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Skiing is a n enjoyable cure to winter misery
off the bench
by Chris Kempczinski
Thank God the administration
and the athletic department both
realize the critical importance of
academics over athletics. Too
often we hear of athletes at both
the high school and collegiate
level, receiving special priveleges,
from lenient teachers to money
kickbacks. Thankfully, the trend
has been towards abolishing such
immoral practices, athletes realiz-
ing that in fact they are being
cheated out of one of the most
important facets of their life, an
education.
In Texas, long the epitome of
athletic abuse, the State Board
has passed recent measures to
combat such unfair actions by re-
quiring students participating in a
sport, to pass all their classes. At
Texas Christian University, sever-
al players were kicked off the
team because the coach learned of
alumni gifts which included cars
and expensive off campus apart-
men ts.
So don't feel as if you're being
swindled should you have less
than a 2.0, because your best in-
terests truly have been taken into
account.
***
I recently finished looking
through an old edition of the
Legend, when it struck me, how
miniscule the athletic opportuni-
ties have become at our school.
We don't have lacrosse anymore
and what about an official rugby
team? Cincinnati Country Day, a
school which recently graduated a
class with only 39 students, has
its own crew (rowing) team, but
do we?
I'm sure Dr. Boston and Carol
Wehmann could give several rea-
sons why we can't have these
teams: declining enrollment, lack
...
of student interest, etc ; how-
ever, if they asked around they
would probably see that many
CHIEFTAIN
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people would participate on such
a rowing team or a rugby team or
a lacrosse team. So why at a
school with its own field hockey
squad, don't we have them?
***
With winter still lurking about,
the little white puffs of snow
which adorn the landscape serve
as a deterrant for the outdoor ath-
lete. 'Relegated to playing basket-
ball and indoor tennis, he/she
clings to the images of golfers
playing under the balmy skies of
Palm Springs with the hope of
Spring arriving early.
However, one should not face
5 4 ~ 0
winter so pessimisticaly, but in#
stead, should look at 'all the op-
portunities it presents. There is
always ice skating, and with so
many trails around Indian Hill,
cross country skiers flourish; but
perhaps the most exciting of all
the winter sports is downhill
skiing.
Oh sure, living in Ohio poses
some definite problems, but don't
be discouraged; there are plenty
of slopes within a four or five
hour drive. To the west is Perfect
North Slopes and Paoli Peaks
while to the north lies Bellfoun-
tain and Snow Trails. Looking
south, one could always ski Butler
in Kentucky, or for the ambitious
person, he/she could embark on a
journey to the mountains of West
Virginia.
Granted, the sport is expen-
,
sive and a simple rental with an
places, such as Snow Trails, offer
events which can sometmes award
$55.00 gift certificates along with
other bonuses to skiers of all lev-
els. But for those of you who
think you can never win anything,
take heart in the fact that this
week's Genesse Ski Champion at
Snow Trails is Chris Kropp.
***
One of the most earthshatter-
ing questions which has baffled
America during the post- World,'
War I1 era, has been, "why can't
we 'have a good Super Bowl?" By
now you know of the Bears' total
domination of the New England
Patriots, a team which could have
probpbly been beaten by even the
r
Cincinnati Bengals.
\
However, this game wasn't just
a victory for the Bears, it was a
Feltman honored in tournev
- /
by Bert Sheard
The Indian Hill Wrestling team
placed second in their own invita-
tional Saturday, January 18th.
The all-day event attracted
schools such as: Aiken, Wood-
ward, Cincinnati Country Day,
and Talawanda along with the
Braves.
The Braves felt that they had
a chance to win the tournament
but began with a first-round loss
to eventual team champions, Ai-
ken. "We knew we had to beat
Aiken to win the tournament,"
commented senior co-captain
Gordon Harris, "but we came,out
flat and lost." After a pep talk
from Coach Nick Valentine, the
t earn responded by rebounding
to defeat Wood
watd and CCD in rounds two
and three.
In the final round, with the
second place trophy on the line,
the team met Talawanda, who
had similarly lost to Aiken, but
who had also defeated Wood-
ward and CCD: The match was
close frrjin the start to finish,
'but entering the final two weight
January 31,7986
Contract offers pay hike, incentive plan
massacre set in the mold of pre-
vious games like last year's Dol-
phins-49ers matchup, and the
Redskins-Raiders game the year
before that. It seems as if one
team agrees to give up before the
game even starts, so this is my re-
medy: change the name of the
championship from the Super
Bowl, to A Joke. Then maybe
the game will take on a little less
significance and both teams
could concentrate on giving us an
overtime, or a last minute field
goal which would make the match
seem almost worthwhile.
Prediction: Next year's A Joke
(Super Bowl) victor: The New Or-
leans Saints.
***
Who would have believed it?
Indian Hill recruiting athletes
from other schools. Well, un-
fortunately that is the case with
varsity coach Dave Hammer who
went to Moeller t o get a 63"
player. What a tragedy, for it
would surely be a fate worse
than death if we started to even
vaguely resemble Moeller.
classes, the Braves found them-
selves down by eleven points.
Brad McKean and Harris came
through in the end, each pinning
their opponents, to give the
Braves a one point victory for the
second place finish.
In addition to the second
place team trophy, the Braves
captured a number of individual
awards as well. Matt Feltman,
McKean, and Harris each placed
first in their weight classes. Se-
cond places finishers were Joe
Anderson, Eric Norris, and Bert
Anderson and Todd Grahm, while
Jeff Kropp, Eric Norris, and Bert
Sheard each placed third.
Senior co-captain Feltman,
in addition to his first place fin-
ish, was also named the tourna-
ment Most Valuable Wrestler. He
earned this award by pinning all
four of his opponents, three of
them in the first period.
Undoubtedly the team was
pleased with their performance
in the tournament, but they must
always keep in mind that there
is room for improvement.
by Kevin Walzer
A salary increase over the next
three years, an impending forma-
tion of a coinmittee to create an
incentive plan for Indian Hill
teachers, and a procedure for
binding arbitration and stiffer no-
strike provisions, in the event of
future contract impasses, are the
main features of the master con-
tract formally approved by the
Classroom Teachers Association
(CTA) and Board of Education
on January 15 and 16, respective-
1 ~ There
. will be three salary
increases for the 1985-86, 1986--
87, and 1987-88 school years;
the contract, which officially
took effect on January 16, ex-
pires December 1, 1988. Al-
though the agreement was sinned-
in the middle of the year, the first
increase is retroactive, or ex tend-
ed back, to the beginning of this
school year.
With the increase, the starting
salary for a teacher with a bache-
lors' degree and no experience is
$16,800; the maximum, for 23
years experience and a masters'
degree, is $36,792. Those a-
mounts will increase to $17,556
and $38,448 next year and to
$18,346 and $40,178 in 1987-
88.
Another point of the contract
is the incentive plan, which will
be devised by a committee of
district teachers and administra-
Boa rd a pp roves el ig ib iIity p la n yearJourneying
by Jeff Currier
The administration recently
announced a new policy regaid-
ing scholastic elegibility for extra-
curricular activities, approved by
the Board of Education at its
January meeting.
Under the new policy, any
student participating in an extra-
curricular activity must maintain
a minimum cumulative grade
point average of 2.0. Students
with a previous cumulative aver-
age below 2.0 begin calculating
a new GPA with third quarter
1986 grades. If a student's
overall GPA does fall below
2.0, he or she will be put on
academic probation for one quar-
ter. In that time, if a student
fails to bring his or her average
above 2.0, he remains ineligible
on a quarterly basis.
Students will also be requir-
ed to meet weekly standards.
tors that is expected to form in
the next two months. According
to the contract, a teacher who
joins the program "will receive
a $1,000 lump sum bonus ...for
joining or continuing participa-
tion," and will be "eligible to
receive an additional incentive bo-
nus annually of up to five per-
cent" of their current salary.
The program will be offered
to the entire district faculty, K-
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January 3 1 p ' 9 8 6
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12, during its first year of im-
plementation; in subsequent
years, however, only 25% of the
teachers may be selected to par-
ticipate.
The grievance procedure, in-
volving violations of one or sev-
eral terms of the contract, cul-
Eight to leave for Spain Feb. 6
by Ben Nemo
Eight Indian Hill students
will begin their journey to Spain
as part of the school's exchange
program on February 6. The
group's three-week trip will in-
Spain this
will be seniors David El-
Each we&, all teachers will turn
in eligibility lists, beginning the
second week of each quarter. If
a student receives two or more
F's on the weekly list, he or she
becomes ineligible for activities
the following week. Weekly
eligibility is calculated on a cum-
ulative basis during each quarter.
All activities have been placed
in one of two categories. Cate-
gory A includes sports, pep band,
marching band, cheerleaders,
Pom Pons, Pinettes, and athle-
tic trainers. Category B acti-
vities include various clubs,
Legend and Chieftain, Pow Wow,
Premiers, intramurals, and Stu-
dent Government, among others.
Sponsors and coaches will be
notified weekly of any student
not eligible for activities. If a
see E LIG IBI LITY, p. 4
minates in final and binding ar-
bitration between the CTA and
Board by an outside party, accor-
ding to the new contract. In the
contract, as well, the teachers
agreed "not to take any action
which may interrupt ...the educa-
tion of any student, including...
slowdowns, intermittent work
stoppages, sitdown or sympathy
strikes, sick-outs. picketing or
bannering, boycotts, or refusal
to cross any picket line." These
forbidden actions are in addition
to state law prohibiting formal
teacher strikes.
The contract also spells
out sick and personal leave for
teachers, and outlines a bonus
schedule for service to the school
clude a visit to Vigo, Spain, to
the Santo Tome Institute, In-
dian Hill's partner school.
Six students from there had
visited Cincinnati in September,
and now IH will conclude
this year's program.
lis and Briggs Rehbun, junior
Peter Leiher, sophomores Rea-
gan Bransom, Shannon Ely and
Cindy McClure, and freshmen
Ben Nemo and Jenny Bath.
David Ellis, Briggs Rehbun, Reagan Bransom, Shannon Ely, Cindy Mc-
Clure, Jenny Bath, Ben Nemo and Mrs. Linda Vanderbeck leave for
Spain on February 6.
district.
Both sides were apparently
satisified with the contract, ac-
cepting it by wide margins; the
Board unanimously ratified it,
5-0, while the CTA approved it
with a 97-6 vote. The settle-
ment comes after two years of
on-and-off negotiations; during
that time, the teachers worked
without a contract, thus earning
a 1983-level salary for last year
and this.
Board President Mrs. Jean
Pappas commented, "I'm very
pleased with the contract. It's
a compromise, but that's collec-
tive bargaining-both sides know
going in that they're going t o give
in on some voints."
Spanish teacher Mrs. Linda
Vanderbeck will accompany
them during their trip.
The students will fly to
Madrid from New York and spend
a few days there to sightsee.
They will also have a day excur-
sion to Toledo. In Madrid, they
will have a chance to meet other
groups from other parts of the
United States.
see SPAIN, p. 3
photo b y Stratton Moraites'
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editorial
Varsity continue their slide in the league
by Mike Anderson were defeated by tough league team's recent failures? Coach Mike Meece and 6'5" Chad
On Wednesday night Indian challengers, the Wyoming Cow- Dave Hammer attributed the Buffrey of the Mustangs har-
Hill's varsity Braves (7-9 over- boys. Metzger led the Braves losses to a lack of "running the rassed even the mid-range
On Tuesday morning, the United States space shut- No one expected Tuesday's catastrophe and no one all) suffered another disappoin- with 22 points as cocaptain court" and "boxing out." This is jump shots of IH and succes-
tle Challenger exploded in midair, killing ail seven will forget it. America and the space program will ting defeat which, by charac- Andy Tucker added 16. Again a logical hypothesis as the sfully nullified 6'4" Brave
majority of Indian Hill's con- Jared Davis.
aboard. The accident is the worst the U.S. space pro- continue, for at the least, to give some meaning to the ter, seemed to epitomize the the offense produced an adequate
t eam's weaknesses. 6 4 points, but the defense let up tests have been high scoring. What is ahead for the
gram has ever suffered. This shocking disaster will tragic deaths of the astronauts. For this moment, When asked about his Braves? First up-the Home-
The team's 75-58 loss to the an incredible 73.
live in America's memory forever. however, let us grieve for seven of America's brave Madeira Mustangs was the second On the brighter side was a feelings on the team's offen- cMoming
ariemont's
battleWarriors.
tonight against
Ham-
One should not, however, give up hope for the children who are no longer with us. of two league disappointments in well-deserved victory over Finney- se, Hammer gave a positive
t h e past two weeks. The scoring town two days before. The game response and estimated the mer could only say, "We ll...
space program. It must and will continue despite this letter to the editors team's points-per-game aver- t hey're big!"
i n the offensive battle was led featured Metzger and Tucker with
cataclysm. As sad as it is to say, accidents are a part b y guard Erich Metzger while 1 8 and 8 points, respectively. age at close to 60 points.
of life and they are bound to happen. ~ s t r a g i c a s District resident sends thanks Ron Jones, Jeff Yost and Jared However, the highlight of the However, the inability to trans-
some of them may be, we cannot let them stop our Davis all contributed eight game was a halfime fiasco be- late from offense to defense

progress in preparing our world for the next century.

