Page 14 CHIEFTAIN March 21, 1985 Bruno Darre, and junior Bill

c \ stars

P a 6 Magazine .

Vow Is 'the basketball renaissance' SPORTSVI EW Baumel. Jones and Darre, who

both practiced with the varsity

squad after the reserve season was

over, seem fairly assured of roster

positions next year. However, the

other three to four spots are more

cloudy.

Kincaid and Eaton both start-

ed for the JV most of this year,

and turned in fairly impressive

performances. It is a toss-up at this point as to whether either or

both will make varsity next year;

Kincaid's height (6'3 ") and re-

bounding abilities would certainly

be helpful, and Eaton's outside

shooting could relieve Tucker and

Metzger. However, McKibben

could very well decide to keep

one or both on JV for another

year of experience.

It is difficult to predict now

exactly what will transpire next

year, though. It was not hard at

all last year, with IH coming off a

season of phenomenal improve-

ment at 9-1 2. This year was to be

the summit. Remember "the

basketball renaissance"?

Well, the renaissance is far

from complete. Next year brings

the challenge of a league title to

be won in a new league, in addi-

tion to an improvement on this

year's somewhat disappointing

11-9 regular season mark. Those

represent 1985-86's primary

goals.

Much, indeed, remains to be

done. For the Braves, the mesh

of next year's talent will deter-

mine how much is done, will de-

termine whether the "renais-

sance" is completed.

over? Far from it We got some indication of

things to come when in the tour-

nament we saw the changing of

the guard with the play of Tucker

and Metzger. Tucker's play in

sectionals was such a dramatic

turnaround from the last five

games of the regular season, in

which he saw little action, that it

earned him the Most Improved

Player award for the season. His

next year as well; he and Cohen will undoubtedly form the nu-

cleus of IH's inside attack. Davis'

height (6'4") is a plus in that

area. The forte of Yost this year

was his defensive play; McKibben

seemed to turn to him as a de-

fensive stopper to their oppo-

nents' hot shooters. Yost did

have on and off games; he some-

with Kevin Walzer Vol. 34 No. 13

March 21,1985

Indian Hill High Cincinnati, Ohio

I think everybody in this en-

tire school saw the basketball

Braves' 68-61 loss to McNick

three weeks ago in the finals of

the sectional tournament. We re-

ally don't need to talk about that

any more, do we?

Of course, the loss ended IH's

season. The Braves finished with

a 14-10 record, which is better

than any IH team has had in the

past four years. Now that the 1984-85 season

is over, though, it is important to

turn view to next year's season.

It seems odd that there is a next

year considering the hype and

pressure that surrounded this sea-

son. However, even though IH

didn't win sectionals, didn't win

the EHL title, there is a next year.

However, the unfulfillment of

those goals does present a direc-

tion for next season. For, even

after the success of this year,

much remains to be accomp-

lished.

For IH this year, their biggest

asset was their across-the-board

talent. Seniors Rick Abrams, Cur-

tis Ott, Brian Rowe, Pete Sere-

metis, Dave Stanforth, and Mike

Wentz all provided leadership at

different points of the season.

Behind them, juniors Andy Tuck-

er and Erich Metzger played im-

portant roles in games. Then

there were Mike Cohen, Jared

Davis, Clint Reese, and Jeff Yost,

who all had their moments.

The irony is, at several points

in the season, "the record didn't

reflect the talent," in the words

of coach Dale McKibben. There

was IH's second game with Marie-

mont, an embarrassing loss, and

their annihilation a week later at the hands of Glen Este. That was

the low point of the season, those

two games; they were two of a

four-game losing streak.

This brings us to an important

question: a lot of this talent isn't

going to be here next year. And

although some good players ap- pear to be coming up, will they

mesh with next year's seniors?

Will "the record reflect the tal-

ent"?

School

45243 outside shooting and aggressive- times had pr oblims with fouls,

ness through the course of sec- such as in the second Mariemont tionals was excellent, in which he game, where his assignment was had games of 12, 16, and 16 fouled several times and hit the

points. free throws.

Six c h osen for 'Writers on Writina ' MacMillan- IH will have the largest num-

Still, Yost saw plenty of play-

ing time this year, which indicates

that he may play a big role in the w by Anna Batsakes ber of student writers featured,

Six IH students have been no- The students will have their ted States. Five other advisors re- according to MacMillan. "They

tified that they and pieces of their pieces and explanations of how present the other major geograph- were really impressed with the

writing will be featured in a new and why they wrote them along ical divisions of the country, and quality of writing that comes

MacMillan composition text se- with a short biographical sketch they also sent sample writing to from Indian Hill," said Ackley.

future. The key for Yost is his

continued development as a con-

sistent defensive player.

Reese did not see a lot of ac-

tion this year. As such, it is a bit difficult at this point to comment

on what sort of role he may play

in the future. Still, he has a vari-

ety of tools with which to work,

among them good leaping ability,

speed and quickness. Those tal-

ents have served Reese well under

the rebounding boards, where he

seems most effective.

Comprising the new members

of next year's team could very

well be a mix of sophomores, jun-

iors, and seniors. The JV was led

by such a disparate group as fresh-

ries.

The MacMillan Publishing

Company will include in its new

text a division called "writers on

writing" in which student writers

from all over the United States

will be spotlighted.

As of this date, senior Hugh

Geier, junior Peter Wilke, and so-

phomores Susan Appel and Mari-

ano Fernandez will be featured in

a tenth grade level text, while ju-

nior Carin Chabut and sophomore

Rob Seal will have their writing

published in either a ninth or ele-

venth grade text.

published in the books.

"I'm really excited that my

writing was chosen," said Seal. "I

think it's a real honor to be spot-

lighted in an English text. Maybe

I can show some other students

something about how I write."

Twelve other students submit-

ted pieces for publication and will

be notified within the next two

weeks as to whether or not their

work will also be published.

Mrs. Elizabeth Ackley is an

acting advisor to MacMillan Pub-

lishing Company. She represents

the midwestern region of the Uni-

- photo by Mariano Fernandez men Jason Kincaid and Mike J?a- Andy Tucker pub up a shot ton, sophomores Ron Jones and

against Deer Park in sectionals.

Art show hosts students' works WINTER SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS

VARSITY BOYS* BASKETBALL first team; Chris Hall, Gretch-

Captains: Rick Abrams, n--- en Klndel, honorable mention

MVP: Rick Abrar

MIP: Andy Tucks

E H L All-Star: Ri

1; Pete Sererner~s,

second te2

iouth Co

L S K E T UAl

MlP: Rolf Schorr

RSITY WRESTLING

P: Dave H L champi

138 poun

185 pounc = ~ ~ t i o n a l s : Ken Sla

Captains: Gretchen Kindel, Amy pounds; Dave Kinc

place, 185 pounds MVP: Cadi Cucinotta Regional: Dave Kind

MIP: Chris Hall place and state quallrtcarlon, Cadi Cuci

photo by Tom Taylor

These students will have pieces of writing published in a new text-

book series by MacMillan: (1. to r.) Mariano Fernandez, Hugh Geier,

Rob Seal, Peter Wilke, Carin Chabu t, Susan ~p'pel.

Metzger is Metzger , streaky

and at times inconsistent, but in

sectionals he showed several

flashes of the form that the I

Braves will need from him on a ~ regular basis next year. In the

three games of the tournament in

which he saw significant action- '

Deer Park, Madeira, and McNich-

olas-Metzger was at his finest,

pouring in 19, 18, and 14 points.

When he is at his best offensively,

Metzger is invaluable to the

Braves. Cohen had a good sectional

tournament doing the things he

does best: offensive rebounding,

getting some points around the

glass, and being aggressive. His

role for IH next year will proba-

bly be to improve and continue

those things; if Cohen can im-

prove, he will be a big asset to IH

nest year in stepping in to suc-

ceed Seremetis and Ott.

Davis saw plenty of action this

year and probably will see a lot

by Ellen Alvord

The prestigious Governor's Art

Show was held this past Saturday

throughout the state of Ohio, in

twelve different regions.

Indian Hill High School has

been the host for the southwes-

tern region for the past ten years,

under the direction of art teacher

Mr. Larry Bernard.

Ninety pieces were selected

from abundant entries in this

year's show. Of those 90, seven

pieces of artwork were created

by Indian Hill students. Two

works by senior Amy Wiatt were accepted; works by seniors Todd

Oliver, Tim Marsh, and Maggie

Schiff and juniors Tracy Irvin

and Ghia Euskirchen were also

accepted.

Bernard stated that a total of

about 1500 works will be picked

statewide. Of the 1500, 300 will

be chosen to be displayed in the

State Towers Office in Columbus,

across from the Ohio Capital Buil-

ding.

Fifty pieces from the final se-

lection of 300 will also become a

part of a rotating art show

through the state. The top 25 ar-

tists of the 300 will be eligible for competition for art scholarships.

Bernard commented, "I think

that the Governor's Art Show

competes with professional

shows. I'm always impressed by

the work that is displayed." Bernard also noted, "Since the

artwork is displayed in the State

Towers Building, it gives an op-

portunity for the state legislature

to see what is being done in the

art world on the high school le-

vel. Hopefully, this will influence

Some of their political decisions concerning state funding for

schools."

Latin Club ranks 4th in Ohio RSlTY SM

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by Mark Ensley

The Indian Hill Latin Club

placed 4th out of 38 schools at

the annual Ohio Junior Classical

League convention held in Colum-

bus the weekend of March 3 to 5.

This is an "outstanding" im-

provement over last year's 8th

place ranking, according to Mr.

Sherwin Little, the club's sponsor.

Said Little, "I'm absolutely

thrilled! I had only hoped for a

6th place this year, which still

would have been an 'excellent'

achievement."

This ycar is only the third

timc Indian Hill has wcnt a de-

legation to the state convention.

pact on the Ohio Junior Classical

League.

One of the highlights of the

weekend was the election of so-

phomore Paul Alvord to the of-

fice of state second vice-president.

The second vice-president is res-

ponsible for the organizing and

management of all contests and

events at the convention.

The high school students win-

ning awards at the convention

are: junior Brad Adrien-9th

place, Level I1 Roman History;

sophomore Paul Alvord-10th

place, Latin Grammar; sophornorc

Becky Engel- 1st place, Photo-

graphy; junior Mark Ensley - 1 st

r

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editorial CHI E FTAlM March 21, I985 March 21,1985 CHIEFTAIN Page 13

'Leadership defined': RepIogIes anc I Wingerter Go*> tone 01 detente hlcld by Kevin Walzer

This is a portrait of three

swimmers.

Although all three are, indeed,

different people, as athletes they

share some remarkable similari-

ties.

There are the Replogles, Ter-

esa and Jenny. The two sisters,

a sophomore and a freshman, cap-

tured co-MVP honors for this

team, and that group lived up eo

its seeding of 23 with a 23rd-place

finish in the meet. Wingerter

served the entire swim team, in

the words of Preston, "as a lead-

er." . "All three are leaders," he

added. "They are excellent swirn-

mers who contribute to the team

. . . but they contribute in more

ways than one. They are very

record 1 :07.5 she recorded at t h e

sectional meet, and a time worthy

of all-American consideration.

The elder Replogle also captured

tenth in the 100 freestyle event.

Jenny, the freshman, also

"swam well;" she took seventh i n

the 100 breaststroke with a time

of 1 :09. She had qualified for the

district meet in another event b u t

failed to advance to state.

end of Wingerter's high school ca-

reer. Although she is the team's

only senior, he said, "We'll be los-

ing a lot with her graduation."

Replogle was asked to consid-

er the same question. Does she

think the team will lose much

with Wingerter's graduation?

She paused, and thought

about it a minute. Then she an-

swered, "Yeah."

Last week an important world event took place in the U.S.S.R. : Premier Konstantin Chemenko died and was replaced by a relative youngster in the upper echelons of the Soviet Communist Party, 54-yearald

Mikail Gorbachev. Few people, even in Indian Hill High School, failed to realize the transition that was occurring; almost as few declined to speculate on what this transition might mean to the U.S. and the

world.

It is tempting to give in to cynicism and believe that any Soviet leader will take a stance of direct and

blatant antagonism toward the "free world" and es-

pecially the U.S. Such a belief would not be without solid backing evidence; since the end of World War 11,

the closest the U.S. and U.S.S.R. have come to coop-

eration has been the detente of the mid-1970's.

Americans do not want to trust the Soviet govern-

ment, and with good reason. The U.S. and its allies have been confounded, duped, and even defeated in various areas of the world by the U.S.S.R. and its

minions. Many Americans insist that no agreement can be made with the Soviets, because they will vio- late it; history supports this view.

What many people fail to understand, though, is that the Soviets are at least as paranoid of the expan- sion of our system of government as we are of theirs. They hold the same qualms about the upholding of agreements by the U.S. as we do of their tendency to break trust.

Paradoxically, the open admission that each coun- try must and will act solely in its own interest in the

only way for fruitful negotiations to begin. Gorba-

chev has indicated the same desire to reduce nuclear

weapons escalation that President Ronald Reagan has, and considering the state of the Soviet economy, he

is probably quite serious. The relationship between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.

has a profound political and economic impact just about everywhere in the world. The improvement of

the world is certain if this relationship is improved; both sides would agree to that. We thus must take

Premier Gorbachev's overtures of peaceful coexis-

tence seriously and pursue to the utmost various treaties with the U.S.S.R.-at least until cynicism pre-

Commented Teresa, "I was

happy about the way we ad-

vanced to state. 1 wasn't expect-

ing to go that far."

Were any thoughts going

through her head at the meet held

in Canton?

"I was nervous. About the on-

ly thing I was thinking was, 'hold

your position.' I was seeded

third, and that puts on a little

pres~ure.'~ That sort of pressure has been

on Wingerter throughout her high

school career, as she has advanced

to state all four years of high

vails and reason decays.

editorial

Now, several months after the Department of Edu- cation presented Indian Hill with the "Excellence in Education'bward, everyone has felt its effects. Phy-

sically, there has been almost no change, except for the sign in front of the school. Mentally, however,

photo by Davis Griff in school.

According to Preston, that ex-

perience has served as a plus for

the swimmers this year. "She's a

good influence on the others. She

sets a good example [with consis-

tency and] a positive attitude."

Replogle agreed. "Beth has

been good for the rest of us this

year. She was our only senior,

and we all look up to her."

According to Preston, a few

words must be set aside for the

Teresa and Jenny Replogle

year. Both finished in the top ten

at the state meet some three

weeks ago in their specialty, the

100-meter breaststroke. Both

serve, in the words of swimming

coach Barry Preston, as "leaders

of the team."

There is Beth Wingerter. She,

a senior, seved as team captain

this year. She competed at state

as a part of the medley relay

supportive of each other and their

teammates. We need that as

much as results."

The tangible contributions of

these three, though, are as strong-

ly felt as the intangible.

"At state they swam well,"

said Preston. Teresa Replogle

swept to a third-place showing in

the 100 breaststroke with a time

of l:06-faster than the meet-

students and faculty have come to detest the word

"excellent." As one student very seriously put it,

"I'm sick and tired of being excellent."

This reaction is quite interesting. Usually, an award is accepted and everyone is happy. With "Ex-

cellence in Education," the student body never really photo by Davis Griff in

Beth Wingerter worked for the honor, and suddenly excellence was forced upon them. The usual quest for higher learn-

ing was turned into an obligation. Anything less was

'Psyched7 Kindle falls at state meet young team and an upanddown

season; however, it wound up

having more pluses than minuses

"because of our dual-match rec-

ord, which was real good."

As one of only two graduating

seniors, Kindle feels optimistic

about the team's future. "1 think

they've gotten some good exper-

ience this season, which should

pay off in upcoming years."

not, and is not, acceptable. There have been many jokes and side comments

about the award, but in the end, the feelings the stu- by Kevin Walzer

Dave Kindle has some regrets.

"I know it sounds trite, but if I

could go back again. . . 1 think I

would've done better."

Kindle was referring to his fin-

ish in the state AA wrestling tour-

nament held this past weekend in

Columbus. The particular statis-

tics aren't stunning: two consecu-

tive losses eliminated him from

competition after the consolation

round in the 185 pound category.

Still, Kindle, a senior, feels

that mental apprehension hin-

dered his performance in his first

and final appearance in the state

meet.

"I went in a little psyched out,

I guess," he said. "Going in, I was

anticipating a lot of diffuculty; I

really wasn't expecting to do well.

[Cincinnati wrestlers] hear a lot

about how 'good' the wrestling

schools up in the northern part of

the state are; I heard it. That sort

of psyched me out."

Sometimes low expectations

of performance can cause an ath-

lete to relax and "go for it;" oth-

er times it cause's an athlete to

tense up and hinders perfor-

mance. Kindle believes he fell

prey to the latter phenomenon.

"1 think part of it, too, was

that I didn't know what to expect

from state. Looking back, it was- n't as bad as I thought it would

be. . .," he said. "I think I could

have done better."

This is not to detract, though,

in any way from Kindle's mere

appearance at state; that in itself

is an accomplishment. Still, said

Kindle, "If I were a junior, im-

proving on state would be a pri-

mary goal for next year. But I'm not a junior."

Kindle's appearance at state

marks the second straight year IH

has sent a wrestler to state-senior

Ken Slazyk was the Braves' repre-

sentative last year. Slazyk seemed

on a clear course for a second

state appearance this year, in the

138 pound category; after win-

ning districts, he had advanced to

the quarterfinals of regionals and

enjoyed a substantial lead in his

match before seriously injuring

his knee.

"He ripped a tendon," said

Kindle. "But he was on such a

roll he was able to stall and man-

aged to win the match." That

win put Slazyk in the semifinals

and automatically qualified him

for state as one of the top four

finishers; however, he had to for-

feit both matches due to his in-

jury.

"That's unfortunate," said

Kindle. "I think that he would

have done well at state."

The Braves themselves had a

OSU gives concert dent body has are serious. Resentment and animousi- ty are felt every time "excellence" is mentioned. Of-

ten, administrators will point to the honor roll and multicolored graphs to illustrate "excellence." The

term, however, should not be used to gloss over prob- lems. The people who work hard for B's and C's de-

serve as much recognition as those on the honor roll. There are many unsung heroes at Indian Hill who

by Davis Griffin

The Ohio State Glee Club

graced Indian Hill with its reper-

toire of powerful songs, Friday,

March 28.

The young men, sporting red

jackets, opened with a few reli-

gious pieces including "Ain't

Got No Time to Die." They

then segued into two folk pie-

ces, "Roving" and "Down in

the Valley" were among these

uplifters. Next, the glee club

performed a few numbers off of

Broadway. "Plenty of Nothing"

and "I'm on My Way" from Por-

gy and Bess and "Kansas City"

from Oklahoma were quite inte-

resting.

Finally, the 11 0-year-old

club ended with O.S.U.'s fight

song .

