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Three wrestlers to compete in regional tourney by Kenny Slazyk The Indian Hill wrestlers had three top finishers in last weekend's district tournament that took place at Reading. Juniors Ken Slazyk and Dave Kindle finished first at the 126 and 175 pound classes, respectively. Sophomore Matt Feltman finished third at 119 pounds. "We wrestled pretty well last weekend," said coach Ron Webber. "I'm really happy we're advancing to regionals." These three finishers will advance to the regional tournament in Dayton this weekend where there will be 16 wrestlers in each weight class to compete against. The three will definitely have

their work cut out for them as they compete against some of the best wrestlers in the area. "I think we'll do well, though," said Kindle. "We've got some pretty good wrestlers." The top four finishers will then advance to the state tournament in Columbus the weekend of March 10. Chances are good that at least one of the IH wrestlers will go to state. After state, the wrestling season will be completed. "I think we've had a pretty good year, despite the fact that our team is getting smaller and smaller in numbers. Next year is going to be an even better year," commented Webber.

Vol. 33 No. 12 March 1,1984 Indian Hill High School Cincinnati, Ohio 45243

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Junior Kenny slazyk (right) was one of three IH wrestlers t o advance to the regional tournament in Dayton. Also advancing were junior Dave Kindle and sophomore Matt Feltrnan.

pleased with Braves' season by Kevin Walzer Judging by JV basketball coach Gary Gellert's glowing appraisal of his Braves' 1983-84 season; he sounds quite pleased. And indeed, he is. "Improvement is what it's all about, and everyone improved. The team, individual, everyone. I'm very pleased with that," he said. Improvement? Look at the Braves' overall 11-9 record, 9-5 in the EHL. The Braves had to overcome an 0-5 mark to arrive at this record, the finest record the JV turned in since the 1980-81 squad, which finished 13-7. "I'm pleased with that as well," he said. "We've had a good season. We learned a lot." Just what did they learn? Lesson number one: prepare mentally for games. The Braves faced a stern test in this before their last game of the season, a 59-33 win over the Deer Park Wildcats. "It was not easy getting up for the game," said Gellert. "Deer Park wasn't a great team this year, but we had to be ready anyway, because if you're flat, even a bad team can knock you off." Lesson number two: try to overcome when you are flat. The Braves game with Mariemont last January 27 was a textbook example of this. IH lost, 40-37. "We had just come away from a big win over Sycamore," recall-

ed Gellert, "and we were a little flat mentally. We played OK, but not well enough to win. You have to avoid that." But, overall, Gellert felt the season was a success. "It was a pleasing season overall," he said. "The individual improvement of the players, as well as the team, was good. There

is not one player on this team who is not better than he was at the start of the season." Leading the Braves in scoring this season was sophomore Erich Metzger, who put in 282 points in the 20 games for a 14.1 average. Metzger's average was even higher earlier in the season, when at one point he was scoring 17.6 per

game. "Erich tailed off a bit in the end of the season, but that didn't hurt the team that much," said Gellert. "He still contributed, moving the ball around, even if his shot wasn't falling." Leading IH in rebounding was sophomore Mike Cohen, who played down 109, a 5.5 per game average. Following Cohen was IH's second leading rebounder, sophomore Clint Reese (75 for a 3.8 aver age).

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Squaws, not just Braves, deserve fan support The basketball Squaws were eliminated from the AA district tournament by Ross 60-28 on February 21. The loss ended their season at 9-10. by Anna Batsakes With all the excitement at IH concerning the five-game winning streak that the boys' varsity basketball team experienced earlier this season, more and more spectators filled the stands at IH's Friday night games. Continuous encouragement from the fans urged the Braves during these weekend games, and adult and student supporters who are usually unable to weeknight games are able to attend these Friday night games to support the team. But a majority of students, parents, and faculty are forgetting another integral part of IH's basketball program: the varsity basketball Squaws. This team gathers few

supporters to their ~ u e s d a yand Thursday night games to encourage them. Years back, the girls' and boys' varsity basketball games were both played on Friday nights, encouraging fans not only to support the boys' team but the girls' also. Now the JV boys' team plays instead of the girls, a change in regulation by the Ohio Athletic Association. In 1940, a band of powerful male basketball coaches, in order to emphasize the boy's basketball program, chose to have the JV boys' game precede the varsity, therefore discriminating against the girls. But more emphasis needs to be put on the Squaws. In years past the IH girls' varsity team tended to have a better record than their male counterparts. In their 196061 and '61-62 seasons the Squaws were undefeated, trouncing even the form'idable

Dayton Oakwood and University of Cincinnati girls' teams. Joyce Keidel, a player for the team in its winning 1962 season, scored an average of 25 points per game and in one game was able to score 54 points; the greatest amount of points scored by a male in one game at IH is a mere 43 points. Now the Squaws are getting little support or acknowledgement from the school. A major part of the reason is the scheduling of the girls' games. An average of 10 spectators attended a girls' varsity game on a Thursday night whereas approximately 250300 spectators attend the boys' games on Friday nights. The Squaws deserve the same continuous support as the Braves do and deserve to be able to play their games on Friday evenings preceding the Braves in order to get tne encouragement they need to be a winning team.

by Paul Monach As part of the Secondary School Recognition Program, sponsored by the national Department of Education, Indian Hill High School has been selected by the state of Ohio as one of the nine best public schools in the state. This selection serves as a nomination to be reviewed for possible national recognition. Of all the schools nominated throughout the U.S., the Department of Education will announce the week of March 12 which ones it will visit as contenders for the national award. These visits will take place between March 19 and May 11; the recipients of the honor, the top 100 public schools in the nation, will not be

notified until about June 11. Representatives from these schools will go to the White House in the fall to receive the award. Besides the prestige involved in being so honored, high school principal Dr. Karl Feltman sees a more tangible potential advantage for IH students. "Winning the award would benefit students' applications to colleges and universities because we would have official recognition as one of the top schools in the U.S." In order to apply IH for possible nomination by the state, Feltman and others had to fill out a twenty-page questionnaire describing such areas as academic atmosphere. stuachievements,

and attendance records. Naturally, in order to be able to be judged, the responses on the questionnaire were heavily ldden with statistics. The state wanted evidence of 14 "attributes of success": clear academic goals, high expectations for students, order and discipline, rewards and incentives for students, regular and frequent monitoring of student progress, opportunities for meaningful student responsibility and participation, teacher efficacy, rewards and incentives for teachers, concentration on academic learning time, positive school climate, administrative leadership, well-articulated curriculum, evaluation for instructional improvement, and com-

DECA wins twelfth district contest by Margot Ayers A group of thirty-four Indian Hill DECA students competed at and won for the twelfth time the annual DECA district competition on Thursday, February 16. A total of sixteen schools competed against one another in various business functions at Eastgate Mall. Out of the thirty-four IHers present, 22 placed as finalists, with 12 first and second place fdshers eligible to go on to compete at the state level, on March 23 and 24 in Columbus. First-place winners included Susan Wilke in Advertising Series, Sharon Nakamura in General Marketing Series, Chris Phillips in Business Math, Elizabeth Gorman in Public Speaking, Rob Radford in Service Station Series, and Claire Flora, Laura Distler, and Jackie Rabenold in Team Management Decision Making. Placing second were Robin Bransom in Advertising Series, Barrett Kingery in Entrepreneurship Series, Suzanne Lowes in Free Enterprise, and Bill Louder in

Marketing Test. These students will go on to state competition. Other IH finalists were Jenny Malloy, third in Entrepreneurship Series, Julie Epstein and Amy Geygan, third and fourth in Finance and Credit Series, Holly Lance, third in Food Marketing Series, Kathy Bushelman, fifth in General Marketing Series, Dana Schlissel and Octavio Calderon,

h General Merfourth and f ~ t in chandising Series, Jim Atkinson, fourth in Business Math, Debbie Tipp, fourth in Restaurant Marketing, and Jill Norton, fifth in Sales Demonstration. The competitions were held at Eastgate Mall because it "gives the students the opportunity t o compete in the environment that they are involved in," according

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The above DECA students participated at recent district competition. The group brought home 12 fitst and second place finishers. The Indian H i . DECA was rated first overall.

munity support and involvement. T o determine the extent of these attributes, the state evaluated the following concrete "indicators of success": student performance on minimum wmpetency tests, student success in high school, daily student and teacher attendance rates and rates of student suspensions and other exclusions, awards for outstanding school programs and teaching and student awards in academic or vocational competitions (e.g. science fairs, essay contests, and industrial arts competitidns). Feltman sees another advantage in receiving the state nomination, which would be intensified should IH win the national honor. ''When you win an award like this, you become a 'lighthouse' school, and other schools want t o we what makes you 'better'." to Mr. Jim Benken, adviser to DECA students. For example, the general merchandise competitions were held at J.C. Penny and food service was held at York Steak House. All competitions involved both a test and an activity. For instance, people competing in the food service division would first take the test, then wait on a table. Or, finance and credit students may be required to cash a customer's check after taking their test. ~ e c a u s eall competitions are held ken in feels such thisenvironments, is the "best-run BenDECA district." One of the main plus factors to such competitions is the fact that the judges are managers of the stores used. This guarantees qualified judges. As for Indian Hill's performance, Benken stated he was "really proud of the way they competed." He went on to say the students were well prepared and earned their wins. IfIndianHilldoesweUat state, the students will go on to compete at the nationals on May 16 through 21 in Kansas City.

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editorial

Akrdr 1,1984 The idea of a strong, success-

On Thursday, February 16, 1984 the NAACP ana Cincinnati School Board agreed upon a voluntary desegregation plan which brought to an end an outstanding ten year lawsuit. The plan, which calls for the flexible implementation of special or magnet schools, should gradually eliminate racial isolation in the Cinh a t i School District over the next seven pars. The mere fact that the two parties resolved their case is worthy of our commendation, for a forced, courtordered plan would have, as in so many other cities, irrevocably split our city over the issue. Also commendable is the term "voluntary plan," which has been proven to be far more effective than court-ordered plans. Yet, the struggle is not over. The adopted plan does indeed have some drawbacks, among them the possibility of "white flight" from the city to suburban districts, thus intensifying our problem with racial isola-

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Motivation, the self-willed desire to achieve, is the result of a continuing cycle. The cycle is sparked by an initial amount of diligence. For IH, the quest for Excellence in Education, the striving to improve our 8ducational quality, helped provide that little charge needed to set the cycle in motion and start turning the wheels of success and accomplishment. From our school,s commitment to exceptional quality in every aspect of school life, the wheels of success certainly were spinning: IH has been named one of the top nine schoola in the state of Ohio. this is quite an accomplishment and one of which we all may be proud. The administration immediately triggered the next phase of the cycle, acof award and recognition of achievement. They obviously realized the importance of communicating this special news to the student body in a way. The administration's to spend the time and energy to allow the student body &d faculty to celebr rat^" with a short coffee break/ '

social hour - how imp'*ant they -- this - reinforcement phase of the motivation cycle really is. Needless to say, most students and faculty members returned to the regular school day with a positive feeling about their school and their part in it. Thus, having arrived at a sense of motivation and the diligence to continue educational excellence, the cycle is complete. Of course, we cannot simply stop the cycle at the plateau of "success." It is now our responsibility to perpetuate it by pocketing our success and continuing with a diligence aimed at educational excellence. .

tion. Also womsome is the 35 million d a m W d ~ e by the state to the city-we can only hope this not cut into our suburban funds, which is crucial fiw the continuation of excellence in our school. In ad& tion we can only hope that the suburban dMrtctrr not brought back.into court, simply because the %ituation does not warrant court action from tha N,kACP. The cost in both time and money, as seen in the 1seven years, would continue to be tremendous if Indian Hill were brought back into the case, and the NAACP simply does not have a strong enough case to warrant those expenditures. The plan adopted is a happy example of cooperation; but we must pay close attention to what the future holds for us.

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by Paul Monach and David Sixadling Someone once said, "Poetry is the great between man and his mission of the mind. It no bounds in the poet to set his own bounds." Indeed, poetry is an art, but the explication (a word associated only with the microdissection of poetry) - - of this most wondrous genre of writing is an art form in itself. We now present to you . . . a ~ o e m . A meat poem,. y-e ,. ;bough it may not appear SO on first reading. This is the purpose of the ensuing explication, to prove beyond an doubt the deep ~ymbo]isi of this masterpiece Ad its profound effects, directly upon your Eves and indirectly upon the course of world history: *

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ful athletic program is obviously important to those running a school. However, the strength and success of the program is most often dictated by two factors: student interest and competent, involved coaches. Student interest and participation in the program is rarely a problem. But what happens if no coach from the teaching staff is available? And this raises another question: is a coach needed from the teaching staff? And what happens to the program based on an athletic director's responses to these questions? An answer that has arisen in recent years is to hire coaches who arc not part of the teaching

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But you've changed and t ~ yto hug me. I wish you would twn m d dug me. I come to you with ice on my bruises And fiom my wounds my love oozes. Itumw~ndedtog.earP* But my optimism fades in the nuclaw sunset. .. It would appem that concretely this work tells the story of a young man first frustrated by t a n love, then disau&med the apple of his eye turns to favor him when he has finally lost all hope, He becomes sado-masochistic, but the bomb drops and, well, that's a l l f o b . In reality, however, "Manontopsisy' has no literal meaning. The use of human verbal communication is solely to convey the deeper meanings symbolically, as they cannot be adequately explained through the clumsy medium of concrete English. In fact, the poet seems to poke fun at the adolescent mind by the use of sexually-connotative (to teenagers) words, in order to suggest a meaning altogether ludicrous when the work is explained with closer scrutiny. The skillful diction and use of assonance and consonance adds to the false impression that this is the true message of the work. On the most concrete "true" level of meaning, "Manontopsis" is an antidmg poem,

