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Show JUNIOR HI - L1TES by By CYNTHIA WILLIAMS Hi Friends! It seems like we're all hoping for snow and frost out here at school. How about you? To the the new skating pond (just readied rea-died at the south of town) is where everyone is just raring to go. But I guess we'U just have to wait until the Christmas holidays holi-days for the fun. The holidays will begin at noon on Dec. 22 and will end on Jan. 3 of the new year. To celebrate Christmas this year we will have a dance and assembly. The dance will be on Thursday, Dec. 22 at 8 p. m. in the C S U ballroom. It sounds like fun, doesn't it? Our junior high dances have been very successful this year because students come to them and dance more. That way the dances aren't so rowdy and everyone enjoys them much more. . The Christmas assembly will be at 9:30 Friday morning. This will be followed by a movie, which will last until noon. The Christmas edition of the "Teen Age Tims" will come out Friday also. We are very proud of our school newspaper and think the journalism class has been doing do-ing a fine job of putting it out (although it's a little slow sometimes). some-times). I would like to give you a preview of some of the articles that have been written for this special edition. This one was written by JoAnn McVey of the 11:00 journalism class: "Wher9 They Came From" When you are signing Christmas Christ-mas cards, do you wonder why you send them to your friends? The answer to this is that Queen Anne of England had artists decorate dec-orate their holiday greetings. We give gifts boeuso of the Three Wise Men who brought gifts to the Christ child. The custom cus-tom has continued in the spirit of the Wise Men. We hang hollv wreaths on our door because of the thorn crown that Christ wore at his crusifix-Ion. crusifix-Ion. The Christmas tree comes from old Germany, as does Kris Krin-gle. Krin-gle. The tree was decorated in utmost secrecy md was lighted on Christmas Eve. It served as a real enjoyment for the children. The singing of Christmas carols' car-ols' comes from England. But. I Merry old Santa Clause Is American. Ameri-can. He is a combination of the Santas of all countries. Be listenin' 'or our radio program. pro-gram. Bye Now. |