The annual Speech Contest and the Japan Academic Challenge 2023 was held on Saturday, March 4th at Kennesaw State University. The following are the results of the events. Thank you for participating the event! Congratulations to everyone!! おめでとうございます!
-Speech Contest
Category 1 (High school students)
1st: Gabrielle Chilton (Roswell High School)
Honorable Mention: Hayden Link (Riverwood International Charter School)
Category 2
1st: Andrew Garwacke (Kennesaw State University)
2nd: Cordelia Foley (Kennesaw State University)
3rd: Nico Chalela (Clemson University)
Honorable Mention: Brennan Murphy (Georgia Southern University)
Category 3
1st: Sarah Graddy (Kennesaw State University) (*Grand prize winner)
2nd: Monica Lucas (Kennesaw State University)
3rd: Benjamin Hand (University of Alabama)
Honorable Mention: Caitlyn Johnson (University of Georgia)
Category 4
1st: Autumn Cleymans (University of North Georgia)
2nd: Erika Vaughn (University of North Georgia)
3rd: Mei Ayane Moore (University of North Georgia)
Honorable Mention: Marina Richey (Roswell High School)
-Academic Challenge
Level I
1st: Roswell High School
Jannat Ahmed, Theodore Fashola, Dalton Peeks
2nd: Milton High School
Nathan Widjaja, Jordyn Gillespie, Draedyn Embry
3rd: Riverwood International Charter School
Kayden Childs-Curry, Nia Kessey, Garie Simpson-King
Level II
1st: Milton High School
Sydney Vidmar, Eli Dudziak, Preston Cassidy
2nd: Riverwood International Charter School
Mackenzie Grech, Sawyer Vova, Angel Villanueva
3rd: Roswell High School A
Jayne Donner-Wells, Kevin Fallon, Elsa Renner
Level III
1st: Roswell High School A
Nicole Tuller, Madison Lu, Eden Wuttke
2nd: Riverwood International Charter School
Brooke McDonald, Molly McAvoy, Joshu Wilson
3rd: Roswell High School B
Kendyl Warmouth, Andrew Stephens
Level IV
1st: Milton High School
Carter Harris, Jade Godfrey, Kaitlin Ros
2nd Riverwood International Charter School
Justice Edwards, Kennedy Stukes, Yolanda Floyd
-Speech Contest
Category 1 (High school students)
1st: Gabrielle Chilton (Roswell High School)
Honorable Mention: Hayden Link (Riverwood International Charter School)
Category 2
1st: Andrew Garwacke (Kennesaw State University)
2nd: Cordelia Foley (Kennesaw State University)
3rd: Nico Chalela (Clemson University)
Honorable Mention: Brennan Murphy (Georgia Southern University)
Category 3
1st: Sarah Graddy (Kennesaw State University) (*Grand prize winner)
2nd: Monica Lucas (Kennesaw State University)
3rd: Benjamin Hand (University of Alabama)
Honorable Mention: Caitlyn Johnson (University of Georgia)
Category 4
1st: Autumn Cleymans (University of North Georgia)
2nd: Erika Vaughn (University of North Georgia)
3rd: Mei Ayane Moore (University of North Georgia)
Honorable Mention: Marina Richey (Roswell High School)
-Academic Challenge
Level I
1st: Roswell High School
Jannat Ahmed, Theodore Fashola, Dalton Peeks
2nd: Milton High School
Nathan Widjaja, Jordyn Gillespie, Draedyn Embry
3rd: Riverwood International Charter School
Kayden Childs-Curry, Nia Kessey, Garie Simpson-King
Level II
1st: Milton High School
Sydney Vidmar, Eli Dudziak, Preston Cassidy
2nd: Riverwood International Charter School
Mackenzie Grech, Sawyer Vova, Angel Villanueva
3rd: Roswell High School A
Jayne Donner-Wells, Kevin Fallon, Elsa Renner
Level III
1st: Roswell High School A
Nicole Tuller, Madison Lu, Eden Wuttke
2nd: Riverwood International Charter School
Brooke McDonald, Molly McAvoy, Joshu Wilson
3rd: Roswell High School B
Kendyl Warmouth, Andrew Stephens
Level IV
1st: Milton High School
Carter Harris, Jade Godfrey, Kaitlin Ros
2nd Riverwood International Charter School
Justice Edwards, Kennedy Stukes, Yolanda Floyd