Minnesota AATF Grand Concours 2010

Association Americaine des Professeurs de Francais

CONCOURS NATIONAL DE FRANCAIS

DISTRIBUTION DES PRIX

et Petit Dejeuner

le 12 mai 2010

The Great Hall, Coffman Union

University of Minnesota-Minneapolis

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Coffman Union Great Hall May 12, 2010

2010 Minnesota Participating Schools

Benilde-St. Margaret's Blake Middle School, Mpls

Blake Upper School, Mpls Breck School, Mpls

Centennial High School St. Paul Central High School

Century HS, Rochester Como Park Senior High School

Coon Rapids High School Cooper High School

Harding High School, St. Paul International School of MN

John Marshall HS, Rochester Lake Country School, Mpls

Lakeville North High School L'Etoile du Nord Immersion, St. Paul

Marshall School, Duluth Mayo High School, Rochester

Minnehaha Academy, Mpls Minnetonka High School

Mounds View High School Northfield High School

Richfield High School South St. Paul High School

St Paul Academy-Summit School St. Thomas Academy. Mendota Hts

Tartan High School Visitation School, Mendota Hts

Wayzata High School

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Carolyn Fisk, Minnesota State Administrator Grand Concours

Lisa Narug, National Director, Le Grand Concours

checking in

brunch table watching awards la baguette et les croissants table posing

ENTERTAINMENT

from selected A Vous La Parole April 20, 2010 entries

rap skit

AWARDS

Chapter President, Lydia Belateche

Introduction

GROUPS OF WINNERS

RECEIVING THEIR MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES

Door Prize drawing

Contest adminsistrator Carolyn Fisk (on right) "holding the bag"

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MERCI BEAUCOUP !!

Mary Ellen Weller

Beth Alto

Frederique Schmidt

Nicole Anderson

Clare Hagen

Kathy Stoddart

pour tout leur aide

Betsy Kerr et Daniel Brewer, professeurs de francais

au Departement de francais et d'italien de l'Universite du Minnesota.

Lydia Belateche, Presidente de l'AATF-Minnesota

tous les professeurs de tous ces Laureats, aux parents, et surtout a ces eleves courageux

qui ont fait face au defi du Concours

GRAND MERCI !

CAROLYN FISK

Minnesota Contest Administrator

in her first year...

National Contest statistics are available on the national AATF website:

http://www.frenchteachers.org/concours

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Le Grand Concours 2010

100,161 national contestants

1552 Minnesota students registered

29 schools, 52 teachers

108 Minnesota National Winners in Levels 01-5

227 Minnesota State Winners, Levels 01-5

48 Minnesota National FLES Winners

1 Honorable Mention FLES Winner

Minnesota winners all score 80% correct or above.

National winners receive national rankings of 1-10.

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The Minnesota AATF chapter is proud of its national Grand Concours winners!

1 1st place 2010 National Winner !!!!

Level 2E Wayzata HS student of Mary Anderson

3 2nd place 2010 National Winners !!!

Level 1E Wayzata HS student of Christine Magallanes

Level 2A John Marshall HS Rochester student of Connie Larson

Level 5A Blake School student of Silvana Dessi-Olive

4 3rd place 2010 National Winners ! !

FLES Level 2A Visitation Sch. student of Ilse Norris

FLES Level 3HB Lake Country Sch student of Carolyn Fisk

Level 1A Visitation Sch. student of Ilse Norris

Level 2A John Marshall HS Rochester student of Connie Larson

149 4th-10th 2010 National Winners !

representing schools all over the state of Minnesota

Duluth, Rochester, Northfield, and many in and near the Twin Cities area

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Grand Concours 2010

National and Minnesota Contestant Scores

- Schools and Teachers -

[student names removed as required by the national organization for website purposes]

**90% or above

Minnesota winners all score at least 80% correct.

National MN School / teacher

Level 01A

**8 1 Visitation/Ilse Norris

2 Benilde-St. Margaret's/Amy Jo Hyde

3 International School/Caroline White

4 St. Thomas Academy/Caroline Little

5 International School/Caroline White

Level 01A students are in 7th or 8th grade and do not receive high school level credit.

Level 01B

**7 1 International School/Roger ParÈ

Level 01B students are in 7th or 8th grade and have had some elementary school French.

