The Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotary Club will hold the club round of the Rotary District 7850 High School Speech Contest on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at 7:30 a.m. at the Shelburne United Methodist Church.
Please register by January 29! Forms can be found on the home page of our website under High School Speech Contest: rotaryclubofcsh.org.
This year’s topic is: How can we increase hope for our schools?
Students must prepare and deliver a five-minute speech, either in person or via Zoom, that relates this topic to their life, school, and Rotary values.
The winner of our local round will receive $200 and can win up to $1,750 if they are the district winner.
Club Round 1: $200 prize. January 31 at 7:30 a.m. at the Shelburne United Methodist Church.
Area Round 2: $300 prize. TBD
District Round 3: Two $500 prizes. March 16 at Northern VT University, Lyndonville, Vt.
District Round 4: $750 prize (winner) and $500 prize (runner-up). April 20 at Lake Morey Inn, Fairlee, Vt.
Participants for Club Round 1 must be high school-aged students who live in Charlotte, Shelburne, or Hinesburg.
Please email our Contest Coordinator, Amanda Vincent, at amandarosevincent1@gmail.com with any questions.
As always, be sure you are following us on Facebook at Charlotte-Shelburne-Hinesburg Rotary, and on Instagram at @cshrotary to stay up to date on what we are doing and ways you can get involved.