Carmel High School World Language Department

The Carmel High School World Language Department seeks to provide a supportive, equitable, and inclusive environment that empowers learners, as their authentic selves, on their multicultural journey to acquire world language proficiency and prepare for a productive role in our global community.

CHS World Language Honor Societies 2025-26

Please download and print all of the attached documents in order to apply to our World Language Honor Societies. Follow directions carefully.

Application and teacher recommendation(s) due: December 19, 2025

  • Requirements:  WL NHS Requirements 2025-26 
    • Application: Application Form  DUE Dec 19, 2025
    • Teacher Recommendation Form:    Copy and paste the link below and send to 1-2 of your current or former World Language teacher(s) to complete for the teacher recommendation portion (Due 12/19/25): 
    • Community Service Log: Community Service Log   DUE Jan 9, 2026 (4 hours for first-time applicants, 5 hours for seniors to maintain honor society membership)  - (Hard copies of this form can also be found on the bulletin board outside 408).

NYS Seal of Biliteracy Veteran Status

  
 

Seal of Biliteracy 2024-25

 Seal of Biliteracy 

New York State Seal of Biliteracy

Congratulations to our 2025 Seal of Biliteracy recipients!

- Abelino Alonzo -  Samantha Boeri -  Jose Castro -  Nicole Chacha -  Roberto Cotza -  Megan Dixon -  Jacob Filangeri -  Emily Furu -  Kaitlin Furu -  Kayleigh Harney - Ivy Kolovic -  Amanda Kranz -  Adrian Krasniqi -  Aine Lee -  Sydney Lockwood - Taylor Lotz -  Hailey Martinez -  Jessica Martins - Samantha Miller -  Evan Monteiro - Stephanie Mora Lopez - Emmanuel Palacios -  Jake Patino - Giulianna Pavone -  Gabriella Pena -  Ayva Rivard -  Django Santalis -  Téa Sedlarcik - Gabriella Sinclair - Maia Thompson -  Mary Tibbetts -  Jorja Tompuri - Darek Trivino -  Lucas Tseng -  Halina White -  Norah Wolfe -  Genesis Vera -  Sophia Zeman   -  Isabel Zhuravel -  

 

Overview: The Seal of Biliteracy is a prestigious award offered to seniors enrolled in an advanced level World Language class (level 5). The Seal project is designed to show students' proficiency in English and a second language offered at Carmel High School. Students work exclusively in the target language from beginning to end.  It starts with an oral proficiency Interview and ends with a presentation of four in-depth, multi-genre projects to a panel of evaluators, including teachers, administrators, and community members. Students who achieve an intermediate-high level of proficiency in the language are awarded a Seal on their diploma and a special stole at graduation.  

 

World Readiness Standards

 Standards for language learning 

ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines

 World language proficiency guidelines 

Modes of Communication

 3 modes of communication