for negotiation coverage points. tween Finneytown's Todd Watson has caused problems.
Although the Braves ori- and Tucker. Despite a flagrant Hammer's aiticism of
We must also try and seek out what -good we can Dear editors: The negotiations have been a gnally kept the heat on Madeira punch by the Finneytown player, the Braves' inability to box
You are to be commended on primary interest with many resi- with a 21-21 score at the end of Tucker demonstrated why he is out indicates their apathetic
from this accident. At this point in n' One the excellent group of articles in dents in the school district but t h e first quarter, physical disad- co-captain of the team by not play, but perhaps better exem-
knows the cause of the explosion, but it will be found the December 20, 1985 issue of few have had any facts-just vantages plagued the Braves retaliating. p lifies the physical disadvan-
and it will help to insure the safety of future mis- the Chieftain concerning the con- objective facts-on which to as the game progressed. S o what is the cause of the tages of the Braves. 6'6"
sions. we should also note the world unity which re- troversial School Board/Class-
room Teachers Association nego-
base intelligent opinions.
Thank you.
A week ago today, the Braves
sulted from the accident. America's allies and "ene-
mies" alike joined in condolence for the seven dead
space pioneers, showing that we really are all human
tiations. Tom Taylor,
- . Kevin Wal-
zer, and Erich Metzger did an
OutstandingJob.
Sincere1y
Amanda H. White
. Girls avenge Madeira loss
by Joy Rowe
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1 1 points and Lynn Yost and Similar to the Lady Braves' Yost and Kerr once again led
After a rather slow start f01- Mag& Kerr each with 10 and 8 game against Wyoming were the the team with 13, 12 and 8 points
and that there is hope for peace. to go on to a 39-27 win against
lowing the holiday season, the points respectively, two pervious games. Starcher,
editorial JV Lady Braves battled back Finneytown. In the week be-
from their two losses to win fore, junior Lynn Stanforth own-
the following three. ed the court against Loveland.
Most recently, IH defeated She led the team with 12 points
Madeira. Coach B ~ €m m a n while Starcher, Yost and Kerr
was especially pleased because once again scored highly to
Now that the Classroom Teachers Association gotiations attracted widespread attention. Although the 20 point victory avenged secure the win at 38-29.
(CTA) and Board of Education have ratified their one could argue that the contract settlement repres- a previous loss to the Lady As of Monday, the Lady
master contract, a grim situation has passed. But it ents the end of a poor teacherladministration rela- Mustangs. Braves' record is 11-4. Coach
I n another game, Wyoming Breueman is pleased with
is still too early to say whether the atmosphere at tionship, we believe that that relationship has a long was defeated by a score IH's progress thus far, and be-
Indian Hill has calmed. way to go before it is constructive and non-hostile. of 47-38. After being aown a-u lieves they have a strong chance
Members of the CTA, at least, have indicated that Furthermore, we urge both sides to work to reach a the Lady Braves fought back to t o finish second in the league.
"
lead 16-14 at the half. They con- photo b y Stratton Moraites
while there is undoubtedly relief ainong the teachers, mutual "trust." The negotiation settlement, instead tinued their lead throughout the
their sentiment about the district administration and of being an end, is and should be just the beginning. game led chris Starcher with The Squaws prepare for their winner over Madeira.
Board cannot be described as "happy." This obser-
vation is corroborated by the tension that preceded
the settlement; while much of the teachers' frustra-
Thompson stresses
by ~ r i s t i nMains
hard work a n d .practice
and Cadi Cucinotta formances are expected from The game will be played after Deer Park, and CAPE. The play
tion was rooted in their concern over their own live- The varsity basketball sophomores Tdcia Craig and Kel- the girls finish their regular sea- ers hope to win all of these games
lihoods, which were being threatened by the stalling team has an 8-7 ly Ovington, with leadership pro- son with four league games ag- in order to go into a first tourna-
after losing their last two games vided by seniors Cadi Cucinotta, ainst Madeira, Mariemont, ment game with a good record.
of the negotiations, a deep-set resentment of the
to Finne;town and Wvo"ming. Chris Hall. and Kristin Mains.
Board's and administration's treatment of teachers Part of this is due to the winning
was brought out.
CTA President Robert Terwillegar's speech at the
November Board meeting voiced this resentment :
Chieftain is written and composed, printed and sold as an extracur-
ricular acitvity b y the students of Indian Hill High School, 6 8 4 5 Drake
Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 4 5 2 4 3 . 5 6 1 -4225.
Sponsor: William P. Kincaid; Editors: T o m Taylor, Kevin Walzer;
reputations of both Finneytown
and Wyoming. - Coach Steve
Thompson stated, "With enough
" JV a better team after losses
by Brandon Schneider three of their losses. The team game. Asked what he thought of
News Editors: James Anderson, Susan Appel, Jeff Currier; Features practice and hard work, we can The Braves season has been play during this time was very the offense, Coach Gellert replied,
"We [the CTA] seem to be bargaining against a Editors: Davis Griffin, David Miller, Alissa Raleigh; Sports Editor:
probably surprise these teams sensational thus far. With an im- sporadic with only bursts of in- "Our offense has been the most
Chris Kempczinski; Magazine Editors: R o b Seal, Jeff Tuckey; Busi-
point of view that says we should be punished." ness Manager: Jamie Winget; Circulation Manager: Arianna Newman; in districts." proved offense and sound overall tensity. Said Mike Marek on what consistent part of our game. I'm
Speaking of the upcoming play, the Braves have learned he learned from the losses, "From very satisfied with it! "
Terwillegar, in a later interview, said that there Production Managers: Arianna Newman, Dan Rosenthal; Head Photo-
In the time remaining during
grapher: Mariano Fernandez; Photographer: Stratton Moraites; post-season tournament, last quite a bit. This learning comes now on, we have to come ready
was a mutual mistrust between the Board and tea- Production Staff: Stephanie Hug, T i f f a n y Meyer, Diana Greiner, Eli- Saturday Thompson drew fourth- through experience thus fulfilling to play every game from the be- this season, the team hopes t o
ssa Geier, Benjy Cook. Contributers: Jenny Creedon, Ben Nemo, Jay
chers, and that bad feeling would linger on even Fitton, Stratton Moraites, Brandon Schneider, Joy Rowe, Kristin
seeded Western Brown for the the crucial importance of playing ginning," which was illustrated in convnue their evolution into a
after a settlement. Mains, Cadi Cucinotta, A m y Burroughs, Bert Sheard. girls' first game. The game, which on a J.V. level. their victory over Wyoming. verj well-balanced team. And as
As its editorial policy, Chieftain strives b o t h t o commend what is will take place Monday, Febru- However, the Braves have re- The J.V. Braves' offense has Gellert says, we're a "Vicious
Perhaps the situation is better than we are led to good and encourage correction of what is not. Editorials reflect t h e ary 10, presents a challenge for cently suffered a minor setback set an alert around the CHL. basketball machine which, when
believe; however, we do not feel that this "mistrust" opinion of the editorial staff as a whole. Opinions f r o m students are
strongly encouraged as long as they are relevant and responsibly writ-
the Lady Braves, but they are Some of their old inconsistencies They've astonished many while playing at its full potential, is
should go back underground, as it was before the ne- ten. determined t o win. Strong per- have come back t o haunt them in averaging 56 points on offense per invincible."
Page 10
Swimmers
by Amy Bunoughs
When visiting Indian Hill High
School, one might ask, "Where is
the swimming pool?" Well, Indian
Hill may not have a swimming po-
01, but that doesn't mean that 1H
is without a swim team. Led by
co-captains Jenny Bell and Traci
Finklemeier, the girls varsity swim
team has a fabulous record of 9-1
overall and 5-0 in the league.
Their new coach, Mike Leon-
ard, who came over after helping
Country Day last year, has helped
tremendously and has high as-
pirations for the team.
One of the highlights of the
season was the Cincinnati Coun-
try Day relay meet in which IH
won for the first time in six years.
There were nine teams partici-
pating and the girls grabbed first
place in six of the eight relays and
placed second in another one.
Coach Leonard said, "The
Country Day relay invitational
was a great meet for us. It was
a complete team effort in which
Freshmen reflect their coach's personality
by Chris Kempczinski
Continuing the rash of in-
credible seasons, the freshman
basketball team is the anxious
owner of a 9-1 record; anxious
only because anything less than
an undefeated season for the rest
of the year wiU be construed as
a major disappointment.
In Tuesday's game against
league rival Loveland, the team
scrapped for a 44-34 victory.
Led by co-captain Steve In-
past a close halftime score
of 20-16 to notch a win.
Against another league foe,
Mariemont, Innis once again
led the Offense' However, said
Innis, "My main role this season
really hasn't been to score points,
it's been more leadership." A-
gainst a team such as Mariemont
who they beat 55-31, "Defense
has really been the key."
The team's one loss this
year came at the hands of the
CHIEFTAIN
first in CCD relay
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The swimming team, 5-0 in the league, displays its first
place CCD relay trophy.
CAPE Crusaders. Said Argen-
tati, "We really had no defense
and it was evident that everyone
on our team was intimidated."
With Nick Edgington out with
an injury, the Braves missed the
cornerstone of their rebounding
ability. "That allowed CAPE
to really conbol the tempo of
the game," and that just can't
happen if the Braves hope to
beat CAPE in the league touma-
ment.
\ successful for him thus far, with
Gary Agentati has led his freshman squad to a 9-1 record.
However, the team rebounded
against a vastly inferior North
College Hill team to coast to a
61-14 victory. In &e fourth
quarter a strong Braves defense
allowed their opponent to score
no points.
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a . (C?,
photo by Stratton Moraites
Looking into the CHL tourna-
ment, Indian Hill seems well-
equipped to make a valid run for
the ehampionship. Even with a
57 point-per-game average, the
key to their success will undoub-
tedly be their ability to play de-
fense.
Said Argentati, "I Wink the
importance of Edgington, Innis
and Kincaid will really help de-
cide our fate. We like to use a
man-to-man defense."' On of-
fense "we're going to stick to the
fast break," thus Argentati's pas-
sion for really ''working the play-
ers hard." Because if they're not
in shape, such an offense would
' be impossible.
Ultimately, Innis believes,
January 31,1986
our depth really came through.
We will need that kind of effort
at the league championships and
at sectionals."
The girls swam against New
Richmond and Wilmington last
week to pull out another
great win with a score of 98-
8 0 (Wilmington) - 5 2 (New
Richmond). Wil-
mington has been their toughest
meet so far in the league. Triple
winners were Tracy Hart and Jen-
ny Replogle and double winners
were Leslie Folsom and Finkle-
meier.
In additon to winning the
league, the team hopes to have
several swimmers reach the state
level of competition. This in-
cludes a possible 400 yard free-
style relay consisting of Folsom,
Hart, Replogle, and Teresa Rep-
logle.
Leonard sums up the season
by saying, "The team has de-
veloped a very positive attitude
a d the results are showing."
"The team is going to end up in
the finals against CAPE," which
should provide an exciting se-
quel to their lone loss.
With such optimism, one
might think that the statement,
"A team takes on the personal-
ity of its coach," would hold true
for the freshmen, and to a certain
extent that is true. However,
said Argentati, "this team is fil-
led with a group of free spirits,
and I've really had to discipline
philosophy.
This philosophy has been very
50 wins .already in five Years. I t
was this record that caused some
to wonder why Argentati didn't
apply for the boys' varsity job.
don't know why I didn't
apply, but eventually I want to
be a coach of a varsity team some-
where. Because I don't want to
have to coach freshmen for the
rest of my life."
January 31,1986
New French society honors scholarly students
by Jamie Winget
Indian Hill High School in-
ducted, its first chapter of the
Societe Honraire de Francais
(SHF), a program for students
who have demonstrated super-
ior ability in the subject of
French while maintaining at
least a "B" average in all other
areas.
The induction took place on
January 24 in the faculty dining
room. The ceremony consisted
of a luncheon provided by prin-
cipal Kr. Karl Feltman followed
immediately by the Course de
Flambeau, the initiation.
The Course de Flambeau con-
sisted of the passing of the flame
from student to student accom-
panied by the recitation of the
Society's motto, "L'homme qui
sait deux langes en vaut deux."
New gym
finally open
by James Anderson
The hulking mass of a gym that
has covered the recently sur-
faced parking lot opened on Jan-
uary 29 for use by athletic teams,
intramurals, and continuing edu-
cation classes.
The gym, designed by Glazier
and constructed by Matrix con-
struction company, was built t o
fill the absence left by the sale
of Wyandot. "Some athletes
were not finished practicing until
9:OO. This was clearly unaccep-
table. With the new gym all
practices will be finished by
6 :00," explained Miss Carol
Wehmann, athletic director.
SPAIN, from p. 1
Then, each school will branch
off to different cities; Indian Hill
will be going to Vigo. Vigo is a
major Spanish port that is about
the size of Dayton. It is on the
northwest coast of Spain, not
far from the Portugal border.
There each student will meet
his "brother" or "sister" and
