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Frosh capture third straight title line of victorious seasons.
Although the freshmen only
lost two games this year, their
future was much in doubt at the
beginning of the season: they seemed to lack the intensity that
is needed to be successful.
"Out improvement came from
the beginning of the season," add-
ed Thompson, who saw his team
lose both of their games in tough
overtime struggles.
Now that the freshman season
is over, much of the talent will be
nurtured and will make much of
the varsity and JV teams over the
next three years. "It was a dream
season," said Thompson. "It only
comes once in a coach's career."
by Peter Batsakes
The freshman basketball team
finished its 1984-85
with a decisive victory in the EHL
title game over rival squad Syca-
more, 36-1 8. The Braves domina-
ted the Aviators the whole game
and their easy victory led them to
their third consecutive EHL title.
The Braves ended their season
with a 14-2 record, and even
though IH did not compile a rec-
ord-setting win/loss ratio, as pre-
viously stated in Chieftain's last
issue, their court presence is like
none other ever seen in any other
freshman team assembled.
"We had a twenty-point turn-
around from the first Sycamore
game," said coach Steve Thomp-
son, whose team lost to Sycamore
5 2 4 2 in a triple-overtime thriller
earlier this year.
Over the season the Braves set
records both for offense-49
points per game-and defense, on-
ly 29.3 points allowed per con- test.
Mexico Hayden and Richie
Decker led the Braves' scoring av-
erage with ten points per game,
and each contributed nine and
seven rebounds per game, respec-
tively.
"The kids had to make an ad-
justment losing [Mike] Eaton and Vol. 34 No. 12 March 1,1985 Indian Hill High School Cincinnati, Ohio 45243 ftain
- [Jason] Kincaid [to the JV ros-
'Nucleus' to return for Squaws t e r ~ : ~ s a i d ~ h o w s o n - ' m e k i d s
that stepped in played exception-
ally." Eaton and Kincaid played after i m '84-'85 season with this team since seventh
grade, the first of the Braves' long by Tiffany Meyer
"The nucleus of the team is
coming back next year," com-
ments coach Dick Pfirman when
asked about his feelings concern-
ing next year's girls' varsity bas-
ketball team. The starting guards
and center will be returning next
season. The Squaws lost a difficult
oattle, 45-30, to North College
Hill, who is still competing in
sectionals, in their first AA tour-
nament game. By the end of the
first half the Lady Braves were
down by one point, 21-20, and
playing well.
At the end of the third quar-
ter they were down five, but were
stiU close to catching up with
NCH. However, North College
Hill outscored the Squaws in the
fourth quarter. The leading scor-
er was junior Kristin Mains with
seven.
The last season game the Lady
SERB sets election date Braves played was against Milford
with a loss, 65-21. Before that
game the girls traveled to Madeira
and lost a ra tha close game, 47-
34. Junior Chris Hall was the leading scorer in that game with
a total of nine points, and senior
Amy Wiatt was the leading re-
bounder with six.
Pfirman commented, "The
team started out playing well this season 19-51 ; then they went into
a spin and didn't recover." He
also thinks they "could've played
better," but they definitely im-
proved over last season, in which
they finished 9-10.
The leading scorer for the sea-
son was Cucinotta with an average
of 11 points per game. Coach
Pfirman believes Cucinotta and
Hall will play well next year.
However, he feels next season will
depend on the development of
Mains.
VARSITY, from p. 19 yet, though. The Wildcats scored
two baskets to cut the final defi-
cit to three, 6542. "We were
lucky time ran out," said Mc-
Kibben.
McKibben also praised the
play of "three or four people who
compensated for some who were-
n't playing well."
Senior Rick Abrams led the
Braves in scoring with 21 points;
with that performance, he broke
Dan Murphy's single-season scar- ing record of 459 points, and
moved ever closer to Gary Frey-
tag's record 912 career points.
Senior Pete Seremetis added 17.
Also "playing well" were jun-
iors Mike Cohen and Andy Tuck-
er. Cohen's aggressiveness and
eight points "kept us in the
game" at several points, while
Tucker's 12 points "came at im-
portant stages."
Deer Park now awaits IH in
the second round of the tourney.
representatives in the salary nego-
tiations that preceded the Collec-
tive Bargaining Law, added, "It
anybody that would have a
chance to get within 20 or 25 points."
If IH beats McNick. . . "Districts. Then regionals.
Then state."
Could IH get t o state?
"It's a long shot, obviously.
We'd be facing some tough teams
up at districts. But anything can
happen in the post-season, and if
we get on a roll. . ." Enough said about that. The
Braves ended their regular season
at 11-9 overall and 8-6 in the
league to finish in third place in
the EHL's final year.
Sycamore managed to repeat
as league champions with a 12-2
league record, with Milford alone
in second place with a 1 0 4 mark.
In the Braves' final home game
of the year, the Milford Eagles
completed their sweep of IH this
year by winning, 59-52. The
Braves simply could not control
the two-pronged attack of Tom
Geyer and Paul Pfeiffer in this
contest, as they combined for 43
points.
The moves of Abrams kept IH in the game, as he led all scorers
with 24 points. Senior Curtis Ott
had a solid floor game and was
the only other Brave in double
figures, with ten points.
The only other consistent per-
former for the Braves recently,
aside from Ott and Abrams, has
been Seremetis. Seremetis erupt-
ed for 18 points and brought
down 12 rebounds in an exciting
win over Madeira, 71-70, to give
the Braves a 1985 sweep of the
rival Mustangs.
Abrams knocked down nine of
his 16 jumpers and made six free
throws to score 24, and Ott added
ten.
by Paul Monach
Representatives of the Board
of Education, the Indian H a
Classroom Teachers Association
(CTA), the Independent Profes-
sional Educators Association
OPEA), and the State Employ-
ment Relations Board (SERB)
set Tuesday, March 26 as the date
for the long-awaited election of
an official representative of the
will include "all full-time and reg-
ularly scheduled part-time certifi-
cated teachers of the Indian Hill
Exempted Village School District,
including nurses, media special-
ists, counselors, teachers with spe-
cial education certificates, certi-
fied tutors, psychologists, athletic didn't vary at all from what we director, and department coordi- wanted. They had suggested the
nators, chairmen, or heads." removal of the psychologist, de-
That includes, according to partment coordinators, and the
Mrs. Karen Edgecomb, "every- athletic director [from the list of
body ." eligible voters] ." Edgecomb, one of the CTA
DECA students capture 13th-d istrict title Indian Hill teachers in collective
bargaining.
The group met in Columbus
on Tuesday, February 19, after
the original meeting, scheduled
for February 13, was cancelled
due to inclement weather; the
committee of representatives sub-
mitted its proposal to the SERB
board on February 25, where fi-
nal approval was given.
Eligible voters will vote on a
secret ballot for either the CTA,
the IPEA, or for no representa-
tion. The actual voting will take
place from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at
the high school and from 3:30 to
4:30 at Wyandot; the votes will
be counted at 5:00 p.m. in the
high school auditorium.
After the election, collective
bargaining, as required under a
state law that went into effect
last April, will begin; SERB will
appoint a mediator for the nego-
tiations. The IH teachers have
been working without a salary
agreement-thus, without a pay
raise-for this school year.
The major issue that had to be
resolved at the February 19 meet-
ing was eligibility for voting in the
by Anna Batsakes
For the thirteenth consecutive
year, the IH Distributive Educa-
tion (DECA) team defended its
district title. Of the 36 IH stud-
ents who participated, 24 placed
as finalists, and 18 qualified for
state competition.
"We can attribute our success
to highly-motivated students,"
said DECA sponsor Mr. Jim Ben-
ken, "especially this year, since
the national competition is in San
Francisco."
The district competition was
held at Eastgate Mall on Tuesday,
February 21. Sixteen schools
from Hamilton and Clermont
counties took part in. the business
events.
Several district finalists will
advance to state competition in Columbus, March 22-24. There
are 22 districts; each district will
send two students for each indi-
vidual competition. Thus, district
finalists will be competing against
43 other students.
Finalists at state competition
will advance to the national com-
petition later this spring.
of two or three tests for each par-
ticipant. First, there is a 100-
question test, then three perfor-
mance activities. For instance, in
the advertising competition, a par-
ticipant would take a 100ques-
tion test on his business event,
then develop a newspaper adver-
tisement, act as an advertiser at a
radio or t.v. station, and have to
correct mistakes on advertising
COPY.
The competitor would be
judged in all four rueas by mana-
gers from the Eastgate Mall stores
used. "The three performances
provide for realistic situations,",
said Benken. "All the competi-
tions were held in stores in East-
gate Mall."
Finalists at the district level in-
clude: Kelli Robinson, fourth
see DECA, p. 2
JV Braves end season 10-10 ! by Alissa Raleigh
"We achieved our goal of a 10-
10 record this season," observed
sophomore Ron Jones of the JV
boys' basketball team. The team
ended the year with a 9-5 record
in the EHL, putting them in third
place with Sycamore first and
Mariemont second.
The boys won their final game
of the season over Milford, with a
final score of 37-28. The Braves
got off to a rigorous start and re-
mained indefatiguable throughout the close competition. Freshman
Jason Kincaid scored in the first
three minutes of the game. After a free throw from Mil-
ford, in the last seven seconds of
the first quarter sophomore
Bruno Darre rolled the ball to
freshman Mike Eaton, who tossed
it to junior Bill Baumel, who lob-
bed it into the net-a wellcalcu-
lated and expertly accomplished
execution.
The Eagles were tough,
though, and kept the game close
for much of the time.
On February 13 the Braves
triumphed over Madeira in a rout,
63-32. The game was fast-mov-
ing and IH usually had the lead.
Looking towards next year
there are several strong players
who will carry on with basketball,
such as the two freshman. Eaton
and Kincaid were major contri-
buters to the team this year.
Jones and Darre were chosen
to make the varsity roster for the
last two games of the year, just
to observe. Next year certainly
looks promising.
Although the Braves annihilated
the Wildcats in their first game
this season, they had to to into
overtime to beat them in their
more recent contest. McKibben
feels that is important.
"Deer Park is Deer Park, but
it'll be a tough game. It's hard to
beat a team three times in a sea-
son, which is what we will have
done. I do think we have more
depth and overall talent. But
they71 have to be ready."
After Deer Park is the winner
of Madeira and Wyoming. Then,
if IH beats the winner of that
game, they will be playing in the
sectional semifinals for a trip to
districts. That will likely be
against McNicholas, siad the
Braves' coach.
"They're really not playing
"Realisticallv. I think about - > - - - -
election. All sides presented their six people will advance to nation- photo by Tom Taylor views, and the SERB represents- als," said Benken. "I have some Pictured above are the DECA team members who were able to de-
tives made the final decision. high hopes." fend 1H's district title for the thirteenth consecutive year. Eighteen of As a result, the eligible voters The state competition consists the members qualified for state competition.
Page 2 CHIEFTAIN March 1,1985 March 1,1985 CHIEFTAIN Page 11
editorial
6 w In the past few years, Young Life, an out-of-school
organization, has gained a strong membership from
Indian Hill students. Understandably, the group is always hoping to increase its membership, so, often,
non-member students are asked to come to a meet- ing.
The problem with Young Life's recruiting tech-
niques is not that the prospective member is forced to
attend, but simply that he is not told the group's true
intent. In personal experiences, several of the staff
members have been asked to attend meetings, but
when they asked the group's purpose, the question
was side-stepped. Only after thorough questioning
was it discovered that Young Life's purpose is, to
quote its local leader, Brad Johnson, "to communi-
cate the basics of the Christian faith."
Rarely is the group's intent stressed during recruit-
editorial
In preparation for its annual Senior Special at the
end of the school year, Chieftain will have the senior
questionnaires available in the main office early next week. In recent years, almost every senior has filled
out a questionnaire; we therefore urge each senior to
take and complete one, but just as importantly, to
take seriously the deadline for its return of Friday,
March 22.
Most people have little or no idea of the tremen-
dous effort needed to complete the Senior Special, in-
cluding editing, typesetting, proofreading, and page
setup, not to mention the later production work. In
order to print the issue on time, we must do the far
majority of the work on it between the issues from
late March to the end of the school year. Two years
ago, the Senior Special was printed a week late, in
large part because of the tardiness of many of the
completed questionnaires.
Also, any senior who may object to having only
two and a half weeks to complete the questionnaire
and senior will is completely off base. Writing a sen-
ior will and answering five questions takes consider-
ably less time than a government paper and is more
fun, yet many seniors manage to finish a paper in a
weekend or even one night.
The obvious solution, then, is to pick up a ques-
tionnaire early, take your time filling it out, keep the
language clean, and turn it in by March 22. As mem-
bers of an editorial staff that is almost completely
comprised of seniors, we naturally want this Senior
Special to be the best ever. We assume you desire and
expect the same.
ing. Often, Young Lifers will say, "Well, it's a lot of
fun. You ought to come." Even in a 1982 Chieftain
article, Johnson stressed that the group was fun rath-
er than religious. Telling a prospective member only
half the truth about Young Life is deception. In fact,
Young Life itself seems to try to hide the fact that it
is a religious group. Using a social group's pressure to
force religion on an unsuspecting person is unfair.
Whether Young Life is right or wrong is not to be
decided here. We only criticize the group's tech-
niques and their facade as merely a social group. To
say, "Young Life is a lot of fun. Occasionally we may say a prayer, but there is no obligation," is com-
parable to saying, "Chieftain is great fun. Oh, by the
way, we put out a newspaper." The group should
state its purpose outright to prospective members,
then ask them to attend a meeting. Deceiving people
into thinking the group is only social, then springing
religion upon them once they are in the midst of al-
ready dedicated Young Lifers is peer pressure in its
worst form.
DECA, from p. 1
place in job interviews; Courtney
Loewenstine, first place in public
speaking; Jeanne Littlejohn, first
place in sales demonstration; Ni-
loufar Azarnia, first place in ap-
parel and accessories; Grey Freu-
denberg, fourth in business own-
ership; Debbie Tipp, John Atkin-
son, and Linda Keller, first, sec-
ond, and third, respectively, in
restaurant marketing.
John Paquette, Kevin Viox,
and Dominic Britton, third in
team management ; Denise Wink-
er, third in free enterp.rise; Sharon
Nakamura and Julie Packer, first
and third, respectively, in general
marketing; Diana Maehlman, Lau-
ra Distler, and Paula Creech, first,
second, and third in entrepreneur-
ship; Amy Geygan and Tesa Cald-
well, first and second in finance
and credit.
Paula Berry and Jenny Malloy , second and fourth in general mer-
chandising; Chris Phillips, first in
food marketing; and Tracy Cam-
bron and Jan Wilson, third and
fifth in advertising.
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Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 4 5 2 4 3 561-4225.
Sponsor: Wm. P. Kincaid; Editors: Ken Jones, Paul Monach; News
Editors: Anna Batsakes, David Cook; Features Editors: Tracy Megi-
son, Janet Nicolas; Sports Editor: Kevin Walzer; Assistant Sports Edi-
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Manager: Kelly Martin; Circulation Manager: Davis Griff in; Production
Managers: MaryBeth Heidrich, Dan Rosenthal; Assistant Production
Manager: Arianna Newman; Head Photographer: Tom Taylor; Photog-
raphers: Davis Griff in, Brad Wilkinson; Contributors: Jim Gruskin,
Jeff Currier, Laura Schwartz, Jeff Tuckey, Rob Seal, Elizabeth Con-
verse, Tiffany Meyer, Peter Batsakes, Alissa Raleigh, Joy Rowe, James
Anderson; Production Staff: Laura Schwartz, James Anderson, Rob
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As its editorial policy, Chieftain strives both to commend what is
good and encourage correction of what is not. Editorials reflect the
opinion of the editorial staff as a whole. Opinions from students are
strongly encouraged as long as they are relevant and responsibly
written.
~ndjvidvals, medley advance to state meet by Kevin Walzer
Two individual swimmers and
a medley relay team advanced to
state with qualifying times in the
district meet held last weekend at
Keating Natatorium. These swim-
mers will proceed to the state
meet, which is to be held this
weekend.
Sophomore Teresa Replogle
headed the list as she qualified for
state in two events, the 100
breaststroke and the 200 free.
Replogle captured second in
the breaststroke with a time of
1 :06.63. She followed that fin-
ish with a fourth-place showing
in the 200 free, with a time of
54.26 seconds.
The top four finishers in each
event advance automatically to
state. Replogle was thus an auto-
matic qualifier in her two events.
