Best and worst presents

By Tragen Herrick

Christmas is the happiest season of all. Christmas may be the happiest but it is the slowest time of year too. You have to wait 25 days till you get to rip open all the presents your family, friends and Santa brought to you.

Every Christmas we get some awesome presents. Bryant Call, Sophomore, said, "Once I got a really nice swing set. I played on it all the time when I was little." Dayna Rodriguez, Junior,

said, "The best gift I have ever got was a four wheeler." Senior Jeff Fitzgerald commented, "I got a cool banana chair."

But we also get some pretty lame ones like Brittney Nuttal, Senior, said, "The worst Christmas present I've gotten was notebooks for school." Haden Telford, Sophomore, said, "I got a compass once. It was extremely gay." Junior Melody Chantharath "I have to say this ugly pair of socks."

Here are some ideas to make sure you don't get those lame presents. First, make sure your parents know what you would like to get and make sure you say please. Second, sucking up can't hurt. Tell your parents that you love them often and ask them if there is anything you can do to help around the house, because they notice things like that. Third, make sure you get them a present and let them overhear you saying that you are getting something awesome for them. Fourth, make sure they know that you are doing well in school, not just grades, but things like not missing classes.

I'm not sure where parents get their ideas for their present giving, but most of the time they do a pretty freaking good job. No matter how awesome or how terrible your presents are this Christmas season, just pretend to like it and make sure you thank your parents. Hey, at least they tried.