Edison High School - Reflections Yearbook (Milan, OH)

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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.

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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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Community ls Growing l'Tiif 'g'5'vl K...- .J U'!:Z1E are Inf- 5? W .r fl 'f5?5li2Ag:,.a.'gigQQ, 'Y 51: i A is ' CNW: - i - T i F 'J yyg' 37:65 .aw-T 1' ,Mg . . g Families moving into the community buy houses. Morgan Adhesives, a new business, helps pay for operating and maintainance of the school. 1 1 if . . L1f..,.. 1 i Berlin Heights is the future site of atomic power plant. lVluch of Edison High SchooI's money used for operating and maintainance is from the many area businesses which contribute through their taxes. The in- creased amount over past years is proof that there is a growing community. Besides individuals whose taxes go to Edison, major firms such as Gould, Certainteed, Inc., Schlessman Seeds, Berlin Fruit Box Company, Columbia Gas, East Ohio Gas, Ohio Edison, Norfolk and Western R. R., Ohio Telephone and Telegraph, and Northern Ohio Telephone Com- pany furnished financial support. For the fiscal year 1973, these area companies paid approx- imately S182,000 in taxes. Common sense would tell any- one that the more businesses in a district, the more money a school will receive from taxes. Over the next several years, the new business, lVlorgan Adhesives and the proposed atomic power plant in Berlin Heights will be in operation. Their taxes added to those which were already rec- eived will make Edison's school district one of the richest in the state for its size. lf the community grows at the present rate, new facilities for the school will no longer seem like a dream light years away. Growing Commu nity!35