Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Castle High School takes first place in four areas of foreign language academic bowl
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Castle High School placed first in each of the four areas of competition in the USI Foreign Language Academic Bowl on April 9 at the University of Southern Indiana. Thirty-nine teams from 17 area high schools participated. Sponsored by the USI Foreign Language Department, the competition included high schools from Evansville and from surrounding counties. They competed in French, Spanish, German, and Latin languages. Harrison High School placed second in French, third in German, and third in Spanish. Bosse High School placed third in French, and North High School placed second in German. Mt. Vernon High School placed second in the Latin academic bowl, and Boonville and Reitz high schools tied for third place. Jasper High School won second place in the Spanish competition. A song competition judged on cultural content, originality, and pronunciation was held following the academic bowl. In this category, Jasper High School received a first place trophy in French, and Southridge High School, a first place trophy in German. Other winners were Castle High School in the Latin song competition, and Bosse High School in the Spanish song category. Carol MacKay, chair of the USI Foreign Language Department, coordinated the program. |
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