Laurie Waskin, how to replant who did expect the Spanish In
quisition; to Eileen Saltzman, I
a plant in seven easy lessons.
Cindy Jacobson leave a train, Hamlin Park and
three hours; and to Mr. GraTo Mr. John Herbst, I leave yeast lewski, I leave another group like
cells and pea plants and to Gidg Sharon, Eileen, and me.
Johnson, I leave my 52 words per
Sandy Mohr
minute in Mr. Malone’s typing
To Winifred, a pair of long range
class, so she can finish her own
binoculars so you no longer have
reports.
to strain your eyes while spying
Donna Johnson
on others and to Phyllis, my
A playpen to Mr. Test’s first framed referral which you gave
period autos class.
me senior year.
Missy Josephs
Mike Nathan
I leave my freshman to be
brother, Evan, my old sweaty,
moldy, and crusty gym clothes
and I leave doors for the john
stalls so a boy can have some
privacy.
Layne Oliff
To Carol Feldman, I leave a rose;
to Paula Marks, I leave a speed
limit sign that says 45 m.p.h.;
and to next years Pom Pon Squad
I leave 18 bionic legs
David Pevsner
To Mr. Colton, one suit that
matches and to Mr. Hosier, a
planet of the ape doll. (The one
named Galen)
Lori Piper
I leave Mr. Bloom more rocks to
lecture and I leave Mrs. Powell
another homeroom that almost
missed getting measured for
graduation gowns because we
were talking through the an
nouncements as usual.
Hal Pos
To Mrs. Quinn, I leave a one-way
ticket to London, and the luck o’
the Irish always; to Mr. Sanstead, I leave a rocking chair by
the porch of his general store, a
corn cob pipe, and a happy life;
and to Phil Martini, I leave a pair
of sound and healthy legs - you’ll
need ’em! Good luck on Reflec
tions next year!
Mary Postel
To all my gym teachers, I leave
my athletic ability (which wasn’t
too much) and my clean gym
clothes.
Ronald Pressler
To Mr. Pirok I leave my secret
formula for typing copy in record
time with no mistakes.
Gloria Price
I would like to leave Coach
Stempel my most valuable swim
award, because he deserves it.
Dan Projansky
To Linda Weitzman, project four
from accounting; to Hal Pos, a
4x4 glossy picture of Mr.
DaRosa; to Holly Fields, the book
how to speak Spanish in 10 easy
lessons; and to Mrs. Derichs, a
years supply of pop rocks!
Mike Ralnutz
To Jeff Cohn, I give a pair of
hands to chew on; to Mr. Colton a
longer beard; to Mr. Ernst, 365
shirts with your initials monogramed on each; and to Mr.
Blair, a pair of roller skates.
Laura and Ana
To Janet A. Ginsburg, I leave an
official Soviet invitation to the
Nova-Sibersk Industrial Com
plex, to practice the arts of
weaving and folklore!
Marci Salsburg
To Phyllis, I leave a new hair
style; to Mr. G ralew ski, a
Georgetown t-shirt; to Sandy, a
parking ticket; and all my
Modos, Rumbos, and España
stuff to Mrs. Lopez.
Eileen Saltzman
I leave Brenda Lee a four year
supply of gum and to Phil Rap
port, my dissected frog.
Myrna Santacruz
To Mr. Welch, I leave five gallons
of black water.
Barry Schmetter
I leave Barry Kram er my vol
leyball talents for future use in
the Olympics and I leave Mr.
Degenhardt a class full of Biology
students who ask 25 questions
during a lecture.
Julie Schmidt
To Mrs. Behr, I will my cookbook
and cooking tips and to Miss
Wojdula, I will 101 excuses for
why I was late to practice, left
early, or totally missed bask
etball practice in the past four
years.
Gregg Shapiro
To Mr. Duffy, a life-size picture
of Sanford Cherney to throw
darts at and a big thank you; to
Mr. Wolfram, thanks for showing
us what an excellent band should
sound like; to my brother, Ira,
good luck his next three years,
he’ll need it at this school; as for
the rest of Niles East, I leave!
Howard Shapiro
To Mrs. Powell, I leave a little of
my wit and lunacy and the secret
to a small kingdom of my own
and to Mr. Winkler, I leave my
voice, well some of it, to keep on a
shelf and use when needed.
Mark Sklair
To Mrs. Schiffman, I leave a new
pair of jaws and to Miss
Mazouch’s students I leave my
cheat sheet fo r 20 century
history.
Jill Slavin
To Mr. Byram, 46 free hair
transplants; to Mr. Livingston
4,000 different dictionaries; to
Mr. Poznansky, the definition of a
line; and to Mark Rudd, a 17 inch
bicep.
Barry Snitman
To Mrs. Powell, the top 10 record
albums of the 50’s and 60’s; to
Bev M iller, S tevie W onder’ s
record “ Sunshine” ; and to Andi
Dubow, a can of deodorant that I
have been borrowing for a year
now.
Beth Spitz
I leave Dr. Kort a pack of gum; to
Cris Noll, a french fry ; to Debbie
Glienke, a lifetime subscription
to the Tribune; and to Laurie I
leave a blue sky.
Ester Stein
I leave Eve Reitman, one good
ear for my talk and I leave
Richard Kane a friend to listen to
all of his problems.
Toby Steinberg
To David Harris, “ We won’t get
fooled again;” to Linda, her own
stallion; and to Ann Morton, a
trip to Sweden.
Patti Sudendorf
To Elaine Cohn and Melanie
Karafotias, two years without
quick changes and to Marty
Lerner I leave the Presidency of
the Stomparoo Club and the
strength to resist all future short
jokes.
Paula Sugarman
To Coach Ron Gralewski, another
year of Steve Kessler and his
parents; to Mrs. Derichs, a paper
airplane with the emblem “ over
react” ; and to Mr. Livingston, a
book that finds two examples of
symbolism in Jack and Jill.
Allen Tish
To Elaine and Lisa Cohn, I wish
the best of everything and to Kris
Quinones, I leave many more
headaches at the Chicago Health
Club.
Bonnie Tunick
To Dave Harris I leave an open
Wednesday afternoon to see “ The
Wiz.”
Paul Weinberg
To Mr. Osness, I leave an alarm
clock to wake his students up.
Ron Weinert
To Shawn, Linda, Andra, Cindy,
Wu, Jodi, Carol, Tami, Sue, and
M arcia, all of our Florid a
memories that will last forever.
Gayle Wilkoff
To Joe Naumes, I leave all my
chemistry tests so he doesn’t
have to cheat from me anymore;
to Jennie Defiore, I leave a box of
tooth picks to keep her eyes open;
and to Mr. Sandstead, I leave
rosy
cheeks
and
a
new
waterproof watch.
Laura Wu
To Bill Bloom, an upcoming year
of fish eyes and a teachers’
edition with solutions solved; to
Ma Derichs, two A P students who
actually do something in A P
English; and to Jordan, Arlene,
George, M urray, and Barb
(better known as the Irwin for
God Committee; blessings and
beautitudes.
Irwin Zeidman
To Mr. Drobny, 100 shares of Pig
and Whistle and a life time pass
to the Milford theater.
Marc Zekelman
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FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1977
Seniors recall fo u r years
During sophomore year, I was in
the locker room on the PE side
and was walking stark naked to
the varsity side for a shower ...
little did I know, the varsity
cheerleaders were decorating the
basketball players’ lockers for
Valentine’s Day. When I saw
them, I turned and ran faster
than I ever did in any track meet.
Steve Apollo
My first day at East, before gym
I looked for Coach Richardi.
Eeing a freshman, I didn’t know
one from another so I went to one
coach and asked who Richardi
was. The coach said, “ He’s the
one with the nose!” I was talking
to Richardi, but I didn’t know it. I
looked around for the coach with
the nose. Then I looked at the
coach I was talking to and gave
out an “ oh-oh” and sat down.
Myles Bauer
...walking into the freshman
girl’s locker room at New Trier
East after a tennis tournament,
sophomore year, only to find the
visiting freshman boy’s swim
ming team taking showers.
Cathy Bernstein
...participating in gym nastics
under two of the finest coaches in
the state: Mr. Sokalski and Mr.
Rif kind.
Steve Borkan
During Homecoming this year,
Cathy Bernstein and I tried to
break into the girls’ gym to dec
orate it, but we were caught by a
security guard.
Allison Brantman
...coming to school on crutches
and being taught how to use them
by Mr. Pirok who was on his own
pair.
Ellen Brin
When Mr. Hosier arrived to take
over as principal, I was in the
girls’ bathroom combing my hair
.. he walked right in. Looking for
smokers?
A short time later, I was taking a
final in science (third floor) and I
got extremely ill. Mr. Oswald
tried to rush me downstairs, but I
sent him back to class, and he
asked Mr. Hosier to bring me to
the nurse. Unfortunately, Mr.
Hosier wasn’t familiar with the
building and rushed me im
mediately to the Math Office
(second floor).
Karen Brody
When Steve Ottlinger and Mike
Greenfield cut through a yard on
the way to school, a German
Shepherd saw them and chased
them into the front yard, into the
street. They just missed getting
hit by a truck.
Doug Burgess
My most memorable experience
is meeting two wonderful persons
who made my senior year the
best. Thanks, Debbie Dinelli and
Melissa Gross.
Mario Calyo
Graduating! (senior year)
Karen Chamerlik
Junior year, Brenda Lee and I
took driver’s education and gave
the teachers a good scare.
Margie Chin
During a freshman year swim
ming class, I had my new under
wear stolen from my gym locker.
Fortunately, it was my last class,
but I still had to walk home with
out underwear ... having white
pants on.
Nancy Ciran
Sophomore year, Ester Stein and
I were walking by the foyer look
ing at “ The Prim e of Miss Jean
Brodie” pictures. I was upset be
cause I didn’t get in any. So I said
to Ester, “ I had a measly little
part, three lines, and everyday
rehearsing, and they didn’t even
put up one lousy picture of m e! ...
and who was standing behind us?
Mr. Prof fit!
Sherry Cohen
...the day Mrs. Kilstrom threw
out Mr. Y u rsk y ’ s im portant
papers, gave us the next six
weeks work as a one day assign
ment, and locked the keys in the
drawer.
...lurid stories in Mrs.
freshman health.
P .’s
...the DaRosa Law of Equaliza
tion — You may do-a-the thing
once, but I will catch you and
throw-a-the book at you.
...tying 200 pink ribbons on yams.
...Math and Biology “ parties.”
Murray Cohn
Freshm an year, at baseball
practice, Mike Doman was pitch
ing and Dave Sachs was batting.
Mr. Richardson, our coach, told
Mike to stop pitching for a couple
of minutes so he could walk
across the field. Well, Mike didn’t
hear him and threw the ball and
Dave hit a line drive that hit Mr.
Richardson in his derrière. It was
one of the many times Mike was
kicked out of practice.
Joe Decker
Sophomore year, Cheryl Under
wood and I were sitting on a
bench playing a duet on the
piano. The next thing we knew we
were on the floor, reaching up to
the piano. The bench had broken.
We laughed so hard, we couldn’t
tell Mr. P e ttit what had
happened.
Mike Doman
Senior year, Marc Brown and I
were in the locker room after our
gym class. I was in my gym
clothes, but Marc was completely
naked when he heard the scream
of a girl being dragged inside.
Fortunately for Marc, he had not
yet closed his locker; so he grab
bed his pants and ran to the back
of the locker room. I would give
anything to see the look on
Marc’s face again.
Gregg Dorman
...the time when there was a rat
in one of the study booths in the
lib ra ry and everyo n e was
screaming.
Andi Dubow
The time Elise was staring at this
gorgeous guy and she walked into
a steel pole.
Judy Dumke
Senior year, I was in the lunch
line and Bill Brock was in front of
me, paying for his lunch. I
reached into my wallet to take
out a dollar bill when my per
sonal protection, which I always
carry with me, fell out and landed
in Bill’s mashed potatoes.
Steven Edidin
Sophomore year, in Mr. Roth’s
biology class, I was the sec
retary. One day during a lab he
left the room for a little while and
put me in charge. Bruce Teichner
dragged me out of the room and
locked the door. I was still stand
ing outside when Mr. Roth
returned.
Ellen Gill
Senior year, when the masters on
the lighting board left me alone
during a dress rehearsal for
Forum.
Debbie Glienke
I will never forget helping to or
ganize the student walk-out
during the teacher’s strike. Also
etched on my mind will be the
tim e that I went traipsing
through a graveyard for one of
Mrs. Derich’s devil in literature
projects.
Andy Goldstein
Sophomore year, Mindy Bass and
I were talking in the library and
the librarian said, “ You two boys
will have to leave.” Mindy was
wearing a dress.
Rich Gordon
The Niles East Marching Band,
with 30 other bands, was invited
to Northwestern for band day. We
were to march out onto the field
and form a gigantic 76. During
practice, I started to feel dizzy.
“ Mr. Ber...” (I never finished the
sentence.) The next thing I knew
Mr. Winkler and Debbie Dinelli
were standing over me telling
everyone to move back as I
needed air.
Melissa Goss
The night Key Club held its last
concert, I was picked up for
stealing a purse by the Skokie
police. Mr. Poz saved me from
going to the police station that
night. It seemed that someone
else was wearing the same color
clothes as I.
Mark Gotthelf
Senior year, I had received a
dozen yam-o-grams, and within
three minutes of homeroom, the
entire school knew about them. I
tried stuffing them under my
sweater, as I ran to hide them in
my locker to save myself from
any more embarrassment.
Sheila Hamer
My homeroom teacher, Mrs.
Vella Bass, had bought a tree in
Israel in honor of our homeroom.
So we all sang “ for she is a jollly
good Vella.”
Richard Hazan
I was swimming in Skin Diving
class when we had a free swim.
During free swim the guys would
try to pull on one another’s masks
so that they would fill up with
water. I didn’t see Coach Sokalski
enter the water and asumed he
was one of the guys. So I dove
under, hit him hard on the head,
and pulled the strap on his mask.
I realized that it was the coach;
when he surfaced for air, he was
really mad. Sorry about that one,
Coach.
Bill Jensen
After ripplettes (swim ) practice,
five of us walked into the lockerroom. A naked man came out of
the
g ir ls ’
bathroom.
We
scream ed and he apologized
while putting on his clothes. We
never found out who it was. Darn
it anyways! Only kidding!
Diane Johnson
Junior year, I was sent to buy
some paint for a play. On the way
back to school, I dropped one of
the cans. The lid came off and an
entire can of bright red paint lay
in front of Price ’n Compare...and
it still does.—Thank you Mr.
Proffit and Mr. Mayfield.
Missy Josephs
Freshman year, I attended the
IHSA
D ram a
F e stiva l
at
R iv e r s id e - B r o o k fie ld
H igh
School. We had rented a Maierhofer bus to travel in. After the
last activity on Friday night, we
were on the bus and the driver
said that it wouldn’t start. The
driver finally got it going and we
headed home. At an intersection
the bus started jerking and the
light turned yellow . If we
stopped, we wouldn’t be able to
start again. Our only choice was
to run a red light. The other cars
saw our problem and let us go.
We made it to a coffee shop at
about midnight. After a couple of
hours, Maierhofer sent us a bus to
get home.
I ’ll always remember the day
Cathy Horwitz tore the rear view
mirror off the windshield of one
of the D river’s Education cars.
Mike Kalnitz
I ’ll never forget sophomore
year, when Scott Malina saw a
sign in the driver’s education
office that read: “ We don’t need
Jews, but we need oil.” At this, I
cleverly made a sign in large
letters which stated: “ Ignorance
should be pitied, not advertised,”
and posted it on top of the sign,
several minutes later, scott and I
saw “ Doc” Warner enter the
room, look at the wall, turn red
with anger and viciously tear off
a piece of paper and rip it to
pieces — it looked a little
suspicious.
Scott Kanter
My most memorable experience
was last year when I locked my
keys in my car and Rickey Berg
and Steve Borken looked all over
the school for a hanger to open
the car door.
Linda Kray
...freshman year, when Allison
Brantman bought a Nilehilite for
a dime.
Carol Landy
Senior year, we were having a
party in Mrs. Foss’ Nursery class
and everybody was cleaning up.
Mrs. Foss said to throw the coffee
away in the bathroom. Thinking
the toilets would flush them
selves, I dumped the coffee in
them instead of the sink. When I
flushed them coffeee was coming
out of the toilet bowls and onto the
floor!
Brenda Lee
office (where we expected a
guillotine to be awaiting us). We
were then given quite a lengthy
dissertation on the dangers of
speaking in a library. We tried to
reason with her but she did not
seem to be too interested in what
we had to say. She abruptly got
up, dramatically opened the door
and said, “ I vill not take any uff
dis bullsheet frum any uff yo e!”
Scott got up, lifted his head up
high, and while walking past her
retorted d ra m a tically, “ V ery
well then, good d a y!”
Scott Malina
...senior year, going to Dr. Ray
and then to Mr. Hosier to try to
get out of the nursery class. After
not succeeding, I got an “ A ” tor
the semester.
Paula Marks
Freshman year, 1 took a test fifth
period in Miss Pow ell’s English
Sophomore year, I had Earth class and gave a copy of it to
Science with Mr. Louis Eyerman. Wayne Braverman who had the
While I innocently sharpened my class ninth. He ate lunch with me
pencil, one of the kids told me to sixth period and we filled it in.
turn the box around which read When she returned the test, she
LABR (Leave after bell rings) to wanted to know why Wayne’s test
L A Y F Leave as you finish); of had ham burger grease and
course I did it and when Mr.
ketchup on it.
Eyerman came back in the room,
David Meister
he almost had a coronary attack.
One day in Mrs. Mazouch’s A P
Denise Levin
US class, she was describing to us
how her dog acted when she and
...the time in family living, we
were discussing sex, and some her friends w ere discussing
politics. To the utter amazement
body called Mr. M a y fie ld ’ s
of us all, she actually started to
attention to the fact his zipper
bark for us!
was open.
Michael Mevers
Ilene Levin
Playing in the orchestra for all
Freshman year, I was turning the
the shows will always be among
corner when my forehead banged
into a guy’s belt buckle.
my
most
m em orable
ex
periences. I also will never forget
Lori Lipson
the time in biology, sophomore
Four years of a school that can
year, when I unwound the in
never be duplicated or that I
testine of my frog after we had
would want duplicated.
finished dissecting it. After the
Dennis Lutz
frog was all unwound, I
Junior year at a basketball game,
proceeded to throw it across the
Niles East was losing badly, and
room, and then I played catch
at half-time, a friend of mine
with my partner.
showed up and wanted a run
...Mr. DaRosa and his verbs of
down on the game. I started com mental action.
plaining about a player and I
Most of all, I ’ll never forget Niles
wasn’t very compassionate about
East and the best four years of
it. Somewhere between “ what a
my life.
lousy player he w a s,” and
Lori Miller
blaming the entire game on him,
...freshman year, when some
I noticed that the man sitting next
seniors Crisco oiled the bridge.
to me was getting quite perturbed
Junior year, Nancy Shlesman
by what I was saying. After the and I weren’t ready for a Spanish
game, a cheerleader told me that test, so we decided to go to the
the man just happened to be that nurse and sleep during the
certain player’s father!
Spanish period. We told the nurse
Rose Maggiore
that we were having a movie and
My freshman year my English
wouldn’t miss much. She told us
teacher, Miss Schneider, and I
to get a pass from Mr. DaRosa.
didn’t get along very well. One
We started getting nervous, but
day, when she was reprimanding
we both got the passes somehow.
me about something, I stuck my
Just as we were congratulating
tongue out at her! She was
each other on our success, the
furious, and made me go stand nurse came back to us and said,
out in the hall until I wanted to
“ Nancy and Sandee, go upstairs
apologize.
and take the test.” We couldn’t
Beth Malekow
imagine what went wrong, but
One unforgettable experience
Mr. DaRosa told us that the nurse
happened on the bus home. I
came to see if we were really
noticed that the guy across the missing a movie. He told us that
aisle was staring at my chest.
we didn’t have to take the test
This, understandably, made me
until Monday if we would have
very uncomfortable. I looked told him we weren’t ready.
away, and when I looked back, he
Sandee Morrison
was still staring. Finally, I
glanced down and saw that my Senior year, the N-Club hosted a
blouse had somehow managed to gathering of the N-Club mem
come unbuttoned all the way bers, cheerleaders, pom pon
down! I looked around, and saw squads, and the sponsors from
that everyone was waiting to see the schools in our conference.
how long it would take me to Carol Feldman and I were sitting
notice. How do you button up a at a table with two cheerleaders
blouse with thirty pairs of eyes from Maine East. We all had
name tags on. Mr. Hosier came
watching you?
Carol Malina up and started talking to us. He
Sophomore
year,
I
was said to the Maine east cheer
suspended from the lib ra ry leaders, “ Oh, I see you go to
several times. However, one Maine East.” To Carol and I he
early morning, Scott Kanter and said, “ do you go to Maine East
I were sitting there. I was looking too?” Carol and I both shook our
over my biology notes and I heads. Then he asked, “ Where do
asked him a question. No sooner you go to school?” We both said,had I opened my mouth than a “ Here.” I guess we surprised him
librarian appeared. I knew we because all he could say was
were in trouble when I heard a
“ Oh well, you all look the same at
voice from above saying, “ cum night!”
Ann Morton
mit m e !” We followed her to an
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most unforgettable experiences
When I was in Chef’s course, pop
corn started popping all over
from the oven. Somebody had put
the oven on broil and threw in
some popcorn.
Shawn Moses
...the time Jo Schnitzer passed
out milk duds with frogs’ eyes in
them.
Deborah Nelson
r
[
t
[
\
...Mrs. Bass, our old homeroom
teacher, used to throw paper air
planes with us ... Mr. Gemeny
singing an old Southern planta
tion song to us in class.
Bill Pappas
Freshman year contained prob
ably the most em barrassing
moment of my life. The third or
fourth week of school, I was sit
ting in the cafeteria with my
friends eating our bag lunches
(we still hadn’t gotten up the
courage to try hot lunch) when a
senior the size of a small oak tree
came up to us and asked if any of
us wanted to buy a Nilehilite for a
dime. Now, I had been warned
about elevator passes and cafe
teria food, but no one ever men
tioned the school paper to me. So,
I figured I ’d do my part for school
spirit and maybe even make a
senior friend! I reached in my
pocket and pulled out the only
coin there, a quarter. I asked if he
had change, but he simply took
the quarter and gave me three
copies of the paper, and walked
away. What a chump! ... and
what a deal ... three Nilehilites
for a quarter.
David Pevsner
Senior year, I had my dad’s car
while he was in the hospital. I was
driving to school and parking in
the Church parking lot as I had
seen many other kids do. One day
as I was pulling into a space, my
homeroom teacher Mrs. Schiffman came running over to my
car. She screamed at me through
the closed windows that I should
get out of the lot because it is reday in homeroom, Mrs. Schiffman exploded at me. She acfman exploded at me. She ac
cused me of making obscene gestures at her from inside my car
and then she lectured me on the
immorality of parking in a teach
er’s reserved parking lot.
Steve Nelson
...freshm an yea r when E ric
) Polley was caught streaking in a
phone booth.
...Andy’s war on the cafeteria.
I ...at the Reflections cast party
when Ester tried to get a sip of
l my drink through the toothpick.
Cris Noll
Senior year when I was in the
l g ir l’s dressing room putting
makeup on for “ Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the
^ Forum,” Phil Heftel walked in
and screamed mice. I laughed at
him and continued putting my
I make-up o n ... all of a sudden Phil
' grabbed a jar and went into the
bathroom knocking over chairs
and garbage cans. He came back
\ with a mouse. The scene ended
with my jumping on top of a chair
and screaming for help.
Gail Norris
One of my most memorable ex
periences was freshman year
when the student body was going
to boycott homeroom. I was sur
prised when the only ones who
went through with it were myself
and ten of my friends.
Lori Piper
Freshman year some friends
made up a ridiculous story about
me “ streaking.” Some people
still believe it’s true!
Eric Polley
In Spanish at the end of sopho
more year I felt I had been going
to “ Fun and Games” instead of
Spanish. The room was utter
chaos. People brought sleeping
bags to sleep in the back of the
room during class time, others
brought issues of Playboy and
Penthouse, others used Spanish
II class as a lunch period. We
used to hang messages to the first
floor where Mr. Livingston’s
Major American literature class
met. I had Mr. Livingston the fol
lowing period and he often com
mented on the weird circum
stances that took place the pre
vious period. Mr. DaRosa never
could control us the rest of the
year.
Hal Pos
My memorable experience at
Niles East started the first day of
my freshman year. I had Mr.
Bloom for homeroom; meeting
the man is an experience in itself.
’ 'M y sophomore year I had Mr.
Ernst for biology. One day Mr.
Bloom came strolling in and
, asked to borrow some ice cubes.
Mr. Ernst pointed to the re
frigerator and proceeded with
class as everybody watched Mr.
Bloom. After Mr. Bloom had
filled his liter with ice cubes, he
turned around to find Howard One day I left a swim practice
Simon curiously looking at him. early while the rest of the team
With that Mr. Bloom sarcastical was practicing. I was in the
ly replied, “ What’s the matter showers and I guess I was feeling
boy? Haven’t you ever seen any pretty wild, so I stuck my moon
body make a martini before?” He out the shower door and I heard
prom ptly slam m ed the re everyone laugh, including the
frigerator door and stormed out. coach. The next day I learned
Nanette Odlivak that a female gym coach was in
the pool area and saw my rear.
Freshman year in non-western She ran out pretty quickly.
' class, Mr. Colton was referring to
Dan Projansky
a map. He asked two people to
come and hold the map’s plastic
Sophomore year when I was
covering. When he stood under walking down the hall to the
the plastic sheet to continue his
admit office three older guys
lecture, the laughs began. He
were coming towards me. They
turned and looked questioning always picked on me. I didn’t
at us; he didn’t realize that the want to see them so I luckily slip
plastic was making what few
ped into a nearby bathroom. To
strands of hair he had stand
my dismay I walked into the
straight up!
boys’ washroom. So I ran o u t... a
Stuart Osakada
shade of red, purple, and maybe
blue too. As I left, those guys
.. .posing for a yearbook picture of were standing there rolling on the
some organization I didn’t even
floor with laughter.
belong to, and giving the photo
Belle Reich
grapher someone else’s name in
stead of mine.
In biology class Debbie Nelson
...watching Mr. Bloom put on his was playing with a shade cord,
mouse ears, and chase some and she managed to wrap it
freshman down the stairs with a around her neck. The shade fell
meter stick.
down, and almost choked her to
Keith Pamper
death because everybody was
laughing so hard, they couldn’t ..senior year when eight of us
get up to help her.
wore giant red human phallus tErin Richman shirts
to
the
vo lleyb all
tournament.
Junior year before tenth period I
was standing in a crowded hall ...sophomore year when Reiter
way with friends when Barry crashed the glider we built in
Lustig attempted to kick me. By aeronautics.
instinct, I grabbed his foot and
Norm Siegal
down he went. Everyone found it
funny except for Barry whose The day after Halloween, senior
face was as red as his hair.
year, in chemistry class, Mrs.
Karen Rinder Levinson put on a witch’s hat. She
Senior year, Scott Reed and I had a bowl with some dry ice and
were pushing each other through water. She began stirring the
a doorway and the door closed on mixture and the room was filling
my ankle. I had one leg on each up with fog while she started
side of the door. My pants had making noises just like a witch.
Aria Silverman
split from front to back.
My English teacher, Mrs. Panos,
used to call me in the morning to
wake me up so I could make it to
her first period class.
Jon Strauss
During my sophomore year, I
was ushering for “ Two Gen
tlemen of Verona,” the spring
musical; while taking tickets, I
saw a suspicious character
walking around. Finally, the
same sneaky looking man
entered the auditorium and
slowly began approaching me.
He started to walk past me and
without trying to seem pushy, but
continued walking, giving me a
peculiar look. I thought, perhaps,
he didn’t hear me so louder I re
Michael Ross
Sophomore year, I was in the peated, “ Do you have a ticket?
A funny experience happened in nurses’ office waiting for a pass You need a ticket?” Again no
the cafeteria when Gregg Dor to go back to class. Meanwhile, answer. By this time I was so
man, Dave Harris, and I went Howard Miller came running into upset I thought maybe if I men
through the lunch line on chairs. the office. He said that he had a tioned this to anyone, he might
Scott Sachnoff date and needed to clean his kill me after the show for causing
breath. He wanted to use some a scene; so I just let him pass,
My most memorable as well as “ Cepacol” but the nurse said she figuring no one would ever know.
unforgettable experience was in was not allowed to give “ medica Everyone knew but me; it was
my junior year when I witnessed tions” out. Howard was des- Mr. Poznansky, the security
a head-on collision at the driving
parate; so he ran in back and guard.
range with two fellow students used the closest thing to mouth Having to go home without a coat
and “ Doc” Warner saying “ You wash, green soap! He came out during one of the coldest days this
stupid (! ? ! I) son of a (& ! &), feeling sick, but he had the clean winter because I forgot to take it
can’t you drive?” as Toby Stein est breath in town.
out of my locker before the hall
berg got out of the car crying and
Barry Snitman gates were locked.
saying “ I forgot which pedal was
Holly Strieker
the brake!”
My most memorable experience
Junior year we were dissecting
Ralph Salas was when Jimmy Carlson and I
pigs in biology. Mr. Herbst was ill
were crowned king and queen of
so we had a substitute. Cookie
..my junior year, when I stayed in Prom ’76.
Stone and Mary Postel were my
a hot gym for 30 hours with 16 ex
Sue Stahlberg
lab partners. Cookie left the room
hausted couples, six irrate work
ers, three deaf staff members, When leaving a backstage work for a short time, so Mary and
and one-half insane student body session during Reflections of my I decided to take Cookie’s dis
president.
junior year, my best friend Gary sected pig and put it in her purse.
Marci Salasburg reminded me that I had to get his Well, we were trying not to laugh
notebook from my locker. I had as she came back into the room.
Junior year Carrie Craven and put his book there before going to Mary proceeded to ask Cookie for
Judy Dumke shoved me into a work that afternoon. As it was a stick of gum. When Cookie
locker and left me there. After after 4:00, the gates were all opened her purse, she dropped it
banging and yelling for help, one closed; so I had to find a way to and let out such a scream!
of the gym teachers opened the get past them. Luckily, one of the
Tracey Theobald
locker for me and to my surprise,
bars was bent up on the bottom I ’ ll never fo rg et when, in
there was a hallway full of stu part of the gate. I tried to squeeze
freshman biology class, Mike
dents standing there waiting to through the opening without at Stiefel dared Murray Cohn to eat
see who was in the locker.
tracting the custodian’s attention his frog’s eyeball...and he did!
Myrna Santacruz in the nearby loading dock. Un
Caryn Vale
fortunately, before I had gotten
Sophomore year Eric and I had through, the custodian appeared. One of my most memorable ex
arranged for him to roll an ex He asked me why I had broken periences would have to be
ploding coconut into my health the security gate. After ex during second semester of my t
class. About 15 or 20 minutes of plaining, he finally believed my senior year when Cindy Jacob
son, Sherry Cohen, and I walked
class had passed when the door
story, and offered to unlock the
out of gym after attendance was
opened and a coconut with a lit
gate. When he went to open it, we
fuss came rolling into our class; noticed it was unlocked all along. taken every day for three weeks
without a single person noticing.
immediately, everyone started
I couldn’t stop laughing, but the
Laurie Waskin
screaming and yelling while I sat custodian didn’t think it was
calmly. Meanwhile Mr. Rifkind funny.
A definite experience is having
was chasing Eric down the hall.
Howard Steirman Eyerman, Yursky, and Coon in
Eventually, Eric was caught and
the same year.
brought back to class, as the During my freshman year, our
Annette Weinstein
class was deciding on what gym class took swimming for
18 we
played
punishment to give Eric; it slow three weeks. Like many fresh Septem ber
Deerfield in football. It was my
ly dawned on them that I must man, I had no idea where the pool
birthday. On the way to the
have known about it. W e ll... Eric was located; so the first day I
game, Shawn Moses had the
and I almost had to eat the coco went to the regular locker room
spectator bus sing Happy Birth
nut, but on account of Eric being and asked one of the coaches for
on good terms with Mr. Rifkind, directions. Upon arriving at the day to me. Right then my face
turned a slight shade of red.
no punishment was handed out. pool I was locked out of the locker
During the football game, I
Barry Schmetter room. I panicked and ran to the
main office in tears. One of the noticed a lot of conversation
A few of my friends and I con
going on in the crowd, but I payed
secretaries then let me into the
vinced Judy Malekow and a
no attention. Before it was half
locker room. I grabbed a swim
bunch of frosh that we patrolled
time the conversation got worse.
suit, hustled out to the pool deck,
the second floor, new section, and
I realized something was going
and approached the coach.
the bridge fourth and twelfth
on. At halftime, instead of us
Between sobs I explained my
period. We actually got a fresh
predicament to the teacher. He cheering to the crowd, they got up
man to give us his I.D., because then told me I wouldn’t get into and sang Happy Birthday. By
we told him he couldn’t be in the trouble, to calm down, and to that time my face was as red as
halls.
an apple. I guess that’s what good
jump into the pool. I obliged.
friends are for.
Ellen Schwartz
Robert Stevens
Linda Weitzman
My chemistry partner, Sheryl
Last year in Biology 3-4, we dis Junior year, during the pig dis
Fischman, determined the effect
that a lit Bunsen burner had on a sected fetal pigs. One day when section lab, Layne Oliff took a
wool sweater — the only problem Mr. Herbst was absent, my lab section of his pig’s abdomen,
partner Mary Postel and I got in which was basically all fat, and
was that she was still in it!
a real malicious mood. We took
threw it at my face. The piece
Jan Seyller
our scalpels and cut off the pig’s
landed on my cheek and because
I was in one of the two casts of tail, one ear, both feet, and the
I was so shocked I just let it
“ The P rim e of Miss Jean tongue. Then w e got iden slowly slide down my face. Then,
Brodie,” and on the night our cast tification tags and priced each
in anger, I took the piece and
wasn’t performing, we watched part. We wrapped them up and
hurled it at the fleeing culprit, but
the other cast. I will never forget went downstairs to the cafeteria.
unfortunately he ducked and the
watching the set and three Then we quickly unwrapped the
piece hit the wall. The piece
lockers, come falling down on pig parts and put theih in the
stuck on the wall and it remained
their heads.
lunch line next to the brownies.
there for the rest of the semester.
Howard Shapiro
Cookie Stone
Randy Wolff
�FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1977
________n w iu b ______
PAGE EIGHT
Seniors leave East; travel 16 states
ALASKA
University of Alaska, FairbanksNancy Ciran
ARIZONA
University of Arizona, Tucson—
Lynne Veit
CALIFORNIA
California Institute of
Technology, Pasadena—
Northern Illinois University,
DeKalb—
Purdue University,
West Lafayette—
E r ic B e r g , F r e d B lo c k , W a y n e
B r a v e r m a n , Ju dy D u m k e, S am
E c k e r lin g , S an d ie G a r b e r , V ic k i
G e b o w i,
Lee
G ro d sk y ,
D ia n e
Johnson, S h e ila L e s o rg e n , L o ri
L ip so n , M a r y M c C ra c k e n , M ik e
N a th a n ,
S teve
P a ile r ,
R o n a ld
Pressler, K aren Rinder, M ichael
R o ss,
Scott
S ach n off,
M y rn a
Santacruz, B a rry Snitman, Holly
Strieker, P au l Weinberg, Annette
W e in ste in , R on W e in e rt, L in d a
Weitzman, Michelle W illiam s
Lori M iller
Northwestern University,
Evanston—
Ben Dubin, Lisa Frank, Jim Matz,
N orm Siegal, P au la Sugarm an
OHIO
Miami University, Oxford—
Lisa Kuntz
Valparaiso University,
Valparaiso—
M ira Achimovich
OKLAHOMA
University of Tulsa, Tulsa—
IOWA
Steve Apollo
Drake University, Des Moines—
Steve Borkan,
Raluntz
E ric
Polley,
Mike
VIRGINIA
University of Iowa, Iowa City—
Joel Koenig, Bruce Teichner
M u rray Cohn
California Polytechnic
State University,
San Louis O’Bispe—
Lori P iper
Sandy M ohr
Oakton Community College,
Morton Grove—
M ylis Bauer, M ark Giancola, Sheri
M iller, Bill Pappas, Nadine Plich,
Toby Steinberg
Parkland College, Champaign—
Mira Costa College, Oceanside—
Linda K ray, llene Levin
KENTUCKY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
University of Kentucky,
Lexington—
Nanette Odlivak
D avid Ryweck
Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale—
COLORADO
University of Colorado,
Boulder—
Rich Gordon, Michael Regidor
R h on da Cohen, C a ro l F e ld m a n ,
P au la M arko, Cookie Stone, F ra n
Vishkin
Western Kentucky University,
Bowling Green—
Keith P am p e r
M ARYLAND
Triton Junior College,
River Grove—
Carthage College, Kenosha—
United States Military
Anapolis—
G eorge Curtiss
University of Chicago, Chicago —
Augustana College,
Quad Cities—
G reg Blix
Bradley University, Peoria —
Dennis Gurlick
Columbia College, Chicago—
G regg Shapiro
Illinois State University,
Normal—
Renee Bielinski, Cary Claver, M ark
Gotthelf, Beth Spitz, G ayle Wilkoff,
M arc Zekelman
Illinois Western University,
Bloomington—
G ail Norris
Loyola University, Chicago—
Bruce Goldberg, Aileen Leung, Cris
N o ll,
M arci
S a ls b u rg ,
P a tty
Sudendorf, H ow ard Shapiro, Jim
Smulson, Tracy Theobald
Academy,
D eb Dinelli, Wendy Paulson
University of Wisconsin,
Lacrosse—
Jon Brooks, Joe Decker, Debbie
Glienke, D avid Larks, Ralph Salas,
Lau rie W askin
G loria Price, Irw in Zeidm an
ILLINOIS
Eileen Saltzman
WISCONSIN
University of Illinois,
Chicago—
University of Miami,
Coral Gables—
Georgetown University,
Washington D.C.
Ellen Schwartz
D avid Hym an
FLORIDA
The College of William
and Mary, Williamsburgh—
Susan Stahlberg
MICHIGAN
Michigan State University,
East Lansing—
University of Wisconsin,
Madison—
C arrie Craven, D an Stone
Cathy Bernstein, Allison Brantm an,
Alan H erbaer
University of Illinois,
Urbana—
M ik e B a s s , K a re n B e h r, R o b in
Berm an, Robert Blerrit, Ellen Brin,
K aren Brody, D avid Chin, Law rence
Cohen, Mike Dom an, G re g g Dorm an,
Andi Dubow, Scott Friedm an, Sheryl
F is c h e r m a n , E lle n G ill, S an di
Goldm eier, Andy Goldstein, Rita
G o o d m an , B r ia n H a r r is , D on n a
H o r b e r g , C ath y H o rw itz , C indy
Jacobson, John Kadus, Scott Kanter,
P a m e la L a n d a u , C a ro l L a n d y ,
Joanne Lang, N o ra Laos, Glenn Loir,
Dennis Lutz, Beth M alekow, Scott
M a lin a , D a v id M e iste r, M ic h a e l
M e y e r s , S an d ee M o rris o n , Ann
Morton, Steve Nelson, Layne Oliff,
Joy P a v a , Bob Peterson, B a rry
S ch m e tte r, Ju lie Sch m idt, A r ia
Silverm an, M ark Sklair, H ow ard
S te irm a n , R o b e rt S teven s, A lle n
Tish, Bonnie Tunick, Caryn Vale,
Randy wolff, Sue Zim m erm an
Western Illinois University,
Macomb—
University of Wisconsin,
Stevens Point—
Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo—
Rick Hazan, D eborah Nelson
University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor—
D avid Pevsner, Janet Seyller
Carleton College, Northfield —
Hal Pos
MINNESOTA
Indiana University,
Patti Cheung, M argie Chin, Sherry
Cohen, Sue G all, Brenda Lee, E ster
Stein
M a rc Brown, Andrea Bauxbaum ,
Sheila Ham er, Nona Kazan, Robert
Politzer, L a u ra Sable
Bloomington—
Robert Morris Executive
Secretary School, Chicago—
ARMED FORCES
Macalester College, St. Paul—
K aren Cham erlik
Air Force —
G re g Spillar
Winona State University,
Winona—
P a m Schnell
UNDECIDED
MISSOURI
Northeastern Illinois University,
Chicago—
TRADE SCHOOL
E rin Richm an
John O ’M alley, D an Projansky, Jill
Slavin
INDIANA
Bill Jensen
University of Missouri,
Columbia—
Wendy Heller
Washington University,
St. Louis—
Carol M alina
Doug Burgess, M ario Calvo, Steven
E d id in , S teve F e ld m a n , M e lis s a
Goss, Donna Johnson, M issy Josephs,
Denise Levin, Randee Losoff, Rose
M a g g io r e , R ic k M a rtin i, L a r r y
M e is n e r, S h a w n M o se s, S tu a rt
Osakuda, M a ry Postel, Belle Reich,
Andrea Rpllick, L a u ra Wu, Joseph
Zeldm an
�FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1977
PAGE NINE
John O ’Malley voted
top male senior athlete
‘Best Female Athlete’
goes to Karen Behr
by Mike Bass
John O’Malley has been voted
by his fellow senior classmates as
this year’s “ Male Senior Athlete
of the Y ea r” at Niles East.
John has been a three-sport
participant since he entered
East, playing soccer, basketball,
and baseball all four of his high
school years.
AM ONG
HIS
A C H IE V E
MENTS are being named MVP of
the freshman and sophomore
baseball teams, and sophomore
basketball team; and best team
member of the junior soccer
team.
Some of his biggest honors
have come as a senior. John
made the all-conference team
this year in soccer, along with
being voted the team’s MVP. As
the lone senior on this year’s
basketball team, he was voted as
the team’s best defensive player
and co-captain.
John said that his most mem
orable moments in his sports
career at East were beating Niles
West this year in soccer and
basketball, and hitting a home
run this year in baseball.
The 1977 baseball season at
East is not yet over, so John may
st;ill win some awards for his ac
complishments there.
COACH GEORGE G ALLA of
the baseball team had some high
praise for John O’Malley. “ John
is a good competitor. If we could
have more people with his desire,
we’d be out in front (in the con
ference).” The Trojans were in
fourth place when he said that.
Since John has been a member
of the varsity basketball team for
two years, he is in a good position
to comment on why the team
hasn’t had much success in re
cent years. “ I think there are
kids who have a lot of talent in
their early years (of high school),
but it just doesn’t get developed.”
He doesn’t blame any one per
son for this problem. He said the
blame rides with “ both th$ kids
and the coaches.”
John added two other reasons
why the Trojans lose in basket
ball. He feels that the competition
is too good for East. He also feels
that their lack of height hurts
them.
NEXT Y E A R ’S TEAM may
have a better future, though.
“ They have some good players,”
asserted John. “ It’s a matter of
them playing together.”
The top senior male athlete
pointed out that not all East
sports have losing reputations.
“ We’ve got one of the best base
ball teams around.”
With the closing of Niles East,
John sees a great improvement
in sports when East merges with
Niles West. “ Once they merge
with West, they should have some
great teams. They will have bet
ter and stronger teams. West has
a good reputation in sports.”
College sports don’t seem to be
in the future for John. He plans on
attending Western Illinois, but he
wants to concentrate on getting
good grades. He did admit there
was still a small possibility he
might play soccer or baseball in
college.
John O’Malley had one word of
advice for all athletes. “ If you
want to excel in sports, you
should concentrate on only one
sport.” He added that if he could
do things over again, he would
have only participated in base
ball or soccer.
N-Club is thriving
by Ken Greisman
The N-Club has had a very suc
cessful year and has ac
complished its goals, according
to president Hal Pos.
“ In the last two years the NClub has come from a nothing
club to the strongest club at
East,” said Pos. He also added,
“ I feel that East’s N-Club is the
strongest of all letterman clubs in
the conference.”
THIS Y E A R the N-Club do
nated a new flag to hang in the
Contest Gym. Also, the N-Club
donated the new ropes and stand
ards that protect the Trojan
emblem. As a result of the N-Club
donating the new p rotective
standards, the athletic locker
room will get benches installed
next year.
“ Mr. Swanson
solemnly promised us that the
benches would be installed if we
put up the protective standards,”
said
N-Club
sponsor
A1
Poznansky.
Other N-Club activities this
year included sponsoring an all
conference dinner, and providing
security and refreshments at
basketball games. “ A lot of time
and loyalty went into making this
N-Club the good club that it is
today,” said Pos.
As everyone knows, East will
be closing in 1980, but the Niles
East N-Club is planning for its
future. “ In 1980, when East dies,
the N-Club won’t,” stated Pos.
“ We hope to continue our let
terman club at the other high
schools in the district,” said
Poznansky. “ Old N-Clubs never
die; they just fade away,” added
N ileh ilite sports editor Mike
Bass.
HAL POS STATED that “ The
N-Club would like to thank Mr.
Hosier, Mr. Swanson, the Booster
Club, and the students and
faculty for their support through
out the year.”
This year’s N-Club officers
were Hal Pos, president; Chuck
Thiry, vice-president; Steve Kes
sler, secretary; Rick Yale, treas
u rer; and Tony Tiagonce,
sergeant at arms.
Next years N-Club officers will
be Chuck Thiry, president; John
Lamanna, vice-president; Steve
Kessler, secretary; David Polin,
treasurer; John Boigk, sergeant
at arms; and Rick Yale, senior
advisor.
“I
think
that
next year’s N-Club Will continue
the pride and tradition that has
become synonymous with this NClub organization,” concluded
Poznansky.
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Karen Behr was named the
winner of the Nilehilite’s senior
survey as “ Female Senior Ath
lete of the Y ear.”
She has been involved in vol
leyball, basketball, and track for
all four years, and tennis for
three. Karen won major awards
for each year she participated in
each sport.
BASKETBALL AND TRACK
are the two sports where Karen
has received the most accolades.
She was voted team MVP for
her freshman, sophomore, and
junior years in basketball at
Niles East. She could make it a
four year sweep, if she gets the
nod again this year.
In track, Karen is making her
second consecutive appearance
downstate in the Illinois state
finals. Last year, she qualified
for the state finals in the shot put
competition. This year, not only
did she qualify in the shot put, but
also in the discus throw.
Karen was asked if there have
been any changes in girls’ sports
since she has been here. “ There
has been a definite improvement
in both actual ability of the girls
and in the support we get.”
“ I TH INK G IRLS’ SPORTS is
on the move up,” stated the top
female athlete. “ For instance,
the volleyball team was seeded
as the first team in the district
this year. Freshman year, we
played the first rated team in the
district, which I guess means that
we were the last rated team in the
East has satire club
The Niles East chapter of the
“ Students for Easter Island box
No. 475960-283010 Club” is now on
the move. The club, formed of
about twenty devoted nihilists, is
dedicated to the long honorable
art of satire.
Running off at the mouth
sessions are held regularly on
Thursdays at 3:00 in the far left
side of room 254. Mrs. Jeanne
Derichs sponsors the club. Tech
nical advisors include Lieutenant
Sheiskopf and Master Bates, who
review all written works for
vague sexual references.
The club’ s a ctivities have
included the selling of Yam-OGrams, and the writing of satir
ical essays set in the semi-fic-
ticious state of Easter Island. A
field trip is also being planned.
The board of directors include
D avid
M iller,
enlightened
despot; Irwin Zeidman, vicepresident of whats all this then;
Jordan Lohn, chief officer in
charge of ambiguities; Karen
Chamerlik, director of alumni
a ctivities; M urray Cohn, in
charge of silly press releases;
Ellen Grill, director of field trips;
and Diane Ament, instructor of
edible cartography.
GIT ends
first year
Getting It Together (G IT ), a
new comm unity and health
service club has completed it’s
first year very successfully ac
cording to Alan Bain, president of
the group.
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The volleyball team may have
some problems next year ac
cording to Karen. “ There is a
problem because of the changing
of the seasons. Next year, volley
ball will be in the same season as
tennis, so they’re going to have a
hard time getting girls for both
sports.”
One of the problems that East
has not had in girls’ sports is the
coaching. “ The coaching has
been great all four years,” said
Karen.
During her four years she feels
she has improved her abilities. “ I
feel that I ’ve improved both phy
sically and mentally.”
NE XT YE AR , Karen plans to
go to college at the University of
Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.
She would like to try out for the
girls’ basketball team while she
is there.
While she is downstate, Niles
East will be closing. Karen was
asked how the closing of the
school has effected girls’ sports
at the school. “ I think that with
the school closing, school spirit
has improved. There has been
more fan support, not just at the
girls’ games, but at the boys’
games also.”
Karen has had a lot of success
in sports at Niles East during her
four years. Perhaps her greatest
honor occurred earlier this year,
when the Chicago Tribune named
her as one of their “ Prep Athletes
of the Week.”
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Standing in front of new flag donated by Trojan N-Club are (from left to right): Mr. Swanson, Steve Kessler,
Chuck Thiry, Hal Pos, Rick Yale, John Boigk, Bill Saputo, Tony Tiagonce, John Lamanna, Mr. Hosier, and Mr.
Poznansky.
G IT’s many programs have
been specially designed to get
students involved in various ed
ucational experiences. These ex
periences include doing volunteer
work at various reputable in
stitutions and participating in
courses and lectures.
SEVERAL OF THE GROUP’S
activities this year include rais
ing 200 dollars for UNICEF,
visiting two nursing homes to
entertain the residents, setting up
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation
(C P R ) classes, two bake sales,
forming a welcoming committee,
and
helping
with
the
heart day, which was May 6.
Some GIT members also volunterred to help on bloodmobiles, while others helped with
the Swine flu shots. Also, a
speaker from the Red Cross
spoke to the group.
Officers of the club include
Alan Bain, president ; Bob Silverman, vice-president; Ed Yep,
secretary; and Michael Miner,
treasurer.
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Boys’ sports reviewed
THE NILES EAST FOOTBALL
TEAM went through a rebuilding
season, but they did not develop
enough this year to keep them
from having a winless season.What the rebuilding did do was
set the Trojans up for a better
season next year.
It didn’t do much for the for
tunes of this year’s club, as the
Trojans failed to win a game, and
were only as close as nine points
from their opponent in one
ballgame.
The Trojans did manage to
place two players on the all-con
ference team, Jim Kipnis and
Jim Schuman.
Schuman is one of the graduat
ing seniors that will be missed
next year* by the Trojans. At the
cornerback position, he led a
defensive backfield that allowed
an average of about only one pass
completion per game.
Kipnis, as a junior, was voted
team M VP and was one of the
real steady performers for the
Trojans. He is one of the players
who East is counting on to lead
the Trojans
back
to re
spectability next year.
THE
N IL E S
EAST
BASKETBALL TEAM had their
ups and downs this year, as they
were another sport at East going
through a rebuilding season.
Some of the high points of the
season were the victories over
Niles West and Niles North, and
the quadruple overtime victory in
the Regionals over Luther North.
Unfortunately, there were not
too many other bright moments,
as the Trojans finished with only
a 5-21 record.
Just as in the case of the foot
ball team, the basketball team
probably has their best days
ahead of them, as this was used
as a rebuilding year for East.
To prove that it was a re
building year, East had but one
senior who played the whole
year, and that was John
O’Malley. The rest of the players
were juniors, except for Tad
Slowik, only a sophomore.
TH E
N IL E S
EAST
WRESTLING TEAM won the
conference title on all four levels
this year, for the first time in
history.
The varsity was also successful
in winning their District meet,
and made it as far as the Sec
tionals, w here they finished
fourth.
David Polin, only a sophomore
at East, was able to make it
further than any other Trojan
grappler, by qualifying for the
state finals.
The Trojans will be losing
many capable wrestlers due to
graduation, but with wrestlers
such as Polin, Rick Yale, and
John Boigk returning, they will
still be strong next year.
One of the reasons for the
wrestler’s continuous success ac
cording to varsity coach Fred
Richardi is the coaching in East’s
low er levels. He feels that
coaches Karlo Hartunian, and A1
and Steve Poznansky have been
three of the keys to the Trojan’s
excellence in wrestling.
TH E N IL E S E A S T G Y M
NASTICS TEAM finished second
this year in the Central Suburban
League, and
were able
to
qualify five gymnasts for the
state finals.
Brian Austin, Steve Borkan,
Jim Burke, Dan Kessem, and
Randy Hertel were the Trojans
who made it downstate. Of the
five, Brian Austin finished high
est, taking eighth place.
As a team, East was able to win
their District meet, take third in
their Sectional meet, and finish
tenth in the entire state of Illinois.
Among those who will return to
try to carry on the gymnastics
team’s winning tradition is Chris
Besser, who was voted team
M VP this year as a junior, and
state finalists Burke and Hertel.
Girls’ sports reviewed
THE NILES EAST VARSITY
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL SQUAD
ended with a 4-3 divisional record
and a 5-6 record overall for the
1977 season.
Karen Behr, team captain, was
the top scorer and finished her
Niles East career with a total of
544 points. “ I ’ve never had a
player with K a re n ’ s ability
before; she was M VP the last
three years,” commented Coach
Jean Wojdula.
Returning players next year
will include Judy Lee, Andrea
Slowik, Jenise Vassilatos, Jan
Blitt, Jill Chavin, and Beryl
Schwartz. Julie Maggio could
possibly move up also, after a
fine JV season, according to
Wojdula. “ We’re losing a couple
of good starters, but I think we
can still climb up in the stand
ings,” the coach stressed.
‘We really got it together this
year. It showed in our higher
scorng and smoother play. Most
important, though, is that we
played like a team and had team
s p irit,”
concluded
Coach
Wojdula.
THE NILES EAST G IRLS’
VO LLEYB ALL TEAM finished
what Coach Gerald Richardson
described as a “ successful sea
son” this year with a 5-2 con
ference record.
That record was good enough
for second place in the CSL South
D ivision, behind only Maine
South, who was 7-0.
In fact, East was the only team
that was able to win a game from
Maine South, but they lost that
match two games to one.
The Trojan girls were able to
advance as far as the District
finals where they were defeated
by New Trier East.
Next year, the girls will be
losing seven p la yers: Jam ie
Borkovitz, Karen Behr, Elaine
Massover, Kathy Ewing, Beth
Defranceschi, Nan Odlivak, and
Jody Coninx.
Among the players returning
next year are Judy Lee and An
drea Slowik, who Richardson felt
along with Borkovitz, Behr, and
Massover were the team’s top
five performers this year.
THE NILES EAST GIRLS’
BOWLING TEAM won their con
ference this year, but the way it
happened was out of the
ordinary.
At the last minute, Maine East
and Niles North were forced fb
forfeit all of their meets, because
they had no legal bowlers. Their
bowlers were declared ineligible
because they had participated in
outside leagues. Thus, all scores
of their meets had to be re
figured, and as it turned out,
Niles East captured first place.
A ccordin g to Coach Dee
Whyman, the top bowlers on the
conference champion Trojan
team were Lisa Frank, Vivian
Maniates, and Cindy Kouzoures.
Coach Whyman expects a
strong team next year. “ We have
no top, outstanding bowlers, but a
lot who are near the top.”
THE NILES EAST ARCHERY
TEAM finished with a record of
three wins and four losses to cap
a successful season, according to
Coach Wojdula.
“ This was our best record in
the four years that archery has
been an interscholastic sport at
E a st,” W ojdula commented.
“ Every year, the shooters get
better.”
The top shooters on the team
were Nancy Ciran, who qualified
fo r the State m eet; Ellen
Schwartz, captain of the squad;
and Beryl Schwartz.
“ I ’m very optimistic about
next year,” Coach Wojdula ex
plained. “ Quite a few freshmen
join the team each year, most
with little or no experience. This
gives us an opportunity to teach
them from the beginning. By the
time they’re seniors, they have
the three years of experience
under their belts.”
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The Trojan varsity tennis team
had a 3-4 conference record, en
tering their final conference meet
of thq season.
OVERALL, THE TEAM boost
ed their record to 10-6 by de
feating Gordon Tech 4-1 on May
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Thé team was looking forward
to the . Districts, where Coach
Winans felt Maine East would be
the team to beat. The number one
seed in the Districts from East
was thé doubles team of Jeff
Cohen and Keith Jaffee. Winans
expected them to go downstate.
Cohen and Jaffee were only de
feated once as of the Gordon Tech
meet, Winans stated that “ the
luck of the draw” would be an im
portant factor in distinguishing
the winner.
Also participating in the Dis
tricts were Mike Lemick (7-10 as
of the Tech meet), Eric Robin
(5-8), and Mike Regidor (13-7).
Winans said that Regidor was the
most consistent member of the
team during the season.
The members of the team
recently voted for the individual
awards on the team. The most
improved player on the team was
Jeff Cohen, the most proficient
was Keith Jaffe, and the best
team member was Mike Lemick.
The Most Valuable Player honor
went to Jeff Cohen, and Eric
Robin was the Al Beck nominee.
“ The tennis team should be
competitive next year,” said
Winans. “ We have four juniors
returning, Cohen, (Bruce) Palos,
Jaffee, and (Jeff) Adler.
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Defense seemed to be the big
gest problem for the Trojan base
ball team, according to Coach
George Galla.
It also happened to be one of the
reasons for East getting elim
inated in the IHSA tournament in
the first round, 7-1 by Evanston.
In that game, the Trojans com
mitted six errors.
“ That’s been the story all
season long,” stated Galla. “ We
don’t play good defensive base
ball.”
“ When we need a big play on
defense, we don’t get it.”
The Trojans had a record of 6-4
in conference going into the Dis
tricts. Galla said that of the four
losses, three were because of
miscues. “ We should be 9-1,” said
the Trojan coach.
Even though the Trojans were
eliminated from the Illinois state
competition, they were still in the
running for the conference
championship, only one game out
of first place. They were only in
fourth place, though, as Maine
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Trojan infielder attempts to throw out opposition base runner.
(photo by Steve Contos)
Bats plague sophs
by Mike Bass
“ If you don’t score, you can’t
win.”
That was the explanation
Coach Bill Bulthuis of the Trojan
sophomore baseball team, gave
when asked about his team’s 3-10
record.
“ IT ’S BEEN a case of very
poor hitting and not making de
fensive plays when we really
need it,” added Bulthuis.
The Trojan sophs are hitting
forty points below their opposi
tion (.216-.256). In fact, after
Dave Sproat, who is hitting .452,
and Scott Gordon, who is hitting
.325, the next best Trojan hitter
averages .226.
The hitting problem is also evi
denced by the Trojan’s run
production, or lack of it. East’s
sophs have scored 46 runs this
year, as compared to 86 for their
opponents.
East’s fielding deficiencies can
also be seen in their statistics.
The Trojans have committed 39
errors, while the opposition has
made only 26 miscues.
OF TH E TWO problems,
hitting and fielding, Coach Bul
thuis feels that the former is the
m ore
im portant
one.
“ Remember, baseball is the only
sport where the defense can’t
score.”
The one real bright spot on the
team has been the pitching. The
top three pitchers, Jay Wilensky,
David Sproat, and Rick Spada
have earned run averages of 2.18,
1.40, and 1.40 respectively.
The correct answers to
Chicago Sports quiz are
follows :
1. Tony Esposito
2. Billy Williams
3. Jackson State
4. Chicago Cats
5. Tommie Agee
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The reason that the softball
team is still playing even though
they have been eliminated from
the state play-offs is that in softball, as in boys’ baseball, the
play-offs are played during the
regular season.
Because of this, the softball
team can make up for the loss of
their play-off chances by winning
their conference to cap a suc
cessful season.
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As 1977 comes to a close,
another year of losing seasons in
football and basketball has come
and gone, but there is hope for
next year.
Throughout my four years at
Niles East, there has been mainly
disaster for these two sports, and
this year was no exception. But,
there was one thing different
about this year—there was a re
building process in football and
basketball, that may set up East
for their most successful sports
season in years.
In no way is this saying that
Niles East will become a power
house in these two sports, but
they have their best chance in
recent memory to become re
spectable in football and bas
ketball.
THE TROJANS R E B U ILT this
year in both basketball and foot
ball with juniors that were con
ference champions in both sports
a year ago as sophomores.
Although positive results did
not occur in the two sports this
year, there is a good chance that
the im provem ent could take
place next year.
Every year at this time, there
is usually some article saying
how Niles East will come back
the next year and be world
beaters, but they will have a fine
opportunity
to
becom e
respectable.
Even if the football and bas
ketball teams finish with .500
records, it will be a 100 pdf* cent
turnaround over the way the
teams have performed in the
past.
If the Trojans can start to win
some football and basketball
games, the student support' will
be unbelievable. All the students
want is to know that when they
attend a Niles East game, there
is a chance for a victory. Next
year will be their best chance for
that.
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8. Chicago Aces
9. Don Young
10. Hack Wilson
The winners of the quiz and the
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and Louie Weisbach.
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Galla also mentioned SS Danny
Gottlieb (.296) and John O’Malley
(.333) as some of the better
hitters on the team.
The pitching staff has been led
by sophomore Tad Slowik, with a
4-1 record and a 2.03 earned run
average. Slowik, along with
D avid Uhle (3-2, 2.64) and
O’Malley (2-2, 2.18), comprise
what Galla described as very
adequate pitching staff.
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by Judy Lee
East’s record in softball stood
at 7-1 nearing the end of their
season. Coach Odlivak expects
the girls to take at least a share of
the conference championship, if
not sole possession of the CSL
title.
If the Trojans are the con
ference champions, one of the
main reasons will have been
Wayne Braverman. As of the Dis
trict tournament, he was hitting
.470, with 2 home runs and 16
RBI, each club-leading totals.
“ H e’s our biggest o ffen sive
threat,” related Coach Galla.
Sports quiz answers
Girls’ softball team
for CSL title
The Niles East girls’ softball
team lost its District opener to
Niles West by the dismal score of
13-1.
Having lost their chance to
advance to the state cham
pionship rOay-offs, the girls’ goal
is now to win their division.
The team’s main weakness is
pitching, but they also need to
work on getting solid hits, as
proved by Coach Nick Odlivak’s
comments. “ We don’t win by
powering the ball,” said Coach
Odlivak. “ We win by playing
smart ball.”
THE TEAM IS very strong de
fen sively and the girls are
working on im p rovin g their
hitting.
South, Maine West, and Niles
West were all 7-3.
When asked what the chances
for a conference championship
for the Trojans were, Galla
replied, “ It’s up to the boys. If
they want to win it, they can.”
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The Niles East girls softball team includes (top row
from left to right) Coach Diamond, Beth Defranceschi,
Elaine Massover, Carolyn Ulbert, Jill Chavin, Ellen
Schwartz, Valerie Schelnpflug, Andrea Slowik, Jan
Blitt, Judy Lee, Lauren Johnson, Jenise Vassilatos,
Julie Hanson, Sue Gochengock, Coach Odlivak;
(middle row) Tina Deven, Terry Krammen, Nancy
Kusek, Janet Torstenson, Bobbi Lewan, Robin Cohan,
Julie Maggio, Cindy Shapiro, Debbi Doniger; (bottom
row) Georgette Saenz, Chris Biliisits, Judy Rich,
Beryl Schwartz, Sari Salon, and Marcy Locasha.
(photo courtesy of Year Book)
Two girls make track finals
by Judy Lee
The 1977 girls’ track team
faced District competition, May
14, at Wheeling High School.
Under the direction of Head
Coach Jaci Boyle and assistants
Cathi Caliendo and Karen Smith,
the team pulled together to place
fourth among the 23 schools.
They were only two points behind
third place finisher, Maine South.
First and second places were
captured by Evanston and
Wheeling, respectively.
helped build our confidence.”
Most of the team’s strength lies
in field events, where two seniors
have advanced to state com
petition, Karen Behr and Jamie
Borkovitz.
Karen placed first in the shotput with a distance of 36 feet U/2
inches, and Jamie placed first in
the discus with a throw of 106 feet
8 inches. Behr was second in this
event, just six inches behind Bor
kovitz.
THE GIRLS EN TERE D the
Another
senior,
Wendy
District after defeating Lane Paulson, did not advance past the
Tech on May 3. “ The win was a Districts, but placed fourth in the
grea t boost to the tea m ’ s high jump, by clearing 4 feet 9
morale,” said Coach Boyle. “ It inches.
IN THE RU NNING EVENTS,
Coach Boyle commented, “ Many
of our runners scored their best
time this year. We need most to
work on gaining speed and
making relay passes quicker.”
Coach Boyle is trying to build
up the team for the future. Soph
omore Debbie Precht is coming
on strong in the high jump, and
some other prom ising com
petitors are Lisa Mizock, ’80,
Karen Konior, ’80, and Sharon
Lee, ’78.
“ The girls have shown a lot of
progress since I began working
with them and they’ve done a
fantastic jo b !” concluded Coach
Boyle.
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FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1977
N flS M m S
MOST INTELLIGENT
George Curtiss
BEST LOOKING
Julie Schmidt
B u d Blum enthal
BEST SMILE
FRIENDLIEST
D a v id Uhle
M ichele Berrington
MOST TALENTED
K en Bernstein
R en ee Bielinski
Sue Stahlberg
MOST POLITICAL
MOST ATHLETIC
John O ’Malley
Karen Behr
MOST
INDIVIDUALISTIC
Ken Bernstein
Marcy Baranchik
Gail Norris
H o w a rd Steirman
MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED
MOST VERSATILE
B a rry K ra m er
Dennis Liu
Julie Schmidt
D a vid P evsn er
Janet Ginsburg
M a ry Postel
FAVORITE TEACHER
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Niles Township High School Nilehilite, Volume 39, No. 11
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NILEHILITE, May 27, 1977
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Niles Township High School, Skokie, Illinois
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Cohn, Murray, Editor-in-chief
Gerber, Wendy, Feature Editor
Greisman, Ken, News Editor
Rappoport, Phil, Editorial Director
Bass, Mike, Sports Editor
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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. Includes article about David Hamlin. Last issue of school year 1976-1977.
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Volume 39, Number 9
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
May 3, 1977
F oreign la n g u a g e clubs
Stage In tern a tio n a l D ay
THE EYELESS MONOLITHIC Statues
Gazing Blindly At The Sea Quartet sang
their songs, a daring person won a chili
pepper eating contest, and everyone got to
sample different foods, including Spam
and Yam Casserole and Quiche Lorraine
— all at International Day, held last
Friday in the student lounge.
The idea of International Day, ac
cording to the sponsor, Miss Klein, was
“ for people who come in just to look
around to get to know something about the
cultures of other countries.” And there
was a lot to learn about and look at — the
French, Spanish, and Russian clubs and
Students for Israel all had booths set up
with different exhibits about their coun
tries. The Photo Arts Club displayed and
sold pictures taken by members.
STUDENTS FOR EASTER ISLAND
also participated in the event. The purpose
of this newly formed club, according to
president David Miller ’77, is “to raise
concern about the poor people of Easter
Island and make it become a world
power.” And they have come up with an
idea that will prevent future world wars —
“Put all the atom bombs on Easter Island.
That way, the island could bomb anyone,
but no other country could retaliate since
Easter Island is too small a target to hit.”
The club brought the culture of Easter
Island to life for those of us who weren’t
familiar with it. Native songs were sung,
and a film was shown about the third king
of the fourth dynasty of the fifth galactic
empire on Easter Island, King Snikwaheel. (Put the king’s name in front of a
mirror to see who he really is.) They
sponsored a half-bake sale in which a
person “would write down his or her
fondest wish and a member of the club
would offer a half-baked idea about how to
achieve it.” They served their “exotic and
erotic” food — Spam and Yam Casserole
(exotic), and (erotic) a cake in the shape
of the mountains on the island — two
mountains covered with pink icing with a
cherry on top of each one.
FOOD WAS A LARGE PART of
International D ay’s activities. The
Spanish Club sold tacos and tortas
(M exican sandwiches) and Mexican
pastries; the Russian Club had samples of
their native food; the French Club served
Quiche Lorraine, F rench cheese,
croissants (French rolls) and French
coffee; and Students for Israel served
falafel — pita bread stuffed with meat
balls made out of chick peas and topped
with a special seasoned dressing.
In addition to the songs by the Easter
Island quartet, French Club sang some
French songs, and Spanish Club played
salsa m usic (P uerto Rican popular
music). Students for Israel and Russian
Club each played records of their coun
try’s native music at their booths.
There were games and contests too.
Spanish Club offered a free taco or torta to
the winner of Lotteria (Bingo) — one
w inner each period. French Club
displayed pictures of French monuments
and had a contest to see who could identify
most of them. Students for Israel had a
Scrabble game in Hebrew.
THE PHOTO ARTS CLUB sold their
photographs for $10 and up. According to
Mr. Miya, the sponsor of the club,
“People might want to buy these pictures
and frame them as they would prints.” A
few unusual photographs were on sale,
called photomicrographs — photographs
taken through a microscope.
News N otes
THE NILES EAST THEATER
DEPARTMENT presented three one-act
plays Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April
30.
These plays were supervised by Mr.
Jerry Proffit, and student directors are
B arry K ram er, Carol M iller and
Holly S t r i c t e r . ____
Seniors Dennis Bemardy and Steve
Baroni have participated in the state
finals of the Plymouth Trouble Shooting
Contest on April 27 in Decatur, 111.
Caryn Lason, ’78, was elected president
of the Niles East Dance Company for the
Lee, Judith Lee, Sharon Lee, Robert Luke, categories. Selection is then made on total 1977-78 school year. Elected vice-president
Edward Nemmers, Saralee Rosenson, points accumulated by the student. These was Sandy Brenner, ’79.
Robert Rubenstein, Stacey Schneider, categories consist of scholarship, in-school
Joe Lang, ’78, won a first place trophy in
Paul Silver, Andrea Slowik, Eileen Sohn, activities, out-of-school activities, honors the 20th annual Industrial Education Ex
Steven Taibl, Jenise Vassilatos, Paul courses taken, and faculty recom hibit at Northern Illinois University.
Weisman and Alison Wohl.
mendations. “Students should have high
The New Spirit Award will be given for
“The purpose of the Society is to create scores in at least two areas and fairly high
enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a scores in the others. It is not sufficient for the first time at this year’s Academic
desire to render service, to promote a student to be high in 2 categories and low Achievement Assembly on May 11. The
award is presented to 20 students who
worthy leadership, and to encourage the in the rest,” commented Dr. Kort.
development of character in Niles East
At least six per cent of the junior class show an abundance of school spirit.
students,” said Dr. Antone Kort, Chair and approximately three and a half per
The Niles East DECA chapter, which
man of the Faculty Selection Committee. cent of the senior class are accepted each won the state “ Chapter of the Year” for
Any junior or senior student who year. About nine to ten per cent of the second consecutive year, will compete
maintains a 3.0 or higher grade point graduates are members of the National in Nationals, during the week of April 27average, and does not have any record of Honor Society.
May 2, in Anaheim, California.
failure in any major subject must com
ALTHOUGH DR. KORT does all the
Participants will be; Lori Sachnoff, De
plete an application in order to be con preliminary work in the selection process, partment Store Merchandising, Mark
sidered for membership in the Society.
the actual selection is made by the Faculty Barenbaum, Automotive and Petroleum
EACH APPLICANT is given points in 5 Selection Committee as a whole on the Industry, Holly Fields, Merchandise In
basis of the accumulated points. These formation, Wendy Kaufman, Specialty
members include Dr. Kort, chairman; Mr. Store Industry, and Howard Miller, Home
Degenhardt, Mr. DeJonge, Mr. Dorsey, Furnishings Industry.
Mr. Grabowski, Mr. Keen, Mr. Larson,
There will be four Illinois DECA
Miss Lundquist, Mr. Malone, Mrs. Delegates making the trip to An
Mazouch, Mr. Proffit, Mr. Yursky, and aheim also. They are: Bari Ellis, Diane
Dr. Ray.
Polin, Scott Nathanson, and Julie Gold.
51 students n a m ed to H on or Society
Fifty one students have been selected as
new members of the National Honor
Society by the Faculty Selection Com
mittee of the Niles East Chapter. The 20
seniors are: Steven Apollo, George Cur
tiss, Sharyl Fischman, Arlene Fisher,
Sheila Hamer, Cathy Horwitz, John
Kadus, Louis Kanter, Pamela Landau,
Nora Laos, Richard Levin, Beth Malekow,
Carol Malina, Scott Malina, Pamela
Schnell, Janet Seyller, Howard Shapiro,
Howard Steirman, Cheryl Underwood,
and Michelle Williams.
THE 31 JUNIORS ARE: Karen Andre,
Alan Bain, Scott Brueckner, Brooke
Caplin, Lisa Cohn, Judy Cooper, Mario
DeRango, Martin Ellenby, Susan Fish
man, Cheri Gassel, Pamela Haag, Kathi
Isserman, Melanie Karafotias, James
Kipnis,David Larson, Jerold Lavin, Cheryl
P rom ’7 7 for everyon e
This scene is from the Student Senate’s second annual Dance Marathon, held on April 15
and 16. This year’s benefit raised over $3200 for cancer through telephone pledges and
dancers’ sponsors. Sheila Hamer and Dave Harris won first place after completing the 30hour marathon. They each won a Kodak instamatic camera. Other finishers included Billy
Weiner and Pamela Lamanna, and Cheri Gassel and Marty Ellenby.
THE 1977 SCHOOL PROM, to be held on support of the student body.
Friday, May 27, is open to all students
FRIDAY WAS DERBY DAY. The
regardless of grade, according to Ms.
faculty had agreed to let each student
Adele Higgins, the prom director.
This is contrary to the past few years wearing a Prom Derby leave every class,
when only juniors and seniors were except gym, five minutes early. Students
wore the button all day to receive this
welcomed to participate in the prom.
Ms. Higgins believes that the inclusion privilege.
Tuesday will be the last day individuals
of underclassmen at the event is essential
since the school will be closing soon. She or groups could put their names and
commented, “Every Niles East student personals into the new Prom Book. The
should have the opportunity to attend a price of this is 50 cents per couple and $1
for a club. Advertisements are also
Niles East prom.”
The prom, which will have the theme, available.
Junior Cabinet members are still selling
“This One’s For You,” to honor the
graduating seniors, will be held at candy throughout the school. All proceeds
H enrici’s O’H are Inn in Rosemont, from this and the other activities go
directly to the Prom.
Illinois.
THE JUNIOR CABINET, which is
MS. HIGGINS IS OPTIMISTIC for
sponsoring the prom, is now in the process another successful prom, with even a
of finalizing plans for this event.
larger turnout than last year.
The Cabinet has selected F ran k
She reported, “The Junior Cabinet is
Amorosi and his band to play for the doing its best to make this year’s the best
evening. “The band plays every kind of prom ever. Still, we need cooperation from
music to satisfy everyone,” said Ms. everyone. Please help support your
Higgins.
prom.” .
In an effort to raise money for the prom,
Tickets for the prom will go on sale by
the Junior Cabinet is calling upon the the second week in May.
�opinion o
Nilehilite/May 3, 1977
Freshman Study Halls:
They Are Useless
Freshman study hall is useless. We, of
the Nilehilite believe that freshman study
hall is totally unnecessary and ineffective.
Although it is too late to abolish study hall
this year, it should not be retained in the
curriculum of freshman students next
year.
Ideally, the daily study hall provides
freshmen students with a period of quiet
and structured study time, which is to be
used to improve study skills and complete
homework. Study hall is considered to be
one of the most important parts of a fresh
man’s curriculum, according to Dean
Baker. In fact, the dean even puts it on par
with mathematics and science.
Study hall would indeed be as crucial as
Baker claims, if, in fact, all freshmen
were in need of improving their study
habits, and having a special homework
time provided for them. Even if the
students with lower grades used the time
for its designated purpose, study hall
might be worthwhile.
Unfortunately, though, this is not the
case. Let’s be realistic. The highly
motivated students, who achieve high
grades are obviously going to study with
or without a study hall. The study hall, for
these students, becomes nothing more
than a boring inconvenience, keeping
them from other more interesting and
necessary activities.
The students who receive low grades are
either making an effort, but having dif
ficulty in school, or have an apathetic
attitude towards school, and are not in
terested in studying anyway. Placing
either of these types of students in a desk
for 40 minutes a day is no solution. It’s
amazing how many students can sit
doodling, writing notes, or just staring into
space for a whole study period. Though
this present system of freshman study hall
must be abandoned, there are other
alternatives which can be utilized. Study
hall could be made optional, allowing
students who want to study to do so.
Another alternative is to require freshmen
who are doing poorly in certain classes to
report to that resource center for help.
Something would be accomplished, and it
certainly beats sitting in a desk, bored, for
forty minutes.
- LETTERS -
Homerooms accom plish nothing and
Dear Editor:
Someone has disappeared from Niles should therefore be abolished. If
East. What has happened to our dear, homerooms are not to be abolished, they
beloved athletic director, Mr. Swanson? should be held at most, once a week.
Since he is the athletic director, don’t you
Name withheld upon request
think he should attend both boys’ and girls’
Dear Editor:
athletic events? In my past two years at
I would like to tell you that the library is
East I’ve seen Mr. Swanson at one softball not really as bad as the students make it
game last year. I have never seen him at seem to be. When someone goes to the
any other girls’ games. So how about it, library, he usually goes there to study, not
Mr. Swanson? Let’s reappear and start to talk. So, when someone comes in talking
going to some of these games.
Name withheld upon request and disturbing other people who are trying
to study, it is the librarians’ job to keep
them quiet.
Dear Editor:
They usually tell them the first time to
Are homerooms necessary?
The homeroom question has not gained be quiet, but if they just go on talking, they
publicity here at East since Galen Hosier usually throw them out. They do not throw
became principal. I believe it is about time them out because they like doing it, but
that the homeroom issue is made known to because it is their job to keep the library
quiet. Most of the librarians, are really
Easthi students.
Before Hosier becam e principal, nice people. They help you find books, they
homeroom was usually held once a week. show you how to find them in the card
Then, when Dr. Colver left Niles East and catalogue, and whatever else they can do
Hosier took over, homeroom was put into for you. Sure, sometimes the librarians do
effect for every day of the week. Why was throw you out just for whispering a
question or answering a question, but hell,
this done?
Why are there homerooms? What who’s perfect?
Name withheld upon request
purpose do they serve? Some people say
the purpose of homeroom is to get your Dear Editor:
books and notes organized for the day, a
In a time when many teachers seem to
type of free period to just put yourself
together. We do not see that this purpose is be apathetic, there is a teacher at East
achieved by homerooms. Most students do who is trying to dispel this consensus; Mr.
Dennis Duffy, English teacher. Mr. Duffy
not use this period for such a purpose.
If homerooms were meant to serve as possesses a special quality that I feel too
study periods, they do not accomplish this many of today’s teachers lack — he cares
purpose. Most homerooms are too noisy to about his students. He treats each student
as an individual person with individual
even think.
I feel that if homerooms were abolished,
students who want to study could go to the
library, and students who wanted to talk
and relax could go to the student lounge or
cafeteria.
If homerooms were meant to serve as a
place to hear the daily announcements,
this too is not accomplished. In most
homerooms, the loudspeaker system is not
loud enough, no less being drowned out by
over thirty students talking.
Why then do homerooms exist? What
purpose do they actually serve?
Who said Study Hall isn’t worth while?
characteristics, not as just another face in Dear Editor:
I realize that there cannot be any
the crowd.
Many times, Mr. Duffy spends his own change now, but I would like to state my
free time offering help to students. He will feelings. We are required to take three
go to a student to give assistance if he feels years of social studies to graduate. Is it
the student would benefit. He always tries really that important to look back to see
to bring a cheerful atmosphere to all of his what has happened, instead of looking in
classes, even if he is troubled or bothered the future and learning what might
by something. Mr. Duffy always keeps happen and if anything can be done for our
cool and composed, in and out of class. He country’s future? In these economically
is always urging the students to get in troubled times, where there is a shortage
volved with their school and be proud of it. of everything, from toilet paper to coffee
Unlike many other teachers who also beans, I think we should learn about our
encourage students to support their present and future conditions.
Name withheld upon request
school, Mr. Duffy practices what he
preaches. I have seen him at football To the Editor of the Nilehilite
games, basketball games, music concerts,
I applaud the efforts of our student
theater productions, and numerous other government to inspire a wholesome school
events. I have nothing but the utmost spirit among us. Their maturity of thought
respect for this man and I wish that more deserves our respect; the examples they
teachers had his spirit and compassion for set deserve our praise; the actions they
others.
recommend deserve our support. I am
Howard Shapiro ’77 confident that the students at Niles East
will not fail to extend the respect, praise
Dear Editor:
and support which their representatives in
I am writing this in reply to the article student government deserve.
Lee Hawkins
about smoking on the bus in the February _
Dear Editor:
18 issue. This person wrote that bus
Amazingly, television can make a gory
drivers do not enforce the “No Smoking” event like a shooting so exciting that
rule on the buses. This, I find is not true. I viewers can hardly wait to see more.
have smoked on the bus before, and I have
How television violence attracts so
been told that if I want to smoke, I would many viewers is certainly a mystery, but
have to walk home. From my experiences, it does.
the bus drivers do a very efficient job of
Do people really want to see such gory
enforcing this rule. If I were this person, I
shows on television? All that can be said
would open my eyes to what is going on about gory violent shows already has been
around me.
said. They get good ratings.
Name withheld upon request
Name withheld upon request
Speak Ollt ! What *
W rong With Niles East?
The Voice of the Niles East Students
Pfelished during the school year by the students of Niles
Township High School East, Lamon and Mulford Streets,
Skokie, Illinois 60076. Printed by Des Plaines Publishing com
pany, Des Plaines, III.
Volume 39 No. 9
Tuesday, May 3, 1977
Editor-in C h ie f ............................................................ Laurie Dubin
Managing E d ito r ..................................................... Howard Berry
News Editor .......................................................... Barry Schwartz
Assistant News Editor ......................................... Beth Shanfield
Feature Editor ........................................................ Dan Sawislak
Assistant E d ito rs ........................ Pam Brown, Janice Greenberg
Sports E d ito r .......................................................
Scott Sachnoff
Assistant Sports E d ito r.............................................................. AlanFriedman
Photographer/Business Manager .................. Wayne Silverman
R e porters
April G l assm an, Ken G r e i s m a n ,
David Kaplan, Howard Shapiro, Chris Kot,
Howard Katzman, Scott Sachnoff, Shelley
Lewin, Shari Miller.
A d v is o r................................................................ Ms. Joan Macala
Bill Warda — I don’t think English
teachers who have deep religious views
should be teaching the Bible.
Carlos Perea — I think that homeroom
is a waste of time, and we should only
meet once a week.
Lloyd Pilchen — I don’t think we should
be required to wear only Niles East gym
clothes in gym class.
�feature
Nilehilite/May 3, 1977
3
W ilderness Trip For T eens
Sponsored by P ark District
Strategic G am es
P rovide C hallenge
Have you ever wanted to lead
men into battle, land spaceships
on alien planets, or just plain
change the course of history?
Strategic games give you these
opportunities and more.
Strategic games focus on such
topics as Napolean at Waterloo,
the battles of World War II, the
Korean and Vietnamese Wars,
the Arab-Israeli conflict, and
in te rp la n e ta ry conquests.
Recently, games relating to
diplomatic relations have ap
peared on the market.
THE AVERAGE STRATEGIC
a
—
Strategic war games involve
such variables as weather,
morale of the troops, food, and
ammunition supply, and terrain.
War game boards range in size
from one square foot to 120
square feet.
EACH GAME HAS a com
plexity rating (how hard the
game is to play) ranging from
one to nine. The average game
has a rating of 5.8. To give you an
idea of these ratings, Monopoly
has a complexity rating of 2.34.
The most popular strategic
games are made by two com
Sleeping beneath the stars,
Debbie continued, “The kids
canoeing along lakes, channels eat the plants that are edible, and
and many waters, and being with the fish they catch. They know
nature is what one can do on a what’s edible because of the help
wilderness trip.
given to them by naturalists and
The Skokie Park District is guides through the entire trip.”
sponsoring a wilderness canoeing
According to Debbie, this is the
trip this summer from July 5-15, second year the wilderness trip
according to Debbie Rosendahl, will be taken. Several students
coordinator.
from Niles West went last year.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE
When Debbie was asked if one
TRIP will be taken by bus to has to be knowledgeable in camp
Ontario, Canada, where the ing and the environment, she
canoeing trip will start. They will replied, “ I thought so too at first,
then travel through the Canadian although last year the kids didn’t
boundary waters of Atikokan, know very much about camping
Ontario.
and they still had a good time.”
“The kids will sleep beneath
It takes one day to get to
the stars at Quentico Provincial Atikokan by bus and one day to
P ark , which is a prim itive get home. The other eight days
w ilderness area ju st above are used for canoeing and experi
Minnesota,” according to Deb encing.
bie. “No man-made things are
SOME OF THE WATERS
permitted in this area; it’s all which are traveled through are
primitive wilderness..”
just west of Lake Superior, ac
cording to Debbie. The waters
include, Kawnipi, Saganagons,
Kasakokwog, and Batchewaung.
Such things as old age rocks,
Indian pipes, wild flowers, and
plants are seen on the voyage.
Debbie explained, “It’s a new
way of learning through experi
encing natu re and the en
vironment. The kids really enjoy
it.”
The voyage is provided through
The Voyageur Wilderness Pro
gramme and costs $195. The $195
includes everything except the
m aterials one brings from
home.
According to Debbie a
maximum of 35 students are able
to go on the trip, along with
several counselors. If one wishes
to go on this trip, he or she must
be of high school age and live in
Skokie.
S u m m er P ro g ra m s
College W orkshops for High School Students
Several universities and insti Agriculture Training and Im
tutions throughout the country provement of Academic Skills.
are offering special summer
The Illinois Forestry Camp
programs and workshops for high
holds a week of forest education
school students.
at West Frankfort, Illinois. The
V alparaiso U niversity in deadline to sign up for this is May
war game is played on a
hexagonal mapboard. This is a
board covered with little
hexagonal figures. Each hexagon
represents a certain amount of
actu al territo ry . E ach turn
represents a certain time period.
panies, Avalon Hill and
Simulation Publications Incor
porated (S .P .E .I.). Strategic
games range in price from $5.000
to $20.00. Strategic games are
available at most hobby shops
and departm ent stores. The
games are also available by mail
The player uses cardboard if the buyer is willing to wait for
playing pieces known as coun six weeks.
ters. Each counter can represent
anything from a group of soldiers
Anyone interested in learning
to a fleet of spaceships. Dice are how to play strategic games
also used in most of the games to should contact Steve Matioshi,
see who wins or loses a battle. ’78, president of the Niles East
The average game can be played Strategic Games Club. The club
solitaire or with as many people meets every Wednesday at 3:00
p.m. in room 323.
as the player wants.
