Garden City High School Spanish students excelled in the 2024 National Spanish Exam, earning significant national recognition. This year, the talented students secured 16 gold, 37 silver and 33 bronze medals, along with 34 honorable mentions.
The NSE, organized by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, is the largest of its kind in the U.S., with over 80,000 participants in 2024. “Achieving a medal on the NSE is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our students and the excellent guidance from our Spanish teachers: Alyssa Acierno, Michael Berg, Stephanie Castañeda, and Toni Gutiérrez,” said Principal Kevin Steingruebner.
Gold Medal Winners:
• Level II: Corey Ellis, Pema Khando, Chloe Loeser, Kaitlyn McDonald, Melina Mirabella, Genevieve Mohan, Ibrahim Rana, Juliet Stampfel, Gordon Taylor, Tiffany Zhang
• Level III: Valentina Clavijo, Everett Lehnert
• Level IV: Jeffrey Li, Julianne Smith, Amy Xiao
• Level V: Tara Murphy
Silver Medal Winners:
• Level II: Grace Berkery, Beatrice Briganti, Rebecca Chau, Lucien Conway, Casey Dennis, Gianna Fernando, Amanda Glickson, Mihir Goyal, Laila Khan, Noah Khan, Grace Kumpel, Julia LaMonica, Kendall Macri, Brendan Ohl, Emily Racich, Samantha Racich, Sydney Rhein, Elsie Ross, Emma Rothschild, Fionn Ryan, Trisha Samanpure, Kaitlyn Turley, Cassidy Wilde, Azra Zirhli
• Level III: Josephine Au, Isabella Fuertes, Alexandra Gregory, Catherine Horn, Hannah Lam, Ashley Wang
• Level IV: Eva Mangal, Lilith Mangal, Timothy Prybylski, Angela Yu, Alicia Zhang
• Level V: Emma Rathgeber, Sophia Sethi
Bronze Medal Winners:
• Level II: Grace Brantuk, Eric Chen, Carolyn Kade, Ava Klein, Ritisha Markanday, Emma O'Neill, May Paisley, Ayra Rad, Hailey Ryker, Sean Santare, Mia Schaltenbrand
• Level III: Joseph Carey, Sarah Liu, Bridget Macchio, Julia Makrinos, Jessica Martin, Michaela Molgano, Daly Prybylski, Jayden Yu
• Level IV: Soham Bera, Terence Cooke, Neil Curtis, Grace Dennis, Gianna DeVito, Julia Forelli, Mateo Fortney, Grace Power, Sophia Rhein, Ava Roddini, Julia Rosenblatt, Leo Su, Rachel Yeung
• Level V: Mary Kate Sweeney
The district extends its congratulations to all participating students for their remarkable achievements and commitment to mastering the Spanish language. Their success reflects the high standards and supportive environment of Garden City High School.
