Frozen Hours

By: Brynnley Prijatel
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District 70 builds in snow days at the beginning of each year. 

Due to the increasing risks during the winter. The school districts are not stingy about handing out snow days. It is harder for busses to run their routes and the road conditions are usually a predictable closure. Most students enjoy snow days, but do they enjoy adding extra minutes to the end of their day? 

Sophomore Tylee Glenn states, “I only enjoy snow days when the roads aren't too bad and I can go out and do something or be productive. I don't like that we have to add extra time to our school days because I feel as if students and staff are already here long enough. Many people have a life outside of school and work and I think that adding extra time takes away from other things that we enjoy doing.” 

Snowdays can be a refreshing break from the repetitive schedule. But, with the good also comes bad. Pueblo County High students had a relaxing bunch of snow days after the winter break. 

Denis Urban explains we have used six snow days, she explains we only had five snow days

Students were shocked with the amount of snowdays given in such a short period. District 70 has decided to add extra minutes to the day beginning on February 10, 2025. They decided to add extra minutes to the beginning and to the end of the day instead of adding more days to the school year. 

Freshman Logan Cipriani states, “I only like snow days when my alarms don’t go off and I sleep in. I would prefer that we go one or two days on Fridays so I don’t have to wake up earlier.”