Indiana is offering a Potential
E ngineers Week June 20-27,
where staff members discuss
civil, electrical and mechanical
engineering departments. The
dealine for registration is June 5.
A m erican
U niversity in
Washington, D.C. will hold two
summer seminars on our govern
ment and the political system.
Deadline to sign up for this is
May 20.
Northwestern University spon
sors six different program s
which last for five weeks (June
27-July 31). The programs in
clude Forensics, Theater, Arts,
Radio-Television-Film,
Engin
eering Science, Education, and
Journalism . The deadline to
register for all programs was
May 1.
Cornell University of New York
offers programs from June 28August 12. The programs are
East Student Beats D eportation
Sin Yung Kang, ’78, who, in 1971 Percy’s office, and a letter was Livingston, Ms. Quinn, and Ms.
came to the United States from written asking for mercy to be C ham berlain w rote recom
Korea through the consulate, shown the family.
mendation letters.
faced deportation with the rest of
Because of the combined ef
her family in February, 1977.
Gordon Hirsch took the letter to
Percy’s Springfield office to help forts of all those involved Sin
In 1974, Sin Yung’s family went cut down on red tape.
Yung was granted an indefinite
to the immigration authorities to
stay by the district director of
be interviewed, but were never
Meanwhile, Kathy and Linda immigration.
.given the chance. Sin Yung’s were still helping by bringing
IN A LETTER to Senator
father was told to apply for citi petitions to their classes. Mr.
Percy, Sin Yung stated, “ I love
zenship another way, or else be
this country because of the
voluntarily deported.
freedom I have to speak, learn,
worship and be myself as God de
An attorney fluent in Korean
sired. Thank you, all who helped
was supposed to have been help
me.”
ing the family, but gave them a
hard time by submitting illegal
inform ation to the Korean
authorities. Sin Yung’s family re
YOUNG MEN
ported him to the correct authori
ties, and then hired John Holland,
another attorney, to help them.
15.
Illinois State University offers
three honor seminars for junior
Mr. Anderson received admini
s tra tiv e approval from Mr.
Hosier and Dr. Richter to proceed. Calls were made to Senator 1' I w c
Kissing is a great way to lose
weight; a shy kiss burns up 12
calories, a passionate one up to
50....Twenty-eight percent of
Americans, according to a Gallup
poll, believe that the U.S. space
program is a fake....A bill
making it perfectly legal to grow
and smoke pot in your own home
has been introduced into the
Illinois legislature....The famed
“ killer bees” from South
America are no more deadly than
American bees....The career that
parents find least desirable for
their children is politics,
according to a Rober poll....Most
of our famous characters in
Western history, such as Buffalo
Bill, Billy the Kid and Kit Carson,
were not born or raised in the
A m erican W est....W omen tell
more lies than men according to
C hicago p s y c h ia tris t....A n
Atlanta promoter plans to build a
ski resort at the edge of the Ever
glades....T here
are
two
Chicagoans listed in the Guinness
book of World Records. One is
Fred Mage the champion dinerouter who has eaten out 39,000
meals. The other is Paul Little
who made it by writing 39 full
length novels in one year....
New Expressions:
New P a p e r f o r Teens
The staff of New Expressions, a
new high school newspaper for
Chicago area teens, is preparing
its third issue, and “Everything
is going just great,” according to
managing editor Frank Burgos.
“ It is a newspaper for high
school students that is really
different from other papers,”
added Burgos.
One of the main differences
between this paper and other
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TWO NILES EAST students,
K athy Horwitz and Linda
Weintraub heard of Sin Yung’s
problem, and went to Ken Ander
son, her counselor, to see what
could be done to help her.
students with a B average or
above. There are 15 different
programs offered, lasting two
weeks each. Registration dead
line is May 5.
REGISTER EARLY
a rea papers is th at “ New
E xpressions deals with con
troversial topics,” said Easthi
student and New Expressions
reporter Kathi Isserman. “Also,
New E xpressions has m any
stories which require investiga
tive reporting,” added Isserman.
THE MAIN THEMES of the
April issue are sex education,
teens in politics, rock music; and
summer jobs available for teens.
The main reason for starting
the paper was to improve com
munication among Chicago area
teens, mostly in the inner-city,
according to Burgos.
Any teen with writing ability
can work for New Expressions,
however, the student should be
able to go to the downtown office
at least once a week. Staff
members are not paid.
The paper has a circulation of
about 40,000 throughout the
Chicago area, and can be ob
tained in Room 154, the Nilehilite
office.
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Nilehilite/May 3, 1977
" V
T u tan kh am u n ’ Treasures Well Worth The Wait
s
By Laurie Dubin
Forget about the movies; skip
a ballgame; forsake an evening
of television. When you have
spare time, go see the King Tut
exhibit at the Field Museum
instead.
The exhibit, which opened to
the public Friday, April 15, 1977,
will be at the museum for four
months, and is not only well
worth attending, but could be one
of the most interesting and awe
inspiring experiences you’ve
ever had.
THE 55 TREASURES on
display were found in the tomb of
King Tutankhamun, an Egyptian
Pharaoh, who died at the age of
18, about 3300 years ago.
Equally as impressive as the
superb craftsm anship, detail,
and grandeur of these treasures,
is the fact that museum visitors
have the opportunity to gaze at
these symbols of ancient Egypt
with only a glass sheet separating
them from these ancient objects.
Every object on display,
ranging from Tut’s pure gold
jewelry to his less ornate, but
equally magnificant gameboard,
is grand and majestic, and can be
stared at for hours.
There are certain treasures,
though, that seem to attract the
most observers. One of these is
Tut’s ceremonial chair. It is
superbly carved in minute detail,
and is lined with solid gold.
ANOTHER FAVORITE IS the
golden shrine, with every ex
posed surface covered with
scenes and inscriptions of King
Tut’s life. This piece of art work
is absolutely brilliant, and the
craftsm anship and in tricate
detail is unparalleled in anything
done today.
King T ut’s jew elry also
receives most everybody’s atten
tion. The ostentatious gold and
glass collar that was found on
Tut’s mummy is 16 inches in
length and 19 inches wide, and
simply breathtaking.
The jewelry Tut wore while he
was alive was every bit as
magnificent as the jewelry on his
mummy. His huge solid gold
rings and necklaces, beaded
bracelets and his 13 inch
earrings are gorgeous.
Probably the most popular
treasure at the exhibit is King
Tutankhamun’s solid gold mask,
which was placed over the head
and shoulders of his mummy.
The face is said to be an excellent
likeness of Tut’s own face and is
truly beautiful and brilliant to
look at.
In addition to the treasures, the
exhibit includes the story of
Howard Carter’s discovery of
King Tut’s tomb which is told on
the walls.
THE ONLY DRAWBACK to
this exhibit is the long wait to get
in. The Field Museum, though,
has a very efficient system: a
museum visitor picks up a ticket
with a number on it, and can visit
other exhibits until his number
comes up on the many moni
tors positioned throughout the
building.
After seeing King T ut’s
treasures, however, you, too, will
agree that it was worth the wait.
Tut’s solid gold death mask, which was placed over the head and shoul
ders of his mummy. This face, is an excellent likeness of Tut’s own, and
was the most popular treasure of the exhibit.
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IT'S NOT JUST A JOB,
IT'S AN ADVENTURE.
‘EagleHasLanded’
An Action Thriller
The year is 1943. German
p aratroopers have recently
captured and taken Mussolini to
Berlin from a hotel high atop a
mountain peak in Italy where he
has been held prisoner. Hitler
decides to use paratroopers to try
to kidnap Winston Churchill from
England and bring him to Ger
many. This is the plot of “The
Eagle Has Landed.”
“The Eagle Has Landed” stars
Michael Caine, Donald Suther
land, and Robert Duvall. The
screenplay was based on a novel
by Jack Higgins. In the film,
Caine plays the leader of an elite
corps of paratroopers who have
been selected to land in England
and kidnap Churchill from a
country estate.
The movie is different because
it is told through the Ger
m ans’ point of view, and
unlike in many war movies, they
are made out to be admirable
people. As the movie goes on, the
viewer’s loyalty is with the
Germans rather than with the
British or Americans as in many
war movies.
April 29 — Outlaws at the Aragon; 1106 W. Broadway
May 1 — Procul Harum at the Uptown; 4816 N. Broadway
May 5 — Styx at the Realto
May 11 — Average White Band at the Auditorium, 70 E. Congress
May 11 — Barney Rate at Mendel Hall at the Univ. of Chicago
May 13 — Uriah Heep at the Aragon; 1106 W. Broadway
May 20-21 — Rush at the Aragon; 1106 W. Broadway
May 21 — Bay City Rollers at the Arie Crown, 23rd and Lakefront,
McCormick Place
May 21 — Greg Allman at the Uptown, 4816 N. Broadway
June 4 — Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Foghat, and the J. Geils Band
at Soldier Field
June 19 — Pink Floyd at Soldier Field
August 2 — Led Zeppelin concert rescheduled at the Stadium, 1800 W.
Madison
Shows at the Mill Run Theater
May 17-22 — Totie Fields
May 27-29 — Fats Domino and Chubby Checker
May 31-June 5 — Gabe Kaplan and the Female Sweathogs
June 9-12 — The Temptations
June 13-19 — Don Rickies
June 28-July 3 — The Follies Bergiere
July 5-10 — Flip Wilson
July 14-17 — Tom Paxton
July 19-24 — John Davidson
July 25-31 — Johnny Mathis
At the Arie Crown
April 19-May 8 — George Gershwin’s musical “Porgy and Bess”
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THE ACTING IN the film is
excellent. Donald Sutherland
gives a fine performance as an
Irish terrorist who acts as a spy
in the small English town where
Churchill is staying.
The film is entertaining, and at
all times during the film the
viewer knows what’s going on
and what the purpose of each
scene is. There are only a few
problems in the screenplay. For
example, the film shows us that
Sutherland will parachute into
England some time before the
main group of paratroopers but
never tells us why he parachutes
in before the main force.
“The Eagle Has Landed” is a
film that shouldn’t be missed by
fans of adventure and suspense.
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IHSA Ruling Changes Girl’s Seasons
“ IT STINKS. It closes off op
portunities, and the quality of the
teams will go down. I was in four
sports, and now I don’t know
what I' n going to choose:” A fe
male athiete said this about the
season changes, passed by the
Illinois High School Association
(IHSA), which will be put into
effect in the 1977-78 school year.
“The IHSA, in rewriting its
bylaws, made changes in the
sports’ seasons to prevent facility
conflicts in m any schools
throughout the state,” according
to Ms. Dee Whyman, girls’
physical education coordinator.
October, and swimming, which
will continue until mid-November
will remain in the fall season.
Volleyball, though, which was
previously a winter sport, will
also be scheduled in the fall next
year, but will not end until the
third week of December.
The winter season for girls con
sists of bowling, which will begin
November 1, and basketball,
which will have a 17-week season
stretching from December 1, to
the end of March.
B asically, instead of four
seasons, teams will compete
three longer seasons, and the
season changes will affect the
girls’ teams.
Girls will be able to go out for
gymnastics, badminton, softball,
and track and field in the spring
season. The gymnastics and bad
minton seasons will open Feb
ruary 1, while softball and track
will start in the third week of Jan
uary.
GIRLS’ ARCHERY AND TEN
NIS, which will end in
“ THESE
CHANGES
PRESENT the problem s of
By Laurie Dubin
overlapping and overloaded
girls’ seasons,” according to Ms.
Whyman.
“The fact that the seasons
overlap will make it very difficult
for volleyball players to compete
in winter sports, and for basket
ball players to participate in
spring sports. Since many of the
same girls compete on different
teams, this is a problem. I would
be happy if even one more girls’
sport were changed to the winter
season.”
The Central Suburban League
schools, which include Niles
East, voted against the proposal,
but were outvoted by downstate
schools.
“ I t’s a m atter of indif
ference to our problems. The
downstate schools do not have
sports programs as large as ours,
so they don’t share our problems.
softball, and basketball player.
THE GIRLS’ TEAMS WILL
SUFFER, but we’ll be able to
make this adjustment, according
to Cass Diamond, a tennis,
ANOTHER CHANGE will also volleyball, badminton, and softbe affected in the girls’ sports ball assistant coach.
“ It will be shaky at the begin
program next year. The Central
Suburban League increased the ning, and the girls who are fresh
number of contests for girls’ men or older, now will have a
interscholastic sports from 12 to hard time adjusting. The in
14, due to the increased season coming freshmen, though, will
lengths. The basketball and not be affected as much. Every
volleyball teams, however, will one will get used to it. After all,
decisions must be made.”
compete in 18 contests each.
Ms. Whyman added, “ It was
“ I like the three longer seasons unfortunate that this decision
because you get more game ex was made, but we’re going right
perience. The best way to learn a ahead and having every level of
game is to get the experience. Of competition we have now. As long
course, I don’t like to have to give as we are members of IHSA, we
up a sport I’ve been competing in must try to make the best of it,
for three years,” commented and hope that they will change
Judy Lee, a volleyball, tennis, their minds.”
Easthi Coaches Enjoy
Coaching Girl’s Athletics
In recent years, Niles East
girls’ sports has “liberated”
males by putting them in charge
of coaching girls’ teams.
Two coaches who carry out this
example at East are Gerald
Richardson on (volleyball) and
Nick Odiivak (softball).
WHILE COACHING VOLLEY
BALL, Coach Richardson noted,
“Basically, girls tend to appre
ciate more, and are willing to
work harder than the average
boys’ team that sometimes tends
to ‘screw around.’ ”
Coach Richardson feels that
both sexes are treated equally as
athletes, but emotionally, girls
are treated different. Richard-
Coaches Richardson and Odiivak
“ Outside of Cook County, the
interest in girls’ sports is not at
all what it is here. They’re just
unsympathetic,” Galen Hosier,
principal, noted.
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By H h r i c Kot
son has found in 12 years of
coaching, that girls tend to be a
bit more sensitive than boys.
“One can’t just yell at a girl if
she’s doing something wrong. She
may tend to take things a little
too
serio u s,”
commented
Richardson.
As for effort, Richardson stated
that girls put forth 150 per cent
effort, but the boys’ percentage
tends to be a bit lower. One
reason for this, he added, is
“ because the girls take their
sports more seriously.”
WHEN ASKED WHOM he
prefers coaching, Richardson’s
only reply was “ I’ll take all the
girls’ sports that you have to
offer.”
Coach Odiivak, on the other
hand, feels that there is no dif
ference between coaching boys or
girls except that girls in general
tend to be less conscientious than
the boys.
Odiivak is very pleased with his
present girls’ softball team and
he hopes to bring home state
champions from Pekin, Illinois.
He referes to his girls as “ladies”
and treats them the same.
In general, both coaches agree
that they enjoy coaching girls
sports and agree that if they
knew “what it was like to coach
girls,” they would have been
more than glad to coach the girls
sooner.
(Photo by Wayne Silverman)
Odlivaks Angels
By Chris Kot
“At this point, I have the finest
young ladies playing softball on
my team. I know what a lady is
because I am married to a true
lady,” stated Odiivak.
That’s his feeling toward the
g irls’ softball team , which
Odiivak affectionately refers to
as “ Odlivaks’ Angels.”
When choosing players that
would represent E ast’s softball
Form er Alum ni
Wins Tourney
By Howard Shapiro
Bob Gold, former Niles East
student (’76), teamed up with
Rahul Naidu of Evanston High
School to win the Junior National
Badminton Tournament on April
2, in San Jose, California.
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Gold and Naudi defeated Russ
Nelson of Washington and Dan
Rubin of California by the scores
of 15-10, 7-15, and 15-11 in the
finals of the 19 and under tour
nament. They became the first
team from Chicago to win the
Junior Nationals.
BOTH BOYS WILL now ad
vance to the Pan American
games in Mexico in July. They
will join two boys and four girls
who also qualified for the U.S.
team. This will be the first time
the Pan American games will
host junior badm inton com
petition.
team, Odiivak was not only
looking for skilled individuals,
but also for girls “with a burning
desire to win in life.” That,
Odiivak stated, is “very im
portant if you plan to produce a
winning team .”
In his 27 years of coaching,
Odiivak starts the first day of
practice with a letter to his team.
In his letter, he states five of his
basic philosophies: (1) respect
yourself, (2) keep health to the
ultimate, (2) always obey your
mother and father (3) practice
your faith and help others to be
better people (4) always try to be
a winner; bring respect to your
national, local community, and
school. Practicing since March
21, the girls try to practice these
five philosophies in their two
hours plus practice sessions.
Coach Odiivak is pleased with the
skills and fundamentals of all his
girls. He is confident of great im
provem ents among the girls
during the season. Coach Odiivak
strives to enforce the need of pos
itive thinking. As he says to his
girls during their pep talks, “We
must strive to work as a team and
improve as a team. We can
improve individually as well, but
it builds the team into one. If we
work as one team, we will have
g re a te r power. With g re ater
power, we will be winners.
“ If pitching continues to im
prove, all players can be sure of
going to Pekin, Illinois, for the
state championship tournament
that will be held June 2 and 3.
The Trojan track team practices for an upcoming meet. According to Head Coach John Herter “W e’ve been
hurt alot by boys dropping out” . Herter invites all boys who are interested in outdoor track to contact him or
Coach Howard.
(Photo by Wayne Silverman)
Sophom ores Start Season R ight , B eat North
By Scott Sachnoff
The sophomore baseball team conference win, with relief help
won its first conference game of from Jay Wilensky.
the season by defeating the Niles
“ THE SOPH’S CONFERENCE
North Vikings, 7-6 on Monday,
record is 1-2 but despite being
April 18.
under .500, the team has been
East trailed 5-0 in the bottom of com petitive,
according
to
the third inning, when the sophomore baseball coach, Bill
Trojans exploded for seven runs Bulthius. “We have played catch
on seven consecutive hits. During up ball and have not gotten to
this span of seven consecutive play our brand of baseball, which
hits, Kevin Nelson executed a is running, bunting, and fake and
perfect fake-and-slap ana later slap. I feel that the kids have all
scored on a two run line single to the potential and desire in the
center by third basemen Scott world to be a tremendous team.”
Gordon.
Unlike many coaches, Bulthius
Rick Spada picked up his first calls the pitches from the side-
lines during a game. He believes
that if a pitcher is in a tough spot
on the sophomore level, he will
automatically rely on his fast
ball. Bulthius feels that if he can
get his pitchers to pitch curveballs and junk in tough situations,
they will be better and more con
fident in the pitches they throw.
The pitchers to look out for are
Jay Wilensky, David Sproat, and
Rick Spada, according to coach
Bulthius.
Leading h itters for the
sophomore Trojans have been
Scott Gordon, .429, David Sproat,
.416, and Bob Sonshine, .308.
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Varsity B aseball T eam 4-1
Looking Tow ards D ivision Title
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By David Kaplan
The Niles E ast V arsity
Baseball team is presently sport
ing an outstanding 4-1-1 record
according to Coach George Galla.
The season opened on a win
ning note for the Trojans as they
defeated Highland Park 11-6 as
Dave Uhle scattered seven hits.
THE TEAM CONTINUED
along to Ridgewood where they
beat Ridgewood 3-2 behind a
three hitter by sophomore Tad
Slowik.
In the next game a lackluster
offensive perform ance was
blamed for a 2-2 tie with New
Trier West, according to Galla.
Division play started on April
13 at Maine East and Dave Uhle
gave up one hit and struck out 10
as the Trojans won 3-0.
MAINE SOUTH FOLLOWED
and this according to Galla “was
the most exciting game of the
year so far.” With one out in the
second inning Scott Sachnoff
doubled, took third on a wild pitch
and scored on Archie Gotlib’s
sacrifice fly. The score remained
1-0 until Maine South scored in
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the fifth inning. With the score
tied 1-1, Easthi catcher Wayne
Braverman led off the seventh
inning with a towering 375 foot
home run that gave the Trojans a
2-1 victory.
On April 18 the T rojans
dropped a 10-6 decision to sister
school Niles North.
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Galla concludes, “We have got
to play each game one at a time
and after a game is over we have
to forget about it and concentrate
on the next one.”
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East N etm en B eat F raction al
By Howard Shapiro
The Niles East tennis team
split a pair of meets during the
week of April 11, defeating
Fractional North 4-1 and losing to
the Highland Park team 5-0 on
the varsity and sophomore levels.
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In the victory over Fractional
North, Eric Robin and Keith
Jaffe took second and third
singles decisions. The first
doubles team of Jeff Cohen and
Mike Regidor also defeated their
opponents on the way to a doubles
sweep with second team Bruce
Pales and Jeff Adler.
ON
THE
SOPHOMORE
LEVEL, Monty Hinchman and
Dean Heinberg, first and second
singles, captured victories by
scores of 6-1, 6-0, and 6-1, 6-1 re
spectively. In doubles com
petition, the teams of Stu Flanzer
and Mark Landau and Marty
Brisk and Dan Pastron each
gained victories.
In the meet against Highland
Park, the Trojans were beaten in
first, second and third singles,
and in doubles on both levels.
“The scores were deceptive,”
Coach Winans commented. “For
example, Mike Lemick, our first
singles player had to go up
ag ain st M att Horwitch, last
year’s state champion. That is a
difficult task for any player,”
Winans added.
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Scott Sachnoff slides in for a Trojan run in the game against Maine South.
(Photo by Wayne Silverman)
Softball T eam Strong
by Chris Kot
“The girls’ varsity softball
team is beginning their season
with confidence and a goal of a
state championship,” says Coach
Nick Odlivak.
The 1977 Varsity Tennis team.
(Photo by Wayne Silverman)
“ RIGHT NOW, we are trying to
put together the right com
binations. The team is very even;
there is no big difference between
our number one player and our
number seven player. I’ve been
satisified with the team effort; all
are getting the job done. Our
biggest problem is that we have
good depth but not top strength. I
know that the team will hang
tough though. Most of our meets
will be decided by 3-2 scores,”
Winans concluded.
R ipplettes Swim P roduction
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By Howard Shapiro
The Ripplettes Swim Show,
“ How Sweet It Is,” will be
presented at 8:00 p.m. on May 57, in the Niles West pool. Tickets
are $1.50 at the door. \
Soloists for this year’s show,
whose theme is “Candy and
Sweets,” are Nan Odlivak,
R ipplelettes’ president, Jody
Coninx, vice-president, and
Dawn Flakne, secretary.
DUETS WILL INCLUDE:
“Doublemint Twins,” performed
by Pam Haig and Nancy Jaffe,
and “M & M Plain and Peanut,”
by Diane Johnson and Caryn
Glickson.
The show will also feature
several large numbers including,
“Bit O’ Honey,” “ Good ‘N’
P le n ty ,” “ Ja w b re a k e rs,” and
“ Milky Wav.” a floating number
with the traditional 12 person
dolphin.
“A production like this takes a
lot of time and hard effort,”
commented Marcia Berke, show
sponsor. “ It is difficult to come
up with routines that are new and
different. We m ust consider
things like what colors will show
up in the water, and how
costumes and props will appear
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when wet,” Mrs. Berke added,
“ THE COSTUMES AND
SCENERY were made by the
girls themselves, and most of the
girls wrote the numbers for the
show also,” said Berke.
“People should come see the
show, especially if they have
never seen a production of this
magnitude,” Berke concluded.
AS FOR THE J.V. TEAM
Coach Diamond is depending on
such leaders as Beryl Schwartz,
Chris Billisits, and Georgette
Sands, to encourage team spirit.
According to Coach Odlivak,
“ the defense is strong and the
offense is coming along well. The
girls work hard and everyone
works as a team.”
“THE TEAM HAS a good
chance this year and the girls
really know how to “hustle,” said
Odlivak.
The infield is composed of
Elaine Massover, (IB), Julie
Hanson, (2B), Judy Lee, (3B),
Ellen Schwartz, C), Jan Blitt,
(SS), and Andi Slowik, (P).
Outfielders include Jill Chavin,
Sue Gockenbach, Beth Defranceschi, and Julie Maggio.
“The J.V’s are a sound team
and the players know their basic
skills,” says Diamond. Even
though the team lacks pitching,
Diamond is counting on Robin
Richmond.
“ Beryl Schwartz,
(OF),
Georgette Sanas, (IB) and Chris
Billisits, (all-round player), form
a strong defense,”
says
Diamond.
THE GIRLS’ SOFTBALL
team , often refered to as
“ Odlivak’s Angels” are looking
forward to a good season and
carrying the slogan, “We are
winners!”
Chicago Sports Quiz
by Alan Friedman and Scott Sachnoff
Here is another chance for all
of you who did not do well on the
sports quiz in the last issue. Two
winners will be drawn and each
will receive a gift certificate to a
Chicago Cub baseball game of
his / her choice.
1. Who was the last Chicago
hockey player to win rookie of the
year honors?
6. What were the colors of the
Chicago White Sox’s uniforms be
fore their current black ones?
7. Which basketball team did
Wilbur Holland of the Bulls start
the 1976-1977 season with?
8. Give the nickname of the
form er World Team Tennis
entree in Chicago.
9. Who played center field for
the 1969 Chicago Cubs?
2. Who was the form er
Chicago Cub known as “Sweet
Swinging?”
10. Name the only Chicago
baseball player to hit more than
50 home runs in one season.
3. What college did Walter
Payton attend?
All entrees may be submitted
to your homeroom teacher. In the
event of a tie the winners’ names
wil be drawn from the correct
entrees by the sports editor of
this issue. The two winners’
names will appear in the next
issue of the Nilehilite along with
the correct answers to the quiz.
Deadline for all entrees is May
13.
4. What was the name of the
American Soccer League entree
in Chicago?
The Ripplette performers practice for their upcoming swim show entitled
“ How Sweet it is’ ’
(Photo by Wayne Silverman)
1
5. Who was the last Chicago
baseball player to be rookie of the
year?
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A rgen tinean s visit East
On January 5, three students from the
University of Buenos Aires left their city
in a 2-cylinder 1976 Citroen. Two months
and 18,000 miles later, they arrived in
Chicago. On March 23, Ino and Marcelo Iaccarino and their friend, Esteban
Sassaroli, spoke to the Spanish classes at
Niles E ast High School.
A FTER CROSSING MUCH of South
America and all of Central America and
Mexico, they entered the States through
Nuevo Lared. They have visited Los
Angeles, Las Vegas, ( “where everyone is
crazy” ), the Grand Canyon, New Orleans,
Miami, and Chicago. “The most in
teresting city for us, so far, was New
Orleans,” Ino said, “but we still have
Montreal, Quebec, Boston and New York
to go.”
Asked why they had made the trip,
Marcelo explained, “We wanted to get to
know all of South America, Central
America and the U.S. Since the university
climate in Buenos Aires is not very good
now, due to a recent change of govern
ment, we decided to take six months off to
make the trip.” They are students of
Volume 39, Number 9
engineering, economics, and veterinary
medicine, respectively.
WHEN ASKED THEIR OPINION of
schools like Niles East, they all agreed
that they would like to go to such a school,
but in Argentina. “We like the United
States very much to visit, but we miss the
life and customs of our country.”
Many other questions about the life of
the youth in Argentina were asked by
students in Spanish classes. Is there
obligatory military service? Is marijuana
legal? What do you do during your free
time? What beer do you like? Is there a
minimum drinking age? What about T.V.
and music? It delighted our students that
they watch “Kojak” and “SWAT” and
listen to Pink Floyd and Emerson, Lake
and Palmer.
KNOWLEDGE OF THE UN ITED
STATES and our life style is taken for
granted in Argentina. The boys were
concerned that our students seemed to
know so little about life in Argentina, but
delighted that some of the classes have
invited them to return and speak again
when they come back to Chicago in May.
(Photo courtesy of Steve Rosenzweig)
Argentinean students pose with their Citroen.
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, IL L
Friday, April 1,1977
N-Clubs meet
THE NILES EAST N-CLUB sponsored
an all conference Lettermen meeting on
Thursday, March 17, in the Student
Lounge.
The purpose of the meeting was to ex
change ideas, gain an understanding
about other Lettermen clubs, and talk
about sports in general
“I was very surprised that Glenbrook
North didn’t show up considering that they
claim to attend all Lettermen meetings”
said N-Club sponsor A1 Poznansky.
N-CLUBS THAT did attend were from
Niles West, Niles North, Maine East, New
Trier East, and New Trier West.
Easthi Letterman Chuck Thiry ’78,
concluded “The meeting was a big success
and everyone present had a great tim e.”
Scores high
in math contest
by Steve Suslick)
Pictured during the recent N-CIub meeting are N-Club officers
officers and members, and some parents.
Booster Club
T w o Is ra e li students visit East
EITANA MEDAN AND AVISHAY
MARGALIT, members of an Israeli youth
delegation to the United States, spoke to
Easthi classes on March 21.
Eitana, 17, and Avishay, 18, spoke about
many topics in the Hebrew and NonWestern classes they visited. Religion,
politics, and the difference between
American and Israeli youth were the most
discussed topics.
“There is a major misconception about
religion in Israel,” stated Eitana. “Many
people believe Israelis are very religious,
but, actually most Israelis are not.”
“Israeli students go to school six days of
the week,” remarked Avishay. “We start
school at eight o’clock in the morning and
finish in the early afternoon.”
ACCORDING TO THE YOUTHS, they
both m ajor in biology. “ I give private
chemistry lessons after school. In the
summer I get a job without any problem
since Israel has an over abundance of
jobs,” said Eitana. “ I play basketball for
my school te a m ,” said Avishay.
“Basketball and soccer are the most
popular sports in Israel.”
“When I return to Israel I will enter the
Israeli Army,” stated Avishay. “In a few
months I, too, will enter the Israeli Armed
F orces,” added Eitana.
“We have no curfew in Israel,”
described Eitana. “You can walk down
Israeli streets at any time of the night
without fear of being murdered, raped, or
mugged.”
“Everything you have here in the United
States we have in Israel, but at a much
greater cost,” stated Avishay.
“We have been in the United States for
six weeks,” concluded Avishay. “We have
visited six states, and after departing
from Chicago, we will tour Washington
D.C. before our return trip home to
Israel.”
H en rici ru n s fo r m ayor
(Photo by Gary Kantz)
Dr. Ronald Henrici will be running for mayor
of Morion Grove in the April 19th election.
Ronald Henrici, 13 year teacher of Niles
Township and present Morton Grove
Trustee is running for mayor of the Village
of Morton Grove.
Dr. Henrici is 37 years old and married.
He has lived in Morton Grove for 17 years
and in Niles Township for his entire life.
After entering the political scene in 1975 he
decided to run for m ayor when
questionable activities were brought out
about the acting mayor. According to
Henrici, these allegations were true, so he
could not support this man.
News in brief
GLORIA PRICE ’77, and Irwin Zeidman
’77, have been chosen by the Easthi
Scholarship Committee to compete for a
scholarship sponsored by the Memco
Charitable and Scholarship Foundation.
The seniors have achieved finalist status.
coming attractions
Vacation cancelled
April fool
C ri (id le r
to p erfo rm
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The competition consists of an open
discussion before a panel of judges on the
topic “Amendments to the U.S. Con
stitution,” and their effects on current
p o litical, so cial, and m oral issues.
Students must also be able to discuss
capital punishment, violence and sex on
television, integration, desegregation, the
Electoral College, and the ERA.
N ILE S EA ST DECA (D istributive
Education Clubs of America) has won the
title of “Chapter of the Y ear,” in Illinois
on March 18 and 19, for the second con
secutive year.
DR. HENRICI F E E L S that he is a hard
worker, and that he will devote much time
and effort to duties. The citizens of Morton
Grove will be voting April 19,1977; the new
mayor will be sworn in May 1st. The
mayor’s job is a part time duty. This is so
in most local political officers. Because of
this, E ast will not be losing a most
valuable teacher.
TH REE EASTHI STUDENTS earned a
team score of 215 points in the National
Math Contest held 8 a.m. in the Library
Tuesday, March 8. The score is composed
of the highest scores. Tom Kasper ’79,
Sandra Mohr ’77, and Murray Cohn ’77
earned 67, 69, and 79 points respectively
out of a possible 150 points. The test
consisted of 30 questions worth five points
each; one point was subtracted for each
incorrect answer.
THE TOP THREE senior scorers in
cluded Murray Cohn, 79 points; Sandra
Mohr, 69 points; and Irwin Zeidman, 64
points. The highest junior scorers were
Stacey Schneider, 61 points; Sheridan
Lam, 60 points; and Loranne Piper and
Laurie Mayrent, 55.
The sophomores who achieved the
highest scores included Tom Kasper, 67
points; Debra Malina, 50 points; and Je ff
Newman, 49 points. The highest freshmen
scorers were Steven Fishman, 38; Steven
Lisco, 32; and Jim Ozawa, 32 points.
This year’s team scored better (215)
than last year’s team (195). Dr. Antone
Kort, Easthi math teacher commented,
“Since we entered in 1958,1 believe we’ve
been in the top 10 per cent (in Illinois) all
except once.” Each year, about 350 Illinois
high schools participate.
OTHER AREA TEAM scores include
New Trier East, 335; New Trier West, 345;
Highland Park, 267; Evanston, 216; Maine
East, 208, Niles West, 232; Niles North,
195; Glenbrook South, 268, Glenbrook
North, 193; and Loyola, 220.
E ast has held a high position in
recent years in the nationwide contest. In
1973, Harold Cooper achieved a score of 98,
which placed him second in the state. With
110, the same student in 1974 ranked eighth
in Illinois.
THE RESULTS OF THE CONTEST are
being analyzed; a list of the best scoring
high schools will be published in early
May.
Easthi students get radio show
TEN EASTHI STUDENTS have been
selected to appear on WCLR Radio, 102
FM in a program entitled “Niles East
Perspective.” The show airs every Sunday
morning at 9 a.m.
The first “ Niles E ast Perspective” was
aired on March 13 and included Brian
David ’77, Marc Hartzman ’79, and Steve
Kessler ’78.
Other students selected to appear on the
show are David Weinstein ’77, Steve
Shayman ’79, Sue Kulovsky ’79, David
Pevsner ’77, Phil Rappoport ’79, Ted Hill
’80, and Phil Martini ’79. Three students
appear in each show, which is half an hour
long and taped at the WCLR Radio studio
at 4849 Golf in Skokie.
THE STUDENTS DISCUSS many dif
ferent topics, and they must do in-depth
research on each topic they are to discuss.
The idea for a radio show originated
when Mrs. Sucherman, assistant to Easthi
building manager Ken Reiter, called
WCLR Radio Program Director Ja ck
Kelly. “ I just wanted to get Kelly to
come to E ast as a guest speaker,” said
Sucherman, “and before I knew it, we
were discussing the idea for a radio show
featuring Easthi students.”
“ TO BE SELECTED , the students had
to be screened through Reiter, and he
chose the kids he thought could best
handle it,” added Sucherman.
WHEN ASKED HOW long the program
would run, Kelly said, “ If all goes as
planned and the program is well received
by the public, I would like to have this
program every Sunday, forever.”
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Student Senate lib ra ry survey yields im portan t results
In past issues of the Nilehilite, students
have written letters to the editor con
cerning the school library. They explained
their problems and offered suggestions;
still, nothing happened. An important
student body organization recently
discussed the situation. Its findings
comprise the body of this editorial.
The Niles E a s t Student Senate
distributed a library survey to 530 students
throughout the school in order to deter
mine the problems with the library. The
following are approximated percentages:
21 per cent of all students surveyed spend
no time daily in the school library. About
73 per cent of all students surveyed are
familiar with the library’s quiet study
policy; of those familiar with it, 59 per
cent thought that the policy was unfair in
relation to the entire student body. Of
those who spend at least 20 minutes to two
or more periods daily, 70 per cent felt that
the library staff members have been
unfair with them in enforcing the quiet
study policy. About 78 per cent of those
students who spend some time in the
library felt that the library staff members
have not been fair in their treatment of
others concerning the quiet study policy.
But in another question, 69 per cent
thought the library atmosphere does lend
itself to study.
Of all students surveyed, 22 per cent
listed the lack of available books as one of
the library’s problems. According to 19
per cent of all students surveyed, the
reference service available from the
professional staff and the facility itself
(fu rnitu re, room arrangem ent) are
problems. Also, 12 per cent reponded
concerning the periodical collection as a
problem. Finally, 37 per cent of all
students surveyed listed another problem
with the facility and were free to write
their comments. Eighty per cent of those
students who had comments wrote simply
“the librarians” or “the supervisors” or
something of that nature. One even wrote
“the SWAT team .”
The Nilehilite doesn’t want to bore
readers with all these numbers, but these
are facts. These percentages actually can
prove what one-fourth of the student body
feels about the library.
One might determine by these facts that
something is wrong with the library. The
m a jo r overall response was “ the
librarians.” It could be that students have
a grudge against the staff, but a person
must go deeper into the minds of the
students to see why there is a grudge.
These deep-minded thoughts were found in
past letters and the present surveys.
Many students have referred to the
librarians as “drill sergeants” and having
military attitudes. It’s hard to imagine the
Board of Education hiring “ prisono rien ted ” supervisors, though these
“prison-oriented” employees seem to
show up in the East library. Isn’t it ironic?
Besides the comments concerning the
library staff, many other students listed
some facility problems such as the study
booths are not soundproof, not wellventilated, and not enough of them; not
many appealing science fiction books; a
hope for a better paperback section; not
enough music books; more copies of one
book or “specific interest” magazines;
and the copy machine.being a failure.
Most students probably have been to the
Skokie Public Library at one time or
another. It is interesting to note that to
study at the East library is more con
venient than the Skokie Public Library —
it saves tim e and transportatotion
worries. “But the Skokie Library,” says
one junior, “has no one going around
yelling at everybody, and people are able
Curfew
corrected
If a Skokie policeman pulls a teen-ager
over to the side of the street at late hours
of the night, he may arrest the person for
violation of curfew.
THE ILLINOIS SUPREM E COURT
ruled the curfew law constitutional in the
state of Illinois on November 16. Youths
who are under the age of 17 must be inside
their houses between the hours of mid
night and 6 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday
mornings. Weekday curfew hours are
between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
A phone call was made to a sergeant of
the Skokie Police Department to clear up
the misunderstanding of a curfew. The
phone call that was reported in the
previous Nilehilite was misinterpreted by
an employee at the Skokie Police
Department.
Study hall
questioned
At the present, study halls seem to be
reserved for sophomores who have low
grades and all freshmen. Last year’s
freshmen were promised that study halls
would be required for one year so they
could get used to East. This year study
hall requirements were extended to in
clude sophomores with less than five
majors for the first six weeks, and every
grading period thereafter until proof of
decent grades could be submitted to the
supervisor.
Some believe study halls should be
places where students can work volun
tarily in absolute silence. Unfortunately,
study hall and detention are synonymous
at East. In fact, one often finds students
serving detentions inside study halls.
Some people who would like to get
assignments done in school find it more
difficult to work in a study hall than any
other place in the building. Study halls are
too crowded and too prison-like to be
conducive to concentrating on school
work.
Our school is confusing the purposes of
detention and study hall. The detentions
should be punishment-oriented (like our
present study halls). The detentions
should provide a place for students who
need to but will not voluntarily work.
Study halls should be voluntary. They
should be absolutely quiet so anyone who
wants to can concentrate. But the at
mosphere should be friendly and helpful.
I t ’s obviously tim e for the ad
ministration to reconsider what it feels to
be the proper use of study halls and
detentions.
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 Des
Plaines Publishing Company, Des Plaines, 111.
Volume 39, No. 9
Friday, April 1, 1977
Editor-in-Chief ............................................ Murray Cohn
News Editor ............................................. Ken Greisman
Editorial Director ................................... Phil Rappoport
Feature Editor ........................................... Wendy Gerber
Sports Editor .................................................... Mike Bass
Asst. Sports Editor .............................. Howard Shapiro
Reporters ...................... Brian David, Beth Shanfield,
Howard Berry, Dan Sawislak, Steve Suslick, Mike Curtiss, A1 Friedman, Shari
Miller, Chris Kot, Barry Schwartz, Wayne
Silverman, Alan Schoen, Howard Katzman
Photographers ................... Steve Suslick, Gary Kantz,
David Ryweck, Alan Schoen.
Cartoonist ................................. .............. Ralph Fujiwara
Distributor .................................................... Steve Suslick
Sponsor ................................................. Mrs. Angie Panos
to whisper. I don’t even bother going there
(East library) anymore. I might as well
not get my homework done, than go to the
library and get flustered and frustrated.”
It is hard to believe by some that the East
library would have more problems than a
larger-sized library, such as the Skokie
Public Library.
The reader by now can truly deduct that
there are problems in the school library. A
solution must be found soon or the
library’s reputation might decrease and
that would be a shame. Students, ad
ministrators, and librarians alike are the
only ones to solve these misfortunes. First,
students and librarians must respect one
another, and a committee composed of
students, librarians, and administrators
should be formed in order to review and
possibly revise the quiet study policy. It
should also discuss the problems men
tioned in the Senate survey.
Maybe by E a st’s final year, 1980, the
library will be a pleasant place to study.
Unfortunately, a solution might even take
four years, but by then it might be too late.
----------------------------- Feedback
Reiter responds to previous letter
Dear Editor,
Cary Claver’s letter which appeared in
the March 11, 1977 issue of the Nilehilite
overlooked the extent and success of
E a st’s Student Activities. Cary harks back
to the “good old days” during the past
three years. Comparing the items which
Cary mentions to this year’s events, we
find: that we didn’t have Mitch Miller, —
we had Woody Herman; we didn’t have
“Jan e Addam’s Hull House,” — we had
“Up with People; ” — we didn’t have John
Landecker — we had Don Pearlm an; we
didn’t have an “All School Carnival” — we
had an Activities F a ir larger than ever
held at E ast before; we didn’t have an
Orchard Center Telethon — we’re going to
have a Dance Marathon to fight cancer.
The list goes on, but the point is that ac
tivities are better now than in past years
at East. These are the “good old days.”
Howard Steirman and the efforts of the
Student Senate are not to be overlooked.
Their work and research on weighted
grades, library, homeroom, study hall,
and Mulford Street are significant and will
benefit the entire student body.
We must not confuse student en
tertainment at East with student ac
tiv itie s. Sim ply stated , the m ore
vigorously our students are personally
engaged in an activity, the more beneficial
that activity will be — the “L. A. Thunderbirds” don’t constitute an E ast student
activity. Looking bach over the past seven
months, some of the East activity
highlights have been: the “ Student
Activities F a ir,” the Key Club dances, the
indoor “Marching Band Concert,” “Up
With People,” the “Winter Choral and
Orchestra Festival,” the “Winter Band
Festival,” the “All School Volleyball
Tournament,” the “Pops Concert,” the
“Dance Marathon,” the Environmental
Club’s plantings in the courtyard, the
newly formed Radio Station, and one of
our best years in athletics for some time —
not to mention the Niles E ast Orchestra
and Bands which are by far the best I ’ve
heard in five years at East. This year, we
are also planning the Golden Galleon
“Teacher Auction,” and “ International
Day” (sponsored by the French, Russian,
G erm an, Spanish, Photo Arts and
Students for Israel Clubs), a “Spring
Plating,” a “Derby Day,” Uri Geller, and
the annual “Balloon Launch.”
New this year are the Forums enrich
m ent program s. More than sixteen
programs have already been presented;
as a result, a new radio program on WCLR
features only Niles E ast students. Forums
programs have included a Self-Defense
program by the Skokie Police Depart
ment ; the President for the Center of UFO
Studies; a lecture on civil rights from
Roosevelt University’s Paul Johnson; a
(Photo by Steve Suslick)
Kenneth Reiter
Bicentennial history of Skokie and Niles;
W BBM ’s Don P e a rlm a n ; Common
Cause Illinois; the “Peace Corps P art
nership Program ” ; an est program with
Mr. Lamb; a program from the Tran
scendental Meditation Society; Mr. John
Pont from Northwestern University; Mr.
Kenneth Cange from Shell Oil; Mr.
William Omay, Director of Northern
Illinois Industrial Association; and Mr.
Howard Lisit from the Cook County Public
Defender’s Office have already appeared
at East. Niles E a s t’s new Activity Guide
lists 33 clubs — not to count a more than
50 athletic teams at East. In the final
analysis, I can’t imagine that Mr. Claver
could ignore the new bulletin boards
outside the main office which are filled
with newspaper articles regarding the
activities at E ast, the “Persons, Places
and Things” section of the Nilehilite, the
Student Bulletin, the Forums Programs,
the “News at E a st” section in each Skokie
News, and the work of the Student Activity
Board.
Sincerely,
Kenneth Reiter
Dear Editor,
Recently I was eating in the cafeteria
with my friends, and all of a sudden one of
the workers came up to one friend and
asked her (not politely) to clean up her
plate. She was still eating, and not even
bothering anybody. But the worker asked
her again to clean up. She didn’t, and it
almost turned into a brawl. This is
ridiculous. I have never seen anything like
that before. What is the matter with our
cafeteria workers? Don’t they respect the
rights of others?
Name withheld upon request
Dear Editor,
As a member of the cast of “A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum ,” I would like to personally extend
my thanks to the students, faculty
members, administration, and parents for
showing their interest by coming to our
show. By the many compliments we have
received, many of us are glad to admit
that we have done a good job. I really hope
that in the years to come, people will still
support the theater and music depart
ments, their directors, and the faculty
members. I was thrilled to be a part of
“Forum .”
A “Forum ” cast member
Dear Editor,
I have a letter concerning the bus
situation. Almost every time I step on the
bus, the smell of marijuana comes to my
nose. My only inclination to who it might
be is the bus driver, because frequently I
am the first person on the bus. Then I
always wonder if the bus driver is sane
and if I ’ll make it home in one piece. Other
problems I ’ve encountered are either the
buses never showing up or the drivers not
letting a kid off at his stop on purpose. Can
anything be done by the school about these
problems?
Name withheld upon request
�Friday, April 1, 1977
Page Three
7
4 Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum’
A
Hysterlum (Phil Martini) reassures
himself, "I'm Calm ."
(Photos by Steven Suslick)
Miles Gloriosus (Phil Heftel) and soldiers mourn the death of his bride
(Phil Martini) at the funeral.
pitting theory against practice...
DePaul undergraduates are testing the water in their chosen
fields in a unique series of internships that also puts them a
step ahead in the job m arket...
Communications majors have been working in the offices
of U. S. congressmen, writing news releases and develop
ing new sletters...O thers are editing and proofing news
publications for a variety of service organizations.
Sociology majors have been doing statistical evaluative
studies for the Cook County Criminal Justice Training and
Leadership Program ...Through a research project with the
Am erican Dental Association, they are discovering the
kinds of services and health care Americans want and
n e e d ...
As constituents’ aides in congressmen’s offices, political
science majors are responding to demands for information
on immigration, social security, and other m atters...
Accountancy majors may spend an entire quarter with a
m ajor accounting firm ...
Art students soon will be sampling the field of art librarianship and learning about a career in a museum setting...
And, of course, practice teaching is offered in all educa
tion programs, the newest of which is Religious Studies,
where students preparing to be religious workers are assist
ing agencies in the design of a pilot program for children
with special need s...
All of the allied health programs at DePaul—nursing,
medical technology, and radiologic technology—have ex
tensive internships as required by their fie ld s ...
DePaul’s internships are as varied as the fields in which
they o ccu r...s o m e are lo n g ...so m e are short...som e offer
pay; others do n o t...th e ir common thread is a well-defined
academ ic purpose.
One of the many educational opportunities at D eP aul...
For an application for admission or further information,
write the Office of Admissions, D ePaul University.
Hero (David Pevsner), Philia (Gail Norris), and Pseudolus (Barry Kramer)
imagine a "Pretty Little Picture."
The m adcap com edy, “ A
Funny Thing Happened on the
Way to the F o ru m ,” was
presented last weekend by the
Niles E ast Theatre Department
in the auditorium.
THE PLA Y, BA SED ON
SITUATIONS from the comedies
of Plautus, an early Roman
writer, was directed by Jerry
Proffit. The musical director was
F ra n k
W inkler;
tech n ical
d irecto r, George M ayfield;
a ssista n t
d irector,
Susan
R oth sch ild ;
costum e
coor
dinator, Bettie Ladd; scenery
designer,
Hazel
L a rsen ;
choreographer, P au la Sugarm an ; and student d irecto r,
Howard Steirman.
The production was situated on
a street in Rome two hundred
years before the Christian era.
The show, a mad blend of zany
nonsense, confusion, and gags
from Rom an comedy and
burlesque, centers on the connivings of the slave Pseudolus to
achieve his freedom. His young
m a ster,
Hero,
prom ises
Pseudolus his freedom . His
young master, Hero, promises
Pseudolus his freedom if he can
obtain for Hero the beautiful girl
Phelia.
THE FAST-MOVING PLAY
involved 31 East students. The
main cast members in order of
app earan ce included B a rry
Kramer, Jerry Lavin, Lori Sch
w artz, David P ev sn er, Gail
Norris, Phil Martini, Bill Elliott,
Phil Rappoport, and Phil Heftel.
Marcus Lycus (Bill Elliot) introduces Panacea (Kathy Stukas) in order to
earn money from selling his courtesans.
D e P a u l U n iv e rs ity
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Barry Kramer thinks about being a
free person instead of a slave.
Barry Kramer tells Phil Martini that he's lovely,
�Page Four
Friday, April 1, 1977
‘Horseback’ speaks to students
by Phil Rappoport and Alan Schoen
“My mother wanted me to be
a pharmacist so I could fill
prescriptions,” said Ron Palillo
at a March 5 press conference
at the Arlington Park Theatre in
Arlington Heights.
Palillo, otherwise known as
“ Horschack” on TV’s “Welcome
Back, Hotter,” is now appearing
in the Theater’s production of
“ Room Service” with Shelly
Berman and Alan Sues. Palillo
responded to questions by area
high school students regarding
his sudden burst to fame.
(Photo by David Ryweck)
Ron Palillo discussing his career with area high school students.
April fool survey
This April Fool’s day survey is not in
tended to hurt anyone’s feelings. It should
be taken as a joke.
THE TEACHER WHO LOOKS MOST
LIKE ...(UNSCRAM BLE)
Farrah Fawcett-Majors — Raicma Herbe
«physical education)
Robert Redford — Tenkhen Tireer (ad
ministration)
Mickey Mouse — Liliwam Moblo (science)
M innie Mouse — C arptiia L am akt
(physical education)
Paul Newman — Nad Hirneck (special
education)
Liz Taylor — Yatkehrn Rocpah (English)
Telly Savalas — Wohrda Ambry ( physical
education)
Elvis Presley — Elda Pselemt (driver
education)
Phyllis Diller — Vasliy Comazuh (social
studies)
STUDENTS
1. shortest — Bill Saputo, Lisa Geiser
2. tallest — Andy Slowik, Chuck
Wisniewski
3. twins (look alikes) — Sharon and
Cheryl Lee
4. skinniest — Linda Weintraub
5. curliest hair — David Klein
6. strangest name — Krikor Lopuzian
7. funniest voice — Carolyn Ulbert, Steve
Albert
8. gossips most — Joy Wagner
9. worst humor — Mike Doman, Cathy
Bolon
10. strangest dresser — Lori Piper
TEACHERS
(see above)
1. Miss Betty Quinn, Seymour Rifkind
2. Edwin Ernst
3. Steve and A1 Pozansky
4. Miss Betty Quinn, Robert Anderson
5. Mrs. Nona Piorkowski, John Golata
6. Mrs. Mary McElfresh, Skip Petrazelka
7. Miss Ruth Belser, Fred Richardi
8. Mrs. Judy Miller, Romayne Baker
9. Miss Jean Wojdula, Jerry Oswald
10. Mrs. Kay Powell, Everett Colton
Communication
class to discuss
reactions
Speech Communication students at
tempt to express their feelings, reactions,
goals, and values by class and small group
discussions, activities, and projects.
“We talk a lot and I expect students to
open their minds to more types of con
cepts, not to be programmed, and to have
confidence,” explained Miss Virginia
Stemp.
THE D IFFE R E N T AREAS of com
munication that the students study consist
of verbal, non-verbal (body language),
intra-personal, and inter-personal. The
topics intention is to inspire deeper
perception, insights, self-motivation, and
sensitivity, according to Miss Stemp.
The students will do unusual activities
such as “getting up early to run across the
lawn barefoot or climbing a tree.”
By the end of the course, the students
will have completed approximately 80 to
90 projects.
“ THE PRESSU RE IS UN
B E L IE V A B L E ,” P a lillo ex
plained. “You must give all your
energy throughout the whole
week of taping. We get about a
week off after three straight
Shows, and then we start grinding
away again.”
In a given week, Palillo and his
cou n terp arts tape one show
every five days. They start each
show on a Wednesday morning,
and rehearse the show every day
until the next Tuesday, which is
“taping day.” The cast gets a
new script twice a day with new
changes.
“ THE WHOLE CAST writes for
the show, and we all get a chance
to improvise,” Palillo said. “I
look at the lines twice and I know
them. Also, if I’m not nervous, I
won’t do a good performance. I ’ll
make myself nervous.”
Much discussion was spent on
Palillo’s personal life, including
his years at the University of
Connecticut, where he met his
m entor, a dram a professor
named
Dr.
Nafe
H atter.
Ironically, Horschack’s teacher
is Hotter on the TV show. Palillo
was also skeptical about the
success of the TV show. “ I never
thought it was going to make it,”
he said, “and that nobody was
going to watch it. After the first
13 weeks of continued success, I
still thought I might be going
back home to do something else.
The show’s rise to success was a
complete surprise to all of us.
“The one thing I really get off
on is acting.” Palillo admitted,
“anybody who thinks that acting
is all that glamour and tinsel, it’s
not. But it’s rewarding; you get
applause whether you’re good or
not.”
Palillo said he is trying to give
Horschack more dignity. “Arnold
is an under-achiever. He wants to
be liked, and that is one of the
tragedies of high school.” In
Palillo’s new pilot, “Horschack,”
he tries to show why Arnold is an
under-achiever and also shows
his home life. Palillo explained,
“Arnold’s family is what makes
him act the way he does in public.
I kind of think of the new show as
‘Urban Waltons.’”
E V E N
T H O U G H
TELEVISION has made Ron
Palillo what he is today, he still
would like to do other kinds of
acting. “My real ambition is to be
on the Broadway stage more than
anything. ‘Room Service’ is the
first play I ’ve done in two years.”
After a two-hour question and
answer session, Palillo summed
up his thoughts and stated, “I ’m
in this business to entertain, not
for the money.”
P rin c ip a l
requests
visitations
Many students are discovering
that room 114A is not off limits.
Room 114A is E ast principal
Galen Hosier’s office, and he
encourages students to “drop
by.”
HOSLER IS IN TERESTED in
what E ast students have to say.
W hether i t ’s about one’s
schedule, an unfair policy, or just
to chat, Hosier is willing to listen.
“I hope students aren’t afraid
to come in. I want to know just
what the students think about
East. As long as I don’t have a
meeting or an appointment I ’ll
talk to a student,” Hosier ex
plained.
Hosier also said that if a
teacher and a student are both in
his office to see him, he’ll talk to
the student right away. He can
always get back to the teacher,
but he doesn’t always know the
student.
H O SLER F R E Q U E N T L Y
ATTENDS meetings especially
about the future closing of East.
He also must observe every
teacher and administrator. After
an evaluation of the staff he
writes complete reports on each
one. “I usually do most of the
paper work at home so I can
spend more time talking to
students and faculty,” Hosier
stated.
Often Hosier will go to the
student cafeteria to see what is
occurring there. Sporadically, he
likes to check into the student
lounge to see what students do
during free time.
A high school principal doesn’t
end each day at 2:56 p.m. Hosier
usually arrives at school by 7:15
a.m. and he doesn’t leave until
about 5 p.m. In the morning, he
checks to see if enough sub
stitutes are available for any
absent teachers. Sometimes at
night, he will go to meetings or he
tries to attend basketball games,
m usic events, and th eater
productions.
“ MY MAIN JO B is to resolve
problems,” Hosier concluded. “If
no meetings or appointments are
scheduled for me, all I have to do
is sit in my office and something
is sure to come to m e.”
�Friday, April 1, 1977
Page Five
Alan Sutton, former Nilehilite
sports editor, returns to Niles East
by Mike Bass
(Photo by Steve Suslick)
Alan Sutton proves you can come back.
Alan Sutton, former sports
editor of the Nilehilite, came
back to his former high school
recently to talk about his career,
and his days here.
AT THE PRESEN T TIM E, he
works in the sports editing
d epartm ent of the Chicago
Tribune. Previously, he worked
on such newspapers as the Boston
Globe and the Miami Herald.
Before he worked on those
newspapers, Mr. Sutton attended
Cub, Sox previewed
Cubs field new faces in 7 7
by Mike Bass
The Chicago Cubs will soon be
sta rtin g th eir 101st y ear in
professional baseball, and in the
’77 season, there will be a lot of
new faces on the North Side.
F IR S T BASE. Bill Buckner is
one of those new faces for the
Cubs. He was acquired in the off
season for R ick
Monday.
Buckner is an exceptional allaround ball player, but he has
been ham pered by in ju ries
during the pre-season. The Cubs
need a healthy Bill Buckner if
they are to have a good season.
SECOND BASE. Manny Trillo is
one of the best second basemen in
the league, especially defen
sively. He doesn’t hit for a high
average, but his hits usually
come in the clutch.
THIRD BASE. With the trade
of Bill Madlock to the Giants, the
third base position went up for
grabs. Madlock led the N.L. in
hitting the last two years and will
be hard to rep lace. Steve
Ontiveros, who cam e to the Cubs
in the Madlock trade, has the
inside shot at the job. He was a
utility player for the Giants last
year, and hit under.200. If he
can’t do the job, Gene Clines, a
converted outfield, may get a
chance.
SHORTSTOP. This could be a
big question mark for the Cubs.
Ivan DeJesus will probably be
the opening day starter, but he is
an unknown quantity. Mick
Kelleher will back him up. Mick
carries a good glove, but is weak
at the plate.
CATCHER Steve Swisher is
probably one of the most un
derrated catchers in baseball.
Last year he was bothered by
nagging injuries that lowered his
final batting average. Before
those injuries, he was doing so
well, he was named to the N.L.
All-Star team.
OUTFIELD. The Cubs have
tremendous depth in the outfield
with players like Bobby Murcer,
Jo se Cardenal, Je rry Morales,
Greg Gross, and Jo e Wallis.
These players are all quality
outfielders, and one or two of
them may be used as trade bait.
STARTING PITCHERS. This
is the Cub’s biggest deficiency.
R ay B u rris was th eir only
reliable starter last year. Rick
Sox hope fo r rise
by Howard Shapiro
The Chicago White Sox will
open their 1977 season on April 7
in Toronto, hoping for a better
finish than th eir la s t place
standing of a year ago. Here is a
preview of this year’s team.
F IR S T BASE. Jim Spencer and
Lam ar Johnson will again share
the chores. Spencer was the
American League’s top fielding
first baseman with a .998 fielding
percentage. He was also a clutch
hitter, driving in 70 runs. Johnson
hit .320, and can be counted on as
a designated hitter when needed.
SECOND
B A SE .
Ja ck
B ro h am er played a steady
second base last year for the Sox
and figures to do so again this
year, unless he is beaten out by
Alan Bannister. Bannister was
the Sox’ journeyman in the field,
playing every infield position at
one time or another. Second base
is his best position though, and
his base running potential could
be an added factor.
THIRD BASE. Kevin Bell and
E ric Soderholm are expected to
battle it out here. Bell, in his
rookie season last year, is ready
to improve his statistics (.248, 5
HR’s) and take over as the
reg u la r Sox third basem an.
Soderholm, injured last year,
provides right handed power, and
is seen as insurance behind Bell.
SHORTSTOP. Bucky Dent will
fill the shortstop position for the
Sox barring a m ajor trade in the
upcoming weeks. If Dent goes,
Tim Nordbrook, obtained in the
free agent draft, may get a shot
at the startin g assignm ent.
Bannister could also fill in ably.
CATCHER. Brian Downing,
last year’s main receiver, is
Reuschel has been inconsistent,
but he has shown signs of
becoming a good pitcher. Bill
Bonham has been a real puzzle
the past few years. He is
generally considered to have one
of the best arms in the league, but
he has never reach ed his
potential. Steve Renko is another
in con sisten t p itch er. Rookie,
Mike Krukow may be a pleasant
surprise. Krukow has had an
excellent spring, and may get a
crack at the starting rotation.
R E L IE F
P IT C H E R .
The
bullpen is very strong for the
Cubs. Bruce Sutter is the top
relief man. He was only a rookie
last year, but he quickly asserted
himself as the bullpen stopper.
Jim Todd was reacquired from
the Oakland A’s for Jo e Coleman,
during the spring. Since being
traded by the Cubs after ’74, he
became one of the finest relievers
in the A.L. With Sutter and Paul
R eu sch el rounding out the
bullpen, the Cubs will be very
strong in relief.
THE
C U BS’
B IG G E S T
problem is going to be pitching.
Perhaps the solution would be to
trade one of their outfielders for a
starting, left-handed pitcher. If
the Cubs do manage to get some
pitching, they may be a real
contender in ’77. If not, it will be
another second division finish for
the Cubs.
expected to handle the pitchers
again this time around. Downing
batted .256 in 1976, but injured his
throwing arm and was not as
effective as expected. He will be
backed up by Jim Essian, and
by Mike Bass
Dave Duncan. Duncan was ob
tained in the off-season.
1. What N.F.L. quarterback
L E F T FIE L D . Richie Zisk, formerly attended Niles East?
acquired from Pittsburgh for
2. What former Nilehilite sports
Rich Gossage and Terry Forster, editor is now working for the
is counted on to supply the power Chicago Tribune?
last year’s team was lacking.
3. Who is the president of this
Slow afoot, the Sox are hoping year’s Niles East “N” Club?
Zisk can improve his defensive
4. Name the last team that was
ability.
beaten by the Niles E ast football
CENTER FIE L D . This will be team.
the second year for Chet Lemon,
5. Name the former Niles East
and the Sox are hoping he can b a sk etb all coach who now
improve his hitting (.246). Nyls co ach es at B arrin gton High
Nyman and Bob Coluccio are School.
good-field, no-hit candidates to
6. Who was the former football
back
up
Lem on.
Wayne coach at Niles East, who made
Nordhagen may also be in the the word “HIT” a prophecy?
running for a place on the team.
7. When was the last season
PITCHER. The hope for a that the Trojan football team
successful season will lie with the finished with at least a .500
pitchers this year. Wilbur Wood conference record?
must come back after suffering a (Hint: Their record that year was
shattered knee cap to lead the 3-3-1)
Sox sta ff. Ken B re tt, B a rt
8. Name the team that won this
Johnson, Francisco Barrios, and season’s Niles E ast Invitational
Steve Stone will round out the Basketball Tournament?
rotation, with Ken Kravec and
9. Who was the MVP of that
Chris Knapp also possibilities. tournament?
Dave Hamilton and Ja c k Kucek
10. What Niles E ast basketball
will head the bullpen staff.
player had the top scoring game
SOX FANS CAN be assured of this season?
that they will see a more exciting
If a student wants to answer
brand of baseball this year, but these questions, he should submit
the Sox are still not strong enough his answer sheet to Mrs. Panos’
to challenge for a division title. mailbox. If the answers are
Right now, the Sox are building a co rre ct, your nam e will be
team for the future, full of young, printed in the next issue of the
prospective stars. Look for the NILEHILITE. The correct an
Chicago White Sox to finish swers will be printed in that next
fourth in 1977.
issue.
Bass’ Brain
Teasers
Indiana University. He went
there after graduating from Niles
East.
Alan Sutton went to Niles East
from 1962-1966. He recalled some
of the things he most remem
bered about the school.
“Losing” is what he said he
remembered most. “Niles East
had a bad reputation in sports. It
made it that much better when
we won though.”
“ I remember one year when
the basketball team went 0-19.
The next year, when we won a
game, the people stormed on the
court.”
Sutton recalled the time that
Niles North started play in
sports. “The first game North
played in football, they beat us.
They beat us in their first
basketball game with us too.”
Mr. Sutton talked about some
of the differences between Niles
East as he remembered it, and
how it is today. “There is little
difference physically, but there is
more latitude given to students
now.”
“ Students now have open
campus, and are able to walk
around freely in the halls. When I
went there, there was a lack of
freedom. We had no free periods,
we had to eat in the cafeteria, and
periods were 55 minutes long.”
“The students aren’t that much
different,” said Sutton, “Their
intellectual level is sim ilar.”
Something that is not similar
from his days at Niles East is
writing for a big newspaper. “At
the N ilehilite you can get
away with more things. You can
be biased for the school. You
have to be unbiased on a larger
paper.”
The closing of East was also
discussed by Sutton. “ I ’m sad
E ast is going to be closed. I want
to come back here. I enjoyed
coming back this time. It is
important to retain your roots.”
Alan Sutton has alread y
becom e a su ccess at the
Chicago
Tribune.
In
the
short time he has been there, he
has alread y advanced from
working at the copy desk to
working in the sports editing
department. Things are really
looking up for Mr. Sutton who
started out at Niles East.
_
Jo llll P o lit VlSltS EilSt
by Mike Bass
John Pont, athletic director
and head football coach at North
western University, talked to
students at Niles E ast in the
student lounge on March 2.
Mr. Pont’s coaching job at
Northwestern is not his first.
Previously he coached at Miami
of Ohio, Y a le, and Indiana
universities.
It was while he was at Indiana
that Pont said he had his biggest
thrill. In 1968, he coached the
Hoosiers of Indiana to the Rose
Bowl. “It was a thrill,” stated
Pont. “ It is hard to imagine
104,000 people in one place.”
THE TEAM that Indiana
played in the Rose Bowl, U.S.C.,
featured a running back by the
name of O. J . Simpson.
For the past few years, the Big
10 representative to the Rose
Bowl has been either Michigan or
Ohio State. Pont was asked the
reason for th eir domination.
“They have too much strength in
the skill positions (receivers and
backs). Also, their offensive and
defensive lines are tremendously
big.”
Despite dominating the Big 10,
Michigan and Ohio State have
had trouble in the Rose Bowl
because the P ac 8 teams they
play “have as many skill people
as Michigan and Ohio State. They
stop Michigan and Ohio State’s
ground game, so Michigan and
Ohio State have to throw. Ohio
State and Michigan are not very
good passing team s.”
PONT
HAS
DONE
SOMETHING to try to stop the
domination of the “Big Two”
«Michigan and Ohio State). “ In
the la s t two y ea rs, w e’ve
recruited 37 linemen. This year
we’ve recruited skill people.”
NORTHWESTERN HAS very
high academic standards. Mr.
Pont was asked how this affects
the school in recruiting. “Each
year, approximately 250-300 high
school students sign tenders in
the Big 10. Forty per cent of those
are turned down, because of
grades by Northwestern.” He
added that at times, some of
those
players
who
w ere
turned down came back to haunt
Northwestern.
Som ething else th at has
haunted
N orthw estern,
is
something that is plaguing other
schools too, the problem of some
player representatives.
Player representatives have
been under a lot of scrutiny lately
for their ways and means of
getting clients.
According to Mr. Pont, the
litigations that have been made
ag ain st the p layer rep resen
tatives are “true more than 50
per cent of the tim e.”
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Page Six
Gymnasts end year
by Howard Shapiro
The Niles East varsity gymnastics team included (back row from left to right) Coach Sokalski, Arthur Mandell, Jay
Gold, Lee Grodsky, G reg Blix, Jim Burke, John Lopez, Dave Harris, Jeremy Willens, Brian Austin, Coach Rifkind;
(front row) Leo Abramson, Dan Kessem, Bill Saputo, Steve Borkan, Steve Seplowin, Chris Besser. Ron Wienert, and
Jeff Moll.
G a lla optim istic abou t b a se b a ll
by Mike Bass
Baseball starts again today for
the Niles East Trojans, and
varsity coach George Galla is
predicting “a very successful
year.”
Defense is what Galla feels is
the team ’s strongest point. “We
have a fine defensive club. We
are strong up the middle.”
“ OUR PITCHING can be
pretty good. With (Jo h n )
O’M alley and (D avid) Uhle
throwing for us, we have two
good left handers. We brought up
Tad Slowik from the sophomore
team. He might be our number
three man (pitcher).
“We are very strong behind the
plate,” added Galla. “We have
one of the best catchers in the
conference if not THE best
catcher in Wayne Braverm an.”
G alla also pointed to the
speed of his team as one of their
assets.
One of the Trojan’s assets is not
hitting, according to Coach Galla.
“My main concern is our overall
hitting. “We are going to have to
rely on our bunting and on the hit- Delmonico, but they don’t throw
as hard.”
and-run.”
“ If Slowik does not play that
“We will only get about five or
six hits a game, so they will have much, we will move him back to
the sophomore team .”
to be clutch ones.”
Coach Galla was asked if his
“ Scott Sachnoff got som e
clutch hits for us during the team had any problems with
summer,” said Galla. “We are retaining seniors, like some of the
counting on Braverman to get a other sports at Niles E ast do. “ I
don’t think that’s a problem with
lot of clutch hits for us.”
Galla feels that some of the us. The problem is that some kids
players to watch for E ast will be work as sophomores and juniors,
B rav erm an , O’M alley, Uhle, and then try to come out as
Sachnoff, Neal Sherman (CF), seniors. They need more time to
work on baseball.”
and Dan Gottlieb (SS).
For the Trojans to have a
Another player that has to be su ccessfu l season this year,
watched very closely is Slowik. If Galla feels, “We must play every
he can become the third pitcher game one at a time. We do have
that Galla is hoping for, the ability.”
Trojans will have a right hander
“The kids must believe in
to go with O’Malley and Uhle, themselves. It is hard to fight the
who are lefties.
tradition of losing at this school.”
The Trojans will try out on a
“Tad is big and strong, he
throws real hard, and he is very winning note, when they open the
coachable,” stated Galla. “ If Tad season at Ridgewood. The game
does not become our number starts at 4:15.
three pitcher, then we will use
either Randy Woolf or Mike
THE G IR L S ’ BADMINTON
team, under the guidance of Miss
Patricia Matlack, is approaching
the end of its season.
Niles E ast’s team consists of 23
girls, with two teams, varsity
and junior varsity. Each team
has 10 girls.
The season, which began
February 1, will end in mid-April.
The State District meet will be on
April 16.
Miss Matlack says, “This is the
first time girls’ badminton will
have a state m eet.” The state
meet is scheduled to take place at
New Trier E ast and New Trier
West.
When asked about the team ’s
prospects for this season, Miss
Matlack commented, “The team
looks good. We have some ex
perienced and inexperienced
players. I think we have as good a
chance as anyone else in the
league. Anything can happen.”
Soph baseball looks strong
by Mike Bass
“I ’m not predicting a cham
pionship, but if the kids want it,
it’s there.”
Sophomore baseball coach, Bill
Bulthuis had these and other
words to say about the Niles East
sophomore baseball team for ’77.
COACH BULTHUIS IS V ERY
optimistic about the team. “We
have no glaring weakness at any
position. We’ve got hitting, we’ve
got defense, and weve got
pitching. Our m ain strength
would have to be our desire.
“The kids have a tremendous
desire for one particular goal.
They all know what that goal is —
a championship.”
Their chances for a cham
pionship may have been dimmed
a bit by the loss of Tad Slowik,
who was moved up to the varsity.
“That definitely hurt us,” ex
claimed Bulthuis. “He would
have been our number one or
number two pitcher.”
Niles E a st’ team attitude. Coach
Rifkind was a crucial factor in
helping to shape this new team
spirit. The efforts made by each
and every team member to
develop this attitude will remain
as a long lasting memory of
1977.”
“There are always times when
a coach could look
back in
retrospect and say, ‘We could
have done better,’ but I am happy
with the results of this year,”
concluded the coach.
According to Coach Sokalski,
the nucleus of next year’s team
will consist of juniors Chris
Besser, Bill Saputo, John Lopez,
Randy Hertel, and Jim Burke.
They
will be joined
by
sophom ores Je re m y W illens,
Mike Epstein, Brian Sanchez,
Dennis Pucher, David Nisson,
Steve Bunes, and Ron Nagel.
(Photo by Howard Shapiro)
Brian Austin finished eighth in state with moves like this.
T en n is team is optim istic
Sport shorts
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
awards were recently announced
at Niles E ast for the winter
sports.
The most valuable players in
boys’ sports were Marc Bercoon
in basketball, Mark Sonshine in
w restling, Chris B e sse r in
gymnastics, A1 Tish in fencing,
and D aniel P ro jan sk y
in
swimming.
In girls’ sports, MVP honors
went to Vivian Maniates in
bowling, and Jan e Nisbett in
girls’ gymnastics.
Brian Austin finished eighth in
the rings competition in the
Illinois State Gymnastics finals
to cap a successful season for the
T ro ja n gym nastic team , a c
cording to Coach Tom Sokalski.
Austin, along with four other
Niles East gymnasts, advanced
to the state meet by virtue of
their finish in the sectional meet.
Brian scored an 8.50 on his
routine in the state finals to merit
his eighth place ranking.
“ I WAS HAPPY with the way
things went this year,” com
m ented Coach Sokalski. “ In
gen eral, we m aintained our
winning tradition. We finished
second in conference, first in
district, third in sectional, and
tenth in state.”
“I was especially pleased with
the rally the team made after a
poor conference showing,” said
the coach. “We developed a ‘New
Bulthuis feels that the Trojan
soph’s pitching staff is still in
good shape. David Sproat, Rick
Spada, and Ja y Wilensky are the
team ’s top pitchers. “Any one of
them could be our number one
pitcher,” said Bulthuis. Je ff Brin
will be their fourth man.
The Trojans plan to com
plement their pitching staff with
a running, aggressive offense.
“We will do a lot of running, a lot
of bunting, and a lot of bunt-andslapping,” stated Bulthuis.
Versatility and depth were two
of the other strong points pointed
out by the Trojan coach.
One of their strong points which
might be hampered by the rotten
weather is their fundamental
soundness. Bulthuis said that
with the weather being so bad
outside during the pre-season,
this team could not practice some
important fundamentals.
by Barry Schwartz
The Niles E ast tennis team is
high on morale and is looking
good as the season approaches,
accord ing to head Coach
Leonard Winans.
COACH WINANS F E E L S the
team has shown 1,000 per cent
effort with an unbelievable
amount of team sp irit and
cohesiveness.
The seven man varsity squad
will include th ree returning
letterm en from la s t y e a r’s
district champion team, and four
m em bers from la s t y e a r’s
sophomore league champions.
These players are seniors Mike
Lemick, E ric Robin, and Mike
Regidor ; and juniors Je ff Adler,
Je ff Cohen, Keith Ja ffe, and
Bruce Pales.
Coach Winans adm its that
there are no great stars on this
year’s team, but he thinks the
team as a whole is pushing
towards another championship.
“ THE STRONG EVEN ESS and
consistency of the players will
help our team to be a contender,”
said the coach.
Aside from the regular league
schedule, the Trojans will face
th ree non-conference team s,
Highland Park, New Trier West,
and Waukegan West. They are
team s which Coach Winans
classifies as tough to beat.
In high school tennis, however,
team victories are not as im
portant as the total amount of
points accum ulated. Coach
Winans believes that the Trojans
can pick up some points from
these three teams.
MR. WINANS CONCLUDED
about his team, “We’ll take some
lumps, but we’ll be a very
respectable team .”
On the sophomore level, the
team will include freshm an
Marty Henshman, who qualified
for sta rtin g singles. Coach
Winans said the overall picutre
looks
fav orable
for
the
sophomores this year.
T ra c k team finishes strong
by Alan Friedman
The Niles E ast varsity indoor
track team ended their season
last Saturday, March 21, with a
strong performance in the conferencem eet, according to Coach
John Herter.
“We had a number of boys who
placed high in the conference,”
stated Herter. “The season was
fairly successful.”
THE VARSITY TEAM, which
ended with an even 5-5 record,
had many standout performers
according to Herter.
“Ed Santacruz was a steady
performer all year long and took
first or second place in almost
every m eet,” related Herter.
San tacru z, a junior, took
second place in the conference
meet with a new school record
9:41 in the two mile race.
“Bill Prect, also a junior, was
another solid p erform er all
year,” stated Herter.
P rect took first place at the
Evanston Relays in the high
jump with 6’4” , and second in the
conference with a 6’2” jump.
Another conference placer was
Chuck Thiry, who took sixth
place in the shot put.
On the freshman-sophomore
level, the team finished first in
the district,
OUTSTANDING P E R F O R MANCES on this level came from
both Steve Urow and Barry Leb,
according to Herter.
Urow finished second in conference on the sophomore level
with a 2:14 finish in the half mile,
Leb, a freshman, had two outstanding runs over the year with
a 5.7 second finish in the 50-yard
dash, and a 56 second run in the
440.
Coach Herter said that any
boys who are interested in joining
the outdoor track should contact
him or Coach Howard.
Girl cagers finish with 4-3 mark
by Chris Kot
The Niles E ast girls’ basketball
team ended their season with a 43 record. The team did manage to
win the first game of their
regional competition, but were
eliminated in the second.
This year marked the first year
that the girls’ basketball team
has been coached by
Jerry
Oswald He coached the junior
varsity team for the girls, after
ten years of coaching boys’
basketball.
The girls’ basketball team will
be losing four seniors due to
graduation Captain Karen e ’ »
a ^ P a T s c h e ll.
j uniors who will return next
year, will include, Judy Lee, Andi
Slowik, Jill Chavin, Ja n Blitt, and
Jen ise Vassalatos.
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Volume 39, Number 8
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
Friday, March 11, 1977
National Honor Society
names applicants
¡EL ESRAMOL
ME ALEGRA!
T-shirt chosen
W ENDY JACKSON, ’79, is the winner oi
the Spanish Club’s t-shirt contest, ac
cording to Steve Rosenzweig, Easthi
Spanish teacher.
“ The winning t-shirt pictures a little
man wearing a sombrero,” described
Eileen Saltzman ’77, president of the
Spanish Club. “ Below the picture of the
man it says in Spanish, Spanish makes me
happy.”
“ Six Spanish Club members submitted
designs for the t-shirt during the contest
period which ran from February 9 thru
F ebru ary 16,” stated Rosenzweig.
“ Wendy’s design was chosen by the
members of the Spanish Club.”
“ THE IDEA FOR a t-shirt contest
originated after Christmas vacation,”
explained Rosenzweig. “ The idea of the tshirt is to publicize that Spanish is a good
language.”
“ The Spanish Club is planning a Spanish
t-shirt day som etim e a fter spring
vacation,” announced Rosenzweig. “ On
this day all five Spanish teachers and all
students possessing Spanish Club t-shirts
will wear them to school.”
DAW N F L A K N E ’ 77 and M urray
Cohn’77 have been named scholarship
applicants by the National Honor Society
for grants in the 1977 competition. The
NHS will award 225 scholarships of $1000 to
the winners.
Each NHS chapter in the country could
nominate two of its members who have
dem onstrated outstanding leadership,
character, scholarship, and service. The
Easthi Honor Society members were
alloted three votes in a secret ballot. The
results were tabulated by faculty sponsor
Antone Kort; the winners were notified in
mid February.
THE NOMINEES had to fill out stan
dardized applications which included
information about their ranks, in-school
and extra curricular activities, and work
experience. In addition, the applicants
were required to write an essay on
America’s position in relation to the other
nations of the world, as America enters its
third century.
Trojan seal
gains new look
THE EASTHI N-CLUB donated new
p rotective ropes and standards on
February 22, to box the Trojan emblem in
Trojan Hall, according to N-Club sponsor
A1 Poznansky.
“ The N-Club thought that the old ropes
and standards were getting shabby, and
we felt it our responsibility to upgrade it,”
said Poznansky. “ Our motivation came
when Mr. Swanson solemnly promised to
request benches for the athletic locker
room if N-Club would donate the standards
and ropes,” added Poznansky.
The approximate cost was 400 dollars,
and the money was raised by selling
concessions in Trojan Hall.
“ I feel really shocked because I didn’t
expect it at all,” said Dawne Flakne,
re ferrin g to her nomination. Her
achievements include a top ten percentile
rank, a four year membership on the girls
swim team (in which she was elected most
valuable player), a four year membership
in Ripplettes (she is their Student Activity
Board rep resen ta tive), a four year
membership on the girls’ basketball team,
and a four year membership on the track
team. “ My only free season is volleyball,”
commented Flakne.
She worked as a junior counselor at
camp Kal-O-Way for the mentally han
dicapped, and as a life guard at the Lincolnwood Park District swimming pool.
Regarding her college plans, Dawn said,
“ I don’t know for sure where I ’m
going...possibly Augustana College in
Rock Island, perhaps m ajoring in
engineering.”
“ I WAS V E R Y GLAD to be nominated,”
said senior Murray Cohn. His ac
complishments include memberships in
the National Thespian Society, Math Club,
Golden Galleon, Student Senate, and the
positions of secretary-treasurer to the
Spanish Club and editor of the Nilehilite.
Cohn has achieved the status of Illinois
State Scholar and National M erit
Scholarship Finalist. He plans to major in
Physics at M.I.T., Cal Tech, or I.I.T.
In other action the National Honor
Society will elect new members to Easthi’s
chapter by the decision of the faculty
selection committee. Students with a
cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0 and haven’t failed
a course were invited to apply. The ap
plicants must complete a form describing
a ctivities, honors courses and other
recognition. Last year, 34 juniors were
elected. Students presently in the NHS
need not apply again. Those seniors who
applied last year but were not admitted,
and juniors must apply by today.
JVetvs in B r i e f
NILES EAST DEÇA will defend its First
Place state ranking at the Distributive
Education Clubs of Illin ois State
Leadership Conference on March 18 and
19. N. E. DEÇA is going into this com
petition, at the Mart Plaza Holiday Inn
(Chicago), after placing first at the North
west Suburban Distributive Education
Contests February 3. Twenty Niles East
students will be participating.
GOLDEN YAM AWARDS have been
presented this year in Dennis Duffy’s film
study classes.
Award winners include: Mike Green
field, Best Actor ; Diane Johnson and Janet
Torstensson, who tied for Best Actress;
Cris Noll and Debra Glienke, Best Special
E ffects;
Rich
Gorden,
Best
Cinamatography; and Barry Craven, who
received awards for Best Film and Best
Sound.
TWO S IL V E R YA M S also w ere
presented. These Yams were awarded to
Carlos Levy and Mitch Dosik for
Promising Young Film Makers.
The Yam Awards are Easthi’s version of
the Acadamy Awards, according to Duffy.
The students each produce their
homemade films, show them in class, then
vote for the best film maker in each
category.
DECA IS IN THE MIDST of a campaign
to combat shoplifting. Recently, surveys
have been conducted at four junior high
schools to determ ine the students’
feelings, attitudes, and a ctive par
ticipation in the recent wave of shoplifting.
Similar surveys are now being conducted
at Niles East and Niles North.
Currently, DECA also is surveying retail
shop owners in an effort to see who is doing
the shoplifting, and the protective
measures that stores are now using to
apprehend the thieves. A film, produced
by DECA, will be shown to local business
organizations in an attempt to enlighten
them on how to defend themselves against
various shoplifting techniques.
Office education awards given
DEBBIE SCHULTZ ’77, Lisa Kuntz ’77
and Randee L o soff ’77 achieved
recognition in the O ffice Education
Association Contest held January 14 in
Zion, Illinois. The three seniors were
students in the office occupations class.
Students from Evanston, Maine North,
Maine South and Maine West high schools
competed with one another for recognition
in several categories.
Lisa Kuntz won first place in Accounting
and related areas; Debbie Schultz won
third place in Job Interviews; Randee
Losoff was a runner-up in Records
Management.
(Photo by Alan Cohn)
Donating new ropes and standards are, from left: Galen Hosier. Chuck Thiry, Rick Yale, Hal
Pos, and Mr. Swanson.
coming attractions
Barry Kramer and David Pevsner rehearse
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to
the Forum".
March 11 — end of fourth marking period
March 13 - Booster Club Awards Night—
March 15 — Mr. William O’May-Director
of Northern Illinois Industrial
Association- Capitalism and Free
Enterprise
March 17 — all school carnival
March 22 — Mr. Howard Lisit-Cook County
Defenders Office
March 24 — A Funny Thing Happened On
The Way To The Forum
March 25 — A Funny Thing Happened On
The Way To The Forum
“ Under New M anagem ent”
—
Musical group
March 26 — A Funny Thing Happened On
The Way To The Forum
March 29 — Mr. Eugene Bertog-HotelMotel management
Winning students pose with their trophies.
�Friday, March 11, 1977
Page Two
Student p raises m orality
D IR TY NAPKINS strewn about the
floor; overturned chocolate flavored drink
cartons dripping in sticky, slippery pools
onto tables, chairs, and eventually, the
floor; occasional smoke bombs exploding
nearby flavoring the food; exhausted
lunch line cashiers — such are some im
pressions from the appetite-stimulating
Easthi cafeteria.
The only place students may talk as
loudly as they wish without the restrictions
of librarians or of resource center ladies,
the ca feteria somehow releases the
hostilities accumulated during the day of
many students.
THIS C R E A T IV E A TM O S PH E R E
encourages the growing moral spirit of
sorry m otes
Easthi students which one may observe by
standing near the food lines during the
lunch hours. Friendly faces dart among
weary supervisors and deftly load the
pockets of their expensive drab-blue coats,
thus saving themselves and their im
poverished parents the exhorbitant five
cent milk fee. After all, the savings of four
years can buy a two weeks supply of the
finest Columbian.
TH ESE S TU D E N TS ’ ECONOMIC
GENIUS betrays their shrewd ability to
waste public funds, since milk would be 15
cents were it not for public support money.
One must be proud of these students, for
they have made the Easthi cafeteria what
it is today.
Sor rov can’t
Pi. AY CfiROS
in
m
CAPE TER/R}( )
(¡nest editorial
Acknowledges assets of US
People have much too many complaints.
They complain about everything from the
price of food to the government. Not to
expel the virtues of high priced food or
crooked politicians one should, however,
acknowledge the advantages of living in
this country.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
has a free market, free enterprise system
of economics. Of all free nations, this is the
most prosperous in these days of economic
worries. Our free enterprise system
means that everyone can work where and
when he chooses, doing what he wants.
There is no one to tell him where to work.
No one but the consumer chooses what
products survive competition. The con
sumer is the life-blood of the free en
terprise system.
This country, with its free enterprise
system, produces the best quality products
in the world. This is an effect of the intense
competition within the free enterprise
system. Only the highest quality products
will survive the scrutiny of the consumer.
