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horn the sidelines
cs
by Kurt Dusterberg
and Richard Stradlii
Athletics involve a large num-
her of students at Indian Hill.
The building itself is flmked by
athletic fields, and the student
body is reminded of sports by the
daily annoumements. But just
how important are athletics to
our school?
Sports are activities that can
be considered common to every-
one in the school. Many students
talk about the school's teams as
if they were on them, even if they
are only spectators. Many stu-
dents share the joy of winning
and the disappointment of los-
ing, even if they only read about
the games.
Wehmann requests
by Richard Stradling
Miss Carol Wehniann, Indian
Hill's new athletic director, called
for more student support for the
school's sports program in an
interview earlier this month.
'9 don't just mean more fans
at the varsity football games,"
Wehmann said, "but for sports
such as soccer as well." "Other
than that, the Indian Hill sports
Program is stable," Miss Wehmann
added.
Miss Wehmann, who has spent
the last ten years at Indian Hill,
said her first year as athletic
director will be spent continuing
and upgrading the present system.
Some changes we may expect in
the future, according to Weh-
o mdnn, are the additions of a
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Miss Wehmann assumes her new position as athletic director.
CHIEFTAIN
dimension
Athletics make up a web that
binds our school together. They
strengthen school spirit, either
through pep rallies or the games
themselves. The goals of an
Indian Hill team should be shared
by the school's student body.
Athletics can bring distinction
to out school. Sports set schools
such as Moeller and St. Xavier
apart.
Whether an individual or team
sport, the athlete strives for excel-
lence for himself, his team and his
school. This striving for excel-
lence and spirit of competition
can be very useful in later life as
people work to achieve their
goals.
support
junior varsity girls' softball team
and a girls' basketball team at the
Ottawa Middle School. Also,
some changes may be expected in
the form and presentation of
athletic awards; however, details
of these awards changes have not
yet been decided.
Miss Wehmann will continue
to teach gym for the first three
periods of the day and coach var-
sity field hockey. "I will have a
slight time problem this fall," she
admitted.
Miss Wehmann said her being
woman won't change people's
opinions of her. 'We live in a day
and age in which people will focus
on the end result: how well
I get the job done."
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photo by Rob Zesch
Sports quiz
~i~~ carolwehmann, lndian
Ha's new athletic director, has
called for more student support
for athetics. Although the girls'
varsity tennis team and the varsity
field hockey team won EHL
championships last year, the fan
support for the teams was min-
imal.
The CThkftain sports staff joins
her in her request: support not
only for athletics, but also for
every other extra~umcularacti-
vity. Without support for these
programs, the reputation of In-
dian Hill would suffer.
Chieftain Shorts
The Indian Hill Cross Country
team needs runners. According to
Coach Jim Benken, only 6 boys
and 7 girls have joined the team at
both the varsity and junior varsity
levels. "If the present trend keeps
up, we may not have a team in
two or three years," Coach
Benken said.
* * * August 29, 1980, against Green-
Mr. Rich MacFadden has
joined the Indian
staff. He will coach girls' soccer
this season.
* * * on the ground," Hem said.
CThieftain is looking for a new
logo to mark the new school year.
The logo should be drawn in bold
black letters. All entries must be
original.
The entries can be left in the
Chieftain room, number 303 in
the Home Ec hall, or given to any
one of the editorial staff mem-
bers.
Student job applications are
now available in the office. Please
fill out new applications now as
.all old froms are invalid.
August 29,1)80
The Clhieftuin sports staff has
addedaqortsqui.tfis~ear.We
will feature five questions of dif-
ferent degrees of difficulty each
issue and print the answers in the
issue- Here is the first
quiz-
1. Who was Indian Hill's fitst
varsity football coach?
2. Who was the youngest ath-
lete t~ earn one million
dollars?
3. What city, with three or
more professional teams,
had the best winning per-
centage during the 1970's?
4. Joe Clark coached 17
seasons of v-ty football
at Indian Hill from 1959 to
1975. Who coached the
most pro-football seasons?
5. What two major league
managers were teammates
at Western H a s High
School?
Frank Bailey, a custodian at
lndian H a High School, fired a
hole-in-one on the 292 yard par
four fitst hale at Twin Oaks golf
course in Mansfield, Ohio.
* * e While in Mexico City, the choir
The IH Varsity Braves' Foot-
ball team opens their season
hills at Indian Hill. Coach .Cliff
Hem said that Greenhills is a
veteran team and that the Braves
must make no big midtakes in inthe
game. "We have an experienced
offense, so we must move the ball
Senior make-up pictures for
the Legend will be on Sunday,
September 7 and Saturday, Sep-
tember 13 at OW Indian Hill
Church, next t o Shawnee School.
Appointments can be made in the
lunchroom starting Tuesday, Sep-
tember 2. Seniors are asked to
please park in the Shawnee
School parking lot on September
7 in order to allow parking space
for church service in the morning.
All seniors will be photographed,
so make your appointment as
soon as possible.
Chieftain - Indian Hill High Schoob - Cinicnnati, Ohio 45243
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1I .
