OC HIGH / STUDENT NEWS AND VIEWS : OC High asks: What’s the most exciting thing you’ve ever done?

Responses gathered by Leeza Duong, Santiago; Joslin Gemsch, Capistrano; David Brinkman, Edison; Trica Michels, Fountain Valley; Christine Monette, Rosary; Cherie Chan, Marina; Michelle Pham, Trabuco Hills; Kiran Jain, El Dorado; Courtney Adams, Corona del Mar; Judy Tsai, Huntington Beach; Robert Wenzel, Irvine; Jennifer Tobkin, Villa Park.

“Meeting a Chinese movie star in Hong Kong.”

Nan Chau, 16

sophomore, Santiago

“Running into port-a-potties with my car. Those things fly 20 feet.”

Name withheld, 17

junior, Capistrano Valley

“To stand on my roof at midnight and scream at the top of my lungs. It was very exciting and almost ethereal.”

Nicole Smith, 16

sophomore, Edison

“Rock climbing to a waterfall in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.”

Jessica Wingett, 17

junior, Rosary

“A trip to London with my family. I saw the Tower of London, many museums and I rode in a double-decker bus. I had a great time!”

Justin Hu, 14

freshman, Fountain Valley

“I will go to Hawaii for my senior trip without my parents.”

Candy Cambell, 17

senior, Marina

“I was abducted . . . and became an exhibit in an intergalactic zoo.”

Brian Russell, 17

junior, Trabuco Hills

“Backpacking rim to rim across the Grand Canyon with my Boy Scout troop.”

John Reese, 17

senior, El Dorado

“A car ran over my foot and nothing happened. I was excited that my foot wasn’t broken. I faked that I was hurt all day.”

Manishi Parikh, 16

junior, Capistrano Valley

“Singing on national TV in front of Congress in the Caucus Room of the White House.”

Tim Timmons, 18

senior, Corona del Mar

“I once ate soggy Rice Chex without sugar.”

Jenna Schnacker, 18

senior, Huntington Beach

“When I went para-sailing.”

Jackie Dombrowski, 17

junior, Irvine

“This year, on the first day of school, the girl I liked had sunburned lips. She said they hurt, and all of a sudden I found myself leaning over and kissing them. I asked her out later that day and we’ve been going out ever since.”

Stefan Joly, 17

sophomore, Villa Park

“Moving to California. Coming from Minnesota, California and the people in it seemed about as real as 90210, and seeing all the places I’d only heard of was exciting.”

Kristina Streimikes, 18

senior, El Dorado

“Winning the doubles league championship in tennis this year.”

Yvonne Vu, 17

junior, Santiago

“Traveling to New York City and seeing the East Coast.”

Jennifer Norton, 16

sophomore, Rosary

“This year I won JV League championships for the 300-meter hurdle.”

Erin Okonek, 16

sophomore, Marina

“Living in Italy on AFS and becoming fluent in a new language.”

Ashley Johnson, 17

senior, Corona del Mar

“I met A.J. Foyt and I got to be driven in the Indy pace car for the first five laps of the 1989 Indianapolis 500.”

Josh Moore, 18

senior, Huntington Beach

“I made the varsity swim team my first year of high school.”

Kimber Davis, 15

freshman, Villa Park

“I journeyed to Mexico, spent $12 and had the time of my life.”

Sean Campbell, 18

senior, Huntington Beach