Three Plainfield North High School students earned top marks in the 2025 National German Exam for High School Students.
Nicholas Calvert, sophomore, earned a “Silberurkunde” or silver medal for scoring in the 90th to 99th percentile on the exam.
Megan Morris, sophomore, and Lily Allen, junior, both earned “Bronzeurkunde” or bronze medals for scoring in the 70th to 79th percentile on the exam.
Sophomores Julian Collado and Alex Kelly; junior Kate Cummings, and senior Kaitlin McCready earned honorable recognition for their scores.
The National German Exam or NGE is administered each year to more 15,000 high school students of German.
The NGE, now in its 65th year, provides individual diagnostic feedback, rewards students through an extensive regional and national prize program, and creates a sense of accomplishment.
Exam results provide teachers a means of comparing students in all regions of the country, as well as programmatic data to help inform curricular decisions.
Founded in 1926, the AATG represents German teachers at all levels of instruction. The AATG is dedicated to advancing and improving the teaching of language, literature, and culture of the German‐speaking countries.