Wheeling Students Achieve Recognition on 2013 National Spanish Exams

     Several world language students from Wheeling School recently achieved national recognition for excellent performance on the 2013 National Spanish Examinations, earning a total of three silver medals and one bronze medal, along with four 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 156,000 students participating in 2013."

     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.

     Students from Maria Rivas-Brown's AP Spanish Language and Culture and Rebecca Castro's AP Spanish Literature & Culture classes who placed in the top 10-percent nationally on the National Spanish Examination are the following:

     Silver Medal Winners--Daniela Alvarez, Andrea Arriaga, and Guadalupe Herrera; Bronze Medal Winner--Christian Torres; and Honorable Mention--Alfonso Figueroa, Consuelo Gonzalez, Shelby Soto, and Jessica Uriostegui.