International Awards

“Best Short Documentary Film" title at Aasha International Film Festival

2nd Place at CAST-YEC Global Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge 2025

2nd Place at Sunshine Cup International Writing Competition 

Finalist at  Kobani International Film Festival 

Qualifier for Hosa 2024, 2025, 2026

Guest Speaker at Golden Spike Ceremony 2024  https://youtu.be/rS03ggNLIrI 

2nd Place in the National History Day Competition, Washington DC

Broadcom Science Competition Top 300

MTNA National Competition Honorable Mention in Composition Category, Southwest Division 2019

US Figure Skating Gold Medal in Move in the Field

National Qualifiers for FBLA, NHD, Henry Ford Invention Convention Competitions

Won $600 Scholarship for UCA National Youth Convention Scholarship

Honorable Mention at  Student World Impact Film Festival 

Won $1200 Grant from United Chinese Association 2026

Founded Utah's 1st High School Figure Skating Club; associated with US Figure Skating Association

"New Bridge" by International Helen Foster Snow Research Group

Presidental Service Award(Gold Metal)

Qualifier for Henry Ford Invention Convention Competition 2023, 2024, 2025

Riche Science and Engineering Fair 2026, 2025, 2024, and 2023

- Qualified for National Broadcom Competition

- 3rd in Engineering 2024

- 2nd in Botany 2025

- Special NASA Earth Environmental Awards 2026

National History Day  Acacia Yuan · Peoples Online · Peoples Online 

 - 2019 “Utah Pioneers on Transcontinental Railroad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtXFAPDufYE&feature=youtu.be [Special  Winner of First-Time Filmmaker Sessions [England
UK], ALMERIA Western Film Festival [Spain], The Block Festival, $500 Cash
Awards of Utah History]
- 2020 “Chongqing Bombing   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3vbteKq9Z4 [Won a spot as National Qualifier for NHD] 

- 2021  Helen Foster Snow: The Bridge Connecting the U.S. and China  won the Utah State History in Government Prize 

 - 2022 WWII POW in Utah – https://youtu.be/rrMTR7bso4Y [Won 2nd place at National History Day Competition]
- 2023-2024  Damansky Island Incident https://youtu.be/Swv7tWnZF0M [Won the World History Award in Utah NHD]
- 2025 Nisei's Rights and Responsibility  https://youtu.be/kRiXR1SxVMk [Won Special Award"Outstanding Entry on History In Government" in Utah NHD and "Utah History" Award of Cache Valley History Society] 

- 2026 Intermountain Inidan School  https://youtu.be/gdTn5uzoZoM  Won Utah NHD Government Policy Award.

Radio Interview by Studio Underground  Utah's National History Day - CCE 2021

Recorded, Introduced, and Presented in Utah History Museum 2026

Outstanding History Awards  Outstanding Achievements – UHS | Utah Historical Society 

2nd Place at MyImpact Civil Rights Competition and $1000 Cash Awards

Top 3 at State Host and FBLA 2024, 2025, 2026

Utah Userve 250 Service Award 2026

State Qualifier for Reflection Art Competitions ( Acacia Yuan, Ava Jenkins and Christina Olsen represented Logan High at the Logan Council Reflections arts competition. All three placed first in their categories at council, advancing their art to the Region 21 Reflections competition. At Region, Acacia placed second in 2D Art and advanced to state with firsts in both Photography and Literature. Ava placed second in Photography and third in 2D Art. Christina placed first in 3D Art, advancing to the state competition. Congratulations! Go grizzlies!! Instagram  )

State Qualifier for Utah County Fair

CAST-Utah Outstanding High School Student Awards 2026

State Champion and Top Winners in  Figure Skating Competition

Won Miss Talent Title at Miss Cinderella  (Weber/Davis) Pagean 

Won Utah State Invention Awards

Top 3 at String Festival

Honorable Metion at ASTA String Festival at Weber State University 

3rd place at  Math Kangaroo Utah 

Debate Top 3 at State Level

Painting Collected by School District

Cache Valley History Society Awards

1st places at Cache County Fair

Cache Maker Youth Council