Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Sixth hour gym provides time for athletes, like senior John Sainato, to improve on their technique while receiving credit. Athletes establish their own program. Foods class provides the right opportunity to cure the munchies for senior Newton Campbell. Newton is one of a few males trying their hand in the kitchen. i Seniors 21

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A lot of Beat the clock. The show is no longer aired but racing time is a commom practice in Typing 1-2. Senior Rob Alger practices to improve his speed and accuracy. Going through the cycle one more time At 6:25 on a hot August morning your alarm blasts. At 6:45 your precious little sister bursts into the room informing you that, “Mommy said if you don ' t get up this instant you’ll be late for school.” You tell her to go pby in traffic. Nine-year- olds are hard to take at this hour of the morning. Apathetically you drag your body to the shower. As you rinse the soap from your eyes, you keep telling yourself, “After this year I ' ll never have to go through through this again ...” As you pull away from the house, your little sister waves from the window. The one comforting thought you have today is that she has eight years to go. Naturally the parking lot is full. You maneuver your car into a tiny spot, located as far away from the school as you can get. You walk into your first day of school for the twelfth time. After the third try, you get your locker open. The bell rings. In five minutes you will be sitting in first hour. May I please have your attention for the morning announcements?” blasts over the intercom. You listen. Everybody listens on the first day. Your first hour teacher begins his No- talking-when-l’m-talking.-bring- (please turn to page 22) In the company of his feelings, senior Gene Siurek designs and paints expressing them. Gene uses his talents to help him through his drawing and painting class. Graphing with chalk is not as accurate as a drafting teacher would expect. Senior Dave Jubinsky realize the hassles teachers have graphing on the chalkboard. Grasping and perfecting the industry trade is offered in machine shop. Senior Marty Jacobs practices severing the pipe in an attempt to accomplish expertism. 20 Seniors

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A lot Of Class continued a-spiral-notebook,-in-case-of-a- fire-drill-go . . . speech. Twenty minutes into the hour you and all the other seniors march off to the convocation. As you listen to the school policy speech you see some old friends across the aisle. The day seems to be picking up. Time for second hour. Today has reached its definite low. Health. Studying the faces, you decide the class is 90 percent sophomores. Grim. By third hour you’re ready for some cheering up. Glancing at your schedule, you see this class is just what you need. Death Class. When you enter the room you see an old pal you haven ' t seen all summer. The day is definitely improving. Fourth hour is perfect. Even if your brother did tell you that economics is boring, there must be something good about a class that isn ' t offered to juniors and sophomores. Fifth hour goes fairly smooth. Except for being called your brother’s name. In sixth hour foods, you actually listen to the rule speech, because for once the rules are different. Not every teacher tells you to wash your hands before you start working. At 2:55 the bell rings, dismissing you from your first day of being a senior. Just think, after this year, you’ll never have to go through that again. cos 2 x + sin 2 x = 1. It is not as easy as 2x=6. Senior Tarrie Troksa ponders Mr. Mason’s trigonometry lecture as she yearns for the days when x was all she sought. A delicate hand and a gentle wrist movement help senior Kim Boltz smooth her vase. Kim learns that the use of the proper tools aids in forming a good ceramic piece. 22 Seniors