TOWAMENCIN –  With a wide range of foreign language options for students to study at North Penn, it is little surprise that along with those courses of study, many students are also achieving new heights on the national level. Several North Penn High School students were recently honored for their outstanding achievements for this year’s National Japanese Exam.

Additionally, Georgi Eck was honored for receiving a prestigious grant award, the JET Memorial Invitation Program (MIP). The JET-MIP was created to honor two American teachers who lost their lives during the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster.   Eck was given the opportunity to visit Japan to participate in exchange with Japanese students, and act as symbolic bridges to enhance the goodwill between Japan and the United States.

This program is extremely competitive.  Ecks excellent academic standing,  95^th percentile placement in the National Exam, an outstanding essay composition, and her exceptional performance in a Skype interview in Japanese led to the award of this scholarship.

Georgi will be leaving for Japan on July 5^th.

Below is a complete listing of all the National Japanese Exam winners from North Penn.

Level 1

Gold Award:  Yanru Chen

Silver Award:  Lori Park

Bronze Award: Melanie Karcher

Honorable Mention: Patricia Elechko and Jackson Furtado

Level 2

Gold Award:   Georgi Eck, Nkem Ohanenye, and Felix Yang

Silver Award:  Chun Hua Cox, Angela Hong, and Gayle O’Rourke

Bronze Award: Claudia Gajes

Honorable Mention: Deanna Harris, Hiram Gonzalez, and Abir Razzak

Level 3

Gold Award:    Allen Lapreziosa and Hakyeong Min

Silver Award:   Myung Lee

Bronze Award: Jean Deininger and Alexander DiStefano

Honorable Mention: Jin Omori