by Andrew S.
Foreign dancing, food, and games were brought to life in the Family Foundation School barn on May 5, the Mexican holiday known as Cinco de Mayo.
It has become a tradition for the FFS Spanish Department to hold a presentation that exposes students in the language class to the cultural celebration.
Cinco de Mayo is a fiesta that is held in celebration of the Mexican army’s defeat of the French at the Battle of Puebla.
Pat “Señora” Brown, head of the Spanish Department at FFS, and Veronica Heesh, Spanish teacher at FFS, were the two organizers of the event.
Brown said, “¡El entusiasmo de los estudiantes fue fantastico!” meaning the enthusiasm of the students was fantastic.
Classes that viewed the event were given a small survey testing how much they knew about the holiday. After completing the survey they participated in a number of games.
The students played bingo, a pinata game, and danced with the music.
The students were impressed with Heesh’s demonstration of El Son de la Negra, a well-known dance that originated in Mexico.
“I enjoyed sharing everything with the students: the culture, the music, the food,” explained Heesh.
All of the students were impressed with the presentation and enjoyed the exposure to another culture.
“I thought it was cool to see a part of Mexican heritage and culture,” said Matt W., student in Family One.
