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Bruno Darre, and junior Bill
SPORTSVIEW
with Kevin Walzer
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 t o 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"?
CHIEFTAIN
Is 'the basketball renaissance'
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
outside shooting and aggressive-
ness through the course of sec-
tionals was excellent, in which he
had games of 12, 16, and 16
points.
photo by Mariano Fernandez
Andy Tucker pub up a shot
against Deer Park in sectionals.
Metzger is Metzger , streaky
and at times inconsistent, but in
sectionals he showed several
flashes of the form that the
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
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-
times had pr oblims with fouls,
such as in the second Mariemont
game, where his assignment was
fouled several times and hit the
free throws.
Still, Yost saw plenty of play-
ing time this year, which indicates
that he may play a big role in the
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-
men Jason Kincaid and Mike J?a-
ton, sophomores Ron Jones and
WINTER SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS
~
I
V A R S I T Y BOYS* B A S K E T B A L L
Captains: Rick Abrams, n---
MVP: Rick Abrarns
' MIP: Andy Tucks!r
- - --..
E H L All-Star: Ri ck Abram!
tean1; Pete Sererner~s,
- -
Ott, second te2
North/S iouth Co
Rick
MlP: Rolf Schorr
J V G I R L S BASKtETBALL
MIP: N laggie Kerr
TY G I R LS' BAS
Captains: Gretchen Kindel, Amy
MVP: Cadi Cucinotta
MIP: Chris Hall
Cadi Cuci notta,
March 21, 1985
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 9-12. 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.
first team; Chris Hall, Gretch-
en Klndel, honorable mention
R S l T Y SMl l M M l N G
,tain: Betti Wingerte r
P: Tere sa Replo!Ile, Jenny
. -.
Rep[ogle
te qualifier .s: Teresa
third, 100 breaststra
1 0 0 freestyle; Je
logle, seutenth, 10
stroke
BOYS' BAL S K E TUAl
MIP: Jim
V A R S I T Y WRESTLING
M V P: Dave H;Indle
EH'L champi on: Ke n Slazyk,
138 poun~ds; Davfe Kindle,
185 pouncIs
= ~ ~ t i o n a l s : Ken Slaizyk, 138
pounds; Dave KincIte, fourth
place, 185 pounds
Regional:
.. ..
Dave Kind le, fourth
.. - - - -
place and state quallrtcarlon,
185 pounc
c
\ Vow stars
Vol. 34 No. 13
March 21,1985
Indian Hill High School
Cincinnati, Ohio 45243
Six chosen for 'Writers on Writina '
by Anna Batsakes
Six IH students have been no-
tified that they and pieces of their
writing will be featured in a new
MacMillan composition text se-
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.
Art show hosts students' works
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
Pa6
The students will have their
pieces and explanations of how
and why they wrote them along
with a short biographical sketch
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-
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."
w
ted States. Five other advisors re-
present the other major geograph-
ical divisions of the country, and
they also sent sample writing to
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.
Latin Club ranks 4th in Ohio
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.
In these few appearances, the club
has managed to make quite an im-
Magazine
.
MacMillan-
IH will have the largest num-
ber of student writers featured,
according t o MacMillan. "They
were really impressed with the
quality of writing that comes
from Indian Hill," said Ackley.
photo by Tom Taylor
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 - 1st
see LATIN, p. 5
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'Leadership defined': RepIogIes ancI Wingerter

editorial
Go*> tone 01 detente hc
ld
l by Kevin Walzer
This is a portrait of three
team, and that group lived up eo
its seeding of 23 with a 23rd-place
record 1:07.5 she recorded at t h e
sectional meet, and a time worthy
end of Wingerter's high school ca-
reer. Although she is the team's
Last week an important world event took place in chev has indicated the same desire to reduce nuclear swimmers. finish in the meet. Wingerter of all-American consideration. only senior, he said, "We'll be los-
the U.S.S.R. : Premier Konstantin Chemenko died weapons escalation that President Ronald Reagan has, Although all three are, indeed, served the entire swim team, in The elder Replogle also captured ing a lot with her graduation."
different people, as athletes they the words of Preston, "as a lead- tenth in the 100 freestyle event.
and was replaced by a relative youngster in the upper
echelons of the Soviet Communist Party, 54-yearald
and considering the state of the Soviet economy, he
is probably quite serious.
share some remarkable similari- er." . Jenny, the freshman, also
Replogle was asked to consid-
er the same question. Does she
ties. "All three are leaders," he "swam well;" she took seventh i n think the team will lose much
Mikail Gorbachev. Few people, even in Indian Hill The relationship between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. There are the Replogles, Ter- added. "They are excellent swirn- the 100 breaststroke with a time with Wingerter's graduation?
High School, failed to realize the transition that was esa and Jenny. The two sisters, mers who contribute to the team of 1:09. She had qualified for t h e She paused, and thought
has a profound political and economic impact just . . . but they contribute in more
a sophomore and a freshman, cap- district meet in another event b u t about it a minute. Then she an-
occurring; almost as few declined to speculate on about everywhere in the world. The improvement of tured co-MVP honors for this ways than one. They are very failed to advance to state. swered, "Yeah."
what this transition might mean to the U.S. and the the world is certain if this relationship is improved; Commented Teresa, "I was
world. both sides would agree to that. We thus must take happy about the way we ad-
vanced to state. 1 wasn't expect-
It is tempting to give in to cynicism and believe Premier Gorbachev's overtures of peaceful coexis- ing to go that far."
that any Soviet leader will take a stance of direct and tence seriously and pursue to the utmost various Were any thoughts going
blatant antagonism toward the "free world" and es- treaties with the U.S.S.R.-at least until cynicism pre- through her head at the meet held
in Canton?
pecially the U.S. Such a belief would not be without vails and reason decays. "I was nervous. About the on-
solid backing evidence; since the end of World War 11, ly thing I was thinking was, 'hold
the closest the U.S. and U.S.S.R. have come to coop- editorial your position.' I was seeded
eration has been the detente of the mid-1970's. third, and that puts on a little
pres~ure.'~
That sort of pressure has been
Americans do not want to trust the Soviet govern-
ment, and with good reason. The U.S. and its allies Now, several months after the Department of Edu- on Wingerter throughout her high
have been confounded, duped, and even defeated in school career, as she has advanced
cation presented Indian Hill with the "Excellence in to state all four years of high
various areas of the world by the U.S.S.R. and its Education'bward, everyone has felt its effects. Phy- photo by Davis Griffin school.
minions. Many Americans insist that no agreement sically, there has been almost no change, except for Teresa and Jenny Replogle According to Preston, that ex-
can be made with the Soviets, because they will vio- the sign in front of the school. Mentally, however, year. Both finished in the top ten supportive of each other and their perience has served as a plus for
at the state meet some three teammates. We need that as the swimmers this year. "She's a
late it; history supports this view. students and faculty have come to detest the word weeks ago in their specialty, the much as results." good influence on the others. She
What many people fail to understand, though, is "excellent." As one student very seriously put it, 100-meter breaststroke. Both The tangible contributions of sets a good example [with consis-
that the Soviets are at least as paranoid of the expan- "I'm sick and tired of being excellent." serve, in the words of swimming these three, though, are as strong- tency and] a positive attitude."
