Spanish National Honor Society Updates

​Project: Letter of Love

By: Lucas DaSilva
This week in Spanish Honors Society we finished our Letters of Love project. For this project we collaborated with Amnesty International and Mrs Traver’s class and wrote letters to children in hospitals to let them know that we care for them and are supporting them. This project was very important because it helped out members of our society going through tough times and helped give them some hope and positivity in their lives. In Spanish Honors Society our members enjoy helping the community with fun projects like this and enjoy giving back to others and the Letters of Love project gave us the perfect opportunity to do this. We are very grateful that we were able to help brighten up these children’s day with our letters.

December's Bulletin Board: Famous Spanish Artists Throughout History ​

By: Arber Hoxha 
This past month the Spanish Honor Society bulletin board focused on famous Spanish artists throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. The bulletin board included many artists from different Spanish speaking countries like Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Francisco De Goya, and Juan Gris. Artists have extensive power using their creative power to spread a cause or inspire change whether it be in a localized setting or even international setting. This bulletin board aimed to focus on the impact these artists had on their country and beyond. Some artists who had large impacts on their country included Juan Gris who questioned the perspectives and limitations of art during his time period and inspired future generations of artists through his art style. Other examples of artists that had a significant impact on their own country include Pablo Picasso. Picasso’s art style of cubism not only influenced many artists in Spain but also many up-and-coming artists around the world. Other important artists include Francisco De Goya who used his art to capture the most contemporary historical upheavals from his time. Francisco De Goya is considered to be one of the most influential Spanish artists of the eighteenth century. Many of these artists used their creativity and unique art styles to create positive impacts on their country of origin with some going as far as having international influence.