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The Student News Site of St. Charles East High School, 1020 Dunham Road, St. Charles, Illinois 60174

The X-ray
The Student News Site of St. Charles East High School, 1020 Dunham Road, St. Charles, Illinois 60174

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December’s “Thumbs”

Kai Huang and Katie Kempff • December 5, 2021
December's "Thumbs"

…Those flannel pajama pants everyone wears.

…Santa hats.

…Winter Break coming up!

… Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Eid, New Year’s, and more!

…SAINTS CROSS-COUNTRY TEAMS!

 

…finals. No explanation needed.

…staff and food shortages.

…the omicron variant.

…traffic jams over the Fox River. Still.

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About the Contributors
Kai Huang
Kai Huang, Managing Editor
Kaiwen “Kai” Huang is a senior at St. Charles East High School and is the managing editor for The X-Ray. Since joining The X-Ray in 2020, he received a human relations award from STCE and an honorable mention for excellence in journalism from NISPA. A former soccer player, Kai is also a current member of the National Honors Society, National English Honor Society, Morning Announcements, and Key Club.
Katie Kempff
Katie Kempff, Editor-in-Chief
Katie is a senior who has been on the X-Ray for all of her years at East, and now holds the position of co-Editor. Katie participates in a number of other extra-curricular activities, including the track, diving, and speech teams. She is passionate about journalism, and all kinds of competition; her favorite parts of being on X-Ray are the IHSA Journalism competitions, late production nights, and inside jokes with the rest of the staff. Katie’s claims to fame are a first place sectional award for copy editing her freshman year, and a sixth place award at state her junior year!
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