Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Latecomers to school still report to A-V after school, where they pass the time chatting with Mr. O ' Rourke, rolling pennies down the aisle, or just catching some sleep. Art classes still maintaied a high enrollment level as students like senior Linda Kolpin sought to manifest their creative talents in art-oriented classes of their choice. 5

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Amidst all the noise and hassle of everyday life, it’s nice to know that there’s somewhere you can go tor solitude and a good book to curl up and relax with. Is it a budding Rembrandt or just someone who is glad to see Old Man Winter? An anonymous artist leaves a message of snow to remind students of the obvious. Change vs routine — it’s a delicate balance We live our lives from day to day, grumbling about the sameness of each passing day. Ah, how we despise routine. Rise at 7 a.m each morning to catch the bus to school, where a clock will determine our whereabouts for the remainder of the day. Do this, do that. But be careful not to shatter the routine. Surely, too much routine is bad, depressing. But in the proper amounts, routine adds structure to our lives. It gives us security. So while students and teachers appreciated the changes the new year introduced, they were also grateful for some routine things (although they’d rather die than admit it). Students still gathered on the ledge to joke, gossip and swap tales. Lines still formed outside Mr. O’ Rourke’s office, latecomers waiting for passes. Coaches and players still worked hard to produce winning teams, while teachers struggled to stuff gerunds and participles into the minds of reluctant students. Couples attended traditional homecoming, prom and turnabout. Band members still challenged for chairs and performed concerts. Students still ditched, got caught, laughed, cried, fought with and made up with their friends. A lot of things changed during the course of the year. But some things remained pleasantly the same, in the same old place. After the morning classes, juniors Terry Troksa, Dawn Kowalik and Kathy Bradley meet in the cafeteria to share lunch, laughter and a bit of friendly conversation. 4

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Chick or the egg? Learning came first, books followed “You can’t team about living from books, because books are written in general. Living is done in particular. ” — Anonymous What came first, the chicken or the egg? Remember that question? You thought and thought only to have your mind run in circles. Well, there’s another version. What came first, learning, or the book? Something had to be known before a book was written, but where was it learned in the first place? That question is a little bit easier than the chicken and the egg. The learnin’ came first, yep, even before the book. When man first learned everyday do ' s and don’ts he wrote them down to pass on to his children and grandchildren. Down through the ages each generation has learned something new to add to his list. It’s the new revelations which have kept society going and growing. As a matter of fact it’s still happening. Students spend only 27 Vi hours, out of a total of 168 hours per week, in the classroom. After all possible book knowledc is crammed in their heads, they must apply it to common sense situations. If everything could be learned from books, life would be so much easier. The only trouble is, life doesn’t happen according to a specific set of rules. Students are constantly faced with changes that veer from the expected. It’s the new things that make student life exciting.