Marist High School’s 3rd Annual Celebration of Culture
Marist High School’s faculty, staff, and students came together to host the third annual Celebration of Culture on Thursday, March 6th, organized by LaToya Hayes, Marist’s Director of Equity & Belonging.
The Celebration of Culture is a student inspired event that highlights different cultures and ethnicities at Marist High School. This community wide event features cultural displays, food samplings, and performances. Attendees engaged with different cultures by exploring cultural displays, experiencing diverse performances, and sampling ethnic cuisine.
The event was open to all members of the Marist community, and to the public, and took place in our main gym. This year, Marist students and staff represented 17 different geographical locations:
- Mexico
- Pan Africa
- Puerto Rico
- Nigeria
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Greece
- Poland
- France
- Italy
- Ireland
- Lithuania
- Croatia
- India
- Russia
- Netherlands
- Spain
A special thank you to those who performed:
- Greg Middleton ’25 and Kayla Trevino ’25 – Masters of Ceremonies
- Celia Lindokken ’25 – Played “Oh, Marie” on the accordion
- Mia Bue ’26 performed with a group called Back of the Yards and they danced a Baile Folklórico from northern Chihuahua, Santa Rita, and La Angelita
- Sarah Basic ’28 – sang Colors of the Wind by Tori Kelly
- Kayla Trevino – danced a Baile Folklórico
- Lucia – daughter of staff member – danced a Baile Folklórico
- Maja ’28 and Roman ’25 Vucinic – Croatian performance
Check out a recap of the night here:
The Celebration of Culture continues to be a meaningful and enriching event at Marist High School. We look forward to making next year’s celebration even more vibrant and engaging!
