Congratulations to world language students from Spring Valley High School who attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2016 National Spanish Examinations.
Students from Spring Valley High School earned a total of 5 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze medals along with 15 honorable mentions. “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 160,000 students participating in 2016.”
Students from Spring Valley High School have a long history of high achievement on these exams and were taught by Spanish teachers, Gloria Ham, Rodney Grantham, Carmen Nazario, Zuleika Hernandez and Kristina Schwarzbauer. 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.
Oro = Gold Plata = Silver Bronce = Bronze
Spanish Level 4
White Matt Plata
Marazzo Luke Plata
Thome Kaury Bronce
Hammonds Rayvon Honor
James Wynnter Honor
Jones Katherine Honor
Pratt Courtney Honor
Spiva Sunshine Honor
Spanish Level 4, Bilingual category
García Robles Melanie Oro
Irizarri-Gonzalez Amanda Oro
Spanish Level 3
Ferguson Taylor Plata
Hunt Haley Honor
Miller Max Honor
Simpson Danielle Honor
Spanish Level 3, Bilingual category
Martinez-Garcia Litzel Oro
Spanish Level 2
Novotny Francesca Oro
Kerkhofer Isabel Oro
Waters Emily Plata
Starmack Payton Plata
Brunson Alyssa Plata
Guerra Lexi Bronce
Johnson Evan Bronce
Ringer Annamarie Bronce
Eaddy Evan Honor
Foster Cody Honor
Froelich Kaitlyn Honor
Kapoor Ishita Honor
Kim Brandon Honor
Kim Kevin Honor
Young Zachary Honor
Spanish Level 2, Bilingual category
Mendoza Maria Plata
Hernandez Maria Bronce