Reporter Sallie Hansemyer asked random people about their holiday favorites. Here is what they said:
Delreon Williams, Sophomore
Q: What is your elf’s name?
A: I do not have an elf on the shelf, but if I did it would be Max.
Q: Real or fake Christmas tree?
A: Fake.
Q: Do you travel for Christmas or stay at home?
A: Travel sometimes, to Texas.
Q: Favorite Christmas tradition?
A: Throwing snowballs at people.
Ms. Hoffman, Attendance Secretary
Q: Favorite Christmas Gift you have ever gotten?
A: My 3-story Barbie house when I was a kid.
Q: Favorite Christmas song?
A: One by Kenney Chesney.
Q: Hot chocolate or apple cider?
A: Hot Chocolate.
Q: How do you decorate your tree?
A: Random ornaments.
Reese Longan, Senior
Q: Real or fake Christmas tree?
A: Real.
Q: Favorite Christmas tradition?
A: Hanging out with family and picking out a Christmas ornament every year.
Q: Favorite Christmas gift you have ever gotten?
A: A horse.
Q: Hot chocolate or apple cider?
A: Hot chocolate.
Mrs. McLeod, English teacher
Q:What is your elf’s name?
A: Shortie.
Q: Do you travel or stay at home for Christmas?
A: We always stay home, and our family comes to us.
Q: Favorite Christmas song?
A: Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer.
Q: How do you decorate your Christmas Tree?
A: I decorate it with ornaments we have had since the kids were little.
Mrs. Wilber, Guidance secretary
Q: Real or fake Christmas tree?
A: Fake because one time we got a real one and I developed an allergy. I could hardly breathe.
Q: Favorite Christmas tradition?
A: We love to go drive around and look at Christmas lights, which sounds corny, but it is super funny because my son is critical of the way people put their Christmas Lights up.
Q: Hot Chocolate or apple cider?
A: I guess apple cider, but usually I just drink Diet Coke.
Q: Favorite Christmas song?
A: Actually, one of my favorites is by Melissa Etheridge. It is called Christmas in America.
Dacee Fix, Senior
Q: Real or Fake Christmas tree?
A: Real tree.
Q: Hot chocolate or apple cider?
A: Hot chocolate.
Q: What is your elf’s name?
A: Jingle.
Q: Favorite Christmas tradition?
A: Matching family pajamas on Christmas Eve.
Stella Khu, Junior
Q: Favorite Christmas song?
A: Last Christmas by Wham!
Q: How do you decorate your tree?
A: My dad gets the tree down from the attic, and my brother and I decorate it together.
Q: Favorite gift you’ve ever received?
A: My favorite gift I’ve ever gotten is just clothes.
Q: What is your elf’s name?
A: I don’t have an elf, but if I did I would name it Betty.
