Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 200 of the 1988 volume:

he school year began with activities already r in progress. Throughout the year, it seemed as though there was always something to look forward to. One activity was planned after another. Griffith High School is known to many because of its small size but more so because of its undy- ing quality that never allows them to give up. Many of the clubs and teams accomplished what they set out to do. The absence of a large enrollment enhanced each individual student’s opportunity in many as- pects, especially in personal faculty attention. Along with a satisfactory outcome to the ma- jority of our athletic teams, the feeling that lingers amongst the school, faculty, and students is one of the utmost fulfillment. Now that you mention it the school year in general was one of utmost fulfillment. Now That ' You Mention, ft What ' s that? Yes, Mom. I studied for my algebra test. Alright guys, let ' s rock! Cm We Ta fo? There’s more to life than just studying. Some fun is involved. TcA Student activities show a student’s support for the school. Pep Taflc Being an athlete involves devotion and many extra hours at school Wo iQt Meriumug Studying is the one thing each student has in com- mon with one another. Tafldug f-feadl People as different as can be yet all on the same page. no 160 ToJh Of The Tom Companies supporting the school with contributions through ads. Junior Michelle Graham and senior Tammy Childers decorate a locker for their athletic locker buddy. Lockers of athletes are decorated by members of Booster club to show them they ' re being supported Griffith High School 600 n. Wiggs (219) 924-4281 Enrollment 670 Reflector Vol. 47 With Griffith being a small school, it seems as though everyone is like a family. When needed, someone was always there to lend a helping hand. There are various places that people look to for help. Some students depend on teachers to be friends as well as instructors Junior Julie Palmer said, Mr. Dalton helps me understand the questions on his test. He explains them to me and he ' s a very big help.” Another source of close friendships are athletic teams. Players learn to depend on each other and respect one another for their playing ability. Even when one messes up the team still stands behind him or her. Branko Stepanovich, junior had this happen to him. He said, At the O ' Rama, I caused a touchdown to be called back. Everyone sort of let it slide.” Players also depend on their coaches for support and mental instruction. All the coaches in our basketball program are more than just coaches. They ' re teachers-not just teachers of their respective subjects. Above all they ' re nice people and fun to be around.” said senior Craig Gall. Throughout the year, friends talked, laughed, and cried togeth- er while at the same time growing closer to each other and building friendships that will last a lifetime. Jenny Stokes, sophomore, smiles proud- ly while marching in the annual Homecom ing parade with her fellow Pantherettes. Sophomore Deena Wesolowski grins as if saying. Hi, to someone in the cheering crowd. 2 - Opening Junior Denise Hochstetler holds her posi tion in the pyramid carefully so as not to fall while junior Leanne Nichols tries to climb higher up without causing anyone to collapse and lose the competition. Where is it? Senior Tim Yoko searches desperately for the cassette of his favorite group. Andy Hartman, senior, checks out the songs on a tape that he likes and is considering on buying it. Junior Desa Stepanovich hugs her twin brother. Branko Stepanovich, for the excel- lent play he just completed during Activi- ties Night. They both sit back on the side lines and watch with a sense of accom- plishment. Opening - 3 Now that you mention it, we are a small school. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t accomplish big ideas. This year, we worked to- gether to build a mountain of spirit, knowledge, and strength while having fun. Our Spell Bowl team won the competition against local schools of the same size. Then the team went on to state competition where they received third place. On February 11th at 10:00 p.m. about 300 students filed into the school’s silver-trimmed doors to spend the night. The reason for the lock-in was to show students there are other ways to have fun besides drinking and getting into trouble. However, the main attraction seemed to be ADDAX, the band that is made up of about five of our very own seniors. For the first time ever, Griffith had a winter spirit week which was sponsored by the Booster club. It was created to give the basketball team a boost and to break those mid-winter blahs. Al- though the team didn’t have a terrific winning season, the fans were still there to faithfully cheer on their team. Along with hanging around together at school friends hang around together on the weekends just basically having fun and enjoying life. The cheerleaders and the lifters are show ing their stuff by performing one of their many lifts at this year ' s basketball home- coming pep rally. The lifters are a new addition to boosting the crowd ' s spirits. 4 — Opening Joe Powers, junior, gets his drivers license out before he leaves his house to go out. Having identification is very important when planning on driving around with friends on a boring Friday night. Junior Scott Szafasz carefully holds his donkey reins while aiming to make a bas ket for his team. The game wasn ' t as easy as it might look. It took a lot of skill and coordination Opening — 5 Student’s lives are undergoing changes everyday. They’re becoming more involved in all kinds of areas. A student’s time is limited. They’re becoming involved with sports, band, play practices, jobs, academ- ics, and social events. At times it may seem as if one is in a whirlwind. “There have been times when I’ve come to school at 7:15 a.m. and not left until 10 p.m. that night, so that doesn’t leave much room for a social life.” said junior Lyzette Leal. The reason is be- cause the student is dedicated to their posi- tion. However, one always seems to find a way to work around their busy schedule. When one gets that busy the question seems to be, “Can We Talk”? Can We Talk? Ring! You ' ve got 5 minutes to fight your way through masses of people, pick up some books, and get to class. Junior Bill Harding might just make it! Junior Jim Lamprecht works desperately trying to start his car and thinks the problem is almost fixed. Student Life Division — 7 A eading the junior guys to a victory against the sopho- more guys in the Tug of War competition was junior Phil Ka- tona. unior Adrienne Companik and sophomore Amy O ' Don nell worked hard to com- plete their assignment in Mrs. Beahm ' s biology class. ven though everyone was excited about the upcom ing week, their anxious- ness would have to wait until after their work was done. 8 — Homecoming 00 uring some free time in English class senior Leigh Daugherty steadily puts the final touches on senior Denise Schaffer ' s hair. e ve got the spirit yes we do, we ' ve got spirit how about you? This little saying may sound familiar. It is a cheer often chanted at the football and basketball games. One week out of each school year students are given the chance to show just how much Panther spirit they really have by participating in Spirit Week. This week is the ever popular tradition for students to get just a little crazy and just a little wild, and show their true Panther spirit. Participating in Spirit Week is all in preparation for Homecoming! Monday kicked off the week with college sweatshirt, hat, and sunglasses day. Dark and crazy colored glasses were worn. Sunvisors all the way up to winter caps gave stu- dent ' s the chance to wear hats in school; which is normally not allowed. Sweatshirts with favorite college names and logos could be seen on many students also. Have you ever had one of those mornings where you woke up late or got dressed in the dark? Then, when you arrived at school you discovered your clothes were inside out or even backwards! Well, your not alone. At least on Tuesday you wouldn ' t have been, because Tuesday was inside out or backwards day. Creative student ' s wore jean jackets and jeans inside out and dresses or shirts back- wards. Better come to school in your best apparel on Wednesday because Wednesday was dress up day. Students attended a convocation first hour to see the Homecoming candidates. The convocation really kicked! The Homecoming candi- dates looked really good! I liked the gowns. The queen candidates looked really pretty. The king candidates looked especially good, said junior Tonya Parsons. Punk rockers, boxers, babies, males dressed as females. and vice versa, and even Trojanbusters. If you could name it you probably saw it on Thursday ' s costume day. Thursday night was the host for Activities Night. Stu- dents were able to participate in a variety of events. Such activities included the water toss, human pyramid, body pass, relay races, and the contest that everyone participates in, the class yelling contest. As always the king and queen candidates were subjected to doing a variety of crazy events. Lying on the ground with their hands behind their backs was what had to be done before the candidates could enjoy eating a nice creamy pie! Eating licorice without the use of hands, running an obstacle course, king candidates wrapping queen candidates in toilet paper, were just some of the silly things that the candidates were forced to do. The night ' s activities ended with the tug of war between the classes. I think activities night was a lot of fun and it was a blast; especially watching the Homecom ing candidates do all those crazy things, said senior Julie Lamprecht. Friday was black and gold day. Not only did students wear black and gold clothes, but some even got into the panther spirit and painted their faces or hair black and gold. Some even drew Panther paws on their faces and hands. Earning the most spirit points for the week was the sopho- more class, who became the winners of Spirit Week. In past years, the senior class had always won Spirit Week and to many seniors, not winning was a disappointment. Senior Christina Carter said, I wasn’t disappointed that we didn ' t win. I was really mad, because I had participated in every event, and I wish the whole senior class would have also.” I participated in Spirit Week because it is a great way to show your school spirit,” said senior Dawn Smith. e are 1 , We are 1 , en thusiastically sang out the junior class during the class yelling contest held on Ac tivities Night. Homecoming — 9 lack and gold balloons and streamers lined the main entrance of the senior high. Beat those Trojans ’, We re 1 , “Go for the Gold”, was what the posters read. Black and gold articles of clothing, painted faces and streaked hair, panther paws drawn on faces and hands could be seen on the many students who were roaming through the halls of the high school. Students were sitting on the ledge discussing the night ' s upcoming events. Who was going with whom? What were the plans for the night? All week long students had been preparing for this day by participating in Spirit Week activities, decorat- ing class floats and cars, attending Activities Night. Finally, the day had arrived Oct. 9, 1987-Homecoming! Over the past several years students only attended school for half day on Homecoming day. This year students were told they would have to attend a full day of school. Well, I really didn ' t think we should leave the school, because we need a lot of school spirit to win games, said junior Corey Miller. During sixth hour the annual pep session was held in the varsity gym. The excitement and tension in the air could be felt as one looked for a seat among friends and got caught up in the music the pep band was playing. Once everyone was seated, Booster Club President, senior Kim Companik started things off by saying Are you ready for a big win tonight? and then introduced coach Les Thornton. Mr. Thornton first started things off by introducing the football team. He gave an encouraging pep talk to the team and the students and then asked everyone to come on out and back the Panthers for a victory. It was now time for the Cheer- leaders, Pantherettes, and Sweatergirls to show the football players what they do while the players are out on the field or in the lockeroom. First up were the cheerleaders. They gave an incentive cheer to boost the morale of the team and to get everyone into the winning spirit. Up next, were the Pantherettes. They performed one of their favorite halftime routines that brought the audience cheering. For the first time in years the Sweatergirls were allowed to perform. They did an amusing skit about the coach and football omeeoming Court of 87 ' : Jamie Budack. Craig Gall (Not pictured). Mary Jane Grubach, Ray Jajowka, Tiffany Griffee, Brian Kretz, Ti na Felski, Chris Karp, Tammy Childers, and Ken Herd. 10 — Homecoming team. The session was ending with the school song, and after this the students were dismissed for the day. At 5:00 decorated cars and class floats lined the streets. Homecoming Queen candidates in their gowns sat upon sports cars. Cheerleaders, Pantherettes, Sweatergirls, the Pep Band, and students carrying class signs were ready in position. This was the signal that everyone was ready for the annual Homecoming parade to start. The parade started from the Franklin Elementary school parking lot and ended at the Griffith Junior High parking lot. Finally, the awaited game against our arch rivals-the High- land Trojans was ready to begin. Excitement was in the air, not only about the football game, but about who would be crowned Homecoming King and Queen! At halftime, the Pep Band and Pantherettes performed for the crowd and then paved the way for the Homecoming candidates to be escort- ed on to the field. This year’s candidates were seniors, Jamie Budack, Craig Gall, Tammy Childers, Ken Herd, Mary Jane Grubach, Ray Jajowka, Tina Felski, Chris Karp, Tiffa ny Griffee, and Brian Kretz. Booster Club President senior Kim Companik placed the winning crown on this year’s Homecoming King Chris Karp. The best part about Home- coming said Chris Karp was, My friends, family, and the excitement of winning.” Now, it was time for senior class president Dave Lee to crown royalty. This year’s Homecom- ing Queen was Tiffany Griffee. Having everyone coming up to me, hugging and congratulating me and winning with a great king,” Tiffany Griffee said, was to her, the best part of Homecoming. To everyone ' s dismay, the Panthers were unfortunately defeated by the Trojans. It was really disappointing that the Panthers lost the game, because everybody was all psyched up for a victory against the Highland Trojans, said junior Stacey Mahns. For those who were ready for some fun, many went on up to the dance. Rock tunes and slow songs were played until 11:00 p.m. The dance compensated for the loss of the game. I had a blast, said senior Ruth Rodriquez. ophomore Jenny Hamilton carefully examines each dress, trying to find that one perfect dress for Turnabout, 0 A i hile looking at one dress junior Bonita Hennigar notices another dress hanging on the wall she likes better. ophomore Jenny Hamilton and junior Bonita Hennigar get some advice in apply ina and in purchasing make up. • ophomore Lori Russell made a school desk come to life in the fall play when she played the part of a school desk that was on strike. k, team here ' s the play; listen up! Senior Joe Mageria played the Football coach with the twenty-one year losing streak of Westview High. c0 AT 60 BE WALNUT A [-Q ive it up, Les I won ' t go to the Homecoming dance with you! Sen iors Shelley Marshall and Jeff Herr portrayed Suzi Peterson and Les Moore. 14 — Funky Winkerbeon hat school has a goat for a school mascot? A football coach with a twenty-year losing streak? A bjjs driver who has won the Out- standing Bus Driver of the Year Award (for leaving the most kids out standing in the rain, cold, sleet, and snow)? An air guitar band for the Homecoming dance? The Homecoming game scheduled as an away game? Two talking leaves and a talking desk? Well, this certainly doesn ' t sound like Griffith High School, but it does describe Westview High School. Westview High School was the setting for this year ' s play Funky Winkerbean ' s Homecoming . Funky Winkerbean ' s Homecoming told the funny story about how the students of Westview High School are prepar- ing for the big Homecoming game. At first things seem to be going well, head majorette, Holly Budd, has been chosen for this year ' s Homecoming Queen. Out on the field, the band and cheerleaders are practicing a routine to knock the audi- ence off their feet at halftime. Inside the lockerroom, the coach is giving the team a pep talk and planning new strategies for them to use against their arch rival they are playing for the Homecoming game. The gym is alive with activity. Some students are putting up streamers, others are working on the floats, and the man in charge of the whole event is auditioning bands for the dance. The first band to audition is ' The Great Pretenders ' , and pretenders they are, for they use no musical instruments! I got to act crazy and dress wild. It was so much fun to get up in front of every body and dance weird, said senior Jennifer Cobb. Then the bad news is announced to the students. Appar- ently, by some computer error, the Homecoming game has been scheduled as an away game. Well, this news, of course, comes as quite a shock and everyone is quite upset, espe- cially, the mean old bus drivin’ man who has to drive a bus load of peppy cheerleaders and a noisy band across town for the game. Just when there seem to be no solution, along comes unpopular Les Moore. Les meets up with the school ' s computer whiz, The Eliminator. With the use of the Elimina- tor ' s computer, Les breaks into the school code and conve- niently punches up the football schedule and changes the game back to home. This signaled the finale of the play. The finale was the most fun because everyone in the play was part of it,” said senior Jennifer Schroeder. This year ' s play took place on November 21st and 22nd. The production proved to be a big hit. On the first night alone, the show opened to an audience of about four hun- dred people. On Friday, November 20th, students from the school were given a sneak preview of the play. Senior Rhonda Reed said this after seeing the play, I thought the play was very good. One could tell that everyone involved worked hard. New student, senior Mike Smolek, said the best part of being in the play was, The end of the perfor- mance for the high school. When I heard the cheers, I felt like I had made a few friends! “Getting to know and meet new people and make more friends, is just a few of the benefits of working on the play said senior Sue Krug. Many would agree working on or being in the play is a great way to meet people and get involved. junior Mike Miller to senior Jeff enthusiastically during a practice Herr. session in the gym. 15 9yi ow ' Look at that! Stu- J dents were in awe at the film they saw of victims from drunk driving related acci- dents. 16 — Lock-In 4 ach year thousands of people become victims of drunk driving related accidents. Over the years, organizations have been developed to inform and provide assistance to the public about the danger of drunk driving. Griffith High School has even taken a stand. The organization SADD (Students Against Driving Drunk) was started in our school in 1986. This year SADD took a major stand against drinking and driving by sponsoring a Lock-In on Thursday February 11, 1988. Plain and simple, the Lock-In is when students are locked in the school over night. The purpose is just as simple-to provide a night of alcohol free fun. Many felt the Lock-In was a good idea. It shows we can have fun without alcohol, said sophomore Kristina James. Those students who wanted to attend were required to preregister for the event; since the school could only acco modate 300 people. Aside from a parent signed permission slip, students had to pay a two dollar fee and bring a non- perishable food item the night of the Lock-In. The food was donated to the needy. Admittance to the school began at 10:00 pm. Upon sign ing in, students were to put their belongings in their lockers and proceed to the auditorium for some entertainment. As 10:30 approached, the lights in the auditorium slowly went down and the only light was that of the spotlight, shining on the middle of the stage. The curtain was begin- ning to draw back and only a glimpse of what was behind it could be seen. Then, they appeared-ADDAX! Immediately, the auditorium was filled with excitement. Many girls rushed up to the stage to catch a closer look at the band. Other students danced and thrashed in the aisles to the music. It was hard not to get caught up in the tunes and sing along. It was like a regular concert, loud and great! It got everyone hyper,” said Cheryl Mitchell, senior. Two women from the organization C.A.R.E. were the nights guest speakers. They presented an effective message on the dangers of drinking and driving. Along with the lecture was a film presentation that showed in graphic detail injuries to children, teenagers, and adults due to drunk driving accidents. Sophomore Mike Steele had this to say about the presentation, “It was pretty interesting even though I already knew most of the things they had talked about but, I did learn some new things. A gourmet midnight snack of pizza, tacos, cookies, and pop was served. A variety of activities were open for the students to participate in. Basketball and volleyball were being played in the gymnasium. Swimming facilities were open to those who would dare to brave the cold water. There was even a dance in the upstairs gym, with a D.J. spinning records for those who wanted to dance the night away. If one was in the mood for a good laugh the hit comedy SpaceBalls” was being shown in the auditorium. Although many came to watch the movie, several felt enticed by the cool dark atmosphere and ended up taking a small uninten tional nap. Junior Bill Harding said, The activities needed to be more organized but it was still fun. Space Balls ' was the best movie I ever slept through! I thought the Lock-In was pretty fun. It was more fun than last year ' s. I think it served its purpose of providing a night of alcohol free fun,” said Jennifer Cobb, senior. 7 alk Dirty To Me, sings out lead singer Pete Panos Songs from such groups as AC DC and White Lion were per formed. Lock-In -17 or months, many girls had been keeping their eye on one special guy. Waiting for that perfect opportunity to go up and ask him. After asking, one would have to wait for that dreaded moment when he would give his answer-YES or NO! Before, I asked someone I had to be sure he would say yes, said sophomore Allison Textor. Even those girls who had boyfriends wer nervous about asking. I was scared to ask. I didn ' t think he would go because he doesn ' t really get into those things, said junior Kelly Wilkey. Once that special guy had said yes, it was time to search every available store to find the dress that would knock him off his feet. Flowers had to be picked out and ordered. Tickets had to be bought and dinner reservations had to be made. Decisions as to who was driving, plans for after dinner, doubling or not; all this had to be decided. By now, you must be wondering what it is we are talking about. It ' s Turnabout! Turnabout was held on Saturday, February 6, 1988, at the Sherwood Club; in Schererville. It reflected the feeling we all had about each other, said senior Mike Smolek about the theme song “We Got To- night; which is sung by Bob Seger. Burgundy and Rose made up the evening ' s colors. Sophomore Allison Textor commented The colors were sort of blah.” Quite a change was presented at this year ' s Turnabout. In past years, a band had always played at the dance. This year the sophomore class hired a D.J. Many people enjoyed this new change. Junior Kelly Wilkey said, It was alot better because this way you could hear almost any song you wanted and it sounded good. Lots of times bands can ' t play certain kinds of music. I doubt our school would have enough money to hire a decent band.” This year ' s royal court consisted of sophomores- Joe Sain- ato, Pam Muha, Mike Jovanovich, Michelle Jones, Christine Roye, Steven Trivunovich, Kristin Birk, Ryan Davis, Jayme Davis, and Mark Osmulski. Juniors Denise Hochstetler and Keith Galocy, (who were last year’s Princess and Prince) crowned this year ' s winners. The 1988 Turnabout Prince and Princess was Mark Os- mulski and Jayme Davis. The best part of being on court and winning is knowing that my classmates think of me that way and standing up there and Jen Bednar called my name. I felt great,” said sophomore Jayme Davis. Sophomore Mark Osmulski was surprised that he had won. I was surprised. I did not think I would win. I did not think I had that good of a chance. Not wanting to let the night end, many couples went to near by restaurants or up to Chicago to put the perfect finishing touches on an enjoyable evening. Several couples even went out the next day. Preparation for Turnabout and dinner was more enjoy- able than the dance but, I did have a good time at the dance. It was kind of sad because it was my senior year. One thing I won’t forget though, was the delicious green punch and tasty cake,” jokingly said senior Jennifer Cook. It was good because almost everyone was there and there was never a dull moment. It was great,” said Mark Osmulski, sophomore. 7 he 1988 Turnabout Court- Joe Sainato. Pam Muha, Mike Jovanovich. Michelle Jones, Christine Roye, Steve Tri- vunovich, Kristin Birk, Ryan Davis, Jayme Davis, and Mark Osmulski. 18 - Turnabout 9 ophomores Brandi Rentchler and Terry Rud- zinski look at their Turna- bout program while they take a ewly crowned Turnabout fWj Prince Mark Osmulski and Princess Jayme Davis, give one another a congratulatory hug. Turnabout - 19 M t was Friday, February 19th. A normal Friday with M a home basketball game to be played against Clark High School that night. Spirit posters hung on the wall and students dressed in black and gold. Sounds like an ordinary Friday doesn ' t it? Well, it wasn ' t! It wasn’t just any Friday, nor had it been a normal week. All week long had been Spirit Week and Friday was Homecoming. But, not Football Homecoming. It was a Homecoming for Basketball. Officially, it was called Spirit Week and is hoped to become a new tradition in our school. Spirit Week began on Tuesday. Different looking clothing, spiked hair, and unusual makeup. These traits are often associated with punk rockers and with several students on Tuesday’s Punk Day. Grab your flowered shirt and grass skirt and go Hawaiian in the Wintertime with Wednesday ' s Hawaiian day. Don ' t feel like getting dressed for school? Wanna stay nice and warm in your pj ' s and bunny slippers? Well, go ahead it ' s Thursday ' s Pajama Day. Sophomore Katrina Gasper said, I thought PJ Day was cool because all you had to do was roll out of bed and you were dressed.” Finally, Friday had arrived. This day was to be the busiest of the week. Not only was it Black and Gold Day but, there was a pep rally, game, and a dance to look forward to. The pep session was held during sixth hour. Booster Club President Senior Kim Companik was in charge. First she introduced Coach Jerry Gurrado. Mr. Gurrado gave a short little speech and then introduced the basketball team. Loud whistles and clapping from the students filled the air. Panth- erettes, Cheerleaders, Sweatergirls, Lifters, and the Pep Band, provided the entertainment for the rest of the hour. I thought it was a great way to get out of class. I thought it was exciting, said sophomore Dave Meyers. After an exciting and intensifying first half the Panther team returned to the lockerroom for half time, as the crowd anxiously awaited for the crowning of Duke and Dutchess to begin. The royal court was made up of one couple from each class. Representing the Senior Class was Ray Jajowka and Tina Felski. Brother and sister Branko and Desa Stepan ovich were the junior couples. Ryan Davis, Barbie Gal, Steve Trivunovich, and Donna Slakinin were the sophomore choices. Nervously, the candidates and the fidgeting audi ence awaited to hear the results. Booster Club President Senior Kim Companik and Vice President Senior Rhonda Reed had the honor of crowning the first Spirit Week Duke and Dutchess. The Spirit Week Duke and Dutchess were, Branko and Desa Stepanovich. When everyone came and congratulated me, said ju- nior Branko Stepanovich about being crowned was the best part about being crowned. It was really exciting being crowned. I was really happy my brother was with me because I get even more excited when he wins something,” said Desa Stepanovich, junior. Unfortunately, the Panthers were defeated. Many peo- ple ' s spirits were dampened by the loss; especially the sen- iors. Because for them it would be their first and last Basket ball Homecoming. Spirit Week did not turn out as successful as most had hoped. Senior Jennifer Schroeder said, It was disappoint- ing because for the F ootball Homecoming everyone was into it and it didn’t seem like many people were enthusiastic about the Basketball Homecoming. I think they should have a Spirit Week next year. But, if they do, it should be planned ahead of time so people know what ' s going on. A contest between the classes for spirit points should be held to make more people dress up, said Susan Krug, senior. 7 he Pantherettes perform a favorite routine for the basketball team and the students at the pep session held during sixth hour 20 — Spirit Week or months guys had been setting aside portions of their paychecks to pay for the costly event. While other guys waited nervously for the girl of their dreams to agree to be his date for the evening. For weeks girls had been searching frantically through every available store from the Indiana to the Illinois border looking for that one dress that would put all the other girl’s dresses to shame. Finally, the day had arrived when all this money saving and shopping sprees would pay off. This long awaited for day was none other than Prom. Couples chattering amongst themselves steadily streamed into the Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Merriville between the hours of 5:30 and 6:30 pm on the day of May 14, 1988. Upon entering the dimly lit, air conditioned room, the scene was as one might expect. Girls were clustered in little groups admiring one another ' s dresses. Guys were sitting at tables discussing their plans for the next day. Every where there was the clicking and flashing of cameras. The Banana Band provided the evenings entertainment from 812 pm. The group played a variety of music from the 1980’s way back to the 1960’s. Music ranged from fun jumping tunes such as: Twist and Shout” to the slow melodic rhythm of the Miami Sound Machine’s Words Get in the Way . The band was great. They were a lot better than their name sounded. They should try to get them for next year, even though I won’t be here,” said senior Chris Kleimola. “The band was pretty good overall they played music for everyone. The only people they left out are the thrashers. Oh well, maybe next year, guys, said junior Stacy Mahns. This year’s court consisted of juniors-Adrienne Com- panik, Denise Hochstetler, Mary Hoffman, Denise Mukulski, Deanne Tanis, Keith Galocy, Phil Katona, John Mowery, Branko Stepanovich, and Ray Jajowka had the honor of crowning Branko Stepanovich and Deanne Tanis as the 1988 Prom King and Queen. I was surprised to be nominat ed to Prom court. It was totally unexpected, said junior Adrienne Companik. The next day couples set out bright and early for some fun at Great America or up to Chicago. I went to Chicago for the whole day. It was a blast because everyone got along great! We walked to the Water Tower and all the way to the Sears Tower! Its pretty wild that we made it the whole day on only about two hours of sleep. We were so tired, but it was worth it, said senior Debbie Parr. All in all most teachers and students thought that things went quite well at Prom. It seemed like everyone there had a good time. As usual, the students were well behaved. The chaperones were impressed by the overall great attitudes of the students,” said Mrs. Carstenson. For many, this year ' s Prom was very special. Whether it was one’s first or last Prom or the special person one went with, each person had their own reason. I was very excited because when my date left my house Prom night, he gave me his class ring, said senior Chris Kleimola. All in all everyone seemed pleased by the outcome of the evening. rom Court of 1988 Denise Mikulski, John Mowery. 9 Denise Hochstetler, Keith Galocy, Deanne Tanis, Branko Ste- panovich, Adrienne Companik, Bry an Textor, Mary Hoffman, and Phil Katona. 22 - Prom their picture Julie Hedges adjusts date ju- nior Mike Anderson ' s tie for oogie on down and conga to the beat with junior Chris Galambos. senior Kim Com panik. junior Becky Baker, and sen ior Greg Spohn. fter announcing Prom 88 ' s King and Queen, couples sway slowly to the theme Why Can ' t This Night Go On For- ever ' . Prom — 23 KJ here are we going for lunch, asks junior Joel Kraft to his girl- friend Jennifer Carpenter while walking her to her locker. 24 - Doting ating. It is the ever complicated process of liking someone, going out with them, breaking up, and starting over again. This sometime hap- py, sometime heartbreaking cycle usually begins by the time one enters the junior or senior high. No one can for sure say which is the best age to start dating because each person is different. Some say dating at the age of twelve or thirteen is good because it gives one good experience for when one is ready for a serious relationship. Others would say to wait until one is fifteen or sixteen. By this time a person is more mature to handle situations such as breaking up. “Age fifteen or sixteen is best. I think at that age they’re supposed to learn responsi- bility. This age is when people start to grow up, become responsible, and are capable of making decisions, said senior Julie Lamprecht. Aside from the question of which age one should start dating, there is also the questions of: Should I date someone from another school? Should I date someone in the military? Or should I date someone from the same school? Long phone conversations, seeing each other only after school or on weekends is what can be expected when some one dates someone from another school. Students are mixed in their feelings on if dating a person from another school is good or not. I never got to see her and I never got to do anything with her. It ' s not really worth the trouble running around,” said junior JJ Boylan. Senior Kris Redar thinks dating someone from another school is an advantage. Your friends don ' t already have an opinion about him and you don ' t have to rely on what other people think.” Long distance romance is what they call it when your boyfriend girlfriend is in college or in the military. You can not see the one you like everyday. They can ' t always make it home for special occasions such as Prom or Birthdays. To call is usually long distance and to write-it takes too long to receive an answer. An anoymous senior said, The biggest disadvantage of having someone in the army is not having that person there all the time. You miss out on the “close- ness” you ' re supposed to share. You never know when the person is going to call or come home. When dating someone from the same school the advan- tages and disadvantages are about equal among most stu- dents. Advantage-you can see a lot of the person. Disadvan- tage-breaking up. Junior Tammy Whitfield said, One ad- vantage is because you can see him more often. One disad- vantage is when your fighting you have to see him when you don ' t want to. Senior Jenny Cobb said, You get to hold hands, see him and his smiling face all day. If you break up then there is a major disadvantage-you still have to see him. It ' s hard to get over someone when you have to see him after every class in the halls. Each person has his own idea of what kind of dating is right for them. Whether your loved one is close to home or far away most would agree the happiness and love outweighs all of the inconvenience, loneliness, heartbreak and disadvantages that dating can bring. c howing his girlfriend just how special she is junior Tony Casillas takes his girlfriend out for a night on the town. unior Earl Shreiber and his wl. girlfriend senior Tammy Childers mull over plans ,r the evening during some free time in class. Dating — 25 or twelve long years the monotonous routine of going to school had seemed to become an al- most life time job. Most had waited for that grand moment when they would walk out on the Football field for the last time and receive that piece of paper that would open the door to a world of opportunities and reward them for their long years of hard work. Baccalaureate-Commencement exercises were held on Sunday June 5, 1988 on the Football field. The Football field was an array of black and gold capped and gowned boys and girls. Colorful beach balls sailed through the air knocking unaware student ' s caps off of their heads. While other stu- dents unexpectedly became the helpless victims of mischie- vous pranksters with squirt guns. Tiny bubbles could be seen floating about in the air and suddenly bursting; also flying in the air was orange silly string. Some adventurous senior boy also decided to have a little fun and sent his pants sailing through the air. “It was really great to see so many seniors getting so enthusiastic and making what is supposed to be a sad day into something that was fun and memora- ble, said senior Jennifer Cobb. Steve Allison was this year ' s Valedictorian and Theresa Kung was the Salutatorian. The senior class song was Here I Go Again . “Friends are friends Forever, was the class motto. A pink rose was the class flower and pink and black were the colors. Many of the girls thought the roses were pretty, but they were kind of cheap looking, was the comment made by several of the senior girls. The most immediate plans that the new graduates look forward to is-all the graduation parties. But, after all the hoopla and celebrating is over and done with it ' s time to get serious and make future plans if they haven ' t been made already about colleges, work, or going into the military. I plan to go to college in the fall. I’m kind of scared, but for the most part I ' m really excited. I think it will be great to meet and make new friends. I hope college is as much fun as everyone says it is, said senior Jennifer Schroeder. For the most part everyone was really glad to finally be out of school, but some felt a little sad about saying good bye. One anonymous said, “I ' m really glad to finally be out of school. I certainly won ' t miss all the homework, tests, or teachers, but I’ll miss all my friends. It was really sad on graduation because there were a few people I wanted to say good-bye to because their not staying in Griffith and I didn’t get a chance to with all the excitement and confusion after we received our diplomas. Seniors weren’t the only one ' s who were saddened by the day, those students who were being left behind were also saddened. I was really sad to see the seniors go. I had made so many new friends in the senior class and just as I had started to become close with some of them we had to say good-bye, said sophomore Kristina James. I ' m really going to miss the senior ' s too! But, I can’t wait till next year when I ' m a senior! It will be great! I can ' t wait for my grad, party I ' m already planning it. teasingly said junior Stacy Mahns. 