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Special Homecoming Pictorial Coverage
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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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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
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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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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.
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“ 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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