High school students gathered in Pointe-Claire last weekend to talk about Hummers, gay marriage, the polytechnique massacre, and their grandfather - all in French. The Concours d'art oratoire is a French speaking competition held across Canada every spring by Canadian Parents for French. Judges chose five winners from the many excellent presentations to advance to the National Concours and a chance to win a $20,000 scholarship to the University of Ottawa. The five winners are:

Category - Name (School)
Base - Megan Freimann (Sainte Agathe Academy)
Enrichi - Shannon Gallagher (Lindsey Place High School)
Enrichi plus - Raquel Albert (Philemon Wright High School)
Immersion - Anisha Mehreja (Philemon Wright High School)
Langue maternelle - Nastasya Hénault (Philemon Wright High School)

Congratulations to all the participants for their fine speeches! They should all be very proud of themselves.  

The National Concours d'art oratoire will be held May 28 in Ottawa.

CPF-Quebec is pleased to announce that it will host its annual Provincial Concours d'art oratoire, a French public speaking competition for secondary students from English schools, on May 14 at the Holiday Inn Pointe-Claire.

The event will be preceded by a Special General Meeting of CPF-Quebec, which will be open to all CPF members in Quebec. The schedule for the day is:

11am - 12pm: Special General Meeting
12pm - 1pm: Lunch (courtesy of CPF)
1pm - 3pm: Provincial Concours d'art oratoire

Please join us for the whole event in the Champlain Room!

The first place winner of each of the five categories in the Provincial Concours will go on to compete at the National Concours, where they could win a $20,000 scholarship to the University of Ottawa. If you would like to participate in the Concours, please contact Sean Butler.

The Holiday Inn Pointe-Claire Montréal Aéroport is located at:

6700 Transcanadienne
Pointe-Claire, Québec
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We hope to see you there!