Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest 2017
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 September, 2017 |
| Location | Kitaakita, Bunka Kaikan |
| No. of participants | 87 |
| Speech winner | |
| Title | Look towards the sky |
| Gender | F |
| Grade | 3 |
| School | Takanosu |
| ALT | Dominique Owens Bart Thomas |
| JTE | Yūko Noro |
| Recitation winner | |
| Title | Changing the World |
| Gender | F |
| Grade | 3 |
| School | Ōdate Higashi |
| ALT | Niall Moore |
| JTE | |
| ← 2016 | 2018 → |
The 2017 Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation & Speech Contest (第４９回大館北秋田中学校英語暗唱弁論大会) was held on Friday 1st September at Bunka Kaikan (北秋田市文化会館), also known as Falcon, in Kitaakita.
87 students took part in the competition, performing a total of 60 performances (18 speeches, 35 recitations, and 7 skits). This year was the 49th annual competition.
Program
| 8:30 ~ | Reception |
| 8:50 ~ | Opening Ceremony |
| 9:10 ~ | Recitations (1st & 2nd grade) |
| 10:50 ~ | Recitations (3rd grade) |
| 12:00 ~ | Lunch |
| 13:00 ~ | 1st grade skits |
| 13:40 ~ | Speeches |
| 15:20 ~ | Judging |
| 16:00 ~ | Closing ceremony (awards) |
| 16:20 | End |
Judges
- Ms. Kimiko Yamamoto (山本 貴見子 先生) - Ōdate Homei High School
- Ms. Yoko Yamajo (山絛 陽子 先生) - Akita Hokuyō High School
- Ms. Allison Connor - Akita Hokuyō High School
Rules
- Speeches and recitations should be under 5 minutes in length.
- If time take 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
- English 60%, delivery 40%
- Speech
- Content 50%, English 30%, delivery 20%
- 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.
Results
The top award is the Most excellent award. This award is given to 2 students, one for the speech and one for recitation. Other students who were impressive are given an Excellent award, and all other students who partake in the competition are awarded a Very good. All students received a certificate.
1st & 2nd Grade Recitations
3rd Grade Recitations
| # | School | Gender | Recitation | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamikoani | F | Education First: Malala's Story | |
| 2 | Ōdate Dai Ichi | F | Mother Teresa | |
| 3 | Kokusai Jōhō | F | Christmas Presents | |
| 4 | Aikawa | F | The Fall of Freddie the Leaf | |
| 5 | Ōdate Higashi | F | Changing the World | Most excellent |
| 6 | Ani | F | Limelight | Excellent |
| 7 | Hinai | M | Miss Evans on the Titanic | |
| 8 | Moriyoshi | M | October Sky | Excellent |
| 9 | Takanosu | F | Limelight | |
| 10 | Tashiro | M | The Whale Rider | |
| 11 | Takanosu Minami | F | Education First: Malala's Story | Excellent |
1st Grade Skits
| # | School | Gender | Recitation | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hokuyō | M, M, M, F, F, F | Kaguya-ouji (Hokuyo version) | |
| 2 | Ōdate Minami | M, M, F, F | I'm scared of Hamburgers | Excellent |
| 3 | Ani | F, M, M, F | The Rehearsal | |
| 4 | Seishō | M, M, F, F | Tokyo Olympics | Excellent |
| 5 | Hinai | M, M, M, F, F, F | The old man who made tomburi spread | |
| 6 | Takanosu | M, M, F, F, F, F | Why? | Excellent |
| 7 | Ani | M, M, F, M | The Emotion Translator | Excellent |
Speeches
| # | School | Grade | Gender | Speech Title | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moriyoshi | 2 | M | Wish for Peace | |
| 2 | Ōdate Dai Ichi | 3 | F | Make My Mission Possible | |
| 3 | Ōdate Higashi | 3 | M | My Struggle | Excellent |
| 4 | Ani | 3 | F | My Hometown | |
| 5 | Shimokawazoi | 3 | M | Our Challenge | |
| 6 | Seishō | 2 | F | A Chance for Change | Excellent |
| 7 | Moriyoshi | 2 | F | A Helping Hand | |
| 8 | Ōdate Higashi | 3 | M | My Passion | Excellent |
| 9 | Ōdate Dai Ichi | 3 | F | A Warm Kiwi Welcome | |
| 10 minute break | |||||
| 10 | Hinai | 3 | F | Two Names, One Family | Excellent |
| 11 | Moriyoshi | 3 | M | One Life | Excellent |
| 12 | Takanosu Minami | 3 | M | From My Hometown to the World | |
| 13 | Ōdate Dai Ichi | 2 | F | The Power of Words | |
| 14 | Ōdate Higashi | 1 | F | How to Live My Life | |
| 15 | Moriyoshi | 3 | M | Memories Etched in My Heart | |
| 16 | Takanosu | 3 | F | Look towards the sky | Most excellent |
| 17 | Hokuyō | 3 | F | Challenges make changes | Excellent |
| 18 | Aikawa | 2 | M | The Voice of Experience | |
ALTs
| School | E | ME | ALT | Students | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamikoani | Owen Cunningham | 5 | |||
| Takanosu | 1 | 1 | Dominique Owens Bart Thomas |
10 | |
| Takanosu Minami | 2 | Maeleen Arce | 5 | ||
| Moriyoshi | 2 | Candice Peters Ryne Sanders |
6 | ||
| Ani | 3 | Edgardo Sanchez | 11 | ||
| Aikawa | 1 | Aki Regan | 4 | ||
| Hokuyō | 2 | Yasir Gamieldien | 8 | 9 | |
| Tashiro | 1 | ||||
| Ōdate Dai Ichi | Hazel Bowhay | 5 | 6 | ||
| Shimokawazoi | 1 | ||||
| Ōdate Higashi | 3 | 1 | Niall Moore | 6 | 12 |
| Ōdate Minami | 2 | 6 | |||
| Hinai | 2 | Kristen Au | 10 | 16 | |
| Seishō | 3 | 6 | |||
| Kokusai Jōhō | 1 | Arianne Solomon-Ramkissoon | 3 | ||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 13 | 87 | |
See also
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest.
- Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest.
- Junior high school speech contest.
| Years of the Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest | |||||||||
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| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
