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<\/p>\nAround 250 guests, artists and 18 participants took part in the final celebration of a new Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur reading competition, entitled the 7th Grade Reading Competition in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur's Primary Schools. The celebration was held last. Tuesday at V\u00ed\u00f0ista\u00f0akirkja, succeeding the St\u00f3ra upplestrarkeppnin, which has been very popular for years. Two pupils from each primary school took to the stage to give a professional and beautiful reading on behalf of their school, performing texts and poems by the competition's poets. The poets for this competition were Gunnar Helgason and Vilborg Dagbjartsd\u00f3ttir, and Gunnar addressed the guests at the event. <\/p>\n
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Here are all the participants with the President of Iceland, a minister, the mayor, the competition's poet and a godmother. <\/sup><\/p>\n The President of Iceland, Gu\u00f0ni Th. J\u00f3hannesson, honoured the readers and guests with his presence, presented book gifts and delivered a short address. \u00c1smundur Einar Da\u00f0ason, Minister of Education and Children's Affairs, and R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, Mayor of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, were also among the guests and gave a short speech, offering their thanks and praise to the group and the festival. The festival was hosted by Ingibjorg Einarsdottir, the festival's godmother. <\/p>\n The aim of the festival has, from the outset, been to raise awareness and interest in schools in good reading and pronunciation, and to create an opportunity for teachers and parents to make a concerted effort on one aspect of the mother tongue: good reading and pronunciation. This year, 18 pupils took part, an increase of two on the previous year, as Year 7 at Engidalssk\u00f3li joined the competition. The 2021-2022 school year is the first since Engidalssk\u00f3li became an independent primary school again that the school's pupils are in Year 7. The competition spirit was high and the selection difficult. The 2022 judging panel consisted of Bj\u00f6rk Einisd\u00f3ttir, Hafr\u00fan D\u00f3ra J\u00fal\u00edusd\u00f3ttir, S\u00edmon J\u00f3n J\u00f3hannsson and \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Helgason. The winners this year were Emil Arth\u00far J\u00fal\u00edusson from V\u00ed\u00f0ista\u00f0ask\u00f3li in 1st place, Vilhj\u00e1lmur Hauksson from Setbergssk\u00f3li in 2nd place, and Krist\u00edn Vala Bj\u00f6rgvinsd\u00f3ttir from Engidalssk\u00f3li in 3rd place. Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur sends its heartfelt congratulations to the winners and all participants, with thanks for their participation and for a great time.<\/p>\n A tradition has developed over the years of awarding a variety of prizes, and this year they are for a slogan, a drawing for the invitation, and short stories. The slogan for the new competition was created by Stef\u00e1n Hrafn Egilsson, a Year 7 pupil at V\u00ed\u00f0ista\u00f0ask\u00f3li, as only Year 7 pupils were eligible to enter the slogan competition. The competition's new slogan is considered to be highly descriptive of its spirit: Let's read together \u2013 it's fun.<\/strong> Stef\u00e1n Hrafn received an award for his slogan, and Isabella Hr\u00f6nn Arnard\u00f3ttir of Year 6 at \u00c1sland School won a prize for her drawing on the competition's poster. Prizes were also awarded in a short story competition for pupils in the 8th to 10th grades of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur's primary schools. First place went to Ingi \u00c1rnason in Year 9 at V\u00ed\u00f0ista\u00f0ask\u00f3li, and second place to Krista Hranar Dav\u00ed\u00f0sd\u00f3ttir in Year 10 at \u00d6ldut\u00fanssk\u00f3li. Third place was shared by two students: Hei\u00f0r\u00fan Vala Hilmarsd\u00f3ttir in Year 8 at Hraunvallask\u00f3li, and Laufey P\u00e1lsd\u00f3ttir, a Year 10 student at V\u00ed\u00f0ista\u00f0ask\u00f3li.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Great Reading Competition celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2021. The first reading festival was held in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur on 4 March 1997, and other municipalities quickly joined. For the last 20 years, all Year 7 pupils nationwide have taken part in the competition, and it has become an indispensable and important part of school life. After 25 successful years, Raddir decided to stop organising the competition themselves and proposed that the local councils take over the festival.<\/p>\n The City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur held the competition on its own for the first time this year, but the organisation is in many ways similar to that of R\u00f6ddum. Ingibj\u00f6rg Einarsd\u00f3ttir, godmother of the competition, former office manager at the Office of Education and Public Health of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur municipality and chairperson of Radda, was specially hired to oversee the competition in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur this year, just as she had for the previous 25 years. <\/p>\n Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur sincerely thanks Ingibj\u00f6rg, the jury and all those who made the festival a reality this year for their professional and important contribution! <\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lokah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 n\u00fdrrar upplestrarkeppni byggir \u00e1 g\u00f3\u00f0um grunni Um 250 gestir, listaf\u00f3lk og 18 \u00fe\u00e1tttakendur t\u00f3ku \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed lokah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 n\u00fdrrar hafnfirskrar upplestrarkeppni sem ber heiti\u00f0 Upplestrarkeppni 7. bekkinga \u00ed grunnsk\u00f3lum Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar. 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Mayor R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, Ingibj\u00f6rg Einarsd\u00f3ttir and the President of Iceland, Mr Gu\u00f0ni Th. J\u00f3hannesson. <\/sup><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\nEmil Arth\u00far, Vilhj\u00e1lmur and Krist\u00edn Vala won the competition this year.<\/h4>\n
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These students took the top three places. Emil Arth\u00far J\u00fal\u00edusson from V\u00ed\u00f0ista\u00f0ask\u00f3li, who finished in 1st place; Vilhj\u00e1lmur Hauksson from Setbergssk\u00f3li in 2nd place; and Krist\u00edn Vala Bj\u00f6rgvinsd\u00f3ttir from Engidalssk\u00f3li in 3rd place. Here with Mayor R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir.<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/p>\nPrizes for slogans, drawings and short stories<\/h4>\n
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