Little girl dancing in blue dress

By Jeff Benziger
Published: Apr 26, 2023, 11:23 AM

Ten years ago the Ceres Unified School District introduced dual language instruction to one school and on Friday Lucas Elementary School celebrated the milestone in colorful style.

A short event included brief remarks that led up to a folk dance performance of the school’s Grupo Folkloriko Tecolotl group along with a choice of things to eat from vendors.

Lucas, a K-6 school, is now one of three dual language academies in Ceres. Caswell Elementary also became a dual language academy. Students from both schools funnel into Cesar Chavez Jr. High School, which is also dual language.

Students receive two-and-a-half hours each school day of instruction in Spanish and two-and-a-half hours in English.

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