Mother Seton Regional High School Students Capture Medals and Trophies at State World Language Competition

On Thursday, May 14th, eleven students from Mother Seton Regional High School competed at the 32nd annual world language competition at William Paterson University. Over fifty schools and nearly 1,000 students from the state of New Jersey participated in the event.

Taking first place in Beginner Latin was freshman Katherine Blum. Diana White, a sophomore, placed second in Intermediate Latin. Both of these students received a trophy from the University. Junior Samantha Casano achieved fourth place in Intermediate Latin and received a medal from the University.

Following is a list of all students chosen by their teachers to compete at various world language levels. Each received a certificate of participation and merit issued by the World Language Department at William Paterson University.

Freshmen: Katherine Blum: Beginner Latin, Camille Martinez: Beginner Spanish,

Coralie Jean-François: Beginner French

Sophomores: Diana White: Intermediate Latin, Theoniki Makras: Intermediate French

Juniors: Kristin Howard: Intermediate Spanish, Kate Arellano: Native Spanish, Samantha Casano: Advanced Latin, Kathy Castor: Native French

Seniors: Sarah Dedinsky: Advanced Spanish, Natalie Camargo: Advanced French

Miss Maria Buontempo, French and Latin teacher, coordinates participation in the statewide competition and “really enjoys the spirit of the competitors. The students can showcase their language studies and compete among their peers from other schools.” Mother Seton has entered this event for the past 15 years.

If you are interested in studying with our Language teachers, girls currently in grades six through eight can take part in our Seton Summer Academy for a one-week session. For more information about the Seton Academy and Mother Seton Regional High School, please visit our website at motherseton.org or call the school at 732-382-1952.