FLORENCE, S.C. – Area high school students competed in the third-annual Foreign Language Declamation Competition hosted by the Francis Marion University Department of English, Modern Languages and Philosophy on Oct. 8.
More than 100 students from 18 high schools competed in French, Spanish and Latin. Participating schools were Cardinal Newman High School, Johnsonville High School, Crestwood High School, Trinity Collegiate School, Darlington High School, Marlboro County High School, Lake View High School, Hannah-Pamplico High School, Emmanuel Baptist School, Wilson High School, South Florence High School, West Florence High School, Marion High School, Pee Dee Academy, Mayo High School for Math, Science and Technology; The Byrnes Schools, Avalon Academy, and Timmonsville High School.
Contestants were required to recite two selections: one mandatory selection and a second chosen from three selections. The students were judged on memorization, pronunciation and enunciation, phraseology, natural gestures and appropriate movement, and delivery. First-, second- and third-place prizes were presented at an awards ceremony.
FMU Foreign Language Declamation Competition Winners
Spanish I
1st place Leslie Davis, Timmonsville High School
2nd place Kevin Hampton, Timmonsville High School
3rd place Jacob McDowell, Marlboro County High School
Spanish II
1st place Magda Garcia, Johnsonville High School
2nd place Lisa Sha, Trinity Collegiate School
3rd place Nicole Pompey, Darlington High School
Spanish III
1st place Shanee Lide, Darlington High School
2nd place Kristin Kennedy, Trinity Collegiate School
3rd place Andre Graham, Darlington High School
Spanish IV/V
1st place Pamela Fuller, Darlington High School
2nd place Keefee Arthur, Mayo High School for Math, Science and Technology
3rd place Kate Atwood, Trinity Collegiate School
Spanish I-Native
1st place Jessica Rogers, Emmanuel Baptist School
2nd place Serjio Tejado, Darlington High School
French 1
1st place Adianez Espade, Crestwood High School
2nd place Aaron Brudger, Marion High School
3rd place Erica Bail, Cardinal Newman High School
French II
1st place Chakita Spears, Marlboro County High School
2nd place Richard Douglas, Crestwood High School
3rd place Rebecca Driggers, Johnsonville High School
French III
1st place Celia Kirvin, Crestwood High School
2nd place Cherri Woo, Cardinal Newman High School
3rd place Sophie Hodaly, Cardinal Newman High School
French IV/V
1st place Rachael Veto, Trinity Collegiate School
2nd place Ginger Howell, Trinity Collegiate School
3rd place Stan Phillips, Cardinal Newman High School
Latin I
1st place Tom Rogan, Cardinal Newman High School
2nd place Michael Hay, Cardinal Newman High School
3rd place Lara Smith, Mayo High School for Math, Science and Technology
Latin II
1st place Emmanuel Tedder, Mayo High School for Math, Science and Technology
2nd place Laura Steadman, Trinity Collegiate School
#49 / 10-19-01
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