Our International Fair was held on Saturday, May 7 with over 500 Palo Verde family members in attendance! We handed out 300 passport prizes to students and siblings who visited 19 international country booths and watched amazing live performances. Everyone sampled delicious food and tried fun games and crafts from around the world, reflecting Palo Verde’s diverse community. After a 2 year hiatus, it felt so good to be back.

This event would not have been possible without the tremendous support from our parent volunteers. A huge THANK YOU to the fair chair Yael Valek and fair organizers: Suju Rajan, Abraham Bagherjeiran, Jess McClellan, and Crystal Siu.

And thank you to the many parent volunteers and their families who created the engaging country booths:

India: Sudipta Bhowmik, Rakhee Nishtala, Vani Hombal, Surabhi Gupta, Shubha Ranga, Vidya Rangaswamy

Israel: Naama Mayseless, Shani Weiss, Lee Kabizon, Naama Porat, Hadas Percil, Miri 

Nigeria: Sola Bright & family

Sherrie Zheng, 

Taiwan: Daisy King / Alan Ma, Sonia Lu, Janet Cheng, Lizzy Chen, Timothy Lee, Sandy Chen, Lily Hsu

Japan: Tomoko Miyahara, Ayano Kato, Kumiko Mito, Yumi Mitsuhashi , Keiko Niwa, Yurie Ishida, Chinatsu Yamaguchi

Mexico: Amy Lovic & family

UK: Eleanor Lewis

France: Emilie Cappella, Sandrine Clouin, Aurélie Fonteny, Stéphane Paquet, Stéphanie and Adrien Loseille

New Zealand: Susan Peterson

UN: UN Mid-Penn Chapter, Xavier Webb

USA: Cheryl Bagherjeiran

Korea: Seyoung Wang/ Kanghee Ko, Jiyoun Lim, Jenny Suh, Hanna Joo, Caroline Chen, Crystal Han, Soetbyol Cho

Thailand: Rachel and Chonabot Intakeha, JJ & Kay Naungjumnong

Argentina: Marcos Weskamp

Turkey: Umit/Nurdan Yapanel, Nergis Sevinc

Greece: Lefteris & Angela Grammatas

Poland: Magda Kruczkowska, Mia Melamud

Canada: Aimee Woodruff, Rosanna Young

Passport Design: Vivian Choi

Welcome Booth: Kanthi Nagaraj

Custodian: Nathan Ruiz

Front office: Jenny & Jessica

Treasurer: Vani Hombal

Thank you to the amazing live performances: Grupo Danza Colibri, FCS Chinese Yoyo Team, Magda Kruczkowska & Mia Melamud & the Polish dancers, Japanese Taiko Drumming with Kristy Oshiro

Here is a folder of photos, please add your own:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/osJy16cWxi1SF5JE8

We would like to thank the many parents and families who contributed their time and energy to make this community event one to remember. We hope you will join us in thanking them when you see them at school.