2026 NCSC
First Place Winners
Name: Teagan Bowron 包美仑
World Language Group Grades 3-5
School: Yinghua Academy, Minnesota
Teacher: Shu-Ho Wang 王舒禾
Name: Alexander Sun 孙若渊
Ethnically Chinese Group Grades 3-5
School: Maryknoll School, Hawaii
Teacher: Xue Yang 杨雪
Name:Amaya Rodriguez
World Language Group Grades 6-8
School: Noble Collegiate Academy, Nevada
Teacher: Xiaoyan An 安晓燕
Name: Jasmine Wang 王静家
Ethnically Chinese Group Grades 6-8
School: Sierra Madre Middle School, California
Teacher: Xiaoyuan Qu 曲晓媛
Name: Zoey Cardamone 卡羽彤
Immersion Program Group Grades 6-8
School: Yinghua Academy, Minnesota
Teacher: Chih-Yu Ma 马治瑜
Name: Ella Charen 任爱乐
World Language Group Grades 9-12
School: Riverdale Country School, New York
Teacher: Wei Guo 郭伟
Name: Enze Wang 王恩泽
Ethnically Chinese Group Grades 9-12
School: Frisco High School, Texas
Teacher: Peihua Lin 林佩桦
Name: Keelyn Davis
Immersion Program Group Grades 9-12
School: River Bluff High School, South Carolina
Teacher: Xiaolin Feng 冯楚涵
Name: Grace Martin 马伊蕊
World Language Group, College Level
School: Lewis & Clark College, Oregon
Teacher: Meiru Liu 刘美如
Name: Vaughn Autrey 项自翔
Ethnically Chinese Group, College Level
School: University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado
Teacher: Yu Zhang 张羽
2026 NCSC
Second Place Winners
Name: Amiyah Flores-Leos 福妍儒
World Language Group Grades 3-5
School:Little Tiger Chinese Immersion School, Texas
Teacher: Jiao Li 李皎
Name: Kennedy Walton 温可迪
World Language Group Grades 3-5
School: Hope Chinese Charter School, Oregon
Teacher: Tieyu Yan 闫铁煜
Name: Jaime Bokobza 菩婕明
Ethnically Chinese Group Grades 3-5
School: Little Tiger Chinese Immersion School, Texas
Teacher: Han Zhong 钟晗
Name: Victoria Chiu 邱煦言
Ethnically Chinese Group Grades 3-5
School: Hope Chinese Charter School, Oregon
Teacher: Tieyu Yan 闫铁煜
Name: Penelope Salo 宋佩佩
World Language Group Grades 6-8
School: Frontiers Academy, California
Teacher: Kaelyn Park
Name: Reva Karhade 王才美
World Language Group Grades 6-8
School: Basis Chandler, Arizona
Teacher: Hsiu-fen Chien 简秀芬
Name: Sage Houdek 言俐睿
Immersion Program Group Grades 6-8
School: Yinghua Academy, Minnesota
Teacher: Chih-Yu Ma 马治瑜
Name: Sasha Anjali Chugh 楚丽珊
Immersion Program Group Grades 6-8
School: Presidio Knolls School, California
Teacher: Zhongliang (April) Zhang 张中良
Name: Cindy Zhang 张昕懿
Ethnically Chinese Group Grades 6-8
School: Sierra Madre Middle School, California
Teacher: Xiaoyuan Qu 曲晓媛
Name: Zariah Nunes 张瑜莲
Ethnically Chinese Group Grades 6-8
School: Sierra Madre Middle School, California
Teacher: Jingshuang Liu 刘静爽
Name: Riya Kapoor 柯睿娅
World Language Group Grades 9-12
School: Lake Forest Academy, Illinois
Teacher: Yuan Jiang 蒋媛
Name: June Koh 高晙
World Language Group Grades 9-12
School: Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire
Teacher: Ning Zhou 周宁
Name: Indranil Turgerelt 腾伊娜
Immersion Program Group Grades 9-12
School: Capistrano Valley High School, California
Teacher: Charlotte Komine 小峰梅懿
Name: Ryan Bogensberger 薄以恩
Immersion Program Group Grades 9-12
School: Boulder Creek High School, Arizona
Teacher: Ruoxi Zhao 赵若曦
Name: Ryan Mao 冒瑞安
Ethnically Chinese Group Grades 9-12
School: River Bluff High School, South Carolina
Teacher: Xiaolin Feng 冯楚涵
Name: Sophia Xu 徐梓嫣
Ethnically Chinese Group Grades 9-12
School: Park Tudor School, Indiana
Teacher: Ying-Sin Chen 陳盈心
Name: Peter Sipocz 林默
World Language Group, College Level
School: University of Houston, Texas
Teacher: Jing Zhang 张京
Name: Torii Kaleba 柯星星
World Language Group, College Level
School: University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado
Teacher: Yu Zhang 张羽
Name: Jamie Ma 马瑞琳
