....	This year a panel of judges including Japanese nationals, art and foreign language teachers in the area judged the ninth annual NCJLT Nengajo Contest 2008, the year of the Rat. A little over 650 cards from a little over 120 schools were submitted. Congratulations to not only the winners and their teachers but to all those who participated! NCJLT would like to thank Asia For Kids for their continued support of the NCJLT Nengajo Contest. grade level Artistic Comical Original K -5 1st place Lynn Sessler Sensei Clovis Grove Elementary School Menasha, WI Akane Shirata Sensei Washington Japanese Heritage Center Cabin Johan, MD Akiko Bentz Sensei Great Falls Elementary School Great Falls, VA K -5 2nd place Akiko Bentz Sensei Great Falls Elementary School Great Falls, VA Lynn Sessler Sensei Clovis Grove Elementary School Menasha, WI Teruhiko Oshima Sensei Clovis Grove Elementary School Menasha, WI K -5 3rd place Akiko Bentz sensei Great Falls Elementary School Great Falls, VA Kimie Matsumoto Sensei Southeast Gakuen Norwalk, CA Kimie Matsumoto Sensei Southeast Gakuen Norwalk, CA 6 -8 1st place Kimie Matsumoto-Sensei Southeast Gakuen Norwalk, CA Tomoko Geiser-Sensei Rachel Carson Middle School Herndon, VA Tomoko Geiser-Sensei Rachel Carson Middle School Herndon, VA 6 -8 2nd place Eric Ottinger Sensei Smith Academy of Int'l Lang. Charlotte, NC Wakae McLean-Sensei Hamilton International Middle School Seattle, WA Kimie Matsumoto-Sensei Los Alamitos MS Los Alamitos, CA 6 -8 3rd place Tomoko Geiser-Sensei Rachel Carson Middle School Herndon, VA Kayumi McDonald-Sensei Hamilton International Middle School Seattle, WA Nobuko Patton-Sensei Jessie Clark Middle School Lexington, KY 9 -12 1st place Maren Williams-Sensei Vashon Island High School Vashon, WA Takako Matsui Berlin-Sensei Felix Varela Senior High School Miami, FL Aki Tsugawa-Sensei Highland High School Highland, IN 9 -12 2nd place Kasumi Aoki-Sensei Liberty High School Hillsboro, OR Yasuko Makita-Discekici-Sensei Glenbrook South High School Glenview, IL Maren Williams-Sensei Vashon Island High School Vashon, WA 9 -12 3rd place Yoko Thakur-Sensei Oakton High School Vienna, VA Shizuko Ohkawa-Sensei The Bronx High School of Science Bronx, NY Carla Williams-Sensei Wasilla High School Wasilla, AK	....	Nengajoo Contest
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