The group's director com-

mented after the performance

that "the audience was wonder-

ful." When asked why they de-

cided to come to IH, having ne-

ver performed here in the past,

the director said that they came

for two reasons, the first being

that it offered a good opportu-

nity for practice before a ma-

jor performance in Salt Lake

City, Utah, and the second be-

ing that it was an opportunity

to inform a wider range of stu-

dents about the wonderful uni-

versity that they have in their

home state. The director of-

fered IHers thinking of atten-

ding O.S.U. the chance to talk

to glee club members from

their area.

MISSY, from p. 6

from different corners of the city,

she is usually called upon for help

with an open Saturday night.

'Knowing a lot of guys from dif-

ferent scllools definitely has its

advantages-for my friends who

need a change of scenery!"

After continuing her higher

education, Missy has set a few

personal goals that seem very

reachable. Her ambition is "to

live in New York, audition for

Broadway shows, and-oh yeah-

have a good-looking guy at my

side ! "

should not be swept under the rug because of their mediocre grade point average.

The administration, faculty, and students should stop praising themselves and try to find their faults. Once found, these imperfections should be accepted, not purged simply because they are not "excellent." One must accept faults before improving upon them. Taking drastic action in the name of "excellence" will

cause even more resentment among those who are as- sumedly "excellent ."

Page 12 CHIEFTAIN

Baseball Braves entering '85 'far past the rebuilding stage'

by Jim Gruskin

As the start of the 1985 sea-

son approaches, the attitude of

Indian Hill's varsity baseball team

could be described as one of cau-

tious optimism. Jon Warden, who

piloted the Braves to a 7-18 rec-

ord a yearago, returns for his sec-

ond year, claiming that "this team

is past the rebuilding stage."

Senior Mike Theye echoes the

coach's sentiment. "If our pitch-

ers come through, we will be a lot

tougher to beat," he said. If Ind-

ian Hill's performance in its most

recent pre-season scrimmage is

any indication of what to expect

in the upcoming season, the

Braves should indeed be tougher

Indian Hill also performed

well in two recent rain-shortened

victories over Country Day.

One of the reasons for the

Braves' early success has been the

performance of the pitching staff.

Senior Brian Jehle and junior

Dave Ahlert held Country Day

batters to a total of four hits in

IH's two scrimmages with the In-

dians. Senior Curtis Ott and jun-

ior Brian Vonderbrink also pitch-

ed well in the Braves' victory over

Wyoming, Ott getting ten strike-

outs in four innings.

During the rest of the 1985

campaign, Indian Hill figures to

be led offensively by incumbent

March 21,1985 March 21,l letter to the editors

to beat in 1985. starters Womack, Theye, Ott and "L-

'"at..

'

On Friday the Braves soundly senior Pete Seremetis. Ott, Jehle, ". %- . - < .*- *- . * %.".* ,

defeated Wyoming, 11-2, on the Vonderbrink, senior Dave Stan- A .

Cowboys' home field. The forth, and Ahlert should compose

Braves' hitting attack was led by the starting pitching rotation in

junior Steve Womack, who slug- the upcoming season.

ged a triple and a double. Theye The Braves open the regular

contributed a perfect four-for- season today at Finneytown.

four day at the plate. Junior IH will face Bethel-Tate in a home

Mike Anderson got two hits, and doubleheader on Saturday before

iunior Brad Wilkinson smashed a concludinrz the earlv homestand * -. - "

towering home run past center against Hamilton Badin on Mon- photo b y Davis Griffin

field. day and GreenhiUs on Tuesday. Curtis Ott will be depended upon to lead the Braves' pitching staff.

Tschan anticipates stiff national competition by Kevin Walzer

For Ed Tschan, at least on the

Ohio level, the more things

change, the more they stay the

same.

The 18-year-old senior recent-

ly won his fifth consecutive state

shooting title, and with that ad-

vances to the national meet to be

held April 22 and 23 at the Uni-

versity of Arkansas.

It's a familiar story. But this

year it might change.

Tschan has won state titles at

every junior age-group level in

which he has competed: 12-14,

14-18, and now, 18-20. [+om

there, he has gone on to finish

high at the national meet. Two

years ago, he finished fifth. Last

year, he finished third.

But Tschan points out that

those results came in the 14-18

age group; he expects a much

tougher time in his first national

competition in the 18-20 group,

which he describes as "the tough-

est national level."

"The competition will be a lot

stiffer," he said. "In the 18-20

age group there are a lot of col-

lege students, people who have

pretty much decided to make

shooting a career. There are some

really phenomenal scores."

Tschan feels he "can do well.

I've been shooting as long as most

anyone that will be there."

Still, Tschan is also realistic.

When asked to compare his scor-

ing total at nationals last year

Photo by Tom Taylor Ed Tschan

with that of the current top-

ranked 18-20 shooters, he said,

"They're about 15 to 20 points

behind. When you consider that

sometimes placing is decided by one point, or even less-how

many bullseyes you get. . ." Regardless of his results this

year, though, Tschan fully ex-

pects to continue with his shoot-

ing in the 18-20 age group and

perhaps make a stab at the world-

class "open" shooting circuit after

college. He will be attending De-

Pauw, and plans to "shoot while

in college. I've talked with the

administration [at DePauw] , and

they seemed fairly agreeable.

They don't have a team, so I

would have to take off occasion-

ally ." Once a person completes the

18-20 age group, said Tschan, he

has a decision to make. Com-

mented the air-pistol specialist,

"After college it's pretty much an

open circuit. You really have to

travel to get to matches; it's

world-class. A lot of tournaments

are held in Belgium and Europe."

Tschan would like to take a

shot (no pun intended) at the

world tour. "If I can improve in

college, as well as do well with my

studies, I hope I can continue

shooting."

Eventually down the road. . . perhaps another try at the Olym-

pics? As a result of his third-place

ranking at nationals last year,

Tschan was invited to try out for

the 1984 Olympic shooting team.

He attended, but met with great

disappointment; not only did he

not qualify, he missed a spot on

the team "by about one position. I was really close."

As a result, Tschan hopes

eventually to try out for another

Olympic team, but he is pragmat-

ic about it: "Not in 1988. By

then I'll be just out of college,

trying to establish myself" on

both the world shooting circuit

and the job front. The world cir-

cuit, although not totally ama-

teur, is not exactly lucrative, ei-

ther. "There's no real prize mon-

ey. We get some money for 'ex- penses,' " but it does not amount

to much.

All that is down the road,

however. Right now, Tschan has

more immediate plans: "to do

well at nationals and continue in

college. That's what I'm worrying

about at this point."

'Parent' obiects to criticism of YL In response to last issue's edi-

torial, "Young Life members re-

frain from mentioning religious

affiliation ," Chieftain received a

letter from "a parent." The let-

ter was not in the form of a re-

buttal and, in addition, asked sev-

eral questions. Below, the letter's

complete text is printed in bold,

and the staff's answers to the pre-

iented questions and defense of

the editorial is in regular print.

We gladly reply to any opposing

views which editorials may incur.

Who wrote the article about

Young Life? Will you mention

your name in the next Chieftain?

Customarily, the editorials do

not run by-lines (title of author-

ship), because editorials represent

the opinion of the entire editorial

staff; this policy is mentioned be-

low the staff listing in each issue.

The anonymity is not to protect

the writer, but simply symbolizes

that the newspaper is speaking as

a unit. For general information,

editor Kenneth N. Jones wrote

the Young Life editorial. We find

it ironic, however, that this letter

was signed simply "a parent."

Why don't you do a senior

sketch on a senior Young Life

member? Maybe you are suffer-

ing from peer pressure.

perceptions? ... Please stand by ...

Due to conflicting interests, Perceptions with Tom Taylor

has not recently been brought

to you. I apologize to the audi- ence and to m y editors for this.

Rest assured, however, Percep-

The policy for senior sketches

is not to pick people solely for

their participation in a certain ac-

tivity (exceptions are Pow-Wow

stars and Chieftain editors at the

end of the year). Aside from

these exceptions, it is pure chance

that the senior participates in acti-

vities such as Young Life. There

is no discrimination against an ac-

tivity.

As a coincidence, Duff Wood-

side is being sketched in this issue,

not because of peer pressure or

because of pressure from this let-

ter. We selected Woodside at the

beginning of the year because he

is a senior star of Pow Wow and

well deserves a sketch. He hap-

pens to be a strong supporter of

Young Life.

Young Lifers have for years

and are now making IHHS stand

out as students IH will be proud

of in years t o come.

Young Life has been at IH for

at least ten years, and I believe

longer.

Do some research and see

what these young people have

done in their lives to make the

world a better place in which to

live. Compare with the National

Merit "stars."

9

tions will return with many more

perceptions for you to perceive. L@ e ~ n 3 a 3 o 0 J

Chieftain is written and composed, printed and sold as an extracur-

ricular activity by the students of Indian Hill High School, 6845 Drake Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45243 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-

tor: Brian Rowe; Magazine Editors: Ellen Alvord, Joel Ruff; Busi-

ness Manager: Kelly Martin; Circulation Manager: Davis Griffin; Production Managers: Mary Beth Heidrich, Arianna Newman; Head

Photographer: Tom Taylor; Photographers: Davis Griffin, Mariano

Fernandez; Contributors: Mark Ensley, Susan Appel, Clarence Hughes, Chris Kempczinski, Kym Sollinger, Rob Seal, Laura Schwartz, Jim

Gruskin, Mr. Bob West, Elizabeth Converse, Marci Jacobson, Tiffany

Meyer, JOY Rowe, Andy Tucker; Production Staff: Laura Schwartz,

Jamie Winget, David Miller, Mariano Fernandez, Barbara Hug, Warren Hill, Kym Sollinger.

As its editorial policy, Chieftain strives both to commend what i s

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.

Not only will Young Lifers

bring pride to Indian Hill, but so

will many others who graduate

from IH, including the National

Merit Finalists.

As for the research done on

the editorial, many upsetting ex-

periences had been relayed to the

editors about recruiting tech-

niques of Young Life. Further-

more, the editors went back to

the November 5, 1982 issue of

Chieftain and utilized the article,

"Brad Johnson pioneers IH

Young Life," which quotes exten-

sively the group's local leader.

The editors have also had first-

hand experience with Young

Life's recruitment.

The Young Life editorial was

not meant to criticize the mem-

bers. 'Whether Young Life is

right or wrong is not to be deci-

ded here. We only criticize the

group's techniques and their fa-

cade as merely a social group."

Regarding historical accuracy,

Young Life was invigorated by

Brad Johnson after leaving IH sev-

eral years before.

At present how many students

feel comfortable with some of the

academy stars? Young Lifers al-

ways try to help fellow students.

They feel good about themselves.

They are not always nervous

about making 4.0. They aren't

drinking and getting DWI's. They

aren't selfish with their time.

They are a friend and have

friends.

The "academy stars" deserve

the academic praise they receive.

More importantly, they are not

social outcasts as implied. They

are no more or less caring or

friendly than members of Young

Life. In fact, one NM Finalist, Mary Beth Heidrich, is an active

member of Young Life.

Young Lifers are not the only

people at IH who "help fellow

students" or "feel good about

themselves" or "have friends.''

Neither is everyone outside

Young Life "drinking and getting

DWI's." There are plenty of

other activities which promote

good nature-Key club and Peer

Counseling, for example; neither

must one be a member of any such organization to be a good

person. Young Life does not

have a monopoly on "goodness"

at Indian Hill.

To accuse people of being "al-

ways nervous about making 4.0"

is to accuse everyone who has ev-

Page 3 er received that honor. This list

of academic standouts includes

many hard-working Young Lifers.

The comment also implies that

anyone appearing on the honor

roll sacrifices himself and his re-

lationships with others in worry-

ing about sustaining that status;

this view is a generalization that

is in most cases untrue.

I feel sorry for whoever wrote

the article. You really need to be

a Young Lifer.

As stated before, Young Life

does not hold the monopoly on

"goodness" and the decent life.

Without going into detail, the edi-

tors feel they are "good" people,

and are only two of many such

people outside of Young Life.

Any further such personal allega-

tions about the character of the

editors should be directed to

them personally and individually.

Paul Monach has a good

chance of being a Presidential

Scholar. The scholars are usually

backers of the political party in

office. He is playing politics with

his Newsweek magazine [with

President Reagan on the cover].

Is he suffering from peer pres-

sure?

The writer of the letter evi-

dently tried to point out hypocri-

sy on the part of a probable writ-

er of the editorial. The "parent,"

however, completely misunder-

stood the photo. Monach's pos-

ing with Reagan was facetious, for

h e feels that it is ridiculous to

have to fawn to a political party

t o win an award. He was flouting

"peer pressure," not succumbing

to it.

Having read the Chieftain for

years I can truly say this staff

does not reflect the ideas of the

student body. Too bad. Well,

maybe next year.

The reaction from the student

body on the Young Life editorial

was surprising. Many gave the ed-

itors a pat on the back, saying, "I

think that's great." Much to our

amazement, no one in Young Life

wrote a rebuttal. Does a reaction

like that mean the Chieftain is out

of tune? Perhaps the Young Lif-

ers understood the editorial much

better than the "parent." Once

again, the editorial criticized the

recruiting techniques and the con-

cealment of Young Life's pur-

pose, not the members, the group,

or either's beliefs in "the basics

of the Christain faith."

For any who are interested,

the above responses were written

by Kenneth N. Jones and Paul

Monach; these responses were re-

viewed and approved by virtually

all the other editors.

CHIEFTAIN March 21.3985 March 21,1985 CHIEFTAIN Page 11

Talent to carry softbailers year /A club pIa Ices 3rd at convention Only had 11 at bats last year. so

may need to be brought along

slowly by Wessinger, though she

has made it clear that she is ready

to be called upon on a daily basis

in '85.

neous speaking-freshman John Stubbers, third place ; general

knowledge-freshman John Sher-

ringer, fust place; industrial

bowl-Gray , Stubbers, and Sher-

ringer, third place.

Also, the following people

won ribbons for their photogra-

phy or technical drawing exhibits:

seniors Moc Pham, Eric Leugers,

Ken Slazyk, Mike Wentz, Drew Gillespie, Mullaney, Marsh, and

More; juniors Teff Neal, Brad Wil-

kinson, Dan Rosenthal, Davis

Griffin, and Anh Dao ; and sopho-

mores Steve Bushelman, Tom Bar-

ry, Ian Meyer, Jon Duncan, and

Ron Jones.

by Brian Rowe

The defending EHL champion

IH softball team is looking to win

its fourth championship in five

years in 1985. Says coach Bob

Wessinger, "I wouldn't say we're

the favorites, but our team def-

initely has some good talent."

Although the Lady Braves lost

several good players to gradua-

tion, the mood in spring training

was still very optimistic. "It's

true we lost some key players,"

commented Wessinger, "but we

will still have a very good year."

The strength of this year's

team will be its experienced and

multi-talented infield. "Our in-

field has been playing together for

a long time and it really shows

when they play." Seniors Gret-

chen Kindel and Amy Wiatt and

iunior Cadi Cucinotta are the

I

rams as a sophomore last year;

coach Wessinger is especially

pleased with this youngster's

progress in the spring. Only had

19 at-bats last year but the overall

experience of the IH infield

should help her mature quickly.

base, her is a clutch performer

who hit .400 last year with run-

ners in scoring position, .357

overall. Another senior who pro-

vides leadership for the many un-

derclassmen who have made the

varsity squad this year; she also

has the stamina to play on a daily

basis this year.

by Clarence Hughes and David Cook

On March 7 and 8, the Indian Hill Industrial Arts Club attended

the Ohio American Industrial Arts

Student Association (0-AIASA)

sentatives to the National AIASA

convention, to take place in early

July.

The following is a list of award

winners at this year's conference:

drafting interpretation-senior

Tim Marsh, first place; research

paper-senior Brian More, f i s t

place, and Marsh, fourth place;

technical writing-sophomore Da-

vid Groff, fourth place; technical

drafting-More, third place; gene-

ral knowledge-junior Eric Dahl,

second place; metric 500-sopho-

more Neil Shoemaker, fourth

place; extemporaneous speaking-

Hughes, fourth place; parliament-

ary procedure-juniors Pam Sow-

ders and Sherry Gilliam, sopho-

more Brian Hubas, and Marsh,

More, and Hughes, fourth place;

industrial bowl-Senior Tom Mul-

laney and Dahl and More, second

place; chapter record book-

Marsh, Hubers, and Hughes, third

place; outstanding student-

Hughes, runner-up.

In the junior division: safety

poster-8th grader Sheila Hughes,

first place and freshman Shannon

Gray, fourth place; research pa-

per-Gray, first plaae; extempora-

Chris Starcher: A freshman with

a lot of athletic ability, could find

a niche in the IH outfield some-

time this year. Most likely will be

a part-time player, but should

gain confidence as the season pro-

gresses.

annual statewide conference in Dayton. The club was ranked

third among participating organi-

zations.

This placement is the latest of

a long string of top three finishes;

the junior chapter (7th, 8th, and

9th grades) also received a third

place award, their second straight

recognition.

Diane Hancher: A feisty all-

around athlete who is currently

battling More for the only still-

undecided infield position, first

base. Was a JV standout last yeas

but is still untested in the varsity

ranks; Wessinger may indeed pla-

toon Hancher and More at first

this year.

Jenny Blank: A tough competi-

tor who will simply back down

from no one. Played JV ball last

year and batted .300 for Jim Ar-

nold's Squaws. Her status as far

as playing time goes is still very

much up in the air, but Blank will

definitely contribute something

to this ball club.

Kelly Ovington: Another fresh-

man who excels at both soccer

and basketball. A personal pro-

ject for coach Wessinger, could

develop into a team leader by the

time she is a senior.

This year's contest was especi-

ally close, as the second place

high school finished a mere half

point ahead of IH. In addition,

says club sponsor, Mr. Dennis

Dupps, Indian Hill participants

received a more "broad-based"

group of awards-they placed in

12 events, the highest number of

any single club. The first and se-

cond place finishers won in res-

pectively nine and five categories;

however, they achieved, on the

average, higher individual place-

ments than did IHers. With a

couple more seconds and thirds"

the competition might have been

much closer. IH's club is signifi- cantly "a young team," and will

definitely be "coming back" in

future years.

One manifestation of this up-

coming younger membership is

sophomore Clarence Hughes, who

this year was elected vice-presi-

dent of 0-AIASA. Hughes has al-

ready served a term as vice-presi-

dent of the association's South-

western Ohio chapter and is sure-

ly one of the youngestever hol-

ders of his present position.

Hughes philosophises: "I ran

because I felt I could do the job,

and I'd like to have a say in what

goes on at the state level." One of his primary goals this year will

be "to get more people interes-

ted" in Industrial Arts and in

"running for other state offices."

