News Release

April 25, 2023

NEBRASKA STUDENTS AWARDED SEALS OF BILITERACY

The Nebraska Department of Education and the Nebraska International Language Association have awarded 101 Seals of Biliteracy to 98 Nebraska students this semester. It is the first time that a Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy is issued for Filipino and Korean.

The Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy is a collaboration between the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) and the Nebraska International Language Association honoring high school students who have achieved a high level of proficiency in English and at least one other language.

Students apply for the Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy after demonstrating proficiency based on the Nebraska World Language Standards structured around communication, cultures, connections, communities, and cognition within a language other than English.

2023 Spring Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy Recipients

 

Abby Moreno Scottsbluff High School Spanish	Abellanedad Allen Lexington High School Spanish	Abigail Owens Lexington High School Spanish
Alex Camacho Omaha Central High School Spanish	Alexander Ellefson Home/ other Spanish	Alia Gomez Shelton High School Spanish
Andres Salinas Lexington High School Spanish	Andrew Moyer Palmyra High School Spanish	Anne Praise Santos Boone Central High Filipino, Spanish
Ashlee Patino Omaha Bryan High School French	Ashley Chiguil Lexington High School Spanish	Ashley Chirino Ralston High School Spanish
Ashmitha Ramalingam Millard North High School Spanish/ Tamil	Braeden Willnerd Fremont Senior High School Spanish	Braxton Small Davis City Secondary School Spanish
Caden Denker David City High School Spanish	Carlos Prado Lexington High School Spanish	Carlos Rodriguez-Perez Lexington High School Spanish
Carter Eichler Omaha South High School Spanish	Chloe Rojas Aguirre Westside High School Spanish	Cristela Goytia Lexington High School Spanish
Danae Lopez Omaha Central High School Spanish	Daniel Rios Ralston High School Spanish	Drake Bott Home/ other Spanish
Ellary Young Logan View Senior High School Spanish	Erandy Rodriguez-Herrera Crete High School Spanish	Genesis Lam Lexington High School Spanish
Hailey Vigial Lexington High School Spanish	Hannah Tang Lincoln East High School Chinese/ French	Jeonghun Jin Lexington High School Korean
Jesus Molina-Bolanos Omaha South High School Spanish	Johanna Hidalgo-Ramirez Lincoln Northeast High School Spanish	Josue Lucas-Reynoso Lexington High School Spanish
Julia Perez Omaha South High School French	Katie Valencia-Hernandez Omaha South High School Spanish	Katya Reason Millard Public School Spanish
Leilanie Berrios Ralston High School French	Leonardo Luna-Duran Neligh-Oakdale Senior High School Spanish	Leslie Gallardo Omaha Central High School Spanish
Mary Hamilton West Holt Rutal High School Spanish	Melanie Marte-Mendoza Lexington High School Spanish	Michelle Ruiz-Carcia Lexington High School Spanish
Michelle Rivas Lexington High School Spanish	Miranda Gomez Lexington High School Spanish	Oscar Thomas Palmyra High School Spanish
Paulo Torres Murrieta-Torres Fremont High School/ Alliance High School French	Purannan Balakrishnan Home/ Other Tamil	Samantha Gomez-Estrada Omaha Bryan High School Spanish
Samuel Rich Kearney High School French	Stephanie Guzman-Torres Omaha South High School Spanish	Troia Drey Logan View Senior High School Spanish
Yasmin Monroy Lexington High School Spanish	Yazmin Islas-Lopez Omaha South High School Spanish

 

 

Community support is a crucial aspect of strengthening the foundation of World Language instruction. We are excited to announce new partnerships that will strengthen the Seal of Biliteracy program.

CLTA SIG K12 Classroom and Methodology is affiliated with the Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA (CLTA-US) and promotes the study of Chinese language and culture in an international context.

As an assessment platform, Extempore allows teachers to host practice and assessments for all languages, levels, modes, and skills. At the same time, Extempore also functions as the official assessment platform for the Seal of Biliteracy exam for numerous less commonly taught languages in its home state of Minnesota.

As the exclusive provider of ACTFL language proficiency assessments, Language Test International (LTI) administers research-based, valid, and reliable assessments in over 120 languages that allow multilingual individuals to certify their language proficiency for a wide range of personal, academic, and professional uses or needs.

Nebraska Association for Translators & Interpreters (NATI), a 501(c)6 association, exists to inform, train, and assist those involved in the language industry.  They are dedicated to educating, advocating, and associating for the good of the profession.

Phoenix Tree Publishing, the North America subsidiary of Beijing Language and Culture University Press (BLCUP), is a wholly owned subsidiary of BLCUP. Established in 2011 in Chicago, Phoenix Tree Publishing is the very first of its kind to take root outside of the Chinese-speaking world.

More information about the Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy can be found online at: www.education.ne.gov/worldlanguage/nebraska-seal-of-biliteracy.

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