IASD French and Spanish language learners shine at 34th Annual APPLES Festival

On Saturday March 29, 2025, IHS students in French and Spanish attended the 34th Annual Appalachian Professional Language Educators' Society (APPLES) Foreign Language Competition hosted by IUP. High school students from Western and Central Pennsylvania attend the festival to compete in a variety of categories such as reading, writing, speaking, listening, literary recitation, art, music, dance, and more. Congratulations to the following students who won awards in their respective competition categories! Students were accompanied by Spanish teachers Dan Murphy and Brian Henninger and French teachers Jim Dykun and Benoît Denault. 

 

Hazel Cormier - French III - Art Reproduction

Lilli Fleming - Spanish IV - Literary Recitation

Isaac Jones - Spanish II - Speaking

Isaac Jones - Spanish II - Reading

Matthew Lin Xu - A.P. Spanish - Instrumental Music

Brayden Stevens - Spanish II - Listening

Lillian Stevens - Spanish V - Speaking

Marie Vu - French II - Art Original

Audrey Yang - French III - Vocal Music

 

Teagan Baunoch - French II - Reading

Teagan Baunoch - French II - Music Vocal

Ben Campbell - French IV - Listening

Lilli Fleming - Spanish IV - Writing

Kaylee Higgins - French I - Literary Recitation

Kaylee Higgins - French I - Reading

Amelia Rives - French III - Reading

Max Schaffrath - French III - Instrumental Music

Brayden Stevens - Spanish II - Reading

Lillian Stevens - Spanish V - Writing

William Taylor - Spanish II - Listening

 

Kaylee Byers - French IV - Listening

Kaylee Byers - French IV - Speaking

Ben Campbell - French IV - Reading

Nik Caretti - French IV - Writing

Hazel Cormier - French III - Writing

Alexis Dolan - French V - Writing

Lilli Fleming - Spanish IV - Listening

Lilli Fleming - Spanish IV - Speaking

Isaac Jones - Spanish II - Writing

Abigail Josefowicz - A.P. Spanish - Vocal Music

Amelia Rives - French III - Writing

Amelia Rives - French III - Listening