Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Hard Classes College-bound students skip dates to tackle physics, trigonometry S aturday night and most students are out with friends or dates. Meanwhile, the college-bound student can be found at home amid a pile of papers, trying desperately to solve that last trigonometry problem. After that, he goes on to tackle his physics and advanced composition. Hard classes may seem like a waste of time and extra expended brain work, especially when more enjoyable classes such as cooking and sewing are available. But, to a student who wishes to enter college, these classes can play an important role in the success of his years after high school. There is a variety of these classes which a student can take to sharpen his mind. For a student wishing a career in the medicine, engineering, or teaching, various types of math are required. A student may take courses in algebra, geometry and trigonometry. Science, a related yet very (continued on page 10) Just one more crystal.” Trying to weigh just the right amount of silver chromate in chemistry may be a trying experience but junior Chris Cioroianu seems to have it under control. Precision and accuracy are a must in Drafting Sophomore Don Karney concentrates on making just the right lines on his drafting projects hoping to get a good grade.

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One of the required high school classes is Health I. How to bandage wounds and splint broken bones are some of the things taught. Sophomore Lisa Imre checks her sketches and notes. Before the tests and labs, notes must be given. Mrs. Jacqulyn Oexmann gives notes to her biology class as their quick moving pencils take down all of the important information. A Slinky may be a wonderful toy for fun, but Mr. Howard Besch ' s physics classes use the toy for learning. The long spring helps senior Ron Pirau measure wavelengths of light.

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Hard Classes Chemists, scientists analyze frogs, worms, atoms (continued from page 9) different co urse from math, is another needed subject. In biology, students learn the major systems of the human body. To help them recognize various systems, worms, frogs and fetal pigs are dissected. The chemist and physicist are taught such things as the structure of the periodic table and how to analyze it, different laws and formulas and the major parts of an atom. Business courses are taught to students interested in secretarial work or bookeeping. The typing classes are spent working on various letters, memorandums and tabulations. After completing two years of typing a student can enroll in clerical procedures. There, they work as though in a real office. Accounting deals with bookeeping and balancing a checkbook. In music, students can learn correct breathing techniques, the simple scale and how to sightread. Music Theory, for (continued on page 12) Reading is a very important part of a hard class but somet imes isn’t the most fun. Sophomore Robbie Phillips tries to concentrate on his reading in an English class. Slow down my fingers can ' t type that fast! To make the grade in dictation you need a good ear and fast fingers. Senior Sherri Sambor’s fingers seem to be doing the limit. Occassionally, a hard class such as Spanish takes a break for something different. Juniors Denise Nichols and Kim Lessie make a paper mache pinta to be sold for charity. 10