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Brownell Talbot Students Showcase Excellence in World Language

National language contests challenge students to test their skills, celebrate global cultures, and compete with peers across the country, learn how BT students performed this year!
Courtesy of Museum of Fine Arts Bern, Switzerland. Albert Anker, The School Exam, 1862,
Courtesy of Museum of Fine Arts Bern, Switzerland. Albert Anker, The School Exam, 1862,

National language competitions give students the chance to showcase their knowledge beyond the classroom. Programs like Le Grand Concours for French, the National Spanish Exam, and the National Latin Exam bring together thousands of students each year to compete in reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and cultural knowledge. More than just tests, these contests encourage students to deepen their understanding of language and culture while earning recognition and awards at both the national and state levels.

French 

French II

Gold

  • Kavya Dutt Bhardwaj

Silver

  • Savannah Sanger

Honorable Mention

  • Mayar Miller

  • Vienna Shull

  • Layne Nichols

  • Patty Duffy

French III

Gold

  • Maël Layec
  • Emerson Coulter
  • Nadia Jeyaram

Silver

  • Jasmine Oppliger
  • Lara Blume

Honorable Mention

  • Dash Dunning

French IV

Bronze Medal

  • Alice Roka

Honorable Mention

  • Addison Hawkins

French V

Honorable Mention

  • Avery Nichols
  • Ahaan Gulati

 

Spanish

Level 1A

Platinum

  • Vivash Kumar
  • Lucas Zhou

Gold

  • Cate Miller-Petznik
  • Landri Shull
  • Nishan Jacob

Bronze

  • Patrick Ramon

Honorable Mention

  • Sara Urbanova
  • Arman Behboudi
  • Declan Garrigan

Level 1B

Platinum

  • Sai Saxena

Gold

  • Valentina Maturano

Silver

  • Sophie Zhang
  • Bruce Chen
  • Darius Behboudi
  • Lila Pettit

Bronze

  • Tony DeSalvo
  • Paranav Vaghela

Honorable Mention

  • Flynn Jacobson

Spanish I

Honorable Mention

  • Valynn Feliz – check this

Spanish II

Silver

  • Claire Xue
  • Sraavya Doddapenini
  • Grace McMahon

Bronze

  • Diya Chirumamilla
  • Ananya Deshmukh

Honorable Mention

  • Olive Osterloh
  • Xinyao Wang
  • Timothy Chen
  • Steven Hagins
  • Yuzhe Han
  • Juliet Low
  • Natalie Low
  • Tess Chen

Spanish III

Silver

  • Shaan Saxena

Bronze

  • Feixi Wu
  • Dawson McCafferty

Honorable Mention

  • Jasmine Nlam
  • Kenzo Harris
  • Ayana Kola
  • Reeya Chundury
  • Marcel Banks
  • Hunter Khoury
  • Ruslan Guliev
  • Igby Summer

Spanish IV

Silver

  • Perry Anderson

Honorable Mention

  • John Green
  • Sonu Saxena
  • Zayd Khan
  • Gavin Vernon
  • James Buczkowski
  • Beckham Reimer
  • Cordyllia Kpodar
  • Rishi Chundury
  • Slone Miller-Petznick

AP Spanish

Honorable Mention

  • TG Su
  • Angel Bhandari

Spanish Seal of Biliteracy

  • Perry Anderson
  • Angel Bhandari
  • Jarvis Gushard
  • Mahalet Kinde
  • Ivan Pfeffer
  • Beckham Reimer
  • TG Su
  • Kyle Tessin

 

Latin

Latin III

Summa Cum Laude

  • Jameson Conner-Carlise (Won a gold medal every single year, four years in a row)

Maxima Cum Laude

  • Jimmy Chen
  • Peter Whealy

Magna Cum Laude

  • Carter Bell

Latin IV

Magna Cum Laude

  • Owen Ohnoutka
  • Imogen Vargo

Cum Laude

  • Elijah Hager-Buchan
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