Students aren’t the only ones in school who look forward to the snow days.

Beth Jewell, Biology and Oceanography teacher, looks at the weather patterns by the maps and weather sites to be able to predict future snow days; she wants snow days just like her students. The most common website where she finds the information is National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  (NOAA) website.

“I like NOAA because they always have accurate maps and they are free,” said Jewell.

Faculty here looks forward to the snow days just as much as the students. As for Jewell, she likes being able to stay up late and then sleep in on a snow day just like many students.

“I look at the weather patterns to see if I can stay up late and also so I know to get my shovel ready,” said Jewell.

Jewell shares the information that she acquires with anyone that asks or may be interested. She especially loves sharing her information about the patterns with young freshmen, because she finds it humorous, just to get them super excited for a snow day.

“One year I told my Biology class that the Superintendent was my brother, except it didn’t make any sense because he was Puerto Rican, and I said I would call him,” said Jewell. “I pretended to call him and told the freshmen that they were going to get out.”

Jewell isn’t the only faculty member here who likes to predict the weather patterns and see when the teachers won’t have to come to school. All the science teachers are together in the hallways downstairs and they all share with each other their findings.

“We all look at them down here, we are all geeks,” said Jewell.

Jewell doesn’t only do these predictions to see when she won’t have to come to school, but also just for fun. It helps that she knows her stuff and is rarely ever wrong.

“Are you kidding, I am always correct,” said Jewell.