North Central High School

The World Language Department at North Central offers a program which is unequaled in the state in depth and breadth. It offers a four-year sequence in Chinese, Japanese and Latin. A 5 year sequence featuring Honors and College Preparatory placements are available in French and Spanish. Heritage French and Spanish are offered for students who have a background in the language. ACP is offered in levels IV & V CP for Spanish.

The North Central World Language Department prepares students for Advanced Placement exams in French Language and Culture, Japanese Language and Culture, Chinese Language and Culture, Latin Literature, Spanish Language and Culture, and Spanish Literature. Students can prepare for International Baccalaureate exams in all five languages.

Freshman students who would like to begin in Level III or above are evaluated by teachers and placed according to their level of oral and written fluency with the world language.  Placement exams are offered Wednesdays in April and May for new students entering NCHS the following school year.

• Exchange program with Alsace, France
• Fall Break and Spring Break trips to varied Spanish and French speaking destinations.
• Latin Club trips and Conventions

All languages offer language club activities at various times throughout a school year.  French and Spanish Honor Societies compliment the curriculum for our upper level French and Spanish students.

• Department Chair, French I – Graham Collins <gcollins@msdwt.k12.in.us>
• French I, II X and IV – Jill Thrasher-Reid <jreid@msdwt.k12.in.us>
• Spanish II, II X and III X – Megan Casey <mcasey@msdwt.k12.in.us>
• Spanish II, IV X and AP/IB – Erin Lizer <elizer@msdwt.k12.in.us>
• Spanish IV, AP Spanish Literature and Heritage IIIX – James Lang <jlang@msdwt.k12.in.us>
• Spanish I and Spanish II – Elisabeth McNinch emcninch@msdwt.k12.in.us
• Spanish II X and III – Sara Silver-Lee <ssilverlee@msdwt.k12.in.us>
• Japanese I and II – Michelle Krulewitch <mkrulewitch@msdwt.k12.in.us>
• Chinese and Japanese III, IV and AP – Hong Sweitzer <hsweitzer@msdwt.k12.in.us>
• Spanish III and Heritage I – Julia Dobie <jdobie@msdwt.k12.in.us>
• Spanish IIIX and Heritage II and II X– Alex DeCoursey <adecoursey@msdwt.k12.in.us>
• Spanish I and II –Laura Miller lmiller@msdwt.k12.in.us
• French II, Heritage and AP/IB – Habib Diatta <hdiatta@msdwt.k12.in.us>
• Latin – Brittany Haworth <bhaworth@msdwt.k12.in.us>
• French III, III X and IV X – Marie Satchivi <msatchivi@msdwt.k12.in.us>