Five Marist Students Earn Medals in the National Italian Exam
Marist High School is proud to announce that five students have earned medals for their scores in the National Italian Exam. Each year, Italian National Honor Society students take the National Italian Exam & this year, five RedHawks excelled and won medals!
Congratulations to the five students, pictured above from left to right:
-Tessa Schultz ’26 (Simmons Middle School) – Bronze Medalist
-Jayda Cantu ’25 (Kerr Middle School) – Silver Medalist
-Celia Lindokken ’25 (Central Middle School) – Gold Medalist
-Annie Tortorello ’25 (St. Catherine) – Silver Medalist
-Kristina Ivanova ’26 (Palos South) – Bronze Medalist
Established in 1985, the National Italian Exam (NIE) is the official national language contest for middle and high school students of the American Association of Teachers of Italian. It is a web-based proficiency and performance assessment that measures written and aural interpretation skills. The NIE provides an excellent opportunity to highlight our students’ success as every year over 6.000 high school students of Italian take the exam nationwide.
Congratulations to our Italian RedHawks! In 2024, Jayda Cantu ’25 earned a silver medal and Celia Lindokken ’25 earned a bronze medal.
