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Friday Funday S1E5 - Thanksgiving Thankfulness

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YouTube / wcchsd94tv
Date
2025-11-21
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DuPage County, IL
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751 words · about 5 min
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2026-06-05

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001Good morning, West Chicago. It's Friday, Funday. I Mr. Dragonsky, and we're out here asking students what are they most thankful for. What are your favorite Thanksgiving traditions? What are your favorite Thanksgiving meals? So, let's go see what everyone is up to. >> All right. Hey, we go. Who am I here with? >> I'm Evelyn. >> Evelyn, Thanksgiving's around the corner. You got any good plans? >> I'm going to celebrate with my grandma at her grandma's house. Or at my grandma's house. Sorry. >> I was going to say your grandma's grandma. Wow. All right. What are you most thankful for? >> Definitely my friends and family. They mean so much to me. >> All right. Friends and family. That's great. Who am I here with? >> Mary Wagner. >> Any good plans for Thanksgiving? >> I'm

002going to go see some family. >> Family? Where at? >> Tennessee. >> Wow. All right. What are you most thankful for? >> Probably my friends and family. >> Here we go. Who am I here with? >> Y. >> Nick. Thanksgiving's around the corner. You got any good plans? >> I don't know. >> Anything? >> Yeah. I'm just going to celebrate with family and friends. We always put up our Christmas tree on Thanksgiving. What are you most thankful for? >> My family, my boyfriend, my friends. >> Probably the same thing. My girlfriend. >> Hey, we go. Who am I here with today? >> Aiana. >> Dominique. Guys, Thanksgiving's around the corner. You got any good plans? >> Hang out with him. Yeah, same. >> What are you most thankful for? >> My sister. Same as my

003sister. >> Shout out to family. You guys have a great day. All right. Hey, Wiggo. Who am I here with today? >> Paul Oberer. >> Paul, what are you most thankful for? >> Family. >> Any good plans for Thanksgiving? >> I'm going to see family in Iowa. >> All right. Hey, we go. Who am I here with? >> Rashard Anderson. >> What are you most thankful for? >> My family. >> Anything else? >> The school. Okay, that's great to hear. Any good plans for Thanksgiving? >> Eat. >> What's your favorite Thanksgiving meal? The macaroni and cheese. >> Macaroni and cheese. All right. All right, guys. Who am I here with? >> Jonathan. >> Zoe. >> What are you guys most thankful for? >> Family. >> Food. Anything else? >> Family. >> What specific family member?

004>> Oh, my mom. >> All right. What's your favorite dish for Thanksgiving? >> Probably uh mac and cheese. >> Mac and cheese. >> Hey, where you go? Who am I here with? >> Boss, Rosby, >> Jordan, Jack. >> Thanksgiving's around the corner. I want to ask you guys, what are you most thankful for? >> My family. >> My parents. Family and food. >> Anything else? >> Basketball. >> Football. >> I don't know. What is the best dish at Thanksgiving? >> Mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, stuffing. >> All right, we go. Who are we here with? >> My name's Aiden Grimwaltz. >> What are you most thankful for? >> That I'm with my family during Thanksgiving. >> What is a fun tradition you guys have for Thanksgiving? >> We sometimes go to Wisconsin cuz we also

005have other family up there and sometimes we watch football games. >> You guys ever listen to the song Alice's Restaurant for Thanksgiving? >> No. >> Who am I here with? >> Zero. And Emily. >> Thanksgiving's around the corner. What are you most thankful for? >> My mom. I'm thankful for my friends and my art cuz I like art. >> What kind of art do you do? >> I'm taking drawing one. So, I like my drawing that I'm doing. >> Who's your teacher for that class? >> Minnes. >> Shout out to M Kness. Any fun traditions for Thanksgiving? >> I bake all the desserts. We have a potluck with our huge family. >> Awesome. All right, you guys have a great Thanksgiving. Have a great day. Hey, we go. Who am I here with? >> Joseph.

006>> What are you most thankful for? >> My family. >> Anything else? >> No. >> Really? >> Yeah. >> You sure? >> Positive. >> Any fun traditions for Thanksgiving? >> I go to my aunt's house. Just traditional. >> Who am I here with? >> Carol and Bella. Thanksgiving's around the corner. What are you most thankful for? >> My parents. My mom. >> Shout out to moms everywhere. What is your favorite Thanksgiving dish? >> My mom makes these really good like chicken breast with like bacon as a side dish and it's really good. Mac and cheese. >> Any fun traditions? >> My entire family comes to the house. >> Everyone goes to your house. How many people? >> Like 18. >> All right. We go. Who am I here with today? >> Javon. >> All right,

007Javon. I'm liking the whole bedazzled outfit today. What are you most thankful for? >> My family. I love them a lot. >> Anything else? >> Basketball. It's helped me through a lot. >> Basketball season's getting started. What position do you play? >> Point guard. What's your favorite dish for Thanksgiving? >> That's a good question. >> It is. Can you answer it? >> I'll keep it classy. Just go turkey. >> What are you most thankful for? >> Food. Could be anything. >> Probably God. >> My mom, my dad, my sisters, and my grandpa. I would say my family. >> What's uh your favorite dish for Thanksgiving? >> Macaroni. >> That seems to be a favorite one. Any other foods you like? >> Collard greens. I'm a pumpkin pie guy myself. >> It's got to be like

008at least mac and cheese. >> I like a good green bean casserole. >> Yeah, mac and cheese. >> What are you most thankful for? >> My family. >> I say my family and friends. >> Family, friends. >> All right, guys. I had a great time hearing about what you enjoy about Thanksgiving. What are you most thankful for? Thanksgiving is a few days away. I hope you stay warm, stay safe, and have a great time.

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