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AWARD WINNERS
Kindergarten 1st - Marie Bellis 2nd - Jasmine Grice 3rd - Samara Bates First grade 1st - Katie Henneman 2nd - Trace Coppock 3rd - Leah Lantrip Second grade 1st - Cody Farmer 2nd - Wyatt Covington 3rd - Shyann Thompson Third grade 1st - Faith Martin 2nd - Kendra Davisson 3rd - Jagteshwer Bains Fourth grade 1st - Asper Verhasselt 2nd - Karen Delgado 3rd - Cameron Moses Fifth grade 1st - Courtney Austin 2nd - Wyatt Campbell 3rd - Eyanna Thomas |
By Talei Abrahamson Honorable mention, fourth grade For Christmas I am going to get rid of my old toys and give them to kids that don't have a very good Christmas. I think it will make kids really happy and it will make me very happy. That would make me very happy because I would be giving presents to other kids and making them happy. Christmas is all about giving and having fun and, like I said, it would be giving them that. That's why Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. By Collin Aitcheson Honorable mention, fifth grade Tonasket Elementary School Christmas is nice. Oh, the presents I get. Though I do not like it when there is a Wreath on the door and I am standing Next to a girl. Uck! But the rest is awesome. And the Seahawks are playing. By Airion Andrews Honorable mention, fifth grade Paschal Sherman Indian School Does your belly hang low, does it wobble to the floor? Can you fit it into your house? Or through a door? Does your sleigh fly in the air because the children care? Can you make it all over the world? Or soar through space while the earth twirled? By Brenden Asmussen Honorable mention, second grade Tonasket Elementary School The night before Christmas a Sasquatch stole all of the elves because he was hungry. Christmas can't happen without elves. The reindeer found the elves and Sasquash. The reindeer beat him up with soda sprayers, rock throwers, a chicken, a bull with horns, flame suits and a catapult. The reindeer also used a rock fist and an iron fist. A reindeer was going to charge and off went the battle. The reindeer struck with a rock fist and another reindeer struck with an iron fist. The Sasquatch was knocked out for one hour so Christmas was saved. By Courtney Austin First place, fifth grade Icy roads, Snow is falling. Christmas dinner Mother calling. Sledding galore Carolers sing. Presents I adore, Christmas bells ring. Sneaking a peek At Santa Claus. Trying to see What he has brought us. Cinnamon rolls, Hot from the oven. The weather is cold, Here come the cousins. The smell of pine, On Christmas day. Oh, how divine To ride in a sleigh. My cousins and me Running about. Crossing the street As snow drifts from the clouds. Snow drifts Into a pile. Home, we sit And stay a while. Turkey and ham For dinner I ate. How happy I am For this best Christmas Day. By Jagteshwer Bains Third place, third grade East Omak Elementary Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. At Christmas there is no need to fear. Maybe I'll get a hat . . . And I don't even care if it's a baseball bat Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. At Christmas there is no need to fear. By Samaira Bates Third place, kindergarten Virginia Grainger Elementary This is my family decorating the Christmas tree. We all went to bed Christmas Eve. Santa comes and puts presents under our tree. We all get up and go to the Christmas tree to see all the presents from Santa on Christmas morning. Santa Claus By Karma Baum Honorable mention, second grade Virginia Grainger Elementary Roses are red, Violets are blue. Santa likes this and that, And he's good, and fat, too. By Madison Bayless Honorable mention, third grade Tonasket Elementary Christmas carols making spirits bright. Hazel nuts piled high on the table. Relatives come to see the beautiful gifts. Important presents, please be pleasant. Santa comes down the chimney. Take the presents that are yours. Make snowflakes for beautiful decorations. At night go to sleep so Santa will come. Santa is here to stuff the stockings and set out the presents. By Marie Bellis First place, kindergarten Virginia Grainger Elementary My Christmas tree with my presents and angels. I made a snowman outside. Snow fairies. My house. By Michael Biernacki Honorable mention, fourth grade Virginia Grainger Elementary On one Christmas it kind of sucked but it was funny because one of our dogs bit the Christmas lights and got shocked. He ran away but he was OK. By Slidera Blue Honorable mention, second grade North Omak Elementary The wonderful time of the year is here And everybody cheers "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" to Jesus. So he says they're not bad. So should I tell Santa? He won't be mad or sad. He will be glad. So when he comes he'll say, "Ho, Ho, Ho!" with a bag from head to toe. All the presents he will throw So kids can find them in the snow. So now you know why Christmas is a Wonderful time! By Megan Bolich Honorable mention, first grade Tonasket Elementary Christmas is almost here. I like the snow because it is soft and I like to make snow angels. By Wade Bruemmer Honorable mention, second grade Virginia Grainger Elementary Once upon a time, there was a boy named Wade. He was at his aunt's house for the day. Before Christmas he was coming back home. His mom stopped at a house. Wade didn't know why he was there. He opened the door. "Wow," said Wade. He was so excited. There was a bunch of puppies. He wished he could have one.. He got one! Wade was even more excited than he was before. When they were going to Gene's for puppy food, they named the puppy Ollie. Wade's dad was excited, too! "Good