reside with his or her family.
There ia $!so much sight-
seeing done in Vigo. During
their stay, the students will
also take a day trip to Por-
tugal.
The group will return to
Cincinnati on February 27.
CHIEFTAIN
or "The man who knows two
languages is worth two men."
Those who were inducted as
sophomores were Dee Cutler,
Karen Rhoad, and James Win-
get. Juniors were Michelle
Change to Applied Science not noticed
by James Anderson
Two years since the meta-
morphosis of the Industrial Arts
department into Applied Science
and Technology, very little
change in student enrollment
has appeared, according to de-
partment chairman Mr. Dennis
Dupps.
"Students think of Applied
Science and Technology as Indus-
trial Arts with a new name," says
Dupps. "It's not at all. In In-
dustrial Arts we made picnic
benches.
robots and
Now we're making
tlrouammine" com-
- A "
puters."
Dupps continued, "Just like
the name says, we're applying
the curriculum you're learning
in your classes. From tech-
letter t o t h e editor
ALA thanks Chieftain for c h a r i t y money
Editor's note: This letter, to
magazine editor Rob Seal, re-
fers to Chieftain's donation of
finds collected porn the sale of
Christmas personals to the Am-
erican Lung Association.
Dear Mr. Seal,
The American Lung Associa-
tion is pleased and delighted
that you considered our asso-
ciation for a contribution,
Your donation is certainly not
meager. Let me explain where
these funds will go. The Amer-
ican Lung Association sponsors a
special camp for asthmatic
children between the ages of 7
through 14. It is staffed with
Children's Hospital medical per-
sonnel and held for one week the
third week in July at Camp Al-
Iyn in Batavia, Ohio. For many
of these children it is the first
time they have ever played base-
ball or participated in any out-
door physical activity. The
staff teach the children how to
cope with their asthma while
providing the medical super-
vision and also encourage them
to have fun.
Page 3 ,
Brougher, Mariano Fernandez, which they elected officers. They
~ o l l y Higgins, Helen Hwang, were as follows: Helen Hwang,
Lori Reiplinger, Katherine President; Lori Reiplinger, Sec-
White and Sara Wilson. retary ; James Winget, Treasurer;
After the ceremony the and Michelle Brougher, Project
Society held its first meeting i n Coorinator.
i e d and Technology as im- ,
Teacher Dennis Dupps sees ~ ~ ~ iscience
Portant to the future.
nical writing to the physics and we're using the more theoretical
computer concepts used in Elec-
tronics and Robotics Technology,
information you get in the class-
rooms."
This year, for the first time, April with Mayor Luken's help
the American Lung Association and a special event is planned
has had a decrease in Christmas for April 25.
Seal contributions of $15,000; I'd like to thank you again
these funds directly affect our for helping us and perhaps you
camp. It cost us $310 to send can also create an awareness in
one camper and $20,000 for the the community of what our needs
total camp. We would like to use are.
your contribution towards our Sincerely,
Camp Superkids. We will have Muriel J. Williams
an appeal to the community in Associate Director
MUN to hold Security Council
by Elissa Geier
As the room begins to clear phere is exactly what we need;
one sees people, high school age; very conducive to serious de-
running, screaming, arguing a t bate," said junior David Miller,
fill volume. Resolutions are the club's president.
flying. This type of IH-sponsored
What is this scene-a history simulation is the first-ever for
class maybe? No, all this will the club and one that they have
transpire tomorrow at the first long wanted to hold.
annual Indian Hill Model UN Six high schools have been
Security Council simulation. invited to attend: Roger Bacon,
The task at hand: debate on the Sycamore, St. Ursula, Ursuline,
future of Nambia. This is the St. Xavier, and Withrow.
subject for the simulation, t o Besides the Namibian problem
be held downtown in the board- to be dealt with tomorrow mor-
room of the Federated Building. ning, an imaginary crisis will oc-
"This type of formal atmos- cur in the afternoon.
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Pow w o w nearing final stages
lly Jay Fitton
This year's Pow Wow, How
to Succeed In Business With-
out Really Trying, opens in less
than four weeks on Wednesday,
February 26. The cast has been
working hard at rehearsals all
this months and these next four
weeks will be even more deman-
ding.
The chorus a.nd dancers were
cast earlier this month in time for
the rehearsals with Mr. Hank Hen-
ley, the director, and Miss Joan
Course sheets due Feb. 14
by James Anderson
Courses ranging the gamut
from Electronics and Robotics
Technology to World Litera-
ture will be on the minds of
the students from no* until
Friday, February 14 when
the course scheduling sheets
Beginning with last Fri-
day's curriculum fair, the
scheduling process continued
with counselors visiting the
classes all last week. The fair
was designed to allow its
students to "review courses
with teachers," in the words
of assistant principal and ad-
ministrator in charge of the
curriculum fair Mrs. Sharon
Smith. The counselors
discussed the Course Of-
ferings Handbook with the
students and explained the
scheduling process. Next
Senior Search applications available
by Jenny Creedon
What is Senior Search, you
ask? Senior Search is a pro-
gram at Indian Hill for seniors
to expand their experiences and
awareness in a chosen career.
In its fourteenth year, appli-
cations for this year's Senior
Search are due February 28.
Seniors applying for the
program must follow a few
rules and procedures. Although
seniors work during fourth quar-
ter in corporations that are asso-
ciated with the career they wish
to pursue, the employers can-
not be related to the seniors
CHIEFTAIN
Walton, the choreographer.
Playing the lead role of Finch
will be sophon~ore John Darre,
featured in the January 15 is-
sue of Chieftain. Finch's roman-
tic interest, Rosemary, will be
played by junior Lisa Nabors.
Senior David Kilday will play in
the role of Finch's adversary, Bud
Frump.
Sophisticated Hedy Larue is
portrayed by junior Allison Mor-
ris. Junior Josie Evans plays
Smitty, and heading the "cor-
er to teacher and discuss
courses with parents.
The registration sheets
initialed by teachers and sign-
ed by parents and students
will be collected' on February
14. Detentions will be given
to any students who do not
have their sheets. Smith adds,
"No scheduling changes will
be made. Period."
,*%
and the seniors are not to be
paid.
To be eligible for senior
search there are seven eligibility
criteria that must be filled.
First, a student must have at
least a C average for the first
three quarters; second, students
must secure teachers' signatures
excusing them from 4th quarter;
third, students leaving school to
attend college courses are not
eligible; fourth, students may not
exceed the allotted number of
days of absense for the fitst three
quarters (fifteen), and seniors
must be at work on senior
January 31.1986 January 31,1986 CHIEFTAIN Page 9
Warfel, senior Luong Ho, junior Tomoko finds IH relaxing cornpared to Japan
Susan Robinson, and sophomore There are three terms in a surprised. It's very common. We have six classes every
poration" as J.B. Biggley will be Tim Warden. beyond the year. The first term is April to And most of the students take day and four classes on Satur-
junior Dan Marshall. Freshmen The dancing "Head Honcho the train. days. There are five big exams.
the middle of July, then we have
Doug Mohr and Nick Strike play Secretaries" are senior Terri rising sun a summer vacation. The second The morning train is awful! Twice in first and second term,
Jenkins and Tackaberry. Wayne, juniors Michelle Har- term is from September 1 to the Have you ever seen any pictures once in third term. Besides,
Other cast members include mon and Katherine White, senior middle of December. Till about of Japanese "Golden-hour" there are two big tests in
junior Chris Kropp as Gatch, Tomoko Yamabe, and sophomore January 8, we have a winter va- trains? The train is so full that September and February. In
sophomore Greg Long as Peter- Stacy Scoble. cation, then the third term is o- the officers at the stations have t o these big exams, I had 10 sub-
son, and junior Mark Warner as Ticket order forms were mail- ver in the middle of March. push the people in. That really jects to study. I'll tell you about
Ovington. Kroyp, Long and ed last week and tickets may also There is spring vacation till about happens. I have to keep standing the subjects I have to take next
Warner are new to the produc- be obtained from the school box the second week of April. in the full train with my text- time.
tion this year. office the week before the show. And I've finished the first books for an hour and change
Rounding out the cast are jun- Performances will be given on term of my junior year (my jun- trains twice every day.
ior Charlie Schiff, sophomore Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and ior year was the second year of Because the train is full,
Jennifer Cobb, sophomore Rob Saturday nights. high school because we go to there are some men who touch
junior high school for three years. called "chikan"
women's bodies.in Japanese
They and
are
with Tomoko Yamabe So I'll go back and start the
Hi! I'm Tomoko Yamabe, second term of my junior year. I hated them so much.
Chieftain poll an exchange student from Japan.
It's very hard for me to believe
It means my year here doesn't
count. That's why it's not fair.
After school many students
have some club activities. I
that I've already been here for Oh well, I was going to tell
1. Did you go to the scheduling fair? was on a tennis team and had
you about myself in general, practice 3:30 to 6:00 (5:OO in
over five and a half months. Well,
freshmen: 53% yes, 47% no since this is my first time to write but since I started talking about winter) four days a week all
sophomores: 16% yes, 84% no an article in Chieftain, I'll tell the Japanese school system, I'll through the year. The only sea-
juniors: 34%yes, 66% no you a little about myself. just keep going. We have school son sport was swimming. We
I'll be 18 years old next June, on Saturdays, believe it or not. went to get some snacks after
but I'll be a junior after I go back Although classes are only in the school, so I went. back home
2. If not, what did YOU do? morning, we have to go to school about 7:45 four days a week.
to Japan next July. It's not fair,
freshmen : 9 1% sleep, 9% study but it's the rule. Oh well, seems all day. School starts at 8:30 Can you believe this? I didn't
it's better for me t o explain the and ends at 3:OO. But it takes have much free time.
sophomores: 90% sleep, 10% study Japanese school year, so-that you over an hour to go to school from
juniors: 68% sleep, 0% study, 3 1% other can understand why I'll be a jun- my house. So I have to leave
ior. home around 7:lO. Don't be Sea urchins brighten day for Julie
JULIE, from p.6
3. Did you learn something at the fair?
Can Y o u guess t h e teache explains, "I just can't get up." her driveway and chanting nasty
freshmen : 92%yes, 8% no -3 Perhaps it's the thought of AP names. Fortunately, there was n o
puolulueH
sophomores: 75% yes, 25% no r a 6 u ! s s a ~- r -~a Biology, which Julie considers a damage except for a couple of
juniors: 59% yes, 4 1% no $saM 'rw -w "mistake," that makes her want smashed Halloween pumpkins
to stay in bed. "The labs are o.k., which Julie got to clean up.
but memorizing the whole book is As for a college career, Julie
4. Would you go the fair again? pointless," she says. Still, the has already been accepted into
freshmen : 84% yes, 16% no dreaded class is not always a three colleges: Miami, Indiana,
sophomores: 75% yes, 25 % no bland affair. "The sea urchins and University of Colorado. She
came and we got to put them in has also applied to Michigan,
juniors: 62% yes, 38% no the tank. Amy Kleinman broke Vermont, and Cornell. "Cornell
off all the spines on one. She is mv long shot," she comments.
screamed because she thought the "I hope I get in there."
spines were moving but she was
school site.
Students' grades are based on
really breaking them off."
Julie's home life changed
ANDY, from p.6
earlier this year. Once a week,
skip day; fifth, all fees and fines somewhat last February when her Andy and several other high
the first three quarters and the
must be paid; sixth, employers family moved from their home in school students talk to sixth
first semester grades. No fourth
should be limited to the Greater quarter grades are given, stu- Kenwood to a brand new house in graders in the middle school a-
Cincinnati area; and seventh, dents either have to complete Indian Hill. "I like it a lot better bout drugs and drinking, and the
Senior Search should not be Senior Search successfully or they here," she comments, "It's more problems of growing up.
done at the Indian Hill secondary won't graduate. private. I like the woods in back. "I don't think Project Char-
In the spring and fall it's really lie is just 'chemical prevention.'
ELIG IBI L ITY. f ram p* 1 According to Activities pretty.'' We basically talk to the kids
student becomes ineligible for a Director Gary Gellert, "[The Her new home, however, has about themselves-peer pressure,
Category A activity, he is al- administration] is trying to be already seen its share of action. whatever. I think it's good;
lowed to participate in rehearsals, fair, but at the same time we One time, for example, Julie had the group is starting to become
but will not participate in any still believe that academic achieve- just a couple of friends over when really comfortable."
contests or performances that ment is what we are here for." "about a hundred people from Andy is basically quite op-
week. A student ineligible for a The new policy replaces a less- Walnut Hills and Xavier came timistic about life; "I'm really
Category B activity may not par- strick elegibility requirement for -drawings by Kevin Love through the front door." Julie positive about other people.
ticipate in that activity the fol- athletes only, used by IH in the asked them to leave, which they Sometimes I'm a little naive, I
lowing week. past. responded to by standing out on ...
guess but that's not bad."
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all' a Homecoming departure

