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!