Santa visits the Head Start

Friday - December 21, 2018 by Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum

Students from Southern Colorado Community Action Association’s (SoCoCAA) Head Start raise their gifts in the air amid Santa.

Santa and his helpers from the Southern Ute Police Department visit the classroom at the Southern Colorado Community Action Association’s (SoCoCAA) Head Start, Thursday, Dec. 13.

Head Start students flood Santa with hugs as he enters a classroom at the Southern Colorado Community Action Association’s (SoCoCAA) Head Start.

A Head Start student whispers into Santa’s ear what he wants for Christmas, during Santa’s visit to the Southern Colorado Community Action Association’s (SoCoCAA) Head Start.

Head Start students receive their stockings and gifts from Santa during his visit to the Southern Colorado Community Action Association’s (SoCoCAA) Head Start.

Posing for a photo with Santa, Southern Colorado Community Action Association’s (SoCoCAA) Head Start students smile ear to ear with joy and delight.

Head Start students take turns sitting on Santa’s lap after receiving stockings and gifts from Santa and his helpers.

Santa Claus (Community Resource Officer – Sergio Howe) and his helpers from the Southern Ute Police Dept., Officer – Mark Kempinski, Communications Technician – Dolores Gallegos, and Community Resource Officer – Don Folsom.

Photo Credit: Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum