Bay View Academy Students Nationally Recognized For Performance Excellence On National Portuguese Exam

East Providence, RI – Several World Languages students from Saint Mary Academy – Bay View attained national recognition for their excellent performances on the 2017 National Portuguese Examination.
Students from Bay View earned a total of 2 gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze medals. “Attaining a medal or honorable mention for any student on the National Portuguese Examination is very prestigious,” said Kevin Cessna-Buscemi, National Director of the Exams, “because the exams are the largest of their kind in the United States with over 370 students participating in 2017.”

Students from Bay View have a long history of high achievement on this exam and were taught by Portuguese teacher Vera Gonçalves Keller.

The National Portuguese Examination is administered each year in grades 6 through 12, and is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.
Students from our area who received recognition from AATSP are:
Grade 8:
Alyssa Martinez (East Providence) – Bronze medal
Grade 9:
Rachel Bettencourt (East Providence) – Bronze medal
Juliana Goncalves (Rehoboth, MA) – Bronze medal
Gabriella Moreira (Rehoboth, MA) – Gold medal and placed first in the nation in her category
Chloe Raposo (East Providence) – Silver medal
Grade 10:
Clara Cruz (East Providence) – Bronze medal
Grade 11:
Amanda Bettencourt (East Providence) – Bronze medal