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Félicitations! Nine Walnut students placed in the top ten ranks nationally on the 2009 National French Contest!
See the Student Awards page for details.
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Each earned a national medal as well as the Laureat du Chapitre award. Over 100,000 students participate in the Grand Concours each year.
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Deciding which language to study ?
DID YOU KNOW? French is spoken in over 43 countries worldwide! It is an official language in 32 countries.
More than 50% of modern English vocabulary words have their origins in French.
What do Walnut language students do in the summer? In '09,graduating senior, Emily W. prepared to go to France for a year with AFS. Ellen S. and Veronica C. were immersed in the Concordia Language Villages summer program. Maddy B. studied art in Provence.
In 2008, Emma R. attended the Middlebury-Monterey Institute to study Arabic. Lyla A. attended the Concordia Language Villages.
Again this year, the curriculum is enriched with pen pals in France!
Help nite: Tuesday afternoons.
Parents: please encourage your student to use the resources on this site.
My activities:
WHHS Technology Committee rep.
Foreign Language Curriculum Council,
AATFL, American Assoc. of Teachers of Foreign Languages,
AATF, American Assoc. of Teachers of French.
OFLA Ohio Foreign Language Association
Jennings Scholar.
Walnut Hills teacher since 2002.
Taught French and ESL part-time at Xavier Univ.
My husband and I are the parents of three Walnut Hills H.S. alums.
e-mail Mme LaJeunesse
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