The holidays have always been a time of consistency in my life.
That’s what tradition is, is it not? Some way to stay the same as everything else is changing. Even if the thing that stayed the same...
Bailey Baker, asst. features editor December 22, 2023
A sweet, chocolatey smell wafts through the air. Tongues are burned by the first sip, complimented by a heavenly hint of marshmallow. As kids, hot chocolate was a remedy to defrost a once-frozen child...
Christmas is here, and while people are buying gifts, planning parties, and attending holiday events, I can’t help but notice that not everything feels as it did when I was a child. Every year, Christmas...
Bailey Baker, asst. features editor December 22, 2023
Footsteps echo down the stairs at 7:00 in the morning. Snowflakes race each other as they fall down the kitchen window, differentiated by their intricate patterns, much like my family’s stockings dedicated...
Whether it is a family meal with traditional food or a visit to a place of worship, holidays hold a special place in many people’s hearts. In cultures around the world, winter holidays such as Hannukah,...
“Happy Holidays!” A celebratory feeling fills the atmosphere as the festive greeting rings throughout the hallways and classrooms. The entrances begin flooding with students, anxiously waiting to begin...
Hanukkah
The aromatic smell of latkes drifts around the room and friends and family chatter away as they cook up fried oreos, doughnuts, snickers and anything else they can get their hands on. This...
Every year during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, junior Yasmeen Mohammed Rafee has playful fasting competitions with her sisters. On Eid al-Fitr, the last day of Ramadan, millions of...
Agnosticism
Growing up in a Christian household, Jane Emerson* went to church frequently and celebrated Christian holidays without fault. Now, Emerson does not celebrate these holidays out of faith, but...
Gwyn Skiles, asst. opinions editor December 14, 2018
I work at a café with a single mother named Maria* and I often ask her about her three-year-old son, Chester*. This upcoming holiday season, Maria was telling me how Chester is starting to comprehend...
Anushka Kalra, assistant news editor December 16, 2016
Tradition and teenagers usually do not go hand in hand. However, for teenage immigrants, traditions take on a more important role in our lives. For me, traditions are a way to connect with my culture...
As the bell rings on Dec. 18 at 3:15, students go home to decorated houses. Some start packing to venture off for a long-awaited vacation, while others wait for the arrival of family and friends. Students...
