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Winners NIE 2021

Thank you to all participants in this year’s National Italian Exam!
In total we had 2500  participants from 137 schools, with about 700 medals and 350 monetary prizes distributed.
To all the wonderful and dedicated teachers, thank you for all your hard work, from getting students applied, to administering the exam, and to celebrating their accomplishments. And of course, congratulations to all the contest winners!!!


Use the menu below to see the complete lists of this year's winners.
  • Medal Winners
  • Monetary Prizes
  • Teacher's Recognition Awards
  • Scholarship Winners
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Click on the links below to access a complete list of medal recipients for NIE 2021.
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GOLD
  • Gold Medals
SILVER
  • Silver Medals
BRONZE
  • Bronze Medals
Medals will be sent to participating teachers using the address provided in the registration form.
NIE 2020 - MONETARY PRIZES AWARDS
 
AATI awards students' achievements with a monetary prize to celebrate their success. The value as well as the score necessary to obtain these prizes varies each year according to the total number of students taking the exam nationwide and the average percentile. For 2021, the ranking follows these parameters:
  • students who ranked between the 85th to 97th percentile (regardless of the category) have been assigned a $50 gift
  • students who ranked between 98th to 100th percentile (regardless of the category) have been assigned a $100 gift
level novice
Novice
level 1
Level 1
level 2
Level 2
level 3
Level 3
level 4
Level 4
level 5
Level 5
The checks will be sent to their teachers using the address provided in the registration form. For any question about the checks, please contact our treasurer at [email protected]
TEACHER'S RECOGNITION AWARDS
AATI  will award a special gift to five teachers who have participated in the NIE with the highest number of  students and for advancing the education of Italian language and culture in the USA. We are grateful for the professionalism and leadership  that they bring to our organization and the significant contributions they have made to their students' success.
Thank you for a lifetime of exceptional work!

NIE Teacher
School
Shawna Hennessey
Fenwick High School, IL
Michael Zanca
Xaverian High School, NY
Nancy Magliari
Westerly High School, RI
Graziella Giampaoli
St. Mary Academy - Bay View, RI
Michael Vicchio
Tenafly High School, NJ
 NIE 2020 - SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
2021 scholarship prizes have been assigned by drawing the names of the students who reached the highest percentile in their level and category. Scholarship prizes will be sent to their teachers using the same address of the registration.
Level
Student Winner
School
Teacher
Scholarship Prize
NOVICE

Alexandra Lee

Boston Latin School
Boston, MA


Adriana Buono
$200
LEVEL 1
 
Christian Antunes


Norwalk High School
Norwalk, CT

 
Daniel Aloi
$250
LEVEL 2

Bianca Suiu

St Francis Preparatory School
Fresh Meadows, NY

 
Marianna Ruggieri
$250
LEVEL 3

Abigail Lucas

Lexington High School
Lexington, MA


Paola Dorfmann

$250
LEVEL 4

Natalia Sawicka

Newton North High School
Newtonville, MA


Silvia Dupont
$250
LEVEL 5

Renata Del  Vecchio

Medford High School
 Medford, MA

 
Vilma Bibeau

$250

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  • Home
  • Registration and Administration
    • Registration
    • Administration
    • Payment
  • Exam Overview
    • Exam Levels
    • Exam Categories and Students' Language Background
    • Preparing Students
    • NIE Professional Item Writing Opportunity
  • Results
    • Winners 2025
    • Winners 2024
    • Winners 2023
    • Winners 2022
    • Winners 2021
    • Winners 2020
    • Winners 2019
    • Winners 2018
  • Contact us
    • About us