Thursday, April 01, 1999
Some grads must return to classroom
Snow days to be made up
BY SUE KIESEWETTER
Enquirer Contributor
MIDDLETOWN — When seniors at Middletown High School walk down the aisle at the University of Dayton Arena on May 27 during graduation ceremonies, they won't get their diplomas. That won't come until June 3 — after they've made up three missed days of school.
And at Ross High School, seniors will be taking final exams hours before their scheduled June 3 graduation.
Inclement weather in January and March sent most Butler County schools over the state limit of five calamity days. Under Ohio law, any days over the limit must be made up, regardless of graduation schedules.
Educators across the county are struggling with how seniors can make up days without changing graduation dates.
“For a couple of kids, it will be very important for them to do their best and we hope they will,” said Greg Young, principal at Ross High School. “There's always a few kids for which final exams could determine whether they graduate or not.”
At Madison High School, seniors only will come to school on three Saturdays in April and May, including graduation day, May 29.
Hamilton High School students will come to school June 7-10 even though they will have graduated June 3. Seniors at Edgewood High School will have to come to school June 7, two days after graduation.
And at Fairfield High School, seniors attended classes on a scheduled teacher-work day. They will come to school on one Saturday in April and attend classes on graduation day.
“It's unfortunate we ended up this way, but we did,” said Cathy Hamilton, principal at Lemon-Monroe High School, where seniors will make up school days after the scheduled May 26 graduation.
“You spend some time mourning it and move on. Fortunately we have two months to organize a program for seniors. We can make it meaningful.”
County educators hope parents and students consider the makeup days just as important as any other day of school, even after graduation. Many will plan something special for seniors.
At Hamilton High, students will work on career preparation and community service. Workshops will be scheduled for students at Lemon-Monroe High School. At Fairfield High School, attendance was good on the teacher work day, Principal Monica Mitter said. Others are hoping for the same results.
“We'll treat it (makeup day) as a regular day of school,” said Randy Smith, principal at Edgewood High School. “(Attendance) is the question we all face: How good will it be?"
The schedules for seniors at Talawanda, New Miami, Lakota East and Lakota West high schools won't be as disruptive as those of their Butler County peers.
Students made up one school day in February and had some scheduled off days just prior to graduation that can be used for makeup days.
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