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Student translators make new friends while assisting others at Pan American Championships
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World Language Academy students Jaime Baeza, left, and Diego Chavez stop by the athletes hospitality tent Friday morning to chat with members from Team Chile during the Pan American Championships. The two are part of a contingent of students from the school greeting visitors in their native language.
While many are students were excited to finish the school year, a group of students from World Language Academy had an exciting weekend for a different reason. Seven eighth-grade students were chosen to act as Spanish-to-English interpreters at the Pan American Championships sprint canoe-kayak event held at Lake Lanier Olympic Park. The event began with the opening ceremony Wednesday night, and students were on hand throughout the four-day competition since.