<p>HEADSUP! These posts just appeared on the Parents Forum and some on "College Admissions" as well:</p>
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<p>National weather reports ice storms and power failures coming to the Midwest starting Sunday night, through Monday, Jan. 15.</p>
<p>Please check your local weather and if power lines might come down (ice breaks off tree branches), urge your kids to download their work NOW onto paper and work off-line if they have to complete essays. </p>
<p>Consider mailing as a backup if your region loses power. </p>
<p>In our community, this kind of weather took away our power (heat, light, electricity, some phones) for a week in October. Your cellphones might work, but find out which friends have a generator at home so you can go over there and recharge your phone. </p>
<p>Get out your candles, bottled water, extra food. Make sure elders are set up okay.</p>
<p>Be prepared. I'm not trying to be alarmist, just trying to be helpful. </p>
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<p>Today, 10:31 AM from SpringfieldMom </p>
<p>"Great advice, paying; this also applies to those working on financial aid forms (not sure if anyone has one due Jan. 15th, but I one due Jan. 31st and several due Feb. 1st for priority consideration!)" </p>
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<p>Today, 10:32 AM from paying3tuitions </p>
<p>"Also: If you have an electric garage door opener, see if there's a release mechanism so you can open it and get your cars out. Don't leave your cars locked inside the garage door, in other words.</p>
<p>If the college applied to is in those possibly affected areas, they might be down with their phones or computers."</p>