2024 Junior Speech Competition Event Report

Many thanks to the teachers who supported their students to prepare for the competition, and to the parents who came along on the day to watch their child present in Japanese. The competition is a great way for students to engage in their Japanese studies. Please see the list of prize winners below.

Prize Winners

Primary	Years 5 and 6 (individual)	First	Louella Loa	St Mary of the Cross Catholic Primary School
		Second	Alexander Bisset	St Mary of the Cross Catholic Primary School
		Third	Abby Li	Glen Waverley South Primary School
Primary	Years 5 and 6 (pair)	First	Rosy Zhao Haaniya Khan	Oakleigh South Primary School
		Second	Mahima Ambati Sophie Xia	Glen Waverley South Primary School
		Third	Lachlan Appleby Savannah Lyle	Emerald Primary School
Primary	Open	First	Haru Yamanaka	Glen Waverley South Primary School
		Second	Leah Wada	Overport Primary School
		Third	Yuna Meddings	Bright P-12 College
Secondary	Years 7 and 8 (individual)	First	Esha Zhao	Presbyterian Ladies’ College
		Second	Stella Black	Parkdale Secondary College
		Third	Bahar Talei	Mount Waverley Secondary College
Secondary	Years 7 and 8 (pair)	First	Rosalie Bandara Tina Gong	Presbyterian Ladies’ College
		Second	Genevieve Ng Amy Hong	Toorak College
		Third	Cooper Sheers Paxton Ly	Parkdale Secondary College
Secondary	Years 9 and 10 (individual)	First	Yadi Wang	Presbyterian Ladies’ College
		Second	Miles Buchanan	Parkdale Secondary College
		Third	Chi Phan	Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School
Secondary	Years 9 and 10 (pair)	First	Rhitt Chakravarty Angela Shao	Nossal High School
		Second	Alice Xu Jennifer Hwang	Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School
		Third	Emily Meunier Milla Cester	Cranbourne West Secondary College
Secondary	Open	First	Reina Conway	Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School
		Second	Oscar Einam	Geelong Grammar
		Third	Sora Bando	Mount Waverley Secondary College