Helping the first level students is something Alondra Vargas enjoys doing. photo by: Maria Ortiz
By: Maria Ortiz Not every student at Plymouth High School speaks English as his/her language. Some students move to a different country and have to take their required language without fluently understanding it.
“It’s pretty [America]and I have better opportunities than in Mexico to graduate and I feel better and motivated to keep on learning” said junior Diego Leyva Sanchez who is new to Plymouth High School. Sanchez attended elementary school at Menominee for a couple of years and then returned to Mexico. Sanchez is now back to the United states as a junior at PHS and he’s one of the first level students. Sanchez thinks it is easy for him to learn English because he gets help from teachers and other students that are bilingual. Sanchez likes PHS because he actually learns new things everyday and he can help himself by knowing another language. For Sanchez it’s a little hard to adapt to America because there are different traditions and foods. It’s also hard because he’s just learning; it’s hard for Sanchez because he’s the first one in his family learning the language.
Sanchez likes going to school because he learns new things every day and it motivates him to become someone in life. Sanchez describes America as a really pretty place and a place where he has more opportunities to graduate. Sanchez also thinks that America has a better economy and opportunities. Sanchez is looking forward to graduate from high school and go to college and become a great architect. Sanchez gets motivated, each day he learns a new thing.
In Mrs.Gifford class Jose Rodriguez a level one student is currently learning English. photo by: Taylor Drake
Along with Sanchez, Jose Rodriguez is also a first level student at PHS and is motivated to keep on learning. Rodriguez is a freshmen at PHS. He’s originally from Mexico but moved to the United States three months ago to be with his family. Rodriguez thinks two languages are great for any type of job. Jose hasn’t adapt to school because he didn’t have a good education so it’s hard for him to adapt to the new language.
Rodriguez goes home and speaks English with his siblings, that’s how he practices more of his English. He likes learning the new language because it helps him meet more people and learn new things. Rodriguez’s goal is to finish high school with a good education and go to college to become someone in life.