night," said Wade. By Kendra Bryson Honorable mention, third grade Virginia Grainger Elementary Once upon a time there was a penguin named Ken. Ken lived in Antarctica. It was about Christmas. And every day Ken would get fish for himself until one day people came to where Ken and the other penguins got the fish. And because of this the penguins starved. And because of this many penguins died. Finally Ken stopped the people from coming there by learning to speak English and telling them his friends were dying without fish to eat. And to this very day the penguins have fish. By Jeremy Calentine Honorable mention, fifth grade Christmas is the best season Because you can sled. I will be in the snow 'til dark, Or until someone makes me go to bed. It's the time of the year when You open up your gifts, And visit with your family, And the snow piles in drifts. It's the time of the year when You have a snowball fight, And give your sister a whitewash And she gets quite a fright. By Wyatt Campbell Second place, fifth grade Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, Because we have fun sledding races. My grandma and grandpa come over, We have snowball fights and fall on our faces! The stockings are good But the presents are better. That is why I write Santa An awesome thank-you letter. On Christmas morning we wake up To all the Christmas joys. Then we have our feast And we play with all our toys. By Blake Chesledon Honorable mention, second grade Virginia Grainger Elementary It was Christmas Eve and two kids were working their heads off. When they went to school their friends said there is no such thing as Santa. Were they right? The kids did not know what to choose! Is Santa real or not? That night when they got home from school they heard something. It went like this . . . "Ho! Ho! Ho!" It was Santa! They took pictures of him and proved to their friends that Santa was real. It turned out to be the best Christmas ever. By Trace Coppock Second place, first grade North Omak Elementary I like Christmas because it's God's birthday and you get presents and you get to spend time with family and get to sled. Christmas: The most wonderful time of the year. By Danuel Cortez Honorable mention, third grade East Omak Elementary It all happened when I fell asleep at 2:15 a.m. on Christmas Day. Santa came! And under the tree, presents everywhere! Toys of every kind; train sets, cars, trucks, books, and even more! And did I mention there are seven kids? And not only were the presents for kids, but for Ma and Pa, great-grandma and grandpa, aunts and uncles and last, but not least, two for my teacher! Teacher got one apple and a shelf with teaching supplies. For Uncle Fred Hardry, a Ferrari. For Aunt Corp, cooking supplies and a big, fat tin of popcorn. For great-grandpa, a pair of reading classes, a pair of regular glasses, some books on how to cook, and build bird nests, and a toy antique car. For great-grandma, a pair of reading glasses, regular glasses, and five bags of never-go-bad Halloween candy. For Pa, a work station for his life-long dream, tools for building and two pairs of safety glasses. And last, but not least, Ma. For Ma, a pair of reading glasses, a dishwasher, cookies, crocheting kit and a puppy. By Erica Cortinas Honorable mention, fifth grade My house is full of family and friends, I feel the warmth around, I hear the laughter and the jokes, It is such a lovely sound. People coming with gifts, I wonder which ones are mine. I hope I get that scarf I wanted. Christmas is oh so divine. We eat all the ham, We open all the gifts. I hope I didn't get socks again. Outside we look to see the big snowdrifts. We say goodbye and see you next year, Then we give them a big hug and a kiss, Oh how I wish that this day would never end. This I will really miss. By Wyatt Covington Second place, second grade Virginia Grainger Elementary Christmas is the most wonderful time in the year because we get to decorate the Christmas tree. The wonderful time about it is when we get the Christmas tree together and decorate it together. After we decorate the Christmas tree we eat some dinner. Then we go to bed. But before we go to bed, we put some cookies and milk out for Santa to eat. It is wonderful to me and my two sisters and my brother when we open the presents with my mom and dad. By Kate Crandell Honorable mention, third grade Once upon a time there was a moon dragon who lived in the Dark Lands. And every day he had King Orion Constellation send him 12 occupants from Staropolis for his three meals until one day a brave blue star killed the dragon. And because of this that star, David, grew bigger and bigger until he was one square mile! And because of this, a baby Jesus was born on earth. Finally David left because he did not like the glory and hid on top of a beautiful pine tree on Earth. And to this very day that tree and star David are part of our Christmas celebration. By Rycki Cruz Honorable mention, first grade Tonasket Elementary It was snowy. One day on Christmas noon, Santa was going to a kid's house, but Santa was stuck in the chimney and Santa really was stuck. Santa's reindeer pulled and pulled and pulled him. He got out on time to finish his job. And he did. Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas! The End. By Kendra Davisson Second place, third grade Tonasket Elementary School On a Christmas Eve night it was dark in the house and there was a full moon out. The stars were sparkling like fireflies. But on this wonderful night there was a big snowfall and the sky filled with pretty sparkling snow. It covered the ground like a white silk blanket and covered the trees as far as the eye could see. It froze the lakes and iced the ponds on its way to the bay. The Christmas tree was lit from the top to the bottom. Then came big and small. Kendra was so thrilled when she found the fire already started. There were other presents set under the tree. Everybody was happy. But there was a problem. There were no name tags on the presents, causing the whole family to fight over ownership of all the presents. The fight was terrible. After the fight the whole family would not talk to anyone. Finally Jenna talked to Kendra. "I'm sorry that we fought. Hey! There are 10 presents in all. We can split them up. And they did and lived happily ever after." By Karen Delgado Second place, fourth grade Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. But the best Christmas I've had was when I was 5 years old. It was with my cousins Maria, Favi, Junior, Carlos, also my aunt Hosephina and Tia Pati. My uncle Chuy, Tio Rafa, my sisters and mom and dad were all there. We ate pozile, tamales, cake, panonlos and cookies. The pozile made me feel like if I were in Mexico on the nice bright beach. Tamales taste like pizza but better. The chocolate tastes like chunks of chocolate just bursting into your mouth. Panonlos feel soft like a snow but are crunchy when you eat them. Cookies smell good when they just come out of the oven. Then we went to play in the snow. We have a humongous hill. It felt like if I were on the Egypt boat at the carnival. It was almost five and a half feet tall, the hill. Then we made a snowman just 10 inches taller. It had two eyes made out of coal, a carrot for his nose, sticks for his hands, a scarf to keep his neck warm, and a hat to keep his head cozy. Later, we went sliding on the hill. My cousin Maria cried. Last, we waited until noon to open presents. That was the best Christmas ever. By Mason Duke Honorable mention, second grade One Christmas Eve, Santa landed on a roof. He went halfway down the chimney before he got stuck! Then he yelled, "I'm stuck! After 200 years of delivering presents, I'm stuck!" Then he pushed as hard as he could and slipped down the chimney. He put all the presents under the tree. He climbed up the chimney and into his sled. Then he shouted, "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!" By Eleana Evans Honorable mention, fourth grade It's Christmas time We're playing games. There are presents And warm, cozy aims. It's Christmas time We spend time with family. There's a jolly here And dinner is yumily. It's Christmas time Go to church. Sledding with a lurch. IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME A WONDERFUL TIME! By Cody Farmer First place, second grade Virginia Grainger Elementary Christmas is fun because it brings my family together. This year my family and I will be going sledding and snowboarding up in the mountains. We take snowmobiles to pull us up and down the hills. We build a big campfire to stay warm. We usually take a camp trailer to stay warm and eat dinner in, but sometimes we wait to eat at home. I am really excited about going this Christmas. I can't wait to ride on the snowmobile and do some snowboarding. This is why I think Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. By Lena Fuchs Honorable mention, second grade Oroville Elementary School "Ho, ho, ho," laughed jolly old Santa while reading a letter. "Now, papa," said Mrs. Claus, "Who is it this time?" Santa answered, "It is Ryan and his twin sister Zoe." "What did they write?" asked Mrs. Claus. Santa was about to begin when the timer went off. Then Mrs. Claus jumped up. "The cookies are done! I'll get the cookies and some hot chocolate and we can have a snack." "OK," said Santa. "Now I will tell you what Ryan wrote." Dear Santa! This year I am 5 and my sister is, too. I would like a car set, a book, a dog and some candies, please. Thank you, Ryan "Well," said Mrs. Claus, "and what did Zoe write?" Dear Santa, red Santa, This year I would like a doll, some mittens and a carriage, too, a hat and a scarf. And thank you to you. "Now," said Mrs. Claus, "That was sweet." "Yes, it was," Santa mumbled. On Christmas night when Santa was flying with his reindeer, he went to the twins' house and put the presents under the tree. After he finished his job he went off in the twinkling light of the stars. By Gabe Greene Honorable mention, fifth grade Okanogan Elementary School My Christmas is a Dutch Christmas. It is on Dec. 6. Sintklaas is sort of the Santa Claus except he rides a horse, a white horse. He has a helper. Black Pete is a chimney sweeper. They call him Black Pete because he gets soot on himself. He also helps deliver gifts to boys and girls. The only way to get gifts is to put a carrot in a wooden shoe. The carrot is for his horse. In Holland they make special kinds of treats like Stroop waffles. They are two thin cookies with caramel in the middle. Then there are chocolate letters, letters formed out of chocolate. By Jasmine Grice Second place, kindergarten Virginia Grainger Elementary Christmas tree. Dad cutting down the Christmas tree. Jasmine going to school. By Seth Griffiths Honorable mention first grade Tonasket Elementary Santa and the red-nosed reindeer go to the market and go to the North Pole. Then they go to the movies. After they go to the movies they go back to the North Pole. By Kailee Grooms Honorable mention, second grade Virginia Grainger Elementary We stay up all night cooking. We make cookies. We make cupcakes. Our lights are colorful. We have a fake Santa. He sings Christmas songs. He looks like the real thing. We go to my grandma's house. We also bring presents. It is really