Montgomery Blair High School
Program Lets Students, Parents Learn Together
Weather Workshop Predicts Lots More Snow This Season
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
For Deanna Gilliam-Oxley and her sons, who recently moved to Silver Spring from New York, winter means snowboarding and playing outside.
That's why the family was elated to learn that the Washington region can expect up to four times as much snow this winter as it received last year, when less than five inches fell all season.
The mother and sons were among about 100 people who received a sneak preview of the anticipated winter weather during Doug Hill's Storm Watch 2008, a community event held last Thursday at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring.
The event, designed to prepare residents for winter weather, was sponsored by WJLA (Channel 7), where Hill is chief meteorologist; radio station WTOP (103.5 FM); the American Red Cross; Shoppers Food and Pharmacy; and the Montgomery County school system's Department of Family and Community Partnerships.
Denise Stultz, the department's supervisor, said the schools partnered with the TV station for two events at county high schools to provide an opportunity for families to learn together about a topic of interest.
"Everybody is always interested in how much snow we're getting," Stultz said.
About 120 people attended the first stop on the station's regional tour Nov. 11 at Northwest High School in Germantown. Other events are scheduled in coming weeks at high schools in Bowie, Arlington County and the District.
In addition to learning about the weather, those attending could ask questions and pick up information about the county schools from Ask MCPS, a public outreach program run by Stultz's department. The American Red Cross provided information on emergency preparedness.
But it was the weather that proved the draw for most people. That's what brought Annette Caram and her 11-year-old son, Collyn, and his friend Nicolas Koch-Gallup, also 11, to the school on a damp, foggy evening.
"We wanted to find out about snow," Annette Caram said. "We're really into snow."
Hill broadcast his weather reports for the station's 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts from the school to start off the evening.
During a 7 p.m. presentation, he discussed how meteorologists examine weather patterns to determine what the winter will be like. All signs indicate that the region should receive about 20 inches of snow, which is about average, he said.
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