As we delve deeper into the dark, cold days of winter, there is much to enjoy of the season. Below is a list of 25 of the benefits of winter (December-February) to which Hills students should look forward.
- Playing in the snow
- Hot chocolate by the fireplace
- Mr. Goodman’s “Mr. Rogers” sweaters
- Holiday breaks
- Snow days
- Mr. Sandt’s sweater vests
- Dog-sledding
- Winter play production
- Candygrams (candy canes and chocolates)
- Blasting AC that only comes out of Mr. Shield’s and Mrs. Garretson’s rooms in the winter
- No smothering heat in any of the upstairs classrooms, which are normally oppressively hot in the summer.
- Fire drills
- Barren trees that look like old men
- “El corriente del aire” in Señora Lambert’s room
- Pascack Hills Basketball
- Cowboy Crazies
- Early Decision and Early Action college acceptances
- Senioritis
- Ugg boots and cozy sweaters
- Holiday music
- Drunk birds stop flying into the windows
- VHS classes finish
- Completion of first and second marking period
- Santa Claus
- Snowboarding and skiing season
