CNY Celebration Culminates with CHINESE Declamation Competition

As a culmination of the Chinese New Year celebration, a Chinese declamation competition was held last February 23, 2021 by the PCC Chinese Department for the junior and senior high school students. 

     The competition, hosted by senior high school students Jason Hong and Eunice Lao, was an opportunity for the participants to appreciate Chinese literary pieces and interpret the emotions of their writers. Ms. Yu Tao (于涛主任), Ms. Yu Bo (于波主任), and Mr. Sun Lin (孙林主任) took time out from the New Year festivities in China to judge the Top 16 finalists.

      The competition was tight and the excitement was high as one great performance followed another.  To break the tension, an intermission number was given halfway through the competition. The powerful rendition of 《魔鬼中的天使》by senior high student Hiraya Marcos showed the versatility of the PCCians. A video presentation on the Chinese New Year activities held in school was shown after the performance of the last contestant. The video, put together by pilot class students Cai Ting Ting and Li Song Song, showed that despite the limitations, the Chinese department was still able to usher in the new year with simple traditional activities.