Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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Upperclassmen super The mode of transportation for a number of students to MHS is evidenced by tinis scene from the student parking lot. On special occasions, additional permits ore issued and parking becomes congested. The familiar school bus is the mode of transportation to MHS for more than 50% of all the Artesian students. These buses have routes which go out into the far corners of the Metropolitan School District for Artesians and such buses Parents ploy on important role in getting MHS students to school daily. Many parents, before proceeding to jobs or housework, not only bring their own children, but also children in their neighborhood.

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sport to school while underclassmen ' ' wade it have an enviable safety record. These routes transport high school and junior high students from out-lying towns of Cen- . terton, Brooklyn, and Paragon to Martinsville. Traveling on foot, another sizeable group of MHS students ar- rive at school. These ' walkers have an opportunity to meet with friends and share ideas. The weatherman some- times makes this meanso challenge. They came through rain, snow, sleet, ice, hail, flooded streets, and chuck holes. They came by foot, car, honda, cycle, and bus. MHS students DID arrive by various modes of transportation. Approximately 50% of the student body rode to school by buses daily. Shuttle buses stopped at the high school before proceeding to the junior high school. The in means of transportation was by car. The age of autos in the lot ranged from a 1949 Chevy to a metallic light blue 1967 Super Sports. Comeros and Cougars were in the lot for the first time this year. Underclassmen relied on leg transporta- tion for arrival at school. Many parents delivered carloads of children to school each day. Eight o ' clock am comes early as arrivals at MHS gather about the entrances. During the winter months, the girls gym is open to students as a shelter from the weather.