Garden City Middle School Students Achieve on National Italian Exam

Nicole Crilly, a student in Mariangela Sorace's eighth grade Italian class, received Honorable Mention for her achievement on the national Italian exam.

“All students who participated in this challenging competition are to be commended,” said Ms. Sorace.

The students completed a total of 80 questions within one hour. There were four components to the exam: listening comprehension, reading comprehension, geography and culture as well as grammar.

The annual nation-wide competition is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Italian, whose goal is to promote the study of the Italian language, literature and culture in schools, colleges and universities in North America. It is dedicated to excellence in teaching and research in all areas of Italian studies.

In addition to Nicole, congratulations to Ms. Sorace’s students who participated in this year’s exam: Samantha Auricchio, Louis Basileo, Daphne Blumin, Mackenzie Bostrom, Gabrielle Clarkson, Michelle D'Angelo, Amanda D'Antone, Michael Faulisi, Alexander Ferzola, Alexandra Gemmiti, Nicole Gemmiti,  Caroline Germano, Samantha Gilbert, William Hammersley, Caitlin Kaczynski, Kyle Martis, Alessia Merritts, Joseph Morreale, Christopher Moscatiello, Anne Ostrowski, Emily Pititto, Elisa Pittella, Dale Poole, Morgayne Rix, Christopher Steiner and Alexandra Teri.