Throughout the school year, some students choose to walk to school instead of taking the bus, a task that becomes challenging in the winter.

“It really stinks to walk in the cold weather just because there is usually always a really cold breeze that passes by and gives me chills,” junior Rennell Payne said.

Payne lives about five minutes away from school, but the walk can be hard after it has snowed.

“The snow affects my walk when there is a lot of it or if I’m walking up the hill and it’s slippery,” Payne said.

Junior Daniel Runge also runs into inconveniences on his walk to school when the temperature is low.

“I leave not too long after I take a shower so sometimes my hair will actually freeze,” Runge said, “and the snow makes my feet pretty cold and sometimes it gets in my shoes.”

Despite the inconveniences, Runge still finds a way to enjoy the walk.

“It’s good exercise and I like looking at the sunrise as I cross the football field,” Runge said. “On really cold days, if I’m lucky, there will be patches of ice that I can slide around on to have a little fun.”

For Payne, the drawbacks he encounters walking are worth it overall.

“I walk so I don’t have to wake up an hour earlier to take the bus,” Payne said.

Students who don’t live close enough to walk ride the bus or drive themselves.

“I got a parking pass because I stay after school a lot for different activities,” sophomore Jennifer Wayland said. “I also have a lot more freedom to come in before or after school and talk to my teachers without having to ask other people to drive me.”

Wayland said she doesn’t notice students walking to school as much when the weather is warmer.

“If it’s really cold outside I worry about people I see walking to school,” Wayland said. “Otherwise I don’t think much of it.”