2017 NORTHEAST FLORIDA WORLD LANGUAGE FESTIVAL
TERRY PARKER HIGH SCHOOL – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017
REGISTRATION PACKET
The Foreign Language Educators of Northeast Florida (FLENEF)
invites you and your students to participate in the 11th annual
Northeast Florida World Language Festival. Join us for a day of
competition and fun with the languages and cultures we love!
All students will compete in one individual language contest and may
also participate in optional team and individual events. At the end of
the festival, we will have an awards ceremony and entertainment by
our International Idol finalists.
Can’t bring students this year? Volunteer to be a World Language
Festival (WLF) judge and/or become a member of the WLF
committee! Hope to see you at the festival!!
TENTATIVE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
8:00am – 8:30am
Registration & Project Check-in
8:30am – 8:40am
Welcome
8:40am – 9:25am
Student Information & Poster Contest
(Judges & Parents Meetings)
9:30am – 12:10pm
Individual Competitions
(Declamation/Impromptu Speaking/Vocabulary Bee)
Brain Brawl Competitions, Creative Drama Contest,
International Idol Preliminary Round
12:10pm – 12:45pm Lunch
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Amazing International Race
2:00pm – 3:00pm
International Idol Finals & Awards Ceremony
Project Pick-up
2017 Northeast Florida World Language Festival
Registration Packet-page 1
2017 NORTHEAST FLORIDA WORLD LANGUAGE FESTIVAL
TERRY PARKER HIGH SCHOOL – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017
REGISTRATION PACKET
GENERAL INFORMATION & RULES
Middle and high school students in levels 1 and up in the following languages are invited to participate in the festival:
American Sign Language (ASL), Chinese, French, German, Italian and Spanish. 7 th or 8th graders in a yearlong 1A, 1B or
equivalent level class are also invited to participate.
Each teacher bringing students must be a member of FLENEF. Teachers MUST accompany their students.
Each teacher may bring a maximum of 20 students, however, if a teacher brings more than 10 students, she/he is required to
bring an additional teacher or parent chaperone. Please note: There is a festival limit of 300 students and school registrations
will be accepted on a first come first served basis.
Each student must pay a $10.00 participation fee, which includes an international lunch and awards. Teachers and
chaperones must also pay a $10.00 participation fee.
Students must compete in the level of language in which they are currently enrolled. For questions about student placement,
e-mail [email protected]. Judges will take into consideration students who are on a 4 x 4 block schedule.
ALL students MUST compete in one and only one individual contest (declamation, impromptu speaking or
vocabulary bee), and may NOT participate in any of the optional team events (Brain Brawl, Amazing International
Race) or special events (Projects, Creative Drama Contest, International Idol) unless they do so.
 The Vocabulary Bee is a contest only for students enrolled in Levels 1, 1A or 1B. Native speakers may not compete in this
event. There is a minimum requirement of 5 students (per language/level) in order for the Bee to take place.
Each school may send only one Brain Brawl team per language. Teams must consist of between 2 and 4 students from any
combination of levels. All teams will compete at the same level and questions will be in English. Please note: There is a limit
of 8 Brain Brawl teams per language and they will be accepted on a first come first served basis.
Each teacher may enter one Amazing Race team. Teams must consist of 4 students.
Each teacher may enter only one talent performance (individual or group act) for the International Idol competition.
Performances must be in the target language and/or related to the target culture in which the student is enrolled. Acts must be
no longer than 5 minutes in length.
 Each teacher may enter one original skit in the Creative Drama contest.
Skits must be no longer than 5 minutes in length. Please note: Participants in the Creative Drama contest may not participate
in the Brain Brawl Contest Please note: There is a limit of 20 total acts for the International Idol and Creative Drama
competitions and they will be accepted on a first come first served basis.
Each teacher may enter up to 3 projects, but only one project per category: 2-D, 3-D, and Technology. Projects must be
checked-in by 8:30am and be accompanied by the student’s written reflection form.
Each school may participate in the impromptu group poster contest in the morning (8:40-9:25am). The contest theme will be
e-mailed to participating teachers a week prior to the festival. A white standard size poster board will be provided, but each
school is required to bring their own art supplies (markers, colored pencils, etc.).
