Spring Break (Florida Style!)
by Jake Fanning
A
h, Spring break. A perfect time for vacationing
when the weather isn't too hot or too cold. This year in
Colorado, it was no different. We experienced a week
with everything from snow to 70° weather.
At Ralston Valley, however, not everyone stayed in
Colorado. Many students here were able to experience
Spring Break in a new way.
Here at Ralston Valley High School, we have four different school sponsored trips during Spring Break.
These trips included three that went overseas (England, France, and Spain). Only one of the trips actually
started in the United States. This trip went to Orlando,
Florida.
Around three hundred students in Ralston Valley's
band, orchestra, and choir journeyed on a three hour
flight to visit Orlando, Florida.
Overall, the trip lasted from Sunday, March 23
through Friday, March 28. A total of six days spent in
hot, humid, paradise (or hot, humid, torture depending
on how you look at it).
I was able to question two students that went on the
trip, Jean McClelland ('17) and Heather Stehle ('16) about
their musical experience in Orlando.
I first asked the two what places they visited in Florida.
"Downtown Disney (Disney's shopping district), Magic
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Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Animal Kingdom,
and Universal Studios." (Jean McClelland, '17)
I then asked the two what their favorite place out of
the six places was. Jean’s answer was a little held back as
she considered her answer carefully, "Personally, it was a
tie for me. My favorite was either Harry Potter because
well it's Harry Potter. I was able to experience the world
inside of the book. Everything from the actual Hogwarts
castle to Hogsmeade and bitterness. But, I also enjoyed
Epcot a lot too. It was an incredible experience being able
to visit 20 different countries in just a couple of hours.
On top of that I got to sample all of the food that varied
greatly depending on what country you were visiting."
(Jean McClelland, '17)
Heather on the other hand had a clear decision in
mind before I even asked the question, “Magic Kingdom
was definitely my favorite over all of the other resorts. I
like it so much because it was the old time Disney feel.
To me Magic Kingdom is what being a kid and going to
Disney World is all about.” (Heather Stehle, ‘16)
My next question for the two was: what rides did you
do in Disney and which rides were your favorite and
which one was your least favorite? Both took some time
to answer, to consider all of the rides they had rode and
which ones were worthy of mention.