Several Capistrano Valley students in the Mandarin Immersion Program won national awards this semester.
The Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS) helds its 2nd Annual National Chinese Talent Contest in March. This is a vibrant event where K-12 students are empowered to showcase their talents in Chinese language and culture. Students submit original performances in six categories: singing, dancing, instruments, arts, sports and language. The students were able to showcase their talents with materials that connected to their Chinese heritage and lessons from the program. In all, 22 MIP students were recognized.
High School Immersion Category:
Second Place Dance:
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Aiden Ji (10th)
Mia Mehta (10th)
Kaitlyn Hsieh (10th)
Elise Wheaton (10th)
Chloe Chon (10th)
Gemma Liu (10th)
Emily Duffy (10th)
Third Place Dance:
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Joseph Chieng (10th)
Shreyas Kulkarni (10th)
Sachin Shenoy (10th)
Catherine Mai (10th)
Caden Crouch (10th)
Logan Pence (10th)
First Place Singing:
Camden Lien (10th)
Second Place Singing:
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Benjamin Cartledge (9th)
Anahi DelAlamo (9th)
Justin Chen (9th)
Aaron Song (9th)
First Place Instruments:
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Chace Chiu (10th)
Skylar Huang (10th)
Surina Hue (11th)
Lauren Cheng (10th)
Two MIP students also won awards in the National Chinese Speech Competition, a first for the MIP program. In the Heritage Group, freshman Milaad Keyvan was an Honorable Mention recipient. In the Immersion Program Group, freshman Benjamin Cartledge won third place. The students had to compose and present an original speech in Mandarin.
