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NEWSDESK." I'M JOE HREN.
I'M JOE HREN. REMEMBER WHEN KIDS DIDN'T GO
REMEMBER WHEN KIDS DIDN'T GO BACK TO SCHOOL UNTIL AFTER LABOR
BACK TO SCHOOL UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY?
DAY? WELL, FOR MOST SCHOOLS THAT WAS
WELL, FOR MOST SCHOOLS THAT WAS QUITE A WHILE AGO, BUT IN RECENT
QUITE A WHILE AGO, BUT IN RECENT YEARS THEIR START DATES HAVE
YEARS THEIR START DATES HAVE BEEN INCHING CLOSER TO THE
BEEN INCHING CLOSER TO THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST.
BEGINNING OF AUGUST. RESEARCHERS SAY SHORTER SUMMERS
RESEARCHERS SAY SHORTER SUMMERS HELP STUDENTS RETAIN MORE
HELP STUDENTS RETAIN MORE INFORMATION BUT AS GRETCHEN
INFORMATION BUT AS GRETCHEN GRETCHENREPORTS --
GRETCHENREPORTS -- >> 90 DEGREE TEMPERATURES ARE
>> 90 DEGREE TEMPERATURES ARE BEARING DOWN ON INDIANA.
BEARING DOWN ON INDIANA. SEEMS SUMMER HAS ARRIVED.
SEEMS SUMMER HAS ARRIVED. IF ONLY THE WEATHER ARRIVED A
IF ONLY THE WEATHER ARRIVED A FEW WEEKS EARLIER.
FEW WEEKS EARLIER. >> IT REALLY IS THE MIDDLE OF
>> IT REALLY IS THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER BUT ALL THE WORKFORCE IS
SUMMER BUT ALL THE WORKFORCE IS BACK IN THE SCHOOL,OLOGY OF THE
BACK IN THE SCHOOL,OLOGY OF THE VACATIONING FAMILIES ARE REALLY
VACATIONING FAMILIES ARE REALLY BACK TO SCHOOL NOW.
BACK TO SCHOOL NOW. SO HOLIDAY WORLD HAS TO BE
SO HOLIDAY WORLD HAS TO BE CLOSED TODAY.
CLOSED TODAY. >> IT USED TO STAY OPEN SEVEN
>> IT USED TO STAY OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK THROUGH THE END OF
DAYS A WEEK THROUGH THE END OF SUMMER BUT THEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS
SUMMER BUT THEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS STARTED TO MOVE THEIR START
STARTED TO MOVE THEIR START DATES EARLIER INTO AUGUST.
DATES EARLIER INTO AUGUST. THE AMUSEMENT PARK WHICH SEES
THE AMUSEMENT PARK WHICH SEES MORE THAN 12,000 VISITORS A DAY
MORE THAN 12,000 VISITORS A DAY DURING PEAK SEASON HAD TO SHUT
DURING PEAK SEASON HAD TO SHUT DOWN DURING THE WEEK.
DOWN DURING THE WEEK. >> IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO BE OPEN,
>> IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO BE OPEN, OUR ATTENDANCE GOES DOWN AND OUR
OUR ATTENDANCE GOES DOWN AND OUR REVENUE GOES ALONG WITH IT.
REVENUE GOES ALONG WITH IT. >> WHEN SCHOOLS SHORTEN SUMMER
>> WHEN SCHOOLS SHORTEN SUMMER VACATIONS THEY CAN ADD MORE DAYS
VACATIONS THEY CAN ADD MORE DAYS TO BREAKS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL
TO BREAKS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.
YEAR. ADVOCATES SAY STUDENTS LEARN BET
ADVOCATES SAY STUDENTS LEARN BET OR THIS TYPE OF CALENDAR.
OR THIS TYPE OF CALENDAR. >> OVER THE SUMMERTIME RETENTION
>> OVER THE SUMMERTIME RETENTION OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE
OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE GOES SOUTH, AND SO THE RATIONALE
GOES SOUTH, AND SO THE RATIONALE BESIDE IT IS TO LESSEN THAT TIME
BESIDE IT IS TO LESSEN THAT TIME THAT STUDENTS ARE OFF.
THAT STUDENTS ARE OFF. >> STUDENTS IN MITCHELL HAVE
>> STUDENTS IN MITCHELL HAVE BEEN IN CLASS FOR ALMOST A MONTH
BEEN IN CLASS FOR ALMOST A MONTH BUT PHILLIPS SAYS THE NEW SCHOOL
BUT PHILLIPS SAYS THE NEW SCHOOL CALENDAR ADOPTED A FEW YEARS AGO
CALENDAR ADOPTED A FEW YEARS AGO DOESN'T DIFFER DRASTICALLY FROM
DOESN'T DIFFER DRASTICALLY FROM THE OLD SCEJIER.