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with Kevin Walzer staff. Called "absentee coaches," these people are not teachers, nor do they function as such. Their sole contractual obligation to their particular school is to coach an athletic team. But this begats a question: are they necessary to have a good sports program? Miss Carol Wehrnann, athletic director (AD) at Indian Hill High School, seems to think that they are. This is dictated by the lack of total fdculty involvement at Indian Hill in IH's athletic program, she said. "In many cases in our coaching staff, we have a faculty member decide to give up coaching a certain sport that he or she may have coached for several years," she said. "So what we have is a coaching position open. If no one on the faculty is interested in taking the position, this leaves us 3 problem. What do we do, !lire an outside coach or abolish thc pror a m ? If the outside coach is good at working with the athletes, if he or she will do a good job, I an? in favor of hiring that person to maintain our athletic program." Up until recently, however, Wehmann would not have had

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Absentee coaches: a necessary part of IH's athletic p r o g r a m

Two of Indian Hill's absentee coaches are, (left) wrestling coach Ron Webber and freshman basketball coach Steve Thompson. These two are part of a staff that is 52% absentee coach. this option: the sport would have to be eliminated if no faculty coach could be found. Just recently the Ohio Legislature passed a law allowing high schools to hire non-certified (non-teaching) coaches. "This was a great step forward," said Wel~mann. "l'm now allowed to hire non-certified coaches. We have had a fairly constant teaching staff, teachers remaining for several years. If a teacher chooses to ~ i v e up a coaching position but remain on the teaching position, under the old law a different teacher would have to take his place. Non~we do not have to do that." There are some, though, who do not like this neu option. Mr. Joe Clark, Sycamore High School's AD, is one. "It's not 3 desirable way to staff coaching positions," he said. "If it is necessary to the continued success of the program to hire absentee coaches, then you have to do it. But I would do everything possible to avoid doing that, if there were such a way. However, for some schools, there does not seem to be much of an alternat~ve." That is a very important point, according to Glen Este High School's AD, Mr. Ron Coleman. T a c h school has to evaluate their situation and decide what is the most feasible solution for them ," he emphasized. "This situation has not arisen yet at Glen Este, and I feel very fortunate not to have had to deal with it. If it did arise, we would

have a very serious decision on our hands as whether to continue the sport or not." Coleman seems to feel that absentee coaches are not something he wants to have at Glen Este. When asked about this, he concurred emphatically. "Our basic position is that we don't want to have them,"he said. "The decision to continue the sport or not would undoubtedly be influenced by several factorspublic sentiment being one of them, over what is a 'niajor' or 'minor' sport. Certainly if it were a 'major5 sport like football or basketball, we would explore options other than discontinuing it." But why consider an option that would have as far-reaching consequences as discontinuing the sport? What is so "undesirable" about hiring absentee coaches? A variety of reasons exist, according to Clark. But the common denominator between all of them concerns the coach-athlete and coach-coach relationships. "Problems arise when you don't have coaches from the teaching staff," he said. "The first one concerns the proximity of athletes and coaches. If you don't have a coach from the teaching staff, kids don't have the rapport with the coach that comes from seeing him in school, not just at practice. That's something t o be said for faculty coaches-the students and teachers learn a lot about each other by seeing each other in a different environment as coach/athlete."

Page 11 Clark also noted that "some communication is lost if one orbetween both arecoaches not on the teaching staff. They're not together as often, and a lot of communication about athletesmaybe about problems they may have off the team that niay affect their performance on the teamis lost." Wehmann, on the other hand, feels that the niajor drawback to having absentee coaches is that the continuity of the program is greatly affected. 'We often have college students to be coaches for us. We have a number on the staff right now, including Steve Thompson and Gary Argentati. The major drawback of this practice is that we cannot get more than a two or or three year commitment from them. When they finish college, they in most likelihood wilI Ieave the coaching position as well." Is that a major problem? "Yes, it is. The girl's basketball players know that Mr. Pfirman will be back coaching the team next year. But imagine people on the swim team-they have had a new coach every year for the past few years. Adapting and changing to a new coach is a difficult transition to make for just one new coach, but to one every year?" Still, the absentee coaches are needed, at least here at Indian Hill. The simple disproportion in the numbers shows this. Currently Indian Hill employs 56 coaches for grades 7-12 in middle school and high school. However, only 48% of these are faculty coaches. Currently 23 of the 39 who coach in the high school are "faculty" coaches, leaving 16 absentee coaches. But in Ottawa, the numbers are far more disproportionate. Out of a total 17 coaches, only four are faculty coaches, leaving 13 absentee coaches. "It is easy to see why we have absentee coaches," says Wehmann. "We just don't have enough faculty members involved t o not have them. Our commitment is to retain an excellent, balanced athletic program. If the options is having half our coaches be 'absentee,' or dropping half our athletic program-which is the alternative-I think that, when you weigh all the factors, absentee coaches are important for our athletic program ."

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by Kevin Walzer Three swimmers advanced to state with qualifying times at districts held last weekend at Sycamore High School. These three will proceed to the state meet to be held tomorrow through Saturday in Canton, Ohio. Senior Cliff Wingerter advanced with a sixth-place finish in the 50 free and an eighth-place finish in the 500 free. Junior Beth Wingerter took tenth at districts in the 100 free and placed eleventh in the 200 free. Freshman Teresa Repogle finished third in the 100 breast, in which she is seeded seventh at state, and placed eighth in the 100 free. "I'm glad they qualified," commented coach Sue Magnus. ''I think Teresa has a good chance to do well in the 100 breast. I think overall everyone should get good times."

bv Winston R Welb ~ l t h i u ~the h Cincinnati Public Schools and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People have agreed to a voluntary plan to reduce racial isolation in public schools, the effects of this agreement on the suburban districts r e m ~to be seen. The last minute settlement was regarded by many as a complete surprise. The city school board, the Ohio Board of Education and the NAACP all signed the agreement, which ended a ten year legal battle. The plan calls for the voluntary reduction of segregation by

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Senior Kris Brockmann races for the finish in recent swimteam action.

downs Braves 1n fourney by Kevin Walzer If varsity basketball coach Dale McKibben had his way, he would have gladly traded the Braves' showing against Mariemont in the second round of the AA sectional tournament last Saturday for their showing against the Warriors on February 1 1. In the former game, the Warriors blew the Braves away, 61-44; in the latter, it was a much tighter game as Mariemont squeaked by 5 3-47. In between these two losses IH posted their final win of the season, a 58-49 over Deer Park on February 17. This win made their final record 9-1 2. "We played with no intensity against Mariemont in the tournament," McKibben said, rather angrily. "In the first half we were tentative, with no determination, and they just got all over us. We allowed them to do things that we had worked on preventing, and would have if we were sharper." The Warriors jumped out to a 10-6 lead in the first quarter. They outscored IH 18-8 in the second quarter, to go up 28-14 at half. In the second half IH settled down a bit and managed t o muster a bit more offense, scoring 30 points. But the Warriors' impos-

ing first half margin as well as their strength under the boards proved too much to handle. McKibben could offer no explanation for his teams' listlessness, but said that the fact that Mariemont was playing their game, not IH's, was a major part of the game's lopsided result. ",would I have liked to see the referees call a tighter game than they did," he commented. "Mariemont likes to play a physical, rough game- their strength gives them an advantage in that area. If the refs had been a little tighter in their officiations-calling more fouls-that would have been advantageous for us, because Mariemont wouldn't be able to play as physically." McKibben noted that the officiating was the primary difference between this game and the Braves' previous game against Mariemont. "In the earlier game, the refs were very tight in their calls-they called more fouls. That is an advantage to a finesse team like us." But McKibben also praised his team's play, saying it was everything their sectional game was not. "We were much better in that game. We were organized, got their big men in trouble, and

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Winger Other ~nembcrs of the team advanced to districts from the sectional meet, but did not qualify for state. The 40 free relay consisting of Beth Wingerter, Repogle, senior Kris Brockmann and freshman Lynn Stanforth advanced to districts, where they finished tenth overall. In addition, senior diver Scott Lyon placed seventh at districts. He had advanced with a second-place .finish in the sectional meet. "I'm disappointed Scott didn't make it," commented Magnus. "I thought he should have. He's as good a diver as anyone in the state, and it's a disappointment he didn't advance." Overall, though, Magnus is optimistic about the swimmers' chances and is pleased with the overall season. "They should do well. They've done well all year and I think they'll continue that at state."

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fouled them out eventually. The only thing that enabled them to win was that we missed a few breaks-a free throw here, a shot there-that enabled them t o edge us." As for Deer Park, the Braves' last win this season, McKibben felt the game was nothing outstanding. "We won, sure, I'll take it," he said, "but it wasn't a great one. Deer Park was much improved and they gave us a tough game. But we weren't really playing great. But then, it's hard to get up for a team you blew out by 4 0 in your first game (an 83-43 win for the Braves on January 13). We were kind of flat." Flat. That's the word. "We certainly did learn some things this year," said McKibben. "We could have used something extra towards the end. We were flat when we couldn't afford to be." But McKibben is optimistic that this season will provide his players with some experience and optimism for next ysar. "We should be strong next year," said McKibben. "I would be quite surprised it we were not picked to be a strong contender in the league. We've got the nucleus from this year's team returning,

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returning players is junior Rick Abrams. Abrams was the team's leading scorer and rebounder this season, with 17.6 and 6.1 per game, respectively. Junior Pete Seremetis, with 5.2 rebounds and 6.8 points, will provide needed experience at center. In addition, juniors Curtis Ott, Brian Rowe, John Bishop, Mike Wentz and Dave Stanforth are returning.

TRIVIA With the merger of the WHA and the NHL, along with the break-up of the Cincinnati team, many hockey players f~und themselves o u t of work. Several Stingers found new homes in the NHL, including Peter Marsh of the Chicago Black Hawks, Jamie Hislop of the Calgary Flames and two of the Stingers lead enders. Both the now tmes lead their te played and saves. w h o are they and where do they play?

POETRY, from p. 2 the various stages of drug dependency, progressively more harmful and culminating in hallucination and overdose. The first stanza shows the introduction of mindaltering devices to an impressionable person (not necessarily a teen). The experience makes him "happy," but his inexperience with such materials produces later ill effects: the "slap." In the second stanza, the user becomes "accustomed" to drug use; the "nose" is an obvious allusion to cocaine, and "pay" refers both to the monetary expenditure and the beginnings of psychological damage. By stanza three, the user is so dependent that he needs a bigger "slug," an e v e ~ e i i n f u lamount, to achieve

expanding magnet or alternative schools. These schools will be provided to all students, and they have the decision of attending such a school. Busing is not included in the plan. Many heralded the agreement, stating that the flexibility built into the plan should effectively reduce isolation over the next seven years in the Cincinnati School District. No school-byschool or blanket regulations were imposed on the district in the plan. The agreement, which expires in June, 1991, will be continued if deemed successful. The school district, as a means of measuring

a high. His abuse has warped him such that he now associates pain with pleasure. In the final two lines, the user hallucinates and overdoses. The ellipsis leaves up to the reader whether or not the user now sets on the path of rehabilitation. On the deepest level, "Manontopsis" is an anti-war poem, warning that conventional armed conflict can lead to nuclear obliteration. The narrator is a soldier; he "looks funny" in his new uniform, but he sets out for battle optimistic and does not visualize any potential pain. He sees that war is not all fun and games in the last line of the first stanza, but after participating in an assault ("advances"), he becomes "accustomed" to armed conflict and indeed seems to be losing some of

results, must show that there is a good chance of achieving the predetermined goals by December, 1987. As part of the plan, the state will give 35 million dollars to the district in order to stop racial isolation; 29 million will go towards the development and expansion of the magnet program. New programs will include the establishment of a military academy, a year long high school and the expansion of the Montessori program. Immediately following the settlement, the NAACP said that it now once again will be focushis humanity. Despite his growing impersonality, the soldier still feels duty and patriotism and is willing t o undergo pain of even death for his country; his love for his country "oozes" with his blood. "Slug" is also an allusion to a bullet. In the fourth stanza, sudden impact of "the bomb" ends all optimism, and a lot of other things, for that matter. Unknown to most readers, the poet has cleverly included allusions to nuclear proliferation within the"warWframework. ''Try to hug me" refers to the efforts of some to downplay the dangers of nuclear weapons, and "pay for you through the nose" represents the massive expenditure t o build nuclear arms. The subtle infusion of these allusions warns that most people fail to see the impending doom. Notice that on all levels of abstraction the fourth stanza --

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iiig its attention on the suburban districts, which were dismissed from the lawsuit in December by U.S. District Judge Walter Rice. The NAACP plans to f h t ask the court to reverse its deddon, thus once again putting the heat on districts such as Indian Hill. Most suburban officials, while pleased at the settlement feel that the NAACP's bid will once again be thrown out of court. The suburban districts are also concerned that the allotment of 35 million might pinch suburban budgets. They fear a decrease in state aid in the next few years if the city receives the 35 million.

siands out as different for several reasons. It is the only couplet in the poem, and it is the only stanza not to end in definitive punctuation. Lastly, the language is more flowing and surrealistic and emphasizes, like stanza three, the resonating sounds of /u/ (long and short) and /ou/. This difference emphasizes the aforementioned pivotal meaning of the final two lines on all levels. SO now, to all eyes, "Manontopsis" emerges from an intentionally simple exterior as an extraordinarily symbolic and complex discussion of some of today's most important and controversial issues. Indeed, the poet stated, "I didn't know it was that meaningful when I wrote it." The explication is now cornplete. Remember the logical process of thought required, for, as the saying goes, "Those who do not learn to analyze poetry are condemned to reread it." -

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Board approves purchase of "8 IIBM computers The Indian Hill School District Board of Education approved a proposal for the purchase of ten IBM personal computers at its February 14 meeting. The new computers are to be used in establishing a second computer lab in the high school. According to WyandOt principal Mr. Gary Corn, who studied the computer matter before submitting the proposal, the second lab with the IBM computers will be used for a new computer application course next year. Corn

computers, so that students would "have the opportunity to use more than one type of computer." The Board also authorized

the placement of bids for 15 more Apple computers.

