Hispanic Heritage Month 23

CCA's 2nd Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

Intro to HHM

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

Brought to you by CCA's High School Spanish Teachers

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amartin@ccaeducate.me717-710-3300 x11365International travel to Mexico, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, 18+ years teaching Spanish

Audrey Martin

K-12 World Language Content Specialist

eaponte@ccaeducate.me717-710-3300 x11626From the beautiful island of Puerto Rico.

Emanuel Aponte (Mr. Manny)

Spanish 1

lbastian@ccaeducate.me717-710-3300 x 11520International travel to Spain and Study Abroad at the Pontificia Universidad Católica in Lima, Peru

Laura Bastian

Spanish 1

gdinko@ccaeducate.me570-820-4210 x 2421615+ years as a Spanish TeacherInternational travel to Mexico and Spain

Gina Dinko

Spanish 1

lgrejda@ccaeducate.me717-710-3300 ext. 1155717+ years teaching Spanish; International travel to Mexico and Honduras; International Study and Teaching in Mexico

Lori Grejda

Spanish 1

phopp@ccaeducate.me570-323-1182 x16230Study abroad, International travel to Mexico, Spain & Peru; Love all the Hispanic culture in my New York City home.

Phyllis Hopp

Spanish 1

lkelchner@ccaeducate.me570-820-6215 ext. 1423820+ years teaching experienceStudied abroad and lived in MexicoInternational travel to Costa Rica, Perú, and Ecuador

Linda Kelchner

Spanish 1, Preparing for Int'l Travel

jpawelski@ccaeducate.me727-720-3300 ext. 11712Certified Spanish teacher and TEFL educatorExperience living in Spain and Costa RicaInternational travel to over 20 countries

Juliet Pawelski

Spanish 1, Preparing for Int'l Travel

kthompson@ccaeducate.me20+ year educator in university, private, online, charter, and public settings. Not from around here, her experience with Spanish is predominately with Mexican populations in Colorado.

Kristin Thompson

Spanish 1

swestwooddenenberg@ccaeducate.me484-685-5420 ext. 1817220+ years teaching - Certified Spanish & ESL Traveled by train throughout Europe. Lived in Colombia and attended school in Seville, Spain.

Susan Westwood-Denenberg

Spanish 1

jdelsol@ccaeducate.me20+ years as a Spanish teacher from K-12, University and more. Travel and Backpacking in 8 out of 20 Spanish-speaking countries! ¡Viva el español!

Jennifer Del Sol

Spanish 2

jcrawford@ccaeducate.me717-710-3300 ext. 11309Spanish and French certified teacherInternational travel to Mexico, Panama, and Spain

Jessica Crawford

Spanish 2

717-710-3300 ext. 11238vwestrick@ccaeducate.me24 years of teaching Spanish to grades 4-12, international travel and study abroad in Mexico

Vanessa Westrick

Spanish 2

(412) 530-1340 ext. 23682fortiz@ccaeducate.meI love to share the rich cultures, traditions, and beautiful places of my heritage. ¡Viva México!

Spanish 2

rbegec@ccaeducate.meMom of 2 boys and 2 girls, 14 years experience teaching Spanish, 3rd year at CCA

Rebecca Begec

Spanish 3

412-530-1340 ext. 23129emetzcherne@ccaeducate.meHas been learning and teaching Spanish since she was 13 years old. Worked, traveled, and wandered throughout Latin America.

Emily Metz-Cherné

Spanish 4

Fabricio Ortiz de Montellano

A biopic about José Hernandez and his path from a farm worker to becoming an engineer and an astronaut. A tale of perseverance, community and sacrifice to accomplish a seemingly impossible dream.Director: Alejandra Márquez AbellaWriters: Bettina Gilois, Hernán Jiménez, Alejandra Márquez AbellaStars: Michael Peña, Rosa Salazar, Julio Cesar Cedillo

Since its release 20 years ago, Diego Torres’ song “Color Esperanza (“Color Hope)” has given listeners a sense of unity, peace, and, of course, hope. It has been an anthem of change among the Latin Iberia and US Hispanic market. On 18 May the team released a new version of “Color Esperanza” and a new video to appear on Sony Music Latin’s YouTube Channel. Both feature popular blockbuster talent to grasp the attention of a new generation.

Katya Celeste Echazarreta González is a Mexican electrical engineer, science communicator, and Citizen Astronaut. She worked at NASA, first as an intern during her university undergraduate career, then later as a test lead for the Europa Clipper Ground Support Equipment group.Find out more here!

National Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins each year on Sept. 15, celebrates U.S. Latinos, their culture and their history. Started in 1968 by Congress as Hispanic Heritage Week, it was expanded to a month in 1988. The celebration begins in the middle rather than the start of September because it coincides with national independence days in several Latin American countries: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica celebrate theirs on Sept. 15, followed by Mexico on Sept. 16, Chile on Sept. 18 and Belize on Sept 21.Here are some key facts about the nation’s Latino population by geography, and by characteristics like language use and origin group.

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All record label net proceeds from the song will benefit the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and its COVID-19 relief efforts throughout the Americas.

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