Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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The object of stares and shrieks, Joe Wilnuskiatis has to eat his food alone. ... yell a little louder. Booming voices Friends deserted him at lunch after his and high hopes help juniors display the appearance on Costume Day. spirit which won the yell contest. Take one float bed, chicken wire and paper . . . add workers John Hilbrich and Dawn Jones . . . mix together in a garage for a week . . . presto ... a float.

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obliged to marked her down for a tardy session. She stormed out of class, infuriated and determined not to get caught. She took her assignment seat and began taking notes on the lecture. Someone nudged her, pointing to the door. Her friends were there. Wanting to talk with them, she coughed until the teacher told her to get a drink. But when she didn ' t return for 20 minutes, the teacher had a difficult time believing she didn ' t know where a fountain was and she ' d gone to the junior high for a drink. On the way to sixth period, she pulled the fire alarm and alloted herself 30 minutes before returning to class. This teacher didn ' t put up with her and sent her to Mr. O ' Rourke ' s office, where he reprimanded her for her constant ditching of class. But she wasn ' t listening, she was already planning how she was going to get to Southlake Mall tomorrow. People ' s Exhibit A, an empty desk, was a piece of evidence needed to convict chronic ditchers on regular school days and most of the Senior Class on traditional Ditch Days. Boredom and the sandman have their effect on Steve Camp as they force him into a sleep, providing an escape from a less- than-exciting history lesson. 21

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One hundred pounds of greased pig chased by five senior girls added squeals and screams to Activities Night. Mr. America, look out. Knobby knees and muscles vie for votes in best legs race for king nominees. False alarm. Whitecoats retreat as Spirit Week, Costume Day unfold float, Panther ' s are Coming, was a take off of Paul Revere ' s ride. Juniors parodied the Boston Tea Party with their Panther Tea Party creation. Crack Down on ' Em, established from the Liberty Bell, represented the seniors. Shouts and screams filled the air as students showed their spirit on Activities Night. Colliding with each other in a pen, five daring members from each executive council chased a greased pig. Smelling lard and boar hair didn ' t bother seniors as they caught the pig in the shortest time, 17 seconds. Knobby knees and hairy ankles aren ' t the best qualities in legs, but for Senior Luke Lovich these were enough to proclaim him as the winner of the sexy leg contest. The 1975 Spirit Week was a fond memory for the seniors who won the Spirit Flag for their enthusiasm. If you happened to bump into Winnie the Pooh on the way to English class, or if you saw a friend whom you always considered such a neat dresser, in a green sweater and purple slacks, you weren ' t ready for the men in white coats. Instead you were witnessing parts of a tradition: the five days before Homecoming — Spirit Week. For some. Spirit Week meant nothing, but to most students it meant hurrying to finish homework assignments so they could squeeze in a few extra hours of work on the class float. After pondering a theme and obtaining a float bed, the float was ready for construction. Gradually chicken wire took forms of panther heads, liberty bells and ships. Homecoming was based on a Bicen- tennial theme. Therefore, all floats had to correlate with the theme or face disqualification. Sophomores ' The price of sexy legs is more than just female admiration. Luke Lovich discovers it is actually $1.29; the price of the pie thrown in his face by Lorene Murray.