Gulfport High School celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

Today is the last day of National Hispanic Heritage Month.

Students at Gulfport High School celebrated the day today.

Today is the last day of- national hispanic heritage- month.- news 25's gabby cox headed to - gulfport high school to see - how the students celebrated.- - gulfport high school's english- as a second language program- celebrated the- last day of hispanic heritage - month by sharing about their- individual cultures and what- - - - this month means to them.

- jasmine sanchez: "it's a very important time cause we get to- talk about our cultures - so that everyone can know more- about hispanic culture."

Gulfport high's esl program - focuses on assisting- students who have a different - native language while helping - them to develop their english.- with the goal to intertwine - cultures... this month was- - - - special for their hispanic- students.

- kimberly: "we celebrate it for few reasons, we want to show wh- we are, - what we live for and who we wan- to be."

Gabby: "and according to the united states census bureau of- 2019, - mississippi's hispanic- population exceeds over 90- thousand people, so with- schools like gulfport, hispanic- heritage can be learned by- - - - anyone."

Glenda: "we tie th connections between the - americans and society and - hispanic- society.....so that's the way w- are connected, to know each - other, to love- each other, we are one not as a- color or a culture, but just as- - - - one."

To learn more about the esl program, you can visit- - - - gulfport high school's website.- in gulfport, gabby cox, news 25- - - -