Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Recipe for a Bicentennial: Take one country. Add 200 years to its past. Throw in a dash of enthusiasm and a fistful of commercialism. Toss in a bit of color and extensive television coverage. Mix thoroughly for one year to assure success. Congratulations. You are now the proud? owner of a Bicentennial year, complete with parades, programs, and plays commemerating the 200th year of the nation ' s existance. Long after speeches are made and celebrations complete good and bad, — w On the local level, students at Ready Elementary School re-enacted the battles of Lexington and Concord in the high school gym. First graders came incognito, using Hefty bags stuffed with newspaper to help them portray rocks. Second graders were ent assignment of higher grades battles. An appearance by a female Paul Revere riding d shouting, The British are coming! The British are coming! ' of the day. Cri Bicen committee was in charge of planning events for the town ' s celebration. The school newspaper, Panther Press, published an eight-page paper on the Bicentennial. It included an Interview with King George and student views of the town ' s future. Even if students did not make it to school or downtown, they were bombarded by television, radio, newspaper coverage of the year, is used to make the of the historic aspect of centuries. Items such as Minutes, telling what happened on that day 200 years ago, and 200 Years Of American Humor, offering the lighter side of the past 200 years, appeared in prime time slots. Merchants sold everything from cars to cupcakes with a Bicentennial theme. Products plastered the Bicentennial emblem everywhere imaginable. Stars and stripes, eagles and flags appeared on shirts, towels, pillowcases and patches. le students complained about seeing iring Bicentennial this and itennial that. Others opted to add to elebration. But the question that was throughout the halls was, Where magazi Bicen end? displays a crafts, p Griffith had named one of communities in Lake American Revolution Commission. The Do you feel run down? So does the Bicentennial symbol after hundreds of tires dtove over it daily. The -symbol painted at the intersection of Broad and Columbia commemorates the town ' s Bicentennial spirit. Cancelled because of gang threats, the 4th of July Carnival was replaced by a Bicentennial festival. Mara Fiegle pushes popcorn for the band.

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WHY HAVE EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS LACKED SUPPORT FROM MANY STUDENTS? “Students are too self-centered and the teams don ' t win any games. — junior Jeff Geisen “The students are too lazy to participate and have no school spirit. — junior Sue Duvall A lot of the problem could be that the activities aren ' t announced. Most people don ' t know when the games are. Some kids don ' t even, know, for example, that Griffith has a hockey team. senior Nan Kowalisyn Because most of the activities are fixed by the coaches before the season even starts, many people are just wasting their time. — senior Ken Holevinsky HOW HAVE STUDENT INTERESTS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS? A few years ago I knew of quite a few people, including myself, that planned on dropping out but now plan on finishing even if this place is just as boring as before. — junior Mike Antrim Before my senior year, I never got involved in many extra-curricular activities. Now, however, as this is my last year, I have tried to get involved in more. I ' ve also seen that a lot of this talk of apathy is just that — talk. senior Rich Laudeman High school students no longer have unity for a common cause. Today they ' re all out for themselves. — senior Mark Gregory Students are less interested in school and more interested in outside activities and goofing around. Most kids are afraid to be individuals but tend to go along with the crowd. — sophomore I isa Ross. of a LIFE 7

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— The Bicentennial theme could be found throughout Griffith Even the light poles carried the symbol of our nation s 200th birthday Despite advancements , people continued to ex and linger in the past and showing antique ca