fun. Every year on Christmas morning me and my two brothers wake up really early to open presents and stockings. I like Christmas! By Jayson Harper Honorable mention, second grade North Omak Elementary Christmas is wonderful because Santa brings presents. People give him cookies and milk. My favorite thing to do is ripping the paper up. By Adrian Harry Honorable mention, fourth grade Paschal Sherman Indian School Christmas Has Reindeer Ice Stockings Trees Mary Angels Santa By Michayla Hassing Honorable mention, fourth grade East Omak Elementary The most wonderful time of the year is Christmas, of course! You get to chop down a tree and decorate it, but I know someone who had trouble with that very thing, so I'm going to tell you about him. He is a squirrel, but he's my friend. He had a little bit of trouble getting his Christmas tree down. I got it for him. He got his tiny tree in his tree house and put it in the spot he wanted it. He then stood back in pleasure. I was looking with him but I was shocked he didn't decorate it. I said, "Why don't you decorate it?" He said, "I don't know how to decorate a tree." I felt sorry for him. I told him to turn on his lamp and wait for me right there. I popped some popcorn and made some mini cookies. I brought them back with needles and thread. We strung the cookies in the thread and popcorn and put them on the tree. Then I took one of his acorns and drilled a hole in it and put it on top of the tree. Then he said "PRRR-FECFTO!" but I said "not yet" and got some presents and put them under the tree and then said, "Done!" That was the most wonderful time of the year! By Katie Henneman First place, first grade Tonasket Elementary The gingerbread man said, "What is the matter?" The cookie said, "I want to be in the parade but I don't have anything to wear." "I can fix that," said the gingerbread man. He spread blue and white frosting on the cookie. The two of them went to the parade. By Azael Herrera Honorable mention, third grade Tonasket Elementary School Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. Our friend gives us gingerbread cookies. Gingerbread is sweet and yummy. My family is fun on Christmas Eve. Mom and Dad and my brother all gather 'round at the table and eat and then we go to bed and my Santa comes to our house. In the morning we go to the living room and we get presents. By Meri Hirst Honorable mention, first grade Tonasket Elementary I like to decorate the tree at Christmas, and bake cookies with Mom and go to the parade and ride the fire truck. By Margyne Hjaltason Honorable mention, first grade Tonasket Elementary Christmas is just a day away. Snow is on the ground everywhere. There are all kinds of toys, animals and sledding. That is fun, but the most important thing is caring for others. By Haila Hubbard Honorable mention, third grade East Omak Elementary On the night before Christmas it was silent, not a sound, not a squeak in the floor. But one little girl, named Jesse, stayed up all night and never went to sleep until she heard a noise. It said "ho, ho, ho, ho." And Santa was there. She tried to see him but an elf caught her before she could see him. The elf shoved her into a red bag and brought her to the North Pole. There was a North Pole jail for naughty kids who peeked at Santa. There were two other kids already in jail. Their names were Calvin and Michael. Calvin and Michael were friends. Jesse told them a plan. There was a window in the jail and the plan was for them to pick Jesse up and sneak her out the window. They picked her up and boosted her out the window. When they were done, she bought Santa a present. This present was the most prettiest thing ever, shiny bells. Santa loved them! He let them all go and brought them home. By Mayra Huizar Honorable mention, fifth grade Okanogan Having family and friends over for Christmas is the best. My family and I decorate our tree, then we make the food. Our guests arrive. Then we have a talk of how we've been over the past year. Then we all shake hands, wishing each other a merry Christmas. After that the children drink some pop and the adults drink what they drink! Sometimes we go outside, light up a fire, put some music on and have a good time. After that we go inside and have some delicious, warm food. When we are finished eating, the adults sit in the living room and talk. The children go outside and play in the snow. I was playing when I suddenly stopped. I thought to myself, this is a good Christmas. In fact, it is one of the best Christmases I've ever had. When we got finished playing, it was time to open presents. None of the presents were as good as having family and friends come together on a Christmas day. That is why Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year! By Winter R. Joseph Honorable mention, fifth grade Paschal Sherman Indian School Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. Not a single child is shedding a tear. And the parents are putting the presents under the tree as their children are sleeping. At the Christmas feast little mice are peeping. Christmas day has gone too fast. But at least this Christmas was better than the last. Merry Christmas! By Kelsie Kato Honorable mention, fourth grade Once there was a silver raven looking for a gift for his mother on Christmas. He was flying and he saw a man. When he landed, the man took out an easel and started to draw Raven. When the man was done, he told Raven his name was Byron and gave him the drawing. Raven decided to give the drawing to his mom. When he got home, he told his mom about his adventure. Then he gave his mom the beautiful picture. His mom loved