Martinsburg High School students are shining a spotlight this week on all the languages spoken and learned in their classrooms as part of a celebration of the diversity of their classmates.

National Foreign Language Week is the impetus for events that showcase different cultures and other countries with special activities like salsa-dancing lessons and Peace Corps presentations.

“As our world is globalizing, the acquisition of foreign languages is becoming more and more important,” said John Gonano, who teaches Spanish II and IV at the high school, where French and Latin classes are also offered to students.

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