Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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A meeting is held between members of the newspaper staff in order to get facts straight on the week ' s news. Seniors Joanne Verhulst, Jeff Alexovich, and Gloria Govert consult one another in sixth hour. The work never stops for publications staff members. Senior Jeanine Stettin, editor- in-chief of the News Bureau, and senior Vicki Krupinski, editor-in-chief of the Panther Press, relay weekly news in the halls. Once merchants have agreed to advertise, ads must be constructed. Junior Jesse Rocha builds the ads that will appear in the Panther Press. Ads pay for the $175 weekly printing cost of the paper. News Bureau-Back row: Jacob Verhulst, Jeanine Stettin, Patty Jacobs, Bob Chambers. Front row: Vita Luque, Anne Osmulski, Denise Fratter

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Seven days work: four printed pages “Oh no, a Panther Press staffer exclaimed. “I’ve got a story due today and I haven’t even started on it!” These all too familiar cries are often a part of the work routine for the Panther Press and the News Bureau staffs. Each staff is responsible for weekly publications, the Panther Press or one of the Calumet Region’s newspapers. The News Bureau is responsible for letting the community know what is happening at school. Each Thurdsay the News Bureau sends stories to the Griffith Shopper, Gary Post Tribune, and the Sun Journal. Stories to be published in the Hammond Times are sent out Thursday. “The papers are easy to deal with,” senior Jeanine Stettin, News Bureau editor-in-chief stated. “They help us out with stories by telling us how to improve them.” Jeanine’s job consists of making sure the stories are completed on time and are distributed to the local papers for publishing. With a staff of only six students, Jeanine believes her staff does a good job. The duty of the Panther Press, the weekly student newspaper, is to inform students and faculty of the latest news around the school and in the community. One four-page issue requires seven days of school work. One week and two days before the paper is issued, Wednesday, story ideas, assignments, and picture assignments are made. The stories are due the following Monday. Tuesdays are spent writing headlines, re-writing stories, and copy-editing. The copy is then taken to the printer were it is set into type. Thursday the copy is pasted up on layout sheets. The staff travels to Litho Midwest Type Company where it puts the finishing corrections on the paper. Paid for by ads, the Panther Press prints 700 copies weekly, costing $175 with each edition. In past years, the paper has struggled to break even. This year, due to strong ad sales, they have come out on top. (t I Ml »,] E Tli Panther Press Staff-Back row: Sandy Little, Vicki Garcia, Laura Brown, Denise Fratter, Lori Clark. Third row: Lea Ann Dye, Scott Carpenter, Betty Thiel, Rita Alliss, Bob Chambers, Steve Whitehead. Second row: Tom Gunum, Sam Marlowe, Steve Wegrzyn, Steve Bradley, Jesse Rocha, Chris Paquin, Vita Luque, Front row: Vicki Krupinski, Gloria Govert, Joanne Verhulst, Jeff Alexovich, Brad Houldieson, Amy Baxter.

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Concert Choir-Back row: Karen Ertl, Laura DuVall, Julie Metikosh, Mary Stanzak, Tom Anderson, Frank Stum, Steve Whelan, Dave Teasdale, Chuck Hess, John Mirda, Chris Cioroianu, Kathy Pavy, Bridget Wykel, cO-pres., Third row: Jackie Meny, Beth Lukeman, Amy Johnson, Jamie Gifford, Cathy Green, Charles Mills. Ken Novath, Tim Leonhardt, Mark Craven, Teresa Timm, accomp., Sally Campbell, Lisa Turner, Yvonne Mitchell. Second row: Kathy Augenstine, Kelly Ruman, Violet Sumner, Brian Konopasek, Tim Obermyer, Terry Keelen, Randy Fields, Barry Hayes, Jim Geisen. Denise Gettig, Kristy Conaway, Lauri Moreth Front row: Paula Kelly, Julie Leslie, co-pres., Karen Springer, Dan Doctor, Dustin Schlagel, sec ' y., Dave Whelan, Joel Bratcher, Steve Choate, Jennifer Geisen, Amy Baxter, Jeanette Geisen, sec’y. Melodies va ry usual routine classwork English teaches the basics of grammar and literature. Math teaches computation. Science teaches how life functions. The Music Department, however, has more out-of-the-ordinary purposes. One half of the music department is the Band. Band is a daily class directed by Mr. Noel Cross and Mr. Robert Sohn. During class the band practices for performing in concerts and playing as the “pep band at varsity football and basketball games. Exceptional band students can participate in Jazz Band. They perform at concerts and at elementary schools. Like every organization, the band had its hand out. They sold popcorn, cheese, and sausage to raise money. The other half of the Music Department, choir, consists of Concert Choir, Girls Choir, Cirls Chorus, and Chorale. While the Choirs meet in classes, Chorale practices out of school. Members are those chosen at spring tryouts. All were directed by Miss Cynthia Przondo. Music theory and music appreciation, a new class, are electives which are provided for those students interested in music as an art. These were taught by Miss Przondo. Ceramic bells and candles were sold to raise funds for the choral groups. Both halves of the music department, band and choir, add a little color to the regular hum-drum routine of classes. The fleeting moments of glory during halftime for band members like junior Steve Whitehead come only after hours of marching practice. Students must put up with the shrill whistle of senior Lynn Feigle. 24