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Student Life Sports 4 681 48 Organizations 1 2 *2* F423..rJJoBMmneyatmraPikCniocVvHFkiaeloelrzr,t-nsts.to,eennsrioi,soc.rissaoelnpsihtoourdmioerse 5.LenaStenhitel,senior 6.SeniorsChristineWoemer,Melissa Steapleton,SuzanneWargo,Bridgette Wayo,SaraGrudzen,JenniferPanta, 4 5 6 aBnacdkLoCroiveMri-l.ls 7.ChristinaFederenko,senior PhotobyDennisJ.SwenderJr. e T ' ufet" Griffith High School 600 N. Wiggs St . Griffith IN 46319 , (219) 924-4281 Fax922-5920 Enrollment962 1999 Reflector Volume 58 ClockwiseFromTop:Seniors.NicoleVbges,Suzanne Wargo,JenniferPaita,andAngelaKozLptaktoa oo"=Vr pNoilgihctedofufmicgerHaobmoeuctotmhnegcwaenecke.laTthieonPoarfrtAhoetrvettttieess makeanumberonedumgpracticeeversummer vacation.ThewasthefirstyeartheParrthenettes hadtogotoHighlandHighSchoolforpractce,Scott Fech,French,putsvocabularywordsontheoverhead projectorforstudentstocopy.FechstartedJecns theyear,whichmeans1write” A /Vfv AsthedoorsofGHSopenedtothelastschoolyearofthemillennium,manyofthe962studentsattendingdidn’t knowwhattoexpect.Withnewstudents,newteachersandareconstructedadministration,whoknewwhatcould happen.Afterthefirstweekofschool,manychangeshadalreadytakenplace.Forthefirsttimeever,Griffithtook onafemaleprincipal,LindaEinsele,whoreplacedSamuelCoxafter24yearswhileDonaldJosonandJeffKubaszyk servedasassistantprincipals. Withanewadministrationcamestricterenforcementofsomepolicies.Studentsfoundtheycouldnolongerbuy cookiesfromtheDECAroom,wearanythingthatviolatedthedresscode,orbelatetoclasswithoutthepossibility ofgettingaSaturdayschool. Althoughthereweresomerestrictionsplacedonstudents,theschoolwasalsoopenedupinmanyways.Forthe firsttimesince1983,thecourtyardbecameanoptionforstudentswhowishedtoeatlunchoutside.Thecomputer labwasavailabletostudentsandthecommunityafterschooltwonightsaweekintheschool library,andsupportgroupswerestartedtohelpstudentsdealwiththeirproblems. Strayingfromtradition,Homecoming’sActivitiesNight,whichisusuallyheldonaThursday, wascanceledduetorainandwasreplacedbyanActivitiesDayFridayduringtheschoolday. Corporal MarleneStarcevichtookovertheStudentsAgainstDrivingDrunkorganizationand forthefirsttimeSADDstagedanactwiththeGrimReaperforRedRibbonWeek,Oct.26-30 and heldaconvocationintheauditoriumbeforeChristmasaboutdrinkinganddriving. Withsomanynewthingsgoingonintheschoolandallaroundit,theyearpromisedtobefilled withchallenges,changes,andplentyofopportunitiesforachievement.Noonereallyknewwhat couldhappen,onlythattheyearwouldbefilledwithmanyOnceinaLifetimeexperiences. -NicoleVoges PhotobyDennisJ.SwenderJr. teamtoavictory,senior StacyBucknerwatchesafootball gameBucknerhasbeenaParrtherette forthreeyears,performrigathalftnne ofbothfootballandbasketballgames. PhotobyDennisJ.SwenderJr. Tootingtheirhorns,sophomores AdamMcCarterandPyanHornand seniorsBrianBettsandJustnSeat practicedumgthesummerinHighland. Itwouldhavebeenneeifwewouldhaze beenabletopracticeatGriffith,”said seniorShaunDoyle,drummajor,Tut cctnflictngschedulespresentedthat.” Touchinguptheirmake-up,seniors KeirstnTlagyandNichobPloskorka enjoytherestoflunch.Itwassomuch morepeacefultoeatnthecourtyard thanthecvercrowdedcafeteria,”said Nagy. PhotobyDennisJ.SwenderJr. 2 " Puttingipasignforherlockerbuddy, juniorVanessaHooperdecorates seniorPatrickPuentes'lockerbefore theHobartgameHooperhasbeenn BoosterQubforthreeyearsandhas decoratedalockerfortwoyears. Participatinginspiritweek,seniors JenniferPanta,JacqidrePcuseeau, andTraciRncandresapforSOsday. 