The University of Southern Indiana World Languages and Cultures Department hosted the annual Language Bowl Monday, March 2 and had a record turnout for the event. Two hundred and thirty-four students and over 25 teachers represented 17 local and regional high schools including Andrean, Barr-Reeve, Boonville, Castle, Forest Park, Harrison, Heritage Hills, Lincoln Vincennes, Mater Dei, Memorial, North, North Daviess, North Posey, Perry Central, Reitz, Signature and Tell City.
“The attendance at the Language Bowl has grown steadily over the last few years. We are delighted to have welcomed a record number of high school students and teachers this year, attesting to the healthy interest in language learning in the region’s high schools.” said Dr. David Hitchcock, Chair of USI’s World Languages and Cultures Department.
Below are the winners of the trivia competition portion:
French:
Castle 1
Boonville 2
Boonville 1
German:
Castle
Signature
F.J. Reitz
Japanese:
Castle 1
Castle 2
Spanish:
Castle 1
Boonville
Heritage Hills 1
There were seven skits for the performance competition. The winners are listed below:
German:
Heritage Hills
Spanish:
Heritage Hills
Andrean
North Daviess
Please direct questions regarding the Academic Language Bowl to Bryan Faw (bcfaw@usi.edu) or A. David Hitchcock (dhitchcoc@usi.edu).
