Duncan Middle School’s History Club launch its month-long celebration of Latino and Hispanic culture and history with the National Hispanic Heritage Month.
Hispanic Heritage Month started on Sunday and will run through Oct. 15. On Monday, the History Club set up a table as a way to recognize the impact the Latin community has had on the United State for generation.
David Alston, eighth-grade social studies teacher, is in charge of History Club. Alston said the display is something History Club does every year.
“I feel it is important to celebrate all cultures, and I wanted the History Club to recognize Hispanic History Month,” he said.
History Club has similar displays throughout the school year. The club meetings on the second Tuesday of each month.
Aidan Cloud, sixth-grade student, said he hopes Hispanic History Month helps bring recognition to the contributions the group of people have made over the years.
“I think it’s good because it represents their history,” Cloud said about the month-long celebration.
Although he isn’t Hispanic, Cloud said he thinks the month is important because it recognizes people’s history and ancestry.
“I feel good about it; it’s a good time to celebrate,” Cloud said. “It means to honor other people’s ancestors.”
Elijah Johnson, another sixth-grader, had similar thought about the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. Johnson has checked out the display the History Club has put together to commemorate the month.
“I like it; it’s cool,” he said.
For Christian Wigginton, another sixth-grade student, Hispanic Heritage Month is an important part of the year.
Wigginton said he is part Mexican. He said he doesn’t know exactly what the month’s celebration means to him, but he know he feels good about it.
“It’s cool because it represents history,” Wigginton said.
He said he was impressed with the display the History Club put together.
