Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Journalism J-Room Mystery Solves By Staffers he J-room. To the majority of students it is a room of no basic importance except, to serve those people known as journalists. They peck at their typewriters and can be seen bustling in and out of the room trying to accomplish their weekly newspaper duties. Those journalists belong to the staffs of the Panther Press and the News Bureau. The Panther Press is the school newspaper published weekly and put together by Editor-in-Chief, senior Bob Chambers and his staff of reporters. “I think Journalism makes people well-rounded in many areas. You learn to introduce yourself and talk to people. You also learn to be responsible for yourself and realize the hassles you can cause others by not completing your work,” Bob commented. The Panther Press struggles through deadlines striving to meet their goal of over 30 newspapers a year. The other half of the news media that is closely tied to the Panther Press is the News Bureau staff. Being News Bureau chief is not an easy job. It is my responsibility to see that stories are given out each week to the 5 region papers. At times it is a little hard to get my staff motivated, but overall my staff is good and easy to work with,” junior Denise Fratter stated. The two staffs combined make up for most of the news that gets it start in the J-room. Even though the paper is printed, the work isn ' t over. Copies must be mailed to long- distance subscribers. Junior Tim McCoy prepares to mail papers to colleges and homes. Since ads pay for the printing costs of the Panther Press, the staff works to keep advertisers happy. Junior Diane Wilson builds a profesional-looking ad. b

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It takes teamwork to put the yearbook together. Layout editor Sharon Poi. photography editor Sonja Balac. editor-in-chief, Sally Campbell and copy editor Denise Gettig work for this. Move a little this way, chin up, that’s it, now don’t move.” Chief photographer Jake Verhulst positions senior Carol Gems for her picture as homecoming queen candidate. Reflector staff — Back row: Steve Bradley. Steve Whitehead, Michael Perotti, Bill White, Brenda Chickos. Chris Ciorainu, Jon Osborne. Middle row: Mary Ceislak, Jela Trivunovic, Carla Sawochka. Betty Theil. Debbie Hutts. Denise Paradis, Laura White Front row: Sonja Balac, Sally Campbell, Denise Gettig, Sharon Poi. Photography staff-Back row: Steve Wegrzyn, Steve Whitehead. Steve Bradley. Front Row: Jake Verhulst, Chuck McCarroll. 25

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jr ' While some school newspapers cover only school events, the Panther Press covers the interests of the students. Junior Sandy Little and senior Bob Chambers cover a political press conference. Panther Press Staff-Back row: Scott Carpenter. Eric Ruuska, Chuck McCarroll. Tom Gunnum. Middle row: Chris Gonzalez, Tim McCoy, Diane Wilson, Anne Osmulski, Jesse Rocha. Front row: Bob Chambers, Sandy Little, Rita Alliss, Ron Rodriguez. News Bureau Staff-Back row: Chris Gonzalez, Rick Bercolos, Eric Ruuska. Front row: Denise Fratter, Anne Osmulski. It takes precision and accuracy to cut out lines and copy as it also takes concentration to write them. Newspapers staffers senior Scott Carpenter and junior Anne Osmulski show both.