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Etowah HS Student Wins National Spanish Award

Joseph Young is a winner of the prestigious 2017 Junior Travel Award, valued at more than $3,500, for his achievement on the National Spanish Examination and demonstrated skills in writing and speaking Spanish.

The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese award this honor to only 24 students in the U.S. from among the 160,000 students who take the exam each year. Joseph will travel to Peru in July with the other 23 winners for the language and cultural immersion experience.

Joseph was nominated for the award by Etowah HS Spanish teacher Tamara Linares. This is the second time an Etowah High School student has won this prestigious award in the past ten years.