On the morning of December 6, teachers put shoes of all shapes and sizes outside their door to celebrate St. Nikolaustag. Sponsored by German teacher Melanie Nunes and French teacher Emilie Moskal, German and French students made their way around the school, putting chocolate in the shoes of the “good” teachers, and sticks and onions in the shoes of “bad” teachers.
First, all the chocolate, provided by Nunes and Principle Michelle Lutrell, had to be counted so it could be evenly distributed. Traditionally, mandarin oranges and walnuts are also put in the shoe.
Some teachers participated by decorating their shoes and putting them in some unique places. Some weren’t shoes at all. Parker Clarey (left) and Connor Quinn (right) pose for a photo in front of a sign saying, “no sticks please, only candy”.
School staff voted for which department received sticks. This year’s “bad” departments included Social Science & Global Studies, Math, English, CTE, and Science. Nicholas Guglielmo (right), the personal finance teacher, was upset to find that he received sticks.
Although these departments received onions and sticks, they were rewarded with chocolate in their mailbox. Traditionally, sticks were given to bad children so their parents could beat them. Fortunately, this does not actually happen.
