Although the season won’t officially end for another month, this
weekend marks the close of summer for most Hollister children.
Hollister – In the week leading up to the first day of class, Hollister mother Angela Scarcella tries to get her two daughters back into a school schedule – enforcing their bedtimes and waking them up earlier in the morning.
“I do a lot of getting them ready for the first day,” Scarcella said. “I think for the most part they’re ready to go back to school.”
Although the season won’t officially end for another month, this weekend marks the close of summer for most Hollister children. On Monday morning, school bells throughout San Benito County will mark the official end of summer vacation for thousands.
For students – and their parents – this means three days remain for last-minute purchases of school supplies and clothes.
Rosio Reyes got off work early Thursday and will do the same today so she can take her two sons shopping for supplies.
“I don’t want to do it over the weekend because it’s hard to beat the crowds,” Reyes said.
It also means the last few days of freedom from homework. Still, many Hollister students are excited about the prospect of heading back to the classroom.
Reyes’ sons Alex, 10, and Allen, 7, will be going back to school Monday at Cerra Vista. Alex said it will be “pretty good” to head back to class and see his friends. He’s anxious to find out who his teacher is and who’s in his class, he said.
Other students are even more pumped about the chance to get back in the classroom.
“I feel excited because I get to see all my friends that I haven’t seen over the summer and I get to see my teacher again,” said Brittany Scarcella, 11, daughter of Angela Scarcella.
Brittany will be headed into the sixth grade at Gabilan Hills School, one of the first students taking part in the school’s expansion into a kindergarten through eighth grade school.
Seven-year-old Josie Scarcella, Brittany’s younger sister, said she’s ready to learn new things this year in the second grade.
“It was fun over the summer, but I’m going to be seeing my playground and seeing my friends again,” Josie said.
Both Josie and Brittany spent Thursday shopping with their mom for new clothes, and getting haircuts to prepare for the big day.
Even for older kids, heading back to school can be positive – especially if it means breaking up a mundane summer break.
Matt Torres, 16, said he was actually looking forward to returning to San Benito High School, where he’ll be a junior.
“I’m happy because then I don’t have to be bored this summer,” Torres said, adding “Hopefully, I’ll try to do better (this year).”
Torres spent Thursday afternoon outside Starbucks with friends. He said he would probably go shopping for new school clothes today and spend his last free days hanging out with friends.
His friend Alyssa Simmons, 17, said she was also ready to go back. She noted that she’ll be a senior and it’s nice knowing it’s her last year.
While Torres and Simmons were ready to head back to school, some of their friends were less eager for the impending date.
Kelley King, 17, said she felt like her summer had never even started.
“I’m upset because I worked almost all summer and now I have to go back to school,” King said.
