HHS Students Awarded AATF Outstanding Student In French Award

Congratulations to HHS senior Samantha Miles who has earned the 2016 Outstanding Senior in French award for Harrison High School from the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF). Founded in 1927, AATF has as its mission the promotion of the study of French language and French-speaking literatures and cultures at all levels. To qualify for the award, a student must have maintained an “A” average in French and a “B” average overall and have demonstrated exceptional commitment to the study of French both in and out of class.

“All throughout her French career here in HHS, Sammie has shown serious commitment, passion and unbending talent in her learning of the French language and Francophone cultures,” said HHS French teacher Susie Michel. “This award absolutely has her name on it because, besides being co-President of the French Club and spending a summer studying in France, Sammie simply embodies a French persona all her own.”

Samantha will be attending the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University in the fall where she is planning to continue her studies in French and looks forward to adding an additional language to her studies.

“She has always been so graceful and unassuming about her giftedness in French, yet I have had the great fortune of being able to watch her blossom from year to year into a perfectly genuine Francophile.”

Adieu, meilleurs voeux et mille mercis à la belle Sammie pour son exemple positif en français!