After being unable to host the statewide Spanish competition last year, Mrs. Liliana Velasco worked with CHS administrators to find a solution for 2021. Nearly 150 students from 15 schools competed in this annual event virtually this year.
Students in Spanish 3 and up were able to participate in competitive events such as poetry, music, drama, art and folk dance. Each event will be divided in two levels; Level 2 (for Non heritage speakers) and Level HS (for Heritage Speakers). All events required participating students to submit a video following the specifications for each event.
This year's judges consisted of members from the Latino Commission for the State of Nebraska, the National Center for Families Learning in Omaha and Centro Hispano in Columbus among others. Judges include Torree Hemostead, Madison Keep, Cheryl Deal, Roger Garcia, Lazaro Spindola, Jaqueline Cruz, Leslie Perez, Emily Brewer, MAriano Menendez, Jaime Stodola, Cindy Campbell, Karina Lopez, Hannah Van Horn, Nancy Lopez and Katherine Lopez.
Pictures and videos are available upon request.
POETRY Level 2 ( Round one and two) | ||||
Tadan Bell | Title: Canción pirata Author: Leopoldo María Panero | Columbus High School | Superior | 1st Place |
Brock Kuhlman | Poetry L2 - Los Zapaticos de Rosa | Columbus High School | Superior | 1st Place |
Aaliya Grafe | Poetry Level 2 -Despedida por Francisa Aguirra | Columbus High School | Superior | 2nd Place |
Merveille, Makita | Entre irse Y Quedarse by Octavio Paz & Corazón Coraza by Mario Benedeti | Columbus High School | Excellent | 2nd Place |
Ben Janssen | Allende by Marion Benedeti | Columbus High School | Superior | 4th Place |
POETRY Heritage Speaker | ||||
Angela Pasapera | Te escribo a tí por Rosa Rojas | Columbus High School | Superior | 1st |
Jaqueline Parra | El Reino Interior by Ruben Dario | Columbus High School | Superior | 1st |
Catherine Cerna | La Canción de Otoño en Primavera. Por, Ruben Dario | Columbus High School | Superior | 2nd |
Nicole Monteza | Salmo 91 (Rey David) | Columbus High School | Superior | 3rd |
Jacobo Martinez | Oda al Día Feliz by Pablo Neruda | Columbus High School | Superior | 4th |
DRAMA Level 2 | ||||
Jenna Aldana, Austin Pick, Syrus Jeffcoat, Landen Hastreiterden | Los Juguetes | Columbus High | Superior | 1st place |
Molly Roberts, Rebecca Hazlett,Miranda Swanson,Rhylan Wurderman | El Mago de Oz | Columbus High | Superior | 2nd Place |
DRAMA Heritage Speaker | ||||
Nereyda Cantu, Sussan de Leon, Gabriel Fuentes, Beatriz Garcia, Nayeli Moreno | Rebeldes | Columbus HIgh | Superior | 1st place |
Evelin Roman Garcia, Jaqueline Parra, Nicole Monteza, Janixci Marino, Angela Pasapera y Abraham Arevalo | La Lección de Mamá | Columbus HIgh | Superior | 2nd Place |
Dance Level 2 | ||||
Alexis Haynes, Jailyn Jaeger, Aaliyah Grafe, Jenna Aldana, Emma Brownlow | Las Amarillas | Columbus High School | Superior | 1st |
Hannah Kwapnioski, Lilly Plantega, Mollie Urkoski, Alex Freshour and Tayler Braun | Xuc | Columbus High School | Superior | 2nd |
Mia Rains, Laci Kollath and Emily Winter | Joropo | Columbus High School | Superior | 3rd |
Rebecca Hazlette, Molly Roberts, Miranda Swanson, and Rhylan Wuderman | Las Alazanas | Columbus High School | Superior | 4th |
DANCE Heritage Speaker | ||||
Beatriz Garcia,Sussan de Leon, Nereyda Cantu,Nayeli Moreno. Gaby Fuentes | El Son de la Negra | Columbus High School | Superior | 2nd |
MUSIC Level 2 | ||||
Alexis, Haynes | Corre | Columbus High School | Superior | 1st |
Hannah Kwapnioski | Como La Flor | Columbus High School | Superior | 2nd |
Emma Brownlow | Ecos de Amor por Jesse and Joy | Columbus High School | Excellent | 4th |
MUSIC Heritage Speakers | ||||
Gaby Fuentes, Sarah Lasso, Brian Alvarado, Eric Martinez and Jesus Diaz | Caminante | Columbus High School | Superior | 2nd |
Janixci Marino | Dueles by Jesse & Joy | Columbus High School | Superior | 3rd |
ART Heritage Speaker | ||||
Abraham Arevalo | Vicente Fernandez | Columbus High School | Superior | 1st |
ART Level 2 | ||||
Jailyn Jaeger | Roberto Clemente | Columbus High | Superior | 2nd |
Laci Kollath | Selena | Columbus High | Superior | 2nd |
Mollie Urkoski | Miguel from the movie Coco | Columbus High | Superior | 3th |