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Over 150 high school students from 10 urban and rural schools around Raider Country participated in Spanish Immersion Day at Wright State University.

Students joined Wright State students, faculty and staff for a day of activities and interactive workshops on Mexican culture on Oct. 29 in the Student Union.

“I brought my Spanish 4 kids because it’s so wonderful when you can take them out of the classroom and they can use their Spanish in the real world,” said Sarah Ross, a 2003 Wright State graduate who teaches Spanish at New Bremen High School.

Over 60 Wright State students majoring in Spanish led the high schoolers on a tour of the Student Union speaking only in Spanish.

“It was a little intimidating, said Eli Capasso, a senior history major and tour leader. “I’m also learning Spanish as well so I’m trying to talk continuously for 20 minutes in a second language.”

The high school students also participated in a trivia contest, Altar of the Dead and a game of Loteria led by students from Wright State’s Latino Center. Lunch was provided in the Apollo Room with raffle prizes and live Mexican music.

“I like that my students are hearing all kinds of different Spanish and accents from professors from different places and then seeing that they’re not just on an isolated little bubble, there are students everywhere on this same learning journey and we can all celebrate that journey today,” said Ross.