To determine the other state
qualifiers, the other swimmers'
times are ranked, and a predeter-
mined number of the next fastest
times will advance. IH's other
two state representatives qualified
in this fashion.
Freshman Jenny Replogle cap-
tured fifth in the district 100
breaststroke; the medley relay
team of Lesley Blonh, Beth Win-
gerter, and the two Replogles fin- Wmgerter, for her part, is
ished ninth. Both had times good quite optimistic about the girls'
enough to qualify them for state. chances to do well.
- TwR
lar
photo courtesy of Legend
Teresa Replogle was one of four swimmers to advance to state.
Wrestlers to com~ete in sectional tourney
"I think Teresa has a good
shot at the top twelve or even top.
six in the breaststroke-she could
also do well in the freestyle. Jen-
ny breaststroke." could make top twelve in the
The boys' team did not fare
nearly as well in the post-season.
No member had a time fast
enough to get to districts; the
team, though, did finish well in
the consolation meet held earlier
this week at Sycamore High
School.
Sophomore Andy Geygan
placed eighth in the 100 freestyle
and seventh in the 100 breast-
stroke to lead the Braves.
The boys had only three swim- mers by the end of the year; as
Geygan pointed out, three swim-
mers'do not qualify them for any
meet.
"I think well do better next
year, though," said Geygan.
"There are a bunch of Ottawa
swimmers coming up."
The girls are not yet worrying
about next year; they stiU have
their most important meet. 'We
can do well," assured Wingerter.
wins in the semifinal-more than
we had-can make a big differ- I I
ence. Our difference wasn't big by Kevin Walzer in particular-he's really come on but not many of them were able enough."
The wrestlers oDen vost-season in the second part of the season." to get to the finals. A few match L
play this weekend as they com- Slazyk would have to be con-
Pete at the district meet. The sidered a strong possibility, as Milford hands JV final loss eleven-team tournament will be
held at Reading High School.
The Braves enter the meet
coming off a "disappointing"
sixth-place finish in the final EHL
tournament held last weekend in
the IH gym.
A "large and powerful field"
awaits IH at Reading this week-
end, according to senior Ken Sla-
zyk. "There are some big teams
there-Loveland, Reading, Cler-
mont Norteastern. There are also
some smaller teams, like New Richmond and Madeira."
What kind of anticipated fin-
ish does this field translate into
for IH? "I think we could get into the
top half, but it's an individual thing now, not really a team com-
petition. After [districts] , only a
few of us will continue."
Slazyk did not venture guesses
on which Braves would continue
past districts into regionals and
possibly state but did note "some
improving people. Burt Sheard,
well as senior Dave Kindle and
sophomore Matt Feltman. Last
year those three survived past dis-
tricts, with Slazyk advancing all
the way to state.
"I don,? know, though," said
Slazyk. "Regionals is a tough
meet."
For the Braves, so was the
EHL meet. Their sixth-place fin- ish fell far short of their hopes
and well short of ther expecta-
tions.
Sycamore won the meet with
188% points. The other finishers were, in order : Loveland (1 1 8%
points), Glen Este (1 13), Milford
(95?h), Madeira (87), IH (49),
Deer Park (47), and Mariemont
(36). IH's sixth-place finish was
even more surprising in light of
the fact that they had two indi-
vidual champions, Slazyk in the
13 8-pound class and Kindle in the ,
185 class, Where did the letdown
come?
"We had a lot of semifinalists,
by Joy Rowe
The JV girls ended their sea-
son last Thursday with a loss to
Milford, 5 1-14. Milford dominat-
ed IH the entire game.
The Eagles led 21 -2 by the end
of the first half. The Squaws im-
proved play somewhat during the
second half, but not enough to
change Milford's winning pace.
The Squaws' previous game
was a closer game, a 44-41 loss to
Madeira. The Squaws once again
fell behind in the first half, but
they came back in the second
half, hoping to take the lead.
Within the last three minutes, the
Squaws went from 12 behind to
two.
Lack of made free throws kept
IH from capturing the lead, and
the Amazons barely pulled off the
three-point win.
Despite this loss, the team
played much better in this second
meeting with Madeira than in the
first. Freshman Maggie Keir
played an especially good game,
with a personal best of ten points.
Stated a teammate, "Maggie
played a great game. She finally
started driving the ball in and
scoring to help us challenge the
Amazons."
Keir's excellent play in this
game earned her a position on the
varsity team for the EHL tourna-
ment, along with freshmen Chris
Starcher and Lynn Yost.
Starcher, however, was the on-
ly one of the three to get playing
time. She played very impressive-
ly during her two quarters. It
looks as if she will be seen in
many varsity games next year.
Starcher ended the season as the
JV Squaws' leading scorer, with a
total of 168 points and proved to
be a very valuable player.
Despite their last two losses, the Squaws finished the season
with a 13-7 record, the best any
IH girls' team has had in several
years. The next few years should
look promising for varsity coach
Dick Pfirman.
Page 10 CHIEFTAIN March 1, 1985 March 1.1985
Braves to face Deer Park after 'shabby' opener by Kevin Walzer
and Brian Rowe It was not a particularly pretty
or inspiring sight, the basketball Braves' opening AA sectional game against Blanchester Tues- day, but it got the job done.
By defeating the Wildcats, 65- 62, IH set up a meeting in the sec- ond round of the tournament with Deer Park tomorrow night.
The win was also a milestone of sorts for the Braves; it was the first sectional game they have won in five years and their first- ever victory in the AA tourna- ment.
However, all hoopla aside, the greatest thing about the victory was that it was a win, for in sev-
eral stages of the game, Blanches-
got the job done. "It's often hard to get that
fvst win in a tournament game, particularly if you're not used to the pressure," he said. "We don't really have anyone who has tour- nament experience. In that sense, it was a good win."
IH jumped out to an 18-15 lead in the first quarter. They had been up by seven, 18-11, when they "let Blanchester back in it-they hit a couple of quick buckets."
The Wildcats outscored the Braves 20-1 8 and 18-1 7 in the sec- ond and third quarters to tie at 53 entering the fourth quarter.
"We weren't playing well at all
in that stretch-really, we only played real well for about three
ter capitalized on IH's often-leth- minutes in the fourth quarter." argic ~ l a v and threatened to pull Blanchester outscored IH to move - * -
an upset over the fourth-seeded ahead by three, 58-55; IH, how- Braves. ever, ran off ten straight points in - -
"Yes, I would have to say we four minutes to go up by seven, didn't play well as a whole," 65-58. said coach Dale McKibben. "We Blanchester wasn't through - were pretty shabby."
still, as mentioned before, it see VARSITY, p. 12 photo by Brad Wilkinson
Rick Abrams scored 21 points against Blanchester.
Mental attitude affecting play SPORTSVI EW
with Kevin Walzer
We are not, at this moment, seeing a very happy bunch of Braves.
A long basketball season is winding down. Most other winter sports seasons are over. Spring is approaching. Thoughts of most athletes are turning towards base- ball, track, tennis.
It may be only coincidental that the play of the Braves has been decidedly less inspired than it was in December and January. In December and January IH beat Loveland and Deer Park by 28 and 44 points, respectively; in February, they squeaked past Loveland by three and had to go into overtime to down Deer Park by two.
Their tournament game against Blanchester was little bet-
ter; it was, to put i t lightly, bor- ing. The Braves trailed Blanches- ter at several points, coming alive only in the fourth quarter to go up by seven before letting their opponents cut the margin to three.
Perhaps it is only a coinci- dence; it has not, however, es- caped the notice of coach Dale McKibben.
"We didn't play that well against Blanchester," commented McKibben. "We have had some games where we've had to struggle to win; that was one of them."
McKibben feels that several factors appear to have contribut- ed to the recent decline in the quality of IH's play. This particu- lar time of year, the changing of winter into spring, seems be play- ing a large role right now.
"I think 'spring fever' is some- thing that has to affect a team's mental attitude," he said. "They [the players] get restless. We try to find methods to keep their in- terest up, like changing styles of practice, varying the playing time on the floor."
Beyond "spring fever," the stresses of a long season appear to have taken their inevitable toll as well. That, said McKibben, is both to be expected and under-
stood. "When you realize that we've
been playing since the end of Oc- tober, you understand that we've had a long year. Basketball is a long sport. I would think that some people may be a bit physic- ally tired."
With physical tiredness comes mental tiredness. A lot of pres- sure and hype have surrounded the boys' varsity program this year; "the march for the last EHL title," "the Abrams scoring chase," "the road to McNicho- las."
Given the team's failure to win the EHL title, which would have to be considered the most impor- tant goal of the season, a long and hard road might appear to have been travelled for nothing.
"The EHL was a big disap- pointment, especially the way we lost it," said McKibben. "We had so many one- or two-point losses. If the ball had bounced our way a couple of times, we might very well have wound up on top."
Indeed, the Braves' season this year has been one of close losses. "We played really well in a couple of two-point losses. Those are bound to be disappointing."
Does the disappointment take a toll? Perhaps. It undoubtedly
plays a part in IH's recent lethar-
gy. The mental and physical fac- tors have combined to erode the quality of the team's play.
"But being athletes, I would hope that they would still want to play," said McKibben. "I would think that they still have the pride to compete at their best, and en- joy the competition."
Does IH's recent play reflect that attitude? It may be only co- incidental, but the answer appears to be "no."
On a less serious note, look for Rick Abrams to pass Gary Frey- tag's career scoring mark tomor- row night. Abrams, with 964 ca- reer points, needs just 19 against Deer Park to surpass Freytag's 982.
The Franchise smashed anoth- er long-standing scoring record against Blanchester by setting the new single-season mark for points scored. Abrams, with 467 points this season, passed Dan Murphy's previous mark of 459.
However, Murphy did his in 19 games; Abrams took 21. Thus, Murphy retains the record for per game average in a season (24.2). Abrams' 22.2 average puts him in fourth place overall in the latter category.
CHIEFTAIN Page 3
~ o n a c h nominated for Presidential Scholar by David Cook mission on Presidential Scholars, and 15 additional students no
Senior Paul Monach was re- a group of private citizens appoin- matter where from will achieve cently informed of his candidacy ted by the Resident, on the basis Scholar statlls. In addition, 20 for one of 121 Presidential Scho- of information supplied in a six- Presidential Scholars will be lar positions. Monach is one of page application, an essay, and a named for outstanding perfor-
only 1500 highschoolers in the secondary school report. mance in the arts or in creative nation to be offered a chance to In April, the Commission will writing. compete for these positions. select 500 of the n~ost qualified All 141 students chosen will
Selection of candidates was applicants as fmalists. In May, travel to Washington D.C. the based on SAT and/or ACT scores the final Cut will be made; only week of June 16 to be awarded and on the selfdescriptive data one girl and one boy from each the Presidential scholarYs medalli- completed in connection with ei- state, from the District of Colum- During their visit, scholars ther or both of these tests. Scho- bia, from Puerto Rico, and from get to meet not only govern- lars will be chosen by the Corn- among U.S. citizens living abroad ment officials, but also famous
educators, authors, musicians, and scientists. They will, in addition,
Musicia ns co m pete at 'contest' tour museums and national me- morials, and attend ceremonies in
by Jeff Currier Receiving ratings of I1 (Ex- their honor. Thirtyqne IHHS musicians cellent) were: Ballard, flute; Eric photo by Davis Griffin Each is given the Op- Paul Monach--candidate for Presi-
participated in the Ohio Music Dahl, trumpet; Mindy Grindstaff, portunity in the application to dentid Scholar award.
Educators Association (OMEA) piano; Andrea Hatfield, piccolo; identify the teacher who has in- 1985 Solo and Ensemble Contest, held at Anderson High School last Saturday. IH students earned 19 ratings of Superior (maximum) and nine of Excellent.
This festival, universally refer- red to simply as "contest," is held each year at a local high school and is open to all interested in- strumentalists and vocalists. The word "contest" is perhaps mis- leading, as there is no real winner involved.
Students perform individually or in small ensembles before a judge, who then gives them a rat- ing from I to V, a I being "Super- ior." The music a student per- forms is selected from a prepared list made by the OMEA Director's Committee. The music is divided into three categories, A, B, and C,
according to level of difficulty. Soloists receiving ratings of I
(Superior) were: Jill Anderson, flute ; Michele Brougher , clarinet ; Jeff Currier, clarinet ; David Ep- stein, trombone; Bill Haffner, trombone; Ellen Hammond, pic- colo; Andrea Hatfield, flute; Stephanie Hug, violin; Cyndy Mc- Clure, flute; Rob Nichols, French horn; Karen Rhoad, violin; Rob Seal, trumpet; Scott Seward, trumpet; and John Sheringer, trumpet.
Ensembles receiving Superior ratings were: brass quintet (Gregg Devanna, Joel Ruff, Haffner, Seal, and Seward); clarinet trio (Terri Wayne, Brougher , and Currier); flute trio (Mary Ballard, Kim Dor- an, and Currier); and percussion ensemble (Doug Backus, Dave Buck, Duncan Chalmers, Bill Creedon, and Jeff Tuckey).
Helen Hwang, violin; Scott Schricker , trumpet ; Jamie Winget, txombone; and Jennifer Wolski, violin. The string ensemble (Eliz- abeth Converse, Mariano Fernan- dez, Barbara Hug, Kate Hug, Stephanie Hug, Jean Rhee, Brian Seikman, Grindstaff, Hwang, Rhoad, and Wolski) also received an excellent rating.
When asked about her first time performing in the high school contest, sophomore Jill Anderson said, "The thought of going in there all by myself scared me at first, but afterwards I rea- lized it wasn't that bad at all."
fluenced him the most significant- ly. The teachers named will be in- vited to attend a special reception with their students and will re- ceive certificates of excellence. Monach has chosen to name En- glish teacher Elizabeth Ackley for this potential honor, stating as his reason that "in addition to being an excellent teacher, she has also been a good friend."
Monach is already, by virtue of his nomination, a member of an exclusive club at IH. Among
the few past nominees from IH, only three have gone on, as Mo- nach hopes to, to attain finalist
Seven named NM finalists by David Cook Cook, Marjie Fink, MaryBeth Hei-
All seven of IH's National drich, Paul Kalomeres, Eric Leu- Merit semifinalists-seniors David gers, Paul Monach, and Gay
National Merit finalists: (front, 1. to r.) Eric Leugers, Paul Kalomeres, David Cook, Paul Monach, (back) Gay Stauft, MaryBeth Heidrich, Marjie Fink.
standing: Tom Warfel ('84), John Ries ('82), and Judy Arms ('70).
Monach felt "surprised to get this. I thought a lot more than 1500 people had better scores than mine."
He is, however, apprehensive about completing the extensive application form. "I'm not look- ing forward to filling out about a dozen general questions, but I think I'll use an essay I've already written."
Asked about his chances of being named Scholar Monach re- plied that they were "about as good as anyone else's."
Stauft-have advanced to finalist standing in the competition for scholarship money.
13,500 out of 15,000, or 9076, of the semifinalists in the nation became finalists; those who did no: become finalists were elimina- ted either because their SAT scores did not meet minimum re- quirements or on the basis of an application filled out last fall.
1500 finalists will receive $2000 non-renewable scholarships from National Merit Corporation in May. Some IHers usually re- ceive these scholarships each year.
In addition, many colleges and universities offer four-year scho- larships to qualifying finalists who attend there. The most lucrative awards, however, usually come from large companies; to qualify
for these scholarships, a finalist must generally either be related to an employee of the company or live in the area in which the com- pany is based.
March 1,1985 CHIEFTAIN Page 9 Page 4 CHIEFTAIN March 1,1985
downed U.S. space shuttle-a ty-
pical day for members of the
higher echelons of world leader- ship.
In the Security Council, so-
phomores James Anderson and
David Miller represented Nicara-
gua. Debate was fast and furloils
on a variety of issues including the U.S. mining of Nicaraguan
harbors, the Iran-Iraq war, and
puzzle also because of the Pythagorean happens to be the angle between theorem. Since IC = CF and any two outer atoms of several
BC + CF = BF, BC + IC = BF compounds, the most important Cook drills read ers on volume by James Anderson
Two weeks ago, a delegation from the Indian Hill Model Uni-
ted Nations club attended
NAIMUN XXII, a national model UN conference. In the interna-
tion simulation, or INS, senior Hugh Geier received the highly
prestigious "flag." This award is given to a dele-
gate who excels in the simulation
of his position. Geier's distinc-
tion not only reflects well on in his pivotal role as President of the U.S., but also on the other
members of the club, who por-
trayed other U.S. statesmen.
