Join us for our annual Community Cultural Celebration as we honor the rich diversity that makes our district shine! Last year, more than 670 attendees explored over 20 cultural booths and activities. Together, we’re excited to make this year’s event even more meaningful. Come celebrate our community’s cultures through food, music, dance, art, and connection, as we continue to Know, Value, and Support All. More information to come throughout the year!
Saturday, March 28, 2026
11 am - 2 pm
Bonney Lake High School
10920 199th Ave Ct E, Bonney Lake
Free entry for everyone! Enjoy performances, cultural booths, storytelling, activities and crafts, international foods, student art, and more! Stay tuned for updates!
More than 600 people came together as a community at Bonney Lake High School on April 26, 2025 to celebrate the amazing cultures that make us the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District. Check out this video recap.
Guests learned about different cultures at interactive booths, explored beautiful artwork, and sampled international foods including Borscht, a soup made with beets common in Ukraine, and arroz con leche, a rice pudding from Central America. Shout out to our Bonney Lake High School Culinary students for preparing and serving the dishes. Find the full list of dishes and recipes on our website.
Performers showcased various dances, including a Native American Powwow Dance; a Filipino Tinikling Dance by Sumner High School Asian American & Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Club; Bharatanatyam, a South Indian Classical Dance; Baile by Sumner High School Latino Student Union; a Traditional Mongolian Dance; a Chamorro Song by Izumi T.; Jingle Rhythms, a Classical Indian Dance; a Traditional Tibetan Dance, a Samoan Slap Dance (SHS AAPI Club); and a Taekwondo demonstration by K&K Taekwondo.
Impact Award winners were also announced. This award recognizes an individual, group or organization that has demonstrated exceptional leadership, commitment and contributions to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in our district. Congratulations to:
Laura Young - Emerald Hills Elementary K-2 Specialist
Ivana Sanchez (Mx. Vonnie) - Mountain View Middle School Paraeducator
Yaneth H. - BLHS Latino Club
Ashley L. - BLHS Latino Club
Kevyiah D. - BLHS Student
Olivia I. - BLHS Student
Ava C. - BLHS Student
Antonio McLemore and the Young Entrepreneurs team - SHS & BLHS
Ida Cortez - SBLSD Family Resource Center Coordinator
Arely Dominguez Maya - PSESD Latinx Family Advocate
Alma Elias Trujillo - KBTC Bilingual Program Leader
Isabela Reed - KBTC Associate Director of Education and Community Impact
Thank you to the students, staff, community members, volunteers, and countless others who helped make this year's Community Cultural Celebration a success.
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Enjoy learning about and celebrating the various cultures represented in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District community during the district's Community Cultural Celebration:
Saturday, April 26, 2025
11 am - 2 pm
Bonney Lake High School
10920 199th Ave Ct E, Bonney Lake
Free entry for everyone! Enjoy performances, cultural booths, storytelling, activities, international foods, and student art.
Event Schedule
Cultural Experience Schedule
BLHS Main Commons
11 am - 2 pm
Cultural Art Exhibit
Interactive Community & Cultural Booths
Sample International Foods
Storytelling Schedule
Ukrainian Culture by Oksana Kuzmenko Latimer
11:30am - 11:45am - Lecture ROOM A
The American Dream by Karla Gomez
12:00pm - 12:15pm - Lecture ROOM A
Hip-Hop History & Dance Workshop by Grant Klockeman
1:40pm - 2pm - Performing Arts Center
Showcase Schedule
BLHS Performing Arts Center
12:40 - 1:40 pm
Native American Powwow Dance
Filipino Tinikling Dance- SHS AAPI Club
Bharatanatyam- South Indian Classical Dance
Baile - SHS LSU
Traditional Mongolian Dance
Chamorro Song by Izumi Jorden Taijeron
Hip-Hop Dance- SHS BSU
Jingle Rhythms- Classical Indian Dance
Traditional Tibetan Dance
Samoan Slap Dance- SHS AAPI Club
Taekwondo Demonstration Team- K&K Taekwondo
Community Cultural Celebration IMPACT Award Recognition
Impact Award
Did you love the international foods made by Bonney Lake High School culinary students at the Community Cultural Celebration? Check out the recipes here.
More than 300 people celebrated the rich culture of our Sumner-Bonney Lake community on Saturday at the Community Cultural Celebration.
Guests sampled various foods, including Spam musubi, a popular snack in Hawaii, and fry bread, made fresh by members of the Native American Education Program.
There was singing, dancing, poetry, and more performed by students and community members. Check out this video highlighting the event for a glimpse of various performances, including a Samoan dance by members of the Sumner High School Asian American Pacific Islanders Club, Ukrainian songs performed by members of the Salo and Panasyuk families, and a traditional Mongolian dance by Tehaleh Heights Elementary students Elizabeth and Yesu Sodbileg.
Enjoy learning about and celebrating the various cultures represented in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District community during the district's Community Cultural Celebration:
Saturday, April 20
11 am - 2 pm
Sumner High School Phase 1 Building
1707 Main St, Sumner
Join us for art exhibits, performances, workshops, food and more. Free for all. See below for details.
Performances include: Hip-hop Dance Showcase, Cultural Fashion Show, Ukrainian Songs & Instruments, Black Student Union, Latino Club, Asian American Pacific Islanders Club and poetry by Victor Falls Elementary.
My Journey: From Ukraine to the USA
Families share personal stories of their journey from Ukraine to the United States.
