ISSUE 06 | December 5, 2014
STUDENT LIFE// 7 REASONS TO HIT-UP CHRISTMAS BANQUET Rushing home on Friday afternoon to fire up the curling iron or throwing dress pants in the dyer are likely to start off Christmas Banquet (CB) for most. Blasting music with friends while getting ready, and of course instagramming each step, are parts of CB that can be fun. Here are Seven reasons the fun won’t stop with primping:
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Friendship. Christmas at the banquet is fun because we are all there together. The lights, glitz, glamour, and food are part of the event, but CB is special because we equate friendship to family. The Christmas Banquet is the first big event of the year student council puts together. Not only does CB unite the school, but also the schools leaders.
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Formal Attire. Although CB is an all-school gathering, students aren’t carrying bookbags. The evening activity’s dresscode is formal attire, so the celebration brings a new level of excitement. Adrienne Shultz, explains why this year’s banquet is different from a typical high school Snoball or CB in past years “Well there’s no dates so people are gonna be like whoa this isn’t awkward anymore!”
Ali Larson
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eras to film them and maybe you’re not Free food. It’s said that things comfortable taking a video…” taste better when they’re free. Mr. Jahr testifies in detail what the food tastes like, “it’s good, yeah it’s good.” Free food and Practice etiquette. There are few infriends, whats not to like? stances in a typical high school career one will have the opportunity to practice formal manners. “The reason for Christmas Taking pictures. If it’s not on Insta- banquet is to give both guys and girls an gram, it didn’t really happen. Social media is opportunity to dress up and exercise their useful in sharing pictures with family mem- social graces, exercise their etiquette and bers across the country or in some cases, manners, and learn how to sit down and across the globe. Adrienne Shultz explains use the right silverware.” why CB pictures are memories to be cherished, “Taking pictures at christmas banquet is the best thing ever -because you’re all Understand the meaning of Christdressed up and you look nice for once!” mas. After all of the lights fade and the tables are empty we walk away with a message on the meaning of Christmas. International Christmas carols. At Uniting at the banquet draws the student this Christmas party music is provided by body together around the story of Christinternational students. Typically students mas. Spreading the love in friendship, refrom the Danielsen school and students vealed in the Christmas story, is part of from Korea share their Christmas carols what makes CB one of the best student with the student body. Kevy Konynenbelt activies. This year’s theme is “A Family shares her excitement on international Christmas.” participation, “ I love it! It’s my favorite thing ever, except for when everyone at your table is Norwegian and they leave to go sing a song, they give you their cam-
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