It’s going to be a great year!

Follow us as we journey through Normandy, Brittany, Paris and the Île de France, Provence, the French Rivera, Monaco, and who knows what else?! Just click on “photos” on the tab and enjoy.

Bon Voyage!

While we are all looking forward to our April trip to France, we are also thinking ahead to our annual Omni-kin Language Tournament in May. Last year, the Latin team won the beautiful trophy, which makes us even more impatient to win it back! Sign-ups begin once we return to France. You can play or cheer us on!

For Valentine’s Day, Le Cercle Français once again spent a Saturday making beautiful chocolate roses which we sold in school. We were able to raise $375 for continued efforts to help the country of Haïti rebuild after the 2010 earthquake. Once of our members, senior Nicholle Gerde, travelled there this past November to work with project: Hands On. Bravo, Nicholle!

In celebration of Veteran’s  Day and National French Week, le Cercle Français prepared care packages for Baker grad and US Army Sergeant, Matt Duffy, stationed in Afghanistan. He wrote:

I wanted to take a quick moment to say thank you for your thoughts and prayers, and of course the care packages that you worked so diligently on. I received them right in the nick of time as my unit was preparing to re-deploy for the holidays.

In Afghanistan, we spent several months working side-by-side with French forces in Task Force Lafayetee. It was a great eye opening experience as both coalition forces learned about each others’ culture and traditions. Still, to this day, my regret is that I did not study French in High School. Each and every one of you has a gret opportunity in front of you. Mastering a second language truly will take you to places you have never been. Thank you again for all of yor support. I wish the best of luck in your future endeavors. Merry Christmas, Sgt. Duffy.

Le Cercle Français de Baker High School vous présente ses meilleurs voeux de bonne et heureuse année. Nous espérons vous voir à notre prochaine réunion le 13 janvier!

We all enjoyed celebrating National French Week and le 11 novembre! We ate crêpes, watched the film Le Petit Nicolas, served pancakes at our Applebee’s breakfast, and heard from our penpals in Lille. We listened to our own Légion d’honneur hero, Mr. Pat Heagerty of Manlius, about the liberation of France during World War Two, sent several boxes of goodies to Baker graduate, Matt Duffy, who is stationed in Afghanistan, and met our goal of 1,000 messages for the American Cemetery in Normandy for our April trip. It’s been a busy fall, and we are proud to have raised $2300 towards our $2800 goal this year for Paige’s Butterfly Run and to have made a donation to William’s Walk in honor of Becca Johnson’s beloved brother. We are now preparing to celebrate the end of the year holidays, both in class and in Cercle Français. Nos voeux de bonheur pour 2011. Bonne Année, bonne Santé!

Already with two fundraising activities and two meetings under our belts, the Cercle Français has its eyes set on the best time yet!  We’re making changes and pushing ourselves in order to make this 2010-2011 year successful.  We’ve decided to catch up with the times and we’re using Facebook and texting to reach our members in a quick, more efficient way.  We have also raised our fundraising goal and are aiming for a $2,800 donation to Paige’s Butterfly Run.  Also, for the 2010-2011 trip to France, the Cercle Français has raised their goal of flag messages to 1000!  This year will be full of enthusiasm and everyone involved in our activities, both the members and those who we help, will benefit from this year’s amazing group.

Bienvenue! Le Cercle Français held its first meeting today of its fourth year! Registration forms were ready and will be due next Thursday, September 23. We look forward to seeing our current members and welcoming our new ones!

We have uploaded our presentation just in case you couldn’t make the meeting!

Cercle Français septembre 2010

Help us place 1000 flags with messages on the graves of American Soldiers buried in Normandy during our 2011 trip to France!

Download Form Here

Please return all messages to:

Madame Guillet
Baker High School
29 East Oneida Street
Baldwinsville, NY 13027