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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, July 15, 2005 -  Contact: Sandra Faux or Joseph Giomboni King’s College Public Relations Office, (570) 208-5958.

HIGH SCHOOL SPANISH CONTEST WINNERS

HONORED AT KING'S COLLEGE

8 Scranton and Pocono area students receive Spanish awards

July 15, 2005– The National Spanish Examinations, given locally by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, concluded with 42 chapter winners from a pool of 715 middle and high school students who competed from regional public and private schools.
 
King’s College hosted an authentic Spanish dinner for area Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Spanish Examinations winners and their families at the College’s Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center. Alex Byczkowski, assistant professor of Foreign Languages and Literature at King’s College, is director of the program.
 
Winners from the Scranton and Pocono area include Brian Dunstone, Scranton Preparatory; Kristen Fenocchi, Scranton Preparatory; Keith Gallagher, Scranton Preparatory; Melissa Linskey, Seton Catholic; Alexandra Mitic, Pocono Mountain East; Mary Opalka, Scranton Preparatory; Emily Pizzichemi, Scranton Preparatory; and Rima Shah, Scranton Preparatory.

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Winners of the Spanish contest of the Northeastern Chapter of the National Spanish Examinations from the Scranton and Pocono area, seated from left: Brian Dunstone, Melissa Linskey, Alexandra Mitic, and Rima Shah. Standing: Keith Gallagher, Mary Opalka, and Alex Byczkowski, assistant professor of Languages and Literature at King’s College.