Addison Trail hosts annual International Fest Week

From Dec. 2 to 7, Addison Trail’s International Club hosted the school’s annual International Fest Week, which featured the following events/activities.

  • Eleven presenters spoke with students about their travels and experiences from throughout the world. Through the presentations, students were able to learn about a variety of countries, cultures, topics and perspectives. For more information about the speakers, go to www.dupage88.net/ATInternationalFestPresenters2024. To view a photo gallery of the presentations, click on the image above, or go to NEED LINK.

    • Pre-recorded videos from other Addison Trail staff members also were available for classes to view.

  • A spirit week took place during the event, with each day featuring a different travel-related theme (see the flyer above).

  • “Games from around the world” provided students and staff with the opportunity to learn about entertainment in other countries.

  • Students and staff (including resource classes, clubs/activities and athletic teams) were invited to participate in a Cultural Ornament Contest, where they had the opportunity to design a unique ornament to represent/celebrate a country and culture. The goal was to show that Addison Trail encompasses many nationalities, but is one Blazer Nation. The ornaments were judged, and the winners are listed below.
    • 1st place ($75 gift card): Freshman Aniyah Pryor (American Samoa)
    • 2nd place ($50 gift card): Addison Trail teacher aide NEED FIRST NAME Noyola’s resource class (Australia)
    • 3rd place ($25 gift card): Addison Trail junior Emily Moy (collage of various flags)

To view a video of the winning entries, click on the video above, or go to NEED LINK.

  • On Dec. 4, chicharrones from 5 Stars Sports were available for students and staff to buy.

  • Students and staff were invited to write notes of encouragement to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital patients.
  • International Fest Week culminated with the school’s annual International Dance Show on Dec. 6 and 7, which featured NEED NUMBER dances representing various countries/cultures. To view a photo gallery of the dance show, click on the image above, or go to NEED LINK.

  • A portion of the proceeds from the week will be donated to UNICEF (https://www.unicefusa.org/), an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.

For more information about International Fest Week, contact Addison Trail International Club advisers Christina Trapani (ctrapani@dupage88.net), Karen Pierropoulos (kpierropoulos@dupage88.net) and Hannah Sutton (hsutton@dupage88.net). Be sure to follow the group on Instagram at athsinternationalclub.