Back to School Bash (Gallery)

Anshula Rudhraraju and Anjali Khanna|September 7, 2013

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Narrating a skit for the pep rally on Thursday, Sept. 26, senior class president Akul Dixit tells the story of “sleepy seniors.” “I think this was our worst pep rally,” Dixit said. “We came into this under the impression that we could turn off lights, but minutes before this roll call, we were told we couldn't. It didn't go well.”

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Junior Irmuun Bayart-Od accepts food at the start of German Honor Society's annual Oktoberfest celebration on Friday, Oct. 18. "A big part of the Oktoberfest celebration is the food,” senior treasurer Sumedh Anuganti said. “We bring a lot of food, [but[ we always go a little overboard on the sweets.”

From Munich to Jefferson, Oktoberfest brings culture to students

Members were given Ukrainian flags at the first club meeting on Monday, Oct. 28. “I really wanted to increase knowledge about Ukraine, so I went to the Ukrainian Culture Club so that we could all learn together,” sophomore Minati Divakar said.

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Grouping together, Jefferson’s HOSA members take a picture at the State Leadership Conference, “I think one of the prime things about TJ is that we really do a lot of work. We learn things ourselves and we have the motivation to do more than just the baseline average population. We do well in the competitions and I think everyone has the right to compete,” Chadha said.

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Sophomore Alan Lam boulders the edge of a wall during the climbing session on Sept. 4, the second session that he has attended. “The community here is really great because everybody knows each other, and even if they don’t, they get to know each other really quick. It’s really fun to meet new people, especially upperclassmen,” Lam said.

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Narrating a skit for the pep rally on Thursday, Sept. 26, senior class president Akul Dixit tells the story of “sleepy seniors.” “I think this was our worst pep rally,” Dixit said. “We came into this under the impression that we could turn off lights, but minutes before this roll call, we were told we couldn't. It didn't go well.”

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Junior Irmuun Bayart-Od accepts food at the start of German Honor Society's annual Oktoberfest celebration on Friday, Oct. 18. "A big part of the Oktoberfest celebration is the food,” senior treasurer Sumedh Anuganti said. “We bring a lot of food, [but[ we always go a little overboard on the sweets.”

From Munich to Jefferson, Oktoberfest brings culture to students

Displaying cultural attire and decorations across tables in Nobel commons, Hispanic Culture Club spreads their Hispanic culture in a variety of ways. “The Hispanic Heritage Event celebrated various Hispanic cultures most simply by asking [people] to help share their culture,” Flores-Diaz said. “We tried to feature a diverse variety of tables representing 10 different countries in Latin America, which were filled with food and decorations from the respective country.”

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Illustration by Leah Zhang

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