The number of students at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas who receive honors in the National Spanish Examination continues to grow, said David Archer, chairman of the Foreign Language Department.

Of the students who took the 2012 exam, which includes categories for both native and non-native speakers, 94 earned honors for their scores. Of those honored, 24 won Oro (gold), the highest designation.

“We are extremely proud of all of our winners and excited to have had 24 of them win Oro (gold), the most ever of the five years we have been taking the exam,” said Mr. Archer. “Mil gracias to Mrs. Lucy Sobreviñas, Mrs. Sylvia González and Mr. Steve Landkamer for preparing these students.”

Besides the 24 gold winners, 21 students earned silver distinction, 19 earned bronze and 30 received honorable mention. Students who earned honors in the 2012 exam are:

Premio (honorable mention)
Spanish 1
Jorge Ballester
Emilee Bassett
Jack Chance
William Cruse
Carlos Gonzales
Zachary Jackson
Edward Kim
Sydney Masterson
Grace Metz

Spanish 2
Dillon Bishop
Gerrick Cantrell
Kalani Garza
Elise Notzon
Matt Tawil

Spanish 3
Fe-María Cajiga-Peña
Steven Constantin
Jack Gallaway
Phillip Greenfield
Kevin Harari
Charlotte Kelly
Blake Mery
Paige Nebens
Armando Martínez
Víctor Martínez-Cortés
Zack Rosenberg
Emily Schlosberg
Seeley Stephens

Spanish 4
Nicolás Hernández
Jennifer Martínez
Bruce Quinn

Bronce (bronze)
Spanish 1
Christopher Bernier
Stephany Kiesz
Haley Leyendecker

Spanish 2
David Embs
Eduardo Cárdenas
Michelle Fis
Leo Solís
Elba O’Ward

Spanish 3
Naomi Chalk
Travis Haiduk
Johanna Küllenberg
Matt Oldfather
Christopher Pietraszkiewcz
Brenham T. Pozzi
Annie Urooj

Spanish 4
Keely Gómez
Daniel González
Mustafa Mohammed
Jesús Suday

Plata (silver)
Spanish 1
Joaquín Castillo

Spanish 2
Ana Amsler
Juan Díaz Sada
Nicolás Gutiérrez
Gabriella Jeffords
Kelsey Lansdale
Jacqueline McCullick
Victoria Renée Santos
Melissa Schlosberg
Kenedy Seilhan
Steele Sessions
Wilhelm Villareal

Spanish 3
Berkeley Brown
Gerardo Martínez Cordeiro
Juan Carlos Merlo
Christopher Pérez
Chase Wisnowski

Spanish 4
Nelly Albo
Brooke Dippo-Foderaro
Alison Limmer
Natalie Ribble

Oro (gold)
Spanish 1
Héctor Castillo

Spanish 2
William Barrett
Nicholas Bernier
Mario Cantú-Aguilar
Brianna Hernández
Katherine Kuri
Emily Limmer
Isabel Magraner
Paula Martínez
Lillian Morris
Pinki Umer
Anna Sofía Villareal
Joshua Zabihian

Spanish 3
Taylor Devlin
Ana Kuri
Andrea Lobo
Diego Alberto Román
María de Lourdes Zurita

Spanish 4
Natalia Arce
Alejandro Cabezut
Ana Gabriela Castaño
Lazlo Ebergenyi
Manuel Villaseñor
Rodrigo Zurita