Chieftime needs material for Creative Arts issue C'hieftime wdl feature the Creative Arts on March 23rd. Students who would like to submit poetry, prose, or artwork should leave their entries in the Chieftain room by

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band hopes for Superior by Jeff Currier The Indian 1lill Symphonic Band will atteriipt to repeat last year's "Superior" performance at the Ohio Music Educators Association (OMICA) district competition nest Saturday. March loth, at Colerain IIiph School. They will be competing in ('lass "A." In a competition of this nature, a band rliust receive a Superior rating at district in order to advance to the State level. A rating is achieved by averaging the scores of four judges, three of whom judge the band on its three prepared pieces; the fourth judge rates the band on sight reading a piece it has never seen. There are five possible scores, I being the highest and V the lowest. A rating of I is termed "Superior." Last year's band earned an overall 1 (two 1's and two 11's) at district and went on to earn all 1's at state, the only band to -do so in class A. At Colerain, the band will perform three select pieces for the judges. The pieces are more difticult than last year's literative, according to band director Mr. Steve Strider. He also stated,

"Our main objective is t o get past Ilistrict. We arc. playing ver!. difticult, esciting music. In f ~ c t , two of three pieces arc AA (highest class) material." The band \till perform "The 1.lorentiner." a march by Julius bucik, "1:estive Ode," by Rex Mitchell, and "1;estive Overture," by Dmitri Shostakovich. "1:estive Ode" \vas the piece chosen by Strider from a group of required pieces selected by OMI-A. In addition to the Symphonic Band, the String Orchestra will also be attending the contest. The orchestra will travel to Forrest Park High School this Saturday, competing in class A. Strider says, "This orchestra is the smallest in Southwest Ohio. Most orchestras at the conlpetition have 50 or so members-ours has 13. This year will be the first time in nine years UI orchestra has gone from Indian Hill." Just as the String Orchestra and Symphonic Band are going to contest, individuals and groups perfornied two weeks ago in the demanding Solo & Ensemble Contest. Soloists and groups performed before one judge and were

Schatzman and Oliver send their art pieces to N e w York by Anna Batsakes Seven IH art students received awards in the 57th annual Southern Ohio Regional ScIiolastic Art Exhibit sponsored by ShillitoRikes. Senior Craig Schatznian and junior Todd Oliver were awarded the highest honors, placing as finalists. Schatzman's and Oliver's pottery pieces were sent to New York to be judged in the National High School Art Exhibit. "I'm surprised that niy pieces have received the honors that they have," said Oliver. "Hopefully they'll win something in New York." Second place, or key award winners were Oliver for another pottery piece, senior Lori Powers, who received two awards for textile designs, and senior Kathryn Kreeger for a sculpture. Honorable mentions were granted to Powers for two other textile designs, freshman Jenny Blank for printmaking, and freshman Lisa Ohr for a waier-_color.

All award winning pieces were exhibited at Shillito-Rikes downtown, in the sixth floor gallery, from 1:ebruary 11 through February 25. An awards ceremony took place on February 18, honoring all finalists and key award winners. The pieces were judged by educators and artists who have an understanding of education at a secondary school level and were recommended by the advisory committee of art educators. To be eligible for the show the student had to be in grades 7- 12 and currently enrolled in a secondary school. All entries submitted for Scholastic Art Awards had to be original, since the emphasis of the show was creativity. Larry Bernard, art teacher at IH, was pleased with the results. "The only complaint I have is that Indian Hill did not submit any photography," he said. "Other than that 11 out of the 4 8 entries submitted were accepted. That is a pretty good result."

rated on a scale of 1 to V. No musician from IH scored less than 11. which is an "Excellent" rating. Receiving 1's (Superior) were Tony Gast, piano. Stephanie Hug. violin, Jeff Currier. clarindt. Ted 1:rank. trurnpet. %timi Kahn. piccolo. Illen llanimond. flute,

March 1,1984 Scott Seward, trumpet. Carin Chabut. flute, Jenny Wolski, violin. Mary Ballard. flute. Tom Luckey. trumpet, the clarinet quartet. and the brass quintet. Receiving 11's (Excellent) were Mindy Grindstaff. violin. Eric Ilahl. trumpet. Lance Luckey, trumpet, Bill Haffner, trombone, Ken Jones. trombone, Robert Nichols. French horn, and Mimi Kalin. flute.

Girton wins art history grant by Winston R Wells Social Studies teacher Mr. Robert Girton has won a $500 award to design a presentation on the subject of Art History. The award was sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. Girton received notification of the award by mail on Saturday, February 18. He plans to create a presentation on the history of art with the aid of slides and audio cassettes. "I'm extremely pleased and excited about the presentation," commented Girton. He said that his presentation will serve as a survey on the subject and he plans to give it to all students in Modern European History and World Cultures at Indian Hill. The GCF, in implementing the award program, hopes to provide secondary school teachers with monies to give them an opportunity for personal and professional growth through the development of independant projects.

The toundation gave away a total o t $50,000 to area teachers. 70 awards were given; 50 were for 500 dollars, 15 for 1,000 dollars and five for 2,000 dollars. The applications were due in mid-December, according to Girton. All tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade teachers who teach in Hamilton County were eligible for awards. Girton now has until December to complete his presentation and file a report detailing how the presentation benefited himself. The awards were granted by a Selection Committee which was chaired by William R. Burleigh, Vice President of Scripps Howard Newspapers. The applications were judged on the merit of the proposal and the likelihood of the project having a positive effect on students. Girton plans to start work on his survey immediately after receiving the necessary funds from GCF.

Business club recognizes two seniors by David Stradling The Northeast Exchange Club honored Indian Hill seniors Mike Feltman and Elizabeth Smith as Students of the Month at an annual breakfast, February 21. Feltman and Smith were selected by the counselors at Indian Hill for their leadership qualities, service to the school, and academic standing. The Club, composed of businessmen from the area, are a service orientated group which meets weekly for breakfast. Among other things, the Club donated the Freedom Shrine which is displayed in the front hall of the high school. At the breakfast, attended by the counselors and parents, the two seniors were awarded with a plaque. Following the presentation Feltman and Smith were ask-

ed to give a short talk about their pasts and future in exchange for the award. Feltman explained that he hopes t o attend a six year medical school at Akron, while Smith noted that she had been excepted and wiU attend Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The Northeast Exchange Club honors two students from the schools in the northeast area of Cincinnati. At the end of the year two winners from this area will be chosen to compete at the state level. From there the winners will proceed to national competition. Commented Smith, "I hope that Mike and I can continue in the competition t o higher levels, but if we don't the breakfast was nice."

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by chistopher Atlen Bknchard The Who have been around since mid-1964. Roger Daltrey, the band's lead singer, has remained a very dynamic force within the Who, even though they no longer tour. Despite the Who's "retirement" Daltrey continues to make music. He is not alone in this respect. Who bassist John Entwistle and Who guitarist Pete Townshend have each released solo albums. Roger Daltrey's most recent solo effort, Parting S h l d Be Painless, is close to being Daltrey at his best. His voice is not pushed to extremes, as is often the case with many Who compositions. In fact, not one of the pieces on Pmting was written by Daltrey nor by any other member of the Who. It is quite interesting to hear Daltrey's familiar voice alongside instruments not played by the Who. The fust cut on side one reveals the piece "Walking in My Sleep." Already this song has been fit to a video. "Walking in

My Sleep" seems to have been written with a video in mind as the lyrics themselves almost scream out "Make me into a video." In any other respect, this song really goes nowhere. "Parting Would Be Painless," the next song as well as the finest on the album, possesses a driving backbeat. Drummer Alan Schwartzberg should be listened to quite carefully as he does a nice Stewart Copeland imitation and does very well. Daltrey's voice is pushed, but here he can handle it, unlike his performance on McVicar. "Parting Would Be Painless" is the best song for two clear reasons: here only are all the musicians together; also Dallrey really puts his heart into this one. Next up, "Is There Anyone Out There?" is definite sound track material for the next Charles Bronson movie. "Cool, while still tough" describes this song. A funky bass line provided by Norman Watt Roy adds the move-

ment necessary to make this song successful. The musicians on this album are hot, big names, but who needs names? These guys perform very capably, and we'll be hearing more from them, no doubt. Flip the album over, and place the stylus on song number two. "Somebody Told Me" seems t o sound very much like Genesis with its very strong rhythmic base snd use of synthesizers. Daltrey corrects the course by using his wide vocal range to outsing Phil Collins. When this is over, we are "treated" to "One Day," perhaps the weakest piece here. Just listen to the lyrics: "Why do we run in this race with each other11 can do anythin! stronger than youIDo

you believe in the laws of the jungle/weak and the strong well it won't last long." "The Weak and the Strong" sums up this album perfectly Tunes like "One Day" are just not doing anything for Daltrey the vocalist or musician (he plays the harmonica). ll

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by David Agin Ars longa vita brevis (or something like that, escuse the Latin) is what they uscd to say during Caesar's reign. This statement proved itself correct once again at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's production of Julius Caesar that Indian flill's senior and sophomore c!asscs attended last Tuesday. I found the play refreshing, yet enigmatic, thought provoking, but also thrilling, and boldly contemporary, yet true to the Shakespearean text. That's not to say it didn't have its flaws; but these are miniscule considering the fantastically fresh look at Julius Caesar that Director Michael Murray has given us. The play opens in a war rav-

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aged singer who sounds like a cross between Tony Orlando and Bill Murray. Lou is an important character in Allen's main theme, which is a satire on tacky America. Every single character reflects this theme as they strut about in polyester outfits and huge gold medallions. In the words of one observer, "It's so real, it hurts to watch." Despite his obvious mediocrity, the alcoholic Lou's music is gobbled up by the audience. Then, Lou is invited to co-star with Milton Berle in a big show. Success seems to finally come to Danny Rose. Or has it? The tragedy of the movie lies in the fact that Danny produces stars,

but is unable t o keep them under his management. There is some insanity in the movie. This occurs between Tina, Lou's mistress (Mia Farrow), and Danny. Lou begs Danny to bring Tina to an important show, but Tina refuses. Danny then must chase her over half of New York state until he is finally able to corivince her to come. By the time they arrive, however, the Mafia is on their tails, and Lou has drunk himself into a stupor. Woody certainly is an expert when it comes to chaos. Farrow is definitely the most entertaining character in BroadTina and way Danny Rose. Danny are submerged in their characters, however, once in a-

gested is not unlike that in Beirut. Thus the director's motive for the unique production of t h e play is not to praise or bury Julius &eszr, but simply t o bring it into a contemporary light. From this standpoint, Murray does a fabulous job. With few exceptions, Shakespeare's text and Murray's direction thrive in this modern context. But in due respect, I must praise the master, Shakespeare, for writing a play that fits like a formula into any age of man's political strife. 0 Julius Caesar thou art mighty yet!

Julius Caesar will be showing at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park 's Marx theater from February 28 through March 25. Call 421 -3888 for ticket information. while we see Woody and Mia emerge. They occasionally share humor that gives one the impression that they know something we don't. Although not nearly as funny as Diane Keaton was in Annie Hall, Farrow does give some good lines like "1 always did go for the intellectual type." Broadway Danny Rose is fastpaced and professional. I t has a definite direction and polish, which is a little disappointing compared to Woody Allen's more disjointed endeavors. Still, people will probably keep praising Broadway Danny Rose as the comedy of the year, which it may be. But don't expect Allen's latest to knock you off your feet. It isn't exceptional by any stretch of the imagination.

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them not unlike the soldiers seen on the news footage of El Salvador and Nicaragua. Caesar's mur-

I have given you flowers in bouquets Only to hear your deepest apologies, As I show you how I feel many ways, Just short of watching you from my knees. Many know you through the shape of your face, As you appear in other peoples' clothes Yet your thoughts of beauty I can't replace, For your innermost feelings I'll never know. I'll ask again, with flowers in my hand, And you will break my heart when I see you; If only I could make myself understand, It just won't work out, nothing I can do. So, when I see a pretty girl, I'll reminisce How we parted, as we met, with a smile, not a kiss. -Skweek

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We are pursuing the idea of having Musicfest begin around sixth period, and having it continue into the afternoon during after school hours. Hugh and I feel that although this plan has yet to be fully accepted, it offers good prospects. Option D is a rather closedended one. However, some would be pleased with it, and there would be no logistical or disciplinary problems whatsoever. This would be to cancel Musicfest altogether. Hugh and 1 would find it unfortunate to cancel an event which has practically become an IH institution. We feel the key to avoiding

this option involves two areas open-mindedness and creativity. We must be able to accept revision, alternatives, and most of all, compromise. We also need creativity in planning a Musicfest that retains its original purpose of being a day of music and fun in the sun, even if the format is changed a bit. Bob Rhoad, the Musicfest Committee, and the entire Student Government are working hard t o find a solution. Ostensibly, there are no easy answers; but we'll try to formualte a plan as soon as possible. Best Wishes, David Agin Hugh Geier

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Nine L.seniors become by H. Edwards Each of the nine Indian Hill High School seniors recognized as National Merit Semifinalists last September were recently honored as National Merit 1:inalists. Tony Gast, Nancy Hopple, Uan Kramer, Dan Meyer, Eveleen Oleinik. Ann Pfau, Bob Rhoad, Kitsa Tassian and Tom Warfel all scored in the top one-half of one percent in Ohio on their PSAT/ NMSQT in late 1982. To qualify as finalists, the semifinalists were required to

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submit a personal essay, their high school record, a list of their extracurricular and community activities as well as a counselor recommendation. Performance on the SAT was also a factor in the selection. Out of the 15,000 semifinalists in Ohio, 13,500 were honored as finalists. Approximately 5300 of the finalists will be offered collegiate scholarships by various organizations associated with the National

Merit Corporation. universities and colleges, private companies, and the National Merit Corporation fund the scholarship program. Those awarded scholarships should be notified by March or early April. Finalist Torn Warfel was also honored recently by being chosen as a candidate for the Presidential Scholars Award. He was selected as one of 1500 seniors across the nation on the basis of SAT and ACT scores as well as leadership,