Ethnically Chinese Group, College Level
School: University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado
Teacher: Yu Zhang 张羽
2026 NCSC
Third Place Winners
Name: Vikram Landahl 兰恒睿
World Language Group Grades 3-5
School: Yinghua Academy, Minnesota
Teacher: Ai Ai Lin Johnson 林曖嬡
Name: Ashland Nguyen 爱诗
World Language Group Grades 3-5
School: Pacific Academy, California
Teacher: You An Zhang 張佑安
Name: Ariha Shah 亚纶
World Language Group Grades 3-5
School: Little Tiger Chinese Immersion School, Texas
Teacher: Xuan Li 李璇
Name: Prince Dai 戴王子
Ethnically Chinese Group Grades 3-5
School: Valley Park Elementary, Kansas
Teacher: Moi Mooi Lew 刘梅媚
Name: Jason Li 李昊康
Ethnically Chinese Group Grades 3-5
School: Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence, Georgia
Teacher: Zheng Pu 蒲铮
Name: Wilton Wang 王炳翰
Ethnically Chinese Group Grades 3-5
School: Irvine International Academy, California
Teacher: Zijing Zhou
Name: Clara Mindell 闵思颖
World Language Group Grades 6-8
School: Putnam Avenue Upper School,
Massachusetts
Teacher: Hsiu Fei Hsu 许秀妃
Name: Alina An 安野宾
World Language Group Grades 6-8
School: Frontiers Academy, California
Teacher: Kaelyn Park
Name: Maximilian Wakefield 开心
World Language Group Grades 6-8
School: Pine Crest, Florida
Teacher:Joy Strempack 李嘉怡
Name: Heather Cannon 康彩蝶
Immersion Program Group Grades 6-8
School: Yinghua Academy, Minnesota
Teacher: Dongmei Li 李冬梅
Name: Pepper Chaipaisan 柴丽达
Immersion Program Group Grades 6-8
School: Hope Chinese Charter School, Oregon
Teacher: Changyuan Ren 任长远
Name: Rialynne Patel 潘若雅
Immersion Program Group Grades 6-8
School: Frontiers Academy, California
Teacher: Xueye Zhang 张雪野
Name: Issac Holley 赵荻茏
Ethnically Chinese Group Grades 6-8
School: Draper Park Middle, Utah
Teacher: Ruijuan Zhao 赵瑞娟
Name: Sean Zhang 张潇昂
Ethnically Chinese Group Grades 6-8
School: Stratford Preparatory San Jose Blackford, California
Teacher: Jing Yang 杨竞
Name: Julia Wang 王茱莉
Ethnically Chinese Group Grades 6-8
School: Noble Collegiate Academy, Nevada
Teacher: Xiaoyan An 安晓燕
Name: Ishaan Siddamshetty 史易胜
World Language Group Grades 9-12
School: St. Mark's School, Texas
Teacher: Chia-Jung Chiang 江家荣
Name: Mari Siegel-LeQuesne 乐诗怡
World Language Group Grades 9-12
School: The Spence School, New York
Teacher: Cynthia Ho-Donaldson
Name: Eritumininu Alarapon 王欣雨
World Language Group Grades 9-12
School: International Leadership of Texas Katy-Westpark High School, Texas
Teacher: Lan Lin 林岚
Name: Nehemiah Ford 付迈腾
Immersion Program Group Grades 9-12
School: Boulder Creek High School, Arizona
Teacher: Ruoxi Zhao 赵若曦
Name: Shreyas Kulkarni 柯传仁
Immersion Program Group Grades 9-12
School: Capistrano Valley High School, California
Teacher: Charlotte Komine 小峰梅懿
Name: Elizabeth Powderly 田依依
Immersion Program Group Grades 9-12
School: Marvin Ridge High School, North Carolina
Teacher: Lei He 何蕾
Name: Camille Mei 梅子萱
Ethnically Chinese Group Grades 9-12
School: Liberal Arts and Science Academy, Texas
Teacher: Valerie Zhong 钟灵秀
Name: Amy Gao 高尚
Ethnically Chinese Group Grades 9-12
School: Emerald High School, California
Teacher: Xiaoyun Chen 陈晓云
Name: Angelina Li 李书易
Ethnically Chinese Group Grades 9-12
School: Enloe Magnet High School, North Carolina
Teacher: Qiang (John) Chen 陈强
Name: Hidayah Osman 陆希雅
World Language Group, College Level
School: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Teacher: Lu Yin 尹璐
Name: Katherine Grisak 张美琪
World Language Group, College Level
School: University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado
Teacher: Yu Zhang 张羽
Name: John Moores 约翰
World Language Group, College Level
School: University of Houston, Texas
Teacher: Jing Zhang 张京