At the beginning of this school year, John Carroll started with three days dedicated to inclement weather or other circumstances.

For the first three days that were used, there were no classes; after those three days, the schedule switched to virtual learning.

In January, it was snowing on the day students and teachers were supposed to be returning from Christmas Break. Patriots found themselves with two extra days attached to break without classes.

While some Patriots were stuck at home, they found things to do, and those in the Patriot community spent their snow day differently.

Senior Taylor Pate said, “On my snow day I met up with friends, and we all went sledding and snowboarding down a big hill in her backyard; then around dark, we went in and made hot chocolate with marshmallows.”

College Counselor Courtney Bradley said, “On one of my snow days I spent it finishing painting my basement, so it was nice to complete a project I had to finish.”

Business Teacher Christopher Scannell said, “On my snow day it was a good opportunity to have some family time, catch up on work, and watch Netflix.”

With winter continuing for at least another month, the possibility of snow will be around for a while.