With Spring Break rapidly approaching in March (from the 18th to the 22nd), many are already planning how they will spend their relaxing week without school. 

Ainsley Sampson, a student at DHS, says she might “go four-wheeling in Moab,” elucidating that her family always goes with her. She then explains that it is a tradition for her family to go to Moab and talks about a restaurant called Milts. Sampson also added that her family sometimes stay home and go skiing at Purgatory Resort. Another student, Riley Smith, says she will “[go] to Mexico with a bunch of [her] friends,” where she will be staying for the predominant piece of Spring Break. 

Jenna Glueck predicts she might  “see her family in Oregon.” She describes her happiness at taking a much-needed hiatus from schoolwork and due dates and is very glad to have time to catch up on assignments before school resumes. Gabriella Cowan will travel quite a distance, explaining that she is to fly to Scotland to see her grandparents. She will also be touring some colleges, which seems to be an enlightening experience. In addition to visiting family, she will visit many museums and other places she went to when she was little, adding that she will “hopefully eat a bunch of good food.” She would also enjoy getting more sleep, as we all would love. 

While many students at DHS have similar plans to travel somewhere a bit warmer for Spring Break, like Sampson, others stay home and spend some much-needed time with their families, decompressing after what is usually a challenging and exhausting beginning to the second semester. Sophia Long does not have any confirmed plans for Spring Break, but she added that she “sometimes [goes] to see [her] family in California.” When she stays in Durango, one of her traditions includes playing games. She loves putting puzzles together, “but it depends on the..picture [and takes] 3–4 hours for a 1,000-piece puzzle.” Reading, ziplining, and hanging out with her family are also things she enjoys during her break from school. 

While some students have traditions every break and others plan more naturally, the implication is crystalline: most everyone is excited to take a small breath from school and unwind.