UNION CITY – High Tech High School’s Tania Houwayek, a resident of Union City, has been awarded the 2015 American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) Outstanding Senior in French Award, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School.
The AATF Award was founded in 1927 to recognize the achievements of outstanding students and their teachers. It is presented annually to a graduating senior who demonstrates excellence in the study of French as well as exceptional commitment to the French language and the many cultures associated with the French language or a derivative thereof. Recipients must complete at least three years of French at the time of graduation and be non-native speakers of French to qualify for the AATF Award,.
A member of the High Tech French Club and Societe Honoraire de Francais, Houwayek has been a studious member of Dr. Laje Gashi’s classes for four years at High Tech, competing in the National French Contest, participating in National French Week, and taking part in the French Poetry Contest.