Akins celebrates Hispanic Heritage

Everyone who contributed to this event gathered around Spanish teacher Gina Garcia while senior Flor Méndez captured the selfie that ended the night.“It was a great experience working with all these kids,” Garcia said.

Ricardo Villegas, Photo Editor

Every year Latinos Unidos organizes a show to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, which was celebrated on May 1.

The long awaited show highlights talents of all types. This year the show included performances such as singing, dancing, poetry and acting.

Students from different academies and organizations gathered for this special set of performances to remember and celebrate Mexico’s struggle for independence from France. This year’s performance included a very special prom-posal from Ulises Colín, which warmed the hearts of everyone who attended the special event.

“It was well organized. Ms. Garcia does a lot to make sure everything is going to turn out well,” senior Ulises Colín said.

There were about 60 people involved in the whole production, Garcia said.

Many people showed up that day to support Akins and to celebrate Mexico’s independence day by watching a special and very thoughtful performance.

The audience members were not the only ones who enjoyed the show.

“Everyone who helped out with the performance had a lot of fun, which was part of the reason we did it, and the best part is that other people enjoyed it, also,” Colín said.

The night was filled with enjoyment, laughter and happiness, but most importantly, with the culture of a beautiful and colorful country, which people are proud to claim as part of their heritage.

Overall, Garcia said the event was a great success, as long as people enjoyed it and had a good time.

She said everyone enjoyed the show and was pumped to see all of the great performances.

The show ended with a big thank you to Garcia and everyone who attended and helped to make the event possible. They hope to continue the shows for many years to come.