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A student at the water's edge getting ready to throw the Frisbee

When we last left off, the 2021 California High School Summer Program crew had just boarded three large buses to make the one-hour trip up the Pacific Coast highway on its way to Carpinteria State Beach. Not long thereafter, prefects and attendees were on the sand and taking in what was for some their first glimpse of the Pacific Ocean.

  • Volleyball at the beach sand court
  • Volleyball game: A close contest at the net!
  • Long shot of the beach and ocean: busy, but not too crowded
  • Another game of volleyball
  • Cheetos in hand, four girls smile at the camera
  • A student winds up for a Frisbee throw
  • Practicing volleyball setting at the shoreline
  • Six "thumbs-up" around their comrade, who is buried up to the neck in sand and grinning
  • Two students with ice cream bowls
  • Closeup of a student with ocean-tousled hair, shades, and a serious expression on his face
  • The volleyball game develops an audience
  • A student smiles for the camera

The sun was shining, and the water was a perfect 70 degrees, so many waded right in for a refreshing swim. Some participated in games of volleyball and Spikeball, while others chose to simply sit on the warm sand and enjoy each other’s company. A few even emerged with boogie boards and surfboards to try their luck on the waves. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and the outing was a spectacular hit. 

After a few hours the group began wrapping up and gradually making its way to the parking lot, where the buses were waiting to make the return trip to campus. Students all prayed Rosaries on the way back, and in a short time everyone was on campus and devouring a meal of pasta and chicken. Then it was off to St. Bernardine of Siena Library to prepare for today’s readings from Blaise Pascal, Jean-Henri Fabre, and St. Thomas Aquinas.

  • Students fill the tables in the library's left wing
  • Students at the tables in the library's rear right wing
  • Closeup of a a student's text of Fabre on the table
  • Students at the study desks
  • Seven students study in a study room
  • Another study room
  • "Hallway" view down a long row of study desks
  • Students at folding tables near the back of the library
  • A table of three behind the main stacks
  • Another folding table full of students
  • A graduate prefect peruses TIME Magazine.
  • In the foreground, an tabletop game is being set up; in the background, someone has just scored in air hockey.

A delicious snack of brownies and ice cream followed in the coffee shop, and a large game of soccer and several board games were soon under way, all of which lasted right up until curfew. After what was the busiest day yet, the residence halls quieted down very quickly for the night. 

Today it’s back to a full day of classes. See the SummerBlog this afternoon for details!

  • Dramatic shot of a game of ping-pong
  • Two students lounging in a pair of armchairs
  • Three around a small table
  • Eating brownies and ice cream at the coffee shop table
  • A group enjoys brownies and ice cream at one of the smaller side tables
  • A flotilla of brownie-and-ice cream bowls at the coffee shop counter
  • In the back of the coffee shop, students prepare the bowls
  • Card games all down the big table at the coffee shop
  • A student waves to the camera while sipping a drink
  • Two girls chat in a pair of armchairs in a corner
  • Two lie flat on their backs in the grass at night, stargazing