HVT DEI Newsletter
November Edition
November is Native American Heritage Month
Black Panther's Wakanda Forever
Nov 1 -2, 2022 Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Día de los Muertos acknowledges the symbiotic relationship between life and death. El día de Los Muertos is celebrated on November 1st and November 2nd, in which the spirits of the dead are believed to return home and spend time with their relatives on these two days. To welcome them, the family build altars in their honor. These altars have a series of different components that vary from one culture to another that mostly include yellow marigolds, candles, photos of the deceased ones, papel picado or cut tissue-paper designs, as well as food and beverages offerings for the dead.
It is common to see skulls or calaveras as decorations. These can be made of papier-mâché, clay, wood, metal, cut-out tissue paper, and often, they are made of sugar decorated with colored icing, flowers, or metallic colored foils.
To find out more about this tradition and many more go to https://www.mexicanmuseum.org/dia-de-los-muertos
Teacher Collaboration at it's Finest
November 5, 2022 Coach Moffett's Retirement Celebration
November 6, 2022 Open House
Blueprint Magic
The New HVT
Cosmetology Tour Guides
November 7, 2022 Asynchronous Day
November 16, 2022 Lori Hayes Lifts Up Student Leaders!
November 17, 2022 Latinos Unidos News
Latinos Unidos Partnership with The Latin American Community Center
November 18, 2022 Full DEI Committee Meeting
Thank You!
November 22, 2022 Boys II Men News
Boys II Men Meeting
Members also planned for their "Coffees for Teachers" initiative. Teachers received freshly made coffee and notes delivered to their classrooms from Boys II Men members on November 22, 2022.
December DEI Challenge
*For example I have a male student in my Cosmetology class who is from Latin heritage. He expressed in conversation how he was looking forward to watching the World Cup. Knowing that it would be starting towards the tail end of my class, last Friday I surprised him and the entire class as I allowed them to watch the World Cup on my huge Dell monitor as they completed their assignments at their desks. It was a compromise of 15 minutes that I'm sure his peers and he will never forget.
Upcoming HVT DEI Events
December Events
- Dec 3, 2022- F.A.M Affinity Groups Vending at the Craft Fair
- Dec 6, 2022- Boys II Men Field Trip to Wilmington University Basketball Game
- Dec 9, 2022- The Los Latinos Unidos Sponsors an LACC Family This Holiday Season
- Dec 14, 2022- F.A.M Affinity Group Meeting
- Dec 15, 2022- District trip to the National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Dec 16, 2022- DEI Does Desserts
- Dec 21, 2022- Black Student Union Presents Family Feud- All 3 lunches
December Diversity Calendar
Dec 3rd- International Day of Persons with Disabilities- The United Nations created the International Day of Persons with Disabilities in 1992 to help people with disabilities participate without any barriers.
Dec 10th- International Human Rights Day- The UN established International Human Rights Day in 1948 following World War II.
Dec 16-24- Las Posadas- The festival is a reenactment of Mary and Joseph traveling to various homes in the community that are designated as “inns.”
Dec 18-26- Hanukah- This is an 8-day, 8-night celebration in the Jewish faith honoring the triumph of their ancestors over the Syrian Greeks.
Dec 21st- Winter Solstice/Yule- The Winter Solstice is known as Yule to those practicing the Pagan and Wiccan faiths.
Dec 25th- Christmas- This is one of the most important Christian holidays that celebrates the birth of their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Dec 26th- Kwanzaa- Kwanzaa is an 8-day celebration of life that is inspired by the African harvest celebrations.
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Hodgson Vo-Tech Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Coordinator: Dr. Trina Tinch
Email: trina.tinch@nccvt.k12.de.us
Website: https://hodgson.nccvt.k12.de.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1824830&type=d&pREC_ID=2157723
Phone: 3028340990