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8 Medals Won at Statewide COLT Poetry Contest
St. Luke’s students showed their strength with World Languages bringing home eight medals from the CT COLT Poetry Recitation Contest. The Council Of Language Teachers (COLT) is an organization that promotes language proficiency and the knowledge of world cultures.
Eighteen St. Luke’s students each memorized and recited a poem in a foreign language. World Language Teacher Leo Mahler shared, "Every one of our St. Luke’s contestants gave it their all, and took a risk and recited in front of the judges and students from all over the state."
St. Luke’s COLT Poetry Contest medalists include:
1st place:
Lucia Wiggers ‘18, Spanish HS-4
2nd place:
Amelie Warneryd ‘20, French HS-3
Carolina Warneryd ‘19, Spanish HS-5/6
Amelia Wyckoff ‘18, Latin HS-5/6
Amelia Wyckoff ‘18, Ancient Greek HS-2
3rd place:
Charlotte Gold ‘21, Hebrew HS-1
Cessa Lewis ‘23, French MS-1
Emma Seel ‘21, Chinese HS Heritage 9-10
A special thanks to Leo Mahler for guiding and chaperoning students through this competition and French Teacher Evan Downey for driving the second van when there were too many St. Luke’s participants to fit in one school bus.
St. Luke’s School is a secular (non-religious), private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5 through 12 serving over 35 towns in Connecticut and New York. Our exceptional academics and diverse co-educational community foster students’ intellectual and ethical development and prepare them for top colleges. St. Luke’s Center for Leadership builds the commitment to serve and the confidence to lead.
