Traveling to the other coast, Gio Yacoviello (‘23) and his soccer teammates went to California. “My personal favorite place to go was the beach in California, I went for one week and spent time with my teammates,” Yacoviello said. They were in Southern California for the week and played tournaments.

The big city invited Nathan Mir (‘22) and his brothers welcomely. Mir journeyed to New York City with his mom and his three older brothers for five days. “My favorite part of the city was seeing the Statue of Liberty with my family,” Mir said.

Skylar Yam (‘22) flew to China with 15 family members. Her favorite part was, “the Great Wall, the mountains were breathtaking and they are a big part of my culture. We spent four days in Beijing and the rest of the trip was in Hong Kong,” Yam said.

Many students travel to visit their family, like Hailey Fort (‘21). She went all the way to Massachusetts to spend time with her family. “I got to see my aunt and my little cousin. We did little kid stuff, went to the park, bounced on bounce houses, and walked along rivers,” Fort said. Fort had a great time seeing her cousin and getting to bond with her.

Brad Thomas (‘21) spent a week in Marathon, Fl with his friend, Justin Wahl (‘21). “The best part of the trip was the fishing, we caught a lot of Mahi in the keys,” Thomas said.

While some people travel for fun, others travel help out another community. Erica Fig (‘22) traveled to Honduras with her Church on a mission trip. “I was in a little village called La Bolsa in Honduras, and the best part was working in the village building things and playing with the kids on our breaks,” Fig said. Fig got to build relationships with kids in Honduras and also got to help out their community at the same time.

Up in the mountains, all Emma Courtney (‘22) needs is her family and her bucket hat. “I went to Tennessee with my family. The mountains were my favorite part because they were gorgeous, I got to see everything from the top,” Courtney said. She also traveled to Georgia and visited parks, like Forsyth park.

Imagine going to Africa and riding an elephant with people you love. That was reality for Eden Nehorai (‘20) who spent most of her summer in Africa with her family. “My favorite place was Botswana and my favorite thing was riding an elephant with my family in Zimbabwe,” Nehorai said.

In Florence, Italy, Connor Walser (‘21) smiles with Porcellino, a bronze statue that grants good luck when it’s nose is rubbed. “My favorite thing was Greek night because I got to show off my dance moves and go on stage and learn how to belly dance,” Walser said. Walser traveled to Italy and Greece with Ms. Palls, on a school trip with five other students.

Vijay Hord (‘22) drove from Palm Harbor to New York. “My favorite place was Brooklyn because I love the city. We went through 5 states to get there in a truck and I was with my two best friends,” Hord said. They road tripped their way through this past summer.