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GRIZZLY GAZETTEWelcome Back Grizzlies!

Issue 1 September Issue

Freshman OrientationBy: Minna Kim

Message from the PrincipalBy: Mrs. Huizinga

A warm Grizzly welcome to the 2010-2011 school year! I have been looking forward to this school year at Hoquiam High School with all its opportunities for academic and career learning, sports, and activites. All of these are designed to prepare you for your very best possible future. We hope you will come prepared to take full advantage of these opportunities and become well rounded individuals. In other words, we want you to become the best you can be!

In all my meetings with the faculty and staff at Hoquiam High School, I know how dedicated they are in assisting you towards your goals. We have varied off erings that should not only spark your interest but help you build a strong foundation for any post high school career, even those that might not yet be invented! Investing your time and energy in achieving success in high school is wonderful practice in achieving success in life.

While it is true that you are in charge of your own destiny, we encourage you to ask for assistance along the way, if you need it. We have many trained professionals here to help you. Our doors are always open to you.

Go Grizzlies!

Jamie Huizinga Iterim Principal

Even after four years at HHS, one of the few things students always remember is their freshmen orientation. It’s a tradition here at Hoquiam High to introduce freshmen to their new school. Freshmen Orientation is an opportunity to get familiar with new sur-roundings, teachers and classes, and at the same time, it’s an exciting experience where freshmen can let loose and learn information that is not written in their textbooks.

Each year, the freshmen go through a pro-cess that consists of introductions, icebreak-ers, questions and answers and best of all, the freshmen dance! This year, the Leadership crew took it easy on the newcomers and taught them a short repeat-after-me hustle

derived from the movie Remember the Titans. It was enjoyable to watch them perform at the fi rst day of school assembly, and when asked, many freshmen said they would do it again and that they thoroughly appreciated the involvement.

Freshmen Orientation is a great annual event that should be carried on for years to come. It’s a simple thing we take for granted, and for many, it’s often times brushed away, embarrassed at the thought of it or infl u-enced by outside sources. Here’s advice to the freshmen, and to those who have so quickly forgotten, “Be confi dent in the next few years to come, approach each opportunity whole-heartedly and don’t be afraid to express yourselves because of what others think.” Ask anyone, and they will tell you, high school goes by fast, so make a name for yourself and get involved. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Freshmen learning the freshmen dance

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Grizzly Gazette Staff

Editor:Hali Kim

Advisor:Ms. King

Writers:Oswald Alavez

Taylor BurckhardElizabeth Fabian

Minna KimKristin Lundblad

Christina MadisonAmanda O’Neal

Julie ParkBreaunna Simpson

Important DatesBy: Hali Kim

Yearbooks are now $50 per book. They will stay at this price until January 14th, 2011. After that, they will be selling for $55.00 per book until the end of the school year. You can purchase the yearbook before or after school in S-26 with cash or check. To purchase a year online, you can go to www.jostensyearbooks.com.

For you seniors...

Senior mug shots are due Wednesday, Octo-ber 20th in S-26. They may be submitted on CD or by email. Another option available is getting your picture taken by Anice Bommer-scheim. She will be on campus on October 13th and will take headshots for ten dollars. There is a sign up sheet in Mr. Dawson’s room.

The fi nal deadline for senior ads is January 22nd, 2011 if they are not sold out. Prices of ads will increase after November 1st. Ads can also be made online at JostensAdService.com. Make sure to remind your parents of the important deadline!

STUDENT LIFE

Student on the Job:By: Taylor Burckhard

Christina Madison is a senior here at HHS. She works at Levee Feed and Pet Supply. She says her favorite part of the job is that, “It’s really laid back and chill.” Her least favorite part of the job is lifting up heavy bags, that weigh up to 50 lbs! She’s a cashier, and helps customers fi nd what they need. She’s still pretty new, so she doesn’t do as much as the other employees.

