Christmas around the community

Franklin Hayes/Gulf Breeze News Left: Lisa MacKendrick's second grade class at Oriole Beach Elementary performed "Christmas Cookies and Holiday Hearts" in the school's cafeteria Dec. 18 and 19. Pictured in no particular order are Hannah Batten, Luke Grubbs, Michelle Hallada, Rylan Hencye, Alexis Kellner, Caroline Lee, Romi Martin, Emily McHenry, Brandyn Mitchell, Jessi Palm, Tori Palm, Griffin Reedy, Myles Rickett, Adam Schmitt, Slade Swartz, Josh Turnipseed, Brandon Williams and Lexis Wilson. Above: The Compton's home on the 1200 block of Ceylon Drive in Tiger Point featured a landing strip for St. Nick. Above: Jerry Craft's kindergarten class at Gulf Breeze Elementary took a ride on the Polar Express on Dec. 18. Craft transformed his classroom into a train, complete with scenes from the famous Christmas story outside of the imaginary train. Assistant Principal Robert Trigg played the train conductor and punched the children's tickets as they boarded the Polar Express. Above Left: The members of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #114 in Gulf Breeze adopted two families this year for Christmas by providing clothing and toys. From right to left: Lodge President Mark E. Burke, Treasurer Mark Lyster Police Uniform, Robert Randle, Kerstan Tatro, Sherry Armstrong, Peter Paulding and Rick Hawthorne. Vici Papajohn/Gulf Breeze News Left: Gulf Breeze Rotary President Paul Stanley rings the bell in front of Wal-mart, left, as a donor drops money in the Salvation Army bucket. Rotarians worked all day on Saturday, Dec. 8 at Wal-mart and Bruno's to help the local ministry raise funds.