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ZEBULON - Each year local American Legion Posts across the nation host a constitutional speech contest referred to as the “Oratorical Contest”. The High School Oratorical Scholarship Program is a public speaking contest for high school students designed to develop a deeper knowledge of the United States Constitution. The Oratorical Contest presents participants with an academic speaking challenge that teaches important leadership qualities, the history of our nation's laws, the ability to think and speak clearly, and an understanding of the duties, responsibilities, rights and privileges of American citizenship.
The contest begins at the local post level as a Legion Post contestant and cumulates with a national competition. Scholarship awards are presented to finalists raging from $50.00 for local post winners and growing to $18,000 for the National Champion.
The contest has two-sections. The first is an eight to ten minute ‘prepared oration’ on some aspect of the U.S. Constitution with emphasis on the duties and obligations of a citizen to our government. The second section is an ‘assigned topic discourse’ between three to five minutes in length on one of four possible topics dealing with different Amendments & Articles of the U.S. Constitution.
The Oratorical Contest is open to students enrolled in public, private, parochial, and home schools. Students interested in American government, history, debate, or improving their public speaking abilities should consider this contest.
Pike County American Legion Post 197 will be conducting its Oratorical Contest on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 1p.m. at the Pike County Community Resource Network Facility (next to Ruth’s Restaurant) in Zebulon, GA.
For complete information on the rules and topics, visit The American Legion Website at www.legion.org/oratorical.
For additional information and to register for the contest, contact Don Bailey, Pike Co Post 197 Oratorical Chairman, 770-468-8726 or email pikepost197@hotmail.com.