Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Getting it straight. Straightening sen- ior Jim Green ' s boutonniere. Ju- nior Jean Kegebein anxiously awaits to hear the beginning notes of her favor- ite slow tune. Getting a little wild, Juniors David Ud- chitz and Heidi Worosz get funky and do The Crawl to the awesome sounds reflected by Fool ' s Heart . As Prom night pro- gressed, the crowns were handed down to juniors Kelly Grede and Jerry To- masic. They danced to the theme song One More blight, featured by Fool ' s Heart . Singing, dancing, and all around fun times were the agenda at the dance. Lisa Sainato demonstrates this along with her friends as they get down and come back up again. Prom— 17

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“Hey, Randy! shouted Marga- ret. “Yeah, what is it Meggie? Ran- dy asked. Umm, well uh, do you have a date for Prom yet? ' No, not yet. £aughirtg, dancirta, eating: ‘Prom brings good times to G KS students W When they announced my name I couldn ' t say or do any- thing, I just stood there, dumb- founded, with my jaw on the floor. I was really choked up. I thought I was going to cry. I did. JJ — junior Kelly Grede I was thinking about Char- lene. Charlene is a nice girl, I hope you have a good time, Margaret said, hiding her dis- appoint — ment. Thanks Meggie. By the way, who ' s your date? Oh, I don ' t think I ' ll go to Prom this year. I ' ve got a lot of things to do. On Friday the phone rang and Margaret picked it up, only to hear the voice of Herby, the biggest nerd in school. Uh, is this Miss Clayborn? Yes, this is her. I wanted to know if you wanted to go to the Prom Saturday. Sure, why not? she said dully. May 11, 1985 was the big day. As Herby and Margaret rode the two man bicycle toward the Creek Orthodox Cathedral, she remem- bered the candidates being named over the intercom at school. Heather Bartlett, Kelly Grede, Lisa Sainato, Diana Witzke, Dawn Rhodes, John Lynk, Ken Konopasek, Jerry Tomasic, John Rogowski and Dave Ruiz were the juniors announced. When they arrived the couples had already had their pictures tak- en and were being served their dinner. After they ate, Margaret and Herby watched as Kelly Grede and Jerry Tomasic were crowned as King and Queen. Margaret wondered how it felt to be named King or Queen. Jerry said, I felt shocked and surprised. It was a real honor though. I ' ll never forget the feeling I had when I heard my name an- nounced. It ' s terrific to believe your classmates like you in a spe- cial way. said Kelly. Margaret remembered that Prom may not have started out too great, but it had ended up being the best evening of her junior year. Prom 1985, The Royal Court. John Lynk, Dawn Rhodes, Heather Bartlett, John Ro- gowski, Kelly Crede, Jerry Toma- sic, Lisa Sainato, Da- vid Ruiz, Diana Witzke and Ken Konopasek. | 16 — Prom

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Patty Cook happily accepted her diplo- ma, the reward of many yean of hard- work, from Mr. Kurtz, superinten- dent. Her fellow classmates anxious- ly awaited their turns. It ' s finally here. The end of the year is at a close as the class of 7 985 gets ready to throw off their caps to say goodbye to high school and lifelong friends. GMbbY ‘RFTERN00N BRINGS TIME TO MOVE 0N UP It was a rather chilly Sunday afternoon in June. The date was the seond of June, 1985. The Grif- fith class of 1985 was experiencing its last moments at Griffith High School. The 61st annual Baccalaureate and Com- mencement began at 3:00 p.m. on the football field. The 229 candi- dates for graduation donned their robes and caps and prepared for the special occasion. As the symphonic band played the tradi- tional Pomp and Circum- stance, the soon-to-be high school graduates walked out to their seats. The invocation was given by Reverend Richard Kilpatrick, pas- tor of Griffith Baptist Church. After the prayer for the senior class, band director, Ronald Small took over. He directed Clifton William ' s Dedicatory Overture, which senior band members joined as their tribute to their graduating class. The Baccaluareate speech was also given by Reverend Kilpatrick. Immediately following this were the salutatorian and valedictorian addresses. First, Mike Brill spoke as the sa- lutatorian. He gave his thanks to everyone including a special attri- bute to Mr. Howard Besch who, he felt, was the inspiration that im- pressed him the most. Next the four valedictorians spoke. Cathy Baker gave a nega- tive speech toward school in gen- eral and her teachers only to prove high school may not be everyone ' s best years. Barbara Glassford, Sue Halsall and Lee Ann Larson thanked their teachers, their friends and their families for sup- port given to them during their high school years. For a change of taste, class presi- dent, Chris Gall thanked everyone including his old friend Jack Dan- iels. This wisecrack drew laughter from the whole crowd. Next in line was the presenta- tion to the class of 1985 of their diplomas. Principal Sam Cox called out the names while Superinten- dent Robert Kurtz handed out the diplomas and his congratulations. After all of the diplomas were distributed and the tassels were switched to the right side, Rever- end Kilpatrick gave the benedic- tion. Following his goals, Dave Seiber said, I ' m ready for better things. 18— Graduation