Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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LEADERS: WHY DO THEY RUN? QUEST FOR POPULARITY, POWER MOTIVATES OFFICE-SEEKERS 0 FRIEflD in REED IS n FRIERD in DEED In times of sorrow don ' t distress. You can always get a little help from a friend at Royce ' s. — Royce Funeral Home, 242 Griffith Blvd., Griffith, 838-6548. and leadership.” Just as the bright lights of Hollywood beckon a would-be starlet, a position in student government appeals to some. Whatever magic the idea of “ just like to be involved. That ’s the only reason I keep running. ” an office conjures, it attracts both a person who keeps on winning year after year and one who loses every election. Serving as a class officer for three years, Senior Class vice president, Bill Konopasek said, “I just like to be involved. That’s the only reason I keep running.” Greg Allman pursued an Although a class office often brings prestige and self -pride, it also means sacrifice. Nights spent laboring in damp garages make Sue Jeremiah wonder if it’s worth it.

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became instant members. Only juniors voted for their governing body because 29 signed up for the 15 slots, enough for an election. Gone were the petitions, the hand-lettered signs proclaiming “Mary Smith for Student Council treasurer” and the elaborate campaign speeches of years’ past. Even elections were passe. In an atmosphere of such overwhelming disinterest, why would anyone want to run for office? Over and over the same answers appear like cliches. “I ran because the experience would be helpful to me,” Brad Belush, Student Council president, said. “Being Student Council president shows me me responsibility please turn to page 16 fly JUvay with G JT Students who run for offices find themselves in the limelight as the silent majority who wishes they had the nerve to run fade into the background. When you ' re a leader you gain a sense of self-confidence. The “I have to make a speech jitters disappear for Debbie Glass as she addresses Junior Executive Council.

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office throughout his high school career but it always eluded him. “Even though I kept losing, I didn’t feel I had the right to complain if I didn’t have the guts to try,” Greg stated. However, like society’s silent majority, students prefer to gripe that “The same people run the class” but few challenge “those same people.” One student said, “I would never run for anything because I don’t feel like being laughed at. I wouldn’t win against the rahs.” And the cry resounded throughout the school, “Let’s elect officers that will DO something.” With leadership goes responsibility. Executive Council members find themselves still in the classroom discussing float ideas while others raid the fridge . TEIBEL’S TTje ktec l Family F s auran J arrxx JopJ iedChgcke S akand Perch Bancjuet F cilijjes On US. 30 41 Schererville, Indiana j hone 865-2000