The next event on the IH

club's itinerary is the approaching

annual Industrial Arts display

held at TriClounty Mall, the

weekend of April 27 and 28. In addition to a possible robotics de-

monstration, the club is working

on a 10- to 15-minute film based

on the events of the state compe-

tition, which would be shown

alongside the graphic and wood-

working displays.

Still in the planning stages is

the option of sending club repre-

Play gets one more 'excellent' tion of his portrayal of Andrew

Powers, age 15. "Rob was really good that performance," agreed

the cast.

The drama-filled weekend was

a unique experience for cast mem-

bers seniors Duff Woodside, Anna

Batsakes, Ken Jones, and Kym

Sollinger ; sophomore Diana Grei-

ner; and Schiff, Warfel, and Ro-

binson. The directors, Mrs. Marla

Lanagan, Beth Robinette, and

Berwanger, and the crew, senior

MaryBeth Heidrich and sopho-

mores Arianna Newman, Susan

Bennett, and Natalie Woodward,

also enjoyed the festival, especi-

ally the play "The Imaginary In-

valid" presented by Otterbein

College.

"The experience of state was

wonderful," commented Ber-

wanger. "The quality of our per-

formance was extremely gratify-

ing and showed that dramatically

Indian Hill ranks with the best

schools of Ohio. I only hope that

we can go again next year and live

up to the standards we set with

"Why Do We Laugh?"

Gretchen Kindel: A speedy sec-

ond baseman whose strength is

her fielding, Kindel has seen it all

and definitely will not choke un-

der pressure as the EHL race in-

Kritin Mains: Coming off a fine

basketball season, Mains im-

pressed coach Wessinger with her

Amy Johnson: Nicknamed "Mag-

ic" due to her prowess in basket-

ball, Johnson should make a fairly

smooth transition from the Ilard-

wood to the outfield this spring.

A freshman who may surprise ev-

eryone by starting a few games

this year.

by Kym Sollinger

The cast of the one act play,

"Why Do We Laugh?" participa-

ted in the Ohio Theatre Alliance

State Festival this past weekend.

The cast and crew traveled to the

Otterbein College campus where

they were awarded an "Excel-

lent" rating by a panel of judges.

The Alliance was created in

1965 to promote excellence in se-

condary school drama throughout

the Ohio Valley. The main func-

tions of the state festival were to

provide students with the oppor-

tunity to view other schools' dra-

matic productions and to provide

directors with evaluations of their

work by professional play critics.

"The Ohio Theatre Alliance

High School Play Festival is not a

contest," stated this year's festival

chair, Miss Lucy Lee Reuther. "It is rather a celebration and a sha-

ring of experiences. 'Ne are not

here to decide the 'best' play.

Each production had to be supe-

rior to get here in the first place."

Last January 19, 'Why Do We

Laugh?" competed at the regional

competition at Edgecliff College

where the play received a superior

rating. As only one play receives

a superior rating in each region,

Indian Hill was selected to repre-

sent the Cincinnati area at the

state festival. Nine other regions

were also represented at Otter-

bein.

The twoday festival took

place on Friday, March 15 and Sa-

tusday, March 16 at the Westches-

ter, Ohio campus of Otterbein.

The eight-member cast, the direct-

ors, and the crew lived and

breathed theatre. "I've never seen

so many plays in all my life," sta-

ted sophomore Charlie Schiff.

After each performance, the

three-judge team presented their

"judications"-subjective criti-

cisms on what might improve the

individual plays. "The 30 criti-

ques we heard were unparalleled

learning experiences," stated di-

rector Miss Mary Lou Berwanger.

"I think both students and direc-

tor got a lot out of them."

The judges gave Indian Hill an

excellent rating, the second high-

est possible score; the cast was

pleased with the results. "It was

our best performance," stated so-

phomore Susan Robinson, "but

the judges at state looked for

things totally different than the

judges at regionals. The things

that the regional judges loved

were disliked by some of the

state judges, but overall we did

a great job."

In addition to the cast's ex-

cellent rating, one member was

individually recognized. Fresh-

man Rob Warfel was named to

the state all-star cast in recogni-

mainstays in this area.

The team, which finished 8-2

in the league and 12-6 overall last

year, will depend on the contin-

ued good pitching of senior Molly

Roche and the emergence of

sophomore Traci Finkelmeier for

many of their wins this year.

Roche has been pitching for the

varsity softballers since she was a

freshman, and she is expected to

earn many more wins this spring.

"Our outfield is our weakest

tensifies. Only weakness was her

.250 batting average last year, but

she played in several winter lea-

gues and expects to raise her av-

erage considerably in her final

season.

much-improved play this year.

PITCHERS Amy Wiatt: A top-rate shortstop

who combined solid defense with

a 50% on-base percentage last

year. Had fewest errors of any

shortstop in the EHL in 1984 and

triggered the famous IH double

Molly Roche: Like Myers, Roche

has made an enormous contribu-

tion since joining the team as a

freshman four years ago. Allowed

only 129 hits in 29 innings of ac-

tion last year and was personally

responsible for many of IH's close

wins last season. Any animosity

between her and coach Wessinger

blew over a long time ago, and

Roche will be leading the way for

the IH pitching staff throughout

the year.

link this year," said Wessinger, so

the burden will be especially hea-

vy on senior and 1984 league all-

star Beth Myers, the only Lady

Brave with outfield experience.

"Our main competition in the

EHL will be Glen Este-they were

very comparable to us last year,

but they didn't lose as many peo-

ple to graduation," stated Wessin-

get. Glen Este shared the EHL crown with IH last year, and the

Lady Braves played two very

close games with them a year ago.

Last year the statistical and

spiritual leader was Mary Howe,

but this year the team has no one

superstar, so it has a more bal-

anced attack. The Lady Braves

open their 28game season next

week with games on Tuesday,

Wednesday, and Thursday, and

with a strong pre-season finished,

the squad should be ready for an-

other strong year.

Below is an up-close, player-

by-player summary of the 1985

softball team complete with sta- tistics and commentary:

play many times last season.

Came to spring training ready to

pick up where she left off last

May.

Cadi Cucinotta: A popular pre-

season choice for EHL player of

the year honors this season, Cuci-

notta hit .396 last yeru and .500

this year in spring training. A

durable player who led the team

with 63 at-bats last season, and was second to Mary Howe with

25 hits. Will play third base again

this year.

Traci Finkelmeier: A crucial

player whom the Lady Braves

need to relieve Roche once in a

while. Did not pitch any varsity

innings last year but definitely has

the necessary talent; scouts liken

Finkelmeier to a young Roche. A

sophomore who will be depended

upon for years to come.

WIHS suffers fror n tiny repertoire photo by Davis Griffin

Diane Hancher is one of two jun-

iors competing for the first base

position. by Chris Kempczinski

Most who go to the academy

have been excited about the re-

surgence of Ross Baumes on the

Indian Hill airwaves. Relying on

Baumes' lackadaisical attitude,

which, some allege, resulted in

his getting "canned" on his pre-

vious job, the IH radio station,

WIHS, is making a run for the

lunch room audience with a mix-

ture of pop and rock and roll mu-

sic. Unfortunately, the project's

founder, Mr. Tony Brueneman,

and other participants neglected

to anticipate certain problems.

One is the theft of an already

limited collection of the station's

OUTFIELDERS recordings. This led to a decline

in the station's popularity because

of somewhat repetitive program-

ming.

However, Baumes insists that

he is not through and could be

persuaded to rejoin WIHS. He

points out that "basically the sta-

tion will be only as good as the

student body wishes to make it.

If they [the students] can bring

in more records, our library will

increase, and the quality will im-

prove." But if initial indications

mean anything, the station might

have a difficult time making a

comeback.

Beth Myers: A perennial all-star

who has played varsity softball

since she was a freshman. Was the

runner-up to Howe in team MVP

voting last year due to her .416

batting average and in1 pressive

53% on-basc percentage. Had a

surprisingly-rocky spring training.

but rest assured that when the

season begins, Myers will be hit-

ting on all cylinders. Offers much

needed leadership in an otherwise

very inesperienced outfield.

JV Squaws hoping by Tiffany Meyer

"We should play to learn the

basic fundamentals and have fun

this year," comments coach Jim

A~nold of the JV girls' softball

team.

He feels this way because the

team this year is "young" and

"inexperienced" due to the fact

that there are only three return-

ing sophomores, Michelle Bokon,

Lisa Nabors, and Stephanie

Smith.

for 'fun' year

Last year's team's final record

was 3-8 after a rainy season. I:or

this reason, Arnold hopes the

weather stays nice this season.

Right now Arnold is in the

process of making cuts (he may

have made them all by press

time). There are 21 girls trying

out, and only 15 are needed for

the team. Their first game is

Wednesday, March 27, a t Harri-

son.

INFIELDERS

Julie More: A junior who saw

some limited action in the varsity Sally Ulmer: A sturdy outfielder

v\rho can throw a bullet to any

Page 10 CHIEFTAIN March 21,1985 March 21,1985

Exchangees rollick in lively Spain 'No losses, state ' represent neffers' season they regrouped with the approxi-

mately 40 other students on

the exchange. The first day, they

went on the Rastro, which is the

street market in Madrid, and the

Royal Palace. The second day

was spent in Segovia and included

a tour of the palace in which Fq- dinand and Isabella agreed t o fi- nance Columbus' trip to the New

World. The third day, students

went to the Prado.

All who participated enjoyed

Spain very much, and expressed

their wish to return, especially

to Vigo.

As Farrell said, "Spanish peo-

ple are very warm, and you make

friends easily. We left a lot of

friends behind, and we were up-

set to have to leave. Many of us

want to return in the near fu-

ture."

by Susan Appel

Seven Indian Hill students par-

ticipated in this year's Spanish ex-

change. Senior Jill Farrell, juniar

Stephanie Nichols, sophomores

Heather Holberton, Erin Hays,

and Susan Appel, and freshmen

Liida Dahl and Rob Warfel, ac-

companied by Mrs. Linda Van-

Derbeck, were in Spain from Fe-

bruary 6 to 27.

For the first two and a half

weeks, they resided in Vigo, a

doastal city in northwest Spain,

just north of the Portugese bor-

der. The downtown area of Vigo,

typically European, is made up of

many granite buildings of all sizes,

holding stores, banks, and busi-

nesses. It is crowded, closely

packed, and hurried. Further out

are the more residential areas, and

I'd see. The cliffs, mountains,

waves, and the endless sea were

absolutely gorgeous!" exclaimed

Hays.

In Vigo, the students lived

with Spanish students of the In-

stitute Santo Tome do Freixado,

and they attended classes with

their correspondants on days

when they weren't on excursions.

Classes did not begin until 9:00,

and students were dismissed at

1:40 for comida, the afternoon

meal. The afternoon session be-

gan at 4:00 and ended at 6:30.

Spanish students are not required

to be at school unless they have

a class, so they could often be

found in nearby bars or cafes, or

in the bar in the school. On the

weekends, most students spent

the days shopping or just wander-

between 10:OO and 11 :00. While in Vigo, the students

participated in carnaval, the Span-

ish counterpart of Mardi Gras,

which lasts for a week before

Lent. During this festival, many

people attend parties and roam

the streets in garish costumes

During their stay in Vigo, the

students also went on a number

of trips to other cities. These in-

cluded a threeday trip to La Co-

runa, a ~ l d day-long trips t o the

market in Portugal, to the city of

Santiago (where the remains of

St. James are entombed), and to

the city of Pontevedra, where

another American g o u p was liv-

ing.

After Vigo, the exchangees

spent four days in Madrid, where

by Andy Tucker

The key to the high expecta-

tions of the varsity tennis team

this year appears to lie in their ex-

perience. Returning members

Matt Santen, Dave Steward, Brad

McCurdy , and Andy Tucker hope

to lead the Braves to a successful

season.

However, the newcomers to

the team will play an active part

as well. Senior Bill Poffenberger

teturns to the team this year, af-

ter spending last season at a tennis

camp in Florida. As a junior, Pof-

fenberger went to the state tour-

nament in doubles.

Freshman Lee Tucker also

made the team, and will be an-

other weapon in the Braves' ar-

senal. His maturity and unusual

tenacity are great assets and could

benefit the team greatly.

Several juniors will be playing

varsity this year for the first

time-Teff Neal, Jeff Busch, and

Kevin McClorey all played sub-

stantial roles for the JV last sea-

son. Sophomore James Granger

has joined the group from JV as

well. The level of play and ef-

fort from all four players should

be a definite plus this year.

Exchange student Ingo Lies has also been added to the Braves'

attack. The team will look for

leadership from this senior.

What sort of expectations does

all this talent bring? Coach Dave

Swisher would like to see "an un-

defeated season and a number-

one city ranking. I'd also like to

send at least five players to state."

That prediction is not far-

fetched. Andy Tucker and Mc-

Curdy hope to improve upon last

year, especially at the state tour-

nament; McCurdy finished fourth

in the singles competition a year

ago. In addition, several of the

juniors were the main parts of a ning attests to that fact. 1H hopes JV team that posted a 20-5 rec- to appease this hunger with an ord in two years (1983 and "impeccable" season; in the

1984). words of one player, "With this

Even more, the players appear combination of talent and hard to be "hungry". Their practicing work ...[ we] have to do well." before school at 6:00 in the mor-

Track team to field

by Paul Monach

Boys' track coach Mr. Bob

West would feel fortunate to dup-

licate last year's fourth-place fin-

ish in the EHL. As he said, "The

boys' track team is overwhelming-

ly young this year. I would guess

the team is 80% freshmen and

sophomores."

West did not malign the ath-

letic potential of his young team,

ach, and sophomore Mark Young

could form the core of a respec-

table distance team, and seniors

Matt McNellis and Dave Schnei-

der and junior Dominic Britton

are expected to lead the sprin-

ters. Senior Brian More is the

team leader in the hurdles.

Other areas, such as the mid-

dle distances and field events, are

more ambiguous. It is here that

further still, the beach. ing around Vigo. At night, they LATIN, f p. 1 Level I1 Latin Grammar, 6th place

Level I1 Academic Pentathlon,

6th place, Level I1 Roman Histo-

ry, 8th place Level I1 Latin voca-

bulary; freshman Scott Neihaus-

7th place, Level I1 Academic Pen-

tathlon; sophomore Maren Schinn

-3rd place, Mixed Media; and

freshman Chris Vockell- 1st

place, Mosiacs, and 2nd place,

Deccupage.

The success of the Latin Club

is due partly to the achievements

of the Ottawa students who par-

ticipated. Among a multitude of

awards, Ottawa students managed

to take all ten places in the new

Pre-Latin category.

The Latin Club is currently

looking towards the national con-

vention in New Hampshire this

August; hopes run high that its

performance there will be com-

parable to its recent successes.

"The beach in Vigo is like a were in the discos until time for place, Leiel 111 Life, lst

dream, something I never thought cena (the evening meal), usually place, 111

thlon, 2nd place, Level I11 Roman Ca Idwell, FHA win in peti History, 4th place, Level I11 Latin Doubles teams to lead JV

just their inexperience in high

school track. "We've got some

good athletes on the lower levels,

but they're just young."

West's team will open its sea-

son early, next Tuesday at home

against Madeira. The Mustangs,

always competitive with IH, could

be too much for the Braves in this

proverbial "rebuilding year."

Many of last year's top per- formers have either graduated or

failed to come out for the team.

As a result, West feels that the

boys have' the "most experience

in the distance events," the

Braves' weakest area in the run-

ning events last season.

Juniors David Ahlert and

George Heynen, senior Paul Mon-

many underclassmen have a

chance of breaking into the var-

sity ranks.

Despite holding few expecta- tions of success, West does not

look on the impending season

gloomily. He feels that perhaps

this season will be less tense than

in recent years. "When spring

comes, it seens inevitable that we

should go outside and play; track

lets you do that."

What moved West to that po-

etic description of physical pain

was his rapport with his young

squad. "It's a nice group. I'm

looking forward to the season. If

you're going to spend a season

'building character', you'd best

spend it with people YOU like."

by Anna Batsakes

The Future Homemakers of

America Club competed in their

annual regional competition at

Withrow High School on Satur-

day March 9. Junior Tesa Cald-

well placed first in the coping

with crisis category and will ad-

vance to ytate competition.

The FHA team entered twice

as many competitions as last year.

"Our membership has increased

70% since last year," said Mrs.

Drozda, sponsor of FHA. "That's

why we could enter more com-

petitions. Still, I think we

spread ourselves too thin. We

would have fared better if the

students and I had concentrated

on fewer categories."

Last year IH FHA entered

four competitions which included

team demonstration, job applica-

tion and interview, coping with

crisis, and consumer decision ma-

king. Four new competitions

were entered this year in addition

to last year's four. These include

the planning process, illustrated

talk, parliamentary procedure,

and state project display.

Seniors Jeff Hahn, Ross Bau-

Grammar, 7th place Level I11 La-

tin Vocabulary, 10th place, Level

I11 mythology; sophomore Andy

Geygan-8th place, Level I1 Ro-

man History, 10th place, Level I1

Mythology; senior MaryBeth Hei-

drich-2nd place, Level I Latin

Grammar, 7th place, Level I La-

tin Vocabulary, 7th place, Level

I Roman History; junior Shawna

Hornsby-2nd place, Level I11 La-

tin Grammar, 7th place, Level I11

Latin Vocabulary, 8th place, Le-

vel I11 Academic Pentathlon;

freshman Sarah Hunt-6th place,

Maps; freshman Tom Kindle-7th

place, Level I1 Latin Grammar;

freshman Tiffany Meyer -5 th

place, Crafts/Models, 6th place

by Chris Kempczinski

The JV tennis team is prepar-

ing to play under the tutelage of

first-year coach Greg Koulouris in

what has the potential to be a

banner season. Hoping to im-

prove upon a lackluster 7-4 record

of the previous year, Koulouris

was strongly encouraged by the

turnout of 24 boys.

Based on the initial cuts, it

would appear that this year's

squad will rely on a strong soph-

omore class benefitting from the

transition of Mark Wishard from

the baseball diamond to the ten-

nis courts, as well as Country Day

believes, should lock up the EHL for the JV.

He notes that the team "must

remain consistent throughout the

year and must also have strong

performances from the doubles

teams," which he views as the

strength of the squad.

However, some might wonder

just how good the JV boys will be

with a laid-back coach and a team

filled with some notorious crazy

men. Koulouris' only response is,

"I'm gonna go by the book, and

if anyone goofs off I'll kick them

off the team, regardless of how

good they are."

benold, and Molly Roche; junior

Tricia Wilson; and sophomore Ju-

lie Havlovic placed third in the

planning process category; junior

Jeff Gibson placed third in the il-

lustrated talk category.

Seniors Stephanie Savage, Dar-

lene Carnes, Sandy Clark, Cathy

Walker, and Missy Kohls; juniors

Lee Baumes, Wendy Johnson, and

Julie Packard; and sophomores

Cathy Levy and Cheryl Clark re-

ceived an honorable mention in the very difficult parliamentary

procedure competition. Seniors

Erika Schoofs and Maggie Schiff

placed second in the state project

display competition.

