Sophomore Taylor Scott, here, is ready for the Turkey Day! Photo by: Jack Bowen

By Brandon Heims

For the holidays, PHS staff and students will travel or stay home to make their Thanksgiving or Christmas break from school great.

In the old days of America, the Pilgrims traveled to a new land as Indians stayed right at their homes. Sophomore, Taylor Scott, is going to be an “Indian” this year as he stays home, where he helps cook a dinner for his family, which includes his cousins from Iowa. When asked if staying home is less stressful than traveling, he replies, “Oh no! You have to cook more than you would have to if you went somewhere else.”

Junior Courtney Cole, is also an “Indian” this year, which is a change for her. When asked if she usually has people over to her home during Thanksgiving, she says, “We usually go somewhere else, but this year they are coming to our house.” Something that Courtney hopes for this holiday is to see her uncle Travis. “I want to see my uncle Travis. He is in the navy but is stationed in Spain. I know he won’t be home in time but you can always wish,” she says. And like Scott, she feels that staying home is much less stressful than travelling. “You have less things to worry about,” she says.

Freshman Jacob Hildebrand is also a metaphorical “Indian” to this season as he too is staying at his home. When asked if he has any traditions for the November holiday, he tells us, “Not really, just to eat turkey and watch football,” and that is not new to him, nor to the rest of his family and their guests during Thanksgiving. He mentions, “We usually have people come to my house.” While Hildebrand typically stays in Plymouth for this holiday, a place he wishes he could go for the holidays would be Hawaii. Staying home does have its benefits however. When asked if staying home is less stressful than traveling, Hildebrand said “yes, because you can just lounge around and do nothing.”

Senior Emily Wilson is being an “Indian” as well, but unlike Hildebrand, will not have any “Pilgrims” visiting either. She mentions, “No one is coming to my house for Thanksgiving. It is just going to be me, my brother, and my mom and dad.” She also says, “We don’t really have any traditions, just the usual feast, nap, and then round two.”  And while Wilson believes that traveling would be more exciting than staying home, she finds that family is what makes the holiday truly memorable. “Just spending time with my family is all I’m looking forward to,” she states.

Regardless as to whether one is a Pilgrim or Indian, Thanksgiving will definitely be something for students to look forward to.