Le Grand Concours - Minnesota Chapter - 2002

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2002 Minnesota GC participating schools

Apple Valley HS International School of Minnesota

Armstrong HS Lake Country School

Benilde-St.Margaret’s School Marshall High School

Breck School Marshall Middle School

Buffalo HS Minnehaha Academy

Carl Sandburg MS Minnetonka HS

Centennial HS Mounds Park Academy

Central HS-Duluth Rosemount HS

Como Park Sr. HS St. Paul Academy-Summit School

Cooper HS St. Thomas Academy

Cotton HS Shattuck-St. Mary’s School

East HS-Duluth Stillwater Jr. HS

Edina HS Visitation School

Harding HS Woodland MS-Duluth

Highland Park HS

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1,197 Minnesota students participated

from 29 schools with 47 teachers

Level 01A 111

01B 35

Level 1A 102

1B 169

Level 2A 199

2B 15

2C 2

2E 1

Level 3A 192

3C 5

3D 1

3E 13

Level 4A 116

4C 19

4D 3

4E 3

Level 5A 65

5C 23

5E 9

FLES 114

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59 National Winners in levels 01-5

37 National FLES Winners

229 State Winners (ranks 1-10)

Cooper HS, K. Lahouze had a 1st Place National winner, level 3A

International School of MN, R. Fraisse had a 1^st Place National winner, level 5C

Both students are winners of the trip to Boston July 10-14

High score in MN a perfect 80/80---Cooper HS---- K. Lahouze

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2002 National Secondary Contest Statistics

94,204 students enrolled in the 2002 Grand Concours

2002 Grand Concours Rankings for Schools and Teachers

MN Nat

Apple Valley HS Dominique Braud 1 1

Armstrong HS Pat Deckas-Becerra 5

Benilde-St. Margaret’s Isabelle Petiot 1

Sue Cipolle 1

Breck School Pam Wesely 4 2

Margaret Talle 4

Buffalo HS Jennifer Johnson 1

Carl Sandburg MS Judy Vosepka 21 12

Centennial HS Scott Swedin 2

Central HS, Duluth Jeanne Kilburg 2

Como Park Senior HS Nancy Solo-Taylor 3 1

Suzanne Susens 1

Cooper HS Kari Christensen 4 2

Kathleen Lahouze 15 7

East HS, Duluth Kirsten Nisswandt 5 1

Edina HS Kimberly Caster 27 5

Harding HS Daniel Cornell 2 1

Jane Law 1

Highland Park HS Kathleen Stoddart 2

International School/MN Pachao Vangay 2 4 FLES

Raphael Fraisse 1 1

Sophie Perrin 5 1+3FLES

Elena Athwal 1

Marshall HS,Duluth Martha Firling 12 5

Marshall MS, Duluth Linda Herron 10 4

Minnehaha Academy Mark Norlander 6 3

Minnetonka HS Hilary Anthamatten 6

Beth Alto 6 1

Lynette Mayhew 11 2

Mounds Park Academy Joan Munzner 10 4+4 FLES

Joan Shrum 4 1

Kristin Ruud 26 FLES-National

Shattuck-St. Mary’s Amine Bekhechi 8 3

St. Paul Academy/Summit Kristin Flom 6 3

Patricia Teefy 1

St. Thomas Academy Maureen Peltier 1

Visitation HS Joan Brown 1

Karen Shimek 2

Highest number of Minnesota state winners per school:

Edina HS 27

Minnetonka HS 23

Carl Sandburg MS 21

Cooper HS 19

Mounds Pk Acad 14 (+ 30 FLES)

Marshall HS 12

Marshall MS 10

Highest number of participants in the Grand Concours:

International School of MN 9 (+ 7 FLES)

Minnetonka HS 251

International School/MN 98 (plus FLES)

Breck School 76

Edina HS 76

Visitation HS 69

MN GC 2002 awardees received:

59 National Winner Awards Levels 01-5:

2 gold medals (1^st Place)

9 silver medals (2^nd –4^th)

48 bronze (5^th-11^th)

37 FLES National Winner Awards

High Score in the State A PERFECT 80 ! Level 3A Cooper HS – Kathy Lahouze

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Prizes Awarded

All entrants in the Grand Concours receive the Certificat de Mérite

Minnesota State Winners receive the Certificat d’Honneur (bleu)

Ranks 1-11 National Winners receive the Certificat d’Honneur-Lauréat National

In Addition

First Place National Winners receive a Gold Medal and personal plaque

Second and Third Place National Winners receive a Silver Medal

Fourth – Eleventh Place National Winners receive a Bronze Medal

French-English Dictionaries and other books are awarded by the National AATF to First-Third Place National Winners

AATF-Minnesota awards the Fraternité pin to all Minnesota students who placed at or above the 90^th percentile.

There is a special prize of a Langenscheidt Standard French Dictionary.

The winner was announced at the Grand Concours Brunch ceremony.

AATF-Minnesota congratulates all the contestantss + their teachers and schools!

Special Thanks to the staff of Mesabi Range Community College for assistance with publication of the Brunch booklet and the award certificates.

Thank you to Anne Hiti and Shani Martin, MRCTC students, for assistance with the mailings.

Thank you to Kathleen Lahouze for the arrangements for the Awards Breakfast.

Thank you, above all, to all the teachers whose extra efforts make this contest available to Minnesota French students.

Et un très Grand Merci à

MaryEllen Weller, 2002 Minnesota Contest Administrator

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Web page created 21 May 2002 URL: http://webcampus3.stthomas.edu/mlwolsey/mnaatf/gc2002final.htm

Last Updated: 22 May 2002