Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 208 of the 1987 volume:

Reflector He ' s always got the news for us! Senior Steve Fowler, member of the Panther Press staff, tries to sell the paper. Steve does this faithfully every Friday In order to raise funds for the Journalism department. Griffith High School 600 N. Wiggs AX (219) 924-4281 AX Enrollment 621 AX Reflector Vol. 46 A A Student Life Academics Organizations Sports People Advertising Title Page pread the news-we ' ve changed for the better Gone for the day. The abandoned hallway seems empty as the janitors materials are its only com- panion. During the day the hallways are packed with students coming and going, walking and even running. I A t the beginning of every school year, students usually fall into the same old routine. They take little notice as to any changes that may have occured. They figure hey, it’s going to be just the same boring year as it was last year. Nothing ever really changes around here except for maybe a new student or substitute teacher every so often. Well, we’ve got news for you! There were a lot of changes this year and we’re going to try to bring your attention to all of them. This year for the first time the Reflector staff extended their cover- age to include the entire school year. This means the Reflector will include some of the end of last school year as well as all of this year. In order to catch up with the progress of other schools the Reflector staff asked for permission from the school board to extend the deadline and were told to poll the students. The poll was taken and an overwhelming yes response came from the students. Also new to the High School this year was an early morning class. Some seniors arose early every morning to be at school by five til seven every morning. According to a member of the zero hour class senior, George Knish said, “zero hour wasn’t a lot of fun, because I was more tired as the school day went on.” If you didn’t hear the sounds of old typewriters upstairs this year, it’s because the business department was renovated, this year. The rooms are now complete with IBM computers, printers, new desk units, cabinets and even carpeting. If deeper voices were heard cheering at sporting events this year, the Booster Club had many new members, these members being guys. So if you thought another year at school was just another boring year at school, then maybe you should take notice of the many changes that took place, and maybe the news will surprise you. Griffith is not just any other school we have many unique qualities. The changes this school year are hopefully just the start of many newsworthy years at Griffith. So start spreading the news we’ve changed for the better and in the long run we’ve changed so we can be the best. penhg— 2 May I have this dance ? Seniors Lisa Jordan and Sue Wiltfong, dance together, to make the most of a Friday night dance. Dances are a popular way for students to spend their Friday nights after a game. Who Cares? GHS cares that ' s who. This banner which was designed by students from GHS, was the concept of the art department. Students were charged for each square and the money raised was donated to the needy family founda- tion. Put on a happy computer face. Sophomore Bill Berens smiles as he practices his typing on the new IBM computers acquired by GHS. The com- puters were a result of extensive renovation by the business department. Opening — Junkx Chris Kleimola. senior Kar- ris Reyome, junior Julie Russell and junior Jamie Budack discuss predictions for King and Queen. Student Life — 4 Lively News Changes make news — students take notice G riffith. Despite the fact that people tend not to notice changes, there were a lot in student ' s lives. The big- gest change was that students from other schools were not allowed into any of our dances. This meant that people with boyfriends or girlfriends from other schools had to find other forms of entertainment, said junior Sue Floyd. The idea of having a lock-in was a great idea. It was a blast! said sophomore Michelle Graham. Last year the big hangout was at Shakey ' s. Then every- one started getting kicked out of there. Now everyone goes to McDonalds, said senior Rob Lattin. The transition of having real hard classes the first semes- ter and then having real easy classes the second semester is a change. Before I buckled down and now it ' s a real breeze, said senior Greg Burbridge. I met a lot more people this year. There was more of a mixture of class levels in classes because of the computer scheduling, said junior Norm Navarro. Well, I ' ve changed boyfriends, said senior Cass Swar- ens, several times. Doing the wave during Spirit Week at the Spellbowl made the entire student body get in trouble for showing spirit. I don ' t think we would have gotten sent back to class last year like we did this year, said sophomore Scott Sza- facz. Even if the changes are subtle, that ' s still enough to make a difference. It ' s enough to make an event fun or boring, said junior Melissa Moore. If any of the above failed to catch your eye during the school year as a new or exciting approach to something, well, we ' ve got news for you. You must have had your eyes closed because there were several newsworthy changes in student life. Juniors Jennifer A tkinson and Ray Jajowka dance to Next Time I Fall by Peter Cetera and Amy Grant during the Homecoming dance. D.J. Terry Hansen spun the tunes. Senior Mark Smith gets drenched as he begins the water pass down the line of seniors. The class who was able to accumulate the most water in the bucket at the end of the line won. Student Life— 5 —Homecoming Gabrys and Halverson reign Seniors rule King and Queen Spirit Week T he halls were buzzing with the punks, the well dressed, and the ones who couldn ' t seem to put on their clothes right, and they were talk- ing about mums, class floats, and their dates. The long awaited Homecoming of 1986 had arrived. Homecoming planning started off when the student council announced that this years theme would be based on cereal box characters. Classes started gathering at separate meeting places to work on their class float the week before spirit week arrived. The week of wild events and weird ward- robes. Spirit Week has many different purposes. One is to determine which class has the most spirit by competing in different activities. Another is tradition. The school has been having spirit week for years. Lastly to show support. Support for your school, support for the football team, to build excitement for the big day, and a chance for the students to get crazy! The first day of Spirit Week, Septem- ber 22, was inside out and backwards day. Creative students wore earrings and shirts backwards and jeans inside out. Costume day was Tuesday with ev- eryone from rock stars to Gumby walk- ing the halls. Wednesday was dress-up day and the convocation for Homecoming king and gueen was held in the varsity gym. Following the candidates, something new was added. The spell bowl. Stu- dents competed in a spelling bee for their class but the fun was ended too soon when a teacher called the as- sembly to an end when spirited stu- dents conjured up a wave in the au- dience. Thursday ' s halls were wild with col- ored hair, chains, leather and lace. Punk day was a huge success consider- ing it was a new idea. Thursday evening the classes were presented with another form of com- petition: Activities night. The night that was to be loaded with fun filled, crazy activities to boost the students spirit before the big day. The students par- ticipated in human pyramids, a water pass, ski races, body passes, balloon tosses, a tug of war and a yelling con- test. King and Queen candidates had their own time in the spotlight with spe- cial activities. These consisted of lico- rice eating, obstacle course, and a chocolate pudding pie eating contest (no hands allowed!) Activities Night was unlike any other! said senior Matt Huss of Activities Night. The Homecoming court for 1986 consisted of seniors: Mark Halverson. Juiianne Rowe. Greg Bur- bridge. Linda Gabrys, Jeff Ritter, Amy Schmidt. Brett Dines, Kire Voipe. Jeff Hamilton, Anne Hoff- man. Senior Juiianne Rowe proudly raises her hand to inform the crowd that she finished first. A pie- eating contest was just one of the many compe- titions enjoyed on Activities Night. Aay. cool dude! Senior Jay Gal sits on the ledge while he cops the scenes on Punk day Many of the students participated in the fun during Spirit Week ' 86. After a half day of school, the Pantherettes per- form their favorite routine for the pep session. This is the one time the football players get to see them perform during the season. Homecoming— Victorious team helps keep the Football Players spirit alive crown Calumet A lthough students lived up to the theme of spirit week,” the end of Activities Night ended with many students in an uproar. This resulted from a threat of yet another early ending for the week because some of the water-related activities got a little crazy. The seniors ' spirits were lifted when they were an- nounced champs for the evening. Then, at last Friday arrived, the hopes of getting a mum from that special someone or just the right date to go to the Homecoming dance hung in the air. The tradition of black and gold day was carried on another year. Posters, balloons and streamers lined the hall- ways. The school day ended shortly after noon and a pep session where the seniors prevailed again winning Spirit Week. Hopes and spirits were lift- ed as rowdy students made their way home. Line-up for the parade was at 4:30 p.m. and the clouds that were hover- ing in the sky cleared away as the pa- rade began. Pantherettes, band mu- sic, floats and queen candidates in covertibles filled the streets and began the evening ' s events. During the Homecoming halftime, the awaited main event took place. Homecoming candidates lined up and were announced as they slowly walked across the field after the band and Pantherettes finished their special performance to Whitney Houston ' s Greatest Love of All. Dressed in their uniforms the King candidates turned out to be all football players: Mark Halverson, Greg Bur- bridge, Jeff Ritter, Brett Dines and Jeff Hamilton. On their arms, they escorted the Queen candidates in their gowns,: Anne Hoffman, Linda Gabrys, Julianne Rowe, Amy Schmidt, and Kire Volpe. Linda Gabrys and Mark Halverson were crowned Homecoming Queen and King for 1986. I couldn ' t believe it. All I could think about were my friends and family and how happy they would be. They were really excited about my being up for Homecoming, I think more excited than I was, said senior Linda Gabrys. The juniors were announced first place in float competition. The seniors came in second while the sophomores placed third overall. The seniors pre- vailed and won spirit week. I thought there was more participa- tion in Spirit Week this year, said junior Chris Kleimola. Spirit Week was as successful as ever, and the efforts reached the same end in a game against Calumet. The score was 15-0, a victorious Home- coming. Senior Anne Hoffman gets a little carried away by senior Jeff Hamilton. The obstacle course was Just one of the three competitions that the home- coming court competed In with their partners. Homecoming Royalty. Senior Linda Gabrys and senior Mark Halverson are crowned King and Queen during halftime of the Homecoming game The King and Queen were a result of stu- dent voting. —Homecoming Homecoming— Lockers hold hidden treasures use of Lockers and surprises varies greatly i t ' s old, brown and it always sticks. It ' s kind of ugly— like my locker neigh- bor! sophomore Roni Dimitrioff. What is she talking about? Her locker, of course. Some students overlook and sometimes forget about this home- away-from-home. But others treat their lockers with a little T.L.C. and try to improve it in any way they can. My locker features pictures of the latest babes in heavy metal, junior Ju- lie Davids. Her locker is one that stands out in many peoples minds whenever the thought of lockers or metal music comes to mind. Like some others Julie ' s locker is lavished with pictures of guys, mirrors and other paraphenalia. Where is this famous locker? Just walk down the hall and when you see a crowd of girls drooling over Jon Bon Jovi, Ratt and many others, you ' ll know. I have to abuse my locker. Half of the time the lock doesn ' t open. So I get mad and kick the locker, also the top won ' t close without slamming it about ten times! junior Jenny Schutz. Locker abuse seems to be a com- mon way to express one ' s anxieties For example, you can always tell when your friend has just had a fight with their current lover . It ' s usually a combina- tion of trying the combination at least five or six times, swearing, kicking the dent at the bottom in worse, swearing, throwing their books and finally slam- ming it shut. All of this combination can also characterize a test of any sort. That you forgot about being late for a class, insanity or vengeance. Your locker after it has closed upon your fin- ger, scratched your arm or given you some other locker injury. But, lockers can serve other purposes besides an anxiety reliever or a place to keep your stuff. Lockers also serve as a place of rest as you ' re talking to friends the first thing you do when there ' s an open spot is to lean against them or hang on the doors. I don ' t keep anything in my locker. It ' s all in my boyfriend Ray ' s! said junior Jennifer Atkinson. Not unlike many peo- ple, Jenny abandons her locker to be closer with her boyfriend. Many stu- dents also share lockers with a close friend if their locker is nearer to classes. This leaves more passing time to gossip in between classes. But the majority of the students seem to feel the same way senior Amy Schmidt does, My locker really doesn ' t excite me— ya know— a lock- er is a locker! Surrounding by heavy metal mania, junior Julie Davids gets her books for her next class. Many students enjoy adding a little life to their lockers by putting pictures and posters up. Does anyone want to claim this locker? With Bon Jovi. Ratt, and David Lee Roth hanging up, most girls probably would in a minute. This is one of the various ways people make their school life more exciting. — Lockers Some people like the simple things in life A com- mon way students decorate their lockers is with nothing at all They feel the clutter Just gets in their way when they are getting books. Home Sweet Home . sophomore Deanne Tanis spices up her school day with a decorative lock- er including many things which characterize her- self Each student has their own technique. 11 Lockers — —The Ledge The mysterious attraction of a Legend -a- The famous ledge hangout-grows I s it just a place for the rah ' s to con- gregate to gossip? A place to relax? What does the ledge really mean? It ' s the big hangout in the High School where ya check people out that walk by! said Mary Jane Gru- bach, junior. The ledge is a tradition in itself. Stu- dents have gathered here since it was built. What ' s so big about the ledge and why do people go there? ”1 go to try to sit back and relax be- fore class, said Rusty Bereolus, senior. The ledge seems to be the most popular in the morning, at lunch, and after school. It ' s where students squeeze together to try and relax for a little while. I go to the ledge to talk with every- body else there, said junior Sherry Whi- taker. Social addition is what it ' s called sometimes, or more simply the need to be around others. Many peoples ' main reason for hanging out at the ledge is basically to talk with their friends. “It ' s a place where you can scope the scene! said junior Kendra Davis. ”1 go to check out my main squeeze!” said junior Sue Simon. But there are other reasons people flock to the ledge, “The ledge is a great place to find someone with the answers to your homework, said senior Amy Schmidt. Between classes you can often see students switching papers and trying to find answers to homework and tests. Many times you ' ll hear the familiar question, “does anyone have biol- ogy? Most students that frequent the ledge are well known simply by reading the ledge. Most students like to leave their name on the ledge with little mes- sages. “The ledge is a great place to go if you like writing on things. You can find out who loves who and who hates who and maybe learn a few new words, too! said junior Jenny Schultz. One of the most popular things to do at the ledge is gossip and watch peo- ple walk by. It ' s uncommon to see a person walking along past the ledge because people know they will be ' checked out ' by the ' ledgers ' . They need someone with them while walk- ing past for moral support. “I really could care less about ' the ledge ' , I don ' t go there anyways, soph- omore Roni Dimitroff. The Ledge— a simple name for such a complex yet very important part of student lives here at Griffith High School. OK— everyone all together now on the count of three, senior Sean Jacoby directs friend, senior Jay Gal in a song. Many people come to the ledge to relax and goof around with friends. What Gentleman— Two boys stand around the ledge while the girls take their seats. Some peo- ple have a hard time finding space on the ledge due to its popularity, so they choose to stand. The Ledge— Cheers! Senior Phil Simcich and senior Abbe Ap- pel play their roles as Vittorio and Charity while they toast each other during a celebration scene In the play. Sing, sing a song I Senior Abbe Appel (Charity) top hat and cane in hand sings out loud and strong during one of her many solos during the play. —Sweet Charity Sweet Charity sings a sweet song of success A fter ten weeks of rehearsing songs, dances and lines, the crew of Sweet Charity was ready to perform. On November 21, 22, and 23, a cast consisting of about 50 people and a stage and make-up crew made up of 25 people were ready to perform what they had worked so hard on. Greg Burbridge, senior said, I thought the play was a real success. It looked as if everyone put forth a hard working effort. It was really funny in some parts, too. Senior Abbe Appel, who played the part of Charity, said, I thought that the cast was fantastic. Everyone cooper- ated with the directors and each oth- er. They were all very talented. Sweet Charity, The story of a girl who just wanted to be loved, was what the posters said. It was a musical Spotlight shines on Abbe Appel comedy about a dance hall hostes. Charity Hope Valentine, who wanted to get married so that she could settle down with one man. She was tired of being nice and dancing with strange men for a living. One day she meets Oscar Lindquist, who she thinks is the perfect man for her. After weeks of go- ing out, he proposes to her. He eventu- ally tells her that he can ' t marry her be- cause the thought of her being with all those other men would linger with him. Director, Mr. Gerald Spejewski, said, Except for being a bit noisy, this year ' s cast was more cooperative and easier to motivate. I thought it was good. It was quite funny, too. They looked like they really were enjoying themselves, said junior Irene Djukic. Abbe Appel also said, Being part of this years production was very different than being in the past ones. This year I had the lead character. I had a lot of weight on my shoulders. But it paid off, because I got a lot of roses this year. All musicals are hard to work with when one has to combine acting, sing- ing, dancing, lighting, sound, sets, etc. That person has a task. Additionally, we had a large amount of injuries, said Mr. Spejewski. He also added, No doubt about itl The play was a great success. It was one of the best shows I ' ve ever done. Senior Dave Coll said, I had a great time being part of Sweet Charity even though I didn ' t get to see it because I was in the band. Mary Jane Grubach, junior, who had the part of one of the dancers, said I thought it kicked. I had a lot of fun be- ing in it. Is she dead ' ? ‘ Sweet Charity senior Abbe Appel and Vittorio senior Phil Simclch perform in a drastic scene during GHS ' fall premiere of ’ ' Sweet Charity. ’’ Pretty as a picture, senior Abbe Appel (Charity) admires a picture while being secluded from ev- eryone else so she can take a break to eat and catch her breath. Sweet Charity— Through rain through Sleet Students find cold and snow a way to school F inding a way to school each morn- ing can be as easy as pie for some students or just the making of an- other days problems for other students. I usually don ' t know how I ' m getting to school until it ' s time to leave, said sen- ior Amy Schmidt. Many students have enough worries at 6:30 a.m. without having to think about how and when they ' ll be getting to school. I get to school on my ener- gy for knowledge and if that doesn ' t work I hitch hike. said senior Kym Gun- num. Some students are constantly running late and after looking at their alarm clock just fall back into bed after they realize they don ' t have a ride. Ju- nior Tammy Childers said I ' m always running late so I blow every stop sign on my way to school. If every student had a car and a license to drive, there wouldn ' t be as much worrying going on in the morning. Many students living further-away from school have the so-called privi- lege of taking the bus to school. Some take advantage of the bus while others reguse to be seen riding the bus. Some feel the bus arrives too early and re- turns home much too late after school. The buses are also much too crowded and most students don ' t want to be bothered with a crowd full of scream- ing kids in the morning. said junior Sue Simon. The buses do provide a safe, warm way to school, though. Quite a few students transport them- selves to school by means of their bicy- cle while others may even ride their skateboard. Junior Kendra Davis said I bug my mom, and on the way home, me and Kire Volpe walk until someone gives us a ride. Many students spend a lot of morning time persuading their parents to get dressed, warm up the car, and take them to school. Parents hate this, but in the end they usually give in. My best friend drives everyday, but when she can ' t my dad gets up or my boy- friend takes us. said junior Juli Davids. Many girls call their boyfriends as a last resort with hopes of getting a ride to school. Some boys even find them- selves hitching a ride with their girl- friends. One of the pleasures of having a boyfriend or girlfriend from the same school is that both can share rides to school each day, providing that both agree and are willing to drive over to the other ' s house to pick them up each morning. No matter what form of transporta- tion used, students always find some way of getting to school. Senior Bar- ney Byrd said. This is the way everyone wishes they could get to school. Whether driving their own car or conning their parents, a lot of students would give a lot to drive to school. H um De Dum Dum. Senior, Mark Halverson walks diligently to school with his bag of books. Many students have no other choice than to walk to school each day. —Getting to School Sophomores Deanne Tanis and Jeff Strack wait patiently as the photographers arrange them in a perfect posing position. Some students choose to request different poses. Girls just wanna have fun! Many girls left their dates for a short time to join on stage for a quick dance in the spotlight Dancing on the stage seems to be the traditional thing to do. Turnabout— What’S the new Making our news in the own fashion latest styles? statement ( ( uess what now? Fads K ■■■ and fashions seem to go in and out of style so fre- quently it ' s hard to keep up with the latest fashions or do people really care about fads anymore? Fads are a funny thing! You ' ll hear someone criticize someone else ' s clothing, but within a week they ' ll be wearing something just like the clothes they made fun of. I just wear what whatever I like, not worrying what oth- er people think, said senior Brian Roye. This year seemed to be a big year for fashion statement at GHS. Nowadays they ' re are so many different kinds of clothes on the market that one could get away with wearing almost any- thing. When walking down the hall, one might see a wide range of clothes; leather jackets, Guess jeans, mini- skirts, western boots and accessories and Coca-Cola sportswear. The op- tions seem to be unlimited. Everyone dresses according to their group of people that they hang around with (preps, punkers . . . etc.). I like to dress up for school but on week- ends, I like leather and spikes, said ju- nior Amy Pement. Most people have their own thoughts and ideas on what is “in and “out according to their unique per- sonalities or lifestyles. Also many will ar- gue on fads and fashions — sometimes what one person thinks is great, others might not be caught dead in. This is the leather era: black leather pants and black leather jackets. Also, the mafia look is in! said senior Rob Kirby. The thing that ' s in is black leather jackets with chains and ripped pants. I think those Miami Vice jackets are way out of it— paisley is in. I think people are too afraid to dress differ- ently, it seems like everyone dresses the same, said senior Rocky Kolbert. Sometimes clothes that have been around for ages make a big come- back. I think the most prominent fad of this year is the jean jackets. Alot of people have them already and more new ones show up everyday. The best thing is there are a lot of different styles to go with anyone, said junior Liane Patrick. I think right now, there is no main fash- ion statement. Everyone basically wears clothes that suit their personality and style the best, said junior Kelly Zylo. Hey I What ' s up? While taking a break from their classes Junior Mirjana Balac. senior Kird Volpe. senior Stacy Brady and sophomore Chris Galam- bos discuss the latest fashions. Walking down the halls on almost every GHS stu- dents were Reebok tennis shoes. Many preferred them over Nike and Converse because of fhe comfort they provided 20 —Fads and Fashions While helping Junior Irene Djukic with her algebra, junior Kris Bowron makes a fashion statement with her tye dyed sweater Tye dyes were a new thing at GHS. Coke is it! Well at least Coca-Cola clothes are! Senior Dave Veronesi is Just one of the many stu- dents who wears the Coca-Cola brand shirts and sweaters that seem to dominate the halls. 21 Fads and Fashions — Gossip Rumors: New News Always Did you hear Roams The Halls the latest? R emember me? My name is gos- sip. I have no respect for justice. I maim without killing, I break hearts and ruin lives. I ' m cunning and malicious and I gather strength with age. The more I am Quoted, the more I am believed. I flourish at every level of society. My victims are helpless. They can not protect themselves against me because I have no face. To track me down is impossible. The harder you try, the more elusive I become. I am nobody ' s friend. Once I tarnish a repu- tation, it ' s never quite the same. My name is gossip. Rumors— Gossip— Lies. It seems to be the thing everyone complains about in Griffith. So why do people do it? People gossip and spread rumors because in a strange way it makes themselves feel better about accept- ing their own failures by being able to point them out in someone else. said Mrs. Margie Keithley. I feel people gossip because when they do it they receive a lot of atten- tion from their friends and even people they don ' t know. said junior Liane Pat- rick. Sometimes people get blamed for gossipping— even if they ' re not. People always seem to think that I ' m a gossip just because I talk loud and a lot, however, I won ' t say anything that I ' ve heard about people that I like. People I don ' t like though, well, that ' s a different story. said junior Kris Bowron. Have you every tried to track down a rumor? It seems as if everyone heard it from someone else. If all of these peo- ple are really telling the truth— then who ' s spreading the gossip?? Gossip is usually spread by people who are jealous. They have nothing better to do than sit around and talk about other people. When people gossip about others it makes them feel better. said junior Irene Djukic. People gossip mainly because they have this uncontrollable mouth that goes 65mph in a 35mph zone. They also have one other fantastic charac- teristic, they have this nose that some- how stretches into places it doesn ' t be- long. Usually they talk about someone that they either don ' t like, or that they are jealous of. The gossippers usually pick up some little bits or pieces of someone else ' s business and they add what they think should go along, and the next thing you know there is some outlandish, wild story going around that seems to grow in color as it reaches someone new. Basically these people have nothing for brains and don ' t know their head from a hole in the ground! said senior Shawn Jacoby. Hey Tiff! How do you think you did on that test? Seniors Jennifer Benkovich and John Rockhill Juniors Mary Jane Grubach and Tiffany Griff ee along with Juniors Elsa Cazares. Kris Kleimola. and gossip quietly after taking their test In Mr Dalton s Jeff Mitchell waste some spare class time with a class. game of cards. 22 — Gossip Rumors Hey. what can I say? Senior Darryl Seiz shows how wonderful it is to have his very own diploma He was even more excited when he saw it was signed Not everyone was so lucky. Okay, listen up everyone Saiuatorian Greg Pen- man gives his graduation speech. He missed be- ing valedictorian by one A-. Graduation speech- es are infamous for cutting down the administration. Graduation ' 87 — ( Seniors Bob Lavin, David Ruiz. Jerry Tomasic, and Keith Horvath boogie to the beat on stage. They entertained other floor dancers while the band took a break. Senior Nancy Pirau and her date receive a prom booklet while their tickets get checked at the door. They look forward to a fun-filled night of dancing. —Prom-86 This was a night to remember tor Burbridge and many Students Schmidt reign F inally! Saturday evening. May 10 had arrived. Days were counted down for this special occasion. It was a time for trading in jeans and sweatshirts for gowns and tuxes, get- ting a haircut, going on crash diets and daily trips to the tanning salon. It was time to give up going out to the movies to save money and start bargaining with dad for the use of his car for the evening. Meetings were held before and after school to plan the decorations, music and scheduling A Night To Remem- ber. It was prom time. Prom was a very special night because I spent it with a very special person, said sophomore Sharon Owczarzak. Some students spent prom night with their boyfriend or girlfriend, but many just went as friends. Last year ' s prom was a blast be- cause I had a great date! said sopho- more Maryjane Grubach. Prom also involves a bit of tradition. The following Sunday, couples gather at state parks, amusement parks, or even another state for the day. Juniors Greg Burbridge and Amy Schmidt reigned over the gallent even- ing as prom King and Queen with a court of Jeff Ritter, Julianne Rowe, Jeff Hamilton, Anne Hoffman, Mark Halver- son, Linda Gabrys, Todd Zaicow and Kir§ Volpe. ”1 was in total shock! I was just happy to be on court. I didn ' t realize it until I woke up the next morning and knew it wasn ' t a dream. It was the greatest thing that ever happened to me, said senior Greg Burbridge. Prom was held on May 10 at Saint Constantine and Helen Greek Ortho- dox Cathedral Helenic Cultural center • in Merrillville. Entertainment for the evening was provided by New Release as the stu- dents danced the night away. Turquoise pink and white were the colors with the orchid as the flower. The theme A Night To Remember was devised from Loverboy ' s This Could Be The Night the song for the evening. Since last year ' s prom was my first it was really fun! The band and people were great and everyone looked so nice! Partying the day after was the best part! said sophomore Jayme Bu- dack. “I had a great time at prom last year! It was fun seeing everyone all dressed up. I ' m really glad I went! said sopho- more Kendra Davis. Open wide! Seniors Dave UdcNtz and Heidi Wor- osz enjoy a friendly prom dinner together Dinner is Just one of the many highlights of a great prom night. As prom night progressed, the crowns for prom Queen and King were handed down to Juniors Amy Schmidt and Greg Burbridge They danced to the song This Could Be The Night Prom-86— Rain can’t keep Party the seniors from atmosphere leaving G.H.S. grabs students J une 1, the day the class of 1986 had waited for since kindergarten had finally arrived. Graduation, which symbolizes that fi- nal step into the adult world, may to some people be the most important part of their high school career. The class of 1986 held their gradu- ation inside the varsity gym because of the weather. It ' s unfortunate that we had to move inside because of the wind, but otherwise, commencement went very well. said Principal Sam Cox. The honor of the title valedictorian was given to three seniors with a per- fect 4.0 grade point average. These students included Anne Wiltfong, Mark Anderson and Dave Imboden. Senior Debbie Tumbula earned the title of sa- lutatorian. The one thing that ' s most looked for- ward to, besides graduation and being out of school itself, are grad parties. Some ex-students couple up with oth- ers and have a combined party while others remain solo. Halls and homes are decorated, food and snacks are pre- pared, and people are invited. Usually graduation parties last into the middle of the summer and are always a suc- cess. There are many joys and fears that go along with graduation. The joy to be finally out of school. To some it means no more getting up early, stay- ing up late, rushing to classes or cram- ming for tests. To others it ' s scary going out into the adult world and having to be responsible. Many different paths are taken after graduation. For some, college is auto- matically the next step. Others will go to a trade school or may enlist in one of the armed forces. Then there are those who have had enough with high school and end it there. But whatever path they take, it will be a big decision for everyone. I miss last years senior class— they were so much fun and they were so rowdy! said sophomore Sharon Owc- zarzak. Even though they were on the verge of graduating, their rowdiness still prevailed when some beachballs ap- peared among the restless seniors and were tossed around! After the diplomas were distributed and the tassels were advanced, it was time for these seniors to take that giant step into the adult world where the fu- ture may have many surprises in store for all of them. Yeah they were a really, really neat group of kids! said sophomore Mary Jane Grubach. How would you like to have to play in the band on graduation day ? Many seniors like Kevin Miller played for their last time during the commence- ment activities. Speaking in front of her graduating class. Vale- dictorian Anne Wiltfong gives her speech and advice to her peers. Anne was one of the three valedictorians of the class of ' 86. — Graduatbn— 86 Graduation — Overworked. Charlie Blackwell. Junior, adjusts his volume after he realizes he ' s disturbing students who haven ' t finished yet. ckling work Getting serious doesn’t mean it can’t be fun G riffith — What is the real reason for school? Take away your friends, dances, sports, passing periods, and lunch, what ' s left? Just boring classwork. Is it really all that boring, though? Just about every class had something that made it more interesting. In third year Spanish, we made pinatas. It was a nice change of pace from written work, although I was a little disappointed that we didn ' t get to actually put candy in them, said junior Steve Allison. In adult prep we got to have debates. The topics range from rape and abortion to child abuse. The debates really raise your consciousness and you find out how other students stand on the topics, said Christina Vasquez. In biology 1 there are lots of little projects to break up the monotony of everyday classwork and note- taking. Most of the time they ' re pretty fun but sometimes they can be a real pain because of the amount of time they take up, said sophomore Denise Mikulski. In government we had a mock government. One class was the Senate and my class was the House of Representatives. We tried to get our own bills passed and we even heard a speech from the President Mr. Birk. It was a lot of fun and we learned a lot, said senior Rich Brill. In French, just when you ' re at your wits end you can ' t take classes anymore we have share a thoughts. Everyone writes down whatever is on their mind and Miss Weber reads them out loud. It ' s a good break and most of them are funny. It ' s also a good way to get a prob- lem oft of your chest, said junior Amy Wilkening. There ' s always the exception. Nothing is different in any of my classes. They ' re all the same to me, said sophomore Gary Foust. If you ' re like Gary and nothing is exciting or new, just boring, then we ' ve got news for you. 32 — Academics This little piggy should have stayed home i Senior Dave CoH makes an incision in his pig as he tries to lift out its heart Pigs were used in advanced biol- ogy to teach about the human body. You ' ve got to be kidding! Senior Sherri Moore finds yearbook work isn ' t always fun as senior Margie Hyland checks the length of her story. Stories had to be the right length or rewritten Oooo gross! Junior Steve Allison makes a messy job of making his pbata for his third year Spanish class. He tries to shake the goo off of his hands and back onto tvs project. Academics— 33 Reflector. Bock VI choke Borens. Mrjona Bokx. Kke Vope. Jeff White. Ttm Yoko Mode Jeff Hoff- man. Kim Michel. Chariott Krooswyk. Sheiri Moore. Kris Slampyak. Brian Wright Front Stacey Brady. JoAma Simon, advisor. Mbs