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Newburgh schools celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with K–12 projects, performances and community partnerships
Summary
District staff and students presented a monthlong slate of Hispanic Heritage Month activities, highlighting classroom projects, assemblies, bilingual research, and partnerships that connect literacy work to cultural celebrations across elementary, middle and high schools.
The Newburgh City School District on Tuesday showcased districtwide activities marking Hispanic Heritage Month, featuring student projects, bilingual classrooms, music and dance performances and community guest readers from kindergarten through 12th grade.
Doctor Martinez Morales, who led the presentation, said Hispanic Heritage Month, observed Sept. 15–Oct. 15, “commemorates how the Hispanic community has influenced and contributed to American society at large,” and noted the district’s student body is diverse with “over 36 different home languages” and that…
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