sion of our system of government as we are of theirs. coach Barry Preston, as "leaders ly felt as the intangible. Replogle agreed. "Beth has
This reaction is quite interesting. Usually, an of the team." "At state they swam well," been good for the rest of us this
They hold the same qualms about the upholding of award is accepted and everyone is happy. With "Ex- There is Beth Wingerter. She, said Preston. Teresa Replogle year. She was our only senior,
agreements by the U.S. as we do of their tendency to cellence in Education," the student body never really a senior, seved as team captain swept to a third-place showing in and we all look up to her." photo by Davis Griffin
break trust. worked for the honor, and suddenly excellence was this year. She competed at state the 100 breaststroke with a time According to Preston, a few Beth Wingerter
as a part of the medley relay of l:06-faster than the meet- words must be set aside for the
Paradoxically, the open admission that each coun- forced upon them. The usual quest for higher learn-
try must and will act solely in its own interest in the ing was turned into an obligation. Anything less was young team and an upanddown
only way for fruitful negotiations to begin. Gorba- not, and is not, acceptable.
There have been many jokes and side comments
'Psyched7Kindle falls at state meet season; however, it wound up
having more pluses than minuses
by Kevin Walzer the state are; I heard it. That sort has sent a wrestler to state-senior "because of our dual-match rec-
OSU gives concert about the award, but in the end, the feelings the stu-
dent body has are serious. Resentment and animousi-
Dave Kindle has some regrets.
"I know it sounds trite, but if I
of psyched me out."
Sometimes low expectations
Ken Slazyk was the Braves' repre-
sentative last year. Slazyk seemed
ord, which was real good."
As one of only two graduating
by Davis Griffin ty are felt every time "excellence" is mentioned. Of- could go back again. . . 1 think I of performance can cause an ath- on a clear course for a second seniors, Kindle feels optimistic
The Ohio State Glee Club The group's director com- would've done better." lete to relax and "go for it;" oth- state appearance this year, in the about the team's future. "1 think
graced Indian Hill with its reper- mented after the performance ten, administrators will point to the honor roll and Kindle was referring to his fin- er times it cause's an athlete to 138 pound category; after win- they've gotten some good exper-
toire of powerful songs, Friday, that "the audience was wonder- multicolored graphs to illustrate "excellence." The ish in the state AA wrestling tour- tense up and hinders perfor- ning districts, he had advanced to ience this season, which should
March 28. ful." When asked why they de- term, however, should not be used to gloss over prob- nament held this past weekend in mance. Kindle believes he fell the quarterfinals of regionals and pay off in upcoming years."
The young men, sporting red cided to come t o IH, having ne- Columbus. The particular statis- prey to the latter phenomenon. enjoyed a substantial lead in his
jackets, opened with a few reli- ver performed here in the past, lems. The people who work hard for B's and C's de- tics aren't stunning: two consecu- "1 think part of it, too, was MISSY, from p. 6
match before seriously injuring
gious pieces including "Ain't the director said that they came serve as much recognition as those on the honor roll. tive losses eliminated him from that I didn't know what to expect his knee. from different corners of the city,
Got No Time to Die." They for two reasons, the first being There are many unsung heroes at Indian Hill who competition after the consolation from state. Looking back, it was- "He ripped a tendon," said she is usually called upon for help
then segued into two folk pie- that it offered a good opportu- round in the 185 pound category. n't as bad as I thought it would
should not be swept under the rug because of their Kindle. "But he was on such a with an open Saturday night.
ces, "Roving" and "Down in nity for practice before a ma- Still, Kindle, a senior, feels be. . .," he said. "I think I could roll he was able to stall and man- 'Knowing a lot of guys from dif-
the Valley" were among these jor performance in Salt Lake mediocre grade point average. that mental apprehension hin- have done better." aged to win the match." That ferent scllools definitely has its
uplifters. Next, the glee club City, Utah, and the second be- The administration, faculty, and students should dered his performance in his first This is not t o detract, though, win put Slazyk in the semifinals advantages-for my friends who
performed a few numbers off of ing that it was an opportunity stop praising themselves and try to find their faults. and final appearance in the state in any way from Kindle's mere and automatically qualified him need a change of scenery!"
Broadway. "Plenty of Nothing" to inform a wider range of stu- meet. appearance at state; that in itself for state as one of the top four After continuing her higher
and "I'm on My Way" from Por- dents about the wonderful uni- Once found, these imperfections should be accepted, "I went in a little psyched out, is an accomplishment. Still, said finishers; however, he had to for- education, Missy has set a few
gy and Bess and "Kansas City" versity that they have in their not purged simply because they are not "excellent." I guess," he said. "Going in, I was Kindle, "If I were a junior, im- feit both matches due to his in- personal goals that seem very
from Oklahoma were quite inte- home state. The director of- One must accept faults before improving upon them. anticipating a lot of diffuculty; I proving on state would be a pri- jury. reachable. Her ambition is "to
resting. fered IHers thinking of atten- really wasn't expecting t o do well. mary goal for next year. But I'm
ding O.S.U. the chance to talk
Taking drastic action in the name of "excellence" will "That's unfortunate," said live in New York, audition for
Finally, the 110-year-old [Cincinnati wrestlers] hear a lot not a junior." Kindle. "I think that he would Broadway shows, and-oh yeah-
club ended with O.S.U.'s fight to glee club members from cause even more resentment among those who are as- about how 'good' the wrestling Kindle's appearance at state have done well at state." have a good-looking guy at my
song. their area. sumedly "excellent ." schools up in the northern part of marks the second straight year IH The Braves themselves had a side !"
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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
to beat in 1985.
On Friday the Braves soundly
defeated Wyoming, 11-2, on the
Cowboys' home field. The
Braves' hitting attack was led by
junior Steve Womack, who slug-
ged a triple and a double. Theye
contributed a perfect four-for-
four day at the plate. Junior
Mike Anderson got two hits, and
iunior Brad Wilkinson smashed-. a-
towering home run past center
field.
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
CHIEFTAIN
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
starters Womack, Theye, Ott and
senior Pete Seremetis. Ott, Jehle,
Vonderbrink, senior Dave Stan-
forth, and Ahlert should compose
the starting pitching rotation in
the upcoming season.
The Braves open the regular
season today at Finneytown.
IH will face Bethel-Tate in a home
doubleheader on Saturday before
concludinrz
" the earlv homestand
against Hamilton Badin on Mon-
day and GreenhiUs on Tuesday.
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
*
Curtis Ott will be depended upon to lead the Braves' pitching staff.
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
March 21,1985
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photo b y Davis Griffin
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."
March 21,l Page 3
er received that honor. This list
letter to the editors
of academic standouts includes
'Parent' obiects to criticism of YL
many hard-working Young Lifers.