student affairs
Outlandish outing in Ohio
by Davis Griffin
Last weekend, while most
everyone was home asleep in bed,
a group of students were gather-
ing at the high school in the rain
at six a.m. They were preparing
to embark on a road trip to
Ohio's finest ski resort, Mansfield
Slopes. The trip was, to say the
least, memorable.
The four car caravan linked
with C.B.'s encountered a few ob-
stacles on the way up to the slop-
es which are located an hour past
Columbus. The bad weather was
undoubtedly the biggest problem.
Apparently it had snowed for
movie review
'The Color Purple' is tlawless
by Stratton Moraites
A silhouette-a woman in a
rocker. Rave reviews: "The best
movie of the year." But what do
you know about The Color Pur-
ple? What draws people in-
maybe the name of its director,
Steven Speilberg?
But once you get there, to
the theater, you see the lines,
the length of the film (3 hours),
and you say, "Hey, maybe this is
really going to be good."
You've gotten in, seen the
empty lines at Rocky I V and
Natty Gann, and pushed your
in. 1 raced to the front row
and fought to my seat, for all the
other rows were filled. So now,
about an hour before we hit the
roads making driving a life and
death situation.
The drivers, who were all hung
over-on the wheel, that is-came
close to biting the proverbial dust
as we maneuvered through roads
covered with slush. Trucks also
presented a problem since they
are larger than cars. One blue
compact in particular almost ate
a truck tire as the car slid out of
control.
Once we actually reached the
actual slope the skiing was great,
even if there was a slight drizzle.
The emotional highlight was
everyone. There is slight racial
tension in the movie, but not
much; the characters do very
well in the end. But hey, this is
a Speilberg movie; what do you
expect?
The bond of sumrner love
as the dying, discoloreu
-2
the Genesee Beer Classic. Two
members of the IH Ski Club en-
tered the race and one skied the
slalom course in exactly sixty
seconds, the time goal for the
run. He won fifty-five dollars,
three pitchers of beer, two hats,
and one beer can trophy for his
skiing skill.
Strangely enough, the winner
of the race and a few other skiers
were then caught for skiing out of
control at high speeds. The ski
patrol overreacted and confiscat-
ed the lift tickets of the inebriat-
es
aurumn leuvt:!S slo WE'
---Am--
ed skiers who were, in their opin-
ion, in total control.
At six p.m. everyone packed
up and headed for McDonald's
for some much needed food.
While at the "restaurant" one
skier pulled his ski mask over his
head, stuck his finger in his coat
pocket, and said, "Hey
the fries are on me. O.K. - I want
all the money and the Big Macs!"
The employees caught on and
just grinned.
The return trip was also an ex-
perience. Even though the roads
were clear it took the same am-
ount of time to reach Cincinnati.
We also met a bunch of Milford
buses returning from the same ski
spot. The three cars with the
handles, cheap beer, silver bota
bag, and VBF talked t o the fat
busdriver on the C.B.'s for about
fifteen minutes.
Students need to realize that
road trips are a necessary part of
the well-rounded high-school ex-
perience. They will b e rememb-
ered ten years down the road
since they contain so many novel
events. Simply load your car with
your skis, cooler, and do some-
thing different.
by Susan Appel
The 1986 Winter Homecoming dance will be
held tonight after the basketball game until 12:30.
This year's dance, the "Cool Ball," will display
Junior atten-
a number of changes from the traditional home-
coming dance. dants: Tony
The idea to change the dance came from senior Hoffman, Mol-
class advisor Mrs. Pat White, who felt that the sen- ly Higgins.
ior class needed to interest more people in the
dance in order to replenish the class's treasury.
The dance committe then developed the various
changes, including making the dance "stag,"
casual, and shorter than in the past.
Reactions to the changes have been mixed, ac-
cording to dance committee member Holly Bax-
ter.
"Most of the boys like it, since it will save
them money and all, but some of the girls are up- ' Sophomore at-
set that it isn't more formal." , tendants: Ka-
Nevertheless, Baxter thinks that the dance
tie Moracco,
will be successfu I, and will appeal to more people. Mike Eaton.
"Fall homecoming has always had a good turn-
out, since it's new and near the beginning of the
year and people are excited to go. Winter home-
coming has always had kind of a bad name, and
was never taken as seriously. Hopefully this will
change that."
Queen candidates:
Freshman at-

