Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Creative, Artistic Students Discover Scholastic Outlets for Abilities in Music , Art Two courses on the creative side are music and art. They give those students who enjoy working with their hands or their voices a chance to show their merits. Not only sketching and painting are included in the art classes. Sculpture, with the emphasis on the aesthetic val- ues of design and form, and ceramics, in which students work with clay to pro- duce objects both functional and decor- ative, round out the course. Outstanding projects are displayed in the student show each spring. Under the general classification, “mu- sic,” are mixed chorus, A Cappella, and band. The mixed chorus is open to all while band and A Cappella require try- outs. “NON-OBJECTIVE” IS the word Steve Skvara uses to describe his hard-to-describe work of art. MAUREEN MURPHY, DONNA Mattingly, and Judy Teibel practice a number in mixed chorus while keeping their eyes on Director, Richard Metcalf. KYLE SMITH AND Pat Dagley arc absorbed in getting each note right, counting time, and watching Director, Robert Sohn’s baton. 13

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Future Homemakers Solidly Prepare for Roles in Home with Daily Practice and Experience Gained in Class Home furnishings, designs, and deco- rating were taught to students enrolled in the home problems class. Their meat- shopping knowledge was enhanced by a trip through a butcher shop. Husband-picking and homemakers’ roles in other lands were also topics of interest for the girls. First hand experience prepared the girls to be better homemakers of tomor- row as they helped a bride-to-be re- decorate her home for family-living. In sewing the girls learned wardrobe planning and the architecture of clothes. VARIOUS PROJECTS OCCUPY the girls in sewing class as they work to improve their skills. “THAT’S RIGHT,” says Diane Bolinger as she and Helen Kennedy figure out room sizes in order to plan furniture arrangements. PLANNING AND PREPARING nutritious meals on a budget is an important topic to these future homemakers.

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Industrial Education Provides Solid Background for Trades; Daily Practice Develops Marketable Job Skills With a transition year toward more extensive industrial education, advisers in industry were acquired to report on what skills to emphasize. Exploratory junior high courses will now precede drafting required of soph- omores. At this level the boys may also take a one-hour course in their field of interest. As juniors and seniors they can take the new two-hour classes to develop their skills. By building small motors in machine shop, tracking down car ail- ments in auto mechanics, and building work-benches and cabinets in woods, the boys are developing substantial back- grounds for entering industry. CONCENTRATION IS APPARENT on Dave Welch’s face as he strives for precision and accuracy in his work with metals. GEORGE JONES MAKES an adjustment on Mr. Harold Mack’s car while other members of the advanced auto shop class look on. Anyone connected with the school may have his car serviced in the shop. 14 MACHINE SHOP STUDENTS become ab- sorbed in their own individual projects.