CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., April 7, 2011 — Winners have been announced in Southeast Missouri State University’s annual Foreign Language Festival, sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and Anthropology. The event was held March 31 on the Southeast Campus.
Students from area schools participated in Spelling Bee and Prose Reading competitions in French, German and Spanish. A scavenger hunt featured clues written in foreign languages. Non-competitive events included speakers, musical performances, skits, and recitations.
An awards ceremony was held at the end of the day in the University Center Ballroom.
French Spelling Bee Level One Third Place Kearsten Collins, Jackson High School Second Place Carlie Cattron, Jackson High School First Place Esther Ray, Poplar Bluff High School French Spelling Bee Advanced Level Third Place Brooke Grubb, Jackson High School Second Place Brandy Guinter, Cape Central High School First Place
Kristen Meyer, Ste. Genevieve High School
French Prose Reading Level One Third Place Josh Biel, Sikeston High School Second Place Caitlyn Bess, Jackson High School First Place Kelsey Luster, Notre Dame Regional High School French Prose Reading Advanced Level Third Place Danielle Minehart, Poplar Bluff High School Second Place Scarlet Goodin, Notre Dame Regional High School First Place Sneha Sunil, Cape Central High School German Spelling Bee Level One Third Place Alanna Schultz, Ste. Genevieve High School Second Place Sam Sultzer, Ste. Genevieve High School First Place Jasmine Kuehn, Ste. Genevieve High School German Spelling Bee Advanced Level Third Place Isabelle Criddle, Cape Central High School Second Place Natalie Diesel, Ste. Genevieve High School First Place Nick Schwent, Ste. Genevieve High School German Prose Reading Level One Third Place Taylor Bequette, Ste. Genevieve High School Second Place Jordan Lurk, Ste. Genevieve High School First Place Nathan Lutes, Cape Central High School German Prose Reading Advanced Level Third Place Ethan White, Ste. Genevieve High School Second Place
Sarah Thornsberry, Cape Central High School
First Place Roy Ceighton, Cape Central High School Spanish Spelling Bee Level One Third Place Riley Huber, Saxony Lutheran High School Second Place Nocona Sanders, Poplar Bluff High School First Place Lauren Barr, Saxony Lutheran High School
Spanish Spelling Bee Advanced Level Third Place Lizzie Nussbaum, Cape Central High School Second Place Noor Wadi, Cape Central High School First Place Jaime Young, Jackson High School
Spanish Prose Reading Level One Third Place Emily Crescitelli, Poplar Bluff High School Second Place Nathan Fridley, Jackson High School First Place Abby Ritter, Notre Dame Regional High School Spanish Prose Reading Advanced Level Third Place Caleb Newcomer, Jackson High School Second Place Rachel Hoffman, Cape Central Junior High School First Place Lauren Kemper, Ste. Genevieve High School
