Home About Us Activities Athletics Alumni Belief Campaign Best of Highland Calendar Campus Access Counseling Departments Feedback IB Program Library News Parent Resources Student / Parent Portal Student Resources Staff Resources Staff Directory Site Map Upload News & Pictures search				Home > Best of Highland > Highland Highlights  Print View Highland Students Earn High Rankings in French Contest 4/16/2008 11:42 AM Highland's High Performing French Students A Vous la Parole ‘08 Twelve Highland Park Senior High students participated in the annual A Vous la Parole oral French contest held at the University of Minnesota on Thursday, April 10th. This year’s contest drew over 650 participants in grades 7-12. Sponsored annually by the Minnesota Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French with the support of the University of Minnesota Department of French and Italian, the contest recognizes excellence in oral French skills. The various categories include prose & poetry recitations, theater presentations, song performances, extemporaneous reading and conversation as well as an original DVD category. Students are given ratings based on a 4-star system with 4 stars earning them a blue medal, 3 stars earning a red medal and 2 stars earning a white.  All participants receive a certificate of participation regardless of their particular rating. The following Highland students earned the ratings listed: First Place Ablavi Epou Maxime Krantz Marie-Josee Azi Joe Totten Molly Ireland Anna Zeck Chelsea Skone Second Place John Rainwater Veronica Dasovich Max Messer Tiwa Ajibewa Quentin Micheyl [Back]
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