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Happy holiDAYs: Students get festive for holiday day

David Arroyo, Charlotte Drez, Jake Markowski, Frankie Murphy, and Caroline Vranas

October 12, 2023

From left, freshmen Frankie Murphy, Hailey St. Hilaire, Brianna Trybula and Kaelyn Shaughnessy pose for Holiday Day, dressed for Valentine’s Day.

While Class Color Day separates each grade starkly, it is not the only day in which grades are separated. In the past, the themes for this unique day have included Decades Day, Generation Day and this year’s Holiday Day.

The freshmen dressed for Valentine’s Day, sophomores for Halloween, juniors for 4th of July and seniors for Christmas. While staff had the option to choose their own holiday, most staff members decided to dress for Saint Patrick’s Day. Each class came into school decked out for their holiday and it truly lifted spirits in the hallways.

“Honestly, I feel like the senior grade has the best holiday because we’re Christmas. Everyone loves Christmas, Christmas is everyone’s favorite holiday,” said senior Lukas Petraitis.

Some students wish that their class’ holiday was one that a different grade had. “I like all of the other grade’s holidays better than ours,” said sophomore Layla Abughosh.

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The seniors dominated the skits, winning first place with “Jingle Bell Rock” and second with “WWJD”. The juniors took third with “Old Town Road” and fifth with “Born in the USA”. The freshmen ended up taking fourth with “You Belong to Me”.

“I thought our grades’ was good, I liked when Moe [Abusalah] did a backflip, I got very excited and started jumping,” said junior Nick Krakowski.

“They were very interesting and entertaining,” said freshman Hailey Borner.

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About the Contributors

David Arroyo, Staff Writer

David Arroyo is a senior, and this is his first year taking Journalism. He values humility and finds it pointless to brag about the many accolades and accomplishments he has done over the years. When not carrying Lemont on his back, he is out carrying JiffyLube on his back instead. He takes great pride in changing oil and not so much pride in forgetting to reinstall the occasional skid plate. On the homefront, he enjoys relaxing with his family and attempting to cook. As for his future, his dreams and aspirations remain a secret to all those but himself.

Charlotte Drez, Staff Writer

Charlotte Drez is a senior at LHS, and this is her first year in Journalism and on the Tom-Tom staff. Charlotte can’t wait to get her senior year started and move on to college. Charlotte enjoys every moment with her brother and sister , whenever her brother is in the state. This is Charlotte’s second year on the LHS tennis team and she is representing loud and proud as a brand new captain! Not only has Charlotte acquired a leadership position on the tennis team, but she is also the newly inducted President of Lemont Leo Club. While Charlotte is involved in a multitude of clubs at LHS, she enjoys watching Friends for the plot (Chandler Bing) and spending late nights doing Springbok jigsaw puzzles.

Jake Markowski, Staff Writer

Jake Markowski is senior at LHS and a first-year member of the Tom-Tom staff. He is on the autism spectrum and a type 1 diabetic. Jake is in many activities at LHS including the Scholastic Bowl Team, Student Council and Yearbook Club. He attends many sporting events and is planning to join the National Honor Society. When not in school, you can find Jake hanging out with friends, driving, riding his bike around Lemont and working at Walgreens. He also enjoys video games, trivia, writing, fantasy sports and game shows, especially “Jeopardy!”, which he hopes to be a contestant on one day. Jake is excited for all of the senior activities to come this year including senior sunrise, homecoming, prom and project graduation. After high school, Jake plans to follow his dad’s, uncle’s and grandpa’s paths by majoring in fire science, emergency medical technician (EMT) and attending paramedic school at College of DuPage to become a firefighter/paramedic.

Frankie Murphy, Copy Editor

Frankie Murphy is in her sophomore year at Lemont High School. It is her second year in Journalism and she plans to do it for the rest of her sophomore year. Frankie’s strongest subjects are English and history, making Journalism one of her favorite classes to attend. When not in school, Frankie absolutely loves hanging out with her friends and talking to new people. After high school, Frankie is not sure where she wants to go, but she is planning to follow her brother's footsteps and go into the healthcare field.

Caroline Vranas, Assistant Editor

Caroline Vranas is a senior and Assistant Editor of the Tom-Tom. Caroline is very proud to have won fourth place at the IHSA Journalism Competition in the category of Headline Writing. Some of Caroline’s hobbies include being late for school, being late for musical rehearsals and being late for church every Sunday. Caroline loves to participate in activities that are nowhere near where she lives but she doesn't love driving to said activities. If you see her driving on the wrong side of the road, she knows, and is trying to fix it. Caroline is looking forward to pestering her brother while he is away at college (Go Irish!), failing to potty train her puppy Filo and disappointing her parents as per usual. Caroline is Greek.