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Hopkins Students Shine in CT COLT Poetry Recitation Contest
Hopkins School students delivered an outstanding performance in the 2026 Connecticut Council of Language Teachers (CT COLT) Poetry Recitation Contest, earning recognition across multiple languages and levels.
This year, Hopkins was one of 42 participating schools in the statewide competition, which brings together hundreds of students to celebrate language, literature, and performance. Throughout the contest, students recite selected poems in a wide range of languages.
26 out of 32 Hopkins participants were awarded medals in the contest: 15 Gold, 7 Silver, and 4 Bronze.
Hopkins Medal Recipients (2026 CT COLT Poetry Recitation Contest)
Gold Medalists (15)
- Ruth McClenning (Chinese 1A)
- Murphy McManus (Chinese 1)
- Jensen Rodriguez (Chinese 2)
- Elodie Lewis (Chinese 3)
- Jamie Ganter (Chinese 4)
- Matteo Vinci (Italian 1)
- A. Valentia Cassella (Italian 2)
- Livia Balkan (Italian 3)
- Marcus Rosario (Italian 4)
- Tosca Ffrench (Italian Honors Seminar 5)
- Vivienne Kurfess (French 1A)
- Silvia Gozar-Zimbrean (French 1)
- Chaimatou Arouna (French 3)
- Ananya Biederer (German – Heritage)
- Shrya Vaid (Hindi – Heritage)
Silver Medalists (7)
- Saisha Ghai (Chinese 5–6)
- Jemma Grauer (French 2)
- Michael Batsu (Latin 3)
- Advitia Maheshwari (Spanish 1B)
- Luanni Wang (Chinese – Heritage)
- Sarah Kundu (Hindi – Heritage)
- Isha Seth (Hindi – Heritage)
Bronze Medalists (4)
- Estelle (Stella) Alderman (Spanish 1A)
- Julianne Gonzalez (Spanish 3)
- Kenzy Abdalla (Arabic – Heritage)
- Kristal Tang (Chinese – Heritage)
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