compiled by Julia Moss and Jared Perlo

“The coolest thing I did this summer was going bungee jumping at the Ohio State Fair.”
—freshman Ellen Prince
“I traveled alone for the first time.”
—freshman Ethan Smith
“The coolest thing I did this summer was spending two months at summer camp. It’s a great place to relax and be with close friends.”
—sophomore Ethan Plotkin
“The coolest thing I did was definitely going to Costa Rica for 10 days with my friend Olivia and zip-lining through the rain forest.
—sophomore Tatum Abbott
“The coolest things I did this summer was white water rafting in the Grand Canyon and making lots of new friends from all over the country on the trip.”
—junior Monica Kieff
“ The coolest thing I did this summer was going for a night sail with some of my favorite people in the world. It was pitch black outside, but you could see the entire Boston skyline lit up.”
—junior Libby McDonald
“I saw Bruce Springsteen, a.k.a. ‘The Boss.’”
­—senior Jack Reibstein
“I re-lived my childhood by going on the swan boats in the Boston Commons.”
—senior Shereen Sodder