High School, Mercer County, Robbinsville, Special Events

Happy New Year! 新年快乐！

January 25, 2020

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–Happy Chinese New Year! 新年快乐！and is celebrated this year on January 25, 2020. It is the Year of the Rat.

Students celebrated Robbinsville High School’s 8th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration. The events included: The Dragon Dance, Group Singing, Opening Ceremony, Taichi, Ping Pong Match, Yo Yo, Cai Wei group dance, WuShu. The event concluded with the Lion Dance and traditional Chinese foods.

Traditional foods included Beef Lo Mein, Sesame Chicken, Pork Fried Rice, Vegetable Rice, Noodles, General Tso’s Chicken, Dumplings, White Rice, and Fortune Cookies.

The event was hosted by the Robbinsville High School Chinese Club and Ping Pong Club under the direction of Mrs. Kanagawa

Happy New Year! 新年快乐！

  • This is the Lion Dance.  The Lion Dance has been part of the Chinese culture for thousands of years.  The Lion is a symbol of power, wisdom and good fortune.  This dance is performed during Chinese New Year to chase away evil spirits, and bring happiness, longevity and good luck.  The performers are. (L to R) Brett Christiansen, Fiona Dennis, 
    Chris Mysholowsky, John Gallagher, Joe Thottathil
  • Taichi performers – Tai Chi is an ancient form of Chinese exercise that was originally created as a fighting art.  The performers are:  Front (L to R) Nate Oliva, Collin Aslemborski, Matt Giordano, Danny Surtz, Connor Fitz.  Back (L to R) Shane Martin, Chris Mysholowsky, Will Giesler, Matt Heverin, Dayyan Hamid, Jade Chau,
  • The Dragon Dance is a traditional dance performed during Chinese New Year where the movements mimic the those of a dragon’s demonstrating its power and dignity.  The performers are all Robbinsville High School seniors. (Front L to R) Matt Giordano, Thomas Horowitz, Jade Chau, Michael Stamboulian  Back (L to R) Laura Bradley, Jack Cavnaugh, Matt Hegel, Kevin Nodine, Matt Heverin, Joe Thottathil   
  • The Year Of The Rat
  •  Cai Wei dance performed by Chinese Culture Art Association, from left to right are: Jianqiu Ma, Ping Zheng,  Xinbei Gong,  Hui Yang,  Weiqi Chen, Zhijin Xu. Cai Wei dance is a traditional dance in China.
  • Performers, Left to right:
    Peter Chen 
    Zhongjun Ge 
    Liang Sun
    Ruixi Gao
    Kevin Jiang
    Xiaoming Xu
    Cheng Fan
  • Fiona Dennis is leading the lion.