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Roving Reporter: Students reflect on what they’re grateful for going into Thanksgiving

Roving Reporter: Students reflect on what they're grateful for going into Thanksgiving
Senior Stephanie Bernzweig
Senior Stephanie Bernzweig
Who are you thankful for this year?

“I am thankful for my mom and my friends.”

What are you thankful for this year?

I am thankful for my house and the great education I have access to.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“I love mac & cheese and mashed potatoes.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“I love that I can see my family and spend time with them.”

Sophomore Amelia Ciccone
Sophomore Amelia Ciccone
Who are you thankful for this year?

“My family and friends.”

What are you thankful for?

“My good grades and heath.” 

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“My grandmother’s stuffing is the best.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“Going to my grandma’s house every year.”

Freshman Anthony Roman
Freshman Anthony Roman
Who are you thankful for this year?

“Friends and the teachers too.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“The food here.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food? 

“Either mashed potatoes or pepperoni bread.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“Seeing all of my family.”

Freshman Charlotte Burke
Freshman Charlotte Burke
Who are you thankful for this year?

“My mom because she’s supportive and helps me with my schoolwork, [and] my friends.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Stuffing, it just tastes good.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“Being with my family.”

Freshman Ethan Achenbach
Freshman Ethan Achenbach
Who are you thankful for this year?

“My dad and my mom.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“Playing football and having good friendships.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Mashed potatoes.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“I enjoy seeing family and watching football with my grandpas.”

Freshman Rowan Ingerslev
Freshman Rowan Ingerslev
Who are you thankful for this year?

“I’m thankful for my mom because she supports me and all my extracurricular activities.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“I’m thankful for all the new friendships I’ve made at ARHS.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Mac and cheese and turkey.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“Seeing friends and family.”

Freshman Ruslana Matveeva
Freshman Ruslana Matveeva
Who are you thankful for this year?

“I am very thankful for my friends and especially my family.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“I am thankful for the time I get to spend with the people I love.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Turkey.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“I enjoy the experiences and the time I dedicate to the people I’m close with.”

Freshman Shreyon Kc
Freshman Shreyon Kc
Who are you thankful for this year?

“I’m really thankful for my family because they’re very supportive of me. Freshman year has been really stressful and I have a lot of homework and they have helped me out.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“I’m thankful to God for helping me through freshman year and 1st term and keeping me focused.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Mac and cheese or mashed potatoes.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“I enjoy being with my family and it’s really hard to have time to spend together and Thanksgiving is a time where we can talk together.”

Freshman Sophie Grogan
Freshman Sophie Grogan
Who are you thankful for this year?

“My parents.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“My friends.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food? 

“[It’s] got to be the cranberry sauce, it’s underrated.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“Most of my family we don’t see during the year, we have dinner [together], and then we play card games and board games.”

Junior Joao Tavares
Junior Joao Tavares
Who are you thankful for this year?

“I’m thankful for my family.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“I’m thankful for my soccer team.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Turkey.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“Partying and being with my family.”

Junior Matthew Beshay
Junior Matthew Beshay
Who are you thankful for this year?

“I’m thankful for my mom.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“Being in a statistics class with all my friends.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Mashed potatoes.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“Being around my family.”

Junior Olivia Green Seol
Junior Olivia Green Seol
Who are you thankful for this year?

“My parents and my good friends.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“That I have a lot of friends in my classes, and that I’m not crashing out about school yet.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Pumpkin pie.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“That I can stay at home and spend time with my family.”

Junior Tanay Samuel
Junior Tanay Samuel
Who are you thankful for this year?

“I am thankful for my dad.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“Basketball.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Mashed potatoes and gravy.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“Getting the family together and seeing friends.”

Junior Zach Hoffnung
Junior Zach Hoffnung
Who are you thankful for this year?

“Teachers.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“Having a place [Algonquin] to go to every day.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“I don’t really like any Thanksgiving foods, but if I had to choose I would pick stuffing or gravy.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“Getting a break and eating food.”

Senior Michael Melo
Senior Michael Melo
Who are you thankful for this year?

“I’m thankful for my father as he grew up poor and got my family to the place they are today.”

