MN Grand Concours 2004

Congratulations to the schools and teachers of the State and National ranked winners

The National AATF awards ranks and prizes to students placing 1^st through 9^th Nationally. AATF-MN recognizes the top 10 ranks in MN and names all those who score 80% or above as state winners. In certain levels this has meant much longer lists of state winners.

The Teachers and Schools of 443 Minnesota students are recognized in this list for their achievement in the 2004 Grand Concours.

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*** = perfect score ** = 90 % or above * = 80 -> 89 %

LEVEL 01A

Level 01A is for seventh and eighth grade students who began French in the Fall of the

current year and who are not receiving high school credit; those with up to one year of

FLES experience are also included.

1^st MN* Marshall Middle School, Linda Herron

2^nd MN* Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Amine Bekhechi

3^rd MN* 2 students , Marshall Middle School, Linda Herron

4^th MN Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Emily Benidt

5^th MN Marshall Middle School, Linda Herron

6^th MN Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Emily Benidt

7^th MN Marshall Middle School, Linda Herron

8^th MN Marshall Middle School, Linda Herron

9^th MN 2 students Benilde-St. Margaret’s Emilly Benidt

1 student International School of MN Roger Paré

10^th MN Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Emily Benidt

Level 01B

Level 01B is for seventh and eighth grade students not receiving high school credit for

their French course, with more than one year of FLES instruction, or a French-speaking

parent, or up to 4 semesters in a francophone school, or other advantage. Ranks are the

same as Level 01A.

1st MN, 5^th Nat** Minnehaha Academy, Renée Hecke

2nd MN, 7^th Nat** Minnehaha Academy, Renée Hecker

Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Emily Benidt

3^rd MN, 8^th Nat** Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Amine Bekhechi

Mounds Park Academy, Lilian Skerletovic

4^th MN* Lake Country School, Carolyn Crane-Fisk

5^th MN* Mounds Park Academy, Lilian Skerletovic

Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Emily Benidt

6th MN Mounds Park Academy, Lilian Skerletovic

7th MN Lake Country School, Carolyn Crane-Fisk

8th MN Minnehaha Academy, Renée Hecker

2 students, Mounds Park Academy, Lilian Skerletovic

9^th MN Mounds Park Academy, Lilian Skerletovic

10^th MN Mounds Park Academy, Lilian Skerletovic

Level 01C

Level 01C is for seventh and eighth grade students who are not receiving high school

credit for their French course and who have a more extensive background than Division B

students. Ranks are the same as Level 01A.

1^st MN, 5^th Nat** Minnehaha Academy, Renée Hecker

3^rd MN, 8^th Nat** Minnehaha Academy, Renée Hecker

5^th MN* Minnehaha Academy, Renée Hecker

Level 1A

Level 1A students are earning High School credit this school year for French 1.

They have no special additional background in French.

1^st MN, 4^th Nat** Cooper High School, Kari Christensen

2^nd MN, 6^th Nat** Shattuck-St. Mary’s School, Amine Bekhechi

3^rd MN, 7^th Nat** Blake School, Michèle Cassavante

Ramsey Junior High, Carolin Faytle

4^th MN, 9^th Nat* International School of MN, Raphael Fraisse

Carl Sandburg Middle School, Judy Vosepka

5^th MN* Blake School, Michèle Cassavante

Cooper High School, Kari Christensen

6^th MN* 2 students, Marshall Middle Sch, Linda Herron

Ramsey Junior High, Carolin Faytle

7^th MN* 2 students, Blake School, Michèle Cassavante

Ramsey Junior High, Carolin Faytle

Cooper High School, Kari Christensen

2 students, Marshall Middle School, Linda Herron

Ramsey Junior High, Carolin Faytle

8^th MN* 2 students, Ramsey Junior High, Carolin Faytle

9^th MN* Cooper High School, Kari Christensen

Carl Sandberg Middle School, Judy Vosepka

10^th MN* 3 students, Carl Sandburg Mid Sch, Judy Vosepka

Blake School, Michèle Cassavante

Level 1B

Level 1B students are earning High School credit this school year for French 1. They

have a French-speaking parent, or have attended a French school for up to 4 semesters, or

have lived in a French-speaking community for 1 to 3 years, or have spent 2 or more

successive Summers in a French-speaking area. They are ranked the same as Level 1A.

1^st MN, 4^th Nat** Breck School, Pam Wesely

Carl Sandburg Middle School, Judy Vosepka

2^nd MN, 6^th Nat** Mounds Park Academy, Lilian Skerletovic

4^th MN, 8^th Nat** Breck School, Pam Wesely

Mounds Park Academy, Lilian Skerletovic

5^th MN, 9^th Nat* Mounds Park Academy, Lilian Skerletovic

6^th MN* Minnetonka High School, Beth Alto

7th MN* 2 students, Mounds Park Academy, Lilian Skerletovic

8^th MN* 2 students, Minnetonka HS, Hilary Anthamatten

2 students, Breck School, Pam Wesely

Mounds Park Academy, Lilian Skerletovic

International School of MN, Raphael Fraisse

9^th MN* 2 students, Minnetonka High School, Beth Alto

Breck School, Pam Wesely

10^th MN* 2 students, Breck School, Pam Wesely

International School of MN, Raphael Fraisse

11^th MN* Minnetonka High School, Hilary Anthamatten

Mounds Park Academy, Lilian Skerletovic

Level 1C

Level 1 Division C students have studied for two or more years at a school where French

was the language of instruction, or have lived in a francophone community for 1 to 3 years

or have other special background. The ranks are the same as Division A.

9^th MN* International School of MN, Raphael Fraisse

Level 2A

Level 2A students are earning High School credit for French 2 this academic year.

They have no special background in French

1^st MN, 2^nd Nat** Marshall High School, Martha Firling

2^nd MN, 3^rd Nat** Visitation High School, Karen Shimek

Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Amine Bekhechi

Marshall High School, Martha Firling

Minnehaha Academy, Mark Norlander

3^rd MN, 4^th Nat** St. Paul Academy-Summit, Patricia Teefy

2 students, Marshall High School, Martha Firling

Duluth East HS, Kirsten Nisswandt

Minnehaha Academy, Mark Norlander

4^th MN, 5^th Nat** 2 students, Marshall High School, Martha Firling

Carl Sandburg Middle School, Judy Vosepka

International School of MN

Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Sue Cipolle

5^th MN, 6^th Nat** Visitation High School, Karen Shimek

Marshall High School, Martha Firling

Carl Sandburg Middle School, Judy Vosepka

Marshall High School, Martha Firling

6^th MN, 7^th Nat** 2 students, Carl Sandburg Md.Scj, Judy Vosepka

Visitation High School, Karen Shimek

Cooper High School, Kathleen Lahouze

St. Paul Acad-Summit, Patricia Teefy

Minnehaha Academy, Mark Norlander

Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Amine Bekhechi

7^th MN, 8^th Nat** 2 students, Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Amine Bekhechi

St. Paul Central HS, Rosemary Jennings

Harding High School, Daniel Cornell

8^th MN, 9^th Nat* Marshall High School, Martha Firling

Cooper High School, Kathleen Lahouze

Breck School, Josiane Rabary-Njala

Harding High School, Daniel Cornell

3 students, Carl Sandburg MdSch, Judy Vosepka

St. Paul Acad-Summit, Patircia Teefy

Marshall High School, Martha Firling

Blake School, Silvana Dessi-Olive

Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Amine Bekhechi

Harding High School, Daniel Cornell

9^th MN* Totino-Grace High School, Edward Cepress

Breck School, Josiane Rabary-Njala

Cooper High School, Kathleen Lahouze

Visitation High School, Karen Shimek

Apple Valley High School, Dominique Braud

Carl Sandburg Middle School, Judy Vosepka

10^th MN* 2 students, Blake School, Silvana Dessi-Olive

Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Amine Bekhechi

2 students, St. Paul Academy-Summit, Patricia Teefy

Carl Sandburg Middle School, Judy Vosepka

2 students, Marshall High School, Martha Firling

11^th MN* 3 students, St. Paul Academy-Summit, Patricia Teefy

Harding High School, Daniel Cornell

2 students, Carl Sandburg MdSch, Judy Vosepka

Blake School, Silvana Dessi-Olive

12^th MN* Carl Sandburg Middle School, Judy Vosepka

Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Amine Bekhechi

2 students, Visitation High School, Karen Shimek

2 students, Blake School, Silvana Dessi-Olive

International School of MN, Pachao Yajcherthao

International School of MN, Raphael Fraisse

13^th MN* Providence Academy, Gail Woodbury

Harding High School, Daniel Cornell

3 students, Blake School, Silvana Dessi-Olive

Marshall High School, Martha Firling

Totino-Grace High School, Edward Cepress

Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Sue Cipolle

14^th MN* Minnehaha Academy, Mark Norlander

Breck School, Josiane Rabary-Njala

Totino-Grace High School, Edward Cepress

2 students, Carl Sandburg MdSch, Judy Vosepka

Level 2 B

Level 2B students are earning high school credit for French 2. All Division B

students have some special background in French. Rankings are the same as Level 2A.

