Cherokee High School offers its congratulations to the 2015 National Russian Essay Contest winners. This year 1291 students nationwide from 41 Russian programs participated in the contest. Students were given two hours to write in Russian on a topic chosen by contest administrators. The topic was the same for all essayists: “My Perfect Day.”
Winners and honorable mentions include: Harrison Krementz and Max Zeligson with honorable mentions at the beginner level, Ethan Lacy and Caitlin Viggiano with bronze awards at the beginner level, Robert Livshits with a silver award at the beginner level, Ashley Fowler and Thomas Gillin with honorable mentions at the intermediate level, Nicholas Davis, Ethan Fyfe and Rachel Kapanzhi with bronze awards at the intermediate level, Randall Fryland with a silver award at the intermediate level, Nicholas Campbell, Illan Shnayder and Aislinn Stahl with bronze awards at the advanced level and Zachary Fithian with a gold award at the advanced level.
Contest administrators will forward Cherokee senior Zachary Fithian’s gold medal essay to the Pushkin Institute in Moscow for a second round of judging. Results and awards should be available in May.
