More than 170 LSR7 students earn Pathway to Biliteracy Award

The Lee’s Summit School District recognized 171 students in grades 1, 3, 5 and 8 for completing 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. 

Students must demonstrate this second language acquisition or learning by meeting standards set at the district and state level.   

32 students are second-year recipients of this award.  13 students are third-year recipients.  The students represent all 18 elementary and all 4 middle LSR7 schools and learned the following 19 languages:  Arabic, American Sign Language, Filipino, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

8th Grade Pathway to Biliteracy Award Earners

* Indicates a student is receiving the award for a second time

**Indicates a student is receiving the award for a third time

Bernard Campbell Middle School

• German:  Jackson Burke
• Spanish: Olivia Anderson, Grayson Cox, Madyn Davies, Vanessa Edwards, Palmer Goodman, Genna Matteson, Maddox Whipple

East Trails Middle School

• Arabic: Mayaar Amellal
• French:  Anna Johnson, Victoria Michon*
• German: Connor Beichley, Caty Breinin, Ollie Buck, Rylan Cox, Lincoln Davidson, Kadence Julo, Celine Oberlechner, Hailey Sampson, Abram Soendker Nicholson, Christian Tice
• Spanish:  Abigail Clark, Zachary Fletcher, Lake Gibson, Maybry Hohlt, Reagan Riggs, Joanna Sebolt, Kinley Sutton, Tenley Todd, Zoha Yousaf*, Esteban Romo Escoto*, Victoria Michon*, Priya Lad*
• Korean: Priya Lad*

Pleasant Lea Middle School

• French:  Asher LaBounty, Abigail Walling, Emma Milakovich
• German: Elisabeth Appelbaum, Addie Gibbs, Daniel Gilliam, Sofia Kidd, Shafer Mitchell
• Mandarin Chinese: Emma Jenkins-Giles, Addi Kraft
• Spanish:  Molly Alberts, Ada Ausmus, Charlie Miller, Camila Shasteen, Harper Nonnemaker

Summit Lakes Middle School

• French: Marixa Baxley, Grace Herrera, Annie Wooster, Judah Hayles
• German: Chase Harrell*, Macey Moore, Evie Burroughs
• Japanese: Kynlei Kelly
• Korean: Kinley Davis, Malylaysia Janssen
• Mandarin Chinese: Kinley Davis, Malylaysia Janssen, Tanner Bassing, Konner Blankenship, Adele Nguyen
• Spanish: Hazel Cuevas, Jacob Galate, Reaghan Stech**, Maiya Sterling, Kathlynn Trinh, Katelyn Warden
• Vietnamese: Kathlynn Trinh

Elementary Pathway To Biliteracy Award Earners

* Indicates a student is receiving the award for a second time

**Indicates a student is receiving the award for a third time

Cedar Creek Elementary

• French: Hensley Hall (3rd grade)
• German: Arthur Benson*(3rd grade), August Benson (1st grade)
• Spanish: Finnegan Diehl** (5th grade), Kilynn Freund* (5th grade), Hallie Hall* (5th grade), Cole Seidelman (3rd grade)

Greenwood Elementary

• Spanish: Cari’Elle Taylor-Seals* (3rd grade)

Hawthorn Hill Elementary

• German: Sadie Ruesler* (5th grade)
• Korean: Jeremiah Lee (1st grade), Victoria Nava Garza* (3rd grade), Eli Park* (3rd Grade), Ethan Park* (5th grade)
• Portuguese: Alice Pursley* (3rd grade)   
• Spanish: Julyanna Hintz-Fulghem (1st grade), Millie Jewell (1st grade), Marley Jewell (3rd grade), Henry Sheptor (1st grade), Asher Tenney (1st grade), Elias Tenney (1st grade)

Hazel Grove Elementary

• French: Eila Green (3rd grade), Kai Romero (5th grade)

Highland Park Elementary

• French: Fahren Hounnoukpe* (3rd grade)
• Russian: Angelina Antonets* (3rd grade)

Lee's Summit Elementary

• French: Levi Olsen (1st grade), Milo Basey** (5th grade)
• German: Levi Olsen (1st grade)
• Latin: Levi Olsen (1st grade)
• Spanish: Ignacio Salazar* (5th grade)

