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Southeast Middle School
Southeast Middle School Favorite Holiday Memories
My favorite holiday memory We didn’t have much growing up. My parents worked 2
was when me and my sister or 3 jobs a piece to help make Christmas magical for us.
got umbrellas. She got a My sister and I were awakened by “bells” ringing. We
black one with polka dots. had both asked Santa for a trampoline as a gift for us
Mine had a ladybug with big to share. I had grown skeptical of Santa, but I didn’t
eyes on top of it. I got want to ruin it for my sister. I knew my parents couldn’t
upset and my sister got afford a trampoline, but I still had a little hope
upset, Santa would come through. We jumped out of bed and
so
we
traded
umbrellas.---Ruth Reece
ran to the sound of bells. We saw Santa outside the
living room window putting bells and a bow on a brand
One
Christmas,
we new trampoline. We squealed and screamed. My sister
were in the parade and said, “There’s no way that’s Santa, I bet it’s grandpa.”
we got stuck because My grandpa walked out of the bedroom in his pajamas
the trailer was too big rubbing his eyes. I said, “It has got to be dad.” Then
to dad walked out with his pajamas on. We were true
turn.---Adarious
Walker
believers that night, and Santa still comes to drop
presents off for us at my parents’ house even though
My favorite holiday memory was
we are adults.---Brittney Chaney, Principal
Thanksgiving when my mom was
working for the railroad. She said
she
couldn’t
Thanksgiving.
come
home
to
Then, she surprised
us. I was happy because she got to My favorite holiday memory My most memorable
eat with us on Thanksgiving.---Lakyn was during Thanksgiving at my holiday is the
Vaughn late
My favorite memory comes
from
the
Thanksgiving
before my aunt died.
She
was so nice and would do
anything you asked if she
could.---Jordyn Shelton
great-grandmother’s
Christmas my sister,
house. In first grade, our class my cousin, and I all
made a cloth and painted a got American Girl
turkey on it. I took it to my dolls. We got
grandmother’s house each year matching outfits and
and we would pass it around would dance around
the table and name something the house with
we were grateful for. I always them. It was so
said my family. I felt important much fun! That’s
because
I
had
started
tradition.---Sydney Shull
a
why Christmas is my
favorite holiday.---
Rylee Egbert