Castaic Union School District’s Northlake Hills Elementary will begin celebrating the holidays this Thanksgiving by holding a Thanksgiving food drive and celebrating Native American culture.

The Northlake Hills Elementary School PTA in partnership with the Castaic Lions Club and Costco will be providing Thanksgiving baskets to Castaic families in need.

Costco will be donating 15 Thanksgiving meals to the food drive that include turkey, vegetables and a pie. With cash donations made by the Castaic Lions Club, along with the other food and cash donations made by Northlake Hills Elementary families, this year’s food drive will be able to provide many families with fresh Thanksgiving meals.

Meal deliveries will be made on Monday, Nov. 21 by the PTA, Northlake Hills Elementary principal Erin Augusta, teacher of the year Mrs. Oxhorn and the community’s Costco partners.

On Tuesday, Nov. 22, the students of Northlake Hills Elementary also invite families and members of the community to learn more about the Native American culture as well as the traditions of the California and other local, indigenous tribes.

The school’s fourth grade class will be making Native American crafts, learn traditional song and dance and will hear stories from Tataviam and Chumash Elders and storytellers. The class will also be able to learn some of the Tataviam language through word and phrase cards to take home.

Native American Day will take place at Northlake Hills Elementary, located at 32545 Ridge Route Rd., Castaic, and will take place all day beginning at 9 a.m.