26 — Graduation any family squabbles occur between par- ents and children when one sibling is com- pared to the other in looks, brains, or abili- ties. Since I have both an older brother and sister which are total opposites, many people are confused about what to think of m£. I like it better this way. The only person who really compares us is my mom. She wants me to be more like my brother and less like my sister (just kidding Kim),” said junior Adrienne Companik. These constant comparisons are not only done by parents but, by teachers and students at school. In English class the teacher inquires, Susie, why can ' t you make good grades like your SISTER? She always worked hard and received A ' s; why aren’t you like her?” On the football field the coach ask ' s a player, Bill, why can ' t you play football as well as your BROTHER? He was our best player. Why aren ' t you like him?” This kind of a situation may have never happened to you but to those who have a brother or a sister this is a common occurrance. Senior Debbie Parr had a situation of this kind happen to her. I took a test and I thought I did good but when I got it back the teacher said-how can you be in the Parr Family if you can ' t get straight A s like your brother! I felt like it wasn ' t worth trying if the teachers were going to compare me to Kevin (my brother).” Quite often sisters who look alike or brothers who look alike have their names confused unintentionally by teachers and students. I have a younger sister that looks like me and the teacher always gets us mixed up! I don ' t know how my teachers know her but they do. She says her teachers that had me call her Stacy, said junior Stacy Mahns. If it isn ' t teachers or parents comparing brothers and sisters; its the students who take over the job. Sophomore Jackie Cobb and senior Jennifer Cobb have the problem of guys always comparing them in looks. Sophomore Jackie Cobb, said, I get sick of guys coming up to me and compar- ing me with Jen. Oh, you look just like Jenny or Oh, your Jenny ' s sister aren ' t you?l hate that!” Younger brothers and sisters may wish they were the oldest so the “others woul d be compared to them. But, is being the oldest really all that great? No. The oldest child has all the responsibilities. The younger brother and sisters get away with the things the older one gets in trouble for, said senior Dawn Smith. It seems as though those students who are only children are the lucky ones. Is not having a brother or a sister all that great? I don ' t think we ' re the lucky ones because when you have brothers and sisters you have a special kind of close- ness with each other but I wouldn’t like being compared to them, said senior Jennifer Schroeder. So many times people go unnoticed because they ' re someone ' s brother or sister. Maybe it’s time to take a look at the individual and not at their brothers or sisters. It i ow Michelle, don ' t you think you should clean up your locker. ' asks ju- nior Bill Berens to his sister senior Michelle Berens 28 — Brother-Sister fr ey. little brother, do you have any spare change I can borrow for lunch, asks Jenny Dela Vega to junior Mark Dela Vega unior Jim Lamprecht of fers his sister senior Ju- lie Lamprecht a little help in using the telephone. Brother-Sister — 29 Mini-Mag Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis pre- pares to make a speech to his fellow support ers at a fund-raiser for his 1988 presidential campaign. The Heat is ON! Every four years, two groups of several mature adults gather togeth- er as an elite group to knock and criticize each other and try to acquire the one thing that has been on their minds for the last four years — the Office of the President of the United States of America. This year is one of those years. The major players are: Democrats; Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis; Tennessee Senator Albert Gore, Reverend Jesse Jackson; Re- presentative from Missouri Richard Gephardt, and Senator of Illinois Paul Simon. Republicans; Vice-President George Bush; Kansas Senator Robert Dole, and Pat Robertson, head of the Christian Broadcasting network. What started out as a bad start for George Bush in the early Republican primaries had turned around and put him back in the lead by a far margin over Robert Dole and Pat Robertson (who eventually dropped out) and eventually went on to win the Repub lican nomination for President of the United States. Over on the Democratic side, was a heated race between three front running candidates, none of which won enough delegates to be the par- ty ' s nomination for President. The Democrats will hold a convention to nominate and pick a candidate to re- present the Democrats. At the con- vention the democrats will try to nominate a candidate who would have the best chance of beating the republican candidate for his bid for being elected president. When the Democratic and Republi can nominees begin to face-off against each other before the final election for President on November 8, they will debate such key issues as the national debt, SDI (Star wars De fence Initiative), aid to the Contra reb- els, rights to abortion, Defense spend ing and many other important issues. Washington Dies In 1981, Harold Washington be came the mayor of Chicago. He did this by defeating former mayor Jayne Byrne and Richard Daley. He made history by becoming Chicago ' s first black mayor ever. In 1987 by beating Jayne Byrne once again and Ed Vrdolyak, he began his second term. When Chicagoans got up to go to work one late November day, they didn ' t know what news they’d dis- cover as the day progressed. At ap proximately 10:30 a.m. Mayor of Chi- cago, Harold Washington collapsed from a massive coronary while going over the days appointments with his press secretary,” according to Time magazine. Later on that same day, he was pronounced dead due to irrevers- ible brain damage. Washington was 65 years old, a heavy smoker, and overweight-all of which were probable causes in his death. Time magazine said that, Wash- ington pushed through a tough ethics law for city officials and expanded city contracts for women and minor- ities.” They also stated that during his term there were “ ... few im- provements in Chicago ' s notoriously inadequate public schools or the cities crime ridden public housing projects.” Immediately following the death of the mayor, the campaigning began. Members of the city council started to push for votes for their favorite candidate. The two front runners in the race were Alderman Tim Evans and Eugene Sawyer. The election was only held within the council. The fifty members cast their ballots. They chose Eugene Sawyer who will be the acting mayor until a formal election is held in 1989. Senior Sophia Perez does research in the school library on the late Chicago Mayor, Harold Wash ington. 30 Mini-Mag Jessica On Wednesday, October 14, 1987, the hearts of men, women and chil- dren alike were touched by an 18 month-old baby. The baby, Jessica McClure, had fallen into an aban- doned well shaft behind her aunt’s home. At first, experts thought it would only take a short time to rescue the child, but the effort turned into a 58 and a half hour traumatizing wait. While relatives, concerned friends, and volunteer bystanders sat pray- ing, crying and hoping, rescuers worked around the clock to save the child. Often times workers collapsed from fatigue and were forced to rest. No one on the scene wanted to give up hope. The workers continuously ran into problems. Just when they thought they were about to reach her, they would have to go back down and drill some more. Unfortunately for Jessi- ca, the well was surrounded by solid rock which took hours to crumble. As the hours rolled on, workers would hear her crying whimpers. However, the cries often worked against them. We’d have to stop be cause all the men, including myself, were getting so upset at hearing that baby cry. It really slowed us down bec ause all the men, the chippers and drillers, would start bawling,” said David Rilly as quoted in People magazine. In the end, baby Jessica had to slowly and carefully be pulled through a hole for fear of sheer dehy- dration. When she, covered with ban- dages, finally reached the surface, people cheered, church bells rang, and Americans sighed with a feeling of relief because the worst was over for baby Jessica McClure. Just a Jump to Junior Jamie Faris reads an article about baby| Jessica McClure in People magazine. Some of the crew of the Rocky Horror Picture! Show (L-R): Little Nell, Magenta. Dr. Frank n [ furter. Riff Raff. the Left! i In 1974 RKO Radio Picture Produc tions released the Rocky Horror Pic- ture Show. A very different, dement- ed, and comedic musical, it is still just as popular as ever and is now proclaimed a Cult Classic. What makes this musical so appealing? It has to be what the audience makes of it. Most people who go to the show are regulars at the show. They return week after week and therefore have memorized the entire movie which enables them to yell clever little lines to the screen while the actors then respond. The star of the show is a transvestite, Dr. Frank-n-Furter (a scientist) played by Tim Curry. An army of Transylvanians including Lit- tle Nell (a groupie), Magenta (a do- mestic), Riff Raff (a handyman), and a cameo appearance by Meatloaf. Brad Majors and his fiancee Janet Weiss have a flat tire and merely want to use a phone at “Frank’s castle. Of course, castles don’t have phones so they are invited to stay the night to witness the birth of Dr. Frank-n-furters creation he names Rocky. One of the musical ' s songs is called “The Time Warp. Here the audience runs up to the front of the theatre to sing, dance and listen to the narrator ' s ( Chuckies ) instruc- tions; It ' s just a jump to the left . . . Horror show fans appropriately pick their necessities for the movie which include newspaper, a squirt- gun, a lighter, lots of rice, toast, toilet paper which they use to throw at different times throughout the show. This adds to the show and makes it even more of a party. But a fair warn- ing to the Rocky Horror novice: don’t wear any clothes which you value with your life. If you want to know why, go see the show when it comes to a theatre near you. Mini-Mag 31 Compact disc ' s have become the new music wave of the future. They will eventually go on to replace records (LP s) altogether. 32 Schools Censored Congress shall make no law re- specting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise there- of, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Most people could tell you what this saying is and where it comes from. Many journalists know it by heart and quote it to you again and again. However, since the Supreme Court ruling, it wouldn’t matter if high school students knew it or not because freedom of press and speech no longer apply to them. The entire controversy started in Hazelwood, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, when Principal Robert Reyn- olds pulled pages out of the local high school paper. His reason was that the content of the stories were inappropriate for the younger read- ers. The Supreme Court ruled against the students with a 5-3 majority. This new law will allow a school’s admin istration to censor newspapers, year- books, plays, and any other forms of public expression used by the stu- dents. Justice William Brennan, who strongly disagreed with the ruling, said that Reynolds had violated the First Amendment ' s prohibitions against censorship of any student ex- pression that neither disrupts class- work nor invades the rights of oth- ers. Until the issue is brought to the Supreme Court again, and the deci- sion overruled, students will have to deal with the school ' s interference in their publications. Sophomore Bobbi Peters reads the PANTHER PRESS before class A Supreme Court ruling has given the school administration the right to censor school publications. CD’S OK! In 1877, Thomas Edison brought forth a whole new revolution in the recording and playing of music in the form of the phonograph. Now music or other sounds could be played from a 10-inch disc by means of the phono- graph record player. Today, just over one-hundred years since the introduc- tion of the phonograph, a whole new revolution, in the way music is re- corded and stored, has come about. Of course, it is the compact disc player that we are talking about. The compact disc player is similar to the phonograph player in concept only. Like the phonograph, the CD player reads data from the disc; but does it with a laser instead of a nee- dle. This is better than a needle read- ing the music because a needle can wear out a record where as a laser will never damage the disc with the recording on it. Another important quality of the disc is that music is recorded on the disc with very close reproduction of the original recording of the music made in a recording studio. The clearness of the sound is much great- er on a CD than on a conventional record. Also, the CD is very small and portable and takes up little space. Soon to follow the CD players is said to be the CD Videos. They look the same as regular CD ' s except they produce a video and have the same quality recording as CD’s with mu- sic. Mellencamp Rocks ... that ' s when a sport was a sport and grooving was grooving and dancing meant everything. We were young and we were improving. The words of Cherry Bomb filled the Horizon as the lights began to go on. Concert goers were on their feet go- ing wild and waving their hands as one. On a rainy night many students headed towards the Rosemont Hori- zon. Neither the weather nor any- body, for that fact, could have stopped these devoted fans from at- tending this concert. December 7, 1987 Seymour, Indi- ana Sensation John Cougar Mellen- camp performed his first of two per- formances he would be giving in Chi- cago. A variety of people-young and old showed up to see the native resi- dent live. Mellencamp opened the show with the music of Paper and Fire. This one and many other songs performed came from his newest album The Lonesome Jubilee. After the first number it became evident to the crowd that this would be an unforgettable concert. He rocked the stage from that point on while playing one hit after another. Much to the crowds enjoyment, he played the more familiar former hits like: Jack and Diane, Play Gui- tar, Small Town, “Tumblin Down, Pink Houses,” R-O-C-K in the USA, and Scarecrow.” Mellencamp also showed the crowd how much he cared about what was happening in the world. He talked about things like Farm Aid and how people pulled together for a cause. Also, he made clear his feel- ings about using songs in commer- cials. When the Beatles wrote Revo- lution, he ' s sure they had no inten- tion for it to be used in a Nike com- mercial. A piece of memorabilia. Many people who go tc concerts save their ticket stubs to keep as a sou venir. (J2 tape cassettes, T-shirts, bandanas, and man other concert memorabilia were things commonl seen when CJ2 became popular U2 Hits America The modest lead singer and lyric writer, Bono of the band (J2 (the name suggested by a local musician pal, refers ironically to the high-alti- tude spy plane), does not think they ((J2, which has gone through a vari- ety of names, including the Hype) are really that good. He claims they are overrated which would explain his saying that U2 will be the band that ' s always coming and never ar- rives. (J2 ' s sixth and best album, The Joshua Tree, proved Bono wrong be- cause U2 has arrived. The new al bum appeared in stores in March of 1987, hit No. 1 on Billboard ' s chart for the week of April 27. The Al- bum ' s 1st single, With or Without You, made the band ' s heaviest mark on Top 40 radio. Other tunes on The Joshua Tree are likely to join it on the charts. CI2 started its scheduled 18-month world tour in Arizona in early April 1987. The band played the United States through mid-May, then went on to perform in Europe most of the summer, then finally re- turned to the States in September. The band consists of a four mem ber lineup: lead singer Bono, 26, lead guitarist; the Edge, 25; drummer Lar rey Mullen Jr., 25 (who added Junior to his surname after his father began to receive large tax bills meant for his prosperous son); and bass guitarist Adam Clayton, 27. Now to clarify the origin signifi- cance of two of the band member s names. Bono, born Paul Hewson, got his name off a sign advertising Bono Vox of O’Connell Street, a hearing aid store in Dublin. Not until later did Bono learn that the phrase meant good voice in cock-eyed latin, but he has long since dropped the Vox. Bono came up with the name for Da- vid Evans. The edge is the border between something and nothing, an- nounced Bono. Although, the Edge claims he is not a particularly edgy person, (source People Magazine). The Joshua Tree is dedicated to the late Greg Caroll, U2 ' s twenty-six year old personal assistant. The al- bum title does contain some symbol- ism. The joshua tree is supposed to be the oldest living organism in the desert. The trees age cannot be deter- mined because when it is cut, there are no rings to determine how old it is. And thusly, U2 felt this was a good sign for the record. Although to some people it may have seemed like small talk, but to the clubs and organizations it meant great dedication. Stu- dents who were involved in these various activities spent many hours after school coming up with new ideas and ironing out the final details of old ones. Much time and effort was put into the fundraisers for each organization. The money from some such clubs was put back into the club itself. Some organizations chose to give the money to people who needed the help outside of the school. Some fundraisers didn’t involve money but rather people who wanted to give more than money to help others. TaUk Senior Theresa Joseph takes senior Mike Smolek ' s temperature before he could donate blood for the Honor Society ' s annual blood drive. Junior Heather Garvey looks over her notes before the student council meeting starts to be sure she knows all the points she wants to bring up. Orgonizofions Division - 35 Can we have a motion to adjourn this meeting? Senior Julie Russell raises her hand to carry out this motion. ' ' it ' s fun being a part of decisions for our class because maybe something that I ' ve decided on will be used for many years to come. - Senior Christine Carter Government Members Make Decisions And Improvements For The Student Body I f one wishes to someday be involved in politics, he can get experience in high school by being a member of the various student govern ments. How do you get involved? A student who wants to join must have a paper signed by twenty- five students and three teach ers. All the names are then put on one sheet and the students vote. Elections are held in the spring and the members are elected by “popular vote.” The Student Council spon sors several activities through out the year. One of the biggest events is planning Homecom- ing. The council decides on a float theme, the different days of spirit week, and the Competi- tions for Activities Night. The activities include spon- soring the food drive during Thanksgiving and selling San ta-grams during Christmas. The Santa-grams are our big- gest fundraiser of the year. A lot of students participated in it and it went over well. I think it gets the kids into the holiday spirit and it lightens the mood of a blah kind of winter. said junior J.J. Boylan. This year there was a change in Student Council. Mrs. Bar- bara Deleget became co-spon- sor along with Mr. Weaver. Many students feel this was a positive change. Senior Joe Buchko said, It’s good to know that more teachers like Mrs. Deleget, are becoming in- terested in Student Council. I hope this interest continues in the years to come. Some students feel that some improvements can be made in student government. Most feel that more students need to get involved. Junior Adrienne Companik said “May- be getting more people in volved would improve the council. Sometimes people are upset with choices made and they complain but they don’t do anything about it.” The Student government also consists of three executive councils. The senior class spon sors the Homecoming dance, but their most important event is Graduation. They meet several times, a year to discuss the details of graduation day. Deciding on class colors, flowers and the class song is a part of their re- sponsibility. “It ' s fun being a part of decisions for our class because maybe something that I’ve decided on will be used for many years to come, said sen ior Christina Carter. Planning Prom is the main event for the juniors. To help raise money for Prom they sold magazines and entertainment books. A task for the sophomore class is planning Turnabout. First they must decide on one theme and colors. “Our class council had meetings to form groups for the D.J., flowers, programs, etc. There was five or six people on each commit- tee who decided what we were going to have, said Sopho- more class president Pam Muha. Junior Desa Stepanovich quickly takes notes on the Student Council meeting that she is involved in. 36 — Student Government Student Council: Back Row: Tammy Childers, Colleen Dangelo, Mike Lake, Joe Buchko, Jeff Mitchell, Heather Meyer, Jeff Herr, Todd Hoot, Denise Guevara, Ryan Carell, Stacey Baker Fourth Row: Marcie Dresbaugh, Lisa Segally, Frank Rigas, Julie Russell. Steve Allison, Dan Leslie, Amy Bohney, Jennifer Stokes, Mary Hoffman, Tracy Zebraki Third Row: Chris Kleimola. Debbie Parr, Lori Russell, Kris Bowron, Matt Lake, John Aldrin. Chris Hawkins. Deanne Knezavich, Deann Tanis. Frank Romano Second Row: Debbie Miller, Pete Schlagel, Theresa Joseph, Theresa Kung. Pam Muha, Lazette Leal, Keith Galocy. Desa Staponovich, Denise Hotchstetler, Kylee McLellan, Adrianne Companik Front Row: Mrs Barb Deleget. Toni Morri- son, JJ Boylan, Dave Lee, Kim Companik, Heather Garvey, Pam Wiltfong. Melissa Moore, Mr. Weaver Junior Student Council: Back Row: Chuck Moore, Patti Roach, Denise Mikulski. Heather Garvey. Adrienne Companik, Laura Garcia. Lyzette Leal. Third Row: Keith Miller. Carrie Rodriguez. Tracy Zebracki. Amy Bohney. Marylin Marszalek, Deann Knezevich. Second Row Ryan Carrell. Denise Guevara, Deanne Tanis, Denise Hotchstetler, Mary Hoffman, Alan Maugh erman. Front Row: Stacy Baker, Dancy Stapanovich, Kieth Galocy. Leanne Nichols. Sophomore Class: Back Row Lori Russell. Todd Hoot, Mike Lake, Chris Hawkins, Marcie Dresbaugh, Front Row, Matt Lake, Pam Wiltfong, Pam Muha. Jennifer Bednar. Kylee McLellan, Colleen Dangelo Senior Class Council: Back Row: Debbie Parr. Heather Meyer, Chris Bow ron, Becky Hoot, Kelly Mish. Middle Row Melissa Moore. Tammy Childers. Jamie Budak. Marjana Balac, Sue Simon, Front Row: Julie Russell. Theresa Joseph. Kim Companik. 37 Varsity Club: Back Row: Branko Staponovich, Heather Meyer, Mike Wlazlo. Brett Zabek. Mark Osmolski, Phil Katona. Earl Schriber, Mary Jane Grubach, Dave Ardnt. Rick Benjamen, Derek Tucker. Sixth Row: Laura Covarubias. Carrie Rockell, Brian Kretz, Dave Harretos, Andy Huss, Jeff Sweeney, Greg Steapelton, Mike Anderson, Troy Toweson. Fifth Row: Steve Allison. Joe Buchko, Christine Roye, Michelle Castillo. Pam Wiltfong, Pam Muha, Jamie Davis, Laura Preste, Shelly Marshall. Deann Knezevich. Fourth Row: Kim Companik, Heather Grobowski, John Jordan, Gojko Cuzcuz. Jeff Gifford, Joy Torrez, Stacey Baker, Deanne Tanis, Frank Regis. Third Row: Sue Kwasny, Toni Morrison, Keith Galocy, Mike Baby. Dan Leslie, John Lesniak, Bill Curtis, Tim Galambos. Second Row: Tammy Whitfield, Angie Gulotta. Lea Dickson, Stephanie Bronson, Pam Bishop, Jamie Budak, Chris Bowron, Julie Russell, Theresa Joseph Front Row: Tricia Grandys, Paula Batliner, Polly Byrd, Ray Jajowka, Kenny Herd, Tim Grecivich, Julie Ortiz, Christine Tanis, Jenny De La Vega National Honor Society: Back Row: Michael Gaby, Chris Broelman, Pete Schlagel, Karen Beasley. Chris Kleimola, Theresa Joseph, Dan Leslie, Heather Meyer, Jeff Herr, Tom Zapinski Middle Row: Paul Barenie, Melissa Moore, Pam Bishop, Lyzette Leal, Deanne Tanis, Deann Kneze vich, Stacy Baker, Ryan Carrell, Dale Verkuilen. Front Row: Jamie Budack, Julie Russell, Theresa Kung, Debbie Parr, Amy Bohney, Chris Karp, Steve Allison. Boys and Girls State- Back Row: Julie Russell, Debbie Parr, Deannete Deboer, Theresa Kung. Middle Row: Greg Kemp, Paul Barenie, Bob Troska, Mike Gabey. Front Row: Jamie Budack, Theresa Joseph, Mary Jane Grubach, Chris Kleimola. Quill and Scroll: Kris Bowron, Tammy Childers, Lyzette Leal, Sue Hickey, Tim Yoko, Amy Bohney. Front Row: Mirjana Balac, Miss Julie Marcinek, Brian Kretz, Becky Hoot. 38 After giving blood. Senior Jenny De La Vega enjoys juice and cookies which is given to the patients after giving blood. I Quill and Scroll recognizes outstanding journalists in much the same way NHS recognizes outstanding stu- dents. -Miss Julie Marcinek — Th e select few Working Hard And Having Fun Students Accomplish Their Goals. M any people get hon ored in many differ ent ways. One way many get honored is academi- cally. These are the students who work very hard to achieve a specific grade point average. Another way to be honored is by receiving a letter in a Varsity sport. This allows one to be come a member of the Varsity Club. Junior Polly Byrd ex plains how she got into Varsity Club, ‘ When I was a freshman, I lettered in swimming on the Varsity team. So then I quali- fied to be in Varsity Club. Sen ior Joe Buchko explains how he got into Varsity Club and what it means to him, “1 basi- cally joined Varsity Club be cause I enjoy being in group activities and working with oth- ers. An added bonus to being in Varsity Club is the prestige. Saying you are a letterman is fine but, it adds a touch of class if you say you are a member of the Varsity Club. Quill and Scroll is another honors group. Advisor of Quill and Scroll Miss Marcinek says, Quill and Scroll recognizes outstanding journalists in much the same way NHS recognizes outstand- ing students. Those students initiated, have made significant contributions to either Panther Press or Reflector during their high school tenure. It is com- prised of the “upper crust” of the publication staff.” Senior President Brian Kretz explains how he got into Quill and Scroll, I was elected President by the students in both Reflec tor and Panther Press. if you are at the top of your class, you may be in Honor So- ciety: Senior Heather Meyer says why she likes being in Honor Society, People recog- nize you as a smart student. It looks good and will benefit me on my college application. Honor Society sold candy bars, student directories, and spon- sored the blood drive. Sponsor Mr. Besch said, This year went very well, the students were very cooperative. As of now, there are no changes for next year. We had an excellent Blood Drive this year. Which was held on February twenty third in the fieldhouse. Intro- duction Ceremony was on March twenty ninth and Recog- nition night is being planned for this years end. High blood pressure? Junior Denise Hochstetler gets it checked before giv ing blood at the Blood Drive. Honor Groups Showing school spirit. Junior Tom Za pinski plays the school song during halftime at one of the football game. I feel that band has potential, if the people would put their hearts into it. -Senior Paul Barenie Different Beat Band Students Learn To Work As A Group any students like to spend their time after school doing various things. Like going to the mall, working, or being involved in a school sport. But there are stu- dents who devote their time to band. There are three types of bands. One type is Concert Band — which is the main group. They play at the ISSMA contests. They are guided un- der the directions of Mr. Noel Cross. There is a routine each day before class or practice starts. They spend a few min utes tuning up the instruments and practice a selection of mu- sic. Sophomore Dave Thomp- son says what he thinks of band, “I feel that band is a way to help me relax from the every day normal class load.” Junior Paul Barenie explains his feel- ings towards band, I feel that band has potential, if people would put their hearts into it. I have stayed in band because I wait for the day that the band will play well. Also, if people would take band class as a band class and not as a talk hour, we would get something accomplished.” Sophomore Terry Rudzinski tells how he feels towards band, ' Band lacks one thing — a band. Students do many things in band. Such as going to camp in the summer. Junior Michelle LeGear says, People go to band camp because it is fun. But there is a lot of work to be done too. You have to practice eight and a half hours a day. There are some advan tages and disadvantages when you are in band. Junior Mi- chelle LeGear talks about one advantage and one disadvan- tage, You get to meet new people, and it is fun but you have to be serious at times too.” Students have to be dedi- cated to band. Junior Scott Patka said, You have to prac- tice as much as possible to get the right notes. Some band members say a dedicated stu- dent is someone who pays at- tention in class, works hard, and goes to music concerts. The band has many fun draisers. Such as cheese and sausage sale — which takes place around Thanksgiving. Concert Band Back Row Dave Thompson. Billy Markvey. Scott Patka. Chris Karp. Keith Miller. Tom Zapinski, Aaron Shurke. Michelle Martin. Joe Last. Third Row: Mike Gaby, Heather Garvey, Heather Meyer, Rick Sell, Chris Doppler. Mike Beasley. Debbie Webb. Theresa Joseph, Paul Barenie, Michelle LeGear. Terry Rudzinski. Leanette Rafa. Bobby Peters. Ray Webb, Greg Kemp. Mike Martin Second Row: Pete Schlagel. Jennifer Cherven. Veronica Czeseski. Karen Beasley. Dan Dewar. Stacy Goff, Paul Burdsal. Dawn Redman. Rodney Anderson. Tina Patrick. Jennifer Murrian. Dawn Degani, Brandi Rentchler, Colleen Deangelo. Diane Kendall. Front Row: Doug Fulkerson. Alan Maugherman, Chris Broelman. Shelly Marshall. Dan Leslie. Amy Haskins. Terri Rovleski. Becky Fuehrer. Leazette Leal. Chris Houchin. Jazz Band: Back Row: Aron Schuheke, Scott Patka, Paul Burdsal. Rodney Anderson. Thomas Zapinski. Chris Karp. Pete Schalgel Middle Row: Terry Rudzinski. Mike Beasly. Heather Garvey. Mike Gabey. Dan Dewar, Heather Meyer. Front Row: Shelly Marshall. Theresa Joseph. Michelle LeGear. Paul Barenie. Greg Kemp. Amy Haskins. Pit Band Back Row: Dawn Redman. Tom Zapinski. Rodney Anderson Third Row: Michelle LeGear. Bobby Peters. Heather Meyer. Steve Allison. Greg Kemp Second Row: Heather Garvey. Lisa Tumbula. Karen Beasley. Chris Broelman. Mike Gaby Front row: Kris Houchin. Amy Haskins. Pete Schlagel Band Majors: Heather Garvey. Pete Schlagel Do id — 41 Booster Club. Jackie Cobb. Lucy Bapst. Angie Clark. Cheryl Mitchell. Dave Lee. Greg Spohn. Heather Meyer. Branko Stepanovich. Tim Grecevich. Ray Fines. Ryan Stanszeski. Dave Harretos. John Jordan. Phil Katona. Troy Toweson, Derek Tucker. Mark Osmulski. Seventh Row Dianne Kendall. Olga Cazarez. Melissa Morris. Julie Kilgore. Shelly Tucker. Mary Tingley. Deena Wesolowski. Christina Vasquez. Judy McKnight, Rick Benjamin. Ken Herd. Dave Ardnt. Mark Anderson. Allison Textor. Michelle Castillo. Genny Huddleston. Wendy Mares. Leslie Stupeck Sixth Row Andy Hartman. Kristian James. Kim Mnich. Joy Torrez. Deann Knezevkrh. Toni Morrison. Paula Christensen. Jenny Stokes. Becky Baker. Pete Schlagel. Lisa Tumbula. Rich Latia, Lea Dixon. Da nett Deboer, Jean Stucky. Donna Slakinin. Laura Garcia. Tammy Sands. Chris Kleimola. Fifth Row: Jeff Mitchell. Dodie Hall. Dawna Fryman. Michelle Maglish. Liane Patrick. Mirjana Balac. Kris Bowron. Polly Byrd. Angela Gulotta. Paula Batliner. Steve Allison. Stephanie Bronson. Lenette Rafa, Denise Hotchstetler. Deanne Tanis. Julie Hedges. Leanne Nichols. Denise Mikulski. Stacy Baker Fourth Row Mary Hoffman. Rich Bach. Julie Navicki. Tonya Parsons. Kelly Wilkey. Lyzette Leal. Marilyn Marszalek. Kendra Davis. Tiffany Griffee. Irene Djukk. Sue Simon. Jenny Kirk. Julie Ortiz. Debbie Dominguez. Adrienne Companik. Denise Guevara. Leslie Martin. Melissa Moore. Debbie Parr Third Row Barbie Gal. Jennifer Gooidy. Carrie Rodriguez. JJ Boylan. Chris Carter. Deanna Seberger. Pam Bishop. Shelly Marshall. Jenny Atkinson. Kim Tilston. Terri Winkler. Mary Jane Grubach. Donya Crock. Julie Scott. Lisa Segally. Chris Tanis. Jenny De La Vega. Tammi Billingsley, Mkhelle Jones. Christine Reyome. Charlott Krooswyk. Debbie Webb. Marcy Dresbaugh. Lori Russell. Amy O ' Donell Second Row Veronica Czechski. Kylee Mclellan. Jennifer Bednar. Jamie Davis. Pam Muha. Patricia Miguire. Colleen Dangelo. Julie Planer, Ann Plucinski. Michelle Graham. Tammy Childers. Miss Kay Blount Front Row Sara Luzcz. Jenny Cobb. Jennifer Schroder. Rhonda Reed. Heather Grabowski. Desa Staponovkh. Kim Companik. Christine Palucki Kim Moriarty Pantherettes: Fourth Row: Jenny Stokes. Sue Simon. Jenny Kirk. Dianna Seberger. Irene Djukk. Tiffiany Griffee. Mary Jane Grubach. Patti Roach Third Row Pam Bishop. Michelle Maglish. Stephanie Bronson. Donya Crock. Lenette Rafa. Deana Wesdowski. Cheryl Mitchell. Christina Carter Second Row Adrienne Companik. Amy O ' Donnell. Kristin Birk. Julie Hedges. Laura Garcia. Leanne Nkhols. Donna Slakinin. Lisa Maggio First Row: Jenny De La Vega. Jenny Atkinson. Kendra Davis. Debbie Parr 42 This is Panther country! At the Homecoming Pep Rally, students get ready for the evenings game, by cheering for their team Pep Club encourages the players to play harder and gives them more of a drive to win.” • Junior John Popyk _ I ?ep efforts Boosting The Team’s Spirit And Morale L et ' s go team, Let’s go! Those are the hollars and screams heard from the section called Pep Club. It con- sists of the Cheerleaders, Pantherettes. Sweatergirls, Booster Club, and Lifters. They all share a strong common bond — spirit. It is this school spirit that motivates them to sacrifice their time and effort into supporting their teams. Ju- nior John Popyk said, Pep Club encourages the players to play harder and gives them more of a drive to win. These groups not only express their own spirit, but bring out the school spirit in everyone. Being involved in Pep Club means taking on a lot of responsibil- ities. On Thursdays, these groups gather together to make posters to let the players know they are rooting for them. They also get involved in things like hoop-making, selling raffle tick ets during the games, and lock- erbuddies. Senior Sara Luszcz said, It is worth it. Especially when we accomplish our