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May 04, 2015
French Immersion, Post-Intensive and Core French students compete for provincial title!
Moncton - The 29th annual Concours d’art oratoire, the provincial French public
speaking competition for students studying French as a second language in Core French
Post-Intensive and French Immersion programs went off with a bang on May 2nd at
l’Université de Moncton, Pavillon Jacqueline-Bouchard. The competition is organized by
Canadian Parents for French NB (CPF NB) to provide students in French second language
programs an opportunity to use their second language outside the classroom environment.
This year 130 students from the four provincial Anglophone school districts and ranging
from grades six to twelve participated in the Concours. Approximately 350 parents,
guardians, teachers and volunteers attended the event.
All students received participation certificates and “Proud of Two Languages” t-shirts.
First place winners received trophies and plaques and second and third place winners
received plaques from CPF NB. The first place winners in Grade 11/12 Core French,
Grade 12 Early French Immersion and Grade 12 Late French Immersion categories won
a bursary of $2000 for 1st place, $1500 for 2nd place and $1000 for 3rd place winners from
the Université de Moncton. The 1st place winners in these categories also won a trip to
Ottawa, Ontario to compete in the CPF National speech competition on May 30, 2015.
The Guest Speakers at the Concours d'art oratoire this year were: Hon. Jocelyne Roy
Vienneau, Lieutenant- Governor of New Brunswick; Me Katherine d’Entremont,
Commissioner of Official Languages for New Brunswick; Hon. Serge Rousselle, Minister of
Education and Early Childhood Decvelopment and Attorney General and Mr. André
Samson, Vice-president of Academics and Research at Université of Moncton.
The first, second and third place winners of the 15 French second language categories are:
Grade 6 French Immersions:
st
1 Anna Lingley (ASD- West, Nashwaaksis Middle School, Fredericton),
nd
2 Lucy Kidney (ASD-East, J.M.A. Armstrong/Salisbury Middle School, Salisbury),
rd
3 Miranda Myles (ASD-East, Sunny Brae Middle School, Moncton)
Grade 7/8 Post-Intensive French:
st
1 Tarandeep Kaur (ASD- East, J.M.Armstrong/Salisbury Middle School, Salisbury),
nd
2 Merissa Landry (ASD-North, Superior Middle School, Bathurst),
rd
3 Arianna Poon (ASD-West, Bliss Carman Middle School, Fredericton)
Grade 7 French Immersions:
st
1 Madlyn Woodruff (ASD-South, Millidgeville North School, Saint John),
nd
2 James Paddle (ASD-East, Lewisville Middle School, Moncton),
rd
3 Katelyn Smith (ASD-East, Evergreen Park School, Moncton)
Grade 7 Late French Immersions:
st
(
1 Vanshika Khaitan ASD-West, Bliss Carman Middle School, Fredericton),
nd
2 Sage Griffin (ASD-West, Nashwaaksis Middle School, Fredericton),
rd
3 Alivia Warr (ASD-South, Barnhill Memorial School, Saint John)
Grade 8 Early French Immersions:
st
1 Sebastian Vanicek (ASD-West, Bliss Carman Middle School, Fredericton),
nd
2 Elizabeth Landry (ASD-East J.M.A. Armstrong/Salisbury Middle School, Salisbury),
rd
3 Lauren Wilkins (ASD-East, Evergreen Park School, Moncton)
Grade 8 Late French Immersions:
st
1 Aaron Gallardo (ASD-East, Lewisville Middle School, Moncton),
nd
2 Madison Bell (ASD-South, River Valley Middle School, Saint John),
rd
3 Ellen Doria (ASD-West, Nashwaaksis Middle School, Fredericton)
Grade 9 Early French Immersions:
st
1 Simon Hansen (ASD-South, Sussex Regional High School, Sussex),
nd
2 Ashlee Morrell (ASD-South, St. Malachy’s Memorial High School, Saint John),
rd
3 Indhu Yyenar (ASD-West, Fredericton High School, Fredericton)
Grade 9 Late French Immersions:
st
1 Diyasha Sen (ASD-South, Kennebecasis Valley High School, Rothesay),
nd
2 Haley McGaw (ASD-South, St. Stephen High School, St. Stephen),
rd
3 Jordan Concepcion (ASD-South, St. Stephen High School, St. Stephen)
Grades 9/10 Post-Intensive French:
st
1 SunMin Park (ASD-East, Bernice MacNaughton High School, Moncton),
nd
2 Sarah Kelly (ASD-West, Fredericton High School, Fredericton),
rd
3 Mackenzie Scott (ASD-West, Oromocto High School, Oromocto)
Grade 10 Early French Immersions:
st
1 Graham Gourley (ASD-West, Oromocto High School, Oromocto),
nd
2 Colin Brown (ASD-South, Harbour View High School, Saint John),
rd
3 Robyn Phillips (ASD-North, Dalhousie Regional High School, Dalhousie)
Grade 10 Late French Immersions:
st
1 Emma Brown (ASD-South, St. Stephen High School, St. Stephen),
nd
2 Kateryna Fylypchuck (ASD-South, Saint John High School, Saint John),
rd
3 Rhea Davis (ASD-South, St. Stephen High School, St. Stephen)
Grade 11 Early French Immersions:
st
1 Austin Henderson (ASD-East, JMA Armstrong /Salisbury Middle School, Salisbury),
nd
2 Megan Hill (ASD-West Fredericton High School, Fredericton),
rd
3 Rachel Hopper (ASD- West, Fredericton High School, Fredericton)
11 Late French Immersions:
st
1 Abbey Evans (ASD-West, Leo Hayes High School, Fredericton),
nd
2 Nathan Pio (ASD-North, Bathurst High School, Bathurst),
rd
3 Brianna Long (ASD-North, Bathurst High School, Bathurst)
Grade 11/12 Post Intensive French:
st
1 Yuhan Zhu (ASD-South Saint John High School, Saint John),
nd
2 Laura Jardine (ASD-North, Blackville School, Blackville)
Grade 12 Early French Immersions:
st
1 Dominic La Violette (ASD-North, Bathurst High School, Bathurst),
nd
2 Megan Kingston (ASD-South, Kennebecasis Valley High School, Rothesay),
rd
3 Laura Bentley (ASD-South, Kennebecasis Valley High School, Rothesay)