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West Des Moines Valley Student Earns Highest Score in State French Exam
Students of French in grades 1-12, in all 50 states and abroad, took a written test and competed against students with similar educational background.
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West Des Moines Valley High School senior Francisco Lynch recorded the highest score for level 5A students in the state of Iowa on this year’s National French Exam. Fellow senior Alex Hyon placed fifth in Iowa in level 2A, which also tied him for 10th place in the nation.
Seven Advanced Placement students scored in the state top 10 for their level test, including Linh Do, Daisha Philllips, Jakeshan Thacker, Lindsay Thompson, Kat Novak and Melissa Trigoutis.
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The National French Contest/Le Grand Concours is an annual competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French.
Students of French in grades 1-12, in all 50 states and abroad, take a written test and compete against students with similar educational background. Grades 1-6 participate in the Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools (FLES) Contest. Grades 7-12 in the Secondary Contest.
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Earlier this month, the district announced that Valley junior Harry Freund had also recorded the highest score in the state on the National Spanish Exam.
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