On January 6, 2015, FCPS schools had their first (of five possible) snow day. Around 5:22 subscribers received a message saying that schools would be delayed 2 hours. Then, at 6:00 a.m., messages were sent out that schools were closed. The snowfall started before dawn and ended by lunchtime. Throughout the county there were reports of about 2-4 inches on the ground. There were many traffic accidents due to the weather, including at least one near Linganore.

According to the Frederick News Post, the original forecast was for 1 – 2 inches.  More snow than expected followed. Weather forecasts are calling for it to stay in freezing temperatures for the rest of the week. While adults are dreading going out in the weather to travel to work, students were happy to have a snow day after one long day back at school.

During the snow day I decided to experiment with not only science, but also my photography skills. I took a black sheet of paper and put it in my freezer for about an hour.   After the paper was super cold, I took it outside and set it on a flat box. As the snow fell, the paper was cold enough that the snowflakes didn’t melt instantly, and I could get a close up photo of the snowflake.

On the snow day, I was not the only one who took photography action! Science teacher Theresa Wiltrout has a deep love for photography and decided to  take a beautiful picture of snow accumulation on the bottom of her iron stand that holds her beach umbrella up by her pool.