Students Compete at Chinese Speech Contest

On March 29, 16 Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School Chinese students participated in the 13th North Texas TI Cup Chinese Speech Contest. Speech in Chinese literally means “to act out” and “to speak.” Therefore, in a Chinese speech contest, the performance is often judged on two crucial parts: memorization and delivery.

Contestants need to deliver a 2- to 5-minute speech from memory, which adds a layer of difficulty that students need to fully understand the nuances of the Chinese language and its structure. The acting component is equally important; students must bring their speech to life through body language, facial expressions, pitch, and tone. For most of the Greenhill students, this was their first speech contest. These students worked tirelessly to project their voices through their speeches, and they pushed beyond their limits with excellence, great courage, and charisma.

Congratulations to all the students who competed and the five students who received awards.

• Neha Bachu ’25
• Saida Bidiwala ’25, Second place in Grade 11-12 Non-Heritage Group
• Sanjith Bogullu ’30
• Joshua Chan ’29
• Laurel Chen ’35: Third Place in Grade K-2 Heritage Group
• Justin He ’29
• Dhiya Hemchand ’26
• Ivy Liu ’34, First place in Grade 3-5 Heritage Group
• Fiona Ou '31, First place in Grade 6-8 Heritage Group
• Tej Sachdeva ’27
• Celeste Salanon ’27
• Johnny Sewak ’27
• Vivian White ’27, First place in Grade 9-10 Non-Heritage Group
• Lily Qiu ’31
• Carson Yoo '30
• Andrew Zheng ’29