Heritage helps light up City Hall

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To begin ringing in the holiday cheer, Heritage students participated in the city of Plantation’s Light Up City Hall Holiday Celebration Dec. 3. 

A performance from the Heritage Tri-M Music Honor Society kicked off the night, followed by performances from the Heritage Combined Elementary Choir, Plantation Chamber Orchestra and Choir and Our Savior Lutheran’s Singing Saints. 

Sponsored by Baptist Health and the City’s Women’s club, the event included many fun and free children’s activities, including Selfies with Santa, an outdoor screening of “How The Grinch Stole Christmas,” arts and crafts, a snowman craft-making contest, cookie decorating and even hot chocolate. Many vendors came to sell their homemade treats and goods as well. 

Additionally, the Plantation Police Department gave out free stuffed animals to the children at the event.  Community Engagement Officer Chris Palmieri stated, “We love giving back to the community, whether it’s through donations or sponsored. We all do our part to help our community grow and help these kids.”

Elementary school classes across the county were invited to decorate snowmen. At the event, families could vote on which snowman was the most creative. Police officers hand out stuffed animals to children. (Photos/Emma Delgado)

Lower School Students sang Christmas carols to get into the holiday spirit, and then watched the tree light up for the first time that year. (Photo/Emma Delgado)

An arts and crafts station was set up for children to make their own ornaments and decorate cookies. Many vendors and shops set up areas to sell their products, such as sweet treats, jewelry and crafts to families. There were photo opportunities for kids with Santa, snowmen and the Grinch. (Photos/Emma Delgado)

As a rising senior, this is Emma’s third year in the Patriot Post and she’s excited to be the Online Editor this year. Outside of newspaper, she’s Co-President of the journalism honor society, Quill and Scroll, and also the Editor-in-Chief of the Sigma Xi Honor Society magazine. She is also involved in and has officer positions in Science Research, Sigma Xi, FBLA, Model UN, SNHS, and other clubs, including honor societies and her own nonprofit. In her free time, she enjoys reading, watching dramas on Netflix, listening to Taylor Swift, and hanging out with friends and family. She’s very excited to work on the Patriot Post this year!