A much hoped for – but seldom realized – snow day proved to be a joy for students and staff.
Vlier and Walker sledding. photo by Rhea Boyd
March 24, 2010 marks a day which many students of DPS would not forget, as the district was granted its first snow day since 2005. Denver was gifted with almost a foot of snow that day, and most students enjoyed their day with many unexpected pleasures. Some spent their day sleeping, others watched movies, and some went outside and took full advantage of their snow day and had a blast playing in it.
Juniors Christine Vlier and Melanie Walker, and Senior Rhea Boyd went sledding at Ruby Hill. When they eventually got tired they went back to Melanie’s house and enjoyed her hot tub and drank hot chocolate.
Sophomore Logan Kimbrell spent his day building a fort and having a snow ball fight with his twin sister and neighbors. “I also went to Water Course Foods for dinner with my family to celebrate my mom’s birthday,” said Kimbrell.
“During my snow day I went sledding with my cousins and watched one of them go head first into a tree, which I thought was hilarious,” Junior Dale Nelson said laughing. Dale also helped people who got their car stuck in the snow.
Sophomore Rebecca Randall went tubing with her sister on the big hill at St. Mary’s Academy. Then they walked to Pizza Hut for fifty cent hot wings.
Other students spent their snow day inside their houses to stay warm instead of playing out in the snow. Junior Sarah Southard watched The Exorcist with her boyfriend Rusty. Kyle Freeland stayed in and hit baseballs in his garage most of his snow day. A few boys like Juniors Tyrone Alexander and Freddie Contreras spent a few hours playing their Xbox.
Then there are the many students who spent most of their day in bed, sleeping until noon or even later. Twelve of the twenty- five people who were interviewed said they spent their snow day sleeping.
Students weren’t the only ones who enjoyed their snow day, as teachers enjoyed their day off, as well. Assistant Principal Scott Lessard played board games, like Sequence and Toss- Up with his daughter. “I watched a bad western movie and a chick flick that my wife had chosen,” said Lessard. “We also made homemade chicken pot pie for dinner.”
Science Teacher Sharon Colbath was happy to have a day off. “I was able to grade papers that I would have had to grade over spring break. That was good to get that over with,” said Colbath. “Plus, I was able to make my husband fried chicken for dinner. I’m not able to do that very often, so it was special dinner for me.”
Although Colorado is known around the country as having a snowy climate, it is a rarity for Denver to see enough snow for DPS to even consider calling a snow day, so when one is granted, everyone loves it.
