Leaving Kansas

Graduation Vacations

“I might go to Hawaii this summer. My dad said that since we haven’t been anywhere in like 3 or 4 years Hawaii would be a nice place to go to. I’m really excited to get out of Kansas and explore Hawaii, making good memories knowing that this is the first summer that I won’t be returning to high school. I want to just lay under the sun and finally relax and just celebrate finishing high school,” senior Brandon Dikerson said.

“This summer I’m going to the north west area of the United States so like the Oregon and Washington area maybe even, hopefully, a part of the Canada area. This is a trip that my friends and I have been planning since like last year because we’re obsessed with Twilight and we want to visit Forks Washington. This trip is really special to us, I’m really excited to just spend time with my favorite people and make more amazing memories,” senior Ava Jackson said

“I’m going to my lake house in Arkansas, I usually go every year with my Aunt and cousins so it’s a really special place that holds a lot of great memories for me. It’s really relaxing during the summer, everything looks so pretty and peaceful. It’s the best place to go to after many stressful months of school. We have a hot tub and obviously the lake that we can swim in and it’s just a great experience,” senior Kylie Mullen said.

“My cousin’s family and my family are all going to Colorado. I think it’s the Colorado Springs area. I’m super excited because this is our third year going and I just love the environment. The views are amazing, everywhere you look there’s mountains and you automatically feel peaceful just admiring nature. We’re just going to go hiking and just chill on top of the mountains,” senior Jackson Werth said.

“I’m going to Chicago this summer. I’ve been there many times but I love going to food places and I think it would be really fun to go with friends. I’m super excited to go with friends and just get to know the city more. Compared to other cities like Dallas, Chicago is the most walkable city which is something I love about it, there’s so many simple tourist sights like the bean,” senior Katie Sirridge said.