16 MUN members attend Georgetown debate by Winston R. Wells Sixteen students and two faculty members returned from Washington, D.C. on Monday, 1:ebruary 21 where they represented Indian Hill's Model United Nations Club in a national conference. The invitational conference was sponsored by Georgetown University and held at the convention facilities of the Sheraton Washington Hotel. The students

were also roomed in the hotel, along with the other 2,200 participants. The club opted to charter a bus this year instead of travelling by air. "The cost of the trip dictated the transportation decision," commented club secretary junior Hugh Geier. The trip took roughly ten hours to complete leaving the students very tired and fatigued on Thursday morning after de-

parting from the High School Wednesday night. The bus was chartered with the cooperation of the St. Xavier Model United Nations Club which also sent a large contingent to the conference. Upon arriving in Washington, the students met with Representative Willis D. Gradison, w h o gave the group a brief presentation of current topics such as the budget and spending issues now facing the nation. Gradison is z

French exchangers return from three-week stay by Tracy Megison 1:ourteen IH students and faculty member Mrs. JOAM Wund recently returned February 17, from their three week exchange in La Belle France. After departing Cincinnati on January 27, the students spent five days enjoying the sights and sounds of Paris, including their enchanting place of residence, the Foyer AGF Maubisson. Although the weather was temperamental (rainy and cold) at best, the group welcomed the tours of the city and its famous monuments- Notre Dame, Sacre Coeur, Versailles, Le Louvre, and, of course, La Tour Eiffel. The students were also fortunate, in that they had the chance to experience the best disco in Paris, La Scala. After their Parisian adventures, the exchangers proceeded, by train, t o Angers, their host city about 150 miles southwest of Paris. Upon arriving at the train station, the group was quickly split apart, as t h e students were "claimed" b y their new families. During their stay in Angers, the group followed a rigorous daily schedule of pre-planned activities. Some of their visits inclu-

ded a trip to a reputable patisserie-confiserie, a visit to the workshop of a prestigious violin maker, and a day-long bus trip through the "valley of chateaux," the Loire Valley, where they saw and explored several chateaux. The students' arrival in Angers was timely, because they w i v e d

on the first day of their correspondents' winter vacation from school. Some families took their American "children" on vacation to places such as St.Gervais, where sophomore Sally King spent a week skiing, and Mont St. Michel, an island that many students were fortu-

scholy..p, achievement through high school. As a candidate Warfel must complete the application process which consists of three essays and a personal information form. Only 141 of the 1500 candidates will be honored as Presidential Scholars. Although no scholarships are awarded to those honored, the 14 1 scholars all receive the Presidential Scholar's Medallion in Washington, D.C., on June 17 as well as the national prestige associated with the award. Ie high ranking member of the influCommittee. ential

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The students also had time t o sightsee in our capital; most visited the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Arts along with other famous sights. Most members felt the trip as a whole was extremely worthwhile, gaining much knowledge in world affairs and the United Nations as a whole. Although IH failed to win an award of recognition the club felt its showing as a whole was very strong.

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Alvord, "The exchange was great and the food wasn't bad either." All the students agree that a memorable and enjoyable time was had by all. The French will arrive in Cincinnnati on March 19 and will stay with their families through April 9.

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Greetings, Hopefully this letter finds you awaiting the gradual and inevitable termination of winter. For SG, winter's end and spring's beginning signify the resumption of many projects and activities, most of which are of direct concern t o the student body. At the SG meeting last week we discussed some of these topics. Musicfest, of course, was at the top of the agenda. For various reasons, the Musicfest issue has turned into a complex one. The main reason for this has been the mixed signals we've been receiving from the Board, the administration, the PTA, the student body, and even various student government members. Most of these groups believe that the

activity needs revision, and Hugh and 1 agree; however, problems have stemmed from the fact that we have yet t o find a solution that will satisfy all of the parties involved. Ergo, at the meeting we found four possible options concerning Musicfest. AlI four have their pros and cons, upon which I will try to elaborate. Option A is that Musicfest be held during school hours as it has in the past. This plan enables the school to closely monitor the event, so as t o avoid any disciplinary problems. Also, this option gives the students a halfday break from their rigorous schedules. This halfday break, however, has been criticized by parents and the Board as a " b l o w ~ f f " day that is inconducive t o education.

Also, the problem of low attendance due t o droves of haircut, dentist, and manicure appointments would still remain. This attendance problem would have t o b e ironed-out before we could seriously pursue this option. Option B is that Musicfest b e held after school on a weeknight. T h e administration and the SG pursued this idea and found t h a t it is a logistically overwhelming plan. The planning problems have forced us t o tentatively ~ l o eu t this option. Option C is rather openended. Basically, i t would have t o take u p a minimum of class time while still p r o v i d i i an orderly atmow phere.

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t rnusicaIiiy plagues Heather by N. Kitsa Tassian You're sitting in your fourth period class. All of a sudden, it hits: you have an insatiable craving for your favorite food. Chocolate? Maybe. Skyline? Perhaps. But how about some Spanish olives? Or an avocado? Oh, and don't forget the cocktail onions and okra. No? Well, without a doubt, the culinary cravings of Heather McCalmont are just a little different, but then again, so is she. "Afterall," she grins, "sometimes you just gotta say 'What the heck!'." At least that's her motto for her senior year. Don't, by any means, get the impression that all of her years at IH have been "for the heck of it." She has been active in many facets of IH. Heather has been an asset to the JV tennis team and the JV field hockey team. This year she was a cocaptain of the successful varsity field hockey team. In fact, Heather's involvement in the sports program has enhanced her position as a sports editor for this year's Legend. Perhaps the one thing that is "different" about her is the special talent she possesses for singing. Most of IH has been witness

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nice by Bob Rhoad Opposites attract. This phrase has generated much discussion over the years in areas ranging from marriage to magnetism. For Greg Morris, the adage applies to his tendency of finding himself in a role totally opposite his character. Greg is quite notoriously known for his less than hospitable treatment toward opposing players attempting to score on the Indian Hill Varsity soccer team. Others remember Greg as the ruthless, machine-gun wielding, tap dancing gangster who brought audiences to their feet in Pow-Wow 1983. But the paradox is that in actuality, Greg is one of the most personable people one can meet. His sense of humor and good nature make him a good friend to all who know him. Greg is a native Cincinnatian, having spent his early years at

to this through Chamber Choir concerts or Pow-Wow. Heather has been a member of Chamber Choir since her freshman year and feels that "it's the best thing I ever got into." To have been in the selective show choir for four years takes a great deal of dedication and time. Heather finds that "I've met a lot of people that I consider my really close friends from spending so much time together at Chamber rehearsals."

"I can't wait to go on tour!" she beams. Of course, she is referring to the fiveday tour to New York City that Chamber Choir has planned for early April. "Can you imagine? A bus full of singers and musicians? All the way to NYC? It's going to be crazy!" Heather is particularly excited about going to see a performance of the famed musical Cats on Broadway. Not surprisingly, Heather has

Photo by Brett Benadum

wrformed in everv Pow-Wow since her freshman year and has been looking forward to this her * fourth and final Pow-Wow. She has captured a leading role in this year's production of Steven Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. In fact, while most of us were leisurely enjoying our winter vacation, she and other leads were already hard at work learning pages and pages of music and choreography. "It has really become a part of my life." Aside from the common Pow-Wow symptoms of talking and thinking in lyrics or lines f;om the show, Heather also added that she will "wake up in the middle of the night and be in the middle of a song-lyrics, orchestra, choreography-the works; it's weird." She finds the show to be "an extremely difficult musical and a real challenge." The musical only played a short time on Broadway and has never been performed by a high school in the entire Midwest; therefore, it is not a stock musical or classic high school production. Heather finds this to be a definite advantage. "Nobody will come in with preset expectations of how the characters should look or act. The actors themselves aren't trying to follow a character type either; they can develop their own personally

Heather dreams of celebrating Pow-Wow with avacados, okra, and olives.

see HEATHER, p. 7

gangster, b r e g productions, although thus far his most memorable performance was his portrayal of "Spats," the Mafioso gangster in the 1983 musical Sugar. A small formality accompanied his role: Spats had to be able to tap dance up a storm

talent on stage in front of nine-hundred some people watching from the audience. Greg remembers, "When I read the script for Sugar, I learned that Spats was a tap dancing gnagster,

Wyoming schools. After living ill New Zealand for one year, he returned and his family moved to the Indian Hill School district in sixth grade. Since transferring to Indian Hill, sports and music have each played a major part in Greg's life. He played JV soccer for two years and went on to play varsity soccer during his junior and senior years. In addition, he participated as a member of the swim team for three years. While sports are an integral part of Greg's extracirricuiar life, music has occupied an equal, if not larger, share of his interests. Starting out as "a big troublemaker" in junior high choir, he managed sophomore year to achieve a coveted spot in the Chamber Choir, in which he is presently participing in his third year. He has also been a member all four years in Pow-Wow musical Greg won't shave for swimming either.

see GREG- o. 9

March 1,1984

teacher feature

MotorcycIis by David C&K There are many people at IH, students and faculty alike, who see classes like Health and Drivers' Education as "requirements," useless courses that are mandatory because of some state law. What does Mr. Tom Slater say to this? "Health and Driver's Ed are topics which have nothing to do with your SAT scores. They have to do with something called your life. But that's not important, is it?" Unlike our stereotype of a Health/Driver's Ed teacher, Slater has convictions about the importance of his subject matter, and he loves to teach it, too. As an IH teacher, Slater is most noted by students for his height. "I'm six foot seven," he says, "but I think most of my students know that by now." A sports lover as a teenager, Slater concentrated on basketball due to his obvious physical advantages. He played on the varsity team all four years of high school at Colerain, and his prowess earned him a full, four-year basketball scholarhsip to Miami University. At Miami, Slater was captain of the team which was the champion of the Mid-American conference his senior year. After graduation he stayed on as a graduate assistant. His main duty was coaching, but he was also required to teach a couple of classes. One of these happened to be Health class, and this set the stage for his

career. "My love Health," Slater the subject is many people.

of teaching is claims. He feels miscontrued by "When you say

CHIEFTAIN

ater empathizes with students me

four hour periods he teachi in the summer). In one of these stories, he war explaining the importance of f d l stops at stopsigns and observancs, of right-of-way. Just as he wa instructing the driver about these rules, a car coming from the ri@t went through a stopsign, barely slackening its speed and turned directly across thek path. Slater told his pupils how the driver of that car exemplified the bad practices he was warning them about. One of the girls in the back giggled and said, "Oh, that was my grandmother; she does that all the time!" In Ms free time, Slater's first priorities are his wife and two sons, with whom he tries to spend as much time as possible. Next to his family, his church takes up mast of Slater's time and energy. He is very active in church affairs and even teaches Sunday school. For recreation, Slater likes playing tennis with his family and friends or relaxing by taking a ride on his motorcycle. During his vacations, he has taken photo by B n t t h n r d u m motorcycle trips of up to 1600 miles. SIater s' coffee perks him up for his Health daag Although he enjoys his time Slater is also concerned about teach at IH, there was practicauy no Health program. The subject the administration's new policy of away from school, teaching was taught biweekly in the locker letting A-1 teach the classroom remains Slater's greatest pleasure rooms by gym teachers. The drug Driver's Ed course after school. In Tom Slater, we see a man who problems of the late sixties and He is not as disturbed by this has dedicated himself to helping early seventies were what started development, however, because kids make the right decisions for the emphasis on full-fledged he expects that A-1 will themselves. If you still wonder Health courses. hire the IH staff instead of whether the classes he teaches arc worthwhile, consider this: among In those days, Slater recalls bringing in outside teachers. coming to school and finding From his days of training all the IH students who have "three or four kids in class every students in the car, Slater has taken them, not only are many day all doped up." He remembers picked UP a host of anecdotes driving, but the great majority are ambulences coming for overdosed which he recounts to his c ~ ~ S Sto~ S also physically and mentally students as being a shocking relieve boredom (especially during healthy-to Slater, that says a lot. Health to the average he thinks of physical injury and death. That's not all there is t o Health. Health is the practical application of life." The object of a Health course, according to Slater, is to teach the student how to make intelligent decisions, as opposed to decisions based on emotions or peer pressure. His "empathy for kids" is what enables Slater to get through to them. When Slater fust came to

occurrence, but not a suprising one. Has the course done any good? Well, Slater cannot claim all. the credit, but there is definitely visible progress. Driver's Ed is of secondary interest to Slater, but he takes it very seriously. He is worried about the fact that students now take in-car training from instructors not affiliated with the school. "The only requirement for teaching Driver's Ed at A-1 is a driver's license."

Heather iust won't stop singing about

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HEATHER, from p. 6

photo courtesy of Legend

created characters by tnemselves." This is a quality that Heather likes to see in real life. "I can't stand people that are so completely impressionable that they just go along with the crowd, right or wrong." Heather has pursued this concern for others over the summer as an associate counselor at a girls' camp in Minnesota for a month. There she has also been an instructor for activities such as swimming and sailing, to name a few.

She has also been taking voice lessons once a week for the past three years. In addition to her private lessons, she frequently attends a group class on music theory and interpretation. Is there life after Lauderdale? Heather has that glint of senioritis in her eye as she anticipates her spring break plans: going to Ft. Lauderdale with a bunch of friends. But after her return, she will be waiting to hear from Denison University so she can choose among Denison, Indiana U., and Miami U. She is, however. leaning

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toward Miami and a possible degree in Business. "College will be a big responsibility, but there's the privilege of being and doing whatever you want." Even citing the new responsibilities of the adult world that lies ahead, she says, "Everyone needs to be childish sometimes. That's why I like the writings of Robert Louis Stevenson so much. They are full of adventure, fun, fantasy, and idealism of childhood." The fun of Stevenson's works that Heather is so attracted to is also reflected in her taste in mu-

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sic. "I like funk music, like what 's on WBLZ-that's the type of music that helps you go crazy! But, Pat Benatar and the B-52'~ we some of my all-time favorites." As advice to uncierclassmen, she stresses the importance of "being yourself and getting involved." She concludes, "You tin become one of the crowd at this school. You have to be noticed-let people know who you are, even if you have to make a fool of yourself!" Be noticed? Between her activities, her singing, and her cravings for Spanish olives and avocados, how could you help but to notice Heather?

