Help Ms. Bentson’s Class Get a Free Field Trip!

Please support our teacher, Ms. Bentson by clicking the link below, find her class picture, and hit LIKE. The class that gets the highest number of likes gets a free field trip from Board of Education Member Scott Schmerlson (District 3).

The photo with the most likes by Friday, October 19th at Noon PST will receive a free field trip bus for the 2018-2019 school year.

click this link or click the picture below: BOARD DISTRICT 3 – Photo Contest for a Free Field Trip Bus

October is Filipino American History Month

Filipino American History Month (also known as FAHM) is celebrated in the United States during the month of October. The Filipino American National Historical Society established Filipino American History Month in the year 1988. In California and Hawaii, where a large number of Filipino Americans reside, Filipino American History Month is widely celebrated. Many Filipino American organizations in these states often initiate their own independent celebrations.

October was chosen to celebrate month to commemorate the arrival of the first Filipinos who landed in what is now Morro Bay, California on October 18, 1587. It is also the birth month of Filipino American labor leader Larry Itliong.

This month is also officially recognized by the California Department of Education. 2006 was a pivotal year as it marked the centennial celebration of Filipino migration to the United States

While some used the term Filipino American Heritage Month^[10] interchangeably with Filipino American History Month, the Filipino American National Historical Society cites that the month should be properly focused on “history” instead of “heritage.” Whereas history includes the events, experiences, and lives of people and their impact on society, “heritage” is solely about cultural traditions handed down from the past.

(source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino_American_History_Month)

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988, on the approval of Public Law 100-402. The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September18, respectively. Also, Columbus Day or Día de la Raza, which is October 12, falls within this 30 day period. (https://hispanicheritagemonth.gov/about/)

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