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A total of 12 foreign language students from Starr’s Mill High brought home 13 top medals from the Foreign Language Association (FLAG) of Georgia Spoken Language Contest.
Senior Tim Hahn secured the 13th medal for the school by earning superior medals in two languages: Spanish and French. All totaled, the school brought home 12 superior medals and one excellent medal.
In addition to Hahn, the following students earned medals at the competition: Marleena Tamminen, superior, German; Bailey Christ, superior; German; Ainslie Schmidt, superior, German; Kayla Christ, superior, German; Jade Foster, superior, French; Madi Hynson, superior, French; Brian Dixon, superior, French; Saijleen Chawla, excellent, Spanish; Caleb Warnock, superior, Spanish; Margaret Xiao, superior, Spanish; and Dana Gould, superior, Spanish.
The FLAG Spoken Language Contest is an annual event in which middle and high school students from across the state demonstrate their ability to use a target language in oral communication. Judges base their evaluation on the student’s ability to use the target language fluently in the level entered. Attention is given to comprehension, pronunciation, vocabulary, competency in grammar/syntax, fluency, and student initiative in conversing in the target language.
A total of 12 foreign language students from Starr’s Mill High brought home 13 top medals from the Foreign Language Association (FLAG) of Georgia Spoken Language Contest.
Senior Tim Hahn secured the 13th medal for the school by earning superior medals in two languages: Spanish and French. All totaled, the school brought home 12 superior medals and one excellent medal.
In addition to Hahn, the following students earned medals at the competition: Marleena Tamminen, superior, German; Bailey Christ, superior; German; Ainslie Schmidt, superior, German; Kayla Christ, superior, German; Jade Foster, superior, French; Madi Hynson, superior, French; Brian Dixon, superior, French; Saijleen Chawla, excellent, Spanish; Caleb Warnock, superior, Spanish; Margaret Xiao, superior, Spanish; and Dana Gould, superior, Spanish.
The FLAG Spoken Language Contest is an annual event in which middle and high school students from across the state demonstrate their ability to use a target language in oral communication. Judges base their evaluation on the student’s ability to use the target language fluently in the level entered. Attention is given to comprehension, pronunciation, vocabulary, competency in grammar/syntax, fluency, and student initiative in conversing in the target language.
