On November 25, the Spanish Club hosted one of their many field trips. The field trip was available to 7th, 8th and 9th grade students in the Spanish Club, who were given the chance to eat authentic Mexican food and experience live cultural performances.

“The Spanish club is sponsoring the trip for students to experience the culture,” Spanish Club adviser Mrs. Pincay said. “We always try to offer experiences to all the different grade levels. Back in October, we took the upper grades to the city, so with this trip, Ms. Margulies and Ms. Deo took the students to this experience. That’s why they went on this trip, so that everyone gets to experience something.”

The event taught students how to take what they learned in their classrooms and use it in the outside world. Furthermore, the trip allows students to experience Hispanic culture outside of school.

“The purpose is to give our students an authentic and cultural experience in two forms, through food and music,” Spanish teacher Ms. Margulies said.

The trip began at 8 in the morning, where students travelled to the Live Latin Dance Show in West Hempstead to watch live performances provided by the company of the Hispanic Flamenco Ballet. The production ran for 70 minutes long and consisted of many unique Hispanic performances. After watching the show, students had lunch at Besito, an authentic Mexican restaurant in Roslyn.

“The dancers did an excellent job interpreting the different cultures such as Spain. I really liked the interactive part where some of us got to go up on the stage. This trip was very memorable and it made me happy,” freshman Jasmin Hernandez said.

“I had to get in touch with a dance company in Miami so that we could have a performance at the Live Latin Dance Show. Ms. Margulies got in touch with the Besito Mexican Restaurant, which is where students can eat Mexican food,” Spanish teacher Ms. Deo said. 

Though this trip shared many similarities to previous Spanish field trips, various aspects of the trip differed this year. For one, students participating in the trip were able to observe a Live Latin Dance Show. Moreover, this year allowed ninth graders to attend while other trips were only opened to seventh and eighth graders. Overall, these distinguishing features created a memorable and engaging experience for participants.

“We opened the trip to 7th and 8th graders, but since not enough attended, we decided to open it to 9th graders,” Spanish teacher Ms. Deo said.

“I’m very thrilled to go on the trip with my friends. I’m grateful that ninth grade students got an opportunity to go on the trip and I am excited to try Mexican food and meet new people,” freshman Catherine George said.