BY KATELYN BUCHALTER
Editor in Chief
The Chinese Honor Society and Chinese Club held an event known as “Dumpling Day” in the cafeteria on Thursday, October 19. The event offered a variety of music, dumplings, and different cultural foods, such as bubble tea and Chinese cookies, to students and staff.
Chinese Honor Society board members coordinated and organized the details of the event. “I contributed by spearheading planning efforts, contacting administrators to invite them to the event, overseeing the creation of decorations, overseeing ticket sales, and more,” stated NCHS President Anika Dugal.
Members of the two clubs supplied all of the dumplings for the event. “I cooked many dumplings, both before and during the event, and on occasion, made announcements to the attendees,” said NCHS Vice President Karolina Janczuk, who made sure the event ran smoothly and that everyone got a fair portion of dumplings.
The flavors of dumplings ranged over a large spectrum with different kinds of vegetable and meat fillings. “We offered a vast variety of dumplings, which were brought in by students and faculty members,” voiced Dugal. “These dumplings included boiled dumplings, pan-fried chicken dumplings, bean sprout dumplings, scallion pork dumplings, and many more.”
Even with the primary focus of the event centered on eating, students enjoyed more than the food. “It was a really good opportunity to hang out with my friends who also went,” commented Keilani Warn.
Dumpling Day ended successfully with an impressive number of tickets sold. “At least 100 students bought tickets, and somewhere around 10-15 faculty members and administrators stopped by,” noted Dugal.
During the event, students also had the chance to win some prizes. “We also did a raffle where they could win a Chinese honor society bag, then a water sprinkler, and a drone,” said NCHS board member Echo Prado Roberts.
Dumpling Day offered a fun event for teachers and students to get a taste Chinese culture. “My favorite part was seeing all of the students enjoy a mainstay of AAPI cuisine — dumplings — as well as relax and have fun with their peers,” stated Dugal.
Posted on 11/2/23
Photos by Kailey Siegel
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