Jacksonville Students Win 105 Biliteracy Awards

More than 90 Jacksonville World Languages students received 105 awards Tuesday, earning certificates for induction into National Honor Societies for Spanish, French, Chinese, American Sign Language and Latin, as well as Global Seal of Biliteracy awards.

Students must achieve Level 3 proficiency and meet specific language requirements to join a language National Honor Society. The Global Seal of Biliteracy requires completion of four language acquisition exams assessing reading, writing, speaking and listening comprehension.

Dr. David Schwei, World Languages Department Chair, said the recognition reflects each student's growth. "We are proud of each student's efforts and success with their language studies, their growth as people, and their increasing appreciation for other cultures and perspectives," Schwei said.

Honor Society Inductees 2026:

Latin (15): Penelope Cornais, Christopher Elias, Luke Graham, Mack Gray, Ray Li, Abby Phillips, Penny Phillips, William Rachels, Christian Salameh, Mackenna Senesac, Kinsey Stover, Luke Taylor, Benjamin Vaks, Luca Vergara, Harris Wacaster

French (5): Elise Henson, Joshua Noboa, Adrik Resendez, Sarina Tangyingyon, Ginny Gibbons

Chinese (8): Makenzie Baggs, Phebe Ball, Robbie Gillis, Max Harden, Wells Joseph, Lola Riley, London Willmott, Trent Wodehouse

Spanish (41): Charles Athey, Addison Bailey, Samuel Barksdale, Audrey Brice, Katherine Brice, Bianca Brzezicka, Jessie Cimino-Durden, Thomas Coppedge, Cole Davidson, Chase Fallucco, Chloe Hodges, Mikah Ikeda, Emery Jackson, Yashika Kalagara, Stella Krueger, Chloe Lamm, Evelyn Leddy, Chad Lee, Lucca Martinez, Chase Martino, Clara Maszy, Piper Melograna, William Moffett, Abigail Morales, Tyler Murphy, Noah O'Malley, Nathalie Rackley, Caroline Ream, George Robards, Edmond Saoud, Claire Schilling, Sean Seefeld, Sawyer Shaw, Natalie Silva, Jackson Skarupa, Lola Solano, Connor Sorenson, Brynn Spediacci, Emília Succar, Abigail Wolfl, Aaron Zacharia, Zachary Zubero

American Sign Language (10): Ellie Bowles, Quinn Camerlengo, Samantha Freed, Ava Frommer, Blaire Massey, Lacey Reed, Gabriella Romanello, Cole Roth, Natalie Stewart, Maddie Tight

Special ASL Awards: Laurent Clerc Medal: Peter Fouts. Alice Cogswell Medal: Katherine Cumbow

Global Seal of Biliteracy - Silver Seal: Latin: Mack Gray. Spanish: Isabella Brownlee, Tatiana Burgess, Rees Longmire, Willard Misner, Henry Platt, Martina Rugna, Ana Salman. Chinese: Ray Li. French: Amelia Lignelli, Joshua Noboa, Lila Ranalli, Adrik Resendez, Federica Smith-Vicentini, Sarina Tangyingyong, Elina Tursonoff

Pathway Awards: Luke Graham (Latin), William Rachels (Latin), Brooke Soulby (French), Kylie Kellogg