A Latin twist: More Hispanic kids join Scouts, keep their culture, too - Orlando

The boys of Cub Scout Pack 431 spread their fingers in the sign of the wolf ears and vow to do their best and do their duty. In their blue and brown uniforms, they raise their hands and promise to honor the law of the pack.

No one blinks when a parent calls out a question in Spanish during weekly Scout meetings at Primera Iglesia Cristiana Discipulos de Cristo church on Boggy Creek Road. In fact, the leaders encourage it as they alternate between English and their native language. The children are used to it, most of them from Puerto Rico or born in the United States to Puerto Rican parents.

“Some kids might know Spanish, and some kids might know English,” explained Luis Sanchez, 7, whose family moved from Puerto Rico four years ago. He is fluent in English but said he likes Spanish better.”*

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