June 9, 2015

Davis Center 1250 W. Broadway, Minneapolis

For more information contact: Annika.fjelstad@mpls.k12.mn.us Ayumi.Stockman@mpls.k12.mn.us

Minnesota World Language Proficiency Certificate

Award Ceremony and Reception

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Congratulations!

Félicitations!

Gratuliere!

Nrog Koj Zoo Siab!

Hanbalyo!

Felicidades!

You are a step closer to being a global citizen. Your language skills will open doors for you!

World Language Proficiency Certificate Recipients Spanish – Abigail Brauer, Abigail Oake, Addie Welch, Adia Froehle-Baker, Aidan

Schwob, Alena Schwob, Alex Batt, Alexandra Evenson, Allegra Abrams, Alma

Engebretson, Andrew Crider, Anisa Carlson, Anna Christian, Anna Mulhern, Anna

Polacek, Annika Mikk, Antonia Ritter, Arthur Campbell, Audrey Mitchell, Beatrix

Del Carmen, Belquis Solis Cazhco, Ben Perry, Benjamín Arcoren, Brandon A.

Enriquez, Byron Guaillazaca Aguilar, Cailyn Coskran, Cameron Bleskachek, Camille

Blanchette, Carmen Wagener, Charlotte Devaughn, Christian Zhagui Sanisaca,

Christopher Mann, Claire McCarron, Claire Nelson, Claire Reckow-McKee, Clare

McDonald, Cullen Anderson, Damaris C. Cortez-Aragón, Dani Todd, Darla Dennis,

Dennis Emanuel Sibri, Diana Romero, Diego Fernández Rojas, Digna Nugra Pillco,

Donovan Peterson, Drew Hemer, Dylan Hiebel, Eleanor Konz, Eleanor Newhouse,

Eliana Fergus, Elinor Mewes, Ella Conover, Ella Mullin, Ellie Colbert, Elvis Richard

Pesantez, Emily Peterson, Emily Worman, Emma Beddoe, Emma Syring, Eric

Cota, Ernesto Barrera-Tapia, Ethan Brookner, Ethan Davenport, Farrington Asberry-

Lindquist, Felix Ronkainen, Finley Makila, Frances Madison, Francesca Cannon,

Gabriel Hossick Schott, Gabriel Mersy, Gabriela Lazo-Peñafiel, Garrett Lieb,

Georgia Christman, Greta Farley, Guadalupe Lozano-Ríos, Halle Peterson, Hannah

Gordon, Hannah Soholt, Henry Saarinen, Ian Wood, Ilsa Lee, Isaac Duncan, Isabel

Berg, Isabel Hansen, Isaura Ruiz-Herrera, Ivan Marrón González, Ivan Quintero,

Ivonne Hernández Hernández, Jack Erickson, Jack Pham, Jack Schulstad, Jackson

Beazley, Jacob Anderson, James Sorenson, James Butler, Jennifer Astudillo, Jessica

Alberts, Joey Marxhausen, John Ario, John Groos, Joseph Hunt, Josué Velásquez

Morales, Julia Heskin, Julia Larson, Julia Morse, Kai Alton, Kaitlyn Villars, Kalia

