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Latino History Month at Armstrong
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Latino Heritage Month will be celebrated by Armstrong State University with a multitude of events, including some in Hinesville. - photo by Photo provided.

SAVANNAH — Armstrong State University will celebrate Latino Heritage Month from Tuesday, Sept. 15, through Thursday, Oct. 15, in connection with the national celebration, which promotes Latino heritage and culture.

The Hispanic Outreach and Leadership at Armstrong program has organized more than 30 events for this year’s celebration, which will take place on Armstrong’s main campus at 11935 Abercorn St., the Armstrong Liberty Center at 740 E. Gen. Stewart Way in Hinesville and various downtown Savannah locations.

All events are free and open to the public.

Highlights from the 2015 Latino Heritage Month schedule are:

• Spanish Film Festival — “El Libertador”/ “The Liberator”
6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16
Ogeechee Theater at the Student Union/Savannah Campus  

• Fiesta Day
Noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17
Residential Plaza/Savannah campus
Authentic Latin American food, music and performances will be featured.

• Passport to Latin America
Noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22:
Liberty Center, Room 100
The event includes food, music, facts and more of four Latin American countries.

• DACA — A Dream Deferred Lecture and Exhibit
6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24
The Beach Institute/502 E. Harris St.
Jerry Gonzalez from the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials will speak on the legalities and importance of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Ricardo Yair Muñoz joins the presentation to discuss his recent visit to his native Mexico after 14 years.

• Gatsby’s Lounge Night Out
7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25
Gatsby’s Lounge/ 408 W. Broughton St.    

• Salsa Dance Lessons: Salsa Savannah
6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29
Rec Center Group Workout Studio/Savannah campus

• Women’s Empowerment at the Ballot Box and Through Revolution Lecture: José Da Cruz
Noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5
Liberty Center, Room 108
Da Cruz presents “Argentina, Brazil, and Chile: The Promotion of Women’s Empowerment at the Ballot Box and through Revolution.”

• Bachata Dance Lesson: Salsa Savannah
6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6
Rec Center Group Workout Studio/Savannah campus

• Spanish Film Festival — “Bajarí: Gypsy Barcelona”
6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7
Ogeechee Theater at the Student Union/Savannah campus

• From Refugee to the Corporate World Presentation: Alvaro Silva
1-2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8
Solms Hall, Room 110/Savannah campus
Alvaro Silva will discuss his refugee journey from his native Colombia and personal success in the corporate world working for Coca-Cola.

• Latino Civil Rights Lecture
6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8
Ogeechee Theater at the Student Union/Savannah campus
In collaboration with the NAACP, Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha Inc. will present a lecture on Latino civil rights throughout United States history.

• Fiesta Latina on the River: LASO
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10
John Rousakis Plaza/River Street
The event will feature food, music and cultural dances on River Street.  

• Iron Chef: Latin America
6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15
Student Union Galley/Savannah campus

Other events include Brown Bag Series lunches with Spanish-speaking faculty and staff, a Spanish Film Club series and more.
For additional information, go to www.armstrong.edu, call Lucy Aradillas at 912-344-3050 or email lucero.aradillas@armstrong.edu.

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Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer shows her Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. With her are Tom Harris, Ashlee Farris, Brett Berry and Kim Diebold. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016. - photo by Photo provided.

Three reports recently presented scholarships

Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer received the Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016.

Garden Club

The Richmond Hill Garden Club recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Katherine Wood and a $500 scholarship to Carly Vargas, both seniors graduating from Richmond Hill High School.

The awards were presented May 8 during Honors Night at RHHS.

Wood plans to attend Green Mountain College in Vermont and major in environmental studies.

Vargas plans to attend Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, to pursue a degree in either environmental studies or biology.

The garden club awards a $1,000 scholarship annually to a local high school senior who plans to major in a field related to environmental concerns, plants and/or gardening.

This year, due to having two exceptional candidates, the garden club awarded an additional $500 scholarship.

Exchange Club

The Exchange Club of Richmond Hill recently named Caroline Odom as its student of the year.

The club each month during the school year names a student of the month, and the student of the year is chosen from among those winners.

Awards are based on academic performance, community involvement and leadership.

Monthly winners receive $100, with the annual winner getting a $1,000 scholarship.

The Exchange Club has been recognizing students for more than 30 years.

Odom will go on to compete in the Georgia District Exchange Club against students from across the state.

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