Students Driving to School with Snow

Ellen Bombela
News Editor

              With a large amount of snowfall and freezing temperatures, you can expect some problems. It all started over Formal weekend when the dance was moved forward an hour in hopes that students would be leaving the dance early enough to avoid the weather, but unfortunately that was not the case. Many students had problems navigating the snow not just over the weekend, but also throughout the week.

                Fortunately for students Southeast Polk decided to have a snow day on Monday, which kept most students off the dangerous roads. However, once the main roads were all cleared off, school was ready to be back in session on Tuesday. University and other main roads were for the most part cleared off, but back roads and residential streets were still snow packed and ice covered, which caused problems for many student drivers throughout the week.
               I personally had a couple spin-outs and scary fishtailing incidents. Also other drivers were having problems as well, which led to sketchy driving conditions. Although the weather is getting better, some roads are still slick, and I would advise drivers to still stay cautious.