Students share snow day superstitions

Margaret Korte
Entertainment Editor

According to an article from KSDK, snow days are caused mainly by transportation and are heavily dependent on making sure that staff and students can safely commute to school.

Class can also be late-start, early dismissal or virtual on the day of the inclement weather—and because the weather can be so unpredictable, it’s difficult to be able to anticipate if school will be called off or not.

It’s not always guaranteed that the weather will cooperate (or, in this case, that it won’t), but some students believe they’ve found ways to sway the process.

Snow day rituals, or superstitions, are common among students hoping for an extra day off. There are infinitely many that can be found online, varying from eating ice cream to performing an elaborate snow dance.

Senior Rebekah Rhyne puts a spoon underneath a pillow before the hopeful snow day and flushes an ice cube down the toilet.

Sophomore Lia Fairbanks uses ice like Rhyne. She also throws salt over her shoulder and tapes a penny to a door, or wears her pajamas inside out and backwards.

“Not all in one night, but I do those whenever there’s a chance of a snow day,” Fairbanks said via text.

Freshman Moira Wade said she does the same as Rhyne, as well as eating ice cream and placing a white crayon on her windowsill.

“I do my snow day rituals because, of course, I love snow days, but I would like to have extra assurance for one,” Wade said. “I think the more rituals you do, the more likely you are to get [a snow day].” As for the effectiveness of the superstitions, she said, “On the last snow day we had, I did many rituals the night before.”

According to the district website, the decision whether school will be called off or not is made as early as possible, and families are notified through text, email, phone call, or via social media or the local news.