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A night of La Cultura at Foothill High

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By Destiny Jimenez
Special to MAS
La Raza Club students at Foothill High School invite you to a night of culture and elegance May 8 geared to raise scholarship money.
The Latino student club will be hosting its first Noche de Cultura Friday May 8 from 5 to 11p.m at Foothill High School. The event will feature vaqueros, custom low-rider show, music, food and dancing.
Pre-sale tickets are $7 or $10 at the door.
Club members would like the community to come out and support the event as it will start a scholarship fund for Latino students at Foothill, said Edwin Henriquez, a Foothill High School Spanish Instructor and La Raza Club adviser.
“Noche de Cultura is an event that FHS students plan for May 8 to combine Cinco de Mayo with Noche de Gala (night of elegance),” Henriquez said.
“Every cent that we make from this event will go toward La Raza Scholarship Foundation.”
Creating the foundation was a primary goal of La Raza, Henriquez said.
“La Raza group is to encourage students to go to school and college.”
The funds will be used to give scholarships next year.
“Let’s show these students the way to success,” he said.
Foothill senior and club secretary, Ashley Miranda, said,“What I like about Noche de Cultura is that we can invite the community to have fun and be proud of their culture.”
She joined to celebrate her cultura and meet new people.
“Some of the cool things about La Raza Club is that we go on trips to universities and take many pictures at the beach,” Miranda said.