Chinese Singing Contests Commence the Year of the Ox

This year’s Chinese singing contest of the Chinese Department went online, starting the Year of the Ox with two singing contests for the grade school and high school students.

                 A preliminary selection took place before the program, leaving eight finalists in the grade school division and 15 in the high school division to participate in the final round. The final rounds of the two singing contests were held on February 15 and February 16 for the grade school and high school divisions respectively.

The winners of the competition are as follows:

Grade School Division Contest Winners:

·  First Place – Mikhail Mark Wang 王英杰 (小一乙) 《小星星》

·  Second Place – Sofia Hou 侯梓琪 (小二甲) 《蜗牛与黄鹂》

·  Third Place – Yixia Renee Herman (小三甲) 《月亮代表我的心》

·  Honorable Mention – Venice Tan (小一乙)《读书郎》

High School Division Contest Winners:

·  Gold Award – Eloisa Dychauco 李妙玉 (中四甲) 《有形的翅膀》

·  Silver Award – Hiraya Marcos 蔡明秀 (高中甲)  《为你祈祷》

                               –  Chandrea Uy 黄佳銮 (高中甲)  《至少还有你》

·  Bronze Award – Kimberly Chen 陈洋洋 (实验丁)  《别找我麻烦》

                                  –  Lovelyn Ong 郭羽轩 (中四甲)  《追光者》

                                  –  Rigel Kent Solomon 里格尔 (中一甲)  《流星》

·  Honorable Mention – Jenny Laohoo 许思洋 (中四甲)  《体面》

                  The programs ended with a concluding speech by Dr. Kotah where she gave her words of wisdom to the participants as well as the audience. It is through activities like these that we can further appreciate the Chinese culture. It is also a chance for everyone, including the teachers, to learn and grow from these kinds of programs. Though the limits of online learning have made us feel distant, the Chinese Singing Contest allowed everyone to close the distance and bring us closer together.