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History of
From the Board, Faculty and Staff of
Thanksgiving Dinner Pathway Christian Academy,
The Thanksgiving dinner or the Thanksgiving feast symbolizes the
tradition and custom of the families having the dinner together on
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
the first Thanksgiving Day. A traditional picture of Thanksgiving
dinner may involve a loving family and friends, a festive dining ta-
ble, designer placemats on the table, glowing candles and the finest
crockery generally used on special occasions like this one.
At the first Thanksgiving celebrations the tough, resourceful, able to
fly and hard to catch, turkeys were not the first choice of either the
pilgrims or the Native Americans. This creature was so tenacious
that Benjamin Franklin suggested it to be revered as our national
symbol. (But the Bald Eagle ultimately won the honor by a feather.)
It is believed that the turkey was the main course of the Thanksgiv- How Great Thou Art
ing feast at the first harvest festival therefore it has been adopted By Mr. Carl Gustaf Boberg
through time, as the model for Thanksgiving Dinner.
O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,
So the turkey is observed as a compulsory dish of the Thanksgiving Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;
dinner even today. No matter through which method it is cooked but I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
the golden brown, with stuffing and gravy on the side turkey re- Thy power throughout the universe displayed.
mains the main attraction of the Thanksgiving dinner and keeps
When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,
whetting the appetites of all those present there.
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.
The first Thanksgiving feast probably consisted of the dishes such When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur
as: And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.
And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;
Seethed [boiled] Lobster
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
Roasted Goose
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
Boiled Turkey He bled and died to take away my sin.
Fricassee of Coney
Pudding of Indian Corn Meal with dried Whortleberries When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
Seethed Cod And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.
Roasted Duck Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,
Stewed Pumpkin And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!
Roasted Venison with Mustard Sauce Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee,
Savory Pudding of Hominy How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Fruit and Holland Cheese. Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
Today a wide variety of dishes have been included in the Thanks-
giving dinner along with the turkey, yet the traditional turkey is still
the meat of choice. There is a large variety of food to choose from
for a perfect Thanksgiving Dinner such as goose, duck, ham, some
of the sea's harvests, sweet potatoes, peas, rice dishes, greens,
and even more exotic vegetables. All these items together make the
celebrations of Thanksgiving Day even more tasteful.
The main idea behind finalizing a perfect Thanksgiving menu is to
choose those dishes that represent the idea of giving thanks for a
good fortune, a good harvesting season, and the sharing of the
bounty of happiness with friends and family.
Christmas Fair Wrap Up Christmas Fair Money Wrap Up
The totals are in from the 5th annual Pathway
A week ago Saturday concluded our 5th annual Christmas Fair. We would like to reiterate our
Christmas Fair. While it would be impossible to gratitude for your participation in this event. The
list every person that worked to make the event money raised will be of great benefit to the Path-
way.
run efficiently and smoothly, a few "unsung he-
roes" among us include: Before we focus on the easy way to evaluate the success of
the Fair - money - we would like to remind you of the intan-
Dianna Johnston, Stephanie Harmon, Andrea Kirk,
gible benefits.
Faith Wilkins, Katie Muscatello, Kenley Jones,
Audrey Jones and Marguerite Goodhart for helping * The Fair is one of the primary social events for our
set-up and clean Thursday and Friday. Pathway families. It is a time when friendships are renewed
and new relationships built. Just ask the host of volunteers
The Stike, Meadows, and Shrader families for about the enjoyment they experienced from working side by
tirelessly working the concessions all day side with other Pathway parents & students.
throughout the fair. * The school came together as a unit to pull together a
wonderful event. Putting on an event of this size takes the
The 5th and 6th Grade classes and the Yearbook combined efforts of many, many people.
Staff for having servant hearts to prepare * We were able to present our new facility to the commu-
nity. We heard throughout the day how impressive the
craft projects and baked good to sell and to do-
school looks.
nate the money back to the school. * We had the opportunity to be inspired by the creativity
and ingenuity of the 5th & 6th grade classes on the craft
Karen Barker and Reda Quesenberry for planning, booths that they put together. The 5th grade was able to fund
organizing and working the Pathway Pantry. a sizable amount of their year end field trip and the 6th grade
will be donating their proceeds to the school.
Terri Shaffer for executing the Chili Cookout * Our vendors donated many items for our auction on De-
judging. cember 7th that will add to the total success of this year's
Fair. We estimate that an additional $2,500 will be raised
Rebecca Wilson for working the marketing booth through the live auction.
and helping with cleanup.
The total raised from this year's Fair, after all expenses is
Marty Muscatello and Jerry Hall for running the $5,759.33. (This total does not include the auc-
Reverse Raffle throughout the day. tion). We are making a gift of $540.93 to the
local food bank. Our expenses did include
The awesome work of the boys Varsity Basketball $1,200 for the outside banner and table skirts
(they are more expensive then you think!) that
Team for willingly and enthusiastically moving ta-
represent investments. These expenses will not
bles, hauling mounds of trash, sweeping and mop- be recurring next year unless someone forgets
ping in our cleanup efforts that day. where the items are stored!
Benita Rice, Kathy Williams, Lisa Korb, Cath- Of the total raised, $5,200 came from the raffle. We sold a
erine Korb and Marguerite Goodhart for helping total of 773 tickets. That is a record for the number of tickets
with cleanup. sold. This is a great reminder that all raffle sales benefit a
great deal to the Fair's success.
If we have left anyone off this list, please know
your efforts and work are very much appreciated. Thank you for all your time and support. We are grateful for
all the success and the efforts of so many.
It is because of the support and effort of our
parents that events such as this are successful.
JJ & AM
Who were the
Christmas Fair
Winners?
Congratulations to ALL our Winners!
This week, the Pathway Christian Academy
Our raffle winners are ——- lunch room needs: Styrofoam plates, paper
Gift Certificate winners: towels.
Jim McCraney - Cracker Barrel If you can help, we would HUGELY appre-
Helen Turner - Regal Cinemas ciate it.
David Taylor - Finish Line
Susan Woodhouse - Starbucks Thank you to all the families that help to
Jerry Hall - Outback meet the lunch room needs every week!!
Debi Zachary - LL Bean
Sharon McQuire - Dick's
John Tamminen - Olive Garden
Rob Mott - Barnes & Noble ICE CREAM SALE 50¢ each
Tara Breeden - Ruby Tuesday
John Gardner - Land's End
Terry Williams - Panera Bread Every Tuesday
IPod Touch - Dr. Chuck Shaffer All Lunches
HP Laptop - Ginny Ketterer
Proceeds benefit:
Pathway Tuition - Kathleen Cromer
Pathway Honor Society
GRAND PRIZE: $2,000 Kroger Groceries
- Elizabeth Ray
Please put your name on anything you bring to the school for
us to use. We do want to get things back to their rightful own-
ers.
Varsity BOYS
Basketball
WANTED:
PRACTICES BOYS
SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS BASKETBALL
Middle School
Boys practice
Basketball
Girls practice PRACTICES Middle School
Varsity GIRLS
Boys practice
BASKETBALL