Fun Fall Festivities for Friendsgiving!

Miriam Santos, Staff Writer • November 17, 2022

As crisp breezes swirl into season and pumpkin-spiced desserts stock the aisles, take advantage of Thanksgiving break to relax in the midst of the school year. But if you find yourself missing your friends, consider celebrating Friendsgiving! Besides saving gratitude for the dinner table with relatives, share some love with friends. If you’re out of ideas for Friendsgiving, here are a few suggestions on how to celebrate!

Picnic Potluck

If you’re a foodie, hosting a potluck with cultural foods is an excellent way to have fun tasting a diverse menu. Make your Thanksgiving special by encouraging your friends to bring tasty ethnic dishes instead of regular party food.

Cookie Decorating

Whip up an easy sugar cookie recipe or experiment with some sweet recipes tried and tested by the Gamut to decorate with your friends. If baking isn’t your thing, buy pre-made cookies and decorate them to create edible artistic masterpieces!

At-home Movie Night

Organizing a movie night is another great option for people less interested in food. For a classic movie night, all you need is a mini-projector and a blank wall or white blanket! Passing out popcorn and goodie bags filled with candy and cute stickers serves as a delightful gift for this activity.

During the Thanksgiving season, there’s no shortage of gratitude. Be sure to share some with your friends through Friendsgiving!

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About the Contributors

Miriam Santos, Staff Writer

Miriam first joined Gamut to explore journalism and experience the ‘behind-the-scenes’ of newspapers. She loves Mexican cuisine and is a fan of the music artist Slater. Her current go-to read is In the After by Demitria Lunetta; though, her favorite school required-reading was Lord of the Flies. She prefers colder weather over hot weather, preferring the mountains for vacation rather than beaches. Once Christmas comes around, she puts on “Feliz Navidad” to get into the spirits. Her favorite childhood book was the Dork Diaries series, and her favorite mythical animal is a dragon. If Miriam were to describe herself, she would say she is creative because she likes to draw. Miriam also loves taking care of her friends, and a lot of her fellow Gamut staff will agree she is very friendly and caring.

Rowan Lee, Art/Layout Editor

Aside from finally graduating, Rowan Lee is looking most forward to serving as The Gamut’s Art and Layout Editor for their final year of high school. Their go-to hobbies are drawing and painting: an explanation as to why they immediately applied to join The Gamut staff after learning there were drawing positions available, along with their having illustrated for The Gamut for the past 3 years. Outside of the Gamut, Rowan takes their fascination with Japanese culture to the OA Japanese Club, where they serve as Tech Chair. When they’re not busy taking on their various roles at school, drawing fanart for Jujutsu Kaisen (their favorite anime of all time), or jamming out to their 3-hour long SE SO NEON playlist, Rowan guiltily admits that they spend their free time playing Valorant or watching VTubers (virtual YouTubers). Rowan honestly confesses that their Senioritis has been kicking in since Junior year, but as the diligent worker they are, they vow to push through till the very night they toss their cap into the air at Handel Stadium.