World Language Students Win National & Regional Awards

Each spring, St. Luke’s Middle and Upper School World Language Departments announce the winners of regional and national language competitions. This year, more than 150 St. Luke’s students received recognition, including dozens of medals and honorable mention winners for the National Spanish Exam and National French Contest (lists below). Congratulations to St. Luke’s 2023 World Language Award Winners!  

Aidan Flanagan ’24 was the sole winner of The American Association of Teachers of French CT Alberta Conte Junior Prize, the top statewide French prize for juniors in high school. He won $500 for this prestigious prize.

The following Mandarin students won recognition at the New York University’s Rock That Movie Chinese Video Competition:

Linguistic Accuracy Honorable Mention — Jack Silverman ‘23 and Alan Calver ‘24
Honorable Mention — Patrick Regan ‘24, Matthew Stimpson ‘24, Will Mathus ‘24, Atara Loewenberg ‘24, Maddie Brown ‘26, Abhi Polaki ‘24, Alexandra Bacher ‘24, Matthew Seale ‘23, Cassidy Cui ‘25, Celena Cui ‘26 

SLS also had many prize winners for the statewide American Association of Teachers of French Connecticut “Alors, on chante!” singing competition and brought home the top prize in Connecticut for most successful video. The following students were honored: 
 
La Vidéo la Plus Réussie/Most Successful Video - Joséphine DeMarco ‘23
La Plus Belle Voix/Most Beautiful Voice - Abby Thomas ‘23
La Performance la Plus Entraînante/Most Lively Performance - Sally Picon ‘24 
La Performance la Plus Entraînante/Most Lively Performance - Mr. Shee’s students

Connecticut Organization of Language Teachers Poetry Recitation Contest
Béa Davenport ‘25 —  Third Place, French
Lila Greenwald ‘25 — Third Place, Latin

AATF Outstanding Senior in French Award
Laura Haley ‘23

Seventh Grade
Josh Specter, Bronze
Liam Brady, Certificat d’Honneur
Eleanor Clarke, Certificat d’Honneur 
Will de Mul, Certificat d’Honneur
George DeSantis, Certificat d’Honneur 
Bennet King, Certificat d’Honneur 
Cami Sarracino, Certificat d’Honneur 
Sophie Stimpson, Certificat d’Honneur 

Eighth Grade
Ellie Briggs, Silver 
Samuel Turok, Silver
Emme DeMaio, Certificat d’Honneur 
Grace Grant, Certificat d’Honneur 
Finn Grennan, Certificat d’Honneur 
Charlotte Powers, Certificat d’Honneur 
Luke Riley, Certificat d’Honneur 
Scooter Seiden, Certificat d’Honneur

Ninth Grade 
Juana Marque, Silver
Leah Seitz, Silver
Bobby Somaya, Silver
Charlie Lau, Bronze
Bryson Baker, Certificat d’Honneur 
Emma Flanagan, Certificat d’Honneur
Justina Marque, Certificat d’Honneur 
Oliver Samardzija, Certificat d’Honneur 
Iris Weizer, Certificat d’Honneur

10th Grade 
Daniel Marin, Gold
Ali DeFilippo, Silver
Maggie Fleuette, Silver
Liam Monahan, Silver
Dash Gilrain-Lennon, Bronze
Ava Gunthel, Bronze
Gigi McWhorter, Bronze
Javier Minuesa, Bronze
Aviva Moss, Bronze
Béa Davenport, Certificat d’Honneur 
Reese Kubick, Certificat d’Honneur 
Eloise Pakman, Certificat d’Honneur
Maddie Winarsky, Certificat d’Honneur 
Sawyer Woodruff, Certificat d’Honneur 
Anna Yavenditti, Certificat d’Honneur 

11th Grade 
Aidan Flanagan, Silver
McLain Boege, Bronze
Calum Regan, Bronze 
Emma Boolbol, Certificat d’Honneur 
Jackie Cecil, Certificat d’Honneur 
Pearse Connell, Certificat d’Honneur 
Huett Nelson, Certificat d’Honneur 
Sally Picon, Certificat d’Honneur
Nico Rojo, Certificat d’Honneur 
Eva Specter, Certificat d’Honneur 

