II APAVAC Literary Contest
On May 5 the awards ceremony of the II APAVAC Literary Contest (Association
of English teachers in Valencia, Alicante and Castellón) took place at the
Enric Valor Hall of the Faculty of
Philology, Translation and Communication of Valencia. Winners for the four
categories and 21 finalists were presented with prizes and certificates.
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| APAVAC amb D. Gynther , N. Torres, Dr- Martinez , L Martinez from Pearson-Anaya |
In this edition we had as special guests for presenting
the awards in each category Dana Gynther
, Valencia American writer established with
two novels already published "Crossing on the Paris" and "The
Woman in the Photograph" and another "The Admiral's Baths" about
to be published. On behalf of our Educational authority, Nathalie Torres,
Deputy Director General for Language Policy and Multilingualism. As a
representative of the University, Dr. Miguel Martinez, Head of the Department
of English and German at the University of Valencia and one of the most
important figures in the world of languages and the field of education.
Finally, and as always our President of the association Josefina Julián.
As in the previous edition, family, teachers and
friends of the winners and finalists attended the awards ceremony , just a
selection of more than a hundred schools
from all over our Comunitat Valenciana.
The winners were: in the category 5 & 6 Primaria
Andreu Sangster with "Refugee" from Mas Camarena School in Bétera. In the category of 1&2 ESO, Barbara
Sanchez Máñez with "Everything has
changed" from School Vilavella, Valencia.
In category 3&4 ESO, Amina Abed with "Escape from the thunder to fall
in the lighting " from IES Gilabert Centelles, Nules. And in the category of Bach&FP,
Paula O'Driscoll from IES Pere Esplugues
, La Pobla Larga.
Apart from the first prize winners received, their
schools were also presented with a set of books generously offered by Pearson-Anaya.
Family, teachers and friends enjoyed the reading of their
own stories by winners in each category.
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Ad Libitum Quartet
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This year, to enliven the event, we were delighted
with the performance of a quartet consisting of Have Durá Lucia (soprano),
Natalia Caballero (Alto), Alejandro López (tenor) and Juan Sancho (bass).
The quality of the stories was even higher than the
previous edition. Congratulations to all students who participated.
And a big applause for all the teachers who have encouraged
their students Students who might become future teachers of English and why not even writers .
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5&6 Primaria Winner and Finalists
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| 1&2 ESO Winner and Finalists |
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| 3&4 ESO Winner and Finalists |
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Batx&FP Winner and Finalists
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