Live music, food and carnival games filled Eighth Street in Wichita Falls Saturday for the second annual Calle Ocho Festival.
The festival celebrated the end of Hispanic Heritage Month.
MSU students involved with Project BOW (Bilingual/ESL Opportunities Window) fundraised and recruited potential participants interested in going through the program.
“With the Hispanic population growing, more bilingual teachers are needed,” Zavala President Angelina Chapa said.
The project is designed for future educators to become trained as ESL/bilingual teachers so they can work with students who are weak in English.
The program is headed by MSU in collaboration with Region 9 Educational Service Center and WFISD.
The Zavala Hispanic Cultural Initiative brought red and yellow balloons as well as a light and happy atmosphere to the downtown Farmers Market.