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Grand Concours/Résultats

Bonjour à tous et à toutes,

By now, you should have received an email with a personalized link to your score report with all of your students’ scores.  You should be able to see more detailed information about the scores by logging in to the testing site:  http://frenchcontest.org/fcntst/

Next week, I will prepare and send out certificates and a small gift for our Virginia winners (!).  We had close to 1100 students who participated this year. We will recognize students earned ranks of 1-10 within our chapter, which includes more students than just the national winners — 172 students in all!  Bravo!

You can find a list of the Virginia top 10 winners sorted by school and teacher in this spreadsheet.  The students ranked 1-10 in Virginia are listed by level in this document.  If anyone is in a pinch to print certificates on a deadline before I can get them to you, you can find that PDF file here.  I apologize for any misspellings or other errors; all I had to go by was the list from AATF which uses the names that were entered for the test.

Nationally ranked winners will receive additional prizes from the national office; the materials were sent to the shipper as of last Friday and should arrive soon.  Students in the top 75th percentile and up will receive a bronze/silver/gold/platinum medal. Any student who scored in the 50th percentile or higher will also receive an Honorable Mention certificate from the national office.

We would also like to congratulate our teachers, too:

• Carie Hatfield won the participation raffle and will receive $150 from AATF-VA for classroom materials or other resources!  Here’s the video of our school champion, Caitlin Glauser, drawing the name.
• Bravo to Rachel Cartwright who had the largest group of student participants:  87 élèves! Mme Cartwright, we will send you an extra félicitation in the mail!
• The following teachers whose students received top 10 rankings.  We will send out a letter for your principal in your prize packet; please pass the letter on so that your school will better appreciate what it takes to help students succeed in this test!

Bonne continuation et bon courage jusqu’à la fin de l’année – on y arrivera!

Laurel Maughan
laurel_maughan@ccpsnet.net

In anticipation of upcoming elections which will take place at the AATF-VA luncheon during FLAVA on October 5, the Nominating Committee is accepting e- nominations for:

• Secretary (3 years) 2018-2021
• Treasurer (3 years) 2018-2021
• Vice President (3 years) 2018-2021
• President (3 years) 2018-2021
• 2 additional Board Members 3 years 2018-2021

It is kindly requested that nominations be sent to Karine Boulle (kboulle@stab.org), Chair of the Nominating Committee, no later than September 15, 2018 when the candidate profiles will be posted. Voting will occur from September 15-October 5, 2018 and will be finalized during our luncheon during FLAVA.

We are ready to pass the baton. You are language teachers, so by default, you have a good personality and everything else that is necessary for the position (read description below). So don’t be shy! Nominate your friends or/and nominate yourself!

President – The President shall call and preside over all meetings of the Chapter. The President shall:

– Choose with the advice of the Executive Board the date, time, location, and program for the meetings.

– Approve all orders drawn from funds of the Chapter.

– Appoint Chairs of any committees as necessary.
– Be a signatory for financial transactions in the event that the Treasurer is unavailable.

– Appoint a replacement to fill out the term of office in case of resignation or failure of an officer to perform his or her functions.

– Convoke or poll the Executive board as needed.

– See that the officers of the chapter carry out their duties in a timely fashion.

– Assist the Vice President together with the other members of the Executive Board in planning the program of the annual meeting of the Chapter.

Vice President – The Vice President of the Chapter shall:

– Act as an advisor to the President.

– Assume with the consent of the Executive Board the office of the President and discharge its duties for the unexpired term of office of the President, in the event that the latter should be unable to complete that term.

– Plan the annual meeting of the Chapter.

– Notify the membership of all general meetings.

Secretary – The Secretary shall:

– Record and keep the minutes of all Chapter meetings and Executive Board meetings and share them with the Executive Board for review.

– Post approved minutes and Treasurer’s Report for members.

– Maintain liaison with National AATF Headquarters and the Executive Board by reporting the results of Chapter elections.

Treasurer – The Treasurer shall:

– Maintain an accurate record of the financial situation of the Chapter.

– Deposit dues checks (sent 4-5 times yearly from National AATF).

– Write checks for expenses.

– Keep and reconcile chapter’s bank account statements.

– Be the signatory for all financial transactions.

– Prepare and present a Treasurer’s Report at the annual meeting of the Chapter.

– Advise the President on matters such as promotion of the Grand Concours and membership.

Executive Board – The Executive Board shall:

– Determine the general policy of the Chapter and decide upon all matters not within the purview of this Constitution.

– Establish ways of implementing the goals of the Chapter as established in Article II of the Constitution.

– Organize and be responsible for the Membership Table at the annual meeting of the Chapter.

– Include positions such as the Chairs of Communication, Advocacy, French Film Festival liaison, and Grand Concours promotion.

Warren County High School in Front Royal, VA has an opening for a French teacher for the 2018-2019 school year.  Applicants may apply online (http://www.wcps.k12.va.us/index.php/employment/career-opportunities) and contact Ernestine Jordan, principal (ejordan@wcps.k12.va.us) if interested.

The mission of Campbell County Schools is to provide a world-class education that enables every student to choose and pursue any post K-12 endeavor.

La date du VCU French Film Festival 2018 approche. Il se déroulera cette année du 22 au 25 mars 2018.  Les forfaits VIP pour les professeurs qui désirent assister au Festival se montent à $105.00. Le Bureau offre aux trois premiers membres de l’AATF-VA qui en font la demande le remboursement de la totalité de cette dépense ! Si cela vous intéresse et que vous n’avez pas encore bénéficié de cette bourse au cours des trois dernières années, contactez directement la Vice-Présidente de l’AATF-VA, Isabelle Reeves (ireeves@stab.org ) – et envoyez-lui par mél. ou courrier (5318 Little Fox Lane – Charlottesville VA 22903) la preuve de votre achat. Afin de bénéficier de cette bourse, vous devez être inscrit à l’AATF-VA et avoir déjà payé vos cotisations.

En contrepartie, nous vous demandons de compléter le formulaire AATF-VA 2018 VCU French Film Festival Feedback  pour partager vos commentaires sur les films que vous avez vus.

Pour les professeurs que ne sont jamais allés au Festival, nous vous encourageons vivement à y participer ! C’est une expérience formidable. Rendez-vous sur le site du Festival VCU French Film Festival pour plus de détails. Vous pouvez également payer en ligne avec une carte de crédit et faire suivre la copie de votre reçu à Isabelle Reeves.

Registration for the Grand Concours is now on the AATF online store to order materials for the 2018 Concours is now ready to accept orders. https://frenchcontest.org/magento/master/htdocs/

Please note that the deadline for ordering paper and pencil tests is December 31, 2017. The deadline for online contest registration is January 30, 2018. Payment for either type of test must be received by the AATF before materials will be shipped or login information distributed.