Glenbard hosts picnic for Hispanic parents

Posted August 16, 2017 11:00 pm

By Peg Mannion Glenbard High School District 87

The Glenbard Parent Series/Spanish will host a back-to-school picnic at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, in the cafeteria at Glenbard East High School, 1014 S. Main St., Lombard.

Julian Lazalde of the Latino Policy Forum will present a program in Spanish titled "Navigating the Educational System." Participants will learn about postsecondary options, how to access resources, and how to effectively partner with educators for their teens' success.

After the picnic, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Sonia Nazario will be at Glenbard East to speak to the public in English about her best-selling book, "Enrique's Journey."

The book, available in English and Spanish, chronicles a Honduran child's search for his mother and a family's desperate struggles to unite. Nazario's presentation will begin at 7 p.m.

For information, visit glenbardgps.org or contact Gilda Ross, Glenbard High School District 87 student and community projects coordinator, at (630) 942-7668 or gilda_ross@glenbard.org.

If you go

What: Glenbard Parent Series picnic for Hispanic parents

When: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23

Where: Cafeteria at Glenbard East High School, 1014 S. Main St., Lombard

Cost: Free

Info: (630) 942-7668 or glenbardgps.org

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