Jute Mardnek. Jennifer Benkovlch, Margie Hyland. Panther Press. Back Carlos Cundff. Becky Hoot. Matt Huss. Steve Fowler. Pad Doctor. Eric Flatter Made KarlKammer. James Csonka. Chris Carter. Dave Harretos. Brian Kreti. Amy Gorndoz Front advisor. Mbs Juke Mardnek. Chris Block. Usa Jordan. Karen tnooden. BA Stokes. Tracy Clark. Co-chief photographer, senior Jeff White stands on a chair white focusing for his shot While gain- ing a vantage point for deadline pictures, he was photographed by another anxious photogra- pher trying to meet his own year book deadline Senior Tracy Clark works on an assignment for Journalism II. Clark is part of the staff for Panther Press Journalism II is aided by the hard working students with talent for writing and researching. Care must be taken by staff members at all times. —Journalism Getting the job done is more work thon fun The hustle and bustle of the J-Room is well known all around the school. Peo- ple hear all about the fun and games but does anyone really know how much work goes on? There are many hours spent typing stories, getting interviews, and laying out the paper and the yearbook all of which is in preparation for the end re- sults: The Reflector and the bi-weekly issue of the Panther Press. Deadlines must be met on time and to do this there is a lot of hard work that must be completed. Senior Jennifer Benkovich, editor-in-chief said, It is much more dif- ficult than I thought. Getting the staff to accept my role as a leader and try- ing to motivate them to work in a laid back environment they were present- ed was very hard. I think I ' ll have bene- fited from this experience, whether good or not, in the long run. The Reflector underwent a change this year. The date of receiving the books was changed to the middle of August rather than the usual end of May date. By changing the date, it al- lowed the staff to take their time and be more creative. It also gave photog- raphers more time to get better pic- think I learned how to make these crucial decisions and grew because of it. — Senior Chris Black tures. Every two weeks an issue of the Pan- ther Press is put out. There is a lot of preparation beforehand. A meeting is held to decide what is going into the next issue. Stories are assigned. The pa- per must then be laid out and every- thing is edited to fit into the space pro- vided. A lot of experience is gained from being on staff. I think more than anything I ' ve learned how to be a good leader. Anybody can just tell someone to do something, but few people can really have the confidence to really make an important decision. I think I learned how to make these cru- cial decisions and grew because of it, said senior, Chris Black, editor-in-chief. Miss Julie Marcinek, advisor, said, This year ' s staffs did very well. They did challenging things and weren ' t afraid to tackle changes or tough assign- ment. It must have paid o ff because both staffs placed third in the IHSPA Har- vey Awards. Also, Layout Editor, senior Sherri Moore, got an award of excel- lence at the JEA convention in Chica- go. She said, It was a real honor be- cause I didn ' t expect it. Advisor. Miss Julie Marcinek and Editor-in-chief senior Jennifer Benkovich paste together the cover for the Reflector. Moving back the delivery date for the book allowed more time to be spent putting on the finishing touches Managing Editor, senior Lisa Jordan asks Editor-in- chief. senior Chris Black for advice while laying out a page for the paper Many hours after school are spent trying to proportion the articles and pictures correctly. Journalism— Voice gives courage and self-assurance Many people think choir consists of simply memorizing some notes and words and performing in front of an au- dience. Choir is much more than that. It takes a lot of skill, talent, self-discipline, patience and extra time out of school. The choir is divided up into girls cho- rus, concert choir, chorale, and chora- lettes. Each group begins with physical and vocal exercises to relax muscles and limber up the voice. Many students learn something about music from choir. “From choir I ' ve learned how the voice works and about tone quality, says sophomore J.J. Boylan. Choir isn ' t a required course, but it takes just as much atten- tion as any other class. Junior Ray Ja- jowka says, “The most important thing I ' ve learned in choir is self-discipline. There are three concerts all the choir groups work towards. These are the Fall, Christmas and Spring Concerts. There are also other performances such as Festival. Festival consists of the mixed choirs of several surrounding schools that meet at one school and practice numbers they have learned with a new conductor. The idea is to see how well the choirs can adjust to someone else and to learn something new. Each individual school also per- Choir is a break from the usual class with books, but something still gets accomplished. senior Cindy Bowman forms their own two numbers. Another opportunity to learn outside of school is at the ISSMA Contest. The judges give advice on what could be improved. Awards are given to those who receive a first or second place. Senior Lisa Waters says, “From contest I have learned to build up my self-confi- dence to sing in front of others. Choir is enjoyable for various reasons. “The best thing about choir is the fam- ily-like atmosphere, says junior Tammy Billingsley. Senior Cindy Bowman says, “Choir is a break from the usual class with books, but something still gets ac- complished. Through choir I ' ve learned to get along with others and cooper- ate to work as a team. This year the choir students got the chance to experience a student teacher, Ms. Helen Brouillette. She has some different techniques and is teaching the choirs in her own way. Choir may seem like just a blow off class to some but to the singers it ' s hard work! Concert Choir. Back Dawn Wesdowskl. Caesar Hernandez. Jett Rains. BM Hording Steve Frey. Erie Hemnchs Sixth row Sheley Marshal. Son a Shavey. Deanna McLougtm. Very Klemteldt. Charta Mtchel. Christina Carter. Tammy Redmon Fifth row: Jde Russel. Rob Shrike Rhonda Rams. Danette DeBoer. Edde Senztg. Ron Chonski. Fourth row Christina Texas. Jennifer deka Vega. Mary Beth Burks. Kim Compahk. Usa Maggio Third row Jennter Cobb. Tammy Dales. Cindy Bowman. Angela Szo- tarezyk Second ro w Kety Marcus. M Harris, John Zelers First row Metssa Moore. Jenny Atkinson. Festival Choir: bock row Karen King. Usa Waters. Caesar Hernandez. Jett Rams. Jett Herr. 81 Hardng, Charte Block wet. Mke Marsh. Steve Frey. Eric Hemnchs Sixth row Dawn Wesolowskl. Sheley Marshal. Deanna McLaugm. Rich Brl. Dave Arndt. Rob Lattm. Kety Klemteldt. Charta Mrichet. Christina Carter. Tammy Redmon Fifth row Son a Shavey. Jule Russel. Rob Shlnkle. Rhonda Rams. Danette DeBoer Edde Senzlg. Ron Cbonskl. Lori Michel Fourth row Abbey Appel. Christina Tads. Jennifer dela Vega. Mary Beth Brrks. Kim Compadk. Usa Maggio. Michel McDomel. Third row Ray Ja ovria. Jennifer Cobb. Tammy Dales. Cindy Bowman. Angela Szatarczyk, Kim Michel Second row Heather Adams. Kety Marcus. M Harris. John Zelers, Theresa Kung First row: Kerrte Reyome. Metssa Moore. Jenny Atkinson. Michele Moore —Choir Gtrs Chorus Back row Jode Meadows . Roxama Dewes. Tammy Whitfield. Mchele Serrato. Jean- ette Howard. Jean Stucky. Tracy Zebracki. Carrie Rodriguez Third row tom Wtton. Desa Stepano- vich. Deama Tanls. Tilda Tuner. Dee Dee Bennett. Stephanie Chruch. Stacy Fields Second row: Kety WBey. Bonita Hemagr Ameme Comparer, Adrienne Green. Tracy Pfeiffer Front row Tonya Parsons. Kely Perez. Becky Baker Charotettes. Back row Mandy Boyle. Johma Grandys. Judy McKdght. Diana Seoerger Holy Stuck- knd Tt d row Pam Bishop. Trtda Shadwel. Rhonda Reed. Lynette Rata Second row Tammy BMngsley. Sarah Luszcz. Jennifer Schroeder Front row Jamie Budack. Debbie Parr i Chorale: Back row: Rich Brt. Kim Mhchel. Rob Lattm. Abbey Appel. Dave Arndt. Heather Adams Tied row Ray Ja)owka. Mche I McDomel. Jeff Herr. Karen long Second row Chade Bkzckwel. Lori Michel. Kamo Reyome. Marsh, Usa Waters Front row Theresa King. Scott Farrel. Joe Magiera. Mic hele Moore Holding that final note Senior Heather Adams and Junior Erik Get- tig sit along to sing a tune from South Pacific. Getting that full sound is the hope of all choral students. Most students in chorus have a background in music. Choir — | 37 J Students benefit from scientific experiment ••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••«•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••«•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ' Question— What do Marconi, Marie Currie, and Albert Einstein have in com- mon with some students? Answer — Their interest in science. Science is an important factor in every- day life and according to senior Mary Palucki should be studied by everyone to gain a better knowledge of their sur- roundings and their bodies. She went on to say, I ' ve taken every science class offered and I think I have already benefitted from it just by learning how my body works in biology. Science is very intersting. I ' m con- stantly learning new things and it ' s pre- paring me for college courses, said ju- nior Steve Allison “Most colleges require you to take science in your freshman year. I ' m glad I took Biology and Chemistry while I ' m in high school. Even though I didn ' t get the best grades I know I learned a lot and I ' m sure it will help me in college, said Mar- Junior Steve Gordon carefully observes a speci- men under low power while trying to focus the microscope lens more precisely to bring out the details in the object being observed To succeed in biology, one has to have a fine eye for detail Senior Doug Sharp obviously enjoys disecting the pig in advanced biology. Is that a real smile on Sharp ' s face? Every year advanced biology stu- dents disect young pigs The students grades are based on their knowledge of the pigs — Science gie Hyland. Of course, there are those who feel differently towards the sub- ject. I think all of the projects we have to make in biology are a childish waste of time. What ' s the point? said junior Sue “Most colleges require you to take science in your freshman year. I’m glad I took Biology and Chemistry while I’m in high school. senior Margie Hyland Floyd. Senior John Reitz said, The only good thing about chemistry is that it is only an hour long. Advanced biology students disect- ed pigs. I really like biology because I enjoyed disecting the pig and learning I in complete detail all about the human body. I was a little grossed out at first but then I learned to think of my pig as homework instead of a dead animal. said senior Lisa Zvyak. The best thing about disecting the pigs is the indepen- dence we were allowed. We got to learn at our own pace and take our time if we wanted, said senior Jennifer Benkovich. I think the best thing about the pigs was naming them. I named mine Janet— that ' s Miss Jackson if you ' re nasty. said senior Brian Wright. Some of the more interesting names was senior Laura Waldron ' s Oogilsvie and Brooks Parkers Buffy Joe. Dissecting pigs wasn ' t the only pro- ject used to teach students. In physics there were a lot of experiments used to teach different things. Slinkies were the best, said Bill Stokes. Sophomores John Zellers and Lyzette Leal study their specimens in biology While Zellers reads Leal looks to find the Little credture in the slide Biology is a required course taken by high school students. Lab assignments add to the fun. Senior Dave Coil proceeds to disect the fetal pig while senior Mary Pabcki reads the directions for the following steps. One must have a steady hand not to cut too deeply into the pig ' s interior. Junior Chris Carp and Junior Leanne Patricks look through their vie wers at parts of the body so they can answer questions that are due at the end of the hour. Students must read and then look through the viewer to find fhe answers Science— Butler Family helped by Charity Banner Most people think art is one of those fun classes where nothing gets accom- plished all year long. If you happen to be one of these people, you ' re wrong! This year the art department made a Christmas Banner with the help of the student body. The banner allowed students, who aren ' t enrolled in art class, to show their own artistic abilities and to help out the family of Mr. Robert Butler. Butler, who died of a massive heart attack over Christmas vacation, was the head of Central Duplicating. “Mr. Butler was a real nice guy and I liked working with him. said senior Jeff Hoffman. “The participation on the banner was excellent. I felt the students were gracious in their donations and had fun participating with their art. said Mr. Bob Witt, art instructor. Students were asked to donate to the cause and were given a piece of paper to draw whatever they wished. It was then copied onto the banner. “I think it turned out to be a great success. It raised a lot of money, that went to a was pretty surprised and happy because the competition was good. I dldn 7 think I was going to get one. senior Jim Graff good cause. The banner looked real good except for the ' Motley Cruism. ' said senior Jim Graff. The banner is now hanging in the li- brary, for those who haven ' t been able to see it yet. “It is a good representa- tion of current interests of high school students. said Witt. Most all of the art students take pride in their work. There seems to be an at- mosphere of competition in the art room. This year seniors Jim Graff, Jeff Hoffman, and Mike Steffan were ac- cepted into a Northwest Indiana and Eastern Illinois art show. Jim Graff re- ceived an award of Distintion, which is an extremely high. said Witt. “I was pretty surprised and happy because the competition was good. The truth is I didn ' t think I was going to get one (award) at all. Before the show began, I browsed around and found the winning art and mine was not among the top awards, so I was really surprised when I won! said Graff. Again, this year the art department had their annual art show, during May, in the library. All students, with a high quality of work, were allowed to par- ticipate. Students were which three they liked best. Jim Morrison, leader of the Doors, who is believed to be dead, is the center of attention of the art banner. Many others like Pink Floyd, ZZ Top, and Led Zepplin were also included in the blanket by students who are their fans. Ron Cihonski, junior, gives new meaning to the saying it ' s a dog eat dog world as he carves a sculpture of a dog ' s head out of clay for his ce- ramic class He ' s carefully carving the teeth for his dog — Art A void the Noid! Senior Mike Steffan makes his contribution to the art room walls as he paints the infamous ' ' NOD Many of the senior art students like to make their mark before they have to gra- duate Griffith High School Cares The Students raised money for the Butler family by charging students .50 per square in order to display their artistic abilities to the whole school. The blanket was displayed in the school library Don ' t get your hands messy! Senior Jim Graff makes a silk screened T-shirt for a grade in silk screen class. He is pressing down firmly to spread the ink over the fabric in order to get a clearer image Art — Teens think exercise irrelevant to health Janie, you ' re not physically fit and you should be ashamed of yourself for letting your body get out of shape ' said Mrs. Baxter, Janie ' s physical edu- cation teacher. It ' s a known fact that the level of physical fitness is low throughout the nation. I have taught at Griffith 18 years and I would say there is a definite decline. When I began teaching at Griffith my students participated in the Presidents Physical Fitness Program which is very similar to the Marine Corp fitness program which they are now participating in.” said Mrs. Bernice Koby, girls ' gym teacher. Koby went on to say, They even enjoyed participat- « _ , n mg. Teens, as well as adults, need to real- ize that exercise and diet are very im- portant to the physical fitness and ap- pearance of the human body. Exercise like diet is an individual thing. We can only make students aware of the need for a good diet and exercise program. The individual has to take it from there. What teen-agers do now will affect them for the rest of their lives. Exercise can help more than the phys- ical shape of one ' s body. It can help a Exercise like diet is an individual thing. We can only make students aware of the need for a good diet and exercise program. person ' s complexion as well as their mental health. Instead of exercise one chooses to starve, which does no one any good. There seem to be several reasons why teens are less fit. The American so- ciety offers too many other areas of recreation and they seem to neglect the indoor and outdoor physical activi- ties. I also feel that especially the girls have grown up too fast. They are so overly concerned about their appear- ance. This is ironic to me because they want to look great, but they don ' t seem to think exercise can get them there, said Koby. Everyone needs to understand that exercise is very important to one ' s health. The high school offers several different activities for teens to partici- pate in. The P.E. classes this year par- ticipated in Golf, Bowling, Archery, Vol- leyball, Basketball, Tennis, Swimming, Softball, Football, Aerobics, Weight Training, Badminton, and table tennis. Some high school classes have gone to Bowl Arena and Sports Illustrated is be- ing considered. Tim Shutter, sophomore, has control of the ball, but not for long if Jason Gonzalez, sopho- more has anything to say about it. The com- petition was fierce for this afternoon gym class that was held outside I ' ve got it I Senior Mark Smith Jumps up to try to hit the ball during a volleyball game in ad- vanced boys ' physical education. Volleyball is Just one of the many sports the boys partici- pate in during the year. •••••••••••••••••••••!••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••« —Gym Randall Smith, sophomore, makes a quick turn to kick the soccer ball back towards his goal for the winning point. What a great way to spend a warm school day I There ' s no other way, but to spend it outside Someone, please lighten the loadi Junior Dave Arndt takes part in the weight lifting program sponsored by codch Les Thornton to help strengthen his football players Dave hopes it will improve his performance next year Junior Craig Gall springs up to spike back the ball during gym. The boys ' advanced classes and the girls ' P.E classes get to play together for volley- ball and a few other sports, also, such as softball Gym — Students will survive mandatory English ti Come on, ring bell, ring. This class is so boring. I can ' t wait to get out of here. 5 more seconds. 3, 2, 1, Rrrring. Yeah, finally the wait is over. Most kids find Grammar and Litera- ture to be boring. The famous combi- nation, known as the English language, is an all time loser with high school stu- dents. Of course, there are those who like English class and follow all of the teachers instructions, but there are the rest of the kids who don ' t. What do they do during that hour of the day to keep them busy? They simply don ' t pay attention by doodling, writing notes, folding paper, doing other homework, reading a book, sleeping, and most of all daydreaming. Then there are the more daring ones who cause trouble by asking to go to the washroom, but instead roam the halls for fifteen minutes. Let ' s not forget a very famous one, the sick act. Asking to go the nurse has to be an all time winner too. Some kids, like sophomore Bill Berens, have been brave enough to come for- ward and admit that they are guilty of have an out of body exper- ience in which I dream the un- dreamed. I meditate the myster- ies of the universe . Sophomore Bill Berens the above crimes. He said, I have an out of body experience, in which I dream the undreamed. I meditate the mysteries of the universe and seek fur- ther understanding between my mind, body, and soul. (I space out) Other students like Ryan Carrell, sophomore, said I ask if I can go to the washroom and instead I get a drink and wander through the halls. When she starts to lecture I go into space mode and think about what I can do after school. After I come out of my space mode, I wake up the kid next to me and talk until the end of the hour. Some students enjoy the class but not necessarily the English. ”1 don ' t ex- pecially like English class, but I like the pople who are in the class. Most of the people in the class have been in there three years and it ' s really fun because we always know what to expect from each other, said Marilyn Marszalek, sophomore, I just see it as one step to getting through the day. said sopho- more James Sanders. Mrs. Patricks, of the English department, tries to communicate with her English class. Along with sophomore English, Mrs Patricks teaches Beginning Composition, Basic English, and Practical Composition. Mrs. Vaclavik gives an assignment to her sophomore English class. During the year, her students have read such classics as To Kill a Mockingbird. Inherit the Wind, Julius Caesar, and many other of Shakespeare ' s works. —English •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••A Get real does she realty expect us to read this book? What a bore I Julie l?ussell. junior, tries to concentrate on reading the classic Wuthering Heights, catching up on Catherine and Heat he lift . Where in the heck is it? Sophomore Laura Garcia rapidly looks for the paper her teacher is going over. Lost papers were a annoyance or a good way to get out of turning in an assignment it the teacher believed you. Marc Klemoff, junior, listens attentively to the day ' s plans that his English instructor has set up He smiles as she reads the grades from yester- day ' s test. It may not be the best grade, but at least I passed English— Spanish class makes the Letterman show This is Late night with David Letter- man. Our guests tonight will be Diane Sawyer and Shelley Long, but first lets go to our viewer mail. This year the Spanish 4 class is pro- ducing their own David Letterman show and their own commercials. Sen- iors Matt Huss and Brian Piorkowski, who plays Paul Schaffer, wrote the script. It was then put on cue cards, which were held by Huss, so senior Glen Textor, who plays David Letterman, could sit back and relax. Everyone can figure out that pro- ducing the show would be a lot of fun, but it ' s also a lot of work. “I think Mr. Weaver and I had the most boring jobs because we just had to watch Glen, Brian, and those guys have all the fun. said Huss. It was probably especially dif- ficult for senior James Csonka, who ad- libbed about 80 percent of the time, because he ' s not in the Spanish 4 class. Working on the project was a great deal of fun, though. It was hilarious! I had to try not to laugh at my ' guests ' on the show, but it was hard. said Tex- tor. Some of Huss ' favorite parts were when the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man ”1 think I ' ll need it to graduate from college so I ' ve already got a head start. Senior Glen Textor destroys Griffith and also when we throw Mr. Honeydew Head and every- thing else off of a five-story building. Although Spanish may now seem like fun and games, it will be a great bene- fit later in life. Textor said, I think I ' ll need it to graduate from college so I ' ve already got a head start. Also, I ' ve run into people that speak Spanish only, so it has actually come in handy already. Csonka has benefitted from this unique experience. My Spanish speaking level is such as that I can dis- tinguish about one out of every 20 words Spanish 4 knows. said Csonka. French class, this year, has been studying their books diligently. Well, al- most, Sophomore Marilyn Marszalek explains, French is a good class be- cause we get to discuss other things besides French. Before we do any French we always have a chance to talk about anything that ' s on our minds or discuss current events. Plus every Fri- day we get to write any problems we have down on a piece of paper and turn them in anonymously. Senior James Csonka grins devilishly while thinking about how much money he is holding in his lap in the briefcase and how he would enjoy spending it. Life could be wonderful with a 100.000 dollars in your pocket. Oops I wrong note. Senior Brian Piorkowski prac- tices a little tune on his synthesizer while prepar- ing for a rehearsal Trying to live up to Paul Schaffer name and talent isn ' t an easy job for anyone, even Piokowski. —Foreign Languages Sophomore J.J. Boylan grins as he waits for the bell to ring to end French class. Now that spring has arrived, summer is only a thought away. Ap- parently that ' s what he ' s thinking about and how he can spend his summer hours. Madame. Madame! French teacher Miss Betty Weber talks to her students in French and tells them of her many misadventures. She can tell the students who don ' t understand her by the ones who don ' t listen. Senior Barb Elliot looks over her French work- sheets while the class prepares for a test. Other students like senior Gordon Braddy Just listen while Miss Weber reviews the material to refresh the kids ' memory before handing out tests. We ' re going to do a commercial now. but right after this we ' ll do viewer mail. Right here on Late Night with David Letterman. Glen Textor. senior, obviously enjoys the part he is playing for his Spanish IV class. Foreign Languages— Competitions good for attitude and health This year, more than ever before Griffith students have been taking part in academic competitions. They ' re let- ting Griffith ' s colors shine, so to speak. One of the first competitions this year was the Spell Bowl. During Spirit week a practice run took place for points. The real competition took place in Lowell, where Griffith faired second out of schools our size. Although second place probably wasn ' t what kids were hoping for, it was good practice for those who plan to participate next year. Another competition involved the JETS team (Junior Engineer Technical Society Tests of Engineering Aptitude Mathematics and Science), in which the students involved took tests for each of the different academic courses. The academic Decathalon also went along the same lines. Both competitions took several first, second. and third places. Students were picked by their per- formance in each of the subjects and their grade point average. Some stu- dents study for the tests while others rely on their natural instincts. Sopho- more Kevin Tucker agrees, Some Just as athletic competitions are important, academic com- petitions should be considered important, too.” sophomore Marilyn Marszaiek people are born naturally smart but others have to work for it. Most kids agreed that the academic competitions were a good idea for those who participated. Sophomore Bill Berens said, It ' s a creative outlet that fulfils a yearning desire within every hu- man to reach their climax, the peak of their understanding, and their spiritual understanding. It allows, the one ' s of us with superior knowledge and compre- hension of the universe, to simply show. Others agree that its good for those who aren ' t athletically inclined. Just as athletic competitions are important, academic competitions should be considered important too. They ' re good for people who aren ' t as good in sports because they get a chance to show off their talents. said Marilyn Marszaiek, sophomore. Sophomore Ryan Carrell also agreed, I think aca- demic competitions are a good idea. It gives a student a chance to compete against the top students from other schools, not just Griffith. Let ' s show them our stuff! Wow, what a word ! Jennifer Benkovich. senior, tries to shake out the cramp in her hand after quickly writing the correct spelling of the word for the Spell Bowl competition during Homecoming week This is going to be cinch! Junior Theresa Kung grins confidently, feeling secure about the All State Indiana Council of Teaching Mathematics test she will take later on in the week She will be representing Griffith in the Algebra department. � •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 48 — Academic Competitions Mrs. Susie Elnaggar goes over certain mathema- tic techniques for students who are planning to compete in the Academic Decathalon and on the JETS TEAM. Apparently it worked because they scored very well. Tracy Zebracki. sophomore, takes her spelling in stride because she feels confident that it ' s right. I can ' t believe they even gave me such an easy word This is a Joke. I am 16 years old. you know. Academic Competitions 49 Female descrimination discussed at affair Seniors were allowed to voice their opinion this year, at least about World Affairs. Students were given a topic to study, which was selected by people from Indiana University. I.U. organized the conference which was held on March 24, 1987 at the Hammond School of Technical Arts. The major area of discussion was discrimination against women in the work place. said Mr. William Birk. How- ever, both men and women in the work place were discussed. Other topics that were dicussed were child care for parents who work. Students were giv- en materials to read before the meet- ing to familiarize them with the subject. Every student was allowed to partici- pate in the discussion. ”1 wasn ' t sure whether I was going to enjoy the topic or not. My first thought was “Oh, God there ' s going to be a bunch of male chauvinist pigs there, but there were Is anyone listening to me? Economics teacher Mr William Birk solemnly writes his classes notes on the board. He realizes that teaching second se- mester seniors cannot only be frustrating, but also disheartening Hey, what a great story. Junior Jeff Gifford reads a little further than what his assignment calls for so he will be prepared for the next class discussion and get some extra points. I wonder if these peo- ple really did this stuff? — Social Studies very few. said senior Jennifer Benko- vich. There were both large and small groups for kids to comment in. It was interesting, there was a time when they were asking questions and it “I was glad I was picked be- cause I thought It was a unique opportunity. ” senior Michelle Lake was interesting to hear what other people had to say. said senior Karen King. Benkovich said, I liked the con- ference a lot. It was very interesting to hear other students opinions. I espe- cially liked to hear the guys opinions because very few of the opinions were male chauvinistic ones. Students were chosen by their so- cial studies teachers on the basis of their work and participation in social studies classes. said Birk. Michelle Lake, senior, explained. I was glad I was picked because I thought it was a unique opportunity. Kids were then al- lowed to choose whether or not they wanted to go to the conference. The conference was sponsored by the local Griffith Rotary Club. The club organized the conference and also payed the registration fee. The club invited us to be a part. They have spon- sored Griffith students for many years because they feel students benefit from the experience. said Birk. It was very interesting to go to the Rotary Club. Besides getting a day out of school, I got to hear what everyone else thought of the conference, said Jennifer Benkovich. Boring I Junior Irene Djukic closes her eyes to get that one extra minute of shut eye when she is supposed to be reading her history as- signment Reading assignments help students get their sleep Junior Mary Jane Grubach and Kelly Mish, ju- nior. look through their American History book while answering questions that they were as- signed to be handed in the next day for a crucial grade Social Studies — 51 Students freeze while taking math quizzes The center of the circle is at (5,1) and another point is (3,2). I can ' t re- member how to do this. I ' m going to flunk the test! Why does he (the teach- er) always put the hardest questions on the test? There goes my ' B ' in this class.” A lot of kids and adults get paranoid when it comes to taking a test. Teach- ers often think students don ' t study and that ' s the reason why their grades drop. If they studied enough for the test ahead of time they ' d do alright,” said Mrs. Carstensen, geometry teach- er, who continued to say if they cram there is more of a chance of freezing at test time. Studying isn ' t always the an- swer though according to sophomore Bill Berens, I study for math, but my one fault is when it comes to math I think, the more I think, the more I get con- fused. The more I get confused the more I fail.” Others think there really is no need for studying at all. I really don ' t ever study for Geometry tests because if you don ' t understand it when it ' s explained then there is really no use in you trying “Sometimes I forget and use the wrong formula or procedure on a problem. ” sophomore Ryan Carrell to do it on your own,” said sophomore Marilyn Marszalek. Some people study for tests, but just the idea of taking the test scares them and they forget everything they stud- ied the night before. Sophomore Mi- chelle Spohn said, At first my mind goes blank, but once I work a problem it usually comes back to me. Amy Bohney, sophomore admitted that it happened to her a few times, but by the time I got finished with the tests, I remembered how to solve the prob- lems. The students who don ' t look over the material, don ' t do their homework and sometimes drift off in class seem to just plain forget what to do. While others get it mixed up. Ryan Carrell, sopho- more, said Sometimes I forget and use the wrong formula or procedure on a problem. Not everybody prepares for a test the same way and not everybody has all the answers. So what do you do? According to Berens The simple solu- tion is I try not to think a lot.” Will it ever end? I hate math tests, especially Mr. Platt ' s Pushing her pencil to complete the test before the bell rings. Junior Kelly Mish utilizes her calculator and eraser while finishing the last page of the test. Junior Paul Barenie Jams to some hot tunes while doing his assignment in one of the analytic ge- ometry classes. Many students listen to music on their headphone sets while they concentrate on their homework in class —Math Is everybody gone? Hey, I ' m still taking my test or at least checking it over you can never be to sure you know. Darrell Seitz, senior, sits alone fin- ishing up his analytic geometry test I’d better do good on this or else! Alright, this was easier than I thought it was going to be Mike Gaby, junior, finishes his test slowly and confidently as he reaches the last problem of the test. I didn ' t even really need to use my calcualtor. Math — Sew and Tell allows students to show off The audience was relaxed and be- came quiet waiting in anticipation of what was to come. When suddenly there was a hush because the high school Sew and Tell Fashion Show was ready to start. The junior high students started off the program under the direction of Mrs. Iona Glassford. Starting with jr. high kids allows the audience to see the level of progression in the clothing depart- ment. Mrs. Margie Keithley then took over with her high school students. The at- mosphere became livelier when Missy Grobowski, senior, came out dancing to a ' 60 ' s tune in a poodle skirt. The skirt was made by a fellow student. The lev- el of difficulty increases in the high school class. Students are allowed to choose what they want to make. Then there are other ambitious students who buy the pattern and change just about everything on it to meet their needs. Some of the more popular things made this year were Mickey Mouse sweatshirts, Purdue and Indiana Univer- sity shirts, shorts and complete outfits. Other things modeled were stretch Many of the girls specifically sew projects to be worn in the fashion show because it was designed to show some of the best projects. pants, mini skirts, long skirts, jackets, pajamas, short outfits, dresses, and for- mal wear. One section of the show consisted of child apparel. Most of the outfits con- sisted of shorts or dresses. The little kids on the whole stole the audience ' s hearts. Many of fhe students made outfits for their brothers, sisters, nieces or nephews. Students weren ' t allowed to model whatever they wanted, they were chosen by Keithley, who makes model- ing in the fashion show an honor. Many of the girls specifically sew projects to be worn in the fashion show, because it was designed to show some of the best projects. I want students to consider it an honor to be chosen to model in the show. said Keithley. The sewing department encoun- tered a few strange incidents this year. One of which was a sewing machine that ran on its own. Even though it was strange there was a reason, the foot pedal wasn ' t operating correctly. Awards were also given out to stu- dents who had worked hard all year. Julianne Rowe, senior, smiles while looking for her mother to give her a gift that she made All the seniors gave gifts to their Mom ' s, since this is their last year. Thanks Mom for all your support and love throughout high school M-l-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E! Senior Joy Mcknight joins the club as she models her Mickey Mouse Sweatshirt. This is almost as much fun as Disney World Naaah couldn ' t be, nothing could be as much fun as Disney World, could it? Nicole Paquin. senior, reassures her niece. Tessa, that everything is alright Just smile and the crowd will love you. and they did The children ' s section stole the audiences ' heart It isn ' t easy for a kid with a group they don ' t know. Sophomore Julie Hedges donstrates how easy it is to model as she holds on to her crutches. Tammy Whitfield, sophomore. walks behind, just in case Julie isn ' t complet ely stable and takes a fall Senior Julianne Rowe shows how difficult a blouse can be as she models an outfit she made in sew- ing class. She shows the back of the shirt, on which she did a beautiful job Julianne decided to add a hat to spruce up the outfit. 