Students from McIntosh High, Starr’s Mill High, Whitewater High, and Whitewater Middle attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2023 National Spanish Examinations.
The combined medal count earned by the students includes 17 Premio de Oro (Gold, at or above the 95th percentile), 28 Premio de Plata (Silver, from the 85th-94th percentile), and 26 Premio de Bronce (Bronze, 75th-84th percentile).
Along with a gold medal, Christopher Shim of McIntosh earned a perfect score for Spanish for Native Speakers II.
“Attaining a medal or honorable mention for any student on the National Spanish Examinations is very prestigious,” said Lisa Greenman, National Director of the Exams, “because the exams are the largest of their kind in the United States with nearly 85,000 students participating in 2023.”
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. For more information, visit www.aatsp.org.
Local students receiving medals in the National Spanish Examinations are:
Spanish for Native Speakers II Silver: María Delgado, McIntosh; Patricio Landa, McIntosh
Spanish for Native Speakers II Gold: Christopher Shim, McIntosh
AP Spanish Silver: Juan Torres, McIntosh
Level 1 Bronze: Emily Athey, Whitewater High; Abigail Crump, Whitewater Middle; Sauj Das, Starr’s Mill; Tanner Dorshimer, Whitewater Middle; Jeremy Flug, Whitewater Middle; Evangelie Higman, Whitewater Middle; Ayaan Khan, Whitewater Middle; Hayley Miller, Whitewater High; Brian Mitchell, Whitewater Middle; Courtney Newcomer, Whitewater Middle; Chloe Phan, Whitewater Middle; Emily Swanger, Whitewater High
Level 1 Sliver: Finyinfoluwa Abiodun-Findo, Whitewater Middle; Anna Bruijn, Starr’s Mill; Kaydence Diner, Whitewater High; Elsie Fanning, Whitewater Middle; Aliyah Hayes, Whitewater Middle; Aubrey Jones, Whitewater Middle; Umu King, Whitewater Middle; Ludovic Lythgoe, Whitewater Middle; David Martin, Whitewater Middle; Arianna Mitchell, Whitewater Middle; Julianna Padilla, Whitewater Middle; Shade Wilson, Starr’s Mill
Level 1 Gold: Zakary Bates, Whitewater Middle; Caoimhe Caskey, Whitewater Middle; Chloe King, Whitewater Middle; Miles Lewis, Whitewater Middle; Elizabeth Toth, Whitewater Middle
Level 2 Bronze: Madison Hagin, Whitewater High; Joshua Lawson, Starr’s Mill; Isabella McBride, Starr’s Mill; Sophia Nguyen, Whitewater High; Ansley Nieber, Whitewater High; Mitt Patel, Starr’s Mill; Aaron Poitevent, Whitewater High; Julian Rhinehardt, Whitewater High; London Rivers, Whitewater High; Ashlyn Rusk, Starr’s Mill
Level 2 Silver: Bella Gorman, Starr’s Mill; Kayla Hoang, Whitewater High; Anika Olson, Whitewater High
Level 2 Gold: Adelae Barkley, Starr’s Mill; James Bender, Starr’s Mill; Zimri Cauble, Starr’s Mill; Maribelle Grandea, Whitewater High; Jonathan Hunter, Whitewater High; Elizabeth Jackson, Starr’s Mill; Jacon Sims, Whitewater High
Level 3 Bronze: Mary Hunter, Starr’s Mill; Mark Panair, Starr’s Mill; Natalie Stone, Whitewater High
Level 3 Silver: Emily Aguilera, Starr’s Mill; Zahra Castillo, Starr’s Mill; Sophia Farinacci, McIntosh; Ella Griswold, Starr’s Mill; Abby McSpadden, Starr’s Mill; Airi Misigu, McIntosh; Ellie Shelton, McIntosh
Level 3 Gold: Carolin Perez-Lozada, Whitewater High; Maria Yanez, Whitewater High
Level 4 Bronze: Mayiah Grant, Starr’s Mill
Level 4 Silver: Carson Candela, McIntosh; Katie Rausch, Starr’s Mill; Ginger Swayne, Starr’s Mill
Level 4 Gold: Sofia Arvizu, McIntosh; Jonah Hendrickson, Starr’s Mill
