The Lehi Cares Coalition will host its second annual youth celebration for Día de los Muertos on Saturday, Nov. 7. Organized in partnership with Lehi High School’s Latinos in Action and Student Council and the Lehi Cares Club from Skyridge High School, the event is designed to bring high school and middle school students together in a fun and positive environment.
The celebration is scheduled for 6:00–8:00 PM at the Lehi Legacy Center. According to Jennifer Guiver, Latinos in Action advisor, the holiday is a beautiful Mexican tradition that focuses on celebrating life, love, and family rather than mourning death. The event aims to help younger students understand the holiday as a vibrant and joyful celebration of memory and ancestral legacy.
Planned activities for the event include yard games, nine square, and crafts such as making bracelets, Day of the Dead masks, and tissue paper flowers. Participants can also enjoy cookie decorating, face painting, music, and traditional Latino line dancing. Food offerings will include sweet pork, shredded chicken burritos, cookies, horchata, and lemonade. Lehi High School is providing a nacho and burrito bar along with decorations.
Gig Griffith, advisor of the Lehi Cares Club, stated that the club expects to have approximately 30 members assisting with activities like face painting and running games. Griffith expects the event to surpass last year's attendance of nearly 200 people by at least 200 more. Music will feature a Latino American pop mix and dance contests.
Lehi Cares Coordinator Marieke Swink noted that the activity was created by high school students to provide middle school students with a safe space to build friendships and connect. Fabiola Fereira, president of the Lehi Cares Youth Coalition, said the goal is for students to feel safe, seen, and happy during the celebration. To enter the event, middle or junior high school students must present an ID.
Additional information regarding the event is available at https://www.lehi-ut.gov/departments/lehi-police/lehi-cares-coalition/.
