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Each spring, students studying French participate in the Le Grand Concours National French Contest sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. This year, French students in grades 7-12 took this written test, competing against students with similar levels of French. The exam tests students’ listening comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary in French. It is recognized as the toughest test one could take in French, and getting a medal is a tremendous achievement.
The full list of SPA national-level award winners is below. Congratulations and toutes nos félicitations to these outstanding French students!
Grand Concours - National French Exam
Upper School
Gold medal (95th percentile)
- Level 2: Asha Peckosh ‘27
Silver medal (85th - 94th percentile)
- Level 4: Bora Mandic ‘25
- Level 5: Samantha Gilats ‘24, Violet Pitcher ‘26
Bronze medal (75th - 84th percentile)
- Level 1: Lina Abid ‘27, Sunde Auberjonois ‘27
- Level 4: Olympia Wolff ‘25, Liza Thomas ‘25
- Level 5: Eliza Farley ‘24, Raven Glaser ‘25, Claire Kim ‘24, Audrey Senaratna ‘24
Honorable Mention
- Level 1: Marius Morse ‘25, Soren Zuehlke ‘27
- Level 2: Cutler Crook ‘26, Paloma Gomez-Whitney ‘26, Cosette Switzer ‘26, Miles Messier ‘27, Jesse Wussler ‘26
- Level 3: Avi Coleman ‘27, Annika Kim ‘26, Thomas McGill ‘26, Nico Martin ‘27, Winston Arvidson ‘28, Yassin Mokbel ‘26
- Level 4: Elizabeth Tuttle ‘26, Frances Wagner ‘26, Nicholas McCarthy ‘25, Jacob Colton ‘25, Annika Kim ‘28, Roman Farley ‘26
- Level 5: Amalia Laguna ‘24, Helen Townley ‘25
Middle School
Gold medal (95th percentile)
- Level 1: Vicente Wong-Busse '30
- Level 2: Olivia Fox '28
Silver medal (85th - 94th percentile)
- Level 1: Elliott Hazzard ‘29
- Level 2: Matthew Bruggeman ‘29
Bronze medal (75th - 84th percentile)
- Level 1: Avery Dayton’29, Bridget Hatch ‘29
- Level 2: Elliot Gilats ‘28, Sylvia Westra ’28, Zoe Wagner ‘28
Honorable Mention
- Level 1: Henry Fruin ’29, Lili Itzkowitz ‘29
- Level 2: Lucy Lowman ‘28 , Izzy MiddleBrook’28, Ariella Kim ‘28, Alyda Overgaard ‘28