tendants: Di-
front center, neck on a seventy- , darken ing earth under a spiral ing blac,k moon, ane Elson,
degree tilt, you prepare yourself '1s- Nick Strike.
to see this mysterious master-
piece.
Now, watching the opening Memories o f summer days in fields oj laugh ir f rs that I i ear Sona Tipnis Neely Mack
credits-what do you expect- the creation o f images, days filled wii!h con te d
purple credits! Hey, you thought surfacing from the heart to the fears,
I was going to spend five pages
describing the three-hour plot. sunflakes nestling rou nd.
No. What I will say is this...
Whoopi Goldberg is extraordin- ,- ..
The st rum o j a worn guztar on a grateful song
ary in her first serious role.
Her performance as Celia-
wisps of clouds drift high in the sky
Kelly Mabry
the ever-innocent, mistreated the fet ?l of a real kiss, lasting long
farm girl in a low middle-class this fo tnd memory o f love is now dry.
black community is flawless.
But the best performance is the
one of Sophis, the wife who Whatever hap1 those letaves whlo become
abandoned her husband Harpo bnctle ana aecay on eartn >s cola plains?
.I ,7 .l 7 7

(Celia's husband's son). Whatever hapipens to doves w ho part in the

(

The film has a plot that is

so complicated that people ar- chill o f au tumn ra!irt?
ound me were asking who was re-
lated to whom. I would recom- Diane Hancher Linnea Mays King candidates: Mike Anderson, Clint Reese, Scott
mend this movie to anyone and Voss, Steve Womack, Davis Griffin.
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senior sketch
nper' Julie sails the 'Flying Scott'
by Tom Taylor
How does one describe Julie
More? Tall and quiet? Family
oriented? In some ways she is all
of these, but in other ways she is
not. She may not be the most
conspicuous person, but she cer-
tainly does have a story of her
own t o tell.
Sailing fulfills an important
part of Julie's life. Last year in
Connecticut, she crewed for her
older brother Brian in the North
American Regatta. They sailed
their Flying Scott for about five
days. The first couple days of
the race were used to determine
which division they would race in:
the Championship or Challenger
division. They ended placing first
in the Challenger division. The
year before that event, they
placed second in the same race
which was held in Ontario. "Our
family has been sailing for a pret-
ty long time," Julie comments
simply.
F or spring break, Julie's fam-
ily has planned a sailing trip in
the Caribbean. They will fly to
senior sketch
Amiable Ar7dy excels at tennis
by Kevin W alzer
Of all the people in the class
of 1986, the one who closest
approaches perfection in every-
thing he does is Andy Tucker.
No other student so combines
accomplishment with modesty,
talent with dedication.
"I consider myself pretty laid
back, and nonjudgemental," said
Andy. "I work hard, and I like
to push myself, but. ..I don't
think I'm a genius or anything."
Genius he may not be, and he
is the first one to tell you that.
But to look at his grades-a con-
sistent 4.0 average in numerous
AP and five-point courses-is to
see that Andy is a worker whose
diligence is matched by few.
He is no bookworm, though.
Andy is an excellent athlete as
well; right now his time is spent
captaining the varsity basketball
team, and this spring he will com-
plete his fourth year of varsity
tennis. Ideally his tennis career
will culminate with the singles or
doubles state title that has eluded
him throughout high school; he's
CHIEFTAIN
Julie More has recently enjoyed a sailing venture, a skiing
trip, and a new home.
the area and rent a boat, then sail
from island to island. Sparking
pity in one's heart, Julie com-
plains, "They would plan it over
spring break, because I was just
going t o Florida with my friends.
But I'll get tanner in the Carib-
bean."
Another of Julie's activities is
softball or "Wally-Ball" as it is of-
ten referred to. She has played
softball every year so far while in
high school. She was on the jun-
ior varsity team freshman year
gone t o state as a freshman,
sophomore, and junior, but has
fell short every time.
Obviously, tennis is Andy's
best sport, and he hopes to play
it in college. His first choice?
Princeton. "I've wanted to go to
an Ivy League school since fresh-
man year," he admitted. "It's
hard to say why ...I think it's
because you can do so much for
yourself at an Ivy League school.
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Even a "perfect 10" like Andy Tucker dates a "dog"
i n a while.
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photo by Maria no Fernander
and has been on the varsity team
ever since, usually playing the
position of either catcher or out-
fielder. "It's fun because I'm a
'Wally-Womper,' " she says.
Julie also claims that she has
been swinging the weighted bat
500 times a day, a claim that may
be slightly exaggerated to avoid
any chiding from Coach Wessin-
ger.
Another sport that Julie is a
part of is field hockey. One of
her greatest honors while on the
But I'm not saying the Ivy League
is for everyone-each person has
to pick the school that's best for
them. You know?"
For Andy, that school is
Princeton. "It's close t o New
York City, I have a lot of family
there. The campus is beautiful,
too. But mostly it's a feeling-
you walk on the campus, and
you know, this is the school for
you.m
photo by Mariano Fernandez
once
January 31,1986
team was the receiving of the
"Unindustrious Tree Award."
She comments on her accomp-
lishment, "I guess people think
that I'm lazy. That's not true.
I'm just a very relaxed, laid-back
person." Another memorable
moment from field hockey is of a
slight mishap. "Some cow" from
another team stepped on Julie's
stick and broke it in half. Phew,
that girl should be contributed t o
the defense-
Julie is also a member of Leg-
end. This year, she is academic
editor for the picture book, uh,
yearbook. As might be expected
from a Legend staffer, she com-
ments, "I haven't really started
doing anything yet. Legend
[however] is just a lot of fun be-
cause of the people that are in it."
Pertaining to school itself,
Julie does have a few complaints,
although she does consider it to
be "alright" overall. Mornings are
often a bitter experience for her.
"I'm not a morning person," she 1
see JULIE, p.9
Andy's going t o have. to wait
until April, though, to find out if
Princeton will take him. He was
deferred when he applied early
decision in December, and said,
"That takes a little of the mysti-
que away."
So where else is he applying?
Yale, Dartmouth, Amherst, Wil-
liams, Union, and Tufts, all
superb institutions. Andy chuck-
led when the possibility of his
being rejected by all of those
schools was brought- uv-all are
A
highly selective. But he said,
"I think I have a pretty good
chance to get into Union, and
Tufts-the rest, though, I don't
know."
Andy wants to eventually be-
come a doctor, but added that he
doesn't want to be just a premed
in college. "I really want to study
the liberal arts-history, music,
philosophy. That'll teach me
about people, and working with
people is so important in med-
icine. "
His concern for people has
led Andy t o get involved in Pro-
ject Charlie, a program established
see ANDY, p.9
January 31,1986
NeeIy returns with a r e a l Aussie accent
J
by Davis Griffin
A familiar looking face can be
seen in the halls of the high
school. Neely Mack has recently
returned from her AFS sponsered,
twelve month stay in Australia.
The trip was in Neely's words,
"The best thing I have ever done.
I've always wanted to go there;
something. about Australia in-
Neely can only laugh at the memories of the night before.
Neely lived with a family in
Brisbon located in the Queens-
land territory. Her host family,
the Thompsons, were "real Aus-
sies." They had a son about 20
and a younger daughter who was
in Japan on another AFS trip.
While in Brisbon, Neely at-
tended an all girls school number-
ing 860, called the Somerville
House. "I can't believe I graduat-
ed," she exclaimed,"it's much
harder." Her many friends, how-
ever, made the school most enjoy-
able. It was here that Neely be-
came friends with Donna, who
is staying in Indian Hill for
nine months.
Will the Cool Ball shatt
What d o you think of the
Matt Alvord - I think they
messed it up, the seniors
made it kind of casual not
Andy Lipincott - It's pretty
cool but I'm not going.
CHIEFTAIN
The school was different in
many respects from Indian Hill.
First, everybody wore uniforms.
In the summer, Neely wore a
green one with a hat and in the
70 degree winter, she wore a blue
one with a necktie.
Secondly, the classes were
only 38 minutes long, except that
each day you would have one
b.- - -
photo courtesy of Neely Mack
period.
At the Somerville House,
Neely played number one singles
on the tennis team. She played
quite often but, her main comp-
etition were guys not girls.
Other sports in Australia, ac-
cordingly to Neely are a bit dif-
ferent from those in America.
Aussies think soccer is wimpy.
They prefer rugby in its three
forms (Aussie rules, rugby union,
or rugby league) or football which
they refer to as "grid rules." Brit-
ish cricket is widely played and
American basketball is growing as
a sport. Brisbon's team, the Bris-
bon Bullets did well playing U.S.
derson - I don't thin
college teams. Finally, surfing is
the sport for all the guys, since
Australia has waves which rival
Hawaii's.
Surfing brings up the subject
of beaches, on which Neely spent
a good deal of time. "Australia
has the most gorgeous guys with
beautiful blonde hair," recalls
Neely. She said they were very
friendly and would come up and
talk to you.
Neely spent a good deal of
time in the crystal blue waters of
the Gull Coast, a beach near Bris-
bon. It is here that her Senior
class spent the week. Neely said
they frequented Jupiters, a night-
club with good Australian music
such as INXS.
Neely also spent 2 weeks on
the Great Barrier Reef located
off the northen shoreline. She
spent time snorkling in the warm
waters over colorful coral bcds.
-
As on the Gull's Coast, Neely also
worked on her tan at the topless
beaches which are commonplace.
On another trip, Neely went
on a safari to the outback, the
dry, red, sparsely populated area
A yeres Rock towers over the outback.
change. Hopefully we will
get more people since last
year there were only 35
Ann Marie Powell - I think
the Cool Ball rap will be the
Page 7
in the interior of Australia. Here
she climbed Ayeres Rock which
is a national monument. She also
climbed the Augers, another series
of hills which change colors as the
sun slowly rises. In addition, the
safari included a camel ride and .
exposure to the aboriginals. The
natives are according to Neely,
"Black, so black. They all fight
too
drunk."
because they are always
After another eventful sidetrip
to Sidney, Neely went to Can-
berra, the capital of Australia
which resembles Washington D.C.
in that it is rigidly laid out. At
the capital she met with all the
other
from countries
AFS students
such aswho
Sweden,
were
Japan, and New Zealand.
Neely liked her stay in Aust-
ralia so much that she is hopeing
to
andattend
teach Queensland
tennis or University
something
similar. The trip has taught her
that, "We should learn more
about it (Australia). The people
are so friendly. They are funny
and will go out of their way t o
help you.''
photo courtesy of Neely Mack
Mike Rose - 1 guess-it's all
Matt Steward - I think the
more casual atmosphere is
going to detract from atten-
dance and provoke apathy
ds school sponsored
 Page 6
senior sketch
nper' Julie sails the 'Flying Scott'
by Tom Taylor
How does one describe Julie
More? Tall and quiet? Family
oriented? In some ways she is all
of these, but in other ways she is
not. She may not be the most
conspicuous person, but she cer-
tainly does have a story of her
own t o tell.
Sailing fulfills an important
part of Julie's life. Last year in
Connecticut, she crewed for her
older brother Brian in the North
American Regatta. They sailed
their Flying Scott for about five
days. The first couple days of
the race were used to determine
which division they would race in:
the Championship or Challenger
division. They ended placing first
in the Challenger division. The
year before that event, they
placed second in the same race
which was held in Ontario. "Our
family has been sailing for a pret-
ty long time," Julie comments
simply.
F or spring break, Julie's fam-
ily has planned a sailing trip in
the Caribbean. They will fly to
senior sketch
Amiable Ar7dy excels at tennis
by Kevin W alzer
Of all the people in the class
of 1986, the one who closest
approaches perfection in every-
thing he does is Andy Tucker.
No other student so combines
accomplishment with modesty,
talent with dedication.
"I consider myself pretty laid
back, and nonjudgemental," said
Andy. "I work hard, and I like
to push myself, but. ..I don't
think I'm a genius or anything."
Genius he may not be, and he
is the first one to tell you that.
But to look at his grades-a con-
sistent 4.0 average in numerous
AP and five-point courses-is to
see that Andy is a worker whose
diligence is matched by few.
He is no bookworm, though.
Andy is an excellent athlete as
well; right now his time is spent
captaining the varsity basketball
team, and this spring he will com-
plete his fourth year of varsity
tennis. Ideally his tennis career
will culminate with the singles or
doubles state title that has eluded
him throughout high school; he's
CHIEFTAIN
Julie More has recently enjoyed a sailing venture, a skiing
trip, and a new home.
the area and rent a boat, then sail
from island to island. Sparking
pity in one's heart, Julie com-
plains, "They would plan it over
spring break, because I was just
going t o Florida with my friends.
But I'll get tanner in the Carib-
bean."
Another of Julie's activities is
softball or "Wally-Ball" as it is of-
ten referred to. She has played
softball every year so far while in
high school. She was on the jun-
ior varsity team freshman year
gone t o state as a freshman,
sophomore, and junior, but has
fell short every time.
Obviously, tennis is Andy's
best sport, and he hopes to play
it in college. His first choice?
Princeton. "I've wanted to go to
an Ivy League school since fresh-
man year," he admitted. "It's
hard to say why ...I think it's
because you can do so much for
yourself at an Ivy League school.
,r ? ?
- .I- .?
I d
Even a "perfect 10" like Andy Tucker dates a "dog"
i n a while.
fl f ?
..,
yt:
t
5
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.- ' .-:I. ... ..
photo by Maria no Fernander
and has been on the varsity team
ever since, usually playing the
position of either catcher or out-
fielder. "It's fun because I'm a
'Wally-Womper,' " she says.
Julie also claims that she has
been swinging the weighted bat
500 times a day, a claim that may
be slightly exaggerated to avoid
any chiding from Coach Wessin-
ger.
Another sport that Julie is a
part of is field hockey. One of
her greatest honors while on the
But I'm not saying the Ivy League
is for everyone-each person has
to pick the school that's best for
them. You know?"
For Andy, that school is
Princeton. "It's close t o New
York City, I have a lot of family
there. The campus is beautiful,
too. But mostly it's a feeling-
you walk on the campus, and
you know, this is the school for
you.m
photo by Mariano Fernandez
once
January 31,1986
team was the receiving of the
"Unindustrious Tree Award."
She comments on her accomp-
lishment, "I guess people think
that I'm lazy. That's not true.
I'm just a very relaxed, laid-back
person." Another memorable
moment from field hockey is of a
slight mishap. "Some cow" from
another team stepped on Julie's
stick and broke it in half. Phew,
that girl should be contributed t o
the defense-
Julie is also a member of Leg-
end. This year, she is academic
editor for the picture book, uh,
yearbook. As might be expected
from a Legend staffer, she com-
ments, "I haven't really started
doing anything yet. Legend
[however] is just a lot of fun be-
cause of the people that are in it."
Pertaining to school itself,
Julie does have a few complaints,
although she does consider it to
be "alright" overall. Mornings are
often a bitter experience for her.
"I'm not a morning person," she 1
see JULIE, p.9
Andy's going t o have. to wait
until April, though, to find out if
Princeton will take him. He was
deferred when he applied early
decision in December, and said,
"That takes a little of the mysti-
que away."
So where else is he applying?
Yale, Dartmouth, Amherst, Wil-
liams, Union, and Tufts, all
superb institutions. Andy chuck-
led when the possibility of his
being rejected by all of those
schools was brought- uv-all are
A
highly selective. But he said,
"I think I have a pretty good
chance to get into Union, and
Tufts-the rest, though, I don't
know."
Andy wants to eventually be-
come a doctor, but added that he
doesn't want to be just a premed
in college. "I really want to study
the liberal arts-history, music,
philosophy. That'll teach me
about people, and working with
people is so important in med-
icine. "
His concern for people has
led Andy t o get involved in Pro-
ject Charlie, a program established
see ANDY, p.9
January 31,1986
NeeIy returns with a r e a l Aussie accent
J
by Davis Griffin
A familiar looking face can be
seen in the halls of the high
school. Neely Mack has recently
returned from her AFS sponsered,
twelve month stay in Australia.
The trip was in Neely's words,
"The best thing I have ever done.
I've always wanted to go there;
something. about Australia in-
Neely can only laugh at the memories of the night before.
Neely lived with a family in
Brisbon located in the Queens-
land territory. Her host family,
the Thompsons, were "real Aus-
sies." They had a son about 20
and a younger daughter who was
in Japan on another AFS trip.
While in Brisbon, Neely at-
tended an all girls school number-
ing 860, called the Somerville
House. "I can't believe I graduat-
ed," she exclaimed,"it's much
harder." Her many friends, how-
ever, made the school most enjoy-
able. It was here that Neely be-
came friends with Donna, who
is staying in Indian Hill for
nine months.
Will the Cool Ball shatt
What d o you think of the
Matt Alvord - I think they
messed it up, the seniors
made it kind of casual not
Andy Lipincott - It's pretty
cool but I'm not going.
CHIEFTAIN
The school was different in
many respects from Indian Hill.
First, everybody wore uniforms.
In the summer, Neely wore a
green one with a hat and in the
70 degree winter, she wore a blue
one with a necktie.
Secondly, the classes were
only 38 minutes long, except that
each day you would have one
b.- - -
photo courtesy of Neely Mack
period.
At the Somerville House,
Neely played number one singles
on the tennis team. She played
quite often but, her main comp-
etition were guys not girls.
Other sports in Australia, ac-
cordingly to Neely are a bit dif-
ferent from those in America.
Aussies think soccer is wimpy.
They prefer rugby in its three
forms (Aussie rules, rugby union,
or rugby league) or football which
they refer to as "grid rules." Brit-
ish cricket is widely played and
American basketball is growing as
a sport. Brisbon's team, the Bris-
bon Bullets did well playing U.S.
derson - I don't thin
college teams. Finally, surfing is
the sport for all the guys, since
Australia has waves which rival
Hawaii's.
Surfing brings up the subject
of beaches, on which Neely spent
a good deal of time. "Australia
has the most gorgeous guys with
beautiful blonde hair," recalls
Neely. She said they were very
friendly and would come up and
talk to you.
Neely spent a good deal of
time in the crystal blue waters of
the Gull Coast, a beach near Bris-
bon. It is here that her Senior
class spent the week. Neely said
they frequented Jupiters, a night-
club with good Australian music
such as INXS.
Neely also spent 2 weeks on
the Great Barrier Reef located
off the northen shoreline. She
spent time snorkling in the warm
waters over colorful coral bcds.
-
As on the Gull's Coast, Neely also
worked on her tan at the topless
beaches which are commonplace.
On another trip, Neely went
on a safari to the outback, the
dry, red, sparsely populated area
A yeres Rock towers over the outback.
change. Hopefully we will
get more people since last
year there were only 35
Ann Marie Powell - I think
the Cool Ball rap will be the
Page 7
in the interior of Australia. Here
she climbed Ayeres Rock which
is a national monument. She also
climbed the Augers, another series
of hills which change colors as the
sun slowly rises. In addition, the
safari included a camel ride and .
exposure to the aboriginals. The
natives are according to Neely,
"Black, so black. They all fight
too
drunk."
because they are always
After another eventful sidetrip
to Sidney, Neely went to Can-
berra, the capital of Australia
which resembles Washington D.C.
in that it is rigidly laid out. At
the capital she met with all the
other
from countries
AFS students
such aswho
Sweden,
were
Japan, and New Zealand.
Neely liked her stay in Aust-
ralia so much that she is hopeing
to
andattend
teach Queensland
tennis or University
something
similar. The trip has taught her
that, "We should learn more
about it (Australia). The people
are so friendly. They are funny
and will go out of their way t o
help you.''
photo courtesy of Neely Mack
Mike Rose - 1 guess-it's all
Matt Steward - I think the
more casual atmosphere is
going to detract from atten-
dance and provoke apathy
ds school sponsored
 January 31,1986 CHIEFTAIN Page 5
Page 8 CHIEFTAIN January 31,1986

