As students returned from Thanksgiving break, the anticipation of Christmas filled the halls. Holiday decorations and lights then took over JC as Advisories competed in a door decorating tradition. Each advisory decorated doors in a holiday theme, and then the doors were judged to determine the winner.

Spanish Teacher Hannah Roy said, “I enjoy door decorating because it is a time where my Advisory can come together and get all their creative ideas out while working together and having fun.”

Sophomore Logan Wilkins said, “The ability to collaborate with my Advisory and work creatively is definitely my favorite thing about door decorating.”

Several themes of doors were selected from popular holiday movies and concepts and references to pop culture.

Junior Ellie Persons said, “My Advisory wrote down ideas that everyone liked on the board, and then whatever theme got the majority vote won. We decided on Home Alone.”

Door decorating took place on December 2, but the Advisories were given time to come up with creative ideas to decorate their doors. Students were given two 40-minute extended advisories to start executing their festive plans, and the doors had to be finished by Friday December 6. The doors were decorated in preparation for the Festival of Lights, where people from all over the community were able to celebrate the Christmas season at JC.

Junior Laura Gostomski said, “I enjoy the extended advisories with Christmas snacks, and especially the hallways that are filled with Christmas spirit with all the holiday lights and colors.”

Sophomore Emma Keane said, “My advisory has a good door idea for the competition. I think we have a good chance of winning.”

The judges of the competition were the Three Wisemen, and this committee judged the doors during the school day to determine the winners, and at the end of the day the top five doors were announced along with honorable mentions and the shout-outs for staff doors. Door decorating is a beloved tradition at JC and really marked the start of the holiday season.

Senior Maddie Wassin said, “I feel excited since it’s my favorite JC tradition, and it kind of makes me sad because I will never get to experience it again.”