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| Winners of Southern Nevada's 6th Annual Japanese Speech Contest |
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On Saturday, November 14, the Consulate General of Japan and the Southern Nevada Japanese Teachers' Association held the sixth annual Japanese Speech Contest, at Legacy High School in Las Vegas. In attendance were Deputy Consul General Hideyuki Mitsuoka, who served as a judge, and Ms. Kathleen Blakely, Honorary Consul General of Japan in Las Vegas.
We would like to extend our sincere congratulations to all the winners and praise all the contestants for their hard work. The names of the winners, their schools and speech titles are as follows:
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High School Level I |
1st: |
Stanley Mamaclay (Legacy) "Why I am Studying Japanese" |
| 2nd: |
Peter Wang (Desert Oasis) "My Wonderful Family" |
| 3rd: |
Hailey Van Buskirk (Centennial) "My Family" |
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High School Level II |
1st: |
Lyman Chan (Legacy) "My Future Trip to Japan" |
| 2nd: |
Elizabeth Dettrey (Centennial) "My Summer Vacation" |
| 3rd: |
Daniel Escobedo (Valley) "The Bullet Train" |
| | |  | High School Level III |
1st: |
Natalie Shaner (Clark) "My High School Life" |
| 2nd: |
Chanel Nguyen (Spring Valley) "How to Make Cupcakes" |
| 3rd: |
Cydney Clinkscale (Legacy) "If I Could Go to Japan Next Month" |
| | |  | University Level I |
1st: |
Christina Smith (UNLV) "The Reason Why I Study Japanese" |
| 2nd: |
Reymarc Dayauon (UNLV) "Japanese Slang" |
| | |  | University Level II |
1st: |
Pamela Filippe (UNLV) "Kyoto" |
| 2nd: |
Jixin Liu (UNLV) "Night Sky" |
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Shawna Witt (CSN) "Monkey's Birthday" |
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Heritage Round |
1st: |
Jonah Hudy (LV Gakuen) "My View on the Cultural Differences Between America and Japan" |
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Noah Thorson (LV Gakuen) "Sports Day" |
| 3rd: |
Ivana Sun (Clark) "My Life as a Military Kid (Childhood)" |
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For
further information, please contact Yuko Eto at the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco at (415) 777-3533, extension 415. |
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