More than two dozen students from Starr’s Mill and Whitewater High earned top medals from the Foreign Language Association (FLAG) of Georgia Spoken Language Contest in French and Spanish.
Starr’s Mill High students secured a total of 21 medals: 14 Superior, 5 Excellent, and 2 Notable.
Lizzie Hunter earned Superior for AP Spanish and Excellent for AP French.
Thirteen other Panthers earned Superior medals: Matthew Baber (Spanish 2), James Bender (Spanish 4), Bryce Bradley (Spanish 1), Stanley Dierkes (AP Spanish), Nyana Grillasca (Spanish 2), Valentin Guzman (Spanish 2), Vivienne Ha (Spanish 1), Caroline Kern (AP French), Zalek Kovar-Oifoh (Spanish 1), Isabel Marullo (Spanish 4), Abby McSpadden (AP Spanish), Marisol Negrete Tejeda (Spanish 3), and Mark Panait (AP Spanish).
Rachel French, Abby Moore, and Aiden Smith earned Excellent for Spanish 2. Shihyun Park earned Excellent for French 4.
Gracie Rae Collins and Ella Wyler earned Notable for Spanish 2.
Whitewater High students captured 10 medals: 8 Superior, 1 Excellent, and 1 Notable.
Charlie Arena earned Superior for both Spanish 3 and French 1.
Six other Wildcats earned Superior medals: Adunola Adeniyi (Spanish 1), Kolade Adesunloye (Spanish 2), Gandor Bah (French 1), Ally Martin (Spanish 2), Brandie Schlussler (Spanish 1), and Jacob Sims (AP Spanish).
Allison Fonseca earned Excellent for French 1. Isaac Onibon-Oje earned Notable for French 2.
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 communication. Students are interviewed for eight to 12 minutes completely in their target language. 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.
Posted 5/1/2025
