(December 21, 2011) — A big and jolly, huggable guy with a cool white beard who’s from the North Pole and brings you presents. Who wouldn’t want to believe in him? Some, however, find it immoral to make kids believe in something that sooner or later they’ll find out is a complete lie. Sophomore Ani Sinanyan was always a little skeptical of Santa and therefore wasn’t completely crushed when she got the news. After seeing her mom putting the presents under the tree in the sixth grade, Sinanyan confirmed her hesitancy towards believing in Santa and even made her friends cry when she told them what she had witnessed. “I would always sleep on the couch and leave out something sweet just to catch him in action but I’m a heavy sleeper so I never knew,” Sinanyan said. During one of her family holiday parties, Sinanyan even noticed that Santa was wearing the same shoes her uncle was wearing and that as soon as Santa arrived, her uncle went missing. Sinanyan also realized that her house didn’t have a chimney so there was no way Santa could even enter her house. And despite the fact that her mom told her that he had magical ways, Sinanyan knew something was fishy. Junior Rouzanna Arzoumanian, on the other hand, finds that restraining a child from experiencing the joy of Santa Claus is worse than having them be hurt when he or she finds out he’s fake. Even though Arzoumanian now knows Santa isn’t real, she still loves the spirit he brings during this time of year. “I remember putting out cookies and milk and going to bed excited to wake up in the morning and find the cookies gone and just a little milk left at the bottom of the glass,” Arzoumanian said. It’s these little things that make the holidays special according to Arzoumanian, and even if later on spirits get crushed by the truth, the joy up until that point makes up for it. Arzoumanian also believes that Santa can be the one to credit for children acting more well-behaved as the holiday season approaches. The aspect of Santa having a naughty and nice list really affects children’s actions because they start realizing that if they act up they won’t be getting any presents, according to Arzoumanian. Also, hand in hand with the holiday season comes spending more time with friends and relatives, and due to this Arzoumanian finds that people in general become happier and, as a result, nicer. On the other hand, junior Menua Tsaturyan finds that it doesn’t make sense to have to lie to kids about who is buying them their gifts. Tsaturyan even believes that by having kids know who actually got them their gifts, kids will feel that they are cared for and loved.