it. Every year he gave his mom a drawing from Byron. (Dedicated to Byron for his love of animals and me.) By Amber Kendall Honorable mention, fourth grade East Omak Elementary This is so exciting! The food is so delightfully sweet. The outdoor activities are outrageously fun. The decorating is wonderfully colored. If you guessed Christmas, you're right. The food is delicious! Hot cocoa and steamy marshmallows and a candy melt in my mouth. The candy has a mint sweet and crunchy taste. It also is sticky like gum. Mmm, hard cookies with chocolate chips and peanut butter. Outdoor activities are so awesome! When I sled I always crash to the cold snow. Building a snowman and pretending it's alive makes me feel good. Making an igloo is warm and it always keeps me safe from snowballs. Decorating is so exciting! I love the glistening and colorful lights. They're so beautiful. The inflatables look so realistic and bouncy and also exciting. Best of all I like decorating the trees because there's candy canes, ornaments and the star. I like the star the best because I always get to put it up. That's why I'm so excited about Christmas. By Leah Lantrip Third place, first grade Virginia Grainger Elementary Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year because we give presents and it is Jesus' birthday. By Haley Little Honorable mention, fourth grade On Christmas Eve I go to my grandma's and grandpa's house in Red Lodge, Mont. We make cookies with milk. And also we set out carrots for the reindeer. Then we set them in the living room. I love Christmas! Then we go to bed. I sleep in the spare bedroom. I can never go to sleep because I am so excited about Christmas. I can't wait to get my hands on those presents! In the morning I wake up uper early. I wake up my two grandmas, my grandpa, my mom and dad, and my two sisters. We rush out to our stockings. After it is present time, my aunts and uncles come with their friends. Then we all open our presents. Last, we have a big Christmas feast. After that the kids play with their amazing toys. And on New Year's Eve we have a big sledding party with a bunch of food. Last, but not least, on Christmas Eve I go to my grandma's and grandpa's house in Red Lodge, Mont. We make chocolate chip and sugar cookies with milk. And also we set out nine carrots for the reindeer. Then we set them in the living room. Christmas is my favorite holiday. By Brenda Lopez Honorable mention, fourth grade This is what we do on Christmas. We rent an ice arena and our family comes and we play all different kinds of games and have dinner together. At the ice arena I sometimes fall down, and my dad and I race. My dad always wins and my little sister would fall down so she would hold on to my dad's leg. It is hard to get up the stairs. You can rent some ice skating shoes or you can buy some. For dinner we have ham, potatoes and much more. Then we go play games like racing, dancing and hockey. There are different game stations, so you can go play wherever you want. We do a pinata and then it is the dance off and there are first, second, third and fourth places. I have been in second and third place. My mom came in first place; she won a dance-off trophy. Then it is time to open presents, and my mom or dad calls out the names and they come up and get them. Everyone brings presents. Then we all say bye and go home, but my mom and dad stay and clean up. After that we go to the hotel; once we stay a couple days we go back home to Conconully. We have Christmas at home. My brother and I ran upstairs and put our stuff away. My dad and I go to pick up my puppy Bo-Bo, and he runs in the house and upstairs. On Bo-Bo's first Christmas he ran around the tree and then he ran upstairs and ran into my door. Then he ran back downstairs and sat down and wagged his tail. We went sledding. Then we went home and had dinner and then we went to bed. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night. By Nisha Louis Honorable mention, fourth grade Paschal Sherman Indian School Santa Needs Ornaments Wreaths Milk And Nuts By Jazmyne Marchand Honorable mention, fifth grade One day my dad, my cousin, Ryelynn, and my little brother, Edie, and I were getting pulled on an innertube. We all got cold, so we all went inside to warm up. Then my cousin, Ryelynn, and I were riding on the tube by ourselves. That meant we got to go faster. I fell off and I saw a little white weasel. It was hopping in and out of the snow. Then everybody saw it. We all started to jump in and out of the snow. Later that day we all went inside again to warm up. We were eating candy canes and drinking hot cocoa. Then we went for another long ride until we kids fell off, and we saw that same weasel again. We just watched it! It was so pretty! By Emily Martin Honorable mention, fifth grade Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, Where presents aren't the most important part. It's your family celebrating Christ's birthday, And they're all first in my heart. You can make snow angels out in the snow, And getting a tree, your family goes loco. Right after that, you go sledding in the cold, Then you can come in and have a cup of cocoa. It's the time to listen to listen to carols, When guardian angels whisper in your ear. Then if you follow all the big rules, You will never have a Christmas tear. By Faith Martin First place, third grade Today we celebrate the day our family has the time to have some fun. We are as thankful as we can be. Our family will celebrate this wonderful day. We know how Christmas is special and why we have Christmas. What a day, what a time. We like to play games and when Santa comes we open presents. Christmas is the best. Christmas is my favorite time, its my favorite season, my favorite month and my favorite day. When I wake up I see the snow. It's beautiful. I'll tell you a story about one year when Christmas was so fun, I had more fun than you can probably ever have. It started in December. My mom was talking to me about making some stockings for my family and she'll put our names on them, but near Christmas she finished all four of them. I was surprised! On Christmas our stockings were filled more than ever. It was very fun and it was even more fun because we spent time together. You know Christmas isn't just about presents. It's about love and showing how much we care. By Keith Matt Honorable mention, third grade It was one week before Christmas Eve. It all started at the North Pole workshop. All the elves were not ready for Christmas to happen and they worked for 26 hours straight. On Christmas Eve there was a bad snowstorm. The elves were almost blown away while they were putting the gifts in the sleigh. As soon as they were done they went inside. Santa's worst enemy, the Grinch, came around the corner and stole the sleigh. He got halfway from the North Pole and crashed at the Elf Wal-Mart. Mrs. Claus was on her way back from the grocery store to see that Santa's sleigh was in a ditch. She called Santa Claus and said, "Are you leaving already?" Santa Claus said "No." He was confused so he looked outside and said "Where is my sleigh?" He hung up and ran as fast as he could and he went in the Santamobile and was going about a thousand miles per hour. Santa was by Elf Wal-Mart. He kept a sharp eye out for the sleigh. Soon enough he saw the Grinch running away with the Christmas gifts. So Santa jumped on the Grinch, then knocked him out and said, "When are you ever gonna learn there will always be a Christmas, no matter how much you try to take it away." All of the little elves and Mrs. Claus were cheering for Santa. Mrs. Claus gave him some hot cocoa and he was on his way! That's how Santa saved Christmas! By Dawson McCoy Honorable mention, fourth grade Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year because it is time for snowboarding, presents and getting pulled behind the snowmobile. The first thing you do if you like to snowboard is find somewhere to snowboard. Then get warm clothes on. When it's your first time you might wreck a little bit. But get up and keep trying. I love to snowboard at the Loup Loup! Second, one thing about presents is you don't know what's in them. Another thing about presents is they're really, really cool. Also your parents can tell you what a present is, then say "just kidding." And when you open a present it's what your mom said it was. I love to open presents. Third, if you like getting pulled behind a snowmobile, here's a tip: When you're being pulled and people are behind you, don't try to wreck because you could break your arm. That's what happened to my sister. I love to be pulled behind the snowmobile. In conclusion, the best things about Christmas are snowboarding, presents and getting pulled behind the snowmobile. I can't wait 'til Christmas! By Tessa McCoy Honorable mention, second grade One Christmas I sat next to my fireplace and all of the sudden I saw some dust fall down and the fire went out. I looked over and saw Santa. I wanted to run over there, but I ran up to my brothers' room and woke up my brothers, then we tiptoed downstairs. We ran outside and looked up and saw Santa and eight tiny reindeer. So me and my brothers ran upstairs and told my mom and dad, but they said, "He only comes when you're asleep. He would have left when you woke up." That is my story of how I saw Santa that best Christmas ever. By Kelsie Miller Honorable mention, fifth grade Okanogan I think Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year because Jesus was born on that day. Jesus is very important to me and my family. I love Christmas very much, but I don't just care about the presents. Christmas is my favorite time of the year. My mom and I always make a big dinner. We all watch a movie after we eat. It is really, really fun. Most of my family thinks that all I care about is my presents, but they don't know. By Kyle Morgan Honorable mention, first grade Tonasket Elementary At Christmas I like to wrap and sneak presents around for my parents. I go see Santa at the store. By Cameron Moses Third place, fourth grade Christmas is the most wonderful time of year because it spreads lots of cheer! Some of the things I will tell you about are Christmas joy, Christmas presents and Jesus' birthday. I will have fun telling you about these three things. First, I enjoy spreading Christmas joy. Because of Christmas joy everybody enjoys themselves. They also have special moments and loving moments. Christmas spreads lots of cheer. I love spreading Christmas joy! Next, I love Christmas presents. Every year on Christmas day I get goodies in my stocking. Excitement comes to everybody. I always get nervous if I've been bad or good. But I always get presents. I love Christmas presents! Finally, I will love celebrating Jesus' birthday. One of the things I enjoy about his birthday is celebrating it. I also respect his birthday. The other things I love about Jesus' birthday is loving the time everybody is having. I love celebrating Jesus' birthday! As you can see, Christmas joy is something in Christmas that is celebrated. Christmas presents are going to be torn open. Jesus' birthday will be fun celebrating. I can't wait until Christmas! By Miriam Navarro Honorable mention, fourth grade Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. You