Hutchison Girls Show Spanish Language Proficiency at University of Memphis Fair

5/13/2024

Hutchison world language students participated in the 2024 U of M Language Fair, sponsored by The University of Memphis Department of World Languages and Literatures. Demonstrating their knowledge of Spanish, Hutchison had a total of 12 students win awards at the fair.

The theme of the fair was “The Beauty of Diversity.” Students could choose from a variety of competitions in different categories to showcase their creativity and capability in the target language of their current world language class. Girls submitted entries online with the support of Spanish teachers Señora María Evans and Señora Cathy Adams, and several girls participated in person at the event. Below is a list of award winners.

Spanish 2D Art

First Place

Hannah Pollard ’25

Spanish Level III

Poetry Recitation, First Place:

Amariah Woods ’26

Poetry Recitation, Second Place:

Nora Jacobs ’26

Spanish Level IV

Essay Writing, First Place:

Mattie Ra’ 26

Essay Writing, Second Place:

Sadie Rosenblum ’25

Essay Writing, Third Place:

Ayrah Kashmiri ’24

Poetry Writing, First Place:

Emily Heim ’24

Poetry Writing, Third Place:

Jordan Deupree ’24

Video Skit, Second Place:

Hannah Pollard ’25

Video Skit, Third Place:

Scottie Arnold ’26, Mary Bennett ’26, Anna Chiozza ’26, and Taylor McAdams ’26

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