Posted on: Wednesday 21 August 2019
Posted in: Languages
Le Concours de Chanson et Poesie: Alliance Française May 2019
In May of this year, a number of Junior and Middle School students of French represented the school at the Alliance Francaise Song and Poetry competition. The students were required to memorise and recite either a song or a poem. The competition was held at All Saints Anglican School and included a number of schools on the Gold Coast. The presentations were compared with students from the Brisbane area and then overall winners were determined. There were a number of outstanding performances from the girls at St Hilda’s School.
Please see a summary of the main results below:
Well done also to seven students who were Highly Commended.
Once again, a wonderful performance from our Language students. We congratulate them all and thank Madame Ganet, Mr Shaw, Madame Benzenati and Mr Appelhof for inspiring and encouraging the girls to participate at such a high level in this competition.
MLTAQ Speech Competition Awards 2019
For the past month or so, Language students from Years 4 to 11 have written, memorised and presented their speeches to their teachers in preparation for the annual Modern Language Teachers Association of Queensland’s (MLTAQ) Speech Competition.
The event was held at Griffith University on Sunday 18 August and approximately 40 St Hilda’s students took part. There were over 1,300 students competing, representing a range of schools and languages across the Southeast region of Queensland.
A number of our girls attained places:
French
Japanese
Yugambeh section – High School division
This was the first time that the Yugambeh Language has been represented at the MLTAQ Speech Competition. The students were required to memorise and present a passage whilst sitting around an electric campfire. The format was designed to mirror how the language and traditions of indigenous cultures were passed from generation to generation. The competition was judged by elders from the Yugambeh region.
The girls are to be congratulated for their efforts and results.
Chris Dunn
Head of Languages