Japanese Language Speech and Essay Contests

The Carolina Asia Center recently hosted the annual North Carolina Japanese Language Speech and Essay Contest for high school students. There were more than 100 submissions for the NC Essay Contest. Regarding the NC Speech Contest, students had to pass the preliminary selections (in school speech contests or by teacher recommendation).  Twenty three finalists went to the NC Speech Contest.

Yoshimi Yamagata Aoyagi coordinated the efforts of our students. Results are listed below.


The North Carolina Japanese Language Essay Contest For High School Students:

Level 1

1st place Zhu, MeiXuan (East)

Crabill, Anne (CHHS)

Level II

1st place Wang, Runfeng (East)

2nd place Lin, Hillary (CHHS)

Level III

1st place Xu, Bingquin (East)

2nd place Ingledue, Grace (CHHS)

Level IV

1st place Li, Ang (CHHS)

2nd place Curtis, Thomas (CHS)


The North Carolina Japanese Language Speech Contest For High School Students:

Level 1

1st place Zhu, MeiXuan (East)

2nd place Hao, Xinyi (East)

Level II

2nd place Chen, Sydney (CHHS)

Level III

1st place Breithaupt, Jillian (CHHS)

2nd place Xu, Bingqing (East)

Level IV

1st place Li, Ang

2nd place Curtis, Thomas (CHS)

3rd place Davison, Hope (CHHS)