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Providing Educational and Cross-Cultural Opportunities Between Japan and America Since 1920

Thank you to all of the participants in the 2023 High School Essay Contest.
See you next year!
2023 Japan Trip Reflection
The 2022 Winning Essay
Payten C. Shimizu
The 2021 Winning Essay
Josephine Kwok
The 2020 Winning Essay
Jaden Martinez
The 2019 Winning Essay/Logo
Reflection
Kaila Nakamura
The 2018 Winning Essay
Reflection
Stacy Shimanuki

For additional information, please contact the KCC-JEE office at (847) 386-7661, or e-mail us at programs@kccjee.org
The 2014 contest was sponsored by private donors.
Congratulations to the 2023 KCC-JEE High School Essay Contest Winner
Eilís Frances Brannigan

The 2023 Winning Essay
Eilís Frances Brannigan
Lower Merion High School
Ardmore, PA
The 2023 KCC-JEE High School Essay Contest winner is Eilis Brannigan from Pennsylvania. She will spend four weeks in Kyoto, Japan in summer 2023 studying Japanese with Jaden Martinez, the 2020 contest winner, Josephine Kwok, the 2021 contest winner, and Payten Shimizu, the 2022 contest winner. Congratulations, Eilis!
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