"I think it's marvelous," was Miss Heidemarie Rupp's enthusiastic comment about teaching. Along with being a changing and rewarding occupation, Miss Rupp finds the summer vacation one of the most pleasant aspects of teaching.

Spanish is Miss Rupp's subject, although she also tutors students in German. German tutoring is possible since Miss Rupp was born in Germany. When she entered her early teens, Miss Rupp came to America and attended Highland Park High School.

After high school Miss Rupp went to Lake Forest College and finished in three years. Next she received her MA degree at the University of Chicago. Finally, last summer Miss Rupp traveled to Spain and took graduate courses at the University of Valencia. Now, during her "spare time," Miss Rupp teaches evening classes at Deerfield High School.

At the time Miss Rupp began high school, she wanted to major in Italian since she is very interested in the opera. Because Italian was not offered at her school, Miss Rupp decided to take Spanish. As it has turned out, Miss Rupp is quite happy about having majored in Spanish since she loves everything about Spain, especially the bullfights.

Miss Rupp sincerely feels that bullfighting is an art and comments, "Many times the matador receives the worst part of the fight, so the contest is really even between the bull and the man."

Miss Rupp finds Maine West to be exceptionally helpful to the students and hopes the students will take advantage of this. Her advice is, "Plan for the future. While in school, study; and when there is a vacation, really enjoy it."

Whenever the Green Bay Packers or the Blackhawks play on television, you can be sure that Mr. Michael Cuthbert, Maine's new music teacher, will be watching. He is also a reading bug on sports statistics.

Mr. Cuthbert teaches Harmony I, Cadet Band, Beginning Band, and shares Concert Band. He sponsors the Marching Band, Show Band, Pep Band, Twirlers, and Tri‑M.

When asked what he thought about his students, he replied, "I was told that the kids in this area were very sophisticated and hard to get to know. The kids at Maine are not hard to get to know and to like." Mr. Cuthbert believes that the students' attitude is the best feature at Maine. He not only dislikes the lack of adequate band facilities but also of a fieldhouse.

Like most people, Mr. Cuthbert has a pet peeve ‑ "The fellows with the long hair, the boots, the slouch, and the sneer on their faces." He advises students, "Don't ever stop reading. Read everything you can get your hands on."

Mr. Cuthbert is married and has two children‑Kim, nine months; and Kelly, three‑and-a‑half years. He taught at Williams Bay High School, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, before coming to Maine. He graduated from Beloit Memorial High School and the University of Wisconsin. Before becoming a teacher Mr. Cuthbert had many occupations including Little League umpire, encyclopedia salesman, and radio disc jockey.