FOCUS 4.27.90

THE PERRY MERIDIAN "Soaring

FOCUS i}; with the Falcons"

By EE4abeth Estes

Issue 12 ...... April 27,1990

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Township shortspolicy the legacyof Class of 1990 ffiBy Jenny Snider

"l just hope nobodyabuses his privilege so peoplecan still wear shorts in futureyears. We've got to acceptresponsibility," said SeniorClass President Joe Doyle.

Doyle's present-ation to the Perry TownshipSchool Board before Spring

the trial policy and decidewhether it can be permanentlyadopted. Perry Dean of GirlsBetty Toombs morespecif ically said administratorsmust keep a record of everystudent who is asked to changebecause of inappropriateshorts and send these reportsto the School Board at the endof the year to be reviewed inconsidering a permanentpolicy. Although she hopesthe new rule will stay, she alsosaidthatthere have been moreproblems than she expected:an estimated average of 12violators per day, so far.

Most problems areshorts which are too short,according to Mrs. Toombs, andshe believes that people havejust not listened carefully

Hffi[JillT,::Ji""::1X,: studentisstandln,J":x,'l: Honor Society inducts 28 new honorees

trial basis to allow shorts in decided to take the shorts By Kelly Head Fitzwater, Mike Gritt, David Sophie Chou, Sara Daniel,Perry Township high schools issue to the School Board for Perry's National Murphy and Laura Danielle Dewester, Brianand middle schools. As atthe several reasons: girls could Honor Society (NHS) initiates Pippenger and juniors Mike Dillman, Amy Gregory,beginningofeveryspring,the wearmini-skirtsofanylength, wereinductedTuesday,April Alford, Lesley Amerman, Amanda Holsclaw, EmberPMstudentbodyhadgottenin the rule seemed pointless, 24, intheschool'sauditorium. Nancy Amon, Kristi Morr, Anna Rott, Amitan uproar about the "stupid" PrincipalJamesHeadrefused Arecordnumberof 23juniors Babcock, Tony Bieszczat, Sanghvi, Amber Stephen.rule. However, violatorsof the to talk to him about changing and 5 seniors were initiated. Lara Braverman, Jene son, Lisa Testa, Keirnewpolicymayjeopardizethe theruleandwhen Doylewas Current NHS Bryan, Jon Bumgarner, Thelander,SusanWardandprivilege of wearing shorts in calleddown forwearing long, officers,seniorsAndyMcGee, Charmagne Carpenter, Kim Yohman.the future. baggy, modest shorts, Mrs. Stephanie Amerman, Kelly

According to Toombs said that she didn't Head and Mike Yeager Monevfortalent...What atrade.AssistantSuperintendentKen make the rules, she just delivered speeches on _ -_--Puckett,theboardwillevaluate enforced them, and if. he schotarship, service, Millgf SWeepS State Aft COmpgtitiOnthewaystudentshavehandled wanted to get it changed, he leadership and character.

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It's that time of the year,again! Senior Mike Risley swings into the summer seasonwith the 10-1 Varsity baseball team (Photo by David Murphy).

lnitiates who By Nikki Sheets Federationof Clubssponsoredachieved a 3.4 GPA and who SeniorJasonMiller portfoliocopetition,whichthenwere approved by a selection won an $800 scholarship for took him on to the state Artcommittee include seniors his artistic ability. Miller first competition. out of tenJennifer Dean, Dana won the lndiana General finalists, Miller took first.

;i;;;il!urii,enough to the shortsregulations read over theintercom. Criteria foracceptable shorts are onehand-width above the knee,hemmed, no holes or rips andno spandex bikershorts. Mrs.Toombs defined one hand-width as the four fingers,excluding the thumb, when the

should take it to the SchoolBoard. Although he thoughtthis was a sarcasticsuggestion, he decided to takeit seriously and to accomplishwhat seniors have been tryingto do for years.

