Plainfield South celebrating Foreign Language Week

The Modern Language Department at Plainfield South High School is celebrating National Foreign Language Week from March 20-24. Activities during the week will honor the three foreign languages taught at the school - French, German and Spanish - as well as the diversity that many native speakers of language other then English contribute to the school community.

The three languages will each have their own day-long celebration during the week. On Wednesday, March 22, the French, German and Spanish Clubs performed in an assembly for students taking a foreign language. On Friday, March 24, the student body will be able to enjoy the sounds of Creole Stomp in the school foyer.

National Foreign Language Week was started in 1957 by Alpha Mu Gamma, the Foreign Language Honor Society, to spread awareness about the importance of knowing and studying a second language.

Plainfield South, one of three high schools in Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, is located at 7800 W. Caton Farm Road in Plainfield.

For more information, contact Plainfield South Modern Languages chair Adele Hunt at (815) 577-5548.