Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Shorthand is a very good class to take if you are interested in secretarial work after high school. Junior Karen Melton does her shorthand assigned for the day. After being absent from school sophomore. Tina Nelson makes up an assignment in the hall. Hard classes can become even more difficult when they ' re missed. 11

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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

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Hard Classes Compositions, both musical and English, fill students imminent hard schedule (continued from page 10) students who wish to carry on their musical talent, deals with minor scales and the composition of music. Foreign languages are a must in some colleges. Some take Spanish and French for their own pleasure but others to meet college requirements. In drafting, the advanced artist practices architectural designs. Advanced composition, one of the English mini-courses, is a very helpful one for a college-bound student. In the class they are taught the basics of good writing. They are also required to compose a ten-page term paper, complete with footnotes and an outline Whether or not a student is college- bound, hard classes are inevitable. If you are interested in keeping business accounts or book keeping, accounting is an interesting class to take Senior Kay Nelson does her assignment for the day. Shorthand, thought to be a series of scribbles by some, is a skill that must be practiced. Senior Yolanda Litrell writes the words until they become natural to her. Many formulas and identities must be learned to achieve an A on your trigonometry test. Junior Duane Lindell enters the formula into his calculator.