Christmas Break Anticipation

By: Grace Litterer

For this week’s blog, I figured I would step away from another “Types of” blog. Now, considering that there are two weeks left of school, it’s time to describe what it’s like when Christmas is coming, or at least Christmas break. It’s a time everyone looks forward to. Kids love it because it means no school and no homework. Teachers love it because it means no papers to grade and kids to deal with. Even parents love it because it means that they don’t have a morning rush to get the kids dressed and lunches made. Yes, it’s a time of giving, family time, and a great break from the normal everyday life. For the next two weeks, everyone is talking about Christmas.

Now there are a few things that happen often in school before Christmas break. Firstly, you hear Christmas music everywhere. In PE, you can hear all of the Pentatonix songs you like. You can listen to Jingle Bells while writing your English paper. You can even hear the faint sounds of We Wish You a Merry Christmas while learning new theorems in Geometry. Yes, it’s a lovely time of cheer and constant mention of a Christmas Countdown. I mean, let’s face it. Every single classroom has a Christmas Countdown. You can practically hear the children cheer as the countdown is changed from 10 to 9. (Of course, we were all looking forward to single digits.)

Another thing exclusive to the Christmas season is the time spent on Amazon. Instead of spending their extra study hall time on Youtube just waiting for the bell to ring, everyone spends their time on Amazon, searching for the ultimate deals on gifts for anyone and everyone they can think of. I mean, honestly, except for maybe gas money, there is no other reason to have a job other than to buy gifts during Christmas time. It is the season of giving after all.

Of course, the holidays are an important time in high school. They are the mid-school year break. Something that everyone looks forward to. In fact, you can see some classrooms starting their countdowns in October. So, if you are ever wondering why each and every high school student has a little extra glee on their face in December, just look to the holidays.