Oral Language Festival Winners Announced

More than 135 students who rose through their school, district and regional competitions presented their interpretations of a published literary work during the 51^st annual Kern County Oral Language Festival held on April 30 at Stonecreek Jr. High School.

Presentations were 3-5 minutes in length with grades 4-6 and grades 7-8 competing separately. Categories of competition were Verse Choir, Humorous Interpretation Solo, Humorous Interpretation Duo, Serious Interpretation Solo and Serious Interpretation Duo.

Trophies were awarded to first through third place finishers. Those results are:

 4-6 Grades

Serious Interpretation Solo
1^st — Amrita Singh / St. John’s Lutheran
2^nd —Layla Hoffman / McAuliffe Elementary
3^rd —Doyin Oladimeji / Reagan Elementary

Humorous Interpretation Solo
1^st — Malia Cutrona / Veterans Elementary
2^nd — Khloe Tena / Panama Elementary
3^rd — Isis Barron / McAuliffe Elementary

Serious Interpretation Duo

1^st — Tatum Flood and Maddie Iturriria / Olive Drive Elementary
2^nd — Meghan Datugan and Mannat Gill / Miller Elementary
3^rd — Maddox Mara and Avery Logan / Veterans Elementary

Humorous Interpretation Duo
1^st — Sawyer Toelke and Lucas Angelini / Reagan Elementary
2^nd —Maddie Walker and Valentina Oregon / Kendrick Elementary
3^rd — Malaika Kirui and Allyn Hearron / Endeavour Elementary

Verse Choir
1^st — Sophia Resk, Anjali Leva, Sidhaan Ranganath, Dave Lee, Ronak Bose, and Ansh Patel / Reagan Elementary
2^nd — Natalia Jouda, Quinn Van Scharrel, and Lauren Odell / St. John’s Lutheran
3^rd — Brook Porter, Jacob Bowers, Grace Voorhees, and Ayden Mendez / Rio Bravo-Greeley

7/8 Grades

Serious Interpretation Solo
1^st — Gurleen Toor / Earl Warren Junior High
2^nd — Nandana Nair / Earl Warren Junior High
3^rd — Chloe Bickford / St. John’s Lutheran

Humorous Interpretation Solo
1^st — Elyssa Walker / Tevis Junior High
2^nd — Kayla Miles / Norris Middle School
3^rd — Mia Stuebbe / Norris Middle School

Serious Interpretation Duo
1^st — Samantha Truong and Samriddhi Singh / Earl Warren Junior High
2^nd —Sarah Ullyott and Elizabeth Villatoro / Freedom Middle School
3^rd —Madelyn Porter and Brooke Oldenkamp / Rio Bravo-Greeley

Humorous Interpretation Duo
1^st — Georgia Contreras and Miguel Mendoza Gordillo / McKee Middle
2^nd — Eden Coughran and Abigail Winn / Freedom Middle School
3^rd — Anthony Tawfik and Kero Guirguis / St. John’s Lutheran

Verse Choir
1^st —Thomas Wilson, CaraAnn Kirui, Breanna Burgos, John Eoh, Gabriel Ayala, and Jocelyn Sandoval / Fruitvale Junior High
2^nd —Addison Pudiwitr, Kooper Bowman, and Makenzie Walker / St. John’s Lutheran