Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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As the cafeteria served a steady supply of pizza and fisn patties, many students escape from routine by becoming brown-baggers. With one class over and another just ahead, students find time during the class break to share an inside joke. 3 . USE YOUR HAND !

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r INSIDE J i N OUTSIDE Tumbled, tossed and trembling, Alice cried out in anguish as she felt herself falling through a cloud of darkness. Smack! She landed before a brick building with glass doors and windows. Where am I, she wondered to herself. To her surprise, a Voice from beyond boomed, Griffithland. Her eyes glimpsed an inscription on the wall which read Griffith Senior High School. With all the kids sitting outside the building, Alice realized that she should have guessed that this was some type of youth establishment. Baffled by the Voice and forced on by some mysterious power, Alice stepped into the wide lobby. A list of 51 faculty members on a wall near her right side caught Alice ' s attention. I wonder what they do here? The question flashed in her brain and again the Voice answered in its computer-like monotone. Teachers are present from 7:45 a.m. to 3:70 p.m. as required by the administration. This does not include the time given by teachers who stay after to help students with classwork, homework, special problems and clubs or teams. Alice, both pleased and annoyed by the Voice that could read her thoughts, peered up and down the corridor. It seemed as if dozens of kids lined a narrow ledge and hundreds more wandered through the hall. Alice was lured by the constant motion of the 1,040 students. This place must look like a ghost town in the summer. Again the Voice read her thoughts. After the 38 weeks of the regular school session, summer school opens, lasting from six to eight weeks. The six credit courses, ranging from typing and health to driver ' s education and government, furnish knowledge to 400 students, 300 of which enroll in driver ' s ed. The courses are not only for the student who has failed a class necessary for ALICE DISCOVERS GRIFFITHLAND graduation, but also the one who wants to get enough credits to graduate early. The driver ' s ed class can help students get driving benefits and insurance breaks if . . Stop! What ' s that room over there used for? Alice ' s attention focused on a small room with the word Guidance above the door. A woman looked up and smiled at Alice. Inside, the room was orderly and the neat office ' s friendliness agreed with her. Heartened by the impression, Alice ' s curiosity overcame her fear and drove her to turn to the Voice. Hey, Voice, tell me how this friendly place fits in with the school and if there ' s other places like it hidden here. Guidance department members help students with class schedules, future careers and disciplinary problems. Yes, Alice, we have many special places like this in the building. Some are the audio-visual department, the Resource Center, the library and the cafeteria. Wait. You ' re going too fast; tell me more about this career business. A special career center is available for use by all students. Material on variety of careers from sanitation workers to lawyers is provided. Students may visit the career center during class or after school. The school also has a Career Day when over 3 0 persons from various occupations come to speak to students. The audio-visual department, the Voice continued, services both the senior and junior high. It prints much of the mimeographed classroom material including student handbooks and final exams. The Resource Center helps students who can ' t carry the full academic load by cutting classroom size and providing extra attention for the student who needs it. This all sounds good, Voice but I hear students moving and think if I don ' t start moving, too, I ' m going to miss something. S

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SCHOOL UNFOLDS STORY OF ITS SERVICES; CONFUSION DIMINISHES Roaming the halls, Alice gazed at the 41 classrooms. They looked pleasant with their posters and displays. Alice fell into step with a group but discovered that she was out of shape and needed exercise. The Force directed her through a tour of the school ' s two gyms, football field, basketball and tennis courts. Narration, provided by the Voice, filled her with awe. The Olympic size pool is 4 to 12 feet deep. Students of all grades from elementary to high school use the facility. Three diving boards and six lanes make the pool a place of competition with about 20 meets a year. In addition to varsity meets, a family free swim makes sure adults can enjoy the facilities. Swim club uses the area six hours a week; total hours of use are 59 a week. The Voice continued, The community has access to the gyms one night a week. Upstairs and downstairs gyms are in use five 4