Seal of Biliteracy
The Seal of Biliteracy is a state of Illinois recognition given to graduating Seniors who demonstrate high levels of proficiency in English and other languages. This is recognized on student transcripts and diplomas and is available to any student at Argo Community High School who has qualifying scores in English and another language. Students who earn the Seal of Biliteracy and attend Illinois state universities can get two years of foreign language credit. Please see below for information on qualifying scores.
If you speak a second language and would like to earn the Illinois Seal of Biliteracy, please click the registration link below (which will open on September 5th, 2023). If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Jennifer Julius [email protected]
Congrats to the Class of 2023 Illinois Commendation Towards Biliteracy and
Illinois Seal of Biliteracy recipients!
NAME: | LANGUAGE: | SEAL or COMMENDATION: |
Marah Aqel | Arabic | Commendation |
Fransisco Andres Figueroa | Spanish | Commendation |
Israel Galeno | Spanish | Commendation |
Fernando Guadarrama | Spanish | Commendation |
Danna P. Guerra | Spanish | Commendation |
Raian Hammad | Arabic | Commendation |
Wadi Hasan | Arabic | Commendation |
Alexis Hernandez | Spanish | Commendation |
Michelle Kioltyka Heredia | Spanish | Commendation |
Hubert Marszalik | Spanish | Commendation |
Erik Antony Rodriguez | Spanish | Commendation |
Samuel Shinsato | Spanish | Commendation |
Gerardo Yanes | Spanish | Commendation |
Ximena Aguilar-Delgado | Spanish | Seal |
Khaled Alkelane | Arabic | Seal |
Batool Alnsour | Arabic | Seal |
Emily Benitez | Spanish | Seal |
Leonel Benitez | Spanish | Seal |
Martyna Blusiewic | Polish | Seal |
Mikolaj Bobak | Polish | Seal |
Doreccy Cardenas | Spanish | Seal |
Emmanuel Casales | Spanish | Seal |
Karen Castro | Spanish | Seal |
Yuliana Castro | Spanish | Seal |
Aysty Castro-Hernandez | Spanish | Seal |
Gabriel Chaidez | Spanish | Seal |
Sara Cruz | Spanish | Seal |
Ewelina Dabrowski | Polish | Seal |
Jennifer DeBlecourt | Spanish | Seal |
Joanna Dziubek | Polish | Seal |
Edgar Flores | Spanish | Seal |
Karen Flores | Spanish | Seal |
Sara Flynn | Polish | Seal |
Andres Fonseca | Spanish | Seal |
Isabel Fuentes | Spanish | Seal |
Alondra Garcia Escot | Spanish | Seal |
Kacper Gogola | Polish | Seal |
Andrea Gomez | Spanish | Seal |
Michelle Gomez | Spanish | Seal |
Laura Monika Gonzalez | Spanish | Seal |
Dayanara Gutierrez | Spanish | Seal |
Yara Hajeissa | Spanish | Seal |
Yara Hajeissa | Portuguese | Seal |
Kamil Halupka | Polish | Seal |
Mario Hernandez | Spanish | Seal |
Leonardo Jimenez-Rodriguez | Spanish | Seal |
Guadalupe Juarez | Spanish | Seal |
Gerard Kleczewski | Polish | Seal |
Jakub Krol | Polish | Seal |
Aaron Lopez | Spanish | Seal |
Sirley Lozano | Spanish | Seal |
Rubi Manzo | Spanish | Seal |
Hubert Marszalik | Polish | Seal |
Nancy Martinez | Spanish | Seal |
Nicole Mirecki | Polish | Seal |
Robert Miros | Polish | Seal |
Citlali Munoz | Spanish | Seal |
Isabella Munoz | Spanish | Seal |
Alondra Munoz-Escoto | Spanish | Seal |
Leonardo Munoz-Sanchez | Spanish | Seal |
Mustafa Mustafa | Spanish | Seal |
Maja Nawrocka | Polish | Seal |
Bartek Obrochta | Polish | Seal |
Martin Olszewski | Polish | Seal |
Jasmin Orozco-Placencia | Spanish | Seal |
Jose De Jesus Orozco Jr. | Spanish | Seal |
Osiel Orozco | Spanish | Seal |
Alondra Padilla | Spanish | Seal |
