Midlothian High School - Trojan Yearbook (Midlothian, VA)

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OUT-OF-DOORS WAS A WINTER WONDERLAND where icicles hung like stalactites from every roof around. KING OF THE MOUNTAIN, WILL BRADHAM defends his territory as he packs the perfect snowball. ous ened GERMAN EXCHANGE STUDENT, BERNHARD LEINEMAN grabs a book and runs for cover from the attack. UNCOVERING THE STUDENT PARK- ING LOT after the second January storm was the first step in the resump- tion of classes. MICHELLE ““GLAMOUR-GAL” HARRIS shows perfect sledding style while - Wearing an oversized stocking cap. CAN’T GET ENOUGH! Mr. Tracey and his daughter find Midlothian a great place to spend the snow days. Student Life ap,

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24 What could be better than a school cancellation because of snow? What about seven days? Yes, snow caused the cancellation of seven whole days of classes. Extending over the weekend, this meant there were nine days of vaca- tion imposed by the weather. Coming in the midst of exams, these days were met with mixed reactions. Junior, Mi- chelle Harris said “It was a pain, | never knew when to study.” Seniors who were exempt from their exams were the lucky ones during this time. They had no worries and were free to venture out in the snow. Underclassmen were nightly under the threat of im- proved road conditions and Student Life The Big Chill” the resumption of exams. However, even a few of these students managed to talk par- ents into a day of skiing at Wintergreen or a ride to the Country Club of Virginia to one of the best sledding hills in the area. Finally, students returned to school on Monday, February 2. They were able to finish exams and begin the second semes- ter — just in time to see an- other snow storm move up through the Carolinas’, drop- ping another four inches of snow on the Richmond area. Again, schools in Chesterfield County closed; this time for two days only. All the way through March snow remained a constant threat. Even the slackest of students had begun by this time to weary of the snow. One factor had alluded every- one for a while and that was the depressing thought of make-up days. The school board was faced with rather unpopular alternatives: wheth- er to add the days on to the end of the school year or to take away all of the scheduled clerical days as well as the spring holiday. A bill signed by Governor Baliles on March 17 forgave five of the missed days. The Chesterfield County School Board reinstated another of the missed days which gave the county a three-day spring holiday.

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DECKED-OUT ART TEACHER, MR. TERRELL, shows that he, too, has been captivated by the ‘spring bug” as he sports his Hawaiian attire. CATCHING THOSE LUNCH-TIME RAYS further strengthened the hold the “spring bug’’ had on Midlothian stu- dents. 26 Student Life