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| To: Local Media Date: December 11, 2009 Re: Hats Off to Cultural Diversity |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Hat historian and HF-L community member, Stacey Miller, brought her hats to school to showcase the exhibit she has collected from her travels around the world. On Thursday, December 10th, the Honeoye Falls-Lima High School library was transformed into a museum setting as students in Language Other Than English (LOTE) classes and the Foreign Exchange Club explored how hats tell a story of the world's cultures. Stacey’s docent commentary created an awareness and appreciation for students of cultural differences and shared attitudes revealed through evolving hat attire. Hats demonstrate status, cultural identity, religious affiliation, rites of passage, professional role, and the occasional functional role of just keeping the sun out of one's eyes. Her hats and stories took students on a journey around the world. Eve Rubenstein, Spanish Teacher, organized this learning opportunity. The HF-L Central School District received a national Magna Award from the American School Boards Journal in 2009 for ongoing efforts to create diversity awareness. A total of 40 individuals from the staff and local community have received annual Diversity Awards from the Board of Education for promoting cultural awareness. See HF-L Diversity News at: http://www.hflcsd.org/other/diversity.php.
To learn more about hats as a part of world culture, visit Stacey
Miller's website at: www.hathorizons.com
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