Contest WinnersAward Presentation Ceremony: Join Us Live! Mark your calendars! The award presentation ceremony will be held on April 20th, 2025, at 8:00 AM Pacific Time. We invite all parents, teachers, and contestants to join this special event. Witness the joy and celebration of our winners' achievements. The ceremony will be live-streamed on YouTube: Watch Here: https://youtu.be/rXg4FODEvCQ Congratulations to Our Winners! A heartfelt congratulations to all our contest winners! Your hard work, passion, and dedication to language learning have truly paid off. We are proud of your accomplishments and are excited to share your success. Here is the full list of winners, along with their respective teachers, schools, and individual video links: K–1 Grade Non-Heritage Group First Place Award: Oliver Corcoran, 1st Grade of Marvin Elementary School, Teacher: Jiao Yu, Watch Video Second Place Award: Emily Fujisawa, 1st Grade of Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy, Teacher: Mrs. Chao, Watch Video Louis Manite, 1st Grade of Marvin Elementary School, Teacher: Jiao Yu, Watch Video Third Place Award: Journei Sensabaugh, Kindergarten Grade of Marvin Elementary School, Teacher: Fengyu Liu, Watch Video Salvador Vitello, Kindergarten Grade of Marvin Elementary School, Teacher: Fengyu Liu, Watch Video Skyler Hall, 1st Grade of Stough Magnet Elementary School, Teacher: Juntong Zhou, Watch Video K–1 Grade Heritage Group First Place Award: Isabella Yan, 1st Grade of Yew Chung International School of Silicon Valley, Teacher: Anqi Wang, Watch Video Second Place Award: Dina Wu, 1st Grade of German International School of Portland, Teacher: Ling Zhong, Watch Video Leonardo Lanjun Zhang, 1st Grade of Lila Bringhurst Elementary School, Teacher: Jiao Chen, Watch Video Third Place Award: Jasmine Hou (侯思茗）, Kindergarten Grade of Little Mandarin Institute, Teacher: Yi Che, Watch Video Caleb Cheng 郑迦勒, 1st Grade of Guy Emanuele Elementary School, Teacher: Ms. Ruitao Liang, Watch Video Violet Li, 1st Grade of Yew Chung International School of Silicon Valley, Teacher: Anqi Wang, Watch Video 2nd–3rd Grade Non-Heritage Group First Place Award: Nayel k seyoum, 2nd Grade of Yu Ming Charter School, Teacher: Annie Shi, Watch Video Liv Boroujerdi, 3rd Grade of Denver Language School, Teacher: Ruoxi Zhou, Watch Video Second Place Award: Lena Jun, 2nd Grade of Stough Magnet Elementary School, Teacher: Xiaoming Liu, Watch Video Eden Kelly-Vong, 2nd Grade of Yu Ming Charter School, Teacher: Zhikai Yu, Watch Video Third Place Award: Oliver Guido de Chazal, 2nd Grade of Stough Magnet Elementary School, Teacher: Xiaoming Liu, Watch Video Sasha Hacker, 2nd Grade of Yu Ming Charter School, Teacher: Zhikai Yu, Watch Video Hudson Fain, 3rd Grade of South Academy of International Languages, Teacher: Miao Yu, Watch Video Harris Chuan Fong Ling, 3rd Grade of South Academy of International Languages, Teacher: Miao Yu, Watch Video 2nd–3rd Grade Heritage Group First Place Award: Muyi Wang, 2nd Grade of Yew Chung International School of Silicon Valley, Teacher: Sabrina Zhang, Watch Video Melinda Chen, 3rd Grade of Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy, Teacher: Min Tang, Watch Video Second Place Award: Christina Yang, 2nd Grade of Yu Ming Charter School, Teacher: Zhikai Yu, Watch Video Kingston Chen, 2nd Grade of Yu Ming Charter School, Teacher: Zhikai Yu, Watch