Spring Break: a week off from school, a time to relax and wind down. Not only just a week away from school, but a week of fun. Time to go on vacations, spend time with family, and a time of relaxation.

“I would normally stay home but sometimes we would go out to Hawaii and Mexico, if we usually travel it would be to Hawaii or Mexico,” sophomore Kyle Turner said.

Spring Break can consist of large festivals, music festivals, parties, and the beach, history teacher David Jagla said, adding that many films glorify the image of Spring Break.

“A week off in the spring, just like now and when I was in high school, there were a series of movies about Spring Break that glorified it, it was always about college seniors or college students going some place warm and being crazy,” Jagla said.

Usually for him, Spring Break meant working or playing sports.

For most students interviewed, they use Spring Break as a chance to spend time with family and friends, and sometimes to travel and participate in an adventure.

“I’m going to Cabo with Karly Marker, Katie Kleppen, Zoie Patch, Tiana Kind, Nate Radcliffe, Chase Evans, Joe Sells, and some of our parents, including my mom. We’re just going to spend most of our time snorkeling, zip lining, and doing whatever,” senior Markus Stoll said.

Junior Jaime Mickey will be experiencing for the first time a chance at swimming with dolphins while on vacation a dream she has always hoped for.

“I’m going to Cancun this Spring Break with my family: my brother, my sister, my mom, my dad, and my sister’s fiancee. We’re going to be doing pretty regular vacation stuff, except for we’re going to swim with dolphins, which I’ve always wanted to do,” Mickey said.

For science teacher Beth Hammerberg, her Spring Break was a whole week of being disconnected from all her friends from school.

“Back then, there were no cellphones and there was [not] such a thing as long distance so I couldn’t even call my friends, we really didn’t have email that functioned well, [and] it was really disconnected compared to now,” Hammerberg said.

Counselor Will White has a vacation planned that he has been looking forward to.

“I will be spending the weekend in Zion National Park. My family is going down and two or three other families we’re friends with, and I am excited to sit by the campfire in red rock country,” White said.