Ben Franklin Elementary School's Mandarin Chinese immersion program students react to a performance by Portland Lee's Association Lion Dance Team during a program to celebrate the Chinese New Year at Franklin on Friday January 20, 2012.

Portland Lee's Association Lion Dance Team performs during a program to celebrate the Chinese New Year at Ben Franklin Elementary School on Friday January 20, 2012.

First graders in Ben Franklin Elementary School's Mandarin Chinese immersion program (from left) Sydney Stahl, 6, and Julia Schweppe, 7, perform in a program to celebrate the Chinese New Year at Franklin on Friday January 20, 2012.

Ben Franklin Elementary School's parents record children perform during a program to celebrate the Chinese New Year at Franklin on Friday January 20, 2012.

Portland Lee's Association Lion Dance Team performs during a program to celebrate the Chinese New Year at Ben Franklin Elementary School on Friday January 20, 2012.

Ben Franklin Elementary School's Mandarin Chinese immersion program student Mia Mayachar,5, left, and her father Manju Mayachar, far left, react to a performance by Portland Lee's Association Lion Dance Team during a program to celebrate the Chinese New Year at Franklin on Friday January 20, 2012.

Children expend energy in front of a hand drawn map of the world before performing a program to celebrate the Chinese New Year at Ben Franklin Elementary School on Friday January 20, 2012. The school has a Mandarin Chinese immersion program and PTA Co-President Stacy Loy says that the celebration is motivation to learn, not just about the Chinese culture, but about all the cultures of the world.