School Fundraising Ideas

Miss Hendrix Production is hosted by Campus Kitty for campus community fundraising. We raised $60,000!

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Brandon’s performance at FLHS at the Masques Fundraiser

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Limoni, John, Sione, Saia, Lawrence, Poko, Josh, David and many more of the Serra High Boys and football team doing whatthey are known for doing before every football game….THE HAKA!

Pacific Islander Serra High Tuition Fundraiser Luau

2009

Gardena, CA

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Kasando DR Congo school Project. The Fundraising dinner at Edmonds Community School. in Burnaby BC Canada . March 6, 2009 . FUND-RAISING EFFORTS ON-GOING. School Project Website: www.qamislo.org/kasando

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After just 4 hours of learning, Sarah was able to show show her Polynesian side of her heritage. I am so proud of my sister and we are so proud of being half Samoan. Good job Sarah and you looked beautiful.
Sarah doing Siva Samoa for Serra High School Pacific Islander Luau Fundraiser for Tuition 2009

“TRADITIONAL MONEY DANCE”
The dance is original to Samoa (Taualuga) and of course to Tongans (Tau’olunga).

The word Taualuga is the last part of the house that the men put on top of a Samoan fale (HOUSE).

The dance signifies all hard work is done and now time to celebrate.

Thats where the word Taualuga comes from the top and last part of the fale *(finale).

As far as the dance part goes the main dancer(s) a taupou or manaia dances beautifully while the other dancers aiaiuli (supporters) dance inappropriately or make funny gestures to make the main dancer(s) look more elegant and dignified.

Opposite spectrums to showcase a unique performing art that still lives on today.

****As far as money goes, that is just to show appreciation and love to GUEST(S) OF HONOR and to the group who’s dancing.

All Monies collected, as tradition, goes to the MAIN DANCERS [GUESTS OF HONOR(s)]….

Siva Samoa is the Samoan term for a Samoan dance.
Traditional Samoan dancing is one area of the culture that has been the least affected by western civilisation. It requires the dancer to retain grace; movement of the arms and hands are done so in a subtle but delicate manner.In earlier times, high chiefs or matais performed this special dance but modern day it is performed by a taupou. A version of Siva Samoa, called Mak Sa’moa, is a popular traditional dance style in Western Samoa.
Other forms of traditional Samoan dancing include the taualuga, siva afi, and sasa.
FA’A SAMOA
Fa’a Samoa, means the Samoan Way. This is an all encompassing concept that dictates how Samoans are meant to behave. It refers to the obligations that a Samoan owes their family, community and church and the individuals sense of Samoan identity. The concept of respect is also very important. You must always respect you betters, this includes those older than you, matais, ministers, politicians doctors and teachers. This unquestioning demand for respect is taking its toll in modern Samoa as the younger generation, which is invariably better educated than its predecessors, constantly finds itself trying to balance the demands of a conservative Samoan society with its knowledge of the world, increasingly gathered from overseas education and experience.
Fa’a Samoa means literally “The Samoan Way,” and in Samoa refers to an all-encompassing traditional system of behavior and responsibilities that spell out each person’s relationship to one another and to persons holding positions of power. In addition to prescribed familial relationships, which extend to one’s entire extended family (the aiga) with its familial chief (the matai), one also owes respect to other persons in positions of authority, and to customs of long standing which have rather more force than mere etiquette.

This is somewhat similar to what Latinos do for weddings….(TRADITIONAL MONEY DANCE)

For LATINOS, during a wedding!….
The custom of pinning money to the gown of the bride is centuries old It was once done to help the young couple set up housekeeping and gave them money to begin their new life together. Today, it is more popularly known as the money dance” and money may be pinned on both the bride and groom in payment for dancing with them….

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