30th Attorney General’s Cup Speech Competition
PHOTOS by THOMAS A. MANGLONA II
- Attorney General Joey San Nicolas, left, and Chief Justice Alexandro Castro pose for a photo during last weekend’s 30th annual Attorney General’s Speech Competition. Castro initiated the competition during his time as an attorney general 30 years ago.
- Katrina Cruz, left, Matthew Lopez, center, and Maria Fe Andrea Lazaro, right, hold hands during the announcement of winners at the 30th annual Attorney General’s Cup Speech Competition.
- The panel of nine judges score the six contestants during the competition held at Tinian High School’s cafeteria last Friday.
- From first row starting from right: Competition judges Attorney General Joey San Nicolas, Presiding Judge Roberto Naraja, Chief Justice Alexandro Castro, Board of Education member Lucy Blanco-Maratita, former attorney general Pamela Brown, former associate judge Herbert Soll, Sen. Francisco Borja, retired presiding judge Edward Manibusan, and Lt. Gov. Jude Hofshneider pose with contestants (top row from right) Mina Ito from Marianas Baptist Academy, Tinian High School’s Kyle Sanbergen, Mount Carmel School’s Maria Fe Andrea Lazaro, Marianas High School’s Matthew Lopez, Saipan Southern High School’s Katrina Cruz, and Kagman High School’s Lou Shrine Guevarra.
- Contestants, coaches, and Tinian community members pose for a photo at a historical site on the island of Tinian after the 30th annual Attorney General’s Cup Speech Competition. Mayor’s Office chief of staff Don Farrell conducted the one-hour tour around the island.