Fort Smith, Arkansas - April 23, 2024. Congratulations to the following Northside and Southside High School students who have received the Arkansas Seal of Biliteracy recognition for the 2023-2024 school year. This recognition is given to Arkansas high schoolers proficient in English and one or more other languages. Students with this recognition can use their Seal of Biliteracy on college and job applications. Southside High School had the most diverse representation of languages this season (eight languages other than English) out of 105 high schools participating in the program. 

NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL 

Adelein Acevedo, Spanish

Alejandra Barahona, Spanish

Karla Batz, Spanish

Alan Calvillo, Spanish

Alina Campos, Spanish

Rosalio Castorena, Spanish

Katie Chavarria, Spanish

Jessica Domingo, Spanish

Daniel Esparza, Spanish

Oved Esparza, Spanish

Valeria Espinoza, Spanish

Karyme Esquivel, Spanish

Elizabeth Galeas, Spanish

Ronaldo Gonzalez, Spanish

Nikolas Hernandez, Spanish

Brenda Iturriaga-Centeno, Spanish

Yadhira Iira, Spanish

Litzy Lopez, Spanish

Marcos Manjarrez, Spanish

Milca Marcelino, Spanish

Rosemary Martinez, Spanish

Anthony Meija, Spanish

Evelyn Mendez, Spanish

Yaritzy Mendez, Spanish

Jennifer Montoya, Spanish

Adamariz Perez, Spanish

Brissia Quinonez, Spanish

Marilyn Quintanilla, Spanish

Catherine Sierra, Spanish

Cindy Trejo, Spanish

Esmeralda Uribe, Spanish

Erendire Vanegas, Spanish

Ricardo Zamudio Martinez, Spanish

 

SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL

Maria Aburto, Spanish

Sofia Ayala, Spanish

Muhammad Bashir, Urdu

Andrew Bonilla, Spanish

Lorraine Bonilla, Spanish

Nataly Castaneda, Spanish

Leah Coro, Spanish

Andres Garcia, Spanish

Jissel Garcia, Spanish

Alondra Garcia Correa, Spanish

Ryan Gaytan, Spanish

Justin Han, Korean 

Angel Hernandez, Spanish

Michelle Hernandez, Spanish

Russell Jumuad, Filipino

Rajaa Kaddoura, Arabic/Spanish

Lea Lagorce, Spanish/French

Davin Manzano, Spanish

Emily Mendez Vivar, Spanish

Ariana Mendoza, Spanish

Vanessa Moreno, Spanish

Carla Nava, Spanish

Nguyen Nguyen, Vietnamese

Jacqueline Parga Lira, Spanish 

Jovany Ramirez, Spanish

Lucas Riviere-Otero, Spanish

Bianca Robles, Spanish

Sophia Sanchez, Spanish

Claudia Simen, French

Zoe Stutz, German

Dung Vo, Vietnamese

Learn more at ARbiliteracy.org.