Seal of Biliteracy
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Lyons Township High School is proud to offer the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy to qualifying LTHS Seniors who demonstrate a high level of proficiency in languages other than English. The languages currently approved for this recognition at LTHS are:
Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai
What is the State Seal?
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The State Seal is an award given to high school students that appears as a seal on their diplomas and official transcripts to certify that the student is biliterate in English and one or more languages. A biliterate person can read, write, speak, and understand another language in addition to English at the Intermediate High level of proficiency.
Why should I do this?
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Benefits of the seal include:
- earning college credit in Illinois and possibly other states
- distinguishing your resume and college application
- earning scholarship and career opportunities
- understanding your proficiency to set advanced language goals
Who qualifies for the Seal?
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Students who meet the following criteria will be awarded the seal:
How do I take the AAPPL/STAMP exam?
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2022-23 information coming soon!