JHS Prefectural Speech Contest
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The Junior High School Prefectural Speech Contest (秋田県中学校英語暗唱弁論大会) is an annual competition held for the winners of local junior high school speech and recitation contests around the prefecture. It is typically held in mid-September in Akita City.
Marking
| Content | Pronunciation | Delivery | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recitation | - | 60 | 40 |
| Speech | 40 | 30 | 30 |
Awards
- Speech division
- The top three students receive awards.
- The top three students also advance to the the all-Japan contest held in Tokyo (高円宮杯全日本中学校英語弁論大会). However, prefectural representatives are limited to one student per school; if multiple students from the same school are in the top three, then only the highest among them advances, and the next highest student from a different school is promoted to prefectural representative.
- Recitation division
- The top three students receive awards.
- The highest place student advances to the Tohoku JHS Recitation Contest (東北六県中学校英語暗唱・高等学校英語弁論大会).
Annual contests
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2025
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2024
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2023
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2022
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2021
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2020 - cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2019
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2018
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2017
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2016
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2015
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2014
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2013
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2012
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2011
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2010
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2009
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2008
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2007
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2006
- JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2005
