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Wrestlers place last despite win by David Stradling The Indian Hill Gators finished last of ten teams at the Indian Hill Invitational home tournament last weekend, with a meager 34 points. Roger Bacon, 152, Moeller, 150, and Reading, 139, topped the tourney. The few winning Braves were Neil Bollinger, Greg McDaniel and John Nichols. Bollinger won his first match but did not finish in the top four of his weight class. McDaniel finished the same, but Nichols, who was seeded second, finished first at 155, after a strong victory over the first seeded wrestler from Bethel-Tate, Sean Orr. Nichols also amassed more than one half of the 34 points the Braves recieved. Roger Bacon recieved its second team victory at the tourney in three years, while Moeller had to settle for second after a win last year. Mark Gruenschlaeger, the heavyweight from Bacon, was responsible for Moeller's second place finish. In the last match of the tourney, Gruenschlaeger pinned Dan Wheeler of Anderson to give Bacon the six points they needed to win. "I was disappointed more than

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Sports quiz

Nichols

1. Who is the San Francisco 49ersYpunter? 2. Who is the Bengals offensive line coach? 3. In what conference is the UC Bearcats basketball team? 4. What was the name of Cincinnati's professional hockey team before the Stingers? 5. Where did the Bengals' Reggie Williams go to college? ANSWERS

photo by Rob Zesch'

John Nichols, who was seeded second in the Indian Hill Invitational, gets the upper hand in this match to win the 155 class. When the varsity squad that I was pleased," is how Coach Ron was tested last weekend is looked Webber felt about the Gators' at in perspective, it is easy to see performance. But during Coach why these two wrestlers create Jim Collins' pep talk Saturday most of Indian Hill's points. morning, Collins said some of the Nichols and McDaniel are the wrestlers were beginning to only seniors who have wrestled "show." That is, beginning to get more than two years and have the confidence and show their ability. experience needed to wrestle Looking at the scores of this effectively. and past matches, it is easy to see "I hope we are growing," that the Gators are being carried Webber said. "Everything we do, by Nichols and McDaniel, at least drilling, etc., is for us to grow not point wise. "We expect different only as wrestlers but as individthings from them than the rest of uals too." the wrestlers," Webber said.

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JV Braves still searching for first win by W e Petraglia The JV Braves had their sights on their first victory of the year for a timely Christmas present at Sycamore, December 18. However, the Aviators had other thoughts. With a strong second half, Sycamore overtook the Braves, who were leading by one at the half, to win 46-35. Mitch Theuring continued his consistent aggressiveness and led all scorers, with 17 points. The tide turned in the Aviators' favor early in the fourth quarter when a couple of costly fouls and a technical foul on Coach Arnold gave Sycamore the momentum. Although the official records will show a Braves' loss for the game of January 6 against Deer Park, 46-44, it was definitely a show of determination by the Braves to battle back from an eleven point deficit early in the fourth quarter. Indian Hill's effort fell short on a 15-foot jumper by John Kitei. Kitei was the game's high scorer with 15 points, while Theuring followed with 11 points. The Braves' hard work and stamina they have been gaining

through draining practices showed during the homestretch. The Braves reversed their showing against Deer Park by leading going into the fourth quarter of their January 8 contest with Glen Este only to falter in the fourth quarter. The Braves were outscored, 20-9, and lost by a final count of 5 1-43. As in almost all of the contests

this year, the Braves had two or three good quarters, but they could not pull everything together. As a result, Indian Hill came up on the short end for the tenth time without a victory and fell to 0-5 in league competition. The squad's two most consistent players, Theuring and Kitei, had 18 and 13 points respectively.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Ray Wenching Jim McNally The Metro Conference The Swords Dartmouth

BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL Dee. 18 a t Sycauore PH 7 15 15 34-51 Sycamore 7 13 22 20-62 High scorer.: Haacher, 14 Jan. 6 at Indian Hill IH 6 12 20 19-57 Deer Park 5 22 20 3-50 High scorers: Arnold, 17; Hancher, 16 Jan. 8 at Glen Este IH 9 12 14 10-45 Glen Este 12 8 12 18-50 GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL Jan. 5 at Deer Park IH 11 11 9 21-52 Deer Park 4 8 10 15-37 High scorer: Mains, 26

Val. 31 No. 8 January 15,1982 lndian Hill High School Cincinnati, Ohio 45243

by Kurt Dusterberg A longheld hope wiU finally become a reality at Indian Hill when the boys' sports teams drop from the AAA to AA in Ohio tournament action. The Ohio High School Athletic Association recently released its 1982-1983 classification for next year's divisions, and since qualifications are based on this year, Indian Hill will be eligible for AA. Indian Hill will be a strong force in numbers with 343 boys in grades 10-12 in a bracket ranging from 175-358. The girls' teams did not have the same luck. They will remain competing on the AAA level. There are 354 girls at Indian Hill, which misses 349 AA cutoff by just five. The classifications for A, AA, and AAA are divided as evenly as possible into equal thirds to provide sectional, district, and state tournaments with evenly matched teams. While this breakdown evenly proportions schools within

200 people at A ana AA, the AAA level contains schools that have a difference of nearly 1000 boys or girls. Post-season tournaments have not been conducive to strong finishes for Indian Hill in the recent past. An example of the Braves' problem occurred last year when Dale Mckibben's basketball team was dominated totally by Oak Hills in the sectionals. Oak Hills

Level

BOYS Students Schools

Level

GIRLS Students Schools

A AA AAA

15174 268 175-358 267 359-1339 267

A AA AAA

15-168 271 169-349 268 350-1263 268

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lndian Hill: 343 Cincinnati AA schools: 8 Southwest District AA schools: 56

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Jan. 5 at Greenhills 11 15 8 4-38 IH Greenhills 10 12 13 5-40 High scorer: Seremetis, 17

Jan. 6 at Indian Hill IH 10 6 2 15-33 Loveland 6 2 6 8-22 High scorer : Seremetis, 12

John Kitei finds himself in heavy traffic against Deer Park.

Theye, 9

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lndian Hill: 354 Cincinnati AAA schools: 24 Southwest District AAA schools: 64

about for years. It will really open doors. What it means is we can expect to be a AA powerhouse in golf." West also believes it will make qualifying in track "so much easier" in the spring. "There is no doubt this will make our teams more competitive than in the past," athletic director Carol Wehmann explained. "It creates a more equitable situation even though we have hung in there well and done an admirable job at AAA." Scheduling for the regular season could possibly be affected by the change, since coaches have the option of arranging to play any level they choose in non-league contests. Indian Hill will still participate in the Eastern HiUs League and play a full league schedule. Deer Park, Loveland, Mariemont, and Madeira will be the EHL's other AA teams while Sycamore, Glen Este and Milford will compete at AAA outside of the leame- Sgg AA, p. I 2

Drama Club to present 'Devil and byDaniel Webster' in Gus Gordon

FRESHMEN BASKETBALL Dec. 16 at Madeira IH 10 13 9 8-40 Madeira 6 5 13 3-27 High scorer: Theye, 10

Photo by Chris Eaton

has over ll00 boys. Beginning next year, the Braves will be one of the largest of the 56 schools in the AA southwest district. Now, boys' coaches will have a more realistic chance of sending teams and individuals to district and state tournaments. "I'm just thrilled," two sport Coach Bob West said. "This is something we've been talking

1982-83Ohio Sports Classification

Jan. 7 at Indian Hill IH 10 10 13 8241 Glen Este 16 14 5 10-45 High scorer: Goldsmith,

Jan. 12 at Finneytown IH 8 15 8 3-35 ~inneytown15 4 10 8-37 High scorers: Wentz,

AA competi

Boys' sports teams to drop

Photo by Rob Zelch

The lead actors for this year's Drama Club Forum are: (standing left to right) John Lilly as Daniel Webster and Rick Marshall as the Devil. Seated is Mike Gruber who portrays Jabez Stone.

Rick Marshall and John Lilly head the cast of this year's Drama Club Forum produetion, The Devil and Daniel Webster. The play is to be presented for the entire school Jan. 27 and later that night at 8:00 p.m. for the public. "The Devil and Daniel Webster is a play that I've wanted to do for the past twenty years," stated Miss Mary Berwanger. "Finally I have found a cast which is equal to the challenge." John Lilly plays the part of Daniel Webster, the charismatic orator of the prexivil War era. "It's going to be really enjoyable t o portray a real person," said Lilly. "It's more challenging than playing a character of some writer's imagination." Also in the cast are Mike Gruber, Suzie Johnson, Lance Luckey, Todd Cox, Elizabeth

Converse and Rick Marshall, who portrays the Devil. "This is my first play," stated Marshall. "The play should be an entertaining production." The story concerns Jabez Stone, a poor man from New Hampshire, who, in a fit of dispair, sells his soul to the Devil so he can become successful. In no time at all Jabez turns into a wealthy politician, with everything going his way. On the day of his marriage, however, the Devil comes back to claim his property, so it's up to Daniel Webster to win Stone's soul back in a court room confrontation with the Devil. Helping out in the back stage capacities are student director Jane Lewin, stage manager Stacey Labahn, technical director Ward Wells, and the Indian Hill Tech and Stage crew.

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b Honors Band C ~ n c e s t eep musicians p by Kitsa Tassian The cast for Pow-Wow '82 was selected by Mr. Hank Henley, director and producer of Pow-Wow 1982, last Monday. Seniors Mike Gruber and Joni Stubbs, both returning for their fourth Bow! Wow, portray the lead parts of Pippin and Catherine. This year's Pow-Wow, "Pippin," is a contemporary musical in which Pippin, the son of Charlernagne, tries to follow in his father's footsteps in an attempt to have a completely fulfilled life. Pippin t r i ~ smany artificial things in society, but still unfulfdled, he realizes that he can only find true happiness in a simple, domestic life with Catherine, a widow who loves him. Other main characters include Todd Cox as The Leading Player; Charlemagne, portrayed by Gus Gordon; Fastrada, Pippin's stepmother, played by Kathy Conlon; and Berthe, played by Becky Mattox. The music for "Pippin" is a mixture of several styles including rock, traditional Broadway and jazz piano. Stevie Rivers returns for her third year as choreographer for this mid-70's musical. In addition, Mr. Steve Strider wiU serve as technical director along with Mrs. Shannon as art director and Miss Mary Berwanger as drama director.

Henley descibes "Pippin" as a "totally new type of theater. It's a contemporary musical that will be a great challenge and one that IH has never seen the likes of before."

by Peter Hug This year's EI-IL Honors Band presented its annual concert at Deer Park High School, last Sunday. The performance consisted of three bands, a junior high band, and two high school bands:

Senior Search applications now e in attendance o by Mark Aldendifer Indian Hill's nine week Senior Search program is getting underway in its tenth year. The program is for Seniors who wish to spend their last quarter in high school in a job situation that they would like to pursue in the future. These students must also meet certain standards, regulations, and procedures. To be eligible, the participant must have at least a C average for the first three quarters and no deficiencies in any subjects can be shown at the beginning of the fourth quarter. The student must secure signatures of all fourth quarter teachers. The school will discourage the students taking any A.P. courses, and students leaving the school for college courses are not elgible for Senior Search. Searchers who exceed their allowed number of days absence will receive an F for the program.

After the application is acquired from the 'attendance office, and filled out, it must be turned in to Mr. Gellert no later than February 26th. This date is earlier than last year so the students will be motivated to organize and prepare for the endeavor. "We look at the application and decide whether or not it is beneficial to the student," stated MI. Gellert. On March 12, applicants will be notified as to their acceptance. The students are responsible for all contacts in finding their job, which is not allowed to be with any member of the student's immediate family. Along with this restriction, the searchers are not allowed to be paid, and they must report on their experiences each week and write a paper based on their experiences over the entire nine weeks.

the symphonic B ~ & and- the wind ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ b l ~ . Among the works that the wind ~ ~played at ~ the con~ ~ b cert were Chorale and meluia, by ~~~~d Hanson, and the ~ a ~ ~ t Seventh by John Philip Sousa. The Symphonic band played Three Palestrina Chorales arranged by Gardner and The Chorale and Shaker Dance by John P. Zdechlik. The conductor of the Symphonic Band was Dr. William Rost. Rost is a former member of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and various other professional brass quintets. Rost is currently the Director of Bands at Northern Kentucky University in addition to teaching music there. Dr. Terry MiUigan, the director of the Wind Ensemble, is the Director of Bands and Wind Studies at the University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music. Last summer, Milligan directed the band of the Summer Music Institute, which played the Grand Serenade by P.D.Q. Bach. Indian Hill had sixteen players seated throughout the chairs of the two high school bands, many of these musician's holding principal seats. The participants were selected by their respective band directors, and were seated in regard to their individual audition.

