Schools Honor Achieving Students

High schools applaud Seal of Biliteracy, achieving students

Springdale Public Schools celebrated about 180 Arkansas Seal of Biliteracy recipients in April and May ceremonies at Don Tyson School of Innovation and Har-Ber and Springdale high schools.

Springdale High School celebrated 77 Arkansas Seal of Biliteracy recipients at an April 29 ceremony, Har-Ber High School honored 81students at an recognition May 2, and Don Tyson School of Innovation included their 63 seal recipients in a May 8 end-of-year award event for more than 100 students.

Almost one-third of the state's total seal recipients are Springdale Public Schools' students, with 1,514 of the 5,553 total honorees attending the district to date.

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Springdale Schools also has the most students certified biliterate in Marshallese in the state, said Kristen Novotny, Springdale High School teacher, with 37 of the 48 students attending Springdale High.

Seal recipients had to score proficient or better in English when taking the ACT, ACT Aspire or ELPA to earn the recognition, Novotny said. For their second language, students had to pass the reading, writing, listening and speaking portions of an AP or STAMP language test.

The state has recognized 5,553 total students from 105 high schools in 28 languages with the Arkansas Seal of Biliteracy to date, according to an Arkansas Seal of Biliteracy press release.

Novotny said 1,191 students received the seal this school year, 415 in 48 schools in the fall and 776 in 64 schools for the spring.

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Students were presented with a certificate and medal at their respective ceremonies to recognize their achievement.

The Arkansas Seal of Biliteracy is sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Education, the Arkansas Foreign Language Teachers Association and Arkansas Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, according to the Arkansas Seal of Biliteracy website. The seal was officially endorsed by the Arkansas Department of Education in 2018.

Springdale Schools' Student Award Recipients

Marshallese Seal of Biliteracy Recipients

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Don Tyson School of Innovation Marshallese

Angelina Jetton and Sweety Phillip

Springdale High School Marshallese

Annabelle Bolkeim, Yollisa Castillo, Josmin Debrum, Emlain Jim, Nelanie Kijenmij, Ethan Lanje

Dana Makphie and Grace Petueli

Spanish Seal of Biliteracy Recipients

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Don Tyson School of Innovation Spanish

Martin Adame, Rosalene Albarran, Arick Albarran-Ortega, Melissa Alcala, Julissa Alfaro, Maria Alvarado, Michael Arriola, Anahi Barbosa, Michelle Briceno , Samuel Carrero, Melanie Campos Gonzalez, Valeria Carrion, Angelina Ceja, Sarah Cohen, Fernando Bautista Hernandez, Dara Cuenca, Irvin De La Cruz, Breanna Estrada, Melissa De Anda-Aldaco, Jenquiel Fernandez, Dennis Figueroa, Valeria Figueroa-Alvarado, Alexandra Flores, Eduardo Fraire Trejo, Giovanni Garcia, Kailey Garcia, Frank Gomez-Montalvo, Erick Graciano, Soreley Grant, Diego Juarez, Jose Juarez, Liseth Morales, Jordony Lara, Eric Lopez, Angel Machado-Gonzalez, Anthony Marquez, Nelsy Martinez, Jocelyn Martinez, Gabriela Malave, Hidalgo Edwin Martinez, Leslie Martinez , Joshua Morales, Jacob Ojeda, Daniela Palacios, Aaron Parra, Johan Paulin, Kevin Perez, Joana Polanco, Jazmin Ponce, Giovanny Roa, Brizia Reyna-Malagon, Sandy Rodriguez, Zuri Rodriguez, Allie Rojas, Gabriel Romero Silva, David Sanchez, Angel Taracena, Raquel Turrubiartes and Emanuel Venegas.

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Har-Ber High School Spanish

Murray Acuff, Melissa Baez, Diego Batres, Nataly Cardeno, Yoselin Ambriz Carranza, Adeline Edmiston, Fernanda Flores , Roselyn De La Torre, Yasmin Espinoza, Carlos Garcia, Mariano Gomez, Jossue Hernandez, Jason Galdamez-Morales, Luis Hernandez, Valeria Herrera, Jocelyn Lara, Ericka Lopez, Esmeralda Macias, Rubi Macias, Guadalupe Miranda, Anaiya Maxberry, Caroline Netzel, Angel Mondragon Moreno, Marck Palma, Lydia Parsley, Yanci Martinez Pineda, Esthefany Peralta, Bryan Sandoval Hernandez, Crystoval Ramirez, Emily Ramirez, Irene Rivera, Victor Ramirez, Brayan Polanco-Robles, Abraham Rodriguez, Jorge Rodriguez, Karla Rugamas, Cesar Saenz, Dulce Vargas, Rebecca Walden, Andrea Victoria-Palma, Carlos Piedra and Natalie Zamora

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Springdale High School Spanish

