Kudos Speech Team Won Championships in Two Events out of Five! First Speech Tournament at Jefferson Middle School

On October 21st, 2016, Kudos Speech Tournament Team participated in the first speech tournament of the 2016-2017 school year at Jefferson Middle School.

Our students did a wonderful job within four categories: Storytelling, Prose, Impromptu and Duo.

The competition was strong, particularly for the first tournament of the year, but our Kudos students were up to the challenge! Coaches Kalmus, Hacela, and Steinle were all on-site to support our performers.

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Marissa Li, Shala Lin, Matthew Li, Darren Kuo, and Sharon Liu

8th grader Sharon Liu was the 1st place winner for Impromptu. Her quick thinking and excellent examples helped her to succeed in the competition and achieve fantastic results. Last May as a 7th grader she won Championship in Impromptu at the Fullerton Spring Tournament.

6th grader Selina Ho also won 1st place in the Storytelling category, and 7th grader Emma Sieh placed 4th place overall in Storytelling. Their clever delivery and poise made them stand out in the competition and shine in their performances.

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Sharon Liu, coach Alison Kalmus, Selina Ho, and Emma Sieh

Kudos students have a strong track record of performing well at tournaments. Last year at St. Rita School tournament, Darren Kuo won 1st place and Margaret Li won 3rd place in Impromptu; Christina Xu and Cassie Kuo won 1st and 2nd place in Storytelling. Lilly Johnson won 2nd Place in Storytelling at Principios Tournament. Selina Ho has earned multiple top prizes across several interpretive events during the past two years.

All of these bright students started with Kudos in our elementary training from 4th or 5th grade, and have already seen the fruit of their labors only a couple years later to be invited into the prestigious Kudos Middle School Tournament Team. Kudos introduces all students to many different categories in our elementary survey classes, so that when they are ready to compete by middle school, they have a firm understanding not only of the rules, but of the principles of speaking well and effectively.

These young students, along with all of our team members, worked very hard under the guidance of our teachers and coaches, and their efforts have paid off. Our Kudos students are now preparing themselves for the next competition, and look forward to it with great anticipation.

Congratulations to all!

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