Students Inducted into the French Honor Society This year, 12 EHS students were inducted into the French Honor Society. The selected group is comprised of students in 10th grade and above who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in the study of French, a dedication to speaking and using the language in and out of the classroom, and an interest in taking advantage of opportunities to learn about and engage in Francophone cultures.
German Language Students Inducted into National Honor Society
This year’s inductees into the French Honor Society were: (first row, from left) Claire Kurzweil ’18, Anna Smith ’18, Eleanor Sobottka ’18, Judy Liu ’18, Kayla Murphy ’18; (second row) Mady Hand ’18, Salina Tsegai ’17, Sarah Kurzweil ’17, Kaycie Wang ’17, Jules Wonodi ’17; (third row) Jared Young ’17, and Henry Barrett ’18.
This year, four EHS students were inducted into the Delta Epsilon Phi National German Honor Society for high school students of German. Students must have completed three semesters of German and maintained a grade point average of at least 3.0 overall and at least 3.6 in their German classes during those three semesters to be eligible for membership. This year’s inductees were Albert Jin ’18, Lauryn King ’17, Page Light ’17, and Michael Sun ’17.
Latin and Greek Students Win State and National Awards This was another successful year for Episcopal’s Latin and Greek students, who excelled in state and national competitions this spring. NATIONAL L ATIN EXAM
Gold Medal Winners Duncan Agnew ’17 Mark Berry ’19 Sarah Gray Castle ’17 Leo Zhang ’17 Silver Medal Winners Kate Castle ’19 Noah Collins ’17 Jack Streed ’17 Lilly Wilcox ’18 Daman Yang ’19 Magna Cum Laude Award Winners Nathaniel Lambert ’16 Luke Mascatello ’19 Olivia Tucker ’19 Isabelle Zabriskie ’16
Cum Laude Award Winners Kay Finlay ’18 Bea Huffines ’16 Qing Qing Zhao ’16 NATIONAL GREEK EXAM
High Honors Award Nathaniel Lambert ’16 Merit Awards Ryan McKernan ’16 Tate Mikkelsen ’16 Grant Neagli ’17 Annabelle Woodward ’16
French Students Compete in National French Contest In late March, students competed in Le Grand Concours, a national French contest sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. The contest was administered to over 85,000 students across the United States. EHS students earned prizes at the levels of Honorable Mention (students in 70th, 65th, 60th, 55th, or 50th percentiles), Bronze (students in 80th or 75th percentile), and Silver (students in 90th or 85th percentile). Level 1A, Honorable Mention Tommy Dixon ’16 Alexanne Penton ’19 Level 2A, Honorable Mention Margaret Cahill ’19 Ameliea Dulaney ’17 Mady Hand ’18 Natalie Morgan ’17 Kayla Murphy ’18 Maddy Warrell ’18 Level 2A, Silver Medalists Judy Liu ’18 Catie Medick ’19 Level 3A, Honorable Mention Claire Kurzweil ’18 Mary Grace Rosenberg ’17
Level 3A, Bronze Medalist Salina Tsegai ’17 Level 3A, Silver Medalist Kaycie Wang ’17 Level 4A, Honorable Mention Henry Barrett ’18 Level 5A, Honorable Mention Clare Henderson ’17 Level 5A, Silver Medalist Porter Geer ’16 Level 5C, Silver Medalist Patrice Rene ’16
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