"Overall, I think we did really well," said Drozda. '? believe it

will be easier to do well next year

since both the students and I will

have a good idea what the judges

want, and we can spend more

time and put more energy into

our categories."

Thirty-two FHA members will

attend the Spring FHA rally at

Laurel Oaks vocational school on

March 28. Regional members

who placed first in regional com-

transfer Chris Kropp. Both are

considered by Koulouris as inte-

gral parts in the team, which also

features returning starters Matt

Steward, James Granger, Bruno

Darre, and Craig Whitman.

As it stands right now, Kou-

louris intends for his singles play-

ers to be Granger, Darre, and

Wishard, with Steward and Kropp

! teaming up on doubles. Thus there remain only two starting

spots (both second doubles posi-

tions) open at present, surely fos- tering a very competitive few

weeks before the Braves play An-

derson in their first match on

April 6.

The schedule appears to be

very rigorous, with Elder, Oak

Hills, Sycamore, and St. Xavier

Squaws eague by Joy Rowe

The girls' track team recently

started its pre-season condition-

ing. Coach Dave Garwood feels

he "will be disappointed if we

don't finish in the top three" of

the EHL.

The team has several returning

runners; specially mentioned by

Garwood were senior Vera Mc-

Vicker in sprints, junior Lee Bau-

mes and sophomore Molly Hig-

gins in the 400, junior Karina

Baldwin and sophomore Dorothy

Joecken in the 800, and sopho-

more Lynn Stanforth in the 1600

run.

Garwood described the team

men he named were Tricia Craig

and Joy Rowe.

Another addition to the team

is Maren Schinn from West Ger-

many. She has produced very low

times in the sprints and appears

to be a very promising runner.

Garwood is also "pleased with

the number of girls who have

turned out for the season." Ap-

proximately 30 girls are current-

ly on the team. With this many

participants, it will be possible to

place several girls in each event,

a luxury IH has not always had.

The Squaws fared quite well

last season, capturing a second-

place tie in the league meet. In

mes, and Tom Wilson were the

team demonstration entrants and

placed second in the region. Se-

nior Amy Wiatt entered the job

application and interview catego-

ry and placed second; also, junior

Sherry Gilliam received an hono-

petition will present their projects

and displays, so other students

can see what the judges found

most impressive.

The state convention will be

held in Columbus from April 25

to 27. Fourteen FHA members posing formidable challenges. as "young, but expericnced. We addition, they sent several rep-

photo by Dav is Griffin Nevertheless, Koulouris antici- have added one transfer student resentatives to the repionsl Kathy ~~~k~~ gets down to busi-

pates a "10-4" season which, he and several freshmen." The fresh- meet in Dayton. ness .

rable mention in consumer deci- will go to the convention to at- photo by Tom Taylor

sion making. tend assemblies and meetings on The IH Latin Club, led by teacher Sherwin Little (second from Seniors Loren Lytle, Jacki Ra- various topics. right) won numerous awards a t a recent state convention.

P a p 6 CHIE FTAIJU March 21,1985 March 21.1985 CHIEFTAIN Page 9

from the volume of the large py- ramid.

It can be shown that each of the pyramids is made up of an equilateral triangle topped by three isosceles right triangles. Each one's top corners are thus

composed of three right angles. The volume of each small pyra- mid (using one of the 6cm edges

as altitude, and the other two to find the area of the base in the formula A(ab/2)/3 for the volume

of a pyramid) is thus 6(6X6/2)/3, or 36. Similarly, the volume of

the big pyramid is 18(18X18/2)/3 which simplifies to 972. The vo-

lume remaining after subtracting the three small pyramids from the

3 large one is 864cm . Problem for the issue after

next (also from the AIME):

puzzle This week was an important one for high school math as the COO k bends m i d s before &-ea k American Invitational Mathemati-

senior sketch

Matchmaker Missy leads 'Boy Friend' and becoming deeply involved in a movie with Harrison Ford ("I

live for Harrison Ford"), all after rolling out of bed at 11 : 30, round

out an ideal day for Missy . "I like biking, too, but I can't

seem to get motivated." But Mis- sy does get her share of exercise;

among field hockey, walking her

dog Sam, and enjoying a refresh- ing midnight dip at the swim club,

Missy has managed to keep herself in good physical condition.

Aside from all this, Missy en-

joys the night life around town. As many of her friends know, however, before Missy can go out

and "bring the house down," she

must get herself ready. And her friends know that is a feat in it-

self. As one friend, who wished

to remain anonymous, pointed out, "She should be in the Guin- ness Book of World Records un- der the longest shower time!"

Being the good-natured person that she is, Missy is always willing

to help a friend in need. One of her most-utilized methods of lending a helping hand is her "matchmaking technique." Be-

cause of the fact that Missy has many friends .- - of the opposite sex

see MISSY, p. 13

volume (using the well-known for- cal Examination (AIME) was gi- ven all across the nation. Among

the most interesting of the prob- lems on the exam was the follow-

ing :

by David Cook Last issue's puzzle was one of

those whose solution can be de-

termined without actually proving it correct. The question was the

following: A six-inch-long hole is drilled through the center of a sphere. What volume is left? No info~mation has been left out.

Strangely enough, the fact

that no information has been withheld is important to the solu- tion of the problem. Because, for

instance, the diameter of the hole is not mentioned, one can assume

that the answer is constant regard- less of the width of the hole. One can therefore assign any value to

this width and still come up with the same answer.

A good choice for the diame-

ter would be zero; a zero-inch-

thick hole does not remove any volume from the sphere, and thus

the volume remaining is the vo-

lume of the sphere. Since the six- inch-long hole is drilled through

the center of the sphere, it is, in

this case, a diameter, so the radius of the sphere is three inches. Its

by Laura Schwartz

"Any girl who's reached the

age Of seventeen or thereabouts. . Knows she has reached the

stage Of needing one to care about; Nothing else will really do. . . "

sings Missy Milligan as she dances

her way in Charleston fashion across the stage in the yeat's pro-

In other situations, however, the rosy cheeks, curly hair, and

captivating smile are hidden be-

hind the electric eye of a Kodak Instamatic. Pictures of fellow stu-

dents in various situations cover

the walls of Missy's basement study, most of which are some-

what incriminating. "I'm the obnoxious one at

parties, the one with the camera-

'smile!' " Because of Missy 's ea-

gle eye and ability to capture those "memorable moments,"

many of her victims have been known to offer her money for the "damaging'' pieces of evidence, to no avail. (The next time you see Missy, ask her about the "bath- tub" shot.)

Munching on cinnamon Pop

Tarts, jamming to Phil Collins,

3 mula 4nr 13) is therefore found

to be 4n(3)'/3, or 36n, the solu- tion.

Note that without knowing

that the answer was independent of the diameter .of the hole, as gi-

ven in the problem, one would have to show that the volume sim-

plified to 36iTin all cases, not just a single one. This can be done

using the formula for the volume

Three 12cm X 12cm squares are each cut into two pieces A and B as shown in the first figure below, by joining the midpoints of two

adjacent sides. These six pieces

are then attached to a regular hex- agon, as shown in the second fi-

gure, so as to fold into a polyhed- ron. What is the volume of this

polyhedron?

duction of Pow Wow. Missy

holds a lead role in The Boy Friend, her second lead in four

performances in Pow Wow. "Polly (her role) is a wide-

eyed, innocent millionaire, which

is a far cry from me-the million- aire part, that is!" This remains to be seen as tonight is the night

of the celebrated "opening night jitters."

In addition to being active in Pow Wow and a top-rated mem-

ber of the Premiers, Missy has been taking voice lessons for the

past four years. As a result, she

will be attending Denison Univer- sity, where she has been strongly

considered by music directors for . - -

of a cylinder, TU% (where h is the height of the cylinder), and the formula for the volume of the caps, the rounded end at either

side of the hole, n ~ ( 3 1 ~ + ~ ~ ) / 6

(where A represents the altitude). The volume remaining is the vo-

lume of the sphere minus the vo-

lume of the of the cylinder minus twice the volume of a cap, or

My solution to this problem (which may or may not be cor-

rect) follows. It is obvious first

that since the length of a side of

the square is 12, the legs of the triangle cut from it are both 6.

My conception of the figure

formed by folding the sides of the polygon in the polygon below

is pictured by the solid Lines

below. In dotted lines, I drew a pyramid which fits over the figure

in the problem. The volume de-

sired can now be obtained by fin-

Let A, B, C, and D be the vertices

of a regular tetrahedron, each of

whose edges measure one meter.

A bug, starting from vertex A, ob-

serves the following rule: at each vertex, it chooses one of the three

edges meeting at the vertex, each edge being equally likely to be

chosen, and crawls along that

edge to the vertex at its opposite

end. What is the probability that the bug is at vertex A when it has

crawled exactly 7 meters?

2 2 (3(r -9) + (1-3) )/6 (take my word for it). Upon simplification,

all the r's cancel out, showing

that their value doesn't matter,

leaving 36n.

ding the volume of each of the three small pyramids at the cor-

ners and subtracting the total

~ h o t o by Tom Taylor her smgmg talents. Wide-eyed Missy displays her collection of candid dots.

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senior sketch

Dramatic Duff acts, writes for stage He again will play a prominent

role on the stage as a lead in

this year's Pow Wow, a produc-

tion of Sandy Wilson's The Boy

Friend. Duff, who will play the part of

Lord Brockhurst, attests that the

show "should be one of the most

entertaining in years." Duff de- scribes the stage as "a great es-

cape" although he is quick to point out that "writing is me while acting isn't."

For someone who is as active on the stage as Duff, it is amazing that he finds time to pursue an active writing career. The crea- tion of his own poetry, short stor-

ies, and plays represents a very important, more serious side of Duff.

His interest in self-expression through the written word has

prompted him to enter several writing contests and submit his

work to many publications in- cluding the Seven Hills Review.

Currently, Duff is in the midst of one of his "most challenging

works," an autobiographical play entitled "Seasons."

Whether or not Duff's autobi-

ography is anything like his senior sketch, it. will certainly be an in- teresting chronicle of the life of

IH's most flamboyant senior.

by Jim Gmskin game. the world's most avid Michigan

I think I have made a mistake Unfortunately, the Wolver- fans, is clad in maize and navy by attempting to interview Duff ines are about to be eliminated from head to toe and is yelling

Woodside for his senior sketch from the NCAA tournament de- and coaching at the top of his

during a Michigan basketball spite the fact that Duff, one of lungs. - "q --I t r U..bR̂ IIC -,,.a- "I can't believe that call," he

protests. "Come on Blue! Just

bring the ball up the court and

run the offense for a change." The article may have to wait un-

til the end of the game. To assume that Duff is simply

a crazed sports fan would be a

grave mistake. He is a virtual per- sonification of the word "di- verse." It is not unusual to find

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movie review

Reiner releases a 'Sure Thing' by Kym Sollinger

From the humorous character

of Meathead in "All in the Fam-

ily" to the director of the charm-

ingly-ridiculous movie. This is Spinal Tap, Rob Reiner has made

people laugh. With a playful style all his

own, Reiner takes the pathetic

and creates endearing characters

that leave viewers rolling in the aides. Reiner's newest release,

The Sure Thing, is no exception

to the rule: Reiner is still making

people laugh. In The Sure Thing, Reiner

takes a traditional, romantic com- edy and adapts it to the lives of two college freshmen. Like his

character Nigel Tufnel (Spinal Tap) and Meathead ("All in the

Family"), this mismatched couple is faced with a seemingly hopeless situation: they fall in love.

Of course, the plot isn't quite that simple. Reiner adds a few obstacles to keep the script flow-

ing. As they journey their way to California to see their respective

mates, Walter "Gib" Gibson (John Cusack) and Alison Brad- ley (Daphne Zuniga) are aban-

doned, nearly starve to death, and

hatellove each other every minute of the trip. .

Alison goes to see her some- what reserved boyfriend at

UCLA, while Gib travels to the West Coast to meet his dream-

girl. His fun-loving buddy from back home who attends UCLA

says she's "a sure thing."

What makes this movie so touching is that both Alison and

Gib change along the roads to Cal-

ifornia. Alison is a repressed, in- different girl who learns from Gib

that life is meant to be spontane-

ous-not always a planned rou- tine.

Gib is always the more sincere of the two, but he also matures a

little. Both learn a very impor- tant lesson in life, that things are not always what they appear to be. As the friendly truckdriver who gives Alison and Gib a ride

puts it, "Never in my life have I met 'a sure thing.' "

It takes near-tragic circum- stances to make Alison realize

that she is in love with Gib. When she discovers Gib's sole purpose

for going to California, she ex- plodes with anger and jealousy.

Thinking to repay her with the same treatment she gave him, Gib

plays along with his sure thing game, but suddenly a sure thing

isn't what he really wants from

We. Reiner's poignant directing

gives the audience the room to laugh, cry, and love in the happy

as well as sad moments of the

characters' love affair. With this blend of romantic comedy and

serious emotion, Reiner's new

movie well deserves its title: it's a sure thing.

Duff a rowdy basketball fan wear- ing a chicken outfit one night and

a quiet, pensive poet the next. Whatever the case, Duff al-

ways manages to stay remarkably busy. In addition to being a member of IH's chamber choir for

three of his four high school years, Duff has participated in

Pow Wow and several Drama pro- ductions.

In his most recent drama per- formance, that of Andrew at 45

in "Why Do We Laugh?", Duff

photo by Tom Taylor was honored by being named to Duff prepares enthusiastically for tonight's performance as Hubert the All-Region Cast as the play Brockhurst. advances to state competition.

March 21,1985 CHIEFTAIN Page 7

teacher feature

Zestful Swisher shoots for State by Robert Seal

"It's the best team in the Tri-

State area and perhaps the entire

state," proclaimed Mr. David

Swisher about his varsity Braves

tennis squad. "There's nothing

like a 5:50 a.m. practice to start

your day," he added with a grin.

Tennis is one of many activities in

which the well-known math de-

partment coordinator likes to in-

dulge.

"Years ago, if one of my men

could beat me, he would be one

of the very top players on the

team," said Swisher. "Now they

just make the team." He and his

~ u a d are preparing for their first

match against Bethel-Tate at the

end of the month.

"We have to beat them be-

cause they're in our district," he

sighs ruefully.

Besides tennis, Swisher also

enjoys motorcycle rides, boating, bridge, water skiing, and "house-

shopping." Recently, he had to

miss a day of school to evict a

tenant from one of his houses.

He described the eviction as "un-

pleasant" adding with a grin,

"There wasn't much argument.

The defendant wasn't there."

Swisher came to Indian Hill 16

years ago after teaching for four

years in a suburb of Chicago. Be-

movie review

Oppressive Big by Paul Monach

The second movie version of

George Orwell's 1984 did not ap-

pear in movie theatres until early

1985. That is one of few flaws in a movie that is extremely effec-

tive and hence very disturbing,

also.

The world of Orwell's 1984 is

well known: all "important" ar-

eas of the world are governed by

three totalitarian powers. It is to-

talitarianism at its theoretical

summit; "telescreens" displaying

the image of "Big Brother" watch

over everyone, history is continu-

ously altered to benefit the ruling

party, and any resistance-even in

thought-is quickly exterminated

by the vigilant "Thought Police. " It is a world without hope.

The plot within this milieu is

less widely known to the general

public. Winston Smith commits

"thoughtcrime" by holding a se-

cret hatred of Big Brother, then

tween jobs he returned to Wesley-

an University in Connecticut on a

grant from the National Science

Foundation. He noted, "Things

weren't quite as 'excellent' in Chi-

cago. "

Now Swisher is the Math De-

partment coordinator for grades 6

through 12. When questioned

about the various tasks involved,

he replied lightly, "You mean

here at the Academy? We'll come

back to that ..." All joking aside,

Swisher feels that "Excellence has

been overplayed a great deal. In-

dian Hill has always been a fine

school with an outstanding staff."

On his own teaching style, he

said, "I'm sort of loose. I like to

keep good relations with my stu-

dents, but I want them to do as

well as they can-consistently ."

photo by Davis Griffin

The Swish m l e s in front of "approximately books.

Brother dominates bleak '1984' "sexcrime" by engaging in sex for

pleasure, which is punishable by

whatever the party deems neces-

m y . Winston and his lover, Julia,

are, inevitably, finally caught; a

high-ranking party member, 0'-

Brian, proceeds to "correct" Win-

ston" beliefs through torture.

The movie follows the book

very closely; Orwell's widow

would not allow its creation

otherwise. The film is entirely

successful both at creating the

world and at tracing the lost cause

of humanity through Winston.

The world is destitute, except

for the high-tech palaces of the in-

ner party members. Life is hope-

less drudger,^ where much of the

daily food ration is alcohol for

"c~mfort.~' The citizens either

love Big Brother stupidly and

openly or keep their mouths and

minds tightly shut in fear of dis-

covery.

The cinematography is excel-

lent and artistic in a sick sort of

way, inducing an oppressed feel-

ing of gloom in the viewer. Al-

though done in color, most of the

scenes may as well be in black and

white, for the world resembles

lifeless ash.

It is the acting, though, that

makes the film great. John Hurt,

as Winston, looks much like a fair-

ly young man who has been pre-

maturely aged. He is the perfect

victim, an intelligent man desiring

but fearing to rebel. Under tor-

ture, Hurt portrays perfectly one

of literature's greatest symbols of

humanity defeated.

Richard Burton, as O'Brian,

makes his final film role memor-

able. He is like the party he rep-

resents: smooth, convincing, con-

fident in his triumphant cynicism,

and utterly ruthless.

The actress playing Julia

spends less time clothed than not,

He also stated,"I don't teach for standardized tests."

Last year, "The Swish" and

his Advanced Algebra I1 class

(now Plane and Solid Geometry

students) spent a class period

counting worms The sum total

of the earth's worms was set at

2 3 approximately 10 . "I just hap-

pened to hear a few facts," he

said. "If everything was taken

away, the form of the earth

would be left, but in worms"

Like any math teacher, Swish-

er is engaged in an eternal, friend-

ly squabble with his peers in the

English Department. Claiming

supremacy, Swisher noted that al l

clashes between the two jugger-

nauts are settled quickly. "We

simply explain the right answer to

them. However, about 12 years

ago, I think we might have made

one mistake."

Swisher attributes his zest for

life to his family. He has three

children in high school and two

miniature schnauzers. Two of his

children are of driving age, and he

admitted ruefully, "It makes an old man older fast." About his

wife Swisher replied, "She takes

good care of me," adding, "I love

to eat and I get too much good food without enough exercize."

Swisher's formula for success?

"Liver life to its fullest and enjoy

your family," he says seriously.

