Denver Competition and Field Trip

March 9-10, 2001

This year, 28 students from the Japanese program participated in the second annual "Denver Competition and Field Trip."

The students visited various placed in Denver related to Japan: Consulate General of Japan in Denver, Denver Art Museum (Asian collection), Denver Buddhist Temple, and so on.

At the "Japan Bowl (nationwide academic competition for Japanese learners)," we were the only participants from Wyoming. A NCHS team consisting of Joe Fiumara and Jeremy Gish (seniors) missed the regional final by one question and ranked 4th. A KWHS team consisting of Zach Dippert (senior), Allie Fenton(senior), and Leah Heidenreich (sophmore) placed 5th. This year 25 teams participated from Colorado and Wyoming. We are very proud of our teams from Casper.

This is the second year for us to compete with Japanese learners in the Rocky Mountain Region. The top three teams can go to the regional final and the winner goes on to Washington D.C. in April for the national competition.

STUDENTS' COMMENTS (CLICK!!)

 

Casper, Wy===Denver, Co===Japanese Restaurant===

 

===Denver Buddhist Temple===Art Museum (Asian Collection)===

 

===Consulate General of Japan at Denver===Japanese Market===

At the Consulate General of Japan in Denver, we were legally in Japan without a passport! Some students experienced a martial art, Kendo there.

 

===Japan Bowl (Univ. of Denver)===Casper, Wy

At the academic competition, NCHS placed 4th and KWHS placed 5th in the Rocky Mountain Region.

 

There were cultural experience opportunities, too. In the calligraphy contest, Jeremy Gish (NCHS) placed 3rd; Andy Youngberg and Britteney Wichery (KWHS) placed 4th. A tea ceremony was also performed.