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Goose Creek Memorial French Program Recognized as Exemplary Program with Honors
05/25/2023

The American Association of Teachers of French has conferred its award of Exemplary with Honors on Goose Creek Memorial High School in March of 2023. This prestigious award recognizes the outstanding quality of the French program. Goose Creek Memorial High School is one of ten in the nation to receive the award in 2023.

 

GCM French Honor Society students pose at staircase

From left to right. Karina Jewell (Historian), Alexa Ramawad (Artistic Co-Director, Alanni Kramer (President), Cinthia Ruiz (Artistic Director), Manuela Langlois (Teacher/Sponsor), Nell Willems (Foreign Exchange student), Lizbeth Cardenas, Renata Bravo, Haydhar Abizar, Avery Greenaway, Ava Bessard, Elisabeth Flores, Camila Lara, Ruben Fernandez, Andrea Trejo.

 

Thanks to its excellent program, Goose Creek Memorial High School has increased its enrollment in French throughout the past three years. So that students may profit to the maximum, Goose Creek Memorial HS offers advanced courses, including AP. The program makes use of innovative and creative methods in teaching, gives standards-based assessments, and offers numerous cultural activities beyond the classroom. The school participates in the AATF National French Contest and inducts students into the National French Honor Society, with many honorees annually. Manuela Langlois shows excellent preparation and enthusiastic dedication to her work. Administrators, parents, students, and graduates have all praised the program and its teacher in glowing terms. Graduates have continued to use French and the skills they acquired in college and in their careers, such as teaching, business, and government.

 

The American Association of Teachers of French, founded in 1927, is the largest association of French teachers in the world, with close to 8,000 members. It supports teachers and recognizes high achievement in teachers and students.