Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Junior Laura Wal- dron sells balloons during the Home- coming game to promote the Pan- thers ' colors and also to help pep up the fans so they could cheer the football team on. Joined in a liplockl Senior and Home- coming King, Jerry Tomasic gives Homecoming Queen Diana Witzke a congratu- latory kiss after be- ing announced as the winners. P.M.A. we ' re gonna win tonight! The Sweater Girls cheer during the Home- coming parade as they drive towards the big game against the High- land Trojans. Get out of my way I Senior John Lynk busts out of the Panther paper hoop the night of Homecoming. He looks ready for ac- tion and ready for a big win in ' 85. 12— Homecoming % -a i ' ' P

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Yeah! Junior Anne Hoffman raises her arms because she feels sure that her team will bring home a victory, while her home- coming mum tick- les her chin. Don ' t squeeze the Charminl Senior Ken Konopasek is being wrapped in toilet paper by sen- ior Kelly Crede, who is trying to fin- ish the job at Activi- ties night. During the Home- coming parade, fans watched as senior Jill Massa ap- peared to be get- ting crushed by the huge paw on the senior float which later took first place. Don ' t spill it. Dur- ing activities night the seniors pass wa- ter down the line of students to see what class will have spilled the least wa- ter. The junior class won. Homecoming— 11

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Seeing scenes from Little Red Riding Hood, King Midas, Jack and the Beanstalk and the Three Little Pigs, driving down the Middle of Broad Street, one might think he has either entered the land of fairy tales or is going through his sec- ond childhood. The latter is what many did as they watched the Homecoming parade on Friday afternoon, October 11, as a pre- activity of the Homecoming game later on in the evening. The seniors entered their float as My, Panthers, what big paws you have. The float construction resembled a panther paw pound- ing on a Highland Trojan player. The following float belonged to the juniors. They chose the fairy tale King Midas. The giant panther on their float bed was turning the blue and gold Trojan to pure gold. The last class float showed a beanstalk running into a cloud where a panther was hiding. The slogan read, Aim High, and was designed by the sophomore class. One final float belonging to D.E.C. A. told the story of the three pigs studying the Griffith playbook while the Trojan wolf schemed to take a peek. The classes found out at the game the winners of all the com- petition during the week. Seniors had earlier in the day had the long- est spirit chain which meant they won the Spirit Week competition. The seniors also claimed first for their float followed by sopho- mores and then the juniors. There was also a car decorating contest in which most of the clubs participated. However, for the second year in a row, the band took first. Their car being the only one to do with fairy tales, was de- signed to look like a dragon. Sophomore Chris Karp said, I thought the theme of fairy tales was good to dress it up, but I didn ' t think it was a good idea for the floats. I don ' t think the float theme worked well, said junior Michele Lake. I didn ' t see what fairy tales had to do with football. Fairy tales didn ' t seem to be a success with everyone but it went over well with children and even adults who may have been young at heart. No matter what age, a pa- rade brings cheer and encourages spirit. Dampness didn ' t even ruin Griffith ' s aliveness 1 was totally shocked. I didn ' t think I would win because all the girls that were in the court were very pretty and had great personalities. I just couldn ' t be- lieve that I won something like that and I still can ' t believe it. I couldn ' t even begin to explain how honored I felt! — senior Diana Witzke With a look of en- thusiasm, the Homecoming King and Queen, seniors Jerry Tomasic and Diana Witzke get escorted around the track in order to relax after their vic- tory. Homecoming— 13 1