Students attending the festival should dress comfortably, however, school dress codes must still be followed (i.e., no shortshorts, tank tops, ripped clothing, clothing with profanity, etc.). Students participating in the Amazing International Race must
wear sneakers or athletic shoes. Students may NOT run barefoot or in flip-flops.
Teachers must submit a signed permission/student honor pledge form for each student who is participating in the festival.
These forms must be sent in along with registration forms and fees by the deadline.
Completed registration materials and fees must be postmarked by Wednesday, February 1, 2017 or hand-delivered to one
of the county drop-offs sites by 3pm on Friday, February 3, 2017. None will be accepted late.
2017 Northeast Florida World Language Festival
Registration Packet-page 2
2017 NORTHEAST FLORIDA WORLD LANGUAGE FESTIVAL
TERRY PARKER HIGH SCHOOL – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017
REGISTRATION PACKET
SCHOOL REGISTRATION FORM
Please submit only 1 "SCHOOL REGISTRATION FORM" for your school, along with "STUDENT
REGISTRATION BY TEACHER" forms for each teacher who is participating and a “STUDENT RELEASE
FORM” for each student who is attending. Send 1 check payable to FLENEF for the TOTAL AMOUNT DUE
($10.00 contest fee per student, $10.00 fee per teachers and chaperones).
Please clearly type or print all information.
NAME OF SCHOOL
ADDRESS/CITY/ZIP
PHONE NUMBER
CONTACT PERSON
STUDENT CONTEST FEE* __________________ x $10.00 / person =
*Total number of students from all teachers (not to exceed 20 students per teacher)
$
TEACHER FEE** __________________ x $10.00 / person =
**Total number of teachers
PARENT CHAPERONE FEE*** __________________ x $10.00 / person =
***Total number of chaperones (not including teachers). Each teacher who brings more than 10 students
must also bring a chaperone. Teachers may not combine students to avoid bringing a chaperone.
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE $
Make checks payable to: FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATORS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA (FLENEF)
Please list ALL the teachers from your school who are bringing students to the competition:
TEACHER
E-MAIL ADDRESS
SEND COMPLETED REGISTRATION
MATERIALS & FEES TO:
JACQUELYN CINOTTI-DIRMANN
FLENEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
921 JACKSON RD
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32225
LANGUAGE
# OF
STUDENTS
# OF
CHAPERONES
POSTMARK DEADLINE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2017
DROP-OFF DEADLINE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2017
See REGISTRATION CHECK-OFF LIST
on page 5 for county drop-off locations
2017 Northeast Florida World Language Festival
Registration Packet-page 3
2017 NORTHEAST FLORIDA WORLD LANGUAGE FESTIVAL
TERRY PARKER HIGH SCHOOL – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017
REGISTRATION PACKET
TEACHER ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM
SCHOOL ______________________________________
TEACHER ___________________________________
The following must be read and signed by each teacher attending. Please make copies of this sheet
for each teacher attending.
I acknowledge that I have read and understand all of the information and rules of the Northeast
Florida World Language Festival including:

Teachers whose students attend MUST also attend.

All teachers who attend will be assigned judging duties.

All students must participate in one individual contest; students may not participate in a
group competition if they do not compete in an individual contest.

Teachers must verify the email listing of their students’ names, language, level and contest
by Friday 2/17. No changes may be made after Friday 2/17

After Friday 2/17 only substitutions may be made: same level, same language, same
competition and for International Idol and Creative Drama, the same act/skit.

On the day of the festival, students may not switch contests or levels.
By signing below, I give the Northeast Florida World Language Festival and its organizers
permission to use photos, videos and/or audio recordings of me for publication for promotional
purposes. Further I agree to release and discharge the Foreign Language Educators of Northeast
Florida and the Duval County School Board, its officers, agent, and employees existing reasonable
care within the scope of employment, from liability growing out of personal injuries and property
damage resulting or occurring during preparations for or on the day of the festival.
