MaFLA Student Awards

The MaFLA Board of Directors has established an awards program for students of foreign languages in public and private schools in Massachusetts.  Awards categories are:
bulletOne award for excellence for each language per school.  This certificate is conferred upon the student who has demonstrated excellence (highest achievement) in the most advanced course of each language taught in each school.
bulletOne award per high school to the student who has distinguished himself/herself for leadership in foreign language activity.

Any public or private school in Massachusetts wishing to recognize academic excellence and leadership in foreign language activities by awarding the MaFLA award certificates may submit their nominees. Individual certificates will be sent for presentation to students. Each school is eligible to make one award for excellence in each language taught. Each school is eligible to make one award per school for leadership in foreign language activities.

The Board of Directors has established the following criteria which each award recipient's school must meet:

  1. Nominees must be public or private school students in Massachusetts.
  2. Recipients of the Award for Excellence must be enrolled in the most advanced course offered in their school of the language for which they have been selected to receive the award.
  3. Recipients of the Award for Leadership for foreign language activities may be enrolled in any high school foreign language course but must demonstrate leadership in Foreign Language activities.  No more than one award per high school per year will be granted for leadership.
  4. Recipients are to be selected by the foreign language faculty of their respective schools. Criteria  for determining highest achievement shall be determined by the local school's foreign language department.
  5. Schools participating in the awards program must be institutional members of MaFLA or have at least one current MaFLA member on their foreign language staff.  Application for awards must be made through this member.

SEND TO: Mei-Ju Hwang, 584 Bay Road, Amherst, MA 01002

INQUIRIES: Mei-Ju Hwang     

Nominating teacher MUST be a member of MaFLA

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