Burnaby Schools students took nearly 20% of the medals at a provincial French speaking competition, with two students qualifying for Nationals.
Nearly 200 youth from school districts across BC and the Yukon took to the stage to speak in French at Concours d’art oratoire. Thirteen secondary and elementary students from the Burnaby School District were among the 69 medal winners.
Grade 11 and 12 gold medal winners Kyra Wang and Isabella Liao have been invited to the Virtual National Finals of the French public speaking contest.
Here are the medalists from Burnaby Schools:
- Kyra Wang, Moscrop Secondary, First Place in Grade 12 Category
- Luciana Moreira, Moscrop Secondary, Third Place in Grade 11/12 Category
- Isabella Liao, Moscrop Secondary, First Place in Grade 11 Category
- Yehia Ayad, Moscrop Secondary, Second Place in Grade 11 Category
- Maya Piesik, Moscrop Secondary, Second Place in Grade 10 Category
- Adora Chen, Moscrop Secondary, First Place in Grade 9/10 Category
- Gabriela Shamli, Alpha Secondary, Second Place in Grade 9/10 Category
- Ava Almeida, Cariboo Hill Secondary, First Place in Grade 8 Category
- Grace Vaqarri, Moscrop Secondary, Second Place in Grade 8 Category
- Henna Dave, Brantford Elementary, First Place in Grade 7 Category
- Tristan Guilbault, Westridge Elementary, First Place in Grade 7 Category
- Finn Davidow, Sperling Elementary, Second Place in Grade 6 Category
- Amir Alkadoumi, Armstrong Elementary, First Place in Grade 6 Category
This year’s annual event was hosted at Simon Fraser University’s Surrey Campus, with close to $8,000 in cash prizes to top-performing students. The competition is put on by Canadian Parents for French.
Learn more about French Immersion in Burnaby Schools.
Posted May 2025