The comment also implies that
anyone appearing on the honor
In response to last issue's edi- The policy for senior sketches Not only will Young Lifers roll sacrifices himself and his re-
torial, "Young Life members re- is not to pick people solely for bring pride to Indian Hill, but so lationships with others in worry-
frain from mentioning religious their participation in a certain ac- will many others who graduate ing about sustaining that status;
affiliation ," Chieftain received a tivity (exceptions are Pow-Wow from IH, including the National this view is a generalization that
letter from "a parent." The let- stars and Chieftain editors at the Merit Finalists. is in most cases untrue.
ter was not in the form of a re- end of the year). Aside from As for the research done on I feel sorry for whoever wrote
buttal and, in addition, asked sev- these exceptions, it is pure chance the editorial, many upsetting ex- the article. You really need to be
eral questions. Below, the letter's that the senior participates in acti- periences had been relayed t o the a Young Lifer.
complete text is printed in bold, vities such as Young Life. There editors about recruiting tech- As stated before, Young Life
and the staff's answers to the pre- is no discrimination against an ac- niques of Young Life. Further- does not hold the monopoly on
iented questions and defense of tivity. more, the editors went back to "goodness" and the decent life.
the editorial is in regular print. As a coincidence, Duff Wood- the November 5, 1982 issue of Without going into detail, the edi-
We gladly reply to any opposing side is being sketched in this issue, Chieftain and utilized the article, tors feel they are "good" people,
views which editorials may incur. not because of peer pressure or "Brad Johnson pioneers IH and are only two of many such
Who wrote the article about because of pressure from this let- Young Life," which quotes exten- people outside of Young Life.
Young Life? Will you mention ter. We selected Woodside at the sively the group's local leader. Any further such personal allega-
your name in the next Chieftain? beginning of the year because he The editors have also had first- tions about the character of the
Customarily, the editorials do is a senior star of Pow Wow and hand experience with Young editors should be directed to
not run by-lines (title of author- well deserves a sketch. He hap- Life's recruitment. them personally and individually.
'
"L- ship), because editorials represent pens to be a strong supporter of The Young Life editorial was Paul Monach has a good
the opinion of the entire editorial Young Life. not meant to criticize the mem-
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chance of being a Presidential
staff; this policy is mentioned be- Young Lifers have for years bers. 'Whether Young Life is Scholar. The scholars are usually
low the staff listing in each issue. and are now making IHHS stand right or wrong is not to b e deci- backers of the political party in
The anonymity is not to protect out as students IH will be proud ded here. We only criticize the office. He is playing politics with
the writer, but simply symbolizes of in years t o come. group's techniques and their fa- his Newsweek magazine [with
that the newspaper is speaking as Young Life has been at IH for cade as merely a social group." President Reagan on the cover].
a unit. For general information, at least ten years, and I believe Regarding historical accuracy, Is he suffering from peer pres-
editor Kenneth N. Jones wrote longer. Young Life was invigorated by sure?
the Young Life editorial. We find Do some research and see Brad Johnson after leaving IH sev- The writer of the letter evi-
it ironic, however, that this letter what these young people have eral years before. dently tried to point out hypocri-
was signed simply "a parent." done in their lives to make the At present how many students sy on the part of a probable writ-
Why don't you do a senior world a better place in which to feel comfortable with some of the er of the editorial. The "parent,"
sketch o n a senior Young Life live. Compare with the National academy stars? Young Lifers al- however, completely misunder-
member? Maybe you are suffer- Merit "stars." ways try to help fellow students. stood the photo. Monach's pos-
ing from peer pressure.
9 They feel good about themselves. ing with Reagan was facetious, for
perceptions? ... They are not always nervous
about making 4.0. They aren't
drinking and getting DWI's. They
h e feels that it is ridiculous to
have to fawn to a political party
t o win an award. He was flouting
Please stand b y ...
aren't selfish with their time. "peer pressure," not succumbing
Due to conflicting interests,
They are a friend and have t o it.
Perceptions with Tom Taylor
friends. Having read the Chieftain for
has not recently been brought
The "academy stars" deserve years I can truly say this staff
to you. I apologize to the audi-
the academic praise they receive. does not reflect the ideas of the
ence and to m y editors for this.
More importantly, they are not student body. Too bad. Well,
Rest assured, however, Percep-
tions will return with many more
perceptions for you to perceive.
L@e ~n3a3o 0J social outcasts as implied. They
are no more or less caring or
friendly than members of Young
maybe next year.
The reaction from the student
body on the Young Life editorial
Life. In fact, one NM Finalist, was surprising. Many gave the ed-
Mary Beth Heidrich, is an active itors a pat on the back, saying, "I
member of Young Life. think that's great." Much to our
amazement, no one in Young Life
Young Lifers are not the only
Chieftain is written and composed, printed and sold as an extracur- wrote a rebuttal. Does a reaction
people at IH who "help fellow
ricular activity b y the students of Indian Hill High School, 6845 Drake
like that mean the Chieftain is out
Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45243 561-4225. students" or "feel good about
themselves" or "have friends.'' of tune? Perhaps the Young Lif-
Sponsor: Wm. P. Kincaid; Editors: Ken Jones, Paul Monach; News
Editors: Anna Batsakes, David Cook; Features Editors: Tracy Megi- Neither is everyone outside ers understood the editorial much
son, Janet Nicolas; Sports Editor: Kevin Walzer; Assistant Sports Edi- Young Life "drinking and getting better than the "parent." Once
tor: Brian Rowe; Magazine Editors: Ellen Alvord, Joel Ruff; Busi-
DWI's." There are plenty of again, the editorial criticized the
ness Manager: Kelly Martin; Circulation Manager: Davis Griffin;
Production Managers: Mary Beth Heidrich, Arianna Newman; Head other activities which promote recruiting techniques and the con-
Photographer: T o m Taylor; Photographers: Davis Griffin, Mariano good nature-Key club and Peer cealment of Young Life's pur-
Fernandez; Contributors: Mark Ensley, Susan Appel, Clarence Hughes, Counseling, for example; neither pose, not the members, the group,
Chris Kempczinski, Kym Sollinger, Rob Seal, Laura Schwartz, Jim
must one be a member of any o r either's beliefs in "the basics
Gruskin, Mr. Bob West, Elizabeth Converse, Marci Jacobson, Tiffany
Meyer, JOY Rowe, Andy Tucker; Production Staff: Laura Schwartz, such organization to be a good of the Christain faith."
Jamie Winget, David Miller, Mariano Fernandez, Barbara Hug, Warren person. Young Life does not For any who are interested,
Hill, K y m Sollinger. have a monopoly on "goodness" t h e above responses were written
As its editorial policy, Chieftain strives both to commend what i s
at Indian Hill. by Kenneth N. Jones and Paul
good and encourage correction of what is not. Editorials reflect the
opinion of the editorial staff as a whole. Opinions from students are To accuse people of being "al- Monach; these responses were re-
strongly encouraged as long as they are relevant and responsibly ways nervous about making 4.0" viewed and approved by virtually
written. is to accuse everyone who has ev- all the other editors.

/A club pIaIces 3rd at convention
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)
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.
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
1 2 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-
CHIEFTAIN
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-
Play gets one more 'excellent'
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 t o 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
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-
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-
WIHS suffers frorn tiny repertoire
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
March 21.3985
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.
