Academics

International Night: A Multicultural Event at HHIHS

By: David Hernandez and Nancy Hernandez Roque

International Night was an after school event where people from the community came to visit and see students present information about a country they have chosen, and experience some food and decorations that represent that country.

International Night was a free event that took place on April 28th, from 5-7pm in the cafeteria at Hilton Head Island High School.

In order for students to present the information from the country they chose, students were given tables and display boards. The decorations on the tables were up to the students. Decorations included things like flags, tray with food, pictures, items from that country, and music from that country.

In addition to walking around and seeing all the amazing posters, members from the community and from HHIHS played music, made food, and danced.

One student who participated was Nayelis Chirino Bonilla. When they were planning International Night she said, “what I noticed was the school did not have an International Night for a couple of years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so we wanted to bring it back and make it better."

There was a DJ who helped with the music at International Night. Nayelis stated, “the DJ was good and there was another man that was playing music and singing."

Nayelis had a lot of fun with International Night. She said, "the dancing was fun, and we had so much fun."

HHIHS hopes to continues to do this event in the future. Of course, the most important experience was trying different foods and learning about different cultures around the world.

Student artwork installed around HHI

By: Amy Ferrer and Nancy Hernandez Roque

Students from Hilton Head Island High School painted murals of Hilton Head history and ecology, which is being installed around the island. Students in art classes painted these murals. The town of Hilton Head selected 21 students and their artwork. 11th grader Brittany Romero was one of the students who painted a mural. She said, “creativity and knowing the place I live in” inspired the mural. In the future, HHIHS hopes the elective classes have more activities like this. Brittany said the murals are about “Hilton Head Island and what I think of Hilton Head in order to show the island in my own way." Brittany's mural "has a different design and meaning. The colors represent peace, calm, beach days etc. the shells represent the different ones you can find on the island." She hopes the murals inspire “tourists, or really everyone who lives here, including myself."

In an email to parents and staff, HHIHS principal, Mr. Schidrich wrote, "the semester 1/painting 1 students collaborated with the Town of Hilton Head on a public art installation. The mini murals are being installed around the walking path at Jarvis Creek Park, at the Sailing & Rowing Center, and at the Island Rec Center. There is a corresponding webpage for the project, although it is still a work in progress." The website is https://culturehhi.org/portfolio/student-mural-exhibit.

Other students who participated were: Alyssa Letka, Ashley Marcos-Santos, Ava Roberts, Belle Luther, Brittany Romero, Carlos Morales-Perez, Cristal Chavira, Deja Godsun, Ellis Adelman, Evan Wilder, Hannah Walter, Holly Heines, Jazmine Hernandez, Kyla King, Leah Jackson, Miguel Morales, Angel Reyes Santos, Nathan Jarrell, Osbaldo Juan-Toscano, Preston Wells, and Sophia Lazor. Congratulations to these students! Go explore the island to find their artwork!

BLT: ROTC

By: Hailey Poplin

BLT for ROTC stands for basic leadership training. BLT is to feel what the experience is like to be a recruit in the marine core. Parris Island is where recruits go if they join the military. This is a 13 week boot camp, and they were only there for three days. The cadets say they got a gist of what it was to be like a marine. They would wake up at 4 in the morning, light out at 9 oclock. Bay watch shifts in the middle of the night, throughout the night. Then commanders come into their room in the middle of the night to wake them up randomly to get them ready for future training in the military like this. They say this was very helpful for leadership skills because the way the commanders treated the cadets was very realistic to how they would treat a marine. Such as in their faces, yelling at them, telling them things over and over again until they got it right. The head cadet says it is a good and different way of teaching.