Samantha Pantoja | Spanish | Seal |
Joanna Recendiz-Herrera | Spanish | Seal |
Daniel Reyes | Tagalog | Seal |
Madison Robles | Spanish | Seal |
Yadira Ruvalcaba-Burgueno | Spanish | Seal |
Gisselle Salto | Spanish | Seal |
Viridiana Sanchez | Spanish | Seal |
David Soria | Spanish | Seal |
Victoria Styrczula | Polish | Seal |
Paulina Szczypta | Polish | Seal |
Christian Szeliga | Polish | Seal |
Armando Treto | Spanish | Seal |
Jorge Treto | Spanish | Seal |
Ashley Vargas | Spanish | Seal |
Joel Vargas-Cortes | Spanish | Seal |
Michel Vargas-Estrada | Spanish | Seal |
Jacqueline Vela-Hurtado | Spanish | Seal |
Carlos Villanueva | Spanish | Seal |
Natalia Witek | Polish | Seal |
Natalia Witek | Spanish | Seal |
Aleksandra Wozniak | Polish | Seal |
Aleksandra Wozniak | French | Seal |
Oscar Zeglin | Polish | Seal |
Oscar Zeglin | Spanish | Seal |
Requirements for Earning the Seal of Biliteracy
English Language – ONE of the following
- ACT Score composite of 21 or 18 on the English Subject Area Test
- SAT Score of 480 in English Language Arts (EBRW)
- ACCESS Score of 4.8 Overall
- AP English Language and Composition score of 5
- AAPPL Test Score of Intermediate 5 or Advanced in all 4 domains
- STAMP 4s Test Score of Intermediate High on all 4 domains
Foreign Language – ONE of the following
- 4 or 5 on an AP Language and Culture Exam
- AAPPL Test Score of Intermediate-5 or Advanced in all 4 domains
- STAMP 4s Test Score of Intermediate High on all 4 domains
- Portfolio consisting of all 4 domains for a language in which a state approved test does not exist
Requirements for Earning the Commendation Towards Biliteracy
English Language – ONE of the following:
- ACT Score composite of 21 or 18 on the English Subject Area Test
- SAT Score of 480 in English Language Arts (EBRW)
- ACCESS Literacy Score of 3.5 or above
- AP English Language and Composition score of 4
- AAPPL Test Score between Intermediate-1 and Intermediate-4 in all 4 domains
- STAMP 4s Test Score of Intermediate Low on all 4 domains
Foreign Language – ONE of the following:
- 3 on an AP Language and Culture Exam
- AAPPL Test score between Intermediate 1 and 4 in all 4 domains
- STAMP 4s test score of Intermediate Low on all 4 domains
- Portfolio consisting of all 4 domains for a language in which a state approved test does not exist
For more information on testing, visit https://www.isbe.net/Documents/language-proficiency-assessment-list.pdf
Seal of Biliteracy Benefits
Graduating Seniors who earned the Seal of Biliteracy will gain the following benefits:
- Seal of Biliteracy noted on High School Diploma
- Seal of Biliteracy noted on High School Transcripts
- Meet the college entrance requirement of two years of foreign language for Illinois public colleges and universities (must contact colleges/universities)
- Obtain college credit in modern languages at Illinois public colleges and universities (must contact colleges/universities)
Graduating Seniors who earn the Commendation Towards Biliteracy will gain the following benefits:
- Commendation Towards Biliteracy noted on High School Diploma
- Commendation Towards Biliteracy noted on High School Transcripts
Current List of State Approved Foreign Language Test Languages (more to come):
- ARABIC
- FRENCH
- GERMAN
- HEBREW
- HINDI
- ITALIAN
- JAPANESE
- KOREAN
- MANDARIN
- POLISH
- PORTUGUESE
- RUSSIAN
- SPANISH
- TAGALOG
- THAI
updated 09/21/2023
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