55 MaVto A little innocent face was turned into one of the biggest controversies for surrogate mothers. For students, it ' s pretty hard to stay up until 10:30 to watch the news and keep up with current events, especially if the next day is a school day and you have to get up at 6:00. The only real time to catch up on the news is weekend nights but let ' s face it, who ' s going to miss a good par- ty to watch the news? So for the most part students are pretty far behind on the news. Some of the stories may be forgotten or maybe you just didn ' t get to read about them in detail. For in- stance, do you remember Andy War- hol and Liberace dying? How about Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew ' s wedding? Refresh your memory and read on the pages about AIDS. The subjects are riveting bits of news that you may have missed. Surrogate Mother loses Baby On March 27, Mary Beth Whitehead, a New Jersey housewife gave birth to a baby girl. The father was not White- head ' s husband but, it was William Stern, a 40 year old biochemist Stern and his wife Elizabeth had a contract with Whitehead that she would be arti- ficially inseminated by Stern. White- head would receive a $10,000 fee. When the child was born, Whitehead refused to give up the baby. She turned down the $10,000 fee and went to Florida with the child. With the help of local law enforce- ment the Sterns tracked Whitehead down and took back the baby. A New Jersey court ruled that the contract should remain and the baby which Stern ' s named Melissa should re- main with the Sterns and Whitehead should have no visitation rights. Whitehead has appealed and during the appeal she is allowed visitation rights, (source People magazine). A new panic over AIDS as 12,000 Americans may have it. ADS awareness kits are becoming a more visible item, now that the disease is so eminent. 56 A new panic over AIDS took the country by storm as a report stated that 12,000 Americans may have re- ceived infected blood transfusions. The warning was an acknowledge- ment of one specific danger. Between 1978, when the disease spread to America, and the spring of 1985 when the test to identify its antibodies was given, some victims donated blood. About 9 million blood recipients from those years were still living and the Centers for Disease Control calculated that perhaps 12,000 of them may have been infected. Blood was more likely to be contaminated in cities where AIDS was most prevalent, and the risk was far lower in 1978 than it was when the epidemic had grown. Officals said, blood recipients in the later years who got transfusions in cities like Los Angeles, New York, San Francis- co, or Chicago should probably be tested. AIDS could be tested relatively quickly by consulting your doctor and getting tested through a hospital, but a record would then exist and in states like New York, it could be suppeoned for insurance purposes. For a free test with full confidentiality it took about two months of waiting with results in one to two weeks later. With statistics like this many people weren ' t being tested as they should have. That led to a greater panic, although only about 50 percent of virus carriers did not de- velop symptoms. But the rate of illness kept rising. — Mini-Mag Washington is Victorious If you turned on the television in the past year and you came across any Chicago news broadcast, more than likely you heard about the Chicago Mayoral election. The Chicago mayoral election be- gan when Jane Byrne announced her candidacy for democratic nomination. Jane Byrne was defeated in the primar- ies by incumbent democrat Harold Washington. The other cnadidates for mayor were republicans Thomas Hynes and Don Haider and solidarity candidate as well as mayoral foe Edward Brdolyak. The election was spatted with many disputes much name calling and a lot of campaigning. Many conflicts between candidates occurred but mostly between mayor Harold Washington and solidarity party candidate, Edward Vrdolyak. The Chicago Sun Times and the Chi- cago Tribune both endorsed incum- bent mayor Harold Washington. The Sun Times asked that Edward Vrdolyak pull out of the mayoral race claiming he had dealings with the mob. Toward the end of the election re- publican candidate Thomas Hynes pulled out of the election because he felt there was no way he could win. In the end the election came out like most Chicago elections the democrat- ic won; Harold Washington was victori- ous. Prince Andrew weds commoner Randy Andy was randy no more as Prince Andrew, the newly titled Duke of York and fourth in line to the British throne, wed commoner Sarah Marga- ret Ferguson on July 23. The solemn ceremony took place in West Minister Abbey and was complet- ed in 45 minutes. The nuptials went flawlessly but for one minor mistake by the bride. While saying her vows she repeated one of Andrew ' s four names— Christian. During the courtship, Sarah had cap- tured the hearts of millions around the world. They even had a nickname foi her, Fergie. Her fans admired her anc tried to emulate her. This brought on new fads such as hair ribbons, red hair and being a little pudgy around the middle. Both Fergie and Prince Andrew had been hounded by the press about their previous risque relationships. They set- tled down with each other, when they were introduced by Princess Diana, who made a success of her match- making. Hostages Exchanged for Arms Ronald Reagan had a pretty clean presidential record until the past year. President of the United States Ronald Reagan was involved in an arms for hostage deal with Iranians. This deal was kept secret from the American public and at some times the dealings were even kept secret from President Reagan. During the first parts of the Iran Con- tra drama the major question was, What happened to all the money? According to U.S. News and World Report Government investigators be- lieve more than $65 million was raised from foreign governments. Contribu- tions and profits from the Iran arms sales. Much of the remaining money is held in Swiss accounts, although some ap- pears to have been pocketed by the arms dealers who served as middlemen in the complex transactions. Congressional investigators say they now believe much of the $65 million came from contributions by govern- ments such as Saudi Arabia and Bruner. Resulting from the Iran Contras deals were the resignation of White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan and the Tower commission, a group of Presi- dential appointees set up to investi- gate the dealings. Watergate was almost relived with the Iran scandal, but the U.S. was saved. lame. Raft and .38 Special. Bon Jovi has toured extensively this ear and plan on continuing the tour hrough most of ' 87 with heavy metal ■ and, Cinderella opening for them. Bon Jovi ' s other claim to fame is hav- ig the most requested videos ever on ' ITV. You Give Love a Bad Name jled the request charts on MTV for er a month. It was also named the iber one video in MTV ' s history. Burces People and Circle Magazine). xm Mayor Harold Washington was victorious in a heated race to head the Chicago city govern- ment President Ronald Reagan, had a lot of explaining to do over the arms for Iran scandal Mini-Mag— A little innocent face was turned into one of ■ D biggest controversies for surrogate mothers. In entertainment this year we said goodbye to the flamboyant Piano player Liberace, pop-art persona Andy Warhol, the scarecrow from Wizard of Oz, Ray Bolger, and Captain Kangaroo ' s neigh- bor Mr. Green Jeans. We rocked with Bon Jovi, as they had one of the most successful albums of the year. Bruce Springsteen and the E- Street Band, once again, made the head lines with the release of a five record live album which debuted on the Billboard album charts at the number one position. The Beastie Boys released their debut rap album and U2 released the Joshua Tree and set out on the long awaited Josh- ua Tree Tour. The Joan Rivers show debuted on the new FOX Network and the Cosby show once again ruled the Nielson rating. Andy Warhol has his 15 minutes Andy Warhol was a historian of life, From stacked up soup cans to promi- nent society girls shooting up, he was there. Fie recorded everything. Fie once made a film that consisted of one man sleeping for six hours. Warhol casually brought previously forbidden” underground material into the cultural mainstream. Fie made his art an attitude. Fie once said of it, It ' s so awful, it ' s wonderful. It ' s so tacky, let ' s wallow in it. It placed people above the crassness of American life. but at the same time, you could enjoy it. Fie was most famous for his screened Marilyn ' s, Campbell ' s soup cans, his un- derground movies, and his introduction of the Velvet Underground to the country. His famous line is In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 min- utes. Andy went into the hospital for a rou- tine gall bladder surgery. Fie died on Feb. 22, from hospital negligance. His funeral was simple, like him. AIDS takes Liberace; a flamboyant showman Liberace struts Ns stuff during a Las Vegas show shortly before his battle with AIDS. Liberace, the showman among showmen died on Feb. 10 in the midst of many scandalous rumors of homo- sexuality and AIDS. Liberace ' s homosexuality had been one of the worst kept secrets in show business, but he had guarded it until the end. Fie thought his personal life was his own business. Fie sued a London news- paper columnist who had dared to hint at his sexual preference. Fie even stopped work on a biography because it hinted that he was gay. The 67-year old entertainer suc- cumbed to AIDS — a disease thought of by many as the gay plague, Liberace grew more sick and frail and ended a successful engagement at New York City Music Flail with a trip to the hospital. His manager explained that it was from a special watermelon diet and that it was responsible for the loss of dozens of pounds from Liberace ' s 6 foot, 180 frame. Friends visiting him in the final days loyally supported that story. In the end, his devoted fans seemed to not care about the nature of his ill- ness. In Las Vegas, there was broad re- sentment against the newspaper that broke the news of his AIDS diagnosis. Liberace suffered from advanced emphysema and heart disease, he was weakened by these conditions and un- able to fight the deadly syndrom. In the end, the rumors were true. Giving rock a good name. New Jersey rock stars! No. not Bruce Springsteen but Bon Jovi. Bon Jovi is slowly becoming the biggest rock force from the Garden State. Bon Jovi is: Bon Jovi on vocals, David Bryan, key- boards; Alec John Such, bass guitars; Tico Toerez, drums; and Richie Sam- bora, guitars. After nearly four years together Bon Jovi has worked the platinum status. Their most recent album Slippery When Wet has reached triple plati- num status. The first two singles You Give Love A Bad Name and Livin ' On A Prayer both went to number one on the Bill- board singles charts. Bon Jovi also contributed two songs to Michael J. Fox ' s film Light of Day. The bands first album, self-titled reached gold status, while their second album 7800 Fahrenheit also reached gold status. During the years of these albums, the band took to the concert trail, opening for such groups as Kiss, Ratt and .38 Special. Bon Jovi has toured extensively this year and plan on continuing the tour through most of ' 87 with heavy metal band, Cinderella opening for them. Bon Jovi ' s other claim to fame is hav- ing the most requested videos ever on MTV. You Give Love a Bad Name ruled the request charts on MTV for over a month. It was also named the number one video in MTV ' s history. (Sources People and Circle Magazine). Murdoch outfoxes the networks Rupert Murdoch, the Australian-born media mongul, decided to start a new network designed to attract younger, more affluent, and more sophisticated viewers. He decided to start his net- work with a surprise move in which he signed Joan Rivers to her own talk show. Independent stations were wel- come to buy the syndication rights to The Late Show With Joan Rivers but it came in a package deal that consist- ed of the rest of the FOX network which included a show based on the hit mov- ie Down and Out in Beverly Hills. Joan Rivers, who normally sits in on The Tonight Show as guest host, sacri- ficed her friendship with Johnny Carson with the move. Her show was sched- uled to appear in direct competition with his talk show. Johnny felt that Joan was being ungrateful towards him. After all, he had given her her first big break. Only time will prove it a success, or failure. Bon Jovi was at it again as they followed up their first album with 7 BOO Fahrenheit. Hey Babe. How about a little boom boom? John- ny B was known for his wake up calls. He’s really crazy in Chicago! They ' re all crazy in Chicago! Espe- cially Jonathon Brandmier morning disc -jockey at WLUP in Chicago. Jonathon Brandmier and sidekicks newsman Buz Kilman, traffic reporter Ashley Knight and sports reporter Chi- cago lawyer Bruce Wolf. Jonathon Brandmier and his crew have many different bits that makes him one of the most listened to morning shows in Chicago. The most popular bits Johnny does are the celebrity wake ups, answering wake ups, an- swering machine Olympics scrambo, pirhana man and Bruce Wolf as Chet Chit Chat. Celebrity Wake Up calls consist of finding out where a celebrity is staying in town and calling them early in the morning and trying to get an interview with them. The celebrities have includ- ed Kenny Rogers, Davey Jones, and Steve Martin. Most of the celebrities are very cooperative and give an in- terview. But, this isn ' t true of Steve Mar- tin, he is in the process of sueing Brand- mier. Hosting a morning radio show is not where Brandmiers talents end. He fronts the band Johnny and the Leisure Suits. They have sold out many concert halls such as: UIC Pavillion, Poplar Creek and the Holiday Star Theatre in Merrillville. Some of Brandmiers most popular songs are We ' re All Crazy the Moo Moo Song and Making Love in the Sugar Ray Is here to stay. Beating Marvin Hagler proved Sugar Ray Leonard ' s staying power. SV Sports and drugs spent a lot of time in the news this year. Len Bias, col- lege basketball player died from an overdose of cocaine, Dwight Goo- den, New York Mets pitcher, was admitted to a drug rehabilitation center because of cocaine abuse, Oklahoma Uni- versity football player Brian Bosworth was ruled ineligible to play in the NCAA football playoffs, because of positive testing for steroids. New York made the headlines in two differ- ent events. The New York Mets won the won the World Series in seven games against the Boston Red Sox. Ray Knight was named the series most valuable player. The New York Giants were victorious in Super Bowl XXI against the Denver Broncos. Sugar Ray Leonard defeated Marvin Hagler in title defense. . . . and Hulkamania ran wild. Fighting to be Finished Why fight? That was the big question everyone was asking Sugar Ray Leon- ard when he announced that he would challenge Marvin Hagler for the middleweight boxing championship of the world. Sugar Ray and Marvin Hagler are both said to be two of the greatest fighters that ever lived, but they are both past the prime of their careers. So why should they fight? They both re- plied with the same basic answer. They felt they could fight and they really Members of the N. Y. Giants celebrate after their successful tackle which helped them win the game. wanted to fight each other. The fact that both fighters were be- ing paid huge amounts of money to fight and promote the fight may have encouraged them a little bit if not a lot. The fight took place on April 6, 1987 at Caesar ' s Palace in Las Vegas, Ne- vada. All the odds were against Sugar Ray Leonard. No one expected the fight to go all 15 rounds as it did. In the end Sugar Ray beat the odds and won with a split decision. Phil Simms of the New York Giants was not known to get a high percent- age of completions. As a matter of fact, he was below .500 for his two post season wins on the road to the Super Bowl. The fans booed him and the press ridiculed him. But in Super Bowl XXI, Simms showed them all and the Giants crushed the Denver Broncos 39-20. Simms was the games MVP and he personally was responsible for beating them with the best percentage pass- ing day in Super Bowl history— in any NFL championship game ever, for that matter. He went 22 for 25 as he quar- terbacked as good a game as had ever been played. The Giants totally surprised the Bron- cos by changing their whole offensive attack. They passed first and ran sec- ond. It was thought that because of Simms low percentages that the Giants would try to establish their running game. But they went against their ten- dencies and were successful with it. Another factor in the Giants win was Phil McConkey. McConkey also wasn ' t well thought of by the fans or press. He was even cut by the Giants at the end of training last summer. He had been too small, too slow, and too old. He was picked up by the Green Bay Packers but then four games into the season, was reacquired by the Giants after they realized what they missed. He was responsible for scoring one touch- down, set up a fieldgoal and another T.D, The weaklings won the game. The Giants win the Super Bowl with help of all — Mini-mag I want to be a part of it “New York, New York! The Boston Red Sox were not singing a happy song after they were beaten by the New York Mets, in the 1986 baseball World Series. The series began in Boston with Bos- ton losing the first game in front of their home crowd. They won the next game to the delight of the Boston fans. As the series moved to New York the Mets were behind in the series 1-2. They tied the series and went ahead 3-2. Boston once agan tied the series at 3- 3, but the Shea Stadium fans gave the Mets a tenth man to play with as the team and the fans rose to the occas- sion and defeated Boston for the World Series Championship. The World Series Most Valuable play- er was New York Mets third baseman Ray Knight. Despite Knights impressive performance in the World Series he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for the 1987 season. The New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox both had problems this 1987 season with their star pitchers. Boston pitcher Roger Clemens refused to come to training camp until his con- tract demands were met. New York pitcher, Dwight Gooden, was admitted to a drug rehabilitation center because of cocaine abuse. With these problems a repeat per- formance for these teams would be unlikely. The big Mac attack is back John McEnroe, cry baby of the tennis world, took a six month hiatus from the world ' s tennis courts because he was “tired of the game. He led a full life for six months as he settled in a new home, grew a beard, discovered yoga, had a baby, got married, (yes, in that order) and honeymooned in Vermont. McEnroe got back in the swing of things following his vacation with the first match with Boris Becker. Becker called McEnroe brilliant, the greatest, and a genius. That, however, was be- fore McEnroe shouted obcenities at him during the match. After that Becker said, “Even though he ' s been off six months, he ' s still the same guy, which is sad. Tell that to photographer Tommy Hindley, Hindley had camped out near McEnroe ' s condo hoping to get a pic- ture. McEnroe swatted a ball into his body as a form of payback. At least Hendley can ' t say he never gave him anything. After the Mets won the World Series, they were treated to a ticker tape parade The Hoosiers find victory Indiana won the 1987 NCAA Cham- pionship for basketball in a thrilling fash- ion. Indiana defeated Syracuse in the final seconds of the game. The game seesawed back and forth and Indiana looked as if they were just about out of the game, but they kept cool and came back. Indiana cut the Syracuse lead to 73-72 with 28 seconds left and quickly fouled freshman Derrick Coleman. Bob Knight then called a ti- meout to try to ice the freshman. After the timeout the teams came out and Coleman missed the front end of a one and one opportunity, Indiana grabbed the rebound and hurried up court, but still down by one, Indiana worked the ball around, trying to get a good shot off. With five seconds left Keith Smart hit a 15 foot jumper giving I.U. a 74-73 lead. With one second to go, Syracuse called time out and needed a miracle to pull it out. The in- bounds pass was stolen and I.U. had won the schools fifth national cham- pionship. Two were under Branch McCracken and three under Bob Knight. Knight became the third coach to win more than two titles. The other two were John Wooden and Adolph Rupp. Steve Alford ended with 23 points and had sparked I.U. to win seven 3- pointers. Sherman Douglas led Syra- cuse with 20 points, Keith Smart had 21 points and was the hero of the game. Coach Bobby Knight led the Indiana Hoosiers to win the NCAA Tournament. Mini-mag — Senior basketball player Brian Roye shoots for two. Being on the varsity team has enabled Roye to be in the Varsity Club. 62 — Organizations Organizations change but I students happy S tudying all day and then having to stay after school for another couple hours participate in club and organiza- tional activities are all a part of the organizations routine. Whether it was the National Honor Society staying after school to be trained for the blood drive by Red Cross Volun- teers or if it was Student Council conning in early to help run the student government, the Organizations kept very busy and had fun. They also learned a great deal about working with people. National Honor Society president, senior Dave Coil com- ments, It has been both a privilege and an honor to be president of Honor Society this year. All the goals set this past year were achieved and the year as a whole was a great success. Junior Chris Kleimola feels Student Council, was really great. It seemed like we got more accomplished this year than last year, such as the talent show, and we will be getting the juice machine. This year just seemed like we did some- thing. Hard work was the main ingredient in the amount of suc- cess the individual organizations achieved. According to ju- nior, Julie Russell — junior varsity cheerleader, Cheerleading can be really fun but it takes up a lot of time. You have to be willing to commit yourself to it because if not, you begin to make excuses to skip practice and the games become rou- tine. Hard work is what separates the leaders from the followers and the good organizations from the bad. Dedication and the willingness to work a little bit longer is what makes the GHS organizations and clubs stand out above the rest and prove that they were worthy of making the news. Ziggity Boom Rah-Rah — The Pantherettes orga- nization provides the fans at football and basket- ball games pre-game and halftime entertain- ment. The girls earn a tetter for their hard work. Go Team Go . . . The fans and the Booster Club cheer at a football game in order to support the team. The Booster Club was joined this year by many male members Organizations— 63 Sophomore Steve Frey gets his blood pressure taken before giving blood at the GHS blood drive. All blood donors must be tested for dis- eases before bing permitted to donate blood. While helping at the blood drive senior Jennifer Benkovich checks in senior Jeff White. Over 100 people participated in this annual event held by the National Honor Society on Wednesday March 4. Varsity Club first row: Laura Waldron. Jennifer Benkovich. Usa Wafers. Amy Schmidt. Greg Burbndge. Steve Holen. Jarde Budack. Lada Magtsh. Mck IMriusak. Second row Nodna Oprea, Sue Wltfong. Christine ranis. Kim Corrrxr . Steve AMson, Paul Barede. Joe Buchko. Jerry Menser. Third row Angle Covamjbkx. Heather Meyer. Theresa Joseph. Chris Kletnola. Craig Get. Jeff Sweeney. Pay Fines. Jm Mkda. Mk e Letts. Firth row Eleen Hochstetler. Anne Do gad. Joanna Simon. Poly Byrd. KeSeen Hansen. Brett Okies. Jett Hamlton. men Brt. Mark Halverson. Sixth row Jenny DekjVega. Tony Hatner. Mak Smith. Jett Ritter. Jutame Rowe. Amy Gonzalez. Cindy Bowman. Undo Gabrys. Anne Hoffman. Seventh row Karen tmboden. Tammy Jovanovlch. Mke Wkjzkj. Rob Kirby Back row: (National Honor Society) Jkn Mrda. Steve AMson. Brooks Parker. Sue Wittong, Thkd row: Eric Fratter. Brett Okies. Lance Russel. Paul Barede. Usa Zvydr. second row Chris Kleknola. Jade Budack. Theresa Joseph. Teresa Kung. Jennifer Benkovich. first row: Matt Kiss. David Col. Pam Bishop. Michele Moore. Beth Archer 64 — Honors Upper Crust NMS . rQ s Recognized Spell Success Honoring the best of the class— the hardworking of the academic, journalistic, and athletic achievers are the honor groups: National Honor Society, Boy ' s and Girll ' s State, Quill and Scroll, and the Varsity Club. Being a member of an honor group is The honor of being the top of your class, said Junior Te- resa Kung. Sponsoring a blood drive on Wednesday, March 4 was a job for the National Honor Society. Several members willingly accepted the chance to miss some of their time from class to work at the drive and to give that time for the philantropic pro- ject. Over 100 students ac- tively participated in the drive by donating their blood to the cause were re- quired to follow these rules: weith at least 110 pounds and be seventeen years old. Aside from the blood drive people seek membership. The prestige of it! It looks good on your school record and could give you the edge for admittance in col- lege or for a job. You have to work for it, but it ' s reward- ing in the long run, said Pete Schlagel, junior. Recognition of journalistic abilities for junior and senior students is membership in the group Quill and Scroll. Officers of the club plan the end of the year banquet. This year ' s banquet was held at the House of Lynwood. To become a member, a stu- dent must be in the upper third of his class and have done outstanding work dis- playing their journalistic abili- ties on the Panther Press or Reflector staffs. Basically the purpose of Quill and Scroll is It ' s an honor recognition for Journalists, said Ms. Julie Marcinek, Publications Ad- viser. I consider being a mem- ber of Quill and Scroll to be a reward for the stories I ' ve written for the Panther Press. It makes me feel that the work I ' ve put into them is worth it, said senior Tracy Clark. Girl ' s and boy ' s state are chosen by the social studies teachers based on citizen- ship qualities. These students are allowed to participate in a mock government in which the members can be- come the Governor of the make-believe state for ex- ample. They also make laws and do the tings that a real government would do. For a week the group worked on having a pretend govern- ment, aside from having many civil and patriotic ac- tivities. The club met alot of new people that week. Lettering in a varsity sport and paying a one dollar initi- ation fee will make you a member of varsity club. Making the selections for the Homecoming candidates for King and Queen is a ma- jor job for the club. Quf and Scroi Back row Eric franet. James Csonka. Second row Becky Hoot, fif Stokes. Tracy Boys ' and gins ' State Back row Ctrrts Block. Matt Fkiss. Canos Cundft. Front row Angle Vittorio. Clark, Ms Jule Marcinek. First row: Jennifer Benkovlch. Ctrts Black. Usa Jordan Jennifer Benkovlch. Karrte tfeyome Honors— 66 Service for Improvement the students makes news What was that last comment? Ju- nior, Drew Gavrilos looks on surpris- ingly at the speaker during one of the student council meetings held before school every Wednesday morning throughout the school year. If you want to be more in- volved in school on an aca- demic level, but you also yearn to be in politics— then student government is the answer for you. You may be wondering, how to become a member. A student who wants to join must have a paper signed by three teachers and twen- ty-five students. Elections took place in the spring. The members were elected by popular vote. Senior class councilsman job is to make plans for graduation. Seniors made money by having a dance. Sweatshirts for the 1987 graduating class was an- other fund raising method. Each sweatshirt was mono- gramed with the student ' s name. Planning and organizing Prom is the job of the Junior class. Selling magazines was one of the many ways the juniors successfully raised money for the event. A task for the sophomore class is planning Turnabout. “We worked hard so people could have fun, and it gave us alot of satisfaction to see everyone have a great time , said sophomore Ly- zette Leal. These three groups form the Student Council. This years president was senior Lance Russell. Many of the members thought that a few improve- ments could be made. Meetings held in the morning before school upset many people like sophomore Leanne Nichols who said, Afternoon meetings would be more efficient . Others feel improvements can not be made until more people become members. Junior Debbie Parr said, If even more people got involved, more could be accom- plished. It ' s rewarding to be in council because it gives me the opportunity to become involved with school activi- ties, Debbie Parr. Student Councl Back Row Jamie Budack. Brooks Parker. Tony Hatner. Tricks Roach. Jule Hedges. Chris Martin. Matt Huss. Craig Gal. Kkn Convex Fifth Row Thresa Joseph. Kevin Parsons. Desa SteponMch. Adrienne Compar . Laura Garcia. Le Anne Mchofs. Steve AMson. Teresa Kung. Dave Col. James Csonka. Fourth Row: Laura Waldron. Beth Archer. Lisa Jordan. Becky Hoot. Anne Hoff- man. Amy Schmidt. Michele Moore. Rich Bril. Heather Adams. Third Row Tracy ZeDracki. Pam Bishop. Cuts Klernota. Christine Tanls. Kety Zyto Tammy Chlders. Kris Bowron. Jute Russel. Second Row Dawn Wesolowskl. Amy Gonzales. De Anne Tanls. Greg Burbridge. Denise Hochstetler. Mary Hoffman. Tittmy Grtttee. First Row JuSanne Rowe. Lance Russel. Mike Petrick. Jeff Ritter. Mr Weaver Senior Class— Bock row: Sue Wltfong. Eric Fratter. Matt Huss. Brian Lane. Mary Paluckl. Brooks Parker. Dawn Baronage. Second Row: Jeff Ritter. Dave Col. Cindy Bowman. Karen Imboden. First Row Greg Bntsridge. Beth Archer. Amy Schmidt. Amy Gonzales. Heather Adams. Rich Bril 66 — Government Excuse me. what does that say? Mr Ray Weaver checks the council at- tendance list as senior President Lance Russell looks curiously over his shoulder Mr Weaver has been the group ' s sponsor for two years. Senior Class President Amy Gonzo- lez and Senior Class Sponsor, Mr Les Thorton takes a last look at order forms turned In for cops and gowns they must make sure all seniors are well informed of this event. Government — 67 Xr x Class— Bock Row Heather Meyer. Sue Simon, bane Patrick. Deanna Me LaugNn. Mk cna Baloc. Pam Bishop. Christina Carter. Mkzhoel Wlazio. Mary Jane Gnjbach. Second Row Kim Corn- car . Jamie BuOack. Denote Parr. Teresa King. Christine Tams. Steve ABson. first Row Theresa Joseph. Melissa Moore. Jute Russel. Chris Klernolo. Craig Gal Sophomore Class— Back Row Keith MBer. Dan LesSe Tnao Roach, earl Schrebet. Tracy Zecrockt. ThkdRow ChuckMoore. MarlynMarczalek.Lyzettel.eal. Adrienne Compar . Second Row Denise Hochstetler. Mary Hoffman. Jute Hedges. Le Anne Mchols. Larra Garcia, fust Row Ryai Carol. Deanna Tarns. Desa Stepanovich. Stacey Bakker Clubs Offer Sometimes Alternatives unnoticed Often the only thing that students ever hear about in school are the sports such as football and basketball or the cheerleaders and Panth- erettes. Many students tend to believe these are the only extra curricular activities a person at GHS can partici- pate in. Not so! Unnoticed by many students are the clubs. — Movie Workers, State Crew and Bowling. A great advantage to being a member of these clubs is that the student does not have to try out like one has to do to be in a sport or many other active groups. Showing movies one weekend a month is the job of Movie workers. Movies can be seen at seven p.m. on Friday or Saturday nights. Movie workers take on un- usual names such as: admis- sion taker. This person or per- sons takes in a fee of one dollar and seventy-five cents for a ticket. Tickets are given to the ticket takers and the ushers show a movie goer or goers to their choice of seats in the auditorium. Form seven to nine o ' clock the projectionist takes over by showing a movie al ways a hit movie. Some of this year ' s movies were shown at the GHS theatre were “Top Gun , Ferris Beuler ' s Day Off , and “Song of the South . It ' s a great experience and a fun extra curricular activity that allows me to get out of the house and yell at the obnoxious little ani- mals that try to turn the audi- torium into the Griffith zoo, said Junior Debbie Webb. Working behind the scenes of this year ' s play “Sweet Charity under the direction of Mr. Ray Weaver, was the Stage Crew. Props and sets were designed and constructed during week- day and weekend rehears- als for the play. During the play the crew makes scene and prop changes. Sounds easy? Not always! Problems are always arising. Some- times props aren ' t set out on the stage at the right time or what crew members will ever forget saving the cast members ' costumes when the dressing room flooded! Even though these activi- ties seem to be a lot of work fhey are also a lot of fun! “It ' s fun to work with your friends and its better than sitting around doing nothing. said junior Sara Luszcz. Bowling differs from other school sports in that it does not compete against other members in our school. An- other difference is that bowlers only bowl once a week— every Wednesday. It ' s a lot of fun and it doesn ' t take much time out of my other activities. It ' s re- laxing just to bowl without pressures from coaches, said junior Heather Meyer. Although these clubs and - organizations frequently go m unnoticed they are satisfied by just knowing they are worth while. Movie Workers— bock row Jeff Mttchel, Susan Krug, Shetey Riggie. Chartott Krooswyk, Matt Huss. Jeff Hen. Thtd row Theresa Joseph. M£he9e Spohn, Amy Bohney. Michele Lake. Karen Kino, -A e Planer. Second row Juke Bohney. Kim Dwyer. Debbie Webb. James Csonka. Steve AMson. Front row Charte Block wet. Tim Jockomis, Mke Anderson. Karl Kammer. Mr Weaver Bowing dub— back row Karen Beast y, Mttch Ward. Jtn Toren. Scott Queen. Aaron Slpos. Thtd row Douq Fukerson. Vince Gerber. Danny LesMe. Donna Hochstetler. be Eager Second row Kim Peed. Keith Gatocy. Dale VerkukJen. Heather Meyer. Martyn Marczdek. Ryan Carrol. First row Deanna Sel. Jeff Herr. Mary Pakjcki. Dave Col. Dennis Glover 68— Clubs Stage crew back row Sara luuar. Lara Waldron. Second row Mr Weaver. Man Huts. James Csonkz. Karen King. Ftst row Tim Jackomis. Charte Black wet Kart Kammer Junior Paul Barenie and his date Mi- chelle LeGear enjoy a Saturday evening at the GHS movie theater Many students enjoy taking their dates to see a hit movie and then out to eat How many tickets do you need? Ju- nior Lisa Tumbula is one of the movie workers that helps Friday and Satur- day night movies. Many students attend the movies shown at GHS when they need something to do Junior Bob Kane and sophomore Bonita Hennagir submit their tickets to movie workers before entering the auditorium to watch an enter- taining theatre movie Cheaper prices are just one of the benefits at GHS. Clubs— 69 Band Plays on and on . small size doesn ' t hurt The saxophone section of the con- cert band practices on a very diffi- cult section of a song The song was played for the ISSMA contest and the Six Flags Music Festival that took place in April. An important part of the G.H.S. scene is the Concert and Jazz band. These hard- working people display their ability and dedication of their talent in all they per- form. Concert band is the main group that plays at all the concerts and competitions. They are guided under the direction of Mr. Noel Cross. Each day a simple routine is followed. The first few min- utes of class is spent warm- ing up. Then students prac- tice on selections of music. This year band is much smaller than in the past years. Many students felt this was a hinderance to their playing ability, while others felt it was just a cause to work harder. Band president Dave Coil said, the band has to increase in size, but has a great potential for success . In April the band traveled to St. Louis, to play in the Six Flags Music Festival. Mr. Cross had only one wish for the band standings at the Festival and that was for A good showing . Members of concert band may join a group called Jazz Band. This group plays during the Football and Basketball games and provides half- time entertainment. There are advantages though— members get free admission and reserved seats for all home games. Outside the classroom stu- dents may perform in solo competitions called the ISSMA contest. In the sum- mertime students are able to go to band camp or drum major camp to improve their abilities. You always have to work to improve to higher levels of ability, said Mr. Cross. Improving on your talent is what being a member of the band is all about. Concert Band Back Dow Miss Michaels. Xetth tMer. Greg Nelson. Tom Zapmda. Jerry Last. Chris Karp. Michele Martin. Mr Cross. Fifth Dow Frmp Skndch. Anne Degani. Rodney Anderson. Par Budsd. Samantha Yockey. Theresa Basler Mke Mkxttn. wmarn Cutis, Kara Stron. De Anne Set. Forth Row Sheley Marshal. Dan Lesle. LenetteRafa. GregKemp. Steve AMson. Brian Lane. Theresa Joseph. Pod Boren le. Third Row: Jeanne Degani. Cheryl Mttchel. LeAme McNoLs. Ken Herd. Michael Gaby. Rick Sel. Robed Luque. Dave Col. Heather Meyer. Debbie Webb. Heather Garvey. Second Row: Kin Reid. Laura Garcia. Donya Crock. Jamie Fans. Veronica Dmmltroff. Karen Beasley. Doug Fherson. Cuts B roetnam. Alan Mou terman. Uta Tumbda. Front Row Pete Schlagel. Michele