{"id":272925,"date":"2018-03-30T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T20:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=272925"},"modified":"2018-03-30T06:00:32","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T20:00:32","slug":"three-gca-students-nsda-national-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/three-gca-students-nsda-national-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Three GCA students on NSDA national team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-272925 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/three-gca-students-nsda-national-team\/gca-pix1-5\/'>GCA-pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-272928'>\n\t\t\t\tThe 2018 NJSDA winners of Grace Christian Academy have their picture taken at the Rev. Raymond S. Kinsella Library Saipan campus. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/three-gca-students-nsda-national-team\/gca-pix2-6\/'>GCA-pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-272929'>\n\t\t\t\tThe 2018 NSDA regional winners of Grace Christian Academy have their picture taken at the Rev. Raymond S. Kinsella Library Saipan campus. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/three-gca-students-nsda-national-team\/gca-pix3-3\/'>GCA-pix3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-272930'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Thespian regional winners of Grace Christian Academy have their picture taken at the Rev. Raymond S. Kinsella Library Saipan campus.  (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/three-gca-students-nsda-national-team\/gca-pix4-2\/'>GCA-pix4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-272931'>\n\t\t\t\tGrace Christian Academy\u2019s 2018 PGFC regional winners have their picture taken at the Rev. Raymond S. Kinsella Library Saipan campus. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Grace Christian Academy students bagged several awards in this school year\u2019s regional forensic arts competitions in all divisions, from Kindergarten to 12th grade. <\/p>\n<p>Three GCA students will join the CNMI team in the upcoming national competitions for National Speech and Debate Association this June in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Pajarillaga, GCA\u2019s gold medalists in two events will represent the CNMI team in International Extemporaneous Speech. He also won another gold medal in Commentary. <\/p>\n<p>It will be his first time to compete at the national level and he said, \u201cI am super grateful for the NSDA tournament. It has given me a place to express myself as it is for the other students. I gained more confidence in my abilities. I am happy that I placed in all my events, and I am looking forward to competing in the national competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lanz Jabez Victoria, who will represent commentary in the CNMI team, is happy to join the CNMI team also for the first time. \u201cI plan to compete with all I got. The regional competition was quite difficult and stressful. I am still shocked and amazed that I won, and extremely grateful for the opportunity to compete in the national competition in the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Melody Woo, who won first place in Poetry Reading, will represent that event in the national competition. She also joined the CNMI Thespian team representing monologue event in the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska in June. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very thankful for the opportunities to participate in both NSDA and Thespians regional competitions,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was difficult to balance schoolwork, practice, and my personal life, but I learned to manage time sufficiently from this experience.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Fifth graders Moira Grace Ernest and Jennifer Woo, who won both first place in Impromptu and Dramatic Interpretation, will represent GCA at the Primary Grades Forensic Conference special banquet presentation for the PGFC gold medalists at the end of the school year. <\/p>\n<p>Like all the older gold medalists who started competing in PGFC competitions during their younger years, Ernest and Woo have been competing since Kindergarten. <\/p>\n<p> \u201cI can\u2019t believe I won first place in Impromptu Speaking! I feel very blessed for getting first place and I hope others will win next time,\u201d said Ernest. She thanked her brother for making her practice at home.