Dayana Aguilar Perez, Isaac Amaya, Erica Ambriz, Jazmine Barbosa Martinez, Mikayla Barker, Angela Barrera, Lesley Batres, Jesus Campuzano, Maria Castrellon, Lluvia Chagoya, Natasha Cisneros, Diana Cruz, America Cuevas, Guadalupe Diaz Najera, Auner Escobar, Estefani Escobar, Aisha Esparza, Annalea Flores, Jocelyne Franco-Martinez, Karla Gomez, Brittany Gonzalez, Cinthia Gonzalez Almaguer, Oliver Guadarrama Rojo, Cesar Gutierrez, Anthoni Hernandez, Mario Hernandez, Yamilet Hernandez, Isaac Hernandez, Alondra Hidalgo Mendoza, Nataly Leonardo, Mario Lopez Vaquerano, Azael Manjarrez, Naidelin Martinez, Alexa Mondragon, Aime Mondragon, Noemi Mondragon, Samantha Morales, Samir Morales-Aguilar, Guadalupe Najera, Gitsell Pedraza, Cathy Polanco Yanira Aguilar, Maribel Raymundo, Brandon Reyes, Sebastian Rodriguez, Araceli Rodriguez, Guadalupe Rodriguez, Emily Ruiz, Jennifer Salas-Soto, Alexis Serna, Jolette Sevilla, Christopher Tanguma, Jacklyn Torres, Dayana Umana, Isaac Vargas, Yajaira Vasquez, Lesly Vejar, Nathalie Vera, Leslie Villafuerte, Jasmine Zamudio and Julieta Zaragoza Perez

Additional Seal of Biliteracy Recipients

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Har-Ber High School Chinese

Emilee Danford, Jubilee Killian, Diana Lopez, Daniela Pineda-Vizcaino and Andrea Victoria-Palma

Don Tyson School of Innovation Filipino

Lance Nathaniel Tipon and Bryne Gabrielle Tipon

Springdale High School French and Spanish

Stephanie Batres and Sandra Gonzalez

Springdale High School Vietnamese

Khoa Nguyen Tran

Tran is the first Springdale High student to earn the Arkansas Seal of Biliteracy in Vietnamese.

More DTSOI Event Award Recipients

Don Tyson School of Innovation also honored students in grades 9-12 at their award event, said Melinda Bunyard, DTSOI community engagement coordinator. DTSOI will recognize students in grades 6-8 in the same categories at a May 22 ceremony in their honor. Seal of Biliteracy recipients won't participate in the May 22 event.

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ACT 30+ Headliners

Jaiden Blackston, Nikolas Carender, Banes Cassady, Italia Cruz, Julius Culberson, Dennis Figueroa-Alvarado, Frank Gomez-Montalvo, Anthony Hernandez, Diego Hernandez-Salas, Makenzie Isenbart, Gracelyn Mason, Ashley McCarver, Andrew Moore, August Norman, Logan Roberts, Jude Sabatini, Gavin Swanson, Andrew Taylor, Olivia Van Dusen, Amelia Walters and Madelyn Xaysanasy

PSAT 85% or Better Rock Stars

Jaiden Blackston, Banes Cassady, Julius Culberson, Frank Gomez, Toshiro Hunt, Adaleigh Leffingwell, William Linker, Abigail Metzner, August Norman, Logan Roberts, Andrew Shellhammer and Madelyn Xaysanasy

2024 Arkansas Governor’s School

Madison Archer, Ethan Bisbee, Nikolas Carender, Banes Cassady, Robin Alejandro-Linares, Christian Duenas-Aguilar, Dennis Figueroa Alvarado, Frank Gomez-Montalvo, Diego Hernandez-Salas, Ashley McCarver, Nate Morrell, Kashvi Patel, Logan Roberts, Jude Sabatini, Chase Selby and Vincent Sharp

2024 Arkansas State Delegates

Genesis Amaya, Ethan Bisbee, Nickolas Carendar, Julius Culberson, Dennis Figueroa Alvarado, Frank Gomez-Montalvo, Diego Hernandez-Salas, Ava Hurt, Aaron Pollari, Jude Sabatini, Andrew Taylor, Bruce Quayle and Madelyn Xaysanasy

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Academic Awards

Valerie Adame, Ninth Grade Student Achievement; Valeria Carrion, Eleventh Grade Student Achievement; Ashley Genest, Tenth Grade Student Character; Soreley Grant Cabellero, Eleventh Grade Student Growth; Ava Hurt, Eleventh Grade Student Character; Gwendolyn Johnson, Ninth Grade Student Character; Noe Juarez-Escamilla, Tenth Grade Student Achievement; Joel Mason, Eleventh Grade Student Growth; Victoria Naish, Ninth Grade Student Character; Clara Parks, Tenth Grade Student Growth; Christopher Ramirez-Barron, Eleventh Grade Student Character; Nicoli Reeves Ninth Grade Student Growth; Logan Roberts, , Eleventh Grade Student Achievement; Andrew Taylor, Eleventh Grade Student Growth; Emanuel Venegas, Tenth Grade Student Character; and Kinley Wallis, Tenth Grade Student Growth