Ldre. Amy Haskins. Jennifer Cddwel. Dawn Degani. Christine Houchtn. Stacey Bakker. Rebecca Fuehrer. Lyzette Led. Theresa Wroblewskl. Usa Zvyak Jazz Band— Back Row Jennifer Cddwel Amy Haskins. Mlcheele Lane. Tom Zapmskt. Chris Karp. Keren Beasley. Pete Schlagel. Third Row Sheley Marshal. Michele Le Gear Theresa Joseph. Greg Kerry}. PaUBrrenl. Brim Lane. Second Row Usa Zyyah. PaUBurdsa. Rodrey Anderson. Ame Degani. PhMp Somclch. Front Row Stacy Bakker. Lyzette Leal. Heather Garvey. Dave Col. Kara Strong, Heather Meyer. WBam Curtis Michelle Lake, senior, and Christine Houchin. sophomore, practice on a new selection of music for an up- coming concert. Each day the girls practice on improving the flute sec- tion of the band Hey. They ' re playing our song! Ju- nior Rodney Anderson and sopho- more Paul Burdsal concentrate on their music with hopes of hitting ev- ery note correctly. The band prac- tices hard as they strive for perfec- tion. Drum Majors Pete Schaaget. Lisa Zvyak Little Boy Blue come blow your hom. Junior Paul Barenie plays his trumpet while junior Theresa Joseph looks at the music. Many of the band mem- bers participate in the pep band at the home basketball games Band— 71 Efforts Qfe Members Recognized Work Hard It ' s a well known fact among many of us that there are a few adults in the world who believe that all teenagers are trouble mak- ers and are worthless. Trying to prove these people wrong by helping out the community is the organiza- tion called DEC A. Anyone who walks down the Jr. High Hallways is bound to smell the delicious odor of cakes, brownies, and cook- ies. Most students assume the smell is originating from the cooking classes, if one would do a little more ex- ploring and take a walk fur- ther down the hall they may find a bake sale— a Deca bake sale that is. Deca spon- sors several bake sales throughout the year, as a fundraiser. The money does not go to the organization or even to the school, but to the Griffith Emergency Fund for needy families. Several times a year needy families are given the money to pro- vide them with food and clothing. Bake sale pro- ceeds also went to pay for some of the decorations for downtown Griffith at Christ- mastime. Goodies were not the only things that were sold to make money. Many more fundraisers were held through out the year. Mem- bers sold M M candies, can- dles, and Christmas wrap- ping paper. PANTHERS are GREEEAT, was the slogan for this year ' s Homecoming Deca float. Tissue paper flowers outlined the float while a life-size ref- eree and panther football player stood on top of the float ' s mini football field. The winning fever was in the air, as many Deca mem- bers participated in the Ca- reer Conference. Partici- pants first took a written test and then took part in a mock event”. Managers from the local businesses and teachers from out school were the judges for the conference. Many stu- dents received high honors. Awards from sixth to first place were given to the win- ners. “It was really fun to do your best and to win, said senior Lynette Feila. Rob Lat- tin senior placed the highest in the Deca group. Placing third in the state and then going on to the National Conference. The annual Deca banquet was held in the Springtime, at the House of Lin wood. There is no way to sum up what Deca is because it is so many things. It ' s a provider for many needy families in Griffith, and prepares stu- dents for a job, among many other things. If you had to state the whole basic idea for having Deca it would be: “The whole idea of Deca is to get people in- volved in school activities, said Mr. Reyome. Deca Members Back Row Brenda Coins. Janet Hal. Drew Gavrlos. Jamie Petree. Jay Gat. Jim Jacobs. Lesle Martin. Sharon Owczarzak. Kim Mnlch. Lisa Maggio. JjUg Davids. Daniele Healey. Fourth row: Todd Raybuck. Tim Jackomis . Troy WMrey. Matt Serratore. Aaron Stpos. Tom De Young. Brian Rley. Rich Schuttz. Greg Nelson. Mbsy Grabowskl. Third Row: Kely Mtsh. Lisa Van Auken. Undo Ortiz. Troy Tomaskio. Matt Veronest. Mike Pe trick. Brian Hero. Chris Jevyak. Second Row Mr Reyome. Donna Hochstetier. Rob Latttn. Kevin Parsons. Sara Luszcz. Elen La Buda. Susan Cannon. Lynette FeBa. Dana Fech. Cindy M chois. First Row Kely Ptogh. Usa Holcomb. Dtndy Wodde. Scott Farrel. Tammy Jovanvlch. SheMe Griffin. Kely McCain. Laura Holcomb. Jule King. Deca Officers— Back Row Rich Shuftze. Cindy NKhois. Front Row Kely Ptogh. SheMe Griffin 72— DECA Seniors Shellie Griffin, Kevin Parsons, and Laurie Holcomb are one of the many active Deca members who sell goodies dt the Deca Bake Sale This is one of the successful ways this club earns money. The thrill of victory. Members of DECA who placed at regionais pose with their trophies several of them also qualified for state and National Competitions held in Springtime Panthers are GREEEA T is the slogan for the Homecoming Deca Float. Many seniors rode on the float cheering for a victory against the opposing team, the Calumet War- riors football team. Senior Rob Lattin displays his region- al and state DECA awards With his third place finish in the state com- petition, he became the first GHS student to advance to the National competition. DECA— 73 Dancing to the G.H.S. beat several of the Pantherettes show their stuff before the Basketball game begins The Pantherettes perform before the start of the game and also dur- ing half time. HEY GET TOUGH! Junior Varsity Cheerleader sophomore, Deanne Tanis motivates the crowd during a J. V. basketball games The cheer- leaders practice twice a week after school in order to perform well at the games. Booster Club: Bock Row Donna Hochstetler. be Egger Mchete Magtsh. Stacey Mahns. Trtcla Turner. Denise Mkdskl. Carmen Lopez. Eric Heinrichs. Trisha Makjonado. Renee Rodriquez, Stacey Brady. Merge Hyland. Pada Gtbert. Vicki TNrton. Angela Bolotta. Greg Spohn. John Loomis. Seventh Row Kim Ttston. CMS Kleimola. Anne Hoffman. Steve Frey. Dennis Glover. Rob Kirby. Jerry Menser Kim Compankl. Jm Mkda. Keith Meet. BMy Stokes. Skip Hosier. Christina Carter. Metssa Moore. Deanna Me L auger. Kim Monarty. Roxanne Dewes. Heidi Curtis. Sixth Row Abby Apple. Amy Gonzalez, keten Hansen. Amy Schmidt. Jukanne Rowe. Steve Holen. Jeff Ritter. Brett Dines. Jeff Hcmlton. Craig Gal. Jeft Sweeny. Ray Fines. Deanne Krtezevlch. Pada Christenson, Jenny Cobb. Uarte Patrick, tvk ana Bdoc. Elsa Cazares. Michelle Moore. Fifth Row Usa Maggo. Kety Zyto. Johnna Grandys. Shara Owszarzc . Greg Bdbridge. Mark Halverson. Juke Russel. Kris Bowron. Jamie Budak. Mhe Marsh. Rust, Bereolos. Tammy Cinders. Sue Simon. Rich Laha. Pete Scttegd. Lenette Rafa. Stephanie Bronson Dianna Seberger, Mary Pdkickl. Fourth Row Theresa Baslet. Joy Me Knight. Dan Leslie. Denise Hoch- stetter. Decme Tarts. Mary Hoffman. Donya Crock. Debbie Parr. Cheryl Mttchel. Heather Meyer. Ctrtstlne Paluckl. Karert Beasley LeaDtxon. Danette DeBoer. Sherry Moore. Jute Morgan. KrlsDebold. Nodna Opera. Third Row Tamm I Bmrtgsley. Jud Me Knight. Stacey Bakker. Lasa Garda. Learne hlchols. Jule Hedges Andhenne Comparer. Marlyn Marszatek. Tracy Zebrocki. Desa Stepanovich, Usa Waters. Laura Malsh. Nicole Poqdn, Jule Davids. Mary Jane Gru bach. tone DJJdc. Jennifer Kirk. Kendra Davis. Ktre Votpe. Tiffany Gtrttee. Second Row Debbie Webb. Lon k tchet. Jdks Ortiz. Leste Martin. Kim Mrtch, Kim Nttchet. Cheryl O ' Dortnel. Dawn Weolowskl. Poly Byrd. Debbie Cook. Beth Archer. Jerry Dekj Vega. Kety Mbh. Tilda Roach. Karen Parsons. Michele Grahm. First Row Becky Hoot. Shetey Rlgge Jennifer Schroeder. Rhonda Reed. Christine Tarts. Eleen Hochstetler. Kety Marcus. Chartott Krooswyk. Sara Luszcz. Kristine Stampydr. Pantherettes Back Row— Laura Garcia. Jennifer Dela Vega. Kety Mbh. Stephanie Bronson. Debbie Parr. Fourth Row Leanne ttchots. Jute Hedges. Trtda Roach, tone DJuklc. Kendaa Davis. Mary Jane Grubach. Third Row Lenette Rata. Donya Crock. Dianna Seberger. Tiffany Gttfee. Jennifer Kkk. Sue Simon. Cheryl Mltchet. Second Row Sharon Owczarzak. Cindy Wadde. Elsa Cazares. Llane Patrick. Usa Maggo. Cheryl O Donnet. First Row Chdy Nchots. Ktre Votpe. Jennifer Atkinson. Usa Waters. Dawn Weolowskl. Beth Archer, Michele Moore 74— Booster Club Changes pep surprise Up the C lub cheerleaders Music from the pep band fills the air, excitement is all around, arising from a corner of the gym fans can hear “Ziggity boom, rah rah Zig- gity boom, rah rah Who rah, we rah Griffith High rah rah”. Although to most people it sounds like a language from a foreign land, it is the oh so ever familiar school song that is often changed by the members of the Booster Club. Becoming a booster member means taking on a strange title such as locker- buddie, hoopmaker, poster- maker, and raffle ticket sell- er. Lockerbuddies are picked at the start of each new sport ' s season. When a per- son takes on the responsibil- ity of having a lockerbuddie they must decorate that person ' s hall locker for all away games and their gym lockers for all home games. Many lockers were decorat- ed with streamers, posters, and candy. I enjoyed doing the locker. It entailed alot of money, but I would do it again, said junior, Cheryl Mitchell. Hoopmakers consists of two to three booster mem- bers who work on making the traditional hoop for each home game. The hoop- makers take the hoop out on to the football field, or the basketball court, for the team members to run through. Postermaking sessions were held on every Thurs- day. Inspirational posters were hung through out the main lobby. At the home basketball games posters were hung on the Varsity gym walls. At every home game, ticket sellers can be seen walking around yelling SO- SO raffle . Of all the money made, half went to the booster club funds and the other half went to the lucky ticket holder. The most suc- cessful raffle was during the football season. Mrs. Martha Davis became the new Booster club spon- sor. With the help of Mrs. Da- vis boys were allowed to show their spirit and become members. Junior Sara Luszcz said, I think its great to get the guys back in Booster Club! The turn out of male members was low and many felf this was a hinderance to the club. It was disappoint- ing to find the turnout was so low, said Jenny Schroeder, junior. Football season gave sport ' s fans their first glimpse of the Panther mascot. Intro- duced on Homecoming night and making many ap- pearances during the home football and basketball games the Panther got the fans into the spirit of the game. Junion Pete Schlagel thought the mascot was a good idea, I like it! It brings back alot of tradition. If you ' re still left wondering why you should become a member maybe this will help make up your mind. It ' s fun to cheer, it raises the spirit of the team, and most of all it gets the crowd enthusias- tic, said junior, Jennifer Cobb. Varsity Cheerleaders Back Row— Amy Schmidt. Anne Hoffman. Chris Kletnolo. First Row Tammy J. V Cheerleaders Back Row—Deanne Tank. A e Russel. Mary Hoffman. First Row Denise Hoch- Chlders. Karrie Reyome. AManne Rowe stetler. Mteheie Graham Booster Club— 75 Sports News Teams change as success is newsmaker S ectionals, Regionals, Semi-state-oh, no-even State. Yes, GHS achieved all of these words this year. No, GHS has never been known as a big sports competition, but we have always put up a great fight from our heartbraking bas- ketball sectional losses to our heart lifting football sectional wins. GHS has proven we can play with the best of them. Cross Country runners, seniors Jim Mirda and Rob Kirby proved that hard work and dedication can really pay off in the end. The cross country team led by Mirda and Kirby went all the way to semi-state where they were defeated. Mirda and Kirby qualified for state. Rob Kirby made an impressive showing in the thirties. But, Jim Mirda beat the odds and put Griffith on the map by finishing third. We ' ve changed for the better and kept up with sporting changes also. We ' ve added a girl ' s softball team, we have exceptional equipment and as far as for fan support— we can out cheer the best of them. The majority of teams at GHS are small and just have enough players to fit the roster. These small numbers of play- ers enable the teams to be very close and develop a family type of environment. According to senior golfer Chris Black, One of the golf teams strongest points is that most of us like each other and play well together. According to senior track team member Cindy Bowman, We were like one big family, which really helped alot. Sue Wiltfong track team member adds, Although we didn ' t have a great record, spirit made up for the small number of members we had. GHS has made the sporting news and hopefully we ' ll con- tinue to do so. The winner and champion. The referee raises the hand of the winner, senior wrestler Nick Miklusak Nick has been a successful wrestler for the team all during his career. Breaking away from the pack Senior cross coun- try runner Jim Mirda breaks away from his com- petition. Jim qualified for state this year and fin- ished in third place. Sports— 77 Poetry in motion. Senior Viola Reid hurries to first base in an attempt to make It there without get- ting thrown out. y Giris ' Softball Front Row— Tiffany Toweson. lAchele Foreman. Stephanie Bronson. Viola Reid. Amy Gonzales. Michele MMck. Fleer Hochstetler. Second Row— Debbie Cook. Cheryl O ' Domel. Janean Whey. Heidi Golden. Tammy Chlders. Stephanie VI- latpando. Becky Sarbon, Becky Hoot. Third Row— Jennifer Cuck—batgtt. Usa Mowery Mkthele Johnston. Undo Gabrys. Kim Gifford. Jule Palmer. Mary Jane GnJboch. CMs Austin. Foirth Row— Coach Jerry Gurrado. asst coach Jule Norton, manager Laura Udebrand. Stacy Baker. Karen tnboden. Tammy Huzne. Tammy Jovanovlch. Beth Karp, manager Jen- nifer Harder opp GHS E C Washington 0 19 Hobart 2 4 Gavlt 6 16 NAjnster 1 3 Highland 3 2 Crown Point 4 11 Lake Central 5 11 Chesterton 0 9 Calumet 4 17 Lowe 6 22 Highland 4 1 Hammond Clark 2 1 Hammond Clark 0 5 Munster 3 4 Lake Central 7 5 Crown Point 4 7 Bishop No! 1 11 Calumet 0 15 Lowel 3 12 Andrean 6 13 Senior Lisa Mowery waits patiently for the pitch. She has to be ready in case the batter misses. Senior Michelle Mihalcik swings at the ball but misses as she is called for her second strike at bat. uccessful season for first team Girls finish second in L.S. Conference I s it just beginner ' s luck or a start of a proud tradition? The first softball team in Panther history was a definite success. It finished with the most wins of any first year team in the state and was rated among the top three teams in the area. Griffith has had d strong summer program for years, so our players were pretty well schooled in fundamentals. I think all of us involved were surprised that we came together as a team so quickly, said codch Jerry Gurrado. In all, 92 girls came through conditioning, which made girls ' softball one of the hardest teams to make in the school. Junior Tiffany Toweson said, Mr. Gurrado is definite- ly the hardest coach I ' ve ever had, but he is also the best. Sometimes he has weird ways of getting things done, but they do get done, and done right. That ' s what I like because there ' s no messing around, it ' s just serious soft- ball. ' ' ”We had no glaring weaknesses, but if we had any weaknesses at all, it could be that since it was the first year of our program, the players needed to get adjusted to a school sport versus a summer leogue situotion and the com- mittment and discipline involved with a school sport, said Coach Gurrado. The award winners were: Miss De- fense, Miss Hustle, Miss Offense, Highest Bdtting Average, and Highest On Base Percentage, junior Tiffany Toweson; Most Improved, senior Michelle Mihal- cik; Highest Fielding Percentage, senior Michelle Johnston; Leadership Award, senior Kim Gifford and senior Lisa Mowery; Best Attitude, senior Lisa Mowery; Ironman, Award, Runs Batted In, dnd co-Most Valudble Player Award, senior Violo Reid; and Pitching Award and co-Most Valuable player, senior Beth Karp. The All-Conference soft- ball selections were: first team; senior Kim Gifford, senior Michelle Johnston, senior Viola Reid and junior Tiffany Toweson; second team choices were: junior Tammy Jovanovich and senior Michelle Mihalcik. Honorable mention choices were senior Beth Karp and senior Lisa Mowery. The team ended the regular season with a record of t6 wins and 4 losses. They had an overall record of 17 wins and 5 losses. Their Lake Suburban Con- ference record was 9 wins and 3 losses, placing them second in the confer- ence. The team was rated in the top 3 in the area all during the regular sea- son. They had the most wins of any first year team in the state and they were the highest rated first year team of area softball teams. “I think that all of us Involved were sur- prised that we came together as a team so quickly. ” Coach Jerry Gur- rado. Girls ' Softball— Senior Ken Konopasek sprints to first base with the hopes of beating the throw from the opposing team. Bock Row— coach Tim Foss. John Rogowski. Brian Roye. Rob Arndt. Troy Grady. Bty Stokes. Dan McCoy, head coach Jm Anderson Mode Row— Jett Bogner. Eric Sctmng. Dave Arndt. Dorn Cht- dctkmo, Dave Troksa. v e Col. manager Cheryl MjUnex Front Row— ken Konopasek. Pat Murdock. Gordon Broody. Greg Burbndge. Brian Kretz. Brett Dines. Earl Brammer T.F North Opp. 5 GHS 5 Lake Station 3 6 Gary West to 15 Gry West 9 7 Gary Roosevelt 7 8 Hanover Central 2 6 E C Roosevelt 1.15 0.9 Minster 1 0 Highland 10 3 Chesterton 4.7 2.6 Lake Central 5 2 Crown Point 5 1 Hobart 10 0 Clark 0.1 3.4 Calumet 4 14 Lowel 3 2 highland 3 2 Munster 2 1 River Forest 3 8 Lake Central 2 1 Crown Point 11 1 Calumet 4 3 Lowel 1 6 Morton 5.3 4.5 Whiting 2 3 Bishop Nol 9 3 eam’s attitude helps effort Team plays tough to end of season Junior Bill Stokes practices batting as he waits for his turn to step up to the plate and take his swings. A disappointing record can sometimes be deceiving. This was true of the boys ' varsity baseball team. The team ' s overall sea- son record was 9-17-1 and 2-10 in Lake Suburban Conference games. Though this record isn ' t the best, head coach Jim Anderson points out, We were 2-9 in one-run ball games, so we were playing a lot of hard-fought, close ball games. The team played tough all the way to the end during sectionals where they lost 2 to 1 to Highland. Junior Brett Dines commented, “Even though we didn ' t win a lot ot games, I still felt we were very com- petitive, because when we did lose, it wasn ' t by much. Then at the end of the season we played very well in the sectional and almost upset Highland. ' ' Junior Greg Burbridge attributes some of the team ' s unity and spirit to the co-captains. I felt we worked as a team and everyone had a good atti- tude throughout the season, Greg said. We had good hitting and fielding and we also had good leadership from our co-captains, senior Ken Konopasek and senior Eric Schilling. We did have inexperienced pitching though, since we lost four senior pitchers from the year before. The season award winners were: Most Valuable Player, senior Ken Kono- pasek; Craig Lee Memorial Award (for best mental attitude), senior Eric Schilling; Most Improved Player, senior Jeff Bogner; Top Offensive Player, sen- ior Ken Konopasek; Top Defensive Play- er, senior Ken Konopasek. and Top Pitcher, senior Dave Troksa. Second baseman, senior Ken Konopasek and outfielder Eric Schilling made the All Lake Suburban Conference first team. According to Coach Anderson, “The strong points would have to include a fine attitude, good team spirit, and a competitive approach to all the games. Our last game of the year was a 2-1 loss to Highland in the East Chicago Sectional Tourney and the potential tying run was thrown out at home for the last out of the game. Thus, the team played tough all the way to the end, even though our record was not very good. Junior Billy Stokes adds, The season was kind of a disap- poinment because we could never really put everything together during the season. Our last game of the sea- son against Highland was a tough loss. Coach Anderson feels, there is an uncertain outlook as we have several starting position players returning from last year, but our top four pitchers from last year all graduated. Therefore we will have to rebuild our pitching staff and our success will depend on how well this staff develops, and how well the new team develops. “The strong points would have to in- clude a fine atti- tude, good team spirit, and a com- petitive approach to all the games.” Coach Anderson Boys ' Baseball— pirit pulls team together Season has many ups and downs B eing a part of a team sport like track requires togetherness anO team unity. Without these quali- ties, it would not have been possible for the girls ' track team to pull together. Junior Cindy Bowman feels, We were like one big family which really helped a lot. I ' m happy with the way the season tuned out. We stuck together and worked hard. The season ended with an overall re- cord of 5 wins and 1 1 losses. Coach Lee Bollhorst said of the season, “As a team, it was a little dis- appoining, but a big plus was in the fact that many in- dividuals really came of age. There were four meets that were lost by three or less points. We experienced more of a roller coaster ride other past year. A total of eight new records were established — three in- door and five outdoor. Junior Sue Wiltfong said, ”1 feel that considering the size of our team and the strength of our competitors, we were successful in reaching the goals we had set for ourselves before the season began. Although we didn ' t have a great record, our spirit made up for the small number of members and the lack of experience we were faced with. Junior Laura Waldron feels some problems could have been solved if more girls had gone out for track. “There are several people on the team who do very well in their events. It ' s a shame that there couldn ' t be more people to try out for the track team to make our weakness, the lack of girls in events, extinct, Laura said. I was happy with what I achieved personally, but as a team there weren ' t the num- bers to pull out as many victories as the team had hoped to have. The season award winners were: Best Distance, senior Lynn Sweeney; Best Field Event, junior Laura Waldron; Shot Put, Best Sprinter, junior Elaine Petets; Best Freshman, Dori Hobbs; Most Improved Runner, junior Cindy Bow- man. Best Mental Attitude, junior Elaine Peters; and Most Valuable Runner, junior Sue Wiltfong The captains for track season will be junior Elaine Peters and junior Sue Wiltfong According to Coach Bollhorst, the outlook for next season is, Extremely promising and should come into our own. We will have eleven varsity letter winners returning, including award win- ners juniors Sue Wiltfong, Laura Wal- dron, Elaine Peters and freshman Dori Hobbs. There will also be a number of young ladies returning who gained first year experience, which will pay off next season for them and their team. This point may lead us to a successful season. “It’s a shame there couldn’t be more people to try out for the track team to make our weak- nesses extinct.”— junior Laura Wal- dron. than any the 1987 Breaking Away. Juniors Sandy Ruiz and Cindy Over the top! Junior Mary Palucki gives it her all as Bowman break away from their opponents as she attempts to clear the hurdle without knock- they try to accumulate more points for their ing it down. team. Fourth Bow — coach Jenny Van Stole, Rhonda Reid. Don Hobbs. Laura Waldron. Sheley Rtggle. Elaine Peters. Lym Sweeney. Ame Hoffman. Mary Hoffman. SonJaShavey. man- ager Kris Gonslorowskl. Head Coach Lee Bohorst Third Row— manager Charlotte Krooswyk. Poly Byrd. Dawn Farver. Denise Guevara. Cindy Bowman. Xtoe Ortiz, tdm Mor- larty. Second Row— Heather Grabowskl. Beth Carpenter. Trlda Grandys. Jenny Deta Vega. Christine Tams. Debbie Cook. Mary Palucki. Karen Beasley First Row— Sue Wlttong. Pam PonJson. Kim Companto, M Mas- se. Jemy Carpenter. Christine Palucki. Debbie Yates. Vicki Mann. Sandy Ruiz Opp GHS Andrean. Gavtt 48.36 32 Oar . E C Washington 62.28 25 Ughtand. Morton 46.28 42 Munster. T.F. South 36.20 58 E C Washington. River Forest 65.13 59 Crown Point 55 54 Munster 70 39 Lake Central, highland 59.36 42 Cakmet. Portage 57.50 30 Senior Debbie Yates, concentrates as she counts her strides before jumping over the hurdle suc- cessfully. ndividuals carry team Inexperience hurts runners’ efforts H aving a no win season may dis- courage some teams but not the boys ' track team. After a winless season as a team, their individ- ual efforts and successes made all the time, hard work, and effort pay oft. Ac- cording to junior Darrell Seitz, Overall the team ' s season went rather poorly. Inexperience hurt us badly. Individual efforts were excellent and proved that we have fine track runners. But the indi- vidual efforts couldn ' t pull the team through the season. According to head coach Bill Platt, The turnout for track increased over last year but the team was car- ried by a few talented juniors and seniors. Improvement was made in that the team was not last in any Relays or Confer ence meets. According to junior Jim Mirda, The season didn ' t go extremely well, we didn ' t win any duel meets, and we didn ' t place well in any invites. This was due to the fact that we didn ' t have a lot of guys out for track. Individually, everyone gave it their best effort, so no one can complain about that. Ju- nior Jerry Menser adds, All of the dis- tance runners gave everything they had and scored points for us. The sprint- ers gave their best effort but couldn ' t score points becuase they were out- numbered by the sprinters of the other schools. 4 — Boys ' Track ‘‘The turnout for track increased over last year but the team was car- ried by a few talent- ed juniors and sen- iors.” — Coach Bill Platt According to Coach Platt, the team ' s strong points were, the dis- tance runners, hurdlers, and sprinter senior Greg Irvin were the mainstays of the team. Greg Irvin set a school re- cord in the 100 meter high hurdles and advanced to the regional. Junior Jim Mirda won the 2100 meter run in the regional. Senior Joe Lopez and junior Jerry Menser also participated in the regional. The season award winners were: Outstanding Sprinter senior Greg Irvin and Outstanding Distance Runner junior Jim Mirda. According to junior Jim Mirda, “The outlook for next season is not too clear yet. We have a new coach tak- so it depends on how he If we want to improve any. V ing over, coaches, we will have to have a higher turnout of guys for the team. The distance team looks like it will be very strong for the upcoming season, though. We have the potential of having two runners ad- vance to state with a possibility of a third runner advancing. As for the sprinters and field events, we are weak. We have too few guys covering too many events. This makes it hard for them to do well. We will definitely have to recruit guys and have them fill the sprinting and field events. According to Coach Platt, the out- look for next season lies solely in junior Jim Mirda. Opponent GHS Crown Point 80 36 Lake Central 70 30 Hfchland 48 30 Valparaeo 81 36 North Newton 31 36 Back Row—Jm Graff. Scott Mandemack. Chris Warren. Gary Friedrickson. Greg Irvin. Darrel Seitz. Joe Lopez. Jkn Mrda. Tom Wright MkJc fe Row— Jerry Menser. Mertyn Thomas. DJ. Dudek. Paul Bar erne. Ray Fines. Daryl Mkutski. Chts Kunch. Rob Kirby Front Row— Mark Dela Vega. Vince Gerber Dan Knierman. Jkn Schurke. Dave Mchols. Kevin Lee. John Yonan Coach Bill Platt and senior Greg Irvin check through the first aid kit before the meet against Calumet Boys ' Track — w hen got the going tough . . . Girls buckle down and pull through T he girl ' s tennis team proved that having team spirit and a hunger to win can do wonders. The girls got off to a rough start but finished strong. As head coach Gary Dixon puts it, v The beginning of the season was like trying to swim up a water fall. We faced ev- ery strong team in the area. We were losing, but some of the matches were very close. I ' m proud of the way the team held together and in the last half we did very well. The girls finished the sea- son with a 4-11 record and came in second in section- als. Junior Julianne Rowe commented, “The last Sea- son didn ' t go as well as I had expected. I think the main reason was that we had a new coach. His style and techniques were new to us and so were all of us to him. He didn ' t know how well each of us played, so we some confusion about positions. Once we were finally set, I think we did quite well. ”1 was happy with the way the sea- son went for me, because I achieved the goals I set out to achieve, but as a team we struggled and I would have liked to have done better as a team, said junior Jennifer Benkovich. “We really didn ' t have any prevalent strong points. Our downfall was the lack of practicing players did in the off sea- son. Junior Nadina Oprea said about the season, “I felt that everyone tried to play their best to win every match and also to improve their skills as the season progressed. We were very close as a team, and many times we were able to pull a 3-2 win because we helped each other out through team spirit and motivation. The season award winners were: most valuable player Jennifer Benko- vich and Best Mental attitude: Julianne Rowe. Jennifer Benkovich was also named to the first team Lake Suburban Conference. According to junior Ju- lianne Rowe, “One of our strongest points was our 1 singles player, Jennifer. She pulled through for our team with an almost unbeaten season. One other strong point we had was the team itself. When we got on the courts we were determined to win and during the match we never quit. We went to three sets often, and if we lost, we kept our attitude strong and tried harder to win the next match. According to junior Jennifer Benko- vich, “I think next season can be a very prosperous one, if the players practice in the off season and take their tennis a bit more seriously. We have a lot of po- tential, we just need to work harder to reach this potential. According to Coach Dixon, “With 4 lettermen returning and some good J.V. players, we should improve on last season. “When we got on the courts we were determined to win and during the match we never quit.’’ — Julianne Rowe — Girls ' Tennis Working together in returning the ball, first dou- bles team, freshman Toni Morrison and Junior Ju- lianne Rowe, made their season successful. Following through on the ball is a very crucial part of playing tennis. Senior Barb Maglish displays this while warming up before the match. Back Row— Head coach Gary Dixon. Jennifer Benkovtch. Usa Block wet Heather Meyer, Barb Magtsh. Jute Russet. DeOCxe Le- gear Nadho Oprea Viable Row— Chris Kletmokj. Christine rants. Martyn Morse . Donya Crock. Mkjana Bakx Front Row— Chris Bowron. Theresa Joseph, Jutame Rowe. Lou Ann Spitz. Toni Morrison, Mchete Graham. Opp GHS Hotxrt W L Merrtvfle W L Valparaiso W L Munster W L Calumet W L Chesterton W L Crown Point W L highland W L Andream W L Lake Central L W Lake Station L W dark L W Hammond high L W Portage W L Senior Lou Arm Spitz takes a spare moment from her match to think about the game Many of the girls did this to help them relax and to rest. eeds more work on group skills Second season leaves room for improvement S occer is a team sport, but the indi- viduals held the attention on the soccer team this year. According to head coach, Ron Knestrict, Our strong points were in our individual skills, our ability to control the ball individual- ly. We seemed capable of scoring, but had difficulty in the transition from of- fense to defense. ' ' The team ended the season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses. Accord- ing to Coach Knestrict, Our record im- proved slightly from the year before, but not as much as I expected. When we con- trolled the tempo of the game, we did well, but when we had to adjust to the oth- er team ' s tempo, we had problems in communica- The team had strong senior lead- ership, which really helped the new team members to fit in. It brought us to- gether like a fam- ily.” — Joe Buchko tions. Sophomore Steve Allison add- ed, Overall I feel the season was great. We still need a lot of work on certain skills and plays, but for our sec- ond year of playing high school soccer, I feel we did very well. The season award winners were: Most Improved, sophomore Joe Buchko; Best Defensive Player, senior Graham Funk; Most Assists, senior Bob Philips; Most Goals, sophomore Rich Phil- ips, and Most Valuable Player, senior Bob Philips. According to sophomore Steve Alli- son, “I ' m looking forward to this year ' s season. Our team, overall, should be greatly improved and more exper- ienced since last year. Coach Knes- trict added, “With us going into our third season, I am looking for our return- ing players, especially the seniors and juniors to take over and provide our team with the drive, leadership, and enthusiasm we need. Our returning let- termen combined with our junior varsity players should provide us with the qual- ity and quantity we need to produce a winning season. I hope this is the year we play up to our potential. Joe Buchko, sophomore, feels that personal goals were impor- tant to the team. “I feel the team accomplished its goal for the season, develop- ment of the underclassmen, I also feel it was a successful season becuase most peo- ple achieved their own per- sonal goals, Joe said. The team had strong senior leadership, which really helped the new team members to fit in. It brought us together like a family. Joe adds, Our weak point was that the returning players didn ' t know the new team members ' capabilities. Sometimes we would get frustrated by this, but the seniors and the coaches smoothed it out. Sophomore Steve Allison feels an up- note to the next season will be the ad- dition to the team of Mathias Samuel- son, the addition of Samuelson, the Swedish exchange student, should help our offense and defense work better. Soccer— 8 elf confidence leads team Golfers have fun and a good season C ertain sports never get the recognition they deserve. The golt team frequently falls into the Unkrown Sport category. Though the golfers are rarely in the limelight and rarely receive recogni- tion, it didn ' t stop the golf team from playing well. They had an impressive season which included an overall sea- son record of 13 wins and 6 losses, a fourth place at the Lake Hills invita- tional, a fourth place in Conf erence, a second place in sectionals and a ninth place in region- al. Junior Rick Dzurovcak said, We were always looking forward to every match. We felt, or at least I did, that we could have beaten every “We were always looking forward to every match. We felt we could have beaten every team in our schedule.” — junior Rick Dzurov- cak. nior Rick Dzurovcak, “I feel we could have done a lot better than we did. We could never get four good scores when it really mattered, like the Lake Central matches. I think we also could have done a little better at Regionals. I feel the team as a whole could have put a lot more time and effort into practice. Junior Todd Zaicow adds, I thought we started out slow but ended up pldying well. We had trouble putting together four good scores until the end of the season. I thought that we could have done better in the Lake Suburban confer- ence standings and that we performed very well in sec- tionals. According to junior Chris Block, One of our strongest team in our schedule with no problem. We did ploy extremely well of Scher- wood, which gave us most of our wins. Junior Todd Zaicow adds, We ployed well at our home course, Scherwood, but not too good on away courses. Our number one, two, and three golfers played good oil year. The team ended the seoson with an overall record of 13 wins and 6 losses. The Lake Suburban Conference record was 7 wins and 4 losses, placing them fourth in the conference. They were second in sectionals and placed ninth in regionals. They received a fourth place out of eighteen teams at the Lake Hills Invitational. According to ju- points is that most of us liked each oth- er and played well together. This is very important because you have more fun, and if you have more fun, you tend to play better. One of our weaknesses was our inability to control our tempers. Golf is a very frustrating game and all of us at some time or another let our tem- pers get in the way of concentrating on golf. Next season ' s golf team will consist of returning players: season medalist and letter winner, Rick Dzurovcak, let- ter winner Todd Zaicow, and letter win- ner Craig Gall. Rick Dzurovcak says, I feel next sea- son will be a far better one. Fore! Sophomore Craig Gall swings with all his might as he tees off in a meet at Scherwood Golf Course. Senior Mark Anderson steadies his nerves and Junior Chris Black keeps Ns eye on the ball as he concentrates hard to get ahead of the other attempts to drive it as close to the hole as he team during the match. can. Back Row— Mike Anderson. Troy Toweson. Chris Black. Mike Letts. Joe Nichols. Tom Za- pinski. John O ' Connell. Coach Charles Ricks. Front Row— Jeff Smith. Mark Anderson. Craig Gal. Todd Zcicow, Rick Dzurovcak Opp GHS Gary Roosevelt 236 166 Bishop Nol 180 176 towel 191.170 168.160 Hgr and 172.172 173.162 Calumet 211.181 175.157 Portage 170 175 Crown Point 194.191. 