Honorable Mentions
Thank you for participating in the 2020 “Why Learn Chinese” Competition! Our panel of judges had a difficult time picking the best entries out the 352 pieces submitted, and after multiple rounds of judging, they selected first, second, and third-place winners, as well as honorable mentions.
Essay
Chief Sealth International High School
Thurston James Stone
JIng Gardner
Leon Thai
An Nguyen
Quoc Du Ly
Glacier Peak High School
Maggie Katherine Borland
Jadyn Lynne Barrett
Kaylie Alvarez
Beaver Lake Middle School
Jinyi Tang
Eastside Catholic High School
Brooke Elizabeth Caragher
Josephine My Lai
Asa Mercer International Middle School
Kevin Chen
Environmental and Adventure School
Serena Gao
Hamilton International Middle School
Chloe Sow
Mercer Middle School
Evarista Ling Tanalepy
Monticello Middle School
Rhianna Gonzales
Naselle-Grays River Valley Schools
Helvey Gail Mallory
Muessig Ann Audrina
Odle Middle School
Maya Shrinivas
Rittik Bhattacharya
Sydney Tam
Aidan Jiang
Corlie Zhuang
Pine Lake Middle School
Cecilia Wang
Brett Wang
Seattle Country Day School
Brady Miailovich
Tyler Baerwaldt
Tesla STEM High School
QingHui Xie
The Bush School
Clare Kanazawa
Troy Chabot
Tillicum Middle School
Mingni Fu
Photography
Eastside Catholic High School
Jordan Shaw
Naselle-Grays River Valley Schools
Anderson Warren William
Seattle Waldorf High School
Natalie Huan Collier
Ethan Morill
Noah Henry Linton
The Bush School
Amelia Villott
Sammamish High School
Liliana Sophia Ponder
Yingqi Chen
Sarah Grace Chianglin
Dylan James Chambers
Adrew Tsui
Skyline High School
Panav Kotha
Farhan Khan
Griffin Yocum
Veronique Gunawan
Outstanding Contributor Award
Ms. Tracy Ge (Sammamish High School)
2020 Why Learn Chinese Competition
Essay
First Place
Manyan Vincy Chen (ASA Mercer Middle Schools)
Second Place
Popking Hannelie (Naselle-Grays River Valley School)
Jaylene L Fuchs-Dickerson (R. A. Long High School)
Cenling Sophie Lu (Interlake High School)
Third Place
Namah Daga (Tillicum Middle School)
Jennifer Tran (Franklin High School)
Owen Peter Murray (Chief Sealth Int. High School)
Katiya Aletha Stewart (Seattle Country Day School)
Samantha Marie Kobal (Inglemoor High School)
Photography
First Place
Hugo Duncan MacRae (Skyline High School)
"Chinese Tea Ceremony"
Second Place
Josh Chou (Sammamish High School)
"Bridging the Gap"
Thor Mullen Umlauf (Seattle Waldorf High School)
"Exploring Chinese Calligraphy"
Elizabeth Grace Keegan (Eastside Catholic High School)
"History of Hope"
Third Place
Vikram Aditya Khandelwal (Interlake High School)
"Bonding and Understanding"
Colin Kouichi Hu Wo Yee (Cascade High School)
"See Dai Doo Fu Dog"
Alyssa Burch (Monticello Middle School)
"Peace"
Weiland Piper (Seattle Waldorf High School)
"Lily"
Laura Xiwen Ittner (Sammamish High School)
"Singapore's Chinatown Lights"