Last weekend, the University of Kentucky Confucius Institute (UKCI) hosted a Chinese Language Contest for Lexington area K-12 students. Organized by the UKCI and participating school districts, students gathered at the University of Kentucky to demonstrate their linguistic and cultural knowledge. Students competed in recitation, brush and pen calligraphy, painting and drawing, and Chinese composition. This event showcases the students’ achievements in learning Chinese language and culture.
Winners of the 2014 Kentucky K-12 Chinese proficiency Competition are:
Heritage
1st Prize: Ingrid Xinyuan Cassel
2nd Prize: Sophia Li
3rd Prize: Albert Tang
Non-Heritage Level 1
1st Prize: Macole Cason and Trevor Fugate
2nd Prize: Cameron Snowden, Joseph Brownfield, Joanna Cholewo, and Jhet Raleigh
3rd Prize: Hardley Fugate, Hardley Christopher, Jaiden Jett, Addie Patterson, Nicholas Clevenger, and Maddie Campbell
Non-Heritage Level 2
1st Prize: Aaron Miller and Ben Luckett
2nd Prize: Yunlan Hana Werking and Leah Werking
3rd Prize: Kyla Lockett, Courtney Baker, Madison Cisell, and Hunter Mitchell