Video Third Place Award: Dorothy Chen, 2nd Grade of Yu Ming Charter School, Teacher: Zhikai Yu, Watch Video Oscar Yin, 2nd Grade of Yu Ming Charter School, Teacher: Zhikai Yu, Watch Video Aaron Ouyang Li, 3rd Grade of La Crescenta Elementary, Teacher: Caili Ouyang, Watch Video Aiqian Liu, 3rd Grade of Yew Chung International School of Silicon Valley, Teacher: Jinyi Li, Watch Video 4th–5th Grade Non-Heritage Group First Place Award: Tate Carswell 小天, 4th Grade of South Academy of International Languages, Teacher: Zhou Yang, Watch Video Second Place Award: Sahana Mehta, 4th Grade of South Academy of International Languages, Teacher: Lixin Yu-Cronin, Watch Video Kamrynn Wilson, 5th Grade of Gavilan Peak School, Teacher: Hongmin Yu, Watch Video Third Place Award: Alexander Chen, 4th Grade of Marvin Elementary School, Teacher: Jinjing Chen 陈金晶, Watch Video Ataa Kobiah, 5th Grade of East Link Academy, Teacher: Jinyu Wei, Watch Video Parker Schwerin, 5th Grade of East Link Academy, Teacher: Jinyu Wei, Watch Video Bradley Thompson, 5th Grade of Fiddlers Canyon Elementary School, Teacher: Yi Yang杨怡老师, Watch Video 4th–5th Grade Heritage Group First Place Award: Austin Fan, 5th Grade of Yew Chung International School of Silicon Valley, Teacher: Jenny Chung, Watch Video Second Place Award: Kylie Chan, 5th Grade of Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy, Teacher: Min Tang, Watch Video Wesley Liu, 5th Grade of Walnut Grove Elementary School, Teacher: Wenli Tian, Watch Video Third Place Award: Ryan Chen (陈睿轩）, 4th Grade of Cox Mill Elementary School, Teacher: Peipei Hu, Watch Video Matteo Abreu, 4th Grade of Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy, Teacher: Min Tang, Watch Video 6th–8th Grade Non-Heritage Group First Place Award: Sam Fine 方平山, 7th Grade of Miwok Middle School, Teacher: Tess Jiang, Watch Video Second Place Award: Devin Schwerin, 6th Grade of East Link Academy, Teacher: Ruoyi Zhu, Watch Video Kalyani Rocio, 6th Grade of East Link Academy, Teacher: Ruoyi Zhu, Watch Video Briony Yang, 6th Grade of William Land Elementary School, Teacher: Feifei Xie, Watch Video Third Place Award: Crew Bingham, 6th Grade of Rigby Middle School, Teacher: Lingpei Zou, Watch Video Claire Blanchard, 7th Grade of Manhattan Mandarin, Teacher: Xiaorui Zhao 赵小睿, Watch Video Sienna Meracle, 8th Grade of Nature Hill Intermediate School, Teacher: Zhifang Wan, Watch Video 6th–8th Grade Heritage Group First Place Award: Jiawen Song, 7th Grade of Willets Road, Teacher: Jun Chen, Watch Video Second Place Award: Xingchuan Lyu, 7th Grade of John M. Horner Middle School, Teacher: Lingchan Xu, Watch Video Chloey Fang, 8th Grade of Sacramento Country Day School, Teacher: Wen Fang, Watch Video Third Place Award: Nora Scruton, 6th Grade of Rigby Middle School, Teacher: Lingpei Zou, Watch Video Mila Economou, 7th Grade of Manhattan Mandarin, Teacher: Xiaorui Zhao 赵小睿, Watch Video Jonathan Waikay Cheung, 7th Grade of Miller Middle School, Teacher: Susan Ho, Watch Video Honorable Mention Awards While we honor our winners, we also proudly recognize the remarkable efforts of our Honorable Mentions. These students demonstrated creativity, perseverance, and a deep passion for language learning. Their outstanding contributions added greatly to the success of this contest. We applaud their achievements and encourage them to continue pursuing excellence in Chinese