<\/p>\n<p>Woo feels very happy for winning first place at the PGFC regional competition. \u201cI hope when I join NJSDA I will have a chance to compete in the national competition in the U.S.,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Organized by the National Forensic League board with Harold Easton as the chairman and supported by the CNMI Public School System, PGFC, NJSDA, and NSDA competitions encourage public and private school students to participate in and become proficient in the forensic arts: reading, debate, public speaking, and interpretations. <\/p>\n<p>Easton urged all coaches to recognize the regional competition winners, including the first round, quarter finals, semifinals, and, if they made into final rounds.<\/p>\n<p>GCA\u2019s PGFC coach\/coordinator and competition registrar is Esther Manzano, its NJSDA\/NSDA coach is Grace Duran, and its thespian coach is Allison Burnett.<br \/>\nBelow is the list of all the GCA regional winners in all divisions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PGFC (K-5th Grade)<br \/>\nFINAL ROUND WINNERS<\/p>\n<p>K-2 DIVISION<br \/>\nImpromptu Speaking\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nHans Gabriel Ordas, 2nd Place<br \/>\nPrince Jhulz Reyes, 3rd Place<br \/>\nEliane Nerisse Pagaduan, 4th Place\u00a0<br \/>\nHannah Gabaldon, 5th Place<br \/>\nHumorous Interpretation\u00a0<br \/>\nAnne Gabriel Arriola, 4th Place<br \/>\nJonathan Rosh Vivero, 5th Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dramatic Interpretation\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nHans Gabriel Ordas, 5th Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reader\u2019s Forum\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nEliane Nerisse Pagaduan, 3rd Place\u00a0<br \/>\nPrince Jhulz Reyes, 4th Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>3-5 DIVISION<br \/>\nDramatic Interpretation\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nJennifer Woo, 1st Place<br \/>\nTae Hee Kim, 2nd Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Humorous Interpretation<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>\nMoira Grace Ernest, 4th Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Impromptu Speaking\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nMoira Grace Ernest, 1st Place<br \/>\nJanus Roman Calayo, 2nd Place<br \/>\nNestor Ablog Jr., 2nd Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers Forum Masters\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nEunice Nicole Pagaduan, 5th Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>FIRST-SECOND ROUND WINNERS<br \/>\nK-2 DIVISION<br \/>\nImpromptu Speaking Semi Finals A<\/strong><br \/>\nPrince Jhulz Reyes, 1st Place<br \/>\nHans Gabriel Ordas, 2nd Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Impromptu Speaking Semi Finals B<\/strong><br \/>\nEliane Nerisse Pagaduan, 1st Place<br \/>\nLlyana Jaira Manalang, 2nd Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Impromptu Finalists<\/strong><br \/>\nPrince Jhulz Reyes<br \/>\nHans Gabriel Ordas<br \/>\nEliane Nerisse Pagaduan<br \/>\nLlyana Jaira Manalang<br \/>\nAvania Clarise Quichocho<br \/>\nJonathan Rosh Vivero<\/p>\n<p><strong>Humorous Interpretation<br \/>\nSemi Finals A<\/strong><br \/>\nJonathan Rosh Vivero, 2nd Place<br \/>\nAnne Gabriel Arriola, 5th Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Humorous Interpretation<br \/>\nSemi Finals B<\/strong><br \/>\nAiyana Victory Fatialofa, 5th Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Humorous Interpretation Finalists<\/strong><br \/>\nJonathan Rosh Vivero<br \/>\nAnne Gabriel Arriola<br \/>\nAiyana Victory Fatialofa<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers Forum Quarter Finals A<\/strong><br \/>\nPrince Jhulz Reyes, 2nd Place<br \/>\nHannah Gabaldon, 3rd Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers Forum Quarter Finals C<\/strong><br \/>\nEliane Nerisse Pagaduan, 2nd Place<br \/>\nLlyana Jaira Manalang, 4th Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers Forum Semi Finals A<\/strong><br \/>\nPrince Jhulz Reyes, 1st Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers Forum Semi Finals B<\/strong><br \/>\nHannah Gabaldon, 2nd Place<br \/>\nEliane Nerisse Pagaduan, 3rd Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers Forum Finalists<\/strong><br \/>\nPrince Jhulz Reyes<br \/>\nHannah Gabaldon<br \/>\nEliane Nerisse Pagaduan<\/p>\n<p><strong>3-5 DIVISION<br \/>\nImpromptu Speaking\u00a0Semi Finals A<\/strong><br \/>\nJanus Roman Calayo, 1st Place<br \/>\nNestor Ablog Jr., 5th Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Impromptu Speaking\u00a0Semi Finals B<\/strong><br \/>\nEunice Nicole Pagaduan, 1st Place<br \/>\nJessica Yao Ma, 5th Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Impromptu Speaking\u00a0Finalists<\/strong><br \/>\nJanus Roman Calayo<br \/>\nNestor Ablog Jr.<br \/>\nEunice Nicole Pagaduan<br \/>\nJessica Yao Ma<br \/>\nMoira Grace Ernest<\/p>\n<p><strong>Humorous Interpretation<br \/>\nSemi Finals A<\/strong><br \/>\nEarljean Jonathan Pantaleon, 2nd Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Humorous Interpretation Semi Finals B<\/strong><br \/>\nMoira Grace Ernest, 4th Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Humorous Interpretation Finalists<\/strong><br \/>\nMoira Grace Ernest<br \/>\nEarljean Jonathan Pantaleon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dramatic Interpretation Finalists<\/strong><br \/>\nArielle Mae Matutino<br \/>\nJustine Yao Ma<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers Forum Quarter Finals B<\/strong><br \/>\nJessica Yao Ma, 2nd Place<br \/>\nEthan John Quichocho, 4th Place<br \/>\nReaders Forum Quarter Finals D<br \/>\nTae Hee Kim, 3rd Place<br \/>\nEunice Nicole Pagaduan, 4th Place<br \/>\nJennifer Woo, 5th Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers Forum Semi Finals A<\/strong><br \/>\nEunice Nicole Pagaduan, 3rd Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers Forum Semi Finals B<\/strong><br \/>\nJennifer Woo, 1st Place<br \/>\nTae Hee Kim, 2nd Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers Forum Finalists<\/strong><br \/>\nJennifer Woo<br \/>\nTae Hee Kim<br \/>\nEunice Nicole Pagaduan<br \/>\nJessica Yao Ma<\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERNATIONAL THESPIAN SOCIETY COMPETITION<br \/>\nJunior Thespian<\/strong><br \/>\nSolo Musical Theater<br \/>\nSara Elizabeth Keaton, 5th Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Thespian<br \/>\nMonologue<\/strong><br \/>\nSumin Melody Woo, 1st Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>NJSDA (6TH-8TH GRADE) <\/p>\n<p>FINAL ROUND WINNERS<br \/>\nExtemporaneous Speech<\/strong><br \/>\nJames Alexander Keaton, 2nd Place<br \/>\nAnthony Jacob DLG Camacho,<br \/>\n4th Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Impromptu Speech <\/strong><br \/>\nAnthony Jacob DLG Camacho,<br \/>\n3rd Place<br \/>\nJames Alexander Keaton, 5th Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Story Telling<\/strong><br \/>\nFilomenaleonisa Iakopo, 4th Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duo Interpretation <\/strong><br \/>\nSoleil Lamar, 4th Place<br \/>\nBrandie Matsumoto, 4th Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chamorro Prose Reading<\/strong><br \/>\nAnthony Jacob DLG Camacho,<br \/>\n3rd Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINALISTS<br \/>\nDuo Interpretation <\/strong><br \/>\nKei Lizama<br \/>\nSara Elizabeth Keaton<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prose Reading<\/strong><br \/>\nMatthew Gabriel Ernest<br \/>\nMaria Elizabeth Bonto<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chamorro Prose Reading<\/strong><br \/>\nHannah Tenorio<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEMI-FINALISTS<br \/>\nPoetry Reading<\/strong><br \/>\nMatthew Gabriel Ernest<br \/>\nMaria Elizabeth Bonto<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prose Reading<\/strong><br \/>\nSteven Adriatico<\/p>\n<p>N<strong>SDA (9TH-12TH GRADE)<br \/>\nInternational Extemporaneous Speech<\/strong><br \/>\nJoshua Pajarillaga, 1st Place<br \/>\nLanz Jabez Victoria, 3rd Place<br \/>\nAo Fheng Louis Zheng, 5th 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