Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Your horoscope... AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) As an Aquarian, you’re an important member of the swimming team. Unfortunately, most of your swimming is done at the bottom of the pool. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) According to the signs, the fish from the cafeteria has permanently damaged your brain cells. Maybe that’s why you had to take sophomore English three times. ARIES (March 21 -April 19) That calculus and physics you struggled through will really come in handy as you spend the next twenty years as a mill rat. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) With your practice at forging passes, the Bureau of the Mint will be out to recruit you following graduation. GEMINI (May 21 -June 20) You aren’t necessarily destined to remain stupid, but the paper from your poor-work notices accounted for two trees from the Yosemite National Park. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Either you needed the Brownie points or you have exceptionally poor taste, as you were the only one who could laugh at the teachers’ jokes. byZorga theGreat LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You have an exceptional way with words. But Mr. O’Rourke didn’t really believe you were late because your German Shepherd ate your Volkswagon. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Betty Crocker won’t have to worry about you. The cake you made in Home Ec . was used as a discus for the track team. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You’re not really a gullible person, but remember the elevator pass you purchased as a sophomore? SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Coming out of Adult Prep class, you are ready for the world. The only question is: is the world ready for you? SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Bom under this sign, you are likely to excel academically. Unfortunately, the little details, like who won the Civil War, escaped you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You will probably go on to be a great war hero. You had the courage to park in the first row of the Wiggs Street parking lot. 15

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I believe in: (A) Santa Claus (B) God (C) the zodiac Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep; if I die before I wake, I hope there ' s a God for heaven ' s sake. What to believe and what not to believe was the question faced by many students. They had to decide whether to accept horoscopes and superstitions, follow a strict religion, or just live on a day-to-day basis. To a preschooler, the only things that really needed believing were Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. Later in life, though, religions usually replace Santa Claus. The belief that there is some supreme being (God) or beings governing our lives is present in all of the religions. During the time when paganism was predominant, the Hebrews formed the Jewish religion, which started with the belief there that was only one God, Yahweh . Christianity (Catholicism) branched off the Jewish religion, after Jesus was crucified, with the belief that He was the savior of mankind. About 1,000 years later various forms of Protestantism arose, within the realms of Christianity, due to th e non-acceptance of some doctrines. I believe in God because I don ' t believe that we just happened, junior Mary Ann Kasper said, we were put here for a purpose by God. One student commented, I think religions are hypocritical because the people within them are hypocritical and the people makeup the religions. Most people belong to a religion in their area. The United States has over 120 million Christians with 16,000 of them living here in Griffith. Preceding the established religions was the zodiac. Originated by the Babylonians back in 2000 B.C., the zodiac was adopted by the Greeks, Aztecs, Egyptians and Chinese. Each of Although most profess to be disbelievers, horoscopes provide students with a brief respite from the world of tests and homework. them used a different variation of the zodiac. The zodiac was, to some, a way of life. The Aztecs, Egyptians, and Babylonians used it as a calendar for planting crops. Other ' s determined a person ' s destiny by it. If a person didn ' t live the way the horoscope determined, he was expelled from society. Today ' s customs aren ' t quite as extreme. One student checks the newspaper every morning to read the horoscopes. If the horoscope says he should stay away from high places, he does; if it tells him to stay home for the day, he obeys. Others read them just as a source of amusement. 1 read them, one student said, but I really don ' t think they make any sense. Another belief that is still popular is superstition, which arose from the inability of man to explain some strange and unusual happenings. Superstitions are vague and often irrational beliefs in the Just as the early Christian martyrs turned to their god during years of persecut ion. Missy Clover finds solace today in religious expression. supernatural and are survivals of some old beliefs and customs based on folklore. Some of the more common superstitions are that to walk under a ladder is unlucky and a four-leaf clover is lucky. In the time of the caveman, superstition was more of a religion than just a superstition. Whether the individual believes in God, follows the zodiac, or declares himself an atheist, at one time or another he has said I believe ... Religion may not be part of school, but it is an important part of many students ' lives. One person ' s involvement with Christ is reflected by this bumper sticker. 14

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Practices, workshops, jobs, loafing, learning fill hectic summer days The alarm buzzed. He slowly opened his eyes. It was 8 A.M. Oh my gosh! He leaped from the bed thinking he was late for school. He stopped for a minute, then crawled back into his bed, realizing that it was the first day of summer. The day he has been looking forward to all year. The day that kept him going through all those biology tests and geometry theorems. After a week of dragging himself out of bed at noon and lying around all day, he decided to start his vacation. PANTHERETTE CAMP — back row: Carol Cioroianu, Despite 90° August heat, the football Cindy Richards, Diane Ponikvar, Kim Racz. front row: team condition themselves and review Jackie Awe, Harolene Willerman, Deanna Bjelich. plays for the upcoming season. VARSITY CHEERLEADING CAMP — back row: Cindy Jansen, Cindy Dolan, Dianne Clark, front row: Chris Barta, Kim Omen, Sharon Zenak.