Over 600 students from across Georgia competed March 5 at Peachtree Ridge High School in Gwinnett. The contest evaluates language students on their ability to communicate in the target language by conversation with an interviewer. Interviews last five to 10 minutes, depending on the student's language level. Latin students competed in an oratorical contest, reciting passages that commensurate with their level of study. Students earn ribbons of Superior, Excellent and Notable.

Students earning ribbons are as follows:

Flat Rock Middle - Hannah Gaxioli, Superior French I; Emma Kearney, Excellent French I.

Rising Starr Middle - Armand Kadkhodaian, Excellent Spanish I; Emma Clarke, Superior Spanish I.

McIntosh High - Debbie Dunn, Notable Latin I; Michelle York, Notable Spanish III; Katelynn Ann Costello, Excellent French I; Arianne Rhea, Excellent French III; Sheila Cabral, Excellent French III; Andrea Tochterman, Excellent French IV; Benjamin Stoller, Excellent Spanish III; Meredith Tarter, Excellent Spanish IV; Thomas Cook, Superior Latin II; Andrea Motta, Superior French II; Maggie Walsh, Superior French IV; Shenaz Lilywala, Superior Spanish I; Darnashley Eustache, Superior Spanish II; Taylor Lugash, Superior Spanish II; Nishri Supan, Superior Spanish IV.

Starr's Mill High - Natalie Wright, Superior Spanish II; Richard Gaines, Superior Spanish III; Shaina Weigand, Superior Spanish IV; Marlene Davis, Superior French II; Mary Wozniak, Superior Spanish I; Catherine Sanders, Excellent Spanish II; Savannah Sharp, Superior French III; Natalya Zmudzin, Superior French II; Kelly Scott, Excellent Spanish III; Megan Roseen, Superior for Spanish IV; Zachary McClelland, Superior French III; Kelsey Bishop, Superior German I.