Culture and Diversity Club
2022-2023 Council
President: Sachin Aravind (aravinds@mcmsnj.net)
Vice President: Warda Chowdhury (chowdhuryw@mcmsnj.net)
Treasurer: Karma Smith (smithk3@mcmsnj.net)
Secretaries: Isai Balamurugan (balamurugani@mcmsnj.net) & Nithya Suresh (sureshn@mcmsnj.net)
Student Advisor: Richard George (georger@mcmsnj.net)
Diwali: The Festival of Lights (Oct 2022)
During the week of October 24, students celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights, by wearing cultural attire and by decorating their doors. As can be seen below, several students wore traditional Indian attire in celebration of this event, such as kurtas, lehengas, veshtis, saris, and many more. At the end of the week, each homeroom, which had previously selected a certain part of India, decorated their doors with general symbols of Diwali and the specific way it is celebrated in different cultural spheres. Decorations were also put up around the school and were made out of rangoli, a traditional colored sand that Hindus use during festivals to adorn their houses and welcome prosperity and renewal.
1ST PLACE 🥇(TIE)
Mrs. Bowen's Junior Homeroom:
Tamil Nadu
1ST PLACE 🥇(TIE)
Sra. Wechsler's Freshman Homeroom:
Uttar Pradesh
3RD PLACE 🥉
Dr. Frank's Freshman Homeroom:
Telangana
Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep-Oct 2022)
During Hispanic Heritage month, students from each homeroom worked together to create a door decoration honoring a notable Hispanic figure that related to their homeroom class. For example, Ms. Annetta's biology homeroom decorated their door in honor of Severo Ochoa, a biochemist, and Mrs. Bowen's Medical Terminology homeroom decorated their door in honor of Ildaura Murillo-Rohde, a nurse.
1ST PLACE 🥇
Ms. Veilleux's Senior Homeroom:
Dolores Huerta
2ND PLACE 🥈
Sr. Nava's Junior Homeroom:
Diego Rivera
3RD PLACE 🥉
Sra. Wechsler's Freshman Homeroom:
Frida Kahlo