Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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car washes. Some students were dismayed to discover that studying hours for a test sometimes resulted in failure, while not studying at all brought an unexpected A. Just as a student finally focused dry yeast cells under the microscope after 20 minutes of probing, the fire alarm would inevitably ring. It ' s an old belief that taxes and death are the only sure things in life. But in school, students realize new changes and old traditions will always be present. Kids discover life’s certainties: taxes, curfew, football, change 5

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One look at a dejected football player on the bench graphically shows that at least one tradition remained intact: a dismal season. Ever present in the main lobby, various groups vied for the students attention and dollars in an attempt to keep their clubs alive. New social studies mini-courses enabled students to pick a certain period to study about instead of trying to learn the entire history of man. Every year, one-third of the student body is replaced with new people clamoring for change, but still school stays almost the same. Continued from page 3. year-long bout with apathy and the gymnastics team found a coach. Mini- courses, already existing in English, offered students a chance to choose history subjects such as Military History or Women in America, instead of the same boring topics. Many changes were more difficult to keep up with. Fashions switched almost as fast as boyfriends. The end of nine weeks came faster than expected. Students often found themselves in wrong classrooms due to schedule revisions. Other things remained untouched and unchanged. Every morning, at 8 a.m., students could rely on the announcements for an extra five minutes sleep. Losing games became as much a part of football season as the Homecoming queen. Juniors faced the challenge of working in the concession stand at the games and battling the half-time crowd. Sophomores looked forward to Mr. Mack and Mr. Owen ' s annual field tripto the Oriental Institute in Chicago. Club members donned aprons or old blue jeans for bake sales and 4

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Tucked in the northwest comer of Indiana, lies a small town, sandwiched between the bustling, industrial complex of Chicago — Hammond — and — Gary, better known as the Calumet Region. This “bedroom community” where fathers work in one town but live and rear their families in another is the suburbs of Griffith. This town is just like any other typical suburb, with one high school, mushroom-shaped water towers and a volunteer fire department. A steel -cast foundry and a paper-packing company make up the industrial faction, shops, taverns and the U.S. Post Office line the streets downtown, with two fire stations at opposite ends. Eleven gas stations, four recreational parks, and four elementary schools are scattered throughout the town. The Calumet area has been described as one big “melting pot,” in other words, name the nationality, and Griffith probably has it. The town is populated by more than 18 , 000 , ranging from Spanish-Americans, to middle- Europeans. Many belong to one of the twelve churches that are located within the town. Although the town is like many others, it does differ in some respects. Griffith claimed two entries in “Ripley’s Believe It or Not.” The town has the record for the most this is GRIFFITH PANTHER COUNTRY “This is Griffith Panther country. The legend painted on the water tower leaves no doubt as to what community a motorist is passing through as he spins down busy Ridge Road. Early evening in Griffith is exemplified by closed stores and the whizzing of cars as residents desert the streets en-route home from work. Griffith: conglomeration of railroad