Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Concerts and Softball add to pleasure When Fall began, ticket stubs were stuffed in a drawer, summer trophies began collecting dust, empty wallets became filled with lunch money and tans turned to sun lamp burns. Sounds of Peter Frampton, Chicago, Ted Nugent and Aerosmith brought floods of teenagers to White Sox Park, Auditorium Theater and the Aragon Ballroom for popular rock concerts. However, some students prefered the carefree feeling of catching a tan while chasing a Frisbie at the beach. The Dunes provided a place for beach combers, sun worshippers and just plain vacationers. For other students, summer meant a part-time job netting extra cash. By the end of the summer however, the extra cash was usually well spent on clothes, dates, gas and Dairy Queen’s. Capturing state championships were the summer highlights of Griffith’s major A and B. girls softball divisions. But for the majority of softball and baseball players, summer was three months of fun and competition as town teams vied for top positions. The summer of ' 76 was different than summers of the past. The nation was in the heat of a presidential race, with both incumbent Gerald Ford and candidate Jimmy Carter campaigning for the popular vote. While the country was at the height of celebrating it’s 200th birthday, a parade and fireworks proved sufficient for town residents. Then summer was over and nine months of school ensued. As classes paced on, some memories were forgotten while plans for attending new rock concerts, applying for summer jobs and hopes for another trophy readily took their place. I » » Taking a break on a hot summer day. Senior Mike Douthit finds a long, cool drink of water refreshing, after a hard day of playing tennis. Sliding home amid cheers and groans from the spectators, Cheryl Batliner attempts to elude the tag of an opposing catcher during a Munster game.

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0 Dirty socks, junk food add up to workshops Recipe: combine one long week, intensive drills, new friends and a relief from family life. Mix thoroughly and then fold in fun. Result: workshops. The varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders participated in a Michigan camp from which they brought back two superior ribbons, and a superstar squad award. Journalists enrolled in classes at Bail State University to learn and improve their techniq ues of reporting, writing and photography. Boys and girls state at Indiana State University involved a crash course in government. Band members attended camp at Smith-Wallbridge, in Syracuse to exercise their musical talents morning, noon and night. Two high school students attended police camp at Cambridge. They learned the fundamentals of police dog training, arresting of criminals and the process of becoming a police officer. The football players who attended camp at River Falls, Wisconsin, worked on the wishbone offense and improving their positions. While some people spent time at the beach, or working, others decided that summer training would benefit them. Journalism Workshop - back row: Jeff Bat- liner, Karl Ryll, Sheila Jenkins, Mike Bannon, Laura Baker, Cindy Richards, Dave Lewis, Rich Lindsey, Pam Schmal. second row: Jeanne Rowe, Janice Erickson, Steve Pavy, Sue Rogowski. front row: Tom Goeb, Carolyn Donnelly. Anita Salas. Boy s and Girl ' s State - back row: Steve Pavy, Dave Lewis, Grace Jubinsky, front row: Sandy Poi, Pete Klovanish, Mara Fiegle. Pizza and Coke offers a break from classes and mini-deadlines for members of the Reflector staff while they were attending journalism camp. 4