Foreign language students compete at festival

Students from LSMSA competed at the 35th annual Foreign Language Festival hosted by the Department of Languages and Communication at Southeastern Louisiana University on Friday, March 31.

LSMSA was recognized as Best School Overall Tier 2 (less than 600 students) in Spanish and French, for which the students earned a trophy.

Individual student results were:

Anne-Marie Higginbotham, a sophomore from Lafayette, first place in French Poetry Level 1
Elyse Duplantier, a sophomore from Zachary, first place in French Poetry Level 2
Hannah Miller, a junior from Baton Rouge, first place in French Poetry Level 3
Kori Reine, a senior from Slidell, first place in French Poetry Level 4
Kathy Barrios, a junior from Houma, first place in French Prose Level 1
Colt Crain, a sophomore from Zachary, first place in French Prose Level 2
Kennedy Ellender, a senior from Westlake, second place in French Prose Level 3
Caroline Jin, a junior from Shreveport, second place in French Prose Level 4
Grace Fields, a sophomore from Prairieville, second place in French Extemporaneous Speaking Level 1
Claire Lucas, a junior from Baton Rouge, first in French Extemporaneous Speaking level 2
Kat Frost, a senior from Bossier city, second place in French Extemporaneous Speaking Level 3
Rachel Judson, a sophomore from Lake Charles, first in French Extemporaneous Speaking Level 4
Abby Pace, a junior from Iowa, first place in Spanish Poetry Level 1
Jaci Templet, a junior from Gonzales, first place in Spanish Extemporaneous Speaking Level 2
Esther Seo, a sophomore from Bossier City, first place in Spanish Prose Level 3
Bethany Jenkins, a senior from Ville Platte, first place in Spanish Poetry Level 4
Rachel Schnadelbach, a sophomore from Hammond, second place in Spanish Poetry Level 1
Emilyann St. Blanc, a junior from Franklin, second place in Spanish Extemporaneous Speaking Level 4
Veronica Jimenez, a senior from Bogalusa, second place in Spanish Extemporaneous Speaking Native Speaker
Gabriella Papillion, a junior from Oberlin, third place in Spanish Extemporaneous Speaking Level 1
Casey Tonnies, a sophomore from Bossier City, third place in Spanish Prose Level 2

Other competitors included Parker Felterman, a senior from Patterson; Luis Ortiz, a senior from Oberlin; Niko Perez, a junior from Monroe; Juan Cecchini, a sophomore from Denham Springs; and Jordan Byrd, a sophomore from Denham Springs.