What is a unique holiday tradition you have with your family?
“Every year for as long as I remember, my mom has us paint ornaments for the tree because she thinks it’s cute and likes to do traditional color schemes.”
Tatiyana Patrick, East junior
“My family makes it a point to decorate a foam turkey with pictures on little skewers.”
Shiloh Peters, East sophomore
“Each person in my family gets a gag gift, wraps it up, and does a kind of raffle with it. Everyone gets a funny gift and it’s just nice to have fun with your family.”
Landon Riegler, East ninth grader
“For Saint Nick’s Day, we put our shoes outside of our bedroom doors and Saint Nick leaves a Christmas-themed present in them. We do that because it is a German and French tradition. I lived in France for two years and my husband has German heritage, so we like the combination of cultures.”
Christi Fischer, East French teacher
“We do pie in the face on Christmas day and whoever gets pied goes first to open their Christmas gifts.”
Siara Olson, West senior
“My family does a cookie exchange where we all bake and decorate cookies and then exchange them with other family members.”
Noah Becker, West junior
Interviews and photos by Chloe Bauer, Current Staff.
The West Bend Current 
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