HWDSB Congratulates Concours Oratoire Winners
Concours Oratoire
The annual HWDSB Concours Oratoire (French Public Speaking contest) was held throughout March at the HWDSB Education Centre. A number of FSL students from secondary and elementary schools representing all areas of our board attended. Students presented the speeches on which they had worked very hard to write, prepare and practice for an audience of fellow students, parents, teachers and judges. They were excellent and insightful on a large range of topics.
The students competed in various categories based on their grade and the amount of time they have studied French. Participants were from the following schools, Westmount, Westdale, Sherwood, Waterdown, Orchard Park, Dundana, Glen Brae, Norwood, Lawfield, Cootes Paradise, Dalewood, Earl Kitchener, Sir William Osler, ecole Michaelle Jean, Fessenden, Westview, Guy Brown, Cootes Paradise and Winona.
The first student in each category will be competing at “Le Concours d’art Oratoire” for Ontario on May 14 at the Glendon campus of York University in Toronto. This contest is sponsored by CPF: Canadian Parents for French (Ontario) and the Ontario Modern Language Teachers’ Association. Winners there will move on to the National contest.
We appreciate the efforts of all the students who participated and the teachers who promoted the contest and supported the students throughout the process.
A special thank you to our board employees and community members who were our judges; Michael Salvatori, Registrar of the Ontario College of Teachers, Elzbieta Grodek, French professor at McMaster University, Salomé Besse Events Co-ordinator le Centre Français Hamilton, Lisa Breton Executive Director Centre Français Hamilton, Elise Boisclerc, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, François Trudel Sales Rep Chenelière, Joel Anthony Forget, Executive Assistance Parks Canada, Joanne Au Coin Vice-Principal Earl Kitchener School, Catharine Youngblud, Principal (retired). Many thanks to the committee members who organized the 4 events; Christopher Eckart, Beverly Kukhta-Jackson, Vanessa Swan, Kathy Cornett and Susanna Gojsic.
The students competed in categories determined by which grade they attend as well as the amount of time they have studied and spoken French.
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Our winners are as follows:
Category 1: Core
Grades 9/10
- Renzo Pajuelo, Westmount Secondary School, “Comment avoir un meilleur horaire”
- Lauren Reny, Westmount Secondary School, “L’importance du ballet dans le football”
- Allison Smoke, Waterdown District High School, “L’éducation gratuite”
Grades 11/12
- Kayley Xu, Westdale Secondary School, “Défaites des dégâts des déchets”
- Brynn Voigt, Waterdown District High School, “Les jeunes sans abri”
- Sonya Chen, Waterdown District High School, “La pauvrété chez les mères célibataires”
Category 2: Extended
Grades 9/10
- Autumn Pereira, Sherwood Secondary School, “Les 7 merveilles du monde”
Grades 11/12
- Hannah Kochuk, Waterdown District High School, “Souvenir d’enfance”
Category 3: Immersion
Grades 9/10
- Olivia Yu, Westdale Secondary School, “Les vaccins : la vérité”
Grades 11/12
- Maya Gorodskoy, Westdale Secondary School, “Le Zionisme”
- Sarah Drake, Westdale Secondary School, “Les distractions au volant”
Category 4: Francophone
Grades 9/10
- Raven Sim, Sherwood Secondary School, “L’influence de la technologie”
- Kaelan Brisebois, Sherwood Secondary School, “Le déménagement d’un étudiant”
Updated on Monday, April 25, 2016.