By: BHS News Staff
February 7, 2023
To celebrate our different cultures here at Brooklyn, the high school held a heritage parade to show off all of its students’ diverse backgrounds.
There were roughly 27 different countries that were represented in this parade.
The committee that organized past cultural events used the previous International Festivals as an inspiration for this year.
The world language teachers, Mrs. Velez (Spanish) and Mrs. Huang (Chinese), put the cultural celebration together with the spirit week leading up to the day of the parade.
Mrs. Velez said, “I think this parade went well. I think people got to represent who they are. I represented the Dominican Republic. We have a committee that comprises elementary and high school teachers. Mrs. Huang and I were the parade sub committee. We took ideas from the old parade and tried to put a little twist on it.”
Students volunteered to help make posters and to walk in the parade, and each group representing a country held a flag or a poster representing their country. Some students even brought their culture’s clothing and customs to feature in the parade.
Overall, the parade was able to bring multiple cultures together and create new memories. The students and teachers seemed eager to show their appreciation for the many different cultures that make up BHS.
Well done, everybody!
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