goals. Lockerbuddies are picked each new season. Each person chooses a player ' s lock er he or she would like to deco- rate. They must decorate that player ' s hall locker for all away games and their gym locker for all home games. Cheerleaders are not the only group that mo- tivates the crowd. Pantherettes “pep up the crowd during the games and especially during halftime. Senior Pantherette Debbie Parr said, “The best thing about Pantherettes is get ting to know new friends, danc- ing, and using your talent to create new routines. An often overlooked and underpraised part of the Pep Club has been the sweatergirls. One would think that after making post ers, and hoops, or even after selling raffle tickets, the swea- tergirls would receive some sort of thanks. Senior Christine Palucki asks, Why am I a sweatergirl? What else can you say but — it is fun! Our basketball season gave us a first look at our Lifters. These are male students who have volunteered to help out the varsity cheerleaders. Booster Club — 40 Junior, Samantha Rosa works her fin- gers to the bone while finishing up her career prep assignment. ‘‘DECA is a great organization to get students involved ir school activities and to prepare themselves for future jot __ performance.” -Junior, Jodee Meadows Vork pays ofl For Every Effort Put Into Competition And Fundraisers G oodies sold here, 15C or 25C apiece. That is what you see at the DECA bake sale every Friday morn- ing. DECA (Distributive Educa- tion Clubs of America) is an or- ganization whose purpose is to prepare students for the out- side field of work. It also helps them to make their career goals. Junior Priscilla Po- latewicz said, People in DECA have a lot going for them- selves. Besides what your em- ployer thinks of it, it can be a lot of fun. Junior Jodee Mead- ows said, “DECA is a great or- ganization to get students in- volved in school activities and to prepare themselves for fu- ture job performance. Members of DECA are in- volved in various activities. In the past, they have built a float for Homecoming. They have sold candles, Christmas cards, shoveled sidewalks for senior citizens, and had a care tree at Christmas time. The money they make from these fun- draisers is not used for the or- Space out in class? Not if you’re in Mrs. McNabney ' s Career Prep class. Junior, Aaron Smith is attentively listening. ganization, nor for the school. It is sent to the Griffith Emergen- cy Fund for needy families. Senior Julie Lamprecht said, “Being in DECA is an exper- ience to me. I feel good know- ing that the money we make from the fundraisers is going to people who need help with sur- viving.” Members of DECA compete in contests yearly with local schools. In order to win region- al competition, the student must do well on the written test and in competitive events. Stu- dents then go on to state com- petition and compete with stu- dents from different parts of In- diana. Whichever student wins in state competition, goes on to the national conference which is held in Salt Lake City, Utah this year. To become a DECA member, a student must take marketing and career prepara- tion. They also must pay a fee of six dollars. Senior Denise Shaffer said, “DECA is really fun. It gets me prepared for the future. It helped me choose what I want- ed as a career. I have learned how to relax during an inter- view, how to dress for an inter- view, how to write a resume, and what certain questions to ask the interviewer. Senior Leigh Daughtery said, I am very glad I joined DECA. This is my second year in it and it has been really fun. I have been able to meet new people and got to know about choosing a career that is right for me. It was fun to get to compete with other schools around GHS. Sure, I was nervous about com- peting for the first time. But it was fun and worth it.” “DECA is used to continue working towards the idea that GHS students care about their school and community in which they live,” said DECA sponsor, Dick Reyome. DECA Regional Winners: Back Row: Greg Spohn. Tim Dutkiewicz. John Loomis. Andy Hartman. Sara Luzcz, Bob Kane Middle Row: Julie Davids. Jamie Crute. Shelly Banik. Sharon Owzarzack. Kelly Zylo. Chris Pramuck. Front Row Kelly Mish, Lisa VenAu ken. Karen Parsons. Stacey Mahns 44 - DECA DECA Officers: Lisa Van Auken, Kelly Mish, Shelly Banik, Tina Felski. Back row, Sponsor Mr. Dick Reyome. DECA Back Row Julie Lamprecht. Janet Hall. Brenda Collins. John Loomis. Lori Ofceley. Tina Toren. Dave Pogue. Kevin Tucker. Andy Hartman. Tim Dutkiewicz Fifth Row: John Sweinconek. Danielle Healy. Erik Gettig. Greg Spohn. Frank Alverez, Lisa Maggio. Johnna Grandys. Terry Reising. Mitch Ward Fourth Row Denise Shaffer. Kim Mnich. Leigh Daugherty. Jamie Crute. Jenny Cook. Rob Shinkle. Pete Panos. Jamie Feris Third Row Priscilla Polatewicz. Kelly Zylo. Michelle Foreman. Missy Lee. Vicki Thirion. Char la Mitchell. Melissa O Halloran. Polly Byrd. Scot Saberniak Second Row Chris Pramuck. Bonita Hennagir. Bob Kane. Sara Luszuz. Camie Redman. Julie Davids. Michelle Blanik. Sharon Owzarsak Front Row Jodee Meadows. Stacy Mahn. Kelly Mish. Mr Richard Reyome. Lisa Van Auken. Shelly Banik. Tina Felski. Joy Torrez. DEC A 45 Movie Workers Back Row: Melissa Thompson. Sue Hickey. Deanna McLaughlin. Dale Verkuilen, Jason Gonzalez. Mike Anderson. Andy Huss. Carl Kammer. Julie Planer. Third Row: Charlott Krooswyk, Rich Latia, Pete Schlagel, Karen Beasley, Diane Kendall. Mike Beasley. Dawn Dunette, Jeff Mitchell. Jamie Feris. Michelle Spohn Second Row: Tammy Hageman, Lucy Bapst. Lisa Tumbula. Marcey Dresbauj. Jenny Chervin. Amy Bohney, Beth Galinski, Tonya Parsons, Jason Kirk. Front Row: Kelly Wilkey, Paul Barenie. Michelle LeGear. Theresa Joseph, Christine Palucki. Debbie Parr, Sara Luszcz. Theresa Kung, Debbie Webb Bowling Clut Back Row: Jason Gonzalez, Mitch Ward, Tom Kitzmiller. Dennis Glover, Jim Toren, Brad Adams, Mike Gaby Third Row: Mike Beasly, Paul Barenie. Deanna McLaughlin. Paula Irvin. Rebecca Fueher. Leanne Patricks. Second Row: Dori Hobbs, Terri Robleski, Amy Haskins, Karen Beasly. Mary Ward, Crystal McCarty, Christine Palucki. Front Row: Dale Verkuilen. Julie Navicki, Jeff Herr, Doug Fulkerson, Thomas Zapinski. Stage Crew Back Row: Marcey Dresbauj, Dale Verkuilen, Mike Beasley, Dawn Dunnet. Jeff Mitchell, Sarah Luszcz, John Faris, Carl Kammer. Middle Row: Ann Plucinski, Deanna McLaughlin, Diana Kendall, Jenny Stokes, Allison Textor, Deana Wesolowski. Front Row: Doug Demeter, Jenny Chervin, Joe Magiera, Ruth Rodriguez. Karen Beasley, Mr. Weaver. Lights, camera, action. Stage Crew workers Senior Jeff Herr and Sopho- more Mike Beasley work the lights. In the bowling club you get to meet new people. This is the only time all my friends and I can get together during the week. Junior Paula Irvin Students Unite Clubs Occupy Students In After School Activities S ome students are in- volved in extracurricu lar activities and not al ways is it a sport. Many are involved in either being a movie worker, being in the bowling club, or being on stage crew. Movie workers put in some hours on Friday and Saturday nights. There are different jobs to do. Such as ushers — who seat the customers in the audi- torium and keep people from getting rowdy. Ticket sellers — sell the tickets and handle the money. Ticket takers — take the tickets at the auditorium door. There are some advantages and disadvantages in these clubs. Junior Jamie Faris says, An advantage being a movie worker is, you get to see a mov- ie for free.” Junior Kelly Wilkey said, One disadvantage is it is on Friday and Saturday nights and you have to devote your time to it. Another extracurricular ac tivity is the Bowling Club. The club meets once a week, Each team has three players on it. The teams compete against one another. Junior Paula Irvin said she joined bowling club be- cause, “I am able to be with my friends and I am able to im- prove my bowling.” Junior Mitch Ward explains why he joined, It is an experience sport and a lot of fun to bowl and receive awards. There are some advantages and disad- vantages too. Junior Paula Ir- vin tells about one advantage, “You get to meet new people. This is the only time all my friends and I can be together during the school week.” Ju- nior Mitch Ward tells about one disadvantage, “Getting rides there and coming up with the money sometimes is kind of hard. Especially if you do not have a job. A group of people who help produce the play is the Stage Crew. These people go to school Saturday mornings and even stay late after school to put finishing touches on the scenes. Senior Joe Magiera comments about it, “I did not just join Stage Crew. I joined the play. When you join the play, you are automatically in Stage Crew. Even if you have a part in the play, you end up helping out other people put in the finishing touches.” Senior Ruth Rodriguez says why she joined, I did not get a part in the play, so I decided to at least be a little part of help. It is a lot of hard work, but it is fun. Life needs a little balance every now and then and one of the major things that needs balancing is the heavy, everyday school work load. One of the things that can help balance out school work is extra curricular activi- ties like clubs and sports. By being on a sports team, one can learn to compete, learn how to work with people, become more athletic, or just meet new people. For the school, sport teams provide a school spirit that is obvious during events like spirit week and homecoming. This gives the school the something extra that it needs. Junior Phil Katona tries to sneak in a shot, but is caught off guard as the opposing Calumet player steps in. Coach Gurrado proves to bystand- ers that there is more to sports than the players and the game. Cheer leaders are very important to the game. Head Coach Les Thornton and play- ers look on as the team carries out one of their strategy plans. The de- fense is standing on the sidelines. Sports Division - 49 T Throughour rhe whole season no matter how down we were, we ' d al- ways keep up, we ' d never quir. -Senior Ken Herd he field lights fade, the stands grow silent, and even- tually the scars of the turf will heal. But, the memories of the 1987 football season will burn for a long time to come. Head football coach Les Thorton felt that, We could have went further in the Sec- tionals this year.” He also noted, “I knew that High- land, Munster, and Crown Point would be very strong this year but I thought we could have at least had an even 4-4 season.” Senior Ken Herd adds, The greatest letdown of the year was the Lake Cen- tral game. We should have won that one.” This sea- son’s performance can be epitomized through that game. “We proved we had the ability to score but we just got beat on the long pass coverage. Senior leadership always plays a key role in any suc- cessful team. According to Sophomore Bill Cox, “At first I thought we would be getting our butts kicked in by the seniors. I thought we would be picked on all the time but it really wasn’t bad. They helped us adjust really easy.” For most, the transition from the freshmen level straight to the varsity level would be difficult at best. Sophomore Joe Sainato found, “The biggest differ ence was going against guys that are 50 to 100 pounds bigger than those in the freshman games. They also hit a lot harder and were quicker.” Even though the varsity games were more physically punishing, Joe admits, “The crowd made it enjoyable. Junior Brian Waddle felt, “Playing J.V. and only a lit- tle varsity was very frustrat- ing and it really affected my game. I was always down on myself and I know a lot of other guys were affected in the same way.” Sophomore Ryan Stanis- zeski claims that, “By play- ing varsity and junior varsity I gained a lot of experience and it was a lot of fun too. Going both ways wasn’t al- ways fun and games though. I would have to go through practice with the varsity on Mondays and play in the J.V. games that same night.” With promising upper- classmen starters for next year, the football team will work to top this past sea- son’s record. Red-gold 23. Coach Anderson sig- nals in the plays from the sidelines using Griffith ' s first audible system. Part of the job. Everytime a running back gets the ball, he knows he ' s going to get hit as Sophomore Mike Raketich finds out. 50 - Foofboll varsity Tour de force! Sophomore Joe Sain ato proves that no matter what size you are, persistency is the key to success. When you can ' t find a blocker, Ju nior Troy Toweson finds that using the old head fake can be the next best thing. OPPONENT WE THEY Horace Monn 17 16 Lowell 40 22 Munster 12 27 Crown Point 9 49 Columet 39 20 Lake Central 30 32 Highland 0 29 Kankakee Volley 25 0 Andrean 21 26 Into the deadend zone. It takes team precision to allow Junior running back Troy Toweson to break through the line. Take down. Success in football takes teamwork as junior Sean Far ley and sophomore Joe Sainato show. JV Football: Front row: Mike Raketich, John Mowery, Chuck Moore, Greg Rowe, Lonnie Byrd, Rich Salcedo, Ken Moore. Second row: Greg McCauley, Chris Anderson, Mike Kelderman, Ryan Staniszeski, Brian Waddle, John Bogner, Joe Peters, Steve Trivunovic. Third row: Monica Rocha, Coach Komara. Joy Torrez, Doug Keen, Doug Lovin, Sean Farley, Carl Grin, Jeff Burks. Bryan Textor, Marilyn Marszalek, Coach Kiechle, Deann Knezevich. Fourth row: Eric Seffner, Mike Dorelli, John Yonan, Tim Dutkiewicz, Bill Cox, Eric Smith, Todd Hoot, Gene Jorden, Jason Gilbert, Branko Stepano- vich. Varsity Football: Front row: Mike Raketich. Ken Herd. Mike Dorelli, Mike Anderson, Steve Trivunovic, Joe Sainato, Ryan Staniszeski, Mike Kelderman, Brian Phillips, Jeff Gifford. Second row: Greg Rowe, Pat Murdock, Troy Toweson, Jason Gilbert, John Mowery, Bill Cox, Gene Jorden, Ken Moore, Brian Waddle, Greg Steapleton, Mike Wlazlo. Third row: Deann Knezevich, Monica Rocha, Assistant Coach Reyome, Joy Torrez, Assistant Coach Komara, Assistant Coach Anderson, Jeff Sweeney, Sean Farley, Phil Katona, Mark Osmulski, Derek Thornton, Marilyn Marszalek. Assistant Coach Kiechle. Fourth row: Chuck Moore, Earl Shrieber, Brett Zabek, Brad Steapleton, Tim Dutkiewicz, Branko Stepanovich, Dave Arndt, John Yonan, Joe Peters, John Jorden, Rick Benjamin, Joe Buchko, Gojko Cucuz, Tim Grcevich. Football practice might be an ugly word to many of those who endured them, es- pecially the infamous “day camp . But, it was the prac- tices that strengthened the panthers mentally. As senior captain Ken Herd puts it, Throughout the whole sea- son, no matter how down we were, we’d always keep up. We never quit.” sophomore Carl Grin agrees that prac- tice is essential for improve- ment. “Football had changed me by challenging me to try and strive to be come better. Junior Troy Toweson, all conference run- ning back - second team, found the challenge and the result a pleasant surprise. “I didn ' t think I would be one of the top rushers. I just tried to set some average goals for the season. According to Troy, Pre-season training and Wishbone camp really gave me an edge but I still had to push myself during practices.” Senior captain Dave Ardnt also discussed the personal goals. “Before the season started, I knew that I wanted to work hard for the team to make the most out of my last year. I never ex- pected to win the MVP award.” This year ' s award recip i- ents were; Dave Ardnt; most valuable player, Joe Sain- ato; best defensive back, Phil Katona; best defensive lineman, Brett Zabeck; best defensive linebacker, Rick Benjamin; best defensive end, Troy Toweson; best of- fensive back, Ken Herd and Tim Grcevich; best offen sive linemen, Joe Sainato; best receiver, Sean Farley; most improved offensive lin- eman, Brad Steapleton; most improved offensive back, Phil Katona; most im- proved defensive lineman, Troy Toweson; offensive star, Brett Zabek; defensive star, Brian Phillips; kicking star, and Pat Murdock and Ken Herd; senior leadership award. The overall 1987 football season disappointed many people, chalking it up as an- other rebuilding year . As- sistant varsity coach Dick Reyone assures that next year the Panthers will be a team to be reckoned with. We have an experienced front line coming back. Also we have a starting quarter back and an experienced back field. Next year should be a very interesting year; I wish we could start it right now.” On the prowl. Junior quarterback Brad Steapleton fades back to gain a clear view over the defensive line. Huttle up! Talent and determination are key elements to win in football but coach Thorton knows that guid- ance is essential. Football — 50 Through some hord work, deter- mination and gutsy ploy, our team pulled it oil togeth- -Junior Don Lovin y being put out of the spot- light by the bigger teams, many of the smaller teams can get really discouraged. Having hardly any fan sup- port can hurt a team mostly during the close games when fans would really help. This season the boys ' tennis team made it without the fans and ended with a sea- son of 1 2-4. The boys ' tennis team re- cord this year was one of the best Griffith has had. Senior Paul Doctor said the high- light of the season was win- ning the Lake Station Invita- tional. Also early in the sea son, they beat Crown Point whom they haven ' t beaten in seven years. James Sand- ers, junior, said “Through some hard work, determina- tion, and gutsy play, our team pulled it all together.” Coach Gary Dixon said of the season, “The team ' s strengths were number one Jason Belashopka (junior) and number two Andy Huss (junior) who were used to playing their positions. Ev eryone else was playing a new position. Most of them played a lot last year and did quite well. Really more then quite well they did an excel lent job. Paul Doctor did a fine job at number three sin- gles and both doubles teams did well. Junior Jason Beloshapka said, “The team ' s strong points would have been Mr. Dixon holding the team to- gether through some tough times.” In general the team ' s atti- tude was good. Beloshapka said “The team’s attitude was one of utter enjoyment of life. Although the team was serious when they had to be, they never forgot another necessary aspect of the game — having fun. Sand- ers said, Having fun cre- ated a positive atmosphere — one conducive to positive play. So when our tennis team set out for competi- tion, we didn ' t set out only to win. We also set out to have fun . Team award winners were: Most valuable player, Jason Beloshapka; Best Mental Attitude, Andy Huss; Most Victories, Jason Belo shapka. The team will only lose one player for next year and will gain many players with experience. The outlook for next season is one of high hopes. Coach Dixon said, It’s going to take a lot of dedication, but next year we can be the finest team Grif- fith has ever seen. Varsity Boy s Tennis: Front Row; James Sanders, Dan Lavin, Paul Doctor; Second Row; Mark Chestnut, Jason Beloshapka. Kurt Anderson, Coach Gary Dixon. 54 - Boys ' Tennis Boy ' s Tennis Hammond Clark 5-0 W Crown Point 5-0 W Morton 5-0 W Munster 0-5 L Hammond Gavit 5-0 W Calumet 4 1 W Hammond High 4 1 W Lowell 5-0 W Highland 1-4 L River Forest 5-0 W Lake Station 5-0 W Lake Central 1-4 L West Side 5-0 W E.C. Central 5-0 W Gary Wirt 5-0 W Highland invitational: 4th Lake Station Invitational: 1st Eye on the ball. Junior Jason Belo shapka sets up to return the ball across the court in hope of victory. Cornin ' at ya! The sport of tennis requires quick reflexes and a sharp eye as junior Dan Lavin discovers. Sideswipe! Carefully volleying the ball, junior Jason Beloshapka hopes to force his opponent to the net. Ready. Aim. Fire! Junior Kurt An derson serves the ball to his oppo nent during a practice match. Boys ' Tennis — 55 Y It helped me grow os o per- son. It gove me confidence ond built q stronger will inside. -Junior Ed Senzig ou ' re ahead of the pack. For as far as you can see, there ' s no one else around. There are no fans, no shouts of joy from the crowd. Your only companion is the steady sound of your pace. As a rule. Cross Country at GHS has been a sport of little recognition and at the same time, one of high achievement. The year before, we had an outstanding season and we graduated some excel lent runners. This year we thought the program would take care of itself but I was disappointed somewhat with the senior runners, said Coach Ron Divjak. Overall, the runners that stuck it out did a good job. As with any sport, the road to success lies in hard Crosscountry team: Front row: Don Hill, Brian Mounts, Chris Decker, Mark DeLaVega, Chris Dills, Mike Letts. Second row: Coach Divjak, Keith Miller, Mario DelPero, Ron Knestrict, Rich Phillips, Ed Senzig. work and dedication. Ac- cording to junior Ron Knes- trict, We just stuck to Coach Divjaks schedule and ran everyday.” Coach Divjak also com- mented, Training is an all year job. Those who don ' t train in the off-season will not succeed. You have to train constantly in all sea sons and all weather. It takes a special kind of athlete to totally commit himself to a sport but as ju- nior Ed Senzig puts it, It ' s a lot of hard work but it all pays off.” Many times long distance running can become dis- heartening and more than once the runners are tempt ed to pause for a breather. And yet, the team pulled to- gether and got the job done. Junior Mike Letts credits this to the runner’s attitude towards one another. Cross Country is more like a fam- ily because we cheer each other on when some people are done or in back of the pack. We give each other the effort to run. Junior Ed Senzig also commented, It helped me grow as a person. It gave me confidence and built a stron- ger will inside me. Coach Divjak ' s outlook for the future is one of con- cern. It ' s questionable right now. We don ' t have the numbers we’d like to have. Right now we only have four or five good runners but if one of them should happen to get hurt, it would jeapor dize the team. Poetry in motion. Running takes a great deal of concentration and Sen ior Mario DelPero uses that to keep himself going. 56 - Cross Country Home at last! Junior Mike Letts pushes himself to the limit as he nears the finish of the long road Cross Country - 57 I I don ' t think ony one person ployed o greater role than the oth- er members this season. It was the whole team that got the job done. ' ' Senior Stephanie Villolpondo t’s down to the wire; victory in the air. You time your leap with the ball’s descent, pounding a spike through the heart of the opposing de- fense. The crowd roars. Wel- come to volleyball. Most spectators of volley- ball believe it to be a season full of excitement and quick- paced action. For those who have played volleyball at GHS, the realization of hard work is clear. “I knew we would be in for a long season, ex- plained Coach Don Whitte- more. We only had three returning players from last year ' s team and we also had to break in two new setters. This year we were very inex perienced. Senior Angie Covarrubias adds, The fact that we had only two seniors was a ma- jor weakness for the team.” Mo team likes to be la It ' s not over till it ' s over. Communi- cation among the players is vital to insure success. Go for it! Junior Stacy Baker goes up for the ball while her teammates stand ready to help. beled as “inexperienced . It not only hurts individual ef- forts but, it can also cripple the effectiveness of team- work. Amazingly the Lady Panthers used their inexperi ence to strengthen their ef- forts as a team. “I don ' t think any one per- son played a greater role than the other members this season, claimed Senior Stephanie Villalpondo. It was the whole team that got the job done. Coach Whittemore also felt the team’s attitude was very good this year. They knew we were inexperienced and they realized that we were learning ‘on the job . Junior Julie Palmer ex- plained about one of the ' on the job’ situations this sea- son. The highlight of the season was the game we played against Merrillville in a tournament. We played to- gether as a team and we played well.” Award recipients this year were: Most Valuable Player; Angie Covarrabias, Most Im- proved Player; Laura Covar- rabias, Best Mental Attitude; Jayme Davis, Best Server; Angie Covarrubias, Best Spiker; Angie Coverrubias, Best Defense; Angie Cover- rubias, Best Blocker; Jayme Davis. We are very excited about next year. Although we ll lose two seniors, every- one else is returning, com- mented Coach Whittemore. “We also have eight players with considerable varsity ex perience, so from that stand- point, we will be way ahead of this year.” Julie Palmer feels, Our team is young; we do have a lot of talent, and I think we can be a really good team if we can put it all together.” 58 - Volleyball Hit me the ball! Sophomore Jayme Davis waits to cover the return from the opposing team. Poised and ready. Teamwork and support were critical to the lady Panthers this season Girls ' Varsity Volleyball. Front row: Christine Roye, Michelle Castillo. Jenny Bednar, Julie Palmer, Angie Covarrubias. Second row: Jennifer Harder, Stacy Baker, Tricia McGuire. Coach Don Whittemore, Jayme Davis, Steph anie Villalpando, Tammy Austin, Lyzetter Leal Volleyball — 59 “The athlete is playing with the team but not at full strength. That can’t be shown on the statistic sheets.” Coach Ron Divjak ou have trained harder than you have ever thought you could. Long hours of practic- ing to prepare yourself men tally and physically for the upcoming season have paid off. You ' ve never been more ready to start the season. The next thing you know your ankle is in a cast and all your hopes are shattered. Accidents and injuries seem to be inevitable in high school sports. Sometimes it just comes with the terri- tory. But, some sports injur ies can be prevented. Ac- cording to Coach Ron Div jak, “If you follow the instructions of your coaches the chances of you getting hurt will be slim. He went on to say, “There are two things you have to do on your own to prevent injuries. One is take your time and do the drills properly. Two is stay in shape all year round. If an athlete just starts get ting in shape during their season. After the season ends they stop being in tip top shape and when they come back, they get hurt during their first week of practice. Some players feel that stretching is boring and a waste of valuable time. How ever, junior Brian Phillips feels differently. “Stretching is important. If you think of it, it only takes ten minutes and if you don ' t stretch you could pull something. Then you ' ll be wasting even more time getting back into shape. Coach Divjak agreed by commenting, “The overall preventer (of injuries) is the warm up. Stretching is prob- ably the best warm up that anyone in any sport can do. No matter how well you prepare to prevent injuries, they do happen. Somethings are just inevitable, but once it does happen the big ques- tion is • How will this affect me? Senior Kim Companik ex- plained, “ ' I might have a fracture so I’m going to get a bone scan. Even if it is pret- ty bad, I ' ve got a high toler- ance for pain so I ' m going to go out for track.” She con tinued to say, I really don ' t think this injury will set me back much. I ' ve been work ing on strengthening myself so I can come back faster than everyone expects. Senior Brian Mounts com- mented on his personal in jury. “I had a hip injury dur- ing Cross Country because I was trying to lengthen my stride to do better. As it turned out I just put myself out. After three months out of training I came back but ran with pain.” Junior Brian Phillips ex- plained, During our soccer game against Andrean I got a head injury where I had to go to the hospital. I wasn ' t out long and when I came back everyone thought I wouldn ' t be aggressive, that I ' d be psyched out. But, I wasn ' t. Nothing ' s changed. Injuries can bring prob lems for more than just one individual. Many times these situations cause problems for the coaches and the oth er teammates. According to Coach Ron Divjak, Statistically a win or loss can be the result of injuries. The athlete is play- ing with the team but not at full strength, so therefore the team loses because the player has an injury that pre- vents them from doing their very best. That can ' t be shown on the statistic sheets.” Junior Brian Phillips lies motionless Senior Craig Gall relaxes in the after sustaining a head injury dur training room while taking care of ing a soccer game. an ankle injury. 60 Senior Joe Buchko secures his an- kle with an air-cast. Many athletes must play with pain. Making waves. Junior Polly Byrd slices her way through the water in hopes of breaking her time. Flying by. Style and form play an important part in the butterfly stroke as Junior Polly Byrd shows. Movin on. Senior Amy Pement shows that it takes precision to win in breaststroke as she bobs for air. 62 — Girls ' Swimming p Even the small schools beat us be- cause of our low turn out. If we even got o first place in o few events, we ' d still end up losing.” Senior Shelley Marshall ush it, push it! C ' mon reach! If you ' ve ever been to a girls swim meet you ' ve heard these shouts of encourage ment echo in the pool area. They are the sounds of spir it. This year ' s girls ' swim team had an abundance of team spirit. The major ele ment that they were missing was numbers. Senior Shel ley Marshall explains, The biggest disadvantage we had was definitely our size. Even the small schools beat us be cause of our low turn out. If we even got a first place in a few events, we’d still end up losing because our girls would be exhausted or be- cause we didn’t have enough swimmers for all the events. We had good swim me rs, we just didn’t have enough!” Lack of swimmers is noth- ing new to the swim team. Over the past two years the number of girls on the swim team has steadily de creased. “We only had three re- turning lettermen and five others who came back, commented junior Dawna Fryman. Although numbers are im portant to any team, atti- tude is just as, if not more, important to a team ' s suc- cess. Dawna Fryman felt, The attitudes of most peo pie was that if you didn ' t get a first, you might as well quit. Senior Amy Pement added, It wasn’t so much the number of girls that came out that brought us down a lot, it was because of the people that quit. The people that did stay this year though had a lot of spir- it. But, spirit only won us one meet. The future outlook for girls ' swimming looks pretty good.” said junior Cindy Campbell. Even though we ' ll have a lot of new fresh- men coming to the team next year, we ' ll still need to keep up a good attitude and never stop trying to im- prove. In the beginning of the season nobody was real ly mentally ready. Nobody knew how to pace them selves.” In the beginning of the season the girls took a realis- tic approach in determining their goals. We wanted to get to be friends and learn the value of teamwork. We also knew that we had to work on our mental attitude.” comment- ed Shelley Marshall. Cindy Campbell ex- plained, We were a young team and nobody expected a lot out of us. All in all, the season turned out very well. Girls Swimming: Front row: Shelly Marshall. Polly Byrd, Dawna Fryman, Amy Pement. Second row: Regina Haag. Cindy Campbell. Lisa Mullinez. Girls Swimming — 63 Y ou hustle down court, sprint- ing to receive the breakaway pass. Shoes squeeking, you catch the ball in mid-stride to face the last defender. A head fake and spin move later, the ball rolls through for two points closer to vic- tory. The 1987-88 basketball Basketball, Coach Gurrado in particular, helped all of us to grow up. He took a bunch of boys and made us into men.” Junior Sean Farley season held some doubts in its beginning. With most of last year ' s starters graduat- ed, the team had to set some realistic goals. According to head coach Jerry Gurrado, “I had high hopes but we were fairly re- alistic going into the year. Ninety percent of our scor- ing and eighty-five percent of our rebounding had graduated.” He added that, We knew we would be long on desire and short on exper- ience. Senior Brian Kretz also On the prowl. Weaving between the defense, junior Sean Farley fights his way under the basket for a clear shot. This better work. Senior Pat Mur dock passes the ball to a teammate past his opponents outstretched arms. shared some basic goals. Realistically we wanted to finish at .500 or above. Also we wanted to win in the Sec- tionals. The GHS basketball team has never been known for its raw talent yet, the program itself has often led its teams to reach unexpected heights. One of the main rea- sons that can be attributed to this minor miracle is the closeness between the play ers and the coaches. “Our talent was made up of strong character but not so much pure talent. We had people who were all-state in perserverence but in talent there were few times we took the floor being just flat better than someone else, commented Coach Gurrado. “The thing about basket- ball is you ' re always work- ing together with others to- ward a common goal, ex- plained senior Craig Gall. Sophomore Mark Os- mulski added, “Team sup- port was important. It ' s good to know that your work is appreciated. Also, it ' s important because your teammates are always push- ing you to work harder.” One of the obvious results of working hard is a winning season. But, not all results of hard work are clearly visi- ble. Senior Pat Murdock ex- plained, Playing basketball has made me a lot mentally tougher. I don ' t think there are many things in life that I can ' t handle now. Junior Sean Farley com- mented, Basketball, Coach Gurrado in particular, helped all of us grow up. He took a bunch of boys and made us into men. Shooting for the stars. Grrrr! With a panther roar, junior Phil Katona charges through to the basket for two points. 64 — Doys Bosketboll Against all odds Going straight up the middle, senior Brian Kretz looks up through a trio of trouble. Shooting for the stars. Sophomore Joe Sainato proves that often times the underdog can rise above Boys Basketball - 65 Oops! Hustling to regain the ball, sophomore Matt Barett breaks his stride toward the hoop. 66 - Boys Basketball Award recipients this year were: Mr. Hustle, Joe Sain ato; Mr. Defense, Pat Mur- dock; Super Sub, Craig Gall; Most Improved, Joe Sainato; Best Attitude, Brian Kretz; Most Valuable Player, Sean Farley; Best Free Throw Per centage, Pat Murdock; Best Field Goal Percentage, Sean Farley; Leading Scorer, Mike Jovanovich; Leading Rebounder, Mark Osmulski; Ironman (most minutes), Pat Murdock; Most Assista, Craig Gall; Leadership Award, Craig Gall, Pat Mur- dock and Mark Osmulski. All Conference-Honorable Mention, Mike Jovanovich. This year ' s JV team shared a very similar season with the varsity. The team had young inexperienced players and the odds were stacked against them. But, just like the varsity, attitude brought them together and pulled them through. “Everyone had a good at- titude, claimed sophomore Frank Sainato. Even though we worked hard at practice. Coach Hastings still made it fun. Junior Doug Keen ex- plained, “I felt we had a very good attitude. Everyone stuck together like a team.” Experience and consisten- cy were the two biggest problems the JV team faced this year. Sophomore Frank Sainato felt, “The team had no consistency. We played strong in some games but in others we just faded out.” He went on to explain, One of the reasons for this was our lack of experience. We had a lot of sophomores but not many juniors.” Junior Doug Keen added, We didn’t have anybody come back from last year so in the beginning of the sea- 1 Fi f to ■ Varsity Basketball Front row: Monica Taylor. Deann Knezevich. Sue Mirda. Second row: Coach Hastings. Coach Gurrado. Coach Dilling, Third row: Pat Murdock. Joe Sainato. Dan Shadwell. Craig Gall. Brian Kretz. Ray Fines. Back row Jeff Strack. Mike Jovanovich. Phil Katona, Mark Osmulski. Sean Farley. Steve Gordon son we had to start fresh.” In the beginning of the season we not only hoped to do well in every game but we also hoped to improve as the season progressed.” commented sophomore Jeff Burks. “We fulfilled the im- provement part but we didn ' t win as many games as we would have liked. The games we did lose though weren’t blow outs; we stayed in the game the whole time. “It was our competitive- ness that kept us going all year.” added sophomore Frank Sainato. “We were se- rious about practices as well as games. No one fooled around or went his own way. After increasing their ex- perience and maturity, next year’s varsity and junior var- sity teams should reach new heights. Junior varsity Basketball Front row: Mike Raketich. Steve Spitz. Brian Weyhe. Tom Sippel. Matt Barett. Frank Sainato. Jason Hendrix. Back row: Steve Trivunovich. Dan Shadwell. Doug Keen. Jeff Strack. Jeff Burks. Jeff Harder. Todd Hoot Boys Basketball - 67 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 f 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 1 1 1 t f 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 � 1 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 f 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 f 1 1 Aiming high. Blocking out everyth- ing from her mind, junior Stacy Ba ker concentrates on making her free throw. Pushing ahead. Juniors Tammy Whitfield and Tracy Zebracki work to gain position over their oppo- nents. 