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Serteen Christmas Party



 As the holiday season rolls around, the different clubs at school have different ways of celebrating! As for Serteen, a club that encourages students to develop relationships with the special education students at Carrollton High School, many holiday parties are held throughout the year. This year, they had a Christmas party that encouraged all club members to attend so they could bond with their buddies. It was held during fourth block on the last Thursday of the semester and was in Coach Harper's room filled with all of the students in the special education and CBI -- collaborative-based instruction-- classes. 


At the start of the party, I gave my gifts to my buddy, Dakota, who loves and is appreciative of everything he receives! He is filled with utmost joy and happiness when Christmas time rolls around and loves to talk with everyone who is around him. I've had the joy to get to know him and his wonderful personality and it really showed during this party. He loved cookie decorating, gingerbread house building, present exchanging, and Christmas movies watching! Every time a song came on, he would show us his extravagant dance moves and his voice while he sang every word. I know that I had a wonderful time with him, I just hope he had the same with me! Spending more and more time with him made me realize that I should take the time to enjoy the little things in life such as the rhythm of a song or the icing on a cookie. Thank you Serteen and Coach Harper allowing me to have this experience with a one-of-a-kind human being!

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