Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Did you hear the latest? Getting in on a juicy piece of gossip is a familiar scene in the halls before first hour. Juniors ' Dan Mikulski and Rick Zubrick talk about last nights’ events There ' s no place like home for studying, but sometimes there are better things to do. Minutes before school can be spent cramming for tests as junior John Popyk shows. Before school starts friends gather to gossip and talk of the excitement from the night before, while relaxing in the warm sun. When the five till bell rings, they dash to class.

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4 Before the halls get jamped, students who arrive early or on the first bus go to their lockers without any trouble. The extra time gives students a chance to talk to their friends. Early Friday mornings seniors, Carrie Jostes and Crystal Swartz come to school just to blow up balloons and cram the football players ' lockers full of goodies to last all day. Before 8a.m. Homework, practices, meetings, gossip: before- school activity §► P Y ou run down the hall clutching your books and barrelling around the corners, as someone shouts to you what time it is. This is a familiar scene that happens every school day just before 8a.m. This hectic dash for the room becomes a routine for those who find standing around and gossiping all morning more interesting. Before 8a.m. is the best time to catch up on what’s happening to whom, where it’s happening and how. But, others just like to get to school at the latest possible moment. Not all of us race against the bell. There are others who come to school extra early to attend practices, decorate lockers, attend meetings, or just sit on the ledge to wait for their friends’ arrival. Those who skipped their hot bowl of Farina, find the ledge a good place to gobble down a “Tom ' s Apple Pie.” Studying and homework also rank high in before-school activity. The halls create a much better atmosphere for homework, especially when a friend from last year’s class is sitting next to you. Couples use the time to sneak a few kisses in before the bell rings. Whether you come to school in plenty of time to talk and take your time, or you end up scrambling into your room and flying into your desk, everything will be starting out all right if you make if before 8a.m.

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6 The library is a familiar place to students since it is used for research, reports or checking out books. Senior Ken Novath finds his needed information in the card catalogue. As time runs out and first hour is about to begin, juniors Karen Rex and Nita Lyman sit at their usual place, trying to get those last bits of homework finished. Before school during lunch and after school many students gather on the ledge to gossip, do last minute homework, and rest before their next hour classes begin.