Christina has been working up to 20 hours a week since school has started, but before school started she worked up to 130 hours in one month. That’s about $1,000 in one month! Christina works so she can have money to save up for a car, buy her own things, and become more independent. She has been working at Levee Feed and Pet Supply since the end of July. Christina enjoys going to work. She says it’s not one of those jobs that someone dreads to go to.

Christina Madison at her job

Parents Invited: Morning Cof-fee with the Principal

By: Mrs. Huizinga

The fi rst Thursdays of the month parents and/or guardians are invited to 7:00 – 8:00 am coff ee and goodies with Mrs. Huizinga as you drop your students at school. We will discuss high school issues, ask for opinions and feedback on various proposals and meet selected staff for program updates. This is an informal…drop in, leave early, come when you can…format with an open agenda unless pre-determined by the group. Dates will be October 7, November 4, December 2, January 6, February 3, March 3, April 7, May 5 and June 2. We will meet in the Offi ce Conference Room in the Main Offi ce…but hopefully, we’ll outgrow that space!

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2010 Soccer SeasonBy: Mogley Simpson

ATHLETICS

Seniors April Bratt, Kari Kato, Anna Dahl

Seniors, juniors, sophomores, and fresh-men suit up and hit the soccer fi eld. This year Hoquiam High School has 28 players. The senior players are Alexsis Micheau, Kristen Jacobs, Kari Kato, April Bratt, and Anna Dahl. It looks like it’s going to be a great season with our amazing goalies, midfi elders, forwards, defenders, and coaches.

This year’s varsity coach is Coach Sanchez. He has been coaching since 2003, and also teaches at the high school. He likes teaching better because he loves it when his former students come back and say that he helped them so much. Coach Sanchez still loves coaching kids for three months. For Coach Sanchez, the most important thing to remem-ber about soccer is having a good attitude and to be coachable. If you don’t, you might just end up giving someone a piggyback ride across the fi eld.

Varsity Coach Sanchez and JV Coach Ian Connell are ready to go and so are the players. The team expects to do well this year. If you want to play soccer, the best way to fi gure out what it is like is to ask a senior. Kari Kato says the best thing about soccer is practicing hard, and then winning, and the hardest thing has to be the shuttle runs. Her favorite memory from soccer is when the team went to dis-tricts. Her advice to people is don’t go into a game thinking you’re going to lose. She also thinks Mr. Sanchez is a good coach because he pushes the team and makes them better.

With the team excited for the season, it will defi nitely be great. So go support the HHS soccer team every chance you get!

Coach Connell and JV Players

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ATHLETICS

2010 Volleyball SeasonBy: Mogley Simpson

Senior Volleyball Girls: Morgan Madison, Cassie Doyle, Breanne Bitar, Amanda O’Neal, Brooke Bennett, Morgan Pickar

The volleyball season is underway. This year HHS has 24 volleyball players. The seniors are Cassie Doyle, Breanne Bitar, Amanda O’Neal, Morgan Madison, Morgan Pickar, and Brooke Bennett.

This year the coach is Mrs. Gordan. This will be her 10th year coaching volleyball. She also played two years of volleyball in high school. Mrs. Gordan loves working with kids and helping them get better. She also likes form-ing relationships with kids and doesn’t like to punish them. When she does, she likes to make them “push the board”. Mrs. Gordan also teaches PE down at the middle school.

If you think you want to try out for vol-leyball next year you should ask a senior what it is like. Morgan Pickar is one of the senior volleyball girls, and also was Logger’s Playday Queen.

Morgan thinks the best thing about vol-leyball is working with the coaches.She thinks the hardest thing is running the circle drive. Her favorite memory from volley-ball is ending the Aberdeen /Hoquiam game by blocking Hannah Tometich. With all players practiced up and ready to go, the season is going to be one for the record books. Come see the team bump, set, and spike their way to victory.