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?"
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.
March 21,1985
Talent to carry softbailers her
by Brian Rowe
year
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
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
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:
INFIELDERS
Julie More: A junior who saw
some limited action in the varsity
CHIEFTAIN
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.
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.
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-
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.
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
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.
OUTFIELDERS
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 in1pressive
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.
Sally Ulmer: A sturdy outfielder
v\rho can throw a bullet to any
base, 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.
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.
Kritin Mains: Coming off a fine
basketball season, Mains im-
pressed coach Wessinger with her
much-improved play this year.
photo by Davis Griffin
Diane Hancher is one of two jun-
iors competing for the first base
position.
JV Squaws hoping for 'fun' year
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.
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Only had 1 1 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.
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.
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.
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.
PITCHERS
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.
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.
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.
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'No losses, state ' represent neffers' season
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
Doubles teams to lead JV
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
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
posing formidable challenges.
Nevertheless, Koulouris antici-
pates a "10-4" season which, he
CHIEFTAIN
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
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."
Squaws
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
as "young, but expericnced. We
have added one transfer student
and several freshmen." The fresh-
juniors were the main parts of a
JV team that posted a 20-5 rec-
ord in two years (1983 and
1984).
Even more, the players appear
to be "hungry". Their practicing
before school at 6:00 in the mor-
Track team to
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,
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-
eague
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
addition, they sent several rep-
resentatives to the repionsl
meet in Dayton.
March 21,1985
ning attests to that fact. 1H hopes
to appease this hunger with an
"impeccable" season; in the
words of one player, "With this
combination of talent and hard
work ...[ we] have to do well."
field
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
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."
photo D a v i sto
Griffin
Kathy ~~~k~~getsb ydown busi-
ness .
March 21,1985
Exchangees rollick in lively Spain
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
further still, the beach.
"The beach in Vigo is like a
dream, something I never thought
CaIdwell, FHA win in
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-
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-
rable mention in consumer deci-
sion making.
Seniors Loren Lytle, Jacki Ra-
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-
ing around Vigo. At night, they
were in the discos until time for
cena (the evening meal), usually
peti
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-
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
will go to the convention to at-
tend assemblies and meetings on
various topics.
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 dday-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
LATIN, f p. 1
place,
place,
Leiel 111
111
Life, lst
thlon, 2nd place, Level I11 Roman
History, 4th place, Level I11 Latin
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
The IH Latin Club, led by teacher Sherwin Little (second from
right) won numerous awards a t a recent state convention.
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 t o return in the near fu-
ture."
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.
photo by Tom Taylor
Pap 6
senior sketch
Matchmaker Missy leads 'Boy Friend'
by Laura Schwartz
"Any girl who's reached the
age
Of seventeen or thereabouts. .
Knows she has reached the
stage
Ofneeding 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-
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
. - -
her smgmg talents.
senior sketch
Dramatic Duff acts, writes for stage
by Jim Gmskin
I think I have made a mistake
by attempting to interview Duff
Woodside for his senior sketch
during a Michigan basketball
- "q
-
-I t r U..bR^IIC-,,.a-
Duff prepares enthusiastically for tonight's performance as Hubert
Brockhurst.
CHIE FTAIJU
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-
Wide-eyed Missy displays her collection of candid dots.
game.
Unfortunately, the Wolver-
ines are about to be eliminated
from the NCAA tournament de-
spite the fact that Duff, one of
photo by Tom Taylor
'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,
~hoto
by- Tom Taylor
the world's most avid Michigan
fans, is clad in maize and navy
from head to toe and is yelling
and coaching at the top of his
lungs.
"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
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
was honored by being named to
the All-Region Cast as the play
advances to state competition.
March 21,1985
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
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.
March 21.1985
puzzle
COOk bends mi d s before &-eak
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~mationhas 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
--
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
CHIEFTAIN
This week was an important
one for high school math as the
American Invitational Mathemati-
cal Examination (AIME) was gi-
volume (using the well-known for-
ven all across the nation. Among
mula 4nr 313) is therefore found the most interesting of the prob-
to be 4n(3)'/3, or 36n, the solu- lems on the exam was the follow-
tion. ing :
Note that without knowing
Three 12cm X 12cm squares are
that the answer was independent
each cut into two pieces A and B
of the diameter .of the hole, as gi-
as shown in the first figure below,
ven in the problem, one would
by joining the midpoints of two
have to show that the volume sim-
adjacent sides. These six pieces
plified to 36iTin all cases, not just
a single one. This can be done are then attached to a regular hex-
using the formula for the volume agon, as shown in the second fi-
gure, so as to fold into a polyhed-
of a cylinder, TU%(where h is the
ron. What is the volume of this
height of the cylinder), and the
polyhedron?
formula for the volume of the
caps, the rounded end at either My solution to this problem
side of the hole, n ~ ( 3 1 ~ + ~ ~ )(which
/6 may or may not be cor-
rect) follows. It is obvious first
(where A represents the altitude).
The volume remaining is the vo- that since the length of a side of
lume of the sphere minus the vo- the square is 12, the legs of the
lume of the of the cylinder minus triangle cut from it are both 6.
My conception of the figure
twice the volume of a cap, or
formed by folding the sides of
the polygon in the polygon below
(3(r 2-9) + (1-3) 2)/6 (take my is pictured by the solid Lines
word for it). Upon simplification, below. In dotted lines, I drew a
all the r's cancel out, showing pyramid which fits over the figure
that their value doesn't matter, in the problem. The volume de-
leaving 36n. sired can now be obtained by fin-
ding the volume of each of the
three small pyramids at the cor-
ners and subtracting the total
Family"), this mismatched couple
is faced with a seemingly hopeless
What makes this movie so
situation: they fall in love.
touching is that both Alison and
Of course, the plot isn't quite
Gib change along the roads to Cal-
that simple. Reiner adds a few
obstacles to keep the script flow- ifornia. Alison is a repressed, in-
ing. As they journey their way to different girl who learns from Gib
California to see their respective that life is meant to be spontane-
mates, Walter "Gib" Gibson ous-not always a planned rou-
(John Cusack) and Alison Brad- tine.
ley (Daphne Zuniga) are aban- Gib is always the more sincere
doned, nearly starve to death, and of the two, but he also matures a
hatellove each other every minute little. Both learn a very impor-
of the trip. . tant lesson in life, that things are
Alison goes to see her some- not always what they appear to
what reserved boyfriend at be. As the friendly truckdriver
who gives Alison and Gib a ride
UCLA, while Gib travels to the
puts it, "Never in my life have I
West Coast to meet his dream-
met 'a sure thing.' "
girl. His fun-loving buddy from
It takes near-tragic circum-
back home who attends UCLA
stances to make Alison realize
says she's "a sure thing."
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
large one is 864cm3.
Problem for the issue after
next (also from the AIME):
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?
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.
March 21,1985
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 are
d 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 Brother dominates bleak '1984'
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
CHIEFTAIN
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
The Swish m l e s in front of "approximately
"sexcrime" by engaging in sex for
pleasure, which is punishable by
whatever the party deems neces-
my.
