Smith Middle School’s theme for its ninth annual celebration of Global Connections, held as part of International Education Week, is “Compassion: Your Compass to guide you … Your Passion to drive you.†There will be a Cultural Exhibit tonight (Thursday) from 7 to 9 p.m. at the school and the International Café that will host area restaurants from Mexico to Korea.
Also in the main hall, local service organizations, including Ronald McDonald House and St. Andrew’s Society, will have exhibits and sign-up sheets for any families willing to volunteer on Saturday, Dec. 5. That evening, all participants will gather in the Smith cafeteria for hot pancakes before setting out to volunteer.