Our Time 1998

Left: Senior Mike Massey and Junior Dave Sahota take a breakfrom chess to engage in a strategy of shenanigans. Discussion Classics Row 1 - Grace Lee, Anne Feltovich, Meryl Pacana Row 2 - Claire Edwards, Staeey Xinos, Julie Dowling, Han Shen Row 3 - Ben Rugg, Denise Lorenz, Josh Gerlick, Lyn Wancket, PJ Balm Debate Team Row 1 - Kevin Price, Jennifer Doyle, Cindy Almond, Dave Johnson Row 2 - Scott Garvin, Matt Tomaszewski, Nathan Miller, Janet Dickey Above Left: Senior Mike Massey and Junior Dave Sahota take a breakfrom chess to engage in a strategy of shenanigans. N umerous groups, including Mu Alpha Theta, Math Team, Science Olympiad, and Advanced Computer Science League, sponsored and participated in math and science events, giving IMSA students challenging enrichment outlets for after school, before they start their homework. Clearly, as Junior Megan Kiolbasa said, "We excel at math and science." Mu Alpha Theta was a group wholly dedicated to "promote mathematics," as Senior President Vishnu Kurella said. In order to do this, they sponsored activities at IMSA which students could go to, both math related, such as the Junior High Math Contest, and outside the realm of math. For example, the Mu Al pha Theta Lock- In which students spent a night in the main building complete with pizza and games helped create the "fun" atmosphere the club wanted. Indicting around 100 people annually, Mu Alpha Theta is one of IMSA's more popular clubs. Math Team was also a "highly educational pro– gram, as Junior participant Meryl Pacana said. By taking part in math competitions and practicing in hour long weekly meetings, students learned to apply all that they had learned in class. Every month they were tested against other schools in contests such as the ARML, the ICTM, and the biggest, the North Suburban Math League. Though IMSA placed first at nearly all events, Meryl insisted that students received something more: "I really learned a lot." Science Olympiad and the Advanced Computer Science League were also two ways in which students exercised school applications outside of class. They learned about applying the laws of science to work problems and compete in competitions. The increasing interest in computers fueled the ACSL, but both clubs promoted, as one student said, "higher learning" in the sciences. ^JLuU 171