These included junior Brian Meyers as undersecretary of state
and seniors Janet Nicolas as U.S. ambassador to the U.S.S.R., Bar- bara Hug as director of the F.B.I.,
and Elizabeth Gorman as com- mandant of the marine corps and
by David Cook
Last issue's problem was to de- termine the sum of each row in a magic square of 101 sides which
begins with 10,001 and progresses
by steps of 1001. By the formula
given for the sum of any row of a 2
simple magic square ( N(N +1)/2, where N is the number of sides),
one may deduce that a 101 X 101 square beginning with 1 and coun-
ting by ones would add up to
101(1012+1)/2 = 515,231 on a side.
Since the square in the prob- lem starts with 10,001 instead of
1, all of the numbers are 10,000 more than they otherwise would
be. With 101 numbers per side, this allows for a gain of
10,000(101) or 1,010,000, so the running total is now 1,525,201.
Counting by 1001's instead of by ones makes the second number
of the square 1000 higher than it
should be, the third 2000 higher,
the fourth 3000, etc. The nth number of the square is therefore
1000(n-1) higher than it would
otherwise be. Thus, the sum of all the excess of this type in the
square is 0 + 1000 + 2000 ...
+ (1012 - 1)(1000). In other words, this is 1000 times the sum of all the numbers between 0 and
side, one comes up with 515,100,000. Adding this to our
earlier total of 1,525,201 yields a final sum of 5 16,625,201 on each
row. For no practical reason, I'd
like to locate the center of a tetra- hedron (see diagram) and find the
measure of the angle with this center as vertex and passing
through any two of the corners
(angle ACB). To start, let's draw two medi-
ans, AH and DG. These are also
angle bisectors, so they divide tri- angle AED into two 30-60-90
right triangles. If we let the
length of all sides of the tetrahed-
ron be 1, then the length of each
median is .15/2.
The long half of each median
(AF and DF) is 213 of the full
length, or 6 1 3 , and the shorter halves (GF and HF) a e each J5/6
long. F is the geometric center
of triangle ABE. Now we draw in
two more medians on side BDE;
the center of triangle BDE is I.
Next, drawing lines through the interior of the pyramid, con-
nect A and I, and B and F; A1 and BF are perpendicuh to the
planes of triangles BDE and ABE respectively. C, the point of in- tersection of these two segments,
is the center of the tetrahedron,
and IC = BF - BC. Because being CH4, also called methane or
BF= 6 1 3 , IC = F / 3 - BC. Sub- natural gas.
stituting f i t 3 - BC in for IC in Also, when we consider this
- ?
the above equation ( ( J3/31L + same problem in two dimensions
1c2 = B C ~ ) , we end up with (a twodimensional tetrahedron is an equilateral triangle), we see
113 + (213 - ~ G I ~ ( B c ) + 8 c 2 ) = that the central angle has a rnea- later as commander of the air force.
Commented Geier on his award, "I, of course, was very pleased to have received it [the
award]. I was really kind of sur- prised ."
In the INS, members of the IH MUN had to face rapid, unfor- seen developments in the world
geopolitical situation. The events
that took place in just three days are enough to boggle the mind.
There was a communist take- over in Portugal after which Geier
called on NATO troops to invade. As Geier says, "I was a bit milita-
ristic."
In addition to this consequen- tial happening, Margeret Thatcher
was assassinated, a new nation
was created in Borneo, Philippines President Marcos was killed, and
the Vietnamese confiscated a
the Israeli occupation of soutllc,rn Lebanon. "The Nicaraguan dc-
bate was my favorite," said hliller.
"We burned the U.S. a couple of times."
The Security Council was also
called into emergency session at 5.00 a.m. to discuss (fictional) de-
velopments on the Sino-Vietna- mese border.
Although thc delegation didn't
win any awards, the members said
that they had enjoyed themselves and had learned a great deal.
Other high points in the visit included a combined freshman-
sophomore-junior trip to Sonny's
surplus store and an excursion to
the Nicaraguan embassy. Com-
mented Anderson, "The embassy
briefing was really surprising. I
learned that Nicaragua is not real-
ly a Soviet puppet."
B C ~ . Simplifying yields 1 =
2 & / 3 ( ~ ~ ) , so BC=$/~.
sure of 120 ', also expressible as
Arccos(-112). Similarly, in one dimension, the only possible an- gle measure is 180Q , which can
be written Arccos(-111). It seems likely, therefore, that for
an nthdimensional tetrahedron, the angle corresponding to the
ones discussed here would have a measure of Arccos(-l/n).
Problem for next issue: A six inch long hole is drilled through,
the middle of a sphere. What vo- lume remains? No information
has been left out,
A
OSU singers, orrlcers to visit IH The Ohio State University mine, at Syc:
Glee Club will perform for the and IH, will
entire student body next Wednes- short tour.
day. March 6, during seventh pe- Admissions officers from OSU
riod. The Glee G!ub, after perfor- will accompany the sin@ng goup. They will be available at 1:00 in
S P O ~ ~ awards delaypA A- midance office to talk to juni-
Due to the possibility of interested in attendil
continued success of the k
ester exam policy during
ch today, with the intention of
~g the results to form a propo-
Indian trill has become one of sal for the Spring exams. The the latest teams in the area to en- more students who respond, the ter the field of radio comm~rnica- more Likely it is that the admini- tions. WIHS has begun operations stration will accept the proposal.
in the cafe of I t i , with talenteci DJ's Roqs Baurnes, Kenny Slazyk, Search a~~l icat ions due "World B." Rowe, and Dave Senior Search applications are
"Ste~vdog" Steward spinning the due in the attendance office by
tunes. Rolling a wide variety cf 3:00 p.m. today. Mr. Gary Gel-
pplications a5 had
We are now ready to solve the
original question-to find the mea- sure of angle ACB. AC and BC
are both 614 , while, as previous- lv stated. AB=l. By the cosine
law, l2 = ( JZ/4l2 + ( 6 1 4 ) ~ - 2( fi/4)( 8/4)cos 0. Simplified :
1 = 318 + 318 - 3/4cose, and
114 = - 3 1 4 ~ 0 ~ 8 . Thus, cose =
-113, and 0 = Arccos(-1/3), which is about 109.47q
This result may seem ab-
solutely useless; however, among (I assume) many other uses, it
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letter from SG SG proposes a ternatives for Spring exam schedule
1012. Using the formula for the because it is equidistant from all four sides.
sum of consecutive integers Using the Pythagorean theo-
( n(n +l)I2 is the sum all rem on triangle BFH. we see that
Dear Students,
On Wednesday, SG had its
meeting for the month of Februa-
ry - At the meeting, members
made proposals for an alternative
to last semester's exam schedule.
A poll will be released today zt lunch for students to fill out
about their opinions on the exam
schedule last semester.
Proposals were also made for
an alternative to seniors taking ex-
ams. Service projects, speakers
and movies, or a combination of the above were among the ideas.
Instead of seniors going to
school during the three days of exams, seniors could either de-
vote three Saturdays of their time
to attend service projects, or spend the last three days at school
doing some type of senior project. Our ideas must be composed and
submitted to Mrs. Smith by Mon- day, March 11. Your contribu- tions and ideas are welcome.
Our March forum is also com-
ing up soon. SG has planned ei- ther a prolcon debate over abor- tion with speakers from a right to
life group and a planned parent-
hood group or a possible concert by the Blue Wisp Jazz Combo.
Student input is encourage; our
forums are for you. Our computer dating sheet
sale went quite well this year.
We've raised close to 600 dollars. Half of the money will go back to
the Computer Daze dating com-
pany, but the other half will be gi-
ven to the Heart Association.
Thank you all for buying your
dating lists. This year's fundraiser has been the most successful since
1981. A Spring fundraiser is be-
ing organized by the service
committee presently; class fund-
raisers are starting also. We are, in addition, planning
an intramural program for this
Spring. Senior Laura Schwartz and junior Clint Reese are head-
ing the intramural conamittee. U1-
timate Frisbee and volleyball are the sports we are considering.
cater to recently
nts when i "
" numbers from one to n), the
( n / 6 l 2 + B F ~ = ( 0 1 2 ) ~ ~ above computation simplifies to
4
52,025,100,000. Dividing by 101 ~ F ~ = 2 / 3 , BF= 6613. Similarly, in to find the amount of excess per triansle BIG, (n i3 )2 + IC2 = BC2
E
1 Once upon a time
When I was a hotrsejl.t',
$2 t a million loving 4 Wiedemer seminar God
of a reclusive rlim pses I mu,
Of y c by Kenneth N. Jones I doubt it," commented Wiede-
Senior Karen Wiedemer has mer. Someday catch a glimpse
gfowing. Trying, w i n g to
I stand aside to watch them With mine eyes and a bursting heal
Our heads clear now, and our eyes ol
Higher than we had dreamt, still reach
Others follow me, and soon we are rising ;o forward," they cry, 'knd lay down your brick!"
17ze roar grows as more gather from all galleries. I
Better whilst making it bigger Feelings move us to enrich our pile, making it
Some stones there, from which we have our foundation.
Born o f rubbish with mere aspirations to keep our heads up.
I could walk on the walls,
And fly very high
But you turned away and
been chosen as a Congressional Seminar representative and will travel to Washington, D.C., March 13-15.
The trip will entail an in depth look at the legislative process.
Said Wiedemer, "It's not like the seventh grade trip. We will meet a lot more people, not just see buildings."
Although she will tour the ca- pital, Wiedemer will also meet
Congressmen such as William Gra-
dison, so as to gain insight into
the human side of lawmaking. Many "important" people are es-
pected to speak at the seminar.
"We might get to see Reagan, but
Wiedemer was s~rrprised when she first received the honor. "I
didn't have to write any essays or
anything. 1 was really surprised. I have an interest in politics, but
it's not incredibly large," she said. As a career, Wiedemer is not
set on anything. "I've considered
politics, but on this trip, I'll weigh both sides."
The aspect of the trip which intrigues Wiedemer the most is
that she will finally meet the people she has read about. "I've studied the government, but this
visit takes you further than the testbook. I'm really looking for-
ward to it."
't
pen. ing-
would era,
I loved you with all my soul,
SO you shrugged and flzisl
The toilet bowl. bed me do1
Trt f791,tor You 've made my little he&, , , ,,,, ,,, ,
And my little wing stuttc As I &'ash awJa.v in a st up^
By wa,v 0.f the gut fer.
In confusion.
-
Oh ye cruel fates, MJ! tiny life, a mad tease. . . A cruel error oje species. Anonimus
Thank you, Jim Gruskin
SG Vice President
Page 8 disc review
CHIEFTAIN
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Collins develops style apart from G by Kevin Walzer
At this point, could it be said
that Phil Collins stands at a cross-
roads? The driving force behind
Genesis appears to be nearing one,
if he is not already there.
Collins has spent the last four
years working essentially on a so-
lo career, producing only one
Genesis album after 1981's Aba-
cab, 1983's Genesis. In that time
span, he has released three solo
albums.
The question as to where Col-
lins stands right now is brought
about by the fact that stock in his
individual career has skyrocketed
in the last ten months. Collins'
work on the Against All Odds
film soundtrack garnered an
Academy Award nomination for
Best Song ("Take a Look at Me
Now"), and his contributions to
Philip Bailey's Chinese Wall-he
served as producer and co-vocal-
ist-produced a critically ac-
claimed album and a top ten sin-
gle, "Easy Lover."
Then there is Collins' third
individual album, No Jacket Re-
quired. Judging by the scarcity of
the record in local stores, it isn't
hard to believe that it will main-
tain and even augment Collins'
current sought-after status.
But even without Collins'
other projects, No Jacket Re-
quired is excellent in its own
right. Although not a radical
change from the typical Collins
sound, it is slick, well-produced,
and a pleasure to listen to.
Side one opens with a trade-
mark Collins effort: "Sussudio."
Greeting the ears is the familiar
Collins rhythm, a heavy drumbeat
complemented by driving key-
boards and the Phoenix Horns of
Earth, Wind, and Fire. Such a
sound is to be found throughout
Jacket, balanced out nicely with
slower and at times thought-
provoking ballads.
movie review
"Only You Know and I
Know" follows in much the same
vein as "Sussudio ;" however, it is
a much more interesting song due
to the hard edge Collins gives to
it. A funky synthesizer base and
some raw guitar work by Daryl
Stuermer make this one riveting;
a single of this track would be a
very likely bet in the near future.
Collins follows the driving
sound of "Only You Know. . ." with a much more subdued piece,
"Long Long Way to Go." A slow,
haunting ballad, "Long Long Way
to Go" deals with enduring emo-
tional pain: "While I sit trying to
think of things to say/Someone
lies bleeding in somewhere/So it
would seem that we've got a long,
long way to go/I've seen all I
wanna see today."
Can you "turn it off if you
want to , switch it off or look
away?" Collins asks. The ques-
tion, and this song, are particular-
ly effective and provocative.
A return to the driving sound
marks "I Don't Want to Know."
This song doesn't have a lot to of-
fer in the way of lyrics, although
Collins' ever-masterful control of
pace and melody makes this fun
to listen to. Still, you're not miss-
ing much if you cue over it.
The same is not true of the al-
bum's first single, "One More
Night." This track ends side one
ning, but the song still succeeds.
It is one of the best "rockers" on
the album.
"Who Said I Would" does not
succeed in the same vein. It has
potential; Steurmer's guitar work
and Collins' drums and vocals
create a very electric foundation,
but the effect is ruined by the an-
noying presence of the Phoenix
Horns. The EWF horn section
works best in the more "disco-
like" sound of "Sussudio," but it
only detracts here.
"Doesn't Anybody Stay To-
gether Anymore" is a solid song
highlighted by some angry Collins
drumming. However, it flits
much between the slow style of
"Long Long Way to GO;' and the
rock style of "Who Said I
Would," and like the latter song,
loses a promising identity in the
process.
After one or two listenings, it
would probably be judicious to
cue over "Inside Out." Although
better than its two predecessors-
it does not get lost in its style-it
sounds too much like them to be
notable.
Instead, it succeeds the most
of the second-side songs in creat-
ing a gripping rock sound; it is
Collins' best blend of soft and
hard. "Take me home/'Cause I
don't remember/Take me home"
are the closing lines, accompanied
on a subtle and melodious note; by some heavy drumming that co-
Collins is at his best in this quiet, producers Collins and Hugh Padg-
romantic piece, It must be heard. ham wisely buried in the mix.
Side two opens with an un-
usual piece, "Don't Lose My
Number." An odd blend of riff-
ing guitar, Collins' angry, power-
ful drumwork, and synthesizer al-
most reminiscent of the Police's
"Wrapped Around Your Finger,"
this song achieves a strong and
decidedly up-tempo feel.
The end, much like Collins'
"Mama" on Genesis, doesn't quite
live up to the intriguing begin-
Motley crew experiences unrea Iistic 'Breakfast' DT by Elizabeth Converse
It was a Thursday night, and I
highly doubted that there would
be droves of people at the movies,
so I decided to go check out the
movie of my choice, The Break-
fast Club . Nevertheless, I was wrong
about the droves. After waiting
in line for fifteen minutes, I final-
ly fought my way through the
crowds, got my ticket and pop-
corn, and made my way to what
I had been waiting for, the bath-
room.
Upon emerging, I went into
the theatre and chose a seat
which just happened to be behind
a fluffy-haired individual with a
loud, resounding laugh (which
soon became very irritating).
Well, then the show started.
The Breakfast Club is the story
of five kids who have to spend an
eight-hour detention together for
having done various obnoxious
things at school. They spend
their DT in the library, and this
"diverse" group of kids consists
of a snob, a wrestler (jock), a
druggie, a geek, and an introvert.
During the detention, they
were instructed to write a paper
about "who they thought they
were." Instead, these people did
everything but. Their afternoon
March 1,1985
No Jacket Required is not a
breakthrough album for Collins in
the musical sense; it is, though, an
important stepping stone in his
career. Musically, Collins simply
refines his distinctive, individual
style; he scores some impressive
hits, particularly on the first side.
With the strong sound of the al-
bum, though, Collins is succeed-
ing more and more in strengthen-
ing his musical identity and in- fluence.
With No Jacket Required and his other solo projects, Collins is
only expanding his sphere of in-
fluence. He is growing ever more
popular and successful in his own
right, and is moving nearer and
nearer to a crossroads that may
take him on a different path than
Genesis.
AMY, from p. 5 The fact that she is beyond help
has caused faculty, friends, and
local IH residents to consider
sending Amy to Careunit and/or
Emerson North Hospital. "1 can't
help it! I chew gum every period
of the day, except of course, in
Connelly's," said Amy. Amy
spends an estimated two dollars
a week to support her habitual
gum chewing.
