{"id":262703,"date":"2017-10-20T06:06:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T20:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=262703"},"modified":"2017-10-20T06:06:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T20:06:42","slug":"gca-students-excel-impromptu-speaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/gca-students-excel-impromptu-speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"GCA students excel in impromptu speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grace Christian Academy students pose for a souvenir photo inside the Rev. Raymond S. Kinsella Library at the Navy Hill campus. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThere are many soda drinks like Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, Mountain Dew and more. They have different colors like black, orange, and green. Do not drink soda too much because it is very sweet.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI love to go to a camp. We sleep on a tent. We eat marshmallows and hotdogs. Oh, how I love marshmallows!\u201d<\/p>\n

These are excerpts from Akira Ito\u2019s winning impromptu speeches from the last two monthly qualifying competitions of the Primary Grades Forensic Conference, Kindergarten to 2nd grade division.<\/p>\n

Ito, a Grade 2 student at Grace Christian Academy who has been joining PGFC competitions since Kindergarten, is a consistent first place winner in Impromptu Speaking.<\/p>\n

He wants to be like his sister, Minna Natsuko Ito, a GCA graduate who was a consistent regional winner at PGFC and a national competitor representing the CNMI in the national forensic competition since Grade 6 and until she graduated high school last year.<\/p>\n

Both Itos are emblematic of the performances of GCA students, who\u2019ve won first places in Impromptu Speaking in both the Kindergarten to 2nd grade division and 3rd to 5th grades division last September and three first places out of four they joined in October.<\/p>\n

Esther Manzano, GCA\u2019s PGFC coach and coordinator, said that Impromptu Speaking is a favorite event among all the six events in PGFC because it is the most unpredictable, most exciting, and always full of surprises. <\/p>\n

No one can tell what will happen because competitors just pick three topics and choose one topic and talk about it on the spot, with only 5 minutes to prepare. <\/p>\n

Manzano loves to coach the Kindergarten to 2nd grade students. You can find her in the Impromptu Speaking rooms during competitions, coaching the younger students. She believes that impromptu speaking is an excellent training ground for students to improve their public speaking.<\/p>\n

Below is the list of all GCA October winners from Kindergarten to 5th grade.<\/p>\n

K-2 DIVISION<\/p>\n

Humorous Interpretation A
\nAnne Gabrielle Emalie\u00a0Arriola, 1st Place
\nEn Mei Victoria Huang, 2nd Place
\nJusto Jeremiah Quitugua, 5th Place<\/p>\n

Dramatic Interpretation A
\nAkira Ito, 2nd Place
\nPrince Jhulz\u00a0Reyes, 4th\u00a0Place<\/p>\n

Duo Interpretation A
\nAiyana Victory Fatialofa, 5th Place
\nLlyanna Jaira Manalang, 5th Place<\/p>\n

Impromptu Speaking A
\nAnne Gabrielle Emalie\u00a0Arriola, 4th\u00a0Place
\nEn Mei Victoria Huang, 5th\u00a0Place<\/p>\n

Impromptu Speaking C
\nAkira Ito, 1st Place
\nEliane Nerisse Pagaduan, 2nd Place
\nAvania Clarise Quichocho, 3rd Place
\nHannah Gabaldon, 4th\u00a0Place<\/p>\n

Readers Forum Masters B
\nEliane Nerisse Pagaduan, 1st Place
\nLlyanna Jaira Manalang, 2nd Place
\nAvania Clarise Quichocho, 4th Place<\/p>\n

Readers Forum Masters C
\nHannah Gabaldon, 1st\u00a0Place
\nPrince Jhulz\u00a0Reyes, 4th\u00a0Place<\/p>\n

3-5 DIVISION<\/p>\n

Dramatic Interpretation A
\nJennifer Woo, 3rd Place
\nJustin Yao Ma, 5th\u00a0Place<\/p>\n

Duo Interpretation A
\nClarisse Angelique Marzan, 1st\u00a0Place
\nMin Su Andy Kim, 1st\u00a0Place<\/p>\n

Impromptu Speaking\u00a0A
\nEarljean Jonathan Pantaleon, 1st\u00a0Place
\nMoira Grace Ernest, 2nd\u00a0Place
\nAyden Sean\u00a0Yumul, 5th\u00a0Place<\/p>\n

Impromptu Speaking\u00a0B
\nNestor\u00a0Ablog Jr., 1st\u00a0Place
\nAngieleysha Marie Punzalan, 2nd\u00a0Place
\nRafael Busby, 3rd Place
\nEunice Nicole Pagaduan, 5th\u00a0Place
\nReaders Forum Masters B
\nJennifer Woo, 3rd\u00a0Place
\nJeongyun Jang, 5th\u00a0Place<\/p>\n

Readers Forum Masters C
\nAngieleysha Marie Punzalan, 2nd Place
\nEunice Nicole Pagaduan, 3rd\u00a0Place
\nJustin Yao Ma, 4th Place<\/p>\n

K5 to 5th Grade Homeroom teachers
\nK5, Sheryl Joy Prieto
\n1st Grade, Courtney Poppinga
\n2nd Grade, Miriam Dilse
\n3rd Grade, Deenalin Crook
\n4th Grade, Amanda Haas
\n5th Grade, Rowena Libut<\/p>\n

PGFC coach\/coordinator: Esther Manzano<\/p>\n

Judges
\nDesolee Calayo, Justine Calayo, Grace Duran, Frederick Fatialofa, Alyssa Jean Pantaleon, Justise Marie Quitugua (PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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