Clara Kim and Siilen Orkhon of Fairfax Academy for Communications and the Arts placed in a national Korean language and cultural competition in April. The HanBowl 2022 is the second annual competition sponsored by the Korean Educator Center of the Republic of Korean embassy and the Korean Teachers’ Association of Greater Washington D.C. There were six competitions including speech, essay, Korean art, Korean music, and Korean video. Winners received a cash prize and a certificate from the Korean ambassador to the United States.
Siilen Orkhon placed second in the Korean Music category and Clara Kim placed third in the Korean speech category. Both are students of Ms. Song Johnston in the Fairfax Academy for Communications and the Arts.