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.
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
books.
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,
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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
.
approximately 1023 "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 all
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.
page '8
disc review
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
CHIEFTAIN
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; b y 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
March 21,1985
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 b e
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 ..."
--PhyllisMcGinley
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 -
Pap 6
senior sketch
Matchmaker Missy leads 'Boy Friend'
by Laura Schwartz
"Any girl who's reached the
age
Of seventeen or thereabouts. .
Knows she has reached the
stage
Ofneeding 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-
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
. - -
her smgmg talents.
senior sketch
Dramatic Duff acts, writes for stage
by Jim Gmskin
I think I have made a mistake
by attempting to interview Duff
Woodside for his senior sketch
during a Michigan basketball
- "q
-
-I t r U..bR^IIC-,,.a-
Duff prepares enthusiastically for tonight's performance as Hubert
Brockhurst.
CHIE FTAIJU
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-
Wide-eyed Missy displays her collection of candid dots.
game.
Unfortunately, the Wolver-
ines are about to be eliminated
from the NCAA tournament de-
spite the fact that Duff, one of
photo by Tom Taylor
'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,
~hoto
by- Tom Taylor
the world's most avid Michigan
fans, is clad in maize and navy
from head to toe and is yelling
and coaching at the top of his
lungs.
"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
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
was honored by being named to
the All-Region Cast as the play
advances to state competition.
March 21,1985
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
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.
March 21.1985
puzzle
COOk bends mi d s before &-eak
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~mationhas 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
--
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
CHIEFTAIN
This week was an important
one for high school math as the
American Invitational Mathemati-
cal Examination (AIME) was gi-
volume (using the well-known for-
ven all across the nation. Among
mula 4nr 313) is therefore found the most interesting of the prob-
to be 4n(3)'/3, or 36n, the solu- lems on the exam was the follow-
tion. ing :
Note that without knowing
Three 12cm X 12cm squares are
that the answer was independent
each cut into two pieces A and B
of the diameter .of the hole, as gi-
as shown in the first figure below,
ven in the problem, one would
by joining the midpoints of two
have to show that the volume sim-
adjacent sides. These six pieces
plified to 36iTin all cases, not just
a single one. This can be done are then attached to a regular hex-
using the formula for the volume agon, as shown in the second fi-
gure, so as to fold into a polyhed-
of a cylinder, TU%(where h is the
ron. What is the volume of this
height of the cylinder), and the
polyhedron?
formula for the volume of the
caps, the rounded end at either My solution to this problem
side of the hole, n ~ ( 3 1 ~ + ~ ~ )(which
/6 may or may not be cor-
rect) follows. It is obvious first
(where A represents the altitude).
The volume remaining is the vo- that since the length of a side of
lume of the sphere minus the vo- the square is 12, the legs of the
lume of the of the cylinder minus triangle cut from it are both 6.
My conception of the figure
twice the volume of a cap, or
formed by folding the sides of
the polygon in the polygon below
(3(r 2-9) + (1-3) 2)/6 (take my is pictured by the solid Lines
word for it). Upon simplification, below. In dotted lines, I drew a
all the r's cancel out, showing pyramid which fits over the figure
that their value doesn't matter, in the problem. The volume de-
leaving 36n. sired can now be obtained by fin-
ding the volume of each of the
three small pyramids at the cor-
ners and subtracting the total
Family"), this mismatched couple
is faced with a seemingly hopeless
What makes this movie so
situation: they fall in love.
touching is that both Alison and
Of course, the plot isn't quite
Gib change along the roads to Cal-
that simple. Reiner adds a few
obstacles to keep the script flow- ifornia. Alison is a repressed, in-
ing. As they journey their way to different girl who learns from Gib
California to see their respective that life is meant to be spontane-
mates, Walter "Gib" Gibson ous-not always a planned rou-
(John Cusack) and Alison Brad- tine.
ley (Daphne Zuniga) are aban- Gib is always the more sincere
doned, nearly starve to death, and of the two, but he also matures a
hatellove each other every minute little. Both learn a very impor-
of the trip. . tant lesson in life, that things are
Alison goes to see her some- not always what they appear to
what reserved boyfriend at be. As the friendly truckdriver
who gives Alison and Gib a ride
UCLA, while Gib travels to the
puts it, "Never in my life have I
West Coast to meet his dream-
met 'a sure thing.' "
girl. His fun-loving buddy from
It takes near-tragic circum-
back home who attends UCLA
stances to make Alison realize
says she's "a sure thing."
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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
large one is 864cm3.
Problem for the issue after
next (also from the AIME):
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?
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.
 Page 10
'No losses, state ' represent neffers' season
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
Doubles teams to lead JV
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
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
posing formidable challenges.
Nevertheless, Koulouris antici-
pates a "10-4" season which, he
CHIEFTAIN
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
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."
Squaws
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
as "young, but expericnced. We
have added one transfer student
and several freshmen." The fresh-
juniors were the main parts of a
JV team that posted a 20-5 rec-
ord in two years (1983 and
1984).
Even more, the players appear
to be "hungry". Their practicing
before school at 6:00 in the mor-
Track team to
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,
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-
eague
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
addition, they sent several rep-
resentatives to the repionsl
meet in Dayton.
March 21,1985
ning attests to that fact. 1H hopes
to appease this hunger with an
"impeccable" season; in the
words of one player, "With this
combination of talent and hard
work ...[ we] have to do well."
field
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
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."
photo D a v i sto
Griffin
Kathy ~~~k~~getsb ydown busi-
ness .
March 21,1985
Exchangees rollick in lively Spain
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
further still, the beach.
"The beach in Vigo is like a
dream, something I never thought
CaIdwell, FHA win in
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-
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-
rable mention in consumer deci-
sion making.
Seniors Loren Lytle, Jacki Ra-
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-
ing around Vigo. At night, they
were in the discos until time for
cena (the evening meal), usually
peti
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-
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
will go to the convention to at-
tend assemblies and meetings on
various topics.
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 dday-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
LATIN, f p. 1
place,
place,
Leiel 111
111
Life, lst
thlon, 2nd place, Level I11 Roman
History, 4th place, Level I11 Latin
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
The IH Latin Club, led by teacher Sherwin Little (second from
right) won numerous awards a t a recent state convention.
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 t o return in the near fu-
ture."
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.
photo by Tom Taylor

/A club pIaIces 3rd at convention
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)
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.
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
1 2 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-
CHIEFTAIN
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-
Play gets one more 'excellent'
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 t o 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
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-
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-
WIHS suffers frorn tiny repertoire
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
March 21.3985
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.
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?"
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.
March 21,1985
Talent to carry softbailers her
by Brian Rowe
year
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
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
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:
INFIELDERS
Julie More: A junior who saw
some limited action in the varsity
CHIEFTAIN
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.
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.
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-
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.
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
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.
OUTFIELDERS
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 in1pressive
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.
Sally Ulmer: A sturdy outfielder
v\rho can throw a bullet to any
base, 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.
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.
Kritin Mains: Coming off a fine
basketball season, Mains im-
pressed coach Wessinger with her
much-improved play this year.
photo by Davis Griffin
Diane Hancher is one of two jun-
iors competing for the first base
position.
