Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! What better way to prepare for this romantic holiday than improving your French? After all, it is known as the language of love.
On Monday, February 03, 2014, the French Club woke up bright and early in order to begin their journey to the University of Alabama where they attended Alabama’s annual French Convention. They were joined by French students from all over the state to compete in various events that tested their French knowledge. These events include extemporaneous speaking, dictée (a listening test), skits and many more.
“We won a total of twenty-eight awards, and that is fantastique!” said French teacher, Madame Mooney.
All of the students did an excellent job at this year’s French convention. Many of them received a rating of either très bien (very good) or supérieur (superior) which is definitely something to be proud of!
Since this year’s theme was la langue de l’amour, or the language of love, eleven Bob Jones French students performed a play titled La folie d’amour. This play was about a game show where couples were quizzed on how well they knew each other. The play was very entertaining, there was never a dull moment. This performance received a très bien.
“I’m just glad we remembered most of our lines,” said Hanna Hammons.
“I’m especially proud of how well the students did in the brand new events,” said Madame Mooney.
This year the Alabama French convention had more events than ever before! These new events include extemporaneous speaking, the history/geography test, listening test, and grammar test.
“These events were very intimidating because the students didn’t know what to expect,” said Madame Mooney.
Troy Koler, Sabrina Chen, and Patrick Perkins competed in the extemporaneous speaking event and scored a supérieur. This event was completely improve and truly put their French communication skills to the test.
“My favorite event that I participated in was extemporaneous speaking because we made the judges laugh,” said Troy Koler.
The “French Squad” definitely represented Bob Jones High School well at this year’s Alabama French convention. It’s not everyday that one club wins twenty-eight awards. Très bien Bob Jones French Club!
French Club Convention Results
February 2014
Visual
– Exhibit Supérieur
– Scrapbook Très bien
– Original Art Supérieur
Extemporaneous Speaking
– Level I Denise Whitmore Bien
– Level III R.J Sieja and Whee Nguyen Très bien
– Level IV Troy Koler, Sabrina Chen, and Patrick Perkins Supérieur
Extemporaneous Reading
– Level I Shukeema Smith Très bien
Elizabeth Yi Supérieur
– Level II Ryan Cox Bien
Samuel Jackson Très bien
– Level III Natasha Kinsey Bien
R.J. Sieja Supérieur
– Level 4 / Adv. Troy Koler Très bien
Patrick Perkins Supérieur
Group Skit
– Level 4 / Advanced Bien and Originality
R.J Sieja, Cristina Ramos, Mia Hulgin,
Paige Hulgin, Whee Nguyen, Dan Stapp,
Hanna Hammons, Denise Whitmore,
Genny Jenkins, Micah Williams, and
Natasha Kinsey
Individual Oral Presentation
– Level I Elizabeth Yi Très bien
– Level IV / Advanced Hanna Hammons Bien and Origniality
Dictée
– Level I Piper Kirkpatrick Supérieur
– Level II Samuel Jackson Supérieur
– Level III Hanna Barnett Supérieur
– Level IV / Adv. Troy Koler Supérieur
Reading Comprehension
– Level III R.J. Sieja Très bien
Mia Hulgin Très bien
– Level IV / Adv. Sabrina Chen Bien
Geography
– Level I Genny Jenkins Supérieur
Denise Whitmore Supérieur
– Level II Ryan Cox Très bien
Solo / Duet Choral Patrick Perkins and Joylyn Bukovac Très bien
