On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse was visible to Norwin High School students, passing through Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Norwin students celebrated this once-in-a-lifetime event by traveling across the state and to nearby states — to Erie with their families or Ohio with Mr. Anticole, a Norwin physics teacher. Despite the various trips that students went on to view the solar eclipse on April 8, the Norwin School District announced that they would be invoking a Flexible Instruction Day (FID) on the date of the eclipse, to avoid any potential dangers of looking at the eclipse without protective eyewear.
Many students who take Mr. Anticole’s physics courses, and others interested in the solar eclipse, went on a school-sponsored field trip to Cortland, Ohio. During the eclipse day, around 53 students and 3 adult chaperones went on a Coach bus to see the eclipse just to the North of the path of totality predicted by NASA.
However, other students visited other places — like Erie, PA, or other spots in Ohio — to view the total eclipse on April 8. Regardless of the spot, a variety of Norwin High School students went to view the eclipse. Students enjoyed the eclipse thoroughly, as the next total eclipse in the Northeastern United States won’t be until the year 2099. However, there will be a total eclipse to hit the continental U.S. (southwest in Washington county) in August 2044.
Norwin students went to cities within the Path of Totality with their families, loved ones, or friends. The school-sponsored trip to Ohio viewed the eclipse at a local high school in Cortland, Ohio, where there was music and the students who went got the chance to watch the total eclipse on the field of a high school among other students from different schools.
Michele Dellapenta • Apr 18, 2024 at 8:12 am
Excellent and enjoyable article. I am also happy that no students were actually blinded!
Randall • Apr 15, 2024 at 12:33 pm
I thought the “blinded” title was fun
Mr. Anticole • Apr 15, 2024 at 10:00 am
Thanks for the coverage! Viewing the solar eclipse in its totality was an amazing experience. We had great students on the trip, great weather (after some lunch time clouds), and a great host at Lakeview HS in Ohio. If you didn’t see totality this time, save the date for August 22, 2044 – that’s the next time that a total solar eclipse will hit the continental US (just Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota though)!
Alexandra Dombrowski • Apr 13, 2024 at 1:37 pm
Why was this article entitled, “Norwin Students get blinded…?” Nothing in the article substantiated this. Phrases like, ..”it is likely….” reflect an irresponsible journalism, clickbait, and even fear-mongering. Enough already! I certainly won’t be reading Knight Crier again.
Mr. Fleck • Apr 15, 2024 at 7:29 am
Apologize, this is a high school newspaper and at times we do some “punny” titles. We have updated the article title to avoid any confusion.
Pat • Apr 13, 2024 at 9:50 am
So the title. Norwin students get blinded by eclipse, click bait? It seems the students enjoyed the eclipse at various places. With their parents or fellow students. So why the title? There was nothing different with these students then any other students that observed the eclipse. I expected to read about a bad batch of solar glasses. Be honest in your title. It was a good story of students desire to see science at work.
Mr. Fleck • Apr 15, 2024 at 7:32 am
Apologize, we often do “punny” titles as a high school newspaper. Title has been updated.
Simone Cooley • Apr 13, 2024 at 8:57 am
Thought this was an article about kids going blind from it? NOT A SINGLE WORD WAS ABOUT THAT!
Mr. Fleck • Apr 15, 2024 at 7:32 am
Apologize, we often do “punny” titles as a high school newspaper. Title has been updated.