This year’s Hispanic Heritage Month was packed with lots of excitement. Mrs. Jennifer Wolske, French teacher, said, "Messmer is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with weekly announcements to share information about Hispanics in the US, a special prayer service, a display in the cafeteria of Ojios de Dios, a Hispanic Film Festival, posters throughout the building, a flag display, and posters of famous Hispanics throughout the second floor, a dsiplay of books by Hispanic authors in the library, and a festive lunch on October 10th."
Hispanic Heritage Month began on September 15, the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries—Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico declared its independence on September 16, and Chile on September 18.
Senior Takeia Walker said,“I was always interested in Hispanic Heritage and since I don’t have Spanish class anymore, I still wanted to learn more about the culture.” She wanted to be involved in the excitement of the month so she went to watch one of the Hispanic culture-based movies that were shown after school. Walker added, “Just knowing about other cultures make me feel more diverse. I’ve learned a little about other cultures but what makes Hispanic Heritage different is that I have hispanic friends, and now I know why they are celebrating."
Students like Senior Cassandra Hernandez celebrated Hispanic Heritage with their families. “Every year my mom decorates our house with decorations to celebrate. Also sometimes the family gets together and she makes us a special Hispanic dish.” Her reason of celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, she said was, “Knowing about what make each other different helps us to be more open and accepting of each other.”
Increasing the number of activities for this exciting month and making the best out of it is the goal for next year’s Hispanic Heritage Month.
--Contributed by seniors
Dichante Darrough & Daijah Devine-Williams
