Flowery Elementary School recently held its promotion ceremony for its 49 fifth graders. Its 22 Bilingual Achievement Award recipients were honored by Principal Esmeralda Sanchez-Moseley and fifth-grade teachers Dora-Aldina Chavarría and Osvaldo Rubio. The students honored were (back row from left) Marisol Morales, Toni Arzaga, Principal Esmeralda Sanchez-Moseley, Anthony Carranza, Ben Mallett, Benny Moreno, Lucas Llodra, Laura Zavala, Octavio Martinez, Alvaro Oseguera, Ella Coddington, Owen Nelson, Marisol Mackey, fifth-grade teacher Dora-Aldina Chavarría, Kassandra de Anda, fifth-grade teacher Osvaldo Rubio, Benjamin Goodman. Front row (from left) Brissa Gonzalez, Leo Hirsch, Sofia Smart, Kathryn Fonseca, Antonio Valentine, Lucero Hernandez, Jovana Saldana, Nora Ligotti, friend. To qualify for the award, students must earn a B average in Spanish and English language arts, achieve certain scores on Spanish and English standardized tests, write an essay in both languages and perform eight hours of community service.
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