Nicole Hanlon, Buckeye Valley High School
Vice Présidente, AATF Ohio

Interested in having your students participate in the Grand Concours? 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 for prizes against students with a similar educational background.

Registration information can be found at https://www.frenchteachers.org/concours/. The sign-up deadline for online testing is February 19th, 2017. If you have any questions, please contact me at nhanlon@mybvls.org.

2017 AATF French Immersion Weekend
Mark your calendars for the 2017 AATF French Immersion Weekend at Mohican State Park! The event will take place October 27-29th, 2017 and participants will receive 1 CEU for attending. Come join your fellow French colleagues for an enjoyable autumn weekend of hiking, eating, pétanque-playing, and networking all in French! The weekend is a great way to meet other French teachers around the state and to get involved with our AATF chapter. For more information, cost, and registration, go to https://aatfohio.wordpress.com/mohican-2017-27-29-octobre-2017/. À bientôt, j’espère!