For decades, summer break has been as much a part of a student’s life as school itself. It is an opportunity for students to loosen up after a long and challenging school year. Spanning around three months, the vacation allows students to make time for themselves and develop plans at their leisure, and there is a variety of summer plans among MRHS students.
But regardless of what students plan to do, the freedom of summer break allows students to spend their time how they want to, without being weighed down by excess work. Many students have found a variety of ways for them to occupy their time.
“Having free time to spend with my family is what makes summer break so exciting,” sophomore Liliana Williamson expressed.
Reconnecting with one’s family is a simple and effective way to beguile a student’s leisure, but there is another similar method of doing this, keeping one’s friends company, which junior Alex Gladstone intends to do
“I plan on spending my summer by hanging out with my friends and playing sports,” Gladstone imparted.
Some students may find trouble in using up all the free time they get in summer break, and desire something productive to get them going, such as extracurricular activities.
For example, junior Andrew Zhang is “doing internships at hospitals and doing a research opportunity with a mentor.”
However, an extracurricular doesn’t have to be very complicated. Plenty of straightforward extracurricular activities are at a student’s disposal, for example, one method for students to get involved is through community service.
“I’m [going to volunteer] at Red Cross Blood Donation during the break,” sophomore Saranya Bisi mentioned.
Volunteering is an excellent strategy for students to be involved in their community beyond attending school, and not to mention, it makes their resumé more favorable for getting a job, which is one of the other many ways for them to partake in extracurricular activities. This is something many upperclassmen are presently, or will be, undertaking.
Junior Clark Stinebaugh “[works] at Temple Isaiah as a teacher’s assistant, and at Soft Stuff as a server.” Similarly, junior Amy Kwong ”[is] a kids’ swimming coach”
Leadership roles aren’t the only type of job a student might consider. Therefore, aside from being an assistant teacher or offering training for a particular skill, office work is a different and more engaging kind of work available to students, such as junior Lindsay Willis, who “works at an orthopedic office.”
A number of MRHS students also plan on traveling over the summer, which is a great opportunity for students to both explore the world and pass their time. This could mean visiting another country, which junior Shiv Jayswal anticipates doing.
“[I’m going to] travel to Mexico for a week and volunteer at a daycare center in the town I’m visiting,” Jayswal affirmed.
Summer break lets students wind down after a stressful year at school, and affords them plenty of time to spend how they wish. They can either relax, or occupy their time through other means. Students can spend their free time in a variety of ways, and whether that be catching up with friends and family, doing internships, volunteering, getting a job, or traveling somewhere, what matters most is that they enjoy themselves and use their time wisely.