AFS students visit Indian

Hill

On Friday, January 8, IH hosted 21 AFS students. During the day these foreign students showed slides of their respective countries in language and history classes. In addition they held a combination slide show and talk session during activity period. On January 30-3 1, Mariemont High School will host the AFS Midway Weekend. Thirty AFS students will attend in order to discuss problems and experiences over a pot luck dinner. During this weekend, hosts are needed to accomodate each student. Hosts are also needed for the '82283 school year AFS program. Anyone interested in either of these programs should contact Mrs. Caroline Berry at 561-4473. Hooded AFS sweatshirts are still available for $15.00. Anyone interested please contact Mr. Gellert .

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by Kurt Dusterberg Can you believe it? The Cincinnati Bengals will play in Super Bowl XVI. Better still, can you believe the San Francisco' 49ers will be in Super Bowl XVI? It doesn't seem like either team should be there. I am used to hearing teams in the Super Bowl like Dallas, Oakland, Miami or Minnesota. Last year, you could not have paid people to watch the Bengals and 49ers. Now Cincinnati fans shout things

like "Who dey think gonna beat dem Bengals." A year ago, the question was "Who dey think they're gonna get clobbered by next ." Both teams deserve credit, though- Sari Francisco posted 13 wins with people 'named Ring, Board, Clark and the like. Coach Bill Walsh took one of the NFL's doormats and gave them the best record in football. Forrest Gregg proved that the Bengals were much more than "the best 6-10 team in football" as his team went 12-4. Cris Collinsworth proved to be one of the draft's best finds in '81, Ken Anderson had his best year as a pro, and the defense stifled some of the leagues best offenses, including San Diego and Buffalo

twice. Of course, the Bengals burned the Bills, 28-21, two weeks ago. And many of us sat through that memorable 27-7 win over the Chargers in the -65 degree cold, or whatever it was. If you were there, I remind you of your rights to brag to your grandchildren about sitting through the coldest game in NFL history . There is no way to describe how cold it was. All I know is I kept thinking about how cold it had to get before all molecular motion ceased. Another fun aspect of the playoffs is watching Mayor David Mann win cuisinary delights from losing cities in portions just large enough to make a few tasty meals for his immediate family. If Mann would think about the fans

next week, he would see about a deal including the Golden Gate Bridge in. exchange for, let's say, Fountain Square, Mt. Adams and a bridge to be named later. Something to remember the game by. Un the other hand, maybe I'm just jealous that I d o n Yknow any high school sports editors in San Francisco t o bet with. Everyone alwaysc knows his Super Bowl prediction is right. I'm no exception. I am taking Cincinnati. Even though the Bengals lost to San Francisco earlier this year, 21-3, I think the Bengals have more experience in the key positions. In the first two playoff games, Pete Johnson and Charles Alexander proved Cincinnati has a strong running game, but the Bengals will need to establish what made them so strong all year - the passing attack. Final score: Bengals-31, 49ers-21.

Freshman lead hunt for !H I championship --

by Paul Monach At halftime, coach Frank Bunton told the freshman Braves that "we'll win the game on freethrows." Unfortunately for the Braves, the true deciding factor was a last-second basket by Finneytown that enabled the Wildcats to defeat the Braves, 37-35, Tuesday. The loss dropped the Braves' record to 7-3. This was an especially tough loss for the Braves as it was the second two-point setback suffered by the team in the last three games. The other was a

40-38 setback at Greenhills on January 5. However, Bunton was pleased with the effort, remarking, "This is the best team we've played or will play, and if we continue to play this well, we'll win the rest of the games on our schedule." The quality of play was especially encouraging after coming off of a 33-22 drubbing of arch-rival Loveland last Wednesday. While the post-game mood of the team was somewhat dejected, many players wer encouraged. One team member summed it up

Medley team earns berth

best by saying, "We played our best game of the season, but we just came up short." Coach Bunton also viewed the game as a learning experience, saying that, among other things, "We learned that we can play decently without Rick [Abrams] ." The loss of leading scorer and playmaker Rick Abrams to a broken arm has made itself apparent, but this loss has not been nearly as severe as many people feared. His replacement, Mike Wentz, has played well during Abrams' absence. Abrams broke his arm in the

Madeira game December 16. The Braves won that game, 40-27, on the shoulders of Mike Theye's team-leading 10 points. Pete Seremetis was the leading scorer in the Loveland and Greenhills games with 12 and 17 points, respectively. The Braves' next home game is against Milford Tuesday, January 22. This game is especially important as it is one of just three EHL challenges remaining before the EHL tournament. A victory would give the Braves a 6-0 record in the league, and some choice of playoff opponents.

~ , AA, cont. from P. 1

"Right now, it's almost impossible to compete," Coach Dick Pfirman said of his girls' basketball team, citing the strength of schools like Oak Hills. "It wo,uld be nice if there were maybe five divisions like football. I don't know what is so sacred about three, and I think it would help more teams participate and make money." In the Eastern Hills League, girls' teams from Glen Este, Milford, and Sycamore will join Indian Hill at AAA. Loveland, Madeira and Deer Park will compete at AA, and Mariemont's 166 girls qualify for A competition.

at state after invitational

photo by Rob Zesch

The twenty-one American Field Service (AFS) students who visited IH January 8 are: (front row left t o right) Carmissa Munoz from Columbia, Fernando Saito from Peru, Francesca Pispisa from Italy, Anna Maria Hardardottir from Iceland, Olivier Grignard from Belgium, Michael Payer from Switzerland, Jairo Riano from Columbia (second row left to right) Peter Green from Australia, Carmen Quinony from Paraquay, Unni Horthe from Norway, Lisa Ellen Mills from New Zealand, Lola Chouvac from France (third row left t o right) Norazlin Rahman from Malaysia, Anne Kruckenberg from Germany, Kenrike Sauer from Germany, Sakari Ahdekivi from Finland, Camilla Sonderyd from Sweden, Dan Herrera from Chile, Tony Valdez from mile,Martina Buol from Switzerland, Mattias Rothe from Germany.

by Mark Aldendifer At the Sycamore Invitational ~ 1 swimming s meet last Friday 7 the Aquasquaws swam to a sixth place finish out of seven teams. The medley relay team Diane Remmell, Kris Brockmann, Betsy Weller and Beth Wingerter not only grabbed third place in the meet, but it brought itself a ticket to the state competitions in Columbus with a time of 1 :5 9. Good news did not stop there as the Squaws faced a home trimeet with Mt. Notre Dame and Ursuline last Tuesday. The team placed second in the competition and had all around excellent times from the swimmers. Hard fought swims and

good times came from Jennie ~ ~ whitney d winn, ~ Beth~ Wingerter and Shelli Aquabraves Coach Greg Seremetis is getting the team ready for its January 21 home meet against Walnut Hills. Workouts for the team have been extensive to prepare for the second half of the season. What the team lacks is school support at the meets. "The main reason is that students aren't sure of where the team swims," said Seremetis. Home meets are held at the Country Day sports complex, at Cincinnati Country Day School on Given Road. The team's record now stands at 3-1.

Dr. Feltman believes the change "will be better for the school overall. I think success breeds success. This could give the school outside publicity and make more people want to be a part of a winner." Competition will continue to be tough for the girls, but their day to join AA may not be far off. Indian Hill is the second smallest of 64 girls' AAA schools to Lemon-Monroe in the southwest district. Since Indian Hill is just girls above the cutoff, there is a chance the move could come in two years.

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EHL leading Sycamore to clash with Squaws by Liza Mitchell The basketball Squaws will face league-leading Sycamore at home tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. in hopes of extending their league record to 3-2. "It should be a good game," ' Dick Pfiiman speculated. "We will be in there fighting. The difference in the game will depend , on our ability to score and play man-to-man." "We were playing pretty well, and then we blew it in the fourth quarter by not hustling," stated senior Mary Brainard concerning the Squaws' second league defeat against Glen Este last Tuesday, 45-41. The Squaws' overall record is now 5-4 and 2-2 in league play. "At this point I would say we are probably placed third in the league," said coach Pfirman. Currently, Sycamore is in first place while Maderia and Milford are tied for second. Coach Pfirman hopes to be climbing up the ladder to second or even first very soon. "They (Squaws) play very well as a team and they work well together. There are no individual stars for dependency. The five starters all compliment each other," Pfirman explained. The Squaws' strong players are seniors Leslie Mains, who averages nearly 18 points per game, 4

Photo by Chris Wiech

Leslie Mains has been a strong offensive tlueat for the Squaws this year. Against Glen Este, she scored 9. Mains had a seasonAigh 26 at Deer Park.

Gradual improvement helps Braves crack winning column by Kurt Dusterberg A 1-9 team does not improve in leaps and bounds. It's g o r e like skips and hops. Nonetheless, for the basketball Braves, they are significant moves. --a -After dropping their first eight games, the Braves vented their frustrations in a fourth quarter scoring barrage to beat Deer Park. That game was sandwiched between two strong efforts despite league losses to Sycamore and Glen Este. "We just haven't learned how to win yet," Coach Dale McKibben told. "We still have a struggle to find leadership and we lack offensive consistency." McKibben has been singing that tune all season. In the past three games, Indian Hill has scored an average of just 51 points per game while surrendering just 54 points each contest. In other years, McKibben says, that would have been a superb defensive effort. Twice the Braves held the opponent to just 50 points. Once it was good enough for a 57-50 victory over Deer Park. In the other game, Indian Hill was outscored by Glen Este, 5045. "There is no doubt we are

working hard in practice," junior forward Dave Davis said, "but we're not executing when we have to. "All of our home "games have been close and the breaks are bound to come soon. Realistically, at this point, I think we can play the spoiler role.'' The Braves showed their greatest spark of ability in their come from behind win over Deer Park. Even without Terry Healey, who missed practice and had to sit out the game, the Braves outscored the Wildcats, 19-3, in the final quarter to overcome what was once an 11 point deficit. Jim Arnold led the Braves with 17 points, nine of which came at the foul line. Indian Hill showed that one ingredient missing in its attack is depth. The Braves held a 22-20 lead over Sycamore at halftime and a 21-20 lead at the half over Glen Este, but the Braves quandered both leads late in the third quarter. The Braves will look for another league win tonight when they host Madeira. The Mustangs, in quest of a league title, are undefeated in the EHL.

Lisa Goldsmith, and Brahard, who average eight and six points, respectively. "I would have t o say that Leslie Mains is our best player," said senior Betsy Esterly. But Esterly is not doing too badly herself. She and Holly Rhodes have really come o n strong since the start of the season. The Squaws tore apart Deer Park Tuesday, January 5, 52-37. Mains was high scorer for the Squaws with a total of 26 points. "Pfirman just kept saying 'give the ball to Leslie, she's making everything tonight,' " Diane Kohmescher said. The main quality the Squaws seem to lack is consistency. Against the Deer Park Wildcats, several players scored in double digits. Then, two days later at Glen Este,"we played lousy compared to Deer Park," Human said, with just two scoring in double figures. The highest was 12 points, by Goldsmith. "We have had a pretty good season so far, but we should have won the close games. In my opinion, we lost them because of poor refereeing," Mains explained. The Squaws will enter in tournament play during the month of February. "I think we lost some of our momentum over Christmas break, but about the time we play in the tournaments I think we will be real strong and d o really well," stated Esterly.

photo by Chris Eaton

Braves' forwards Jim Morgan (52), and Dave Davis (32), baffle under the boards in their first victory of the year over Deer Park, 57-50.

