Christmas Tree Contest Kicks Off Among Class Officers

There were four Christmas trees around the school. They represented the four pillars of the Green Knights code, Protect Integrity, Accept Challenges, Honor Diversity and Saute Kindness.

Each class' president picked a paper out of a hat containing one of the pillars to design and decorate their tree around.

The Freshman were given Saluting Kindness. Their tree was showcased in the B wing entrance. 

They represented “Saluting Kindness” by putting up bees that state "bee kind" and hearts with kind quotes on it. The officers also put the knight's shield on the top with "Salute Kindness" in glitter, along with a ribbon that says "be kind." They also painted the earth saying, "In a world where you can be anything, be kind." 

This took them 2 weeks to prepare but only a day to set up. Brady Whitman, president, and  Kaen Kaiser, treasurer, both agreed their tree was the best. However, Kaiser thinks the seniors were good competitors. 

The Sophomores represented Protect Integrity. Their tree was placed in front of the PAHS library. 

They displayed “Protect Integrity” through inspirational quote ornaments on their tree, which represent integrity and its qualities.

The crafting of a design for it took around a week and a half. They then put the tree up and decorated it over a span of a few days. Their tree was in front of the library.

After talking to Wesley Bentley, president, he thinks their tree was the best but Kannon Reed, treasurer, believes the Freshman’s tree is the best. 

The juniors did Accept Challenges. Their tree was at the top of the B wing stairs.

They showed their theme by writing challenge cards to hang on the tree and putting textbooks under the tree to give examples of challenges that people face. 

This took them a block return to set up but they had been planning for a while.