Una Noche en México: edición Día de los Muertos

press release: Saturday November 5th from 5-8pm, East High School's Latino Student Union will be having their big fundraising event at East High School.  Its called Una Noche en México: edición Día de los Muertos.  We will have dances from El Ballet Folklórico de María Díaz, Danzas Aztecas de René Avila, a Mariachi Group Sara y Su Mariachi Corazón de México and local singers such as Carlos Soriano-Leal, Oscar Zaragoza and Lupita Zaragoza.  We will also have an art exhibit from local Mexican artist Rodrigo Carapia.  We will be selling food and art items as well.

The Latino Student Union The Latino Student Union (LSU) empowers, motivates, and inspires Latino students to be college bound ready. Since starting the Latino Student Union in January of 2015, membership has more than doubled, as well as our impact in the community through volunteerism, and Latino youth empowerment. The majority of our members are first generation high school students and most, if not all, will be first generation college students. Some of our students are in pre-college programs such as PEOPLE, ITA or AVID which prepares them for college.  Funds raised will go to help pay for this event, for registration fees & materials, transportation and food for when we go on leadership conferences such as the CRECE conference, or the National MEChA conference, for food and supplied for the Xicanx Institute for Education and Self-Determination, but most of all to help with scholarships for our active and in need LSU students.

Hope to see you on November 5th!!!  And if you can't go but would like to help by donating, please contact Silvia Gomez at 204-1624 at East High School.