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We celebrate S.C. Seal of Biliteracy Awardees!

    2022

    State Seal of Biliteracy Awarded to 39 Richland One Students

    Thirty-nine Richland One students have earned the South Carolina Seal of Biliteracy, an honor recognizing students who have met the proficiency requirements in English and at least one other world language before graduating. Those languages include Spanish, French, German, Latin, Mandarin, American Sign Language, Russian, Arabic and Hebrew.

    The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) ranks the proficiency levels as follows: Intermediate Mid (bronze), Intermediate High (silver), or Advanced Low (gold). There are 13 Richland One students with Silver and 26 with Bronze distinctions.

    The names, school, language, grade and level of proficiency of each student are listed below.

    NAMES

    SCHOOL

    LANGUAGE

    GRADE

    SEAL OF BILITERACY

    1.       Jennifer Lopez Aguilar

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Silver

    2.       Perla Diaz

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Silver

    3.       Orie Lindler

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Silver

    4.       Kristopher Mattox

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Silver

    5.       Alejandro  Miranda Jr.

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Silver

    6.       Mateo Nicolini

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Silver

    7.       Georgia  Richter

    A.C. Flora High School

    French

    12

    Silver

    8.       Jacob Springs

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Silver

    9.       Tatiana Favian Velasco

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Silver

    10.   Anna Young

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Silver

    11.   America Elox

    Columbia High School

    Spanish

    11

    Silver

    12.   Lizbeth Lopez

    Columbia High School

    Spanish

    12

    Silver

    13.   Lizbeth Ruiz Ojeda

    Lower Richland High School

    Spanish

    11

    Silver

    14.   Meghan Bove

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Bronze

    15.   Dorian Britt

    A.C. Flora High School

    French

    12

    Bronze

    16.   Harrison Caspino

    A.C. Flora High School

    German

    12

    Bronze

    17.   Kristina Chambers

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Bronze

    18.   John Condon

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Bronze

    19.   Dalila Dothe-Quezada

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Bronze

    20.   Chikamso Ekechukwu

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Bronze

    21.   Armando Garcia-Ramirez

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Bronze

    22.   Kathryn Horton

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Bronze

    23.   Maria Peraza

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Bronze

    24.   Tina-Maria Sandoval

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Bronze

    25.   Kathryn Ann Scott

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Bronze

    26.   Eva Shealy

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Bronze

    27.   Rayan Ulilish

    A.C. Flora High School

    Arabic

    12

    Bronze

    28.   Keja Wright-Thompson

    A.C. Flora High School

    Spanish

    12

    Bronze

    29.   Amy  Arellano

    Dreher High School

    Spanish

    12

    Bronze

    30.   Ariel Barrientos

    Dreher High School

    Spanish

    11

    Bronze

    31.   Xavier Harris

    Dreher High School

    German

    11

    Bronze

    32.   Jack Lamey

    Dreher High School

    Latin

    11

    Bronze

    33.   Francesca  Melia

    Dreher High School

    Spanish

    11

    Bronze

    34.   Lourdes Sinisterra

    Dreher High School

    Spanish

    11

    Bronze

    35.   Melany Cruz-Tapia

    Eau Claire High School

    Spanish

    12

    Bronze

    36.   Annalia Grygoriychuk

    Eau Claire High School

    Spanish

    12

    Bronze

    37.   Vanessa Encarnacion-Ortiz

    Lower Richland High School

    Spanish

    11

    Bronze

    38.   Ashley Gamboa-Clara

    Lower Richland High School

    Spanish

    11

    Bronze

    39.   Amando Ortiz

    Lower Richland High School

    Spanish

    12

    Bronze


    2021

    17 Flora Students Earn S.C. Seal of Biliteracy for Proficiency in Two Languages

    Flora students earned eight silver and 10 bronze awards, with student Juanita Galvis, earning double honors with awards in French and Spanish. 

    Seventeen A.C. Flora High School students earned the South Carolina Seal of Biliteracy, an award that recognizes students who have attained a certain level of proficiency in English and at least one additional world language by graduation.

    To earn the Seal of Biliteracy, students must meet English proficiency requirements and they must take the Avant STAMP (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency) test to measure their proficiency levels in listening to, speaking, reading and writing Chinese (Mandarin), French, German or Spanish. Students can earn a Bronze Award (intermediate mid level), Silver Award (intermediate high level) or Gold Award (advanced low level).

    Collectively, Flora students earned eight silver and 10 bronze awards, with student Juanita Galvis, earning double honors with awards in French and Spanish. The district extends its congratulations to these exceptional students and their world language teachers.

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    Original article

    Bilingualism Matters Center @ University of South Carolina

    1530 Wheat Street, Room 228 

    Columbia, SC 29208 

    bilingsc@mailbox.sc.edu

    Last Updated: January 11, 2024   

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