Will County Gazette

 Plainfield – Six Plainfield North High School students earned special honors for their achievement on the National German Exam. 

The six were among 21 PNHS students who took the rigorous test. 

“Especially coming off of a year and a half of remote learning, these students have made excellent strides in their language learning in comparison to their peers across the nation," said PNHS German teacher Jennifer Ibanez.

Students who place in the 90th-100th percentile are now eligible to receive the AATG/PAD Study Trip Award and the chance to spend three to four weeks living in Germany, while also attending classes and various excursions to places of cultural significance.  

“We are proud of all of our students for taking the National German Exam which is a very challenging exam that requires a lot of hard work and skill,” said Ibanez. 

These students earned a Silberurkunde (Silver Certificate) for scoring in the 80^th to 89^th percentiles:

• Evan Al-Ashkar (junior)

These students earned Certificates of Achievement for scoring in the 50^th to 69^th percentiles:

• Samantha Bowser (senior)
• Jack Gaw (senior)
• Fayaz Khalid (junior)
• Jessica Gaw (junior)
• Nicole Posont (junior) 

These students also took the National German Exam:

• Margaret Lasher (senior)
• Jackson Folkers (senior)
• Gabriel Suvaca (senior)
• Ainsley Altenbern (senior)
• Mary Conley (junior)
• Conner Bowen (junior)
• Hyunseo Kim (junior)
• George Dimas (junior)
• Brandon Palillero (junior)
• Benjamin Cummings (junior)
• Nashwan Choudhury (junior)
• Hudson Hiatt (junior)
• Michael Janis (junior)
• Tyler Boehnke (junior)
• Robert Lowenstrom (junior)