Signature of teacher ________________________________________Date___________________
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Jacki via phone at
904.346.5620 Ext. 104 (W); 904.742.1992 (C); or e-mail at [email protected].
2017 Northeast Florida World Language Festival
Registration Packet-page 4
2017 NORTHEAST FLORIDA WORLD LANGUAGE FESTIVAL
TERRY PARKER HIGH SCHOOL – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017
REGISTRATION PACKET
REGISTRATION CHECK-OFF LIST
Prior to submitting your registration packet, please ensure you have included all of the following:
School Forms (One per school)
 School Registration Form
 School Brain Brawl Registration Form
 Check or Money Order (made payable to FLENEF) for contest fees ($10 per student, $10 per teacher/chaperone)
Individual Teacher Forms (Each form is needed for each teacher bringing students)
 A signed Teacher Acknowledgement Form for EACH teacher
 School Registration by Teacher FORM A (Teacher Info, Student Info and Individual Contests)
 School Registration by Teacher FORM B (Amazing International Race and International Idol)
 School Registration by Teacher FORM C (Project Entry Form)
 School Registration by Teacher FORM D (Creative Drama Contest Entry Form)
 A signed student permission/honor pledge form for EVERY student
This year you have 2 options for submitting your registration packet:
OPTION #1: You may mail your completed registration packets along with contest fees to:
Jacquelyn Cinotti-Dirmann, FLENEF Executive Director, 921 Jackson Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32225
OPTION #2: If you prefer, you may hand-deliver your packet to one of the following county drop-offs:
St. Johns County
St. Johns County
Creekside High School
100 Knights Lane
St, Johns, FL 32259
Contact: Linda Gillespie (904) 547-7300
[email protected]
St. Augustine HS
3205 Varella Ave.
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Contact: Deanna Scheffer (904) 718-6924
[email protected]
Duval County (DOWNTOWN)
Clay County (ORANGE PARK)
Duval County School Board
1701 Prudential Dr.
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Contact: Myra Johnson (904) 502-0902
[email protected]
Ridgeview High School
466 Madison Avenue
Orange Park, FL 32065
Contact: Ileana Peña (904) 504-5728
[email protected]
Duval County (BEACHES)
Fletcher High School
700 Seagate Avenue
Neptune Beach, FL 32266
Contact: Mary Johnson (904) 247-5905
[email protected]
POSTMARK DEADLINE:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1st
DROP-OFF DEADLINE:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd
2017 Northeast Florida World Language Festival
Registration Packet-page 5
2017 NORTHEAST FLORIDA WORLD LANGUAGE FESTIVAL
TERRY PARKER HIGH SCHOOL – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017
REGISTRATION PACKET
SCHOOL B RAIN BRAWL REGISTRATION FORM
SCHOOL ____________________________________
Each school may enter only 1 Brain Brawl team per language.
There is a limit of 8 Brain Brawl teams per language. Teams will be accepted on a first come first served basis. A
waiting list will be established.
Teams may be multi-leveled. Please select between 2 and 4 students and 1 alternate for each language.
There will only be one division for each language and all questions will be in English.
Students who are entered in the International Idol Contest or the Creative Drama Contest may NOT compete
on the Brain Brawl team.
TEAM #1
STUDENT
LANGUAGE:  ASL  Chinese  French  German  Italian  Spanish
TEACHER
1.
2.
3.
4.
Alternate
TEAM #2
STUDENT
LANGUAGE:  ASL  Chinese  French  German  Italian  Spanish
TEACHER
1.
2.
3.
4.
Alternate
TEAM #3
STUDENT
LANGUAGE:  ASL  Chinese  French  German  Italian  Spanish
TEACHER
1.
2.
3.
4.
Alternate
TEAM #4
STUDENT
LANGUAGE:  ASL  Chinese  French  German  Italian  Spanish
TEACHER
1.
2.
3.
4.
Alternate
 Our school will NOT be entering Brain Brawl teams in the 2017 World Language Festival
2017 Northeast Florida World Language Festival
Registration Packet-page 6
2017 NORTHEAST FLORIDA WORLD LANGUAGE FESTIVAL
TERRY PARKER HIGH SCHOOL – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017
REGISTRATION PACKET
STUDENT REGISTRATION BY TEACHER (FORM A)
SCHOOL _______________________________________
Each teacher who is bringing students to the festival must complete a "STUDENT REGISTRATION BY TEACHER" form (Forms
1, 2 & 3) and secure a “STUDENT RELEASE/HONOR PLEDGE FORM” from each student who is attending. Please submit
completed forms to your school contact person so that all of the forms can be mailed together along with contest fees. Thank you!
