Culture Festival
hugo & Rose Minor - Dutch Croquettes
7th grader Hugo and 6th grader Rose keep their Dutch culture front and center by celebrating the food of The Netherlands. I know the celebration was a culture festival, but they might just win best new cooking show too! Super cute, very fun and very DGS!
Alex Rano - Bulgaria
Alex Rano knows a lot about a lot of things. He also knows a lot about his Bulgarian heritage. Learn more here!
Kartal Jaquette - Turkish Food
Lead Partner, Kartal Jaquette, is proud of his Turkish heritage and celebrates by cooking Turkish food with his family. Learn more by watching the video. Share some questions and appreciations using the button below!
Saskia mota - South Africa & Portugal
Check out Saskia’s Flipgrid. Really you have to. With grandparents in Portugal and her childhood in South Africa, Saskia has a lot to share.
Solana Shelffo-Vigil - Chicana culture
7th Grader Solana talks about what Chicana culture means to her. Her pride jumps off the presentation, and ideally so would grandma’s Red Chile! Alas, we will just have to take her word for it!
mozan - ice cream in sudan
Learning about other people’s culture and heritage is an enlightening experience. When we pair a great assignment, Ms. Jensen’s food memory assignment, with a great student, Mozan, you get a great story. Mozan, we are glad that your uncle Abdo knows that family is first. And we are glad for your sake that ice cream is a close second.
harlie ross - family recipes
Harlie is sharing family recipes that cover a wide range of gastronomical desires. Take a look at her family’s Cranberry bread for Thanksgiving, Chocolate Balls and Falafel Pockets. Yum.
daisy and delilah Javier-Sanabria - mexican-american
Daisy and Delilah are one of two staff/student families we have in the school. Do they have as much DGS Goat pride as they do Mexican-American Pride? Let’s call it a tie!
Mia Jansson - Swedish meatballs
Prof B is not the only DGS community member that gets excited about cooking Swedish Meatballs. 7th grader Mia also gives in to the mouth-watering allure of this delectable food.
abbey proctor - family treee
We love family trees at DGS. We have one as our school logo, we like sitting under them for shade and here, we love seeing new 7th grader Abbey Proctor’s family tree. You know, when you think about it, giving trees hugs doesn’t seem that crazy!
Libny Ibarra-Diaz - La Fiesta de nayarit
One way Libny keeps her Mexican culture close to her is by celebrating ‘La Fiesta de Nayarit’. As is the case for many things in Mexican culture, there is great food and music all around!
Sammy Avila-Lizarazo - Columbia
Enjoying beautiful vistas and eating beans and arepas are some of the ways Sammy keeps the culture. The blackberry juice sounds great, we just need to know where to get some!
cooper barr - kentucky derby pie
We thought the Kentucky Derby was just big hats, busted trifectas and the occasional sweet-mint drink. Boy, do we have it wrong. As Cooper shares, a Kentucky Derby Pie is a family favorite that they eat each Christmas Eve.
graham gall - matzo ball soup
Graham helps keep culture by enjoying the quintessential Jewish food, matzo ball soup. Fluffy dumplings served in a nice broth. What is not to love!
finley checa - dumplings
Finley and her dad churn out a hundred dumplings because 1) they taste amazing and 2) it helps the two keep dad’s Panamanian culture. Finley, since you are making a hundred, do you have any for us?!?
julian whitworth - cheesecake
What is the best dessert several staff members have ever had? Julian’s mom’s cheesecake from the bake-off last year. No doubt! The Oreo crust, the smooth velvety cheesecake, it was just amazing. We are glad Julian feels the same way!
madisyn roles - sweet potato pie
Madisyn might have one of the most relatable food memories. Her grandma needs to make THREE sweet potato pies for Thanksgiving because no one can keep their hands off of them. We just hope Madisyn manages a slice (or three?).
Lucy Means - Bubble bread
You’re wondering the same thing I am. What is bubble bread. It’s OK, it’s a good question to ask, but I am not going to tell you. You need to click through the slides to find out what this bread is that makes you feel warm and happy inside. There, I’ve said to much, just click the slides.
Jonas Dreier - Family and Wisconsin
We might have some inside information that Jonas could be in Wisconsin now. Maybe. And to be fair, after reading about riding the golf cart, time on the lake, hanging with Grandma and Grandpa, we get it, live your best life Jonas!
Jaaz Hurt - Food Cultures
When it comes to delicious food cultures Jaaz does not discriminate. Orange chicken, burgers, ribs and bao make Jaaz’s list. Jaaz, next time you pick up some of this food, can we make the list? The invite list?
Nayan Garg -Indian culture
Wether it is visiting India and having a snake around his neck as a six year old or making recipes from his favorite cookbook by Priya Krishna, Nayan keeps his Indian Culture close.
Jasmine Abele - Latvian Culture
Ms. Abele is proud of her Jewish, Latvian, African-American and Native American Culture. Did she just win Culture Festival! Yeah, that just happened. Today, she shares about her Latvian Culture.
Jaelyanna jackson - african fashion
Bold fashion and bright colors help tell the story of how Jaelyanna shares her culture to the world.
amanda Boike - Swedish meatballs
Be honest, you didn’t think our Spanish teacher would talk about Sweden. That’s OK, we got everyone dropping knowledge. Anyways, you HAVE to check out this Swedish Meatballs recipe and learn a little more about Prof B.
courtney jensen - chile & calzones Rotos
Leave it to our super star literacy teacher to write a delightful and authentic opening to her family’s calzone’s recipe. Isabel seems like a wonderful grandma, and you honor her well Courtney!
Melanie Hernandez-Gastelum - Ceviche de camarón sinaloense
Melanie may be young in years, but her palate is quite refined. For her, the freshness and tart lime flavors in a good ceviche can’t be beat. Which ceviche is a favorite? Oh, Ceviche de camaron sinaloense. Hands down.
jaimison miller - cooking with dad
DGS Northfield takes a view that culture can be something other than a country, ethnicity or religion. In Jaimison’s family, they celebrate family by cooking together! After looking at the photos of some delicious homeade pasta, you can see why the culture of cooking is so strong in their family. Yummy!
Gabriel Garcia Mongoy - Kentucky
Can we be honest for a second? Sometimes Mr. Jaquette does this work, things like uploading pictures on our website, at 5am. Is 6am to early to get fried chicken and biscuits. This. Looks. So. Good.
Yareli Dorado-Martinez - Making tamales
What is more authentic and conjures a strong connection to Mexican culture than tamales? I dunno, just like I don’t really know how to make good tamales. Thankfully, Yareli knows the answer to both these questions and shares here.
Kevin Martinez-Garcia - El Dia to Cristo Rey
Candy? Singing? Hanging out at Auntie’s house? El dia del Cristo Rey sounds like a good time to us. Thanks for dropping knowledge Kevin!
charles easley - blintzes
Charles favorite food memory is grandma’s blintzes. These cheesy, creamy, crepes remind Charles of California. Try saying that five times fast!
janeida Ruano-Rasco - cinnamon ice cream
Have you ever had cinnamon ice cream? Well, Janieda has and this food memory is special enough to share, and special enough for us to learn more about!
quinn varner - blackberry cobbler
As you can read in his presentation, Quinn has discovered a problem with Blackberry Cobbler. It may seem hard to believe, but there is a flaw in this dish. You see, as Quinn laments, everyone eats it too quick so you only get a little of this tasty dessert. #truth.
Zachary Gollub - Philippines
Zach has lots of good things going for him. His mom is the best cook he’s ever known, his Philippine heritage and chicken adobo. In his food memory, Zach shares about how lucky this makes him!
Luca Orlandini - bolognese
Student council member, hard-working student, proud Italian and skilled cook are just some of the ways you can describe Luca. But don’t take my word for it, watch the video!
norah krause - cream puffs
Grandma Gigi comes over Norah’s house each Christmas eve with a ‘bountiful’ plate of cookies. If that isn’t enough, she also brings the best cream puffs you’ve ever had. Norah, does Grandma Gigi have any to spare?
hugo minor - the netherlands
Why do we love culture festival so much? Sometimes a quote, like this one from Hugo, brings such a level of excitement and curiosity. “In Holland, My Opa would just grab a box of Kroketten at the store and fry them the same day”. Like, oh cool you spend time in Hollands, Opa sounds like a dope name and what are Kroketten? The level of intrigue can’t be contained!
Yaya Gowans - Pozole
Yaya’s memories of time with her Grandpa and Abuela and the delicious Pozole they made can bring a smile on anyone’s face. Maybe not a smile as big as Yaya’s, but we were all playing for second in that competition.
Camila Rojas-Gonzalez - Venezuela
Camila is a special girl. She has a strong bond with her twin Ricardo. She (and her brother) also attended both the original Green School and the Northfield campus. Oh, and she also knows how to work a Harina Pan and make some arepas. Yum!
Allyssa Castanon-Diaz - La Llorona
Allyssa’s uncles told her the story of La Llorona as a girl. Is this a sweet story to help a kid go to bed, not quite. In fact, it is pretty scary. Go ahead, read for yourself. We dare you!