LTHS Honors Seal Of Biliteracy Students

LOCKPORT, IL —Lockport Township High School is recognizing its students who have earned the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy, the school shared on its Facebook.

The Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy provides recognition to high school students who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, listening, and writing in one or more languages in addition to English, according to the District.

In order for students to be considered candidates for the Seal of Biliteracy, they must meet the established criteria for the award. Once the criteria have been met, students will receive the Seal of Biliteracy on their transcript and on their high school diploma.

Students who will receive the 2023 State Seal of Biliteracy include:

Arabic

Heba Omira

Polish

Kamil Banka, Zuzanna Gorgol, Matthew Handzel, Kacper Kulesza, Sebastian Lesnicki, Jakub Michalik, Karolina Mikulec, Claudia Ogrodny, Christian Pakos, Victoria Pikul, Gabriela Skiba, Monica Skibicki and Claudia Walkosz

Spanish

Willary Alburjas, Kimberly Alcala, Kasandra Aldape, Charles Altman, Briana Calvillo, Christopher Cervantes, Gerardo De Anda, Adrian Delgado-Santillan, Gracie Deming, Joel Flores, Michael (Mick) Gain, Stefany Garcia, Diego Garcia, Ingrid Garcia, Bryan Garcia Serrano, Dariana Guzman, Kayleen Iniguez, Diego Islas, Cecilia Kane, Lauren Kinney, Clara Kwiatkowski, Steven Lopez, Karolina Mikulec, Jack Moran, Alexis Noyola, Claudia Ogrodny, Angelique Pasciak, Avery Pierre, Frida Rodriguez, Yeidy Rodriguez, Gisselle Salgado, Monica Skibicki, Alexa Trower, Javier Villasenor, Kiera Zurek

Students also earned a state commendation toward the Seal of Biliteracy. According to the Illinois State Board of Education, the state commendation is given to students who demonstrate significant progress toward achieving a high level of proficiency in English and another language. Those students were:

French

Sydney Lochow, Audrey Mougammadou, Besnik Shuaipaj

German

Abigail Wolf

Japanese

Alaina Evans, Carter Ferricks, William Garrett, Logan Gazdziak, Helen Jilek, Charles Pluth, Hanna Rasmussen, Gisselle Salgado

Spanish

Bryan Barruquin, Gabriela Franco, Glendon (Luis) Garrido, Emerson Gutierrez, Kyle Kuhn, Ava Magana, Zachary Mueller, Jacqueline Owens, Jasmine Owens, Allison Peloso, Mariana Piwen, Juan Ramos