A Vous la Parole

2010

Minnesota statewide oral French contest

founded by Michel Monnot and sponsored annually by the MN-AATF

April 20th, 2010

9:00 am - 1:30 pm

University of Minnesota

Coffman Union

logo created by Chandler Larson, Lakeville North HS

(used for program cover, temporary tatoos, and tee-shirt)

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Participating Schools

BRAVO to the students and their Profs!

Academy of Holy Angels (22)

Apollo High School (9)

Benilde-St. Margarets (93)

Bloomington Kennedy High School (22)

Breck School (72)

Central High School St.Paul (75)

Chaska High School (15)

Chanhassen High School (4)

Como Park Senior High School (32)

Cooper High School (22)

Harding High School (50)

Highland Park Senior High School (27)

Hopkins High School (22)

International School of Minnesota (24)

Lake Country School (84)

Lakeville North High School (33)

Lakeville South High School (5)

Mes Amis French School (6)

Minnehaha Academy (11)

Northfield High School (62)

Prior Lake High School (9)

Rochester John Marshall High School (72)

Rochester Mayo High School (54)

Rochester Century High School (50)

St. Paul Academy & Summit School (73)

Stillwater Area High School (51)

(total number of entries in parentheses)

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Schedule:

Registration 8:30-9:00 in the Great Hall foyer

Judges Meeting 8:15-9:00 in room 333

Opening Ceremony 9:00-9:20 in the Great Hall

Performances 9:30-1:00 Coffman Union 3rd Floor

with 2 exceptions

in locations as listed below:

Room Description/Category

303B Prose & Poetry; Conversation (1-3; 22)

303A Prose & Poetry (4)

302 Prose & Poetry (5)

301 Prose & Poetry (6; 1-3)

324 Prose & Poetry (7 & 8)

Theater on 1st Beg. & Adv. Theater (9 &11)

Pres. (332) Int. & Adv. Theater (10 & 11)

323 Adv. Theater & Beg. Solos (11 & 13)

325 Beg. Solos (13)

Board (307) Beg. Small Group Song (14)

Great Hall on main Beg. Large Group Song (15)

Miss. (321) Adv. Song Categories (16, 17 & 18)

303C Beg. & Inter. Reading (19 & 20)

305 Adv. Reading (21)

304 prep. room for categories 19-22

319 certificate/awards prep room

326 DVD entry viewing; equipment room

333 judges' room (meeting and breaks)

Miss. Lounge open space

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Ratings:

**** excellent (bleu) medal on blue ribbon

*** tres bien (rouge) medal on red ribbon

** bien (blanc) medal on white ribbon

* assez bien certificate of participation

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2010 AVLP: 997 student contestant total entries,

981 of them meriting medals:

528 blue 335 red 118 white

Teachers awaiting and then collecting bags of their students' medal awards & certificates

Awards prep room - contest coordinators and busy Central HS St Paul preparers!

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Student contestant groups preparing to perform

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A group of Connie Larson's Rochester John Marshall students with their medals and certificates

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TRES GRAND MERCI

to the AVLP 2010 Committee

Clare Hagen*, coordinator, scheduling & awards

Betsy Kerr, judges & on-site

Annie Muske, theme & t-shirts

Frederique Schmidt, opening ceremony

* After 14 years of excellence in contest coordination, Clare is retiring this year. The Minnesota chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French owes her a huge debt of gratitude.

Bravo Clare Hagen!

MERCI BEAUCOUP

for many years of excellent coordination of the AVLP concours.

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GRAND MERCI

to the AVLP 2010 Judges

Ruth Aaskov Virginie Marcy

Laura Sbarra Anderson Kimerly Miller

Pat Deckas Becerra Sharon Nichols

Lydia Belateche Vaara Ostrin

Gaelle Berg Kathy Reynaud

Walter Blue Nathalie Sacha

Christina Bouzouina Joan Shrum

Kathy Chapuran Edward Stafford

Anca Coleman Kathy Stoddart

Kate Droske Anna Tahinci

Eugene Edie Jerry Tarmann

Courtney Faragher Erica Tesdell

Mary Feeney Corbin Treacy

Francois Fouquerel Annette Thunnissen

Nelly T. Hewett Sara Wellman

Holly Kuisle Trina Whitaker

Stephanie Lohse Mary Lou Wolsey

Judges training session

Judges Coordinator, Prof. Betsy Kerr (U of Mn TC)

Shows the AVLP 2010 tee-shirt

"Qui se ressemble, s'assemble!"

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Special thanks to -

Minnesota A.A.T.F., Lydia Belateche (president)

U of M Department of French and Italian

Chandler Larson from Lakeville North (logo design)

St. Paul Central French students (award preparers)

Melissa Larson

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AVLP program booklet editied & reformatted as http;//mnaatf.org/A36.htm 22 avril, 2010 last updated 11 juin 2010