1 Changes
by Bi Skidmore
and Annette Thewing
With the arrival of each school
year, IH students face modifica-
tions in school policy and appear-
ance. This year the changes are
primarily procedural as opposed
to physical.
Chamber Choir 'best received'
on Mexican 'Fiesta' tour
by Ann Helferich
The Chamber Choir, along with
two other choirs from the United
States, traveled to Mexico last
June as part of a Fiesta Tour.
The group left June 6 from Cin-
cinnati for Mexico.
The Chamber Choir spent the
bulk of their tour in Mexico City.
sang in a Cathedral, an art gallery,
and at sister schools in the area.
Also, the singers were judged in
Mexico City and were awarded a
trophy.
The group had free time in
lvlexico City to absorb the culture
of Mexico. IHers toured muse-
ums and castles*locatedin or near
the city. Some students visited
the zoo, while others bargained
with merchants in the markets.
The choir even got a taste of
Mexican politics from seeing a
Communist march on the city
streets.
On June 11, the Choir traveled
on to Taxco, a small town.
According to Becky Mattox, a
member of Chamber Choir, Taxco
was basically "a town and a hill."
The group did no formal perform-
k g in T a c o ; the trip primarily
sojurned in Taxco for relaxation
before heading on to Acapulco.
The IHers arrived in Acapulco,
Vol. 30, No. 1 - August 29,198Q
accompany new school year
One of the first changes that bus. Also, the pass %ids the bus change, feels that such an increase
faced parents and students was driver in placing a name with a in parental responsibility will con-
the addition of the bus pass. Ac- face."
Another procedural change tribute to the plan's primary ob-
jective: to "maintain a high level
cording to the new transportation
head, Carrie Martin, the pass will, of attendance in our school."
that students are faced with is a
act as "an information piece." It Miss Gieringer,attendance ad-
revised attendance policy. Ac-
ministrator, affirmed that the at-
informs the parents of the bus cording to Dr. Boston, "the new
number and the rules of riding a tendance theme began to receive a
policy is centered around the idea
of increased parental responsibi- great deal of attention last year,
lity as well as flexibility in at- when the basic format of the pre-
tendance matters." For example,
before this year, it was traditional
sent policy was first introduced.
That year was somewhat of a
"trial run"; the regulations could
for the school to call the parent
of a student absent from school be expected to need revision.
Dr. Boston gives three specific
to find out the whereabouts of
the student. As of this year, no reasons for the change in attend-
calls will be made; the parent ance policy: 1.) the old policy
their final stop on the tour, on
must take the initiative by calling was long, detailed, and inflexible,
June 13. While in Acapulco, the
which caused conflict and mis-
choir gave one performance at the the school or otherwise notifying
the school of student absence. understanding, 2.) it was difficult
A ~ p u l c o Convention Center.
t o enforce and often met with in-
During free time, the group's The Student-Parent Handbook
states that parents are also re- consistency in the ways problems
activities seemed to center around
sponsible for scheduling family were handled, and 3.) school
the beach. One morning the
vacations and medical appoint- officials felt that parents should
group took a three hour cruise
ments outside of school time. Dr. assume more responsibility f o ~
touring the Pacific. Other activi-
ties included scuba diving, para- Boston, p e ,initiator of the. their child's attendance.
sailing, and enjoying the sun on (Con't on p. 3)
Acapulco's beaches. During the
evening, the students had free
time to absorb the nightlife of
Acapulco.
According to Mr. Henry Henley,
director of the Chamber Choir,
Indian Hill's mrformances were
the "best rece&ed of all the choirs
we traveled with," The chamber
choir performed selections from
Gershwin's works and from the
Broadway show The Wiz.
The Chamber Cho* members
gained more from the trip than
just the foreign experience.
Becky Mattox relates that
"getting to know other kids from
other choirs was one of the things
I enjoyed." In fact, an exchange
with an Illinois choir which tra-
veled to Mexico is being planned.
Jim Stump, a member of the *\ --
choir, summed up the trip in stat- phote by -ma Mrlmrom
kg that, "the tdp to Mexico was chamber choir poses with host, E S C U ~Normal~ ~ Rofesms Educares-
a fantastic experience both cul- reoimir, during their singing tour of Mexico.
turally and musically."
 CHIEFTAIN
From the desk of tbe P r k i p d
The Indian Hill School com-
munity can proudly point t o .the
thriving programs in academics,
activities and athletics. The wide
The first day of school marks the beginning of a new spectrum of efforts is typical of
year - for some, in a new school, and for others, in the high schools in the United States,
but the overall quality of Indian
school they have attended for three years. It ushers in Hill's current programs places it
the familiar routine of dasses and friends, and the among the relathely few distin-
familiar double-feeling of excitement and anxiety. guished high schools in the coun-
try. This achievement is the
And as much as many students might laugh, it ushers result of an enduring and rather
in a new growth experience: learning, god-setting, unique collaboration arnonf
successes and failures. faculty, students, communia
and friends of Indian Hill High
Success and failure mark not only the school atmos- School. The ideas, efforts and
phere, but also all ventures for the future; so we must resources of this partnership have
learn to cope with - and if possible, avoid - failure. produced results of which all can
The most important step in achievement is setting a be proud. Their efforts have
made Indian Hill a very special
goal for which to strive. Thus, during the next few place.
