Le Congrès de la Culture Française en Floride (CCFF) is a statewide French competition held each spring. This year, Heritage students went to the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando March 6–8 to compete in nine different competitions, ranging from multiple-choice tests to reenactments of scenes from French plays. Each year, the competition has a different theme; this time, it was “La cuisine du monde francophone” or “The cuisine of the French-speaking world.”
After eating lunch at the Universal CityWalk, students
went to the hotel March 6. Those competing in group competitions, including skits, projects and song performances, presented their pieces to judges that day.
The next day, students competed in individual competitions: there were multiple-choice reading comprehension tests, poem recitations, conversations with judges and speeches. At around 7:00 p.m., a banquet was held for the students where awards were given.
From left to right: Sophomores Mariana Roque de Moraes, Stella Agratchev, Mia Jeannopoulos, Rodion Znaieshev, and junior Rosario Castaneda Lozano. Students were served salad and cake, then a chicken dish with potato wedges, asparagus and a carrot. (Photo/Celine Guillerm)
Finally, winners received their prizes during the awards ceremony on Saturday. The full list of winners is below:
In person:
Discours (Speech):
Junior Cecilia Gonzalez-Jimenez – Supérieur – Prix du Jury
Freshman Nairi Berd – Supérieur
Déclamation (Poem recitation):
Junior Juan Ruiz – Supérieur
Sophomore Charlotte Duane – Supérieur
Sophomore Diane Allain-Tereshchenko – Supérieur
Junior Mira Zine-El-Abidine – Supérieur
Sophomore Rodion Znaieshev – Supérieur
Sophomore Stella Agratchev – Supérieur
Lecture (Reading comprehension test):
Sophomore Mariana Roque de Moraes – Supérieur
Senior Ani Berd – Supérieur
Senior Jara Jacobson – Supérieur
Freshman Elena Lopez – Supérieur
Senior Sophie Tulle – Supérieur
Junior Sadie Loughlin – Supérieur
Freshman Katerina Malhotra Guerrero – Supérieur
Sophomore Mia Jeannopoulos – Supérieur
Junior Rosario Castaneda Lozano – Supérieur
Sophomore Alex Ngo – Excellent
Projet (Project):
Senior Sophie Tulle – Supérieur
Album (Photo album):
Senior Ani Berd – Supérieur
Chance aux Chansons (Song performance):
Senior Jara Jacobson – Supérieur
Saynète (Skit):
Freshmen Elena Lopez and Katerina Malhotra Guerrero – Bon
Online:
Déclamation (Poem recitation):
7th grader Yuna Song – Supérieur
Sophomore Peri Payzin – Supérieur
Sophomore Gabriel Cohen Pereira – Supérieur
Sophomore Daniela Sanchez – Supérieur
Sophomore Virginia Ladeira – Supérieur
Junior Madeleine Mahan – Supérieur
Junior Elie Ciril – Supérieur
Senior Jara Jacobson – Supérieur
Eight grader Andre Cohen Pereira – Excellent
Junior Andrea Astudillo – Excellent
Freshman Daniela Rodriguez Morales- Excellent
Freshman Eduardo Salles- Excellent
Senior Medha Balaji – Bon
Overall, the American Heritage Plantation students won first place in Division AAA.
From left to right, top to bottom: Senior Ani Berd, juniors Mira Zine-El-Abidine, Sadie Loughlin, Juan Ruiz, sophomores Alex Ngo, Stella Agratchev, Mariana Roque de Moraes, junior Rosario Castaneda Lozano, seniors Jara Jacobson, Sophie Tulle, sophomores Charlotte Duane, Diane Allain-Tereshchenko, Mia Jeannopoulos. (Photo/Celine Guillerm)