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Level 1A

**3 1 Visitation/Ilse Norris ! !

**5 2 St. Paul Academy-Summit/Kristin Flom

**6 3 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

**6 3 Blake Middle School/Severine Stevens

**7 4 Minnetonka/Susan Fromm

**7 4 Minnetonka./Beth Orlowsky

**7 4 St. Paul Academy-Summit/Kristin Flom

**8 5 Minnetonka./Beth Orlowsky

**8 5 International School/Caroline White

**8 5 Visitation/Ilse Norris

**8 5 St. Thomas Academy/Caroline Little

9 6 Minnetonka./Beth Orlowsky

9 6 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

9 6 Harding/Jane Law

9 6 St. Thomas Academy/Caroline Little

10 7 International School/Roger ParÈ

8 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

8 Visitation/Ilse Norris

8 Central HS/Jeanne Comeford

8 Minnehaha Academy/Mark Norlander

8 Century HS/ Cindy Tiedeman

8 St. Paul Academy-Summit/Kristin Flom

9 St. Thomas Academy/Caroline Little

9 International School/Caroline White

9 Blake Middle School/Severine Stevens

9 St. Paul Academy-Summit/Kristin Flom

9 International School/Caroline White

10 Mounds View /Heather Morris

10 Minnetonka./Beth Orlowsky

10 John Marshall HS/ Cindy Tiedeman

10 Harding/Jane law

10 Minnetonka./Beth Orlowsky

11 John Marshall HS/Cindy Tiedeman

11 St.Thomas Academy/Caroline Little

11 Century HS/Cindy Tiedeman

11 Visitation/ Ilse Norris

11 Minnetonka./Beth Orlowsky

12 St. Paul Academy-Summit/Kristin Flom

12 Minnetonka./Beth Orlowsky

12 St.Thomas Academy/Caroline Little

12 Minnetonka./Beth Orlowsky

12 St.Thomas Academy/Caroline Little

12 Tartan HS/Monica Dahlberg

12 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

12 Blake Middle School/Severine Stevens

12 International School/Caroline White

Level 1B

6 3 International School/Roger ParÈ

9 6 Lake Country School/Carolyn Fisk

9 Lake Country School/Carolyn Fisk

9 International School/Roger ParÈ

10 International School/Roger ParÈ

11 International School/Roger ParÈ

12 Tartan HS/Monica Dahlberg

Level 1B students, like Level 1A students, are earning High School credit for French 1 this academic year.

Level 1B have some advantage of additional French in their earlier years.

Level 1D

9 6 Wayzata/Mary Anderson

Level 1E

**2 1 Wayzata HS//Christine Magallanes ! ! !

**8 2 Wayzata HS/Christine Magallanes

3 Wayzata HS/Christine Magallanes

4 Wayzata HS/ Christine Magallanes

5 Centennial HS/Chris Mester

6 Wayzata HS/ Christine Magallanes

Division D and E contestants are on Block or Modular scheduling. Ranked separately.

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Level 2A

**2 1 John Marshall/Connie Larson ! ! !

**3 2 John Marshall/Connie Larson ! !

**4 3 Minnehaha Academy/Mark Norlander

**5 4 Mounds View HS/Bonnie Bougie

**6 5 Blake Middle School/Severine Stevens

**6 5 Minnehaha Academy/Mark Norlander

**6 5 Blake School/Michele Cassavante

**6 5 Visitation/SÈbastien Saunoi-Sandgren

**7 6 St. Thomas Academy/Caroline Little

**7 6 Tartan/Monica Dahlberg

**7 6 Blake School/Michele Cassavante

**8 7 Blake School/Michele Cassavante

9 8 Minnetonka/Susan Fromm

9 8 Blake School/Michele Cassavante

9 8 St. Paul Academy-Summit/ Patricia Teefy

9 8 Central HS/Jeanne Comeford

10 9 Minnetonka/Susan Fromm

10 9 St. Paul Academy-Summit/ Patricia Teefy

10 9 Blake School/Michele Cassavante

10 9 Breck/Jodi James

10 International School/Pachao Yajcherthao

10 Northfield/Denise Halvorson

10 Blake School/Michele Cassavante

10 Mounds View HS/Bonnie Bougie

11 Blake School/Michele Cassavante

11 St. Thomas Academy/Caroline Little

11 Minnehaha Academy/Mark Norlander

11 International School/Pachao Yajcherthao

11 Blake School/Michele Cassavante

11 Visitation HS/Sebastien Saunoi-Sandgren

12 Blake Middle School/Severine Stevens

12 Mounds View HS/Bonnie Bougie

12 St. Paul Academy-Summit/ Patricia Teefy

12 St. Thomas Academy/Caroline Little

12 St. Paul Academy-Summit/ Patricia Teefy

13 Blake School/Michele Cassavante

13 International School/Pachao Yajcherthao

13 Mounds View HS/Bonnie Bougie

13 Central HS/Jeanne Comeford

13 Minnetonka/Susan Fromm

13 Cooper HS/Kevin Furst

14 St. Paul Academy-Summit/ Patricia Teefy

14 Tartan/Monica Dahlberg

Level 2B

10 9 Minnetonka/Susan Fromm

11 Visitation HS/Sebastien Saunoi-Sandgren

12 International School/Pachao Yajcherthao

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

2B 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 2A.

