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French Language Students Earn 16 Medals and 7 Top-10 National Rankings in French Contest

Ranney Middle & Upper School French Language students achieved top ranks across the state and the country in the 2016 Le Grand Concours (National French Contest). The national competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) evaluates students’ written, oral and listening comprehension skills in the language.  More than 85,000 students across the U.S. competed in the event – Ranney students won seven gold medals, eight silver medals and four bronze medals with two students ranking number 1st in the New Jersey chapter. Congratulations to the following students.
 
Upper School
  • Catherine Vucetic, 9th grade: 1st Place in the New Jersey Chapter, 3rd Place National, Gold medal
  • Ankur Govil, 10th grade: 1st Place New Jersey Chapter, 4th Place nationally,  Gold medal
  • Caroline Cuskley, 11th grade: 2nd Place  in New Jersey Chapter,  6th Place nationally,  Gold medal
  • Anna Effenberger, 9th Grade: 3rd Place  in New Jersey Chapter,  5th Place nationally,  Gold medal
  • Paul Jensen, 10th Grade: 3rd Place in New Jersey Chapter, 6th Place nationally,  Gold medal
  • Jillian Ross, 11th Grade: 6th Place in New-Jersey Chapter,  11th Place nationally,  Gold medal
  • Toby Savage, 10th Grade: 6th  in New-Jersey Chapter,  9th nationally,  Silver medal
  • Jacquie Erler, 10th Grade : 6th in New-Jersey Chapter, 9th nationally,  Silver medal
  • Jessica Moser, 9th Grade : 9th in New-Jersey Chapter, 11th nationally,  Silver medal
  • Tessa Payer, 12th Grade: 7th in New-Jersey Chapter, 11th nationally,  Silver medal
  • Priyanka Prasad, 9th grade : 14th in New-Jersey Chapter,  16th nationally,  Bronze medal
  • Victoria Cuciniello, 10th grade: 15th in New-Jersey Chapter,  18th nationally,  Bronze medal
 
In addition, Ranney Upper School students earned 16 Honorable Mentions, which recognize those ranking in the top 60th percent: Kayla Conley, Shana Fitzmaurice, Ethan Gavin, Katherine Geraghty, Mia Glass, Greyson Kellner, Sophia Salvador, Julia Wolf, Brooke Nadler, Emma Nisbet, Kyra Conley, Chethan Gourkanti, Karl Brand, Julianna Poupard, Nicholas Ross, Rosie Sweetwood
 
Middle School
In the Middle School, French language students earned high honors as well, including four Top-10 rankings in the state. Eighth-graders Charlotte Clark ranked #2 (Gold) in New Jersey, Roxanne Imani ranked #4 (Silver) in the state, Nelly Fadil ranked #6 (Bronze) in the state and Alex Senderov ranked #7 (Bronze) in the state. Honorable mentions were awarded to Jacqueline Baron, Tara Crilly, Sarah Farber, Thomas Jensen, Olivia Knoop, Mason Leong and Uzay Takil.
 
Of the eighth-grade students electing to take the exam, 69% earned national recognition for their outstanding achievements in French studies.
 
“Our French curriculum is based on learning the language and Francophones through an enriching educational experience promoting an awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity,” says French Teacher Isabelle Daly. “Our outcome-oriented approach provides a framework to monitor students’ progress and achievement in learning the French language as a global life skill.”

Said AASTF President Catherine Danièlou upon the announcement, “French students who rank nationally in Le Grand Concours demonstrate a superior level of global responsibility, integrative cultural competence, language skills, and commitment to excellence and dedication. They significantly increase their community’s international profile. Their French teachers, whom they honor, work hard to produce responsible world citizens with multilingual capabilities…. We are very proud of them and admire their commitment to both contributing to a better world and serving as exceptional ambassadors for their schools.”
 
See related National Spanish Exam results.

Learn more about Ranney’s World Languages program, which also includes Spanish and Mandarin Chinese, beginning in our Early Childhood Education program. 
 
This article was updated May 12, 2016.
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