weeks, the students, faculty and administrators should We must not, however, be-
all be setting goals they would like to meet - both come complacent, but, rather,
continue growing for the better-
long-term and short-term goals. ment of you, the students. As we
The administration, for one, has already stated that commence the 1980-1981 school
they have begun setting newer and higher goals for the year, we must continue the tra-
dition of dynamic change which
coming year, and that's a definite beginning. At Chief-
has typified our high school.
tain, too, we have set our goals for quantity and As I spoke to you on opening
quality of productions, and if we set about to achieve
our ambitions, the scales should tilt towards "success ."
day, I experienced a feeling of
pride, not only in the institution
which you and I are a part of, but
in individuals-you, the students,
whom I will have the opportunity
to see grow into young men and
women. Remembering my first
day at Indian Hill, I said, "I love
you," and it was with a great deal
Welcome of pride that I could repeat those
same words five years later.
The expectation of academic
performance is entrenched in
Dear Students, Indian Hill as part of its tradition
We're sure you are all sick of realize how much we really have. and, thus, continuance is inevit-
hearing what a great year we are And there is still more to come, able, for scholarship is the core of
going to have, at the beginning of such as the future Memorial our structure. Recognizing that
each year. But once again, we Garden. the development of the whole
would like to welcome you all All of our teams and organiza- person, intellectually and socially,
back with enthusiasm. tions work very hard to bring is a given (going to classes, doing
Last year, we made great pride and accomplishments to our homework, etc.), I would like to
strides and improvements school. Your support in their focus on social development.
throughout the school, but we efforts is necessary, extremely That interaction between human
still think more could be done. helpful and appreciated. beings which makes us complete
School spirit was never higher This summer, administrators, persons must exhibit qualities of
than at the beginning of last year. Student Government and the understanding, empathy, flexibil-
Unfortunately, due to circum- newspaper all expressed a desire ity and decision making.
stances and the actions of a few to work together. We made a As I related to you on opening
individuals, the spirit and festive- commitment towards continued day, each of you is important.
ness of Homecoming was greatly improvement and success for our Each of you has your own
reduced. To avoid a recurrence, school. We hope all of you share strengths and weaknesses. A
we are counting on spirit for the in our enthusiasm and expecta- feeling of worthwhileness which
entire school, not just a particular tions. we all must have is in the recog-
individual or class. nition of our strengths and inter-
All around us we have many nal growth in those areas and min-
things, new and old, to take Good luck, imizing our weaknesses. Thus,
pride in, for example the new Sandy Geier I expect each of you to make a
gym floor, and it is time for us to Julie Schneebeck
August 29,1980
concerted effort t o know your-
self
In knowing your individual
attributes, you will recognize the
similarities and differences in
others. You can then appreciate
what others have t o offer. As the
Peer Counselor motto states,
"Each of us is a gift to each
other." Hence, expectation num-
ber two is to get to know and
appreciate other people.
The process of interaction
between human beings is called
communication. There are three
components t o communication-
the sender, the receiver, and a ve-
hicle of communication. Verbal-
ly this means a speaker, a listener,
and language. I am sure you
know about talking and language,
but what about listening? Expec-
tation number three is that you
will have freedom of expression
and that you will also be a good
listener.
If you strive t o know self, to
appreciate others, and to com-
municate well, you will get into
the focus of our school human
relations.
Human relations is a common
sense approach to courtesy-it is
the respect each individual gives
to and receives from other indi-
viduals or groups. The skills of
human relations-openminded-
ness, adaptability, decision mak-
ing-must be put into practice to
be effective
As Mr. West stated at the
opening assemblies, Indian Hill
,1980-1981 is a great place, a good
time to grow, to enjoy the ex-
perience that learning and people
can be fun. Get involved in
school activities-take an active
role in school life. The school is
really you. Your success w i l l
determine our success. Have
pride in your school by feeling
secure yourself, appreciating oth-
ers, communicating and prac-
ticing human relations, for pride
is an inner feeling we have about
something, not just rah-rah. You
will find that you will not only
enjoy your year but, more im-
portant, you will grow if you
meet you own expectations. Ask
yourself what you can do to make
this a better place rather than
what this place can do for you.
On behalf of the entire staff
and myself, have an enjoyable
year.
Karl M. Feltman
Principal
August 29,1980
student opinion
by Andy Baron
On the first day of school the
students of Indian Hill were
herded into the Commons Build-
ing for yet another forum. Not
really a bad way to start the year,
yet I felt rather uneasy.
The speakers were very interest-
ed in the subject of school spirit.
These speakers,, especial&+ Julie
Schneebeck, thought that it was
quite an achievement that so
many people went to pep assem-
blies and urged more people to
come. One thing that Julie
forgot, though was that atten-
dance at these so-called pep rallies
was mandatory and probably will
remain so.
I have nothing against the peo-
ple who enjoy the numerous pep
rallies and other activities of the
like, but I find that mandatory
attendance at such events does
nothing to increase school spirit.
