On Tuesday, November 3rd, the fourth grade had its annual Wooly Worm Race. The highlanders of the Southern Appalachians have for years relied on the wooly worm to forecast their winter weather. You see the wooly worm has 13 rings which correspond to the 13 weeks of winter. If a wooly worm has a black ring on say, the third ring, it means it will snow the third week of winter. If the ring is very dark, it means a heavy snow; light ring means light snow, etc. While its all weather folklore, it's still fun to do, and arguably as accurate as the meteorologists.
 
Carrie Conard's wooly worm, Buttercup, won our Wooly Worm Race. The race is held to determine which wooly worm will predict our local weather.
 
So here is Buttercup's forecast for Locust and Carolina Christian School for the winter; There will be good snows each of the first three weeks of winter, and there will be a good snow on the last week of winter. Don't spread the word just yet. We want to stock up on bread and milk before the word gets out.
 
The fourth grade amateur meteorological society