So if you're looking for An-
gus, depending on the season, she
can be found cracking a field
hockey ball into the net, swishing
a 15-foot jumper, or snagging a
linedrive at short. If, by chance,
this golden-souled athlete cannot
be found on the field of competi-
tion, try looking in Convenient.
She will be buying her gum.
Whatever you do, do not look in
Skyline.
consisted of arguments, eating,
dancing, smoking pot, a spill-
your-guts discussion session, and
of course (a necessity to all R-ra-
ted movies) sexual encounters.
The movie reminded me of the
average attempt at teen age life
portrayal as done by a 30-year-
old. Unfortunately, because of
this, the movie wasn't quite as
good as all the critics raved.
The Breakfast Club was defi-
nitely a humorous movie; it was
just slightly unrealistic that all of
the things that happened in the
movie could actually take place
during an eight-hour detention.
Nevertheless, it hung together
well, and I think that it's a "must-
see."
March 1,1985
senior sketch
CHIEFTAIN
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ing spot in her third season as one
Sports, gum complete Amy's day O f ~ w ~ y ~ s w O m ~ t t e s ~ ~ Aside from her non-stop
by Laura Schwartz
"I've never eaten a cheese
coney," says Amy Wiatt rather
sheepishly, trying to conceal her
guilty face. How can this person
honestly call herself a Cincinnati-
an? Not only has she never tasted
the subtleness of a cheese coney
from Skyline Chili, but Amy (bet-
ter known as Angus) has never
seen "The Cosby Show" either.
But that's another story.
When thinking of Angus, a few
images come to mind: Esprit,
K-Swiss, her tan Rabbit, Genesis,
and Field Hockey. The latter of
the group is perhaps the most re-
cognizable of Amy.
Besides playing three years on
varsity level, Amy has gained the
attention of many college scouts
and coaches and has recently re-
ceived a renewable Field Hockey
Scholarship to Miami University
for her talents.
The scholarship includes tui-
tion and fees for the field hockey
season. Renewal is based upon
performance on the field. Amy
should receive the renewal all
four years, since she was award-
ed it her freshman year.
Athletics has played a major
part in Amy's high school career.
In addition to success in field
hockey, Amy has been highly re-
-- ..." - . i- F - 7 ) I . + -- . ' --- "
photo by Tom Taylor Amy ignores schoolwork to enjoy the necessities of life.
garded as a fast-breaking forward work TV. Granted, Amy has had for the Lady Braves basketball a basketball game every Thursday
team, coached by Dick Pfirman. night, thanks to the grueling Lady
Having put many hours of hard Braves' schedule. Well, I guess
work and dedication into the that's the price a great athlete has
sport, Amy has missed out on a to pay.
few aspects of a normal teenage Great athlete is right; everyone life- mainly "The Cosby Show." knows Amy is a three-sport play-
"I can't believe I haven't seen er. In the spring, she is a short- it yet!" exclaims Amy. I can't be- stop for the Varsity Softball
lieve it either, considering "Cos- team. This spring is no exception,
by" is the hottest show on net- as Amy will be assured of a start-
senior sketch
Academy fails to interest Ross by Jim Gmskin
Ross Baumes has an English
paper due tomorrow. "I haven't
started it," he explains. "I'll do it
during first period." The preced-
ing is typical of a philosophy that
is uniquely Ross Baumes.
One of the most easily recog-
nized seniors, Ross has mastered
the art of relaxing and has be-
come an expert at living the
"good" life. He is a person who lists as his priorities in life: "none."
Ross always manages to dis-
play a sarcastic sense of humor
and a subtle cynicism, which is not surprising when one considers
the fact that he has been suffering
from the motivational disability
known as "senioritis" since the
middle of his eighth grade year.
I was born in Switzerland. Even-
tually, I went down to Afghani-
stan and rebelled for a while. I
then travelled right through the
buttocks of Burma until I finally
ended up here. " . . . Now come on, Ross. I
said you were subtly cynical, not
ridiculous. "All right. Actually,
I've lived in Cincinnati all my life.
It's not my fault, though."
When at the Academy, Ross
does his best to make sure that
things don't get too hectic. His
schedule is as follows: Wake up
at 8:05. Sleep through second
period. Wake up during third.
Get bored in fourth period.
Throw food across the lunchroom
without getting caught. Nap dur-
ing fdth. Spend sixth period
walking around and talking to
sleep. Ross is able to describe his
feelings toward school rather suc-
cinctly. He calls it "an organized
bore," and explains that he would
"rather be grounded than be at
school."
Before you fall prey to any
misconceptions about Ross, i t is
important to realize the fact that.
sports schedule, Amy found ti& for one brief encounter with the
working world - one month of
dipping and indulging at Aglarne-
sis'. Why only one month? "It
seemed like right after I learned
all the names of the ice creams
and how to make al l the sundaes,
I wanted to quit. I think that
being around all that chocolate
made me emotionally break out."
In addition to the talent for
sundae building, Amy has also mastered the art of basket weav-
ing. Her "bee hive" basket, made
in Independent Study this year,
recently won a Key Award (se-
cond place) in the Scholastics Art
Show downtown.
Of course, I can't properly
write a sketch of Amy Wiatt with-
out mentioning Clancy. Clancy is
a 12-inch high Lhasa Apso whose
bite is definitely bigger than his
bark - and Amy has got battle
scars to prove it. "I don't have
many visitors because of our
'Tasmanian Devil. Clancy 's just
a 20-pound ball of teeth!"
After reading all of this, Amy
may seem to be an all-American,
fun-loving female, but she does
have one unusual characteristic.
Amy is addicted to chewing gum.
see AMY, p. 8
in reality, he manages to stay rela-
tively active out of school. He
plays soccer during the fall and
spring and is involved in an indoor
league during the winter.
In addition, Ross has recently
attained a position of prominence
during the lunch periods at IH.
He entertains daily during first
lunch by broadcasting his warm
see ROSS, p. 6
"That's all great, but aren't you people. Take a note or two dur- - , @:-' 11 . going to ask me any questions?" ing seventh. .%& ./
interrupts Ross. After school, Ross likes to
All right. Let's hear about keep it simple. His typical after- Lloyd Ross Baumes' early years, noon agenda: Go home, eat, jog, photo by Tom Taylor in your own words, Ross. "Well, blow off homework, and finally ROSS tries to convince us that h e is actually awake.
Page 6
movie review
Acfing, by Tracy Megison
Harrison Ford fans take note:
Witness is the movie for you.
This latest masterpiece from Aus-
tralian director Peter Weir deals
with the clash between two most
unlikely cultures-the old Pennsyl-
vania Amish and the modern
world of urban crime and corrupt
cops.
Ford plays John Book, a
street-tough Philadelphia detec-
tive assigned to an unusual homi-
cide case-the only witness to the
crime was a small Amish boy, Sa-
muel Lapp (Lukas Haas). Samuel and his mother Rachel (Kelly Mc-
Gillis) are bewildered by the vio-
lent world in which they are
' trapped--they cannot leave until
Samuel identifies a suspect.
When Samuel does make a po-
sitive identification of the killer--
a narcotics officer--things begin to
move fast. Book gets shot by the
crooked cops and flees to Amish
country to hide out.
Upon his arrival, the Amish
are concerned because he is an
"English," an outsider (with a gun
at that) who is upsetting their
idyllic world.
They soon begin to accept him
after he proves his skills as a car-
penter at a barn-raising. But, alas,
his now-found happiness is shat-
tered. The "bad guys" have
found out where he is, and he
knows that they are coming after
him-and Samuel.
The climactic confrontation
between the two groups has more
realistic suspense than any horror
movie could ever provide.
Harrison Ford is magnificent
as Book; at last, Ford has been al-
lowed to show the true depth of
his acting ability. As Book, Ford
is realistic and three-dimensional-
he is humorous, tough, sweet, ro-
mantic, concerned, and possessed
of that searing masculinity which
he has come to personify.
Kelly McGillis, a newcomer to
the screen, shows great promise as
an actress. Rachel springs to life
through McGillis not as a plain,
backward bumpkin, but as a
young woman fearing for the safe-
ty of her son and struggling with
her feelings for the "English."
Lukas Haas is adorable as the
wideeyeci Samuel, but he is real.
He does not get bogged down in
the innocence of the boy. In one
scene he debates with his grand-
father about Book's gun: his
grandfather claims that the gun
CHIEFTAIN
make 'Witness' success embodies all the evils of the "out-
side" world, i.e. killing, crime,
etc., while Samuel argues that he
would make good use of it to kill
the "bad men."
Weir's artistic genius is evident
throughout the whole film. He
captures the beauty and serenity
of the Amish country, while con- d
out to me as the product of Weir's
craft, the barn-raising scene.
Against the backdrop of a cloud-
less summer sky, Book joins the
entire Amish community to assist
in the building of a barn for a
newlywed couple. They swarm
like bees on the structure, all wor-
king as one colorful mass of ring-
photo courtesy of Newsweek
Harrison Ford, as John Book, warns Samuel (Lukas Haas) against
playing with his gun.
trasting it to the harsh abrasive- ing hammers and bright shirts. It
ness of urban crime and grimy in- must be seen.
ner-city streets. His mixture of Peter Weir has truly outdone
imagery is incredible, and with it himself with Witness. The coni-
he creates a picture that is not on- bination of superb acting, a terri-
ly pleasing to the mind but to the fic plot, and wonderful cinemato-
eye as well. graphy makes this one a winner One scene in particular stands on all counts.
March 1, 1985
ROSS, from p. 5 personality and taste in music to
those who choose to dine in IH's
cafe.
If Ross' career as a disc jockey
turns out anything like his tenure
as the voice of IH's morning an-
nouncements, he may have to dis-
cover other alternatives for his fu-
ture during his time in college.
Ross plans to attend Florida
Southern in the fall, where he
hopes to spend most of his time
waterskiing and playing soccer.
If college life is as Ross plans,
he should enjoy it as much as he
enjoyed his time in California
during the past summer. For
four weeks, he painted houses in
Malibu, but, he insists, he did
more than merely work.
When he returned to his home-
town, Ross was honored by his
peers by being selected as I;all
Homecoming King. Obviously
deeply touched, Ross called the
recognition "one of the finest
honors I received that night."
Actually, Ross' age, as much
as anything, has made him a pop-
ular senior. He maintains that
"being a 19-ycar-old has its defi-
nite social advantages." In fact,
Ross says that his favorite hobby
is "exercising my rights as a 19-
year-old as given by the state of
Ohio."
At an academy which can oc-
casionally let thc quest for esccl-
lence interfere with the need to slow itself down, Koss I3aumes
represents a relaxed, hilarious,
and refreshing change of pace.
'Fear is never boring' for brave students by Elizabeth Converse Neil Shoemaker - Dreaming that Ross Baumcs - Waking u p ant1
hat is your greatest fear? M r . (;cllcrt is chasing me down coming to school and realijling
the halls, I forgot to get dressed. bbie Raye - Nuclear war.
Ken Slazyk - Having all my
body parts amputated and being
tied in Connelly's room for the
rest of my life.
' Dave Steward - Reinstating the
13 Gary Hallam - 13crnie from
Amy Wiatt - 1 have no fears.
Mike FVentz - ; lml Wiatt.
March 1,1985 CHIEFTAIN
administrator featur~ I r.1
by Kevin Walzer
Mr. Tony Brueneman is some-
thing of a keeper of the "old
order."
He is the self-proclaimed "of-
ficial historian of Madisonville. " His hobbies run towards such
activities as gardening and bird-
watching.
He possesses a very outspoken
perspective on the issues sur-
rounding adolescents today "that
force them to grow up too fast."
And above all, in a profession
where there is so much burnout
and frustration, he retains an op-
timistic and dedicated, if not al- ways cheery disposition.
Brueneman maintains dual ad-
ministrative roles in the high
school and Ottawa; the addition
of the high school to his job de-
scription came two years ago
when assistant principal Mrs.
Sharon Smith began doing doctor-
ate work in education, thus re-
ducing the time she could devote
to a full-time administrative posi-
tion.
' Smith and Brueneman are far
less visible, and "that is by de-
sign, too." When asked exactly
what his high school position en-
tails, Bruenernan laughed when
told the reawn for the question:
few people know just exactly
what he does.
He didn't appear upset at that
knowledge, though. "My chief
roles in the high school are acting
as social studies administrative
coordinator, and observation of teachers in the classroom. Mrs.
Smith is in charge of curriculum.
That makes neither of us very
visible."
Brueneman has had a variety
of jobs that required him to be
"visible," as he has taught and
served as administrator at various
academic institutions in the area.
After entering the Marine
Corps in 1960 after dropping out
of UC-"I was an architecture ma-
jor, and I got tired of spilling ink
on my pants3'-he enrolled at Xav-
ier University as an education ma-
jor.
Following his education, Brue-
neman taught at a parochial ele-
mentary school and at Purcell
High School, as well as in the Cin-
cinnati Schools. He returned to
Xavier in 1969 as a teacher and
administrator.
"After a few years there," he
recalled, "I realized that you can't
make a living as a college teacher/
keeps low protile administrator. So I decided to
come to Indian Hill t o learn ad-
ministration."
''The pressures that are on
kids today-in high school-are
the ones I saw ten years ago in
college kids when I worked at
XU," he commented. "I hear it
all. Kids come in, they tell me
they're pregnant, they've run
away from home, their parents
don't care about them. Some-
times they tell me things I really
don't want to listen to. . . but I
do. It's kind of sad."
That sobering perspective has
given Brueneman a very definite
impression of the philosophies of
a middle school and a high school.
"I think it was good that Dr.
Boston decided to keep the mid-
dle school and high school divi-
sions [when deciding housing for
next year after the sale of Wyan-
dot]. The separation is impor-
tant."
Why?
"In middle school you're
dealing essentially with. . . well,
children. Middle school's a bridge
from elementary school to high
school; it's not high school. The
kids aren't very mature, and we
want to give them the freedom to
stay 'immature kids.'
'When I came here," he ad-
ded, "Ottawa was a junior high, a
smaller version of the high school.
They had band dances- they even
had a 'date' dance at the end of
the year. I don't think that's
right for this level. There's too
much pressure on kids to grow up
and be more sophisticated than
photo by Davis Griffin Mr. Brueneman displays his cheery attitude after chugging a few.
coming events
Raisins say goodbye to Queen City
Riverfront Coliseum
TNT Hot Rod Pull - March 15 and 16 - Take your lady, your
Lincoln, and your Lite.
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton - April 21 and 22 - Double trouble.
Cincinnati Gardens
Deep Purple - March 12 - In the
royal triumvirate with "Purple
Haze" and "Purple Rain."
Conway Twitty - March 15 - What
a twit.
Kiss - March 24 - Take lots of
Blistex.
Bogarts
Jean-Luc Ponty - March 2, 9:00
p.m. - An innovative jazz/fusion
violinist.
Johnny Winter - March 3, 8:00
p.m. - Go, if you dare.
The Raisins - March 9 - Shriveled.
Buddy Rich - March 12 - He ain't
poor.
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - March 16 - Let's fight.
Billy Crystal - April 25 - He's ma-a-ahvelous, just mahvelous.
Music Hall
Eddie Murphy - March 3 - "Read
my lips. . . five thousan' dollahs!"
Page 7
they are. There's no need for that
in a middle schooi."
As Brueneman views middle
school as a place essentially lack-
ing in student sophistication, both
in problems-"they're individual:
family, school, etc."-and maturi-
ty, he also feels that the high school is quite the opposite.
"The problems in hgh school
are much more complex, because
you're dealing with young adults
beginning to make decisions
about themselves, their lives; the
kids in the middle school don't
worty about those things."
Thus, in Ottawa, Brueneman
prefers to be visible and well-
known, as his role of disciplinari-
an requires. In the high school,
though, he prefers to maintain a
low profile.
"I think I do everybody the
most service just by being behind
the scenes and knowing a lot of
students one-on-one. Most high
school students have memories of
me as 'that guy in the middle
school when I was a kid;' they're
maturing and naturally won't see
me the way they did in Ottawa. I
don't see them the same way,
either."
Brueneman got up and indi-
cated his bulletin board. Tacked
up were the portraits of various
students whom he has known in
his years here.
This affection Brueneman has
for his former "criminals" from
Ottawa reveals perhaps best the
essence of his personality. He ap-
preciates the simple things.