In fact, it does nothing but cause
many students to be disgruntled,
Peer Counselors greet new studen
by Rick Ruskin
The Indian Hill Peer Counsel-
ors sponsored their second annual
picnic on August 19th. Accord-
ing to Mr. Aug, the picnic was an
even greater success than last
year.
Twenty new students, .as well
as about twenty peer counselors
met at the school. Eight faculty
members, including Mr. Aug and
Ms. Besecker, the peer counselor
The beautiful =.the. hdped t o makc the new s;udcnl
SUCCCSS.
CHI EFTAlN
or worse, to skip the pep r a y .
The cause: students cannot be
forced to have spirit. Let's face
it, SG, not everyone likes foot-
ball, basketball, etc., etc.
This doesn't make me deficient
in spirit because I happen to dis-
like screaming and yelling.
However, the Administration by
their actions is in effect damning
those who don't attend football
games and don't enjoy pep rallies.
There is a solution, however.
Why can't the Student Govern-
ment and Administration set up a
study hall during the pep assem-
blies? The people who want to go
to the assemblies may go, and
those that don't may go to the
study hall. This solution might
please the Administration; fewer
people would skip the "pep" ac-
tivity. The students would have a
freedom of choice. Without free-
dom of choice the same spirit that
Student Government is trying to
kindle will die as it lies in its
chains.
supervisors, were also present.
To "break the ice," Ms.
Besecker planned a short inter-
view session, in which both a new
student and a peer counselor ot
to know one another. After $is,.
everyone was introduced to the
whole group.
At this point the actual picnic
b~gan. The group went to Kim
Johnson's house, where people
swam and enjoyed the sun and
photo by Rob Zesch
a grwt
(Con't from p. 1)
Furthermore, the revised pol-
icy is closer in theory to the Ohio
date law concerning school at-
tendance. This year the only
excused absences ''will be those
seven pses listed in the Student-
Parent Handbook as set down by
Ohio state law. The new plin
attempts to erase the fine line
between "excused" and "unex-
cused" absence, as well as do
away with other tedious rules and
exceptions to rules. Dr. Boston
commented, 'I wish I could have
condensed it even more; I've
tried to not write rules for the
exceptions-what I've tried t o
keep in the back of my mind is
that the majority rules."
Inevitable exceptions and pro-
blems, however, will be dealt with
democratically, Dr. Boston con-
ceded. "Flexibility is a key
factor." Parents may appeal any
disciplinary action, especially a
"no credit" decision as a conse-
quence of a student's exceeding
the good food.
The party ended after grilling
hamburgers and hot dogs for
dinner.
"One reason for the great
success," stated Mr. Aug, "was
that the kids mixed so much
better than last year. The peer
counselors really did a good job."
"If it weren't for the picnic 1
would have felt totallly lost ,"
said Chris Schurman, one of the
new students from Glenview,
Illinois. "I met some people and
that really helped me out around
the school."
Out of the high school's forty-
nine new students, the twenty
that were at the picnic all made
new aquaintances. Each of them
will also have a peer counselor
"buddy" to help them out around
the school.
IH's Youth For Understanding
(YFU) student, Cecilie Bedswaag,
was also at the picnic. Cecilie is
from Oslo, Norway and will be
staying with the Blotter family
for the whole year.
"We're farther ahead than last
year," said Mr. Aug, commenting
overall on the picnic. "The new
students much at ease in
and around the school; this is
W ~ I C ~the
C results are."
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ing 2toM Miss
the a y absence
Gieringer,
limit.anAccord-
appeal
will generally be granted if the ab-
sence was for "a legitimate
reason."
Miss Gieringer further explain-
ed that the "no credit" r d e as
well as most of the individual
rules listed in the handbook are
meant to be viewed as a set of
guidelines and should be looked
upon as a total picture t o stress
the importance of attendance.
Many are merely incentives for
the student to be present. And,
according to Dr. Boston, being
present in class is what is im-
portant-not just being able t o do
well on the final exam.
The administration hopes that
the "simplified" attendance pol-
icy will give flexibility to attend-
ance procedures, stress the impor-
tance of regular attendance in our
school system, and improve stu-
dent attendance for the coming
year.
Activity Card
takes
new look
by Bob Kandd
The Indian Hill H$gh School is
placing a lot more emphasis on
the promotion of thne student
activity card than in years past
This year's vigorous promtion
drive is an attempt to xdsa the
sale of the card which has steadily
been declining over the past
years.
According to Miss Kay Gkr-
inger, they at one time sold
300-400 cards, yet last year only
"seventy-three cards, which is a
dramatic difference."
T h e card's appearance radi-
cally changed so that it can also
serve as an identification card.
The card will feature the picture
of the owner along with his
name.
Miss Gieringer stressed "the
card is a value." The card, in fact,
is a twenty-nil?a dollar \.;due cost-
ing $20.00. The card gives
the owner twenty admissions to
sports events. one Chieftain sub-
scription for fifteen issues, one
adnlission to a 'pring drama
I
I
production and $2.00 off o n the
Indian Hill sweater.