Mrs. Linda Bur-dine, Doyle's business lawteacher, also influenced hisdecision to present the issueto the School Board. She toldhim that all he had to do was togetorganized and do it. Earlierefforts had failed to changethe rule and a more organizedeffort was needed. Thepresentiation that swayed theBoard included studentsmodeling skimpy skirts, whichare legal, and modest shorts,which they had been asked tochange under the old rule.

Physicals for Falcons

The Athletic De-partment is sponsoring aspecial session for those whowant to get physicals for nextyear, May 3 from 5:30 p.m.to 7:30 p.m. in the main gymandweightroom. St. FrancisHospital doctors and doctorsJack Farr and Don Kernerwill give the tests for $10each. Students are asked tobring physical forms filled outby their parents.

Brain Game eliminated

The PM BrainGame Team's season officiallycame to an end, April 15. TheFalcons were defeated byShelbyville in a hard foughtmatch. Falcon scoring wasled by senior Mark Kemple.

Next year's teamconsists of sophomores AaronKemple and Clifford Leslie,and freshmen Andy Wilson,Jim Howser and TrevorGrove (alternate).

Tansinsin wins big

Senior salutatorianSextus Tansinsin wasrecently awarded one of theEckridge Pacer NBAScholarships. The youngscholar was one of the sixchosen from 400 applicants.

The winnersreceived $1000, a certificateand a publicized interviewwhich was broadcast onWXIN Channel 59, during thehalftime of a Pacer game.

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April Students of Month selectedexample of what a high schoolstudent should be."

Our senior studentof the month, Amerman, wasnominated bY Mr. WilliamDeal, Mrs. Kalhy Penningtonand Mrs. Lennyce Powers.She was described as a "true

leader and a good modelstudent for others." As thedrum major of the MarchingBand, she led the band to theirhighest finish ever at the StateFair. Mrs. Pennington said

Amerman is endlesslYattentive and eager to learn.

Crackers open toteens on SundayBy Jenny Eaton

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all the soft drinks theY canslurp while listening to someof the nation's f unniestamateur comedians. Stand-up comedians, like RayThomas, who will appear onthe Showtime Cable Network,and lndy's own Bob Wise willbe featured.

So when theSimpsons are a rePeat, take15 of your friends to Crackers.

we havedone io ihe past years.Preseruing our environ-

ment is neccessary if we areto make a befter world for us andfuture generations.

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April students of the Month have one advantage over January Students, they c-an enjoy the sun

wirite posing for their picture. Freshman Steve Hunter, sophomore Dorene Bradford, junior

Scott Simpson and senior Stephanie Amerman were April's honorees (Photo by Nikki Shects).

By Laura PippengerPerry Meridian High

School's April Students of the

Month are freshman SteveHunter, sophomore DoreneBradford, junior ScottSimpson and seniorStephanie Amerman.

Hunter wasnominated by Mrs. JaniceSaylor because he has beena "super" student since thebeginning of the Year. TheFrench teacher said he was agood role model because hegets along well with otherstudents, asks questions if hedoesn't understand and is

always conscientious in hisefforts. He also paYS attentionto the details and his attitudeand eagerness toward schoolmake him a great student.

Both Mrs" LindaThompson and Mrs' DorisShaw nominated Bradford forher res pon s ibiltY andmotivation to get work done.She is always willing to helP

others in a positive waY. Sheis an excellent particiPater andhas a good sense of humor in

her classes. Mrs. Shaw said,"Dorene participates in classactively and always turns in

her homework and has anexcellent attitude."

Simpson wasnominated by Mrs. CindYBertram because he sets highstandards for himself. Thejunior shows leadershiP andvolunteers to help others aspart of peer facilitating. Mrs.

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Perry Township teachers and a few of their children pickett a recent School Board

recently held a car wash/bakesale at lndiana National Bank.They earned approximately$150.

Shaw said, "l aminterested in learning about adifferent culture, differentpeople and a different way oflife."

