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Holiday Holiday Rewind Rewind A look back on holiday memories from a time gone by. written by: Trinity Mueller
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or some, looking back on elementary school brings back nostalgic memories, but things can change. In high school, there are no longer Christmas parties, Polar Express day, Thanksgiving breakfast and many other celebrations like there were in elementary school. Maybe a rewind of those fun times could bring the holiday spirit back. “I loved making the paper chains at elementary school parties. Every year we’d write out names and a little note. It was a time we all got to connect and be friends instead of being separated,” sophomore Reagan Sledd said. Paper chains are something classes do in elementary school. Everyone in the class who is making them would take a rectangular piece of paper and some would write a little note while others would write the days until winter break. Another thing very popular was traveling. Not everyone travels during the holidays, some stay with their family around them. “I travel every year during the holidays. We either go to Grandview or Wisconsin. I go with my best friend, Maddie, and her family. I’ve always enjoyed going with them, it’s always a blast, ” Sledd said. Snow days have also changed. Students would get excited when the phone rang and the school called to notify them that a snow day was present that morning. Snow days used to be the unexpected day off school. Some would go outside with their friends, others would stay inside with hot cocoa in hand. Now, due to virtual and remote learning, snow days off might be a thing of the past. “I honestly don’t like them. If it’s a snow day, you shouldn’t work, snow used to be
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exciting and full of freedom. We would play games, like board games, family games. I’d also go outside with my family and play for at least an hour making snowmen, forts and, sledding,” freshmen Zach Bond said. When a snow day does come, the possibilities of the day are limitless. Things like making a snowman or building a fort. Maybe watch a movie or spend time with family. From playing in the snow to grabbing hot chocolate to warm up from the cold. “On snow days, I like to go snowmobiling with family and friends, just to hang out. If I don’t feel like going outside or I’m done with being outside, I like to curl up and watch movies. Depending on my mood, my favorite movies to watch are Elf, Christmas Story, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” Sledd said. Another popular thing was Polar Express day and the parties the day before Winter Break. After recess or specials, coming back to make little snacks or crafts with a movie or some Christmas music in the background before Winter Break was something some of us waited for. But now there’s not as many celebrations as there used to be. “If I could, I would bring back the parties. I really enjoyed making crafts or snacks while a movie was playing in the background. My favorite thing to do during class was making the chains to count down until Winter Break,” Bond said.
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