P ag e2
e d ito r ia l
C H IE F T A IN
M a rc h2 0 ,1 9 8 6
O ne
s e n io r
re c e n tly
c o m m e n te d ,
"I
d o n 't
w ant
t o
b e
c y n ic a l a t
1 7 .
I 'm
to o
y o u n g
for this."
A s
m uch
a s
th a t
s tu d e n t
m ay
dislike it, cynicism
a n d
d is illu s io n m e n t a re p a rt o f
th e
p ro c e s s
o f b e c o m in g
a n
a d u lt.
A
p e rs o n
learns that the
w o rld
is unfair,
that it changes slow ly, often not changing at all.
A t
le a s t
fo r
h ig h
s c h o o l
s tu d e n ts ,
th a t c y n ic is m
i s
o fte n
tu rn e d
a g a in st in s titu tio n s
close to
th e m -
m o s t fre q u e n tly , th e s c h o o l th e y
a tte n d .
The result
i s
a
p re v a le n t
a ttitu d e
am ong
s tu d e n ts
th a t
ra n g e s
fro m
a p a th y t o h o s tility;little d o e s id e a lis tic e n th u s -
ia s m
c re e p
in to
m a tte rs p e rta in in g
t o
s c h o o l.
Sym -
b o ls
o f
s c h o o l-a d m in is tra to rs ,
te a c h e rs , fe llo w
s tu -
d e n ts -a re
th e o b je c ts o f th is n e g a tiv e s e n tim e n t.
Som e school officials have questioned why such a
discontent m ust persist am ong
students, an attitude
th a t is c o n tra ry to a h a p p y , c a rin g e n v iro n m e n t. S a d -
ly, it
is
n o t p o s s ib le f o r a n e g a tiv e
a ttitu d e
am ong
students to
b e
e n tire ly
overcom e.
In a h ig h s c h o o l,
a
h a p p y ,
c a rin g
e n v iro n m e n t
w o u ld
re q u ire h a p p y ,
id e a lis tic
s tu d e n ts -in
o th e r
w ords, not high
s c h o o l
e d ito r ia l
s tu d e n ts .
T he high school student is not so im m ature
th a t h e o r sh e th in k s th e w o rld is p e rfe c t.
H o w e v e r, n e ith e r is th e s tu d e n t so m a tu re th a t h e
a c c e p ts th e w o rld 's im p e rfe c tio n s .
R e b e llio n
im p lies
u n d e rs ta n d in g ,
b u t
n o
a c c e p ta n c e :
th e
tru e
a d u lt
not only understands, but accepts.
W h a t, th e n , is
th e
s o lu tio n
fo r
In d ia n
H ill H ig h
S c h o o l?
O ne
is
fo r
s tu d e n ts
t o
u n d e rs ta n d
a n d
a c c e p t
IH 's
flaw s-p o licies
a re
n o t
a lw a y s
fair, the
school is not perfect;
one m ust m ake the best of the
s itu a tio n .
T h a t w ill n e v e r h a p p e n e n m a s s e , t h o u g h .
A
b e tte r
solution is for the school to realize that its
s tu d e n ts a re
g ro w in g
in to
a d u lth o o d , a n d
t o
a c c e p t
s tu d e n t
d is s a tis fa c tio n
a s
a
s y m p to m
o f
th a t
g ro w th .
B y fo s te rin g s tu d e n ts t o g ro w -w h ic h
is the
p u rp o s e
o f
e d u c a tio n -d is llu s io n m e n t
is
in e v ita b le .
S tu d e n ts d o n o t c o m p le te th e ir g ro w th a t IH , so th e y
g ra d u a te
u n d e rs ta n d in g
th e
w o rld , b u t
n o t
a c c e p t-
ing it.
T h is w ill a lw a y s c a u s e a n u n h a p p y
a ttitu d e .
In d ia n
H ill-o r
a n y
o th e r
h ig h
s c h o o l-c a n n o t
h a v e
it any other w ay.
a
IH
s tu d e n ts
t o
le a d
O IA S A
by C larence H ughes
W ilk in s o n ;
ju n io rs
C la re n c e
T he
In d ia n
H ill
In d u stria l
H ughes, B rian H ubers, M att H as-
A rts
C lu b
a tte n d e d
th e
O h io -
k e y ,
G rege
R ogers, K evin
L o v e ;
A m erican
In d is tria l A rts S tu d e n t
sophom ores
J o h n
S tu b b e rs ,
A s s o c ia tio n
(0 -A IA S A )
a n n u a l
S h a n n o n
G ray,
G reg
W osaba,
s ta te
c o n fe re n c e
h e ld
a t
th e
S te v e
P e n n in g to n ;
a n d
f r e s h -
D ue
t o th e fo o lis h a c t o f fiv e in d iv id u a ls . th e v a s t
C ascade
P la z a
i n
A k ro n
o n
m a n S h e ila H u g h e s .
m ajo rity
m ust once
a g a in p a y
the price.
W e are re-
M arch
6
a n d
7 .
