The Senior Year Spring Break = Party Time!

on February 28, 2010 at 7:00 AM

My spring break senior year

Spring break senior year was kind of a big deal in my school. Every year, members of the senior class would always get together and go to Panama City Beach.

I was, what you would call, a "good kid" in high school (and no, I'm not just saying this because my mother reads all of my posts). So, I didn't go on this "epic" trip, and I seriously doubt my mom would have let me even if I wanted to.

Oh sure, my class came back with stories about how so-and-so hooked up, how one guy got crazy drunk and passed out in the bathroom, how they stole streets signs, etc. Hilarious.

But my two best friends and I opted the more goodie-two-shoes route and went to Disney World. We were quite the rebels, weren't we? And yes, that would be me wearing the Mickey ears (and I really cannot believe I just posted this for the world to see **cheeks blushing in humilation**). Gosh, I was soooo dorky back then!

Anyways, we came back with just as many fun stories as "the cool kids" did, only ours didn't take large amounts of alcohol to create them. And we had an absolute blast.

Not saying it's a bad thing to let your kids go somewhere like PCB for spring break...especially when it's their last year of high school and they're technically adults. It's one of those things: kids will be kids and you just gotta hope you gave them enough knowledge to be responsible when they do get crazy (i.e. no drinking and driving, always use a condom, etc). I guess all we can do is cross our fingers, huh?

When is spring break for your family? Are you doing a spring break trip? Are you going as a family or, if they're older, are they doing their own thing?

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MomOfJandM

on Feb 28, 2010 at 8:58 PM

Jeez, where I lived no one did anything for spring break unless they were family vacations. You are talking about seniors in high school right? College kids had their spring breaks, but for us under-agers it was family trips to relatives houses or somewhere that mom and dad wanted to go.

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justanotherjen

on Mar 1, 2010 at 9:37 AM

I didn't do anything for Spring Break when I was in high school. I had no interest in partying or anything and would have never had the money to go anywhere (no job and my parents could barely pay their own bills). There were girls in my high school (a Catholic all-girl school) who went to Panama City on their parents' dime and had a wild time but most of us stayed home. A few of my friends went on vacation together to like Wisconsin Dells and stuff. Actually I never went on spring break in college either. I was too busy working.

My kids are still young. Spring break for the older 3 (in 1st, 2nd and 4th grades) is the week after Easter. My preschooler still has school (and one of those days she has snack day because her birthday is the day after Easter) so we won't be going anywhere. Not to mention my husband still has to work. When they are in high school I doubt we let them go off and party. My oldest won't be 18 until after she graduates high school so there's no way she's going anywhere.

4kidz916

on Mar 1, 2010 at 12:35 PM

Our spring break is the week after Easter. We won't be going anywhere as a family, but my daughter, a senior in high school, is debating whether to visit family in Florida or stay at home and have the opportunity to see an old friend that moved away during middle school. Either way I'm not worried about the partying since she'll either be at home or with family.

twinsplus2more

on Mar 21, 2011 at 5:31 PM

That's bull! You don't need a Sweet 16 party, you don't need a big Spring break trip Senior year, you don't need a giant graduation party. It ISN"T necessary!!!