Around the World in One High School

By: Patrick Perring

Another exciting Central Catholic tradition took place Friday, December 5th. From teachers, to parents, fellow students, and the local news station alike, everyone came out to see the Geography Fair. This fair provides an opportunity for the sophomores to present their findings about their fascinating countries they were assigned at the beginning of the year.

As most of us in the school know, preparation for the fair is no walk in the park. These projects take alot of time and hard work to pull off. When asked what she found to be the most challenging part of this big day, Maria Casablanca described, “The food was for sure the most perplexing. But by the time we were finished, we were really proud of what we had done.” Many of the other sophomores when asked the same question described how challenging the map’s and flags were as well. Brian Becker responded, “I’m not the most artistic, so doing a painted puzzle for our flag was pretty hard.”

Of course, everyone's favorite part of the fair is obviously food! Some personal favorites of mine included the marinated steak from Argentina, to the frosted cookie dessert from Portugal called bolacha. Another crowd favorite were the lamingtons, a chocolate coconut deliciousness you could only find over at the Australia display. As for overall display’s, the tented atmosphere over in the Saudi Arabia corner was quite impressive. Another awesome instance of creativity was the TV that was televising the previously recorded live footage of the response to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Nick Overby dressing up as Fidel Castro was a nice touch as well.

I think it’s safe to say the Sophomores definitely outdid themselves and provided another phenomenal fair that was both an exposure to culture yet entertaining!