In our second year, students in 8^th grade have had the opportunity to take a trimester elective class led by Ann Marie Wisdom called STAMP. In class, students engage in learning tasks that strengthen their Spanish skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking.  At the end of the trimester, students can take an assessment in Spanish called Avant STAMP. STAMP stands for Standards Based Measurement of Proficiency and can be used to show competency towards high school foreign language credit as well as to earn the Seal of Biliteracy. The Seal of Biliteracy is established to recognize public high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in one or more world languages in addition to English. Students earn a Seal of Biliteracy on their high school diploma when they score a level 4 on the STAMP test and earn their high school English credits.

We are so excited and honored to announce the following 8^th graders have earned high school foreign language credit.  Students need 2 credits to meet the graduation requirement.

Earning 1 credit: Aaron Hernandez-Luna

Earning 2 credits: Gerardo Pineda

Earning 3 credits: Sarita Mendoza, Freddy Valdovinos, Ricardo Vera-Calderon, Jesus Padilla, Jhanet Mendoza

Earning 4 credits: Alexandra Ortiz, Jordy Villasenor, Jovanni Portillo, Aideliz Guillen