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| Last year's seniors enjoy their crabfeast. Courtesy of Amy Meyers |
Mount de Sales seniors are excited to go to the beach with their friends after graduation. Packed in cars with all of their belongings, the main goal is just getting to the beach and meeting up with friends. It’s the annual senior week at Ocean City, MD. Approximately 30,000 seniors from Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and even Utah all go to Ocean City. The most popular week is June 2-9, although senior week spans out over a three week period.
“Although I am a little nervous, I think it will be great for the kids to see all of their friends one last time before they go away to college,” said senior parent Larry D’Elia.
Finding a house was one of the most stressful things about senior week. Kids even started to look for a house back in the fall. They wanted a cheap and affordable house, but most importantly one that rented to seniors. A majority of the seniors split up into group of 6-8 people. Houses for that number of people averaged about $1,500-$2,000.
“Planning senior week was stressful because we had to split up our group of friends to get a house, but it all worked out and I am excited,"said senior Emma Talbot.
Another worry about the week was what to bring. Many houses do not provide linens, towels, paper towels, toilet paper, and paper plates. Seniors are responsible to bring all of the items listed above in addition beach blankets and towels. Also, they should bring laundry detergent if a washer is available, food, and sunscreen.
“I am really excited to be able to be at the beach with all of my friends and get to meet up with old friends ," said senior Courtney Geier.
M. D'Elia '12
M. D'Elia '12