2026 CLTAC Mandarin Chinese Speech Contest Winner List

Prize	Group	Contestant (L, F)	School
1	I-A-1	Sin, Chad	Stratford Sunnyvale Washington Park
1	I-A-2	Moorthy, Vibha	Stratford Sunnyvale Washington Park
1	I-B-1	Han, Ling-Jyun	Stratford Sunnyvale Washington Park
1	I-B-2	Fan, Isabella	Stratford Sunnyvale Washington Park
1	I-B-5	Chang, Zaelia	Bullis Charter School
1	I-C-1	Chen, Liam	Stratford School Los Gatos
1	I-C-1	Zhang, Ethan	Stratford Sunnyvale Washington Park
1	I-C-2	Deng Wang, Priscilla	Stratford Crestmoor Canyon
1	I-C-2	Liu, Nina	Stratford Santa Clara Pomeroy
1	I-C-3	Zheng, Jiankun	Stratford Palo Alto
1	I-C-4	Liu, Elyse	Stratford San Francisco De Montfort
1	I-D-1	Hernandez, Hedgy	Cornerstone School
1	I-D-1	Niu, Bella	Cornerstone School
1	I-D-2	Inglis, Mackinnon	Cornerstone School
1	I-D-2	Mo, Magnus	Cornerstone School
1	I-D-2	Su, Liam	Yew Chung International School Silicon Valley
1	I-D-3	Hsu, Joules	Yew Chung International School Silicon Valley
1	I-D-3	Zhang , Matthew	Cornerstone School
1	I-D-4	Li-Savarese, Phoenix	Cornerstone School
1	I-D-4	Zhou, Zelda	Cornerstone School
1	I-D-5	Matthews, Clara	Orion Alternative School
1	II-A-2	Sandler, Xavi	Pinewood Private School
1	II-B-3	Kumar, Ashna	Bullis Charter School
1	II-C-3	Fine, Sam	Miwok Elementary School
1	II-D-1	Seeberger, Nia	Kennedy Middle School
1	II-D-3	Seeberger, Ryan	Kennedy Middle School
1	III-A-2	Kelkar, Siddhant	Homestead High School
1	III-A-3	Ryan, Conor	Los Altos High School
1	III-B-3	Mai, Kaylee	Stratford Preparatory Blackford
1	III-C-3	Liu, Sara	Carmel High School
1	III-D-4	Chen, Yiying	Lowell High School
1	III-D-4	Wang, Ruyi	Stratford Preparatory Blackford
1	IV-A-1-1	Hodgkin, Joshua	Defense Language Institute
1	IV-A-1-1	Smith, Eric	Defense Language Institute
1	IV-A-1-2	Conn, Matthew	Defense Language Institute
1	IV-A-1-2	Greenburg, Jason	Defense Language Institute
1	IV-A-1-2	Parker, Chloe	Defense Language Institute
1	IV-A-1-2	Perez, Antonio	Defense Language Institute
1	IV-A-1-2	Wentworth, Nathan	Defense Language Institute
1	IV-A-2-1	Leonards, Beatrix	Diablo Valley College
1	IV-A-2-1	Parker, Graham	Defense Language Institute
1	IV-A-2-1	Villa, Lamont	Defense Language Institute
1	IV-A-2-2	Chieffo, Anthony	Defense Language Institute
1	IV-A-2-2	Green, Julia	Defense Language Institute
1	IV-A-2-2	Nolan, Carly	Defense Language Institute
1	IV-A-2-2	Taft, Jacob	Defense Language Institute
1	IV-A-3-1	Ha, William	Defense Language Institute
1	IV-A-3-1	Vila, Joseph	Defense Language Institute
1	IV-A-4	Marx, Eli	Stanford University
1	IV-B-2-1	Pan, Queenie	Diablo Valley College
1	IV-B-2-2	Zhao, Jianbin	Diablo Valley College
1	IV-C-3-2	Liao, Yufei	San Francisco State University
2	I-A-1	Klevtsova, Anna	Stratford Santa Clara Pomeroy
2	I-A-2	Mark, Carlissa	Stratford Crestmoor Canyon
2	I-B-1	Kong, Elizabeth	Stratford Crestmoor Canyon
2	I-B-2	Cui, Vickie	Stratford School Los Gatos
2	I-B-2	Nguyen, Annabel	Stratford Crestmoor Canyon
2	I-C-1	Li, Arianna	Stratford School Los Gatos
2	I-C-1	Wang, Chloe	Stratford Sunnyvale Washington Park
2	I-C-2	Huang, Junheng	Stratford School Sunnyvale De Anza Park
2	I-C-2	Mao, Nolan	Stratford Sunnyvale Washington Park
2	I-C-3	Kao, Yifan	Bullis Charter School
2	I-C-5	Zhou, Bangzhe	Bullis Charter School
2	I-D-1	Cheng, Chloe	Yew Chung International School Silicon Valley
2	I-D-1	Mounzer, Evelyn	Yew Chung International School Silicon Valley
2	I-D-2	Fung, Anara	Orion Alternative School
2	I-D-2	Po, Rosalyn	Cornerstone School
2	I-D-2	Xie, Luna	Yew Chung International School Silicon Valley
2	I-D-3	Kokkalis, Constantine	Cornerstone School
