Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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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

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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

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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