Le Grand Concours is a national competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. It tests students' reading and listening comprehension skills. The contest is administered in March and lasts one hour. Fees to participate in the contest are $5.
Prizes include certificates, Gold, Silver and Bronze medals as well as money prizes for high ranking students.
Le Concours Oral is a state wide speaking competition. Students can participate individually or in group in one of five categories
Poetry
Prose
Théâtre de Chambre
Readers' Theater
Song
Students start the competition at the regional level and need to earn an overall "A" rating to advance to the state competition.
Fees to participate are $6.
Students must have transportation to and from regional and state competitions.