A number of Notre Dame students attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2014 National Spanish Examinations.
NDP students earned a total of three silver medals: Jere Neill, Cameron Rubino, Aleksandra Salic; and eight bronze medals: Sarah Ebben, Kathleen Finn, Maria Redouty, Maxwell Schwegman, Cinthya Hernandez, Jessica Caruso, Alyssa Gonzalez, along with 31 honorable mentions: Megan Bauer, Haley Hershey, Ji Yoon Kim, Sarah LewAllen, Anthony Manganiello, John Potwardowski, Elizabeth Cowdin, Anne Boniface, Elizabeth Allard, Sophia Damman, Caroline Grubbs, Jamie Hanson, Elizabeth Karr, Mara MacLean, Danielle Mullis, Maria Pagnucco, Erica Siatczynski, Ben Sutkiewicz, Alejandra Gomez Limon, Cara Bonanni, Logan Brown, Hunter Hoensheid, Robert Joseph, Miguel Martinez, Monika Reaume, Sarah Ringwood, Scott Rola, Kyle Weaver, Dina Belhasan, Oana Danciu and Emily Ridge.
“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. “The exams are the largest of their kind in the United States with over 154,000 students participating in 2014.”
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.
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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.