January 15, 1982

Straight program opens in Cincy This article is the second part of a series on drug rehabilitation. by Chris Schmalz The Cincinnati area became the fourth location in the country to receive a Straight program when a new facility opened on Wednesday, January 7. According to Mr. Jay Rushing, the program's director, five tri-state area youths were moved from the Straight in St. Petersburg to the newly opened one in Mt. Repose, Ohio. The new facility's proximity to Cincinnati enables area parents to visit and work with their children presently enrolled in Straight. In addition to the fifty-five tri-state kids from St. Petersburg, a few new area "dmggies" have already entered Straight. Although presently accomodating roughly sixty people, the facility may hold up to 125 people in the future. Plans for additions to the main building have already begun, and the facility may later increase its capacity to 350. Rushing approximated the facility's final cost at somewhere near $450,000. He is pleased with the community's acceptance of the program and applauds the media coverage Straight has received so far. Teens attend Straight from

nine in the morning until nine at night. A typical day at Straight is made up of several "rap sessions" in which "druggies" discuss such issues as past drug experiences and becoming a better individual. "The group is Straight," Rushing said. In other words, kids become straight through these intense talk sessions. Besides the sessions, "druggies" also do a lot of singing. Rushing 'feels that in addition to being fun, the singing brings the group closer together. Another concept at Straight is "Tough Love," the idea of loving someone enough to help them through very difficult experiences. "We're tough on them," Rushing admits. If a teen has a certain problem staff members will attempt to help them regardless of how emotionally painful it may be. On the average, it takes eleven months to complete the entire Straight program. When teens first enter Straight it usually takes them a few days to realize that they need help. After an acceptance of this fact, kids usually want to stay and be helped. "We're honest," Rushing states. "If the kids have problems we let them know; we don't hide anything from them." In order for teens to become

straight they must go through a process called "seven stepping." What seven stepping entails is a series of five phases in which kids are broken of their past drug habits. Phase one begins with "druggies" entering a straight environment. This environment includes a new home where the "druggie" is introduced to another higher phase person in Straight. This higher phase person watches over the "druggie" to ensure that he does not fall back into his past drug life. During phase one the druggie must come to terms himself. Realization of drug problems and a positive attitude toward outside help are essential to this phase. In phase two, the kids are reestablished with their families and taken back home. Parents and their children must learn t o get along and restore a family environment. In phase three, the person is enrolled into school or goes back to work. Starting in phase four, the person receives days off from the program and increased leisure time. Also in this phase, he begins to make friendships with other straight people. Phase five is centered around more time away from the program and more

Indian Hill attendance 'definitely best ever' by John Christine Why do attendance rates vary considerably among high schools? Tom Pflaumer, the pupil personnel officer for the Hamilton Country Board of Education, sees a direct relationship. "The higher the socioeconomic conditions, the higher the attendance." Indian Hill's daily attendance averages 96%, higher than Loveland Hurst High School's approximate 93% but lower than Country Day's 97%. On the other hand, Taft High School has only 85% of their student body present on an average day. Dr. Karl Feltman regards the percentages mostly as a measure of "community expectations" and a reflection of "its values of education." Mr. Wayne Homer, assistant principal in charge of attendance at Taft High School feels that social reasons have the most significant effect on attendance. While most IHers put education near the top of their list of priorities, some students at Taft cannot, simply because they are

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forced to live with "adult type responsibilities." According to Homer, students enrolled at Taft skip school in order to take care of their brothers and sisters, or, in some cases, their own children. Mr. Joseph Fulgham, visiting teacher at Taft, is responsible for checking the homes of truants and getting them back in school. He feels that because most students at Taft lack "family stability", they don't receive the same treatment as IHers do. Homer added that most of Taft's teenagers live in single-parent homes. Homer went on to say that there is usually no parent at home during school hours to encourage their children to be at school. Then, according to Homer, students miss a couple of days and become discouraged upon returning to find themselves behind in their school work. As a result, some students give up attending school. Homer expressed concern over future attendance rates and noted that although Taft's attendance is

increasing, so are college standards. Students, therefore, may be more tempted to stay at home. While Dr. Feltman thinks that the size of the school is an important factor in attendance rates, Homer sees no relationship. Feltman argues that, "The smaller you get, the more personal the atmosphere and the better the environment." This theory holds true at IH where attendance rates have been increasing in the last few years, while, at the same time, enrollment has decreased. Taft enrolls approximately 750 students in tenth through twelth grades, while IHs student body is 784, not including 42 vocational students. When asked whether lower attendance rates hinder the educational process, Mrs. Judy Deiters, a social studies teacher at Taft answered, "It does to some extent. You just have to do the best you can." On the other hand, Mrs. J o h n Wund, French teacher at IH, feels "spoiled", commenting, "I assume 100%

responsiblities in the group sessions. In this phase, kids "give back to the program" in the sense that they add to the group discussions and attempt to get others involved in the talks. Besides breaking druggies of their drug habits, Straight also helps to reshape the person as a whole. Straight teaches kids that they are important and their peers should not influence them. A reevaluation of morals, along with self-discipline and respect are also included. Although Straight does not specifically teach the belief in a "supreme being," kids sometimes become reestablished in their religious beliefs while becoming straight. Mr. Rushing sees no difference in the time it takes to become Straight between users of lighter drugs, such as pot and alcohol, and a user of hard drugs. However, he is alarmed with the increased acceptance of and the myth surrounding marijuana. "People no longer think it is that bad to smoke marijuana occasionally." Rushing feels that pot is just as bad as other drugs. "A drug is a drug." The staff includes six former tri-state "druggies," all of whom must conform to the program's rigid standards, which means using no drugs, including alcohol. Rushing commented, "Staffers must talk what they walk."

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attendance." The daily attendance rate at IH is "definitely the best it's ever been", according to Mrs. Gail Nichols, attendance secretary. In the past, IH attendance rates haven't been quite as impressive. In 1978 the average was 93%. Since then, more students have been present each day in proportion to the declining size of the student body. In fact, Feltman believes IH has "maximized" its attendance. Nichols attributes the increase to the new attendance policy that took effect at the beginning of the '80-81 school year. According t o this policy, students who miss more than five days of a quarter class, ten days of a semester class, or twenty days of a year the long they course, successfully fail that course appealunless ruling. of the policy, Feltman "We've says that significantly because decreased truancies." At Taft, Homer is hopeful that the rates will increase: "Our god is 90% for this year." He warns, however, "You have to be realistic: what works at Indian Hill doesn't work here."

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Throughout the year, the Indian Hill student who attends pep-rallies can hear various athletic coaches bemoaning the fact that there is never a large showing - - by John Bergman at volleyb~ll,soccer, field hockey, or even varsity footmay ,may not have As ball games. At least one group has long been assured noticed, we recently celebrated the crowds these others have missed: the varsitv the coming of a new year- Every year this "coming" tends to bring basketball team. N~ matter how far away the team about an urge, in all of us, to travelled, they have almost always had a loyal and very clean last year's slate and draw up vocal following, large enough that in the past the pep an outline for our hopes, desires club has successfully sponsored car caravans and school y d goals for the future. This bemg the first issue of the 1982 buses for those without transportation. Chieftain, . I herewith present my For the first time in at least the last four years, Indi- personal list of hopes fbr the cornan Hill students have been asked to restrain their spirit. ingyear. First, I sincerely hope that the school officials have challenged the ethics of crowd 1982-83 school year will be run participation, specifically in the case of the Sycamore on the 7 period schedule. I have away-game on December 18, traditionally one of the already devoted an entire column explaining why I believe this is loudest, and from the spectators' point of view, one of to crucial, so I will not it the best of the season. Several students were repri- here. Second, I would very much manded for their behavior at the game, especially for pacing back and forth on the sidelines during syca- like to see a reexamination of exam policy by school adminstramore ~ o u ~ - s ~Oon~the s , grounds that it could distract tors ,d the student government. the peripheral vision of the players. In addition, a re- Persondy, I find the present t exams cent announcement asked students to stay off the scheduling of f ~ s semester after Christmas vacation preposfloor at future games. terous. I would much prefer to The purpose of a large crowd is to support its team, suffer through the last week beand to do so effectively it invariably has an adverse fore vacation, knowing that when I was done with exams I could effect On the opposing team' One need look no fur- evacuate my mind of all previous ther than the Bengals two weeks ago to see this prin- knowledge. - ~tcan be done. and. ciple in action. This is the essence of crowd participation, which is News Shorts in turn the essence of the "rah-rah, jump up and ns down" spirit that student leaders, coaches, and adminMr. returned to istrators have urged on the students since September. the Indian ill teachine" staff. reSurely it is not easy to draw such spirit from the stu- placing physical education teacher Roudabush. Roudabushleft dents, but it is at best a futile task to try to restrain Indian Hill to take the position of this spirit once it develops. materials manager at Glenway -,

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other S C ~ O O ~ S . A third change which I would hope for is a greater number of activity periods. I think this is a very relief from the - important monotony that inevitably accomPanics the average school day. It would also be very nice to see the develo~ment of new activities. One possibility would be to add several activities which lean toward academia, but do not contain the usual classroom rigor of test and homework. Math club and creative writing club are two such possibilities. Fourth, I hope that all organizations that consider themselves a part of "The Moral Majority" will come to the reality that their group is neither of the things it claims to be. Finally, on a lighter note, I hope that the Bengals bury the Forty-niners, pun intended, and that Pow Wow, along with all other Indian Hill High School endeavors, is very successful. Happy New Year. And may your list of goals, and mine, be fulfilled!

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The Cincinnati Youth Symphony is going on an exchange trip on the weekend of January 30-31 to Indianapolis, where they will give a joint-concert with the Indianapolis Symphony Youth Orchestra. CYSO's first concert for the year was last November in the IH auditorium, and the exchange concert will feature the same basic program, especially Borodin's Symphony No. 2. Later in the year, the Indianapolis Youth Orchestra will come to Cincinnati to complete the exchange with an identical concert. Indian Hill's members in the CYSO include Tom Crumpler, Dan Fryxell, Fred Goosman, Barbara Hug, Peter Hug, John Nichols, Janet Nicolas, and John Ries.

by Peter Hug It may come as something of a surprise, and perhaps even a shock, to admirers of bluegrass music that one of the first essays into this genre was taken by a relatively obscure, and deservedly so, German composer of the eighteenth century; indeed, one called by some a "pimple on the face of music." P.D.Q. Bach was the last son of that great baroque artist, J.S. Bach. Born in Leipzig, at one minute after midnight on March 31, 1742, he was destined, in the next sixty-five years, to definitely prove, not once, but re; peatedly, the doctrine of originality through incompetence. In fact, according to Professor Peter Schickele, the best known (and only) proponent of this music, P.D.Q. is "a man who triumphed over the most staggering obstacle ever placed before a composer: absolute and utter lack of talent. P.D.Q. only started composing when he was thirty-five, and his compositions can be divided into three parts: the initial plunge, the soused period, and contrition. In his initial plunge, which lasted about six days, Bach learned all he ever was to about music - as time passes he steadily forgot even this. His soused period, the longest of the three, was characterized by a rapidly plummeting standard of mediocrity, and a marginally improved grasp of harmony due to his nearly constant doublevision. The last development of his musical style, contrition, took place in the last year of his life; it was perhaps

caused by a realization of the havoc that his music had caused to the sensibilities of the listening public of eighteenth century Europe, or, more specifically, the German town of Wein-am-Rhein, where his only public performances were ever given. The principle work of Black Forest Bluegrass is the cantata, "Blaues Gras." This was composed towards the end of the soused period, about 1805, for the first American tour of a local Black Forest string band, Tommy Mann and his Magic Mountain Boys. In the composition of this, the first vocal work of P.D.Q. to be recovered in the original German, the composer did, unfortunately, outdo himself, both in the music itself and in its arrangement. One of the more notable innovations, or mistakes, if you choose to view them as such, is his orchestration of the piece. It is unfortunate that the bluegrass band and the baroque orchestra clash somewhat when used in conjunction. This kind of malajuxtaposition of instruments is not rare in P.D.Q.'s work: it has led to his being considered "history's greatest lateeighteenth-century Southern German composer of multimovement works for bagpipes and chamber orchestra." This part, consisting of only four words, is one of the most interesting sections of the entire cantata. It may be that it represents a reaction on P.D.Q.'s part to the forces of Napoleonic tyrrany which were then spread

throughout Europe. One of the other songs is an example of P.D.Q.'s work in the last decade of the eighteenth century. It is one of the three Diverse Ayres on Sundne Notions, or commercials, composed for his travelling medicine show. "Hear me Through," a testimonial to the effectiveness of a dishwashing soap, is scored for a bargain counter tenor and snake. The commercial, although somewhat lacking in artistic merit, was responsible for P.D.Q.'s financial success and is included in the record solely for this reason. It is also the reason for the unusual longevity of the Soused Period. One of the problems with the musical qualtiy is that the snake, consisting of a brass mouthpiece connected by a tube to a penny whistle, usually produces two distinct sounds simultaneously, although this is not always the case. Unfortunately, neither of them is overly mellifluous, even by itself, and taken in combination are thought to have been responsible, to date, for six lynchings, twentythree snake-smashings,one case of terminal, irreversible deafness, and the refund of over three and one-half million dollars from various concerts. Not unsurprisingly, this has led to its complete obscurity, even following recent revival of considerable interest in its larger (and older) relative, the serpent. Both of these pieces, along with the other, No-No Nonette, present a valid cross-section of P.D.Q.'s music, ranging from the

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e Police maintain fine quality with 'Ghost' by Elbie Herman The ability of the Police to produce a top quality rock album is far from unknown. The group's latest album, Ghost in the Machine is topping the charts in over a half dozen countries, including the U.S. The group's fust two albums, Outlandos D 'Amour and Reggetta de Blanc netted the group a relatively small but devoted following in the U.S., while maintaining a tremendous following in countries like England and France. The group's largest problems were the lack of a top ten com-

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mercial hit as well as being considered primarily a new-wave band. The group remedied both of these problems with the release of their third album Zenyatta Mondatta, as it contained two top ten singles, "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" and "Don't Stand So Close to Me," the latter reaching the number one position. The album also contained a song called "Voices in My Head" which was a big disco success, thus opening up a new listening area for the group. The group has more than equaled the musical quality of

Zenyatta Mondatta with the release of Ghost in the Machine, thus proving the group is not a flash in the pan. Ghost in the Machine has had instant success sales wise by quickly achieving the number one position in England and number three in the U.S. The single "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic'' has also done very well. The album also has several other cuts that are very promising; "Spurts in the Material World", "Hungry for You" and "Demolition Man" will undoubtedly add to the group's success.

mediocre to the truly odious. However bad they may be, it is true that the music presents some innovations of a truly startling scope: the potentialities of the doctrine of originality through incompetence are not to be taken lightly. This album presents a chapter in the histoxy of music that has lain buried for nearly two hundred years. Although it is one of the eternal tragedies of the twentieth century that they have been unearthed, and of the eighteenth century that they were written at all, they do exist o n record. Now that they are available, it is worth listening to them, for comparison with other types of music, for amusement, and for the effortless development of an invincible superiority complex in the field of music composition.

