San Luis High School held its seventh annual multi-cultural day on campus on Oct. 16.</p><p>Student coordinators Bobbyjoe Young and Nancy De Loa, both 12th graders, said they couldn't have asked for a better event.</p><p>"We're out here sharing our cultures with the whole community," Young said.</p><p>One of the event's highlights was the traditional mutli-cultural lunch, supplied of donated goods from local businesses and restaurants, including Denny's, Ryan's Place, Starbucks, Hot City BBQ and El Grullense.</p><p>"We sent everyone letters and then later asked them (to help)," Young said. "A majority of everyone we asked to donate did. I'm really pleased."</p><p>De Loa said San Luis students helped by acting as servers, set-up and clean-up committees, and donating home-cooked food and desserts from their own cultures.</p><p>"I've loved it," De Loa said. "It was stressful, but it was definitely worth it. It all came out perfectly."</p><p>Young said her favorite part of the event was the end result.</p><p>Not because it was over, but because their hard work had paid off.</p><p>"Seeing everything...knowing we did a good job," she said. "That's a great feeling. If it wasn't our last year, we'd definitely do it again."</p><p>Young said this event was her second for the annual tradition, and in comparison to last year's event, she was excited for the greater amount of support the school received.</p><p>"So far, we know of 250 community members that are planning on coming," Young said.</p><p>Traci Sumner, a teacher at San Luis High School, said each year she's seen the event grow in many different ways.</p><p>"The donations are always a challenge," Sumner said, "But this year even though we had fewer donors, they contributed larger donations."</p><p>Sumner said she appreciated the fact that the event is open to the community.</p><p>"Our main purpose is to get the community out here, mingling with the students, so everyone in town can see what a fantastic school this is," she said. "We've got a beautiful turnout."</p><p>Student government was in charge of organizing and bringing everything together, Sumner said, which is what she thinks will teach them great lessons for the future.</p><p>"They also get experience working with the community," Sumner said.</p><p>Also at the event were Merced College and California State Parks representatives. A talent show was also put on by students and the local Day3 Church.</p><p>Ann Gargano, the Los Ba&#241;os Unified School District nurse, said she thought it's important to hold events like these for students "to see the different facets of culture, as well incorporated individual talent."</p><p>Gargano's 15-year-old daughter Katie, a freshman at the school, performed a gymnastics routine, among other musical artists and skits.</p><p>Sumner said at the end of day she couldn't have been happier with the event.</p><p>"I've put more burden on students this year than any other year and they really came through for the school," Sumner said. "I'm really proud of them."</p><p>Enterprise reporter </p><p>Samantha Salas can be reached by phone at (209)388-6562 or by e-mail at ssalas@losbanosenterprise.com