3^rd MN, 4^th Nat** Minnehaha Academy, Mark Norlander

4^th MN, 5^th Nat** International School of MN, Pachao Yajcherthao

5^th MN, 6^th Nat** Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Sue Cipolle

6^th MN, 7^th Nat** 2 students, Minnetonka High School, Beth Alto

International School of MN, Pachao Yajcherthao

7^th MN, 8^th Nat** Minnetonka High School, Beth Alto

Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Sue Cipolle

8^th MN, 9^th Nat* Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Sue Cipolle

Minnetonka High School, Beth Alto

9^th MN* Minnetonka High School, Beth Alto

10^th MN* 5 students, Minnetonka High School, Beth Alto

International School of MN, Pachao Yajcherthao

11^th MN* Minnetonka High School, Beth Alto

12^th MN* 4 students, Minnetonka High School, Beth Alto

13^th MN* 3 students, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Sue Cipolle

14^th MN* 3 students, Minnetonka High School, Beth Alto

Level 2C

Level 2 Division C students have studied for two or more years at a school where French

was the language of instruction, or have lived in a francophone community for 1 to 3 years,

or have other special background. The ranks are the same as Division A.

1^st MN, 2^nd Nat** International School of MN, Pachao Yajcherthao

2^nd MN, 3^rd Nat** International School of MN, Pachao Yajcherthao

Level 2E

Division E students are in Block or Modular scheduling and are not currently receiving

French instruction, or only began their French Block with the 2^nd semester. Ranked

separately from Divisions A-B-C.

1^st MN, 2^nd Nat** Buffalo High School, Paula Tapala

2^nd MN* Buffalo High School, Paula Tapala

3^rd MN Buffalo High School, Paula Tapala

4^th MN Centennial High School, Scott Swedin

Level 3A

Level 3A students are earning High School credit for French 3 this school year.

1^st MN, 3^rd Nat** Minnehaha Academy, Mark Norlander

2^nd MN, 4^th Nat** Minnetonka High School, Pat Choffrut

Marshall High School, Martha Firling

Cooper High School, Kari Christensen

3^rd MN, 5^th Nat** 2 students, Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Amine Bekhechi

Blake School, Michèle Cassavante

Minnetonka High School, Pat Choffrut

2 students, Marshall High School, Martha Firling

Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Amine Bekhechi

Minnehaha Academy, Mark Norlander

Edina High School, Barbara Anderson

2 students, Cooper High School, Kari Christensen

International School of MN, Pachao Yajcherthao

4^th MN, 6^th Nat** Blake School, Michèle Cassavante

Harding High School, Jane Law

Minnetonka High School, Pat Choffrut

2 students, St. Paul Academy, Kristin Flom

5^th MN, 7^th Nat** St. Paul Central HS, Jeanne Comeford

Minnetonka High School, Pat Choffrut

Blake School, Michèle Cassavante

Cooper High School, Kari Christensen

6^th MN, 8^th Nat* 2 students, Blake School, Michèle Cassavante

International School of MN, Elena Athwal

Marshall High School, Martha Firling

7^th MN, 9^th Nat* Visitation High School, Karen Shimek

2 students, Blake School, Michèle Cassavante

Minnetonka High School, Pat Choffrut

Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Amine Bekhechi

8^th MN* 2 students, Minnetonka High School, Pat Choffrut

Harding High School, Jane Law

Breck School, Josiane Rabary-Njala

St. Paul Academy-Summit, Kristin Flom

Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Amine Bekhechi

Edina High School, Barbara Anderson

Cooper High School, Kari Christensen

9^th MN* Harding High School, Jane Law

St. Paul Central HS, Jeanne Comeford

Edina High School, Barbara Anderson

Cooper High School, Kari Christensen

10^th MN* 3 students, Minnetonka H.S., Pat Choffrut

Breck School, Josiane Rabary-Njala

International School of MN, Pachao Yajcherthao

Blake School, Michèle Cassavante

Visitation High School, Karen Shimek

St. Paul Academy-Summit, Kristin Flom

Edina High School, Barbara Anderson

Cooper High School, Kari Christensen

St. Paul Central HS, Jeanne Comeford

11^th MN* 2 students, Minnetonka HS, Pat Choffrut

Blake School, Michèle Cassavante

Marshall High School, Martha Firling

Breck School, Josiane Rabary-Njala

Cooper High School, Kari Christensen

Como Park Senior High, Suzanne Susens

Level 3C

Division C students all have an advantageous background. They are ranked the same as

Division A.

