The American Legion sponsors a High School Oratory Scholarship Program - "A Constitutional Speech Contest" - designed to develop a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the Constitution of the United States. This contest is open to all high school students.
Contestants must give two speeches.
- Prepared Oration (8-10 minutes) - original work of the student on any aspect of hte Constitution with an emphasis on the obligations of citizens to the government of the United States.
- Assigned Topic (3-5 minutes) - addresses any one of four topics drawn at each level of the contest. The Assigned Topics for this year's contest can be found at www.kylegion.org.
Students who place at the National level can win up to $25,000 in scholarship monies. There are cash prizes at each level, but the import aspect of these awards is the cash can be used for any of the student's needs or wants, not just tuition.
The First District contest for our area will be held at 2:00 on Sunday, January 9, 2022 in Eddyville at the Lee S. Jones Convention Center. The deadline for entry in the District contest is Monday, January 3, 2022.
If you have any questions, please contact the Kentucky State Coordinator - Mark Kennedy at usmc1965@bellsouth.net.
Complete rules, dates, and awards at each level can be obtained at http://www.kylegion.org/index.php?id=42.
