This year's Speech Festival took place on March 11, 2022. The event was held in the gymnasium with the Jr./Sr. High Division students in attendance. The theme was Slam Poetry. All those who particpated had exellent performances and showcased some great talent.
Special recognition goes to the the following students who performed: 7th grade - Olga Arianoff / Perseas Vanebo, 8th grade - Raylee Mateo / Michaela Costales, 9th grade - Star Kubby / Irie Moreau, 10th grade - Kirra Low / Grant Newman, 11th Grade - Daniel Eftink / Kayliah Whittington-Ramirez, 12th grade - RyAnne Raffipiy / Mifu Nishinakazono
The Speech Festival was broadcast live on the St. Joseph School YouTube page. Click HERE to watch a replay of the live stream.
Thank you to Kumu Kipapa, the English teachers (Mrs. Moreau, Ms. Sugiyama, Mr. Dagdag, and Mrs. Wright-Reed), the Senior Class, Mrs. Villena, Mr. Galves, and everyone who contributed to making the speech festival a success. Most of all, thank you to all the students for working hard and allowing their God-given talents to shine!
Congratulations to the top three performers this year:
3RD Place: Daniel Eftink - "Politics"
2ND Place: Irie Moreau - "The Greatest Enemy"
1ST Place: RyAnne Raffipiy - "Being Micronesian in Hawaiʻi"
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