JAPANESE LANGUAGE SPEECH CONTEST 2025 REGIONAL WINNERS

Congratulations to the students listed below for their outstanding performances in their regional Japanese Language Speech Contest! The first- and second-place winners from each division in each region have earned an invitation to compete in the 2025 Texas State Japanese Language Speech Contest on March 8, 2025.

2025 REGIONAL CONTEST WINNERS

HOUSTON REGIONAL JAPANESE LANGUAGE SPEECH CONTEST (FEB 8):

DIVISON 1 POETRY:

  1. Arjun SUKHRANI

  2. Emma SUWAN

  3. Jewel UBOM

DIVISION 2 HAIKU:

  1. Wendy WANG

  2. Shayla PACHECO

  3. Connie TAM

DIVISION 3 FREE SPEECH HIGH SCHOOL AURORA:

  1. Dylan TING

  2. Alexander FLORES

  3. Elizabeth HARTE

DIVISION 4 FREE SPEECH COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY:

  1. Alexander WILSON

  2. Brennan FIGGINS 

  3. Stefanie DAVIS

SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL JAPANESE LANGUAGE SPEECH CONTEST (FEB 8):

DIVISON 1 POETRY:

  1. William COOK

  2. Matthew COOPER

  3. Isabella VIDAL

DIVISION 2 HAIKU:

  1. Onyoo JUNG

  2. Aaliyah ROMERO

  3. Javier MARTINEZ

DIVISION 3 FREE SPEECH HIGH SCHOOL AURORA:

  1. Wai AUNG

  2. Jacob DUKE

  3. Aiden DEL VALLE

DIVISION 4 FREE SPEECH COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY:

  1. Mai VU

  2. Olivia BAEKE

  3. Aaron BOSWELL

DALLAS REGIONAL JAPANESE LANGUAGE SPEECH CONTEST (FEB 15):

DIVISON 1 POETRY:

  1. Mcleslie MCSAM NNEE

  2. Henry GREY

  3. Angel BABAC

DIVISION 2 HAIKU:

  1. Aayan MITHANI

  2. Rachel ONYIA

  3. Natalie WILLIAMS

DIVISION 3 FREE SPEECH HIGH SCHOOL AURORA:

  1. Ike FALLIN

  2. Benjamin LE

  3. Keegan NASH

DIVISION 4 FREE SPEECH COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY:

  1. Vin EAMBORIBOON

  2. Liam DEWBERRY

  3. Stefani DELL'AQUILA

AUSTIN REGIONAL JAPANESE LANGUAGE SPEECH CONTEST (FEB 21):

DIVISON 1 POETRY:

  1. Eliana ALEMAYEHU

  2. Lexie PETERSEN

  3. Corinne WENDELL

DIVISION 2 HAIKU:

  1. Andres BASEBE

  2. John WILSON

  3. Salvador LOFAT

DIVISION 3 FREE SPEECH HIGH SCHOOL AURORA:

  1. Annabella SMITH

  2. Quinn STAFFORD

  3. Zaina KHATTARY

DIVISION 4 FREE SPEECH COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY:

  1. Makai MOORE

  2. Gabriel CRUZ

  3. Elizabeth FEKKOS