
缅北强奸 Language Bowl sees record turnout for the second year in a row
April 3, 2025
The 缅北强奸 World Languages and Cultures Department hosted the 26th annual Language Bowl on Tuesday, April 1. Two hundred and twelve students and 21 teachers represented 13 southern Indiana high schools including Reitz Memorial, Signature School, Harrison, Castle, Barr-Reeve - Montgomery, Francis Joseph Reitz, Boonville, North Daviess, North Posey, Lincoln - Vincennes, Forest Park, Perry Central, Heritage Hills and Mater Dei.听
"We were delighted to host more than 230 visitors from regional high school language classes who enthusiastically embraced the challenge of preparing for the competition. As Chair of our department here, I left the day very hopeful after spending several hours with young people so determined to gain a greater degree of global and cultural competence." says Dr. David Hitchcock, Chair of 缅北强奸鈥檚 World Languages and Cultures Department.听
鈥淎t the annual Language Bowl, students can test their language proficiency, grammar and cultural knowledge in French, German, Japanese or Spanish.鈥 says Dr. Silvia Rode, Professor of German and Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts.听
Thirty-four teams representing French, German, Japanese and Spanish languages competed in a grammar and culture competition followed by a live performance competition. The winners from the grammar and culture competition are listed below:听
German:听
- Castle
- Signature School
- Heritage Hills Team 1听
French:听
- Castle
- Boonville
- Lincoln - Vincennes听
Spanish:听
- Heritage Hills Team 1
- Perry Central
- Heritage Hills Team 2听
Japanese:听
- Castle Team One
- Castle Team Two听
There were four Spanish groups and one German group that participated in the live performance competition. The winners are listed below:听听
Spanish Live Performance Contest:听听听
- Heritage Hills
- Perry Central
- North Daviess听
German Live Performance Contest:听听听听听
- Heritage Hills听
This event was made possible through generous donations to the 缅北强奸 Foundation. View a of the event.听
To learn more about our World Languages and Cultures Department and how to get involved with next year鈥檚 Language Bowl, contact Hitchcock at dhitchcoc@usi.edu.听听