May 2017
Courtesy of Cave Creek Unified School District
Congratulations to 33 Spanish Immersion students from Sonoran Trails Middle School in the Cave Creek Unified School District, who attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2017 National Spanish Examinations. “Our students continue to surpass expectations in our World Language classrooms,” said Jana Miller, Associate Superintendent.
Students from Sonoran Trails Middle School earned a total of 6 gold, 8 silver and 11 bronze medals along with 7 honorable mentions. “Attaining a medal or honorable mention for any student on the National Spanish Examinations is very prestigious,” said Kevin Cessna-Buscemi, National Director of the Exams, “because the exams are the largest of their kind in the United States with over 157,000 students participating in 2017.”
This group of students began the Spanish Immersion program in preschool or kindergarten at the feeder Desert Willow Elementary School. Their teacher, Sra. Leon comments, “I am very proud to be a Spanish Immersion teacher in this district and continue to be amazed at how well these native English speakers have learned Spanish.”
The National Spanish Examinations are administered each year in grades 6 through 12, and are sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.
Best,
Julia Scotto
Executive Assistant to
Dr. Debbi Burdick, Superintendent & Governing Board
Cave Creek Unified School District
480.575.2016 Phone/480.575.2092 Fax
jscotto@ccusd93.org
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