The European Union Center is pleased to announce the results of the 2021 Illinois High School Translation Competition. Thirty-five students from 23 schools in Illinois participated in the competition and translated a 450-700-word text from Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, or Swedish into English. The EU Center would like to commend the participants for their interest in language study and translation and thank the 10 judges who scored the submissions. Congratulations to the following students who received first place and honorable mentions, and we look forward to celebrating your achievement at an award ceremony hosted by the Consulate General of Italy and Italian Cultural Center in Chicago on November 4, 2021!
Greek-English Division
Winner: Michaela Tamamidis, Glenbrook North High School
Honorable mention: Angeliki Stratakos, Glenbrook South High School
Honorable mention: Vasiliki Karalis, Geneva Community High School
Hebrew-English Division
Winner: Shiri Epstein, Glenbrook North High School
Honorable mention: Dina Shukhman, Niles North High School
Italian-English Division
Winner: Vittoria Gallina, Naperville Central High School
Honorable mention: Marco Atallah, Glenbrook North High School
Honorable mention: Noah La Nave, University Laboratory High School
Polish-English Division
Winner: Natalie Juszczyk, East Leyden High School
Honorable mention: Gabriela Carpenter, Addison Trail High School
Honorable mention: Adrian Sojka, Argo Community High School
Swedish-English Division
Winner: Daniel Odicho, Glenbrook South High School