10th SCATJ Japanese Speech Contest Held at Croft Institute

The 10th SCATJ Japanese Speech Contest was held in the Croft Institute on Saturday, April 14.  About seventy people attended, including 23 contestants from Mississippi State University, Tulane University, the University of Memphis, and the University of Mississippi.  Three Croft students, Kayley Carter, Jasmine Nguyen, and Hayes Fischer, won prizes for their video skits, and Admissions Coordinator Elizabeth Googe also participated.  Thank you to Dr. Kaoru Ochiai and the rest of the U.M. Japanese program for all of their work organizing the event and teaching our students!

Video Skit Contest Winners

1^st place: Urashima Taroo : Atarashii Sekai (University of Mississippi)
Kayley Carter (Croft), Jasmine Nguyen (Croft), Juliana Coleman, Michael Davis

2^nd place: Momotaroo Now (University of Mississippi)
Hayes Fischer (Croft), Amani Johnson, Shammond Shorter, Ryan Young

3^rd place: Golden Week (Tulane University)
Madeleine Sykes, Aleena Cheema, Jake Toohey, Sam Childs

Speech Contest Winners

2^nd year Category

1^st place: Skyler Crane, University of Mississippi
2^nd place: Brianna Tibbetts, Mississippi State University
3^rd place: Jacob McGarey, Tulane University

3^rd year and above Category

1^st place: Justin Montgomery, University of Mississippi
2^nd place: Jack Walker, University of Mississippi
3^rd place: Kariel Mosley, University of Mississippi