Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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33,060 pounds of papers were collected by the Senior Class in order to help them raise money for the Senior Banquet. Senior Ken LaVelle does his part. Under the watchful supervision of Class Sponsor, Howard Besch. junior Debbie Overmeyer stuffs poms in the class creation. Excorcize the Devils.” The door-to-door selling of magazines, as demonstrated by junior Jeff Batliner, was a method his class used to gross $3,800 needed to help sponsor Prom. 15

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GETTING IN Active picks a) band, b) golf, c) all of above As John awoke to the bright, morning sunlight, he clumsily sat up and wearily focused his bleary eyes on the calender above his closet door. Saturday, August 27 . His mouth dropped open in astonishment. The summer vacation he thought would never end had dwindled to its final days. I’ll make this year different,” John thought. “I’ll get involved in something. Yawning, he grabbed his student handbook and begin flipping through it. His eyes skimmed the page, but caught on the paragraph about the band. He thought about joining, but he kept envisioning the time he took his first piano lesson. His mother struggled and fought to drag him to the piano bench. After an agonizing hour of learning the scale, he spent the rest of the afternoon throwing darts at a picture of Beethoven. No, the band was definately out. He thought about trying out for the play, but that horrible memory of his debut performance in the third grade as a mushroom kept creeping into his mind. There were so many organizations to choose from: Bowling Club, choir, Y-teens, Panther Press, DECA . . . the list was infinate. John is typical of students who are faced each year deciding what club or organization to join. After a silent debate in their minds and some open discussion with their friends, they made their decision. They’re probably striving for the same thing, to have a complete paragraph of student activities listed beside their yearbook senior picture. Getting involved is what student life is all about. By exsertlng every muscle in his body, senior Chris Thomas jumps, stretches and slaps in a futile attempt at stealing the basketball from senior Don Baker’s grip.

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Cold hands and soggy overalls don ' t dampen the spirits of seniors Barb Carlson and Jennifer Owczarzak, as they relay pails of water in the water passing competition. Both of us in this little bag . . . ? Skepticisim makes juniors Lisa Strayer and Terri Leslie reconsider their strategy for winning the sack race Contest at Activities Night. Skiing their way to a sure victory, sophomores Laurie Dzyrovcak, Barb Thomas and Pat Stevens combine teamwork and lots of coordination to rank first in the slalom competition. 4 • - Non-conformity hits halls as Levi’s get tucked away and fishnet pullovers set trend. Shaded beneath a wide Mexican sombrero, one student prefers her privacy and solitude while intently working on a sewing project during Costume Day. The old cliche you ' re only as young as you feel,” could easily be applied to Mr. Larry Owen, history teacher, as he joins in the fun on Costume Day.