Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest
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The Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest (大館北秋田中学校英語暗唱弁論大会; Ōdate Kitaakita chūgakkō eigo anshō benron taikai) is an annual competition that is held in Kitaakita/Ōdate region for junior high school students in Kitaakita, Ōdate, and Kamikoani. It began in 1969.
Annual contests
- Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest 2024
- Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest 2023
- Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest 2022
- Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest 2021
- Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest 2020 - cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest 2019
- Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest 2018
- Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest 2017
- Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest 2016
- Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest 2015
- Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest 2014
- Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest 2013
- Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest 2012
- Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest 2011
- Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest 2010
Success in the Prefectural Contest
The following table shows the success of the regional winners in the JHS Prefectural Speech Contest since 2005.
| Year | Contest | Result | School | Grade | Gender | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Speech | 3 | Ōdate Dai Ni | 3 | F | My Turning Point |
| 2006 | Speech | 1 | Ōdate Dai Ichi | 3 | F | Peace, Peach, Peach! |
| 2009 | Recitation | 1 | Ōdate Minami | 3 | F | Miss Evans on the Titanic |
| 2013 | Recitation | 3 | Kokusai Jōhō | 3 | F | A Moment of Peace |
| 2014 | Recitation | 3 | Ōdate Minami | 3 | F | The Mountain that Loved a Bird |
| 2015 | Recitation | 3 | Ōdate Minami | 3 | F | Changing the World |
Rules
- Speeches and recitations should be under 5 minutes in length.
- If the time taken is between 5:01~5:10 the student will have 1 point deducted for each second they are overtime. e.g. a student whose time is 5:04 will have 4 points deducted from their score.
- If a student goes over 5:11 they will be disqualified.
- Recitation
- Pronunciation 60 points, delivery 40 points
- Speech
- Content 50 points, pronunciation 30 points, delivery 20 points
- Students don't have to bow or announce title before speaking.
- Students may bring script with them to the podium, but if they use it they will lose points.
- If a students forgets part of their speech for more than 10 seconds, they will reminded.
- Similar to the JHS Prefectural Speech Contest
- No overacting, and no props.
- Students must not stand beside of or in front of the podium at any point.
- All judges must be in agreement before a student will be deducted points.
Participants
Participating schools can enter up to 3 students per grade; up to a total of 9 students per school.
| # students | Options |
|---|---|
| 1 |
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| 2 |
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| 3 |
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Notes:
- 2 recitations and 1 speech is not an option when entering 3 students from the same grade.
- Skits are not subject to the above restrictions, but are 1st grade only.
Note: skits have not been held since 2019, originally due to COVID-19 concerns.
Student Participation numbers
Participating schools
The following 14 schools participate in this contest.
- Takanosu Junior High School
- Moriyoshi Junior High School
- Aikawa Junior High School
- Compulsory Education School Ani Gakuen
- Ōdate Dai Ichi Junior High School
- Hokuyō Junior High School
- Shimokawazoi Junior High School
- Ōdate Minami Junior High School
- Seishō Junior High School
- Ōdate Higashi Junior High School
- Hinai Junior High School
- Tashiro Junior High School
- Ōdate Kokusai Jōhō Gakuin Junior High School
Trophies
See also
| Years of the Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
