Hosted at downtown Augusta’s Miller Theater, the Rotary Club of Augusta is inviting local high schoolers to participate in the annual Preston Johnson Speech Contest on Feb. 26 at 8:30 a.m.
Held within the Miller Theater’s Founder’s Room, located at 708 Broad St., the contest is open to all Richmond and Columbia County public, private and home-schooled high school students.
Local winners will receive cash awards of $1,000 for first place and $500 for second place. Both winners will then advance to compete for an opportunity to receive a $1,000 scholarship at the Rotary Zone level.
Afterwards, the announced zone winner will also present his or her speech in late April 2024 at the Rotary District Conference at Jekyll Island.
Each speech will be limited to three to four minutes and students can choose to enter their speech in one of two topics: the “Rotary 4-Way Test” or the Rotary’s international theme for 2023-24 – “Create Hope in the World.”
Those interested in exploring ideas regarding these topics can visit www.rotary.org
The Rotary Club’s deadline for contest registration is Feb. 16 and limits five applicants per school.
Interested students can contact their local school guidance counselor for more information or visit https://www.rotaryaugusta.org/Speech-Contest-Info
Inquiries can also be sent to augustarotaryspeechcontest@gmail.com.
