The 2 main events that we organize throughout the school year are Day of the Dead (Dias de Los Muertos) and Cinco de Mayo.

 

Day of the Dead

In order to educate the U-High community, we typically host a community assembly and we have in past years invited people such as Carlos Cortez (a storywriter), Sammy Torres (a percussionist) and Brenda Cardenas(a poet). In addition, we have an altar set up in Rowley Library. We encourage members of the school community to contribute little objects to the altar in memory of deceased loved one. Also, in the last couple of years, we have started the tradition of giving out marigolds to students and teachers. We Also encourage them to donate these to the altar in memory of the deceased. In past years, we had given real flowers. However, this year, we tried something new by making our own marigolds out of tissue paper. Click here to read the flyer that we passed out to explain what Day of the Dead is, and the traditions that go along with it.

This is the altar in Rowley Library. The marigolds are the ones that were put on the altar by students to honor a deceased loved one.

Here are some links that I have found on Day of the Dead:

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/feature/daydeadindex.html

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/muertos.html

Cinco de Mayo

This year, we plan to celebrate Cinco de Mayo by inviting dancers to perform in an assembly.

 

 

Arts Fest

For Arts Fest (a day, sponsored by the school, when students participate in various art workshops instead of going to regular class), Latinos Unidos has hosted many workshops ranging from food, to dance, to art. In past years, we have done workshops on salsa dancing, clay mask making, printmaking, guacamole making, and even Guatemalan doll making.