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High School Orators wanted by Legion for Speech Competition
This contest is for students who welcome learning, who looks for an academic challenge and an opportunity to gain scholarship monies.
VIENNA (November, 2018) – High school students of Vienna have been invited by Dyer-Gunnell Post 180 of The American Legion to compete in the Annual American Legion High School Oratorical Scholarship competition. The invitation to enter this year’s events was extended today by Post Commander Jason Feimster.
This contest is for students who welcome learning. For the student who looks for an academic challenge and an opportunity to gain scholarship monies, The American Legion High School Oratorical Scholarship Program is a natural fit. Students learn about our country’s Constitution in a contest that has been held by The American Legion for more than 75 years.
“The impact that this contest has had on me, and the importance of the scholarship monies I have been awarded through it cannot be exaggerated.” — Matthew Vandenberg
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The subject in the prepared oration portion of the contest must be about some phase of the Constitution of the United States government. The prepared oration must be the original effort of each contestant and must be 8 – 10 minutes in length.
Post 180's competition will be held on December 2, 2018 at the Patriot Hall (330 Center St. N) in Vienna, VA. Contestants should plan to arrive by 9:30 am. The competition begins at 10 am. The Town of Vienna's Mayor, Laurie DiRocco will be serving as one of this year's judges for the competition. Winners of Post 180's competition will move on to the 17th District competition scheduled in January 2019.
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In addition to the awards by winners of the various elimination rounds of competition, college scholarships of $18,000, $16,000 and $14,000 will be awarded to the first through third places in the national finals. Each state winner who competes in the first round of the national contest will receive a $1,500 scholarship. Participants in the second round who do not advance to the national final round will receive an additional $1,500 scholarship. The top three youth orators who have won all previous elimination rounds of the contest will vie for top honors in the national contest on April 5-7, 2019 at the IUPUI Conference Center and Hotel, Indianapolis, Ind.
The American Legion will pay the expenses of state winners at the national contest.
High school student in Vienna who are interested in entering the competition will find complete rules and contest information at https://www.legion.org/oratorical.
Contact: Jason Feimster, Post Commander, (571) 230-7610, Commander@Legion180.org
