Student fare well in language international competitions
Posted May 21, 2012
STUDENTS SCORE WELL ON NATIONAL SPANISH EXAM; ILLARDE 7TH IN STATE
Several world language students from The Webb School attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2012 National Spanish Examinations. 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.
Webb students, taught by Spanish teachers, Kristen Linton, Anelly Arana and Monica Frazier, earned a total of one gold, two silver and five bronze medals along with 19 honorable mentions. Chelsea Ilarde, a 7th grader, earned 7th place in the State of Tennessee.
“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 143,641 students participating in 2012.”
National awards are determined by the total percentile as follows: Gold - 95th percentile and above; Silver - 85th through 94th percentile; Bronze - 75th through 84th percentile; and Honorable Mention - 50th through 74th percentile.
The following students received recognition: Baylor Bishop, Honor; Jessica Popp, Honor; Erin Aliquo, Honor; Radha Yerramilli, Honor; Hannah Gallagher, Silver; Kaci Dupree, Bronze; Caroline Tuma, Bronze; Lauren Livengood, Bronze; Tristan Cunningham, Bronze; Anna Claire Tuma, Bronze; Shiro Burnette, Honor; Madison Roberts, Honor; Caroline Beach, Honor; Ulysses Keevan-Lynch, Honor; Haena Lee, Honor; Anna McClure, Honor; Shanna McMahan, Honor; Keaton Pendergrast, Honor; Ruth Watson, Honor; Benjamin Wells, Honor; Matthew Cooper, Honor; Hannah Hastings, Honor; Cheryl Jiang, Honor; Ethan McNabb, Honor; Micah Rasnick, Honor; Chelsea Ilarde, Gold; and Karley Dodson, Silver.
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WEBB STUDENTS OF FRENCH CLAIM AWARDS, SEVERAL PLACE NATIONALLY
Webb students recently participated in The National French Contest/Le Grand Concours, an annual competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French.
Students of French in grades 1-12, in all 50 states and abroad, take a written test and compete against students with similar educational background for prizes. Grades 1-6 participate in the Foreign Language in the Elementary School Contest. Grades 7-12 participate in the Secondary Contest. There are some 11,000 national winners out of the nearly 100,000 who participate in the contest. There are either 60 or 70 questions depending on the level of the test, in a range from something for elementary students to level 5 in the high school.
Following is a listing of winners, except for the seniors, who will receive their awards at graduation.
Moira Smith’s classes -
Students winning the Certificat de Réussite for scoring in the top 50th to the top 20th percentile:
French I, Paige Schoonover, Kennady Peak, Michelle Nowak, Jessica Avery;
French III, Elizabeth Norvell, Ellie Knox; and
French IV, Ashton Bellenfant.
Students winning the Certificat d'Honneur for scoring in the top 20th to the top 10th percentile nationally:
French III, Jenna Davis; and
French IV, Haley St John.
Students winning the Lauréat National for scoring in the top 10 national rank:
French III, Carson Bryant, 5th in Tennessee, 9th nationally (certificate and medal).
Mallory Garcia’s classes -
Level 1A
Students winning the Certificat de Réussite (50-80th percentile):
Jennifer Curtis, 8th grade;
Jhansi Koll, 7th grade;
Tobiaz King, 7th grade; and
Madelyn McAndrew, 7th.grade.
Students winning the Certificat d'Honneur (80th-99th percentile):
Emma Herrin, 7th grade; and
Sarah Beth Menck, 8th grade.
Lauréat National: (top 10 nationally):
Sarah Beth Menck, 8th (9th place in Tennessee, 10th place nationally)
Level 2A
Students winning the Certificat de Réussite (50-80th percentile):
Katie Carter, 9th grade;
McKenna Hoover, 9th grade;
Jordan McAndrew, 9th grade; and
Sarah Williams, 12th grade.
Students winning the Certificat d'Honneur (80th-99th percentile):
Adam Mansell, 10th grade;
Vivian Wu, 10th grade;
Geetha Gowda, 9th grade; and
Yolanda Yin, 11th grade.
Lauréat National: (top 10 nationally):
Adam Mansell, 10th grade, (4th place in Tennessee and nationally);
Geetha Gowda, 9th grade, (9th place in Tennessee and nationally); and
Yolanda Yin, 11th grade (10th place in Tennessee and nationally).
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CARTER IS SUMMA CUM LAUDE WINNER IN NATIONAL LATIN EXAM
Webb students recently took the National Latin Exam, with Sallie Carter as a Summa Cum Laude Winner. The National Latin Exam is offered under the joint sponsorship of' the American Classical League and the National Junior Classical League. More than 149,000 Latin students from all 50 states participated this year, as did students from 13 foreign countries, including Australia, Mexico, Belgium, Canada, China Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Zimbabwe. This year for the first time, students from Bulgaria and Mozambique also took the NLE.
The Webb results are as follows:
Summa Cum Laude Winner (Gold Medal) - Sallie Carter (Latin V AP),
Maxima Cum Laude Winner (Silver Medal) - Caitie Connor (Latin IV),
Magna Cum Laude Winner (Honorable mention) - Parker Hyde (Latin I), and
Certificate of Merit (one point from honorable mention) - Tyler Burns (Latin III) .
