This month is Spanish Heritage Month, and the Spanish Honors Society decided to promote awareness by posting messages on announcements and hosting events. The goal is to introduce Hispanic culture so the community can become more educated about Spanish culture, people, and countries.

This year, The Spanish Honors Society will participate with Grace Bridge on Nov. 11, where they will be sorting and packing food, personal care products, and more to be distributed to different communities in need. They will also start to take applicants from advanced Spanish classes after fall break. 

“The mission of the organization is to help continue students’ study of the Spanish language beyond the advanced level,” the Spanish Honors Society advisor, Gaby Mora, said. “It also helps to promote understanding of Spanish culture while serving the community.” 

Students can practice their Spanish, and they can develop their fluency and vocabulary as well. The Honors Society involves itself in school activities and events related to the Spanish-speaking community.

“We go to elementary schools to help develop dual language kids in Spanish at Rucker Elementary,” the events coordinator, Andrea Gomez, said. “We do projects like the La Pulsera project, where we try to showcase the Spanish-speaking community and help out as much as possible in the Central American communities.”

To be in the Honors Society does not just mean you need to know how to speak Spanish. Other factors go into it as well.

“My philosophy is that to learn a language is not only to learn to speak the language but to be aware of the culture of every Hispanic country,” Mora said. “That’s what we are trying to replicate here with this society.” 

This honors society is helping out the community, and this, in turn, will help the 21 Spanish-speaking countries across the world.

“By bringing awareness to Spanish Heritage Month, we are educating the world,” Perez-Mora said.