French Immersion and Core French students compete for provincial title!
 

The 16th annual Concours d’art oratoire, the provincial French public speaking competition for students studying French as a second language in Core French or French Immersion went off with a bang on April 20th at Bathurst Regional High School.  The competition is organized by Canadian Parents for French New Brunswick to provide students in French second language programs an opportunity to use their second language outside the classroom environment.

This year one hundred and six students from eight of the nine provincial anglophone school districts participated in the Concours.  Students in grades six to twelve from District 2, Moncton; District 6, Rothesay; District 8, Saint John; District 10, St. Stephen; District 14, Woodstock; District 15, Dalhousie; District 16, Miramichi; and District 18, Fredericton participated in the competition.  All students received participation certificates and “Proud of Two Languages” t-shirts.  First place winners received trophies and plaques from CPF NB and cash prizes from NB Tel Aliant.  Second place winners received plaques from CPF NB and cash prizes from Smurf-fit Stone and third place winners received plaques from CPF NB and cash prizes from Noranda Brunswick Mining.  The first, second and third place winners of the 13 French second language categories are:

Grade 6 Early French Immersion:
1st – Rachael Bell, District 16, Harkins Middle School 
2nd – Erin MacDougall, District 18, Nashwaaksis Middle School
3rd – Kyle Wiggins, District 10, St. Stephen Middle School
 

Grade 7 Early French Immersion:
1st – Aaron Stroud, District 6, Harry Miller Middle School
2nd – Sacha Nadeau, District 15, Dalhousie Middle School
3rd – Vanessa Garland, District 2, Sunny Brae Middle School
 
 
 

Grade 7 Intermediate French Immersion:
1st – Patrick Joyce, District 2, Salisbury Middle School
2nd – Michelle Murphy, District 8, St. Rose School
3rd – Kelsey Knowles, District 15, Superior Middle School
 
 

Grade 8 Early French Immersion:
1st – Lee-Ann Miller, District 2, Lou MacNarin School
2nd – Melanie Lawlor, District 15, Dalhousie Middle School
3rd – Jocelyn Adams, District 16, Harkins Middle School 
 

Grade 8 Intermediate French Immersion:
1st - Matthew Florczynski, District 8, River Valley Middle School
2nd – Jenny Disher, District 10, St. Stephen Middle School
3rd – Krystal Freake, District 15, Superior Middle School
 

Grade 9 Early French Immersion:
1st – James Fogarty, District 2, Bernice MacNaughton High School
2nd – David Glassford, District 18, Fredericton High School
3rd – Amanda Silliker, District 2, Moncton High School
 
 

Grades 9 and 10 Core French:
1st – Andrea Hachey, District 15, Bathurst High School

Grade 9 Intermediate French Immersion:
1st – Meagan Alisa-Lynn Fournier, District 8, St. Malachy’s High School
2nd – Zoe Fitch, District 10, St. Stephen High School
3rd – Caitlin Campbell, District 10, St. Stephen High School
 

Grade 10 Early French Immersion:
1st – Scott Cameron, District 15, Dalhousie Regional High School
2nd – Sarah Cormier, District 2, Bernice MacNaughton High School
3rd – Katie Poirier, District 2, Moncton High School
 
 

Grade 10 Intermediate French Immersion:
1st – Joseph Zed, District 8, St. Malachy’s High School
2nd – Apryll Stansfield, District 6, Rothesay High School
3rd – Rebecca Hicks, District 2, J.M.A. Armstrong High School
 

Grade 11 French Immersion:
1st – Jessica Brose, District 8, St. Malachy’s High School
2nd – Erika Ryder, District 2, Harrison Trimble High School
3rd – Sarah Blenis, District 6, Hampton High School
 
 

Grades 11 and 12 Core French:
1st – Nadia Hamdan, District 8, Saint John High School
2nd – Natasha Tisdale, District 14, Hartland High School
3rd – Jenny Hill, District 14, Hartland High School
 

Grade 12 French Immersion:
1st – Paricher Irani, District 18, Leo Hayes High School
2nd – Sephora Tang, District 18, Fredericton High School
3rd – Ashley Sheehan, District 2, Riverview High School
 
 
 

We asked students to send in copies of their essays:  Sephora Tang won 2nd place in the Grade 12 French immersion category. She is a student at Fredericton High School in District 18. Jenny Disher, Grade 8 Intermediate Immersion student at St. Stephen Middle School

 

For further information contact:
Jane Keith, Executive Director
Canadian Parents for French New Brunswick
P. O. Box 4462
Sussex, NB    E4E 5L6
Phone:  506-432-6584
Toll free:  1-877-273-2800
Fax:  506-432-6751
janekeith@nb.aibn.com
www.cpfnb.com