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SRVHS Senior Trip to Hurricane Harbor
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By Shelby Falahat, Junior Reporter, Class of 2020
At San Ramon Valley High School, a student’s senior year is filled with extravagant events, allowing students to participate in as much of the school community before they move on. The events are endless, from sports games, like dodgeball and senior ball, to the infamous “Grad Night”. In addition, every year in September, Seniors from four different schools all make a short and sweet trip to Six Flags Hurricane Harbor. The day is filled with laughter, sun, and rides that transport everyone back to their childhood adventures. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, previously known as Water World, is a tradition that SRVHS has partaken in for years. Seniors look forward to a typical Friday being transformed into a day of relaxation, filled with entertainment outside their classrooms. To kick off this yearly trip, the Seniors gather together to take their annual class photo.
Around 8 a.m. on the day of the water park trip, students gather around the bleachers in colorful shirts to take a picture that lasts a lifetime. Every year, the SRVHS Leadership Committee creates a particular slogan to make that graduating years’ picture unique.
The class of 2020 has (in my opinion!) the best slogan yet, “Class Of 2020 Cash Money.” Once the memory is preserved on film forever, everyone makes their way to the buses. The ride to the park is filled with music and laughter, allowing students to bond with their classmates, and peaks when Hurricane Harbor pulls into view.
Once there, everyone rushes to try and be first in line on the rides. The Tornado, which is the 60-foot-tall slippery water funnel, is arguably the main event. Although the line remained long all day, the thrill of sliding down the funnel was worth the wait. The Tornado is my favorite ride at the park: it’s extremely adventurous and it’s a guessing game when it comes to who is getting soaked! The best rides at the park allowed multiple students to ride together. This year, teachers were also invited to experience the park with students, which definitely strengthened our school’s bond as a whole. While waiting in the long lines, time passed quickly as we watched our teachers scream and get soaked on their trips down the slides. It was comedy gold for all of the students.
Our high school rival, Monte Vista, was also at the park that day. So many of us have Mustang friends, it was an amazing time to catch up and kick off our Senior year before we all don our respective colors and once more root for our own home teams.
SRVHS knows that these trips and opportunities to spend quality time with our friends, help balance out the strenuous days of note taking and studying that so many students prioritize. It’s these rotating periods of play and work that make San Ramon Valley High School alumni look back at their years here and remember them as the time of their lives. All of us graduating this spring, will soon add our names to that list.
Shelby Falahat is a Senior at San Ramon Valley High School. She loves writing as a tool to express herself as well as learn about the world around her. She also has a passion for working with children. Recently, Shelby has had the opportunity to work at Kumon, which has allowed her to teach young students math and reading. In addition, she loves to travel with her family across the globe.
