Happy Shortest Day of the Year

 Tomorrow, December 21st, is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. 

In our lovely little borough of Terre Hill, Pennsylvania, it means that we will only have nine hours and nineteen minutes of daylight.  

Compared to the longest day of the year, July 2st (usually anyway), that is six fewer hours of daylight.  

For us teachers, it means that we will be arriving at school before the sun rises, and depending on how well our grading goes, we may still be at school when the sun sets.  

For our students, it means that we need to tell them about the shortest day of the year and how that happens scientifically.  

Happy shortest day of the year!  

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