Need some proof? He loves
kids; he also maintains a "deep re-
spect for the teachers here. They
are so talented." Gardening, bird-
watching, keeping up to date with
the history of Madisonville, and
raising his four children also take
up much of the time of the life-
long Cincinnati resident.
Brueneman professes to be
"the only Republican in a faculty
full of Democrats." Of course,
his eyes were twinkling, and a
broad smile crossed his lips when
he said that. The smile reveals his
happiness to be here at Indial.
Hill, which he refers to as "an ex-
cellent school district, in all seri-
ousness." In all seriousness. Does the
nebulous keeper of the old order
have any further comments?
''Yeah-- . . Chieftain is a left-
wing, radical newspaper. Just kid-
ding." A hearty laugh and a
smile.
Page 6
movie review
Acfing, by Tracy Megison
Harrison Ford fans take note:
Witness is the movie for you.
This latest masterpiece from Aus-
tralian director Peter Weir deals
with the clash between two most
unlikely cultures-the old Pennsyl-
vania Amish and the modern
world of urban crime and corrupt
cops.
Ford plays John Book, a
street-tough Philadelphia detec-
tive assigned to an unusual homi-
cide case-the only witness to the
crime was a small Amish boy, Sa-
muel Lapp (Lukas Haas). Samuel and his mother Rachel (Kelly Mc-
Gillis) are bewildered by the vio-
lent world in which they are
' trapped--they cannot leave until
Samuel identifies a suspect.
When Samuel does make a po-
sitive identification of the killer--
a narcotics officer--things begin to
move fast. Book gets shot by the
crooked cops and flees to Amish
country to hide out.
Upon his arrival, the Amish
are concerned because he is an
"English," an outsider (with a gun
at that) who is upsetting their
idyllic world.
They soon begin to accept him
after he proves his skills as a car-
penter at a barn-raising. But, alas,
his now-found happiness is shat-
tered. The "bad guys" have
found out where he is, and he
knows that they are coming after
him-and Samuel.
The climactic confrontation
between the two groups has more
realistic suspense than any horror
movie could ever provide.
Harrison Ford is magnificent
as Book; at last, Ford has been al-
lowed to show the true depth of
his acting ability. As Book, Ford
is realistic and three-dimensional-
he is humorous, tough, sweet, ro-
mantic, concerned, and possessed
of that searing masculinity which
he has come to personify.
Kelly McGillis, a newcomer to
the screen, shows great promise as
an actress. Rachel springs to life
through McGillis not as a plain,
backward bumpkin, but as a
young woman fearing for the safe-
ty of her son and struggling with
her feelings for the "English."
Lukas Haas is adorable as the
wideeyeci Samuel, but he is real.
He does not get bogged down in
the innocence of the boy. In one
scene he debates with his grand-
father about Book's gun: his
grandfather claims that the gun
CHIEFTAIN
make 'Witness' success embodies all the evils of the "out-
side" world, i.e. killing, crime,
etc., while Samuel argues that he
would make good use of it to kill
the "bad men."
Weir's artistic genius is evident
throughout the whole film. He
captures the beauty and serenity
of the Amish country, while con- d
out to me as the product of Weir's
craft, the barn-raising scene.
Against the backdrop of a cloud-
less summer sky, Book joins the
entire Amish community to assist
in the building of a barn for a
newlywed couple. They swarm
like bees on the structure, all wor-
king as one colorful mass of ring-
photo courtesy of Newsweek
Harrison Ford, as John Book, warns Samuel (Lukas Haas) against
playing with his gun.
trasting it to the harsh abrasive- ing hammers and bright shirts. It
ness of urban crime and grimy in- must be seen.
ner-city streets. His mixture of Peter Weir has truly outdone
imagery is incredible, and with it himself with Witness. The coni-
he creates a picture that is not on- bination of superb acting, a terri-
ly pleasing to the mind but to the fic plot, and wonderful cinemato-
eye as well. graphy makes this one a winner One scene in particular stands on all counts.
March 1, 1985
ROSS, from p. 5 personality and taste in music to
those who choose to dine in IH's
cafe.
If Ross' career as a disc jockey
turns out anything like his tenure
as the voice of IH's morning an-
nouncements, he may have to dis-
cover other alternatives for his fu-
ture during his time in college.
Ross plans to attend Florida
Southern in the fall, where he
hopes to spend most of his time
waterskiing and playing soccer.
If college life is as Ross plans,
he should enjoy it as much as he
enjoyed his time in California
during the past summer. For
four weeks, he painted houses in
Malibu, but, he insists, he did
more than merely work.
When he returned to his home-
town, Ross was honored by his
peers by being selected as I;all
Homecoming King. Obviously
deeply touched, Ross called the
recognition "one of the finest
honors I received that night."
Actually, Ross' age, as much
as anything, has made him a pop-
ular senior. He maintains that
"being a 19-ycar-old has its defi-
nite social advantages." In fact,
Ross says that his favorite hobby
is "exercising my rights as a 19-
year-old as given by the state of
Ohio."
At an academy which can oc-
casionally let thc quest for esccl-
lence interfere with the need to slow itself down, Koss I3aumes
represents a relaxed, hilarious,
and refreshing change of pace.
'Fear is never boring' for brave students by Elizabeth Converse Neil Shoemaker - Dreaming that Ross Baumcs - Waking u p ant1
hat is your greatest fear? M r . (;cllcrt is chasing me down coming to school and realijling
the halls, I forgot to get dressed. bbie Raye - Nuclear war.
Ken Slazyk - Having all my
body parts amputated and being
tied in Connelly's room for the
rest of my life.
' Dave Steward - Reinstating the
13 Gary Hallam - 13crnie from
Amy Wiatt - 1 have no fears.
Mike FVentz - ; lml Wiatt.
March 1,1985 CHIEFTAIN
administrator featur~ I r.1
by Kevin Walzer
Mr. Tony Brueneman is some-
thing of a keeper of the "old
order."
He is the self-proclaimed "of-
ficial historian of Madisonville. " His hobbies run towards such
activities as gardening and bird-
watching.
He possesses a very outspoken
perspective on the issues sur-
rounding adolescents today "that
force them to grow up too fast."
And above all, in a profession
where there is so much burnout
and frustration, he retains an op-
timistic and dedicated, if not al- ways cheery disposition.
Brueneman maintains dual ad-
ministrative roles in the high
school and Ottawa; the addition
of the high school to his job de-
scription came two years ago
when assistant principal Mrs.
Sharon Smith began doing doctor-
ate work in education, thus re-
ducing the time she could devote
to a full-time administrative posi-
tion.
' Smith and Brueneman are far
less visible, and "that is by de-
sign, too." When asked exactly
what his high school position en-
tails, Bruenernan laughed when
told the reawn for the question:
few people know just exactly
what he does.
He didn't appear upset at that
knowledge, though. "My chief
roles in the high school are acting
as social studies administrative
coordinator, and observation of teachers in the classroom. Mrs.
Smith is in charge of curriculum.
That makes neither of us very
visible."
Brueneman has had a variety
of jobs that required him to be
"visible," as he has taught and
served as administrator at various
academic institutions in the area.
After entering the Marine
Corps in 1960 after dropping out
of UC-"I was an architecture ma-
jor, and I got tired of spilling ink
on my pants3'-he enrolled at Xav-
ier University as an education ma-
jor.
Following his education, Brue-
neman taught at a parochial ele-
mentary school and at Purcell
High School, as well as in the Cin-
cinnati Schools. He returned to
Xavier in 1969 as a teacher and
administrator.
"After a few years there," he
recalled, "I realized that you can't
make a living as a college teacher/
keeps low protile administrator. So I decided to
come to Indian Hill t o learn ad-
ministration."
''The pressures that are on
kids today-in high school-are
the ones I saw ten years ago in
college kids when I worked at
XU," he commented. "I hear it
all. Kids come in, they tell me
they're pregnant, they've run
away from home, their parents
don't care about them. Some-
times they tell me things I really
don't want to listen to. . . but I
do. It's kind of sad."
That sobering perspective has
given Brueneman a very definite
impression of the philosophies of
a middle school and a high school.
"I think it was good that Dr.
Boston decided to keep the mid-
dle school and high school divi-
sions [when deciding housing for
next year after the sale of Wyan-
dot]. The separation is impor-
tant."
Why?
"In middle school you're
dealing essentially with. . . well,
children. Middle school's a bridge
from elementary school to high
school; it's not high school. The
kids aren't very mature, and we
want to give them the freedom to
stay 'immature kids.'
'When I came here," he ad-
ded, "Ottawa was a junior high, a
smaller version of the high school.
They had band dances- they even
had a 'date' dance at the end of
the year. I don't think that's
right for this level. There's too
much pressure on kids to grow up
and be more sophisticated than
photo by Davis Griffin Mr. Brueneman displays his cheery attitude after chugging a few.
coming events
Raisins say goodbye to Queen City
Riverfront Coliseum
TNT Hot Rod Pull - March 15 and 16 - Take your lady, your
Lincoln, and your Lite.
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton - April 21 and 22 - Double trouble.
Cincinnati Gardens
Deep Purple - March 12 - In the
royal triumvirate with "Purple
Haze" and "Purple Rain."
Conway Twitty - March 15 - What
a twit.
Kiss - March 24 - Take lots of
Blistex.
Bogarts
Jean-Luc Ponty - March 2, 9:00
p.m. - An innovative jazz/fusion
violinist.
Johnny Winter - March 3, 8:00
p.m. - Go, if you dare.
The Raisins - March 9 - Shriveled.
Buddy Rich - March 12 - He ain't
poor.
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - March 16 - Let's fight.
Billy Crystal - April 25 - He's ma-a-ahvelous, just mahvelous.
Music Hall
Eddie Murphy - March 3 - "Read
my lips. . . five thousan' dollahs!"
Page 7
they are. There's no need for that
in a middle schooi."
As Brueneman views middle
school as a place essentially lack-
ing in student sophistication, both
in problems-"they're individual:
family, school, etc."-and maturi-
ty, he also feels that the high school is quite the opposite.
"The problems in hgh school
are much more complex, because
you're dealing with young adults
beginning to make decisions
about themselves, their lives; the
kids in the middle school don't
worty about those things."
Thus, in Ottawa, Brueneman
prefers to be visible and well-
known, as his role of disciplinari-
an requires. In the high school,
though, he prefers to maintain a
low profile.
"I think I do everybody the
most service just by being behind
the scenes and knowing a lot of
students one-on-one. Most high
school students have memories of
me as 'that guy in the middle
school when I was a kid;' they're
maturing and naturally won't see
me the way they did in Ottawa. I
don't see them the same way,
either."
Brueneman got up and indi-
cated his bulletin board. Tacked
up were the portraits of various
students whom he has known in
his years here.
This affection Brueneman has
for his former "criminals" from
Ottawa reveals perhaps best the
essence of his personality. He ap-
preciates the simple things.
Need some proof? He loves
kids; he also maintains a "deep re-
spect for the teachers here. They
are so talented." Gardening, bird-
watching, keeping up to date with
the history of Madisonville, and
raising his four children also take
up much of the time of the life-
long Cincinnati resident.
Brueneman professes to be
"the only Republican in a faculty
full of Democrats." Of course,
his eyes were twinkling, and a
broad smile crossed his lips when
he said that. The smile reveals his
happiness to be here at Indial.
Hill, which he refers to as "an ex-
cellent school district, in all seri-
ousness." In all seriousness. Does the
nebulous keeper of the old order
have any further comments?
''Yeah-- . . Chieftain is a left-
wing, radical newspaper. Just kid-
ding." A hearty laugh and a
smile.
Page 8 disc review
CHIEFTAIN
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Collins develops style apart from G by Kevin Walzer
At this point, could it be said
that Phil Collins stands at a cross-
roads? The driving force behind
Genesis appears to be nearing one,
if he is not already there.
Collins has spent the last four
years working essentially on a so-
lo career, producing only one
Genesis album after 1981's Aba-
cab, 1983's Genesis. In that time
span, he has released three solo
albums.
The question as to where Col-
lins stands right now is brought
about by the fact that stock in his
individual career has skyrocketed
in the last ten months. Collins'
work on the Against All Odds
film soundtrack garnered an
Academy Award nomination for
Best Song ("Take a Look at Me
Now"), and his contributions to
Philip Bailey's Chinese Wall-he
served as producer and co-vocal-
ist-produced a critically ac-
claimed album and a top ten sin-
gle, "Easy Lover."
Then there is Collins' third
individual album, No Jacket Re-
quired. Judging by the scarcity of
the record in local stores, it isn't
hard to believe that it will main-
tain and even augment Collins'
current sought-after status.
But even without Collins'
other projects, No Jacket Re-
quired is excellent in its own
right. Although not a radical
change from the typical Collins
sound, it is slick, well-produced,
and a pleasure to listen to.
Side one opens with a trade-
mark Collins effort: "Sussudio."
Greeting the ears is the familiar
Collins rhythm, a heavy drumbeat
complemented by driving key-
boards and the Phoenix Horns of
Earth, Wind, and Fire. Such a
sound is to be found throughout
Jacket, balanced out nicely with
slower and at times thought-
provoking ballads.
movie review
"Only You Know and I
Know" follows in much the same
vein as "Sussudio ;" however, it is
a much more interesting song due
to the hard edge Collins gives to
it. A funky synthesizer base and
some raw guitar work by Daryl
Stuermer make this one riveting;
a single of this track would be a
very likely bet in the near future.
Collins follows the driving
sound of "Only You Know. . ." with a much more subdued piece,
"Long Long Way to Go." A slow,
haunting ballad, "Long Long Way
to Go" deals with enduring emo-
tional pain: "While I sit trying to
think of things to say/Someone
lies bleeding in somewhere/So it
would seem that we've got a long,
long way to go/I've seen all I
wanna see today."
Can you "turn it off if you
want to , switch it off or look
away?" Collins asks. The ques-
tion, and this song, are particular-
ly effective and provocative.
A return to the driving sound
marks "I Don't Want to Know."
This song doesn't have a lot to of-
fer in the way of lyrics, although
Collins' ever-masterful control of
pace and melody makes this fun
to listen to. Still, you're not miss-
ing much if you cue over it.
The same is not true of the al-
bum's first single, "One More
Night." This track ends side one
ning, but the song still succeeds.
It is one of the best "rockers" on
the album.
"Who Said I Would" does not
succeed in the same vein. It has
potential; Steurmer's guitar work
and Collins' drums and vocals
create a very electric foundation,
but the effect is ruined by the an-
noying presence of the Phoenix
Horns. The EWF horn section
works best in the more "disco-
like" sound of "Sussudio," but it
only detracts here.
"Doesn't Anybody Stay To-
gether Anymore" is a solid song
highlighted by some angry Collins
drumming. However, it flits
much between the slow style of
"Long Long Way to GO;' and the
rock style of "Who Said I
Would," and like the latter song,
loses a promising identity in the
process.
After one or two listenings, it
would probably be judicious to
cue over "Inside Out." Although
better than its two predecessors-
it does not get lost in its style-it
sounds too much like them to be
notable.
Instead, it succeeds the most
of the second-side songs in creat-
ing a gripping rock sound; it is
Collins' best blend of soft and
hard. "Take me home/'Cause I
don't remember/Take me home"
are the closing lines, accompanied
on a subtle and melodious note; by some heavy drumming that co-
Collins is at his best in this quiet, producers Collins and Hugh Padg-
romantic piece, It must be heard. ham wisely buried in the mix.
Side two opens with an un-
usual piece, "Don't Lose My
Number." An odd blend of riff-
ing guitar, Collins' angry, power-
ful drumwork, and synthesizer al-
most reminiscent of the Police's
"Wrapped Around Your Finger,"
this song achieves a strong and
decidedly up-tempo feel.
The end, much like Collins'
"Mama" on Genesis, doesn't quite
live up to the intriguing begin-
Motley crew experiences unrea Iistic 'Breakfast' DT by Elizabeth Converse
It was a Thursday night, and I
highly doubted that there would
be droves of people at the movies,
so I decided to go check out the
movie of my choice, The Break-
fast Club . Nevertheless, I was wrong
about the droves. After waiting
in line for fifteen minutes, I final-
ly fought my way through the
crowds, got my ticket and pop-
corn, and made my way to what
I had been waiting for, the bath-
room.
Upon emerging, I went into
the theatre and chose a seat
which just happened to be behind
a fluffy-haired individual with a
loud, resounding laugh (which
soon became very irritating).
Well, then the show started.
The Breakfast Club is the story
of five kids who have to spend an
eight-hour detention together for
having done various obnoxious
things at school. They spend
their DT in the library, and this
"diverse" group of kids consists
of a snob, a wrestler (jock), a
druggie, a geek, and an introvert.
