Salmon Arm students have won accolades for their abilities to parlez en Francais.
More than 10,000 students from across B.C. competed in the provincial French public speaking competition, Concours, d’art oratoire and five students brought home medals.
Jasmine Lam, a Grade 10 immersion student at Salmon Arm Secondary, won second place for her presentation “L’islamophobie.”
Lindsay Booth, a Grade 11 immersion student, won second place for “L’épigénome.”
Rene Kakuda, a Grade 12 late immersion student, won third place for “Les massacres au Cambodge sous le government do Pol Pot.”
Caitlin Quilty, a Grade 6 early immersion student at Shuswap Middle School, won third place for “Le bavardage.”
Stephen Moore, a Grade 7 student at Shuswap Middle School, won third place for “Le role inconnu.”
Other finalists from the area included Aria Izik-Dzurko and Tamlin Vetter.
All the students prepared and presented a three to five minute speech in French.
