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FOLSOM, Calif. World Language Scholar Society students at Folsom High School held their annual International Night to display foods, entertainment, and education from different countries around the world.
International Night is an evening event put on by all the World Language Scholar Society club members who group together to run various booths about different countries. The students, families, and community members are all invited to attend this night of festivities.
Each table provided 100 samples of food from the country; there were noodles, bread, lasagna, egg rolls, and so much more.
Food wasn’t just the highlight of the evening. Students provided entertainment, including hip-hop dances, Korean drumming, and even a fashion show to display cultural attire.
Students Celebrate Diversity At International Night
April 14, 2014
FOLSOM, Calif. World Language Scholar Society students at Folsom High School held their annual International Night to display foods, entertainment, and education from different countries around the world.
International Night is an evening event put on by all the World Language Scholar Society club members who group together to run various booths about different countries. The students, families, and community members are all invited to attend this night of festivities.
Each table provided 100 samples of food from the country; there were noodles, bread, lasagna, egg rolls, and so much more.
Food wasn’t just the highlight of the evening. Students provided entertainment, including hip-hop dances, Korean drumming, and even a fashion show to display cultural attire.
The funds raised from this event support the scholarships that this club provides to three graduating seniors in each of the three AP language classes who write the best essay to an in-class prompt.
Shelly Messer, a French and Spanish teacher at Folsom High, and Suzan Martin, a Spanish teacher, coordinated this event together with the club officers. They said, “This event provides our students with a better understanding and appreciation for the rich diversity we have on campus.”
Students have a great evening eating delicious foods, watching cultural entertainment, and learning about different countries around the world. Viviana Bermudez, a senior at Folsom High, said that this event provides, “global and cultural awareness.”
Chris Lorenzo, a senior at Folsom High, commented, “Folsom is a very diverse city, and this is the way to celebrate it.”
Shelly Messer, a French and Spanish teacher at Folsom High, and Suzan Martin, a Spanish teacher, coordinated this event together with the club officers. They said, “This event provides our students with a better understanding and appreciation for the rich diversity we have on campus.”
Students have a great evening eating delicious foods, watching cultural entertainment, and learning about different countries around the world. Viviana Bermudez, a senior at Folsom High, said that this event provides, “global and cultural awareness.”
Chris Lorenzo, a senior at Folsom High, commented, “Folsom is a very diverse city, and this is the way to celebrate it.”