Level 2D

11 Centennial/Scott Swedin

12 Wayzata/Mary Anderson

Level 2E

**1 1 Wayzata/Mary Anderson ! ! ! !

10 2 Wayzata/Mary Anderson

3 Wayzata/Mary Anderson

4 Wayzata/Mary Anderson

5 Wayzata/Mary Anderson

Division D and E contestants are on Block or Modular scheduling. Ranked separately.

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Level 3A

**4 1 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

**5 2 Blake Middle School/Severine Stevens

**5 2 St. Thomas Academy/Caroline Little

**6 3 Cooper HS/Kevin Furst

**6 3 Minnetonka/Beth Alto

**6 3 Mounds View HS/Heather Morris

**7 4 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

**7 4 Minnetonka HS/Beth Alto

8 5 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

8 5 Visitation HS/Sebastien Saunoi-Sandgren

8 6 Central HS/Maureen Peltier

10 7 Minnetonka HS/Beth Alto

10 7 Cooper HS/Kevin Furst

10 8 Central HS/Maureen Peltier

10 8 Marshall School/Kari Greenan

8 Minnetonka/Beth Alto

8 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

9 International School/Sophie Perrin

9 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

9 Minnetonka HS/Beth Alto

9 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

9 Mounds View HS/Heather Morris

9 Central HS/Maureen Peltier

9 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

9 Benilde-St.Margaret's/Anna Hetzler

10 Mounds View HS/Heather Morris

10 Minnetonka HS/Beth Alto

10 Harding/Jane Law

10 St. Thomas Academy/Caroline Little

Level 3C

** 4 2 International School/Sophie Perrin

9 7 Minnehaha Academy/Mark Norlander

9 Central HS/Maureen Peltier

9 St. Paul Academy-Summit/Patricia Teefy

Level 3 contestants are earning high school credit for French 3 this academic year.

Division C students have studied for two or more years at a school where French was the language of instruction, or are Foreign Exchange students, or native-speakers, or have some other advantageous background. They are ranked the same as Division A.

Level 3D

**5 2 Wayzata HS/Christine Magallanes

8 5 Wayzata HS/Christine Magallanes

10 8 Wayzata HS/Christine Magallanes

Level 3E

1 Wayzata HS/Christine Magallanes

Division D and E contestants are on Block or Modular scheduling. Ranked separately .

Note: A question was dropped from the Level 3 exam this year and the national rankings were adjusted accordingly.

Our state rankings follow the exact scores students received.

Thus, there is a one point difference in scoring.

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Level 4A

**5 1 Cooper HS/Pierre Schmidt

7 2 Cooper HS/Pierre Schmidt

8 3 Cooper HS/Pierre Schmidt

8 3 Blake School/Michele Cassavante

8 3 Minnetonka HS/Beth Orlowsky

9 4 Blake School/Michele Cassavante

9 4 Minnetonka HS/Beth Orlowsky

9 4 Lakeville North H.S./ Julie Ostergaard

10 5 Cooper HS/Pierre Schmidt

6 Blake School/Michele Cassavante

6 Minnetonka/Beth Orlowsky

6 Minnehaha Academy/Mark Norlander

7 Visitation HS/Sebastien Saunoi-Sandgren

7 Minnetonka/Beth Orlowsky

Level 4D

7 Wayzata HS/Christine Magallanes

Level 4 contestants are earning high school credit for French 4 this academic year.

Division D contestants are on Block or Modular scheduling.

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Level 5A

**2 1 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive ! ! !

**5 2 Cooper HS/Pierre Schmidt

**6 3 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

**6 3 Cooper HS/Kevin Furst

**6 3 Cooper HS/Pierre Schmidt

**7 4 Cooper HS/Kevin Furst

**7 4 Minnetonka/Susan Fromm

8 5 Cooper HS/Pierre Schmidt

8 5 Breck/FrÈdÈrique Schmidt

9 6 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

9 6 International School/Roger ParÈ

9 6 Breck/FrÈdÈrique Schmidt

9 6 International School/Roger ParÈ

10 7 Breck/FrÈdÈrique Schmidt

10 7 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

10 7 International School/Roger ParÈ

10 7 Minnetonka/Susan Fromm

10 7 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

10 7 Cooper HS/Pierre Schmidt

8 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

8 Visitation/SÈbastien Saunoi-Sandgren

9 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

9 Central HS/Maureen Peltier

9 Visitation/SÈbastien Saunoi-Sandgren

9 Como Park HS/Nancy Solo-Taylor

9 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

10 Marshall School/Kari Greenan

10 Blake School/Silvana Dessi-Olive

10 Minnetonka/ Susan Fromm

10 Visitation/SÈbastien Saunoi-Sandgren

10 Marshall School/Kari Greenan

10 St. Paul Academy-Summit/ Patricia Teefy

Level 5C

7 4 Coon Rapids HS/Isabelle Kappers

8 5 Wayzata/ Larry Tuura

8 5 Central HS/Maureen Peltier

8 5 International School/Roger ParÈ

8 5 St. Paul Academy-Summit/ Patricia Teefy

8 St. Paul Academy-Summit/ Patricia Teefy

9 St. Paul Academy-Summit/ Patricia Teefy

10 Breck/FrÈdÈrique Schmidt

Level 5 contestants are receiving high school credit this school year for French 5.

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.

Division C contestants are ranked the same as Division A.

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FLES National Winners

National School / teacher

FLES Level 1A

8 International School/Sophie Perrin-Smith

Hon Men International School/Sophie Perrin-Smith

FLES Level 1A students are in grades 1-3.

Their Grand Concours exam includes both listening and a tape-recorded speaking section.

FLES Level 2A

3 Visitation School/Ilse Norris ! !

5 International School/Caroline White

5 Visitation School/Ilse Norris

6 International School/Caroline White

6 Visitation School/Ilse Norris

7 Visitation School/Ilse Norris

8 Visitation School/Ilse Norris

9 Visitation School/Ilse Norris

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 exam includes listening and tape-recorded speaking.

FLES Level 2B

6 International School/Pachao Yajcherthao

8 International School/Pachao Yajcherthao

FLES 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.

FLES Level 3B

4 Breck/FrÈdÈrique Schmidt

4 International School/Caroline White

4 L'Etoile du Nord/Linus Beni

5 L'Etoile du Nord/Linus Beni

6 L'Etoile du Nord/Linus Beni

6 Breck/FrÈdÈrique Schmidt

7 L'Etoile du Nord/Linus Beni

8 L'Etoile du Nord/Linus Beni

9 L'Etoile du Nord/Linus Beni

10 L'Etoile du Nord/Linus Beni

FLES Divisions 3A (grades 1,2,3) and 3B (grades 4,5,6) are open to students with extra background in French.

FLES Level 3HB

3 Lake Country School/Carolyn Fisk ! !

FLES Division 3HB (grades 4, 5, 6) is for students who speak French at home.

Students take the same test as the 3B students.

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Prizes Awarded

Certificates

National Winners receive the Certificat Laureat National.

Minnesota State Winners receive the Certificat d'Honneur (bleu).

Scores above the 50^th percentile receive the Certificat de Reussite.

Medals

1st Place National Winners: a Gold Medal and personal plaque.

2^nd and 3^rd Place National Winners: a Silver Medal.

4^th-10^th Place National Winners: a Bronze Medal.

The National AATF is sending prizes for ranks 1-10 in Levels 01-5 and for FLES National winners in ranks 1 – 10

AATF-Minnesota Prizes

All Minnesota State winners are part of the Prize Drawing.

Level 3, 4, and 5:

2 Grand Prizes of $700 toward travel to any francophone country

All Levels, including FLES, and Teachers

Drawings for prizes will be done after each level is called up.

AATF-Minnesota vous felicite!

Un grand MERCI to Beth Alto for purchasing prizes in France. Un grand MERCI to the Minnesota AATF for providing prizes for the drawing. Un grand MERCI to Carolyn Fisk for donated prizes.

Un grand MERCI to the following businesses that donated prizes for our Laureats and their teachers:

Chez Daniel Bistro

Embassy Suites, 2800 American Blvd W, Bloomington

Grand Cafe

3804 Grand Ave South Mpls

A special MERCI to the University of Minnesota's Department of French and Italian

for providing funds for the printing of the Distribution de Prix booklet.

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This webpage based in part on the printed brunch program for mnaatf.org 21 mai 2010