07 LC 96
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House
Resolution 734
By:
Representative Pruett of the
144th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the Dodge County High School Japanese language classes on winning first place at
the 2006-2007 Japan Academic Challenge and Speech Contest; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Annual Japan Academic Challenge and Speech Contest, cosponsored by the
Japan-American Society of Georgia, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Georgia,
the
Georgia Association of Teachers of Japanese and the Consulate General of Japan, was held on March 10, 2007, at the Georgia Institute of Technology; and
Georgia Association of Teachers of Japanese and the Consulate General of Japan, was held on March 10, 2007, at the Georgia Institute of Technology; and
WHEREAS,
the Japanese language program is called Irasshai and is offered to schools
through Georgia Public Television; and
WHEREAS,
videos are shown in the classroom with Tim Cook as the off-site instructor, and
students contact Japanese tutors by phone twice weekly to practice what was
presented; and
WHEREAS,
Audrey Davis is the facilitator for the Dodge County High School classroom,
where Japanese guest speakers are invited to share information of their country
and the students are led to practice speaking and reviewing cultural,
geographical, and historical information; and
WHEREAS,
the program has been in place at Dodge County High School since 1993, and it
presently offers a Level I and a Level II class with eight students in each;
and
WHEREAS,
invitations to the competition were extended to schools in the southeast
offering Japanese classes to organize a Level I and Level II team consisting of
only three students each; and
WHEREAS,
students in the class who were not team members assisted the team by quizzing
them on speech, geography, history, and Japanese culture and by practicing with
flash cards of the hiragana and katakana writing systems; and
WHEREAS,
Dodge County High School performed superbly, thanks to the effort of the entire
class, capturing the first place title at the 2006-2007 Japan Academic Challenge
and Speech Contest; and
WHEREAS,
following the competition, the team celebrated by dining at a Japanese
Steakhouse where they practiced ordering in Japanese and discussing the food;
and
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia is honored by the spectacular performance of these fine
young scholars.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body recognize the Dodge County High School Japanese language classes,
commend their laudable contributions toward Georgia's understanding of
international culture, and congratulate them on winning first place at the
2006-2007 Japan Academic Challenge and Speech Contest.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Dodge County
High School.