Arrowhead students are excited about this year’s Christmas, now that it is December. Christmas Eve falls on the 24th each year, following by Christmas day on the 25th. Students get off of school that whole week and part of the week before to spend time off with their friends and family.

Different kids have many different traditions for Christmas.

Carly Minor, a junior at Arrowhead High School, says, “Every Christmas, we eat shrimp and our bottles and cans of soda are stored outside in the snow for our parties until they are empty and strung on a line in front of our house with electric candles in them. They light up and look really cute.”

Minor also says that she really enjoys seeing her aunt’s dog, Lucy, that comes with her on Christmas to her Grandma’s house.

John Hoch, an Arrowhead teacher, says that Christmas time for him is the best time of the year because he gets to do all of his favorite family traditions.

“My family and I put up the Christmas tree and we put up a star that was my grandmother’s that was made during World War II, so it’s been passed down quite a lot,” says Hoch.

Minor and Hoch both agree that their favorite time of the year is Christmas because of the traditions that bring the family closer together.

Christmas is also one of the busiest times of the year for traveling or visiting family out of town.

Hoch says he likes to stay in town with his family on Christmas, because he enjoys the snow and would much rather be here surrounded by his other family that likes staying close to home and relatives.

Minor says she will go to either Green Bay or Madison for Christmas, which she enjoys because she gets to hangout with her cousins that are all at a close age to her.

“I would also enjoy having Christmas at home because then we wouldn’t have to drive all the way out to Green Bay on such a busy day, but I don’t mind because I really like traveling,” says Minor.

Minor’s main item on her Christmas list this year is an iPhone 5s with some cases to come with it. If she doesn’t get the phone, she asked for new UGG boots and books.

Minor is planning on getting her mother new candles and stovetop utensils and her father slippers and a picture frame.

“I like shopping for my mom on Christmas because I know exactly what she’d want, but I don’t like shopping for my dad because he’s so picky and I’m scared he won’t ever like what I get him,” says Minor.

Hoch doesn’t get anything big for Christmas anymore, but instead, he said he is shopping for his younger nephews. The kids are receiving sports apparel and sporting goods, Hoch says.

“Shopping for my nephews is my favorite because it’s easy and because I can relate to them; we all love sports,” says Hoch.