Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools issued the following announcement on December 21.
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
DECEMBER 21, 2021 – A few days before Christmas, Santa dropped by Lowrance Middle School.
He and told students how much he appreciated them.
He said “Ho! Ho! Ho!” more than once.
And he passed out presents chosen for each student.
As great as these presents were, he told the students, they were receiving other wonderful gifts as well.
“One of the best gifts we receive are the teachers at this school,” Santa said.
Santa comes to Lowrance every year. This year, he came on Wednesday Dec. 21.
Wes Hobson, the PE teacher at Lowrance, said that knowing Santa is coming, students start talking about his visit the week before.
“I think it’s awesome,” Hobson said. “The students love it.”
Man 8Ron Kiser, the Business Lab teacher, said, “It brings the spirit of Christmas right here onto our campus.”
Principal Samantha Manring said that, for her, the visit is one of the highlights of the school year.
“This is what makes my job so enjoyable – seeing the joy on students’ faces and knowing we are making a difference.”
When Santa is not at the North Pole getting ready for the next Christmas, he likes to disguise himself as a Lowrance teacher named Cam Kilby and come down to Winston-Salem. So he was able to greet every student by name.
The gifts were provided by the people at National General Insurance. They are strong supporters of Lowrance, and they bought every present that Santa brought with him.
“They do a fabulous job,” said Assistant Principal Tammy Moose. “They bought each child two presents.”
Lowrance has more than 140 students. The gifts had been chosen especially for each student. They were set out on a table, and, when the first group of students arrived, Manring and others would find the presents for a particular student and call out the student’s name.
Santa 12In addition to buying two gifts for each child, the people at National General had bought a few extras in case a need arose for some more.
Speaking of National General, Manring said, “They are the ones who make this possible. We appreciate their generosity.”
An amusing moment came when one student waiting to visit with Santa noticed that Santa was wearing an Apple watch. He leaned over and asked an adult standing nearby whether the real Santa would be being wearing an Apple watch?
She told him not worry. That was indeed the real Santa. He was simply staying current with technology.
The young man relaxed.
Santa’s visit comes with lots of bonuses for students, said Melissia Sutton, a Life Skills teacher. In addition to enjoying visiting with Santa and receiving the gifts, students like spending time together this way and, earlier, they had honed their life skills by making cards for Santa and thank-you cards for the people at National General.
Santa 21In a moment of quiet between groups of students, Santa was asked about his post-Christmas plans. Well, he said, when he arrived back at the North Pole, he planned to eat an iced gingerbread cookie and drink a glass of milk.
Did he think that one cookie would be enough? Well, perhaps a dozen cookies would do the trick, he said. After that, he planned a three-week nap before going back to work getting ready for next Christmas.
And, no doubt, he will come to Lowrance in disguise from time to time.
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