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MPS Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Free Event October 7
National Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 to October 15! MPS is celebrating the rich culture and many contributions of people whose family roots stem from Mexico, Central America, South America, the Caribbean, and Spain. The largest observance in Milwaukee...
Join MPS at the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration!
The words will be in Spanish and the music will be universal at the 2024 MPS Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration. The event takes place Saturday, October 12, at South Division High School with the theme of “The Music that Unites Us” / “La música que nos une.”
The celebration will start at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday and end at 12:00 p.m. at South Division, 1515 W. Lapham Blvd. Admissions is free and open to the public. Games and art activities for children will be available.
Cultural displays about Spanish-speaking countries, created by Milwaukee Public Schools students, will be on view. Attendees also can take in music and dance performances by MPS students and by the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Steel Band, which counts MPS students among its members.
The countries that will be featured by students at the celebration on Saturday will be Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Spain, and Venezuela.
Schools participating in the celebration will be:
- Alexander Mitchell Integrated Arts School
- Allen-Field School
- Anna F. Doerfler School
- Casimir Pulaski High School
- Escuela Vieau
- Forest Home Avenue School
- Greenfield Bilingual School
- Hayes Bilingual School
- Lincoln Avenue School
- Lowell International Elementary School
- Milwaukee High School of the Arts
- Milwaukee School of Languages
- Milwaukee Spanish Immersion School
- Morgandale School
- Obama School of Career and Technical Education
- Rogers Street Academy
- South Division High School
Come join MPS in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, which began September 15 and continues through October 15.