JEFF from page 7 time spent meeting and getting t o know people who lived everywhere from "Helsinki to California." Unfortuantely, Jeff can't cruise all year long, because school always seems to get in the way. Jeff takes school seriously, but says that grades are not his "whole Life." About grades Jeff feels, "It's a shame that people can be judged totally on grades. If I work my best and get an A, or an F, it doesn't matter." When he's not working at the bank, or doing homework, Jeff really enjoys music, both listening and playing. Jeff's been playing drums for about 5 years, but playing in a band is still "a dream" for him. Jeff's discriminating musical palate enjoys a wide variety of groups, such as Genesis, The Who, Steely Dan, and Ricki Lee Jones. When Jeff sits down to listen to an album, he really listens to it; "Noticing and respecting the differences in the music is all part of enjoying it." About his future, Jeff said, "I "I'm looking forward to getting out on my own to test myself, I'm sorry to leave Indian Hill. I wish I would go back and do more things, but we're supposed to listen to that advice before we get into high school." Next year, Jeff plans to go to the University of Cincinnati, hopefully t o study business. Jeff added, "I look to the future, because it always comes." After a moment of reflection, Jeff commented, "I know what I am and what I can do; I'm just in the process of doing it now."

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"Reds" rated PC Chieftain rating: *** by Todd Cox Gone With the Wind and Dr. Zhivago are both epic fdms in their own right. Likewise, Reds probably will go down in filmmaking history as one of the best movies of the 1980's. This film was written, produced, and directed by Warren Beatty, who also takes the leading role. Beatty has already made his mark as a fine actor, but in Reds his prowess as a producer, writer and director is illustrated. The movie follows the life of writer Jack Reed (Beatty). The movie is told from the viewpoint of eyewitnesses of the events that occur. Diane Keaton plays Jack Reed's companion, who originally is married to a very conservative business man. She finds her life with him unenjoyable and sets out to do what she really wants to do, write. She meets Mr. Reed and asks him for an opinion of her work. She accompanies Reed to his office at his home where he writes for a radical labor newspaper which advocates labor reform. He often leaves her alone with his friends when he travels to different cities to make speeches. She feels uncomfortable with them and several times threatens to leave him. When the Russian Revolution begins, Jack sees it as the most important labor uprising in his-

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tory. In an attempt to help the cause of the Russian laborers and laborers around the world, he travels to Russia. By this time, Beatty and Keaton are married. She threatens to leave Reed if he leaves for Russia. Nevertheless, he does, but soon returns to America. He attempts to start a Communist party here and perhaps start a labor uprising such as the one in Russia. Discouraged by the lack of positive reception of his ideas in America, Jack goes back to Russia. The new government there refuses to allow Reed to return to

America since they feel he is too important to their cause. Jack's wife braves great dangers to reach Russia to be with her husband. Jack has throughout the movie been suffering from kidney disease, and this disease finally kills him at the end of the movie. It is important to remember that this is based on a true story; Jack Reed actually lived. Therefore, the romantic, dramatic, and adventure scenes, even though enhanced by camera shots and special effects, actually occurred. Reds realistically depicts the American view of the Russian

by Kurt Dusterberg Expecting Timothy Hutton to equal his performance in Ordinary People with that of Taps seems to be a lot to ask, but he plays his role in Taps with nearly the same brilliance. Hutton carries the bulk of the screentime opposite George C. Scott. His role shows his versatility in a dramatically different story from his 1980 blockbuster. In Ordinary People, he played a confused teen who attempted

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romantic scenes. It is approximately three hours long with an intermission. However; the movie never drags and keeps the audience's attention. Reds offers something for everyone. The historian, realist, and romantic would all enjoy this film. The adventure scenes keep you always alert and intrigued. Beatty's first attempt at producing, writing and directing is a sure winner.

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Hutton s ows true artistry in 'Taps' "Taps" rated PC Chieftain rating: * *%

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suicide following his brother's tragic death. In Taps, Hutton portrays a strong-willed leader of men. Taps packs a powerful punch like Ordinary People, as well as an important message. Hutton plays Brian Moreland, the first ranking cadet at Bunker Hill, a military boarding school. Colonel Bache (Scott), the school's commandant, is Moreland's guiding force to save the school from closing down. Bunker Hill was to be closed after one year, but following a tragic shooting incident involving Colonel Bache, the school is to cease ope-

rations immediately. Moreland then heads the cadets on a suspensful effort to enclose themselves at the academy. The cadets take no hostages, but they arm themselves and prepare to defend their school from heavily manned forces of the National Guard. Hutton portrays the desparation of the situation well. The likelihood of defending the campus becomes more and more grim as many cadets leave to safety. Hutton's bleakness of character here is remarkably close to his role in Ordinaqr People.

The message of the movie is clear-cut and thought-provoking. Just how important are the causes we fight for? Where should we draw the line, and at what expense? These questions are discussed near the end of the movie, as it leads to a shocking, unexpected finish. The only shortcoming of the movie is the slow development of the plot. Taps need not take more that two hours, especially with the limited area in which the story takes place-all at the campus of Bunker Hill. Otherwise, the problems are few. Hutton deals with the emotional strain of Moreland's leadership with strength and moving power. Taps is only half a star short of superb.

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J a n . 13-17, Mon.-Thurs. 8:00, Fri.-9:OO, S a t . 5:00 and 9:00, Sun.-2:00 - o f f e bwoadray "Betrayal" - Jan. 19Feb. 1 4 - same times "Make boxes, l a r g e boxes" RIVERFRONT COLLISEUM iiod Stewart - J a n . 2 8 , 8:00 - why d i d n l t you j u s t watch him on TV? Ozzie Osborn - Feb. 12, 8:00 - llwe're o f f t o s e e t h e wizard" DAYTON HARA ARENA Marshall Tucker Band w i t h MacGuffey Lane - Jan. 28, 7 : 30 - "don't throw t h a t 'pone away"

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Mrs. by Richard Stradling To Mrs. Jean Kern, peoples' names are special. "I place great importance on names; they're what makes us different," she states. And why wouldn't they be important? When you process and deal with as many names as she has, they're bound to be special. Mrs. Kern has been the high school's guidance secretary for the past eighteen years and maintains that she likes most facets of her job. "I don't like to type and file, but I really like the kids." When Mrs. Kern got married, she dropped out of college and eventually became a secretary . Mrs. Kern's hobbies include reading and writing letters. "I try to make each book different. I'll read fiction then non-fiction. For example, right now I'm reading Return of the Native again. The

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first time was forty years ago." She writes about two hundred letters a year to family and friends across the country.

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By just doing her job, Mrs. Kern learns most everyone's names before they know hers. tion with schools is even wider than her past. Each of her four children attends a different school. Her two high school age children attend Saint Xavier tensive education for her work. and Moeller, and her husband Mrs. Connelly received her teaches English at Glen Este. All BA at Mount Saint Joseph College counted, her family is associated with six different schools. and went on the get her MA at b Xavier University. She continued Mrs. Connelly enjoys her time her education at Laval University at home. She enjoys cooking and in Canada. Her graduate work she relishes French cuisino. She practically collects cookbooks in was done back in America at Notre Dame, UC, and Miami. order t o keep up with this in- , Her fiami!y's pesen_t associa-

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by Ron Jones Mrs. Pat Connelly is known to most IHers as a math teacher. After all, she has been teaching math for twenty-two years, eighteen years of which have been done at Indian Hill. People don't realize that she also has all the qualifications for teaching French and English. She has had an ex-

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the Bahamas. "I have high hopes for going to Europe," she adds. "My daughter keeps wondering when." Mrs. Kern has three kids in all, each graduating from IH, with a daughter still living in Cincinnati. "She belongs to the Cincinnati Choral Society and sings in choirs and concerts," inserts Mrs. Kern. "It opened a whole new facet of music for me." Music is a big part of Mrs. Kern's life and she expresses a love for every type of music but rock. She enjoys music from the forties, which is when she was attending high school, with Glen Miller being her favorite. Classical, Broadway and jazz, especially Dixieland, also delight her. "When I'm at home, I always have music on," she says. "I wish I could have music around me all the time." Looking to the future, Mrs. Kern would like to retire by the sea but adds, "I like to work and my job, so retirement's a while off." terest. Along with cooking, she enjoys embroidery. She delights in cats and prides herself in possessing a bilingual cat which under stands both English and French and looks like the famous Garfield. Four years ago, Mrs. Connelly took over the job of advisor t o the "It's Academic" team. "It's Academic" is the Connelly family sport, Her son at St. Xavier is part of this family's craze, as he was a member of the now defunct St. Xavier "It's Academic" team. Mrs. Connelly has been more successful than her son this year as IH will advance to the second round in February. Mrs. Connelly also currently holds the Math Lab sessions. She says she enjoys working more on a one-to-one basis such as tutoring. She feels that the correspondence of her students' ages with her children's gives her a better understanding of her students. The interest she has shown for her work and her indepth background have made her one of IH's "experts in the field."

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Sports revolve around Mory by Barbie Howe While most students excel in at least one area, few excel in as many as Mary Brainard. At IH Mary has been extremely involved in sports. She has been a member of the Varsity field hockey team for four years. She was All-League three years and was voted over-all most valuable player of this year's team, which through much of her talent and leadership, finished third in the state. Mary's favorite sport has been field hockey, yet she has also greatly enjoyed being a member of the basketball and softball teams. Mary is a guard on the basketball team and pitcher on the softball squad, for which last year she recieved honorable mention in the EHL. Mary's dedication to sports does not stop with her play on the field hockey, basketball and softball teams. She also actively helps others in sports by being an athletic trainer. "I'm really enjoying it and having fun - it's great because I want to be a physical therapist!" Through Leader Corps, Mary has continued her involvement in athletics; she has been the president of Leader Corps for the past two years. Even though so much of Mary's time is occupied by sports, she has been able to excel in school in other ways. Mary was inducted into the National Honor Society as a junior and became a peer counselor that same year. Obviously Mary cares about others. "I like it - through helping myself, I can help others help themselves." As if Mary isn't busy enough in school, she stays active outside of school as well. She's a golfer, a tennis player, a bowler, and a diver. Name any sport, Mary plays it; and she's probably good at it. Mary also likes to cook but does not get much opportunity. Mary's love for sports continues into her job and summer activities. On the weekends, she supervises open gym for winter recreation. This past summer, Mary attended five field hockey camps, one at which she coached. When Mary wasn't playing hockey, she was playing softball. A member of three different teams, she played four nights a week. T o relax Mary likes being with friends; she enjoys just going out and having fun. This spring Mary

hopes to go to Virginia Beach with a few friends. While many seniors are worrying about their college plans, it's no worry for Mary. Colleges are coming to her. Mary has been offered many scholarships for field hockey, but she has had to limit her choices because of her career choice. She would like to be a physical therapist and athletic trainer, so she is now looking at Ohio State and Ball State, both of which offer exceptional programs. With all her interests and activities related, Mary really seems to know what she wants to do with her life. Her high school career could not have prepared her better for the field she hopes to enter.

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Jeff adopts thoughtful outlook on life by Rod Ban When I interviewed Jeff Brucher for this article, I found myself repeatedly saying, "That would make a really nice quote; could you say it again so I can take it down?" It got frustrating for both of us, but the result was three pages full of choice, prime cut, grade A quotes and explanations of their significance. I can think of no better way to get to know Jeff Brucher than to have him, not me, do most of the talking.

