(Wayne—May 14, 2015) High
Tech students shone at the 32nd Annual Orlando Saa Foreign Languages
Poetry Recitation Contest, held at William Paterson University, announced Dr.
Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School.
The following students
excelled in the French poetry
contest: Sara Bendaoud of Bayonne earned second place for advanced level. Other students who entered the French contest included Nicole Albornoz
of Jersey City and North Bergen resident Erica De Lacerda.
Christian Flores of
Union City excelled in the German
poetry contest, earning first place for beginner level. North Bergen resident Sherly Tapia entered the
Italian poetry contest as well.
Students also excelled
in the Japanese poetry contest: Bayonne
residents Taeka Hayashi and Joseph Saylor earned first place for native level
and third place for intermediate level, respectively; Camille Romano of Kearny earned
first place for beginner level; and Secaucus resident Aaleah Oliver earned first
mention for advanced level.
Last but not least,
the following students participated in the Spanish
poetry contest: Mariam Abdelmoula of Jersey City, who earned third place for the
beginner level; Bayonne resident Ivana Rodriguez; Karina Voronich of North
Bergen; and Secaucus resident Zachary Canonico.
“All contestants did
great work representing High Tech High School,” declares Dr. Laje Gashi,
veteran French Language and Culture instructor at High Tech.
Sponsored by the
Department of Languages and Cultures, the Orlando Saa Foreign Languages Poetry
Recitation Contest features competitions in Chinese, ESL, French, German,
Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, and Spanish.
