Wright State Spanish Immersion Day was held on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at the WSU Student Union from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm. There were 241 third and fourth-year Spanish students from eleven different Ohio high schools: Bexley, Buckey Central, Edgewood, Jonathan-Alder, Monroe, Ripley Union Lewis Huntington, Rittman, Tippecanoe, Waynesville, West Liberty-Salem, and Worthington Christian. The theme was Viajar por el mundo hispanohablante. On their journey, students travelled to: Argentina, Ecuador, España, México, Perú and Puerto Rico. They had the opportunity to dance and to learn about various musical instruments from Spain and Latin America. WSU Spanish majors and minors, the WSU Spanish Club, and Spanish faculty members lead cultural activities in the target language for all of the high school Spanish students. Any student, who was not speaking Spanish, had to go to jail. In order to be “bailed out”, the students had to answer correctly three questions related to culture, grammar, and vocabulary. The students were treated to an authentic Cuban sandwich from Boosalis Bakery and during lunch they were entertained by two WSU students who performed various songs in Spanish. After lunch, DJ Megan Gómez, a WSU alumna, provided music for the participants to dance bachata, merengue, reggaeton, and salsa.