PE O PLE M A Y SAY this is merely flag
waving, but it is more than that. Although
many things have happened in this and
other countries both in the past and the
present to endanger the free enterprise
system, it yet endures. It can and will
survive even longer. People must have
faith and trust in their free enterprise
system. People, not governments com
prise this free system. Their free en
terprise system continues because of
constant support from free-minded people.
------------------ F eed back -------------------------------------------------------- \
Steirm an lo o k s fo r a q u ick solution
Dear Editor,
Work. This is one word that many people
are allergic to, but to achieve anything,
people must work.
I, as the president of this student body,
am writing this letter to tell the students in
this school what is going on in YOUR
student legislature. The Niles East Student
Senate, as it is called, has not been super
active this year, and some might even say
that it has been pretty dormant. But rather
than trying to put the blame on anyone, or
even taking it off myself, I am searching
for a solution — one with immediate ef
fects.
Curfew or not?
The controversy of having a curfew has
now blown into a big problem in Skokie.
This past summer Skokie dropped its
curfew laws after the Illinois State
Congress ruled it unconstitutional.
In an effort to stop trouble by juveniles,
Skokie supposedly readopted a curfew of
11 p.m. for weeknights and midnight on
Saturdays. Flyers were sent to the schools
informing students of the new curfew, and
letters were sent to every resident of
Skokie.
A phone call was made to the Skokie
Police Department by a reporter from the
Nilehilite to find out if there was a curfew
in Skokie, and to his surprise the answer
was that there is not a curfew by law, but
the village of Skokie is trying to enforce a
curfew.
The problem then comes in. Can the
police arrest a person for a curfew
violation, if it is not illegal?
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The Voice of the M ie s E ast Students
Published during the school year by the students of
N iles Township High School E ast, Lam on and M idford Streets, Skokie, Illinois 60076. Printed by D es
Plaines Publishing Com pany, D es Plain es, 11
1.
Volum e 39, No. 8_______________ F rid ay. M arch 11,1977
We started this school year very op
timistically, with quite a few energetic and
spirited kids. Very early in the year we
were hit by the most important issue we
will probably see all year — the work
stoppage — but without even having a
Senate meeting, many students from East
got together and worked very diligently,
hours and hours a day on the work stop
page even going so far as to collaborate
with our joint schools, resulting in a mass
student walkout. How fantastic it was! We
elected officers, doled out responsibilities
and then nothing. Yes, we still met, and
still are meeting but something happened,
perhaps a lack of leadership — which I
really hope not — or perhaps just a change
in the general student body. In past years
the Student Senate has been a body which
has been quite radical, trying to change
the administration’s policies and such. But
this year something changed — the entire
spirit of Senate. We realized this in Senate
and started to discuss a change in the
format and goals of Senate, but we went
along without any major changes. The
executives met numerously first semester
and decided on four priority committees:
M ulford Street, W eighted Grades,
Library, and Homeroom and Studyhall.
We had interviews with Senate members
and picked chairpeople. Now this is where
the work comes in. Senate needs students
with problems, students who aren’t happy
with any area of Niles East, not only with
those listed above. Those who aren’t
satisfied with their school life are begged
to please verbalize your complaints in the
Senate which meets Mondays and Thurs
days, 12th period in Room 216 and then
help solve them. We need your help if we
are to help you. Remember the Student
Senate is for the students, and by the
students, so we need you students to work.
Thank you.
Howard Steirman,
Student Senate president
Dear Editor,
I ’ve never made noise at this school and
Editor-In-Chief ....................................... M urray Cohn
I think I ought to say something now since
New s Editor .......................................... Ken Greism an
Editorial Director .....................
P h ilRappoport
I ’m leaving in June. I want to know where
Feature Editor ....................................... W endy G erber
the enjoyable events at this school went
Sports Editor ............................................. M ike n ° « «
Asst. Sports Editor .......................... How ard Shapiro
to? You say there were never any? Well,
Reporters .................... How ard B erry. B rian D avid,
that’s where you’re wrong.
M ari Ivener, D an Saw islak, Lo ri P ip er.
Sanford Cherney. Judy Lee, Chris Hot,
This school was full of spirit a few years
B arry Schwartz.
back. We had several club-sponsored
Coming Attractions ..................... ........ Shari M inor
Photographers .................... A lan Cohn, Alan Schoen,
activities on several nights in the school
___ .
Steve Suslick.
year, but do we have any now? Hardly
Cartoonist ........................................... R alph F ujiw ara
Distributor ......................
Steve Suslick
any. Sure we have a few — Key club,
Sponsor .......................................... M rs. Angie Panos
Homecoming dance, theatre productions,
band, and chorus concerts. But that’s it. A
few years back we had special events that
were something to remember. Like what?
Well, here’s a few: all-school carnival,
faculty basketball games, Christmas,
Valentine’s Day and other dances, all
school volleyb a ll tournaments, rock
concerts by different groups like Styx;
Mitch Miller, the Jane Adams Hull House
players, a game between the Harlem
Globetrotters and Boston Shamrocks, a
special telethon to raise money for
Orchard Center with former Cub Kenny
Rudolph and disc jockey John Landecker
helping out, an actual roller derby game
between the L .A . Thunderbirds and
Midwest Pioneers, a donkey basketball
game where students would play a
basketball game while riding donkeys, and
this list can go on. You say events like
these cost too much to have now? But we
could manage if we had some school spirit
in clubs.
When the School Board announced
that Niles East will be closed in 1980, they
said that the school won’t change in any
way in education or social activities; well,
that’s where they are wrong. We hardly
have that many social activities. We need
activities like the ones mentioned. We
haven’t had them in three years. But as of
now, all we have are basketball games to
watch, which aren’t bad, but we should
have more. Surely, some clubs can raise
money somehow other than having those
blank-o-grams. The purpose of those ac
tivities is to raise money, and the money
you clubs make from those blank-o-grams
— what do you do with them?
Also some clubs are lacking par
ticipation. Some clubs have less than 10
people in them, because all they do is
announce meetings. I never hear about
what clubs are doing what. For example,
how many students know who the Student
Senate president is? It would be in
teresting to see. What has the Student
Senate done for us this year? How many
homerooms and organizations have a
representative in the Senate? Gordon
Hirsch (form er student and president of
Niles East Senate) was constantly on the
P.A. system informing students what
ideas and plans the Senate was doing. Thus
the Senate had a large participation
because of this. Our president gets on to
read the announcements but that’s it.
Despite getting only 200-some votes and
winning the election last May out of three
candidates, you’re still our president, so
let’s hear what’s going on now!
So, all you clubs and
other
organizations, let’s get going. Let’s hear
from you and what you’ve done and what
you’re doing. We can get some all school,
all township affairs. And it’s everybody’s
cooperation we need — parents,
teachers, students, the administration
and the School Board. In the student
guidebook it states, “ The students of Niles
East are traditionally students with a
sense of pride. They are glad to attend
East to maintain its past traditions and
school spirit.” Well, how do we maintain
our school spirit when students aren’t
participating, teachers are being fired
(our sponsors) and the school is run like a
sealed tunnel, open at one end, closed at
the other?
Cary Claver ’77
Homeroom unpleasant
Dear Editor:
I would like to know what is so important
about homeroom. If someone wants to
know the announcements, he should read
them
from
the bulletins
posted
everyw h ere. E ven if there w ere
homeroom, it should be changed; they
should re-institute the old system —
Monday,
freshm en;
Tuesday,
sophomores; Wednesday, juniors; and
Thursday, seniors. It was much better and
didn’t make people as bored. Couldn’t
there be something done; couldn’t it be
changed? If it were changed, more people
would think better of it and wouldn’t
hesitate to go once a week.
Name withheld upon request
Dear Editor,
With regard to the article in the last
issue of the Nilehilite on counselor
supervision there is much agreement that
this is unfair to the students. However, this
can be changed if the teachers and the
union want it changed. Supt. Gibbs will
give permission to suspend counselor
supervision at the union’s request.
However, the union position is “ no ex
ceptions.”
The
adm inistration
is
agreeable, but the union teachers are
holding firm to supervision for all pupil
personnel including social workers and
psychologist.
Name withheld upon request
�Page Three
Friday, March 11, 1977
T eacher ru n s ra d io
IM*s operate elnb
by Ken Greisman
by Mari Ivener
In the student lounge and in the
ca feteria , E a st’ s own closed
circuit radio station can be heard
throughout the day.
“ Our goal is to gain a third
class radio license which would
allow us to operate a 250 watt
station,” Rosenzweig explained.
THE NILES EAST RADIO
CLUB, sponsored by Steve
Rosenzweig, currently controls
the radio station. The students in
the club are interested in having
a radio career and keeping the
station running.
Last year the Student Senate
regulated the station, but after
the first semester most students
in volved lost interest and
broadcasting was discontinued.
Those who remained concerned
helped form the current radio
club.
THE CLUB cannot decide upon
some call letters for the station.
They can’t use the letter “ N ” (for
N iles)
because the
letter
represents
a
p refix
in
Netherlands. Many of the call
letters are already used by
various stations in the U.S.
MEMBERS OF THE RADIO
CLUB include seniors Sue
Meyers, Ralph Salas, and Reid
M ichaels;
juniors,
Nick
Psyhogios and Steve Ziven; and
freshmen Mark Gitterle, Jon
Schwartz, Dave Furer, and Cary
Miller.
ELO holds
performance
by Lori Piper
Green laser lights spread
across the stage of the Uptown
Theater, February 26, as Electric
Ligh t Orchestra prepared to
begin their concert.
THE BEAMS OF GREEN were
detracted while the violinist, two
cellists, two guitarists, drummer,
and pegboard player sounded a
song from their newest album.
Tw o of their hits include
“ Strange M a g ic ” and “ E v il
Woman.”
Some of the individual group
members exhibited their talents
when the lights dimmed, and the
laser made circular patterns
above the strings of the white
cello. The cellist played rock
music from his classical in
strument, and the other stringists
(violin, lead and bass guitars)
joined to play together again.
By adding more of a classical
rock sound, the drum mer
became prominent in several
songs. With a tamborine and
violin in the background, ELO
held the attention of the audience,
as many fans kept time with the
music.
TOWARDS THE END of their
concert, most of the group was
playing their songs with in
struments above their heads. For
an encore, ELO concluded their
performance with “ Roll Over
Beethoven.”
“ The system at East is old and
the amplifier is not adaptable to
our needs,” Rosenzweig com
mented. “ W e’d also like to add
another turntable to the present
system, so we could save time in
changing records.”
The club meets once a week in
room
245,
and
welcom es
newcomers.
W AYNE LUECK and his earth
science classes visited the Adler
Planetarium on February 18.
by Dan Sawislak
Seated in the cockpit at the
controls of an airplane and
roaring through the clouds might
be an experience that an
aerospace student may have.
Aerospace, a full year in
dustrial arts course, is taught by
Lee Sellers. The student obtains
an overview on aircraft, flight,
and the aviation industry. “ It is
the course to take if you plan to
get into the aviation industry,”
said sophomore Steve Urow.
SENIOR SURVEYS for the last
issue of the Nilehilite will be
distributed in homeroom the
week of April 11. The surveys
student may try. The device
simulates conditions where the
pilot can’t see the ground, and
thus must use his instruments to
flyin addition, according to
Sellers, on March 25 the Air
Force will bring an instrument
simulator of a B-52 bomber to
East. The students then will be
able to see the airport where they
are “ landing.” Students must
sign-up to use the simulator.
AEROSPACE COVERS much
that is taught in a ground school
to people trying to earn thieir
p ilo t’s license, according to
Sellers. However, aerospace isn’t
a certified ground school because
technical methods are omitted.
license test, which consisted of a
more difficult theory test.
By summer, Cooper hopes to
take the General Class test,
which he must send and receive
13 words per minute. After that,
he plans to take the Advanced
Class license test which consists
of a harder test on theory. “ I
think the Extra Class license test
may be too difficult, as a 20 word
per minute code test, and a
hard theory test are the
requ irem en ts,”
commented
Cooper.
With a novice class, Cooper
could transmit only code. Since
he received his Technician Class
license, Cooper is permitted to
send voice. However, he does not
yet have the necessary equip
ment for voice transmission.
EACH
SUCCEEDING
LICENSE that Cooper receives
will allow him to transmit on
more frequencies than the
previous class. “ It’s the main
reason to try for a higher class
license,” Cooper said.
With a Technician Class license
Cooper can only communicate
about 100 miles because of the
frequencies he is permitted to
use. Once he earns his General
Class license he will be permitted
to use frequencies which would
enable
him
to
transm it
throughout the world.
Presently, Cooper has been
able to transmit as far as Lub
bock, Texas.
THE
A E R O S P A C E
STUDENTS study the history and
theory of flight and navigation.
They learn how to read the flight
instruments, and to steer and
control the aircraft. The class
also discusses hang gliding, sky
diving, and career information.
In the spring, the aerospace
students take a flight in a dualcontrolled plane. “ The flight is
similar to an actual flying lesson
a starting pilot might take,” said
Sellers. “ A certified instructor
sits in the co-pilot’s seat while the
student is in the pilot’s seat.”
“ THE LESSON COSTS each
student about $10,” added
Sellers. “ Everyone gets a chance
to fly.” The flight is over three
legs from Palwaukee Airport in
Wheeling to Kenosha, Wisconsin;
from Kenosha to Galt Airport
near Hebron, Illinois; and back to
Palwaukee.
Last yea r an instrument
simulator was added to the
aerospace program which each
Aerospace students can learn how to fly this dual-controlled plane, in the spring, for about $10.
p, n d th in g s
in
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s
must be returned to the main
office at the end of April. Future
college plans should be submitted
by May 6.
N IC K
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B o y’ s
Physical Education Teacher, was
selected for induction into the
Aliquippa, Pa., Sports Hall of
Fame. The awards were given
March 5-6 in Aliquippa.
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SUE SHRIFTER will serve as
the Junior Cabinet president
after the resignation of Danny
Santow. Bob Silverm an was
elected vice president, replacing
Sue. All juniors are encouraged
to help plan Junior-Senior Prom.
M eetings
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held
eve ry
Tuesday.
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Ham radio operator John Cooper will
try for his General Class License
soon.
A erospace course to o ffe r
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P erso n s»
THE MUSICAL COMEDY, “ A
Funny Thing Happened on the
way to the Forum,” will be
presented March 24-26 at 8 p.m.
in the auditorium. Tickets can be
purchased for $2.75, $2.25, and
$1.50.
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Easthi physics teacher John
Cooper is one of approximately
300,000 ham radio operators in
the U.S.
COOPER’S INTEREST in two
way radios began with Citizen’s
Band (CB’s) in June of 1976. In
mid-August, Stuart Osserman, a
former East student, introduced
Cooper into the world of ham
radios.
Cooper received his novice
class license by the end of
October. To obtain the license,
Cooper had to pass a simple test
on the theory of electronics and a
five word per minute Morse Code
test.
“ The code is a real challenge,”
Cooper said, “ but I don’t have too
much trouble with the theory.”
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Page Four
Cagers beat Luther N.
in quadruple overtime
Trojan Talk
by M ike Bass
The Trojan varsity basketball
team went through this season
trying to rebuild. As a result, they
finished with a 5-21 record.
East started the season with
only three seniors on the team.
They ended it with only one. With
the rest of the squad being all
juniors,
except
for
one
sophomore, the Trojans had very
little experience in varsity play.
All of the other clubs in the
conference played almost all
seniors, with few exceptions, so
East could not have expected too
good a season. “ To be honest, our
record was about what I thought
it would be,” stated Trojan Coach
Emil Capitani.
ONE OF EAST’S problems
over the past few years in sports
has been their failure to keep
their seniors. “ That’s not going to
happen again. From now on, in
Niles East basketball, the seniors
will play, unless of course, there
is an outstanding junior like Tad
Slowik (who will be a junior next
year).”
Slowik was one of the real
bright spots for the Trojans this
year. He came up from the
sophomore team at mid-season
and helped lessen the Trojan’s
scoring
and
rebounding
deficiencies.
Robert Rubenstein was another
strong player all year long for
East. Marc Bercoon and Bill
Andrea also developed very well
during the season. Jeff Frankel
led the team in scoring during the
year, but more importantly, his
defensive play started to improve
in the last two or three games.
DEPTH WAS ANOTHER asset
for the Trojans. Capitani feels
that he will have 8-10 players he
can count on to play a lot next
year.
East had their weak points too.
Of those weaknesses, defense,
rebounding, and impatience on
offense were the most glaring.
Perhaps the Trojan’s biggest
problem is having to look forward
to switching conferences next
year. They are leaving a con
ference that was filled this year
with mainly seniors. They are
moving to a conference that has a
lot of underclassmen and
features such powerhouses as
Evanston, New Trier East, and
New Trier West.
“ WE GOT A RAW DEAL
th ere,” commented Capitani.
“ Last year our kids won the
sophomore crown in this division.
This year, every team in our
division started seniors.” The
Trojans are switching next year
from the Central Suburban
League’s South division to the
North division.
John O’ M alley, the lone
senior on this year’s club, gave
these words of advice for next
year’s team. “ They’ve got to
work more as a team. There is
too much conflict between
themselves.”
Looking towards next year,
Capitani feels that in the division
they will be joining, “ They will
have to scrap to get near .500.”
ON
TH E
SOPHOMORE
LEVEL, the Trojans had an upagain, down-again year. But one
thing that stayed up all year was
their attitude and hustle.
Sophomore
Coach
Bill
Langston said, “ This team had
the best personality of any team
I ’ve ever coached. I ’ve never
worked with a bunch of kids who
have worked so hard. They never
quit.”
The Trojans who did most of
the scoring were Alan Andrea,
Dave Sproat, and David Klein.
But they were led in hustle by
Jim Krysl and Brian Kamajian.
Paul Stone, Stu Flanzer, Bob
Fisch, and Ken Houdek, tried to
take up some of the slack for the
loss of Slowik. It’s hard to replace
your top scorer and rebounder,
though.
The soph’s main strength was
defense. Their weaknesses in
cluded
shooting
and
in
consistency.
Despite losing their center, and
losing some heart-breaking
games, the sophs managed to end
up 6-8 in conference.
Five East gym nasts
advance downstate
by Howard Shapiro
Steve Borkan, Brian Austin,
Jim Burke, Dan Kessem and
Randy Hertel advanced to the
Illinois State Gymnastic finals in
the sectional meet held at
Evanston, February 24 and 25.
Borkan (tram p olin e) and
Austin (still rings) led the way as
the Trojans finished third
(129.58), behind N iles North
(143.50) and Elk Grove (135.07).
Glenbrook South finished last
(129.17).
Borkan earned first place with
a score of 8.70. Recently, Borkan
was honored as a “ Prep Athlete
of the Week” by the Chicago
Tribune for his 8.2 total in the
Niles East district meet. “ Right
now, Steve has to be rated
number one in the state,”
commented Coach Tom Sokalski.
“ He is the first trampolinist in
the state to do a triple-back since
1969,” added Coach Seymour
Rifkind.
Austin placed second in the
rings competition with an 8.55
behind Barry Cook of North who
won the event with an 8.65. “ With
his form and execution of his
routine, Brian has to be con
sidered a strong contender for the
state title,” said Coach Sokalski.
Jim Burke qualified on pommel
horse scoring 7.15 for fourth
place. “ Jim has as good a chance
ds anyone, especially if he hits his
routine,” the coach explained.
‘He has the potential to do very
well.”
Dan Kessem captured sixth
place on high bar with an 8.00.
“ Dan has been a team leader all
year and I think he can finish in
the top ten with a little luck,”
remarked Sokalski.
O TH E R
STRONG
p er
formances by East were by
Randy Hertel, who took fifth in
trampoline (8.20); Chris Besser,
in free exercise (7.80); and Bill
Saputo on high bar (7.75). “ They
far outdid all my expectations,
esp ecia lly the tram polin ists,”
concluded Coach Sokalski. “ I
can’t say enough about the whole
team effort or about the amount
of hard work Coach Rifkind has
put in this year.”
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TH E N IL E S E A S T g ir ls ’
basketball team defeated arch
riv a l N iles North 49-27 on
February 24.
Andi Slowik was high scorer
with 19 points. Karen Behr
followed with 16, and Judy Lee
added 14.
TH E G IR L S ’ B A D M IN TO N
team is off to a “ smashing” start
with a recent 7-0 victory against
Waukegan East.
Jody Connix, first singles ; Jean
Russel, second singles; and Beth
Spitz, third singles; compose the
strong varsity singles team.
The varsity doubles team in
cludes Bev Miller and Jo Mar
tinez in first doubles, Chris Kot
and Cathy Leaven second
doubles, and Nora Laos and Andi
Dubow third doubles.
“ Both singles and va rsity
teams are strong and willing to
work hard,”
say Coaches
P a tric ia M atlak and Cass
Diamond.
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FOUR OVERTIMES was what
it took the Trojan va rsity
basketball team to defeat Luther
North in the first round of
regional competition.
The final score of that contest
was 68-63. However, the victory
kept the Trojans alive for only
one night, as Gordon Tech beat
East, 76-43, to end the season for
the Trojans.
Against Luther North, Niles
East had to count on some lastsecond heroics, to keep the game
going into extra periods.
First it was two free throws in
the second overtime by Bill
Andrea of East with one second
left, that tied the score at 53. In
the third OT, it was Dave Larson
who hit a shot at the buzzer to
send the game into the fourth and
final OT.
Chuck Wisniewski also hit on
some clutch foul shots to help the
Trojans escape defeat. It was his
free throws with 42 seconds left in
the first OT that were needed to
equalize Luther’s free throws
with 20 seconds left.
It was free throws that were
m ainly responsible fo r East
winning in the fourth OT. After
Tad Slowik of East scored the
first basket of that OT, with a
field goal, the Trojans scored the
rest of their points on free throws.
Jeff Frankel made one free
throw and Marc Bercoon, the last
four for the Trojans, as East
pulled out a five point victory.
THE VICTORY OVER North
moved the Trojans into the next
bracket against Gordon Tech,
who had only lost four times
during the entire season. East did
not change that total.
The game had been close after
the first quarter, at 14-12 in favor
of Tech, but Gordon blew the
contest open in the last three
quarters.
Gordon Tech’s lead extended to
30-18 at the half, then 56-28 after
three, and finally 76-43 at the
game’s end.
Tad Slowik was the top Trojan
scorer against Gordon Tech with
18 points. The only East player
near him was Robert Rubenstein
who had eight.
In the Luther North game, Jeff
Frankel paced Niles East with 18
points off the bench. He was
followed by Andrea with 15,
Wisniewski with 14, and Slowik
with 7.
T R O JA N
COACH
E M IL
Capitani comm ented on the
Luther North game. “ It was a
great win. But then again, any
win we had this year we en
joyed.” East had only five wins
all year long.
“ We should have won the game
in regulation. But, they should
have won the game in the third
overtime.” The Trojans lost an
eight point fourth quarter lead.
Luther, on the other hand, saw a
five point lead dissolve in the
third overtime.
On the Gordon Tech game,
Capitani said, “ They just had too
much power for us. They had a
little more physical talent than
us.” He also pointed to turnovers
by the Trojans as one of the key
reasons for East’s defeat.
East loses in track.
by Barry Schwartz
The varsity indoor track team
was defeated by Glenbrook South
73-43 at home on Wednesday,
February 23.
In the meet, the Trojans won
only four individual events. The
winners of these w ere Dan
Marchiafava, in the fifty-yard
dash; Ed Santacruz, in the mile
run; Bill Precht, in the high
jump; and Chuck Thiry, in the
shot put.
The loss brought the team’s
overall record to 3-3 for the
season.
HEAD COACH JOHN Herter
said that this year’s squad is
doing much better than last
year’s squad was doing at this
point of the season.
Proof of their improvement
was in Coach Herter’s reference
to the victories over Maine North,
Notre Dame, and Luther North.
They were three teams which
Niles East couldn’t beat last
year.
Meanwhile, the frosh-soph
team lost a very close match to
Glenbrook South 60-58.
In the half-mile run of this
meet, there appeared to be a
four-way tie at the finish between
two Trojan runners and two
Glenbrook runners. After some
discussion, the officials awarded
the two Trojan runners, Steve
Urow and John Thunholm, first
and third place respectively. If
the officials would have given
them first and second place in the
race, the Trojans could have won
the meet.
There was another incident
that might have swayed the
outcome of the meet — the twelve
lap relay. In that race, the
Trojans finished less than onetenth of a second behind Glen
brook South.
THE WHOLE FROSH-SOPH
meet finally came down to the
last event of the day, the triple
jump, Niles East had to finish in
first, second, and third place to
win. The team could only take
first and second place.
W re s tle rs end reco rd season
by Sanford Cherney
The wrestling program enjoyed
great success this year under the
leadership of Coach F red
Richardi. The wrestlers won the
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conference title on all four levels
for the first time in history. It was
the sixth consecutive title for the
sophomores and the fourth
consecutive title for the varsity.
It was also the third straight
year of at least fifty meet vic
tories fo r the Trojans. The
varsity had a record of 16-2-1. The
JV was 13-1. Both the sophomores
and the freshmen were 13-2.
The grapplers also won the
districts for the first time since
1961. First place finishers were
Mark Sonshine at 119 lbs., Daryl
Ulberg at 167 lbs., and Rick Yale
at 126 lbs.
N IL E S
EAST
F IN IS H E D
fourth in the sectionals at West
Leyden on Feb. 18. East Leyden
came in first, with Arlington and
Fenton following.
In the sectionals, David Polin
of the Trojans did manage to
q u alify to go downstate by
finishing second in the 98 lb.
division. He was the only one
from Niles East to qualify for the
state finals.
Polin lost both of his matches,
but Coach Richardi had nothing
but praise for him. “ He did a hell
of a job. Most sophomores don’t
even make it that far.”
R IC H A R D I S TA TE D T H A T
next year would be a rebuilding
year for the Trojans. “ W e’re
going to lose a lot of good seniors.
Mike Doman, Steve Edidin, Mark
G othelf, D ave Hinske, Bud
Blumenthal, Dennis Lutz, Keith
Potts, Stan Rosen, Daryl Ulberg,
and M ark Sonshine are all
graduating. These guys were all
in the program for four years.
They were great to work with.
However, we do have Rick Yale,
John Lamanna, Vic Suarrez,
John Boigk, Lee Feldstein, and
Dave Polin returning.”
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G ordon H irsch
ru n s for board
Students wire bones
GORDON HIRSCH, former Easthi
senate president, is running for a position
on the District 219 Board. At 18, he is the
youngest a candidate may be, under
Illinois law.
From 1818 to 1975, no one under 21 could
run for a public office. Hirsch wrote a bill
that lowered the age requirement to 18,
which was passed by the Illinois House
Election Committee, and later, by the
Senate with one vote. Form er Governor
Daniel Walker signed the bill August 16,
1975.
His accomplishments include working
as “ legislative assistant” to state
representative Peter Peters, achieving
recognition from the Little City Founda
tio n , T h e M u s c u la r D y stro p h y
Association, and The Illinois Association
For Retarded Children. He now studies at
the University of Illinois Chicago Circle
campus.
HIRSCH PASSED A PRELIM INARY
SCREENING. On February 20, the
District 219 Caucus will propose two
nominees for positions on the Board.
“ This would virtually assure my
election,” said Hirsch. If he isn’t slated,
Volum e 3 9 , N u m b er 7
r
(Photo courtesy of Gordon Hirsch)
Gordon Hirsch, former Easthi student, poses
with Rep. Peter P. Peters who proposed Age
Requirement Bill.
the former Easthi student said he may
run on an independent ticket.
The Board will hold the election on
April 9.
EIGHT EAST STUDENTS ARE CUR
RENTLY WIRING TOGETHER THE
BONES OF A COW, according to biology
teacher Mark Rostvold, director of the
project.
The eight students include freshmen
David Bart, Kurt Kessler, Larry Siegal,
Jan Blok, Louis Bahrmasel, Richard Sim
mons, Kathy Jean, and sophomore Susan
Kulovsky, all of whom are enrolled in
honors biology.
WHEN THE SKELETON IS FIN
ISHED, it will hang from the ceiling in
back of room 314. The joints will move
with the aid of pulleys, according to
Rostvold.
“The main goal of the project is to
teach students bone structure, and muscle
and tissue construction,” said Rostvold.
The bones were donated by Robert
Rubenstein 78 two years ago. Rubenstein,
who found the skeleton on a relative’s
farm, donated only the torso and legs, as
there was no head or tail with the bones
when he found them. The head and tail
were acquired by brain power. “ I just
went into a delicatessen and bought an
oxtail for about 79 cents,” said Larry
Siegal.
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
Frid a y, Febru ary 18, 1977
News in B r i e f ------------------------------------------------------ >
Colleges award scholarship grants
Several colleges are sponsoring scholar
ships for high school seniors.
NORTH DAKOTA STA TE
UNI
V ERSITY is offering $1000 merit-based
scholarships for seniors who plan to
m ajor in coatings chemistry. Completed
applications must be submitted by
February 18. ROLLINS COLLEGE in
Florida is offering $3000 renewable
scholarships based on academic merit.
Winners will be notified March 31. The
National
Scholarship
program
of
American Veterans is offering grants up
to $1000 to seniors whose parent is a de
ceased or disabled veteran of World War
II, the Korean conflict or Viet Nam. The
applications must be completed by June 1.
ST. NORBERT COLLEGE in Wisconsin,
MOUNT MARTY COLLEGE in South
Dakota, and Clark College in Iowa are
offering up to $500 renewable scholar
ships. All materials must be submitted by
March 1. NATIONAL COLLEGE OF
EDUCATION in Illinois, WESTERN
COLLEGE in Iowa andWINONA STATE
UNIVERSITY in Minnesota are offering
scholarships based on rank and additional
factors. No deadlines are specified, but
those interested should apply soon.
Additional information is available in the
guidance resource room.
Senate elect chairpersons
THE STUDENT SENATE has formed
four new committees to study school
issues.
The committees and their chairpeople
include Jerry Lavin, Homeroom-Study
Hall; Eileen Sohn and Phil Rappoport,
Library; Lauren Pitalis, Mulford; and
Bob Greenwald, Weighted Grades. Each
chairperson and committee will discuss
the advantages and disadvantages of
com ing attractio n s
February 18— Boys' Basketball vs. N iles W est— Niles East Gym— 8:15 p.m.
February 18— Boys' W restling— Sectional— W est Leyden
February 19— Boys' Wrestling— Sectional— W est Leyden
February 19— Boys' Swimming— District
February 19— Boys' Gymnastics— District— Home
February 19— G irls' Basketball vs. Niles W est— Niles East Gym— 8 p.m.
February 19— Dance Show— "Glow "— Niles East Auditorium— 8 p.m.
February 21^—Dance Show— "Glow "— Niles East Auditorium— 8 p.m.
February 21— Milton College Representative— Room 108— 11:15 a.m.
February 22— G irls' Basketball vs. Maine South— Maine South— 4:30 p.m.
February 22— Suomi College Representative— Room 108— 9 a.m.
February 23— Boys' Track vs. Glenbrook South— Niles East— 4 p.m.
February 23— G irls' Badminton vs. Waukegan West— Waukegan West— 5 p.m.
February 23— International Meditation Society— Lounge— Periods 5*9
February 24— Boys' Gym nastics— Sectional— Evanston
February 24— G irls' Basketball vs. Niles North— Niles North— 4:30 p.m.
February 25— Boys' Basketball vs. Maine W est— Maine West— 8:15 p.m.
February 25— Boys' W restling— State— Champaign
February 25— Boys' Swimming— State— Morton H.S.
February 25— G irls' Badminton vs. Niles North— Niles East— 6:00 p.m.
February 26— Boys' Wrestling— State— Champaign
February 26— Boys' Swimming— State— Morton H .S.
February 26— Boys' Gymnastics— Sectional— Evanston
February 28— Boys' Basketball— Regional— Evanston
March 1— Niles W est Concert Band— Auditorium— Periods 2/3 and 5
March 2— Mr. Pont, the Northwestern Athletic Director— Lounge— Periods 5-8
March 2— Boys' Basketball— Regional— Evanston
March 2— G irls' Badminton vs. Maine East— Maine East— 430 p.m.
March 2— G irls' Basketball vs. Maine East— Niles East— 7:30 p.m.
March 3— Boys' Track vs. St. Ignatius— Home— 4 p.m.
March 3— De Paul University Representative—Room 108— 9 a.m.
March 3— George W illiam s College Representative— Room 108— 10:30 a.m.
March 4— Boys' Basketball— Regional— Evanston
March 4— Boys' Track vs. Evanston— Evanston— 6 p.m.
March 4— Boys’ Gymnastics— State— Mt. Prospect
March 4— G irls' Badminton vs. Glenbrook South— Glenbrook South— 4:30 p.m.
March 5— Boys' Gymnastics— State— Mt. Prospect
March 5— G irls' Basketball vs. Glenbrook South— Niles East— 8 p.m.
March 8— Math Contest— Lounge— 8 a.m.
March 8— Boys’ Basketball— Sectional— Arlington
March 8— Girls* Badminton vs. Maine West— Maine West— 4:30 p.m.
March 8— G irls' Basketball vs. Maine West— Niles East— 7:30 p.m.
March 9— Mr. Kenneth Cange of Shell O il Company— Lounge— Periods 5*9
March 9— Boys Basketball— Sectional— Arlington
March 10— Boys' Track— Township Meet— Home— 4 p m.
March 11— A ll School Volleyball Tournament
these issues.
In other action, the Senate set the dates
for the dance marathon for April 15 and
16. The Senate approved a $50 donation to
the Crusade of Mercy.
M u sic dept,
presents show
Yesterday, the Niles E ast High School
music department presented a concert
featuring the talents of the band, concert
and chamber choirs, and the dance
company, entitled “ George Gershwin: A
Symphonic P ortrait.”
P T S A presents
n o stalgia show
TH E
N ILES
TOWNSHIP HIGH
SCHOOL’S PTSAs will present a tri
school founder’s day program on Thurs
day, February 24, in commemoration of
the 80th anniversary of the founding of the
national PTA.
The Program, entitled “ An Evening of
Nostalgia,” will feature original skits and
Rostvold acquired the head from a local
butcher and brought that to school also.
THE TOTAL COST OF THE PRO JEC T
was about $3 or $4 according to Rostvold.
To buy a prewired skeleton from a science
supply company would cost $1001.25.
“The students have been working on the
skeleton for several weeks, and they hope
to finish by the end of February,”
Rostvold said.
(Photo by Alan Schoen)
Reconstructed cow skeleton hangs from ceil
ing in room 314.
DECA wins
recognition
THE EASTHI CHAPTER OF DECA
(THE DISTRIBUTING EDUCATION
CLUB OF AMERICA) UNDER THE
SPONSORSHIP OF MR. BILL COULSON
HAS BEEN LISTED BY WHO’S WHO
AMONG AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS IN THE 1975-76 EDITION.
Who’s Who, a national publication
recognizes high standards of excellence,
community leadership, positive per
formance in schools, students and
organizations.
DECA M EM BERS participated in the
Second Annual Northern Illinois Uni
versity Competitive Events program and
workshops.
The program
informed
students of the events to take place at the
state DECA competition March 18 and 19.
EASTHI DECA STUDENTS were pre
sented awards in the areas of Apparel and
Accessories, Food Marketing, Food
Services, and Petroleum Services.
AWARD WINNERS INCLUDE Sandy
Garber, first place; Brian David, second
place; and Diane Polin, third place, in the
manager-owner level of Apparel and
OTHER DECA AWARD WINNERS IN
CLUDE Julie Gold, first place in masterem ployee lev el of Apparel and
Accessories; Kathy Schoen, first place,
master-employee level of Petroleum
Services; and Mark Barenbaum, second
place, owner-manager level in Petroleum
Services.
Other finalists include Reid Levin, Food
Marketing;
Devin Schreiber,
Food
Services; Lori Sachnoff, Apparel and
Accessories; and Lynn Veit, Apparel and
Accessories.
THE EASTHI DECA CHAPTER will
defend its title as Chapter of the Y ear for
Illinois, during the state competition
March 18 and 19.
songs portraying the development of the
district and the founding of the PTA.
The program is scheduled to begin at
8:00 p.m. in the Niles North auditorium.
Refreshments will be served.
Dance company to perform
THE NILES EAST DANCE COM
PANY, UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF
MISS CATHI CALIENDO, is presenting
its dance show “ Glow” on Saturday,
February 19, at 8 p.m. and Sunday,
February 20, at 2 p.m. in E a st’s
auditorium.
“ Among other things, the show will
feature some of the latest in disco danc
ing,” explained Miss Caliendo. Other
dance forms, including ballet, jazz,
modern, and tap will also be performed.
THE COMPANY CONSISTS OF 15
BP o
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^
SENIOR AND 10 JUNIOR M EM BERS,
who have been working since November
choreographing and organizing the show.
President Paula Sugarman has been
assisting Miss Caliendo in organizing the
show, while Caryn Lason, treasurer, is
responsible for ticket sales. The publicity
chairpersons are Gail Norris and Cathy
Lasowski.
Tickets cost $1.50 and are being sold in
the cafeteria, Feb. 14-18, during periods 5
through 11, at the door, or from any Dance
Company member.
." __
Elaine Cohn, Caryn Lason, and Karen Feldman in "Dancing through Time" from annual dance
show presented on February 19 and 20.
(Photo by Alan Schoen)
�Friday, February 18, 1977
Page Two
Students still unaware of SAB
"M y teacher gave me an unfair grade! ”
" I wasn’t absent, so why was I sent this
referral?”
These questions are asked very often;
the student doesn’t know what to do. He
isn’t even aware of the Student Appeals
Board (S.A .B.).
E V E R Y STUDENT WHO IS SENT TO
THE DEAN’S O FFIC E ON A R E F E R
RAL HAS THE RIGHT TO APPEAL HIS
CASE TO THE S.A.B. Many students
have probably heard something negative
about the S.A .B ., maybe because they
have had only two cases this year. The
S.A.B. is there to let the student speak up.
ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT
GUIDEBOOK, the referred party has the
right: 1) to have full knowledge of the
right to come before the S.A .B.; 2) to
know the purpose(s) for being called to
the meeting; 3) to answer all charges; 4)
to bring witnesses to speak on his behalf;
5) to cross-examine witnesses; 6) to have
a third party present case (provided that
the third party is a student or employee of
Niles E a st); 7) to appeal his Dean’s
decision to the S.A.B. in a case originally
turned down by the Board.
ONCE THE S.A.B. HAS REN D ERED A
DECISION, they will not rehear the case.
But if a student is unsatisfied, he can
appeal to the principal, superintendent,
the Niles Township Board of Education,
and eventually to the civil courts.
It can be argued that if a student is
seriously unsatisfied with a referral, then
he may take immediate action to the
Student Appeals Board. The Constitution
of the United States guarantees certain
rights to all citizens of the U.S. Among
these is the right to due process. The Niles
East Administration allows its students
“every opportunity for the exercise of due
process,” so why shouldn’t we take
advantage of it?
MANY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
EAST STUDENTS’ RIGHTS. Well, here
is the chance. If one has thoughts about
the S.A.B., he should refer to the Niles
E ast Student Guidebook under "Student
G riev an ce
P ro ced u res.
He must
remember the effective functioning of
the Student Appeals Board rests on
student support.
(Photo by Alan Schoen)
Elaine Cohn, Sandy Brenner, and Karen Feld
man rehearse "Suriin' Safari" in Dance Com
pany show.
Counselor
supervision
unfair
Feedback
Student praises g irls v o lle y b a ll
Dear Editor,
I would like the Nilehilite to recognize
an outstanding team that hasn’t received
the support it deserves.
The 1976-77 varsity volleyball team did
an outstanding job this year placing
second in the district tournament and in
conference play. They were also unani
mously seeded first in the district
tournament.
The individuals on the team were highly
skilled volleyball players, but their skill
wasn’t the key to their success. They were
successful because they never gave up.
The team won many matches because of
com e-from -behind
e ffo rts.
These
individuals were dedicated hard-working
volleyball players who gave their best out
on the court. Because of this, the
spectators always watched exciting
volleyball matches.
The lack of support the team received
discouraged me, many of the players, and
the hard-working coaches. Many of the
spectators were parents and friends of the
players. What about the rest of you, Niles
E a st administration, . faculty, and
students?
Many of these players were scouted by
college volleyball coaches and athletic
directors, but their own school didn’t even
recognize them.
In my three years at Niles East, I ’ve
watched many varsity contests, both boys
and girls, besides participating on teams
and managing them, and I ’ve never seen a
Dear Editor:
I would like to make a comment
concerning sophomore study hall. My idea
probably makes more sense than any
other idea. Instead of assigning students
study hall and then reviewing their
grades, check the students’ grades and
then assign them study hall. This arrange
ment would make many students happier
and would allow them to go home earlier
if they have open campus. I think the ad
ministration should consider this arrange
ment for second semester sophomores.
Name withheld upon request
Dear Editor:
I don’t have many chances to go to the
library, but when I do, I feel like I am in
jail because guards are walking around. If
a student says one word, the librarians get
on his back. They tell him to be quiet and
get into a booth or leave the library. I
don’t think they should be so strict, be
cause the rooms are occupied much of the
time. The least the librarians could do is
to let students whisper a little, and when
they talk too loudly, ask them nicely to be
quiet, not like drill sergeants.
David Zaslowsky ’79
team that has shown more team effort
and oneness as this year’s varsity volley
ball team did. A spectator could feel the
team ’s oneness after watching the team
play for only a few minutes; it was very
visible. It was too bad that many people at
E ast couldn’t share it with them.
This tightly knit group included seniors
Karen Behr, Jam ie Borkovitz, Elaine
Masover, Jody Coninx, Nan Odlivak,
Kathy Ewing, and juniors Judy Lee,
Jenise Vassilatos, Andi Slowik, and sopho
mores Bobbi Lewen and Natalie Doi. It
also included a super coach, Jerry
Richardson, who is also one helluva
person and his two terrific assistant
coaches, Cass Diamond and Ja c i Boyle.
I t ’s too late this season to show them
you care, but how about next season?
They’ll be at the volleyball matches; will
you?
Kathi Isserman
Manager of the 1976-77
volleyball team
Upset on bus pass
Dear Editor:
I am writing to you concerning the
recent enforcement of the bus pass rule
by bus drivers. This is fine since it allows
only students who have paid the bus fee to
ride on the bus. However, along with the
bus pass rule there are other rules per
taining to buses such as "no. standees”
and primarily “ no smoking.” These signs
are clearly posted in view of the bus
driver but rarely are they ever enforced
and it’s simple to see why. I t ’s easy for a
bus driver to sit comfortably in his seat
while students search frantically for their
bus passes, but it’s not so easy for him to
stop the bus and possibly have a hassle
with a student •about putting out a
cigarette. If a bus driver is going to
enforce a rule, he should enforce all the
rules, not just the convenient ones. I t ’s
about time bus drivers stopped thinking
about what’s convenient for themselves
and started thinking about the safety and
health of their passengers.
Name withheld upon request
Dear Editor :
We would like to take the opportunity to
extend a special thanks to the students,
parents, faculty, and administration of
Niles E ast for their support this season. It
was extremely helpful while reaching this
standard of success (first in conference
on all four levels). It is most gratifying to
know that Niles E ast has its share of stu
dents, parents, and teachers who care.
This type of support is priceless for a
coach while trying to maintain a good
attitude, and a stay togetherness among
his athletes. We would like to take this
time to extend to all of them, our grateful
appreciation for the loyalty shown by this
school and community.
Thanks,
The coaching staff:
Steve Poznansky,
A1 Poznansky,
Karlo Hartunia,
and Fred Richardi
W h o are the
directors?
Q. HAVE THE DIRECTORS FOR
N EX T
Y E A R ’S
“ R E F L E C T IO N S’’
BEEN SELECTED ?
A. Yes. The director will be Carol
Miller ’78; Kathy Stukas ’78, vocal
director; Eileen Sohn ’78, technical di
rector; Phil Martini ’79, choreographer;
and Scott Breuckner ’78, band director.
Q. WHEN IS THE LAST DAY OF
SCHOOL FOR THIS YEA R?
A. The last day of school for 1976-1977 is
tentatively set for June 9. The last day for
seniors has been tentatively set two
weeks earlier, May 27.
The Voice of the Niles E a s t Students
Editor-in-Chief ........................................ M urray Cohn
Feature Editor .................................... Wendy Gerber
News Editor .......................................... Ken Greisman
Sports Editor ................................................ Mike Bass
Editorial Director ............................ Phil Rappoport
Reporters .................................................. Mike Curtiss
Judy Lee
AN ALTERNATIVE SHOULD B E
CONSIDERED by the teachers’ union and
the administration,if at all possible.
Editor’s Note: All letters to the
editor do not necessarily reflect the
opinions of the Nilehilite staff. We
encourage every student and
faculty member to express their
feelings and opinions with a letter to
the editor. No profane, obscene, or
personal accusations will be
printed. All letters must be signed
to be considered for publication;
however, names will be withheld
upon request.
H otlin e
Published during the school y ear by the students of Niles Township High School E a s t, Lam on and
Mulford Streets, Skokie, Illinois 60076. Printed by Des Plaines Publishing Company, Des Plaines, 111.
Volume 39, Number 7
RECENTLY THE COUNSELORS OF
NILES EAST W ERE ASSIGNED BY
THE SCHOOL’S ADMINISTRATION TO
SU PERV ISE THE HALLS. Although this
clause was included in the contract
between the Board of Education and the
NTFT, it is an inconvenience. Students,
who have important matters to discuss
with the counselors cannot, due to this
assignment. It is not a bad idea to have
supervisors; however, counselors should
not assume the role of supervisors.
Many times a student will only have one
free period, and this period might be
taken up by a counselor who is on
supervision duty. One suggestion is to
have the student find the counselor in the
hall, but this is unfair because of the lack
of privacy not allowed to the counselor
and student.
F rid ay , February 18, 1977
Sanford Cherney
Jan et Peterson
B arry Schwartz
Cartoonist ............................................ Ralph Fujiw ara
Photographers .......................................... Alan Schoen
Alan Cohn
Sponsor ............................................
Mrs. Angie Panos
Q. HAS THE CAST BEEN SELECTED
FOR THIS Y E A R ’S SPRING MUSICAL?
A. Yes. The musical, "A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the Forum ,” will
be presented March 23, 24, 25, 26. The
director is Jerry Proffit; music director
is Frank Winkler; the technical director
is George Mayfield; and the assistant
director is Susan Rothchild. The following
are cast members: Senex-Jerry Lavin,
Domina-Lori Schwartz, Hero-David
P ev sn er, H ysteriu m -P h il M artin i,
Pseudolus-Barry Kramer, Erronius-Phil
Rappoport, Miles Gloriosus- Phil Heftel,
Marcus Lycus-Bill Elliott, Philia-Gail
Norris. Twenty-three additional students
also appear in the show. The hilarious
play takes place in Roman times 200 years
before the Christian era.
Q. HAVE THE DATES FOR SUMMER
SCHOOL BEEN ANNOUNCED?
A. Yes, The Nilehi Summer School pro
gram will, barring any use of the
emergency days between the date of this
issue and the end of the school year, begin
for six weeks Tuesday, June 14, and con
tinuing until Tuesday July 26. The regular
schedule will run from 8 a.m. to 10:05
a.m. and 10:25 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., al
though times for Driver Education and
other activities may vary. The summer
recreation program will start on Monday,
June 13, through Friday, July 22. A
brochure for Summer School and Summer
recreation will be mailed in April to all
present Nilehi students.
�Friday, February 18, 1977
Page Three
P e a rlm a n discusses
rad io broad castin g
Donn Pearlman, an anchor
man for WBBM News Radio 78,
spoke to Easthi students on
February 2 about journalism and
radio broadcasting.
While he was living in Kansas,
he wrote news and features until
he received a call from CBS in
1970. He was selected to cover
the news and weekend activities
on Saturday and Sunday morn
ings.
“Although I thought Kansas
City was decent, it worked out
well here,” said Pearlman.
AT NILES WEST PEA RL
MAN WORKED on the Westword and in his senior year he
had his own column. At Northern
Illinois University, Pearlman
majored in broadcast com
munications.
“ Any job in this area requires
75 per cent luck and 25 per cent
ability. However, for those plan
ning to m ajor in communica
tions, high school journalism will
carry you through any area if
you learn the basics,” explained
Pearlman.
CONCERNING
CHANGES
that have occurred in journa
lism, Pearlman feels people tend
to write more gossip and articles
S n o w m o b ilin g
ad d s w in ter fu n
by Mike Curtiss
MANY FIN D SNOWMOBILING an enjoyable winter
sport which provides outdoor
recreation during the winter
months. Snowmobiling also adds
a way to enjoy winter scenery
away from populated areas.
Snowmobilers are encouraged
to practice often and to employ
common sense. Careful drivers
seldom have accidents.
ALTHOUGH ILLINOIS HAS
FEW TRAILS, Wisconsin and
Michigan have many miles of
trails winding through national
forests and other scenic areas. In
small towns in the Upper
Peninsula, where it is not
uncommon to have ten feet of
snow, it is legal to ride a
snowmobile through the town. In
these
areas,
snowmobiling
provides
a method
of
transportation in addition to a
form of recreation.
Some cross-country skiers find
snowmobiling
annoying,
but
other skiers take advantage of
trails made by snowmobiles.
For those who haven’t gone
outside this w inter, snow
mobiling may afford a new,
exciting form of outdoor winter
recreation.
because “ names always make
news.” In addition, reporters
aim for investigative reporting.
More students were interested in
journalism four years ago at the
time of the Watergate conflict
than now, according to Pearl
man.
“You can get a job without a
degree, but you must have
experience. Apply yourself. A
degree from a better school isn’t
a ticket to a good job. You’ll
learn the same things no matter
where you go, but what you’ve
actually done with yourself is the
most important. You also should
have a jo b
o ff-ca m p u s,”
commented Pearlman.
FLOATERS AND D R IFTER S
are industry-wide, station to
station, city to city, because of
the lack in security in broadcast
journalism, Pearlman feels that
if a person wants to major in
journalism he should also learn
history or another field, even if it
doesn’t coincide with his major.
“ I like broadcasting because
every day is different. I just do
news writing on the side,”
explained Pearlman.
FOR TH REE DAYS PEA RL
MAN DID several in-person
interviews. Then, he compacted
the information into a five
minute show about gold coins or
Krugerrands.
He finds producing a difficult
job. “ From the beginning to end
you’re responsible for the show.
I worked 10 months and 12 hours
a day,” discussed Pearlman.
Some words of advice for
future journalists: “ learn as
much as you can, keep your eyes
open, and don’t give up,” con
cluded Pearlman.
Congressman Abner J. Mikva with service academy nominee, senior George
Curtiss.
Congressman Abner Mikva nominates
George Curtiss to serve in academy
by Wendy Gerber
Senior George Curtiss was
one of 24 Tenth D istrict students
who was nominated to a U.S.
service academy by Congress
man Abner Mikva.
“All the students who applied
for service academy appoint
ments were extremely capable,”
«
Mikva said. “The district has al
ways had a reputation for
sending excellent students to the
academies and based on this
year’s applicants, the class of ’77
won’t be an exception.”
MIKVA BASED THE NOMI
NATIONS on the recommenda-
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tions of a seven member ad
visory council, headed by John
Crawford of Glenview! Curtiss
was nominated to the U.S. Naval
Academy in Annapolis, Mary
land, in mid-January.
“The council asked me ques
tions from the application forms.
Besides the interview, I also had
to take a physical and then inter
est tests in addition to the Kuder
T est,” commented Curtiss.
ON THE KUDER IN TEREST
TEST, Curtiss scored high as a
military cadet. Students are
chosen based on their academic
record, ACT and/or SAT scores,
extracurricular activities, and
recommendations. Curtiss has a
grade point average of 3.84, a
SAT score of 1370, and an ACT
score of 33. He serves as
secretary-treasurer of the Math
Club and he was elected as an
Illinois State Scholar, and a
Merit semi-finalist. He is en
rolled in APP and honor classes.
“ I HAVE LOOKED INTO
OTHER COLLEGES and I have
wondered how I would pay for it
without getting money from my
parents. At the Academy they
pay you a salary. After you get
your Bachelor of Science degree,
they expect you to serve the
Navy for five years,” said
Curtiss.
A student at the Academy
must take some courses in
engineering, political, and na
tional science, English, and
history.
“I was nominated, which is the
first step after passing the
examination, but it doesn’t mean
I ’m accepted. I am confident,
though, that I will be admitted,”
stated Curtiss.
P e r sa n s, p in c e s , n n d th in g s
SENIOR ELLEN BRIN has
been named Niles E a st 1976-77
General Mills Family Leader of
Tomorrow. She won this honor
by scoring highest on a written
exam in December. She now will
compete in State Family Leader
of Tomorrow Competition.
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HOMECOMING include Sari
Gold ’78, chairman; Andi Liss
’78, co-chairman; Lori Schwartz
’79, s e c r e ta r y ;
and Amy
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Lashinsky ’79, treasurer. The
game and dance are scheduled
for October 15 and a pep rally on
October 14. Homecoming com
mittee meets every Wednesday
at 3 p.m. in the Coaches’ Lounge,
sponsored by Steve Poznansky.
TH E
SAT
( ST A N D AR D
ACHIEVEMENT T E ST ) will be
given at West on March 26 for
$7.25. Students should register by
today. The ACT (American Col
lege Test) test center will be lo
cated at E a st on April 2 at a
cost of $7.50. Students must
register by March 7. The spring
test dates for the SAT are May 7
and the ACT, June 18. Juniors
should take at least one of these
te s ts ,
acco rd in g
to Judy
Gilmore. The students who want
to be considered as Illinois State
Scholars must enter the code
number 1047 on the answer
sheet.
TH E C O LLEG E
PLANNING/SEARCH BOOK is avail
able to students at a cost of $5.
The book includes information
about more than 2,550 institu
tions. For more details and an
order form, check in the college
resource center, room 108.
A GRADUATION C E R E
MONY for the 88 mid-year
graduates was held on Sunday,
February 6, in the E a st audi
torium.
FORUMS WILL HOST an
International Meditation Pro
gram in the student lounge on
February 23, periods 5 through 9.
Miss Suki Krane, a teacher at the
Evanston World Plan Center,
will answer questions in addition
to showing a film and leading a
discussion session.
�Friday, February 18, 1977
Page Four
N iles E ast
g irl cagers
begin p lay
Trojan grapplers
make East history!
' K -J
by Judy Lee
The 1977 girls’ basketball
season began with tryouts the
week of January 17 and was fol
lowed by two games shortly
thereafter.
Out of about forty girls who
tried out, fourteen were chosen
for the varsity, and eighteen were
chosen for the junior varsity.
Head coach for this year’s
team is Jean Wojdula. She is
helped by assistant coach Jerry
Oswald.
Wojdula has been the girls’
basketball coach since the team
was formed in 1972. Since then,
the higher scores and better
skills of the girls have made the
game much more competitive.
“I LIK E TO WORK WITH
THE TEAM, and see the young
players improve their skills and
technique as they play over the
years,” commented Wojdula. " I t
g iv e s
me a f e e l i n g
of
accomplishment.” Nine mem
bers of last year’s varsity team
are returning this year.
Oswald is the girls’ coach for
the first time, after coaching
boys’ basketball for ten years.
"Although their skill level is not
as high as the boys, I enjoy
coaching the girls,” he said.
"They are serious about the
game and work very hard.”
The girls played their first non
conference game against New
Trier West on February 1.
Having only had a few practices,
both levels were defeated.
Varsity lost by a score of 50-38,
and the junior varsity lost a close
one 34-33.
The teams had trouble working
an effective offense against their
opponents.
Because they have been
working on new strategies, the
varsity, in their second match,
won 49-38 in a rough game
against Waukegan East. The
junior varsity won by forfeit.
IN THE VARSITY GAME, one
of the reasons for Niles E a st’s
win was the great difference in
the amount of fouls. Waukegan
had 22 compared to 10 for the
Trojans.
"The team showed much more
confidence,” according to Coach
Oswald.
The girls’ next home basket
ball game will be played against
Maine East on March 2. The
junior varsity game will begin at
6:00 p.m. with the varsity game
following at 7:30 p.m .
The Niles East varsity wrestling team includes (back row from left to right)
Coach Hinske, Coach S. Poznansky, Coach A. Poznansky, Dave Hinske,
Steve Edidin, Bud Blumenthal, Coach Hartunian, Coach Richardi; (front row)
Mike Doman, Daryl Ullberg, Mark Gothelf, Keith Potts, Stan Rosen, Mark
Sonshine, and Dennis Lutz. (Not pictured) Dave Polin, Chuck Purcell, John
Boigk, Vic Suarez, Bill Stein, Rick Yale, Lee Feldstein, Bruce Earl, Mark
Pollack, A1 Portnoy, Scott Norris, John Lamanna, Mike Newberger, and Ray
Martinez.
Gymnasts triumph
The Niles E ast gymnastics
team placed second in their con
ference meet, on February 9.
The only team to beat the
Trojans was Niles North. North
also was the only team that beat
East during the dual meets held
earlier in the season.
As a result of their second
place finish, the E ast gymnasts
finished the season in second
place in the Central Suburban
League.
IN TH E C O N F E R E N C E
M EET, Brian Austin scored the
highest of any individual for the
Trojans. He took second place on
the still rings.
Other top performances for
Niles East included Chris Besser, who took third in all-around
competition: Jim Burke, fourth
on the side horse; Steve Borkan,
fourth on trampoline;
Dan
I
(Photo courtesy of Yearbook)
Brian Austin, holding an "Iron
C ross," is ranked among the top
three ringmen in the state.
Soph cagers lose center;
S lo w ik m oves to va rsity
by Mike Bass
Tad Slowik, the Niles E ast
sophomore basketball Trojan’s
super-center, found some inter
esting news on Feb. 3. He was no
longer a member of the soph
team.
The reason was simple — he
was promoted to the varsity
level.
THE TROJAN SOPHS HAD to
play the very next day without
their star center, and were
beaten by Niles North, 46-44.
With Slowik, the sophomores
defeated Maine West on the
previous Tuesday, 56-47.
In the Maine West game,
Slowik had 19 pounts and 14 re
bounds, leading the team in both
rp sn p rts
“
THE MEASURE OF THIS
T E A M ’S
character
and
personality will be how they re
act to losing their top pivot
man,” said Coach Bill Langston.
Although Tad had mixed emo
tions about leaving the soph
team, he said, “I ’m just happy to
have the opportunity to play on
the varsity.”
When asked if his team was
by Sanford Cherney
I
affected in the North game by
the loss of their center, Coach
Langston replied, "They were
down a little bit. (Also) they
didn’t have time to prepare for
playing without him.”
In the Niles North game,
David Sproat was the leading
scorer for the Trojans with 14
points. He was followed by Alan
Andrea with 8, Brian Kam ajian
with 7, and Stuart Flanzer with 6.
Against
North,
Coach
Langston commented, "The kids
(E ast) cam e out flat. We had
trouble shooting off of their zone.
LANGSTON WAS PLEA SED
WITH the play of Flanzer and
Ken Houdek. Flanzer’s six points
were complemented by Houdek’s
nine rebounds. Both started the
game on the bench.
As far as the Maine West game
went, Coach Langston was
pleased with his team ’s play.
"The kids ran well. We con
trolled the boards. We outrebounded them 40-27.”
The Trojan’s record in con
ference play now stands at 4-5.
Kessem, fourth on the high bar;
and Je ff Moll, fourth on the still
rings.
According to Coach Thomas
Sokalski, “ With a little more
individual and team effort, we
could have done a better job in
the conference m eet.”
"Developing a team attitude is
difficult in gymnastics,” com
mented Sokalski. "W e will try to
stress that in both district and
sectional competition.”
THE NILES EAST W REST
LING TEAMS ARE UNDE
FEA TED on all four levels for
the first time in history. In their
last meet of the season the fresh
man, sophomore, junior varsity,
and varsity teams all clinched
Central Suburban League titles.
As a result of winning the con
ference titles, Coach Fred
Richardi is taking all of his
wrestlers out for steak dinners.
Richardi admitted that it would
cost him over 1,000 dollars.
Leading wrestlers this year
have been Mark Sonshine with a
26-1 record (including 13 pins),
and Daryl Ullberg with a 23-3
record. Also having good seasons
on the varsity level are Bud
Blumenthal, Steve Edidin, Dave
Hinske, Stan Rosen, Mike
Doman, and Keith Potts. These
wrestlers will all be in districts,
along with Rick Yale (a two-time
district champ), John Boigk,
Chuck Purcell, and David Polin.
The JV team has some fine
wrestlers in Mark Pollack, Ja y
Wilensky, Lee Feldstein, Mike
Newburger, Scott Norris, and
John Lamanna. The sophomore
team features such grapplers as
George Kafkis, Dru Scarbrough,
and Jo e Broton. The freshman
team consists of Dan Sarasin,
Gary Ornoff, and Tim O’Malley.
The varsity has won its fourth
straight conference title, and the
sophomore squad has won its
sixth straight title.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE
PHENOMENAL SUCCESS of
the Niles E ast wrestling pro
gram, Coach Richardi replied,
" I t ’s all in the coaching. The
coaches do a great job on the
lower levels. Karlo Hartunian
and A1 and Steve Poznansky have
a combined coaching record of
144-23.”
In the total program, we have
a record of 44-5. This will be our
fourth consecutive year of at
least 50 victories. We’ve taken
home nine trophies.”
The wrestling team ranks high,
along with such powerhouses as
E ast Leyden and Rockford
Harlem.
North crushes East cagers
by Mike Bass
Niles E a s t’s varsity basketball
team had a lot going for them
entering their Feb. 4 game
against Niles North.
F irst of all, they had per
formed well in their last game
a g a i ns t Maine West , a l
though they lost 67-56. Second,
they had beaten North earlier in
the season 54-53 on North’s own
home court. Finally, they were
unleashing
sophomore
Tad
Slowik for his first game on the
varsity, to shore up their re
bounding deficiencies.
Unfortunately for the Easthi
Trojans, Niles North had some
thing going for them too — for
ward Howard Lapping, who
scored 25 points. Lapping’s point
total led both teams, and helped
his Vikings beat the Trojans 8057.
The loss to North, coupled with
the defeat by Maine West, left
Niles E ast with a 1-8 conference
record, and a 3-14 record overall.
R O BERT RUBENSTEIN WAS
the leading Trojan scorer in the
North game, with 13 points,
while Marc Bercoon led Niles
E ast in the Maine West game
with 19 points.
Niles North was led by
Lapping’s 25 points, while Maine
West was paced by 30 points
from Bob Zuccarini, in their
respective games with Niles
East.
Tad Slowik managed five
points in his varsity debut for
East. He did not start, but he
saw plenty of action off of the
bench.
Slowik, who had been the star
center for the Trojan sophomore
team, was asked the difference
between playing on the soph and
varsity levels. " I t was a lot more
physical than sophomore ball,”
Slowik commented.
TAD ADMITTED THAT he
r
Sports Shorts
TH E
G IR LS’ IN TER
SCHOLASTIC BOWLING TEAM
finished their season in second
place, with 31 points, 2 points
away from first place finisher,
Maine East.
The final standings for varsity
level were Maine E ast first,
Niles E ast second, Niles West
third, Niles North fourth, St.
Benedicts fifth, and Glenbrook
North sixth.
The invitational, held on Janu
ary 31, ended with Niles North
first, Niles West second, Maine
E ast third, Niles E ast fourth, St.
Benedicts fifth, and Glenbrook
North sixth.
Junior varsity results for the
Invitational were Niles West
first, Glenbrook North second,
St. Benedicts third, Niles E ast
fourth, Niles North fifth, and
Maine E ast sixth.
The district meet, held on
February 5, placed Niles North
in first place, which means that
they will go downstate. Niles
West came in second, Niles E ast
third, Glenbrook North fourth,
and Maine E ast fifth.
The junior varsity standings
for the districts were Niles
North first, Niles West second,
Maine E ast third, Niles E ast
fourth, St. Benedicts fifth, and
Glenbrook North sixth.
Outstanding bowlers for Niles
E ast in the districts were Vivian
Maniates with a 502 and a 427
series, Val Scheinpflug with a 427
and a 331 series. Cindy Kozoures
with a 437 and a 509 series, Dawn
Johanson with a 430 and a 393
series, and Lisa Frank with a 418
and a 470 series.
Lisa Frank finished with the
second highest average in the
league.
_____
THE NILES EAST INDOOR
TRACK team will have their
work cut out for them this sea
son, according to new head
coach, John Herter.
Some difficulties in recruiting
have left the team limited in size
and potential.
Another problem is that the
Trojans are scheduled against
some of the top-rated track
teams in the state.
The task of winning may seem
difficult, but Coach Herter is not
losing any hope or confidence in
his team.
He’ll be counting on such ath
letes as runners Ed Santacruz
and Barry Finn, shot-putter Hal
Pos, and sprinters Dave Sacks
and Steve Lacasha.
The frosh-soph team led by
Phil Waller and Je ff Pozen, are
also bothered by a lack of
turnout.
Coach Herter admitted that
both the varsity and the froshsoph teams need help in the field
events, including high jump, long
jump, shot put, and pole vault.
Coach Herter says that any
was a little nervous during his
first varsity game. Slowik had
been informed just one day
before the North game that he
was moved to varsity.
When asked how he adjusted to
not getting the ball as much as he
did on the soph level, he replied,
" I concentrated more on getting
better position.”
The play of Marc Bercoon has
been another plus lately for the
Trojans. He cam e out of his
year-long shooting slump to
score a season high 19 points
against Maine West. He also
added 8 points against Niles
North.
When asked the reason for the
turnaround in his shooting
success,
M a r c a nswer e d,
"E a rlie r in the season, I wasn’t
looking for shots as much.
Against Maine West, I made my
first few shots, and it gave me
confidence.”
boy interested in track and field
should contact him immediately
in the indoor track.
REBUILDING HAS BEEN
THE THEM E for this year’s
Niles E ast swimming team.
With only two seniors on the
team, Coach Nick Odlivak is
looking towards the future.
The two seniors are team
captain Dan Projansky, and
Brad Goldenberg. The juniors
are Michael Borovik, Scott
Kleiman, Kevin Klein, Alan
Goldenberg, David Nygard, and
Steven Matayoshi, a diver.
The sophomores are Mitchell
Dosik, Michael Esses, Danny
Gallagher, Kenny Heller (a
diver). Jeffrey Johnson, Mark
Landau, Leon Levin, Gary Wallberg, Steven Winer, Bruce
Brow nstein,
a nd
John
Thumholm.
According to Coach Odlivak,
the team ’s inexperience "m akes
it difficult to compete in possibly
th e
toughest
swimming
conference in the state.”
Although the swim team has
yet to win a meet, Odlivak ex
claimed, “ A lot of kids have im
proved very well on their
tim es.”
Coach Odlivak feels that lower
level Coaches Stempel and
Petrzelka have done excellent
jobs. They’re really running the
team s.”
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“Witness”
performs
Volume39, Number 6
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
Friday, January 2 1, 1977
Jan. 20-32
G rading policy to be changed
A new weighted grades policy was given
tentative approval by the Niles Township
Board of Education recently, and it will
be given final consideration this month.
THE POLICY, AFFECTING STU
DENTS at all three Niles high schools,
will be implemented for all students in
qualified courses during the school year
1978-1979.
According to the proposal, all courses
except physical education will be
evaluated and assigned a weighted grade
multiplier as follows:
Courses with most difficult require
ments 1.25
Advanced skills courses 1.15
Courses of “ average” requirements
1.05
"Minimum requirements” courses 1.00
All courses except physical education
and those graded pass/fail or audit will be
used in computing the grade point
average and rank-in-class, upon consent
of the faculty and administration.
The policy also mentioned that students
who graduate early will retain, for the
permanent records, the rank-in-class
computed for their grade level at the time
of their graduation. Those students who
complete their work early will not be in
cluded in the rankings when their class
graduates.
IN A MEMO TO SCHOOL SUPER
INTENDENT Wesley Gibbs, Dr. James
Richter, director of Student Services at
East, stated that the policy can be modi
fied in any way Gibbs wished and that
Richter has tried to make it as “ lean” as
possible.
In other action, the Board approved the
new salary range policy for ad
ministrators and an increase in the salary
of Superintendent Gibbs.
Scholarships available
Several scholarships are being offered
this month.
Eisenhower College in Seneca Falls,
New York 13148, is sponsoring Trustees’
Scholarships valued at $1000. Financial
need is not a factor. Candidates must be in
the top 10 per cent of their class, have
high test scores (SAT 1200, ACT 27).
Extra curricular activities will also be
taken into consideration.
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY in Pitts
burgh, Pennsylvania, is offering a $500
scholarship in journalism to an out
standing freshman applicant who will
major in that field. Financial need will be
a factor, but scholastic record and
interest in journalism will be given
greater weight. The deadline is February
Robert Morris College is offering $1000
scholarships to anyone interested in
business or allied health. An exam will be
given in early February as part of the
competition. Interested students should
contact the guidance resource room.
Lutheran General Health Careers $1000
Scholarships are available for two stu
dents who prove financial need and have
an interview with a screening committee.
The deadline is February 1.
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE in Rock
Island, Illinois, is offering scholarships
based on performance, talent and
financial need. Auditions will be held
February 5. These scholarships are
renewable, and Hillsdale college in
Michigan is offering $1000 scholarships to
2.
Case Western University in Cleveland, talented music students. The deadline is
Ohio, has scholarships in engineering, February 15.
science, and liberal arts. They value $2750
Ashland College in Ohio is offering
and include interviews, exams, and high scholarships to talented music students
College Board test scores. The deadline is who prove financial need. The deadline is
March 1.
April 15.
Study abroad offered
Two trips are being planned this year in
addition to the programs offered by the,
foreign language departments.
The first of the trips is one year of study
in Spain. Last summer, 126 students from
35 states departed from Kennedy Airport
and flew to Barcelona in order to attend
classes and live at Universidad Lavoral
de Tarragona, on the Mediterranean
Facilities there include a private beach,
tennis, and basketball courts. Courses of
study include elementary Spanish to
literature and culture.
SIXTY STUDENTS TOOK a four day
tour to London. Once or twice a week, a
group was scheduled to visit such his
torical places as Tarragona, Monserrat,
Barcelona, and Valencia. Some students
visited the Island of Mallarca.
Students found that they had more than
enough time to do, see, and learn what
ever they chose.
As part of the program, a trip was taken
to Madrid, and also Toledo, Avila, Segovia
and Valle de los Caidos. In Madrid, they
visited the Museo del Prado, Palacio
Real, Favrica de Tapices, Plaza Mayor.
To complete the program, a free day in
Paris, courtesy of Ais will be spent in
Hotel Meridiem, in easy access to the
city.
All interested students sould contact*
Dr. A. Doreste, Augustana College, Rock
Island 111.61201.
Two representatives of universities in
Israel will be in Chicago to discuss
opportunities to study in Israel.
The Chicago Jewish Youth Council will
sponsor the event. The Bernard Horwich
JCC, 3003 W. Touhy Avenue in Chicago
will hold the trip.
All interested students should contact
Lynne Diamond at 761-9100.
Scenery for "Witness for the Prosecution".
J o u rn a list to sp eak at E ast
Donn Pearlman, journalist, will be
speaking at Niles East on February 2, at
10:15 a.m.
PEARLMAN IS HEARD ON WBBM
NEWS RADIO 78 at the anchordesk on
Saturday and Sunday mornings. He is the
station’s Weekend Executive Producer,
and is responsible for directing coverage
of all weekend events.
Pearlman has won 11 major awards
from the Associated Press and United
Press International, for excellence in
news reporting.
He graduated from Niles West in 1964
and attended Northern Illinois University.
He was a member of the Skokie Fine Arts
Commission.
He does reporting of news and features
for the CBS radio network, and has
worked as a disc jockey, television
reporter, and weatherman.
He is married, has a 3V year old son,
e
and is a resident of Skokie.
com ing attractio n s
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Feb. 5
Feb. 5
Feb. 11-12
Witness for the Prosecution
last day for O.C.C. registration
boys basketball
boys wrestling
boys swimming
boys basketball
boys wrestling
boys gymnastics
boys fencing
mid winter string orchestra concert
Board of Education meeting
girls gymnastics
girls volleyball
exams
boys swimming
boys wrestling
boys fencing
boys basketball
boys wrestling
boys swimming
boys gymnastics
boys fencing
girls volleyball
girls bowling
last day for Manocep registration
boys basketball
boys basketball
boys fencing
girls gymnastics
end of first semester
boys indoor track
girls bowling
boys indoor track
girls bowling district meet
girls bowling state meet
auditorium
Home
Loyola
Glenbrook North
Home
East Leyden
Glenbrook North
Gordon Tech
auditorium
8:00 p.m.
8:15
6:30
6:15
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a.m.
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p.m.
Waukegan East
4:30 p.m.
Stevenson
Home
New Trier West
Maine South
Niles West
Home
Niles West
Home
state meet
Home
4:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
6:15 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
Loyola
Maine South
Maine South
Glenbrook South
6:30
9:30
8:00
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Home
Home
Home
4:00 p.m.
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p.m.
a.m.
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Donn Pearlman of News radio 78 WBBM-AM.
�Friday,
Page Two
Students help environment
One issue which affects almost
everyone’s lives is the environ
ment, People have often been
told to, “ Don’t Litter! Keep
America Clean,” but little has
been mentioned about those ad
vances to cure our environment.
Niles Township has a recycling
center located at Niles West. The
center is open on Saturday’s, and
accepts newspapers and maga
zines. The center also simplifies
the responsibilities of environ
mental conscience Skokie resi
dents by collecting papers and
magazines bundled and left on
the curb before 9 a.m. on the
fourth Sunday of each month.
For more information, call 6771114. The NILEHILITE is proud
to add that we have con
tributed our extra back issues to
the recycling center.
Another advancement toward
a better environment is the
pollution device on top of Niles
East. This device is used as a
pollution detector.
In addition, a noticeable
amount of people have switched
from aerosal cans to pump
sprays, when it was discovered
that aerosols destroy the ozone
layer, which gives protection
from ultra-violet rays.
Pollution is caused greatly by
large manufacturers, but or
ganizations like CBE, citizens
for a better environment, and
CURE have made attempts to
improve these situations.
Many other things can be done
on an individual basis to help
protect the environment. In fact,
if every individual was environ
mental conscience the problem
would be nearer to a solution.
G u est E d ito r ia l
Students litter East’s cafeteria
Milk cartons on the floor,
crushed paper cups that
missed the garbage cans, un
eaten food scattered across
tables ... these items can be
seen daily at Niles E ast’s
cafeteria.
This is the result of care
lessness and sloppiness on the
part of the students.
MANY STUDENTS FIND
it easier to leave their used
napkins, forks, plates, and
other utensils on the table,
rather than placing them in
garbage cans. Some students
play basketball with the
waste cans, which usually re
sults in a lot of garbage miss
ing the cans.
The maintenance personnel
of the cafeteria do a com
petent job cleaning the tables,
but they cannot handle the
steady flow of students in the
cafeteria who are neglectful.
IT IS THE RESPONSI
BILITY of all Nilehi students
to assist cafeteria personnel
in improving the appearance
of the cafeteria. Afterall, it’s
everyone’s responsibility to
keep the environment clean,
and the immediate atmos
phere, including the student
cafeteria is an ideal place to
begin.
E ditor’s Note: The views
expressed in this article are not
necessarily those of the Editorial
Staff. The Nilehilite welcomes
rebuttals, and additional guest
editorials, as well as letters to
the Editor. Please place all sub
missions in Mrs. Panos’ mailbox
or room 154.
H istory teacher grow s
d ifferen t vegetables
DeJonge and Welcli
By Danny Silver
“ Why do I do it? It tastes
better,” said Karl DeJonge,
social studies teacher.
DEJONGE GROWS ALL OF
HIS VEGETABLES: about 27
different kinds in his back yard,
and his neighbor lets him use his
yard also.
DeJonge explained that the
food is fresher and healthier
when he raises it, than in grocery
El
rtrjju u A R A
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stores, but mainly it is because
“I enjoy doing it.”
Since DeJonge grows so many
vegetables, he can’t eat them all.
Therefore, his children some
times sell them in front of their
house. His children get to keep
some of the money and the rest
goes toward financing his hobby.
The family also cans the
vegetables for the winter, and
gives some of them to his
friends.
Apparently, after totaling the
cost of the whole project, it’s a
lot cheaper than buying the
vegetables at the store,
according to DeJonge.
D E JO N G E ’S LARGEST
PROBLEM is the weather. “ It
can make the difference between
a great crop and a bad one.”
The most unusual vegetable
that DeJonge grows is Chinese
cabbage.
H o w ev er,
M r.
DeJonge’s most extraordinary
dish, made from the vegetables,
is his eggplant casserole.
By
Everyday at noon, while most
people are sitting down to lunch,
Karl DeJonge and Bernard Welch
are enjoying the flora of Emily
Park, while watching for birds.
BIRD WATCHING IS A HOBBY
sh ared by over 5,000,000
Americans, many of whom are
members of The Audubon Society.
John J. Audubon, born in 1785, >vas
the pioneer ornithologist. He was
an artist, and illustrated over 1000
birds in life size and color. In
order to draw the birds, he had to
kill many of them, but most bird
watchers consider it a good cause,
since a record of many species is
now available.
DeJonge became interested in
bird watching six or seven years
ago. “I moved from a congested
area, and I began to notice the
birds,” he explained. Sometimes
he searches for birds alone, at
other times with a small group,
and occasionally in a large group.
“The whole thrill is that you are
with n a tu re ,”
com m ented
DeJonge. He added that ttf
solitude, being away from noi
crowds, was appealing.
WELCH HAS BEEN
VOLVED in the hobby of bi
watching, since he was a B
Scout and studied birds for a merit!
badge. “I enjoyed hiking in tbw
™
hills of West Virginia, since I w il
a toddler. I enjoy the outdoor^,
particularly plant and animal
life,” Welch added, “ I like to hi
and walk, and observe nature, pa
ticularly birds, their habits, song
and colors. It’s fascinating.”
Welch is constantly observiit'’
birds. “ I enjoy finding species thib
are new to me. We have a biro^
feeder in the backyard, and I look
for birds while driving, to nNjl
wife’s fright, particularly in t i p
spring and fall, when birds are mu-]
grating,” Welch explained.
WHEN BIRD WATCHINdS
THE NECESSARY TOOLS iW
elude, a field guide to the birds,
known by DeJonge as the “ Biirf
5CH00L STUFF
!
Sor^E M ow
THEY Al w ay !
Fon
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m is s
crabby
F la g ivas lo w ered . . .
The United States flag at half mast is in memory of Mayor Richard Daley.
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PV R A L f«
E N D OF S E M E S T E R E X A M S C H E D U L E
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 Des Plaines Publishing Company, Des Plaines, 111.
8:00- 8:15 a.m.
Friday, January 21, 1977
8:15- 9:30 a.m.
Cartoonist ...................................... Ralph Fujiwara
Photographers ....................................... Alan Cohn
Alan Schoen
Steve Suslick
Business Manager ...................... Ralph Fujiwara
Typist ....................................................... Greg Blix
Persons, Places, and
Things Editor .......................... Phil Rappoport
Coming Attractions Editor _
_ — Shari Miller
Advisor ....................................... Mrs. Angie Panos
9:30- 9:45 a.m.
9:45-11:00 a.m.
11:00-11:15 a.m.
11:15-12:3» p.m.
Volume 39, Number 6
Editor-in Chief
News Editor ..
Feature Editor
Sports Editor .
Reporters .......
... Caryn Lason
... Murray Cohn
.. Wendy Gerber
......... Mike Bass
. Phil Rappoport
Danny Silver
Barry Schwartz
Greg Blix
Lori Dubin
Sanford Chemey
Judy Lee
Janet Peterson
JANUARY 27, 1977
JANUARY 28» 1977
Arrival
Arrival
Arrival
Period 1 Exams
Period 5 Exams
Period 9 Exams
Break
Break
Break
Period 2-3 Exams
Period 6-7 Exams
Period 10-11 Exams
Break
Break
Break
Period 4 Exams
Period 8 Exams
Period 12 Exams
Departure
Departure
Departure
JANUARY 26, 1977
1:00 p.m.
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kA C K l
By Wendy Gerber
Before driving a car, creating
a new industrial invention, or
starting your furnace, realize the
negative factors that effect the
environment.
HOWEVER, THE ENVIRON
MENTAL PROTECTION AG
ENCY (EPA) has planned pro
grams to help overcome or im
prove pollution problems.
Every year more than 200
million tons of man-made waste
products are released into the
air. About half of this pollution is
produced by transportation
vehicles. Cars may be tested on a
voluntary basis.
One out of every two people in
the U.S. owns a car. In the urban
areas, buses are nearly three
times more efficient than a
private automobile, according to
the EPA. Air pollution con
tributes to respiratory infections
and chronic lung diseases. It
may cause car accidents where
visibility was reduced.
THE EPA HAS ESTAB
LISHED STANDARDS for ve
hicle manufacturers through
1978 under the Clean Air Amend
ments. The new cars must meet
the requirements before they are
sold. By controlling traffic
through car pooling and placing
bans on parking, pollution is
reduced. To an extent, the act is
trying to protect the public
health and welfare from air
pollution. Citizens, industries,
and officials should all help to
attain a lower level of pollution.
MANY WATERS ARE EN
DANGERED by phosphates, oil
from boats, and waste materials
such as pesticides, fertilizers,
and hot water from factories,
farms, and homes. This pollution
prevents many fish and seabirds
from surviving. The waste,
which is disposed into the water,
is expected to increase nearly
four times during the next 50
years.
The Federal Water Pollution
Control Act of 1972 specifically
states goals. By July 1,1983, they
want to achieve water that can
be used for recreational uses and
yet protect fish and wildlife; and
by 1985 to have no discharges of
pollutants in the nation’s waters.
THE RESOURCE RECOV
ERY ACT OF 1970 is focused on
recycling and reusing valuable
waste materials such as cans,
bottles, and newspapers. The
Niles Township High Schools
have in operation a recycling
center at Niles West to help col-
Club improves atmosphere
By Phil Rappoport
“ Our club works to improve
the surroundings in which we
cHBujoy
’s Bible,” which includes
ptions and illustrations of
commonly found in a given
of the United States, and a
of binoculars. DeJonge exined that it is often necessary
have two people in order to
on the correct identification
bird, since many birds are
ilar. Birds are distinguished
nirnaIFos* °^ten by color; however, in
o hibiW1 new k°rn birds are not in
^
color. Also, winter is a greater
songs,f ”^en^e kecause many, but not
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
all birds, migrate to the south.
DEJONGE HAS AN IMPRES
SIVE LIST of 200 birds, which he
spotted and identified, but he met
one man, whose list included more
than 496 different birds. The
Audubon Society has a 500 club,
but very few members attain this
status. Some of the birds on
DeJonge’s list are accidents, in
cluding a wild parakeet, a white
parrot (probably a pet), a large
parrot, and imagine, a flock of 300
wild parakeets!
Lori.
THE
ENVIRONMENTAL
CLUB S FUTURE PLANS in
clude an organic garden behind
the outdoor track, more flowers,
trees, and benches for the court
yard, and to continue telling
local businesses to clean up
garbage in their area or
appropriate action would be
taken. The club will possibly set
up a nutrition campaign in the
cafeteria, urging for more
healthful foods.
The club meets every Tuesday
in Room 222 at 3 p.m.
Device controls air
By Wendy Gerber
Birds found in Em ily Park (located south of Oakton Park)
24. Tree Sparrows
Song Sparrows
25. Kill Deers
Juncos
26. Brown Creepers
Sparrow Hawks - Kestrels
27. Ruby Crown Kinglets
Robins
28. Blue Winged Teal
Crows
6. Cracklers
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
watching
live,” said Lori Piper 78 con
cerning the Environmental Club.
Lori, social studies teacher
Karl DeJonge, and about ten stu
dents were responsible for many
of the group’s activities this
year. They helped plant the
courtyard’s trees, volunteered at
the Niles Township Reclamation
Center, and have placed boxes in
hallways, resource centers, and
offices in order to take wasted
ditto sheets and other papers to
the Reclamation Center.
“Students can help by having
papers and bottles recycled, and
simply not polluting,” explained
Starlings
Cardinals
Mallards
Cedar Wax Wings
Mourning Doves
Catbirds
Meadow Larks
American Coots
Kinglets - Golden Crown
Red Wing Black Birds
Blue Birds
Red Headed Woodpeckers
Green Herons
Belted King Fishers
Black Capped Chika-Dees
Flickers
Downy Wood Peckers
29. Wood Cocks • Snipes
30. Field Sparrows
31. Pied Billed Grebes
32. Myrtle Warblers
33. Ruby Crowned Kinglets
34. Canadian Geese
35. Touhees
36. Swamp Sparrows
37. Least Sandpipers
38. Chipping Sparrows
39. Black Throated Warblers
40. Rose Breasted Grosbeaks
41. Pine Siskins
42. Wood Ducks
43. Palm Warblers
Editors Note:
This list only includes those
birds found in Emily Park.
(Photo by Alan Cohn)
Pollution is controlled by a device located on the roof.
industries must control their
production to reduce pollution.
High sulfur, fuel, coal,
incinerators, and smog from
Gary, Indiana, can raise the
level of pollution. In winter the
problem is worse due to heating,
but during April and the raining
seasons the purity improves.
Two years ago the 24-hour
device was moved to East from
the Village Hall, to provide a
better height and a location that
could easily be reached.
“ I T ’S
BEEN
VERY
THE DEVICE SERVES AS GOOD, and the system is con
part of an air purity program in stantly being up-graded. All of
the country. It checks areas in the results from Illinois are then
order to pin point the highly in compared at a state-wide level,”
dustrial locations, according to said Schenk.
Ken Schenk, Health Director for
“ Skokie is very low as far as
the village.
air pollution is concerned. We
AN AIR PUMP PUSHES stand very well in reference to
samples of air through filter the state. Skokie is far below the
paper and each month the paper national requirements of those
is measured, weighed, and sam pled; only two cities
analyzed. If the amount exceeds (Carbondale and Winnetka) are
the standards, the neighboring better,” stated Schenk.
To achieve clean air and a
healthier atmosphere, environ
mental controls must be applied
to reduce the hazards of
pollution.
Located on the roofs of East
and the Evanston Golf Club is a
device which collects particles
of air. The system, which
measures air pollution and the
purity of air, was started by the
Federal Air Pollution Program
in order to compare cities in the
U.S. at a National level.
i
(Photo by Alan Cohn)
Karl DeJonge and Bernard Welch look for birds at Emily Park.
lect and conserve materials.
Ozone, a colorless toxic gas,
irritates air passages and
creates damage and strain to the
heart, lungs, and eyes. Ozone is
caused mainly by industries,
cars at rush hour, and accumu
lating air pollutants. During
periods of high ozone levels,
alerts are enacted to warn
people to minimize all activities.
