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Thirty-three Liverpool High School seniors have earned the New York State Seal of Biliteracy, which recognizes the accomplishments of students who demonstrate mastery in more than one language.

The LHS students represented 10 different languages and dialects. Among the recipients from Liverpool were four students who demonstrated triliteracy (mastery of three languages). Earning seals were:

• Aala Al-Ameri: English and Spanish
• Jilan Aldaher: English, Arabic and Spanish
• Catherine Ault: English and Spanish
• Wesley Aureli: English and Spanish 
• Elyas Baharyan: English, Persian Farsi and Turkish
• Makenna Baker: English and Spanish             
• Emma Bearup: English and French 
• Blenda Berbatovci: English and Spanish      
• Elise Borell: English and Spanish       
• Mia Cangello: English and Spanish  
• Joshua Cox: English and Spanish     
• Ryan Danger: English and Spanish  
• Callen Enwright: English and Spanish            
• Vincent Farino: English and Spanish
• Basan Gautam: English and Spanish
• Aryan Hatef: English, Dari and French
• Daniel Hayes: English and French    
• Arianna Kuznia: English and Spanish
• William Lewis: English and Spanish 
• Kaylee Lockwood: English and Spanish        
• Lauren Marino: English and Spanish
• Gabriel Martin: English and Spanish
• Diana Melnychenko: English and Ukrainian
• Rabia Mustafa: English, Punjabi and Urdu
• Audrey Vanelle Nkwemi Nkouendji: English and French    
• Bridget Osborne: English and Spanish          
• Nandika Rajaram: English and French           
• Sophia Sellingham: English and French        
• Berlyn Shore: English and French     
• Eva Spoto: English and French           
• Juliet Tice: English and French           
• Daniel Wadie: English and Spanish  
• Chloe Youker: English and Spanish 
• Elizabeth Zimmerman: English and Spanish

Students seeking the Seal of Biliteracy were asked to prepare an extensive project and give an oral presentation in front of a panel of judges. The Seal of Biliteracy program, organized in Central New York by the Mid-State Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBERN), strives to highlight the value of diversity and world languages instruction in schools.

Students will wear a medal with their graduation robe and a special seal will be added to their diploma.