Thursday, May 15, 2008

Middle School Spanish Students Earn Medals on National Exam


Five Gateway Middle School students earned top medals after taking the National Spanish Exam. Earning Silver Medal certificates were Chavana Swaminathan (88th percentile) and Joshua David (85th percentile). Earning Bronze medal certificates were Karlaysia Callaway (82nd percentile), Regina Nefjodova (83rd percentile), and Christine Ritter (82nd percentile). Faculty sponsor for the test was Susan Poljak.

The National Spanish Examination is an online, standardized assessment tool given by over 3000 teachers throughout the United States to measure proficiency and achievement of students who are studying Spanish as a second language. The National Spanish Examination is the most widely used test of Spanish in the United States.

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