"My freshmen and sophomore years, I was just kind of here. Ninth grade followed eighth, so I went. Then tenth grade came, so I went, and school was just 'a drag'. Then I met a couple of new friends and they made me think about what I was doing. I decided that the way I was acting was not really me. The reason every thing seemed boring and monotonous was because I was making them that way." Jeff's belief that "things are as we make them" is truly lived out

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Jeff finds working at the bank is "better than flippin' burgers."

in his life. Through DECA, Jeff works as a window-teller in a bank each afternoon, and although some might complain about a job like that, Jeff says, "A window teller isn't much. But it's nice to be responsible for the appearance of the entire bank. I meet new people, and it's better than flippin' burgers." The fact that he meets so many people each day as a teller has helped Jeff realize that "People are people, whether they're young, old, rich poor, hillbillys or whatever. When you take away the little material things, everyone is pretty much the same:" Such a philosophy as that obviously comes from a person who is concerned with, and cares about people. Jeff expressed his compassion and concern for people when he talked about a stop he and his family made in Haiti while on a Caribbean cruise. "Haiti, it's like the picture of an album cover. It's really different. The people are just there. Alive, but barely living. It makes it all real." Jeff and his family have taken Caribbean cruises for the past two summers, and Jeff enjoyed both thoroughlj. "It's just everything: Haiti, Jamaica, Barbados. You're taken away from everything." During the cruises, Jeff valued the time to be alone, as well as the

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Mrs. by Richard Stradling To Mrs. Jean Kern, peoples' names are special. "I place great importance on names; they're what makes us different," she states. And why wouldn't they be important? When you process and deal with as many names as she has, they're bound to be special. Mrs. Kern has been the high school's guidance secretary for the past eighteen years and maintains that she likes most facets of her job. "I don't like to type and file, but I really like the kids." When Mrs. Kern got married, she dropped out of college and eventually became a secretary . Mrs. Kern's hobbies include reading and writing letters. "I try to make each book different. I'll read fiction then non-fiction. For example, right now I'm reading Return of the Native again. The

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first time was forty years ago." She writes about two hundred letters a year to family and friends across the country.

Another of her interests is travel. She visits her children in Texas and Minnesota and has been to such places as Hawaii and

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By just doing her job, Mrs. Kern learns most everyone's names before they know hers. tion with schools is even wider than her past. Each of her four children attends a different school. Her two high school age children attend Saint Xavier tensive education for her work. and Moeller, and her husband Mrs. Connelly received her teaches English at Glen Este. All BA at Mount Saint Joseph College counted, her family is associated with six different schools. and went on the get her MA at b Xavier University. She continued Mrs. Connelly enjoys her time her education at Laval University at home. She enjoys cooking and in Canada. Her graduate work she relishes French cuisino. She practically collects cookbooks in was done back in America at Notre Dame, UC, and Miami. order t o keep up with this in- , Her fiami!y's pesen_t associa-

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by Ron Jones Mrs. Pat Connelly is known to most IHers as a math teacher. After all, she has been teaching math for twenty-two years, eighteen years of which have been done at Indian Hill. People don't realize that she also has all the qualifications for teaching French and English. She has had an ex-

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the Bahamas. "I have high hopes for going to Europe," she adds. "My daughter keeps wondering when." Mrs. Kern has three kids in all, each graduating from IH, with a daughter still living in Cincinnati. "She belongs to the Cincinnati Choral Society and sings in choirs and concerts," inserts Mrs. Kern. "It opened a whole new facet of music for me." Music is a big part of Mrs. Kern's life and she expresses a love for every type of music but rock. She enjoys music from the forties, which is when she was attending high school, with Glen Miller being her favorite. Classical, Broadway and jazz, especially Dixieland, also delight her. "When I'm at home, I always have music on," she says. "I wish I could have music around me all the time." Looking to the future, Mrs. Kern would like to retire by the sea but adds, "I like to work and my job, so retirement's a while off." terest. Along with cooking, she enjoys embroidery. She delights in cats and prides herself in possessing a bilingual cat which under stands both English and French and looks like the famous Garfield. Four years ago, Mrs. Connelly took over the job of advisor t o the "It's Academic" team. "It's Academic" is the Connelly family sport, Her son at St. Xavier is part of this family's craze, as he was a member of the now defunct St. Xavier "It's Academic" team. Mrs. Connelly has been more successful than her son this year as IH will advance to the second round in February. Mrs. Connelly also currently holds the Math Lab sessions. She says she enjoys working more on a one-to-one basis such as tutoring. She feels that the correspondence of her students' ages with her children's gives her a better understanding of her students. The interest she has shown for her work and her indepth background have made her one of IH's "experts in the field."

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Mrs. Connelly could be IH's best academically-qounded teacher.

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Sports revolve around Mory by Barbie Howe While most students excel in at least one area, few excel in as many as Mary Brainard. At IH Mary has been extremely involved in sports. She has been a member of the Varsity field hockey team for four years. She was All-League three years and was voted over-all most valuable player of this year's team, which through much of her talent and leadership, finished third in the state. Mary's favorite sport has been field hockey, yet she has also greatly enjoyed being a member of the basketball and softball teams. Mary is a guard on the basketball team and pitcher on the softball squad, for which last year she recieved honorable mention in the EHL. Mary's dedication to sports does not stop with her play on the field hockey, basketball and softball teams. She also actively helps others in sports by being an athletic trainer. "I'm really enjoying it and having fun - it's great because I want to be a physical therapist!" Through Leader Corps, Mary has continued her involvement in athletics; she has been the president of Leader Corps for the past two years. Even though so much of Mary's time is occupied by sports, she has been able to excel in school in other ways. Mary was inducted into the National Honor Society as a junior and became a peer counselor that same year. Obviously Mary cares about others. "I like it - through helping myself, I can help others help themselves." As if Mary isn't busy enough in school, she stays active outside of school as well. She's a golfer, a tennis player, a bowler, and a diver. Name any sport, Mary plays it; and she's probably good at it. Mary also likes to cook but does not get much opportunity. Mary's love for sports continues into her job and summer activities. On the weekends, she supervises open gym for winter recreation. This past summer, Mary attended five field hockey camps, one at which she coached. When Mary wasn't playing hockey, she was playing softball. A member of three different teams, she played four nights a week. T o relax Mary likes being with friends; she enjoys just going out and having fun. This spring Mary

hopes to go to Virginia Beach with a few friends. While many seniors are worrying about their college plans, it's no worry for Mary. Colleges are coming to her. Mary has been offered many scholarships for field hockey, but she has had to limit her choices because of her career choice. She would like to be a physical therapist and athletic trainer, so she is now looking at Ohio State and Ball State, both of which offer exceptional programs. With all her interests and activities related, Mary really seems to know what she wants to do with her life. Her high school career could not have prepared her better for the field she hopes to enter.

Mary sits surrounded by the tools of her trade.

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Jeff adopts thoughtful outlook on life by Rod Ban When I interviewed Jeff Brucher for this article, I found myself repeatedly saying, "That would make a really nice quote; could you say it again so I can take it down?" It got frustrating for both of us, but the result was three pages full of choice, prime cut, grade A quotes and explanations of their significance. I can think of no better way to get to know Jeff Brucher than to have him, not me, do most of the talking.

"My freshmen and sophomore years, I was just kind of here. Ninth grade followed eighth, so I went. Then tenth grade came, so I went, and school was just 'a drag'. Then I met a couple of new friends and they made me think about what I was doing. I decided that the way I was acting was not really me. The reason every thing seemed boring and monotonous was because I was making them that way." Jeff's belief that "things are as we make them" is truly lived out

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Jeff finds working at the bank is "better than flippin' burgers."

in his life. Through DECA, Jeff works as a window-teller in a bank each afternoon, and although some might complain about a job like that, Jeff says, "A window teller isn't much. But it's nice to be responsible for the appearance of the entire bank. I meet new people, and it's better than flippin' burgers." The fact that he meets so many people each day as a teller has helped Jeff realize that "People are people, whether they're young, old, rich poor, hillbillys or whatever. When you take away the little material things, everyone is pretty much the same:" Such a philosophy as that obviously comes from a person who is concerned with, and cares about people. Jeff expressed his compassion and concern for people when he talked about a stop he and his family made in Haiti while on a Caribbean cruise. "Haiti, it's like the picture of an album cover. It's really different. The people are just there. Alive, but barely living. It makes it all real." Jeff and his family have taken Caribbean cruises for the past two summers, and Jeff enjoyed both thoroughlj. "It's just everything: Haiti, Jamaica, Barbados. You're taken away from everything." During the cruises, Jeff valued the time to be alone, as well as the

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- He's made a lot of tough, unpopular decisions. I'm not sure they were right yet. But, I don't see how we could have continued in the direction we were going economically. I sometimes question his concern for the poor people of this country.

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"Reds" rated PC Chieftain rating: *** by Todd Cox Gone With the Wind and Dr. Zhivago are both epic fdms in their own right. Likewise, Reds probably will go down in filmmaking history as one of the best movies of the 1980's. This film was written, produced, and directed by Warren Beatty, who also takes the leading role. Beatty has already made his mark as a fine actor, but in Reds his prowess as a producer, writer and director is illustrated. The movie follows the life of writer Jack Reed (Beatty). The movie is told from the viewpoint of eyewitnesses of the events that occur. Diane Keaton plays Jack Reed's companion, who originally is married to a very conservative business man. She finds her life with him unenjoyable and sets out to do what she really wants to do, write. She meets Mr. Reed and asks him for an opinion of her work. She accompanies Reed to his office at his home where he writes for a radical labor newspaper which advocates labor reform. He often leaves her alone with his friends when he travels to different cities to make speeches. She feels uncomfortable with them and several times threatens to leave him. When the Russian Revolution begins, Jack sees it as the most important labor uprising in his-

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tory. In an attempt to help the cause of the Russian laborers and laborers around the world, he travels to Russia. By this time, Beatty and Keaton are married. She threatens to leave Reed if he leaves for Russia. Nevertheless, he does, but soon returns to America. He attempts to start a Communist party here and perhaps start a labor uprising such as the one in Russia. Discouraged by the lack of positive reception of his ideas in America, Jack goes back to Russia. The new government there refuses to allow Reed to return to

America since they feel he is too important to their cause. Jack's wife braves great dangers to reach Russia to be with her husband. Jack has throughout the movie been suffering from kidney disease, and this disease finally kills him at the end of the movie. It is important to remember that this is based on a true story; Jack Reed actually lived. Therefore, the romantic, dramatic, and adventure scenes, even though enhanced by camera shots and special effects, actually occurred. Reds realistically depicts the American view of the Russian

by Kurt Dusterberg Expecting Timothy Hutton to equal his performance in Ordinary People with that of Taps seems to be a lot to ask, but he plays his role in Taps with nearly the same brilliance. Hutton carries the bulk of the screentime opposite George C. Scott. His role shows his versatility in a dramatically different story from his 1980 blockbuster. In Ordinary People, he played a confused teen who attempted

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romantic scenes. It is approximately three hours long with an intermission. However; the movie never drags and keeps the audience's attention. Reds offers something for everyone. The historian, realist, and romantic would all enjoy this film. The adventure scenes keep you always alert and intrigued. Beatty's first attempt at producing, writing and directing is a sure winner.

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Hutton s ows true artistry in 'Taps' "Taps" rated PC Chieftain rating: * *%

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suicide following his brother's tragic death. In Taps, Hutton portrays a strong-willed leader of men. Taps packs a powerful punch like Ordinary People, as well as an important message. Hutton plays Brian Moreland, the first ranking cadet at Bunker Hill, a military boarding school. Colonel Bache (Scott), the school's commandant, is Moreland's guiding force to save the school from closing down. Bunker Hill was to be closed after one year, but following a tragic shooting incident involving Colonel Bache, the school is to cease ope-

rations immediately. Moreland then heads the cadets on a suspensful effort to enclose themselves at the academy. The cadets take no hostages, but they arm themselves and prepare to defend their school from heavily manned forces of the National Guard. Hutton portrays the desparation of the situation well. The likelihood of defending the campus becomes more and more grim as many cadets leave to safety. Hutton's bleakness of character here is remarkably close to his role in Ordinaqr People.

The message of the movie is clear-cut and thought-provoking. Just how important are the causes we fight for? Where should we draw the line, and at what expense? These questions are discussed near the end of the movie, as it leads to a shocking, unexpected finish. The only shortcoming of the movie is the slow development of the plot. Taps need not take more that two hours, especially with the limited area in which the story takes place-all at the campus of Bunker Hill. Otherwise, the problems are few. Hutton deals with the emotional strain of Moreland's leadership with strength and moving power. Taps is only half a star short of superb.