7mnotafraidtobedifferent,orlook Ikeapinkrocker,”saidUncan“You onlyliveonce." PhotobyDennisJ.SwenderJr. fwi ...at the SADD presentation "Itu»asuerytear-jerking."saidsopho- moreSelena Saldana.“Thepresenta- tionwassopersonal.Iwaspicturingit happeningwithmyfriends." ...atActivities Day “Itlirasthemostexcitingschoolactivity I've ever participated in." said senior Brian Batanic. ...in the computer lab “I worked in the computer lab after schoolsoI'dactuallygetmypaperdone. saidjuniorVictoriaAnderson.'Ituras easieritdoitattheschoolafterschool." Lookingoutonthefield,jjnvrNicholas Cravvfordwatchesheteam'sdefeat TheGriffithPantherslostnregonals tothePlymouthPockies1can'tbelieve rt'sover,sadCrawford.“Weworkedso harddurngpractioewatchtigfil'nsard hopingitwouldpayoff.It'saseasonto rementer.” ^ew faces, newexperiences,andanewatmospherewere allthingsembracedbytheGriffithHighSchoolstudentbody astheyheadedbacktoschoolinthefallof1998. Dealingwithasomewhatdisturbed HomecomingWeek, an earlierTurnabout, and some new and revised rules left somestudentsstressedout.Inthemidstofalloftheactivi- ties, students searched for ways to budget their time and preserverelationships, whileanewadministrationworked toestablishlawandorderintheschool. Whileschoolwasstressfulforsome,weekendsprovedto beanescapefornearlyeveryone.Whetheritwasheadingto thelocalbowlingalley.RoundtheClock,Showplace 16,or justtoafriendshousetohangout,moststudentsfoundthe weekendtobeatimetorelax. Betweenschool,work,andotheractivities,studentsfound thattheycouldexperiencemanythingsthatwouldstickwith themforalifetime. -NicoleVoges Wattingtonscevehisschedule, junior JtetrAlright‘ilisoutachedtoregisr FirstAduagyusotf2s5chool tmdeofrrfefeso,rrasmcndhdoaofylr.aeSsehnmioarnsa,lljurieigoirs^tesroepdhoo-n ™0U£Fa!lPlPMffu,s,caln 1 T Homecoming Turnabout October2 December5 4 sepdeftl1eUt<e Strutting their stuff,seniors CShurzisatninneeWWoeamregro,,MBerliisdsgaeSttteeapWleatyoon,, Sara Grudzien, JenniferRanta, LoriMills,TraciDuncan,andMarisa Garibaywalk down droad Street intherainfortheHomecomingParade. Gongforthewn seniorKatySclmell triestostopsophomoreJuliann Gajewskiduringthepowderpuff footballgameatActivitiesPay. f lie J 0 / ..atTurnabout "AfterTurnaboutluewenttotheHouseofKobe andthechefsethimselfonfire,"saidsopho- moreSarahHandley."Hejustpouredoilon hisapronandlitamatch." ...oversummervacation "MyfamilyandIwenttoLasVegasforthe summerandwewereatCaesar'sPalace.'said juniorBethConnell."MysisterandIwere singingKaraokeandmegotlostfromour HE parents.Wewalkedalloverthehoteland finallyfoundthemtmohourslater." ...overChristmasbreak "Iwenttoaconcertandonthemayhomeme gotintoasixcarpile-upaccident"saidsenior Melisa Smilowski."Wemereinanitsy- bitsyGeoMetro." March18-22 May7 SpringPlay Prom MaSrpcrhin2g9-BArperaikl2 GrJaudnueatIiIon Being lifted tothetopofthe pyramid,freshmanTrePopahelps leadacheer.Popaparticipatedinthe boys'cheerleadingcompetitionduring ActivitiesPay wheretheboys cheeredforthepowderpuffgames. PhotobyDennisJ.SwenderJr. PhotobyDennisJ.SwenderJr. PhotobyTonyPapa Showing theirpantherpride, LettingthetownofGriffithnowhow sophomores Michelle Prewitt muchspirithehas,seniorJason andArterPricedecoratedowntown GPonnellstandsonhiscarinthe Griffith.PoosterClubmembers parade.OPonnellhasdecoratedhis pantedtamwndowsforHomecoming carfortwoyears,andit servedas toshowschoolspirit. classcarbothtimes.