Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Clash Day provided students with an opportunity to wear clothes that had never been combined before into an outfit. Sophomore Laura Noeker pulls up her socks at lunch. A good play or a half time lead are something to cheer about. Senior Nancy Raschke and junior Dorothy Clark make their feelings known as they urge the team to success. The cheerleaders will never be the same. Imitating their female counterparts, Powder Puff cheerleaders add a male touch to a pyramid formation. Did you ever hear the cliche, Stubborn as a mule ? Senior Pat Weaver proves this a snide comment as he strives to pass the ball and pull the donkey at once. le

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It’s not all routine The same class, the same hour, day after day. The same teacher teaching the same students the same material. The same locker, the same combination, the same friends . . . When one looks at high school life, it can be easy to say that everything follows the same pattern. But when one looks at the lighter, offbeat moments, it ' s easy to see that it’s not all routine. Breaking the routine meant different things to different people. For some, it meant dressing up during Spirit Week, using mom ' s old dress and a mask. Meetings and organizations were also a good way to break the routine. Student Council members found that their regular Wednesday night meeting tended to break up the routine and give them something to do. Plays provided the chance for student actors to show their talent and entertain an audience. Even though things appeared to be the same day after day, outside activities proved the fact that it’s not all routine. Superstar gave performers Brad Augenstine, Jesus; Wendy Haley, Mary Magdalene; and Jim Long, Judas ' a break in routine from the usual musicals. le

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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.