WPS staff member and students earn Kansas Seal of Biliteracy

WPS interpreter Ana Fajardo and more than 100 WPS students have earned the Kansas Seal of Biliteracy which is awarded by the Kansas State Department of Education to recognize all students who have attained proficiency in English and one or more other world languages by the time they graduate. 

The Seal addresses the career and technical education foundational skill of communicating respectfully and effectively with people of different cultures and diverse perspectives. 

Congratulations to the following students. Students earned the Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish except where noted.

East High School

Gold Seal of Biliteracy
Desiray Cuellar

Silver Seal of Biliteracy
Elyzah Angel
Joselyn Avila
Brieanna Barber
Mia Borsage
Lamaje Broadus
Oliver Christians
Diana Claudio
Victor Del Rio
Daisy Diaz Rocha
Marco Estrada-Diaz
Andres Garcia
Jocelyn Garcia
Cynthia Garcia-Quintanilla
Jesus Garcia-Villa
Connor Hanson
Brenna Kirby
Katie Koke
Gavin Koppang
Tanisha Kulkarni
Anthony Lam
Evan Lessman
Naomi Madison
Daniel Mendez
Brittney Nguyen
Shaden Nunez-Morales
Karen Ochoa-Portillo
Bryan Ortiz-Ceballos
Tory Pham
Gisela Ramirez-Trejo
Jenavi Reddy
Kevin Rojas Moran
Selin Sabuncu
Cesar Saludes
Chelsea San
Aditya Shadakshari (Spanish and Kannada)
Renton Smartt
Arely Tavarez
Vanessa Tellez
Johana Vargas Martinez
Oliver Velasco-Leisy
Pandora Freeman (Spanish and French)

Heights High School

Silver Seal of Biliteracy
Maimoona Mohammad (Spanish, Hindi, Urdu)
Jimena Ramirez
Uriel Retana


North High School

Gold Seal of Biliteracy
Andrea Aguilera
Tatiana Esqueda
Jimena Gallo
Arlet Raymundo Gonzalez
Jose Urbina-Renteria
Sandra Vazquez-Ulloa

Silver Seal of Biliteracy
Andrea Alaniz
Maritza Andrade
Myrrah Awwad
Javier Bojorquez
Evelyn Castillo
Nuvia Castillo-Quiroz
Arely Cepeda
Jessica Dorsey
Allison Escareno-Gonzalez
Yolanda Garcia
Maria Garcia-Nunez
Jessica Gonzalez
Bethzy Hernandez-Medina
Arely Luna-Rodriguez
Gustavo Martinez-Paz
Alexa Ornelas
Yaretzi Parga-Lamas
Adriana Sanchez
Briana Sifuentes-Luna
Itzel Solis
Andrea Tavarez
Yuan Frieda Zhao


Northeast Magnet High School

Gold Seal of Biliteracy
Israel Torres

Silver Seal of Biliteracy
Mia Ackerman
Gloria Amaya
Getsemani Cruz Hernandez
Gillian Hunt
Saniya Shaikh
Samantha Ulrich


Northwest High School

Gold Seal of Biliteracy
Fabiola Finol Colina
Rubi Loya
Alondra Mena-Chavez
Yolanda Torres Rodriguez

Silver Seal of Biliteracy
Trevor Bryant
Samantha Curiel-Dominguez
Daniel Fernandez Pena
Jayda Gitungo
Roman Gutierrez
Saideth Hernandez
Janett Lerma-Reyes
Elayne Logan
Pablo Lopez-Galvan
Alexander Maitwe
Matthew Osburn
John Robertson
Michael Rogers
Kimberly Valdovinos Ovato
Luvley Williams


South High School

Gold Seal of Biliteracy
Noelia Mancilla

Silver Seal of Biliteracy
Rebecca Carlos
Yanni Carrillo-Aranda
Alexis Chavez
Joanna Garcia-Ibarra
Rogelio Gomez-Trevizo
Anthony Gonzalez-Medina
Vanessa Hernandez
Kevin Morales-Garcia
Khanh Vu (Vietnamese)
Ilse Zuniga

Southeast High School

Gold Seal of Biliteracy
Katheryne Ventura Molina

Silver Seal of Biliteracy
Janna Arcila
Danalyn Delgado-Silva
Nathalie Garcia
Judith Garcia-Luna
Adrian Gonzalez Camejo
Camila Guzman-Antuna
Jocelyn Martinez
Melanie Pasillas
Thao Tran (Vietnamese)
Yahir Velazquez Chavarria

West High School

Silver Seal of Biliteracy
Robert Diaz Osroio
Evelyn Estrada Gutierrez
Salma Flores
Lizette Lupercio
Edgar Martinez-Granados
Tania Sanchez-Leal