‘Christmas Around the World’ lunch buddies 

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The Riverside High School Interact Club helped kindergartners discover unique Christmas customs from different continents on Friday, Dec. 6, during “Christmas Around the World.” This is a long-standing tradition each year at Riverside. Kindergarten students and Interact students all look forward to this fun day exploring how different cultures celebrate the holiday season. This year, they learned about Costa Rica, Brazil, Ukraine, Italy, Australia, Iceland, Germany, Greenland and Mexico. Not only did the high school students teach kindergartner about people from other countries, but they also participated in recess and lunch with them. Members of the Riverside Interact Club are Maddy Bower, Adalynn Calaway, Miah Carman, Molly Carman, Riley Dillon, Taylor Dillon, Randi Doyle, Lei Hurley, Kara Klingler, Gillian Knight, Whitney Leatherman, Kailyn Lemly, Keira Manahan, Evie McGill, Julia Meade, Avery Perk, Aairikanna Robinson, Emilee Robinson,Morgan Shockey, Abigail Strayer and Emma Strayer. Their adviser is Debbie Hughes Gonterman. (RIVERSIDE SCHOOLS PHOTO)