JV Squaws hoping for 'fun' year
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.
Page 11
Only had 1 1 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.
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.
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.
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.
PITCHERS
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.
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.
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.
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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
to beat in 1985.
On Friday the Braves soundly
defeated Wyoming, 11-2, on the
Cowboys' home field. The
Braves' hitting attack was led by
junior Steve Womack, who slug-
ged a triple and a double. Theye
contributed a perfect four-for-
four day at the plate. Junior
Mike Anderson got two hits, and
iunior Brad Wilkinson smashed-. a-
towering home run past center
field.
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
CHIEFTAIN
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
starters Womack, Theye, Ott and
senior Pete Seremetis. Ott, Jehle,
Vonderbrink, senior Dave Stan-
forth, and Ahlert should compose
the starting pitching rotation in
the upcoming season.
The Braves open the regular
season today at Finneytown.
IH will face Bethel-Tate in a home
doubleheader on Saturday before
concludinrz
" the earlv homestand
against Hamilton Badin on Mon-
day and GreenhiUs on Tuesday.
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
*
Curtis Ott will be depended upon to lead the Braves' pitching staff.
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
March 21,1985
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photo b y Davis Griffin
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."
March 21,l Page 3
er received that honor. This list
letter to the editors
of academic standouts includes
'Parent' obiects to criticism of YL
many hard-working Young Lifers.
The comment also implies that
anyone appearing on the honor
In response to last issue's edi- The policy for senior sketches Not only will Young Lifers roll sacrifices himself and his re-
torial, "Young Life members re- is not to pick people solely for bring pride to Indian Hill, but so lationships with others in worry-
frain from mentioning religious their participation in a certain ac- will many others who graduate ing about sustaining that status;
affiliation ," Chieftain received a tivity (exceptions are Pow-Wow from IH, including the National this view is a generalization that
letter from "a parent." The let- stars and Chieftain editors at the Merit Finalists. is in most cases untrue.
ter was not in the form of a re- end of the year). Aside from As for the research done on I feel sorry for whoever wrote
buttal and, in addition, asked sev- these exceptions, it is pure chance the editorial, many upsetting ex- the article. You really need to be
eral questions. Below, the letter's that the senior participates in acti- periences had been relayed t o the a Young Lifer.
complete text is printed in bold, vities such as Young Life. There editors about recruiting tech- As stated before, Young Life
and the staff's answers to the pre- is no discrimination against an ac- niques of Young Life. Further- does not hold the monopoly on
iented questions and defense of tivity. more, the editors went back to "goodness" and the decent life.
the editorial is in regular print. As a coincidence, Duff Wood- the November 5, 1982 issue of Without going into detail, the edi-
We gladly reply to any opposing side is being sketched in this issue, Chieftain and utilized the article, tors feel they are "good" people,
views which editorials may incur. not because of peer pressure or "Brad Johnson pioneers IH and are only two of many such
Who wrote the article about because of pressure from this let- Young Life," which quotes exten- people outside of Young Life.
Young Life? Will you mention ter. We selected Woodside at the sively the group's local leader. Any further such personal allega-
your name in the next Chieftain? beginning of the year because he The editors have also had first- tions about the character of the
Customarily, the editorials do is a senior star of Pow Wow and hand experience with Young editors should be directed to
not run by-lines (title of author- well deserves a sketch. He hap- Life's recruitment. them personally and individually.
'
"L- ship), because editorials represent pens to be a strong supporter of The Young Life editorial was Paul Monach has a good
the opinion of the entire editorial Young Life. not meant to criticize the mem-
- <
chance of being a Presidential
staff; this policy is mentioned be- Young Lifers have for years bers. 'Whether Young Life is Scholar. The scholars are usually
low the staff listing in each issue. and are now making IHHS stand right or wrong is not to b e deci- backers of the political party in
The anonymity is not to protect out as students IH will be proud ded here. We only criticize the office. He is playing politics with
the writer, but simply symbolizes of in years t o come. group's techniques and their fa- his Newsweek magazine [with
that the newspaper is speaking as Young Life has been at IH for cade as merely a social group." President Reagan on the cover].
a unit. For general information, at least ten years, and I believe Regarding historical accuracy, Is he suffering from peer pres-
editor Kenneth N. Jones wrote longer. Young Life was invigorated by sure?
the Young Life editorial. We find Do some research and see Brad Johnson after leaving IH sev- The writer of the letter evi-
it ironic, however, that this letter what these young people have eral years before. dently tried to point out hypocri-
was signed simply "a parent." done in their lives to make the At present how many students sy on the part of a probable writ-
Why don't you do a senior world a better place in which to feel comfortable with some of the er of the editorial. The "parent,"
sketch o n a senior Young Life live. Compare with the National academy stars? Young Lifers al- however, completely misunder-
member? Maybe you are suffer- Merit "stars." ways try to help fellow students. stood the photo. Monach's pos-
ing from peer pressure.
9 They feel good about themselves. ing with Reagan was facetious, for
perceptions? ... They are not always nervous
about making 4.0. They aren't
drinking and getting DWI's. They
h e feels that it is ridiculous to
have to fawn to a political party
t o win an award. He was flouting
Please stand b y ...
aren't selfish with their time. "peer pressure," not succumbing
Due to conflicting interests,
They are a friend and have t o it.
Perceptions with Tom Taylor
friends. Having read the Chieftain for
has not recently been brought
The "academy stars" deserve years I can truly say this staff
to you. I apologize to the audi-
the academic praise they receive. does not reflect the ideas of the
ence and to m y editors for this.
More importantly, they are not student body. Too bad. Well,
Rest assured, however, Percep-
tions will return with many more
perceptions for you to perceive.
L@e ~n3a3o 0J social outcasts as implied. They
are no more or less caring or
friendly than members of Young
maybe next year.
The reaction from the student
body on the Young Life editorial
Life. In fact, one NM Finalist, was surprising. Many gave the ed-
Mary Beth Heidrich, is an active itors a pat on the back, saying, "I
member of Young Life. think that's great." Much to our
amazement, no one in Young Life
Young Lifers are not the only
Chieftain is written and composed, printed and sold as an extracur- wrote a rebuttal. Does a reaction
people at IH who "help fellow
ricular activity b y the students of Indian Hill High School, 6845 Drake
like that mean the Chieftain is out
Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45243 561-4225. students" or "feel good about
themselves" or "have friends.'' of tune? Perhaps the Young Lif-
Sponsor: Wm. P. Kincaid; Editors: Ken Jones, Paul Monach; News
Editors: Anna Batsakes, David Cook; Features Editors: Tracy Megi- Neither is everyone outside ers understood the editorial much
son, Janet Nicolas; Sports Editor: Kevin Walzer; Assistant Sports Edi- Young Life "drinking and getting better than the "parent." Once
tor: Brian Rowe; Magazine Editors: Ellen Alvord, Joel Ruff; Busi-
DWI's." There are plenty of again, the editorial criticized the
ness Manager: Kelly Martin; Circulation Manager: Davis Griffin;
Production Managers: Mary Beth Heidrich, Arianna Newman; Head other activities which promote recruiting techniques and the con-
Photographer: T o m Taylor; Photographers: Davis Griffin, Mariano good nature-Key club and Peer cealment of Young Life's pur-
Fernandez; Contributors: Mark Ensley, Susan Appel, Clarence Hughes, Counseling, for example; neither pose, not the members, the group,
Chris Kempczinski, Kym Sollinger, Rob Seal, Laura Schwartz, Jim
must one be a member of any o r either's beliefs in "the basics
Gruskin, Mr. Bob West, Elizabeth Converse, Marci Jacobson, Tiffany
Meyer, JOY Rowe, Andy Tucker; Production Staff: Laura Schwartz, such organization to be a good of the Christain faith."
