Xcel was pleased to host a Fiesta to celebrate and commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month on October 17, 2018. Xcel’s Hispanic and Latino parents not only planned the fiesta decorations, but also set the menu and prepared the food. Albert Deleon, a freshman Xcel student, facilitated the evening and events. Sherae Williams, a senior Xcel student, blessed the meal. Odalis Jimenez, a student at Fort Hays State University and former Xcel student class of 2015, spoke to the group about pursuing one’s dreams. We would like to thank the parents and students for all their hard work, which made the entire evening a huge success!
To additionally honor National Hispanic Heritage Month, our ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade Xcel students studied Hispanic and Latino history by using specific reading comprehension strategies. They then competed in a quiz bowl tournament with questions pertaining to Hispanic and Latino history. Congratulations to the team who won - Jacob Deleon, Ebony Moore, Javon Sadler, Thaliah Lopez, and Isaac Clark!