Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

Page 29 text:

With a smile on his face and a cornet in his hand sophomore Don Bodner relaxes a minute before he is called to attention to practice precision-marching and formations during the football season. Chorale-Back row: Dan Doctor, Mary Stanczak, Steve Whelan, Laura DuVall, John Mirda, Bridget Wykel, Chris Cioroianu, Paula Kelly Second row: Beth Lukemann, Frank Stum, Julie Leslie, Chuck Hess, Amy Baxter Front row: Dustin Schlagel, Jeanette Geisen, Terry Keelen, Jenifer Geisen, Joel Bratcher, Lisa Turner, Steve Choate. Band Back row: Mr. Robert Sohn, director. Gene Corle, Steve Whitehead, Sue Morgan, Bill Downing, Mr. Noel Cross, Director. Sixth row: Gordon Mauger, Bob Grabinski, Scott Ward, Cynthy Fuoss. Patty McCluskey, Dena Good. Nancy Buikema, Donna Comer, Rob Marvel, Doug Schlagel, Bob Hafner, Steve Riley, Bill Schmidt, Keith Mitchell, Keith Zylo. Fifth row: Debbie Johnson, Jeff Chandler, Tom Neil, Dave Brown, Kevin Stassin, Linda Campbell, Anthony Joseph, Chris Gonzales, Andy Wright, Lori Miller, Maureen Kuss, Sonia Trinajstich, Sherry Matthews. Fourth row: Butch Tomasko, Tony Stinnett, Sharon Poi, Diane Rafa, Shari Lewis, Mark Barenie, Ron Rodriguez, Nancy Loomis, Cathy Roach, Donna Billingham, Janet Sexton, Rose Villapando. Third row: Mary Nowak, Kelle Huber, Debbie Lopez, Dehn Johnson, Sherry Patrick, Cathy Aquillon, Vita Luque. Sue Luque, Kathy Little, Carrie Jostes, Rhonda Humbert. Second row: Mara Wright, Dana Hood, Vicki Moreno, Janet Mirda, Jane Williams, Renee Blair, Denise Fratter, Jayne Hodor, Tracy Pepler, Cheryl Tucker. Front row: Teresa Timm, asst, drum major, Bev Bolla, Becky Fratter, Victor Hernandez, Ken Kalicky, Steve Bradley, Terry Johnson, Allen Setmayer, Lynn Feigle, drum major. Girls Choir-Back row: Kathy Richardson, Julie Messinio, Tina Hall, Anita Smith, Juanita Moreno. Third row: Helen Parker, Vice President, Shawn Ryan, Kathy Reyome, Krista Penwitt, Beth Lukemann accom. Second row: Mary Farrell, Becka Kounelis President, Annette Girman, Terry Davis, Tina Pilch, Secretary, Front row: Crystal Swartz, Tammy Caldwell, Rita Alliss, Secretary. Lydia Vicker, Venus Castile, Kim Marlow. Girls Chorus-Back row: Joanne Kregel, Cindy Hardin, President, Tina Stephens, Kelly Stolte, Dianne Wilson, Carrie Jostes, Ann Kudzinowski, Secretary. Second row: Mary Kae Houldieson, Earlene Hannah, Carroll Taylor, Joann Bernotus, Denise Paradise, Debbie McClung, Vice President. Front row: Josie Medina, Alison Hyde, Tracy Scofield, Ellen Bennett, Dana Tapley, Leslie Milch 25

Page 28 text:

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

Page 30 text:

End Results Long nights, hard work, studying, bring hopefully favorable results. ‘‘Often enough on faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true,” William James, a philosopher of the late 19th and 20th century once said. In effect this statement says that to gain positive results; one need have faith. But often enough, one requires more than simple faith to accomplish the desired end result. A light glows candescently, scarcely illuminating one corner of the room. Yawning loudly, something she would never do in school, a student rubs her watery eyes as she turns another page of the text book. Her digital alarm clock ticks off 1:38 a.m. Nearly an hour later, she finds herself leafing through a semester’s worth of class notes, cramming for the semester exam in world history. Dates and places must be temporarily memorized. Two days later, outside her fifth hour class, grades for the exam are posted. She looks up Number 18 to discover the end result of her study is favorable, a B + . A positive result doesn’t always come in the shape of a grade. An athlete spends hours toiling under a hot sun on the field or shivering through icy laps in the pool before the sun rises. From early morning practice sessions to the sound of the final buzzer, athletes and coaches strive for victory. The straining voices of tenors, basses, and altos can be heard as one walks past the choir room as the choirs practice. Eventually difficult notes are hit easier (continued on page 28) At first the product does not look like much but after several hours of work in and out of class the product, whether it is a drawing, painting, charcoal or pastels then becomes the finished product. 26