THE OLD SCEJIER. THE DISTRICT ADDS FOUR DAYS TO
THE DISTRICT ADDS FOUR DAYS TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR
THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TOUR ADD TIME TO THE FALL BREAK
TOUR ADD TIME TO THE FALL BREAK AND OVER THANKSGIVING.
AND OVER THANKSGIVING. >> JUST LIKE TO TALK WITH THE
>> JUST LIKE TO TALK WITH THE BUSINESSES AND POINT OUT THAT
BUSINESSES AND POINT OUT THAT THIS ISN'T MUCH DIFFERENT THAN
THIS ISN'T MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WE'VE DONE FOR I KNOW THE 28, 30
WE'VE DONE FOR I KNOW THE 28, 30 YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE.
YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE. >> PHILLIPS SAYS MOST BUSINESSES
>> PHILLIPS SAYS MOST BUSINESSES ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED EITHER
ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED EITHER WAY SINCE THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL
WAY SINCE THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL DAYS STAYS THE SAME NO MATTER
DAYS STAYS THE SAME NO MATTER WHEN THEY'RE SCHEDULED.
WHEN THEY'RE SCHEDULED. >> IF YOU LOOK AT OUR SCHEDULE
>> IF YOU LOOK AT OUR SCHEDULE AND WE'RE TALKING THREE OR FOUR
AND WE'RE TALKING THREE OR FOUR DAYS AND ONE WEEKEND, AND YOU'RE
DAYS AND ONE WEEKEND, AND YOU'RE EITHER GOING TO GO AUGUST 4 AND
EITHER GOING TO GO AUGUST 4 AND END MAY 21st OR IF YOU START,
END MAY 21st OR IF YOU START, LET'S SAY, AFTER LABOR DAY,
LET'S SAY, AFTER LABOR DAY, YOU'RE GOING TO GO INTO THE
YOU'RE GOING TO GO INTO THE MIDDLE OF JUNE.
MIDDLE OF JUNE. >> STEVE WILSON OWNS THE HOLIDAY
>> STEVE WILSON OWNS THE HOLIDAY DRIVE-IN JUST A FEW MILES FROM
DRIVE-IN JUST A FEW MILES FROM THE SCHOOL IN MITCHELL.
THE SCHOOL IN MITCHELL. >> HAD PEOPLE SAY YOU NEED TO
>> HAD PEOPLE SAY YOU NEED TO ADAPT.
ADAPT. THERE'S NOT MUCH WAY TO ADAPT.
THERE'S NOT MUCH WAY TO ADAPT. OUR BUSINESS RUNS IN THE SUMMER.
OUR BUSINESS RUNS IN THE SUMMER. WHEN YOU TAKE A MONTH OF SUMMER
WHEN YOU TAKE A MONTH OF SUMMER AWAY AND THROW IT INTO WINTER, I
AWAY AND THROW IT INTO WINTER, I CAN'T REOPEN LATE IN THE FALL OR
CAN'T REOPEN LATE IN THE FALL OR EARLY IN THE WINTER TO RUN THE
EARLY IN THE WINTER TO RUN THE THEATER.
THEATER. IT'S NOT COST-EFFECTIVE TO DO
IT'S NOT COST-EFFECTIVE TO DO THAT.
THAT. >> HE USED TO KEEP THE DRIVE-IN
>> HE USED TO KEEP THE DRIVE-IN OPEN ON SUNDAYS BUT NOW SAYS HE
OPEN ON SUNDAYS BUT NOW SAYS HE CAN'T TURN A PROFIT ON A SCHOOL
CAN'T TURN A PROFIT ON A SCHOOL NIGHT.
NIGHT. >> PROBABLY COST US $10,000 A
>> PROBABLY COST US $10,000 A YEAR AT THIS DRIVE-IN WHICH IS
YEAR AT THIS DRIVE-IN WHICH IS PROBABLY ABOUT 15% OF OUR GROSS.
PROBABLY ABOUT 15% OF OUR GROSS. >> BUSINESSES LIKE SCHOOLS ARE
>> BUSINESSES LIKE SCHOOLS ARE LEARNING TO ADAPT.
LEARNING TO ADAPT. HOLIDAY WORLD IS FOCUSING ON
HOLIDAY WORLD IS FOCUSING ON HALLOWEEN AND CHRISTMAS THEMED
HALLOWEEN AND CHRISTMAS THEMED WEEKENDS TO BRING IN REVENUE
WEEKENDS TO BRING IN REVENUE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. >> AND SEVERAL PEOPLE WE
>> AND SEVERAL PEOPLE WE INTERVIEWED ALSO MENTIONED THIS
INTERVIEWED ALSO MENTIONED THIS YEAR WAS PARTICULAR 30 BAD
YEAR WAS PARTICULAR 30 BAD BECAUSE OF THE COLD SPRING AND
BECAUSE OF THE COLD SPRING AND COOL RAINY SUMMER.
COOL RAINY SUMMER. THEY SAY HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR THE
THEY SAY HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR THE WEATHER WILL BE