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senior sketch

t rnusicaIiiy plagues Heather by N. Kitsa Tassian You're sitting in your fourth period class. All of a sudden, it hits: you have an insatiable craving for your favorite food. Chocolate? Maybe. Skyline? Perhaps. But how about some Spanish olives? Or an avocado? Oh, and don't forget the cocktail onions and okra. No? Well, without a doubt, the culinary cravings of Heather McCalmont are just a little different, but then again, so is she. "Afterall," she grins, "sometimes you just gotta say 'What the heck!'." At least that's her motto for her senior year. Don't, by any means, get the impression that all of her years at IH have been "for the heck of it." She has been active in many facets of IH. Heather has been an asset to the JV tennis team and the JV field hockey team. This year she was a cocaptain of the successful varsity field hockey team. In fact, Heather's involvement in the sports program has enhanced her position as a sports editor for this year's Legend. Perhaps the one thing that is "different" about her is the special talent she possesses for singing. Most of IH has been witness

senior sketch

nice by Bob Rhoad Opposites attract. This phrase has generated much discussion over the years in areas ranging from marriage to magnetism. For Greg Morris, the adage applies to his tendency of finding himself in a role totally opposite his character. Greg is quite notoriously known for his less than hospitable treatment toward opposing players attempting to score on the Indian Hill Varsity soccer team. Others remember Greg as the ruthless, machine-gun wielding, tap dancing gangster who brought audiences to their feet in Pow-Wow 1983. But the paradox is that in actuality, Greg is one of the most personable people one can meet. His sense of humor and good nature make him a good friend to all who know him. Greg is a native Cincinnatian, having spent his early years at

to this through Chamber Choir concerts or Pow-Wow. Heather has been a member of Chamber Choir since her freshman year and feels that "it's the best thing I ever got into." To have been in the selective show choir for four years takes a great deal of dedication and time. Heather finds that "I've met a lot of people that I consider my really close friends from spending so much time together at Chamber rehearsals."

"I can't wait to go on tour!" she beams. Of course, she is referring to the fiveday tour to New York City that Chamber Choir has planned for early April. "Can you imagine? A bus full of singers and musicians? All the way to NYC? It's going to be crazy!" Heather is particularly excited about going to see a performance of the famed musical Cats on Broadway. Not surprisingly, Heather has

Photo by Brett Benadum

wrformed in everv Pow-Wow since her freshman year and has been looking forward to this her * fourth and final Pow-Wow. She has captured a leading role in this year's production of Steven Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. In fact, while most of us were leisurely enjoying our winter vacation, she and other leads were already hard at work learning pages and pages of music and choreography. "It has really become a part of my life." Aside from the common Pow-Wow symptoms of talking and thinking in lyrics or lines f;om the show, Heather also added that she will "wake up in the middle of the night and be in the middle of a song-lyrics, orchestra, choreography-the works; it's weird." She finds the show to be "an extremely difficult musical and a real challenge." The musical only played a short time on Broadway and has never been performed by a high school in the entire Midwest; therefore, it is not a stock musical or classic high school production. Heather finds this to be a definite advantage. "Nobody will come in with preset expectations of how the characters should look or act. The actors themselves aren't trying to follow a character type either; they can develop their own personally

Heather dreams of celebrating Pow-Wow with avacados, okra, and olives.

see HEATHER, p. 7

gangster, b r e g productions, although thus far his most memorable performance was his portrayal of "Spats," the Mafioso gangster in the 1983 musical Sugar. A small formality accompanied his role: Spats had to be able to tap dance up a storm

talent on stage in front of nine-hundred some people watching from the audience. Greg remembers, "When I read the script for Sugar, I learned that Spats was a tap dancing gnagster,

Wyoming schools. After living ill New Zealand for one year, he returned and his family moved to the Indian Hill School district in sixth grade. Since transferring to Indian Hill, sports and music have each played a major part in Greg's life. He played JV soccer for two years and went on to play varsity soccer during his junior and senior years. In addition, he participated as a member of the swim team for three years. While sports are an integral part of Greg's extracirricuiar life, music has occupied an equal, if not larger, share of his interests. Starting out as "a big troublemaker" in junior high choir, he managed sophomore year to achieve a coveted spot in the Chamber Choir, in which he is presently participing in his third year. He has also been a member all four years in Pow-Wow musical Greg won't shave for swimming either.

see GREG- o. 9

March 1,1984

teacher feature

MotorcycIis by David C&K There are many people at IH, students and faculty alike, who see classes like Health and Drivers' Education as "requirements," useless courses that are mandatory because of some state law. What does Mr. Tom Slater say to this? "Health and Driver's Ed are topics which have nothing to do with your SAT scores. They have to do with something called your life. But that's not important, is it?" Unlike our stereotype of a Health/Driver's Ed teacher, Slater has convictions about the importance of his subject matter, and he loves to teach it, too. As an IH teacher, Slater is most noted by students for his height. "I'm six foot seven," he says, "but I think most of my students know that by now." A sports lover as a teenager, Slater concentrated on basketball due to his obvious physical advantages. He played on the varsity team all four years of high school at Colerain, and his prowess earned him a full, four-year basketball scholarhsip to Miami University. At Miami, Slater was captain of the team which was the champion of the Mid-American conference his senior year. After graduation he stayed on as a graduate assistant. His main duty was coaching, but he was also required to teach a couple of classes. One of these happened to be Health class, and this set the stage for his

career. "My love Health," Slater the subject is many people.

of teaching is claims. He feels miscontrued by "When you say

CHIEFTAIN

ater empathizes with students me

four hour periods he teachi in the summer). In one of these stories, he war explaining the importance of f d l stops at stopsigns and observancs, of right-of-way. Just as he wa instructing the driver about these rules, a car coming from the ri@t went through a stopsign, barely slackening its speed and turned directly across thek path. Slater told his pupils how the driver of that car exemplified the bad practices he was warning them about. One of the girls in the back giggled and said, "Oh, that was my grandmother; she does that all the time!" In Ms free time, Slater's first priorities are his wife and two sons, with whom he tries to spend as much time as possible. Next to his family, his church takes up mast of Slater's time and energy. He is very active in church affairs and even teaches Sunday school. For recreation, Slater likes playing tennis with his family and friends or relaxing by taking a ride on his motorcycle. During his vacations, he has taken photo by B n t t h n r d u m motorcycle trips of up to 1600 miles. SIater s' coffee perks him up for his Health daag Although he enjoys his time Slater is also concerned about teach at IH, there was practicauy no Health program. The subject the administration's new policy of away from school, teaching was taught biweekly in the locker letting A-1 teach the classroom remains Slater's greatest pleasure rooms by gym teachers. The drug Driver's Ed course after school. In Tom Slater, we see a man who problems of the late sixties and He is not as disturbed by this has dedicated himself to helping early seventies were what started development, however, because kids make the right decisions for the emphasis on full-fledged he expects that A-1 will themselves. If you still wonder Health courses. hire the IH staff instead of whether the classes he teaches arc worthwhile, consider this: among In those days, Slater recalls bringing in outside teachers. coming to school and finding From his days of training all the IH students who have "three or four kids in class every students in the car, Slater has taken them, not only are many day all doped up." He remembers picked UP a host of anecdotes driving, but the great majority are ambulences coming for overdosed which he recounts to his c ~ ~ S Sto~ S also physically and mentally students as being a shocking relieve boredom (especially during healthy-to Slater, that says a lot. Health to the average he thinks of physical injury and death. That's not all there is t o Health. Health is the practical application of life." The object of a Health course, according to Slater, is to teach the student how to make intelligent decisions, as opposed to decisions based on emotions or peer pressure. His "empathy for kids" is what enables Slater to get through to them. When Slater fust came to

occurrence, but not a suprising one. Has the course done any good? Well, Slater cannot claim all. the credit, but there is definitely visible progress. Driver's Ed is of secondary interest to Slater, but he takes it very seriously. He is worried about the fact that students now take in-car training from instructors not affiliated with the school. "The only requirement for teaching Driver's Ed at A-1 is a driver's license."

Heather iust won't stop singing about

'

HEATHER, from p. 6

photo courtesy of Legend

created characters by tnemselves." This is a quality that Heather likes to see in real life. "I can't stand people that are so completely impressionable that they just go along with the crowd, right or wrong." Heather has pursued this concern for others over the summer as an associate counselor at a girls' camp in Minnesota for a month. There she has also been an instructor for activities such as swimming and sailing, to name a few.

She has also been taking voice lessons once a week for the past three years. In addition to her private lessons, she frequently attends a group class on music theory and interpretation. Is there life after Lauderdale? Heather has that glint of senioritis in her eye as she anticipates her spring break plans: going to Ft. Lauderdale with a bunch of friends. But after her return, she will be waiting to hear from Denison University so she can choose among Denison, Indiana U., and Miami U. She is, however. leaning

li

toward Miami and a possible degree in Business. "College will be a big responsibility, but there's the privilege of being and doing whatever you want." Even citing the new responsibilities of the adult world that lies ahead, she says, "Everyone needs to be childish sometimes. That's why I like the writings of Robert Louis Stevenson so much. They are full of adventure, fun, fantasy, and idealism of childhood." The fun of Stevenson's works that Heather is so attracted to is also reflected in her taste in mu-

*****

sic. "I like funk music, like what 's on WBLZ-that's the type of music that helps you go crazy! But, Pat Benatar and the B-52'~ we some of my all-time favorites." As advice to uncierclassmen, she stresses the importance of "being yourself and getting involved." She concludes, "You tin become one of the crowd at this school. You have to be noticed-let people know who you are, even if you have to make a fool of yourself!" Be noticed? Between her activities, her singing, and her cravings for Spanish olives and avocados, how could you help but to notice Heather?

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ouse offers a fresh look at 'Julius Caesar aged street \vith a borilbcd out building and a Doric columned structure stretvn \\it11 banners and marked with spraypaint. Soldiers tire their automatic rilles in the air in celebration of the coming of their new leader-a new caudillo, bearded, ponchoed, and smoking a thick cigar. This man, the audience soon finds out, is the twentieth century, third world Julius Caesar. The other characters follow this contemporary model. Brutus is first seen in a jacket and tie, serving as an aide to Caesar. Later in the play, and rather unconvincingly at times, he changes into his khakis to tight the armies of Marc Antony, who resembles Bob Marley more than the Noble Roman. Actually the cast's costumes make

by David Agin Ars longa vita brevis (or something like that, escuse the Latin) is what they uscd to say during Caesar's reign. This statement proved itself correct once again at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's production of Julius Caesar that Indian flill's senior and sophomore c!asscs attended last Tuesday. I found the play refreshing, yet enigmatic, thought provoking, but also thrilling, and boldly contemporary, yet true to the Shakespearean text. That's not to say it didn't have its flaws; but these are miniscule considering the fantastically fresh look at Julius Caesar that Director Michael Murray has given us. The play opens in a war rav-

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aged singer who sounds like a cross between Tony Orlando and Bill Murray. Lou is an important character in Allen's main theme, which is a satire on tacky America. Every single character reflects this theme as they strut about in polyester outfits and huge gold medallions. In the words of one observer, "It's so real, it hurts to watch." Despite his obvious mediocrity, the alcoholic Lou's music is gobbled up by the audience. Then, Lou is invited to co-star with Milton Berle in a big show. Success seems to finally come to Danny Rose. Or has it? The tragedy of the movie lies in the fact that Danny produces stars,

but is unable t o keep them under his management. There is some insanity in the movie. This occurs between Tina, Lou's mistress (Mia Farrow), and Danny. Lou begs Danny to bring Tina to an important show, but Tina refuses. Danny then must chase her over half of New York state until he is finally able to corivince her to come. By the time they arrive, however, the Mafia is on their tails, and Lou has drunk himself into a stupor. Woody certainly is an expert when it comes to chaos. Farrow is definitely the most entertaining character in BroadTina and way Danny Rose. Danny are submerged in their characters, however, once in a-

gested is not unlike that in Beirut. Thus the director's motive for the unique production of t h e play is not to praise or bury Julius &eszr, but simply t o bring it into a contemporary light. From this standpoint, Murray does a fabulous job. With few exceptions, Shakespeare's text and Murray's direction thrive in this modern context. But in due respect, I must praise the master, Shakespeare, for writing a play that fits like a formula into any age of man's political strife. 0 Julius Caesar thou art mighty yet!

Julius Caesar will be showing at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park 's Marx theater from February 28 through March 25. Call 421 -3888 for ticket information. while we see Woody and Mia emerge. They occasionally share humor that gives one the impression that they know something we don't. Although not nearly as funny as Diane Keaton was in Annie Hall, Farrow does give some good lines like "1 always did go for the intellectual type." Broadway Danny Rose is fastpaced and professional. I t has a definite direction and polish, which is a little disappointing compared to Woody Allen's more disjointed endeavors. Still, people will probably keep praising Broadway Danny Rose as the comedy of the year, which it may be. But don't expect Allen's latest to knock you off your feet. It isn't exceptional by any stretch of the imagination.

