A splash to end the summer as schools starts in a flash
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - The school year begins for students and teachers across El Paso Monday with splash pads across the city offering an escape from triple digit temperatures to celebrate last moments of summer vacation.
Splash pads across El Paso have a given families a free way to escape the summer heat, something one parent who spoke to ABC-7, Raquel Cornejo, said has been a welcome addition to family days out in the hot summer sun.
"The splash water parks are good for parents to come in and cool off, the kids have fun," Cornejo said. "You could just bring some sandwiches, some capri-suns and have fun and it's good for our budget."
Some kids told ABC-7 why they liked coming to the splash pads, of which the answers varied.
One said they like the bucket feature that drenches them with water as it topples over, another said they like coming to have fun with their friends.
A common response for the best part of summer was spending time with family, like Santa Teresa High School Junior Lucas Chavarria, who liked being able to spend time with his brothers most of all.
"I get to spend more time with my brothers since we we're in school and he's in college. But now I'm able to spend more time, come to the park, play." Chavarria said.
Cornejo had a similar sentiment, saying she'll miss having her kids home throughout the day once the school year starts.
"I do miss my kids, I do enjoy having them home," Cornejo said. "But it's also good for parents to catch up with their work and other things that we need to do. Plus, vacation time comes around and we also enjoy having the kids for vacation."
Going back to school was a subject the kids who spoke to ABC-7 were less than enthused about, with one Kohlberg elementary School student saying she was a bit nervous because school can be a bit challenging sometimes.
Chavarria was willing to say he just didn't want to go back, adding he felt summer went by too fast and that he doesn't like the repetitiveness of the school day during the semester.
"I just don't like waking up doing it every day. I mean, it gets repetitive," Chavarria said. "The first month I'm gonna be excited, then after that I'm not going to want to go."
One silver lining to him though was a new soccer season, he told ABC-7 he plays for his school's team as a mid fielder and sometimes center-back and added that he would like to win the state championship this season after being knocked out in the semi-finals last season by Albuquerque Academy on penalties.
