It was announced just before the start of third hour today that school would be ending early at 12:18. But the snow storm, according to Ed Shouse, science teacher, won’t be enough for a Valentine’s Day snow day.

“I think we have a better chance of being here than not,” Shouse said.

Shouse said the snowfall isn’t likely to sustain enough into the early morning for a snow day, and that the roads will be sufficiently cleared in time for school.

Shouse said, however, that the thin layer of snow on Jan. 12 made the roads pretty slick.

The condition of the roads tomorrow morning also depends heavily on MoDot’s efforts to clear them. Shouse said these efforts have already begun.

“They took so much heat last time,” Shouse said. “They were salting the roads as early as this morning.”

According to weather.com as of 11:07 a.m., there is only a 30 percent chance of snow between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m., and a 20 percent chance of snow between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. One to three inches are expected for today, and another one to two inches are expected for this evening.

Morgan Noll, junior, said she is hopeful for a snowday regardless of the predictions, and that it would get her out of a speaking test in her French class.

Noll said she thinks the school board will be more gracious with snowdays after the criticism they recieved on Jan. 12, when school commenced in spite of the snow.

“I think having a half day today means a higher chance of a snowday tomorrow,” Noll said.