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Published December 18, 2008 08:48 am - Students from Tahlequah’s three elementary schools give their Christmas wishes and explain what the holiday means to them. All I want for Christmas is... By JOSH NEWTON Staff Writer TAHLEQUAH DAILY PRESS — Santa, we know you recently renewed your Tahlequah Daily Press subscription, so when you’re reading this, please don’t sack up all your presents just yet. A few Tahlequah children forgot some things!
“Well, I want stilts, but I forgot to put that on my list,” said Greenwood Elementary first-grader Gideon Buchleiter. “There’s also this really cool Star Wars voice-change helmet.” Gideon says he and his father really like Star Wars, so there are a few other Star Wars items he would like for Christmas. Describing them is the best Gideon can do on some – he’s not sure exactly what they’re called – so Santa, he’s counting on you to know. “It’s kind of hard for me to explain [what Christmas means],” said Gideon. “It’s about Jesus’ birth, and spending time with my family, especially my dad. Me and him are just the buddies in the family.” Greenwood first-grader Maggie Reasor, who wants Santa to pick her out a Wii game system, says Christmas means spending “lots of time” with family. “It means love and generosity,” said Maggie. First-grader Dylan Parish, another Greenwood student, is hoping for a Star Wars gun that blinks and makes sounds. He’s also a Dallas Cowboy football fan, and anticipates unwrapping an NFL game for his Playstation 2. “My mom makes a party, and invites people, and a lot of people eat dinner and have a good time,” said Dylan. “We usually play games. The girls go play a game, or watch TV in my room. Sometimes I play with my Playstation, and sometimes I play with my G.I. Joe. Sometimes we play hide-and-go-seek.” Amarantha Lewkowski, another first-grader from Greenwood, is looking for another Barbie doll to add to her collection. She has 16 of them right now, and this Christmas, she doesn’t want anything but one more doll. “Christmas means a happy holiday because we get to have fun with all our Christmas presents and all our parents,” said Amarantha. Over at Cherokee Elementary, kindergartners are well-prepared for Christmas. Cameron Burchett is asking Santa for the “Incredibles” video game. He always sees the advertisement on his “Incredibles” movie, and feels like it’s time he gets the game, too. “Christmas means a lot ‘cause Santa comes,” said Cameron. “I do leave cookies, but he doesn’t finish all of them.” Cameron says Santa only likes chocolate chip cookies and only drinks “regular milk” to dip them in. Andrew Werty wants Santa to bring him some Iron Man and Spiderman toys. 
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