Moanalua High School Student Association: 4/24-26: FIRST ETHNIC WEEK A LEARNING EXPERIENCE!

LEADERSHIP: IT'S NOT ABOUT REWARDS; IT'S DOING WHAT IS RIGHT EVEN IF NO ONE ELSE ACKNOWLEDGES YOU!

2022 MOANALUA HIGH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (above) The Moanalua High School Executive Council is made up of fifteen volunteers. VOLUNTEERS! While officers are elected, they choose to run knowing that if they win, there is no physical reward, no letter grade, no incentive other than the pure satisfaction of doing a good job and representing the student body. At times, we achieve great success while at other times, we achieve somewhat less, but it is always a learning process. While we can take away much satisfaction from doing a good job, we can also learn from mistakes and try to better ourselves the next time. And so, at the end of our terms, while we do not earn a credit, a letter grade or even a certificate of achievement proving our accomplishments, we can take away the self-satisfaction in knowing that we did our best for the students, school and community, and that positive experience is something we can really use as contributing adult members of society.

Thursday

4/24-26: FIRST ETHNIC WEEK A LEARNING EXPERIENCE!

The Japanese Club featured taiko drumming.....

.....and some food samples!

The Spanish Club featured displays and food samples!

Students also had a chance to play Balero where you try to place a ball on a stick!

The Korean Club showed Korean videos.....

.....and of course, food samples! Was there a trend?

After years of trying to get an Ethnic Week off the ground, we FINALLY were able to have one, thought the timing was very short for participants. Still, three groups: Japanese, Spanish and Korean, managed to get something together for students. Each ethnicity took a turn on one day, and the week culminated in the annual May Day Presentation (see separate blog entry). While it was a learning experience for everyone involved this year, NEXT year's Ethnic Week has already been established!

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