Lee, Karen Chacón Vásquez, Karla Pineda-Gallegos, Katherine Steiner, Kathleen

Kaelin, Kiera Mulvehill, Kieran Hegarty, Kirra Tjeltveit, Lahm Lahm, Laura

Arneson, Lauren Heskin, Lauren Smith, Leah Harman, Leticia López Hernández,

Lily Endo, Lindsey Shaw, Linnea Keire, Lino Aguilar, Lourdes Dominguez Lopez,

Luis Choro Zamora, Lukas Meyer, Madeline Tennant, Mairead Howley, Margaret

Walker, Martina Martínez Díaz, Mary Miranda, Matt Ruff, Mauricimo D. Sánchez-

Hohenstein, Max Dodge, Maya Rajacich, Melanie Flint, Melissa Parra-Huizar,

Meredith Bomster, Miguel Angel Martinez Huerta, Miko Dyer, Milan Stolpman,

Moisés González Pérez, Nadia Ravensborg, Nathan Bennett, Ninsi Cruz, Noah

Adriany, Noah Pearson-Schmitt, Noemi Vega, Nuria Morales-Coskran, Oluwatosin

Odumuye, Oscar Shulman, Otokani Dominguez Lopez, Peyton Krause, Quinn

Siebers, Rachel Irmiger, Rafael Malewics, Russell Kingsbury, Saara Navab, Sage

Rozycki, Samantha Wheeler, Samiyo Mohamed, Samuel Haney, Samuel Kleven,

Samuel Reisch, Sarah Byrn, Saul Lara Martínez, Selena Albino Díaz, Sergio Tapia-

Lezama, Shaela Castro, Shannon Saari, Sienna Coskran, Simon Keepers, Simon

Midtbo, Sivan Sartin, Sonja Beddoe, Sonja Swanson, Sophia Belden, Sophia Schott,

Stephanie Krause, Summer Bordon, Tamiya Walton, Thomas Leicester, Tionna Rose

Lovell, Tomas de la Cruz, Tyler Larson, Uriel Javana, Vanessa Gomez-Martínez,

Veronica Hayes, Walter Svendaal, Wil Christensen, Wil Kotnik, Wyatt Deyoung,

Yareli Cortes, Zack Anderson, Zoe Quinn

Minnesota World Language

Proficiency Certificate

Award Ceremony Program

1. Introduction – Elia Bruggeman, Deputy Education Officer

2. Textbook ceremony – Julio Cesar Martinez, Deputy Consul of Mexico

3. Welcome – Michael Goar, Interim Superintendent

Susanne Griffin-Ziebart, Chief Academic Officer

4. World Language Proficiency Certificate and Bilingual Seal - Ayumi Stockman, World Languages Content Specialist

5. Awarding the Certificates

Arabic Chinese Kim Ellison

German Director, Board of Education French

************************************************ Hmong Blong Yang Somali Minneapolis City Council

************************************************ Spanish Silvia Ontaneda – Consul of Ecuador

6. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

7. Closing Remarks – Jana Hilleren,

Executive Director, Multilingual Department

World Language High Achievement Proficiency Certificate Recipients French – Noura Abukhadra, Fatimzahra Ajaraam, Betty Mfalingundi,

Townesend Nelson, Emmanuel Castellanos, Kalil Toure, Daniel Tondra,

Kendra Roedl, Elise Gumm, Ciara Cagemoe, Soline Van de Moortele

Spanish – Adriana Alarcón Parra, Alberto Zangano, Amy Mexquititla Perez,

Ana Martinez-Pavón, Anahí Terrones Bernal, Anggy Pinos Reinoso,

Anna Kleven, Audrey Goodnight, Bernabel Aguilar, Blas Del Villar Garcia,

Brenda Gutierrez-Rosas, Brian Meza Álvarez, Carlos Pérez González,

Dibani Domingues Sifuentes, Erik Chavez Molina, Erika Hernandez,

Fanny Pallchizaca, Fernando L Marquez Garcia, Gabriela Rios Mendoza,

Gabriela Ruiz Kuehn, Griselda Castillo Cortez, Guadalupe Castillo Mata,

Hillary Cumbe, Jamie M Llapa Puma, Jennifer Aucapina Arroyo,

Johan Cavert, Jonathan Cabrera, Jonathan Celis, José Meza Palacios,

Josiah Ferguson, Kaitlyn Mulhern, Karla Olivares Bravo, Kevin Rubio-

Mendoza, Luis Ángel Santos Henríquez, Luis M. Llauca-Astudillo, Marco

Xavier Lema Sibre, María de Jesús Ojeda Hernández, María Gabriela Figueroa

Robles, Mario Diaz-Gutierr, Maxwell Baker, Mayted Lucero Leon-Ortiz,

Mirtha Quevedo Gana, Nathaly Carchi Gualpa, Nicolas Mercadel, Nohemi

Villa, Óscar Aníbal Chiqui Veletanga, Paola Estrada Andrade, Peter Gustafson,

Rebecca Krasky, Rigoberto Gonzalez, Salma Valencia Falcón,

Samantha Compean, Samantha Ruiz Zavala, Tannya Cedillo Pérez,

Victor Nieto Vides, Zaira Vazquez-Aguilar, Zulma Valencia Falcón

World Language Proficiency Certificate Recipients Arabic –Abdifatah Awali, Nafiisa Tohu, Caledonia Wilson

French – Ingrid Zoll, Simon Burgess, Mohamed Mohamed, Cole Nicholls,

Wendy Unger, Miracle Adebanjo, Hollis Britton, Emma Larson,

Samuel Boldon, Klevis Deva, Xuan Mai Nguyen, Jane Oas, Katherine Harriss,

Salima Gul, Isabel Rousmaniere, Ella Barnhill, Brandon Castro-Venancio,

Theodore Wilson, Laura Ingberg, Emma Pederson, Jessica Loja, Stella

Schaefer-Brown

German – David Knep, Sophia Faacks, Lauren Schluter, Tika Salsabila,

Erik Hahn

Hmong – Pahoua Chang, Tao Chang, Ploua Thao, Pa Houa Her

Somali – Hamdi Jama, Samia Kewden, Anas Farah, Faduma Dalfa, Safia

Moalin