 CHIEFTAIN
From the desk of tbe P r k i p d
The Indian Hill School com-
munity can proudly point t o .the
thriving programs in academics,
activities and athletics. The wide
The first day of school marks the beginning of a new spectrum of efforts is typical of
year - for some, in a new school, and for others, in the high schools in the United States,
but the overall quality of Indian
school they have attended for three years. It ushers in Hill's current programs places it
the familiar routine of dasses and friends, and the among the relathely few distin-
familiar double-feeling of excitement and anxiety. guished high schools in the coun-
try. This achievement is the
And as much as many students might laugh, it ushers result of an enduring and rather
in a new growth experience: learning, god-setting, unique collaboration arnonf
successes and failures. faculty, students, communia
and friends of Indian Hill High
Success and failure mark not only the school atmos- School. The ideas, efforts and
phere, but also all ventures for the future; so we must resources of this partnership have
learn to cope with - and if possible, avoid - failure. produced results of which all can
The most important step in achievement is setting a be proud. Their efforts have
made Indian Hill a very special
goal for which to strive. Thus, during the next few place.
weeks, the students, faculty and administrators should We must not, however, be-
all be setting goals they would like to meet - both come complacent, but, rather,
continue growing for the better-
long-term and short-term goals. ment of you, the students. As we
The administration, for one, has already stated that commence the 1980-1981 school
they have begun setting newer and higher goals for the year, we must continue the tra-
dition of dynamic change which
coming year, and that's a definite beginning. At Chief-
has typified our high school.
tain, too, we have set our goals for quantity and As I spoke to you on opening
quality of productions, and if we set about to achieve
our ambitions, the scales should tilt towards "success ."
day, I experienced a feeling of
pride, not only in the institution
which you and I are a part of, but
in individuals-you, the students,
whom I will have the opportunity
to see grow into young men and
women. Remembering my first
day at Indian Hill, I said, "I love
you," and it was with a great deal
Welcome of pride that I could repeat those
same words five years later.
The expectation of academic
performance is entrenched in
Dear Students, Indian Hill as part of its tradition
We're sure you are all sick of realize how much we really have. and, thus, continuance is inevit-
hearing what a great year we are And there is still more to come, able, for scholarship is the core of
going to have, at the beginning of such as the future Memorial our structure. Recognizing that
each year. But once again, we Garden. the development of the whole
would like to welcome you all All of our teams and organiza- person, intellectually and socially,
back with enthusiasm. tions work very hard to bring is a given (going to classes, doing
Last year, we made great pride and accomplishments to our homework, etc.), I would like to
strides and improvements school. Your support in their focus on social development.
throughout the school, but we efforts is necessary, extremely That interaction between human
still think more could be done. helpful and appreciated. beings which makes us complete
School spirit was never higher This summer, administrators, persons must exhibit qualities of
than at the beginning of last year. Student Government and the understanding, empathy, flexibil-
Unfortunately, due to circum- newspaper all expressed a desire ity and decision making.
stances and the actions of a few to work together. We made a As I related to you on opening
individuals, the spirit and festive- commitment towards continued day, each of you is important.
ness of Homecoming was greatly improvement and success for our Each of you has your own
reduced. To avoid a recurrence, school. We hope all of you share strengths and weaknesses. A
we are counting on spirit for the in our enthusiasm and expecta- feeling of worthwhileness which
entire school, not just a particular tions. we all must have is in the recog-
individual or class. nition of our strengths and inter-
All around us we have many nal growth in those areas and min-
things, new and old, to take Good luck, imizing our weaknesses. Thus,
pride in, for example the new Sandy Geier I expect each of you to make a
gym floor, and it is time for us to Julie Schneebeck
August 29,1980
concerted effort t o know your-
self
In knowing your individual
attributes, you will recognize the
similarities and differences in
others. You can then appreciate
what others have t o offer. As the
Peer Counselor motto states,
"Each of us is a gift to each
other." Hence, expectation num-
ber two is to get to know and
appreciate other people.
The process of interaction
between human beings is called
communication. There are three
components t o communication-
the sender, the receiver, and a ve-
hicle of communication. Verbal-
ly this means a speaker, a listener,
and language. I am sure you
know about talking and language,
but what about listening? Expec-
tation number three is that you
will have freedom of expression
and that you will also be a good
listener.
If you strive t o know self, to
appreciate others, and to com-
municate well, you will get into
the focus of our school human
relations.
Human relations is a common
sense approach to courtesy-it is
the respect each individual gives
to and receives from other indi-
viduals or groups. The skills of
human relations-openminded-
ness, adaptability, decision mak-
ing-must be put into practice to
be effective
As Mr. West stated at the
opening assemblies, Indian Hill
,1980-1981 is a great place, a good
time to grow, to enjoy the ex-
perience that learning and people
can be fun. Get involved in
school activities-take an active
role in school life. The school is
really you. Your success w i l l
determine our success. Have
pride in your school by feeling
secure yourself, appreciating oth-
ers, communicating and prac-
ticing human relations, for pride
is an inner feeling we have about
something, not just rah-rah. You
will find that you will not only
enjoy your year but, more im-
portant, you will grow if you
meet you own expectations. Ask
yourself what you can do to make
this a better place rather than
what this place can do for you.