68 - Girls Basketball I I I I II iiiiii ii mi iiiiii L T “Knowing that people are on your side brings everyone into the game and that pushes you on. Sophomore Tricia McGuire ime seems to be frozen still as you go up for the ball. Wrenching it away from your opponent, you explode toward the backboard. Heart pounding, you fake left, cut right, and time your shot perfectly. In the beginning of the season the girls basketball team had hoped to make a turnaround after last sea- son ' s performance. To achieve this, the girls need ed to work on the basics. There was no doubt that we wanted to become better players,” explained junior Tammy Whitfield. We had to work on improv- ing our fundamentals. By the end of the season we achieved what we set out to and we basically improved as the season progressed. According to senior Heather Meyers, We really didn ' t expect much so we just wanted to go out and give it one hundred per- cent.” At the start of a season every team has its weak points and the girls basket- ball team was no exception. We just had poor shoot- ing and dribbling because no one worked much over the summer,” commented ju- nior Tammy Whitfield. We were basically a very young team with no exper- ience, claimed sophomore Tricia McGuire. Senior Heather Meyers agreed saying, We were in- experienced. There was only a handful of experience be- tween the seniors and ju- niors. The team was mostly made up of sophomores. Junior Tracy Zebracki adds, We didn ' t have a lot of height and although that hurts, you can ' t change that. We also were lacking the leadership and exper- ience of seniors. Attitude is often the decid- ing factor of a team. That was the strength of this year ' s team. “Everyone tried their har- dest and hung in there. No- body gave up” explained ju- nior Tammy Whitfield. According to sophomore Tricia McGuire, Attitude and support are very impor- tant. Knowing that people are on your side brings ev- eryone into the game and that pushes you on.” Senior Heather Meyers commented, Everyone had a really good attitude. We never quit, we just stayed right with the other team to the end. Junior Tracy Zebracki ex- plained, Playing basketball taught me to carry on and not give up in a tough situa- tion. You realize you can’t give up on other people but that you have to keep trying so you don ' t let them down. That’s what teamwork is all about. Girls Varsity Basketball Back row: Kathy Loch, Jayme Davis. Heather Meyers, Tricia McGuire, Coach Adelsberger. Second row: Lea Dixon, Stacy Baker. Tracy Zebracki, Tammy Whitfield, Michelle Castillo. Front row: Jennifer Bednar, Julie Palmer, Janet Lukacs. Cristine Roye. Girls Dosketboll - 69 Nose to the grindstone. Sophomore Lonnie Byrd shows his opponent how hard work and practice pay off. Cinder pressure. Freshman Eric Mesmer struggles to regain the up- per hand to win the match. And the winner is . Victory is not easy to come by and yet junior Joe Powers prevails in his efforts. 70 - Wrestling Being my last year, I wonted to moke it down state. To get there, I knew I would hove to work harder during prac- tices. ' ' -Senior Jeff Gifford ith every movement comes a flood of alternatives, both to you and your opponent. Almost instinctively you rush him, not anticipating his counter move. Though your timing was near per feet, in a flash you ' re lying on your back. Before the season began, the wrestling team anticipat ed an improvement over last year ' s record and an im- provement in team depth. According to senior Steve Allison, This year we main- ly concentrated on winning our dual matches against the other conference teams, such as Munster.” Junior Derek Tucker com- mented, This year our main goal was to beat a 500 record and we wanted to beat at least one conference team which Griffith hasn ' t done in the past 10 years. Before a team can go out and win as a unit, self-evalu- ation and personal goals must be considered first. Being my last year, I wanted to make it down state, explained senior Jeff Gifford. To get there I knew I would have to work harder during practices. Junior Mike Dorelli shared similar views, I basi- cally wanted to have fun but I knew if I wanted to get any- where I had to build my strength up so I could have a more successful season than last year.” Setting goals and reach ing them are two different matters. In order to achieve goals, two key areas are a must: practice, and a posi tive mental attitude. In the beginning of the year we had a good atti- tude, claimed sophomore Ryan Davis. As the season went on though, everyone got on each others case. They wouldn’t try hard at practice and even when they got on the mat they ' d go out not caring if they’d win or lose.” Senior Steve Allison ad- ded, We started out with a good attitude and about for- ty people. But, after a few weeks everyone seemed to leave.” He went on to say, As the season went on we got discouraged with only the regulars left. We weren ' t winning as much as we could have if we had the support from the school and the other members of the team. Senior Jeff Gifford sums it up as, We did alright but individually we all could have worked a lot harder. Although this season ' s performance was a little dim, next year seems to hold a bright spot for the wres- tling team. Sophomore Ryan Davis concluded, We should have a pretty good season next year. We ' ll have good wrestlers in the lower weights and we’ll have strong heavyweights too. Also, now we have more ex- perience so we should be a lot better. The Wrestling team. Front row: Brian Messmer, Jeff Gifford, Damian Navarro, Paul Doctor, Greg Rowe. Chris Rigas; Second Row: Bob Toley. Joe Powers. Tom Collins, Mike Dorelli, Tony Casillas. Ryan Davis, John Bog nar. Lonnie Byrd; Back row: Coach Komara, Steve Allison, Corey Millen, Derek Tucker, Dave Comer. Gene Jordan, Coach Thornton. Wrestling - 7 1 Junior Bruce Copper concentrates on grace and poise hoping to score much needed points during the div- ing competition. Moving Along. Senior Greg Steaple- ton glides easily through the water trying to perfect his backstroke. Stroke! Stroke! Morning practices may be monotonous but the extra effort can be rewarding. And they ' re off! Swimmers have to use the starting blocks to their best advantage. In a meet it can give a valuable edge over opponents. 72 Boy ' s Swimming We locked spirit. The ream just didn ' t get hyped- up for the meets like we used to. -Junior Don Leslie our arms cut smoothly into the water as your feet churn and propel you forward to- ward your goal. Water splashes against your gog- gles and the only view you manage is the side-long glance you receive with each short gasp of air. In your mind there are no other swimmers, just you and the stopwatch. The thought of beating personal bests is first and foremost in every swim- mer ' s mind. Whether that time breaks state record or if it’s just a small step in the right direction; improve- ment is what truly counts. In order to improve over last year ' s season, the boys con- centrated on two main areas: attitude and numbers. The team did have a positive mental attitude throughout the season, ” ex- plained junior Dan Leslie, But, we lacked spirit. The team just didn ' t get as hyped-up for the meets as we used to.” Sophomore Doug Lovin felt, We had a pretty good attitude. We were a close group, kind of like brothers to each other - always en- couraging one another. Although the team’s spirit suffered a lot when Coach Leslie got sick, our attitude remained strong, added senior John Lesniak. Lack of spirit wasn’t the only thing that seemed to weaken the boys swim team this year. As in the past, numbers were hard to come by. In the beginning of the season we had a good deal of swimmers, stated senior Greg Steapleton, But by the end of the season we lost a lot of people. Because we didn ' t have enough swim- mers, we couldn ' t fill all the needed events. Sophomore Doug Lovin agrees, If we had more guys we might have been able to beat some of the im- porta nt smaller schools. Lack of team depth really hurt us. So long as the teams stays consistent, the out- look for the 1989 swim sea- son seems to offer improve- ment. “Next year looks like it’s going to be a good year,” claimed junior Dan Leslie, We have a young team this year and if we get all our current team members com- ing back, we should have a strong season. Swim Team Front row: Scott Leslie. Brian Sweeney. Jason White, Chris Vestile, Zeke Flannery. Second row: Dan Dewar, Bruce Cooper, Greg Steapleton, Darren Anderson, Chad Aldrin. Third row: Coach Dan Leslie, Tom Wright, Doug Lovin, Mark Wiley, Coach Wayne Govert. Boy ' s Swimming — 73 We all got along well and if there were problems, they were put aside for the pur- pose of playing kick-butt tennis.” Senior Heather Meyers ptimism was what surround- ed the girls tennis team. With six returning lettermen and many people who worked hard over the sum- mer, everyone knew of the team’s potential. The girls’ season ended with a record of 8-6. The main goal of the team was to end up with a better than .500 record, and that ' s ex actly what they did. It couldn’t have been done without the team’s overall attitude of we can do it.’ Number one doubles play- er senior Heather Meyer, said, ”We all got along well and if there were problems, they were put aside for the purpose of playing kick butt tennis.” Coach Gary Dixon said, The team had an enthusias- tic attitude for this season. Everyone seemed ready and anxious for the season. The conference consisted of tough teams like state ranked Munster and Lake Central plus Crown Point. Third singles player, junior Marilyn Marszalek, said, Our conference is really tough, but I feel that no one ever gave up. They always hung in confidently even up with the very best of them. The whole team agrees that the year ' s biggest high- light was in the Lake Subur- ban Conference tournament. First doubles team, seniors Julie Russell and Heather Meyer took second team all conference by beating Lake Central ' s number one dou- bles team. Coach Dixon said, Our strengths, as last year, were our doubles and our depth. With five seniors sharing the doubles spots, they were our most sure points. Pam’s (Muha, sophomore) number one was a big surprise. We never won a match without her.” Junior Toni Morrison who played number two singles said, The team ' s strong- points were the number of returning lettermen and the doubles teams. Number one singles player sopho more Pam Muha felt that ex- perience helped in perfor mance. Coach Dixon feels confi- dent about next year’s per formance. Next year we ' ll have three solid singles play- ers returning, hopefully, with a summer and winter of experience added to them. The doubles will be new but I can already see some peo pie who can take their places. The potential for a good team is certainly there.” Marszalek added, Every match had its moments, but the memories are the best parts. I ' m really going to miss the seniors because of how close we are, but next year is our year. Griffith Tennis. Front row: Coach Dixon. Julie Navicki, Nichole Bowran, Lori Russell. Cathy Kleimola, Laura Heindrics, Mari Ward. Paula Irvin. Second Row: Chris Kleimola. Marilyn Marszalek, Julie Russell, Mirjana Balac, Tony Morrison, Pam Muha, Melissa Moore, Denise Guevara, Heather Meyers. Hit or miss. Senior Julie Russell concentrates and takes aim in order to put it over the net. 74 — Girls Tennis It ' s a hit. Junior Marilyn Marszalek follows through after hitting the ball. The love connection. Junior Denise Guevara ' s quick reflexes allow her to return the ball just in time. Girls Tennis I was just frying My hardest to get the team to win conference and go to South Bend for the championship. Senior Rich Phillips ou’re racing down the field, your spikes digging into the soft turf. You’re wide open and as you glance sidelong for the pass, the ball flies at your face. Your first instinct is to duck but, taking com- mand over your fears, you head the ball into the back of the net. The game of soccer takes a great amount of self-con- trol and quick thinking. Un- like many sports where there are set plays, the pace of soccer is constantly changing and shifting, forc- ing players to calmly look at all options while opponents rush them. Sophomore Mike Steele felt that, The team devel- oped an overall good atti- tude and cut down on horse- play during practices. We also put a lot into training during the summer.” He went on to say, We had bet ter control this year because we were more confident of our ability and condition- ing. According to sophomore Ryan Davis, The strong- point of the team was our conditioning. During the whole game we ' d never let up or even slow down.” Sophomore Matt Lake thought that experience seemed to be the team’s strength. We had a major ity of our players returning from last year and the hard work they put in between seasons really paid off.” And the pay off was much more than most people ex- pected. Since soccer first came to GHS four years ago, its performance improved gradually year after year. But, due to an all away game schedule, no one ex- pected the panthers to make a good showing this year. Yet, the players took the atti- tude of being road war- riors” and came away with a surprising 11-1-1 season. Coach Ron Knestrict attrib- uted that success to the dedication of the senior play- ers. We had seven seniors, many of whom were with the program when it started. They provided the team with drive and pride. Their drive, combined with their commitment and skill, proved to carry us when we needed it. He went on to say, “I feel this is now in- stilled in our juniors and sophomores and will contin- ue for as long as we have young men who are willing to lead by example.” Senior captain, Rich Phil- lips ' attitude and hopes for the 1988 season seem to re- flect that of the whole team. “I really didn ' t have any per- sonal goals. I was just trying my hardest to get the team to win conference and go on to South Bend for the cham- pionship. Griffith Varsity Soccer. Front row: Brian Jamison. Matt Galocy, Bill Light- cap, Eric Woodward, Brian Messmer, Mike Steele, Eric Deck, Andy Lane. Second Row: Mike Lake, Scott Jajowka, Matt Lake, Ray Jajowka, Troy Lokeima. Brian Phillips, Dave Crosley, Ron Knestrict, Doug Ostrowski. Back Row: Coach Ron Knestrict, Steve Allison, Joe Buchko, Devon Enloe, Erin Sheffer, Troy Demps, Mark Wiley, Cris Swatts, Ryan Davis, Rich Phillips, Mario Del Pero. Practice makes perfect In order to insure success in games, the play- ers must put forth effort in prac tices. Goal hungry, Sophomore Mark Wi ley shields the ball from his oppo nent in an effort to get a clear shot at goal Down the stretch. Junior Keith Mill- er pushes on down the track to- wards his destination. Homeward bound. Striding along, junior Mike Letts gains some dis- tance over his opponents. Breaking away. Senior Chris Deck- er puts all of his energy into sprint- ing out the final lengths of the race. 78 - Boys Trock Work hard, run fast, eat right, stay healthy, and may- be get a bird ' s-eye view for state.” Junior Mike Letts rouched in anticipation, you rise to your mark and ready yourself for the start. Mus- cles tense and as the gun goes off, you thrust yourself into action, beating a quick pace toward the finish line. To many people, the first impression they get from track is simply running . . . boring running. But, track is much more than what most people think. Running, or sprinting, isn ' t the only as pect of track. There are also field events such as the dis- cus, pole vaulting, shot put, and others such as the long and high jumps. For those that do run though, it isn ' t boring. Pure competitive- ness drives them on; com- petitiveness against the clock, against their oppo nents, and against them- selves. Work hard, run fast, eat right, stay healthy, and may- be get a bird’s-eye view for state.” According to junior Mike Letts, this is the key to success. But success is dif- ferent things to different people. This year I personally wanted to keep improving my throwing at each meet . . . just to throw a little far- ther every time, comment- ed junior shot putter Joe Ni- chols. Junior Kevin Lee ex- plained, “I wanted to qualify for Sectionals in the 400 re- lay and in the hurdles. I basi- cally was just trying to get all I could out of the sea son. According to senior Chris Decker, As a team, our first goal was to beat any team that we could but we knew that this year was primarily a rebuilding year. We want- ed to get the underclassmen to work hard and get seri- ous.” He went on to say, “We got some pretty strong performances out of the freshmen so they should do fairly well in the years to come. Attitude plays an impor- tant part in any teams’ im provement. Junior Mike Letts felt, “In order to im- prove, the team has to work together in its own groups - the runners here, the shot put there, etc. It’s pretty hard to unify a whole track team. Junior Kevin Lee ex- plained, We’re only losing two seniors so we gained a lot of experience for next year and we’ve got a lot of promising freshmen. If our attitude becomes more seri- ous, we’ll have a definite im- provement next year. Griffith Varsity Track. Back Row: Coach Turner, Brian Mounts, John O ' Connell, Chris Decker, Mike Patterson, Doug Lovin, Jim Schuhrke, Joe Nichols. Coach Keller. Second Row: Phil Isaacs. Mike Letts, Kevin Lee. Mark DeLa Vega, Ryan Keen, Ed Senzig. Third Row: Coach Zemen. Keith Miller. Joe Judge. Tim Dickens, Nick Stur, Don Hill. Boys Track - 79 • ; v i ■ I L v -4 1 . -S - i! A ' t| . ' % t ' � i Keeping stride. Sporting Griffith ' s black and gold is Sophomore Pam Wiltfong who is at the moment part of the relay team. 80 - Girl s Track With baton in hand, and ready to hand-off is Junior, Julie Hedges. The exchange of the baton is one of the most crucial parts of a relay race. Gaining speed is Junior Becky Ba ker. Timing one ' s breath in relation with step is a technique serious run- ners use. Junior. Sue Kwasny is ready at the line in starting position. The winner of a dash can be determined in the first few steps. m ‘‘The whole teams’ season wasn’t that good, but I think a lot of individuals did really well this year.” Senior Kim Companik o sum up the past season in a brief statement was Coach Lee Bollhorst, We went from the top of the moun- tain, to the bottom of the valley.” Last year the girls’ track team had a record of 13 wins and 5 losses. Which is a far cry from this year’s record of 2 wins and 8 losses. The indoor season was eliminated this season due to a late start by the team. The 86-87 season would be the final season for Coach Bollhorst as he would announce his retirement. But then before the begin ning of this past season he changed his mind and came out of retirement to coach again. The 8788 season would be the smallest team ever coached by Bollhurst con- sisting of only 22 members. As in every sport, a team loses valuable, experienced athletes as they graduate. Seven seniors who were double and triple winners from last year ' s team were lost, and this was the first time that the team was ever hit so hard from the loss of graduating upperclassmen, said Coach Bollhorst. Two outstanding team members included Junior, Dori Hobbs in the 400 meter, and Junior, Dawna Fryman in the 300 meter low hur- dles. This past season Dawna happened to break the school ' s record in the 300 meter low hurdles set by Debbie Regeski in 1984. Two outstanding fresh- man included Chris Zebracki in the 100 meter low hur- dles, the long jump, the high jump, and the relay team. Also included is Laura Shoulders in the 800 meter and 1600 meter distance runs. Also not to go without mention is the 1600 meter relay team made up of Cap- tain Dori Hobbs, Captain Ju- lie Hedges, Captain Paula Christensen, and Dawna Fryman. Coach Bollhorst ad ded, I look forward to this relay team next year since they all will be returning as seniors. When asked about the performance of the team this past season. Senior, Kim Companik had this to say, The whole team’s sea- son wasn’t that good, but I think a lot of individuals did really well this year. tat not fit ' ll I It atmm ' tM ' IHrti lift lilt BACK ROW: Head Coach Lee Bollhorst. Asst. Sherry Volkman, Mgr. Julie Ortiz, Tina Kilgore, Heather Grabowski, Trisha Grandys, Paula Batliner, Dawna Fryman, Mgr Angela Gulotta MIDDLE ROW: Mgr. Kim Moriarty, Karen Beasley, Diane Kendall, Chris Zebracki, Todre Monier, Dori Hobbs. Kathy Lach. Jen Murrian. Mgr. Sherri Slacanin FRONT ROW: Susan Kwasny, Becky Baker, Kim Companik. Jennifer Gooldy. Dana Anderson. Laura Shoulders. Mary Tingley, Wendy Mares, Julie Hedges (not pictured. Paula Christensen. Mgr. Genny Huddleston, Pam Wiltfong) Girls ' Track - 81 Cutting loose. Junior Phil Katona gives it his all as he smashes the ball deep into the outfield All wound up. Preparing to fire the ball right down the middle, senior Dom Chidichimo winds up. Ready for action. Junior Keith Ga locy stands ready for the pitch to come across the plate Pushing it to the limit. Junior Phil Katona gives his pitch some extra umph to strike out his opponent. 82 — Baseball ‘‘Teamwork helped me deal with different sit- uations under pressure.” Senior Brian Kretz ou are safe! Panthers win an- other game. That is heard often at Griffith ' s boys varsi- ty baseball games. The team ended the sea son with a record of nineteen wins and nine losses. In the Lake Suburban Conference, their record was seven wins and five losses. Coach Jim Anderson said, “This year looked pretty good. We are losing seven senior starters, but next year looks like a rebuilding year. Some play- ers made goals for them- selves. Senior Brian Kretz said, “My goal was stealing 25 bases. I have stolen 27 this season. Teamwork seemed to be an important part with the players. Junior Phil Katona said, The team worked really well together. We all got along and we know how to handle each other. Senior Brian Kretz said, “Teamwork kind of helped me deal with different situa- tions under pressure.” Coach Jim Anderson said, Teamwork is the most im- portant aspect — this is a team sport. An individual can not do it by himself. It takes total effort from all the players on the team.” Also, to have a team, the players must have good atti- tudes. Senior Brian Kretz said, “The team ' s attitude seemed to be good. Some- times when some players were not able to play, they would not have the best atti- tude. Senior Pat Murdock said, The attitude to me seemed good. Everybody pulled for everyone else. Senior Dave Ardnt said, “I thought the teams attitude was okay. Some players had their differences with other players but, since we were a team, we stuck together.” Coach Jim Anderson said, The teams over all attitude was rather positive. Individ- ually there were a few prob lems, but things were solved.” Now the season has come to an end. Senior play- ers are moving on, and Freshmen players will be moving up. Senior Brian Kretz said, I was happy to be on the team. It was an experience for me. I strived for my goals and I am happy to have achieved them.” Coach Jim Anderson said, We are looking forward to next year, it will be another good year. Griffith Varsity Baseball. Front row: Mgr. Leann Patricks, Dave Harretos, Mike Girton, Pat Murdock, Keith Galocy, Mgr. Jennifer Shroeder. Second row: Mike Gaby, Frank Rigas. Brian Kretz, Brett Zabek, Alan Maugherman, Mgr. Mary Hoffman, Back row: Coach Anderson, Dom Chidichimo, Dave Arndt, Phil Katona, Dan Shadwell, Tim Dutkiewicz, Coach Foster. Baseball - 63 “Although we didn’t achieve our original goal, we were extremely successful in that we never gave up.” Junior Stacy Bak,er s you stare out across the infield, you lower the visor of your hat and glance at the other bases. One ' s at first. Suddenly you hear a loud crack as a bat connects with the pitch. Running hard to your right, you stretch to just barely catch the line drive. Quickly regaining your balance, you fire the ball directly to second as the advancing runner slides in a cloud of dust. This year the Lady Pan- thers continued their tradi- tion of hard work and dedi- cation, showing their pan- ther pride in the 1988 soft- ball season. After a slow start, the girls ' softball team finally pulled together and picked up some momentum. Ac- cording to Head Coach Jerry Gurrado, We finished in third place in the Lake Sub- urban Conference with a re cord of 7-5 after getting off to a shaky 3-5 start. Feeling confident and very enthusiastic about the season, the girls softball team set some very high goals early in the season. Goals that proved to be just out of reach. Junior Stacy Baker ex plained, Before the season began, the players all listed their team goals for the sea son. After a few games though, those goals began to seem unrealistic.” She went on to say, We had hopes of a conference championship, but we soon dug ourselves in a hole. Instead of just roll- ing over and dying, we fin- ished at 3rd. Although we didn ' t achieve our original goal, we were extremely successful in that we never gave up. Early in the season we wanted to win first place in our conference but we only got third. We also wanted to go as far as we could in the Sectionals yet, we only achieved runner-up. Howev- er, we did accomplish one goal; we were over .500 in the season, commented ju- nior Julie Palmer. With a record of 15 wins and 7 loses, the girls pulled up another winning season and even broke a few re- cords along the way. “I felt the highlight of the season was our winning of seven consecutive games, commented sophomore Jen- nifer Bednar. Achieving a goal such as that is no small accomplish ment. In order to do so, the girls had to constantly be mentally prepared and total Continued on page 87 84 - Softball Make my day Tensed and ready, sophomore Jayme Davis awaits the ball to make the big play. Ready for anything Standing in the infield, junior Stacy Baker relies on her quick reflexes and accurate throwing arm. Slugging it out Senior Stephanie Bronson swings at the ball in grim determination, hoping to drive it as far as she can A little help from our friends Coach Gurrado gives some advice to the players during a break Team sup port was important to the team members Softball - 85 Patiently awaiting the pitch, sopho more more Carrie Rockhill fixes her stance and lines up to the plate. Taking off. Sophomore Jayme Da vis starts her run towards first base after connecting with the ball for a hit. Lashing out. Sophomore Michelle Just try it. Guarding home plate, Castillo unleashes a powerful pitch Sophomore Jennifer Hamilton Q . - , , toward home plate in an effort to holds her opponents at bay. OO — jOhDQII strike out the batter vKv! my rVA ' I Continued from page 84 ly dedicated. Junior Julie Palmer ex- plained, Playing softball helped me learn to discipline myself and to try and im prove each and every day. It made me a stronger person mentally. Softball also taught me leadership, perseverance, and responsi- bility, commented junior Stacy Baker. She continued to say, “It showed me what it ' s like to go up against the odds and come from behind to achieve a goal. Most im- portantly, I learned to be lieve in myself and never give up. Junior Carmen Lopez commented on the teams ' attitude as a whole. In the beginning of the season, the teams’ attitude wasn ' t the best because people played more for themselves than for the team. But, as far as the season went on the atti- tude improved tremendous- ly. We started playing like a single unit rather than as in- dividuals. We never gave up which was good since in the middle of the season we wer en’t looking too well. But I think it was our attitude that kept us up and led us to our winning season. I guess you could describe our attitude in the words that Coach Gur- rado told us to believe in: play together; play hard; pride.” We played with our hearts instead of our heads,” stated junior Stacy Baker. And if playing with their hearts is a crime then the lady panthers are certainly guilty. With their tradition of having a gutsy attitude, the girls softball team looks to make a strong return next year. Sophomore Michelle Cas tillo commented, We will be the team to beat next year. I think we can go all the way if we just set our minds to it. We ' ve all been on the field with each other and we know how each per- son ' s ability is, so we know how to all work together and hopefully win next year.” Award recipients for this year were: Best mental atti- tude; Deanne Tanis, Most improved; Jayme Davis, Co- MVPs; Michelle Castillo and Julie Palmer, Leadership award; Stacy Baker, Steph anie Bronson, and Christine Roye. Griffith Varsity Softball. Top row: Coach Darrel Carstenson, Fred Besch, Jayme Davis, Becky Fueher, Amy Strack, Stacy Baker, Chris Austin, Jennifer Harder, Coach Jerry Gurrado. 3rd row: Ivonne Hernandez, Carmen Lopez, Deanne Tanis, Stephanie Bronson, Jenni Hamilton, Tina Felski, Julie Palmer, Tricia Turner. 2nd row: Jennifer Bednar. Kelli Ford, Tricia Butler. Pam Stanford, Michelle Castillo, Carey Rockhill, Jenny Bubala. Danielle Hanson. Front row: Lisa Osmulski, Christine Roye, Laura Preste, Alecia Raketich, Michelle Zebracki, Stephanie Gilbert. “I think we can go all the way if we just set our minds to it.” Sophomore Michelle Castillo Softboll - 87 Fore! Poised for the strike, senior Craig Gall starts his opening drive in hopes of reaching the green first. 68 - Golf Reaching for a victory. Retrieving his golf ball, junior Mike Anderson makes sinking the putt look easy. Decisions, decisions. Choosing the correct club to use is vital in the game of golf. To junior John Mowery. it ' s second nature “Craig Gall was our strength ... his experience and willingness to practice set an example for the whole team.’’ Coach Keith Shorb ith a swing of the club, the ball lands twenty yards from the green. Another shot and the ball is put on the green. Then the tension is mount ing, time for the putt. He swings and the ball moves slowly across the green and falls into the cup. I shot par, he says. All golfers wish it was this easy, but it ' s not. Playing golf takes a lot of skill and practice. The members of the varsity golf team found this out. The team consisted of: senior Craig Gall, and ju- niors Rob Shinkle, John Mowery, Mike Anderson, Tom Zapinski, and Ryan Carrell. Zapinski said, At the beginning of the season I was playing well. The last two weeks I started playing bad, but in sectionals I played well. The team ended up with ten wins and nine losses and they placed fourth in confer- ence. Coach Keith Shorb said, Our number one play- er, Craig Gall, was our strength. His experience and willingness to practice set an example for the whole team. Shorb also added, Our weakness was depth. Out other men played incon- sistently. The team has also im- proved since last year. Shorb said, “Craig and Rob Shinkle improved the most from last year, by improving their play off the tee. They both hit more fairways which helped their scoring. Zapinski also thinks he has improved. He said, I am hitting the ball better and hit- ting a lot more greens in reg ulation.” When asked who he thought contributed the most to the team, Shorb re- plied, Craig Gall, because he has leadership, skill, ex perience, and a willingness to help others. Shorb ad- ded, Craig was also number one in our conference and has qualified for the regional tournament. The season award win- ners were: Low Medalist for the season, senior Craig Gall; Most Improved Player, junior Rob Shinkle; Most Valuable Player, senior Craig Gall; All Conference First Team, First Player, senior Craig Gall; Qualifier for Re- gional, senior Craig Gall. Griffith Golf Back row: John Mowery. Craig Gall, Greg McCauley, Coach Shorb. Front row: Ryan Carrel. Mike Anderson, Rob Shinkle. Dan Dewar. Tom Zapinski. Golf - 89 Sometimes the crowd doesn ' t re- spond it ' s like they’re soying, would you pleose move, I con ' t see the gome! ' -Senior Tommy Childers he score is tied; 2 seconds left on the clock and the vis- iting team is shooting a free throw. It seems as though all hope is lost and yet the “Pep Club” rallies on as fiercely as they had in the opening of the game. Cheerleaders and Lifters work so effectively with the fans because they all share a strong common bond-spirit. It is this school spirit that motivates the cheerleaders to sacrifice their time and ef fort into supporting their teams. They not only ex press their own spirit but bring out the school spirit in everyone. According to cheerleading sponsor Miss Julie Mar cinek, We put greater em- phasis on crowd involve- ment and the addition of the lifters definitely riled up the crowd in addition to making the cheerleaders more pro- fessional-looking. We also did morale boosting things for the team. These were well-received because it proved we were really back- ing the team and not merely for ‘show - as some believe.” “I ' ve been told by coaches that the team really needs that extra support during the crucial moments in the game, comments senior cheerleader, Chris Kleimola. Not all cheer- leaders receive that positive incentive, though. Tammy Childers, cheerleading cap- tain explains, Sometimes the crowd does not respond to what you ' re doing. It ' s like they ' re saying, Would you please move, I can’t see the game!” School spirit at GHS is so great that it is always ex- panding and reaching new levels. Last year Mr. P. the panthers ' mascot, made his first appearance while this year a debut of another kind was seen. It was the male cheerleaders, or lifters- as they are called, that caught the crowd ' s attention. Junior Branko Stepano- vich explains, I felt it was worth it because the crowd was really great and that made me feel real good about it. In the beginning, I thought they all would tell us to wear skirts or some- thing, but by the end of the year everyone was rooting for us. “At first I thought they would respond rather nega- tively, remarked lifting cap tain Ray Jajowka, But it turned out pretty good, we got all positive reactions and I just hope it continues in the years to come.” Junior Varsity Cheerleaders: 1 st-row Genny Huddleston, Kristen Reyome. Varsity Cheerleaders: Front Row Denise Hochstetler, Tammy Childers, 2nd row- Kylee McLellan, Wendy Mares. 