Certainly, very good stuff.

but then again, her role is almost

completely to facilitate the temp-

tation into rebellion of Winston;

she thus fulfills her part well.

Some viewers, those unfamili-

ar with the novel, may be con-

fused by the dreams of Winston

and by some of the action and di-

alogue. All that can be advised is

to remain attentive; the film can

easily lull one into a sort of daze.

Some have said the movie is

too slow-moving; however, these

people forget that it is more of a

psychological study than any-

thing. Too depressing? It is sup-

posed to be, as with similarly-

fatalistic films like Apocalypse

Now.

What perhaps most disturbs

and depresses viewers of the mo-

vie is its seeming "thought con-

trol" over the audience; this is

ironically the greatest compliment

to its effectiveness. Julia says,

"They can make you say any-

thing, but they can't make you

believe it," but in 1984, they can.

It is not a particularly pleasant

thought.

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disc review

CHIEFTAIN March 21,1985

Jagger takes control with 'She's The Boss' by Kenneth N. Jones

Mick Jagger is a rock and roll

classic. He is a man of dubious

talent and p e c u h looks. What is

his secret then? Mick Jagger has

enough energy, rudeness, and soul

to make almost any song memor-

able, and he also has enough tal-

ented friends to make the songs

sound acceptable, even aeat. On

his solo album She's The Boss,

Mick shows that he knows what

rock is all about.

In selecting musicians for his

solo project, Mick settled for only

the best. Just a few of the names

that appear on various songs are

Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend,

Herbie Hancock, Robbie Shake-

speare, Eddie Martinez, and Sly

Dunbar. Just having the names

does not make the album great,

though. Mick has used these

people in perfect co-ordination

with his musical style.

The album opens to a running start with "Lonely at the Top."

As a general rule, Mick Jagger is at

his best when yelling/singing. Mick's soft ballads only get him in

trouble. In this fast moving song

with heavy drums and a flaming

Jeff Beck guitar, Mick gives it his

all. The result is a song with guts

that really deserves to be cranked

to extreme decibel levels.

"'/Z a Loaf" follows at a slower

tempo, but shows Jagger has a

way not only with lyrics but also

with songwriting. Lines like "I

can't go on seeing you like this/

Give that knife just one more lit-

tle twist," accentuates Mick's

sometimes brutal voice. The song

succeeds because of the energy

Jagger pumps into it.

As a producer, Mick shows tal-

ent in "Running Out of Luck."

The song itself lacks the catchy

lyrics of its predecessors, but the

sounds created by production

techniques make the song inter-

esting while it lasts.

Most of the songs on She's

The Boss fall into a musical

groove and let Mick work around

that groove.

"Turn the Girl Loose" is an

example of this groove to an ex-

treme. Mick sounds a little like

Rick James on this track because

he seems to have so much soul

and pure funk. Actually, Herbie

Hancock is probably to thank.

The song starts out simply

enough but keeps building in in-

tensity, and so does Mick. In the

beginning, he is singing; in the

middle, he is screaming; by the

end, he is on the studio floor hav-

ing a stammering fit. To cover for

his fit, Alfa Anderson does a rap

which perfectly ends this Jagger

funk masterpiece.

As stated before, when Mick

tries to do soft ballads, he fails

miserably. He does so on "Hard

Woman." This song is in stark

contrast with the raucous "Turn

the Girl Loose."

Jagger's cockney accent ev-

okes laughs rather than tears as

he tries to be touching and sensi-

tive. For example, the line " 'Ow

can I say goodbyyyye to my bia-

bay," reminds the listener of the

Rolling Stones' "Goodbye Kuby

Tuesday," a joke of a song.

The flip side of She'sThe Boss

starts with "Just Another Night." This song has received the most

airtime of any song on the album.

It is by far the most experimental

song on the album but still has

that rock and roll essence which

Mick gives to anything he does.

At points, the song drags and at

others, it takes interesting turns.

Mick could have condensed the

song without losing any artistic value.

Mick talks about his well-

known sexuality in "Lucky In

Love." The lyrics are amusing

and save the song from being bor-

ing. Jeff Beck also helps out a

great deal as usual. His guitar work deserves more praise than it

receives, because he adds another

side to any artist's work. Rod

Stewart was a fool to lose Beck's

talents.

The remaining two songs "Se-

crets" and "She's the Boss" are

basically in the same form. They

spin a nice story which Mick ex-

presses in his guttural style.

"She's the Boss" talks about be-

ing tied down by women in

Jagger 's satirical tone. "You've

got the pants on! Now you're the

boss! Okay! Watch your step

boy, she's the boss!"

Jagger's open statement that

he will never marry again may be

a blessing in disguise. If he keeps putting out free-willed, wild mu- sic of the caliber of She's The

Boss, one hopes he's a bachelor

until he dies. The album is excel-

lent and much better than any-

thing Jagger has produced with

the Rolling Stones in a long time.

This is for Jen "And beauty, blurred but not burning in the face ..."

--Phyllis McGinley Phil Collins' voice comes muffled

from behind the closed door of her room-

she's on the phone--

but earlier this evening while she was out

there was a knock at the door

and when we opened it,

a grown-up Kevin stood there awkwardly

these are for Jen, he said,

and left the flowers in my wife's hand

who returned to the kitchen with half a smile

and said, can you believe it?

these are for Jen.

I, too, stared surprised

at long lovely roses for the child

who only yesterday was a child

but somehow grew during dark Spring

nights beyond our watch into one of us--

a tall, increasingly beautiful one

with music and lovers

and flowers and friends ... -Robert West -

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from the volume of the large py- ramid.

It can be shown that each of the pyramids is made up of an equilateral triangle topped by three isosceles right triangles. Each one's top corners are thus

composed of three right angles. The volume of each small pyra- mid (using one of the 6cm edges

as altitude, and the other two to find the area of the base in the formula A(ab/2)/3 for the volume

of a pyramid) is thus 6(6X6/2)/3, or 36. Similarly, the volume of

the big pyramid is 18(18X18/2)/3 which simplifies to 972. The vo-

lume remaining after subtracting the three small pyramids from the

3 large one is 864cm . Problem for the issue after

next (also from the AIME):

puzzle This week was an important one for high school math as the COO k bends m i d s before &-ea k American Invitational Mathemati-

senior sketch

Matchmaker Missy leads 'Boy Friend' and becoming deeply involved in a movie with Harrison Ford ("I

live for Harrison Ford"), all after rolling out of bed at 11 : 30, round

out an ideal day for Missy . "I like biking, too, but I can't

seem to get motivated." But Mis- sy does get her share of exercise;

among field hockey, walking her

dog Sam, and enjoying a refresh- ing midnight dip at the swim club,

Missy has managed to keep herself in good physical condition.

Aside from all this, Missy en-

joys the night life around town. As many of her friends know, however, before Missy can go out

and "bring the house down," she

must get herself ready. And her friends know that is a feat in it-

self. As one friend, who wished

to remain anonymous, pointed out, "She should be in the Guin- ness Book of World Records un- der the longest shower time!"

Being the good-natured person that she is, Missy is always willing

to help a friend in need. One of her most-utilized methods of lending a helping hand is her "matchmaking technique." Be-

cause of the fact that Missy has many friends .- - of the opposite sex

see MISSY, p. 13

volume (using the well-known for- cal Examination (AIME) was gi- ven all across the nation. Among

the most interesting of the prob- lems on the exam was the follow-

ing :

by David Cook Last issue's puzzle was one of

those whose solution can be de-

termined without actually proving it correct. The question was the

following: A six-inch-long hole is drilled through the center of a sphere. What volume is left? No info~mation has been left out.

Strangely enough, the fact

that no information has been withheld is important to the solu- tion of the problem. Because, for

instance, the diameter of the hole is not mentioned, one can assume

that the answer is constant regard- less of the width of the hole. One can therefore assign any value to

this width and still come up with the same answer.

A good choice for the diame-

ter would be zero; a zero-inch-

thick hole does not remove any volume from the sphere, and thus

the volume remaining is the vo-

lume of the sphere. Since the six- inch-long hole is drilled through

the center of the sphere, it is, in

this case, a diameter, so the radius of the sphere is three inches. Its

by Laura Schwartz

"Any girl who's reached the

age Of seventeen or thereabouts. . Knows she has reached the

stage Of needing one to care about; Nothing else will really do. . . "

sings Missy Milligan as she dances

her way in Charleston fashion across the stage in the yeat's pro-

In other situations, however, the rosy cheeks, curly hair, and

captivating smile are hidden be-

hind the electric eye of a Kodak Instamatic. Pictures of fellow stu-

dents in various situations cover

the walls of Missy's basement study, most of which are some-

what incriminating. "I'm the obnoxious one at

parties, the one with the camera-

'smile!' " Because of Missy 's ea-

gle eye and ability to capture those "memorable moments,"

many of her victims have been known to offer her money for the "damaging'' pieces of evidence, to no avail. (The next time you see Missy, ask her about the "bath- tub" shot.)

Munching on cinnamon Pop

Tarts, jamming to Phil Collins,

3 mula 4nr 13) is therefore found

to be 4n(3)'/3, or 36n, the solu- tion.

Note that without knowing

that the answer was independent of the diameter .of the hole, as gi-

ven in the problem, one would have to show that the volume sim-

plified to 36iTin all cases, not just a single one. This can be done

using the formula for the volume

Three 12cm X 12cm squares are each cut into two pieces A and B as shown in the first figure below, by joining the midpoints of two

adjacent sides. These six pieces

are then attached to a regular hex- agon, as shown in the second fi-

gure, so as to fold into a polyhed- ron. What is the volume of this

polyhedron?

duction of Pow Wow. Missy

holds a lead role in The Boy Friend, her second lead in four

performances in Pow Wow. "Polly (her role) is a wide-

eyed, innocent millionaire, which

is a far cry from me-the million- aire part, that is!" This remains to be seen as tonight is the night

of the celebrated "opening night jitters."

In addition to being active in Pow Wow and a top-rated mem-

ber of the Premiers, Missy has been taking voice lessons for the

past four years. As a result, she

will be attending Denison Univer- sity, where she has been strongly

considered by music directors for . - -

of a cylinder, TU% (where h is the height of the cylinder), and the formula for the volume of the caps, the rounded end at either

side of the hole, n ~ ( 3 1 ~ + ~ ~ ) / 6

(where A represents the altitude). The volume remaining is the vo-

lume of the sphere minus the vo-

lume of the of the cylinder minus twice the volume of a cap, or

My solution to this problem (which may or may not be cor-

rect) follows. It is obvious first

that since the length of a side of

the square is 12, the legs of the triangle cut from it are both 6.

My conception of the figure

formed by folding the sides of the polygon in the polygon below

is pictured by the solid Lines

below. In dotted lines, I drew a pyramid which fits over the figure

in the problem. The volume de-

sired can now be obtained by fin-

Let A, B, C, and D be the vertices

of a regular tetrahedron, each of

whose edges measure one meter.

A bug, starting from vertex A, ob-

serves the following rule: at each vertex, it chooses one of the three

edges meeting at the vertex, each edge being equally likely to be

chosen, and crawls along that

edge to the vertex at its opposite

end. What is the probability that the bug is at vertex A when it has

crawled exactly 7 meters?

2 2 (3(r -9) + (1-3) )/6 (take my word for it). Upon simplification,

all the r's cancel out, showing

that their value doesn't matter,

leaving 36n.

ding the volume of each of the three small pyramids at the cor-

ners and subtracting the total

~ h o t o by Tom Taylor her smgmg talents. Wide-eyed Missy displays her collection of candid dots.

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senior sketch

Dramatic Duff acts, writes for stage He again will play a prominent

role on the stage as a lead in

this year's Pow Wow, a produc-

tion of Sandy Wilson's The Boy

Friend. Duff, who will play the part of

Lord Brockhurst, attests that the

show "should be one of the most

entertaining in years." Duff de- scribes the stage as "a great es-

cape" although he is quick to point out that "writing is me while acting isn't."

For someone who is as active on the stage as Duff, it is amazing that he finds time to pursue an active writing career. The crea- tion of his own poetry, short stor-

ies, and plays represents a very important, more serious side of Duff.

His interest in self-expression through the written word has

prompted him to enter several writing contests and submit his

work to many publications in- cluding the Seven Hills Review.

Currently, Duff is in the midst of one of his "most challenging

works," an autobiographical play entitled "Seasons."

Whether or not Duff's autobi-

ography is anything like his senior sketch, it. will certainly be an in- teresting chronicle of the life of

IH's most flamboyant senior.

by Jim Gmskin game. the world's most avid Michigan

I think I have made a mistake Unfortunately, the Wolver- fans, is clad in maize and navy by attempting to interview Duff ines are about to be eliminated from head to toe and is yelling

Woodside for his senior sketch from the NCAA tournament de- and coaching at the top of his

during a Michigan basketball spite the fact that Duff, one of lungs. - "q --I t r U..bR̂ IIC -,,.a- "I can't believe that call," he

protests. "Come on Blue! Just

bring the ball up the court and

run the offense for a change." The article may have to wait un-

til the end of the game. To assume that Duff is simply

a crazed sports fan would be a

grave mistake. He is a virtual per- sonification of the word "di- verse." It is not unusual to find

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movie review

Reiner releases a 'Sure Thing' by Kym Sollinger

From the humorous character

of Meathead in "All in the Fam-

ily" to the director of the charm-

ingly-ridiculous movie. This is Spinal Tap, Rob Reiner has made

people laugh. With a playful style all his

own, Reiner takes the pathetic

and creates endearing characters

that leave viewers rolling in the aides. Reiner's newest release,

The Sure Thing, is no exception

to the rule: Reiner is still making

people laugh. In The Sure Thing, Reiner

takes a traditional, romantic com- edy and adapts it to the lives of two college freshmen. Like his

character Nigel Tufnel (Spinal Tap) and Meathead ("All in the

Family"), this mismatched couple is faced with a seemingly hopeless situation: they fall in love.

Of course, the plot isn't quite that simple. Reiner adds a few obstacles to keep the script flow-

ing. As they journey their way to California to see their respective

mates, Walter "Gib" Gibson (John Cusack) and Alison Brad- ley (Daphne Zuniga) are aban-

doned, nearly starve to death, and

hatellove each other every minute of the trip. .

Alison goes to see her some- what reserved boyfriend at

UCLA, while Gib travels to the West Coast to meet his dream-

girl. His fun-loving buddy from back home who attends UCLA

says she's "a sure thing."

What makes this movie so touching is that both Alison and

Gib change along the roads to Cal-

ifornia. Alison is a repressed, in- different girl who learns from Gib

that life is meant to be spontane-

ous-not always a planned rou- tine.

Gib is always the more sincere of the two, but he also matures a

little. Both learn a very impor- tant lesson in life, that things are not always what they appear to be. As the friendly truckdriver who gives Alison and Gib a ride

puts it, "Never in my life have I met 'a sure thing.' "

It takes near-tragic circum- stances to make Alison realize

that she is in love with Gib. When she discovers Gib's sole purpose

for going to California, she ex- plodes with anger and jealousy.

Thinking to repay her with the same treatment she gave him, Gib

plays along with his sure thing game, but suddenly a sure thing

isn't what he really wants from

We. Reiner's poignant directing

gives the audience the room to laugh, cry, and love in the happy

as well as sad moments of the

characters' love affair. With this blend of romantic comedy and

serious emotion, Reiner's new

movie well deserves its title: it's a sure thing.

Duff a rowdy basketball fan wear- ing a chicken outfit one night and

a quiet, pensive poet the next. Whatever the case, Duff al-

ways manages to stay remarkably busy. In addition to being a member of IH's chamber choir for

three of his four high school years, Duff has participated in

Pow Wow and several Drama pro- ductions.

In his most recent drama per- formance, that of Andrew at 45

in "Why Do We Laugh?", Duff

photo by Tom Taylor was honored by being named to Duff prepares enthusiastically for tonight's performance as Hubert the All-Region Cast as the play Brockhurst. advances to state competition.

Page 10 CHIEFTAIN March 21,1985 March 21,1985

Exchangees rollick in lively Spain 'No losses, state ' represent neffers' season they regrouped with the approxi-

mately 40 other students on

the exchange. The first day, they

went on the Rastro, which is the

street market in Madrid, and the

Royal Palace. The second day

was spent in Segovia and included

a tour of the palace in which Fq- dinand and Isabella agreed t o fi- nance Columbus' trip to the New

World. The third day, students

went to the Prado.

All who participated enjoyed

Spain very much, and expressed

their wish to return, especially

to Vigo.

As Farrell said, "Spanish peo-

ple are very warm, and you make

friends easily. We left a lot of

friends behind, and we were up-

set to have to leave. Many of us

want to return in the near fu-

ture."

by Susan Appel

Seven Indian Hill students par-

ticipated in this year's Spanish ex-

change. Senior Jill Farrell, juniar

Stephanie Nichols, sophomores

Heather Holberton, Erin Hays,

and Susan Appel, and freshmen

Liida Dahl and Rob Warfel, ac-

companied by Mrs. Linda Van-

Derbeck, were in Spain from Fe-

bruary 6 to 27.

For the first two and a half

weeks, they resided in Vigo, a

doastal city in northwest Spain,

just north of the Portugese bor-

der. The downtown area of Vigo,

typically European, is made up of

many granite buildings of all sizes,

holding stores, banks, and busi-

nesses. It is crowded, closely

packed, and hurried. Further out

are the more residential areas, and

I'd see. The cliffs, mountains,

waves, and the endless sea were

absolutely gorgeous!" exclaimed

Hays.

In Vigo, the students lived

with Spanish students of the In-

stitute Santo Tome do Freixado,

and they attended classes with

their correspondants on days

when they weren't on excursions.

Classes did not begin until 9:00,

and students were dismissed at

1:40 for comida, the afternoon

meal. The afternoon session be-

gan at 4:00 and ended at 6:30.

Spanish students are not required

to be at school unless they have

a class, so they could often be

found in nearby bars or cafes, or

in the bar in the school. On the

weekends, most students spent

the days shopping or just wander-

between 10:OO and 11 :00. While in Vigo, the students

participated in carnaval, the Span-

ish counterpart of Mardi Gras,

which lasts for a week before

Lent. During this festival, many

people attend parties and roam

the streets in garish costumes

During their stay in Vigo, the

students also went on a number

of trips to other cities. These in-

cluded a threeday trip to La Co-

runa, a ~ l d day-long trips t o the

market in Portugal, to the city of

Santiago (where the remains of

St. James are entombed), and to

the city of Pontevedra, where

another American g o u p was liv-

ing.

After Vigo, the exchangees

spent four days in Madrid, where

by Andy Tucker

The key to the high expecta-

tions of the varsity tennis team

this year appears to lie in their ex-

perience. Returning members

Matt Santen, Dave Steward, Brad

McCurdy , and Andy Tucker hope

to lead the Braves to a successful

season.

