This year’s Oktoberfest was a great succession and all the students had fun.
Photo by Autumn Hughes
Oktoberfest will be held this year in the cafeteria on Oct. 23 from 3:00 until 4:15. Only German students, parents, and exchange students may attend. However, there will be three teacher judges attending.
German teacher Kathy Falatovich predicts that this year the event will bring in up to 100 people. The judges will be judging each class’s presentation or performance. This year’s theme is art, which includes paintings, music, and architecture.
Some of the groups will choose to make t-shirts, a PowerPoint, or a play. Falatovich states that it is hard work to set all of this up. It takes about an hour to decorate the entire cafeteria, set up the food area, arranging the tables, decorate in a German theme, and set up the presentations.
She claims that in previous years, she had access to the Trojan Learning Center, making it easier and more accessible for her to set up this event. This past couple of years, she has had to take any free tenth period German students and those in the German Honor Society to help set up for an hour before it actually starts. Those attending have the privilege to eat delicious German foods such as Bratwurst, Sauerbraten, Apfelstrüdel, Potato Salad, soups, and a variety of dessert.
In Germany, Oktoberfest actually occurred on Saturday, September 21, and lasts for 16 days. In reality, the school’s small festival is only a small fraction of what actually occurs in Germany. There is a lot of beer present, which in Germany is greatly known for distributing among its citizens.
This event is known as the world’s largest fair held annually in Munich. It is estimated that over six million people from around the world travel just to get a glimpse of what happens in these sixteen days. The festival is part of an important culture to its locals, for it has existed since 1810.