Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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A touch Elves . . . They publish the yearbook “I wonder what the yearbooks going to look like this year.” “I don ' t know, maybe they’ll have some pictures on the cover.” “I wonder if they’ll put any color in it.” ”1 hope they have some good pictures (ones of me anyway.”) They? Who are they? When May arrives 1,000 books do not just pop into the cafeteria. The book has been processed by them” for the past nine months. They include: A) the editor- in-chief, junior Stewart Wiedeman, who is responsible for organizing everything. B) The layout editor, junior Pat Koisor. She is responsible for the graphics of the book. C) The photography department. Junior Mel Kleinaman photography editor, advises junior Amy Baxter, chief photographer, of every picture that must be taken and printed. Amy turns to D) her photography staff for help. E) The copy editor, junior Lynn Fiegle is then responsible for the copy. For help she turns to F) her copy staff and typists, who in turn go to G) the student body and members of the administration and community. But, the line does not stop here. The Team work, the ingredient of the yearbook. Junior Lynn Wagner and sophomores Sally Campbell. Kathy Pavy and Crystal Swartz also enjoy popcorn with deadline. books must also be financed. Thus, there is H) a business staff, headed by ad manager, junior Alison Owczarzak. She in turn, relies on A, B, C, D, E, F, and G to help her sell the ads. Thus, a yearbook is produced. The light in the J-room burns on and they, the staffers and photographers, work together to put together a 192-page book covering the year’s events. A yearbook, or to most it is better known as the “Reflector.” 28 Reflector Photo

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touch of An inside look at the school publications As the 8 a.m. bell rings Friday morning, 44 first hour salesmen scurry around class peddling their wares, in this case, the Panther Press. The Panther Press is a weekly four- page tabloid newspaper published by the Griffith students. However, when a student picks up an issue it is impossible to see all the work that went into the issue. The paper starts out Wednesday, nine days before the distribution date. Reporters and editors get together for a board meeting. Story ideas are discussed and assigned to reporters. Story deadline is the following Monday. By Tuesday, all pictures are taken and a semi-final layout is made. All copy is edited to catch misspelling and other errors. Headlines and captions are written, finally all the copy is taken to Litho-Type Printers in Calumet City. There, computors transform typewritten material into actual type seen in the paper. Thursday typewritten copy is returned on several large sheets of paper. The copy is cut and stuck on the full-sized layout. The paper is then returned to the printer. The paper is printed overnight and delivered Friday morning for distribution. There is still work though Friday morning, as the business manager must balance budgets and the circulation manager must send the papers to other schools and outside subscribers. Not as well known but just as important is the News Bureau. Supplying the five area newspapers with information and happenings their readership is much higher than that of the Panther Press. “It’s important to do a good job because we reach the public-people who don’t know much about Griffith High. They form an image of the school by what we write,” Joanne Verhulst, News Bureau Chief said. The Bureau sends out about six stories per week, staying late every Thursday night. So, while Panther Press is finishing a week of stories. News Bureau has just begun. News Bureau Staff-Back row: Rich Under- wood, Joanne Verhulst, Brad Houldieson. Front row: Jeanine Stettin, Jeff Alexovich. At a press conference with Senator Birch Bayh, senior Jon Terpstra jots down the facts. Mr. Bayh addressed the student body at a convo early in the year. Panther Press News Bureau 27

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Blank film is the curse of any photographer, including junior Amy Baxter. Amy. as chief photographer, organizes photo coverage for Panther Press and Reflector. 1978-79 Relector Staff. Back row: Kathy Murry, Kathy Pavy, Carol Genis, Jesse Rocha, Ron Rodriguez, Linda Dye, Greg Neese Sec- ond row: Diane Lindauer, Lori Dec, Beth Be- lush, Lynn Wagner, Crystal Swartz, Sally Compbell. Front row: Stewart Wiedeman, Pat Koisior, Lynn Fiegle, Melanie Kleinman. Looks tempting, huh? Junior Kathy McElfresh finds the J-room is one room she can trust to count the yearbook money. Sophomore Frank Stum aides in checking subscribers. Reflector Photo 29