Dozens of students who rose through their school, district and regional competitions presented their interpretations of a published literary work during the 50th annual Kern County Oral Language Festival. The event was held virtually this year and took place on Saturday, February 20.

Presentations were 3-5 minutes in length with grades 4-6 and grades 7-8 competing separately. Categories of competition were: Verse Choir, Humorous Interpretation Solo, Humorous Interpretation Duo, Serious Interpretation Solo and Serious Interpretation Duo.

Trophies were awarded to first through third place finishers. Those results are:

Grades 4-6

Serious Interpretation Solo

1st – Ronak Bose / Reagan Elementary

2nd – Reagan Contreras / Granite Pointe Elementary School

3rd – Samantha Coronado / Albany Park Elementary

Humorous Interpretation Solo

1st – Sidhan Ranganath / Reagan Elementary

2nd – Chyana Patterson / Our Lady of Perpetual Help School

3rd – Audrey Tapia / McKee Middle School

Serious Interpretation Duo

1st – Logan Duke and Cade Yoon / Old River Elementary

2nd – Valerie Macias and Annabelle Ortega / Valle Verde Elementary

3rd – Arianna Gonzalez and Irene Uribe / Valle Verde Elementary

Humorous Interpretation Duo

1st – Ansh Patel and Anjali Leva / Reagan Elementary

2nd – Marcella Guimarra and Madelyn Maxwell / Our Lady of Perpetual Help School

3rd – Demiana Mousa and Mark Mousa / Reagan Elementary

Verse Choir

1st – Anvika Thomas, Cymone Janel Canton, and Rupsa Daripa / Reagan Elementary

2nd – N/A (there was only one entry this year)

3rd – N/A (there was only one entry this year)

Grades 7/8

Serious Interpretation Solo

1st – Armindev Bhatti / La Vina Middle School

2nd – Bella Stine / Tevis Jr. High

3rd – Hannah Pacheco / Warren Jr. High

Humorous Interpretation Solo

1st – Bree Goessman / McKee Middle School

2nd – Mary Kim Park / St. John’s Lutheran

3rd – Ashley Wilson / Warren Jr. High

Humorous Interpretation Duo

1st – Anna Simone Resk and Justina Shehata / Warren Junior High

2nd – Emiliano Banuelos and Eric Cesenas / McKee Middle School

3rd – Jocelyn Fonseca Olivas and Jose David Fonseca Olivas / Stonecreek Jr. High