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50 nations, 1 commUNITY!<\/p><\/div>
\nOn Saturday October 7, international students began to congregate at the Center for International programs at approximately 9 a.m. They were encouraged to wear VSU colors or traditional outfits from their home country. Many came out representing their home countries and were eager to participate in the parade. Students were provided with flags from their home country in which they held or wore as part of their clothing.

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Students in Traditional Dress!<\/p><\/div>
\n The parade began at 11 a.m. and the SIS had international music played by a Belizean Dj, Dj Karlo. The music was very live and our students celebrated by singing and dancing throughout the parade.

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Dj Karlo!<\/p><\/div> We also had a student dressed up as VSU’s mascot, Blaze who lead the SIS in the parade. Students also gave out candy to the children during the parade.

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International Students during the homecoming parade!<\/p><\/div>
\nThe SIS also had its homecoming queen representative, Dilcia Turcios from Honduras in the parade. This was her first homecoming parade and she was honored to represent the SIS.

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SIS Homecoming Queen candidate Dilcia Turcios from Honduras!<\/p><\/div>The SIS was so colorful in the parade with all the flags and energetic students which made us win the Presidents award. We are very proud to win this award and we couldn’t have done it without our students!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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