The halls of Pocahontas County High School were alive with sights and aromas of Spanish speaking countries during the Foreign Language Festival May 20.

Students from Green Bank Elementary-Middle School, Marlinton Middle School and PCHS, embraced "muy caliente" flavors for the cooking contest and displayed their acting and dancing chops during the performances.

Sections of the festival included: the recitation contest with 57 students participating; the poster contest, 123 participants; cooking contest, 118 participants; original poem recitation, nine participants; performances, 80 participants.

Fifteen students were inducted into the Spanish Honor Society, Cervantes Chapter. Ellie Bell, Chloe Bland, James Boothe, Shonda Carr, Rachel Cain, Danielle Gooding, Nathan Hamons, Seth Morgan, Danielle Mothes, Kimberly Pollard, Joseph Rose, Sam Rose, Aaron Sharp, Chelsea Walker, Erin White and Karen Wilfong were welcomed into the society by current members.

The two remaining French Honor Society members, Toni Dilley and Amanda Nottingham, recited a poem.

Kiy Tywoniw designed the cover of the festival's program.

Winners from the festival are:

Poster contest:

Middle School ﾖ first place, Kayla Lester; second place, Natalie Hartzell; third place, Allie Luckart; and honorable mention, Kaitlin Sharp, Haley Nelson and Kyleen Alkire.

Level IV, PCHS ﾖ first place, Bree Eberbaugh and Danielle Gooding, La Adventura en Espana de Dora; second place, Emily Brown and Kim Pollard, Las Ramblas; third place, Rachel Cain and Nathan Hamons, la Sagrada Familia; and honorable mention, Shonda Carr and Brittany Hall, Par Guell.

Level II, spring term, PCHS ﾖ first place, LaRissa Hill, Salvador Dali; second place, Dawn Wright, El Dia de los Muertos; third place, Jannessa Turner, La Quinceanera; and honorable mention, Jesse Walker, Vaqueros.

Level II, all year, PCHS ﾖ first place, Samantha Walton, Argentine Tango; second place, Cassidy Rao, La Tomatina; third place, Alicia Cadrette, Antoni Gaudi; and honorable mention, Olivia Workman, Diego Rivera.

Level I, PCHS ﾖ first place, Danielle Gooding, Monserrat; second place, Chloe Bland, Pablo Picasso; third place, Jessica Pennington, El Palacio Real; and honorable mention, Merandia Shinaberry, El Dia de los Muertos and Jennifer Landis, Cinco de Mayo.

Level II, fall term, PCHS ﾖ first place, Robert Krout, Ricardo Bofill; second place, Clayton Irvine, Los Posadas; third place, Skylar Knisely, Bullfighting; and honorable mention, Steven Casto, Cinco de Mayo and Clair Mosesso, El Dia de los Muertos.

Recitation contest:

PCHS Spanish I ﾖ first place, Gavin Moore; second place, Emily Gibson; third place, Andrew Mengele; and honorable mention, Gabriel Walkup.

PCHS Spanish II, all year ﾖ first place, Samantha Walton; second place, Jordan Mann; third place, Olivia Workman; and honorable mention, Cassidy Rao.

PCHS Spanish II, first block ﾖ first place, Patrick Moats; second place, Jesse Taylor; third place, Solomon Bostic; and honorable mention, Kiy Tywoniw and Adam Fuller.

PCHS Spanish IV ﾖ first place, Nathan Hamons; second place, Ellie Bell; third place, Kim Pollard; and honorable mention, Jamie Boothe.

Cooking contest:

Individual dessert, Levels 0I and I, 7th and 8th grade ﾖ first place, David Rose; second place, Phillip Green; third place, Clay Friel; and honorable mention, Morgan Leyzorek and Miles Goodall.
Individual dessert, Levels I and II, high school ﾖ first place, Autumn Ryder; second place, Cayla Brown; third place, Kurt Arbogast; and honorable mention, Dillon Hovorka.
Individual savory, Levels 0I and I, 7th and 8th grade ﾖ first place, Fredricah Gardner.

Individual savory, levels II through IV, high school ﾖ first place, Joy Walkup; second place, Kiy Tywoniw; and third place, LaRissa Hill.

Pairs desserts, Levels 0I and I, 7th and 8th grade ﾖ first place, Amanda Gibson and Lorena Rose; second place, Ashley Kinnison and Emily Hefner; third place, Brice Galloway and Kristen Bennett; and honorable mention, Rebekah and Matthew Anderson.

Pairs desserts, Level I, high school ﾖ first place, Gabriel Walkup and Parker White; second place, Andrew Mengele and Gavin Moore; third place, Katelyn Cohenour and Elizabeth Liptrap; and honorable mention, Alex Cutlip and Felicia Sparks.

Pairs desserts, Level II, high school ﾖ first place, Khristian Smith and Payton Mann; second place, Clair Mosesso and Ryan Cain; third place, Clayton Irvine and Amy Bennett; and honorable mention, Cassidy Rao and Nikki Lambert.

Pairs desserts, Level III-IV, high school ﾖ first place, Ellie Bell and Cathy Hefner; second place, Danielle Mothes and Amy Rose; third place, Emily Brown and Brittany Hall; and honorable mention, Chris Kopriva and Jairus Morton.

Pairs savory, Level 0I, 7th grade ﾖ first place, Brandon Cassell and Stevie Mick; second place, Jessica Ervine and Tristen Taylor; third place, Kayla Lester and Allie Luckart; and honorable mention, Chad Burns and Adam Irvine.

Pairs savory, Level I, 8th grade ﾖ first place, Lyndsee Gay and Allie Erlewine; second place, Rachel McComb and Jessalyn Hamilton; third place, Brandon Hammons and Sarah Worth; and honorable mention, Garrett McCurdy and Wesley Felton.

Pairs savory, Level I, high school ﾖ first place, Tyler Davis and Merandia Shinaberry; and second place, Haley Hensler and Katie Rose.

Pairs savory, Level II, high school ﾖ first place, Adam Fuller and Sara Hendrick; second place, Ellett Gragg and Rebecca Cutlip; third place, Evan Rose and Kyler Doss; and honorable mention, Kristen Beverage and Shanna Carr.

Pairs savory, Level IV, high school ﾖ first place, Bree Eberbaugh and Danielle Gooding; second place, Kim Pollard and Nathan Hamons; and third place, Shonda Carr and Rachel Cain.