AROUND THE WORLD IN ONE NIGHT

By SAMANTHA PRYDE

Washingtonville’s Foreign Language Honor Society is dedicated to uniting the community’s many different cultures through education and experience.  After many years of not hosting “International Night,” this year’s members hope to re-start the tradition, and give the community a memorable learning opportunity.  After the initial decision to hold the event, the club has worked non-stop to leave a legacy.

Members of the Foreign Language Honor Society decorate the school to get ready for the big event.

At 6:00 pm on Friday, March 9th, the event will begin in the High School Auditorium.  There are two main parts to the event; the entertainment portion and food portion.  Co-President of FLHS, Brendan Pardo, explains how, “In the first part, our primary goal is to showcase the many talents in our community…”  There will demonstrations of the community’s various cultures through dancing, music making, and other cultural traditions.

After this part of the night is over, there will be foods from all over the world set up around the large cafeteria.  A majority of the foods are going to be made by the FLHS students, and they will be at the table giving a brief description of their families’ cultures.  Also, the cafeteria windows have been painted with the quote, “Languages lead us on a path to understanding other cultures”, as well as flags from different nations.  The National Art Honor Society has also decided to help out and will be conducting a face painting booth for the children. 

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Co-President, Kendal Lascar, is looking forward to what people will take from the night and hope that they have a great time.  “We’ve always had a great community in Washingtonville.  The town continuously shows up for events and supports our schools.  I hope the community will come together and embrace all the cultures and nationalities that the town has.”

Brendan Pardo and Kendal Lascar have been working diligently all year to ensure that this is a meaningful event for the community.  Pardo explains how, “We initially came up with the idea because we wanted to do something bigger and better than before.”  Lascar believes that the biggest thing people will look forward to is, “... we will get to learn more about the people we see everyday and their family background.”

There will be no charge to attend the event, but there is a suggested donation of $2 to help fund the Foreign Language Honor Society, and allow them to continue this worthwhile event for many years to come.  This will be an extraordinary night filled with food, culture, and will be an excellent learning opportunity for the members of the community and FLHS.  There will also be some surprise activities, but the community will have to come out and discover what they are for themselves!