Hispanic Heritage Month 23

CCA's 2nd Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

Thursday, October 12, 2023

For Helpers

For Builders

For Adventurers

For Creatives

Intro to HHM

Aprende Más

For Debaters

For Gamers

Learn More

For Future Leaders

Brought to you by CCA's High School Spanish Teachers

Audrey Martin

Gina Dinko

K-12 World Language Content Specialist

Spanish 1

amartin@ccaeducate.me 717-710-3300 x11365 International travel to Mexico, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, 18+ years teaching Spanish

gdinko@ccaeducate.me 570-820-4210 x 24216 15+ years as a Spanish Teacher International travel to Mexico and Spain

Lori Grejda

Emanuel Aponte (Mr. Manny)

Spanish 1

Spanish 1

lgrejda@ccaeducate.me 717-710-3300 ext. 11557 17+ years teaching Spanish; International travel to Mexico and Honduras; International Study and Teaching in Mexico

eaponte@ccaeducate.me 717-710-3300 x11626 From the beautiful island of Puerto Rico.

Laura Bastian

Phyllis Hopp

Spanish 1

Spanish 1

phopp@ccaeducate.me 570-323-1182 x16230 Study abroad, International travel to Mexico, Spain & Peru; Love all the Hispanic culture in my New York City home.

lbastian@ccaeducate.me 717-710-3300 x 11520 International travel to Spain and Study Abroad at the Pontificia Universidad Católica in Lima, Peru

Susan Westwood-Denenberg

Linda Kelchner

Spanish 1

Spanish 1, Preparing for Int'l Travel

swestwooddenenberg@ccaeducate.me 484-685-5420 ext. 18172 20+ years teaching - Certified Spanish & ESL Traveled by train throughout Europe. Lived in Colombia and attended school in Seville, Spain.

lkelchner@ccaeducate.me 570-820-6215 ext. 14238 20+ years teaching experience Studied abroad and lived in Mexico International travel to Costa Rica, Perú, and Ecuador

Juliet Pawelski

Jennifer Del Sol

Spanish 1, Preparing for Int'l Travel

Spanish 2

jpawelski@ccaeducate.me 727-720-3300 ext. 11712 Certified Spanish teacher and TEFL educator Experience living in Spain and Costa Rica International travel to over 20 countries

jdelsol@ccaeducate.me 20+ 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!

Kristin Thompson

Jessica Crawford

Spanish 1

Spanish 2

jcrawford@ccaeducate.me 717-710-3300 ext. 11309 Spanish and French certified teacher International travel to Mexico, Panama, and Spain

kthompson@ccaeducate.me 20+ 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.

Vanessa Westrick

Rebecca Begec

Spanish 2

Spanish 3

717-710-3300 ext. 11238 vwestrick@ccaeducate.me 24 years of teaching Spanish to grades 4-12, international travel and study abroad in Mexico

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

Fabricio Ortiz de Montellano

Emily Metz-Cherné

Spanish 2

Spanish 4

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

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

Want to learn more about Hispanic Heritage in the US?

Explore the links below!

Film

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 Abella Writers: Bettina Gilois, Hernán Jiménez, Alejandra Márquez Abella Stars: 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.

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.

Music

Geography

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.

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!

Science

What's the difference between Latino, Latinx and Hispanic?

Why do we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month?