Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Practice makes perfect for senior Heather Healy, as she concentrates on her music and junior Paula Kelly turns pages. Both are choir members and music majors. Help I don’t understand can be heard in every class at times throughout the year. Junior Dave Kapitan tries to further his knowledge by questioning Mrs. El Naggar. Although Juniors Robin Szafasz, Tracy Lickwar and Sharri Berkos may never be machinist, at least they will have had a chance to see what it is all about. 16 Juniors

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A lot of class continued Eighteen protons, 17 neutrons, surrounded by 18 electrons spaced in the proper shells. Sounds complex, but Biology 1-2 students learned to grasp the data. A steady hand for sophomore Lisa Zaicow is a must as she constructs angles in plane geometry. She also must learn how to write proofs and understand trig. bad, but biology proved to be worse, at first. He was lost, but then Mrs. Beahm went through the basics of the scientific method and all was soon well. Lunch was fairly normal. He sat in the same spot as last year. After lunch, he walked into N109 and sat down. All of a sudden: iHola, Clase! and his teacher was off and rambling in Spanish. Eventually he began talking English again. Ah, sixth hour, English. Verbs and adjectives whirled about his tiny head. He caught a word here and there that his teacher, Mrs. Blum, said but he knew he would have to brush up on grammar. After the end of the first week, he did not have to use his, by now, tattered, dirty schedule anymore. The jokes about his older brothers slowly died out, and he actually started understanding some of the words in his Spanish class. Aaron decided after a week- and-a half to risk sitting on the ledge. He was afraid they would kick off a sophomore, but no one even asked him to leave. After three weeks, he could joke around with his teachers, The scientific method was behind and he had moved on to respiration in the human body. He had learned some dirty words in Spanish, on his own of course. He was now, a bona fide high school student. Somehow, he did not feel much different, though. The 30 paces across the breezeway were not that far after all. Sophomores 15

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Sewing, drafting and typing are electives for juniors Karen Meny, Gordon Blanchard and Cherly Miller as they learn to work independently in the classrooms. Juniors realize the struggle has to be worth it. Juniors idly walk from one class to another. First it is to English, the class where you read a 400 page novel every week. Then you wander into shorthand with all of its symbols for letters that take six years to learn. And if that is not bad enough, next you have to listen to 60 minutes of roaring machines in Power Mechanics. Chemistry would not be so bad if you did not have to memorize all 103 elements and their atomic weights. After the monotony of your morning classes, sewing provides some relief, especially if you are one of the two boys in a classroom of girls. Drafting completes your seven hour school day while you try your hand at the skills of architectural drafting. Although the previously mentioned courses are not all required, some classes are. Chronology is such a course. The nine week class takes a student through United States history in chronological order. The main topic area is president ' s administration. Although many students dread their chronology class, they will agree that learning the heritage of their country is important. Adult living preparation, or or prep for short, is an elective course. This class prepares the student for family life. Students learn the values of a family and family planning procedures. One of many activities this class participates in is an experiment where an egg represents a child, please turn to page 19 Juniors 17