During the detention, they
were instructed to write a paper
about "who they thought they
were." Instead, these people did
everything but. Their afternoon
March 1,1985
No Jacket Required is not a
breakthrough album for Collins in
the musical sense; it is, though, an
important stepping stone in his
career. Musically, Collins simply
refines his distinctive, individual
style; he scores some impressive
hits, particularly on the first side.
With the strong sound of the al-
bum, though, Collins is succeed-
ing more and more in strengthen-
ing his musical identity and in- fluence.
With No Jacket Required and his other solo projects, Collins is
only expanding his sphere of in-
fluence. He is growing ever more
popular and successful in his own
right, and is moving nearer and
nearer to a crossroads that may
take him on a different path than
Genesis.
AMY, from p. 5 The fact that she is beyond help
has caused faculty, friends, and
local IH residents to consider
sending Amy to Careunit and/or
Emerson North Hospital. "1 can't
help it! I chew gum every period
of the day, except of course, in
Connelly's," said Amy. Amy
spends an estimated two dollars
a week to support her habitual
gum chewing.
So if you're looking for An-
gus, depending on the season, she
can be found cracking a field
hockey ball into the net, swishing
a 15-foot jumper, or snagging a
linedrive at short. If, by chance,
this golden-souled athlete cannot
be found on the field of competi-
tion, try looking in Convenient.
She will be buying her gum.
Whatever you do, do not look in
Skyline.
consisted of arguments, eating,
dancing, smoking pot, a spill-
your-guts discussion session, and
of course (a necessity to all R-ra-
ted movies) sexual encounters.
The movie reminded me of the
average attempt at teen age life
portrayal as done by a 30-year-
old. Unfortunately, because of
this, the movie wasn't quite as
good as all the critics raved.
The Breakfast Club was defi-
nitely a humorous movie; it was
just slightly unrealistic that all of
the things that happened in the
movie could actually take place
during an eight-hour detention.
Nevertheless, it hung together
well, and I think that it's a "must-
see."
March 1,1985
senior sketch
CHIEFTAIN
- -
ing spot in her third season as one
Sports, gum complete Amy's day O f ~ w ~ y ~ s w O m ~ t t e s ~ ~ Aside from her non-stop
by Laura Schwartz
"I've never eaten a cheese
coney," says Amy Wiatt rather
sheepishly, trying to conceal her
guilty face. How can this person
honestly call herself a Cincinnati-
an? Not only has she never tasted
the subtleness of a cheese coney
from Skyline Chili, but Amy (bet-
ter known as Angus) has never
seen "The Cosby Show" either.
But that's another story.
When thinking of Angus, a few
images come to mind: Esprit,
K-Swiss, her tan Rabbit, Genesis,
and Field Hockey. The latter of
the group is perhaps the most re-
cognizable of Amy.
Besides playing three years on
varsity level, Amy has gained the
attention of many college scouts
and coaches and has recently re-
ceived a renewable Field Hockey
Scholarship to Miami University
for her talents.
The scholarship includes tui-
tion and fees for the field hockey
season. Renewal is based upon
performance on the field. Amy
should receive the renewal all
four years, since she was award-
ed it her freshman year.
Athletics has played a major
part in Amy's high school career.
In addition to success in field
hockey, Amy has been highly re-
-- ..." - . i- F - 7 ) I . + -- . ' --- "
photo by Tom Taylor Amy ignores schoolwork to enjoy the necessities of life.
garded as a fast-breaking forward work TV. Granted, Amy has had for the Lady Braves basketball a basketball game every Thursday
team, coached by Dick Pfirman. night, thanks to the grueling Lady
Having put many hours of hard Braves' schedule. Well, I guess
work and dedication into the that's the price a great athlete has
sport, Amy has missed out on a to pay.
few aspects of a normal teenage Great athlete is right; everyone life- mainly "The Cosby Show." knows Amy is a three-sport play-
"I can't believe I haven't seen er. In the spring, she is a short- it yet!" exclaims Amy. I can't be- stop for the Varsity Softball
lieve it either, considering "Cos- team. This spring is no exception,
by" is the hottest show on net- as Amy will be assured of a start-
senior sketch
Academy fails to interest Ross by Jim Gmskin
Ross Baumes has an English
paper due tomorrow. "I haven't
started it," he explains. "I'll do it
during first period." The preced-
ing is typical of a philosophy that
is uniquely Ross Baumes.
One of the most easily recog-
nized seniors, Ross has mastered
the art of relaxing and has be-
come an expert at living the
"good" life. He is a person who lists as his priorities in life: "none."
Ross always manages to dis-
play a sarcastic sense of humor
and a subtle cynicism, which is not surprising when one considers
the fact that he has been suffering
from the motivational disability
known as "senioritis" since the
middle of his eighth grade year.
I was born in Switzerland. Even-
tually, I went down to Afghani-
stan and rebelled for a while. I
then travelled right through the
buttocks of Burma until I finally
ended up here. " . . . Now come on, Ross. I
said you were subtly cynical, not
ridiculous. "All right. Actually,
I've lived in Cincinnati all my life.
It's not my fault, though."
When at the Academy, Ross
does his best to make sure that
things don't get too hectic. His
schedule is as follows: Wake up
at 8:05. Sleep through second
period. Wake up during third.
Get bored in fourth period.
Throw food across the lunchroom
without getting caught. Nap dur-
ing fdth. Spend sixth period
walking around and talking to
sleep. Ross is able to describe his
feelings toward school rather suc-
cinctly. He calls it "an organized
bore," and explains that he would
"rather be grounded than be at
school."
Before you fall prey to any
misconceptions about Ross, i t is
important to realize the fact that.
sports schedule, Amy found ti& for one brief encounter with the
working world - one month of
dipping and indulging at Aglarne-
sis'. Why only one month? "It
seemed like right after I learned
all the names of the ice creams
and how to make al l the sundaes,
I wanted to quit. I think that
being around all that chocolate
made me emotionally break out."
In addition to the talent for
sundae building, Amy has also mastered the art of basket weav-
ing. Her "bee hive" basket, made
in Independent Study this year,
recently won a Key Award (se-
cond place) in the Scholastics Art
Show downtown.
Of course, I can't properly
write a sketch of Amy Wiatt with-
out mentioning Clancy. Clancy is
a 12-inch high Lhasa Apso whose
bite is definitely bigger than his
bark - and Amy has got battle
scars to prove it. "I don't have
many visitors because of our
'Tasmanian Devil. Clancy 's just
a 20-pound ball of teeth!"
After reading all of this, Amy
may seem to be an all-American,
fun-loving female, but she does
have one unusual characteristic.
Amy is addicted to chewing gum.
see AMY, p. 8
in reality, he manages to stay rela-
tively active out of school. He
plays soccer during the fall and
spring and is involved in an indoor
league during the winter.
In addition, Ross has recently
attained a position of prominence
during the lunch periods at IH.
He entertains daily during first
lunch by broadcasting his warm
see ROSS, p. 6
"That's all great, but aren't you people. Take a note or two dur- - , @:-' 11 . going to ask me any questions?" ing seventh. .%& ./
interrupts Ross. After school, Ross likes to
All right. Let's hear about keep it simple. His typical after- Lloyd Ross Baumes' early years, noon agenda: Go home, eat, jog, photo by Tom Taylor in your own words, Ross. "Well, blow off homework, and finally ROSS tries to convince us that h e is actually awake.
March 1,1985 CHIEFTAIN Page 9 Page 4 CHIEFTAIN March 1,1985
downed U.S. space shuttle-a ty-
pical day for members of the
higher echelons of world leader- ship.
In the Security Council, so-
phomores James Anderson and
David Miller represented Nicara-
gua. Debate was fast and furloils
on a variety of issues including the U.S. mining of Nicaraguan
harbors, the Iran-Iraq war, and
puzzle also because of the Pythagorean happens to be the angle between theorem. Since IC = CF and any two outer atoms of several
BC + CF = BF, BC + IC = BF compounds, the most important Cook drills read ers on volume by James Anderson
Two weeks ago, a delegation from the Indian Hill Model Uni-
ted Nations club attended
NAIMUN XXII, a national model UN conference. In the interna-
tion simulation, or INS, senior Hugh Geier received the highly
prestigious "flag." This award is given to a dele-
gate who excels in the simulation
of his position. Geier's distinc-
tion not only reflects well on in his pivotal role as President of the U.S., but also on the other
members of the club, who por-
trayed other U.S. statesmen.
These included junior Brian Meyers as undersecretary of state
and seniors Janet Nicolas as U.S. ambassador to the U.S.S.R., Bar- bara Hug as director of the F.B.I.,
and Elizabeth Gorman as com- mandant of the marine corps and
by David Cook
Last issue's problem was to de- termine the sum of each row in a magic square of 101 sides which
begins with 10,001 and progresses
by steps of 1001. By the formula
given for the sum of any row of a 2
simple magic square ( N(N +1)/2, where N is the number of sides),
one may deduce that a 101 X 101 square beginning with 1 and coun-
ting by ones would add up to
101(1012+1)/2 = 515,231 on a side.
Since the square in the prob- lem starts with 10,001 instead of
1, all of the numbers are 10,000 more than they otherwise would
be. With 101 numbers per side, this allows for a gain of
10,000(101) or 1,010,000, so the running total is now 1,525,201.
Counting by 1001's instead of by ones makes the second number
of the square 1000 higher than it
should be, the third 2000 higher,
the fourth 3000, etc. The nth number of the square is therefore
1000(n-1) higher than it would
otherwise be. Thus, the sum of all the excess of this type in the
square is 0 + 1000 + 2000 ...
+ (1012 - 1)(1000). In other words, this is 1000 times the sum of all the numbers between 0 and
side, one comes up with 515,100,000. Adding this to our
earlier total of 1,525,201 yields a final sum of 5 16,625,201 on each
row. For no practical reason, I'd
like to locate the center of a tetra- hedron (see diagram) and find the
measure of the angle with this center as vertex and passing
through any two of the corners
(angle ACB). To start, let's draw two medi-
ans, AH and DG. These are also
angle bisectors, so they divide tri- angle AED into two 30-60-90
right triangles. If we let the
length of all sides of the tetrahed-
ron be 1, then the length of each
median is .15/2.
The long half of each median
(AF and DF) is 213 of the full
length, or 6 1 3 , and the shorter halves (GF and HF) a e each J5/6
long. F is the geometric center
of triangle ABE. Now we draw in
two more medians on side BDE;
the center of triangle BDE is I.
Next, drawing lines through the interior of the pyramid, con-
nect A and I, and B and F; A1 and BF are perpendicuh to the
planes of triangles BDE and ABE respectively. C, the point of in- tersection of these two segments,
is the center of the tetrahedron,
and IC = BF - BC. Because being CH4, also called methane or
BF= 6 1 3 , IC = F / 3 - BC. Sub- natural gas.
stituting f i t 3 - BC in for IC in Also, when we consider this
- ?
the above equation ( ( J3/31L + same problem in two dimensions
1c2 = B C ~ ) , we end up with (a twodimensional tetrahedron is an equilateral triangle), we see
113 + (213 - ~ G I ~ ( B c ) + 8 c 2 ) = that the central angle has a rnea- later as commander of the air force.
Commented Geier on his award, "I, of course, was very pleased to have received it [the
award]. I was really kind of sur- prised ."
In the INS, members of the IH MUN had to face rapid, unfor- seen developments in the world
geopolitical situation. The events
that took place in just three days are enough to boggle the mind.
There was a communist take- over in Portugal after which Geier
called on NATO troops to invade. As Geier says, "I was a bit milita-
ristic."
In addition to this consequen- tial happening, Margeret Thatcher
was assassinated, a new nation
was created in Borneo, Philippines President Marcos was killed, and
the Vietnamese confiscated a
the Israeli occupation of soutllc,rn Lebanon. "The Nicaraguan dc-
bate was my favorite," said hliller.
"We burned the U.S. a couple of times."
The Security Council was also
called into emergency session at 5.00 a.m. to discuss (fictional) de-
velopments on the Sino-Vietna- mese border.
Although thc delegation didn't
win any awards, the members said
that they had enjoyed themselves and had learned a great deal.
Other high points in the visit included a combined freshman-
sophomore-junior trip to Sonny's
surplus store and an excursion to
the Nicaraguan embassy. Com-
mented Anderson, "The embassy
briefing was really surprising. I
learned that Nicaragua is not real-
ly a Soviet puppet."
B C ~ . Simplifying yields 1 =
2 & / 3 ( ~ ~ ) , so BC=$/~.
sure of 120 ', also expressible as
Arccos(-112). Similarly, in one dimension, the only possible an- gle measure is 180Q , which can
be written Arccos(-111). It seems likely, therefore, that for
an nthdimensional tetrahedron, the angle corresponding to the
ones discussed here would have a measure of Arccos(-l/n).
Problem for next issue: A six inch long hole is drilled through,
the middle of a sphere. What vo- lume remains? No information
has been left out,
A
OSU singers, orrlcers to visit IH The Ohio State University mine, at Syc:
Glee Club will perform for the and IH, will
entire student body next Wednes- short tour.
day. March 6, during seventh pe- Admissions officers from OSU
riod. The Glee G!ub, after perfor- will accompany the sin@ng goup. They will be available at 1:00 in
S P O ~ ~ awards delaypA A- midance office to talk to juni-
Due to the possibility of interested in attendil
continued success of the k
ester exam policy during
ch today, with the intention of
~g the results to form a propo-
Indian trill has become one of sal for the Spring exams. The the latest teams in the area to en- more students who respond, the ter the field of radio comm~rnica- more Likely it is that the admini- tions. WIHS has begun operations stration will accept the proposal.
in the cafe of I t i , with talenteci DJ's Roqs Baurnes, Kenny Slazyk, Search a~~l icat ions due "World B." Rowe, and Dave Senior Search applications are
"Ste~vdog" Steward spinning the due in the attendance office by
tunes. Rolling a wide variety cf 3:00 p.m. today. Mr. Gary Gel-
pplications a5 had
We are now ready to solve the
original question-to find the mea- sure of angle ACB. AC and BC
are both 614 , while, as previous- lv stated. AB=l. By the cosine
law, l2 = ( JZ/4l2 + ( 6 1 4 ) ~ - 2( fi/4)( 8/4)cos 0. Simplified :
1 = 318 + 318 - 3/4cose, and
114 = - 3 1 4 ~ 0 ~ 8 . Thus, cose =
-113, and 0 = Arccos(-1/3), which is about 109.47q
This result may seem ab-
solutely useless; however, among (I assume) many other uses, it
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letter from SG SG proposes a ternatives for Spring exam schedule
1012. Using the formula for the because it is equidistant from all four sides.
sum of consecutive integers Using the Pythagorean theo-
( n(n +l)I2 is the sum all rem on triangle BFH. we see that
Dear Students,
On Wednesday, SG had its
meeting for the month of Februa-
ry - At the meeting, members
made proposals for an alternative
to last semester's exam schedule.
A poll will be released today zt lunch for students to fill out
about their opinions on the exam
schedule last semester.
Proposals were also made for
an alternative to seniors taking ex-
ams. Service projects, speakers
and movies, or a combination of the above were among the ideas.
Instead of seniors going to
school during the three days of exams, seniors could either de-
vote three Saturdays of their time
to attend service projects, or spend the last three days at school
doing some type of senior project. Our ideas must be composed and
submitted to Mrs. Smith by Mon- day, March 11. Your contribu- tions and ideas are welcome.
Our March forum is also com-
ing up soon. SG has planned ei- ther a prolcon debate over abor- tion with speakers from a right to
life group and a planned parent-
hood group or a possible concert by the Blue Wisp Jazz Combo.
Student input is encourage; our
forums are for you. Our computer dating sheet
sale went quite well this year.
We've raised close to 600 dollars. Half of the money will go back to
the Computer Daze dating com-
pany, but the other half will be gi-
ven to the Heart Association.
