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Senior Haley Balberan sings “Lemonade” by Jeremy Passion on ukulele with Key Club. The song was a Filipino inside joke that became popular on “TikTok” and is jokingly recognized as the Filipino “national anthem.”
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Along with other clubs, Key Club and their Filipino members perform many dances and songs part of Filipino culture, such as “Tinikling,” a traditional Filipino folk dance using two bamboo sticks on the ground.
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Students such as Seniors Gideon Genesis Dela Torre (left) and Maradie Sattra brought their national flags or wore traditional clothes to school on Multicultural Day to express their national pride. Even students not explicitly working a club stand expressed their cultural and national pride or supported other cultures by walking around with cultural items or flags.
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Help the Homeless sold the Indian foods vegetable samosa and mango lassi. Though their food came in late, the stand became one of the more popular stands and sold out quickly.
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Hosted by ASB as a way to celebrate the diversity of the school, Multicultural Day took place on Friday, March 11 during lunch. The school schedule changed to give students a full hour lunch to celebrate their culture. Different clubs representing different cultures brought in cultural foods and sold them to students. Performances in front of the Victory Stand by clubs also gave students a glimpse of their respective culture.
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Help the Homeless performs in traditional Lehengas, traditional Indian clothing, to “Badtameez Dil” by Benny Dayal and Shefali Alvares.
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Different clubs set up stands all throughout the quad. The Box of Crayons (TBOC) sold Korean snacks. Other clubs included The Shelf Life selling French food, Junior Board selling Taiwainese food, GSA selling Mexican food, Discarded History selling El Salvadorian food and Generation Her selling Nigerian jewelry.
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MSA club sold out of their 50 In-n-Out burgers at record speed. It was one of the most popular stands during Multicultural Day and already had a long line even before the lunch bell rang.
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Dance the Night Away: The club “The Box of Crayons” performed a full group performance of “What is Love” by renowned Korean girl group: TWICE to express a popular side of Korean culture.
What is happening | Multicultural day took place at lunch today on the quad. During the event, clubs dedicated a booth to any country of their choice and sold food from that country, along with a culturally appropriate performance. Performances ranged from dancing and singing, to monologues and poems.
All performances took place on the quad. The Associated Student Body (ASB) had stands sectioned off for the clubs.
12 confirmed clubs took part in this event, with each club representing a country of their choice.
The plush club represented China, Junior Board represented Taiwan, Sophomore Board represented Japan, The Box of Crayons represented South Korea, MSA represented America, Greek Mythology club represented Armenia, Help the Homeless represented India, Key Club represented the Philippines, The Shelf Life represented France, GSA represented Mexico and Discarded History club represented El Salvador.
Since many clubs signed up, the only food being sold came from the clubs. Food at the event ranged from $3-5.
The schedule change consisted of an hour lunch with the school day ending at 3:32 p.m. Classes were cut short by five minutes each period to accommodate the longer lunchtime.
ASB Commissioner Brianna Carrillo and ASB advisor Mr. Jacob Ferrin were the ones who organized this event. Brianna Carrillo made the forms and prepared the event for the clubs and her committee as well. Mr. Ferrin helped her throughout the process.
Why does it matter | Students had the opportunity to raise funds for their clubs, as well as experience a variety of cultures through music, performances and food.
“I want clubs to be able to sell the most they can during this event,” ASB Commissioner Brianna Carrillo said.
“I think multicultural day is important due to the diversity at our school,” ASB Fundraising Commissioner Esther Kim said. “We have students from many different cultures here, so to have a day for us to embrace all of our cultures where we come to study every day means a lot.”
Who does this apply to | All students on campus were welcome to purchase food from participating clubs and watch their performances.
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