{"id":10525,"date":"2018-09-30T21:04:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T01:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=10525"},"modified":"2019-06-20T13:11:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T17:11:48","slug":"celebrating-our-diversity-and-hispanic-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=10525","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Our Diversity and Hispanic Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Celebrando-nuestra-Diversidad-y-Herencia-Hispana.pdf\">en espa\u00f1ol (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACPS is a true melting pot. We have students from 118 different countries who speak 120 different languages and bring a diversity of cultures, academic backgrounds and socio-economic circumstances\u00a0<\/span>\u2014\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and that is an incredible asset to our community. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today through October 15, we&#8217;re recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs September 15 to October 15 and honors the contributions of Hispanic Americans to our culture and the long and important presence of Hispanic and Latino Americans in America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, we ask students and staff what makes them most proud of their Hispanic Heritage. Enjoy these highlights of what some of them had to say:<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 635px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-10525-1\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018.09.27_HMM_Dayana-Bonilla_12th.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018.09.27_HMM_Dayana-Bonilla_12th.mp4\">http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018.09.27_HMM_Dayana-Bonilla_12th.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Dayana Bonilla, T.C. Williams, Grade 12<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 635px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-10525-2\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018.09.27_HMM_Heisel-Hernandez_10th.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018.09.27_HMM_Heisel-Hernandez_10th.mp4\">http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018.09.27_HMM_Heisel-Hernandez_10th.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Heisel Hernandez, T.C. Williams, Grade 10<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 635px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-10525-3\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/FTD-Student-1.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/FTD-Student-1.mp4\">http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/FTD-Student-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Kenneth, Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School, Grade 4<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 635px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-10525-4\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/FTD-Student-2.mp4?_=4\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/FTD-Student-2.mp4\">http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/FTD-Student-2.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Carla, Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School, Grade 4<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 635px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-10525-5\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.27.2018_HHM_tc_teacher_mr.mp4?_=5\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.27.2018_HHM_tc_teacher_mr.mp4\">http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.27.2018_HHM_tc_teacher_mr.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Mr. Onelio Aguilar, T.C. Graduate Class of 2010 and current T.C. English teacher,\u00a0International Academy<\/p>\n<h3><b>Resources for Families<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want to be sure that all are aware of the resources available to our Spanish-speaking community, including:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ACPSespanol\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spanish Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spanish Twitter <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acpsEspanol\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@ACPSespanol<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School Newsletters with content in Spanish (for those with a high percentage of Spanish-speaking families)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bilingual English-Spanish Parent liaisons<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resources available in print and on our website in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/language-spanish\">Spanish<\/a>, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/language-amheric\">Amharic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/language-arabic\">Arabic<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And, in order to support communication between schools, students and families, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/translation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACPS&#8217;s language access services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, covering more than 100 languages, include:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">telephone interpretation (through the Language Line)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">face-to-face interpretation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">written translation services<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>For more information<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact the Office of EL Services, Translation and Interpretation services at 703-619-8347 or the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/face\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at 703-619-8055.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>About Hispanic Heritage Month<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hispanic Heritage Week was first proclaimed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968. The commemorative week was expanded to cover a 30-day period from September 15 to October 15 by President Ronald Reagan in 1988. It was enacted into law the same year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">September 15 was selected as the start date because it is the anniversary of the declaration of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Mexico, Chile and Belize celebrate their independence days on September 16, September 18, and September 21, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs September 15 to October 15 and honors the contributions of Hispanic Americans to our culture and the long and important presence of Hispanic and Latino Americans in America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":10526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3,68,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acps","category-achs","category-ferdinand-day","category-video"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-12 12:28:44","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10525"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10599,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10525\/revisions\/10599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}