2	I-D-3	Wang, Muyi	Yew Chung International School Silicon Valley
2	I-D-4	Mak, Averie	Cornerstone School
2	I-D-4	Mo, Alaris	Cornerstone School
2	I-D-4	Zheng, Yuqing (Lucie)	Yew Chung International School Silicon Valley
2	I-D-5	Chuang, Colin	Cornerstone School
2	II-A-2	Mittal, Armaan	Egan Junior High School
2	II-B-2	Jiang, Chloe	Stratford Palo Alto
2	II-C-1	Zheng, Emily	Stratford Pleasanton Middle School
2	II-D-1	Aksel, Ezel	Kennedy Middle School
2	II-D-3	Zhao, Kevin	Miller Middle School
2	III-A-2	Rohlfing, Anna	Stratford Preparatory Blackford
2	III-A-3	Gregory, Clark	Campolindo High School
2	III-B-4	Kim, Sarah	Cupertino High School
2	III-C-1	Mcdevitt, Mila	Miramonte High School
2	III-D-4	Chow, Tiffany	Lowell High School
2	III-D-4	Mi, Kaitlyn	Menlo School
2	IV-A-1-1	Deutsch, Hannah	Defense Language Institute
2	IV-A-1-1	Ospina, Kimberly	Defense Language Institute
2	IV-A-1-2	Cantrell, Clay	Defense Language Institute
2	IV-A-1-2	Keenan, Sophia	Defense Language Institute
2	IV-A-1-2	Mckimmey, Kyle	Defense Language Institute
2	IV-A-1-2	Santangelo, Aurora	Defense Language Institute
2	IV-A-1-2	Yuen, Subasio	Defense Language Institute
2	IV-A-2-1	Caicedo, Nathalie	Defense Language Institute
2	IV-A-2-1	Holman, Casey	University of California, Davis
2	IV-A-2-1	Saenz, Braedy	Defense Language Institute
2	IV-A-2-1	Tijerena, Darian	Defense Language Institute
2	IV-A-2-2	Capistrant, Alexander	Defense Language Institute
2	IV-A-2-2	Juarbefigueroa, Luis	Defense Language Institute
2	IV-A-2-2	Riley, Timothy	Defense Language Institute
2	IV-A-2-2	Taduran, Mark	Defense Language Institute
2	IV-A-3-1	Grummons, Christina	Defense Language Institute
2	IV-A-3-1	Torrijos, Gavril	Defense Language Institute
2	IV-A-4	Ferris, Catherine	Defense Language Institute
2	IV-B-2-1	Lim, Jade	University of California, Davis
2	IV-B-3-2	Guan, Michelle	San Francisco State University
2	IV-C-1-2	Joyce, Mary	University of California, Berkeley
3	I-A-1	Chen, Aurora	Stratford Crestmoor Canyon
3	I-A-1	Lee, Judah	Stratford Sunnyvale Washington Park
3	I-B-1	Ni, Emma	Stratford Sunnyvale Washington Park
3	I-B-2	Chang, Kodiak	Bullis Charter School
3	I-B-2	Li, Skylar	Stratford Sunnyvale Washington Park
3	I-C-1	Ding, Weiru	Stratford Sunnyvale Washington Park
3	I-C-1	Wang, Elena	Stratford School Belgatos Park
3	I-C-2	Bu, Nova	Bullis Charter School
3	I-C-2	Yuan, Jaden	Stratford Crestmoor Canyon
3	I-C-3	Yue, Yanxin	Bullis Charter School
3	I-C-5	Tao, Austen	Stratford School SF14
3	I-D-1	Li, Jasper	Cornerstone School
3	I-D-1	Lu, Linden	Cornerstone School
3	I-D-2	Chan, Melody	Orion Alternative School
3	I-D-2	Kenna, Aiden	Stratford School SF14
3	I-D-2	Lee, Lana	Cornerstone School
3	I-D-2	Tran, Marceline	Orion Alternative School
3	I-D-2	Xu, Jayden	Cornerstone School
3	I-D-3	Kem-Wolchok, Aurelia	Cornerstone School
3	I-D-3	Wang, Lucas	Cornerstone School
3	I-D-4	Xiao, Maxwell	Cornerstone School
3	I-D-5	Chao, Kensie	Cornerstone School
3	II-B-1	Chang, Juniper	Enlighten School
3	II-D-3	Velleno, Amelia	Kennedy Middle School
3	III-D-4	Huang, Keying	Lowell High School
3	III-D-4	Zhang, Zoe	Stratford Preparatory Blackford
3	IV-A-1-1	Cluth, Jeremy	Defense Language Institute
3	IV-A-1-1	Joemsittiprasert, Watcharin	Defense Language Institute
3	IV-A-1-2	Crump, Jared	Defense Language Institute
3	IV-A-1-2	Elizondo, Aiden	Defense Language Institute
3	IV-A-1-2	Hudson, Alexis	Defense Language Institute
3	IV-A-1-2	Mason, Shelby	Defense Language Institute
3	IV-A-1-2	Shoats, Reginald	Defense Language Institute
3	IV-A-1-2	Waters, Cooper	Defense Language Institute