What are you thankful for?

“The position I was put in life that allowed me to help others.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“I love making stromboli.”  

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“The food I get to make and seeing others eat my food.”

Science teacher Christina Connolly
Science teacher Christina Connolly
Who are you thankful for this year?

“Mother nature because she provides so much and asks so little.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“I am thankful for nature, and having the opportunity to walk outside and enjoy the breeze.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Pumpkin pie and apple pie.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“I enjoy having the opportunity to hangout with my family and extended family and play games with them.”

Senior Hannah Dunleavy
Senior Hannah Dunleavy
Who are you thankful for this year?

“I am thankful for my friends.”

What are you thankful for this year?

Almost being done with Common App.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“I love butternut squash.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“Having time to relax with my family.”

Senior Jacob Heisler
Senior Jacob Heisler
Who are you thankful for this year?

“I am thankful for my friends and my family.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“I am thankful that I’ve been very healthy all year, school is going well, and I’ll be in college soon.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Apple Pie.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“Seeing all my family and watching football.”

Senior Raaj More
Senior Raaj More
Who are you thankful for this year?
My family and friends.”
What are you thankful for this year?
I’m thankful for having a family that loves me and having a lot of friends.”
What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?
Sweet potatoes.”
What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?
Having a break.”
Senior Roman D’LIma
Senior Roman D’LIma
Who are you thankful for this year?

“My friends and my family.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“I am thankful that I get to go to school here at Alqonguin and that I get to spend my last year here.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Probably just mac & cheese.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“I enjoy going to Indiana to see my grandparents.”

Senior Rowan Camp
Senior Rowan Camp
Who are you thankful for this year?

“I’m thankful for my family & Jeffery Sun.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“I’m thankful for Legos.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“I’m a big fan of stuffing.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“Seeing all my family.”

Senior Thomas Welch
Senior Thomas Welch
Who are you thankful for this year?

“I am thankful for my family and my friends.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“I am thankful for the gym.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Mixing it all together and letting the flavors be themselves.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“Seeing my cousins.”

Sophomore Abby Clarke
Sophomore Abby Clarke
Who are you thankful for this year?

“I am thankful for my family, all of my friends, and all the new people I met this year.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“Probably like similar, my family, friends and the experiences I’ve been on.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Probably my grandma’s noodle kugel.”

What do you enjoy about Thanksgiving?

“Going to see my family and eating a lot of food.”

Sophomore Clara Campbell
Sophomore Clara Campbell
Who are you thankful for this year?

“I am thankful to my friends and definitely my mom.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“I am thankful for having my family, friends, having food and shelter.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Probably potatoes and I also really like pie.”

What do you enjoy about Thanksgiving?

“I enjoy running because I do a Thanksgiving turkey trot, and I always play a game of touch football with my family because it’s a tradition, and I really like eating with my family.”

Sophomore Evelynn Watkins
Sophomore Evelynn Watkins
Who are you thankful for this year?

“My family.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“My phone and being able to talk to my friends on it.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Mashed potatoes.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“Being able to see my family.”

Sophomore Jack Or
Sophomore Jack Or
Who are you thankful for this year?

“My family and Finn Snyder.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“The Ravens play on Thanksgiving this year.”

What your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Gravy and mashed potatoes.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“Football games.”

Sophomore Rocco Lomuto
Sophomore Rocco Lomuto
Who are you thankful for this year?

“I’m thankful for my mom, family and my girlfriend.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“I’m thankful to be alive.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Turkey with gravy.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“Being with my family.”

Spanish Teacher Señor (Evan) Greenwald
Spanish Teacher Señor (Evan) Greenwald
Who are you thankful for this year?

“My mom, because she continues to be there for me for everything, so I am eternally grateful for her.”

What are you thankful for this year?

“I’m thankful for opportunities to work with other teachers and other people around our building, and [for] good health.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Stuffing, homemade.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“I like catching up with people I haven’t seen in a while.”

Math Teacher Colleen Roy
Math Teacher Colleen Roy
Who are you thankful for this year?

“I would say my husband.”

What are you thankful for this year?

My community.”

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Mashed potatoes, no question about it.”

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?

“The food.”

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