As February days begin to lengthen, thoughts of spring begin to grip the minds of students and adults alike. These two young men, after attending a recent basketball game, celebrate as they dreamt of planting flowers, cleaning out the garage and anticipate the fragrant aroma of peach blossoms.

Greg Stobbe, left, keeps Julio Ibarra in check by dissuading him from the season of young love to pursue manly activities such as pruning, tidying his room and completing unfinished third-quarter assignments.