Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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jj: | SACRIFICE o| HOME FOOD, ml WARM BEDS; 1 PRODUCE M REFLECTOR When a person thinks of staying up till four o ' clock in the morning he thinks of Prom, slumber parties and New Year ' s Eve. But when a staffer thinks of staying up till four in the morning hethinks of all-night work sessions, triplicating copy, writing captions and designing layouts. What ' s a colorful verb to replace this dull one? Aren ' t you done with that typewriter? or Help me think of a lead for my story, were never-ending cries as a staffer hurried to complete layouts so they could leave damp basements and go home to warm beds. To prevent work from piling up, Reflectorites took turns grabbing a bit of dinner at McDonalds or Burger King to hush their growling stomaches. Hounding teachers, custodians and students for needed facts, staffers turned the school inside out to present the student ' s point of view through the theme INSIDE-OUTSIDE. The Herff Jones Medal of Citation awarded to the 1973 Reflector as one of the top four yearbooks in the nation. The book also merited the Ingelhart Award for best yearbook during the second week at the Ball State Journalism Workshop. As the deadline approaches, copy editor Donna LaRue checks captions, copy ana headlines for opening editor Dan Marren. As each deadline is completed, editor-in-chief Chris Patterson marks off the finished pages on the production chart.

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v ' V g Sty ' Sophomores couldn ' t participate in phase electives until they had one semester of English. Debbie Riggs awaits drama classes while suffering through nouns and verbs. The importance of Charles Darwin ' s Origin of Species in Inherit the Wind is pointed out to Lori Shepkowski in a phase elective class taught by Mr. Charles Hartkin. menagerie of classes extracted from basic english,form PHASE ELECTIVES finish the book. Why don ' t they have a class ... E 76 — Development of the American Short Story The subject is as old as man himself. Ever since the first teacher taught his students grammar or reading, groans of I already know how to talk so why do I have to learn this? resounded. Teachers attempted to make their subject more interesting with the use of audio-visual aids, games or acting out play, but still found that students ' interest soon flagged. Finally the English Department came up with a solution — Phase Electives. For the first time over 35 courses were offered, allowing the student to choose subjects of his interest without losing the essentials of the language. Ranging from Family Circle to Highlights of English Literature, the courses lasted for nine weeks and were geared to the students ' learning rate. Students could now take as many as 12 English courses in three years and rea d books as widely different as Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones and The Scarlet Letter. But even with the new system complaints still existed. How am I supposed to decide which courses to take? You know I can ' t ever make up my mind. Others who enjoyed the spoken rather than the written word, displayed their talents in Speech Club competition. Five students braved early morning rising and scratchy voices to compete with over 1,000 Calumet Regionites in events such as Extemporaneous Speaking. 23

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Who is it? An unfamiliar face causes problems for editor-in-chief, Chris Patterson, advertising editor, Sheila Curnett, layout editor, Judy Hunt as they try to identify a student. SECTION EDITORS — back row: Nancy Joyce, co-organ- izations; Nancy Idukovich, co-organizations; Laura Bol- la, co-academics; Brenna Brown, co-index; second row: Denise Hill, contribut- ing editor; Mary Sufak, un- derclass; Ray Sanders, sports; Jeanne Gillis, assistant activi- ties; front row: Janice Slup- ski, indepth reporter; Pam Garastik, co-academics; Laura Piehl, co-organiza- tions; Sue Catchur, activities.