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ALC Students Shine at the National Chinese Speech Contest

Congratulations to our students on their outstanding performances at the National Chinese Speech Contest! This year’s competition included more than 700 contestants from over 80 schools, spanning K–12 through college, and representing 33 states across the U.S.

An overview of the 2026 competition can be found on the National Chinese Speech Contest website:
https://www.chinesespeechcontest.com/2026.

The CU Boulder Chinese Language Program has had an exceptional and rewarding year, and we are incredibly proud to see our students’ dedication and growth reflected in these impressive results—especially among our third‑year students, who demonstrated remarkable achievement at the national level.

Please join us in congratulating our CU Boulder Chinese Language Program speech contestants:

🏆 College Heritage Group (Nationwide)

  • Vaughn Autrey(3rd‑year student) — 1st Place
  • Jamie Ma(3rd‑year student) — 2nd Place

🏆 World Language Group (Nationwide)

  • Torii Kaleba(3rd‑year student) — 2nd Place
  • Katherine Grisak(3rd‑year student) — 3rd Place
  • Daniel Manderville(3rd‑year student) — Honorable Mention
  • Oliver Voorhees(2nd‑year student) — Honorable Mention
  • Joyce Hoyer(1st‑year student) — Honorable Mention

These outstanding accomplishments reflect our students’ hard work, commitment, and passion for learning Chinese, as well as the strength of CU Boulder’s Chinese Language Program. We extend our warmest congratulations to all of our contestants!