Tania Mendez and Angela Walker

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RecipeBy: Julie Park

Book ReviewBy: Kristin Lundblad

Movie ReviewBy: Julie Park

Inception, rated PG-13, premiered on July 16th and received great reviews. Grossing around 282.2 million dollars in box offi ce earnings, Inception also received fi ve stars for it’s stunning performance, complex story, and it’s visual marvel. The overall performance in the movie and the ending left audiences speechless. The cast of the movie includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, and more. The movie was basically about a guy named Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) who is a dream thief in an alternate world where he and his team drug powerful people and enter their dreams to steal valuable secrets. The head of a major corporation hires Cobb for a diff erent kind of mission where he has to plant an idea in a man’s head and make him believe that he thought of it. It is a remark-able movie that will automatically grab your attention until the very last second.

From familyfun.go.com, this cranberry and apple crumble is perfect for those cozy, fall days.

Ingredients:1/2 cup fl our1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar1/4 cup packed brown sugar1/4 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces6 cups peeled and sliced (about 1/2 inch thick) apples1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries1/3 cup fresh orange juice1 tablespoon cornstarch

Instructions:Heat the oven to 375°. Combine the fl our, 1/4 cup of the sugar, the brown sugar, and the butter in a bowl. Mix the ingredients with your fi ngertips to create pea-size crumbs. (Alternatively, pulse the mixture in a food processor 10 times or so.)

Combine the apple slices and cranberries in a large bowl. Mix the juice, remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar, and cornstarch in a small bowl. Pour the mixture over the fruit and toss well.

Spoon the fruit into a 2-quart baking dish and sprinkle on the fl our mixture. Bake the crumble until bubbly and golden brown, about 40 minutes. Serves 6 to 8.

REVIEWS

I Am Not Esther is the bone chilling tale of a New Zealand teen’s worst nightmare. Kirby’s mother has always been secretive, but is shocked when she abandons Kirby with relatives she never knew existed. They are members of a strict religious cult.

Kirby’s name is changed to Esther and she is required to wear only modest dresses and conform to the social structure of the cult’s hierarchy. She does so, but not without some struggle. Before long, Esther has overcome Kirby. Now who is she? Will she ever fi nd her mother and escape the cult? Fleur Beale’s I Am Not Esther will fi ll you with emotions you didn’t know you could feel all at once: confusion, anger, hatred, love, understanding, compassion, etc. The people of the cult are described respectfully, but an evil vibe emanates from the characters. This book is moving, thought-provoking, and very well structured.

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Mrs. HuizingaBy: Amanda O’Neal

Mrs. HokeBy: Christina Madison

NEW FACES AT HHS

With a new school year, comes a new principal at Hoquiam High School. After the district underwent many rigorous interviews, they came to the conclusion that hiring Jamie Huizinga as an interim principal was the best choice. Mrs. Huizinga was pleased to be appointed the position after she visited the school. She found the campus lovely, and it to be a beautiful school site. She is excited to be the new leader at Hoquiam High School.

Mrs. Huizinga arrives to Hoquiam High with an abundance of experience. She calls herself a true “Army Brat”. She has lived in a variety of locations including Virginia, Washington, Hawaii, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and even Taiwan! While growing up she went to three diff erent high schools because of her family’s on-the-go lifestyle. She attended various prestigious colleges such as Purdue Universi-ty, Washington State University, University of Washington, and Pacifi c Lutheran University while obtaining her many degrees in educa-tion. Mrs. Huizinga has worked in many high schools to enrich her practice. She has taught in both high school and middle school facili-ties and has had experience in the Principal position.

Even though she has a lengthy and impres-sive resume, our new principal at Hoquiam High School still has many hobbies she en-joys. Traveling is a particular interest of Mrs. Huizinga’s. To add to her locations traveled, she has recently been to China and Peru! She takes pleasure in experiencing the diff erent cultures and visiting the beautiful places. Mrs. Huizinga also enjoys reading and fi nds herself quite a good gardener.

With her new position at HHS, Mrs. Huiz-inga is excited to participate in the traditions, and to create new ones. One of the new traditions she is starting is Red Shoe Friday. She is encouraging all students and staff to participate in this new tradition to get

involved in the school. Mrs. Huizinga believes that everyone has their way in contributing to school involvement, and hopes this tradition will create a new outlet to do so.

