Our sincere congratulations to all our senior members of Cercle Français. You will be missed

  All language students are invited to join us for our first annual Omni-kin Four Language Tournament on Thursday, May 13 in the Boys’ Gym after school unti 4:00.

Sign up ($1) in Madame’s room, 2412 by Monday, May 10th. There is a limit of 20 students per language to play – First come/first served.

However, there is no limit for the number of spectators – come cheer on your language and help them win the trophy or the spirit award!

An informational meeting for the 2011 trip to France was held on Wednesday, April 7 at 7 pm in the LGR. A packet of materials is available in room 2412. A registration meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 28 at 7 pm in the LGR. RSVP is required (deadline April 15) so as to prepare materials to be completed. While there is no deadline for joining the group, there is a $200 savings for applications mailed before May 1.

Spring is finally here in Central New York! Our trip to Québec in March was MALADE and we are excited about sharing some of the fun we had at our April meeting: song, dance, and maple syrup!

We also have some wonderful activities planned for the rest of the year! We are replacing our very successful Volleyball Tournament between the different languages last year with an even better OMNI-KIN Tournament at our May meeting! Twenty players from each language will compete for the trophy — all others are welcome to cheer them on. If you have never seen omni-kin played before, it is a crazy game with a huge ball that needs four people to catch it and cannot hit the ground!  We will rotate the four players from each of the four teams every few minutes. Competition will be fierce as the French players are determined to win!

May also means our final Paige’s Butterfly Run efforts. We will be holding a carwash on Saturday, May 1 and need lots of volunteers so please sign up at our April meeting or see Madame Guillet.  On Saturday, May 8, French National Honor Society will be partipating in the Radisson garage sale, selling gently-used items that you can donate as well as butterfly cookies.

And finally, the tenth annual French National Honor Society induction ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 27. It will be wonderful, with all former inductees invited to share the evening.

And still, there is June with several fun activites to close our third great year!

Cercle Français wishes all the students a wonderful trip to La Belle Province as they travel to Quebec tomorrow!

Check out what they’ve got planned for their voyage inoubliable! (Click on the image below to see the custom travel journal!)

Check back next week for photos!

Merci et Bon Voyage!!!

As we watched in horror the events that unfolded in Haïti following the earthquake, we were reminded of the words on the back of our tee-shirts: Beaucoup de petites choses, par beaucoup de petites gens, en beaucoup de petits lieux, peuvent transformer la face du monde. (Many little things, by many little people, in many little places, can transform the face of the planet) We were quick to act. Instead of buying ready-made chocolate roses for our Valentine’s Day sale, we decided to make them – almost tripling the profit that we could make. Our profits will be donated to relief efforts. In addition, we remain committed to reaching our goal of $2500 to Paige’s Butterfly Run – now less than $200 away. Spring will be here soon and we are assisting the American Cancer Society with the daffodil sale at Baker High School. Last year, we raised $1000, and we are delighted to be able to help them again.

In addition to our fundraising efforts, we continue to plan wonderful activities for our members, celebrating Mardi Gras next month and preparing for our March trip to the province of Québec! In March we will be hosting a Québécoise singer at a Saturday concert, and in April, we will be sponsoring a “French Night with the Syracuse Crunch” with the chance to meet and speak with the French-speaking players. All are welcome to join us.

As they say in Québec – ça va être MALADE!

Here we are in a new year, which can mean only one thing- another year packed with exciting Cercle Français activities! Stay tuned to learn about upcoming events.

À bientôt!

It is hard to believe the holidays are already here and just as unbelievable how much the Cercle Français has accomplished during 2009. We received 521 flag messages to take to Normandy on the next trip to France during our Veterans´ Day project, and we are truly grateful to all who wrote their message of gratitude. It is still not too late, and you can download the form on this page and return it to school. We are working hard to reach our 2010 goal for Paige’s Butterfly Run; and thank you for buying our delicious cookies. This December we made a first-time donation to the Baldwinsville Christmas Bureau, and we will be volunteering for them as well. Although we have already accomplished so much, we still have much planned for the remainder of the year! Enjoy your vacation. Bonne Année!

À bientôt!

Help us place 1000 flags with messages on the graves of American Soliders buried in Normandy during our 2010 trip to France!

Download Form Here

Please return all messages to:

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

This fall the Cercle Français has already gotten off to a great start! This year, we are a group of 86 members – a new record! We have already held a car wash, a pancake breakfast at Applebee’s, and two butterfly cookie sales to raise money for Paige’s Butterfly Run. We also participated in the Homecoming parade, have walked the Labyrinth at the Syracuse Reformed Church, and travelled to Williamstown, Massachusetts to visit the Clark Gallery of Art.  We still have much planned for National French Week in November! We are beginning our celebration by taking a trip to the Everson Museum to view the amazing Turner to Cézanne exhibit, and by coloring our own “masterpieces!” In addition, each day you can hear French music before homeroom, see the French word of the day on the announcement board, and pick-up a French recipe outside of Madame Guillet’s room. Join in on the celebration by wearing your French-American flag pin and stopping in for crêpes after school on Tuesday, November 10!