Foreign Language Association of Georgia competition

Amelia Thomas, Carpe Diem staff
March 27, 2012
Filed under News, Top Stories

On March 3rd, Decatur hosted the Foreign Language Association of Georgia (FLAG) competition. Students from schools all around Atlanta had the opportunity to give oral presentations for a judge and receive recognition and scoring for their work in foreign languages. Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Chinese and Latin were all represented. Decatur spanish students volunteered their time organizing and helping run the event, and many Decatur students also competed.

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Senior Spencer King arrives to register in the German I level. He received a scoring of superior, the highest rating.

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Senior Gabriel Marcus and junior Savannah Kornder register French students from level four to AP. Both Marcus and Kornder are members of the Decatur chapter of Spanish Honors Society, and all of the members volunteered their time at FLAG.

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Decatur Spanish teacher Eileen Zack gives a parent directions. Zack’s AP Spanish students presented her with flowers at the end of the day to congratulate her on all her hard work for FLAG.

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Junior Spencer O’Quin registers at the German III level.

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Spanish teacher Olivia Roller mans the awards registration table in the library, where competitors picked up their certificates and ribbons.

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Senior Olivia McDavid and sophomore Fikrea Tesema supervised the craft workshop, where students made button mosaics and german paper stars.

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Senior Googie Daniels practiced her Latin I oral performance with Burke.

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Principal Laurie McKain helped out in the crafts workshop.

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A german student gets creative in the craft workshop with paper stars.

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Senior Colleen Suratt (an AP Spanish student - left) and senior Paola Villafañe (a German student- right) make german paper stars while they wait for their judging time slots.

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Spanish teacher Jesus Martinez-Saldana led the dance workshop, where he taught FLAG competitors how to salsa dance.

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Decatur students give competitors their certificates and ribbons in the awards station in the library.v

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FLAG competitors could receive one of three ratings, in order of accomplishment: notable, excellent and superior.

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Senior Sumar Deen (left), sophomore Anya Fredsell and Renfroe spanish teacher Rosita Fitch took over the awards registration table.

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Sophomore Mariama Konneh received a superior rating for Spanish level II.

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