By Claire DeFrancisci

Thanksgiving is a holiday that is known for enjoying time with family, eating plenty of food, and being thankful for what one has. As the holiday season approaches, so do the traditions that come along with it.

“I’m always with my family on Thanksgiving, and we always watch football. My favorite food to eat is always strawberry pie,” said junior Cody Cherry.

Traveling to see family is not an unusual trend during the holidays. Sophomore Jackson Bishop drives to western Kentucky to visit his grandparent’s every year.

“My favorite thing about Thanksgiving is the food and being off from school. What I don’t like is that sometimes when my family is all together they can be pretty annoying,” said Bishop.

Every family is unique in the way that they celebrate Thanksgiving. Some traditions are not as common and used by others. For example, sophomore Hannah Porter and her family kick off the holiday season by shooting rockets. Her brother-in-law’s family brought this tradition and it stuck.

“In the past five Thanksgivings after dinner we go out into a field and shoot rockets and whoever catches it gets $20. We usually have around 25-30 people at my house so it’s fun,” said Porter.

Every individual family has there own traditions and ways of celebrating. Whether it is eating foods that are not the average Thanksgiving delicacies, watching football all day, or even shooting rockets, the time spent with friends and family should not go unappreciated.