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Somerset County VoTech Students Honors World Language Students
The honorees were recipients of the New Jersey State Seal of Biliteracy certificate and inductees into the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica.
BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School (SCVTHS) held a ceremony on May 1 to honor the achievements of students in its World Language program.
The honorees were recipients of the New Jersey State Seal of Biliteracy certificate and inductees into the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica.
During the ceremony, SCVTHS recognized 23 students who earned the New Jersey State Seal of Biliteracy certificate. This award is presented to students who have met the requirements to demonstrate proficiency in both English and at least one other language.
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The State Seal of Biliteracy was established to highlight the importance of bilingualism and cultural understanding in New Jersey. In addition to receiving the certificate at the ceremony, the achievement will be included as part of students’ diplomas upon graduation from SCVTHS.
The 2025 recipients of the State Seal of Biliteracy are:
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- Manu Datta of Hillsborough
- Sreelakshmi Isukapalli of Green Brook
- Srishti Kishore of Hillsborough
- Anthony Palacios of Somerset
- Megha Vijayakumar of Neshanic Station
- Chaitanyaa Vyas of Hillsborough
- Krish Vyas of Hillsborough
- Avi Gupta of Warren
- Rohan Lal of Hillsborough
- Veydaant Ravi of Hillsborough
- Kavya Shah of Hillsborough
- Vaishvik Vidavalapati of Somerset
- Zoe Sandela of Belle Mead
- Chahel Kumar of Somerset
- Tatiana Murillo of North Plainfield
- Andres Ortega of North Plainfield
- Srujan Potturi of Somerset
- Aarnav Shah of Bridgewater
- Cristian Villeda of Bound Brook
- Gagan Voonna of Somerset
- Vaanya Salwan of Bridgewater
- Jessy Dong of North Plainfield
- Raaida Naser of Somerset
Also during the ceremony, the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH) chapter welcomed 11 new members into its ranks. The SHH is an honor society that recognizes student achievement in Spanish and Portuguese, while also promoting Hispanic culture and the Spanish language.
In order to qualify for membership, students need to have completed Spanish 1, be enrolled in Spanish 2, and have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The local chapter, Pura Vida, is pleased to welcome the following new members:
- Joann Thomas of Bridgewater (President)
- Keshi Shah of Bridgewater (co-Vice President)
- Aarika Patel of Skilman (co-Vice President)
- Sanjana Chiluka of Hillsborough (Public Relations)
- Karthik Pulla of Hillsborough (Public Relations)
- Noor Fatima of Hillsborough (Public Relations)
- Leisha Malik of Hillsborough (Secretary)
- Bhumija Grandhe of Bridgewater (Secretary)
- Gabriella Alabi of Somerset (Treasurer)
- Pranavi Prayagai of Somerset
- Riya Agarwal of Somerset
SCVTHS congratulates these students on their achievement.
— Submitted by SCVTHS
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