Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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“To explore strange new worlds . . .” That is the goal of senior Steve Whelan as he gazes into a microscope making the adjustments required to examine bacteria if full detail. Steve is in advanced biology. We are not alone. There are fungi among us. In Biology 3-4 Mrs. Carmichael shows senior Mara Wright how to examine the differences between types of bacteria. Students use aseptic examining techniques. Gathering it up The first steps to knowledge taken early To read you begin with A-B-C, to sing you begin with Do-Re-Mi, and to graduate you begin with gathering knowledge. In elementary school, students were taught the basic steps to learning. First, the knowledge must be gathered, then it must be put together in some assemblence to gain the final result. Simple at first, but as we crossed the boundaries of the playground to the steps of high school, gathering knowledge became more involved. English became more than, “Run, Jane, run,” and math involved more than memorizing the multiplication tables. We were required to learn to identify participial phrases and solve for X. The information necessary for solving our dilemma was gathered through endless hours of lectures and vigorous note taking. (continued on page 14) 13

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A ten-page composition can ' t be written without some assistance. That’s when books can be a student’s best friend. Junior Jodie Racine finds all the friends she will need in the library. A new member of the class? No. it is Danny the class skeleton. Danny helps the students learn the various bones for the bandaging unit in health. Junior Bill Downing and sophomore Jim Colby look on and study. “And thus, was the fall of the Roman Empire ... Senior Donna Born finds that paying attention in class and taking notes helps to improve her test scores that will reflect upon her report card grade. V l i 12

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Gathering it up Capacity to gather information increases with age (continued from page 13) Gathered information was also a necessity in non-academic subjects. Band members had to learn to produce sounds from the twisted pieces of brass before learning and performing songs. Choir members had to learn to sing a scale before harmonizing for the “Hallelujah Chorus.” Before paintings and sculptures became paintings and sculptures, the artist was required to learn the basic idea of the color wheel and the general texture of clay. After grasping the concepts, he could proceed to create his masterpiece. The home economics student must acquire an understanding of machine parts before delving into a new homemade wardrobe. Nothing can be accomplished, however, until material and thread are purchased. The fastest typist in the business department would still be hunting and pecking had they not learned that the index fingers should be placed on the and g keys. Once the home row and positions are memorized, typists can proceed to obtain maximum speeds. The final reward for gathering all this information comes in June, when graduates are presented with diplomas. The slip of paper would be unobtainable, however, if the first step to knowledge-gathering the information- had not been completed. ASDFJKL: The first step in typing is learning the home row. Senior Joe Maglish gathers information necessary in pumping out more words per minute. Joe ' s hat is credited to Homecoming activities. 14