In early March, both Middle and Upper School German students traveled to NC State’s campus for the annual German Day. In addition to celebrating German culture, students competed in a variety of activities that showcased their German language skills. Check out the list of CA winners below:

First Place

Upper School

Culture Bowl Level B — Lily Zhu, ‘26, Aviva Wang, ‘26, Fiona Fitzsimons, ‘26

Middle School
Extemporaneous Speaking Level A — Penny Zimmerman, ‘30
Cooking Show Level A — Luke Howarth, ‘30, Jameson Creekman, ‘31, David Garrett Vera, ‘31, Wilson Zhang, ‘31

Skit Level A — Alex Launiau, ‘31, Aarna Misra, ‘31, Aryana Jain, ‘31, Hannah Lin, ‘31, Jocelyn Muddiman, ‘31, Sky Ingram, ‘31

Spelling Bee — Wilson Zhang

Second Place

Upper School

Photography — Evie Koerner, ’29

Digital Art — Lily Zhu

Song with Choreography — Alaina Jacobson, ‘26, Izzy Bottorff, ‘27, Tess Perkinson, ‘27, Bella Sillers, ‘26, Maddie Kovacs, ‘26

Culture Bowl Level B — Ben Baumgartner, ‘28, Brandon Wang, ‘28, Sebastian Escobar, ‘27

Poetry Recitation, Heritage Level — Gavin Koo, ‘26

Extemporaneous Speaking Level 3 — Mira Greenwolfe, ‘27

Cooking Show Level B — Maddie Kovacs, Jacob Kovacs, ‘29

Skit Level A — Jackie He, ‘28, Andrew Sillers, Andrew Sargent, ‘28

Middle School

Spelling Bee — David Garrett Vera

Third Place

Upper School

2D Art — Fiona Fitzsimons

Middle School
Spelling Bee — Jameson Creekman

Honorable Mention

Upper School

Song with Musical Accompaniment — Augustus Lavalette, ‘26, Zack Stafford, ‘26

Poetry Recitation Level 3 — Lily Zhu

Extemporaneous Speaking Level 3 — Cam Weber, ‘26
Skit Level B — Sidd Jones, ‘27, Rajan Wood, ‘27, Jonas McMullin, ‘27, Max Leuchtmann, ‘27, Kelley Felix, ‘27, Sebastian Escobar

Middle School

Cooking Show Level A — Penny Zimmerman, Rowen Wang, ‘30
Skit Level A — Lukas del Rosario, ‘32, Aarna Shah, ‘32, Benton Turner, ‘32, Joe Herwig, ‘32