The National Spanish Exam is an online competition that over 80,000 students in grades 6-12 complete each year. The test measures vocabulary and grammar along with reading and listening comprehension. Students who score at or above the 75th percentile earn a medal or honorable mention. This year, 13 Barstow students earned medals and 16 earned honorable mentions.
Congratulations to the medalists and honorable mentions:
Gold
Max Benega, freshman – level 3
Amelia Kalahurka, freshman – level 3
Aun Hathiari, junior – level 4
Silver
Alec Seidel, sophomore – level 3
Bronze
Adi Rastogi, sophomore – level 3
Shria Malay, sophomore – level 3
Charlotte Turner, sophomore – level 3
Sydney Westphal, sophomore – level 3
Noora Fatima, junior – level 4
Sam Golladay, junior – level 4
Eshan Patel, junior – level 4
Carlos Salazar, junior – level 4
Isaac Shimamoto, senior – level 4
Honorable Mention
Norah Culver, sophomore – level 3
Sarim Rashid, sophomore – level 3
Anya Stanojevic, freshman – level 3
Tarun Mettapalli, sophomore – level 3
Story Wright, junior – level 3
Ali Wood, sophomore – level 3
Izah Bhuiyan, junior – level 4
Ivan Caballero Vieyra, junior – level 4
Sky MacIvor, junior – level 4
Rohan Thomas, junior – level 4
Afraah Hawa, senior – level 5
Athena Platt, senior – level 5
Joel Siegel, senior – level 5
Mahek Vora, senior – level 5
Cam Westphal, senior – level 5
Meera Al-Rajabi, senior – level 6