Page 3

The Chess BattleBy David Murphy

Junior RichardHildebrand defeatedfreshman Jason Billings inthe first of three games inPerry's slngle eliminationchess tournament. Since thesecond ended in a stalemate,the competitors will play anadditional two games to decidethe overallwinner. ln finalfourcompetition, Hildebrand wonover seniorConrad Engel andBil!ings won over senior KevinPeck. The tournament, whichstarted four weeks ago, issponsored by the chess clubunder the guidance of socialstudies teacher SteveJohnson and is played duringHomeroom in Mr. Johnson'sroom.

The tournamentmatched players randomly.Unlike professional tourn-aments, there is no timerestriction on moves. Playersare asked to use the honorsystem and limit their turns toless than two minutes. Thepoint system is: pawn=1 ,

knight=3, rook=5, bishop--7and queen=9. lf time runs out

during a game, players decidewhether to declare a winnerusing the point system orcontinue the game later.

Comparingstrategies and helping oneanother toward a betterunderstanding of chess andbuilding an interestin the gameare Mr. Johnson's goals forthe chess club. Heemphasizes that chessprovides students a differentway to excel and to have funcompeting. He hopes to finclmore members, as the currentclub numbers only seven. Mr.Johnson's future plans includeattending the statewide chesstournament where over 40

instructor Mrs, PatriciaTheobald, will spend themajority of their time Iiving withfamilies in LeMans. They willspend the last three or fourdays soaking up the sceneryof gay Paris.

Students going arefreshman Melissa Roberts,

sophomores Melissa Carler,Nicole Tapak, Mark Su,Michelle Tilson, SharonClifford, Jill Zarella and EricStuckey, juniors SophieChou, Amber Stephenson,Shelly Kiel and Seanna Shawand senior Jenny Snider.

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schools compete. meeting to protest that teachers are without a contract (Photo Provided).

13 to France for three weeks in JuneBy Beth Estes

During the month ofJune, when many of us will stillbe recovering from graduation,13 PM students will be soaringover the clouds to spend threeweeks in France.

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Page 4 F eature

Students rate Perry MeridianThe FOCUS recently gave the survey below to1 20 students, 30 from each grade. We attempted to poll a representative

sample of PM's student body. A summary of their responses is under each question. How would you have answered?

Perry Meridian has given me the opportunity for an educationwhich lwould describe as... (Worthless) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I 9 10 (Priceless)

(On average PM students gave Perry high marks in this most crucial area. Seniors gave the school 7.3, juniors

6.8, sophomores 6.6 and freshmen 6.9.)

ln comparison to other high schools, l've heard about lwould say Perry provides educalional opportunities whichare... (Poorerthanothelschools)l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10(Betterthanotherschools)

(Most Perry students seem io believe that Perry is an above average high school when compared to o t h e rschools they've heari about. Seniors gave the school 7.9, juniors 6.5, sophomores 6.6 and freshmen 6.6.)

ln my experience, the most effective parl of PM',sofferings has been . . . (Select up to 2)

English foreign language social studies math industrial arts home economics business prep

guidance programs and counselors science music artMath, English and business prep. classes were most often mentioned as effective classes.

Foreign linguage classes and guidance programs were most often described as ineffective.

IthinktheoverallperformanceofPM'sfacultyis... (lneffective)1 2 3 4 5 6 7I910(Effeclive)(Seniors were most satisfied with the performance of PM's faculty - freshmen least. Seniors gave teachers 7.5,

juniors 7.1, and sophomores and freshmen 5.8.)

lwoulddescribePerry'sclassesas.,. (Dull)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I 910(lnteresting)(According to the survey, PM's students think Perry's classes are valuable, but they aren't as convinced that

those clasies are interesting. Seniors gave class interest 6.5, juniors 6.3, sophomores 4.7 and freshmen 5.0. Notice that

younger students were more critical of the school throughout the survey.)

