Disney’s “Princess and the Frog,” played on the television.  Students challenged one another in ping-pong. A doll’s head rested on a table.  Friday, Feb. 24, was time again for the Black History and Culture Fair.

The fair is a way for the Culture Shock Club to teach fellow students about African American culture.  “Our expectations were that people would get a better education of African American culture and be able to spread the knowledge they learned with others,” senior member Heather Gogel said.

At the fair, students could play ping-pong as they learned more about famous African American tennis players.  Pound cake and cornbread were served as “soul foods,” and a doll head was placed on the “beauty” table to show students how to braid cornrows.

“My favorite part of the fair was the entertainment and music.  Some of it was recent, like Jennifer Hudson, and other things we didn’t know.  They really went above and beyond,” sophomore Mitchell Russell said.

“My favorite part of the fair was learning about different people.  I haven’t heard of half of these people.  I didn’t think it was going to be this good,” junior Katlyn Cyphers said.

Culture club president junior Elise Adamson thought the fair went well.  The students and faculty that came in were very receptive, and there were a lot more people than she expected there.  “I thought it was really successful.  We learned a lot and gained more information about how to make the fair successful,” Adamson said.

For more about past Culture Shock Club events, click here.

Amanda Graziano is an Opinion Editor for The Patriot and jcpatriot.com.

Additional reporting by Chioma Iheoma.