Seven Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts students have earned the Global Seal of Biliteracy, an international language certificate that recognizes and celebrates their level of proficiency in two or more languages.
This is the first time that ASMSA students have earned the recognition after the school has become an approved partner for certifying students for the honor. The Global Seal of Biliteracy offers three levels of certification: Functional Fluency, Working Fluency and Professional Fluency.
ASMSA students who earned the seal and the level of fluency in their tested language include:
• Yonjun Park, a junior from Maumelle, Working Fluency in Korean;
• Meera Patel, a senior from Hot Springs, Functional Fluency in French;
• Jaime Hernandez Perez, a senior from Decatur, Functional Fluency in French;
• Kelvin Orduna, a senior from Huntsville, Functional Fluency in French;
• Maya Allen, a senior from Harrison, Functional Fluency in Spanish;
• Emily Lin, a junior from Little Rock, Functional Fluency in Mandarin; and
• Katherine Quintanilla, a senior from Nashville, Ark.
To earn the Working Fluency designation, students must earn at least a 7 in each of the four skill areas on the test. Students must score at least a 5 in each skill area to earn the Functional Fluency designation.
To learn more about the Global Seal of Biliteracy, visit theglobalseal.com.