North Penn Students Excel In Foreign Languages Contest

LANSDALE, PA — Eight North Penn students earned high rankings in a recent foreign language competition against other schools in Montgomery County.

The annual James J. Doyle Oral Proficiency Contest was held on Feb. 28 at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School.

The contest involves an interview with a judge in the first round, followed by another interview in the second round if the student advances. Finalists are asked to perform a role play on given topic in front of the audience, organizers said.

The following North Penn students placed either first or second in their particular competition:

• Samel Fogel (Pennfield Middle School, Grade 9) First Place, Level 0I
• Zachary Karpf (Penndale Middle School, Grade 9) Second Place, Level 0I
• Lamya Shusmi (NPHS, Grade 11) First Place, Level I
• Peter Ng (NPHS, Grade 10) Second Place, Level I
• Ella McCoy (NPHS, Grade 12) First Place, Level II
• Abir Islam (NPHS, Grade 11) First Place, Level III
• Peter Lee (NPHS, Grade 12) Second Place, Level III
• Christine Ma (NPHS, Grade 12) First Place, Advanced

Five more students also competed:

• Caitlin Rissmiller (NPHS, Grade 10), German Level III
• Jay Patel (NPHS, Grade 11), German Advanced
• Samantha Kendikian (NPHS, Grade 10), Japanese Level II
• Jisoo Lee (NPHS, Grade 12), Japanese Advanced
• Steven Kendikian (NPHS, Grade 12), Spanish Advanced

Well done, students!

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