Families in the Shoreline Unified School District joined with local and county service agencies to celebrate the First Annual Latino Heritage Night, hosted last Friday by the English Learner Advisory Committee at Tomales High. The evening served as an occasion to celebrate the fact that the Latino community makes up more than half of the district’s student population. “We are 50 percent now,” said Lourdes Romo, a family advocate for the district. “We are not the minority anymore. We are here, and we’re going to celebrate.” A crowd of around 60 gathered beneath the football field stadium lights and feasted on a spread of pozole, tamales, duros, tostadas and aguas frescas, all cooked by parents. Families danced to Latin-inspired music, including baile folklórico, and participated in a Zumba exercise session. “We had several dads that got up and danced,” Ms. Romo said. “That was a great shock for the moms. It was a great, great experience for them.” Beside the celebratory atmosphere was an element of networking and connection-making. Several agencies—including Health and Human Services, the Point Reyes Station Disaster Council, the Point Reyes National Seashore, West Marin Literacy Services, the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, CALFresh and the Marin Community Foundation—set up tables on the field and provided information to service-seeking Latino families. Among many topics, families discussed how they could better receive disaster preparedness and mental health services. Though Ms. Romo credits the evening as a success, she lamented the virtual absence of the district’s administrators and trustees. The high school’s principal, Adam Jennings, was the only member of Shoreline’s brass in attendance. “I thought it was a really positive evening,” he said. “It was very community-oriented. Everyone seemed to have a good time, and I would love to see the district continue doing it.”