KatieZinna

Whether you love or hate the cold, you have to admit that snow days are the best.
Nothing feels better than seeing that special text from the Marian School Messenger declaring the following day to be a snow day, especially when it’s mid-January during a five-day school week.

The feeling of excitement is almost tangible throughout Marian when students see a snowy forecast predicted for the next day. Before you know it, snow day calculators slowly replace Hay Day, and conversations about tests and homework are dropped for a topic that is much more interesting: what will you do on your snow day?

With so many different possibilities, it can be difficult to narrow down just what to do on a snow day. But look no further—here’s the perfect plan to make sure you get all you can out of your snow day.

Step #1 to having the best snow day ever: make sure that the next day will be a snow day. This step can be achieved in multiple ways (although doing all of these things could greatly improve your chances of a snow day). Before you go to bed and dream sweet dreams of snow days, make sure to leave a spoon under your pillow, flush ice down the toilet and wear your pajamas inside out.

Step #2 is very important. When you wake up the following morning, check your phone right away, because there’s a chance you could have received the best news ever. If you receive this very special news, make sure to put your phone away and immediately go back to sleep—there’s no reason for anyone to be awake at 6 in the morning on a snow day.

Step #3 can be accomplished after you wake up (hopefully around 10-11 am). Look out your window and see just how much it snowed, because this can greatly impact how you spend your day off. If you see a beautiful winter wonderland when you look outside, it just might be the perfect day for activities like sledding, snowboarding or making snow angels. 

If this is not the case, your day may be better spent watching cozy Christmas movies with the fire on and a cup of hot chocolate to warm you up. 

Step #4 is incredibly dependent on the weather and your preference for staying inside or going outside. If you’re an inside girl and want to spend your snow day curled up on the couch, here are some things you can do. 

Freshman Helen Coyle loves to spend her snow days watching “White Christmas,” a movie about singers who plan a Christmas musical to help their friend’s inn stay in business. Or if you want to chill out on a snow day, you can participate in sophomore Adeline Golka’s traditions: getting ice cream and drinking hot cocoa. 

For all you winter weather lovers, don’t worry, I have some ideas for you, too. Sophomore Jane Rohling recommends building snow forts (the perfect place to have a snowball fight once finished being built). 

Or you can create your very own snowman, a tradition senior Elizabeth Buescher partakes in. 

If you’re looking to be a bit more active on your snow day, you could also go ice skating—an activity sophomore Kaylin Petersen loves to do on snow days. 

Step #5 is the last and final step. As the day comes to a close, cuddle up with a blanket, and remember to be thankful for your snow day and repeat Step #1 with the hopes of one more day off. 

The teachers have a calendar in their lunchroom with their first snow day predictions identified.  Evidentally, there is a “snow gods spirit shovel” prize involved. Even teachers enjoy a good snow day.