Griffith High School – Page 3 – Griffith History Museums

August 6, 2024March 2, 2026 victoriavm Griffith High School, Griffith History, History Notes

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🖤🏫💛 𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗦 𝟭𝟬𝟬! 💛🏫🖤
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭’𝘴 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺!

Getting your first car is usually an unforgettable part of the high school experience, as well as the adventures with friends that come along with it. Then, as now, fueling up is part of the experience.

34-cent per gallon gas in the 1970s is equivalent to about $2.86 in 2023 dollars.

July 19, 2024March 2, 2026 victoriavm Griffith High School, Griffith History, History Notes

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 ’𝟔𝟎’𝐬

𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗦 𝟭𝟬𝟬!
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭’𝘴 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 ’𝟔𝟎’𝐬

Students built and operated what was called a “Ham” radio, which originally was developed as an emergency broadcast system. Students could talk across town, around the world, into space for fun, or in times of need: all without the Internet or cell phones.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 “𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 100” 𝘌𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨.

May 22, 2024June 17, 2026 victoriavm Griffith High School, History Notes

Griffith’s Basketball Star

𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗦 𝟭𝟬𝟬!
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭’𝘴 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺!

𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘊𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘬, 𝘸𝘦’𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯
𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫

𝙶𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚋𝚊𝚜𝚔𝚎𝚝𝚋𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚎𝚛 𝐑𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚊 𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕’𝚜 𝚋𝚊𝚜𝚔𝚎𝚝𝚋𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚖 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝟷𝟿𝟸𝟽-𝟸𝟾 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝚋𝚢 𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚐𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝 𝙼𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎. 𝙻𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚗, 𝚁𝚞𝚝𝚑 𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝟷𝟷𝟶 𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚐𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝 𝚁𝚘𝚜𝚜.

May 15, 2024March 2, 2026 victoriavm Griffith High School, Griffith History, History Notes

𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗦 𝟭𝟬𝟬! #3

𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗦 𝟭𝟬𝟬!

𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜. 𝙼𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝟐𝟓 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚝. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝟷𝟿𝟻𝟶’𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚣𝚘𝚗. 𝙿𝚘𝚜𝚝-𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝚆𝚊𝚛 𝙸𝙸 𝙱𝚊𝚋𝚢 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚒𝚗𝚐. 𝙷𝚘𝚖𝚎s 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚎 𝚗𝚞𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚟𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚜’ 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝐆𝐈 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬.

𝙶𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚝𝚑’𝚜 𝚙𝚘𝚙𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝟺,𝟺𝟶𝟶. 𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚕𝚒𝚗 𝚂𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚕 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚜!! 𝙰 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚎𝚍, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚊𝚡𝚒𝚖𝚞𝚖.

𝙸𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙶𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚍 𝚞𝚙 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚖. 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 $𝟓𝟖𝟗,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚕. 𝙸𝚗 𝚝𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚢’𝚜 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚢, 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 $𝟼.𝟿 𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚘𝚗!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥, 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟒.

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴.
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