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Congratulations!

Let's applaud the hard work, dedication, and achievements of the participants!

2023 "Why Learn Chinese" Competition

2023 Competition

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Congratulations to our winners!

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1st Place

  • Kevin Chen, Cleveland STEM High School

2nd Place

  • Adelina Grace Sudarman, Interlake High School
  • Adrian Chan, Islander Middle School
  • Lana LaCasse, Tillicum Middle School

3rd Place

  • Emmett Lee, Anna Bilingual School
  • David Nguyen, Mercer Middle School
  • Fernando Castillo Orozco, Everett High School
  • Willy Du, Odle Middle School
  • Emily Leung-Kaplan, The Overlake School

Honorable Mention

  • Jingyi (Amy) Liu,Mercer International Middle School
  • Joy Yoo, Edmonds Woodway High School
  • Anthony Vu, Newport High School
  • George Xu, Northshore Middle School
  • Sarah Chianglin, Sammamish High School
  • Jiacong Yu, Valley View Middle School

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1st Place

  • Hailey Brewer, Ash Briscoe, Ardaja Callandret, Aiyun Chee, Kelsey Hamilton, Kyle Hays, Max Hill, Matthew Kennedy, Anna Lauinger, Maria McDowall, Giorgio Merca, Keira Munko, Natalia Peng, Liam Riely, Sam Schoenfelder, Daniel Soto Parra, Ava Tinder, Nicky Vlasceanu, Kine Yade, and Marcus Yeung
    Seattle Preparatory School

2nd Place

  • Isabella Botchek, Glacier Peak High School
  • Yang Liu, Zac Hsieh, Max Tarner, Jonah Kowal, Sarah Chianglin, Nathan Llanes, Zach Estaris, Dylan Nguyen, Joseph Eng, Luyi Yang, Lisa Harper, Katherine Sun, YuJun Sun, Josephine Wais, Xavier Gilmour, Kaiwen Huang, and Natalie Wong
    Sammamish High School
  • Ayu Hirohata, Jackson Cahn, Lily Brush, Noah Linton, Piper Weiland, and Thor Umlauf
    Seattle Waldorf High School

3rd Place

  • Rebecca Li, Basis independent Bellevue
  • Scarlett Luo, Edmonds Woodway Highschool
  • Aliana Taylor, Inglemoor High School
  • Isabella Woods, Skyline High School
  • Mingni Fu, Interlake High School

Honorable Mention

  • Sonya He, Issaquah high school
  • Cloud Hu, Leota Middle School 
  • Jing Chen, Life Prep Academy
  • Nasya Sudarman, Odle Middle School
  • Erica Perdido, Renton Christian School
  • Haralambos Dussin, The Evergreen School

Outstanding Contribution Award

Li Haining, Inglemoor High School 

Judge’s Award

Skylar Enns & Taylor Norris, Skyline High School

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