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by Barb N. Neu Remember the Woody Allen of old? That bundle of neurotic nerves i n Sleeper running around hysterically in a hospital gown? Well, he may not be gone forever, but he certainly isn't present in his new comedy Broadway Danny Rose. Allen has made himself into a more complex character, to be sure, but a less entertaining one has emerged in the process. Of course the movie is funny how could it not be? But it does not contain the beloved characteristic note of insanity. Allen plays Danny, a booking agent for misfit entertainers which include a stuttering ventriloquist and a professional wine glass player. Danny Rose's prize act is Lou, a middle-

them not unlike the soldiers seen on the news footage of El Salvador and Nicaragua. Caesar's mur-

I have given you flowers in bouquets Only to hear your deepest apologies, As I show you how I feel many ways, Just short of watching you from my knees. Many know you through the shape of your face, As you appear in other peoples' clothes Yet your thoughts of beauty I can't replace, For your innermost feelings I'll never know. I'll ask again, with flowers in my hand, And you will break my heart when I see you; If only I could make myself understand, It just won't work out, nothing I can do. So, when I see a pretty girl, I'll reminisce How we parted, as we met, with a smile, not a kiss. -Skweek

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We are pursuing the idea of having Musicfest begin around sixth period, and having it continue into the afternoon during after school hours. Hugh and I feel that although this plan has yet to be fully accepted, it offers good prospects. Option D is a rather closedended one. However, some would be pleased with it, and there would be no logistical or disciplinary problems whatsoever. This would be to cancel Musicfest altogether. Hugh and 1 would find it unfortunate to cancel an event which has practically become an IH institution. We feel the key to avoiding

this option involves two areas open-mindedness and creativity. We must be able to accept revision, alternatives, and most of all, compromise. We also need creativity in planning a Musicfest that retains its original purpose of being a day of music and fun in the sun, even if the format is changed a bit. Bob Rhoad, the Musicfest Committee, and the entire Student Government are working hard t o find a solution. Ostensibly, there are no easy answers; but we'll try to formualte a plan as soon as possible. Best Wishes, David Agin Hugh Geier

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Nine L.seniors become by H. Edwards Each of the nine Indian Hill High School seniors recognized as National Merit Semifinalists last September were recently honored as National Merit 1:inalists. Tony Gast, Nancy Hopple, Uan Kramer, Dan Meyer, Eveleen Oleinik. Ann Pfau, Bob Rhoad, Kitsa Tassian and Tom Warfel all scored in the top one-half of one percent in Ohio on their PSAT/ NMSQT in late 1982. To qualify as finalists, the semifinalists were required to

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submit a personal essay, their high school record, a list of their extracurricular and community activities as well as a counselor recommendation. Performance on the SAT was also a factor in the selection. Out of the 15,000 semifinalists in Ohio, 13,500 were honored as finalists. Approximately 5300 of the finalists will be offered collegiate scholarships by various organizations associated with the National

Merit Corporation. universities and colleges, private companies, and the National Merit Corporation fund the scholarship program. Those awarded scholarships should be notified by March or early April. Finalist Torn Warfel was also honored recently by being chosen as a candidate for the Presidential Scholars Award. He was selected as one of 1500 seniors across the nation on the basis of SAT and ACT scores as well as leadership,

16 MUN members attend Georgetown debate by Winston R. Wells Sixteen students and two faculty members returned from Washington, D.C. on Monday, 1:ebruary 21 where they represented Indian Hill's Model United Nations Club in a national conference. The invitational conference was sponsored by Georgetown University and held at the convention facilities of the Sheraton Washington Hotel. The students

were also roomed in the hotel, along with the other 2,200 participants. The club opted to charter a bus this year instead of travelling by air. "The cost of the trip dictated the transportation decision," commented club secretary junior Hugh Geier. The trip took roughly ten hours to complete leaving the students very tired and fatigued on Thursday morning after de-

parting from the High School Wednesday night. The bus was chartered with the cooperation of the St. Xavier Model United Nations Club which also sent a large contingent to the conference. Upon arriving in Washington, the students met with Representative Willis D. Gradison, w h o gave the group a brief presentation of current topics such as the budget and spending issues now facing the nation. Gradison is z

French exchangers return from three-week stay by Tracy Megison 1:ourteen IH students and faculty member Mrs. JOAM Wund recently returned February 17, from their three week exchange in La Belle France. After departing Cincinnati on January 27, the students spent five days enjoying the sights and sounds of Paris, including their enchanting place of residence, the Foyer AGF Maubisson. Although the weather was temperamental (rainy and cold) at best, the group welcomed the tours of the city and its famous monuments- Notre Dame, Sacre Coeur, Versailles, Le Louvre, and, of course, La Tour Eiffel. The students were also fortunate, in that they had the chance to experience the best disco in Paris, La Scala. After their Parisian adventures, the exchangers proceeded, by train, t o Angers, their host city about 150 miles southwest of Paris. Upon arriving at the train station, the group was quickly split apart, as t h e students were "claimed" b y their new families. During their stay in Angers, the group followed a rigorous daily schedule of pre-planned activities. Some of their visits inclu-

ded a trip to a reputable patisserie-confiserie, a visit to the workshop of a prestigious violin maker, and a day-long bus trip through the "valley of chateaux," the Loire Valley, where they saw and explored several chateaux. The students' arrival in Angers was timely, because they w i v e d

on the first day of their correspondents' winter vacation from school. Some families took their American "children" on vacation to places such as St.Gervais, where sophomore Sally King spent a week skiing, and Mont St. Michel, an island that many students were fortu-

scholy..p, achievement through high school. As a candidate Warfel must complete the application process which consists of three essays and a personal information form. Only 141 of the 1500 candidates will be honored as Presidential Scholars. Although no scholarships are awarded to those honored, the 14 1 scholars all receive the Presidential Scholar's Medallion in Washington, D.C., on June 17 as well as the national prestige associated with the award. Ie high ranking member of the influCommittee. ential

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The students also had time t o sightsee in our capital; most visited the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Arts along with other famous sights. Most members felt the trip as a whole was extremely worthwhile, gaining much knowledge in world affairs and the United Nations as a whole. Although IH failed to win an award of recognition the club felt its showing as a whole was very strong.

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Alvord, "The exchange was great and the food wasn't bad either." All the students agree that a memorable and enjoyable time was had by all. The French will arrive in Cincinnnati on March 19 and will stay with their families through April 9.

SG SG considering various Musicfest options letter from

Greetings, Hopefully this letter finds you awaiting the gradual and inevitable termination of winter. For SG, winter's end and spring's beginning signify the resumption of many projects and activities, most of which are of direct concern t o the student body. At the SG meeting last week we discussed some of these topics. Musicfest, of course, was at the top of the agenda. For various reasons, the Musicfest issue has turned into a complex one. The main reason for this has been the mixed signals we've been receiving from the Board, the administration, the PTA, the student body, and even various student government members. Most of these groups believe that the

activity needs revision, and Hugh and 1 agree; however, problems have stemmed from the fact that we have yet t o find a solution that will satisfy all of the parties involved. Ergo, at the meeting we found four possible options concerning Musicfest. AlI four have their pros and cons, upon which I will try to elaborate. Option A is that Musicfest be held during school hours as it has in the past. This plan enables the school to closely monitor the event, so as t o avoid any disciplinary problems. Also, this option gives the students a halfday break from their rigorous schedules. This halfday break, however, has been criticized by parents and the Board as a " b l o w ~ f f " day that is inconducive t o education.

Also, the problem of low attendance due t o droves of haircut, dentist, and manicure appointments would still remain. This attendance problem would have t o b e ironed-out before we could seriously pursue this option. Option B is that Musicfest b e held after school on a weeknight. T h e administration and the SG pursued this idea and found t h a t it is a logistically overwhelming plan. The planning problems have forced us t o tentatively ~ l o eu t this option. Option C is rather openended. Basically, i t would have t o take u p a minimum of class time while still p r o v i d i i an orderly atmow phere.

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band hopes for Superior by Jeff Currier The Indian 1lill Symphonic Band will atteriipt to repeat last year's "Superior" performance at the Ohio Music Educators Association (OMICA) district competition nest Saturday. March loth, at Colerain IIiph School. They will be competing in ('lass "A." In a competition of this nature, a band rliust receive a Superior rating at district in order to advance to the State level. A rating is achieved by averaging the scores of four judges, three of whom judge the band on its three prepared pieces; the fourth judge rates the band on sight reading a piece it has never seen. There are five possible scores, I being the highest and V the lowest. A rating of I is termed "Superior." Last year's band earned an overall 1 (two 1's and two 11's) at district and went on to earn all 1's at state, the only band to -do so in class A. At Colerain, the band will perform three select pieces for the judges. The pieces are more difticult than last year's literative, according to band director Mr. Steve Strider. He also stated,

"Our main objective is t o get past Ilistrict. We arc. playing ver!. difticult, esciting music. In f ~ c t , two of three pieces arc AA (highest class) material." The band \till perform "The 1.lorentiner." a march by Julius bucik, "1:estive Ode," by Rex Mitchell, and "1;estive Overture," by Dmitri Shostakovich. "1:estive Ode" \vas the piece chosen by Strider from a group of required pieces selected by OMI-A. In addition to the Symphonic Band, the String Orchestra will also be attending the contest. The orchestra will travel to Forrest Park High School this Saturday, competing in class A. Strider says, "This orchestra is the smallest in Southwest Ohio. Most orchestras at the conlpetition have 50 or so members-ours has 13. This year will be the first time in nine years UI orchestra has gone from Indian Hill." Just as the String Orchestra and Symphonic Band are going to contest, individuals and groups perfornied two weeks ago in the demanding Solo & Ensemble Contest. Soloists and groups performed before one judge and were

Schatzman and Oliver send their art pieces to N e w York by Anna Batsakes Seven IH art students received awards in the 57th annual Southern Ohio Regional ScIiolastic Art Exhibit sponsored by ShillitoRikes. Senior Craig Schatznian and junior Todd Oliver were awarded the highest honors, placing as finalists. Schatzman's and Oliver's pottery pieces were sent to New York to be judged in the National High School Art Exhibit. "I'm surprised that niy pieces have received the honors that they have," said Oliver. "Hopefully they'll win something in New York." Second place, or key award winners were Oliver for another pottery piece, senior Lori Powers, who received two awards for textile designs, and senior Kathryn Kreeger for a sculpture. Honorable mentions were granted to Powers for two other textile designs, freshman Jenny Blank for printmaking, and freshman Lisa Ohr for a waier-_color.

All award winning pieces were exhibited at Shillito-Rikes downtown, in the sixth floor gallery, from 1:ebruary 11 through February 25. An awards ceremony took place on February 18, honoring all finalists and key award winners. The pieces were judged by educators and artists who have an understanding of education at a secondary school level and were recommended by the advisory committee of art educators. To be eligible for the show the student had to be in grades 7- 12 and currently enrolled in a secondary school. All entries submitted for Scholastic Art Awards had to be original, since the emphasis of the show was creativity. Larry Bernard, art teacher at IH, was pleased with the results. "The only complaint I have is that Indian Hill did not submit any photography," he said. "Other than that 11 out of the 4 8 entries submitted were accepted. That is a pretty good result."

rated on a scale of 1 to V. No musician from IH scored less than 11. which is an "Excellent" rating. Receiving 1's (Superior) were Tony Gast, piano. Stephanie Hug. violin, Jeff Currier. clarindt. Ted 1:rank. trurnpet. %timi Kahn. piccolo. Illen llanimond. flute,

March 1,1984 Scott Seward, trumpet. Carin Chabut. flute, Jenny Wolski, violin. Mary Ballard. flute. Tom Luckey. trumpet, the clarinet quartet. and the brass quintet. Receiving 11's (Excellent) were Mindy Grindstaff. violin. Eric Ilahl. trumpet. Lance Luckey, trumpet, Bill Haffner, trombone, Ken Jones. trombone, Robert Nichols. French horn, and Mimi Kalin. flute.

Girton wins art history grant by Winston R Wells Social Studies teacher Mr. Robert Girton has won a $500 award to design a presentation on the subject of Art History. The award was sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. Girton received notification of the award by mail on Saturday, February 18. He plans to create a presentation on the history of art with the aid of slides and audio cassettes. "I'm extremely pleased and excited about the presentation," commented Girton. He said that his presentation will serve as a survey on the subject and he plans to give it to all students in Modern European History and World Cultures at Indian Hill. The GCF, in implementing the award program, hopes to provide secondary school teachers with monies to give them an opportunity for personal and professional growth through the development of independant projects.

The toundation gave away a total o t $50,000 to area teachers. 70 awards were given; 50 were for 500 dollars, 15 for 1,000 dollars and five for 2,000 dollars. The applications were due in mid-December, according to Girton. All tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade teachers who teach in Hamilton County were eligible for awards. Girton now has until December to complete his presentation and file a report detailing how the presentation benefited himself. The awards were granted by a Selection Committee which was chaired by William R. Burleigh, Vice President of Scripps Howard Newspapers. The applications were judged on the merit of the proposal and the likelihood of the project having a positive effect on students. Girton plans to start work on his survey immediately after receiving the necessary funds from GCF.

Business club recognizes two seniors by David Stradling The Northeast Exchange Club honored Indian Hill seniors Mike Feltman and Elizabeth Smith as Students of the Month at an annual breakfast, February 21. Feltman and Smith were selected by the counselors at Indian Hill for their leadership qualities, service to the school, and academic standing. The Club, composed of businessmen from the area, are a service orientated group which meets weekly for breakfast. Among other things, the Club donated the Freedom Shrine which is displayed in the front hall of the high school. At the breakfast, attended by the counselors and parents, the two seniors were awarded with a plaque. Following the presentation Feltman and Smith were ask-

ed to give a short talk about their pasts and future in exchange for the award. Feltman explained that he hopes t o attend a six year medical school at Akron, while Smith noted that she had been excepted and wiU attend Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The Northeast Exchange Club honors two students from the schools in the northeast area of Cincinnati. At the end of the year two winners from this area will be chosen to compete at the state level. From there the winners will proceed to national competition. Commented Smith, "I hope that Mike and I can continue in the competition t o higher levels, but if we don't the breakfast was nice."

