Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Class Recitation , Study and Friendly Chatter Complete Academic Day; Clubs, Sports, Dates Beckon for Free Time WITH A STRANGE feeling that she is not alone, Betsy Beiriger just can’t concentrate on her reading assignment. PECKING AWAY OUTSIDE the attendance office, Chuck DeNeal seems to be subbing for an office girl. SECLUDED IN HIS library study “carrel,” Wade Farris becomes absorbed in a mystery. 23

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PEACEFUL HALLS AWAIT the next onslaught of students. Voices of teachers drift out open doors and mingle with strains of a record in Spanish. With four long hours of class behind them, teachers and students alike wel- come the tone sound that means — - FOOD! The halls clear as if by magic while hungry teens make their shivery dashes across the open breezeway to the cafeteria. Thirty-five minutes leaves no time for intramurals but is still enough for chatter and antics. After trooping back to class, the students find the two- hour afternoon passes quickly. Then other things — jobs, clubs, sports, dates, and dances — all compete for time slots in their plans. SHORTHAND REQUIRES CONCEN- TRATION to master the forms being writ- ten on the blackboard. 22

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CHEERLEADERS LED THE booster block as pre-game excitement ran through the expectant crowd. Rain , Set Blazes, but Enthusiasm If a disaster had been turned into an inspiration, there would have been three giant-sized wiener roasts. As it turned out, there were merely three lonely bonfires, attended by naught but the squirrels. To top things off, an un- expected downpour moved the time of the parade from the traditional Thurs- day night to Friday before the game. Instead of having wall-to-wall posters, as in past years, they were confined to the bulletin boards. These things made Homecoming unusual. QUARTERBACK RICH BEACH finds himself at the bottom of the pile after failing to make it through the Crown Point defense. The Panthers later came out on top, though, avenging their 1963 Homecoming loss. COACH TOM KURTH gives Chuck Stuhlmacher those all-important instruc- tions before he enters the game.