Carbon monoxide is the main
cause of pollution. Radiation,
p e s tic id e s ,
and
v a rio u s
chemicals also contribute to the
problem . M onitoring and
researching chemical contents
continue in order to improve the
environment.
An increasing problem, noise,
continues to rise in urban areas
due to industrial improvements
such as the jet plane, motor
cycles, and the jack-hammer.
Workers in factories have lost
their hearing because of noise. It
also may affect psychological
and physiological functions of
man.
PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE
been held in order to evaluate
health hazards, to determine the
extent of the problem, and to
plan programs.
The Skokie Health Depart
ment, a section of the Village
Hall, at 8031 Floral Avenue has
an Environm ental H ealth
Department which serves Skokie
by doing sanitation inspections
and conducting air pollution
monitoring.
PPT’s
THREE NEW ORGANIZA
TIONS at East include Students
for Easter Island Box No. 475960283010, the Niles East Broad
casting club and Forums.
English teacher Mrs. Jeanne
Derichs sponsors Easter Island,
Spanish te a c h e r Steve
Rosenzweig sponsors the Broad
casting club, and Mrs. Muriel
Sucherman, Special Program
Coordinator for East, directs
Forums, while the Student Ac
tivities Board sponsors it.
ALUMNI EUGENE GUER
RERO ’75 AND DAVID MAYER
’75 were initiated into the Phi
Eta Sigman High Scholastic
Honor Society for freshmen at
the University of Illinois-Circle
Campus.
THE SECOND SERIES OF
REVIEW CLASSES for the
S ch o lastic Aptitude T est
(SAT) currently are open to
high school juniors and seniors
for registration at the One-toOne Learning Center, 9233 Ridge
Road, Wilmette. For more
information contact Jeanne
Sollitt at 256-3400.
THIRTY-FIVE THESPIANS
traveled to Normal for the Illi
nois State Theatre Festival.
Jerry Proffit, East English
teacher, was the director of the
festival. More than 1500 students
throughout the state participated
in workshops, studio per
formances, and full length plays.
FOURTEEN STUDENTS of
Miss Ellen Peirce’s social stud
ies class attended James Thomp
son’s inauguration as governor in
Springfield on January 9 and 10.
Due to poor weather conditions
on Monday, they missed the
inauguration, but they arrived in
time to meet Thompson, and
have their pictures taken with
him. In addition, they saw the
legislature, gallery, Lincoln’s
tomb, and the Governor’s
mansion.
AUDITIONS for the spring
musical, “ A Funny Thing Hap
pened on the Way to the Forum”
will be held February 1, 2, and 3.
Dance and music clinics are
January 27. See drama board for
more information.
�Friday, January 21, 1977
Page Four
East wrestlers extend
undefeated streak
By Mike Bass
While winning has become
very rare for many Niles East
sports, the Trojan wrestlers
have become the exception to
that rule.
The varsity wrestlers have yet
to lose this year, and boast a 10-0
record. On all four levels,
(freshmen, soph, varsity, and
j.v.), there is a combined 33-2
mark, for the grapplers.
“IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL
WIN the conference title on all
four levels,” commented Coach
Fred Richardi. “Not only are we
in good shape on the varsity
level, but we’re in excellent
shape on the lower levels also.”
Coach Richardi feels, “ There
is so much talent here in wrest
ling, that it’s unbelievable. Niles
East seems to be a haven for
wrestlers.”
According to Richardi, the
wrestlers win because “We have
14 good seniors on our team. The
other sports here (at East) are
unable to keep their good
seniors.”
“ We are a well-rounded
team,” added Richardi, “We
have no exceptional individuals,
but we have no unexceptional in
dividuals. All of our wrestlers
are above average.”
RICHARDI ALSO CREDITS
the lower level coaches for the
wrestling success at East. “The
underlevel coaches do quite a
job,” clarified the coach. The
names of those coaches are A1
Poznansky, Steve Poznansky,
and Karlo Hartunian.
Some of the better seniors on
the team are Mark Sonshine,
Daryl Ullberg, Steve Edidin, and
Keith Potts. In fact, between
Sonshine and Ullberg, there is a
combined total of three losses.
OTHERS WHO HAVE WRES
TLED WELL according to
Richardi, are juniors Rick Yale,
Chuck Purcell, and John Boigh;
and sophomores Dave Polin and
Victor Suarez. Even Bill Stein, a
freshman, is predicted by
Richardi to win a conference
championship this year.
IN SIX TOURNAMENTS, this
season, the wrestlers have won
six trophies. Coach Richardi pre
dicts another six or seven
trophies before the year is out.
The next action for Niles East
will be on January 22, when they
face East Leyden, the number
one ranked team in the state, at
Proviso East.
(Photo by Steve Suslick)
Mark Sonshine '77 displays winning wrestling form.
Three female athletes deserve praise
By Judy Lee
Three outstanding athletes will
be graduating this year. Their
achievements are numerous, but
they have had little recognition.
They are seniors Karen Behr,
Jamie Borkovitz, and Elaine
Masover.
These three girls have par
ticipated in the sports program
at Niles East since their fresh
man year. Having been friends
for many years, they have long
had a joint interest in athletics.
After completing high school, all
plan to attend college, where
they also hope to compete on an
interscholastic level.
KAREN BEHR has an ex
tensive athletic background,
quite deserving of recognition.
She played on the varsity volley
ball team for four years and on
the varsity tennis team for three.
Two of those three years, she
was chosen captain. By the end
of this year, she will have also
played on the varsity basketball
and track teams for four years.
In her three previous years on
the basketball team, Karen was
chosen Most Valuable Player
three times and captain twice.
Her highest season total is 202
Trojan gymnastic team defeats Hersey
The boys’ gymnastics team
earned a .500 weekend by de
feating Hersey on January 6,
after losing the previous day to
Niles North.
East lost to North by a score of
126.99-123.68, but beat Hersey
126.26-125.04.
The loss to conference rival
Niles North was the first of the
By Mike Bass
season for the Trojans in any
meet this year. The gymnast’s
record now stands at 4-1 overall,
and 2-1 in conference.
mented Coach Thomas Sokalski.
“ Although, with a little more
effort in the other events, we
still could have won.”
“THE NILES NORTH meet
could have been won (by us) if it
wasn’t for little problems we had
on the parallel bars,” com-
“ It is difficult to blame an in
dividual or a single event for a
loss,” added Sokalski, “ if each of
the other events had increased
S ports S h orts
Maine South foils fencers
even team record, 3-3
The varsity fencing team ’s
record is 3-3 after a 12-6 loss at
Maine South on Jan. 4.
Coach Gralewski is very op
timistic about the fencing team.
“We have a very young team
comprised of six players with
only one senior. This is the first
year of varsity competition for
many of the fencers. Juniors
Chuck Heftman and Steve
Kessler have the best records.
Freshmen Mike Winans has been
a big surprise.”
When asked about the fine art
of fencing, Gralewski replied,
“ Footwork, timing, a good mind,
and most of all confidence are
the ingredients needed to win.
Fencing is a lot like wrestling be
cause you have to make the right
move at the right time. Strong
arms and legs are a must.”
Gralewski feels the fencers
should continue improving
s t e a d i l y as t he s ea son
progresses.
The varsity basketball team
played Glenbrook North on Jan
uary 7. They were seeking their
second conference victory, but
they lost 53-77.
The Easthi Trojans were down
by 12 at the end of the first quar
ter, and were never able to pull
closer than eight points. That oc
curred near the end of the second
quarter.
The scoring for Niles East was
led by Robert Rubenstein, who
had 14 points. He was followed
by Jeff Frankel with 13, and
Marc Bercoon with 10.
This loss left the Trojans with
a 1-4 conference record, and a 3-9
overall record.
“IT WAS VERY SWEET,”
commented
Niles
East
sophomore basketball coach, Bill
Langston, after his Trojans
defeated Glenbrook North 44-40
on January 7.
The game was not decided
until the fourth quarter, when
Niles East sank some key free
throws in the last minute to put
the game away.
Tad Slowik was the top scorer
for Niles East with 19 points. He
was followed by Alan Andrea
with 13 points.
The Trojans came into the
game at less than full strength,
with sixth man Robert Fisch out
recovering from the stomach flu.
His role was taken by Jim Krysl,
who came off the bench to help
spark the Trojan’s victory.
Langston was impressed by
the bench play of Duane
Zawistowski. “ He is starting to
develop,” stated the coach.
“ Look for things to come from
him.”
The Interscholastic Girls
Bowling Team will host its last
duel meet on January 28 at
Oakton Bowl.
ACCORDING TO DEE WHYMAN, coach of the girls bowling
team, the spirit of the girls is one
of competitiveness and excite
ment.
The team has been under much
pressure this year. Coach Whyman feels this is because the
girls have to keep up the reputa
tion they have earned in past
years.
Niles East hosted an eighty
girl invitational on December 13.
First place doubles went to
Vivian Maniates and Lisa Frank.
Third place doubles were
awarded to Carolyn Ohlwein and
Val Scheimpflug. Lisa Frank had
the second highest individual
series with a 514.
The girls with high averages in
meets are Vivian Maniates, 153;
Lisa Frank, 152; and Cindy
Kozoures with a 151.
The girls’ gymnastics team
finished last at the quadraschool
meet on January 7, between
Niles East, Maine South,
Liberty ville, and New Trier
East.
The team, whose season
record now stands at 0-8, scored
63.55 points, compared to Maine
South’s winning total of 80.05.
ONE OF THE MAJOR REA
SONS for the loss was‘a weak
ness on the vault and uneven
bars. Another was the absence of
Coach Marcia Berke for a week
prior to the meet.
High scoring competitors for
East were Jane Nisbitt on the
beam, with a 6.1, and Cathy
Leaven on floor exercise with a
6 . 8.
by .5 point, we would have won.”
Coach Sokalski was quick to
point out individual standouts on
the team during the two meets.
He praised Brian Austin’s 8.6 on
the rings against Niles North,
Steve Borkan’s 8.25 on the
trampoline against Hersey, and
Chris Besser’s 8.15 in the free
exercise vs. North.
“ All-around
Chris Besser
have hovered
m ark,” stated
another plus.
performances by
and Bill Saputo
around the 6.0
Sokalski as being
“THE RING TEAM has been
our most formidable event,” ex
claimed the Coach. “ They had a
23.1 total vs. North.” Members
of the ring team are Brian
Austin, Jeff Moll, and Ron
Winert.
The varsity gymnasts are now
in second place in the con
ference.
E a s t ’s s o p h o m o r e and
freshmen team have also been
active. The sophs have a 2-3
record, while the frosh stand at
3-2.
points. On the track team, Karen
is a shotputter. Last year, she
competed in the state meet. Her
best personal record is 36 feet.
JAMIE BORKOVITZ also has
an impressive record. Although
she doesn’t participate in a fall
sport, she spends this time condi
tioning for the volleyball team,
on which she has played varsity
for three years. During her
freshman and sophomore years,
she played on the varsity basket
ball team, but switched to
badminton in her junior year.
Jamie is probably best known for
her track record. She has been on
the team since her freshman
year. Her specialty is throwing
the discus. She placed first in
the league during her sophomore
and junior years, and placed
eighth in state when she com
peted last year.
ELAINE MASOVER is a quiet
person, but her determination
and hard work have proven her
to be an asset to every team
she’s played on. She spends the
fall working out for volleyball.
She has played on varsity for
three years and is probably the
most consistent player on the
team. She has also played on the
varsity basketball team for four
years, and on the varsity softball
team for three. Her sophomore
year she was chosen MVP of the
softball team. Besides being a
strong athlete, Elaine has also
been able to maintain a 3.7 grade
point average.
Although these girls enjoy the
various sports they participate
in, they have found that each one
requires a lot of hard work.
Their accomplishments are,
worthy of the recognition girls
athletics seldom receives.
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Friday, December 17, 1976
East closing committee p lan s fo r fu ture
Two committees created by the Board
of Education in February of 1976 are
meeting regularly to solve the problems
involved in Easthi’s closing.
includes Niles West and Niles North ad
m in istrato rs, a d istrict business
manager, two teachers, four Boardappointed citizens from districts 69, 72, 73
and 73V2, student representatives from
Lincoln and Oakview Junior High, and
E asthi senate president Howard
Steirman.
ACCORDING TO PRINCIPAL Galen
Hosier, “ the first closing committee was
a committee that the Board of Education
gave life to by providing it with a charge
of responsibilities and in that charge I
The first closing committee is charged
was appointed chairman ... there was a with receiving suggestions from the staff,
broad spectrum membership including students, individuals, and organizations,
representatives from the underlying forming at least two plans for E ast’s clos
Boards of Education, student bodies from ing, listing problems that arose as a
our feeder schools, faculty representation guideline for other plans, forming other
and administration from our own school.”
necessary committees, and reporting
The Board of Education formed the regularly to the Board.
closing committee in keeping with its
seven fundamental positions which were
The second committee, which focuses
announced in a public statement in June on the disposition of property, is charged
of 1975: 1. to maintain or to improve a with planning for alternate uses of the
quality high school program for all stu land from the East building and the
dents in Niles Township. 2. to house the Central building, being guided by the
total school enrollment in two buildings, Board’s desire to keep the East building
due to economic pressure. 3. to strive to for possible future use as a high school,
retain all tenured faculty members. 4. to soliciting proposals for the use of Easthi
phase out the District Central Building. 5. property from the junior college, park
to maintain control of the current districts, governmental agencies, and
property (with the possible exception of other community organizations, reporting
the Central building) in order to ensure to the Board, planning for E ast’s con
enough space for future enrollment. 6. to tinued use at a minimal cost, and
vacate Easthi by September of 1980. 7. to examining options 9 (rent, lease or sell)
insure a quality program for students for the Central building.
through the last day of the 1979-80
Under the chairmanship of Mr. John
academic year.
Nix, the Director of Building and Grounds
the second committee includes two
HEADED BY PRINCIPAL GALEN administrators, a commercial real estate
HOSLER, the first closing committee representative, a Village of Skokie
Committee
Topic
Chairman
Committee I
closing committee
Mr. Hosier
Subcommittee I
student articulation
Area committee 1
inter-school articulation
Dr. Richter
Area committee 2
student organizations
Dr. Hawkins
Subcommittee II
certificated staff articulation
Mr. Tyler
Subcommittee III
classified staff articulation
Mr. Tyler
Subcommittee IV
distribution of equipment
District Business Manager
Area committee 1
building
building managers
Area committee 2
language arts
department directors
Area committee 3
physical welfare
department directors
Area committee 4
practical arts
department directors
Area committee 5
social studies and fine arts
department directors
Area committee 6
student services
department directors
Area committee 7
theoretical sciences
department directors
Area committee 8
awards
student service director
Area committee 9
food services
food service director
Committee II
building
Mr. Nix
Seniors attain scholar status
81 Easthi seniors achieved Illinois state
scholar status by performing well in the
1976 American College Testing Program
(ACT).
THE STUDENTS INCLUDE: Michael
Bass, Mindy Bass, Roger Beck, Gregory
Beljaeff, Robert Blinick, Stuart Bressler,
Ellen Brin, Karen Chamerlik, Laurence
Cohen, Murray Cohn, Dana Colucci,
George Curtiss, Brian David, William
Deitch, Barbara Deutsch, Gregg Dorman,
Benjamin Dubin, Lauran Factor, Sharyl
Fischman, Arlene Fisher, Dawn Flakne,
Lisa Frank, Vicki Gebavi, Janet
Ginsburg, Debbra Glienke, Brad Goldenberg, Andrew Goldstein, Richard Gordon,
Lori Graff, Evalyn Grant, Sheila Hamer,
Brian Harris, Carla Hasegawa, Alan
Herbach, Cathy Horwitz, Louis Kanter,
Lisa Kuntz, Pamela Landau, Joanne
Lange, Aileen Leung, Anne Marie Levan,
Richard Levin, Dennis Liu, Dennis Lutz,
Beth Malekow, Carol Malina, Scott
Malina Elaine Masover, Amy Matsuda,
James Matz, Fern Medor, David Miller,
Sandra Mohr, Ann Morton, Steven Nelson,
David Pevsner, Hal Pos, Mary Postel,
Gloria Price, Eric Robin, Laura Sable,
Eileen Saltzman, Barry Schmetter, Julei
Schmidt, Alan Schneider, Pam ela
Schnell, Janet Seyller, Howard Shapiro,
Norman Siegal, Steven Steib, Howard
Steirman, Robert Stevens, Michael
Stiefel, Patricia Sudendorf, Paula
Sugarman, Allan Tish, Caryn Vale,
Sharon Veis, David Weinstein, Diane
Wurl, and Irwin Ziedman.
THE ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARSHIP
COMMISSION mailed certificates of
merit to the Illinois state scholars late
November.
Over 30,000 students from most Illinois
high schools competed in the 1977-78
program; approximately 12,000 students
qualified as state scholars.
The commission offers the ISSC
Monetary Award, based on financial need,
usuable at more than 200 Illinois public
and private universities. Applications are
available in the guidance resource room.
Senate discusses
smoking area
Early December, the Student Senate led
a half hour discussion with Mr. Hosier and
Mr. Lamb on a student smoking area.
The committee on school affairs
(COSA) made two proposals: to have a
smoking area on Lincoln Avenue, or in a
section of the courtyard. Plans for a new
smoking location are being discussed,
because the local community has com
plained about the present smoking area on
Mulford Street.
The Senate plans to ask the student body
and the community for suggestions.
representative, a business person, and a
representative from Maine Crawford
Property Owners Association.
At the June 1976 meeting of the first
committee, five proposals for the closing
of Niles East were offered to the Board,
but the community representatives
indicated a desire for a full four year high
school through 1980. At that meeting, the
representatives
formed
five
subcommittees.
SUBCOMMITTEE I, THE STUDENT
ARTICULATION committee is divided
into two area committees. Headed by Dr.
Richter, the first area committee holds
department articulation with feeder
schools, special education programs,
class registration and testing, student
assignment to counselors, and graduates’
records. The second area committee,
under the chairmanship of Dr. Lee
Hawkins, the director of the English
department, study problems relating to
extracurricular activities and student
organizations — the senate, clubs, boys
and girls athletics, music, drama, speech
and school publication organizations.
When the second area committee met on
October 28 and Dec. 2, each of the eight
categories gave reports. The second area
committee will meet again on January 13.
Subcommittee II, the certificated staff
articulation committee, headed by
Personnel Director Mr. Tyler is com-,
posed of administrators and teachers
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from East, North, and West including fij
English teacher Mrs. Jeane Derichs. The L
second subcommittee discusses staff I
reductions, building departmental and 2
extra-curricular activity assignments.
SUBCOMMITTEE III, THE CLASSI- *|
FIED STAFF articulation committee,
under the chairmanship of Mr. Tyler, dis- [I
cusses building and job assignments for U
classified staff members.
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Subcommittee IV, will discuss dis
tribution or disposal of the furniture,
equipment and awards at Niles East. I
Headed by the district business manager, ®
ni n e a r e a ^ ^ o m m i t t e e s
wo r k
independently
:Jding, language arts, I
physical welfare, practical arts, social |
studies and fine arts, student services, *
theoretical sciences, awards, and food
services.
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Subcommittee V, chaired by head
librarian Mrs. Polanski will discuss the
disposition of the library. Some '
alternatives include retaining the portion 1
worthwhile for the community and the n
district, selling the collection, dividing v).
the entire collection between North and
West, giving North and West only what J
they deem useful, or donating some or all |
of the collection to taxing bodies within
Niles Township.
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This information will be published I
formally next spring in a booklet for |
secondary school principals prepared in
part by Mr. Hosier.
�Friday, December 17, 1976
Page Three
Teachers & students
study character traits
The holidays are upon us and most
people are forming a written or mental
list of New Year’s resolutions. The
resolutions include habits to break or per
sonality flaws to improve upon.
A recent survey asked students what
general characteristics many teachers
need to improve for the New Year.
Several students claimed that teachers
give too much busy work, and don’t
realize that students have homework in
other classes. They felt that teachers
expect too much in a short time. Another
student felt that teachers don’t
understand students problems. In addition
students felt that some teachers are
unfair when grading, because they don’t
consider the time involved in a project,
and that some teachers put too much
importance on grades. Other comments
included teachers who “pick on” certain
students, and threaten the class. Most
students interviewed added that their
comments only referred to some
teachers, and that all East teachers had
many positive character traits.
Among the traits that students felt
teachers should continue in the coming
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year are the willingness to help students
on their free time, showing their human
side, and watching for improvement.
Students also said that they admire
teachers who reconsider and admit when
they are wrong.
THE TEACHERS WERE ALSO
GIVEN the opportunity to suggest some
improvements the students could make
for the New Year. These include being too
concerned with grades, being too
materialistic, and not being concerned
with the natural environment. One
teacher commented that many students
become upset with a grade that the
teacher “gives” them, when they didn’t
“ earn” it. Another teacher felt that
students are not strongly academically
motivated, due to outside influences.
When interviewed, however, the
teachers also found many favorable
characteristics present in most East
students. They believed that students
have good attitudes about learning,
willingness to accept responsibility,
enthusiasm, knowledge about the world
they live in, and well developed senses of
humour.
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Reflections considered satisfying
Dear Editor,
To the Students involved in Reflections:
My congratulations and thanks to you
for a really satisfying production! I ’ve
come to expect Reflections to be a good
show, but each year it seems to get better.
What impressed me about this year’s
Reflections?
1. High standards of writing, a selection
of material with both coherence and
variety, and a second act that continued
the excellence of the first.
2. A band that played with such fine
intonation, balance, and precision that I
almost forgot the players were there as
the music poured forth.
3. Thorough work behind the scenes by
committees and crews, especially the
speedy set changes and the spectacular
designs for "One” and “Celebrate” .
4. And, above all, the many persons on
stage who— whether speaking, singing, or
dancing — exhibited a masterful sense of
timing and physical movements that were
natural, graceful, and beautifully
integrated.
“ Free To Be You and Me” was
unmitigated joy.
Reflections Upon a Lifetime was a truly
outstanding evening of entertainment.
Richard A. Livingston
English Teacher
Cast appreciates
Dear Editor,
We would like to express our apprecia
tion to the staff and students of Niles East
High School for their efforts and kindness
in sponsoring a cast of “ Up With People.”
We certainly enjoyed the opportunity to
meet with and learn from the people of
Niles East, and the entire Skokie
Community.
Susan Swain, Ray Wane, and Dave Lipson
Winning photographer
explains his hobby
ALAN SCHOEN ’79 recently took the photography.
winning photograph of the winter scene satisfied to
which is located on the front page.
newspaper.”
ALAN FIRST BEGAN PHOTOG
RAPHY in the fifth grade. “One of my
friends was interested in it and he
influenced me to join a class at the JCC,”
said Alan. He participated in the program
for eighteen months.
As an eighth grader, Alan took pictures
for the Oakview yearbook.
He prefers to capture objects than
people because, “ It’s not as restrictive
and it involves more variables.”
HIS OTHER HOBBIES INCLUDE
filming movies, playing golf, and collect
ing stamps. Alan plays the trombone in
the Jazz Ensemble, Concert Band,
Marching Band, and Pep Band. He often
works as a stage crew member for drama
productions.
Alan wants to take film study, learn
m ore about color and creative
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Alan concluded, “I ’m
take pictures for the
Editors Note:
The Nilehilite would like to apologize
for the Right Ear on page 1, which stated
that the Woody Herman concert was held
on November 30, while the newspaper was
distributed on December 1. The dis
tribution date was postponed, due to a
disaster drill on November 30, therefore,
the date on the Nilehilite was changed to
December 1 but the Right Ear couldn’t be
changed at such short notice.
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What is the Rotary Club’s purpose
What is the Purpose of the Rotary Club?
The Rotary Club is an association of
businessmen and professionals, who are
committed to community programs. They
meet at Pyrenees weekly on Tuesdays.
One student is chosen each month to
represent East at the Rotary Club. The
students are chosen by the administration
based on participation in Deca, Student
Senate, sports, theater, and The
Nilehilite.
Past student representatives include
Brian David, Jerry Lavin, David Pevsner,
Lori Piper, and Howard Steirman.
What are the words to Niles East’s Pep
Song?
The lyrics to “ NILEHI,” written in 1941
are:
Nilehi, Nilehi,
Go out and win this game,
We’ll help you try,
The Trojans were a mighty race,
They fought with lots of vim,
So keep the fighting spirit, and we’ll win
Let’s go now gold and blue,
We’re true to you
We’ll stand behind you always to a man
Let’s keep our colors flying high
Our motto is to do or die!
Let’s win this game, Nilehi!
When will ‘‘Witness For the Prosecution”
be presented?
The winter play, “ Witness For the
Prosecution,” directed by Mr. Jerry
Proffit, and assisted by Rena Zaid ’77 will
be presented on January 20-22, in the.
auditorium at 8 p.m.
What is the purpose of the Student
Appeals Board?
The student Appeals Board is a com
mittee who hold hearings for students who
received referrals that they believe are
unfair. The Appeals Board members
include John Diviak ’77, Scott Friedman
’77, Lauren Pitalis ’78, and Alan Portnoy
’78.
After receiving a referral which a
student feels is unfair, the student should
talk to his dean. If he still is not satisfied,
he may request a form for a hearing at the
S.A.B. The form then will be transferred
to Scott Friedman, Judge Advocate, and
the student will be notified of his hearing.
Every student at East has the right to a
hearing with witnesses.
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Published during the school year by the students of Niles Township High School East, Lamon and
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Volume 39, Number 5
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News Editor ..................................... . Murray Cohn
Feature Editor .................................. Wendy Gerber
Sports Editor ............................................. Mike Bass
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Dave Kaplan
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Judy Lee
Friday, December 17, 1976
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�Friday, December 17, 1976
Page Four
S tu d en ts e n jo y J u p u n e s e va ca tio n
by Wendy Gerber
Beryl and Ellen Schwartz,
traveled in Tokyo, Kyoto, and
Shima in Japan during the sum
mer.
“Tokyo is divided into sections
and is confusing. It’s easy to get
lost,” commented Ellen. In
Tokyo, they visited their rela
tives and the Army Hospital at
Camp Zama where Ellen was
born. When their parents met,
their father was in the army and
their mother worked at a
theater.
FOE BREAKFAST THE
FAMILY would either eat
Japanese or American food, Dur
ing the day they visited shrines
and temples. “They are beauti
ful,” expressed Beryl. Other
days they would shop or go sight
seeing.
' For an American lunch they
would eat at McDonalds or have
Kentucky Fried Chicken. "Most
of the prices are reasonable but
at McDonalds they charged
double the normal price,” Ellen
added.
In Japan they eat a lot of sea
food. One fried shrimp dish was
called “Tempura.” "When you
have soup, the Japanese will be
offended if you do not make
noise. They think you don’t like
it,” said Ellen.
“I THINK THE BEST PART
of the trip was the food and
g am ero o m s,”
com m ented
B eryl. Ever y block had
gamerooms and gambling. As a
student, one can’t gamble.
School begins for the Japanese in
August and ends in May,
according to Ellen.
At night they would play
pachinko in the gamerooms
while they were entertained by
their cousin, Akio. The girls
would go to sleep late at night.
THEY WOULD ATTEND
sports events, such as baseball,
volleyball, or football on some
evenings. “ In Japan they support
their high school sports very well
and the players never argue with
Persons, places, and things
LISA COHN ’78 has been
chosen by “The Experiment in
International Living” to live
with a family in France this
summer. This private non-profit
education institution was
founded in 1932 and is involved in
cultural learning and under
standing between people.
THE SKOKIE PUBLIC LI
BRARY is presently showing 52
minute episodes of the “World at
War” on Mondays at 8 p.m. in
the Petty Auditorium for free.
ALUMNI SCOTT WINKLER
’76 visited East during his
Thanksgiving vacation. Scott is
attending the University of
Michigan at Ann Arbor where he
majors in Liberal Arts. Scott
was involved in the Golf team at
East and college.
FRENCH CLUB sponsored by
Miss Dorann Klein visited a
French restaurant on December
8. Approximately 18 members
dined at " L ’Escargot” in
Chicago on Halsted.
AN AMERICAN JEWISH BI
CENTENNIAL DISPLAY was
done by the Students for Israel
Club in the show-case by room
317. Presently, they have a Chan
ukah display. The club plans to
show at least three more show
case designs by the end of the
year.
(Photo by Alan Schoen)
Woody Herman and his Thundering Herd performing at the Jazz concert on
November 30 at East auditorium.
U n i c o m sig n ifies
section in l i b r a r y
by Dan Sawislak
By looking towards the
southeast corner of the fiction
room at the Skokie Public
Library, a student will see a
picture of a unicorn which
signifies the uni-corner.
THIS AREA OF THE
LIBRARY houses the Young
Adult Collection. "A big prob
lem with the uni-corner is
that it’s awfully hard to find,”
said Young Adult Librarian
Barbara Doherty.
Once the reader has located
the unicorner he might find it
very interesting. The uni
corner is a collection of about
1,100 books at full capacity. It
consists of fiction and non
fiction wich all have some
interest to high school stu
dents.
The non-fiction books,
according to Mrs. Doherty,
include books about such
topics as reports, art, and
music.
Some fiction books are writ
ten by Kurt Vonnegut, Paul
Zindel, and Ray Bradbury.
Many of these books are
duplicates of books in the
adult section that have been
placed in the uni-corner.
“THE UNI-CORNER MAY
HELP STUDENTS who must
do book reports,” said Mrs.
Doherty. " R a th e r than
searching through the whole
library a student can come to
the uni-corner to get a good
book.”
This section was started
four years ago and is in
creasing in popularity,
according to Mrs. Doherty.
On your next visit to the
library do a little exploring
and visit the uni-corner.
the umpire,” explained Beryl.
Many things were surprisingly
different in Japan from the U S.
"The firetrucks and cars are
small. The Japanese drive on the
left side and the driver sits on
the right. If a person was in the
crosswalk, all of the cars would
stop. The cabs are pretty cheap,
and in Japan you can’t tip
anybody.
“THE FOREIGNERS ARE
REAL NICE, and they will give
free samples at stores. I thought
that everyone would wear
Kimonos but only the old people
do. Everyone else wears Levi’s
rolled up, and t-shirts with
suspenders. The clothes are
inexpensive in Japan; Levi’s are
a little cheaper then here,” ex
plained Ellen.
Both of the girls are able to
understand Japanese and speak
it somewhat so communication
wasn’t a problem. The Japanese
also speak broken English.
"I would like to return to
Japan especially to see more of
Mount Fuji, and Japanese
fencing,” stated Ellen.
(Photo by Alan Cohn)
Ellen Schwartz '77 and Beryl Schwartz '78.
Student discusses homeland
ZpAara. Is r a e lit e . m a res ta Skahie
by Janice Greenberg
How would a person like to go
to school six days a week, nine
hours a day, and have the same
teacher for almost every sub
ject?
These are some of the differ
ences between Israel and the
United States, according to
Zehava Goldstein, a student at
East who moved two years ago
to the United States from Israel.
A MAJOR DIFFERENCE is
the students in Israel attend
school Sunday thru Friday. They
have no choice of courses; they
must take algebra and geometry,
home economics, Arabic, Torah,
world history, geography, and
prayers, all taught by the same
teacher. They have different
teachers for art, music, and
gym.
When students graduate from
high school, they must go direct
ly into the army. Men must stay
for three years and the women
stay for 18 months or until they
are five months pregnant. After
serving in the army, they never
have to return.
While the United States enjoys
baseball, Israel enjoys soccer. It
is not uncommon to see families
playing soccer outside their
homes, according to Zehava.
(Most families have four or five
children.)
pay the government money.
People that move to Israel re
ceive a free apartment and car,”
said Zehava.
“I INFLUENCED MY PAR
ENTS to live here,” stated
Zehava. “ We visited the U.S. two
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and the punishments are more
severe, explained Zehava. They
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When Zehava moved here from
Israel two years ago, she dis
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Hirzilia, the town where she
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"In Israel everything is ex
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One thing about Israel that I
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high, and I think the entire
country would turn Communist
within three years.
"Leaving Israel is almost
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Page Five
VanArsdale to impersonate Scrooge
by Caryn Lason
•
How many people are familiar
with an individual who has be
come a legend in his own time?
(Photo by Alan Schoen)
VanArsdale, a teacher in District 219
for 32 years, does impersonations.
Ronald VanArsdale, in his 32
years at Niles District 219, has
achieved this title.
VanArsdale taught for 14 years
at East division, seven years at
West, and 10 years at North. In
his duration at Niles schools, he
saw many changes, including the
addition of the new section at
East, but one thing remained
continual.
EVERY YEAR, DURING
THE HOLIDAY SEASON, Van
Arsdale would do his impersona
tion of actor Lionel Barrymore
playing the part of Scrooge in the
play, “ A Christmas Carol.”
Van Arsdale first heard Barry
more doing Scrooge on the radio,
and he tried to impersonate him.
His friends were impressed by
his impersonation, and they en
couraged him to shorten it to five
minutes. In 1946 he performed
for an audience of East students
in their Christmas program. It
was so successful that he con
tinued doing Scrooge every year
at East. At that time they held
assemblies in the gym. When he
transferred to West, he did his
yearly impersonation, only in the
auditorium, and after he went to
North, he still performed
Scrooge, only less people were
familiar with the Actor Barry
more. By the last two years of
his teaching career he per
formed for a limited audience of
interested students.
VANARSDALE HAS PER
F O R ME D
many
other
i m p e r s o n a t i o n s i ncl udi ng
President Roosevelt, Bergin and
McCarthy, and German, French,
Chinese, and Italian dialects. He
did an impersonation of Charles
Laughton playing Captain Bligh
in “ Mutiny on the Bounty,” and
once when Charles Laughton was
in Niles Township, his students
dared him to go backstage and do
his impersonation. “I accepted
the dare, and after I finished the
impersonation, Laughton cor
rected me by telling me that I
had forgotten the words
“unchartered, when referring to
the seas,” explained Van
Arsdale.
This year, a former student of a: so copy facial expression, the
VanArsdale’s from North is way a person uses his mouth,
taping his impersonation of stature, dialect, and eccentric
Scrooge, to play on a Des Plaines gestures.” Follow all these
radio station, where the student directions, and hope the
program
director.
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audience can recognize the
VanArsdale’s two twin nephews,
individual being impersonated.
Tom and Dick Arsdale, are pro
fessional basketball players on
the Phoenix Suns, and they have
al so t a pe d t he Scr ooge
impersonation to play on
Phoenix stations.
VANARSDALE STUDIED
AND MAJORED IN ENGLISH
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They also plant gardens and
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Indians receive from the state is
a portion of the amount for all
minorities.
The Indians are furthering
their education beyond grade
school and high school. Some of
them even earn doctor’s and
lawyer’s degrees, according to
Redcloud.
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SONS THE INDIANS have cere
monial drums and they are in
touch with spirits that are omni
present. A ceremony makes the
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and bark on trees, according to
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The Indians change their loca
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Page Six
Sophs lose
2 cage games
Cagers take seventh
by Mike Bass
The week of Nov. 23 was a very
busy one for the Trojan varsity
basketball team.
First, Niles East finished
seventh in the Streator tourna
ment, then lost on consecutive
nights to Maine East and Notre
Dame.
NILES EAST CAPTURED
SEVENTH PLACE in the Strea
tor tournament by defeating
Sterling Newman 90-86, after los
ing their first two games. Those
two losses were to home team
Streator, 96-72, and to Morris, 6866.
The defeats by Maine East and
Notre Dame were by scores of
88-77 and 78-55 respectively. That
these two games were played on
consecutive nights (Friday and
Saturday) upset Trojan Head
Coach, Emil Capitani.
“ As long as I am with the Niles
East basketball team, I will
never try to schedule double
weekend games again,” ex-
claimed Capitani. “The bad part
about the two game weekend is
that we were up for the first
game against a good team
(Maine East), but were flat
against Notre Dame. Notre
Dame is a good team, though.”
EVEN THOUGH THE TRO
JANS lost to Maine East, Coach
Capitani was pleased with his
club’s play. “ We played a good
game against a good club. We
were able to break their press,”
added Capitani.
One of the big reasons Niles
East lost to Maine was explained
by Coach Capitani. “ We were
down by six with three minutes
left, when we didn’t cash in on
our offensive opportunities.”
Capitani made a similar com
ment about the Notre Dame
game, when he pointed out one of
the reasons for their loss. “ We
were losing by 12 points when we
had five offensive opportunities
where we didn’t score.”
IN
THE
S TREATOR
TOURNAMENT, Trojan for
ward Jeff Frankel led all scorers
with 71 points for a 23.7 point per
game average, including 37
points against Sterling Newman.
Frankel was chosen to the all
tournament team, his second all
tournament placing this year.
Frankel leads the Trojans in
scoring this year with 161 points,
an average of 20.1 points per
game.
Chuck Wisniewski was the top
scorer for Niles East against
Maine East with 20 points. Other
high scorers in that game for
Niles were Frankel with 16, Bill
Andrea with 15, and Marc
Bercoon with 12.
The Trojan scoring in the
Notre Dame game was led by
Frankel with 14 points. Other
Niles East players who were in
double figures were Robert
Rubenstein with 13, and Andrea
with 11.
V o lle y b a ll team beats M a in e
by Judy Lee
The Niles East varsity volley
ball team won their second con
ference meet and extended their
overall record to 4-1 by defeating
Maine East by the score of 20-16,
20- 11.
VARSITY COACH JERRY
RICHARDSON is enjoying his
first year of coaching girls’
volleyball. He says, “The girls
are doing everything I ask them
to, and I ’m having a great time
working with them.”
The girls have a rigorous
workout two hours every day
which includes running drills to
improve basic and advanced
skills and occasional scrim
mages. In past years, much of
the team’s strategy revolved
around its defensive ability to
keep the ball in play. This year,
however, the team is using a
multiple offense with a much
greater emphasis on aggressive
ball-playing. This seems to have
proven successful so far.
According to Coach Richard
son, the girls’ best advantage
over other teams they’ve played
has been their ability to handle
the ball. “ We can accurately
return serves and spikes while
other teams can’t,” explained
Richardson.
AGAINST MAINE EAST,
Coach Richardson commented,
“The team played a good mental
game — we were moving on the
court.” He was very pleased
with the team ’s performance,
especially since they had a 10
day lay-off between games.
"Our main weaknesses right
now are our poor blocking, skills
and our lack of communication,”
said Coach Richardson. The girls
will be working on these skills in
upcoming practices. Their next
game is against New Trier West
at New Trier on January 6.
The varsity squad consists of
ten players. They include seniors
Karen Behr, Jamie Borkovitz;
Jody
Coninx,
Beth
DeFranceschi, Kathy Ewing,
Elaine Masover, and Nan
Odlivak, and juniors Andrea
Slowik, Jenise Vassilatos, and
Judy Lee.
B oys9 gymnastics lo o k s good
by Barry Schwartz
"Just like in the past. Trojan
gymnastic teams have always
had a winning tradition, and this
year will be no exception,” said
Boys Gy mn a s t i c s Coach
Seymour Rifkind.
“ The varsity squad will
include the returning sophomore
conference champs and a well
bal anced senior gr oup. ”
declared Coach Rifkind.
The team will be led by allaround gymnasts Chris Besser.
Bill Saputo, and John Lopez.
Individual contenders include
Brian Austin on rings and Jim
Burke on the sidehorse.
Coach Rifkind admits that
East swims
for future
victory will not come easy for
the Trojans this year. Four key
performers couldn’t come out
for the team because of personal
reasons. Also, the team must
face st rong compet i t i on,
including the top five teams in
the state.
Coach Rifkind added that with
extra hard work and determina
tion the team will have a winning
season.
On the sophomore level, the
squad is predicted to finish in the
upper half of the conference.
Leading this team will be two
trampolinists Jeremy Willens
and Larry Cohan.
The freshmen team will try to
by Dave Kaplan
"We hope we can win the con
ference, but this year’s main
goal is to build a conference
winning team for the future,”
commented assistant swimming
Coach Skip Petrzelka.
“The varsity swim team is
very inexperienced. We have
only 7 upperclassmen (5 juniors
and 2 seniors) swimming for
us,” Petrzelka commented.
Captain Dan Projansky swims
the 100-yard butterfly and the
butterfly in the medley relay. He
is trying to set a Niles East
school record by swimming the
100-yard butterfly under one
minute. “ Right now, he is
swimming it in 1:05,” added
Petrzelka.
Besides Projansky, Brad
Goldenberg, the other senior,
swims the 100-yard backstroke
and the backstroke in the
medley, Mike Borovik in the
breast stroke, and Scott Kleiman
in the freestyle.
hold its own with all-around
gymnasts Richard Tripp and
Steve Fishman.
by Mike Bass
(Photo by Alan Schoen)
Troians make Notre Dame sandwich.
Berke sees
girl gymnast
success
by Laurie Dubin
The girls’ gymnastic team
could be headed for a successful
season, despite their 0-4 record,
according to Coach Marcia
Berke.
“OUR LOSSES ARE NOT
REALLY an indication of how
well we’re doing and what we
are going to do. We have a lot of
potential, and we can win. After
all, we came very close in the
meets we lost,” commented
Berke.
The Maine West gymnastic
team beat our varsity gymnasts
by 5 points, and the J.V. team by
two points on November 2.. The
meet against Niles North on
December 2, ended in the defeat
of the J.V. team by 3 points,
while the varsity team lost by 7
points.
“ We have a team where every
body turns in solid scores consistantly. As an overall team,
we’re better than the teams who
beat us. The problem is that even
though most of the competitors
on the other teams aren’t as good
as us, there are always one or
two superstars who pull the
score way up. We can really win
if everybody brings up their
scores by a point,” Berke
explained.
Hockey team is 0-7
The Niles East hockey team is
0-7 after suffering crushing
defeats against such league
powerhouses as Loyola, Notre
Dame, and Prospect.
The
seems
which
goals,
Pfau.
team’s main problem
to be a weak defense
thus far has permitted 66
according to Coach Bill
The Tr oj an sophomore
basketball team lost its first two
games of the year to Maine East
and Notre Dame.
The final scores of the games
were 68-57 against Maine East,
and 57-54 against Notre Dame.
The Maine East game was
actually closer than the score in
dicates. It was a one or two point
game until the last four minutes,
when Maine went into a stall,
and the Trojans were forced to
foul.
THE CONTEST WITH
NOTRE DAME looked like it
might have ended differently
than it did, when the Trojans
jumped out to a 30-21 half time
lead. The lead, however, was cut
to one point at the end of the
third quarter, and Notre Dame
went on to win, 57-54.
Trojan Head Coach, Bill
Langston, said that "It was hard
to open with the first game on
the road, plus Maine East is a
very good club.”
COACH LANGSTON COM
MENTED on the Notre Dame
game, explaining, “ The kids
played real well for 24 minutes.
Unfortunately, there are 28
minutes in a game.”
“The turning point in the game
was when we had a seven point
lead, and lost it in 40 seconds,”
added Langston.
Coach Langston feels that the
team ’s strong points are its pivot
and forward men. He thinks that
the weak points are the lack of
guard scoring, the need for more
hustle on defense, and the lack of
an adequate back-up play
making guard.
Trojans
Triumph
The Trojan basketball team
pulled victory out of the hands
of defeat last Tuesday, by
defeating Niles North on a
last second shot by Marc
Bercoon.
The final score of the game
was 54-53 in favor of the
Trojans.
What was rem arkable
about the game, was the great
comeback made by Niles
East. They were down 53-40
with only 4:13 left to play,
when they scored 14 straight
points to win the game.
The day was a sweep in
basketball for the Trojans.
G ra p p le rs defeat Evanston
by David Fogel
The Niles East wrestling team
traveled to Evanston to take on
the Wildkits Friday, December
3. All four teams won by very im
pressive scores.
The freshmen won by an over
whelming score of 78-3. The
sophomore and J.V. teams also
won by wide margins to continue
their winning ways. The com
bined scores for all four levels
was 229-26.
Easthi varsity w restlers
remained undefeated by posting
a 50-3 victory. Pins for the
varsity came from Bill Stein,
Rick Yale, Bud Blumenthal, and
Mark Sonshine, who needed only
26 seconds to defeat his
opponent.
The wins boosted the Trojans’
four team combined record to 120.
“T rib u n e 9 h on ors K a re n B e h r
9
by Mari Ivener
(Photo by Alan Schoen)
Karen Behr — prep athlete oi the
week.
Karen Behr, 77, was recently
honored by the Chicago Tribune
as a prep athlete of the week for
the week of November 22.
Karen, who was recognized for
her excellent play on the volley
ball team, felt she was not the
only team member worthy of the
honor.
“There are other girls on the
team who played just as well. I
really don’t know why they chose
me,” Karen explained.
BESIDES VOLLEYBALL,
KAREN is involved with the
school’s tennis, and track teams.
She’s been captain of the tennis
team for two years and was
voted most valuable girls'
basketball player for three
years. She also went downstate
last year for track and field
where she threw the shotput.
Of all sports, Karen enjoys
participating in softball the
most. Although she’s not on the
school’s team, she plays for the
Skokie Girls’ Traveling Team.
The traveling team consists of
the area’s best players which
play similar teams in neigh
boring suburbs. Last year her
team finished first in the Park
District tournament and second
in in the Chicago Metro
tournament.
“GIRL’S SPORTS AT EAST is
getting better all the time,”
Karen stated. “ Girl’s sports are
pulling bigger crowds, and we’re
getting more gym time for
practice.”
Although she has no definite
plans for college, Karen is
looking into some state colleges,
and she definitely will continue
to participate in athletics.
“There's a problem with
scholarships for girls. Guys are
scouted for scholarships, while
girls have to go looking for the
s chol ar shi ps t h e ms e l v e s , ”
asserted Karen.
Karen's chief gripe is the way
girl athletes are looked down
upon. She feels they are thought
upon as being unfeminine.
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Lason, Caryn, Editor-in-chief
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Jazz Concert
November 30 with
Woody Herman
East senior re-elected
DIANE POLIN, senior at Niles East
High School and a member of DECA, the
Distributive Education Club, was elected
as Vice President of the state of Illinois at
the statewide DECA convention in
Chicago, November 5th and 6th. Diane
was also a state officer last year, the first
time in Illinois DECA history that an
officer was re-elected to serve another
term.
The student officer was elected by two
student delegates from each of the 150
high school chapters around the state.
There are 2600 members of the Illinois
DECA organization, which is part of a
national group of more than 169,000
members. Diane headed Niles East
N ational DECA week a c tiv itie s
(Photo by Alan Schoen)
Four students are initiated into Niles East Key Club.
Key Club has initiation
THE NILES EAST KEY CLUB held
initiation ceremonies early November
using "Alice in Wonderland” as the
theme. The new members include Kevin
Kline as the Red Queen, A1 Lev as Alice,
Dave Kline as Playboy Bunny, and Alan
Waskin as the cat. In past ceremonies,
members had to wear costumes from
"The Wizard of Oz,” or eat cereal with
marshmallow fluff in search of a raisin.
Since its formation four years ago, the
Key Club now draws a large membership
from all four grades. Key Club, a com
munity-school service organization is
similar to other clubs in its operation
under school policy and student body
membership, but its sponsorship, aims,
and format set it apart from other clubs.
The Skokie Valley Kiwanis Club, under
the direction of leading businessmen from
the community, sponsors the Key Club.
KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL
PRESENTLY HAS 82,300 MEMBERS,
3,696 CLUBS AND 30 DISTRICTS.
The Niles East Key Club holds an out
standing position in the Illinois-Eastern
Iowa District, division 17.
C om ing A ttra ctio n s
Dec. 2— Girls gymnastics - Niles North
Gym-7:00p.m.
Dec. 2— Winter Choral/Orchestra
Festival - Auditorium
Dec. 3— End of second marking period
Dec. 7— Booster Club Meeting
Coaches Lounge - 8:00 p.m.
Dec. 7— Girls Bowling - Niles North
-4:00 p.m.
t.
Dec. 8— PTSA Board Meeting
Dec. 8— Girls Volleyball - Niles North
Gym - 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 8— Winter Band Festival - Audi
torium
Dec. 11— Boys Wrestling - Maine
South Wrestling Room -1:30 p.m.
Dec. 13— Board of Education meeting
- Central Administration - 8:00 p.m.
Dec. 13— Girls Bowling Invitational
4:00 p.m.
Dec. 13— Girls Gymnastics - Glen
brook South Gym - 7:00 p.m.
Dec. 14— Girls Volleyball - Glen
brook South Gym - 6:30, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 16— Girls Volleyball - Niles
West G ym -6:30, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 17— Last day before winter
recess
Recess
Dec. 17— Boys Wrestling - New Trier
East Wrestling Room-6:30, 8:00
p.m.
Dec. 17,18,19— Ski Trip - Wausau,
Wisconsin
Dec. 18— Gymnastics Invitational
Niles North - 7:00 p.m.
Dec. 18— AFLA Fencing Open
Maine South - 9:00 p.m.
This year’s officers include Jim
Adelman, presi dent; Lee Grodsky, vice
president; Mark Brutzkus, secretary; and
Rick Yale, treasurer. The Key Club has
already held a dance and disco-night while
plans are in progress for a ’50’s dance and
an all school volleyball/basketball
tournament.
Anyone interested is urged to join. Key
Club meetings are held Wednesday nights
at 7:30 in the coaches’ lounge.
R u les changed
THE STUDENT SENATE officially ac
cepted a new amendment to its con
stitution November 12 by a two-thirds
majority vote. In order to ratify the
amendment, the Senate had to hold
voting sessions in two consecutive Senate
meetings.
THE AMENDMENT STATES that any
single member can have only one vote,
even if he represents more than one or
ganization. The purpose of the
amendment is to insure equal voting
power among Senate members, while the
Senate’s membership increases, since
only one club or homeroom may be repre
sented by any one individual. Previously,
if a member represented two or
ganizations, he had two votes on Senate
issues.
The Senate is taking part in a student
exchange program with Glenbrook South
High School on November 29 and 30. 14
students from both schools will learn how
each school and student legislature are
run, and the students also will exchange
ideas.
Show planned
THE NEW NILES EAST DANCE
COMPANY, under the sponsorhip of Miss
Caliendo, is active this year, and is pre
paring to present a dance show in
February.
THE NEW AUDITIONS were held
recently. The company consists of 25
senior and junior members. The 15 senior
company members include: president,
Paula Sugarman; vice president, Mary
Postel; treasurer, Caryn Lason; and
members Paula Jeremias, Elaine Cohn,
Carol Feldman, Karen Feldman, Jody
Friedm an, Debbie Balikov, Sandy
Brenner, Melanie Karafotias, Gail
Norris, Judy Rich, Carol Rollick, and
Alison Wohl. The junior members include
President Ellen Goodman, vice-president
Cindy Friedman, and members Beth
Feldstein, Sue Fish, Cathy Lasowski,
Cheryl Lee, Sharon Lee, Marcy Mandel,
Vivian Maniates, and Debbie Winston.
The company will meet regularly to
organize the dance show, which is
choreographed entirely by the members.
November 14 to 20 with three other East
DECA members, Brian David, Julie Gold,
and Scott Nathanson who were all
appointed to DECA A m bassador
positions. They handled publicity for the
state DECA activ ities in th eir
community.
ONE ACTIVITY conducted by DECA
was the “Support Your Local Retailer”
program. As part of this activity, 4 local
stores displayed signs thanking shoppers
for their business and urging them to
patronize Skokie shops and merchants.
"The purpose of DECA week is to
support our local retrailers, and also (to)
let the merchants know what the East
DECA students can do for them,” said
Bill Couslon, faculty sponsor of DECA.
“Up with People9 sings
9
in Niles East Audi torium
“UP WITH PEOPLE,” a non profit
worldwide musical and educational
group, performed at Niles East,
Saturday, Nov.ember 27, at 8:00 p.m. in
the auditorium.
500 young men and women, from 17-25
years old, make up the group. They
currently are divided into nine casts all
over the world.
The group was formed in 1965 when Mr.
J. Belk, the current president and
chairman of the board of "Up With
People,” talked with eight college
students. From the discussion, they
decided that there was a need for a new
kind of educational program. Chrysler
Corp. agreed to sponsor the venture, and
by 1968 Mr. Belk had incorporated the
group.
When "Up With People” came to
perform at Niles East, they were housed
and fed by area residents. The group was
paid a guaranteed $2000 plus 50 per cent of
the money collected at the door. The
Students Activity Board sponsored the
performance for Niles East. The clubs
that helped sell tickets will share in any
profit.
Alternative successful
THE ACTION LEARNING CENTER
(ALC), district 219’s alternative school, is
a success according to Dr. Robert L.
Fizzell, ALC program coordinator. Dr.
Fizzell attributes the effectiveness of the
ALC to the opportunity students have to
find methods of learning other than those
offered by a traditional education. As
evidence to the success of the ALC, Dr.
Fizzell cites that 80 per cent of the
students who enter the ALC graduate,
while 90 per cent of the graduates enter
college.
The new learning methods include
learning through experience, studying
individually, and experiencing life in the
community. Employing these methods, a
student must earn a minimum of three
credits each semester. The student earns
these credits by fulfilling a learning
contract. The student, with the aid of a
learning coordinator and learning
resource person, draws up a set of
objectives, a plan of activities, and a
method of evaluation that must be
completed on any given topic before the
credit is awarded.
DR. FIZZEL said that a student who
does well in the ALC is generally one who
is above average in maturity, is capable
of self-direction, prefers learning through
experience than through the traditional
abstract approach, and rejects the routine
of regular classes, but is motivated to
learn.
DR. FIZZEL feels that limiting the ALC
enrollment to 43 students allows personal
relationships and com m unication
between people to develop. The 43
positions are filled on a first come first
serve basis. Any sophomore, junior or
senior may enroll, if he feels the ALC will
serve his educational needs.
Dr. Fizzell and Joan Macala, Niles East
English teacher, formed the ALC in 1973.
The learning center is situated in a mobile
unit outside of Niles West, with Dr. Fizzel
and Mr. Bill Robinson, formerly of Niles
North, as the learning coordinators.
C olleges o ffer aid
LINCOLN COLLEGE in Lincoln,
Illinois is offering $400 grants to students
who have a cumulative grade point
average of 2.5 and/or are willing to work
four hours a week.
FRANKLIN COLLEGE in Franklin,
Indiana is offering scholarships based on
S.A.T. scores, class standing and
journalistic ability. The awards range
from 200 to $500. Applications are due
Feb. 15.
For more information, contact Mrs.
Gilmore in the guidance resource room.
East enrollment declines
AFTER 27 YEARS of an increase in
student enrollment, a decline is subject
for the next five or six years, due to the
decrease in birth rates in the 60s and 70s.
The district officials predict that from
the present 6818 students, the sum in 198081 will drop to 5096 students. The
conclusion is to close the oldest school,
Niles East that year.
Before graduation in 1975, 2177 students
were enrolled. In 1975-76 Niles E ast’s
enrollment declined to 2149. At the
present time, 2054 students are enrolled.
Despite the decline, 51 new students
have entered Niles East since September.
The following chart shows the enrollment
decline.
/ ....................................................
Graduation
Year
Boys
Girls
1977
303
264
567
1978
264
262
526
1979
269
224
493
1980
237
231
468
Total
1073
981
2054
Total
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Wednesday, December 1, 1976
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o t* o. a.
Old time schedules
to avoid confusion
The old Blue and Gold time schedule
policy is one that most East students
would welcome again.
The schedules were proposed in a
NILEHILITE editorial, in the November,
1973, issue. The editorial suggested that a
Blue time schedule be put into effect for
daily use, and a Gold time schedule for
days when special assemblies are held. In
the Gold schedule, each class was
shortened by three minutes, in order to
leave an additional 24 minutes plus home
room for assemblies.
At present, the Blue and Gold time
system is not in use. Instead, students are
excused from fifth period and homeroom
for all special assemblies. This is unfair
to those students who have lunch, or an
important class scheduled fifth. Also, it
makes it difficult for teachers to plan, and
keep all their classes moving at the same
pace.
To remedy the situation, students were
released from homeroom for a few days,
and given a lengthened fifth period. This
only proved to further confuse students,
and certainly couldn’t substitute for a
lunch which was missed the week before.
Instead of changing effective
systems,, more time could be spent
improving those which are ineffective.
The Blue and Gold schedules were quite
successful, and many people would agree
they should be continued in the future.
GOLD TIME
SCHEDULE
.. 8:00*8:37
2 ..... .. 8:42*9:58
2 ..... .. 9:03-9:19
. 9:24-10:04
Hmrm. 10:07-10:44
Wmmm 10:49-11:44
6 . . . . . 11:31-11:47
7 . . . M 11:52-12:08
mËËÊm 12:13-12:50
MfiaB. 12:55-1:32
10 . . . . .. 1:37-1:53
i l ...I .. 1:58-2:14
1 2 . . . .. 2:14-2:54
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fe e d b a c k
Students angered by library procedures
Dear Editor,
I would like to comment on the library,
which has recently become a very un
pleasant place to study.
I only go to the library during one period
in the morning, and this year I have been
quite surprised at the strict enforcement
of the no talking rule.
CERTAINLY THE LIBRARY is no
place to talk or socialize, but must a
student be evicted for whispering for a
moment? Recently, I was evicted for
talking back to a librarian, which I did
after she angered me. I was whispering to
a friend for a pen, and in a flash I was
warned .that if I wanted to talk, I should go
into a booth. I noted that all the booths
were full. The students in the booths were
very loud, and I made the mistake of
mentioning this to the librarian. I asked
why they could make noise while in the
booths, and I could not even whisper.
I WAS AGAIN WARNED about talking
outside of the booths. I would like to note
that in warning me, the librarian talked
longer and louder than I did. I inquired as
to why she did not try to quiet the students
who were making noise in the booths. She
told me it was permitted for students to
talk in the booths, and that is what they
are for. At that point, I made a remark for
which I was kicked out.
I just wish to point out to the librarians
that I understand their job, but that I have
lost all respect for them, because of their
military attitudes.
Ken Greisman ’78
Dear Editor,
There is a small problem, the library,
which is shared by many students. I have
found many of the librarians to be quite
unreasonable at times.
SINCE I HAVE ONLY one free period, I
don’t have many opportunities to study in
the library, but in one instance, I was
totally angered. A friend came up to me,
and whispered. I mean that no heads
turned, no pencils stopped, and I heard no
“Shhh’s.” Well, I have decided that the
school has installed a radar device in the
library, because a librarian was with us in
an instant. My friend remarked that no
one could hear, but the librarian in a
perfectly audible voice stated that the
library was not a place to talk, and we
were instructed to go into a booth or
leave. I don’t think that each time
someone has a question he must run into a
booth. Don’t you think this could become
quite a nuisance?
Name Withheld Upon Request
Gym classes u n fa ir
Dear Editor,
I am a senior in the first period gyrr
class with Mr. Richardi. It is the policy oi
the school to let juniors and seniors
choose their own activities in Physical
Education.
ONE OF THE CHOICES was Flickei
Ball,” the first three weeks and bas
ketball, the second. After the first three
weeks, the class was looking forward to
playing basketball, and we discovered
that we couldn’t play, because a girls gym
class was using the gym. As I understand
it, the girls were not at fault, but someone
made a mistake.
MY GYM CLASS CONSISTS of 42 guys,
and the only place we could go was the
wrestling room. We don’t mind much, but
we felt we were cheated from an activity,
we were falsely offered.
I hope that in the future, the athletic
director makes sure that all gym classes
coincide with each other.
Name Withheld Upon Request
Reflections Unique,
considered success
S tu den ts visit T r ib u n e
Dear Editor,
The English classes of Niles East High
School went to visit the Tribune Tower on
Monday, October 18. It was taken in co
ordination with the Current Com
m u n ic a tio n s C la s s e s ’ stu d y of
newspapers.
THE TOUR, WHICH LASTED for
approximately an hour and a half, was
divided into four parts. The first part was
a movie which was extremely interesting.
It showed how paper was made,
manufactured, and reprocessed.
The second part of the tour consisted of
seeing the composing room, which is
where news is composed and edited. The
students also saw how pictures are
relayed on the wirephoto, and how news
items are phoned in.
THE THIRD PART OF the tour was the
type setting room, which is where the
layout is put together.
The fourth and last part of the tour was
the room where the paper is rolled off the
presses, it comes off in a complete news
paper, ready to be folded and sent to the
public. Many students thought the trip
was very interesting.
Stuart Blumfeld, ’80
The NILEHILITE would like to con
gratulate the directors, cast, and crews of
“Reflections of a Lifetime Unique,” for
the time and effort they contributed to
making the show a success.
THE SHOW, WHICH WAS COM
PLETELY DIRECTED BY STUDENTS
Gail Norris ’77, and David Pevsner ’77;
choreographed by Mary Postel ’77, and
Paula Jerimias ’78; and conducted by
Lawrence Cohen ’77, was presented
November 18-20 with a special senior
citizen’s performance on the afternoon of
the 17th. The technical adviser was
Howard Steirman ’77, and the choral
advisers were Lisa Phillippe ’78, and
Kathy Stukas ’78. Juniors Carol Miller and
Diane Ament were responsible for all
crews, and seniors Sharon Veis and Caryn
Vale were in charge of costumes. All this
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, niinois 60076. Printed by Des Plaines Publishing Company, D es Plaines, HI.
Volume 39, Number 4
Editor-in-Chief ..................................... Caryn Lason
News Editor ......................................... Murray Cohn
Feature Editors ................................ Wendy Gerber
Caryn Lason
Sports Editor ............................................. Mike Bass
Reporters ........................................... Phil Rappaport
Alison Brantman
Dave Kaplan
Howard Shapiro
Shari Miller
Janet Peterson
Wednesday, December 2, 1976
Chuck Heftman
Chris Kot
Judy Lee
Barry Schwartz
Lori Dubin
Allen Friedman
Photographers .............................. Barry Schmetter
Alan Cohn
Alan Schoen
Steve Feldman
Cartoonist ........................................... Ralph Fujiwara
Sponsor ......................................... Mrs. Angie Panos
leadership, plus a cast of over 70, and the
sponsorship of Mr. Proffit, Mr. Winkler,
and Mr. Mayfield explain the success of
the show.
The students involved in the show began
working intensely since last February.
They were fully responsible for
organizing, casting, staging, and pre
senting the production, and the result
displayed their efforts.
THE THEME, “ REFLECTIONS OF A
LIFETIME UNIQUE,” presented life
from childhood through adolescence,
young adults, and finally later years. This
theme was clearly displayed through
songs, dances, and skits.
Many people feel that Reflections is
one of the highlights of the school year
and believe that this year’s show was
successful in fitting that standard.
Editor’s Note: The Nilehite staff would
like to correct some of the articles, which
appeared in the October 29 issue.
In the story, PEP ASSEMBLY HELD,
KING AND QUEEN NAMED, the winner
of the most spirited class in the Trojan
Contest, was the class of ’79. We would
also like to apologize for the articles
TROJAN TALK, and ROBERT IRSAY
VOICES HIS VIEWS. The feelings ex
pressed in these articles are not
necessarily those of the entire staff.
In addition we welcome any letters to
the editor, concerning these and other
articles. Please send letters to room 154
or put in Mrs. Panos’ mailbox.
�,
Wednesday, December 1, 1976
Page Three
Jose Greco fine male dancer
visits East to perform his art
by Phil Rappoport
(Photo by Alan Cohn)
Jose Greco performing one of the various Spanish dances.
Jose Greco, acclaimed as “ the
world’s finest male Spanish
dancer,” recently performed at
East.
The production, “Jose Greco
and Friends,” was sponsored by
the National Endowment of the
Arts and the Skokie Fine Arts
Commission. It demonstrated
the various techniques and
ch a ra c te ristic s of Spanish
dances from the regions of
Aragon, Basque, Valencia,
Castile, and Andalucía.
THE 57-YEAR-OLD GRECO
was born in Italy, brought up in
Brooklyn, New York, and
presently lives in Spain. He
started dancing when he was 13
y e a r s old and w o rk e d
professionally in 1943. He
appeared on Broadway from 1951
to 1968. His wife Nana Lorca,
who has performed with him
since 1963, also is in the show.
“She’s been with me so long that
I finally decided to marry her
three-and-a-half years ago.”
Greco spends his tim e
performing in concerts, and
m aking sym phony g u est
sppearances, among them was
one with Arthur Fiedler. Last
year he gave 59 lectures, and this
year has lectured 24 times. He is
also a motion picture performer,
and he has made records and
appeared on television.
“I don’t like the Hollywood
atmosphere. It’s a different
medium. I ’m not an actor, I’m
just a dancer. I would rather
give a live performance than
make a movie. When making a
N ILEH ILITE offers winter scene photography contest
by Caryn Lasori
for the holiday issue.
Traditionally The Nilehilite
publishes an annual Holiday
issue. The cover of this special
Name
issue consist of a three-quarter
page photograph which should
rerlect the photographer’s talent
in interpreting a winter scene.
This year, rather than assign
the job to a staff photographer,
The Nilehilite is holding the
contest.
Homeroom
THE WINNING PHOTO
GRAPH will be p rin ted
and the photographer will also be
The Nilehilite is featuring a
photograph contest to supply the
front page with a winter scene
Home phone number
Year ____________
Are you e n r o l l e d
in photography?
DO NOT WRITE YOUR NAME ON THE PHOTO
i m
Examples of winter scenes included in past issues.
RICHARD LIVINGSTON,
AND MARK ROSTVOLD, per
formed with the Chicago Sym
phony and Chorus on Monday
night, November 8. George Solti
conducted the members at
Carnegie Hall in New York City
as they presented pieces by
Walton and Verdi. Alumni
Cheryl Frazes ’72 is also a
performer.
ALUMNI AMY GINSBURG
’73, is presently attending Duke
University where she is major
ing in Psychology. Amy is a
member of Phi Beta Kappa.
MAYER KAPLAN JEWISH
COMMUNITY CENTER, 5050
W. Church will present the play
“You’re a Good Man, Charley
Brown” in April. A general
meeting for auditions will be
held Monday, December 6 at 7
p.m. for cast and crews. Contact
Lorry Woolfe at 675-2200, ex
tension 235, or Myrna Schneiter,
ext. 230 if you are interested.
ADELE HIGGINS of the
library staff won a 12 inch black
and white portable television in a
raffle sponsored by the InterVillage Mental Health Associa
tion of Skokie Valley. The TV
was donated by the Morton
Grove Bank. The funds will sup
p o rt th e m e n ta l h e a lth
programs.
THE
SKOKIE
PARK
DISTRICT is planning an Oakton
Ski Club for Niles Township High
School students. The club will
meet the fourth Tuesday of each
month at 6:30 p.m. at Oakton
Community Center, 4701 Oakton
Street, to plan ski trips, see
films, have lectures and work
shops for a dollar. Call Debbie
Rosenthahl at 674-1500, ext. 42
for more information.
ALEXANDER
MIRON’S
Hebrew classes will attend a per
formance of Israel Folk Dancing
at Evanston on December 14.
KATHI ISSERMAN ’78 was
selected to participate in a pro
gram sponsored by the Rotary
Club. She will represent East at
the meeting on February 15 at El
Bianco II restaurant.
SENIORS GAIL NORRIS AND
BARRY KRAMER have been
chosen to represent East for the
Illinois State Theater Produc
tion. They will audition for
“Jesus Christ Superstar.”
OAKTON COMMUNITY
COLLEGE will present “Zorba
the Greek” on December 3 at
8:15 p.m. in Building 6 at the
Oakton Interim Campus on Oak
ton and Nagle in Morton Grove
for 50 cents.
OCC SUNDAY NIGHT
COFFEEHOUSE will also pre
sent the Reifriation Company
and Improvisational Company on
December 5 at 8 p.m. on the
same campus for $2.
featured in the newspaper.
All photographs taken by
Easthi students without the
assistance of an adult are
eligible. Entries must be placed
in Mrs. Panos’ mailbox, or room
154 by December 10. The entry
below must accompany each
photograph. Please do not
include your identification on the
photo, so judges decisions aren’t
influenced.
Students plant
celebrate Arbor Day
;
by Lori Piper
The sound of dirt hitting the
ground, and shovels and pickaxes
striking the earth, occurred in
Niles E ast’s Courtyard, No
vember 2, as members of several
clubs planted shrubs and trees to
beautify Niles East.
It was considered an ex
hilarating experience by the 25
students and Kenneth Reiter,
working together to do some
thing for East. This accomplish
ment won’t just be forgotten, but
will grow into beautiful trees and
bushes to remember.
The money for the shrubs was
donated by the Central office of
Niles Township, located at Niles
West.
Students from Key Club,
Golden Galleon, Environmental
Club, N-Club, Band, GAA Board,
and the radio station participat
ed by planting about 50 trees and
shrubs in less than two and a half
hours, this included a lunch
break.
The PTSA was responsible for
contributing grilled hot dogs,
taffy apples, and apple cider to
feed the students.
Each participant who worked
on the morning of Veteran’s Day
to plant trees for Arbor day at
East, will be rewarded, not only
by the satisfaction of their ac
complishments, but by a plaque
under each shrub, which will
bear each student’s name.
,
Backgammon current fad
What used to be the back of
your checkerboard is now a
surface for the game of chance
and skill,
BACKGAMMON A CURRENT
HOBBY and fad among students
in colleges has been spreading to
high school students.
Two players group their fifteen
checkers onto a board with 24
spear-shaped daggers called
points. (They are grouped into
four sections of six points in
each.) The players attempt to
move their men home by the use
of dice and cups. Then they must
remove all of their pieces from
the board first to win.
movie, I am performing in front
of a camera-it’s an imaginary
audience. I might have to wait
around 11 days to shoot one
scene. But when I do my own
show, I can direct myself and not
be directed.”
JOSE CARRIES 60 PAIRS OF
BOOTS with him when traveling.
Sometimes one or two shoes
break at each performance,
because they are delicate and
can ruin easily.
“ What m akes flam enco
dancing interesting is that the
male dancer acts very masculine
and the lady acts like she wants
to seduce the man,” Greco
explained.
“I think that more people of
the younger generations have
become exposed to flamenco
dancing and feel that it is more
cultural than rock,” Greco
concluded.
M iss D iam on d
retu rn s to E ast
by Shari Miller
“It was always my dream to
come back to Niles E ast,” said
Cass Diamond, girls’ assistant
tennis coach.
MISS DIAMOND GRADU
ATED FROM EAST in
1971. She now tutors in the
Special Education Department
and coaches tennis, volleyball,
badminton, and softball.
Miss Diamond participated in
these teams and swimming
while at East. During her senior
year she played in the number
one singles position on the tennis
team. She was awarded the
"most outstanding sophomore in
physical education,” and "most
outstanding tennis senior.” She
was chosen editor of the sports
section of the yearbook. She also
won third place in "Reflections”
during her freshman year and
participated in other musicals
and choir. She was selected
school mascot her junior year,
and she was elected Homecom
ing Queen senior year.
Miss Diamond attended
Eastern Illinois University,
where she received a degree in
Education. She participated on
the college volleyball, tennis,
and badminton teams.
DURING THE SUMMER SHE
TAUGHT TENNIS in the
Laramie Sports Program, which
she has been involved in for the
past five years, and she had her
own tennis program at the Mar
riott Hotel for members and
guests.
According to Miss Diamond,
she was asked to take a coaching
position at Niles North, but first
she inquired at East. When she
discovered there was an opening,
she accepted it.
"Niles East has changed a
little,” Miss Diamond said. She
feels there was more school
spirit when she was a student.
She also believes opportunities in
physical education have improv
ed greatly for girls both in class
and competition.
“TWELVE-LINED GAME”
dates back as early as 3000 BC
when it was played by the
Greeks and Romans. This game
resembles modern backgammon
a descent of Parchesi. Since 1925
the rules have changed little; at
that time the idea of doubling or
tripling stakes began. Ford
example, when a player has all
of his men off the board before
the other person has his men
home, the stake is doubled.
A person may purchase a set
for 79 cents to $95 in Skokie, to
get involved in the backgammon
craze.
(Photo by A la n Schoen)
Miss Cass Diamond
�Page Four
Wednesday, December 1, 1976
Reflections
Lifetime Unique"
(Photo by Steve Feldman)
Paula Sugarman, Steve Stukas, Danny Santow, Jodi Friedman, and Joe Sochaki compare their father's professions
in "My Old Man"
(Photo by Alan Cohn)
Phil Rappoport and Lisa Poteshman discuss the problems of "Being Green"
(Photo by Steve Feldman)
Marty Lemer sings "My Father's
Song"
(Photo by Alan Schoen)
Barry Kramer and Cookie Stone jitterbug at Pop's soda shop.
(Photo by A lan Schoen)
Steve and Cathy Stukas ask what they will be like when they grow up.
(Photo by Steve Feldman)
Phil Rappaport (Charlie Brown) wonders w hy he's so "blah," while Alison Brantman (Doctor Lucy) prescribes a
cure.
(Photo by Alan Cohn)
Singer, dancers perform the song "Tomorrow Isn't Soon Enough'
(Photo by Steve Feldman)
Barry Kramer (Elvis Presley) excites the audience.
�Page Five
Wednesday, December 1, 1976
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17-20
(Photo by Alan Cohn)
Chorus dancers audition for a musical in "I Hope I Get It"
(Photo by Steve Feldman)
Chorus performs "Free to be. You and Me" in the aisles of the auditorium.
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(Photo by A lan Schoen)
50's students enjoy sodas at Pop's.
(Photo by Steve Feldman)
Alison Wohl demands a big, fancy, extravagant wedding, when Ed Nemmers tries to propose in "Old Fashioned Wedding"
(Photo by Alan Cohn)
(Photo by Steve Feldman)
Barry Kramer tells the ballad of "Sandra"
Randi Merel, Sheryl Fishman, and M issy Josephs sing background
with Bill Elliot as soloist in "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief"
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Wednesday, December 1, 1976
DuSable triumphs
in Trojan tourney
by Mike Bass
The 1976 Niles East Invi Elroy of St. Michael, who
tational Basketball Tournament averaged 21.3 points per game,
ended Nov. 20, with DuSable and led his club to a third place
High School capturing first finish.
place.
Jeff Frankel of the Trojans
DuSable won the championship was one of ten players chosen by
by defeating Carver in the final the coaches to the all-tourna
game by a score of 72-65.
ment team. Frankel averaged
The order of finish was 20.0 points per game. Others
DuSable first, Carver second, St. picked for all-tournament honors
Michael third, Von Steuben were McElroy of St. Michael,
fourth, Leo fifth, Mt. Carmel Fred Carter of Leo, Billy Hamil
sixth, Niles East seventh, and ton of Mt. Carmel, John Schmiel
Schaumburg eighth.
of Schaumburg, Jerome Miller
Host school, Niles East, took of Von Steuben, Shawn Thrower
seventh place by defeating of Carver, and Larry Williams,
Schaumburg 65-56, after losing Brisbane Hardin, and Jimmy
their first two games to Von Odom from DuSable.
John Schmiel of Schaumburg
Steuben, 77-71, and Mt. Carmel,
84-59.
and Brian Carter of Carver tied
The most valuable player of for single game scoring honors
the tournament was Jasper Mc- with 29 points each.
Wrestlers prepare
(Photo by Alan Cohn)
to defend title
by Eric Robin
The outlook is bright this year
for the Trojan wrestling team,
the defending Central Suburban
League champions.
According to Coach Fred Richardi, “ We’ve got an awful lot of
kids to work with and they’re
very enthusiastic.” Richardi
reported a large turnout this
year, in excess of one hundred
boys.
Last year the Tojans captured
eight conference titles in all, in
cluding team and individual
titles. After grabbing the varsity
conference crown, the squad
placed second in districts and
qualified six men for sectionals.
Until key injuries hit high school
All Americans Mike Hinske and
Pete Christopolous, Richardi had
serious hopes for a state crown.
Richardi’s coaching staff,
which he considers to be one of
the best in the area, consists of
brothers Steve and A1 Poznansky
and Karlos Hartunian.
This year the Trojans have
plenty of depth. Richardi sees
four or five class wrestlers
competing for one varsity spot.
“ We’ve got some awfully tal
ented young kids,” Richardi
claims, including returning soph
omore conference champ Chuck
Purcell as well as sophomores
Dave Polin and Victor Suarez.
Richardi can also count on six
returning varsity champions in
Mark Sonshine, Scott Norris,
Rick Yale, Mark Michaels, Steve
Niles East basketball team warming up lor the coming season.
Edidin, and Daryl Uhlberg.
Other possible starters are
Dennis Lutz, Keith Potts, John
Boyjk, Lee Feldstein, Bud Blumenthal, and Dave Hinske.
When Dennis Lutz was asked
what he attributed the team ’s
continued success to, he replied,
“The coach, he’s all for the team
instead of himself. He’s one hun
dred per cent school spirit.”
Mark Michaels commented, “I
am looking forward to state,”
while Bud Blumenthal said,
“This is going to be an enjoyable
and successful year for the team.
Let’s have a little school sup
port.”
Captains this year are Dave
Hinske, Bud Blumenthal, and
Steve Edidin.
The Trojan Varsity soccer
team defeated fifth ranked
Maine East in overtime, 1-0, on a
goal by Cary Claver. One week
earlier, they had been beaten by
Maine East 3-0.
As the game started, the
Trojans were fired up and played
very aggressively, claimed
Coach Hollister Sandstead, but
no one was able to score. “ Brad
Moss, our goalie, kept us in the
game. He defended the goal very
well.”
Thirty seconds into overtime
Mitch Ginsburg threw the ball in
from the sidelines to Cary
Claver, and he scored the win
ning goal.
The Trojan’s momentum was
upset by Gordon Tech in a sec
tional game, when Tech forward
Robert Meschlack scored six
goals against the Trojans. East
was beaten 7-0.
According to Sandstead,
Meschlack plays soccer better
than any high school player he
has seen this year in com
petition.
The Trojans finished the
F a ll M V P ’s are announced
Most valuable player awards
were recently announced at
Niles East for the fall sports
season.
Ip girls’ sports, M.V.P. honors
went to Nancy Ciran in archery,
Claudia Brisk in tennis, and Jodi
Coninx in swimming.
The most valuable players in
boys’ sports were Jim Kipnis in
football, John O’Malley in
soccer, Ed Santacruz in cross
country, and Rick Martini in
golf.
Harriers finish up season
by Barry Schwartz
The Trojan varsity cross coun
try team ended its season
November 8, after capturing the
1976 Niles Township Cham
pionship.
The season was also high
lighted by the Trojans placing
second in the Maine North Invi
tational, and third in the Trojan
Invite, and the Niles West Invite.
“ However, the season was not
all that glorious for the Trojan
runners,” admits Coach Tom
Ristow. The team ’s 2-5 con
ference record gave them a tie
for fifth place, out of eight
teams, in the Central Suburban
League.
Coach Ristow attributes the
fifth place finish to the fact that
only one senior runner competed
on this year’s varsity squad. The
team consisted of senior Ken
Golub, and juniors Jim Doumouras, Barry Finn, Dave Larson,
Ed Santacruz, and Steve Taibl.
Trojan
Talk
by Mike Bass
RECAPPING THE SEASON,
The 1976 football season at Coach Ferguson said, “ We just
Niles East had many dis didn’t block and tackle; if you (a
appointments, but the season team) don’t do that, you don’t
win.”
was far from a total disaster.
“ Leadership from the seniors
The biggest plus of the year did not exist,” continued
occurred in the final game of the Ferguson, “Therefore it was
season against Glenbrook North.
very difficult for the juniors to
After the Trojans scored two come along.”
consecutive touchdowns in the
Ferguson did find some
fourth quarter, the players were positive points about the
up and screaming, cheering each Trojan’s play this season. “ A
other on. They were playing like number of individuals were
a unit, one whole team, instead rushing and a number of indi
of individuals.
viduals were catching the ball
One of E ast’s problems this
season with a 7-8 record, and the year had been their mental instead of just one. They (the
freshman soccer team ended attitude. The spirits of many of team) were still trying; they
never gave up.”
their season with a 3-8-1 record.
the players were very low, and
for a player to perform, he must
N EXT Y E A R LOOKS
THE TEAM SHOWED SOME have the co rrect m ental
BRI GHT
SI GNS,
s a i d approach. That problem seemed BRIGHTER, according to Coach
Ferguson, “ We are a team of the
Coach Bill Coulson. “ The team to disappear in the fourth
future. Next year I think they
hustled and was very coachable, quarter of the Glenbrook game.
(the Trojans) will be right up
but they did not have enough
PROOF
OF
E A S T ’S there.”
experience in playing soccer.”
On the sophomore level, this
According to Coulson, the out POSITIVE ATTITUDE entering
standing players on the team in the off-season comes frpm the year has been a great success for
cluded goalie Danny Sarasin, words of some of this year’s jun Head Coach Nick Odlivak and his
halfback A1 Friedman, fullback iors. Jim Kipnis, voted team ball club.
It was a season that has seen
Steve Fogel, and forward Mario M.V.P. and selected to the Alllast year’s winless freshman
Conference team along with Jim
Longobardo.
Schuman, said, “ We’re going to team come back this year as
be working hard for next year.” sophs to finish 4-5.
Mark Brutzkus added, “ We’ll
The Trojan sophomores were
have a better year next year,” plagued all year by injuries. In
Trojan players who made All- while Jim Murphy goes much the very first game of the
Conference teams were Jim farther stating, “ Next year, I season, they lost one of their top
think we
Kipnis and Jim Schuman in ference.” can win the con running backs, Sherwood
Blitstein.
football, Ed Santacruz in cross
Something positive did come
The optimism on the team may
country, Dan Stone and John
O’Malley in soccer, and Claudia have best been summed up by out of the loss of some of these
Brisk in girls’ tennis (second defensive back Rick Yale, who players, and that was the real
claimed, “ We were super-sophs ization of the club’s good depth.
singles).
(in ’75), and next year we will be At running back alone, there
were at least seven players at
super-seniors!”
the two rushing positions at one
This was a rebuilding year for time or another.
the Trojans; a year when a big
percentage of juniors were being
“ IT’S BEEN A GREAT
worked into the line-up. These SEASON,” exclaimed Coach
Santacruz was chosen by his players picked up experience Odlivak, “ they (the Trojans)
teammates “ most valuable run this year that will be valuable to showed a lot of poise for
ner” for this season, while “ best them for next year. They will sophomores.”
team member award,” chosen have the experience of a full
“ Desire was 200 per cent,”
by the coach, went to Captain season of play, plus they have added Odlivak, “ you expect to
had time to acquaint themselves get 110 per cent, but these kids
Ken Golub.
w ith C o ach gave 200 per cent.”
The sophomore cross country c o m p le te ly
team, under the coaching of Feguson’s strategies.
When this year’s sophomore
Todd Dvorak, finished in a tie for
Coach Ferguson also stated, team combines with the juniors
third place. Outstanding runners “The juniors gained experience. from the varsity next season,
on the team were Phil Waller The juniors have learned a lot, things could be very interesting
and Jeff Pozen, according to although it doesn’t show on the on the Niles East gridiron in
Coach Ristow.
score.”
1977.
Trojan ¡soccer team wins 1-0
over Maine in overtime
by Dave Kaplan
Football team seems optimistic
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Special Homecoming Pictorial Coverage
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and 6 for details.
Volume 39, Number 3
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, IL L
Friday, October 29, 1976
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P ep assem bly held,
k in g and queen nam ed
Friday, October 15, the Homecoming
pep assembly was held during homeroom
and fifth period to increase student en
thusiasm. Friday was also a Blue and
Gold day, and students were encouraged
to wear their school colors.
RO BERT IRSAY, OWNER of the
Baltimore Colts, was the guest speaker at
the assembly and was awarded a plaque
by Ilene Levin, Homecoming Committee
chairman.
The Trojan contest was an event in
which the most spirited class (the class of
’71) was presented with a Trojan doll.
Last year the seniors took that prize.
Scott Friedman, the Trojan mascot,
was on hand to aid in the ceremonies.
Possibly the most exciting event was
the choosing of the king and queen and
their court, which include six juniors and
six seniors. The king was a new idea
which the Homecoming committee
wanted to try out.
The members of the royal family were
Chris Klancic, king; Renee Beilinski,
queen; and Mary Knish, Shawn Moses,
Laura Wu, Andi Liss, Sari Gold, Ricky
Yale, Jim m y Kipnis, Tom Siemsen, John
Carlson, and Jim Schuman all served as
the court.
The marching band, seven floats each
sponsored
by individual groups;
numerous cars, fully decorated; and
plenty of onlookers set the stage for the
parade. It began at 9:30 Saturday morning
at Lincoln and Dobson and proceeded
down Main Street to Crawford, south to
Oakton, and west to Niles Avenue and
Hull Street where the procession was
disassembled.
By midday, crowds were cheering as
the four football games (two freshman
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I
teams, the sophomore and the junior
varsity participated) played against Niles
West. The varsity soccer and sophomore
football games were victorious, although
the others were defeats.
The two themes for the semi-formal
dance at 8:00 p.m. Saturday night were
“Sun Rises on E ast, Sets on West” and a
“ Western Round-up Eastern style.”
According to the committee, sponsored
by Steve Poznansky, the dance was not a
couples dance.
Back drops of barn and farm scenes,
illustrating the themes, were built by the
Homecoming committee officers and
arranged in the G irls’ Gym.
“Choice,” the band, performed from
the gym stage, and the refreshments,
catered by 31 Flavors were situated in the
dance studio. The punch was compliments
of Coach Richardi and use of the popcorn
machine by the N-Club.
Security at the dance, consisting of
Jam es Puff, A1 Poznansky, and four
police officers were paid for by the
Student Activities Board.
Ilene Levin ’77, chairman, and Cathy
Bernstein ’77, co-chairman of the
Homecoming committee, have been
working since the end of last April to
organize fund-raising activities such as
selling taffy apples, flower-o-grams,
stretch bottles, buttons and Trojan
decals. The money was used to pay for the
entertainment and refreshments.
The Homecoming committee plans to
continue fund-raising so there will be
money for next year’s Homecoming.
The large number of members, 150,
meet on alternating Wednesdays in the
Coaches’ Lounge.
I Scholarship opportunities
Special eligibility
scholarship offers
Scores
available for
I students of scholarships areunaware they
who are perhaps
may be eligible for grants.
MOST SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE specific
qualifications of eligiblity. These may
include religious affiliation, being of a
particular racial or ethnic descent,
essays,
c o n te s ts ,
co m p e titio n s,
examinations, and work experience.
Scholarships are awarded each year to
children of parents who belong to unions,
the armed forces, fraternities, sororities,
lodges, or other associations. For
example, students who belong to B ’nai
B ’rith Youth organizations, 4-H clubs,
Boy/Girl Scouts, National Honor Society,
or worked as a caddie, or part-timer in a
retail food store may meet special
scholarship qualifications. Students who
perform well on the PSAT/NMSQT and
achieve finalist standing can receive up to
$1500.