Perry'sclassvariety(offeringslromwhichtochoose)is... {Overlylimited)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I 910(Unlimited)(To the suiprise of those conducting the survey, PM's students are apparently very satisfied with Perry's

course variety. On average, seniors gave variety an 8.0, iuniors 7.6, sophomores 5.9 and freshmen 5.8.)

lngeneral,Perry'seducationalofferingsare... (Outof date)1 2 g 4.5 6 7 I 910(TrendSetlers)- (stuaehts, especially freshmen, seem to believe that Perry is a bit old fashioned. Seniors gave its 5.8 on a

question about how up to date it is, iuniors gave it 5.5, sophomores 5.3 and freshmen 4.7.)

lwouldsaymyclassesare... (Toolarge)1 2 3 4 5(AboutRight) 6 7 I 910(Toosmall)1iM JtuOents think their classes are perhaps a little too large, but they had no strong opinion either way.)

Perry'sprogrsmslikeFADDandStudentCouncilare...(lneffective)1 23456789'10(VeryBeneficial)- ' (N; con@nsus was apparent on this question. Some were bifterly critical of PM's special programs while

others offered great praise. Responses likely depended upon which programs students were involved with )

IwoulddescribePerry'sphysical surroundingsas... (Numbinglydull)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I 910(Pleasingand invigorating)*(PM

stludents gave the school's decor lower marks than in any of the questions above. Seniors gave decor a

5.0, juniors 5.5, sophomores 4.3 and freshmen 6.1.)

lwouldsaytheschool'sdisciplinecodesareenforced... (Unfairy)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I 910(Fairly)1pM students were in startling agreement that they feel the discipline code is unfairly enforced. Unfortunately,

the.FOCUb failed to ask them to explain their responses. Seniors gave a 3.5 fairness rating, juniors a 4.0 sophomores

4.3 and freshmen 4.6.)

lbelievestudentsatPerryare...(Apatheticandlazy)12345678910(Eagertolearnandhardworking)(ln general students surveyed gave the effort and concentration of PM's students low marks. Seniors and

luniors seeme'd particularly confidenithaistudents do notwork hard" Underclassmen were more generous in t h e i revaluations of siudent effort. Seniors gave student effort a 4.0, juniors 4.1, sophomores 5.8 and freshmen 6.2.)

ln terms of attenlion to the educational effort of their children I believe most parents tend to . ' .

(Paytoolirtleattention))1 2 g 4 5(Givereasonablealtention) 6 7 I 910(Paytoomuchaltention)(Student reaction to the above question paralled that of the student effort question. Upperclassmen feel that

parents need to work a good deal harder to encourage the educational effort of their children. Underclassmen a r e

more satisfied with their parents' effort.)

IthinkPerryMeridianHighSchoolis...(Goingdownhill))l 23 4 5 (Notchangingmuch) 6 7 8 910(Becominga better school)

(Most students feel that PM is getting a little better.)

Apil 27, 1990

Comments"...theperform-

ance of PM's faculty is ohlysomewhat effective, leaningtowards inef fective. Themajority of the teachers justtell things to students ratherthan explaining it to them."

Stacey Hanrahan - soph

i i'. ,, ,, Programsoutside of the classroom, likeFADD and Student Council,are becoming more and moreeffective; however, their suc-cess depends on student andfaculty involvement."

Leslie Amerman - junior

: : ' ', . . Perr's stu'dents are quite lazy, it seemsto me that most are too wor-ried about their weekendplans."

jenny Eaton - senior

part PM students try to get bY

on the,least amount'of workpossible-"

Jason Short - soph

"...studentsarelazy and dont take advan-tage of the opportunitiesgiven to them. This lazinessis partly the fault of the teach-ers who fail to spark studentdesire to leam."

Nancy Amon - junior

"Perry's extracui-ricular activities are weak,mostly' because studentsdon't support them enough."

Laura Cram - soph.

"lt's impossible to

rate the teachers' overallperformance because theY

range from outstanding,dedic€ted and effbCtive tothose who are less than in-

telligent and onty here to pickup a pay check."

