With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the holidays remind us of all the different things we should be thankful for, so the panther tales staff has written short statements of what we are thankful for.

Sayler Peplinski 

• I am thankful for my mother who always supports me and helps me make my ambitions come true, and for my friends who encourage me to go the extra mile in everything that I do.

Edith Solorzano

• I’m thankful for my friends and family who have supported me and have been by my side for as long as I can remember and I’m also thankful for the opportunity of obtaining an education to pursue my dreams and to make a difference in this world.  

Rossiel Reyes

•  I am thankful for the country I get to call home; the opportunities that come with it and the chance I get to realize my dreams because of these opportunities. I am thankful for my friends and family for putting up with my craziness. They inspire me to continue to dream big and reach for the stars. Finally, I am thankful for my mom who pushes me and believes in me, even when I don’t believe in myself.

Dalton Lamb

• I am thankful for my 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT, a shop for working on my car and other things, and my family.

Caleb Romo

• I am thankful for my family, my music, and the internet.

Eli Hutchinson

•  I am thankful for the opportunity to work and have a car and to be able to be free to buy whatever I want or need.