5/15/2015 NVSD students win top awards at provincial French public speaking competition Splendid! North Vancouver School District   (/) Splendid! NVSD students win top awards at provincial French public speaking competition (http://www.sd44.ca/District/SplendidNews/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=41) Tuesday, May 13, 2014 Handsworth Secondary student Harniesh Takhar with Yonah Martin (right) May 13, 2014 At this year's Concours d'art oratoire French public speaking competition, five students from North Vancouver took home top awards and several more achieved finalist status from over 10,000 competitors province-wide. "It's an incredible feat to make it to the provincial finals -- taking home a medal is a real achievement. We congratulate everyone who participated; they are all winners. Félicitations!" said Concours d'art oratoire chief judge, Dr. Renée Hamilton-Clark. "In addition to the cultural and language benefits, Concours d'art oratoire helps students develop their creative and public speaking abilities, as well as self-confidence," said Patti Holm, President of Canadian Parents for French BC & Yukon. This year marked the 31st anniversary of the Canadian Parents for French BC & Yukon sponsored Concours d'art oratoire. The provincial finals were hosted Saturday, May 3rd at SFU Surrey. Event organizers are grateful to all the local volunteers and teachers, as well as the BC Ministry of Education, Canadian Heritage, and le Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique for their financial support. 2014 Provincial finalists from North Vancouver: Tessa Speranza – Grade 6 Late Immersion – "Ma chienne Nala" – Braemar Elementary Gabrielle Webb – Grade 6 Francophone – "Les troubles d'alimentation" – Braemar Elementary Henrik Moberg Parker – Grade 7 Late Immersion – "Les vikings" – Braemar Elementary Lucas Mehling – Grade 7 Early Immersion – "Notre obsession de la célébrité"Cleveland Elementary Kenza Anharo – Grade 8 Francophone – "La promotion de la technologie dans l'éducation"– Handsworth Secondary Nicholas Batten – Grade 8 Immersion – "L'importance de l'armée américaine" – Windsor Secondary Kelsey Truran – Grade 9 Immersion – "Le sentier de la côte ouest" – Argyle Secondary Nicholas Sheffield – Grade 11 Immersion –"'Idiocratie': l'hypocritie de la politique de la drogue conservateur" – Argyle Secondary Catherine Maguire – Grade 11 Francophone – "Parlez-en" – Argyle Secondary Isabelle Laroche – Grade 12 Francophone – "Une Aventure dans le passé Guatémalien"– Argyle Secondary Alexandra Kropova – Grade 12 Core French – "Remerciement aux grecs anciens"– Argyle Secondary 2014 Provincial medallists from North Vancouver: http://www.sd44.ca/District/SplendidNews/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=41 1/2 5/15/2015 NVSD students win top awards at provincial French public speaking competition Splendid! North Vancouver School District Austyn Jasper Grade 10 Immersion “L’inhumanité de l’humanité” Windsor Secondary (1st Place) Harniesh Takhar Grade 12 Late Immersion “Une nouvelle dimension” Handsworth Secondary (1st Place) Margaux Perrin Grade 9 Francophone “De la Suisse au Canada” Handsworth Secondary (1st Place) Aelicia Schmitt Grade 10 Francophone “La joie de sourire” Handsworth Secondary (3rd Place) Ilhan Saferali Grade 6 Early Immersion “L’incroyable Bruno Mars" Sherwood Park Elementary (3rd Place) by Victoria Miles at 4:11 PM Email a link 0 comments There are no comments for this post. Archives May (http://www.sd44.ca/District/SplendidNews/Lists/Posts/Monthlyarchive.aspx?) (http://www.sd44.ca/District/SplendidNews/Lists/Posts/Date.aspx? StartDateTime=2015%2D05%2D01T07%3A00%3A00Z&EndDateTime=2015%2D05%2D15T19%3A16%3A11Z&LMY= April (http://www.sd44.ca/District/SplendidNews/Lists/Posts/Date.aspx? StartDateTime=2015%2D04%2D01T07%3A00%3A00Z&EndDateTime=2015%2D05%2D01T07%3A00%3A00Z&LMY= March (http://www.sd44.ca/District/SplendidNews/Lists/Posts/Date.aspx? StartDateTime=2015%2D03%2D01T08%3A00%3A00Z&EndDateTime=2015%2D04%2D01T07%3A00%3A00Z&LMY= February (http://www.sd44.ca/District/SplendidNews/Lists/Posts/Date.aspx? StartDateTime=2015%2D02%2D01T08%3A00%3A00Z&EndDateTime=2015%2D03%2D01T08%3A00%3A00Z&LMY= OLDER POSTS (HTTP://WWW.SD44.CA/DISTRICT/SPLENDIDNEWS/LISTS/POSTS/MONTHLYARCHIVE.ASPX?) Categories Category 1 (http://www.sd44.ca/District/SplendidNews/Lists/Categories/Category.aspx? CategoryId=1) Category 2 (http://www.sd44.ca/District/SplendidNews/Lists/Categories/Category.aspx? CategoryId=2) Category 3 (http://www.sd44.ca/District/SplendidNews/Lists/Categories/Category.aspx? CategoryId=3) http://www.sd44.ca/District/SplendidNews/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=41 2/2