all' a Homecoming departure

student affairs
Outlandish outing in Ohio
by Davis Griffin
Last weekend, while most
everyone was home asleep in bed,
a group of students were gather-
ing at the high school in the rain
at six a.m. They were preparing
to embark on a road trip to
Ohio's finest ski resort, Mansfield
Slopes. The trip was, to say the
least, memorable.
The four car caravan linked
with C.B.'s encountered a few ob-
stacles on the way up to the slop-
es which are located an hour past
Columbus. The bad weather was
undoubtedly the biggest problem.
Apparently it had snowed for
movie review
'The Color Purple' is tlawless
by Stratton Moraites
A silhouette-a woman in a
rocker. Rave reviews: "The best
movie of the year." But what do
you know about The Color Pur-
ple? What draws people in-
maybe the name of its director,
Steven Speilberg?
But once you get there, to
the theater, you see the lines,
the length of the film (3 hours),
and you say, "Hey, maybe this is
really going to be good."
You've gotten in, seen the
empty lines at Rocky I V and
Natty Gann, and pushed your
in. 1 raced to the front row
and fought to my seat, for all the
other rows were filled. So now,
about an hour before we hit the
roads making driving a life and
death situation.
The drivers, who were all hung
over-on the wheel, that is-came
close to biting the proverbial dust
as we maneuvered through roads
covered with slush. Trucks also
presented a problem since they
are larger than cars. One blue
compact in particular almost ate
a truck tire as the car slid out of
control.
Once we actually reached the
actual slope the skiing was great,
even if there was a slight drizzle.
The emotional highlight was
everyone. There is slight racial
tension in the movie, but not
much; the characters do very
well in the end. But hey, this is
a Speilberg movie; what do you
expect?
The bond of sumrner love
as the dying, discoloreu
-2
the Genesee Beer Classic. Two
members of the IH Ski Club en-
tered the race and one skied the
slalom course in exactly sixty
seconds, the time goal for the
run. He won fifty-five dollars,
three pitchers of beer, two hats,
and one beer can trophy for his
skiing skill.
Strangely enough, the winner
of the race and a few other skiers
were then caught for skiing out of
control at high speeds. The ski
patrol overreacted and confiscat-
ed the lift tickets of the inebriat-
es
aurumn leuvt:!S slo WE'
---Am--
ed skiers who were, in their opin-
ion, in total control.
At six p.m. everyone packed
up and headed for McDonald's
for some much needed food.
While at the "restaurant" one
skier pulled his ski mask over his
head, stuck his finger in his coat
pocket, and said, "Hey
the fries are on me. O.K. - I want
all the money and the Big Macs!"
The employees caught on and
just grinned.
The return trip was also an ex-
perience. Even though the roads
were clear it took the same am-
ount of time to reach Cincinnati.
We also met a bunch of Milford
buses returning from the same ski
spot. The three cars with the
handles, cheap beer, silver bota
bag, and VBF talked t o the fat
busdriver on the C.B.'s for about
fifteen minutes.
Students need to realize that
road trips are a necessary part of
the well-rounded high-school ex-
perience. They will b e rememb-
ered ten years down the road
since they contain so many novel
events. Simply load your car with
your skis, cooler, and do some-
thing different.
by Susan Appel
The 1986 Winter Homecoming dance will be
held tonight after the basketball game until 12:30.
This year's dance, the "Cool Ball," will display
Junior atten-
a number of changes from the traditional home-
coming dance. dants: Tony
The idea to change the dance came from senior Hoffman, Mol-
class advisor Mrs. Pat White, who felt that the sen- ly Higgins.
ior class needed to interest more people in the
dance in order to replenish the class's treasury.
The dance committe then developed the various
changes, including making the dance "stag,"
casual, and shorter than in the past.
Reactions to the changes have been mixed, ac-
cording to dance committee member Holly Bax-
ter.
"Most of the boys like it, since it will save
them money and all, but some of the girls are up- ' Sophomore at-
set that it isn't more formal." , tendants: Ka-
Nevertheless, Baxter thinks that the dance
tie Moracco,
will be successfu I, and will appeal to more people. Mike Eaton.
"Fall homecoming has always had a good turn-
out, since it's new and near the beginning of the
year and people are excited to go. Winter home-
coming has always had kind of a bad name, and
was never taken as seriously. Hopefully this will
change that."
Queen candidates:
Freshman at-

tendants: Di-
front center, neck on a seventy- , darken ing earth under a spiral ing blac,k moon, ane Elson,
degree tilt, you prepare yourself '1s- Nick Strike.
to see this mysterious master-
piece.
Now, watching the opening Memories o f summer days in fields oj laugh ir f rs that I i ear Sona Tipnis Neely Mack
credits-what do you expect- the creation o f images, days filled wii!h con te d
purple credits! Hey, you thought surfacing from the heart to the fears,
I was going to spend five pages
describing the three-hour plot. sunflakes nestling rou nd.
No. What I will say is this...
Whoopi Goldberg is extraordin- ,- ..
The st rum o j a worn guztar on a grateful song
ary in her first serious role.
Her performance as Celia-
wisps of clouds drift high in the sky
Kelly Mabry
the ever-innocent, mistreated the fet ?l of a real kiss, lasting long
farm girl in a low middle-class this fo tnd memory o f love is now dry.
black community is flawless.
But the best performance is the
one of Sophis, the wife who Whatever hap1 those letaves whlo become
abandoned her husband Harpo bnctle ana aecay on eartn >s cola plains?
.I ,7 .l 7 7

