Welcome to ACS. A very good morning to our principal, Mr. John Devasagayam Seeni, Senior Assistants, technical officer for poetry, Cik Tham Woon Booi, teachers from various schools and, participants. We are here today for the Kinta District 2019 Poetry Recitation Competition.
I, ____________, will be the Emcee for today along with me are __________, as the timekeeper and __________ as the time recorder.
First, let me introduce to all of you the judges for todays competition. The chief judge is Pn. Suhaila bt.
KayatThe second judge is Pn. Lalithambal a/p PeriasamyLast but not least, the third judge is Encik Helmi Fazlin.
Before we proceed further, do allow me to give a brief explanation of the rules and regulations of this competition.
The competition is open to students of government-aided secondary schools from Form 1 to Form 3 only.
The competition is divided into two section
Section 1: Prepared Poem
Participants will recite a prepared poem on given themes for not less than 5 minutes and not more than 7 minutes.
A bell will be rung once at the 5th minute and twice at the 7th minute to indicate the end of the presentation time
The poem must be entirely authentic and original
The poem presented MUST NOT touch on sensitive issues such as race, religion, stereotyping, politics and so on.
Participants are not allowed to refer to any notes or printed materials during the presentation of the prepared poem.
Participants must start the recitation by mentioning the title and the writer of the poem.
And finally, all the judges decisions are final
For those who would like to use the toilets, the males can use the toilet which is near the library while the females can use the toilet which is opposite the science lab corridor.
Now please welcome the first participant for ________.
Next, we have the 2nd participant from ______.
The last participant for today is _______
Thats the end of the prepared poem section
Lets take a short break. Participants are required to be at the quarantine room which is opposite the entrance of this auditorium by ______ p.m. while the others please be seated patiently and enjoy the music. Reminder, food and beverages are not allowed in the auditorium. For those who would like to use the toilets, the males can use the toilet which is located near the library while the females can use the toilet which is opposite the science lab corridor.
Good afternoon everyone we are back for the second section which is the impromptu poem.
Section 2: Impromptu Poem
All participants will be given a theme and a quarantine time of 10 minutes to prepare their impromptu poem.
Participants will be quarantined in the classroom which is opposite this auditoriums entrance
The time allocated for the recitation of the impromptu poem is not less than 2 minutes and not more than 3 minutes
A bell will be rung once at the 2nd minute and twice at the 3rd minute to indicate the end of the presentation time.
Now, please welcome the first participant ________.
Next, we have the 2nd participant from ______.
Thank you to all the participants from various schools for their lively and outstanding performance. With that, all the contestants have delivered their impromptu poem. The judges will proceed to have their own discussion while the others please be seated and enjoy the music.
A very good afternoon to our principal, Mr. John Devasagayam Seeni, Senior Assistants, teachers and, participants.
Teachers and students, please stand up for the national anthem.
Teachers and students, please be seated
Now we would like to call upon our school Principal Mr. John Seeni to deliver his speech and give tokens of appreciations to the judges
Thank you, Mr. John. Without further ado, we will proceed to the prize giving ceremony. We would like to invite Me. John accompanied by Pn. Zalina bt. Khalid to give away the prizes.
We will start off with the consolation prizes
Next, we will move on to the top five winners.The fifth place goes to ____________The fourth place goes to_____________The third place goes to ______________The second place goes to ______________The champion for today is ______________
The top 5 winners will proceed to the final round which will be held at SMK Jalan Pasir Putih on the 11th of April.
Now, I would like to invite again the top 5 winners to be on stage for a photography session accompanied by their school teacher.
Thank you again. We have come to the end of this ceremony. Thank you for joining this competition. In every competition there will be a loser and a winner. Keep up the good work and try again next year.