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Bienvenue à French Club 2025-26!
What is French Club?
Our mission is to promote interest in the French language, customs, culture and all things francophone! Students will have the opportunity to meet with other students with a shared interest in the French language and culture.
Our mission is to promote interest in the French language, customs, culture and all things francophone! Students will have the opportunity to meet with other students with a shared interest in the French language and culture.
When/Where Do We Meet?
French Club meets once a month for about an hour on Tuesdays alternating before or after school in room 204. We meet the first Tuesday of every month unless otherwise stated.
What Do We Do?
- Pétanque game
- Language Clubs Soccer tournament
- Presentation from students who have traveled to a Francophone country
- Baking/Cooking competition
- Mask decoration for Mardi Gras
- French Dance lessons
- French restaurant outing
- French board/card games
- Francophone movie/music sharing
- Q/As for studying abroad, taking French in college, benefits of AP French, college dos and don'ts
How Do I Join?
To become a member, you only need to come to meetings! Use the Remind app to receive info and updates about meeting dates and locations. https://www.remind.com/join/mrslforbe
To become a member, you only need to come to meetings! Use the Remind app to receive info and updates about meeting dates and locations. https://www.remind.com/join/mrslforbe
**French Club is open to ALL RB Students! Members don't need to take French classes or speak French.**
Contact Info:
French Club Presidents: Chloe Staszak and Addriza B. Risha
French Club Vice President: Sebbie Giblin
French Club Presidents: Chloe Staszak and Addriza B. Risha
French Club Vice President: Sebbie Giblin
Sponsor: Laurence-Marie Forberg
Email: [email protected]
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25-26 Tentative Calendar
French Cultural Video Exchange with La Réunion (a small island near Madagascar)!
French 3 and French 4/AP students are taking their language learning global! They’ve just launched a cultural video exchange with students from a high school on La Réunion, a French island in the Indian Ocean.
So far, two rounds of videos have been shared — one introducing themselves and another showing daily life at RB/la Réunion. Our students film in French, while their partners in La Réunion practice their English, creating a real-world exchange that goes beyond the classroom.
Through this project, students are discovering how people their age live on the other side of the world, and how language and culture are connected. They’re learning that “French culture” isn’t just Paris — it’s also vibrant regions like La Réunion, where French, Creole, African, and Asian influences blend in unique ways.
Want to learn more or see some of the videos? Stop by Room 204 — our student ambassadors would love to tell you all about it!
French students want to thank Mrs. Geraghty, who started this kind of exchange last year with her Spanish AP class for inspiring this global connection! This year, her AP Spanish Language students have been exchanging with a school in Valencia, Spain.
French Art Comes to Life! 
Over the course of two inspiring days, our French students transformed the classroom into a galerie d’art française! Students presented présentations fantastiques in beautiful French, showcasing their deep understanding of the artists they studied and their creative insight into the painting process.
This event was a true collaboration artistique — our French 4 Honors and AP French students guided and mentored their peers, helping them refine their pronunciation, perfect their scripts, and build the confidence to present with style and poise. The result was nothing short of magnifique! 
Families and friends joined in to celebrate, enjoying a delightful spread of madeleines, palmiers, fraises, baguettes, and brie — all generously provided by our wonderful parents. Un grand merci for your support and enthusiasm, which made the experience even more special. 
Events like this remind us how far our students have come — not only in their mastery of the French language, but also in their cultural appreciation and confidence. We can’t wait to see how they continue to grow jusqu’à leur année de terminale (all the way to senior year)!
Merci encore et vive le français !
French Alumni Connections:
On August 25, 2025, Ben Harrison (Class of 2020) visited French 4/AP to share—in French—his semester abroad experiences and answer questions as he prepares to return to France from September to April to work as an English teaching assistant in Beauvais. Merci, Ben, and best of luck! 
Next week, French 3 and French 4/AP will Zoom with Rémy Doornebos (Class of 2016), who lives and works in Paris. Many students met him during our Seine River cruise in June, and now they’ll get to hear more about his life abroad.
These visits remind us why it’s so important to take world language learning seriously—because life is full of adventures, and knowing another language opens doors to experiences, friendships, and opportunities all over the world.
French Club's 1st 2024-2025 meeting allowed members to enjoy perfect weather to learn or perfect their knowledge of Pétanque on September 3rd. Our new officers, Chloe Staszak, Addriza Risha, and Sebbie Giblin, will lead the French club’s activities this year and promise to do a great job. 👏
French club went to the Brookfield zoo after school on April 30, 2024. Thank you French club members, it was fun and lovely weather!!