The Scholarship and Financial Aid In
formation F ile (S.C.H.O.) of the Guidance
Information System can help determine
eligibility. This free service for students
contains over 250 scholarship categories.
In order to use the S.C.H.O., a student
must make a computer appointment with
his or her counselor. Additional in
\ formation is available in the Guidance
Resource Center, room 108.
I
MANY C O L L E G E S
SPONSOR
specific
scholarship
awards.
F or
example, the University of Illinois at
Urbana or Chicago Circle offers grants to
children of veterans. The National
College of Education has a competitive
scholarship program for seniors in the top
quarter of their class. The details are
posted in the General Scholarship
Bulletin.
Students are recommended to contact
the financial aid offices of the colleges
they consider attending.
National Merit Semiiinalists from right to left. Top row: Mr. Galen Hosier, Mary Postel, Murray
Cohn, George Curtis and Norman Siegal. Bottom row: Arlene Fisher, Paula Sugarman.
Seven acheive semi-finalist status
SENIORS MURRAY COHN, GEORGE
CURTIS,
ARLENE FISH ER , ANNE
MARIE LEVAN, MARY POSTEL,
NORMAN SIEG A L, AND PAULA
SUGARMAN were recently named semi
finalists in the 1977 National Merit
Scholarship Program.
The National Merit semifinalists were
chosen on the basis of their 1975 P re
liminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test,
(PSAT/NMSQT) scores. They represent
the top half of one per cent of the nation’s
academically gifted.
The test is taken by over one million
students in the fall of each year.
THE SEVEN EASTHI FINALISTS will
compete against 15,000 students to gain
finalist status in the competition. Ap-
proximately 1,000 four-year, and 2,800
one-year scholarships are sponsored by
businesses and industries, and will be
awarded to the National Merit Finalists in
the spring.
In addition, 20 Easthi students were
added to the Merit program’s list of 1977
Commended Students. These students
receive special recognition, but are not
eligible in the scholarship competition.
TH ESE STUDENTS INCLUDE seniors
Robert B lin cik, Karen Chamerlik,
Barbara Deutsch, Benjamin Dubin, Dawn
Flakne, Ellen Gill, Janet Ginsburg,
Andrew Goldstein, Alan Herbach, Pamela
Landau, Dennis Liu, Beth Malekow, Carol
Malina, Richard Martini, David Miller,
Steven Nelson, David Pevsner, E ric
Robin, Allen Tish, and Irwin Zeidman.
Student Senate discusses plans
The Niles E ast Student Senate is off to
an active start under the guidance of
President, Howard Steirman, Vice-
President, John Diviak, and SecretaryTreasurer, Carol Miller.
Representatives have been elected to
various school, district, and community
committees. A student exchange program
with other high schools, a “ courtyard
beautification” program, and another
dance marathon have been the subjects of
lengthy discussions.
“ We presently have about 35 members
when we should have over 100 repre
sentatives,” reports Carol Miller. “I think
more people should join Student Senate to
be more active in the school’s activities.”
Student Senate meets usually every
Monday and Thursday during 12th period
in room 216.
P a p e r w in s a w a r d s
The Nilehilite has received a F irst
Class Merit award from the National
Scholastic Press Association for each
sem ester’s newspapers.
A F irst Class rating is equivalent to
“ excellent” which is based on coverage,
writing, opinions, appearance, photog
raphy, and graphics.
Awards in Sports, News Writing, and
Photography were also given to the staff
from the Kettle Moraine Press Associa
tion at the University of Wisconsin in
Whitewater, Wisconsin. They were evalu
ations of last sem ester’s newspapers.
�Page Two
Friday, October 29, 1976 à u
Students deserve
weighted grades
Whatever became of the honors point,
that addition to the grade point average of
students enrolled in honors courses?
NEAR THE END OF LAST year,
students were promised that a weighted
grades’ system would be reinstated. At
present, weighted grades have not been
put into effect, and students involved in
the more demanding honors courses are
receiving the same amount of credit as
those in regular courses. The only in
dication that a student is in an honors
course is the little “ h” by the course
number on his transcript. However,
colleges are more interested in a
student’s cumulative grade point average,
than by the amount of little “ h’s” his
transcripts contain.
Many people argue that a student takes
an honors course because, he enjoys the
educational stimulation, but many honors
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H*n«cs p®i «+
Students surveyed
Presidential results predicted
Nationwide, and now confirmed by the
students of Easthi, the Presidential
candidates are running a close race.
B E FO R E THE SECOND DEBATE,
Jim m y Carter held a seven per cent lead;
now it has dropped to a four per cent
margin.
“The race between President Ford and
Carter is likely to narrow even further in
the final two weeks. Make no mistake
about it, this decision is up for grabs,”
explained the Harris Organization and
ABC News Survey.
“I don’t think either should have
qualified. However, I ’ll probably vote for
Carter because I ’m a Democrat,”
described Caryn Bolon 77.
“I ’D VOTE FOR EUGENE M C
CARTHY because he’s a liberal,
Democrat; he knows his way around
Washington, and he won’t trip,” Mike
Steifle 78 joyfully answered.
As an abstainer Ron Stein 77 said, “ I
wouldn’t vote for anybody because my
vote wouldn’t change anything. If either
of them wins, they probably would end up
courses are defeating their purpose. In
one honors course, the honors and regular
students are combined in one class due to
lack of enrollment. Twice a week the
entire class learns the same curriculum,
but the other two days, the honors stu
dents work on additional material, while
the regular students review the previous
assignment. Then, the entire class takes
an exam on the topics they all studied, and
the honors students have additional ques
tions on their material. This honors
course seems designed more for busywork, than educational stimulation.
NOT ALL HONORS CO U RSES
O PERATE like this, many do have the
educational advantages they are supposed
to, but the students fulfilling re
quirements as demanding as those in
honors courses, deserve some kind of
reward.
making the same decisions.”
“I ’D VOTE FOR FORD because he’s
President and I think C arter is
prejudiced. He’s always trying to put
Ford down and make him look like an
idiot,” commented Lisa Mizock ’80.
Some people vote for the President
because of his religious beliefs, financial
positions, or foreign policies and relations
but Nancy Shleisman 77 would vote for
Carter because, “I like the way he
dresses.”
THE HARRIS SURVEY ALSO ASKED,
“ Who do you feel you can trust more in
the White House?” The results included 39
per cent for Ford, 38 per cent for Carter,
and 29 per cent were not sure.
“If the Election finally hinges upon
which man the voters trust, Ford might
very well pull this election out. If it were
to depend upon the issue of ‘time for a
change,’ then the odds would favor
Carter,” claimed Louis Harris in his
article, published October 18 in the
CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
v 'u
“ WHO WOULD YOU
ELECT FOR PRESID EN T?”
W
ftALPM rujttvAM
Ford
Carter
McCarthy
(Per Cent) (Per Cent) (PerCent)
Not Sure
(Per Cent)
Easthi Student
Poll (October
38
12-15; 1,000 voters)
40
4
18
Harris-ABC News
Survey (October 42
7-11; 1,503 voters)
47
—
11
44
6
HOMECOMING
9
Nationwide
October 18)
40
Feedback
Homecoming, successful event
Hotline
Function of activities board
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE
STUDENT ACTIVITIES BOARD?
The Student Activities board, a group
of students each' representing the
activity they belong to, are responsible
for coordinating the events different
Strike solution?
It is amazing how quickly negotiations
were concluded, when both the Board of
Education and the teachers of District
219 were in a risky position.When the
teachers were left in the position of
quickly negotiating, or losing their jobs,
for many their only source of income, ne
gotiating seemed like the favorable
decision. On the other hand, if the Board
fired all teachers who didn’t return to
work, they would have difficulty finding
qualified teachers for Advanced Place
ment and Honors courses, and they would
have to go through innumerable hearings.
In addition, the Board would have had to
pay the replacement teachers, and if the
hearing judge should decide that some of
the teachers be reinstated, the Board
would be responsible for reimbursing the
teachers for the amount of time they were
without a job.
It is clear that under these conditions, it
would be necessary for both sides to com
promise, but wouldn’t it be easier on
everyone, if the problems could be solved
in the future without taking such drastic
measures?
clubs plan during the year, and alloting
them money when necessary.
They are responsible for all school
events, like sponsoring “ Up with
People,” and possibly planning a
school activity. The board is under the
sponsorship of Building Manager,
Kenneth Reiter.
WHEN DOES THE NEW SPANISH
CLUB M EET?
The new Spanish Club, sponsored by
Mr. Rosenzwieg, meets approximately
every two or three weeks. Students in
terested in joining, should listen to the
P.A. for more information.
Forty students attended the first
meeting, where officers were elected
and cactus enchiladas were served as
refreshments.
THE N ILEH ILITE would like to con
gratulate the Homecoming committee for
an excellent job in coordinating
Homecoming.
THE OCCASION WAS WELL planned
beginning with the balloon launch in the
spring of 1976, to the Homecoming dance,
October 16,1976. A large representation of
the student body attended the pep
assembly, and an equally large crowd
Volume 39, Number 3
Dear Editor,
We, the varsity soccer team, wish to
comment on the disgraceful actions of the
sophomore football team and our Athletic
Director, Jam es R. Swanson, during the
Varsity Soccer game against Niles West
on Homecoming.
The decision to bring the football team
on to the soccer field, clapping, while the
overtime was in progress, indicated a
lack of respect towards fellow athletes.
M r. Sw anson’s req u est of the
F rid ay, October 29, 1976
.................................. Caryn Lason
News Editors .................................... ..
M urray Cohn
Charles Dushman
Feature Editor .................................... Wendy Gerber
Sports Editor . . . . : .................. ...................
Sports Reporters ............................
Mike B ass
Sanford Cheraey
Howard Shapiro
E ric Robin
Davie Kaplan
We would once again like to thank all
those involved in Homecoming 1976, and
wish luck to the beginning of a successful
Homecoming 1977.
Soccer team requests sportsmanship
The Voice of the Niles E a s t Students
Published during the school y ear by the students of Niles Township High School E a s t, Lam on and
Mulford Streets, Skokie, Dlinois 60076. Printed by Des Plaines Publishing Company, Des Plaines, 111.
Editor-in-Chief
arrived at the football and soccer games
on Saturday. In addition, many students
spent hours Friday night to construct the
winning floats. All these are examples of
the spirit exhibited by Easthi students.
Reporters .................................. ...................M ari Ivener
Lori Piper
Sanford Cherney
Phil Rappaport
Photographers ............................................ , E r ic Polley
Alan Cohn
Steve SusUck
B a rry Schmetter
Cartoonist ............ .............................. Ralph Fujiw ara
Sponsor ............................................ M rs. Angie Panos
timekeeper to keep the clock running, ig
noring the rules of soccer, was acting con
trary to the ideals of good sportsmanship,
or which he should strive to set an
example.
We believe, these actions were an em
barrassment to the Niles E ast Athletics.
The Varsity Soccer Team
Dear Editor,
After losing all their football games as
freshmen, the sophomore team has done a
remarkable job this year. They are now 33, and are improving tremendously every
week.
One important reason is Coach Nick
Odlivak. I, as many others, feel he has
done an excellent job with the sopho
mores. He turned a losing team into a
winning team. He has given them en
thusiasm and spirit. This isn’t the first
football team, he has coached to a
winning season. The year before, he gave
our school the sophomore conference
champions! Why not move him up to the
varsity level? He could assist Coach
Ferguson. Maybe then, our varsity foot
ball team could have a winning season.
Our varsity team needs Coach Odlivak!
Name Withheld Upon Request
�Friday, October 29, 1976
Page Three
Robert Irsay voices his views
Robert Irsay, owner of the
Baltimore Colts pro football
team and Skokie businessman,
answered a few questions about
the Colts and football, before
speaking at the homecoming pep
assembly.
MR. IRSAY MADE one of the
strangest trades in history a few
years ago, when he traded the
Los Angeles Rams to previous
Colt owner, Carroll Rosenbloom
for the Baltimore Colts. His rea
sons were, “ Baltimore is a lot
closer to Chicago where I still
live. It was a prearranged
incident with Mr. Rosenbloom,
that when I purchased the Rams,
I would sell them to him.”
RATING THIS YEA R S COLT
TEAM, Mr. Irsay predicted, “I
think we’re going to be in the
play-offs and hopefully in the
Super Bowl.”
A lot of controversy has
surrounded
R o b e rt
Irsa y ,
throughout his tenure with the
Colts.
F irs t an argument
between Irsay, and then coach,
Howard Schnellenberger, about
which quarterback to play, Bert
Jones or Marty Domres. Domres
was playing quarterback full
time for the Colts, who were
doing badly that year, and Irsay
wanted Jones to play. Irsay then
ordered Schnellenberger to play
Jones or he would fire the Coach.
He continued to play Domres
anyway, so Irsay proceeded to
fire Schnellenberger.
THE SECOND PROBLEM
AROSE this year during the
preseason, when present Coach
Ted Marchibroda quit for a time
as head coach of the Colts.
Sports
Illu stra ted
blam ed
‘ dressing-room dressing-downs
by Colt’s owner Bob Irsay.”
‘‘Irsay was irate over the Colt’s
poor
p re sea so n
r e c o r d ,”
explained Sports Illustrated.
Robert Irsay gave his side of
the story this way, “I think
Marchibroda and Jo e Johnson
didn’t agree on a lot of things. In
other words, Jo e was trying to
run the entire team and we met
for seven hours. Of course, I was
with Joe, but in the last result, I
had to go against him. I think it’s
all taken care of. They each
know their job.” Marchibroda
did eventually return to his
Booters win in sudden death
by Dave Kaplan
Easthi’s varsity soccer team
defeated Niles West 3-2 in a
thrilling overtime on October 16,
Homecoming weekend.
The victory over West gave the
booters a 1-3 record in con
ference play and a 5-6 record
overall. According to Coach
Hollister Sandstead, the team ’s
leaders on offense are Jim Adelman, John O’Malley and Woong
Kim.
Sandstead feels, “The kids are
putting forth effort. They have to
make up in desire and ag
gressiveness what they lack in
ability. All of our games have
been close, but we haven’t been
able to take control of the game,
and we have to play catch up
soccer too much.”
On October 29 the varsity team
will compete in the state
sectional tournament, a single
elimination tournament.
On the sophomore level the
team has a 4-4-3 record overall
and a 2-4-3 record in conference.
Paul Stone, Dave Polin, and
Stuart Flanzer are the team ’s of
fensive leaders.
Coach Larson points out that
“The team is much improved
over their freshman year. They
are always in the game and al
ways put forth a fine effort.”
Runners on the mark
by Eric Robin
Saturday, October 16th, the
Niles E ast Cross Country team
placed third out of twelve
schools in the Trojan Invita
tional. Easthi runners have been
doing quite well in invitationals
this year, posting a second place
finish in the Maine North Invite,
and a third in the Niles West
Invitational. The team also took
a fourth in the Luther North In
vite and a fifth in the Waukegan
E ast Invitational.
D ESPITE THIS FIN E record
in Invitationals, the Trojans bear
a weak 2-5 overall record. Head
coach Tom Ristow attributes the
poor record to a lack of depth
which has, incidently, plagued
many coaches at E ast in recent
years. Despite a lack of depth,
Ristow stated, “ All are doing a
good job.”
LEADING RUNNERS for the
varsity squad are Ed Santacruz
and captain Ken Golub. Supersoph Phil Waller grabbed a first
in the Fenton Invitational and
the sophomores are currently 43. There is no freshman squad
this year, because of a poor turn
out at auditions.
State District competition will
be held tomorrow, while Sec
tionals are set for Saturday,
November 6, and State Finals
will be on Saturday, November
13.
Coaching job with the Colts.
ONE REASON WHY MR. IR
SAY HAS TH ESE PROBLEM S,
is because of his theory that “ the
more an owner gets involved
(with the running of his team ),
the more they’re (the team)
going to win.”
The reserve clause was also
discussed by the Colt’s owner. “I
think the reserve clause has to be
modified, and I think the players
do have a point where they want
more freedom.”
Mr. Irsay may have given a na
tional scoop in this interview
when he discussed the players
contract negotiations, “I think
the union contracts are progres
sing very well, and there will be
some outstanding union agree
ments made within the next 30
days (as of Oct. 15).”
“ MOST OF OUR PLAYERS
ARE OVERPAID,” commented
Irsay on the rising salaries in the
N.F.L. “ It keeps getting worse,
instead of better, and without the
reserve clause it’s even going to
get worse.”
There has been much criticism
of Robert Irsay, in the ways he
runs his ball club, but one fact
that can’t be disputed is the way
the Colts have turned almost
overnight from N .F.L. patsy into
a league powerhouse.
Robert Irsay speaking out at East.
Hockey to face-off very soon
by Howard Shapiro
“ We will have to play a tight
defensive game, and we will
have to capitalize on our scoring
opportunities to win,” explained
Coach Marc Levin of the Niles
E ast hockey team.
Starting their third year in the
Chicago Metropolitan High
School Hockey League, the
skating Trojans, coached by
Marc Levin and Bill Pfau, will
face stiff competition this year.
Two hockey pow erhouses,
Loyola and Notre Dame, will
join the league, replacing
Glenbrook South and Maine
East. “The caliber of play in the
league this year will assure
competitiveness among all the
tea m s,” commented Coach
Levin.
This season, the Trojans will
play 21 games, as compared to 28
games last year.
“ Realistically, the Trojans can
finish fifth out of eight teams,
but it will be a tough battle all
season,” according to Levin.
Coach Levin thinks that two of
the players to watch for on the
team are Steve Ottlinger ’77,
who plays center, and Steve
Taylor ’79, a right winger, to pro
vide scoring punch.
The Trojans will play their
hockey games at the Niles Ice
Arena on Sundays and at the
Skokie Skatium on Wednesday
nights.
To raise money, the team
sponsored an Ad Program, and
now are selling Niles E ast
Trojan Hockey decals. Anyone
interested in buying one of these
decals may contact Howard
Shapiro, H.R. 142.
Archers hitting bullseyes in ’76
by Sanford Cherney
The Niles E ast girls archery
team has already won three of
the five tournaments they have
participated in this season. That
total has already beaten last
year’s sum of one win all season
long.
THE ARCHERS ARE coming
off a 10-1 rout of Forestview.
High scorers in that meet were
Nancy Ciran, Andrea Slowik, and
Ellen Schwartz.
This is Coach Wojdula’s second
year at the helm of the team,
which had a big turnout of 29
archers this year. Twenty of
those girls are on the upperclass
squads; ten each on the varsity
and junior-varsity teams.
The District tournament was
the meet Coach Wojdula was
looking forward to. That tourna
ment will have already taken
place by the time this article is
published. Niles E ast had five
archers in that meet. They were
Nancy
Ciran,
Ellen
Schwartz, Beryl Schwartz, An
drea Slowik, and Bobbie Lewin.
Second City, an experience
by Mari Ivener
Will Porter, Don DePollo, and Shelly Long performing at Second City.
Joan Rivers, Mike Nichols,
and Elaine May are just a few of
the talented performers who
have passed through Chicago’s
Second City.
Second City consists of two
acting companies, a touring and
a resident company, that per
form nightly at 1616 N. Wells.
THE RESIDEN T COMPANY
performs every night except
Wednesday, with two shows on
Friday and Saturday nights. The
touring company, aside from
playing at Second City on
Monday and Friday nights, visits
various cities in the Midwest.
Two ways in which one may
become a member of Second
City include 1) if the person is
already
an
established
im provisation al
a cto r, .a n
audition can be arranged and 2)
by joining one of the Second City
workshops. The workshops,
conducted by Del Close and
Josephine Forsberg, consist of
several levels that stress
improvisational comedy as well
as the technicalities of the
theater. After completing the
workshops, one can arrange for
an audition with the touring
company. A member of the
company is given first con
sideration if an opening in the
resident company is available.
THE SHOW CONSISTS OF
anywhere from 15-20 short skits;
some shows include a set of
improvisations afterwards. The
a cto rs develop th eir own
material, some which comes
from their improvisations. The
material is changed every 4-5
months or as soon as it’s out
dated.
“We do most of the writing and
planning ourselves. Our director,
Bernie Shahlins, is mainly there
to guide us,” Shelley Long, a
m em b er of th e r e s i de nt
company, said. Other resident
members are Mariam Flynn,
Don DePollo, Will Porter, E ric
Boardman, and Bill Kampmann.
The touring company, which
consists of John Smit, Jim
Beloushi, George Wendt, Larry
Koven,
Bernadette
Berkett,
Andri e
Nenan,
and J i m
Sherman, present shows with the
same idea, using skits, improvs,
and short blackouts. Jim
Sherman is a former student of
Niles West, class of ’71.
When the Second City was
started 17 years ago, it was con
sidered by many to be a new con
cept in theater. No props or
costumes were used except for a
few chairs. Today, the players
also use hats, eyeglasses, and a
few other minor accessories.
“The few props we use are
mostly for the actor’s benefit;
just a pair of eyeglasses can give
an actor the feeling of the
character he’s trying to bring
across,” explained Shelley. “ We
also take advantage of the
lighting, to set the proper
mood.”
THE SECOND CITY NOW
HAS a sister company in Toronto
under the same title. “ The term
‘Second City’ refers to Chicago,
and the th e a te r,” Shelley
described. “ We look at urban life
in another way; the theater is
almost another city .”
The Second City looks at life in
a wonderfully different way, and
although it’s called Second City,
most people consider it first rate
entertainment.
�Friday, October 29, 1976
(Photos by Barry Schmetter and A lan Cohn)
The parade has b egu n in picture A, traveling on
Lincoln, Niles C enter, Main, Crawford, and Oakton
to Skokie Boulevard. The participants caught the
attention of the onlookers. Several students rushed
to the football stadium follow ing the parade in
pictures B and I. A student tries to keep him self
�Friday, October 29, 1976
Page Five
. . . “ the sun rises on the east and sets on w est"
(Photos by Barry Schmetter and A lan Cohn)
warm with a blanket as he w atches the gam e in
photo C. During halftime# in picture I# the m arching
band entertains the students besid es the ch eer
leaders and pom pon girls. Hom ecoming Q u een
R en ee Bielinski closes her ey es as she's kissed.
Ilen e Levin# chairm an is also pictured in cut D.
However# in photos E# F# and H the Troians struggled
to do their best Job. Courts Andi Liss# Laura Wu#
Shaw n Moses# and Sari Gold k eep R en ee Bielinski
com pany. S e e story on page 2 for more details
about Homecoming.
�Page Six
Friday, October 29, 1976
Trojans lose
in
Hom ecom ing to West
by Mike Bass
Homecoming for the Niles
EastTrojanswas spoiled last Sat
urday, by the Niles West Indians,
as they beat the Trojans by a
score of 36-0.
Niles West scored what proved
to be the game - winning touch
down in the first quarter, but
they really put the game away in
the fourth quarter, when they put
22 points on the board.
THE GAME - WINNING
TOUCHDOWN was scored by
Bill Fouty for the Indians on a 21
yard run.
The last four touchdowns for
West were all set up by Niles
East turnovers. The first three
of those give - aways were Tro
jan fumbles, while the last one
was an interception of an Easthi
pass.
The last four West T.D .’s like
the first, came on the ground.
The final two of those sixpointers were scored by fullback
Rick Zera, from distances of 20
and 21 yards.
Other touchdowns for the In
dians were delivered by Mike Jiu
from four yards out, and by Lou
Atsaves, also on a four yard run.
This marked the second
straight game in which Niles
East has failed to score a point;
the other being the loss a week
ago last Monday to Niles North,
28-0.
Niles E ast is still without a
victory, meaning their record
now stands at 0-6 for the year.
The Trojan running attack was
led by Jim Kipnis, with 31 yards
on 12 carries. He was followed by
Steve Apollo, 15 yards on six
carries; Tom Siemson, 11 yards
on four carries; and Ken Bern
stein, one yard on a single carry.
STARTING
EAST
QUARTERBACK,
Chris
Klancic, completed two out of
three passes for 30 yards, while
substitute Q.B. Paul Whit
more,was successful on two of
nine passes, for 33 yards and one
interception.
The receiving corps for the
Trojans was led by Alan Gothelf,
with two catches for 16 yards.
Tom Siemson had one reception
for 27 yards, while Gerard Moel
ler added one catch for 20 yards.
Niles E ast had a total of 139
yards of total offense as com
pared to the 163 yard total they
achieved against Niles North.
COAC H
GERALD
FERGUSON of the Trojans ex
plained, “ We didn’t block. Then
we started blocking, then we
fumbled.” When asked about the
team ’s prospects for the rest of
the year, Ferguson commented,
“ We’ll be hard pressed to win
anything. We have already
played the easiest part of our
schedule.”
Golf season ending at East
by Eric Robin
It has been a long, tough sea
son for head coach Gerald
Richardson and the Easthi
varsity golf team. Despite their
disappointments, the Trojans
have managed to compile a
respectable 3-2 record in con
ference play. Those two losses
have come at the hands of Cen
tral Suburban League power
houses Glenbrook South and
Maine South, who rank first and
second respectively in their
divisions.
TROJAN STANDOUTS for this
season include seniors Jordan
Lohn, Steve Nelson, captain Rick
Martini, and Marc Brown. Lohn,
who averages 40.8, has been set
ting the pace for the Trojans and
is followed by Nelson (41.8) and
Martini (42.4). Head coach
Richardson points out that senior
Bob Peterson, while averaging
43.5, is the most improved
player.
A SERIOUS LACK of depth
has been troubling the team
throughout the season and
Richardson states that of the six
new members from the last two
years, many are trying golf for
the first time.
While the Trojans have a four
man average of 163, schools like
Deerfield, Glenbrook South, and
New Trier E ast have carded
scores from 153 to 144. Richard
son explained, “ Everybody that
beat us shot a school record.” He
also stated that the major prob
lem this year has been incon
sistency, while Steve Nelson has
probably been the most con
sistent golfer.
H O P E FU L S F O R N E X T
YEA R include Dave Eskoff,
Steve Whitman, Dave Dutfruend, and Mike Grobman.
The Trojans met Niles North
and Glenbrook North last week
and on the 25th they rounded off
the season with the conference
meet at Village Green.
Troian back gets tackled In loss to West.
Girls tennis thriving at Niles East
by Sanford Cherncy
The Easthi G irls’ tennis
team is presently in second place
in the Central Suburban League,
with a 6-1 record.
All four of the singles players
for E ast have winning records.
The top three singles players,
Claudia Brisk, Julie Millman,
and Mindy Epstein, have a total
of only two losses between the
three of them. Claudia Brisk, in
fact has yet to lose a match, as
her record stands at 9-0.
The positions for singles are:
Mindee Epstein, first singles;
THIS WAS PRED ICTED AS a
rebuilding year for East, but so
far, there has been no indication
that this process has been suc
cessful, as E ast has an 0-6
record. The closest they have
come to victory was a nine point
loss to Glenbrook South.
The scores, in order, of all the
East games as of the Niles West
contest are: 39-6, 40-6, 29-20, 5520, 28-0, and 36-0. A total of 32
points for the Trojans, as com
pared to 227 points for their op
ponents. That comes to an
average game of 38-5.
IT IS HARD TO B E L IE V E
that a team that has twenty play
ers on their club from last year’s
championship sophomore team,
can’t even win a single game. It
could be expected that the Tro
jans would get off to a slow start,
with all the new players they
were trying to work into the
lineup, but six games have been
played, and instead of steadily
improving, the team has gotten
At the league meet at Niles
West, Mindee Epstein came in
first in first singles. Claudia
Brisk also took a first place,
while Julie Millman got a
second.
Coach Matlak feels the team
has great spirit, and is one of the
strongest teams in the Central
Suburban League.
by Mike Bass
The Niles E ast Trojan Sopho
mores won their second consecu
tive football game, beating Niles
West by a score of 34-18, last
Saturday.
THE TROJANS WON the
game in the fourth quarter, when
they outscored the Indians, 20-0.
E a st’s winning touchdown was
scored on a 13 yard run by run
ning back John Lamanna.
Insurance T .D .’s for E ast
came on a five yard run by Mark
Pollack and a one yard plunge by
quarterback, Tad Slowik.
After the latter of those touch-
by Mike Bass
progressively worse.
AFTER
LOSING THE
OPENING two games of the
season by large scores, the Tro
jans looked as if they were be
ginning to improve, when they
played well, but lost to Glen
brook South by a score of 29-20.
That trend was immediately re
versed. However, as Niles E ast
has been completely dominated
in every respect in their last
three games.
AT THE OUTSET OF THE
SEASON, E ast has occasionally
shown indications of good pass
ing, good running, and good de
fense, but never all in the same
game. Unfortunately, instead of
putting all three together, they
have fallen apart in each of those
departments.
What is left for the Varsity
team? They have just lost the
two games against arch-rivals,
Niles West and Niles North, the
best chances they have had this
season for a win. It looks as
though things are not going to bet
better for the Trojans, and they
will probably finish the season
without a victory.
As for this year’s Sophomore
team, for many of the J.V .
players have been in action on
the Varsity squad at one time or
another, during this season,”
said Coach Matlak.
Sophs scalp Indians to even record
Trojan Talk
Varsity football has long been
a sore spot for Niles East, and so
far this year, the Trojans have
shown little sign of changing.
Claudia Brisk, second singles;
Julie Millman, third singles; and
Karen Sawislak, fourth singles.
The Varsity doubles consists
of: Kathy Ewing and Karen
Behr, first doubles; Ja n B litt and
Judy Lee, second doubles; and
Andy Dubow and Nora Laos
make up the third team.
The J.V . team has been strong
this year. Such players as Beth
Weinberg, Jo Martinez, Wendy
Kamp, Barb Chabner, and Vicky
Samelson have been doing well.
The J.V . record is 4-4.
“The girls are really one big
team, things are looking really
bright, as they have won their
last two games, and are be
ginning
to
bui l d
some
momentum.
While the Varsity was 0-3 in
their recent of three games in
eight days, the Sophs were 2-1,
winning their last two, and work
ing up a head of steam going into
the final games of the season.
WHATEVER
THESE
SOPHOMORES DO from here on
this season, they have already
improved 1000 per cent over last
season when they were Fresh
men, and did not win a game,
scoring only six points all season
long. In last Saturday’s game
alone, the Sophs scored 34 points
in defeating Niles West, 34-18.
Head Coach for the Soph team,
Nick Odlivak, must be given a lot
of credit for this turnaround. He
is a man that inspires his team to
a point where they can play bet
ter than they know how to.
Even though many fans come
to a high school game, mainly to
see the Varsity game, they
should watch this team play
once, and they may be hooked on
them for the rest of the year.
downs, the Trojans pulled out
some razzle-dazzle, against
West, by running a triple reverse
for a successful two-point con
version.
F irst half scores for E ast
came on a three yard run by Pol
lack and a 27 yard pass from
Slowik to E ric Anderson.
NILES WEST RECORDED
their three touchdowns on a
seven yard run by John Olander,
a one yard plunge by Chris
Olander, and a blocked Trojan
punt, which West recovered in
the end zone.
“ We made no big m istakes,”
commented E ast coach Nick
Odlivak. “ We came back in the
second hal f and s t a r t e d
blocking.”
COACH ODLIVAK IS TRYING
to train his players for future
life; “ People have to know how
to come back ...” he explained,
“ . . . it’s the same as in life.”
Tad Slowik was unofficially six
for twelve in the passing depart
ment for 80 yards, one T.D., and
two interceptions.
Both Robert Fisch and E ric
Anderson lead the Trojans with
two receptions for each. David
Sproat and Dennis Somenek
caught the other two passes from
Slowik.
The Soph victory over West,
paired with their victory on
Monday over Niles North, evens
up their season record at 3-3.
They hope to go ahead of the
league when they play Maine
East.
East runner dives for extra yardage.
�
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Special Issu e
In fo r m a tio n w a s g a th ered
fo r this issue on S e p tem b er 21
Niles Township Federation of
Teachers declare strike
by Lori Piper and Eric Robin
On Tuesday, September 21, the NTFT
(Niles Township Federation of Teachers)
officially declared a strike. More than
seven thousand students from the three
Niles schools were dismissed. According
to Illinois state law, any form of striking
is illegal. Newly-hired teachers were
informed of this law and some were told
they would be fired if they did strike.
Nevertheless, according to the Union ap
proximately 80 per cent of all D istrict 219
teachers went on strike.
ACCORDING TO ED ERN ST, vice
president of the NTFT, “They (the
Board) don’t even want to talk about it.
We’ll give a little if they do.” Ernst was
one of the many picketing teachers who
felt the board made no effort to negotiate
with the Union. Board member Dr.
Edward Kaminski commented, “The dif
ferences between the Union and the Board
are so slight, there is no reason why we
should not sit down and thrash out these
differences.” Board President Shirley
Garland offered, “ The place for
negotiating is at the table, in a calm and
reasoned atmosphere. It is not necessary
to solve this by a show of force.”
According to the Board, the Union
specified last year that they wanted a new
contract. By March, a 62-page list of pro
posals which would have cost the Board
an additional 9.5 million dollars was sub
mitted by the Union. One teacher said
they aimed high because they anticipated
coming down during bargaining. The
Board found the proposals ridiculous in
light of declining enrollment and financial
difficulties.
Little progress was made until this
August when the same proposals were
again offered to the Board.
HOSLER INSISTED much bargaining
had taken place, but the teachers stressed
West teacher
struck by car
Bill Paulsen, Niles West teacher, was
struck by a car driven by a non-picketing
teacher on Tuesday, September 21.
PAULSEN WAS NOT seriously injured,
but he was taken to Skokie Valley
Hospital and released later that day.
The Union is filing criminal charges
against the driver of the vehicle.
In another “ violent” incident, a bus was
driving in E a st’s circle drive, according
to Union spokesman Frank Mayfield. Jim
Sweeney, Union member, tried to get the
attention of the bus driver, but the driver
wouldn’t stop. Mayfield said, “The driver
almost ran Jim over. I yelled at the driver
to stop, and I couldn’t get his attention. I
began slapping on the driver’s window to
get his attention. About the third or fourth
slap the window broke. It was purely
accidental; it was not intentional.”
Mayfield was arrested Tuesday night
but released on bond.
they had only bargained for a total of two
or three hours.
As a result, the Board “put its best foot
forward” and proposed a new contract
which had little or no protections for the
Union and said nothing of seniority.
Garland stated “ We hope the teachers
will discover the contract provides sub
stantial economic benefits.”
NOW THE UNION would rather have
the old contract back, plus a R IF clause,
lay-off by seniority, improvements in
teachers’ rights, more than 40 minutes for
preparation, and improvements in files.
Criticisms should be dated and in the file
where teachers can see them in a
reasonable amount of time so teachers
can defend themselves. Teachers also
want to record grievances at the Board
level. Kaminski feels that “ we have very
good contractual conditions. I see no
reason why we should change this.”
Secret files were a big issue on the
picket lines. Mr. Sokalski, P E teacher,
said, “ We’re not even allowed to ne
gotiate files.” The Union thinks there
should be a committee to evaluate
teachers, instead of just one person
(Galen Hosier). The Union points out, “A
prospective employer looks at the files
and sees a criticism by an administrator
and an attached note by the teacher
saying the opposite of the criticism . Who
would the employer believe?”
Hosier commented, “ If a teacher can
prove the evaluation was untrue, it will.be
stricken from the records. Besides,”
Hosier adds, “ I t’s unlawful to use secret
files.”
TH E UNION IS D ISSA TISFIE D
ABOUT THE EXTRA-CURRICULAR
activity provisions in the Board’s
proposal. Three activities assigned for a
duration of five years each is too much for
teachers the Union feels. The Board
explains by saying, “The Union asked for
exact figures. We gave them some,
reluctantly, and they don’t like them. Why
didn’t they state some figures?”
ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT OF R IF
(Reduction in Forces) or lay-offs. The
Board has what Mr. Mayfield called an
escape clause. “Teachers will be laid off
by seniority unless some other method is
necessary.”
To the Union, this is just pick and
choose who goes and who stays. Hosier
explained, “If you’ve got a large social
studies department with older teachers
and a small math department with
younger teachers, do you dismiss the
younger teachers and do without a math
department?”
HOSLER HOPES most of the striking
teachers will return. Gibbs said, “If a
teacher doesn’t want his job by not
coming to work, he will be replaced.”
Openings gaps will be filled by certified
teachers of comparable ability. Hosier
also mentioned a teacher can be sus
pended pending a hearing. Gibbs stressed
a teacher could lose his certificate and job
by breaking the contract, and be arrested
for striking.
Since school began early this year, it’s
quite possible the year will end at the
same time as other schools.
P o lic e arriw e . . .
(Photos by Eric Polley)
The threat oi violence brought police to Easthi on Tuesday morning, September 21 at 7:45 a.m.
Teachers block Easthi's circle drive picketing for seniority provisions and a decent contract.
(See picture at left). False fire alarms were sounded at West at 10 a.m.
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Page Two
Wednesday, September 29, 1976
Teachers9 files private?
Teachers have requested negotiations
with the Board as to the actual con
fidentiality of the Board’s personnel files
on each teacher.
The conditions stating the maintenance
of the files are listed in the latest pro
posed “ agreement” to the teachers. As
stated in Article IV Section 4, “ Neither a
teacher’s file nor any of its contents shall
be copied ... without the teacher’s per
mission either during or after his service
in the school district ...” This sentence
assures the teachers that their personnel
files are confidential. However, the
section continues on, “ ...provided
however, such file shall be available to
the Superintendent, the Assistant Super
intendent, the teacher’s own Divisional
Principal, Director of Personnel, and the
Director to whom he is responsible.” This
illustrates that the teachers’ secret files
are only safe to the point where any ad
ministrator, at his own free will, may
remove all or any part of the file. Then he
may distribute it to others wishing to see
the file without acquiring any permission
of release from the teacher. This raises
the question of whether the teacher’s per
sonnel file is indeed a personal file.
Feedback
Senior finds tactics unreasonable
Dear Editor,
I was, in the words of a tape recorded
message, “ shocked and appalled” by the
Board’s refusal to give the teachers what
to me seems a reasonable contract.
The issues for this strike are similar to
those during the beginning of the 1973-74
school year. For example, the right to file
complaints, and the disputed “grievance
right,” which gives protection to nontenured teachers. I think the grievance
clause would ensure rights much in the
same way the checks and balances in the
U.S. Constitution limit executive power.
Without it, teachers would be subject to
the arbitrary decisions of administrative
department heads.
Rather than trying to work with the
faculty, the administration is admittedly
trying to break the Union. Threat letters
were sent to each striking teacher’s
home. Euphomistically entitled “ Notices
of remidiability” the letters stated the
teachers would lose their jobs if they
didn’t return to work. Superintendent Dr.
Gibbs announced over the air at 2:45 p.m.
Wednesday, September 22, on WBBM am
that this tactic would frighten teachers to
go back to work. Gibbs said that certified
teachers are being interviewed to replace
the strikers. Rather than breaking the
Union, I think this strategy will
strengthen their supporters, since under
stress and with a common enemy people
often unite.
Murray Cohn ’77
Dear Editor,
I have spent numerous hours today,
September 21,1976, talking with teachers,
school adm inistrators, and Super
intendent Dr. Wesley Gibbs. I believe they
have given me their honest opinions in the
m atter concerning the strike; some didn’t
comment.
The strike is like a divorce. The two
parents scream at each other, and who
suffers? The kids suffer! In this case the
Board and Union communicate in
effectively, and the students suffer. I
think it is about time the students realize
where they stand in this situation. We are
forced out of classes, already behind in
school work, and our extra-curricular
activities have been ignored in many
areas. Students, are we going to allow
ourselves to be ignored academically and
in extra-curricular activities? I, myself,
say no!
And I encourage more of my peers to
get involved and know where they stand.
We are a m ajority, 7,000 students as
opposed to 432 teachers, and even a
smaller minority of administrators and
Board members. We, too, have a voice in
this m atter! Are we as a m ajority, going
to allow ourselves to be ignorant of this
situation we are forced into?
Please, let us be heard!
John J . Diviak J r . ( ’77)
(Photo by Bruce Gostomelsky)
Union teachers stressing the iact that they want the contract disputes settled.
(Photo by Eric Polley)
Mr. Todd Dvorak takes a coifee break during the strike. Teachers spent eight hours picketing
last Tuesday.
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Board policies considered "a mess"
Dear Editor,
I have read the policies offered to the
teachers by the Board, and it seems the
Board has been able to concoct the
biggest mess I have ever seen. And put it
all down in a booklet they dare call an
“ agreement.”
Anyone who agrees with such a thing as
this should be congratulated for being
able to determine what the Board has to
say between those hitherto’s and
therefores.
Name Withheld
Upon Request
Editor's note: These letters are not
necessarily the opinion of the Nilehilite
staff.
Students hurt by strike
We’ve heard much about the
teachers and the Board of Education of
District 219, but little has been said
about the students.
IF ALL TEACHERS that do not
return to the classroom are fired, as
proposed, not only will those teachers
suffer, but the students will be faced
with the situation of adjusting to new,
and less experienced teachers. The
quality of the school will invariably
drop due to confusion on the part of stu
dents and staff. The purpose of the
school is to provide the best possible
education for the students, and yet the
Board is willing to sacrifice good edu
cation for a few contract adjustments.
As one student’s parent explained,
“They are working with our most
prized possessions.”
In addition, students are complaining
that they are not kept well informed of
the proceedings of the strike. Students
receive no special bulletins in the mail,
and are asked to call 966-1012 for in
formation, a line which is almost
always busy. Students would like to
know if school is scheduled, so they can
plan ahead. Most students claim they
were informed by radio, about five
minutes before they normally would
leave to catch the school bus. Others
heard rumors from unreliable sources,
and wanted positive information. Com
munication for future school crises
must be improved.
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H om e fo o tb a ll
gam e is today
at 3 pm .
Strike threatens Hist. 219
N.T.F.T. teachers w alk out
On August 31, the night before the 7677 school year began, students at Niles
East wondered if they’d be in class the
next morning.
Mr. Edwin Ernst, the building vicepresident of NTFT, gave the occurrence
of a strike a hundred per cent chance if
“ the board doesn’t change its attitude,”
while Mr. Galen Hosier, principal, saw no
need for a strike and hopes there will be
none.
September 8 and 10, some major issues
were discussed by the Union Negotiating
Committee, headed by Mr. Dougherty,
and the Board’s committee which has
hired Wes Wildman, a member of a law
firm and a professional negotiator, to
speak for them. The latter team includes
Mr. Hosier.
A prominent issue discussed was Re
duction in Force (R IF ) which pertains to
lay-off of teachers as enrollment
decreases.
The teachers seek job security. Their
proposal was not made on September 10,
according to Mr. Hosier, although the
Union made it clear they wanted no lay
offs. Mr. Hosier thinks this doesn’t make
any practical sense.
He stated that enrollment of District
219 has dropped more than any other dis
trict around; yet we have dismissed no
tenure teachers, while other districts
have. He thinks the board is being rea
sonable and generous.
But he believes the necessity to reduce
the faculty may arise, in which case an
effort will be made to encourage teachers
to cooperate with a transfer system and to
consider early retirement to ease the
situation.
A teacher between 55 and 65 years of
age who has served at least ten years in
the District and is eligible for the Illinois
State Retirement plan, may retire early
with twenty per cent of his salary paid for
five years.
Hosier feels the board has been very
generous without prompting from the
Union.
If dismissal becomes necessary, Mr.
Ernst was in favor of a seniority plan,
although he weighed the pros and cons.
Though many of the better teachers are
young and agile, it is not easy for a 55 year
old teacher to begin job-hunting.
Another issue is that of assigned acti
vities. Mr. Ernst said the teachers are
willing to go along, but they want limi
tations on who is appointed to how many
extra curricular activities and for how
long.
The board came up with the guidelines
of three extra curricular activities per
coach per year with the duration of the
assignment of up to five years. This is not
E a rly grad u ates
Seniors who plan to graduate in less
than eight semesters must obtain a
request form by October 15, 1976. These
forms can be obtained in the principal’s
office.
ACCORDING TO MR. HOSLER, the
deadline date can be stretched, if there is
a definite need to leave school early due to
any type of experience or opportunity that
would be beneficial, and not obtainable at
a later date. In that case, a statement of
intent must be submitted to the
principal’s office by October 15.
Hosier added that the final application
with verification of educational or
vocational opportunity must be filed by
the first school day in December.
EARLY GRADUATES who will be at
tending classes at Oakton Community
College will be dismissed on January 15.
acceptable to the Union, and there was no
mention of safe-guards. The teachers,
said Mr. Ernst, don’t want their jobs
threatened due to lack of participation in
after-school activities.
Mr. Hosier agrees the best possible sit
uation would be voluntary coaching, but
he thinks it’s more important to appoint
coaches rather than “ disband the
activity,” for lack of a coach. Hosier also
said the five year limit is reasonable
because it would take that long for a
coach to become experienced enough to
train a really good team.
Mr. Hosier believes any further “ unrea-
sonable protections might tie us up in
grievances all the time.”
As for the issue of salary, little can be
reported at present because it is usually
one of the last issues to be discussed. Mr.
Ernst thinks the 4.5 per cent increase has
been overrated, while Mr. Hosier thinks it
is very generous in comparison with the
Chicago schools who received almost no
increase.
If a strike does occur, the Board intends
to keep the schools open with continued
instruction.
Note: This was written before the strike
was announced.
S A G E en terin g
its second year
Project SAGE, now in its second year,
is considered an effective and successful
program.
SA G E
(S T R E N G T H E N IN G
ACADEMIC GROWTH EFFECTIVE
LY), sponsored by Social Worker Fred
Krai, is a federally funded program de
signed to help students grow personally,
socially, and academically.
The main philosophy involved is that
self-image is very important. A person
who thinks highly of himself generally
does better scholastically and otherwise.
So a student must improve self-image in
order to improve other facets of his life.
The methods involved to reach this goal
are student-led group sessions. The result
should be improved grades and personal
satisfaction.
In late September or early October,
consultants from Forest Mental Hospital
will train the staff and student leaders in
eight sessions. The sessions will include
training in the techniques of group
process,
effective communication,
problem solving, and role playing.
Periodical evaluations of student pro
gress in the group as a whole and of in
dividual student progress will be included.
Students who wish to join should contact
Mr. Krai.
Fair encourages all
(Photo by Bruce Gostomelsky)
Many teachers participated in the iniormational picketing to show their unity.
The Student Activities Club sponsored
an activities fair, which was held on
September 17, during fifth period, in the
courtyard.
MANY ACTIVITIES sponsored booths,
and encouraged students to join their
clubs. Each activity was reimbursed up to
20 dollars on their booths, which they
were permitted to construct on Thursday
night, September 16. Security, provided
by the Letterman’s Club, guarded the
booths during the night.
Every activity presented a ticket to
each student who visited their booth, and
any student, who accumulated three
tickets, could trade them for a hotdog and
milk. The Distributive Education Club
assisted the Cafeteria staff in preparing
the hotdogs, and Mr. Coulson’s Marketing
class provided advertising.
Committee divides into five
The committee to close Niles East was
divided into five subcommittees: student
articulation Area I and II, classified staff,
certified staff, and distribution/disposal
of furniture, equipment, and awards, and
disposition of the library collection at
East.
STUDENT ARTICULATION, Area I,
headed by Dr. James Richter, will decide
the development of procedures for depart
ment articulation with feeder school dis
tricts 69, 72, 73, 73V2, special education
program, registration and testing for
classes, assignment of students to coun
selors, and East graduates’ records.
Area II, headed by Dr. Lee Hawkins,
will decide development of procedures for
participation in student government,
clubs, interscholastic programs, music
and drama programs, publications, and
speech program.
The subcommittee on classified staff is
in charge of the following: “ a) To follow
policies and/or guidelines of the Board of
Education for staff reduction and
transfers, b) To solicit for ideas and sug
gestions from personnel in the secre
tarial-clerical, building and grounds, and
cafeteria staffs, on how the classified
personnel can be redistributed in the
district, c) To generate a general plan to
cover building and job assignments for
classified staff.”
THE SUBCOMMITTEE on certified
staff works on the same ideas as the
classified staff plus departmental and
extra-curricular assignments.
The final two subcommittees will not
meet until the last year.
The Committee also compared the
options of “four years through 1980” and
“ no freshmen after 1978.” With no
freshmen after 1978, there would be a
diminished program, particularly in
areas where freshmen are combined with
upper classmen. With school spirit, there
would be a drop in morale with the freshman grade level missing. In activities,
there would be a decrease in participation. Greater financial support
would also be needed with smaller
classes, activities, and additional routing
of buses for 1979-80 school year,
The committee’s next meeting will be
held in December.
Homecoming ’76 presented
Homecoming 76 will be presented as
“ Western Round Up Eastern Style” and
the “Sun Rises on East and Sets on West.
ACTIVITIES WILL BEGIN with an in
school pep rally on October 15. The parade
and football games will be seen the
following day.
In the evening, the Homecoming dance
will be held in the contest gym. In con
junction with the Theater Department,
the gym will be decorated. Bresler’s
(thirty-three flavors) will sponsor the
food and the band, “Choice,” will play the
music.
As something different this year, a King
and his court, and a Queen and her court
will be nominated. Juniors and seniors
will be able to vote for them approxi
mately the first week of October. The
Queen and King won’t be united as one
couple; two separate groups will be
formed.
“ These results were decided because
we took a survey which was sent to desig
nated homerooms. The students were
asked if they would rather have a Queen
and court, and King and court, instead of
just the Queen and her court. Eighty per
cent of the students said yes. The idea was
suggested because of the discussion about
Equal Rights and Women’s Lib,” ex
plained Cathy Bernstein 76, co-chairman
with Ilene Levin 76, chairman.
WITH THE ASSISTANCE of Steve Poznansky, sponsor, the group sold stretch
bottles, stickers, and taffy apples. A
balloon launch, a car wash, flower ograms and bake sales were also held.
Buttons, and blue and gold ski hats are
possible fund-raisers in the future. Pro
grams for the occasion will be sold during
Homecoming weekend.
Meetings for final preparations are held
every Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the
Coaches’ Lounge.
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Friday, September 24, jay
Staff revises policy
Traditionally, in the first issue of THE
NILEHILITE of each school year, the
staff reviews its goals, rights, and res
ponsibilities for the coming year.
THE NILEHILITE’S purpose is to
provide new learning experiences, and act
as “The Voice of the Niles East Stu
dents.” The staff will try its best, within
its limitations to publish a newspaper
which is interesting and informative. We
reserve the right to use our own authority
and good judgement to decide what will
appear in the paper. We will use our
rights to freedom of the press with
maturity and responsibility, and intend to
be impartial and truthful.
In addition, we would appreciate and
encourage faculty and students to submit
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letters, guest editorials, ideas and
rebuttals. We would like to cover all
school and community events and are
always open to suggestions.
Sch o o l
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THE STAFF HOPES that students from
business, typing, photography, and art
classes will be interested in offering their
services to the paper, and club sponsors
and officers should feel free to notify us of
special activities which are not being
covered adequately.
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The changes at East are not going to
stir up a walkout, influence students to
file complaints, or trigger a protest. The
changes are favorable, and appreciated
by most students and staff.
THE STUDENT LOUNGE is now
equipped with two air hockey tables, two
foosball games, and two table tennis sets.
These leisure activities are available
every period in the student lounge, so
students can relax. These new lounge
additions are providing a service to
students, and DECA is providing the
service of issuing necessary equipment.
In addition, new draperies are expected in
the near future to add to the new and in
formal appearance of the lounge.
Other improvements include the bright
orange, newly painted girls’ gymnasium.
Most people are impressed by the gym’s
new look, and Mr. Hosier hopes to have
the contest gym painted next year.
ALSO, HOSLER WOULD like to see the
courtyard rejuvenated. The blacktop and
curb in the courtyard parking lot are
already being refinished, and sidewalks
have been added. Hosier proposes having
different student clubs and organizations
lend a hand in beautifying the remaining
area. In this way students would get
involved, in improving their own
courtyard, and would be more likely to
use it for their various activities and
events. Also, it would be a pleasant place
to study and spend free time when the
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In addition, students who helped to
plant flowers, or raise money would be
less apt to destroy them, and more apt to
protect them from other types of des
truction. This type of student involvement
is welcomed at East, and will be greatly
appreciated by most.
Unnecessary time
Spent negotiating
■Feedback'
M.D. needs funds
Dear Editor
Ever since I entered Niles East, I
have heard plans of using an honors
point. I am presently in my senior
year, and there is still no honors point.
It is almost not worthwhile to take an
honors course. I am sure that en
rollment in honors courses would
improve, if the incentive of an honors
point was present.
Mike Bass, 77
W eighted grades?
The thought of not being able to
walk, or even move your legs is
frightening, but for those stricken with
Muscular Dystrophy, it is reality.
Muscular Dystrophy is a disease that
causes muscles to weaken and
eventually deteriorate. It can result in
confinement to a wheelchair or even
death. Many victims of this disease
don’t even live past their teens. These
are the “kids” who have pseudohypertrophic Muscular Dystrophy, the
most common type that strikes in
childhood.
There's only only one way to find a
cure for M.D., and thats research,
which costs a lot of money. Think about
that the next time a tennis or golf
match occurs. If the money is put to
use as a contribution for M.D., it could
be the dollar or two that finds the cure.
Remember, the sooner M.D.
receives money, the sooner the answer
can be found, and more lives can be
saved.
Name withheld upon request
The teachers, and the Board of
Education are spending an un
n e c e ssa ry am ount of tim e
negotiating a new contract.
If both sides would meet at the
bargaining table, with reasonable
expectations, a contract could be
agreed upon. Teachers would like
advance notice, as to whether they
will be let go in 1980, when East
closes. According to law, the Board
must inform them only 90 days in
advance. It is quite difficult to
inform teachers too far ahead
because many may send in their
resignations, lessening the number
to be fired. This is particularly true,
since teachers are being fired by
seniority, and some with manj
years of experience may take th<
opportunity to retire at that time.
On the other hand, the contractl
states that each teacher will have 401
minutes planning time. TeachersL
don’t feel this is enough time, s i n c e r
a teacher with five different classesjr
can spend no more than a total ofi
eight minutes to prepare for each!
class. Most people would agree that!
in eight minutes, a successful!
course could not be planned.
It is problems like these that the
te a c h e rs and board should;
compromise on, so a contract can
be settled before June 15,1977.
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W h y are sophom ores scheduled in study halls?
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Why do sophomores have study halls?
Sophomores with too much free time
on their schedules, have been assigned
study halls. After six weeks, all
sophomores who are maintaining satis
factory grades, will be dropped from
the supervised studys. However, if a
student’s grades become unsatis
factory, the study hall will be
reinstated.
Who has Open campus privileges?
There has been a lot of confusion
over who has open campus. According
to Mr. Hosier, E ast’s principal, all
sophomores, juniors, and seniors, are
allowed to leave the school grounds.
Freshman are not permitted to leave;
however, they have full rights of the
entire campus, indoors and out.
What is the theme for this year’s
prom:
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Members of the junior cabinet hit—
suggested 14 possible themes for tj
year’s junior-senior prom. The id<j
include, “ When You Wish Upon;
Star” , “ Dream On” , “ Dancing in f
Moonlight” , “Cherish,” and mcl
more. The cabinet will vote on tj
prom theme at a later date.
Who are the new teachers at East tj
year?
The new teachers include Ste\j
Rosenzweig, Spanish; Steven Pappi
English; Peter Seagard, counsel«]
Dale Stempel, drivers education, a
Kathy Collendo, CIC. The two stud*t
teachers include David Berry, sped
communications, from Loyola U
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student teachers are scheduled
practice at East in the future.
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Volume 39, Number 1
Editor-in-Chief .............. Caryn Lason
News Editor: ....... Charles Dushman
Feature Editor: .........Wendy Gerber
Sports Editor: ......... Kathl Isserman
Reporters: ....................... Mike Bass
Jim Adelman
Mari Ivener
Eric Robin
Marty Rossman
Lori Piper
Murray Cohn
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Freshman class appears
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iidents of the class of 1980
jar optimistic about the
ol year, despite minor set
s.
’roubles began for me even
re I arrived at school. I
jed the bus. It probably took
ong turn...because it didn’t
fe,” Rochelle Herman said,
jrtheless, Rochelle refused
w any of the elevator passes
were offered to her, “ I was
h-ed.”
CK SIMMONS ARRIVED
jirst day not knowing where
[asses were, but he managed
i to them on time. However,
Iting his spirit of success,
¡missed the bus going home,
uldn’tfind it.”
bk Vassilatos found himself
vhelmed by sales-oriented
r-classmen. They peddled
ir lightbulbs and bridge
ts. ‘‘Some even came with
¡student surveys. They sent
freshmen to the main office
looking for (n o n e x isten t)
forms.”
STEVE MARTINI IS UPSET
about the school’s closing but
added, “I like it here.”
Steve Bartelstein thinks
East is ‘‘sort ’of nice...some
teachers could be improved, but
o v e ra ll
i t ’s
a
good
staff...especially Mr. Puffy.”
WE CAN EMPATHIZE with
the freshman class. The spirit of
East begins with them.
by Mari Ivener
Easthi is welcoming back
former student Steve Rosenz
weig ’65 as the new Spanish
teacher in the Foreign Language
department.
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Hotter’.”
THE SCHOOL HASN’T
CHANGED much since Rosenz
weig was a student. ‘‘The
building, itself, is basically the
same, but what strikes me the
most is the freedom. When I was
in school everybody had a study
hall and they had no free time. I
was scheduled for seven classes
straight and I had to be in a class
at all tim es,” reminisced
Rosenzweig.
Although he is a new teacher
at East, he is hardly a newcomer
to teaching. In 1969 after
graduating from Kent State, he
worked as a copywriter for
United Press International.
Rosenzweig wasn’t making
enough money for the UPI, so he
applied for a job to teach Spanish
in the Catholic schools. He was
given a teaching position at
Chicago’s Brother Rice School,
where he taught Spanish for one
year, according to Rosenzweig.
“
ONE OF THE MAJOR
REASONS I left Brother Rice
was because the trip from my
home in Skokie to Brother Rice
was an 80 mile drive,” Rosenz
weig said.
After Brother Rice, Rosenz
weig taught at Willowbrook
School in Glenview for four
years and Disney Magnet School
A number of students from
East have been “ getting it to
gether” this summer in order to
form a new community service
group.
“ Get It Together,” sponsored
by Mrs. Nona Piorkowski and
Paul Byrne, is initiating a
program to instruct students,
parents, teachers, and com
munity members about cardio
p u lm o n a ry r e s u s c ita tio n ,
(CPR).
CPR IS A METHOD of first aid
designed to help heart-attack
victims.
How many people have lost
others they know due to heart
Qtriver
Education
f INISH
on two week nights in early
October at East. Why not
become certified to save a life?
THE MEMBERS OF GIT are
working in conjunction with the
PTSA, the administration, and
the Student Senate in an effort to
help educate interested indi
viduals about this life-saving
technique. These organizations
are joining together to promote
participation in this course.
Announcements to join will be
read on the PA system. Those
who are interested will be
notified of the specific in
formation as soon as it’s avail
able.
ARE YOU INTERESTED in
helping others or do you want to
learn more about others? If so,
join GIT.
Get It Together, a new
organization, was formed to
encourage students to work in
dividually as well as with other
people. The club will offer activi
ties such as helping the handi
capped, visiting nursing homes,
becoming involved in the CPR
program, and sponsoring a blood
drive.
A COMMITTEE HAS already
lo cate d
in s tru c to rs , who
anticipate that a dollar fee will
be charged to pay for pertinent
literature, and film presentation.
The lectures, which will last
two to three hours, will be held
THE OFFICERS INCLUDE
Alan Bain, president; Ed Yep,
secretary; and Lalitha Rao,
publicity. “ Get it together” at
the m eetin g s which a re
scheduled for every Thursday at
3 p.m. in Room 249.
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long as they show me some
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in Chicago for two years. Then
he applied for one of the two
openings in the Niles district. He
received the job at East
replacing a former teacher
Gentil da Rosa.
In between all of his teaching,
Rosenzweig earned a Master’s
Degree from New York Uni
versity. At that time he was
studying Spanish in Spain. He
also found time to get married.
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Page Four
Football team loses
non-conference game
The Trojan football team
opened their season against New
Trier East by losing 39-6.
NTE took command of the
game from the opening moment
when they gained control of the
ball.
THEY WENT ON TO SCORE
a touchdown, and they obtained a
lead that they would never re
linquish. By the game’s ending
they had scored six TD’s to
E ast’s one.
NTE scored their touchdowns
in a variety of ways, ranging
from a 57 yard run to a one yard
plunge.
The only East touchdown came
in the third quarter. After
recovering a NTE fumble on
their own 35 yard line, senior
quarterback Chris Klancic began
to lead the Trojans down the
field. He completed two first
down passes to get to the oppon
ents’ 37 yard line. He then com
pleted another pass to advance to
the 19 yard line. The Trojan
drive seemed stalled when they
couldn’t advance the ball
farther. Coach Gerald Ferguson
sent in Junior Quarterback Paul
Whitmore. Whitmore proceeded
to throw a touchdown pass to
Gerard Moeller (’77) on his very
first play from scrimmage.
EAST WENT INTO THE
GAME with a young varsity
team; out of 36 rostered players,
19 are juniors.
Before the season started,
Ferguson said that he would con
sider this a successful season if
the varsity finished over .500.
He feels that the team is
“ greatly improved over last
year,” and that although the
team “ stresses offense,” the
defense is “ much improved”
over last year. The Coach also
noted he would start a little more
than half his juniors on the first
and second string teams.
THEIR STRENGTH WAS that
they had a good passing game,
and their weakness lied in their
line play and their abundance of
penalties.
The sophomores lost to NTE 60.
It was nonetheless a moral vic
tory for them, because as fresh
men. they did not win a single
game while NTE was one of the
league’s stronger teams.
Edens tourn am en t p ro g ra m
produ ces a re a cham pion s
“ He has changed my attitude
towards my tennis game by
teaching me how to lose as well
as win. I have learned the im
portance of practicing from his
program. Specifically, that one
must keep on trying in order to
succeed,” said Keith Jaffe ’78, in
reference to Bob Maramba’s
Junior Tournament program at
Edens Tennis Club.
IN 1972 WHEN EDENS TEN
NIS CLUB opened, Bob Maramba began his program for
junior tennis players in the Chi
cago area. Since then he has pro
duced many area and sectional
champions.
“We lack programs like this,
and tennis must be taught at an
earlier age. This is the most suc
cessful junior tennis program in
the area,” Maramba said.
Maramba teaches about 300
students between the ages of
eight and eighteen. Approxi
mately half of his students par
ticipate in his tournament pro
gram.
IF A YOUNG TENNIS PLAY
ER is interested in the program
and in competing in tourna
ments, he may arrange with
Maramba to “ try out” . The
player is then placed into the
beginner, intermediate, tourna
ment one, two, three, or an
excellence group. During a 12
week session, each group meets
two hours, one day a week with
an instructor.
Five players meet with one in
structor on each court. Running
and conditioning are stressed as
well as skills to strengthen each
individual’s weaknesses.
“ It’s a very spartan program.
We stress discipline, and we also
want the players to learn how to
coordinate their mind with their
body,” Maramba explained.
(Photo by A lan Cohn)
The varsity football team tackles the New Trier East Indians as Trojan fans watch.
Varsity Hooters lose opener
E ast’s varsity soccer team
opened their regular season
Tuesday, September 7, with a
home game against Waukegan
East.
The game ended 1-1 after
regulation play. However, the
Trojans lost 4-3 on penalty shots.
THE FIRST QUARTER
featured fine playing by both
teams. Five minutes into the
game, Waukegan scored first, on
a shot that was just out of reach
of Goalie Brad Moss.
East tied up the game minutes
later. Halfback Danny Stone
“I RECEIVE TREMENDOUS
SATISFACTION while working
with young people. The key to
working with them is the staff,
and we have a highly qualified
one which includes Mark
Sandager, head professional,
Rod Schroeder, Jim Kammann,
and Corky Leighton,” Maramba
explained.
OTHER EAST STUDENTS IN
VOLVED in the program include
Jeff Adler ’78, Claudia Brisk '80,
and Mindee Epstein ’78. Claudia
(14 and under) and Mindee (16
and under) are ranked eleventh
and sixth, respectively, in the
Chicago District Tennis Associa
tion.
“ Maramba inspires everyone.
He gets along well with kids. He
knows what makes us tick,”
Mindee concluded.
HEAD COACH TOM RISTOW
also has an “ outstanding crop”
of sophomore runners who
should be in contention for a con
ference title later in the season.
The sophomores are led by Phil
Waller who took first place at
Maine North with a time of 16:31
THE TEAM CONSISTENTLY
failed to get the ball to the
outside forwards which forced
them to bring the ball down the
middle into the midst of the
defense. “There were also some
defense lapses which resulted in
goals for the opponents. The
Trojans were also the victims of
some disputed calls by the
referee, which may have cost
them the game,” Forward Jim
Adelman said.
The lead switched hands five
times, with the Trojans coming
up on the short end of a 5-4
overtime decision.
Bright spots were forwards
Jim Adelman and Woong Kim,
who had two goals apiece.
(Photo by Ira Shapiro)
(Photo by Ir a Shapiro)
Varsity hooter trying to steal the
ball away from his opponent.
second in Maine Invitational
on a 2.85 mile course. Jeff Pozen
finished third and Marty Brisk,
John Thudholm, and Steve Urow,
rounded out the top five. The
team placed first with a score of
19 points, far ahead of the second
place team which had a total of
57 points.
THE FRESHMEN TEAM
LACKS DEPTH, but new fresh
man coach Todd Divorak does
have a talented runner in Kevin
Guertin who placed fifth in the
meet. Also on the freshmen team
is Steve Ginsberg and Dan Finn.
Saturday, September 11, the
team competed in the Luther
North Invitational. The varsity
finished seventh out of 14 teams
with Santacruz and Golub again
leading the way with a seventh
Each team selected five
members to shoot from twelve
yards away from the goal.
Waukegan made points on four
out of five shots, the Trojans
converted on only three.
The team ’s second game was
an away game, September 9,
against Lake Park.
Bill Andrea dribbling the ball down the field in a game against Waukegan
East.
Cross country team finishes
E ast’s cross country season
began Wednesday, September 8,
with the varsity squad taking a
second place at the Maine North
Invitational. The host team
edged out the Trojans by 3
points. Leading runner in the
meet was junior Ed Santacruz
who took third place; Captain
Ken Golub placed fifth. Also
finishing high were Steve Taibl,
Barry Finn, and Dave Larson.
chipped the ball past one of the
Waukegan fullbacks, Forward
Jim Adelman ran past the
fullback and gained control of
the ball. He dribbled down the
left side and at fifteen yards
away, shot the ball into the goal.
The score remained tied
through the next three quarters
of play, as both teams exchanged
scoring opportunities. The
Trojans had many chances, but
failed to capitalize.
THE GAME ENDED IN A
TIE, therefore, it had to be
decided on penalty shots.
and
fourteenth
place
respectively. The sophomore
team finished third with Phil
Waller earning a second place.
IN THE OPEN DIVISION
junior Marty Rossman took a
fifth place over the 2 mile
course. Also , placing were Jim
Doumouras, eighth place, and
Layne Oliff, tenth place. Also
competing in the open were
Steve Glickman,
Dave
Stahlberg, and Steve Santacruz.
The team has some tough
meets coming up but should fare
very well and go on to have a
successful season. The cross
country team is hosting the
Trojan Invitational, October 16,
at Bunker Hill Forest Preserve.
S p o rt sh orts
The girls’ archery team will
compete in the Prospect High
School Invitational tomorrow at
1 p.m.
Next Tuesday they will shoot
against Maine West, and Thurs
day, October 7, they will com
pete against Fenton. Both meets
begin at 4:15 p.m. on the archery
range.
THE GIRLS’ SWIMMING
TEAM will compete next
Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Friday. They will swim against
Niles West and Maine West
away, and Waukegan West at
Niles North respectively. The
meets will begin at 4; 30 p.m.
The girls’ tennis team will
compete against Niles North at
home next Thursday at 4 p.m.
Other home meets include
Glenbrook South and Niles West,
Thursday September 30 and
October 7, and Glenbrook North
on Tuesday, October 12.
SPECTATORS ARE AD
MITTED to all girls’ inter
scholastic home meets free of
charge.
Last Saturday the Trojan
golfers opened their season with
a tenth place finish in the
prestigious Quincy Invitational
Tournament.
TWENTY TEAMS COM
PETED, and the Trojans were
led by Rick Martini (captain)
and Jordan Lohn, who carded 81
and 83 respectively.
Other Trojans competing were
junior Roger Jaklin, 87, Steve
Nelson, 87, and Mark Brown, 93.
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Voi. 38, No. 1 ì
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILLINOIS
Friday, M ay 28, 1976
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520 seniors to graduate
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(Photo by Barry Schmetter;
Students glance at some books at the Book Sale which was held May 12 and 13. "I was
surprised that the library sold so many books; it was probably the most successful sale that
we've had," commented head librarian, Mrs. Kathleen Palansky. More than 700 hard-covered
books were sold for 25$ a copy. The money raised went to the Educational District. The re
maining books were given to the Chicago Common Association for circulation in other
libraries. The books consisted mainly of duplicates that were not circulated for more than five
years and editions where the library received new copies to replace them. Magazines also
were available to students for no charge on May 19.
Approximately 520 students will gradu
ate June 6, at 2 p.m. on the football field.
THE PROGRAM WILL BEGIN WITH
the concert band consisting of 50 stu
dents. The members will play “Pomp
and Circumstance” and a prelude di
rected by Timothy Wolfram.
A welcome will be given by a repre
senting senior. Frank Winkler will then
conduct the concert band and chorus
while they perform the “Battle Hymn of
the Republic.” After the Valedictorian
and Salutatorian speak, Principal Galen
Hosier will give recognition to the stu
dents with scholastic achievement.
THE DIPLOMAS which will be pre
sented by Mr. James Gottreich and Ev
elyn Rosenzweig will precede the band
playing the Coronation March from “The
Profit.”
The Valedictorian and Salutatorian are
the top two students (Grade Point Aver
age). If more than one student has a
straight A average they will eliminate
the Salutatorian. This would allow more
Bicentennial Commission to plan events
“Let’s celebrate the future by remem
bering the past,” commented Mrs. Jack
ie Gorell, Chairman of the Bicentennial
Commission.
Two celebrations based on the Bicen
tennial will be held in Skokie this year.
The commission is attempting to involve
the community and remind the people
of their heritage, according to Mrs. Gor
ell.
A FAIR ON JULY 4TH will resemble
an Old Fashion Country Fair. The ac
tivities at Niles West will feature an
art show and auction, a tennis tourna
ment, and festive games. It will begin
at noon and will last all day. A fire
works display will be held at 9:30 p.m.
However, the major activity which will
be held in October is the dedication of
the new parks which will be built along
the west banks of the North Shore Chan
nel, near McCormick Street. Activities
will include parades.
As a fundraiser, booklets will be sold
to residents for $1. The booklets which
are based on the history of Skokie will
include reproductions of old pictures.
Skokie has never had a historical so
ciety. Another objective of the commis
sion is to form one.
MANY CITIZENS ARE PRESENTLY
taking part in many events, such as
building a log cabin. The Skokie Lum
ber Company donated 27,000 Bicenten
nial flags which the commission made
available to schools. The remaining few
will be given at the fair.
The Skokie Rotary Club Rotarians will
sponsor the art display and auction at
the July 4th show. The primary schools
held a contest to design the Skokie car
stickers for this year. The American
Legion, Park District, and Fine Arts
Commission also are involved in the Bi
centennial activities.
THE BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION
MEETS every third Tuesday of each
month at 8 p.m. in the Skokie Village
Hall through October and may continue
to meet in 1977, according to Mrs. Gor
ell. The Festival Committee, headed by
Bob Moore, former publisher of the Sko
CVE students hald tnva banquets
East High School students involved in Co-operative Vocational Education
held two “Employee-Employer” Banquets to thank their employers for their
help during the year.
The co-operative vocational students receive class credit for their outside
part-time work.
STUDENTS PARTICIPATING in the Office Occupations and Home Eco
nomics Related Occupations division of Co-operative Vocational Education
thanked their employers at a luncheon on May 21, at the Morton House.
Students involved in the Distributive Education division of the program
had their luncheon at Piccolo Mondo Restaurant.
Park District offersstvim team
The Park District is offering a swim team this year. The coach is Skip
Patrazalka (science department). The registration is June 1, and the program
lasts for eight weeks, which includes six meets. The cost is $25.
kie News, will plan their activities every
second Tuesday of each month. The pub
lic is invited to attend these meetings
and become active with the Bicenten
nial activities.
the other schools I’ve been to, East is
a very nice school. As a whole, it has
a nice student body.”
Miss Vivian Tusek in Business Educa
tion has resigned to take another job.
“It was a very nice year here, and I
enjoyed myself and the people. It was
really a great experience, for my first
year as a teacher.” Mrs. Marilyn Trella,
special education teacher, is also resign
ing to go with her husband who is re
locating.
Miss Carolyn Amelung will take a
leave of absence to do graduate work
at Circle Campus. Mrs. Lois Moss and
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selects three alternatives
Members of the Committee to Close
Niles East have completed their plans
for the development of subcommittees,
and have considered alternatives for
East’s closing.
THE COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER
the following alternatives for the closing
of East:
1) To continue as a four year school
through 1980.
2) Not to allow freshmen to enter after
September 1978.
3) To transfer juniors (class of 1981)
to West or North for the school year
of 1979-1980.
This would leave the class of 1983,
freshmen; class of 1982, sophomores; and
the class of 1980, seniors at East.
All the subcommittees will follow poli
cies and/or guidelines that were set
by the Board of Education, must pro
vide reports to the committee, and will
solicit for ideas and suggestions con
cerning their topics.
THE FIVE SUBCOMMITTEES CON
SIST OF:
1) Student Articulation
2) Certificated Staff Articulation
3) Classified Staff
4) Furniture and Equipment
5) Library Collection
The student articulation subcommittee
is divided into two area committees.
The first one will take any suggestions
on the topics of:
1) Department Articulation with feeder
schools
2) Special Education Program
3) Registration for classes and testing
4) Assignment of students to counselors
5) Graduate reports.
The other area committee will develop
procedures for:
1) Student Senate
T h re e teach ers to re tire next ye a r
Gentil DaRosa, Richard Tendick (pres
ently at North), and Hayward Wood will
retire from teaching next year.
DaRosa has taught foreign language
at East for 20 years. Tendick, an English
teacher, has worked for the Niles Town
ship High Schools for 14 years. Wood,
social studies teacher, has spent 14 years
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WHEN ASKED THEIR IMPRESSIONS
of East, DaRosa had no comments. Ten
dick said, “I think East is a great
school. A number of the students are
very good and we have an excellent
faculty. I hate to see it close.”
Wood commented, “Compared to all
than one student to become the Valedic
torian.
IF WEATHER DOES NOT PERMIT
an outdoor ceremony, graduation will be
held in the contest gym. Graduates will
be allowed to invite four guests only.
All students will be wearing caps and
gowns. National Honor Society students
will wear a gold tassel instead of a
white one, on their caps. The girls will
dress in light colored clothing with white
shoes. The boys will be wearing blue
shirts, dark shoes and socks, and ties.
A pre-graduation rehearsal on June 4
at 9 a.m. in the auditorium will prepare
the students for the ceremony. Gradu
ates are required to wear caps and the
girls must bring their dress shoes. Sen
iors must meet in the auditorium at 1
p.m., June 6.
SIXTH SEMESTER GRADUATES will
be dismissed the same day as seniors.
August graduates must remain until the
end of school. These students consist of
Tami Bonner, Roque Bellido, August
graduates; Elisabeth Brezka, Tyra Datch
man, Daniel Derman, Teresa Ferguson,
Gia Georgeow, Susan Glick, Jason Grade,
Kathy Greenberg, Marcia Hilliard, Gary
Jacobson, Patricia Larson, Anne Marie
LeVan, Jewel Levine, Amy Matsude,
Marla Minsky, Heather Payne, August
graduates; Gayle Petroski, and Jean
Wells.
Mrs. Mardonna Isenberg are leaving for
one year.
Mrs. Shirley Foss, home economics;
Mrs. Angie Panos, English; and Timo
thy Wolfram, band; were dismissed and
rehired.
THE BOARD HAS NOT YET RE
NEWED the tenure contracts of seven
teachers because of a decline in enroll
ment, according to Principal Galen Hos
ier. Several of these teachers are also
sponsoring clubs. The teachers include
Alan Becker, Wilbur Campbell, Miss
Peggy Carroll, Mrs. Janice Hedberg,
William Madsen, Miss Kathryn Weller
and Miss Christine Woodard.
2) Student Clubs
3) Interscholastic, music, speech, and
drama programs
4) School publications.
The Certificated Staff Articulation sub
committee was appointed to set guide
lines for staff reduction and transfers,
to assign personnel to North and West
(Building, Departmental, and extra-cur
ricular assignments), and to develop a
time schedule for staff assignments.
THE CLASSIFIED STAFF SUBCOM
MITTEE responsibilities include the as
signment of the classified personnel to
North and West (building and job as
signments), and to develop a time sched
ule for this plan.
The subcommittee for the distribution
and disposal of furniture, equipment, and
awards are separated into nine area
committees. These consist of 1) building
2) language arts 3) physical welfare 4)
practical arts 5) social studies and fine
arts 6) student services 7) theoretical
sciences 8) awards and 9) food services.
Finally the library collection subcom
mittee must decide how the library and
its equipment should be used.
The subcommittees will start operating
in June under the direction of their
chairmen.
THE FINAL REPORT WILL BE GIV
EN to the Board in June of this year,
but the committees will probably con
tinue to meet, according to Principal
Galen Hosier, Chairman of the Commit
tee to Close Niles East.
Senate desires
students to rote
The candidates for Easthi’s ’76’77 Student Senate president include
Cathy Ewing, Scott Friedman, and
Howard Steirman.
S c o t t Friedman’s campaign
speeches were presented on Friday,
May 21, and Howard Steirman and
Cathy Ewing addressed the student
body on Monday, May 24, immedi
ately proceeding homeroom. The
speeches also were presented on
May 24, periods 5-9 in the student
lounge.
THE ELECTION DATE WAS
MAY 25, and if necessary a runoff
was scheduled for May 27. All stu
dents were encouraged to vote for
the 1976-’77 Student Senate presi
dent.
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H ir s c h re v ie w s P r e s id e n t ia l y e a r
School pride academic quality must be maintained
With Niles East closing in 1980 we
must concern ourselves with maintaining
pride in the school, participation in school
activities, and continuing a high quality
of academics. This can only be achieved
with a comfortable atmosphere for stu
dents and teachers.
As the close of the school year ap
proaches, we must look back at the pol
icy changes and evaluate them. The
freshman study hall program has served
its basic function of setting aside study
ing time for those who are new to the
school and do not realize that study
time is important and invaluable. Per
haps the program would have been a
greater success if it were structured
and taught the freshmen proper study
techniques. Study hall programs for
other grade levels would be unnecessary
if the freshman study halls achieved
their purposes.
A K THE DAILY HOMEROOM program
was initiated with the idea of better
communications between the student/
teacher, and student/ counselor, with
by Gordon Hirsch
emphasis placed on informing the stu
dent body of school activities and avail
able scholarships. There is little com
munication between student and teacher,
the counselor program could have been
vastly improved, and the students were
informed of school activities and avail
able scholarships under previous home
room programs.
It is my feeling that policy changes
that restrict time should be geared to
those who need structure. Rather than
proposals to terminate or limit open
campus, totally stop hallway movement,
close certain floors in the building, re
quire all students to attend study halls,
or close Mulford Street and Trojan Hall,
we should be dealing with the individuals
who cause the administration to be think
ing along these lines.
Regarding the idea of dealing with the
individuals, Student Senate has initiated
a Multiple “F ” Tutorial Program and
a Peer Tutoring Program.
THE COMMITTEE ON School Affairs
could have had more concern with the
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academic programs, but instead dealt
with policies pertaining to discipline.
Students need structure, but only to a
certain degree. There must be a balance
between structure and independence. In
order to attain that comfortable atmos
phere for learning, we must show the
student body that some of the responsi
bilities are left to them. Let the student
assess and determine personal priorities
and values.
The Senate has had the opportunity
to give input on the following policies:
pass/fail, credit/audit, weighted grades,
final exams, honors points, the dress
code, next year’s student guidebook and
student coursebook, phasing of Niles
East, etc. We did not restrict ourselves
to the Niles East administration or
School Board to solve problems or
answer questions. Over the past year
we have conferred and received assist
ance from the media, the American Civil
Liberties Union, the Village of Skokie,
and the Niles Township administration,
to name a few. When it was felt that an
18 year old was mature enough and
could handle the responsibilities of a
School Board member, we went to the
Illinois General Assembly and Governor
Walker. We were successful in passage
of House Bill No. 495 which proposes that
18 year olds can run for School Boards.
This is now a law, something which
Niles East can certainly be proud.
WE INFORMED THE STUDENT body
of proposals and problems, and actively
sought their recommendations. We made
our meetings available to the public at
large. Holding over 50 meetings during
the past year and giving input to the
administration forming the Niles Town
ship Council of Students, holding ex
changes with other schools, running a
successful dance marathon as the one
all-school charitable event, holding pep
assemblies, running the activity fair,
leading “Save Niles East” activities, and
rewarding scholarships, are examples of
what was accomplished this past year.
In closing, much was accomplished
and much more can be done. The Niles
East administration and the District 219
School Board should realize that attempts
to “turn back the hands of time” are
not needed to accomplish our goals. It
is also evident to me, as a high school
graduate, that students learn as much
outside of the classroom as within the
classroom.
Class of ’76 sees many changes
The class of ’76. Certainly a proud
title, as graduating seniors will ack
nowledge at commencement services,
which will be held June 6, 1976, in this,
our country’s Bicentennial year.
The class of ’76 has seen many changes
transform East since they first arrived
at its doors as freshmen. According to
an article in the September 25, 1972
issue of the Nilehilite, the class of ’76
began its high school career by creating
a new, more impressive image of fresh
men. The article stated, “ Gone is the
trembling, humble frosh. Now the only
time you see one shaking is if the limit
on open campus has been extended.”
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Gordon Hirsch, '75-'76 Student Senate president.
SENIORS HAVE EXPERIENCED sev
eral changes over the years, including
wide-ranging variations in pass/fail pol
icies, the re-election of President Nixon,
plans for on-campus police, the discon
tinuance of the Latin program at East,
Athletic organizations achieve success
THE N-CLUB RAISED over $1200 this
year sponsoring dances such as the
“Fonzie Ball,” sock hops, an arm wrest
ling tournament, and concession stands.
N-Club has more than 50 members, all
athletes, and an executive board which
includes Chuck Nagel (president), Bob
Melcher, Cory Fishman, Neil Schrieber,
Yale Smith, Mark Brines, Dave Green
berg, and Mark Lichtenstein.
The money they raise goes toward
materials for making the school banners
in the gym, benches in the locker rooms,
N-Club patches, stripes and bars, and
a picnic that they have for the coaches.
Next year’s projects include a 15 foot
Trojan painted on the gym wall, flags
for Nilehi state teams, indoor-outdoor
carpeting in the varsity locker room,
and another “Fonzie Ball.” “We will
have a “Fonzie Ball” every year now.
All of our projects have been very suc
cessful. If it wasn’t for Chuck Nagel,
the N-Club would not be successful. He
did a marvelous job; he is a very hard
worker,” sponsor Fred Richardi said.
“I feel our organization is one of the
most active at East.”
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THE GIRLS ATHLETIC Association
planned many activities to raise money
for scholarships and awards this year.
Among the activities were an all-school
volleyball tournament, selling cheese,
candy, taffy apples, grapefruit, and or
anges, and sponsoring a car wash. They
also ushered the Ripplettes swim show.
The senior scholarship was awarded
to Martha Brzozowski, president of GAA
for the past two years.
New officers include Ellen Schwartz
(president), Beryl Schwartz (vice-presi
dent), Brooke Caplin (secretary), and
Dawn Johanson (treasurer).
“Our money making projects have
been successful, because everyone work
ed. The board cooperation is very good.
There were many new ideas, and there
also are many more girls on Board this
year. They are hard workers. The execu
tive Board got them going and always
had new ideas,” GAA sponsor Jean
Wojdula said.
KEY CLUB, a community school serv
ice organization, has sponsored many
activities to help handicapped children.
They sold peanuts on Kiwanis Peanuts
Day, held dances, and organized a Christ
mas party for handicapped children at
Fairview South.
The club also made a float for home
coming, helped with the “successful
dance marathon,” held several car wash
es, and sponsored an all school basket
ball tournament. They also have helped
with the Skokie Blood Program.
The executive board this year included
President Mike Guerrero, Vice-president
Lew Blond, Secretary Jim Adelman, and
Treasurer Mark Michaels. Next year’s
officers are Jim Adelman, president;
Lee Grodsky, vice-president; Mark Brutzkus, secretary; and Ricky Y a l e ,
treasurer.
“The Key club has had a very bene
ficial year. I hope next year that I can
do an even better job and create new
activities which involve the school,” Jim
Adelman concluded.
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“ Games” was very successful this year,
according to sponsor Marcia Berke.
Many contributed to the success, in
cluding 18 performers, GAA ushers, nar-
rator Nancy Seiden, the lighting crew,
choreographers, scenery crew, and the
Dance Company which performed “Cir
cle Game,” choreographed by Jill
Schoenbrod. Mrs. Berke already has
started planning for next year with clin
ics and try-outs.
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a teacher strike, new carpeting, a senior
overdose on hard drugs, the energy
crisis, student desires for indoor smoking
area, the elimination of Debate and For
ensics teams, Nixon’s pardon, Colver
leaving East and Hosier’s replacement
as principal, daily homeroom, students
accepted into the PTA, seven students
involved in an automobile collision on
Skokie Boulevard, rising food prices,
suspicion of illegal electioneering in Stu
dent Senate elections, and, finally, plans
for East’s closing in 1980.
Although complaints of student apathy
were voiced in years past, the “spirit
of ’76” seemingly has uplifted the student
body, and escorted them out of their
traditional high school apathy into in
tense involvement. Student participation
in extra-curricular activities was out
standing this past year; an unexpected
result of East’s predicted closing. It ap
pears that students have become more
proud of East, now that it so desperately
needs their defense.