3	IV-A-2-1	Cathey, Riley	Defense Language Institute
3	IV-A-2-1	Lee, Anthony	University of California, Davis
3	IV-A-2-1	Ngo, Steven	Defense Language Institute
3	IV-A-2-1	Page, Paxton	Defense Language Institute
3	IV-A-2-2	Cedano, Santiago	Defense Language Institute
3	IV-A-2-2	Dixon, Valerie	Defense Language Institute
3	IV-A-2-2	Le, Khue	Defense Language Institute
3	IV-A-2-2	Williamson, Chase	Defense Language Institute
3	IV-A-3-1	Frisch, William	Defense Language Institute
3	IV-A-3-2	Kasma , Ryan	Defence Language Institute
3	IV-A-4	Johnson, Anthony	San Francisco State University
3	IV-B-1-2	Tran, Brandon	Defense Language Institute
3	IV-C-3-1	Thors, Magnus	Defense Language Institute
HM	I-A-1	Evangelista, Daphne	Stratford Crestmoor Canyon
HM	I-A-1	Vannarath, Anya	Stratford Sunnyvale Washington Park
HM	I-B-1	Hsieh, Joanne	Stratford Sunnyvale Washington Park
HM	I-B-1	Zhang, Bella	Stratford Sunnyvale Washington Park
HM	I-B-2	Li, Mia	Stratford School Los Gatos
HM	I-B-2	Lu, Mason	Stratford School Los Gatos
HM	I-C-1	Li, Audrey	Stratford School Los Gatos
HM	I-C-1	Zhang, Jeffrey	Stratford School Sunnyvale De Anza Park
HM	I-D-1	Drumn, John	Cornerstone School
HM	I-D-1	He, Richard	Yew Chung International School Silicon Valley
HM	I-D-1	Zhang, Emma	Cornerstone School
HM	I-D-2	Chillarige, Alexander	Orion Alternative School
HM	I-D-2	Hu, Mark	Yew Chung International School Silicon Valley
HM	I-D-2	Ngo, Isabella	Orion Alternative School
HM	I-D-2	Oh, Klaire	Orion Alternative School
HM	I-D-2	Sun, Jaime	Orion Alternative School
HM	I-D-2	Yuan, Nora	Orion Alternative School
HM	I-D-3	Lu, Eleanor	Cornerstone School
HM	I-D-4	Jiang, Alina	Cornerstone School
HM	I-D-4	Ring, Kepler	Cornerstone School
HM	I-D-4	Wen, Elias	Cornerstone School
HM	I-D-5	Lee, Heidi	Cornerstone School
HM	III-D-4	Blaydes-Greenberg, Ethan	Menlo School
HM	III-D-4	Lin, Cindy	Lowell High School
HM	III-D-4	Wang, Allen	Menlo School
HM	III-D-4	Zhou, Rosalyn	Menlo School
HM	IV-A-1-1	Gamet, Kelan	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-1-1	Jones, Jermal	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-1-2	Briggs, Ezekiel	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-1-2	Ellingford, Jakob	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-1-2	Garven, Marley	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-1-2	Ho-Whittier, Grant	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-1-2	Lewis, Kyle	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-1-2	Mcclure, Dylan	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-1-2	Schram, Ryan	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-1-2	Smith, Christian	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-2-1	Bruning, Andrea	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-2-1	Godwin, Braedon	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-2-1	Huynh, Elizabeth	Diablo Valley College
HM	IV-A-2-1	Jackson, Logan	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-2-1	Nguyen, Manh	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-2-1	Safran, Phillip	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-2-2	Carter, Jalyn	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-2-2	Chaloupka, Jeremiah	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-2-2	Mansolilli, Gabrielle	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-2-2	Talib, Naila	University of California, Berkeley
HM	IV-A-2-2	Whitlock, Stephen	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-3-1	Smith, Zach	Defense Language Institute
HM	IV-A-4	Parker, Cody	Defense Language Institute

