Congratulations to the Notre Dame students in both the upper and middle divisions who recently attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2015 National Spanish Examinations.
In the middle division, a gold medal was awarded to Isabel Collazo and silver medals were earned by Carson Heimbuck, Amelia Cumming and Sana Muqueem. Bronze medals were awarded to Itala Gimelli, Michael Robbins, Ishwar Surendran, Alexandra Case, Mikaela Crute and Austin Greif. In addition, honorable mentions went to Jonathan Raju, Allison Creek, Jacob Galloway, Eliana Gebara, Natalie Lyijyne, Erin Patterson and Matthew Wood.
In the upper division, a gold medal was awarded to Caterina Nassi; silver medals went to Aleksandra Salic, Robert Joseph, Elena Nassi and Anthony Bokshan; and bronze medals were earned by Nicholas Fraser, Braeden Fromwiller, Lauren Neiheisel, Cameron Rubino, Kayla Stencel, Jessica Caruso, Peter Miklas, Sydney Pauls, Gabrielle Jacoby and Lia Mastroianni.
A total of 29 NDP students earned honorable mentions: James Bishop, Kyle Weaver, Emily Ridge, Hunter Hoensheid, Cara Bonanni, Katherine Swartz, Nina Michielutti, Victoria Mazur, Alexa Magsoudi, Daniel Koch, Angela Fan, Dominic Maniaci, Julia Warsecke, Deema Ujayli, Julia Pagnucco, Benjamin Mancini, Ryan McIntyre, Rosella LoChirco, Sabrina Kloss, Madeline Fazio, Julia Ebben, Chanel Dore, Marisa Meyer, Julie Boniface, Halaina Jimenez, Jessica Jimenez, Diego Collazo, Olivia Finn, Alicia Ringwood and Abigail Rankin.
Along with the accomplishments of the upperclassmen, Notre Dame also congratulated four ninth graders who received medals. Nicholas Fraser, Braeden Fromwiller, and Lauren Neiheisel all received bronze medals. Alicia Ringwood received honorable mention.
“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.
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. In the spring of 2014, a total of 154,268 students participated in the online version of the exam.
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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." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by 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.