3rd row Lesley Stupeck. Deanne Tanis. Back Row Mary Hoffman. Chris Kleimola, Colleen Dangelo ' 90 — Cheerleoding Who was that masked man? Junior Brett Zabeck was one of the new faces spotlighted with the new male lifters. Cheerleading — 91 Twins Take All The pitch comes at you at one lundred miles an hour. You, the bat er, swing. The ball hits the bat and it joes out of the ballpark. You have ust won the World Series for your earn. It may seem like a fantasy or Jream but for the Minnesota Twins t’s a reality. It took them seven games, but the Twins defeated the St. Louis Cardi tals in baseball ' s most prestigious noment, the World Series. In game sne the Twins showed the Cards what they were made of. They won ay a score of 10 to 1 which was sparked by Frank Viola ' s pitching. The Twins keep rolling in game two is they beat the Cards 8 to 2. Game :hree finally went the Cards way. They won 3 to 1 under the pitching of John Tudor. Game four was a key game for the Cards. They tied the series by winning 7 to 2. The Cards were on a roll, and kept it going in the fifth game. They defeated the Twins by a margin of two runs, 4 to 2. Game six would probably be consid ered a blow out. The Twins smashed the Cards 11 to 5. Game seven would be the crucial game. The series was tied and the toughest team would win it all. The game was full of all the excitement of baseball — Good pitching, batting, and fielding. Con- troversial calls were also a determin- ing factor. In the end, the Twins de feated the Cards 4 to 2. After the series was over, Frank Viola, Twins pitcher, was named MVP. Sports Mini- Mag Skinning Indians have been known to inflict some of the more famous massacres in history, the Battle of Little Big Horn being a prime example. Yet, on February 7, 1988 history records an- other massacre . . . Superbowl XXII. In the first quarter of the game everything went like clockwork for the Broncos. The Redskins were playing a slow game as predicted and Denver took advantage of the situa tion by throwing a long touchdown pass. But, by the second quarter it was a different ballgame. Coming out of nowhere, the Reds kins turned the game around with William ' s 80 yard touchdown pass. Washington wanted anything other than a quarterback showdown with Seeking Every four years, the best in the world of sports come together to compete. This year was an Olympic year. The winter games were held in Calgary, Canada and began on Febru- ar y 13. The opening ceremonies let the games begin. Twelve year old Robyn Berry lit the torch. This was the first time in the history of the game that a child had done this. She represented the youth of the world. Early into the games, there was the tragedy of United States speed skater, Dan Jansen, losing his sister due to leukemia. The same day his sister died, Jansen fell while skating the 500 meter race which he was favored to win the gold in. Then again a couple days later, he fell in the 1000 meter race. After beating the St. Louis Cardinals in the final game, the Minnesota Twins won the World Series. Elway. Constantly switching from the pass to the run and using all of their receivers instead of only the vet erans, the Redskins swept up a com manding lead. Washington played more than just an impressive offensive game. The Redskin defense shook the Broncos for continual losses play after play. Superbowl MVP, Dexter Manley, crippled Denver ' s passing game by forcing the Broncos to keep one of their receivers in to help block him out. After their second straight shot at winning the Superbowl, the Denver Broncos cracked under the pressure of the underdog Washington Reds- kins 46 10. The Gold The United Stated did come up with medals in the speed skating category. Eric Flaim won a silver medal while Bonnie Blair won a gold medal and a bronze medal. Men ' s figure skater, Brian Boitano, grabbed the gold away from Can- ada ' s favorite Brian Orser. One stum ble in Orser ' s long program com pared to Boitano ' s flawless perfor- mance was what made the differ- ence. U.S. women ' s figure skating cham- pion, Debi Thomas, faced a chal- lenge skating against former gold medalist Katarina Witt from East Germany. Being in first place before the long program, Debi was the fa vored. But immediately when her program began, so did the problems. She ended up with the bronze medal. Suffering a disappointment in the Winter Games of the Olympics, the G.S. teams look forward to the summer. IMSUP rM ■ SUPPORTING qop us Sports Mini Mog - Sweet Good-byes There can be no doubt that there has never been a runningback quite like Walter Payton. No matter how you try to evaluate his accomplish ments, mere words cannot capture the true spirit of the man behind the jersey. As number 34 of the Chicago Bears, Payton set innumerable re cords. At the end of his thirteen year career Walter Payton ran for over 16,000 career yards, 21,000 plus combined yards (rushing, receiving, kick returns), and has scored more touchdowns rushing than any other player of the NFL. Also, he has been chosen to play in the AFC NFC Pro Bowl nine times. Of all his records, the one that is most impressive and typifies the true Walter Payton is his Jayhawk The ball bounces off of the rim. The player grabs the ball and passes it out to a guard. He dribbles down court and sets up the play. There ' s an opening on the baseline. He passes it down to the forward. He shoots and scores. These are the things a college basketball game is made of. On April 4, 1988, the Kansas Jay- hawks showed the Oklahoma Soon ers what they were made of. They executed a perfect victory over the Sooners by upsetting them 83 to 79. The Jayhawks were sparked by their 6’ 10 stand out Danny Manning. Manning scored 31 points, had 18 rebounds, 5 steals, and 2 blocked shots which astounded his oppo durability. In the thirteen seasons he has played, old 34 has only missed one game and he still claims he could have played that game too. Walter Payton is more than just the best all-around football player the game has ever known, but he is also the most admired and respected man in the NFL. In an interview with Jet magazine, Walter Payton commented, The hardest thing for me is knowing that I can play. I want to play, but I ' m go- ing to stop. I can ' t explain it now, it ' s something I feel I have to do for my- self and for a lot of other people. Payton claims that football doesn ' t owe him anything but the game itself will always miss a little bit of Sweet- ness. s Fly High nents. Manning couldn ' t have done it by himself. He had the help of Chris Piper, Milt Newton, Clint Normore, Kevin Pritchard, and Scooter Barry. But the big help came from Jayhawk coach Larry Brown. Without Brown, the team couldn ' t have worked to- gether to become the NCAA champs. Making it to the Final Four was a tough job for both teams. But when they got there, they gave it their all. Kansas played the Duke Blue Devils in their semifinal game. They beat Duke 66 to 59. Manning had another superior performance which isn ' t too surprising. Oklahoma played the Ari- zona Wildcats in their semi-final game and won 86 to 78. In the end, Kansas was victorious. The Superbowl was an event that was watched by many around the nation. This year Washington skinned the Broncos alive. 94 Sports Mini-Mag Ten years ago a man by the name of Leon Spinks created the upset of the decade. On February 15, 1978, Spinks defeated Muhammad AM in the heavyweight boxing champion- ship. Since then the title of heavyweight champion has been di- vided into three separate divisions: the WBC, the WBA, and the IBF. On August 8, 1987, 21 year old Mike Tyson united all three titles be coming the only person in the last ten years to be known as the heavyweight champion of the world. In the first round of the match, Tyson just charged right into his op ponent, the 6 ' 5 Tony Tucker. Lift- ing the shorter Tyson off of his feet with an uppercut, Tucker continued to batter away Tyson ' s efforts for the rest of the round. Then in the second round, Tyson made another opening charge but this time Tucker was surprised by the sudden attack. Trying to defend himself, Tucker hurt his hand and refrained from using it against Tyson for fear that it might break. Using that handicap to his best advantage, Tyson hammered away at Tucker ' s lower body and worked his way up to the head in the following rounds. Although the fight lasted the full fifteen rounds, Mike Tyson claimed that Tucker stopped fighting in the fifth round; from there on he was just out to survive. The match ended in a unanimous decision declaring Mike Tyson the heavyweight champion of the world. Teamwork has always been important to 34, Walter Payton. He ' s been an inspiration to the public as well as to his teammates. Sports Mini-Mog 95 Working to achieve the best, the Indiana State Legislature set up new academic stan- dards for schools everywhere in Indiana. The new law requires students in certain grades to take tests. If students fail to ac- quire the designated points they will be re- quired to take summer school. The new system will be keeping check on students as well as teachers. The upcoming school years are going to get tougher. Seniors will no longer get their diplomas free and all students will have to work harder for the grade they want. To the students at Griffith High School, it’s worth mentioning. Worth Mentioning 96 Sophomore Lori Russell reads for her own enjoyment in the few min- utes she has left to relax in class. Doug Fulkerson, senior, utilizes his calculator to solve the difficult Al gebra problems on his make up test Brett Zabek, junior, looks over his answers before going on to the next question of his history assignment. Academics Division - 97 Math To Study Or Not To Study gust of wind blows a cool breeze through the room. Ann feels a drip of sweat drip down her face. She is trembling all over. She can ' t sit still. Being so nervous, Ann doesn ' t even realize that she bit off the tip of her eraser. Then the test is passed back to her. She stares at it in utter amazement. The quadratic formula has disappeared from her memory banks. She starts to go crazy. This is a familiar scene to many stu- dents. Minutes before a major math test, students are infatuated with learn- ing that last formula. When they get the test, some students totally blank out and others just go crazy with confusion. It doesn ' t always matter what type of math class the student is in or who the teacher is, the situation is always the same-a nervous breakdown. Sometimes preparing for the test can be as nerve racking as taking the test itself. Some students stay up late to study, while others don ' t even bother to waste their time. Other math students study for hours for a test they didn ' t have to study for in the first place. Sometimes they end up knowing so much, they try using advanced tech- niques for a simple equation such as 2 + x = 4. But on the other hand, there are stu- dents who don ' t need to study at all for tests. Math is like a second language to them. These students are known as math whizzes.” They know every for- mula for every question. Mot only that, they even know how to apply these for- mulas to various story problems. But even the best of them blank out; there- fore, they buy one hundred dollar calcu- lators to store their equations in just in case. To these students getting 99 out of 100 points on a test is way below their average. Overall, studying for any test is nerve racking to say the least. But math tests seem to be the hardest for most to han- dle. Many students have different opin- ions of studying for math tests. Junior Ryan Carrell said, Math tests are easy to study for. All you have to do is memorize the formulas and the rest is a cinch. Junior Amy Bohney had a different opinion, she said, Math is a more diffi- cult subject for which to study because it requires more than just memorization. You must be able to understand the con cepts you are using and why you are using them so that you can apply them to more complex problems. A passing student summed up math tests like this. Math tests are easy if you have a programmable calculator. Most teachers will catch you if you try to staple the answers to your hand or write them on your finger nails. If you have a calculator that can store letters, it can make the test a bit easier. The best thing to do is to program the equa- tions that you were supposed to memo- rize into your calculator. Best of all, if a teacher suspects you of cheating, all you have to do is press the reset button and presto, you ' re an innocent student. So, good luck on your next math test. Studying for math tests is different from student to student. But how and how much one studies is basically up to the individual. Moth is o more difficult subject which to study becouse it re- quires more thon just memorizo- tion. You must be oble to under- stood the con- cepts. Junior Amy Dohney 98 - Moth I better hurry up. Junior Dawna Fryman rushes to get her homework done. Students prepare for tests by doing their homework. Could you please explain this question to me? Mrs. Elnaggar looks over Sophomore Gina Ortiz while taking an Algebra test. One for you and one for you. Math teacher Mrs. Susie El Naggar passes out tests from person to person to make sure no one is cheating. This problem is easy. Senior Karen Beasley works on her calculus during class time. Many students think homework is a good way to prepare for a test. Can you help me out with number 20? Sophomore Deena Wesolowski asks math teacher Mrs. Susie El Naggar a question. Homework prepares stu- dents for tests. Moth 99 Senior Jamie Budack stares at the board wonder- ing if she should or shouldn ' t take notes. Many students think that taking notes is a waste of time. urU « jM ' cr ou re Everyone take good notes, we re going to have a test tomorrow, Jerry Gur- rado, government teacher, lectures to his class about the Judicial system. Pick me. Senior Chris Kleimola raises her hand to ask a question during a government activity. Sen- iors Michele Foreman, Kris Redar, and Julie Ortiz watch. Seniors Rich Bach, Jamie Budack. Barbara Bui kema and Dom Chidichimo listen intently in a lecture in government class. Lectures are a good way to learn. 100 — Social Studies J L “The student government that we participated in was found by me to be very helpful in under- standing the way in which our government works.” Senior Rich Bach ODARRUG The Students’ Country | want to vote on a closure, says Ted. “Closure vote, says the Omnipotent One. “Bill closed for discussion. Let ' s vote, he replies next. Fifteen approve and three oppose, the bill carries and becomes a law, he states clearly. If you were a senior and you were in Mr. Gurrado ' s Government class, you would have experienced a new encoun- ter in learning. It is where the students participate and teach each other about how our United States Government works. They formed their own govern- ment. The country is Odarrug”, Gurrado spelled backwards, and it has the same population as Griffith High School does. The job of the students is to form the foundation of the government from scratch. First, each student must make a government on his or her own for a grade. They had to include a Preamble, a Constitution, and a Bill of Rights. They had to explain, in detail, the functions and rules of the three branches of gov- ernment. Executive, Legislative and Ju- dicial. Then Mr. Jerry Gurrado, the Om- nipotent One, divided the students into three political parties. The parties were the O ' crats, the Dents, and the Licans. The O ' crats and the Licans were the two main political parties. They devel- oped political platforms for their specif- ic party. The Dents, the smaller political party, were just set aside and the two major parties had to convince them to go along with their platforms. After this, Mr. Gurrado divided the class into the three branches of government. Then each branch had to make bills pertain- ing to their specific branch to introduce to the other two branches. Then all three of them discussed the bill and made the proper changes. After this dis- cussion, the branches voted on the bill. If a simple majority voted yes , the bill would carry and it would become a Law of Odarrug. If a simple majority voted no , the bill wouldn’t be passed and it would be thrown out. If the bill had been discussed for too long, someone could have asked for a closure vote, a vote to close the bill for discussion. This action would cause a vote to be taken. A sev- enty-five percent vote of yes had to be received to close the bill. If a bill was closed, it would have to be voted on to see if it would become an official Law. After all the branches introduced their bills, they combined together and formed a Bill of Rights. These are uni- versal rights, or rights that everyone has. They were formed by anyone who wanted to propose one. After the neces- sary universal rights were passed, the government was closed and the learning part was over. Then the classes dis- cussed the proceedings. They com- pared it with our own government. They also decided that it would probably not work too well. Many students enjoyed participating in this activity because it taught them about how our own government works. Paul Rodell, senior said, Mr. Gurrado ' s student government was beneficial in advancing my views on just how a gov- ernment is set up and how it conducts its duties. Rich Bach, senior, also found it help- ful. He said, The student government that we participated in was found by me to be very helpful in understanding the way in which our government works. Social Studies - 101 I Academics We’re Moving Up n one competition all the crowds eyes are on her. Suzy sits patiently and waits for the next word for her to spell. Then the word is given out by the an- nouncer. Indigestion,” he says. Suzy spells it correctly and helps her spell bowl team win first place. In another competition nine students are crammed into a small room. They work together to finish the tests they have been given. If one person doesn’t know the answer, one of the other eight might know it. After two and a half hours of agonizing testing, the answers are handed in. After all the grading has been done. the competitors find out that Griffith Senior High School is the win- ner. Academic competitions are a new ac- tivity at Griffith High School. A couple years ago Griffith wasn’t even well known academically. But over the years, hard studying and great coaching by Mr. Howard Besch has brought Grif- fith good academic recognition. The first of these academic competi- tions was the Hoosier Spell Bowl. At first the school competed at regionals, then semi-state, and finally the team went for the top honor, state. The team was well prepared for the competition by using many hours of studying to pre- pare for the competition. The long hours of studying paid off because the team took third in state. The Hoosier Spell Bowl isn ' t like a spelling bee. The team members sit down and are told words which they try and spell correct- ly. If they do they get a point. At the end, the team with the most points is declared the winner. The members of the team that placed third in state were I know I took notes on that. Senior Teresa Joseph studies her Calculus notes in preparation for a test. Joseph was on the Spell Bowl team. Bill Curtis, Mike Gaby, Chris Hawkins, Karl Kammer, Theresa Joseph, Matt Lake, Mike Lake, Lyzette Leal, and Frank Romano. When a senior, Mike Gaby, was asked about his performance at the spell bowl, he said, I was happy with it.” He also said, “I’m glad I was part of the team because we had a good team that made it down state. The other academic competition was the Indiana Tournament for Academic Competition, IT AC. The competition was based on team work. The nine team members were put into a room and giv- en a series of tests. All the members helped out, because each had his or her own specialty. This competition was also a high point for academics at our school because the team finished first in the IT AC. The ITAC, like the Hoosier Spell Bowl, required a lot of hard work and studying. The members of this team included Steve Allison, Rich Bach, John Dorelli, Greg Kemp, Chris Klei- mola, Theresa Kung, Dave Lee, Deanna McLaughlin, and Julie Russell. Mr. Besch also coached this team to victo- ry. Senior Julie Russell said, I liked that it was a team test. It took a lot of pressure off of each of us. It was also thrilling to bring home the first place trophy.” This is what many of the other team members also thought about the ITAC. Most of the members of the team said that they gained a free lunch. They also gained the pride of being on a winning team. Senior Chris Kleimola said, ”1 gained the proud feeling of being on a winning team.” Senior Deanna McLaughlin said, I gained the exper- ience of working as a team.” “I liked that it was a team test. It took a lot of pressure off of each of us. It was thrilling to being home the first place tro- phy.” Senior Julie Russell 102 - Academic Competitions I can ' t figure this problem out. Senior Teresa Kung works on her homework during class. Kung competed on the ITAC team. Now isn ' t that interesting. Sophomore Matt Lake studies for a history test Matt, brother of Mike, was also on the Spell Bowl team. What page was that on? Sophomore Mike Lake finishes his reading assign ment Lake was in the Spell Bowl. Academic Competitions - 103 Sophomore Laura Covarrubias looks over her notes before taking a test in Spanish. She ' s hoping to remember everything. 104 — Foreign Longuoges 4 I learned a lot about the culture of the Spanish speaking peo- ple. They have many different customs that we don ' t.” -Senior Jeff Herr Language Learning Is A New Culture P ete is walking down the hall and he hears strange noises coming from a room. Being as curious as he is, Pete searches for the sounds. First, he peeks into one room and hears people speaking what he thinks is French. Then Pete skips across the hall and hears some more strange sounds. He listens in and it sounds like it could be Spanish. Pete has entered an other dimension of language the for- eign language zone. Many students have this feeling when they walk through the halls or enter a foreign language class for the first time. The title of the class explaines it all. It’s foreign because students don ' t know what it is. But pupils of these classes soon find out what they are all about. After weeks of adjusting from English to French or Spanish one starts to think in the foreign language that one is talk- ing. That ' s what these classes are all about. They make the students think like French or Spanish people do. For the first year students, the basics of the language are taught. Things like counting, the alphabet, various words and their tenses, and basic sentence structure. This is just to give the stu dent a feel for the language being taken and to see if he or she will like it. Senior Jeff Herr said, I expected to learn enough Spanish to converse with other Spanish speakers. Senior Jeff Sweeney had a different opinion on what to expect. He said, I wasn ' t quite sure what to expect be cause I’ve never taken a class like this before. The secnond year involves a multi- tude of different things. The student broadens his or her vocabulary and learns advanced sentence structure. This is a year to learn all about the culture of the people of Spain or France. Finally during the third year of having taken French or Spanish the student becomes a master of foreign language. Just like the second year, students learn more about sentence structure and vo- cabulary. This is the year one fully be- gins to understand why one has taken the class. This last year is possibly the most fun because you know the teacher and other students well after being in class with them for three years. Also you begin to perfect your speaking abili- ties. These foreign language classes are a good learning experience. They have taught students about how the Spanish and French have influenced our own American culture. Herr also added, I learned a lot about the culture of the Spanish speaking people. They have many different customs that we don ' t. Junior Sue Hickey said, “I ' ve learned a lot about the influence the Spaniards had on our American heritage. It ' s also interesting how many Spanish words sound like our English language.” Overall taking a foreign language class is like history. Students learn how to speak and they compare different cultures. Miss Bette Weber, French teacher, discusses a serious matter with student Joel Krafft. She is explaining that in order to learn the French Ian guage effectively, you must concentrate on your , . work One must do his homework everyday as Foreign Language soon as it is assigned. Newcomer to the faculty, English teacher Kay Blount smiles at the grades received on the last quiz. 106 - English Diligently working, senior Paul Mathews hur ries trying to finish his English assignment before class ends. Senior Scott Queen remains in deep concen- tration while reading Julius Caesar. It is diffi- cult to read because the story is written in old English. Senior Sara Luszcz stumbles through her vocabulary list trying to think of a unique sentence to use one of the words in. Research- Paper Livens Up Class ‘T ■ he English department consists of good teachers but they could do something to liven up the classes, said junior Gojko Cucuz. Many teachers in the English department as well as those in the various other departments do at most take these types of remarks into consideration. Solving the problem is the first thing the teacher has to think about. The solu- tions to this problem vary. Some think of fun in class assignments while others decide to assign a nice long research paper to get the kids spirits up. Talk about livening up a classroom in a hurry! The research paper usually does the trick. When teachers make the exciting an- nouncement most students respond with, You ' ve got to be kidding! The serious student always comes back with, “What would you like for us to do in this research paper Mrs. So and So? Fear is what crosses most students’ minds at the mention of the words re- search paper. Just the thought of actu- ally being required to put some effort into a paper usually makes the student break out in a cold sweat. Senior Liane Patrick said, “What I fear about research papers is the pres- sure involved in getting the research done, writing it, and typing it in the giv- en period of time. Most students seem to dislike re- search papers because of the amount of time they require to process. First, there is the research that is involved. That ' s when you go to the library with all your notecards and find absolutely any infor- mation you can find on your specific topic. This is usually the most time con- suming. Secondly, you have to write an outline. Remember: the more detailed the outline, the easier it is to write the paper. Thirdly, a rough draft is written and corrected so that it can finally be typed. Everyone fears for the student who waits until the last minute. The one that about two days before the due date de- cides it may be time to begin. Since his paper is supposed to be 8 to 10 pages long, he begins to panic and throws any- thing together. He ' s hoping the teacher will have some mercy on him for having the courage to put his name on the pa- per. Elsa Cazares, senior, said, I always kind of wait until the last minute to do things like that. It really puts the pres- sure on me because I know it has to be done. A teacher doesn ' t assign a research paper to penalize the student, although that is what many think. In Beginning Composition and Advanced Composi- tion the purpose for which they are as- signed is to prepare students for college. In other classes such as biology or eco- nomics the paper is assigned to make a student more familiar with a certain top ic. Of course there are the few students who would rather write research papers than do other various fun activities. Senior Kris Bowron said, Believe it or not, I thought that writing my advanced composition research paper was much easier than giving any speech. I ' d rather sit down, observe the teacher, and take notes than stand in front of the class and be observed upon by my peers. English - 107 Push it. Senior Norman Navarro spots as Senior Jeff Sweeney lifts a heavy load. Physical strength is one of the many factors stressed in gym. Now listen up girls. Mrs. Bernice Koby, gym teacher, tells her class about the activity they are about to participate in. Look at her go. Senior Mary Jane Grubach and some of her classmates watch as the rest of their classmates run around the track. 106 - Gym � V “Gym has been very, very good to me-nothing like getting physical to give your day a good lift.” Senior Mary Jane Grubach Gym A Break During The Day P I ete and Joe walk down the hall with each other before going to class. Pete heads off to gym in the fieldhouse while Joe goes off to math class upstairs. After the class they have been in has ended, an hour later, they meet and dis- cuss their class. Pete asks Joe, How was math? Joe replies, Same old stuff, equa- tions, graphs, and a million problems for homework. How was gym?” Pete says, It was great. We played dodge ball and I almost knocked off Keith Wilson ' s head. I ' m glad I have gym because it gives be a break during the day and I can blow off some steam.” Then Joe says, I wish I had gym instead of Algebra II with Mr. Tinkle.” This is why many students take phys- ical education. They take this class to get a break from the studying and homework of the academic classes. This class lets the student compete in physical activities that let him or her blow off some steam which has been building up from all the pressure of teachers and homework throughout the day. There are many things that are done in physical education. Most of them are physical, unlike school work which is mostly mental work. Students play soc- cer, basketball, softball, they lift weights, and run track. Not only do the students gain agility and strength, but they gain knowledge on the rules and regulations of the physical activity or sport they are studying. The students of physical education also learn about sportsmanship. They are taught not to be a sore winner or on the other hand a sore loser. They can also learn how to improve on physical skills that they know how to do but are not perfect. Physical education is an important part of school. Students should com- pete so they can be in better physical shape. They also need this class to blow off steam and give their brains a rest. Because most people can ' t go all day learning new things, their heads might explode. On the other hand, a student should not ask to take physical educa- tion, better known as gym, if he or she does not have a specific amount of aca demic classes that are taken. Some stu- dents just take gym to have an A on their report card, but this shouldn ' t be the case. Senior Devon Enloe said, “I like phys- ical education because it gives my brain a rest from the school work during the day.” Senior Mary Jane Grubach also likes gym. She said, Gym has been very, very good to me-nothing like getting physical to give your day a good lift. And this is why many people like to take physical education. Senior Jeff Sweeney said, I like gym because it gives me a chance to blow off some steam during the day. It ' s also an easy class to take if you have a hard schedule.” Anyway students look at it, they like gym. Even if they are just taking it to give their brain a rest or to let off some steam. If gym could be taken every year, a student would probably take it. So gym seems to be one of the more favorite classes at our school. Come on, you can do it. Sophomore Lonnie Byrd watches as Sophomore Bob Tully tries to squat ninety pounds of steel. Gym - 109 I see the problem. Senior Craig Barus checks his car to see if there are any problems that might slow him down on the road Can you help me out? Junior Brian Textor asks drafting teacher Mr. Larry Parker for a helping hand on his latest drawing. It takes a steady hand. Senior Craig Gall strategi cally places a piece of wood to his house as Junior Paul Burdsal gives him some helpful advice. • V . $ ’MK U 110 — Industrial Arts Taking a shop class gives me a break during the day. It also pre- pares me to get a job as a me- chanic.” Senior Rod Anderson Shop Students Qsing Their Hands ounds of Van Halen are com- ing from a blue convertible while cruising down Highway 1. While the tunes are playing from in- side the car, steam is radiating from underneath the hood. An hour later, the driver disgustingly looks under the hood of the broken machine. An architect sits wondering about which style of house to design and how to go about it. Only a professional archi- tect would know exactly what to do in this situation. But a beginning drafting student would know only the basic steps of designing a home. In both cases, industrial arts classes may help students prepare for the fu- ture. Two industrial courses offered are power mechanics and drafting. Both classes contain helpful learning infor- mation for the future. Drafting starts students thinking about a career in architecture. Two courses are offered in the drafting field: drafting and architectural drafting. In these two classes, computer aided drawing, CAD, programs are used to help students face the computer age. The CAD system is helpful to those stu- dents interested in computers and the designing of projects by use of comput- er graphics. Mr. Larry Parker said, “I use the CAD programs to prepare stu- dents for college drafting classes and for them to experience some highly techni- cal drawings.” Senior Rich Bach said, “It (CAD) al- lows me to complete an elaborate draw ing in very little time with excellent pre- cision.” The other industrial arts course is power mechanics. This course is of- fered to those students who are interest- ed in small engines and cars. The first year students learn about the basics of small engines and about the safe and proper use of tools. The second year a two hour block of power mechanics is offered. This class is mainly concerned with work on automobiles. Students do simple things such as tire changes to hard things such as building engines. This class gives hands on training to a student who wants to take up a career as an auto mechanic or just learn more abut his or her automobile. Mr. Joe Glassford said, I teach this class to teach my students how to work on their cars and to gain knowledge on how ex- pensive car repairs are.” Senior Rod Anderson really likes auto shop class. He said Taking a shop class gives me a break during the day. It also prepares me to get a job as a me- chanic. On both cases industrial arts classes may be helpful for students’ future plans. The future will have a demand for people with technical training to help others solve their own industrial prob- lems. Problems will need to be solved and this early industrial training will help students get ahead in life. Industri- al arts students are taught to use their mind in all aspects of life and to solve these problems which might have other- wise been too tough for an inexperi enced individual to handle. Besides providing students with a good learning experience, these classes prepare industrial arts students for the future. Now instead of being thinkers, they can be doers and help others. Need some help? Mr. Joe Glassford gives some helpful advice to a student working on his car Mr. Daryl Carstenson lends a hand. Industrial Arts - 111 Science Labs Aid Learning ix one half ounce of hydrogen and one half ounce of chlo- ride,” the teacher says. So Ed, being the conscientious per- son he is, does just that. All of a sudden the chemical mixture starts to bubble and oozes out of the mixing container and onto the counter. Ed calls the teach- er over to his lab station. By now this HCI combination has burned a hole into the counter and dripped on the floor to eat it away. Now the chemistry class can see what the advanced biology class is doing thanks to Ed. This probably doesn ' t happen much in any of our science classes, but many students wish it would. It would add a little excitement to the study of science which is an important part of our lives. Everything that we do is somehow or another related to the study of science. There are three types of science at our school. They are biology, chemis- try, and physics. The first year, if stu- dents decide to take a science, students have to take first year biology. This ba- sic class is mostly to get students ac- quainted with the study of life. The stu- dents learn about cells, microscopic or- ganisms, internal and external organs, and the body ' s basic life systems. If stu- dents want to learn more about biology they can take advanced biology. This class takes students one step further. It teaches them about the same things in a more complicated manner. There are also more lab situations in advanced bi ology which makes it more interesting to learn. Chemistry is pretty much the same format as biology classes. The only dif- ference is that students study chemi- cals instead of life. Students learn many chemical properties and laws. This class is also taught by giving students hands on experience through labs. Mix ing chemicals and trying to find out what they are is a main reason why this class is one of the more difficult science classes. Physics is the highest science one can take to advanced biology. Physics is the study of physical sciences. This class is lab oriented just like the others. Students learn many laws and proper- ties that are used in many technical pro- fessions of our day and age. The phys- ics student does many experiments and exercises to prove these laws. This is probably the hardest science class our school offers because of the material involved. Many students have different choices on which science class they prefer the most. Senior Steve Gordon said that he liked chemistry. He said, Mrs. Davis is very patient and never gets mad at stu- dents. She sits and teaches everyone the easiest way to comprehend the ma- terial. Also, she is never in a bad mood towards our class, so that is another enjoyable point. Junior Tom Zapinski said that biol- ogy was his favorite science class. He said, It (biology) is the easiest class I ever took. The teacher goes over the material so well that you don ' t have to study for the test. The hardest thing is the panel presentations, especially when you wait until the night before. The worst thing is doing doodles before tests, but it does help.” I - Mrs. Davis is very patient and never gets mad at students. She sits and teaches everyone the easiest way to comprehend.” Senior Steve Gordon 112 — Science I hope this works. Senior Greg Kemp tests out one of the many physics laws during an experiment. Many laws are easily proved by experiments. A little more to the left. Seniors Greg Kemp and Jerry Last conduct a Phys- ics experiment. Labs are a main part of science. The esophagus connects to the . . Senior John Lesniak traces the digestive tract of his fetal pig. The dissection of the pig is interesting to students. What did you get for number five? Senior Donya Crock asks seniors Paul Barenie and Mike Ander son for some help Science — 113 Singing Brings Students Together c hoir is one of the most popular classes taken by students. This year ap- proximately 100 students were in choir, which is about one-sixth of the number of students in the high school. Why is choir so popular among students? Soph- omore Kristin Birk said, “I took choir because I love to sing and perform. Choir gives you a chance to be with other people who really love to sing too. That makes it all the more fun and inter- esting. Sophomore Kris Sutkowski said, I took choir because I have always en- joyed singing. Also, I love to take every chance I get to play piano. Junior J.J. Boylan said, I want to go into music after I graduate so a majority of my time is devoted to music and everything I do is based on music. I love to sing and write music of my own. But the best thing about music is the direc- tor, Mrs. Spejewski.” There