National Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. The objectives of this celebration are for our students to become knowledgeable in Spanish culture.

The Spanish I class worked on researching Spanish countries. Each student had to choose a country and search for the country information and present in class via power point.

The Spanish II & Spanish II Honors classes chose three famous people that in one way or another contributed to our society. The students had to choose this character from the areas of art, sports, literature and freedom fighters.

The Spanish III classes researched a variety of Latin music and their different dances. They then learned and performed the Cumbia, Raspa, Merengue and Salsa dances to showcase at today’s celebration.

Spanish IV is an advanced class where students review everything learned but focus on development speaking, reading and writing abilities. Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes is the focus of this year’s class. They are researching his life and work.

Mr. Dickie Collier, Foreign Language Department Chair closed out the celebration by sharing with the students the magnificence of all the people that God created and the importance of learning about different cultures as we work to fulfill the Great Commission. He shared that PBS students are privileged to attend a school where missions work is celebrated, encouraged and facilitated. He then challenged the students to not only learn about different cultures but “go into them” in order to share the Gospel and make disciples. What a privilege it is to have the opportunity to learn about the world from a Christ-centered perspective.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalm 139:14 NIV