RECOGNITION

Seal of Biliteracy

LTHS World Languages Department is pleased to offer the opportunity to achieve the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy. 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. 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.

Congratulations to the 2023 State Seal of Biliteracy Recipients:

Arabic / العربية

Heba Omira

Polish / Polski

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

Spanish / Español

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

State Commendation Toward Seal of Biliteracy

French/Français 

Sydney Lochow, Audrey Mougammadou, Besnik Shuaipaj

German/Deutsche

Abigail Wolf

Japanese / 日本語

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

Spanish / Español

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

This is an excellent award to have on one's transcript, as not only colleges look for biliteracy skills, but also future jobs as we continue to move towards a global society. Being biliterate is a necessary skill for many jobs! Biliteracy can also help with daily life encounters and travels!

For specific questions and/or more information, please contact Anne Lee, Department Chair of World Languages and Cultures. 

Additional resource for Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy.