The Titan View - Northview High School

The Titan View Volume 9, Issue 1
International Night
By Justian Meyer
International Night has always been a large event for the German program. Each
year, students come prepared with anything from sauerkraut to bratwurst to zimtsterne
cookies to apfelstrüdel, all symbolic dishes of Germany. The German table is a popular hit
each year and it often takes a group of four to five students to manage it all. Visitors come
in to a full counter decorated with German flags, colors, and sweets from end to end and
leave it void of all but crumbs at the bottom of each bowl. ―The German table is so busy
each year that it‘s hard to keep up with the demand from participants. We come in thinking
we have enough food, but we always manage to run out an hour before International Night
ends,‖ says AP German student, Andy Wong. Some participants even share their German
experiences with the student volunteers and discuss anything from having studies abroad
in Germany to having German relatives. Overall, the German table at International Night
provides a culturally stimulating experience for parent and student alike.
Jenny Min, Cassandra Buru, Justian
Meyer, Andy Wong
Northview German Students and Club Volunteer
at Boo at the Zoo in Atlanta
On October 30 th , Northview students volunteered
their time at the Atlanta Zoo. An event was held there in
celebration of the upcoming Halloween and the managers
needed help catering to the large group of visitors, mainly
the children. Princesses and superheroes crowded the
paths as German Club members spent anywhere from two
to six hours of their weekend doing everything from handing
out pieces of candy to organizing arts and crafts tables.
It was an exciting event for every child who entered
and some parents even came prepared with cameras to
document their baby‘s first Halloween. As the afternoon
wrapped up and everything was packed away, the students
left satisfied knowing that they had made their way
into the memories of at least one family that day.
German Week
By Andy Wong
It‘s amazing what lengths people
will go to for a bag of gummy
bears. Quite a few of these bags
were distributed during this
year‘s German Week. Every
morning, German club members
would sneak around the building
placing paper pretzels in
(hopefully) unobvious places. As
the day progressed, people who
found the pretzels could turn
them in at the table we set up at
lunch. Also at the table were
gummy bear coloring sheets that
could be entered in a raffle and
various other activities, such as
trivia. Working at the table at
lunch was…interesting. I would
have people come up and harass
me/persuade me otherwise to
reveal the location of the pretzels.
I found myself extremely
involved in this event, from planning
to making morning announcements
to staffing the table
on a daily basis. It was a week
deprived of having a free lunch
period, but I enjoyed it.
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