A night around the world at Farragut High School
The event showcased the diverse cultures represented within FHS through its students, clubs and world language classes. Students, families and community members browsed tables featuring countries and regions including Korea, Canada, Argentina, Germany, India, Ethiopia, the Middle East, Palestine, Ecuador, Vietnam, the Philippines, France, China, Poland and the United States.
Participating clubs included Art Honor Society, Asian Culture Club, French Honor Society, German Honor Society, International Club, Latin Honor Society, Muslim Student Association and Spanish Honor Society.
Junior Selam Mengesha represented Ethiopia at one of the information tables.
“My parents came from Ethiopia. I was born here,” Mengesha said.
In addition to visiting the tables, attendees enjoyed face painting and sampled foods from around the world, including Vietnamese coffee, Mexican horchata, Polish kanapki (open-faced sandwiches) and sourdough bread, Italian baked ziti, Iraqi kebabs, French crepes, Chinese chicken fried rice and Vietnamese com chien trung (egg-fried rice), Indian samosas and American brownies.
