The Nebraska Department of Education and the Nebraska International Language Association have awarded 51 Seals of Biliteracy to Nebraska students this semester.
The Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy is a collaboration between the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) and the Nebraska International Language Association honoring high school students who have achieved a high level of proficiency in English and at least one other language.
Students apply for the Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy after demonstrating proficiency based on the Nebraska World Language Standards structured around communication, cultures, connections, communities, and cognition within a language other than English.
Applications can be submitted at any time. However, applications will be reviewed after each of two annual deadlines: September 15th for fall awardees and April 15th for spring awardees. Awards will be issued two to four weeks after the review.
All awardees will receive a certificate, attachable seal, and the optional medallion,
2021 Fall Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy Recipients
Joel A Alarcon-Ortega
Spanish
Chase County High School
Katheryn Alvarez-Padilla
Spanish
Omaha Bryan High School
Haley Anciaux
French
Lincoln High School
Pranavi Athota
Spanish
Millard North High School
Daniel Ayala
Spanish
Chase County High School
Paul Batchelder
Spanish
Broken Bow High School
Omar Becerra
Spanish
Crete High School
John Burns
Spanish
Creighton Preparatory School
Malea Bussard
Spanish
Lincoln High School
Maria Chaidez-Rodriguez
Spanish
Omaha Bryan High School
Brittany Chavez
Spanish
Chase County High School
Morgan Chochon
Spanish
Elkhorn South High School
Carley Damme
Spanish
Blair High School
Calvin Dao
French
Lincoln High School
Christina Fischer
Spanish
Omaha South High School
Bryce Frailey
Spanish
Creighton Preparatory School
Ainsley Frederick
Spanish
Lincoln High School
Olivia Haller
French
Lincoln High School
Jessica Hinkley
German
Lincoln High School
Adam Hjemvick
Spanish
Westside High School
Jasur Iskandarov
German
Lincoln High School
Julian Juarez Gamboa
Spanish
Chase County High School
Caitlin Judkins
Spanish
Elkhorn South High School
Riya Kannapareddy
Spanish
Millard North High School
Laura Kirshenbaum
French
Omaha Burke High School
Gillian Kohl
French
Lincoln High School
Angela Lopez-Juarez
Spanish
Crete High School
Anh Mai
Spanish
Lincoln High School
Sam Malick
Spanish
Creighton Preparatory School
Alex Martinez
Spanish
Creighton Preparatory School
Yoselin Melgar Serrano
Spanish
Omaha Bryan High School
Jason Miller
German
Omaha Central High School
Arturo Miscles
Spanish
Chase County High School
Lauren Moon
German
Lincoln High School
Yesenia Mora-Lopez
Spanish
Omaha South High School
Kenji Nakagawa
French
Lincoln Southwest High School
Hailey Olberding
Spanish
Lincoln High School
Refugio Ovalle
Spanish
Omaha South High School
Audrey Perry
French
Lincoln High School
Aditya Pillai
Tamil
Omaha Tamil Palli
Keilly Ponce-Merida
Spanish
Omaha South High School
Shawn Ramachandran
Spanish
Creighton Preparatory School
Jose Rodriguez Vallecillo
Spanish
Omaha South High School
Cinthya Romero-Guardado
Spanish
Omaha Bryan High School
Juan Ruiz
Spanish
Chase County High School
Jade Salgado
Spanish
Omaha Bryan High School
Akilan Sivakumar
TAMIL
Omaha Tamil Palli
Princess Valencia
Spanish
Chase County High School
Kai Waddell
German
Lincoln East High School
Raef Walker
French
Lincoln High School
Tong Wu
Chinese
Lincoln East High School
More information about the Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy can be found online at: www.education.ne.gov/worldlanguage/nebraska-seal-of-biliteracy.
