Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation and Speech Contest 2019

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Date30 August, 2019
LocationKitaakita, Bunka Kaikan
No. of participants87
Speech winner
TitleFollowing Through
GenderF
Grade3
School Shimokawazoi
ALTPhilip Vyas
JTETokiharu(?) Kimura, Kyosuke Akibayashi
Recitation winner
TitleA Mother's Lullaby
GenderF
Grade2
School Takanosu Minami
ALTKatrina Perry
JTETamotsu Ito
2018 2020

The 2019 Ōdate Kitaakita JHS Recitation & Speech Contest (第51回大館北秋田中学校英語暗唱弁論大会) was held on Friday 30th August 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 63 performances (15 speeches, 42 recitations, and 6 skits).
This year was the 51st annual competition.

Program

8:30 ~ Reception
8:50 ~ Opening Ceremony
9:10 ~ Recitations (2nd grade)
11:00 ~ Recitations (1st grade)
11:40 ~ Recitations (3rd grade)
12:30 ~ Lunch
13:30 ~ 1st grade skits
14:00 ~ Speeches
15:15 ~ Judging
15:50 ~ Closing ceremony (awards)
16:15 End

Judges

Rules

2019 Info
  • Speeches and recitations should be under 5 minutes in length. Skits should be under 3 minutes.
    • 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.

2nd Grade Recitations

# School Gender Recitation Award
1 Hokuyō M Try to Be the Only One
2 Ani M The Emerald Lizard Excellent
3 Takanosu F I'll Always Love You
4 Shimokawazoi F A Magic Box Excellent
5 Ōdate Higashi F The Wisest Man in the World
6 Moriyoshi F Try to Be the Only One Excellent
7 Ōdate Higashi F The Emerald Lizard
8 Kamikoani F Tom Sawyer Paints the Fence
9 Hokuyō M The Carpenter's Gift
10 Kokusai Jōhō F The Diary of Anne Frank
11 Takanosu Minami F A Mother's Lullaby Most excellent
12 Kokusai Jōhō F Education First: Malala's Story
10 minute break
13 Hinai F Kiki's Delivery Service Excellent
14 Ōdate Minami M Red Demon and Blue Demon Excellent
15 Shimokawazoi F Can Anyone Hear Me?
16 Tashiro F Miss Evans on the Titanic
17 Ōdate Dai Ichi F Zorba's Three Promises Excellent
18 Hinai F The Big Dipper Excellent
19 Tashiro F Spirit in the Sky
20 Aikawa M The Emerald Lizard
21 Kamikoani F A Magic Box
22 Seishō F The Wolf and the Fox
23 Takanosu Minami M The Wisest Man in the World

1st Grade Recitations

# School Gender Recitation Award
1 Tashiro M Pete and the Orange Men
2 Moriyoshi F Can Anyone Hear Me? Excellent
3 Kokusai Jōhō F Zorba's Promise
4 Ōdate Higashi M Echo Excellent
5 Takanosu Minami F Pete and the Orange Men Excellent
6 Kamikoani F "Meow!"
7 Kokusai Jōhō F A Mother's Lullaby

3rd Grade Recitations

# School Gender Recitation Award
1 Kokusai Jōhō F The Spider's Thread Excellent
2 Ōdate Dai Ichi F The Fall of Freddie the Leaf
3 Hokuyō F A Mother's Lullaby
4 Takanosu F Malala Yousafzai: Education First
5 Ōdate Higashi F Limelight Excellent
6 Aikawa M The Spider's Thread
7 Takanosu Minami F The Fall of Freddie the Leaf Excellent
8 Moriyoshi F Malala Yousafzai: Education First Excellent
9 Kokusai Jōhō F The Letter
10 Tashiro F The Mountain that Loved a Bird
11 Seishō F The Spider's Thread
12 Hinai F The Fall of Freddie the Leaf

1st Grade Skits

# School Gender Recitation Award
1 Ōdate Higashi M, M, M, M, M The Rice Boy, Kometaro
2 Hokuyō M, M, M, F, F A New ALT Coming to Our School!
3 Ōdate Minami M, F, F, F, F Afrolocks and the Three Bears
4 Ani M, F, F, F, F Little Red Riding Hoodie in Ani Excellent
5 Takanosu M, M, M, F, F, F, F Kitaakita's Mother Tongue
6 Seishō M, F, F We will Rock You Excellent

Speeches

# School Grade Gender Speech Title Award
1 Aikawa 3 M Three Miracles that Shaped Me Excellent
2 Moriyoshi 3 F The Journey of Finding Myself
3 Takanosu 2 F Open the Door to Someplace Magical
4 Shimokawazoi 3 F Following Through Most excellent
5 Kamikoani 3 F The Powers of Music Excellent
6 Takanosu 2 F Dangers of a Perfect Device
7 Ōdate Dai Ichi 3 F Respect and Love Others
8 Moriyoshi 2 F The Power of Working Together
9 Tashiro 3 F The Picture Is a Bridge to the World
10 minute break
10 Takanosu 3 F Wish from the Sky
11 Ōdate Dai Ichi 2 F Ikizurasa: "The Hardships in Life" Excellent
12 Seishō 2 M I Am the Rule Excellent
13 Ōdate Dai Ichi 2 F Communication Broadens My World
14 Hokuyō 3 F The Heart of Cha-no-yu
15 Ōdate Dai Ichi 3 M Living with miracles Excellent
16 Shimokawazoi 3 F A Life-changing Sport

ALTs

School E ME ALT Students
Kamikoani 1 Owen Cunningham
Michael Hoang
4
Takanosu Dane LaFonte
Abigail Aldridge
12
Takanosu Minami 2 1 Katrina Perry 4
Moriyoshi 3 June Kim
Kelly King
5
Ani 2 Edgardo Sanchez 6
Aikawa 1 Mariah Scholes 3
Ōdate Dai Ichi 3 Martin Jackson 6
Ōdate Higashi 2 Mary Allyson Ty 9
Ōdate Minami 1 Holly Stirling 6 10
Tashiro 4
Hinai 2 Philip Vyas 3 7
Shimokawazoi 1 1 4
Hokuyō Jody Frye 9 15
Seishō 2 6
Kokusai Jōhō 1 Arianne Solomon-Ramkissoon 6
Total 21 2 15 87

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