TEACHER/LANGUAGE
E-MAIL ADDRESS
HOME OR CELL PHONE #
NAME OF CHAPERONE
(if bringing more than 10 students)
STUDENT INFORMATION — INDIVIDUAL CONTESTS
Please print the name of each student participating and the level in which he/she is enrolled. For each student circle the
one individual contest in which he/she will participate
PLEASE TYPE or PRINT CLEARLY!
STUDENT’S NAME
Please circle only one individual contest for each student
LEVEL*
INDIVIDUAL CONTESTS (9:00am – 10:00am)
1.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
2.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
3.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
4.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
5.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
6.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
7.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
8.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
9.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
10.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
11.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
12.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
13.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
14.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
15.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
16.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
17.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
18.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
19.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
20.
DECLAMATION / IMPROMPTU SPEAKING / VOCAB BEE*
*Vocabulary Bee is only for Levels 1, 1A and 1B. Native Speakers or those with significant outside experience may not participate
in the Vocabulary Bee.
2017 Northeast Florida World Language Festival
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2017 NORTHEAST FLORIDA WORLD LANGUAGE FESTIVAL
TERRY PARKER HIGH SCHOOL – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017
REGISTRATION PACKET
STUDENT REGISTRATION BY TEACHER (FORM B)
SCHOOL ______________________________________
TEACHER ___________________________________
AMAZING INTERNATIONAL RACE PARTICIPANTS
Each teacher may enter 1 team in the Amazing International Race.
Teams may be multi-leveled. Please select 4 students to participate.
AMAZING INTERNATIONAL RACE TEAM MEMBERS
1.
3.
2.
4.
 I will NOT be entering a team for the Amazing Race in the 2017 World Language Festival
INTERNATIONAL IDOL CONTEST ENTRY
Each teacher may enter 1 talent performance (individual or group act) in the International Idol contest. Please
note: Participants in the International Idol contest may not participate in the Brain Brawl Contest or the Amazing
International Race as the contest times may coincide.
The talent performance must be in the target language and/or related to the target culture the student (or group of
students) is enrolled in.
The act may be no longer than 5 minutes in length.
NAME OF ACT
TYPE OF ACT (check one)
 GROUP ACT
 INDIVIDUAL ACT
TYPE OF PERFORMANCE
(check one)
 DANCE
 INSTRUMENTAL
 SONG
 OTHER _________________________
LANGUAGE OF ACT
(check one)
 ASL
 CHINESE
 FRENCH
 GERMAN
 ITALIAN
 SPANISH
PARTICIPANT(S)
1.
6.
2.
7.
3.
8.
4.
9.
5.
10.
 I will NOT be entering an act for the International Idol contest in the 2017 World Language Festival
2017 Northeast Florida World Language Festival
Registration Packet-page 8
2017 NORTHEAST FLORIDA WORLD LANGUAGE FESTIVAL
TERRY PARKER HIGH SCHOOL – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017
REGISTRATION PACKET
STUDENT REGISTRATI ON BY TEACHER (FORM C)
SCHOOL ______________________________________
TEACHER ___________________________________
PROJECT ENTRY FORM
All projects must be related to the culture or the study of the language in which the student is enrolled. Both
individual and group projects will be accepted.
Students submitting individual projects must be Festival participants. In the case of a group project, at least one of the
students must be a participating in the Festival.
Projects will be divided into 3 categories: 2-D, 3-D, and Technology.
The 2-D Category includes posters, drawings, paintings and photos. 2-D projects may not exceed a standard size
poster board (24” x 30”).
The 3-D Category includes ceramics, models, dolls, clothing, textiles and board games.
The Technology Category includes presentations on PowerPoint, Prezi or Sway, videos and web pages. Presentations
must not exceed 10 minutes and must be submitted on a flash drive labeled with the student’s name and school.