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by chistopher Atlen Bknchard The Who have been around since mid-1964. Roger Daltrey, the band's lead singer, has remained a very dynamic force within the Who, even though they no longer tour. Despite the Who's "retirement" Daltrey continues to make music. He is not alone in this respect. Who bassist John Entwistle and Who guitarist Pete Townshend have each released solo albums. Roger Daltrey's most recent solo effort, Parting S h l d Be Painless, is close to being Daltrey at his best. His voice is not pushed to extremes, as is often the case with many Who compositions. In fact, not one of the pieces on Pmting was written by Daltrey nor by any other member of the Who. It is quite interesting to hear Daltrey's familiar voice alongside instruments not played by the Who. The fust cut on side one reveals the piece "Walking in My Sleep." Already this song has been fit to a video. "Walking in

My Sleep" seems to have been written with a video in mind as the lyrics themselves almost scream out "Make me into a video." In any other respect, this song really goes nowhere. "Parting Would Be Painless," the next song as well as the finest on the album, possesses a driving backbeat. Drummer Alan Schwartzberg should be listened to quite carefully as he does a nice Stewart Copeland imitation and does very well. Daltrey's voice is pushed, but here he can handle it, unlike his performance on McVicar. "Parting Would Be Painless" is the best song for two clear reasons: here only are all the musicians together; also Dallrey really puts his heart into this one. Next up, "Is There Anyone Out There?" is definite sound track material for the next Charles Bronson movie. "Cool, while still tough" describes this song. A funky bass line provided by Norman Watt Roy adds the move-

ment necessary to make this song successful. The musicians on this album are hot, big names, but who needs names? These guys perform very capably, and we'll be hearing more from them, no doubt. Flip the album over, and place the stylus on song number two. "Somebody Told Me" seems t o sound very much like Genesis with its very strong rhythmic base snd use of synthesizers. Daltrey corrects the course by using his wide vocal range to outsing Phil Collins. When this is over, we are "treated" to "One Day," perhaps the weakest piece here. Just listen to the lyrics: "Why do we run in this race with each other11 can do anythin! stronger than youIDo

you believe in the laws of the jungle/weak and the strong well it won't last long." "The Weak and the Strong" sums up this album perfectly Tunes like "One Day" are just not doing anything for Daltrey the vocalist or musician (he plays the harmonica). ll

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by Kevin Walzer Three swimmers advanced to state with qualifying times at districts held last weekend at Sycamore High School. These three will proceed to the state meet to be held tomorrow through Saturday in Canton, Ohio. Senior Cliff Wingerter advanced with a sixth-place finish in the 50 free and an eighth-place finish in the 500 free. Junior Beth Wingerter took tenth at districts in the 100 free and placed eleventh in the 200 free. Freshman Teresa Repogle finished third in the 100 breast, in which she is seeded seventh at state, and placed eighth in the 100 free. "I'm glad they qualified," commented coach Sue Magnus. ''I think Teresa has a good chance to do well in the 100 breast. I think overall everyone should get good times."

bv Winston R Welb ~ l t h i u ~the h Cincinnati Public Schools and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People have agreed to a voluntary plan to reduce racial isolation in public schools, the effects of this agreement on the suburban districts r e m ~to be seen. The last minute settlement was regarded by many as a complete surprise. The city school board, the Ohio Board of Education and the NAACP all signed the agreement, which ended a ten year legal battle. The plan calls for the voluntary reduction of segregation by

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Senior Kris Brockmann races for the finish in recent swimteam action.

downs Braves 1n fourney by Kevin Walzer If varsity basketball coach Dale McKibben had his way, he would have gladly traded the Braves' showing against Mariemont in the second round of the AA sectional tournament last Saturday for their showing against the Warriors on February 1 1. In the former game, the Warriors blew the Braves away, 61-44; in the latter, it was a much tighter game as Mariemont squeaked by 5 3-47. In between these two losses IH posted their final win of the season, a 58-49 over Deer Park on February 17. This win made their final record 9-1 2. "We played with no intensity against Mariemont in the tournament," McKibben said, rather angrily. "In the first half we were tentative, with no determination, and they just got all over us. We allowed them to do things that we had worked on preventing, and would have if we were sharper." The Warriors jumped out to a 10-6 lead in the first quarter. They outscored IH 18-8 in the second quarter, to go up 28-14 at half. In the second half IH settled down a bit and managed t o muster a bit more offense, scoring 30 points. But the Warriors' impos-

ing first half margin as well as their strength under the boards proved too much to handle. McKibben could offer no explanation for his teams' listlessness, but said that the fact that Mariemont was playing their game, not IH's, was a major part of the game's lopsided result. ",would I have liked to see the referees call a tighter game than they did," he commented. "Mariemont likes to play a physical, rough game- their strength gives them an advantage in that area. If the refs had been a little tighter in their officiations-calling more fouls-that would have been advantageous for us, because Mariemont wouldn't be able to play as physically." McKibben noted that the officiating was the primary difference between this game and the Braves' previous game against Mariemont. "In the earlier game, the refs were very tight in their calls-they called more fouls. That is an advantage to a finesse team like us." But McKibben also praised his team's play, saying it was everything their sectional game was not. "We were much better in that game. We were organized, got their big men in trouble, and

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fouled them out eventually. The only thing that enabled them to win was that we missed a few breaks-a free throw here, a shot there-that enabled them t o edge us." As for Deer Park, the Braves' last win this season, McKibben felt the game was nothing outstanding. "We won, sure, I'll take it," he said, "but it wasn't a great one. Deer Park was much improved and they gave us a tough game. But we weren't really playing great. But then, it's hard to get up for a team you blew out by 4 0 in your first game (an 83-43 win for the Braves on January 13). We were kind of flat." Flat. That's the word. "We certainly did learn some things this year," said McKibben. "We could have used something extra towards the end. We were flat when we couldn't afford to be." But McKibben is optimistic that this season will provide his players with some experience and optimism for next ysar. "We should be strong next year," said McKibben. "I would be quite surprised it we were not picked to be a strong contender in the league. We've got the nucleus from this year's team returning,

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returning players is junior Rick Abrams. Abrams was the team's leading scorer and rebounder this season, with 17.6 and 6.1 per game, respectively. Junior Pete Seremetis, with 5.2 rebounds and 6.8 points, will provide needed experience at center. In addition, juniors Curtis Ott, Brian Rowe, John Bishop, Mike Wentz and Dave Stanforth are returning.

TRIVIA With the merger of the WHA and the NHL, along with the break-up of the Cincinnati team, many hockey players f~und themselves o u t of work. Several Stingers found new homes in the NHL, including Peter Marsh of the Chicago Black Hawks, Jamie Hislop of the Calgary Flames and two of the Stingers lead enders. Both the now tmes lead their te played and saves. w h o are they and where do they play?

POETRY, from p. 2 the various stages of drug dependency, progressively more harmful and culminating in hallucination and overdose. The first stanza shows the introduction of mindaltering devices to an impressionable person (not necessarily a teen). The experience makes him "happy," but his inexperience with such materials produces later ill effects: the "slap." In the second stanza, the user becomes "accustomed" to drug use; the "nose" is an obvious allusion to cocaine, and "pay" refers both to the monetary expenditure and the beginnings of psychological damage. By stanza three, the user is so dependent that he needs a bigger "slug," an e v e ~ e i i n f u lamount, to achieve

expanding magnet or alternative schools. These schools will be provided to all students, and they have the decision of attending such a school. Busing is not included in the plan. Many heralded the agreement, stating that the flexibility built into the plan should effectively reduce isolation over the next seven years in the Cincinnati School District. No school-byschool or blanket regulations were imposed on the district in the plan. The agreement, which expires in June, 1991, will be continued if deemed successful. The school district, as a means of measuring

a high. His abuse has warped him such that he now associates pain with pleasure. In the final two lines, the user hallucinates and overdoses. The ellipsis leaves up to the reader whether or not the user now sets on the path of rehabilitation. On the deepest level, "Manontopsis" is an anti-war poem, warning that conventional armed conflict can lead to nuclear obliteration. The narrator is a soldier; he "looks funny" in his new uniform, but he sets out for battle optimistic and does not visualize any potential pain. He sees that war is not all fun and games in the last line of the first stanza, but after participating in an assault ("advances"), he becomes "accustomed" to armed conflict and indeed seems to be losing some of

results, must show that there is a good chance of achieving the predetermined goals by December, 1987. As part of the plan, the state will give 35 million dollars to the district in order to stop racial isolation; 29 million will go towards the development and expansion of the magnet program. New programs will include the establishment of a military academy, a year long high school and the expansion of the Montessori program. Immediately following the settlement, the NAACP said that it now once again will be focushis humanity. Despite his growing impersonality, the soldier still feels duty and patriotism and is willing t o undergo pain of even death for his country; his love for his country "oozes" with his blood. "Slug" is also an allusion to a bullet. In the fourth stanza, sudden impact of "the bomb" ends all optimism, and a lot of other things, for that matter. Unknown to most readers, the poet has cleverly included allusions to nuclear proliferation within the"warWframework. ''Try to hug me" refers to the efforts of some to downplay the dangers of nuclear weapons, and "pay for you through the nose" represents the massive expenditure t o build nuclear arms. The subtle infusion of these allusions warns that most people fail to see the impending doom. Notice that on all levels of abstraction the fourth stanza --

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iiig its attention on the suburban districts, which were dismissed from the lawsuit in December by U.S. District Judge Walter Rice. The NAACP plans to f h t ask the court to reverse its deddon, thus once again putting the heat on districts such as Indian Hill. Most suburban officials, while pleased at the settlement feel that the NAACP's bid will once again be thrown out of court. The suburban districts are also concerned that the allotment of 35 million might pinch suburban budgets. They fear a decrease in state aid in the next few years if the city receives the 35 million.

siands out as different for several reasons. It is the only couplet in the poem, and it is the only stanza not to end in definitive punctuation. Lastly, the language is more flowing and surrealistic and emphasizes, like stanza three, the resonating sounds of /u/ (long and short) and /ou/. This difference emphasizes the aforementioned pivotal meaning of the final two lines on all levels. SO now, to all eyes, "Manontopsis" emerges from an intentionally simple exterior as an extraordinarily symbolic and complex discussion of some of today's most important and controversial issues. Indeed, the poet stated, "I didn't know it was that meaningful when I wrote it." The explication is now cornplete. Remember the logical process of thought required, for, as the saying goes, "Those who do not learn to analyze poetry are condemned to reread it." -

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Board approves purchase of "8 IIBM computers The Indian Hill School District Board of Education approved a proposal for the purchase of ten IBM personal computers at its February 14 meeting. The new computers are to be used in establishing a second computer lab in the high school. According to WyandOt principal Mr. Gary Corn, who studied the computer matter before submitting the proposal, the second lab with the IBM computers will be used for a new computer application course next year. Corn

computers, so that students would "have the opportunity to use more than one type of computer." The Board also authorized

the placement of bids for 15 more Apple computers.

Chieftime needs material for Creative Arts issue C'hieftime wdl feature the Creative Arts on March 23rd. Students who would like to submit poetry, prose, or artwork should leave their entries in the Chieftain room by

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editorial

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On Thursday, February 16, 1984 the NAACP ana Cincinnati School Board agreed upon a voluntary desegregation plan which brought to an end an outstanding ten year lawsuit. The plan, which calls for the flexible implementation of special or magnet schools, should gradually eliminate racial isolation in the Cinh a t i School District over the next seven pars. The mere fact that the two parties resolved their case is worthy of our commendation, for a forced, courtordered plan would have, as in so many other cities, irrevocably split our city over the issue. Also commendable is the term "voluntary plan," which has been proven to be far more effective than court-ordered plans. Yet, the struggle is not over. The adopted plan does indeed have some drawbacks, among them the possibility of "white flight" from the city to suburban districts, thus intensifying our problem with racial isola-

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Motivation, the self-willed desire to achieve, is the result of a continuing cycle. The cycle is sparked by an initial amount of diligence. For IH, the quest for Excellence in Education, the striving to improve our 8ducational quality, helped provide that little charge needed to set the cycle in motion and start turning the wheels of success and accomplishment. From our school,s commitment to exceptional quality in every aspect of school life, the wheels of success certainly were spinning: IH has been named one of the top nine schoola in the state of Ohio. this is quite an accomplishment and one of which we all may be proud. The administration immediately triggered the next phase of the cycle, acof award and recognition of achievement. They obviously realized the importance of communicating this special news to the student body in a way. The administration's to spend the time and energy to allow the student body &d faculty to celebr rat^" with a short coffee break/ '

social hour - how imp'*ant they -- this - reinforcement phase of the motivation cycle really is. Needless to say, most students and faculty members returned to the regular school day with a positive feeling about their school and their part in it. Thus, having arrived at a sense of motivation and the diligence to continue educational excellence, the cycle is complete. Of course, we cannot simply stop the cycle at the plateau of "success." It is now our responsibility to perpetuate it by pocketing our success and continuing with a diligence aimed at educational excellence. .

tion. Also womsome is the 35 million d a m W d ~ e by the state to the city-we can only hope this not cut into our suburban funds, which is crucial fiw the continuation of excellence in our school. In ad& tion we can only hope that the suburban dMrtctrr not brought back.into court, simply because the %ituation does not warrant court action from tha N,kACP. The cost in both time and money, as seen in the 1seven years, would continue to be tremendous if Indian Hill were brought back into the case, and the NAACP simply does not have a strong enough case to warrant those expenditures. The plan adopted is a happy example of cooperation; but we must pay close attention to what the future holds for us.

