Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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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

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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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None of us is as smart as all of us. Panther Press editors, Carolyn Hoshaw and Harolene Willerman followed this maxim in planning story ideas. Editor-in-chief Trish Kolarik duties go beyond writing stories and making sure the paper meets its deadline; she also keeps peace on staff. Before going to the printers, managing editor Janice Slupski checks a fate news story with copy editor Linda Rogowski. k