By Bernie Smigel – Editorial Editor

It looks like winter missed the memo.

As all students in the Milford Public School district are well aware, there has been a grand total of zero snow days or shortened schedules this year – a first for possibly all current Jonathan Law students.

Connecticut has seen a total of 8.3 inches of snow this year, in comparison to last year’s total of 74.4 and the average amount being 44.4 inches.

This lack of snow is an unusual phenomenon that has caused a wave of confusion and disappointment across many students and faculty members.

“It’s so annoying, it’s unbalanced again,” senior Ming Mok said. “If you count the snow days from last year, then it would be balanced.”

At this time last year, students and teachers had already endured eight snow days, five delayed openings, and two early dismissals.

As a huge inconvenience during last year’s midterms and the cause of losing February break, some students and teachers were hoping for a much easier winter this year.

“I love it,” junior Ashley Bernal said. “We aren’t getting vacation taken out, or days at the end of the year, and I don’t have to shovel.”

Many students were banking on an early dismissal this past Wednesday as snow was predicted to fall in the early afternoon, but to the dismay of many, only a rain shower resulted.

According to upcoming weather forecasts, there seems to be no snow storms in the foreseeable future and Wednesday might have been the Connecticut shoreline’s last chance at snow accumulation.

March 1 is the beginning of meteorological spring, the period where winter storms typically start to settle down as the new season approaches.

The chances of any snow days occurring at this point are very unlikely.

There is a glimmer of hope, however, as a snow storm did occur late last March and the recent freak storm of October isn’t to be forgotten, either.

It all boils down to how unpredictable the weather ultimately is.

Media specialist Mrs. Briggs already sees flowers growing outside her house.

“I would have liked there to be at least one [snow day],” Briggs said. “You can’t really appreciate spring if you didn’t have a winter.”

(Some information from bristolpress.com)

(Photo by Bernie Smigel)