Snow Day!

What a day on Thursday! While everyone loves a snow day, I think we can all agree that a day when we have an early release from school, that things get crazy. It was clear pretty early on in the day Thursday that the school day would be far from normal. We had teachers who were stuck at home, buses that had run off the road or were blocked from getting to Henley, and students who were excited to see the first real snow of the year.

I was incredibly impressed with the way our faculty and staff came together last week to make the day run as smoothly as possible. Every teacher I saw was ready to volunteer to cover classes or to bring more students into their room to make sure that everyone was supervised. A slew of teachers showed up at the office to help us with the numerous parents who were arriving steadily to pick up their kids. The front office staff did a fantastic job of handling a phone that never stopped ringing. Staff members were braving the weather to get students in from the bus and even to assist a WAHS student whose car went off the road on 250. Parents were very patient as we tracked down their children and got them on their way home. Everyone stepped up, and we got everyone home safely.

A special thanks needs to go to all of our bus drivers. The job they do every day is difficult under the best of circumstances, and when the weather turns on them, it becomes darn near impossible. The drivers who took Henley students home last week really did a wonderful job. Many offered to do multiple runs or to take students home who were not on their normal runs. With their help, we were able to get all of our students on their way within an hour of our advertised early dismissal time. No small feat under those circumstances. My thanks and your should go out to all of them.

A couple of weeks ago I encouraged people to “think snow!” After Thursday, maybe it’s time we all started to “think spring!” instead. To all of you, thanks. The teamwork you showed was impressive!

Go Hornets!