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by Paul Monach and David Sixadling Someone once said, "Poetry is the great between man and his mission of the mind. It no bounds in the poet to set his own bounds." Indeed, poetry is an art, but the explication (a word associated only with the microdissection of poetry) - - of this most wondrous genre of writing is an art form in itself. We now present to you . . . a ~ o e m . A meat poem,. y-e ,. ;bough it may not appear SO on first reading. This is the purpose of the ensuing explication, to prove beyond an doubt the deep ~ymbo]isi of this masterpiece Ad its profound effects, directly upon your Eves and indirectly upon the course of world history: *

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ful athletic program is obviously important to those running a school. However, the strength and success of the program is most often dictated by two factors: student interest and competent, involved coaches. Student interest and participation in the program is rarely a problem. But what happens if no coach from the teaching staff is available? And this raises another question: is a coach needed from the teaching staff? And what happens to the program based on an athletic director's responses to these questions? An answer that has arisen in recent years is to hire coaches who arc not part of the teaching

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But you've changed and t ~ yto hug me. I wish you would twn m d dug me. I come to you with ice on my bruises And fiom my wounds my love oozes. Itumw~ndedtog.earP* But my optimism fades in the nuclaw sunset. .. It would appem that concretely this work tells the story of a young man first frustrated by t a n love, then disau&med the apple of his eye turns to favor him when he has finally lost all hope, He becomes sado-masochistic, but the bomb drops and, well, that's a l l f o b . In reality, however, "Manontopsisy' has no literal meaning. The use of human verbal communication is solely to convey the deeper meanings symbolically, as they cannot be adequately explained through the clumsy medium of concrete English. In fact, the poet seems to poke fun at the adolescent mind by the use of sexually-connotative (to teenagers) words, in order to suggest a meaning altogether ludicrous when the work is explained with closer scrutiny. The skillful diction and use of assonance and consonance adds to the false impression that this is the true message of the work. On the most concrete "true" level of meaning, "Manontopsis" is an antidmg poem,

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with Kevin Walzer staff. Called "absentee coaches," these people are not teachers, nor do they function as such. Their sole contractual obligation to their particular school is to coach an athletic team. But this begats a question: are they necessary to have a good sports program? Miss Carol Wehrnann, athletic director (AD) at Indian Hill High School, seems to think that they are. This is dictated by the lack of total fdculty involvement at Indian Hill in IH's athletic program, she said. "In many cases in our coaching staff, we have a faculty member decide to give up coaching a certain sport that he or she may have coached for several years," she said. "So what we have is a coaching position open. If no one on the faculty is interested in taking the position, this leaves us 3 problem. What do we do, !lire an outside coach or abolish thc pror a m ? If the outside coach is good at working with the athletes, if he or she will do a good job, I an? in favor of hiring that person to maintain our athletic program." Up until recently, however, Wehmann would not have had

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Absentee coaches: a necessary part of IH's athletic p r o g r a m

Two of Indian Hill's absentee coaches are, (left) wrestling coach Ron Webber and freshman basketball coach Steve Thompson. These two are part of a staff that is 52% absentee coach. this option: the sport would have to be eliminated if no faculty coach could be found. Just recently the Ohio Legislature passed a law allowing high schools to hire non-certified (non-teaching) coaches. "This was a great step forward," said Wel~mann. "l'm now allowed to hire non-certified coaches. We have had a fairly constant teaching staff, teachers remaining for several years. If a teacher chooses to ~ i v e up a coaching position but remain on the teaching position, under the old law a different teacher would have to take his place. Non~we do not have to do that." There are some, though, who do not like this neu option. Mr. Joe Clark, Sycamore High School's AD, is one. "It's not 3 desirable way to staff coaching positions," he said. "If it is necessary to the continued success of the program to hire absentee coaches, then you have to do it. But I would do everything possible to avoid doing that, if there were such a way. However, for some schools, there does not seem to be much of an alternat~ve." That is a very important point, according to Glen Este High School's AD, Mr. Ron Coleman. T a c h school has to evaluate their situation and decide what is the most feasible solution for them ," he emphasized. "This situation has not arisen yet at Glen Este, and I feel very fortunate not to have had to deal with it. If it did arise, we would

have a very serious decision on our hands as whether to continue the sport or not." Coleman seems to feel that absentee coaches are not something he wants to have at Glen Este. When asked about this, he concurred emphatically. "Our basic position is that we don't want to have them,"he said. "The decision to continue the sport or not would undoubtedly be influenced by several factorspublic sentiment being one of them, over what is a 'niajor' or 'minor' sport. Certainly if it were a 'major5 sport like football or basketball, we would explore options other than discontinuing it." But why consider an option that would have as far-reaching consequences as discontinuing the sport? What is so "undesirable" about hiring absentee coaches? A variety of reasons exist, according to Clark. But the common denominator between all of them concerns the coach-athlete and coach-coach relationships. "Problems arise when you don't have coaches from the teaching staff," he said. "The first one concerns the proximity of athletes and coaches. If you don't have a coach from the teaching staff, kids don't have the rapport with the coach that comes from seeing him in school, not just at practice. That's something t o be said for faculty coaches-the students and teachers learn a lot about each other by seeing each other in a different environment as coach/athlete."

Page 11 Clark also noted that "some communication is lost if one orbetween both arecoaches not on the teaching staff. They're not together as often, and a lot of communication about athletesmaybe about problems they may have off the team that niay affect their performance on the teamis lost." Wehmann, on the other hand, feels that the niajor drawback to having absentee coaches is that the continuity of the program is greatly affected. 'We often have college students to be coaches for us. We have a number on the staff right now, including Steve Thompson and Gary Argentati. The major drawback of this practice is that we cannot get more than a two or or three year commitment from them. When they finish college, they in most likelihood wilI Ieave the coaching position as well." Is that a major problem? "Yes, it is. The girl's basketball players know that Mr. Pfirman will be back coaching the team next year. But imagine people on the swim team-they have had a new coach every year for the past few years. Adapting and changing to a new coach is a difficult transition to make for just one new coach, but to one every year?" Still, the absentee coaches are needed, at least here at Indian Hill. The simple disproportion in the numbers shows this. Currently Indian Hill employs 56 coaches for grades 7-12 in middle school and high school. However, only 48% of these are faculty coaches. Currently 23 of the 39 who coach in the high school are "faculty" coaches, leaving 16 absentee coaches. But in Ottawa, the numbers are far more disproportionate. Out of a total 17 coaches, only four are faculty coaches, leaving 13 absentee coaches. "It is easy to see why we have absentee coaches," says Wehmann. "We just don't have enough faculty members involved t o not have them. Our commitment is to retain an excellent, balanced athletic program. If the options is having half our coaches be 'absentee,' or dropping half our athletic program-which is the alternative-I think that, when you weigh all the factors, absentee coaches are important for our athletic program ."

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Three wrestlers to compete in regional tourney by Kenny Slazyk The Indian Hill wrestlers had three top finishers in last weekend's district tournament that took place at Reading. Juniors Ken Slazyk and Dave Kindle finished first at the 126 and 175 pound classes, respectively. Sophomore Matt Feltman finished third at 119 pounds. "We wrestled pretty well last weekend," said coach Ron Webber. "I'm really happy we're advancing to regionals." These three finishers will advance to the regional tournament in Dayton this weekend where there will be 16 wrestlers in each weight class to compete against. The three will definitely have

their work cut out for them as they compete against some of the best wrestlers in the area. "I think we'll do well, though," said Kindle. "We've got some pretty good wrestlers." The top four finishers will then advance to the state tournament in Columbus the weekend of March 10. Chances are good that at least one of the IH wrestlers will go to state. After state, the wrestling season will be completed. "I think we've had a pretty good year, despite the fact that our team is getting smaller and smaller in numbers. Next year is going to be an even better year," commented Webber.

Vol. 33 No. 12 March 1,1984 Indian Hill High School Cincinnati, Ohio 45243

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Junior Kenny slazyk (right) was one of three IH wrestlers t o advance to the regional tournament in Dayton. Also advancing were junior Dave Kindle and sophomore Matt Feltrnan.

pleased with Braves' season by Kevin Walzer Judging by JV basketball coach Gary Gellert's glowing appraisal of his Braves' 1983-84 season; he sounds quite pleased. And indeed, he is. "Improvement is what it's all about, and everyone improved. The team, individual, everyone. I'm very pleased with that," he said. Improvement? Look at the Braves' overall 11-9 record, 9-5 in the EHL. The Braves had to overcome an 0-5 mark to arrive at this record, the finest record the JV turned in since the 1980-81 squad, which finished 13-7. "I'm pleased with that as well," he said. "We've had a good season. We learned a lot." Just what did they learn? Lesson number one: prepare mentally for games. The Braves faced a stern test in this before their last game of the season, a 59-33 win over the Deer Park Wildcats. "It was not easy getting up for the game," said Gellert. "Deer Park wasn't a great team this year, but we had to be ready anyway, because if you're flat, even a bad team can knock you off." Lesson number two: try to overcome when you are flat. The Braves game with Mariemont last January 27 was a textbook example of this. IH lost, 40-37. "We had just come away from a big win over Sycamore," recall-

ed Gellert, "and we were a little flat mentally. We played OK, but not well enough to win. You have to avoid that." But, overall, Gellert felt the season was a success. "It was a pleasing season overall," he said. "The individual improvement of the players, as well as the team, was good. There

is not one player on this team who is not better than he was at the start of the season." Leading the Braves in scoring this season was sophomore Erich Metzger, who put in 282 points in the 20 games for a 14.1 average. Metzger's average was even higher earlier in the season, when at one point he was scoring 17.6 per

game. "Erich tailed off a bit in the end of the season, but that didn't hurt the team that much," said Gellert. "He still contributed, moving the ball around, even if his shot wasn't falling." Leading IH in rebounding was sophomore Mike Cohen, who played down 109, a 5.5 per game average. Following Cohen was IH's second leading rebounder, sophomore Clint Reese (75 for a 3.8 aver age).

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Squaws, not just Braves, deserve fan support The basketball Squaws were eliminated from the AA district tournament by Ross 60-28 on February 21. The loss ended their season at 9-10. by Anna Batsakes With all the excitement at IH concerning the five-game winning streak that the boys' varsity basketball team experienced earlier this season, more and more spectators filled the stands at IH's Friday night games. Continuous encouragement from the fans urged the Braves during these weekend games, and adult and student supporters who are usually unable to weeknight games are able to attend these Friday night games to support the team. But a majority of students, parents, and faculty are forgetting another integral part of IH's basketball program: the varsity basketball Squaws. This team gathers few

supporters to their ~ u e s d a yand Thursday night games to encourage them. Years back, the girls' and boys' varsity basketball games were both played on Friday nights, encouraging fans not only to support the boys' team but the girls' also. Now the JV boys' team plays instead of the girls, a change in regulation by the Ohio Athletic Association. In 1940, a band of powerful male basketball coaches, in order to emphasize the boy's basketball program, chose to have the JV boys' game precede the varsity, therefore discriminating against the girls. But more emphasis needs to be put on the Squaws. In years past the IH girls' varsity team tended to have a better record than their male counterparts. In their 196061 and '61-62 seasons the Squaws were undefeated, trouncing even the form'idable

Dayton Oakwood and University of Cincinnati girls' teams. Joyce Keidel, a player for the team in its winning 1962 season, scored an average of 25 points per game and in one game was able to score 54 points; the greatest amount of points scored by a male in one game at IH is a mere 43 points. Now the Squaws are getting little support or acknowledgement from the school. A major part of the reason is the scheduling of the girls' games. An average of 10 spectators attended a girls' varsity game on a Thursday night whereas approximately 250300 spectators attend the boys' games on Friday nights. The Squaws deserve the same continuous support as the Braves do and deserve to be able to play their games on Friday evenings preceding the Braves in order to get tne encouragement they need to be a winning team.

by Paul Monach As part of the Secondary School Recognition Program, sponsored by the national Department of Education, Indian Hill High School has been selected by the state of Ohio as one of the nine best public schools in the state. This selection serves as a nomination to be reviewed for possible national recognition. Of all the schools nominated throughout the U.S., the Department of Education will announce the week of March 12 which ones it will visit as contenders for the national award. These visits will take place between March 19 and May 11; the recipients of the honor, the top 100 public schools in the nation, will not be

notified until about June 11. Representatives from these schools will go to the White House in the fall to receive the award. Besides the prestige involved in being so honored, high school principal Dr. Karl Feltman sees a more tangible potential advantage for IH students. "Winning the award would benefit students' applications to colleges and universities because we would have official recognition as one of the top schools in the U.S." In order to apply IH for possible nomination by the state, Feltman and others had to fill out a twenty-page questionnaire describing such areas as academic atmosphere. stuachievements,

and attendance records. Naturally, in order to be able to be judged, the responses on the questionnaire were heavily ldden with statistics. The state wanted evidence of 14 "attributes of success": clear academic goals, high expectations for students, order and discipline, rewards and incentives for students, regular and frequent monitoring of student progress, opportunities for meaningful student responsibility and participation, teacher efficacy, rewards and incentives for teachers, concentration on academic learning time, positive school climate, administrative leadership, well-articulated curriculum, evaluation for instructional improvement, and com-

DECA wins twelfth district contest by Margot Ayers A group of thirty-four Indian Hill DECA students competed at and won for the twelfth time the annual DECA district competition on Thursday, February 16. A total of sixteen schools competed against one another in various business functions at Eastgate Mall. Out of the thirty-four IHers present, 22 placed as finalists, with 12 first and second place fdshers eligible to go on to compete at the state level, on March 23 and 24 in Columbus. First-place winners included Susan Wilke in Advertising Series, Sharon Nakamura in General Marketing Series, Chris Phillips in Business Math, Elizabeth Gorman in Public Speaking, Rob Radford in Service Station Series, and Claire Flora, Laura Distler, and Jackie Rabenold in Team Management Decision Making. Placing second were Robin Bransom in Advertising Series, Barrett Kingery in Entrepreneurship Series, Suzanne Lowes in Free Enterprise, and Bill Louder in

Marketing Test. These students will go on to state competition. Other IH finalists were Jenny Malloy, third in Entrepreneurship Series, Julie Epstein and Amy Geygan, third and fourth in Finance and Credit Series, Holly Lance, third in Food Marketing Series, Kathy Bushelman, fifth in General Marketing Series, Dana Schlissel and Octavio Calderon,

h General Merfourth and f ~ t in chandising Series, Jim Atkinson, fourth in Business Math, Debbie Tipp, fourth in Restaurant Marketing, and Jill Norton, fifth in Sales Demonstration. The competitions were held at Eastgate Mall because it "gives the students the opportunity t o compete in the environment that they are involved in," according

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The above DECA students participated at recent district competition. The group brought home 12 fitst and second place finishers. The Indian H i . DECA was rated first overall.

munity support and involvement. T o determine the extent of these attributes, the state evaluated the following concrete "indicators of success": student performance on minimum wmpetency tests, student success in high school, daily student and teacher attendance rates and rates of student suspensions and other exclusions, awards for outstanding school programs and teaching and student awards in academic or vocational competitions (e.g. science fairs, essay contests, and industrial arts competitidns). Feltman sees another advantage in receiving the state nomination, which would be intensified should IH win the national honor. ''When you win an award like this, you become a 'lighthouse' school, and other schools want t o we what makes you 'better'." to Mr. Jim Benken, adviser to DECA students. For example, the general merchandise competitions were held at J.C. Penny and food service was held at York Steak House. All competitions involved both a test and an activity. For instance, people competing in the food service division would first take the test, then wait on a table. Or, finance and credit students may be required to cash a customer's check after taking their test. ~ e c a u s eall competitions are held ken in feels such thisenvironments, is the "best-run BenDECA district." One of the main plus factors to such competitions is the fact that the judges are managers of the stores used. This guarantees qualified judges. As for Indian Hill's performance, Benken stated he was "really proud of the way they competed." He went on to say the students were well prepared and earned their wins. IfIndianHilldoesweUat state, the students will go on to compete at the nationals on May 16 through 21 in Kansas City.