(Celia's husband's son). Whatever hapipens to doves w ho part in the

(

The film has a plot that is

so complicated that people ar- chill o f au tumn ra!irt?
ound me were asking who was re-
lated to whom. I would recom- Diane Hancher Linnea Mays King candidates: Mike Anderson, Clint Reese, Scott
mend this movie to anyone and Voss, Steve Womack, Davis Griffin.
 Page 4
Pow w o w nearing final stages
lly Jay Fitton
This year's Pow Wow, How
to Succeed In Business With-
out Really Trying, opens in less
than four weeks on Wednesday,
February 26. The cast has been
working hard at rehearsals all
this months and these next four
weeks will be even more deman-
ding.
The chorus a.nd dancers were
cast earlier this month in time for
the rehearsals with Mr. Hank Hen-
ley, the director, and Miss Joan
Course sheets due Feb. 14
by James Anderson
Courses ranging the gamut
from Electronics and Robotics
Technology to World Litera-
ture will be on the minds of
the students from no* until
Friday, February 14 when
the course scheduling sheets
Beginning with last Fri-
day's curriculum fair, the
scheduling process continued
with counselors visiting the
classes all last week. The fair
was designed to allow its
students to "review courses
with teachers," in the words
of assistant principal and ad-
ministrator in charge of the
curriculum fair Mrs. Sharon
Smith. The counselors
discussed the Course Of-
ferings Handbook with the
students and explained the
scheduling process. Next
Senior Search applications available
by Jenny Creedon
What is Senior Search, you
ask? Senior Search is a pro-
gram at Indian Hill for seniors
to expand their experiences and
awareness in a chosen career.
In its fourteenth year, appli-
cations for this year's Senior
Search are due February 28.
Seniors applying for the
program must follow a few
rules and procedures. Although
seniors work during fourth quar-
ter in corporations that are asso-
ciated with the career they wish
to pursue, the employers can-
not be related to the seniors
CHIEFTAIN
Walton, the choreographer.
Playing the lead role of Finch
will be sophon~ore John Darre,
featured in the January 15 is-
sue of Chieftain. Finch's roman-
tic interest, Rosemary, will be
played by junior Lisa Nabors.
Senior David Kilday will play in
the role of Finch's adversary, Bud
Frump.
Sophisticated Hedy Larue is
portrayed by junior Allison Mor-
ris. Junior Josie Evans plays
Smitty, and heading the "cor-
er to teacher and discuss
courses with parents.
The registration sheets
initialed by teachers and sign-
ed by parents and students
will be collected' on February
14. Detentions will be given
to any students who do not
have their sheets. Smith adds,
"No scheduling changes will
be made. Period."
,*%
and the seniors are not to be
paid.
To be eligible for senior
search there are seven eligibility
criteria that must be filled.
First, a student must have at
least a C average for the first
three quarters; second, students
must secure teachers' signatures
excusing them from 4th quarter;
third, students leaving school to
attend college courses are not
eligible; fourth, students may not
exceed the allotted number of
days of absense for the fitst three
quarters (fifteen), and seniors
must be at work on senior
January 31.1986 January 31,1986 CHIEFTAIN Page 9
Warfel, senior Luong Ho, junior Tomoko finds IH relaxing cornpared to Japan
Susan Robinson, and sophomore There are three terms in a surprised. It's very common. We have six classes every
poration" as J.B. Biggley will be Tim Warden. beyond the year. The first term is April to And most of the students take day and four classes on Satur-
junior Dan Marshall. Freshmen The dancing "Head Honcho the train. days. There are five big exams.
the middle of July, then we have
Doug Mohr and Nick Strike play Secretaries" are senior Terri rising sun a summer vacation. The second The morning train is awful! Twice in first and second term,
Jenkins and Tackaberry. Wayne, juniors Michelle Har- term is from September 1 to the Have you ever seen any pictures once in third term. Besides,
Other cast members include mon and Katherine White, senior middle of December. Till about of Japanese "Golden-hour" there are two big tests in
junior Chris Kropp as Gatch, Tomoko Yamabe, and sophomore January 8, we have a winter va- trains? The train is so full that September and February. In
sophomore Greg Long as Peter- Stacy Scoble. cation, then the third term is o- the officers at the stations have t o these big exams, I had 10 sub-
son, and junior Mark Warner as Ticket order forms were mail- ver in the middle of March. push the people in. That really jects to study. I'll tell you about
Ovington. Kroyp, Long and ed last week and tickets may also There is spring vacation till about happens. I have to keep standing the subjects I have to take next
Warner are new to the produc- be obtained from the school box the second week of April. in the full train with my text- time.
tion this year. office the week before the show. And I've finished the first books for an hour and change
Rounding out the cast are jun- Performances will be given on term of my junior year (my jun- trains twice every day.
ior Charlie Schiff, sophomore Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and ior year was the second year of Because the train is full,
Jennifer Cobb, sophomore Rob Saturday nights. high school because we go to there are some men who touch
junior high school for three years. called "chikan"
women's bodies.in Japanese
They and
are
with Tomoko Yamabe So I'll go back and start the
Hi! I'm Tomoko Yamabe, second term of my junior year. I hated them so much.
Chieftain poll an exchange student from Japan.
It's very hard for me to believe
It means my year here doesn't
count. That's why it's not fair.
After school many students
have some club activities. I
that I've already been here for Oh well, I was going to tell
1. Did you go to the scheduling fair? was on a tennis team and had
you about myself in general, practice 3:30 to 6:00 (5:OO in
over five and a half months. Well,
freshmen: 53% yes, 47% no since this is my first time to write but since I started talking about winter) four days a week all
sophomores: 16% yes, 84% no an article in Chieftain, I'll tell the Japanese school system, I'll through the year. The only sea-
juniors: 34%yes, 66% no you a little about myself. just keep going. We have school son sport was swimming. We
I'll be 18 years old next June, on Saturdays, believe it or not. went to get some snacks after
but I'll be a junior after I go back Although classes are only in the school, so I went. back home
2. If not, what did YOU do? morning, we have to go to school about 7:45 four days a week.
to Japan next July. It's not fair,
freshmen : 9 1% sleep, 9% study but it's the rule. Oh well, seems all day. School starts at 8:30 Can you believe this? I didn't
it's better for me t o explain the and ends at 3:OO. But it takes have much free time.
sophomores: 90% sleep, 10% study Japanese school year, so-that you over an hour to go to school from
juniors: 68% sleep, 0% study, 3 1% other can understand why I'll be a jun- my house. So I have to leave
ior. home around 7:lO. Don't be Sea urchins brighten day for Julie
JULIE, from p.6
3. Did you learn something at the fair?
Can Y o u guess t h e teache explains, "I just can't get up." her driveway and chanting nasty
freshmen : 92%yes, 8% no -3 Perhaps it's the thought of AP names. Fortunately, there was n o
puolulueH
sophomores: 75% yes, 25% no r a 6 u ! s s a ~- r -~a Biology, which Julie considers a damage except for a couple of
juniors: 59% yes, 4 1% no $saM 'rw -w "mistake," that makes her want smashed Halloween pumpkins
to stay in bed. "The labs are o.k., which Julie got to clean up.
but memorizing the whole book is As for a college career, Julie
4. Would you go the fair again? pointless," she says. Still, the has already been accepted into
freshmen : 84% yes, 16% no dreaded class is not always a three colleges: Miami, Indiana,
sophomores: 75% yes, 25 % no bland affair. "The sea urchins and University of Colorado. She
came and we got to put them in has also applied to Michigan,
juniors: 62% yes, 38% no the tank. Amy Kleinman broke Vermont, and Cornell. "Cornell
off all the spines on one. She is mv long shot," she comments.
screamed because she thought the "I hope I get in there."
spines were moving but she was
school site.
Students' grades are based on
really breaking them off."
Julie's home life changed
ANDY, from p.6
earlier this year. Once a week,
skip day; fifth, all fees and fines somewhat last February when her Andy and several other high
the first three quarters and the
must be paid; sixth, employers family moved from their home in school students talk to sixth
first semester grades. No fourth
should be limited to the Greater quarter grades are given, stu- Kenwood to a brand new house in graders in the middle school a-
Cincinnati area; and seventh, dents either have to complete Indian Hill. "I like it a lot better bout drugs and drinking, and the
Senior Search should not be Senior Search successfully or they here," she comments, "It's more problems of growing up.
done at the Indian Hill secondary won't graduate. private. I like the woods in back. "I don't think Project Char-
In the spring and fall it's really lie is just 'chemical prevention.'
ELIG IBI L ITY. f ram p* 1 According to Activities pretty.'' We basically talk to the kids
student becomes ineligible for a Director Gary Gellert, "[The Her new home, however, has about themselves-peer pressure,
Category A activity, he is al- administration] is trying to be already seen its share of action. whatever. I think it's good;
lowed to participate in rehearsals, fair, but at the same time we One time, for example, Julie had the group is starting to become
but will not participate in any still believe that academic achieve- just a couple of friends over when really comfortable."
contests or performances that ment is what we are here for." "about a hundred people from Andy is basically quite op-
week. A student ineligible for a The new policy replaces a less- Walnut Hills and Xavier came timistic about life; "I'm really
Category B activity may not par- strick elegibility requirement for -drawings by Kevin Love through the front door." Julie positive about other people.
ticipate in that activity the fol- athletes only, used by IH in the asked them to leave, which they Sometimes I'm a little naive, I
lowing week. past. responded to by standing out on ...
guess but that's not bad."
Page 10
Swimmers
by Amy Bunoughs
When visiting Indian Hill High
School, one might ask, "Where is
the swimming pool?" Well, Indian
Hill may not have a swimming po-
01, but that doesn't mean that 1H
is without a swim team. Led by
co-captains Jenny Bell and Traci
Finklemeier, the girls varsity swim
team has a fabulous record of 9-1
overall and 5-0 in the league.
Their new coach, Mike Leon-
ard, who came over after helping
Country Day last year, has helped
tremendously and has high as-
pirations for the team.
One of the highlights of the
season was the Cincinnati Coun-
try Day relay meet in which IH
won for the first time in six years.
There were nine teams partici-
pating and the girls grabbed first
place in six of the eight relays and
placed second in another one.
Coach Leonard said, "The
Country Day relay invitational
was a great meet for us. It was
a complete team effort in which
Freshmen reflect their coach's personality
by Chris Kempczinski
Continuing the rash of in-
credible seasons, the freshman
basketball team is the anxious
owner of a 9-1 record; anxious
only because anything less than
an undefeated season for the rest
of the year wiU be construed as
a major disappointment.
In Tuesday's game against
league rival Loveland, the team
scrapped for a 44-34 victory.
Led by co-captain Steve In-
past a close halftime score
of 20-16 to notch a win.
Against another league foe,
Mariemont, Innis once again
led the Offense' However, said
Innis, "My main role this season
really hasn't been to score points,
it's been more leadership." A-
gainst a team such as Mariemont
who they beat 55-31, "Defense
has really been the key."
The team's one loss this
year came at the hands of the
CHIEFTAIN
first in CCD relay
- -
The swimming team, 5-0 in the league, displays its first
place CCD relay trophy.
CAPE Crusaders. Said Argen-
tati, "We really had no defense
and it was evident that everyone
on our team was intimidated."
With Nick Edgington out with
an injury, the Braves missed the
cornerstone of their rebounding
ability. "That allowed CAPE
to really conbol the tempo of
the game," and that just can't
happen if the Braves hope to
beat CAPE in the league touma-
ment.
\ successful for him thus far, with
Gary Agentati has led his freshman squad to a 9-1 record.
However, the team rebounded
against a vastly inferior North
College Hill team to coast to a
61-14 victory. In &e fourth
quarter a strong Braves defense
allowed their opponent to score
no points.
??%F - - ' * -' -3m
a . (C?,
photo by Stratton Moraites
Looking into the CHL tourna-
ment, Indian Hill seems well-
equipped to make a valid run for
the ehampionship. Even with a
57 point-per-game average, the
key to their success will undoub-
tedly be their ability to play de-
fense.
Said Argentati, "I Wink the
importance of Edgington, Innis
and Kincaid will really help de-
cide our fate. We like to use a
man-to-man defense."' On of-
fense "we're going to stick to the
fast break," thus Argentati's pas-
sion for really ''working the play-
ers hard." Because if they're not
in shape, such an offense would
' be impossible.
Ultimately, Innis believes,
January 31,1986
our depth really came through.
We will need that kind of effort
at the league championships and
at sectionals."
The girls swam against New
Richmond and Wilmington last
week to pull out another
great win with a score of 98-
8 0 (Wilmington) - 5 2 (New
Richmond). Wil-
mington has been their toughest
meet so far in the league. Triple
winners were Tracy Hart and Jen-
ny Replogle and double winners
were Leslie Folsom and Finkle-
meier.
In additon to winning the
league, the team hopes to have
several swimmers reach the state
level of competition. This in-
cludes a possible 400 yard free-
style relay consisting of Folsom,
Hart, Replogle, and Teresa Rep-
logle.
Leonard sums up the season
by saying, "The team has de-
veloped a very positive attitude
a d the results are showing."
"The team is going to end up in
the finals against CAPE," which
should provide an exciting se-
quel to their lone loss.
With such optimism, one
might think that the statement,
"A team takes on the personal-
ity of its coach," would hold true
for the freshmen, and to a certain
extent that is true. However,
said Argentati, "this team is fil-
led with a group of free spirits,
and I've really had to discipline
philosophy.
This philosophy has been very
50 wins .already in five Years. I t
was this record that caused some
to wonder why Argentati didn't
apply for the boys' varsity job.
don't know why I didn't
apply, but eventually I want to
be a coach of a varsity team some-
where. Because I don't want to
have to coach freshmen for the
rest of my life."
January 31,1986
New French society honors scholarly students
by Jamie Winget
Indian Hill High School in-
ducted, its first chapter of the
Societe Honraire de Francais
(SHF), a program for students
who have demonstrated super-
ior ability in the subject of
French while maintaining at
least a "B" average in all other
areas.
The induction took place on
January 24 in the faculty dining
room. The ceremony consisted
of a luncheon provided by prin-
cipal Kr. Karl Feltman followed
immediately by the Course de
Flambeau, the initiation.
The Course de Flambeau con-
sisted of the passing of the flame
from student to student accom-
panied by the recitation of the
Society's motto, "L'homme qui
sait deux langes en vaut deux."
New gym
finally open
by James Anderson
The hulking mass of a gym that
has covered the recently sur-
faced parking lot opened on Jan-
uary 29 for use by athletic teams,
intramurals, and continuing edu-
cation classes.
The gym, designed by Glazier
and constructed by Matrix con-
struction company, was built t o
fill the absence left by the sale
of Wyandot. "Some athletes
were not finished practicing until
9:OO. This was clearly unaccep-
table. With the new gym all
practices will be finished by
6 :00," explained Miss Carol
Wehmann, athletic director.
SPAIN, from p. 1
Then, each school will branch
off to different cities; Indian Hill
will be going to Vigo. Vigo is a
major Spanish port that is about
the size of Dayton. It is on the
northwest coast of Spain, not
far from the Portugal border.
There each student will meet
his "brother" or "sister" and
reside with his or her family.
There ia $!so much sight-
seeing done in Vigo. During
their stay, the students will
also take a day trip to Por-
tugal.
The group will return to
Cincinnati on February 27.
CHIEFTAIN
or "The man who knows two
languages is worth two men."
Those who were inducted as
sophomores were Dee Cutler,
Karen Rhoad, and James Win-
get. Juniors were Michelle
Change to Applied Science not noticed
by James Anderson
Two years since the meta-
morphosis of the Industrial Arts
department into Applied Science
and Technology, very little
change in student enrollment
has appeared, according to de-
partment chairman Mr. Dennis
Dupps.
"Students think of Applied
Science and Technology as Indus-
trial Arts with a new name," says
Dupps. "It's not at all. In In-
dustrial Arts we made picnic
benches.
robots and
Now we're making
tlrouammine" com-
- A "
puters."
Dupps continued, "Just like
the name says, we're applying
the curriculum you're learning
in your classes. From tech-
letter t o t h e editor
ALA thanks Chieftain for c h a r i t y money
Editor's note: This letter, to
magazine editor Rob Seal, re-
fers to Chieftain's donation of
finds collected porn the sale of
Christmas personals to the Am-
erican Lung Association.
Dear Mr. Seal,
The American Lung Associa-
tion is pleased and delighted
that you considered our asso-
ciation for a contribution,
Your donation is certainly not
meager. Let me explain where
these funds will go. The Amer-
ican Lung Association sponsors a
special camp for asthmatic
children between the ages of 7
through 14. It is staffed with
Children's Hospital medical per-
sonnel and held for one week the
third week in July at Camp Al-
Iyn in Batavia, Ohio. For many
of these children it is the first
time they have ever played base-
ball or participated in any out-
door physical activity. The
staff teach the children how to
cope with their asthma while
providing the medical super-
vision and also encourage them
to have fun.
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Brougher, Mariano Fernandez, which they elected officers. They
~ o l l y Higgins, Helen Hwang, were as follows: Helen Hwang,
Lori Reiplinger, Katherine President; Lori Reiplinger, Sec-
White and Sara Wilson. retary ; James Winget, Treasurer;
After the ceremony the and Michelle Brougher, Project
Society held its first meeting i n Coorinator.
i e d and Technology as im- ,
Teacher Dennis Dupps sees ~ ~ ~ iscience
Portant to the future.
nical writing to the physics and we're using the more theoretical
computer concepts used in Elec-
tronics and Robotics Technology,
information you get in the class-
rooms."
This year, for the first time, April with Mayor Luken's help
the American Lung Association and a special event is planned
has had a decrease in Christmas for April 25.
Seal contributions of $15,000; I'd like to thank you again
these funds directly affect our for helping us and perhaps you
camp. It cost us $310 to send can also create an awareness in
one camper and $20,000 for the the community of what our needs
total camp. We would like to use are.
your contribution towards our Sincerely,
Camp Superkids. We will have Muriel J. Williams
an appeal to the community in Associate Director
MUN to hold Security Council
by Elissa Geier
As the room begins to clear phere is exactly what we need;
one sees people, high school age; very conducive to serious de-
running, screaming, arguing a t bate," said junior David Miller,
fill volume. Resolutions are the club's president.
flying. This type of IH-sponsored
What is this scene-a history simulation is the first-ever for
class maybe? No, all this will the club and one that they have
transpire tomorrow at the first long wanted to hold.
annual Indian Hill Model UN Six high schools have been
Security Council simulation. invited to attend: Roger Bacon,
The task at hand: debate on the Sycamore, St. Ursula, Ursuline,
future of Nambia. This is the St. Xavier, and Withrow.
subject for the simulation, t o Besides the Namibian problem
be held downtown in the board- to be dealt with tomorrow mor-
room of the Federated Building. ning, an imaginary crisis will oc-
"This type of formal atmos- cur in the afternoon.
Page 2 CHIEFTAIN January 31, 1986 January 31,1986 CHIEFTAIN Page 11
editorial
Varsity continue their slide in the league
by Mike Anderson were defeated by tough league team's recent failures? Coach Mike Meece and 6'5" Chad
On Wednesday night Indian challengers, the Wyoming Cow- Dave Hammer attributed the Buffrey of the Mustangs har-
Hill's varsity Braves (7-9 over- boys. Metzger led the Braves losses to a lack of "running the rassed even the mid-range
On Tuesday morning, the United States space shut- No one expected Tuesday's catastrophe and no one all) suffered another disappoin- with 22 points as cocaptain court" and "boxing out." This is jump shots of IH and succes-
tle Challenger exploded in midair, killing ail seven will forget it. America and the space program will ting defeat which, by charac- Andy Tucker added 16. Again a logical hypothesis as the sfully nullified 6'4" Brave
majority of Indian Hill's con- Jared Davis.
aboard. The accident is the worst the U.S. space pro- continue, for at the least, to give some meaning to the ter, seemed to epitomize the the offense produced an adequate
t eam's weaknesses. 6 4 points, but the defense let up tests have been high scoring. What is ahead for the
gram has ever suffered. This shocking disaster will tragic deaths of the astronauts. For this moment, When asked about his Braves? First up-the Home-
The team's 75-58 loss to the an incredible 73.
live in America's memory forever. however, let us grieve for seven of America's brave Madeira Mustangs was the second On the brighter side was a feelings on the team's offen- cMoming
ariemont's
battleWarriors.
tonight against
Ham-
One should not, however, give up hope for the children who are no longer with us. of two league disappointments in well-deserved victory over Finney- se, Hammer gave a positive
t h e past two weeks. The scoring town two days before. The game response and estimated the mer could only say, "We ll...
space program. It must and will continue despite this letter to the editors team's points-per-game aver- t hey're big!"
i n the offensive battle was led featured Metzger and Tucker with
cataclysm. As sad as it is to say, accidents are a part b y guard Erich Metzger while 1 8 and 8 points, respectively. age at close to 60 points.
of life and they are bound to happen. ~ s t r a g i c a s District resident sends thanks Ron Jones, Jeff Yost and Jared However, the highlight of the However, the inability to trans-
some of them may be, we cannot let them stop our Davis all contributed eight game was a halfime fiasco be- late from offense to defense