On behalf of the entire staff
and myself, have an enjoyable
year.
Karl M. Feltman
Principal
August 29,1980
student opinion
by Andy Baron
On the first day of school the
students of Indian Hill were
herded into the Commons Build-
ing for yet another forum. Not
really a bad way to start the year,
yet I felt rather uneasy.
The speakers were very interest-
ed in the subject of school spirit.
These speakers,, especial&+ Julie
Schneebeck, thought that it was
quite an achievement that so
many people went to pep assem-
blies and urged more people to
come. One thing that Julie
forgot, though was that atten-
dance at these so-called pep rallies
was mandatory and probably will
remain so.
I have nothing against the peo-
ple who enjoy the numerous pep
rallies and other activities of the
like, but I find that mandatory
attendance at such events does
nothing to increase school spirit.
In fact, it does nothing but cause
many students to be disgruntled,
Peer Counselors greet new studen
by Rick Ruskin
The Indian Hill Peer Counsel-
ors sponsored their second annual
picnic on August 19th. Accord-
ing to Mr. Aug, the picnic was an
even greater success than last
year.
Twenty new students, .as well
as about twenty peer counselors
met at the school. Eight faculty
members, including Mr. Aug and
Ms. Besecker, the peer counselor
The beautiful =.the. hdped t o makc the new s;udcnl
SUCCCSS.
CHI EFTAlN
or worse, to skip the pep r a y .
The cause: students cannot be
forced to have spirit. Let's face
it, SG, not everyone likes foot-
ball, basketball, etc., etc.
This doesn't make me deficient
in spirit because I happen to dis-
like screaming and yelling.
However, the Administration by
their actions is in effect damning
those who don't attend football
games and don't enjoy pep rallies.
There is a solution, however.
Why can't the Student Govern-
ment and Administration set up a
study hall during the pep assem-
blies? The people who want to go
to the assemblies may go, and
those that don't may go to the
study hall. This solution might
please the Administration; fewer
people would skip the "pep" ac-
tivity. The students would have a
freedom of choice. Without free-
dom of choice the same spirit that
Student Government is trying to
kindle will die as it lies in its
chains.
supervisors, were also present.
To "break the ice," Ms.
Besecker planned a short inter-
view session, in which both a new
student and a peer counselor ot
to know one another. After $is,.
everyone was introduced to the
whole group.
At this point the actual picnic
b~gan. The group went to Kim
Johnson's house, where people
swam and enjoyed the sun and
photo by Rob Zesch
a grwt
(Con't from p. 1)
Furthermore, the revised pol-
icy is closer in theory to the Ohio
date law concerning school at-
tendance. This year the only
excused absences ''will be those
seven pses listed in the Student-
Parent Handbook as set down by
Ohio state law. The new plin
attempts to erase the fine line
between "excused" and "unex-
cused" absence, as well as do
away with other tedious rules and
exceptions to rules. Dr. Boston
commented, 'I wish I could have
condensed it even more; I've
tried to not write rules for the
exceptions-what I've tried t o
keep in the back of my mind is
that the majority rules."
Inevitable exceptions and pro-
blems, however, will be dealt with
democratically, Dr. Boston con-
ceded. "Flexibility is a key
factor." Parents may appeal any
disciplinary action, especially a
"no credit" decision as a conse-
quence of a student's exceeding
the good food.
The party ended after grilling
hamburgers and hot dogs for
dinner.
"One reason for the great
success," stated Mr. Aug, "was
that the kids mixed so much
better than last year. The peer
counselors really did a good job."
"If it weren't for the picnic 1
would have felt totallly lost ,"
said Chris Schurman, one of the
new students from Glenview,
Illinois. "I met some people and
that really helped me out around
the school."
Out of the high school's forty-
nine new students, the twenty
that were at the picnic all made
new aquaintances. Each of them
will also have a peer counselor
"buddy" to help them out around
the school.
IH's Youth For Understanding
(YFU) student, Cecilie Bedswaag,
was also at the picnic. Cecilie is
from Oslo, Norway and will be
staying with the Blotter family
for the whole year.
"We're farther ahead than last
year," said Mr. Aug, commenting
overall on the picnic. "The new
students much at ease in
and around the school; this is
W ~ I C ~the
C results are."
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ing 2toM Miss
the a y absence
Gieringer,
limit.anAccord-
appeal
will generally be granted if the ab-
sence was for "a legitimate
reason."
Miss Gieringer further explain-
ed that the "no credit" r d e as
well as most of the individual
rules listed in the handbook are
meant to be viewed as a set of
guidelines and should be looked
upon as a total picture t o stress
the importance of attendance.
Many are merely incentives for
the student to be present. And,
according to Dr. Boston, being
present in class is what is im-
portant-not just being able t o do
well on the final exam.
The administration hopes that
the "simplified" attendance pol-
icy will give flexibility to attend-
ance procedures, stress the impor-
tance of regular attendance in our
school system, and improve stu-
dent attendance for the coming
year.
