
Swainston Middle School is made up of hundreds of students, faculty and staff, all with different backgrounds and cultures. This page celebrates the diversity of our school by providing links to a variety of sources that inform us about one another. This page is continually under construction. Please feel free to email Ms. Varga to help make this site as exhaustive as possible.

Celebrate Diversity

Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15-October 15
Biography.com: Hispanic Heritage
Fact Monster: Hispanic Heritage Month
National Endowment of the Humanities
National Hispanic Cultural Center
National Hispanic Heritage Month.gov

October: Filipino-American History Month

October: German-American Heritage Month

October: Italian-American Heritage Month
Italian American Heritage Month


November: Native American Heritage Month
Fact Monster: American Indian Heritage Month
History.com: Native American Cultures
Info Please: American Indian Heritage Month
National Park Service: National American Indian Heritage Month

February: African American Heritage Month
African American History Month.gov
Arts Edge: African American History
Fact Monster: Black History Month
Family Education: Black History Month
History.com: Black History Month

March: Irish American Heritage Month
The American Foundation for Irish Heritage
Biography.com: Famous Irish-Americans
Facts for Features: Irish-American Heritage Month
Irish American Heritage Month.com
Library of Congress: Irish Contributions to American Culture

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March: Women's History Month
Biography.com: Women's History
History.com Women's History Month
InfoPlease: Women's History Month
National Trust for Historic Preservation: Women's History
National Women's History Museum

April: Arab-American Heritage Month
About.com: Celebrating Arab American Heritage Month

May: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Asian-Nation.org: Asian American History, Demographics & Issues
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.gov
Fact Monster: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
