Polk County Middle School’s eighth-grade students learned about the cultures of nine countries on Asian Culture Day. Students visited classrooms that featured different aspects of the cultures of Indonesia, India, Nepal, Thailand, Japan, China, Sri Lanka, Korea and Turkey. Below: Gabby Chavez and Leah Hardin make Samurai warriors during their “visit” to Japan. Right: Bailey Livesay and Brandon Logan learn how ancient cultures took silk from silkworm cocoons and unwound it so it could be used for weaving fine silk cloth. (photos by Stephanie Gilbert)