Activity Card
takes
new look
by Bob Kandd
The Indian Hill H$gh School is
placing a lot more emphasis on
the promotion of thne student
activity card than in years past
This year's vigorous promtion
drive is an attempt to xdsa the
sale of the card which has steadily
been declining over the past
years.
According to Miss Kay Gkr-
inger, they at one time sold
300-400 cards, yet last year only
"seventy-three cards, which is a
dramatic difference."
T h e card's appearance radi-
cally changed so that it can also
serve as an identification card.
The card will feature the picture
of the owner along with his
name.
Miss Gieringer stressed "the
card is a value." The card, in fact,
is a twenty-nil?a dollar \.;due cost-
ing $20.00. The card gives
the owner twenty admissions to
sports events. one Chieftain sub-
scription for fifteen issues, one
adnlission to a 'pring drama
I
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production and $2.00 off o n the
Indian Hill sweater.
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horn the sidelines
cs
by Kurt Dusterberg
and Richard Stradlii
Athletics involve a large num-
her of students at Indian Hill.
The building itself is flmked by
athletic fields, and the student
body is reminded of sports by the
daily annoumements. But just
how important are athletics to
our school?
Sports are activities that can
be considered common to every-
one in the school. Many students
talk about the school's teams as
if they were on them, even if they
are only spectators. Many stu-
dents share the joy of winning
and the disappointment of los-
ing, even if they only read about
the games.
Wehmann requests
by Richard Stradling
Miss Carol Wehniann, Indian
Hill's new athletic director, called
for more student support for the
school's sports program in an
interview earlier this month.
'9 don't just mean more fans
at the varsity football games,"
Wehmann said, "but for sports
such as soccer as well." "Other
than that, the Indian Hill sports
Program is stable," Miss Wehmann
added.
Miss Wehmann, who has spent
the last ten years at Indian Hill,
said her first year as athletic
director will be spent continuing
and upgrading the present system.
Some changes we may expect in
the future, according to Weh-
o mdnn, are the additions of a
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Miss Wehmann assumes her new position as athletic director.
CHIEFTAIN
dimension
Athletics make up a web that
binds our school together. They
strengthen school spirit, either
through pep rallies or the games
themselves. The goals of an
Indian Hill team should be shared
by the school's student body.
Athletics can bring distinction
to out school. Sports set schools
such as Moeller and St. Xavier
apart.
Whether an individual or team
sport, the athlete strives for excel-
lence for himself, his team and his
school. This striving for excel-
lence and spirit of competition
can be very useful in later life as
people work to achieve their
goals.
support
junior varsity girls' softball team
and a girls' basketball team at the
Ottawa Middle School. Also,
some changes may be expected in
the form and presentation of
athletic awards; however, details
of these awards changes have not
yet been decided.
Miss Wehmann will continue
to teach gym for the first three
periods of the day and coach var-
sity field hockey. "I will have a
slight time problem this fall," she
admitted.
Miss Wehmann said her being
woman won't change people's
opinions of her. 'We live in a day
and age in which people will focus
on the end result: how well
I get the job done."
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photo by Rob Zesch
~i~~ carolwehmann, lndian
Ha's new athletic director, has
called for more student support
for athetics. Although the girls'
varsity tennis team and the varsity
field hockey team won EHL
championships last year, the fan
support for the teams was min-
imal.
The CThkftain sports staff joins
her in her request: support not
only for athletics, but also for
every other extra~umcularacti-
vity. Without support for these
programs, the reputation of In-
dian Hill would suffer.
Chieftain Shorts
The Indian Hill Cross Country
team needs runners. According to
Coach Jim Benken, only 6 boys
and 7 girls have joined the team at
both the varsity and junior varsity
levels. "If the present trend keeps
up, we may not have a team in
two or three years," Coach
Benken said.
* * * August 29, 1980, against Green-
Mr. Rich MacFadden has
joined the Indian
staff. He will coach girls' soccer
this season.
* * * on the ground," Hem said.
CThieftain is looking for a new
logo to mark the new school year.
The logo should be drawn in bold
black letters. All entries must be
original.
The entries can be left in the
Chieftain room, number 303 in
the Home Ec hall, or given to any
one of the editorial staff mem-
bers.
Student job applications are
now available in the office. Please
fill out new applications now as
.all old froms are invalid.
August 29,1)80
Sports quiz
The Clhieftuin sports staff has
addedaqortsqui.tfis~ear.We
will feature five questions of dif-
ferent degrees of difficulty each
issue and print the answers in the
issue- Here is the first
quiz-
1. Who was Indian Hill's fitst
varsity football coach?
2. Who was the youngest ath-
lete t~ earn one million
dollars?
3. What city, with three or
more professional teams,
had the best winning per-
centage during the 1970's?
4. Joe Clark coached 17
seasons of v-ty football
at Indian Hill from 1959 to
1975. Who coached the
most pro-football seasons?
5. What two major league
managers were teammates
at Western H a s High
School?