Thank you all for buying your
dating lists. This year's fundraiser has been the most successful since
1981. A Spring fundraiser is be-
ing organized by the service
committee presently; class fund-
raisers are starting also. We are, in addition, planning
an intramural program for this
Spring. Senior Laura Schwartz and junior Clint Reese are head-
ing the intramural conamittee. U1-
timate Frisbee and volleyball are the sports we are considering.
cater to recently
nts when i "
" numbers from one to n), the
( n / 6 l 2 + B F ~ = ( 0 1 2 ) ~ ~ above computation simplifies to
4
52,025,100,000. Dividing by 101 ~ F ~ = 2 / 3 , BF= 6613. Similarly, in to find the amount of excess per triansle BIG, (n i3 )2 + IC2 = BC2
E
1 Once upon a time
When I was a hotrsejl.t',
$2 t a million loving 4 Wiedemer seminar God
of a reclusive rlim pses I mu,
Of y c by Kenneth N. Jones I doubt it," commented Wiede-
Senior Karen Wiedemer has mer. Someday catch a glimpse
gfowing. Trying, w i n g to
I stand aside to watch them With mine eyes and a bursting heal
Our heads clear now, and our eyes ol
Higher than we had dreamt, still reach
Others follow me, and soon we are rising ;o forward," they cry, 'knd lay down your brick!"
17ze roar grows as more gather from all galleries. I
Better whilst making it bigger Feelings move us to enrich our pile, making it
Some stones there, from which we have our foundation.
Born o f rubbish with mere aspirations to keep our heads up.
I could walk on the walls,
And fly very high
But you turned away and
been chosen as a Congressional Seminar representative and will travel to Washington, D.C., March 13-15.
The trip will entail an in depth look at the legislative process.
Said Wiedemer, "It's not like the seventh grade trip. We will meet a lot more people, not just see buildings."
Although she will tour the ca- pital, Wiedemer will also meet
Congressmen such as William Gra-
dison, so as to gain insight into
the human side of lawmaking. Many "important" people are es-
pected to speak at the seminar.
"We might get to see Reagan, but
Wiedemer was s~rrprised when she first received the honor. "I
didn't have to write any essays or
anything. 1 was really surprised. I have an interest in politics, but
it's not incredibly large," she said. As a career, Wiedemer is not
set on anything. "I've considered
politics, but on this trip, I'll weigh both sides."
The aspect of the trip which intrigues Wiedemer the most is
that she will finally meet the people she has read about. "I've studied the government, but this
visit takes you further than the testbook. I'm really looking for-
ward to it."
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Thank you, Jim Gruskin
SG Vice President
Page 10 CHIEFTAIN March 1, 1985 March 1.1985
Braves to face Deer Park after 'shabby' opener by Kevin Walzer
and Brian Rowe It was not a particularly pretty
or inspiring sight, the basketball Braves' opening AA sectional game against Blanchester Tues- day, but it got the job done.
By defeating the Wildcats, 65- 62, IH set up a meeting in the sec- ond round of the tournament with Deer Park tomorrow night.
The win was also a milestone of sorts for the Braves; it was the first sectional game they have won in five years and their first- ever victory in the AA tourna- ment.
However, all hoopla aside, the greatest thing about the victory was that it was a win, for in sev-
eral stages of the game, Blanches-
got the job done. "It's often hard to get that
fvst win in a tournament game, particularly if you're not used to the pressure," he said. "We don't really have anyone who has tour- nament experience. In that sense, it was a good win."
IH jumped out to an 18-15 lead in the first quarter. They had been up by seven, 18-11, when they "let Blanchester back in it-they hit a couple of quick buckets."
The Wildcats outscored the Braves 20-1 8 and 18-1 7 in the sec- ond and third quarters to tie at 53 entering the fourth quarter.
"We weren't playing well at all
in that stretch-really, we only played real well for about three
ter capitalized on IH's often-leth- minutes in the fourth quarter." argic ~ l a v and threatened to pull Blanchester outscored IH to move - * -
an upset over the fourth-seeded ahead by three, 58-55; IH, how- Braves. ever, ran off ten straight points in - -
"Yes, I would have to say we four minutes to go up by seven, didn't play well as a whole," 65-58. said coach Dale McKibben. "We Blanchester wasn't through - were pretty shabby."
still, as mentioned before, it see VARSITY, p. 12 photo by Brad Wilkinson
Rick Abrams scored 21 points against Blanchester.
Mental attitude affecting play SPORTSVI EW
with Kevin Walzer
We are not, at this moment, seeing a very happy bunch of Braves.
A long basketball season is winding down. Most other winter sports seasons are over. Spring is approaching. Thoughts of most athletes are turning towards base- ball, track, tennis.
It may be only coincidental that the play of the Braves has been decidedly less inspired than it was in December and January. In December and January IH beat Loveland and Deer Park by 28 and 44 points, respectively; in February, they squeaked past Loveland by three and had to go into overtime to down Deer Park by two.
Their tournament game against Blanchester was little bet-
ter; it was, to put i t lightly, bor- ing. The Braves trailed Blanches- ter at several points, coming alive only in the fourth quarter to go up by seven before letting their opponents cut the margin to three.
Perhaps it is only a coinci- dence; it has not, however, es- caped the notice of coach Dale McKibben.
"We didn't play that well against Blanchester," commented McKibben. "We have had some games where we've had to struggle to win; that was one of them."
McKibben feels that several factors appear to have contribut- ed to the recent decline in the quality of IH's play. This particu- lar time of year, the changing of winter into spring, seems be play- ing a large role right now.
"I think 'spring fever' is some- thing that has to affect a team's mental attitude," he said. "They [the players] get restless. We try to find methods to keep their in- terest up, like changing styles of practice, varying the playing time on the floor."
Beyond "spring fever," the stresses of a long season appear to have taken their inevitable toll as well. That, said McKibben, is both to be expected and under-
stood. "When you realize that we've
been playing since the end of Oc- tober, you understand that we've had a long year. Basketball is a long sport. I would think that some people may be a bit physic- ally tired."
With physical tiredness comes mental tiredness. A lot of pres- sure and hype have surrounded the boys' varsity program this year; "the march for the last EHL title," "the Abrams scoring chase," "the road to McNicho- las."
Given the team's failure to win the EHL title, which would have to be considered the most impor- tant goal of the season, a long and hard road might appear to have been travelled for nothing.
"The EHL was a big disap- pointment, especially the way we lost it," said McKibben. "We had so many one- or two-point losses. If the ball had bounced our way a couple of times, we might very well have wound up on top."
Indeed, the Braves' season this year has been one of close losses. "We played really well in a couple of two-point losses. Those are bound to be disappointing."
Does the disappointment take a toll? Perhaps. It undoubtedly
plays a part in IH's recent lethar-
gy. The mental and physical fac- tors have combined to erode the quality of the team's play.
"But being athletes, I would hope that they would still want to play," said McKibben. "I would think that they still have the pride to compete at their best, and en- joy the competition."
Does IH's recent play reflect that attitude? It may be only co- incidental, but the answer appears to be "no."
On a less serious note, look for Rick Abrams to pass Gary Frey- tag's career scoring mark tomor- row night. Abrams, with 964 ca- reer points, needs just 19 against Deer Park to surpass Freytag's 982.
The Franchise smashed anoth- er long-standing scoring record against Blanchester by setting the new single-season mark for points scored. Abrams, with 467 points this season, passed Dan Murphy's previous mark of 459.
However, Murphy did his in 19 games; Abrams took 21. Thus, Murphy retains the record for per game average in a season (24.2). Abrams' 22.2 average puts him in fourth place overall in the latter category.
CHIEFTAIN Page 3
~ o n a c h nominated for Presidential Scholar by David Cook mission on Presidential Scholars, and 15 additional students no
Senior Paul Monach was re- a group of private citizens appoin- matter where from will achieve cently informed of his candidacy ted by the Resident, on the basis Scholar statlls. In addition, 20 for one of 121 Presidential Scho- of information supplied in a six- Presidential Scholars will be lar positions. Monach is one of page application, an essay, and a named for outstanding perfor-
only 1500 highschoolers in the secondary school report. mance in the arts or in creative nation to be offered a chance to In April, the Commission will writing. compete for these positions. select 500 of the n~ost qualified All 141 students chosen will
Selection of candidates was applicants as fmalists. In May, travel to Washington D.C. the based on SAT and/or ACT scores the final Cut will be made; only week of June 16 to be awarded and on the selfdescriptive data one girl and one boy from each the Presidential scholarYs medalli- completed in connection with ei- state, from the District of Colum- During their visit, scholars ther or both of these tests. Scho- bia, from Puerto Rico, and from get to meet not only govern- lars will be chosen by the Corn- among U.S. citizens living abroad ment officials, but also famous
educators, authors, musicians, and scientists. They will, in addition,
Musicia ns co m pete at 'contest' tour museums and national me- morials, and attend ceremonies in
by Jeff Currier Receiving ratings of I1 (Ex- their honor. Thirtyqne IHHS musicians cellent) were: Ballard, flute; Eric photo by Davis Griffin Each is given the Op- Paul Monach--candidate for Presi-
participated in the Ohio Music Dahl, trumpet; Mindy Grindstaff, portunity in the application to dentid Scholar award.
Educators Association (OMEA) piano; Andrea Hatfield, piccolo; identify the teacher who has in- 1985 Solo and Ensemble Contest, held at Anderson High School last Saturday. IH students earned 19 ratings of Superior (maximum) and nine of Excellent.
This festival, universally refer- red to simply as "contest," is held each year at a local high school and is open to all interested in- strumentalists and vocalists. The word "contest" is perhaps mis- leading, as there is no real winner involved.
Students perform individually or in small ensembles before a judge, who then gives them a rat- ing from I to V, a I being "Super- ior." The music a student per- forms is selected from a prepared list made by the OMEA Director's Committee. The music is divided into three categories, A, B, and C,
according to level of difficulty. Soloists receiving ratings of I
(Superior) were: Jill Anderson, flute ; Michele Brougher , clarinet ; Jeff Currier, clarinet ; David Ep- stein, trombone; Bill Haffner, trombone; Ellen Hammond, pic- colo; Andrea Hatfield, flute; Stephanie Hug, violin; Cyndy Mc- Clure, flute; Rob Nichols, French horn; Karen Rhoad, violin; Rob Seal, trumpet; Scott Seward, trumpet; and John Sheringer, trumpet.
Ensembles receiving Superior ratings were: brass quintet (Gregg Devanna, Joel Ruff, Haffner, Seal, and Seward); clarinet trio (Terri Wayne, Brougher , and Currier); flute trio (Mary Ballard, Kim Dor- an, and Currier); and percussion ensemble (Doug Backus, Dave Buck, Duncan Chalmers, Bill Creedon, and Jeff Tuckey).
Helen Hwang, violin; Scott Schricker , trumpet ; Jamie Winget, txombone; and Jennifer Wolski, violin. The string ensemble (Eliz- abeth Converse, Mariano Fernan- dez, Barbara Hug, Kate Hug, Stephanie Hug, Jean Rhee, Brian Seikman, Grindstaff, Hwang, Rhoad, and Wolski) also received an excellent rating.
When asked about her first time performing in the high school contest, sophomore Jill Anderson said, "The thought of going in there all by myself scared me at first, but afterwards I rea- lized it wasn't that bad at all."
fluenced him the most significant- ly. The teachers named will be in- vited to attend a special reception with their students and will re- ceive certificates of excellence. Monach has chosen to name En- glish teacher Elizabeth Ackley for this potential honor, stating as his reason that "in addition to being an excellent teacher, she has also been a good friend."
Monach is already, by virtue of his nomination, a member of an exclusive club at IH. Among
the few past nominees from IH, only three have gone on, as Mo- nach hopes to, to attain finalist
Seven named NM finalists by David Cook Cook, Marjie Fink, MaryBeth Hei-
All seven of IH's National drich, Paul Kalomeres, Eric Leu- Merit semifinalists-seniors David gers, Paul Monach, and Gay
National Merit finalists: (front, 1. to r.) Eric Leugers, Paul Kalomeres, David Cook, Paul Monach, (back) Gay Stauft, MaryBeth Heidrich, Marjie Fink.
standing: Tom Warfel ('84), John Ries ('82), and Judy Arms ('70).
Monach felt "surprised to get this. I thought a lot more than 1500 people had better scores than mine."
He is, however, apprehensive about completing the extensive application form. "I'm not look- ing forward to filling out about a dozen general questions, but I think I'll use an essay I've already written."
Asked about his chances of being named Scholar Monach re- plied that they were "about as good as anyone else's."
Stauft-have advanced to finalist standing in the competition for scholarship money.
13,500 out of 15,000, or 9076, of the semifinalists in the nation became finalists; those who did no: become finalists were elimina- ted either because their SAT scores did not meet minimum re- quirements or on the basis of an application filled out last fall.
1500 finalists will receive $2000 non-renewable scholarships from National Merit Corporation in May. Some IHers usually re- ceive these scholarships each year.
In addition, many colleges and universities offer four-year scho- larships to qualifying finalists who attend there. The most lucrative awards, however, usually come from large companies; to qualify
for these scholarships, a finalist must generally either be related to an employee of the company or live in the area in which the com- pany is based.
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editorial
6 w In the past few years, Young Life, an out-of-school
organization, has gained a strong membership from
Indian Hill students. Understandably, the group is always hoping to increase its membership, so, often,
non-member students are asked to come to a meet- ing.
The problem with Young Life's recruiting tech-
niques is not that the prospective member is forced to
attend, but simply that he is not told the group's true
intent. In personal experiences, several of the staff
members have been asked to attend meetings, but
when they asked the group's purpose, the question
was side-stepped. Only after thorough questioning
was it discovered that Young Life's purpose is, to
quote its local leader, Brad Johnson, "to communi-
cate the basics of the Christian faith."
Rarely is the group's intent stressed during recruit-
editorial
In preparation for its annual Senior Special at the
end of the school year, Chieftain will have the senior
questionnaires available in the main office early next week. In recent years, almost every senior has filled
out a questionnaire; we therefore urge each senior to
take and complete one, but just as importantly, to
take seriously the deadline for its return of Friday,
March 22.
Most people have little or no idea of the tremen-
dous effort needed to complete the Senior Special, in-
cluding editing, typesetting, proofreading, and page
setup, not to mention the later production work. In
order to print the issue on time, we must do the far
majority of the work on it between the issues from
late March to the end of the school year. Two years
ago, the Senior Special was printed a week late, in
large part because of the tardiness of many of the
completed questionnaires.
Also, any senior who may object to having only
two and a half weeks to complete the questionnaire
and senior will is completely off base. Writing a sen-
ior will and answering five questions takes consider-
ably less time than a government paper and is more
fun, yet many seniors manage to finish a paper in a
weekend or even one night.
The obvious solution, then, is to pick up a ques-
tionnaire early, take your time filling it out, keep the
language clean, and turn it in by March 22. As mem-
bers of an editorial staff that is almost completely
comprised of seniors, we naturally want this Senior
Special to be the best ever. We assume you desire and
expect the same.
ing. Often, Young Lifers will say, "Well, it's a lot of
fun. You ought to come." Even in a 1982 Chieftain
article, Johnson stressed that the group was fun rath-
er than religious. Telling a prospective member only
half the truth about Young Life is deception. In fact,
Young Life itself seems to try to hide the fact that it
is a religious group. Using a social group's pressure to
force religion on an unsuspecting person is unfair.
Whether Young Life is right or wrong is not to be
decided here. We only criticize the group's tech-
niques and their facade as merely a social group. To
say, "Young Life is a lot of fun. Occasionally we may say a prayer, but there is no obligation," is com-
parable to saying, "Chieftain is great fun. Oh, by the
way, we put out a newspaper." The group should
state its purpose outright to prospective members,
then ask them to attend a meeting. Deceiving people
into thinking the group is only social, then springing
religion upon them once they are in the midst of al-
ready dedicated Young Lifers is peer pressure in its
worst form.
DECA, from p. 1
place in job interviews; Courtney
Loewenstine, first place in public
speaking; Jeanne Littlejohn, first
place in sales demonstration; Ni-
loufar Azarnia, first place in ap-
parel and accessories; Grey Freu-
denberg, fourth in business own-
ership; Debbie Tipp, John Atkin-
son, and Linda Keller, first, sec-
ond, and third, respectively, in
restaurant marketing.
John Paquette, Kevin Viox,
and Dominic Britton, third in
team management ; Denise Wink-
er, third in free enterp.rise; Sharon
Nakamura and Julie Packer, first
and third, respectively, in general
marketing; Diana Maehlman, Lau-
ra Distler, and Paula Creech, first,
second, and third in entrepreneur-
ship; Amy Geygan and Tesa Cald-
well, first and second in finance
and credit.
Paula Berry and Jenny Malloy , second and fourth in general mer-
chandising; Chris Phillips, first in
food marketing; and Tracy Cam-
bron and Jan Wilson, third and
fifth in advertising.