progress in preparing our world for the next century.

for negotiation coverage points. tween Finneytown's Todd Watson has caused problems.
Although the Braves ori- and Tucker. Despite a flagrant Hammer's aiticism of
We must also try and seek out what -good we can Dear editors: The negotiations have been a gnally kept the heat on Madeira punch by the Finneytown player, the Braves' inability to box
You are to be commended on primary interest with many resi- with a 21-21 score at the end of Tucker demonstrated why he is out indicates their apathetic
from this accident. At this point in n' One the excellent group of articles in dents in the school district but t h e first quarter, physical disad- co-captain of the team by not play, but perhaps better exem-
knows the cause of the explosion, but it will be found the December 20, 1985 issue of few have had any facts-just vantages plagued the Braves retaliating. p lifies the physical disadvan-
and it will help to insure the safety of future mis- the Chieftain concerning the con- objective facts-on which to as the game progressed. S o what is the cause of the tages of the Braves. 6'6"
sions. we should also note the world unity which re- troversial School Board/Class-
room Teachers Association nego-
base intelligent opinions.
Thank you.
A week ago today, the Braves
sulted from the accident. America's allies and "ene-
mies" alike joined in condolence for the seven dead
space pioneers, showing that we really are all human
tiations. Tom Taylor,
- . Kevin Wal-
zer, and Erich Metzger did an
OutstandingJob.
Sincere1y
Amanda H. White
. Girls avenge Madeira loss
by Joy Rowe
-
1 1 points and Lynn Yost and Similar to the Lady Braves' Yost and Kerr once again led
After a rather slow start f01- Mag& Kerr each with 10 and 8 game against Wyoming were the the team with 13, 12 and 8 points
and that there is hope for peace. to go on to a 39-27 win against
lowing the holiday season, the points respectively, two pervious games. Starcher,
editorial JV Lady Braves battled back Finneytown. In the week be-
from their two losses to win fore, junior Lynn Stanforth own-
the following three. ed the court against Loveland.
Most recently, IH defeated She led the team with 12 points
Madeira. Coach B ~ €m m a n while Starcher, Yost and Kerr
was especially pleased because once again scored highly to
Now that the Classroom Teachers Association gotiations attracted widespread attention. Although the 20 point victory avenged secure the win at 38-29.
(CTA) and Board of Education have ratified their one could argue that the contract settlement repres- a previous loss to the Lady As of Monday, the Lady
master contract, a grim situation has passed. But it ents the end of a poor teacherladministration rela- Mustangs. Braves' record is 11-4. Coach
I n another game, Wyoming Breueman is pleased with
is still too early to say whether the atmosphere at tionship, we believe that that relationship has a long was defeated by a score IH's progress thus far, and be-
Indian Hill has calmed. way to go before it is constructive and non-hostile. of 47-38. After being aown a-u lieves they have a strong chance
Members of the CTA, at least, have indicated that Furthermore, we urge both sides to work to reach a the Lady Braves fought back to t o finish second in the league.
"
lead 16-14 at the half. They con- photo b y Stratton Moraites
while there is undoubtedly relief ainong the teachers, mutual "trust." The negotiation settlement, instead tinued their lead throughout the
their sentiment about the district administration and of being an end, is and should be just the beginning. game led chris Starcher with The Squaws prepare for their winner over Madeira.
Board cannot be described as "happy." This obser-
vation is corroborated by the tension that preceded
the settlement; while much of the teachers' frustra-
Thompson stresses
by ~ r i s t i nMains
hard work a n d .practice
and Cadi Cucinotta formances are expected from The game will be played after Deer Park, and CAPE. The play
tion was rooted in their concern over their own live- The varsity basketball sophomores Tdcia Craig and Kel- the girls finish their regular sea- ers hope to win all of these games
lihoods, which were being threatened by the stalling team has an 8-7 ly Ovington, with leadership pro- son with four league games ag- in order to go into a first tourna-
after losing their last two games vided by seniors Cadi Cucinotta, ainst Madeira, Mariemont, ment game with a good record.
of the negotiations, a deep-set resentment of the
to Finne;town and Wvo"ming. Chris Hall. and Kristin Mains.
Board's and administration's treatment of teachers Part of this is due to the winning
was brought out.
CTA President Robert Terwillegar's speech at the
November Board meeting voiced this resentment :
Chieftain is written and composed, printed and sold as an extracur-
ricular acitvity b y the students of Indian Hill High School, 6 8 4 5 Drake
Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 4 5 2 4 3 . 5 6 1 -4225.
Sponsor: William P. Kincaid; Editors: T o m Taylor, Kevin Walzer;
reputations of both Finneytown
and Wyoming. - Coach Steve
Thompson stated, "With enough
" JV a better team after losses
by Brandon Schneider three of their losses. The team game. Asked what he thought of
News Editors: James Anderson, Susan Appel, Jeff Currier; Features practice and hard work, we can The Braves season has been play during this time was very the offense, Coach Gellert replied,
"We [the CTA] seem to be bargaining against a Editors: Davis Griffin, David Miller, Alissa Raleigh; Sports Editor:
probably surprise these teams sensational thus far. With an im- sporadic with only bursts of in- "Our offense has been the most
Chris Kempczinski; Magazine Editors: R o b Seal, Jeff Tuckey; Busi-
point of view that says we should be punished." ness Manager: Jamie Winget; Circulation Manager: Arianna Newman; in districts." proved offense and sound overall tensity. Said Mike Marek on what consistent part of our game. I'm
Speaking of the upcoming play, the Braves have learned he learned from the losses, "From very satisfied with it! "
Terwillegar, in a later interview, said that there Production Managers: Arianna Newman, Dan Rosenthal; Head Photo-
In the time remaining during
grapher: Mariano Fernandez; Photographer: Stratton Moraites; post-season tournament, last quite a bit. This learning comes now on, we have to come ready
was a mutual mistrust between the Board and tea- Production Staff: Stephanie Hug, T i f f a n y Meyer, Diana Greiner, Eli- Saturday Thompson drew fourth- through experience thus fulfilling to play every game from the be- this season, the team hopes t o
ssa Geier, Benjy Cook. Contributers: Jenny Creedon, Ben Nemo, Jay
chers, and that bad feeling would linger on even Fitton, Stratton Moraites, Brandon Schneider, Joy Rowe, Kristin
seeded Western Brown for the the crucial importance of playing ginning," which was illustrated in convnue their evolution into a
after a settlement. Mains, Cadi Cucinotta, A m y Burroughs, Bert Sheard. girls' first game. The game, which on a J.V. level. their victory over Wyoming. verj well-balanced team. And as
As its editorial policy, Chieftain strives b o t h t o commend what is will take place Monday, Febru- However, the Braves have re- The J.V. Braves' offense has Gellert says, we're a "Vicious
Perhaps the situation is better than we are led to good and encourage correction of what is not. Editorials reflect t h e ary 10, presents a challenge for cently suffered a minor setback set an alert around the CHL. basketball machine which, when
believe; however, we do not feel that this "mistrust" opinion of the editorial staff as a whole. Opinions f r o m students are
strongly encouraged as long as they are relevant and responsibly writ-
the Lady Braves, but they are Some of their old inconsistencies They've astonished many while playing at its full potential, is
should go back underground, as it was before the ne- ten. determined t o win. Strong per- have come back t o haunt them in averaging 56 points on offense per invincible."
Page 12
Skiing is a n enjoyable cure to winter misery
off the bench
by Chris Kempczinski
Thank God the administration
and the athletic department both
realize the critical importance of
academics over athletics. Too
often we hear of athletes at both
the high school and collegiate
level, receiving special priveleges,
from lenient teachers to money
kickbacks. Thankfully, the trend
has been towards abolishing such
immoral practices, athletes realiz-
ing that in fact they are being
cheated out of one of the most
important facets of their life, an
education.
In Texas, long the epitome of
athletic abuse, the State Board
has passed recent measures to
combat such unfair actions by re-
quiring students participating in a
sport, to pass all their classes. At
Texas Christian University, sever-
al players were kicked off the
team because the coach learned of
alumni gifts which included cars
and expensive off campus apart-
men ts.
So don't feel as if you're being
swindled should you have less
than a 2.0, because your best in-
terests truly have been taken into
account.
***
I recently finished looking
through an old edition of the
Legend, when it struck me, how
miniscule the athletic opportuni-
ties have become at our school.
We don't have lacrosse anymore
and what about an official rugby
team? Cincinnati Country Day, a
school which recently graduated a
class with only 39 students, has
its own crew (rowing) team, but
do we?
I'm sure Dr. Boston and Carol
Wehmann could give several rea-
sons why we can't have these
teams: declining enrollment, lack
...
of student interest, etc ; how-
ever, if they asked around they
would probably see that many
CHIEFTAIN
l-
people would participate on such
a rowing team or a rugby team or
a lacrosse team. So why at a
school with its own field hockey
squad, don't we have them?
***
With winter still lurking about,
the little white puffs of snow
which adorn the landscape serve
as a deterrant for the outdoor ath-
lete. 'Relegated to playing basket-
ball and indoor tennis, he/she
clings to the images of golfers
playing under the balmy skies of
Palm Springs with the hope of
Spring arriving early.
However, one should not face
5 4 ~ 0
winter so pessimisticaly, but in#
stead, should look at 'all the op-
portunities it presents. There is
always ice skating, and with so
many trails around Indian Hill,
cross country skiers flourish; but
perhaps the most exciting of all
the winter sports is downhill
skiing.
Oh sure, living in Ohio poses
some definite problems, but don't
be discouraged; there are plenty
of slopes within a four or five
hour drive. To the west is Perfect
North Slopes and Paoli Peaks
while to the north lies Bellfoun-
tain and Snow Trails. Looking
south, one could always ski Butler
in Kentucky, or for the ambitious
person, he/she could embark on a
journey to the mountains of West
Virginia.
Granted, the sport is expen-
,
sive and a simple rental with an
places, such as Snow Trails, offer
events which can sometmes award
$55.00 gift certificates along with
other bonuses to skiers of all lev-
els. But for those of you who
think you can never win anything,
take heart in the fact that this
week's Genesse Ski Champion at
Snow Trails is Chris Kropp.
***
One of the most earthshatter-
ing questions which has baffled
America during the post- World,'
War I1 era, has been, "why can't
we 'have a good Super Bowl?" By
now you know of the Bears' total
domination of the New England
Patriots, a team which could have
probpbly been beaten by even the
r
Cincinnati Bengals.
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However, this game wasn't just
a victory for the Bears, it was a
Feltman honored in tournev
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by Bert Sheard
The Indian Hill Wrestling team
placed second in their own invita-
tional Saturday, January 18th.
The all-day event attracted
schools such as: Aiken, Wood-
ward, Cincinnati Country Day,
and Talawanda along with the
Braves.
The Braves felt that they had
a chance to win the tournament
but began with a first-round loss
to eventual team champions, Ai-
ken. "We knew we had to beat
Aiken to win the tournament,"
commented senior co-captain
Gordon Harris, "but we came,out
flat and lost." After a pep talk
from Coach Nick Valentine, the
t earn responded by rebounding
to defeat Wood
watd and CCD in rounds two
and three.
In the final round, with the
second place trophy on the line,
the team met Talawanda, who
had similarly lost to Aiken, but
who had also defeated Wood-
ward and CCD: The match was
close frrjin the start to finish,
'but entering the final two weight
January 31,7986
massacre set in the mold of pre-
vious games like last year's Dol-
phins-49ers matchup, and the
Redskins-Raiders game the year
before that. It seems as if one
team agrees to give up before the
game even starts, so this is my re-
medy: change the name of the
championship from the Super
Bowl, to A Joke. Then maybe
the game will take on a little less
significance and both teams
could concentrate on giving us an
overtime, or a last minute field
goal which would make the match
seem almost worthwhile.
Prediction: Next year's A Joke
(Super Bowl) victor: The New Or-
leans Saints.
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Who would have believed it?
Indian Hill recruiting athletes
from other schools. Well, un-
fortunately that is the case with
varsity coach Dave Hammer who
went to Moeller t o get a 63"
player. What a tragedy, for it
would surely be a fate worse
than death if we started to even
vaguely resemble Moeller.
classes, the Braves found them-
selves down by eleven points.
Brad McKean and Harris came
through in the end, each pinning
their opponents, to give the
Braves a one point victory for the
second place finish.
In addition to the second
place team trophy, the Braves
captured a number of individual
awards as well. Matt Feltman,
McKean, and Harris each placed
first in their weight classes. Se-
cond places finishers were Joe
Anderson, Eric Norris, and Bert
Anderson and Todd Grahm, while
Jeff Kropp, Eric Norris, and Bert
Sheard each placed third.
Senior co-captain Feltman,
in addition to his first place fin-
ish, was also named the tourna-
ment Most Valuable Wrestler. He
earned this award by pinning all
four of his opponents, three of
them in the first period.
Undoubtedly the team was
pleased with their performance
in the tournament, but they must
always keep in mind that there
is room for improvement.
Contract offers pay hike, incentive plan
by Kevin Walzer
A salary increase over the next
three years, an impending forma-
tion of a coinmittee to create an
incentive plan for Indian Hill
teachers, and a procedure for
binding arbitration and stiffer no-
strike provisions, in the event of
future contract impasses, are the
main features of the master con-
tract formally approved by the
Classroom Teachers Association
(CTA) and Board of Education
on January 15 and 16, respective-
1 ~ There
. will be three salary
increases for the 1985-86, 1986--
87, and 1987-88 school years;
the contract, which officially
took effect on January 16, ex-
pires December 1, 1988. Al-
though the agreement was sinned-
in the middle of the year, the first
increase is retroactive, or ex tend-
ed back, to the beginning of this
school year.
With the increase, the starting
salary for a teacher with a bache-
lors' degree and no experience is
$16,800; the maximum, for 23
years experience and a masters'
degree, is $36,792. Those a-
mounts will increase to $17,556
and $38,448 next year and to
$18,346 and $40,178 in 1987-
88.
Another point of the contract
is the incentive plan, which will
be devised by a committee of
district teachers and administra-
Boa rd a pp roves el ig ib iIity p la n yearJourneying
by Jeff Currier
The administration recently
announced a new policy regaid-
ing scholastic elegibility for extra-
curricular activities, approved by
the Board of Education at its
January meeting.
Under the new policy, any
student participating in an extra-
curricular activity must maintain
a minimum cumulative grade
point average of 2.0. Students
with a previous cumulative aver-
age below 2.0 begin calculating
a new GPA with third quarter
1986 grades. If a student's
overall GPA does fall below
2.0, he or she will be put on
academic probation for one quar-
ter. In that time, if a student
fails to bring his or her average
above 2.0, he remains ineligible
on a quarterly basis.
Students will also be requir-
ed to meet weekly standards.
tors that is expected to form in
the next two months. According
to the contract, a teacher who
joins the program "will receive
a $1,000 lump sum bonus ...for
joining or continuing participa-
tion," and will be "eligible to
receive an additional incentive bo-
nus annually of up to five per-
cent" of their current salary.
The program will be offered
to the entire district faculty, K-
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12, during its first year of im-
plementation; in subsequent
years, however, only 25% of the
teachers may be selected to par-
ticipate.
The grievance procedure, in-
volving violations of one or sev-
eral terms of the contract, cul-
Eight to leave for Spain Feb. 6
by Ben Nemo
Eight Indian Hill students
will begin their journey to Spain
as part of the school's exchange
program on February 6. The
group's three-week trip will in-
Spain this
will be seniors David El-
Each we&, all teachers will turn
in eligibility lists, beginning the
second week of each quarter. If
a student receives two or more
F's on the weekly list, he or she
becomes ineligible for activities
the following week. Weekly
eligibility is calculated on a cum-
ulative basis during each quarter.
All activities have been placed
in one of two categories. Cate-
gory A includes sports, pep band,
marching band, cheerleaders,
Pom Pons, Pinettes, and athle-
tic trainers. Category B acti-
vities include various clubs,
Legend and Chieftain, Pow Wow,
Premiers, intramurals, and Stu-
dent Government, among others.
Sponsors and coaches will be
notified weekly of any student
not eligible for activities. If a
see E LIG IBI LITY, p. 4
minates in final and binding ar-
bitration between the CTA and
Board by an outside party, accor-
ding to the new contract. In the
contract, as well, the teachers
agreed "not to take any action
which may interrupt ...the educa-
tion of any student, including...
slowdowns, intermittent work
stoppages, sitdown or sympathy
strikes, sick-outs. picketing or
bannering, boycotts, or refusal
to cross any picket line." These
forbidden actions are in addition
to state law prohibiting formal
teacher strikes.
The contract also spells
out sick and personal leave for
teachers, and outlines a bonus
schedule for service to the school
clude a visit to Vigo, Spain, to
the Santo Tome Institute, In-
dian Hill's partner school.
Six students from there had
visited Cincinnati in September,
and now IH will conclude
this year's program.
lis and Briggs Rehbun, junior
Peter Leiher, sophomores Rea-
gan Bransom, Shannon Ely and
Cindy McClure, and freshmen
Ben Nemo and Jenny Bath.
David Ellis, Briggs Rehbun, Reagan Bransom, Shannon Ely, Cindy Mc-
Clure, Jenny Bath, Ben Nemo and Mrs. Linda Vanderbeck leave for
Spain on February 6.
district.
Both sides were apparently
satisified with the contract, ac-
cepting it by wide margins; the
Board unanimously ratified it,
5-0, while the CTA approved it
with a 97-6 vote. The settle-
ment comes after two years of
on-and-off negotiations; during
that time, the teachers worked
without a contract, thus earning
a 1983-level salary for last year
and this.
Board President Mrs. Jean
Pappas commented, "I'm very
pleased with the contract. It's
a compromise, but that's collec-
tive bargaining-both sides know
going in that they're going t o give
in on some voints."
Spanish teacher Mrs. Linda
Vanderbeck will accompany
them during their trip.
The students will fly to
Madrid from New York and spend
a few days there to sightsee.
They will also have a day excur-
sion to Toledo. In Madrid, they
will have a chance to meet other
groups from other parts of the
United States.
see SPAIN, p. 3
photo b y Stratton Moraites'