Farrington Contest

The Farrington Awards are given by HATFL each year in honor of Curtis Farrington, an original founder and the first president of the organization. Recipients are world language students who participated in the Farrington Contest.

HATFL will present the Farrington awards to students for an outstanding performance in all languages and levels tested.

Farrington Contest & Awards 2025

will take place at Foster High School (LCISD)

in Richmond, TX on April 12th

All students who participate in the Farrington Contest will receive a certificate of participation from the proctor administering their written exam.

The awards ceremony for finalists will take place immediately following the oral testing and the reception, close to 12:00 noon. Students placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in each category will receive a medal recognizing their accomplishment. The two remaining finalists will receive Honorable Mention medals.

Each campus can enter up to three (3) STUDENTS PER LANGUAGE PER LEVEL. With the exception of Spanish Heritage/Native Speakers, all students must currently be enrolled in the language/level in which they will compete. Only teachers can register students to avoid any duplicates!

Registration Now Open for Farrington 2025!

Teachers may be asked to assist during contest (i.e. proctoring, oral interview, judge, etc.) The Language Chair will assign all duties.

DEADLINE to register students with regular/early-bird pricing ($5 per student): March 7, 2025

ABSOLUTE DEADLINE to register: March 21, 2025. **Late Registration Fee on or after March 8, 2025 will be $10 per student.

PLEASE NOTE: We currently do NOT offer testing for Heritage Speakers of languages other than Spanish. A Heritage Speaker is defined as a person who has learned a language informally by being exposed to it at home as opposed to having learned it formally in a school setting. In order to ensure a fair and equitable testing experience for all students, please do not register students who are considered Heritage Speakers.

If you have any further questions, please contact us at hatflcontact@gmail.com

HOW TO ENTER YOUR STUDENTS

THE FARRINGTON CONTEST & AWARDS

AWARDS & CEREMONY

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your students

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STUDY GUIDES for FARRINGTON CONTEST

Language committees develop exams for each language which test students on the interpretive mode, presentational speaking and presentational writing at the appropriate proficiency level according to our state standards.

Study Guides coming March 17th

FARRINGTON CONTEST INSTRUCTIONS

Detailed Farrington Contest Instructions and Guidelines for 2025 coming soon.

If you are a teacher attending and bringing students, you'll be able to sign up to volunteer with the Farrington exams

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