Spanish Students Shine in State, National Competitions!

Congratulations to Mrs. Lindley and the St. Michael Spanish students for their success in both state-wide and national competitions:

The 46th Annual Convention of the Alabama Federation of Spanish Clubs was held on April 21st on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.  32 schools from across the state participated, and St. Michael students represented us well with 12 students bringing home trophies for state-level wins. The 25 students who attended the convention competed in a variety of areas pertaining to the Spanish language and culture. The 2017 state  winners and their respective competitions are as follows:

Cameron Blanchard - 1st place for Verbs (level 1)
Graham Canton - 1st place for Literary Recitation (level 2)
Caroline Zitnik - 1st place for Verbs (level 2)
Emily Dillon and Emily Madson - 1st place - Costumes (homemade)
Mary Ford - 2nd place for Literary Recitation (level 1)
Maggie Lollis - 2nd place for Grammar (level 2)
Hunter Williams - 2nd place for Grammar (level 1)
Paola Diaz-Carela - 3rd place for Literary Recitation (bilingual category)
LG Drago - 3rd place for Verbs (level 1)
Tevara Duplessis - 3rd place for Singing 
Mandy Torres - 4th place for Literary Recitation (bilingual category)

Mrs. Lindley’s students also took part in the National Spanish exam, with 17 qualifying for national recognition based on their scores. Congratulations to Caroline Zitnik, LG Drago and Cameron Blanchard for receiving the nation's highest recognition with Gold medals. ​Receiving silver medals were Graham Canton, Jeremy del Angel, Paola Diaz-Carela,, Mary Ford and Nicolas Lucas. Receiving bronze medals were Laurel Barker, Nick Berrios,  Raines Faulkner, ​Michael Garritz, Maggie Lollis, Reilly Mapp,  ​Molly Mavrakos, Joey Peturis and ​Mandy Torres. 

Sydney Barter, Mary Chappell, Maddie Bent, Alexa Fucich, Alison Boyd, Marideth Hayes, Fairby Caldwell, Maggie Lollis, Emily Corbett, Kristen Matus, ​Lizzy Cotney, Colette Murphy, Rory Dembrowski, Katie Ray, Marissa DeRoy, Ryan Russo, Emily Dillon, Tevara Duplessis, Will Edmiston, Lizzie Frank, Zoie Givens, Emily Madson, ​Mary Grace McKeough,  ​Grant Murray, Hayden Northcutt, Virginia Pryor, Grant Roberts,  ​Brock Rockstall,  ​Elise Russo, Andrew Scott,  ​Cody Shumaker, Raleigh Singleton, ​Daisy VanAlstine and ​Hunter Williams received “Honorable Mention” status. 

Bravo, Mrs. Lindley and St. Michael Spanish Students!