Beal City prepares for Spring Break

Mariah Richards
Edited by Erin Hillard, John Morelli

Spring Break is a time for all students to enjoy life, hang out with friends, stay up and out all night, and generally have a good time, free from the pressures of schoolwork.

And it’s not just for college students anymore.

High school students at Beal City high school are getting in on the action too, some going as far away as Florida, and others planning to just catch up on schoolwork. Break begins on Monday the 31st, and runs for a week.

Some students, like Molly Ley, 18, are working hard to see and do as much as they can before they have to go off to college.

“My friends and I are going on a road trip to Mackinaw City,” Ley said. “It’s our senior year and we wanted to do the road trip thing while we can still afford it.”

Ley's older sister advised her to take the trip. “I told her to go for it while she’s still debt free,” said Ley’s sister Ashley. “I missed out on a lot, because I spent all break studying almost every year.”

For other students, money is the main reason they will be staying at home this year.

“I’m not going anywhere,” said Caleb Recker, 16. “I’d like to, but I can’t afford it.”

“I’m going to be catching up on math homework,” said student Tyler Yates. The junior also plans on working a few extra shifts at his job.

Some students are luckier than others.

“My parents take me and my sister to Florida every year for Spring Break,” said sophomore, Amber Gecco.

The senior and her twin have been going to Florida and staying with relatives, since they were seven years old.

“I’m just hoping this year my sister and I get to go some places on our own, because we finally have our driver’s licenses,” she added.