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Chinese Language Students Excel in State Competition

Bolles Chinese students delivered an outstanding performance at the 20th Annual Florida State Chinese Competition. Competing in Listening, Speaking and Reading at their respective levels, they stood out among more than 350 students from 19 schools across Florida.

Each category recognized achievement with distinctions of Superior, Outstanding, Excellent, Good and Honorable Mention. Twenty-four out of 30 participating students earned at least one Superior—the highest distinction—and all students received a rating of Excellent or higher.

Students who received all three Superior awards:

  • Ian Bridgewater ’27
  • Vichy Chen ’27
  • Gabriela Encina ’28
  • Jingrun Qiu ’27

Students who received two Superior awards:

  • Grace Breffitt ’27
  • Annabelle Duce ’29
  • Lila Jimerson ’29
  • Hadley Surface ’29
  • Daniel Vu ’28
  • Nina Zhou ’27

Students who received one Superior award:

  • Kate Bowman ’29
  • Ellis Chin ’29
  • Mia Lee Chong ’28
  • Diya Comar ’27
  • Mia Fineman ’28
  • Cameron Gold ’28
  • Dixon McNeill ’27
  • Luke Meyer ’26
  • Liam Mumford ’29
  • Talin Patel ’29
  • Nikhil Patel ’28
  • Olivia Schneider ’27
  • Victoria Soares ’27
  • Brittany Tomkovichi ’28

Well done, Bulldogs! #BollesGlobal