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Area students to test foreign language skills at WCU contest March 18
More than 350 high school students from across Western North Carolina will test their knowledge of French and Spanish on Tuesday, March 18, in Western Carolina University’s 26th annual Foreign Language Contest.

The competition, sponsored by WCU’s department of modern foreign languages, will be held at the Ramsey Regional Activity Center. Individuals and teams will compete in the categories of art, music, quiz bowl, native speaker Spanish quiz bowl, skits, show and tell, “Who Am I?,” poetry recitation, how-to, extemporaneous speaking, and video commercial.

The competition begins at 9 a.m., with doors opening at 8 a.m. at the Ramsey Center. An awards ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m.

Department of modern foreign languages students, faculty and staff, along with volunteers from other departments on campus, will serve as judges.

Participating high schools include Carolina Day, Enka, Mitchell, North Henderson, Pisgah, Robbinsville, Roberson, Tuscola and West Henderson.

For more information, call WCU’s department of modern foreign languages at (828) 227-7241.

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