Ridge Street School fourth-grader Alex Mihes highlights some facts he’s collected about Romania at the school’s first Multicultural Festival on Friday, June 7. Funded by the PTA, the event brought families to the cafetorium to celebrate the various ethnic backgrounds seen in the community. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Representing Uzbekistan, Brush Hollow Crescent resident Askar Djabbarkhodjaev poses with his first-grade daughter Nicole, who is dressed in traditional clothing from her father’s homeland. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Six-year-old kindergartner Emily Liu dons a Chinese dress while collecting stickers for her passport at the South Korea table. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Kindergartner Martin Pulido takes a bite of Pan con Tomate, a traditional Spanish snack. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Third-grader Lucca Pinheiro Jany helps at the Brazil table by placing stickers in visitors’ passports. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Third-grader Lucca Pinheiro Jany helps at the Brazil table by placing stickers in visitors’ passports. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Pamela Huang (left), fourth-grader Sidney Wang and fifth-grader Madison Wong toast with their cups of Taiwanese milk tea. Huang, one of the organizers of the event, hopes to hold a Multicultural Festival every year. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Kate Brzov, a 5-year-old kindergartner, applies colorful stamps to a fan as an arts and crafts activity at the South Korea display. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Students celebrate their cultures and educate peers with posters, activities and food
