With the first holiday of the school year happening over Labor Day weekend, students took advantage of the 3-day weekend and enjoyed every minute of it.

Alonna Gibson (11) had a blast at the Lake of the Ozarks on a small vacation.

“I went with my best friend Madi,” she said. “We rode jet skis and went tubing.”

During her stay at the lake, she ate tons of food and chilled on pontoon boats.

“The food was great,” Gibson said. “I got a little sunburned though, but it was totally worth it.”

She said she had such a great time at the lake and that it has become one of her favorite places to visit. She loves spending all day on the water and doing various water activities.

At the end of the day she loved winding down, eating dinner and hanging out with her best friend.

Gibson said that it was a very peaceful weekend well spent at the Lake of the Ozarks.

“I had a blast and am even more excited to go again next year during the summer with my best friend again to recreate some of my favorite memories of this past Labor Day weekend.”