FUN IN THE SUN

How students plan to spend their summer vacation by Ben Psota design by Irvin Castaneda

As the school year comes to a close the excitement for summer begins to boil. The final stretch is here and summer break is just around the corner, but many students have already planned out what they might do over this break.

Junior Kenzie Pendelton has her plans set out and is excited about many upcoming vacations this summer.

“I’m most excited to have more time to hang out with friends, get more sleep, summer practices and some fun trips,”

Pendelton said. “I’m planning on going on a trip to Kirtland with my youth group, Colorado for a family reunion and Utah for a cross country camp and college visits.” Although it’s called summer vacation, there are still many other things to do when traveling isn’t on the radar. Sophomore Konnor Gribbins shares what he likes to do in his spare time while on break.

“When I am not on the beach, some of my favorite summer activities are fishing, playing soccer, bird photography, biking and herping, which is finding, observing and catching reptiles and amphibians,” Gribbins said.

No matter how fun the activities people do over the summer may be, spending time with loved ones is another common practice. Freshman Logan Vanzant shares who he enjoys spending time with the most over the summer.

“I enjoy hanging out with my friends a lot over the summer,” Vanzant said. “I’m probably most excited for team camp for cross country because it’s really fun [and] really hard, and I get to spend a lot of time with my teammates.”

21% said unsure

16% said no

63% said yes