{"id":3074,"date":"2026-03-11T19:38:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/?p=3074"},"modified":"2026-03-11T19:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:38:57","slug":"prepare-to-have-a-safe-spring-break-with-student-activities-pop-up-safe-spring-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/2026\/03\/11\/prepare-to-have-a-safe-spring-break-with-student-activities-pop-up-safe-spring-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare To Have A Safe Spring Break With Student Activities’ “POP-UP: Safe Spring Break”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Spring break is nearly here, and while we all deserve to cut loose and have some fun, it\u2019s important to not forget to look out for each other in the midst of all the merrymaking. With that in mind, JCCC\u2019s Student Life & Leadership<\/a> team is hosting a Spring Break Safety pop-up event<\/a> in Fountain Square<\/a> on Thursday, March 12th, from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

The event focuses on personal health and well-being during spring break and gives students the tools to take care of themselves while still having fun. Student Life Ambassadors, Ashley Calibo, Jenish Patel and Paloma Earnheart, the event organizers, are excited to bring their message to JCCC students.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re talking about how to make your spring break enjoyable and fun and being safe at the same time,\u201d says Patel.<\/p>\n

JCCC\u2019s campus police will likely be at the event to speak to students about physical safety during break. Patel says that police can help students identify potential risks they may encounter while they\u2019re travelling or going out with friends, and how to make smart choices. The event will also offer tips for drinking responsibly. The pop-up team has created dual-sided handouts with mocktail recipes<\/a> on one side and tips for safe drinking on the other.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of students took them,\u201d says Calibo, referencing when the handouts were first used during JCCC\u2019s Soberfest<\/a>. \u201cBecause as young adults, a good majority of us are within the drinking age. And so our culture right now is going to parties, being social\u2013but again, how can we have some gentle, friendly reminders to make sure to keep each other accountable, keep each other safe?\u201d<\/p>\n

The pop-up team recognizes that not every student will be partying during spring break. Some students who choose to stay in may feel a loss of routine or social connection with their peers. Some may simply want to check in with themselves to see how they\u2019re doing. Mental health clinician Sarah Albert hopes to be at the event to offer resources to students who may need extra support during break.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s really great now because students can actually go to her directly,\u201d Calibo explains. \u201cShe has these little flyers she hands out to the students, and you can make appointments with her.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Student Life Ambassadors also know that mental and physical health go hand-in-hand. They\u2019re excited to have fitness instructor Deborah Bowers join the pop-up to teach students ways to keep their bodies in motion throughout spring break.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like our generation does want to move more,\u201d says Calibo. \u201cTalking with students, not many know that we do have these drop-in yoga classes in the fitness center. If they have a break from classes, we still have offices open. This could be a way for you to connect with the fitness center and take care of yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Director of Student Life & Leadership, Anne Turney, says that pop-up events like Spring Break Safety are a new way of interacting with students on campus. She hopes that by providing physical reminders to students, like brochures or handouts, they can bring increased awareness to personal safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe you’re putting on sunblock, and you notice something out of the corner of your eye,\u201d says Turney. \u201cLike, \u2018Oh, that seems off. I remember we stopped at this [pop-up] to get the sunblock, and they [said], \u2018Hey, speak up if you see something.\u2019 I’m going to say something.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Turney believes that the pop-ups are great for building social connections between students as well as giving them helpful resources, even if it\u2019s just in passing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it’s just those little micro moments that can build up and give students the resources and the skills that they need to be aware of their surroundings or know what to do in a moment.\u201d\u00a0The Spring Break Safety pop-up will be held in Fountain Square<\/a>, outside the GEB building, on March 12th from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. For more information about the event or how to get connected with Student Life & Leadership on campus, visit them here<\/a> or follow on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spring break is nearly here, and while we all deserve to cut loose and have some fun, it\u2019s important to not forget to look out for each other in the midst of all the merrymaking. With that in mind, JCCC\u2019s Student Life & Leadership team is hosting a Spring Break Safety pop-up event in Fountain Square on Thursday, March 12th, from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":3075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[346],"class_list":["post-3074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"Saul Epstein","author_link":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/author\/sepstein\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/files\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-11-193809.jpg","coauthors":[{"link":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/author\/avah-robinett\/","display_name":"Avah Robinett"}],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Life<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Life<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 6 months ago","modified":"Updated 6 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on March 11, 2026","modified":"Updated on March 11, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on March 11, 2026 7:38 pm","modified":"Updated on March 11, 2026 7:38 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":346,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"avah-robinett","display_name":"Avah Robinett","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","first_name":"","last_name":"","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/files\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-11-193809.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3074"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3076,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3074\/revisions\/3076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3074"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=3074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}