With spring break coming up in just a few short days, everyone is talking about what they are going to be doing during their week off of school. There are so many options as to where to go in the country, or even outside of it, that the possibilities are endless. From California to France, New York to Mexico, Florida to Colorado, or even just staying home in St. Louis, CHS students are all over the map for spring break.

For example, sophomore Regine Rosas is travelling to Boston to visit her friends.  Rosas moved to St. Louis last year, and so she doesn’t see them as often as she would like.

“I love seeing my friends every spring break. It’s so much fun!” Rosas said.

Freshman Julia Tomasson is going down to New Orleans for her week off. She is travelling with her family to visit with her grandparents, who live there.

“I’m looking forward to seeing the city and eating a lot of good food,” Tomasson said.  She also added that she will be seeing a concert there.

Seeing family is a big reason for CHS students to be travelling for spring break. Out of a random poll of 50 students, 19 cited visiting their extended families as reason to travel out of town for spring break.

Junior Syrr Hall is travelling to Arizona for these reasons.

“I’m going to see my godmother, my godsisters, and my little godbrother,” Hall said.

Hall noted that it will be refreshing to get out of Clayton for a bit.

“Also, it will probably be nicer weather down there, so I’ll get to go outside and go swimming more, too,” Hall said.

A popular place to be this spring break is, unsurprisingly, Florida. Many CHS students are taking their break on the sunny beaches of Fort Lauderdale, Destin, Miami, or the Keys.

In contrast, skiing is also an attractive activity to do during spring break, with popular places including Colorado, Utah, and northern California. Gabe de la Paz, a physics teacher, is going to Vail for spring break.

“I’m looking forward to a nice skiing vacation with my family, although I have to grade a hundred lab reports while I’m there,” de la Paz said.

However, some students are simply staying in St. Louis for a relaxing week of no school.

“I’m staying home for spring break, because I don’t have anywhere else to go,” said sophomore Kyle Feller. “I’m excited because I just get to do what I want to do.”

Staying home for a whole week can get some students bored, but some, like freshman Josh Portman, see it as an art form.

“I plan to not leave my house for the entire week,” he said. “Hopefully, a heat map of my movement during spring break will just look like a trail from my room to my kitchen and my bathroom.”

With everyone at CHS excited for their week off, hopefully these last few days will move quickly to spring break.