6, many Jefferson students are hopeful that the FCPS school board will be willing to close or delay schools. ![]() With reported predictions of around one inch across Fairfax County in the forecast for the morning of Jan. “I didn’t use any snow day calculators over break because there was no snow in the forecast and I didn’t feel the need to check if we were on break anyway,” freshman Jade Wang said. The only snowfall of the 2014-2015 school year so far occurred during Thanksgiving break, but most students did not feel the need to check the forecast for a day off that they were already receiving. This year, however, snow day calculators have not been put into as good of a use in FCPS, due to the lack of snowfall in this season’s forecasts. However, precedent has demonstrated that they are, all in all, fairly accurate and reliable,” junior Fudong Fan said.ĭuring the streak of snow in January of last year, most of the snow day calculators issued prediction values of 90 to 100 percent for the majority of the snowstorm days, meaning schools were “likely” to “highly likely” to experience closings or delays. “Although I do not rely on the predictions of snow day calculators alone, they serve as an informed second opinion regarding the matter at hand. However, just how reliable are algorithm-based snow day calculators like Accuweather and, which utilize information like area code, school type and leniency of school board members in granting snow days as factors for a forecast of upcoming closings? ![]() Patrick’s Day, National Pancake Day, and Valentine’s Day. Thanks to the FCPS School Board, with member Ryan McElveen reporting their every move on Twitter and Facebook to keep the county updated, FCPS received eight snow days last year, including St. ![]() So many, in fact, that it seemed these students were checking Accuweather’s Snow Day Predictor on the daily. (Lori Borgman is a columnist, author and speaker.Around this time last January, students of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) had already experienced several severe-weather related closings. Maybe snow days aren't just for kids after all. The blue grows deeper, darker and richer, culminating in a breathtaking sapphire before fading into night. There is no swirling or spinning, just a fine sawdust cascading from a craftsman's workbench.īy late afternoon, every inch of ground, every tree, car, mailbox, and rooftop, have been layered with a blanket of down.ĭaylight fades, and the snow takes on a beautiful cast of blue. It's as frenetic as LaGuardia or Atlanta. Wings spread in graceful arcs and the bird's beak, cresting the smooth curves of the dome-shaped head, slices through the air.īirds land and depart and jostle one another around the feeder. The feet propel the launch then the bird draws them in tight. I grab a camera and freeze a chickadee on takeoff.Ī bird in flight is an amazing wonder of beauty and engineering. Snow is falling at an angle and birds are flocking to the feeder. This is what the hype was about? Ratty-looking cotton balls mixed with dishwasher detergent?Ī while later there is a commotion outside. Not fresh, fluffy cotton balls, but teased out, scraggly looking cotton-balls. "But it will," says the voice on the other end, brimming with hope.įlakes that look like dishwasher detergent now mingle with larger flakes looking like cotton balls. Her mother can be heard in the background saying snow has not covered the ground. One of the grands calls to say snow has covered the ground at her house. ![]() The snow is always deeper on the other side of the fence. You can't help but wonder if there is a heavier snowfall happening somewhere else. It's been coming down for several hours and is barely covering the grass, just nestling in between the blades.
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