T he
c lu b
w as
O ne
h ig h lig h t
o f
th is
y e a r 's
ra n k e d
s e c o n d
am ong
p a rtic ip a -
c o n fe re n c e
w as th a t th e c lu b h a d
f e r r i n g .o f 'O u r s e ,
t oth e a d m in is tra tio n 'sr e s p o n s et o
tin g o rg a n iz a tio n s .
T his is the se-
th re e
m em bers
e le c te d
t o
s ta te
th e "glue-in-locks" incident tw o w eeks ago.
v e ith
year in
a row
th a t IH
h a s
o ffic e s .
T hey
w ere
C la re n c e
-
-
T he
fiv e s e n io rs in v o lv e d w e re d e a lt w ith h a rs h ly ,
finished in the to p three.
H ughes,
S tu b b e rs ,
a n d
S h e ila
T he
c lu b
h a d
th irte e n
m em -
H ughes.
C larence,
w ho
h a s
a l-
re c e iv in g te n d a y
B utth ea d m in is tra tio n
h e rsa tte n d
th isv e a r 's
c o n fe re n c e
re a d y
s e rv e d
a s
S o u th w e s t D is-
h a s d e c id e d t h a t in d iv id u a l p u n is h m e n t is n o t e n o u g h ;
th e
s c h o o l is t o
b e lo c k e d
a t5:0 0e v e ry d a y , a n d is
off-lim its to students unless they
a re p a rtic ip a tin g in
a p p ro v e d a c tiv ity .
W h ile th e a d m in is tra tio n
m ay b e ju stified
in ta k in g
s te p s
t o
p re v e n t
fu tu re
v a n d a lis m , th e
s e v e rity
o f
th e ir re sp o n se
t o th is in c id e n t is a q u e s tio n a b le o n e .
L o c k in g
th e
school at
5:0 0 is entirely to o early for
th e re
a re
th o s e
w ho
h a v e le g itim a te b u s in e s si n
th e
b u ild in g a f te r th e n . W h ile p ro v is io n s h a v e s u p p o s e d ly
been m ade for this, w hat about unforeseen problem s?
Students in the past could return to retrieve forgotten
books; teachers
c o u ld
d o
th e
sam e.
Indeed, som e
te a c h e rs a re c o m p la in in n lo u d e r about the new
e d ic t
th a n
s tu d e n ts .
C e rta in ly
th e a d m in is tra tio n w a s n o t
p la n n in g
o n
p e n a liz in g
th e ir fa c u lty , b u t th a t is th e
e ffe c t.
N o
o n e
lik e s
th e
ru le ;
th e
a d m in is tra tio n
s h o u ld
realize its error and
c o rre c t.
It is unfair for
th e m ajority to pay for the transgressions of a few .
a n d
all
p la c e d
w ith in
th e
to p
t r i c t
V ice-P resident
a n d
S ta te
fo u r
i n
at least
o n e
o f
th e ir
e -
V ice-P resident
w as
e le c te d
t o
v e n ts .
P a rtic ip a n ts
w ere
s e n io rs
~ r i cD ahl, T im
B row n, and B rad
see I N D . A R T S ,p .4
C h ie fta in
i s
w ritte n
a n d
com psed,
p rin te d
a n d
s o ld
a s
a n
e x tra c u r-
ric u la r a c tiv ity
b y
th e
s tu d e n ts
o f
In d ia n
H ill H ig h S c h o o l, 6 8 4 5
D ra k e
R d .,
C in c in n a ti, O h io
4 5 2 4 3 .
5 6 1 -4 2 2 5 .
S p o n s o r:
W illia m
P . K in c a id ;
E d ito rs :
T o m
T a y lo r , K e v in W a lz e r ;
N ew s
E d ito rs :
Jam es
A n d e rs o n ,
S u s a n
A p p e l, J e ff
C u rrie r;
F e a tu re s
E d ito rs :
D a v is
G riffin ,
D a v id
M ille r;
S p o rts
E d ito r:
C h risK e m p c z in -
s k i;
M a g a z in e
E d ito rs :
R ob
S e a l,
J e ff
T u c k e y ;
B u s in e s s
M a n a g e r:
J a m ie
W in g e t;
C ir c u la tio n
M a n a g e r:
A ria n n a
N ew m an;
P ro d u c tio n
M a n a g e rs :
A ria n n a
N ew m an,
D an
R o s e n th a l;
H ead
P h o to g ra p h e r:
M a ria n o
F e r n a n d e z ;
P h o to g ra p h e r:
S tra tto n
M o ra ite s ;
A rtis t:
K e v in
L o v e ;
C o n trib u te rs :
T iffa n y
M e y e r , E lis s a
G eier, Joe
A n d e rs o n ,
B en
N em o,
M a ria n o
F e r n a n d e z ,
E e n jy
C o o k ,
Tom oko
Yam abe,
C la re n c e
H u g h e s ,
Am y
B u rro u g h s , J o y
R ow e,
B e rt
S h e a d ,
B ria n
R ow e;
P ro -
d u c tio n
S ta ff:
S te p h a n ie
H u g ,
T iffa n y
M e y e r,
D ia n a
G re in e r,
E lis s a
G e ie r, B e n jy C o o k , T iffa n y
Ferguson, K aty
F in k , A m y
B u rro u g h s .
