{"id":284605,"date":"2026-04-24T23:54:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/284605\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T23:54:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:54:07","slug":"word-on-the-street-what-is-your-favorite-part-of-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/284605\/","title":{"rendered":"Word on the street: What is your favorite part of spring?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The abundance of art is Stephanie Huynh\u2019s favorite part of spring. Huynh is a Berkeley High School sophomore who grew up watching her sister in the arts. \u201cI just really like watching her sing, dance and express herself through art,\u201d Huynh said,\u201cDuring spring, a lot of \u2026 arts contests and performances are happening around here. It\u2019s just really fun to see.\u201d One of Huynh\u2019s favorite activities in spring is exploring the Bay Area and the rest of California.<\/p>\n<p>                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wos-spring-zephyr_stackhouse-(emmet-davis)-.jpg\" class=\"mx-auto align-none\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Zephyr Stackhouse\n    <\/p>\n<p>Freshman Zephyr Stackhouse likes spring because of the daily variation in the weather. \u201cMy favorite part of spring is how much the weather varies, and throughout the week, it can rain and be sunny at the same time,\u201d she said. According to Stackhouse, spring is the one season where California gets multiple different types of weather. \u201cBecause in California, it\u2019s almost always all rain or all sun,\u201d she said about the weather variation during spring.<\/p>\n<p>                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wos-spring-jalayah_rice(emmet-davis)-.jpg\" class=\"mx-auto align-none\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jalayah Rice\n    <\/p>\n<p>Jalayah Rice is a senior at BHS, which according to her, makes spring a lot more fun. \u201cI say it just gets very active,\u201d she said, \u201cYou have so much to do, especially as a senior, I feel like it kind of gets fun around this time.\u201d Rice likes all of the activities that seniors get to do at the end of the school year \u2014 she mentioned senior skip day, going to the beach, senior assassin, and prom. \u201cIt kind of starts to get summer vibes. Everything starts to get fun again,\u201d Rice said.<\/p>\n<p>                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wos-spring-x-(emmet-davis)3.jpg\" class=\"mx-auto align-none\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Natalia Zarate\n    <\/p>\n<p>BHS junior Natalia Zarate loves spring fashion. She likes the colorful fashion, and how she doesn\u2019t need to layer. \u201cI also really like getting to wear tank tops and skirts,\u201d she said, \u201cI just think that the environment gets a lot happier and a lot prettier.\u201d Additionally, Zarate enjoys outdoor spring activities. \u201cSpring makes me want to go outside more. And so I like to go on walks. I like to read on my porch. I like to hang out with my friends a lot more in spring,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The abundance of art is Stephanie Huynh\u2019s favorite part of spring. 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