By Brittany Titus
Round Table reporter

Delicate snowflakes fall from the sky. Snow is coming, and children are waiting for a snow day to happen. There is a sharp, cold breeze in the air, and the smell of snow reaches the atmosphere.

The cars shiver, for they have a blanket of snow wrapped around them. The trees are covered in the white dust. The branches no longer have leaves, but are naked; bare so that the world can see the magic of snow draped upon them.

Children run outside with their mouths open; their tongues sticking out as far as they can, hoping that one tiny snowflake will come and dance along their taste buds.

This is what students and faculty at Middletown High School had hoped for; the perfect snow day; a time to kick back, relax, and enjoy a day with no stress of school to worry about. No tests to take and no worries of finishing homework in class the day it is due.

“[Snow days] brings back my childhood,” said MHS English teacher Daria Baldovin. “Where I lived I didn’t have many, but I love the snow. It’s magical. A snow day is an unexpected vacation; it’s exciting. The world is beautiful when it snows.”

Some people may spend the day making the ideal snowman, or a beautiful snow angel. Others might have a snowball fight and make a fort.

There are fun sports to do on a snow day; skiing, snowboarding, hockey, and ice skating.

MHS junior Victoria Sottek said, “I go sledding and have big snowball fights.”

 “I sleep then go snowboarding,” MHS Senior Byron Pickett said

“I shovel the snow or stay inside or watch TV and drink coffee and laugh with my kids,” said Baldovin.

When will a snow day happen? Not everyone is  a meteorologist, but students like to prepare for snow days in case one happens.

“I do everything I normally do to get ready for school the next day so I don’t jinx myself,” said MHS Senior Chandra Tyler.

MHS Math teacher Cindy Anderson plans on acting the same for she thinks that “a snow day won’t happen.”

What people dread is the night before a school starts again. Procrastination happens, for one may not want the “mini-vacation” to end.

“I procrastinate to do my homework. I end up not doing it until 11 o’clock at night,” said MHS Senior Levita Feaster.

Other students prepare for school in different ways. One may study for an upcoming test, do homework, or act normal and do what they normally do each night before school.

MHS senior Aubrey Garwood said, “I try to get extra sleep in the day so I can be prepared for school the next day.”

But the snow season is not over yet. There is still a chance that students at MHS will see another snow day before the flowers blossom and the sun kisses the trees good morning from their winter’s sleep.