Litchfield students earn leadership awards

LITCHFIELD – Litchfield students Alana Budrewicz, Allison Gollenberg, Ellen McCarthy and Jack Reynolds were recently recognized by the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education with a Student Leadership Award.

Students nominated should exhibit the following leadership skills: willingness to take on challenges, capability to make difficult decisions, concern for others, the ability to work with others, willingness to commit to a project, diplomacy, the ability to understand issues clearly, and the ability to honor a commitment

Superintendent Leone; Matthew Terzian, Board Chair; and the Litchfield Board of Education recognized the students at the May 12 Board of Education Meeting.

Housatonic students earn recognition in French contest

FALLS VILLAGE — Five students from Housatonic Valley Regional High School who attained national recognition for excellent performance on the National French Contest. Le Grand Concours is 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 42,000 students in all 50 states competed in the 2022 event.

Freshman Lola Moerschell won a Silver Medal for Level 2. Silver medalists score above 85th percentile nationally.

Freshman Lyn Yi Thung Cheong won a Bronze Medal for Level 1. Bronze medalists score at or above the 75th percentile nationally.

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

Level 1: Tess Marks; Level 2: Kyle Mccarron; and Level 3: Zoey Greenbaum They are students of Christiane Olson.

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