This spring break, while many SDA students visited potential college campuses, plenty stayed home in sunny Encinitas, catching up on their rays and sleep.
“I went to DC, Philadelphia, and Boston and looked at about 10 colleges and my favorite was Brown. And it rained, but now I came back and it’s sunny, so yay!” – Junior Emily Jung
“I went up to Santa Barbara to be with my family. Other than that, I slept.” – Sophomore Sydney Busic
“My friends and I went to Torrey Pines [State Reserve] and we were all prepared with snacks and stuff, but we got there and it was super windy, so we had to leave early.” – Junior Nicole Craft
“Well, I went to New Jersey and New York and went on college visits.” – Sophomore Alex Moran
“I went to Santa Cruz with my friends and saw UCSC, a deer, and no banana slugs. I was disappointed.” – Junior Wendy Disch
“[My friends and I] went to this thrift store called Crossroads in Santa Cruz and I bought the most amazing jacket of my life.” – Junior Danny Vasquez
“I went to about four different frozen yogurt places, watched two seasons of ‘Castle’ in about three days, and studies for the ACT.” – Senior Juliana Forrest
“I visited my grandma and went to Los Angeles. I also went kayaking and paddling with my friends. And I did a lot of shopping.” – Freshman Lindsey Stidham
“I took volleyball lessons and went to team practices. I went shooting with my dad and I went to Dave and Busters with my family.” – Freshman Sydney Schwartz
“I went bowling once. I also watched some scary movies with my friends and family and mostly lied around in bed.” – Freshman Andrew Kenney
“I went to New York with my dad and it was really fun. I got to be on CNN and in Times Square. My favorite part was going to see ‘Mamma Mia’ with my dad.” – Freshman Elizabeth Loren
“I didn’t leave the house for a good five straight days. I watched bad anime marathons. I followed my brother around UCSD and it was boring. I took the ACT and the math part was really cute, and then I watched more anime.” – Junior Katrina Olsen
“I played tennis and I went to Palm Springs and Irvine. That’s pretty much it. I had a boring spring break.” – Junior Sam Hodges
“I mostly relaxed, but on Tuesday it was Free-Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s so I went down to San Diego in Horton Plaza. I’ve never been to a big city before, so it was really pretty. It was gorgeous.” – Junior Shannon O’Donnell
“A group of friends and I went ice blocking on a golf course in Palm Desert. It was incredible!” – Sophomore Gilad Barach
“I worked on my Spanish cultural project.” – Freshman Shovik Sakar
“I day dreamed. I day dreamed a lot. I day dreamed about sleep.” – Freshman Ewan Callender
“My car broke down over break.” – Senior Elliot Horen
“I got paid to help my sister clean her room.” – Freshman Allie Manis
“I went to Coachella! It was really hot, but definitely worth it.” – Junior Kendra Brust
“I visited six colleges in as many days and took a pretty amazing trip to Washington.” – Junior Jacob Duga
“My parents were gone for nine days, so that was pretty fun. I mostly relaxed and hung out with friends.” – Junior Raphael Curtis
“I spent most of my time doing nothing.” – Sophomore Daniel Ballard
“I went to a Model UN competition at USD.” – Sophomore Grant Rogers
“I went up to Mammoth and snowboarded.” – Junior Sam Fierro
“My family and I went up to Northern California to check out colleges.” – Junior Adira Fogel
“I went to Knott’s Berry Farm, went shopping in LA, had a BBQ with friends, and pampered myself.” – Senior Bree Lundgren
“I went to this amazing worship event called Unify, went to the Wild Animal Park with my family, and took a trip up to Beverly Hills with my mom and sister.” – Senior Sarah Carlos
“I had my wisdom teeth pulled. That was cool.” – Senior Kyle Hoff
“I did a horse show. I rode my new horse and it was really fun.” – Sophomore Sophia Schmit
“[I] hung out with friends, got sick, did homework, went on a hike, [and] danced. It was a boring spring break.” – Freshman Reiko Inouye
“My friend and I tried to do a 1000-piece cat puzzle; unfortunately we were not able to finish. It would have been easier, but we kept getting really distracted…” – Senior Kayla McEldowney
“I went snowboarding and broke my collarbone.” – Sophomore Nick Neumann
“I went up to Mammoth.” – Freshman Sean Paddy
“I went to Kauai and surfed. It was awesome. The surf in Hanalei Bay is amazing.” – Sophomore Troy Pasko
“I went to Coachella and it was epic.” – Senior Eric Poincenot
“I drove through a tree. It was a giant redwood with a hole in it.” – Senior Amanda Godfrey
“I got to relax and hang out with friends over spring break.” – Sophomore Nik Vennard
“Over spring break I visited family, and hung out with friends.” – Sophomore Jessica Walsh
“I went to Arizona, to a sleepy town called Parker. The town lies in the Colorado Desert. It’s very hot and humid. I loved it. I went to Seaworld to see the Shamu show, and I got soaked from head to toe with water.” – Freshman Cali Dunn
“I visited my father who lives in Illinois; it’s been a year since I’ve seen him. It was nice to be with the family.” – Junior Vanessa Guerra
“I went to San Francisco to visit my grandparents. Not very exciting.”—Sophomore Lucas Nathan
“I went to Utah. I hiked in the rain and hail. Tried biking. Fought off a bear with a sandwich.” – Sophomore Daniel Daughters
“I did nothing except sit in front of the TV for eight hours and sleep.” – Sophomore Anthony Law
“I went to Las Vegas, the Sin City, and the glorious land of Utah.” – Junior Michael Schulte
“I helped my friend throughout the week. She just got out of surgery.” – Freshman Maya Stryker
“I balled it up with the volleyball team.” – Freshman Sean Hanlon