A big success for GCA forensics

 Grace Christian Academy students finished with a big success in the recently concluded forensic arts competitions in all divisions.

Fourteen GCA kindergarten to 5th grade competitors garnered 14 major awards in the Primary Grades Forensic Conference. Clerisse Dacumos, who won first place in Impromptu Speaking, will represent GCA in the PGFC special presentation at the end of the school year.

For the National Junior Forensic League, eight students won 12 major awards. GCA got most of the NJFL gold medals, qualifying four students who won first place in five different events to represent the CNMI in the NJFL national competition. Angela Cruz and Rebekah Kim will compete for Duo Interpretation, Angela Cruz for Dramatic Interpretation, Yujin Lee for Poetry Reading, and Asako Camacho for Prose Reading.

In the high school division, two National Forensic League students will represent the CNMI in the national competition. Gold medalists Terence Ho will compete for Impromptu Speech and Angela Mamaril will do Original Oratory. All of the six GCA NJFL and NFL students will join the CNMI team in going to Indianapolis, Indiana, on June 10-17 this year for the national competition.

Organized by the National Forensic Board and supported by the CNMI Public School System, the PGFC, NJFL, and NFL competitions encourage public and private school students to participate in and become proficient in the forensic arts: reading, debate, public speaking, and interpretations.

PGFC K-5TH GRADE

Impromptu Speaking
Clerisse Dacumos, 1st Place
Kei Lizama, 2nd Place
Christina Kim, 3rd Place
Jada Buniag, 5th Place

Dramatic Interpretation 
Juruel Magtalas, 3rd Place
Lyssa Steele, 4th Place
Julianna Magtalas, 5th Place

Humorous Interpretation 
Eunice Pagaduan, 5th Place

Choral Speaking 
Chelsea Henson, 5th Place
Briston Jones, 5th Place
Katelyn Mafnas, 5th Place
Eunice Pagaduan, 5th Place

3-5 Division

Impromptu Speaking 
Joshua Pajarillaga, 2nd Place
Marcelo Masilungan Jr., 3rd Place
Jim Michael Ham, 4th Place

Duo Interpretation 
Riley Anne Buenaventura, 2nd Place
Tae Yong Kim, 2nd Place
Esther Kim, 4th Place
Calia Lieto, 4th Place

NJFL 6TH-8TH GRADE

Duo Interpretation 
Rebekah Kim, 1st Place
Angela Cruz, 1st Place
Danica Canedo, 2nd Place
Macy Sarmiento, 2nd Place
Asako Camacho, 3rd Place
Allexa Go, 3rd Place

Poetry Reading 
Yu Jin Lee, 1st Place
Rebekah Kim, 2nd Place
Angela Cruz, 3rd Place

Prose Reading 
Asako Camacho, 1st Place

Dramatic Interpretation 
Angela Cruz, 1st Place
Yu Jin Lee, 2nd Place
Jasmine Gortayo, 4th Place

Story Telling 
Yu Jin Lee, 1st Place
Rebekah Kim, 5th Place

NFL 9TH-12TH GRADE

Impromptu Speech
Terrence Ho, 1st Place

Original Oratory
Angela Mamaril, 1st Place
Glenn Paul Florendo, 3rd Place

Dramatic Interpretation 
Dong Ha Lee, 2nd Place

Duo Interpretation 
Terrence Ho, 2nd Place
Jenica Smithee, 2nd Place

Poetry Reading 
Jenica Smithee, 4th Place
Dong Ha Lee, 5th Place

Story Telling 
Jimaela Ham, 3rd Place

Expository Speech
Glenn Paul Florendo, 3rd Place

U.S. Extemporaneous Speech
Yong Koo Kim, 4th Place