Boiling Springs High School

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Mrs. Cindy Bailey [email protected]	High School French
Mr. Michael Bogdan [email protected]	Department Chair High School Spanish
Mrs. Laura LaRose [email protected]	High School Spanish
Mrs. Emily Mater [email protected]	Middle School French
Ms. Amy Necci [email protected]	Middle School Spanish
Mrs. Kelly Roberts Satzler [email protected]	High School Spanish
Mrs. Katherin Slentz [email protected]	High School Spanish

• The department has been recognized by the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association as an Exemplary Program in World Languages.

• Our French program was recognized as an "Exemplary Program with Honors" by the American Association of Teachers of French in 2018 and 2020. We are the first program in Pennsylvania to receive this recognition.

• The department was named a Commended Program by the Shippensburg University School Study Council in spring 2014.

• We offer students the opportunity to participate in the National Spanish Exam and Le Grand Concours; many have placed in the top 10 in our region. Additionally, we have received a first place school prize and many individual student awards at the Shippensburg University Modern Language Competition.

• The first and only two National Board Certified teachers in the district are members of our department. This certification is held by less than 3% of teachers nationwide and less than 25 language teachers in Pennsylvania.

• We often lead trips abroad in the summer, offering our students the opportunity to interact with the cultures and languages that they are studying.

• We have lived or studied in numerous Francophone and Hispanic regions including:
  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • France
  • Guatemala
  • Mexico
  • Puerto Rico
  • Quebec
  • Spain