For posterity’s sake, I must blog about our Snow Day in Las Vegas.  According to news sources here in the Valley, this is the first Snow Day in Las Vegas since 1979.  Since the Clark County public schools closed, Faith followed suit as roads were deemed unsafe for student travel.  It is always wise for decision makers to err on the side of caution in this regard.  And boy were they safe!  Here are some pictures of Faith’s campus taken at 10 a.m. on the morning of our snow day:

Student Center (if you look closely, you can see some snow in the grass)

The Chapel/Performing Arts Center (that is wet pavement, not icy pavement)

The gym (again, if you look closely in the grass, you may see some remnants of snow)

Reflecting back on my 23 year career in education, other “snow days” came to mind.  When I was a student teacher at Milwaukee Lutheran High School in Wisconsin, I recall school closing at noon due to very high temperatures in late August (the school didn’t have air conditioning at that time). 

Milwaukee, WI on a day too hot for school

While teaching English and coaching football at Concordia Lutheran High School in Tomball, TX in the late 80’s, we had several days off because of torrential rains. 

Tomball, TX on a day too wet for school

As principal at Lutheran High School North in Macomb, MI for more than a decade, we had multiple days off for snow.  These larger snow storms were more frequent in MI, of course, and were met with much joy from students (and teachers!).   

But today’s snow day in Las Vegas will always be special because of the lack of snow in Summerlin and the sheer rarity of the occasion.  Let’s all appreciate and enjoy it as it may be another 30 years before it happens again.

PS.  Thanks, Julie, for your post. Here are two pictures of the Spring Mountains taken on our “snow day.”

God's creative genius in full display (Spring Mountains)

The desert covered in snow!