The Language Department wishes to acknowledge the outstanding performance of French and Latin students who have distinguished themselves at the regional and national level in their respective national language exams.
French
In 2021, nearly 30,000 students nationwide participated in Le Grand Concours National French Contest. We will recognize those Middle and Upper School students who placed at the national level (some earning medals) and regional chapter level (for Western Massachusetts and Vermont).
LEVEL 01A (7th grade):
- Connor Graff, 2nd place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont
- Sarah Martini, 2nd place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont
- Harrison Bartels-Thiel, 3rd place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont
- Maya Green, 4th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont
- Kat Martini, 6th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont
- Henry Sanders, 7th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont
LEVEL 1A (8th grade * and French 1):
- Crystal Tan, 1st place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, 7th in nation, BRONZE
- Sako Lively*, 3rd place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, Mention d’Honneur
- Jose Paiz, 3rd place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, Mn Hon
- Matthew Thompson, 4th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, Mn Hon
- Gianluca Lanzilli, 5th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, Mn Hon
- Mayphia Zhou, 5th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, Mn Hon
- Liam Barry*, 6th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, Mn Hon
- Jackson Ayres*, 7th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont
- Monica Furszyfer Massry, 8th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont
- Stella Michalski*, 8th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont
- Logan Cherewatti, 9th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont
- Linnea Rhodes*, 9th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont
- Margaret Edwards*, 10th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont
LEVEL 2A (French II Honors)
- Siga Pouye, 5th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, Mn Hon
- Lam Thieu, 5th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, Mn Hon
- Angela Tsai, 6th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, Mn Hon
LEVEL 3A (French III Honors)
- Anita Hua, 2nd place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, 10th in nation, SILVER
- Katherine Kang, 4th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, 13th nation BRONZE
- Amy Ren, 9th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, Mn Hon
- Ava Smith, 9th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, Mn Hon
LEVEL 3C (French III Honors—native speaker)
- Audree Edmunds (8th grade), 2nd place-Western Massachusetts & Vermont, 10th nation SILVER
LEVEL 4A (French V Honors)
- Aaron Gonzalez Sobrino, 1st place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, 7th nation GOLD
- Sofia Michalski, 2nd place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, 12th nation SILVER
- Luca Ferreira, 4th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, 18th nation BRONZE
- Lily McAmis, 5th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, Mn Hon
- Abigail Touhey, 6th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, Mn Hon
- Alex Cooper, 8th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, Mn Hon
- Belén Degener, 9th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, Mn Hon
- Lily Dardano, 10th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont
- Sydni Landman, 10th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont
- Devon Morgan, 10th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont
- Francesca Polino, 10th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont
LEVEL 5AP (AP French Language):
- Hana Naughton, 2nd place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, 11th nation BRONZE
- Abby Schulkind, 2nd place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, 11th nation BRONZE
- Anaya Akpalu, 8th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont
- Sonia Whitman, 9th place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont
LEVEL 5C (AP French Language—native speakers):
- Alioune Ba, 1st place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, 4th nation GOLD
- Maxime-Olivier Cabana, 1st place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, 4th nation GOLD
- Sophie Edmunds, 2nd place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, 5th nation GOLD
- Jean-Philippe Giguere, 2nd place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, 5th nation GOLD
- Emile Savoie, 2nd place in Western Massachusetts & Vermont, 5th nation GOLD
Latin
The following students are receiving awards in honor of their success on the 2021 National Latin Exam. Eighty-eight thousand students from the U.S. and twenty countries took this exam.
In the Upper School, the following student earned a Certificate of Honorable Merit MAGNA CUM LAUDE on the Advanced Latin Reading Comprehension exam (level 5):
Na Kyung Lee
In the Middle School, the following student earned a Silver Medal, MAXIMA CUM LAUDE, on the Introduction to Latin exam (level 1):
Chris Zeng