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Celebrating Culture: BSU & LatinX Social

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On Thursday evening the BSU and LatinX Club will host a social event to celebrate Black and Latinx culture.

Snacks and ethnic cuisine from both cultures will be served at the sit-down dinner, with the BSU and restaurants like Plaza Azteca contributing. Vegan and vegetarian options will also be provided. 

The jazz band will perform, and guest speakers will join as well. The BSU and LatinX club plan to have other activities like games, piñatas and raffles for prizes such as Beats by Dre headphones. The SCA and the Men of Color Honor and Ambition (MOCHA) chapter are also helping organize this event and its array of activities.

All students are welcome to attend, whether they are part of the clubs or black and latinx communities. 

The BSU and LatinX club aim to immerse fellow students in “the greatness of the two communities,” BSU president senior Erick Cates said. “I want it to be a fun time for AHS students. Everybody’s welcome, and this is a way of showing that.”

I want it to be a fun time for AHS students.

— Erick Cates

“We want [non-black and non-Latinx students] to share time with us. We want them to build relationships with us,” LatinX club representative senior Isabella Garcia Meija said. The clubs want to uplift their communities, “and have everybody join to support these two cultures since they’re a really big part of our school.”

Students may purchase tickets from the SCA window during lunch from April 28-29; entrance tickets are $3 and raffle tickets are $2. The event will be from 6-8:30 p.m. on April 29 in the breezeway with a semi-formal dress code.

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Celebración de la Cultura: Social de BSU y LatinX

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El jueves por la noche, BSU y LatinX Club tendrán un evento social para celebrar la cultura negra y latinx.

Botanas y comida étnica de ambas culturas en la cena formal, con la contribución de la BSU y restaurantes como Plaza Azteca. También se ofrecerán opciones veganas y vegetarianas.

La banda de jazz tocará y también se unirán oradores invitados. BSU y LatinX Club planean tener otras actividades como juegos, piñatas y rifas de premios como auriculares Beats by Dre. La SCA y el capítulo Men of Color Honor and Ambition (MOCHA) también están ayudando a organizar este evento y su variedad de actividades.

Todos los estudiantes son bienvenidos a asistir, ya sea que sean parte de los clubes o comunidades negras y latinas o no.

BSU y LatinX Club tienen como objetivo sumergir a sus compañeros en “la grandeza de las dos comunidades”, dijo el presidente senior de BSU, Erick Cates. “Quiero que sea un momento divertido para los estudiantes de AHS. Todos son bienvenidos, y esta es una forma de demostrarlo”.

Queremos que construyan relaciones con nosotros

— Isabella Garcia Mejia

“Queremos que [estudiantes no negros y no latinos] compartan tiempo con nosotros. Queremos que construyan relaciones con nosotros”, dijo la representante del club LatinX Isabella García Meija. Los clubes quieren animar a sus comunidades “y hacer que todos se unan para apoyar estas dos culturas, ya que son una parte muy importante de nuestra escuela”.

Los estudiantes pueden comprar boletos en la ventanilla de SCA dentro de la cafeteria durante el almuerzo del 28 y 29 de abril; los boletos de entrada cuestan $ 3 y los boletos de la rifa cuestan $ 2. El evento será de 6 a 8:30 p. m. el 29 de abril en el breezeway con un código de vestimenta semiformal.

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