Gwinnett County Public Schools’ (GCPS) World Languages program has proven its efficacy and success by earning several awards and student recognitions this year.

GCPS’ Director of World Languages and Dual Immersion programs, Dr. Jon Valentine, was elated to share the amazing success of this program. “Gwinnett County Public Schools World Languages and DLI programs ensure that each and every student is prepared to succeed in an increasingly interconnected future,” says Dr. Valentine. The ten distinct language programs of study in elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as the K-12 DLI programs, ensure that both monolingual and multilingual students learn and enhance language and cultural knowledge and skills to achieve a meaningful and work-ready level of proficiency.

Program awards and recognitions are as follows:

Award:  1st Place Overall, State German Convention

Description:   Each year, the Georgia chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German hosts a weekend-long convention at Camp Jackson. Individual students and schools have the opportunity to compete in various cultural and linguistic events highlighting their abilities. Brookwood High School placed first this year overall among German programs in Georgia.

Awarded to:   Brookwood High School

Award:  Foreign Language Association of Georgia (FLAG) Spoken Language Contest (Superior and Excellent Awards)

Description:  The FLAG Spoken Language Contest, sponsored by the Foreign Language Association of Georgia, provides students the opportunity to practice their speaking skills in a realistic language environment with native-level language speakers. Students receive a score based on their language proficiency and production around real-world themes.

Awarded to:

Grayson High School	Awa Noura Bane	Excellent
Grayson High School	Darrell Williams	Excellent
Grayson High School	Chukwufumnanya Tiffany Nwankwor	Superior
Gwinnett Online Campus	Sherman Ho	Excellent
Gwinnett Online Campus	Esther Joseph	Superior
GSMST	Samantha McClain	Excellent
GSMST	Temilade Onodipe	Excellent
GSMST	Max  Tung	Excellent
GSMST	Pari Bakshi	Superior
GSMST	Fioana Chen	Superior
GSMST	Jiaxin Chen	Superior
GSMST	Michelle  Diep	Superior
GSMST	Alyna Endrabi	Superior
GSMST	Claire Fu	Superior
GSMST	Giang Nguyen	Superior
GSMST	David Padilla Belgiovane	Superior
GSMST	Aidan  Perez	Superior
GSMST	Sohaib Samad	Superior
GSMST	Shijian Shao	Superior
GSMST	Alexis  Tan	Superior
GSMST	Matthew Wang	Superior
GSMST	Cattalina Wong	Superior
GSMST	Koko Yazaki	Superior
McConnell Middle School	Tahlia  Eberhardt	Excellent
McConnell Middle School	Sean Ward	Excellent
McConnell Middle School	Darren Baptiste	Superior
McConnell Middle School	Mercy Francis-Njoku	Superior
McConnell Middle School	Ava-Marie Hayles	Superior
McConnell Middle School	Connor Herring	Superior
McConnell Middle School	Tiana Kennard	Superior
McConnell Middle School	Jesse Moncada	Superior
McConnell Middle School	Meagan Rowe	Superior
North Gwinnett Middle School	Jacqueline Lu	Excellent
North Gwinnett Middle School	Yena  Mullins	Excellent
North Gwinnett Middle School	Harshithaa Santhosh Kumar Janarthanan	Excellent
North Gwinnett Middle School	Ethan Bleich	Superior
North Gwinnett Middle School	Lia Busch	Superior
North Gwinnett Middle School	Olive Caldwell	Superior
North Gwinnett Middle School	Emma Calin	Superior
North Gwinnett Middle School	Isabella Castillo	Superior
North Gwinnett Middle School	Jessie Cofer	Superior
North Gwinnett Middle School	Keller Copeland	Superior
North Gwinnett Middle School	Keira Gunn	Superior
North Gwinnett Middle School	Yuna Hong	Superior
North Gwinnett Middle School	Philip Jeong	Superior
North Gwinnett Middle School	Joanna Kim	Superior
North Gwinnett Middle School	Kate Man	Superior
North Gwinnett Middle School	Jasmine Owen	Superior
North Gwinnett Middle School	Aliyah Peterson	Superior
North Gwinnett Middle School	Daniel Rhyee	Superior
North Gwinnett Middle School	Sadhana Singam	Superior
North Gwinnett Middle School	Kayleigh Thomas	Superior

Award:  Silver Medal; Level 2; Le Grand Concours National French Exam

Description:  Sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French, Le Grand Councours is a national competition between students studying French in the United States. Students must demonstrate high-level competency in grammatical concepts, reading and aural comprehension, and cultural knowledge.

Awarded to:  Kadiza Diallo, Archer High School

Award:  Deutsches Sprachdiplom Level II, Highest Honor

Description:   The Deutsches Sprachdiplom II German Language Diploma is an internationally recognized certificate that qualifies holders to apply for admission to universities in Germany. Only approximately 1,000 schools in the world are granted authority to offer this diploma, and exams are supervised by German Central Office for Schools abroad.

Awarded to:   Evan Hitchcock, William Li, and Christopher Vickery: Brookwood High School

Award:    Halle Foundation Scholarship

Description:   Sponsored by the Halle Foundation, this scholarship supports high school students who performed exceptionally well in German I, German II and German III. These GCPS recipients will spend time in Germany, living with a German host family and attending a German school for the duration of their stay.

Awarded to:

Brookwood High School	Mariam Ahmad
Brookwood High School	Alex  Dudash
Brookwood High School	Connor  Hayes
Brookwood High School	Renata Paul-Tafur
Collins Hill High School	Samara LLenas

Award:  National Classical Etymology Exam Award

Description:  Awarded by the National Junior Classical League, the National Classical Etymology Exam (NCEE) is designed to test a student's ability to handle both Latin and Greek derivatives and their usage in the English language. This test is based on English vocabulary words that are derived from Latin and Greek, with emphasis on academic and SAT vocabulary words.

Awarded to:

Brookwood High School	Boya Chen	Gold
Brookwood High School	Sahar Hamkar	Gold
Brookwood High School	Lie-Andra Reid	Gold
Brookwood High School	Sophia Arscott	Silver
Brookwood High School	Meklit Berhane	Silver
Brookwood High School	Saly Fentahun	Silver
Brookwood High School	Bryson Handy	Silver
Brookwood High School	Ronin Jeremy Lim	Silver
Brookwood High School	Evan  Loo	Silver
Brookwood High School	William  Makely	Silver

Award:  The National Latin Exam Gold Level

Description: The National Latin Exam (NLE) is a test given annually to Latin students across the United States and around the world. The NLE is an opportunity for students to receive reinforcement and recognition for their accomplishments in the classroom. Depending upon their score, students may earn certificates, medals, and may even qualify for scholarships.