JHS Prefectural Speech Contest 2025
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11 September, 2025 |
| Location | Akita City, Lifelong learning center |
| No. of participants | 22 |
| Speech winner | |
| Title | Act Not Only for Others, But Also for Yourself |
| Gender | F |
| Grade | 3 |
| School | Tsuchizaki |
| ALT | ? |
| JTE | ? |
| Recitation winner | |
| Title | Malala Yousafzai: Education First |
| Gender | ? |
| Grade | 3 |
| School | Yokote Minami |
| ALT | ? |
| JTE | ? |
| ← 2024 | 2026 → |
The 78th annual JHS Prefectural Speech Contest (also officially known as the Inter-Junior-High-School English Speech Contest) was held on Thursday, September 11th at the Lifelong learning center (秋田県生涯学習センター) in Akita City.
Judges
- Mr. Yasuhiko Wakaari (若有 保彦 先生) - 秋田大学教育文化学部 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
- Mr. Clay Williams - 国際教養大学 教授
Program
- Opening Address
- Introduction of Judges
- Contest
- Recitation
- Speech
- Judge's Comments
- Announcement
- Presentation of Awards
- Closing Address
Results
The winner of the recitation contest advanced to the Tohoku contest.
| # | Area | School | Year | Recitation | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akita | Akita University's affiliated School | 2 | The Letter | |
| 2 | Akita | Tsuchizaki | 3 | A Mother's Lullaby | =3 |
| 3 | Noshiro-Yamamoto | Noshiro Dai Ni | 3 | My Prayer for Peace | 2 |
| 4 | Kazuno | Kosaka | 2 | I'll Always Love You | |
| 5 | Omagari-Semboku | Obonai | 2 | Education First | |
| 6 | Yokote | Yokote Minami | 3 | Malala Yousafzai: Education First | 1 |
| 7 | Ōdate-Kitaakita | Hokuyō | 2 | A Graduation Gift from Steve Jobs | |
| 8 | Honjo-Yuri | Nikaho | 3 | The Little Prince | |
| 9 | Yuzawa-Ogachi | Yuzawa Minami | 2 | A Moment of Peace | =3 |
| 10 | Oga-Katagami-Minami Akita | Gojōme Dai Ichi | 2 | The Wisest Man in the World |
The top 3 speech winners advanced to the all-Japan contest in Tokyo.
| # | Area | School | Year | Speech | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akita | Akita Minami Chutobu | 3 | Speak Your Mind | |
| 2 | Akita | Tsuchizaki | 3 | Act Not Only for Others, But Also for Yourself | 1 |
| 3 | Omagari-Semboku | Heiwa | 3 | My Energy Reaches Beyond Me | |
| 4 | Oga-Katagami-Minami Akita | Ikawa | 9 | Losing Living Treasures | |
| 5 | Noshiro-Yamamoto | Shinonome | 3 | Let's Pass on Akita Rice to the Future | |
| 6 | Kazuno | Hanawa | 2 | What We Should Do for People with Dementia | |
| 7 | Ōdate-Kitaakita | Takanosu | 3 | My Pride, My Hometown | |
| 8 | Omagari-Semboku | Senboku | 3 | Voice | 2 |
| 9 | Honjo-Yuri | Iwaki | 3 | My Brass Band Journey | |
| 10 | Yokote | Yokote Seiryō Gakuin | 3 | Eating Is Living | |
| 11 | Akita | Sakura | 2 | The Language of Music | 3 |
| 12 | Yuzawa-Ogachi | Inakawa | 3 | Passing on Culture Amid Depopulation |
See also