However, the newcomers to

the team will play an active part

as well. Senior Bill Poffenberger

teturns to the team this year, af-

ter spending last season at a tennis

camp in Florida. As a junior, Pof-

fenberger went to the state tour-

nament in doubles.

Freshman Lee Tucker also

made the team, and will be an-

other weapon in the Braves' ar-

senal. His maturity and unusual

tenacity are great assets and could

benefit the team greatly.

Several juniors will be playing

varsity this year for the first

time-Teff Neal, Jeff Busch, and

Kevin McClorey all played sub-

stantial roles for the JV last sea-

son. Sophomore James Granger

has joined the group from JV as

well. The level of play and ef-

fort from all four players should

be a definite plus this year.

Exchange student Ingo Lies has also been added to the Braves'

attack. The team will look for

leadership from this senior.

What sort of expectations does

all this talent bring? Coach Dave

Swisher would like to see "an un-

defeated season and a number-

one city ranking. I'd also like to

send at least five players to state."

That prediction is not far-

fetched. Andy Tucker and Mc-

Curdy hope to improve upon last

year, especially at the state tour-

nament; McCurdy finished fourth

in the singles competition a year

ago. In addition, several of the

juniors were the main parts of a ning attests to that fact. 1H hopes JV team that posted a 20-5 rec- to appease this hunger with an ord in two years (1983 and "impeccable" season; in the

1984). words of one player, "With this

Even more, the players appear combination of talent and hard to be "hungry". Their practicing work ...[ we] have to do well." before school at 6:00 in the mor-

Track team to field

by Paul Monach

Boys' track coach Mr. Bob

West would feel fortunate to dup-

licate last year's fourth-place fin-

ish in the EHL. As he said, "The

boys' track team is overwhelming-

ly young this year. I would guess

the team is 80% freshmen and

sophomores."

West did not malign the ath-

letic potential of his young team,

ach, and sophomore Mark Young

could form the core of a respec-

table distance team, and seniors

Matt McNellis and Dave Schnei-

der and junior Dominic Britton

are expected to lead the sprin-

ters. Senior Brian More is the

team leader in the hurdles.

Other areas, such as the mid-

dle distances and field events, are

more ambiguous. It is here that

further still, the beach. ing around Vigo. At night, they LATIN, f p. 1 Level I1 Latin Grammar, 6th place

Level I1 Academic Pentathlon,

6th place, Level I1 Roman Histo-

ry, 8th place Level I1 Latin voca-

bulary; freshman Scott Neihaus-

7th place, Level I1 Academic Pen-

tathlon; sophomore Maren Schinn

-3rd place, Mixed Media; and

freshman Chris Vockell- 1st

place, Mosiacs, and 2nd place,

Deccupage.

The success of the Latin Club

is due partly to the achievements

of the Ottawa students who par-

ticipated. Among a multitude of

awards, Ottawa students managed

to take all ten places in the new

Pre-Latin category.

The Latin Club is currently

looking towards the national con-

vention in New Hampshire this

August; hopes run high that its

performance there will be com-

parable to its recent successes.

"The beach in Vigo is like a were in the discos until time for place, Leiel 111 Life, lst

dream, something I never thought cena (the evening meal), usually place, 111

thlon, 2nd place, Level I11 Roman Ca Idwell, FHA win in peti History, 4th place, Level I11 Latin Doubles teams to lead JV

just their inexperience in high

school track. "We've got some

good athletes on the lower levels,

but they're just young."

West's team will open its sea-

son early, next Tuesday at home

against Madeira. The Mustangs,

always competitive with IH, could

be too much for the Braves in this

proverbial "rebuilding year."

Many of last year's top per- formers have either graduated or

failed to come out for the team.

As a result, West feels that the

boys have' the "most experience

in the distance events," the

Braves' weakest area in the run-

ning events last season.

Juniors David Ahlert and

George Heynen, senior Paul Mon-

many underclassmen have a

chance of breaking into the var-

sity ranks.

Despite holding few expecta- tions of success, West does not

look on the impending season

gloomily. He feels that perhaps

this season will be less tense than

in recent years. "When spring

comes, it seens inevitable that we

should go outside and play; track

lets you do that."

What moved West to that po-

etic description of physical pain

was his rapport with his young

squad. "It's a nice group. I'm

looking forward to the season. If

you're going to spend a season

'building character', you'd best

spend it with people YOU like."

by Anna Batsakes

The Future Homemakers of

America Club competed in their

annual regional competition at

Withrow High School on Satur-

day March 9. Junior Tesa Cald-

well placed first in the coping

with crisis category and will ad-

vance to ytate competition.

The FHA team entered twice

as many competitions as last year.

"Our membership has increased

70% since last year," said Mrs.

Drozda, sponsor of FHA. "That's

why we could enter more com-

petitions. Still, I think we

spread ourselves too thin. We

would have fared better if the

students and I had concentrated

on fewer categories."

Last year IH FHA entered

four competitions which included

team demonstration, job applica-

tion and interview, coping with

crisis, and consumer decision ma-

king. Four new competitions

were entered this year in addition

to last year's four. These include

the planning process, illustrated

talk, parliamentary procedure,

and state project display.

Seniors Jeff Hahn, Ross Bau-

Grammar, 7th place Level I11 La-

tin Vocabulary, 10th place, Level

I11 mythology; sophomore Andy

Geygan-8th place, Level I1 Ro-

man History, 10th place, Level I1

Mythology; senior MaryBeth Hei-

drich-2nd place, Level I Latin

Grammar, 7th place, Level I La-

tin Vocabulary, 7th place, Level

I Roman History; junior Shawna

Hornsby-2nd place, Level I11 La-

tin Grammar, 7th place, Level I11

Latin Vocabulary, 8th place, Le-

vel I11 Academic Pentathlon;

freshman Sarah Hunt-6th place,

Maps; freshman Tom Kindle-7th

place, Level I1 Latin Grammar;

freshman Tiffany Meyer -5 th

place, Crafts/Models, 6th place

by Chris Kempczinski

The JV tennis team is prepar-

ing to play under the tutelage of

first-year coach Greg Koulouris in

what has the potential to be a

banner season. Hoping to im-

prove upon a lackluster 7-4 record

of the previous year, Koulouris

was strongly encouraged by the

turnout of 24 boys.

Based on the initial cuts, it

would appear that this year's

squad will rely on a strong soph-

omore class benefitting from the

transition of Mark Wishard from

the baseball diamond to the ten-

nis courts, as well as Country Day

believes, should lock up the EHL for the JV.

He notes that the team "must

remain consistent throughout the

year and must also have strong

performances from the doubles

teams," which he views as the

strength of the squad.

However, some might wonder

just how good the JV boys will be

with a laid-back coach and a team

filled with some notorious crazy

men. Koulouris' only response is,

"I'm gonna go by the book, and

if anyone goofs off I'll kick them

off the team, regardless of how

good they are."

benold, and Molly Roche; junior

Tricia Wilson; and sophomore Ju-

lie Havlovic placed third in the

planning process category; junior

Jeff Gibson placed third in the il-

lustrated talk category.

Seniors Stephanie Savage, Dar-

lene Carnes, Sandy Clark, Cathy

Walker, and Missy Kohls; juniors

Lee Baumes, Wendy Johnson, and

Julie Packard; and sophomores

Cathy Levy and Cheryl Clark re-

ceived an honorable mention in the very difficult parliamentary

procedure competition. Seniors

Erika Schoofs and Maggie Schiff

placed second in the state project

display competition.

"Overall, I think we did really well," said Drozda. '? believe it

will be easier to do well next year

since both the students and I will

have a good idea what the judges

want, and we can spend more

time and put more energy into

our categories."

Thirty-two FHA members will

attend the Spring FHA rally at

Laurel Oaks vocational school on

March 28. Regional members

who placed first in regional com-

transfer Chris Kropp. Both are

considered by Koulouris as inte-

gral parts in the team, which also

features returning starters Matt

Steward, James Granger, Bruno

Darre, and Craig Whitman.

As it stands right now, Kou-

louris intends for his singles play-

ers to be Granger, Darre, and

Wishard, with Steward and Kropp

! teaming up on doubles. Thus there remain only two starting

spots (both second doubles posi-

tions) open at present, surely fos- tering a very competitive few

weeks before the Braves play An-

derson in their first match on

April 6.

The schedule appears to be

very rigorous, with Elder, Oak

Hills, Sycamore, and St. Xavier

Squaws eague by Joy Rowe

The girls' track team recently

started its pre-season condition-

ing. Coach Dave Garwood feels

he "will be disappointed if we

don't finish in the top three" of

the EHL.

The team has several returning

runners; specially mentioned by

Garwood were senior Vera Mc-

Vicker in sprints, junior Lee Bau-

mes and sophomore Molly Hig-

gins in the 400, junior Karina

Baldwin and sophomore Dorothy

Joecken in the 800, and sopho-

more Lynn Stanforth in the 1600

run.

Garwood described the team

men he named were Tricia Craig

and Joy Rowe.

Another addition to the team

is Maren Schinn from West Ger-

many. She has produced very low

times in the sprints and appears

to be a very promising runner.

Garwood is also "pleased with

the number of girls who have

turned out for the season." Ap-

proximately 30 girls are current-

ly on the team. With this many

participants, it will be possible to

place several girls in each event,

a luxury IH has not always had.

The Squaws fared quite well

last season, capturing a second-

place tie in the league meet. In

mes, and Tom Wilson were the

team demonstration entrants and

placed second in the region. Se-

nior Amy Wiatt entered the job

application and interview catego-

ry and placed second; also, junior

Sherry Gilliam received an hono-

petition will present their projects

and displays, so other students

can see what the judges found

most impressive.

The state convention will be

held in Columbus from April 25

to 27. Fourteen FHA members posing formidable challenges. as "young, but expericnced. We addition, they sent several rep-

photo by Dav is Griffin Nevertheless, Koulouris antici- have added one transfer student resentatives to the repionsl Kathy ~~~k~~ gets down to busi-

pates a "10-4" season which, he and several freshmen." The fresh- meet in Dayton. ness .

rable mention in consumer deci- will go to the convention to at- photo by Tom Taylor

sion making. tend assemblies and meetings on The IH Latin Club, led by teacher Sherwin Little (second from Seniors Loren Lytle, Jacki Ra- various topics. right) won numerous awards a t a recent state convention.

CHIEFTAIN March 21.3985 March 21,1985 CHIEFTAIN Page 11

Talent to carry softbailers year /A club pIa Ices 3rd at convention Only had 11 at bats last year. so

may need to be brought along

slowly by Wessinger, though she

has made it clear that she is ready

to be called upon on a daily basis

in '85.

neous speaking-freshman John Stubbers, third place ; general

knowledge-freshman John Sher-

ringer, fust place; industrial

bowl-Gray , Stubbers, and Sher-

ringer, third place.

Also, the following people

won ribbons for their photogra-

phy or technical drawing exhibits:

seniors Moc Pham, Eric Leugers,

Ken Slazyk, Mike Wentz, Drew Gillespie, Mullaney, Marsh, and

More; juniors Teff Neal, Brad Wil-

kinson, Dan Rosenthal, Davis

Griffin, and Anh Dao ; and sopho-

mores Steve Bushelman, Tom Bar-

ry, Ian Meyer, Jon Duncan, and

Ron Jones.

by Brian Rowe

The defending EHL champion

IH softball team is looking to win

its fourth championship in five

years in 1985. Says coach Bob

Wessinger, "I wouldn't say we're

the favorites, but our team def-

initely has some good talent."

Although the Lady Braves lost

several good players to gradua-

tion, the mood in spring training

was still very optimistic. "It's

true we lost some key players,"

commented Wessinger, "but we

will still have a very good year."

The strength of this year's

team will be its experienced and

multi-talented infield. "Our in-

field has been playing together for

a long time and it really shows

when they play." Seniors Gret-

chen Kindel and Amy Wiatt and

iunior Cadi Cucinotta are the

I

rams as a sophomore last year;

coach Wessinger is especially

pleased with this youngster's

progress in the spring. Only had

19 at-bats last year but the overall

experience of the IH infield

should help her mature quickly.

base, her is a clutch performer

who hit .400 last year with run-

ners in scoring position, .357

overall. Another senior who pro-

vides leadership for the many un-

derclassmen who have made the

varsity squad this year; she also

has the stamina to play on a daily

basis this year.

by Clarence Hughes and David Cook

On March 7 and 8, the Indian Hill Industrial Arts Club attended

the Ohio American Industrial Arts

Student Association (0-AIASA)

sentatives to the National AIASA

convention, to take place in early

July.

The following is a list of award

winners at this year's conference:

drafting interpretation-senior

Tim Marsh, first place; research

paper-senior Brian More, f i s t

place, and Marsh, fourth place;

technical writing-sophomore Da-

vid Groff, fourth place; technical

drafting-More, third place; gene-

ral knowledge-junior Eric Dahl,

second place; metric 500-sopho-

more Neil Shoemaker, fourth

place; extemporaneous speaking-

Hughes, fourth place; parliament-

ary procedure-juniors Pam Sow-

ders and Sherry Gilliam, sopho-

more Brian Hubas, and Marsh,

More, and Hughes, fourth place;

industrial bowl-Senior Tom Mul-

laney and Dahl and More, second

place; chapter record book-

Marsh, Hubers, and Hughes, third

place; outstanding student-

Hughes, runner-up.

In the junior division: safety

poster-8th grader Sheila Hughes,

first place and freshman Shannon

Gray, fourth place; research pa-

per-Gray, first plaae; extempora-

Chris Starcher: A freshman with

a lot of athletic ability, could find

a niche in the IH outfield some-

time this year. Most likely will be

a part-time player, but should

gain confidence as the season pro-

gresses.

annual statewide conference in Dayton. The club was ranked

third among participating organi-

zations.

This placement is the latest of

a long string of top three finishes;

the junior chapter (7th, 8th, and

9th grades) also received a third

place award, their second straight

recognition.

Diane Hancher: A feisty all-

around athlete who is currently

battling More for the only still-

undecided infield position, first

base. Was a JV standout last yeas

but is still untested in the varsity

ranks; Wessinger may indeed pla-

toon Hancher and More at first

this year.

Jenny Blank: A tough competi-

tor who will simply back down

from no one. Played JV ball last

year and batted .300 for Jim Ar-

nold's Squaws. Her status as far

as playing time goes is still very

much up in the air, but Blank will

definitely contribute something

to this ball club.

Kelly Ovington: Another fresh-

man who excels at both soccer

and basketball. A personal pro-

ject for coach Wessinger, could

develop into a team leader by the

time she is a senior.

This year's contest was especi-

ally close, as the second place

high school finished a mere half

point ahead of IH. In addition,

says club sponsor, Mr. Dennis

Dupps, Indian Hill participants

received a more "broad-based"

group of awards-they placed in

12 events, the highest number of

any single club. The first and se-

cond place finishers won in res-

pectively nine and five categories;

however, they achieved, on the

average, higher individual place-

ments than did IHers. With a

couple more seconds and thirds"

the competition might have been

much closer. IH's club is signifi- cantly "a young team," and will

definitely be "coming back" in

future years.

One manifestation of this up-

coming younger membership is

sophomore Clarence Hughes, who

this year was elected vice-presi-

dent of 0-AIASA. Hughes has al-

ready served a term as vice-presi-

dent of the association's South-

western Ohio chapter and is sure-

ly one of the youngestever hol-

ders of his present position.

Hughes philosophises: "I ran

because I felt I could do the job,

and I'd like to have a say in what

goes on at the state level." One of his primary goals this year will

be "to get more people interes-

ted" in Industrial Arts and in

"running for other state offices."

The next event on the IH

club's itinerary is the approaching

annual Industrial Arts display

held at TriClounty Mall, the

weekend of April 27 and 28. In addition to a possible robotics de-

monstration, the club is working

on a 10- to 15-minute film based

on the events of the state compe-

tition, which would be shown

alongside the graphic and wood-

working displays.

Still in the planning stages is

the option of sending club repre-

Play gets one more 'excellent' tion of his portrayal of Andrew

Powers, age 15. "Rob was really good that performance," agreed

the cast.

The drama-filled weekend was

a unique experience for cast mem-

bers seniors Duff Woodside, Anna

Batsakes, Ken Jones, and Kym

Sollinger ; sophomore Diana Grei-

ner; and Schiff, Warfel, and Ro-

binson. The directors, Mrs. Marla

Lanagan, Beth Robinette, and

Berwanger, and the crew, senior

MaryBeth Heidrich and sopho-

mores Arianna Newman, Susan

Bennett, and Natalie Woodward,

also enjoyed the festival, especi-

ally the play "The Imaginary In-

valid" presented by Otterbein

College.

"The experience of state was

wonderful," commented Ber-

wanger. "The quality of our per-

formance was extremely gratify-

ing and showed that dramatically

Indian Hill ranks with the best

schools of Ohio. I only hope that

we can go again next year and live

up to the standards we set with

"Why Do We Laugh?"

Gretchen Kindel: A speedy sec-

ond baseman whose strength is

her fielding, Kindel has seen it all

and definitely will not choke un-

der pressure as the EHL race in-

Kritin Mains: Coming off a fine

basketball season, Mains im-

pressed coach Wessinger with her

Amy Johnson: Nicknamed "Mag-

ic" due to her prowess in basket-

ball, Johnson should make a fairly

smooth transition from the Ilard-

wood to the outfield this spring.

A freshman who may surprise ev-

eryone by starting a few games

this year.

by Kym Sollinger

The cast of the one act play,

"Why Do We Laugh?" participa-

ted in the Ohio Theatre Alliance

State Festival this past weekend.

The cast and crew traveled to the

Otterbein College campus where

they were awarded an "Excel-

lent" rating by a panel of judges.

The Alliance was created in

1965 to promote excellence in se-

condary school drama throughout

the Ohio Valley. The main func-

tions of the state festival were to

provide students with the oppor-

tunity to view other schools' dra-

matic productions and to provide

directors with evaluations of their

work by professional play critics.

"The Ohio Theatre Alliance

High School Play Festival is not a

contest," stated this year's festival

chair, Miss Lucy Lee Reuther. "It is rather a celebration and a sha-

ring of experiences. 'Ne are not

here to decide the 'best' play.

Each production had to be supe-

rior to get here in the first place."

Last January 19, 'Why Do We

Laugh?" competed at the regional

competition at Edgecliff College

where the play received a superior

rating. As only one play receives

a superior rating in each region,

Indian Hill was selected to repre-

sent the Cincinnati area at the

state festival. Nine other regions

were also represented at Otter-

bein.

The twoday festival took

place on Friday, March 15 and Sa-

tusday, March 16 at the Westches-

ter, Ohio campus of Otterbein.

The eight-member cast, the direct-

ors, and the crew lived and

breathed theatre. "I've never seen

so many plays in all my life," sta-

ted sophomore Charlie Schiff.

