HUMANS SHS OF
Isabela Diaz
Abby Doriot
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
KYLE TOPPE
white lettering. The “E” in “Elf” has a green Santa hat on it. It is the very first day of November. Some In addition to wearing the shirts, Toppe also people might be starting to brings candy canes to share with plan their family’s Thanksgivhis classmates in nearly every ing; who is going to host, what single class. The types and flathe menu is, who is sitting vors of the candy canes he brings where for football. Not Kyle varies from week to week. He Toppe (10) though. From Nov. brings the traditional peppermint 1 to Dec. 25, Toppe wears a candy canes, but he also brings different Christmas shirt. He different flavored ones. On those owns at least 60, probably days, his classmates rush to him even more, Christmas shirts. to secure their candy cane. Toppe started wearing the His main goal when wearing Christmas shirts in the seventh the shirts is that other students grade. Through the years, he will see them and start to get into has acquired quite the collecthe Christmas spirit as well. He tion, but he can’t pick a favorbelieves that the sooner students ite of all his shirts. can get into the Christmas spirit, “School is depressing, so the more fun it all could be. why not make it fun for two “I like the idea of the Christmonths? I wear the shirts to mas shirts. I think that they get try to promote the holiday the students that are around him spirit with my classmates and more excited and cheerful for the friends,” Toppe said. holiday. Even if they don’t celeOne of Kyle’s favorite brate Christmas, [the shirts] are shirts is a red shirt with the Kyle Toppe (10) still usually something to smile words “World’s Tallest Elf” in at,” Mella Neace (10) said.
I WEAR THE SHIRTS TO TRY TO PROMOTE THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH MY CLASSMATES AND FRIENDS,”
Photo by Jaiden Herald
Kyle Toppe (10) sits in front of the Christmas tree in the Commons displaying one of his numerous Christmas shirts.
How do you celebrate the holidays with family?
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December 2019
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Every Christmas morning, we read a Bible story. After that, the kids have to take turns opening their presents oneby-one.”
One Christmas tradition that we have is my siblings and I still get matching Christmas pajamas on Christmas Eve. So, it’s the one present we get to open on Christmas Eve to this day.”
Tiarra English, English teacher
Alex Johnson, science teacher Submitted photo
