The South Carolina Seal of Biliteracy is an award given by the South Carolina Department of Education to certify that students have attained a level of biliteracy at the time of high school graduation.
Biliteracy refers to having a functional level of proficiency in two languages. An Intermediate Mid level of language proficiency is needed for learners to function in the workforce, based on the data analyzed by the ACTFL and used to produce their Oral Proficiency Levels in the Workplace document.
Congratulations to the following GCS World Language students for achieving the SC Seal of Biliteracy during the 24-25 school year!
Bronze Seal= Intermediate Mid Proficiency
Silver Seal= Intermediate High Proficiency
Gold Seal= Advanced Low or higher Proficiency
Carolina High School
Elizabeth Castellanos-Sanchez Spanish Silver Seal
Kassandra Mejia Spanish Silver Seal
Andrea Gonzalez-Martinez Spanish Silver Seal
Estrella Diaz Spanish Silver Seal
Joselyn Martinez Cruz Spanish Silver Seal
Marilyn Garcia Spanish Bronze Seal
Miguel Olivares Spanish Bronze Seal
Eastside High School
Evangelea Blackstone Spanish Bronze Seal
Nathan Cloer Spanish Bronze Seal
Henrique Shiota Timmers Montandon Spanish Silver Seal
Clara Torres Spanish Silver Seal
David Gomez Spanish Gold Seal
Greenville High School
Jayne Womack French Bronze Seal
Haven Ebel French Silver Seal
Asher Lehde French Silver Seal
Owen McFadden French Silver Seal
Sydney Smith French Silver Seal
Christin Huang French Silver Seal
Sarah Meade French Bronze Seal
Lane Palmer Latin Silver Seal
Seth Bubb Latin Silver Seal
Cady Shive Latin Bronze Seal
Canaan Byrd Latin Silver Seal
Harm Ravenhorst Spanish Bronze Seal
Sarah Meade Spanish Bronze Seal
Madeleine Greer Spanish Bronze Seal
William Schumacher Spanish Silver Seal
Louisa Good Spanish Bronze Seal
Ana Clara de Paiva Spanish Silver Seal
Ana Sofia Tiberia-Lozano Spanish Gold Seal
Sasha Flores Spanish Silver Seal
Vivian Covington-Kolb Spanish Silver Seal
Jose Requeno-Miralda Spanish Gold Seal
Jacqueline Houston Spanish Bronze Seal
Makayela Sexton Spanish Bronze Seal
Greer High School
Luis Acuna Spanish Bronze Seal
Amal Achkar Spanish Bronze Seal
Hillcrest High School
Nicole Teodoro Portuguese Silver Seal
Kaue Ferrari Barros Portuguese Bronze Seal
Juan Tovar Menecez Spanish Bronze Seal
Tomas Mondragon Fernandez Spanish Gold Seal
Alejandra Zelada Menjivar Spanish Gold Seal
Matias Lara Spanish Silver Seal
Hanna Ochoa Spanish Silver Seal
Gabriela Mondragon Spanish Gold Seal
Daiana Ramirez Spanish Silver Seal
Daniela Contreras Spanish Silver Seal
Rafaela Quezada Silva Spanish Bronze Seal
JL Mann High School
Nicolas Ortiz French Bronze Seal
Ana Ossa Spanish Silver Seal
Dana Sofia Camacho Lizarazo Spanish Gold Seal
Julia De Sousa Botto Spanish Silver Seal
Keyvin Lopez Camacho Spanish Silver Seal
Mauldin High School
Callie Luschkowski Spanish Bronze Seal
Karina Uryasov Spanish Silver Seal
Valentina Zapata Ramirez Spanish Gold Seal
Ali Muguerza Spanish Gold Seal
Salome Gonzalez Spanish Gold Seal
Eliades Mora Moraga Spanish Silver Seal
Valeria Arias Galvis Spanish Silver Seal
Lorette Flores Reynoso Spanish Gold Seal
Sierra Glenn Spanish Silver Seal
Juanita Soto Cardona Spanish Silver Seal
Luz Lopez Beltran Spanish Gold Seal
