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.
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 for Farrington 2025 has ended
Teachers may be asked to assist during contest (i.e. proctoring, oral interview, judge, etc.) The Language Chair will assign all duties.
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, however, please note registration for this year is now closed.
HOW TO ENTER YOUR STUDENTS
THE FARRINGTON CONTEST & AWARDS
AWARDS & CEREMONY
STAY CONNECTED
Houston Area Teachers of Foreign Languages
1902 Texas Pkwy
PO Box 2293
Missouri City, TX 77459
