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The Upper School Russian Language program was recently honored with remarkable news. Six of this year's thirteen National Russian Essay Contest gold medals awarded at the advanced level in the entire country went to Friends School students.
Congratulations to (from left to right) Olivia P. '26, Connor H. '25, Leah F. '26, Sasha R. '26, Hannah P. '26, and Nicholas B. '26 on being recognized for this amazing accomplishment!
Established 43 years ago, the American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) National Russian Essay Contest (NREC) provides US high school and middle school students a unique opportunity to demonstrate their Russian language written proficiency and to be recognized for their progress. Each year, students write essays in Russian on a topic announced at the beginning of a two-hour period during the week before Thanksgiving.