Humble High  School hosted its annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration show  Thurs. May 6, 04 commemorating the victory of the Mexicans over the French on May 5, 1862, but most important of all to bring together and unify a melting pot cultures. 
	Student from different nationalities and races participated in the even organized by Spanish teacher Miguel Perez and fellow teachers and students. The show took months of planning and daily practices. It consisted of a historic background on the history of the Cinco the Mayo followed my student performances highlighting different aspects of the Hispanic heritage, dance styles and customs. 
	The show began with the presentation of the colors by HHS ROTC, headed by              .  following the presentation, Cosima Robinson sang the United States  and joined the public in honoring the Mexican flag. 
	The opening act of the show was the traditional Mexican folk dancing known for its colorful costumes and unique style. The members of the group were Liliana Olvera , Leticia Nambo, Genesis Hernandez ,and Araceli Cruz and Mallory        , performing “La Negra”. 
	Marie Garcia performed next singing, “A Fuego Lento” by Latin pop star sensation Jennifer Pena.  
	Illustrating Hispanic culture and custom a "Quinceanera” skit was organized by Laura Garcia and narrated by Maria Vieira.  A quinceanera is a rite of passage for 15-year-old Hispanic girls, where they enter as a child, but emerge as a young woman with new responsibilities. It is the equivalent to the "American Sweet 16".  
	Succeeding the skit the crowd went wild as HHS rapper Michael Nunez rocked the auditorium with his intriguing lyrics and beats. 
	The sixth act of the night honoring Salsa queen Celia Cruz was performed by Araceli Cruz, Chris Damaris, Karina Chacon, Krystal Rojo , Elizabeth Gonzalez, and David Busch.
	This was followed by a tribute to Latin pop-singer Selena Quintanilla narrated by Mallory          , and performed by Amanda Ramirez. 
	Dancing to a song in a foreign language was no problem for Tabatha Hinote, Joshua Hearn, Cody Swason and Kathryn Daily from  performing “Boom Boom” by Cumbia Kings. 
	Joan Cardona, Chassidy Dewalt, and Karen         took over the show with their wild hair and daring belly dancing movements. The girls performed to a song by Shakira. 
	“My goal for this Cinco De Mayo presentation was to unite everyone, we wanted to have people from different cultures and ethnicitys unite and work together towards the same goal,, one of the ways we accomplished this was through our band and several of the other performances” Perez said.