Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Students find themselves spending their summer in a classroom on wheels. Driving instructor Frank Burke leads students on the road to driving proficiency. Even though the journalism workshop at Ball State University required a lot of work, junior Beth Galambos still found time to meet new friends.

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Whatever the outcome of Julie Russell ' s tennis career, she ' s moving in the right direction with lessons from senior Denise Fratter. The mad chemist. Senior Larry Troksa mixes some chemicals to help the outcome of his experiment Labs were the major part of advanced chemistry. I can ' t believe This is vacation Summer. It is commonly defined as the warmest season of the year, and to the average student, fresh out of school, it signifies warm days in the sun, afternoons watching soaps, and evenings going to softball games or catching the latest flick. Those reflections of summer tend gradually to fade away as summer school starts. Advanced chemistry students begin their titrations and unknowns while others, wishing to excel in the art of driving, drag themselves from bed at 6 a.m. to practice getting on and off Region expressways. Others, craving for money, spend their vacation working at odd jobs, from painting the train depot to teaching youngsters to hit a tennis ball. Traveling also plays a role in the summer as many students migrate to college campuses for workshops for journalists, band members or athletes. These individuals spend time learning ideas or techniques to bring back and share with fellow students. As summer comes to an end, these students contemplate about it and ask themselves, “Was this really vacation?

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Shopping around. Before the school year begins junior Lisa Jamison checks the prices to assure that she obtains the best buy and the tops in quality. First step in starting over. Registration signifies the beginning of another year. Junior Barb Sopkowski enters the school building to receive her schedule. School ' s ’ | ' he crowds at Fayva and ■l’ the Gap, the traffic jams at the Mall and the supply sales at Venture signify signs of getting ready for school to begin. The realization that vacation is ending occurs after registration notes are received. What follows is a long list of chores to be done. The first step for getting ready is a number of shopping jaunts to buy school attire. Then come major preparations such as going to bed at 9 p.m. and arising at 6 a.m. Lifting weights, getting haircuts and modifyng I can ' t believe starting daily routines are a few other provisions made for school ' s starting. Hesitant students struggle into the school when registration day arrives. Clad in dresses and suits each takes his place before the camera, nervously hoping that every hair is in place. Next, students receive their schedules, and attempt to locate their lockers while simultaneously memorizing combinations. Wearily, they all traipse home, trying to suppress thoughts of the oncoming school year. While others are catching the last ray of sun, the janitors are readying the nails, which will soon be filled with reluctant back-to-schoolers.