189.187 Lake Central 160.159 179.165 Munster 154.159 171.190 Morton 188 176 Andrean 172 165 Lake Station 215 163 Wheeler Forfeit Senior Mark Anderson tries to sink Ns putt as fel- low team members, senior Jeff Smith and junior Chris Black, look on. Golf— 9 ood Things Small Packages Working Together Brings Success T he will to win carried the football players through the season. With- out many seniors and not a lot of experience the Panthers were still able to achieve a formidable record. Ac- cording to head varsity coach Les Thornton, the season went well con- sidering that we were a small, unexper- ienced team. Senior player, Jeff Ritter adds, ”1 think the season went pretty well. It was not as successful as I would of wished. But, we didn ' t do all that bad. We played a lot of young guys and that played a big part. Sophomores are not seniors and don ' t play like seniors. But they played well and in a few years they will be very good. The team ended the season with a record of 5 wins and 6 losses. Accord- ing to Coach Thornton, The strong points were the attitude and desire of the team. We had a strong kicking game. Pat Murdock was an outstand- ing offensive player. Several sopho- mores played and showed real prom- ise. Senior Brian Roye adds, “I personally feel the season was a suc- cess. In the conference we are in- volved with, the teams are dominatory in numbers and size, but we played with a lot of heart and always beat the teams we are supposed to beat and once in awhile catch a big school like Lake Central off guard. “I think the season went pretty well. It was not as successful as I would of wished, but, we didn’t do all that bad.” —senior Brian Roye The season award winners were Best Mental attitude senior Brian Roye, Most tackles senior Brett Dines, Defensive star junior Dave Arndt, Offensive star junior Pat Murdock, Specialty star, sen- ior Mathias Samuelson, Most improved defense, senior Brett Dines, Most im- proved offensive senior Mark Halver- son, Outstanding lineman senior Steve Holen, Outstanding offensive back ju- nior Pat Murdock, Outstanding defen- sive end senior Nick Mick- lusak, outstanding linebacker senior Jeff Rit- ter, Outstanding defen- sive lineman junior Ken Herd, Outstanding defen- sive back senior Greg Bur- bridge and the most valu- able player junior Pat Murdock. According to senior Brian Roye, I feel one of our strong points was the game at Lake Central. I feel we played very well and I think we finally realized we could play as a team. Also, the last few games went really well. We came along a lot. We learned a lot and played very well. I also feel our defense was very good and got better as the season went on. I feel it kept us in a few close games. According to Coach Les Thornton, “The outlook for next season is good. We have eight sophomore letterman back and other sophomores who should help as juniors. We should get some help from next year ' s sopho- mores. Football Eat dust dirt ball! Sophomore PhU Katona sneers at his opponent until teammate, senior Jeff Ritter can join him. Together they tackle him. Whose hand is that? Junior Pat Murdock looks up at the referee hoping his team has possession of the ball Back row— Coach Kamara. Coach Dtck Reyome. Head coach Les Thornton, Coach Jkn Anderson. Coach Kiekiey 5th row— Jett Glttord, Jeff Sweeney. PN Katona. Steve Ho- len. Day Kotxtn. Brian Roye. Brian Phfps 4th row— Mathias Samuelson. Terry Thompson. Jeff Hamilton. hick Mcklusak. Derrick Tucket. Scott Hayes. Doug Keen. John Jordan 3rd row— manager Kely Hotcomp. ToddRayOuck. Rick Benjamin. Earl Schretier. Dave Arndt. Tom Grcevich, Mke Anderson, manager Joy Torrez 2nd row— manager Amy Gonzales. Mark Halverson. Brett Okies. Joe Buchko. Gojto CuCu. Jett Ritter. Mek Kekierman. Greg Stevens, manager Rene Rodri- guez front row— manager Keleen Hansen. Ken Herd. Brett Zabek, Joe Peters Greg Bubridge. Pat Murdock. Brad S tea- pie ton. Troy Toweson. manager Jamie Budock OPP GHS Gory Mann 0 37 Lowel 6 31 Munster 11 6 Crown Pont 41 11 Calumet 0 15 Lake Central 30 10 Highland 35 6 Kankakee Val 13 17 Cakmet 7 28 Bishop Nol 13 6 Warning Slippery When Wet! Greg Burbridge, senior tries to break his fall as Mark Halverson sen- ior runs to help Team Tackles 1 Bigger Teams New ideas help team to change N ew coach, new players and a new season— many difficult things for a coach and his play- ers to handle. But, the junior varsity proved they could buckle down and face the challenge of being a new playing force. According to new head junior varsity coach Komara, J.V. was difficult— we could have done better. Our lack of members was a major weakness. Any good pldyers we had— got moved up to varsity. Our team was much smaller compared to oth- er schools teams. One of the good things was that the team got more ex- perienced. The thing that kept us from winning was definitely our lack of num- bers. The team ended the season with a record of five wins and five losses. They played tough games against Lowell losing by a score of 6 to 8 and another tough loss to Munster by the score of 6 to 13. According to sophomore player Ken Moore, The high point of the season was in the O ' rama. We were playing Valpo and we took the ball at our 20 and controlled it most of the quarter. We did it mostly with runs and short passes. We scored and then held their offense and got the ball back. The low point of the season was when we lost to Horace Mann. We couldn ' t stop them. — sophomore Ken Moore. Accoring to sophomore, junior, varsi- ty player Brett Zabek, I think the sea- son went pretty average. About as average as you can get (5-5). Our ma- jor strong points we had were our speed in the backfield our kicking game and our spirit. Our weaknesses involved lack of physical strength size, experience and numbers. But, I do feel that this coming season will be a tre- mendous improvement. The junior varsity may have been small in num- bers but they made up for the numbers in the cour- age and dedication they put forth every game and practice. According to sopho- more Ken Moore, We worked very hard, even if we didn ' t win a lot of games we still put forth a great effort and played our best every game and even every practice. Some may say the junior varsity is not as important as the varsity teams but without the junior varsity teams there would be no varsity. There wouldn ' t be anyone to take the place of the graduating players or anyone to fill in for the injured vdrsity pldyers. J.V. takes a lot of hard work and dedication. Work — that little bit harder because they have to. No, there isn ' t alot of gratification being on the junior varsity teams. Most of the players play simply because they love the game. “Our team was much smaller compared to other schools ' teams. One of the good things was that the team got more exper- ienced. —Coach Komara— •4— Football Going all the way I Senior Mark Halverson runs Get out of my way! Junior Dave Arndt charges down the field unchallenged Mark went on to across the field in an attempt to gain yardage score the Panthers a touchdown Opp GHS Horoce Mann 24 0 lowei 8 6 Munst©f 13 6 Crown Pont 13 0 Lake Central 14 0 Htgh ana 0 0 Back row— Coach Kiekley. Jeff Sweeney. Ray Kotoum. Dave Poque. Mke Wlazfo. Mke KekJerman 4th row— Randy Smith. Earl Schretoer. Doug Keen. John Jordan. John Yonan. Brett Zabek 3rd row— manager Amy Gonzales. Ken Moore. Drew Gavrios. Gojco Cucuz. Greg Steapteton. Mke DoreM. man- ager Joy Torrez 2nd row— manager Keiy Holcomb. Joe Pe- ters. Rick Benjamin. Joe Bochko. Joe Powers. John Mowery. Mke Anderson, manager Rene Rodriquez 1st row— man- ager Kekeen Hansen. Brian PtYkps. Brian Waddle. Brad Stea- pieton. Jason Gtoert, Troy Toweson. manager Jarrve Budack Good Game Fellas I The Calumet Warriors left with grim looks on their faces as they lost the game. This made for an exciting Homecoming. Football — 1 Sophomore Angie Covarrubias sets up the vol- leyball as fellow team member Linda Gabrys watches on. w Back row— Laura Covarrubias, Tammy Jovanovlcti. Karon krtooden. Undo Gabrys. Rachel PcKmer. Head coach Don Whtttemore Mkfde Row— Sue Wltfong. Debbie Cook. Michele Cosmo. Stefanie Vta ando. Angela Covarrubias Proof Row— Amy Bohney. Janet LiJcas GHS OPP Andrean 9.13 15.15 QarV 4.4 15.15 River Forest 15.16 8.14 Hobart 15.15 11.1 Whiting 15.15 7.1 Lake Station 13.15.16 15.9.3 Bishop No! 12.15.17 15.13.15 Chesterton 15.16 3.14 Govtt 15.15 9.10 Merrfvie 4.15.8 15.13.15 Munster 15.13.9 7.15.15 Andrean 15.16 5.3 Valparaiso 16.15 14,11 Plymouth 11.10 15.15 West Side 15.15 1.7 highland 15.15 11.11 Crown Point 15.15 1.8 Lake Central 11.15.15 15.11.11 Lowel 15.15 13.10 Junior Tammy Jovanovich keeps her concentra- tion as she gets ready to spike the ball over the net. ' 6 — Volleyball M C iris Live up to the Legend Season ends up a pleasant surprise A 23 and 6 record is a hard act to follow, but the girls ' volleyball team seemed to have no trou- ble in pulling oft another excellent sea- son. Head Coach Don Whittemore was a bit skeptical about the girls ' perfor- mance. At the beginning of the sea- son I didn ' t really know what to ex- pect ' Coach Whittemore said. “We were coming off a sectional cham- pionship but we lost seven players to graduation. I was hoping we could break even. Not only was the team ' s overall season record 18 wins and 7 losses, but the girls were also conference co- champions. Going 18 and 7 and being conference co- champions was a very pleasant sur- prise, Coach Whittemore said. The team showed thier desire by defeating fifteenth ranked Highland and sixteenth ranked Crown Point in the same week. I was very pleased and proud. Senior Linda Gabrys said, “I think we had a great season. We were confer- ence co-champs and we came in sec- ond at our Invitationals. Our record was just as good as last year ' s and we were all pleased with the season. As a team we all got along and were like a family. We were all really close. I think that ' s what made us play so well. I think some- times our attitudes brought us down. Sometimes we got down on others when they made mistakes and we shouldn ' t have. Other than that, we had a strong, well-balanced team and season. Senior Tammy Jovanovich was also pleased with the season. I think the season went pretty good, Tammy said. “We all had some rough times but we managed to get through with a winning season. We weren ' t as exper- ienced as we were last year. But we managed to get by. Junior Angie Covarrubias said, The beginning of the season was a little shaky. Some of the players wouldn ' t get along sometimes and didn ' t help each other out during games which caused stress. Also, we didn ' t have any confidence in our team be- cause we thought we lost all of our tal- ent this year. But, obviously we didn ' t! The season award winners were: Best Server, Senior Karen Imboden; Best Passer, Junior Angie Covarrubias; Best Spiker, Senior Tammy Jovanovich; Best Setter, Senior Linda Gabrys; Best Men- tal Attitude, Senior Rachel Palmer; Most Improved Player, Senior Sue Wiltfong. Most Valuable Players, Seniors Linda Gabrys and Tammy Jovanovich. The First Team All Conference selec- tion was Senior Tammy Jovanovich. Senior Linda Gabrys was selected as the Second Team All Conference choice. Both Linda Gabrys and Tammy Jovanovich were chosen for the All Sectional Team. “As a team we all got along and were like a family. We were all really close. I think that’s what made us play so well.” — Senior Linda Gabrys Volleyball— earn starts out strong Boys place sixth in Semi-State H as GHS ever had a team with a perfect season record? If not, the boys ' cross country team sure got close. The team ended the season with a record of nine wins and two losses. Even with this record, though, senior Chris Kunch feels there was still room for improvement. I was happy with the team ' s season, Chris said. Of course we would have liked to have gone to state— and we had a good chance at it, but a few runners started com- ing on strong toward the end of the season instead of being consistent throughout the season, and when it came down to a big race, they didn ' t run as well as they could have had they been more consistent instead of once in awhile doing real well. The team did very well at their invita- tional. They placed fifth out of 30 teams at the Rebel Invitational, third out of 18 at the Highland Invitational, fourth out of 22 at the Hobart Invita- tional, and won first place at the Gavit Invitational. The boys came in second in the Lake Suburban Conference, sec- ond in Regionals, third in Sectionals, and sixth in Semi-State. Team-wise our strong points were winning the Gavit Invitational for the fourth straight year and being runner- ups in the Conference Meet and Re- gionals, senior Rob Kirby said. Before the season started we all had a goal of making it to state, Rob adds, We won our first meet without Jim Mirda easily, but as the season went on, some of our runners were not healthy and we did not have a strong fifth man. Individuals ' efforts worked out well this season for the team, also. Rob Kirby came in 39th in state. Individually I had a good season, but I feel I could have gone harder at the state meet. I wish I could come back again next year. Senior Jim Mirda, who placed third in state, said, Individually, almost ev- eryone met or surpassed the goals they set for themselves. The season was great for everyone, and we were all happy with the way it turned out. The team return- ing lettermen proved to be a strong point in experience. Having a good number of kids come out for the team this year helped out a lot. Our weak- ness was the inexperience some of the younger kids had in running Cross Country. The season award winners were: Most Valuable Runner, senior Jim Mirda; Best Mental Attitude, senior Jim Mirda; Most Improved, senior Rob Kirby; Out- standing Individual Race, senior Chris Kunch; Most Improved Freshman-Soph- omore, sophomore Ron Knestrict. “Individually, al- most everyone met or surpassed the goals they set for themselves. The season was great for every- one.” — Jim Mirda [ 8 — Cross Country Back Row— Coach Ron Dh jch. Chris Kirich. Mho Lotts. Tom Wright. Jm Mtda. Rob Kirby. Ron Knostnct. Jerry Menser Front Row— Brian Mo int. Paul Barone. Keith A met. Deri Knlermcn, Rich Pheps. Chris Decker. Mark Dela Vega Opp GHS Portoge 25 39 Merr� vie 71 Lowel 112 Crown Point 35 28 Bishop Nol 81 Cakmet 106 Lake Central 24 41 Munster 88 West Side 99 Roosevelt 42 27 Andrean 58 Senior Jim Mirda. who placed third in state, ea- gerly tries to leave behind his opponents and catch up to the others. Cross Country — 1 team comes for season Senior leadership helps team mature W ith good depth and fresh tal- ent the boys ' tennis team got off to a good start and im- proved as the season progressed. Coach Gary Dixon said, We ' ve had strong J.V. teams the last few years with little turnover at the top, so when we ' ve had to replace people, we ' ve had guys ready to take their place. The boys ended the season with a 7 and 5 overall record and did well at their invitationals. “This season was predictable for the most part, Coach Dixon said. There were a number of unpredictable things that happened to us, both good and bad, but that ' s typical. The high points of our season were the two invitationals. At Highland we had our first ever winners in Scott Queen and Andy Huss and fin- ished fifth in a very strong field and at Lake Station we beat strong Andrean and Chesterton to win our first invita- tional I know of. Sophomore Andy Huss said of the season, I think we were strong in our invitationals. We won the Lake Station invitational for the first time and we also won the second doubles position in the Highland Invitational. We did well out- side of our conference but we had a strong conference this season and we only won one out of six in conference games. Our discipline left something to be desired, Andy concludes, “but we had fun. Senior Eric Fratter adds, Considering we had a bunch of guys that weren ' t too serious and just screwed around, it ' s a miracle we fin- ished 7 and 5. We had a lot of problems with discipline, but thanks to the sen- iors ' leadership, we survived. Our sen- iors probably kept the team together and the team going through practices and a lot of bad situations. Our doubles teams were very strong and Andy Huss ' and Jason Beloshapka ' s play at number one and number two singles helped us win a lot of close matches. Senior La nce Russell also feels the senior lead- ership helped. We wouldn ' t have been as successful without strong leadership from Mr. Dixon and a couple of seniors, Lance said. With our youth and inexperience, it was important to have this leadership so that the team members could gain confidence in their ability. We had several people who were playing varsity for the first time. We struggled a little at the begin- ning, but people gradually began to accept a lesser role for the benefit of the team. The season award winners were: Most Valuable Player, senior Eric Frat- ter; Best Mental Attitude, Sophomores Andy Huss and Jason Beloshapka; and Most Victories, sophomore Andy Huss and junior Scott Queen. “We wouldn’t have been as successful without strong leader- ship from Mr. Dixon and a couple of sen- iors.” — Lance Russell ' 00— Boys ' Tennis Give me a handl Junior Steve Allison skillfully ex- ecutes his backhand stroke during a heated match. Lett to n tt Coact) Gary Dbton. John Gearhart. Mark Wley. Kevin Lee. Jason Betoshapka. Dan Lavln. Andy Huss. Kut An- derson. Eric Fratter. Lance Russel Opp GHS Clark L W Crown Point W L Morton L W Munster W L Gavit L W Calumet W L Highland W L Lowel L W Prver Forest L W Lake Station L w Lake Central W L Wirt L w I Freshman Brian Wye uses his quick reflexes to Sophomore Mark Wiley uses his control and skill as keep returning the ball with ease. Quick thinking he returns the ball to his awaiting opponent, is important to be a good tennis player. Boys ' Tennis— ILW G iris stick it out together Small team has its ups and downs T he 1986-87 girls ' swim team may not have been the best around, but they sure gave it their all. The team ' s biggest disadvantage this year was the small number of girls that came out for the team. It really bothered me that only a few girls went out for the team this year. The girls that did go out really tried hard. The problem was just that we needed more team members than the ones that came out, said Co- Captain senior Joanna Si- mon. The team started prac- ticing before school start- ed during summer. From there, they practiced ev- eryday after school, swimming anywhere from five to seven miles a day. Practices seemed end- less, but there was still time for laughs. The team kept its spirit high throughout the whole season. Not even the fact that the team was defeated many times dampened the spirit of these de- termined girls. Sophomore Cindy Campbell said, I guess all in all our sea- son turned out rather well. We had a lot of tough breaks throughout the sea- son, but we always hung in there, even if we knew that we were going to get badly beaten. The season went pretty well al- though we had our ups and downs. We had a lot people that didn ' t show up at the meets because a lot of girls got sick with the flu during the season, said sophomore Paula Irvin. Although it wasn ' t their best season, the girls did have their strong points. Our strong points were in the 200 IM. and 100 yd. butterfly with Polly Byrd and Anne Degani really bringing in the points. We also had a strong 100 yd. backstroke thanks to Heather Gra- bowski and Joanna Simon. And you can ' t forget Amy Pement in the breast- stroke or our first relay, said sopho- more Cindy Campbell. Senior Joanna Simon said, It was great to see ev- erybody cheering each other on at all the meets. We helped each other out and sort of kept each other going during the rough times. This year the girls spon- sored a Swim-a-thon in hopes of get- ting enough donations for new timers. The girls jumped in the pool early one Saturday morning and swam non-stop for as long as they could with only a few restroom breaks. The girls also sold candy bars and other various types of candy. Hopeful- ly, with new timers, more of the bigger, more important meets will be able to be held at Griffith pool. The team has been working towards new timers for a couple of years now and plan on hav- ing a more successful season next year with hopefully more girls coming out for the team than this season. “It really bothered me that only a few girls went out for the team this year. The girls that did go out tried really hard. — Joanna Simon Girls ' Swimming Junior Shelly Marshall tries to swim ahead of her Senior Cindy Bowman takes a quick breath as opponents in an attempt to win her individual she nears the end Swimming helps to tone the race. body ' s muscles. H T ? H V r r j While gasping for a breath, sophomore Polly Byrd questions a fellow team mate about her recent performance Making a splash. Sophomore Potty Byrd makes her best effort to pull ahead of the others as she swims toward the finish line Girls ' Swimming — 10. W restlers set many records Wrestlemania. Junior Paul Doctor tries to get a headiock on his Lake Central opponent to score points. New coach helps team to progress T he wrestling team had a season that one could call record break- ing . With a 9-11 ove rall record, the team set three records and individ- ually, four records were set. Head coach Bob Komara said, We started with five returning lettermen not coming out. We had five freshmen letter this year with three of them hav- ing winning records. I was very pleased with the continued progress of the team. We improved throughout the season and ended with four sec- tional champs (school re- cord) and four semi-state qualifiers (school record). We also set several indi- vidual records this year with only three seniors on the team. Senior Nick Miklusak attributes some of the team ' s success to the new coach. Taking nothing away from the former coach, who was good, we have had an improvement in prepara- tion and guidance with Coach Ko- mara, Nick said. This we should see in improved future seasons. Usually with a new coach there is a lot of confusion and set-back. Instead, we had more people go further into the post-season than ever before. I was happy to be fortunate enough to be one of them. Junior Paul Doctor said, Team-wise the season turned out great because our team set many school records. Strong points were that we filled all the weight classes and had some very good wrestlers. They wrestled good toward the end of the season which helped for sectionals. Weaknesses were that we had a lot of underclass- men that wrestled varsity that had no varsity experience. We also had peo- ple wrestle varsity with no wrestling ex- perience at all. Nick Miklusak adds, Our major weakness was the general youth of the team. We had four freshmen wrestle a lot of varsity. One of them, Lonnie Byrd, made it to semi-state, which is pretty impressive, The team records set this year were: Most Sec- tional Chapmpions (4), Most Regional Qualifiers (8), and Most Semi-State Qualifiers (4). The individ- ual records set this year include: most falls in four years (28), Mark Halverson; most falls in three years (28), Mark Hal- verson, most falls in two years (23), Mark Halverson; and most falls in one year (13), Mark Halverson and Nick Mik- lusak. The Quick Pin records in a weight class were: Lonnie Byrd vs. Kankakee Valley — 27 seconds, Damion Navarro vs. West Side— 11 seconds, Mark Hal- verson vs. Lew Wallace — 15 seconds, and Nick Miklusak vs. Gary Wirt — 20 seconds. The season award winners were: MVP, Mark Halverson; Best Wrestler, Nick Miklusak; Best Grappler, Greg Bur- bridge; and Best Underclassman, Lon- nie Byrd. Taking nothing away from the former coach, who was good, we have had an Improvement In preparation and guid- ance with Mr. Ko- mara.” — Nick Miklusak 04— Wrestling Wrestling— 1 Pin to Win Best Wrestler, senior Nick Miklusak easi- ly takes down his opponent and pins him skillfully Junior Steve Allison gets his opponent under him and tries to gain control to win the wrestling meet. King of Pain. Senior Greg Burbridge looks up at the referee to see if he has correctly completed his pin. Senior Mark Halverson, who was named Most Valuable Player, tries to get a hold of his oppo- nent and pin him down. haracter is the winner Dedication and Loyalty shine B uilding character and tremen- dous improvement were the main outcomes of the girls varsi- ty basketball season. The team ended the season without a victory. According to head coach Don Whittemore, The season was very disappointing because we did not win a game. We showed tremendous improvement from the beginning of the season. We had several freshmen and sophomores who had to learn on the job and the task was just too great. People may think the girls didn ' t work hard enough or try hard enough but those who think that are wrong! Ac- cording to coach Whitte- more, When you are 0-19 it ' s hard to find strong points or positive points but I feel the kids showed extreme charac- ter in the face of very disturbing cir- cumstances. They were laughed at, mocked and even humiliated at times but they remained loyal to me, the team, the school and the town. I think this speaks very highly of these kids. Coach Whittemore adds, Also they were faithful to practice and they worked hard even though the odds were against them. They never gave up all year and I was extremely proud of them for that. The season award winners were: Miss Hustle sophomore Stacy Baker, Best At- titude sophomore Lea Dixon, Most im- proved player freshman Jayme Davis and Most valuable player junior Tina Toren. Coach Whittemore feels the team ' s weaknesses were that we had only two players returning from last year ' s team and no seniors. So our exper- ience and leadership were lacking. We also had no height and no quickness we had no shooters and no ball han- dlers. All of these weaknesses were due to our lack of experience. According to coach Whittemore the outlook for next season is a good one. The fact that we had no seniors this year means that everyone is returning. We will have 17 players returning and 10 of those are letter win- ners. All 10 of those start- ed at least two games this year. Next year we will not be suffering from a lack of experience but we still do not have much height. The outlook for next year could be very good if and that is a very big if, the players make a commitment to basketball in the off season. If they don ' t play between now and next sea- son then we will be in for more of the same. They must learn to shoot and handle the ball in the off season. The girls basketball season record may show no wins but in the long run the character built, the improvement made and the respect gained for the girls makes them the real winners and they don ' t have anything to be ashamed of. “They were faithful to practice and they worked hard even though the odds were against them. They never gave up all year. Coach Whittemore i — Girl ' s Basketball Shooting for T wo I Freshman Tricia McGuire shoots the ball in a hurry before her opponent can block her. Coming Through Sophomore Amy Bohney con- centrates on getting by her opponent in order to get closer to the basket. Please go in! Sophomore Carmen Lopez watch- es and waits to see if her free throw goes in the basket wtfrm Girl ' s Basketball— 10 Senior Darrel Seitz takes a break from running as he steps aside and waits for his team member to shoot. Senior Bill Stokes jumps up to try and get control of the ball. Bill was named Most Valuable Player on the team. WMMjifSihli Back Row— Head coach Jerry Gurrodo. asst, coach Gordon DUng. Mark Smith, Mark OsmJski. John RockhM, Darrei Seitz. Phi Katona. 81 Stokes, asst, coach Bod Hastings MkJcMe Row— Lance Russel. Brian Roye. Ray Fines. Sean Smith. Pat Murdock. Craig Gal. Front Row— manager Donna Mkda. trainer Amy Gonzales, and manager Dearm Knezvlch. Opp GHS Wheeler 58 63 Morton 65 47 T.F. South 50 52 Highland 81 55 Calumet 46 52 Gary Wirt 51 42 Lake Station 48 54 Whiting 77 66 Hanover Central 74 66 Crown Point 71 62 Knox 47 57 Lake Centre! 65 52 River Forest 42 57 Munster 73 65 Lowel 48 52 Chesterton 62 54 Calumet 49 53 Clark 55 46 Hobart 48 39 Gavit 75 61 Lake Station 48 51 Merrtvie 70 51 Mr. Defense, senior Mark Smith, steps out of bounds with the ball during the game against Gavit. 8— Varsity Boys ' Basketball -w eason has its ups and downs First tourney game won in 12 years I t ' s discouraging for a team to be ste- reotyped before the season even begins. Many people thought that the boys ' varsity basketball team would only win a few games. The team ' s overall record for the regular season ended up 8-12, which is better than what a lot of people ex- pected. At the beginning of the year, we were predicted to win about three or four games and we surprised most people when we won nine games. It was nice hearing along the way that people now respect- ed us, said senior Mark Smith. Head coach Jerry Gur- rado said, We were like a roller coaster ride, in- credible highs and death- defying lows. We were only supposed to win three or four games according to the pre-season experts , yet we more than doubled that win prediction. Although we surpassed most people ' s expectations, we had a couple of games that we felt we should have won. Junior Pat Murdock adds, We had a fairly decent record which shows how far our basketball program has really come. We showed a lot of non- believers that we could play with some of the better teams in the area. I think our strongest point was that we played together as a team and not as individ- ual players. Our weak point, in my opin- ion, was that we didn ' t listen to our coach until the fourth quarter when the game was on the line. I think if we would have listened to him more, we could have beaten teams like Morton, Whiting, and Clark. The high point of the season was the sectional. To close the season on such an incredible high with our roll in the Sectional was a tremendous exper- ience for our fans, our players, and my- self, said Coach Gurrado. Senior Mark Smith said, “The Sectional win was very satifying as almost anyone on the team could tell you. This was the first Sectional win in twelve years. At the be- ginning of the year our major goal was to win a Sectional game and it was very satisfying when we got it. The strong points were that we ac- complished almost every goal we set. We won a Sectional game, surprised people along the way, and gained re- spect for the Griffith Basketball Pro- gram, said Mark. What I liked about this team is that we never gave up. The season award winners were: Most Valuable Player, senior Bill Stokes; Mr. Hustle, junior Pat Murdock; Mr. De- fense, senior Mark Smith; Super Sub, senior Brian Roye; Most Improved, sen- ior Lance Russell; Best Attitude, Senior Darrel Seitz and senior Sean Smith; Leadership, senior Bill Stokes, senior Mark Smith, and junior Pat Murdock. “Although we sur- passed most people ' s expectations, we had a couple of games that we felt we should have won.” — Coach Jerry Gurrado Varsity Boys ' Basketball— 1 eason ends with 12-8 record Team improves as season goes on T he boys ' J.V. basketball team had a season record the exact oppo- site of the varsity. The final record was 12-8. Head Coach Bob Hastings said, Our goal was to finish over .500 and win a minimum of half of our conference games which we did. I felt the season was an excellent one. Victories over Highland, Munster, and Calumet were the highlights. The team was on a win- ning streak at the begin- ning of the season. Junior Brian Kretz said, We started off with a five game winning streak at the beginning of the sea- son which was very nice. We did lose some games in which we should have won against teams with less talent. Be- cause of these losses we didn ' t have that good of a record, which would have the best for J.V. in Griffith. We seemed to have an average team after Christmas which was kind of dis- appointing with the start we had. Junior Steve Gordon said of the sea- son, I wanted to have a winning sea- son and it turned out we did our team ' s strong point was in the shooting cate- gory. Four out of five of us could hit pretty good. When we needed some- one to shoot, one of the five of us had to be hot, then we just let that person shoot for us. A weakness was in our ball handling. Brian Kretz was just about the only person who could dribble very well, and no one else could dribble worth a dime. Junior Brian Kretz disagrees about the team ' s strong points. Our strong points were our team speed and the fact that our players at every position could dribble good. WE seemed to play as a team at the beginning of the season, but towards the end seemed to be going for their own stats. Another weakness was that we had only one real rebounder and some- times other teams were bigger both height wise and weight wise. Sophomore Doug Keen was pleased with the way the season turned out. We had a decent re- cord and won some of the bigger games. We played well as a team when we need- ed to. Our weakness was our early foul trouble in the third quarter and our free throw shooting also caused some trou- ble. Manager Amy Gonzales said, I ' ve been a trainer manager for three years now and I think that this year ' s season was the best one yet for the J.V. They all played real well and gave it their best shot. They all seemed to enjoy their season and they enjoyed working together as teammates. The season award winners were: Most Valuable Player, Sophomore Sean Farley; Most Improved Player, sophomore Tom Porter; and Best atti- tude sophomore Doug Keen. “Our goal was to fin- ish over .500 and win a minimum of half of our conference games which we did.” — Coach Bob Hastings 10— J.V. Boys ' Basketball Go get ' em team! Junior varsity basketball coach gives the team a pep talk before the game. This is done to give the team confidence. Freshman Joe Sainato shoots for two white the opposing player looks on Joe was one of two freshmen who played on J. V. Give me that bam Sophomore Sean Fahey grabs the ball away from the other team Sean was the Most Valuable J. V. player Back row— Head coach Bob Hastings. Steve Gordon. Mke Jovanovich. Phi Katona. Sean Fahey. Doug Keen. Dan Shad- wel. Mddte Row— Pay Fines. Tom Porter. Brian Kretz. Jeff S track. Dan SteffaneM. Front J. V cheerleaders— Mary Hoff- man. Deartne Tants. Jule Russel. Denise Hochstetler and MF cheie Graham OPP GHS Hghlana 36 39 Calumet 43 44 Whiting 4 6 41 Crown Point 54 46 Lake Central 66 36 Minster 35 36 lowel 36 35 Doric 42 60 Gavit 51 62 Streeetch Freshman Mike Jovanovich goes up for the rebound against Gavit. The Griffith Pan- thers went on to beat Gavit. J.V. Boys ' Basketball— 1 wimmers have a few laughs Team has setbacks due to illnessess T he boys ' swim team had a pretty average season as far as their re- cord goes, but what can a record tell you? A record can ' t tell you how many people came out for the team. It can ' t tell you that the team was short of swimmers due to illness for many of the meets. The record really doesn ' t tell you very much at all. The team ' s record was 9-9 overall, but there were many fac- tors that may have held the team back. The big weakness of the team this year was the number of injuries and illnesses, said junior John Lesniak. There were many swimmers out at a time because of ei- ther an injury or illness. This really hurt the team ' s performance in a few meets. I thought we had a pretty good season, though. We all swam fairly well and we won a few very hard meets. Senior Gregg Brandush said of the season, It would have been nice to win a couple of more meets, but I think we did the best that could be expect- ed of us. I think everyone put out one hell of an effort, not only in the meets, but during practice, too. The practices were tough, but I enjoyed them more than the practices for any other sport. Most people don ' t realize the amount of time and effort that goes into swimming meets and practices. “It would have been nice to win a couple more meets, but I think we did the best that could be expect- ed of us.” — Greg Brandush Sometimes, it is too hard to balance swimming with other things. In a way I enjoyed swimming, but it took up too much time and it was really just too hard to enjoy, ' ' said junior Jeff Sweeney. Our team was not too strong this season, he added, “Overall we did not have enough depth to compete with the swimming powers. Having a united team helped get through some of the rough times the team had. Actually I liked the team ' s comra- derie, said senior Gregg Brandush. Everyone got along really well. I really don ' t think that we had that bad of a team. We only finished 500, but I feel it was because of the limited number of swim- mers. For a small team, we competed well against large schools like Munster and Highland. Another weakness the team had to overcome was the con- stant loss of swimmers due to illness or injury. I can ' t think of one meet where we had our full squad of swimmers in the water. We had a couple of senior swim- mers who looked good, but Jeff Ritter had tendonitis, and he could not start swimming on time, ' ' junior Jeff Sweeney added. Another problem was that our captain, instead of trying to bring the team together, was not able to swim on time and set an exam- ple for the sophomores and freshmen. V 12 — Boys ' Swimming Freshman Doug Lovin sits on the bench and takes a breather as seniors Jeff Ritter and Steve Holen chat with Coach Millus. Freshman Brian Sweeney makes a splash as he Junior Jeff Sweeney tries to pull ahead of the backstrokes his way to the end of the swimming other swimmers as he attempts to perfect the pool. breastroke. Junior John Lesniak picks up speed as he glides through the water by using the butterfly tech- nique Junior Jeff Sweeney bobs up for a breath of air during a hgourous swimming meet against Lake Central Boys ' Swimming -V earn places 4th in Sectionals Richardson makes it to Regionals S tarting off the season with one re- turning letterman wouldn ' t ex- actly lead one to have a bright outlook for the team ' s season, but the golf team succeeded in finishing with a better-than-expected season record, even though the odds were against them. The overall record ended up as 9 wins and 11 losses and the team placed fourth in Sectionals. Along with only one returning letter- man, the team had to ad- just to a new coach this season, which is not al- ways easy to do. It takes time for the players to get used to new coaching