2018 NILA Seal of Biliteracy Awardees (149 Seals Awarded)

Thank you to all the amazing Nebraska International Language Teachers for brining the importance of language to our students and for instilling in them the understanding that languages shape our world. And thank you to all the Nebraska students who have studied, sometimes at the cost of other things, to become more internationally-minded. 

***中⽂ (1 award in Chinese)

• Millard North High School, Theresa Jensen  ⽼师 - Kerry Zhu (1)

***Deutsch (1 award in German)

• Lincoln High School, Frau Wanamaker - Lauren Kelly (1)

***Français (10 awards in French)

• Lincoln High School, Professeur William West - Anita Borlak, Dominic Vavala, Lorenzo Catalano, Madison Whitney, Tessa Stolz (5)
• Norfolk High School, Professeur Martha Thompson - Clayton Spray, Josephine Liess (2)
• ​Southwest High School, Professeur Sasha Van Zandt - Emma Vacek, Ashley Zugmier, Priscilla Labesse (3)

​***Español (137 awards in Spanish)

• Bishop Neumann Catholic High School, Maestro Cody Waldman - Aspen Jansa, Elizabeth Swanson, Elliana Wyllie, Karli Mongar, Kassidi Mongar, Lucas Mach, Luke Sousek, Nathan Euler, Samuel Fisher, Theresa Tvrdy, Zachary Meduna (11)
• Broken Bow High School, Maestra Emily Smallcomb - Debora Crippa, Delani Haines, Mirella Ajiataz (3)
• Crete High School, Maestra Angela Wagoner - Aaron Sierra, Aztryd Anahi Lima, Carter Kent, Claire E. Holling, Daniel Ortiz, Emmanuel Lopez, Eric Castaneda, Guadalupe Lopez Lopez, Harrison Vicente, Haylee Faltin, Hope Hoyer, Jorge Perez, Maria Mendez Juarez, Paola Santoyo Rosales, Paulina Juarez, Rosa Riquenes, Veronica Miller (17)
• Friend High School, Maestra Amanda Paredes - Abrianna Miller, Corrine Grimaldo, Shileigh Oceguera (3)
• Lincoln High School, Maestra Catherine Garcia - Asher Polivka, Caitlyn Kester, Claudia Taylor, Gingsongs Martine, Gunnar Noordhoek, Kaitlin Smith, Kylie Gropp, Liam McChristian, Pamela Hernández Villalba, Stephanie Vieja, Callie McCright (11)
• Millard North High School, Maestra Theresa Jensen - Klim Fedorchuk, Emman Ulrich (2)
• Mullen Jr/Sr High, Maestra Kelly Garcia - Justin Wiens (1)
• Palmyra High School, Maestra Rebecca Gill-Rose - Abbi Steiner, Alayna Baker, Anna Whyman, Danny Versaw, Grace Briley, Kris Phillips, Macy Reynoldson, Madisen Jones, Reagan Bowlin, Rebeckah Taylor, Sam Fitzpatrick, Sam Kirchner, Sarah Vorderstrasse, Wesley Steward (14)
• Ralston High School, Maestra Jamie Honke - Hannah Buswell, Kortney Wells, Wilber Rivera Ramirez, Elizabeth Donis-Aguilar, Juan Carlos Alfaro-Bakhit, Yajaira Alvarado, Alberto Ayala, Aylin Chavez-Lopez, Brian Cortez, Sonia Garcia Martinez, Estefania Hernandez-Alfar, Damien Kackmeister, Andrea Marcias, Bryan Martinez-Grande, Elderly Miravete, Andrea Moreno, Madeline Mulder, Michelle Saqui, Kailey Tarkett, Hope Uhing (20)
• St. Cecilia High School, Maestra Mikayla Niederklein - Aime Gonzalez, Alma Bueno, Emma Arthur, Jacob O’Grady, Kameron Kissinger, Kevin Escamilla, Meghan Thies, Myles Furman, Uyen Tran (9)
• Shelton High School, Maestra Shanna Hellerich - Antonio Meza, Dennys Soledad Marquez, Hunter Foster, Jeresa Sinner, Jylissa Sinner, Kathleen Juhl, Leroy Garcia, Miguel Corral, Miranda Lozoya, Nadia Pinon, Sandra Sauceda (11)
• Sidney High School, Maestro Brett Ávila - Abbilea Hudspeth, Alec Johnson, Alexah Fort, Brenda Maytorena, Caleb Luptak, Carolyn Jones, Charlie Brockhaus, Chesly Mendez, Haile Christofferson, Jenna Thies, Karla Palomares, Karli Christofferson, Kendra Nesbitt, Kollyn Weimer, Lani Kuhns, Lauren Beatty, Madyson Johnstone, Maria Comparan, Mattie Johnson, Mickenzie Simon, Mitchell Porter, Nicole Birner, Paul Houser, Payton Jung, Sarah Wamsley, Sebastian Trujillo, Shayla Schilz, Sophie Price, Zachary Higginson, Zachary Lotton, Zoraida Parra (31)
• Lincoln Southwest High School, Maestra Rebecca Christenson - Tania Castillo, Teryn Berks, Abigail Bennetts, Hayden Brown (4)