2026 Junior National Champions

Nine reciters in Grades 7 through 9 from across Canada were named Junior National Champions! Here are the winners of the 2026 Junior Online Finals in the English, Bilingual, and French Streams. Click on a winner's image to watch one of their recitations.

English Stream

1st PLACE

Rickie Wang

St. George's School, Vancouver, BC

2nd PLACE

Jasmine Padigos

Ottewell School, Edmonton, AB

3rd PLACE

Ella McFarland

Stem Innovation Academy, Calgary, AB

Bilingual Stream

1st PLACE

Amrutha Thevarajan

École secondaire publique Pierre-de-Blois, Nepean, ON

2nd PLACE

Chloe Tremblay

Lycée Francais de Toronto, Toronto, ON

3rd PLACE

Kayla Donnelly

École Alpha Secondary School, Burnaby, BC

French Stream

1st PLACE

Lily-Anne Micheletti

Collège Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Longueuil, QC

2nd PLACE

Diana Radan

Lycée Francais de Toronto, Toronto, ON

3rd PLACE

Ella Cohen

Academy for Gifted Children - P.A.C.E., Richmond Hill, ON

Language English