Do you have a p r e d i c t i o n on t h e s c o r e of t h e Superbowl? If you do, give your predict i o n on t h e s c o r e of t h e game t o any Chieftain editor before Superbowl Sunday. The person whose s c o r e i s

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Throughout the year, the Indian Hill student who attends pep-rallies can hear various athletic coaches bemoaning the fact that there is never a large showing - - by John Bergman at volleyb~ll,soccer, field hockey, or even varsity footmay ,may not have As ball games. At least one group has long been assured noticed, we recently celebrated the crowds these others have missed: the varsitv the coming of a new year- Every year this "coming" tends to bring basketball team. N~ matter how far away the team about an urge, in all of us, to travelled, they have almost always had a loyal and very clean last year's slate and draw up vocal following, large enough that in the past the pep an outline for our hopes, desires club has successfully sponsored car caravans and school y d goals for the future. This bemg the first issue of the 1982 buses for those without transportation. Chieftain, . I herewith present my For the first time in at least the last four years, Indi- personal list of hopes fbr the cornan Hill students have been asked to restrain their spirit. ingyear. First, I sincerely hope that the school officials have challenged the ethics of crowd 1982-83 school year will be run participation, specifically in the case of the Sycamore on the 7 period schedule. I have away-game on December 18, traditionally one of the already devoted an entire column explaining why I believe this is loudest, and from the spectators' point of view, one of to crucial, so I will not it the best of the season. Several students were repri- here. Second, I would very much manded for their behavior at the game, especially for pacing back and forth on the sidelines during syca- like to see a reexamination of exam policy by school adminstramore ~ o u ~ - s ~Oon~the s , grounds that it could distract tors ,d the student government. the peripheral vision of the players. In addition, a re- Persondy, I find the present t exams cent announcement asked students to stay off the scheduling of f ~ s semester after Christmas vacation preposfloor at future games. terous. I would much prefer to The purpose of a large crowd is to support its team, suffer through the last week beand to do so effectively it invariably has an adverse fore vacation, knowing that when I was done with exams I could effect On the opposing team' One need look no fur- evacuate my mind of all previous ther than the Bengals two weeks ago to see this prin- knowledge. - ~tcan be done. and. ciple in action. This is the essence of crowd participation, which is News Shorts in turn the essence of the "rah-rah, jump up and ns down" spirit that student leaders, coaches, and adminMr. returned to istrators have urged on the students since September. the Indian ill teachine" staff. reSurely it is not easy to draw such spirit from the stu- placing physical education teacher Roudabush. Roudabushleft dents, but it is at best a futile task to try to restrain Indian Hill to take the position of this spirit once it develops. materials manager at Glenway -,

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The Cincinnati Youth Symphony is going on an exchange trip on the weekend of January 30-31 to Indianapolis, where they will give a joint-concert with the Indianapolis Symphony Youth Orchestra. CYSO's first concert for the year was last November in the IH auditorium, and the exchange concert will feature the same basic program, especially Borodin's Symphony No. 2. Later in the year, the Indianapolis Youth Orchestra will come to Cincinnati to complete the exchange with an identical concert. Indian Hill's members in the CYSO include Tom Crumpler, Dan Fryxell, Fred Goosman, Barbara Hug, Peter Hug, John Nichols, Janet Nicolas, and John Ries.

by Peter Hug It may come as something of a surprise, and perhaps even a shock, to admirers of bluegrass music that one of the first essays into this genre was taken by a relatively obscure, and deservedly so, German composer of the eighteenth century; indeed, one called by some a "pimple on the face of music." P.D.Q. Bach was the last son of that great baroque artist, J.S. Bach. Born in Leipzig, at one minute after midnight on March 31, 1742, he was destined, in the next sixty-five years, to definitely prove, not once, but re; peatedly, the doctrine of originality through incompetence. In fact, according to Professor Peter Schickele, the best known (and only) proponent of this music, P.D.Q. is "a man who triumphed over the most staggering obstacle ever placed before a composer: absolute and utter lack of talent. P.D.Q. only started composing when he was thirty-five, and his compositions can be divided into three parts: the initial plunge, the soused period, and contrition. In his initial plunge, which lasted about six days, Bach learned all he ever was to about music - as time passes he steadily forgot even this. His soused period, the longest of the three, was characterized by a rapidly plummeting standard of mediocrity, and a marginally improved grasp of harmony due to his nearly constant doublevision. The last development of his musical style, contrition, took place in the last year of his life; it was perhaps

caused by a realization of the havoc that his music had caused to the sensibilities of the listening public of eighteenth century Europe, or, more specifically, the German town of Wein-am-Rhein, where his only public performances were ever given. The principle work of Black Forest Bluegrass is the cantata, "Blaues Gras." This was composed towards the end of the soused period, about 1805, for the first American tour of a local Black Forest string band, Tommy Mann and his Magic Mountain Boys. In the composition of this, the first vocal work of P.D.Q. to be recovered in the original German, the composer did, unfortunately, outdo himself, both in the music itself and in its arrangement. One of the more notable innovations, or mistakes, if you choose to view them as such, is his orchestration of the piece. It is unfortunate that the bluegrass band and the baroque orchestra clash somewhat when used in conjunction. This kind of malajuxtaposition of instruments is not rare in P.D.Q.'s work: it has led to his being considered "history's greatest lateeighteenth-century Southern German composer of multimovement works for bagpipes and chamber orchestra." This part, consisting of only four words, is one of the most interesting sections of the entire cantata. It may be that it represents a reaction on P.D.Q.'s part to the forces of Napoleonic tyrrany which were then spread

throughout Europe. One of the other songs is an example of P.D.Q.'s work in the last decade of the eighteenth century. It is one of the three Diverse Ayres on Sundne Notions, or commercials, composed for his travelling medicine show. "Hear me Through," a testimonial to the effectiveness of a dishwashing soap, is scored for a bargain counter tenor and snake. The commercial, although somewhat lacking in artistic merit, was responsible for P.D.Q.'s financial success and is included in the record solely for this reason. It is also the reason for the unusual longevity of the Soused Period. One of the problems with the musical qualtiy is that the snake, consisting of a brass mouthpiece connected by a tube to a penny whistle, usually produces two distinct sounds simultaneously, although this is not always the case. Unfortunately, neither of them is overly mellifluous, even by itself, and taken in combination are thought to have been responsible, to date, for six lynchings, twentythree snake-smashings,one case of terminal, irreversible deafness, and the refund of over three and one-half million dollars from various concerts. Not unsurprisingly, this has led to its complete obscurity, even following recent revival of considerable interest in its larger (and older) relative, the serpent. Both of these pieces, along with the other, No-No Nonette, present a valid cross-section of P.D.Q.'s music, ranging from the

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e Police maintain fine quality with 'Ghost' by Elbie Herman The ability of the Police to produce a top quality rock album is far from unknown. The group's latest album, Ghost in the Machine is topping the charts in over a half dozen countries, including the U.S. The group's fust two albums, Outlandos D 'Amour and Reggetta de Blanc netted the group a relatively small but devoted following in the U.S., while maintaining a tremendous following in countries like England and France. The group's largest problems were the lack of a top ten com-

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mercial hit as well as being considered primarily a new-wave band. The group remedied both of these problems with the release of their third album Zenyatta Mondatta, as it contained two top ten singles, "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" and "Don't Stand So Close to Me," the latter reaching the number one position. The album also contained a song called "Voices in My Head" which was a big disco success, thus opening up a new listening area for the group. The group has more than equaled the musical quality of

Zenyatta Mondatta with the release of Ghost in the Machine, thus proving the group is not a flash in the pan. Ghost in the Machine has had instant success sales wise by quickly achieving the number one position in England and number three in the U.S. The single "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic'' has also done very well. The album also has several other cuts that are very promising; "Spurts in the Material World", "Hungry for You" and "Demolition Man" will undoubtedly add to the group's success.

mediocre to the truly odious. However bad they may be, it is true that the music presents some innovations of a truly startling scope: the potentialities of the doctrine of originality through incompetence are not to be taken lightly. This album presents a chapter in the histoxy of music that has lain buried for nearly two hundred years. Although it is one of the eternal tragedies of the twentieth century that they have been unearthed, and of the eighteenth century that they were written at all, they do exist o n record. Now that they are available, it is worth listening to them, for comparison with other types of music, for amusement, and for the effortless development of an invincible superiority complex in the field of music composition.

JEFF from page 7 time spent meeting and getting t o know people who lived everywhere from "Helsinki to California." Unfortuantely, Jeff can't cruise all year long, because school always seems to get in the way. Jeff takes school seriously, but says that grades are not his "whole Life." About grades Jeff feels, "It's a shame that people can be judged totally on grades. If I work my best and get an A, or an F, it doesn't matter." When he's not working at the bank, or doing homework, Jeff really enjoys music, both listening and playing. Jeff's been playing drums for about 5 years, but playing in a band is still "a dream" for him. Jeff's discriminating musical palate enjoys a wide variety of groups, such as Genesis, The Who, Steely Dan, and Ricki Lee Jones. When Jeff sits down to listen to an album, he really listens to it; "Noticing and respecting the differences in the music is all part of enjoying it." About his future, Jeff said, "I "I'm looking forward to getting out on my own to test myself, I'm sorry to leave Indian Hill. I wish I would go back and do more things, but we're supposed to listen to that advice before we get into high school." Next year, Jeff plans to go to the University of Cincinnati, hopefully t o study business. Jeff added, "I look to the future, because it always comes." After a moment of reflection, Jeff commented, "I know what I am and what I can do; I'm just in the process of doing it now."

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EHL leading Sycamore to clash with Squaws by Liza Mitchell The basketball Squaws will face league-leading Sycamore at home tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. in hopes of extending their league record to 3-2. "It should be a good game," ' Dick Pfiiman speculated. "We will be in there fighting. The difference in the game will depend , on our ability to score and play man-to-man." "We were playing pretty well, and then we blew it in the fourth quarter by not hustling," stated senior Mary Brainard concerning the Squaws' second league defeat against Glen Este last Tuesday, 45-41. The Squaws' overall record is now 5-4 and 2-2 in league play. "At this point I would say we are probably placed third in the league," said coach Pfirman. Currently, Sycamore is in first place while Maderia and Milford are tied for second. Coach Pfirman hopes to be climbing up the ladder to second or even first very soon. "They (Squaws) play very well as a team and they work well together. There are no individual stars for dependency. The five starters all compliment each other," Pfirman explained. The Squaws' strong players are seniors Leslie Mains, who averages nearly 18 points per game, 4

Photo by Chris Wiech

Leslie Mains has been a strong offensive tlueat for the Squaws this year. Against Glen Este, she scored 9. Mains had a seasonAigh 26 at Deer Park.

Gradual improvement helps Braves crack winning column by Kurt Dusterberg A 1-9 team does not improve in leaps and bounds. It's g o r e like skips and hops. Nonetheless, for the basketball Braves, they are significant moves. --a -After dropping their first eight games, the Braves vented their frustrations in a fourth quarter scoring barrage to beat Deer Park. That game was sandwiched between two strong efforts despite league losses to Sycamore and Glen Este. "We just haven't learned how to win yet," Coach Dale McKibben told. "We still have a struggle to find leadership and we lack offensive consistency." McKibben has been singing that tune all season. In the past three games, Indian Hill has scored an average of just 51 points per game while surrendering just 54 points each contest. In other years, McKibben says, that would have been a superb defensive effort. Twice the Braves held the opponent to just 50 points. Once it was good enough for a 57-50 victory over Deer Park. In the other game, Indian Hill was outscored by Glen Este, 5045. "There is no doubt we are

working hard in practice," junior forward Dave Davis said, "but we're not executing when we have to. "All of our home "games have been close and the breaks are bound to come soon. Realistically, at this point, I think we can play the spoiler role.'' The Braves showed their greatest spark of ability in their come from behind win over Deer Park. Even without Terry Healey, who missed practice and had to sit out the game, the Braves outscored the Wildcats, 19-3, in the final quarter to overcome what was once an 11 point deficit. Jim Arnold led the Braves with 17 points, nine of which came at the foul line. Indian Hill showed that one ingredient missing in its attack is depth. The Braves held a 22-20 lead over Sycamore at halftime and a 21-20 lead at the half over Glen Este, but the Braves quandered both leads late in the third quarter. The Braves will look for another league win tonight when they host Madeira. The Mustangs, in quest of a league title, are undefeated in the EHL.

Lisa Goldsmith, and Brahard, who average eight and six points, respectively. "I would have t o say that Leslie Mains is our best player," said senior Betsy Esterly. But Esterly is not doing too badly herself. She and Holly Rhodes have really come o n strong since the start of the season. The Squaws tore apart Deer Park Tuesday, January 5, 52-37. Mains was high scorer for the Squaws with a total of 26 points. "Pfirman just kept saying 'give the ball to Leslie, she's making everything tonight,' " Diane Kohmescher said. The main quality the Squaws seem to lack is consistency. Against the Deer Park Wildcats, several players scored in double digits. Then, two days later at Glen Este,"we played lousy compared to Deer Park," Human said, with just two scoring in double figures. The highest was 12 points, by Goldsmith. "We have had a pretty good season so far, but we should have won the close games. In my opinion, we lost them because of poor refereeing," Mains explained. The Squaws will enter in tournament play during the month of February. "I think we lost some of our momentum over Christmas break, but about the time we play in the tournaments I think we will be real strong and d o really well," stated Esterly.

photo by Chris Eaton

Braves' forwards Jim Morgan (52), and Dave Davis (32), baffle under the boards in their first victory of the year over Deer Park, 57-50.

