There is always something to love on a snow day. From the meteorology of the snow to the opportunity to sleep in, there’s some kind of enjoyment for everyone.
However, the recent snow days tested that enjoyment for some students and faculty.
When I look at the forecast and see snow in it, I’m ecstatic. There are two questions when it comes down to the forecast of a snow day: how much and when? Generally speaking, when there’s the potential for three-to-four inches, the possibility of a snow day comes into play.
But I was more ambivalent than usual watching the models for the two recent snowstorms.
Usually, I believe that any time we can get some snow is a good time because it has seldom snowed in the past few years. However, with these recent snowstorms, the timing was a bit more challenging due to concerns about the semester ending, scheduled exams, and finishing up the work for semester classes.
Yet, I figured I’d take a snow day any day. And, it had been nearly 737 days since the previous snow day.
However, I also wanted to get the thoughts of having to study endlessly for the upcoming assessments lifted off my chest. I was not alone in my ambivalence about these snow days, there were definitely positives and negatives from other members of the community.
Fourth Former Thomas Nye saw the positive.
“My chemistry quiz kept getting pushed,” Nye said, “which gave me more time to study.”
“Teachers get just as excited about snow days as all of you.”
Biology Teacher Ms. Tashia Lewis
Biology Teacher Ms. Tashia Lewis also saw the positives of the snow day.
“Teachers get just as excited about snow days as all of you,” Ms. Lewis said.
But Ms. Lewis was also realistic about the snow days, “There are always impacts to these fun days,” she said. For Ms. Lewis, the snow day meant pushing her planned midterm to Monday.
The second storm at the end of the week ended up delaying the end of the semester by a day.
According to Nye, the delay was frustrating “because [he] had to miss the first class of woodworking.”
Fourth Former Brooks Brewington’s schedule was also impacted. His history midterm was also pushed to Monday instead of Friday. But for Brewington, “it was a lot less stressful since [he] had a lot more time to study.”
Still, the snow days allowed for some extra study time amid the hectic end of the semester, and a bit of time to enjoy one of the beauties of the Earth: snow.
