2023 theme: “Translation: Building Language Bridges”

Competitive Event Results

Chinese Events

Chinese Poetry Level I

  • First Place: Jordyn Brown
    BURKE HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Mín Nóng
    Omaha South High School

Chinese Poetry Level II

  • First Place: Liáng Zhōu Cí
    lincoln north star HIGH SCHOOL

Chinese Drama Level II

  • First Place: Michelle Rodriguez-Buragas, Esmeralda Alcala Charrez, Carmen Vega-García, Anya Ponter, Danielle Palma Rivas
    Omaha South High School
  • Honorable Mention: Elhay Zainab, Islaas Díaz Fernanda, Nagel Hayden, Vu Erixa, Nguyen Andy, Johnson Aubre
    Lincoln north star High School

Chinese Music Level I

  • First Place: William Velázquez-Reynoso
    Omaha South High School
  • Honorable Mention: Jonae Davis, Mu Wang Moo
    Burke HIGH SCHOOl

Chinese Folk Dance Level II

  • First Place: Evangelita Reyes, Airen Castillo, Sandra Rodriguez-Guzman, Lupita Rosas-Solis, Junior Teran
    OMAHA SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Oghen Keveue Orvademas, Elizabeth Ramirez
    Burke high SCHOOL

Chinese Poster Level I

  • First Place: Realynn Jackson
    Burke HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Aspen Hemmerling
    lincoln north star high SCHOOL

Chinese Poster Level II

  • First Place: London Salazar
    burke HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Nick Lean-Hernandez
    BURKE HIGH SCHOOL

French Events

French Poetry Level II

  • First Place: Brady Olson
    BENNINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Roselyn Benitez-Gaviña
    benson HIGH SCHOOL

French Poetry Heritage Speaker

  • First Place: Grace Ngoma
    SOUTH SIOUX CITY HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Daryl Nzaba
    Lincoln North star HIGH SCHOOL

French Poetry Level II (Creative)

  • First Place: Spencer Byars
    bennington HIGH SCHOOL

French Poetry Heritage Speaker (Creative)

  • First PlaceMaddie Huggard
    LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOL

French Drama Level II

  • First Place: Scarlett Krecklow, Brinlynn Johnson, Mav Stier, Kyle Lueders
    Bennington HIGH SCHOOL

French Music Level I

  • First Place: Eh Tha Dah Ler Soe, Myo Phu Nyog Soe, Hta Der Taw Paw, Cho Cho Than, Nyamal Chut
    BENSON HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Kaelynn Adrian
    lincoln east HIGH SCHOOL

French Music Level II

  • First Place: Maddy Townsend, Ina Ba, Layla Cromwell
    BENNINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Emanuel Meloy
    BENSON HIGH SCHOOL

French Folk Dance Level II

  • First Place: Kamryn Duranski
    Bennington High School
  • Honorable Mention: Ryan Dave, Credo Bledje, Joshua Afanoukee, Steven Kohown
    BENNINGTON HIGH SCHOOL

French Poster Level I

  • First Place: Wah Itsee Paw
    BENSON HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Roslynn Provence
    LINCOLN northwest HIGH SCHOOL

French Poster Level II

  • First Place: Pretty Moo
    benson High School
  • Honorable Mention: Maddyn Wenstrand
    lincoln southeast High School

German Events

German Poetry Level II

  • First Place: Levi Baker
    Lincoln southeast HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Dylan Erickson
    lincoln east HIGH SCHOOL

German Music Level I

  • First Place: Michael Steyer, Marley Forry
    lincoln northwest HIGH SCHOOL

German Music Level II

  • First Place: Leo Turner
    Lincoln southeast HIGH SCHOOL

German Poster Level II

  • First Place: Isabella Westhafer
    lincoln east HIGH SCHOOL

Japanese Events

Japanese Poetry Level I

  • First Place: Emma Zerbe
    ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: William Bohling, Juan Alvarez
    lincoln southwest HIGH SCHOOL

Japanese Poetry Level II

  • First Place: Elijah Fox
    ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Vitali Kokhanets
    LINCOLN SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL

Japanese Drama Level I

  • First Place: Lagan Little, Lillian Stevens, Ashna Thomas, Jonathan Wu, Misty Yang, Kate McShanon, Jonathan Wiserfeld, Juli Thomas
    ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Audrey Barnhart, Ryan Chae, Abigail Hu, Wyatt Lowrance, Ethan Mechels, Alex Nguyen, Raegen Pereira, Sophia Sobezyk, Eddie Zeng, Michael Powers, Kate McShannon, Ashna Thomas
    ELKHORN south HIGH SCHOOL

