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Headliners Whispering Wind Students Compete in Mandarin Chinese Speech Contest
Photo courtesy of Paradise Valley Unified School District
FourParadise Valley Unified School District students were selected to compete in the final round of the Arizona State Mandarin Chinese speech contest that was held at Arizona State University on Feb. 25. The event had approximately 200 student applicants, but only a handful advanced to compete in the final round, including four Whispering
Wind Academy Mandarin Chinese immersion students: Meliya Lee (fifth grade), Westford Chen-Lake (first grade), Uma Rosner (third grade), and James Miller (third grade).
Each Whispering Wind student placed in the elementary group portion of the competition. Westward and James placed third; Meliya placed second; and Uma won first place in the elementary school group.
