Sixteen students were awarded for their participation in the national competition “Defense and Illustration of the French Language” in the “Written Expression of the French Language” category.
The Jules Ferry School in Nice hosted the departmental award ceremony of the national competition “Defense and Illustration of the French Language” yesterday. On this occasion, Monique Apréa, president of the Alpes-Maritimes section of AMOPA (Association of Members of the Order of Academic Palms), was present to preside over the ceremony. She wished everyone that the ceremony “remains a pleasant memory for everyone.”
Monique Apréa reminded that “the works are submitted to a national jury.” However, to reward more students, it was decided to create departmental awards. The reward for the laureates “aims to motivate them to continue their creative work”: classic storybooks and a diploma.
In front of her, students and their parents, but also teachers and school directors. After thanking Marie Quimbel, director of Jules Ferry School “who hosts this award ceremony every year”, she handed the floor to Lauriano Azinheirinha, deputy mayor in charge of education, who praised the initiative to organize the award ceremony in this school: “who better than Jules Ferry to represent the French language?”, he joked.
Also present, Michel-Jean Floc’h, academic inspector, highlighted that “the French language unites us all. The children set the example for us”. Proud of the “exemplary” work according to his words, he added that “this language was one of the values to defend”.
The award ceremony then began and one student was particularly distinguished: Romane Petit-Mambrini, a fifth-grader at Jean-Marie Hyvert School in Nice, received the joint second national prize in her category. In front of her parents unable to hide their pride, she read her text, which was about nature and trees, aloud.
The Ronchese, Rothschild, Jules Ferry, and Auber schools were among the main awardees. But three students from Bristol High School in Cannes were also awarded: second-grade students, all three received a prize in the “Young Novels” category, with short excerpts also read.
In total, thirteen fifth-grade students and three second-grade students were awarded during this ceremony.
