On Saturday, February 24, 2024, the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures of the University of Texas at San Antonio accompanied by the Alliance Française de San Antonio, the Consule Générale de France, and the Cultural Service of the French Embassy in Houston, organized their annual “Journée de la Francophonie”.
GCM French Students at the UTSA Competition. Contributed photo.
Students enrolled in a French program from 15 different high schools came together to celebrate the francophone athletes who will be participating in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and competed in 10 categories for all levels such as prose recitation, prepared and impromptu reading, dictation, video presentations, art, singing, theater, and music.
Goose Creek Memorial, under the leadership of Ms. Langlois, was the school to win the most medals, 27 overall, with Axel Moreno (Level 1) with the most among all the schools: 4 gold medals and 1 silver.
(from left) Emerson Vega, Axel Moreno, Yareni Ariel Lara. Contributed photo.
(from left) Dina Moran, Axel Moreno, Emerson Vega. Contributed photo.
These are the students ‘names and their placements:
Vidéographie – Débutant (Level 1)
- 1st Place Axel Moreno
- 2nd Place Emerson Vega
- 3rd Place Ariel Lara
Vidéographie -Intermédiare (Level 2)
- 1st Place Pavithra Ramesh
- 3rd Place Dominic Wyatt
Vidéographie – Avancé (Honor/ AP)
- 1st Place Omar Moreno
- 2nd Place Marco Bravo
Instrumental Performance
- 1st Place Hershey Rodriguez
- 2nd Place Camila Lara
Theatre Performance (Avancé)
- 3rd Place Rosendo Escamilla & Ruben Fernandez
Récitation- Débutant (level 1)
- 1st Place Axel Moreno
- 3rd Place Ariel Lara
Récitation- Intermediare ( Level 2)
- 1st Place Pavithra Ramesh
- 2nd Place Clarisa Martinez
- 3rd Place Natalia Hux
Lecture préparée – débutant ( Level 1)
- 1st Place Axel Moreno
- 2nd Place Emerson Vega
- 3rd Place Dina Moran
Lecture préparée – Intérmediare ( Level 2)
- 3rd Place Clarisa Martinez
Chant (débutant)
- 2nd Place Ja’Nyah Hutchinson
Chant (Avancé)
- 2nd Place Emelia Greenaway
Dictée- Débutant (Level 1)
- 1st Place Zahir Barahona
- 2nd Place Axel Moreno
Dictée- Intérmediare ( Level 2)
- 2nd Place Danna Perez
- 3rd Place Dominic Wyatt
Lecture (non-prepared) Débutant (level 1)
Lecture (non-prepared) (Avancé)
- 3rd Place Lizbeth Cardenas