Thanksgiving Message

As we embrace this season of giving thanks, we wanted to take a moment to pour out our heartfelt appreciation for each and every one of you. Your incredible support, endless enthusiasm, and genuine care for our school and the students truly make our hearts swell with gratitude. From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank you for your support. Declo Jr High wouldn’t be the incredible place it is without your amazing contributions and unwavering support. So here's to you, our wonderful Declo Jr High family, we appreciate you!

🪶- Pumpkin Pie is not actually America's favorite pie (been saying this for years!). It's actually Apple!

🪶-The first Thanksgiving was actually 3 days! (Think of the weight gain if we all did that!)

🪶- Ben Franklin - "For my own part I wish the Bald Eagle had not been choose to represent our country...the Turkey in comparison is a much more respectable Bird..." :-)

🪶- For a while Thanksgiving was celebrated on the 3rd Thursday to give shoppers another week before Christmas!

🪶- Jingle Bells was originally meant to be a Thanksgiving Day song by the composer.

🪶- Butterball has a 24 hour "Turkey Talk-Line" to help you answer any Turkey cooking questions! (There is even a Spanish option!)

🪶- 68% of Americans secretly dislike Thanksgiving side dishes but force themselves to eat them anyway. (Cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie , etc.)

🪶- A surprising number of Americans would prefer to eat Thanksgiving leftovers, than the meal itself???

🪶- Black Friday is actually the busiest day of the year for...Plumbers. Roto-rooter calls it "Brown Friday."

🪶- The average American will consume 12 pieces of pie during the Thanksgiving Holiday!