What is your favorite Christmas movie?
“My favorite is probably ‘Gremlins’ because I watched it a lot when I was a kid, so it’s very nostalgic to me.”
Jeanie Eisen, West senior
Tag Archives: Christmas
The Current View: Christmas Movies
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Light on the Home Front
By Mia Herdeman, Current Staff
Christmas is often associated with red and green, but for one local veteran, Christmas is red, white and blue.
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The Current View: Holiday Decorations
When is the right time to put up Christmas decorations?
“Late November. You’ll want to get things set up before the ground freezes.”
Lacy Brown, West junior
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Frosty, Ralphie, Kevin, Buddy, Snoopy and… John McClane?
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
As the Christmas season rolls around once again, many bust out the DVDs to watch all of their favorite movies again. However, as they sift through the shelf, their hands rest on one case in hesitation. Does John McTiernan’s 1988 hit “Die Hard” count as a Christmas movie?
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Why the OG Grinch is the Best Grinch
Chuck Jones’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” brings the iconic art and rhymey dialogue of Dr. Seuss to life, while adding plenty of its own flavor to the fife.
While there are many a Christmas cartoon made in the West, let me tell you why the original “Grinch” is the best. Continue reading
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Feliz Navidad
PHOTO ESSAY
Students in Brenda Henschel’s Spanish classes went Christmas caroling today throughout the West Bend High Schools. The songs were, of course, in Spanish!
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Surprise Christmas Reunion
By Jessica Steger, Editor in Chief
An early Christmas surprise was delivered today to Cheryl Johnson, a lunch aide at the West Bend High Schools. Continue reading
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Baby, It’s Chile Outside
By Hannah Bensen, Editor in Chief
One West Bend student is about to experience his very first white Christmas.
Juan Pablo Cofré, a Chilean foreign exchange student who attends East High School, is used to being warm for the holidays.
“I have never had Christmas in the snow. It is always really, really hot for Christmas [in Chile],” Cofré said. Continue reading
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The Most Repetitive Time of the Year
Exactly what it says on the tin.
We’ve all seen them, the obligatory Christmas special that every TV show gets around this time of year. They’re often poorly thought out, rushed, and they always have the main character or the villain learning the (gag) “True spirit of Christmas.”
It’s lame, uninspired and a box to check on a script writer’s agenda list.
But you’re probably not wondering, “I’m a person that aspires to go into television writing (and a talentless hack), so I want to know how to produce Christmas specials.” So I present to you a complete template of how to make a cookie cutter Christmas special. Continue reading
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Teens Deserve Christmas Magic, Too
Local charity needs holiday donations for older children
By Courtney John, Current Staff
The magic that helps Santa’s sleigh fly on Christmas Eve is the same magic that allows families with insufficient resources to receive gifts over the Christmas holidays.
The Gingerbread House is a local organization whose goal is to provide each and every family in Washington County an equal opportunity to have a perfect Christmas. Headed by Linda White, the Gingerbread House is in its 14th year of providing Christmas miracles. It aims to provide new presents to every member of the family, including parents. Continue reading
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