techniques and it also takes time for a new coach to get used to coaching new players and a new sport. Head Coach Keith Shorb said of the season, “Our record of 9 and 1 1 indi- cates the type of season we had— un- predictable! As a team, we could shoot a score of 17 1 or 193 on any giv- en day. We did become a little more consistent towards the end of the sea- son and we won the matches were supposed to win and we played most of our good competition close. “I am very happy with parts of our season. With only one returning letter- man, we really lacked in experience. This is the reason for our inconsistent play. We finished fourth in our fourteen 14— Golf team sectional, only seven strokes out of third place, which would have quali- fied our team for regionals. One bright spot on the team was senior Terry Richardson. “Terry Richard- son did qualify with his low score of 84, and will play in the Regional competi- tion. Another nice thing that happened was defeating a strong Crown Point squad midway through out season. These highlights give us something to build on for next year. We will also have three return- ing lettermen and a cou- ple of J.V. players who played a lot this season. Our strongest point as a team was a spirit of to- getherness. The players would help each other with their game in order to benefit the team. Junior Craig Gall felt one of the team ' s downfalls was their inability to play well on foreign courses. “It was fairly disappointing due to our lack of consistency and because we never reached our potential, Craig said. “We also scored poorly on opponents ' courses. The season award winners were: Low Medalist for the season, junior Craig Gall; Most Imporved Player, sophomore Tom Zapinski; All-Conference Second Team, First Player, junior Craig Gall; Low Medalist at Sectionals, senior Terry Richardson; and the Qualifier for Re- gionals was senior Terry Richardson. “Our strongest point as a team was a spirit of together- ness. The players would help each other with their game.” — Coach Shorb Senior Dave Salzer takes a careful practice swing Juni or Craig Gall holds the flag and takes a break at the ball in order to rifle it down the fairway. as he watches his team mate make a close putt Senior Terry Richardson tries to chip the shot onto the green during a tough golf game against Lake Central. Golf— 1 earn improves in third season Team members earn winning record W hat started out looking like a rebuilding season for the Grif- fith Panthers due to the graduation of many of the seniors turned out to be the team ' s first win- ning record yet in their three year histo- ry. The Panthers finished the season with 6 wins, 5 losses, and 1 tie. Three of their losses were lost by one goal. Junior Bill Curtis said, We probably could have done better. We started out good but we lost some games against a couple of tough teams. I definitely think we are the best of the small schools and are just below Mun- ster and Portage. ' ' The Panthers played this year with only one senior starter — Mathias Samuelsson, ex- change student from Sweden. Sa- muelsson said, I ' m glad we finished the season with a winning record, but we should have won at least three more games. I ' m a little bit disappointed only because I thought that we had the ability to do better. Sophomore Brian Phillips said, I was satisfied with the season but at the be- ginning of the season we were not working up to our ability and we were not working as a team. As the season went on we got things straight and we won the games we needed to win to keep a winning record. Phillips went on to say, Next year is going to be a strong year for us and we are going to 16 Soccer ‘‘As the season went on, we got things straight and we won the ges we needed to win to keep a winning record.” — Brian Phillips win more games than we did this year. Chris Galambos, sophomore, said, We had the spirit to win. Even the people on the bench were a big part. When we were losing or even winning, the people on the bench would cheer on the team. Phillips added, One of our strong points was that we started earlier than other teams in working on conditioning Also, a lot of us were run- ning after school which helped our endurance out a lot. One of our weak points was that we didn ' t concentrate on the game enough. In prac- tices, too many people clowned around and oth- ers weren ' t prepared mentally for the game. Next year ' s team will be a team of veterans. Most of the starters will be seniors, and many will have already been starters. Many of the players feel that their fourth season will be their best season yet. Curtis added, We are only going to lose one senior starter going into next year. Most of the starters for next year will have already been start- ers from this year, With the loss of only one senior starter to the Panthers and a positive mental attitude towards next year, the Pan- thers look to have their best season yet next year. Curtis concluded, I have no doubt that we are going to be con- tenders next year. Junior Devon Enloe keeps his concentration straight and his ne rves steady as he tries to score . Sophomore Brian Phillips forcefully charges at the soccer ball and comes to the aid of his team. Back row— Ron Knestrict. Joe Bochko. Tony Castas. Devon Enloe. Troy Demps. Mathias Samuelsson. Mark Wley. B Bet- ens. Dave Woodard Made row— Ray Jawjowka. Troy LoF kema. Joe Mageira. Rich PNtps. Brian PtWps. Chris GakmPos. Steve AJkson. Dan Leslie. BM Curtis. Matt Lake Front row— Mke Lake. Scott Jennings, flf Thomas. Ryan Davis. Mke Mos- tek ■ . Mke Steele, Doug Fokerson Juniors Rich Phillips and Devon Enloe and fresh- man Mike Steele take a breather from fhe game to refresh themselves Soccer 11 inal record ends 6 and 7 Team is more like a group of friends H ard work, team spirit, and dedi- cation. These are all qualities possessed by this year ' s Girls ' Tennis team. Not only did they work hard, but they had tun making this year successful. This year ' s team was more than just a team, we were all friends, ' ' said senior Julianne Rowe. That was the biggest advantage. The team, of course, had its variety, but that made it more special. Competing against teams that practice throughout the year posed a real challenge for the team. Successfully, the girls competed in thir- teen matches, and won six. Ending up the season, they placed just under 500 . Although the team played a good season, the girls felt that many things hindered them from being better. Sophomore Adrienne Companik said, Our major weak point is not a physical one, it ' s dedication to the sport. There still isn ' t true dedication. Concentra- tion was hard for some people. Junior Jennifer Cobb was one of these peo- ple. She said, Not being able to con- centrate when there might be cute guys running or going by was a prob- lem Jennifer had. Our strong competi- tion which practiced all year, said sen- ior Julianne Rowe, was a weakness that needs to be worked on by the team next year. On the positive side, the team had many strong points. Our strong points were depth and determination. These girls are so close in ability and they are ALL winners; used to achieving and working hard toward their goals, said Coach Dixon. Senior Julianne Rowe said, We all went out to play with an attitude of winning, even if we lost, we picked right back up the next match and were destined to try harder. Only three of our players had varsity ex- perience. In a way it might have helped us though, because the team was willing to learn and try new strategies, said ju- nior Julie Russell. The girls view next year ' s team with a positive and a hopeful attitude. If this year went this well, by next season the GHS tennis team should be invinceable, said sophomore Adrienne Companik. Most of the other girls feel the same way about the tennis team for next year. I ' m very glad that I joined tennis. I ' ve had so much fun that the work is worth it and hey, if I get rich and join a country club, tennis will sure come in handy, said junior Kris Bowron. All in all the season turned out to be good. In other words, you can work hard and have fun, too! “This year’s team was more than just a team, we were all friends. That was the biggest advan- tage.” — Julianne Rowe ' v l8 — Girls ' Tennis Coach Gary Dixon and team members Julianne Rowe. Theresa Joseph, and Heather Meier talk before the match. ' Jll 1 L . , | l TP 11 Is 1 K r ■ Back (tow Coach Uxon. Ate Novlcki. Ate Russel. Ktls Bowron. Heather Meter. Theresa toseph, Cheryl Mttchel, Jennifer Cobt Front Row- Toni Morrison. Atanne Rowe. Bart BuKema. Mlrjona Balac. Chris tdetmoto. Maryti Marsatzek Mebsa Moore and Pam MtAta Junior Mirjana Balac warms up before her match. Mirjana has been with the girls ' tennis team for two years Watch out! Senior Julianne Rowe hurries to try and save a low-bouncing ball that has been hit to her. Girls ' Tennis— 1 unners up for psyche season Teams have very different seasons A 13 and 5 season is quite an ac- complishment, especially when you take into consider- ation that the team, in this case the girls ' track team, only had eight return- ing varsity letter winners out of a team of thirty-three. Senior Shelley Riggle said, I feel we had a successful track season, be- cause the team as a whole had good mental attitudes and a desire to win, and also a desire to im- prove. The team had a lot of underclassmen who were just as strong, phys- ically and mentally, as the returning members. Also, the team was willing to work hard for their goals and tried to achieve them the best that they could. The girls also set many school records this season, indoor as well as outdoor. For the indoor records, in the 400 meter dash. Sue Wiltfong; 200 meter dash, Elaine Peters; 800 meter relay, Dori Hobbs, Joanna Simon, Sue Wiltfong, and Elaine Peters; 3200 meter run, Pam Wiltfong; and in the discus, Laura Wal- dron. Coach Lee Bollhorst said of the team, This season had to be the highlight of the ten years of coaching the young ladies. The winning record is always nice to have, but to me the most im- portant item was their outstanding atti- tude. The boys ' track team may not have “We didn’t have a very good record, but we did have fun and we also learned a lot about the sport and about our- selves.” — Tom Wright had a terrific looking season record, but many of the team ' s members felt that they got a lot out of the season, even if they did not win lot of their meets. Junior Tom Wright felt that the team ' s attitude helped. We didn ' t have a very good record, but we did have fun and we also learned a lot about the sport and about ourselves, Tom said. All and all it was a good season. We had a few good athletes, like Jim Mirda and Rob Kirby. We also had a general atti- tude of teamwork. Sophomore Mark de la Vega said, I thought that the team ' s strongest points were in the dis- tance events. Jim Mirda, Rob Kirby, and Jerry Menser really helped the team in the 1600 and 3200. Chris Kunch also helped out in the 800. 1 give all the credit of the distance run- ners ' success to our distance coach, Darrel Croft. He has helped us a lot dur- ing our rough times, and has taught us a lot about running. The team ' s weak- nesses were the sprinting and field events, but that is just because not that many people want to run track except for the people who ran cross country. Mark added about next sea- son, Next year ' s team should do pret- ty well or maybe even the same, but it won ' t be as strong in the distance events as it was this year. V-G. and Boys ' Track Sophomore Dan Stefanelli does some stretching exercises to prepare him for the big home track meet. G«s ' Track, top-back row-Coach Debbie Broom. Angelo GUtota. Trtsba Grandys. x e Ortiz. Donna Hockstetler. Paua Battner, Snelley niggle, Donna Fryman, Paula Irvin. Missy Grabowskl, Laura Waldron, Sue Wltfong, Elaine Peters. Heather Grabowskl. Charlott Krooswyk Coacti Tina nodgers. Middle row— Donna Slocken. Monica Taylor, Kathy Lock, Wendy Moes. Dorl Hobbs. lech Upcovlch. Christine Tanls, Christine Pakjckl. Karen Beasly, Sherri Slacken, lorl Russet Front row— Pcnia Christen- son. Jute Hedges. Wendy Mares. Jenny Huddteston, Pam Wltfong. Becky Baker. Suscn Kwasny. Mary Tmgley. Kim Morlarty. Boys ' Track, bottom-front row-MIke Letts. Dan Kmerman, Tom Wright, Dan Stetcne . Chrts Kunch. Branko Stephanovlch Jim Gralf. M e Anderson. Chris Decker. Mertyn Thomas. Middle row— Coach Bl Keller. Mike Beasly. Mke Mat EdcSe Senna Brian Moults. Byron Banks. Chrts D«s. Ken Herd. Brian Hero. Carlos CundKf, Coach Darrel Croft Front row-John Lesniak. Chrts Kuncb Dan Rodrl iez, Matt Galocy. Rob Kirby. Jerry Menser. Mark de la Vega. Jim Mlrda. Senior Elaine Peters takes a trial run through for the long jump event as team mate Sue Wiltfong assists. Senior Jim Graff practices shot-putting for an up- coming meet against the rivaled Highland High School. Gils ' and Boys ' Track— 12 inning season in baseball 9-3 finish for conference games B aseball is one sport where the size of its players does not make the team. In 1987, the Griffith Pan- thers proved that a small school can play along with and win against the bigger teams. The Panthers finished the season with a 16-1 1 record (a 59.3 percent winning percentage) and went 9-3 (a 75 per- cent winning percentage) against teams in their conference to earn sec- ond place. Head Coach Jim An- derson said, The last half of the season had gone well compared to the first half. I am very pleased with our conference re- cord of 9-3— good for second place. We were not highly regarded in the pre-season but were in contention for first place right up to the final day. We had a six game winning streak from May 4 to May 13 that turned our season around. There are a few games that I felt we should have won. Junior Mike Gaby said, Our season didn ' t start out well, but towards the end of the season our team finally got on track and we started to win some games. Junior Brian Kretz said, We finished better than what everybody expect- ed but the season was somewhat dis- appointing because we had a chance to take the conference but we couldn ' t win the game against Crown Point. What made the Panthers the con- “We had a final team average of .280 which was very good. We were only shut out once this season.” — Head Coach Jim Anderson tenders that they were was their good hitting. Coach Anderson said, We had a final team average of .280 which was very good. We were only shut out once this season. The Panthers aver- aged 5.93 runs a game compared to the opponents average 6.04 runs a game. The Panthers also had a few weak points which next years team hopes to work out. Gaby said, “Our fielding was mediocre at best and our pitching wasn ' t that great but was better than ex- pected despite occa- sional control problems. Coach Anderson add- ed, Pitching was our big- gest problem, our pitchers threw too many balls and not enough strikes; too many walks and too many wild pitches. Coach Anderson concluded, Over all, we have done poorly on defense, our pitchers have walked too many batters, and our base-running has been inconsistent. Gaby concluded, Our pitching for next year should be good because many of our pitchers are now juniors. Our hitting for next year looks to be as promising as this years was. All the re- turning players from this year are all hit- ting .270 or better with some in the ,300 ' s and one in the ,400 ' s. One thing that we need is to cut down on strike- outs. We will be a formidable hitting team. Senior Earl Brammer takes his swings during a tough game against Crown Point as his team mates look on. 2 — Baseball Seniors Brett Dines. Bill Stokes and Greg Burbridge and juniors Dave Arndt and Dom Chidichimo gather on the mound to plan their strategy Bock Bow— Coach Craig Adetsperger Dave Arndt. Brian Boye. BM Stokes. Phi Katana [art Schretrer. Head Coach. Jm Anderson Mdde Bow— Dan Shadwel. Dom ChkJchtno. Bilan Kretz, Brett Dines, f an Brammer. Brett Zabek Tkn Dutkiewicz Front Bow — Kkke Gaby. Pat Murdock. Dave Harretos. Greg Burbridge Gordon Braddy. Keith Gdkxy. Junior Dave Arndt touches third base and glances toward first base readying himself to go to home base and score in case of a throwing error Senior Greg Burbridge takes a few warm up tosses before the start of the top half of the in- ning Warming up is important so as to avoid injur- ies Baseball — 1 ounger team plays tough Experience needed to pull through W hen you have to follow up a very good first season, some- times changes are bound to happen. You can ' t have the same kind of season since there are different people on the team. The girls ' softball team tried to per- form as well as they did last season, but this year ' s team was very different from last year ' s team. This season ' s team was a very young team. Head Coach Jerry Gurrado said, We went with a young move- ment this year and we knew we would struggle early but the team really shaped up and improved dramatically in the sec- ond half of the season. I would give the season an eight and a half out of ten. Junior Stephanie Bronson said of the season, At the beginning we didn ' t work together real well, but as the sea- son went on, we did a lot better. We had a very young team and as we gained experience we started plahing tougher. I was happy with the way it turned out, even though we didn ' t do as good as last year because every- one learned a lot. Even though the team didn ' t do as well as they would have liked. Coach Gurrado was still pleased with the way the season turned out. I don ' t know if you can be satisified with ending your season on a losing note, but overall, yeah, I was pretty happy. Of our twelve losses, ten were to teams that were ranked in state at one time or another throughout the season. Our opposition won four sectionals and were runners-up in six other sectionals, so we played many good veteran teams. Overall, I thought we did a nice job. The ' old heads ' did a great job of breaking in the rookies and going out- side their personality to show some leadership. said Coach Gurrado. Coach Gurrado con- cluded, Our strengths would be work ethic and pride. In two short years the program has set some pretty lofty standards and the players really rose to the occasion well throughout the season. Junior Stephanie Bron- son concluded, “Our strongest point was not giving up. Even though we were having a bad year, we still kept together and played well. The season award winners were: Highest Batting Average, senior Linda Gabrys; Best Infielder, senior Karen Im- boden; Best Outfielder, junior Mary Jane Grubach; Best Pitcher, freshman Michelle Castillo; Ironman Award, soph- omore Stacey Baker; Miss Clutch, sen- ior Cheryl O ' Donnell; Miss Defense, sen- ior Cheryl O ' Donnell; Miss Offense, senior Linda Gabrys; Mosf Imporved Player, sophomore Janean Willsey; Best Attitude, junior Mary Jane Grubach; and Most Valuable Player, senior Linda Gabrys. “I was happy with the way it turned out even though we didn’t do as good as last year be- cause everyone learned a lot.” — Stephanie Bronson 1 4 — Softball Look out Sophomore Stacey Baker tries to intimi- date her opponent before pitching the next ball to her 4 Sophomore Deanne Tonis watches the pitcher ' s every move in her attempt to steal the next base 4 ■ : A ' . • V,; ■ � . VV . A « ■ v sr A .1 4 ' 1 V’ 1 Hr � ; • i ■ , nr ' V: .. ’ „w ‘ I $.• . . r ' : r ; J v I � • .w V 2 Jw Sock flow— Coach Jerry Gurrado. fJeen Hochstetter. Stacey Baker. Mary Jane Gnjbach. Undo Gabrys. Karen krtjoden. Bachei Palmer. Angle CovarrUXas. Stephanie Bronson. Jamie Davis. Jennifer Harder. Coach Daryl Castensen Mk)dk Bow— Cheryl O ' Donnel. Jennifer Carpenter. Ate Patner. Carmen Lopez. Trick] Turner. Deanne Tone. Janean wtsey. Ate Planer Front Bow— Carrie Bockht. Brandy Benchler. Mchele Castto. Christine Boye. Jenny Bodnar Larra Prestos. Jenny HtrrXtron. Lata Covarrubias Coach Jerry Gurrado along with Assistant Coach Darryl Carstensen take a time out to plan the team ' s next play Softball— nanimous vote for GHS fans GHS wins award for sportsmanship S urely you must have heard this before, It ' s not whether you win or lose, it ' s how you play the game, This bit of advice really isn ' t much consolation, though, when you do lose It was a little different at this year ' s basketball sectionals. Even though the team lost, the athletes, students, coaches, and fans were awarded for “how they played the game . GHS received this year ' s Sportmanship Award, which is given out each year during sectionals. The winner is selected from a vote which one re- presentative from each of the eight schools at- tending casts. The winner is judged on their spirit and all-around sportsmanship. This isn ' t the first time that GHS has won this award. According to Mr. Cox, the 1973 Sportsmanship Award is sitting in the trophy case by the fieldhouse en- trance. This year the fans were really excited because we won the first game of the Sectionals. There was a lot more enthusiasm this year, said Mr. Cox. The vote for Griffith by the other schools was unanimous. Along with a trophy comes a $1,00 scholarship which was awarded to a GHS student, Amy Gonzalez. The mon- ey comes from local industries that contribute money for the Sportsman- ship Award for the Lake County Boys ' Basketball Sectionals. Head Boys ' Basketball Coach, Jerry Gurrado, was pleased about winning the award, even though the team lost the game. Many people might think of the Sportsmanship Award like Miss Congeniality at the Miss America pag- eant. Not me, I was thrilled. To win the sectional would have been great but as far as I ' m concerned, that ' s the sec- ond best award, said Coach Gurrado. The Sectional itself can be won on pure talent with bigger schools having a distinct advantage. The Sports- manship Award is based on sportsmanship, con- duct, loyalty, spirit, and enthusiasm of not only the players and coaches, but also the student body and fans. Many times other schools look down their noses at Grif- fith. I considered this award redemp- tion to show the spirit and class of the school community. Mr. Cox added, “Even when the team was losing, the fans were cheer- ing. You would have thought we had won from the way the fans were cheering. The next time you walk by the trophy case and see all of the trophies that are pretty meaningless to you, just re- member that you helped to win the Sportsmanship Award just by being a GHS fan. Don ' t expect the award to be in the trophy case the next time you check. It won ' t arrive until sometime during the 1987-88 school year. “To win the Sectional would have been great, but as tar as I’m concerned, that’s the second best award.” — Coach Jerry Gurado N i 6 — Feature Stand UP! Be Proud! The Panther fans cheer as the team members break through the hoop before a game during fhe regular season Would you like to bump into these guys in a dark alley? Seniors Greg Burbridge and Earl Brammer and junior Dave Harretos psyche up for Section- als. A different beat Toga party anyone? Sopho- more Adrienne Companik shows her spirit, as many other students did. on costume day during Homecoming. 128 — People The people involved make the difference G riffith — What makes our school different from all the rest? All schools have basically the same curriculum, activities, and rules. They also all meet in a building and have the same standard materials — blackboards, desks, lockers, etc. The one thing that gives a school a good or bad reputation is the people. A good or bad attitude by the students affects a lot. “Students differ from day to day. Sometimes we have good days and sometimes we have bad days. That af- fects how we act at convocations. We ' re always united though. We either have good or bad manners, said junior Greg Kemp. Sometimes when the student body has a lot of spirit and we try to express that, our actions are taken negatively by certain teachers. I ' m glad to see that when this happens (like at the spell bowl) we seem to get even more spirit by banding together to “face the teacher. That ' s when I realize how much I like everyone here, said senior Todd Raybuck. “We have one of the most spirited schools around. At football and basketball games, every- one is there ready to cheer the teams on. It makes the cheerleaders job more easier and fun, said junior Chris Kleimola. Extra-curricular activities aren ' t the only things that stu- dents attitudes affect. “I think everyone ' s high spirited atti- tudes affects how they spend their free time. Whenever I go out with a group of friends, I always have the best time! said sophomore Lyzette Leal. “For the most part students are friendly to one another. My friends from other schools are always saying how it seems like everyone hangs out together and knows one another well. That ' s not exactly true but it ' s close, said junior Christina Vasquez. There ' s a real sense of unity among students. If you don ' t think so then we ' ve got news for you. Is anybody out there? Junior Michelle Berens looks bowed out at the journalism Christmas par- ty. The staff drew names from a hat and gave anonymous gifts to the person they chose There ‘s no such thing as a free lunch. Senior Math- ias Samuelsson finds a convenient spot among the garbage cans to chow down at the lock-in. The food was paid for by local merchants. People— 129 E ven the best of us! Ever have a real embar- rassing moment in your life? Everybody has embarrassing moments some time or an- other— even teachers. What!?! one may blurt out, Teachers couldn ' t pos- sibly ever do something em- barrassing. Wrong. Take Mrs. Sheila Vaclavik for example. She has first hour prep so she usually has a cup of coffee in the morn- ing. Usually by second hour she has not yet finished her cup. Not once, but three times has she spilled her cof- fee all over her desk and onto a stack of homework. The embarrassment con- tinues when I pass back homework stained with cof- fee. Mr. Les Thornton, history teacher and football coach has had an embarrassing moment of his own. One time I got confused on what period it was. I thought it was my prep period so I went down to the library to do some reading. I soon real- ized my mistake and was fif- teen minutes late for my own class. Miss Julie Marcinek and Mrs. Nancy Hastings, journal- ism adviser for Munster, de- parted for a journalism con- vention in new York City. It turned out that when they got to the airport, they were at the wrong one— Midway instead of O ' Hare. Word got around school and needless to say, I was teased mercilessly upon my return. Mrs. Susie El Nafgar is teaching Algebra I for the first time in 14 years. On the second day of school she began teaching Geometry to the students. ... I saw the puzzled looks on their faces and then realized I was supposed to be teaching Al- gebra I, not Geometry. Next time you have an embarrassing moment, don ' t feel too bad. It ' s hap- pened to the best. Mr. Claude V. Hochstetler. President; Mr. Mervyn J. Barenie, First Vice-Presi- dent; Mr. John I. Cioroianu. Second Vice-President; Mr Richard C. Ander- son, Secretary; Mr John M. Galambos, Assistant Secretary. Mr Bartel Zandstra, School Attorney; Mrs. Sarah S. Cundiff, School Treasurer; Mr William E. Gall, Assistant Superinten- dent; Mr Robert G. Kurtz, Superinten- dent; Mr. Samuel Cox. Principal. Mr. David Smith, Assistant Principal. Ms. Sue Artim, Sr High Office Secretary; Mr Jim Bartlett, Athletic Director. Mrs. San- dra Beahm, Basic and General Biology; Mr Howard F. Besch, Physics. Chemis- try, Department Chairperson, Aca- demic Decathalon Codch. Mr William Birk, Econonmics, Basic U S. History; Mrs. Ruth Carmichael, General and Advanced Biology, Mr. Darryl Car- stensen. Plane Geometry. Junior Class Sponsor, Girls J.V Basketball Coach; Mrs. Teresa Carstensen, Geometry, Consumer Math; Mr. N. Cross. Band. De- partment Chairperson. 130 — Faculty Mr. Wayne Price, typing instructor, enters students grades into his grade book. It ' s important for teachers to keep accurate records for when grades come out to the students ivii3. okjiu yuKjance aeparr- ment secretary, shows senior Shel- ley Yanke how to fUt out a guidance department form. Student aids have become a big help to teach- ers and secretaries Mrs. Mary L. Earp, R.N.. School Nurse; Mrs. Susie El Naggar, Trigonometry, Adavnced Geometry, Analytic Geom- etry, Algebra I, Academic Decathalon Coach; Miss Charlotte Fedorchak. Spanish 1-H; Mr. Tim Foss, Computer Lit- eracy. wm Jh r. ZL A; ' Mr Carl Dalton, Beginning Comp., Psy- chology, Sociology, Dept Chairper- son, Mrs Martha Davis, Chemistry, Biol- ogy, Human Issues, Booster Club Sponsor; Mrs Barbara Deleget, Com- puter Prog l-l. Trigonometry, Essentials of Mathematics; Mr Ronald Divjak, Health l-l. Cross Country Coach Mrs. Iona Glassford, Child Develop- ment; Mr Jerry W Gurrado. Govern- ment, U.S. History, Current Events, Boys ' Varsity Basketball Coach, Girts ' Varsity Softball coach, Mrs, Jackie Hansen, Suspension Supervisor; Mr Bob Has- tings, World History, J.V. Basketball Coach. Ms Lawrene R. Hawthorne, Media Spe- cialist; Mrs. Lynn Heller, Guidance Coun- selor, Mrs Jean M. Herd, Library Assis- tant, Mrs Betty Holmgren, Business Law, Shorthand l-l. Faculty— 13-1 Vacationing Teachers How do you spend your time during summer breaks? Do you go to beaches, try- ing to get that perfect sun- tan? Do you go to summer school, hoping to get that needed credit? Do you just sit and wait to go back to school? What about teachers? How do they spend their summer vacation? Besides having her feet operated on, Mrs. Suzanne Lamfalusi spent some time in and around Boston and New Orleans. I enjoyed visiting all of the historic sights around Boston. She also at- tended some economic seminars. Miss Julie Marcinek spent two weeks of her summer vacation teaching a year- book class at Indiana Univer- sity ' s high school journalism institute in Bloomington. It was fun to spend the two weeks in Bloomington be- cause I spent my college years there. I had enjoyed teaching the course be- cause it was specialized and the editors from all the other schools were enthusiastic. Mr. Jerry Gurrado was in- vited to go to West Ger- many to be guest coach at a basketball camp. While in Europe he went to Austria to attend the European high sch ool basketball cham- pionship. He also visited Ger- many. Paris, Italy, Switzer- land, and Luxemburg. Being a history teacher, it was neat to see the culture and the history of Europe. Gurrado added, It was very flattering that they asked me to go there. It was truly a dream come true. I had al- ways wanted to see Europe one day, this surpassed what I had ever dreamed of. Many teachers take ad- vantage of the lengthy va- cation that they are given with the job. Who knows what they may have done over this summer. Mrs Janet Howell. Guidance Counsel- or; Mrs Margie Keithley, Clothing Dept Chairperson. Prep for Adult Living. Mrs. Bernice Koby. P.E.; Mrs. Janet Konopa- sek, Attendence Secretary, Mr. Dick Koval. Accounting, Business Math, De- partment Chairperson. Mrs. Suzanne Lamfalusi. U S. History, Economics: Mrs Clara Lazar. Guidance Secretary; Mr Dan Leslie. Woods l-IH; Miss Julie A. Marcinek. Soph. English, Journalism, Reflector. Panther Press. Quill and Scroll Sponsor; Mr. George McClure. Metals l-lll. Mrs Margaret McNabney. keyboard- ing. Career Prep.. Miss Kim Millus, Head Swimming Codch; Mr. L.E. Owen. Basic and General World History; Mr. Larry Parker. Drafting I. Dept Chairperson, Mrs Susan Patricks. Sophomore and Basic English, Beginning and Practical Composition. Mrs. Kyra Perry. Typing 1-1, Office Proce- dure; Mrs. Joyce Petska, Basic Biology; Mr Bill Platt. Algebra H, Calculus; Mr. Wayne Price. Typing I, Keyboarding. Mr. Donald Ray. Government, U.S. His- tory. Health, Academic Decathalon Coach. Football and Basektball Score- keeper 132— Faculty Got Allot that ? Mrs. Sandra Beahm uses the overhead projector to give notes to the class. The projector makes giv- ing notes to students easier On December 26, 1986 Mr. Robert Butler died of a massive heart attack. Mr. Robert Butler was in his third year at Griffith as the Central Duplicating super- visor. The heart attack oc- cured two days after he was released from the hospital from having bypass surgery. He is sur- vived by his wife, Terri, and his son, Chris. Mr. Richard Reyome. Career Prep , Marketing, Vocational Coordinator. I.C.E. Classes, Asst. Varsity Football Coach. D.E.C.A Sponsor. Mr Charles Ricks. Department Chairperson. Draw- ing and Painting Ml. Art Appreciation; Mrs. Sharon Smith, Basic and Advanced Sophomore English. Americon Novel, Department Chairperson. Mrs. Cynthia Spejewski. Choir, Music theory. Mr G.R Spejewski. Grammar. Speech, General Lit. Ml. Mrs. Judy Surovek. Con- temporary lit.. Advanced Comp , Soph. English. Academic Decathalon Coach. Mr. Les Thornton. U.S. History, World History. Head Varsity Football Coach. Asst. Wrestling Coach. Varsity Club Sponsor, Senior Class sponsor. Mrs. Elaine Thrall. Beg. and Int. Foods. Ms. Julie Turner. Secretary; Mrs Sheila Vaclavik. Sophomore English. Beg Composition; Mrs Nancy Weaver. A V. Secretary, Mr. Ray E Weaver. Spanish ll-IV, Asst. Drama Coach, Student Council Sponsor. G.H.S. Movies Spon- sor. Miss Betty Weber. French l-IV, Depart- ment Chairperson Mr. Robert Witt; Ce- ramics. Arts and Crafts. Jewelry, Mrs Nancy Yanuzzi, Caligraphy ; Miss Marilyn Young. Sophomore English. Faculty— 133 Moving on and up!! Moving on and moving up! Changing grades is never easy and leaving high school is even harder for some students at our school. According to junior Chris Kelimola, Changing grades used to be exciting because when you were younger you would think only 3 or 4 years to go, but now that I ' m a Junior, it is scary and exciting because there is just ONE year to go! Junior Teresa Kung has a different thought on changing grades. Each higher grade involves in taking on more responsibility. The Senior class has a feeling of hap- piness and relief that high school is final- ly over and college life is now begin- ning. According to Lisa Zvyak, senior, I ' m finally a senior! I am so glad I ' m graduating. I don ' t think I could handle another year if I was a junior. I ' m glad I ' m almost through. I ' ve been in school a long time. Not having to do any homework is a Senior Use Eggar catches up on her homework during her spare time as library aide Many stu- dents choose the job of being a student aide as an alternate to taking a regular class When is this going to look like a pinata? Third year Spanish students juniors Peter Teumer and Gregg Kemp follow the Mexican tradition of making Spanish pinafas 134— Feature big advantage seniors feel. According to senior Brett Dines, it ' s pretty cool being a senior now because you do what you want which does not include homework but a lot of activities on the weekend. Senior Darrell Seitz adds, It ' s great being a senior: No home- work and a lot more freedom in class. It feels weird knowing that you won ' t be roaming the halls next year. Some seniors find the thought of leaving kind of scary. According to senior John Gearhart, It ' s great to be a senior! You get to do more things. But it ' s sort of scary too because you know you won ' t be back causing trouble next year. Senior George Knish says, It ' s been fun but, it ' s time to move on to bigger and better things. Moving on and moving up is the name of the game and GHS students are proving it ' s not easy to do either one but they ' re having a lot of fun try- ing! Senior John Gearhart and Juniors Jerry Last and Peter Teumer relax after a busy hour of Analytic Geometry. Students live for minutes of free time at the end of each class. Senior Kite Volpe looks over a typed story for her section in the yearbook Having a position on the yearbook staff brings on a whole new load of important responsibilities Sophomore Brian Textor takes a computer back to the library. Many students jump at the chance to get out of class by helping a teacher run an errand or return something. Feature— 135 Other Views When we think of most other schools around us what words come to our mind Big? Rich? Snobs? big football team? How about students form some of the other schools around us. What exactly are their views of Griffith? Sophomore John Kawalski from Merrillville High School said, I wouldn ' t mind going there, even though it is a smaller school than MHS. It would be interesting to see how different the school is run and how different the kids are in a small school. Susan Anaszewicz, Junior from Munster High School said, “I don ' t think anything bad about Griffith except that I think that people from other schools like Griffith kind of think of us at Munster as snobs which is wrong. Junior Mike Schmidt from Merrillville High School said, “Griffith would be a good school to attend because of ifs small enrollment and it gives you a chance to know everyone. Senior Jeff Barnes from Morton High School said, “To be truthful, I hardly ever hear about Griffith. Sophomore George Gilea from Merrillville High School said, “I ' ve played against them a few times on the basketball court and they ' re a pretty good team for such a small school. Mark Hollandsworth from Merrillville High School said, “They are one of the most underrated schools and they surprise a lot of teams in sports. Junior Theresa Kung finishes up an analytic Geometry test during lunch. Some students sacrifice their lunch in order to get a good grade Heather Lynn Adams, Basketball 2, Volleyball 2, Concert choir 3-4, Choralettes 2 (sec ). Chorale 3-4 (pres ). Dramatics 3-4, Executive Council 3-4 (treas.). Student Council 3-4, Indiana All-State Honors Choir 3-4; Abbe Appel, Track 2, Booster Club, 2-4, Choralettes 2, Chorale 3-4, Dramatics 2-4, Pantherettes 3, Mat Maid, SADD 4. Lead role— Sweet Charity, 1986 Indiana All-State Honors Choir, Pantheretes Workshop 3, Beth Ann Archer, Basketball 2. Volleyball 2, Booster Club 2-4, Concert Choir 3, Choralettes 2, Executive Council 3-4 (sec ), Nat, Honor Society 2-4, Student Council 2-4, Pantherettes 2-4 (vice-pres ) Pantherettes Workshop 3-4, Kelly Austgen. Dawn Bainbrldge; Maree Dashan Baker Marla Balzola, Exchange Student Teresa Kerin Basler, Track 2, Swimming 3-4, Band 2-4, Booster Club 4, DECA 3. Jennifer Kathleen Benkovlch, Tennis 2-4, Band 2, Booster Club 2-4, Nat. Honor Society 3-4, Varsity Club 2-4, Quill and Scroll 3-4 (vice- pres). Reflector 3-4 (sports edit. 3, Editor-in- Chief 4), Band Camp 2, Journalism Workshop 4, Girls State Delegate, All-Conference Tennis 3. Spellbowl Team 4, SADD 3-4, Most Promising Junior— Journalism 3, Russell J. Bereolos, Basketball 2-3, Chorale 2-3, Chris Black, Basketball 2-3. Golf 2-4, Quill and Scroll 3-4 (sec , treas ), Panther Press 3-4 (Asst. Sports Edit 3, Ed itor-in-Chief 4). Journalism Workshop 4, Boys State Delegate; Julie Ann Bohney 136— Seniors Chris Boren, Football 2, Cynthia Michelle Bowman, Track 2-4, Swimming 3-4 (capt), Concert Choir 2 (sec ), Choralettes 3 (vice- pres ) Girls Choir (sec ). Executive Council 2-4, Varsity Club 2-4, Student Council 2. Amanda Boyle, Choralettes 3. Girls ' Choir 2-4 Stacl Bozack; Gordon Andrew Braddy, Football 2-3, Baseball 2-4; Stacy Rose Brady, Booster Cub 2-4, DECA 3, Dramatics 2-4, Reflector 3-4 (photographer) Earl J. Brammer, Baseball 2-4 Gregg Brandish, Swimming 4, Baseball 2. Richard Jesse Brill, Cross Country 2, Baseball 2, Concert Choir 2 (sec.). Chorale 3-4 (vice-pres), Dramatics 4, Executive Council 2-4 (treas.). Varsity Club 2-4, Student Council 2- 4, outstanding Sophomore— Student Council. Gregory Scott Burbridge, Football 2-4 (capt .). Wrestling 2-4, (capt.). Baseball 2-4, (capt.). Executive Council 2-4, Varsity Club 2-4 (pres.). Prom King, Homecoming King Candidate; Mary Beth Burks, Concert Choir 3-4, Choralettes 2 Pete Burton Barney Byrd Soccer 2, Jennifer Jean Caldwell, Band 2-4, Booster Club 2, Dramatics 4 Susan Cannon Mike Carter Tracy Lynn Clark, Band 2, Dramatics 2, Quill and Scroll 3-4, Panther Press 3-4, (opinion edit. 3, Copy edit. 4), Journalism Workshop 3-4, Regional Winner of American Legion Test 2. David Lynn Coll, Band 2-4 (pres ). Dramatics 3-4, Executive Council 2-4, National Honor Society 2-4 (pres ). Student Council 2-4, Bowling Club 2-4 (treas.. Pres ), Academic Decathalon 4, SADD 3-4 (vice- pres . pres). Deborah Susan Cook, Track 2, Volleyball 4, Softball 3 (manag ). Varsity Club 2-3, Joe Crute; James Michael Csonka, Dramatics 2- 4, Executive Council 2, Quill and Scroll 3-4, Student Council 4, Panther Press 3-4 (feature editor 3, News and Reviews editor 4) Seniors— 137 Carlos L. Cundlff Track 4. Booster Club 4. Quill and Scroll 3-4, Chess Club 4, Boys State Delegate, Panther Press 3-4 (Photogra- pher 3, Chief-Photographer 4); Chrlssy Dash, Band 2-3, Band Camp 2-3; Darren Demps Thomas Patrick DeYoung, DECA 3-4, Bowling Club 4 Gregory Allen Dickens, Band 2-3 Brett Dines, Football 2-4, Wrestling 2-3, Baseball 3-4, Booster club 4, National Honor Society 2-4, Varsity Club 3-4, Student Council 2, Homecoming King, All-Conference Football Jodi Marie Donnelly Zygmunt Joseph Dross, Swimming 2. David J. Dudek, Track 2-4. Kimberly Sue Dwyer, DECA 3, Dramatics 3-4 Rick Dzurovcak; Michelle Edwards. Use Egger, Booster club 4, Bowling Club 4; Barbara Elliott; Stacy Elliott. Merrlebeth Erwin; Scott Farrell, Wrestling 2-3, Concert Choir 2-4. Chorale 2-4, DECA 2-4; Dana Suzanne Fech, DECA 4 Lynette Fe tla, Booster Club 2-4, DECA 3-4, Tony Fltzslmons; Steven Roger Fowler, DECA 3, Panther Press 3-4 (Opinion Edit. 3, Co- Sports Edit. 4). 