More than 160 students from six Middle Georgia high schools are scheduled to compete in the World Language Day and Competition to be held Friday, Nov. 14, at Middle Georgia State College’s campus in Macon.

There will be dancing, singing and playing of instruments – in addition to a poster competition, a poetry contest and video commercial competition. Students in the competition are coming from Bibb, Houston, Laurens and Bleckley county high schools.

The event, which will be held in the Arts Complex/Theater building, begins at 9 a.m. and lasts until 1:30 p.m., but media interested in attending may choose to come about 11:15 a.m. for the poetry contest and the cultural entertainment -- dancing, singing and instrumental performance. The awards ceremony is scheduled for 1:10 p.m.

This is a foreign language competition in which students enter one or more of the following categories:

• Poster competition, related to a world culture.
• Creative poetry contest, in which students were asked to write a poem in French or Spanish.
• Video commercial, in which students were asked to make a 1 to 2 minute video commercial on a French or Spanish product or service.

The event will have winners and runners-up for each category and level within a category. The students benefit from the competition by meeting other students who are learning a language and watching fun competitions.

For additional information, please contact the professor in charge of the event, Dr. Sabrina Wengier, Assistant Professor of French. Her email address is [email protected] or her telephone number is (478) 471-3574.

Directions: The Arts Complex/Theater is the building just north of the administration building and just south of the education building on the east side of the Macon Campus. Parking is available in a nearby parking lot.