“What did you do on your summer vacation?” Asked At Newtown High School.

David Kimball: “I backpacked through Europe on my honeymoon. I went paragliding off the Alps in Switzerland and slept in a hostel at the base of Mount Blanc.”

Jim Rovello: “I completed an EMT class at Danbury Hospital from June through August. I am going for national certification in September.”

Cari Strand: “I taught in New Haven at a voluntary academic summer program.”

Virginia Cambareri: “I gardened, grew tomatoes and made sauce. My husband and I went to the Catskills. It was a relaxing summer.”

Polly Currie: “My husband and I celebrated our 30th anniversary on St John in the Caribbean. And I did gardening and household organization projects.”

Annette Chionilos: “On July 5, I won the title of Miss Tall International. I represent 63 Tall Clubs in the US and Canada.”