Etowah Student Wins National Spanish Award

From Etowah High School:An Etowah High School junior has earned a national award for his outstanding Spanish language skills!

Joseph Young is a winner of the prestigious 2017 Junior Travel Award, valued at more than $3,500, for his achievement on the National Spanish Examination and demonstrated skills in writing and speaking Spanish.

This honor is awarded by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese to only 24 students in the U.S. from among the 160,000 students who take the exam each year. Joseph will travel in July to Peru with the other 23 winners for the language and cultural immersion experience.

Joseph was nominated for the award by Etowah HS Spanish teacher Tamara Linares. This is the second time an Etowah High School student has won this prestigious award in the past 10 years!

They will be recognized by the Superintendent of Schools and School Board at the School Board’s May 18meeting.

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