Speech Contest Success!

Woo hoo! My junior high school second graders just took home first prize at the local speech contest! Among all the competitors, they were the only ones that everyone I talked to unanimously agreed should win first place. They blew away the competition! This is an extremely gratifying moment for me as a new teacher. Unfortunately, neither the 3rd or 1st graders placed at the competition, but I do not envy the judges' jobs: lots of groups were good, and after a few minutes, they all start to sound the same. At any rate, they all had fun, and now the 2nd graders will be practicing for the regional contest. Woot!