17 Summit Lakes Middle School students earn Pathway to Biliteracy Award
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The Lee’s Summit R-7 School District recognized 118 students in grades 1, 3, 5 and 8 who completed the requirements in English and another language for the Seal of Biliteracy Pathway Award.
The Pathway Awards recognize elementary and middle school students who have sought out second language acquisition opportunities in their communities or who have worked to maintain the native language spoken in the home. These students were required to demonstrate this second language acquisition or learning to meet district and state standards.
The following SLMS students earned their Pathway to Biliteracy award:
Chinese: Kendall Fohn, Callie Tran;
German: Lainey Church, Sophie Claybrook, Kyra Hofhines, Leah Schmidt, Tiarra Thompson, Aubrey Whitney, Charley Wright;
Spanish: KayLeigh Carpenter, Ellie Farrell, Michelle Jepchirchir, Destin Roach, Lauren Roberson, Ava Rosenbohm, Cami Ruiz, Katelyn Wakefield
*indicates student is receiving award for the second time