On April 8, students gathered outside to witness the near total solar eclipse. Teachers provided safety glasses and some students brought different viewing methods such as cereal boxes or index cards to cast a shadow.
“I used the paper method, the solar eclipse glasses, and I looked at it a couple times with my eyes,” sophomore Jack Hesse said.
The next time a total solar eclipse will be visible in the area is in August 2044.
“[Viewing the solar eclipse] was cool because it does not happen often,” sophomore Ali Potts said. “It’s a cool phenomenon.”
Students got to miss part of their 7th hour to see the eclipse.
“I don’t think it was necessary [to get out of class], but I think it was really awesome we were allowed to,” junior Audrey Schuler said.
Some students have a different opinion.
“It was necessary to get out of class because you might not get a chance to see it again,” Potts said.
