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Celebrating Creativity: Winners of the 2025 ¡Concurso Colorido!

March 20, 2025

The National Spanish Challenge (NSC) is an annual motivational contest designed to inspire elementary-to-middle school students to excel in their Spanish language studies. This year, the NSC once again introduced the NSC Coloring Contest, a.k.a. ¡Concurso Colorido!, a vibrant coloring contest that encouraged elementary-to-middle-school students to showcase their creativity while celebrating Hispanic culture. We are…
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Celebrating Our 2024 Award Recipients

August 6, 2024

We are delighted to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the remarkable students who have been recognized through our awards program this year. Their achievements highlight the dedication and talent present in our community. Congratulations to our 2024 Award Recipients: NSC Coloring Contest: Three students stood out among over 90+ submissions for the National Spanish Challenge…
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Global Citizen 2023 – Language Villages

October 6, 2023

The Kevin Cessna-Buscemi Global Citizen Scholarship offers opportunities for students who wish to participate in language immersion programs that do not require travel outside of the United States. Applicants choose whether they wish to participate in a Residential setting, in partnership with Concordia Language Villages, or in a Virtual Language Immersion Summer Camp offered by…
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Shout Out 📣 October 2023

October 3, 2023

The October 2023 NSE Shout-Out goes to Jesse Z., a student from Bartlett High School in Bartlett, TN. Teacher Cristiana Moore nominated Jesse, stating that “Jesse is an excellent student, he loves to learn languages.” Jesse placed Gold in the 2022 and the 2023 National Spanish Exam (NSE), and also placed Gold in the 2023 National…
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Global Citizen 2023 – A Virtual Quest

August 7, 2023

The Kevin Cessna-Buscemi Global Citizen Scholarship offers opportunities for students who wish to participate in language immersion programs that do not require travel outside of the United States. Applicants choose whether they wish to participate in a Residential setting, in partnership with Concordia Language Villages, or in a Virtual Language Immersion Summer Camp offered by…
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Junior Travel in Costa Rica 2023

August 3, 2023

The National Spanish Examinations (NSE) offers a travel abroad scholarship for high school juniors who score well on the National Spanish Exam and/or the National Portuguese Exam. This year, twelve students from eleven States across the U.S. got the chance to travel to Costa Rica to learn about the culture, practice their Spanish, and offer…
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Shout Out 📣 May 2023

May 2, 2023

The May 2023 NSE Shout-Out goes to students Aylam, Sofia, Mia and Eimy, from Panama City Trilingual School. This year, the NSE received an outstanding amount of talented artwork for the 2023 National Spanish Challenge (NSC) Coloring Contest. Students Aylam and Sophia tied for second place, while Mia and Eimy tied as Runners-Up. In an unusual turn of events, all of these students were revealed…
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Shout Out 📣 April 2023

April 4, 2023

The April 2023 NSE Shout-Out goes to Ty M., third-place winner of the 2023 National Spanish Challenge Coloring Contest! Teacher Alex writes that “He has been learning Spanish for approximately 2 years. Ty loves coming to school, is a creative artist, and has a kind spirit. He enjoys karate, playing baseball, and video games. He is named after a famous…
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Shout Out 📣 March 2023