The 50th Mandarin Chinese Speech Contest (2026)
1st Announcement Chinese Language Teachers Association of California
第 50 届中文（普通话／国语）演讲比赛一号通知（2026)
第 50 屆中文（普通話／國語）演講比賽一號通知（2026） 
Registration Deadline: February 26, 2026 
Contest Date: April 12, 2026 
Location: Menlo School, Atherton

The Chinese Language Teachers Association of California (CLTAC) is pleased to announce that the 50th CLTAC Mandarin Chinese Speech Contest will be held at Menlo School, Atherton, on April 12, 2026. Please refer to the official rules of the speech contest in this file for more details. 

As a signature event of CLTAC, the annual Mandarin Chinese Speech Contest aims to provide a platform for students at all educational and proficiency levels to demonstrate what they have accomplished in their study of the language and culture. Since the first session held in the 1960s, the Mandarin Chinese Speech Contest hosted by CLTAC has attracted more than several hundred contestants in recent years, with over a thousand teachers and parents participating annually. Seen as one of the highlights of the Chinese language teaching calendar, the contest has not only done much to promote teaching the Chinese language in California but has also been viewed locally as a highly influential event. 

To participate in the 50thCLTAC Mandarin Chinese Speech Contest, each contestant will prepare a speech in Mandarin commensurate with their learning experience and level of proficiency and deliver it in person on the day of the competition. The teachers, who must be current members of CLTAC, will register their students by February 26, 2026, following the registration guidelines below. 

Topics 
Contestants may speak on any appropriate topic that is commensurate with their level of Chinese proficiency. Sample topics include Learning Chinese, Family Life, Favorite Sports, A School Event, My 2026, and Travel to China/Taiwan/Hong Kong, etc. The purpose of the speech contest is to foster strong language skills. Evaluation will emphasize accuracy in pronunciation and tones, fluency, delivery, cadence, and content. 

How to Register: 
All contestants must register through their teachers. Registrations must be submitted online through the Speech Contest Registration by February 26, 2026. (Please find the link below under Registration Checklist)
Teachers must fill out two online forms to complete the registration process. the Speech Contest Registration and the Teacher Information and Payment Form (see links below). If you are not a current member of CLTAC, you can renew your membership by filling out the membership application form and submitting payment when you fill out the Teacher Information and Payment Form. 

How to Pay the Registration Fee Online 
The registration fee is $20 per contestant. We ask each teacher to collect the registration fees for all contestants in their classes and submit the total payment when filling out the “Teacher Information and Payment Form.” Please make notes of the teacher’s name, school name, and contestant’s name in the online payment. Registrations must be submitted, and payments should be received by March 15, 2026. Once the registration fee is paid, it is non-refundable. 

The teachers who register the contestants must be active members in good standing of CLTAC. The instructor’s annual membership fee ($20.00) is expected before the registration deadline to process the registration for the speech contest. If you are not a current member, you can fill out the membership application form and pay the membership when filling out the “Teacher Information and Payment Form.” Life membership is reduced to $180 from $200 from January 1 to April 1, 2026; please take this great opportunity to become a life member. 

Registration Checklist 
For CLTAC Current Members, please submit the following forms/documents:
(1) Speech Contest Registration Form(Google Form) 
(2) Teacher Information and Payment Form (Google Form) 

If you are not a CLTAC current member, please submit the following 
forms/documents: 
(1) CLTAC Membership Application (You can submit it while filling out the Teacher Information and Payment Form) 
(2) Speech Contest Registration Form (Google Form) 
(3) Teacher Information and Payment Form (Google Form) 

Speech Contest Judge Recruiting 
If you are a Mandarin Chinese instructor, we invite you to be a judge for this year’s speech contest. Given the size of our speech contest, we need to recruit at least 90 judges. Your help is much needed and appreciated. Please go to the Speech Contest Judge Invitation Form and sign up by March 8, 2026. 

Speech Contest Performance Registration 
We are seeking performers and volunteer speakers for our entertainment program on Sunday, April 12, 2026. If you have students who are interested in showing their talents or who would
like to practice their public speaking skills, we welcome their participation in the entertainment program.
 
Each performance should be no longer than 5 minutes. Please submit your registration form with the link by March 15, 2026. 

今年因为场地设备缘故，特接受预录的影片，可当场播放。节目时间为 3-4分钟左右，影像、收音都需清楚。若表演节目太多，则以先报先上为原则。
Due to venue and equipment limitations this year, pre-recorded videos are exceptionally accepted and may be played on-site. Each performance should be approximately 3-4 minutes in length, with clear visuals and audio.
If the number of performance entries exceeds capacity, priority will be given on a first-come, first-served basis.

Thank you very much for your continued support! If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].