Since school was canceled all of last week, South Lakes students were given the opportunity to relax and explore what life would be like if there were no school. For Seniors in the IB diploma program, the respite could not have come at a better time; the deadline for the drafts of their 4000-word extended essays was Tuesday, Feb. 18. These as well as other
students caught up on sleep, homework, current events and movies, and undertook exciting snow-related adventures. Some went sledding, others played in the snow, and a third group, made up of the courageous and altruistic, actually helped with shoveling snow and disinterring trapped vehicles.
During the week off from school, some students were glad to have learned one or two of life’s lessons. After shoveling snow for two hours, senior Hilary Sinegal came to value the importance of physical exercise, and her faith in the goodness of humanity was restored after three strangers pushed her mother’s car out of an intersection on South Lakes Drive.
Students on the whole are grateful for the break and many do not wish for future snow days this winter, as such an occurrence may result in extended school days later in the year.