Check out the Dia de los Muertos altar that Biella Elementary hosted for long time Santa Rosa City Schools employee Eugene Mijares who died in September 2009.
The altar was erected by longtime Santa Rosa City Schools employee Michaele Morales who was Mijares’s good friend. Morales said the altar did not contain religious symbols, just cultural items and credited Principal Winnie Hogoboom for getting behind the project.
At least one student approached her for tips on how to create an altar for her deceased grandfather, Morales said.
On Friday, students at Biella celebrated with Pan de Muerto (day of the dead bread) along with the annual Halloween parade.
To read about Mijares, click here: http://extracredit.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/10779/eugene-mijares-remembered/
and here: http://extracredit.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/10817/school-board-salutes-eugene-mijares/