Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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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

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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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Because of 35-minute lunch breaks, students rush to their cars in order to get food at nearby drive-ins and be back in class before the tardy bell rang. Tired of fighting the crowd and waiting in the long line for lunch. Sue Buikema and Chris Barta find a solution by eating at home. Open lunch provides variety for many. Lunch period is not only for eating, as junior jill Konopasek finds it a good time to finish an assignment for her next class and catch upon some reading for Current Events. WHAT ' S NEW IN THE LUNCH ROOM? The quest for women ' s suffrage. The fight to repeal prohibition. The bout for integration. The struggle for an open lunch. While the first three subjects denote famous causes in America ' s history, the last one portrays a noted goal in the annals of Student Council. Seeking to alleviate the cafeteria ' s overcrowding, 1971-72 Student Council suggested an open lunch where students could remove their cars from the school parking lot. 18