Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2000, Page 87

Description:	How did you spend theholidays?55With family and friends, students enjoy the breakI woke up early onthe 25th of December tothe sound of my little brothersdeciding who will wake me up,Do it ... *No, you do it ... Notme, I did it last time, becausewhoever does wake me up getstheir little rear-end kicked.You see, my stepdad isCatholic, and it would justseem weird to celebrate theholidays with only 3/5ths ofthe family, so we allparticipate together in thefestivities. During Chanukahthe whole family sits downevery night to light theMenorah, the oldest son lightsthe candles and says theprayer one says on Chanukah.Over all, the holiday seasonisnt that bad and the looksthat I get when people find outthat I celebrate both holidaysare always refreshing, seniorDan Mien said.A week beforeChristmas we beginopening our presents and weopen one present every otherday until Christmas Eve.Then, we eat a hugetraditional dinner with thewhole family, and then openthe rest of the gifts. OnChristmas Eve we eat aspecial dinner and thank Godfor the precious night, seniorJennifer Valentin said.The holiday season isalways a simple and normaltime of the year for my family.Everything goes just like anyother time of year until justbefore and around Christmaswhen we usually have a hugedinner with our family, friendsand relatives. It is prettymuch just a normal time ofthe year. We dont have toomany traditions, freshmanTommy Palmer said.by Jessee HahnThis Christmasbreak was just like anyother Christmas break for myfamily. We stayed in a cabinin Brown County, Indiana forone weekend with anotherfamily. Then, on ChristmasEve, we went to mygrandfathers house toexchange gifts with all of myother relatives. After that, wego to the church for theChristmas pageant and thengo home and wait untilChristmas morning. OnChristmas day, after openingall of our gifts, we have ourannual Christmas dinner andlay around for the rest of theday, sophomore LynnFreeman said.Christmas timearound my house ispretty busy. With sevenbrothers and sisters runningaround, its hard for myparents to find time to getpresents for all of us. My momplays Christmas music fordays on end to ease the rushand strain of the large familyChristmas shopping dilemma.and we have many Christmasdecorations inside and oul ofour house. It is a quite afestive environment aroundthe Roberts house during theholiday season. senior NickRoberts said.I like to spendChristmastime and theholidays with friendsand family, justhanging out andhaving fun together.We usually haveChristmas here andthen leave for acouple of days to goand visit relatives.For me, Christmasis just a time to getaway from everythingand have fun andrelax, junior EmilyEllsworth said.Preparing for orchestra class, juniorMegan Rudicil gets out her cello. SantaClaus hats were a popular item amongstudents during the holiday season.Singing Christmas carols, senior KimSmith and her family, including her sister,sophomore Sarah Smith, celebrate theholidays. Singing Christmas carols wasstill a popular activity during Christmastime.Lizz Hershey87
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