ORATORICAL CONTEST
ORATORICAL CONTEST
This speech contest is designed to inspire today's youth to motivate and inform others through the art of public speaking. It provides young people with the opportunity to compete for a $1500 college scholarship and express their views on a pre-assigned topic. To find out the contact in your area, please email the Programs department at programs@optimist.org.
Started in 1928, the Optimist International Speech (Oratorical) Contest is the longest running program sponsored by Optimist International. Nearly 2,000 clubs participate in this program each year. The contest is designed for boys and girls to gain experience in public speaking and to provide them with the opportunity to win a college scholarship. Each boy and girl district winner receives a $1500 college scholarship and gains valuable experience!
Interested students prepare a speech on the pre-assigned topic to be presented at their local Optimist Club's contest. The speeches are judged at the club level, zone level, regional level and finally at the district level.
The contest is open to all boys and girls up to the age of 16 (as of December 31st) educated in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean.
"My Biggest Challenge is ....."
The speech must be at least 4 minutes but not over 5 minutes in length.
Club Contests to be held in February or early March and Zone Contests in are held in March.
The Oakridge Acres Optimist Oratorical Contest is being held on March 3rd, 2007 at Riverside United Church located on the corner of Riverside Drive and Duneden in London, Ontario.
Regional Contests are in April and District Contests are held during May, 2007.
For further information, please contact
dandjlucas@rogers.com
Don Lucas
(519) 474-0854
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