Lyons Township High School sophomore Connor Carson helps first-grader Keira Kessler, 7, of Western Springs write a letter to Santa during Holiday Write Night. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Sophomore Michele Siamis of Western Springs helps grade school kids decorate cookies during Holiday Write Night at Lyons Township High School South Campus in Western Spring. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Avery Stanley (left), 3, of Western Springs writes a letter to Santa with sophomore Julie Gabrisak while sophomore Jennifer Espinosa of La Grange helps second-grader Lucy Scales, 7. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Freshman Elijah Medlock of LaGrange Park helps kindergartener Eddie McNamara, 5, of Western Springs color and play games during Holiday Write Night at Lyons Township High School. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Grade school students sent letters to Santa electronically with help from Lyons students during Holiday Write Night at Lyons Township High School South Campus in Western Springs on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Freshman Kate Nash of La Grange helps second-grader Emma Kwak of La Grange write a letter to Santa. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Freshman Joy Herzog of Western Springs helps Lucy Hoyt, 2, write a letter to Santa during Holiday Write Night at Lyons Township High School. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Sophomore Egle Sventnickaite of Brookfield helps third-graders Luke Stockbridge of Western Springs and Carson Kessler (right) of Western Springs write letters to Santa. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media