Hispanic Heritage Month Kick Off

by Sra. Angie Lomeli


On September 22, the Spanish classes participated in a documentary contest to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations. The contest was sponsored by the Hispanic Heritage Association of Guam and the San Vítores FDMS Spanish NHS Chapter. Students selected a Spanish Cultural perspective and researched influences in their local community. The Hispanic Heritage Association of Guam selected the top three documentaries that possessed a clear message; an accurate translation of English-Spanish or Spanish-English as well as those that through video depicted both the Spanish and Chamorro cultures with sensitivity. This celebration of cultures highlights several of our ESLR's, such as to understand the history of Guam within the context of the global community and to appreciate the differences of others.

First Place: 
"Spanish Colonization of Guam - La Colonización de España a Guam"

-Alec Lumba (10 grade)
-Roen Brantley (10 grade)
-Steven Shimizu (10 grade)
-John Tenorio (10 grade)
-Devin Lamb (10 grade)
-Michael Aguon (10 grade)


Second Place:
"Music in Guam/Spain and the Extracurricular Activities at FDMS- La música en Guam/España y las actividades extracurriculares en FDMS"

-Vicente Taijeron (grade 10)
-Treyten Tereas
-Calvin Aguon
-Donavin Lamb

Third Place:
"Similarities between Spanish and Chamorro Language- Similitudes entre el Idioma Español y Chamorro"

-Raymond Castro
-Eusebio Orot
-Joshua Dela Cruz
-Brian Mendiola 

Congratulations!

!Felicitaciones!