University City High School is hosting a celebration at 10:26 a.m. Feb. 26 in the auditorium. The program’s theme is New Orleans: Cultural Exchange on the Mississippi. It will feature the performance of an original poem by Cassandra Conner, science teacher; a Kinesis dance performance to the sounds of Duke Ellington played by the Jazz Band, which will provide multiple selections; and finally, a presentation about New Orleans and its influence on jazz by Stan Coleman, Jazz Band director. For more information, please contact Mike Daly, program chairperson and social studies teacher, at 314-290-4100.