Huntington Beach : Golden West to Host Latino Students Day
“Hispanic Educational Day” will be marked at Golden West College on Thursday, with 400 students from 13 area high schools invited as special guests.
The day’s special events are designed to help Latino students prepare for entrance to the community college. The program was designed by Golden West College’s new Hispanic Education Advancement Center, which was launched last fall to assist Latino students. The California Postsecondary Education Commission has urged colleges to make special efforts to help Latinos enter higher education, as the group is greatly underrepresented in state colleges and universities.
Armando Ruiz, a trustee of the Coast Community College District, will welcome the high school visitors at 9 a.m., and Sal Castro of Belmont High School in Los Angeles will deliver the keynote address at 10 a.m.
Golden West President Fred Garcia will give the closing address at 11:30 a.m., followed by a luncheon sponsored by MECHA students at the college. MECHA is an organization of Latino students.
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