BY MONICA CARRILLO<\/p>\n
OUR VOICE COUNTS<\/b><\/p>\n
High-schoolers and Wood River Valley residents were able to take the stage as they tackled topics of racism, education aspirations and their motivations.<\/p>\n
Lizeth Trujillo (a junior at Silver Creek High School), Jonathan Reigle (Wood River High School graduate), Steven James Serva Gonzales (Sun Valley Community School), and Joseph Melgar-Egoavil (WRHS senior) all answered hard-hitting questions for an open panel discussion Tuesday night. The moderator for this event was Eduardo Escalera, a current student at the Sun Valley Culinary Institute.<\/p>\n
Although many of these students are young, they answered each question with grace, acknowledging the importance of being confident in where they come from and their goals.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to give up who you are to be who you want to be,\u201d said Reigle, who has been assisting Herbert Romero with community events.<\/p>\n
The importance of seeing a panel like this not only opens up doors for the Spanish-speaking community, but enables them to feel more comfortable with sharing their opinions to the public. Having these students on the front of this discussion is proof.<\/p>\n
With Herbert Romero, community organizer of the Wood River Valley, and the Youth Generosity Project being able to get together young leaders of this Valley to share their thoughts was crucial to the landscape of ideas that surround how we are affected daily.<\/p>\n
We want to continue to hear young leaders share their story and sometimes having an open discussion like this is what will create the most fulfilling conversation. It is what will continue positive changes in our community.<\/p>\n
NUESTRA VOZ CUENTA<\/b><\/p>\n
Los estudiantes de secundaria y los residentes de Wood River pudieron subir al escenario mientras abordaban temas de racismo, aspiraciones educativas y sus motivaciones.<\/p>\n
Lizeth Trujillo (estudiante de tercer a\u00f1o en Silver Creek High School), Jonathan Reigle (graduado de WRHS), Steven James Serva Gonzales (Sun Valley Community School) y Joseph Melgar-Egoavil (estudiante de \u00faltimo a\u00f1o de WRHS) respondieron preguntas contundentes para un panel de discusi\u00f3n abierto el martes por la noche. El moderador de este evento fue Eduardo Escalera, estudiante actual del Sun Valley Culinary Institute.<\/p>\n
Aunque muchos de estos estudiantes son j\u00f3venes, respondieron a cada pregunta con gracia, reconociendo la importancia de tener confianza en su lugar de origen y sus metas.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo tienes que renunciar a lo que eres para ser quien quieres ser,\u201d dijo Reigle, quien ha estado ayudando a Herbert Romero con eventos comunitarios.<\/p>\n
La importancia de ver un panel como este no solo abre puertas para la comunidad de habla hispana, sino que les permite sentirse m\u00e1s c\u00f3modos compartiendo sus opiniones con el p\u00fablico. Tener a estos estudiantes al frente de esta discusi\u00f3n es una prueba.<\/p>\n
Con Herbert Romero, organizador comunitario del Wood River Valley, y el Youth Generosity Project han podido reunir a j\u00f3venes l\u00edderes de este valle para compartir sus pensamientos fue crucial para el panorama de ideas que rodean c\u00f3mo nos afectamos diariamente.<\/p>\n
Queremos seguir escuchando a los l\u00edderes j\u00f3venes compartir su historia y, a veces, tener una discusi\u00f3n abierta como esta es lo que crear\u00e1 la conversaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s satisfactoria. Es lo que continuar\u00e1 los cambios positivos en nuestra comunidad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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