Awards
What are the awards, and what exactly are they? There are three total categories of awards:
- The Seal of Biliteracy with Distinction:
The Seal of Biliteracy with Distinction award is the highest honored award. Students who earn this will have to score very high on both their English MCAS (502), and their target language’s test (Advanced).
The Seal of Biliteracy award is earned by scoring a minimum of 472 on the English MCAS and an Intermediate high on their target language’s test.
- The Pathway Award:
The Pathway Award is earned by scoring a 3.6-4.2 on the ACCESS English test and an Intermediate 2,3, or 4 on their target language’s test.
2026 Award Recipients!
Seal of Biliteracy with Distinction:
- Audrey Akoto [Twi]
- Nathalie Avalos Guzman [Spanish]
- Amanda Correa [Portuguese]
- Jean Doll [French]
- Diana Le [Vietnamese]
- Luna Martinez Lopez [Spanish]
- Rijana Melka [Albanian]
- Kleri Morcka [Albanian]
- Parid Nakuci [Albanian]
- Jorgea Nico [Albanian]
- Illay Peres [Portuguese]
- Johan Pinzon Nivia [Spanish]
- Paula Rivera Lopez [Spanish]
- Frejsis Telhaj [Albanian]
Seal of Biliteracy:
- Caleb Adjetey [Twi]
- Wenifel Bernabel Aquino [Spanish]
- Ethan Burgos [Spanish]
- Ursula Dornelas [Portuguese]
- Kayla Djomo [French]
- Ana Clara Ferreira Batista [Portuguese]
- Paola Garcia [Spanish]
- Kristiana Goga [Albanian]
- Guiomar Gonzalez [Spanish]
- Stephany Guevara [Spanish]
- Carolyn Haskell [Portuguese]
- Ayleen Hernandez [Spanish]
- Ayron Hernandez [Spanish]
- Ernesto Hernandez [Spanish]
- Zuleydi Isabel [Spanish]
- Xiomara Jimenez Alfonso [Spanish]
- Eldamenjie Laudin [Haitian Creole]
- Anthony Lubo [Spanish]
- Keishly Minaya [Spanish]
- Rabecca Musau [Lingala]
- Emmanuela Nascimento [Portuguese]
- Osdalia Nieves [Spanish]
- Jhoanny Nolasco [Spanish]
- Bernardo Pena dos Santos [Portuguese]
- Paola Renxa [Albanian]
- Mark Rodriguez [Spanish]
- Gabriela Rosario Perez [Spanish]
- Kevin Salazar [Spanish]
- Grace Serrano Garcia [Spanish
- Sophia Silva [Portuguese]
- Lucia Smachetti [Spanish]
- Omarlyng Solano [Spanish]
- Mayrelys Soto [Spanish]
- Valery Soto Rivera [Spanish]
- Rajna Ymeri [Albanian]
Pathway Awards:
- Haneen Abdalkarem [Arabic]
- Shazia Ahmadi [Farsi]
- Houda Almeslmani [Arabic]
- Houda Almeslmani [Turkish]
- Cindry Almonte Veloz [Spanish]
- Allison Alvarado Santos [Spanish]
- Keramtullah Azimi [Dari]
- Yashfa Bashir [Urdu]
- Favelay Doll [French]
- Jasmil Javier Arias [Spanish]
- Eldamenjie Laudin [French]
- Kevin Leka [Albanian]
- Wendoli Moreno Rosario [Spanish]
- Nazanin Noori [Dari]
- Christophe Richaud-De Alba [Spanish]
- Isai Rosas [Spanish]
- Mathiw Rubio [Spanish]
- Diereliz Sosa [Spanish]
- Denzel Torres [Spanish]
- Medjine Turenne [French]
- Medjine Turenne [Haitian Creole]
- Ian Valentin Ortiz [Spanish]
- Basmina Walizai [Pashto]
Congratulations to all of the recipients for this 2025-2026 school year! Seniors, you have until May 26th to enjoy the rest of the school year after this intensive language test, and to prepare for your well deserved graduation ceremony on June 1st, at the DCU Center!
Don’t forget to check out Class of 2025 recipients, and tune in for Class of 2027 recipients next year!
