Speech Contest, 2010

     I wasn't required to go to school that day or to attend the 2010 speech contest.  When I learned that some of my graduating students would be participating, though, I wanted to be there to show my support for them.  In the foreground you see Selina (left) and Eva (center).The one between them, looking down, is Aron.

Eva, making her speech.  She did well.

Eva always had the brightest smile on campus.

      Here I am with some speech participants from my favorite class: Katrina (previously known as Christina), Michelle, and Jasmine.  In Conversation class once, Katrina told me that she hated it when people said she was "cute" because it makes her sound "ugly" or "funny looking."  I used that remark in a novella I wrote : The Mermaid Who Followed Her Heart.

     Katrina and me after the speech. I don't care what she says about cute.  The word still applies to her.

                 Ann also entered the Speech Contest

So did Zora Wang.

K

 Jasmine Chen was one of the prize winners.

I was given the honor of presenting a certificate to Jasmine.

I also gave her a hug.

First prize, as it did once before, went to Michelle Chenn

 Striking a popular pose

     I didn't realize it until after I'd downloaded the pictures from my camera, but somebody took four pictures like this one.  I didn't look good in any of them, but it was a challenge to decide which was the best one of Eva.