Garrett Gloeb '18 |
Garrett Gloeb, a junior at Mount Michael Benedictine School, has won the 2017 Junior Travel Award for
his achievement on the National Spanish Examination and for
his excellent skills in the Spanish language.
This national award, valued at over $3,500, is given each
year to twenty-four students from across the United States who become eligible
by earning a high scores on the National Spanish Examination and then
submitting samples of their written and oral work in Spanish to a selection
committee.
In July, Garrett will be traveling to Peru with the other
23 winners. Peru is the cradle of the Inca
civilization. Among the places they will visit on the trip will be Machu
Picchu, often referred to as the lost city of the Incas, and the floating
islands of the Uros on Lake Titicaca.
Garrett is the son of Matt '82 and Kristin Gloeb of Bennington, Nebraska.
Mount Michael Benedictine
School, which has a long history of excellence
in academics, has participated in the National Spanish Examination for the last
25 years. Congratulations to Garrett Gloeb and his
Spanish teachers, Chad Schuttler and Carolina Westling who are very proud of his accomplishments.