2014 Speech and skit contest results
GRAND CHAMPION
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
Taeko-Ni Mata
TERRA Environmental Research Institute
「Memories of last year’s trip with my family（去年の家族との旅行の思いで）」
UNIVERSITY LEVEL
Ana Gomez
「Love Culture（あいの文化）」
Florida International University
SPEECH
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
Level 1
1st place
Sara Mirabal
「I （私）」
Miami Palmetto Senior High School
2nd place
Samantha Pederson
「I （私）」
Miami Palmetto Senior High School
Level 2
1st place
Taeko-Ni Mata
TERRA Environmental Research Institute
「Memories of last year’s trip with my family（去年の家族との旅行の思いで）」
2nd place
Sarah Caproon
Miami Palmetto Senior High School
「Japan enchanted（みわくな日本）」
3rd place
Gloria Jo
「Family（かぞく）」
Miami Palmetto Senior High School
Level 3
1st place
Brandon Delfin Aquino
TERRA Environmental Research Institute
「Memories of my experience as a host family of a Japanese student
（日本の留学生のホストファミリーをした時の思いで）」
2nd place
Mei Yang
「Ai chan（愛ちゃん）」
3rd place
Western High School
Grace Jo
「Japan（日本）」
Miami Palmetto Senior High School
Level 4
1st place
Nadine Franklin
「Kizuna（絆）」
Western High School
2nd place
Erica Cioc
Gulliver Preparatory School
「Japanese School Survival Guide（日本の学校サバイバルガイド）」
UNIVERSITY LEVEL
Level 1
1st place
Juan Lopez
「Nature（自然）」
Florida International University
Level 2
1st place
Zifan Yang
University of Miami
「Samurai Spirit（サムライ・スピリット）」
2nd place
Aaron Velazquez
Florida International University
「How I came to love Japanese culture(僕が日本文化を好きになったりゆう)」
3rd place
Yiyun Zhu
University of Miami
「Tea in Japan and Tea in China（日本のお茶と中国のお茶）」
Level 3
1st place
Ana Gomez
「Love Culture（あいの文化）」
Florida International University
Level 4
1st place
Shadeh Ferris-Francis
Florida International University
「Virtual Reality in Japan （日本のバーチャルリアリティ）」
2nd place
Paul Schneider
Florida International University
「My Study Abroad Plan（私の留学けいかく）」
3rd place
Tana-Kaye Campbell
Florida International University
「Insurance in Japan and America（アメリカと日本の保険）」
SKIT
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
Level 1
1st place
Aimee Jornlid, Alex Jarmel, Grace Jo
Miami Palmetto Senior High School
「Japanglish（ジャパングリッシュ）」
Level 3
1st place
Angelina Leary, Damira Solms, Francesco Sessa, Christopher Hardie,
Western High School
「Revenge of the “otaku” (おたくのふくしゅう)」

Suman Sinha Ray - University of Illinois at Chicago