More than 5,500 students participated in the 2012 Italian National exam from California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Texas, and Canada.

The following Westfield High Students received recognition:

Level 1: 7^th place - Jack Rickles and Alicia Martin-Morera; and 9^th place – Christina Gulla. Honorable Mention: Lauren Androconis, Dan Bigelow, Kyle Jason, and Brian Suler.                  

Level 2: 5^th place – Vittoria Sabba. Honorable Mention: Michael Cardoso, Anna Centrella, Jared Ellner, Megan Pinna, Kim Roth, and Sabrina Van Ness.

Level 3: 7th place - Caitlin Lawrie.  Honorable Mention:  Chloe Bryen, Justin Cafiero, Andrew Dougert, Meaghan Fleck, Marina Kovalenko, and Alan Zepka.

Level 4:  Honorable Mention: Sophia Barry, Michael Mondon, Jessica Sipe, Alina Spera, and Anthony Valles.

“Congratulations to all these students who have achieved such a high level of comprehension and interest in their World Language studies,” commented David Greer, Supervisor of World Languages K-12 in the Westfield Public Schools.