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Whether it was layin g by the lake gettin g a tan or
interacting with little kids in a foreign community,
eve ryone had hi s or her idea of a perfect vacation.
Traveling with the fam ily was an eve nt enj oyed
by seve ral. Making memori es and stre ngthen ing family
relationships were just some of th e positive things th at
occurred on vacation.
"My parents, siste rs, and a couple of my friends
spe nt a week at our ca bin in th e Lake of th e Ozarks. A lot
Students travel to of out of the ordinary things happened. We jumped off a
various summer spots 60-foot cliff into water. My body was covered in bruises
for days. It was crazy," se ni or Abbie Buell sa id.
Other students trave led with tea mmates . While
pl aying in tournaments, the athletes visited new pl aces
and bonded with each other.
"My summer baseball team and I went up to
un North Dakota for a Regional Tournament. Th e town was
really small, so there wasn't much to do. Th e peopl e
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livin g there were ve ry different than us, but sin ce my
'" ~~~ Not all students vacationed in the United States.
teammates were there the experience was fun,"
sop homore Kyle Crum sa id.
Many traveled to Spain for school trips or other countries
for mission trips. Th ey discovered the different ethnicity
and culture of different parts of th e world.
"I traveled to Mex ico on a miss ions trip with
Trinity Church. It was the best ex peri ence of my li fe
beca use we were ab le to communica te in Spanish with
the people of M ex ico . Th e kids loved playing with us,
especiall y when we had a three-legged race. Th e
sun Participating in daring
community that we stayed in made me so thankful for
everything I have in the U.S .... - like air conditioning,"
se ni or Annie Mcinnis sa id.
adventures or visiting new pl aces,
all trips made lasting memori es. While in Seguri a, Spain ,
students stand in front of a
Whether it was spe nt with family, famous castl e. On th eir
friends, or new acquaintances, fourteen day trip, th ey ate
students enjoyed the time off at a variety of restaurants
and experienced the culture
during summer break, as they of the country. photo con-
engaged in various traveling tributed by Lindsey Calvin
experiences .
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If you could travel anywhere,
with anyone, where would it be?
" I'd like to travel to South America with my close
friend Allie H armon. I'd like to explore the beautiful
terrain and climb the mountains."-Junior Katie Roling
" I would go to Frisco, CO with my friends Phil
Hogberg, Brian M cmamus, Rachel Jackson, and Kary
Snell. I'd like to go there so we could go skiing down
Copper Mountain." - Freshman Bryan Bordenkecher .
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