Whitewater High School has 30 German language students who earned “distinguished” and “above average” achievement honors on the 2015 National German Exam for High School Students.
The exam, sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of German, now in its 55th year, is administered to students in the second, third and fourth level of German. Exam results provide a means of comparing students in all regions of the country.
Whitewater has 14 students listed on the 2015 Presidential Honor Roll for earning scores that received a gold (50th percentile or higher), silver (80th to 89th percentile), or bronze (70th to 79th percentile) award. The students are (German II) Cameron Walker, gold; Caleb Enterkin, silver; Rebecca McDonald, silver; Aaron Robertson, silver; Sascha Sutcavage, silver; Michael Sandrin, silver; James Hartley, bronze; and Ashleigh Petrino, bronze; (German III) Christian Skaftun, silver; Gregory Baker, bronze; Amber Melton, bronze; and Patrick Neuner, bronze; (German IV) Elizabeth Kimbell, silver; and Quintin Caliendo, silver.
The other 16 students earned “achievement” awards for “above average” scores (50th to 69th percentile) on the exam. Students earning this distinction are (German II) Lucas Gillette, Dominic Dicario, Dylan Jenkins, Ronnie Goodman, Toddy Perry, Aaron Chan, Joseph Geise, Jonathan Lewis, and William Raville; (German III) Caprice Carrington, William Harp, and Keoni Macayan; (German IV) Gersen Van Gunst, Alison Rudzinksi, Lara Baron, and Melissa Holder.
In addition to these honors, Whitewater High German teacher Patrick Wallace said the school overall scored above others in the south metro area, and that 36 of the students scored at or above the national average.
“We have once again exceeded our results from previous years,” Wallace added.
The 2015 National German Exam for High School Students was administered to over 20,000 students from nearly 700 schools. The exam is comprised of two parts with a total of 100 multiple choice, matching, and true/false questions. The listening and view portion is 40 minutes in length, and consists of a series of short audio and video segments with a total of 50 questions and tasks. The reading portion is 45 minutes in length, and consists of a number of print tests, including graphs and images, with a total of 50 questions and tasks.
