National Spanish & French Exam Results
Source/Author: Sra. Teresa Andrés, Upper School Spanish Teacher
May 19, 2017
The Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese officially revealed the 2017 National Spanish Exams results. Our Upper School students of Spanish performed very well despite the rigors of the online examinations. The examinations were administered this past March and our students have been anticipating the results.
The National Spanish Exams are used to determine student achievement and proficiency and are also a valuable tool in guiding curriculum. For the purposes of fair testing, students were assigned different categories depending on their exposure to the Spanish language. There are three categories: Regular classroom experience (most students), outside classroom experience and bilingual.
Our students placed in all categories, Gold, Silver and Bronze, and were recognized at a recent assembly in front of the student body and faculty. Honorable Mention awards were presented in class due to a time restraint at the assembly. Our gold medal winner may also have placed first, second or third in the State of Florida, or nationally, but these results will not be revealed until later, perhaps late in June. ¡Felicidades a todos los estudiantes!
The National Spanish Exams are used to determine student achievement and proficiency and are also a valuable tool in guiding curriculum. For the purposes of fair testing, students were assigned different categories depending on their exposure to the Spanish language. There are three categories: Regular classroom experience (most students), outside classroom experience and bilingual.
Our students placed in all categories, Gold, Silver and Bronze, and were recognized at a recent assembly in front of the student body and faculty. Honorable Mention awards were presented in class due to a time restraint at the assembly. Our gold medal winner may also have placed first, second or third in the State of Florida, or nationally, but these results will not be revealed until later, perhaps late in June. ¡Felicidades a todos los estudiantes!
Below is a review of the awards presented:
Bronce
Jacqui B
Samuel B
Benjamin B
Turner B
Nicholas B
Charity C
Taylor E
Jake F
Cassandra F
Jaydon H
Elizabeth H
Elia J (OE)
Nicole L
Kyle M
Olivia O
Jacky P
Emma S
Zachary S
Sarina S
Plata
R.J. A
Trevor B
Christopher C
Mitchell G
Kira H
Karlei K
McKenna M
Lucas M
William N
Shannon O
Lacy S
Evan S
Ari W
Shannon W
Oro
Sylvia S
Congratulations to the following students who are medal winners for the French National Contest! The Contest, which is taken by about 80,000 students every year, assesses skills in listening, reading, grammar and culture. It is a challenging exam that rewards only the very top finishers in each level. The World Language Department is very proud of this year’s winners and is looking forward to distributing medals and certificates when they arrive later this month.
Level 1: Lily P- Silver, Evan S- Silver, Shahana B- Bronze, Kofi F- Bronze
Level 2: Erin W, Silver
Level 3: Matthieu C- Silver, Mitchell G- Bronze
Level 4: Joel H- Silver
Level 5: Chris J- Gold, Elia J- Gold, Luis S- Silver