The most important thing Mrs. Huizinga would like the students of Hoquiam High School to know is that she truly cares about the students. She wants the students to learn as much as they can while having fun at the same time! She is excited and ready to make this school year a great one for students and staff .

Before coming here, Mrs. Hoke taught kindergarten and fi rst grade in Chehalis.

Mrs. Hoke, whose fi rst name is Andel, graduated from Centralia High School and went on to college at Centralia Community College, St. Martins, and Leslie University. Her fi rst degree was in Business Management where she became the manager of JCPen-neys. She’s been married for 20 years come this March, and has no children.

Her interests and hobbies include crafts and hiking with her husband. She has her own craft studio where she does many types of crafts including scrapbooking, woodwork, and all sorts of cool things.

She came to Hoquiam because she likes the small town scenario and she got the wonderful job opportunity. Her favorite part about Hoquiam is that it’s small and it lets her get to know the students and their families better. Welcome to H.H.S. Mrs. Hoke!

Hoquiam High School has made some huge changes from last year. The biggest change you’ve probably noticed most is the new members of our staff ! One of them is Mrs. Hoke, who you may recognize if you had her for math in middle school. As a new teacher here, she teaches Algebra and Geometry.

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NEW FACES AT HHSHaowen Yu

By: Amanda O’Neal

Mr. SandstromBy: Oswald Alavez

As the new school year begins, new faces are being seen in the halls of Hoquiam High School. One of these new faces being seen around school is a junior, Haowen Yu. Haowen is not only just new to Hoquiam; he is also new to the United States. He is an ex-change student from China. Some exchange students might fi nd attending a school in the United States unnerving and diffi cult, but Haowen has entered Hoquiam High School with opens arms. Haowen Yu is from a very large city in western China. He fi nds Hoquiam to be quite an adjustment from the large city. Currently Haowen is staying with the Webster family. Hoquiam was not his fi rst stop on his global journey; he has traveled many other places before including Disneyland and Seattle. Haowen learned how to speak English very young, he believes he was around two or three years old. English is like a regular class in Chinese schools, just like a math or science class. The majority of students know how to speak at least a little English in China.

Haowen believes the largest diff erence between China and the United States is the variation of school systems. When asked about hobbies, Haowen found this a tricky question because he said students in China study from 7am to 11pm! That’s 16 hours a day! If students in China decide to have some fun, it cuts into their sleep. The school system focuses much more on academics than extracurricular activities. He fi nds himself to have a lot of spare time in the U.S. Although, at Hoquiam High, Haowen has found a new hobby that he loves! He is now involved in band, and has shown interest in percussion. So far, cymbals have been his instrument of choice. He has even attended football games with the band and has enjoyed himself thor-oughly. Haowen participates in chants and cheers the team on.

When the topic of food was opened, Ha-owen said he misses the food back home the most! As he laughed he said American food is all fat, but he has taken a particular liking to pizza here in the U.S. Haowen is also very in-terested in the idea of Homecoming. He said there is nothing like that back home at his school, and is very excited. While attending Hoquiam High, Haowen is pleased to fi nd out how friendly and helpful people are here. He feels welcomed and accepted greatly at HHS. He has already made new friends and feels comfortable. Haowen is ready for a great year and excited to experience all of the new tradi-tions at Hoquiam High School.

One of our newest HHS staff members is Mr. Sandstrom. He is currently teaching Applied Math, Applied Communications, Marketing, and Computer Applications 2&3. He is a Grizzly graduate of 1983. Mr. Sand-strom has taught at Wishkah Valley for the last four years. While at Wishkah Valley, he taught Publications , Environmental Educations, and Digitools. Mr. Sandstrom has two kids who are currently attending HHS: David who is 16

and Piper who is 14.

