Education continues during vacation for South travelers

It’s the time of year when students breathe a sigh of relief and welcome the start of April vacation. Although many will take the opportunity to kick back and relax at home, some Nashua High School South students are fortunate enough to have already departed Nashua for their spring break destinations. The primary objectives of these students include neither sunbathing nor shopping, however, as their trips are based on educational purposes. One group left with main coordinator Sarah Paling, a humanities teacher at South, on Wednesday for London. This trip was organized in collaboration with the Advanced Placement English literature and composition classes, which consist only of seniors. The itinerary highlights historic sites and settings relevant to the British literature read and discussed in class. Students will have the opportunity to visit a number of attractions, such as Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and Shakespeare’s famous Globe Theater. “I think it will be a great experience to visit the places I’ve read and learned about through my English and history classes in high school,” AP literature student Jackie Gillis said prior to the trip. Another journey to Europe consists mainly of students from North and Alvirne high schools, but opened an invitation to a few South students, as well. Last summer, a handful of students from a high school English class in Germany visited the U.S.