High School Students Awarded Scholarships at Missouri Western’s Foreign Language Day

Missouri Western State University awarded scholarships to seven local high school students at the annual Foreign Language Day, April 9.

Every year the foreign language department invites high school students who are studying Chinese, French or Spanish to compete in a variety of language-related activities. This year, 215 high school students attended the competition which consisted of a poetry recitation, a quiz bowl, impromptu skits and video commercials. The following students were awarded scholarships:

St. Joseph Central High School: Tabitha Tolen, Webster Dyer and Marco Machado

Liberty (Mo.) North High School: Bettina Jin

Smithville (Mo.) High School: Ben Hartman and Taylor Tipin

Maur Hill Mount Academy, Atchison, Kan.: Austen Geenes

Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit www.missouriwestern.edu. 

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