Latinos step it up - At Centennial, students are getting more involved in school - Gresham, Oregon

Posted on: December 4th, 2007
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“At 7 a.m. on the first day of school in September, Nadia Tobon climbed on top of a table. “Attention, everyone!” she shouted.

The Centennial High School cafeteria rumbled with the chaos of students looking for their schedules. Tobon’s voice, calling students to line up by last name at various tables, barely carried over the chatter. In English, Tobon, 17, is almost timid, certainly quieter than when she speaks Spanish, her first language.

Manning the “G” and “H” table, she flipped through sheet after sheet of Garcias and Hernandezes, recognizing each student with a Spanglish welcome.”*

*From: http://www.oregonlive.com
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