HVT DEI News
January Edition: New Year=New Opportunities
January 9, 2023 Pride Gen Z Hosts United Way Pride Council
Pride Gen Z members had in depth conversations about personal experiences with representatives from United Way of Delaware's Pride Council.
January 10, 2023 Latinos Unidos Hosts Popcorn & A Movie
January 16, 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday in the United States marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year. Born in 1929, King's actual birthday is January 15.
January 25, 2023 Silver Eagle Divas Partners With Chickz-N-Wingz
January 27, 2023 DEI & Poetry Out Loud Welcome The Twin Poets Laureate
Students and staff had the pleasure of hosting The Twin Poets: Nnamdi Chukwuocha & Al Mills. This celebration was to thank the student leaders from F.A.M. & Poetry Out Loud for using their voices to bring about awareness & encouragement in our school culture. Thanks to Cecibel Toala for the vision & support. Thanks to Dr. Colihan's support students were treated to a full hot chocolate bar, cupcakes and cookies. A huge thank you to Mr. Hollis for the flyer, DEI Members LaCole Hearne & Adriane Brown for helping to setup and Chefs Cave & Allen for Culinary Equipment.
January 31, 2023 Silver Eagle Divas Hosted: Hot Topics!
Divas had the pleasure of hearing from guest speakers Celeste Sosa, Rochelle Broadnax, Lily Francis, Jad Regester, Arin Wilson, and Shawana Wilson. Students had school appropriate freedom to talk about topics that mean the most to them.
February Diversity Holidays/Events
February 1: National Freedom Day, honoring the signing by Abraham Lincoln of a resolution that later became the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery.
February 1: St. Brigid of Kildare, celebrated by some Christian denominations, is the feast day for St. Brigid.
February 2: Candlemas is a Christian holiday that celebrates three occasions, including the presentation of the child Jesus, Jesus’ first entry into the temple, and the Virgin Mary’s purification.
February 3: St. Brigid of Kildare is the feast day for St. Brigid celebrated by some Christian denominations.
February 5: Vasant Panchami is the Hindu festival that highlights the coming of spring. On this day, Hindus worship Saraswati Devi, the goddess of wisdom, knowledge, music, art, and culture.
February 5: Maghi-Purnima, a Hindu festival celebrated on the last day of Magha, a month focused on charity work, when devotees often take holy baths and do charity.
February 14: St. Valentine’s Day is a Western Christian feast day honoring one or two early saints named Valentinus. This holiday is typically associated with romantic love and is celebrated by people expressing their love with gifts.
February 15: Parinirvana Day, or Nirvana Day, is the commemoration of Buddha’s death at the age of 80 when he reached the zenith of Nirvana; February 8th is an alternative date of observance.
February 17: Lailat al Miraj , a Muslim holiday commemorating Muhammad's journey from Mecca to the Farthest Mosque in Jerusalem and beginning the night before at sundown.
February 18: Lailat al Miraj is a Muslim holiday that commemorates the prophet Muhammad’s nighttime journey from Mecca to the “Farthest Mosque” in Jerusalem, where he ascended to heaven.
February 18: Maha Shivaratri, a Hindu festival celebrated to honor Lord Shiva and the arrival of spring.
February 20: Presidents Day is a federally recognized celebration in the United States that honors the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, as well as those of every US president.
February 21: Mardi Gras, the last day for Catholics to indulge before Ash Wednesday, starts the sober weeks of fasting that accompany Lent. The term “Mardi Gras” is particularly associated with the carnival celebrations in New Orleans, Louisiana.
February 22: Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent on the Christian calendar. Its name is derived from the symbolic use of ashes to signify penitence. It happens immediately after the excesses of the two days of Carnival that take place in Northern Europe and parts of Latin America and the Caribbean.
February 25 to March 1: Intercalary Days, or Ayyám-i-Há, is celebrated by people of the Bahá’í faith. During this time, days are added to the Bahá’í calendar to maintain their solar calendar. Intercalary days are observed with gift-giving, special acts of charity, and preparation for the fasting that precedes the New Year.
February 26: Meatfare Sunday, or The Sunday of the Last Judgment, is traditionally the last day of eating meat before Easter for Orthodox Christians.
February 27: Also known as Clean Monday, this is the beginning of Great Lent in the Orthodox Christian faith.