Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Ceremonial symbols diverse in meaning to 245 graduates Symbols of traditional graduation ceremony, the cap and gown, the commencement march and the diploma, have varied meanings. The interpretations are as diversified as the 245 graduates. For some, it denoted an end to school routines. For others, it brought to mind memories of The Mouse That Roared, class floats and Fractured Follies. We ' re on the way to tomorrow, on a road called today, graduates found themselves faced with decisions prominent in molding their futures. Graduation gifts ranging from engagement rings to new cars were tokens of the resolutions and responsibilities confronting seniors. With diplomas in hand and their years of studying and high school activities at an end, the realization that the document signified a new beginning was present in each graduate ' s mind. Receiving her diploma, Carol Jones accepts the class flower, yellow rose, from Mr. Howard Besch, senior sponsor. Cold, clammy hands of graduates were eager to receive diplomas but wary to accept responsibilities of a mature adult.

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26 Enraged by Henry Higgin ' s thoughtless act of tossing her violets into the mud, flowergirl Eliza Doolittle, Kathy Vajda, curses him.