Washougal students celebrating Latinx Heritage Month

Kindergartners in the Washougal School District’s new dual-language classrooms are celebrating National Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month through Oct. 15. 

On Sept. 15, pupils created Costa Rican and Mexican flags, viewed animated videos about how Costa Rica and Mexico won their independence, danced and twirled in a traditional “gola” (skirt), and took part their own version of the “independence torch pass,” an annual activity that commemorates Central American countries’ 1821 proclamation of independence from Spain.