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Students Win Every First Place Prize in Nengajo Contest

Emerson students won prizes for 10 of the 12 cards submitted to the 2013 Nengajo (Japanese New Year cards) Contest—including every first place prize! The annual Nengajo Contest is sponsored by the Japanese Teachers Association of Michigan and Japanese Consulate in Detroit, and only allows schools to submit two cards for each grade level. THANK YOU KAYO AND WAY TO GO EMERSON JAPANESE STUDENTS!

2013 Nengajo Contest Winning Entries2013 WINNERS

Elementary 
Artistic – 1st: Erik Anderson, 2nd: Sydney Friedman
Comical – 1st: Grace Woodruff, 2nd: Shane Roehrig
Original – 1st: Jewel Duncan, 2nd: Brenan Dionne

Middle School
Artistic – 1st: Divya Macha
Comical – 1st: Ian Yi
Original –  1st: Cole Hildenbrandt, 2nd: Graham Boldman