138 — Seniors Qollege choices When the time comes for a student to pick a college, what do they look for? Do they want a big campus, a small professor to student ra- tio, a well known college, or do they just want something that they can afford? Money is a big part of picking out a college. Since out-of-state colleges cost more, it ' s smart to stay in In- diana. Plus, after applying to a college of your choice, you still have to get accept- ed. Said Senior Glen Textor. Senior Mary Palucki said, Choosing a college is hard work and it ' s the worst job in the World. I wrote to a few colleges and they sent me information to help me make my decision, but as of yet I haven ' t made it, but I have narrowed it down to two colleges. To Darrell Seitz, money is also the biggest factor. The phrase ' choosing a college ' can be misleading. You can ' t really choose any col- lege you want, you choose what you can afford. Be- sides money, grades are a factor. You ' ve got to be ac- cepted first before you can go anywhere. Finding a college is the hardest thing to do. When you find one, you have to find ways of financing your education. I knew what col- lege I wanted to go to and when I visited the campus, nothing could change my mind. Now I just have to wor- ry about paying for it. In choosing colleges, mon- ey appears to be the num- ber one concern among stu- dents. Senior Brian Urevig prepares chocolate for the cooking classes chocolate Easter bunny project Learning to cook will help students in the future. Eric S. Frailer, Tennis 2-4, Executive Council 2-4, National Honor Society 3-4, Quill and Scroll 3-4, Panther press 3-4 (news edit 3, Copy Edit, 4) Scott Frledrlckson, Wrestling 2-3; Linda Kay Gabrys, Basketball 2-3, Track 2, Volleyball 2-4 (Co-Cap ), Softball 3-4. Varsity Club 2-4, Prom Queen Candidate, Homecoming Queen, Jay Gal, Football 2. Swimming 2-3, Band 2, DECA 4. John Anthony Gearhart, Tennis 2-4; Brad A Girton; Heidi Elizabeht Golden, Softball 3, Booster Club 2, Amy Louise Gonzalez, Basketball 2-4 (Manager 2. Trainer 3-4), Football 2-4 (Trainer 2-4), Softball 3. Booster Club 2-4, Executive Council 2-4, Varsity Club 2-4, Student Council 2-4. Journalism Workshop, Panther Press 3-4 (Advertising Edit, 3-4). Ann Marie Gottschammer. Booster Club 2, DECA 3; James M. Graff Track 2-4, Shellie Renee Griffin, Twirling 2-3, Booster Club 2-4, DECA 3-4 (Pres ), Twirling Camp 2-4, Joe Grisafi. Baseball 3, Bowling Club 2-3 Seniors — 139 Good food? Are you one of the people going around school saying Uhhh! The school food is awful! How do they even have the right to feed us this? This may be common- ly heard by students and teachers, but is this what all students really think of the food? Rhonda Reed, Junior feels that, “It stinks!!! They never give us a choice of what we want, they treat us like ele- mentary kids. They think that we can ' t make a decision on what we want to eat. Other schools have two or three meals to choose from. An anonymous sopho- more cafeteria food sympa- thizer says feel that the cafeteria help is doing the best job that they can with the available resources. The lack of selection of food is due to the small class sizes. We are not a large school which necessitates the use of multiple lunches. The rea- son the food is served time and time again is because of the demand. It seems that the students here are picky, and in order to keep suffi- cient funds, they have to serve what ' s popular. I think the cafeteria workers are doing the very best they can. Bob Troksa, Junior, says The short line food is very nutritional. I don ' t mind that. The long line food is bad be- cause nobody can figure out what it is made of. Some students like the food and some don ' t. If one doesn ' t like the selection at school they can always bring their lunch to school from home. Otherwise they can just go to a fast food place or go on a hunger strike. Junior Jeff Herr eats lunch with friends during his lunch break Many students find lunchtime as a time for homework, food, or rest from classes. Ann Guca Kimberly M. Gunnun Tony Hafner Track 2. Varsity Club 2-4, Student Council 4; Mark Halverson Jeff R. Hamilton, Football 2-4 (Capt ). Soccer 2-3; Varsity Club 2-4. Dave Hanrath, Band 2; Kelleen Sue Hansen, Football 2-4 (Manager), Booster Club 2- 4, Concert Choir 3 (Vice-Pres ), Girls ' Choir 2 (Sec ), Varsity Club 2-4, Amy Carol Harris, Track 3, Concert Choir 3, Choralettes 2; Girls State Alternate Kenneth Scott Hayes, Football 4, Wrestling 2-3, Band 2-4, Bowling Club 2. Donna Marie Hochstetler, Track 2,4, Booster Club 2-4, DECA 3-4, Bowling Club 4 Eileen Janet Hochstetler, Basketball 2. Track 2 (Manager), Band 2, Booster Club 2-4, Sweatergirl 4. Dramatics 3-4, Varisty Club 2-4, Student Council 2, Softball 3-4 (Manager); Anne Therese Hoffman, Track 2-3, Booster Club 2-4, Cheerleader 2-4 (Capt. 4). Dramatics 2, Executive Council 2-3, Varsity Club 3, Student Council 2-4, Cheerleading Workshop 2,4 140— Seniors Jeff Hoffman, Reflector 3-4, (Photographer, Chief-Photographer); Laurie Holcomb Lisa Lynn Holcomb, DECA 2-4 Steve Holen, Football 2-4, Swimming 2-4 (Co-Captain 3-4), Booster Club 4, National Honor Society 3-4, Varsity Club (Vice-Pres 4), All-Conference Football. Harold L. Hosier, Jr„ Baseball 2. Matthew Alan Huss, Tennis 2. Dramatics, 2-4, Executive Council 2,4, National Honor Society 2,4, (Vice-Pres.), Student Council 4, Panther Press 4 (Layout Editor 4), SADD 3-4 (Vice-Pres ), Boys ' State Delegate Marjorie Ann Hyland Booster Club 3-4, Dramatics 2-4, Reflector 4. Journalism Camp 4, Batgirl; Karen Leanne Imboden Basketball 2, Volleyball 2-4, Softball 3-4, Booster Club 2. Executive Council 4. Varsity Club 2-4, Student Council 3, Panther Press 4 (Advertising Edit.), Girl ' s State Alternate; Dawn Marie Ison, Gymnastics 2, Concert Choir 2, Choralettes 3, Dramatics 2. David F. Ivors; Jim Jacobs, DECA 3-4. Bowling Club 4. Shawn Jacoby. Chris Jevyak Golf 2, DECA 3-4. Bowling Club 4. Lisa Ann Jordan, Basketball Statistician. Booster Club 2-4, Sweatergirl 4. Dramatics 3-4, Executive Council 4, Panther Press 3-4 (Copy Edit. 3, Manag- ing Edit. 4). Journalism Camp 2-4, Most Promising Junior Award- Journalism; Tammy Jovanovich Basketball 2-3 (Manager), Track 2, Volleyball 2-4 (Capt 4). Softball 3, DECA 2-4. Varsity Club 2-4, Turnabout Princess Candidate, All-Conference Volleyball Julie King Karen King, Concert Choir 3, Choraletts 2, Chorale 4, Dramatics 3-4 (Stage Manager) Rob Kirby Kelly Suzanne Klelnfeldt, Concert Choir 4, Girls ' Choir 2-3 George Knish Ricky Kolbert. Band 2,4, Dramatics 4 Seniors — 141 Christopher A. Kunch, Track 2-4, Cross Country 2-4, Wrestling 2, Varsity Club 2-4 Michelle Erin Lake, National Honor Society 4. Lawrence Brian Lane, Band 2-4 (Sec ), Dramatics 4. Executive Council 2,4, Bowling Club Delegate; Jeff Last, SADD 3-4, Pamela Lynn Lawbaugh Tracy Lopez Michael John Lummlo, Dramatics 2-4; Trisha Lynn Maldonado, Wrestling 4 (Manager), Booster Club 4, DECA 4 Kelly Anne Marcus, Wrestling 3-4 (Manager), Booster Club 2-4, Sweatergirl 4. Concert Choir 3-4 (Vice-Pres), Choralettes 2, DECA 3, Dramatics 2-4 Michael J. Marsh. Soccer 2, Concert Choir 2-4, Chorale 2-4, Dramatics 2-4, Executive Council 2-3, Student Council 2-3, All-State Choir 3-4, Chris Martin, Football 2, Executive Council 2, Student Council 2,4 Kelly Ann McCain, DECA 4, Heather McDermott, Softball 3, Band 2-3, Michele Lynn McDonnell, Band 2-3, Concert Choir 2-3, Chorale 4 Michael McGhee, Swimming 2, Band 2-3, Pam McIntosh, Joy McKnlght, Track 2, Booster Club 2-4 Frank D. McNelley, Wrestling 4; Jerry Menser, Track 2-4, Cross Country 2-4, Varsity Club 2-4, Nick Mlklusak 142— Seniors C areer choices When students grow up and move into the big high school” they are faced with what could be the biggest decision of their life: What are they going to be when they grow up? For some students it may seem like the great unan- swered question while oth- ers may say it ' s as easy as pie to answer. Some people may never decide on a ca- reer until they are into col- lege a few years. There is no doubt that it can be a tough decision, One senior said, If you are having trouble deciding on what to get into, try asking your counselor! They will give you lots of Help! Junior Steve Allison said, Choosing a career is very difficult, but one should pick a field that interests him or her the most and give it a try. Senior James Csonka said, I don ' t have any trouble at all, my mom will pick my ca- reer! Just kidding. It ' s hard to decide because there are so many options and I ' d like to give all of them a trial run, but that ' s not possible in real life, it ' s going to be tough.” Junior Doug Demeter said, I ' m not worried about pick- ing a career, I plan on win- ning the Illinois State Lottery when I ' m twenty so I won ' t have to do too much think- ing about a career. Choosing a career cer- tainly is no one small step for students but if the right ca- reer by a student is chosen, it can be one giant leap of money in ones paycheck. What ' s new? Senior Margie Hyland looks through Vogue magazine trying to keep up with the latest fashion of today. James Mlrda, Track 2-4, Cross Country 2-4 (Capt 4), Executive Council 2, National Honor Society 2-4, Varsity Club 2-4, All-Conference Cross Country 3-4, Conference, Sectional, and Regional Champion 4, All-State 4, Regional Champion Track— 3200 Meter Run; John Mlsh, Football 2-3; Kimberly Rae Mitchell, Gymnastics 2 (Mgr ). Concert Choir 3, Girls ' Choir 2, Chorale 4, Dramatics 2-4, Reflector 4 (Photographer); Lori Ann Mitchell, Booster Club 4, Concert Choir 3, Choralettes 2, Chorale 4. Michelle Alone Moore, Booster Club 2-4, Concert Choir 3-4, Choralettes 2, Chorale 3-4 (sec ). Dramatics 2-3, National Honor Society 3- 4 (sec ). Student Council 4. Pantherettes 2-4, (Squad Leader), Pantherett Camp 2-4, Sheridan Lynn Moore, Batgirl, Booster Club 2-4, Dramatics 2, Reflector 3-4 (Asst Album and Sports Edit. 3, Layout and Design Editor 4), Journalism Camp 4. Jea National Write-Offs Award of Excellence Jim Murr; Glen A. Nelson Track 2, Cross Country 2, Band 2-3, Bowling 2-4 Gregory Allen Nelson, Track 2, Cross Country 2, Band 2-4, DECA 4, Bowling Club 2-4, Christine Marie Nichols; Cynthia Marie Nichols Gymnastics 2, Booster Club 2-4, Executive Council 2, Student Council 2-3, Pantherettes 3- 4 (Sec ), Pantherettes Camp 3-4 Cheryl Lynn O’Donnell, Basketball 2, Track 2, Softball 3, Booster Club 2-4, Pantherettes 3-4, Pantherettes Camp 3-4. Seniors— 143 Juniors Debbie Parr and Christine Palucki work on the building of a pinati as a Spanish class project. The final product can be a colorful ornament. B eat the syst em Don ' t you hate it when pop machines charge you three times the amount the pop is worth. Or how about when you really want the day off from work, but the boss won ' t let you have it. Or even worse yet, when a dog attacks you on the way to school and eats your home- work and you really needed it to get an ' A ' . Sometimes you just want to beat the system. Junior Greg Kemp says, I used to know how to kick a vending machine so it would give me something for noth- ing, Now with the computer- ized change boxes, it doesn ' t work. Now I have to pay for my pop. Senior Glen Textor says, My cousin and I used to compare our checks from where we worked. He al- ways made more than me. He finally told me his secret to success. Every time he would punch in for work, he would move the hands of the clock back a few hours, punch in and then fix the clock. His time card would say that he worked around ten hours when in reality, he only worked around five. Alex Garcia, Junior says, I used to work at Jedi ' s and one day I had to go in to work real early and I didn ' t want to so I called in the day before and explained to the boss how I had to go to a funeral and would not be able to work the next day. He gave me the day OFF! Everyone has the urge or necessity to use their imagi- nation to beat the system one time or another. Kimberly G. Olar Band Camp 3-4 Nadlna Opera Rachel Palmer Basketball 2. Volleyball 2-4, Softball 3. Mary Elizabeth Palucki, Track 2-3, Booster Club 4. Executive Council 4, Bowling Club 3-4 (Vice-Pres). Track Camp 4; Nicole Paguin, Alton Brooks Parker, Booster Club 4, Executive Council 2- 4, National Honor Society 3-4, Student Council 2-4, Boys State Alternate, Academic Decathalon 4. John Kevin Parsons, DECA 3-4, Student Council 4; Taml Margaret Paulson. Track 2, Dramatics 4, Gregg Penman -144 — Seniors Elaine Carol Peters, Track 2-4 (Capt.) Sherry Lynn Peters, Mike Petrlck Larry Pierce. Basketball 2, Drum Major 3; Brian Piorkowsk! Kelly Plohg Rhonda Rains, Concert Choir 4, Choralettes 3, Girls Chorus 2 Todd Gregory Raybuck, Football 4, Track 4, Cross Country 2, Booster Club 4, DECA 4, Tammi Redmon, Concert Choir 4, Choralettes 3, Girls ' Choir 2. Kimberly Diane Reid, Track 2. Wrestling 2-4 (Manager), Bank 2-4, Bowling Club 3-4, Joel Andrew Reitz, Basketball 2, Football 2, Baseball 2-3; Football 2, Wrestling 3, John Reitz, Karrte Lynn Reyome, Booster Club 2-4, Cheerleader 2-4, Concert Choir 3-4, Choralettes 2, Chorale 3-4 (Publecity Mangr.), Dramatics 2-4, Executive Council 2-3, Student Council 2-3, Girls State Delegate, Cheerleading Camp 2-4; Terry Richardson Golf 2-4; Rochelle Riggle Track 2-4, Gymnastics 2-3, Booster Club (Vice- Pres), Sweatergirl 4, Dramatics 4 Brian B, Riley, DECA 3-4, Dramatics 2-4, Jeffery Ritter, Football 2-4, Varsity Club 2-4, Student Council 4 (Treas), Academic Decathaion 3-4, Prom, Turnabout, Homecoming Candidate, Paul Robertson John Gary Rockhlll, Basketball 2-4, Lori A. Rodgers, Choralettes 3, Girls ' Choir 2; Renee L. Rodriguez, Football 4 (Manager, Booster Club 2-4.) Seniors— 145 Mark Ross; Julianne Row, Tennis 2-4, Booster Club 2-4, Cheerleader 2-4, Dramatics 3-4. Varsity 3-4, Student Council 2-4 (sec ). Cheerleading Camp 2-4. Girl ' s State Alternate. Brian Richard Roye, Basketball 3-4, Football 2-4. Baseball 2-4, Varsity Club 3-4, Panther Press. Sandra Ruiz, Track 2-3, Choralettes 3, Girls ' Choir 2, School Record 1600 m— Relay— 1986, Lance Kenneth Russell, Basketball 2-4, Tennis 2-4, Band 2-3, Dramatics 3-4. National Honor Society 3- 4, Varsity Club 4, Student Council 2-4 (vice-pres). Student Leadership Camp 4, Amy Saculla, Booster Club 4. David B. Salzer, Football 2-3, Golf 2, Wrestling 2, Band 2; Mathias Samuelsson, Football 4, Soccer 4 (capt.) Specialty Star Award- Football; Michele Lynn Schaller, Choralettes 3, Girls ' Choir 2. Amy Elizabeth Schmidt, football 2-3 (manager). Gymnastics 2, Booster Club 2-4, Executive Council 2-4 (vice-pres ). Varsity Club 2-4 (sec ), Student Council 2-4 (sec.). Cheerleading camp 4, Prom Queen, Turnabout Princess, Homecoming candidate Larry Edward Schmidt Scott Schoenborn Richard K. Schultze, Jr., DECA 4 (sec ). Reflector 3; Darrell G. Seitz, Basketball 3-4. Track 3; Deanna Elayne Sell, Band 2-4. Booster Club 2-3. Bowling Club 4 (treasurer). Band Camp 2-4. Bradley D. Sharp. Football 3. Doug Sharp Sonja Lynn Shavey Track 3, Booster Club 2, Concert Choir 3-4, Girls ' Choir 2. Phillip Anthony Slmclch. Band 2-4, Dramatics 2-4, Band camp 2-4, Joanna Christine Simon, Track 2-4, Swimming 2-4 (capt ). Booster Club 2-3, Concert Choir 2. Girls ' Choir 2, Varsity Club 2-4, Reflector 3-4 (Copy Editor), Aaron Slpos, DECA 4, Bowling Club 4. 146— Seniors Senior plans The time has finally come. It ' s graduation night. This is the night you have been waiting for for 18 years. Now that you are going to grad- uate, what plans do you have for this summer after your graduation? Senior John Gearhart says. I ' m going to have the big- gest graduation party ever and then I ' m going to get some rest and relaxation in Salt Lake City, Utah! Then it ' s time for work and college! Senior Eileen Hochstetler says, I ' m going to rest in the summer and then get ready to go to I.U.! I ' m still not sure what I ' m going to major in, but until I do. I ' ll just have a great time and enjoy my in- dependence (even though it won ' t be financial) . Senior Mike McGhee says, I plan on having a big party and after that, go to every- body else ' s parties until the summer is over and then I ' m going to go to college and be an Honor student. No ba- sic classes for me. I ' m going to just jump right into it. Senior Tami Paulson says, After graduation I ' m going to get blitzed and have one heck of a time. Then I ' m go- ing to be a garbage man — my lifetime dream. Senior Brad Sharp says, I plan on doing as little as pos- sible. Graduation to some stu- dents means party and to others it means college . To the majority, it means both. To all Seniors, it means High School is finally over! Senior Jeff White pays for his Senior Banquet ticket during lunch. Seniors look forward to the Banquet to help make graduation seem closer Mark T. Smith, Basketball 2-4 (capt.). Varsity Club 4; Sean P. Smith, Basketball 2-4 Michael Gordon Steffan, Turnabout prince candidate Ken Stelnert Gregory M. Stevens Football 3-4 Mark H. Stevens Bill Stokes, Basketball 2-4 (capt ). Tennis 2, Baseball 2-4 (Capt), Varsity Club 4, Quill and Scroll 3-4, Panther Press 3-4 (Sports Editor), All-Conference Basketball Troy Allen Stupeck. Wrestling 2 Cass Swarens Seniors — 147 Oh. excuses You run into the class- room, just avoiding another tardy, and grab your seat. Okay class, pass up your homework. You suddenly realize that you forgot to do it. The teacher is quick to no- tice this and he comes up to you and says, Okay Herbie, what ' s your excuse this time? We ' ve all had a moment like this in our life at one time. For some of us it may be many more times than once. Some GHS students told of some of their favorite ex- cuses. Junior Steve Gordon said, My favorite is I was busy reading the whole book and didn ' t have time to do the homework. Junior Greg Kemp said, I was kidnapped by Abbu Ni- dal. He wanted me to build him an atomic bomb, but fortunately I escaped. The Air Force hurried me home, but I did not get back in time to do my homework. Senior Brad Sharp said his favorite excuse is “I didn ' t feel like doing it. Pete Teumer, Junior said A thermo-nuclear device was discovered in my house and the police evacuated my house. I didn ' t have time to get my homework done. Senior John Gearhart said, My homework went up in flames as I saved the life of a defenseless, innocent child from a raging fire. Next time you forget your homework, try remembering some of the above excuses; that is if you are desperafe, try remembering them. Senior Glen Textor finishes up some of his homework during lunch. Some students sacrifice their hunger to get their homework done in time. David Anthony Swintord. Football 2. Track 2. Wrestling 2. Band 2, Angela Lenore Szafarczyk, Booster Club 2, Concert Choir 3-4, Choralettes 2 (vice-president). Student Council. Girls State Alternate Glen Marshall Textor, Bowling Club 4. SADD 3-4 Merlyn E. Thomas, Track 3-4, Terry Thompson, Basketball 2, Football 2-4,Track 2. Annie Tingley. Tiftany Toweson; Brian K. Urevig, Football 2-3; Christopher Verbich. 148— Seniors Rhonda Blaine Verbich, Bowling Club 3 (secretary); David Allen Veronesi, DECA 3 Angie Vittorio, Volleyball 2-4, Girls State Delegate Klr6 Rochelle Volpe, Booster Club 2-4, Executive Council 2-3, Student Council 2-3, Pantherettes 2-4 (squad leader). Reflector 4 (Student Life Editor), Pantherettes camp 2-4 Prom, Turnabout, Homecoming Queen Princess Candidate Cindy Waddle; Laura Ann Waldron, Track 2-4 (capt), Band 2, Booster Club 2-4, Dramatics 2-3, National Honor Society 4, Varsity Club 2-4, Student Council 2-3, Chess Club 3, Academic Decathalon Team Member 4 Lisa Michelle Waters Volleyball 2, Booster Club 2-4, Concert Choir 3, Choralettes 2, Chorale 3, DECA 3, Dramatics 2-4, Varsity Club 4, Student Council 2-4. Pantherettes 3-4 (sec ), SADD 4, Pantherettes Camp 3-4, Gary Welk, Band 2-3 Dawn Marie Wesolowski, Booster Club 2-4, Concert Choir 3-4 (sec., pres ),. Girl ' s Choir 2, Executive Council 2-3 (treas.). Student Council 2-4, Pantherettes (squad leader), Pantherettes camp 3-4. Jeffery Allen White Swimming 2-3, Bowling Club 3. Reflector 2-4 (photographer, Chief-Photographer); Troy A. Wilkey, DECA 4. Jon A. Willis Cathy Wilson; Sue Elaine Wiltfong, Track 2-4 (capt ), Volleyball 2- 4, Band 2-3, Executive Council 2-4, National Honor Society 2-4, Varsity Club 2-4, Student Council 2-4, Band Camp 2-3, Dee Wojciechowski, Track 2, Booster Club 2-4 David A. Woodard Soccer 2-4, Brian Wright, Band 2-4, Bowling Club 4, Reflector 4 (photographer and Business Manager), Band Camp 3, Shellie Lynne Yanek, Track 2, Matmaid, Bowling Club 3 Todd Anthony Zaicow, Golf 2-4, Bowling Club 2, Prom and Turnabout King Prince Candidate, Randy Zubrick, Wrestling 2-3, Concert Choir 2-3. Lisa Ann Zvyak, Band 2-4, Dramatics 2,4. National Honor Society 2-4, Drum Major 3-4, Band Camp 2-4 Seniors— 149 Bands hard work What does it take to form a successful rock band? First of all, it takes some money to buy the equip- ment. Rick Murrian of the band Blazon says that to- gether as a band, they have over $4,000 dollars worth of equipment. Chris Karp, drummer of the band AD- DAX, says that they also have over $4,000 in equip- ment. Karp also said, At first, the cost of all the equip- ment wqs a problem, but now that we have bought all the major things we need, our biggest problem is find- ing time to practice togeth- er as a band. That brings up another problem besides the cost of equipment. How much time is really needed to work as a band? Steve Fisher, from Bla- zon, says, I spend about six hours a day practicing on my guitar. It does take up a lot of time, but it ' s worth it when you are able to pick up a guitar and play some- thing good. Chris Karp says, Each person of the band has to put in a lot of time practicing his part or else the band won ' t sound good. If the band doesn ' t sound good, it will never get any- where. Others like Mike Martin feel that practicing does not take away any of their free time. Martin says, Taking away my free time by prac- ticing doesn ' t bother me at all because the only thing I want to do in my spare time is to play my guitar. Karp says, It ' s not as easy at it seems. It takes a lot of hard work and time, but it ' s worth it. Junior Liane Patrick returns a volleyball over the net to try to score a point. Many students enjoy themselves in their free time with their friends. Adams, Bradley Adler, Lynn Allison, Steve Anderson, Michael Anderson, Rodney Ardnt, David Atkinson, Jennifer Bach, Richard Bajza, Jackie Baker, Ken Baker, Mark Balac. Mirjana Barenie, Paul Barrel!, Michelle Barus, Craig Beasley, Karen Benjamin, Richard Berens, Michelle Billingsley, Tammi Bishop, Pam 150— Junbrs Martin. Leslie Martin, Mike Mathews, Paul McKnight, Judi Mclaughlin, Deanna McNeily, Joseph Meyer, Heather Mielenz, Michelle Mikulski, Daryl Millikan, Greg Millsap, Heather Mish. Kelly Mitchell, Cheryl Mitchell, Jeff Mnich. Kim Moore, Melissa Moreno. Joyce Morgan, Julie Ann Moriarty, Kim Mounts. Brian Murdock, Patrick Nash, Bill Nashkoff, Craig Navaroo. Norman Navicki. Julie Okeley. Lori Ortiz. Juli Ortiz, Linda Owczarzak, Sharon Paulickl. Christine Panos, Pete Parr. Debbie Patrick. Liane Petree. Jamie Pfeiffer, Tracy Phillips, Rich Juniors — 155 Pramuk, Christine Queen, Scott Rata, Lenette Ann Redar. Kristine Reed, Rhonda Rigas, Frank Rodell, Paul Rodriguez, Ruth Russell, Julie Sabemiak, Scott Schlagel. Peter Schroeder, Jennifer Schulte, George Schutz, Jenny Scott Chris Seberger, Dianna Serratore, Matt Shadwell, Tricia Shaffer, Denise Sharp, Garrett Simon, Susan Slampyak, Kristine Smith. Dawn Spohn, Gregory Stickland, Holly Strong, Kara Sweeney, Jeff Tanaskovic, Milan Tanis Christine Teumer, Peter Tilston, Kim Tingley, Ruth Tomasko, Troy Torrez, Joy Toren, Tina Troksa, Bob 156— Juniors Close calls Have you ever had one of those close calls to disaster where you miss death or per- manant decapitation of a limb by inches? Junior Chirs Kleimola says, My closest call to disaster was in third grade. I fell down my stairs at home and hit the corner of my eye on a table. If I would have hit the table one inch over on my face, I would have been blind to- day in that eye. An anonymous Senior says, I was pretty drunk and was driving home from a party when I almost hit someone on a bike. I sud- denly became real sober and called my mom at home to pick me up. Junior Andy Hartman says, I was going fast on Cline to- wards Hammond when sud- denly this jerk pulled in front of me from a merge. I was going too fast to stop and I only avoided a major acci- dent by swerving to the left and squeezing between his car and the wall that divides Cline. Junior Rhonda Reed says, My boyfriend and I were driving my moped down Re- dar Road at 10:00 p.m. We tried passing a car in front of us and hit a large pot-hole and totaled my moped. I came within inches of losing my eye on a railroad tie. Everyone has had a close call at one time or another. It makes you wonder what would have happened to you and what its long term effects would be on you if you had nof avoided these disasters. Let ' s just hope that we keep on avoiding them. Junior Anne Degani announces the names of competing swimmers at a swimming match at the Griffith High School pool. Tumbula, Lisa Van Auken. Lisa Vazquez. Cristina Veronesi, Matt ViHalpando, Stephanie Vuich, Jeanne Wall, Brian Webb, Debbie Whitaker, Sherry Wilkening, Amy Willsey, Janean Wilkler, Terri Wlazlo, Michael Wright, Thomas Yoko, Tim Zylo, Kelly Juniors— 157 Sophomore Polly Byrd uses a sewing machine to complete a project. Learn- ing how to make clothing can save people money. When a student wants a few extra bucks for spend- ing money, what does he or she do? They get a job. Sure, a job is great; it gets you lots of money and job experience, but what sacri- fices are made to have a job? Junior Kelly Zylo says, I tend to not have as much time for my homework and my grades have fallen a little but now I ' m used to the money and would go crazy if I didn ' t have it. Junior Daryl Mikulski says, “I ' m sorry I ever got a job. I have bills now and cannot afford to quit. The job has definitely made a visible change in my grades and free time. Junior Brad Adams says, “ever since I ' ve started working I ' ve regretted it. I hardly have time for home- work. I have to stay up late and do it and then the next day I ' m tired. I hardly have time to go out with my girl- friend or my friends any- more. Junior Andy Hartman says, Working forces you to do more in less time because you have so little free fime to work with. School work sometimes has to wait, but working will help me later. Senior John Gearhart says, “Having a job is great be- cause you have the money to do or buy anything you want. But it does interfere with school, but it ' s worth it to have money. A job may be great for the money but one still needs to get good grades in hopes of one day getting a good job as an adult. Job vs. School Aldrin, John Alvarez, Frank Anderson, Kurt Anderson. Mike Asche, Rick Atkinson. Shannon Austin, Christine Baker. Rebecca Baker, Stacy Baldwin, Renee Bartook, Douglas Batliner, Paula Batusic, Reginald Beloshapka, Jason Bennett, Deirdre Berens, William Bodamer, Phillip Bohney, Amy Booker, James Boy Ian, James P. 1 58 — Sophomores Bratcher, David Brinkman, Jeneane Brock, Joe Broelman. Chris Burdsal, Paul Byrd, Polly Campbell, Cindy Carpenter, Jenniter Carrell, Ryan Casillas, Anthony Chestnut, Mark Christenson, Paula Church. Stefanie Collins, Sandra Companik, Adrienne Copper, Bruce Crute. Jamie Cucuz, Gojko Curtis, Heidi Decker, Christopher Degani, Dawn Degani, Jeanene DeLa Vega, Mark Delong, Charles De Luna, Daniel Dewes, Roxanne Dimitroff, Veronica Dines, Phillip Dixon, James Domanski, Michael Dominguez, Debra Doppler, Carl Dorelli, Michael Fans, Jonathan Farley, Sean Fields, Stacy Finch, Craig Foust, Gary Frey, Steven Frisk, Keith Frost, Mary Fryman, Dawna Fuehrer, Rebecca Futrell, Gina Galambos, Chris Sophorrxx ©s— 1 59 Galinski. Bethany Galocy, Keith Garcia. John Garcia, Laura Garvey, Heather Gatlin, Dan Gerber, Vincent Gilbert, Jason Gilbert, Paula Gillespie, Christopher Glover, Dennis Gniadek. Lisa Gonzalez, Jason Gordon, Paul Grabowski, Heather Graham, Michelle Grandys, Trisha Green, Asrienne Grin, Leo Guevara, Denise Gulotta, Angela Haag, Miller Hageman, Tammy Hall, Dorothy Harding, William Haskins, Amy Hedges, Julie Heinrichs, Eric Hennagir, Bonita Hernandez, Arthur Hickey, Susan Hinchy, Crystal Hobbs, Don Hochstetler, Denise Hoffman. Mary Ellen Holcomb, Kelly Houchin, Christine Howard, Jeanette Howard. Kim Huss, Andrew Irvin, Paula Johnson, Lorrie Johnston, Scott Jones, George Jorden, John 1 60 — Sophomores Mikulski, Denise Miller, Keith Miller, Michael Mirda, Donna Mish, Kevin Mitchell, Charla Mitchuson, Mark Moe, Bruce Moeglin, Joe Moore, Chuck Moore, Kenneth Morris, Anthony Morrison, Antoinette Mostello, Michael Mowery, John Murrian, Rick Newland. Patricia Nichols, Dave Nichols, Joseph Nichols, Leanne O ' Connell, John O ' Halloran. Melissa Palkovich, Nate Palmer, Julie Parsons, Karen Parsons, Tonya Paul, Douglas Pazera, Sandra Perez, Kelley Peters, Joe Phillips, Brian Planer, Julie Plucinski, Ann Poe, Wayne Pogue, Dave Polatewicz, Priscilla Porter, Thomas Powers, Daniel Powers, Joseph Rains, Billy Rains, Jeffery Redman, Camie Reeves, Penny Jo Reising, Terry Roach, Tricia Sophomores— 1 63 Rodriguez. Carrie Sanders, James Sands. Tammy Schiewer, Dave Schreiber, Earl Schuhrke. James Schutter, Timothy Schweitzer, David Scott, Alan Sell. Rick Senzig, Edward Serrato, Michelle Shad well, Daniel Sharp, David Shinkle, Robert Smit. Jennifer Smith. Bill Smith. Randall Spickaed, Brett Spohn. Michelle Steapleton, Brad Stefanelli, Dan Steinert, Kevin Stepanovich, Branko Stepanovich. Dancy Stevenson, Dan Strack, Jeffery Stocky. Jean Stutz, Wendy Swarens. Adam Swienconek, John Szafasz. Scott Szymanski, Robert Tanis, Deanne Teumer, Wendy Textor, Bryan Thirion, Vicki Tomich, Dajana Toren, James Toweson. Troy Tucker. Derek Tucker. Kevin Turner, Tricia Verkuilen, Dale Waddle. Brian 1 64 — Sophomores Student leaders In November of 1988, the people of the United States of America will elect a new person to lead them as their president. What if this newly elected leader of us all was from Griffith High School? What changes would we see come about? Junior Bob Troksa says, I would have school in session for a shorter time because younger people need more social time before they get old and can ' t do anything. Andy Hartman, Junior, would induce these changes if he was elected president. “First, I would have a U.S. autobond like the one in Germany built. Next, I would raise the mini- mum wage to fifteen dollars per hour and then introduce sleeping as the national pas- time. An anonymous student who would like to be called ' the unknown communist supporter ' would like to see these changes occur if he was elected president. “I would make the U.S. a com- plete communist society. The Marxist way would be in- troduced to the people. Since everybody complains about the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer, one class in our soci- ety would be created and would thus eliminate any of our problems. An anonymous Sopho- more says, ”1 would have my face carved on Mount Rush- more and whoever didn ' t like it would be deported to a place worse than Siberia, New York! From the looks of GHS stu- dents points of views, lets hope our next president is at least Jim McMahon! Sophomore Mike Miller and other studetns pay closer attention to the prospective student council presidents making their speech in the audito- rium. ' tiK. ! , Wagner, Melissa Ward. Mitchel Whitfield. Tamara Wiley. Mark Wilkey, Kelli Wilson, Kim Wisinski, Edward Wrobleski. Theresa Wyrick, Michael Vockey. Samantha Yonan, John Zabek. Brett Zapinski. Thomas Zebracki, Tracy Zellers. John Zimmerman, Leslie 1 _ Sophomores — 1 65 Recognition night Students from all grades honored The phrase “I have to do it is often heard by high school students. Recog- nition night is a night to honor students who didn ' t say that phrase. They didn ' t have to do anything, but they did any- way. This was the general jist of what Miss Betty Weber said in her presenta- tion of the foreign language depart- ment awards. It seemed to sum up the entire evening as students, some who normally would not be honored, were recognized for their accomplishments. The awards given out ranged from perfect attendance to the prestigious Hall of Fame Awards. The Hall of Fame Awards are four awards given fo stu- dents from fhe graduating class in dif- ferent areas. The winners were Michele Lake for academics, Dave Coil for ac- tivities, Heather Adams for arts, and Jim Mirda for athletics. These four stu- dents all did extremely good work in their areas of interest. They stood out from all the rest of the students. As a matter of fact, this was the first year that the judges decisions were unani- mous, said Mr. Gerald Spejewski. I never even thought about winning. It ' s Principal Sam Cox congratulates senior John Gearhart on his scholarship for the college of his choice from Orthondontics, Inc. Chorale started off the program and enter- tained the audience. It was one of their last op- portunities to perform together. such a great honor, said Michele Lake. “I thought the whole night went by fast. It was exciting to find out who won what, said junior Amy Wilkening, re- cipient of the Perfect Attendance Award. “I ' m glad that my coming to school each and every day was worth it. I liked the end of the program when all the winners of scholarships were recognized. It was great seeing fellow class members already starting to succeed, said senior Mary Beth Burks. It was sad knowing that this was going to be one of the last times that chorale was going to perform togeth- er. It was still exciting to see everyone on stage receiving awards, though, said senior Rob Lattin. The evening was a success as the chorale sang their last song. “I enjoyed hearing the chorale sing. They seemed to break up the monotony of all the awards being given out, said Mary Pa- lucki senior. It was a big honor for everyone who won something because it meant that you excelled in something. It was a great feeling, said Judi Mcknight. 