Swimming in the Junior Olympics

Earlier this month, Jason Kwok, grade 7, competed with the Santa Clara Swim Club at the 2015 Short Course Junior Olympic Championships.

Kwok’s relay teams did very well, ranking No. 1 for the 400 freestyle relay short course yards, No. 2 for the 200 freestyle relay short course yards and No. 3 for the 200 medley relay short course yards in the USA Swimming national age group rankings. As an individual, Kwok was ranked No. 8 in the 100 breaststroke short course yards.

Singing at Carnegie Hall

Shayla He, grade 4, sang at Carnegie Hall this past weekend! She entered the American Fine Art Festival (AFAF) Golden Voices of America 2015 International Vocal Competition and was awarded third place in both the classical category and musical theater category in the 9 to 10-year-old group, performing four songs. Her performance earned her a spot in the AFAF-organized Winner’s Concert at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall on Dec. 13 with singers ages 9 to 20-plus from all over the world. Huge congrats to Shayla!