are three performances that all the choirs participate in. These are the Fall, Christmas, and Spring Concerts. The Spring Concert was the highlight of the year. It was a tribute to Irving Berlin in honor of his 100th birthday. Besides the three concerts, Chorale also does some performances on their own. They had performances at the Ro- tary Club and Southlake Mall. Also, at Christmas they went caroling at Mun- ster Community Hospital. Choral De- partment President senior Julie Russell said, ‘‘Being in Chorale is very different from being in any other choir. We have more performances than the other choirs and have to work twice as hard to learn the extra music. The perfor- mances make the work worth it and I enjoy it!” Both Concert Choir and Chorale are also involved in Festival. Festival con- sists of the mixed choirs of several sur- rounding schools. They meet at one school and all day they rehearse the numbers selected by a guest conductor. That night they put on a concert with those songs and each individual school performs two numbers. Sutkowski said, I really enjoyed Festival. I always like these kinds of things because you be- come closer with people you come in contact with every day. It was also a good learning experience. You have about six hours to put together a con- cert with people you ' ve never seen be- fore. Another opportunity to learn outside school is at the ISSMA contest. Judges are brought in from other regions, and they score the students on such things as tone quality, rhythm, and general ap- pearance. Medals are given to those who receive a first or second place. This year all of the large ensembles were awarded firsts and were given the opportunity to go down to the state con- test in Indianapolis. This year was unique because both girls choirs, which consist of mostly sophomores and some juniors, were given this opportunity. It is very unusual to qualify for state as a sophomore. “What I like best about choir is the outside projects and concerts. You have a lot of fun putting everything together and performing,” said Senior Tammi Billingsley. “I took choir because I love to sing and perform. Choir gives you a chance to be with other people who really love to sing too. -Kristin Birk, Sophomore 114- Choir Concert Choir; Back Row: Ed Senzig, Eric Heinrichs, Mike Lake, Judi McKnight, Dianna Seberger, Chris Karp, Matt Lake, Chuck Donaldson, Terry Reising. Seventh Row: Rhonda Reed, Pete Panos, Carrie Rodri guez, Jean Stucky, Tracey Zebracki, Charla Mitchell. Shelley Marshall, Kristine Sutkowski. Jeff Burks Sixth Row: Deanna McLaughlin, Christi- na Carter, Jenny Cobb, Lenette Rafa, Stephanie Bottcher, Tammy Whitfield, Tricia Turner. Ron Cihonski. Fourth Row: John Bogner, Tammy Dallas, Jennifer Schroeder, Sara Luszcz, Mike Steele. Second Row: Melissa Moore. Tonya Parsons, Adrienne Green, Dave Meyers. Front Row: Tammi Billingsley, Kelli Wilkey. Becky Baker. Chorale; Back Row: Deanne Tanis. Jeff Herr, Danette DeBoer Fourth Row: J. J Boylan, Lisa Maggio, Jill Harris, Dave Arndt. Third Row: Rob Shinkle, Jennifer De la Vega. Bill Harding, Pam Bishop, Julie Russell, Charlie Blackwell. Second Row: Ray Jajowka, Debbie Parr, Jennifer Atkinson. Pete Schlagel. Theresa Kung, Jamie Budack, Joe Mageira. Front Row: Mike Smolek. Christine Tanis. Here we come a caroling. Senior Christine Tanis carols through the halls during Christmas. The Chorale does so every year Choralettes; Back Row: Tera Braddam. Jennifer Cook. Marcie Dres baugh, Laura Heinrichs. Michelle Serrato. Fourth Row: Leslie Stupeck. Michelle Castillo, Kristina James, Kelly O ' Dea, Jenny Hamilton. Third Row: Kylee McLellan, Katrina Gasper. Christine Roye. Adrienne Com- panik. Jennifer Bednar Second Row: Melissa Morris. Jodi Meadows Front Row: Kristen Reyome. Girls ' Chorus; Back Row: Lori Russell. Ann Cannon, Brandie Christo- pher. Angela Clark, Jayme Davis. Fourth Row: Tami Austin. Paula Irvin, Michelle Jones, Jenny Farmer Third Row: Stacy Fields, Kathy Basler. Mary Ward. Second Row: Stefanie Church, Jenny Whitfield. Front Row: Laura Preste Festival Choir; Back Row: Charlie Blackwell. Ed Senzig. Eric Heinrichs, Matt Lake, Judi McKnight. Dianna Seberger, Chuck Donaldson, Terry Reising, Jeff Herr, Sixth Row: J. J. Boylan, Rhonda Reed, Pete Panos, Carrie Rodriguez, Jean Stucky, Tracey Zebracki. Charla Mitchell. Shel ley Marshall, Kristine Sutkowski. Jeff Burks, Dave Arndt. Fifth Row Bill Harding, Deanna McLaughlin, Christina Cater. Jenny Cobb, Lenette Rafa. Stephanie Bottcher, Tammy Whitfield, Tricia Turner, Ron Ci- honski. Julie Russell. Fourth Row: Rob Shinkle, John Bogner. Desa Stepanovich, Craig Cooper, Kim Companik, Brian Weyne, Holly Strick land, Danette DeBoer. Mike Smolek. Third Row: Lisa Maggio, Ray Jajowka, Mike Raketich, Tammy Dallas. Jennifer Schroeder, Sara Luszcz. Mike Steele, Christine Tanis, Pete Schlagel. Second Row: Joe Mageira. Melissa Moore, Tonya Parsons. Adrienne Green. Dave Meyers, Jennifer De la Vega, Pam Bishop, Deanne Tanis. Front Row: Jennifer Atkinson, Tammi Billingsley, Kelli Wilkey, Becky Baker, Debbie Parr, Theresa Kung, Jamie Budack, Jill Harris. DEADLINES! A Staffers Nightmare oe walks into the room with an unhappy look on his face and sits down. The room is in a total uproar. On one corner people are interviewing. In another corner people are typing. In an other two people are pasting up ads. Then the copy editor calls. Everyone turn in their stories. Everybody hands in their stories except Joe. The copy editor starts to yell, “Joe I gave you that assignment five weeks ago.” Joe replies, I forgot. This a familiar scene to many Panther Press and Reflector staff members. Mention deadline to a staff member and a chill runs down their spine. Dead- lines are not liked by many. But they are important when it comes to getting the paper or yearbook out on time. They are a necessity in any form of journalistic writing. Most people don ' t understand deadlines until they go on staff and face them. There are many consequences to deadlines. The good one is that the pa- per or yearbook will come out on time. Another good one is that, if you turn in your story on the right time you won t have the pressure of the editor bugging you everyday to turn in your story. Some bad things about deadlines are that if you have a lot of other home- work, you have to hurry and get your story done along with your other home- work. Also if deadlines are not met, the publications will not come out on time. The paper won ' t come until the next week or the yearbook won’t come out until next year. Basically deadlines are good because they make things work out on time. Many staff members hate deadlines. Kris Bowron, senior, said “I hate dead- lines. They are merely a form of power our editor loves to punish us with. My least favorite deadline was when my sto- ry on the play was due two hours after I saw the play. Other staff members not only hate deadlines, but are pressured by them. They stay up late hours of the night or write as fast as they can one hour before it’s due. Joy Torrez, senior, said, I do hate deadlines. They put a lot of pres- sure on you if you wait until the last minute. You may have to rush and write anything down and stay up late hours of the night, but in the long run it’s worth it.” Others also feel the pressure. Mirjana Balac, senior, said, There’s a lot of pressure during deadlines. Staying at school until sometimes midnight could really make your mind go a little. If things aren ' t done on time the yearbook will come out on the wrong date, which I know, won ' t make anyone really hap- py A few other staffers think deadlines are a pain. Tim Yoko, senior, said Deadlines can be a real pain in the butt when you ' ve got several other things to do like work, homework, or term pa pers.” Paul Doctor, senior, said, “Deadlines can sometimes be a real pain because you have a lot of other homework in all of your other classes. But deadlines can also be good. Joy Torrez said, If you do your work before your due date, then that’s fine. Tim Yoko also thinks, If it weren ' t for deadlines, staff members would nev- er get anything done. 116 - Journalism Senior, Mirjana Balac searches for new ideas. Mirjana is part of the dedicated Reflector Staff, where good ideas are a part of a good yearbook. 1 J L “There’s a lot of pressure during deadlines. If things aren’t done on time the yearbook will come out on the wrong date.” Senior Mirjana Balac .O Am Reflector: Back Row: Brian Kretz, Tim Yoko, Jamie Petree, Bob Troksa, Chris Galambos, Joe Buchko. Middle Row: Mirjana Balac, Julie Planer, Michelle Berens, Advisor, Miss Julie Marcinek. Back Row: Joy Torrez, Kristine Slampyak, Charlott Krooswyk, Julie Kilgore, Sue Hickey. Reflector Staff members share thoughts in de- signing the yearbook, Senior Tim Yoko draws his ideas on paper as junior Sue Hickey watches them take form. All the comforts of home. Junior Dave Nichols listens to music and reads a Chicago paper. When work is complete, staff members can relax and enjoy life. Panther Press: Back row: Phil Katona, Dave Harretos, Frank Rigas. Pat Murdock, Brian Kretz, Mike Wlazlo. 3rd Row: Kris Bowron, Tammy Childers, Chris Galambos, J.J. Boylan, Dan Victor, Paul Doctor, Jeff Sweeney 2nd Row: Advisor, Miss Julie Marcinek, Toni Morrison, Christina Carter. Lyzette Leal, Bethany Galinski. Becky Hoot. Front Row: John Zellers. Amy Bohney, Debbie Dominguez, Julie Planer, Sue Kwasny. Journalism - 117 Looking over some papers, senior Bill Curtis keeps pen ready to mark incorrect answers. Being an aide is a full time job when teachers can ' t grade assignments. With a smile senior, Brian Kretz sees his class- mates and pretends to mark them absent. Brian is an aide for Reflector Staff, where he checks atten- dance daily. Senior, Bill Curtis wears shades and a captain ' s hat in hopes of meeting some chicks. Sometimes dressing up and wandering the halls is more fun than sitting in class. 118 - Student Aides French teacher. Ms. Weber watches over senior, Jennifer Kirk as she grades the assignments of the day Sometimes even an aide needs the teacher ' s assistance. Spending time on the phone is all in an hour ' s work for senior, Greg Steapleton. Greg is an office aide and may use the phone under the eye of a secretary. Students Aid Teachers C uzy is sitting there grading pa- pers while the teacher is giving notes from the board. Then a message comes blurting out from over the intercom. Mrs. Macy, important phone call in the office, the office lady says. Okay, replies Mrs. Macy, I’ll be right there. Then she tells Suzy to watch over the class. Suzy replies, alright.” as she breaks out in a sweat thinking of what will hap- pen when she leaves. Then Mrs. Macy leaves the room. The room breaks out in an uproar. Kids are swinging from lights and others are throwing their fel- low students out the window. Suzy starts to cry. Then Mrs. Macy walks in and everything is returned to normal. Suzy stops crying and goes back to her normal task of grading papers. Teacher ' s aides go through similar situations like these from week to week. Teachers make their aides do various tasks. Sometimes they rearrange or grade papers, clean off his or her teach- er ' s desk. Other times they type tests or worksheets, and then they run them off. But most of these tasks aren ' t brain racking. Karen Beasley, senior, said I help out my teacher (Mrs. El Naggar) and the students in first year Algebra. Some students that are attendance, guidance, or office aides do various oth- er tasks. Attendance aides pick up the attendance slips and then record the people who are absent. They also run errands for Mrs. Konopasek. Guidance aides help the guidance counselors with their various jobs during the day. They go from room to room and give fellow students passes to go down and get counseled on school and personal mat- ters. They, like the attendance aides, also run many errands. Office aides do also run errands, but they also do many other things. They answer phones and take down messages. They also help the office ladies keep the main office in per- fect working order. Office aides also put things in teacher ' s mailboxes and run off copies for teachers and students. Senior, Michelle Berens said, Being an aide is pretty cool. Since I work in the Guidance Department, I get to go to all the different classes and see all my friends. Plus, on the holidays we usually get some kind of treat. And once we get their stuff done we can work on any homework we have. Many students, like Jeff Mitchell and Rich Bach, enjoy being an aide because it gi ves them a little time to relax during the day. Rich Bach, senior, said, “Being an aide allows one to have time to relax and work at his or her own pace.” Jeff Mitchell, senior, stated, “I really enjoy being a teacher ' s aide. I like what I do, and it gives me a little time off dur- ing the day.” Other students find that being an aide isn ' t all fun and games. They know that being an aide means you have to work hard to satisfy his or her teacher. Sen- ior, Bill Curtis, who ' s Mr. Spejewski ' s aide, knows about this hard work. He said, Being an aide is really worth- while. There is never any homework, although there is an awful lot of grading being Mr. Spejewski ' s aide. Being an aide is not all fun and games, but it helps you gain the respect of the teachers. Sfudenf Aides - 119 People’s lives are filled with many activi- ties. Some of them are fun while others are filled with anxiety and vigor. However, teens always seem to find time to catch up on the latest news or to go out with their friends. Most students take advantage of their hall passing time to talk to the friends they don’t often see. Junior Denise Guevera said, “I use the five minutes to talk to my friends and to check out the guys who are walking by. Although the students’ conversations are often quick, they’re always full of the newest news. 120 - People Division Junior Denise Hochstetler asks Mr Platt, Algebra teacher, for help. Denise is wearing her own style of clothing to stand out from the crowd. Seniors Mirjana Balac and Julie Russell catch up on the latest news while getting books from their lock ers during passing time. People Division - 121 Mr. Mervyn Barenie. President; Mr. John I. Cioroianu. First Vice Presi- dent; Mr. Richard C. Anderson. Sec. Vice-president; Mr. John Ga- lambos. Secretary; Mr. Claude V. Hochstetler. Asst. Secretary. Mr. Bartel C. Zandstra, School At torney; Mr. Robert G. Kurtz, Super intendent; Mr. William C. Gall. Asst. Superintendent, Mrs. Sarah S. Cundiff. Treasurer; Mr. Samuel Cox. Principal; Mr. David Smith, Vice President; Ms. Sue Artim, Sr. High Office Sec retary; Mr. Jim Bartlett. Athletic Director; Mrs. Sandra Beahm. Gen- eral Biology; Mr. Howard F. Besch, Physics; Chemistry, Department Chairperson. Mr. William Birk, Economics; Miss Kay Blount. Practical English, Be ginning Composition, Sophomore English; Mrs. Ruth Carmichael, General and Advanced Biology; Mr. Darryl Carstensen. Essentials of Mathematics, Geometry, Junior Class Sponsor, Girls J.V. Basketball Coach; Mrs. Teresa Carstensen. Geometry. Math for a Daily Living 122 - Faculty SUMMERTIME Teachers do have lives after the school year is over with. O nce again another school year has passed. Summer is here and it’s time for the fun to begin. Students do various things, like go to the beach, work, play softball, go to the mall or go to a friend ' s house. How do teachers spend their three month period of relax- ation? Mrs. Nancy Yanuzzi, Calligra- phy art teacher, said, “Last year I taught at a day care cen- ter. I also was an art director and taught various calligraphy classes, but I mainly love to just mother. Mrs. Margie Keithley, sewing and Preparation for Adult Liv- Although not being able to see her kids as much during the year, Mrs. Yanuzzi does have some pictures. ing teacher, said, “I do a lot of different things, I teach a Sun- day school and bible school class for smaller kids and I en- ter various professional con tests in sewing. I also like to try to redecorate at least one part of my house. I also spend a lot of time at the beach or in swim- ming pools and I go to the park with Clint, my son.” She also added, “I do a lot of shopping too, of course, and do yard work.” Mrs. Jackie Hansen, Suspen sion Supervisor, also does var- ious things with her summer free time, She said, “I usually golf and do small traveling, mainly down to Indianapolis to visit my other son and other relatives. I also babysit for my grandchildren and catch up on things at home I don ' t get to do throughout the year.” Mrs. Iona Glassford, Child Development teacher said, “I usually read, sew, cook, and spend more time with my fam- ily. I also travel and have a wed ding or two to attend. I catch up on what I don ' t have time to do during the school year. I also enjoy school a lot so some- times I go back to school for classes. Most of all though I just like to relax. Believe it or not teachers do have a life be- sides sitting in a classroom, grading papers, and teaching students who usually don ' t care to learn. They need breaks too and use their summer spare time to do all the things they don’t have time to do during the school year.” Mr. N. Cross. Band Department Chairperson; Mr. Carl Dalton Soci- ology, Psychology, Department Chairperson; Mrs. Martha Davis. Chemistry, Basic Biology; Mrs. Bar- bara Deleget. Computer Program ming. Essentials of Math Mr. Ronald Divjak, Health; Mrs. Mary L. Earp. R.N., School Nurse; Mrs. Susie El Naggar. Algebra. Analytic Geometry. Academic De- cathalon Coach; Miss Charlotte Fe- dorchak. Spanish Mr. Tim Foss. Computer Literacy; Mrs. Iona Glassford. Child Develop ment; Mr. Joseph Glassford. Power Mechanics; Mr. Jerry Gurrado. Government, GS History. Boys ' Var sity Basketball Coach. Girls ' Varsity Softball Coach Mrs. Jackie Hansen. Suspension Supervisor; Mr. Bob Hastings. World History, GS History. J.V Bas ketball Coach, Ms. Lawrene R. Hawthorne. Media Specialist; Mrs. Lynn Heller. Guidance Counselor Faculty - 123 Mrs. Jean M. Herd, Library Assis- tant; Mrs. Betty Holmgren. Short- hand, Secretarial Practice; Mrs. Ja- net Howell. Guidance Counselor, Mrs. Margie Keithley. Clothing De- partment Chairperson. Preparation for Adult Living, Clothing; Mrs. Ber- nice Koby, P.E. Mrs. Janet Konopasek. Atten- dance Secretary; Mr. Dick Koval, Accounting, Business Math, De partment Chairperson; Mrs. Su- zanne Lamfalusi. (JS History, Basic Economics; Mrs. Clara Lazar, Guid- ance Counselor; Mr. Dan Leslie. Woods Miss Julie A. Marcinek. Sopho- more English, Journalism, RE FLECTOR, PANTHER PRESS, Quill and Scroll sponsor; Cheerlead- ing Sponsor, Mrs. Margaret McNab- ney. Keyboarding, Career Prep: Mr. L.E. Owen, Basic and General World History; Mr. Larry Parker. Drafting, Department Chairperson; Mrs. Susan Patricks, Sophomore and Basic English, Beginning and Practical Composition; Mrs. Kyra Perry, Typing, Office Procedure; Mrs. Joyce Petska, Ba sic Biology; Mr. Bill Platt. Algebra, Calculus; Mr. Wayne Price. Typing, Keyboarding; Mr. Donald Ray, Gov- ernment, US History, Academic De- cathlon Coach, Football and Bas ketball Scorekeeper 124 — Faculty INTERESTS Other than teaching what do teachers do Untrue to popular rumor teachers are people too. They have hobbies and pastimes just like everyone else. When asked what other interests he has, Mr. Robert Witt (ceramics, arts and crafts) replied, I like to salmon fish on Lake Michigan, golf, col- lect baseball cards with my son, camp, travel, and I coach a ten and under soccer league team. It appears camping is popular in the art department because Mr. Charles Ricks (Drawing and Painting I II, Art appreciation) favors camping also. Mr. Ricks is the owner of a motor home which he takes out West. Ricks adds, I have a small leather business and peri- od crafts which I take and trav- Mr. Les Thornton warms up for his afternoon run which is one of his many hobbies. el around with. It includes boots, mocassins, and black powder. Slow pitch softball, golf, and painting and decorating around the house are a just a few of the pastimes of Mr. Robert Segally. Segally adds, I have a Tandy computer at home which is a hobby of mine. I do my house- hold finance on it. I like to work with wood and carpentry even though I don ' t get many oppor- tunities to do it. But I ' ll tell you what I would really like to do. That is to be an emergency medical technician. I like the medicine part of that job. How ever, I doubt that I will ever get to become one.” It appears that once again there are the same likes shared by members of the same de- partment. Both Ms. Lawrene Hawthorne and Mrs. Jean Herd (librarians) like the fine arts. More specifically, the sympho- ny, the opera, and the ballet. When I have spare time, I en- joy basket weaving, said Mrs. Jean Herd. Over this past spring break I went to England and Scotland. Mr. Richard Reyome (Career Prep) says his interests include simply, my family and sports.” Mr. Daryl Carstensen (plane geometry) enjoys building cabi- nets and furniture. “I like it so much because it allows me to apply my math skills to some thing real. Mrs. Judy Surovek (contem porary lit., advanced comp.) likes to spend her extra time reading and traveling in the summer. Mr. Richard Reyome, Career Prep., Marketing. Vocational Coordinator, I.C.E. Classes. Asst. Varsity Foot ball Coach, DECA Sponsor; Mr. Charles Ricks, Department Chair- person, Drawing and Painting, Art Appreciation; Mrs. Sharon Smith, Basic and Advanced Sophomore English, American Novel, Depart ment Chairperson, Mrs. Cynthia Spejewski. Choir, Music Theory Mr. G. R. Spejewski. Grammar, Speech, General Lit.. Mrs. Judy Surovek. Contemporary Lit., Ad- vanced Comp., Soph. English, Aca- demic Decathlon Coach, Mr. Les Thornton. OS History, World Histo- ry, Head Varsity Football Coach, Asst. Wrestling Coach, Varsity Club Sponsor, Senior Class Sponsor, Mrs. Elaine Thrall. Beg. and Int. Foods Mrs. Julie Turner. Secretary; Mrs. Sheila Vaclavik, Sophomore Eng laish, Beg. Composition; Mrs. Nan- cy Weaver, A.V. Secretary; Mr. Ray Weaver, Spanish. Asst. Drama Coach, Student Council Sponsor, G.H.S. Movies Sponsor Mrs. Betty Weber, French. Depart- ment Chairperson; Mr. Robert Witt. Ceramics, Arts and Crafts, Jewelry; Mrs. Nancy Yanuzzi, Calligraphy; Miss Marilyn Young, Sophomore English Faculty - 125 Contemplating whether to go back into the sun Joel Kraft, junior, grabs a snack. Taking in the sights the guys watch the girls softball team on a warm and sunny afternoon. On a hot afternoon Junior Tony Casillas practices his pitching, soaking wet. Feature GOOD WE A THE R Along With The Sun Comes The Fun G ood bye colds and hel- lo good weather. Ev- eryone has suffered through the four or five months of cold weather. The gloves, heavy jackets long warm pants and sweaters are put away for the summer. Shorts, tank tops, and suntan lotions have all re- turned for the five or six months of fun in the sun. Everyone starts coming out of the warmth of their homes into the warmth of the out- doors and sun. What comes along with the sun? Open beaches swimming pools, and people. Senior Missy Grabowski said, “When it ' s warm I usually lay out and go to the beach a lot. Kris Gonsiorowski, senior, said, “I ride my bike, go to the beach and have water balloon and squirt gun fights. Everyone seems to stay near the water and out in the hot summer sun. Junior Crystal Hinchy, said, I go to the ball games and to the beach to lay- out.” She continues by saying, “I also go to Dairy Queen and I usually stay out later at night. Junior Vicki Thirion said, I go shopping, layout, and swim if it ' s really nice out. I also take my little brother to the park, sometimes. Lisa Gniadek, junior said, “It depends on what kind of mood I am in and whether or not I ' m going to do something. If I ' m in a good mood I just go out some where. If I’m in a bad mood I just stay at home. Sophomore Laura Covarru- bias said, I usually just play softball, do a lot of swimming and layout. Junior Cindy Campbell said, I usually have to work on nice days, but I also usually go on a vacation down to Missouri for most of the summer. Tammy Whitfield, junior, said, “I play softball and bas- ketball. I also go to the beach, layout, drive around and wash the car. When good weather comes about people seem mainly to hit the beaches, pools, soak up the sun, and just go out. So everybody best enjoy it all now because sooner than one may think all the dreaded cold will be back here again. Taking a break during school Sue Floyd runs to catch the falling frisbee. Coming in for a break, Juniors Tony Casillas and Eric Hendricks get some refreshments. Feoture 127 Bradley Dale Adams, Bowling. 4, (capt.); Lynn Sue Adler. Steve G. Allison. Wrestling, 2-4. (capt., 4), Soccer, 2-4, National Honor Society, 2-4. Concert Band, 2-3, Pep Band, 2-4, Booster Club, 3-4, Executive Council, 2-4, Varsity Club, 2-4. Student Council, 3-4. Movie Workers, 2-3, S.A.D.D., 2-4, (Historian. 2-4, Pres. 4), Academic Decathlon, 3-4, JETS TEAMS test. 4, Valedictorian Michael Christopher Anderson, Track, 3, Swimming, 2-3, Movie worker, 2-3, Stage Crew, 2-3. Rodney Wayne Anderson, Concert Band, 2- 4, Jazz Band, 3-4, Pep Band, 2-4. Dave Matthew Arndt. Football 2-4, Baseball, 2-4, Booster Club, 4, Concert Choir, 2, Chorale, 3-4, Varsity Club, 2-4, Festival Choir, 2-4, Honorable mention, punter All Conference, 3. All Area Honorable mention. Linebacker, 3, All Conference Honorable mention. Catcher, 3. Jennifer Sue Atkinson, Booster Club, 2-4, Girls Chorus, 2, Choralettes, 3, Chorale Choralettes, 3, Chorale, 4, Dramatics, 2, Pantherettes, 2-4, (Hist. 3, Pres 4) Festival Choir, 3-4, Pantherette workshop, 2-4, Rich K. Bach, Tennis, 2, Booster Club, 3, JETS team 4, Boys state Alternate, 3, Jacqueline Dawn Bajza. Girls Chorus, 2 Kenneth Todd Baker. Mark Damon Baker, Mirjana Balac, Tennis, 2-4. National Honor Society, 4. Booster Club, 2-4, Executive Council, 2 4, Quill and Scroll, 34, (seer., treas.). Reflector, 3-4, (Advertising Editor, Copy Editor 4, Most Promising Junior-journalism, 3, Paul Barenie. Cross Country, 3, Track, 2, National Honor Society, 2-4, Concert Band, 2-4. Jazz Band, 2-4 Pep Band, 2-4. Varsity Club, 23, Bowling Club 4, Chess Club 3, Movie Worker, 3-4, S.A.D.D. 2,4, Boys ' State Delegate, 3, All- state Band, 4, Academic Decathlon, 4, ISSMA state finalist, 3-4. Michelle Ann Barrel!. Craig E. Barus, Karen Elaine Beasley, Track 2-4, (capt., 4), National Honor Society, 3-4, Concert Band, 2-4, Jazz Band, 2,4, Pep Band. 2-4, Booster Club, 3-4, Bowling Club, 2-4, (capt. 2, sec. 4,), Movie Worker, 4, Stage Crew, 4, S.A.D.D. Richard J. Benjamin, Football 2-4, Booster Club, 4, Varsity Club 3,4, Best Defensive End. 4, Football Michelle Marie Berens, Gymnastics, 2, S.A.D.D. 3, Make-up. 4, Reflector. 3-4, (Photographer, 3-4, Business Manager, 4) Journalism Workshop, 4, Franklin, Tamara Kaye Billingsley, Booster Club, 2-4, Concert Choir, 4, Choralettes, 3, Girls Chorus, 2, Festival Choir, 4, Make-up Crew, 4, Pam Sue Bishop. National Honor Society, 3-4, (treas. 3) Booster Club, 3-4, Choralettes, 2-3, (Sec., Treas. 3) Pantheretts, 4, Festival Choir, 4, Statistician Pantherette Workshop, 4, Charles E. Blackwell, Track, 3, Swimming, 2, Concert Choir, 2, Chorale, 3-4, Dramatics, 2-3, Festival Choir, 2-4, Movie Worker, 2-3, State Crew, 2-3 128 — Seniors MONEY! If given a hundred dollars a day for a year what would you do with it? veryone wishes they had the money to do whatever they wanted. Many people don ' t want to have to work for the money though. What if the money was given to them? If you were given one hun- dred dollars a day for a year, what would you do with it? Would people save it or spend it? Senior Pat Murdock said, I’d put it in the bank until I had enough to buy a good car.” Many people have Murdock ' s idea. Senior Doug Fulkerson said, “I would save it up and get a good sports car and save Senior Kris Slampyak smiles while thinking of what she would do if she received money everyday. for college. There are many other ideas too. Senior Barbara Buikema has a great sounding idea, she said, I would save it for many things, a car, clothes, house, and a super stereo system. I think one day I ' d throw a big party.” Tammy Childers, senior, has bigger ideas, she said, “I ' d save it for a week then I would do that one week for every month. For the other three weeks I ' d save the money and buy a new house.” Junior John Jorden said, I would save it for six months and the rest I would blow on different things. Michelle Blahnik, said, I ' d save most of it for something I’ll need after school (gradu- ation). Senior Ken Herd, doesn ' t have as much confidence in himself when it comes to sav- ing, he ' s a little different, he said, If I were given a hundred dollars a day, by the end of the year I probably would have nothing to show for it. I would spend it in anyway and every- where on absolutely nothing. Junior John Zellers had a simple idea, he said. I would save and keep putting it in the bank. If it be to save it for a new car, house, clothes, graduation or blow it on absolutely noth- ing, everyone has their ideas of what they would do with free money. Now if only it would someday become reality for ev- eryone.” Brad Boswinkle. Stephanie Bottcher. Kristine Marie Bowron. Tennis. 2-4, Booster Club, 2-4, Girls Chorus, 2, (Sec.), Executive Council, 2,4. Varsity Club, 3-4, Quill and Scroll, 3-4, Student Council, 2-4, Panther Press, 3-4, (Reporter. 3, Copy Design Editor, 4), Girls State Alternate Stephanie Sue Bronson, Basketball, 2, (Girls Stat.), Softball. 24, (capt.). Concert Band. 2, Pep Band, 2, Booster Club, 2-4, Dramatics, 3, Varsity Club. 34, Pantherettes, 34, Mat maid, 2, Pantherette workshop, 34, Leadership award- softball. Joseph Clement Buchko. Basketball, 2, Football, 24, Soccer, 24, Varsity Club, 2-4, Student Council. 4, Reflector. 4, (Sports Editor), Most improved, 2, soccer, Jamie Budack, Football, 2-3, (manager, 2, trainer. 3), National Honor Society. 24, Booster Club, 2-4, Choralettes, 3, (Vice Pres.), Girls Chorus. 2, Chorale, 4. Executive Council, 34, Varsity Club, 34. Student Council, 2-3, Festival Choir, 4. Prom Candidate, Homecoming Candidate, Athletic Training camp, 2-3, Girls State Delegate Barbara Sue Buikema. Tennis, 3-4, Make up Crew, 3, Christina Lee Carter, Gymnastics, 2, Booster Club, 24, Sweatergirl, 3, Concert Choir. 34, (sec.. 4), Girls Chorus. 2, Girls Ensemble. 3, Dramatics, 24, Executive Council, 24, (Vice Pres., 2), Student Council, 2, Pantherettes, 4, Festival Choir, 34, Make-up crew, 4, Panther Press. 3-4, (Circulation manager, 3, Business Manager. 4) Pantherettes workshop, 4. ISSMA- 4, Elsa Casares, Booster Club. 24. Pantherettes, 2-3, Pantherette workshop, 2-3, MITE Engineering workshop, 4. Seniors - 129 TRADITIONS! Why do students keep the tradition of signing yearbooks? T raditions, traditions, How do they last? Why do people keep them go- ing? Obviously they keep up somehow or they wouldn ' t be called traditions. A popular tra- dition in high schools is the signing of yearbooks. It ' s an old tradition, that probably started with the pre-invention of the yearbook. Every year when students get their yearbooks, they have all of their friends sign them. Once a tradition starts, it rarely changes. Cindy Campbell, junior said, Most students keep the tradi- tion of signing yearbooks to keep in touch with their friends. In years to come you can read what friends had to say about you in school. Junior Crystal Hinchy thinks students keep the tradition be- cause, It gives students some- thing to remember many class- mates by. Junior Michelle Martin came up with a logic that sounded good, she said, People can re- mem ber what everyone thought about them in high school and since they still have all these neat little ball point pens for school and they need to write on something. For some reason, they aren’t used on their homework. Will this tradition change or should it change? Senior Dave Arndt said, “The tradition of signing yearbooks should al ways be there. Later in life you’ll want to look back and re- live the memories and remem- ber all your old friends. Whether it be to remember all of their friends by or to final- ly have an excuse to use those neat little ball point pens ' , this is one tradition that will always remain constant. Most tradi- tions are kept for the better. Sophomore Lori Russell signs a friend ' s yearbook. Expressing your feelings isn ' t always easy, but Lori has no prob- lem. Dom J. Chidichimo, Baseball, 2-4, Tammy Jo Childers, Softball, 2, Booster Club, 2-A, Cheerleader, 2-4, (capt.), Executive Council, 2,4, Quill and Scroll, 3-4, Student Council, 2-4, Prom Candidate. Turnabout Candidate, Homecoming Candidate, S.A.D.D., 4, (Historian), Panther Press, 3-4, (Advertising Editor), Basketball Aide. Cheerleading workshop, 2-4, Jennifer Irene Cobb. Tennis, 3, Booster Club, 2- 4, Sweatergirl, 3-4, (treas. 4), Concert Choir, 3-4, Girls Chorus. 2, Dramatics, 3-4, Festival Choir, 3-4, ISSMA Ray Mark Colburn. Football, 2-3, Track, 2-4, Brenda Suzanne Collins, Booster Club, 2-3, Concert choir, 2, Choralettes, 3, DECA, 2-4, Kimberly Dawn Companik, Cross Country, 3, Track, 2-4, Gymnastics, 2, Booster Club, 2-4, (pres., 4), Girls Chorus, 2, Girls Ensemble, 2, Dramatics, 3, Executive Council, 4, (treas. 4), Varsity Club, 2-4, Student Council, 2-4, (Vice pres., 4), Festival Choir, 3-4, Student Leadership Institute Jennifer Kathleen Cook, Girls Chorus, 2,4, Girls Ensemble, 4, DECA, 4, Make-up crew, 4, Angie T. Covarrubias, Volleyball, 2-4, (capt., 4), Softball, 3, Varsity Club, 2-4, Most Valuable Player. 3, volleyball, Beth Marie Cox, Girls Chorus, 2. 130 Seniors William Stephen Cox. Donya Rene Crock. Tennis, 24. Concert Band, 2-3, Booster Club. 2 4, Dramatics, Pantherettes, 2-4, Pantherettes workshop, 2 4, William R. Curtis. Soccer, 2 3. National Honor Society, 4, Concert Band, 2-3, Jazz Band, 2-3, Pep Band, 2-3, Quill and Scroll, 4, Reflector, 4. (Copy editor). Band workshop. 2-3, Spell bowl team, 4, Spanish Competition team, 4, ISSMA, 2, Academic Superbowl, 4 Tammy Lynn Dallas. Booster Club, 2, Concert Choir, 34, Choralettes. 2. Executive Council, 2, Festival Choir, 3-4, ISSMA, 2-3, State, 3, Leigh Ann Daugherty, DECA, 3-4, Juliane Davids. Booster Club, 2-3, Girls Chorus, 2, DECA, 2-4 Kendra Kay Davis. Booster Club. Pantherettes, 2-4, (Vice Pres.), Pantherette workshop, 2-4, Danette Jean DeBoer, Basketball. 2-4, (stats.), Booster Club, 2-4, Concert Choir, 3, Choralettes. 2, Chorale, 4, Girls Ensemble, 2-4, Dramatics, 2- 4, Festival Choir, 3-4, Girls state alternate, ISSMA, Kristen L. DeBold. Booster Club, 3, Prom Candidate Chris L. Decker. Cross Country, 3-4, Track, 3-4, (capt., 4), Domenick Charles Degani. Jennifer Christina Dela Vega. Track, 2, Booster Club. 2- 4, Concert Choir. 3, Choralettes. 2. Chorale, 4, Dramatics, 4, Executive Council, 2, Varsity Club, 2-4, Student Council, 2-3, Pantherettes, 3- 4, (Historian). Festival Choir, 3-4, Matmaid, 2, Pantherette workshop. 3-4, Douglas Paul Demeter. Bowling Club, 4, Chess Club, 3 Troy Demps, Lea C. Dixon. Basketball. 2-4, (capt.), Booster Club, 3-4, Girls Chorus. 2, Varsity Club, 34, Irene Djukic. Basketball, 2, Booster Club, 34, Pantherettes, 34, Pantherette workshop, 3-4, Paul Andrew Doctor, Golf, 4, Wrestling. 2-4, Tennis, 24, Baseball, 2, Varsity Club, 2-4, Panther Press, 34 John Charles Dorelli. Academic Decathlon, 4. JETS team, 4, Devon S. Enloe. Soccer, 24, (capt ), Tina Felski. Homecoming Candidate, Raymond Dale Fines. Basketball, 24, Football, 2, Wrestling, 2, Varsity Club, 24 Seniors - 131 Steve Fisher, Susan Denise Floyd, Girls Chorus, 2. Michelle T. Foreman, Softball, 2, DECA, 3-4, Doug Wayne Fulkerson. Soccer, 3, Concert Band, 2-4, Pep Band, 2-4, Bowling Club, 3-4, Chess Club, 3 Michael Paul Gaby. Football, 2. Baseball, 2-4, National Honor Society, 3-4, Concert Band. 2-4, Jazz Band, 2-4, Pep Band. 2-4, Varsity Club, 4, Bowling Club, 4, Most Improved baseball, 3, Pit Band, 4, Basketball (stat., 3), Spell Bowl, 2-4, (capt., 4), Boys State Delegate, 3, Craig William Gall, Basketball 2-4, (co-capt.) Golf, 2-4, Concert Band. 2, Executive Council, 2-4, (Pres., 3, Vice pres . 4), Varsity Club, 2-4, Student Council, 3- 4, Prom Candidate, Homecoming Candidate, Turnabout Candidate, All conference, Golf, 3-4 Alex Garcia, Baseball. 2. John Christopher Gearhart, Erik S. Gettig. Football, 2, Concert Choir, Chorale, 3, DECA, 3-4, Festival Choir, 3-4 Jeffrey Dale Gifford, Football, 2-4, Wrestling, 2- 4, (capt., 4), Booster club, 4, Varsity Club, 2-4, Michelle Renee Gildersleeve, S.A.D.D.. 2-3, Mike Bryan Girton, Baseball. 