Mr. Sandstrom enjoys watching sports such as football, or hockey, he also enjoys fi shing and going to his kids sporting events. Mr. Sandstrom has experience as a coach. In his four years at Wishkah Valley, he was head baseball coach for the school team. When asked what sport he enjoyed, he answered, “ I prefer college and high school football over professional football, because “There is so much more excitement than found in professional sports, and the players always give 100%”.

Mr. Sandstrom enjoys listening to classic rock, from artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Cash and other famous artists. When asked what else he would consider teach-ing, his response was, “I would like to teach an advance marketing class that involves promotion. He believes that there are many outstanding opportunities to promote events, both inside and outside of HHS.

I encourage my fellow students to try and get to know Mr. Sandstrom, and his family. And from all of us here at the Grizzly Gazette. I like to welcome Mr. Sandstrom to HHS and hope he has an exciting year here.

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NEW FACES AT HHS

Mystery BoyBy: Christina Madison

Mystery girlBy: Christina Madison

Mystery Staff :By: Christina Madison

MintBy: Oswald Alavez

This month’s mystery girl is a senior and is 5’6”. Her favorite class is Pro-Start and her favorite teacher is Mr. Dawson. She has dark brown hair and hazel eyes. She attended Lin-coln Elementary School and her favorite food is grilled tuna sandwiches. For fun she likes to cook, walk her dog, hang out with her nieces and go to all the school dances. Her favorite movie is The Last Song and she plays tennis. Who is she?

This month’s mystery boy is a senior and is 5’7”. He has brown eyes and black hair. His favorite class is his T.A. period and his favorite teacher is Mr. Dawson. His hobbies and interests include riding quads, going to the dunes and hanging out with his girlfriend. He attended Washington Elementary grade school and his favorite food is McDonalds. He likes the color green and his favorite movie is. Sometimes a Great Notion. Who is he?

This month’s mystery staff is a female. Her hair color is blondish brown and her eye color is hazel. She’s been a staff member at Hoquiam High School for 10 years and work-ing for the district for 12 years. Her hobbies include hanging out with her grandchildren and taking walks for exercise. Her favorite thing about being a part of Hoquiam is working with the fi ne students. She has six kids and drives a red Mitsubishi. Who is this mystery staff member?

to be somewhat diffi cult, especially in con-versation, but she can read and write English particularly well.

When asked what diff erences she noticed about the food in America, Mint explained that in Thailand, they eat a lot of rice along with other dishes, and she found it odd that Americans eat with so much fl our.

Mint also enjoys reading. Mint is a friendly person and hopes to gain many experiences from being in America. Students, please take the time to introduce yourselves and get to know her. She has even off ered to teach any-one who wants to learn how to speak Thai. She is very happy to be here, and it is up to us to welcome her to HHS.

One of our foreign exchange students at HHS this year is Awasada Binnisoh, but she prefers to be called Mint. Mint is from Thailand. She came to this country hoping to learn more about American culture, she also came to the US hoping to learn English. When asked what diff erences she noticed between the USA and Thailand, Mint said that the school in Thailand is actually two hours lon-ger than school here in America. She is living with the Vazquez family who is acting as her foster family. Back home in Thailand, Mint has three siblings: Roseanita who is 30, Idris who is 25, and Oitlis who is 27. Mint is the young-est in her family.

Back home with her family, Mint enjoyed cleaning and watching TV with her family. She hopes to have much to tell her family when she returns to Thailand. As a foreign exchange student Mint fi nds the English language

For those of you who don’t know how the mystery students work, there are new mystery students and staff every month. If you think you know who it is, you can bring your guess to Mrs. King in S-26 and if it’s right, you get a prize! You can only guess once, and there are three prizes. One for each : Mystery boy, girl, and staff . So come make your guess!

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CTE STUDENT

How to do make-up for blue eyes.

1) Apply a white shadow below the eyebrow to make the eyes look more open.

2) Take a light brown and apply it right below the white shadow.

3) Take a solid brown color and apply it to the actual lid part of the eye.