Frank Bailey, a custodian at
lndian H a High School, fired a
hole-in-one on the 292 yard par
four fitst hale at Twin Oaks golf
course in Mansfield, Ohio.
* * e While in Mexico City, the choir
The IH Varsity Braves' Foot-
ball team opens their season
hills at Indian Hill. Coach .Cliff
Hem said that Greenhills is a
veteran team and that the Braves
must make no big midtakes in inthe
game. "We have an experienced
offense, so we must move the ball
Senior make-up pictures for
the Legend will be on Sunday,
September 7 and Saturday, Sep-
tember 13 at OW Indian Hill
Church, next t o Shawnee School.
Appointments can be made in the
lunchroom starting Tuesday, Sep-
tember 2. Seniors are asked to
please park in the Shawnee
School parking lot on September
7 in order to allow parking space
for church service in the morning.
All seniors will be photographed,
so make your appointment as
soon as possible.
Chieftain - Indian Hill High Schoob - Cinicnnati, Ohio 45243
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1 Changes
by Bi Skidmore
and Annette Thewing
With the arrival of each school
year, IH students face modifica-
tions in school policy and appear-
ance. This year the changes are
primarily procedural as opposed
to physical.
Chamber Choir 'best received'
on Mexican 'Fiesta' tour
by Ann Helferich
The Chamber Choir, along with
two other choirs from the United
States, traveled to Mexico last
June as part of a Fiesta Tour.
The group left June 6 from Cin-
cinnati for Mexico.
The Chamber Choir spent the
bulk of their tour in Mexico City.
sang in a Cathedral, an art gallery,
and at sister schools in the area.
Also, the singers were judged in
Mexico City and were awarded a
trophy.
The group had free time in
lvlexico City to absorb the culture
of Mexico. IHers toured muse-
ums and castles*locatedin or near
the city. Some students visited
the zoo, while others bargained
with merchants in the markets.
The choir even got a taste of
Mexican politics from seeing a
Communist march on the city
streets.
On June 11, the Choir traveled
on to Taxco, a small town.
According to Becky Mattox, a
member of Chamber Choir, Taxco
was basically "a town and a hill."
The group did no formal perform-
k g in T a c o ; the trip primarily
sojurned in Taxco for relaxation
before heading on to Acapulco.
The IHers arrived in Acapulco,
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accompany new school year
One of the first changes that bus. Also, the pass %ids the bus change, feels that such an increase
faced parents and students was driver in placing a name with a in parental responsibility will con-
the addition of the bus pass. Ac- face."
Another procedural change tribute to the plan's primary ob-
jective: to "maintain a high level
cording to the new transportation
head, Carrie Martin, the pass will, of attendance in our school."
that students are faced with is a
act as "an information piece." It Miss Gieringer,attendance ad-
revised attendance policy. Ac-
ministrator, affirmed that the at-
informs the parents of the bus cording to Dr. Boston, "the new
number and the rules of riding a tendance theme began to receive a
policy is centered around the idea
of increased parental responsibi- great deal of attention last year,
lity as well as flexibility in at- when the basic format of the pre-
tendance matters." For example,
before this year, it was traditional
sent policy was first introduced.
That year was somewhat of a
"trial run"; the regulations could
for the school to call the parent
of a student absent from school be expected to need revision.
Dr. Boston gives three specific
to find out the whereabouts of
the student. As of this year, no reasons for the change in attend-
calls will be made; the parent ance policy: 1.) the old policy
their final stop on the tour, on
must take the initiative by calling was long, detailed, and inflexible,
June 13. While in Acapulco, the
which caused conflict and mis-
choir gave one performance at the the school or otherwise notifying
the school of student absence. understanding, 2.) it was difficult
A ~ p u l c o Convention Center.
t o enforce and often met with in-
During free time, the group's The Student-Parent Handbook
states that parents are also re- consistency in the ways problems
activities seemed to center around
sponsible for scheduling family were handled, and 3.) school
the beach. One morning the
vacations and medical appoint- officials felt that parents should
group took a three hour cruise
ments outside of school time. Dr. assume more responsibility f o ~
touring the Pacific. Other activi-
ties included scuba diving, para- Boston, p e ,initiator of the. their child's attendance.
sailing, and enjoying the sun on (Con't on p. 3)
Acapulco's beaches. During the
evening, the students had free
time to absorb the nightlife of
Acapulco.
According to Mr. Henry Henley,
director of the Chamber Choir,
Indian Hill's mrformances were
the "best rece&ed of all the choirs
we traveled with," The chamber
choir performed selections from
Gershwin's works and from the
Broadway show The Wiz.
The Chamber Cho* members
gained more from the trip than
just the foreign experience.
Becky Mattox relates that
"getting to know other kids from
other choirs was one of the things
I enjoyed." In fact, an exchange
with an Illinois choir which tra-
veled to Mexico is being planned.
Jim Stump, a member of the *\ --
choir, summed up the trip in stat- phote by -ma Mrlmrom
kg that, "the tdp to Mexico was chamber choir poses with host, E S C U ~Normal~ ~ Rofesms Educares-
a fantastic experience both cul- reoimir, during their singing tour of Mexico.
turally and musically."