Chelsea Patches, Staff Writer

When little, waking up Christmas morning is all about the stockings overflowing, the tree piled with presents, and the half-eaten cookies left out for Santa the night before. Unfortunately with age, the myth of Santa erodes.
“I saw my mom putting presents in out stockings when I was seven years old and I broke out in tears but I was quiet because I didn’t want my mom to know I saw her,” said senior Jake Coleman. “Now I don’t think I can ever forgive her.”
“I was in third grade and when I was opening my presents, I saw my mom’s handwriting on my presents from (Santa),” junior Aubrey Garnica said.
Senior Aly Maurer said, “Well, I saw the boxes my present were wrapped in, lying around the house when I asked my mom, she didn’t have a cover up story.”
Some students never realized the sad discovery, as junior Will Lopez shared “My parents never told me who Santa was. I just found out, I guess.”
The legend of Santa Claus still lives on from generation to generation and hopefully it will for a long, long time. Even though some of the magic is taken out of Christmas when Santa is gone, Christmas is all about family, friends, and love. Happy Holidays!!