(North Bergen, NJ—March, 2015) Students
from Level I and II French at High Tech took part in Le Grand Concours (the National French Contest), an annual exam
sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French, announced Dr.
Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School.
Students of French (grades 1-12) from all across the United States and abroad take a written test, competing against peers with similar educational backgrounds for prizes. Teachers of French select certain students in their classes to take Le Grand Concours.
Students of French (grades 1-12) from all across the United States and abroad take a written test, competing against peers with similar educational backgrounds for prizes. Teachers of French select certain students in their classes to take Le Grand Concours.
This
year, the following students earned Médaille
d’argent (Silver Medal): Mously Lo of Jersey City (French I) and North Bergen
resident Erica De Lacerda (French I)
The
following students earned Médaille de
bronze (Bronze Medal): Bayonne
resident Amanda Chang (French II); Bar Yifrakh of Hoboken (French I); Jersey
City residents Nicole Albornoz and Mya
Veras (French II); Kiara Espinoza of North Bergen (French II); and Union City
resident Victoria Herrera (French II).
The
following earned Certificate d’Honneur
(Honorable Mention): Sophia
Velasquez of Bayonne (French II); Harrison resident Mingyu Zhao (French II); Vibha
Chauhan (French II), Laiba Khan (French I), and Cynthia Vasquez (French II) of
Jersey City; North Bergen residents Maria Sanchez (French I) and Yailin Torres
(French II); and Karen Guaman of West New York (French I).
