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Optimist Oratorical World Championships
The Optimist International Oratorical Contest is Growing
Optimist International and Saint Louis University have partnered to host an exciting new enhancement to the Optimist Oratorical Contest and scholarships. Optimist Clubs will send their Oratorical winner to the District contest as usual April 30, 2016. The District Chair will set the Club deadline date to send Club winner information to the District. The change: the District deadline to submit the District winner information to Optimist International will be May 15, 2016.
The new Optimist Oratorical World Championships will be June 23-24, 2016. Each Optimist District will have the exciting opportunity to send one of their District Oratorical winners to St. Louis to compete with the winners of the Districts in their Region for a scholarship valued at $5000 or more. The winner of each Region (eight winners total) will compete with the winner from Saint Louis University’s Global Region for a $15,000, $10,000, or $5,000 World Championship scholarship. There is the potential for a student to win $22,500 or more in scholarships!
The Optimist International Oratorical Contest is Growing
Optimist International and Saint Louis University have partnered to host an exciting new enhancement to the Optimist Oratorical Contest and scholarships. Optimist Clubs will send their Oratorical winner to the District contest as usual April 30, 2016. The District Chair will set the Club deadline date to send Club winner information to the District. The change: the District deadline to submit the District winner information to Optimist International will be May 15, 2016.
The new Optimist Oratorical World Championships will be June 23-24, 2016. Each Optimist District will have the exciting opportunity to send one of their District Oratorical winners to St. Louis to compete with the winners of the Districts in their Region for a scholarship valued at $5000 or more. The winner of each Region (eight winners total) will compete with the winner from Saint Louis University’s Global Region for a $15,000, $10,000, or $5,000 World Championship scholarship. There is the potential for a student to win $22,500 or more in scholarships!
Topic for the 2015-2016 School Year is: "How My Best Brings Out the Best in Others."
Who: Students under the age of 18 as of October 1, 2015.
How To Enter: Interested students submit a speech on the topic to their local Optimist Club of Prince Albert.
c/o Optimist Chair Dave Monette 306-763-3617 or monette@sasktel.net
When:
The deadline to enter is Feb. 19, 2016, you must get your application in on this date.
The Club Oratorical is Mar. 15, 2016 at 7 pm at the Optimist Centre under the Grand Stand on the P.A. Exhibition Grounds.
There are one boy and one girl winner, each receiving $250.00 award at the local Club level.
The District Oratorical Contest is April 30, 2016 in Saskatoon.
For an application with contest rules, is found below in a pdf. Please download and fill in.
Who: Students under the age of 18 as of October 1, 2015.
How To Enter: Interested students submit a speech on the topic to their local Optimist Club of Prince Albert.
c/o Optimist Chair Dave Monette 306-763-3617 or monette@sasktel.net
When:
The deadline to enter is Feb. 19, 2016, you must get your application in on this date.
The Club Oratorical is Mar. 15, 2016 at 7 pm at the Optimist Centre under the Grand Stand on the P.A. Exhibition Grounds.
There are one boy and one girl winner, each receiving $250.00 award at the local Club level.
The District Oratorical Contest is April 30, 2016 in Saskatoon.
For an application with contest rules, is found below in a pdf. Please download and fill in.
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The Optimist Oratorical Contest gives youngsters the chance to speak to the world. More than $150,000 in college scholarships funded by the Optimist International Foundations is awarded annually from this program.
First conducted in 1928, this is the second most popular Optimist International Program. Nearly 2,000 clubs participate in this program each year. The winners at the Club level receive medallions and Zone winners receive a plaque. Districts have the opportunity to provide two $2,500 scholarships or a first place scholarship of $2,500, a second place scholarship of $1,500, and a third place scholarship of $1,000.
The Optimist Oratorical Contest gives youngsters the chance to speak to the world. More than $150,000 in college scholarships funded by the Optimist International Foundations is awarded annually from this program.
First conducted in 1928, this is the second most popular Optimist International Program. Nearly 2,000 clubs participate in this program each year. The winners at the Club level receive medallions and Zone winners receive a plaque. Districts have the opportunity to provide two $2,500 scholarships or a first place scholarship of $2,500, a second place scholarship of $1,500, and a third place scholarship of $1,000.
