Still, I took the time wish everyone I saw at the school a "Happy Presidents' Day" (I'm keeping my preferred spelling). While multiple students complained about not having the day off, I prefer having the day at school so that students can be educated about their Presidents rather than just another day off without any connection to the reason why. I found it particularly amusing that students did not have the day off when they just came off a five-day weekend.
Personally, I'm glad that Presidents' Day is a national holiday (even if I think Election Day deserves it more). Although there are Presidents whom I feel were terrible, I still believe that the office of the President of the United States was a historical game-changer and is worthy of dignified recognition. It still places the most powerful governmental position in the world into the hands of a person elected by her or his fellow Americans. For centuries (although with a recent exception), power changes hands peacefully and gracefully from one individual to another. All of that is quite amazing.
Happy Presidents' Day!