language and storytelling. Below is the list of these commendable students, along with their teachers and schools. Jaden Jiao (K Grade), K.L. Carver Elementary School, Ms. Lin Anika Syrrist (K Grade), Redding School of the Arts, Na Luo Scott, Perin Nathaniel Montellano (1st Grade), Marvin Elementary School, Jiao Yu Nagaraja, Ellora Ghatge (1st Grade), Marvin Elementary School, Jiao Yu Timeo Tang (1st Grade), Plymouth Elementary School, Carol Sieh Vivienne Li (1st Grade), Stough Magnet Elementary School, Juntong Zhou Leah Michelle, Halley (1st Grade), Stough Magnet Elementary School, Juntong Zhou Ronin Chen (1st Grade), Stough Magnet Elementary School, Juntong Zhou Sir Oliver Stephens (1st Grade), Stough Magnet Elementary School, Juntong Zhou Zhenshen Li (1st Grade), Yew Chung International School of Silicon Valley, Anqi Wang Sooki Pyun (2nd Grade), Coronado Elementary School, Lingjing Luo Queenmarie Hutagalung (2nd Grade), Global Village Academy Aurora, Yang Chen Logan Dean (2nd Grade), South Academy of International Langages, Haibin Li Kaylah Li (2nd Grade), Stocklmier Elementary School, Dan Liao Esther Yu (2nd Grade), Yew Chung International School of Silicon Valley, Sabrina Zhang Roxana Constantin (2nd Grade), Yu Ming Charter School, Annie Shi Sophie Lu (2nd Grade), Yu Ming Charter School, Zhikai Yu 麥思明 Kenzie Hewitt (3rd Grade), Coronado Elementary School, Lingjing Luo Amelia Yu (3rd Grade), Ruby's Fun Chinese, Ruyi Huang Nehemiah Mobley (3rd Grade), South Academy of International Langages, Miao Yu Emma Heling (4th Grade), Cox Mill Elementary School, Peipei Hu Olivia Russey 夕云 (4th Grade), Kensington Elementary School, Luling Yan Gavin Howell 书文 (4th Grade), Kensington Elementary School, Luling Yan Gabriel Alston (4th Grade), South Academy of International Langages, Zhou Yang Yara Rocio (5th Grade), East Link Academy, Jinyu Wei Penelope Guzman (5th Grade), Fiddlers Canyon Elementary School, Yi Yang Madison Peterson (5th Grade), Fiddlers Canyon Elementary School, Yi Yang Daniela Salazar (5th Grade), Gavilan Peak School, Hongmin Yu Nathan Chidester (5th Grade), Gavilan Peak School, Hongmin Yu Colette Yang (5th Grade), William Land Elementary School, Yi Chun Lucas Ouyang (6th Grade), Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy, Min Tang Shion Kuo (6th Grade), Fletcher Mandarin Language & GATE Academy, Min Tang & Shanruo Zhang William Kwok (6th Grade), Sierra Madre Middle School, Mrs. Liu Tri-Ming Leonidas Tran (6th Grade), William Land Elementary School, Ms. Xie MacKenzie Bunderson (8th Grade), Silver Lake Intermediate School, Zhifang Wan Special Recognition: Pioneering Leadership in Language Learning We are pleased to honor the recipients of the Pioneering Leadership in Language Learning Award. These distinguished educators have demonstrated exceptional innovation and dedication in advancing language education. Their efforts have had a lasting impact on their students and the broader learning community. The names of these outstanding teachers are listed below.
With Gratitude and Anticipation We sincerely thank all students, educators, and families for their enthusiastic participation and support of this year’s Picture Book Reading Contest. Your dedication to language learning and storytelling is truly commendable. We look forward to your continued engagement in future contests and to celebrating even more achievements together. |