Jamie Winget, David Miller, Mariano Fernandez, Barbara Hug, Warren person. Young Life does not For any who are interested,
Hill, K y m Sollinger. have a monopoly on "goodness" t h e above responses were written
As its editorial policy, Chieftain strives both to commend what i s
at Indian Hill. by Kenneth N. Jones and Paul
good and encourage correction of what is not. Editorials reflect the
opinion of the editorial staff as a whole. Opinions from students are To accuse people of being "al- Monach; these responses were re-
strongly encouraged as long as they are relevant and responsibly ways nervous about making 4.0" viewed and approved by virtually
written. is to accuse everyone who has ev- all the other editors.
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'Leadership defined': RepIogIes ancI Wingerter

editorial
Go*> tone 01 detente hc
ld
l by Kevin Walzer
This is a portrait of three
team, and that group lived up eo
its seeding of 23 with a 23rd-place
record 1:07.5 she recorded at t h e
sectional meet, and a time worthy
end of Wingerter's high school ca-
reer. Although she is the team's
Last week an important world event took place in chev has indicated the same desire to reduce nuclear swimmers. finish in the meet. Wingerter of all-American consideration. only senior, he said, "We'll be los-
the U.S.S.R. : Premier Konstantin Chemenko died weapons escalation that President Ronald Reagan has, Although all three are, indeed, served the entire swim team, in The elder Replogle also captured ing a lot with her graduation."
different people, as athletes they the words of Preston, "as a lead- tenth in the 100 freestyle event.
and was replaced by a relative youngster in the upper
echelons of the Soviet Communist Party, 54-yearald
and considering the state of the Soviet economy, he
is probably quite serious.
share some remarkable similari- er." . Jenny, the freshman, also
Replogle was asked to consid-
er the same question. Does she
ties. "All three are leaders," he "swam well;" she took seventh i n think the team will lose much
Mikail Gorbachev. Few people, even in Indian Hill The relationship between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. There are the Replogles, Ter- added. "They are excellent swirn- the 100 breaststroke with a time with Wingerter's graduation?
High School, failed to realize the transition that was esa and Jenny. The two sisters, mers who contribute to the team of 1:09. She had qualified for t h e She paused, and thought
has a profound political and economic impact just . . . but they contribute in more
a sophomore and a freshman, cap- district meet in another event b u t about it a minute. Then she an-
occurring; almost as few declined to speculate on about everywhere in the world. The improvement of tured co-MVP honors for this ways than one. They are very failed to advance to state. swered, "Yeah."
what this transition might mean to the U.S. and the the world is certain if this relationship is improved; Commented Teresa, "I was
world. both sides would agree to that. We thus must take happy about the way we ad-
vanced to state. 1 wasn't expect-
It is tempting to give in to cynicism and believe Premier Gorbachev's overtures of peaceful coexis- ing to go that far."
that any Soviet leader will take a stance of direct and tence seriously and pursue to the utmost various Were any thoughts going
blatant antagonism toward the "free world" and es- treaties with the U.S.S.R.-at least until cynicism pre- through her head at the meet held
in Canton?
pecially the U.S. Such a belief would not be without vails and reason decays. "I was nervous. About the on-
solid backing evidence; since the end of World War 11, ly thing I was thinking was, 'hold
the closest the U.S. and U.S.S.R. have come to coop- editorial your position.' I was seeded
eration has been the detente of the mid-1970's. third, and that puts on a little
pres~ure.'~
That sort of pressure has been
Americans do not want to trust the Soviet govern-
ment, and with good reason. The U.S. and its allies Now, several months after the Department of Edu- on Wingerter throughout her high
have been confounded, duped, and even defeated in school career, as she has advanced
cation presented Indian Hill with the "Excellence in to state all four years of high
various areas of the world by the U.S.S.R. and its Education'bward, everyone has felt its effects. Phy- photo by Davis Griffin school.
minions. Many Americans insist that no agreement sically, there has been almost no change, except for Teresa and Jenny Replogle According to Preston, that ex-
can be made with the Soviets, because they will vio- the sign in front of the school. Mentally, however, year. Both finished in the top ten supportive of each other and their perience has served as a plus for
at the state meet some three teammates. We need that as the swimmers this year. "She's a
late it; history supports this view. students and faculty have come to detest the word weeks ago in their specialty, the much as results." good influence on the others. She
What many people fail to understand, though, is "excellent." As one student very seriously put it, 100-meter breaststroke. Both The tangible contributions of sets a good example [with consis-
that the Soviets are at least as paranoid of the expan- "I'm sick and tired of being excellent." serve, in the words of swimming these three, though, are as strong- tency and] a positive attitude."
sion of our system of government as we are of theirs. coach Barry Preston, as "leaders ly felt as the intangible. Replogle agreed. "Beth has
This reaction is quite interesting. Usually, an of the team." "At state they swam well," been good for the rest of us this
They hold the same qualms about the upholding of award is accepted and everyone is happy. With "Ex- There is Beth Wingerter. She, said Preston. Teresa Replogle year. She was our only senior,
agreements by the U.S. as we do of their tendency to cellence in Education," the student body never really a senior, seved as team captain swept to a third-place showing in and we all look up to her." photo by Davis Griffin
break trust. worked for the honor, and suddenly excellence was this year. She competed at state the 100 breaststroke with a time According to Preston, a few Beth Wingerter
as a part of the medley relay of l:06-faster than the meet- words must be set aside for the
Paradoxically, the open admission that each coun- forced upon them. The usual quest for higher learn-
try must and will act solely in its own interest in the ing was turned into an obligation. Anything less was young team and an upanddown
only way for fruitful negotiations to begin. Gorba- not, and is not, acceptable.
There have been many jokes and side comments
'Psyched7Kindle falls at state meet season; however, it wound up
having more pluses than minuses
by Kevin Walzer the state are; I heard it. That sort has sent a wrestler to state-senior "because of our dual-match rec-
OSU gives concert about the award, but in the end, the feelings the stu-
dent body has are serious. Resentment and animousi-
Dave Kindle has some regrets.
"I know it sounds trite, but if I
of psyched me out."
Sometimes low expectations
Ken Slazyk was the Braves' repre-
sentative last year. Slazyk seemed
ord, which was real good."
