It’s Spring Break again.
Spring Break officially starts Friday, and students and teachers won’t come back to school until March 21.
The modern concept of spring break in the United States began in 1936, at Colgate University. The tradition of having spring break came from the ancient Greek and Roman festival of Lupercalia. Sam Ingram was the man who first made spring break happen.
Spring break in all different places all happen at different times.
For seventh-grader Adleigh Laderer, Spring Break won’t be spent sitting around home.
“For Spring Break, I’m going on vacation,” Laderer said.
She’s not the only DMS student who has been looking forward to Spring Break.
Other seventh-graders, including Bretli Casteel, Emma Lopez and Trista Letua weren’t making many plans, but they were still excited for the break.
Lopez said she will be staying around Duncan for Spring Break.
“I’m just going to text my friends,” she said.
Letua had similar plans.
“I’m going to text Emma over Spring Break,” she said.
Spring Break originally came about to give students and teachers a break for their mental and physical well-being. And it comes at the end of the third quarter of the school year and prior to state testing.
For Duncan Public Schools, Spring Break traditionally occurs during the third week of March. This break marks the second break for the semester.
Previously, DMS students and staff had a long-weekend scheduled for Presidents Day weekend, which started Feb. 14. The weekend got even longer, when winter weather resulted in two virtual days and an inclement weather day.
Spring Break is also one of four seasonal breakfast for students and teachers, including Fall Break in October, Winter Break (Christmas Break) in December, and Summer Break in June and July.
Casteel said she’s ready for the break, but she isn’t sure what her break will entail.
“That’s a good question,” she said. “I don’t know.