4 Kristine Marie Gonsiorowski, Track, 2-3, (manager), Varsity Club, 2, Steven Bradley Gordon, Basketball, 2-4, Melissa Lynn Grabowski, Track, 3-4, Swimming, 3, Booster Club, 4, DECA, 3, Varsity Club, 4 132 - Seniors t’s around the middle of March and all the major sports are finished. No more big games or dance and the only activity left is the school movies which are every few weeks. What else is there to do in Griffith? After the regular football and basketball season what can stu dents do? Anything? Do we need a change in Griffith? Some students feel that we do need some kind of change. Junior Dodie Hall feels that Griffith can use a lot of changes because, ‘ ' Ninety-nine percent of the teens have to go out of town for entertainment. Most of Griffith is a boring, preppy town.” Not many people like Grif- Senior Debbie Webb definitely decided it was time for a change. She went for a change of costume. CHANGE!! Does Griffith need a change? fith’s image of a boring, preppy town.” (the name some people have given Griffith.) An anonymous sophomore feels that, Griffith needs a lot of changes. There should be some place where teens can get to- gether out of school without parents. Just so we can have fun, like a dance club. Does Griffith have a lot to offer to students? Some kids want a place to just be able to sit and talk to someone. The anonymous sophomore also said, “They should also have a teen counselor for kids. Most teens will go to other teen age friends for help and some don’t get the help they need. Maybe some can even be trained.” If we need a change we need ideas. Hall said, “It would be nice if they re-opened the roller skating rink on Main Street and a recreational center for teens.” Senior Sara Luscz said, Grif- fith would have to be a lot big- ger to make any major changes. But if it was, it would be neat to have somewhere to go dancing or roller skating, and other funfilled activities. It’s easier instead of driving to Chicago or Crown Point to have fun.” The roller skating rink and dancing club has been an idea of many students, they seem to like these ideas. Everyone likes going out, even if it’s just a place to be with others their own age. These ideas may help Griffith and many people agree that it would be nice if Griffith made a change, even a small one. Johnna Lynn Grandys. Booster Club, 2-4. Choralettes. 3, (sec ). Girls Chorus, 2, DECA, 3- 4, Tim Allen Grcevich, Football, 2-4, Guylifter, 4, Varsity Club, 4, Movie Worker, 2, Tiffany Ann Griffee, Booster Club, 2-4, Concert Choir, 2, Executive Council, 4, Student Council, 3, Pantherettes, 2-4, (Squad leader), Turnabout Princess, Prom Queen, Homecoming Queen, Pantherette workshop, 2-4 MaryJane Grubach. Softball, 2-4. Booster Club. 2-4, Dramatics, 2-3, Executive Council, 2-4, Varsity Club, 3-4, Student Council, 2, Pantherettes, 2-4, Homecoming Candidate, Pantherette workshop, 2-4. Girls shop, 2-4, Girls State. 3, Sylvia Kathleen Gunter. Janet Hall Jennifer Kay Harder. Basketball, 2-3, (girls manager). Softball. 2-4, (stat., manager). Volleyball, (stat., manager), 3-4, David Allen Harretos. Baseball. 2-4, Panther Press, 3-4, (Co- sports editor). Jill Katherine Harris. Concert Choir, 3, Girls Chorus, 2, Chorale, 4. Girls Ensemble, 4, Festival, choir, 3-4 Seniors - 130 HANGOUTS MM ey guys. What are we going to do to- ® ® night?” I don ' t know. What do you want to do? Does this conver- sation sound familiar to you? Are you wondering where other students go to have a good time? Well, there is a variety of places to go and things to do. A lot of students go to fast food restaurants. McDonald ' s and Burger King seem to be the fa- vorites. Sophomore Matt Lake said, My friends and I always go to either McDonald ' s or Burger King, especially after football or basketball games. There is always a bunch of kids there which makes it a lot of fun.” Senior Kris Bowron and her Different places for different people friends have a different favorite place to eat. She said, When- ever my friends and I haven ' t done anything together in a while, it is inevitable that the six of us will end up at Baker ' s Square sometime during the evening out. It has become a symbolic place for us to catch up on each other’s lives. We always have a good time eating apple pie a la mode, slightly warmed, and watching our fa- vorite cook, Floppy Dude .” Other students have a differ- ent idea about where to go. Ju- nior Amy Bohney said, “I hang out just about anywhere people engage in the festivities of dancing. When I go with my friends, we usually end up somewhere in Illinois. For example, a lot of times we go to Photon. It’s full of mazes and people run around shooting people,” said junior Paula Irvin. Many students like to spend time with their boyfriend or girl friend on weekends. Sopho- more Amy O ' Donnel said, My boyfriend and I usually go to the show or to one another ' s house. If not, we go walking round the mall.” The next time someone asks you what you ' re going to do over the weekend, you won ' t have to say “I don ' t know.” There are lots of things to do. You just have to find the place for yourself. Junior Tony Casillas quietly ap- proaches the corner anticipating the expert ' s next move. One must be very careful. Andy P. Hartman, DECA, 4, Danielle Lee Healy. Booster Club, 2-3, Girls ' Chorus 2-3, DECA, 2-4. Kenneth Raymond Herd, Football, 2-4 (Capt), Track, 3, Swimming 2, Concert Band. 2-3, Pep Band. 2-3, Booster Club, 4, Varsity Club, 2 (pres). Turnabout Prince, Homecoming Candidate. Brian Allen Hero. Track, 3. Swimming 2. DECA 3, Jeffrey Allen Herr. National Honor Society 2-3, Concert Choir 2, Chorale 2-3, Dramatics 2-4, Student Council 4. Bowling Club 2- 4 (Sec), Festival Choir 2-4, Movie Worker 3, Stage Crew 3-4. Becky Dawn Hoot, Softball 2, Booster Club 2 4 (Sec), Sweatergirl 3-4, Executive Council 2-3, Quill and Scroll 3-4 (V. Pres ), Student Council 2, S.A.D.D. 3-4, Panther Press 2-4, (Feature Ed. 3, Ed-in-Chief 4) Mascot 3- 4, Journalism Workshops 2-3. Katherine H. Hunt. Timothy Michael Jackomis, DECA 3, Ray J. Jajowka, Football 2-3, Soccer 2-4, Lifter 4, (Capt), Concert Choir 2, Chorale 3- 4. (Sec). Dramatics 2-4, Varsity Club 2-4 (V. Pres.), Festival Choir 2-4, Prom King, Homecoming Candidate. 134 - Seniors Theresa Marie Joseph, Tennis 2-3, National Honor Society 2-4, Concert Choir 2-4, (V. Pres- 3), Jazz Band 2-4, Pep Band 2-4, Executive Council 3 (V. Pres), Varsity Club 3-4, Student Council 2-4, Movie Worker 2-4, Girls State Delegate. Robert Kane, Chris B. Karp. National Honor Society 4, Concert Band 2-4 (Pres. 4), Jazz Band 2-4, Pep Band, Concert Choir 4, Homecoming King Gregory Allan Kemp, Concert Band 2-4, Jazz Band 2-4, Pep Band 2-4, Dramatics 3-4, Academic Decathlon 4, Jets Team 4, Jennifer Marie Kirk, Booster Club 24, Girls Chorus 2, Dramatics 2, Pantherettes 2-4, Pantherette Camp 2-4, Thomas Carl Kitzmiller, Bowling Club 4, Chess Club 3 Christine Ann Kleimola, Tennis 24, Gymnastics 2, National Honor Society 2-4, Booster Club 2-4, Cheerleader 2-4, Executive Council 2-3, (V. Pres,-3), Varsity Club 24, Student Council 24, S.A.D.D. 3-4 (Sec -3, V. Pres4) Cheerleading Camp 2-4, Girls State Delegate, JETS team 4, Mark J. Klemoff, Michael David Knierieman. S.A.D.D. 3-4. Brian Allen Kretz. Basketball 24, (J.V. Capt.-3), Baseball 2-4, Varsity Club 4, Quill and Scroll 3- 4 (Pres.4), Panther Press 3-4, (Co-sports Ed-4, Prom Candidate, Homecoming Candidate. Charlott Renee Krooswyk, Booster Club 2-4 (sec.), Sweatergirl 2-3, Movie Worker 3-4, Make up Crew 3, Reflector 3-4 (Asst. Organ. Ed-3, Photographer-4), Turnabout Candidate, Susan Anne Krug, Booster Club 3, Movie Worker 24, Make-up Crew 4, Theresa C. Kung, National Honor Society 2-4 (V, Pres), Choralettes 2, Choral 34. Executive Council 24, (Pres.), Student Council 24, Festival Choir 34, Movie Worker 4, Stage Crew 2, JETS team, Girls State Alternate, Salutatorian. Julie Ann Lamprecht, Booster Club 2, DECA 4, Jerry Last. Cross Country 2, Concert Band 2-3, Pep Band 2-3, Band camp 2-3, Richard Christopher-Michael Latia, Booster Club 24, Student Council 4, Movie Worker 2-3, David Shane Lee, Cross Country 2, Student Council 4 (Pres), Academic Decathlon, JETS team. John Allan Lesniak, Track 3, Swimming 24, Varsity Club 24, John Loomis, Janet Louise Lukacs, Basketball 2-3, Volleyball 2-3, Varsity Club 3, Robert Joseph Luque. Seniors — 135 Sara Ann Luszcz, Booster Club 24, Sweatergirls 3-4, Girls Chorus 2, Choralettes 3, Concert Choir 4, Festival Choir 4, Dramatics 4, Stage Crew 34, Movie Worker 4, DECA 34, Tammy Mackowiak, Lisa R. Maggio, Booster Club 2 4, Concert Choir 3, Choralettes 2, Chorale 4, Girls Ensemble 34, DECA 34, Student Council 3, Pantherettes 34, Festival Choir 34, Football Manager 2, Pantherettes Camp 34 Joseph John Magiera, Soccer 2-3, Concert Choir 2, Chorale 34, Dramatics 24, Festival Choir 2 4, Stage Crew 2 4, Laura Maglish, Booster Club 2-3, Girls Chorus 2, DECA 2-3, Turnabout Candidate, Shelley Marie Marshall, Swimming 34, Concert Band 2 4, Jazz Band 2- 4, Pep Band 2 4, Booster Club 2 4, Cheerleader 2, Concert Choir 3 4, Dramatics 2 4, Varsity Club 34, Student Council 2-3, Festival Choir 3- 4, S.A.D.D. 24, Boys Swimming Manager Timer 4, Cheerleading Camp 2, Band Camp 24. Michael A. Martin, Concert Band 24, (V. Pres- 4), Paul Michael Matthews, Judi Lee McKnight, Booster Club 24, Concert Choir 4, Choralettes 3, Girls Chorus 2, Girls Ensemble 3, Festival Choir 4. Deanna Denise McLaughlin. Booster Club 34, Concert Choir 3-4, Choralettes 2, Executive Council 3. Bowling Club 4, Festival Choir 34, Movie Worker 4, Stage Crew 4, S.A.D.D. 4, JETS team 4, Joe Leroy McNeiley, Heather Lee Meyer, Basketball 4, Tennis 2-4, National Honor Society 3-4, Concert Band 2-4, Jazz Band 24, Pep Band 2-4, Booster Club 3-4, Dramatics 34, Executive Council 24, Varsity Club 2-4, Student Council 4, Bowling Club 2-3, (Capt), S.A.D.D 34, Michelle Meilenz Daryl W. Mikulski, Track 2, Heather Jo Millsap, Track 4 (man.) Wrestling 2-3, (man.). Concert Band 2, Pep Band 2, Kelly Leah Mish. Booster Club 3, DECA 2-4 (V. Pres-4), Executive Council 4, Pantherettes 3, Pantherette Camp 3, Cheryl Marie Mitchell. Tennis 34, Concert Band 2-3, Jazz Band 2, Booster Club 24. Pantherettes 2-4 (Squad Leader), Stage Crew 4, Make up Crew 4, Pantherette Camp 24, Band Camp 2-4 Jeffrey Scott Mitchell. Student Council 4, Chess Club 3 (Pres), Movie Worker 2-4, Stage Crew 4, JETS team alternate, Kimberly Ann Mnich. Booster Club 34. DECA 24. Melissa Ann Moore, Tennis 3-4, National Honor Society 3-4, Booster Club 24, Concert Choir 34, Girls Chorus 2, Executive Council 3-4, Student Council 24. Festival Choir 3, Marie Joyce Moreno 136 - Seniors MOVING UP The Change from Junior High to High School hen students first get into high school, they do not really know what to expect. Some students think they are going to get picked on or teased because they are the youngest in school. Some may fear that they might not be accepted in certain groups or trying out in a sport and they get cut. Junior Kelly Wilkey explains how she tried out for Pantherettes in ninth grade, I was very ner- vous, I wanted to make it so bad but, I messed up and got cut. Senior Stephanie Bron- son explains how she felt when she got into the high school, “Everybody teased me, I was scared being with different and older people. When I was in the Senior Tim Jackomis sits back to relax and remembers how rough it was. when he was a sophomore. junior high, I felt older. But then I got into the high school and I felt like I was starting kin- dergarten all over again.” Things do change when you get in high school. Senior Julie Lamprecht explains, Some classes get harder in the high school. The lockers are much smaller, there are more people walking down the halls.” Sen- ior Joy Torrez says, When I was a sophomore, you could tell it was my first year in high school. I was always screaming and running down the halls. I would do anything so people would notice me. I laugh now when I see the sophomores. They are just as wild and wound up like I use to be about two years ago. I am glad I am a senior, but then in a way, I wish I could start all over again. My aunt always told me my high school years will go by fast. I did not believe her, but now I realize she was right. So enjoy high school while you can, because you will never be able to go back and change anything. Some people like coming into the high school. Sopho- more Veronica Cezeski said, I was nervous on the first day in high school. But, I realized I am getting older and moving on. I like being in class with students older than me. You get sick of being with your fellow class- mates all the time. I really do like being in high school.” So there you have it, some people liked coming into the high school, but then some peo pie did not like coming into the high school. When you just get into high school do not worry about anything, just take it one day at a time. Julie Ann Morgan. Booster Club 2-3, Girls Chorus 2. Kimberly Michelle Moriarty. Track 2- 4 (man ). Booster Club 2-4, Sweatergirl 4, S.A.D.D. 3-4 Brian Douglas Mounts, Cross Country 3-4, Track 2-4, Pat L. Murdock Basketball 2-4. Football 2-4, Baseball 2-4. Panther Press 3-4, Prom Candidate. Turnabout Candidate, Craig Steven Nashkoff, Football 2, Track 2 Norman David Navarro. Julie Maria Navicki. Tennis 3-4, Booster Club, 4, Student Council 4, Bowling Club 4 (V. Pres ). Lori Okely. Seniors - 137 Julie Maria Ortiz, Track, 2-4, (manager, 4), Wres tling, 3-4, (manager). Booster Club, 2-4, Sharon Jean Owczarzak, Gymnastics. Booster Club, 2-3, DECA, 2-4, Executive Council, 2, (sec ). Student Council, 2. Pantherettes, 2-3, Pantherette work shop. 2-3, Christine Ann Palucki. Track, 2-3, Booster Club, 2-4, (recording Sec ), Sweatergirl, 4. Executive Council, 4, Bowling Club, 3-4, Movie Worker, 4, S.A.D.D., 2-4, Basketball, 3, (stat.) Pete G. Panos. Concert Choir, 3-4, DECA, 4, Deb- bie Ann Parr. National Honor Society, 3-4, (sec.). Booster Club, 2-4, Choralettes, 3, (sec ), Chorale, 4, Girls Ensemble, 3-4, Dramatics, 2, Executive Council, 3-4, Student Council. 34 Pantherettes, 2- 4. (sec., squad leader), Festival Choir, 4, Movie Worker, 4, S A D D.. 3-4, Pantherette Workshop, 2-4, Girls State Alternate. 3, Hoosier Scholar Award, 4, I.S.S.M.A., 3-4, Liane Patrick. Baseball, 2-4, (manager), Booster Club, 2-4, Executive Coun cil, 2-4. Student Council, 2-3, Bowling Club, 3-4, Pantherettes, 2-3, Turnabout Candidate, Panther ette Workshop, 2-3. Amy J. Pement. Swimming, 2-4, James William Petree. Golf. 3, Booster Club, 2, DECA, 3, Movie Worker. 3, REFLECTOR, 3-4, Tracy Ann Pfeiffer. Girls Chorus. 2-3, Matmaid Christine Angela Pramuk, Booster Club. 2, DECA, 4, Mat maid, 2-3, Regional winner, DECA, Scott J. Queen. Tennis, 2-3, Baseball, 3, Bowling Club, 3, Lenette Ann Rafa, National Honor Soci- ety, 2, Concert Band, 2,4, Pep band, 2, Booster Club, 3 4, Concert Choir, 4, Choralettes, 3, Girls Ensemble, 4, Dramatics, 2-4, Pantherettes, 3-4, Festival Choir, 4, Pantherettes workshop, 3-4, ISSBA, Kristine Marie Redar. Basketball, 2-4, (Boys stat., 3-4), Track 2, (manager) Rhonda Lynn Reed. Track, 2, (Girls Manager), Baseball. 3, Boys manager, Booster Club, 2-4, (Vice Pres . 4), Sweatergirl, 3-4. Concert Choir, 4, Choralettes, 2-3, Festival Choir. 4, Frank Steven Rigas, Baseball. 2-4, Varsity Club, 4, Student Council, 4. PANTHER PRESS. 4, Jennifer Lynn Robertson. Paul E. Rodell. Golf, 3, Track, 2, Dra matics, 2-3. Ruth Anne Rodriguez. Gymnastics, 2, Concert Band, 2, Pep band, 2, Stage Crew, 3-4, Makeup Crew, 4, Matmaid, 2-3, Julie Anne Russell. Ten nis, 2-4, National Honor Society, 2-4, (Pres 4), Booster Club, 2-4, Cheerleader, 2-3, (capt. 3), Con- cert Choir, 3-4, (sec., 3-4), Choralettes, 2, Chorale, 4, (Pres., 4), Dramatics, 24, Executive Council, Varsity Club, 3-4, Student Council, 2-4, Festival Choir, 3-4, Prom Candidate, ISSMA 3-4, Scot Paul Saberniak DECA, 4, Peter Henry Schlagel, Na tional Honor Society, 3-4, Concert Band, 2-4, Jazz Band, 2-4, Pep Band, 2-4, Booster Club, 3-4, Cho- rale, 4, Dramatics, 3-4, Festival Choir, 4, Movie Workers, 3-4, All-state Choir, 4 136 - Seniors SENIORS SHINE SENIOR SUPERLATIVE RESULTS ARE ANNOUNCED s the school year came to a close, the annual Senior Superla tives were as follows: (Ffemale. M male and 2nd name indicates runner up). MOST (JNIQCJE F Amy Pement. Heather Meyer M. Rich Latia. Rocky Koibert MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED F. Teresa Kung. Julie Russell M. Steve Allison. Craig Gall MOST SCHOOL SPIRIT F. Kim Companik. Becky Hoot M Ray Jajowka. Ken Herd MOST INVOLVED F Julie Russell. Chris Kleimoia M Steve Allison. Paul Barenie SMARTEST F Teresa Kung. Deanna McLaughlin M Steve Allison. John Dorelli BIGGEST BROWN NOSE F. Theresa Joseph. Tammy Childers M Craig Gall. Mike Wlazlo PRETTIEST HAIR F. Sue Simon. Kim Mnkrh Senior Christina Brammer lives up to her title as she gossips into the ear of Senior Tammy Billingsley. M. Bill Curtis. Chris Karp PRETTIEST SMILE F. Stephanie Bronson. Kendra Davis M. Pete Panos. Steve Gordon PRETTIEST EYES F Kelly Mish. Tiffany Griffee M Brian Kretz. Dom Chidichimo FUNNIEST F. Sue Simon. Lisa Van Auken M Rich Bach, Mike Girton FRIENDLIEST F. Mary Jane Grubach. Judy McKnight M. Chris Karp. Ken Herd BEST PERSONALITY F. Sue Floyd. Jennifer Robertson M Ken Herd. Ray Jajowka ROWDIEST F. Donya Crock. Kim Companik M Brian Hero. Brad Boswinkle CUTEST LAUGH F Jennifer Atkinson. Christina Vasquez M Ale Garcia. John Loomis CLASS FLIRT F Jenny DeiaVega. Tammy Childers M Greg Spohn. Tim Grcevich BEST DANCER F. Lenette Rafa. Dianna Seberger M Ray Jajowka. Pete Schlagel BIGGEST PARTIER F. Tracy Pfeiffer. Irene Djukic M Brad Boswinkle. Mike Martin BIGGEST GOSSIP F. Christina Brammer. Stephanie Villalpando M Jeff Mitchell. Brian Wall BEST DRESSED F Elsa Cazares. Sharon Owczarzak M Bill Curtis. Rich Latia BEST ATHLETE F Angie Covarrubias. Heather Meyer M Pat Murdock. Dave Arndt BEST LEGS F Heather Millsap. Tina Felski M Craig Gall. Dave Arndt BEST BODY F Tina Felski. Tiffany Griffee M Dave Arndt. Ale Garcia CUTEST COUPLE F Kara Strong. Kris DeBold M Greg Kemp. Craig Barus CUTEST F Sharon Owczarzak. Kendra Davis M Pete Panos. Steve Gordon MOST TRUSTING F Theresa Joseph. Pam Bishop M Mike Gaby. Paul Barenie BEST ARTIST F Julie Ortiz. Debbie Webb M Peter Teumer. Tom Wright MOST MUSICALLY INCLINED F Shelley Marshall. Lisa Tumbula M Chris Karp. Pete Schagel Jennifer Diane Schroeder. Baseball, 3-4, (Score keeper). Booster Club. 2-4, (Correspondence Sec- retary), Sweatergirl. 3-4, Concert Choir 4. Choral lettes, 3, Girls Chorus, 2, Dramatics, 4. Festival Choir, 4. George William Schulte. Jenny Lynn Schutz. girls Chorus, 2 Dianna Lyn Seberger, Booster Club. 2 4, Concert choir. 4. Choralettes, 3. Girls Chorus. Dramatics. 2-4. (Asst. Choreographer), Student Council. 3, Pantherettes. 2-4, (Squad Leader. 4), Festival choir. 4. Pantherette Workshop. 2-4. Outstanding Sophomore. Pantherettes. Matt W. Serratore, DECA, 3. Tricia Shad well Denise Lynn Shaffer. DECA, 34, Susan Carol Simon. Booster Club. 2 4. Girls Chorus, 2. Execu- tive Council, 2 4, Student Council, 2-3, Panther ettes. 3 4. Pantherette workshop, 3 4. Kristine Ma- rie Slampyak. Booster Club. 2-3, Sweatergirl. 3. Makeup crew. 4. REFLECTOR. 3-4, (Organize tions Editor and Student Life Editor) Seniors - 139 TAKE IT BACK If only we could change the past. “Gosh, I really hate this out- fit I’m wearing today. I just wish I could go home and change! or This country is in shambles. If I were president Everyone has something in their life they wish could be changed. None of us ever seem to be satisfied with what we have-but that ' s just a part of human nature. Whether it ' s a hairstyle, or a boyfriend, or making the world a better place to live. Each of us has our own ideas of what we think is impor- tant and what should be changed. Senior Sue Simon said, “I would change my financial sta- tus considering at this moment I don ' t have one. A few girls would like to im- prove the male sex by chang- ing what matters most to them. Donya Crock, senior, said, All men would be Italian. Sophomore Pam Muha would like to get the boy ' s dress code changed. “If I could change one thing I ' d eliminate all men in white turtlenecks with blue jeans and cowboy boots.” Many students agree that there are a few teachers that could be changed. Also many would like to change the school rules-but hey, what’s the use of complaining. Changing a minor quality of some friends could make a few friendships even more com- plete. Senior Kris Bowron said, All of my friends would be Serbian so I could get to pro- nounce all of their names all the times. Senior Heather Meyer thinks that the rock world would be complete if, I could resurrect Jim Morrison from the dead and reunite him with the Doors. Most students wish they could make the world peaceful and better. A big concern is feeding the starving children in Ethiopia. Another thing that worries most is the crisis in the Middle East. All we hear about on the news is that so many people got killed or that there was an attack on Iran or just anything out of the ordinary about those crazy Libyans. Julie Russell, senior, would right now just like to make things more convenient for her- self. She said, I would make a Baker ' s Square on the corner of Wiggs and Pine and transfer Floppy Dude ' to work there. Junior Sean Farley watches, in dismay, at the last of the sectional game, as victory escapes Griffith. Dawn Marie Smith. Michael Lee Smolek, Basket ball. 2-3, Football, 2, Concert Choir, 2-3. (Pres. 2-3) Chorale, 2-4, (Pres. 2 ). Dramatics, 2-4, (Pres., 3) Festival Choir, 2-4, (Pres. 2), Stage Crew, 2, (Man ager), Make-up Crew, 2, (Manager), Prom Candi date. Best Sophomore and Junior Tenor. Choir All-State Honors Choir. 2-4. Gregory Allen Spohn Booster Club. 3-4, DECA, 4 Gregory Allen Steapleton, Football, 3-4, Swim- ming, 2-4, (Capt 4), Varsity Club. 4, Most Im- proved Defensive Back, 4, Football. Holly Lee Strickland. Concert Choir. 4, Choralettes, 3, Girls Chorus, Festival Choir, 4, Kara Suzanne Strong. Concert Band. Jazz Band. 3, Pep Band. 2-3, Pit Band, 3 Jeffery Michael Sweeney, Football, 3-4, Swim ming. 2-3, PANTHER PRESS, (Photographer), 4. Christine Tanis. Peter A. Teumer 140 - Seniors Kimberly Ann Tilston, Track, 2, Booster Club, 2- 4, Ruth Tingley, Tina Louise Toren, Basketball, 2 4, (Capt), Volleyball, Concert Band, 2, DECA, 4 Joy Ann Torrez. Football, 3-4, (Manager). Track, 2, Gymnastics, 2, Booster Club, 3-4. DECA, 4, Varsity Club, 3-4, REFLECTOR, (Organization Edi- tor), Matmaid, 2,4, Robert Joseph Troska. Bas ketball, 2, REFLECTOR, 4. (Academics Editor), Boys State, 4), Lisa Christine Tumbula, Concert Band, 2-3, Pep Band, 2-3, Dramatics, 3-4. Movie Worker, 34, Stage Crew, 2. Lisa Van Auken. Christine Vazquez. Booster Club, 4, Girls Chorus, 2, (Sec.), Matthew D. Veron- esi Stephanie Villalpando. Jeanne Vuich. Brian Wall. Deborah Sue Webb, Concert Band, 2-4, Pep Band. 2-4, Booster Club, Movie Worker, 24 Sherry Lynn Whitaker. Amy Wilkening. Janean Carolyn Wilsey. Basketball, 2-3, Softball, 2-3, Var sity Club, 3-4, Terri Winkler Michael Steven Wlazlo. Football 24, Wrestling, 2 3. Executive Council, 3, Varsity Club 34, PAN- THER PRESS, 4, (Writer Staff). Thomas Michael Wright, Cross Country, 3, Track, 2-4, Varsity Club, 34. Tim Allen Yoko. Quill and Scroll, 34. RE FLECTOR, 3-4, (People Editor, 3, Layout Design Editor, 4. Photographer. 34, Journalism Work shop. Kelly Lynn Zylo. Gymnastics, Girls Chorus. 23, DECA, 4, Executive Council, 2-3, Student Council, 2-3 Seniors - 141 Deciding where to go for vacation. Senior Kris Redar looks at travel posters. Admiring her sandcastle Becky Hoot, sen- ior, lays on the beach, soaking in the sun. Taking a chance to look around him, Ju- nior Bill Berens has a seat on a ledge. 142 - Feature Dreams If Given The Chance Where Would Students Like To Go hether it be the next state, across the coun- try or around the world, many people have a place they would like to visit. If given the chance, many people would have their own dream vacation. Junior Dawna Fryman said she would like to go half way across the world to Australia because I want to go diving off the Great Barrier Reef. Also wanting to visit a place near the water and more, Tonya Parsons, junior wants to go to Maui. She said, I love the tropical forests and bright flow ers. I would give anything though to go swimming in a crystal clear lagoon with a well- tanned, hard body of a guy in bikini trunks.” Fryman has other reasons for wanting to go to Australia. It ' s not always for pure enter- tainment. It may be entertain- ing to some and not others. I also would like to study the ani- mal life out there. Just across the country, ju- nior Kelly Holcomb would like to go to California, I love being out in the sun and at the beach! That’s probably where I would be most of the time. There would be so much to do you would never be bored. Junior Michelle LeGear would go the opposite direc- tion, she said, If I could go anywhere in the world, I would probably choose to go into Eur- ope and maybe live in Vienna, Austria, the city of music.” Jodee Meadows, junior, has other ideas. She would like to go around the world, she said, “I would most likely choose the foreign lands, to seek the var- ious aspects of other cultures. Wanting something and then getting something are two total- ly different things, it would be nice if everyone were able to go where they would want. Any- way- it ' s still nice to dream. Senior. Mirjana Balac and junior Gojko Cucuz enjoy the company of friends and family. Senior Shelley Marshall and junior Mary Hoffman check out the new trav- el brochures. Feature 140 Aldrin, John Alvarez, Frank Anderson, Kurt Anderson, Mike Appel. Susie Asche, Rick Austin, Christine Baker, Rebecca Baker, Stacy Baldwin, Renee Banks, Byron Bartok, Doug Batliner, Paula Batusic, Reginald Beloshapka. Jason Bennet, Deirdre Berens, William Biancardi, Joseph Bodamer, Phillip Bohney, Amy Booker, James Boylan, James P Bratcher. David Brock, Joe Broelman, Chris Burdsal, Paul Byrd, Polly Campbell, Cindy Carpenter, Jennifer Carrell, Ryan Casillas. Anthony Chestnut, Mark Juniors — 144 EXTRA !! Read all about it. The daily concept most GHS students take part in P sst, Sue pass this to Sharon. Amy pass this to Sharon. It ' s from Kim. Sound somewhat famil- iar? Everyone ' s sitting in history class, while Mrs. Carlton is try- ing to explain the Civil War. It appears nothing disruptive is going on. Nobody ' s noticing Kim and Sharon, until Mrs. Carlton says, “Sharon what is so important between you and Kim to disrupt my class? What is the need of passing notes back and forth? The two girls look at each other and say nothing. The everyday concept that drives many teacher wild is writing and passing notes in class. Angie Clark, sophomore, said, It’s easier to say all you Concealed within this note is the oppor- tunity of a lifetime. Sophomore. Lori Russell receives a note sitting in class. need in a note instead of shout- ing it so everyone else hears.” Isn’t anybody ever worried about the notes being taken away? Apparently, not until they ' re caught. Clark com- ments, Usually teachers will just read the note and laugh. Except once, (sophomore) Deb bie Miller had wrote a note to me and drew a picture of the teacher along with it. He saw her give it to me and took it away. He read it and saw the picture, but didn’t say any- thing. It was funny and embar- rassing. Some never have much luck with notes and teachers. Soph- omore, Melissa Morris said, I always write notes in class, but a lot of them never make it to the people. Usually my teach- ers end up taking them away. Earlier this year Mrs. Petska took and read a note to the class, they all laughed. Other students are lucky enough to make it without the teacher finding out, but what about fellow students? Junior Ann Plusinski remembers a time when another girl took a note that was to her from a friend, After she read the note, she told everyone about it and the guy it was about.” A few teachers don ' t mind, but still have their opinions. Mr. Les Thornton, history teacher, thinks, They ' re a pain in the butt and a waste of time. They don ' t serve any pur- pose and show no respect for the person talking. Mainly they are silly and immature. In reality, whether a teacher may like it or not, most aren’t going to be able to stop all of the note writing going on in class. A ' m •• Christenson, Paula Church, Stephanie Collins, Sandra Companik. Adrienne Conlin, Patrick Copper, Bruce Crute Jamie Cucuz, Gojko Curtis, Heidi Degani. Dawn De la Vega. Mark Dewes. Roxanne Dines, Phillip Dixon. James Domanski. Michael Dominguez. Debra Doppler. Carl Dorelli. Micheal Dutkiewicz. Timothy Faris, Jonathan Farley, Sean Finch, Craig Frisk, Keith Frost, Mary Juniors - 145 146 Fryman, Dawna Fuehrer, Rebecca Futrell, Gina Galinski. Bethany Galocy, Keith Garcia, John Garcia. Laura Garvey, Heather Gerber, Vincent Gilbert. Jason Gilbert. Paula Gillespie, Christopher Gillespie, Richard Glover, Dennis Gniadek, Lisa Gonzalez, Jason Grabowski, Heather Graham, Michelle Grandys, Trisha Green. Adrienne Grin, Leo Guevara. Denise Gulotta, Angela Haag, Miller III BCRINOII Students sleep; one way to avoid a lecture he breeze blew across the stuffy room as the teacher scribbled quick- ly across the board. The class was only half over and three- fourths of the kids were sleeping. The ones who were awake weren ' t concentrating on Mr. Lester ' s lecture. Everybody has their own way of keeping awake during teachers ' lectures. Most of them have to work at it, since not many students could tell anyone what half of the lecture was about. Kelly Wilkey, junior said, I usually act interested, but I ' m just faking it. I look at the teacher and space out thinking of anything else, except what they are saying.” It seems as though quite a few students do the same. Senior Kenny Herd said, I ask the teach if I can open the windows, then I think Juniors about after school or the up- coming weekend and what I ' m going to do. A few kids don ' t have the will to stay awake. Therefore, they usually end up falling asleep. Senior Brian Kretz said, I try to keep my head up by leaning on my hand, but I usually doze-off. I wake up when my hand slips, or somebody hits me. Junior Bill Harding had an unfortunate experience in one of his classes. He had fallen asleep during a lecture. One time in Mrs. Patrick ' s class I fell asleep while she was talk- ing and she said, ' Would somebody like to kiss sleep- ing beauty over there and see if he ' ll wake up. ' Some students just can ' t help falling asleep. Students who work until eleven or twelve o ' clock and come home to homework aren ' t able to get to bed until a cou- ple of hours later. So finally when they do have the chance to sleep they take ad- vantage of it. Mrs. Keithley, who teaches Preparation for Adult Living and clothing said, Not many kids sleep in my classes. I have seen some tired eyes though, but I also have had students come in and apoligize before class in case they do happen to fall asleep because they worked late the night before. Not necessarily paying at- tention, but just staying awake during a lecture is one of the hardest tasks for many students. Finally finding enough time, junior Eric Heinrichs catches some sleep, not paying attention to what ' s going on. Hageman, Tammy Hall, Dorothy Harding, William Haskins, Amy Hedges, Julie Heinrichs. Eric Hennagir, Bonita Hickey, Susan Higgins, Shawn Hinchy, Crystal Hobbs, Dori Hochstetler, Denise Hoffman, Mary Ellen Holcomb, Kelly Houchin, Christine Huss, Andrew llijanich, Tracy Irvin, Paula Johnston, Scott Jorden, John Katona, Phillip Keen, Doug Kelderman, Mike Kilgore, Julie Kirby, Marc Knestrict, Ronald Knezevich, Deann Knieriemen. Daniel Krafft, Joel Kwasny, Susan Labuda, Scott Lamprecht, James Juniors - 147 It ' s the daily trauma for many GHS students T he alarm buzzer rings. It ' s Monday morning. Waking up, and dreading the thought of going to school is the morning routine for many students. Although they don ' t want to go to school, most students know it must be done; however a few students who don ' t feel like going just ditch. Amy Pement, senior, said, When I ditch, it’s not on purpose. I have a hard time getting up. I call in for myself and usually sleep most of the day. Different students have different reasons for staying home. Some may have stayed out late the night before. Senior Johnna Grandys said, I had gone to a party the night before and got totally wasted. I needed some extra sleep and didn ' t feel all that well. So I called myself off and slept the whole day. Not everybody stays home to sleep. Some people think if you’re going to ditch that you might as well make the best of your time. An anonymous junior said, I went to the mall and movies. Later that morning, Mrs. Konopasek called my house and I wasn’t there. My mom was. My mom didn’t do a thing. But, I did get two days suspension. Some students come to school and then decide they don ' t feel like being here. Christina Carter, senior, said, This year, my best friend and I ditched. We both came to school and decided not to stay. We went to my house and called each other off. Right when we were getting ready to leave for the mall, attendance called my house to see if I was really home. We both panicked. About ten minutes later, her dad came and the next day she was in suspension. I was off scott free.” Students can get caught by a various number of ways. Mr. David Smith, Vice Principal, said, Mainly by suspicious phone calls, fake notes and calling home. Once in a while we get tips from teachers or students. Occasionally we ll make house calls. Another way is looking to see if friends are absent. All in all it can be fun or a challenge that is if you’re not caught. But if one is willing to take the risk, they should be willing to pay the consequences also. Please deposit 25 cents Senior Joy Torrez uses the phone during one of her classes A phone call can liven up the day Lavin. Daniel Leal, Lyzette Lee, Kevin Lee, Melissa Legear. Michelle Leslie. Dan Jr. Letts, Micheal Lolkema, Tim Lopez. Carmen Maglish. Michelle Mahns, Stacey Mann, David Marszalek. Marilyn Martin, Janel Martin, Michelle Maugherman, Alan Meadows, Jodie Mealman, Mark Mikulski. Denise Miller, Keith Miller, Micheal Mirda, Donna Mish, Kevin Mitchell, Charla 146 - Juniors Mitchuson. Mark Moe, Bruce Moeglin, Joe Moore, Chuck Moore, Kenneth Morris, Anthony Morrison, Antoinette Mostello, Micheal Mowery, John Nichols, Dave Nichols, Joseph Nichols. Leanne O ' Connell, John O Halloran, Melissa Palkovich, Nate Palmer, Julie Parsons, Karen Parsons, Tonya Patka, Scott Paul. Douglas Pazera, Sandra Peters, Joe Phillips, Brian Planer, Julie Plucinski. Ann Pogue, Dave Polatewicz, Priscilla Popyk, John Powers, Daniel Powers, Jeseph Rains, Jeffrey Redmon, Camie Juniors - 149 150 Reeves. Penny Reising, Terry Roach, Tricia Rodriguez. Carrie Sanders, James Sands, Tammy Schiewer, Dave Schrieber, Earl Schurke, James Schutter, Timothy Schweitzer. David Senzig. Edward Serrato, Michelle Shadwell, Daniel Sharp, David Shinkle, Robert Smit, Jennifer Spickard, Brett Spohn, Michelle Steapleton, Brad Steinert. Kevin Stepanovich, Branko Stepanovich, Dancy Strack, Jeffrey Stucky, Jean Stutz, Wendy Swarens, Adam Swienconek, John Szafasz, Scott Szymanski, Robert Tanis, Deanne Tuemer, Wendy — Juniors Textor, Bryan Thirion, Vicki Tomasko, Troy Tomich, Dajana Toren, James Toweson, Troy Tucker, Derek Tucker, Kevin Turner, Tricia Verkuilen, Dale Waddle, Brian Wagner. Melissa Ward, Mitchel Whitfield. Tamara Wiley, Mark Wilkey, Keli Wisinski, Edward Wroblewski, Teresa Yonan. John Zabek, Brett Zapinski, Thomas Zebracki. Tracy Zellers, John Zimmerman, Leslie YOU’RE LATE!! Everyday GHS students work on trying to make curfews P icture this. It is 12:45. You put your key in the door and qui- etly slip in. ' Hoping your par- ents are in bed, you sneak to- ward your bedroom. All of a sudden your mom or dad ap- pears. Why are you so late?” they ask. Does this sound familiar? Ev- eryone is probably going to come home late at least once. Senior Debbie Webb said, When I came home late I got grounded and lectured. Actual- ly, when I got home my mom was sleeping and when she woke up she thought I came in late when I really didn ' t. Junior Dodie Hall said, When I get home late I get Knock before entering. Junior Mate Pal kovich sneaks into the back door in hopes his parents won ' t realize he ' s past curfew. grounded for two weeks.” So, most students do not get let off the hook if they are late. Some parents may be a little more lenient when it comes to making a curfew later. Senior Kris Redar said, Usually, my mom will make my curfew a little later if I call her and tell her where I am and what I’m doing.” Junior Debbie Domiguez said, I can make my curfew later seeing as how I made my own curfew in the first place. My mom trusts me and she knows I am not going to take advantage of her. Junior Priscilla Polatewicz said, “I don’t think my curfew of 11:00 is fair since most of my friends do not have a cur- few. Overall the stude nts’ aver- age curfew is between 1 1 p.m. - 12 a.m. Whether you may agree or disagree with the curfew your parents set for you, it is set for you to follow. Some may wonder what there is to do so late at night. Sophomore Greg McCauley said, I go to my girlfriend’s house because I do not get to see her at all during the week. So I spend my weekend nights with her.” Dominguez said, “I usually go to the movies, if there is one that late.” Polatewicz said, We (my friends and I) usually go to the Woodmar Arcade, Chicago to party, or sometimes we just stay aroung boring Griffith.” Whatever reason one may have for wanting a later cur- few, your best bet is to call and ask. is- { Juniors - 157 Anderson, Chris Anderson, Darin Atkinson, Shannon Austin, Tamie Bapst, Lucie Barrett, Matt Basler, Kathy Beasley, Michael Bednar, Jennifer Birk, Kristen