By Jessica Lu,
Staff Writer
“Last Christmas, my friend gave me this cute ornament for my tree, some fuzzy socks and some other Christmas-y stuff. She also included this letter, which was my favorite part of the gift. It was saying how grateful she was to have me as a friend and so many other amazing things. Reading the letter made me so happy, and it honestly made me tear up a little.”
—Freshman Kate Garcia
“The greatest gift I have ever gotten was from my parents for my 13th birthday. My 13th birthday was very special to me because it was when I officially became a teen, so that year my parents gave me a new computer. They knew I struggled a lot with using the school computer, so having a new one to connect with friends and family was nice and meant a lot.”
—Sophomore Theo Lu
“My favorite gift that I’ve ever received was from my friend Candice. I was going to go to Portugal with my family for two weeks, and she surprised me on the night before I was going to leave with balloons, a poster and a card which included all of our favorite memories together as well as Yogurtland, which she knew I was craving. I could tell that she cares for me, and I feel the same way.”
—Junior Lauren Yoder