Jenny Snider - senior

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that many parents donlt careenough about their kid'seducation, they think ifsehtirely up to the teachers."' Jodi Wright - soph

, "Actualy I preferSouthport, a really coolschool. lt's easy to get'A'sover'tieir and the teachersare more 1r;"n61;sn: lsiC)

Throughout the survey girls gave higher marks than guys while seniors gave higher marks than freshmen.

Petry Meidian High School F eature Page 5

Fashions defining people or people defining fashions??Do we like who we like or just their clothes?

By Mary Grimes &FOCUS writers

There are twodress "codes" in this school.There is one code made up ofthe few basic rules set forthby the school board and thereis another much more com-

plex and complicated code de-veloped and constantly modi-fied by the student body.

ln the lunch roomeveryone sits at the sametables day after day, but youdon't have to wait for mostpeople to sit down to tell where

they belong. You can tell bythe way they're dressed. Ev-eryone at the "Prep Table"dresses alike and, what'smore, each disapproves oftheway everyone at the "BrainTable" is dressed. The "BrainTable" in return takes a very

dim view of prep fashion. Andso it goes around the room.

"Oh my goshl Lookat what she's wearing !"squeals Buffy, the blue eyedprincess of the tanning bed,queen of the cheerleaders.From the tone of Buffy's voice,it's clear that the subject of theconversation is wearing aninappropriate ensemble andshould be banished from publicviewing. lmagine the nerve ofsomeone to appear in thecafeteria in an outfitthatclearlydidn't originate at the Limited.

ln another cafeteriasection, where the boys' hairgets longer and the blackconcertT-shirt and loosely tiedhigh top tennis shoes makeanother fashion statement, wehear what Heather thinks ofBuffy's attire.

"How," shewondersaloud, "can anyone paradearound in a five inch piece ofcloth and call it a skirt?" Obvi-ously, Leather Heather thinksBuffy should display less tanand more clothes.

Over in the brightersection of the lunch room,where light bulbs glow overeach and every positronicbrain, the lQ Crew too dis-cusses the fashion choices oftheir peers. They just do it inbigger words. "Why," pondersBernard as he indulges in acholesterol-free diet hewhipped up in chem lab, "dosome mortals label themselveswith large numerals imprintedon oversized shirts? Thosemust be lQ's because if theywere class ranks I stronglysuspect they would need tripledigit numbers." Clearly, Ber-nard thinks they need to recal-culate their choice of those

football jerseys.Butwhat's this? Has

Bernard spoken too loudly? ltappears Stan "Varsity" Studhas overheard that comment.Could this lead to violence?

No, no. Never fear.Bernard, thinking quickly (asalways) even as Stan grabshim by his polka dot tie andlime green leisure jacket andlifts his white loafers six inchesoff the floor, gasps "Stan, I likeyour shorts man. lsn't it greatthat we can finally wearshorts?"

"Sure is," repliesStan as he sets Bernard to thefloor. "Shorts are great."

"Sure are," agreesBernard who always knowsthe right answer when hehears it. "Shorts are great."

"Shorts, shorts,shorts, shorts" . . . everyonetakes up the unifying cry.

Well, almost every-one. Down at one end of thecafeteria stands a solitaryjournalism teacher who won-ders why students wear long-sleeved sweatshirts at thesame time they wear shorts . .

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Page 6 B oys' Sports

vrctoryJunior Stefan

Klemm scored the first goalagainst the Cards 15 minutesinto the game on a cross fromsenior Scott Risser- Risser,also a co-captain, had appar-ently scored a second goal buta line judge ruled that Risser'sshot went over the goal'scrossbar.

Perry opened thesecond half with aggressiveplay, leading to sophomoreBrian Burtel's first goal of theseason and a 2-0 lead.

Yesterday, Perryplayed Mount Vernon. Deca-tur will be their next homeopponent, May 1.