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Straight program opens in Cincy This article is the second part of a series on drug rehabilitation. by Chris Schmalz The Cincinnati area became the fourth location in the country to receive a Straight program when a new facility opened on Wednesday, January 7. According to Mr. Jay Rushing, the program's director, five tri-state area youths were moved from the Straight in St. Petersburg to the newly opened one in Mt. Repose, Ohio. The new facility's proximity to Cincinnati enables area parents to visit and work with their children presently enrolled in Straight. In addition to the fifty-five tri-state kids from St. Petersburg, a few new area "dmggies" have already entered Straight. Although presently accomodating roughly sixty people, the facility may hold up to 125 people in the future. Plans for additions to the main building have already begun, and the facility may later increase its capacity to 350. Rushing approximated the facility's final cost at somewhere near $450,000. He is pleased with the community's acceptance of the program and applauds the media coverage Straight has received so far. Teens attend Straight from

nine in the morning until nine at night. A typical day at Straight is made up of several "rap sessions" in which "druggies" discuss such issues as past drug experiences and becoming a better individual. "The group is Straight," Rushing said. In other words, kids become straight through these intense talk sessions. Besides the sessions, "druggies" also do a lot of singing. Rushing 'feels that in addition to being fun, the singing brings the group closer together. Another concept at Straight is "Tough Love," the idea of loving someone enough to help them through very difficult experiences. "We're tough on them," Rushing admits. If a teen has a certain problem staff members will attempt to help them regardless of how emotionally painful it may be. On the average, it takes eleven months to complete the entire Straight program. When teens first enter Straight it usually takes them a few days to realize that they need help. After an acceptance of this fact, kids usually want to stay and be helped. "We're honest," Rushing states. "If the kids have problems we let them know; we don't hide anything from them." In order for teens to become

straight they must go through a process called "seven stepping." What seven stepping entails is a series of five phases in which kids are broken of their past drug habits. Phase one begins with "druggies" entering a straight environment. This environment includes a new home where the "druggie" is introduced to another higher phase person in Straight. This higher phase person watches over the "druggie" to ensure that he does not fall back into his past drug life. During phase one the druggie must come to terms himself. Realization of drug problems and a positive attitude toward outside help are essential to this phase. In phase two, the kids are reestablished with their families and taken back home. Parents and their children must learn t o get along and restore a family environment. In phase three, the person is enrolled into school or goes back to work. Starting in phase four, the person receives days off from the program and increased leisure time. Also in this phase, he begins to make friendships with other straight people. Phase five is centered around more time away from the program and more

Indian Hill attendance 'definitely best ever' by John Christine Why do attendance rates vary considerably among high schools? Tom Pflaumer, the pupil personnel officer for the Hamilton Country Board of Education, sees a direct relationship. "The higher the socioeconomic conditions, the higher the attendance." Indian Hill's daily attendance averages 96%, higher than Loveland Hurst High School's approximate 93% but lower than Country Day's 97%. On the other hand, Taft High School has only 85% of their student body present on an average day. Dr. Karl Feltman regards the percentages mostly as a measure of "community expectations" and a reflection of "its values of education." Mr. Wayne Homer, assistant principal in charge of attendance at Taft High School feels that social reasons have the most significant effect on attendance. While most IHers put education near the top of their list of priorities, some students at Taft cannot, simply because they are

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forced to live with "adult type responsibilities." According to Homer, students enrolled at Taft skip school in order to take care of their brothers and sisters, or, in some cases, their own children. Mr. Joseph Fulgham, visiting teacher at Taft, is responsible for checking the homes of truants and getting them back in school. He feels that because most students at Taft lack "family stability", they don't receive the same treatment as IHers do. Homer added that most of Taft's teenagers live in single-parent homes. Homer went on to say that there is usually no parent at home during school hours to encourage their children to be at school. Then, according to Homer, students miss a couple of days and become discouraged upon returning to find themselves behind in their school work. As a result, some students give up attending school. Homer expressed concern over future attendance rates and noted that although Taft's attendance is

increasing, so are college standards. Students, therefore, may be more tempted to stay at home. While Dr. Feltman thinks that the size of the school is an important factor in attendance rates, Homer sees no relationship. Feltman argues that, "The smaller you get, the more personal the atmosphere and the better the environment." This theory holds true at IH where attendance rates have been increasing in the last few years, while, at the same time, enrollment has decreased. Taft enrolls approximately 750 students in tenth through twelth grades, while IHs student body is 784, not including 42 vocational students. When asked whether lower attendance rates hinder the educational process, Mrs. Judy Deiters, a social studies teacher at Taft answered, "It does to some extent. You just have to do the best you can." On the other hand, Mrs. J o h n Wund, French teacher at IH, feels "spoiled", commenting, "I assume 100%

responsiblities in the group sessions. In this phase, kids "give back to the program" in the sense that they add to the group discussions and attempt to get others involved in the talks. Besides breaking druggies of their drug habits, Straight also helps to reshape the person as a whole. Straight teaches kids that they are important and their peers should not influence them. A reevaluation of morals, along with self-discipline and respect are also included. Although Straight does not specifically teach the belief in a "supreme being," kids sometimes become reestablished in their religious beliefs while becoming straight. Mr. Rushing sees no difference in the time it takes to become Straight between users of lighter drugs, such as pot and alcohol, and a user of hard drugs. However, he is alarmed with the increased acceptance of and the myth surrounding marijuana. "People no longer think it is that bad to smoke marijuana occasionally." Rushing feels that pot is just as bad as other drugs. "A drug is a drug." The staff includes six former tri-state "druggies," all of whom must conform to the program's rigid standards, which means using no drugs, including alcohol. Rushing commented, "Staffers must talk what they walk."

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attendance." The daily attendance rate at IH is "definitely the best it's ever been", according to Mrs. Gail Nichols, attendance secretary. In the past, IH attendance rates haven't been quite as impressive. In 1978 the average was 93%. Since then, more students have been present each day in proportion to the declining size of the student body. In fact, Feltman believes IH has "maximized" its attendance. Nichols attributes the increase to the new attendance policy that took effect at the beginning of the '80-81 school year. According t o this policy, students who miss more than five days of a quarter class, ten days of a semester class, or twenty days of a year the long they course, successfully fail that course appealunless ruling. of the policy, Feltman "We've says that significantly because decreased truancies." At Taft, Homer is hopeful that the rates will increase: "Our god is 90% for this year." He warns, however, "You have to be realistic: what works at Indian Hill doesn't work here."

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b Honors Band C ~ n c e s t eep musicians p by Kitsa Tassian The cast for Pow-Wow '82 was selected by Mr. Hank Henley, director and producer of Pow-Wow 1982, last Monday. Seniors Mike Gruber and Joni Stubbs, both returning for their fourth Bow! Wow, portray the lead parts of Pippin and Catherine. This year's Pow-Wow, "Pippin," is a contemporary musical in which Pippin, the son of Charlernagne, tries to follow in his father's footsteps in an attempt to have a completely fulfilled life. Pippin t r i ~ smany artificial things in society, but still unfulfdled, he realizes that he can only find true happiness in a simple, domestic life with Catherine, a widow who loves him. Other main characters include Todd Cox as The Leading Player; Charlemagne, portrayed by Gus Gordon; Fastrada, Pippin's stepmother, played by Kathy Conlon; and Berthe, played by Becky Mattox. The music for "Pippin" is a mixture of several styles including rock, traditional Broadway and jazz piano. Stevie Rivers returns for her third year as choreographer for this mid-70's musical. In addition, Mr. Steve Strider wiU serve as technical director along with Mrs. Shannon as art director and Miss Mary Berwanger as drama director.

Henley descibes "Pippin" as a "totally new type of theater. It's a contemporary musical that will be a great challenge and one that IH has never seen the likes of before."

by Peter Hug This year's EI-IL Honors Band presented its annual concert at Deer Park High School, last Sunday. The performance consisted of three bands, a junior high band, and two high school bands:

Senior Search applications now e in attendance o by Mark Aldendifer Indian Hill's nine week Senior Search program is getting underway in its tenth year. The program is for Seniors who wish to spend their last quarter in high school in a job situation that they would like to pursue in the future. These students must also meet certain standards, regulations, and procedures. To be eligible, the participant must have at least a C average for the first three quarters and no deficiencies in any subjects can be shown at the beginning of the fourth quarter. The student must secure signatures of all fourth quarter teachers. The school will discourage the students taking any A.P. courses, and students leaving the school for college courses are not elgible for Senior Search. Searchers who exceed their allowed number of days absence will receive an F for the program.

After the application is acquired from the 'attendance office, and filled out, it must be turned in to Mr. Gellert no later than February 26th. This date is earlier than last year so the students will be motivated to organize and prepare for the endeavor. "We look at the application and decide whether or not it is beneficial to the student," stated MI. Gellert. On March 12, applicants will be notified as to their acceptance. The students are responsible for all contacts in finding their job, which is not allowed to be with any member of the student's immediate family. Along with this restriction, the searchers are not allowed to be paid, and they must report on their experiences each week and write a paper based on their experiences over the entire nine weeks.

the symphonic B ~ & and- the wind ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ b l ~ . Among the works that the wind ~ ~played at ~ the con~ ~ b cert were Chorale and meluia, by ~~~~d Hanson, and the ~ a ~ ~ t Seventh by John Philip Sousa. The Symphonic band played Three Palestrina Chorales arranged by Gardner and The Chorale and Shaker Dance by John P. Zdechlik. The conductor of the Symphonic Band was Dr. William Rost. Rost is a former member of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and various other professional brass quintets. Rost is currently the Director of Bands at Northern Kentucky University in addition to teaching music there. Dr. Terry MiUigan, the director of the Wind Ensemble, is the Director of Bands and Wind Studies at the University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music. Last summer, Milligan directed the band of the Summer Music Institute, which played the Grand Serenade by P.D.Q. Bach. Indian Hill had sixteen players seated throughout the chairs of the two high school bands, many of these musician's holding principal seats. The participants were selected by their respective band directors, and were seated in regard to their individual audition.

AFS students visit Indian

Hill

On Friday, January 8, IH hosted 21 AFS students. During the day these foreign students showed slides of their respective countries in language and history classes. In addition they held a combination slide show and talk session during activity period. On January 30-3 1, Mariemont High School will host the AFS Midway Weekend. Thirty AFS students will attend in order to discuss problems and experiences over a pot luck dinner. During this weekend, hosts are needed to accomodate each student. Hosts are also needed for the '82283 school year AFS program. Anyone interested in either of these programs should contact Mrs. Caroline Berry at 561-4473. Hooded AFS sweatshirts are still available for $15.00. Anyone interested please contact Mr. Gellert .

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January 15,1982

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by Kurt Dusterberg Can you believe it? The Cincinnati Bengals will play in Super Bowl XVI. Better still, can you believe the San Francisco' 49ers will be in Super Bowl XVI? It doesn't seem like either team should be there. I am used to hearing teams in the Super Bowl like Dallas, Oakland, Miami or Minnesota. Last year, you could not have paid people to watch the Bengals and 49ers. Now Cincinnati fans shout things

like "Who dey think gonna beat dem Bengals." A year ago, the question was "Who dey think they're gonna get clobbered by next ." Both teams deserve credit, though- Sari Francisco posted 13 wins with people 'named Ring, Board, Clark and the like. Coach Bill Walsh took one of the NFL's doormats and gave them the best record in football. Forrest Gregg proved that the Bengals were much more than "the best 6-10 team in football" as his team went 12-4. Cris Collinsworth proved to be one of the draft's best finds in '81, Ken Anderson had his best year as a pro, and the defense stifled some of the leagues best offenses, including San Diego and Buffalo

twice. Of course, the Bengals burned the Bills, 28-21, two weeks ago. And many of us sat through that memorable 27-7 win over the Chargers in the -65 degree cold, or whatever it was. If you were there, I remind you of your rights to brag to your grandchildren about sitting through the coldest game in NFL history . There is no way to describe how cold it was. All I know is I kept thinking about how cold it had to get before all molecular motion ceased. Another fun aspect of the playoffs is watching Mayor David Mann win cuisinary delights from losing cities in portions just large enough to make a few tasty meals for his immediate family. If Mann would think about the fans

next week, he would see about a deal including the Golden Gate Bridge in. exchange for, let's say, Fountain Square, Mt. Adams and a bridge to be named later. Something to remember the game by. Un the other hand, maybe I'm just jealous that I d o n Yknow any high school sports editors in San Francisco t o bet with. Everyone alwaysc knows his Super Bowl prediction is right. I'm no exception. I am taking Cincinnati. Even though the Bengals lost to San Francisco earlier this year, 21-3, I think the Bengals have more experience in the key positions. In the first two playoff games, Pete Johnson and Charles Alexander proved Cincinnati has a strong running game, but the Bengals will need to establish what made them so strong all year - the passing attack. Final score: Bengals-31, 49ers-21.