GRADUATING STUDENTS WILL
HAVE a few years to proudly claim
Easthi as their alma mater. However,
seniors have strongly displayed the true
“ spirit of ’76” in many ways; they
have supported their school over the
past years, and, hopefully, they will con
tinue to show their devotion by support
ing East until its final day of service,
when they will lose an important, mem
orable part of their lives.
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Few job opportunities available to college graduates
Have you ever wondered about your
future? Have you questioned your ability
to get a high paying job and support
yourself in the years to come? Have you
worried and fretted about your chances
of making a career in the area of your
choice?
ACCORDING TO THE March 29, 1976
issue of Time magazine, these worries
are well-founded. In an article entitled,
“Slim Pickings for the Class of ’76,”
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it was stated that employers are ex
pected to make five per cent fewer job
offers to college graduates this year
than they did last year, when the re
cession was at its worst.
In addition, liberal arts, a major which
is carried by many students, has become
a difficult area in which to find a job,
because of the large amount of graduates
with that degree. Many graduates with
liberal arts degrees find themselves
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Nagel describes athletic programs
Dear Editor,
In the past four years I’ve been in
volved in Niles East athletics and have
seen many things happen. I’m writing
this letter to make Niles East better
understand their athletic programs.
My freshman year I was involved in
three sports; football, wrestling, and
track.
As a sophomore, junior, and senior, I
was involved only in football and wrestl
ing, so this letter will probably sound
biased to these sports.
In the past four years I saw football,
wrestling, and all sports rise and fall.
When the class of ’76 came to Niles
East we had entered a new Conference,
called the Central Suburban League. The
sophomores at that time (the class of
’75) told us how easy this league would
be because we did not have to play
teams like Evanston, New Trier East,
Waukegan, and Proviso East. Little did
they know at that time in 1974 and 1975
that the State Championship Football
team would come from the Central Sub
urban League, thus declaring the Cen
tral Suburban League the Best in State
for Class 5A football.
Freshman year we were a strong and
enthusiastic group of 56 football players,
eight managers, and five coaches. That
season we ended up with a record of
three wins and five losses. And the game
which we won, beating Proviso East
14-13. As freshmen the class of ’76 were
all very involved. Our Cross Country
team consisted of 12 runners, our bas
ketball team had 17 players, our soccer
team had 20 players (a new sport at
Niles East) our gymnastics team had 23
gymnasts, our wrestling team, 24 wrest
lers, our track team, 17 runners, and our
swim team had 19 swimmers and eight
managers. All of these sports had re
spectable records.
As the class of ’76 grew, sophomore,
junior, and senior year, the students
found much better ways to spend their
time: going home, sleeping and watch
ing television (all good body builders),
and, of course, everybody had to get a
job to support their very much needed
cars. As students progressed at being
good television watchers and excellent
cigarette smokers, the number of ath
letes fell in all sports. No one wanted to
bother, “ after all, we never won!”
The people who usually say this
aren’t the ones who start school August
21st for football, or spend two to three
hours every day or come on Saturdays
to practice or compete. And these are
not the people who come and cheer their
athletes on at the sporting events and
these also are not the people who can’t
compete but still get involved by being
managers, coaches, and trainers. These
are the people who know little or nothing
about Niles East athletics.
To the coaches, managers, trainers,
administrators, teachers, parents, and
loyal fans who have stuck with us all
four years and saw a football team of 56
freshmen end up as 20 seniors, and saw
those same freshman gymnasts take
Districts as seniors and saw senior
wrestlers take conference; to the class of
’76 athletes, “Thank you.”
And to all you people who were in
volved in Niles East in other ways —
You people are Niles East and are all
very proud of it.
Good luck Niles East.
Chuck Nagel ’76
President Niles East “N” club
Student achieves results
Dear Editor,
One day I was sitting in Non-Western.
I interrupted the conversation and said,
“The school needs a new flag in front
near Lincoln Avenue.” The old one was
ripped and worn-out. The next day, my
teacher, Mr. Mayfield, told me there was
a meeting that night to sound-off about
things around the school and that I
should go. So I went and told Mr. Reiter
that we need a new flag. He said he had
not noticed the flag but that he would
look into it. I didn’t think anything of it.
Then one day, two weeks later, I saw
the new flag. I could not believe it. It
just goes to prove, if you want some
thing done around here you must say
something.
David Zaslowsky ’79
Hirsch thanks workers
Dear Editor,
I would like to thank the administra
tion, the participants, the workers, the
donators, the teachers, and the com
munity leaders for their help in making
our one all-school charitable event a
huge success totalling almost $4,000.00.
Your dedication to the school and the
cause is appreciated. Special thanks to
Michele Stein for her help at the start,
during, and after the marathon.
Gordon S. Hirsch ’76
grateful if they can earn a living in a
field unrelated to their major.
Many students are attending commun
ity and junior colleges, trying to achieve
a degree and get into the job market
as soon as possible. Between 1960 and
1974, the enrollment at two-year colleges
grew from 660,000 to 3,257,000. Many of
the students at junior colleges are older
students who have already attained de
grees in fields where they cannot find
jobs, and are working to attain another
quick degree in a more practical sub
ject.
Many graduates with Ph.D.’s also are
experiencing great difficulty in finding
jobs. Many employers feel that gradu
ates with Ph.D.’s hold a “specialized
knowledge” which will limit their cre
ative thinking. The National Board on
Graduate Education estimates that as
few as 7,000 Ph.D.’s a year of the 35,000
produced, will find work closely related
to their training.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION gradu
ates, students with degrees in account
ing, hotel and restaurant management,
agronomy and horticulture, nursing,
pharmaceutical technology and sales, in
surance, and, of course, medical doctors,
all stand a good chance of finding a job
in their related fields, according to
Time magazine.
At the end of this academic year,
approximately 1.3 million people will re
ceive bachelor’s master’s, and doctor’s
degrees, nearly twice as many as earned
ten years ago. However, job opportun
ities are only one-third higher than they
were the same year.
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This problem of too many over-edu
cated workers was caused earlier by the
post-World War II baby boom. When
members of that generation began earn
ing degrees, recession reduced the de
mand for workers. Simulteaneously, government research decreased, limiting de
mand for scientists. Furthermore, as the
birth rate declined, the need for teachers also slackened.
However, college graduates still have
a better chance of finding a job than
do non-college educated students. Last
year, the average unemployment rate
for Americans under 21 who had at least
four years of college was 8.3 per cent,
but for people in the same age group with
only a high school diploma, it was 19.9
per cent, according to Time.
UNFORTUNATELY, COLLEGE COSTS
are rising an average of five to 12 per
cent depending on the type of school
and living arrangements, according to
the College Entrance Examination
Board. This represents total costs, in
cluding tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board, and personal ex
penses for the student.
A large percentage of Niles East seniors will attend a four-year college next
year. They will pay the rising costs
and muddle through the herds of students
on large expanding campuses as more
and more students attend college to
achieve degrees that they hope will as
sure their futures. But the question re
mains, will the job situation improve
before this year’s senior class becomes
college graduates, or will they, too, join
the ranks of the unemployed?
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Dear Editor,
A correction to your baseball article in
your last issue. You said that the soph
omore baseball team was surprising this
year having won only four games as
freshmen.
The sophomore team is composed of
eight freshmen B ball players from last
year who won 11 games and finished
third in conference.
Steve Poznansky
Freshman B Baseball Coach
Cartoon insults students
Dear Editor,
In my opinion your picture with the
jock and the freak was the most insult
ing and degrading article I have ever
seen in my four years of attendance. I
would not consider myself a jock or a
freak, but feel that the people who wrote
this article were jocks and must feel
extremely insecure about the position
they hold in this school. Although the
article was intended to insult the freaks,
instead it rather made all jocks look like
alcoholics. The freaks and jocks both
belong to Niles East and the staff should
not be one-sided. By the way, are you
prejudiced or afraid?
A dignified “A” student from Mulford
Editor's note: The cartoon referred to in this letter
was drawn by staff cartoonist Gary Byron. However,
the May 14 issue in which it was printed was the
apprentice issue* printed, edited, and distributed by
the journalism class. The Nilehilite staff and sponsor
had no jurisdiction over that issue and was not made
aware of the publication of this cartoon. We are
sorry if it insulted the general public, and guarantee
that it was meant only to entertain, and not to
criticize or offend.
The baseball article referred to in the letter by
Mr. Steve Poznansky also was printed in the appren
tice issue. The Nilehilite staff was not involved with
the writing or editing of any of the articles published
in that edition.
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Many citizens become involved in
their country’s Bicentennial year
With the closing of another school year
merely a few steps away, East students
are reminded that this is indeed the Bi
centennial year.
Although most students tend to ignore
or minimize the importance of the Bi
centennial, in years to come, they will
wish that they had spent more time and
energy on realizing the need for Ameri
ca’s uniting to celebrate its 200th birth
day.
IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS the
United States has gone through many
changes which have rocked its govern
mental foundations and disillusioned its
people. The much-publicized Watergate
incident, along with the energy crisis,
high pollution rates, and rising inflation
leading to a predicted recession, dis
couraged the people of the U.S.A. and
made them sarcastic, apathetic, and
even bitter about their country’s suc
cesses and difficulties.
Although America presently seems to
be in a political, economical, and emo
tional slump, other countries around the
world often find themselves in worse
situations than the U.S. even during their
eras of good fortune and economical and
political upswing. America is a young
country — 200 years is considered in
fancy as countries grow — and has pro
gressed to a position of leadership in the
civilized world.
Because the U.S.A. has achieved so
much in its few years of existence, this
country’s citizens have begun to take
their nation’s prosperity for granted. In
only 200 years, America has reached the
top of the international totem pole, but it
must have the support of its citizens to
remain there.
THE BICENTENNIAL CELEBRAION is one which involves every citizen
/ery where. The younger generation
lould take this opportunity to lead their
immunities in celebration of the Bicen;nnial, and show those who do not reale the benefits they experience in their
merican societies, just how lucky they
;ally are.
The Voice of the Niles East Students
Published during the school year by the students of
Niles Township High School East, Lamond and Midford Streets, Skokie, Illinois 60076. Printed by Des
Plaines Publishing Company, Des Plaines, 111.
Volume 38, No. 11
Friday, May 28, 1976
.. Rochelle Goode
Editor-in-Chief .
Sandee Morrison
Feature Editors
Caryn Lason
... Wendy Gerber
News Editor ...
.. Bruce Goldberg
Sports Editors .
Kathi Isserman
... Howard Simon
Reporter ..........
Barry Schmetter
Photographer .
....... Gary Byron
Cartoonist .......
Sponsor ..........
Mrs. Angie Panos
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Last Will and Testament
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To Miss Woodard, a ruler to
measure the height of the volley
ball nets, because I won’t be here
to put my arm up next year; to
Mr. Swanson, I leave a book
entitled, “ 100 Ways to Tell the
Boys they have Practice from 710 p.m.,’’ and a special note to
the girls’ volleyball team for
next year — Wipe ’em out in
►State; you can do it.
Debbie Jaski
I will to Mr. Malone, another
“ well-behaved,
peaceful-like”
pair of typing students like
Janice Rappoport and me, and to
any aspiring theater and/or mus
ic department students, all the
fun and beautiful, warm memor
ies that I have had being a
member of both departments.
Bobbi Frazes
To Judie, I leave a once beautiful
Rosa Miller, and my thanks for
everything, I learned a lot from
you! To Howard Steirman, I
leave all the fallen scenery, the
splinters, hassles, headaches,
great times, the staples, and six
pack carriers I lived through.
Paul Scherfling
To Mrs. Derichs, a pear; To Mr.
Baker, a bag of oats and
marbles; to the nurses and the
entire physical education staff,
►one never-ending “ thanks;” to
the Key club, the best of luck
with activities; to those who
know, a pair of tap shoes; to Kar
en Shrifter, a rainbow and
“ smiley.”
Michael Guerrero
To the directors of Reflections
’76, the experience, patience,
and knowledge I have gained
from Reflections ’75; to David
Wolf, enough gum so that you’ll
never have bad breath; to Deb
bie Feldman, a date on Saturday
night; to Mr. Miron, a quiet
Hebrew class from now on.
Linda Pastron
To Mike Guerrero, a time step
that works; to Sharyl, all my
love and luck until we move to
our dream world; to Brodge, a
friendship until we’re boobies; to
all my friends, thanks for the
beautiful memories, and to
Barry - reclining seats and a
kiss.
Sherry Brodacz
To Billy Bloom, I leave a dozen
tilly-eupcakes, and a bottle of
Chevas Regal; To Dicky Miya, I
leave the honors point; and to
Betty Quinn, I leave a pair of
tickets, front row center, to the
Broadway Musical of her choice.
As for “Niles E ast,” I hereby
leave!
Bill Daitchman
To Missy Josephs, I leave one
box of dougnuts, and a pom pon
squad made of thin girls with
fros! To the Reflections staff, I
leave the pop drop, 75 farsical
ideas, and a vacation to a rest
home after the show — You’re
going to need it! (Oh, and I leave
the best luck in the world for a
super show!); and to Jerry
Lavin, 24 different staging ideas
for “ Make ’Em Laugh! ”
Susi Fleischman
I leave to the next varsity golf
coach, no talent whatsoever; to
Mr. Miya, I leave another year of
three minute lunches; to the Re
flections Cast of ’77, I leave all
the good luck in the world. That
means you, Cookie; to all the
administrators, a pair of brown
jockey shorts, and to all a
goodnight!
Scott Winkler
To Mr. Miron, that art project
I’ve always promised you. To
Betty, I leave all the gum
wrappers in the world, and some
laughs for September; to Miss
Coon, I leave her jail ... I mean
her homeroom; to Ilene Levin, I
leave the biggest, juiciest,
mouthwatering corndog I can
find; to Howard S., I leave all
those admits that I changed in
order for you to get into class; to
Marty Lemer, I leave a smile
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Phil Auerbach, I leave some pot
to smoke while in Allen Hall.
Cheryl Newman
To Sir Bloom, I would like to
leave a better fifth of gin, and 365
needles with enough thread for a
whole year; to my brother Alan,
I leave next year’s carnival.
Stephen Lev
To Jam es 0. Puff Sr., I leave a
lost freshman, the hole in
Oakview Junior High’s library
ceiling, and my understanding
that “ It’s hard;” to Barry
Kramer, my lovable coat, and an
open fire, so he can roast
chestnuts; to Paula Sugarman, a
final pat on the head and my bra;
to David Pevsner, one last hilka;
to Jill Williams, cabrini’s girdle
and Eli.
Sally Saber
To Mrs. Derichs, a collection of
Mike Guerrero puns; to Mr.
Miya’s next European History
Class, medication to relieve
w r ite r ’s c ra m p ; to P hil
Skaletsky, a dozen pencils.
Greg Trilling
To Mr. Puff, a larger office; to
Carol Feldman, new sparks for
her plug, plus one monkey to eat
all of her used bananas; to
Steven Werner, one eyebrow
pencil; to the pompon squad ’76,
a lot of fun and a lot of luck.
Kim Gross
To Mr. Pirok, a supply of
pregnant rats for the corners of
his room; and to Mrs. Quinn, a
class that will really care about
political science.
Larry Ellis
To Sandy, I leave a senior year
with all the excitement and
bounce mine had; to Mrs.
Derichs, I leave the best of luck
with Golden Galleon and lots of
fortune cookies; to Judy Chan, I
leave a banana, a sunset, and lots
of great memories; and to Rick
Silver, Mike Kite, and Jerry
Minetos, I leave much luck, and
all the teasings in the world.
Pam Mohr
To Miss Tusek, I leave my well
worn typing eraser; to Mrs.
Isenberg, I leave all the
paperwork of Ski Club, and my
best wishes for a m ore
successful skiing season next
year; to all underclassmen, I
leave my sympathy, and several
Big Brother Posters.
David Allen
To Sandee Morrison I leave the
fly that is till on the window that
you smashed in Spanish last
year.
Lauran Factor
To Mr. Winkler, I leave a tape
recording my laugh to give him
a memorable taste of insantiy; to
Mr. Proffit, I leave a bushel of
blue leaves, raw carrots, and
turltes, a hit in the arm for all
the times I missed, and all my
respect and admiration to a truly
terrific person; and to whom
ever takes over my seat in the
dean’s office, I leave a cushion
inscribed with, “ Don’t argue, it’s
not worth it!”
Patti Sucherman
I leave Mr. Oswald a lifetime
supply of yardsticks.
Barry Lustig
To Nancy Borg, the Fool of the
Year Award; to my sister Amy,
sophomore, junior, and senior
cabinet; and to Judy Gereiman,
a bronzed grease pencil.
Paula Lashinsky
To Coach Byram, a few locks of
my air to cover his “ vacant”
spot.
David A. Donna
To Mrs. Mazouch, an electric
stapler that never jams; to Mr.
Reiter, a Monday morning with
twenty P.A. announcements; to
Mrs. Piorkowski, a homeroom
full of quiet angels, like your last
one; to Mr. Ken Anderson, all
the patience I never thought I
possessed.
Joan Bercoon
To Mr. Campbell, the District
219 school Board; to Howard
Steirman, the Student Senate, to
Dr. Richter, my opinion of this
past year written in Swahili, to
the Morton Grove Reclamation
Center, all incorrect referrals
and detention forms.
Gordon Hirsch
I leave Cookie Stone a new
hairdresser, I can’t do it next
year; I leave Nancy Campbell
“ good tim es” and further
degeneration; I leave Jane
Lettick her nickname, Rainy; I
leave Sally Saber a pair of lead
ballet shoes; I leave Mark Black
man one giant shoe, and a
promise to help him on an art
project.
Sara Pearl
To Billy Andrea ’78, I leave the
’76 Spoon of the Year Award; to
Cookie Stone, I leave some G.M.
stories to tell in the cafeteria; to
Holly Fields, I leave all my
driving experience.
Marty Festenstein
To Debbie Ohren and Sue Weiss,
four cherries in the sink; to Mr.
Campbell, singing lessons; to
Jane Lettick, a weekend in
Champaign; to Sandee Morrison,
editor-in-chief of the Nilehilite;
to David Cole, a John Denver
doll; and to David Pevsner and
Barry Kramer, phoebea-phobea.
Sue Feldman
To Dr. Kort’s future calculus
classes, I leave my 200 pages of
mimeographed notes.
Sheldon Levin
I leave to Mr. Miya, a dozen
Dunkin Donuts for his next
economics class; to the Student
Senate, I leave all the problems
of this last senate year.
Michele Stein
To Pat Chan, her sister’s,
rickshaw overflowing with
fortune cookie-o-grams
addressed to Tigger.
Ricky Silver
To Mr. Roth, I leave a picture of
myself in a dress; to Miss
Toivola, all my earrings and
socks; to all female athletes, 7-9
p.m. practices (tee-hee); and to
Ellen Schwartz, Brian Katzman.
Martha Brzozowski
To Mr. Reiter, I leave 4,000,000
pieces of paper that say
“ Marathon B ar” on each one; to
Gordon Hirsch, I leave the
books, “ How to succeed without
cheating,” and “ How to be a
good Senate president;” to
future Easthi students, I leave
all the administrators, and a
copy of next year’s students’
rights (they fit on a file card).
Brian Davidson
To Mr. Oswald, a few hundred
copies of the school song for
anyone he pulls out of the hall
into his classroom.
Karen Brown
To Mr. Nick Odlivak (red-neck),
a new and cleaner choice of
vocabulary; to Mrs. Quinn, a
high powered magnifying glass;
to Mrs. Bass, a mind and com
mon sense.
Jeff Sirt
To Mr. Puff, I leave all the per
verted jokes I know, and a year’s
supply of watermelon candies;
to Jon Strauss, I leave a mous
tache combo; to Chris Trawinski, I leave my book entitled,
“ How to make a boy work for his
earnings!:” To Carol Feldman,
a year’s supply of bananas, sold
at the Niles East Cafeteria.
Anne-Marie Groh
To Phaze, I leave 500 copies of
“Save Niles E ast,” and a lot of
gratitude for all my memories;
to Mr. Miya, I leave a copy of
“ The Coming of the French
Revolution,” and a basketball
court that doesn’t overlap on
somebody else’s property; to
Scott, I leave a nickel bag of
Columbian gold, and a bottle of
cold gin to pass the time away.
Jerry Minetos
To Cookie Stone, I leave my leo
tard and tights, that you never
had a chance to buy; to Mr.
Weiss, Ms. Griswold, and Ms.
Stewart, I leave all my thanks to
you for giving me a new insight
into the future.
Heide Kogan
To Miss Matlak, I leave all the
folk and square dancing records
that were ever made, and easy to
understand instructions of per
sonalized folk dances choreo
graphed by Shereen C., Nancy
B., and Brona G.
Nancy Borg
I leave Mr. Shugrue a wink and
the promise that I ’ll get into
trouble.
Christine Fohs
To my sister Cathi, all the good
luck and happiness in the world,
for her remaining three years at
Niles East.
Brenda Resnick
To Sandy Lopez, I leave the
memory of all those hours
covering books in the library and
colating all that A.V. material.
Mary Krier
To all students who will be at
tending Niles East in the coming
years, I leave hope and strength
to put up with all the “B.S.” they
wi l l be g i v e n by t h e
administration. To Niles East I
leave the four best years of my
life, wasted.
Lew Blond
To Sharyl Fishman I leave a pair
of red, white, and blue Bicen
tennial tap shoes. I hope they
bring you lots of luck.
Sharyl Miller
To one of the vending machines
that cheated me in the cafeteria,
I leave my shoe print on its side;
and to all the incoming freshmen
I leave my elevator and bath
room passes.
Lee Goldberg
To all girl athletes, I leave a mile
of red tape to untangle when they
want anything done by our
beloved Athletic Director, and
an athletic trainer who is for
girls as well as boys.
Suzanne Arnopolin
To Cheryl Newman, best wishes
in finding a corn dog stand in
Champaign. Also, I leave all
those notes we wrote and three
pounds of kichel. To July Wolff,
all the “ cheating techniques” we
used in French, freshman year.
To Marty Festenstein, I leave
two tons of dirt to carry back and
forth. To Ilene Levin, I leave you
one big steaming hot chocolate
chip muffin.
Betty Katz
I leave Sam Rest with the pet
name of “Zippy.”
Nancy Ekstrom
To Mr. Galla, a “ thank God I
finally got my license.”
Elise Richter
To Miss Tusek, one of my many
cheat sheets. To Rich Zelvin, an
afro-pick.
Wally Gruenes
I leave a half-bottle of asperin to
Mr. Anderson (my counselor),
for all the headaches I have
given him. The other half of the
bottle is for my headaches.
Amy Barkoo
To Vivian Maniates, the drinking
fountain in the south end of the
cafeteria for her private and un
limited use during her senior
year. To Kim Gross, the most
powerful blow dryer in the
world, and the answer to her
question: No!
Roberta Glassman
To Mr. Bloom, one cupcake for
every day of the year.
Donna Walter
To Mrs. Quinn, another foreign
exchange student from Spain. To
Mr. Malone, I leave a typewriter
with a new ribbon. To my
brother Phil, I leave all the fun
and excitement of being in
Reflections and musicals.
Janice Rappoport
To Phil Wetzel the merchandise
that was borrowed from his
trunk. Thanks for the oppor
tunity.
Gary Somenek
I leave my knowledge of science
to Carol Sopkin and I leave 10
referrals to Mr. Madsen, if he is
not in his seat when the bell
rings.
Nancy Kempner
I leave the many locks that have
been ripped off from my many
lockers to Mr. Puff. I never paid
for the new ones.
Anita Simkovich
To Sharon Veis, a pair of mittens
for French.
Judy Wolff
To Bill Daitchman, I leave one
shmatlz herring, a short jockey
for his horse, and, if he plays his
cards right, the blond girl in the
front row. To Sherry Flanzer, I
leave the serial rights to all the
soap operas we have lived
through together.
Nancy Campbell
To Mrs. Derichs, I give Hell. To
Mr. Miya, I leave Arnold Weller.
To Mr. Slattery, I leave chalk
that does not squeak, and the
quadratic formula (which is, by
the way, always written on the
back of his hand so he can say he
never forgets it.)
Marla Goldsmith
I leave the Nilehilite to Sandee
Morrison and next y ear’s
sponsor, to Mrs. Mary Scherb, I
leave my thanks for the best and
most beneficial education I ever
experienced. To Carol Sopkin, I
leave a pair of new track shoes,
the GAA horseback riding trophy
in the showcase by exit 13 (It’s
the only way she will ever get
one), and a hundred blank
admits, which will hopefully last
through her first semester next
year.
I also leave to Mr. Hossler, my
thanks for his support through
some difficult times; to Dr.
Hawkins an empty space in the
Nilehilite; to Howard Simon,
patience; to Karyn Lason, good
luck — you’ll need it; to Kathi
Isserman, a lot of controversy in
growth’ sports for you to write
about; to Mr. Agnos — wherever
you are — thanks for the
experience.
Rochelle Goode
To Rochelle Goode and Sue
F eld m an , t hanks but no
thanks!!!
Nellie Bly
To Danny Santow, I leave my
sister ... Enjoy! To Mr. Slattery,
I leave cake and coffee to eat
during your free periods, which
you will have now that I am
gone.
Fern Josephs
To Mrs. Angie Panos, we leave
our sincere gratitude for all of
her hard work and time spent on
the Nilehilite. To Mr. L.
Poznansky, thanks for filling our
editorial pages! We needed the
copy. To Mr. Reiter and Mr.
Lamb, thanks for delivering our
copy to Des Plaines. It would
have been a long walk.
The Nilehilite staff,
Rochelle Goode
Sandee Morrison
Caryn Lason
Wendy Gerber
Kathi Isserman
Bruce Goldberg
Howard Simon
To Mrs. Piorkowski, good luck
with the administration in your
future years at East; I hope you
win some of the battles. Don’t
give up!
Kate Isserkid
To the baseball team, I leave a
no-hitter and my seventh loss of
the year.
Howard Simon
I leave the best of luck to next
year’s Nilehilite staff. Call if you
need me!
Ann Morris
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Seniors recall four years
My most memorable experience
happened during my first day at
Niles East. I was standing at my
locker getting some books when I felt
a hand slam between my shoulder
blades. I turned to find a boy ex
claiming, “ How you doing Gene? I
didn’t see you all summer, gee, it’s
great to see you." Before I had a
chance to correct him he was gone. I
encountered him later in the hall,
and he stopped me and asked, “ Hey
are you Gene’s brother?’’ When I
replied in the affirmative, he said,
“ Boy another Guru, far out!" As I
was preparing to go home later that
day, I ran into the same guy. “You
know Gene, I met your brother
today. Two of you — what is Niles
East going to do? I can hardly tell the
difference between you two!" I
wonder if he ever could.
Michael Guerrero
Sara Pearl had neglected to study for
a Spanish vocabulary test (What’s
new?). So she wrote one of the vocab
words on the blackboard before the
test began. However, since she does
not have a very efficiently operating
mind, she forgot that she wrote the
word on the board. Final results:
everyone else in the class got the
word right on the test, but Sara got it
wrong.
Richard Cope
One of my most memorable
experiences is from the time that I
was taking a true-false test for Mr.
Da Rosa. In his typical kind-hearted
manner he went around the room
spot checking answers. Coming upon
my paper he glanced down to where
I ’d put the answer “ true.” In all
seriousness he advised me “Sarita,
I ’d reconsider." I definitely got that
answer correct.
Sara Pearl
One hot day last June I escaped from
gym and saw Jerry Diamond and
Scott Abrams going out to
McDonald’s for lunch. Since I was
hungry, I went along for the ride. We
went in Diamond's old beater, and
since it was hot out, every window
was open. While cruising down
Skokie Boulevard, we noticed a Niles
West driver's education car in the
lane next to us. The next thing they
saw was a car playing weird driver
like in those crazy driver’s ed.
movies. When we reached Main
Street, the driver’s ed. car moved
into the left turn lane, and we pulled
into the center lane next to it. Just as
the Main light was turning yellow, I
stuck my hairy buttocks out the open
back window and hung a full moon at
the occupants. After honking the
horn, we sped away laughing. The
best part of the experience was the
next day, when we found out that the
instructor had taken Jerry's license
plate number, and reported the
incident to his parents, who
suspended his car from him for a
week or two. Needless to say, it was
a unique experience.
Carl Taibl
Eating what Sal Parenti and I made
in cooking class.
Sam Rest
During a Physics lab day, nobody
knew what they were doing so I
decided to ask Mr. Eyerman what to
do. After explaining to him for a few
minutes, I noticed that he was
sleeping and I was really talking to
nobody. When I turned around the
entire class was laughing and I
decided not to ask any more
questions that day.
Mitchell Willens
My most unforgettable experience
was when the bowling team won
districts and we went down to
Peoria. For all three years that I was
on the team we always said that we
would win. This is the first year that
a girl’s team went down-state.
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Pat Sochacki
My most memorable experience was
when the girl's bowling team placed
first in the districts, and we were
able to go down-state. It seemed
funny when the whole team came
down with the flu in state and bowled
well despite the illness.
Another memorable experience was
Homecoming 75. It was the last
night for float building, when some
friends and I decided to party. The
next thing I realized was waking up
Sunday night, and finding out that I
missed everything.
Karen Fraizer
One night I was out with Ellen
Schwartz and Karen Fraizer. We
didn’t have much to do so we ended
up at Mr. Richardi's wedding
reception. Peeking through the
bushes we found their room. We
spotted Miss Wojdula and her date
and continued to spy. What a cute
couple! Anyway when I was peering
through the bushes, Karen and Ellen
pushed me through. I found myself in
front of a big picture window under a
spotlight. I quickly ducked out. Then
we decided to stand by an entrance.
When we saw Mr. Richardi coming,
we went and hid behind bushes once
again. It was hard to keep away from
the window and the light so we had to
squat against the bushes. Dying of
hysterics, we tried to stifle our
laughter. He went by without
noticing us; we were safe. However,
on his way back he came around the
bushes. I looked up and there he was.
Embarrassed, I quickly got up, shook
his hand and said, “Congratulations,
Mr. Richardi." We were caught in
the act. He invited us to come in, but
we weren't exactly dressed for the
occasion. Upon leaving we had to
jump across a ditch. I was laughing
so hard that my foot slipped down
and I sunk ankle-deep in mud. I
wiped it off in a Holiday Inn next
door. What an exciting evening.
Martha Brzozowski
I will never forget freshman year in
Non-Western Civilization with Carl
Taibl and Joe Zucherman. Mrs.
Mazouch, our teacher, had been 15
minutes late for class one day, so
Carl, Joe, and I went down to the
cafeteria. We thought class was
cancelled, or at least that's what
Carl and I made Joe think. So there
we were at a table, desperately
trying to think of an excuse to get
back to class. Carl and I eventually
escaped from Joe with some dumb
excuse saying that we would return.
We never did. Carl and I took our
seats in class. As it turned out, this
was the only day of the entire year
that Mrs. Mazouch failed to take
attendance.
Michael Kamo
Junior year, Patti Suherman and I
coaxed Nancy Suslick to get inside
the glass showcase by the home
economics rooms on the second
floor, just to see if she fit. After she
got in we locked her in and left her
there.
My most unforgettable experience
was eating my first hot lunch at Niles
East, needless to say it was my last.
Sophomore year Ed Goldstein and I
decided we were going to put the
librarians to a test. We went in a
study booth and started to sing at the
top of our lungs. To our surprise the
librarian just sat there. Seeing that
our plan didn't work We went out and
sat in the newspaper room. I
whispered to Ed to borrow a piece of
paper and immediately we were
kicked out for disturbing the other
students.
Susi Fleischman
During my freshman year I was in
the music area many times. One day
when I was in the music office, Gary
Fenchel, a former student, came into
the office and locked the door behind
him. Trapped, and not knowing what
to do, I just looked at him,
whereupon he began unbuckling his
belt. He then pulled a rubber chicken
out of his pants and screamed
Aaagh! Then he threw it at me. I
screamed and ran to the door. Upon
opening it I found Mr. Anderson on
the other side trying to get into his
office. When he saw Gary and me in
the locked room he asked, “ My
dears, what were you doing in
there?” Gary just picked up the
chicken and proceeded to chase me
through the music wing.
Leslie Ament
When Sharyl Miller hung pictures of
nude men in our locker. Dissecting
fetal pigs. Changing costumes backstage. Being on Homecoming Court
and Pom Pon.
Sherry Brodacz
Laurie Sacks teaching me the "tricks
of the trade" on how to cut classes
successfully.
Junior year I cut Coach Larson's co
ed scuba diving class for the entire
six weeks. Feeling extremely proud
that I was able to pull it off. I was
slightly frightened when I received
no P.E. grade on my report card.
When finally confronted with Coach
Larson and the Dean, they asked
whay my excuse was for not being in
class. Seeing that I was already in
trouble, I figured that I might as well
go the whole way. So thinking
quickly, and putting the old charm to
work, I casually replied, "But I was
there."
Of course my most memorable
experience of them all was Jerry
Proffit and the entire theater de
partment for giving me the most re
warding and enjoyable times of my
life, thanks.
Patti Sucherman
Some of my friends were in Mr.
Oswald’s science class, so every day
I waited by the door. One day he
pulled me in and started asking ques
tions about his lecture. Unable to
answer them all, he made me sit
down and watch slides about the
subject.
During a dance show rerun I went to
the cafeteria and put money in one of
the machines and a lot of money
started to come out. I had white
gloves on so I put the total of about $5
in dimes and nickels in the gloves and
ran upstairs to show everyone what I
got instead of pretzels.
Sharyl Miller
Freshman year during senior prank
day I was washing my hair in the
locker room when the fire alarm
went off for the fifth time that day.
Mrs. Burke made me put my gym
suit on over my naked body and run
outside with soap sudzy hair to stand
in the circle drive.
Sophomore year Debbie Ohren and I
took statistics for the football team.
During one game Gary Wolf was
tackling an opponent out of bounds.
He made an excellent tackle and
when the two players got up I was at
the bottom and my clip board was
about fifty feet away.
Sue Feldman
My most memorable experiences
were those that I achieved from
being a part of the shows performed
at Niles East. I have many warm
memories of all the work, rehearsal,
and fun that went into making a pro
duction.
Bobbi Frazes
After a day s discussion in Mr.
Colton's class he said he was going to
give us a "quizzie." The "quizzie"
was four pages long. I said very loud.
"If these are your quizzies. I would
sure hate to see your testies." It was
harder to tell who was redder, me or
Mr. Colton.
Paul Scherfling
One of my most memorable ex
periences was sneaking past Mr.
Puff with my fellow volley ball team
mates in order to compete in a
district volleyball meet. So that's
what the administration thinks of
girls' athletics! The other experience
was sneaking into the school at 6:30
a.m. with Martha Brzozowski to
shoot baskets and waiting an hour on
the floor while she put her contacts
in.
Suzanne Arnopolin
When the big snow hit last April, and
Paul Saltzman insisted on driving to
Niles West so I could take a picture
for the Nilehilite. Most of the time he
couldn’t see where he was going, and
he drove his little Volkswagen all the
way across the West lawn. The
pictures came out fuzzy because my
hands were frozen and snow got on
the lense.
One of my most memorable exper
iences was getting an "A" from Mrs.
Scherb in Journalism.
Rochelle Goode
My most memorable and most
disgusting experience at Niles East
was freshman year when Arnold
Gaffen sneezed in my hair. Needless
to say I never sat in front of him
again.
Nancy Campbell
One morning when the basketball
team was down state, Terry Green
berg and I woke up Neil Schrieber
and Jordy Malamed with an un
expected bucket of water. Moments
later Neil (who soon thereafter
acquired the nick-name Karate Joe)
came flying through the door feet
first to tell us something important.
Art Isaacs
My most unforgettable experiences
were pom-pon and Reflections and
my most forgettable experience was
Missy Josephs.
Taryn Levin
One of my most memorable ex
periences happened during my fresh
man year. Kim Gross, Bobbi Glassman, Ralph DiBenedetto and I
thought up this incredible story to
tell Marty Festenstein so he could
drool about it for a while, because he
always loved good gossip. This is how
the story went: For a couple of days
Kim and I were constantly together
just to add some spice to our story.
Then one day I went up to Marty and
told him I had a problem and I didn't
know who to turn to. He said, “Tell
me, I'm sure I could help." I told him
Kim and I had a thing going and now
it was starting to get out of hand.
People were starting to talk and it
just didn't seem right, since I had a
boyfriend, Ralph, and it wouldn’t be
fair to him. Marty told me I should
tell Ralph, and I said I couldn't so he
volunteered. Ralph went along with
it since he already knew. This went
on for about a week. Marty just
couldn't stop talking about it. He
finally told Kim and I that we should
get professional help. We had to
admit to him that it was a joke. I
don't think I ever saw anyone feel so
stupid in my entire life.
Lynn Coleman
While in Driver’s Education I almost
tipped over the car when running a
stop sign and driving up three curbs.
Cheryl Newman
I guess my most memorable and my
most embarrasing situation was
probably in Mr. Slattery's class. We
were studying ellipses, and when you
study ellipses you learn about the
vertex and co-vertex. Well, I had a
question and Mr. Slattery called on
me. I casually said “I have a
question about the vertex and
cotex." At this point the entire class
broke up. Then I realized what I said.
Bill Daitchman
In my sophomore year, I was in the
library during final exam week. Mr.
Weitzenfeld came up to me and
started to talk. A librarian came up
to us and told Mr. Weitzenfeld to get
out. I started laughing histerically.
The librarian got very mad and
threatened to give us both referrals.
She made Mr. Weitzenfeld go to the
main desk and giver her his "I.D."
He told her "I am Stanley Weitzen
feld from the math department." She
turned bright red and soon she, too,
started to laugh.
Pam Mohr
My most memorable experience was
when Mr. Slattery was lecturing. He
was sitting on a desk in the front of
the room and one of the ceiling tiles
fell and almost hit him. From that
time on he always sat under a part of
the ceiling with no tiles.
Stephen Lev
Being a person whose memory can
be most accurately described as nonexistant, it is hard to believe that I
have even one memorable ex
perience. In Chemistry class with
Mr. Bloom, junior year. I was asked
to go up to the board and do a
problem. I guess I was having some
trouble with it so Mr. Bloom came up
close to me and put his arm around
me and started to do the problem. I
was quite embarrassed and I guess
my face showed it because the class
broke up in laughter.
Mike Miller
In Biology freshman year when Mr.
Apostle had his pot discussion and
the next day a student brought in his
pipe and demonstrated how to use it.
Also my score when I went out for
the golf team freshman year.
Larry Labow
After a few weeks into freshman
year, some friends and I were
strolling down the hall. I took out my
kazoo because I wanted to play it. I
had just gotten the kazoo in my
mouth and played a few choice notes
when out of a doorway Mr. Oswald
appeared and asked who was playing
the kazoo. I answered and his next
question was did I want a referral or
to come and entertain his class. I
decided to be an entertainer. As I
walked into his classroom a cold
flash ran through my body. I realized
my brother was in that class. I was
very embarrassed as Mr. Oswald in
troduced me. He then proceeded to
ask me what song I was playing in
the hall. I told him and he said it
sounded like the school song and he
asked me if I knew the school song.
When I said no he started to make
comments about dumb freshmen.
Someone in the class hummed a few
bars and I played. After about five
minutes, which seemed like an hour,
he let me go. I ran out of there, as
fast as I could, and went straight to
the cafeteria to drown my feelings
with friends and a cinnamon roll.
Howard Patner
One of the funniest things that ever
happened to me at East was the time
Arnold Gaffen and I were sitting in
the library signing each other’s
yearbooks. We were using gold paint
because the pages were black and 1
you couldn’t use any other color.
Well, some how the gold oil paint was
knocked over and spilled all across .,
the shiny wooden library table. We
happened to be sitting at a table
directly across from the librarian’s
desk. Arnold ran to get some paper
towels while I frantically tried
mopping it up with notebook paper,
which began to stick to the paint. By
this time the librarian noticed us
running around trying to get the
gradually staining gold paint off. We
both started laughing and she just
stood there with her arms folded and
her eyes glaring at us. I can still see
the expression on her face as the
paint started to drip off the table on ’
to the carpet.
Karen Shrifter
When I had art, sophomore year,
with Mr. Grabowski, Julie Stiff and I
were told to pick up materials off the
floor of the art room. I told Julie that
I felt sick, and she didn’t believe me,
until I stood up and let myself
go...right in the clay bin. Julie
laughed so hard that she ran and put
her head in the glass cabinet. She
cracked up for the rest of the period
and so did the whole class.
Julie Taich
Getting to greater heights than I
thought possible in the high jump
during my junior year.
Mary Binnall
Freshman year Mr. Colton was
telling us how the ancient Egyptian
mummies were buried sitting up
and I blurted out "Mr. Colton; I hear
they do that because it’s better for
the circulation." It created frysieria.
Also during my freshman y e a r w a s
sitting peacefully in the, cafeteria.
Suddenly the table I was sitting at
collapsed and lunch and books were
all over me. The surrounding people
laughed while I turned a deep,shade
of red.
Scott Winkler
The day Sherri Kagan and I played
volleyball with a note, in Mr.
Bloom s freshman Algebra class,
All my experiences with the theater
department, Uncle Jerry, and Fuzzy,
you made these four years unforget
table and worthwhile.
Nancy Angell
One experience I may never forget
happened sophomore year during
Drivers Ed. I was driving down
Devon Avenue and Mr. Katzman told
me to switch lanes. I glanced back
and started to move. A woman driver
was coming quickly in the left lane
and it took me a while until I noticed
her. We both hit the brakes and came
to a screeching stop about one inch
from each other. In total shock I
turned to Mr. Katzman, who, very
calmly, said, “ Didn’t you see her
coming?"
This year at a football game at Niles
North, I was sitting with Sue
Feldman. We were winning the game
with about 20 seconds left to play. We
were both very excited and Sue
turned to me and said, “ I don't know
how to act when we win!"
Debbie Ohren
My most memorable experience was
having Mrs. Bettie Ladd as a Word
Power teacher, junior year; that
speaks for itself.
Rhonda Cohen
The time I opened a can of pudding ...
right on Mr. Capitani's leg.
The time I loaned Don Damman a
pencil in geometry and asked for it
back a while later. The only problem
was that it was lodged in a girl’s rear
end.
Steve Merkin
My freshman year in Home-Ec, I
was in a kitchen with Nancy
Ekstrom, Robin Eskoz, and Karen
Lee. One day I had to get some dishes
down from the cabinet above the
electric range. The coils on the
burner were just turning red, and
while I was reaching up to the
cabinet, my terrycloth apron caught
on fire. Nancy and I both screamed
and between the two of us we finally
got the apron off and into the sink.
When Miss Vanderwilt came over to
ask what happened we were laughing
too hard to tell her.
Adrian Davis
The time during freshman year when
Barry had a wild crush on Penny.
The crush ended one day when we
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most unforgettable experiences
were going down to room 120 to see a
movie. There were nursery school
kids in front of us and Penny in back.
The kids were walking slow so Penny
said, “ move it squirts.” Barry
thought that she was talking to him.
That was the end of a great romance.
Larry Feiger
My most memorable experience at
Niles East occured my junior year on
the football team. It was our next to
last game of the year and we still
hadn’t won a game. The entire team
was really up for the game. We were
warming up on the practice field
when our coach (who shall remain
nameless) decided to get us up for
the game. He said, “ let’s piss on
them,” — meaning the other team.
He then urinated on the field and
asked some of us to join him. We lost
the game 32-14.
Wally Gruenes
When Sam Rest threw Carolyn
Ohlwein in the cafeteria garbage can
and then put the lid on it.
Whe Adrian Davis’ apron caught on
fire in Home-Ec.
Nancy Ekstrom
During the fall play (House of Blue
Leaves) when the entire props crew
decided to celebrate after the
Saturday night performance. While
we were spraying beer all over each
other one,of the security guards (Mr.
Poznansky) came by and asked who
was drinking the beer. Phil Martini,
a freshman who did not know that
Poznansky was a security guard,
said, If you want any you have to
suck on my sweater.” Needless to
say Poznansky didn't take him up on
the offer.
Rick Silver
During Miss Tusek's Business Law
class many strange things happened.
With Ira Miller and Richard Zelvin in
the same class that isn't surprising.
One dhy when we were going to see a
movie Sandee Morrison began to sell
M&Ms for Junior Cabinet. It didn't
take long for people to start throwing
M&Ms at each other. The room
gradually divided itself into two
camps and the M&Ms were flying
everywhere. A hall monitor must
have noticed the battle and
summoned Mr. Puff because before
long we noticed him standing in the
doorway'. He called the kids who had
been throwing the candy out into the
hall. The only punishment these
students received was a little scare. I
guess Mr. Puff likes a good M&M
fight just like the rest of us.
Greg Marmel
One day after purchasing a grilled
cheese sandwich I walked over to
talk to a friend who I saw standing
near a garbage can. I got so
engrossed in our conversation that I
accidentally threw away my sand
wich instead of the wrapper. To
cover my mistake I explained that I
was oh a diet and throwing away my
sandwich showed a great deal of will
power.
Jane Lettick
My most unforgettable experience at
East was having a freshman gym
class think that I was their teacher
instead of the leader.
Donna Lloyd
My most unforgettable experience
occurred sophomore year in Biology
class. At the time we had been
disecting fetal pigs, for the past four
weeks. Wally McCormick and I had
become extremely bored with the
entire thing. So I decided to break the
monotony and cut of my pig’s nose.
Wally followed that by cutting the
tail off of his pig. One thing led to
another and by the end of the period
Wally and I had two totally butchered
pigs.
Richard Zelvin
My ' most memorable experience
came as the leader of the Pep Band.
The band was not big, but it was big
enough to “ fake” through a couple of
songs. The announcement for the
Star Spangled Banner came and I
signaled for a drum roll. The drum
roll was the only part of the National
Anthem that the audience heard
because more than half of the band
didn’t have the music or were
playing in the wrong key.
Ira Arbus
Escorting Renee Bielinski at Home
coming this year. It was during the
assembly and the place was jammed.
They called Renee’s name along with
mine and I was so busy looking
around at the crowd I forgot to hold
her hand.
Having the junior float at my house
and playing on the baseball team for
four years, need I say more?
Gary Musick
Sophomore year when the wrestling
team tied me in a “ double-jock-lock"
and then carried me through the
contest gym into Trojan Hall. They
put me down in between two cheer
leading squads and left me there to
turn red and squirm away all by
myself.
David Donna
When playing Niles North, on a kick
off, I knocked three people down,
tackled the runner, and made him
fumble the ball.
Tom Rissman
My most memorable experience
occurred in Mr. Miya’s European
class my senior year. Five students
in the class put on hats and chewed
toothpicks while indulging in a game
of “Countrapoly" as the teacher
attempted a class discussion.
Lee Robin
During my sophomore year, on a hot
sunny day, I was dressed in jeans and
a halter top that I had made. It was
student break and everyone was in
the court yard. I dropped my hair
brush and upon picking it up my
halter strap snapped and flew in
front of my face. I gasped as I tried
to cover myself as much as I could,
and ran to the bathroom. Judy Engle
helped me tie it together. When I
went back to my friends I started to
blush when I saw Ralph D. looking at
me with a big grin across his face.
And then my strap snapped again, I
screamed and ran to the bathroom. I
wore one of Judy's T-shirts for the
remainder of the day.
Kim Gross
Senior year when I forgot to go to
class and went and had lunch instead.
About 20 minutes later someone
came up to me and asked why I was
free. I suddenly remembered that I
wasn't and ran back to class. Miss
Stemp never questioned my
tardiness.
Anne-Marie Groh
My most memorable experience at
East was the Student Senate, and I
mean it was a real experience. The
tricks people in there pulled on one
another made Mayor Daley look like
an honest man.
Also, I'll never forget the time I
sponsored the contest to win Kiss. I
didn't know I would end up with tons
of paper in my basement. I never
want to see another Marathon Bar
again.
Brian Davidson
I put a nickname under Dave Abram
son’s name as listed on Mt. Plock’s
seating chart. Dave raised his hand
and Mr. Plock called on him as
“ Eeek.” Everyone, especially the
gymnasts, broke up laughing. When
Dave said “ what!” Mr. Plock
thought that he had said it in
correctly and said I’m sorry “ Ek.”
Gordon Hirsch
Being in Reflections 75 and being the
Trojan Mascot.
Lew Blond
My most memorable experience was
helping Paul Yoshimura and Tom
Mengarelli climb out the window
when we had a substitute in Word
Power. She didn’t see them leave but
im m e d ia te ly fo llo w in g , she
dismissed the entire class.
Sheldon Levin
I have had many unforgettable ex
periences but the one I won’t forget
is the day Karen Behr didn't believe
that ice sticks to flesh. She slapped a
dreamsicle on her tongue and it
stuck. To this day she won't eat a
dreamsicle because of the time she
had one covered with blood from
trying to pry it loose from her
tongue.
Debbie Jaski
A memorable experience occurred
freshman year when I was on the
Gymnastics team. The underclass
men were watching Rick Robin on
Free Exercise and during the final
seconds of his routine he proceeded
to “ expell gas” which of course was
very audible to all. After his set was
over, everybody gave him a standing
ovation, and one of the more clever
freshman said “ He really BLEW that
one!" I don’t think I stopped laughing
for 20 minutes.
Charles Auerbach
I'll never forget my birthday this
year. Some of the kids in my art class
bought a cake and sang “ Happy
Birthday” to me. Sara Pearl and I
were talking and decided we didn't
have any memorable experiences to
write for the senior issue of the
Nilehilite. I told her it would be
pretty memorable if I threw the rest
of the cake in her face. She just
looked at me and said “ you
wouldn't.” Well I did.
Sandy Duszynski
My most unforgettable experience
was during a baseball game in NonWestern Civ. I was using an encyclo
pedia and Larry Ellis was pitching an
eraser. One day I decided to bat lefty
and on my first swing the encyclo
pedia flew out of my hands and
across the room into the back of
Mary Short’s head.
Gregg Trilling
When Dave Kashdin stuck a plastic
bag in his trumpet and couldn't get it
out.
Sophomore year when Wally Gruenes
cut off the foot of his frog in Biology
and stuck it in the faucet with an
“SOS” sign.
Debbie Feldman
My most unforgettable experience
was when the lockers fell down in the
middle of a scene of “The Prime of
Miss Jean Brodie.” I was props
chairman.
Another thing I'll never forget was
being a project SAGE leader. There
aren't words to describe such an
experience.
Jocelyn Aronovitz
Junior year in Driver's Education, it
was my first day behind the wheel. I
was making a right turn and I was
looking for the brakes, meanwhile I
never released the wheel and ended
up on the grass missing a tree by a
fraction of an inch.
Sue Koranyi
One day, junior year, in math, our
class must have been noisy because
Mr. Slattery was just about to yell at
us when part of the ceiling fell down
just missing his head.
Also in Biology someone spilled frog
juice on my new jacket.
Bonnie Levco
It was freshman year when I met an
acquaintance that thought I said my
name was Rhoda instead of Brona,
and to this very day she still thinks
my name is Rhoda.
Brona Gawin
My most memorable experiences
occurred in math. Mr. Slattery was
explaining something when a piece of
ceiling fell, just missing his head. He
just stood there in dismay as the
whole class laughed. There was also
a time when we should have brought
swim suits to class because a pipe
broke in the ceiling and instead of
room 220 we were in Lake Math.
Yale Smith
One of my most memorable ex
periences was being thrown in the
boys' locker room by Gene and
Marty. I was standing by the exit to
the football field and the next thing I
knew, I was being carried into the
boys' locker room. Thinking to
myself that no one would be in there
because it was late, I pretended that
I didn't care. So I walked further in
and the next thing I saw was a bunch
of jocks walking out of the showers. I
dashed out of there very embar
rassed and to this day I still wonder if
they saw me.
Carmen Lomboy
During my sophomore year, in
Geometry, there was a girl who sat
in front of me who used to wear low
cut pants a lot. One day, Don
Dammon, who sat next to me, stuck
a pencil down the backside of this
girl. She was so embarrassed that
she turned bright red and dared not
move during the entire period,
because of the pencil. We, all the
boys in the back of the room, died
laughing when Steve Merkin asked
for his pencil because he didn't know
where it was.
Speros Maniates
1 1 never forget the time that Miss
1
Winston, my swimming teacher,
started crying while we were all in
the pool because she “ wanted so
much for us to have fun in the water
and it didn't seem like we really
were.” She wouldn't stop crying until
we promised that we would try to
have fun.
Karen Alban
First, when I was in Family Living
class with Mr. Pirok, I had to explain
where babies come from, and Mr.
Pirok also asked me why, if a girl
without any clothes on walked into
the classroom, all of the boys would
put there legs together.
Then there was the day before the
last girl’s basketball game of the
season. A few of my teammates and
myself were in the gym, making fake
layups. I said “let s have a jump
ball.” Suzanne Arnopolin and I went
up and Martha Brzozowski pretended
to throw a ball up. I came down on
Sue's ankle and sprained my ankle. I
was out for the last game (and the
only one that we won). I couldn't
believe that I had a sprained ankle
from playing ball without a ball.
And finally, being told that I sounded
as if I was trying to seduce the school
when I did the PA. announcements.
Nancy Seiden
I will never forget the after school
volleyball tournament of the
sophomore girls’ gym classes. A
naked figure streaked in front of the
bleachers in the contest gym with a
towel wrapped around his face. Some
girls screamed while others didn't
even realize what had happened. He
ran extremely fast.
Joan Bercoon
The famous homeroom boycott.
Burt Salenger
My most memorable experience was
seeing Carol Post attending school
for more than three days in a row.
Roberta Glassman
In Chemistry class, Mark Klancic
asked why girls always wiggle their
butts when they walk, and we got a
famous “ sex lecture” from Mr.
Bloom.
Donna Walter
Graduation!!!
Curt Uritz
My most memorable experience was
when Tom Mengarelli and I almost
killed ourselves climbing out the
window when we had a substitute in
English, and then finding out that she
let the rest of the class out.
Paul Yoshimura
My most unforgettable experience,
and also most humorous, was when I
walked into room 110 with a
calculator case hooked on my belt
and was asked if I was the telephone
repair man.
Steven Houdek
My most memorable experience at
East will be the moment I am handed
my diploma and am through with
high school.
Raina Levin
One of my most memorable ex
periences at East was my 16th
birthday. Dave Ulbert, Deb Blitstein,
and Arlene Elkins made “ pot
brownies" and we ate them in the
cafeteria. We tried to get the school
stoned.
Karen Nagel
One of my most memorable
moments occurred junior year
during Cross Country. It was when
Mark Lichtenstein pantsed Mike Kite
in front of Margret May, Coach
Ristow, and the entire Cross Country
team.
The other experience was all of my
senior year on the Cross Country
team.
Howard Sloan
My most unforgettable experience
was just that — unforgettable. It all
started when some big junior girls
were pouring salt on my girlfriend’s
head. I guess they liked the fact that
she had an afro, and she couldn't get
the salt out. When I was walking to
the lunch line, one of the bullies was
approaching me. She scowled at me
with a grimace and then pointed at
me. Her friend and she proceeded to
talk about me. I could tell by the way
they peeked at me from the corner of
their eyes. I thought for sure that I
was going to get a salt shower. So I
confidentally went up to the moose
and socked her from behind. The
next incidents are hard to recall
because all that I remember was
laying on the floor, with my enemy
towering over me. After getting in
trouble from the Deans, these girls
never left me alone. Every time they
saw me they would yell and swear at
me. I would just sit there and pray
for the day that I would be a big
senior and there would be no big
juniors to bug me day and night.
Amy Becker
My most memorable and by far my
most embarrassing experiences at
Niles East occurred my senior year.
I had received a candy-cane-o-gram
that was signed, “ Nancy.” After
homeroom I walked up to Nancy
Borg, and gave her a kiss. I told her
how sweet she was to do it. She stood
there in shock and said “ What was
that for?” As I was walking away I
realized that the candy-cane-o-gram
came from Nancy Campbell and not
Nancy Borg. The time Nancy Suslick
came to school with an egg, prepared
to get even with Howie Tennes and
me for the time we egged her on
Halloween. She came toward me. I
walked behind some double doors
and held them shut. The only trouble
was that I only held one of them shut.
She calmly walked through the other
door and raised her arm to throw the
egg at me. I grabbed her arm and she
got a handful of yolk.
Wally Gruenes
When a guy ran through the girls
locker room and stayed there for five
minutes running back and forth down
the aisle with only girl’s bikini
underwear and a bra on. I figured
that he had to do it for initiation to
some club, only to find out the next
day that initiations had not yet
started,
Chris Frolich
Junior year in Mr. Oswald’s biology
c la ss R obbie P o litz e r had
stethescopes in his ears and thought
that he was talking very quietly.
Steve Irsay hit him on the back and
Robbie uttered some profanities. He
thought that he had whispered it but
he had yelled it. The expression on
M r.
Oswald’s
face
wa s
undescribable.
Helene Resnick
When I was a freshman and Karen
Nagel, Jim m y Carlson, Tom
Wehrheim and I snuck into Niles
East and went into the girls’
lockerroom, got into our bathing
suits, and tried to break into the
swimming pool. We made so much
noise breaking the lock that the
custodians came and chased us all
around the building for one hour.
Nancy Kempner
The most memorable experience I
had at East was sophomore year
when I was stuck with swimming in
gym. Mr. Larson was the teacher and
he had everyone kneel at the deep
end of the pool and dive in. For most
people this was nothing, but for those
who swim like stones, it was
terrifying. My turn came and I
respectfully declined. That didn’t
work and I threatened a law suit. I
was already clutching the bars in
front of the bleachers when Mr.
Larson grabbed me and shook me
loose. I flew head first into the pool.
When I came up from the depths
laughing, Mr. Larson said “ sue me."
After I figured out how to swim, I got
out of the pool.
Keith Bishop
One day we decided to have class
outside so before Mr. Wood came in
the room we sat outside by the
window in the court yard. When he
came in we spied on him to see his
reaction but he caught us. Our sit-in
almost worked.
Phil Auerbach
My most memorable experience
happened during my junior year. I
was in Miss Stemp’s Public Speaking
class. We were all assigned to do a
speech in a famous commercial and
everyone thought that the lifebuoy
commercial would be good for me to
do. Well, we not only had to act the
part, but we had to dress it. In my
particular place this wasn’t hard, but
when the time came I couldn’t
change in the room so I had to go
down the hall to the bathroom. I can't
even describe the shock on the faces
of the people in the halls as I
emerged from the bathroom wearing
only a towel. They thought that I was
going to streak.
Jerry Minetos
I'll never forget the day during junior
year when Susi Flieshman and I were
sitting in the cafeteria. It was one of
our usual boring eighth periods.
Barry Kramer sat down at the table
and had a package of french fries and
a napkin full of ketchup. He got up
from the table and had the napkin full
of ketchup in the palm of his hand.
Susi and I had been having a con
versation about how nothing exciting
had been happening lately. I saw
Barry and whispered to Susi that I
dared her to smash the napkin in
Barry’s face. Laughingly, we got lip
to get our books to go to class, and to
all of our surprises, she did it, and we
left the cafeteria and a “ red Barry”
as quickly as we could.
Suzie Soltan
It was the beginning of the second
quarter against Deerfield. We were
winning 6-0. I scored the touchdown.
I was playing defensive back and
tackling their fullback. I broke my
wrist and missed the last seven
games. Those were the worst seven
weeks of my life. It was a lousy
experience.
Ralph DiBenedetto
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Page Eight
Seniors attend colleges in fall
University of Iowa, Iowa City
Northeastern Illinois University,
Chicago
ARIZONA
—
Lynn Cokman, Jodi Lee, Melissa Martin
University of Arizona, Tuscon
—
Rhonda Schwartz, Cori Silverman
—
Debbie Blitstein, David Cole, Heide
Kogan, Donna Morrison, Beth Rubenstein, Jan Schwartz
University of Oklahoma,
Norman
—
Sheila Glassner
North Park College, Chicago
—
Arizona State University, Tempe
—
Carol Weintraub
Chris Frolich, Jim Steinhoff
Northwestern University,
Evanston
Harvard University, Cambridge
—
Robin Eskoz, Steven Houdek
CALIFORNIA
TENNESSEE
MASSACHUSETTS
Christian College, Memphis
—
—
Bill Chelonus, Steven Hessing
Manfred Borges
Oakton Community College,
Morton Grove
—
Stanford University
Sandy Amado, Ira Arbus, Karen Brown,
Nancy Ekstrom, Joy Gerber, Ila Gothelf,
David Greenberg, Kim Gross, Holly
Jansen, Debbie Markman, Cindy Mi
chelle, Martha Noll, Sue Radousky, Pat
Rogover, Joe Zuckerman
—
Jim Carlson
COLORADO
Parkland College, Champaign
University of Colorado, Boulder
Tim Besser
Larry Ellis
Peter Theodore, Marvin Bankier
WISCONSIN
MICHIGAN
University of Wisconsin,
Kenosha
University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor
—
George Schmidt
—
.—
—
—
Roosevelt University, Chicago
University of Denver, Denver
George Washington University,
Washington, D.C
University of Miami,
Coral Gables
Mark Brownstein, Wendy Dunn, Judy
Engel, Randee Kozak
—
WASHINGTON D.C.
MIAMI, FLORIDA
—
—
Joan Fuetterer
Jordon Melamed, Paula Lashinsky
Robert Katz
Rosary College, River Forest
University of Northern Colorado,
Greeley
—
University of Wisconsin,
Whitewater
Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo
Mary Krier
—
—
—
Scott Winkler, Gary Musick
Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale
Jody Factor
Jocelyn Aronovitz
—
University of Wisconsin,
Stout Menomonie
Renee Haynes, David Silver, Reenie
Willens
MINNESOTA
CONNECTICUT
Triton Jr. College, River Grove
—
Carlton College, Northfield
Mike Hinske
University of Connecticut,
Storrs
University of Wisconsin,
Madison
—
—
Sandra Sopkin
—
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urb ana
Jane Lettick
Suzanne Arnopolin, Philip Auerbach,
Joan Bercoon, Keith Bishaf, Rich
Bodenheimer, Sherry Brodacz, Shereen
Cohen, Bill Daitchman, Adrian Davis,
Arlene Elkins, Debbie Feldman, Mark
Fertel, Sherry Flanzer, Bobbi Frazes,
Pam Goldberg, Wally Gruenes, Betty
Katz, Robin Klein, Sally Krause, Raina
Levin, Speros Maniates, Stephen Lev,
Taryn Levin, Steve Merkin, Cheryl
Newman, Linda Pastron, Janice Rap
poport, Lee Robin, Sally Saber, Barry
Schatman, Jill Schoenbrod, Karen
Shrifter, Rick Silver, Yale Smith,
Sharon Spira, Harry Steindler, Gregg
Trilling, Stephen Lev, Curt Uritz, Ar
nold Weller, Judith Wolff.
ILLINOIS
Bradley University, Peoria
—
Howard Kaplan, Barry Lustig
DeVry Tech, Chicago
—
Art Issacs
Eastern Illinois University,
Charleston
—
Michael Kreech
Illinois State University, No'rmal
—
Michelle Berkowitz, Pam Fisher, Ro
berta Glassman, Sari Lynn Kessler,
Mary Short, Susan Weiss, Sue Feldman
—
Joel Sher, Lynn Coleman
Macalaster College, St. Paul
—
Kendall College, Evanston
—
Donna Walter
—
University of Wisconsin,
Stevens Point
Rochelle Davis, Amy Becker
St. Mary’s College, Winona
—
David Donna
—
Pamela Deleonardis
Winona State University,
Winona
GREECE
—
Virginia Russel
University of Athens, Athens
Angelo Kalogris
MISSOURI
TRADE SCHOOL
Washington University,
St. Louis
—
University of Illinois,
Chicago Circle
—
Lew Blond, Christine Fohs, Cory
Glaberson, Brian Davidson, Ralph
DiBenedetto, Gordon Hirsch, Antoinette
Heupfl, Bonnie Levco, Hindy Krawetz,
Howard Patner, Terri Riskin, Philip
Skaletsky, Paul Yoshimura
Michael Guerrero, Fern Josephs, Anita
Simkovitch
Drafting School
—
Abe Hervatin
Northwood Automotive Institute,
Grand Rapids, Michigan
—
NEW YORK
Colgate University, Hamilton
INDIANA
Jon Stavin
—
Sawyer Secretarial School,
Evanston
Sara Pearl
Loyola University, Chicago
—
Larry Feiger, Jerry Minetos, Jerry
Smessaert
Northern Illinois University,
DeKalb
—
David Abrahamson, Charles Auerbach,
Larry Bower, Jack Brown, Larry
Brown, Rhonda Cohen, Marty Festenstein, Brona Gawin, Craig Gordon,
Richard Griffin, Michael Kamo, Donna
Lloyd, Geri Notorius, Suzanne Oxman,
Brenda Resnick, David Ruber, Burt
Salenger, Jeff Schake, Paul Scherfling,
Pat Schoenwolf, Jeff Schreiber, Howard
Simon, Horold Sloan, Michele Stein,
Jody Stookal, Sharon Stolberg, Carl
Taibl, Holly Wagner
Indiana University, Bloomington
Susi Fleischman, Leslie Ament
—
—
—
Rochelle Goode
—
Howard Getner, Bert Perlman, Debbie
Schack, Julie Taich
Carpenters Union Apprentice
School, Chicago
Brian Podolsky
Stephens College, Columbia
Judy Wollak
Lincoln Jr. College, Lincoln
—
Syracuse University, Syracuse
—
—
Elizabeth Urbaniak
Debra Kozak
St. Josephs University,
Rennselaer
ARMED FORCES
—
Frederick Carlson
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma State University,
Stillwater
Army, Practical Nursing
—
Pat Sochaki
—
Kathy Sirotzki
IOWA
Drake University, Des Moines
Sheldon Levin
Marine Corps
—
Frank Pucher
—
Oklahoma State University,
Tulsa
—
Rick Olson
Editor’s note: Due to lack of space and entries, we
were unable to publish the plans of every senior.
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M ay 28, 1976
Female senior athlete
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A r a o p o lin scores in survey
Suzanne Arnopolin ( ’76) was
> K chosen female senior athlete by
her fellow classmates.
For the last four years, Su
^ I* zanne has participated in inter
scholastic volleyball, basketball,
and softball as a varsity mem
ber. During her freshman year
she was chosen captain and
MVP of basketball; during her
junior year she was selected
captain of volleyball and softball and MVP of volleyball; and
this year she will receive four
year awards for volleyball, bas
ketball, and softball.
Academically, Suzanne has
also done well. Freshman year
she received a gold honor cer
tificate, sophomore year, a
bronze honor pin; and this
year she received a silver hon
or pin. Her junior and senior
years she was a member of the
National Honor Society.
In her freshman and sopho
more year, she was a member
of the concert and marching
band in which she played the
trombone. She also participated
in the Folk Music Club last
year.
Suzanne was involved in GAA
her
freshman-junior
years,
and was selected vice-president
during her junior year.
According to Suzanne, she
doesn’t have a favorite sport,
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but prefers team sports to in
dividual. “I like team sports,
because it’s the combined ef
forts of many individuals to
achieve an ultimate goal, win
ning; and when a team achieves
that goal, it is shared by all,
not just one individual.”
“It gives me personal satis
faction to know that I ’m a part
of a team, and I ’m using my
time productively instead of
just ‘bumming’ around,” Su
zanne explained.
She also competes in the Sko
kie summer softball traveling
league. “I heard about it from
girls on the team, and it sound
ed like a great thing to do.”
The most important attitude
Suzanne would like to see
change in girls sports is recog
nition and respect. “I would like
to see a changing attitude con
cerning girls in sports. For
both girls and boys who parti
cipate in athletics, it does not
necessitate that they must be a
jock.”
At East, Suzanne feels more
recognition and more money for
equipment and uniforms should
be given. “We are still not get
ting the recognition that we de
serve from our athletic di
rector and the boys’ PE de
partment. Our practice sched
ules still are worked around the
boys’ instead of giving equal
consideration to both interscho
lastic programs.”
She plans to attend the Uni
versity of Illinois Liberal Arts
school with a major in Biology.
“I’ve always been interested in
science, and it has many
branches for me to choose from
for a possible career that will
benefit society. I consider ath
letics more of a recreation for
me than a career. Fewer op
portunities are available in that
field.”
Suzanne is considering parti
cipating
in
interscholastic
sports, “but it might be too
much with my academic work
load. If I do not become in
volved in interscholastics, I will
definitely participate in intra
murals.”
“I think Suzanne really de
serves this award not only for
her skill but the leadership she
has shown on the teams she has
participated in. I’ve also had
her as a leader in class, and
I’ve really been pleased with
the way she works with others.
I hope she continues in some
kind of teaching and coaching,
because she would really have
a positive effect on her stu
dents,” Coach Chris Woodard
said.
Visit five historic eras
at Great America Park
It is not just another amuse
ment park — it’s Marriot’s
Great America, the family en
tertainment center which will
open tomorrow in Gurnee, Illi
nois.
The 50 million dollar, 200 acre
theme park which will feature
r over 125 rides, shops, crafts,
parades, shows, restaurants,
and other attractions was de
signed to resemble five historic
eras from America’s past.
Upon entering the park one
sees a pool reflecting a double
1 ï decker carousel. This handpainted Columbian merry-goround can only be found at
Great
America.
Hometown
Square is set as a rural Ameri
can town of the 1920’s. Visitors
may ride on the Great Ameri
can Scenic Railroad or go to Or
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leans Place by trolley.
Orleans Place appears to be
like the old south in the mid1800’s. It includes several rides
for children, including a small
rollercoaster called The Gulf
Coaster. For convenience, the
skyride, known as the Delta
Flyer, will give the guests a lift
across the park.
At the Great Midwestern Live
stock Exposition and Country
Fair, “The Turn of the Cen
tury,” the world’s longest and
highest looping rollercoaster in
cludes two dips and two loops
which may completely turn the
rider upside-down.
The legendary Klondike during
Gold Rush days is recalled at
Yukon Territory. The water rol
lercoasters are the largest ever
built.
The talents of over 300 sing
ers, dancers, and musicians,
from the Midwest will be dis
played in eight stage shows. The
Grand Music Hall, the largest
theater in Great America, seats
1600 people. On stage, 18 of the
most energetic entertainers will
present a lively All-American
musical revue, according to
Hamp Howell, Manager of Pub
lic Affairs.
A cost of $7.95 for adults will
cover an unlimited use of all
facilities, rides, attractions, and
entertainment for a full day.
“With our great big facility
it’s part of the excitement to
serve others by having new
things going on,” Sandy Quinn,
Marriot Executive, explained.
On June 17-18 WLS will cosponsor a free date night for
students. In 1977, the Marriot Corporation intends to have
a night party for graduating
seniors.
Great America, Gurnee, Illinois, a new amusement park.
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The sophomore soccer team
had an undefeated season with
an 11-0-3 record. Defense was
an important factor this year;
no more than two goals a game
were scored against the hooters.
The sophomore gymnasts also
had an undefeated season with
12 victories. They captured first
place in the Central Suburban
League meet and set many new
individual and team state rec
ords for sophomores.
Among the other successful
sophomore teams were the cagers, who tied for first in their
division. The tennis team also
is having a fine season with
an overall record of 7-3; while
the baseball squad has a 7-2
record.
It is apparent that the soph
omore teams, as well as their
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Brines chosen top athlete
Mark Brines was chosen as
the outstanding senior athlete
by his classmates.
Mark has participated in soc
cer, basketball, and baseball
at East.
Among Mark’s accomplish
ments are captain and MVP
of the soccer team during his
senior year, and MVP in base
ball during his sophomore year.
Mark’s favorite sport is base
ball; he is the leading hitter
this season. According to base
ball Coach George Galla, Mark
is a strong candidate for all-con
ference catcher.
Although Mark favors base
ball, his greatest thrill is scor
ing a goal in soccer. “There’s
just no way to describe the’
feeling,” said Mark.
Mark is a bit disappointed at
the attitude of students toward
sports at East. “There’s just
not enough participation,” he
said.
Mark plans to play American
Legion baseball and softball this
summer.
He is undecided about college.
“I hope to get a baseball schol
arship, but if not, I plan to go
to Northern Illinois University.
I will continue to play baseball,
but probably will not continue
with the other sports,” Brines
said.
Hirsch considers running
for Board of Education
Gordon Hirsch, 1975-76 Stu
dent Senate President, is con
sidering running for a position
as a member of the District 219
Board of Education.
Hirsch feels that as an 18
year old, just graduating from
high school, he has a better
understanding of the effect of
new school board policies. He
feels that he would be just as
capable as an older member of
the Board, and he would add a
new dimension. In addition,
Hirsch would, like to attempt to
“Save Niles East.”
Hirsch wrote House Bill 495,
after examining other bills, to
conform to the idea of the 18
year old Board member.
He worked as Aide to Rep
resentative Pete Peters, and
registered a lobby group with
the State and Federal govern
ment
Legislative
Advisory
Council. Hirsch printed letters
and contacted legislators to help
the bill’s passage. Hirsch was
present in Springfield on Sep
tember 16, 1975, when the bill
permitting 18 year olds to run
for the Board of Education was
passed by the House of Repre
sentatives and Senate, and sign
ed into law by Governor Walker.
Hirsch was interested in poli
tics since the age of eight,
when he worked for committee
man Yale Bell. In addition he
was a member of the Niles
Township Teen Republicans,
Sophomores stop losing habit
Easthi’s sports teams have
been considered by many people
(students, faculty, and parents)
to be “losers.” Now it seems
that the Trojans are becoming
top contenders.
The sophomore football team
had a very successful season
with a 6-1 record. They had
four shutouts and outs cored
their opponents 186-38. Many
things contributed to the team’s
success including hard work,
dedication, and discipline. The
sophomore gridders could easi
ly become a top competitor.
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fans, are showing a definite im
provement. Many of the players
and coaches are already in
volved in plans for their up
coming seasons, including con
ditioning — both physically and
mentally — fund raising, and
“psyching up” the fans.
“The future must be bright
er,” explained an Easthi coach
early in the athletic season.
With the combination of suc
cessful play, a good team at
titude, and fan support, the fu
ture outlook for Easthi athletics
is good. The Trojans should be
among the top contenders in the
majority of sporting events in
the upcoming season. Once
again, winning will return to
varsity sports at East.
Niles Township Regular Repub
lican Organization, and Illinois
Teen Republican Federation.
Hirsch joined Student Senate
during the second semester of
his junior year after receiv
ing “satisfying” results from
his request to be a speaker. Bob
Miller, 1974-75 Student Senate
president, suggested that Hirsch
run for Senate President, and
he agreed.
“I felt I owed the school some
thing,” commented Hirsch.
“A Senate president must
have time to devote to leader
ship, a concern for education,
and willingness to hear every
one’s point of view,” he stated.
Other activities Hirsch is in
volved in include executive com
mittee member of the District
219 Caucus; Chairman of the
Legislative Advisory Council;
member of the PTSA, Parent
Teacher Student Association;
member of the Committee on
School Affairs; Member of the
Mikva Advisory Council; Mem
ber of Project SAGE; member
of Key Club; and co-chairman
of the Niles Township Council
of Students. “I budget my
time,” was Hirsch’s explana
tion for being able to handle
these many responsibilities.
Hirsch will be attending Chi
cago Circle Campus in Septem
ber, and if college life is not too
demanding, he may be the first
18 year old School Board Mem
ber in the history of Niles
township.
EXAMINATION
SCHEDULE
Wednesday, June 9
Period
8:00-8:52 (52 minutes)
1
2
9:02-9:26 (24 minutes)
9:30-9:54 (24 minutes)
3
4 10:04-10:56 (52 minutes)
5 11:06-11:58 (52 minutes)
5-6 11:06-12:32 (86 minutes)
Lunch 12:32-1:00
Thursday, June 10
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Period
8:00-8:24 (24 minutes)
6
8:28-8:52 (24 minutes)
7
9:02-9:25 (52 minutes)
8
9 10:04-10:56 (52 minutes)
10 11:06-11:30 (24 minutes)
11 11:34-11:58
(24 minutes)
12
(52 minutes)
12:08-1:00
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’75-’76 boys7 sports reviewed . . . ,
AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS
of the Cross Country season was
the Bulldog Invitational in which
Mark Lichtenstein and Larry
Bower placed in the top ten.
The sophomores, led by Ed Santacruz, placed first over Pros
pect, while the frosh team came
in second. Freshman Georgette
Saenz was the first girl to be a
member of boys’ cross country
team at East.
In the conference meet, the
Trojans finished fifth, tying with
Niles West. In the Luther North
Invite, Mark placed fourth in
the number one man flight,
Larry Bower earned fifth in the
number two man flight, and Ken
Golub placed fourth in the four
man flight. In the Trojan In
vite the varsity placed third
overall. Their final record was
13-8.
EASTHI’S VARSITY GYM
NASTICS team had a winning
season this year with a record
of seven wins and five losses.
One of the highlights of the
season was when the Trojans
captured first place in the Dis
trict meet with 133.71 points.
This year’s free exercise team
was led by Matt Rosenberg who
placed second in districts. Steve
Smith and Craig Gordon com
peted on pommel horse, with
Dan Kessem on high bar. John
Carlson took first in districts on
trampoline. Parallel bars com
petition was led by Carl Taibl
and Steve Seplowin. Dave Abrahamson, Brian Austin, and Ron
Weinert competed on rings.
Abrahamson scored a season
high in districts with an 8.35.
Easthi should have a strong
team next year, because they
will lose only four seniors,
Abrahamson, Gordon, Rosen
berg, and Taibl.
“They worked hard, showed
enthusiasm, and maintained the
A n d g ir ls 9 sp o rts review ed . . .
THE GIRLS’ TENNIS season
was highlighted by the league
meet which they hosted, and
placed fifth out of eight teams.
First singles Mindee Epstein
finished first in her division, and
Kathy Ewing and Jan Blitt ad
vanced to the quarter finals be
fore being eliminated.
The varsity team ended a 2-6
season while the JV won three
and lost five.
The team will lose only one
senior, Marla Goldsmith. “We
should have more depth next
year; we’ll have more exper
ience also. I think we’ll have a
very good season. I’m looking
forward to it,” Coach Pat Matlak concluded.
ARCHERY IS A RELATIVE
LY new sport at East. It has
only been an inters cholastic
sport at Easthi for four years
while other schools have had
archery teams for much longer.
The team is at a disadvantage
compared to other schools, ac
cording to Coach Wojdula.
“The girls have no experience
before they enter high school
and can not practice all year
round,” she explained.
The top shooters were Caro
lyn Ohlwein (1), Andi Slowik
(2), Martha Brzozowski (3),
Nancy Ciran (4), and Ellen
Schwartz (5). Ellen is also the
only three year member. Mar
tha was voted MVP.
I’m looking forward to a
larger and more experienced
team with a varsity and junior
varsity,” Wojdula conluded.
THE VARSITY VOLLEY
BALL team finished their sea
son with a 7-5 overall record.
After defeating Niles West, they
advanced to the semi-finals of
districts, before being elimiminated.
The junior varsity placed sec
ond in the CSL and the fresh
men were undefeated with a 6-0
record.
This year was the first year
that girls’ interscholastic team
competed on three levels.
According to Head Coach
Chris Woodard, the two grad
uating seniors, Suzanne Arnopolin and Debbie Jaski, should
be playing volleyball at the Uni
versity of Illinois and Concordia
College.
“Next year should be our year
because of depth and many ex
perienced seniors. I really enjoy
coaching volleyball, because
they work hard and want to do
well, which makes my job as
coach fun and very worth
while.”
THE VARSITY BOWLING
team finished “their strongest
season ever,” according to
Coach Dee Whyman.
They placed first in districts
and the Niles West Invitational,
and thirteenth in the state.
Graduating seniors include
Karen Frazier, Nancy McAtee,
Cindy Michell, and Pat Sochacki.
“This is the strongest team
that we have had, and it is at
tributed to the fact that the girls
continue to come out year after
year. That is basically why we
are successful. There has been
much improvement. I’m always
looking for new talent, and next
year we should have quite a
successful season,” Coach Why
man said.
THE JUNIOR VARSITY BAD
MINTON team finished third in
the CSL while the varsity placed
fifth.
Coach Pat Matlak attributed
their improvement to exper
ience, more practice, and hard
work. “They all contributed to
the wins, and the overall im
provement was encouraging.
They had good morale, and had
great rapport with each other.
I’m pleased with them, and I
hope that they continue to come
out for badminton. They are
dedicated, and I enjoyed work
ing with them.”
good attitude of past teams,”
commented Coach Tom Sokalski.
uating. Returning from this
year’s team are Chris Klancic
and John O’Malley.
THE VARSITY BASKET
BALL team had a disappoint
ing season this year. Although
the team appeared to be a
strong contender for the CSL
title in the beginning of the
year, they placed seventh.
The team scored many points,
but their inability to stop other
teams from scoring plagued
them all season.
Although the Trojans ended
with a poor record, they were in
almost every game, according
to Coach Capitani.
Neil Schreiber was voted to
the all-conference team, and
Terry Greenberg was awarded
special mention. The team tied
for first place in the Thanks
giving Tournament at Lake For
est.
The season’s starting team of
Mark Brines, Terry Green
berg, Larry Fine, Neil Schreib
er. and Art Issacs all are grad
THE VARSITY FOOTBALL
team had a record of one vic
tory and seven losses for the
1975-76 season.
The Trojans broke their 24
game losing streak this year
when they defeated Niles North
21-16, Easthi’s only victory as
they lost the remainder of their
games, including Homecoming
29-12.
Head Coach Gerald Ferguson
felt the varsity squad was
plagued by three things this sea
son: a lack of skill, speed, and
team members.
The running of Pete Christopoulos and receiving of Gary Wolf V ►
helped improve the Trojan of
fense, while Tony Tiagonce,
Gary Somenek, Yale Smith, and
Jim Schuman led the defensive
team. Chris Klanic replaced
senior quarterback Ralph DiBenedetto, who left the team
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Matt Rosenberg placed second on floor exercise in districts while the team
finished first.
A n d a lo o k at the sophom ores
THE SOPHOMORE FOOT
BALL TEAM placed first in the
CSL with a 6-1 record shutting
out four teams.
According to Coach Nick Odlivak, their most stunning vic
tory was against Niles West 390. Their only loss was to Glenbrook North.
Odlivak feels their kicking
game was their strength. The
team was also the smallest in
number as well as stature, av
eraging 140 pounds.
“They won because of to
getherness; all 27 players com
peted in most of the games;
they were unselfish and willing
to give. They were a well-dis
ciplined closely knit, unified out
fit. The kids were great, and
it was one of the most satisfy
ing coaching seasons I ’ve ex
perienced in 26 years,” Odli
vak said.
THE SOPHOMORE SOCCER
TEAM was undefeated in league
play this year with an 11-0-3
record.
According to Coach Don Lar
son, outstanding players on of
fense were Jim Adelman, Mark
Bercoon, Mitch Ginsburg, and
Mike O’Malley; on defense were
John Boigk, Lee Feldstein, and
Paplo Leon.
Boigk, Adelman, and Gins
burg competed on varsity in the
state tournament.
“They improved greatly. They
did not believe that they could
go all the way. It was an en-
joyable season for me. It is the
first time that I have coached a
team that became conference
champions. The sophomore class
is excellent overall.” Coach Lar
sen commented.
THE SOPHOMORE WREST
LING team finished first in the
CSL with a 14-1 record.
According to Coach A1 Poznansky, it was the fifth year
in a row that the sophomores
were conference champions.
“The whole team contributed
to the wins, a total team ef
fort. The entire sophomore
group is a great hope for East
before it closes. In wrestling,
they did a great job. Our team
will definitely improve in the
next couple of years,” Coach
Poznansky said.
THE SOPHOMORE GYMNAS
TICS TEAM scored the highest
ever in the history of the CSL
meet with 106.23.
Their season ended with a 12-0
record ranking first in the state.
Randy Hertel (trampoline) won
conference and was a medalist
in districts and sectionals. He
also qualified for state.
Bill Saputo, Chris Besser, and
John Lopez were the team ’s allaround competitors. “They ex
perienced a great deal of pres
sure because they represented
two-thirds of the team ’s total
effort, and they accepted the
responsibility well. They per
formed consistently throughout
the year, placing first, third,
and fourth respectively in the
league,” Coach Seymour Rifkind said.
“The season was one of re
lief and success; we reached
all of our goals. We ended up
winning districts and are cur
rently ranked sixth in state as
a varsity team. If the sopho
mores and juniors stay in shape
and are dedicated to working
through the summer, then I
think East will be a state con
tender next year.”
THE SOPHOMORE BASKET
BALL team tied with Glenbrook North for conference
champions.
Bill Andrea and Bob Rubenstein averaged 12 and 8 points
and 8 and 10 rebounds respec
tively. Bill was also voted MVP
by his teammates. According to
Coach Bill Langston, overall
performances were displayed by
Marc Bercoon, Jeff Frankel,
Norm Delheim, and Ron Van
Roeyen. Marc was selected best
team member.
“They have improved mostly
on defense; they are the lead
ing team in the league, with
their opponent averaging 40
points a game. It made up for
their lack of height, injuries,
and illnesses. I am impressed
with them. I ’m proud of them,
and I have enjoyed the last two
years with them. They will be
carrying the varsity team next
year,” Langston concluded.
The sophomore football team competes against Glenbrook North in their
last game of the season.
�Page Eleven
M ay 28, 1976
V a r s ity so ftb allers defeat W ild K its
By Kathi Isserman
The girls’ varsity softball
team defeated Evanston 9-2 in
the sub-regionals.
“Evanston’s pitcher had some
control problems. She walked
eight of our batters,” Head
Coach Chris Woodard said.
Gidg Johnson pitched for the
Trojans, striking out the first
two batters she encountered.
ACCORDING TO WOODARD,
Evanston made a few key er
rors in the second inning which
enabled East to score runs.
“Our defense was strong, and
we had good baserunning. The
outfielders came through with
the bases loaded. Jill Chavin
(RF) caught a fly ball and
threw it right to home plate
preventing a run from scoring.
Elaine Masover also fielded a
single ând only one run scored
on that play.”
The team has a 4-4 overall
record. They defeated Lane
Tech, Evanston (twice), and
Glenbrook North. They lost to
Maine East, West, South, and
Nilès North.
“The team has gained much
experience. They have worked
on specific plays and are play
ing more of a thinking game.
They are better at situation
plays. Our batting in conference
games hasn’t been too consist
ent, but the team has worked
hard on it, and their efforts
showed in the sub-regional,”
Woodard said.
“I HAVE A WELL-ROUNDED
team, and I don’t have to rely
too much on the pitching. Al
though our pitchers, Gidg John
son, Andi Slowik, and Val
Scheinpflug have very good con
trol, only walking an average
of less than four batters a
game.”
