Cultures featured in Day One show

Source: Danya Castro

For the past three years, students from various parts of the world got a chance to display a part of their culture outside of a classroom atmosphere, according to Day One adviser Danya Castro.

“This is an opportunity for students to reach out and teach through their own way of showing their culture,” Castro said. “It’s an opportunity to share and teach to their classmate, who they are, where they come from and how we differentiate ourselves from other cultures.”

Student performances at the show will rage from performing a dance or song, to playing an instrument or wearing traditional attire from their culture.

Junior Sharon Moranga performed in the show last year and is also a member of Day One. She said she thinks the multicultural show allows students to learn more about their peers.

“Although the school tends to have a diverse population of students, we don’t always have time to learn about all the different cultures that are in our school in class,” Moranga said. “(The multicultural show) lets students from different cultures teach their peers a bit of what makes them unique.”

Castro said despite the multicultural show being directed mainly towards students, she wants everyone to take something away from the show.

“I’m hoping that this not only goes out to the students, but everyone can learn from this that there is coexistence and that we can have peace or unity with multiple cultures within our district,” Castro said. “We need to show students it’s okay to flaunt their cultures.”

The multicultural show will take place during the school day May 29 in the auditorium and students will go down with their teachers. For more information on how to get involved contact Castro in the media center.