{"id":7259,"date":"2018-01-12T14:28:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T05:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/?p=7259"},"modified":"2018-01-12T14:28:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T05:28:35","slug":"zion-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/2018\/01\/zion-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"12th Zion Cup English Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On January 11, 2018 we held our 12th Zion Cup English Contest. Late last year, all of our 1st-Year students performed speeches in their Oral English classes, and all of our 2nd and 3rd-Year students performed presentations. From these class contests, finalists were chosen for the contest. Six speeches and six presentations were performed yesterday, and here are the results:<\/p>\n<h4>Speech Contest<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1st prize &#8211; Arisa Zenshou (1A)<\/li>\n<li>2nd prize &#8211; Arisa Shirota (1B)<\/li>\n<li>3rd prize &#8211; Mizuki Kadoyanagi (1B)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Presentation Contest<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1st prize &#8211; Yuuki Sumita &amp; Chinami Kawano (2B)<\/li>\n<li>2nd prize &#8211; Shuuko Saino, Anna Okabayashi, &amp; Miyuki Kawashima (3B)<\/li>\n<li>3rd prize &#8211; Hinako Arita &amp; Natsumi Yokoyama (2B)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Judges<\/strong>: Michael Berg, Mizuki Miyamoto, &amp; Robin Reid<\/p>\n<p>Our congratulations to all the place winners, and &#8220;Well done&#8221; to everyone who took part! Here are some photos:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7259 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7260\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7260'>\n\t\t\t\tYuu Kadowaki\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7261\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7261'>\n\t\t\t\tMizuki Kadoyanagi\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7262\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7262'>\n\t\t\t\tMizuki Harada\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7263\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7263'>\n\t\t\t\tArisa Shirota\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7264\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7264'>\n\t\t\t\tOur MCs &#8211; Reina &#038; Yuika\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7265\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7265'>\n\t\t\t\tJudge Mizuki Miyamoto\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-7.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7266\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7266'>\n\t\t\t\tKaki Jo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-9.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-10.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-10-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-11.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-11-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7270\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7270'>\n\t\t\t\tSpeech &#8211; 3rd place\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-12.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-12-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7271\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7271'>\n\t\t\t\tSpeech &#8211; 2nd place\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-13.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-13-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7272\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7272'>\n\t\t\t\tSpeech &#8211; 1st place\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-14.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-14-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7273\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7273'>\n\t\t\t\tPresentation &#8211; 3rd place\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-15.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-15-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7274\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7274'>\n\t\t\t\tPresentation &#8211; 2nd place\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-16.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-16-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7275\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7275'>\n\t\t\t\tPresentation &#8211; 1st place\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-17.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-17-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7276\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7276'>\n\t\t\t\tAll contestants\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-18.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zion2018-18-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 11, 2018 we held our 12th Zion Cup English Contest. Late last year, all of our 1st-Year students performed speeches in their Oral English classes, and all of our 2nd and 3rd-Year students performed presentations. From these class contests, finalists were chosen for the contest. Six speeches and six presentations were performed yesterday, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7275,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-7259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-zion-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7259"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7278,"href":"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7259\/revisions\/7278"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}