The sluggers thenswept Brownsburg in a doubleheader. They claimed an-other shutout in the f irst game,winning 1-0. ln the secondgame the Falcons won 13-1,again in five innings.

The team suffered itsonly defeat from a tough Ron-calli team. The Rebelswon 6-5 in extrainnings. PM bouncedback to beat Center Grove 6-1 in their next outing.

Montfort got the winover Lawrence Central, as PMwon 12-2 in five innings.

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Senior Brian Susemichel clears the ball from the opponents'olfensive end while beingpursued by a Southport player during the recent 2-0 victory over the cards. JuniorBrandon Carr looks on (Photo by Dave Murphy)'

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Booters unbeatenBy David Murphy

PM's boys scoredtheir second win over South-port this year last Tuesday byshutting the Cardinals out 2-0in soccer. Senior co-captainJason Pof fenroth said,"We're unstoppable," and thestatistics back that statement.

Perry's soccersquad is 4-0 after beatingGreenfield Central, Scecina,Ben Davis and Southport..Perry's aggressive defen se ledby senior co-captain BrianSusemichel and goalie TimOwen shut their opponents outin the first three games.Owen's fantastic protection ofthe goal proved key in every

By Tim MeyerThe Falcon baseball

team is 10-1 and has its oppo-nents on the run.

The team opened theseason with a win over theBen Davis Giants. Senior JeffMontfort pitched a two-hitshutout, as the team claimeda 10-0 victory in just five in-nings. They played only five,instead of the regular seveninnings, because of a rule thatsays if one team is ahead byten or more runs at the end ofany inning (5th inning or later)the game is over.

Few foes able to go thedistance with Falcon Nine

Tfadk, ,1... thr,,,:,ifi. .$1dteBy Jeff Brock.:,t ,: ,:.:.:.:, ,, Tfi6traCa team is,4and;,1:andltseems itcan notbe,,stopped, Not only,:did the track team:b1eak the^ lcewiththe big w:,over: Soulhporti,,tbut,they also,,,manhandled theManual Redskins and the Martinsville Artesians

t, ,:;::,: TheFalConsaie'rahked 13thinthdState, lf theycontinue to perform as they have, they could do well in postseason competition. ln their first test of statewide aspira-tionb;i:Apiil 2i,, tney;,finishe-d znd in:!ho Southport Releys,:;,, .;;,,,,,,,,,,,;, senior Polevaulter,,,iilikc,,,Grifl feela that,, thiscou1d,,be th6,:best::liact pam,,to eVer come out;,of PM,,

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fell to the Falcons', as Montfortran his record to 4-0 by pitch-ing a one-hit shutout.

Perry then white-washed Franklin Central 4-0and 3-0 in a doubleheader.Earlier this week the FalconsbeatWarren 7-2. Tuesday theystopped Chatard 1 1- 5 to runtheir current record to 10 winsand 1 loss.

Look to see the Fal-cons in the Top 20 when pollsare next released.

Reserve and fresh-man baseball teams are un-defeated thus far.

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The PM golf team victories set the team's win-went 5-0 before dropping ning attitude early in the sea-consecutive matches to Ben son. The Falcons scored pivi-Davis and Pike. tol wins over Speedway and

The team has con- CenterGrove.Theteammeetssistantly posted low scores. Southport this Monday.

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Junior Jenny Pierle prepares to slide into lhird as iunior Danielle Dewester rounds firstbase during a recent win over Greenwood (Photo by Kathy Freeland).

Softball team picks up the paceBy Jodi Kirby

The varsity softballteam is off to a great start witha 5-3 record. The team in-cludes seniors Robin AIex-ander, Amy Arnold, TracyBarrett, Tammi Chambers,

home-runs. Barrett- 2, Rapp-2 and Martlage- 1.