March 7, 2023

The March 2023 NSE Shout-Out goes to Scarlett C., first-place winner of the 2023 National Spanish Challenge Coloring Contest! Scarlett has four dogs, loves participating in theater with her friends, enjoys traveling (especially to where it snows!), and watching scary movies. We hope you get to visit many Spanish-speaking countries so you can practice your awesome Spanish-speaking skills! Thank you…
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Sunday February 2 2	Monday February 3 3 Global Citizen DUE Global Citizen DUE February 3rd is the last day to apply for the Kevin Cessna-Buscemi Global Citizen Scholarships. Click here for more information.	Tuesday February 4 4	Wednesday February 5 5	Thursday February 6 6	Friday February 7 7 Registration ENDS Registration ENDS The Regular Registration period to participate in the National Spanish Exam (NSE), National Spanish Challenge (NSC), and National Portuguese Exam (NPE) ends on February 7th. Late fees will apply to seats registered after this date.	Saturday February 8 8
Sunday February 9 9	Monday February 10 10 LATE Registration LATE Registration Late Registration will be available at $6 per student until exam administration windows open: February 24 for the National Portuguese Exam (NPE) March 3 for the National Spanish Challenge (NSC) March 3 for the National Spanish Exam (NSE)	Tuesday February 11 11	Wednesday February 12 12	Thursday February 13 13	Friday February 14 14	Saturday February 15 15
Sunday February 16 16	Monday February 17 17 Coloring Contest DUE Coloring Contest DUE February 17th is the last day to submit artwork for the NSC Coloring Contest. Click here for more information.	Tuesday February 18 18	Wednesday February 19 19	Thursday February 20 20	Friday February 21 21	Saturday February 22 22
Sunday February 23 23	Monday February 24 24 NPE STARTS NPE STARTS Examination window for the National Portuguese Exam (NPE). Teachers may administer the exam at any point during this window at their convenience. Retakes are not allowed after this period, under any circumstance.	Tuesday February 25 25	Wednesday February 26 26	Thursday February 27 27	Friday February 28 28

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						Saturday March 1 1
Sunday March 2 2	Monday March 3 3 NSC STARTS NSC STARTS Examination windows for the National Spanish Exam (NSE) and the National Spanish Challenge (NSC). Teachers may administer these exams at any point during this window at their convenience. Retakes are not allowed after this period, under any circumstance. NSE STARTS NSE STARTS Examination windows for the National Spanish Exam (NSE) and the National Spanish Challenge (NSC). Teachers may administer these exams at any point during this window at their convenience. Retakes are not allowed after this period, under any circumstance.	Tuesday March 4 4	Wednesday March 5 5	Thursday March 6 6	Friday March 7 7	Saturday March 8 8
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Sunday April 6 6	Monday April 7 7 NPE ENDS NPE ENDS Examination window for the National Portuguese Exam (NPE) ends on April 7, 2025. Retakes are not allowed after this date, without exceptions.	Tuesday April 8 8	Wednesday April 9 9	Thursday April 10 10	Friday April 11 11	Saturday April 12 12
Sunday April 13 13	Monday April 14 14 NSC ENDS NSC ENDS Examination windows for the National Spanish Exam (NSE) and the National Spanish Challenge (NSC) end on April 14, 2025. Retakes are not allowed after this period, without exceptions. NSE ENDS NSE ENDS Examination windows for the National Spanish Exam (NSE) and the National Spanish Challenge (NSC) end on April 14, 2025. Retakes are not allowed after this period, without exceptions.	Tuesday April 15 15	Wednesday April 16 16	Thursday April 17 17	Friday April 18 18	Saturday April 19 19
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Sunday May 4 4	Monday May 5 5 Senior Scholarships DUE Senior Scholarships DUE May 5th is the last day to apply for the NSE/NPE Senior Scholarship: https://nationalspanishexam.org/awards/students/senior-scholarship/	Tuesday May 6 6	Wednesday May 7 7 Finalized NSE Results Expected Finalized NSE Results Expected *National results have to be reviewed and collated after everyone has completed their exams. This date is only an ESTIMATE and is not guaranteed. Visit our F.A.Q. for more information.	Thursday May 8 8	Friday May 9 9	Saturday May 10 10
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Celebrating Creativity: Winners of the 2025 ¡Concurso Colorido!

Celebrating Our 2024 Award Recipients

Global Citizen 2023 – Language Villages

Shout Out 📣 October 2023

Global Citizen 2023 – A Virtual Quest

Junior Travel in Costa Rica 2023

Shout Out 📣 May 2023

Shout Out 📣 April 2023

Shout Out 📣 March 2023

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