Vic High’s Francophone Night of Notables
Vic High’s Francophone Night of Notables
By Linda Baker, VHS 1969
What fun it was recently, to visit some pretty amazing students and their displays at Vic High’s Francophone Night of Notables. (A separate English Night of Notables is also held annually.) Students choose someone notable to research and present with displays, and then dress in costume to emulate their chosen notable. They interact with visiting family and friends in French (or English if necessary), sharing their enthusiasm for their chosen notable. My 11 year old granddaughter, in French Immersion at Quadra Elementary, thought it was very interesting, a taste of her eventual four years at Vic High. Here’s just a few students we had time to visit – and loved!
October, Grade 11, presented Senegalese film director and actor, Djibril Diop Mambéty.
Jenny, Grade 12, (L) chose Vic High’s francophone teacher, Jean Morrison, (R) to research and emulate. Jean heads Vic High’s language department, and co-ordinated the event.
McCarthy presented Jacques Chirac for his project, France’s President 1995 – 2007.
Madigan had a great display about her chosen notable, Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger.
Jacques Cousteau’s environmental priorities captured Brian’s interest.
I loved chatting with Sebastian about his interest in Napoleon and his travels in France.
Grade 10 student, Avner, looks a lot like Charlie Chaplin.
Maya, Grade 10, likes Adam Sandler’s humour.
Annie, Grade 10, thinks more people should know about Roberta Bondar’s accomplishments in space.
Princess Diana remains an important and very interesting person to Kara.
Loukas, Grade 10, loves jazz, plays in the Vic High Jazz Band. So Sonny Rollins was an easy choice for his notable person.
Matisse, Grade 9, chose a 17th C female Asian pirate as her notable person project.
