Summertime often brings a much-needed break to many students’ and teachers’ lives, resulting in healthier and happier people by the time August rolls around. This transformation from stress-filled Mondays during which everyone is cramming for finals and AP tests, to only worrying about what swimsuit to wear to the pool or what day of the week it is, is evident in many ways, and pictures are a great way to demonstrate this shift. Students pre-summer vacation are often stressed, worried, and tired, seen in their postures, facial expressions, and overall mental state. However, after an exciting summer, kids return to school rejuvenated and oftentimes much happier, as seen in the pictures to the right.

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Sarah Walsh, 12, at the beginning of summer