LHHS Student Council officers and committee chairmen used their fourth period planning session Monday to slow down and give thanks. With schools letting out for the Thanksgiving holiday today, it seemed the perfect time to share a meal together in their StuCo workroom. Students brought their traditional holiday dishes and expressed gratitude for these blessings. More, after the jump — plus a slideshow:
· President Michael Svedeman: good food, friends and family
· Kurt Stadelmann: having such a great LH community
· Chase Davis: my loving parents
· Will Pttman: my StuCo family
· Catherine French: a break from school to spend time with out-of-town relatives I don’t get to see often
· Michelle McCloskey: Catherine’s brownies
· Elly Collett: the Lord and all his blessings
· Greyson Morgan: a nice automobile to transport me to school this morning
· Clara Bailey: getting into college (she’s accepted at Texas A&M and the UT business school)
· Brooke Busse: my dogs, Lucy and Willie
· Sarah Holmes: cold weather because it makes the holidays seem real
· Stephen Holmes (Sarah’s twin): watching football with my entire family
· Wil Mathews: my healthy life including everything I take for granted, even just walking and talking
· Allison Rhodes: my family and friends.
As they enjoyed their meal together, math teacher and StuCo sponsor Kathryn Laster told the kids the Thanksgiving meal was an LH tradition, started in 2005 by then-students Emily Stuller and Hannah Adams. Hannah is now a senior at UT. Emily was killed earlier this year in a car accident near the Baylor campus as she drove to an early morning class. Emily has been remembered often by LH students and teachers who recall her easy smile and giving spirit.
The LHHS cheerleaders’ Build-A-Cat program raises funds for the Buckner Children’s Home in honor of Emily, who was adopted. For more information about purchasing a stuffed Wildcat or making a donation in Emily’s memory, you can email Lizzy Cronin.