“The team is not particularly
fast, especially in base-running,
but there are some individuals
that do the job, and Judy Lee
is one of them. The team also
needs to develop more confi
dence,” said Woodard.
“Judy is the best all-around
player. She is steady in the in
field. She bats .456 and gets on
base 80 per cent of the time.
“Elaine Masover and Suzanne
Arnopolin have been working
on throwing and speed in the
outfield and are becoming much
more consistent. Suzanne is bat
ting .341. Andi Slowik is very
versatile; she can play first
THE JV’S RECORD is 3-3.
They defeated Evanston, Maine
East, and Maine South. They
lost to Niles North, Glenbrook
North, and Maine West. The
team batting average is .361
with Carolyn Ulbert batting .571.
“They’re good! The season has
been extremely successful,”
said JV Coach Skip Patrazalka.
N etm en e a rn second
in conference m eet
The varsity tennis team placed second in the league with a
6-1 record behind the undefeated Niles North squad. In the con
ference meet, first and second singles Jeff Epstein and Tim Besser
lost in the finals. Second doubles Mike Regidor and Mike Guererro
also lost in the finals. Third singles Eric Robbin lost in the semi
finals while first doubles Mike Lemick and Scott Winkler lost
in their first round.
“We were looking forward to winning conference. A few of
the meets that we won 3-2, we should have won 4-1,” Eric
Robbin said.
“WE" DEFEATED NORTH 4-1 in the Township Meet so our
3-2 loss to them was unexpected. We felt we were stronger. In
the beginning of the season, we had trouble finding the best com
bination, and it cost us the Niles North meet.”
Other highlights of the season were the Township Meet which
the Trojans won and the Glenbrook South Invitational in which
they finished second behind Glenbrook North.
Only four seniors, Epstein, Besser, Guerrero, and Winkler will
be leaving.
“ NEXT YEAR'S STRENGTH will be in the experienced re
turning juniors and the sophomore champs,” Robbin said. The
returning juniors are Robbin, Regidor, and Lemick.
The sophomores with a 6-1 record won the conference title.
Top players for the sophomore team are Keith Jaffe, Jeff Adler,
Bruce Pales, and Jeff Cohen. The freshmen ended their season
with a 5-2 conference record.
“Basically tennis isn’t a team sport, but we stuck together
and worked well with each other,” Robbin concluded.
N ile s N o rth d efeats v a rsity
b ase b a ll team in d istrict gam e
By Howard Simon
Thé'varsity baseball team was
defeated 5-4 by Niles North in
the first district game at Ev
anston.
The Trojans were unable to
defeat North in three meetings
this season. North pitcher A1
Lieberman won the three games
for the Vikings.
EAST TOOK THE lead by
scoring two runs in the second
inning and led 3-2 in the bot
tom of the fifth with a man on
third, and two out for North.
John O’Malley was pitching in
relief of starter Flip Gagerman,
who began to tire in the fourth.
O’Malley had two strikes on the
batter when he delivered what
appeared to be strike three to
retire the side, but the umpire
called ball two. “The pitch was
definitely a strike and the next
ball the umpire called was also
a strike,” said catcher Mark
Brines.
With the count full, the North
batter tripled and the Vikes
scored two more runs to take
a 5-3 lead.
East threatened to tie the
game in the sixth when the
first two batters walked and
Bob Katz had a three ball and
one strike count, but Bob bunt
ed and East was able to push
only one run across.
In the seventh with two out,
Wayne Braverman and Mark
Brines each singled to keep the
Trojans’ hopes alive, but Bob
Torstensson popped out to end
the game.
Coach Galla was very disap
pointed at the outcome. “We
had more than enough oppor
tunities to win, but we didn’t,”
said Galla.
MARK BRINES HAS contin
ued to be E ast’s top player. He
leads the team in hitting with
base, pitch, or catch. She bats
over .500,” stated Woodard.
“In our conference the over
all pitching is better than most.
The state champion will prob
ably come from a small school,
because most play fast pitch in
the summer while the girls in
this area compete slow pitch.
The pitching will win it.”
a .429 average, and he has
played excellently behind the
plate, according to Galla. “He
is East’s top player for all-con
ference,” said Galla.
East tried to defeat sister
school, Niles West, for the sec
ond time this season, but their
lack of hitting plagued the Tro
jans again. West won 1-0.
Trojan pitcher Howard Simon
was able to hold the Indians
scoreless for the first six in-
>
nings, but a walk, a sacrifice
bunt, and a base hit ended the
game in the seventh.
The varsity record is 9-9 with
a 5-8 conference record. “I still
feel our team is better than our
record indicates. Our lack of
consistency defensively and of
fensively has hurt us this sea
son,” said Galla.
The sophomores finished with
a 9-5 record placing second in
the CSL.
(Photo by Beryl Schwartz)
The varsity softball team defeated Evanston 9-2 in the sub-regionals but
lost to Maine South in the first round of regionals.
T r a c k team places
By Kathi Isserman
In the varsity track confer
ence meet, Sal Parenti placed
second in the 120 high hurdles.
Mark Lichtenstein finished
fourth in the two mile run;
Larry Bower, third in 880 yard
run; and Dave Greenberg
earned fifth and tied for fourth
in 100 yard dash and 440 yard
run respectively.
FIRST PLACE WINNERS for
the sophomores were Ed Santacruz and Bill Precht, two mile
and high jump. Dave Larson
finished third in the 880 yard
run. Chuck Thiry took fourth in
shot-put and sixth in discus.
Other sixth place earners were
Marty Rossman, 880 yard run;
Steve Taibl, 880 yard run; and
the frosh two mile relay team.
The frosh two mile relay team
finished third in the freshman
conference meet; Jeff Pozen al
so placed third in the mile.
Phil Waller took second in the
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two mile and fourth in the triple
jump, while John Thurholm
earned fifth in the 880 yard run.
“Because of the rain and
wind, most boys did not par
ticipate in more than one event.
For most of the runners, it
meant losing a medal or rib
bon,” Coach Bill Madsen said.
Today and tomorrow the state
meet will be held in Charles
ton, 111.
G ir ls 9 t r a c k
q u a lifie s tw o
By Kathi Isserman
Karen Behr and Jamie Borkovitz both qualified for the
track and field state track meet
in the recently held districts.
Karen took second in the shotput and fourth in discus. She
competed in shot-put in the
state meet. Jamie placed first
in the discus.
THE TEAM FINISHED tenth
out of 28 in districts, with Ev
anston taking a commanding
first place with 51 points. “We
were getting good times even
though the weather was bad.
We were really ‘up’ for the
meet,” Coach Peggy Carroll
said. “Everyone did very well.”
In the Waukegan West 13
school Invitational, the team
placed seventh. Evanston, again,
won the meet. Wendy Paulson
finished fourth in the high jump;
Karen and Jamie earned first
in shot-put and discus respec
tively; and Jamie placed second
in shot-put. “We are the strong
est in the field events. The
team lacks experience and
depth. The team consists of 90
per cent freshmen,” Carroll
said.
TOMORROW THEY WILL
compete in the conference meet
at 9 a.m.
“The CSL is strong, Evanston
being the strongest team. They
should do well in the state
meet,” Carroll said.
“This year was a learning ex
perience for the team and my
self. We’ve come a long way
since the beginning of the sea
son. Girls’ track also has im
proved greatly; the times are
excellent, way above the state
qualifications.”
�May 28, 1976
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Ripplettes Swim Show
will be presented tonight
and tomorrow at 8 p.m.
in the Niles West pool.
Admission is $1.25
Eight Students Spend
Spring B reak in Russia
What started as a joke became a reality
as eight students and four adults from
Niles East traveled to Russia from April
13-20.
The group included Robert Katz, Renee
Render, Janet Ginsberg, Laura Sable,
Brooke Kaplin, Bonnie Levco, Jordan
Lohn, and Laura Johnson. Joining the stu
dents were Mr. Moshak, East Russian
teacher, and his wife; Mrs. Wright,
secretary in the language office; and Miss
Rochette, a Spanish teacher.
The group spent four days in Moscow
and four days in Leningrad.
THE TRIP STARTED as a joke when
Robert asked Mr. Moshak, “ Why don't we
go on a field trip to Russia?'' Mr. Moshak
told Robert to look into the situation, not
expecting anything else to develop.
“ I didn't take Robert seriously. Other
students in previous years have tried to
organize a trip, but nothing has ever
developed," said Mr. Moshak.
Robert took it seriously, however, and
when he received enough positive
response, Robert began to organize the
trip.
“I wanted to visit Russia because we
talked about Russia in class. I saw
pictures in class about the country, but
people know very little about the country
since few people have gone there," said
Robert.
He added, “ I went to 10 travel agen
cies and found Aeroflot the most
accommodating. The fee of $713 included
travel expense, the hotel room, and three
meals a day.
"The airline was terrible. The plane
was jam packed, and it carried only the
bare necessities. " said Renee.
They stayed at Hotel Russia, which has
3.000 rooms.
In Moscow they toured the Kremlin, St.
Basil s Cathedral, the Bolshoi Ballet,
Moscow University, and the Exhibition of
Economic Achievements, which shows
how Russia uses money.
THEY ALSO WENT inside the Museum
of the Kremlin, which contains lavish
jewels that former czars possessed.
They traveled by the Russian subway,
the Metro, which impressed the group
with its mosaic ceilings, sculptured,
marble walls, and chandeliers. Their tour
guide commented on the subway: “ We try
to put beauty wherever it can be seen.”
The group also got a glimpse of Moscow
lifestyles. They found Russian life simple,
with not much concern for style. The
clothing seemed drab, with miniskirts and
patent leather platforms comprising what
“ style" there is.
There are few traffic jams because
there are not many privately owned cars
in Russia. The expense is too great for an
average citizen. Transportation is
provided by the subway system and buses.
The department stores in Russia are
very small, with the exception of Gum,
(pronounced “ goom” ) Department Store.
Gum is a beautiful building, according to
Renee. It was formerly a palace. “The
quality of merchandise, however, com
pares to Turnstyle," commented Mr.
Moshak.
Wherever they went, they were asked
for chewing gum. The government does
not allow the sale of gum in Russia. "They
would do almost anything for chewing
gum," said Janet Ginsberg. Bob traded
three packs of Juicy Fruit gum for a
leather belt with a brass buckle.
IN LENINGRAD, THE group visited
Leningrad U niversity, the Naval
Museum, the Winter Palace, the
Nilehilite staff wins award
The Nilehilite has won another award.
This from Columbia University in New
York, awarded for the Spring Semester,
1975. The Nilehilite earned the Medalist
Award by scoring 975 points out of a pos
s ib le
1000 in th e a r e a s of
contents/coverage, writing/editing, and
display/design. The Nilehilite received
praise for its outstanding writing and
design, and for its “ professional look. "
(Photo by Janet Ginsberg)
St. Isaac's Cathedral, Leningrad.
Hermitage, and St. Isaac’s Cathedral.
Bob was impressed most with the
Hermitage. “I was fascinated by the
wealth of the czars. They ate on goid, sat
on gold, and slept on gold," said Katz.
Except for the museum and some
cathedrals, the buildings appeared
shabby. Janet Ginsberg reflected on the
"w ar atmosphere" — the walls of many
buildings appeared “ eaten away,"
according to Janet.
Renee was able to see “ typical" apart
ment living when she visited one of her
cousins. She found two rooms: one for all
purposes — bedroom, living room, and
dining room — and a tiny kitchen. All the
apartments looked similar.
The group did not enjoy the food, which
consisted mostly of boiled fish and meat.
But the last night they enjoyed a feast of
shish-kebob and caviar, also the
accompaniment of a live band.
This was the third trip to Russia for Mr.
Moshak. The last time was in 1964. He has
seen little change. “They think they are
better off. but by our standards there is no
comparison. The last time I was here
there were few cars; now there are
more,” said Moshak. He also felt there
was apathy, even hostility among the peo
ple. “People are very impolite toward
each other,” he said.
Russia is now a reality for these twelve
persons.
P la n s f o r p ro m u n fo ld
“Could It Be Magic," this year's JuniorSenior prom will be held May 28, 1976
from 8 to 11 p.m. at Allgauers Fireside.
Tickets to prom, sponsored by the
Junior Cabinet are $25 a couple. The
evening includes a sit down dinner, and
prom-goers will dance to the music of
Dick Single and His Orchestra.
CABINET MEMBERS HAVE been
planning the dinner-dance since
September. Their plans include a “ night
full of magic,” according to Larry
Meisner, cabinet president. The cabinet
selected the theme “ Could It Be Magic"
the title of a song by Barry Manilow.
“ It’s a good theme that fits the mood of
the evening," said one cabinet member.
“ It’s also magic that we came up with
the money to finance the prom," said
Meisner.
The cabinet, led by Larry Meisner,
president; Paula Sugarman, vicepresident; David Pevsner, treasurer and
Howard Steirman, secretary, have
worked throughout the year to raise
money for the prom. Fundraising projects
included candy and taffy apple sales and
valentine-o-grams.
The election of prom king and queen
will be held Tuesday, May 25 in the
cafeteria during lunch periods. The only
requirement for a couple running for king
and queen is that one member be a senior.
All juniors and seniors are eligible to cast
votes.
“ It is going to be an evening filled with
excitement and m em ories," said
Meisner.
Prom tickets are on sale in the cafe
teria periods 6-9.
Seniors sponsor blood drive
“ It is better to give than to receive,"
one of the slogans of the Skokie Blood Pro
gram, will become the Senior Cabinet's
slogan as they hold their blood drive Wed.
June 3 in the student lounge.
Last year's Senior Class donated blood
as a class gift. This year the cabinet has
decided to sponsor the drive as an end of
the year project.
“ It takes so little work and it helps so
many," said John Herbst. cabinet
sponsor.
(Photo by Lauren P ita lis)
Larry Meisner, 7 7 and Sally Saber, 7 6 , still on their feet after com
pleting Student Senates' 30-hour dance marathon. The marathon, a
benefit for Mentally Retarded Citizens, raised over $3644 through
telephone pledges and the dancers' sponsors. The first place couple,
Meisner and Saber, won three-speed bicycles. Other winners included:
Kathy Schoen, 7 7 and Jerry Goldberg, 7 6 and Barry Kramer, 7 7 and
Sue Feldman, 7 6 .
LAST YEAR’S DRIVE brought in 87
units of blood. This year's goal is 100
units. Anyone 17 years of age, weighing
over 110 pounds and in good health is
eligible to donate. Individuals with colds
or those on medication will be deferred
from donating.
The Skokie Blood Program insures each
donor and his family blood protection for
one year. That means the donor and his
family will receive total blood
replacement at the hospital of their
choice anywhere in the United States
regardless of the amount of blood
required.
Nancy Nordgern of the Skokie Health
Dept, emphasizes another of the pro
gram's slogans: "Blood is the gift of
life."
“ Blood is expensive in Florida, $35 a
unit. By giving blood, students can give
grandparents who live in Florida a
wonderful gift," she explained.
The entire process of drawing blood is
handled by the Michael Reese Blood
Center. Doctors from the center bring a
mobile unit into the school and execute all
necessary procedures.
The drive will last from 10 a.m. to 12
p.m., June 3. Interested donors should
contact Mr. H erbst for fu rth er
information.
�Friday, May 14, 1976
Page Two
Profile Presents:
Singer singing her dreams
by Amy Becker
ship given to her by the school. ground vocals for the band
For her audition into the music Phaze’s single, “ Save Niles
school, Nance also received an E ast,” and has participated in
honorary scholarship, which was the Illinois High School Associ
given in recognition of her tal ation (IHSA) solo and ensemble
contest for two years.
ent.
Nance’s interest in singing be
After getting her Bachelor’s
Degree at Bradley, she plans to gan in junior high. When she was
go to Northwestern University in 7th and 8th grade, Nance was
for her Master’s Degree in voice. one of two girls selected from
Nance has taken classical her class to attend Shubert
voice lessons for three and a half School for special programs in
years. However, she doesn’t plan drama, singing, and music. She
to sing much classical or opera also sang in the operetta “Cin
music. “I ’m singing classical all derella and Aquarius.”
Currently, Nance is in the Il
the time with the chorus and my
voice lessons. We are always linois Music Association (IMEA)
trained in classical in the class District Chorus, is a member of
room. I would like to sing popu Tri-M, and honorary music soci
ety at Niles East, and plays pi
lar music.”
S&sliis
Music in Nance’s family goes ano. With the District Chorus,
back to her mother, who was a Nance has gone to the University
Nance McAtee
lead in the Senior play. Her fa of Wisconsin at Whitewater, El
“Nance McAtee, on DECA ther could play classical music gin, and nursing homes to sing
label with her latest song....’’ by ear on the piano when he was Christmas carols.
“ I want to be the ‘most ver
Senior Nance McAtee hopes a child and was considered a
satile singer,’ ” she commented.
some day to hear that and is well child prodigy.
Nance has been involved in “I would like to sing in night
on her way to a singing career.
She is going to study voice at music in school. She has had a clubs . . . and I ’d also like to be a
Bradley University on a scholar- solo in “ Reflections,” sung back- recording star! ”
The Voice of the Niles E a st Students
Published during the school y ear by the
students of Niles Township High School
E a st, Lamon and Mulford Streets, Skokie,
Illinois 60076. P rinted by Des Plaines
Publishing Company, Des Plaines, 111.
Volume 38, No. 10
F rid ay , May 14, 1976
A P P R E N T IC E ISSU E
News Editor ..................... P au la Lashinsky
F eatu re Editor ..................... Nancy Angell
Sports Editor .............................. Mike Bass
Photographer ...................... J e rry Isaacson
Cartoonist ................................. G ary Byron
R eporters _
_ Nancy Angell, Mike Bass,
Amy B ecker, Lisa Bercyn, Sanford
C hem ey, Chuck D ushm an, M ari
Ivener, P au la Lashinsky, Lori
Piper M arty Rossm an, Howard
Simon.
Advisor ............................ Ms. Joan M acala
Departmental awards were given to students
selected by the teachers in each category. The
Business Education and CVE outstanding awards
went to Marvin Bankier and Pat Schoenwolf. Thr
outstanding girl in English was Amy Schwartz.
Quill and Scroll awards for the Nilehilite went
to Wendy Gerber, Bruce Goldberg, Rochelle
Goode, Kathi Isserman, Caryn Lason, and Sandra
Morrison. Yearbook awards went to Debbie
Bernard, Laura DeFratus, Judy Greirran, Debbie
Gutman, Mary Krier, Donna Kulwi.i, Richard
Martin, Pam Mohr, Paula Lashinsky, Renee Ren
der, and Suzanne Soltan.
In Foreign Language, German examination
placement awards were given to Ch istine Fohs,
Gilda Forcade, Suzanne Gall. Vicki Gebavi,
Christine Soehn, Johannes Soeh, Martha Stahlke.
Patricia Sudendorf, Peter Totzke, Gregory
Trauth, and Egbert Wegner. Sandra Sopkin was
the recipient of the Alexander -.amport Hebrew
Achievement Certificate.
Nancy Ekstrom was choser. outstanding girl
and Diane Elrod was awarded the Betty Crocker
Award in the Horne Economics area. Other de
partment awards went to Scott Wexler — In
dustrial Arts; Jean Marie Wells — Music; and
Martha Brozozowski Karen Behr. Caryn Glickson, Bobbi Lewen. a.id Jane Nesbett — Physical
Education.
The National Math Contest winner was Sheldon
Levin, and the National Scholastic and Art
Photography award went to Barry Schmetter.
about being hurt by other actors
who are trying to make it.
“ Actors are special people,” she
says. “ When an actor gets hurt
he just tries harder and covers it
up. He can't let anybody know.”
She did, however, emphasize
the love she has found in the
Niles East Theatre Department.
The one person who has kept her
going, besides her heroine, Liza
Minnelli, is Jerry Proffit, East's
theatre director. He never really
encouraged or complimented
IN AN INTERVIEW, David
by Nancy Angell
her, but she says “That’s what
said that he “ enjoyed working
David Pevsner, junior, Patti with a small cast because it was
kept me going. I know I ’d really
made it when he said, ‘Nice Sucherman, senior, and Ms. easier to communicate and
Janice Englehardt, student- therefore get the desired re
jo b .”
Patti definitely believes that teacher, directed three one-act sponse. It was, however, still im -J
high school theatre has a lot to do plays presented at East last portant for the cast to interact
with influencing a person on his weekend.
well together.”
career and adds that she “ thinks
Due to the rather short amount
The
p la y s
w e re :
it’s a shame that Niles East the “Impromptu,” by Ted Mosel, of time allotted for production of
atre will end in 1980 after all the with Bobbi Frazes, Cathy La- these plays (2^2 weeks), the set
Patti Sucherman
love that’s been there.”
sowski, Phil Martini, and Bob was very simple — “ suggestive
And finally, Patti says, Silverman; “ Here We Are,” by rather than detailed, and left to
She is realistic about her
“When I ’m performing to an au Dorothy Parker, with Paula the audience's imagination,”
chances and keeps up on the sta
tistics. At present, there about dience and they respond to me, if Sugarman, and Dave Wolf; and said Pevsner.
The plays were presented to
7
10,000 unemployed actors in New I do something that makes them “ Picnic on the Battlefield,” by
York City alone. Patti laughs and laugh or cry, it’s the weirdest Arrabel, with Chuck Dushman, small but average audiences for
says, “ If I do well in Chicago, I'll feeling in the world. If I can get a Scott Gotthelf, Jerry Lavin, Ed this type of performance. David
get an agent and go to New York reaction, if I can make them Nemmers, Joe Sochacki, and said that he felt "more people
and wait on tables. That’s what realize an emotion, it’s the most Rena Zaid. “ Each one of the should come to the plays. They'd
happens to all aspiring ac powerful thing a person can do. plays has some kind of bizarre enjoy them and keep coming if
they'd just come once.
That’s why I like it.”
appeal,” said David.
tresses.”
She is dedicated though. “ It's
fine if I fall in love, but I don't
want to get married until I get
NÛEtë lfi/ô
st iu
my career rolling. I want this too
much to let anything get in my
ot
chool
way. I'm going to try. That’s the
most you can do is try.”
PATTIS NOT WORRYING
Theatre Dept, presents one-act plays
&R6
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Acting animals to entertain children
by Nancy Angell
The Taradiddle Tales, a chil
dren’s program written by Flora
Atkin, will be performed in the
Niles East auditorium Wednes
day, May 26, at 7 p.m.
Mr. Jerry Proffit will direct
this show with assistance by Gail
Norris. There are eight students
Community and departmental
awards, summer institutes,
special scholarships and scholar
ship pins were given to more
than 500 students with outstand
ing academic achievements at
the 12th annual academic awards
assembly held May 5.
National Merit Scholarship awards were
collected this year by Richard Eaelson, Larry
Ellis, Michael Guerrero, Steven Leon, Gregory
Marmel, and Judith Veis.
Community awards were given to seniors
Richard Cope, Steven Leon, Martha Brozozowski,
and Marie LeVan.
Special scholarships were received by Nancy
McAtee — Bradley University Music Scholar
ship; Richard Cope — Chicago Rubber Group;
Jean Wells — Cincinnati Conservatory of Music;
Steven Merkin — Chick Evans scholarship,
Western Golf Association; Donna Kulwin —
Golden Jubilee, Illinois P.T.A.; Karen Alban —
Northern Illinois University Foundation Merit
Scholarship; William Kasper and Judy Veis —
Northwestern University Six-Year Medical Pro
gram. Summer institute scholarships were
awarded to Jean Wells and Arlene Fisher.
Actress Broadway bound
by Nancy Angell
Patti Sucherman, senior, re
cently one of the major leads in
past E ast productions of
“ Fiorello,” and “The House of
Blue Leaves,” and presently a
director of the one-act play
“ Here We Are” by Dorothy
Parker, plans a career in acting
and the theatre.
This summer, for example,
she hopes to join a special
program at the Wisdom Bridge
Theatre. This program involves
ten apprentice actors who will
attend an actor’s workshop run
by David Beaird, the Wisdom
Bridge director, and who will
work with the Wisdom Bridge
company in a performance.
Initially, the apprentices are
working for free, but if an actor
is good enough he might perform
at the Renaissance Fair in
Gurney, 111., or stay in the
theatre company after the sum
mer. Patti believes, however,
that even if she doesn’t get
chosen, her auditioning will have
been good experience. “ I ’ll be
getting lot of turn-downs in the
coming years. It’s best to get
used to it now.”
In terms of schooling, Patti
hopes to attend at the Goodman
School, but as yet has not au
ditioned.
PATTI ENJOYS THE
directing she is doing now. “It’s
interesting being on the other
side of the stage,” she says, but
adds, “ I like to be on stage ten
times more. I like to be in the
limelight.”
Awards Received
in the cast: Kathy Baer, Mark
Blackman, Elaine Cohn, Bill
Daitchman, Barry K ram er,
Randi Merel, Carol Miller, and
Phil Rappaport.
The cast will perform four of
the tales; “The Magic Tree,”
“ Peter the Fool,” “ Mouse Mar
riage,” and “ Spider Talk,” as
various animal characters and
other objects. The costumes will
be simple, just brightly colored
overalls with large masks to
convey the various animals.
Each cast member will play
more than one “ character” in
each tale. For example, one
person in the “ Magic Tree”
plays a tree, a mountain, and a
villager.
One cast member said that the
show is “ based loosely on the
script but consists mostly of im
provisations.” He also said that
“ It’s good because we can get all
our inhibitions out. We all act
like animals! !”
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Page Three
S p e c ia l S u m m er O p p o rtu n itie s
Wliat’s happening?
Park District offers programs
This summer, the Skokie Park
District will be offering several
activities for high-school stu
dents. Anyone entering 10th,
11th, or 12th grade is eligible to
participate.
must attend this meeting. The
actual sky sailing will take place
at the Indiana Dunes. Fee is
$22.50 per person.
CAMPING AND SURVIVAL
PROGRAM — August 6-8 at
Southern Illinois University. The
“ Underway Program ” is a
unique program which will give
an excellent education in camp
ing and survival techniques. All
BACKPACKING WORKSHOP
— June 22 at Oakton Park, 4701
Oakton Street, from 6:30-8:30
p.m. The workshop will show
how to pack, good locations near
and far, and will give tips on
equipment. Admission is free.
those participating must bring
their own sleeping bags. Cost is
$48 per person.
Registration for all these ac
tivities except for the work
shops, which are free, begins on
May 25. Registration for the wil
derness canoe trip begins on May
14. For further information, con
tact Debbie Rosenthal at the
Park District.
University of Iowa offers
Environmental workshops
WILDERNESS CANOEING July 6-15 in Ontario, Canada.
Total cost will be $195 per per
son. This cost includes round-trip
transportation, food, and equip
ment.
This summer, the University
of Iowa at Iowa City is offering a
series of courses called SSTP,
Secondary Student Training Pro
gram. These classes will empha
size techniques to detect en
vironmental problems.
The “ Rocky Mountain Pro
gram ” is an outdoor program
utilizing the Colorado Rockies
and Arkansas River, permitting
life zones to be studied which ap
proximate a north-south expanse
from the Mexican border to the
A r p t i c /"'ST*f*lp
FONTANA BEACH - July 17
at Fontana Beach in Wisconsin.
Transportation fee is $4 and
water ski fee is $8.50.
BICYCLE TOURING WORK
SHOP — July 22 at Oakton Park
from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Hosted by
Spoke-n-Ski on Oakton, it will in
clude a discussion of quality in
bicycles, how to pack for bike
trips, and safety tips. Free.
he/she can participate in a weeklong canoe trip into the Quetico
Park areas of Saganaga Lake,
Trafalgal Bay, and Northern
Light Lake in Canada. Backpack
ing will be the means of trans
portation to areas which are in
accessible by canoe.
The “Yellowstone Program”
is a program utilizing the Yel
lowstone National Park to study
the interrelation of energy and
conservation.
MANY
GEOGRAPHICAL
MONUMENTS will be visited
and studied with special hiking
and backpacking trips. In addi
tion, a raft trip down the Snake
River will be scheduled.
This course provides six se
mester hours of University
credit.
In all three programs, occa
sional unsupervised solitude is
encouraged, during which time a
student can explore, contem
plate and absorb the workings of
nature.
For more specific information
and applications, write to: Ed
ward L. Pizzini, Coordinator,
Science Education Center, The
University of Iowa, Iowa City,
Iowa 52242.
THE PROGRAM IS designed
as a five-week experience for six
semester hours of University
credit, although a shorter experi
ence for three semester hours of
University credit can be taken.
This course includes extensive
hiking and backpacking excur
sions as well as an adventure in
mountain climbing.
The “ Northwoods Wilderness
Program ” is a venture into the
vast primitive wilderness of Can
ada.
For three semester hours of
University credit, the student
will be sufficiently trained so
BICYCLE TRIP - July 23-25
on the bikecentennial trail near
Carbondale, Illinois. A bus will
be chartered for the ride down to
Carbondale. Price to be an
nounced.
SKY SAILING - July 28 at In
diana Dunes. Miss Rosenthal de
scribes it as, “ putting a big kite
on your back and running and
jumping off a hill.” A preview
and slide presentation will be
shown at Oakton Park on May 25.
All those interested in sky sailing
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To the driver of the Green Ma
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resignation. Glad to see you back
to normal. Little Nancy.
Lauren — My favorite cooking
partner who doesn’t know how to
cook.
I love you Deitz! Your loving
wife and daughter.
Debbie — You don’t know what
you’re doing either! Your
favorite cooking partner.
Mr. Byron — Watch out for the
weightroom. We might accidenally lock you in there and
forget about you. We’ll leave a
bag of peanuts. Your two 4th per
iod knuckleheads.
Capone gets 12 years for poly
gamy! Love, Mrs. Capone.
Brian Patterson — Get some
pineapples and the $7.00 you owe
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East every day — I LOVE
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Bob Katz —I'm watching you.
Stewey —I hope you’re not black
and blue.
Visit Miss Weller’s 5-6 Foods
class. The Sweathogs.
Lorrie G. You are the sunshine of
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Eric Robin — Notice me when I
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Jeff — You big, baby blue-eyed
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Rick Jaremy — See ya this sum
mer! Toad.
Priss — Are you funny! You
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Big H. — We don’t like little pies
with a lot of salt.
Jim — Forever is a long time.
That’s how long I ’ll love you.
Thanx for being so good to me.
Lorelei.
In an effort to raise money to help
Israel, the Students For Israel club will
have a drive May 18 and 19 in the cafeteria
to sell trees, which will be planted in
Israel.
S P E C IA L L A T E SHOW
F R ID A Y S & S A T U R D A Y S !
W O N D E R FU L R O Y A L
H A W AIIAN H U LA R E V U E !
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flowers?
K. C. — The only flowers you’ll
get will be on your grave!
Karen B. —I know a secret!
Dual —quads loves Capone.
L. W. — Let's get some money
one of these days, or have you
forgotten how? Maggie M.
The club's goal is to plant a grove which
consists of at least 1000 trees.
A grove of trees in Israel can be a living
reminder of Niles East even after the
school closes.
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Page Four
Varsity baseball team defeats West;
Gains first conference victory
by Howard Simon
The varsity baseball team won
its first conference game of the
season by defeating the de
fending state champion, Niles
West, 4-3 on Thursday, April 22.
East trailed 3-2 with two out
and no one on in the bottom of
the fifth when Gary Musick beat
the throw to second. West’s
pitcher then proceeded to throw
a wild pitch, enabling both
runners to advance. Mark Brines
then drove in both runs with a
line single to left.
Flip Gagerman held on to the
lead to pick up the win in relief of
starter John O’Malley.
EAST S CONFERENCE REC
ORD is 3-6 but despite the poor
record, the team has been
competitive, according to Coach
Galla. “ We have just been un
able to get the big hit or the big
defensive play; our pitchers
have continued to do well,’’ said
Galla.
Harry Steindler pitched a
superb game, shutting out Maine
East 3-0 on a four hitter. Bob
Torstensson led the Trojan at
tack with two hits and two runs
batted in.
Leading hitters for the Trojans
are Mark Brines, Wayne Braverman, and Marty Rosenbaum.
Bob Torstensson has been on a
streak lately, getting six hits in
his last three games, ending with
Glenbrook South.
In the GBS game, Braverman
led the way with a homerun and
a double, driving in four runs.
Flip Gagerman picked up his
fourth win of the year without a
loss with a 9-2 victory.
Gagerman held Glenbrook
scoreless until two out in the last
inning when he gave up a
homerun.
East plays Niles West today at
\A7pof o f 4*
THE SOPHOMORE TEAMS
continue to win as the baseball
team has a 9-5-2 record with a 7-2
conference record, good for
second place in the conference
behind Niles North.
Coach Sandstead is pleased
with the team ’s performance.
“ I ’m surprised we’ve done as
well as we have, considering as
freshman they won only four
games all year.”
Hitting has been the strength
of the team. The team batting
average is .330.
Leading hitters are Mark
Brutzkus, hitting .500, Tom
Siemsen (.450), Art Mandel
(.380), Mark Arenson (.360),
John Orloff (.333), and Steve
Gothelf (.320).
Top pitchers on the team are
Greg Olshock with a 3-2-1 record,
A1 Gothelf, a 2-2 record, and Tom
Siemsen, a 2-1 record.
THE DEFENSE IS GOOD
according to Sandstead. Orloff at
third base, Steve Gothelf catch
ing, Barry Finn at short, Mandel
at second, and Arenson in center
field have been the solid per
formers.
“The team likes to run,” said
Sandstead. Leading base stealers
are Mandel (11), Orloff (10), and
Finn (10).
Sandstead felt the reason for
the team ’s success thus far has
been because of their attitude.
“They are a good group of ath
letes, who have the desire to per
form well as individuals,” con
cluded Sandstead.
On the freshman level the A
team is 9-7 overall and 5-5 in con
ference. The B team is 8-5 over
all and 6-4 in conference play.
Varsity tennis wins
S o ftb a ll tea m wins
by Mike Bass
The second doubles team of
The Niles East tennis team
swept their two meets during the Mike G uerrero and Mike
week of April 26, by beating Regidor won the final match of
Glenbrook South 4-1 and Maine the day for the Trojans.
South 5-0. East also placed
Perhaps the key to the recent
second in the Glenbrook South success of the varsity team was
Invitational.
the switching of Guerrero to
In the victory over Glenbrook second doubles with Regidor,
South, Jeff Epstein and Tim and the teaming up of Lemick
Besser captured easy victories and Winkler in first doubles.
in first and second singles. Eric Guerrero had formerly played
Robin had some trouble in third first doubles, while Winkler was
singles, but he managed to pull on the second doubles team.
out a three-set victory.
The Trojans have a big meet
THE FIRST DOUBLES team coming up May 14-15 at
of Mike Lemick and Scott Glenbrook South in the Con
Winkler were the only losers, but ference Division m atches,
they had never been paired followed by the Districts, May
before.
21-22 here at East.
Sophomore tennis team
volleying with title
by Bruce Pales
For the past few years, Niles second singles. Although Pablo
East's Sophomore tennis team Leon (7-3) has been substituting
has been a strong contender in at doubles for injured Jeff Adler,
the Central Suburban League. he should prove to be equally
This year is no exception. The strong at third singles.
FIRST DOUBLES IS another
sophomores went into May with
a 7-3 overall record, and an im strong spot in the lineup. Bruce
pressive 3-0 record in the con Pales has accumulated a 9-1
ference’s south division.
record while playing doubles
The key to the team ’s success with three different parnters
has been coach B a k e r's (Jeff Cohen, Pablo Leon, and
insistence on a well-rounded Jeff Adler). Paul Weissman and
lineup. He feels that a team Mario DeRango have also done
consisting of seven good players consistently well at second
will defeat a team possessing doubles.
If the team continues to play
one or two great players and five
or six weaker ones. Jeff Cohen well, the sophomores will again
earned a record of 9-1 at first be a co n ten d er for the
doubles, before being switched to conference title.
(Photo by B . Schwartz)
That's one by Debbi Jaski.
by Lisa Bercyn
The girls’ varsity softball team
defeated Glenbrook North 5-3 on
May 4 to increase their record to
4-3.
East trailed 3-0 entering the
final inning. The team proceeded
to score five runs in the seventh
inning to win the game.
“THE STRENGTH OF the
Trojans has been our infield. ”
said Coach Woodard. The infield
consists of Debbie Jaski and
Andi Slowik (IB), Julie Hansen
and Judi Rich (2B), Judi Lee
(SS), and Kathy Ewing and Jan
Blitt (3B).
The pitching is led by Lauren
Johnson. “ She’s our most
experienced pitcher, possessing
a very good fastball. The other
pitchers are good, but they do not
have Lauren’s experience. ”
Leading hitters for East so far
have been Judi Lee, Elaine
Masover, Suzanne Arnopolin,
and Joyce Hollingsworth.
Varsity trackers off to false start
by Marty Rossman
Although the Niles E ast
varsity track team finished last
at the Township track meet on
Tuesday, April 27, the East team
took four first places.
Conference champion Mark
Lichtenstein placed first in the
half mile run, with a time of
2:09. Larry Bower won the 440
with a winning time of 52:9.
Dave Greenberg won the 100
yard dash, while the relay team
of Bower, Greenberg, Lichten-
stein, and Sal Parenti also took
first.
ED SANTACRUZ LED the
way for the sophomores with a
first place in the mile at 4:51. He
also took third in the half mile.
Freshmen Phil Waller and
sophomore Steve Taibl finished
second and third in the two mile
run, with times of 10:57 and 10:58
respectively. Jeff Pozen also
placed for the freshmen with a
fourth place finish in the mile.
In the field events, Bill Precht
took a first in the high jump,
with a vault of 5’8” . Chuck Thiry
finished second in the shot put
with a toss of 41’4 ”, and John
Boigk finished first in the discus
with a throw of 111 feet.
ON THE VARSITY LEVEL,
Lichtenstein and Parenti have a
good chance to make it downstate. Bower and Greenberg also
have an outside shot at it.
E ast’s final home meet to be
held May 6, against Taft High
School was rained out.
B a ss’s C orner
The Mystique of Wrigley Field
(Photo by Mike Bass)
by Mike Bass
The Chicago Cubs have not
won a pennant since 1945, or a
World Series since 1908, yet they
always draw good crowds at
Wrigley Field. A talk with some
of Chicago’s broadcasters and
with a few Easthi students
proved helpful in explaining this
phenomenon.
Channel 7 sportscaster, Bill
Frink thinks “ Wrigley Field is a
comfortable place to watch a
baseball game. I think that a
lot of fans go to Wrigley Field be
cause of the smallness, the
quaintness of the park, and the
fact that they play only day
games. It’s a comfortable
situation to go there. I think
there’s a certain mystique about
it that draws the fans there.
There’s also a certain loyalty of
the Cub fan that other ball clubs
don’t have.”
CHANNEL 2 MAN, Larry
Sachnoff and Jim West of
Channel 9 feel the same.
Sachnoff adds, “ Parents aren’t
afraid to let their kids go to
Wrigley Field.” He also feels
that “people have learned to put
up with losing teams in Chica
go-”
Tim Weigel of Channel 5 feels
that the Cubs draw big crowds
because Chicago is “Cubs town. ”
And Dave Baum of WIND said,
“ I think Cub fans know that when
they go out to see the Cubs play,
win or lose, they’re going to see
an exciting game, and you’re
going to see home runs, and
you're going to see some strange
plays, but you're always going to
have fun at Wrigley Field.”
Sanford Cherney, 77 Nilehi
student agrees, and adds, “The
fact is that Wrigley Field is kept
cleaner and more sanitary than
most big league stadiums. It’s
more intimate, and a smaller
park, so the fans are closer to the
field.” Also, “ there is good ac
cess to public transportation.”
Gary Glochowsky, '78, added
that “ there are a lot of favorite
players like Jose Cardenal, Rick
Monday, and for me, Randy
Hundley.” Gary feels that the
changes at Comiskey Park have
hurt White Sox attendance, but
since Wrigley Field stays the
same, the crowds still come.
Bill Frink brought up an
interesting point. He sees night
baseball as a possibility in the
future for the Cubs — perhaps af
ter P. K. Wrigley is gone. Frink
believes that this could ruin the
mystique of the Cubs and their
ball park, and considerably low
er Cub attendance.
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nileHIlite
N o v e m b e r 22, 1 9 3 9
Volume 38, N um ber 9
N i le s C e n te r, Illin o is
V o lu m e 1
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
No. 1
Special
nostalgic issue.
Nilehilite reviews
the past.
Friday, April 30, 1976
N a t io n a l H o n o r Society
chooses n e w m e m b e rs
A nostalgic look at the oldest part of the Niles East building is available to all students from
Niles avenue.
Members of Easthi chapter of the Na
tional Honor Society fulfilled certain re
quirements before they were selected.
“A National Honor Society student is
one who upholds the ideals of character
as the foundation of life, scholarship as
a means to achievement, leadership as
a worthy aim, and service as a goal of
living,” explained Dr. Anthone Kort,
Chairman of the society.
ANY JUNIOR OR SENIOR STUDENT
with a 3.0 or higher grade point aver
age, and who does not have any record
of a failure must complete an application
form in order to be considered as a
member of the National Honor Society.
Each applicant will be given points in
five categories. Selection will then be
made on the total points accumulated
by the student. These categories consist
of scholarship
(class
rank),
inschool activities, out-of-school activ
ities, honors courses taken, and faculty
recommendations. Each student who
has applied will have his scores tab
ulated.
IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE
Schools compete
M a t h team p e r fo r m s w e ll o n e x am
Easthi’s Math Team placed 13th in the
state for the 27th annual High School
Mathematics Examination.
THE TEAM CONSISTED OF seniors
Sheldon Levin who scored 75; and Rich
ard Edelson and Judy Veis, each with
scores of 60.
The school team ’s total, 195, equals the
sum of the top three scores. North and
West had respective totals of 179 and 165.
Three hundred and sixty-seven schools
from Illinois participated in the Math
Contest on March 9 from 8 a.m. to 9:25
a m. It was sponsored by the Mathe
matical Association of America, the So
ciety of Actuaries, Mu Alpha Theta, Na
tional Council of Teachers of Mathe
matics, and the Casuality Actuarial So
ciety. The exam was taken by students
in the United States and Canada.
STUDENTS ARE SELECTED from
honors and advanced math classes by
their teachers to take the exam, accord
ing to Dr. Anthone Kort, who, along with
Charles Van Cleave, is in charge of the
contest.
The other top scorers include Alan
Pregozen ’79 ( 42), John Lopez ’78 ( 45),
and Murray Cohn ’77 (58).
“ Generally, each year, the top three
seniors do better than the top three jun
iors, and so forth,” Dr. Kort commented.
THIS MULTIPLE-CHOICE EXAM did
not permit students to use slide rules
or calculators. A penalty was given for
incorrect answers.
Every year since 1962, East has placed
in the top 10 per cent of the schools.
East also was in the top 10 scoring
schools many times, according to Dr.
Kort.
“The exam is beneficial because it
helps to promote interest in mathemat
ics in those who prepare for it and take
it. These students learn math that they
would not otherwise have learned,” Dr.
Kort commented.
IN THE FUTURE THESE SCORES
will eventually compile into a regional
and national contest.
Science session s to b e h e ld
A variety of summer workshops,
based on environmental science, are
being offered to sophomores and juniors.
At the Southern Illinois University’s
Touch of Nature Environment Center,
both juniors and sophomores will have
an opportunity to participate in work
shops. In these outdoor learning exper
iences, students can learn the import
ance of the environment, by being near
forests, lakes, plants, birds, insects, and
animals.
JUNIORS CAN BECOME more aware
of the many aspects of forestry and how
they can affect people and the environ
ment by attending a forestry camp at
Southern Illinois’ 4-H Camp.
This program, which is sponsored by
the Illinois Technical Forestry Associa
tion, includes the following objectives:
they will teach students how to recog
nize the role that woodlands play in our
environment, and the workshop will al
low participants to learn new knowledge
about forests.
Youth Conservative Workshops at
Western Illinois University are available
to sophomores and juniors. The sessions
will give a broad introduction to the
scope, problems, and benefits of con
servation activities in Illinois. Discus
sions, study, and field trips, will cover
Coming attractions
Apr. 30—End of fifth marking period
Spring Band Concert
Niles East Auditorium
8:00 p.m.
Apr. 30-May 1—Dance-a-thon
East 5:30 p.m.
May 5—Academic Awards Night East 5:30 p.m.
May 7-8—
Girls P.E. Dance Concert
May 12—PTSA Board of Education Meeting
May 12-14—Art Show display Student Lounge
May 14—Band Concert
May 16—Spring Orchestra/Choral
afternoon
Concert
East
May 17-21—APP Exams
The Math Club, sponsored by Dr. Kort,
met about 15 times to prepare for the
contest. Most of the students who took
the test, however, did not attend the
Math Club meetings. The club’s major
activity was to study old math contest
examinations.
May 17—Homeroom Teachers Meeting
May 20—
GAA Awards Program
May 20, 21, 24—Distribution of Yearbooks
May 24—NTPT Meeting
May 28—Junior-Senior Prom
May 31—No School, Memorial Day
June 4—Commencement Concert
8:00 p.m.
PTSA Board meeting
June 5—Achievement Test
June 6—Graduation
2:00 p.m.
Booster Club Awards Night
June 11—End of semester and last day of school
the problems of pollution and conserva
tion, wild-life management, land recla
mation, strip mines, organizations which
are involved in conservation, and careers
in conservation, will be included in the
program.
WHILE LEARNING ABOUT environ
mental science at Allegheny College, jun
iors can also earn three and one-third
semester hours, which can be used as
transfer credits at any college which
the student attends.
This program will provide an oppor
tunity for students to involve themselves
in the study of ecology. The setting, in
rural northwestern Pennsylvania, is an
ideal location to study ecosystems. Field
trips are considered a major portion of
th p cpccion
AN EARLY APPLICATION entry is
suggested. The workshops will be held
from various times in June to midAugust. For more information concern
ing costs and dates, contact counselors
in Room 108, the Guidance Office.
Cope 9 Leon w in
M em co a w a rd s
Seniors Richard Cope and Steve Leon
have each won a Memco Scholarship.
Eleven schools, with two students rep
resenting each, were chosen to partici
pate in panel discussions. These schools
included the three Niles schools, the four
Maine schools, the two Glenbrook
schools, and the two New Trier schools.
FOUR JUDGES EVALUATED the
panel discussions on the topic of the
“18 year old vote.” Fourteen finalists
were selected to talk about the topic
of “Family Hour.” From this discussion
three students won the Memco scholar
ships.
Cope and Leon will learn the amount
of their scholarships on May 5 at the
Memco Banquet.
athletics, dramatic productions, music
department, clubs, activities, and honors
and APP courses. Special honors and
recognitions also are considered.
With the increase in girls’ athletics,
girls have more opportunity than they
had previously to achieve points for in
school activities, according to Dr. Kort.
The student should have high scores in
at least two areas and fairly high in the
rest. It is not sufficient for a student to
be high in two categories and low in the
others.
At least six per cent of the junior
class and about three per cent of the
senior class are accepted each year. In
a graduating class, about nine per cent
of the students graduate as members of
the National Honor Society.
A CUT-OFF POINT IS DECIDED by
the Faculty Selection Committee for the
National Honor Society. They are the
ones who elect the students into the
chapter. These members include Dr.
Anthone Kort, chairman; Gentil daRosa,
Edward Degenhardt, Karl DeJonge,
James Dorsey, Dennis Grabowski, Rob
ert Keen, Donald Larson, Miss Verniel
Lundquist, Gordon Malone, Mrs. Sylvia
Mazouch, Jerry Proffit, Dr. Barbara
Ray, and George Yursky.
This year the National Honor Society
participated in a tutoring program, ac
cording to Dr. Kort.
On M a y 5, at the Award Assembly, a certificate,
pin, and National Honor Society card will be given
to seniors Karen Alban, Nancy Angell, Suzanne Arnopolin,* Joan Bercoon,* Debra Bernard,* Kenneth
Bloom,* Richard Bodenheimer,* Manfred Borges,*
Martha Brzozowski,* David Charous, Shereen Cohen,
Richard Cope,* Larry Ellis, Robin Eskoz,* Debra
Feldman, Corey Fishman, Sherry Flanzer,* M arla
Goldsmith,* Rochelle Goode, Carol Greenspahn,*
Judith Greiman,* Michael Guerrero,* Deborah Gut
man,* Russell Heiman,* Joyce Hollingsworth, Steven
Houdek,* Fern Josephs, W illiam Kasper,* Robin
Klein,* Debra Kozak, M a ry Krier, Donna Kulwin,*
Lisa Lecker,* Karen Lee,* Taryn Levin,* Sandra
Lopez,* Anne Matsumoto,* Margaret M ay, Jordan
Melamed, Steven Merkin, Jerry Minetos, Pamela
Mohr,* Sara Pearl, Jill Schoenbrod,* Patricia Schoenwolf, Am y Schwartz,* M a ry Short,* Karen Shrifter,* Suzanne Solton,* Judith Veis,* Arnold Weller,
and Mitchell Widens. The new junior members in
clude Karen Behr, Ellen Brin, Karen Chamerlik,
Laurence Cohen, Murray Cohn, Daniel Derman, Ben
jamin Dubin, Dawn Flakne, Lisa Frank, Bradley
Goldenberg, Lori Graff, Monica Jacobson, AnneM arie LeVan, Dennis Liu, Dennis Lutz, Vivian Maniates, Elaine Masover, James Matz, David Miller,
Sandra Mohr, Steven Nelson, Nanette Odlivak, David
Pevsner, Hal Pos, M a ry Postel, Eric Robin, Eileen
Saltzman, Julie Schmidt, Norman Siegal, Robert
Stevens, Paula Sugarman, Allen Tish, Caryn Vale,
Sharon Veis, and Irwin Zeidman.
(* These students were elected as members during
their junior year.)
M u sic students
rate in m utest
Eighteen students received superior
ratings at the Illinois High School As
sociation (IHSA) Solo and Ensemble Con
test held at East on March 6.
TWENTY-TWO AREA HIGH SCHOOLS
participated in the contest. About 800
participants were judged on their solo
or ensemble performances, of strings,
vocal or winds, and were given one of
four ratings — superior, excellent, good,
or fair.
Students receiving superior ratings in
clude David Fleischer, Bobbi Frazes,
David Pevsner, and Kathy Stukas, vocal
solo performances; Joyce Hollingsworth,
Russ Keating, Jancie Razdzki, Cheryl
Underwood, and Jean Wells, string com
petition; and Elaine Bergman, Lawrence
Cohen, Chuck Heftman, Pam Landau,
Paul Silver, Kathy Smart, Jerry Warda,
and David Wolf, instrmental competi
tion.
Elaine Bergman, Pam Landau, Linda
Pastron, and Kathy Smart also were
members of a flute quartet that earned
a superior rating.
�Friday, April 30, 1976
Page Four
Nostalgic look at East over the years
By Sandee Morrison
Stories which are used in
newspapers will undoubtedly
change to correspond with the
times. In the 38 years of Niles
East’s existence, story topics
have varied from war to pollu
tion, and economy to astrology.
Features included new student
introductions, celebrity inter
views, teacher hobbies and bike
trails. Although the names of
the reporters have changed,
their purpose has remained the
same, to inform the school and
community with the truth, and
also to entertain the reader. The
following is a brief look at news
and features over the years.
WHAT MADE THE HEAD
LINES IN:
1939- All rooms get American
flags.
1940- New Nilehi song printed.
1940-Food prices include: chick
en soup 5 cents, Chili 10
cents, drinks 5 cents, des
serts 6 cents, baked beans
and cole slaw 10 cents,
sandwiches 8 cents or two
for 15 cents, and chicken ala-king, potatoes, and a
vegetable 17 cents.
1943-Opinion poll: What were
you doing when Pearl Har
bor was bombed?
1943- Underclass pictures are
put in yearbook.
1944- War bond stamp total
reaches $26,700.00, in June.
1949-Nilehi joins S u b u r b a n
League, in May.
1954-Addition completed. New
rooms include: 220-227, 125,
122, 20, 21, and the North
end of the Cafeteria.
1954-Student enrollment passes
1500. Total 1,519.
1954-Air raid signal installed on
tower over the summer.
1954-Senior girl takes auto shop
course.
1954-Phil Cavaretta’s (former
Chicago Cub manager) niece
enrolled as freshman.
1954-Freshmen learn ballroom
dancing in homerooms.
1954*‘Elevator Pass’ disappears.
Freshmen begin to con
form to the set pattern. The
class of ’58 was the first
class not to buy the pass.
1954- The fines in the cafeteria
begin to decrease. The stu
dents are keeping neater
tables.
1955- Custodian tells about his
boyhood. He was best
friends with Frank Sinatra
while he lived in New York.
1955-Hungry Nilehiers and how!
During one week the follow
ing food was consumed in
the cafeteria: 600-700 pounds
of potatoes, 1,000 pounds of
meat, 50 gallons of vege
tables, and 3,500 sandwiches,
an average of 650 a day,
5,000 cartons of milk, 1,200
bottles of soda, 25 gallons
of ice cream, 50 sheet cakes,
and 150 pies.
1955-135 senior monitors handle
hallway traffic.
1955-Will saddle shoes be a new
fad for boys at Nilehi?
1955-New problem courses of
fered for seniors. They in
due: Sociology, Economics,
and Family Living.
1955- New school store opens in
the southwest corner of
basement in the old wing.
1956- Frosh to have cheerlead
ing squad. The three squads
will consist of varsity, 6
members; sophomore, 4
members; and the new
freshman squad, 4 members.
1957- Nilehi Code of Ethics es
tablished by ten students
and two advisors.
1958- West
division
opened.
Freshmen and sophomores
attended West, while juniors
and seniors remain at East.
1958- Nilehi
students
devour
everything in sight. In one
week the students consume
400 pounds of meat, 1,500
pounds of potatoes, and 6,000
cartons of milk in the Niles
East cafeteria. Each day
18 fruit pies and 12 cream
pies are also eaten.
1959- Student lounge opens with
cokes and dancing.
1959-New courses offered in
clude : Advanced American
History, Business Arithme
tic, and Business Communi
cations.
1959- Knobby knees displayed on
Bermuda Day.
1960- Bombs do explode — A
student called and informed
a secretary that a bomb
planted in a first floor locker
would explode at 3 p.m.
1960- Grades weighed to give
credit to honors courses.
1961- College Corner: University
of Illinois semester tuition
is $105, and housing is $385.
Books cost $25 — $50 and
a round trip ticket on the
Illinois Central Train costs
$4.50.
1962- Hamburger Haven: ham
burgers, cokes, and fries be
come a daily ritual as stu
dents swamp to Bays for a
casual out door lunch.
1962-Room for 1300 — Niles
East’s newest addition will
house all drama productions,
thereby replacing the as
sembly room. The auditor
ium will also serve as a
study hall and meeting
place for ten freshman
homerooms.
1964-John F. Kennedy High
School — Should Niles North
be named JFK High School?
1964- Niles North opens.
1965- Touch-tone phones h i t
home.
1966- Arthur Colver joins Nilehi
staff as the Student Activity
Director.
1967- Senior lounge opened.
1968- Arthur Colver becomes
Principal.
1988-Humphrey-Muskie win stu
dent poll.
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Visits by "questionable" friends? (Sadat, Brezhnev, Pombidou, Arafat)
Vacillation and lack of positive leadership in the Jewish community?
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The cheerleaders promote school
spirit at a "not too recent" pep
rally.
1975-Students
accepted
into
P.T.A.
1975-East’s closing appears in
evitable.
The list of Newsmakers is vir
tually endless and history only
repeats itself, but to Niles East
we would like to say “You’ve
come a long way.”
A revealing account
of Nilehi history
By Sandee Morrison
WANTED
Jewish Legion
1969-Cafeteria Revolution —
Nilehiers are shocked to see
hamburgers served in the
hot lunch line at East. It
was a welcome addition.
1969-Open Campus policy pro
posed.
1969-Students rebel the firing
of Ms. Nancy Tripp, English
teacher.
1972-Toddlers enter Niles East.
1972- Plans to phase out Latin
courses begin.
1973- Film making comes t o
East.
1973-The strike: How and why,
The strike: Who and what.
1973-Cafeteria prices continue
to rise, food director sees
further climb until market
prices level off.
1973-Northhi overdoses spur
drug action.
1973-Energy crisis hits hard at
Niles East.
1973- Students call for indoor
smoking lounge.
1974- Should President Ford have
Pardoned Nixon?
1974-Dr. Colver leaves district
after 18 years of service.
1974- Galen Hosier appointed
new principal by Board of
Education.
1975- Homeroom policy outrages
student body.
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* WARNING sending this coupon will be dangerous to
1 your complacency
The first day of high school in
Niles Township was held on
September 7, 1931. On this day
49 students, residents of the
Cook County non-school district,
gathered in the Lincoln Public
School, Niles Center, to attend
classes in a newly created two
year Niles Center High School.
In the September of the fol
lowing year, the third year was
added by the District 69 Board
of Education which maintained
and operated the school. The
registration increased to 115 stu
dents.
FOR THREE MORE years
third year classes continued
without the aid of senior influ
ence. However in June, 1936, an
important change took place. By
an overwhelming vote, Niles
Township approved the forma
tion of a four year township
high school District. This dis
trict was later named the Niles
Township Community H i g h
School, and listed in the County
Directory as High School Dis
trict number 219. A Board of Ed*
ucation was elected, and R. E.
Cotanche was appointed Prin
cipal.
In November, 1936, the voters
passed a bond issue of $450,000
for a building and $60,000 for a
site of 21 acres on Lincoln Av
enue, adjacent to Lincoln Public
School property. A second vote
was later taken on the site
issue.
First interest in a high school
for Niles Township came to light
in 1914. A survey, however,
failed to convince the residents
that the time for constructing a
building was opportune. A
1928 survey, instigated by the
Niles Township Post of the Am
erican Legion, again set people
thinking, but failed to bring
materialization of the project.
Again a Township high school
was postponed.
WITH CREATION of the Lin
coln High School by the Board
of Education, of School District
69, came the nucleus of the
present four year institution.
Early maintenance funds were
derived from tuition received
from the non-high school District
of Cook County. The final ap-
proval for the creation of a com
munity high school district for
Niles Township, comprising the
villages of Morton Grove, Niles
Center, Lin coinwood, Golf, and
Niles, was given by the citizenry
on June 6, 1936. This year’s
graduation will not only com
memorate the bicentennial, but
will also take place on the 40th
anniversary of the creation of
this Community’s high school
district.
“Only last spring men fought
heavy clay and encroaching
water to lay the massive found
ation walls. Then, over the maze
of concrete, steel, mortar, and
brick, rose organization of form
and purpose for all to see.
Rapidly the cunning of hand
and mind transformed into sub
stance the scheme and legend
of the blueprint. And, in the
wake of the unfolding of de
sign and intent, there came a
mounting wave of community
pride and interest.
“Now the metamorphosis is
done. Out of what was once a
marshy wood, rise the fluted
tower and handsome flanking
wings of a spacious, modern,
thoughtfully planned building —
a permanent challenge to
achieve the highest in school
destiny.” This passage was tak
en from the 1939, Nilehi Re
flections Yearbook.
The history of Niles East goes
far back and the list of the
names of those who created it
is long, but the faculty and stu
dents should briefly recall some
of their past experiences at
East. They should also keep in
mind the long hours and hard
work that has been spent over
the years, by devoted individu
als, to better the education and
environment for present and
future students. Hopefully long
after Niles East closes, the
alumni and faculty will still re
call their happy memories and
unusual experiences which they
encountered during their years
here, and everyone that has
passed through the halls of East
will know that they have profit
ed by the educational opportun
ities which were offered in and
out of the classrooms.
�Friday, April 30, 1976
Page Five
X e w T r ie r d o w n s n etm en in p re -s e a s o n m atch
By Bruce Goldberg
Easthi’s varsity tennis team
lost to New Trier West on April
20, 4-1. The Trojans have a non
conference record of five wins,
and three losses.
Jeff Epstein earned Easthi’s
only point when he defeated his
opponent 6-1, and 6-2. In other
competition this season the netmen defeated Elmwood Park
4-1. Mike Lemick beat Bob
Forte 6-0, 6-1, and Mike Guer
rero won 6-3 and 6-3.
THIS YEAR’S TEAM AP
PEARS to have a good starting
line-up as well as a strong
back-up squad. The singles team
is led by Epstein, Besser, and
Guerrero. Eric Robin and Lemmick compete in first doubles,
followed by Mike Regidor, and
Scott Winkler.
This year the Trojans are in
a new division consisting of
eight teams. Among the eight
teams are Maine South, East,
and West, Glenbrook North and
South, and Niles West and
North.
The sophomore squad has a
non-conference record of 4-2.
The Trojans defeated West,
Notre Dame, Waukegan and
Elmwood Park. They lost to
both North, and Highland Park.
This year’s singles team con
sists of Keith Jaffe, Jeff Adler,
and Pablo Leon, while Jeff
Cohn, and Bruce Pales make
up the first doubles combination
followed by Paul Weisman, and
Mario Durrango.
COACH ROMAYNE BAKER
FEELS that the sophomores
can win the conference champ
ionship if they can beat sister
school Niles North. “North is
the only thing preventing us
from doing it,” he said. Baker
also believes his squad has an
advantage this year because
most of the boys played on the
sophomore team last year.
“They have experience, they
know now what it takes to be
successful. They’re more ma-
ture tennis players now than
they would be if they didn’t
have that experience.”
“The players are dedicated,
and are trying very hard to be
successful, and that’s what it
takes,” concluded Baker.
The Frosh squad placed fifth
in a field of eight in the meet
at Highland Park. They defeat
ed Glenbrook North and South,
and Maine South.
Coach Baker expects them to
have a winning season, and
place in the upper half of their
division.
Mark Landau competes in
first singles, followed by Andy
Gillmore. First doubles c o n
sists of Dan Pastron, and Marty
Brisk.
THE VARSITY TEAM will
compete in the Glenbrook South
invitational tomorrow at 9 a.m.
The frosh and sophomore teams
w i l l compete against Maine
West away tomorrow at 4:30
p.m.
T r a c k team placéis
fifth in In v ita tio n a l
By Kathi Isserman
The Trojans finished fifth in
the Trojan Invitational on
April 10. It was the first out
door invitational that they host
ed.
“It was a good meet; all of
our top athletes took home
medals,” Coach Bill Madsen
said.
Sophomores who placed were
Ed Santacruz, fifth in the two
mile run, and a new outdoor
record with a time of 9:51; and
Bill Precht tied for fourth in
the high jump of 5’8”. Accord
ing to Madsen, it broke the old
sophomore record of 5’7” .
VARSITY RUNNER MARK
Lichtenstein placed second in
both the two mile and mile
runs. In the two mile run he
finished with a time of 9:43 and
in the mile, 4:30. Larry Bower
finished third in the half mile
with 2:03, and Sal Parenti won
the 120 high hurdles with 15.2.
Dave Greenberg placed third
in the 100 yard dash with 10.3.
He also finished third in the
long jump with a jump that
measured 20’11” .
According to Coach Madsen,
in the 16 team Niles North In
vitational on April 17, the team
placed very well. “The compe
tition was tough. Although our
times were not our best,
they were still very good, and
it enabled our runners to place
well.”
Larry Bower finished third in
the half mile run; Mark Li
chtenstein placed third in the
mile run; Ed Santacruz earn
ed fourth in the two mile run;
and Sal Parenti finished third
in the high hurdles and broke
the state qualifying time with
14.9.
ACCORDING TO MADSEN
the team is preparing for dis
tricts and the conference meet
to be held on Saturday May 22,
at 10 a.m. and Saturday May
15, at 3:30 p.m. respectively.
Both are held at Glenbrook
South.
Madsen expects the team to
do very well. “I look for Mark
to get into the mid or low
4:20’s in the mile run. Sal Pa
renti should be down to about
14.5 in the high hurdles. Ed
should make the low 9:40’s or
under in the two mile, and Bill
Precht should try to clear 6 feet
in the high jump. Larry Bower
should get his time down to
1:57 in the 880 yard rim. Given
a good night for the meet I
certainly wouldn’t be satisfied
with anything less than an out
standing performance by the
Trojans.”
THE
TROJANS
HAVE
THREE dual meets, four invitationals, and a township
meet at Niles West on Friday,
May 21, at 4 p.m. in which they
still must compete. The dual
meets include Maine North,
Taft, and Lake Forest. The invitationals are Glenbrook South,
Glenbrook North Frosh, Pala
tine, and Paul Gans invite at
Niles West. State will be held at
Charleston, Illinois, on Friday
and Saturday, May 28-29.
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Varsity tennis player Eric Robin displays his form as he prepares for a recent meet. Robin competes in doubles
competition with Mike Lemmick.
R ip p lettes w o r k h a rd ,
p resen t sw im sh o w
By Kathi Isserman
The Ripplettes Swim Show,
“Games,” will be presented at
8 p.m. on May 13-15 in the Niles
West pool.
The solo numbers include
“Pinball” and “Solitaire” per
formed by Cheryl Underwood
and Chris Frolich respectively.
Duet Caryn Glickson and Nan
cy Jaffe will stroke through a
number
from
“Monopoly”
showing the two “get out of
jail free cards.” Nan Odlivak
and Jody Coninx are pairing up
as dice. The lone trio number,
“Follow the leader” will be per
formed by Diane Johnson, El
len Brin, and Carolyn Ohlwein.
Dawn Flakne, Robin Klein, Amy
Becker, and Pam Haig will rep
resent aces in their number, “ a
deck of cards.”
ACCORDING TO SPONSOR
MARCIA BERKE, the girls
have been working on the show
since late February. “Most of
the girls wrote the numbers and
made the costumes them
selves.”
Another
choreographer is
Mona Kalter, and Brooke Capl
in is in charge of scenery; most
ly made by the Ripplettes
members.
The
show
includes
15
numbers. One number, the
“Electric Company” from “Mo-
nopoly” will have electric
lights ; another will include
rhythmic balls. The traditional
12 man dolphin will also be per
formed. Other numbers are
“Dominoes,”
“Clue,”
“Bil
liards,” “Chess,” with concen
tration on the movements of the
knights, “Simon Says,” and
“Masterpiece,” in which the
girls will dress like artists. “We
try to keep to the antics of the
game,” said Berke.
“I’m working with a small
group and much is demanded
of them, but I can count on
them.”
SEVEN GIRLS FROM THE
SWIM CLUB will also partici
pate in the International Aqua
tic Art Festival in Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa next week for three
days.
According to Berke, girls
from all over the U.S. and Can
ada enter numbers and perform
them. They are then judged and
critiqued. “Mostly choreogra
phers and officers, who will be
at East next year and are ex
perienced, will be going.”
“PEOPLE SHOULD COME
to the Swim Show especially if
they have never seen one. It’s
different than most things. It’s
a whole production,” Berke con
cluded.
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�Friday, April 30, 1976
Page Six
V
B a s e b a ll team d r o p s fir s t tw o con feren ce gam es
By Howard Simon
After opening the non-confer
ence schedule by winning four
out of five games, the varsity
baseball team lost their first
two conference games, with a
third ending in a tie.
In non-conference play, East
lost the opener 5-2 to Elmwood
Park, but then proceeded to
defeat Gordon Tech 10-3, Notre
Dame 6-4, Highland Park 5-4,
and New Trier West 6-5.
East began the conference
schedule losing to sister school,
Niles North 7-0. The Trojans
tied Glenbrook South 4-4 with
the game being halted because
of the Jewish holiday, Passover. The game will be com
pleted on May 3, in addition to
the scheduled game. East then
lost to Glenbrook North 2-1 on
a homerun in the bottom of the
sixth.
“Our problem in the confer
ence games has been our lack
of hitting. We have not been
able to get the key hits to start
a big inning. Our pitching has
done well and the defense has
been good with the exception of
the Niles North game. O n c e
we put everything together,
we’ll be alright,” said Coach
George Galla.
COACH GALLA HAS TRIED
to instill a “Positive Mental Attude” among the players. “We
have to believe in what we can
do. The team has to be confi
dent that they can beat any
team on any given day,” said
Galla.
In the conference onener NN
Pitcher A1 Liberman limited the
Trojans to three hits, two by
Wayne “ Rocky” Braverman and
one by Walt Gruenes. The Vik
ings scored three times in the
first inning without registering
a single hit.
Trojan pitcher Howie Simon
“dug his own grave,” said fel
low relief pitcher Flip Gagerman by walking their first two
batters. An error, followed by
an infield out, a successful
squeeze bunt, and an additional
error resulted in the three
Viking runs.
North added another run in
the sixth, and three more in the
seventh to put the game out of
reach.
EAST PLAYED G L E N
BROOK SOUTH on April 14
with Trojan pitcher John O’Mal
ley yielding only one single dur
ing his six inning stretch.
O’Malley took over for starter
Harry Steindler in the second
inning.
The Trojans were unable to
push across the winning run,
because of poor baserunning
and the inability to get the key
hit, according to Galla. Mark
Brisz got two doubles.
East traveled to Glenbrook
North on April 19. Marty Rosen
baum led the game with a
double to left. He reached third
on a Glenbrook error and when
a wild throw got away he tried
to score, but he was out at the
plate.
The game remained scoreless
until Rosenbaum singled in Walt
Gruenes, who reached on an
error in the third inning.
North tied the game in the
bottom of the fourth when
GBN’s Rusty Pigget led off with
a single. He stole second base,
went to third on a sacrifice
bunt, and scored on a suicide
squeeze.
The game was deadlocked at
1-1 until Pigget led off the sixth
H a w k s, T.S.D. Inc., capture K ey C ln b
d o u ble elim in ation b a s k e tb a ll tourn am en t
By Jim Adelman
The Key Club held an allSchool double elimination three
man basketball tournament on
Thursday, March 25.
Twenty-two teams entered;
nine underclass teams, and 13
senior teams. The Hawks (Ron
Van Royen, Chuck Wisniewski,
and Dan Carnow) advanced into
the finals with one loss. They
went on to beat the top seeded
team, The Slaughterhouse Three
(Bill Andrea, Jeff Frandkel, and
Scott Brueckner), twice to gain
the underclass championship.
THE PLAY MAKING OF
MARK BRINES, along with the
You’ve spent years
in school.
Don’t look dumb
the last big night.
baskets shot by teammates Tim
Besser and Steve Hessing,
spelled out victory for T.S.D.
Inc. in the upperclass tourna
ment. The Key Club congratu
lates the winners, and thanks all
those who entered and made
the tournament so successful.
T ra c k ste rs
lose opener
By Kathi Isserman
The girls track team was de
feated by Glenbrook South 65-63
in their first meet.
“It was the first meet that
most of the girls had ever com
peted in. Almost everyone im
proved their times and dis
tances, and that is what we
are mainly working for. We’re
looking for steady improvement.
There are many freshmen who
have much potential, and I hope
they continue to work hard. We
seemed to be strong in the field
events, especially shotput and
discus,” Head Coach Peggy Carroll said.
inning with a towering drive
over the left field fence to give
GBN a 2-1 win. Pigget scored
both runs and received both of
Glenbrook’s hits. Simon was the
losing pitcher for East.
Braverman, Brines, and Ros
enbaum have been the leading
hitters for East. Brines also was
excellent behind the plate, ac
cording to Galla. Gary Musick
has been the steadiest per
former defensively in the in-
field, making ore error.
ON THE LOWER LEVELS
the sophomores are 3-0 in con
ference play \Vith both fresh
man teams at 2-1.
East goes against Niles North
today at 4:15, there. The
T r o j a n s begin the district >►
tournament next Thursday, May
6, against Niles North for the
third time this season. The
game will be played at Evan
ston High School.
S o ft b a ll team w in s
By Kathi Isserman
Both the varsity and junior
varsity softball teams defeated
Evanston 27-11, and 21-11 re
spectively, in their opener.
“VARSITY HAS DEPTH in
all areas, especially pitching.
The pitchers are very inexper
ienced but are becoming more
consistent. The infield is also
good because they are versatile.
I feel confident that there are
several girls I could put in at
each position, and they would do
the job. The outfield lacks ex
perience, but they are working
hard to improve their judgment,
and in playing fly balls. Their
speed and throwing also has
improved greatly,” said Head
Coach Chris Woodard.
According to Woodard, Evans
ton’s pitcher was inconsistent.
Gidg Johnson pitched for the
Trojans, striking out three and
walking three. On the offense,
Joyce Hollingsworth went four
for six, Judy Lee two for five,
and Suzanne Arnopolin batted
two for three.
“I’m very pleased to be coach
ing varsity. They show much
talent, and I feel sure that they
will do well in conference play.
Our conference is one of the
toughest in the area, so it is
important that we work hard on
conditioning. We’re fortunate to
have a very good summer softball program in the Skokie area,
and that has helped the girls
greatly,” Woodard explained.
“I’m also very pleased to be
working with Skip Patrazalka,
who is junior varsity coach.
Last year the two teams had
only one coach, so the addition
of Coach Patrazalak will make
a difference in the outcome of
the season.”
ACCORDING TO WOODARD,
JV is a young team with 11
freshmen, three sophomores, "
and one junior. Their starting
pitcher is a freshman.
Returning varsity members in
clude seniors Suzanne Arnopolin
(outfield), and Debbi Jaski (first
base); juniors Gidg Johnson
(pitcher), Elaine Masover (out
field), Ellen Schwartz (catcher),
and Kathy Ewing (third base);
and sophomores Judy Lee
(shortstop), Andi Slowik (first
base), and Jill Chavin (outfield).
New additions to varsity are
senior Joyce Hollingsworth (out
field); sophomores Jan Blitt
(second base), Robyn Cohen
(outfield), and Judy Rich (third
base), and freshman Julie Han
son (second base), and Val
Scheinpflug (pitcher).
y
Today, the team will compete
against Maine South at 4 p.m.
at Oakton Park. A state meet
will be held for the first time
this year in softball.
FIRST PLACE FINISHERS
were Meg May (440 yard run
and two mile run), Cindy
Krause (880 yard run), the 880
relay team of Cindy Marsch,
Paula Lashinsky, Jean Lehman,
and Karen Gillespie, and the
mile relay team of Meg May,
Cindy Krause, Jean Lehman,
and Dawn Flakne, Jamie Borkovitz (discus), Karen Behr
(shotput), and Wendy Paulson
(high jump).
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Finishing in second place
were Ellen Goodman (80 yard
low hurdles), Judy Barry (100
yard dash), Cindy Krause (mile
run), Karen Behr (discus),
Jamie Borkovitz (shotput), and
Debbie Precht (long jump).
Earning third place were
Sharon Lee (110 hurdles and 80
yard hurdles), Lori Jenson (440
yard dash), and Debbie Precht
(220 yard dash and high jump).
The team will compete in a
tri-meet today at Glenbrook
North against GBN and Maine
South at 4:30 p.m.
(Photo courtesy of yearbook)
Karen Behr competes in a meet against Glenbrook South. She placed iirst
in shotput.
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DECA visits state-wide conference,
named chapter of the year for *76
The "Fonz of East"
will be announced
at the
Fonzie dance,
sponsored by N-club,
tomorrow night.
Easthi DECA, Distributive Education
Club, was named “Chapter of the Year,”
at the state-wide DECA conference, in
Springfield, on March 4-6.
THE DECA STUDENTS have com
pleted many projects that have earned
them the title. They collected Thanks
giving baskets for needy families in
Skokie and Chicago, worked with Bobby
Bleckmann, chapter for the City of Hope,
*
Volume 38, Number 8
conducted a “Support Your Local Re
tailer” week in November, had a holi
day auction, sponsored a canned goods
drive, visited junior high schools to per
form skits about shoplifting dangers, and
opened a school store.
“This is the first time a school has
teen named chapter of the year and
also had the top girl and boy students.
About 1,500 kids were competing for
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILL.
Thursday, April 8, 1976
Jack Ford speaks at assem bly
Jack Ford, the second Ford child,
spoke at Niles North, on March 5. A
private press conference preceded the
assembly in the auditorium.
IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN VOTES
for his father in the primary from the
18 year old students, Jack Ford respond
ed to all questions asked. Most of the
questions asked in the private press con
ference were repeated in the assembly
immediately following.
“What is it like to be the son of the
President?” “It has equal advantages
and disadvantages.” Many questions per
tained to worldly affairs and Ford re
fused to state his father’s opinions and
repeatedly reminded the audience that
his answers were his opinion alone. At
one point a press member asked, “If
your father is elected to the Presidency
will Dr. Henry Kissinger be retained?”
Ford replied, “If I knew the answer to
that question Dr. Kissinger would have
me on the phone right now!”
IN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION of
ex-President Nixon’s pardon, Ford ans
wered that the interest of a country is
more important than one particular man,
and the country did not need the big
trial that Nixon’s arrest would have
caused. “It doesn’t do any good to dwell
on the Richard Nixon situation. We
should go ahead,” he stated.
When asked about the environmental
problem, Ford expressed his feelings
with enthusiasm. “It took 200 years to
do the damage done; it might take 200
years to return the country to that or
iginal way.” A thunder of applause fol
lowed Ford’s statement, “I favor the
de-control of marijuana,” and the ap
plause began again when Ford com
mented, “I don’t personally interpret
Zionism as racism.”
FORD SAID HIS FEELINGS on abor
tion were personal; however, he did
comment: “It’s a shame that we have
made it into a political issue. It’s a
personal m atter.”
The question that most people wanted
to ask, but only one person did, was,
“What is your relationship with Chris
Evert?” After the laughter, Ford mod-
estly replied, “She has her job, and she
does it very well, and I’m campaigning,
so that doesn’t leave me much time for
us to see each other.”
Ford’s four-day visit to Illinois was
arranged by the Young Illinois for Ford
Committee, in cooperation with the Pres
ident’s national youth campaign in Wash
ington.
HIS VISIT TO ILLINOIS was designed
to help elect Ford-committee candidates
for delegate and alternate delegate, and
recruit young volunteers for the last
crucial weeks before the March 16 pri
mary election.
Other guests at the press conference
included Ron Peterson, a Ford slated
delegate and chairman of the Illinois
Young Lawyers for Ford, and Mark
Damish, an unslated delegate and grad
uate of New Trier West.
BEFORE FORD ARRIVED, the mem
bers of the press were encouraged to
display their positive mental attitude
(PMA) by repeating, “I feel healthy, I
feel happy, I feel terrific,” by million
aire insurance executive W. Clement
Stone, who introduced Ford to the audi
ence at the press conference. “If you
tell yourself that you feel happy, healthy,
and terrific, the power of suggestion will
transform you. You will actually feel
that way,” Stone explained. He also
stated his feelings about Ford and said
that those people who do not get in
volved in politics should not criticise.
“What kind of person does not take the
time to get into action?” questioned
Stone.
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“The Trojanettes will consist of 76
girls who will lead the sophomore foot
ball team onto the field each game,”
Sophomore Coach Nick Odlivak ex
plained.
THE TROJANETTES and football play
ers are raising money by selling oldfashioned candy sticks in Trojan Hall.
The money will buy shirts with the in
scription “Trojanette Spirits,” for every
member and every sophomore football
player.
According to Odlivak, 68 girls have
joined. “I hope it will build into a total
renewal of school spirit at East. I hope
every student joins, and I ’d like to form
junior and senior Trojanettes.”
THE MAIN REASON Odlivak started
the Trojanettes was to “raise the morale
of the freshman football team 100 per
cent from the ’75 to ’76 season.”
“I ’d like to see more students involved.
I think it’s important to be active in
extra-curricular activities,” commented
Odlivak.
According to Odlivak, Trojanettes will
not pay dues and will have very few
meetings. A meeting will be held in midMay to organize the fall activities.
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Jack Ford, son of President Ford, spoke at a Niles North assembly, March 5.
awards,” commented Bill Coulson, DECA
sponsor.
Seniors Patricia Shoenwolf and Mike
Irving were named top students of the
year. Each student had to compile a
notebook including all the community,
scholastic, and Distributive Education
projects they were involved in during
the year. They were also interviewed by
professional judges from Northern Illi
nois University.
SPECIALIZED
PROFESSION
ALS judged specific individual categories.
East entered 19 of the 20 competitions.
All of the students placed as finalists
which includes the top eight students.
In some of the areas the students had
to do actual demonstrations and/or take
an exam on the principles of his/her
topic.
First place winners will compete in
the National DECA competition in Chi
cago on May 8-12. Over 5,000 students
will be judged. A top student will be
chosen in each field for each state.
DECA members also will be hosting the
Junior Collegiate on May 6-10 at the
Pick Congress, Sheraton and Conrad Hil
ton Hotels.
Programs
offered by
Uni ver sities
Summer programs are now being of
fered to sophomore and junior students
by Illinois and Indiana Universities.
The University of Illinois in Urbana
will conduct a summer program in En
gineering Sciences which will be co
sponsored by the National Science Found
ation and the Junior Engineering Tech
nical Society of Illinois.
THE SESSION WILL INCLUDE six
weeks of lectures, discussions, engineer
ing experiments, research work, and field
trips. Forty junior students who have an
interest in engineering and science, and
a strong math and science background
will be accepted.
A cost of $375 will include room and
board, for the June 13-July 23 session.
The University of Notre Dame in In
diana is seeking junior girls who have
an interest in engineering and a strong
math and science academic record.
THE INSTITUTE WILL PROVIDE a
look at the present-day engineering pro
fession from a modern young woman’s
viewpoint. The sessions will include the
concepts of engineering, introduction to
engineering design, the computer, and
guest lectures.
A charge of $220 will cover registra
tion, room and board, and activities for
a workshop. The sessions will be held
on June 20-July 9 and July 11-July 30.
APPLICATIONS for both programs are
available in the Guidance Office, Room
108. Deadline for submission is April 15.
Northwestern University will have six
different programs for sophomores and
juniors on June 27-July 31.
THE WORKSHOPS WILL INCLUDE
Forensics, Theater Arts, Radio-Televi
sion-Film, Engineering Science, Educa
tion in Orbit: The many futures of teach
ing, and Journalism.
The total cost of $647 will cover tui
tion, room and board, and fees. Finan
cial aid is available to those who need
it. Entry forms must be submitted by
May 1.
Committees formed to assist board
in exploring East’s future possibilities
Two committees were formed in order
to help the Board of Education plan the
closing of East in June of 1980.
ONE COMMITTEE, with Principal
Galen Hosier as chairman, was appoint
ed to explore the many possibilities to
the Board about the general questions
and problems that are related to the
closing of East. The committee will sug
gest two or more proposals in which
they specify the advantages and disad
vantages to each of the alternatives.
When the Board has selected a plan,
the committee will then be asked to give
further detail, telling when and how each
activity should be conducted.
John Nix, Buildings and Grounds Di
rector, serves as chairman of the other
committee. The members of this group
will develop plans for the alternative
uses of the buildings and sites of East
and the Central Administration Building.
In addition, the committee will sug
gest plans to the Board in which the
Easthi facilities will continue to be used
efficiently.
THE COMMITTEES CONSIST OF ad
ministrators, staff and teachers, students
of East and the junior high schools, par
ents, and citizens and organizations that
are located in the community.
“It takes a lot of work for everyone
involved, but it is important to get ev
eryone’s point of view before decisions
are made; therefore the results will be
better,” said Hosier.
THE FIRST COMMITTEE will report
monthly to the Board while the other
committee will comment bimonthly. A
committee representative will summar
ize any progress, report of any recom
mendations, and will answer questions
at the meetings.
According to Hosier the committees
may divide into subcommittees. The re
sults of the committees may be known
this June or the work may continue un
til next year. r
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Poznansky states opinion
Dear Editor,
In reference to your article en
titled, “Nilehilite staff fights losing
battle:”
How many of your staff members
come to the sporting events here at
East? You are the instigators of
much of this apathy you talk about.
The coaching staff at this school will
do its best to produce championship
teams at what other people say is a
‘‘dying school.” I will not support a
paper that will not support East and
East athletics; it is too important to
the survival of this high school. I
say to you to quit complaining. Do
your best and mention everything pos
itive about East. This is only a sug
gestion that I would hope to become
reality. Those of us who are in ath
letics will do our jobs well and we in
tend to produce champions, with or
without your help.
A. Poznansky
Administrators attend play
Dear Editor,
Since I enjoyed this year’s “ Reflec
tions” and shared this opinion with
Editor’s note: Due to lack of space, we are sorry
that all letters to the editor could not be printed.
If possible, they will be published in the following
issue which will be distributed April 30. The dead
line for submission of letters to the editor is
April 18.
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Nilehilite urges support
The letter to the Editor entitled “Poz
nansky states opinion,” located at the
top of column one, written by Mr. A1
Poznansky, claims many mistruths and/
or misunderstandings toward both the
article, “Nilehilite staff fights losing bat
tle” in the March 12 issue, and the Nile
hilite staff itself.
The Nilehilite staff consists of approxi
mately seven members, all of whom at
tend sports events at various intervals
throughout the year. One of our snorts
editors was involved in tennis, softball,
basketball, and volleyball, while one re
porter is an active member of the base
ball team.
THE STAFF DOES NOT BELIEVE
that Niles East is a “dying school,” and
strongly supports East and East athlet
ics. The article “Nilehilite staff fights
losing battle” stated clearly that the
staff felt, “Athletes are finally beginning
to get the recognition they deserve.”
By suggesting that the Nilehilite con
tains only articles mentioning, “every
thing positive about East,” Poznansky
is recommending that we, as a high
school newspaper staff, forfeit our right
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the other members of the administra
tive staff, it was quite surprising to
read the March 12th article stating,
“Yet Hosier was the only administra
tor who came to see “ Reflections.”
The person (or persons) who signed
the name Roy G. Biv -— as in Rain
bow — apparently did not see Mr.
Lamb backstage after the preview
performance. Apparently, that same
person also failed to note that Dr.
Hawkins, Dr. Ray, and Dr. Richter
were also present.
The important point that needs em
phasis is that the entire administra
tion is not only proud and supportive
of the “ Reflections” production, but
of all student activities.
Ken Reiter
Building Manager
as journalists to comment on every event
occurring at Easthi, good, bad, or indif
ferent. Contrary to what appears to be
Poznansky’s opinion, not everything that
happens at East is beneficial to the
school, faculty, or student body. The det
rimental occurrences at East deserve to
be published equally as much as the
beneficial.
By stating that, “those of us in ath
letics . . . intend to produce champ
ions,” with or without the help of the
Nilehilite staff, Poznansky is demonstrat
ing his lack of awareness and insight to
our purpose as a high school newspaper.
The Nilehilite helps to boost the morale
of both students and faculty, and in
forms school and community members
of important and winning people and
teams at East.
HOWEVER, THE NILEHILITE staff
does need the support of all its readers.
Letters to the editor and Hotline ques
tions may be placed in Mrs. Angie Panos’ mailbox or delivered to Room 154,
the Nilehilite office. The Nilehilite must
have the support of its readers if it is
to continue with its fine reputation as
an award winning publication.
