Two Tri-City students are among five teens from B.C. to win cash awards for their outstanding French essays.
Julia McGregor of Coquitlam (SFU) and Port Coquitlam’s Eden Echevarria (UBC) each won money in the French for the Future National Essay Competition.
This year, officials received 870 entries — double the number of submissions from the previous round — and handed out $413,000 in scholarships and bursaries to 102 winners for their post-secondary education in French.
McGregor’s essay was titled "Redéfinir l'amitié à l'ère des réseaux sociaux" (Redefining friendship in the age of social media) while Echevarria’s work was called "L’amitié: une floraison" (Friendship: a flowering).
The three other B.C. winners were:
- Emily Ding of Vancouver (UBC)
- Benjamin Rainer of Nanaimo (University of Ottawa)
- Gabriela Anguelova of Surrey (Université de Moncton)
For the 2024-2025 contest, students were invited to write a 750-word essay on the theme “What makes a good friend?”
According to its website, French for the Future connects Canadian youth ages 12 to 18 through events and experiences that motivate self-confidence, leadership and a passion for French and francophone cultures.
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