Longview Farm Elementary

• Mandarin Chinese: Matthew Bross (1st grade), Henry Bross* (3rd grade), Emmett Bross** (5th grade), Aiden Chen (1st grade)
• German: Madison Hughes (3rd grade)
• Hindi: Maanya Reddy (3rd grade)
• Spanish:  Oliver Harrison (1st grade)

Mason Elementary

• Arabic: Omar Yacub (1st grade), Janna Yacub* (3rd grade), Yousef Yacub** (5th grade)
• American Sign Language: Luca Olson** (5th grade)
• Spanish:  Levon Booth (1st grade), Annali Wickstrom** (5th grade)
• Turkish: Nehir Metin (1st grade)

Meadow Lane Elementary

• Hindi: Vidit Nima (1st grade) 
• Spanish: Gavin Melanson* (3rd grade), Alessandra Flores* (3rd grade), Henry Melanson** (5th grade)

Pleasant Lea Elementary

• French: Alex Hendrix** (5th grade), Jared Maldonado* (5th grade)
• German: Lucy Appelbaum* (5th grade), Willow Saddler (3rd grade)
• Spanish: Melany Amaro (3rd grade), Sadie Peterson (5th grade)  

Prairie View Elementary

• Japanese: Elaina Tucker (3rd grade)
• Spanish: Monroe Edwards (1st grade), Ryleigh Boorem (1st grade)
• Urdu: Faizan King* (3rd grade)

Richardson Elementary

• Arabic: Adam Thawabi (1st grade)
• American Sign Language: Emma Crance (1st grade)
• French: Stephanie Major (1st grade), Allison Major (3rd grade)
• Mandarin Chinese: Carter Hastings** (5th grade)
• Romanian: Stephanie Major (1st grade), Allison Major (3rd grade)
• Russian: Sergei Semenok (1st grade)
• Spanish: Emma Crance (1st grade) , Santiago Puente (3rd grade)

Summit Pointe Elementary

• American Sign Language: Roman Galate (3rd grade)
• Korean:  Yuna Lee (5th grade)
• Spanish: Amos Baldini (1st grade), Owen DeBray** (5th grade),  Roman Galate (3rd grade),  Charlotte Ossa (1st grade), Caroline Ossa* (3rd grade), Cecilia Phillips (1st grade),  Beckett Scheidt (3rd grade), Everett Steinbeck (1st grade) 

Sunset Valley Elementary

• Arabic: Elias Jawhari (1st grade)
• French: Mara Munday (1st grade)
• Spanish: Elias Jawhari (1st grade), Ava Hughes (3rd grade)

Trailridge Elementary

• Hindi: Chesta Patel* (3rd grade)
• Gujarati: Chesta Patel* (3rd grade)
• Mandarin Chinese: Lorraine Chesnut* (5th grade), Georgia McCabe (1st grade), Eileen Zan (5th grade)
• Portuguese: Sofia Perez Marti (1st grade)
• Spanish: Holden Dampier* (5th grade), Emmie Graham* (5th grade), Gabe Graham (1st grade), Sienna Paige* (5th grade), Sofia Perez Marti (1st grade)

Underwood Elementary

• French: Elizabeth Hanna (5th grade)
• Spanish: Lily Allen (3rd grade), Coy Beyer (3rd grade), Penelope Cross (1st grade), Nathan Hanna (1st grade), Elizabeth Hanna** (5th grade), James Looper (1st grade), Kinley Looper* (3rd grade), Hattie McClendon** (5th grade), 
• Urdu:  Zaynab Mirza (1st grade)

Westview Elementary

• American Sign Language: Malcom Jackson (3rd grade)
• Russian: Milana Whitten* (3rd grade)
• Spanish: Madelin Arita Salazar (3rd grade), Presley Hoover (1st grade), Sherasad Montes de Oca Alonso (5th grade), Jaxson Reeves (3rd grade), Izzy Whitehead* (3rd grade) 
• Ukrainian:  Amina Vursichenko (5th grade)

Woodland Elementary

• Arabic: Amanie Zaben (1st grade)
• Filipino: Nora Weibling (3rd grade), Matthew Weibling (5th grade)
• Spanish: Truman Dampier (1st grade), Hendrix Badsky (3rd grade)