New Canaan Country School Students Earn National Recognition

From New Canaan Country School: New Canaan Country School students in the Upper School division (grades 7-9) made a strong showing in the recent 2018 National World Languages exams.

In Spanish, of the 34,600 students who sat for the exam nationwide, 4 Gold medals - the highest possible prize – were awarded to Country School students, placing eighth grader Ellie Hanson of New Canaan in the top 4 percent, and ninth graders Shane Carbin of Norwalk, Georgia Rivero of New Canaan and Hannah Nightingale of Rowayton in the top 1 percent of the United States.

Additional accolades went to seventh graders Sofie Petricone of Rowayton and Mac Ryan of Pound Ridge, NY who earned the highest possible prize on their Latin exam, and to eighth grader Cody Comyns of New Canaan, who earned a Maxima Cum Laude medal in Latin.

In French, eighth graders Seth Yoo of Pound Ridge, NY and Alexandra Matthews of Stamford placed in the top 5 percent in their national contest. Mandarin Chinese, while also offered to students in Upper School, did not hold national exams.

New Canaan Country School is a co-ed, independent, day school for students in Pre-K (ages 3 & 4) through Grade 9. Located on a 75-acre campus in New Canaan, the school offers transportation to families living throughout Westchester and Fairfield Counties. For more information about the school and its World Languages program, please visit: www.countryschool.net.

Photo: New Canaan Country School students who earned national recognition in the 2018 World Language exams included (front row from left to right): Shane Carbin of Norwalk, Hannah Nightingale of Rowayton, Georgia Rivero of New Canaan, Ellie Hanson of New Canaan, Seth Yoo of Pound Ridge, NY and Alexandra Mathews of Stamford. (Back row left to right): Sofie Petricone of Rowayton, Mac Ryan of Pound Ridge and Cody Comyns of New Canaan. Photo credit: New Canaan Country School

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