Robbinsville student groups showcase Black Culture Club and Asian American Dance Association to board

Student leaders from two Robbinsville High School organizations presented to the Board of Education about recent activities, community service and upcoming events.

Black Culture Club advisor Donald Estrada introduced executive members who described the club's purpose, mission and recent work: education about African, Caribbean and Black culture; trips to the Apollo Theater, the African American museums in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.; community service with HomeFront; and a new Arnett Peterson scholarship for seniors, which the students said they planned to fundraise for with T‑shirt and chocolate sales. The club invited board members to their Black History Month festival scheduled for Feb. 6 and explained a student‑run museum and vendor fair portion of the event.

Representatives of the Robbinsville Asian American Dance Association (RADA) described an annual showcase they staged in December, performing classical, Bollywood, Bhangra and Garba styles, and said the group had grown to roughly 50–60 students. RADA leaders thanked Mr. Gulati, Ara Foods and the district for funding and said they planned to purchase permanent costumes to be housed in the teacher's room to lower future costs.

Board members and the superintendent praised the student presenters and said future meetings would continue to feature student groups. The superintendent said multicultural monthly events and increased outreach will be part of regular communications.

Ending: The board encouraged attendance at student events and noted it will feature student groups at future meetings.