4) Apply a thick or thin layer of eyeliner (your choice) the thicker the eye liner, the smaller the eye will look.

Taylor Burckhard applying make-up on Rebecca Pope.

Hair and make-up is defi nitely a way to express yourself. There are so many diff erent ways to create the look you’re feeling. If you’re sad, you would prefer dark colors (black hair, black eyeshadow ect.) when you’re feeling happy, you’d probably prefer bright colors (blonde hair, light make-up ect.) but no mat-ter what, there is always a look just for you!

If you have fair skin, lighter hair colors such as blonde, or light brown will look the best. If you have a medium skin tone, brown or solid brown will look the best. If you have a dark skin tone, you’ll look the best with black or dark brown hair.

Hair and Make-upBy: Taylor Burckhard

When it comes to make-up, you always want to start with a foundation, to create an even uniform color. To apply foundation, you want to fi rst put on a concealer to hide any bags or blemishes you might have.

When choosing a color for eye shadow, you can’t randomly just pick one. You have to de-cide what color will look best with your actual eye color. Also, the right color of eye shadow might depend on the color of your hair or even the color of your skin. Here are some tips for choosing eye shadow;

Becca, Ashley, and Kaitlyn all went above and beyong their classroom work to serve hot-dogs and hamburgers at our home football games. In the classroom they always help others when needed. These students were nominated by Mrs. Pumphrey. Great job girls!

Kaitlyn Pudy, Ashley Bishop and Becca Wicker

5) Apply eye liner to bottom of eye, only to the middle, or when your bottom eye lashes end. Don’t go all the way to the center of your eye.

6) Apply mascara, wait 30 sec. and apply another coat for thicker, fuller lashes.

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EVENTS

Loggers’ Playday Princesses Morgan Pickar, Katie Blumburg, Rebecca Wicker, Kasey King

Hoquiam High School JV Cheerleaders

The streets were packed with people at the Loggers’ Playday Parade. Grizzly fans and students were defi nitely in attendance, cheer-ing for the high school band and cheerlead-ers as they showed off their skill and school spirit. This year’s Playday was one of the best with great weather, food, and loggers. Also in attendance were the Loggers’ Playday Prin-cesses Kasey King, Katie Blumberg, Rebecca Wicker, and the Queen Morgan Pickar.

There were many other things to look at other than the log trucks. There were also pi-rates playing on their pirate ship and people fi ring a dummy out of a cannon. The clowns were riding their bikes and four wheelers, and a car covered in an awesome quilt. Horses were out and about. Boy and girl scouts were sadly not selling cookies, but celebrating 100 years of scouting. Our future cheerleaders and football players were also showing off their school spirit. This year’s Loggers’ Playday defi nitely had great food such as hotdogs, french-fries, hamburgers, cotton candy, ice cream, shaved ice, and pizza. Come out next year and show your Grizzly pride.

Loggers’ PlaydayBy: Mogley Simpson

Grizzly Gazette Staff By: Hali Kim

Welcome back everyone! The Grizzly Ga-zette is the Hoquiam High School’s monthly newspaper. This year we are printing fewer copies and posting the Gazette online! This will be on the Hoquiam High School web-page. We welcome all your comments and suggestions. Please don’t hesitate to give in-put and feel free to send anything you would like to see in the Gazette this year. You can send your comments and ideas to Mrs. King in S-26 or at gazette.hoquiam.k12.wa.us

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STUDENT EVENTSFBLA

By: Minna Kim

Jolee Zabiaka and Julie Park serving custom-ers at concession stands.

FBLA means Future Business Leaders of America, but it stands for much more than its title. Of all the clubs that are available at HHS, FBLA is one of the most benefi cial. Since 1937, FBLA has been an organization that has taught students to become more business savvy within their own schools. It has continu-ally grown strong over the past years, and it’s no wonder when students also grow with the program itself. FBLA aims to strengthen stu-dents’ confi dence and skills so that they can become more prideful in their work. It shapes character and prepares for useful citizenship. It encourages members to contribute within their own community and more importantly, it provides scholarship opportunities and develops members’ money management skills. To have such an opportunity available to us here at HHS is an opportunity we should be celebrating.

