Previous Winners' Showcases
2023 Winners of Speech Arts & Drama Competition
First Place
Andrea Lui
Dramatic Performance - Senior
Bachelor-Man by Winston Kam
Eileen Eun
Original Oratory - Middle School
Nothing About Us is Nothing Without Us by Eileen Eun
Emma Trahan
Speech (Original: Persuasive) - Senior
The Dystopian World of Child Influencers by Emma Trahan
Katie Buckley
Speech (Original: Persuasive) - Senior
Mental Health apps by Katie Buckley
Rainier Lin
Dramatic Performance - Senior
Emily's Monologue Act 3 Scene 3 by Thornton Wilder
Valentina Marino
Dramatic Performance - Senior
The Property Known As Garland by Billy Van Zandt
Xing Rui Sunny Liu
Dramatic Performance - Senior
Excerpt from The Farewell by Lulu Wang
Ziting Pi
Dramatic Performance - Senior
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Hung You In The Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad by Arthur Kopit
Second Place
Addison Steen
Dramatic Performance - Intermediate
5th of July Act 1 by Lanford Wilson
Aram Cho
Speech (Original: Persuasive) - Intermediate
Good Characterization for Short Stories by Aram Cho
Daniel Minseong Choi
Original Oratory - Middle School
Assimilation by Daniel Minseong Choi
Gary Zixu Wang
Dramatic Performance - Senior
Mark Antony's Speech from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Gong Maxwell Chen
Poetry - Senior
She Was a Phantom of Delight by William Wordsworth
Jimin Yun
Dramatic Performance - Intermediate
Alice in wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Kairui Ma
Dramatic Performance - Intermediate
As You Like It Act 3 Scene 5 by William Shakespeare
King Yang
Poetry - Junior
Mummy Slept Late and Daddy Fixed Breakfast by John Ciardi
Marina Liu
Public Speaking - Intermediate
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Nikki Minnie Zheng
Dramatic Performance (Elizabethan & Jacobean) - Solo - Senior
Romeo and Juliet Act 4, Scene 3 by William Shakespeare
Sienne Rose Singh
Speech (Original: Persuasive) - Senior
Period Poverty by Sienne Rose Singh
Sophie Xia
Prose - Senior
Lily's inner monologue, an excerpt from It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
Yuxin Emily Li
Speech (Original: Persuasive) - Senior
On Treasuring Family Photos by Yuxin Li
Third Place
Austin Buckley
Speech (Original: Persuasive) - Senior
Conflict is Inevitable, But Combat Is Optional by Austin Buckley
Celine Yuan
Dramatic Performance - Intermediate
Peter Pan Act 5 scene 1 Hook by Samuel French Inc.
Donna Mai
Poetry - Intermediate
The Secret Rhyme for Orange by Brian Patten
Elena Ailin Zhou
Story Telling (Non-Original) - Junior
Makeup Mess by Robert Munsch
Jace Yejoon Jeong
Speech (Original: Persuasive) - Junior
Roman Life Compared to Modern Life by Jace Yejoon Jeong
Jane Kim
Speech (Original: Persuasive) - Junior
Gun Shootings by Jane Kim
Jeffrey Liu
Speech (Original: Persuasive) - Intermediate
AI Bias by Jeffrey Liu
Jessica Xu
Poetry - Junior
A Path to the Moon by B.P. Nicol
Julian Lee
Prose - Junior
The Enormous Crocodile by Raul Dahl
Leo Wong
Speech (Original: Persuasive) - Intermediate
Small Groups: Big Results by Leo Wong
Liam Pope-Lau
Dramatic Performance (Elizabethan & Jacobean) - Solo - Intermediate
Julius Caesar Act 3, Scene 2 by William Shakespeare
Lianqiong Rachel Zhang
Storytelling (Non-Original) - Senior
The Easter Egg by Saki
Martin Zou
Dramatic Performance - Junior
Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
Mika Amano-So
Prose - Junior
Winnie The Witch Korky by Paul and Valerie Thomas
Minsu Park
Dramatic Performance - Middle School
My Brother, Baby Yoda by Jeanette P.
Xiangyun Selina Liu
Speech (Original: Persuasive) - Intermediate
Sun Kissed Skin Against Colorist Ideals by Xiangyun Selina Liu
Yoyo Yu Xin Bu
Dramatic Performance - Senior
A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Junsu Park
Dramatic Performance - Middle School
Tales of Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Honorable Mention
Ella Gao
Prose - Intermediate
No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman
Olivia Youmin Jung
Storytelling (Non-Original) - Intermediate
Get Out of Bed! by Robert Munsch
Most Promising Performers
Marina Liu, Promising Intermediate Public Speaker
Xing Rui Sunny Liu, Promising Senior Dramatic Performer
Junior - Samantha Petrovic
Top Performers
Emma Trahan, Top Senior Public Speaker
Rainier Lin, Top Senior Dramatic Performer 2022
Valentina Marino, Top Senior Dramatic Performer 2023
