By: Edna Ferguson
The new organization, The Hispanic Culture Society, will take an 11-day trip to Spain this year. The trip is sponsored by Bel Air’s Spanish teacher, Abel Herrera.
The club started when Herrera gave a class on the history of language and names.
“The kids wanted to know where their names came from,” Herrera said. He then started to plan a trip.
At first, Herrera planned a trip to Mexico, but decided to take a tour through Madrid, Barcelona and Paris “when the kids said they wanted to go to Spain.”
Crystal Martinez, one of Herrera’s first period students, is part of the club.
“I have never been [to Spain] so I’m pretty excited.”
Herrera’s Hispanic Culture Society’s main objective is for each student to make $3,000 to cover round-trip flight cost, hotel, and food. The club plans to make a Bowlathon, sell plate dinners, and candy grams. Yet, mostly each student has to raise the money on their own.
“I’ve paid the $3,000 already…I had a sponsor,” Martinez said.
The Hispanic Culture Society is made up of 12 to 20 students.
“Anybody can still join,” Herrera said. ”They don’t have to be in my class, they just have to want to know about their history, come to every meeting, and do community service.” Herrera also said there is still time for anybody to go on the trip.