Chatham Charter Spanish students participate in UNC Languages Symposium

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SILER CITY — A team of three Chatham Charter high school Spanish III students, Rebecca Brookshire, Silas Christenbury, and Lily Milholen, recently participated in the 7th Annual Learning through Languages High School Research Symposium.

The topic of their research paper and presentation in Spanish was a comparison of education systems in South Korea, Japan, and the United States. The Chatham Charter team was one of over 30 from high schools across the state that presented global topics in seven languages and the only team from Chatham County. On Wednesday, December 10, the awards announcement was live streamed. The Chatham Charter team earned an excellent rating.

The students were tasked with demonstrating language and research skills. The Symposium objectives were for students to:

• learn about a topic of significance to a world region;

• produce informational writing aimed at an academic audience; and

• develop digital technology skills through the creation of a project visual.

Projects were judged by UNC and Duke collegiate faculty, instructional staff, and graduate students. Normally, the students present projects on the university campus, but for the past two years the event has been held virtually.

“We are proud of the depth of language mastery our Spanish students are achieving under Señora Rojas’ leadership. They achieve when compared with students from other schools and also are well prepared to continue studying the language at four-year universities,” said Dr. John Eldridge, Head of School.

The program is part of UNC’s outreach to public high schools that encourages students to use their language skills.