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Editors: Anna Batsakes, David Cook; Features Editors: Tracy Megi-
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Managers: MaryBeth Heidrich, Dan Rosenthal; Assistant Production
Manager: Arianna Newman; Head Photographer: Tom Taylor; Photog-
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As its editorial policy, Chieftain strives both to commend what is
good and encourage correction of what is not. Editorials reflect the
opinion of the editorial staff as a whole. Opinions from students are
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written.
~ndjvidvals, medley advance to state meet by Kevin Walzer
Two individual swimmers and
a medley relay team advanced to
state with qualifying times in the
district meet held last weekend at
Keating Natatorium. These swim-
mers will proceed to the state
meet, which is to be held this
weekend.
Sophomore Teresa Replogle
headed the list as she qualified for
state in two events, the 100
breaststroke and the 200 free.
Replogle captured second in
the breaststroke with a time of
1 :06.63. She followed that fin-
ish with a fourth-place showing
in the 200 free, with a time of
54.26 seconds.
The top four finishers in each
event advance automatically to
state. Replogle was thus an auto-
matic qualifier in her two events.
To determine the other state
qualifiers, the other swimmers'
times are ranked, and a predeter-
mined number of the next fastest
times will advance. IH's other
two state representatives qualified
in this fashion.
Freshman Jenny Replogle cap-
tured fifth in the district 100
breaststroke; the medley relay
team of Lesley Blonh, Beth Win-
gerter, and the two Replogles fin- Wmgerter, for her part, is
ished ninth. Both had times good quite optimistic about the girls'
enough to qualify them for state. chances to do well.
- TwR
lar
photo courtesy of Legend
Teresa Replogle was one of four swimmers to advance to state.
Wrestlers to com~ete in sectional tourney
"I think Teresa has a good
shot at the top twelve or even top.
six in the breaststroke-she could
also do well in the freestyle. Jen-
ny breaststroke." could make top twelve in the
The boys' team did not fare
nearly as well in the post-season.
No member had a time fast
enough to get to districts; the
team, though, did finish well in
the consolation meet held earlier
this week at Sycamore High
School.
Sophomore Andy Geygan
placed eighth in the 100 freestyle
and seventh in the 100 breast-
stroke to lead the Braves.
The boys had only three swim- mers by the end of the year; as
Geygan pointed out, three swim-
mers'do not qualify them for any
meet.
"I think well do better next
year, though," said Geygan.
"There are a bunch of Ottawa
swimmers coming up."
The girls are not yet worrying
about next year; they stiU have
their most important meet. 'We
can do well," assured Wingerter.
wins in the semifinal-more than
we had-can make a big differ- I I
ence. Our difference wasn't big by Kevin Walzer in particular-he's really come on but not many of them were able enough."
The wrestlers oDen vost-season in the second part of the season." to get to the finals. A few match L
play this weekend as they com- Slazyk would have to be con-
Pete at the district meet. The sidered a strong possibility, as Milford hands JV final loss eleven-team tournament will be
held at Reading High School.
The Braves enter the meet
coming off a "disappointing"
sixth-place finish in the final EHL
tournament held last weekend in
the IH gym.
A "large and powerful field"
awaits IH at Reading this week-
end, according to senior Ken Sla-
zyk. "There are some big teams
there-Loveland, Reading, Cler-
mont Norteastern. There are also
some smaller teams, like New Richmond and Madeira."
What kind of anticipated fin-
ish does this field translate into
for IH? "I think we could get into the
top half, but it's an individual thing now, not really a team com-
petition. After [districts] , only a
few of us will continue."
Slazyk did not venture guesses
on which Braves would continue
past districts into regionals and
possibly state but did note "some
improving people. Burt Sheard,
well as senior Dave Kindle and
sophomore Matt Feltman. Last
year those three survived past dis-
tricts, with Slazyk advancing all
the way to state.
"I don,? know, though," said
Slazyk. "Regionals is a tough
meet."
For the Braves, so was the
EHL meet. Their sixth-place fin- ish fell far short of their hopes
and well short of ther expecta-
tions.
Sycamore won the meet with
188% points. The other finishers were, in order : Loveland (1 1 8%
points), Glen Este (1 13), Milford
(95?h), Madeira (87), IH (49),
Deer Park (47), and Mariemont
(36). IH's sixth-place finish was
even more surprising in light of
the fact that they had two indi-
vidual champions, Slazyk in the
13 8-pound class and Kindle in the ,
185 class, Where did the letdown
come?
"We had a lot of semifinalists,
by Joy Rowe
The JV girls ended their sea-
son last Thursday with a loss to
Milford, 5 1-14. Milford dominat-
ed IH the entire game.
The Eagles led 21 -2 by the end
of the first half. The Squaws im-
proved play somewhat during the
second half, but not enough to
change Milford's winning pace.
The Squaws' previous game
was a closer game, a 44-41 loss to
Madeira. The Squaws once again
fell behind in the first half, but
they came back in the second
half, hoping to take the lead.
Within the last three minutes, the
Squaws went from 12 behind to
two.
Lack of made free throws kept
IH from capturing the lead, and
the Amazons barely pulled off the
three-point win.
Despite this loss, the team
played much better in this second
meeting with Madeira than in the
first. Freshman Maggie Keir
played an especially good game,
with a personal best of ten points.
Stated a teammate, "Maggie
played a great game. She finally
started driving the ball in and
scoring to help us challenge the
Amazons."
Keir's excellent play in this
game earned her a position on the
varsity team for the EHL tourna-
ment, along with freshmen Chris
Starcher and Lynn Yost.
Starcher, however, was the on-
ly one of the three to get playing
time. She played very impressive-
ly during her two quarters. It
looks as if she will be seen in
many varsity games next year.
Starcher ended the season as the
JV Squaws' leading scorer, with a
total of 168 points and proved to
be a very valuable player.
Despite their last two losses, the Squaws finished the season
with a 13-7 record, the best any
IH girls' team has had in several
years. The next few years should
look promising for varsity coach
Dick Pfirman.
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Braves to face
in sectionals p.10
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Frosh capture third straight title line of victorious seasons.
Although the freshmen only
lost two games this year, their
future was much in doubt at the
beginning of the season: they seemed to lack the intensity that
is needed to be successful.
"Out improvement came from
the beginning of the season," add-
ed Thompson, who saw his team
lose both of their games in tough
overtime struggles.
Now that the freshman season
is over, much of the talent will be
nurtured and will make much of
the varsity and JV teams over the
next three years. "It was a dream
season," said Thompson. "It only
comes once in a coach's career."
by Peter Batsakes
The freshman basketball team
finished its 1984-85
with a decisive victory in the EHL
title game over rival squad Syca-
more, 36-1 8. The Braves domina-
ted the Aviators the whole game
and their easy victory led them to
their third consecutive EHL title.
The Braves ended their season
with a 14-2 record, and even
though IH did not compile a rec-
ord-setting win/loss ratio, as pre-
viously stated in Chieftain's last
issue, their court presence is like
none other ever seen in any other
freshman team assembled.
"We had a twenty-point turn-
around from the first Sycamore
game," said coach Steve Thomp-
son, whose team lost to Sycamore
5 2 4 2 in a triple-overtime thriller
earlier this year.
Over the season the Braves set
records both for offense-49
points per game-and defense, on-
ly 29.3 points allowed per con- test.
Mexico Hayden and Richie
Decker led the Braves' scoring av-
erage with ten points per game,
and each contributed nine and
seven rebounds per game, respec-
tively.
"The kids had to make an ad-
justment losing [Mike] Eaton and Vol. 34 No. 12 March 1,1985 Indian Hill High School Cincinnati, Ohio 45243 ftain
- [Jason] Kincaid [to the JV ros-
'Nucleus' to return for Squaws t e r ~ : ~ s a i d ~ h o w s o n - ' m e k i d s
that stepped in played exception-
ally." Eaton and Kincaid played after i m '84-'85 season with this team since seventh
grade, the first of the Braves' long by Tiffany Meyer
"The nucleus of the team is
coming back next year," com-
ments coach Dick Pfirman when
asked about his feelings concern-
ing next year's girls' varsity bas-
ketball team. The starting guards
and center will be returning next
season. The Squaws lost a difficult
oattle, 45-30, to North College
Hill, who is still competing in
sectionals, in their first AA tour-
nament game. By the end of the
first half the Lady Braves were
down by one point, 21-20, and
playing well.
At the end of the third quar-
ter they were down five, but were
stiU close to catching up with
NCH. However, North College
Hill outscored the Squaws in the
fourth quarter. The leading scor-
er was junior Kristin Mains with
seven.
The last season game the Lady
SERB sets election date Braves played was against Milford
with a loss, 65-21. Before that
game the girls traveled to Madeira
and lost a ra tha close game, 47-
34. Junior Chris Hall was the leading scorer in that game with
a total of nine points, and senior
Amy Wiatt was the leading re-
bounder with six.
Pfirman commented, "The
team started out playing well this season 19-51 ; then they went into
a spin and didn't recover." He
also thinks they "could've played
better," but they definitely im-
proved over last season, in which
they finished 9-10.
The leading scorer for the sea-
son was Cucinotta with an average
of 11 points per game. Coach
Pfirman believes Cucinotta and
Hall will play well next year.
However, he feels next season will
depend on the development of
Mains.
VARSITY, from p. 19 yet, though. The Wildcats scored
two baskets to cut the final defi-
cit to three, 6542. "We were
lucky time ran out," said Mc-
Kibben.
McKibben also praised the
play of "three or four people who
compensated for some who were-
n't playing well."
Senior Rick Abrams led the
Braves in scoring with 21 points;
with that performance, he broke
Dan Murphy's single-season scar- ing record of 459 points, and
moved ever closer to Gary Frey-
tag's record 912 career points.
Senior Pete Seremetis added 17.
Also "playing well" were jun-
iors Mike Cohen and Andy Tuck-
er. Cohen's aggressiveness and
eight points "kept us in the
game" at several points, while
Tucker's 12 points "came at im-
portant stages."
Deer Park now awaits IH in
the second round of the tourney.
representatives in the salary nego-
tiations that preceded the Collec-
tive Bargaining Law, added, "It
anybody that would have a
chance to get within 20 or 25 points."
If IH beats McNick. . . "Districts. Then regionals.
Then state."
Could IH get t o state?
"It's a long shot, obviously.
We'd be facing some tough teams
up at districts. But anything can
happen in the post-season, and if
we get on a roll. . ." Enough said about that. The
Braves ended their regular season
at 11-9 overall and 8-6 in the
league to finish in third place in
the EHL's final year.
Sycamore managed to repeat
as league champions with a 12-2
league record, with Milford alone
in second place with a 1 0 4 mark.
In the Braves' final home game
of the year, the Milford Eagles
completed their sweep of IH this
year by winning, 59-52. The
Braves simply could not control
the two-pronged attack of Tom
Geyer and Paul Pfeiffer in this
contest, as they combined for 43
points.
The moves of Abrams kept IH in the game, as he led all scorers
with 24 points. Senior Curtis Ott
had a solid floor game and was
the only other Brave in double
figures, with ten points.
The only other consistent per-
former for the Braves recently,
aside from Ott and Abrams, has
been Seremetis. Seremetis erupt-
ed for 18 points and brought
down 12 rebounds in an exciting
win over Madeira, 71-70, to give
the Braves a 1985 sweep of the
rival Mustangs.
Abrams knocked down nine of
his 16 jumpers and made six free
throws to score 24, and Ott added
ten.
by Paul Monach
Representatives of the Board
of Education, the Indian H a
Classroom Teachers Association
(CTA), the Independent Profes-
sional Educators Association
OPEA), and the State Employ-
ment Relations Board (SERB)
set Tuesday, March 26 as the date
for the long-awaited election of
an official representative of the
will include "all full-time and reg-
ularly scheduled part-time certifi-
cated teachers of the Indian Hill
Exempted Village School District,
including nurses, media special-
ists, counselors, teachers with spe-
cial education certificates, certi-
fied tutors, psychologists, athletic didn't vary at all from what we director, and department coordi- wanted. They had suggested the
nators, chairmen, or heads." removal of the psychologist, de-
That includes, according to partment coordinators, and the
Mrs. Karen Edgecomb, "every- athletic director [from the list of
body ." eligible voters] ." Edgecomb, one of the CTA
DECA students capture 13th-d istrict title Indian Hill teachers in collective
bargaining.
The group met in Columbus
on Tuesday, February 19, after
the original meeting, scheduled
for February 13, was cancelled
due to inclement weather; the
committee of representatives sub-
mitted its proposal to the SERB
board on February 25, where fi-
nal approval was given.
Eligible voters will vote on a
secret ballot for either the CTA,
the IPEA, or for no representa-
tion. The actual voting will take
place from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at
the high school and from 3:30 to
4:30 at Wyandot; the votes will
be counted at 5:00 p.m. in the
high school auditorium.
After the election, collective
bargaining, as required under a
state law that went into effect
last April, will begin; SERB will
appoint a mediator for the nego-
tiations. The IH teachers have
been working without a salary
agreement-thus, without a pay
raise-for this school year.
The major issue that had to be
resolved at the February 19 meet-
ing was eligibility for voting in the
by Anna Batsakes
For the thirteenth consecutive
year, the IH Distributive Educa-
tion (DECA) team defended its
district title. Of the 36 IH stud-
ents who participated, 24 placed
as finalists, and 18 qualified for
state competition.
"We can attribute our success
to highly-motivated students,"
said DECA sponsor Mr. Jim Ben-
ken, "especially this year, since
the national competition is in San
Francisco."
The district competition was
held at Eastgate Mall on Tuesday,
February 21. Sixteen schools
from Hamilton and Clermont
counties took part in. the business
events.
Several district finalists will
advance to state competition in Columbus, March 22-24. There
are 22 districts; each district will
send two students for each indi-
vidual competition. Thus, district
finalists will be competing against
43 other students.
Finalists at state competition
will advance to the national com-
petition later this spring.
of two or three tests for each par-
ticipant. First, there is a 100-
question test, then three perfor-
mance activities. For instance, in
the advertising competition, a par-
ticipant would take a 100ques-
tion test on his business event,
then develop a newspaper adver-
tisement, act as an advertiser at a
radio or t.v. station, and have to
correct mistakes on advertising
COPY.
The competitor would be
judged in all four rueas by mana-
gers from the Eastgate Mall stores
used. "The three performances
provide for realistic situations,",
said Benken. "All the competi-
tions were held in stores in East-
gate Mall."
Finalists at the district level in-
clude: Kelli Robinson, fourth
see DECA, p. 2
JV Braves end season 10-10 ! by Alissa Raleigh
"We achieved our goal of a 10-
10 record this season," observed
sophomore Ron Jones of the JV
boys' basketball team. The team
ended the year with a 9-5 record
in the EHL, putting them in third
place with Sycamore first and
Mariemont second.
The boys won their final game
of the season over Milford, with a
final score of 37-28. The Braves
got off to a rigorous start and re-
mained indefatiguable throughout the close competition. Freshman
Jason Kincaid scored in the first
three minutes of the game. After a free throw from Mil-
ford, in the last seven seconds of
the first quarter sophomore
Bruno Darre rolled the ball to
freshman Mike Eaton, who tossed
it to junior Bill Baumel, who lob-
bed it into the net-a wellcalcu-
lated and expertly accomplished
execution.
The Eagles were tough,
though, and kept the game close
for much of the time.
On February 13 the Braves
triumphed over Madeira in a rout,
63-32. The game was fast-mov-
ing and IH usually had the lead.
Looking towards next year
there are several strong players
who will carry on with basketball,
such as the two freshman. Eaton
and Kincaid were major contri-
buters to the team this year.
Jones and Darre were chosen
to make the varsity roster for the
last two games of the year, just
to observe. Next year certainly
looks promising.
Although the Braves annihilated
the Wildcats in their first game
this season, they had to to into
overtime to beat them in their
more recent contest. McKibben
feels that is important.
"Deer Park is Deer Park, but
it'll be a tough game. It's hard to
beat a team three times in a sea-
son, which is what we will have
done. I do think we have more
depth and overall talent. But
they71 have to be ready."
After Deer Park is the winner
of Madeira and Wyoming. Then,
if IH beats the winner of that
game, they will be playing in the
sectional semifinals for a trip to
districts. That will likely be
against McNicholas, siad the
Braves' coach.
"They're really not playing
"Realisticallv. I think about - > - - - -
election. All sides presented their six people will advance to nation- photo by Tom Taylor views, and the SERB represents- als," said Benken. "I have some Pictured above are the DECA team members who were able to de-
tives made the final decision. high hopes." fend 1H's district title for the thirteenth consecutive year. Eighteen of As a result, the eligible voters The state competition consists the members qualified for state competition.
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