FBLA is a club that rewards students with a time to shine while they compete and learn real world experiences. Events range from business mathematics to parliamentary procedure, and there’s sure to be an event for every student with its list of over fi fty! With the fall conference approaching quickly, Thursday, November 4th, it’s time to join a new club. You can work concessions during the football game. This is a fundraiser that helps pay our FBLA expenses such as confer-ences and membership fees. Sign up for FBLA in Mrs. King’s room!

Mr. Miller, Kenny Davis, Alex Valliere serving popcorn and pizza at the home game.

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PAGINA DE ESPAÑOL

“Grito de Independencia”By: Elizabeth Fabian

El 15 de septiembre en México se celebra el día del “grito de dolores” o el “grito de inde-pendencia”. Por primera vez se realizo en la ciudad Dolores, Guanajuato a cargo del cura Miguel Hidalgo, este suceso marca el inicio de, la lucha por la independencia de México.

La noche del 15 de septiembre todos los mexicanos de todo el mundo se unen para dar el “Grito”,

Algunas familias se juntan en sus casas para ver por televisión el mensaje ofi cial del grito, que da el presidente de la Republica utilizando la misma campana q uso el cura Hidalgo; el evento es transmitido desde el zócalo de la ciudad de México.

12 Encuentro National Del Mariachi y la CharreriaBy: Elizabeth Fabian

En el centro de la ciudad de la gente se reúne frente al palacio de Gobierno, esperan hasta las 11:00p.m para dar el Grito junto con el representante del gobierno de la cuidad; esto se hace gritando Viva Hidalgo, Viva Morelos, viva los héroes de la independencia, viva México” y al mismo tiempo ondeando la bandera de México a esta aclamación se le han agregado y quitado cosas a lo largo de la historia. Luego queman juegos artifi ciales y comienza todo una fi esta.

Después del Grito en muchos lugares hay ferias, donde se come y venden todos los platillos típicos mexicanos; como quesadil-las, mole, tostadas, y muchos otros antojitos mexicanos. La noche es amenizada por la música de los mariachis y la banda.

Así es como se celebra la independencia de México, una fi esta muy importante para todos nosotros los mexicanos.

Muchos han oído de los mariachis, quizás la máxima expresión de la cultura mexicana. La palabra mariachi es proveniente del Náhuatl, sinónimo de canto y alegría con profundas raíces autóctonas. Es un conjunto d cuer-das compuestas por dos violines, guitarra, guitarros y vihuela. El mariachi moderno lleva trompetas y su especialidad son los sones, jarabes, corrido, música popular mexicana y clásica.

Es un evento masivo más importante de México en su género, el desfi le inaugural llena de tradición y folklore las principales avenidas del corazón de Guadalajara, en las que se dan cita, desde temprana hora, familias enteras para presenciar una fi esta que desborda alegría y entusiasmo a lo largo de toda su ruta.

A todo esto se agrega la presencia de contingentes con ballet folklórico, escamuzas, charros estatales y nacionales, quienes suma-dos a los carros alegóricos, visten de fi esta las principales avenidas del centro de Jalisco.

También, bajo este festival se llevara a cabo el Campianato Nacional Charro. La charrería es un deporte nacional que data la época de la conquista, cuando los españoles permi-tieron a los nativos la doma de caballos. A partir de entonces se gesto en México el arte y deporte de la charraría, con sus propias artesanías y particular folclore.

En las visperas del 12 encuentro Nacional del Mariachi y la charreria tendra lugar en el Campeonato Nacional de Charros, único en su genero, donde se contara con las pres-encia de las mejores Asociaciones charras y escaramuzas a escala nacional, las cuales compiten obteniendo espectaculares pre-mios, presentado una de muestra de lo mas selecto del deporte nacional por excelencia. “La Charreria”.