YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) -- In honor of Hispanic Heritage, Youngstown City Schools put on a quinceañera celebration Saturday evening at East High School.

The princesses exchanged their shoes for slippers and were crowned with tiaras. The quinceañera represents a transition to young adulthood.

It's an event Youngstown City Schools has put on for years as a way to celebrate Hispanic culture and share it with the entire community.

"It's extremely important and relevant today. With the world we live in today, it's important that we all see each other as human. We have to celebrate our differences and weaknesses, and this is a perfect way," said Monica Jones, principal of Youngstown Rayen Early College.

This year's theme was "Alice in Wonderland."

Wilson Corbisello contributed to this repor

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