Extraordinary Achievement in National Language Exams
French, Latin and Spanish

National French Exam 2012

Congratulations to all!  The first ten students in each category (national and the state of Rhode Island) will be honored at an awards ceremony on May 21 at Bishop Hendricken.

Kethural Manokaran will receive a certificate (Honorable Mention) as one of the nominees of the 'Excellence in the study of the French Language Award - 2012' given by Le Foyer at the Prize Ceremony for RI Students of French at Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, RI at 6:30 PM on Monday, May 21, 2012.

2012 National Latin Exam

The National Latin Exam (NLE) is an annual assessment of Latin skills taken by students throughout the United States and in many countries around the world. The test is administered through the American Classical League (ACL) and the National Junior Classical League (NJCL). Students may take the NLE at any level from "Introduction to Latin" through "Latin VI." The ACL/NJCL offer special recognition for students with particularly noteworthy records of achievement on the NLE.

National Latin Exam Honorees 2012

Introduction to Latin

Larissa Klufas (8) Ribbon & Certificate

Lilia Smyth (8) Ribbon & Certificate

Alice Bennet (8) Ribbon & Certificate

Katrina Claflin (8) Certificate

Gabriela Baron (8) Certificate

Isabel Harrington (8) Certificate

Caecilia Martinez (8) Certificate

Meghan Faria (8) Certificate

Sarina Trant (8) Certificate

Hannah Fitts (8) Certificate

Georgia Jones (8) Certificate

Latin I

Samantha Chu (9) Maxima cum Laude (Silver Medal)

Emily Hesse (9) Magna cum Laude

Grace Olubowale (10) Cum Laude

Latin II

Quinn Crum (9) Cum Laude

Nora Grimes (9) Cum Laude

Caitie March (9) Cum Laude

Adelae Durand (9) Cum Laude

Latin III

Anna Steinberg (9) Cum Laude

Latin V

Kayla Gillespie (12) Cum Laude

2012 National Spanish Exam

Congratulations!  Students from Lincoln School earned a total of 14 gold, 13 silver and 13 bronze medals  “Attaining a medal 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.”  39 students also attained Honorable Mention this year.  The State of Rhode Island also awards the top three students in each level and category.

How to interpret score:

National Percentiles - this score indicates the performance of a student in relationship to the performance of other students nationwide, specifically those in the same level and category. (For example, if a Level 3 student in the Regular category receives a National Percentile of 84, this score indicates that the student answered more test items correctly than 84 percent of Level 3 students in the Regular category nationwide).

Premio de Oro – above the 95th percentile
Premio de Plata – from the 85th percentile through the 94th percentile
Premio de Bronce – from the 75th percentile through the 84th percentile
Mención Honorífica – from the 50th percentile through the 74th percentile

Middle School

Grade 7 Level 01   Teacher Marcela vonBreymann
Total Number of Examinations nationwide = 5377

Premio de Oro – above the 95th percentile
Ivana Gabriele-Smith, Sabrina Eisen

1st in the State of Rhode Island - Ivana Gabriele-Smith

Premio de Plata – from the 85th percentile through the 94th percentile
Phoebe Karkos, Jasmine Hyppolite, Jasmine Gabor, Isabelle Buroker

Premio de Bronce – from the 75th percentile through the 84th percentile
Grace Moran

Mención Honorífica – from the 50th percentile through the 74th percentile
Nicola Crocenzi, Emilia Matarese, Katherine Mathews, Lily Burchfield, Emily Deveney-Clegg, Juliette Saltzman, Kyra Ramos, Isabella Bellini

            Bilingual Category- Total Number of Examinations nationwide = 304
            Amanda LaPaz

8th grade Level 1: Teacher Holly Kindl
Total Number of Examinations nationwide = 33759

Premio de Oro – above the 95th percentile
Lilia Smyth, Gabriela Baron, Larissa Klufas, Meredith Brown, Hannah Fitts

3rd in the State of Rhode Island- Lilia Smyth

Premio de Plata – from the 85th percentile through the 94th percentile
Morgan Andrade

Premio de Bronce – from the 75th percentile through the 84th percentile
Jessica Purdy, Meghan Faria

Mención Honorífica – from the 50th percentile through the 74th percentile
Alice Bennett, Ashley Sowah, Francesca Matarese

Upper School

Level 1: Teacher: Silvia Campbell
Total Number of Examinations nationwide = 33759

Premio de Plata – from the 85th percentile through the 94th percentile
Macy Mello

Premio de Bronce – from the 75th percentile through the 84th percentile
Jarynette González, Sarah Lane

Mención Honorífica – from the 50th percentile through the 74th percentile
Rhianon Eleoff-Edwards

Level 2: Teacher: Silvia Campbell
Total Number of Examinations nationwide = 33322

Premio de Oro – above the 95th percentile
Brooke Lundgren, Nora Grimes, Samantha Chu, Hallie Friedfeld,

3rd in the State of Rhode Island- Samantha Chu

Premio de Plata – from the 85th percentile through the 94th percentile
Ani Comella, Olivia Small, Chrsitina Chu, Serena Mainiero, Alexandra Gaissl

Premio de Bronce – from the 75th percentile through the 84th percentile
Hannah Anderson, Emma Burchfield, Katherine Holt,

Mención Honorífica – from the 50th percentile through the 74th percentile
Emily Ruhl, Sara Kourtesis

Level 2: Teacher Holly Kindl
Total Number of Examinations nationwide = 33322

Premio de Bronce – from the 75th percentile through the 84th percentile
Tiffany Zeng

Mención Honorífica – from the 50th percentile through the 74th percentile
Julia Stern, Mary Larcom, Jamie Pine, Sydney Stein, Grace Olubowale, Shalini Sudama, Maija Whelan, Jacqueline Soscia, Alexandra Bianco

Level 3: Teacher Silvia Campbell
Total Number of Examinations nationwide = 26736

Premio de Oro – above the 95th percentile
Victoria Souza, Candace Powning

Premio de Plata – from the 85th percentile through the 94th percentile
Brooke Buckett, Lauren McInerney

Premio de Bronce – from the 75th percentile through the 84th percentile
Alexandra Moran, Ashlee Perotti

Mención Honorífica – from the 50th percentile through the 74th percentile
Elizabeth DiSandro, Christine Agbelese, Emma Peloquin, Larson Bennett, Madison Wexler, Tara Dugan, Lauren Moran

Level 4: Teacher Holly Kindl
Total Number of Examinations nationwide = 15607

Premio de Oro – above the 95th percentile
Kelsey Anderson

3rd in the State of Rhode Island- Kelsey Anderson

Mención Honorífica – from the 50th percentile through the 74th percentile
Adelaide Bodell, Katherine Weaver, Emily Fitts, Alexia Williams, Leticia Lopes, Caroline Lippincott

Level 5: Teacher Marcela vonBreymann
Total Number of Examinations nationwide = 5449

Premio de Bronce – from the 75th percentile through the 84th percentile
Leah Tinberg, Emma Osmundson

            Bilingual Category- Total Number of Examinations nationwide = 1312
            Natasha Rosario

Mención Honorífica – from the 50th percentile through the 74th percentile
Dakota Goldsmith, Katherine Ring