Edison High School - Reflections Yearbook (Milan, OH)

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Seniors demonstrate their aeronautic ability. N.. X X Teresa Flipse works on her needlepoint. Fortress Of Peace And Solitude Pat Hall and Alexis Ross take a break from the school routine. As one walked through the hallowed halls of Edison, one cannot help but notice the sounds of laughter, drifting from a certain section of the school. The lounge, a fortress of peace and soli- tude for students? On some days one may hear the sounds of football games and guys trying to out do each other in telling of their weekend exploits. lf one walked down there, he might find girls Crocheting or knitting. The lounge has a radio for the students and is also furnished with study carrels and round tables for groups. The lounge is also equipped with small square tables for books and some vinyl chairs and couches. One wall is painted a vivid orange, and there are usually posters adver- tising school activities hanging from it. At either end of the lounge are doors to the outside. On warm days in the spring and fall, students on the responsibility program are per- mitted to go outside as long as they stay near the building. The lounge is liked by the students and is an incentive to get on the responsibility program. Lou nge!33

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Students jump across puddles searching for their cars. f' Q f 'ras - , f.ef:i54-,ffa -.J Q 0' Mr. Rex Stanforth and lVlr. Steven Schauer study a choice bolder. Archeologists can find many fossils among the bolders. 32!Parking Lot ' .Q . r . 1 5: if? j -it ixflsfi i 'je is T145 .slmlilii as ' uf - .V X .. . . . iw l.. . e,.. ,I . .. W, , , . . , as semi. 7 7 f , I as 'Y -, 1' , r-.W-,'s.t1--5.51-A ff gif - . - 'awe , s 5 .-A , .. .i2s3as....y,.gL.gg, sash. .- Q . ' 1-nf ..,.. i ' ' : - '- -. ff-Q ' ya ftflga .i. , r 1, w w . Q is -- . -31 :pis s fr - .35-5 M 5 S ll .. . . 4 6 s 1:-1,1 ' hr L. .:.. , - -1 ss- s s., .ss s w Q. 82 M, . .54 6.1: . ,, H st. l f- A 3-,irvbs 5 ss -. ,-f-,ggi V ,K 5-west g A -- H ' 't uw :ge 5.s.-,,.... Q , Y Students enjoy a party in one of the many Volkswagens. Drivers Detect Novel Caverns Spring is coming. Trees start to bud, while the parking lot is filled with knee-high Nlud. Parking lots can be a controversial subject in many schools. Some are very good,some respec- table, and some down right awful. Edison's seems to fall between the latter two. If one has interests in collecting rocks, then this parking lot is just the place. If one tires in search for choice bolders embedded in the mud, one can descend into one of the cavernous potholes and join parties in stu- dent cars. If archeology is his bag, then he can join one of the many expeditions that travel about the lot in search of fossils found in one of the many excavation holes. With a more realistic view imagine yourself walking out of the school and seeing your car blocked in by a swarm of Volkswagens, numerous vans, and a yellow jet. Next day an announce- ment may be heard over the intercoms telling all student drivers to park in straight lines. v

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, f Rf The nuclear reactor has had its shielding canals drained and is in stand-by condition. Many workers have moved from the community. Closing 0f NASA Effects Edison Siw -z. f be The once busy radiation Hot Laboratory is now deserted and in stand-by. 34! Lou nge For many people in the Berlin-lVlilan area January 5, 1973 was a Black Friday . It was announced that the NASA Plum Brook Sta- tion would be closed. The nuclear reactor vvas shut dovvn, and its staff dismissed by July 1973. The remaining facilities and staff were scheduled for termination by July 1974. Con- gressman Charles A. Mosher tried to salvage some of the S150 million installation. The school district has been receiving feder- al funding since 1964. This money has been given to the school to replace tax money lost by the federal facilities in the community and to reinburse the school for the increased en- rollment. ln the 1972-73 school year there were eighty-five students and 316,000 vvas re- ceived. All federal funds will be terminated by the 1974-75 school year.