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Tubman Christmas is here, Filled with laughter, joy and cheer! Christmas is giving preaenu Christmas is being kissed under the Mistletoe Christinat is snowball Dear Santa. A ll I want for Christmas la a W a lk m a n , a whole bag f u ll o f m o n ey , a new c a r, some new clothes and new shoes. Yvette Hawkins 8th Grade M y Christman Story O ne day I was w a lk in g fig h u . d ow n the street, a day be Christinas it hot cider and fore Christm as. Everybody sitting by the fireplace. was buying things, and my Christinas it decorating the pockets were empty. Before Christmas tree. I knew it 1 had a job. By the Christmas is a jolly holiday. end o f the day I had money Rachael Ziady lik e a never had b e fo re . I bou gh t presents fo r my friends and had a very very happy Christmas. A Christmas Roam M e rry C h ristm as every *Twas the night before body!! Christmas, when all Beth E. Blum slou through the house. 6th Grade Every creature was stirring, including a mouse. C h ria tm a e la . . . Santa’s elves had prepared C h ris tm a s is the firs t all that day snowflake beginning to fall For the magical ride in the and m istleto e and d eco ra wonderful sleigh. tions in the hall. Then up into the sky Christmas is Santa bring Santa flew with a ‘ ho-ho,’ ing a lo t o f toys fo r girls Soon to land on the roofs covered w ith snow. T im W alker Santa. D o n ’ t you re a lize th a t I really despise the way small c h ild re n fin d o u t you r se cret. I t is n 't f a ir n o t to be aware o f the horrible truth. Moat children cry and f i nally say good bye to their mystical dream o f you. Signed. A Concerned Citizen (Jessica Hagen) Dear Santa. T h is C h ris tm a s I w ou ld like to receive love and give a n y th in g th a t I can. T h e reason b eing th a t people need to be loved, cared for and respected I know I deserve this be cause I try and be fa ir, un derstanding and com m u ni cative. It w o u ld be a great g ift fo r me i f I knew I was Dear Santa Claus, I have been so good a ll yar, you w ou ldn 't believe it. I thought I ’d just drop you a line an d te ll you w h a t I want for Christmas. M y list is as follows (it isn't much): A T rip to Europe. H a! I4 K G old Neclace. H a! Mercedes Benz. H a !! A Pee-Chee. M y old ones are all torn. Money $$$ Typing Paper A color television for my room A M aid to Clean up M y Room An Assortment o f Stickers Sincerely, Lisa Carey 8th Grade P .S .— Yo u s h o u ld n 't have too much trouble acquiring these things. H a v e a great C h r is tm a s !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Candy, candle, Christ H oliday, happy, holly, holy Reindeer, relatives Santa Tree, toys Mistletoe Angel, apple pie Snow Angela Carter 6th Grade C h ris tm a s is ■ tim e fo r cheer L ittle ones behave when Santa is near. Dreams and beliefs a ll com e tru e. A n d the love goes aro un d for me and for you. Love is a w on der. Loved ones should be n ear. A n d w hat better way to bring families together than at the C hrist mas time o f year. Cassandra Abrams So lon g a g o So long ago in B e th le hem, upon that day o f days, the fa ith fu l gathered at the s ta ll to lo u d ly sing his praise. They saw the baby c ra d led th e re , they heard the angels sing. "P eace on earth, good will to men, for Christ is born the K in g ." H arry Hopkins 6th Grade Dear Santa, E veryb od y says you are not tru e and som etim es I b elieve th em . But I know that you are real. M y name is A .W . W illia m s and I go to H a rrie t T u b m an M id d le School. I want a lot o f toys this year because I have been extra good this year. A .W . W illiam s loved. Yours truly, Donna Eason 8th Grade and boys Christmas is the best time o f year because i t ’ s fu ll o f love and cheer. Christmas is the best out Dear Santa. How are you doing? I bet i t ’ s cold up at the N o rth Pole at this time o f the year I t ’ s th a t tim e o f the year again fo r me to w rite my Christmas lists. T h is year I w a n t some jewelry, clothes, and a cou ple o f board games. Those are just some o f the things. H ere's the ones I w ant for sure: a stereo, records such as M ic k e y , G lo r ia . Rock this T o w n , the records called Success H a s n 't Spoiled M e Y e t, and W a it in the N ig h t. T h e biggest gift I want is a trip to two of these places: either H a w a ii and C a lifo rn ia , Bahama Is lands and the C a rrib e a n and a trip through the P a nama Canal. Those are the neatest places to go I h ear. H ave you ever been to any o f them during the summer Santa? I hear it gets really hot there. W e ll you have a lot o f w ork to do on mine so good-bye Santa. T rina Koenig 8th Grade P .S .— I hope I get the stereo, records, trip and the clothes Thanks again. Dear Santa. T h is is C le v e stin e W es son. I go to school at H a rri et Tubm an M id d le School. I am in the 7th grade. H a r riet T u b m a n is one o f the best middle schools in P o rt la n d . Som e o f the kids at Harriet Tubm an do not like the school but most o f the kids do like the school. Clevestine Wesson 7th Grade o f all the rest. LeiLei Slaughter Dear Santa, Christm as is around the corner, and before you be gin your annual flight, keep this in mind. For this yearly celeb ration , I feel I would be satisfied w ith something that would last me for quite a w h ile — an ind ustrial em pire. In d u s tria l em pires are very v e rs a tile and w o r th while. They make poor men ric h , and som etim es, rich men poor. The are. for the most p a rt, s e lf-s u ffic ie n t, and the owner can m anipu late thousands o f people fro m one o ffic e ! I 'm sure you know w hat my reason for wanting this is, because you yourself control a m u l titu d e o f elves, and can manipulate billions o f chil dren around the world. I deserve this because ever since I was given my firs t grey fla n n e l suit and b rie fc a s e , I have d re a m t, hoped, and wished fo r an in d u s tria l e m p ire . It has been my dream o f becom ing an industrial leader. Very sincerely yours, Craig Danba. esq 8th Grade Dear Santa Claus, I want to make this letter sho rt. I w ant a m in i-b ik e , g o rt-c a rt. a c o a t, game money, shoes, a dog, a car for my mother, a cat for my sister and an A ta r i 5200. D o n't forget, Santa. Sincerely, Ray Roulhac b 0 Monique's 4 7 !! N. Interstate ■ 291- 9604 Page 10 Section III Portland Observer, December 22, 1982 Kinder a a r i e n Kmfl Schoo/ O V Q