February 16, 2005
Spreading the love for "The Year of Languages"
About 50 high-school students and their teachers helped promote "The Year of Languages" during a Valentine's Day event at Newport on the Levee in Northern Kentucky. The teachers and their students passed out Spanish language conversation hearts and informed passersby about the importance of world language learning. The Cincinnati Enquirer (Kentucky Edition) reported on the event, organized by Newport High School Spanish teacher, Adriana Melnyk, on Wednesday, February 16.
"Armed with candy hearts and a smattering of Spanish, about 50 high-schoolers swarmed around Newport on the Levee this week. Their assignment: Pass out the hearts. Explain how great it is to learn another language. And do it all in Spanish."