Japanese Drama Level II

  • First Place: Lee Calahan, Zachary Kintigh, Vitali Kokhanets, Michael Larson, Landyn Mahoney, Gabriel Newland, Marley Patcher, Nessa Rutherford, Carson Vo, Orrin Wellman, Griffin Applegate
    Lincoln SOUTHwest HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Frances Bernhard, Garrett Moore, Rachel Wu, Luke Zhu
    ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL

Japanese Music Level II

  • First Place: Hebe Wang, Sophie Schazyk
    elkorn south HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Garrett Moore, Luke Zhu
    ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL

Japanese Folk Dance Level II

  • First Place: Kira Muckel, Kyyon Nguyen, Joshua Srery, Lily Huynh
    lincoln Southwest High School
  • Honorable Mention: Jack Sonenberg
    LINCOLN SOUTHWEST High School

Japanese Poster Level I

  • First Place: Mercedes Lepper
    Lincoln Southwest High School
  • Honorable Mention: Payton Greenwood-Taylor
    lincoln southwest High School

Japanese Poster Level II

  • First Place: Gabriel Newland
    lincoln southwest HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Carson Vo
    Lincoln Southwest HIGH SCHOOL

Spanish Events

Spanish Poetry Level II

  • First Place: Faith Green
    palmyra High School
  • Honorable Mention: Nicholas Bennett
    columbus High School

Spanish Poetry Heritage Speaker

  • First Place: Rocío Espín
    COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Sarah Lasso
    Columbus HIGH SCHOOL

Spanish Drama Level II

  • First Place: Kelyn Garrelts, Jessica Larson, Reagan Hessersmith, Brenden Serr
    columbus HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Liam Blaser, Tristan Kamm, Emma Riedmiller, Charlee Salinas, Elizabeth Thompson
    COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL

Spanish Drama Heritage Speaker

  • First Place: Karyme Arcos, Amairany Hernandez, Rafael Azpeitia, Sarah Laso
    COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Alan Adame, Aguilar Arley, Shelley Coin, Hector Ramos
    COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL

Spanish Music Level II

  • First Place: Georgia Wood, Drew Lohrman, Elizeh Tarkian
    lincoln southeast HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Eden Jackson
    COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL

Spanish Music Heritage Speaker

  • First Place: Sarah Lasso
    COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL
  • Honorable Mention: Amairany Hernandez
    COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL

 

Spanish Folk Dance Level II

  • First Place: Kelyn Garrelts, Jessica Larson, Reagan Messersmith, Eden Jackson
    Columbus High School
  • Honorable Mention: Jimena Becerra-Zamora, Selena Zamora
    south sioux city High School

Spanish Folk Dance Heritage Speaker

  • First Place: Norma Castellano Nuño, Guadalupe Pacheco
    Fremont HIGH SCHOOL

Spanish Poster Level II

  • First Place: Carolina Brendt
    bennington HIGH SCHOOL

Spanish Poster Heritage Speaker

  • First Place: Silvia de Leon
    columbus HIGH SCHOOL

Short Films

Chinese Film Level I

  • First Place: China
    Sakinah Kanunde
    burke High School

Chinese Film Level II

French Film Level I

  • First PlaceLe Fantôme de l'Opéra
    Alex Meloy, Nymal Chut, Wah Hsee Paw, Ba Blut Moo, Asima Gurung, Myo Phu Nyog Soe, Pramisha Rai, Day Pla Htoo, Ktee Ku Su, Eh Ler Paw, KH Bennett, Pretty Moo, Emmanuel Meloy
    benson HIGH SCHOOL

French Film Level II

  • First PlaceBreaking Language Barriers
    Jahaziel Salazar-Cruz, Emma Foland, Brinlynn Johnson, Kyle Lueders, Spencer Byars
    Bennington HIGH SCHOOL

German Film Level I

  • First PlaceRegeln Sind Regeln
    Gabriel Buggi, Camren Gregg, Moth Konecky, Mia Baker
    lincoln east HIGH SCHOOL

Spanish Film Level I

  • First PlaceBullying: The Short Film
    Ashlyn Donscheski, Natalie Hall, Natasha Ellis, Levi Bader, Mason Lockwood
    palmer public SCHOOL

Spanish Film Level II

  • First PlaceEl Misterio de la Vaca
    Ben Alexander, Bennett Beecham, Ava Dominguez, Paige Fritz, Haley Kienow, Olivia Kohl, Paige Lingle, Tyler Menke, Lauren Roberts
    platteview HIGH SCHOOL

Spanish Film Heritage Speaker

  • First PlaceRobador de Piel
    Moises Herrera, Cody Chanthalakeo
    south Sioux city HIGH SCHOOL

Super Winner

  • El Misterio de la Vaca
    Ben Alexander, Bennett Beecham, Ava Dominguez, Paige Fritz, Haley Kienow, Olivia Kohl, Paige Lingle, Tyler Menke, Lauren Roberts
    PLATTEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL