Leone High school was the overall winner of the 31st Annual Speech Festival held today at the Tafuna Warriors Campus,.
Leone had 68 points, 2nd place was Tafuna high school with 63 points and Fagaitua High School placed third with 60 points.
The points are awarded according to the placing of each school in the various festival categories.
Leone
Leone won the Oral interpretation poetry, original script writing and the most anticipated event, Contemporary Choral Recitation.
Tafuna topped dual acting, while Fagaitua High School won Monologue, and Samoana topped Impromptu speech.
For the category winners;
Monologue:
- 1st Melonica Brown-Fagaitua
- 2nd Faith Loia-Leone
- 3rd Torrey Monotaga-SPA
Fagaitua
Oral Interpretation Poetry
- 1st Jimmy Lopa-Leone
- 2nd Emla Solaita-Tafuna
- 3rd Jerry Sauni-Fagaitua
Dual Acting
- 1st Ana Kutty and Miracle Mailo-Tafuna
- 2nd Garion Langfor & Yasminna Sanchez-Samoana; Monique Hollister & Michelle Miller-SPA; Honorina Leaupepe & Olyvia Ta’ase-Fagaitua
- 3rd George Fuimaono & Olynn Ara-Leone
Impromptu Speech
- 1st Karlinna Sanchez-Samoana
Faasao Marist
- 2nd John Iosefo-Tafuna
- 3rd Madelyn Fuimaono-Fagaitua
This was the third year that Karlinna has won Impromptu Speech and as is part of the Speech Festival tradition for a 3-peat winner in the same category she is awarded the John Kneubuhl award.
The award has not been won in over 10 years.
Here’s part of Karlinna’s speech on the topic of whether or not corporal punishment should be allowed in school.
Play Audio carlina-corporal-punishment
Iakina
Second place winner John Iosefo of Tafuna also spoke about the same topic.
Play Audio speech-iosefo
Original Script Writing:
- 1st Leone: Agnes Manning, Aleluia Vaina, Nofoa Fagaima, Talaivela Toilolo, and Matilda Kaio
- 2nd Faasao Marist: faananaea Vimoto, Kealoha Betham, Anncelita Meli
- 3rd Tafuna: Julia Tufele, Alex Ieremia, Inu Young, Mua Fiatoa, Celestila Lotulelei, Julia Tufele, Manutau Mase
Contemporary Choral Recitation:
- 1st Leone: “Tragedy of Orpheus & Eurydice” by Adam Pergande
Tafuna
- 2nd Samoana: “Wife of Bath” by Geoffrey Chaucer
- 3rd Tafuna: “The Story of Alcestis by Euripedes” by Richard Aidingto
All public high schools including Manu’a High School competed in this year’s fest along with private schools Faasao Marist, South Pacific Academy, Iakina and Pacific Horizons.
Coordinators of the 2017 Secondary Speech Festival, Pualani Fui and Ruby Ripley, thank all the participating schools, the Department of Education, judges, sponsors, students and teachers for their participation and support.
