JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2017
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 September, 2017 |
| Location | Akita City, Lifelong learning center |
| No. of participants | 24 |
| Speech winner | |
| Title | The Tapestry of My Family |
| Student | Anna Oyama |
| Gender | Female |
| Grade | 3 |
| School | Omagari |
| ALT | |
| JTE | |
| Recitation winner | |
| Title | Mother Teresa |
| Student | Shoko Kadowaki |
| Gender | Female |
| Grade | 3 |
| School | Tennō Minami |
| ALT | Dorene Yamaguchi |
| JTE | Yukika Musashi |
| ← 2016 | 2018 → |
The 70th annual JHS Prefectural Speech Contest (also officially known as the Inter-Junior-High-School English Speech Contest) was held on Thursday, September 14th at the Lifelong learning center (秋田県生涯学習センター) in Akita City.
This year 2 schools from the Yuzawa-Ogachi area were allowed participate in the speech competition for the first time.
Judges
- Mr. Yasuhiko Wakaari (若有 保彦 先生) - 秋田第大学教育文化学部 准教授
- Ms. Michiko Sugita (杉田 道子 先生) - 秋田県立秋田北高等学校 教育専門監
- Clay Williams - 国際教養大学 准教授
Program
- Opening Address
- Returning of Trophies
- Introduction of Judges
- Contest
- Recitation
- Speech
- Lunch break
- Judge's Comments
- Announcement
- Presentation of Awards
Results
The winner of the recitation contest advanced to the Tohoku contest. The top 3 speech winners advanced to the all-Japan contest in Tokyo.
| # | Area | School | Name | Year | Recitation | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akita | Akita Minami | Akari Niiyama | 3 | Malala Yousafzai: Education First | |
| 2 | Yuzawa-Ogachi | Yuzawa Minami | Hasumi Abe | 3 | Fly Away Home | |
| 3 | Katagami Minami Akita | Tennō Minami | Shoko Kadowaki | 3 | Mother Teresa | 1 |
| 4 | Kazuno | Hanawa Dai Ichi | Hinako Itaba | 3 | Hikoichi's Living Umbrella | 2 |
| 5 | Oga | Oga Higashi | Shuto Ito | 3 | I Have a Dream | |
| 6 | Ōdate-Kitaakita | Ōdate Higashi | Konatsu Sakuraba | 3 | Changing the World | |
| 7 | Omagari-Semboku | Senboku | Yuka Yanagida | 3 | Faithful Elephants | =3 |
| 8 | Yokote | Hiraka | Mariko Fujita | 2 | Malala Yousafzai: Education First | =3 |
| 9 | Noshiro-Yamamoto | Noshiro Higashi | Mana Suzuki | 3 | Mother Teresa | |
| 10 | Honjo-Yuri | Iwaki | Kisa Ito | 3 | Holy Brothers |
| # | Area | School | Name | Year | Speech | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazuno | Hanawa Dai Ichi | Yukito Kodama | 3 | Why we could gain "Self-respect" | |
| 2 | Oga | Oga Kita | Hiroto Ishikawa | 3 | The Namahage | 2 |
| 3 | Noshiro-Yamamoto | Happō | Kako Hatta | 3 | A Better Way | |
| 4 | Honjo-Yuri | Honjo Higashi | Yume Ogawa | 3 | We Have a Dream | |
| 5 | Akita | Izumi | An Murakami | 3 | My Last Days | |
| 6 | Katagami Minami Akita | Gojōme Dai Ichi | Mai Kudo | 3 | Our Future with Damako | |
| 7 | Akita | Akita Higashi | Mayu Karube | 3 | My Promise | |
| 8 | Yuzawa-Ogachi | Yamada | Rin Takahashi | 3 | Building Community | |
| 9 | Akita | Kawabe | Shikari Takahashi | 3 | Changing Our Minds, Changing Our Hometown | |
| 10 | Omagari-Semboku | Nakasen | Takato Kumagai | 3 | Pass the baton to future generations | |
| 11 | Yokote | Yokote Kita | Hiyori Takahashi | 3 | My Policy | |
| 12 | Yuzawa-Ogachi | Yuzawa Kita | Taiga Minami | 3 | Smile with Me! | 3 |
| 13 | Ōdate-Kitaakita | Takanosu | Wakana Sato | 3 | Look towards the sky | |
| 14 | Omagari-Semboku | Omagari | Anna Oyama | 3 | The Tapestry of My Family | 1 |
See also
