2024 Why Learn Languages Competition
Winners
Essay
1st Place
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Ira Tiwary Odle Middle School, WA
“My Trilingual Superpower”
2nd Place
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Myles Evans West Anchorage High School, AK
“El Lenguaje es Mi Superpoder” -
Delilah Easter Mariner High School, WA
“How Language Became My Superpower” -
Maya Dobson Crescent Valley Highschool, OR
“Language is Our Superpower”
3rd Place
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Dominic Tran Edmonds Heights K-12, WA
“Disfrutando del Español” -
Rihan Rahman Skyline High School, WA
“言語の夢” -
Sein Kim Bellevue High School, WA
“한국어는 새로운 문을 여는 힘” -
Daniel Lee Eastlake High School, WA
“나에게 한글이 슈퍼맨보다 좋은 이유” -
Catherine Cocke Mason Middle School, WA
“Language Is My Superpower”
Honorable Mention
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Andrew Kang Liberty High School, WA
“Korean is My Superpower” -
Jacob Lee Tesla Stem High School, WA
“The Superpower” -
Ramona Gradine Crescent Valley High School, OR
“Spanish is My Superpower”
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Natalia Martinez WF West High School, WA
“Language Is My Superpower” -
Sumit Tripathi Odle Middle School, WA
“Why Hindi is My Superpower”
Judge’s Award
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Kenudi Wiejthilaka Sage International School, ID
“Language is My Superpower! How is this True?”
Video
1st Place
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Benson Leavitt, Jordan Anderson, Ella Biggins, Madison Campbell, Nolan Connealy, Brennen Ellis, Addison Knight, Gage Larson, Patrick Luce, Alaina McCary, Kennedy McGowan, Micah Miller, Gabriel Morgan, Jessica Moser, Jordyn Nielsen, Anthony Ocampo, Keelan Smith, Rocco Stordahl, Colby Suko-Clark, Mason Templet, Mallory Terwillinger, Abigail Thayer, Addison Townsend, Devin Wagner, Isaac Webb.
Billings West High School, MT
“Leben Wie Ein Feuerwerk (Live Like a Firework)”
2nd Place
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Avery Brundage, Aurore Martinez-Herbin W.F. West High School, WA
“J'aime ma vie!” -
Arushie Soni Renaissance High School, ID
“Paree Hoon Main” -
Sofia Silva, Brad Teng, Allie Beeman, Madeline Peck, Emily Ni, Jordiynn Moeung, Calvin Chang, Rachel Li, Wynn Phon, Ellina Chang, Corbin McLaughlin, David Zuo, Janet Leong, Jonathan Yu, Arya Bailey, Berkeley Chen, Carson Freeman, Audrey Deng, Finn Sibley
Inglemoor High School, WA
“Red Mountain Fruit”
3rd Place
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Rowen Bushong Skyline High School, WA
"Wait for Me" -
Viola Hui Odle Middle School, WA
"Kaze Ni Naru (Becoming the Wind)" -
Miles Price West Anchorage High School, AK
Spanish Rap -
Juan Morales Lopez Renaissance High School, ID
Poems -
Noey Berry Mason Middle School, WA
"¡Vámonos!"
Honorable Mention
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Brady Randall, Devin Blaschak, Sharon Combs, Mina Conboy, Taylie Dillman, Ty Graham, Cooper Jones, Sloan Kinsey, Julia Lund, Gracee Mangel, Zachary Marrin, Taryn McNeff, Margaret Miller, Brighton Murphy, Garrison Pearson, Tukkur Peterson, Dylan Philippi, Dakota Quast, Samuel Reinker, Austyn Roscoe, Owen Schneider, Lydia Townsend, Kate Worthington
Billings West High School, MT
“Hits of March Madness” -
Audrey Neuert, Emma McGreal, Haylee Guiberson W.F. West High School, WA
“Healing Grandma with Soup!” -
Autumn Spears, Isabel Thompson W.F West High School, WA
“Cooking” -
Amara Dierwechter Mason Middle School, WA
“The Language of Life?”
Outstanding Contribution Award
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Anaely Leon Hernandez
West Anchorage High School, AK