On March 11th, 2023 we held the annual Shoin Junior High School Recitation Contest in the auditorium. This is the 20th year for the contest.
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It gives our students a chance to show how well they have become at presenting their stories and speeches they have been practicing for many months.
Recitation Contest
There were 3 competitions that were judged separately. J1 students performed a poem, J2 memorized an Aesop fable, and J3 students gave speeches which they wrote themselves. J3 students also created their own slides for their presentations.
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English Presentations
Our Global Stream students also entertained us with English presentations about what they have been working on this year.
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Students enjoyed hearing their classmates do their best in English.
1st place and 2nd place were awarded to each of the 3 categories of presenters.
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Shoin has a special partnership with St. Michael’s international school and one of their teachers, Mr. Bunch, helped judge the contest and made a brief speech.
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We thank all those involved with making the contest possible, and look forward to next year’s contest.