1. APRIL 2, 2009

2. THE WELCOMING CEREMONY DFLL FACULTY AND GRADUATE ASSISTANTS WELCOME HIGH SCHOOL FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDENTS FROM SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AREA SCHOOLS. APPROXIMATELY 1,360 STUDENTS ATTENDED THIS YEAR’S EVENT. EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS, RICK WILLIAMS, GUEST MASTER OF CEREMONIES

5. YOUR NAME IN… ARABIC JAPANESE DR KIM WRITES A STUDENT’S NAME IN JAPANESE WAITING FOR THE LINES TO FORM!

6. Your name in… CHINESE AND KOREAN, TOO!

8. ANOTHER POPULAR EVENT AT FLD

10. GRADUATE ASSISTANTS (PICTURED RIGHT): JACK ONIEVA, CARROLL BUITRAGO-LONG, AND HORUS COREA CAROLL BUITRAGO-LONG AND HORUS COREA DANCE FOR THE SPECTATORS (PICTURED FAR RIGHT).

11. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION CAROLL BUITRAGO-LONG DANCE, DANCE, DANCE!

12. PRESENTERS: DR CAROLA DAFFNER AND SIU GERMAN STUDENTS

14. HOT, HOT, HOT!

15. SPECTATORS ENJOY THE BELLY DANCING PRESENTATION

16. LIDIA STAHL AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALEJANDRO CACERES PREPARE TO TANGO

18. WONDERING WHAT TROPHY OUR TEAM WILL WIN THIS YEAR?

19. MARIA BELL AT A SPANISH SCHOLAR BOWL MATCH DR VERONIQUE MAISIER AT A FRENCH SCHOLAR BOWL MATCH

21. VERY SOON EVERYONE WILL HEAR…

23. JOINED THE FLD FESTIVITIES VIA SKYPE

24. WE’RE SO GLAD YOU CAME!

25. AND TOBY MERRIMAN AND THE LMC CREW STEVEE MCINTRYE (LEFT) AND TUGIYANTO (RIGHT) SEE YOU NEXT YEAR ON APRIL 15, 2010! MARK YOUR CALENDARS!