High School Contest - Cash Prizes

District Winner receives

$1,750 total & Runner-Up $1,500

 

2024-2025 Speech Contest Topic:

How can a Rotary-School partnership increase respect?

Increase respect, tolerance & understanding of one another.

 
Prepare & Deliver a five-minute speech which relates this topic to your life,
school and Rotary value of Service Above Self.
 
High School Age Students Only.  Memorization not required.   Details at www.rotary7850.org
 
Club Round 1Prize $200  -- February 12, 2025, Noon
Peoples Trust Company, Conference Room, 25 Kingman Street St. Albans. 
Registrations are due no later than Friday, February 7.         
 
Area Round 2Prize $300 – March 26, 2025, 3 PM. 
Peoples Trust Company, Conference Room, 25 Kingman Street St. Albans.  
For additional information you can reach out to Stacey Cauller scauller@ptcvt.com or 802-752-1216.
 
District Round 3 – Prize $500 for the Two Finalists  
Up to eleven contestants from Rotary Areas’ Round 2 Contests.
Assembly held on Sat April 12, 2025 -- location to be announced.
Estimated time for contest activities 10am-2pm.
 
District Round 4 – Prize $750 Winner & Prize $500 Runner-Up
Two Contestants from Round 3 will speak at District 7850 Conference held on
Sat May 31, 2025, at Cranmore Resort, N Conway, NH.
Estimated time 11am-2pm.
 
Speech Contest Rules, Registration Form, Judge & Timer Sheets online www.Rotary7850.org  
     see Youth Services: Speech Contest   
 
Round 1 & 2 Contact Rotary Club listed on above website for your area.
Round 3 & 4 Contact Dona Bate at 802.229.1111 /  dbatespeaking@gmail.com