Le département de langues étrangères d'Arlington Middle a augmenté d'une classe cette année. We think that translates to "Arlington Middle's foreign language department grew by one class this year." But we'll leave it up to the professional, Madame Melanie LaRoche, Arlington Middle's new French teacher!
After offering Spanish I for several years, AMS added French I Honors to the line up to give 8th graders another opportunity to take an additional high school course. By offering the class five days a week the entire school year, it also gives them a taste of whether they'd want to continue taking French in high school.
"I think it's important to give the students a choice. I don't think they should have limitations," LaRoche said. "We have so many students who are geared towards the literature, language and creative writing side of things, and French will hit those buckets for them. I'd eventually love to have more than one class. The earlier they start the better, and they'll be in a better position to earn the Seal of Biliteracy by the time they graduate from Arlington High by starting here."
