Darlington students performed well in the 2013 National French and Spanish Examinations, which are administered each year to all world languages students in grades 9-12 at Darlington.
“Attaining a medal or honorable mention on the National Examinations is very prestigious,” said Kevin Cessna-Buscemi, national director of the National Spanish Exams. "The exams are the largest of their kind in the United States, with over 156,000 students participating in 2013."
National French Exam
Certificate of Honneur (80th percentile or higher nationally):
Juan José Ángulo Reyes
Bethany Cagle
Carlos Carrillo Valadez
Rachel Gideon
Jalisa Kassam
Rostam Zafari
Certificate of Réussite (50th-79th percentile nationally):
Servet Hasserbetci
Alexus Jenkins
Wonseok Lim
Alec Medd
Dylan Patel
José Luis Mulás Torres
National Spanish Exam
Certificate of Oro (95th percentile or higher nationally):
Dawson Horah
Certificate of Plata (85th-94th percentile nationally):
Will Crawford
Sanjid Dewani
Connor Hallett
Isken Moritz
José Luis Mulás Torres
Mary Margaret Wright
Certificate of Bronce (75th-84th percentile nationally):
Chase Brooks
Eric de Antonio
Harlan Dulaney
Spencer Fields
Addie Holmes
Isabela Martignon
Sydney Otieno
Certificate of Honor (50th-74th percentile nationally):
PamPam Akinyemi
Sydney Arthur
Alyson Atwell
Braxton Ballard
Ivy Brandon
Tamara Brisibe
Noah Brown
Anna Katherine Cates
Emma Chambers
Natalie Collins
Jade Cox
Jenna Crutcher
Madeline Drummond
Tyler Favors-Wood
Henry Fields
Madeline Gaffney
Kelsey Garrett
Rachel Gideon
Trent Glass
John Goldin
Jacob Greene
William Groover
Matthew Guitard
Matthew Heiken
Kalia Henry
Mark Holtmeier
Mamie Johnson
Sally Jones
Noah Katz
Christina Kinder
Hanna Jon Lewis
Callee Manna
Daniel Morris
Emily Orr
Alexandra Porto
Alyse Redden
Wesley Samples
Caroline Schrum
Noah Seaga
Torben Seeman
Pressley Smith
Zoe Smith
Indra Sofian
Lawson Sumner
Adam Tarrant
Caroline Thoms
Ben Tortorice
Jack Tunnell
Elizabeth Wallace
Lauren Waymire
Grace Welborn
Ian Winder
Justin Wong
Additionally, 15 Spanish students participated in the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese State Spanish Composition Contest.
Special Award for Outstanding Individual Entry:
Bethany Cagle
Awards for Superior achievement at the state level:
Bethany Cagle
Rachel Gideon
Johnny Malone
Awards for Notable achievement at the state level:
Isabela Martignon
Ethan Pender
Wesley Samples
