MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Fifteen Watertown High School students and their teachers are stuck in New York City after a blizzard prompted a state travel ban.
The school’s AP art history class traveled to New York City on a field trip. Their flight back to Wisconsin was canceled Saturday night.
“We were all a little nervous about where we’re going to stay, how long we’re going to have to stay extra for,” Ella Mock, a Watertown High School senior said.
Fifteen Watertown High School students and their teachers are stranded in New York City after a blizzard prompted a state travel ban(WMTV)New flight secured for Tuesday
After going through a lengthy process with their airline, the group secured a new flight.
“It turns out we can’t fly out until Tuesday, noon Tuesday, so two days after,” Mock said.
The students will miss two days of school as a result of the delay.
Blizzard warnings across New York
New York Governor Kathy Hochul warned New Yorkers not to underestimate the storm.
“Don’t think that you are stronger than Mother Nature, okay? Do not try to outsmart Mother Nature,” Hochul said.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said coastal areas might also see flooding.
“New York City has not faced a storm of this scale in the last decade,” Mamdani said.
Teachers keep class going amid the delay
While stranded, Watertown teachers have continued holding art class for their students.
“There is an art store across the street. We made sure we went over there today and bought some supplies so that they could draw,” Jana Strobel, a teacher on the trip said. “We brainstormed some sort of speed drawing activities.”
Sophomore Ever Elkins said the group is feeling the effects of the extended stay.
“I feel like we’re all feeling homesick and we all kind of want to go home,” Elkins said.
Junior Krystal Groves offered a message for those in a similar situation.
“I would say just stay positive. It will all work out in the end,” Groves said.
The group also said another Wisconsin school with a similar class is stranded in the Big Apple.
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