"l {eel we will con-tinue to get better. From gameone we have done nothing butimprove. Our hitting aswell as

our fielding is coming togetheras a whole and if we continueto progress the way we arenow, I believe our team willbring home a lot more victo-ries," saicl Barrett.

il1-f:gt,,E!:,J,i"i'ftT: Young netters struggleesler, Jenny Pierle, and Lisa ')Testa, sophomores riil gv Nikki Sheets and freshman Tania Ebel'

Martlage, angie napp, anJ The girls' varsity ..,-,-^ ."^t^o-1lJulie Priest

Nicole Tapak. tennis team is down and oui, thinks the prospects for the

Theteambeganhavingstruggledtoal-5seasonaheadlookverygoodtheir season with two ssrly record. since she has such young

season losses, Oecatur t'-i The team includes players in the top spots this

and Lawrence North 6-0, 5u1 freshman Colleen Doyle at season'

soon picked up the pace Surl- tf," number one singles spot, ...11"--,9irls' losses

ing Ben Davis 8-6, Plainfiid senior Jutie Sidebottom at cameatthehandsof Brebeuf'

11-1, Arlington ss-2, creenl thenumbertwoslot andjunior :il?I?T:.-J-"trson' Carmel'

wood 10-0 and Jeffersonvjils amyCovert atnumberihvss. Park Tudor and Ben Davis,

8-7. The team to.t to tnJ ln doubtes soph- which edged the Falcons 3-2'

Martinsville Artesians 1n si omore Karyn James 2p6 Coach. Priest. said the girls

errorjilled 8-1 game. junior Angie Sidebottom were playing their best in their

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.,lEFiI#ill Runners 13th in StateBy Lora Whitmer

A highly competitive teamand four strong leaders haveearned the girls' track teamthe State's number 13 rank.This great start has given theteam hope of deliveringanother season like 1988whenthe Falcons won a Statechampionship.

Leaders include seniorsHolly Hyche, Jackee Harrisand sophomores Kara Dealand Susan Dodson. Dodsoncurrently holds the besttime in

the county for 300 hurdles,while Hyche has the State'sbest time, 1'l .78, in the 100meter dash. Harris hasconsistently placed tirst in theshotput, while Deal has

dominated in the 1600 and3200. These tracksters havebeen major point getters forthe team.

Over the pastweekend thegirls competed in the annualSouthport relays, placing thirdamong eight teams. Placingfirst for the team were Harris in

shotput and the sprint medley,of Nicole Forte, Gina Hilz,Angie McKenzie, and Hyche.Also placing was the 3200relay team, the distancemedley, 1600 relay team, andthe shuttle hurdle team.

Senior Kelly Head says,"The season has been goingwell. Even though we lost toSouthport, nearly everyoneturned in their best times."

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April 16 marked the firstday of Earth Week 1990, andon that day PM lunches wereserved on styrofoam trays.

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Page 8 Opinion April 27, 1990By Jcany Snidcr

Dear Editor,With Earth Day, 1990,

rapidly approaching, we haveall become increasingly awareof the need to use morerecyclable materials in ourdailYlives. This was emPhasized in

a recent announcement overrecyclable.

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and dug it up 200 years fromnow it would still be there -unchanged - still garbage.

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President takes action

Dear Editor,About the article,

"shorts lssue is insignificant,"l'm sorry that you feel I amirresponsible and have nothingbetter to do than argue aboutthe dress code. lnstead ofcomplaining, I did somethingabout the dress code. Foryears, kids have comPlainedabout not being able to wearshorts, and I wentaboutgettingit changed the proper way.Being able to wear shorts wasa very important issue to me,

and many other PerrYstudents. Before You discreditmy effort, I suggest You findout all the work that was PUtinto this effort by manY differentpeople. The presentation I

gave took a great deal of work,and I was pleased with how itwent. The board realized thatwe had a legitimate argumentand complimented me on myorganization.

I was electedpresident to do what thestudent body asks. I was askedto try to do something aboutthe shorts issue, and I did.

Now it's changed, and we canall wear shorts. You'rewelcomel

Joe DoyleSenior Class President

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