An Uninvited Guest: Christmas with COVID
December 14, 2020
Starting as early as the end of Halloween, students look forward to the Christmas season. The holiday is an integral celebration and a time for family, friends, and traditions. However this year, COVID-19 restrictions have prevented students from participating in fun winter traditions like HUM assassins, ice skating with friends, and annual family vacations. While Christmas will not be the same, Santa is still preparing to deliver presents around the globe, and TJ students hold the same sentiment: Christmas will still go on.
![Kai Wang conducts Symphonic Orchestra as the first Jefferson orchestra performance composed and conducted by a student. Everyone in the ensemble dressed in red to symbolize good fortune and joy for the Lunar New Year. “I was just proud of him, because [the piece] was such quality,” orchestra director Allison Bailey said.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0893.jpeg)
![Sophomore Holly Huang twirls a ribbon as she performs her dance, “Joy of the Dragon.” Chinese ribbon dance is a traditional art form originating in ancient China. Her ribbon dance was inspired by the revered mythical creature and this year’s Chinese zodiac sign, the dragon. “My ribbon symbolized a dragon flying in the air. My outfit was [also] inspired by the dragon, the color was the same color as my ribbon, but on the shoulder there were some details like dragon scales,” Huang said. “I liked how there were a lot of people in the audience and it was just really fun to perform.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0964-1-600x387.jpg)