National French Contest (Le Grand Concours) Results

Le Grand Concours (National French Contest) is a national competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French, in which students are evaluated for their reading and listening comprehension skills in French. Over 46,000 students in all 50 states competed in the 2026 event. All French students from 7th-12th grade at Friends were invited to participate in the 60-minute Grand Concours, which took place in April. Friends School students did very well this year and won many state and national honors!

7th Grade

Certificat d’honneur (50th percentile and higher): Nolan A. ’31, Bay C. ’31, Lincoln H. ’31, Agnes L. ’31, Harper V. ’31, Selene H. ’31, Vivian K. ’31, Kynleigh N. ’31, Aubrey R. ’31, and Teddy S. ’31

Bronze Medal (top 25%): Alex M. ’31, Elsa W. ’31, Kelson N. ’31, and Lilly P. ’31

Silver Medal (top 15%): Elyse S. ’31, Piper S. ’31, and Olivia S. ’31

Gold Medal (top 5%): Sam H. ’31 and Eli G. ’31

8th Grade

Certificat d’honneur (50th percentile and higher): Lucy B. ’30, Saige V. ’30, Lyric M. ’30, Ramiah S. ’30, and Tyler S. ’30

Bronze Medal (top 25%): Amar S. ’30 and Clair D. ’30

Silver Medal (top 15%): Tizi D. ’30, Harper C.-K. ’30, and Maddie H. ’30

Gold Medal (top 5%): Zara D. ’30 and Talia M. ’30

French I

Certificat d’honneur (50th percentile and higher): Gabe F. ’28

Bronze Medal (top 25%): Mahdi A. ’29 and Ethan B. ’29

French II

Certificat d’honneur (50th percentile and higher): Joshua S. ’29, Alastair K. ’29, Axel S. ’29, Leo R. ’29, Alexander S. ’29, Marcos Y. ’29, Lola D. ’28, and Zach B. ’29

Bronze Medal (top 25%): Garrett A. ’29 and Gabriel S. ’29

Silver Medal (top 15%): Victoria S. ’29

Gold Medal (top 5%): Sophie L. ’27 and Finn C. ’29

French III

Certificat d’honneur (50th percentile and higher): Victoria A. ’27, Max J. ’27, Catherine S. ’28, Luca R. ’28, Alex B. ’28, Lucy G. ’27, and Hiero K. ’28

Bronze Medal (top 25%): Ish K. ’28 and Cary D. ’28

French IV

Certificat d’honneur (50th percentile and higher): Kayla G. ’27, Eve F. ’26, and Jasmine R. ’27

Bronze Medal (top 25%): Bailey G. ’27, Arthur F.-P. ’28, and Erik L. ’28

Silver Medal (top 15%): Graysen L. ’28, Meredith P. ’28, and Zuri D. ’27

Gold Medal (top 5%): Elia S. ’26

French V

Certificat d’honneur (50th percentile and higher): Jack M. ’26, Oliver W. ’26, Asha C. ’26,  Ben L. ’26, Luke R. ’26, Zoe H. ’26, Hannah R. ’26, and Quinn M. ’27

Bronze Medal (top 25%): Giuliana C. ’26

Silver Medal (top 15%): Kofi H.-R. ’27

Félicitations à tous nos élèves travailleurs! Congratulations to all our hard-working students!