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by Paul Monach At halftime, coach Frank Bunton told the freshman Braves that "we'll win the game on freethrows." Unfortunately for the Braves, the true deciding factor was a last-second basket by Finneytown that enabled the Wildcats to defeat the Braves, 37-35, Tuesday. The loss dropped the Braves' record to 7-3. This was an especially tough loss for the Braves as it was the second two-point setback suffered by the team in the last three games. The other was a

40-38 setback at Greenhills on January 5. However, Bunton was pleased with the effort, remarking, "This is the best team we've played or will play, and if we continue to play this well, we'll win the rest of the games on our schedule." The quality of play was especially encouraging after coming off of a 33-22 drubbing of arch-rival Loveland last Wednesday. While the post-game mood of the team was somewhat dejected, many players wer encouraged. One team member summed it up

Medley team earns berth

best by saying, "We played our best game of the season, but we just came up short." Coach Bunton also viewed the game as a learning experience, saying that, among other things, "We learned that we can play decently without Rick [Abrams] ." The loss of leading scorer and playmaker Rick Abrams to a broken arm has made itself apparent, but this loss has not been nearly as severe as many people feared. His replacement, Mike Wentz, has played well during Abrams' absence. Abrams broke his arm in the

Madeira game December 16. The Braves won that game, 40-27, on the shoulders of Mike Theye's team-leading 10 points. Pete Seremetis was the leading scorer in the Loveland and Greenhills games with 12 and 17 points, respectively. The Braves' next home game is against Milford Tuesday, January 22. This game is especially important as it is one of just three EHL challenges remaining before the EHL tournament. A victory would give the Braves a 6-0 record in the league, and some choice of playoff opponents.

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"Right now, it's almost impossible to compete," Coach Dick Pfirman said of his girls' basketball team, citing the strength of schools like Oak Hills. "It wo,uld be nice if there were maybe five divisions like football. I don't know what is so sacred about three, and I think it would help more teams participate and make money." In the Eastern Hills League, girls' teams from Glen Este, Milford, and Sycamore will join Indian Hill at AAA. Loveland, Madeira and Deer Park will compete at AA, and Mariemont's 166 girls qualify for A competition.

at state after invitational

photo by Rob Zesch

The twenty-one American Field Service (AFS) students who visited IH January 8 are: (front row left t o right) Carmissa Munoz from Columbia, Fernando Saito from Peru, Francesca Pispisa from Italy, Anna Maria Hardardottir from Iceland, Olivier Grignard from Belgium, Michael Payer from Switzerland, Jairo Riano from Columbia (second row left to right) Peter Green from Australia, Carmen Quinony from Paraquay, Unni Horthe from Norway, Lisa Ellen Mills from New Zealand, Lola Chouvac from France (third row left t o right) Norazlin Rahman from Malaysia, Anne Kruckenberg from Germany, Kenrike Sauer from Germany, Sakari Ahdekivi from Finland, Camilla Sonderyd from Sweden, Dan Herrera from Chile, Tony Valdez from mile,Martina Buol from Switzerland, Mattias Rothe from Germany.

by Mark Aldendifer At the Sycamore Invitational ~ 1 swimming s meet last Friday 7 the Aquasquaws swam to a sixth place finish out of seven teams. The medley relay team Diane Remmell, Kris Brockmann, Betsy Weller and Beth Wingerter not only grabbed third place in the meet, but it brought itself a ticket to the state competitions in Columbus with a time of 1 :5 9. Good news did not stop there as the Squaws faced a home trimeet with Mt. Notre Dame and Ursuline last Tuesday. The team placed second in the competition and had all around excellent times from the swimmers. Hard fought swims and

good times came from Jennie ~ ~ whitney d winn, ~ Beth~ Wingerter and Shelli Aquabraves Coach Greg Seremetis is getting the team ready for its January 21 home meet against Walnut Hills. Workouts for the team have been extensive to prepare for the second half of the season. What the team lacks is school support at the meets. "The main reason is that students aren't sure of where the team swims," said Seremetis. Home meets are held at the Country Day sports complex, at Cincinnati Country Day School on Given Road. The team's record now stands at 3-1.

Dr. Feltman believes the change "will be better for the school overall. I think success breeds success. This could give the school outside publicity and make more people want to be a part of a winner." Competition will continue to be tough for the girls, but their day to join AA may not be far off. Indian Hill is the second smallest of 64 girls' AAA schools to Lemon-Monroe in the southwest district. Since Indian Hill is just girls above the cutoff, there is a chance the move could come in two years.

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Wrestlers place last despite win by David Stradling The Indian Hill Gators finished last of ten teams at the Indian Hill Invitational home tournament last weekend, with a meager 34 points. Roger Bacon, 152, Moeller, 150, and Reading, 139, topped the tourney. The few winning Braves were Neil Bollinger, Greg McDaniel and John Nichols. Bollinger won his first match but did not finish in the top four of his weight class. McDaniel finished the same, but Nichols, who was seeded second, finished first at 155, after a strong victory over the first seeded wrestler from Bethel-Tate, Sean Orr. Nichols also amassed more than one half of the 34 points the Braves recieved. Roger Bacon recieved its second team victory at the tourney in three years, while Moeller had to settle for second after a win last year. Mark Gruenschlaeger, the heavyweight from Bacon, was responsible for Moeller's second place finish. In the last match of the tourney, Gruenschlaeger pinned Dan Wheeler of Anderson to give Bacon the six points they needed to win. "I was disappointed more than

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Sports quiz

Nichols

1. Who is the San Francisco 49ersYpunter? 2. Who is the Bengals offensive line coach? 3. In what conference is the UC Bearcats basketball team? 4. What was the name of Cincinnati's professional hockey team before the Stingers? 5. Where did the Bengals' Reggie Williams go to college? ANSWERS

photo by Rob Zesch'

John Nichols, who was seeded second in the Indian Hill Invitational, gets the upper hand in this match to win the 155 class. When the varsity squad that I was pleased," is how Coach Ron was tested last weekend is looked Webber felt about the Gators' at in perspective, it is easy to see performance. But during Coach why these two wrestlers create Jim Collins' pep talk Saturday most of Indian Hill's points. morning, Collins said some of the Nichols and McDaniel are the wrestlers were beginning to only seniors who have wrestled "show." That is, beginning to get more than two years and have the confidence and show their ability. experience needed to wrestle Looking at the scores of this effectively. and past matches, it is easy to see "I hope we are growing," that the Gators are being carried Webber said. "Everything we do, by Nichols and McDaniel, at least drilling, etc., is for us to grow not point wise. "We expect different only as wrestlers but as individthings from them than the rest of uals too." the wrestlers," Webber said.

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JV Braves still searching for first win by W e Petraglia The JV Braves had their sights on their first victory of the year for a timely Christmas present at Sycamore, December 18. However, the Aviators had other thoughts. With a strong second half, Sycamore overtook the Braves, who were leading by one at the half, to win 46-35. Mitch Theuring continued his consistent aggressiveness and led all scorers, with 17 points. The tide turned in the Aviators' favor early in the fourth quarter when a couple of costly fouls and a technical foul on Coach Arnold gave Sycamore the momentum. Although the official records will show a Braves' loss for the game of January 6 against Deer Park, 46-44, it was definitely a show of determination by the Braves to battle back from an eleven point deficit early in the fourth quarter. Indian Hill's effort fell short on a 15-foot jumper by John Kitei. Kitei was the game's high scorer with 15 points, while Theuring followed with 11 points. The Braves' hard work and stamina they have been gaining

through draining practices showed during the homestretch. The Braves reversed their showing against Deer Park by leading going into the fourth quarter of their January 8 contest with Glen Este only to falter in the fourth quarter. The Braves were outscored, 20-9, and lost by a final count of 5 1-43. As in almost all of the contests

this year, the Braves had two or three good quarters, but they could not pull everything together. As a result, Indian Hill came up on the short end for the tenth time without a victory and fell to 0-5 in league competition. The squad's two most consistent players, Theuring and Kitei, had 18 and 13 points respectively.

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Ray Wenching Jim McNally The Metro Conference The Swords Dartmouth

BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL Dee. 18 a t Sycauore PH 7 15 15 34-51 Sycamore 7 13 22 20-62 High scorer.: Haacher, 14 Jan. 6 at Indian Hill IH 6 12 20 19-57 Deer Park 5 22 20 3-50 High scorers: Arnold, 17; Hancher, 16 Jan. 8 at Glen Este IH 9 12 14 10-45 Glen Este 12 8 12 18-50 GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL Jan. 5 at Deer Park IH 11 11 9 21-52 Deer Park 4 8 10 15-37 High scorer: Mains, 26

Val. 31 No. 8 January 15,1982 lndian Hill High School Cincinnati, Ohio 45243

by Kurt Dusterberg A longheld hope wiU finally become a reality at Indian Hill when the boys' sports teams drop from the AAA to AA in Ohio tournament action. The Ohio High School Athletic Association recently released its 1982-1983 classification for next year's divisions, and since qualifications are based on this year, Indian Hill will be eligible for AA. Indian Hill will be a strong force in numbers with 343 boys in grades 10-12 in a bracket ranging from 175-358. The girls' teams did not have the same luck. They will remain competing on the AAA level. There are 354 girls at Indian Hill, which misses 349 AA cutoff by just five. The classifications for A, AA, and AAA are divided as evenly as possible into equal thirds to provide sectional, district, and state tournaments with evenly matched teams. While this breakdown evenly proportions schools within

200 people at A ana AA, the AAA level contains schools that have a difference of nearly 1000 boys or girls. Post-season tournaments have not been conducive to strong finishes for Indian Hill in the recent past. An example of the Braves' problem occurred last year when Dale Mckibben's basketball team was dominated totally by Oak Hills in the sectionals. Oak Hills

Level

BOYS Students Schools

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GIRLS Students Schools

A AA AAA

15174 268 175-358 267 359-1339 267

A AA AAA

15-168 271 169-349 268 350-1263 268

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Total

802

lndian Hill: 343 Cincinnati AA schools: 8 Southwest District AA schools: 56

12

Jan. 5 at Greenhills 11 15 8 4-38 IH Greenhills 10 12 13 5-40 High scorer: Seremetis, 17

Jan. 6 at Indian Hill IH 10 6 2 15-33 Loveland 6 2 6 8-22 High scorer : Seremetis, 12

John Kitei finds himself in heavy traffic against Deer Park.

Theye, 9

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Total

807

lndian Hill: 354 Cincinnati AAA schools: 24 Southwest District AAA schools: 64

about for years. It will really open doors. What it means is we can expect to be a AA powerhouse in golf." West also believes it will make qualifying in track "so much easier" in the spring. "There is no doubt this will make our teams more competitive than in the past," athletic director Carol Wehmann explained. "It creates a more equitable situation even though we have hung in there well and done an admirable job at AAA." Scheduling for the regular season could possibly be affected by the change, since coaches have the option of arranging to play any level they choose in non-league contests. Indian Hill will still participate in the Eastern HiUs League and play a full league schedule. Deer Park, Loveland, Mariemont, and Madeira will be the EHL's other AA teams while Sycamore, Glen Este and Milford will compete at AAA outside of the leame- Sgg AA, p. I 2

Drama Club to present 'Devil and byDaniel Webster' in Gus Gordon

FRESHMEN BASKETBALL Dec. 16 at Madeira IH 10 13 9 8-40 Madeira 6 5 13 3-27 High scorer: Theye, 10

Photo by Chris Eaton

has over ll00 boys. Beginning next year, the Braves will be one of the largest of the 56 schools in the AA southwest district. Now, boys' coaches will have a more realistic chance of sending teams and individuals to district and state tournaments. "I'm just thrilled," two sport Coach Bob West said. "This is something we've been talking

1982-83Ohio Sports Classification

Jan. 7 at Indian Hill IH 10 10 13 8241 Glen Este 16 14 5 10-45 High scorer: Goldsmith,

Jan. 12 at Finneytown IH 8 15 8 3-35 ~inneytown15 4 10 8-37 High scorers: Wentz,

AA competi

Boys' sports teams to drop

Photo by Rob Zelch

The lead actors for this year's Drama Club Forum are: (standing left to right) John Lilly as Daniel Webster and Rick Marshall as the Devil. Seated is Mike Gruber who portrays Jabez Stone.

Rick Marshall and John Lilly head the cast of this year's Drama Club Forum produetion, The Devil and Daniel Webster. The play is to be presented for the entire school Jan. 27 and later that night at 8:00 p.m. for the public. "The Devil and Daniel Webster is a play that I've wanted to do for the past twenty years," stated Miss Mary Berwanger. "Finally I have found a cast which is equal to the challenge." John Lilly plays the part of Daniel Webster, the charismatic orator of the prexivil War era. "It's going to be really enjoyable t o portray a real person," said Lilly. "It's more challenging than playing a character of some writer's imagination." Also in the cast are Mike Gruber, Suzie Johnson, Lance Luckey, Todd Cox, Elizabeth

Converse and Rick Marshall, who portrays the Devil. "This is my first play," stated Marshall. "The play should be an entertaining production." The story concerns Jabez Stone, a poor man from New Hampshire, who, in a fit of dispair, sells his soul to the Devil so he can become successful. In no time at all Jabez turns into a wealthy politician, with everything going his way. On the day of his marriage, however, the Devil comes back to claim his property, so it's up to Daniel Webster to win Stone's soul back in a court room confrontation with the Devil. Helping out in the back stage capacities are student director Jane Lewin, stage manager Stacey Labahn, technical director Ward Wells, and the Indian Hill Tech and Stage crew.