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French Students Ace National Exam
New Canaan Country School won several top honors in French language at the Grand Concours Prize Ceremony sponsored by the Connecticut chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French on May 21 at Amity High School.
The ceremony recognized 12 Country School students who took the 2015 National French Contest and ranked in the top 10 in the state. Of particular note, seventh grader Jeffrey Pendo ranked 1st in the state and 6th nationally and ninth grader Christina Toldalagi ranked 3rd in the state and 4th nationally, in their respective levels.
“Of all the years I’ve taught, this is the best outcome I’ve had for my students,” said French teacher Christiane Lundquist, who is new to Country School this year. “The students work very hard and are enthusiastic about French.”
The National French Contest, an annual one-hour exam, was administered at Country School in early March. More than 10,000 students in grades 7-9 took the exam nationwide.
Awards per level include:
Level 01A;
Jeffrey Pendo (1st in CT, 6th nationally)
Zachary Rothwell (5th in CT, 10th nationally)
Teddy Zinn (7th in CT, 12th nationally)
Emma Hunter (8th in CT, 13th nationally)
Charlie Tait (10th in CT, 15th nationally)
Level 1A:
Daltanette Mitchell (4th in CT, 4th nationally)
Laura Velez (5th in CT, 5th nationally)
Joia Criss (10th in CT, 10th nationally)
Level 2A:
Christina Toldalagi (3rd in CT, 4th nationally)
Kathryn McCaughey, (5th in CT, 6th nationally)
Katherine Drewes (7th in CT, 8th nationally)
Nicholas Toldalagi (10th in CT, 11th nationally)
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