LSU hosts assembly about Hispanic heritage

Ernie G. speaking at the Latino Scholar Union's Hispanic Heritage Assembly. Mira Costa’s Latino Scholars Union held the third annual Hispanic Heritage Assembly during AM office hours on Nov. 7 in the auditorium.

Sheridan McKnight

News Editor

Mira Costa’s Latino Scholars Union held the third annual Hispanic Heritage Assembly during first office hours on Nov. 7 in the auditorium to educate Costa students on Latin culture.

The purpose of the event was to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and spread Latino culture throughout the school, Latino Scholars Union President Francisco Gorostieta said. The Latino Scholars Union funded the assembly with the money raised at the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair and Costa’s Club Day.

“It was great to see our ideas come to life and bring the school together,” Gorostieta said. “I hope students have a better understanding of what Latino culture is like after the assembly.”

Gorostieta organized the event and began planning months in advance. The slideshow presented at the assembly took about two weeks to create and consisted of images of important figures in the Latino community.

“I believe the assembly went amazing; we could not have asked for more,” Gorostieta said. “Everyone pitched in and we got a chance to show Costa a little bit of our culture.”

The assembly began with guest speaker Ernie Gritzewsky, an empowerment comedian who has spoken to over 100,000 middle school, high school and college students. He shared his life story and emphasized how students are all connected at heart regardless of their background or ethnicity.

“My favorite thing is having students respond with emotion, so I know that I have touched their heart and soul, because to make students laugh is beautiful,” Gritzewsky said. “To inspire students is what God put me on this planet to do.”

Following Gritewksy’s speech, members of the Latino Scholar Union club discussed significant Latino figures in their lives. Members presented three to five sentences which explained who they look up to and how they have impacted the Latino community.

“It was great to see how many influential Hispanic people spoke at the assembly,” sophomore attendee Jero Rabino said. “I am really happy I got to experience this event and listen to all of the amazing speakers.”