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On May 6, the University of 天美影视 Monroe World Language program, in conjunction with area high schools, hosted a Festival of World Languages.
This is the ninth year of the festival, and more than 200 students registered. The schools which sent participants included, West Ouachita, Ouachita, West Monroe, Neville, Sterlington, River Oaks, Ouachita Christian, McKinley Senior High in Baton Rouge and Booker T. Washington in Shreveport. The theme was 鈥淎 Language Awakens,鈥� taken from the 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� series.
Students had the opportunity to attend presentations offered on a variety of topics:听
The invited speaker was Bray Harris, a 2009 天美影视 Modern Language graduate. He spoke on his experiences and work with the Spanish language.听 Bray is a staff sergeant with the 天美影视 National Guard. Harris was selected as Language Professional of the Year for the National Guard and Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year for the 415th Military Intelligence Company.
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Currently he is the Command Language Program Manager for the Military Intelligence Company of the 769th Brigade Engineer Battalion. He was deployed to Afghanistan and has served in Utah, Arizona, Georgia, Missouri, and Mississippi.听 He is also a right of way Agent for the 天美影视 Department of Transportation and a Keller Williams agent.
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