Caroling

We joined with French students from the other high schools in Salem to spend the evening caroling at the Salem Center Mall downtown.

Pumpkin carving photos

Tuesday was the Halloween party for the language clubs. The cookies were yummy and the pumpkins were awesome!

Europe Trip 2012 Fundraising

Applebee's Breakfast is coming this Saturday, September 25 8 am to 10 am at the Lancaster Applebee's. Tickets are $5 per person. Be sure to turn in your $ or tickets by Friday to Mme Beckstrom.

French Club Activity

We had a great time making Crepes! Students worked in 6 kitchens making crepes and then filling them with a variety of goodies ranging from whipped cream to Nutella to strawberry preserves. Très bon!

Fun French online games

All students: I have put a link to a great site on our blog. Digital Dialects has some good games to practice vocabulary. I enjoyed the Etre and Avoir game. Check out the link and improve your french skills! I have a prize for the first person from each class to talk to me about a game from this site!!

Installation of New SHF officers

Tuesday September 14 La Societe Honoraire de Francais (The French National Honor Society) elected new officers. They are:
President--Charles Li, 1st Vice President--Tori Birkholz, 2nd Vice President--Aida Behmard, Treasuer--Lindsey Casian, Secretary--Virginia Tat, and Sergeant at Arms--Garrett Jackson.

Europe Trip 2012!

Fundraising is under way! Mrs. Rochetto has dining cards for you to sell and Applebee's breakfast tickets for the Sept. 25 benefit breakfast. We also need people to work at Applebee's that morning.

Bienvenue!

As we begin a new year, we'll use this blog to help students access assignments. I will also include helpful links.

Bonne chance!

LA SOCIETE HONORAIRE DE FRANCAIS

Well it is that time of year again and we have had our Spring French National Honor Society meeting and new member induction.

The meeting was held Wednesday April 7 at 7 pm in the WSHS Auditorium. Keynote Speaker was our principal, Mr. Ed John. Mr. John applauded the students' efforts in learning and mastering a second language. Senior honors and recognition were accorded to Chapter President Leslie McIntire, Vice Presidents Elaine Capella and Michael Fifer, Sergeant at Arms Daniel Mozell, and members at large Matthew Hettwer, Leticia Falcon, Letty Rodriguez, Emily Domrose, Sam Beckstrom, Mary Simmons, Kyleah Taylor, Jackie Lubbers, Arryn Bess, Brielle Winegar and honorary member Margaux Scozzari. The four senior officers also received the Coq Gaulloise pin for their years of service.


New inductees included: Erin Amsberry, Sam Beckstrom, Vicktoria Birkholz, Lindsey Casian, Jessica Casas, Meredith Coba, Aelix Cunningham, Emily Domrose, Amanda Fergus, Erica Godwin, Kimberly Goertzin, Hetta Hansen, Shelby Hemphill, Anaisa Hernandez, Jennette Isaac, Garrett Jackson, Grace Lundblade, Jill Mayeda, Antonio Nuzzi, Cree Nelson, Rhaven Rodriguez, Larissa Sage, Tessa Seamster, Jazmin Sproule, Virginia Tat and Kyleah Taylor.

Chapter officers Secretary Brendy Schafler and Treasurer Charles Li also helped with the ceremony as did member at large Aida Behmand. Helping with the refreshments were French Club members: Carmen Passanante, Selene Romero and Maddie Martin.

We had a great time and yummy cake with a minimum of challenges (re-assigning parts for the ceremony due to illness, missing certificates and misspelling on the cake!)

FRENCH TRIP 2010

Our 2010 trip to France was wonderful! It took a little while to acclimatize, though. While the kids were saying that the language was too hard, I noticed the signs in the background said such foreign things as restaurant, cafe, hotel. But by the end of the trip, we all felt comfortable doing such basic things as shopping and ordering food.