{"id":7961,"date":"2013-12-05T08:27:56","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T13:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=7961"},"modified":"2014-04-07T07:15:04","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T12:15:04","slug":"students-at-phs-celebrating-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=7961","title":{"rendered":"Students at PHS Celebrate Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7978\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0842.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7978\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7978\" alt=\"Freshman Kaila Himes celebrates her Thanksgiving s with both sides of her family. Photo by: Sophia Keller\" src=\"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0842-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freshman Kaila Himes Celebrates her Thanksgivings with both sides of her family.\u00a0Photo by: Sophia Keller<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>By Sophia Keller<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Thanksgiving is a day full of food and good times. Students at Plmouth High School celebrate Thanksgiving in different ways.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><!--more-->Students have traditions they partake in during this holiday, such as Senior Danielle Erickson who spends Thanksgiving at a hotel swimming and playing card games with her family. Others do not spend Thanksgiving with relatives, and instead dedicate the day to giving back to the community. Freshman Nathaniel Carper\u00a0 spends his day bringing Thanksgiving leftovers to the less fortunate. \u201cI like seeing the smile on people\u2019s faces,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Traditions vary throughout the school as well as the families they spend it with. The traditions that are celebrated go from simple games or just staying in and talking.\u00a0 Freshman Mimi Southwell spends her Thanksgiving \u00a0with her neighbors. Kaila Himes has split up Thanksgivings with both sides of her family.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Thanksgivings is a day that memories are made in families. Freshman Jared Thieling\u2019s favorite memory is carving the turkey for his family. Freshman Kaila Himes recalls when she made bread for her family and forgot to add crucial ingredients. Her family has the tradition of making bread each year.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The traditions\u00a0 are celebrated go from simple games to\u00a0 just staying in and talking. Freshman Victoria Leazenby enjoys napping on Thanksgiving as well as playing games with her family on Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Thanksgiving is spent many different ways. Thanksgiving is a day that can bring family and friends closer together.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7977\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0873.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7977\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7977\" alt=\"Freshman Alexis Aistrop spends her Thanksgiving with her aunt and uncle. Photo by: Sophia Keller\" src=\"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC_0873-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freshman Alexis Aistrop spends her Thanksgiving with her aunt and uncle.\u00a0Photo by: Sophia Keller<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sophia Keller Thanksgiving is a day full of food and good times. 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