W.L. Henry Enchilada Night & Ballet Folklórico Performance
Published: Tuesday, February 05, 2013, 7:52 AM Updated: Tuesday, February 05, 2013, 11:00 AM
View full sizeW.L. Henry's Ballet Folklorico performance
W.L. Henry Elementary School hosted their second annual Enchilada Night community festival on Thursday, January 24, to recognize and celebrate Latino culture. A group of moms worked together to get ingredients donated; the preparation took three separate evenings of cooking in the school's kitchen. On the night of the event, several volunteers from the Hillsboro Optimist Club were on hand to help sell tickets and serve meals. A highlight of the evening was a performance by the school's Ballet Folklórico dancing group, led by Manuel Ramos, a teacher in the Forest Grove School District. The group began last year with 15 girls and has grown to include over 50 students, both boys and girls. The students have been practicing once a week since October and will have one more performance at Henry in May. One thousand dollars was raised for the school, which will be used for student field trips and assemblies.
