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28 West Orange High School Students Receive State of New Jersey Seal of Biliteracy

 WEST ORANGE, NY - 28 West Orange High School Students have been awarded the Seal of Bilteracy in Spanish, Italian, or French. One student, Nunzio Castaldo, received a Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish and Italian, receiving trilingual proficiency status.

 

In 2016, the State of New Jersey became the fifteenth state in the nation to implement a legislated statewide Seal of Biliteracy. To receive the Seal of Biliteracy, students demonstrate that they are able to speak, read, listen and write in two or more languages at a high level of proficiency.

 

"They have demonstrated oral and literacy proficiency in English and at least one other language through standardized assessments," explained West Orange School District World Languages Supervisor Felix Plata.

 

"The students will receive letters notifying them of their accomplishment and have their achievement reflected on their official high school transcript," he stated.

 

A special recognition ceremony will be held at West Orange High School on June 12 in the Library Media Center beginning at 6:30 pm.

 

Bilteracy

 Spanish teacher Juan Roncero, WL Supervisor Felix Plata, Principal Hayden Moore (R), and students.

 Bilteracy

Juan Roncero, Felix Plata, Nunzio Castaldo, Hayden Moore.

 

Student FIRST Name Student LAST Name Language 1 (Other Than English) Language 2 (Other Than English, If Applicable)
Italo Alcazar Spanish  
Alisson Amador Ponce Spanish  
Scarleth Arciniega Italian  
Adriana Ayala Spanish  
Alejandra Baltazar Rios Spanish  
Matthew Camacho Spanish  
Nunzio Castaldo Spanish Italian
Jonathan Certuche Spanish  
Justin Correa Italian  
Manuel DePierola Italian  
Jhormary Dominguez Italian  
Sinodas Ghebrehiwet Italian  
Facundo GomezBorba Spanish  
Morriel Kasher Spanish  
Aliyah Marquez Spanish  
Nagely Medina Salazar Spanish  
Wendy Monterrosa Italian  
Jeffry Naranjo Spanish  
Shanon Nieto Phillips French  
Proggya Paromita French  
Alba Paucar Spanish  
Ericka Portillo Perlera Spanish  
Kevin Rojas Spanish  
Andres Ruiz Grijalva Spanish  
Alynna Sanchez Spanish  
Katherine Urgiles Humala Spanish  
Gabriel Vela Vasquez Spanish  
Tahis Vigo Spanish  
 
 
 
Cynthia Cumming
May 12, 2019