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Vocabulary Words Graffiti: drawings or writing scrawled or painted on a public surface, such as the wall of a building Obnoxious: very unpleasant or offensive Campaign: an organized series of activities designed to obtain a definite result Endorse: to give approval or support to someone Residence: place where one lives

School Elections The school elections program is designed to give students experience in the voting process, and thus encourage them to take a more active role in the democratic process once they are registered voters themselves.

Process of a School Election Official ballots will be created and printed. The election will be conducted at a central polling site within the school. Students, school staff, or volunteers will operate the polling site. Students will check-in and sign before they vote. Ballots will be marked by the students using county privacy booths. Ballots will be tallied. Results will be generated.

Campaigns can serve a number of key aims: raising awareness promoting action changing behavior changing perceptions supporting important issues

GREETINGS in Espanol Hello / Hi! ¡Hóla! Good day…………………… Buenos diás Good evening…………… Buenos tardes Good night……………... Buenas noches Good bye……………………………. Adiós See you soon………………. Hasta luego

Quinceñera The Quinceaños, or la fiesta Quinceañera, is a rite of passage for fifteen-year-old Latina girls. It is a community and family celebration full of tradition and meaning when a young girl is symbolically escorted into womanhood by her family and the event is witnessed by her community. The word itself comes from the Spanish quince, "fifteen," and años, "years."

March 31March 31, 1927 – April 23, April Cesar Chavez was a Mexican American labor activist and leader of the United Farm Workers who fought for the rights of farm workers.

Carlos Santana is a Mexican–American Grammy Award- winning musician and Latin-rock guitarist.MexicanAmerican Grammy Awardmusician Latinrockguitarist

Eddie Olmos was a rock singer and an actor.

Culture Clash is the country's leading Chicano/Latino theater and comedy troupe.

J F K Thirty-Fifth President Born: May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts Died: November 22, Killed by an assassin's bullet in Dallas, Texas Married to Jacqueline Lee Bouvier KennedyJacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy

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