can drink hot cocoa, decorate the Christmas tree and have a snowball fight. First, drinking hot cocoa with my family is fun because I get to snuggle with my mom and my dad. One other thing is drinking hot cocoa with a straw. Another thing is snuggling by the chimney. I can't wait until Christmas comes. Second, decorating the Christmas tree is also fun because the beautiful shining lights fill the tree with color. One other thing is the big star on the top of the tree makes it look beautiful. Another thing is putting candy canes on the tree is fun because you can take one off the tree and eat it. I can't wait to decorate the Christmas tree. Next, having a snowball fight is really fun because you can have a friend to help you. One other thing is that you can make big forts. Also you can put snowballs on your sled. As you can see, drinking hot cocoa, decorating the Christmas tree and having a snowball fight outside will be fun. I can't wait to do all these things this year at Christmas time. By Shelby Overby Honorable mention, fifth grade Okanogan Being with my family during Christmas makes it the best time of year. Seeing someone you haven't seen for a while, decorating the Christmas tree, or going to a Christmas party with your grandma makes it the best time of year. Most of all, the reason why it's the best time of year is because Jesus was born. He was born in Bethlehem on Christmas night under the sky's brightest star. Some people honor Jesus the whole day. They don't really care about presents. They just look through the Bible and pray. Thank God for everything. That is the best time of year. By Olivea Oyler Honorable mention, second grade It was Christmas night. My mom and dad said, "Go to bed." "May I stay up?" "OK, only for one minute." "OK, mom and dad. I will be in my bed watching TV." "It is time to go to bed." "OK, good night, and don't let the bedbugs bite." When everybody was asleep, I heard a creak, creak. I saw a shadow. It was moving. I didn't move. It stopped. I ran to get my flashlight. I fell on the floor with a boom! The shadow jumped. I ran back to my bed. I turned my flashlight on. It was big, it was round. It, it, it, was Santa! I ran and hugged him. "Ho, Ho, Ho! You need to be in bed." "OK!" By Cody Smith Honorable mention, fifth grade On Christmas my aunt, uncle, and cousins come, We eat corn, the chocolate is warm, we're celebrating the day Jesus was born. On Christmas there is a lot of food, Ham, pie and Jell-O. Just be careful though, There is a lot of snow that is yellow! We gather at grandma's that one special day. Christmas day is a blast, Christmas comes and goes, We do our best to make it last. Prancer's miracle By Joseph Smith Honorable mention, fifth grade Paschal Sherman Indian School Prancer looked under the tree, but all he could see was bees, but he had no presents because of the bad attendance. Prancer said the Chronicle was nice, because they're like cinnamon spice. They gave him 12 Christmas gifts. He said "Chronicle, you people are like waterdrifts." By Kevin Soto Honorable mention, fifth grade Chocolate fondue Having snowball fights Romping children Inviting the relatives Sledding Toasting bread Making the food And Sorting the presents Singing Christmas has so many things to do I start to wonder what Santa will bring to you! Merry Christmas! My own Merry Christmas By Johnee Stanley Honorable mention, fifth grade Omak Christmas is the wonderful time of the year, But the presents aren't the most important thing. My family is my most precious gift. They are more wonderful than anything Santa could bring. Christmas is about where all the family and love come together. I love each and every one with all my heart. Every Christmas Eve I leave cookies and milk for Santa. I never want anyone in my family to depart. The snow is white, it's like a big, beautiful blanket. The snow is cold and the little flakes Are different shapes. Some time during Christmas we eat cakes. By Makayla Sterk Honorable mention, third grade East Omak Elementary On New Year's Eve all the elves were jumping up and down because they were happy to build toys. Some of the elves kept bothering Santa, saying, "What time can we start building? How many toys can we build, more than 100? I hope so." Santa got so mad he said, "Stop! Quit asking me questions. We will talk about it later. So everybody go to sleep." The next day everybody got out of bed and started building. One of the elves came over to Santa and said, "Guess what I am going to build?" Santa said, "I thought I told you not to bother me." And the elf said, "Oh, yeah." All of the elves made different things, and they were cool toys. Santa was happy. They didn't have problems any more. So when the elves were done, Santa packed them up and left with the deer. By Eyanna Thomas Third place, fifth grade Okanogan Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year because we go to see our family. We hardly ever see many of our cousins, play with their toys or have fun with them. We also sit by the tree, sing Christmas carols and drink hot cocoa. Also, we read Christmas stories by the tree, relax and talk. My favorite thing about Christmas is decorating the tree and watching my aunt and uncles, mom and dad kiss under the mistletoe. On Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, we open one present each. We bake cakes, cookies, pies, ham, turkey and many other things. Sometimes we will go outside and have a snowball fight. My family has a lot of fun. On Christmas Eve, my brother leaves cookies and milk for Santa Claus. Lastly, we open all of our presents. That is my family tradition. That