You may have heard that the Friday before holiday break began, during first and 7th period the Spanish five class went door to door around CHS caroling famous Spanish holiday songs in a parranda. Some of the classes we visited were Mrs.Rondald’s social studies class, Mr. Hansen’s English class, Mrs. Johnson’s English class, Mr. Keville’s economics class, and many more. Our Spanish 5 teacher Mrs. Fragoso explains  “A parranda (English: party or spree) is a Puerto Rican music tradition that takes place in Puerto Rico during the Christmas holiday season. Parrandas are social events that feature traditional Puerto Rican music, food, and drinks. Groups of people with their instruments visit people’s homes and call out “Asalto” or “Parranda”, as they barge in singing festive holiday music.” Traditionally when a parranda goes house to house, they would gather people from the homes to join them. The students that were in school definitely experienced this festive atmosphere. She continues explaining,  “We try to replicate that vibe here at the high school. I have been doing this tradition with our seniors/Spanish 5 students at the high school since 2016. It started as a small event, only visiting the other Spanish class but then turned into a whole building event, and the students keep getting better and better at it.” As a Spanish 5 student myself this was a very fun experience, and I have a lot of great memories from it. I remember when I was in freshman year, seeing the Spanish 5 kids come into my class. Although we all knew they were coming since we could hear them singing from down the hall, it was very exciting to be a part of.  If you are an underclassman in Spanish, this is one very exciting thing to look forward to.