2^nd MN, 4^th Nat** Edina High School, Barbara Anderson

3^rd MN, 5^th Nat** Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Emily Benidt

4^th MN, 6^th Nat** St. Paul Academy-Summit, Kristin Flom

6^th MN, 8^th Nat* Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Emily Benidt

9^th MN* Highland Park High School, Kathleen Stoddart

Edina High School, Barbara Anderson

Level 3E

Division E students are in Block or Modular scheduling. Ranked separately.

1^st MN, 2^nd Nat** Highland Park High School, Kathleen Stoddart

2^nd MN* Highland Park High School, Kathleen Stoddart

3^rd MN Highland Park High School, Kathleen Stoddart

Level 4A

Level 4A students are earning High School credit for French 4. They have no special

background in French.

1^st MN, 1st Nat*** Cooper High School, Kari Christensen

Marshall High School, Martha Firling

2^nd MN, 6^th Nat** Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Amine Bekhechi

3^rd MN, 7^th Nat** Cooper High School, Kari Christensen

Blake School, Silvana Dessi-Olive

4^th MN, 8^th Nat* Marshall High School, Martha Firling

Mounds Park Academy, Joan Shrum

St. Paul Central HS, Jeanne Comeford

Minnetonka High School, Hilary Anthamatten

Cooper High School, Kari Christensen

Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Amine Bekhechi

5^th MN, 9^th Nat* 3 students, St. Paul Central HS, Jeanne Comeford

Edina High School, Barbara Anderson

Cooper High School, Kari Christensen

Blake School, Silvana Dessi-Olive

6^th MN* International School of MN, Elena Athwa

Cooper High School, Kari Christensen

2 students, St. Paul Central HS, Jeanne Comeford

7^th MN* Blake School, Silvana Dessi-Olive

8^th MN* Totino-Grace High School, Edward Cepress

9^th MN* 2 students, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Emily Benidt

Cooper High School, Kari Christensen

Marshall High School, Martha Firling

10^th MN Marshall High School, Martha Firling

Level 4C

Level 4, Division C students have studied for two or more years at a school where French

was the language of instruction, or have lived in a francophone community for 1 to 3 years,

or have other special background. The ranks are the same as Division A.

2^nd MN, 6^th Nat** Edina High School, Barbara Anderson

6^th MN* 2 students,s Edina High School, Barbara Anderson

7^th MN* Edina High School, Barbara Anderson

Edina High School, Kimberly Caster

8^th MN* 2 students, Edina High School, Barbara Anderson

Como Park Senior High, Nancy Solo-Taylor

9^th MN* Edina High School, Barbara Anderson

10^th MN Edina High School, Kimberly Caster

Level 4D

Division D students are in Block or Modular scheduling and will earn credit for two levels

of High School French in one year. They must take the test at the higher level. They are

ranked separately from Divisions A-B-C.

1^st MN, 9^th Nat Highland Park High School, Kathleen Stoddart

Level 4E

1^st MN Buffalo High School, Paula Tapala

Level 5A

Level 5A students are earning High School credit this school year for French 5. They

have no special additional background in French.

1^st MN, 2nd Nat** Cooper High School, Kathleen Lahouze

2^nd MN, 4^th Nat** Cooper High School, Kathleen Lahouze

3^rd MN, 5^th Nat** International School of MN, Roger Paré

St. Paul Central HS, Rosemary Jennings

4^th MN, 6^th Nat** 2 students, Cooper High School, Kathleen Lahouze

St. Paul Central HS, Rosemary Jennings

Blake School, Silvana Dessi-Olive

St. Paul Academy-Summit, Papa Diop

International School of MN, Roger Paré

St. Paul Academy-Summit, Kristin Flom

5^th MN, 7^th Nat** 2 students, International School of MN, Roger Paré

Como Park Senior High, Nancy Solo-Taylor

Cooper High School, Kathleen Lahouze

St. Paul Central HS, Rosemary Jennings

6^th MN, 8^th Nat* Visitation High School, Joan Brown

St. Paul Academy-Summit, Kristin Flom

Como Park Senior High, Nancy Solo-Taylor

Breck School, Margaret Talle

International School of MN, Roger Paré

8^th MN* Mounds Park Academy, Joan Shrum

4 students, Blake School, Silvana Dessi-Olive

Blake School, Michèle Cassavante

9^th MN* Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Emily Benidt

Breck School, Margaret Talle

Blake School, Silvana Dessi-Olive

10^th MN* Edina High School, Kimberly Caster

International School of MN, Pachao Yajcherthao

St. Paul Central HS, Rosemary Jennings

11^th MN* 2 students, Visitation High School, Joan Brown

St. Paul Academy-Summit, Kristin Flom

Cooper High School, Kathleen Lahouze

Breck School, Margaret Talle

Level 5C

Division C students have studied for two or more years at a school where French was the

language of instruction, or have lived in a francophone community for 1 to 3 years, or have

other special background. Same ranks as Division A.

