Don’t Forget the

EDITOR’S INK

OUR TIPS

Gift Giving

1. Know the Person

Be able to give them something that they would not buy for themselves, but something that they would (obviously) still want. Pay attention to what they would buy for themselves,and they would love to get it from you.

2. No Regifting

Even if you think the person who gave you the “well meaning” gift didn’t put it as much thought into it as you could have. No gift meant for you is meant to go to someone else, no matter how cost effective it is.

3. Think of the Four Gift Guide Rule

Something that they need, something that they want, something that they can wear or something that they can read.

4. Don’t Forget the Wrapping

If you are lastly unsure of whatever you have gifted the well deserving person then, the last step is superb wrapping. Sure it is what’s on the inside that counts but a beautiful outside never hurt anyone.

5. Do it Yourself

Homemade gifts are priceless, and there is nothing that says effort like literally throwing yourself, and all your well meaning holiday goodness into something that could only have been made by you. Finals week is just around the corner which also means that Christmas is too! We can’t believe that first semester is just about over and the stress of finals is looming over us.

But there is plenty to look forward to over break so let that serve as motivation.

It’s time to start thinking about what to get people for

Christmas. And if you’re not sure about the whole gift-giving thing, check out our tips to help find the perfect present. Of course it’s not winter without participating in snowy activities, so bring on the skating, sledding and hot chocolate (pg. 26).

Holiday season is also the giving season. In this issue we discuss if only giving during this time of year is a good thing and what that means for the rest of the year for charitable organizations (pg. 11).

Speaking of giving, Food For Thought came to an end after two weeks and the school raised over 12 tons of food for Redemptorist Social

Services. As a result from all that canning and

Venmo (pg. 6), we get to enjoy Feb. 15 off.

As the weather changes and roads get icy, car accidents are more likely to happen. Driving, and its dangers, dominates our everyday lives. Not only does weather affect our driving, but so many other things such as eating, driving others in the car and even changing the music (pg. 14-17). We also look into self-driving cars and if they really are a better mode of transportation (pg. 12).

And we can’t go into break without fashion, football and food. Junior Brooke McKee brings her love of fashion to school to start a new club (pg. 22). Even if you’re not an avid Chiefs fan, there’s no ignoring their impressive season so far (pg. 21). And if you want to try something new over break, we review Messenger Cafe (pg. 24) so you can check it out. After break, it’ll be a new year and there will be new faces in the hall. The Australian exchange students arrive over break and the host families have lots planned for their visit (pg. 5). They will have to get used to the difference between the metric system and the imperial system, so we discuss if the United States should use the metric system (pg. 11)

Keep up to date on things happening on lejournallive.com and follow our social media for updates on events. You can watch our Chicago vlog from our NSPA/JEA High School Journalism convention and see what we did on our trip.

Le Journal would also like to correct a mistake made in the previous issue. Junior Anna Switzer’s name was misspelled in Her Majesty’s Theatre story.

Rock those finals and enjoy your winter break. See you next year, Sion! Sincerely, Cecilia & Ava

SNOW DAY

After a full day of snowfall, senior Kiera Walz brushes snow off of her car in the senior parking lot before driving home. The Kansas City metro area received one to three inches of snow from the snowfall Nov. 12. (Photo by Ava Rawson)

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