A Little Bit of Germany at Shepard High School

Music, food and fun will highlight the fund raiser ‘A Little Bit of Germany’ on Saturday, January 29 at Shepard High School in Palos Heights.

The event supports the exchange program between Shepard and Johann Wolfgang Goethe Gymnasium (high school) in Germersheim, Germany.

‘A Little Bit of Germany’ will run from 4 to 8 p.m. and celebrate the food, culture, music, language and people of Germany. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children age 12 and younger. is located at 13049 S. Ridgeland Avenue.

The fun includes entertainment by the folk band Paloma from the Dankhaus German Cultural Center in Chicago and a catered dinner of bratwurst, sauerkraut, German potato salad, rye bread, coffee and apple cider. Imported souvenirs, candies, and baked goods will be available for purchase.

This spring, Shepard teacher Jennifer Fischer and her students will host teachers and students from Goethe. Their German guests will live with the families of Shepard students for more than two weeks.

Goethe students will attend classes at Shepard, visit various cultural and historical sites in the Chicago area, and, in general, experience life as Americans. Goethe and Shepard students have visited one another for more than two decades.

“The opportunity to host someone from another nation is truly enriching. We try to share as much of the people, culture, cuisine, music and life of German people in class and in our many activities and field trips. Hosting a German student of course offers an entirely different educational experience,” Fischer said.