166 — Recognition night Mr. Carl Dalton head of the social science dept Senior Lance Russet and Dave Coil prepare to recognized Chris Kleimola as the Outstanding Ju- hand out awards to students. They helped keep nior in W orld History. things organized Getting it straight. Junior Pat Murdoch puts up a new piece of paper on the bulletin board, it displayed items that were sold. 168 — Advertising Fundraising Schools and businesses Need money E veryone needs to raise money somehow. And there are certain ways of going about it. One good way is to sell things. Many groups at school have had all sorts of different fundraisers where things were sold. Many groups sold grams. These were messages from students to their friends that came with candy. They only cost 25c and for different occasions, you got different candies. For Halloween, the Pantherettes sold suckers which looked like ghosts when wrapped in Kleenexes and Honor Society sold bags of jelly- beans for Easter. Other groups sold cheese and sausage, cookies, and raffle tick ets. It seems as if every group in school is selling stuff at the same time! I can ' t afford to buy everything from everyone, i wish the sponsors would cut down on it a little, said junior Judi McKnight. Sometimes Two or more of my friends are selling the same thing and I have to choose who to buy from. I usually just find some stranger in the hall so that no one gets mad, said sophomore Julie Hedges. Another way for groups to get money was for them to hold dances. There was always a good turn out because where else could you go to meet with all of your friends? Dances are a lot of fun because you can hang out with everyone after basketball and football games. There aren ' t that many places to go to after the games. said senior Mike Lummio. 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These three little words make up a big part of the personalities that Barski, Joh- nathon Brandmeier, and Ed Volkman possess. These three radio personalities were ranked as being the top three favorite DJ ' s ac- cording to a poll taken by a majority of the GHS students. 1. BABRSKI 2. Johnathon Brandmeier 3. Ed Volkman Steak and Seafood House 216 S. Broad St. Griffith 924-4767 HAIR FASHIONS BY CHARLES Hair Salon for Men, Women, and Children 120 N. Griffith Blvd. Griffith, IN 924-6677 Barski in the morning. Paul Barski. even though a Chicago area newcomer, was chosen as most popular DJ by GHS students with Johnathon Brandmeier, from the Loop, and Ed Volkman of B96 coming in second and third respectively Ads— 175 Congratulations Class of 1987 Griffith Furniture 1 16 S. Broad St. Griffith, In. 924-6262 r rlcwifi ' S SF ora artxf ffift S ioft 844 N. Cline Griffith, IN 924-2177 fefc A |(gwekff) 40 years of service 125 N. Broad St. Griffith. IN 924-4010 Heating 1 1 1 E. 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HAMMOND HIGHLAND 2635 169th St. 9632 Cline Ave. Look to Strack and Van Til to meet all your shopping needs with; • Over 25,000 items every day; • Complete non-food departments; Merrillville Schererville • Low, low prices; and 720Tattst Rts. 30 41 • fast friendly service 178 — Ads Christenson Chevrolet 9700 Indianapolis Highland Indiana 924-3344 SatVteV’ s f ot ' st 8944 Erie Highland, In. 838-7064 VFW 301 E. Main Griffith Indiana 924-9538 GRIFFITH GOLF (FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY) Northern Indiana ' s best 18-hole par 3-course is extending an invitation To All Women and Men Leagues For further information 923-3223 Also Offering new Improved Batting cages for hard and soft ball miniature golf, and driving range 1901 N. Cline Griffith, IN Adult Prep’s Mrs. Keithley Mrs. Margie Keithley was voted most liked teacher at GHS according to a recent poll taken by the yearbook staff. Mrs. Keithley teaches Preparation for Adult Living and also various levels of sew- ing classes. Mr. Dalton, who ' s been teaching here for over 30 years, came in second place; with Mr. Carstensen running a third. 1. Mrs. Keithley 2. Mr. Dalton 3. Mr. Carstensen Mrs Margie Keithley. head of the home eco- nomics department and teacher of preparation for adult living, was voted the favorite teacher in an informal poll done by the Reflector staff Mr Dalton and Mr Carstensen were runners-up Professional Spa and Pool Specialists Free Estimates-Early Discounts 19 years Experience Insured Bonded • Free solar blanket with purchase • Guaranteed custom installations • Repairs and maintenance • Pool opening and closing • Quality supplies and chemicals • Sauna • Tanning beds uncommon quality ’ Spas - p° rtable custom built 968 E Sieger Road Crete, II 60417 (312)672-6123 521 E Ridge Road Griffith, IN 46319 (219)972 1044 “Griffith Airport” 924-0207 fly with us for less Private instrument Commercial Multi Charter FAA Approved 924-7191 QM ' tc k For Men and Women 112 W. Main St. Griffith, IN 180— Ads Gainer Bank Proudly Supports Your Efforts BTETUm Each Depositor Insured to $100,000 by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. CMgfiknd jevi elers 2839 Highway Ave. Highland, IN 838-2530 2647 Highway Ave. Highland, In 46322 (219) 838-6129 OLYMPIC AUTO SUPPLY Phone: 923-1280 509 E. Glen Pk. Griffith, IN Olympic Auto Supply — for all your automotive needs. Flowers for all Occasions Silk Satin Floral Shop 307 E. 45th St. (Glenpark Ave.) 838-3133 Griffith, In. villa pizza 924-5450 333 N. Broad St. Griffith, IN Spitz Miller Insurance 924-8700 101 W. Columbia St. Ads— 181 Mercantile National Bank 100 W. Ridge Rd. Griffith, IN 838-1223 Pizza tops nuggets ii n lunch pol Pizza, Pizza, pizza! It ' s the most liked school cafeteria lunch around these days ac- cording to our students. Some would rather stick to their own lunch food though and this seems to be the sec- ond best alternative for that middle-of-the-day break. And the third choice is Chick- en nuggets from the hot lunch menu here at GHS. 1. Pizza 2. None 3. Chicken Nuggets Boy, I’m hungry— what ’s for lunch, pizza? Sen- ior Tammy Redmon uses her lunchtime wisely and eats her nutritious lunch. Pizza was voted most liked school lunch. The next favorite was their own lunch, with chicken nuggets coming In third. 182— Ads Reflector Patrons Mr. Joseph Peters P L Builders Remodeling Inc. Donald and Lillian Smith Steve and Sue Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Desi Benkovich Eileen Stephanovich John and Kathy Byrd Mr. Humberto Ogaz Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moore Miss Julie A. Marcinek Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hastings Ads— 183 Congratulations Karen We wish you the best Love, Mom, Dad, and Dave Cyndi Nichols Congratulations We’re proud of you Love, Mom, Dad Jim and Joe To Mike Lummio — Our wonderful son! Congratulations We’re proud of you. We wish you a lifetime blessed with joy and rich with friends and happiness. Love, Mom and Dad Nick, “Be yourself, and be the person you hope to be.” Congratulations! Love, Mom, Dad, Neil and Nate. Ann Gottschammer Congratulations Ann We’re proud of you Love, Mom, Dad, and Bob Angie; You’ve always given us so much to be proud of Thank You! We wish you a lifetime filled with health, happiness, and success. Love You! Mom, Nicki, and Gina Stacy Elliot Wonder of Wonders! You made it like I knew you would. You deserve only the best in life. Make it a good one! Love, Mom Congratulations and Good Luck to Eric Fratter and the Class of ’87 Carlos Lee Cundiff Warmest wishes and Congratulations May you succeed in all that you do. Love, Mom and Dad Congratulations Julie King We’re proud of you. Love, Mom, Dad, and Dave 184— Ads Our wishes for you are many. Good health, special friends, much success, happiness and love. We’re very proud of you Jennifer. You’re a special person. Love, Mom Dad Congratulations Dawn Love, Mom and Dad Shellie Griffin and Rob Kirby, Congratulations! You made it Class of ’87; We want both of you to know how very proud we are of you, and wish you all the best in the years to come. Love, Mom, Dad Joe Dear Anne, May the sun shine on your face and the wind beat at your back. The best of luck to you. Love, Mother, Dad, James, Ruth, and Mary Troy Stupeck This is what you couldn’t wait for; it’s finally here! Congratulations. We’re glad for you and couldn’t be prouder of the son you are and the man you are becoming. Love, Mom Dad Rhonda, You’ve been the best daughter and sister we could ever hope for. We love you and we’re proud of you! Congratulations! Love, Mom, Dad, John III, Michael and Trisha Lance Russell Congratulations to a wonderful son who has made us very proud. Best of luck in all your future endeavors. Love, Mom and Dad Congratulations David Best of luck in your future. We love you and we are very proud of you. Tom and Phyllis Coil. Tom Jr. and Mike Mary Beth Burks Pride, love and our Best Wishes As you reach for your dreams. Love Mom and Dad Congratulations Skip Hosier You’re a special son. We’re proud of you. Wishing you the best in whatever you choose in the future. Love, Mom Dad Julianne We love you and wish you God’s blessing for the future. May you always find joy in living and success in your endeavors. Love, Mom and Dad 1 Congratulations DJ Dudek May your life be filled with good health, happiness and success. We’re proud of you and love you — you’re the best. Love, Mom Dad, Danielle Ads— 185 Daytime’s most liked is Days of our Lives They are very addicting and can become a big part of your life. No, not ciga- rettes— soap operas. Yes- soap operas. After school students run home to watch the soap operas that they tape daily. The soap they watch differs with each stu- dent. The majority go home to watch Days of Our Lives while the rest watch All My Children or General Hospital. 1. 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We also feature homemade chocolates-n-cookies Great line of sugar free hard candy-n-chocolates Now serving for a summer treat ICE CREAM 1065 Ridge Rd., Griffith Ads— 187 Congratulations ! from Call us for a quote Homeowners • Automobile • Life • Health • Fire Commercial 4000 W. Lincoln Hwy. Merrillville, IN 769-4840 Conyer’s Corner of Ridge Rd. Cline Ave. Griffith, IN 838-4236 James F. Quinn C.L.U. Insurance and Mutual Funds 8312 Kennedy Ave. Highland, In. 46322 838-1077 188— Ads winning spirit Support the Adult 500 Booster Club t wiesUcari t£e fi wi «? K ryyj r ' fiufli A, - rit dsi n i 463 9 Congratulations Graduates Ads— 189 Charles Gluth Son ‘Roofers, Inc. 2550 Colfax Gary , In. 844-2268 Best Wishes Class of ' 87 J.T. Construction 3906 Main St. East Chicago, In. 398-1133 736-0908 190 — Ads Congratulations Seniors from the Sophomore Class GO FOR IT! From the Senior Class FAMILY VISION CENTER 339 N. Broad St. Griffith, IN 924-8000 5TA ,M Chuck Gard (ggiL Auto— Life— iNtuiANci Home and Business 111S. Broad St. Griffith, IN. 924-5020 Students pick their favorite commercial Hey a commercial is on— time to go to the bathroom. While some students use the time from com- mercials to do other things, others use the time to sit back and enjoy. Some of the favorites of GHS stu- dents are the ever popular Lite Beer Commercial, those charm- ing California Raisins, and of course Bartles and Jaymes. 1. Lite Beer 2. California Raisins 3. Bartles Jaymes Auittjeni CUctric Jhtc. 1010 Redar Rd. Griffith, IN. 924-7528 Mary Ann Garden Center 3405 Ridge Rd. Highland, IN 836-0015 Lite beer was chosen by the students as the most liked commercial at GHS. Many famous people like John Madden and Bob Ueker have been in these commercials. The other commercials that many of the students enjoyed were the Califor- nia Raisins and the Bartles and Jaymes coolers. 192— Ads ' B’est SvMes doss o(j 1 987 D£.G A Congratulations Class of ' 87 Keystone Security Inc. The finest in contract private security 844 N. Cline Ave. Griffith, Indiana Harvey’s Muffler Connexion 106 N. Broad St. Griffith, IN 814 E. Ridge Rd. 924-4417 Griffith, IN 838-5152 Ads — 193 Index A Adams, Bradley 150, 158 Adams, Heather 36, 37, 66, 136, 199 Adler, Lynn 150 Aldrln, John 158 Allen, Tracy 136 Allison, Steve 32, 38, 64, 66. 68, 70, 89, 101, 105, 143, 150 Alvarez, Frank 158 Anderson, Jim 81, 93 Anderson, Kurt 101, 158 Anderson, Mark 30, 90, 91 Anderson, Michael 68, 150 Anderson, Mike 91, 93, 95, 158 Anderson, Rodney 70, 71, 150 Appel, Abby 15, 36, 37, 74, 136 Archer, Beth 64, 66, 74, 136 Arndt, David 36, 37, 43, 80, 92, 93, 95, 150 Ardnt, Rob 80 Asche, Rick 158 Atkinson, Jennifer 4, 10, 36, 74, 150 Athinson, Shannon 158 Austgen, Kelly 136 Austin, Christine 158 B Bach, Richard 150 Bainbridge, Dawn 66, 136 Bajza, Jackie 150 Baker, Rebecca 158 Baker, Ken 150 Baker, Mark 150 Baker, Shanee 136 Baker, Stacy 37, 66, 70, 74, 78, 106, 158 Balac, Mirjana 20, 36, 66, 74, 87, 150 Baldwin, Renee 158 Balzola, Marla 136 Barenie, Paul 52, 64, 69, 70, 85, 150, 153, 154 Barus, Craig 150 Barrel. Michelle 150 Bartlett, Mr. 130 Bartok, Douglas 158 Basler, Theresa 70, 74, 136 Batliner, Paula 158 Batrusic, Reginald 158 Beahm, Mrs. 130 Beasley, Karen 68, 70, 74, 83, 150 Beloshapka, Jason 100, 101, 158 Benjamin, Richard 93, 95, 150 Benkovich, Jennifer 22, 35, 36, 48, 50, 64, 65, 86, 87, 136, 185 Bennett, Deirdre 37, 158 Berens, Michelle 35, 128, 150 Berens, William 2, 44, 48, 52, 158 Bereolos, Russell 13, 74, 136 Besch, Mr. 130 Billingsley, Tamml 36, 37, 74, 150 Birk, Mr. 50, 130 Bischop, Pam 37, 64, 66, 150 Black, Chris 35, 65, 90, 136 Blackwell, Charles 32, 36, 37, 68, 69, 151 Blackeell, Lisa 87 Bodamer, Phillip 158 Bohney, Amy 52, 68, 97, 107, 158 Bogner, Jeff 81 Bohney, Julie 68, 136 Bolhorst, Lee 82 Booker, James 158 Boren, Chris 137 Baswinkle, Brad 151 Bowman, Cindy 36, 64, 76, 82, 83, 103, 137, 161 Bowron, Kris 20, 22, 74, 66, 74, 87, 151 Boylan, James 36, 47, 158 Boyle, Mandy 37, 137 Bozack, Staci 137 Braddy, Gordon 47, 80, 137, 199 Braddy, Stacey 20, 35, 74, 137 Brammer, Earl 80, 127, 137 Brandush, Gregg 64, 112, 137 Bratcher, David 159 Brill, Rich 32. 36. 37, 64, 66. 137 Brinkman, Jeneane 159 Broke, Joe 159 Broelmann, Chris 70, 159 Bronson, Stephanie 74, 78, 151 Buchkom, Joseph 64, 89, 93, 95, 151 Budack, Jamie 4, 29, 37, 64, 66, 93, 96, 151, 162 Burbridge, Gregg 4, 6, 8, 15, 22, 29, 66, 74, 80, 81, 92, 93, 104, 105, 127, 137, 161 Burdsal, Paul 70, 71, 159 Burks, Mary Beth 36, 137, 185 Burton, Pete 137 Butler, Mr. 40 Bryd, Barney 16, 137 Byrd, Polly 64, 74, 83, 102, 103, 58, 159 c Caldwell, Jennifer 70, 137 Campbell, Cindy 102, 159 Cannon, Susan 72, 137 Carmichael, Mrs. 130 Carpenter, Jennifer 83, 159 Carroll, Ryan 44, 48, 52, 66, 68, 159 Carter, Mike 137 Carpenter, Beth 83 Carstenson, Mr. 107, 130, 179 Carstenson, Mrs. 52, 130 Carter, Christina 35, 36, 66, 74, 151, 161 Casillas, Anthony 159 Cazares, Elsa 22, 74, 151 Chestnut, Mark 159 Chidichimo, Dom 80, 151 Childers, Tammy 16, 18, 66, 74, 75, 78, 151, 199 Christenson, Paula 74, 159 Church, Scott 151 Church, Stfanie 37, 159 Clhanski, Ronald 36, 40, 151 Clark, Tracy 35, 65, 137 Cobb, Jennifer 36, 74, 75, 151 Coil, Bave 15, 32, 39, 62, 63, 64, 66, 69, 70, 137, 185 Coil, Mike 80 Colburn, Ray 95, 151 Collins, Brenda 72, 151 Collins, Sandra 159 Companlk, Adrienne 37, 66, 74, 128, 159 Companlk, Kimberly 36, 64, 66, 74, 83, 151 Cook. Debbie 74, 76, 83, 137, 199 Copper, Bruce 159 Costillo, Michelle 97 Cottingham, Mike 151 Covarrubias, Angie 64, 96, 97, 151 Covarrubias, Laura 97 Cox, Beth 151 Cox, Mr. 30, 126, 130 Cox, William 151 Crane, Cynthia 151 Crock, Donya 70, 74, 87, 151 Cross, Mr. 70, 130 Crute, Jamie 159 Crute, Joe 137 Csonka, Jamie 35, 46, 65, 68, 69, 137, 143 Cucuz, Gojko 93, 95, 159 Cundiff, Carlos 35, 65, 138, 184 Curtis, Heidi 74, 159 Curtis, William 70. 151 D Dallas, Tammy 36, 151 Dalton, Mr. 131, 179 Dash, Christine 138 Daugherty, Leigh 151 Davids, Julie 10, 16, 72, 74, 151 Davis, Kendra 13, 16, 29, 74, 151 Davis, Mrs. 75, 131 Day, Angela 138 Debold, Kristen 74, 151 Deboer, Danette 36, 74, 151 Decker. Christopher 159 Deganl, Anne 64, 70, 102, 151, 157 Deganl, Dawn 70, 159 Deganl, Domenick 151 Degani, Jeanene 159 DelaVega, Jennifer 36, 64, 74, 83, 151 DelaVega, Mark 85, 159 Deleget, Mrs. 131 Delong, Charles 159 DeLuna, Daniel 159 Demeter, Douglas 143, 151 Demps, Darren 20, 138 Demps, Troy 88, 151 Dewes, Roxanne 37, 74, 159 DeYoung, Tom 72, 138 Dickens, Greg 138 Dines, Brett 6, 8, 64, 74, 81, 92, 93, 134, 138 Dines. Phillip 159 Dimitroff, Beronica 10, 13, 70, 159 Dlvjak, Mr. 131 Dixon, Coacy 86, 100, 101 Dixon, James 159 Dixon. Lea 74, 106, 151 Djuklc, Irene 15, 20. 22, 51. 151, 161 Doctor, Paul 35, 104, 105, 152, 153 Domanski, Michael 159 Dominguez, Debra 159 Donnelly, Jodi 138 Doppler, Carl 159 Dorelli, John 153, 154 Dorelli, Michael 159 Dross, Zygmunt 138 Dudek, David 85, 138, 185 Dwyer, Kim 68, 138 Dzurovcak, Rick 90, 91, 138 E Earp, Mrs. 131 Edwards, Shelly 138 Egger, list 66. 74, 134, 138 Elliot, Barbara 47, 138 Elliot, Stacy 138, 184 El Naggar, Mrs. 49, 131 Enloe, Devan 153 Erwin, Merriebeth F Faris, Jonathan 70, 159 Farley, Sean 110, 111, 159 Farrell, Scott 36, 37, 72, 138, 161 Farver, Dawn 83 Fech, Dana 72, 138 Fedorchak, Miss 131 Felta, Lynette 72, 138 Fields, Stacy 37, 159 Finch, Craig 159 Fines, Raymond 76, 64, 74, 85, 85, 153 Fisher, Steve 150, 153 Fitzsimons, Tony 138 Floyd, Susan 4, 38, 153 Foust, Gary 32, 159 Fowler, Steve 1, 35, 127, 138, 199 Fratter, Eric 35, 65, 66, 100, 139, 184 Fredickson, Gary 85 Grey, Steven 36, 64, 74, 159 Frledricksom, Scott 139 Frisk, Keith 159 Foreman, Michelle 78, 153 Foss, Mr. 81, 131 Frost, Mary 159 Fryman, Dawna 159 Fuehrer, Rebecca 159 Fulkerson, Douglas 68, 153 Funk, Graham 89 Futrell, Gina 159 0 Gabrys, Linda 6, 8, 29, 64. 78, 96, 97, 139 Gaby, Mike 52, 70, 153 Gal, Jay 72, 139 Galambos, Chris 20, 159 Galinski, Bethany 160 Galinski, Dan 139 Gall, Craig 43, 64, 66, 74, 90, 153 Galocy, Keith 18, 68, 160 Garcia, Alex 1 53 Garcia, John 70, 160 Garcia, Laura 18. 45. 66, 74, 160 Gatlin, Dan 160 Garvey, Heather 70, 160 Gavrilos, Drew 66, 72, 95, 153, 154 Gearhart, John A. 101, 134, 139, 148, 158 Gearhart, John C. 153 Gerber, Vincent 85, 160 Gettig, Erik 37, 153 Gifford, Jeff 50, 93, 153 Gifford, Kim 79 Gilbert, Jason 18, 95, 160 Gilbert, Mike 139 Gilbert, Paula 74, 160 Gildersleeve, Michelle 153 Gillespie, Christopher 160 Girton, Brad 139 Girton, Michael 153 Glassford, Mrs. 131 Glover, Dennis 68, 160 Gniadek, Lisa 160 Golden, Heidi 78, 139 Gordon, Paul 160 Gordon, Steve 38, 110, 111, 148, 152 Gonsiorowskl, Kris 83, 153 Gonzalez, Amy 8, 35, 64, 66, 67, 74, 78, 93, 108, 110, 139 Gonzalez, Jason 42, 160 Gottschammer, Ann 139, 184 Grabowski, Haather 83, 102, 160 Grabowski, Melissa 72, 152 Grady, Troy 80 Graff, Jim 13, 16, 40, 41, 85, 139, 199 Graham, Michelle 4, 74, 75, 87, 111, 160 Grandys, Johnna 37, 74, 152 Grandys, Trisha 83, 160 Grcevlch, Tim 93, 152 Green, Adrienne 37, 169 Grlffee, Tiffany 22, 66, 74, 152 Griffin, Shellie 72, 139 Grin, Leo 160 Grisafl, Joe 139 Grubach, Mary Jane 13, 15, 22, 29, 30, 51, 66, 74, 78, 152 Guca, Ann 140 Gunnum, Kimberly 16, 140 199 Gunter, Sylvia 152 Gulotta, Angela 74, 160 Guevara, Denise 83, 160 Gurrado, Mr. 78, 79, 108, 109, 126, 131 H Haag, Miller 160 Hatner, Tony 64, 66, 140 Hageman, Tammy 160 Hall, Dorothy 160 Hall, Janet Lynn 72, 152 Halverson, Mark 6, 8, 16, 64, 92, 95, 104, 105, 140 Hamilton, Jett 6, 8, 29, 64, 74, 93, 140 Hanko, Mr. Ed Hanrath, Dave 140 Hansen, Kelleen 64, 74, 140 Harder, Jennifer Kay 78, 107, 152 Harding, William 36, 160 Harretos, David 35, 127, 152 Harris, Amy 140 Harris, Jill 36. 152 Hartman, Andrew 152, 158, 165 Hartman, LeeAnn 140 Haskins, Amy 70, 160 Hastings, Mr. Robert 108, 110, 131 Hatfield, Timothy 152 Hawthorne, Ms. Lawrene 131 Hayes, Scott 93, 140 Healey, Danielle 72, 152 Hedges, Julie 66, 74, 160, 168 Heinrichs, Eric 36, 74, 160 Heller, Mrs. Lynn 131 Hennaglr, Bonita 37, 69, 160 Hernandez, Arthur 160 Hernandez, Caesar 36, 153 Herd, Kenneth 70, 92, 93, 152 Hero, Brian A. 72, 153 Herr, Jeffery 36, 37, 68, 140, 153 Hickey, Susan 160 Higgins, Shawn 152 Hinchy, Crystal 160 Hobbs, Dori 82, 160 Hochstetler, Denise 18, 22, 66, 68, 74, 75, 111, 160 Hochstetler, Donna 72, 74, 140 Hochstetler, Eileen 64, 78, 0, HOffman, Anne 6, 8, 64, 66, 74, 75, 83, 140 Hoffman, Jeff 35, 40, 141 Hoffman, Mary Ellen 66, 74, 75, 82, 111, 160 Holcomb, Kelly 18, 93, 95, 160 Holcomb, Laurie 72, 141 Holcomb, Lisa 72, 141 Holen, Steve 64, 74, 92, 141 Hollingsworth, Martin 141 Holmgren, Mrs. Betty 131 Hoot, Becky 35, 65, 74, 153 Horvath, Keith 29, 153 Hosier, Harold 74, 141, 185 Houchin, Christine 70, 160 Howard, Janette 37, 160 Howard, Kim 160 Howell, Mrs. Lynn 132 Hunt, Kathy 153 Huss, Andrew 100, 101, 160 Huss, Matt 35, 46, 64, 66, 68, 69, 141 Huzzie, Tammy 78, 153 Hyland, Margie 32, 35, 38. 74, 141, 143 I Imboden, Dave 30, 153 Imboden, Karen 35, 64, 66, 96, 97, 141, 184, 199 Irlmescu, Alexander 153 Irving, Greg 84 Irvin, Paula 102, 160 Ison, Dawn 141 Ivers, David 141 J Jacobs, Jim 72, 141 Jacoby, Shawn 13, 22, 141, 153 Jackomis, Tim 68, 69, 153 Jajowka, Ray 4, 36, 37, 88, 153 Jayme, Angel 153 Jevyak, Chris 72, 141, 169 Johnson, Lorrie 160 Johnston, Michelle 79, 153 Johnston, Scott 160 Jones, George 160 Jordan, Lisa 2, 35, 65, 66. 141 Jordan, John 93, 95, 160 Joseph, Theresa 64, 66, 68, 70, 153 Jovanovich, Tammy 64, 72, 78, 79, 96, 97, 141 K Kammer, Karl 35, 68, 69, 153 Kane, Robert 69, 153 Karp, Beth 78, 79 Karp, Chris 39, 70, 150, 153, 154 Katona, Phillip 18, 109, 111, 161 Keen, Douglas 93, 95, 110, 111, 161 Kelderman, Mike 93, 95, 161 Kemp, Gregory 70, 128, 144, 138, 153, 169 Kelthley, Coach 93, 95 Keithley, Mrs. Margie 22, 132, 178 Kilgore, Julie 161 King, Julie 72, 141, 184 King, Karen 36, 37, 50, 68, 69, 141 Kirby, Marc 161 Kirk, Jennifer 74. 153 Kirby, Rob 20, 64, 74, 76. 85, 141, 198 Kltzmiller, Tom 153 Klemoff, Marc 45, 153 Klelmola, Christine 4, 8, 22, 62, 64, 66, 74, 75, 87, 134, 153 Kleinfeldt, Kelly 36, 141 Knestrlct, Ronald 89, 161 Knezevlch, Deann 74, 109, 161 Knierlemen. Daniel 85, 161 Knierlemen, Mike 153 Knlsh, George 2, 134, 141 Koby, Mrs. Ber nie 42, 132 Kolbert, Ryan 20, 141 Komara, Mr. Bob 93, 94, 104 Konopasek, Kenneth 80, 81 Koval, Mr. Dick 132 Kraft. Joel 161 Kretz, Brian 35, 80, 110, 111 Krooswyk, Charlott 35, 68, 74, 83, 154 Krug, Susan 68, 154 Kunch, Chris 85, 142 Kung, Teresa 36, 37, 48, 65, 66, 134, 136, 154 Kwasny, Susan 161 L Labuda, Ellen 72, 142 LaBuda, Scott 161 Lackner. Mike 161 Lake, Michelle 50, 68, 70, 142 Lamfalusi, Mrs. Suzanne 132 Lamprecht, James 161 Lamprecht, Julie 154 Lane, Brian 66, 70, 142 Last, Jeff 142 Last, Jerry 70, 154, 135 Latia, Richard 74, 154 Lattln, Rob 4, 36, 37, 72, 142 Lavln, Bob 29, 30, 154 Lavln, Daniel 101, 161 Layman, Rick 30, 154 Lawbaugh, Pam 142 Leal, Lyzette, 39, 66, 67, 128, 161, 169 Lesniak, John 112, 112, 154 Lee, Dave 153, 154 Lee, Kevin 85, 101, 161 Lee, Melissa 162 LeGear, Debra 87 LeGear, Michelle 69, 162 Leslie, Dan 66, 68, 70, 75, 162 Leslie, Mr. Dan 132 Letts, Michael 64, 91, 162 Lolkema, Tim 162 Loomis, John 74, 154 Lopez, Carmen 74, 107, 162 Lopez, Joe 84, 85 Lopez, Tracy 142 Lucas, Dave 142 Lukacs, Janet 72, 75, 96, 154 Luszcz, Sara 37, 68, 69, 154 Staff Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Benkovich Design Editor Sherri Moore Copy Editor JoAnna Simon Student Life Editor Kire Volpe Academics Editors Sue Hickey Michelle Berens Organizations Editor Kris Slampyak Assistant Charlott Krooswyk People Editor Tim Yoko Advertising Editor Mirjana Balac Business Manager Brian Wright Sports Editor Margie Hyland Photographers Chief — Jeff Hoffman Chief— Jeff White Michelle Berens Stacey Brady Kim Mitchell Chris Galambos Jamie Petree Adviser Miss Julie A. Marcinek Index— 195 lummio, Mike 142, 168, 184 Lugue, Rob 70, 154 M Mackowlak, Tammy 154 Maggio, Lisa 36, 72, 74, 154 Magiera, Joe 37, 154 Maglish, Barb 87 Maglish, Laura 64, 74, 154 Maglish, Michelle 74, 162 Mahns 74, 162 Maldonado, Trisha 74, 142 Mandernach, Scott 85 Mann, David 162 Mann, Vicki 83 Marcinek, Miss Julie 35, 65, 132 Marcus, Kelly 35, 74, 142 Marsh, Mike 36, 37, 74, 142, 161 Marshall, Shelley 4, 36, 70, 102, 154 Marszalek, Marilyn 44, 46, 52, 66, 68, 74, 87, 107 Martin, Chris 66, 142 Martin, Janel 162 Martin, Leslie 72, 74, 155 Martin, Michelle 70, 162 Martin, Mike 70, 150, 155 Massa, Jill 83 Matthews, Paul 155 Maugherman, Alan 70, 162 McCain, Kelly 72, 142 McClure, Mr. Goerge 132 McCoy, Dan 80 McDermott, Heather 142 McDonnell, Michele 36, 37, 142 McGhee. Mike 142 McIntosh, Pam 142 McKnight, Joy 142 McKnight, Judi 37. 74, 155, 168 McLaughlin, Deanne 36, 66, 74, 15; McNabney, Mrs. Margaret 132 McNeiley, Frank 142 McNeiley, Joseph 155 Meadows, Jodie 37, 162 Mealman, Mark 162 Menser, Jerry 64, 74, 84, 85, 142 Meyer, Heather 64, 66, 68, 70, 74, 87, 155 Michaels, Miss Debbie 70 Mielenz, Michelle 155 Mlhalcik, Michelle 78, 79 Mlklusak, Nick 64, 77, 92, 93, 104, 142, 184 Mikulski, Daryl 85, 155, 158 Mikulskl, Denise 32. 74, 163 Miller, Keith 66, 70. 74, 163 Miller, Kevin 30, 155 Miller, Michael 163, 165 Millikan, Greg 155, 262 Millsap, Heather 155 Mirda, Donna 109, 163 Mirda, Jim 64, 76, 77, 84, 143, 198 Mish, John 143 Mish, Kelly 51, 52. 72. 74. 155 Mish. Kevin 163 Mitchell, Charla 36, 163 Mitchell, Cheryl 74, 75, 155 Mitchell, Jeff 22, 68, 155, 162 Mitchell, Lori 36, 37, 143 Mitchell, Kimberly 35, 36, 37, 74, 143 Mitchuson, Mark 163 Mnich, Kim 18, 72, 74, 155 Moe, Bruce 163 Moeglin, Joe 163 Moore, Shuck 66, 163 Mowery, John 95, 163 Moore, Kenny 94, 95, 163 Moore, Melissa 4, 36, 66, 74, 155 Mostello, Michael 163 Moore, Michelle 36, 37, 64, 66, 74, 143 Moore, Sherri 32, 35, 74, 143 Moreno, Joyce 155 Morgan, Julie Ann 74, 155 Moriarty, Kim 74, 83, 155 Morris, Anthony 163 Morrison, Antoinette 87, 163 Mounts, Brian 155 Mowry, Lisa 78, 79, 155 Mullinex, Cheryl 80 Murdock, Patrick 80, 92, 93, 108, 109, 155, 158 Murr, Jim 143 Murrian, Rick 150, 163 N Nash, Bill 155 Nashkoff, Craig 155 Navario, Norman 4, 155 Navicki, Julie 155 Nelson, Greg 70, 72, 143 Newland, Patricia 163 Nichols, Chris 143 Nichols, Cindy 72, 143, 184 Nichols, Dave 86, 163 Nichols, Josophp 91, 163 Nichols, Leanne 18, 66, 71, 163 o O ' Connell, John 91, 163 O’Donnell, Cheryl 74, 78, 143 O ' Halloran, Melissa 163 Okeley, Lori 107, 155 Olar, Kim 144 Opera, Nadlna 64, 74, 86, 87, 144 Orelup, Kim 155 Ortiz, Juli 74, 83, 155 Ortiz, Linda 72, 155 Owczarzak, Sharon 29, 30, 72, 74, 155 Owen, Mr. Larry 132 P Palmer, Julie 78, 163 Palmer, Rachel 96, 97, 144 Palkovuch, Nate 163 Palucki, Mary 39, 66, 68, 83, 138, 144 Palucki, Christine 74, 83, 144, 155 Panos, Pete 155 Parker, Brooks 38, 64, 66, 1 Parker, Mr. 132 Parr, Debbie 66, 74, 144, 155 Parsons, Karen 163 Parsons, Kevin 66, 72, 4 Parsons, Tonya 37, 163 Patrick, Liane 20, 22, 39, 66, 74, 150, 155 Patricks, Mrs. 132 Paul, Douglas 163 Paulson, Pam 83 Paulson, Tami 144 Paquin, Nidle 74, 144 Pazdur, Don 13, 144, 161 Pazera, Sandra 37, 163 Perment, Amy 20, 155 Pemman, Gregg 144 Perry, Mrs. 132 Peters, Elaine 82, 145 Peters, Joe 18, 93, 95, 163 Peters, Sherry 145 Perez, Kelley 163 Petree, Jamie 72, 155 Petrick, Mike 66, 72, 145 Petska, Mrs. 132 Pfeiffer, Tracy 155 Phillips, Bob 89 Phillips, Brian 163 Phillips, Rich 88, 89, 155 Pierce, Larry 145 Piorkowski, Brian 145 Pirau, Nancy 29 Plohg, Kelly 72, 145 Planer, Julie 68, 163 Platt, Mr. 84, 132 Plucinski, Ann 163 Poe, Wayne 163 Pogue, Dave 95, 163 Polatewicz, Prisculla 163 Porter, Thomas 110, 111, 163 Popyk, Jude 88 Powers, Daniel 163 Powers, Joseph 95, 163 Pramuk, Christine 156 Price, Mr. 132 Q Queen, Scott 68, 100, 156 R Rata, Lynette 37, 70, 74, 156 Rains. Billy 163 Rains, Jeffrey 36, 163 Rains, Rhonda 36, 145 Ray, Mr. 132 Raybuck, Todd 72, 93, 128, 5 Redar, Kristine 156 Redmon, Camie 163 Redmon, Tammy 36, 145, 182 Reeves, Penny Jo 163 Reid. Kim 68, 70, 145 Reed, Rhonda 37, 74, 83, 140, 156 Reid, Viola 78, 79 Reising, Terry 163 Reitz, Joel 145 Reitz, John 38, 145 Reyome, Mr. 72, 93, 133 Reyome, Karrle 4, 36, 37, 65, 75, 145 Richardson, Terry 145 Ricks, Mr. 91, 133 Rlgas, Frank 156 Riggle, Shelley 68, 74, 83, 145, 168 Riley, Brian 72, 145 Ritter, Jeff 6, 8, 29, 64, 66, 92, 93, 145 Roach, Tricia 66, 75, 163 Robertson, Paul 145 Rockhill, John 22, 108, 145, 154, 154 Rodell, Paul 156 Rodgers, Lori 145 Rodriguez, Carrie 37, 164 Rodriguez, Renee 74, 93, 95, 145 Rodriguez, Ruth 15 Rosowski, John 80 Ross, Mark 148 Row, Brian Rowe, Jullanne 6, 8, 29, 64, 66, 74, 75, 86, 87, 146, 185, 198 Roye, Brian 8, 20, 62, 80, 92, 93, 108, 109, 146, 200 Ruiz, Dave 29 Ruiz, Sandy 83, 146 Russell, Lance 64, 66, 67, 100, 101, 108, 109, 146, 185 Russell, Julie 4, 36, 45, 62, 66, 74, 75, 87, 111, 156 s Saberniak, Scot 156 Saculla, Amy 146 Salzer, Dave 146 Samuelson, Mathias 89, 92, 93, 128, 146 Sanders, James 44, 164 Sands, Tammy 164 Sarbon, Becky 79, 156 Schaller, Michele 146 Schiewer, Dave 164 Schilling, Eric 80, 81 Schlagel, Peter 65, 70, 74, 75, 156 Schmidt, Amy 6, 8, 10, 13, 16, 29, 64, 66, 74, 75, 146 Schmidt, Larry 146 Schoenborn, Scott 146 Schreiber, Earl 66, 93, 164 Schroeder, Jennifer 37, 75, 156 Schuhke, James 164 Schulte, George 156 Schutter, Timothy 164 Schutz, Jenny 10, 13, 156 Schweitzer, David 164 Scott, Alan 164 Scott, Chris 156 Seberger, Dianna 37, 74, 156 Seitz, Darrell 53, 84. 85, 108, 109, 134, 139, 146 Sell, Deanna 68, 70, 146 Sell. Rick 70, 164 Senzig, Edward 36, 164 Serrato, Michelle 37, 164 Serratore, Matt 72, 156 Shadwell, Daniel 164 Shadwell, Tricia 37, 156 Shaffer, Denise 156 Sharp, Brad 146 Sharp, Dave 164 Sharp, Doug 38, 164 Sharp, Garrett 156 Shavey, Sonja 36, 83, 146 Shinkle, Robert 36, 164 Simcich, Phillip 15, 70, 146, 146 Simon, Joanna 22, 35, 64, 102, 146 Simon, Susan 13, 16, 66 , 74, 156 Sipos, Aaron 66, 72, 146 Slampyak, Kristine 35, 74, 156 Smith, Bill 164 Smith, Mr. 130 Smith, Dawn 156 Smith, Jeff 91 Smith, Mar, 4, 42, 64, 108, 109, 147 Smith, Randall 43, 95, 164 Smith, Sean 108, 147 Smith, Mrs. 18, 133 Smlt, Jennifer 164 Spejewski, Mr. 15. 133 Spejewski, Mrs. 133 Spickard, Brett 64 Spitz, LouAnn 87 Spohn, Gregory 74, 153, 156 Spohn, Michelle 52, 68, 164 Steapleton, Brad 93. 95, 164 Steapleton, Greg 156 Stefanelli, Dan 164 Steffan, Mike 40, 41, 147 Steinert, Ken 147 Steinert, Kenin 164 Stepanovich, Branko 16, 164 Stepanovich, Dancy 37, 66, 164 Stettin, Bob 147 Stevens, Greg 93, 147 Stevens, Mark 147 Stevenson, Dan 164 Stokes, Bill 35. 38. 65, 74, 77, 81, 108, 109, 147 Strack, Jeffrey 18, 111, 164 Strickland. Holly 37, 156 Strong, Kara 70, 156 Stucky, Jean 37, 164 Stupeck, Troy 147, 164 Stutz, Wendy 164 Surovek, Mrs. 133 Swarens, Adam 164 Swarens, Cass 4, 147 Sweeney, Jeff 64, 74, 93, 95, 112, 113, 156 Sweeney, Lynn 82 Swlenconek, John 164 Swlnford, Dave 8 Szafarczyk, Angela 36. 148 Szafasz, Scott 4, 164 Szymanskl, Robert 164 T Tanaskovlch, Milan 156 Tanls, Christine 36, 64, 66, 74, 87, 156, 162 Tanis, Deanne 10, 18, 37, 66, 74, 75, 111, 164 Teumer, Peter 134, 148, 156 Teumer, Wendy 164 Textor, Bryan 135, 164 Textor, Glen 46, 47, 138, 144, 148 Thirl on, Vicki 74, 164 Thomas, Merlyn 85, 148 Thompson, Terry 93, 148 Thrall, Mrs. 133 Thornton, Mr. 66, 67, 92, 93, 133 Tllston, Kim 74, 156 Tlngley, Ruth 156 Tingley, Anne 148, 184 Tomasko, Troy 72, 156 Tomasic, Jerry 29 Tomlch, DaJana 164 Toren, James 68, 164 Toren, Tina 106, 107, 156 Torrez, Joy 95, 156 Toweson, Tiffany 77, 78, 148 Toweson, Troy 91, 93, 95, 164 Troksa, Bob 140, 156, 165 Troksa, Dave 81 Tucker, Derek 93, 164 Tucker, Kevin 48, 164 Tucker, Tricia 164 Tumbula, Debbie 30 Tumbula, Lisa 69, 70, 157 Turner, Tricia 37, 74, 164 u Udchltz, Dave 29 Urevlg, Brian 139, 146 V Yates, Debbie 83 Young, Miss 133 Yannuzzi, Mrs. 133 Yoko, Tim 35, 157 Yonan, John 85, 85, 165 Yockey, Samantha 70, 165 Yanek, Shellie 149 Zabek, Brett 93, 94, 165 Zaicow, Todd 90, 91, 149 Zapinskl, Thomas 70, 91, 165 Zebracki, Tracy 37, 49, 66, 74, 107, 165 Zellers, John 36, 39, 165 Ziegler, Tim 165 Zimmerman, Leslie Zubrick, Randy 9 Zvyak, lisa 38, 64, 134, 149 Zylo, Kelly 20, 66, 74. 153, 157, 158 Van Sickle, Jenny 83 Vadavlk, Mrs. 133 Vulch, Jeanne 157 Vlllalpando, Stephanie 78, 96, 157 Vasquez, Christina 32, 128, 157 VanAuken, Lisa 72, 157 Verkuilen, Dale 68, 164 Verblch, Christopher 148 Verblch, Rhonda 149, 185 Veronesl, Dave 20, 149 Vittorio, Angie 65, 149, 184 Volpe, Klre 16, 20, 29, 74, 134, 149 w Waddle, Brian 95, 164 Waddle, Cindy 72, 149 Wagner, Melissa 165 Waldron, Lauda 38, 64, 66, 69. 82. 9 Wall, Brian 157 Ward, Mltchel 68. 165 Waters, Lisa 36, 37, 64, 74, 140, 161 Weaver. Mr. 66, 67, 68, 69, 133 Webb. Debbie 66, 157 Weber, Miss 47, 133 Welk, Gary 149 Wesolowskl, Dawn 36, 66. 74, 149 Whitaker, Sherry 13, 157 White, Jeff 35, 147, 149 Whitfield, Tammy 37, 107, 162, 165 Whlttemore, Mr. 97, 106, 107 Wiley, Mark 101, 165 Willis, Jon 149 Willsey, Janean 78, 157 Wilkenlng, Amy 32, 157 Wilkey, Kelli 37. 165 Wilkey, Troy 72, 149 Wilson, Cathy 140 Wilson, Kim 37, 165 Wlltfong, Anne 30 Wlltfong, Sue 2, 64, 66, 76, 82, 96, 97, 149, 199 Winkler, Terri 157 Wlnsinskl, Edward 165 Witt, Mr. 40, 133 Wlazlo, Michael 64, 66, 95, 157 Wojclechowskl, Dee 149 Woodard, Dave 149 Worosz, Heidi 29 Wright. Brian 35. 38, 149 Wright, Thomas 85, 157 Wroblewskl, Theresa 70, 165 Wydrlnski, Kurt 149 Wyrlck, Michael 165 X Y We’ve Got News For You 1987 REFLECTOR VOLUME 46 We ' ve Got News for you was the theme of this 1987 Reflector. The cover was designed by Miss Julie Marcinek, publications adviser and Jennifer Benkovich, 1987 Reflector editor-in-chief. Due to the extended deadline we were able to use color photos on eight spreads in the yearbook. The main type used throughout the book was avant Garde book. Body copy is 10 pt. Avant Garde book and 12 pt. on the opening and 14 pt. on divisions. Captions are eight point avant garde book italic and six point avant garde book italic. All folio tabs and pulled quotes are in 12 pt. Student life. Lively News, was done in six column layouts. The primary head is 42 pt. avant garde demi and the secondary head is 36 pt. avant garde book italic. Academics, Tackling work, was set in a six column layout. Each spread is labeled with a feature about the subject. The pulled quote on every spread is 12 pt. avant gared demi Italic surrounded by a 30% gray screen. The primary head is 48 pt. Avant Garde Demi Italic and the secondary head is 36 pt. Avant Garde Book Italic. The organizations section. Newsworthy, is a six column layout. The primary head is two decks of 48 pt. Avant Garde Demi Italic and the secondary head is two decks of 36 pt. Avant Garde Book Italic. The sports section. Sports News, is a six column layout, featuring a 30% gray screened upside down driangle in the heads and the folio. The pulled quote is 12 pt. Avant Garde Demi surrounded by a 1 pt. black tool line. The primary head is two decks of 60 pt. Avant Garde Demi and the secondary head is two decks of 38 pt. Avant Garde Demi. The people section is called a Different Beat. The story copy is 10 pt. Avant Garde book and the headlines are 60 pt. Avant Garde Demi for the initial letter and 42 pt. Avant Garde demi Italic for the rest of the headline. I would like to thank the student body for their support during the changing of the distribution date. Miss Julie Marcinek for allowing us to fight for the change; the staff for believing we could do it and George Knish, Kathleen and Desi Benkovich for helping me make it through a very tough year and helping out the staff when we needed it. Articles on cover were printed with permission from the Hamimond Times, the Post Tribune, and the Panther Press. COLOPHON mm mm � � � � � t T T rt TTt ttttttttHI mMHIlUmllM 1 1 Ml | M S tart Spreading the News — Thanks for the Memories. We ' ve Got Spirit, yes we do! Senior Varsity Cheerleader Julianne Rowe, peps up the home basketball crowd Julianne has been an active member of Booster club and she ' s spen tall of her high school years pepping up the crowd , G riffith . . . We ' ve got news for you! The school year is finally over. Many newsworthy events occurred this year and Grif- fith spent a bt of time in the spotlight. This year for the first time ever, the yearbook staff changed the date of distribution to the summer. Cross Country runners, senbr Jim Mirda and senbr Rob Kirby repre- sented Griffith High School at the cross country state finals. Rob Kirby made an impressive showing at thirty-eighth and Jim Mirda beat the odds and placed third in the state. We definitely had the spirit at the basketball sectionals. The Griffith High School fans and community were unanimously chosen as the sportsmanship award winners. Locking the students in the school all night was an bea Students Against Drunk Driving had to promote their cause. The evening was highly successful. The night consisted of an evening long dance, prizes, basketball, volleyball and a movie. Although tired the students walked away after having a good time. A n ot so successful event this year was the zero hour ctass. Zero hour ctass was an early morning government or economtas class offered to sentars. The first semester government ctass saw the ctass- room filled with sentars. The second semester economics class saw the classroom size dwindle down to five students. Only letting Griffith students into Griffith High Dances was a rule this year. At a school board meeting some residents of Griffith whose children attend Bishop Noll attended the meeting and complained about the rule. The school board considered the complaint and changed the policy. During the 1987-1988 school year a student must register his or her out of school guest by 3 p.m. Friday afternoon. Many changes took place this year and a tat of newsworthy events happened. Next year many of us will be making news at college or on new jobs. Hopefully the upcoming juniors and seniors can carry on the tradition. Don ' t settle for anything less than the best from yourselves. 198 — Closing Go Team Got Junior Tammy Childers, varsity cheerleader, yells to the crowd in order to pep them up. It is the job of the cheerleaders to pep up the crowd so they can cheer for the team and help them win. Steve ' s spreading the news I Senior Steve Fowler sells the Panther Press every Friday. Steve works very hard to sell the paper as a member of the Panther Press Staff it his duty to spread the news. Seniors Jim Graff. Gordon Braddy, Sue Wiltfong. Debbie Cook. Karen Imboden. Heather Adams, and Kim Gunnum carry the senior banner at the Homecoming parade The seniors prevailed as the winners of Spirit Week Closing— 199 We ' ve got news for you! Freshman Mark Osmulsk and senior Brian Roye break through the hoop tc hear the roar of the crowd. 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