Each teacher may enter only 1 project in each category.
Projects must be registered by 8:30am on the day of the competition and must be accompanied by a hard copy of
the project reflection (see details in Contest Specification packet).
2-D PROJECT REGISTRATION
STUDENT(S) and LEVEL(S)
LANGUAGE:
TITLE OF PROJECT:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
3-D PROJECT REGISTRATION
STUDENT(S) and LEVEL(S)
LANGUAGE:
TITLE OF PROJECT:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
TECHNOLOGY PROJECT REGISTRATION
LANGUAGE:
STUDENT(S) and LEVEL(S)
TITLE OF PROJECT:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
2017 Northeast Florida World Language Festival
Registration Packet-page 9
2017 NORTHEAST FLORIDA WORLD LANGUAGE FESTIVAL
TERRY PARKER HIGH SCHOOL – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017
REGISTRATION PACKET
 I will NOT be entering projects in the 2017 World Language Festival
STUDENT REGISTRATION BY TEACHER (FORM D)
SCHOOL ______________________________________
TEACHER ___________________________________
CREATIVE DRAMA CONTEST ENTRY FORM
 Each teacher may enter 1 original skit in the Creative Drama contest. Please note: Participants in the Creative
Drama contest may not participate in the Brain Brawl Contest or the Amazing International Race as the contest
times may coincide.
 The skit must be in the target language and written entirely by the students.
 The skit must feature 2-4 students from the same language and level. All members must have speaking roles.
 Students are encouraged to use props and costumes to enhance the performance.
 Students must provide 2 type-written copies of their script for the judges.
 The performance may be no longer than 5 minutes in length.
NAME OF SKIT
LANGUAGE OF SKIT
(check one)
 ASL
 CHINESE
 FRENCH
 GERMAN
 ITALIAN
 SPANISH
LEVEL
(check one)
1
 1A
 1B
2
 3
 4/5
PARTICIPANT(S)
1.
3.
2.
4.
 I will NOT be entering a creative drama entry for the 2017 World Language Festival
2017 Northeast Florida World Language Festival
Registration Packet-page 10
2017 NORTHEAST FLORIDA WORLD LANGUAGE FESTIVAL
TERRY PARKER HIGH SCHOOL – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017
REGISTRATION PACKET
MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT RELEASE/HONOR PLEDGE FORM
DIRECTIONS TO TEACHER: Please photocopy this form as needed and secure a completed
form from each student you are bringing to the festival. Send the completed forms with your
registration materials by the deadline. Unless otherwise indicated, please PRINT information.
TEACHER NAME ______________________________________________________________
SCHOOL NAME
______________________________________________________________
STUDENT NAME ______________________________________________________________
STUDENT: By signing this, I affirm that my teacher has informed me of all the rules set forth
in this document for this competition, and that I will follow such rules or risk being disqualified,
or having my team be disqualified from the competition.
__________________________________________
STUDENT SIGNATURE
_____________________________
DATE
PARENT/GUARDIAN(S): Your son/daughter has been invited to attend the Northeast Florida World
Languages Festival on Saturday, February 25, 2017, at Terry Parker High School. Your signature on this
form indicates that you have given your son/daughter permission to participate in this event and that you
give the Northeast Florida World Language Festival and its organizers permission to use photos, videos
and/or audio recording of your son/daughter for publication for promotional purposes. Further, you agree to
release and discharge the Foreign Language Educators of Northeast Florida and the Duval County School
Board, its officers, agent, and employees existing reasonable care within the scope of employment, from
liability growing out of personal injuries and property damage resulting or occurring during the
aforementioned activities, or in transit to and from said activity.
________________________________________ ___________________________
PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE
PHONE #
Please list additional contacts for use in case of an emergency:
________________________________________ ___________________________
EMERGENCY CONTACT
PHONE #
________________________________________ ___________________________
EMERGENCY CONTACT
PHONE #
Parents and guests are not allowed to observe the student competitions, but are
welcome to attend the awards ceremony beginning at 2pm in the school auditorium.
Official school chaperones will be assigned duties during the festival.
2017 Northeast Florida World Language Festival
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