12th Grade
Harrison Bennett, Certificat d’Honneur 
Joséphine DeMarco, Certificat d’Honneur
Hannah Gunn, Certificat d’Honneur 
Laura Haley, Certificat d’Honneur 
Flynn Partington, Certificat d’Honneur 

Seventh Grade
Zach Roth, Gold
Titan Saresky Gold
Cooper Young, Gold 
Nicholas Mehan, Bronze
Léa Specter, Bronze
Julia Gannon, Honorable Mention
Cassidy Hahn, Honorable Mention
Samiyah Ibrahim, Honorable Mention
William Oden, Honorable Mention
Evan Seitz, Honorable Mention

Eighth Grade
Carsyn Whitman, Gold
Daphne Antonioli, Silver
Wyatt Giffen, Silver
Matteo Perez, Silver
Adriana Picon, Silver
Skylar Valliere, Silver
Alex Hill, Bronze
Jack Aronian, Honorable Mention
Christian Brown, Honorable Mention
Gabe Ibarra, Honorable Mention
Sadie McCance, Honorable Mention
Aaryaman Mehta, Honorable Mention
Lucy Millones, Honorable Mention
Phoebe Skinner, Honorable Mention

Ninth Grade 
Annie O’Connor, Honorable Mention
Gage Saresky, Honorable Mention
Jordan Goodman, Honorable Mention
Stewart Upson, Honorable Mention
Thomas Connell, Honorable Mention
William Kieske, Honorable Mention
Liliana Finn, Gold
Annie Meyer, Gold
Peter Uzgiris, Gold
Maddy Alecia, Silver
Ryan Carre, Silver
Kiara Copeland, Silver
Finn Kaplin, Silver
Ellie Fatsi, Bronze
Denis Gannon, Bronze
Jake Nadel, Bronze
Emma Ryan, Bronze
Alanna Watson, Bronze
Hanna Zable, Bronze
Christina Charnin, Honorable Mention 
Austin Glosserman, Honorable Mention
Jemma Goodman, Honorable Mention 
Connor Hahn, Honorable Mention
Murphy Levesque, Honorable Mention

10th Grade 
Sofia Ortiz Salazar, Gold
Laurel Aronian, Silver
Javier Minuesa, Silver 
Matty Shulman, Silver
Hugh Demark, Bronze
May Frelinghuysen, Bronze
Ava Gunthel, Bronze
William Moskowitz, Bronze
Lena Olbrys, Bronze
Catherine Steele, Bronze
Jack Barker, Honorable Mention
Ainsley Birmingham, Honorable Mention 
Lucie Geist, Honorable Mention 
Samantha Gerber, Honorable Mention 
Kate Hammer, Honorable Mention
Josie Pines, Honorable Mention 
Leela Sharma, Honorable Mention 
Emma Sollenne, Honorable Mention 
Reagan Weneck, Honorable Mention 

11th Grade 
Bryan Larkin, Silver
Nicole Perez, Silver
Gianmarco Pirri, Silver
Sebastian Rosario, Silver
Peyton Ambrose, Bronze
Nihaal Kochar, Bronze
Aurora Levesque, Bronze
Sylvia Samardzija, Bronze
Alex Sheinkin, Bronze
Katie Summers, Bronze 
Ava Weneck, Bronze
Chris Briggs, Honorable Mention
Ella Bacher, Honorable Mention
Lexi Brady, Honorable Mention
Megan Case, Honorable Mention
Bradford Cooper, Honorable Mention
Juliet Geraci, Honorable Mention 
Michael Luther, Honorable Mention
Chas Jones, Honorable Mention
Watson Meyer, Honorable Mention
Cyrus Pearson, Honorable Mention
Sienna Pilla, Honorable Mention
Ally Shulman, Honorable Mention 

12th Grade 
Dean Ambrose, Bronze
Max Kavan, Bronze
Macy Millones, Bronze