On December 21, 1995, the school had their Christmas program. The part I liked best was Tom's class where some of his students did lip singing of silly Christmas songs. The play I was in was the last one to perform. Our play was called, "Christmas In Takchak." The students that participated were Jackie George, Jonathan Boots, John Tikiun Jr., Garrett Evan, Matthew Shorty, Robert Pitka, Theresa George, Olga Moxie, Mary Jane Shorty, and I. A lot of the audience was laughing at the boys because they were dressed up like girls in kuspaks and scarfs, and fake breasts. We girls were dressed up like men. It's the way they used to do it many years ago in the gasgiq.

On December 24, the Marshall community had their Christmas program. It was sort of boring but the last play was okay. The play was done by the Women's League. Their play was called "Mrs. Claus Can't Smile," and it was about Mrs. Claus who couldn't smile and the people who came from different places to try make her smile. After the program was done, some people started passing out presents.

On December 28 to 31, I went with the Marshall Fiddlers to Akiak. During the three nights of square dancing there were a lot of people from different villages like Quinhagak, Kwethluk, Bethel and others. Those three nights were boring for me because all I did was sit and watch the people dance.

When we were coming back from Akiak, we were just five minutes out of Marshall when we saw a house burning. When we got closer I noticed

that it was my auntie's and uncle's house. As we circled once around Marshall we could really see the flames coming out of the windows and the front door. I had to be dropped off by Boliver's because my house was too close to the burning house. That same night after the fire the Race Committee, Russian Orthodox, and Catholic Churches held a square dance to try to raise money for the victims of the fire.