{"id":1272,"date":"2011-03-11T11:54:54","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T16:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2014-04-07T07:16:34","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T12:16:34","slug":"students-share-their-spring-break-excitement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=1272","title":{"rendered":"Students Share Their Spring Break Excitement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sophomore Rinda Kay Scott and junior Tori Fox are two of the many students excited for spring break. Photo by: Ellen Smith<\/p><\/div>\n

By Ellen Smith<\/em><\/p>\n

Many PHS students are excited for a “holiday” that is only a week away: spring break. \u00a0This milestone represents both the end of winter and the beginning of the end of the school year. \u00a0With spring on its way, many students are eager to begin break.<\/p>\n

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PHS students have a wide range of plans for spring break, from traveling to tradition. \u00a0Freshman Hannah Anderson said \u201cI am ready for spring break because I am looking forward to my trip. \u00a0[I am going] to the Bahamas. \u00a0I\u2019ve also gone to California.\u201d \u00a0Warm weather on vacation is what many students are excited for. \u00a0One of the most popular places for travel during spring break is the state of Florida. \u00a0Sophomore Austin Rose thinks that when people think of spring break they think of Florida because \u201cit has a lot of beaches and is usually the warmest state.\u201d \u00a0Florida is a peninsula, meaning it is surrounded by water on three sides. \u00a0Because this state is a peninsula, naturally it has many beaches, something that Rose, and Junior Tori Fox are taking advantage of this year. \u00a0Rose says \u201cmy family and I are going to Daytona Beach, Florida. \u00a0We have been there numerous times.\u201d \u00a0Fox adds, \u201cEvery other year my family goes to Florida.\u201d \u00a0Junior Tia Merritt agrees with Rose that Florida is typically associated with spring break, mainly because \u201cit\u2019s warm down there.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, just as popular a place to be for spring break is right at home. \u00a0Many students enjoy the week of relaxation by sleeping in. \u00a0Merritt enjoys being home, and says, \u201cA week [without school] is relaxing.\u201d \u00a0Staying home opens up many opportunities for activities. \u00a0Rose explains, \u201cOn the years that I don\u2019t travel anywhere I go airsofting.\u00a0\u00a0My friends and I\u00a0airsoft the whole week.\u201d \u00a0This tradition is something that Rose enjoys. \u00a0Merritt likes to \u201cread books by Tess Gerritsen.\u201d \u00a0There are a variety of things to do at home as well as away on vacation.<\/p>\n

A great part of spring break are the memories that are created and shared between family and friends. \u00a0Rose and Merritt both have fond memories of past breaks. \u00a0Merritt says she remembers \u201cgoing to Michigan to Great Wolf Lodge. \u00a0We went to an indoor water park when I was in elementary [school].\u201d \u00a0Rose recounts a memory about a vacation as well. \u00a0\u201cI remember spending a whole day at a water park\/go karts place in Florida. \u00a0It was a blast!\u201d \u00a0Anderson also remembers a particularly good memory. \u201cA great [spring break] memory is when I saw my brother graduate from the Marines in San Diego.\u201d she said. \u00a0Many good times and memories are experienced over break, and don\u2019t always have to be far away to be memorable. \u00a0Spring break is not only a time for a break from school. \u00a0It means a lot to students as well.<\/p>\n

Because of the weather around the time of the holiday, spring break gets many people ready for the new seasons. \u00a0Rose says, \u201cI am happier because the sun is shining more and it’s getting warmer outside.\u201d \u00a0Because the season is changing from winter to spring, there is more daylight. \u00a0On the weekend of March 12, daylight savings time will cause the time to \u201cspring forward\u201d one hour. \u00a0Then there will be more daylight hours. \u00a0Merritt agrees, saying that she cannot\u00a0wait because \u201cwinter is over, and I want to get out and have fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Merritt, Rose and Fox all think that the week students take off for spring break is the perfect amount of time. \u00a0Merritt says, \u201canything longer [than a week] and you don\u2019t want to come back!\u201d \u00a0Rose says, \u201cI think [a week] is great because you get to relax. \u00a0[The length] shouldn\u2019t change at all.\u201d \u00a0He continues, saying \u201cspring break puts him in the mood for summer because it gets you used to the weather and you have time off of school, just like summer.\u201d \u00a0Fox adds that the weekend is a \u201cgood amount, because by the end of the week I have nothing to do and I get bored.\u201d \u00a0Spring break is the last major vacation from school before school ends, and PHS students are planning to enjoy it. \u00a0\u201cSpring break is great because you get a little taste of summer,\u201d sophomore Rinda Kay Scott said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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