English Contest 2021 Final!

 ＜ First of  all ＞

Today we had the English Contest. Junior high school students prepared for this event through the second half of the school year. Finalists from each class were able to perform on the stage and had an opportunity to give a speech, make a presentation, or tell a story, in front of their classmates.

＜ First year students ＞

First year students in small teams of three did a recitation and memorized a passage from a book called “Frog and Toad: A Lost Button”. Finalists spent a very long time practicing their intonation and pronunciation. All of them did an excellent job, however some were very outstanding performances, with wonderful pronunciation and hard work in their team.

＜ Second year students ＞

Second year students prepared presentations regarding SDGs topics and society isssues. Gyosei is deeply involved in the study of SDGs, and students are constantly facing society matters, and asked to think of unique solutions, in particular regarding the City of Hirakata. To prepare and gather information on their topics, students surveyed people from Hirakata City. Hopefully this experience encourages students to continue to grow in their understanding of these issues and also think of possible solutions too.

＜ Third year students ＞

Third year students gave speeches based on their future dreams or regarding their three-years of SDGs experiences. As it is their final year in junior high school, it was a good chance for them to share to their classmates about their goals and ambitions. We were able to hear a wide range of ideas, researches and possible solutions for a better society. They were able to share clearly and passionately what their dreams and what their beliefs were and what they needed to do to achieve them. We wish you all the very best and hope you can makes those ideas into reality one day! Your ideas will build the future of tomorrow.

＜ Lastly ＞

Well done to all the students who spoke on stage today. You practiced hard and gave your best! To those who did not speak today, make it your goal to be a finalist next year! To the third year students, good luck in high school. Continue to study English hard and never give up! It will definitely help open many doors in the future.

＜  First year students ＞

1st place    class 1-C   Tanaka, Nakagawa, Nishikawa 

2nd place   class 1-C  Araki, Inoue, Takagi

3rd place   class 1-B  Abe, Kawamoto, Suzuki

＜ Second  year students ＞

1st place  class 2-C   Azuma, Ueda, Shozaki

2nd place  class 2-C  Iseki, Kinoshita, Hanamura

3rd place  class 2-C  Ikezaki, Nomura, Yamashita

＜  Third year students ＞

 1st place class 3-C  Hinako Ota

2nd place class 3-B  Natsuki Saito

3rd place class 3-C  Sophy Arimoto & class 3-C  Kanta Komori