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Photos of the week, December 18-22: Winter break spirit week

By Laura Gine-Vega
December 24, 2023

Monday, 12/18: PJ day 

On Monday, Dec. 18, students wore their pajamas to kick off the winter spirit week. Junior Celia Noya and Meera Krishnan wore their matching winter Mickey Mouse pajamas. 

 

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Tuesday, 12/19: Holiday Headwear

On Tuesday, Dec. 19, students wore santa hats or other festive hats to school. Sophomore Renia Ahmed and Mira Cooper wore a santa hat and an elf headband. 

 

Wednesday, 12/20: Ski Out

On Wednesday, Dec. 20, students wore beanies and goggles to represent a common winter activity: skiing. Junior Iman Hasnani and Lily-Victoria Cardot both wore beanies and ski goggles. 

 

Thursday, 12/21: Ugly Sweater Day

On Thursday, Dec. 21, students wore their ugly holiday sweaters. Junior Payton Donnelly wore an ugly sweater from the Christmas movie “Elf.”

 

Friday, 12/22: Winter Wonderland Whiteout

On Friday, Dec. 22, students wore white items of clothing to represent a winter wonderland. Junior Sahana Thyagarajan wore white cargo pants and a white sweatshirt.



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Grade 12 Why did you join The B&W? I joined the Black and White to connect myself and others to the community and inform people about relevant current events. If you were a city, what would you be? If I were a city, I would be Barcelona, Spain.