5/23/2011 – Towson, MD– Congratulations to 29 world language students from Calvert Hall College High School who attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2011 National Spanish Examinations. Students from Calvert Hall earned a total of two gold, 15 silver and five bronze medals along with seven 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 140,373 students participating in 2011.”
Twenty-nine students took the exams at Calvert Hall and all received recognition, including:
Spanish I
- Steven Gerken Silver Medal
- William Anstett – Silver Medal
- Benjamin Costello – Honors
- Daniel Fetcho – Honors
Spanish II
- Bryan Nixon – Silver Medal
- Andrew Keller – Silver Medal
- Aria Jalalian – Silver Medal
- Ross Jacob – Silver Medal
- Ezugo Onejeme – Silver Medal
- Jacob Bender – Silver Medal
- John Simpson – Bronze Medal
- Joseph Stephan – Bronze Medal
- Anthony Kelly – Bronze Medal
- Timothy Hart – Honors
- Ismanuel Rodriquez-Bido – Honors
Spanish III
- Thomas Gruebl – GOLD Medal
- Benjamin Weise – Silver Medal
- John Young – Silver Medal
- Alexander Wilson – Silver Medal
- John Lazzaro – Bronze Medal
- Timothy Herpel – Bronze Medal
- Luke Travisano – Honors
- Chris Endryas – Honors
Spanish IV
- Brian Healy – GOLD Medal
- Jesse Morrison – Silver Medal
- Calvin Garay – Silver Medal
- Nicholas Fleming – Silver Medal
- Patrick Tamburo – Silver Medal
- Charlie Urrutia – Honors