- Club-level Oratorical contest planned for late February 2021. Events will be hosted virtually to support social distancing requirements.
- Prepare and deliver a 4-5 minute speech on the 2021 topic: Healing the World with Optimism
- Open to students under the age of 19 as of October 1, 2020 and not enrolled in a post-secondary school program
- Winners can move on to compete for scholarships at the district, national and international levels
- In 2019, a student participating in our club contest went on to finish second at the district contest and received a $1,500 scholarship!
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