Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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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.

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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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Always looking for an interesting news occur- ance, reporters roam the halls, armed with pencil and paper in quest of a page one story. REPORTERS — back row: Joyce Pierscinski, Linda Rogowski, Carolyn Hoshaw, Mary Su- fak. Iron! row: Ray Saunders, Harolene Will- erman, David Richards. Pondering his next story, sports editor Don Lewis wonders whether he will miss mom ' s spaghetti and meatballs in order to finish his copy by deadline. ' I CAN ' T READ MY HISTORY BOOK WITHOUT THINKING I COULD HAVE WRITTEN THIS BETTER ' Panther Press is more a way of life than a class. I can ' t read my history book without thinking, ' I could have written this better. ' When I browse through the Sears catalogue, I don ' t just look at the clothes, I notice the layout, a staffer stated. These were feelings that carried the Panther Press beyond the realm of just a high school newspaper. Although the paper showed changes like a layout featuring broken boxes and a new flag, it revealed something deeper: the staff ' s ability to work together. Putting the Panther Press before oneself meant sacrifices. A business manager who sold ads during her lunch time often expanded the usual four-page weekly into six and eight pages. Editors that looked beyond the news ' surface brought in-depth stories on boredom, divorce and dating. Occasional thoughts of quitting disappeared as a student opened the paper, found his story and declared, That ' s what I wrote. Business staffers Kathy Holevinsky circulation manager; Brenna Brown, subscription manager; and Mary Popyk, business-advertising manager; work together to bring their record books up-to-date. 26