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Spring fever reaches climax
as vacation time gets closer
Spring fever: a phrase often recited as an excuse for not doing one’s home
work, being tardy for class, and forgetting one’s books. Spring fever dominates the
minds of students as spring vacation looms nearer.
WHAT IS SPRING FEVER? Unlike measles, chicken pox, or the Hong Kong
flu, it is not a medical disease which can be diagnosed by a family physician. It
includes many symptoms such as daydreaming in class, a desire to walk barefoot
in the grass, waking up early and not going right back to bed, breathing deeply,
and playing frisbee.
Spring fever occurs when the outside temperature starts to rise, when light
jackets replace heavy winter coats, when t-shirts replace bulky sweaters, when
trees begin to sprout buds, when grass transforms from wheat-like yellow to
bright green, and when seniors turn their thoughts to college, and freshmen,
sophomores, and juniors plan their schedules for the following years.
Spring fever reaches a peak approximately two days before spring vacation
when students feel unable to cope with the combination of good weather, a slight
breeze, and the necessity of completed homework assignments at the same time.
Warm weather seems to excite students until they totally abandon the sober, com
plicated homework for the serene, relaxing, outdoor intensity of spring.
HOWEVER, SPRING FEVER does not affect students alone. Teachers and
administrators also are disarranged by the atmosphere of a lazy spring day.
They, too, anxiously await the final day before they are released and may enjoy
their vacations. They, too, find it difficult to cope with classroom rituals and
spring warmth while vacation is just a few days away.
However, a week of vacation is a long time. Some activities a student might
use to occupy his vacation time might include bike riding, tennis, horseback
riding, visiting the zoo, attending outdoor concerts, walking in the rain, and, of
course, the ever-present homework. Unfortunately, enjoying these activities with
friends from other schools (other than Niles Township) may prove to be rather
difficult, because many schools had spring vacation two weeks ago.
For many students, the joy and warmth of spring will go unnoticed. These
are the students who work hard daily throughout the school year, and when
vacation time comes, do what many other students do in their classes: they
sleep.
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Decisions about college affect students9futures
During a student’s high school career,
he must make many decisions. By the
time he reaches his junior year, he
should know in which direction his fu
ture lies.
The decision of which college to at
tend, or to attend a college at all, can
be a difficult one. Many universities
throughout the country offer a variety
of degrees in different fields ranging
(Photo by Barry Schmetter)
''Fiorello!" a musical comedy about a N ew York mayor, Fiorello LaGuardia, was presented
March 31, and April 1-3. The play recounts the story of LaGuardia's life from his days as
a poor lawyer to his victory over the Tammany organization and election as mayor. The
cast consisted of 58 students. Barry Kramer '77, played the part of LaGuardia, and Jerry
Lavin '78, Gail Norris '77, Suzi Fleischman '76, David Pevsner '77, and Patti Sucherman
'76, also played major roles. The musical comedy, "Fiorello!" has won a Pulitzer Prize
and the New York Drama Critics award.
from anthropology to horsemanship.
Junior colleges are available to less am
bitious students, and Phd’s (Doctor of
philosophy) can be obtained with a little
hard work and persistence.
Many students attend college for the
social activities or because their friends
are studying there. They do not realize
that although their original intent was
not serious, they are finishing their edu
cation in the long run.
The question of which college would
be best for the student also is an im
portant one. A student does not want to
place himself in a school where he would
have homework every free moment to
achieve decent grades, but he also would
not want to go to a school where “A’s”
were so easy to achieve that he wouldn’t
have to work at all. Both situations could
ruin the students’ future by making him
either lazy and unconcerned, or nervous
and frustrated.
IN ADDITION, MANY STUDENTS
choose not to attend any college. Fre
quently they feel that they do not need
the education and will spend their lives
working at a trade. But while it is true
thaf some tradesmen do make good
money, they work long hard hours and
get little satisfaction from their careers.
One must admit that the life of a plumb
er or carpenter is not as fulfilling to
most people as the life of a surgeon or
teacher.
Furthermore, those students who have
no future career in mind might find
themselves lost and trapped if they ac
cept a full time job after high school vj
graduation. Most colleges do not ask stu
dents to choose their major until after
several years of study, giving the stu
dent the time and opportunity to learn
where his interests lie and decide on his
career.
However, the choice remains with the
student. He must take the time to con
template his future, and decide which
solution would be best for him.
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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 60076. Printed by Des Plaines Publishing Company, Des Plaines, 111.
Volume 38, Number 8
_________________________________Thursday, April 8, 1976
Editor-in-Chief .................................. Rochelle Goode
News Editor ....................................... Wendy Gerber
Feature Editors .................................... Caryn Lason
Sandee Morrison
Sports Editor .................................. Bruce Goldberg
Kathi Isserman
Reporter ............................................... Howard Simon
Photographers ................................ Barry Schmetter
Cary Claver
Cartoonist 1.............................................. Gary Byron
Sponsor ......................................... Mrs. Angie Panos
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Thursday, April 8, 1976
Persons, places, and things
A NASA representative spoke
on March 23, periods 5-6 in the
auditorium.
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GREGORY L. VOGT, Space
Science, Education Specialist,
demonstrated and explained
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projects. This assembly was
scheduled for students enrolled
in aerospace classes, but all stu
dents were invited to attend the
assembly.
Practical uses of satellites,
such as weather predictions,
were discussed, and the assem
bly ended at the end of sixth
period.
ON SUNDAY, MARCH 14, the
Concert Band performed at
Easthi’s annual Athletic Awards
Banquet, held in the school audi
torium at 7:30 p.m.
Many models of modern and
futuristic airplanes were dis
played, as well as models of
various space rockets u s e d .
Among these were such pecul
iar inventions as a plane which
is operated automatically withvout a pilot.
The band also performed on
March 28 at “Community Day”
at Oakton Community College.
The band played during the
launching of a hot air badoon,
at 2:30 p.m.
Methods by which astronauts
live and eat were demonstrated,
► Dan Brotin ’76, volunteered
and
to model a replica of the spacesuit astronauts wear during
flights.
SERGEANT BEN KOZUB of
the Skokie Police Department
and the Niles East DECA mem
bers visited Lincoln, Fairview,
and East Prairie Junior High
Schools to teach students that
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and Cindy Spivak presented a
skit showing the consequences
of shoplifting. They also showed
a movie, followed by a ques
tion and answer period.
The DEÇA students w o r k
part-time in local retail stores,
and are interested in solving
the problems of shoplifting.
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THE EDINA EAST School
Band, Edina, Minnesota, will
perform at East on Friday af
ternoon, April 23. The band is
on a Spring Concert Tour and
will perform for all the music
students, elementary through
high schools of District 219.
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By Caryn Lason
THE ANNUAL SPRING Con
cert will be held on Friday,
April 30, at 8 p.m. in the audi
torium.
The bands performing include
the Cadet Band, the Wind En
semble, the Concert Band, and
the Jazz Ensemble.
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shoplifting is “ a serious crime
with serious consequences.”
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CHICAGO
PUBLIC
Schools Science and Mathemat
ics Conference will be held at
the Museum of Science and In
dustry, April 1-4.
The fair will be open 9:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, 9:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekends and
holidays. Sunday, April 4, the
fair will be open until 2:30 p.m.
Admission is free.
Eggs, the symbol of eternity in two upcoming holidays,
Passover and Easter, were studied by students of Mr. Mark
Rostvold’s biology classes in an original way.
TWO DOZEN FERTILIZED chicken eggs were used in
coordination with a unit on embryology. An egg was opened
in each class after two days, and another after six days, to
show additional formations, including the beating of the heart.
Last year all two dozen eggs were eventually opened for study
during the unit. However, the students of Rostvold’s classes
this year did not want all two dozen embryos to be killed. “I
was impressed by their sensitivity and interest,” commented
Rostvold.
On March 23, after three weeks, the eggs hatched to re
veal baby chicks. Rostvold mentioned that many people, who
were not his students, stopped to view the chicks. He felt
that the students in general had a good attitude and were
involved in a new experience.
ON MARCH 25, the chicks were taken by one of Rost
vold’s students, Julie Gold ’78, to her aunt’s farm in Dundee,
to provide them with a more suitable environment.
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Students study computers
By Caryn Lason
(Photo by Barry Schmetter)
Barry Kramer '77, and Jerry Lavin '78, periormed in "Fiorello", presented
March 31-April 3.
“Students with perserverance
and logical ability do very well
in computer science,” explained
Mr. Stanley Weitzenfeld.
COMPUTER SCIENCE deals
with computer problems includ
ing math, business, and alpha
betizing, and some exposure to
the inside of the computer and
how it operates. “Very few day
to day assignments are re
quired; most of the time is
spent on long range projects,”
explained Weitzenfeld.
The course is taught by Weit
zenfeld, who received approxi
mately 24 hours of college cred
it in this field, and programmed
a computer for the Chicago
Board of Education.
Computer Science is open to
all students, with a “C” aver
age or better in regular alge
bra. Although this course does
not prepare the student for an
occupation, it offers a “head
start” in intermediate vocation
al training.
THE COURSE WAS offered
for about ten years, and Niles
was one of the first districts in
the country to offer it. Al
though only one class was filled
this year, students are encour
aged to register for Computer
Science in the future.
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By Wendy Gerber
Recent surveys show that teenagers
are smoking cigarettes more than in the
past, and that the smoke effects nonsmokers.
Americans smoked a record 602.2 bil
lion cigarettes in 1974, an increase of
three per cent over 1973. In recent
years, the number of women who smoke
a pack a day or more has increased
more than 200 per cent while rates for
men have dropped.
ALTHOUGH 30 MILLION Americans
have stopped smoking, 36.5 per cent of
the United States population still smokes.
Each year 300,000 deaths are related to
cigarette smoking.
Each day about 3,000 teenagers smoke.
The percentage of girls who smoke cig
arettes is catching up to that of boys.
Fifteen point eight per cent of boys
smoke regularly while 15.3 per cent of
girls do. In 1968 statistics show that 14.7
per cent of boys and 8.4 of girls smoke.
In addition lung illness is twice as com
mon in children whose parents smoke
at home as for those that don’t.
SMOKING CIGARETTES can paralyze
the cleansing mechanism, cilia, which
protects the lungs against infections. One
cigarette stops the cilia for 20 minutes,
increases heart rate, the chances for
getting ulcers, and blood pressure; con
stricts blood vessels; and decreases the
oxygen in the blood. Cigarette smoking
has been linked to general skin deteriora
tion such as crowsfeet and wrinkles.
The risk of dying from chronic bron
chitis and emphysema are six times
greater if one smokes. Lung cancer is
10 times greater to occur in smokers
than nonsmokers.
NONSMOKERS INHALE HARMFUL
levels of carbon monoxide by breathing
air in smoke-filled rooms. Sixty eight
per cent of the smoke from cigarettes
goes into the environment.
Second-hand smoke contains twice the
tar, nicotine, and volatile irritant gases
as smoke inhaled by the smoker. Smoke
contains more cadium that drifts off the
burning end of a cigarette than what
the smoker takes in. Cadium in large
doses has been related to hypertension,
chronic bronchitis, and emphysema.
At least 34 million Americans are sen
sitive to cigarette smoke, many of whom
suffer from asthma, chronic broncho-pul
monary disease, and coronary heart dis
ease.
THE SKOKIE ENVIRONMENTAL
Commission is conducting hearings in
relation to the rights of nonsmokers. In
addition, the commission is drafting a
Clean Indoor-Air Act. Interested students
in this area should contact Bill Handzel,
extension 213 for further information.
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Thursday, April 8, 1976
Pitching key element for winning Season
By Howard Simon
“The key to a successful sea
son depends on pitching,” said
varsity baseball coach, George
Galla.
“THE PITCHING STAFF is
not set. I have no number one
or two pitcher.” Pitchers com
peting for a spot in the start
ing rotation include seniors
Harry Steindler, Flip Gagerman, Howard Simon, and jun
iors Dave Uhle, and John O’Mal
ley. Other pitchers are A1 Lebovitz, Mike Delmonico, and Ran
dy Wolff.
The Trojans opened the sea
son with six non-conference
games starting with Ridgewood
on March 31, weather permit
ting.
The Trojans are trying to
turn around last year’s dismal
5-15 record. According to Coach
Galla, the big difference be
tween this year’s and last year’s
team is that the attitude is much
better this season.
Junior Wayne Braverman and
seniors Marty Rosenbaum and
Bob Torstensson will supply the
batting power. East will also try
to score with speed. Rosen
baum, Braverman, Danny Gotlib, Walter Gruenes, and Dave
Sklena are some of the faster
runners.
Mark Brines will be counted
on to call the game and keep
the team on its feet with help
from Gary Musick.
THE TROJANS’ STRENGTH
is defense. “Our defense is one
of the best in the CSL South.
Our outfield has better than
average speed, and our infield
is strong,” said Galla.
East plays in the toughest
conference in the state, accord-
Cagers end 4 -6 season
By Kathi Isserman
The girls’ varsity and junior
varsity basketball teams ended
a 4-6 season last week by los
ing to Niles West.
In conference play, the var
sity and junior varsity’s record
was 3-4. They defeated Maine
East and West and Niles North.
The varsity also beat Deerfield
in a non-conference game, and
the JV defeated Waukegan West
in their only non-conference win.
ACCORDING TO COACH
Jean Wojdula, the most im
portant quality the team dis
played this year was g o o d
sportsmanship. “Their sports
manship was the best I have
seen in any team. The girls
have also come a long way in
skill and working as a team.
Their spirit is great, and they
are always in their fighting.
They never give up no matter
how much they are behind.”
Both teams’ main strengths
were the fastbreak and rebound
ing, according to Coach Wojdu
la.
“The varsity’s skill ability
has improved greatly. Near the
end of the season, they moved
much quicker on the court.
Their defense weakened though;
it could have been tighter. The
zone worked the best for the
team. It was less tiring and
prevented their opponents from
shooting inside the key,” Coach
Wojdula said.
“THE JV DID VERY WELL
for an inexperienced team.
Their weaknesses were height
and defense, but they learned
how to have fun, become better
players, and better sports,”
Coach Wojdula said.
“I would like to recognize
Suzanne Arnopolin, M a r t h a
Brzozowski, and Debbi Jaski for
outstanding effort as four year
team members. Suzanne and
Martha were on the varsity for
four years, while Debbi com
peted on JV for two years and
varsity for two years.”
“I AM LOOKING forward to
an exciting season next year.”
Outdoor track begins
By Kathi Isserman
The outdoor track team will
compete against Loyola at home
today at 4 p.m., and in the Tro
jan Invitational this Saturday at
9:30 p.m.
THIS IS THE FIRST year
that the Trojans have hosted an
outdoor invitational, according
to Coach Bill Madsen. “With
our outstanding individual tal
ent, I expect us to score well.
I would like to see a lot of
school support for this meet al
so.”
“I don’t expect a winning
team record this year because
of our lack of depth. But I hope
that at least three boys will
make it to the state meet,”
Coach Madsen said.
According to Coach Madsen,
the varsity’s weaknesses include
pole vaulting and the high jump
while the sophomores w e a k
events will include the 100 and
200 yard runs and the high hurd
les.
THE VARSITY TEAM is led
by Mark Lichtenstein, confer
ence champion in the mile, and
Larry Bower, returning cham
pion in the 880 yard rim. Ac
cording to Coach Madsen, other
favorites are Sal Parenti in the
hurdles; D a v e
Greenberg,
sprints and long jump; and Hal
Pos in the shot put and discus.
“On the sophomore level, Ed
Santacruz will lead the way. He
set an indoor record in the mile
and is favored to win the two
and one mile runs. John Lopez
is a top contender in the pole
vault while Bill Precht, after
setting the indoor high jump
record this year, is a favorite
in that event,” Coach Madsen
said.
Other contenders on the soph
omore level are Mark Stone
and Steve Taibl in the distance
events, Marty Rossman, 440
yard run, and Chuck Thiry and
John Boigk, shot put and dis
cus.
ing to Galla. Some of the tough
er teams are Maine West, Maine
South, and defending state
champion, Niles West.
E ast’s line-up is basically set
with the exception of pitching
and designated hitter.
The designated hitter is a new
high school rule that allows one
player on the bench to bat for
one on the field. Robert Katz
is the leading candidate for this
position.
The starting line-up is Bob
Torstensson (IB), Gary Musick
(2B), Marty Rosenbaum (SS),
Danny Gotlib (3B), Wayne Bra
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“Wildfire” by
Orange Blossom.
Netmen look strong
'W ild fire '
&
By Bruce Goldberg
Easthi’s varsity tennis team
will compete in their first dual
meet today, as they travel to
Waukegan West.
LAST YEAR THE TROJANS
finished with a record of 10
wins and four losses. Coach Len
Winans feels this year’s team
can at least match that record,
and possibly beat it. Jeff Ep
stein will lead the team in
singles this season followed by
Tim Besser. Other members of
the team include Mike Guer
rero, Mike Lemick, Mike Regidore, Scott Winkler, Dave Bornstein, and Steve Merkin. Coach
Winans feels that the Trojans
are as strong in singles, but
are still trying to find the right
combination in doubles.
Two of the qualities the netmen are working on include
patience and accuracy. “I ’m
teaching the boys not to be im
patient. Tennis is like boxing;
you have to look for the open
ings, and attack. You have to
be consistant,” said Winans.
Coach Winans also feels a more
accurate serve is more import
ant than speed.
S p o rt S h o rts
LARRY LABOW was given
a four year grant in aid for
fencing, from the University
of Maryland, according to
Mike Dowhower, assistant
fencing coach at Maryland.
“We hope he will be among
our promising young candi
dates for our epee squad,”
Dowhower said.
According to Dowhower,
Labow accepted the full
grant and will attend the
University in the fall.
“Our staff is looking for
ward to Larry’s promising
career as a University of
Maryland Terrapin fencer,”
Dowhower concluded.
Birdie girts improve
Jay Vee finish third
By Kathi Isserman
The junior varsity badminton
team placed third in the South
CSL with a 5-2 conference rec
ord and 6-4 overall record.
ACCORDING TO SINGLES
coach Pat Matlak the team’s
winning element was their abili
ty to never give up. “It made
up for the team ’s inexperience.
The JV was well balanced; they
had depth. Only four of 18 girls
had played competitive badmin
ton before.”
“The girls worked very hard
on their shots and strategy. I
hope they stick with badminton,
because they show much poten
tial,” Doubles Coach Chris
Woodard said.
The varsity ended their sea
son with a 2-5 conference rec
ord and 3-7 overall.
According to both coaches,
the season was a great im
provement over last year’s.
“They worked very hard, and
verman (LF), Walter Gruenes
(CF), Joe Decker (RF), and
Mark Brines (C). Completing
the roster are Randy Crowe,
Neal Sherman, Dennis Garlick,
Robbie Politzer, Ken Bloom,
Scott Sachnoff and Dave Sklena.
EAST PLAYS NEW TRIER
WEST away tomorrow and then
begins its conference schedule
on Monday at home against
Niles North at 11 a.m. They
will compete against Glenbrook
South on Wednesday and play
Niles West the following Wednes"
day, April 21. Both games are
at home and begin at 4:15 p.m.
that was the difference,” said
Coach Woodard.
“THE MOST IMPORTANT
QUALITY the doubles teams
learned was how to perform the
drop shot better. They also
learned to use strategy,” Coach
Woodard said.
“Working on fundamentals
and moving more on the court
are the elements I stressed,”
Coach Matlak said.
One doubles and singles team
advanced to the semi-finals of
the league meet. “We did very
well considering some teams
didn’t have any players which
advanced. The caliber of play
was very high, especially Maine
South’s and West’s,” said Coach
Woodard.
“NEXT YEAR IN THE
STATE tournament, the cham
pion will probably come from
the CSL.”
The Trojans will host Leggit
High School tomorrow at 4:30
p.m. Leggit was the Class A
state champion last year in
Michigan. Among the team’s
goals this season is placing first
in the division. “The team feels
they are as good as last year’s.
Having won the league title as
sophomores they feel confident,”
concluded Winans.
Easthi will play their first
conference meet on April 22
against North.
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Give honors
at assembly
Students discover joys of reading
Many Easthi students who entered
school with reading problems are now
able to read at their own level, and also
have discovered that reading can be en
joyable.
THE INCREASE IN reading skills are
due to the efforts of Ms. Barbara Theobold, Reading Instructor, and the 107
students who volunteered to work during
their free time in the Reading Center.
Students who took courses in the cen
ter first semester had an average read
ing score gain of 1.2 years, as measured
by the Nelson-Denney Reading Test, ac
cording to Ms. Theobold and Dr. James
Richter, Student Services Director. This
is a large increase because during the
first semester, students only are ex
pected to rise an average of four months
in their reading skills.
“I think the main reason the stu
dents are showing improvement is that
their attitudes are changing. I try to deal
with each student individually, and gear
their reading program to their interests
and abilities,” Ms. Theobold commented.
THE STUDENTS WHO WORK in the
Reading Center don’t receive credit; the
work is voluntary. All students are in
vited to use the center, including those
with reading problems, and those who
simply want to increase their reading
speed and comprehension.
In addition the center is equipped with
“books on tape” and speed reading ma-
chines which help both the remedial
reading and those trying to increase their
reading speed. Students insert a tape in
a speed reading machine, which pro
jects a book, line by line, on a wall or
screen. Students can adjust the speed
of the machine, and can easily measure
their progress. “Books on tape” allows
students to listen to a tape recording of
a book while they follow along in their
own copy.
The Academy Awards Assembly of
Easthi was held at the end of the se
mester.
BEST FILM AND BEST DIRECTOR
awards were given to Norm Christopherson and Carol Greenspahn for Guilty
Conscience. Carol Greenspahn, who acted
as the victim and corpse in Guilty
Conscience, also réceived the Best
Actress award for ’75.
Ralph DiBenedetto, for his performance
as a drug pusher, won the honors of
Best Actor. David Dichman and David
Hyman earned the award for the Special
Effects category. /The Best Story awark
was given to Ralph DiBenedetto and Nick
Lake.
HONORABLE MENTIONS for film
strips also were awarded to Cory Glaberson, Mike Meyer, Curt Uritz, Howard
Terines, and Harry Steindler.
Music events to be presented
Several music events have occurred
and more programs will be presented.
The combined East and Triton Junior
College guest artist percussion ensem
ble was held on February 23.
EASTHI ALUMNUS Shelly Elias, a
faculty member of Triton Junior College,
performed in the concert, which also fea-
tured popular and modern music.
Four vocal soloists and trumpet
soloist were featured at a special or
chestra and choir concert on February
29. They presented music written by
Johann Sebastian Bach and Carl Philip
Emmanuel Bach.
Easthi students hosted the Illinois High
School Association ensemble and solo
contest on March 6. Twenty-seven schools
participated in the event with over 1,000
students performing.
THE TROJAN MALE Chorus wiU par
ticipate in the New Lenox High School
Men’s Invitational on March 24.
Enrollment in Orchestra has tripled,
and enrollment in the choruses, Cham
ber Choir, and Trojan Chorus also
has increased, according to Frank Wink
ler, Music Director.
.............. News in brief
Residents to elect
board candidates
Residents in Niles Township District 219 will be asked to vote for candidates
to fill the two vacancies on the high school Board of Education.
VOTING WILL TAKE place on April 10 from 12 nqon — 8 p.m., at one of
the 23 locations. George Hanus and Evelyn Rosenzweig, Board members, are
running for their second three year term. Philip Sloane, first on the ballot, will
challenge them for his first three year term. At least one more candidate is
expected to file for elections. The last day for filing is on March 19.
East PTSA is participating in the Niles Township Community High School
District 219 Caucus. Their responsibility to the community is to nominate the best
qualified candidates to serve on the Niles Township Board of Education.
Sessions to be beld
(Photo by Barry Schmetter)
Seven students practice an act in "Fiorello," the spring musical which has a cast of 53
students.
Three day leadership workshops will be held in the summer at Eastern
Illinois University in Charleston for sophomores and juniors.
During each of the three workshops an introductory session will be conducted
about the necessary skills for effective leadership, listening, communicating,
or creativity and simplified procedures. Although any student interested in
leadership can attend, each workshop will be limited to 50 participants.
A FEE OF $45 will include meals, lodging, and materials. The workshops
will be held on June 4-6, July 9-11, and August 6-8. Entry blanks are available
in the Guidance Office, Room 108. No deadline was set because of the 50
applicant limit.
Reflection» 9
director» »elected
7
The student directors for ‘Reflections,’ were selected at the end of the
first semester.
STUDENTS SELECTED INCLUDE Gail Norris ’77, and David Pevsner ’77,
directors; Lawrence Cohn ’77, music director; David Fleisher ’77, assistant
vocal director; Paula Jeremias ’78, and Mary Postel ’77, choreographers;
Howard Steirman ’77, technical director; and Diane Ament ’78, and Carol Miller
’78, as set designers.
The show is expected to be performed in December.
Com ing attractio n »
(Photo by Barry Schmetter)
Jerry Layin '78, Donna Kulwin '76, and Barry Kramer '77, are pictured rehearsing for the
spring musical, Fiorello, which w ill be presented April 1-3.
March 12 End of fourth marking period
March 13 Dance and Music Recital,
Classes from Devonshire
Center
Park District 2:30 p.m.
March 14 Booster Club Award Night
March IS Counselor meetings with
iunior homeroom teachers
March 14 Junior Registration
Homeroom
M arch 16-24 A lt School Registration
M arch 17 PTSA General Meeting
March 17 Choral/Orchestra Concert Niles North
March 17-20 Musical
Niles West
March IS Junior Parents Night
March 20 Concert of Jewish
Music
Kaplan JCC 8 p.m.
M arch 21 Young People's Concert,
Wind Instruments Kaplan JCC 3 p.m.
M arch 22-26 Bicentennial Film Festival
Niles West Auditorium 7:30 p.m.
March 22 Board of Education Meeting
7700 Gross Point Road
March 22 N TFT meeting
March 24 Special homeroom for all levels
to complete registration
March 26 All school volleyball tournament
March 28 Skokie Valley Symphony
Orchestra Concert, featuring
Symphony Number 1,
by M ahler
Niles West 7:30 p.m.
A performing arts showcase will show work of
talented students from ait Niles Township High
Schools, at the Skokie Public Library in the Petty
Auditorium. Watch for the date and other details.
�Friday, March 12, 1976
Page Two
Feedback
Administrators ignore play
Dear Editor,
Recently, the Niles East theater de
partment put on its annual production
of “Reflections.”
In the program for “Reflections,” the
department was obligated to acknowl
edge four members of our administra
tion, specifically; Dr. Wesley Gibbs, Su
perintendent; Galen Hosier, Principal;
Robert Lamb, Director of Fine Arts;
and Dr. Lee Hawkins, Director of Langu
age Arts. Also, it was obligated to ac
knowledge the members of the Board
of Education. These people were ac
knowledged for their title.
I suppose that, in and of itself, the
simple fact that those people allow us
to perform and use their facility merits
an acknowledgement in our program.
However, this high school is an educa
tional institution and in order to fulfill
its obligation to each student it should
give each student the opportunity to de
velop himself educationally as much as
possible. Participating in any aspect of
the theater is very much a part of any
student’s education. Therefore, it is my
belief that even though having a theater
department is a privilege, it also is the
school’s responsibility.
Above and beyond that, and more to
wards the purpose of this letter, is the
fact that the administration and Board
of Education should consider it a priv
ilege to see a creation by “their” stu
dents in its final stage. They should
consider it an honor that “their” stu
dents care enough to do their best, to
work their hardest in order to enter
tain their community, and learn some
thing in the process.
Yet Hosier was the only administrator
who came to see “Reflections.” Lamb
was quoted as saying, “I didn’t have
time.” We worked six weeks yet he
didn’t have one night. And the Presi
dent of our Board of Education left dur
ing the intermission without so much as
a congratulatory remark to the direct
ors, whom she was sitting next to.
I realize that asking for an explana
tion or an apology would be futile, but
it is my hope that bringing this into the
open will prevent this lack of respect
for the students from ever happening
again.
Roy G. Biv
Independent study unfair
Dear Editor,
I have just discovered that the ad
ministration at this school gives no
consideration to students who go ahead
and work independently in their classes.
They will not allow a student, such as
myself, to take a class Independent
Study in order to get credit for work
already completed. They will not let a
student come to class simply to take
the exams, because she has already
finished the classroom work, and again
gain credit for work already completed.
Yet they “encourage the student not to
drop the class.”
What kind of fool do they think I am?
It would be stupid for me to totally
waste my time, to sit in a class an en
tire semester and do absolutely nothing.
Yet that is what Mr. Hosier and Dr.
Ray want me to do.
Mr. Hosier suggests that I be given
the advanced course, yet I would be
taking a class and getting no credit or
recognition on my transcript that I
ever took the class. Why should I both
er?
For the educational value, right?
Wrong. I don’t need the course, I want
ed to take it. I also don’t need the has
sle that this school is giving me.
Well, Mr. Hosier, you won this round.
But it only shows that you don’t care
how your views or policies hurt the
students.
Nancy Angell ’76
Homerooms too noisy?
Dear Editor,
Don’t you think it is necessary to hear
announcements of school activities so
one can show up at the right time and
place? Didn’t Mr. Galen Hosier initiate
daily homeroom so announcements
could be read and listened to, and hope
fully the students would increase their
interest in the school? Well, I personal
ly find listening to the announcements
everyday is harder than my chemistry
class. My teacher cannot keep the stu
dents quiet for long, and obnoxious guys
throw spitballs across the room. I al
ways miss things which are announced.
Just last week an important meeting for
Project SAGE was held and I was not
there because I never heard the an
nouncement. I wonder how long this will
continue. One day I got so mad at my
homeroom I yelled, “Shut up!” and one
guy just looked at me and laughed. The
solution? I don’t really know. I am ex
pressing my feelings through this let
ter hoping someone will understand and
maybe one day some action will be tak
en. If Hosier put huge amplifiers in
every homeroom so announcements
would sound something like a rock star
screaming at the audience, maybe some
of the constant talking would stop. Or
maybe homeroom teachers should stand
in front of the class with a hand gre
nade and say, “One word and I ’ll blow
your head off!”
Name Withheld Upon Request
History class views movie
Dear Editor,
Recently our history class had the
privilege of viewing an outstanding mov
ie. “1776” was an inspirational, as well
as educational, way to spend class time.
We wish that more of this type of ex
perience were offered at Niles East. The
need for well made movies in our school
is great. Many students can better ap
preciate history when it is taught in
such an entertaining, painless way. We
commend all of the people who were in
volved in the presentation of this film,
and we hope that more movies of this
caliber will be shown in the future. Per
haps an all-school assembly could be
arranged in order that such films could
be seen in their entirety, rather than
over a period of several days, an ap
proach which detracts from the continu
ity of the plot and minimizes enjoyment
of the movie.
Karen Chamerlik ’77
Gloria Price ’77
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U SA’s struggle for independence
celebrated in Bicentennial year
Wait! Don’t stop reading because you think this is just another Bicenten
nial story. This one is different.
Instead of discussing all the reasons why the Bicentennial has become a
commercial, money making, inflation raising, profiteering business, this article
will relate some important reasons for celebrating America’s 200th birthday.
THE GOOD OLD U.S.A. will never have another 200th anniversary.
Cynical students must remember that the reason for this glorious Bicentennial
celebration is to celebrate our country’s struggle for independence, and our
forefather’s final victory in 1776. Most citizens will never see another cen
tennial celebration.
America is one of the youngest countries dominating the world today.
The U.S.A. has gained world influence and power in a few relatively short
years and has control and understanding with many other powerful nations.
America, as a young country, has blossomed quickly into a nation which
demands the respect and admiration of others.
IN ADDITION TO THE BICENTENNIAL celebration, which will come
to a peak July 4, 1976, Presidential elections will be held in November of
this year. Although many citizens are apathetic about this election because
of past governmental problems, voters of all ages should exercise their
voting privilege. Remember, citizens will never have two chances to elect
a President during a Bicentennial year.
Yes, the Bicentennial has become a commercialized gimmick. However,
the true meaning behind the celebration can still bring pride and enjoyment to
citizens if they can keep themselves from being overcome by visions of red,
white, and blue hats, coats, gym shoes, underwear, notebooks, and automobiles.
Nilehilite staff fights losing battle
Students, for the most part, and a few
faculty members, are more than willing
to criticize things here at East when
they disagree with them, but few if any
are willing to support a losing battle.
When the East football team began to
lose games, the attendance decreased to
almost nothing. The same procedure fol
lowed for most of the Trojan teams.
However, the athletes are finally begin
ning to get the recognition they deserve.
WE, THE NILEHILITE STAFF, al
though most students and teachers are
unaware of it, also need support. The
six members of the staff are having a
lot of difficulty publishing a paper to
meet the approval of the readers. Some
times the whole production seems use
less because the task appears impossible.
Staff members are ready to quit be
cause of the seemingly total disapproval
or apathy of the school.
It seems that many students would
not care if there were no Nilehilite,
or would even prefer to have the lack
of a paper as one more thing to com
plain about.
In addition, the Nilehilite is experienc
ing many financial difficulties, and, there
fore, does not have the money to print
a larger more extensive paper, with
more coverage more often, as readers
wish. The paper barely is able to meet
with the requirements demanded by
many local and statewide newspaper con
tests.
THE STAFF STRONGLY REGRETS
its lack of ability to please some stu
dents and faculty, and feel that they
are doing the best they can considering
the size and inexperience of the staff,
financial difficulties, and reader apathy.
If students would like to see a paper
which would truly cover school and
community activities of interest to the
readers, the staff would appreciate sug
gestions and ideas which would help to
make the Nilehilite a paper which would
truly serve the school as best it can.
Honors point elimination affects students
Four years ago the Administration
made a move which most likely has
affected the futures of many students.
WITH THE ELIMINATION of the hon
ors point, many students lost their in
centive for taking honors courses. One
of the primary complaints when the hon
ors point was first dropped was that
students who should take honors courses
would no longer bother to do more work
for no more credit. Therefore, these stu
dents would take regular courses, rais
ing the level of intellect in these classes
and forcing average students to enroll
in basic classes to keep up their grade
point averages. Finally, basic students
were left with nowhere to go, and faced
more difficulty in their school work, as
a result of the students with average
intelligence enrolled in their basic class.
However, many ambitious students
still do take honors courses for the sake
of higher learning. Freshmen and sopho
mores, who have not yet learned how
to be apathetic about their classes, gen
erally take the most honors courses,
along with many seniors who take Ad
vanced Placement courses for college
credit.
THE LOSS OF THE HONORS point
has affected the grade point average
of students who were ambitious enough
to take honors courses. Class ranks for
more intelligent students are lower than
they would have been four years ago
because those students do not receive
the benefit of the honors point. Basic
students, or average students in basic
classes, may have higher class ranks
than students in honors courses because
they may have received better grades
in easier classes. These lower class
ranks often keep deserving students
from attending the better or more diffi
cult colleges.
The reinstatement of the honors point
could only benefit the students of Niles
East. Basic students would not suffer
and honors students would benefit great
ly. The Administration should review
these facts and decide where their pri
orities belong. Should basic students and
honors students grades bear the same
weight on student records and possibly
affect their entire future by lowering
their class rank? Students shold be
graded on the amount of work they do;
it is a known fact that honors students
are given more, or more difficult work.
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, niinois 60076. Printed by Des Plaines Publishing Company, Des Plaines, 111.
Friday, March 12, 1976
Volume 38, Number 7
Editor-in-Chief ............................... Rochelle Goode
News Editor ................................... Wendy Gerber
Feature Editors ................................ Caryn Lason
Sandee Morrison
Sports Editor ............................... Bruce Goldberg
Kathi Isserman
Reporter ........
Photographers
Cartoonist
Sponsor ..
Howard Simon
Barry Schmetter
Cary Claver
......... Gary Byron
Mrs. Angie Panos
�Page Three
,
Friday, March 12, 1976
Persons places, and things
The students in Mr. Ploch’s
accounting classes are getting
“two for the price of one” this
year. Besides learning the bas
ic bookkeeping skills, they are
learning how to use a keypunch
machine.
The keypunch machine is a
large typewriter with some mod
ifications. It punches data onto
IBM cards, while operated by
the students. These cards are
sent to a master computer
where the data is analyzed, and
a printout is made. This print
out is used to answer problems
in the student’s computer ori
ented Accounting workbook.
Although the student learns
only very basic computer skills,
the experience of working a key
punch machine is believed to be
a valuable asset for the stu
dent’s future.
JANIS COHN, ’76, Sue Feld-
man, ’76, and Patti Sucherman,
’76, will be directing one act
skits which will be presented
on February 19, 20. and 21, at
8 p.m. in the auditorium. Ad
mission for the production is $1.
FOUR BOOKS WERE do
nated to the Niles East Library
in memory of Terry MacDonald,
’78, who died in a car accident
last April.
The books were purchased
with money collected last year
by Terry’s friends.
The novels donated include
The Horse, The White Stallions
of Vienna, Encyclopedia of the
Horse, and A History of Horse
manship. These books are pres
ently on display in the show
case outside the library and
may be checked out by any in
terested student.
THE NILES EAST KEY
CLUB has been very busy this
school year. They started with
a Peanut Day, which involved
the efforts of 50 students and
netted over $2,000. Lately the
club has been busy planning
and effecting eight major ac
tivities. A Christmas party was
held for the handicapped chil
dren at Fairview South. Sixteen
Key Club Members, a magician,
a ventriloquist, Santa Claus, a
clown, and a three-piece band
all were on hand to help make
the festivities more enjoyable.
Pending administrative ap
proval, the club is planning
many more exciting activities
including a three-man basket
ball team tournament, a fifties
day and dance, a telethon, sim
ilar to the one that took place
last year, to benefit spastic par
alysis research, a dance m ara
thon for muscular dystrophy,
an Up With People assembly to
be held in May, and possibly a
benefit concert for leukemia by
folk singer Steve Goodman. Any
interested student is invited to
attend the next Key club meet
ing in the Coaches’ Lounge.
Energetic manpower is required
if these plans can be brought
to life.
THREE PEOPLE joined the
faculty and staff of Niles East
at the start of second semester.
Tim Wolfram, band director,
is replacing Mr. Jerry Berger,
who resigned at the end of first
semester. Wolfram taught at
Niles West part time last year,
while working on a master mus
ic program at Northwestern Uni
versity.
A1 Becker taught at Easthi
last year. He is back again this
semester to teach John Madi
son’s drafting and metals class
es. Becker is a graduate of
Northern Michigan University at
Marquette.
Sidney Bernell will be help
ing students in the business Ed
ucation and C.V.E. Resource
rooms. Bernell is a retired sen
ior citizen, who was hired un
der the CETA program, which
is designed to provide jobs in
the school system for the re
tired or under-employed.
SIX EASTHI STUDENTS won
individual awards, and Niles
East placed second in overall
school points at the Northwest
Suburban DECA, a distributive
education conference held Feb
ruary 5.
Pat Schoenwolf won first
prize in the advertising com
petition, Rick Hazen placed
first in job interviewing, Gor
don Liametz won second prize
and Mike Ireving placed fifth in
sales demonstration, Diane Polin won third prize and Sue
Glick placed fourth for display.
The Easthi DECA students
also participated in statewide
DECA competition early in
March. Last year, Easthi placed
second in the State.
Shelley: a familiar Hollywood face
By Sue Feldman
Sue Shelley, former student of Niles East, daughter of actor Dave Shelley,
Presidents remembered
in many different ways
By Sandee Morrison
Some highlights on a visit to
Washington D.C. may be the
different Presidential memori
als, but are these monuments
the only things commemorating
the existence of important
American figures?
In February, Americans re
membered the birthdays of two
of the most important presi
dents of the United States.
These men are Abraham Lin
coln and George Washington.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, born
February 12, 1809, was the 16th
president of the United States.
Among his many accomplish
ments he helped free the slaves
in the South. While he was
alive many people knew he
was a great man, but no one
knew how great until after he
died.
The Lincoln memorial, locat
ed in Washington D.C., is the
most famous commemorative
monument honoring Lincoln;
however, this monument is by
no means the only memorial.
Many Niles East students at
tended Lincoln Jr. High School,
or they might have a Lincoln
Continental in their garage.
When leaving or entering Niles
East, student and faculty
members use Lincoln Avenue.
What child hasn’t visited Lin
coln Park Zoo? Many homes
are carpeted by Lincoln Car
pets, and Skokie’s neighboring
community of Lincolnwood has
over 20 businesses using the
name Lincolnwood which is in
actuality named for Lincoln.
Lincoln’s Pump, Lincoln Stor
age and Moving Company, Lin
coln Paper Company, Lincoln
Men’s Wear and Tailoring, Lin
coln Medical Lab, Lincoln Con
tract and Design, and the Lin
coln Club all have the same in
centive; by using the name
Lincoln, sales will grow. An ex
ception might occur if the pro
prietor’s name is coincidental
ly Lincoln.
GEORGE WASHINGTON was
born on February 22, 1732. He
fought for American indepen
dence and was the first Presi
dent of the United States. Al
though the Washington Monu
ment was built to honor the
first president, the city that it
towers over, Washington D.C.,
is an even bigger memorial.
Washington State is also a
memorial to the first president.
Niles East students once
again may be commemorating
another president and be un
aware of it at the same time.
The Niles East boundary con
tains Washington Avenue, on
which some students live. In
cluded in lunch bags may be
Washington apples, and on the
dinner table Washington as
paragus may be served with the
meal. For dessert, what other
than Washington pie, a layer
cake with cream or fruit jam
filling.
The Washington Elm, a fam
ous tree in Cambridge, Massa
chusetts under which Washing
ton took command of the Con
tinental Army, the Washington
Lily, mostly found on the Pa
cific Coast of the United States,
and the Washington Palm are
three of nature’s memorials
for Washington.
ONE OF THE MOST famous
bridges in the U.S. is named
for Washington, as is Mount
Washington, in New Hampshire.
The memorial list for these
two great men is virtually end
less, but perhaps by pointing
to a few of them people will be
more aware, in this Bicentenni
al year, and they will think
about the great accomplish
ments that Abraham Lincoln
and George Washington fought
for.
Actor Dave Shelley, father of
former student Susan Shelley,
’76, has become a familiar face
to Hollywood directors and tele
vision viewers.
Shelley, who moved his fami
ly including his wife, son Alan,
and daughter Susan, to Califor
nia last summer, has recently
appeared on The Rookies, Doc,
Police Woman, Starsky and
Hutch, The Waltons, Rhoda, and
Movie of the Week; Murder on
Flight 502. He can also be seen
on a future episode of SWAT,
entitled, “The Soldier on the
Hill.”
SHELLEY, WHO WAS born
and raised in Chicago, gradu
ated from Roosevelt High
School. Although he was in
terested in theater at the time,
he never received a part in
school productions.
After high school he attended
Roosevelt College to study den
tistry. “That lasted for one
year, then my father discovered
that a career in mouths wasn’t
for him,” commented Susan.
GOODMAN THEATER be
came the next school in Shel
ley’s life where he spent three
years and received his Bache
lor’s degree. After extensive
training in classic theater, he
furthered his career in Bur
lesque as a straight man, sing
er, and comic for three years.
A moderate degree of success
in this area encouraged him to
pursue a career in theater.
After spending the next two
years doing theater stock he de
cided “A person couldn’t act
and eat at the same time,” and
retired from the stage to move
to a conventional life in sales.
He eventually worked in the
photographic sales field, and
with a wife and two small
children, he decided to go back
to his first love; professional
theater. He spent the next
13 years in Chicago doing
commercials, industrial train
ing films, educational films,
musical comedy, and live in
dustrial theater.
“An industrial show is com
piled of songs and sketches
used at a convention or mass
meeting of a company to in
troduce a new product,” ex
plained Susan. “Actors like the
money but they might become
artistically
frustrated from
singing love ballads to a tractor
or washing machine. In one
show that my dad appeared in,
American Standard Plumbing
Fixtures was the star. Can you
imagine an entire show revolv
ing around toilets, sinks, and
showerheads?”
Shelley decided to move to
California to further his career
as an actor. “He got tired of
always playing second banana
to a product in a commercial or
industrial show,” explained Su
san.
SHELLEY RECENTLY FIN
ISHED filming a pilot for a new
daytime series entitled “The
Marriage Counselor.” The pro
ducer is presently in New York
trying to sell this pilot to one
of the three major networks
which seem to be interested.
In this show, which would air
five times a week, Shelley will
star in the title role. “We have
not received the final word yet
but the chances look very
good,” revealed Susan.
Dave Shelley has recovered
from the temporary disappoint
ment that was caused when he
did not make his high school
productions, and has advanced
from singing to toilets to a star
role in a possible serial.
Attention seniors: If you have not
completed your senior surveys, please
«nigh them by March 26, and deposit
them in the box in the main office.
In addition, please include the name,
city, and state of the college you plan
to attend.
Dave Shelley, actor in such show s as the Rookies, Doc. and The Waltons.
�Friday, March 12, 1976
Page Four
Cagers on radio;
1st time in Illinois
By Kathi Isserman
The girls varsity basketball
team lost to Waukegan West 5148. This was the first high
school girls basketball game in
Illinois broadcasted on the rad
io.
The high scorers for the Tro
jans were Karen Behr with 17
points and Andi Slowik with 10.
According to Coach Jean Wojdula, the team’s free throws
were weak.
“THIS WAS A TOUGH game,
comparable to that of the Ev
anston game. We never gave
up. Our press and teamwork
was good, and everyone helped
in the scoring.”
The JV beat Waukegan 34-31.
The high scorers for the JV
were Jan Blitt with 14 points
and Debbie Precht with seven
points.
With less than one minute to
go, the sco^e was 30-31 with the
Trojans behind, and Jill Chavin
stole the ball and drove in for
the layup putting the Trojans
ahead. Val Scheinpflug then
contributed two points to put the
game out of reach.
“THE JV PLAYED like a
team. Their defense was good,
and their shooting has improved
greatly,” Coach Wojdula said.
The JV lost to Deerfield on
Friday, February 20, 32-24. Ac
cording to Coach Wojdula, their
passing was inaccurate, re
bounding poor, and they trav
eled too much.
The varsity beat Deerfield 5532. According to Coach Wojdula,
the teams’ strengths were shoot
ing, rebounding, and defense.
“Our ball handling needs
work.”
Both the varsity and JV lost
to Evanston on Thursday, Feb
ruary 19. The varsity was de
feated 51-49, and the JV lost
25-19.
“I WAS PLEASED and proud
of both teams. I was impressed
by our sportsmanship. We dis
played what a first class team
we are,” Coach Wojdula said.
They compete against Glenbrook South away, today at
4:30 p.m. Next Friday, they
play Glenbrook North at home
at 4:30 p.m.
Varsity gymnasts
win district meet
By Bruce Goldberg
Easthi’s varsity gymnastics
team captured first place in the
District meet held here on Feb
ruary 20.
Four other teams participated
including Evanston, Lane Tech.,.
Maine South, and West. The
Trojans scored 133.71, followed
by West with 122.73.
MATT ROSENBERG earned
a second place medal in free
exercise with a 7.4, and Chris
Besser, scoring 6.9, took fifth.
Steve Smith captured second
place on pommel horse with a
score of 8.1, while Craig Gordon
took sixth.
High bar was next, and Dan
Kessem earned a 7.35, and a
second place medal. Three of
Easthi’s gymnasts placed in the
top five on Trampoline, includ
ing John Carlson who took first
with an 8.45. Randy Hertel
(7.55) gained fourth, and Steve
Borkan (7.50), placed fifth.
Carl Taibl tied for third on
parallel bars with Gregg Spitz
of West, while Steve Seplowin
scored a 6.8. Dave Abrahamson
scoring 8.35 took second in
rings. Brian Austin placed
fourth with 7.70, and Ron Weinert took fifth.
“DISTRICTS WAS THE high
light of the season . . . they
outdid what I expected,” com
mented Coach Tom Sokalski.
Rosenberg had an all-around
average of 5.31, and captured
fourth, while Bill Saputo took
sixth. Craig Martin of Maine
South placed first with an 8.28.
In the sectional meet on Feb
ruary 28, East placed third
(130.23), behind Elk Grove (142.36), and North (141.64).
Two gymnasts advanced for
the Trojans, John Carlson, and
Randy Hertel. They both scored
8.0 on trampoline.
“They did very well in light
of the youth of the team. They
worked hard, showed enthusi
asm, and maintained the good
attitude of past teams,” con
cluded the coach.
THE SOPHOMORE SQUAD
FINISHED their season unde
feated with 12 victories, and
gained first place in the Cen
tral Suburban League meet.
The Trojans set a new Illinois
state record for sophomores by
scoring 106.23 in the CSL meet.
Chris Besser scored 7.70 in
tumbling, and placed first, while
Bill Saputo took third with 5.90.
John Lopez captured second
place on the high bar (6.25),
followed by Saputo who placed
third.
Scott London scoring 6.75,
earned second place on horse.
Jim Burke took third (6.40), and
Saputo fourth (4.60). Randy Her
tel placed first on trampoline,
with Besser second, and Saputo
fifth. Besser tied for fifth on
rings with a score of 4.40.
Saputo captured first in allaround with a 5.33 average. Bes
ser took third averaging 5.09.
“The team worked super
hard, they were dedicated and
had a winning attitude. They
learned their basics well, and
were able to advance to more
difficult skills,” said Coach Sey
mour Rifkind.
EASTHI’S THREE all-arounds
(Besser, Lopez, and Saputo) av
eraged over 5.0 this season, and
will compete in the junior Olym
pics local competition on May
15.
Coach Rifkind feels the var
sity team will have a good
chance, along with North and
two or three other teams, to be
top contenders for the state title
next year.
(Photo by Lisa Frank)
Andi Dubow warm s up w ith her opponent during a recent m eet.
Birdie girls compete
The girls’ interscholastic bad
minton team will compete
against Glenbrook South to
night at 6:30 p.m. in the contest
gym.
THE TEAM DEFEATED
Waukegan West and lost to
New Trier West and Maine
South. “They have improved.
They still need work on the
basics,” Coach Pat Matlak said,
“I’m pleased with the way they
are playing. They’re doing well
and working hard on the skills.”
In the New Trier West In
vitational,
Lauren
Johnson
Wrestlers finish 7-0
By Howard Simon
Pete Christopoulos finished
seventh in his bid for the state
wrestling title.
Pete was beaten 6-4 by the
eventual state champion. “If
Pete had been in the other
bracket, he could have been the
runnerup,” said Coach Richardi. The runnerup was pinned
by Pete’s victor.
PETE’S RECORD was an
impressive 21-2. He will part
icipate in the National Free
Style Championship in Iowa
City in June. He is the defend
ing National free style champ
ion.
The varsity wrestlers came
in second to Glenbrook South
in the district tournament.
By Kathi
The girls’ varsity bowl
ing team placed thirteenth in
the state meet.
The team was eliminated in
the quarter final round. Abing
don High School and Forest
View high school finished first
and second respectively in the
meet.
“We bowled very well. Many
By Howard Simon
the second quarter play by
Mark Brines. Brines accounted
for 11 of East’s 15 points, scor
ing nine and adding one assist.
EVANSTON LED by a range
of eight to twelve point
throughout the game until East
surged forward late in the
game.
The Trojans scored six con
secutive points on two free
throws by Art Issacs and two
baskets by Fine. Fine played
an aggressive fourth quarter
scoring eight points and mak
ing a steal and basket down
the stretch.
East cut the lead to 53-50 but
could not come any closer as a
missed technical and missed
layups cost the Trojans a chance
for victory.
ninx are doing well as first
doubles. Jody’s net game is
really improving.”
“Every other doubles team is
new, and they are working
hard to learn how to play as a
team,” Coach Woodard said.
“BADMINTON IS BASICAL
LY an individual sport, but
everyone is cheering each other
on, especially in meets, and it
makes us feel like a team,”
Coach Woodard Concluded.
Track team
places sixth
By Kathi Isserman
Coach Richardi expected his
The varsity indoor track team
wrestlers to do better, but Fish
man and Dave Polin wrestled placed sixth in the conference
with 102 degree temperatures. meet held on February 28.
Joe Colucci and Steve Edidin
MARK
LICHTENSTEIN
advanced to the sectionals but PLACED FIRST in the mile
could go no farther.
with a time of 4:28. Larry
THE VARSITY WON their Bower finished third in the half
third straight division champ mile, and Sal Parenti placed
ionship, and the sophomores third in the high hurdles and
their fifth. Each had 7-0 rec sixth in the low hurdles.
ords.
On the sophomore level,
Every wrestler on the varsity
Chuck Thiry finished third in
level had a winning record.
Only Pete Christopoulos, Joe the shotput; Ed Santacruz,
Colucci, and Cory Fishman are fourth in the two mile and sixth
graduating. The outlook for the in the mile; Steve Taibl, fourth
wrestlers is bright as 10 of the .in the half mile; and Mark
twelve weights will have var Stone, seventh in the two mile
and ninth in the mile. Fresh
sity experience next season.
man Jeff Pozen was the con
ference champion in the two
mile.
The varsity record is 1-7 while
the Frosh-Soph team is 4-4. Ac
cording to Coach Bill Madsen,
the season has gone almost as
Isserman
expected. Illnesses have caused
bowlers were ill with the flu them to forfeit meets.
so we didn’t bowl our potential,”
“The sophomores are doing
Coach Dee Whyman said.
According to Coach Whyman, pretty well. Their only weak
the competition was tough. The ness is sprints. The varsity’s
top teams had excellent bowl weaknesses are high jumping,
pole vaulting, and the quarter
ers.
THE TEAM PLACED FIRST mile.”
in the districts out of a total of
O U T S T A N D I N G VARsix teams. The total of the two SITY members, according to
rounds decided the winner. St. Coach Madsen, are Mark Lich
Benedicts and St. Gregorys tenstein, Sal Parenti, Dave
were eliminated because of low Greenberg, and Larry Bower.
scores after the first round.
“Larry, Sal, and Mark should
“The team bowled very be conference champs and com
strongly. We were able to con pete in the state meet,” Coach
tinue bowling well in the sixth Madsen said.
game while most teams were
On the sophomore level, San
tired during the fifth. Our en
tacruz has not been defeated in
durance gave us our win,”
the mile and two mile in dual
Coach Whyman explained.
THE VARSITY ALSO WON meets, and Thiry has never
the Niles West Invitational. The been defeated in the shot put.
JV tied for second with Maine
The team will compete in the
East and placed second in the NE Township Meet next Thurs
league.
day at 4 p.m. at home.
Bowlers place 13th
io the state finals
Cagers end season; lose to Evanston
The varsity basketball team
ended their season with a 54-50
loss to Evanston in the first
round of districts.
Terry Greenberg led the Tro
jans in scoring with 15 points;
Larry Fine had 14 points and
grabbed eight rebounds.
The Wildkits led 14-8 after the
first quarter and could have
won the game easily if not for
By Kathi Isserman
placed first in the D consola
tion flight, and Jamie Borkovitz
finished fourth in the D win
ners flight.
Miss Chris Woodard is now
coaching the doubles team.
“It’s easier to have two coach
es, because the strategy is dif
ferent in doubles,” Coach Wood
ward said.
According to Coach Woodard,
the team is working hard on the
basics, but they lack experi
ence. Their net game has im
proved.
“Nan Odlivak and Jody Co-
tonight
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NILEHILITE, March 12, 1976
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Goode, Rochelle, Editor-in-chief
Gerber, Wendy, News Editor
Morrison, Sandee, Feature Editor
Lason, Caryn, Feature Editor
Isserman, Kathi, Sports Editor
Goldberg, Bruce, Sports Editor
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1970s (1970-1979)
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Mies East graduation set
Graduation ceremonies, previously
planned for June 13, will now be held
on June 6.
The graduation date was changed be
cause of, “an interest expressed by the
students, and commitments of many sen
iors who must leave school earlier,” ac
cording to Principal Galen Hosier.
Although Hosier made the decision to
change the graduation date, he is not
pleased with it. “I think it is senseless
to change dates once they have been
established. Some people are going to
be inconvenienced,” he stated.
Graduation dates were first changed
at Niles West and North. Hosier ex-
plained that the interest expressed at
East was not a strong one, and that he
approached the Senior Cabinet with the
idea of changing the date, rather than
vice-versa. Senior Cabinet is presently
working on the details of the ceremony.
One of the reasons given earlier in
the year for not changing the date, was
the need for seniors to stay in school
the extra days for added revenue. How
ever, graduating students will spend only
for June 6
three or four fewer days in school, and
now Hosier feels that the loss of money
to the school, “probably won’t be very
significant.”
Approximately 500 seniors will gradu
ate June 6. Ceremonies will be held on
the football field if the weather is clear.
Rehearsals will be performed either
Thursday or Friday before graduation.
Seniors’ last day of school is June 1 or 2
depending on finals commitments.
Students will have the opportunity to
“stop and shop” on February 26, period
9 and on February 27, period 2-3.
During this time students can get in
formation about courses they are inter
ested in taking in future years. Students
also will have the chance to discuss
course requirements and learn what con
cepts are covered in the course.
Counselors also will visit homerooms
to review the program planning guide
lines and to answer any questions about
scheduling for next year.
DECA holds
name contest
DEÇA (Distributive Education Club of
America) members are having a con
test to name the school store which is
opening this semester in Room 2B.
The members in DEÇA are sponsoring
the contest in order to let students ex
press themselves by naming the school
store. A $25 savings bond will be given
to the winner.
Elects pass-fail
Board adopts credit-audit
A new credit-audit option and pass/
fail system was adopted at the January
26 Board of Education meeting.
Entry blanks which were distributed
in homeroom must be submitted to a
designated box in the Main Office by
February 20. The winner of the contest
will be announced on February 27.
The audit option allows students to sit
in a class and do no work if he declared
this intent by the first two weeks of the
semester.
Students will be able to purchase
school supplies, clothing, greeting cards,
and hardware from the store when it
opens.
The Board members passed the new
pass/fail system by a 4-3 vote. Students
must declare their intent to take a course
pass/fail when he receives his six weeks
grade.
If the student decides to take a class
pass/fail, the 17th week of the semester
he will be given the option to change the
pass to a letter grade. This is only if the
student will still try in the course after
the declared date; if the student does get
a good grade he will be able to put it in
his record, and his declaration in the
eighth week g**ade point manipulation
will be more difficult.
Freshmen can not exercise the pass/
fail option. Other students must take at
least four classes for a grade, and re
quired courses, which include the first
six semesters of English, Non-Western
Civilization, United States History and
two additional semesters of social
studies, first two semesters of math and
science, health, and consumer education.
Principal Galen Hosier said he was
against pass/fail, “when students use it
only to manipulate their grade point
averages arid to disguise their perform
ance.”
Student Senate at East passed recom
mendations about the pass/fail option
and weighted grades by a 14-13 vote
where Gordon Hirsch, President, made
the final decision.
(Photo by Barry Schmetter)
Gordon Hirsch, Student Senate president, discussed credit-audit, weighted grades, and the
student survey with members oi senate.
i
Senate announces
results of survey
The Student Senate recently circulated
a survey to Easthi students, and have
tallied the results.
About one third of the student body
knows what the District 219 board is,
and even less know who the superin
tendent is. However, approximately 90
per cent know the principal of East,
and 75 per cent know the Student Senate
President.
Only 31 per cent of the students ap
prove of the change of administrators
since last year, and 38 per cent con
sider the principal effective. Students in
favor of homeroom are in the minority,
and those in favor of study halls are
even fewer. Few students favor teacher
supervison, and pass/fail is favored by
most.
According to the survey, school spirit
has increased by nearly 50 per cent.
“With East supposedly closing in 1980,
the great rise in school spirit was un
expected by most outsiders. The spirit
in this school accounts for student be
havior toward others and their attitudes
toward the school,” explained Gordon
Hirsch, Student Senate President.
53 students chosen
for spring musical
A cast of 53 students were selected to
perform in the musical, Fiorello, -which
will be presented in the beginning of
April.
Auditions were held February 2-4. The
students read dialogues, sang a song
from the show, and danced the charles
ton, the waltz, and tap.
Donna Kulwin was chosen as assistant
director to Jerry Proffit. Michael Guer
rero and Paula Jeremias will assist Ms.
Shari Kouba, choreographer.
The leads in the order of appearance
include Barry Kramer, Fiorello; Mark
Blackman, Neil; David Pevsner, Mor
ris; Patti Sucherman, Dora; Susi
Fleischman, Marie; Jerry Lavin, Ben;
Phil Auerbach, first card player; Bill
Elliot, second card player; Andy Gold
stein, third card player; Michael Guer
rero, fourth card player; Mitchell Wil
lens, fifth card player; Phil Heftel, Deal
er; Bill Daitchman, Floyd; Gail Norris,
Thea; and Sharyl Miller as Mitzi. In
addition, 24 students will sing in the
chorus, including 13 girls and 11 boys.
point averages. Therefore an Easthi hon
or student is at a disadvantage to an
honor student from a school with a
weighted grades system.
A weighted grades system does not
place the basic student at a disadvantage
because he doesn’t apply to highly com
petitive colleges which require a high
grade point average, according to Sen
ate research. The regular student also
would benefit since competition is re
moved from regular classes.
The committee said, “The system
would only work if the weighting cor
responds to the relative difficulty of
courses.” The weighting also must be
applied to regular versus basic classes
as well.
At the Board meeting, the only action
that was passed concerning weighted
grades was a recommendation. This
statement said, “To adopt a position of
support of a weighted grading system
and direct the administration to de
velop and recommend a grade weighing
policy.”
A possible proposal had two systems,
one on rank and the other based on the
academic difficulty of the course.
Brian Davidson and Karen Shrifter dis
cussed the pass/fail option which was
originally designed for students to be
able to explore courses in subjects that
they normally would not take for fear of
doing poorly and therefore harming their
grade point average. In addition students
would broaden their learning by being
exposed to new areas.
Children in District 73V must attend
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Niles North in 1980. Galen Hosier and
Dr. Gilbert Weldy, Niles North principal,
discussed the effects of East’s closing
with the citizens.
Steve Leon, with the help of Richard
Cope, interviewed both college admission
officers and high school counselors about
weighted grades. The information shows
that none of the colleges evaluate grade
“I thought the meeting was worth
while. I got some interesting insights
and some ideas that we may be asked to
use to manipulate students to North and
West in a better way,” Hosier concluded.
Since the District 219 school board
decided to close East, a meeting also
was held on January 15.
Centers open daily
Easthi students are frequently using
the five resource rooms, which were in
stalled this year.
The Foreign Language Resource Cen
ter in Room 240 has been handling about
150 students a day. The room offers stu
dents the use of foreign tapes, maga
zines, games, and books in German,
French, Spanish, Hebrew, and Russian.
In the English Resource Center, Room
140, an average of 75 students come each
day during their free periods, either to
study, to improve their English, or to
read magazines or paperback books.
Books, periodicals, and pamphlets are
available for student use in the Social
Studies Resource Center, Room 226. Ap
proximately 50-75 students visit the cen
ter to study and use the necessary ma
terials for history assignments each day.
Approximately 60 students use the
services offered at the Math Resource
Center in Room 217. Books and a com
puter are available in this room.
The Business Resource Center, Room
328, materials include typewriters, a
computer, books, and pamphlets on dif
ferent business firms. Approximately 45
students a day visit this room.
All the centers are open during school
hours, and the Foreign Language Room
is always available to use before and
after school. In addition, each center of
fers students teacher assistance.
Coming
Attractions
FEB. 16 Registration for ACT testing begins
FEB. 17 College Representative, Columbia
College In Missouri Room 108 8:45 a.m.
FEB. 19 Film, "To be or not to be"
Skokie Public Library 8:00 p.m.
FEB. 20 Picasso Lecture Kaplan JCC 7:30 p.m.
Contemporary Arts Dramatic
readings
Skokie Public Library 8:00 p.m.
FEB. 21 Winter Play
Niles North 8:00 p.m.
FEB. 19-21 One Act Plays
East
FEB. 22 Choir Concert
Niles West
FEB. 23 Board of Education Meeting
Creative Writers Lecture
Skokie Public Library 8:00 p.m.
FEB. 25 Incoming Freshman
Parents' Night
East
FEB. 26 Film, "Dead of Night"
Skokie Public Library 8:00 p.m.
FEB. 28-29 Art Fair
Kaplan JCC
MARCH 1 Directors' Meeting
Counselor Meetings with
Freshman homeroom teachers
MARCH 2 Freshman special registration,
homeroom
MARCH 3 PTSA board meeting
College Representative,
Lincoln College Room 108 10:30 a.m.
Band Concert
Niles North 8:00 p.m.
�Monday, February 16, 1976
Page Two
— Feedback
Poznansky criticizes Nilehilite attitude
Dear Editor,
This letter is in reference to the car
toon “Wise Guy” in the Christmas issue
of your paper. I would like to ask Gary
Byron, the member of your staff who is
responsible for this cartoon, just who is
pictured in the drawing, and what
purpose or message the drawing is sup
posed to convey to your readers? I think
you are making a drastic error when
you make any school official look like a
fool. Give me a few inches of space in
your paper and I could do the same to
any member of your staff. I know that
Mrs. Panos does an excellent job of
sponsoring your paper and I see a vast
improvement of the Nilehilite over last
year, especially in your sports section.
However, I cannot continue to read your
paper knowing that you are not 100 per
cent for Niles East.
If you can’t print positive material,
the kind of material that will help make
Niles East High School a better place
in which to gain an education; well then
dissolve your paper and rid East of the
grossly incompetent coverage of news,
some of which I have attached here
with.
Mr. A. Poznansky
Hosier commends paper
Dear Editor,
I want to take this opportunity to con
gratulate you and members of the Nile
hilite staff for the outstanding job you
have done this school year in producing
our school paper. Although any one of
the five issues so far is a prize winner,
I was particularly impressed with the
Homecoming and Winter Holiday edi
tions for their remarkable coverage and
interest to all members of our school,
coupled with such excellent technical per
fection and photographic displays.
In the last few weeks you have had
to carry on without the direct support
of your sponsor, Mrs. Panos, who is re
covering from serious surgery. Your ef
forts in this regard have been most com
mendable and a tribute to the talents
of your staff.
On behalf of the Niles East admin
istrators and staff, I wish you contin
ued success as we look forward to anoth
er semester of first rate newspaper pro
duction.
Galen Hosier, Principal
Pass/fail option questioned
Dear Editor,
Pass/fail is intended to allow students
to experiment in courses they normally
would not take. On Monday, January 26,
the Board of Education approved a
pass/fail system that virtually elimi
nates the experimental usage of the
pass/fail option. One point of the Board
policy says that four courses must be
taken for a grade. There are two things
basically wrong with this. 1) Pass/fail
was originally intended for the “weaker
students. “These students cannot handle
five courses; therefore the Board has
taken the pass/fail option away from
a large number of the students of the
school. 2) Many seniors will take ex
ploratory courses and use the pass/
fail option. They also normally take no
more than four courses their last year.
Seniors, thus, will not be able to use
the pass/fail option; therefore they will
be forced to take only those courses in
which they know they can get a good
grade. The Board also declared that no
required course can be taken pass/fail.
It is saying that for example, even
though there are 45 English courses, no
student experiments in their choice of
an English course. The Board feels there
is no experimentation within the require
ments. Furthermore, the Board believes
that freshmen are unable to effectively
use the pass/fail option. However,
freshmen are able to take courses with
upper-classmen and can take explora
tory courses. They are high school stu
dents and should be able to have the
same things other high school students
have. In short, the Board gave the stu
dents a pass/fail option with one hand
and took it away with the other.
Fortunately, this policy has not been
finalized. It will be presented to the
Board again on February 23. If the
Board approves it then, this so-called
pass/fail option will go into effect next
year. So, attend this meeting and voice
your opinion to the Board.
Richard Cope ’76
Student Board Representative
Editor's note: Due to a lack of funds and
space, we regret that all letters could not be
printed in this issue of the Nilehilite. If still
applicable, these letters will be printed in the
following issue. Please keep writing, we wel
come student opion.
(Photo by Steve Feldman)
Niles East or Niles Least? (This photo
appeared in the November 14 issue oi
the Nilehilite to display the band uni
form to students who had not yet
seen it).
Reflections ’76 performed well
The Nilehilite staff would like to congratulate the directors, cast, crews,
and band of Reflections ’76 for a job well done. The acts properly portrayed
human emotions, including sorrow, fear, jealousy, joy, love, and anger.
STUDENT DIRECTORS Susi Fleishman and Mark Blackman, along with
choreographers, Susi Soltan and Sally Saber; music directors, Celeste Ashley,
Debbie Feldman, Linda Pastron, and Leslie Aiment; and set designer, Paul
Scherfling, did an excellent job in creating and arranging a fine performance.
Editor replies to letter
Nilehilite clarifies goals, restates editorial policy
Included with the letter from Mr. A1
Poznansky printed in column one were
several clippings attached to articles
from previous issues of the Nilehilite.
Poznansky wrote his comments about
each article, and the Nilehilite staff
would like to explain our purposes for
writing each of these articles.
IN THE OCTOBER 3, 1975 issue, the
Nilehilite stated its editorial policy in an
article entitled “Nilehilite views goals,
invites student opinion.” The article
stated that the Nilehilite intends to
strictly follow the rules of good journ
alism, “including responsibility, accura
cy, fair play, impartiality, truthfulness,
and decency.” In addition, the staff
stated, “We must not be judged as stu
dents creating a school paper, but as re
sponsible individuals informing the pub
lic.”
With specific attention directed on the
aforementioned statements, Poznansky
wrote, “When you use the name of a
teacher or other staff member in your
paper, use a Mr. or Mrs. in front of it.
Show respect, not a lack of respect. You
ask to be judged as responsible indi
viduals, and not as students. Therefore
I judge you as individuals who are sup
posed to be responsible.”
According to the Nilehilite style book
which dictates the rules of punctuation,
capitalization, and labeling of students
and faculty, female teachers should be
named in full with Miss or Mrs., and
male teachers should be named in full
with no title except one denoting a pro
fession such as Doctor, or Reverend. We
feel that the way we name a faculty
member does not denote a lack of re
spect, but a desire for consistancy in
our journalistic style. Furthermore, the
Nilehilite has been using this same
method for naming faculty members
for many years, and have never before
received a complaint.
IN AN ARTICLE ENTITLED “Teach
ers need more school spirit,” in the
October 27 issue of the Nilehilite, it was
stated that although students frequently
tend to be apathetic, teachers, too, dis
played a lack of school spirit.
Poznansky wrote, “Yes, attitudes must
be changed, but there are only 60 or 70
teachers at East, and 2300 students (all
of whom read your paper). Where must
the change of attitude first take place?”
In writing this article, the reporter
felt that students were too often criti
cized for a problem which plagued the
entire school, and not students alone.
The reporter believed (and still believes)
that the only way to improve the situ
ation was for students and faculty alike
to become more involved. It also must
be mentioned that this article was coupl
ed with another editorial on the same
page regarding student apathy.
In the November 14 issue of the
Nilehilite was a picture of a band lead
er, shown in his uniform, from the back
(see photo in top right hand corner).
The design on the uniform was a source
of amusement to many, and for those
who had not seen the band perform, we
thought we would show the students
what the new uniforms looked like. The
line “Niles East or Niles Least?” ap
peared underneath the picture. Poz
nansky wrote, “No comment is neces
sary on this one!!!” We feel that if the
student body and faculty do not have
the sense of humor to laugh at them
selves, Niles East will never last until
the scheduled closing in 1980.
the scheduled closing in 1980.
ANOTHER ARTICLE IN the Novem
ber 14 issue entitled, “Student break
memory lingers,” was a simple remini
scence of the days when there was no
homeroom. The reporter wrote, “For
the first time in almost a year, the
cafeteria was back to ‘normal.’ ” Poz
nansky wrote, “It depends on what you
think ‘normal’ is. There are nine 40
minute periods a day. Most students
have four majors and gym and lunch
which leaves three free periods. It is
not a great hardship to have to spend
10 minutes a day in a homeroom.”
The staff agrees that homeroom is not
a great hardship, although its necessity
is also arguable. That is not the point.
Again, this was a light-hearted article
written for entertainment. We thought
that students and faculty would be able
to read this article and enjoy the rem
iniscences of a reporter without feeling
insulted or rebellious.
In the December 19 issue was an
article entitled, “Attendance system
abuses students,” in which the reporter
described the penalties a student suffers
if his parents do not call the school at
the proper time during his absence.
Poznansky wrote, “Before this system of
attendance was introduced, there was
mass truancy from class. In order for
one to learn one must go to class. If
the student is absent from class, the
student has the responsibility of re
minding the parent of his responsibility
to call the attendance office. After all,
everyone has responsibilities, and if they
don’t live up to their responsibilities
they must suffer the consequences.”
W E AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY.
If some one does not “live up to” his
responsibilities, they should suffer the
consequences. However, why should a
student suffer when a parent fails to
“live up to” his responsibilities?
The cartoon mentioned in Poznansky’s
letter was also included with the afore
mentioned clippings with this statement:
“It is the job of the security officer to
keep Niles East safe for all students.
Sometimes that job entails turning away
trespassers, keeping the hallways rela
tively quiet, stopping vandalism, and su
pervising students. If you feel that the
security officers in this district do not
perform in a responsible manner, you
are invited to make public your views to
the Board of Education, District 219.”
CARTOON STRIPS ARE MEANT for
enjoyment, but one must have a sense of
humor to laugh at them. Many students
have expressed unfavorable opinions to
ward hall supervisors (commonly call
ed hall guards). The Nilehilite was mere
ly capitalizing on a difficult situation as
many newspapers throughout the coun
try do. Satire is a world renowned form
of humor which everyone should learn
to enjoy.
In his letter, Poznansky stated that he
believes that we are not 100 per cent
for Niles East and do not print, “posi
tive material, the kind of material that
will help make Niles East high school a
better place in which to gain an edu
cation.”
Our job as a newspaper staff is to in
form, not to publish propaganda for the
school, its activities, or administrators.
We inform the student body with as
much skill and coverage as we can, but
we refuse to pander to the desires of
any group, students and faculty includ
ed.
THIS DOES NOT MEAN that we have
experienced any difficulty in printing as
complete coverage as we wish. We are
grateful to the administration for their
total lack of censorship, and trust in
our responsibility as newspaper report
ers and editors, and we hope that all
our readers will treat us with the same
respect.
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 Des Plaines Publishing Company, Des Plaines, 111.
Volume 38, Number 6
Editor-in-Chief .
News Editor ...
Feature Editors
Sports Editors .
Monday, February 16, 1976
. Rochelle.Goode
.. Wendy Gerber
Sandee Morrison
Caryn Lason
. Kathi Isserman
Bruce Goldberg
Reporters ........................................... Nancy Angell
Howard Simon
Photographer ............................... Barry Schmetter
Cartoonist ........................................... Gary Byron
Sponsor ..................................... Mrs. Angie Panos
�Page Three
Monday, February 16, 1976
Reflections ’76, 6 Rainbow of emotions’
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Patti Sucherman wondera why the guy* don't want a girl like her.
Mary Postal promises Bill Elliot that she will remain true to him while he is away in
the war.
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�Monday, February 16, 1976
Page Four
Varsity gymnasts beat West
By Bruce Goldberg
Easthi’s varsity gymnastics
team defeated Niles West 120.31
to 115.05, Saturday, January 31.
The free exercise team was
led by Lee Grodsky with a 6.50
and all-around Matt Rosenberg
with a 7.65.
Steve Smith earned a 7.45 on
side horse followed by Craig
Gordon with a 6.25, and Rosen
berg with a 5.85. “The horse
was a crucial event for us in
the meet,” said Coach Tom
Sokalski. Dan Kessem scored
6.60 with Greg Spillar right be
hind with a 5.95 on high bar.
JOHN CARLSON (7.95) and
Tony Baque (5.90) led the Tro
jans on trampoline, while Carl
Taibl (7.05) and Spillar com
peted on the parallel bars. On
rings, Dave Abrahamson earned
an 8.1 and Brian Austin scored
7.5.
Due to an ankle injury Greg
Spillar was unable to partici
pate in the all-around sport.
Because of this, Coach Sokalski
had to develop another allaround. Rosenberg filled the po
sition and has a 4 9 average.
“MATT HAS WORKED hard
to try to fill the gap. He’s do
ing a real good job,” said So
kalski.
Spillar is presently working
high bar and parallel bars.
“With the return of Spillar, the
team will have more strength,”
commented Sokalski. Shelly Sha
piro has also been competing
as all-around. He has a 3.0 av
erage.
The Trojans have a record of
seven wins and four losses.
THE
SOPHOMORES
RE
MAINED undefeated with 11
victories, when they defeated
West 86.3-48.7.
Easthi earned the highest
score for a sonhomore team in
the conference with 92.03 against
Glenbrook North. The sopho
more all-around competitors in
clude Chris Besser, Bill Saputo,
and John Lopez. Each have an
all-around average of about 5.0.
Trampoline is led by Randy
Hertei, while Scott London and
Jim Burke compete on the
horse.
Most of the sophomore meets
were dominated by East. The
closest any other team has come
to defeating the Trojans was
Niles North, who lost by 10
points.
“THE MOST IMPORTANT
PART of any sport is to have
a winning attitude. The reason
for our success is because they
have a winning attitude, and
because they work harder than
any other team,” said Coach
Seymour Rifkind.
Girls9 gym nastics place sixth
Senior Carl Taibl displays his form on parallel bars. Taibl earned a 7.05
in recent meet against West.
West downs eagers 74-69
By Kathi Isserman
The girls’ gymnastics team
placed sixth with 73.46 in the
south division CSL meet.
“I was very surprised we
placed sixth. I expected seventh
or eighth,” Coach Marcia Berke
said. Last year the team placed
last in the meet and division.
“WE DID WELL. This is the
best we’ve ever done in the
meet itself. The judging was
good. We still need to improve
a lot if we want to get into
the 7’s and place. Everyone
has to pick up a half point,
because we’re placing in the
6’s,” Coach Berke said.
ROBIN SHORE (’77) placed
sixth all-around in the meet.
“She’s improved the most on
the beam, but she still has a
lot of work to do,” Coach Berke
said.
“Carol Greenspan ( ’76) did a
nice bar routine. She tried a
couple of new stunts which she
needs to improve on. With Carol
leaving, Robin will be our top
bar person.”
“Jeanine Battista ( ’78) is
the most consistent on floor ex
ercise. I never have to worry
Kessler places second;
qualifies for jr. Olympics
By Kathi Isserman
Steven Paul Kessler ’78, qual
ified for the junior Olympics in
16 and under epee fencing at
the New Trier West AFLA Open
on December 27.
STEVE PLACED SECOND.
He lost to the first place fencer
5-4. “I should have won,” Steve
said.
The first and second place
fencers qualify for the junior
Olympics and compete in the
Fencing National for 16 and un
der Epee Tournament on Feb
ruary 15, in Troy, Michigan. The
fencers who place first and sec
ond then qualify to compete
against adults in the AFLA Na
tional Open.
Steve started fencing last year
on the Frosh-Soph team. “I
Via tmen win
By Howard Simon
The varsity wrestlers defeated
both Niles West and Gordon
Tech on January 31.
The Trojans started the day
by wrestling West while Tech
looked on.
East took seven of the eleven
matches with one match ending
in a tie. The team won the
meet 26-17 and immediately op
posed powerful Gordon Tech.
Coach Richardi set up the
meet with Tech to prepare his
team for the upcoming state
meet.
“I expected our wrestlers to
lose, but I wanted them to learn
by their mistakes,” said Richar
di, but East won convincingly,
28-13.
Tech, ranked sixth in the
state, went into the meet with
only one loss in the last two
years. East is now ranked fifth
in the state.
THE
VARSITY,
JUNIOR
VARSITY, and sophomores con
tinue to lead their divisions.
The wrestlers are now get
ting ready for the state tourna
ment which began with districts
on February 13.
didn’t make the freshman bas
ketball team, and I like sports,
so I tried out for fencing. I
had never fenced before,” Steve
said.
He switched to epee after his
freshman year. “I was lucky,
because I was able to qualify
for varsity. Not a lot of fencers
compete in epee.”
ACCORDING TO STEVE, the
IHSA competition is tough, be
cause he mainly fences the more
experienced juniors and seniors.
He likes fencing, “because it’s
a challenge. It’s a team and
individual sport at the same
time. There’s a challenge of
out-guessing what your opponent
will do and having the coordin
ation to do it.”
STEVE WILL CONTINUE to
compete as an adult, although
he wants to get a degree in ac
counting and specialize in tax
laws.
i
about her forgetting her rou
tine,” Coach Berke said.
According to Coach Berke, the
team is extremely weak on op
tional vaulting, but the team
performs good layouts, the com
pulsory vault.
“The team has not done well
in meets, because some girls
don’t show up to the meets. I
don’t have substitutes so I have
to scratch and leave the spot
empty,” Coach Berke said.
“THE TEAM ON A WHOLE
does better on optionals. The
league meet is all optionals and
the division meets are compul
sory.”
Maine East finished first in
the division, and Niles West
placed second.
By Howard Simon
the third quarter and led 59-46
entering the final quarter.
The Trojans fought back in
the fourth quarter, and cut the
lead to 65-59 before free throws
by Marty Fabian and Zyburt
iced the game for West.
East came home to play Main
South on January 30. Unfortun
ately for East, Maine South shot
exceptionally well to win 95-78.
COACH CAPITANI was not
bitter in defeat. “We didn’t play
badly. Maine South just played
well,” concluded Capitani.
The varsity basketball team
was defeated by arch rival Niles
West 74-69, Friday, January 16.
The Indians were led in scor
ing by John Bruner and Bob
Zyburt with 24 and 23 points res
pectively. The Trojans put four
men in double figures. Art
Isaacs led with 19, Neal Schreiber had 16, Terry Greenberg 15,
and Mark Brines, 13.
West quickly jumped out to a
9-2 lead by stealing two inbound
passes, and converting them
into baskets.
THE TROJANS CALLED time
out to regroup, then played the
Indians on even terms for the
remainder of the half as West
led 41-36.
West steadily built its lead in
Editor's note: Due to lack of space
and funds, the Nilehilito staff regrets
we cannot cover all sports in every
issue. If we do not include a partic
ular sport in one issue, we will try
to make room for it in the next.
Spikers lose in district semi’s
By Kathi Isserman
The girls’ Varsity Volleyball
team lost to first seed New Trier
East (1975 state champs) 20-12
and 20-6 in the semi-final round
of districts at New Trier East
Thursday, January 15.
“NTE had extremely hard
serves, and it made it hard for
us to set up good spiking plays.
Their team’s performance was
the best I’ve seen in high school
volleyball this year,” Niles East
Coach, Chris Woodard, said.
“OUR TEAM’S STRENGTH
was defense. We covered the
court well, and we weren’t
afraid to hit the floor in order to
save a ball. Our serving also
was more consistent. Although
we lost, we know that we played
a good game.”
“The fact that we made it to
the semi-finals shows we’ve im
proved over last year. I hope
it gives my players some pride
and confidence that will carry
over to next year,” Coach Wood
ard said.
EARLIER THAT WEEK the
team eliminated Niles West 29-18
and 20-17 in the quarter-finals.
Niles North was also beaten in
the quarter-finals by New Trier
West, 8-20, 20-14, and 20-6. North
was seeded third behind Glen
brook South, West was seeded
fifth, and East was seeded
fourth out of 10 teams.
S p o rts S h o rts
According to Coach Woodard,
the team accomplished their
goal of working and feeling like
a team. “Of all sports, the true
essence of volleyball is team
work. Everyone has to think and
move together in order to make
the team work,” Coach Woodard
explained.
“WE PLAYED A TOUGH
schedule this year, and I’m very
pleased with our 7-5 record. The
south division of the CSL is very
strong in volleyball, and we had
some very good competition.
We gained valuable experience.
Since we only have two graduat
ing seniors, we hope to do even
better next year,” Coach Wood
ard concluded.
■
Fencers eaptnre third in tournament
THE VARSITY HOCKEY
team gained a 3-3 tie with Steinmetz on January 28, giving them
a record of two wins, one tie,
and 18 losses.
Steinmetz opened the scoring
in the first period, but East
hi came right back when Dave
Gutfreund slapped in a rebound.
Stu Pollack’s goal gave the Tro
jans the lead, but Steinmetz tied
it up at 2-2. Mark Rudd gave
East the lead late in the second
period, but Steinmetz tied the
score at 3-3 midway through the
third period.
Steinmetz outshot the Trojans
22-16. Coach Levin felt that this
was one of Easthi’s biggest
problems this season. “We don’t
take enough shots. For a team
to win hockey games you need
the guys who know how to play
the game, and who can set up
plays. If you don’t have those
guys it hurts,” said Coach Marc
Levin. Because of this, Easthi’s
coaches started using the “dump
and run offense.” This basical
ly consists of dumping the puck
into the opponents zone so a
winger can set up a play.
“When they use the ‘dump and
run,’ they play good hockey, but
when they start using their own
style, we start losing,” said
Levin.
EASTHI’S VARSITY FENCING team finished third in a
field of eight in the Inter-sub
urban varsity tournament.
“They fenced very well. It
was the first time they fenced to
their full capabalities,” said
Coach Ron Gralewski.
The varsity squad has a 3-4
record. East gained their three
victories against West, New
Trier East, and Marshall. Lar
ry Labow has the team’s best
record (11-5), followed by Jim
Osness (11-8).
Gralewski feels the teams ma
jor problems are a lack of bal
ance and consistency. “The
teams we lost to we could have
beaten if we were consistent.
You have to have a total team
effort.”
The junior varsity team has
a record of six wins and one
loss. They lost their only meet
to Gordon Tech. The squad, led
by Bill Samuak with a 13-2 rec
ord, has won about 75 per cent
of their individual bouts this
season. “The JV team is prob
ably ranked first in our divi
sion,” concluded Coach Gralew
ski.
EAST’S VARSITY SWIM
MING team defeated sister
school Niles West 93-62, but lost
to Libertyville 124-35 on January
30 and 31.
The Trojans set three new
school records. On the varsity
level, Bob Torstennson set a
record in the 500 yard free style
with a time of 5:27. On the low
er levels Bruce Brownstein
broke the 50 yard free style
record in 25.5 seconds, and Scott
Kleiman, Mike Boravik, Bruce
Brownstein, and Dan Galliger
earned another record in the
400 yard free style relay with a
3:51 time.
The swimmers have a 4-9 rec
ord. “I thought we’d be doing
better but we only have three
seniors, and two juniors on the
team,” said Coach Romayne
Baker.
There are 10 sophomores on
the varsity squad. “The sopho
mores are doing a great job, but
they lack the skill and ability
the older swimmers have,” con
cluded Baker.
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