Many people show up to the parade earlier to get a good spot for the lighting. Before the lighting and parade the organization passes out candy to kids instead of during the parade for a safer environment. Photo Credit: Jojo Tarchack-Hiss
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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Thousands gather downtown for the annual Light Parade and tree lighting
December 8, 2025
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![“[She is First will] do the craft show which is in the fall at West it’s run in like the commons and some of the class wings and we usually just make stuff or we sell baked goods so it’s kind of like a combination of ornaments for Christmas and then just different like knickknacks and stuff that students make and then like cookies,” Polk said.](https://wshoccidentalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/New-club-leaders-she-is-the-first--1200x900.jpg)
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Jojo Tarchak-Hiss, Podcast Team, Reporter
This is Jojo Tarchak-Hiss’s first year in the newspaper and she is a freshman. She joined the newspaper because her mom is a writer and editor and so is her sister. She is a reporter and also is going to help out on the podcast. She likes playing with her dogs and running for fun in her free time, and also traveling and being with family.
Trista Chorley, Photographer, Reporter, Photo Editor
Trista Chorley is a freshman and is in her first year of newspaper. She took the newspaper to improve her writing skills. Trista is a photographer and reporter, In her free time she likes to go to cheer practice.