Washington Liberty High School ASL students present a song from the movie “Barbie” using sign language.

Yorktown High School and Arlington Career Center students perform music and poems from the Tang and Song dynasties, ending their performance with a deep bow.     

This Swanson 7th grade student recites a story from the myth of Niobe memory in Latin with great flair. He explains this is a tragic myth about a man who angered the gods by bragging about his 14 children. There are 524 students enrolled in Latin in grades 6-12 in Arlington Public Schools. 

Washington Liberty High School International Baccalaureate students perform a traditional Chinese ribbon dance. 

Dorothy Hamm Middle School Chinese Class 2 students demonstrate a “Morning Exercise.” Harrington says when she was in China she saw school children doing the exact same thing. “The whole school gathers together in a big field between classes.” Today the audience is invited to join in, and some brave souls decide to follow along. 

Yorktown High School Chinese students sing with great humor Dui Bu Qi Wo de Zhong Wen Bu Hao. This is the story of a person who was hungry and wanted dumplings but instead, by putting the emphasis on the wrong syllable, he said he wants to sleep. Harrington says this is the first year APS have had a Chinese instructor who teaches in the classroom.

Two dual enrollment language students perform an original play about Romulus and Remus who are competing over which one would rule Rome. Harrington explains the dual language program enables students to earn college credits while enrolled in high school. 

Washington Liberty students from the Chinese Club perform “Little Apple,” a modern Chinese dance. There are 271 students enrolled in Chinese in grades 6-12.

A Yorktown High School Latin student performs a dramatic interpretation of Catullus who he explains was a teenager when he wrote his poetry. As a result he explains, most of what he wrote was about girls, including this poem.