SUMMERSUMMERSUMMERSUMMERSUMMERSUMMER!

Recently, that has been the only thing on my mind. Especially when I was at home sick. As I sat there, wrapped up in my blankets, I couldn't help but wish for the clouds to be less dreary, the weather to be about 40 degrees warmer, and the sun to be shining.

I cannot wait until summer.

Summer means we are done with finals and school and all of that stress. Of course, the biggest stress factor is waking up early, for me at least. It really is difficult for me to pull myself out of bed when I see the sun glaring in my eyes. My natural instinct is to pull my teddy bear over my head to block the light and return to my dreams.

As the summer fast approaches, I have been continually looking forward to summer reading. Last summer, I think I only read two books excluding the required summer reading for English. So this year, I really want to spend more time immersing myself in fine literature.

I assume every single person at Uni is worn out and looking forward to summer. The ceaseless barrage of work will finally come to an end after a flurry of finals. My question is, after school is out, what will I do?

We've now entered the last quarter of the 2007-08 school year, and you can't help but hear all the seniors expressing their enthusiasm in nearly being done with high school.

I, on the other hand, have five more quarters to complete until the end of my high school career. Nonetheless, I'm extremely excited for what's to come.

I took this picture when it was over 80 degrees outside this summer at Meadowbrook Park in Urbana.

If you were to ask Uni High students which season it is, many would say autumn. Perhaps it is the mentality that summer ends when school starts. Officially, autumn does not begin this year until Sept. 23. That day is called the autumn equinox.