1^st MN, 2^nd Nat** 2 students, Edina High School, Kimberly Caster

Breck School, Margaret Talle

Blake School, Silvana Dessi-Olive

2^nd MN, 3rd Nat** 3 students, Edina High School, Kimberly Caster

3^rd MN, 4^th Nat** 2 students, Edina High School, Kimberly Caster

4^th MN, 5^th Nat** Edina HS, Barbara Anderson

St. Paul Academy-Summit, Kristin Flom

4 students, Edina HS, Kim Caster

5^th MN, 6^th Nat** Intl School of MN, Roger Paré

4 students, Edina HS, Kim Caster

6^th MN, 7^th Nat** 3 students, Edina High School, Kimberly Caster

Breck School, Margaret Talle

Como Park Senior High, Nancy Solo-Taylor

7^th MN, 8^th Nat* Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Emily Benidt

Edina HS, Kimberly Caster

7^th MN, 9^th Nat* Breck School, Margaret Talle

Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Emily Benidt

Blake School, Michèle Cassavante

Visitation High School, Joan Brown

St. Paul Central HS, Rosemary Jenning

St. Paul Academy-Summit, Kristin Flom

Cooper High School, Kathleen Lahouze

International School of MN, Roger Paré

8^th MN, 9^th Nat* 5 students, Edina High School, Kimberly Caster

9^th MN* 3 students, Edina High School, Kimberly Caster

10^th MN* Breck School, Margaret Talle

11^th MN* Edina High School, Kimberly Caster

Level 5E

Division E students are in Block or Modular scheduling and have either completed their

French block and are not currently receiving instruction in French, or only began their

French block with the 2^nd semester. They are ranked separately from Divisions A-B-C.

1^st MN, 1^st Nat*** Highland Park High School, Kathleen Stoddart

2^nd MN, 4^th Nat ** Highland Park High School, Kathleen Stoddart

3^rd MN** Highland Park High School, Kathleen Stoddart

4^th MN* Highland Park High School, Kathleen Stoddart

5^th MN* Highland Park High School, Kathleen Stoddart

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FLES National Winners

FLES Level 1A

1st Nat Mounds Park Academy, Joel Swanson

4^th Nat International School of MN, Sophie Perrin

6th Nat 2 students, International School of MN, Sophie Perrin

7th Nat International School of MN, Sophie Perrin

8^th Nat 2 students, International School of MN, Sophie Perrin

9^th Nat Mounds Park Academy, Joel Swanson

10^th Nat Mounds Park Academy, Joel Swanson

Mention Honorable Mounds Park Academy, Joel Swanson

FLES Level 2A

FLES Level 2A students are in grade 4, or are 5^th and 6^th graders who have just started

French (or are in strictly oral programs). Their Grand Concours exam includes listening

and tape-recorded speaking.

6^th Nat 2 students, Mounds Park Academy, Joel Swanson

7^th Nat Providence Academy Gail Woodbury

International School of MN Elena Athwal

8^th Nat 2 students Mounds Park Academy, Joel Swanson

3 studentsThe International School of MN, Elena Athwal

9^th Nat International School of MN, Elena Athwal

Providence Academy, Gail Woodbury

10^th Nat Mounds Park Academy, Joel Swanson

11^th Nat 4 studetns, Mounds Park Academy, Joel Swanson

Mention Honorable 6 students, Mounds Park Academy, Joel Swanson

Providence Academy, Caroline Busse

FLES Level 2B

FLES Division 2B students are in grades 5 and 6 and have had several years of French

study. Their Grand Concours exam includes listening, structure, and a tape-recorded

speaking section.

5th Nat Mounds Park Academy , Joan Munzner

6th Nat International School of MN, Pachao Yajcherthao

6th Nat International School of MN, Pachao Yajcherthao

7th Nat International School of MN, Elena Athwal

7th Nat International School of MN, Pachao Yajcherthao

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