{"id":82526,"date":"2026-09-18T13:38:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T17:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/?p=82526"},"modified":"2026-09-18T13:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T17:39:12","slug":"celebrating-hispanic-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/es\/2026\/09\/celebrating-hispanic-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrando la herencia hispana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: A Creative Chapel Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a vibrant display of cultural pride and creativity, Valeria Eshleman Robles\u2019 Spanish 4 class organized a unique chapel to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. This month, observed from September 15th to October 15th, marks the independence days of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.<\/p>\n

\u201cEl mes de herencia hispana es un mes que se celebra del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre. El 15 de septiembre es el d\u00eda de independencia de Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, y Nicaragua. Celebramos este mes para reconocer las culturas y herencias de ciudadanos Americanos quien sus antepasados eran de un pa\u00eds Latinoam\u00e9ricano con herencia hispana.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This was not just a celebration but also an educational experience aimed at dispelling common stereotypes. \u201cStereotypes don\u2019t define people of Hispanic heritage,\u201d emphasized a student speaker. \u201cAn example of a stereotype is all Latinx people speak Spanish. That isn\u2019t the truth, as not all Latinx people speak Spanish.\u201d The students encouraged everyone to learn more about the diversity within Hispanic heritage beyond these misconceptions.<\/p>\n

A highlight was a taste test featuring local traditional foods from various Latin American countries. \u201cWhile there are a lot of similarities because of the proximity of the countries and Spanish influences, each country is proud of their cuisine and the elements that make it unique,\u201d explained another student. Teachers were invited to sample dishes from local restaurants and guess their countries of origin for a deeper understanding of Hispanic culture and encourage support for Latinx businesses.<\/p>\n

Chapel also featured a playlist curated by the Spanish 4 class, with songs they listen to when they come to class. \u201cFood is just a small part of culture,\u201d noted a student. \u201cHispanic Heritage Month isn\u2019t only celebrating people of the heritage. It also celebrates experiences, traditions, family, and culture.\u201d The celebration doesn’t end there! Students post daily to the monitor in the hallways with inspirational Latinx influencers, leaders, and historical figures. The \u00a0Spanish 2 class visited a Mexican popsicle store and\u00a0 Spanish 4 class plans to visit three food trucks as well. These field trips and activities are designed to encourage students to explore and support Latinx communities actively with their own families and have important conversations.<\/p>\n

Chapel concluded with a call to action: \u201cWe wanted to bring in foods from places that aren\u2019t as known to help us get a better understanding about Hispanic culture and help us celebrate heritages more accurately.\u201d Chapel left everyone inspired to explore these places in our local community and appreciate the diverse and vibrant cultures that make up Harrisonburg, it also left everyone hungry!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: A Creative Chapel Experience In a vibrant display of cultural pride and creativity, Valeria Eshleman Robles\u2019 Spanish 4 class organized a unique chapel to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. This month, observed from September 15th to October 15th, marks the independence days of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. “El…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":82527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[78,578,434,323,429,80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics","category-chapel","category-community","category-faith-formation","category-harrisonburg-community","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82526"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82528,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82526\/revisions\/82528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82526"}],"curies":[{"name":"gracias","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}