French Club had a food truck event and sold crepes on Friday morning.
During French week, French club members
make crêpes in the foods class. Mr Lewis generously helps students to make the crepes and let’s the French Club use the food truck to sell the crepes as part of a fundraiser for the club. Merci monsieur Lewis.
make crêpes in the foods class. Mr Lewis generously helps students to make the crepes and let’s the French Club use the food truck to sell the crepes as part of a fundraiser for the club. Merci monsieur Lewis.
During French week (Nov6-10), French students present research projects and display them in the art pit.
French Club and OLAS Annual Soccer Tournament
French club members enjoyed pains au chocolat and played a few games of pétanque on September 6th. Our new club presidents Anna, Hannah, and Queniya did a great job at explaining the rules and welcoming new members.
French club celebrating Mardi Gras with delicious crepes made by Sasha Brodeur-Campbell and treats brought in by all participants. Club members made masks and enjoyed lively conversations.
French Club 2021 plays an annual game of Pétanque.
French Club met on September 15th, 2020 to play an annual game of Pétanque. The masks and gloves did not prevent members from making great progress in their mastery of the game. The heat and sun all contributed to make us believe we were in Nice, France!
Next outing is set for October 6th, with a walk in Brookfield Zoo, sign up required: https://forms.gle/nTooqzBYGgUiuvAv8
French 2s learn to cure all pains thanks to lesson on body parts!
French Club celebrated la fête des rois with a king’s cake competition which our French club president Ben Harrison won. Lauren Peschke, Savannah Bishop entered delicious cakes into the competition too. Tess & Zach found the ¨fève¨ in their slices of cake and became the queen & king for the day!
French Club celebrate St Nicolas on December 5th, 2019
French club went to Feed My Starving Children on November 13, 2019. All French students in their respective classes competed to raise the most money to bring as a donation. French 2 period 7 class won with $49.55 collected and Mme Forberg will organize a Special breakfast to celebrate their generosity.
Altogether, French classes donated $ 129.49 and participated in feeding 46 children for 1 year.
Later, French Club members enjoyed a wonderfully “chic” French meal at Mon Ami Gabi in Oak Brook to celebrate their hard work and dedication to help those in need. Dr. Freytas joined in the fun and urged students to continue to be the best RB Bulldogs and make a difference everyday of their lives.
Bravo le Club de Français, merci à tous !
Altogether, French classes donated $ 129.49 and participated in feeding 46 children for 1 year.
Later, French Club members enjoyed a wonderfully “chic” French meal at Mon Ami Gabi in Oak Brook to celebrate their hard work and dedication to help those in need. Dr. Freytas joined in the fun and urged students to continue to be the best RB Bulldogs and make a difference everyday of their lives.
Bravo le Club de Français, merci à tous !
French Club secures its´ champion title for the International Soccer Cup at RBHS 2019
French club members play Pétanque on 9/17 on a beautiful afternoon. Dr Freytas joins and shows great form!!
French 4H/AP field trip to Architecture Tour downtown Chicago and la Sardine restaurant on August 30, 2019
French guests & RBHS hosts students enjoying their last few days together during the Bon Voyage party at the roller skating rink 4/28/19
RBHS 2019 annual Language Clubs soccer tournament.
French club regular members were assisted by 17 students from Etampes, France hosted by 17 RBHS students of French. French club keeps the trophy another year after competitive yet friendly games. April 24, 2019
French 3 class enjoying conversation about Franco American cultures with our 2 weeks high school guests from France. 4-24-19
French 4/AP class on their annual field trip to the Art Institute and la Sardine for a French day of appreciation of French arts. 4-23-19
French class hosts with families waiting anxiously for their guest students to arrive from France at O’Hare. 4-16-19
French club celebrates La Fête des Rois on January 15, 2019. Students from RB and Hauser participated in a Galette baking competition. Congrats to Savannah and Sienna (French 2), Anthony (Hauser, 7th grade), Tessa, and Azu (French 3) who won prizes for their delicious galettes.
On December 6th, 2018,
French club members celebrated St Nicolas. They made paper shoes and put them outside the classroom hoping St Nicolas would come drop candy in the shoes of the students who had been good! Somehow, Saint Nicolas traveled to Chicago to celebrate this tradition and honored the students’ wishes. Students also shared a copious potluck dinner! Merci St Nicolas ! Joyeux Noël et bonne année 2019.
French students also said goodbye to Melle Talavera who student taught French 1, 2, and 3 during 1st semester. We will all miss her and wish her a fantastic French teacher career!
