{"id":239666,"date":"2016-11-03T06:06:58","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T20:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=239666"},"modified":"2016-11-03T06:06:58","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T20:06:58","slug":"congratulations-gca-njsda-nsda-october-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/congratulations-gca-njsda-nsda-october-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to GCA NJSDA and NSDA October winners"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grace Christian Academy\u2019s National Junior Speech and Debate Association and National Speech and Debate Association competitors have their picture taken at the school campus. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Grace Christian Academy\u2019s 12 National Junior Speech and Debate Association and eight National Speech and Debate Association competitors won several awards in the first monthly qualifying competitions for the 6th-8th and 9th-12th grade categories last Oct. 18-19, 2016, at Saipan International School and Hopwood Middle School. These competitions encourage public and private school students to participate in and become proficient in debate, reading, public speaking, and interpretations.<\/p>\n

Participated by different private and public schools in the CNMI, the GCA competitors bagged 10 first place awards in different events like Lincoln Douglas Debate, Extemporaneous Speech, Impromptu Speech, Duo Interpretation, Dramatic Interpretation, Prose Reading and Poetry Reading. The administration, faculty and staff, and parents of Grace Christian Academy would like to extend their congratulations to the winners and everyone who participated in the first NJSDA and NSDA competitions.<\/p>\n

NJSDA (6TH-8TH GRADE)<\/p>\n

Lincoln Douglas Debate
\nNa Lee Christy Lee, 1st Place<\/p>\n

Duo Interpretation A
\nSoleil Lamar, 5th Place
\nBrandie Matsumoto, 5th Place<\/p>\n

Duo Interpretation B
\nHaeun Emily Lee, 1st Place
\nGayeon Angela Kim, 1st Place<\/p>\n

Joyce Liv Francisco, 5th Place
\nEun Ena Sol Kim, 5th Place<\/p>\n

Impromptu Speech B
\nBrandie Matsumoto, 3rd Place<\/p>\n

Impromptu Speech C
\nJames Alexander Keaton, 1st Place
\nSoleil Lamar, 3rd Place<\/p>\n

Impromptu Speech D
\nAnthony Jacob Camacho, 2nd Place
\nJonathan Lee, 5th Place<\/p>\n

Extemporaneous Speech A
\nJames Alexander Keaton, 1st Place
\nNa Lee Christy Lee, 2nd Place
\nAnthony Jacob Camacho, 4th Place<\/p>\n

Poetry Reading B
\nHaeun Emily Lee, 1st Place<\/p>\n

Poetry Reading C
\nMatthew Gabriel Ernest, 2nd Place<\/p>\n

Prose Reading B
\nJonathan Lee, 1st Place<\/p>\n

Poetry Reading C
\nHaeun Emily Lee, 1st Place
\nSoleil Lamar, 2nd Place
\nBrandie Matsumoto, 3rd Place<\/p>\n

Prose Reading Masters B
\nGayeon Angela Kim, 3rd Place<\/p>\n

NSDA (9TH-12TH GRADE)<\/p>\n

Lincoln Douglas Debate
\nHyunin Harry Noh, 3rd Place<\/p>\n

Dramatic Interpretation
\nTae Yong Kim, 1st Place<\/p>\n

Humorous Interpretation A
\nKaydie Claude Aquino, 4th Place<\/p>\n

Duo Interpretation B
\nEun Kyung Alice Kim, 3rd Place
\nSein Woo, 3rd Place<\/p>\n

US Extemporaneous Speech
\nHyunin Harry Noh, 2nd Place
\nLanz Jabez Victoria, 4th Place
\nArvin Dayao, 5th Place<\/p>\n

International Extemporaneous Speech
\nHyunin Harry Noh, 1st Place<\/p>\n

Impromptu Speech A
\nLanz Jabez Victoria, 5th Place<\/p>\n

Impromptu Speech C
\nMartin Angelo Pangilinan, 1st Place
\nKaydie Claude Aquino, 3rd Place<\/p>\n

Poetry Reading A
\nTae Yong Kim, 4th Place<\/p>\n

Poetry Reading B
\nSein Woo, 5th Place<\/p>\n

Prose Reading A
\nEun Kyung Alice Kim, 2nd Place<\/p>\n

Commentary
\nMartin Angelo Pangilinan, 2nd Place
\nArvin Dayao, 3rd Place<\/p>\n

NJSDA\/NSDA coach\/coordinator: Grace Duran
\nCompetition registrar: Esther Manzano
\nJudges: Pastor Connie Chandler, Laila Portuguez, Allison Burnett, Melody Woo, Minna Ito<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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