By Jackie Liu
Increased advertising and a wider variety of events scheduled resulted in a greater turnout for this year’s Culture Fair on Friday, March 22nd.
“We made it a point to advertise more to the community by putting up flyers at local places like the FV Rec Center and Courreges,” ASB member Rachel Phillips (’14) said. “You could tell that it was sort of a family event with lots of younger kids mixed in with the high school students.”
Another factor that contributed to the fair’s success was the amount of food and entertainment provided. With ten more clubs participating than last year, those who attended could not only buy food but play games, get henna tattoos, and purchase balloons.
“I think this year we had a lot more to offer,” Phillips said.
Many clubs selling food and drinks sold out long before the fair ended. Friday Night Live sold out of their cinnamon buns around 8 PM. Mock Trial’s spam musubi was gone within two hours. CSF also began packing up early, having sold all of their food within two hours as well.
“[Mock Trial] ran completely out within a couple of hours,” Austin Jenkins (’14) said. “My shift hadn’t even come up yet, and by the time it did there was nothing left for me to do.”
The entertainment at the event included lion dancing, sword dancing and ska music. Students danced in the bowl as the Originalites played, cheered on the Ane Thanh lion dancers, and mimicked the Tupua Polynesian hula dancers on stage.
“The entertainment was really diverse and interesting to watch,” Alan Shu (’13) said. “There was a great atmosphere as well because a lot of people from our community supported clubs from our own school. I think everyone had a lot of fun.”
