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I was a high school student at Penn Hills High School (in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.) I was in one of my classes when they announced over the intercom that JFK had been shot. I lived in a bit of a self-centered, protected little world where nothing bad ever happened. It never occurred to me that it was serious and that he would die so I went ahead with my plans to finish selling band candy with a friend. Most people didn't answer their doors (they were either not home or riveted to their TV sets, I suppose.) The first few who did were crying and wanted to talk about what was happening in Dallas. We were beginning to realize the seriousness of the situation when we finally were greeted by an irate lady who told us in no uncertain terms that we needed to stop bothering people and should get ourselves home. To this day, I will never forget the feelings I had when the importance of it all hit me! K. Chepko kchepko@garnet.acns.fsu.edu Tallahassee, Florida