After each performance, the

three-judge team presented their

"judications"-subjective criti-

cisms on what might improve the

individual plays. "The 30 criti-

ques we heard were unparalleled

learning experiences," stated di-

rector Miss Mary Lou Berwanger.

"I think both students and direc-

tor got a lot out of them."

The judges gave Indian Hill an

excellent rating, the second high-

est possible score; the cast was

pleased with the results. "It was

our best performance," stated so-

phomore Susan Robinson, "but

the judges at state looked for

things totally different than the

judges at regionals. The things

that the regional judges loved

were disliked by some of the

state judges, but overall we did

a great job."

In addition to the cast's ex-

cellent rating, one member was

individually recognized. Fresh-

man Rob Warfel was named to

the state all-star cast in recogni-

mainstays in this area.

The team, which finished 8-2

in the league and 12-6 overall last

year, will depend on the contin-

ued good pitching of senior Molly

Roche and the emergence of

sophomore Traci Finkelmeier for

many of their wins this year.

Roche has been pitching for the

varsity softballers since she was a

freshman, and she is expected to

earn many more wins this spring.

"Our outfield is our weakest

tensifies. Only weakness was her

.250 batting average last year, but

she played in several winter lea-

gues and expects to raise her av-

erage considerably in her final

season.

much-improved play this year.

PITCHERS Amy Wiatt: A top-rate shortstop

who combined solid defense with

a 50% on-base percentage last

year. Had fewest errors of any

shortstop in the EHL in 1984 and

triggered the famous IH double

Molly Roche: Like Myers, Roche

has made an enormous contribu-

tion since joining the team as a

freshman four years ago. Allowed

only 129 hits in 29 innings of ac-

tion last year and was personally

responsible for many of IH's close

wins last season. Any animosity

between her and coach Wessinger

blew over a long time ago, and

Roche will be leading the way for

the IH pitching staff throughout

the year.

link this year," said Wessinger, so

the burden will be especially hea-

vy on senior and 1984 league all-

star Beth Myers, the only Lady

Brave with outfield experience.

"Our main competition in the

EHL will be Glen Este-they were

very comparable to us last year,

but they didn't lose as many peo-

ple to graduation," stated Wessin-

get. Glen Este shared the EHL crown with IH last year, and the

Lady Braves played two very

close games with them a year ago.

Last year the statistical and

spiritual leader was Mary Howe,

but this year the team has no one

superstar, so it has a more bal-

anced attack. The Lady Braves

open their 28game season next

week with games on Tuesday,

Wednesday, and Thursday, and

with a strong pre-season finished,

the squad should be ready for an-

other strong year.

Below is an up-close, player-

by-player summary of the 1985

softball team complete with sta- tistics and commentary:

play many times last season.

Came to spring training ready to

pick up where she left off last

May.

Cadi Cucinotta: A popular pre-

season choice for EHL player of

the year honors this season, Cuci-

notta hit .396 last yeru and .500

this year in spring training. A

durable player who led the team

with 63 at-bats last season, and was second to Mary Howe with

25 hits. Will play third base again

this year.

Traci Finkelmeier: A crucial

player whom the Lady Braves

need to relieve Roche once in a

while. Did not pitch any varsity

innings last year but definitely has

the necessary talent; scouts liken

Finkelmeier to a young Roche. A

sophomore who will be depended

upon for years to come.

WIHS suffers fror n tiny repertoire photo by Davis Griffin

Diane Hancher is one of two jun-

iors competing for the first base

position. by Chris Kempczinski

Most who go to the academy

have been excited about the re-

surgence of Ross Baumes on the

Indian Hill airwaves. Relying on

Baumes' lackadaisical attitude,

which, some allege, resulted in

his getting "canned" on his pre-

vious job, the IH radio station,

WIHS, is making a run for the

lunch room audience with a mix-

ture of pop and rock and roll mu-

sic. Unfortunately, the project's

founder, Mr. Tony Brueneman,

and other participants neglected

to anticipate certain problems.

One is the theft of an already

limited collection of the station's

OUTFIELDERS recordings. This led to a decline

in the station's popularity because

of somewhat repetitive program-

ming.

However, Baumes insists that

he is not through and could be

persuaded to rejoin WIHS. He

points out that "basically the sta-

tion will be only as good as the

student body wishes to make it.

If they [the students] can bring

in more records, our library will

increase, and the quality will im-

prove." But if initial indications

mean anything, the station might

have a difficult time making a

comeback.

Beth Myers: A perennial all-star

who has played varsity softball

since she was a freshman. Was the

runner-up to Howe in team MVP

voting last year due to her .416

batting average and in1 pressive

53% on-basc percentage. Had a

surprisingly-rocky spring training.

but rest assured that when the

season begins, Myers will be hit-

ting on all cylinders. Offers much

needed leadership in an otherwise

very inesperienced outfield.

JV Squaws hoping by Tiffany Meyer

"We should play to learn the

basic fundamentals and have fun

this year," comments coach Jim

A~nold of the JV girls' softball

team.

He feels this way because the

team this year is "young" and

"inexperienced" due to the fact

that there are only three return-

ing sophomores, Michelle Bokon,

Lisa Nabors, and Stephanie

Smith.

for 'fun' year

Last year's team's final record

was 3-8 after a rainy season. I:or

this reason, Arnold hopes the

weather stays nice this season.

Right now Arnold is in the

process of making cuts (he may

have made them all by press

time). There are 21 girls trying

out, and only 15 are needed for

the team. Their first game is

Wednesday, March 27, a t Harri-

son.

INFIELDERS

Julie More: A junior who saw

some limited action in the varsity Sally Ulmer: A sturdy outfielder

v\rho can throw a bullet to any

Page 12 CHIEFTAIN

Baseball Braves entering '85 'far past the rebuilding stage'

by Jim Gruskin

As the start of the 1985 sea-

son approaches, the attitude of

Indian Hill's varsity baseball team

could be described as one of cau-

tious optimism. Jon Warden, who

piloted the Braves to a 7-18 rec-

ord a yearago, returns for his sec-

ond year, claiming that "this team

is past the rebuilding stage."

Senior Mike Theye echoes the

coach's sentiment. "If our pitch-

ers come through, we will be a lot

tougher to beat," he said. If Ind-

ian Hill's performance in its most

recent pre-season scrimmage is

any indication of what to expect

in the upcoming season, the

Braves should indeed be tougher

Indian Hill also performed

well in two recent rain-shortened

victories over Country Day.

One of the reasons for the

Braves' early success has been the

performance of the pitching staff.

Senior Brian Jehle and junior

Dave Ahlert held Country Day

batters to a total of four hits in

IH's two scrimmages with the In-

dians. Senior Curtis Ott and jun-

ior Brian Vonderbrink also pitch-

ed well in the Braves' victory over

Wyoming, Ott getting ten strike-

outs in four innings.

During the rest of the 1985

campaign, Indian Hill figures to

be led offensively by incumbent

March 21,1985 March 21,l letter to the editors

to beat in 1985. starters Womack, Theye, Ott and "L-

'"at..

'

On Friday the Braves soundly senior Pete Seremetis. Ott, Jehle, ". %- . - < .*- *- . * %.".* ,

defeated Wyoming, 11-2, on the Vonderbrink, senior Dave Stan- A .

Cowboys' home field. The forth, and Ahlert should compose

Braves' hitting attack was led by the starting pitching rotation in

junior Steve Womack, who slug- the upcoming season.

ged a triple and a double. Theye The Braves open the regular

contributed a perfect four-for- season today at Finneytown.

four day at the plate. Junior IH will face Bethel-Tate in a home

Mike Anderson got two hits, and doubleheader on Saturday before

iunior Brad Wilkinson smashed a concludinrz the earlv homestand * -. - "

towering home run past center against Hamilton Badin on Mon- photo b y Davis Griffin

field. day and GreenhiUs on Tuesday. Curtis Ott will be depended upon to lead the Braves' pitching staff.

Tschan anticipates stiff national competition by Kevin Walzer

For Ed Tschan, at least on the

Ohio level, the more things

change, the more they stay the

same.

The 18-year-old senior recent-

ly won his fifth consecutive state

shooting title, and with that ad-

vances to the national meet to be

held April 22 and 23 at the Uni-

versity of Arkansas.

It's a familiar story. But this

year it might change.

Tschan has won state titles at

every junior age-group level in

which he has competed: 12-14,

14-18, and now, 18-20. [+om

there, he has gone on to finish

high at the national meet. Two

years ago, he finished fifth. Last

year, he finished third.

But Tschan points out that

those results came in the 14-18

age group; he expects a much

tougher time in his first national

competition in the 18-20 group,

which he describes as "the tough-

est national level."

"The competition will be a lot

stiffer," he said. "In the 18-20

age group there are a lot of col-

lege students, people who have

pretty much decided to make

shooting a career. There are some

really phenomenal scores."

Tschan feels he "can do well.

I've been shooting as long as most

anyone that will be there."

Still, Tschan is also realistic.

When asked to compare his scor-

ing total at nationals last year

Photo by Tom Taylor Ed Tschan

with that of the current top-

ranked 18-20 shooters, he said,

"They're about 15 to 20 points

behind. When you consider that

sometimes placing is decided by one point, or even less-how

many bullseyes you get. . ." Regardless of his results this

year, though, Tschan fully ex-

pects to continue with his shoot-

ing in the 18-20 age group and

perhaps make a stab at the world-

class "open" shooting circuit after

college. He will be attending De-

Pauw, and plans to "shoot while

in college. I've talked with the

administration [at DePauw] , and

they seemed fairly agreeable.

They don't have a team, so I

would have to take off occasion-

ally ." Once a person completes the

18-20 age group, said Tschan, he

has a decision to make. Com-

mented the air-pistol specialist,

"After college it's pretty much an

open circuit. You really have to

travel to get to matches; it's

world-class. A lot of tournaments

are held in Belgium and Europe."

Tschan would like to take a

shot (no pun intended) at the

world tour. "If I can improve in

college, as well as do well with my

studies, I hope I can continue

shooting."

Eventually down the road. . . perhaps another try at the Olym-

pics? As a result of his third-place

ranking at nationals last year,

Tschan was invited to try out for

the 1984 Olympic shooting team.

He attended, but met with great

disappointment; not only did he

not qualify, he missed a spot on

the team "by about one position. I was really close."

As a result, Tschan hopes

eventually to try out for another

Olympic team, but he is pragmat-

ic about it: "Not in 1988. By

then I'll be just out of college,

trying to establish myself" on

both the world shooting circuit

and the job front. The world cir-

cuit, although not totally ama-

teur, is not exactly lucrative, ei-

ther. "There's no real prize mon-

ey. We get some money for 'ex- penses,' " but it does not amount

to much.

All that is down the road,

however. Right now, Tschan has

more immediate plans: "to do

well at nationals and continue in

college. That's what I'm worrying

about at this point."

'Parent' obiects to criticism of YL In response to last issue's edi-

torial, "Young Life members re-

frain from mentioning religious

affiliation ," Chieftain received a

letter from "a parent." The let-

ter was not in the form of a re-

buttal and, in addition, asked sev-

eral questions. Below, the letter's

complete text is printed in bold,

and the staff's answers to the pre-

iented questions and defense of

the editorial is in regular print.

We gladly reply to any opposing

views which editorials may incur.

Who wrote the article about

Young Life? Will you mention

your name in the next Chieftain?

Customarily, the editorials do

not run by-lines (title of author-

ship), because editorials represent

the opinion of the entire editorial

staff; this policy is mentioned be-

low the staff listing in each issue.

The anonymity is not to protect

the writer, but simply symbolizes

that the newspaper is speaking as

a unit. For general information,

editor Kenneth N. Jones wrote

the Young Life editorial. We find

it ironic, however, that this letter

was signed simply "a parent."

Why don't you do a senior

sketch on a senior Young Life

member? Maybe you are suffer-

ing from peer pressure.

perceptions? ... Please stand by ...

Due to conflicting interests, Perceptions with Tom Taylor

has not recently been brought

to you. I apologize to the audi- ence and to m y editors for this.

Rest assured, however, Percep-

The policy for senior sketches

is not to pick people solely for

their participation in a certain ac-

tivity (exceptions are Pow-Wow

stars and Chieftain editors at the

end of the year). Aside from

these exceptions, it is pure chance

that the senior participates in acti-

vities such as Young Life. There

is no discrimination against an ac-

tivity.

As a coincidence, Duff Wood-

side is being sketched in this issue,

not because of peer pressure or

because of pressure from this let-

ter. We selected Woodside at the

beginning of the year because he

is a senior star of Pow Wow and

well deserves a sketch. He hap-

pens to be a strong supporter of

Young Life.

Young Lifers have for years

and are now making IHHS stand

out as students IH will be proud

of in years t o come.

Young Life has been at IH for

at least ten years, and I believe

longer.

Do some research and see

what these young people have

done in their lives to make the

world a better place in which to

live. Compare with the National

Merit "stars."

9

tions will return with many more

perceptions for you to perceive. L@ e ~ n 3 a 3 o 0 J

Chieftain is written and composed, printed and sold as an extracur-

ricular activity by the students of Indian Hill High School, 6845 Drake Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45243 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-

tor: Brian Rowe; Magazine Editors: Ellen Alvord, Joel Ruff; Busi-

ness Manager: Kelly Martin; Circulation Manager: Davis Griffin; Production Managers: Mary Beth Heidrich, Arianna Newman; Head

Photographer: Tom Taylor; Photographers: Davis Griffin, Mariano

Fernandez; Contributors: Mark Ensley, Susan Appel, Clarence Hughes, Chris Kempczinski, Kym Sollinger, Rob Seal, Laura Schwartz, Jim

Gruskin, Mr. Bob West, Elizabeth Converse, Marci Jacobson, Tiffany

Meyer, JOY Rowe, Andy Tucker; Production Staff: Laura Schwartz,

Jamie Winget, David Miller, Mariano Fernandez, Barbara Hug, Warren Hill, Kym Sollinger.

As its editorial policy, Chieftain strives both to commend what i s

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.

Not only will Young Lifers

bring pride to Indian Hill, but so

will many others who graduate

from IH, including the National

Merit Finalists.

As for the research done on

the editorial, many upsetting ex-

periences had been relayed to the

editors about recruiting tech-

niques of Young Life. Further-

more, the editors went back to

the November 5, 1982 issue of

Chieftain and utilized the article,

"Brad Johnson pioneers IH

Young Life," which quotes exten-

sively the group's local leader.

The editors have also had first-

hand experience with Young

Life's recruitment.

The Young Life editorial was

not meant to criticize the mem-

bers. 'Whether Young Life is

right or wrong is not to be deci-

ded here. We only criticize the

group's techniques and their fa-

cade as merely a social group."

Regarding historical accuracy,

Young Life was invigorated by

Brad Johnson after leaving IH sev-

eral years before.

At present how many students

feel comfortable with some of the

academy stars? Young Lifers al-

ways try to help fellow students.

They feel good about themselves.

They are not always nervous

about making 4.0. They aren't

drinking and getting DWI's. They

aren't selfish with their time.

They are a friend and have

friends.

The "academy stars" deserve

the academic praise they receive.

More importantly, they are not

social outcasts as implied. They

are no more or less caring or

friendly than members of Young

Life. In fact, one NM Finalist, Mary Beth Heidrich, is an active

member of Young Life.

Young Lifers are not the only

people at IH who "help fellow

students" or "feel good about

themselves" or "have friends.''

Neither is everyone outside

Young Life "drinking and getting

DWI's." There are plenty of

other activities which promote

good nature-Key club and Peer

Counseling, for example; neither

must one be a member of any such organization to be a good

person. Young Life does not

have a monopoly on "goodness"

at Indian Hill.

To accuse people of being "al-

ways nervous about making 4.0"

is to accuse everyone who has ev-

Page 3 er received that honor. This list

of academic standouts includes

many hard-working Young Lifers.

The comment also implies that

anyone appearing on the honor

roll sacrifices himself and his re-

lationships with others in worry-

ing about sustaining that status;

this view is a generalization that

is in most cases untrue.

I feel sorry for whoever wrote

the article. You really need to be

a Young Lifer.

As stated before, Young Life

does not hold the monopoly on

"goodness" and the decent life.

Without going into detail, the edi-

tors feel they are "good" people,

and are only two of many such

people outside of Young Life.

Any further such personal allega-

tions about the character of the

editors should be directed to

them personally and individually.

Paul Monach has a good

chance of being a Presidential

Scholar. The scholars are usually

backers of the political party in

office. He is playing politics with

his Newsweek magazine [with

President Reagan on the cover].

Is he suffering from peer pres-

sure?

The writer of the letter evi-

dently tried to point out hypocri-

sy on the part of a probable writ-

er of the editorial. The "parent,"

however, completely misunder-

stood the photo. Monach's pos-

ing with Reagan was facetious, for

h e feels that it is ridiculous to

have to fawn to a political party

t o win an award. He was flouting

"peer pressure," not succumbing

to it.

Having read the Chieftain for

years I can truly say this staff

does not reflect the ideas of the

student body. Too bad. Well,

maybe next year.

The reaction from the student

body on the Young Life editorial

was surprising. Many gave the ed-

itors a pat on the back, saying, "I

think that's great." Much to our

amazement, no one in Young Life

wrote a rebuttal. Does a reaction

like that mean the Chieftain is out

of tune? Perhaps the Young Lif-

ers understood the editorial much

better than the "parent." Once

again, the editorial criticized the

recruiting techniques and the con-

cealment of Young Life's pur-

pose, not the members, the group,

or either's beliefs in "the basics

of the Christain faith."

For any who are interested,

the above responses were written

by Kenneth N. Jones and Paul

Monach; these responses were re-

viewed and approved by virtually

all the other editors.

Page 2

editorial CHI E FTAlM March 21, I985 March 21,1985 CHIEFTAIN Page 13

'Leadership defined': RepIogIes anc I Wingerter Go*> tone 01 detente hlcld by Kevin Walzer

This is a portrait of three

swimmers.

Although all three are, indeed,

different people, as athletes they

share some remarkable similari-

ties.

There are the Replogles, Ter-

esa and Jenny. The two sisters,

a sophomore and a freshman, cap-

tured co-MVP honors for this

team, and that group lived up eo

its seeding of 23 with a 23rd-place

finish in the meet. Wingerter

served the entire swim team, in

the words of Preston, "as a lead-

er." . "All three are leaders," he

added. "They are excellent swirn-

mers who contribute to the team

. . . but they contribute in more

ways than one. They are very

record 1 :07.5 she recorded at t h e

sectional meet, and a time worthy

of all-American consideration.

The elder Replogle also captured

tenth in the 100 freestyle event.

Jenny, the freshman, also

"swam well;" she took seventh i n

the 100 breaststroke with a time

of 1 :09. She had qualified for the

district meet in another event b u t

failed to advance to state.

end of Wingerter's high school ca-

reer. Although she is the team's

only senior, he said, "We'll be los-

ing a lot with her graduation."

