MPS Multicultural Fair 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
By MAGGIE MENDERSKI/Democrat-News
A small crowd gathered at Marshall High School on Saturday, April 14, to sample foreign foods, play unusual games and witness cultural performances.
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Caden Bradley, 5, sports a fake nose as glass that he won playing Spanish bingo as he dives for candy from the broken pinata. Caden's brother, Cody Dixon, 14, shattered the pinata after several younger children failed to smash the candy free.
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MHS Spanish Club dancers O'daly Madrano, Darling Cruz and Alma Sandoval dance with traditional Spanish skirts before shedding them, and performing in modern jeans.
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Javion Simpson, 7, selects beads to use in his African artwork. He carefully examines a color guide that illustrates what each of the colors means.
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Joshua Fountain, 8, and Jessie Hartline, 7, create pottery artwork as Jessie's grandfather Thomas Hartline hosts an exhibit on the Cody Tribe several spaces away.
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Samantha Riley, 8, attempts to smash through the Parents as Teachers' pinata. The pinata spins quickly but does not break.
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Missouri Valley College volunteers Ikumi, Te Tsuji and Yukari prepare Japanese cuisine for the crowd.
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Jenna Tumlinson, 2, places beans on the proper places with assistance from Parents as Teachers volunteers. The volunteers held up pictures and said Spanish words during this cultural version of Bingo.
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Virginia Huston teaches a small group of spectators about Pennytown, the largest of Saline County's historic black hamlets.
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Rachel Flores helps her daughter Rayna White, 6, make a flower out of tissue paper.
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Keelee Price, 2, was the first child to win Lo Teria also known as Spanish Bingo. Here, she selects a prize for her win.