Contests and Honors
Reading, storytelling, spelling and choral singing contests give every child a stage, and our students win prizes across Taichung.
Contests give every child at Yu-Jen a stage for their English: to read aloud, tell a story, sing, spell and perform. We hold English contests every semester, and our students represent Yu-Jen at contests across Taichung, with consistently strong results.
Our contests
| Contest | Who takes part | When |
|---|---|---|
| Reading contest | Grades 1–4, by grade | Fall and spring semesters (fall: heats in week 3, finals in weeks 5–6) |
| Storytelling contest | Grades 5–6 | Fall semester, week 4 |
| Spelling bee | Every class | Fall semester, week 12 |
| English Choral Singing Contest | Every class | Every spring, since 2001 |
Beyond Yu-Jen
Our students take part in choral singing, storytelling, reading and readers theater contests outside the school, and regularly bring home top places. Recent highlights:
| Contest | Students and coaches |
|---|---|
| First place, Taichung City Storytelling Contest, 2026 | Melody (coach: Teacher Ian) |
| Second place, Taichung City Readers Theater Contest, 2025 | Yoyo, Katherine, Bella, Una, Diya, Angel Li and Angel Chu (coaches: Teacher Garry, Teacher Julie and Teacher Jill Hsu) |
Watch our first-place readers theater performance
This semester
Contest notices (in Chinese):
- 115-1 ESL storytelling contest
- 115-1 ESL reading contest, Grade 1
- 115-1 ESL reading contest, Grade 2
- 115-1 ESL reading contest, Grade 3
- 115-1 ESL reading contest, Grade 4
- 115-1 regular-class reading contest, Grades 5–6
Honor roll
We celebrate every student who places in an English contest. Results for this school year (in Chinese):
- 2026 ESL reading contest results, Grade 1
- 2026 ESL reading contest results, Grade 2
- 2026 ESL reading contest results, Grade 3
- 2026 ESL reading contest results, Grade 4
- 2026 ESL storytelling contest results
- 115-1 regular-class reading contest, heat results
- 115-1 regular-class reading contest, final results
English Choral Singing Contest
Our oldest English tradition. Every spring since 2001, each class has taken the stage to sing in English, and the archive holds 25 years of songs, photos and winners. English Choral Singing Contest (in Chinese)