Maryanna Olvera Spanish Silver Seal
Tanmay Jagtap Hindi Silver Seal
Riverside High School
Morgan Kay Spanish Bronze Seal
Andrew Wimmer Spanish Bronze Seal
Emanuela Ribeiro Spanish Gold Seal
Grace Qin Spanish Silver Seal
Jonathan Enriquez Roman Spanish Silver Seal
Enyonam Toklo Spanish Bronze Seal
Sofia Angela Penaflor Spanish Silver Seal
Dhriya Patel Spanish Silver Seal
Kathryn Dewey Spanish Bronze Seal
Maria Padilla Spanish Silver Seal
Anne-Lyse Sellier Spanish Silver Seal
Annika Killian Spanish Silver Seal
Mateo Lozano Spanish Gold Seal
Kevin Antani Spanish Gold Seal
Aram Jung Korean Gold Seal
Southside High School
Maritza Rangel Spanish Silver Seal
Salem LaChapell Spanish Silver Seal
Daniel Norberto Spanish Silver Seal
Eduardo Cruz Tapia Spanish Silver Seal
Megan Hernandez Spanish Silver Seal
Juan Trejo-Chavez Spanish Silver Seal
Marbella Ceconett Garcia Spanish Silver Seal
Travelers Rest High School
Maylin Torres-Torres Spanish Silver Seal
Peyton White Spanish Silver Seal
Roselyn Morales Spanish Silver Seal
Devin Rogers Spanish Silver Seal
Henry Mosteller Spanish Silver Seal
Nancy Vazquez Mercado Spanish Silver Seal
Alannis Marant Spanish Silver Seal
Jose Pelaez Spanish Gold Seal
Michael Hawkins Spanish Silver Seal
Jackson Jarvais Spanish Silver Seal
Wade Hampton High School
Delia Nichols Spanish Bronze Seal
Juanita Arboleda Spanish Gold Seal
Cristhian Molina-Duran Spanish Silver Seal
Yuridia Solano-Camacho Spanish Silver Seal
Natalia Giraldo Spanish Silver Seal
Thomas Tuberquia Spanish Silver Seal
Jhoan Bulla Canastero Spanish Silver Seal
Woodmont High School
Isabella Harris Spanish Silver Seal
Livia Alencar Pereira Pinto Spanish Silver Seal
Julyanna Barrera-Litell Spanish Silver Seal
Lizzy Molina Spanish Silver Seal
Joshua Ibarra Martinez Spanish Gold Seal
Jerry Gomez Spanish Silver Seal
High school students in grades eleven or twelve who are currently enrolled in or have completed a Level 4 or higher World Language course.
Seals are awarded to eligible students based on the following qualifications - overall GPA in English coursework and score from state approved language proficiency assessment:
Applying and testing for a SC Seal of Biliteracy is not required.
Students must fill out an application at their high school. They will be provided this information by their world language teacher.
Students must meet both qualifications regardless of the students' first/heritage language:
Qualification 1: demonstrate at least Intermediate Mid proficiency in a language other than English on an approved proficiency assessment.
Most common proficiency assessments: Avant STAMP 4S, ALIRA, Avant STAMP WS
Testing must occur during the student's junior or senior year. GCS will pay for students to take a test once during the Junior year, and once during their Senior year.
Qualification 2: demonstrate English language proficiency
by either maintaining a 3.0 or above GPA in ELA,
or scoring a composite score of at least 4.0 on the ACCESS 2.0 English Proficiency Test.
Click here for the GCS Seal flyer
USC Upstate will begin recognizing Seal of Biliteracy recipients in the Spring 2025 semester. Stay tuned for more information.
Charleston Southern University recognizes the South Carolina Seal of Biliteracy as a placement tool and for credit.