Wellington Regional Finalists Selected for “Chinese Bridge” Speech Competition
Congratulations to the top Mandarin speakers, who can continue onto the national schools’ competition on 8 August. Our tertiary winner will be decided on 14 July so still time to enter!
The winners of the 2021 Wellington region School ‘Chinese Bridge’ Speech competition are:
Junior Category
Place | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
1 | Muly Malavong | Queen Margaret College |
2 | Jaskiran Rahi – Top Talent | Queen Margaret College |
3 | Sho Nadata | Scots College |
4 | Amelia Westcott | Wellington East Girls’ College |
5 | Maria Relevant | Queen Margaret College |
6 | Lulu Dufty | Whanganui High School |
Senior category
Place | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
1 | Luca Viscapi | Scots College |
2 | Henry Underhill – Top Talent | Wellington College |
3 | Vanessa Snyder | Queen Margaret College |
4 | Sean Tomlinson | Rotorua Boys' High School |
5 | Jarome Kautai | Rotorua Boys' High School |
5 | Anna Riley | Wellington High School |
7 | William Sok | Rotorua Boys' High School |
Confucius Institute Wellington Director Adele Bryant thanked judges, teachers and the talented students for participating in an online competition for a second year in a row. Bryant said "we welcome beginner and advanced speakers to join in the competition for both fun and to test their level of fluency. Post-COVID we hope to be back in action with a more sociable and interactive format to attract more students”.
The ten eligible speakers highlighted can continue onto the online national competition to be hosted by the Confucius Institute at the University of Canterbury on 8 August.
The tertiary competition will run over Zoom on 14 July and entries from tertiary students living in the Wellington region (including from Tauranga south) are welcome. The winner can continue onto the international competition with the opportunity to win scholarships to study in China. 加油 jiā yóu!