An Enloe High student placed tops in the state in the 2009 administration of the National French Exam. Enloe French teacher Lidia Popescu says Benoit Sabourin finished first in the state on the Level 4 exam.
Popescu said Enloe students did an excellent job at the state level of the competition. Here’s what students accomplished:
Level 1 French
Felicia Blow- 6th in the state
Jared Sanborn-9th in the state
Level 2 French
Vitchy Pong- 5th in the state
Shajuti Hossain-7th in the state
Alexandra Kuznetsov- 8th in the state
Level 3 French
Rachel Mazzara- 9th in the state
Level 4 French
Benoit Sabourin- 1st in the state
Ben Muller- 7th in the state
Ethan Sherbondy-8th in the state
Level 5 French
Ekaterina Roze-6th in the state
Kathryn McNeirney-8th in the state
You can read more about the National French Contest here.
Enloe High has an exchange program with a high-school near Lyon, France. Popescu says the French students visited Raleigh this year and that she went with some Enloe students to Lyon.
“Our purpose of exposing our students to the culture of the languages we teach, and provide total immersion in the language and culture for them has been fulfilled,” said Popescu. “The trip was very successful, the students learned a lot, some came out of their shell and started to use the language, many said they want to go back.”