*This article was in progress before the LA fires.* During Winter break, the everybody in The Arcadia Quill took photos of one significant moment of their vacation. From beautiful sunsets to large, bustling crowds, photos were taken all over the globe. As the members of The Quill enjoyed the holidays and New Year.
12/20/2024 | Mia Liu
Arcadia resident James Val poses for a photo after receiving the 2024 Arcadia Holiday Decoration Award. (Mia Liu)
12/20/2024 | Caitlyn Chau
B.A. Van Sise’s exhibit On the National Language: The Poetry of America’s Endangered Tongues at the Skirball Cultural Museum is a compelling photography and poetry display that explores emotional brevity in rare Indigenous languages. The exhibit focuses on words or phrases that have a more intimate meaning in their respective language that cannot be fully translated. (Caitlyn Chau)
12/21/2024 | Sophia Nunez
The Grove in Los Angeles during Christmas time. is filled with people wandering around. (Sophia Nunez)
12/22/2024|Ellie Kwan
Seeing the hyperrealistic decorations on the Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival ride in Tokyo’s DisneySea was a dream come true. (Ellie Kwan)
12/24/2024|Ainsley Najafzadeh
Taking a selfie among the greenery at Eaton Canyon during a hike. (Ainsley Najafzadeh)
12/24/2024 |Elizabeth Chou
Annual Christmas Eve hot pot with the Chous and Kaos. (Elizabeth Chou )
12/24/2024 | Jewel Wang
A panoramic view of Simatai Great Wall in Beijing, China. (Jewel Wang)
12/24/2024| Bingyi Ding
Lady with parrot in the streets of Flushing, New York. (Bingyi Ding)
12/25/2024 | Ellie Kwan
The 16th floor of my hotel room promised not only a view of the city, but of Mt. Fuji as well. (Ellie Kwan)
12/26/2024 | Kayla Kim
The fountain and lamps in Knotts Berry Farm decorated with Christmas ornaments and bows. (Kayla Kim)
12/26/2024| Sarah Veeraraj
Arcadia High School Girls Basketball Winter League Games. (Sarah Veeraraj)
12/26/2024| Supriya Thapa
Snow-dusted mountains and a winding scenic road near Crater Lake, Oregon—nature’s winter masterpiece. (Supriya Thapa)
12/26/2024| Rachelle Witarno
Vibrantly colored rocks meet the barren desert at Seven Magic Mountains. (Rachelle Witarno)
1/26/2024| Colette Chen
A large group of people wait patiently in line for Istanbul Mediterranean in Las Vegas. (Colette Chen)
12/26/2024 | Hazel Wong
Shopping malls (such as this one in Ontario) are packed as people buy gifts for their loved ones. (Hazel Wong)
12/27/2024 | Sebastian Chen
Buying new novels at the mall for the new year. (Sebastian Chen )
12/27/2024 | Lucia Lim
A scenic view from La Plage Goeland located in Cannes, France. (Lucia Lim)
12/27/2024 |Andrew Bai
The production “Awakening” at the Wynn Theater in Las Vegas. (Andrew Bai )
12/28/2024 | Sarah Zulcic
Two horses caught waiting for their riders in Texas at noon. (Sarah Zulcic)