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DAILY LIFE AT MIDLAND
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Click here for a look at Midland's Daily Schedule Similar to any working
ranch, Midland is an "around the clock" operation regulated
by the gong of the school's large cast-iron bell in the center of campus.
The rising bell signals the start of the school day at 6:45 AM, breakfast
by 7:15 AM, and the beginning and end of academic
classes at 8:00 AM and 2:45 PM, respectively. After lunch, students
participate in athletics or, on Tuesday, Thursday,
and Sunday afternoons, enjoy "half holidays"--leisure time
with no mandatory obligations for students in good standing. The evening
schedule includes study periods with proctored study halls for some
students, a second all-school assembly, a family-style dinner at 6:15
PM, and special speakers, presentations, or "clubs"--extra-curricular
group activities sponsored by faculty in their homes. The Midland bell
rings for the last time each night at 10:00 PM, a signal for students
to be in their cabins. Within this framework, all students complete
their daily jobs, which allow Midland to be
self-reliant while teaching responsiblity and interdependence at the
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