CONTEST FOR STUDENTS OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE
ON THE OCCASION OF THE XXII WEEK OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD
Winners Announcement
Having met on October 11, 2022 at the ITALIAN Embassy in Washington DC the Jury has selected the winners of the CONTEST about the theme of this year’s edition: “L’italiano e i giovani. Come scusa? Non ti followo.” for students of Italian language, enrolled in the 2022/2023 academic year in one of the public schools in the United States of America.
The winners for the Middle School category are:
STUDENT: Lilian Mehue and Arianna Brooks
TEACHER: Margareth Amatucci
SCHOOL: McCall Middle School - Winchester, Massachusetts
STUDENT: Marina Sahagun
TEACHER: Margareth Amatucci
SCHOOL: McCall Middle School - Winchester, Massachusetts
STUDENT: Suraiya Loggia and Maddy Napolitano
TEACHER: Grace Berte
SCHOOL: McCall Middle School - Winchester, Massachusetts
The winners for the High School category are:
STUDENT: Thea Cruz
TEACHER: Monica Canetta
SCHOOL: Medford High School, Massachusetts
STUDENT: Classe liv. 3
TEACHER: Alessio Giudice
SCHOOL: Skyline High School, Dallas, Texas
STUDENT: Isabella Barbesino
TEACHER: Paola Zanirato Dorfman
SCHOOL: Lexington High School, Massachusetts
The award Ceremony will take place online on October 19th, 2022.
The winners ‘ poems composed using the technique of erasure poetry as required by the contest will be posted on the website and social media profiles of the Embassy of Italy and of the Italian Institute of Culture in Washington DC.
The schools attended by the winners will receive an official plaque.
The winning students will receive a medal of merit each as well as a selection of Italian books worth $150.00 individually or in group.
A certificate of attendance will be sent to each participant.