Replogle was asked to consid-

er the same question. Does she

think the team will lose much

with Wingerter's graduation?

She paused, and thought

about it a minute. Then she an-

swered, "Yeah."

Last week an important world event took place in the U.S.S.R. : Premier Konstantin Chemenko died and was replaced by a relative youngster in the upper echelons of the Soviet Communist Party, 54-yearald

Mikail Gorbachev. Few people, even in Indian Hill High School, failed to realize the transition that was occurring; almost as few declined to speculate on what this transition might mean to the U.S. and the

world.

It is tempting to give in to cynicism and believe that any Soviet leader will take a stance of direct and

blatant antagonism toward the "free world" and es-

pecially the U.S. Such a belief would not be without solid backing evidence; since the end of World War 11,

the closest the U.S. and U.S.S.R. have come to coop-

eration has been the detente of the mid-1970's.

Americans do not want to trust the Soviet govern-

ment, and with good reason. The U.S. and its allies have been confounded, duped, and even defeated in various areas of the world by the U.S.S.R. and its

minions. Many Americans insist that no agreement can be made with the Soviets, because they will vio- late it; history supports this view.

What many people fail to understand, though, is that the Soviets are at least as paranoid of the expan- sion of our system of government as we are of theirs. They hold the same qualms about the upholding of agreements by the U.S. as we do of their tendency to break trust.

Paradoxically, the open admission that each coun- try must and will act solely in its own interest in the

only way for fruitful negotiations to begin. Gorba-

chev has indicated the same desire to reduce nuclear

weapons escalation that President Ronald Reagan has, and considering the state of the Soviet economy, he

is probably quite serious. The relationship between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.

has a profound political and economic impact just about everywhere in the world. The improvement of

the world is certain if this relationship is improved; both sides would agree to that. We thus must take

Premier Gorbachev's overtures of peaceful coexis-

tence seriously and pursue to the utmost various treaties with the U.S.S.R.-at least until cynicism pre-

Commented Teresa, "I was

happy about the way we ad-

vanced to state. 1 wasn't expect-

ing to go that far."

Were any thoughts going

through her head at the meet held

in Canton?

"I was nervous. About the on-

ly thing I was thinking was, 'hold

your position.' I was seeded

third, and that puts on a little

pres~ure.'~ That sort of pressure has been

on Wingerter throughout her high

school career, as she has advanced

to state all four years of high

vails and reason decays.

editorial

Now, several months after the Department of Edu- cation presented Indian Hill with the "Excellence in Education'bward, everyone has felt its effects. Phy-

sically, there has been almost no change, except for the sign in front of the school. Mentally, however,

photo by Davis Griff in school.

According to Preston, that ex-

perience has served as a plus for

the swimmers this year. "She's a

good influence on the others. She

sets a good example [with consis-

tency and] a positive attitude."

Replogle agreed. "Beth has

been good for the rest of us this

year. She was our only senior,

and we all look up to her."

According to Preston, a few

words must be set aside for the

Teresa and Jenny Replogle

year. Both finished in the top ten

at the state meet some three

weeks ago in their specialty, the

100-meter breaststroke. Both

serve, in the words of swimming

coach Barry Preston, as "leaders

of the team."

There is Beth Wingerter. She,

a senior, seved as team captain

this year. She competed at state

as a part of the medley relay

supportive of each other and their

teammates. We need that as

much as results."

The tangible contributions of

these three, though, are as strong-

ly felt as the intangible.

"At state they swam well,"

said Preston. Teresa Replogle

swept to a third-place showing in

the 100 breaststroke with a time

of l:06-faster than the meet-

students and faculty have come to detest the word

"excellent." As one student very seriously put it,

"I'm sick and tired of being excellent."

This reaction is quite interesting. Usually, an award is accepted and everyone is happy. With "Ex-

cellence in Education," the student body never really photo by Davis Griff in

Beth Wingerter worked for the honor, and suddenly excellence was forced upon them. The usual quest for higher learn-

ing was turned into an obligation. Anything less was

'Psyched7 Kindle falls at state meet young team and an upanddown

season; however, it wound up

having more pluses than minuses

"because of our dual-match rec-

ord, which was real good."

As one of only two graduating

seniors, Kindle feels optimistic

about the team's future. "1 think

they've gotten some good exper-

ience this season, which should

pay off in upcoming years."

not, and is not, acceptable. There have been many jokes and side comments

about the award, but in the end, the feelings the stu- by Kevin Walzer

Dave Kindle has some regrets.

"I know it sounds trite, but if I

could go back again. . . 1 think I

would've done better."

Kindle was referring to his fin-

ish in the state AA wrestling tour-

nament held this past weekend in

Columbus. The particular statis-

tics aren't stunning: two consecu-

tive losses eliminated him from

competition after the consolation

round in the 185 pound category.

Still, Kindle, a senior, feels

that mental apprehension hin-

dered his performance in his first

and final appearance in the state

meet.

"I went in a little psyched out,

I guess," he said. "Going in, I was

anticipating a lot of diffuculty; I

really wasn't expecting to do well.

[Cincinnati wrestlers] hear a lot

about how 'good' the wrestling

schools up in the northern part of

the state are; I heard it. That sort

of psyched me out."

Sometimes low expectations

of performance can cause an ath-

lete to relax and "go for it;" oth-

er times it cause's an athlete to

tense up and hinders perfor-

mance. Kindle believes he fell

prey to the latter phenomenon.

"1 think part of it, too, was

that I didn't know what to expect

from state. Looking back, it was- n't as bad as I thought it would

be. . .," he said. "I think I could

have done better."

This is not to detract, though,

in any way from Kindle's mere

appearance at state; that in itself

is an accomplishment. Still, said

Kindle, "If I were a junior, im-

proving on state would be a pri-

mary goal for next year. But I'm not a junior."

Kindle's appearance at state

marks the second straight year IH

has sent a wrestler to state-senior

Ken Slazyk was the Braves' repre-

sentative last year. Slazyk seemed

on a clear course for a second

state appearance this year, in the

138 pound category; after win-

ning districts, he had advanced to

the quarterfinals of regionals and

enjoyed a substantial lead in his

match before seriously injuring

his knee.

"He ripped a tendon," said

Kindle. "But he was on such a

roll he was able to stall and man-

aged to win the match." That

win put Slazyk in the semifinals

and automatically qualified him

for state as one of the top four

finishers; however, he had to for-

feit both matches due to his in-

jury.

"That's unfortunate," said

Kindle. "I think that he would

have done well at state."

The Braves themselves had a

OSU gives concert dent body has are serious. Resentment and animousi- ty are felt every time "excellence" is mentioned. Of-

ten, administrators will point to the honor roll and multicolored graphs to illustrate "excellence." The

term, however, should not be used to gloss over prob- lems. The people who work hard for B's and C's de-

serve as much recognition as those on the honor roll. There are many unsung heroes at Indian Hill who

by Davis Griffin

The Ohio State Glee Club

graced Indian Hill with its reper-

toire of powerful songs, Friday,

March 28.

The young men, sporting red

jackets, opened with a few reli-

gious pieces including "Ain't

Got No Time to Die." They

then segued into two folk pie-

ces, "Roving" and "Down in

the Valley" were among these

uplifters. Next, the glee club

performed a few numbers off of

Broadway. "Plenty of Nothing"

and "I'm on My Way" from Por-

gy and Bess and "Kansas City"

from Oklahoma were quite inte-

resting.

Finally, the 11 0-year-old

club ended with O.S.U.'s fight

song .

The group's director com-

mented after the performance

that "the audience was wonder-

ful." When asked why they de-

cided to come to IH, having ne-

ver performed here in the past,

the director said that they came

for two reasons, the first being

that it offered a good opportu-

nity for practice before a ma-

jor performance in Salt Lake

City, Utah, and the second be-

ing that it was an opportunity

to inform a wider range of stu-

dents about the wonderful uni-

versity that they have in their

home state. The director of-

fered IHers thinking of atten-

ding O.S.U. the chance to talk

to glee club members from

their area.

MISSY, from p. 6

from different corners of the city,

she is usually called upon for help

with an open Saturday night.

'Knowing a lot of guys from dif-

ferent scllools definitely has its

advantages-for my friends who

need a change of scenery!"

After continuing her higher

education, Missy has set a few

personal goals that seem very

reachable. Her ambition is "to

live in New York, audition for

Broadway shows, and-oh yeah-

have a good-looking guy at my

side ! "

should not be swept under the rug because of their mediocre grade point average.

The administration, faculty, and students should stop praising themselves and try to find their faults. Once found, these imperfections should be accepted, not purged simply because they are not "excellent." One must accept faults before improving upon them. Taking drastic action in the name of "excellence" will

cause even more resentment among those who are as- sumedly "excellent ."

Page 14 CHIEFTAIN March 21, 1985 Bruno Darre, and junior Bill

c \ stars

P a 6 Magazine .

Vow Is 'the basketball renaissance' SPORTSVI EW Baumel. Jones and Darre, who

both practiced with the varsity

squad after the reserve season was

over, seem fairly assured of roster

positions next year. However, the

other three to four spots are more

cloudy.

Kincaid and Eaton both start-

ed for the JV most of this year,

and turned in fairly impressive

performances. It is a toss-up at this point as to whether either or

both will make varsity next year;

Kincaid's height (6'3 ") and re-

bounding abilities would certainly

be helpful, and Eaton's outside

shooting could relieve Tucker and

Metzger. However, McKibben

could very well decide to keep

one or both on JV for another

year of experience.

It is difficult to predict now

exactly what will transpire next

year, though. It was not hard at

all last year, with IH coming off a

season of phenomenal improve-

ment at 9-1 2. This year was to be

the summit. Remember "the

basketball renaissance"?

Well, the renaissance is far

from complete. Next year brings

the challenge of a league title to

be won in a new league, in addi-

tion to an improvement on this

year's somewhat disappointing

11-9 regular season mark. Those

represent 1985-86's primary

goals.

Much, indeed, remains to be

done. For the Braves, the mesh

of next year's talent will deter-

mine how much is done, will de-

termine whether the "renais-

sance" is completed.

over? Far from it We got some indication of

things to come when in the tour-

nament we saw the changing of

the guard with the play of Tucker

and Metzger. Tucker's play in

sectionals was such a dramatic

turnaround from the last five

games of the regular season, in

which he saw little action, that it

earned him the Most Improved

Player award for the season. His

next year as well; he and Cohen will undoubtedly form the nu-

cleus of IH's inside attack. Davis'

height (6'4") is a plus in that

area. The forte of Yost this year

was his defensive play; McKibben

seemed to turn to him as a de-

fensive stopper to their oppo-

nents' hot shooters. Yost did

have on and off games; he some-

with Kevin Walzer Vol. 34 No. 13

March 21,1985

Indian Hill High Cincinnati, Ohio

I think everybody in this en-

tire school saw the basketball

Braves' 68-61 loss to McNick

three weeks ago in the finals of

the sectional tournament. We re-

ally don't need to talk about that

any more, do we?

Of course, the loss ended IH's

season. The Braves finished with

a 14-10 record, which is better

than any IH team has had in the

past four years. Now that the 1984-85 season

is over, though, it is important to

turn view to next year's season.

It seems odd that there is a next

year considering the hype and

pressure that surrounded this sea-

son. However, even though IH

didn't win sectionals, didn't win

the EHL title, there is a next year.

However, the unfulfillment of

those goals does present a direc-

tion for next season. For, even

after the success of this year,

much remains to be accomp-

lished.

For IH this year, their biggest

asset was their across-the-board

talent. Seniors Rick Abrams, Cur-

tis Ott, Brian Rowe, Pete Sere-

metis, Dave Stanforth, and Mike

Wentz all provided leadership at

different points of the season.

Behind them, juniors Andy Tuck-

er and Erich Metzger played im-

portant roles in games. Then

there were Mike Cohen, Jared

Davis, Clint Reese, and Jeff Yost,

who all had their moments.

The irony is, at several points

in the season, "the record didn't

reflect the talent," in the words

of coach Dale McKibben. There

was IH's second game with Marie-

mont, an embarrassing loss, and

their annihilation a week later at the hands of Glen Este. That was

the low point of the season, those

two games; they were two of a

four-game losing streak.

This brings us to an important

question: a lot of this talent isn't

going to be here next year. And

although some good players ap- pear to be coming up, will they

mesh with next year's seniors?

Will "the record reflect the tal-

ent"?

School

45243 outside shooting and aggressive- times had pr oblims with fouls,

ness through the course of sec- such as in the second Mariemont tionals was excellent, in which he game, where his assignment was had games of 12, 16, and 16 fouled several times and hit the

points. free throws.

Six c h osen for 'Writers on Writina ' MacMillan- IH will have the largest num-

Still, Yost saw plenty of play-

ing time this year, which indicates

that he may play a big role in the w by Anna Batsakes ber of student writers featured,

Six IH students have been no- The students will have their ted States. Five other advisors re- according to MacMillan. "They

tified that they and pieces of their pieces and explanations of how present the other major geograph- were really impressed with the

writing will be featured in a new and why they wrote them along ical divisions of the country, and quality of writing that comes

MacMillan composition text se- with a short biographical sketch they also sent sample writing to from Indian Hill," said Ackley.

future. The key for Yost is his

continued development as a con-

sistent defensive player.

Reese did not see a lot of ac-

tion this year. As such, it is a bit difficult at this point to comment

on what sort of role he may play

in the future. Still, he has a vari-

ety of tools with which to work,

among them good leaping ability,

speed and quickness. Those tal-

ents have served Reese well under

the rebounding boards, where he

seems most effective.

Comprising the new members

of next year's team could very

well be a mix of sophomores, jun-

iors, and seniors. The JV was led

by such a disparate group as fresh-

ries.

The MacMillan Publishing

Company will include in its new

text a division called "writers on

writing" in which student writers

from all over the United States

will be spotlighted.

As of this date, senior Hugh

Geier, junior Peter Wilke, and so-

phomores Susan Appel and Mari-

ano Fernandez will be featured in

a tenth grade level text, while ju-

nior Carin Chabut and sophomore

Rob Seal will have their writing

published in either a ninth or ele-

venth grade text.

published in the books.

"I'm really excited that my

writing was chosen," said Seal. "I

think it's a real honor to be spot-

lighted in an English text. Maybe

I can show some other students

something about how I write."

Twelve other students submit-

ted pieces for publication and will

be notified within the next two

weeks as to whether or not their

work will also be published.

Mrs. Elizabeth Ackley is an

acting advisor to MacMillan Pub-

lishing Company. She represents

the midwestern region of the Uni-

- photo by Mariano Fernandez men Jason Kincaid and Mike J?a- Andy Tucker pub up a shot ton, sophomores Ron Jones and

against Deer Park in sectionals.

Art show hosts students' works WINTER SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS

VARSITY BOYS* BASKETBALL first team; Chris Hall, Gretch-

Captains: Rick Abrams, n--- en Klndel, honorable mention

MVP: Rick Abrar

MIP: Andy Tucks

E H L All-Star: Ri

1; Pete Sererner~s,

second te2

iouth Co

L S K E T UAl

MlP: Rolf Schorr

RSITY WRESTLING

P: Dave H L champi

138 poun

185 pounc = ~ ~ t i o n a l s : Ken Sla

Captains: Gretchen Kindel, Amy pounds; Dave Kinc

place, 185 pounds MVP: Cadi Cucinotta Regional: Dave Kind

MIP: Chris Hall place and state quallrtcarlon, Cadi Cuci

photo by Tom Taylor

These students will have pieces of writing published in a new text-

book series by MacMillan: (1. to r.) Mariano Fernandez, Hugh Geier,

Rob Seal, Peter Wilke, Carin Chabu t, Susan ~p'pel.

Metzger is Metzger , streaky

and at times inconsistent, but in

sectionals he showed several

flashes of the form that the I

Braves will need from him on a ~ regular basis next year. In the

three games of the tournament in

which he saw significant action- '

Deer Park, Madeira, and McNich-

olas-Metzger was at his finest,

pouring in 19, 18, and 14 points.

When he is at his best offensively,

Metzger is invaluable to the

Braves. Cohen had a good sectional

tournament doing the things he

does best: offensive rebounding,

getting some points around the

glass, and being aggressive. His

role for IH next year will proba-

bly be to improve and continue

those things; if Cohen can im-

prove, he will be a big asset to IH

nest year in stepping in to suc-

ceed Seremetis and Ott.

Davis saw plenty of action this

year and probably will see a lot

by Ellen Alvord

The prestigious Governor's Art

Show was held this past Saturday

throughout the state of Ohio, in

twelve different regions.

Indian Hill High School has

been the host for the southwes-

tern region for the past ten years,

under the direction of art teacher

Mr. Larry Bernard.

Ninety pieces were selected

from abundant entries in this

year's show. Of those 90, seven

pieces of artwork were created

by Indian Hill students. Two

works by senior Amy Wiatt were accepted; works by seniors Todd

Oliver, Tim Marsh, and Maggie

Schiff and juniors Tracy Irvin

and Ghia Euskirchen were also

accepted.

Bernard stated that a total of

about 1500 works will be picked

statewide. Of the 1500, 300 will

be chosen to be displayed in the

State Towers Office in Columbus,

across from the Ohio Capital Buil-

ding.

Fifty pieces from the final se-

lection of 300 will also become a

part of a rotating art show

through the state. The top 25 ar-

tists of the 300 will be eligible for competition for art scholarships.

Bernard commented, "I think

that the Governor's Art Show

competes with professional

shows. I'm always impressed by

the work that is displayed." Bernard also noted, "Since the

artwork is displayed in the State

Towers Building, it gives an op-

portunity for the state legislature

to see what is being done in the

art world on the high school le-

vel. Hopefully, this will influence

Some of their political decisions concerning state funding for

schools."

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The Indian Hill Latin Club

placed 4th out of 38 schools at

the annual Ohio Junior Classical

League convention held in Colum-

bus the weekend of March 3 to 5.

This is an "outstanding" im-

provement over last year's 8th

place ranking, according to Mr.

Sherwin Little, the club's sponsor.

Said Little, "I'm absolutely

thrilled! I had only hoped for a

6th place this year, which still

would have been an 'excellent'

achievement."

This ycar is only the third

timc Indian Hill has wcnt a de-

legation to the state convention.

pact on the Ohio Junior Classical

League.

One of the highlights of the

weekend was the election of so-

phomore Paul Alvord to the of-

fice of state second vice-president.

The second vice-president is res-

ponsible for the organizing and

management of all contests and

events at the convention.

The high school students win-

ning awards at the convention

are: junior Brad Adrien-9th

place, Level I1 Roman History;

sophomore Paul Alvord-10th

place, Latin Grammar; sophornorc

Becky Engel- 1st place, Photo-

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