ADJUSTMENTS ... ARE BASED ON INFLATION METRICS ... FROM AUGUST THROUGH OCTOBER./// A HINESVILLE SCHOOL ... LEFT THE CLASSROOM EARLIER THAN USUAL ... TO HOST THEIR ANNUAL HISPANIC HERITAGE PROGRAM. STUDENTS SHARED DANCES ... AND FACTS ... THEY HAVE LEARNED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. AS WE CLOSE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH ... WJCL 22 NEWS' KYRON - NEVEAUX ... SHARES WITH THEIR TEACHERS MESSAGE ... TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO OTHER CULTURES./// NATS OF DANCING SOT- SHEINA MEDINA, SNELSON GOLDEN MIDDLE EDUCATOR IN: 00;03;21;21 OUT:00;03;27;15 "I WANT THEM TO LEARN, AND I WANT THEM TO EMBRACE MORE THAN JUST WHAT WE HAVE HERE. SO, AND THAT DIVERSITY, TOO, IS SO IMPORTANT." THAT WAS THE REASON SHEINA MEDINA DECIDED TO TAKE HER STUDENT AT SNELSON GOLDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL ON A JOURNEY OF HISPANIC CULTURE. SOT-SHEINA MEDINA, SNELSON GOLDEN MIDDLE EDUCATOR IN: 00;03;27;15 OUT:00;01;50;46 "THE KIDS HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH AND HAVE ASKED MORE QUESTIONS THAN I EXPECTED THEM TO" -BUTTED- SOT-SHEINA MEDINA, SNELSON GOLDEN MIDDLE EDUCATOR IN:00;01;56;31 OUT:00;02;05;47 "THEY GOT TO LEARN THE MUSIC AND A LITTLE BIT OF THE HISTORY AND DIFFERENT COUNTRIES THAT WE TALK ABOUT OTHERS, YOU KNOW, PLACES LIKE CHILE AND PERU AND STUFF LIKE THAT." SOT-AMEENAH HARRIS, SNELSON GOLDEN STUDENT IN:00;00;30;48 OUT:00;00;36;44 "I WANTED TO PARTICIPATE IN IT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES ASIDE FROM MY OWN." AMEENAH HARRIS WAS ONE OF THE STUDENTS ON STAGE, SHOWING HER LATIN AMERICAN DANCE SKILLS. NATS OF DANCING SOT-AMEENAH HARRIS, SNELSON GOLDEN STUDENT IN: 00;01;26;49 OUT:00;01;37;40 I FEEL HAPPY THAT THEY ACCEPTED ME IN A WAY TO DO IT BECAUSE, AT FIRST, I WAS A LITTLE BIT HESITANT ON IT, BUT AFTER I SAW SOME OF MY FRIENDS ARE DOING THAT, I GOT A BIT MORE CONFIDENCE, SO I WANTED TO DO IT
Hispanic Heritage: Liberty County school hosts program to showcase Latin American culture
Students at Snelson Golden Middle School showcase dances and history lessons they learned.
Updated: 8:47 PM EDT Oct 12, 2023
"I want them to learn, and I want them to embrace more than just what we have here. So, and that diversity, too, is so important," said Sheina Medina.That was why Sheina Medina decided to take her students at Snelson Golden Middle School on a journey of Hispanic culture. "The kids have learned so much and have asked more questions than I expected them to," Medina said. "They got to learn the music and a little bit of the history and different countries that we talk about others, you know, places like Chile and Peru."Ameenah Harris was one of the students on stage, showing her Latin American dance skills."I wanted to participate in it because I think it's important to learn about different cultures besides my own. I feel happy that they accepted me in a way to do it," Harris said. "At first, I was a little hesitant about it, but after I saw some of my friends doing that, I got a bit more confidence, so I wanted to do it as well.""They worked really hard, and I was really proud of that. So for me, it's always really emotional, but just exciting to see everyone's faces on the stage and off stage," Medina said.
HINESVILLE, Ga. — "I want them to learn, and I want them to embrace more than just what we have here. So, and that diversity, too, is so important," said Sheina Medina.
That was why Sheina Medina decided to take her students at Snelson Golden Middle School on a journey of Hispanic culture.
"The kids have learned so much and have asked more questions than I expected them to," Medina said. "They got to learn the music and a little bit of the history and different countries that we talk about others, you know, places like Chile and Peru."
Ameenah Harris was one of the students on stage, showing her Latin American dance skills.
"I wanted to participate in it because I think it's important to learn about different cultures besides my own. I feel happy that they accepted me in a way to do it," Harris said. "At first, I was a little hesitant about it, but after I saw some of my friends doing that, I got a bit more confidence, so I wanted to do it as well."
"They worked really hard, and I was really proud of that. So for me, it's always really emotional, but just exciting to see everyone's faces on the stage and off stage," Medina said.
