Happy Holidays, Tigers!
Don't forget the following for the week of December 13 - 17, 2004

It's "E" Week in Tigerland - EFCDAB!

There will only be afterschool activities on Monday, December 13,2004
through Wednesday, December 15, 2004.

The fundraiser is in and can be picked up on Tuesday, December 14, 2004
from 6:00 - 7:00 PM in the Media Center! All remaining orders will be sent
home on Wednesday, December 15, 2004. Thanks for your continued support,
Tigers!

Band and Chorus Winter Holiday Concert - Tuesday, December 14
7:00 PM in the Tiger's Den!

Friday, December 17, 2004 is an Early Release Day
8:20 - 12:10 PM  Only box lunches will be served in the cafeteria. No a la
carte items will be sold (ice cream, drinks, etc.)


Fun Holiday Facts.................
Thanksgiving is not just an American holiday. Canada declared their
Thanksgiving holiday in 1879. It is observed on the 2nd Monday in October.

President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day in
1863.

Christmas was declared a national holiday in 1890.

President Franklin Pierce was the first President to decorate the White
House Christmas tree.

Since the 1970’s, the Kennedy Space Center has made their shuttle landing
facility available for emergency landing by Santa Claus should problems
develop during his annual visit to children around the world!


Each year, Florida Christmas tree growers produce over 120,000 freshly cut
quality trees for the holiday season.

Hanukkah is celebrated every year between the end of November and the end
of December. It begins on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, which
varies from year to year on the Western calendar. The eight day celebration
commemorates the rededication of the Jerusalem temple, and the miracle of
the sacred lamp that burned for eight days on a single day’s oil.

Kwanzaa is a seven day celebration of African culture begun by Dr. Maulana
Karenga, a professor at California State University. Celebrated from
December 26th to January 1st, Kwanzaa (which means “first fruits of the
harvest”) is meant to honor African heritage and present day life in
America. The holiday ends with a large feast on the final evening called
Karamu.

More than one million lights decorate the landmark Fort Myers winter
estates of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford during the holiday season.