Senior Caroline Giocondo finishes folding the Christmas card she made for Sara, someone who lives in a nursing home.

Not having a bowl or hat to pick numbers out of, seniors Hannah Mcgraw and Grace Steyer decide to use social studies teacher Richard Shrock’s helmet to serve in place.

After pulling out the lowest number out of the hat for her maison’s white elephant gift exchange, senior Katelyn Brinkman decides which present she wants choose to open first.

Social studies teacher Richard Shrock displays his hot chocolate gift which he ended up with after the white elephant exchange for his maison.

Senior Katelyn Brinkman pulls cookies out of her gift bag after the gift exchange.

As senior Grace Steyer pulls out the water filled bag out of her present, she realizes there are several little shrimp swimming in the bag.

Senior Hannah McGraw helps senior Grace Steyer to unwrap the gift McGraw bought. Along with several shrimp, McGraw included a fish bowl, pebbles, shrimp food and supplies to take care of the shrimp and the bowl.

Social studies teacher Chris Schreiber admires senior Grace Steyer’s new shrimp through the plastic bag in which they came.

Senior Grace Steyer listens to instructions about how to take care of her new shrimp she received from her maison’s white elephant Christmas gift exchange.

Seniors Caroline Giocondo and Shannon Karlin listen to the Christmas story read by math teacher Kristen Hilgenfeld which told them when to switch the gift they had to the left or the right until they got to open them.

Math teacher Kristen Hilgenfeld holds a gift brought in for her maison gift exchange as she reads the story which also contains directions for which way to pass the gifts across the circle.

Senior Shannon Karlin and Caroline Giocondo admire the gifts they received from their maison’s gift exchange. The students received all different kinds of gifts- from mugs and hot chocolate to beanies with removable fuzzies at the top.