On June 8th, the Award Ceremony for the Student Haiku Contest 2024 was held at the United Nations International School (UNIS). This annual event is also hosted by the Northeast Council of Teachers of Japanese (NECTJ) and the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations. Students and teachers worldwide submit their haiku in English, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, etc. This year's 19th Annual Haiku Contest received over 1100 Haiku from students and teachers. Each participant was allowed to submit up to three haikus. Several of our students were selected as finalists in the Student Haiku Contest 2024.
The winners from High Tech High School are as follows:
French Division:
Constant Kagne- 1st and 3rd Place
Saori Palomino- 2nd Place
Christopher Santana- Honorable Mention
Gabriela RodriguesDaRocha- Honorable Mention
Spanish Division:
Liana Brian- 1st Place
Teachers’ Division:
Dr. Laje Gashi- 1st Place
Congratulations to the World Language Department for a job well done!
