Bernadette Pieper

Chinook Writer 

Casper College’s spring break went from March 9-16, and students and faculty took a week off. Students mostly either went home, escaped on a vacation, or stayed at the college. Students could relax and recharge, adventure to different locations in the U.S., or even explore another country. 

Spring break is a big event for most colleges in the United States. Spring break typically happens between mid-March to the end of March. Spring break overall is a mental decompression so students can relax before finals. Spring break also helps professors catch up on grading and get ready for the last part of the semester and also time to relax and recharge, according to Dr. Messina & Associates article “Why is Spring Break Important?” 

In an ASL 1020 class with seven students, one student went to Florida, four stayed in Casper, and two went home to their families outside of Casper. Students in this class reported that they hung out with family and friends, worked, adventured, snowboarded, and relaxed. Some said they completed homework while others avoided any school related tasks and enjoyed their time away from college.

A student in the ASL class, Zoie Bonczkowski said, “I like spring break was earlier in the month. It felt like a long semester and by having that break it was enjoyable. I like how we did not have spring break with the high school students.”  

Meanwhile, student athletes on the basketball teams stayed at the college because they had games and practices. Both men’s and women’s basketball teams played games for the NJCAA tournament during the week of spring break. 

Additionally, some students did not leave campus due to not wanting to go home or avoiding travel. Other students stayed at the college due to club or activity obligations and some said they just wanted to stay at the college and hang out around Casper.

Julie Seidell, student said, “I really enjoyed breakt to breathe and relax. I stayed here in Casper and hung out with friends, worked, and went snowboarding a lot.” 

CC’s spring break at the end did have some weather that made some students question if they were able to get back to Casper for the week of school after break.There were some sporadic snowstorms and thunderstorms across the United States. 

Talking with a few students that went home that live in the western part of Wyoming there was a snowstorm that came through and roads were closed, but they were able to make it back that Sunday before classes started on Monday. A few students who went to the eastern part of the U.S. had some flights delayed due to bad thunderstorm. 

Kassadee Lym, student, said, “I live in the Southwest part of Wyoming and there was a snow storm that came through, but I was able to get back on Sunday. I did question if I was going to make it back or not.”

There were some clubs and organizations that had students go on some other related trips for their club or organization. CC Student Life did have around twenty students go to Moab, Utah for a three-day trip to adventure and hike Moab. 

“I really enjoyed the trip to Moab. It was at the beginning of spring break. We went hiking and it was a straight up hill hike that we went on one of the days,” said Katelyn Boespflug, a student at CC. 

Across the CC campus students did various activities for spring break. Spring break provided time for most students across campus to relax, recharge, and mentally decompress. Many students enjoyed their time off with little to no homework. Now it is back to hitting the books for the students at CC. After spring break CC has eight weeks left of the 2024 spring semester.