The 20-minute event, held Tuesday at the church
The 20-minute event, held Tuesday at the church, showcased a parade of some 58 pre-kindergarteners dressed as angels, shepherds, Mary and Joseph.After marching into the church, amid camera flashes and A-line Wedding Dresses, the children took the stage and sang popular Christmas songs.
Scenic Hills Elementary School recently held a Holiday’s Around the World Evening. Families were greeted by travel agents who handed out passports and sent them on their way to different countries to see how they celebrate Christmas. Springfield High School students helped guide the ‘tourists’. Dressed in different cultural attire are Joseph Acquaye, Riza Lacasandile, Donald Peyton III, Eboni Rhodes, Sierra Council, Rosilyn Issac, Lexie Gavulla and Athira Pillar.The students of St. Mary Magdalen School recently presented their annual Christmas Show, which included festive songs, and a live Nativity pageant. The evening was a celebration of the Christmas season through song.
Above, decked out in festive, holiday attire, St. Mary’s second grade class sings a holiday tune. Students include (front, l-r) Noelle Wilson, Robin Higgins, Joseph Mingioni, Lucy Stewart, (middle row, l-r) Ashlyn Kelly, Emma Chermol, Ken Connors; (back, l-r) Thomas Finley, Alexis Sarne, Jake Spaeder, and Molly McCarthy.This being the Internet, there seems to be an ongoing affinity for bacon. A quick perusal through the posted gifts gallery revealed everything from bacon pillows, bacon soap, bacon candy, bacon mints, bacon chapstick, and bacon popcorn, to bacon-flavored lollipops, bacon air fresheners, bacon jelly beans, a bacon wallet, a bacon scarf, bacon dental floss, bacon gumballs, and just plain smoked bacon. In a sense, it’s been, a minor stimulus for the bacon-related gag gift economy.
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“Bacon sales are definitely up this year,” says Shane Peterman, PR manager at ThinkGeek, an online store that sells a slew of bacon-related products. He says the uptick is likely related to the company’s diversification in bacon-related offerings, but adds that a small percentage of overall sales could very well be due to Reddit’s obsession with pig products.
On the flip side, one member received an Apple gift card worth more than $1,000. Another received a 50-inch high-definition TV.McComas is intrigued by all the weird social Wedding Dresses that go on when people are compelled to give a nice gift to a stranger. “What inspires you to sign up and give someone $1,300 on an Apple gift card?” he asks. “That’s insane!”
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