WILMINGTON, MA — Congratulations to a multitude of the world langue students from Wilmington High School who attain national recognition for excellent performance on the 2016 National Spanish Examinations.
Students in Grades 9-12 earned a total of 1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals, along with 22 honorable mentions.
Gold Medal Winner:
- Vittorio Iocco (Grade 10)
Silver Medal Winner:
- Thais Alves (Grade 9)
Bronze Medal Winner:
- Fariha Haque (Grade 10)
- Kate Fitzpatrick (Grade 11)
- Isabella Richards (Grade 11)
Honorable Mention (Grade 9):
- Alyssa Gibbons
- April Haines
- Benjamin Packer
- Kali Patterson
- Emma Rhind
- Christopher Stokes
Honorable Mention (Grade 10):
- Andrew Almedia
- Krista Brown
- Katherine Edeburn
- Aditya Gautham
- John Gibbons
- Leah Hall
- Thomas Hogan
- Isabella Lamothe
- Jason Spizuoco
- Jesse Valente
Honorable Mention (Grade 11):
- Anna De La Cruz
- Tommy Le
- Daniel Sirignano
- Jared Spinney
- Ryan Thai
Honorable Mention (Grade 12):
- Timothy Scanola
The National Spanish Examination is administrated nationwide each year in grades 6 through 12, and is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP).
“Attaining a medal or honorable mention for any student on the National Spanish Examination is very prestigious,” said Kevin Cessna-Buscemi, National Director of Exams,” because “the exams are the largest of their kind in the United States with over 160,000 students participating 2016.”
Please join WHS Spanish Teachers Meghan Burns, Rebecca Martiniello, Sandra Noack, and the rest of the World Languages Department in congratulations their students on this outstanding achievement.
(NOTE: The above press release was submitted by Rebecca Martiniello.)
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