Long-Weekend Activities: Staying Out, Staying Put
You deserve a break today . . . and tomorrow, and the next day and the day after that.
How will you spend the extra days off from school that come courtesy of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln? Planning surprise birthday parties for the former commanders in chief?
With Presidents’ Weekend fast approaching, Hot Topics wonders, “What’s your favorite vacation activity?”
“Sleeping, eating, watching TV.”
Jason Hsu, 17, senior, Brea-Olinda
“Going to the mall.”
Kristin Helms, 15, freshman, St. Margaret’s
“Spending time with my happy family.”
Kerri Aldrich, 17, senior, Los Alamitos
“Ditching my parents on vacation.”
Matt Cadish, 18, senior, Brea-Olinda
“To party a lot, meet girls and feel good.”
Justin Short, 17, junior, Santa Margarita
“Guy-watching.”
Kelley Fullerton, 16, junior, Esperanza
“I like to travel by car. I take whatever money I have and just go.”
Robert Bowen, 18, senior, Marina
“Driving through the desert and seeing all the scenery . . . until I get carsick.”
Rebecca Neal, 17, senior, Rancho Alamitos
“Going to Sequoia with my friends and family. We stay up there for two to three weeks and camp. We also enjoy rock-climbing and swimming.”
Manuel Mendoza, 17, sophomore, Buena Park
“I like to go snow skiing and snow-boarding.”
Shanay Dickerson, 16, junior, Santa Margarita
“Skiing and sleeping.”
Lisa Cheley, 16, junior, Los Alamitos
“Going to Disneyland.”
Christina Jose, 17, senior, Brea-Olinda
“Learning about cultures and different ways of life.”
Bob Hulse, 17, senior, Marina
“During the summer I like to go to Lake Havasu with family and friends. We stay on a houseboat for one to two weeks and water ski, go fishing and sunbathe.”
Marissa L. Gomez, 18, senior, Buena Park
“Sleeping in and staying up all night with my friends.”
Pete Garcia, 17, senior, Rancho Alamitos
“Eating a lot.”
Mary Collins, 17, senior, Esperanza
“Relaxing.”
Shannon Carroll, 17, junior, St. Margaret’s
“Going out with friends.”
Connie Lu, 16, junior, Marina
“Playing basketball.”
Jamie Berman, 15, sophomore, Santa Margarita
“Spinnaker sailing.”
Amy Ezell, 17, junior, Brea-Olinda
“Being with my brother and sister because they’re never home.”
Tina Yang, 16, junior, Marina
“I like to go to Big Bear for a week during the summer and fish and swim all day long.”
Albert Granadas, 15, sophomore, Buena Park
“Jet skiing.”
Tricia Benjamin, 14, freshman, St. Margaret’s
“Spending two weeks in Hawaii and wasting all of my money on things I don’t need in the shops of Oahu.”
Theresa Depalza, 18, senior, Rancho Alamitos
“Water skiing, snow skiing and sailing.”
Kory Kramer, 15, freshman, Santa Margarita
“Ice-skating.”
Wendy Naugler, 16, junior, Los Alamitos
“Taking a trip to San Francisco with a bunch of my friends.”
Rita Wirsch, 17, senior, Rancho Alamitos
“Reading.”
Mike Sperl, 17, senior, Marina
“Relaxing at home or going to Lake Tahoe.”
Aneesh Shah, 16, junior, Brea-Olinda
“Just doing whatever makes the vacation special.”
Marty Anderson, 15, sophomore, Esperanza
“Complaining.”
Charles Vogl, 17, senior, St. Margaret’s
Next Week’s Hot Topic:
How do you know when your boyfriend or girlfriend is cheating on you? What are the signs?
Responses gathered by Brian Lee (Brea-Olinda), Karen Shelley (Buena Park), Jennifer Leuer (Esperanza), Trisha Ginsburg (Los Alamitos), Gail Altman (Marina), Elizabeth Mueller (Rancho Alamitos), Brooke Lyons (St. Margaret’s) and Kate Elftmann (Santa Margarita).