National French Awards 2022

Each school year, Bethel Park High School French students take the National French Exam – or Le Grand Concours. This exam is particularly challenging because it involves listening, reading and writing, and over 100,000 students compete, most of whom are from top schools with very competitive programs-- and many contestants are native speakers or attend French immersion programs.
 
 To receive a Gold Medal for the rigorous exam, students must score in at least the 95th percentile of all participating students. Silver Medalists must be at least in the 85th percentile. To earn a Bronze Medal, students must reach the 75th percentile plateau; and Honorable Mention candidates must score in the top half of all students taking the test.  
 
 Seventeen Bethel Park High School French students scored well enough to be recognized in Le Grand Concours 2022, including a Gold medalist, two Silver medalists and three Bronze medalists.      
 
 Bethel Park High School French teacher, Mrs. Tracy McCoy, who administers the test along with her colleague, Mrs. Rachael Smith is very proud of her students’ performance in the face of adversity. “This year, we had some unforeseen circumstances, including a weather-related cancellation on our initial test day and an internet outage on our make-up testing day,” she said. “Still, despite all of those obstacles, during their 60-minute testing window, our students still performed very well and we are so proud of all of them,” she said.
 

Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees.