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WILLIAM MASON HIGH SCHOOL

The Chronicle VOLUME 8

FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2011

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SCHOOL NEWS Revised version of “Huckleberry Finn” causes controversy Huck Finn. Tom Sawyer. Jim. The Grangerfords. Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is what Ernest Hemingway calls the source of “all modern American literature.” The novel, taught in Honors English III, will be republished with the N-word replaced by the word ‘slave.’

photo by Beena Raghavendran

New governor intends to give five calamity days to Ohio schools Samantha Weaver | Staff Writer

Ohio schools have three calamity days available before they start to have makeup days. This is due to a revision in House Bill One that, when revised, called for “two fewer such days for the 2010-2011 school year.” With an above-average snowfall for the month of Decem-

ber, some schools in Ohio have already used all three of their allotted calamity days, according to News 5 Meteorologist Randi Rico. “Ohio typically gets most of its snowfall in January and February,” Rico said. “We haven’t even gone through [the] months with expected snow and a lot of the schools in the see SNOW DAY page 4

Red, Rhythm and Boom canceled this summer Megan McCormack | Staff Writer

The City of Mason’s annual Fourth of July celebration, Red, Rhythm and Boom, has been canceled for this summer due to budget cutbacks, according to Mason City Council member Tony Bradburn. Bradburn said that the Mason community should not be looking forward to the return of Red, Rhythm and Boom in the summer of 2012. “It’s hard to tell [if this is the only year Red, Rhythm and Boom will be cancelled],” Bradburn said. “But I’m not optimistic that it will necessarily be restarted in 2012.” The Mason City Council was prompted to make this decision by the tight budget for this year, according to Bradburn. The city is predicting less revenue than previous years because of less economic activity in the past years. “This is what I would call a real[ly] tight budget,” Bradburn said. “[We had to cut Red, Rhythm and Boom because

[of] lack of economic activity, less income tax, less property tax and anticipation of less state funding for the second half of the year.” photo courtesy of ImagineAccording to Mason.com Bradburn, by cutMason City Council Member Tony Bradburn ting Red, Rhythm and Boom, the city is saving approximately a quarter of a million dollars. Red, Rhythm and Boom isn’t the only festival that is getting cut by the City of Mason. The Sunshine Concert Series has also been removed from this summer’s activities, while either the Heritage Festival or Christmas in Mason will be canceled. The Festivals of Mason committee will only host one event. “The Festivals of Mason [committee] gets $50,000 to do [Christmas in Mason and the Heritage Festival],” Bradburn

said. “We gave them $25,000 and they can make a decision on whether they want to do Christmas in Mason or the Heritage Festival.” Bradburn said that the suspension of Red, Rhythm and Boom will distribute the saved money evenly and the council won’t have to spend reserve fund money. “The budget will be balanced,” Bradburn said. “We will not have to use any of our reserve funds next year to go ahead and provide services to the citizens.” Although Red, Rhythm and Boom brought together the Mason community for a Fourth of July celebration, the city’s budget couldn’t withstand the festival’s expensive nature, according to Bradburn. “Everyone has really enjoyed the Red, Rhythm and Boom [festival],” Bradburn said. “And I think it’s a sense for the community to come together see RRB page 5

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HEARD IT IN THE HALLS Fun League Bowling registration deadline February 10 Fun League Bowling sign-ups are going on now until February 10th. Packets can be picked up in the commons and in the office windows and must be turned in to room B304. The bowling season starts February 15 and ends with the ‘Big Bodacious Bowl Banquet’ on April 5 where over 60 trophies and awards are given.

Service hourse could earn students credit There will not be a service hour requirement for graduation in the future, according to Assistant Principal William Rice. Instead, students may be able to earn high school credits for doing service through the credit-flex opportunity, Rice said. Students will do this service work outside of school. Rice said this plan isn’t set in stone, but that the school hopes to create it as a way for students to earn credit for service-learning they do on their own, such as mission trips or internships with organizations like UNICEF. Students will take what they’ve done in the outside world and propose it through flex credit to potentially earn high school credit.


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