MSJMCW Story

Grateful to have a fourth period teacher who lets us out of class a couple minutes early, I am able to evade the herd of eager underclassmen, who trample to get food. As with most high school students, students of MSJHS leap fervently at the opportunity to obtain more food. This is why club meetings often offer food, to tempt the freshmen into joining. However, the hype of Multicultural Week is not based solely on the appeal to one's appetite. Because clubs no longer collect funds from their members, selling food at Multicultural Week is a key fundraiser for the clubs. For the larger clubs that have to travel for competitions or raise money for a product, like DECA and Yearbook, obtaining funds by participating in MC week is a necessity. The typical lunchtime is nearly doubled, and so the upperclassmen experience the luxury of traveling as far as Pacific Commons, or being able to sit down at a restaurant and enjoy a meal. This is rare, for one must usually eat in their car or in fifth period on a typical school day.

By far, the best part of MC week is the assembly. The best dancers in our school choreograph amazing routines, representative of cultures from around the world. Multicultural Week is the second best week of the school year, right after homecoming. It will be one of those genuine high school experience that I cherish.