Students rank nationally in Le Grand Concours (National French Contest)

FALLS VILLAGE » A group of 11 students from Housatonic Valley Regional High School have attained national recognition for excellent performance on the National French Contest, Le Grand Concours, a national competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. Students were evaluated for their written, oral and listening comprehension skills in French. More than 85,000 students in all 50 states competed in the 2017 event.

The Silver Medal winners are sophomore Manuela Bonett and freshman Shirleen Santiago for level 2 and senior Cameryn Caruso for level 3. Silver medalists score at or above the 85th percentile nationally.

The Bronze Medal winner is sophomore Madison Rinehart for level 1. Bronze medalists score at or above the 75th percentile nationally. All are students of Marjorie Becker. They will be honored at a special awards ceremony to be held May 15th at the Hopkins School in New Haven, CT.

The following HVRHS students received Honorable Mention for having scored at or above the 50th percentile nationally.

Level 2: Emily Abbott, Julia Hernandez, Abby VanDeusen

Level 3: Sarah Mauri, Maggie Sullivan Level 4: Sara VanDeusen Level 5: Katherine Starr AATF President Catherine Danièlou explains that French students who rank nationally in Le Grand Concours demonstrate a superior level of global responsibility, integrative cultural competence, language skills, and commitment to excellence and dedication. They significantly increase their community’s international profile.

For more information about the National French Contest, go to www. frenchteachers.org/concours.