On Monday, March 10, 2008 six students from Traverse City East Junior High School will participate in the Optimist International Oratorical Contest to be held at the Elks Club. Lunch for the contestants and their parents will be at 12:00 p.m. with the speeches to follow at approximately 12:30 p.m.
Each contestant must speak for at least four minutes but not more than five minutes on the topic:
“Why Me? Why Not?” The winner at the District level of the contest will win a $1,500 scholarship.
Traverse City East Junior High School held its own contest to determine who would move on to participate in the Optimist International Oratorical Contest. The winners are:
Rebecca Guajardo
Carly Moore
Olivia Nienhouse
Leah Reist
Chloe Seymour
Madelain Thomas
Please contact Carol Roehrich at 933-7356 for more information.