By Brianna Montano
Students from Cholla high school said that they have a lot planned for summer. Some said that they are most excited to work as much as they want as some students are saving up for a car. Others said to attend the gym since school has gotten in the way and it feels like they’re slacking and to wake up extra early to walk Tumamoc hill so they exercise as much as they can. Other students are excited to hang out with friends during summer and create new memories. A student said she was going with her family friend to rocky point and she’s extremely excited to go on the banana boats She also said it has been years since she’s gone. Others are going on vacation to get away from the desert and are planning to go to California and go to Disneyland to try the food and get on the rides. A few other students said they are getting licensed during summer, so they are super excited to be able to drive themselves around and meet up with friends.
Some students are not as excited for summer as they must attend summer school, some are going because they did not get enough credits for the class or to get ahead of their credits to graduate early. Many of student I talked to are graduating next year so they want to get there priorities straight and not be behind for their senior year. This is the last summer before school ends for some students, I asked a few seniors, and they said there going off to college some are going to Pima college or the University of Arizona. Some are majoring in the medical field or going off to the military. Some are nervous for college but excited at the same time to start getting their life planned and figure out their passions.
I asked a few students and they said they are doing sports during summer. A student said she is attending school for weightlifting for wrestling so that she stays in shape, and she also needs to prepare herself for the season. She also said she’s traveling to Utah for tournaments during the summer. Other students said they are attending school for summer training for cheerleading, and they must attend to get the right physique down, so they are prepared for when tryouts start happening.
Plenty of students’ plan is to sleep in and relax and take a much-needed break, a way to reduce their stress from the school year as finals are going on and for students to improve their mental health. And spending as much time as they can with family and friends as they have school and work going on at the same time, which makes it impossible. Overall, students are going to take advantage of this break and improve in many ways. This is a time for students to really focus on themselves and to figure out what they need for the next school year and to really prepare themselves.
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