A s
i t s
e d ito r ia l
p o lic y ,
C h ie fta in
s triv e s
t o
b o th
com m end
w hat
is
g o o d
a n d
e n c o u ra g e
c o rre c tio n
o f
w hat
is
n o t.
E d ito r ia ls
re fle c t th e
o p in io n
o f
th e
e d ito r ia l
s ta ff
a s
a
w h o le .
O p in io n s
fro m
s tu d e n ts
a re
s tro n g ly
e n c o u ra g e d
a s
lo n g
a s
th e y
a re
re le v a n t a n d
r e s p o n s ib ly
w rit-
te n .
M a rc h2 0 ,1 9 8 6
C H
A th le tic
awards deser
o ff th e
bench
b y C h ris K e m p c z in s k i
try in g
t o
answ er
th e
o p e n i
Q u ic k , n a m e
th e p e o p le w h o
q u e s tio n s ,
h e r e 's
a
fe w
h in
re c e iv e d
th e
T om ahaw k
A w ard
F irsto f a ll, th e T o m a h a w k A w a
and
w ho
w e re in d u c te d
in to
th e
a n d
th e
H a ll o f F a m e m e a n
t
H all of F am e last year.
A lso tell
m e
th e
d iffe re n c e
b e tw e e n
th e
T om ahaw k
A w ard
a n d
th e
H all
o f
Fam e
a n d
d e s c rib e
i n
d e ta il
th e
p re s tig e
su rro u n d in g
e a c h .
O h
sure, the
la s t q u e s tio n
i s
e a s y ;
th e re
i s
n o
p re s tig e
su r-
ro u n d in g
the athletic aw ards, but
th e
o th e rs
I
d o u b t
y o u
c o u ld
h a v e
answ ered.
H o w e v e r , d o n 't
fe e l
a lo n e ,
y o u 'r e
i n
th e
sam e
b o a t
w ith
a b o u t
s e v e n
h u n d re d
o th e r s tu d e n ts .
T h is
is a
s a d
c o m m e n ta ry
o n
our school w hich is obsessed w ith
re c o g n iz in g
-a c a d e m ic
a c h ie v e -
m e n ts w h ile s h o v in g a th le tic s o ff
b e h in d
som e
A w ard
fo r
E x c e l-
.-le n c e
p la q u e .
H ow ever, isn't
i t
p la u s ib le
t o
assum e
th a t
e x c e l-
lence can also be encom passed by
a th le tic s ?
H o p e fu lly , w ith th a t a s
o u r b a s ic c re d o , w e c o u ld fin a lly
rew ard
th e
a c h ie v e m e n ts
o f
o u r
s tu d e n t-a th le te s .
For those of you w ho ares t i l l
e x a c t
sam e
th in g .
S in c e
1 9 7
w hen
th e
A th letic
D epartm e
first began
th e p ro g ra m , s tu d e n
a t I n d ia n H ill h a v e b e e n e v a lu a t
o n a th le tic a n d a c a d e m ic a c c o m
lishm ents for theT o m a h a w k /H
of F am e A w ard.
E ach
sport is assigned a poi
v a lu e w ith a d d itio n a l p o in ts g iv
f o r c a p ta in s , a ll-c ity p la y e rs , e t c
A lso ,
i f
y o u
d id
w ell in
s c h o
y o u 'r e
g iv e n b o n u s p o in ts .
A t t
end of your senior year, the A.
adds up your score, and those s
dents w ho havea c c u x n u la te d o v
a th o u s a n d
p o in ts a re re c o g n iz
tas T om ahaw k honorees. H ow ev
(it is not as easy as it sounds w i
o n ly
a
fe w
s p e c ia l
in d iv id u
q u a lify in g e a c h y e a r.
S o w h y is i t th a t w e d o n 't h e
m ore
a b o u t
th e s e
a c c o m p lis
m ents?
S a y s
A th letic
D irect
M iss
W ehm ann,
"Y ou
th e
s
d e n ts , a re th e o n e s w h o w ill m a
C or
b re a k )
th e
a w a rd ."
I f
w
-
-
-
w in te r s p o r ts a w a r d s
V arsity W restling
M o s t V a lu a b le - M a ttF e ltm a n
M ost Im proved- B ert Sheard
M ost T ake D ow ns- M att F e ltm a n
M ost R eversals-E ric N orris
M ost E scapes- M att Feltm an
M o st P in s- M a tt F e ltm a n
V
M ost I
M ost V
CHL A
V
M ost I
V a rsity S w im m in g
M ost V
M ost Im proved- T raci Finkelm eier
M r. D
R yan R ow e
M r. S p
M o s t V a lu a b le - L e s lie F o ls o m
CHL A
A ndy G eygan
C H L
State Cham pion-Teresa Replogle
T u
I .
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