OC HIGH: STUDENT NEWS AND VIEWS : OC High asks: What do you do for fun when you have no money?

“I like to sit home, make lots of Orville Redenbacher caramel popcorn with salsa and watch reruns of Ron Popeil’s infomercials. So far, I’ve ordered 17 pasta makers and 12 wonder mops.”

Marni Bregman, 15, sophomore, Woodbridge

“Play my guitar.”

Edgar Huerta, 17, senior, Valencia

“I teach my dog tricks.”

Becky Goodman, 15, sophomore, Trabuco Hills

“My friend and I make up games. Let’s say we had two brooms and a can. We’d crush the can and play broom hockey. We also go to Golf Land and look for clubs and golf balls that people leave in the water. We get a whole free game that way. We also go to the local mall and get free samples of food. Sometimes when you have no money, you have the best of times, with a chance to get to know people. So become broke, get new friends and learn about people.”

Clinton Mosely, 17, junior, Westminster

“I go to the beach, or I bug my mom for money.”

Goya Vasiazis, 15, freshman, Newport Harbor

“Watch reruns on TV or sleep.”

Helen Kim, 17, senior, Santiago

“Have a Pic ‘N Save shopping spree.”

Autum Prav, 16, junior, Brea Olinda

“I talk on the phone or just go window-shopping with friends.”

Gabriella Yap, 16, junior, Fountain Valley

“I just hang out with my friends.”

Silvia Sitar, 15, sophomore, Irvine

“I call up my friends, and we all go down to Barnes & Noble to read.”

Audrey Kim, 17, senior, Huntington Beach

“I go to my friends’ houses and get money from them.”

DeBrise Moore, 16, sophomore, Trabuco Hills

“I’ll go to the gym. I’ll do some exercises and maybe play some basketball.”

Eric Huang, 18, senior, Capistrano Valley

“I usually read or play the piano. During the summer, I go swimming.”

Arianne Schultheis

freshman, Laguna Hills

“When I have no money, there is nothing really to do, so I just pull out my books and do some homework.”

Peter Briggs, 17, senior, Mission Viejo

“I play with Play-Doh and eat Rice-A-Roni.”

Annie Corbett, 15, sophomore, Cypress

“I make fun of people with money.”

Amanda Brennan, 17, junior, Mater Dei

“My friends and I like to chalk messages on people’s driveways.”

Carrie Anderson, 16, junior, Villa Park

“Just be with my friends and not go anyplace.”

Javier Ruiz, 17, senior, Laguna Beach

“I either surf or play basketball. If I can’t do that, I just borrow money.”

Mike Moore, 16, junior, Los Alamitos

“I walk around the mall with friends or get together to hang out at someone’s house. Sometimes even have sleep-overs and rent movies. Basically, enjoy each other’s company.”

Carrie Bell, 14, freshman, Sonora

“My friends and I go kick it at the beach or at each others’ houses.”

Tran Pham, 15, sophomore, Woodbridge

“Window-shopping at the mall and the swap meet, if it is Saturday.”

Emily Keeler, 16, junior, Troy

“Go find a party.”

Brandon Severy, 17, junior, Canyon

“Hang out with my friends at the beach or get in a car and drive everywhere.”

Karen Tran, 17, senior, Santiago

“Watch ‘Star Wars.’ ”

Matt Ezell, 15, sophomore, Brea Olinda

“I kick back with my phone.”

Eugene Choi, 17, senior, Valencia

“Bum at a friend’s house.”

Yusuke Saito, 17, junior, Fountain Valley

“My friends and I get together and we round up our pocket change. If we have enough, then we rent a video and make popcorn.”

Cecile de la Cruz, 17, senior, Irvine

“I go to the mall and window-shop with my best friend or a bunch of friends.”

Jeannie Tran, 15, sophomore, Capistrano Valley

“I find a guy to treat me.”

Lani Magnuson, 16,junior, Newport Harbor

“I usually just hang out with my friends at one of our houses.”

Megan Herr, junior, Laguna Hills

“My friend Lance and I used to go to the mall about every other day. We figured out all the food places that gave out free samples and went by each place two times. With other friends this year, I will just sit at home and have a small jam session, with me on bass guitar.”

Cameron Kalie, 14, freshman, Westminster

“I go to my best friend’s house to watch television, and when we get bored we go off-roading in her CRX.”

Autumn Euler, 16, junior, Mission Viejo

“I hang out with friends. Friends are the best and yet they’re free.”

Jennifer Shim, 14, freshman, Cypress

“Hang out with my friends or watch TV.”

Gary Frank, 15, freshman, Laguna Beach

“Most of the time I go to the beach. I go body-boarding, which doesn’t cost me any money, and I have a lot of fun.”

Adam Huss, 15, freshman, Los Alamitos

“I like to go outside and play hockey or ride my bike to the local mini-mall to browse.”

David Tamaroff, 14, freshman, Huntington Beach

“Sit home and invite a couple friends and watch old movies that we already have.”

Laura Villagenez, 14, freshman, Sonora

“Read.”

Erika Heisick, 14, freshman, Canyon

“Call my friends up and meet them at a playground to play basketball for hours.”

Sam Ith, 16, junior, Los Amigos

* Responses gathered by Leeza Duong, Santiago; Amy Chen, Brea Olinda; Ling Lu, Valencia; Tricia Michels, Fountain Valley; Robert Wenzel, Irvine; Samantha Wood, Trabuco Hills; Joslin Gemsch, Capistrano Valley; Katrina Tangen, Newport Harbor; Eva Joy Leavitt, Laguna Hills; Koreen Kalie, Westminster; Dan Nieto, Mission Viejo; Roxeanne McGraw, Cypress; Jason Foo, Mater Dei; Jennifer Tobkin, Villa Park; Craig Hammill, Laguna Beach; Amber Pierce, Los Alamitos; Amy Woo, Huntington Beach; Elaine Park, Woodbridge; Corey Griffin, Troy; Sabrina Friedman, Canyon, Linda Dao, Los Amigos.