With the winter months in full swing, students have been granted some much desired snow days, and no doubt will get at least a few more as the winter season winds down.

No one likes having to make up snow days, but one cannot be upset about having a break in the week. Many students have found that they love to go outside on such days.

Students take advantage of their time in different ways.

Some students go outside to play in the snow, others walk their dogs, and some even  take the time to relax.  On a typical snow day, most  students are content to wake up much later than on a typical day.  Junior Jenna Bradford loves getting extra rest. “I like sleeping in when we don’t have to go to school. I wake up around 10:00 a.m.,” said Bradford.

Students and teachers often settle down with some of their favorite wintery foods, as History teacher Abby  Kocher does. “Soup, slow cookers, and applesauce are good snow day foods,” said Kocher.

Taking this into account, most people would assume that work and homework would not take the next priority on a list of day-off activities.  However,  this assumption would be incorrect. Students, like junior Victoria Acton, do actually work on their homework for the next day. “I catch up on my work and do some of my work that isn’t due for a while,” said Acton.

Snow activities are also involved.  Some popular snow endeavors consist of snowball making, sledding, skiing and snowboarding and even photo shoots. 

“If there is snow, I like to go outside and sled, and I also like building a snowman and snowboarding in my backyard,” said Bradford.

Whatever it is that students do to fill their snow day, it is a way to take a break from the daily stressors at school.