Congratulations to several world language students from St. Thomas Aquinas High School who attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2011 National Spanish Examinations.
Students from St. Thomas earned a total of one gold, two silver and four bronze medals along with 18 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 140,373 students participating in 2011.”
STA students have a long history of high achievement on these exams. Richard Rainville, Erin Murphy, Kristin Carmichael, Miriam Hanlon and Jacqueline Zick are the teachers of students honored in the 2011 NSE.
Nationally, junior Chelsea Flanagan of York, ME garnered a “gold” recognition (95th percentile or higher); freshman Jake Jermyn of Dover, NH and junior Eric Gilmore of Exeter, NH scored in the “silver” category (in the 85th to 94th percentile); those attaining “bronze” level scores (75th to 84th percentile) were sophomore Jay Carmody (Exeter, NH), sophomore Alison Hiatt (Newington, NH), junior Gabrielle Ouellette (Epping, NH), and junior James Klingensmith (Nottingham). Receiving honorable mention were Michelle Dunbar, Blaire Fenniman, Jordyn Palmer, Julia Robison, Sarah Gianino, Anna Whitham, Bridget Kelly, Hayley Lewis, Amanda Girard, Alex Pollock, Jack Quinn, Matt Radford, Hae Min Park, Katherine Foster, Katherine Duncan, Emily Antaya, Justin Corriss, and Kelsey Gallagher.
Three students also won recognition in state of New Hampshire – all at the Advanced Level: Chelsea Flanagan attained first place, while Senior Sarah Gianino of Eliot, ME and senior Anna Whitham of Stratham, NH secured fifth and sixth places respectively.
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.
Located in Dover, NH, St. Thomas Aquinas High School is a coeducational, Catholic high school community where young people are called to be challenged academically, to stretch their hearts spiritually and to embark on a journey to make a difference. For more information, visit STA at www.stalux.org or call (603) 742-3206.
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