Bogner, John Bowman, Jason Boyd, Dan Braddam, Tera Bradfield, Kevin Brinkman, Jeneane Brock. Dan Bronson, Eric Brooks, Lawrence Buchanan, Ron Bukowski, Tom Burks, Jeff Byrd, Lonnie Cannon, Ann Castillo, Michelle Cazares. Olga Cherleston, Ken Cherven, Jennifer Christopher. Brandie Clark, Angela Cobb, Jackie Collins, Tommy Cooper, Craig Covarrubias, Laura 152 - Sophomores RAINY DAYS! What do you do to pass the time? t ' s early in the morning; you look outside and all you see is the rain pour ing down. It looks as though it will be like this all day What can you do to keep yourself oc cupied and your mind off the dreariness throughout the whole day? Senior Rhonda Reed said. I sit in my favorite chair, munch on popcorn, and watch really old movies the kind that make you cry. Everyone has his or her own ideas of what they prefer to do to keep themselves occupied. John Popyk, junior, said. “I Senior Milan Tanaskovu looks out the window, wondering what to do on this dreary, rainy day watch a movie or play my gui tar. Junior Dave Schweitzer said, I listen to my radio, work on my car or invite some of my friends to come over to my house and play poker. If I have the money. I go shopping at Southlake Mall and then go to McDonald ' s, said junior Tammy Whitfield. Juniors Vicki Thirion and Heather Grabowski do about the same things on rainy days They both talk on the phone or listen to their radios. Grabowski said. I usually try and talk to the people I do not see a lot or have not seen in a while Baking something is a way to pass some of the time said a few students. While some other students like to go do some thing outside in the rain Senior Kris Redar said. When I have nothing to do I clean my room But, most studjnts do agree that finding something to do on a rainy day isn’t really that hard to do So, the next time you wake up and look out the window to a seemingly dull and dreary day, know that there is some thing to occupy your time, whether it may be talking on the phone, baking, watching television or going outside in the rain Try to mak e the best of the time and find something worthwhile to do. If all of your other ideas fail, you can always clean your room 1 Cox. Bill Crownover. Dustin Czavan, Patrick Dangelo. Colleen Darenski. Gary Davis. Jayme Davis. Ryan Dec. Eric Dewar. Dan Dills. Kris Donaldson, Chuck Doppler, Chris Dresbaugh. Marcella Dunnett. Dawn Dunnett. Ron Dunning. Raymond Durall. Dawn Dwan. Matt Eaglin. Derek Elliott. Jim Sophomores - S.3 Farmer, Jennifer Fetsch, Eric Fields, Stacy Fingar, Matthew Foreman. Crissy Foss, Chris Fratter, Marc Frey, Steven Frields, Michael Cal, Barbara Galambos. Tim Galocy. Matt Gasper, Katrina Gehring. Steve Goff, Stacy Gonzalez, Andrea Gooldy, Jennifer Graff, Lisa Grin. Carl Grisafi. Tom WHY ME? aven ' t you had some- thing happen to you that made you ask, Why me? An anonymous freshman sophomore said, “I was at school in the hallway when someone came up to me and pulled my sweat pants and un derwear all the way down,” Junior Tammy Hageman said, It was Turnabout night last year when I slipped and fell down my front porch stairs. I was ok, but very embar rassed! I was in my bathroom tak ing a shower when all of a sud den someone started banging on our bathroom window. I was so scared that I ran out of the bathroom and saw my mom It ' s so embarrassing laughing hysterically. It was then that I realized I was half naked, just barely covered by a towel,” said junior Tonya Par sons. Senior Rhonda Reed said, I was writing this really kinky note to my boyfriend when the teacher confiscated my note and read it out loud to the whole class.” Junior Kelli Wilkey said, My most embarrassing mo ment was when my boyfriend ' s mom made me call her and apoligize for pranking them when I was in 6th grade I had to do this before I could go out with him.” Of course, there are always one or two people who, sup- posedly, have never done any thing embarrassing happen to them. Sophomore Mike Jovan ovich jokingly said, Nothing embarrassing has ever hap pened to me, man! I have never done anything embarrassing; I ' m cool!” Not everybody can be as cool as Jovanovich. So, when something embarrassing happens to you and you ask yourself why did this have to happen to me? Just remember that it happens to the best of us. So, swallow your pride and try to laugh it off, because sooner or later something em- barrassing will happen to you. An anonymous student looks to see how much damage he did to the police car Definitely a bad day for this stu dent 1154 _ Sophomores Grubbs, Lisa Guevara, Brian Gunter, Sherry Haag, Regina Haas, Christina Hamilton, Jenni Hawkins. Christopher Heinrichs, Laura Hendrix, Jason Hernandez. Ivonne Higginbotham, David Hill, Craig Hjertquist, Jennifer Hoot, Todd Howard, Kim Huddleston, Genny Huddleston, Karen Jacobs, John James, Kristina Jennings, Scott Jones, Skip Jones, Michelle Gordan, Gene Jovanovich, Mike Kendall, Diane Kirk, Jason Krick, Kenneth Krooswyk, Chad Kuss, Brian Lach, Kathy Lake, Matt Lake, Mike Last, Joe Lator, Julie Sophomores - 155 UNDER AGE! t ' s 6:30 on a Friday night. The big game starts at 7:00. Everyone is ready to go, but there ' s just one small problem, no one knows how they ' re going to get there, no one can drive, and nobody has a license. Not having a license is a problem many high school stu- dents face; it makes trying to do things really hard. Students have to rely on parents or older brothers and sisters to get places. Sophomore Katrina Gasper feels that, “It takes away from your independence and your freedom, you can’t go out on your own, somebody always has to take you.” Some stu- dents realize a license is a privi- lege and a responsibility they must take seriously. An anony- mous sophomore said, “I’m What it ' s like not to have a license working hard to get my license, but until I do I’ll just have to ask my parents to take me places, but I would like for once just to be able to leave. Not always battling over how I am going to get somewhere and how I’ll get back. I would like to be able to just leave and not worry about anything else. Sophomore Lori Russel feels like most of the other students without a license, she said, It’s a pain, I don’t have a license and neither do any of my friends. We have to rely on par ents and they aren’t always available to take you where you need to go. Sophomore Sherry Gunter said, Not being able to drive stinks, you have to walk every- where you go. Some students have a lot of walking to do. Some kids, however, don’t seem to mind not having a li- cense. They still have many ways to get around. Sopho- more Ron Shadwell said, Hav- ing no license really doesn ' t bother me, because if I want to go somewhere my mom just lets me take the car anyway. Sophomore Mike Oaf said, Fan it, if I want to go some- where, I find a way and just go” Whether students have to be somewhere important or not they may have troubles. It’s ei- ther walking or hitching a ride from someone’s parents; some- how and someway, everyone usually is able to get where they need to go. Two unsuspecting students crash into one another while cruising around the parking lot during their lunch time. Lesniak, Marc Lipcovich, Leah Lolkema. Troy Lovin, Douglas Mangrum, Paula Mares, Wendy Markve, Billy Mauch, Michael McCabe, Monica McCauley, Gregg McDermott, Steve McGuire, Patricia McLellan, Kylee Messmer, Brian Meyer. Dave Meyer, Paul Miller, Cory Miller, Debbie Morris, Lisa Morris, Melissa 156 - Sophomores mm Muha, Pam Mullinix, Lisa Murrian, Jennifer Navarro, Damion Netos, Terry E. Oaf, Michael O ' Dea, Kelly O ' Donnell, Amy Ortiz, Gina Osmulski, Mark Patrick, Tina Patton, Denise Pena, Tina Perez. Kelley Peters. Bobbie Peters. Jodi Pfeiffer, Tina Popyk, Kristina Preste. Laura Rains, Billy Raketich, Mike Raybuck, Laura Redmon. Dawn Rentschler, Brandi Rex, Jeanelle Reyome, Kristen Richeke, Eric Rocha. Monika Rockhill. Carey Rodell, Nanette Rodriquez. Dan Romano. Frank Rosa, Samantha Rosaschi, Jeannie Sophomores - 157 158 Row, Greg Roye, Christine Roye, Rickey Rubacha. Mark Rudzinski, Terry Russell, Lori Ryzewski. Don Sainato. Frank Sainato, Joey Salcedo, Richard Sanchez, Dave Scheeringa. Jeannine Schuhrke, Aron Sell, Rick Segally, Lisa Senffner, Eric Shadwell, Ron Simmons, Christa Sippel, Tom Slacanin. Donna Slacanin, Sheri Smith, Eric Smith. Randall Spitz, Steven Staniszeski, Ryan Steele, Mike Stokes, Jennifer Stone. April Stupeck, Lesley Sutkowski. Kristine Sweeney, Brian Tapley, Scott Tauber, Leela Taylor, Monica - Sophomores Textor, Alison Thompson, David Thompson. Melissa Tingley, Mary Trlvunovic, Steve Tucker, Michelle Vestal, Chris Ward, Marl Webb, Ray Wesolowski, Deena Weyhe, Brian Whitaker. Jody White. Jason Whitfield, Jenny Wilken, Steve Williams, Scott Wlltfong, Pam Wolf, Eric Wyrlck, Michael Zakrzewskl, Veronica SUBS! How they feel about subbing for GHS students? s you walk into class and look toward the teacher ' s desk, you see that there’s a substitute for the class today. What goes through the students ' mind, and more importantly, what goes through the substitute’s mind? Miss Chris Seitzinger, one of the regular substitutes, said, “I’m petrified many times when I walk into a new class. Not knowing what to expect from the students or what is expected of me as a teacher scares me. Miss Judy Barenie, another regular substitute said, I am not nervous when I sub. The Substitute teacher Mrs. Tommie McCarter reads the Panther Press while students continue with their class work. teachers leave their instruc- tions and I just try to follow them. But, the subs do agree on one thing; the students will try to push the sub ' s patience as far as the sub will let them. The students will try and see how far I will let them go, but I usually keep them under con- trol.” said Barenie. Mrs. Tommi Carter said, “I remember what we used to pull with a sub when I was a stu- dent. Now, that I have been here awhile and the students know me better, they know what they can and can’t get away with. I don’t feel you have to be strict to be effective.” The problems the substi- tutes have are all basically the same-talking. Even if the stu- dent doesn’t mean to aggravate the sub, talking too loud or in- terrupting the sub while he or she is talking can try the sub’s patience. But, I do not hold grudges on anyone just be- cause I had a hard time in class with them, said Seitzinger. Subbing or teaching may or may not be for you, so McCarter said, I think if anyone is uncertain about becoming a teacher, he or she should sub- stitute for a year or two to get the feel for it. It also lets you decide and or rule out what you would like to reach and what age group you would like to teach. Seitzinger sums up her ex- periences as a sub by saying, This is the most fulfilling and rewarding job I ' ve ever had. Sophomores - 159 V hat’s the biggest problem of teenagers and adults alike? M-O-N-E-Y. The problem is where and how to get it, whether you’re 36 or 16 years old. To the clubs and organizations money was very important. Everyone worked to think of creativ 2 , intelligent ways to raise money for their particular cause. Some raised the funds for their own use while other organizations raised them for outside causes. Student Council, one such organi- zation, sponsored a food drive for the needy people of Griffith. Outside businesses offered their support so let’s make them the talk of the town and offer support back. Tattc Of Tlub Tou H Mitch Ward, junior, purchases lunch and. of course, a magazine for his reading pleasure. 7-1 1 was well supported by high school stu dents. Four and five. There ' s your change. Jenny. Senior Devon Enloe rings up senior Jenny Dela Vega at a local grocery store. 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Placing second was the headbanging metal band Anthrax. And coming in a very close third was the con- cert of Whitesnake. Some of their greatest songs are Here We Go Again, Give Me all Your Love (Tonight) and Is This Love? 1 . Def Leppard 2. Anthrax 3. Whitesnake MATCH POINT TENNIS FITNESS CLUB ' POOJZ ' JSW 1 , 2, 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED I 1818 Mansard Boulevard (219)923 5800 me. Downtown 2841 Highway Highland. IN H ' 8 h,and S 838-181-1 Potpourri of lovely gifts and costume jewelry Root helps you to remember ROOT photographers is the official Senior Portrait and Yearbook Photographer for Griffith High School What does this mean to you It means . . . Your school has selected ROOT because of its excellence in Senior Portraiture. Its 90-plus years of experience in school photography. Its fine portrait quality and sensible prices. It means . . . Creative senior portrait sittings with extra new and unique poses. FOR FREE! It means . . . Being photographed by a ROOT senior portrait specialist who will capture your true personality in a portrait that will be treasured as a graduation memoir for many years. ROOT photographers: 1131 W. Sheridan Chicago (312) 761-5500 The Finest In School Portraiture 172 Congratulations Class of 88! From Jostens PATRICK MALONE, Hail Manager Kcr C ft Cv r SJ C From Ma ' ouette Council «3631 Knights ol Columbus 1400 South Broad Sireei Gnltith Indiana 46319 Chuck Gard Auto— Life- Home and Business 111S. Broad St. Griffith, IN. 924-5020 Students chose their favorite all-time movies Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Gray ' s Dirty Dancing, by far, proved to be just about every- one ' s favorite movie. Whether it was the gorgeous Patrick Swayze, who drew all the fe- male watchers, or the cute Jennifer Gray, who drew all the male watchers, when they dirty dance, people watch. Going for the second place spot was Fatal Attraction. The suspense of the “fatal attrac- tion between Glenn Close and Michael Douglas, was the reason for its second place. And finally, was the movie The Lost Boys. The blood-sucking vampires proved to be enough for a third place finish. 1 . Dirty Dancing 2. Fatal Attraction 3. The Lost Boys 173 174 Congratulations Graduates! From the friendly people at the Steppo companies Steppo Supply Company 3 1 2-646-2400 Steppo Construction Co. Inc. 3 1 2-646-5289 13318 Baltimore Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60633 Students Live A Long And Happy Life Don ' t Drink And Drive Students Choose their favorite place to cruise The town of Griffith proved that it is not sufficient enough to go cruising (driving around), so the Griffith students resort to out-of-town places to go cruising. The results of the poll taken showed that it is the bright lights, lots of people and cars, and the restaurants (though the main reason is the people). Placing second was the windy city, Chicago. The Sears Tower and Lake Michigan were the two main attractions the students were drawn to. Placing third was anywhere in general. 1 Broadway 2. Chicago 3. Anywhere Good Luck Seniors! From QUILL AND SCROLL Reflector Patrons Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hastings Mr. Spejewski Mrs. Martha Davis Mr. and Mrs. Smith Mr. Bill Birk Sue Hickey and Michelle Berens Miss Julie A. Marcinek Mr. L.E. Owen Mrs. Shelia Vaclavik Mr. Les Thornton Mr. and Mrs. Todd Herd Mr. Jerry Gurrado Mrs. Patricks 175 Congratulations Seniors Tammi - You’ve made us very proud of you. You’re a special daughter, sister, and friend. You deserve the best, you are one in a million. Con- gratulations, we love you. Mom, Dad, and Nikki Congratulations Debbie Parr! We are proud of you! Love, Mom and Dad Congratulations Kimberly We love you M.T.Y.L.T.T. Mom, Dad Jim and Aid Jeff Gifford Congratulations on your Graduation. We’re so proud of your accomplishments. Best wishes for a happy fu- ture. Love, Mom, Dad, and Kim Raymond Fines Congratulations from your family. Good Luck in the fu- ture With our love. Congratulations Steve for hanging in there. We are so proud of you. Love, Mom, Dad, and Dave Tracy, Congratulations for being on the Honor Roll this year. We knew you could do it. We’re so proud of you. Love you, Mom, Dad, Tammy, and Dawn Congratulations Janean! You’ve been all we could ask for, and we’re very proud of you. Love Ya, Mom and Dad Congratulations Kendra Good Luck in all your en- deavors We wish you the best! Love, Mom, Corky, and Ryan Jamie Budack May all your dreams come true and happiness follow you wherever you go. You have made us very proud. Thanks for being you. Con- gratulations. Love, Mom, Dad, and Andy Congratulations Kim Love, Mom, Dad and Jason Tiffany, You’ve given us so many proud and exciting moments. May love, friends, happiness, and success always be a part of your life. Good luck and God bless! Love, Mom and Dad Generations come and go but it makes no difference. The sun rises and sets and hurries around to rise again. The wind blows south and north, here and there, twisting back and forth getting nowhere-Ecclesiastes-you will go everywhere! Love, S.D.F. Dear Mikki, Now that you are out of H.S. You have to start provid- ing your own class. Love, Mom, Dad, and Bill Congratulations Julie! We love you and we’re proud of you. Love Mom, Dad, Gina, Patty and Teddy Congratulations Becky Hoot- We have always been proud of you and all of your accomplishments. Always remember anything worth having is worth working for. May your life be blessed with happiness and good health. You’re the best! Love-Daddy and Mom Lenette, My ballerina girl. You have brought much happiness to my life. Keep climbing that ladder of life. Congratulations Love, Mom and Dad Patrick Congratulations! You’ve made us proud. May all your dreams come true. Love You, Mom, Dad, and Lisa Lisa M, One of your greatest dreams is finally coming true. We are so very proud of you, and love you so much. Just stay as sweet as you are. The world is yours. Congratulations! Love, Mom and Dad Kristen and Craig Congratulations and our best wishes for a future of good health, much happiness and great success. Love, Mom, Kim, and Chris Congratulations Deanna On your outstanding achieve- ments and accomplishments! We love you! Mom and Dad Congratulations Steve Alli- son on the perfect 4.000 years! We wish you success and happiness in all of life’s adventures. Love, Mom, Dad, Matt, and Mary Beth Ray J. Congratulations! We are very proud of you and all that you have accomplished. May God continue to guide and bless you! Our Love, Mom, Dad, Scott, and Lauren P.S. Thanks for being such a great kid. Chris, Congratulations to a great girl and a great student. We are so proud of you. We love you! Mom and Dad Tammy Childers Congratulations to a wonderful daughter! You ' ve given us so much to be proud of. There’s go- ing to be alot of changes in your life now. Just remember we love you and that will never change. Mom and Dad Congratulations Cherie We love you Dad, Mom, and Paul Tippy Toes Toren, Congratulations! You finally did it. We re all very proud of you. We wish you success and happi- ness in everything you do, and we also want you to know how much we love you, you’re very special. Mom, Dad, Jim, Lori, and Toosh Let’s Keep up the winning spirit Support the Adult 500 Booster Club GOOD LUCK SENIORS! From the High School Office Staff James F. Quinn C.L.U. Insurance and Mutual Funds 8312 Kennedy Ave. Highland, In. 46322 838-1077 ' fiuffttA .foot 66 Jl. V. Miff .SflW (luffttA, .Vntliatu 4KU9 Congratulations Graduates Good Luck Seniors! 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Troy 76, 131 Dewar, Dan- 12, 72, 153 Dewes, Rox- anne-145 Dilling, Coach Gordon-66 Dills, Kris-57, 153 Dines, Phillip 145 Divjak, Mr. Ronald56, 57, 60 Dixon, Coach Gary-54 Dixon. James 145 Dixon. Lea-42, 69. 131 Djukic, Irene-42, 131 Doctor. Paul-54, 71, 116, 117, 131 Domanski. Michael 145 Dominguez, Debbie-42, 117, 145, 151 Donaldson, Chuck 115, 153 Doppler, Chris 153 Dorelli, Michal 53, 71, 145 Dresbaugh, Marcella 27, 42. 46, 115, 153 Dunnett, Dawn 46, 153 Dunnett, Ron 153 Dunning. Raymond 153 Durall, Dawn- 153 Dutkiewicz, Timothy 45. 53, 145 Dwan, Matt 153 E Eaglin, Derek 153 Elliott, Jim- 153 EINaggar, Mrs. Susie-98, 99, 119 Enloe, Devon-76, 13 ' F Faris, Jonathan-45, 46, 47, 145 Farley, Sean-51, 53, 64, 66, 140, 145 Farmer, Jennifer- 1 15. 154 Felski, Tina 10, 19, 45, 131, 139 Fetsch, Eric- 154 Fields, Stacy 154 Finch, Craig 145 Fines, Raymond-42, 66, 131 Fingar, Matthew 154 Fisher, Steve- 132 Floyd, Susan 127, 132, 139 Ford, Jack- 154 Foreman, Crissy 154 Foreman, Michele-45, 101, 132 Foss, Chris- 154 Foust, Gary- 154 Fratter, Marc 154 Frey, Steven- 154 Frields, Michael 154 Frisk, Keith-145 Fryman, Dawna-42, 68, 62, 81, 98, 146 Fuehrer. Rebecca 146 Fulkerson, Douglas 46, 87, 129, 132 Futrell, Gina 146 G Gaby, Michael 46, 132, 139 Gal, Barbara 19, 42, 154 Galambos, Chris- 1 17, 146 Galambos, Tim-154 Galinski, Bethany 46, 117, 146 Gall, Craig-2, 10, 60. 64, 66, 67, 110, 132, 139 Galocy, Keith 18. 37. 146 Galocy, Matt 76. 154 Garcia. Alex 132, 139 Garcia, John 146 Garcia, Laura-37, 146 Garvey, Heather 35, 37, 146 Gasper, Katrina-20, 115, 154 Gearhart, John- 1 32 Gehring, Steve 154 Gerber, Vincet-146 Gettig, Er- i,-45, 132 Gifford, Jeff 53, 70, 71, 132 Gilbert, Joan-53, 146 Gilbert, Paula- 146 Gildersleeve, Michelle- 132 Gillespeie, Christopher 146 Gillespie, Richard 146 Girton, Michael 132, 139 Glassford, Mrs. Iona 123 Glassford, Mr. Joseph-111 Glover, Dennis- 146 Gniadek, Lisa- 146 Goff. Stacy- 154 Gonsiorowski, Kris- 133 Gonzalez, Andrea 154 Gonzalez, 112, 133, 139 Grabowski, Heather 42, 81, 146 Grabowski, Melissa- 133 Graff, Lisa- 154 Graham, Michelle l, 42, 126 Grandys, Johnna 45, 133, 149 Grandys, Trisha-81, 146 Grcevich, Tim-4- 2, 51, 53, 133, 139 Green, Adrienne-115, 146 Griffee, Tiffany 10, 42. 133, 139 Grin, Carl-53, 154 Grin, Leo- 146 Grubach, Mary Jane-10, 42, 133, 139 Grubbs. Lisa- 155 Guevera, Brian- 155 Guevera, Denise-37, 42, 76, 120, 146 Gulotta, Angela-42, 81, 146 Gunter, Sherry- 155 Gunter, Sylvia- 133 Gurrado, Mr. Jerry 39, 49, 64, 66 , 101 H Haag, Miller 146 Haag. Regina-63, 155 Haas. Christina- 155 Hageman, Tammy 46, 147 Hall, Dorthy-42, 133, 146, 147, 151 Hall. Janet 45, 133 Hamilton, Jenni 13, 115, 155 Harder, Jennifer-58, 133 Harding, William-7, 16, 17, 147 Harretos, David-117, 133 Harris. Jill-115, 133 Hartman, Andrew- 12, 42, 45, 134 Haskins. Amy-147 Hastings, Mr. Roberta, 67 Hawkins, Christopher 37, 155 Healy, Danielle-45, 134 Hedge , Julie-42, 147 Heinrichs, Eric- 19, 115, 147 Heinrichs. Laura- 115, 155 Hendrix. Jason-66, 155 Hennagir, Bonita 12. 45. 147 Herd, Mrs. Jean 124 Herd, Kenneth 10, 42, 51, 53, 128, 134, 189 Hernandez. Arthur 155 Hernandez, Caesar 134 Hernandez, lvonne-155 Hero, Brian 134, 139 Herr, Jeffrey- 15, 46, 47, 105, 115, 134 Hickey, Susan 46, 105, 117, 147 Higginbotham, David- 1 55 Higgins, Shawn 147 Hill, Craig 155 Hinchy, Crystal-130, 147 Hjertquist, Jennifer 155 Hobbs, Dori-81, 147 Hochstetler, Denise 3. 18, 37, 39, 42. 90, 120, 147 Hoffman, Mary-37, 42, 90, 147 Holcomb, Kelly 147 Hoffman, Mary-37, 42, 90, 147 Holmgren, Mrs. Betty-124 Hoot. Becky 37, 42, 117, 134, 139 Hoot. Todd 37, 53, 66, 155 Houchin, Chris- tine- 147 Howard, Kim-155 Howell, Mrs. Ja met 124 Huddleston, Genny 42, 90, 155 Huddleston, Karen 155 Huss. Andrew 46. 54, 147 Hunt, Kathey-134 I llijanich, Tracy-147 Irvin. Paula 47. 74. 115, 134, 147 J Jackomis, Jim- 134, 137 Jacobs, John-155 Jajowka, Ray-10, 19, 76, 90. 115, 134, 139 James, Kristina 17, 42, 115, 155 Jennings. Scott- 155 Jones, Georg- e-155 Jones, Michelle 18. 42, 115, 155 Johnston, Scott 147 Jordan, Gene-53, 71, 155 Jorden, John 42, 53, 129, 147 Joseph, Theresa 35, 73, 46, 135, 139 Jovanovich, Mike 18, 66, 67, 155 K Kammer. Karl 46. 135 Kane, Robert 135 Karp, Chris 10. 115, 135, 139 Katona, Phil 42, 48, 51. 64. 66, 117. 147 Keen, Douglas 53, 67, 79, 147 Keithly, Mrs. Margie 123, 146 Kelderman, Mike 53, 147 Kemp, Gregory- 113, 135, 139 Kendall. Diane-42, 46, 81, 155 Kilgore. Julie-42, 117, 147 Kilgore, Tina 81 Kirby, Marc-147 Kirk, Jason 155 Kirk, Jannifer-135 Kitzmiller, Tom46. 135 Kleimola, Christine42, 74. 90. 101. 135, 139 Klemoff. Marc 135 Knestrict, Ron 56, 78. 147 Knezevich, Deann-37, 42, 53. 66. 147 Knieriemen, Dan 147 Knieriemen, Mike 135 Kolbert, Ryan- 135, 139 Konopassek, Mrs. Jean 124 Koval, Mr. Dick 124 Krafft, Joel-24, 104, 126, 147 Kretz, Brian 10. 39, 64, 66. 67, 116, 117, 135, 139. 146 Krick, Kenneth 155 Krooswyk, Chad- 155 Krooswyk, Charlott 24. 42, 117, 135 Krug, Susan- 15, 19, 135 Kung, Teresa 46, 115, 135, 139 Kuss. Brian- 155, 190 Kwasny. Susan 80, 117, 147 L LaBuda, Scott 147 Lach, Kathy-69. 81, 155 Lake, Matt-37, 76, 78, 115, 134. 155 Lake. Mike-37, 76, 115, 155 Lamfalusi. Mrs. Suzanne- 124 Lamprecht, James 7, 29. 147 Lamprecht, Julie-9. 25, 29, 43, 45, 135, 137 Lane, Andy 76 Last, Jerry 113, 135 Last. Joe 155 Latia, Richard 42. 46, 135, 139 Lator, Julie 155 Lavin, Dan 54, 148 Lazar. Mrs. Clara- 124 Leal, Lyzette-6, 37, 42. 59, 117, 148 Lee, Dave 42, 45. 135 Lee, Kevin-79, 148 Lee. Melissa-45, 148 LeGear. Michelle40, 46, 148 Leslie, Dan Jr. 73, 148 Leslie, Dan Sr 124 Lesniak, John-73, 113, 135 Lesniak. Marc 156 Letts. Michael 56. 78, 79. 148 Lipcovich, Leah 156 Lolkema. Tim 148 Loklkema. Troy- 156 Loomis. John 45. 135, 139 Lopez. Carmen 21, 148 Lovin, Douglas-51, 53, 73, 78. 156 Lukacs. Janet€9, 135 Luque. RobJ35 Luszcz, Sara 42. 43, 45. 46. 106, 133, 136 Macowiak, Tammy 136 Maggio, Lisa 45, 136 Magiera, Joe-15, 46, 47, 115, 136 Maglish, Kenneth 148 Maglish, Laura- 136 Maglish, Michelle 42, 148 Mahns. Stacy-10, 28. 45, 148 Mangrum, Paula 12, 156 Mann. David- 148 Marcinek, Miss Julie 39, 117, 124 Mares, Wendy-42, 81, 90. 156 Markve, Billy 156 Marshall, Shelley 14, 42. 62, 63, 113, 136. 139 Marszalek, Marilyn-37, 42, 53, 74, 148 Martin, Janel 148 Martin, Leslie-42. 136 Martin, Michelle 130, 148 Martin, Mike- 136, 139 Matthews, Paul 105. 136 Mauch, Michael ! 56 Maugherman, Alan 37, 148 McCabe. Monica 156 McCauley, Gregg-12, 53, 151, 156 McDermott. Steve-156 McGuire. Patricia-42. 59, 69, 156 McIntosh, Pam 136 McKnight. Judi 42, 115, 136, 139 McLaughlin, Deanna 46, 136, 139 McLellan, Kylee-37, 42, 90. 115, 156 McNabley. Miss Margaret 124 McMeley, Joseph 136 Meadows, Jodee-43, 45. 115, 148 Mealman, Mark 148 Messmer, Brian-71, 76. 156 Meyer. Dave-19, 115. 156 Meyer, Heather 37, 39, 42. 68. 69. 74, 136. 139, 140 Meyer. Paul 156 Mielenz. Michelle 136 Mikulski, Daryl- 136 Mikulski, Denise 37. 42, 148 Miller, Cory- 10, 71, 156 Miller, Debbie 156 Miller. Keith 57. 78. 79. 148 Miller, Michael 15, 27, 148 Millikan. Greg 136 Millsap, Heather 136. 139 Mirda. Donna-66, 148 Mish, Kelly 37, 45, 136, 139 Mish, Kevin- 148 Mitchell, Charla 45, 115. 148 Mitchell. Cherly 17, 42, 136 Mitchell. Jeff 42. 46, 119. 136 Mitchuson. Mark 149 Mnich, Kim 42. 45, 136, 139 Moe. Brufce Bruce 149 Moeglin, Joe- 149 Monier, Todre-81 Moore, Chuck 37, 53, 149 Moore. Ken 53. 149 Moore, Melissa 37, 42, 74. 115, 136 Moreno, Joyce 136 Morgan, Julie- 137 Moriarity. Kim-42, 81, 137 Morris, Anthony 149 Morris, Lisa 156 Morris, Melissa 115, 156 Morrison, Antoinette 74, 117, 149 Mostello, Michal 149 Colophon Vow That You Mention It was the theme for the 1987-1988 Reflector. The cover was designed by Publications advisor Miss Julie Marcinek. This year, it was decided to change publication companies. We changed to Jostens, which had a much more profes- sional manner in their business. The main type used throughout the book was Korinna. Body copy is 10 pt. Korinna and 14 pt. on the opening and division pages. Captions are in 8 pt. Korinna. All folio tabs are in 14 pt. Serif Gothic. Student Life, Can We Talk?, has a prima- ry head 60 pt. Brush Script with a 60% shadowed gray screen. The overlay was done in 42 pt. Brush Script. Captions had a 30 pt. Brush Script initial letter. The organizations section. Small Talk, consists of a main 60 pt. Korinna Bold head- line with a subheadline in 18 pt. Helvetica. The copy is surrounded by a 10% gray screen. The pulled quote is in 12 pt. Avant Garde. The Sports Section, Pep Talk, has an ini- tial letter in 60 pt. Garamount Bold. The pulled quote is in 14 pt. Korinna. The people section, Talking Heads, has a main headline in 60 pt. Avant Garde Bold Italic with a 60% gray shadowing. The sec- ondary headline is in 18 pt. Avant Garde. The body copy is 10 pt. Korinna with a 42 pt. Balloon extra bold initial letter. I ' d like to thank the staff for working hard to get the yearbook completed. For all those who supported the staff. I ' d like to especial- ly thank them. However, most of all I ' d like to thank Miss Julie Marcinek for putting up with us this year. She was a tremendous help. Index - 187 Mounts, Brian 56, 78, 137 Mowery, John-53, 61, 149 Muha, Pam 18. 36. 37, 42, 74, 157, 140 Mullinix, Lisa 19, 63, 157 Murdock. Patrick-51, 53. 64, 67, 117, 129, 137, 139 Murrian, Jennifer 157 N Nashkoff, Craig- 137 Navarro, Damion-137 Navarro, Norman- 137 Navicki, Julie 42, 46. 137 Netos, Terry- 157 Nichols, Da ve-117, 149 Nichols. Joseph 149 Nichols, Leanne 157 o Oaf, Michael-157 O ' Connell, Joh- n-79, 149 ODea. Kelly- 115, 157 O ' Donnell, Amy-42, 134, 157 O ' Halloran, Melissa 45. 149, 151 Okeley, Lori-45, 137 81, 106, 138, 139 Osmulski, Mark- 18, 42, 58. 64, 66 Owczarzak. Sharon45, 138, 139 Owen, Mr. Larry- 124 P Palkovich, Nate- 149 Palmer, Julie-2, 58, 59. 69. 149 Palucki, Christine-42, 43, 46, 138 Panos, Pete- 16, 45, 115, 138, 139 Parker, Mr. Larry-106, 124 Parr, Debbie28, 37, 43. 46, 115, 138 Parsons, Karen-46, 149 Parsons, Tonya-9, 42, 46, 107 138 Patka, Michelle 138 Patka, Scott-149 Patrick, Liane-42, 46, 107, 138 Patrick, Tina-157 Patricks, Mrs. Susane-124 186 — Index Patton, Denise 157 Paul, Douglas 149 Pazera, Sandra 149 Peters, Joe-53, 149 Pement, Amy-53, 63, 138, 149 Pena. Tina 157 People Division- 120 Perez, Kelley 157 Perez, Sophie- 138 Perry, Miss Kyra 124 Peters, Bobbie 157 Peters, Jodi- 157 Peters, Joe-53, 149 Petree. James 24, 116, 138 Petska, Joyce- 124, 157 Pfeiffer. Tina 157 Pfeiffer, Tracy 38, 139 Phillips. Brian-51, 76, 149, 150 Phillips, Rich 57. 78, 138 Platt, Mr. Bill 124 Planer, Julie-42, 46. 117, 149 Plucinski. Ann-42, 46. 149 Pogue, Dave-45, 149 Ploatewicz, ilPricilla 43, 45, 149, 151 Popyk, John-43, 149 Popyk, Kristina 157 Powers, Daniel 149 Powers, Joseph-71, 149 Pramuk, Christine-45, 130 Preste, Laura-115, 157 Price, Wayne 124 Q Queen, Scott-106, 138 R Rafa. Lenette-42, 115, 138, 139 Rains, Billy- 157 Rains, Jeffery 149 Raketich, Mi ke-53, 66, 164, 115, 157 Ray, Mr. Donald- 124 Raybuck, Laura 157 Redar, Kristine-25, 101, 138, 151 Redmon, Camie-45, 149 Redmon, Dawn- 157 Reed, Rhonda 15, 19, 42, 115, 138 Reeves, Penny 150 Reising, Terry-45, 115, 150 Rentschler, Brandi 19, 157 Rex, Jeanelle-157 Rex, Dick-44, 45, 125 Reyome-42, 90, 115, 157 Richke, Eric- 157 Ricks, Mr. Charles- 125 Rigas, Frank- 117, 138 Roach, Tricia-37, 150 Robertson, Jennifer 138, 139 Rocha, Monika 53, 157 Rockhill, Carry- 157 Rodell, Nanette-157 Rodell, Paul 101, 138 Rodriguez, Carrie-37, 42, 115, 150 Rodriguez, Dan- 157 Rodriguez, Ruth- 10, 46, 47, 138 Romano, Frank 157 Rosa, Samantha 157 Rosaschi, Jeannie l53 Row, Greg-53, 71, 158 Roye, Christine- 12, 18. 59. 69 115, 158 Roye. Rickey 158 Rubacha, Mark 158 Rudzinski, Terry 19, 40, 158 Russell, Julie-19, 40. 74, 158 Russell. Lori- 1 4, 37, 42, 97 115, 131, 158 Ryzewski, Don- 1 58 s Saberniak. Scot-45, 138 Sainato, Frank-66, 67, 158 Sainato. Joey-18, 51, 66, 67, 158 Salcedo. Richard-53, 158 Sanchez, Dave- 158 Sanders, James 150 Sands. Tammy-150 Scheeringa, Jeannine-158 Schiewer. Dave-150 Schreiber, Earl-24, 53, 150 Schroeder, Jennifer-15, 19, 29, 115, 139 Schuhrke, Aron 28. 158 Schuhrke, James-28, 150 Schulte, George 139 Schutter, Timothy- 150 Schutz, George 139 Schweitzer, David- 150 Scott, Alan 158 Scott, Chris- 139 Seberger, Dianna 42, 115, 139 Sell. Ricky 158 Segally, Lisa-42, 158 Senffner, Eric-53, 158 Senzig, Edward-56, 79, 115, 150 Serrato, Michelle- 150 Seraratore, Matt-137 Shadwell, Daniel-66, 150 Shadwell, Ron- 158 Shadwell, Tricia-139 Shaffer, Denise-44, 45, 139 Sharp, David-150 Sharp, Garrett 139 Shinkle. Robert-45, 115, 150 Shoulders, Laura-81 Simmons, Christa-158 Simon, Susan 37, 47, 139, 140 Sippel, Tom-66, 158 Slacanin, Donna 19, 42, 133 Slacanin, Sheri 188 Slampyak, Kristine- 1 17, 129, 139 Smit, Jennifer 1- 50 Smith, Aron 150 Smith, Dawn-9, 28, 140 Smith, Eric-53, 158 Smith, Randall 158 Smith, Mrs. Sharon- 125 Smolek, Michael 15, 18, 35, 115, 140 Spickard, Brett 150 Spitz, Steven66, 158 Spohn, Gregory-42, 45, 139, 140 Spohn, Michelle-46, 150 Spejewski, Mrs. Cynthia-114, 125 Spejewski, G.R.-1 19, 125 Staniszeski, Ryan-42, 51, 53, 158 Steapleton, Brad 51, 150 Steapleton, Greg 53, 72, 73, 119, 140 Steel, Mike 12, 76, 115, 158 Steinert, Kevin 150 Stepanovich, Branko 19, 21, 23, 43, 53, 90, 150 Stepanovich, Desa 3, 19, 21, 23, 42, 53, 90, 150 Stokes, Jennifer 3, 12, 42, 158 Stone, April- 158 Strack, Jeffery66, 150 Strickland, Holly 140 Strong, Kara 139, 140 Stucky, Jean-42, 115, 150 Student Life Division Stupeck, Lesly-42, 90, 115, 158 Stutz, Wendy- 150 Surovek, Mrs. Judy 125 Sutkowski, Kristine-12, 114, 115, 158 Swarens, Adam-150 Sweeny, Jeff 53, 105, 117, 140 Swienconek, John-45, 150 Szafasz, Scott- 150 Szymanski, Robert 150 T Tanaskovic, Milan 140 Tanis, Christine 42, 115, 140 Tanis, Deanne-37, 42, 90, 115, 150 Tapley, Scott-158 Tauber, Leela 158 Taylor, Monica66, 158 Teumer, Wendy 139, 140 Teumer, Pendy-150 Textor, Aloson 18, 42, 46, 159 Textor, Bryan-53, 110, 151 Thirion, Vicki-45, 157 Thompson, David-40, 159 Thompson, Melissa 46, 159 Thornton, Mr Les-10, 125 Thrall, Mrs. Elanie-125 Tilston, Kim-42, 141 Tingley, Mary-42, 141 Tingley, Ruth-141 Tomasko, Troy-157 Tomich, Dajana-157 Toren, James - 1 57 Toren, Tina-45, 141 Toweson, Troy-42, 51, 151 Torrez, Joy-42, 45, 53, 116, 117, 137, 144, 141 Trivunovic, Steve 18, 19, 53, 66. 159 Troksa, Bob 1 16, 141 Tucker, Derek 42. 53, 71, 157 Tucker, Kevin-45, 151 Tucker, Michelle-42, 159 Tulley, Robert-71 Tumbula, Lisa 42, 46, 139, 141 Turner, Julie 125 Turner. Tricia-21, 24, 115, 151 V Vaclavik, Sheila 125 Van Auken. Lisa 45, 139, 141 Vazquez, Christina 139, 141 Verkuilen, Dale 46, 157 Veronesi, Matt 141 Vestal, Chris 72, 159 Victor. Daniel- 117, 141 Villalpando, Stephanie-58, 59, 139, 141 Volkman, Sherry-81 Vuich, Jeanne-141 w Waddle. Brian-51, 53, 151 Wagner, Melissa- 15, 159 Wall, Brian- 139, 141 Ward, Mari-04 Ward, Mitchel 4, 45, 47, 151 Weaver, Mr. Ray-36, 46, 104, 125 Weaver, Mr. Nancy- 125 Webb, Debbie 42, 46, 133, 139, 141, 151 Webb, Ray- 159 Weber, Mrs. Betty 104, 119 Wesolowski, Deena-3, 42, 99, 159 Weyhe, Brian-66, 115, 159 Whitzker, Jody 159 Whitaker, Sherry 141 White, Jason-72, 159 Whitfield, Jenny- 115, 158 Whitfield, Tamara 25. 68, 69, 115, 127. 157 Wiley, Mark 72, 76, 151 Wilken, Steve 159 Wilkening, eAmy-141 Wilkey, Kelli 18, 42, 46, 47, 115, 137, 157 Williams, Scott 159 Willsey, Janean-141 Wilson, Kim-151 Wiltfong, Pam-37, 80, 159 Winkler, Terri-42, 141 Wisinski, Edward-151 Witt, Mr Robert 125 Wlazlo, Michael 53, 117, 139, 141 Wolf, Eric 159 Wright, Thomas-72, 139, 141 Wroblewski, Theresa-151 Wyrick, Michael-159 Y Yanuzzi, Mrs. Nancy 123, 125 Yoko, Tim-3, 116, 141 Yonan, John-53, 151 Young, Miss Marilyn-127 Zabek, Brett 16, 51, 91, 797, 151, 190 ZakrZewski, Veronica-137, 159 Zapinski, Thomas-41, 112, 151 Zebracki, Chris-81 Zebracki, Tracy-37, ,68, 69, 115, 151 Zellers, John-117, 129, 151 Zimmerman, Leslie 157 Zylo, Kelly 45. 141 Sue Hickey Editor-in-Chief Tim Yoko Design Editor Jamie Petree Chief- Photographer Joe Buchko Sports Editor Bob Troksa Academics Editor Kris Slampyak Student Life Editor Julie Planer Advertising Editor Julie Kilgore People Editor Michelle Berens Business Manager Jennifer Carpenter Photographer Charlott Krooswyk Photographer Bill Curtis Asst. Copy Editor Chris Galambos Photographer Joy Torrez Organizations Editor Mirjana Balac Copy Editor Lori Russell Editorial Asst. Reflector Staff Miss Julie Marcinek Adviser Index — 189 As the warm weather came upon us, stu- dents began to realize that June was rapidly approaching. No one had to mention that June brought about the end of the school year be- cause everyone had awaited its coming. For the seniors, it meant more than just a summer vacation, it meant the beginning of a whole new life. A life that has been awaited with great anticipation since kindergarten. Each having their own way of approaching their new life. Some went about it with a sense of humor while others were very serious and considered their college choices carefully. However, college wasn’t the only choice for everyone. There were various other areas that Indents looked into such as the armed forces, job, or getting married to that high school weetheart. For some, such a step took a great cal of thinking. Although, the seniors weren’t the only ones to rejoice at the sight of summer. The Juniors and the Sophomores looked forward to walking out the school doors on that last day. The only sad thought to them was the coming month of August when they must once again return. Upon return, a new year will be ahead of them in which they will excel further than the years before them. Sophomore Brian Kuss can hardly wait for the final bell to ring before he slips on his shades Sunglasses are a very popular form of summer attire. Brett Zabek, junior, catches a few rays on an unreasonably warm spring day. This early jump on a bronze body will put him ahead of other suntanners. 190 — Closing Now That You Mention It Sophomore Michelle Castillo talks over the newest plans for this weekend with junior Jeff Strack. 192 •■V.