Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Individualists becomeprominent; A part or apart in the crowd? 1. A person belonging to a group. One who never walks to class alone. 2. A person separated from others. One who joins the Chess Club because he likes to play, not because his friends belong. Most students belong to something whether it ' s a club, clique or boyfriend. Discovering a belonger is easy, the difficulty is finding the active belonger. Most want to be an active belonger, but not all succeed. The idle belonger tries to get in all the clubs, to become one of the gang. When he finally gets in too many groups, he realizes he has no time to do what he really wants. Not caring about being dubbed weird for not wearing Levis, he, the person who represents Number Two, shows up wearing a silk shirt and checked pants. She, the person who represents Number One, tries to get in every club possible so she will fill a whole paragraph next to her picture in the yearbook. Even though the look was long hair, straight and parted down the mi ddle, she, who symbolizes Number Two, decided on the new look: short, straight, and parted down the middle. After listening to a new song on the radio and not liking it, she, who represents Number Two, later finds out it is an Elton John song and suddenly changes her mind because everyone loves Elton. Eating lunch alone doesn ' t mean he, who represents Number Two, had bad breath or an odor problem. He just wants to eat in peace without noise and confusion. Every student is his own individual and must choose his own lifestyle. That is, a choice of whether he wants to become a Part and join the group or remain apart. Even though some students enjoy riding around in cars, others don ' t mind using their foot power to get where they want to go. Gossiping with friends, Amy Govert joins in while uninterested Robyn Downey chooses to read a book for a past time. 12

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Knowing that everyone does not share the same thrill and excitement over the nation ' s 200th birthday, this spread is dedicated to those who chuckle at Dolly Madison ' s stars and stripes cupcakes, scoff at red, white and blue plastic toilet seats, and giggle at other such commercialized displays of patriotism. Through these Bicentennial Memos, the Reflector staff wishes to consol the silent and sometimes not-so-silent majority who find the Bicentennial nothing more than a good old All-American rip-off. In Eldon Ready ' s school presentation of the re-enactment of the Battle of Lexington, Paul Revere ended up being a girl. Not because Women ' s Lib was seeking equal representation in history, but because this girl was the only student who owned a horse. When the lookout in the Old North Church realized the British were coming, he got his signals crossed. He was supposed to hold up one if by land, two if by sea, and three if by the new Honda Civic. The Class of ' 76 was graduated in blue and white robes with the red rose as its flower. Many seniors puzzled for hours trying to figure out a flag formation seating arrangement in the auditorium for Commencement exercises. Even the cafeteria lunches got swept up in the Bicentennial fever. One day the lunch ladies served Ben Franklin turkey. Bunker Hill potatoes, and Declaration milk. Thank heaven they stopped before authentic Delaware River soup was pumped in. Just think what Betsy Ross could do with the zig-zag stitch on Singer ' s Super Sewing Machine. Student Council couldn ' t let the Bicentennial opportunity escape without its contribution to this festive occasion. At many of its weekly meetings, arguments erupted from the patriotic and the non-patriotic members on whether to paint the classroom garbage cans red, white and blue. Since the town of Griffith received the distinction of being named a Bicentennial Community, it had to show spirit someway. Red, white and blue fire hydrants and red, white and blue flag pole hangings decorated the streets. The town holiday parades even benefitted from the Bicentennial. Behind the usual parade entries of the baseball team, the flag bearing veterans, and the town ' s fire fighting equipment, a new float — a red, white and blue Spirit of ' 76 cement truck entertained the crowds.

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Although most students wouldn ' t be caught dead on two wheels after their sixteenth birthday, some ignore the ridicule and peddle to school. Secluded at his own table, a student decides to shun the clustered groups of gossip and noise to eat his lunch privately. 13