By Señora Lopez
Congratulations to the following Spanish language students from Emerson School who attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2014 National Spanish Examinations:
Seventh Grade:
- Shruti Lakshmanan – Gold
- Max Colis – Silver
- Will Downey – Silver
- Andie Tappenden – Silver
- Lindsey Barba – Bronze
- Hazel Byers – Bronze
- Omar Hassan – Bronze
- Greta Downey – Honor
Eighth Grade:
- Sophie Alphonso – Silver
- Samy Delva – Silver
- Tejal Patel – Silver
- Peter Lanzon – Bronze
- Gabriela Levy Bronze
- Emily Lock – Bronze
- Johnathan Roberts – Bronze
- Sejal Gunaratnam – Honor
- Jared Kehn – Honor
- Hannah Park – Honor
- Abby Vohland – Honor
- Luci Leonor – Honor
Emerson students have a long history of high achievement on these exams.
“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 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.
