Congratulations to all the students from Heronfield Academy
who attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2012
National Spanish Examinations.
Students from Heronfield Academy earned a total of 6 gold, 4
silver and 3 bronze medals along with 13 honorable mentions. “Attaining a
medal or honorable mention 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.” At Heronfield Academy this year,
a total of 45 students took the test and 26 scored above the fifty percentile
in the country.
Students from Heronfield Academy have a history of high
achievement on these exams since opening in 2007. Spanish is taught daily at
Heronfield Academy to grades 6, 7 and 8. Grammar and vocabulary are acquired
through reading, writing, speaking and listening using cultural themes from
Latin America and Spain. A high school student text, Asi Sedice, and short
novels are used in the program. Upon leaving Heronfield Academy, most students
place into 3rd year Honors Spanish classes in high school.
The National Spanish Examinations are administered each year
in grades 6 through 12, and are sponsored by the American Association of
Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. (courtesy photo)
