Senior Alberto Martinez-Garcia earned a gold medal in the 2017 National Spanish Examinations.
Several world language students from Notre Dame recently achieved national recognition for excellent performance on the 2017 National Spanish Examinations, earning a total of two gold medals, four silver medals and four bronze medals, along with 26 honorable mentions. This year's examination results nearly matched last year's record 50 award winners.
"Attaining a medal or honorable mention for any student on the National Spanish Examinations is very prestigious," said Kevin Cessna-Buscemi, national director of the exams, "because the exams are the largest of their kind in the United States with over 150,000 students participating in 2017.”
The National Spanish Examinations are administered each year in grades 6-12, and are sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. These exams measure proficiency and achievement in the areas of vocabulary, grammar, reading and listening.
Evaristo Garcia-Reyna also won a gold medal in the annual Spanish examination.
The bronze award winners included Notre Dame's Maria Sanchez-Rodriguez (12), Anna Miklas (11), Lorena Dorantes (10) and Megan Obear ’10).
The 26 honorable mentions from Notre Dame were Rodolfo Aguilar-Fernandez ’12, Diego Collazo (12), Halaina Jimenez (12), Jessica Jimenez (12), Mariel Manzor (12), Erica Nowosielski (12), Chase Glasser (12), Luke Adams (12), Madeline Allard (12), Eileen Haig (12), Gabrielle Jacoby (12), Anna Madison (12), Nicole Oska (12), Rebecca Petrella (12), Michael Sitto (12), Anna Hein (11), Ajay Sheth (11), Malini Mukherji (11), Abigail Rankin (11), Matthew Sitto (11), Carmen Aranda (11), Juliet Jacoby (10), Maura Kruse (10), Ana Sanchez (10), Grace Mersino (10) and Joshua Montpas (10).
About the National Spanish Examinations
The National Spanish Examinations are administered each year in grades 6 through 12, and are sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. They are the most widely used tests of Spanish in the United States.
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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." The Marist Fathers and Brothers sponsor NDPMA's Catholic identity and manages its educational program. Notre Dame is accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.