March 21, 2017some exciting things are taking place in the French department this semester.
Concours d’art oratoire
This year, we have eight students who will be participating in the Concours d’art oratoire. This is a public speaking contest open to students in both Core French and French Immersion. In addition to the tradional prepared speech category, an exciting new improv category was developped this year in which students are given a visual prompt and then fifteen minutes to prepare.
The following students will be representing NHS on March 28th at Tommy Douglas S.S..
Core French
Roxanne Brown
Mitchell Vendrov (Improv)
Tulsi Rajani
French Immersion
Neha Deshmukh
Sanam Shokoohi
Nelson Mahmoudi (Improv)
Lindsay Toffolo
Ana-maria Garniceanu
Nous leur souhaitons la meilleure des chances au concours!
Field Trip
We are pleased to offer a fantastic opportunity for students to practice their listening skills in an aunthentic Francophone setting. Students in selected French classes will be given the opportunity to watch the play Jeune femme cherche homme désespérément by Carole Tremblay, in a performance by the theatre department at École Secondaire Étienne-Brûlé in Toronto. Details will be provided by classroom teachers for those who are interested in attending.