Vista celebrates diversity during International Night
Photos and story by Reijer den Dulk and Sydney Northcutt, FCUSD Communication Internship Program
Taswar Kabir, Senior at Vista and President of Vista’s MSA for the past two years explained that the club hoped people took away just how diverse Vista actually is. The club invited all clubs on campus to participate and even had some classes on campus perform including some spanish and dance classes.
“Another really cool thing we have is the migrant exhibit,” Taswar explained, “showcasing stores of different first generation immigrants that came to Folsom and their entire experience coming from a third world country or any where outside the US coming into America and their entire experience over all.”
Many other clubs on campus also participated in the event through providing service in setting up or creating and presenting booths of international information. One club that was represented at International Night was Vista Red Cross who had a both to explain the global involvement of Red Cross. Stuti Rana, Junior and Co-president of Vista Red Cross commented, “I really hope people take away that Vista is really tight knit, all the clubs and organizations and the students. Not only do we have clubs at this event we have classes of students of diverse ethnicities coming together.”
Of course this Night would not be possible without the support of faculty members particularly Carrie Jackson teacher advisor of World Cultures club, Muslim Student Association, Model UN, and Future Business Leaders of America. Jackson explained “I’m hoping that people will feel much more open to learning about and partaking a lot of cultural activities that they may think might be most exclusive to just that culture alone. . . I’m hoping International Night was a way to bring everyone together in a way that actually makes them excited and happy.”
With over 400 people attending the event, surpassing expectations, but setting the bar for International Nights in the coming years at Vista del Lago High School.