The Texas French Symposium is a statewide non-profit competition in which

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s, which are categorized into levels 1-6 and Experienced compete with other students of their same level from all over the state of

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. The organization is hosted annually at a random participating high school in Texas who volunteers to host. The contest is held on a spring weekend and lasts two days. It begins with tests in the late afternoon of the first day and lasts until 21:00. The competition resumes on the next day at 8:30 and is closed with a ceremony that includes dinner and awards. During the Symposium, students are involved in assigned academic events which are from the following: :* French Tests (''required for all participants'') ::* Civilization ::* Grammar ::* Listening Comprehension ::* Vocabulary :* Drama Group :* Drama Solo :* Guided Speaking :* Poetry :* Prose :* Sight-Reading :* Dictée (new in 2015) :* Baccalauréat (a quiz-like team competition on French language, culture, and history) In addition to the aforementioned academic events, the Symposium also has certain events dedicated to francophone cultural arts, including music and visual arts. Students can compete in the following events: :* Music ::* Instrumental Group ::* Instrumental Solo ::* Piano (Solo) ::* Vocal Group ::* Vocal Solo :* Visual Arts ::* Pencil/Charcoal ::* Pastel/Colored Pencil ::* Painting: Acrylic & Oil ::* Mixed Media: Two-dimensional artwork ::* Watercolor ::* Project ::* Digital Media ::* ''Bande Dessinée'' (comic strip) ::* Video Symposiums are hosted at high schools in the state of

, the first having been held in 1964 at MacArthur High School in

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. In 2014, celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Texas French Symposium was hosted at

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. The symposium is only funded by donations and entry fees. The judges are teachers and French speaking volunteers.

Notable and Recent Events

* 1964 - MacArthur High School * 1965 - MacArthur High School * 1974 - MacArthur High School * 1991 - Eisenhower High School * 1995 - MacArthur High School * 1998 - Eisenhower High School * 2009 - Eisenhower High School * 2011 -

Clements High School William P. Clements High School, more commonly known as Clements High School, is a public high school in First Colony and in Sugar Land within the U.S. state of Texas that is named after former Texas governor Bill Clements, and is a part of the Fo ...

* 2013 -

Sam Rayburn High School Sam Rayburn High School is a public high school located in Pasadena, Texas in the United States. The school is a part of the Pasadena Independent School District. History The school opened in 1964 and was expanded and renovated in the early 2000s. ...

* 2014 -

* 2015 -

Klein Forest High School Klein Forest High School is a public senior high school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, near Houston. It is a part of the Klein Independent School District. It was the second high school built in Klein ISD. Opening in the Fall of 1979, ...

* 2016

Spring Woods High School Spring Woods High School is a secondary school in Spring Branch, Houston, Spring Branch, Houston, Texas, United States. The school, serving grades 9 through 12, is operated by Spring Branch Independent School District. Spring Woods serves several ...

* 2017 -

* 2018 -

The Woodlands High School The Woodlands High School is a public high school in The Woodlands CDP, in unincorporated Montgomery County, Texas and is a part of the Conroe Independent School District. Some of the Montgomery County portion of The Woodlands and a portion of ...

* 2020 - ''Cancelled'' * 2021 - ''Virtual event'' * 2022 -

Kingwood Park High School Kingwood Park High School (K-Park) is a high school located within the Kingwood community of Houston, Texas, United States. Kingwood Park is a part of the Humble Independent School District. On average, Kingwood Park serves approximately 1,700 st ...

References

French-American culture in Texas Organizations based in Texas {{Texas-stub