Lee’s Summit R-7 Students Receive Missouri Seal of Biliteracy Awards
The state of Missouri has awarded a total of 121 students with a total of 127 Seals from the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District with the Seal of Biliteracy award, 18 with the added Distinguished distinction.
This is the seventh year the program has been available for LSR7 students. Students who earn the award are recognized for attaining a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, listening and writing one or more world languages in addition to English.
Students may have gained proficiency through any number of methods, as a heritage language learner or as a new language learner. Students who have attained the Seal of Biliteracy have an intermediate level of proficiency and students who have attained the Distinguished Seal of Biliteracy have an advanced level of proficiency. The Seal of Biliteracy is listed on the high school transcript and is a nationally recognized industry credential that can earn college credit and serve as evidence of proficiency when entering the workforce.
Missouri Seal of Biliteracy 2026
LSR7 2025 graduates achieved the necessary proficiency to earn a total of 126 Seals of Biliteracy. Their knowledge spans eleven languages. Each language is listed below with its award recipients by school.
Lee’s Summit High School
Addy Williams-Spanish
Alina Holeha-Russian
Alina Holeha-Ukrainian
Alison Balbueno Sanchez-Spanish
Anastasia Kuzemka-Randle-Spanish
Audrey Chen-Mandarin Chinese
Ben Smith-French
Brooklynn Wyatt-Mandarin Chinese
Cristian Brizuela-Spanish
Daniela Upton-Spanish
Emma Bergsten-French
Emma Mosakowski-Spanish
George Essig-Spanish
Ginelly Gonzalez-Spanish
Grace Collier-Spanish
Ivonne Alvarado-Spanish
Jasmine Garciga-Spanish
Jennifer Mendez-Spanish, Distinguished
Jose Ruiz Gonzalez-Spanish
Jungbin Kim-Spanish
Kate Odell-Spanish
Katelyn Moor-Spanish
Keira Rausch-French
Kristen Johnson-French
Lucy Nault-Spanish
Lydia Shankle-Raney-Spanish
Natalie Lopez-Spanish
Olivia Clifton-Spanish
Patricia Deida Reyes-Spanish
Raina Cadena-French
Sadeen Alawnih-Arabic
Samuel Martin-Spanish
Valentina Ureta Canales-Spanish, Distinguished
Valentina Ureta Canales-French
Lee’s Summit North High School
Addison Bleckinger-French
Addison Toney-Spanish
Adeline Cooley-Spanish
Alaina O’Dell-Spanish
Andres Dominguez-Spanish
Annabelle Brown-Spanish
Ava Villegas-Spanish
Baylie Huston-Spanish
Bee Dinkins-French
Brooklyn Cates-Spanish
Caelym Santos-Spanish
Carlos Mazariegos-Spanish
Carson DeMoss-French
Carter Rodgers-Spanish
Cole West-Spanish
Dylan Hendricks-Mandarin Chinese
Emma Salter-Spanish
Fatima Yousaf-Spanish
Gnoaley Ezoulin-French
Helen Rivera Garcia-Spanish
Jackie Sanchez-Spanish
Jasmin Asif-Spanish
Jayla Walker-Mandarin Chinese
Keira Bruns-Spanish
Lauren Crimi-German
Luke McCrary-Spanish
Madilynn Benne-French
Maxon Chen-Spanish
Preston Cox-Spanish
Reid Moore-German, Distinguished
Rome Sargent-Spanish
Sergio De Leon-Spanish
Tre Paulding-German, Distinguished
Tre Paulding-Spanish, Distinguished
Yasmine Hoard-Spanish
Lee’s Summit West High School
Adam Colvin-French
Addison Dressler-Spanish
Alisha Eriksen-Portuguese
Annabel Carney-Spanish
Ava Burnett-French
Braden Cantrell-French
Brady Borgman-Spanish
Christgen Rodgers-Spanish
Christian Kelso-French
D’Mylah Simmons-Spanish
Dayla Lennie-Spanish
Ella Titus-Miller-Spanish
Emersen VanNess-Spanish
Ezekiel Onweazu-Spanish
George Sutherlin-French
Hadley Gill-Spanish
Hailey Barnett-Spanish
Hannah Bailey-Spanish
Isabelle Lafleur-Spanish
Lauren Baker-French
Madysen VanNess-Spanish
Margo Heckadon-French
Matthias Jones-Spanish
Mea Carradine-Spanish
Morgan Rignell-Spanish
Nathaniel Vigil-Spanish
Nevaeh Briscoe-Spanish
Noah Kasey-Spanish
Paige Phillips-French
Paisley Huke-Spanish
Riley Voll-Spanish
Rin Finnerty-French
Sam Ninemire-French
Tanner Pace-Spanish
Students who earn the Seal of Biliteracy with a STAMP test are honored at the Academic Achievement Awards at their respective high schools each April. Students who qualify for a Seal of Biliteracy or Distinguished Seal of Biliteracy with their International Baccalaureate language test score receive their awards by mail in August. Congratulations to all of our 2026 award recipients!