Surrey students top national and provincial French language competitions
Ćcole Kwantlen Park secondary school French Immersion student Hannah Yang has won the Concours national de poĆĀ©sie en immersion franĆĀ§aise (national French Immersion poetry contest) presented by the Canadian Association of Immersion Teachers.
Hannah Yang (left) with her teacher Shauna Nero
Hannahās winning poem āLe pĆĀØreā was judged the best in the country. She wins two years of studies at CollĆĀØge LaflĆĀŖche and three weeks at Ćcole Internationale de FranĆĀ§ais in Trois-RiviĆĀØres, Quebec. She has been invited to present her poem at the 31st annual International Poetry Festival in Trois-RiviĆĀØres this October, accompanied by her Kwantlen Park teacher Shauna Nero.
In a separate event, two district students won medals in the province for their respective grades in the Concours d'art oratoire; the French public speaking competition.
Ćcole Earl Marriott secondary Grade 9 student Julia Albert took first place and Ćcole Kwantlen Park secondary Grade 10 student Kyle Boutilier third place in the competition put on by the Canadian Parents for French BC & Yukon.
Contestants choose a topic, develop and present a three to five-minute speech in French. Juliaās topic was "La science contre la superstition" and Kyle spoke about "La dĆĀ©mocratie".
Twelve of the 240 provincial finalists were from Surrey schools.
(Left) Julia Albert with Patti Holm, President of Canadian Parents for French BC & Yukon, and Kyle Boutilier with chief judge RenĆĀ©e Hamilton-Clark (right)