As one of only two graduating
by Davis Griffin ty are felt every time "excellence" is mentioned. Of- could go back again. . . 1 think I of performance can cause an ath- on a clear course for a second seniors, Kindle feels optimistic
The Ohio State Glee Club The group's director com- would've done better." lete to relax and "go for it;" oth- state appearance this year, in the about the team's future. "1 think
graced Indian Hill with its reper- mented after the performance ten, administrators will point to the honor roll and Kindle was referring to his fin- er times it cause's an athlete to 138 pound category; after win- they've gotten some good exper-
toire of powerful songs, Friday, that "the audience was wonder- multicolored graphs to illustrate "excellence." The ish in the state AA wrestling tour- tense up and hinders perfor- ning districts, he had advanced to ience this season, which should
March 28. ful." When asked why they de- term, however, should not be used to gloss over prob- nament held this past weekend in mance. Kindle believes he fell the quarterfinals of regionals and pay off in upcoming years."
The young men, sporting red cided to come t o IH, having ne- Columbus. The particular statis- prey to the latter phenomenon. enjoyed a substantial lead in his
jackets, opened with a few reli- ver performed here in the past, lems. The people who work hard for B's and C's de- tics aren't stunning: two consecu- "1 think part of it, too, was MISSY, from p. 6
match before seriously injuring
gious pieces including "Ain't the director said that they came serve as much recognition as those on the honor roll. tive losses eliminated him from that I didn't know what to expect his knee. from different corners of the city,
Got No Time to Die." They for two reasons, the first being There are many unsung heroes at Indian Hill who competition after the consolation from state. Looking back, it was- "He ripped a tendon," said she is usually called upon for help
then segued into two folk pie- that it offered a good opportu- round in the 185 pound category. n't as bad as I thought it would
should not be swept under the rug because of their Kindle. "But he was on such a with an open Saturday night.
ces, "Roving" and "Down in nity for practice before a ma- Still, Kindle, a senior, feels be. . .," he said. "I think I could roll he was able to stall and man- 'Knowing a lot of guys from dif-
the Valley" were among these jor performance in Salt Lake mediocre grade point average. that mental apprehension hin- have done better." aged to win the match." That ferent scllools definitely has its
uplifters. Next, the glee club City, Utah, and the second be- The administration, faculty, and students should dered his performance in his first This is not t o detract, though, win put Slazyk in the semifinals advantages-for my friends who
performed a few numbers off of ing that it was an opportunity stop praising themselves and try to find their faults. and final appearance in the state in any way from Kindle's mere and automatically qualified him need a change of scenery!"
Broadway. "Plenty of Nothing" to inform a wider range of stu- meet. appearance at state; that in itself for state as one of the top four After continuing her higher
and "I'm on My Way" from Por- dents about the wonderful uni- Once found, these imperfections should be accepted, "I went in a little psyched out, is an accomplishment. Still, said finishers; however, he had to for- education, Missy has set a few
gy and Bess and "Kansas City" versity that they have in their not purged simply because they are not "excellent." I guess," he said. "Going in, I was Kindle, "If I were a junior, im- feit both matches due to his in- personal goals that seem very
from Oklahoma were quite inte- home state. The director of- One must accept faults before improving upon them. anticipating a lot of diffuculty; I proving on state would be a pri- jury. reachable. Her ambition is "to
resting. fered IHers thinking of atten- really wasn't expecting t o do well. mary goal for next year. But I'm
ding O.S.U. the chance to talk
Taking drastic action in the name of "excellence" will "That's unfortunate," said live in New York, audition for
Finally, the 110-year-old [Cincinnati wrestlers] hear a lot not a junior." Kindle. "I think that he would Broadway shows, and-oh yeah-
club ended with O.S.U.'s fight to glee club members from cause even more resentment among those who are as- about how 'good' the wrestling Kindle's appearance at state have done well at state." have a good-looking guy at my
song. their area. sumedly "excellent ." schools up in the northern part of marks the second straight year IH The Braves themselves had a side !"
Page 14
SPORTSVIEW
with Kevin Walzer
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 t o 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"?
CHIEFTAIN
Is 'the basketball renaissance'
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
outside shooting and aggressive-
ness through the course of sec-
tionals was excellent, in which he
had games of 12, 16, and 16
points.
photo by Mariano Fernandez
Andy Tucker pub up a shot
against Deer Park in sectionals.
Metzger is Metzger , streaky
and at times inconsistent, but in
sectionals he showed several
flashes of the form that the
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
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-
times had pr oblims with fouls,
such as in the second Mariemont
game, where his assignment was
fouled several times and hit the
free throws.
Still, Yost saw plenty of play-
ing time this year, which indicates
that he may play a big role in the
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-
men Jason Kincaid and Mike J?a-
ton, sophomores Ron Jones and
WINTER SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS
~
I
V A R S I T Y BOYS* B A S K E T B A L L
Captains: Rick Abrams, n---
MVP: Rick Abrarns
' MIP: Andy Tucks!r
- - --..
E H L All-Star: Ri ck Abram!
tean1; Pete Sererner~s,
- -
Ott, second te2
North/S iouth Co
Rick
MlP: Rolf Schorr
J V G I R L S BASKtETBALL
MIP: N laggie Kerr
TY G I R LS' BAS
Captains: Gretchen Kindel, Amy
MVP: Cadi Cucinotta
MIP: Chris Hall
Cadi Cuci notta,
March 21, 1985
Bruno Darre, and junior Bill
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 9-12. 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.
first team; Chris Hall, Gretch-
en Klndel, honorable mention
R S l T Y SMl l M M l N G
,tain: Betti Wingerte r
P: Tere sa Replo!Ile, Jenny
. -.
Rep[ogle
te qualifier .s: Teresa
third, 100 breaststra
1 0 0 freestyle; Je
logle, seutenth, 10
stroke
BOYS' BAL S K E TUAl
MIP: Jim
V A R S I T Y WRESTLING
M V P: Dave H;Indle
EH'L champi on: Ke n Slazyk,
138 poun~ds; Davfe Kindle,
185 pouncIs
= ~ ~ t i o n a l s : Ken Slaizyk, 138
pounds; Dave KincIte, fourth
place, 185 pounds
Regional:
.. ..
Dave Kind le, fourth
.. - - - -
place and state quallrtcarlon,
185 pounc
c
\ Vow stars
Vol. 34 No. 13
March 21,1985
Indian Hill High School
Cincinnati, Ohio 45243
Six chosen for 'Writers on Writina '
by Anna Batsakes
Six IH students have been no-
tified that they and pieces of their
writing will be featured in a new
MacMillan composition text se-
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.
Art show hosts students' works
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
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The students will have their
pieces and explanations of how
and why they wrote them along
with a short biographical sketch
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-
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."
w
ted States. Five other advisors re-
present the other major geograph-
ical divisions of the country, and
they also sent sample writing to
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.
Latin Club ranks 4th in Ohio
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.
In these few appearances, the club
has managed to make quite an im-
Magazine
.
MacMillan-
IH will have the largest num-
ber of student writers featured,
according t o MacMillan. "They
were really impressed with the
quality of writing that comes
from Indian Hill," said Ackley.
photo by Tom Taylor
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 - 1st
see LATIN, p. 5