Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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CLASSROOM CONSULTATIONS SEEM to aid Laura Lieberman and Merrily Grams in their work with the newspaper. Learning Brings All Reactions from Many Individual Minds WAIT A MINUTE! Bewilderment halts Gary Cyganek’s progress and he hopes the teacher will repeat that again — slower. WITH NO TIME for frivolities like chairs, Linda Hensley rushes to get her new ideas down on paper. A school day finds many moods and emotions flitting across students’ faces as they go about their task — learning. Questioning looks over that geometry theorem, deep concentration on an Eng- lish theme, or a friendly discussion of the next day’s shorthand assignment — these are in evidence often, along with that rarer one, the sudden flash of un- derstanding that comes just when giving up looks inviting. Whatever their goals, students find the six hours spent in class pass quickly when they react to, and are changed by, new ideas.

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Students Keep Physically Fit with Games, Sports, Tests Often warming up with knee bends, jumping jacks, and sit-ups, the phys. ed. classes strive for physical fitness through sports and skill games. Tumbling, bas- ketball, kick-ball, volleyball, skill tests, and the not-too-popular laps around the gym help some discover new muscles and others wish they could forget some old ones. Swimming added a new feature to the program — and a new problem for girls with pouffy hairdos. Struggling with straggly locks in a steamy locker room forced some to make last minute dashes to the next class. ACTION BEGINS AS ref Tina Royce oversees a jump ball. Girls were also required to take written tests on rules. COMPETmON AND FRIENDLY rivalry set in as the boys break up into teams for relays. Tim Rochford eyes Ronald Gibson’s pass to Mike Woodward. 18

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Pep Sessions , Assemblies Add Interest to Routine Morning finds bus students congre- gating in the cafeteria until the “beep” tone sounds. Sleepy first period classes hear the announcements read and teach- ers fight the daily battle with thirty pairs of heavy eyelids. Slamming lock- ers, gabfests, and quick trips to the washroom to repair hairdos fill the five- minute breaks. The day passes . . . WHO WOULD DARE cross the picket line formed by Jenny Vajda, Jean Godlewski, and Carol Mercer, taking a tactic from organized labor, they bargain for victory. “GO TEAM GO!” “Yell a little louder!” hoarse boosters. Vocal chords in competition make the gym creak with their enthusiasm. Victories often caused 20