is why I think Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. By Shyann Thompson Third place, second grade Virginia Grainger Elementary I love Christmas. Last year I saw Santa Claus. My brother doesn't believe in Santa, but I do. My brother's name is Joshua but he still gets presents. That's not fair because he has been bad. I have been good. By Kasey Ann Tollefson Honorable mention, fourth grade Christmas is all about seeing your family plus visiting Santa. It's all about presents, presents, presents! First of all, I love seeing my family eating dinner which makes me feel warm inside. Plus when we talk, we all get to know each other better. Playing games with my cousin, Eron, is so much fun. I love all my hugs when everybody leaves. I enjoy having my family over for Christmas. Second of all, I love visiting Santa! If I'm good, sometimes he gets me what I want. If I'm super good, he gives me a lot more than I want. What I like the best about Santa is he gives my dogs, my fish and my cat stuff! He's my favorite guy except my dad! Next, presents, presents, presents! I always enjoy getting presents. Like Bratz dolls, Barbies and other things, too. Giving presents to my friends and family is what I am best at. It warms my heart when I shop for needy kids and get them presents for them. What I also like to see is children get their first present. Presents are my things. As you can see, seeing my family is incredibly fun. Visiting Santa has to be my No. 1 thing on my list. Presents, presents, presents! Nobody can live without presents! I absolutely love Christmas! Have a good Christmas, everyone! By Angel Torres Honorable mention, second grade Tonasket Elementary School Once upon a time there was a chicken and he lived in a shed. He couldn't go out to play in the snow because his mom didn't let him go. He said, "Please!" His mom said, "OK, but stay away from the road." "No problem," the chicken said. By Asper Verhasselt First place, fourth grade Tonasket Elementary School When I think of Christmas, I think of candy canes, presents, toys, cookies, candy and snow. But recently I learned that Christmas is about loving and being loved. Christmas is about learning and helping the less fortunate. I met a man with a trailer the size of a small entertainment center. He also has a trailer the size of a love seat. They both have dirt floors. He has no electricity and says he doesn't sleep much when it's 20 below. The one thing he does have is a Christmas tree. I don't think he has many family or friends. My family is going to do as much as we can. Until this year I don't think I've been appreciative of all I have. I thought Christmas meant presents and food. But it really means loving and caring. By Madison Villalova Honorable mention, fifth grade Tonasket Elementary School Candy canes Happy holidays Ribbons Winter wreaths Snowy Christmas trees Homemade cookies Presents Sledding By Kage Walker Honorable mention, third grade East Omak Elementary Santa was putting out Christmas presents and he saw another Santa in the house. He was doing the same thing. They both looked at each other. They ran back to their sleds and they raced to Seattle. They split up, and BAM! They smashed into each other. One Santa fell off into Seattle. His sled fell down and broke. The other Santa was going fast, and then he slid down. All of a sudden the one that fell off in Seattle came back up and was flying on a carpet. They were racing again. One went faster. The other one tied with the other one. The Santas were going to deliver a present to a little boy in New York. They got to New York and they didn't know where his house was. They checked everywhere. No sign of him anywhere. Then one Santa saw his house and he got inside the house and put some presents under the Christmas tree. The other Santa came in and put a lot of presents under the Christmas tree. One man saw both Santas on the sled. One Santa said, "Let's go!" They went to the ocean and saw a whale jump into the air. It twisted in the air and they started to ram into each other. Presents fell off the sled into the water. They had another boy in California. They got to California and were finding the boy's house. One Santa Claus put 90 presents under the Christmas tree. The other Santa Claus put 100. Someone got up to go to the bathroom and both Santas got on their sleds and they got out just in time. By Stephen Wapato Honorable mention, third grade It was the day before Christmas. It was a blizzard outside and just then Santa came to town. When everyone was asleep, he went down all the chimneys and gave out all the toys. Then he left town. But when the nice Santa was about to leave, the bad Santa caught a ride. When they were 260 feet above, the bad Santa got out of the empty toy bag. The bad Santa knocked out the nice Santa. The bad Santa went to a nearby river, took the nice Santa by two hands and threw him into the nearby river. The bad Santa went to everybody's house. He had to go down the chimneys, which was hard, to bring the bag with him. But he took the bag and all the toys that were in every house. He also took all the Christmas trees and some food on the way back. When it was morning, everybody went downstairs. But no gifts or the trees were there. They all looked out their window. Just then they all saw good Santa on the ice on the lake. All of them went outside to the lake. Then the good Santa was gone in the air with his deer. He said, "Bye-Bye!" By Jacob Wilson Honorable mention, first grade Tonasket Elementary At Christmas I like getting to see Santa. We cut our tree on Grandpa's property and bring it home to decorate. |