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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1978
Page
5
A narrator describes surreal snow incidents labeled as close encounters. Sighting, physical signs, and contact with frozen objects recur as car brakes fail, wheels slip, and vehicles spin off roads during a heavy snow period. The tale mixes personal fear with eerie events and a fear of driving again.
Becky Rock reports Fenwick High School students endured 12 days of classes since Christmas amid eight snow days. Teens slept late watched soaps and TV, studied little, or caught up on schoolwork. Others shoveled snow for about 70 dollars, while teachers loafed or repaired snow damage. The group noted the days were welcome until talk of Saturday makeups arose.
Kitty Franklin recalls Middletown High School and area winters from a senior perspective. Elva and Edna Sutton recount two room school days on Hill Avenue and sledding near Rt. 122, noting past norms of attending school in bad weather and later attitudes toward cancellations.
Area high schools face widespread delays with many events rescheduled or canceled. Middletown High School’s athletic, drama, and publication activities note multiple postponements from late January to February, including basketball, swim meets, a school play, and a student newspaper production.
Kaleidoscope staff hosts a semi formal Valentine event on February 11 in the school gym. California Bound provides live music. admission is four dollars per couple and two fifty for a single. Open to alumni, current students, or anyone escorted by a student, coordinating staff Doug Adams and adviser Delores Saylor.
Madison area high school students describe how they prepare for exams amid weather delays. Greg Burns studies seconds before class while Wallace Smith reads in bed. Others review notes, summarize, or skim old tests to reinforce concepts. Overall most students say they prepare in some form or fashion.
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