Jacqueline Velaquez- Favela

Zaid Diaz

Cesar Ramierz Guzman

Valery Aguayo Alvarado

Jennifer Yaxcal Caal

Joshua Brivesca

Brian Morales Lobato

Alynna Holguin

Christopher Salazar

Nathan Ayala

Jackeline Ruelas

Nevaeh Heard

Camila Torres

Roberto Cabada

Yaritza Perea

Bryson Chandler

Emily River

Alma Montoya Caballero

Perla Castro Camacho

Nathan Ayala

Diego Perez

Sarahi Guzman

Xavier Valle

David Torres

Ruby Valdez

Braedon Cole

Katelyn Leon

Teagan Wehling

Cane Rodriguez

George Washington declared the first official Thanksgiving Day to be November 26, 1789. Then, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed it to be the last Thursday in November. Finally, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Congress made it a national holiday in 1941 and set it as the fourth Thursday in November.

Turkey Facts:

• A male turkey is called a "Tom"
• A female turkey is called a "Hen"
• Only Toms gobble
• The turkey industry makes over $1 billion a year
• Turkey eggs are twice as large as chicken eggs
• The heaviest turkey weighed 86 pounds
• Americans will cook 45 million turkeys on Thanksgiving day
• The long, loose skin that hangs down on a turkeys neck is called a "wattle"
• Wild turkeys can fly 55 mph and run 25 mph

Do you know what to do with the wishbone? Allow the wishbone to dry. Then, two people grasp the bone, one on each side. Each makes a silent wish. Then pull, whoever gets the biggest part, gets their wish.

Did you know? Benjamin Franklin actually wanted the national bird to be the turkey. He thought it was more respectable and a native of North America.

Source: https://www.holidayinsights.com/tday/

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