120 Salem Students Honored For Multilingual Proficiency

SALEM, MA — Salem students were celebrated for achieving proficiency in a second language this week at the Multilingual Learner Family Night at Saltonstall School on Monday.

The district honored 120 students during the first of three Multilingual Learner Family nights with more than 200 residents in attendance.

"It took a huge amount of outreach from our staff to make this happen," said Andre Fonseca,
Director of Multilingual Learner Education at SPS. "Our staff got on the phone and encouraged families to attend, some more than once. That personal touch drove our attendance. We wanted families to know their voices are being heard."

Student work and artwork was on display throughout the auditorium and many teachers representing eight schools were in attendance to encourage their students.

Eight students at the dual language Bentley Academy Innovation School received certificates for achieving proficiency in Spanish while 112 students were honored for attaining proficiency in English.

"This is a process that can take three to six years to reach the minimum of 4.2," Fonseca said. "It was a big step for us to be able to celebrate Spanish proficiency as well."

The next Multilingual Family Nights are scheduled for March 10 and June 11. The English Learner

Below are the students who were honored Monday night:

Bentley Academy Innovation School

Dual Language Spanish Proficiency Awards

Luna Cabrera

Hendrix Rowan-Seepo

Benjamin Iregui Bernal

Nicholas Vittini

Valeska Subero Travieso

Elisaias Arias Franco

Anaya Jimenez Mota

Elisa Zheng

Celebration of Former English Learners (FELs)

Bates Elementary School

Jose Reyna Carrasco

Elias Quintero Castro

David Defreitas

Nicholas Napolitano Dos Santos

Santiago Fernandez

Darius Frakulla

Axel Mendoza Galan

Nourien Hassan

Berely Caceres Jimenez

Jonas Mejia

Lorvenica Tima Paul

Emmanuel Pena

Jailyn Rodriguez

Dahigreny Gomez Rodriguez

Sebasthien Gonzalez Santos

Ayla Soares

Bentley Academy Innovation School

Yuhanny Ramirez Ballesteros

Yudith Carvajal

Jhoan Diaz

Justin Olaverria Encarnacion

Camille Amparo Espinosa

Elisaias Arias Franco

Azalea Gonzalez

Pedro Henzo Gomes

Taaseen Islam

Adelle Reinoso Jimenez

Tara Li

Isabelle Madou

Gianna Mejia

Sharlene Castillo Munoz

Gian Novas

Za’kylie Paradis

Kiana Rodriguez Pena

Mariel Manana Rodriguez

Joniel Sanchez

Jam Alvino Valdez

Carlton Innovation School

Ruth Ayala

Matthew Romero Kingsley

Jayleen Melo

Zaira Lemos Ruiz

Sebastian Santos Trejo

Horace Mann Laboratory School

Lavinya Rodrigues Barbosa

Enmanuel de la Cruz Urena

Lucca Ferreira

Adriana Lopez Lopez

Keila Lopez Lopez

Eliana Aguilon Macario

Kaymelee Morcelo

Emiliano Martinez Ortega

Jexiel Febres Rosado

Klarianys Febres Rosado

Johnny San

Neisha Catulle Thomas

Daphne Santos Trindade

Isaily Gutierrez Veloz

Saltonstall School

Jose Cruz Baez

Kaba Mohamed

Jose Luis Motino

Alice Balbino Correa Bueno Oliveira

Brihanny Bueno Ramirez

Leanette Roman

Jackeisy Reyes Tejeda

Leyla Vidal

Witchcraft Heights Elementary School

Asaph Lopes Alves

Djamir Jean-Baptiste

Djamira Jean-Baptiste

Mel Mesa Castillo

Bernardo Duarte Colen

Luis David Nataren Guzman

Indra Merida Jacobo

Yiriannis Gonzalez Maria

Johan Matul Merida

Noah Pleitez Moreno

Arianna Rubiera-Genao

Eliot Garcia Santos

Felipe Ferreira Silva

Vinicius João Alves Souza

Collins Middle School

Dairi Herrera Alejo

Alice de Almeida

Kiara Janice Gomes de Cruz

Carla Macario De Leon

Sleyre Infante

Elisa Lopez Matul

Rebeca Pedroso e Oliveira

Davi Pereira Pinto

Melissa Landaverde Pleitez

Nikaury Corcino Ortiz

Julia Das Dores Silva

Salem High School

Angel Galeas Barahona

Axel Reyes Bisono

Arnelis Devarieux Concepcion

Carlos Carvajal Diaz

Dislenny Garcia Jerez

Midasendjie Jeune

Alvin Laurent

John Medina Ortiz

Waskelly Veloz Pena

Alexis Josmil Canela Reinoso

Karelis Saez Rivera

Daniel Schneider

Daniela Trytiak

Sayelhi Veloz