On Wednesday, March 25th, 2015 seventeen LHS students of Russian had an opportunity to participate in the NJ Contest of Spoken Russian held at Drew University, Madison, NJ.  Our students have won five gold, eleven silver, and one bronze medals. 
The State Olympiada of Spoken Russian is a challenging, unique, and enjoyable event for all the students of varying levels, from 1 through 5, a Heritage Learner, and Native Speaker categories.
Throughout the years we have been able to establish an excellent partnership with all NJ high schools that offer Russian as a foreign language.  For our excellent performance we have gained trust and respect from national institutions and organizations, such as ACTR and AATSEEL. Our program of the Russian Language has been also recognized by many American universities. Their doors are open for the students who plan to pursue their career in the field of the Russian language and literature. Because of our longtime relationship with Drew University and our excellent achievements, Professor Carol Ueland, the head of the Russian Language Department, is inviting our students to continue studying the language under her supervision.
Congratulations to all the participants! 
The approximate number of medals won at this state competition by LHS since 1996:
  • 195 gold
  • 180 silver
  • 65  bronze
  • Plus 10 top finalists  eligible  to compete at international level, in Moscow
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The students in the photo are:
(from left to right)
FIRST ROW: Nicole Moreno (S – silver medal), Arinee Brinson (S), Mrs.B.Szulc, Virmari Sanchez (G), Derek Marquez (S), Ricardo Garcia (G), Daniel Serowik (S), Bryan Alarcon (S).
SECOND ROW: Miroslav Forgac (S), Joseph Flemming (B), Naseem Evans (S), Andres Jimenez (S), Edgaras Uchinas (S), Daniel Kratzer (S).
Students missing from the photo: Krystian Gasior (Gold), Darius Karneckij (Gold), Violetta Sitko (Gold), Nelson Valente (Silver).