While most school districts have been out for Fall break since last Friday, Thanksgiving is still very much on the mind of students, teachers and other faculty on campus. With the holiday just days away, many FC members are looking forward to the days to come.

Below, students and faculty have shared their memories and stories from past Thanksgivings. The campus anxiously awaits the end of the school day, when Thanksgiving break begins.

Superintendent Debbie Siebert talks about her family getting together each year, and what she is looking forward to most.

Every Thanksgiving we try to get together as an extended family. My sister and all of her family are all coming up from Los Angeles, and they will all be staying at my house, so my house will be full of people and children, it’s wonderful.

And then for dinner we all go to my brother’s house. There are always about 40 people there that evening. What I look forward to is just being together as an extended family, and I make a real effort to make sure that happens, because my parents passed away three years ago.

So it’s difficult, because they were the hub that brought us all together. And now my sister is 70, so I just said, ‘We need to make an effort to do this and to be together as much as possible as a family’.

Senior Illeanna See is most looking forward to spending time with her grandma. As an annual endeavor, the whole family gets together and enjoys each other’s company.

My grandmother makes a big, delicious Thanksgiving dinner. And I look forward to it every year. It’s sort of a tradition that we do. I especially enjoy the stuffing. My grandmother makes it the best.”

Peoples Church Custodian Julio Hernandez states his excitement for the upcoming holiday.

This Thanksgiving will be something new for me since my wife just had a baby, so we have our own little family now. I am looking forward to having Thanksgiving at my house instead of going out of town, mainly to spend time with my wife and our new baby.

I very much like the pumpkin pie at the end of the meal. This Thanksgiving will definitely be one that I will always remember.

Junior Andrew Hindes is heading to Minnesota for a week to visit his dad’s side of the family.

I am looking forward to just getting out of California, traveling and spending time with my family and eating great Thanksgiving dinner! This will be my third year of visiting my family in Minnesota, and I am very excited.

Sophomore Maddie Luginbill is eager to spend the day with family and friends, and enjoying a little flag football.

We always go over to my grandma’s house every Thanksgiving to have Thanksgiving dinner with the whole family. But my favorite part is Thanksgiving morning when we have our church friends come over, and we have this big flag football game.

My dad is in charge of FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) at Clark Intermediate School, so all of the members of FCA come and play in the game as well.

Publications adviser Greg Stobbe spent half of his life celebrating Thanksgiving a month early.

I’ve learned to adjust my Thanksgiving holiday to my adopted home. While most of my traditions are much the same, Canadian Thanksgiving takes place on America’s Columbus Day.

Your northern neighbors celebrate the holiday on that weekend and churches especially showcase a grand harvest on Thanksgiving Sunday.

To me, growing up was always a visual overload. On Thanksgiving Sunday or Monday my extended family would celebrate very much like we do in the United States with turkey, ham, and my particular favorite, candied yams.

Freshman Summer Mcgrew is looking forward to her family coming down for Thanksgiving because she hasn’t seen them since last holiday season.

I’m really excited to see them and to have this big Thanksgiving dinner. It’s a great time because we really don’t see all of our family all the time because it’s so big and so spread out from each other.

I have about 30 cousins, so it’s fun to get all of the family together for a fun night. I am especially looking forward to the food. My favorite thing to eat is deviled eggs and mashed potatoes.

Sophomore Kevin Garcha, enjoys eating turkey with his family.

I enjoy breaks from school because I grow tired of all the constant hard work, and I love Thanksgiving for the company of my family, but especially the food.

Junior Devin Jakusz is extremely excited for the Thanksgiving break and spending time with both sides of her family.

Well on Thanksgiving, I usually have a brunch with my mom’s side of the family, then I have dinner with my dad’s side of the family. I am looking forward to seeing my family and being able to spend time with my grandpa, and of course eating!

The holiday season is quickly approaching with little time to prepare. Enjoy this season with loved ones, great food, and remember what all have to be thankful for.

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