Sinahi Oaxaca
Sinahi Oaxaca is a 2024 graduate of Albuquerque High School in New Mexico, USA. But such a description sells her short. Not only did she receive a diploma; she also received two bilingual seals attached to the diploma, as well as a bilingual medal to wear around her neck. The seals were granted by the school district and the state, while the medal was granted by an international organization that recognizes global bilingualism. And that's not all. In addition to having to take eight core courses in Spanish over the four years in high school (that is, chemistry, biology, math, etc taught in Spanish), she was also required to take the Spanish AP exam. Of the 250 students worldwide who took that exam, Sinahi was the only one who received a perfect score! And that's still not all. As a part of the nursing courses she took in high school, she found herself teaching basic "nursing" Spanish to her classmates and her teacher! She is now a nursing student at the University of New Mexico.