A New World

Tony Garza (7) walks back to class and belives that celebrating Columbus Day is important.

NO SCHOOL on Monday!! Do you know why? Columbus Day always occurs the first Monday of October. It became a national holiday in 1937. Do you know why we have it off? “Yes, because that was the day Columbus found America,” said Tony Garza (7).

Do you think we should not have Columbus Day off, and make it a day to learn about him?  “Yes, it should be a learning day because a lot of students don’t know why we celebrate Columbus Day” said Tomesha (7).

“No, I think we should keep it as a holiday because it is important to celebrate the discovery of America,” said Felipe (7).

So if you are going to celebrate Columbus Day, be sure you know why you’re celebrating.